In the dream world, the golden castle is still standing in place.But the beautiful garden in front of the castle was gone, replaced by a tree that looked like a demon.Low, twisted, hideous.It's like a black stone pillar, planted in a complex magic circle.It extends out of thousands of vines.The black, fire-burned vines grew in all directions, forming a black canopy like a spider's web.There were dark red spells on those vines, and the power of nightmares danced in those shining spells, making the scenery of this originally extremely beautiful dream world gloomy and eerie.It's like jumping from spring to late autumn and winter.Except for the lack of fallen leaves on the ground, everything around is solemn.The Nightmare Tree is still drawing substantial nightmares from the dream dimension, but after the Nightmare was born in another world, the nightmares that overflowed from the dream world were far less.Especially after the Dream Gate in front of the Nightmare Tree was destroyed by Odin's Angry Thunder, the Dream Gate connecting the two areas completely collapsed.This completely separates the nightmare from the nightmare dimension in which it is located.It's like a king who has been expelled from his kingdom.Unable to return to the Nightmare Dimension.Nightmares never want to devour the world.Zatanna's adventurous plan succeeded.The price was that she almost died in the golden lightning that destroyed most of Niforheim.She is tired and exhausted now.But the wounds on my body don't hurt much anymore.Miss Magician was lying on the chaise longue at the edge of the nightmare tree, dressed only in simple black underwear, with abrasions or punctured wounds in various parts of her body.A thin guy in a black hood who looked ethereal was treating her wounds.Zatanna struggled to keep herself from falling asleep.She leaned back on the recliner and looked directly at the person in front of her.It was as if in the blink of an eye, he would disappear completely, just like the last goodbye."
Why are you looking at me like that?"
Merlin reached out and dropped a healing spell on Zatana's arm.He also had some bandages and sutures on hand, which were not uncommon in this world of Zatanna and his dreams."
They all said you were dead."
Zatana said in a hoarse and tired voice, "I don't think you're dead, you won't die, it seems I guessed right." ”"It depends on what you think."
Merlin replied in a calm tone, "Traditionally, I'm dead. ”"But you're still here!"
Zatana stubbornly said: "Unless I think you are crazy, and when I don't even know it, you have created an illusion of you in the dream world, you...""
Is it true?""
You can touch it."
Merlin looked up, and under the black hood, he smiled."
But we don't have much time, Zatana," he said.It's not every day that I'm lucky enough to encounter a high-level Dreaddemon. ”"Huh?"
When Zatanna heard Merlin's words, she blinked and said, "Dreaddemon?
Are you in hell right now?
”"Yes."
Merlin shook Zatana's hand, and he whispered, "Just in the scorched earth plain between the rivers of the Wrath and the rivers of the Bitter River, in the crevices of the fifth level of hell, it is said that it is further down the Lucifer Hell. ”"It's dedicated to the exile of souls that no one wants to accept, it's a very special hellish dimension, and I've been in that hellish place for a while.""
The flow of time there isn't normal either, so I'm not sure how long it's been now.""6 months!"
Rubbing her aching forehead, Zatanna said, "You've been dead for 6 months. ”"Oh, that's fine."
Merlin chuckled softly.He stood up, walked up behind Zatana, and held out two fingers and placed them on Miss Magician's forehead.While gently massaging, the magic was gently injected into her body to relieve her fatigue.He said, "When I was out today, I was lucky enough to meet a high-level dreaddemon that was wandering around, and as you know, that demon also has the ability to fall asleep. ”"So I 'borrowed' its body for a while, wanting to come back to see you, only to see you running to die.""
I'm not."
Zatana pursed her lips and said, "The Nightmare was sent by me to Asgard, where it gave birth to a personified consciousness, and its attempt to be born in this world was also stopped by Odin. ”"That villain is trapped there, and as long as it doesn't return to Earth, it can't penetrate our dream world anymore, and we're safe...
The world you've always protected is safe. ”"It's a bit risky, but it's worth it.""
You're starting to learn from me to protect the world, too?
I was really impressed...
But how long can you trap it?
”Merlin whispered, "A year?
Two years?
”"Meaningless, Zatana, the Sandman has given you and me seven years to deal with the Nightmare thing, and you can't just exile it.""
So what should I do?"
Miss Magician snorted, and said dissatisfiedly, "You left me here alone, let me face the nightmare alone, I'm just a weak woman, it's good that I can do this." ”"Don't make a fuss.""
Am I not back?"
Merlin's fingers caressed Zatana's cheek, and the cold touch of the ghost made Zatana shiver.She grabbed Merlin's finger with her backhand, holding it tightly against her neck and face."
This time, are you still leaving?"
Zatanna asked.Merlin didn't answer immediately, and after a few seconds, he whispered, "This time, if you don't go, I'll accompany you to the end...
There's nothing left to stop us. ”"Okay."
With a weak smile on her face, Zatanna said, "I'll believe you one more time." ”"But then again, you're locked up in hell, do you need me to find someone to find a way to release you?"
Miss Magician said, "If hell is to be opened, it may take me a while to prepare. ”"No, no."
Merlin leaned down and kissed Zatana on the forehead, and said, "The hellish dimension that traps me is a strange place, it can't be opened from the outside, and how to get out of there is something I have to think about. ”"Zatanna, I need you to help me with something else."
He lowered his voice and said to Zatanna, "What you see is only a third of my soul. ”"Huh?"
Miss Magician looked back at Merlin in surprise.Under the black hood, the ghost's face was a little erratic, pale and unhealthy, but the entity of the soul was present and not missing.She frowned and said, "Are you sure?"
You look pretty whole, with no signs of being cut. ”"My soul is different from any other person."
Merlin explained, "It's bigger than the souls of the others...""
During that farewell ceremony, I cut my soul with some kind of dark magic, cutting it into three pieces, to make sure that I would not be truly destroyed under any circumstances.""
My other two souls are sealed in two Horcruxes."
Merlin's body unrealistically crossed the chaise longue and appeared beside Zatanna, who picked up Miss Magician behind him, who rested her head on Merlin's shoulder in cooperation.The posture of the two is very, very ambiguous.But alas, these two people can't do anything else...
Merlin came to the dream world as a ghost, unable to take on the form of a physical entity."
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
Horcruxes?"
Zatanna frowned and said, "It's not a good thing to hear. ”"Indeed, it is not."
Merlin sighed lightly, and he said, "The soul should follow the laws of nature, maintain the unity of the whole, and forcibly divide it will have serious consequences, but the situation at that time...
I can't think about it anymore. ”"Anyway, I need you to help me find the two Horcruxes I left behind.""
After this piece of my soul is released from hell and returned to this world, a special blood and bone resuscitation ritual will be used to reunite the shattered me.""
After that ritual, I will achieve a true 'resurrection' on both a mental and physical level."
Merlin toyed with Zatana's long hair with his fingers and said, "After that, I'll start working on the nightmare...
Really solve it. ”Beneath his hood, a cold glint flashed in his gray eyes, and he said, "I've got a plan. ”"I'll help you."
Zatanna didn't hesitate much, she closed her eyes and hugged Merlin very affectionately.This guy's body is very light, like a gust of wind, a cloud, and he no longer has the feeling of steadiness before.He must be in pain right now.As a occult spellcaster, Zatanna hadn't heard of Horcruxes, though.But she could understand what happens when a whole soul is torn apart.Eternal hunger, thirst.Without access to the real thing, a slightly strong ray of sunlight is enough to make his soul fly.And then there is the pain, the pain that remains after the soul has been torn apart, which is enough to distort a person's will."
Where's your Horcrux?"
Zatanna yawned, she was badly injured, she desperately needed to rest, she pulled herself together and asked, "Are they in those relics of yours?"
”"Not there."
Merlin shook his head, and he said, "It's a little too conspicuous to be around like that, there were a lot of people watching me at the time, I had to reduce the risk, I put them somewhere else." ”"The secret sacred weapon of the Bloodstone family, a blood-red crystal cross, is kept in St.
Matthew's Chapel in Hell's Kitchen, and is kept for me by Father Paul."
Merlin's fingers stroked Zatanna's earlobe, and he said, "You just have to tell the priest that you come and pick up what I have deposited, and you can get it." ”"The second piece...
Icarus. ”Merlin leaned back in his recliner and whispered, "A pair of vibranium glasses, among which is an artificial intelligence that I know very well, I sent it out of the battlefield before the war, and it should still be in the hands of my subordinates." ”"It may not be so easy for you to find it, but I'm sure they'll take care of it for me.""
Hmm."
Zatanna buried her head in Merlin's bosom and said, "I'll sleep for a while, and when I wake up, I'll go look for it at once." ”"No, you rest first."
Merlin's finger flicked on Zatana's cheek, and he said, "You're seriously injured, there's no hurry to go back when you've healed, I'll be back a little earlier than I expected, so it's not a big problem." ”"What's more, I still need to find a way to get out of that bound hell, which is not an easy task.""
Then do I want to tell your friends and relatives that you are still alive?"
Zatanna looked up, she looked into Merlin's eyes, and she asked, "They are all sad, they gave you a funeral, I saw them, they all shed tears for you...""
What about you?"
Merlin put his hand on Zatanna's delicate chin, and he lifted the face in front of him, and he said, "Have you shed tears for me?"
”"What do you say?"
Miss Magician blinked, and she said, "After you died, I never wasted my tears again...""
Hahaha," Merlin smiled heartily, and he reached out to hug Zatana, and said, "Don't tell them yet, it's not a bad taste." ”"Although those forces have left this world, the remaining ones are still there, I have some friends, but I definitely have more enemies than friends.""
If they knew that the ravens would be back, then they would do everything in their power to stop you, there's no doubt about that.""
I don't want you to risk it for me anymore.""
Whew" a gust of wind blew, Merlin's figure was like smoke blown away by the wind, he frowned at his scattered body, he said to Zatanna, "That dreaddemon can't hold on...
It's time for me to go. ”He reached out his dissipating hand and stroked Zatanna's long hair, leaning forward, their lips together.Merlin whispered, "Rest well, Zatana."
I'm looking forward to our next reunion...""
It's been 6 months!
”At the moment when Merlin's figure was about to dissipate, Zatanna suddenly blinked, and she whispered, "24 times...
Counting this time, 25 times...""
The next time we meet, you'll have to give it all back to me!""
Wow," Merlin's illusory face showed an indescribable expression.He smiled and tried to kiss Zatana on the forehead.His figure was blown away by the wind, and those drifting points of light swirled around Zatana and finally landed on her forehead, like a good-natured joke.Merlin is gone.But he's alive."
Hmm—" Miss Magician stood up and stretched out a little tremblingly.She was in a very good mood.She looked at the light behind the castle, then looked back at the nightmare tree that had fallen silent, and a heartfelt smile flashed across her face."
Sleep," Zatana yawned, and as she walked to her castle, she said, "and then, it's time to get to work." ”The wind blew Miss Magician's long hair, and the long black hair floated mischievously around her cheeks, and Zatanna reached out to pull it behind her ears.At this moment, her eyes were full of light.She said, "Merlin...""
Welcome home
.
"()