The surroundings became dead silent again. In this unchanging darkness, I felt that my perception was infinitely amplified, which made me clearly feel the pain radiating from all over my body.
There seems to be a cone stirring in my head all the time, which is stirring my brain until the end of the year.
On the fingertips, toes, back, and eardrums, it felt like there were needles trying to break out of the body.
There was also a bloody feeling from the wound on the neck, which always made me feel like the smell of blood lingered around my nose.
However, I was so weak that I couldn't even raise my hand to cover it.
It hurts.
And it hurts more and more.
Every nerve seems to be being pulled, every inch of skin seems to be being uncovered!
Drenched in cold sweat.
"... Gunther..." I couldn't help but say something, and then the stinging pain in my throat made me cough so hard that I couldn't stop coughing.
"Messiah?" His voice came from not far away, and he walked over quickly. Then, I felt a slightly cold hand touch the side of my face, "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, take your time. Breathing slowly...is...good..."
"...I...I'm in pain..." When I said that, I felt like my emotions were about to collapse again.
Something cold was pressed against my lips, "Here, drink it."
It's the kind of potion that has a strong smell of royal blood grass. It makes me instinctively feel sick, but it quenches my thirst so well.
"Drink more?" he asked.
"...No...if I drink any more, I'm going to vomit."
He shook my hand gently and sighed.
"Do you still have that potion? It makes people sleepy." After a pause, I asked.
"If you don't take too much of that, something will happen."
"But, I'm in pain." My nose felt sore, and I felt warm liquid flowing down the corners of my eyes. I never knew I loved crying so much, and I couldn’t stop crying. “It really hurts...”
"Good girl, don't cry." He gently wiped the corners of my eyes, but I felt that the skin he wiped was always wet.
I stared at the darkness in front of me and sniffed hard, "If, if I really can't stand it anymore, will you help me?"
"Don't say that, Messiah." He seemed to be getting closer, and his breath blew across my cheek, making it cool, "You promised me that you would be strong."
"I want to see it," I whispered, my voice trembling. "If death is the end, I just want to see it again."
"You won't die," he reached out and touched my hair and said, "If you want to see it, you have to drink more potion." As he said that, he seemed to pop open the bottle cap, and then, The cold bottle tip touched my lips.
I tried to swallow the bottle of sticky and disgusting stuff, but the violent nausea that followed made me vomit when I opened my mouth. If Gunther hadn't immediately grabbed my shoulders and turned me sideways, I thought, , the vomit might block my trachea and cause me to suffocate to death.
I couldn't help but cry out because of the extreme discomfort, and I couldn't stop crying anymore.
"Don't cry, don't cry." Gunser was a little panicked. Suddenly, he seemed to punch the ground hard, making a dull "bang" sound, "Damn devil!" He cursed angrily, " Damn the Burning Legion! Damn...damn..." As he spoke, his voice became choked.
*
"Oh! What did I see?" Unexpectedly, a mocking voice came from not far away, "Are you hugging each other and crying?"
The smell of sulfur passed into my nose, and I knew that Mal'Ganis was coming, and it was obvious what he was doing.
I gritted my teeth.
He walked over, each step sounding extremely heavy in my ears.
"Paleer than yesterday." After a moment of silence, he said, his voice coming from above my head, "Tsk, did she spit out the medicine?"
Gunther didn't say anything, but I could hear his angry gasps.
"It looks like she won't survive. How about today."
"What do you want to do?!" Gunther yelled in surprise, and then exclaimed.
boom--
He seemed to have fallen heavily to the distance, leaving only a few groans.
"Gansel!" My heart suddenly rose to my throat. I stared, but I didn't know where he was! I can't see anything! I can't move!
At that moment, a hot hand lifted the hair from my neck, and the sharp fingertips just happened to scrape on my wound. That touch made my heartbeat accelerate suddenly, and it almost came out of my mouth. Jump out!
"You know? Little girl," Malganis blew hot air into my ear, "I get very excited every time after sucking blood." His hand touched my waist, "Maybe, We can have a long night.”
His words made me tremble involuntarily, "Asshole!"
"Ha," he touched his hand upwards, "blood, screams, joy, death, are you looking forward to it?"
"No!"
"Yes, just shout like this. You will shout this word all night long, believe me." He untied my clothesline, and the cold air made my shoulders feel chilly.
At that moment, fear was like an overwhelming black cloud, completely covering me, and I cried out, "No!"
"No!" Almost at the same moment, Gunther's roar came over, "I can save her, I can!"
"No, you can't." Mal'Ganis replied with a smile, and his hot hands covered my chest, burning my skin.
"No!" I cried, "Gangser! Gunther! Help me!"
"I can! You know I can!" Gunther almost roared.
"no, you can not."
"I do it! I do it!" At the end of the sentence, Gunther choked up, "I do it! I do it!" He repeated it again and again, sobbing.
Those words made Malganis finally stop, and he patted my tear-filled cheek with satisfaction, "Look, little girl, you are destined to not be able to enjoy pleasure at this moment, you are destined to only suffer at this moment." Ha, remember everything Gunther has done for you." As he spoke, he laughed strangely, and suddenly bit me on the neck.
Severe pain spreads.
*
Perhaps, Gunther's submission allowed Mal'Ganis to get what he wanted, and this time the torture did not end with my coma.
I vaguely heard a sharp and hoarse voice speaking, "Oh, my master, I hope I didn't spoil your fun, but the werewolf we caught is so interesting. I mean, he is indeed Human, but with the head of a wolf, do you know what I mean?”
"A talking wolf." Mal'Ganis replied coldly, obviously angry.
"That's not all, Master! He also knows why he turned into a wolf."
"Oh?" It sounded like Malganis was a little interested.
"He said it was a curse or something. Anyway, it's just this kind of mess. You must go and take a look. I think he will be helpful to our research."
"Where?"
"Near the fiefdom of Baron Sylvallain, close to the Gilnean Wall, not too far away."
*
The surroundings returned to endless silence, but not long after, the sound of gentle footsteps reached my ears again.
"Gangser." I heard Fei calling softly, but only then did I know that Master Gunther had never left.
But Gunther didn't make a sound.
The gentle steps quickened a few steps, and then stopped not far away, "Marganis told me that you are willing to cooperate with him..."
"I didn't!" Gunther interrupted her angrily, "I just did it for that poor girl!"
"Okay, okay, you're just doing it for her. Mal'Ganis asked me to bring these things to you, and he said you should start working on them immediately."
"Put it over there."
"Gunthar, listen to me, please promise Mal'Ganis. This time, next time, and the next time, instead of letting him force you again and again, why not..."
"Fei! Do you want my hands to be covered with the blood of my compatriots?!"
"Our star is hopeless, Gunther. That Mal'Ganis is so terrifying, but how many Mal'Ganis will there be in his legions, and how many are more terrifying than Mal'Ganis?" existence? Let’s think about ourselves, okay? As long as we are together, even if there are no stars, so what?”
"Phi, I will never betray our star."
"Is it because of her?" After a pause, Fei suddenly gritted her teeth, "Is it because of that dirty, smelly girl?! You were even willing to surrender for her..."
"Fei, if Mal'Ganis forces me again, I will kill her first and then commit suicide. Even if I am given a magic needle, I can do it."
Those words sounded calm, but I guess Gunther's face under the layers of beard must be full of stubbornness.
Fei was silent for a long time, "Why don't you understand?" When leaving, she asked sadly.
*
"Gensel." When Fei's footsteps could no longer be heard, I called him in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry."
He seemed to be stunned for a while, then hurried over, "Holy Light, I thought you were asleep, Messiah, does it still hurt?"
"Well," how could it not hurt? My temples were pounding all the time, and it was pulling on all the nerves in my brain, almost to the point of bursting out of my body. However, as I stared at the darkness in front of me, I couldn't help but laugh, "I overheard a story, and it made me temporarily forget the pain."
That sentence seemed to make him stunned for a moment, and then he laughed, and I felt a warm hand rubbing my hair.
"She loves you, Gunther."
"I used to like her too." He said softly, "She is different from her sisters. Nai is close to me to learn magic from me, while Qin only likes to be ambiguous with men. Only Fei likes to stay with me. When we are together, no matter what I say, she loves to listen. She weaves all kinds of beautiful dreams for me, so beautiful... I thought we were together across races and carefree."
"Water demons are so rare, how did you meet them?"
"I was sent here to watch the Cheshui Lake. I was alone on the island. Over time, I felt very lonely. In the dead of night, I would sit by the lake and sing to pass the time. Messiah, let me tell you something. , I sing very well, I once sang at the Christmas ball, for our king!"
"oh."
"I remember that day, the 'Blue Boys' shined brightly in the sky, and the entire Cheshui Lake surface shimmered with silver light. Then, they emerged from the water." As he spoke, he suddenly stopped, and it took him a long time to speak. He laughed out loud, "Oh, my god, that night, I had a crazy and vivid dream. This... um... this is not easy to describe to a girl."
I laughed too, but my cheeks felt a little warm.
I was suddenly certain that Dallion must have had such a dream that was difficult to describe that night. Otherwise, why would his face be red?
"They often showed up when I sang, holding their chins and listening carefully, but in the end, my only audience was Fei." Gunther continued to say softly, "To be honest, the water demon is a gentle and passionate elf. She makes me forget to leave. But, the girl I love so much has turned into this... How could she turn into this... In order to let me get the so-called eternal life, she personally destroyed my love for her... Maybe this is the curse?"
"curse?"
"Yes, I heard that if different species fall in love and want to stay together until old age, they will be cursed by the gods. At least the relationship will end in vain, or at worst... they will die. I was not afraid before, but now , I doubt whether it is worth it..."
For a long time, we didn't exchange another word.
After staying beside me for a while, Gunther dragged his heavy steps away, and then I heard him start to knock something, maybe carving a magic circle.
That single and regular sound made me more and more drowsy, and finally, I fell into a deep sleep.
