Chapter 337 - Vol. 2 Prologue (II) (1/2)
As if a machine left unoiled for a long time, the man's empty eyes slowly looked up.
Standing in front of him was a woman who looked so much like his brother.
The man did not show surprise at the sudden appearance of the woman, because he had seen long ago the ghosts of the people that he had killed over time. They were haunting him even in his dreams. He never consulted a psychiatrist about it and let himself be tormented by his hallucinations.
But this illusion in front of him was different from the other images he had seen.
The little brother in his dreams were always covered in blood, crying in pain and grievance. But the image in front of him was not bloody, rather, she looked at him with sorrow and pity.
This was the first time that the face of his brother showed him such a pair of eyes.
”Do you want to turn back time?” the illusion in front of him asked.
The sound of rain seemed to slowly fade away.
The man's empty eyes finally showed a hint of deep sorrow. ”...Yes...”
Yes, he longed to. He wanted to ask them for forgiveness, although he knew he did not deserve it. His longing must have been truly strong, resulting to this delusion.
The woman who has his brother's face slowly glowed with a warm light. Amidst the thunder and rain, none of it touched her. She held out a hand and touched the man's face. Her silver-blue eyes were full of pity.
”You've suffered.”
”...I made them suffer,” the man corrected absently.
”I can give you a wish. Make a wish. To turn back time,” the woman said. Her eyes flashed with sadness and desperation.
”...” The man was silent. A wish to turn back time? How nice was that?
But then...
”And then? If I turn back time, so what? What if I fail?” he hoarsely asked. He was really losing his sanity, even entertaining this hallucination of his.
”I am a coward. I can never beat the demons that the devil has created within me. Once he is in front of me, my body moves on its own, following everything he say. It's been embedded in my bones. I wish I could just disappear. I am not strong enough to face them again...”
Everybody thought that he was a talented genius, but he was actually just a cowardly slave cultivated by the devil. He had no confidence that if he turned back time, he would be strong enough to overthrow the devil.
He raised his head and looked at the dark sky for a long time.
”If you truly can grant someone a wish, then give it to someone worthy, who had more courage than me. Someone who is strong enough to face his inner demons and fight for his fate.”
The illusory woman was quiet for a long time.
The empty burial ground seemed to weep as the air of desolation filled its corners. The ancestral souls inside seemed unwilling.
The man could not hear them. He was drowning in his own guilt and despair.
After a long time, the woman's silver-blue eyes trembled. She looked behind him. To a certain soul who was haunting this man because of her grievances.
”Then her,” the woman said as her eyes were fixated on his back.
The man followed her gaze and looked back. He saw no one. But he saw a certain tombstone that did not belong to the Lu family.