[APH Mega Bu Ying Lu Zhong] Fools' Carnival

"From me is the way into the city of misery;

From me is the way into eternal pain;

From me is the way into the crowd of eternal doom.

Justice touched my 'Supreme Creator';

'divine power', 'supreme wisdom',

And 'primordial love' made me.

Before me, nothing was created,

Only eternal things; and I am eternal:

You who walk in here, give up all hope. "

——"Divine Comedy"

There are no stars on a full moon night, and there is only one eye-like moon in the boundless darkness. The moon silently watches the barren land. A child can only see the same scene after walking barefoot for three days and three nights.So tired, unwilling to move on, the ground turned into an ocean, and the children who fell into the ocean couldn’t feel anything, be it the sound, the temperature, or even the pain. There was no horn of salvation, floating, drifting with the current, Empty, even the soul itself is gradually withering.

The shadow of a small boat crossed the water, the butterfly wings fluttered, the moonlight shattered into thousands of pieces, the flute played melodiously, the child looked up and stretched out his hands to the world.

"Steve..."

The first thing I felt was pain, which slowly spread from a point on the temple, the scalp could feel the blood vessels throbbing, the burning sensation between tearing and burning spread all over the brain, as if there was a piece of sandpaper stuck in the throat, wanting He couldn't spit out, his teeth were clenched tightly, his tongue stuck to his palate, and his body was numb and unable to move, as if Matthew had only one head left in the magma and was in dire straits.Steve seemed to be looking at him from somewhere, he tried to open his eyes, in a blur, the surrounding environment turned into a bad abstract painting, messy color blocks crowded together in a disorderly manner, completely meaningless, he Blinking hard again, as if gaining strength from it, and then finding out that my glasses are gone, is awesome.

The ground under him bumped for a while, and Matthew realized that he was not sitting on the real ground, but a carriage.The tinnitus weakened, and it was only then that Matthew remembered that he still had hearing. The broken voices slowly joined together, and only after careful listening could they recall their meaning, the crying of a baby, and whispering like mosquitoes.Matthew hooked his fingers, his palm was so numb that it was unbearable. His arm twitched and touched a warm object. Matthew looked over subconsciously, and a pair of eyes were staring at him. Seeing these eyes, Matthew felt a little bit Touched, at least he is not dead.

Matthew clucked his neck like an owl, looked around, and felt his heart beating erratically against his chest.That's right, a truck compartment, dark and full of people, including himself, and a few pregnant women among them, the compartment is rusty and smells like excrement?A group of children huddled up there, like little animals warming in winter. A little girl leaned on Matthew's shoulder and shivered. Matthew thought over and over again, and after confirming that he was sane, he couldn't help but think:

where is this?

The heart rhythm machine is working normally, and the moving green line in the middle of the screen is slightly more dense, which is faster than the normal heart rate. If this abnormal heart rate is maintained for a long time, the blood circulation may not be smooth and the body will fail.Wang Yao put his hand on the glass of the isolation ward, and in the room lay the sleeping Ivan. Such a scene is not uncommon for a foreigner. Most of the consequences of losing control of his abilities are death and destruction. Whether Wan's ability might have an impact on others, they must isolate Ivan-this is the "lunatic asylum" located in the underground air-raid shelter in the Sacramento area and affiliated to the Alien Association. People will be killed by the detectors they carry outside or quickly killed by the Self-Defense Forces.

"It's really like Snow White in the crystal coffin." Wang Yao left the transparent tempered glass room prepared for the runaway aliens, and took the elevator up to the first floor.As soon as the elevator door opened, Lin Xiaomei, who had been waiting for a long time, came up to her and said in a low voice: "Sir, the bad news is that Mr. Alfred and Mr. Matthew were not found in the carpet search of the alien area. Moreover, we also found This." She presented a pair of broken glasses, which looked like Matthew's.

"Tsk, it's really messing me up." Wang Yao unavoidably combed the back of his head with his hands a little irritably, and undid the braid to let the hair hang down, "Don't tell Hao Jing about this in advance, he is still busy with the election, the missing part Someone must be doing it? Call them all or someone will go crazy."

Arthur was sitting alone in a closed, smoky room, with cigarette butts in the ashtray, closed curtains, no one to see, and he couldn't get close to anyone until he regained his senses.The main problem is his psychic ability, the supernatural ability to curse, and when he himself is in a state of pain, he can also cause subtle adverse effects on others.It is something similar to a psychological suggestion. Normal people around you may just feel weird when it is running, while depressed people will behave more intensely. In severe cases, they may even vomit, have headaches, and become more suicidal, but after all, it is Very few.Arthur hated this power that was unknowingly born in his teenage years. Not only did it hurt others, but it was this ability that pushed Alfred and Matthew into the fire pit again and again.

"Tuk tuk tuk." There was a knock on the door, Arthur ignored it, the door opened, it was Francis.Arthur glanced at him: "Don't come here, or I'll make you vomit."

"Sorry," Francis stood at the door and raised his hands in surrender. Today, he tied his slightly curly blond hair on his shoulders, reflecting the trembling light with the movement of his arms, "I just want to tell you that Wang Yao has already started to arrange , and you better have some breakfast—oh my god, it tastes terrible..." He tossed a bag of toast, and Arthur caught it and tore it open and took a bite: "You're fucking. Long-winded." Francis spread his hands: "I thought what I said was concise and clear enough, it seems that you are still not ready to leave this small broken black house and tobacco."

"When I come out," Arthur tore off a piece of bread viciously with his teeth, "I'll take the heads of the bastards who kidnapped them and put them on the grill, then pluck your beard and stuff them Go into the trunk and lock it, and finally strangle myself.” Francis applauded “slapping”: “Wow, it’s horrible, but you feed your poor belly first. By the way, your dark circles are very smoky Makeup." Arthur rubbed his eyes vigorously.

"How does it feel, can you control it?" "I hope my ability can go to hell." "Why do you reject it so much? It's part of you, but you haven't found the right way to use it yet." "What do you think Is this thing useful?" "Of course, it's emotional sharing. In this way, even if you refuse to show weakness, others can feel that you are in a bad mood. It's a level of empathy." Francis told a cold joke.

"Fuck you." Arthur hung his head angrily, "Don't say these things are useless." Francis sniffed and snapped his fingers: "Then let's be pragmatic and analyze the current situation. We went back at six o'clock last night. I went to the dormitory for dinner, and played cards until around 07:30. Ivan went to Wang Yao's side. At eight o'clock, while you were away, little Al and little Matthew went out. They told me that they just went around the neighborhood. You can ask Ms. Lin. From 08:30 to 09:30, Ivan’s ability was out of control. We just went out to find someone, but found nothing at [-]:[-]. When we came back, we asked someone to help us find it. It stopped at eleven o'clock, and then you locked yourself in the room all the time. Miss Lin showed me something this morning. It was Matthew's glasses, which fell on a tree-lined path that was a bit remote and hard to find nearby. , and the report shows that they are no longer in the alien area."

Arthur scratched his messy hair: "They started to arrange, I want to see them. This is premeditated, ordinary police will not care about us." Francis coughed lightly and sat cross-legged on the spot: "I I have a hunch that they are no longer in the Sacramento area, and the result will be available after searching the ordinary area this afternoon. But why did this happen? Where can they be taken?"

"Victims of accidents often don't know why." Arthur tilted his head. "I will find them wherever they are, absolutely." He clenched his fists, and Francis began to think about another thing: Ivan's Is the loss of ability related to the disappearance of the twins?According to his abilities, Alfred is more likely to come back, but Matthew... They must find out the truth as soon as possible, the slightest damage to the twins is unbearable.

"Come on." Francis stepped forward and pulled Arthur out of the room.

"My name is Alfred F. Jones. How about you?" Alfred leaned against the cold and damp wall of the carriage with his knees in his arms, and turned to ask a boy with blond hair next to him.The boy was only in his teens, with disheveled clothes, a dignified face, and a pair of big green eyes. He propped up one leg and rested his head on it, and glanced at Alfred like alms before replying: " Vash Zwingli."

Alfred looked around the dark carriage and the lifeless crowd, and turned to ask Waxiu: "Okay, Waxiu, do you know where this is? Or where are we going to be transported?" Waxiu frowned and threw it at Alfred Reid gave a strange look, and said old-fashionedly: "Listen, newcomer, don't ask such idiot questions that have no answer, no one here can answer you."

Alfred shrugged: "Okay, then you know how you got here, right?" Vashiu remained silent, ignoring Alfred, Alfred looked around again, confirmed There was only a crying little girl beside him, so he leaned over to get close to Waxiu again: "To be honest, your name is very similar to my brother, we are brothers, like twins, he was with me originally, but Now it seems that we are separated, I don't know where he is. There are all aliens here, and you are also aliens, so do you have brothers and sisters?"

"It's so noisy." Vaxiu covered his ears.Alfred pushed his glasses, which were fortunately intact despite being attacked: "That should be there. Maybe we were unlucky, my brother and I were walking well on the road and somehow ran into those people ——Those bad guys in masks, and then we were knocked out, how about you?" Alfred never thought that he would say the word "unlucky" one day.

Washiu remained silent for a long time before speaking: "You really don't understand anything. Most of the people here have been imprisoned for several years. We are used as commodities, circulated among ordinary people, and sometimes we are imprisoned in horrible prisons. Sometimes it just evaporates." Alfred looked down, and there was a red scar on Waxiu's ankle: "Wow, Arkham Asylum."

Vashi obviously didn't understand Alfred's shrewdness, and continued to say seriously: "Since you are here, you should be mentally prepared, don't think about your brother, you will never see each other again, please ask yourself " After that, he buried his face weakly, Alfred stared at the back of his head, and stopped asking questions empathetically.But, can't see Matthew?It's impossible, Alfred won't let it happen.

There was a jolt in the carriage, and the girls were so frightened that they held hands and leaned into a ball. The brown-skinned girl clasped her hands together, tears welling from the corners of her eyes, and she muttered: "My Lord is alive, please use your divine power to save us from the sea of ​​suffering..." Al Fred watched all this through his glasses, quietly waiting for the time to pass.

"Vanya."

Ivan put down his rotten oars, stood up from the sinking boat and walked to the frozen sea of ​​ice. The white ice surface was covered with beautiful cracks. Wiping off the hoarfrost with his feet, he could see the blue ice cubes like large crystals , There are old cotton-like dark clouds piled up in the sky, swallowing the sunlight layer by layer. At the sea level, there seems to be no difference between the sky and the water. If you sail to the end of the world, you will be able to turn around and sail in the air.The sea wind howled, and Ivan walked forward. His bare feet didn't feel cold, but a kind of heat connected with his blood. The white robe dragged on the ice, reminding him of ill-fitting hospital gowns.

There is a bare ice tree in the middle of the ocean, which has grown magnificently and hugely over time. Even if you look up and stretch your neck, you can’t see the top of the tree. Ivan knows that it is the World Tree, and each branch represents a future, a kind of Fate, and the maiden on the tree calls to him: "Vanya, come here."

Ivan stepped forward to caress the girl's long hanging skirt. It was like a waterfall formed by clouds, or like a mist floating gently. Sophia, wearing a flower crown, fell lightly from the branch and was caught by Ivan's hand carefully. Keep on ice.She stood there like a ballet dancer, only her toes touched the ground, she smiled and opened her hands, Ivan hugged her and sighed deeply: "Sister, long time no see."

Ivan has grown into a strong adult man, but Sophia is still a thin girl in his dream, not even reaching his shoulders.After all, she was so young when she passed away, she will never grow up again, can no longer hug and kiss her lover, and can no longer drag a white wedding dress through the beautiful red carpet amidst flowers and blessings.Ivan let go of Sophia, and she looked up at Ivan with her lake-like quiet green eyes, her whole face was flushed with happiness: "Ah, our Vanya has grown up, tell my sister that you are happy now ?"

"It's neither happy nor sad, sister." Ivan turned his head and looked around the frozen sea for thousands of miles. The scenery here represented his inner world, "Because there is nothing here." Sophia shook her head: "No Yes, you still have a lot of things you haven't discovered. There are many things that can be hidden under the ice."

"If that's the case, it's not bad." Ivan bent down like a docile polar bear, picked up Sophia in one hand, and began to climb the thick World Tree.Sophia put her arms around his neck and whispered in his ear: "Vanya, you came here for a reason, you have to find the twins, and a bright future. There are people out there who need you .”

Ivan found a branch he wanted, and climbed over to put Sophia down, and sat there himself, and the two of them looked into the distance at the same time.Ivan said: "I understand that I don't belong to the world over there, but other people's wishes have pulled me over there. If possible, I also want to leave something there. I want to get someone , a person who can support me. I will draw many paintings, which contain not only the future, but also myself.”

"Yes, you will do it. Now, let's wait and see what happens." Sophia closed her eyes. At this time, the clouds cleared and the fog cleared, and a huge golden sun emerged mightily. From her almost transparent hair, she was dyed brilliant gold, as if it would disappear into the air at any time.The ice sea gradually cracked and collapsed, the sea was choppy, and the boat was swallowed by the sea in a blink of an eye. Ivan stared at Sophia intently, watching her solidify into an incredible painting at this moment:

"Sister, look, this world is really beautiful."

Something is very wrong.It's like a precise jigsaw puzzle, nothing is missing.Matthew covered his face with his hands, took deep breaths over and over again, something nasty happened, he was kidnapped, he didn’t know where he was, strange environment, strange people, Alfred disappeared, Steve couldn’t speak, Make every day not work, make the earth not work.But he must keep calm, for the safety of you and others, don’t panic in case of disaster, escape from the scene in time or call the rescue hotline... Go to his safety manual for elementary school students.

"Are you okay?" Matthew gently patted the girl next to her, who was panting "hissing" and trembling all over.The girl raised her face, revealing a pair of wet eyes containing worry, her face was surprisingly red: "Thank you, I'm fine." Matthew tentatively asked: "You seem to have a fever, will someone come to treat you ?” The girl shook her head: “I’ll just bear it.” Matthew sighed: “I’m sorry, but do you know where this is? I don’t remember how I got here.”

"They got you in last night, and you were in a coma for a long time. This is the inside of the van, and they're going to take us away, maybe to Washington State, maybe to Utah... I don't understand either, I just told you My brother is separated." The girl began to sob softly, and someone in the carriage began to cry again as if responding.Matthew tried to comfort her: "Don't worry too much, okay? I just separated from my brother, but it will get better. Go to sleep first, and you will be better when you sleep." Matthew took off his coat and covered her. , suddenly felt that this scene seemed familiar.The girl pulled the clothes together: "Thank you, my name is Erica, if we are still together at the end of the truck, I will definitely find a way to repay you, for sure."

"Don't think about that, go to sleep." Matthew thought for a while and said, "My name is Matthew, nice to meet you." The girl closed her eyes tiredly, and Matthew looked around. Most people had already fallen asleep. It seemed that It's getting late now, and he should also take a good rest and recharge his batteries to face the worsening of things.However, after closing his eyes and waiting for a long time, sleep still did not fall on Matthew. He felt a little broken. Sleep was his last line of defense. He really wanted to talk to Steve, but there was no mirror here.

Alf, where is Alf?Matthew felt a throbbing pain in his heart, a fear he hadn't experienced in a long time.This carriage seemed to be passive. Matthew sat in it and felt dizzy, his limbs were weak, and even his passive invisibility ability was useless. No wonder no one used his ability to escape.

After an unknown amount of time, the truck stopped, the door opened, and fresh air poured in. Matthew suddenly turned his head and looked out. The "Penguin" mask.The women woke up one after another, and numbly lowered their heads to pretend to be inconspicuous. People outside the car were shaking their flashlights back and forth while discussing miscellaneously. Matthew's hands twitched due to tension, and he moved slightly. After a while, someone immediately took a photo of him: "Be honest, don't move around!" Matthew will see clearly now, each of them is equipped with a gun, what do they want to do?

"The five over there, get down, everyone else stay here." The five women and children half pushed and half got out of the car, and were pointed at by the "Penguin Man". It seems that ordinary people are really afraid of supernatural powers.A woman slipped out in the chaos, and the "Penguin" rushed up and gave her the butt of a gun. Everyone held their breath and did not dare to speak. Matthew turned around to block Erica's terrified eyes.It's a shame it's human trafficking and abuse it's the most shameful crime and none of them can stop it and nobody outside can help them all this ugly stuff is happening in the shadows of the world and society acquiesces took it.

When Matthew probed to see the scene outside the car, the door was closed.Before it was completely sealed, Matthew saw a little through the crack of the door, a large building surrounded by walls, with many large spotlights on the roof, reminiscent of prisons or mental hospitals, he white face, the darkness fell again.

Matthew and Alfred once chatted about what to do if they were imprisoned in such a place by bad guys like in the movie. Alfred said that he would definitely escape and blow up the place, while Matthew Said, I hope I don't go mad before I'm rescued.He's busy now.