Embers of Embers

Chapter 545 The dim starry sky
This is a bleak starry sky, the stars are exhausted and full of death.
Within the pitch-black curtain, only sporadic points of light were flickering, and such light was like an afterglow in the wind. It seemed that it would be completely extinguished in the next second, plunging the starry sky into eternal darkness.
The man sat on a bench, surrounded by the stars.
There seemed to be something squirming in the dim starry sky. They stretched out their hands towards the man. Invisible power surged around him, gently touching him and picking up his body, causing the man to rise slightly from the bench. He stood up, and even his whole body left the bench, rising towards the dim starry sky.
This "ascent" is proceeding slowly, and no one knows how long it will take for a man to truly ascend into the starry sky, but what is known is that as long as the status quo is maintained, no matter how long the time is, it will be fleeting.
Just like that, at a certain moment, the "ascent" suddenly encountered resistance.
In the long ignorance, some kind of force was at work. It made a vague roar, but it was blocked by layers and turned into a whisper. But just such a weak sound seemed to awaken something, just like the vibration of a butterfly. The wings awakened a storm that swept through all things.
Under the bench, the entire space began to stir violently, causing the starry sky under the bench to become slightly distorted.
The sound of rushing water sounded.
The ferocious shadow broke through the water under the bench, splashing countless water droplets. Each water droplet reflected the dim starry sky. It was so calm and transparent that even under its reflection, it made people feel... The illusion of being in the starry sky.
The monsters in the water appeared. They roared and rushed out of the water. They stretched out their withered, pale, and scarred arms. One after another, they pressed together until they could touch the man's feet. Then come the calves, waist and abdomen.
Countless withered hands grabbed the man and fought for him. They were like hungry ghouls, crying like babies, until the invisible force gave up on the man and dragged him back to the lake.
The man fell down and lay on the calm water again. He was as motionless as a corpse, neither rising into the stars nor sinking under the water.
After an unknown amount of time, he woke up from his deep sleep, but he did not open his eyes. His consciousness was chaotic, and it was even said that he had no sense of "self" at this moment.
In this long silence, time became extremely slow or rapid. No one knew whether it took him a few minutes or hundreds of years. In short, he began to try to control this body.
First to dominate the body, the man slowly turned his head and stared at the starry sky.Then came the cognition of the outside world, he began to understand everything he saw, the dark "color", the dim "stars", and the endless "starry sky".
More and more different concepts and vocabulary were unearthed from the dusty memory, so he began to try to "think".
until he touched something.
An unknown word, a heavy character, a key to open the door.
"I'm……"
He murmured in a low voice, and there was a slight glow in his gray-blue eyes.
"what!"
Lorenzo let out a cry of surprise, as if he had a nightmare and was suddenly awakened. He rolled a few times on the water, and then crawled back to the bench tremblingly.
There was nothing around, except for the strange water under his feet and the dim starry sky above his head. Lorenzo could only hold on to the bench to make himself feel more secure until he calmed down.
"This...my [gap]?"
Lorenzo thought for a while and came to the conclusion that the bench under his butt looked so familiar.
but……
"Why did the ice melt?"
Lorenzo looked at the endless water in front of him, or the sea. He remembered that this should be an endless ice field, and the sea water should be frozen.
But after thinking about it, he felt that something was wrong. It should be said that now is his original [gap].
[Gap] is formed based on the most important scene in a person's memory. Lorenzo's [Gap] is the big ship escaping from Feilengcui. All his good friends died on that ship. Lorenzo also gained power on that ship, Gabriel, and gained a new beginning there.
So it stands to reason that Lorenzo's [Gap] should be similar to Irene's [Gap]. They are both big ships that can never reach their destination and sail aimlessly on the sea...but in the end the big ship sank. , the restless sea was also frozen into a vast ice field, leaving only Lorenzo and this bench, shivering in the cold wind.
Now that the ice has thawed, revealing the original sea, Lorenzo looked down and found that his feet were firmly on the water and could not sink. He tried to look into the depths of the sea, but there was nothing in his field of vision. It's just a reflected starry sky and a stupid face overlooking the water.
Lorenzo sat back on the bench with some sadness. He was completely unaware of the fact that he had just passed out, and he was not aware of the restlessness coming from the starry sky and under the sea. He was like an innocent little sheep, curiously looking at this brand new The place.
He remembered that he had just driven the Black Angel to take him back to the Dawn Advance, and then he appeared here... Lorenzo remembered that he had put on the Holy Silver Crown, and there should be no invasion [Gap] Case.
"So how did I end up here? Is this the impact of abusing power Gabriel?"
Lorenzo thought like this. This was the first time he used his power to control another body. Although it was the Original Sin Armor of flesh and steel, no one could tell what would happen.
This is too much power, so it also comes with a corresponding price.
Lorenzo began to miss Watson. If he had known about these things, he should have asked Watson more, instead of thinking that he would not use them and guarding some useless rules.
He was about to leave, but at this moment, Lorenzo raised his head out of nowhere and looked up at the dim starry sky.
"Watson said..."
For some reason, Lorenzo suddenly remembered what Watson had said to him, when he first learned about the existence of other people [gaps].
"The space that connects human spirits... Every star is a [gap]..."
Lorenzo looked at the stars and whispered.
Yes, as Watson showed herself at that time, she cut her [gap] open and displayed the dim starry sky in front of her eyes.
Could it be that……
"The starry sky, I can often see a magnificent starry sky. The light is like a living thing, rising and falling slowly, causing ripples and thunder in the darkness..."
William's words were repeated in his mind, the last information that the former Merlin uttered before his death.
"You saw these too, William."
Lorenzo's heart became nervous. He looked at the abyss-like starry sky with fear, and his breathing became rapid.
I should have thought of it a long time ago, and I should have realized it a long time ago.
This is Lorenzo's [Gap], but it is not the "starry sky" he is familiar with. Just like Watson cut a crack to the outside world in his [Gap], the starry sky in front of him is the crack. among the stars.
A huge crack across the sky tore Lorenzo's [gap], so that the dim starry sky covered his entire field of vision, and Lorenzo was able to observe everything from this huge wound. .
This dim starry sky is a collection of [gaps].
Lorenzo slowly stretched out his hand, as if to touch the picture of the starry sky, his arms trembling.
He didn't know whether it was because of excitement or fear, but his eyes were filled with a feverish thirst for knowledge, so much so that he completely ignored the changes around him.
Suddenly a huge wave rolled up and swallowed Lorenzo. The cold water enveloped him and calmed down his frenzied mind.
At the same time, he also saw that the dim starry sky began to collapse. From the end of the field of vision, there was a blue night sky accompanied by leaden clouds. It was like a pulled curtain, covering the dim starry sky heavily, and then... Gap] is completely closed.
Lorenzo was sucked into the deep sea by the sea water. He could feel the extremely low temperature, and the sea water froze in an instant, sealing the sea surface above his head.
In the blink of an eye, everything returned to its familiar appearance, and then countless hands stretched out from the darkness of the deep sea, dragging Lorenzo into the abyss.
……
"what!"
Lorenzo let out a sharp scream, stood up and sat up, and then he hit the bed board of the upper bunk hard due to the narrow space between the upper and lower bunks.
"Ahhh!"
Lorenzo held his head and wrapped himself in a quilt, rolling vigorously on the bed and letting out more screams.
Hearing such a miserable scream, the ship's doctors rushed over immediately. Out of the threat to the demon hunters and the safety of everyone present, they did not hesitate to inject several injections into Lorenzo, who was suspected of being out of control. Tranquilizer.
The technique was so proficient that I don’t know how many times I’ve done it—it could be that the demon hunter was rough-skinned and thick-skinned, so he could hit him casually, but there wouldn’t be any medical accident anyway.
In short, Lorenzo lay flat on the bed. As the sedative spread in his body, he felt much better. Although his limbs were slightly weak and his perception was a little blurry, at least the bleeding nose and forehead were not so painful for the time being.
"quack!"
Lorenzo cursed in his mind.
"It seems that Mr. Holmes is alive and well. I gave him two injections of sedatives to calm him down."
The ship's doctors shouted to the soldiers to inform the shrike.
After experiencing naval battles and demon attacks, the corrosive reaction in the Dawn Advance has never stopped. Fortunately, after careful investigation, the source of the pollution should come from the original sin armor and the remnants of the battle with demons. There is no problem of demons lurking on the ship.
However, due to the residual erosion, some problems have occurred in the equipment, such as communication and navigation, which has indirectly led to the fact that issuing orders now relies entirely on backup communication channels and manpower.
"How do you feel now?" the ship's doctor asked.
"You gave me two sedatives and then you asked me how I felt?" Lorenzo asked.
"Under the influence of the drug, the consciousness is still clear. This may be related to the physical fitness of the demon hunter," the ship's doctor wrote in the notes. "There is a clear understanding, and there is no disorder in his self-personality. He is still full of nonsense." , there are no signs of loss of control.”
"You are almost recovered, Mr. Holmes, although not for long," the ship's doctor concluded.
"Healing...what happened?"
Only then did Lorenzo realize that he was in a ward. The specifications were similar to the cabin Lorenzo lived in, but it was obviously much tidier than Lorenzo's.
"You drove the Black Angel back to the deck, then lost consciousness and fell down. Until now," the ship's doctor packed up the stents and medicines and walked to the door. "We initially suspected that it was caused by your excessive mental load. After all, You drove the Dark Angels, in an unmanned way."
The ship's doctor opened the door and was about to leave when he turned back and added to Lorenzo.
"We are very interested in the way you control the Black Angel. Is this an ability of long-distance mental control? If you are interested in discussing it in detail, please come over for a test later."
Lorenzo shook his head vigorously, and then waved his hands to signal the ship's doctor to get out quickly.
The door was closed, leaving Lorenzo alone in the narrow ward, allowing him to enjoy this rare peace, but this peace did not last long, and he became overwhelmed by the mixed thoughts in his mind.
Epidemic doctor, pioneer, naval battle, starry sky, the end of the world...
Too many things happened tonight, and Lorenzo had no time to process them, let alone the aftermath of these events.
Lorenzo leaned against the wall with heavy eyes. He had some vague guesses about the "starry sky", but he couldn't conclude all this until he found the truth.
But as long as he finds Watson or goes to the end of the world, he guesses that he will probably know the full secret.
Whether it is the Evangelical Church, the Society of the End, the Secret Blood and the Starry Sky, humans and demons, Lorenzo believes that all of these must overlap at some point. This point is the truth they are seeking, and it is quiet. He stayed at the end of the world, waiting for Lorenzo to arrive.
So he is not in a hurry for this. He has already reached this point. It is useless to worry anymore. He will only feel powerless and desperate. It is better to maintain an optimistic attitude and fight to the death when the time comes.
Then there is...
"It's still exposed."
Lorenzo clenched his fists and sighed, feeling a little worried.
He has always hidden the power of Gabriel from the outside world. The only one who knew about it was Irene, who had also left Lorenzo's world. But now he showed this power. This forbidden power faced Shrike. What should you say when others ask questions?No matter what, there needs to be a reason.
What should I say?He turned into the same monster as Lawrence. I shouldn't even say he became a monster. He already had such power, but it had been forgotten for too long.
Are they afraid that they will know their innermost secrets, or are they afraid that they will become the next Lawrence?
Lorenzo doesn't know, he knows this very well. Human beings are separated after all. No one can fully understand another person, and no matter how good the relationship is, it will collapse due to some uncertain things.
Brothers turn against each other, father and son become enemies, this kind of drama is all too common.
But Lorenzo has no regrets. This voyage will be a fork in the direction of the world. No matter what, Lorenzo must correct its path and save his fate from the damn reincarnation.
With this thought in mind, the door to the ward was opened, and warm light fell in.
(End of this chapter)