Fantasy Clock～Dream Ruler～

——In the end, I only heard gunshots, but I have no memory of shooting.

"Let me... let me declare again! The winner of this battle is the leader of the Dream Thieves Alliance, the King of Dream Thief—"

The voice mixed with strange excitement stopped abruptly, and the crowded crowd in the square disappeared suddenly.

The Dream Thieves who toasted to celebrate the rebirth of the Dream Thief King disappeared in the tavern, and even the small drops of water splashed from the clinking wine glasses disappeared together. The bar is dusty again. His world has returned to the old one that no one cares about for a long time.

Inside and outside the huge tavern, there were only a few people left.

Before his thoughts turned around, Su Ruoyang stared at the deserted square in a daze. He couldn't believe what he saw.

Zuo Xibai's past is repeating itself in this world.

In just a few minutes, Su Ruoyang felt a huge amount of memory stuffed into his mind, and his thoughts merged into chaos.

"The Dark Knight... You asked us to save the dream stealers who are similar to you and did not participate in the dream stealing operation out of their own will. But why is even your king of stealing dreams forced? I... so far, what have we done? Who are you fighting with?"

Although Su Luoyang thought that he had made up his mind a long time ago, only now did he truly realize that "even if this is a dream, everyone who fights against him is a real, living human being."

The reason why people always emphasize over and over again is that this is not a dominator game, but a domination war.

"I didn't think of that either."

The dark knight felt that his previous request was inappropriate, so he spread his hands helplessly and shrugged.

"I can't control his personal affairs before, I only know what he has done now."

Ye Yuan really didn't want to take into account what the past of the Thief Dream King was like. He didn't know if the Thief Dream King was voluntary in the past. reason.

"If the pain the King of Pirates of Dreams suffered in the past is real, then this square is probably his dream palace, right?"

Ye Yuan pointed to the empty square in front of him, and he didn't know whether he was talking to himself or asking for their opinions.

"Su Huohuo."

Xia Yinci stood motionless beside Su Ruoyang, her eyes were fixed on his eyes, and she called him softly.

"Su Ruoyang?"

"Well. I know. I don't have the time to think about the past of the Dream Thief King. In short, I must find his ring quickly."

Su Ruoyang met Shang Xia Yinci's eyes in a blink of an eye, but she couldn't calm down yet.

Xia Yinci didn't speak, but took Su Ruoyang's hand abruptly, and led him to the square.

Her actions made Su Ruoyang look down instantly, looking hesitantly at the two hands with interlocking fingers.

"No one knows what is going on between William and the Thief of Dreams, and whether the Dream Thief has found William's address. Some things are beyond our consideration. This is their grievance, so we can only do what we can. , isn't it?"

yes. Now, I can only do what I can.

Su Ruoyang showed a slight smile, slowly squeezed Xia Yinci's hand tightly, and led her to the center of the square intentionally.

This is the location where Bai Tu Mei and Zuo Xibai fought when the memory came back.

If this is the dream-making palace of the Thief of Dreams, then his power ring is likely to be the pistol that slipped from his hand.

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"I did make a fatal mistake with Baitu Mei."

No one used the last bullet, trying to find the best time to shoot.

"Me too. No matter what, I have to admit that it was my mistake."

"I want to atone for my mistakes, but I don't want to be killed by you alone."

The King of Pirates of Dreams will shift his position from time to time, so as to confuse the opponent's sight, and at the same time, he can avoid dodging in time.

"It's a disgusting tacit understanding, and I don't want you to be my executioner."

William stood in place almost from the beginning to the end, defending tightly, and can better grasp the opponent's movements.

At some point, the absolute observations of the two became unusable.

By no means is fatigue caused by exhaustion. They all have the confidence to use absolute observation until the last moment. That seems to be the forced intervention of a third party, which led to the sudden disconnection of the absolute observation.

William heard a call from a distant place, but he didn't have time to take care of the situation in the distance, so he could only deal with the situation in front of him wholeheartedly.

Suddenly, William found the gap where the King of Pirates of Dreams flashed for a moment, just like a short frame of thought.

William quickly took advantage of this opportunity to step forward, bypass the opponent's elbow, and pull it towards his back in one go.

Pirate Dream King gritted his teeth and stood firm, moved the muzzle of the gun to the opponent's forehead, but failed to continue to pull his arm back.

"Sorry...my executioner actually tried to interrupt us by forcibly waking me up from reality."

In order to avoid the gun, William had to turn sideways, strangle his arm, and rotate his body to stick to the opponent's back.

"That momentary gap is the reason. Then what do you think, surrendering to me and escaping back to reality?"

The Thief of Dreams sneered, and in order to hinder William's offensive, he used an elbow in a semicircular orbit. William bent out of the way, and when his elbows turned to the end, the Dream King bent his knees and pressed against William's chest.

"Don't use this childish provocative way again. Don't worry, I will never go back unless you surrender to me."

The chest was hit hard again, but the attack made by the Dream Thief King, who did not hesitate to use his arms, also made his strangled arm forcefully turn to a twisted angle. Backed away from the excruciating pain, avoiding firing the gun.

Both William and the King of Pirates of Dreams turned blue, and their vision began to flicker and blur. He lost a lot of blood due to the gunshot wound and was about to reach his limit, but he was still holding on to losing the focus of absolute observation. No one wanted to lose to the other, so no one lost their edge.

"It's still so hard to deal with in the end. You too, and Mei Shirato too."

The two panted heavily, ignoring the blood stained half of their faces, and raised their guns at the same time, pointing the guns at each other's heart.

The spotlight falls on us, and we are performing together on a stage that is infinitely closer to the abyss of death.

"Goodbye, William Andres."

On the other side of reality is a moonless night. Five or six Dream Thieves in black windbreakers surrounded a private car parked on the side of the road, smashed the glass of the car with a club, and beat the sleeping William in the car to death under the sound of horns and exclamations. pulled out.

"It's time to say goodbye, Zuo Xibai."

The other side of the dream imitated the bloody sky between the dreams, Su Ruoyang picked up the gun that was lying in the square, and exchanged a glance with Xia Yinci beside her. Elus called out the World Gate. Everyone took away the power ring of dreams and disappeared in this dusty world.

"But you, why do you think I can't dodge?"

Gunshots rang out in the silent desolate star. We clenched our fingers with all our remaining strength, and the trigger was pulled. The bullets streaked across the barrel and shot out from our muzzle.

"Then, maybe?"

The Thief of Dreams just moved his lips, but William heard his voice through that weak absolute observation. Then, from that weak absolute observation, he found that the muzzle of his gun moved away from his chest at the moment of shooting, and jumped over his shoulder to aim at the desolate star on the other side.

Standing on that deserted star was Charte who was screaming desperately. William could not hear what he was saying.

"No wonder Absolute Observation is suddenly unavailable."

William also didn't say this directly, but his lips trembled slightly. Thief Dream King is also the voice heard by that weak absolute observation. For some reason, a gratified smile flashed across William's face.

He looked at William, who obviously had no strength, but desperately jumped up, and watched him block the bullet with his chest before the bullet flew higher into the sky and reached a height that he could not reach.

"It's a flamboyant and despicable method in the end. I really lost to you."

Bullets pierced our chests, passed through our clothes, and flew backwards.

"I just discovered him before you... I didn't win either."

This is our last conversation. It was also the first time we really calmed down and had a dialogue like friends.

Obviously no one spoke, but we were able to find sporadic fragments from each other's behavior and piece together what the other wanted to say by relying on the absolute observation of each other that was so weak that there was no trace.

I pulled the corners of my mouth in the hazy vision, and he also squinted his eyebrows in response to my smile.

So, at the same moment, in the same posture, we fell backwards.

"Father!!"

Suddenly, a voice pierced through the magic barrier of consciousness, and pierced William's eardrum with emotions as strong as a torrential rain.

Chart had called him "William" countless times, but somehow all he heard was "Father."

Is it because Chalt's absolute observation control ability that shackled the two of them like a shackle suddenly loosened?

William tried to think about the answer, but it seemed that no objective answer was the correct one. He suddenly understood that it was probably because Chalt called his father, so he heard Chalt's voice.

"You are so stupid! Why do you have to settle this account? Why do you have to accompany this guy to die?"

Chart couldn't come to William's side, so he could only scold his father from a distance.

"Because... I promised you that day. One day, I will definitely prove it to you."

Suddenly, Charter recalled that day——

[What do you mean by saying this suddenly? Want me to pity you! Damn... I shouldn't have cared about your safety! It is important to persist in attacking the Dream Thief, right? Why save a guy like you...such a hypocrite...just die! 】

"You said that it is important to attack the Dream Thief, right? But this is not your grievance, so of course I have to solve it for you."

William's idea was simple. He didn't want to drag things on any longer, it would only get worse for them.

What's more, the grievances with the Thief Dream King had to be settled. If you don't go to liquidation, Charter will not be able to get out of the past.

Baitu Mei's death can't let Chatter's heart be blocked anymore, only William can do this.

【Good job... just treat me with this attitude, then continue to doubt me, continue to distrust me! Then one day, one day I will prove it to you——]

"Why are you so stupid! I don't need you to help me solve the Dream Thief matter, let alone prove anything, you just continue to be your bastard father! Don't die here! Why is it so many years later? What should I mention to prove myself? I don’t care so much at all... I am not a person who is immersed in the past!"

He gradually lost his hearing and his vision became increasingly dim, but William maintained a smile on his face.

"Damn! Why can't I wake up!" Chalt beat his head hard, trying to wake up from the dream, but his consciousness was still fixed in the dream, unable to return to reality, "Why? Why can't I wake up—— "

"It's useless... I think, the me in reality, I'm afraid I have already been targeted by the dream thief?"

"No, don't do that! Maybe you can still be saved... No, you will definitely be saved! So don't say any more—"

"Just listen to me...heh..."

William's tone seemed to be begging, and Chart couldn't help but lose his voice. He clearly felt the passing time.

"I've been thinking about Mei's reason for participating in the Domination War. Until now, I finally understand that her wish is that I can be with her, that's all. But such a small wish can only be realized by winning the Domination War."

This was the biggest mistake he made in his life.

"I joined the domination war at the beginning to fulfill her long-cherished wish. But since her long-cherished wish is like this, even if I have the power to dominate reality, I can't bring her back to life. So I also understand that my real reason is not to fulfill her long-cherished wish .”

It wasn't until he was shot and fell down and heard Chart's voice that William suddenly figured out what he wanted to do so far.

"I want to use the power that dominates reality to wake up someone like you who is sleeping in a dream..."

On the verge of death, the severe pain rushed from the side of reality to the body here, and the consciousness wanted to wake up and return to reality, but William suppressed this instinct again and again, because he knew that once he went back, he would never come back again .

"If...if you can win this war of domination, I hope you can fulfill my wish by the way."

Finally uttering the words that had been stagnating in his heart for a long time, William squeezed out the remaining strength and tried to open his eyes for the last time.

"Why...do you do this for the past? I'm not someone who dwells on the past."

"It's true that you are not immersed in the past, but you... need someone to give you the present and the future..."

With a wry smile, William pulled out a cigarette out of thin air with trembling fingers, and he brought the cigarette to his mouth with slow movements. When he wanted to ignite the flames with a snap of his fingers as usual, his fingers could no longer exert strength.

Chart in the distance trembled, folded his index finger and thumb together, and made a sound after rubbing.

"Snapped--"

The cigarette in William's mouth was lit in response, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath of the lit cigarette, and seemed to be very satisfied with his smile.

The flame flickered, as if it would be extinguished by the wind.

The flames reflected an ancient clock in his bloodless pupils.

A red flame shot out from the pupil, passed away towards the distance, and shot straight into Chaalte's pupils.

For a moment, an unprecedented amount of information flooded Chartre's mind, as if everything in this world could be easily observed.

With his incredible powers of observation, Chart saw a cigarette drop to the floor.

"I really want to see her..."

William's fingers clenched tremblingly, as if holding the unreachable afterglow.

As a result, his figure gradually turned into blue crystal chips and dissipated.

This is... the absolute observation of the father.

Charte couldn't help the sudden swelling of the message, he took a step back and covered his head. At the same time, he wanted to hug his father who was about to disappear, and stretched out his hand in the direction of his father. Eye sockets throbbing, tears pouring out uncontrollably. And everything around him was too clear, and too many details that he didn't want to know flooded into his mind, as if the perception of being integrated with everything in the world made his stomach feel nauseated.

He gritted his teeth and raised his head, seeing a looming figure beside his father.

"Mother?"

Charte looked at the figure in a daze, and after a few seconds of stunned, he realized that the person standing there was his father's dreamer, Mo Ran.

She knelt down and gently put on the headgear of the bear doll from childhood for him, with a playful smile on her face. As if noticing Charte's gaze, she waved at Charte, and disappeared in front of her eyes together with her father's figure.

Numbers on a distant clock. The light was extinguished silently.