Violet and the Thorn Bird

The wilderness is scorchingly hot, and mosquitoes are buzzing over the swamp.The sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked rat man dragged his heavy tail, moving stones by the mud to block the entrance of his lair, and planned to hide in it for ten days and a half months.This is a wasteland connected to the abyss. After the death of the Demon King, the Magic Forest was enslaved by the kingdom. Now the Magic Snakeman and the Wilderness Ratman survive under the whip of the kingdom.

"I hate humans." The Rat Man complained while dragging the stone, "They are greedy, they even dig up the horse manure in the wilderness!"

"Don't be so loud, dear." The wife in a rag apron covered her protruding teeth with her front paws, and whispered in horror, "They are everywhere, and they may drag us to the market at any time, treating us like goods Sell ​​it. I still remember my poor little boy being dragged on a horse by the tail."

"Damn Xia Ge." The Rat Man piled stones at the entrance of the lair, "Damn the expeditionary force, they killed the Demon King. What's the benefit of killing the Demon King? I really don't understand why they would travel thousands of miles to do such a thing."

"Don't mention sad things." The wife gnawed the bitter and juicy wet heart grass with her teeth, raised her apron to wipe the corners of her eyes, "Oh, don't mention it, I miss His Majesty the Demon King, he has never had a hobby of buying and selling ratmen. Although humans often say We have no dignity, but we are not larks, and singing to amuse people is not our forte, so it is really unreasonable to beat us for this."

"It's best not to let me meet a human being." The Rat Man got into the lair angrily, and he and his wife blocked the lair with stones, "Otherwise I'll bite his throat and make him sing before he dies! "

As soon as he finished speaking, the wetland vibrated with the sound of horseshoes.The Rat Man hugged his wife immediately, his tail trembling in the darkness.

"Oh, oh my God." The wife trembled softly, "they're at it again."

"Let them die." The Ratman peeked out through the gap, "These two-legged villains! Slayers! They... God Seya!" He suddenly trembled his legs and hugged his wife tightly, "They Coming to our house."

"I love you Peter." The wife buried her eyes in his chest and cried, "I don't want to be sold. If they come in, you will bite my throat. Please dear."

The overwhelming sound of horseshoes passed by like a torrential rain, even trampling the stones at the entrance of the nest.The ratmen curled up moaning, hiding in the shadows of their dens and shaking like a sieve.However, this group of people just passed by. Their horses were covered with brocade, their boots were embroidered with gold trim, and their swords were inlaid with precious stones. They were luxurious and arrogant.

"Where are they going?" The wife was still shaking her legs.

"The Forest of Magical Wisdom." The Ratman looked at the edge of the lair, "They are going to plunder the Forest of Magical Wisdom again... Poor snake people, they have left the protection of the Demon King and even have no place to hide."

"Lord Xiao En will protect the Snakeman." The wife cried, "The abyss is watching them, but how could they do this? I swear to the Fire God An Keli, the Snakeman has never left the Forest of Magic, why should he suffer such a fate .”

"Damn Shaggo." The Rat Man cursed again, "If he hadn't killed the Demon King..."

"Randolph!" The horse caught up with the man at the front, "Hey, His Majesty only asked us to recover the unicorn, and didn't order us to visit the Forest of Magic again!"

"Yes, no." Glynn Randolph is a handsome young man with brown hair and black eyes. He sits high on horseback, and his expression is as arrogant as the rose badge of the Green family on his chest. "But I want to go, and I want to bring Arthur the most Great gift. The Forest of Magic also has the Treant's Tears, which I must get from the Snakeman."

"Listen, friend!" said the man who drove the horse to stop him, "Don't do this, the temple is already dissatisfied with the knights' repeated robbery of the forest, you should stop!"

"Aha." Randolph stopped his horse, and the horse circled around the man. He said, "Let me see who this is, Sieg, the coward of the Zodont family. The Knights only belong to Arthur, and I Only obey the king's orders. The glory of the temple has long since disappeared, and now is the age of knights, and we are more intimidating than wizards. Why should I listen to what a group of old men say?"

"Don't be like this Randolph." Sig pursed his dry lips halfway, "If you insist on your own opinion, the temple will stop providing all the expenses of the Knights."

"See here my friend?" Randolph pointed to the rose on his chest, "The treasury of the Kingdom - Prairie Green. I don't need their tax money, the family is the shield, I don't need it. Now please step aside , I used 'please' because of our acquaintance."

Seeger wanted to say something more, but Randolph had already rode past him.The wilderness is vast, and there is only a little black phantom in the distant Magic Forest.He couldn't turn around and leave, and he also served in the Holy Knight Order, so he could only whip the horse and catch up.

The Knights didn't arrive at the Forest of Magic until late at night, which is close to the Lost Canyon and used to be one of the guards of the Abyss Demon King.Randolph was familiar with the road, and when his torch lifted the darkness and illuminated the heart of the forest, the whole forest echoed the Snakeman's mournful cry.

"I'm here to visit again." Randolph put his sword on his hand and stepped on the rough bark with his boots. He said in a relaxed tone, "Welcome me old friend, this time I will not kill the snake man, I will just The tears of the tree man. The devil once gave the tree man's tears to the snake man for safekeeping. You wear it and thrive in the blessing of the tree man. Look at your snake eggs, it is enough. Now, I want to let This tear belongs to me, do you hear?"

"Get out." There was a rustling sound of wandering in the forest, and the tip of the snake's tail beat against the tree trunk in boredom, singing in unison from all directions, "Get out!"

Randolph threw the torch mercilessly on the ancient trees, the flames flashed his face, and he drew his sword amidst the screams of the trees.

"Unfriendly race, maybe I should continue to teach you how to be polite. Grant, for your newborn little princess, I guess you don't want my sword to be stained with red." Randolph's ears were stung by the wailing of the trees, He narrowed his eyes slightly, and kicked over the tree trunk that was burned by the fire, "Hurry up, Glenn, give me the things, or I will let the Forest of Magic live forever in the bard's memory."

"The butcher." The long-haired man walked out of the fire and stared at Randolph with narrow pupils. "What do you want tree people to cry? Humans don't need help in their love affairs, and you have never had a fertility crisis."

"I know it is the most beautiful gem." Randolph said, "it should belong to my king, not you. The snake people still don't understand what kind of situation they are in. You are dirty and slippery. You seduce human beings with your beauty. You once Children who robbed humans. We are just repeating what you did before, I didn’t even slaughter all your people, you should thank me instead of talking here.”

"Lie!" Glenn's angry snake tail twitched on the ground, stirring up dust and dead leaves, "Lie! Snake people have never left the forest! We don't need to snatch human children! You listen to Shaago's lies, kill them Lord of the Abyss, you weave lies to slander all races! Butcher! Get out of my land! The forest will never forgive you!"

"I like a calm conversation." Randolph stood up straight, "If it doesn't work, I'll be very angry." His handsome face was a little dull, "You make me very angry, Glenn, I won't give you another chance, you Must bear my wrath. Snake people will be slaves forever, forests will burn tonight, and you - oh, your beauty makes me sigh, you can enter with your wives, your daughters, your sons My brothel, I promise you will be the happiest family."

"Randolph!" The forest trembled in the burning, and the snake man hissed away.Glenn's long hair was blown backwards by the flames. He held the wooden cane in his hand and smashed it hard on the ground. The dead leaves suddenly flew up, "I will stand here tonight, even if I die. The snake man is willing to share with the forest." Going to death, the abyss will stare at you and me forever. I am willing to burn my life and offer an immortal light to my departed demon king!"

The hiss of the snake man rolled over like a turbulent wave, the forest trembled violently, even the banshee on the cliff of Yifae was awakened, and the sleeping dragon in the sea of ​​clouds suddenly raised its head and howled angrily.Grenn became bright in the firelight, the tears inlaid on the wooden cane glowed dimly, and his snake tail rolled the wind and waves.

"I saw it." Randolph stared at the white gemstone obsessively, and took his sword steadily toward Grant, "It's really... so beautiful."

In the darkness of the abyss, a heart began to beat slightly.The darkness hides the stars, only the beating of the heart.This beats constantly and gradually becomes vibrant.Breathing begins to appear, from weak to rapid.

When the evil dragon flapped its wings and flew towards the burning forest, and the sharp lament of the banshee shook the abyss, a thorn bird suddenly flew out of the darkness.

The Thorn Bird flew higher and higher, passing through the firelight, passing through the vision of Glenn who was burning.

"Eternal light." Glenn finally said, "My king lives forever."