[Comprehensive Manga] Ann

The young man withdrew from the hug slowly, the pair of empty purple pupils lost their usual brilliance, he just quietly looked at the man with silver hair and green pupils, then the young man reached out and touched the man's long hair, slowly stroking , wrapped around the fingertips.

Then the boy let go of his hand, stood up, turned around and walked to the French window, opened the heavy orange flower curtains, and suddenly the dazzling light filled the whole room. There is no warmth, but eyes that are sore and want to cry.

The young man stood by the window, his figure was too ethereal in the sunlight, as if he would disappear in front of his eyes immediately under the soft light, but the young man just stood still, not knowing what he was looking at outside the window. So ecstatic.

Suddenly, I remembered that once this young man was wearing a priest's attire, standing in the sun like this, with the warmest and softest smile on the corner of the young man's mouth, the indifferent and peaceful atmosphere around him seemed to be able to infect everyone, but it was far away and untouchable. Like—god-like.

Only now, nothing has changed, yet it is completely different.

The young man turned around slowly, with a familiar soft smile on his face, those purple pupils melted into the most beautiful sunlight, but the increasingly distinct boundary between light and dark clearly divided the world of the two of them.

He always stands in the sun, but he always hides in the shadows...

"Dawn." The boy finally spoke.

Yes, it's dawn.

All the nightmares wake up, all the good dreams disappear, all the shadows and dust will be buried by the dazzling sunlight, and then there will be a new beginning, and no one can see the end of this world.

The past that can never be touched, the beginning that can never be stopped.

It's daylight again...

"It's dawn, so what?"

Theodore stood up slowly, crossed the boundary line between light and dark from the dark place, and walked in front of the boy.It is obvious that the devil has always wanted to drag humans into the dark hell, but since when, it has become the shadow of the devil passively chasing the light.

"So, today, I'm going to die."

The boy said it plainly, and his eyes fell lightly on the devil's face.

"What a normal news."

There was still a familiar frivolous smile on the corner of the devil's mouth, this news was too common.I'm used to it, watching this young man who can see everyone's death, die again and again, leaving without nostalgia, and he can only passively chase after him.

What could be easier than going to death?It's just that even if you keep going, you can't wait until the moment when your life ends—and this is the boy's long-standing wish.

"Just before you die, I want to ask a question.

——I'm just suddenly curious, if one day I leave, will you think of this world where I used to exist one day, suddenly for a second. "

The arc of the demon's mouth was always raised, as if he was just asking a random question.It's just that the devil's gaze was fixed on the young man, his pupils were a little red, and his hands were shaking slowly.

Just like human beings, what a cowardly and ignorant human being said.

When trying hard to keep that person's eyes and feelings, the feeling of becoming humble in an instant is really disgusting.

And that feeling of being so humble that even if you know the answer, you still look forward to some impossible miracle like a stupid human being, the devil feels ridiculous and wants to go crazy.

"No, I won't remember it again."

The young man spoke softly, without any expression on his face.

The devil smiled, then walked towards the boy, bit off the black glove on his right hand, then stretched out the hand that looked like a monster, and stabbed at the boy's chest. On the ground, a large amount of blood spread on the clothes.And the boy's face became paler and paler, mixed with scarlet blood drops.

"So, you really have a heart? Obviously, as a devil, I can feel pain, but you can't feel anything."

The devil said with a smile, the expression on his face was full of sarcasm, the hand that pierced the boy's chest seemed to be wrapping the boy's heart, feeling the short beating.

"Yeah, really, it's still beating."

The boy paused, and seemed to feel his own heartbeat, and seemed to be surprised that he really had a heart.

"Some things, if you don't say it, you won't have a chance. Are you really not saying anything?"

Even if Theodore doesn't look at himself in those purple pupils, he can know how humble and ridiculous he is now, even though he is smiling, he yearns for it as hard as he is crying.

"What do you want to hear?" The young man said this sentence again.

What I want to hear the most——

It won't be [Well, you are the best deacon. 】

It won't be【Your cake is the best. 】

It won't be 【You are the most handsome devil. 】

It won't be【I don't want you to leave. 】

It won't be [I will never forget you. 】

It won't be [I love you. 】

It won't be - [Truth. 】

In the room, only the sound of blood dripping into the floor can be heard.

It turns out that there is only speechless silence behind the uproar and arrogance all this time?

Suddenly felt a trace of warmth on his face, quietly looking at the boy in front of him, the boy still caressed his cheek with warm hands, and then smiled.

That boy smiled.

Obviously a demon, isn't it?Thirst for the blood of sin, the devil of the fallen soul, isn't he?

Feeling that the hand that was still in the boy's body trembled slightly, he couldn't help but shrink back and wanted to take it back, but the temperature of the warm blood on the hands only felt colder.

I have fallen so far

——Are you looking forward to the existence of the so-called light as humbly as humans?

The most profound scene in my original memory was the young man sitting on the long platform in front of the wine cabinet, wearing a shirt loosely, but his skin was exposed with bruises, and the pure white clothes on his body were stained. Bright red blood.And this young man's face has a bewitching smile and haughty and contemptuous eyes, soaked in the dark atmosphere like that, exuding an irresistible aroma of temptation.

However, as his world collapsed little by little, his memory gradually receded, and he no longer wanted to remember what he used to be, but the current self must not be considered a devil.

And that boy was still the same as he remembered, without changing at all.

What does not change at all mean?

It's not that he has gone far, but you can't catch up anyway;

Instead, you walk away unknowingly, but he always stands still.

It's like, you have never existed in his world, and your face will never be reflected in those eyes.

——He has always been standing here, but it is the world that is skewed.

The memory receded bit by bit, but in the end, he only saw the boy standing in front of him, his clothes were still stained with blood, and the reversed light made people see a little blurry.

And the corner of the boy's mouth slightly raised, but those purple eyes were extraordinarily clear and penetrating, that kind of smile was too bright, like a dark taboo that could never be touched.

The cruelest thing in the world is nothing more than such extreme tenderness and ruthlessness.

"Well, Theodore..."

The boy finally spoke.

"Actually, it would be nice if I could go on like this with you forever."

There was still the brightest smile on the corner of the boy's mouth, and that voice seemed to blend into the air, like the most beautiful illusory sunshine, which could not disappear quickly.Did this boy really think about it?

Thoughts - and a person has been together until death.

It must have been there, it must have been painful, so I have been used to such pain.

The devil stood still, trembling with scarlet green pupils, unable to open his mouth to speak, all the words he wanted to say disappeared after the boy said this sentence, but the words he was about to say were choked Throat mouth.

This is, is it true?

"Theodore, forgive me..."

The boy gradually approached Theodore like that, with a very weak voice, then raised his head, put his arms around the back of the silver-haired man's neck, and then hugged him on tiptoes, his head buried in the man's long silver hair like that.

"There will be no next time."

There will be no next time.

I won't meet again, I won't be your master anymore, I won't order you anymore, I won't hug you again, I won't remember you again.

I won't—leave you again.

Those hands slid down from his neck, those purple pupils slowly closed with a faint light, and the young man's body just went limp like that, and he would never stand up again.

I can no longer feel the beating of my heart, can no longer hear the boy's voice, and can no longer feel the boy's breath.

The demon knelt down slowly, his eyes were wide open looking at the sunlight outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, but his hands were trembling unceasingly.

Then the devil laughed loudly, tightly hugged the boy's body lying in the pool of blood, and finally curled up in pain like a convulsion all over his body, but the devil laughed wildly all the while tearing the corners of his mouth.

In the empty room, only the loud laughter of the lonely demon could be heard.

What if your things were taken away again?

Once, once, watching helplessly, what belonged to me was forcibly taken away by others, but I could only shrink back in place so humblely, this is really - too ridiculous.

What an amazing liar.

Didn't you promise that your soul was mine?

Why, leave only your body, and me.

Yes, and the body.

At least—the body belongs to me.Every inch from hair to toe belongs to me, neither man nor law can take him away from me.

The hand was slowly withdrawn from the boy's body. In the palm of his hand was the boy's heart, the heart that had been beating.The devil slowly leaned the boy's heart to his mouth, and then bit it down, blood splashed out and stained his eyes red, and the whole world turned a dull blood red.The taste of the heart is really unpalatable, but in this case, his heart belongs only to me, right?

Whether it's the young man's slender fingers, white limbs, smooth skin, or the internal organs of his body, they are all mine and belong only to me.Just like this, he slowly gnawed on him, letting the taste of fresh blood pervade the mouth, chewing and swallowing the hard bones bit by bit.

you are mine.

It exists in my body, it is my blood, my flesh, and no one can take it away.

You belong to me only, and you can never leave me.

Even if it's all just a joke.

I really want to see that boy's expression, in this way, he will know how much he loves him, right?

Look at this, how the poor demon begs so humblely for his gaze...

Time passed slowly, and the disgusting and ugly scales would cover the demon's body bit by bit, and then rotted bit by bit, exuding an unbearable stench, and finally the demon couldn't recognize itself and couldn't move , into a huge, ugly monster.

【Theodore...】

The voice recorder on the floor kept talking, only four words, but it played it in a loop over and over again.

【Theodore...】

It's a bit cold in the room, I should help the master get a coat and put it on.

【Theodore...】

The owner feels cold too, how about wearing that pink ski jacket?The little angel above is so cute.

【Theodore...】

Feel ugly?How is it possible, how can the deacon's vision be bad, and I have been choosing for a long time.

【Theodore...】

Even if you call me by my name, you have to wear it, as you promised, I will arrange all the clothes and so on.

【Theodore...】

Yes, you promised.

【Theodore...】

Don't stop, just keep calling my name.

In the empty room, the huge black figure in the corner just curled up all the time, as if holding some treasure in his arms, motionless, but those red eyes were particularly eye-catching.

The black shadow's huge and deformed hand suddenly moved, gently stroking the purple hair on the boy's head in his arms, then bent down his huge and ugly body, and pressed his scaly face against the boy's forehead.

Looking at the head in his arms, the purple-haired boy had a calm expression on his face, and he knew that I must not be in his dream.

Can't find the way to find him, can't find where he is, can't find where to go.

But that's okay--

I am here, waiting for you.

Demons anyway, for a long time.

I will linger on and live in this corner, and wait for that purple-haired boy to come to me.

Whether it's a day, a month, a year, a century, or—until the demon's demise.

☆、79 Final Chapter

Already forgotten what the real meaning is.

Everything is illusory and meaningless.

I forgot how to cry, how to laugh, and even my feelings were a little bit obliterated, so that I forgot what the original emotion was like, never really laughed, never really sad, never really owned.

Everything is just blank, and the bright and vivid memories in the previous memory are just imitations.

Perhaps, even the soul is gone.

Only human beings who have lost their souls like this can imitate so much, pretending that they are that kind of person, pretending that they once had it, pretending to be so close to this world.

And the truth is—never communicated.

Suddenly, I really want to remember.

That, what was my world like in the first place, who was I in the first place, and how did it all start?

It's just that the memory is too messy and fuzzy, so that I can't remember anything, I can only pretend to be who I am.

In my mind, many people's faces suddenly appeared, smiling, crying, happy, sad, painful, and pleading, and these people opened their mouths in unison and called out the name.

"install……"

Ann, who is it?Are you calling me?

Stop staying here and go to the next world so I know who I am supposed to be.

Darkness enveloped all sights, such a world was so quiet that one could hear the sound of one's own heartbeat.Feel the blood from the atrium slowly flow back to the ventricle, such and such reincarnation, but the whole person is empty, as if it does not exist at all.

Why, still stay here?Even if I am tired and want to fall asleep forever, I will wake up with other people's thoughts in the next second, so that's fine, don't stay here anymore.

His heart trembled suddenly, and the pain imprinted in the depths of his soul quickly spread to his whole body. Strange patterns and patterns spread all over his body with dazzling silver light, and the darkness seemed to be suddenly submerged by the light on his body.

In the world of light, I can only prostrate on the ground, curled up in an extremely humble manner, and look at the familiar silver patterns all over my body, just like the proof of God's possession.

Sudden--

I remembered.

Ann, that's not my name.

[Do you still want to continue living? 】

A man's voice came from next to my ear, the voice was vaguely like my illusion.

I have wanted to sleep for too long, want to die for too long, and want to be free for too long, so I have such an illusion.How did the former self kneel down in pain and collapse every day, begging for God's attention, just humblely longing for the simplest death.

But, it's true...

Whether it's the indelible patterns on the body, whether it's the throbbing pain in the heart, or whether it's the soul that's so shocked that I can't remember all my disguises, it turns out that I really saw it.

From that narrow line of sight, I saw a dazzling light.

There is a faint shadow in the light, slowly walking towards him, but every step tramples on his own soul.

[Do you still want to continue living? 】

Sudden--

I remembered.

The beginning of all this was just a bet with God.

Also, a promise with a human being.

Finally, okay, freed?

Everything can finally stop.

The cold liquid slowly slid down from the corner of the eye...

It turned out that I would cry too.I thought I was no longer a human being, and I no longer have such a luxury as tears.Yes, too excited, too happy?

What, still can't feel it at all?

The faint shadow is getting closer and closer——

Then the blurred face was slowly seen in the sight of the eyes, as long as he saw it, there was nowhere to escape.

"Please, let me live on."

The author has something to say: it's officially over.

It took a long time to write, from a simple essay at the beginning, but now I have written a full 30 words.I yelled many times before that I wanted to end it, but this time I can finally end it for real.

The story is not finished.

I do think the ending is HE, but the story is not finished... In fact, it is only half written.

Maybe, a new hole will be opened to continue writing, maybe the story is over.

In short, thank you dear readers who still bought this chapter~~ I am really glad to see you now.

It ended on New Year's Day, but it was meaningful no matter what.