Time seemed to have stopped in this room. Shade wanted to wait silently for the doctor to speak again, but in order to prevent Iluna and Tifa from waiting impatiently and joining forces to enter the clinic and kill the doctor, Shade still spoke:
"Because of some accidents at Lakeview Manor, I guessed that you were possessed by a demon."
This refers to the strange figure that appears behind the doctor when he uses the word of sublimation.
"Yes."
"Remember that time we met in Anthem Square?"
"That time you went peddling illegal magazines?"
"Well don't mention it, but it was that time. I met you and Mr. Alan Madison from the Sirkess Medical School. He talked to me about some of the past events of our group and mentioned the past group leaders. Over the years
It was only then that I was completely sure about the incident between you and the demon, but I knew that you could control the demon, so I didn’t tell anyone about it.”
He actually mentioned the devil to Luvia and Dorothy, but he really didn't mention the past.
"Most of the people who experienced what happened to Alan have left Tobesk. You can only hear about it from him."
The doctor leaned on the window sill and let out a long sigh.
"I believe you can control the devil. I originally planned not to mention this matter. But for some reasons, I was tracking the human pus, and its trajectory finally came here. Doctor, you canceled our group yesterday afternoon
The study meeting is because you also went to the south of the city, right?"
"Yes."
The voice was lost and low.
"So, you also saw Miss Feliana? You also arrived at the central Millwood Forest?"
"I finally saw Miss Feliana. This incident has been spread in the local black market. Even I, who witnessed it, still can't believe it. As for where is Millwood Forest?"
"You have not entered the core of the Dark Realm?"
Shade couldn't believe it.
"Sorry to say, I'm lost. I can sense it, but the road inside is too difficult."
Although the doctor had his back turned to Shade, Shade still thought he could believe what he said. The doctor acted alone, and without the church's top insiders, he could not know the forgotten core area in advance like Shade did.
"So, the human pus was attracted to you?"
"No, they were captured by me. After Miss Feliana appeared and cleaned up the entire dark realm, I discovered that the human pus body was still alive, so I immediately returned here and set up a ritual known from the devil's knowledge to make it think
Here is the possessor who best meets its requirements, and we took the opportunity to catch it."
This can explain the reason why the human pus that originally planned to go to Yodel Palace suddenly changed direction.
"Can the demon in you really be controlled by you? Does it really have no effect on you if you swallow human pus?"
Shade asked again. Dr. Schneider by the window turned around, looked at him on the sofa with his blue eyes, and nodded slowly:
"At least I think I still control this terrible power."
"That demon, what's its name? Is there a widely circulated name?"
"I can't say that."
"Have you never thought about solving it after all these years?"
"No, I am willing to live with it."
"Why?"
"I want to save Mr. Sherf Tim and Miss Shana Aya, who were members of the team before me. They saved me."
"They're not dead?"
"Dead, but their souls were abducted by a being that was more powerful and evil than the demon in me. I can't even mention the name. If I want to save them, I must use the power of this demon." , and keep an eye on it.”
In the blue eye on the left, scarlet light lit up little by little, which was undoubtedly a sign of being possessed by a demon.
But compared to Darkness, Dr. Schneider is not crazy at all. Instead, he feels like he is going to self-destruct in extreme calmness:
"Swallowing the souls of evil people and other demons can make me stronger. In that accident many years ago, an evil, twisted, terrifying thing that cannot even be named was released, and I was noble The demon in me was almost dead. At the last moment, I agreed to its request and lived with it. It healed its wounds with the help of me, and I gained its power and guarded it."
This is similar to what Shade knows:
"One of my chiefs"
I want to say "elder", but it doesn't feel right:
"A friend of mine once said, cherish life and stay away from demons. These evil spirits from the third era will use various means to usurp our souls, and we may not even realize the devil's conspiracy until the last moment."
Darkness is the best example. He finally knew the conspiracy, but still willingly gave everything he had to the devil.
"And Priest August also told me that living with the devil will never end well."
"The priest is the elder after all, and he is always right. I know that sooner or later I will lose control of it."
The doctor's normal right blue eye, and the dark eyeball with only a scarlet light spot in the center of his left eye, were looking at Shade at the same time.
"Then why not ask the Academy for help?"
"Because I need its power. Only it can help me regain the souls of Mr. Sherf Tim and Miss Shana Aya. Detective, you can't imagine what my enemy is."
"Evil God?"
"Not a god, but just as scary."
There are some secret and strange things in this world that are extremely terrifying evil things spread in stories and legends, such as the ancient demon whose mere corpse is enough to form a "dark realm".
Shade understood what the doctor meant. No one could help him. He only believed in himself.
"Doctor, do you know what you are doing? You are swallowing the darkness, but one day, you will be swallowed by this darkness."
"I understand, but I have inherited their wishes and have the responsibility to liberate their souls. I am willing to do this, even though I know that I may not end well."
The two looked at each other, and Shade was not afraid of the light in the doctor's eyes. After all, he had seen him like this a lot recently.
The light was dim, and the doctor had his back to the window, with only half of his face illuminated by the gas lamp on his desk. His expression was very calm, as if he had long thought that one day he would have this conversation with others:
"The souls of evil men allowed me to draw strength from my sins, and the bodies of evil spirits and demons allowed me to possess more magical powers. Swallowing human pus allowed me to directly obtain two spiritual runes, only the digested parts. Power allows me to even implant thoughts in dreams and use negative emotions to change the dreamer's thoughts. I can even feel that by digesting the other person, I can gain more power."
Dark pus oozed from the doctor's weird eyes, but it could only cover half of his face. Compared with the madness and rage of Darkness' pus form, the doctor was really calm:
"But it's not enough. I have swallowed six evil spirits and demons for more than ten years, the oldest one of human pus. But it is far from enough. I will keep walking on this dark road until the end."
The power of these words made Shade breathless. He never thought that Dr. Schneider, who had always been kind to others, was still burdened with such a heavy secret:
"You also want to walk alone in the darkness until you are swallowed by the darkness?"
This is what Darkness did.
"No, what I want to do is swallow the darkness."
The doctor lowered his head slightly:
"As a psychiatrist, I sense people's secrets, discover evil people, and perform secret operations to complete tasks related to demons. This is what I have been doing for more than ten years. Shade, you are the first to know This is a secret, I have never spoken to anyone about it before. I hope you will inherit my wish"
"What wish?"
Shade was a little confused.
"Once you find out that I'm out of control, please kill me immediately." (Devil's language)
"Why me? I'm not the only one in our group."
He didn't care about being discovered by the doctor. He understood the language, and the doctor didn't ask. The scarlet light in his eyes became even stronger:
"The only people I can trust are you. Priest August is too old. Although it sounds unpleasant to say this, I don't think he can live longer than me."
Shade did not object.
"Although Anat is young and healthy enough, she is always mysterious. Sometimes, I even feel that she is carrying a burden heavier than me, and a wish heavier than my shoulders."
Shade actually still couldn't object.
"As for Louisa, she seems to be the only normal person among us. Her parents are alive, she has a successful career, and her original life has never involved any shocking secrets. I don't want the only normal person around me to be involved in...
Something about the devil."
Shade still couldn't object.
"As for you, detective, I have the knowledge of demons in my head. I know that since you have the [Demon Hunting Seal], it means that you are the successor chosen by the demon hunters of the third era."
From this point of view, Shade is indeed the most suitable person.
"You always think that I have bad luck, but I think that I have very good luck. More than ten years ago, I did not die, but gained unimaginable power for ordinary ring magicians; for more than ten years, I did not lose control, but instead
I met you, and you got this seal to look after me.
I never complain about my experiences because I always think that fate has been blessing me."
Shade's lips moved, but he did not express his thoughts.
He also stood up and came to the window. He reached out and pushed open the window in front of the two of them, letting the humid outdoor wind flow into the room. The doctor, whose eyes returned to normal, turned around and looked outside with Shade:
"I will keep your secret, but I hope you can realize your wish yourself."
The stranger whispered.
The doctor laughed and said nothing.
"Then this matter ends here. I will tell my companions who are tracking the human pus with me that the human pus has been eliminated."
Then he thought of the box he was carrying:
"That's good. I can get more apples, pipe wrenches, women's clothes and other messy things every week. Everything this summer is over."
"No, the human pus has not been destroyed."
The doctor reminded.
"What? It wasn't you"
Shade was a little surprised.
"You need to understand a very scary common sense. Most of the evil spirits and demons in the third era can be killed, but they can never be eliminated. Human pus is the vicious pus that flows out of the sores generated by the negative side of human nature. As long as this
The world still has intelligent creatures and humanity, and it will never die. This time I swallowed it, it just means that the human pus of this generation has disappeared. It will reappear one day, but that will be many years later.
thing, and it needs to be redeveloped.”
This is knowledge that Shade has never understood, and even Priest Augustus has not mentioned it. Probably only doctors who have mastered the power of demons can know such secrets.
He learned his secret from the doctor, but Shade did not intend to tell the college’s understanding and worries about the doctor. The doctor may indeed lose control at any time. Shade will keep the doctor’s secret, but at the same time he also agrees with the college’s view that the doctor does.
Needs to be closely monitored.
Facing the last sunshine of late summer, both of them let out a long sigh. The matter of the second chosen one was over, but new things appeared again, and it was hard for Shade to say how he felt now.
"Actually, you don't have to be afraid of demons. Any power itself is just power. Demons, darkness and even sin, these can all be helpful when we face more powerful and difficult-to-beat opponents."
the doctor said.
Shade agreed with this view. His "Chain of Sin" was not a normal power. He even once thought that this power derived from desire flesh and blood was even weirder than the devil.
"Control the darkness and let light and shadow become a part of myself. I will walk alone in the darkness until I reach the end of this road and fall into the bottomless abyss. Because I inherited the wish, I am willing to swallow the darkness."
The doctor's voice was weak but firm. Shade could feel the doctor's strong heart and the will to bear responsibility.
Overcoming darkness does not rely on light, and the doctor fully demonstrates this. He incarnates as part of the darkness, swallowing up the huge and boundless power in the interplay of light and shadow.
However, the demon in the doctor can actually swallow human pus. Shade can't imagine how powerful the doctor is:
"The story of devouring the souls of evildoers, devouring the power of demons, and then empowering one's own doctor seems to be just the beginning."
The breeze blew against my face, and the sound of rain gradually became fainter. It seemed that in just a few minutes, the sudden light rain stopped. The dark clouds dispersed, and the late summer sunshine shone on Tobesk.
Shade gradually relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face for some reason. Maybe it was because Darkness's matter was over, maybe it was because of the doctor's honesty.
Putting both hands on the window sill, he took a deep breath and breathed in the city air that smelled of Tobesk. The streets below were busy with traffic. Civilization was pushing forward at this moment just like it had been for a hundred years. There was light and shadow here.
"Then the matter is officially over. I've been very busy recently. But doctor, don't ask me about my relationship with the devil and why I want to track the human pus. Just take this as my reward for helping you keep the secret.
"
He suddenly said, and the blue-eyed doctor was stunned for a moment, with a smile on his face:
"No problem, but be careful, Detective."
Shade nodded and looked into the distance, taking in the city's skyline.
The metal pipes on the outside of the building that have just been washed by rain reflect the sun's rays. The little figures in the windows perform the urban life of the steam age. The mist hangs over the city, and the black smoke in the distance slowly rises, eventually integrating into the world, or being absorbed by the world.
Devour.
Shade and the doctor faced the sun and turned their backs to the darkness. The light and shadow met at the window, swallowing up the people in the darkness who were watching this civilization at this moment.
The outsider was fascinated by this scene, and with the breeze and smile, "her" voice appeared in his ears:
[Sixth Era, Universal Calendar 1853, Autumn, Harvest Moon. Standing in front of the window with the demon-possessed man, when you see the world, the world also sees you. Swallow the darkness in the darkness, call out in the years
The power of involvement. You have wiped away the robe of darkness with your own hands, but allowed the darkness to be by your side. Stranger, the wind of time accompanies your breathing, and the chaste blood witnesses your growth. The curtain opens, and the story slowly unfolds. It’s just that
, you who have seen the darkness, do you really understand the original intention of the darkness? Do you, who have swallowed the darkness, know what is waiting next? 】
"Actually, you don't need to mention chastity blood."
Shade made a small complaint in his heart, shook his head and said with a smile:
"doctor."
"What's wrong?"
Doctor Schneider turned to look at him. Shade was leisurely in front of the window:
"Compared to Ivan Darkness who does anything for power, you are the real person who swallows darkness. I am very happy to have witnessed your stories and these dark stories."
"No, I hope you are the one who swallows the darkness. You must remember that when I lose control, put on that ring and kill me with your own hands. The person wearing the ring will never be possessed by the devil. Also, Yi
Who is Van Darkness?”
Shade smiled and said nothing, but reached out to unbutton the collar of his shirt, wanting to take a good breath of air. No one could disturb his good mood now.
He doesn't care about the swallowing darkness. He will devour anyone who blocks his path to the sublimation of the thirteen gods. He also doesn't care about the light and shadow, because he himself is in this place where light and shadow intersect.
After thinking about this, he thought about Luvia, Mia the cat, and everyone around him. He really felt that he should have a vacation.
The [Origin Darkness] in his pocket was emitting a faint light at this moment. In a daze, the doctor standing at the window with Shade actually saw an old dark gold robe flashing past behind the young detective.
But if you look closely, you can see that there is nothing.
"A hallucination?"
The middle-aged doctor shook his head.
A gentle voice came to Shade's ears, and he felt as if he was being hugged from behind:
