In this world, there was day, and at the same time, there was night, it had always been like this.
The dark night shrouded the land, the light of the moon and stars could not shine through the gathering dark clouds, this was a no man's land in the dense forest, the lush and dark trees covered up many strange and inexplicable sounds. But on one of the cliffs here, one could see a city in the distance with its lanterns lit up.
The leaves swayed slightly, and on one of the branches, a black shadow flashed.
Accompanied by a meow, the black shadow slowly walked out from the shadow of the dancing leaves, it was a large black cat.
The black cat's eyes were lazy but had a hint of intelligence, it looked around a few times, looking for something, its gaze immediately fell on another large tree facing the cliff. On one of the branches there, a crow stood there, looking at the bustling city in the distance.
The black cat leapt over, landing beside the crow, also looking into the distance, not saying a word.
The crow naturally sensed the black cat's arrival, but also did not say a word.
After a while, the cold wind blew, the night grew darker, the black cat's nose sniffed, and suddenly said: "You killed all those guys."
"Yes." The crow answered without hesitation, "I killed them all."
"Is that the answer?" The black cat looked at the crow, its ears perked up, "I feel like you're a little lost."
"That's not the answer to many things, I know it's not." The crow's voice was a little low, like the dark clouds in the night sky getting darker, "This power can kill, it can destroy, but it can't change the hearts of people. After killing this batch, there's still the next batch, and then the next. The hearts of people can change, no matter who it is. "
"Oh, then you keep killing them?" The black cat asked again.
"We can also change, constantly change." The crow said, "Is there a boundary to add our own will to this world? Where is the boundary? "
"You've changed a lot." The black cat said, changing into a slumped sitting position, leaning against the tree and looking at the night sky, "Let's take a break first, the scenery here is not bad. The last time we looked at the night like this, we were still human. Let me think … Was it at the beginning of the year? I don't think so. At the time, you were not in the mood, you were absent-minded … Perhaps it was when you escaped from Massachusetts, when we could communicate telepathically, formed an alliance with the Mysterium World, formed an alliance with the Zoogs, and went to Ulthar with Captain Yu and Peiqian … I think it was then. "
Recalling this, the cat's eyes lit up in a different way.
"That time was filled with so many disasters, but now that I think about it, it's actually quite beautiful." The black cat said.
"I don't miss that time." The crow said, the black color of its feathers darkening. "It was ignorance that gave us the beauty of that time. It was false, fragile …"
"Of course not." The little black cat stretched out its paw and slapped the crow's head a few times. Perhaps it was because the cat was too fast, but the crow did not dodge. The little black cat gave it another shove before it retracted its paw. "You can't deny the past just because something bad happened later. That's the devil trying to steal your treasure. "
"I am the devil," the crow replied. As long as it was willing, it could bring about eerie terror at any time.
"Then you're a failure as a devil." The black cat stretched. "I've never seen a devil who hates sickness and pain. Devils don't care at all."
"Is that so?" The crow looked at the black cat. Some of the ghosts in the night were terrifying, while others were graceful. "You care about the beauty you speak of."
"I do care, but it's not up to fate."
"It's also those things that imprisoned you there. The memories, the feelings you have for Gu Jun, the 'what if' type of imagination, the 'why' type of confusion … Gradually, all of these will produce pain, and then more pain. Then you will realize that this pain cannot be understood by anyone, not even Gu Jun can understand. Your persistence will gradually stop being Gu Jun, and gradually it will depend on yourself. You might be considered insane, but that is in line with the human definition of this. You might really go crazy, or you might turn that pain into a devil's roar. "
As the crow spoke, it turned its gaze back to the night sky. "Friend, I think all devils have things they care about, and it's the things they care about that turn them into devils."
"Will Gu Jun turn me into a devil?" The black cat scratched its head with its paw. It was deep in thought. "If that's the case, then I should give up on these thoughts and accept that Gu Jun is really dead, forever dead … I will still suffer, I will still be turned into a demon, no matter what happens, it's still the path of a demon …"
"No matter who it is, no matter what kind of person it was before, humans can easily turn into devils." The crow said. "That's the problem."
"I don't think the problem is whether humans can easily turn into devils." The black cat said. "The problem is whether humans can only turn into devils. Are there any other possibilities?"
"I don't know." The crow answered directly. "There are many questions I don't understand. Even if I'm not limited by my mortal soul and flesh, I still don't understand. But I think, some things can't be destroyed. Some things have always been humans. "
"From what you've said, it sounds like this world is heading towards total chaos and destruction, and it's all because of humans …" The black cat sighed. "But you still need to do something. Nyarlathotep, even if it's just an avatar, is not easy to deal with. I'll go with you. "
"There's no need. There's no need to involve more forces." The crow said. "But, it turns out that it's not just mortals who have a destiny."
At that moment, the crow's wings flapped slowly, and it was about to fly into the night sky.
"Salted Crow," the black cat called out to it. The crow stopped and turned back to look at it, its eyes as deep as ever. The black cat said solemnly, "No matter what, you know that I will not give up on the matter of resurrecting you, right? After all, Wu Shiyu is the Goddess of Hope. "
"Then, you can't just bring hope to Gu Jun." The crow said. "And he doesn't need it anymore."
With that, the crow flapped its wings again, and leaped into the night sky. With an unpredictability like the abyss, it slowly disappeared into the dark clouds in the distance.
The whiskers on the black cat's face wrinkled. "But … I still need it. This' bringing hope to Gu Jun 'has always been a hope that I can't let go. Besides, if even someone like Gu Jun can't save this broken world, then I really don't have any confidence … "
It watched the dark clouds in the night sky thicken. A storm was inevitable.
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