Chapter 197 Possible Branch
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Lu Ke opened his eyes and saw a familiar room.
The hollow-carved window, the simple and plain room, is decorated with a few pots of flowers and plants in front of the window. This is the room where he and Terela currently live, but there is no one inside.
He closed his eyes and then appeared in another room filled with magic books and magic devices.
The anxiety on Luke's face here is clear. He frowned, and big drops of sweat seeped and dripped from his face. He kept writing various formulas on the scratch paper, turning them into various abstract and bizarre forms. The drawings trying to understand time are obviously in the wrong state.
“Wait for me, Terela, I’m almost done with the research. Wait for me, wait for me.”
“You should say goodbye to me properly at this time. ..."
Telaila, who was lying on the bed next to her, was older and more decayed than she is now. Her face was as gray as the end of the living, and she looked at Luke with a complaining and conniving look.
But her husband, who was caught in extreme circumstances, did not hear her words at all.
Slowly, she closed her eyes and quietly lost her life.
Next to him, Luke was still making various attempts and efforts. Because he was focusing all his attention on research, he didn't even notice Terela's death and was still mumbling. .
“It’ll be quick, don’t worry, it’ll be quick!”
After glancing at the manuscript paper, Luke shook his head. He was on the wrong path in this world.
“Not this future.”
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On a summer night, the refreshing cool breeze blew their bodies .
Luke hugged the old Terela tightly, and the two sat cuddled on the grass. Countless flowers bloomed around them, and they were so beautiful that they were eye-catching.
In the sky, countless meteors fell like silver ribbons, as if it was raining from the stars in the sky, and as if the painter of the universe was spreading silvery colors on the dark canvas.
"Such a scene is so familiar."
Teila half-closed her eyes, her face full of nostalgia, and her tone was soft, "Fifty years have passed since then."
The same meteor shower of half a century, the same magic in the flower field, the same Luke by my side, the only difference is that my life is constantly passing by.
“Did I take good care of you?”
Luke kissed Terela gently on her old face, “You dedicated your life to me, but you only got me. A small amount of time in life.”
“The life of a human is different from the life of an elf. You have done a good job.” Telela tried to open her eyes.
"Do you remember what you said back then? You asked me what you would do if I died?"
"Now I can give you the answer."
Telaila looked at Luke with nostalgia and showed a relieved smile: "Let's start a new life. Meet new people and have new friends. If you want, it's no problem to find a new partner."
Lu Ke smiled, "Aren't you jealous?"
"You won't be jealous after you die."
Teleira's voice was extremely weak, as if all her strength was exhausted after saying this sentence.
“It’s hard to say. Flamel’s manuscript mentioned that souls do exist in the area where Lord Oed’s city is located in the far north.”
Telaila did not answer. .
“The last trip has not been completed yet. I actually want to take you on a good trip. The northern countries have been recovered. We can choose a spring season to go there and stay in every city along the way. Mark it.”
The person in his arms still didn’t respond.
So Luke also fell silent.
After dawn, Luke placed his lover who was gradually losing warmth on the flower field, touched the mirror lotus ring in his hand, and looked at the sun gradually rising from the horizon and spoke calmly.
“Having a partner is enough.”
This time Terela left with a smile and a little bit of reluctance, and Luke chose to accompany her. Walking the last journey was like accompanying Amir.
"Are you satisfied with just this?"
Luke, who had been staring intently for a long time, retracted his gaze, turned and left the branch.
He will not approve of such an ending.
With countless branches, there is always a way out.
He wants to observe again, again, and again.
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if-2077
“I know you are watching.”
“Reverse the future observation magic, and continue to deduce the future, If there are countless possibilities in the future, then my behavior now is not crazy. "
This Luke has calm eyes and clear mind. He clearly lists out the relevant aspects of his research bit by bit, detailing every detail. Speak clearly and let out a sigh after finishing the explanation.
"I don't know if this is useless work, and I don't know if it's all conjecture, but I'm still willing to try."
"This is all the results I have achieved in the past hundred years. There is not much progress, but I hope I can help you."
He chuckled and stretched out his hand to the air, "No matter which time and space, no matter which world, no matter whether this is a fantasy or not, Luke will always believe in Luke, Luke will always Will help Luke."
"Even if it is only a trivial possibility, am I right?"
Unable to be seen, Luke reached out his hand silently, facing the void. Luke shook it once, wrote down the knowledge, and bowed slightly.
Then, he slowly exited this branch.
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“I believe in the goddess and interpret the entire holy book.”
“The iron of this world The law is that life cannot be changed, no matter what you try, the result is destined.”
Luke, who was wearing a gorgeous magic robe, walked to the cemetery. He placed a bouquet of star flowers in front of Terela's tomb, then took off the ring in his hand and placed it on the tombstone. His body became much more relaxed.
Lu Ke returned to their residence and looked at the two exquisite statues. After looking at them for a while, he gently raised his hand.
The torrent of magic shattered the sculpture that was promised to stay at the end of time. He looked at the sky speechlessly, as if breaking his own shackles, turned and left. "It's time to start a new journey."
Watching his back go away, Luke slowly shook his head.
"And my journey continues."
......
Countless possibilities flow into my mind, Lu Ke who gives up, Lu Ke who persists, Lu Ke who stagnates Ke, Lu Ke, working together.
Memories flooded into his brain one after another, giving Luke a splitting headache.
On the contrary, he felt that his emotions seemed to be becoming more and more indifferent, and even the anxiety in his heart was reduced a lot.
Observing the timeline from a god-like perspective makes the spirit much tougher, while the human heart gradually becomes numb. This is a side effect that I don’t know whether to call it a side effect.
Lu Ke opened his eyes expressionlessly and waved his hand to burn the manuscript in front of him.
After observing countless timelines. He learned a truth.
Time is a chasm, and research without an intermediate bridge will not lead to any conclusion. It would take hundreds or even thousands of years for me to develop the time magic I want, let alone within Terela’s lifetime. Finish.
Several years of hard work were in vain, and he needed to find another source.
Luke shifted his gaze to the shadow at the corner and spoke softly.
"Come out, I know you are here."
A big demon in a cloak slowly emerged from the shadows.
He walked towards Luke, knelt down on one knee and lowered his head when the two were three to five meters apart.
"Sir, what are your orders?"
"Why do you have such an attitude towards me."
Luke asked Shurahat coldly. Even though the demons have been stable for decades, Shurahat still helped him. The demons still can't be trusted.
“Because you are the key to the Demon King realizing his long-cherished wish.”
“What wish does he have?”
Sulahat buried his head lower, “He hopes Demons and humans coexist peacefully."
"It's not an exaggeration to say it's a fantasy."
Lu Ke sneered, and he learned about the current big demons from the future. Still staying in the Demon King's City, it was obvious that he was only restricted by the Demon King, and he already seemed very impatient and might rebel at any time.
Sulahat did not refute, but raised his head and looked at Luke with indifferent to ruthless eyes.
"Sir, do you know the demons?"
Lu Ke read out the contents of the holy book step by step: "The demons are the most disgusted children of the goddess. They are the filth of all in the world. Gathering, cold-blooded and cruel, ruthless and cunning."
"You wouldn't believe this, right?"
Lu Ke's tone was cold: "It is a very common method to stigmatize the enemy."
A bunch of magic with a warm and bright atmosphere Appearing from Shorahat's fingertips, the child known as the most disgusted by the goddess used the monk's healing magic, also known as goddess magic, although it was a bit difficult to perform.
"You are right. The goddess is impartial to any race, and the gods will only watch everything from above...that is how it should be."
Shurahat stopped. With these words, he removed the magic from his hands and spoke calmly.
“As long as you believe in the goddess, the goddess will give you gifts, whether you are a human, an elf or a demon.”
“It’s just that demons are extremely self-centered creatures, and almost all demons don’t even believe in it. I can't even pass the test of the existence of the goddess, let alone belief in the goddess. Even I can barely use the lowest level of goddess magic."
"Demons are such creatures, they have no emotions, no. I understand malice but don’t understand hatred. Apart from a little resistance to death, the demons do whatever they want, and the same goes for the big demons including me.”
Suraha said this. Te stopped and gave Luke time to digest. After a while, he continued to speak: "There is only one exception among the entire demon clan, and that is the Demon King."
"He has broken through the limits of the demon clan. An existence that truly possesses human emotions, full of joy, anger, sorrow, and fear. He sincerely hopes that the war between humans and demons can end.”
After hearing this, Luke reacted, "The Demon King thinks I can end the war between demons and humans?"
Sulahat said calmly, "You can understand it that way."
"I I will not speak for the demons. When I am strong enough, I will only choose to completely destroy the demons."
"That is what the demon king wants to see," Shorahat said slowly. He stood up and retreated step by step into the shadows, "And you want to take action now, don't you? For the sake of Mahat, the golden land."
After seeing through his thoughts, Lu Ke's face darkened: "Your vision of the future is better than mine. See more, what are you hiding?"
"I will leave you a message when I die, that day will come soon"
The big demon will disappear. In the shadows.
Lu Ke pursed his lips and turned back to the room.
He looked at Terela's older appearance on the bed, and made up his mind completely, choosing a possibility that he didn't dare to see the result of.
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The next day, when Terela woke up, she found herself lying on a slightly swaying carriage.
Rising from the cushion, she opened the curtain of the carriage and saw Luke as the groom.
Aware of the sight behind him, Luke turned around and smiled at her.
“Wake up, let’s sleep more.”
The smile on the elf’s face that she hadn’t seen for many years made Terela slightly startled, “Where are we going?”< br>
Lu Ke turned his head away, "Let's continue the unfinished trip that year, let's go to the northernmost part of the northern countries."
Teila asked hesitantly: "Ode? "
Lu Ke nodded lightly, "Ode."
The northernmost place, Demon King City Ode."
(End of this chapter)