9. Ice and fire
Merlin and The One, the Crucible of the Universe, have a conversation.
From that ancient furnace, he had heard about the end of another universe, and although it was only a dry and straightforward narrative, the end of everything was still sketched in Merlin's mind.
He left the origin of the universe and walked among the stars, and wherever he looked at them, there were stars flickering.
Even if the stars are realized, they will still grow old after a long time, and eventually become another inconspicuous extinction in the multiverse.
Nothing lasts forever.
After all, everything will eventually decay.
Merlin's figure shuttled through the starlight, and after several phase moves, he came to a very large galaxy at the edge of the universe.
This galaxy is about the same size as the Milky Way, but it has a rather terrifying appearance.
The entire galaxy is frozen.
The surface of each planet was covered with frost, like frozen chocolate balls that had just been taken out of the refrigerator, and the many stars in the galaxy were also frozen in a thick ice shell, and the balls of light were only burning inside.
Just like the smoldering state, the form, which was about to be extinguished, could be seen on the cold shell, like a black, shattered iron ball, with a shining flame, dancing light shooting out of the cracks.
But it did not bring out more light and heat, but highlighted the desperate situation of the arrival of winter.
The closer you get to the interior of the galaxy, the more severe the freezing situation becomes, and on some planets on the outer planets of the galaxy, there are some strange life like frost giants that can live in low temperatures.
But as Merlin progresses towards the core of the frozen galaxy, the life that was born in the cold of winter can no longer exist.
The temperature of this galaxy is close to absolute zero, which is a form in which even atomic activity is frozen, and the temperature of the inner core of the huge galaxy has reached absolute zero.
That's an area where even Merlin isn't immune to cryogenic damage.
He stopped on a frozen planet at the edge of the inner core of the galaxy and looked into the deepest part of the galaxy, where there was only a frost as far as he could see, and a white storm of extreme cold danced on the stars that were united by ice.
They swept across the star at supersonic speeds and then vanished abruptly.
The extremely cold ice cubes formed a white dazzling light, like a round of cold sun, but it did not radiate light and heat, but absorbed all the heat around it.
It's like a monster that swallows warmth and sprays despair.
That's hoarfrost.
The ancient legend that lives in these stars is said to represent the death of one of the five gods born in the stars, the power of death in extreme cold.
The reason for the birth of the entity is to prevent this alien death force from infecting her realm.
The lady was about to fight to the death with the outer god who represented death, but in recent days, it is said that Wade's pursuit has made some progress...
It seems that no matter how powerful a woman is, she is still a woman.
Even if the big war is about to start, it will not prevent them from falling in love.
Thinking of this, Merlin had to mourn for a few seconds for the already dead Sanos.
"Buzz"
The cold wind blew, forming a mass of ice and frost above the frozen sea of ice in front of the raven, and it seemed to have some kind of consciousness, and after appearing, it circled around Merlin a few times like a nimble little animal.
That lively posture has a kind of eccentric meaning.
"Stop making a fuss."
Raven stretched out his hand and patted the throbbing ice mist with a gentle motion, and said:
"I'm coming to see you."
"Buzz"
The ice mist swelled suddenly, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a female body and rushed into Merlin's arms in a throwing embrace, and she hugged the raven and pressed her head to Merlin's chest.
This action suddenly shrouded Merlin's body with a layer of frost visible to the naked eye, as if Merlin's whole person was frozen.
Even the eyebrows and hair were covered in ice slag.
"You have no conscience, it's been so long since you came to see me."
Elsa who was transformed by the power of winter. Miss Bloodstone rubbed her head on Merlin's chest lovingly, like a kitten that could be hugged as long as she wanted.
She pouted, and said to Merlin dissatisfied:
"In vain, I have sacrificed so much for you, and I have lost even my body."
"Your body is still well kept in the mystery house, Xuanlan will take care of it personally, there will be no problems."
Merlin didn't care about the frost that froze on his body, he also reached out to pick up Miss Bloodstone in his arms, and he whispered:
"I wouldn't let you take the risk of merging with hoarfrost if I could, but we've come to this point, and we have to... How are you doing? ”
"Nothing bad."
Miss Bloodstone said in a calm tone:
"The hoarfrost does not resist me, its ontological consciousness is quite chaotic, or it has no ontological consciousness at all, it is entrenched in the stars, neither expanding nor dying, just silently waiting for the day when it will be activated."
"Tyrion. The Blade of Dawn is its master, and when the outer god arrives at the stars, it will become a weapon in the hands of the god of death..."
"Are you sure you can interfere with it?"
Merlin asked softly:
"Or, one layer better, replace it?"
"Yes, yes, but I can't do that."
Elsa replied a little helplessly:
"Once the consciousness of the white frost is completely replaced, the outer god Tyrion will definitely find out for the first time, after all, this is the power that once belonged to him, I can only hide in the consciousness of the white frost and urge it to resist at the most critical moment."
"Well, that's fine."
Merlin nodded, he glanced at the galaxy under the absolute zero blockade, and he said to Elsa:
"You're just a strange soldier who has been arranged, don't force yourself to take risks when you can't do anything, and you don't need to urge White Frost to completely betray the outer gods, I just need White Frost not to cooperate with Tyrion."
"Without the sharp weapon, the destructive power of the outer gods will be greatly weakened, and in the face of other rebels, there is a high possibility of his defeat, after all... He is not as pure and powerful as Cyber. ”
"You have to protect yourself."
Merlin gave Miss Bloodstone a gentle kiss on her cold forehead, and he said:
"Without you, this victory will be meaningless."
"I can't say anything."
Miss Bloodstone grinned and took a step back, her hands raised like a dancing winter elf, her long chilly hair dancing along the icy sea with her throbbing movements.
She said to Merlin:
"Since I promised you, since I want to do something for you, then I will definitely do my best... What if you die? ”
She blinked and said to Merlin:
"We are fake, death is just a dream bubble, as long as we can win this battle, after the stars are reshaped, we will still exist, and in our real form."
"I'm going to stay with you..."
She took Merlin's hand and pulled him to glide across the frozen sea.
Those flying ice dust wrapped around the two of them, reflecting a little bit of light, which was very beautiful, and in the dancing arc of light, the dancing Miss Bloodstone no longer hid her true thoughts.
She said to Merlin:
"After the connection with the white frost, my feelings and humanity are weakened by the passing of each day, and there is nothing unique about this world for me, but only you."
"My love, you alone are the source of my heart."
She put Merlin's finger on her chest, and she whispered:
"This heart, it beats for you, and everything in the world in my eyes is still bright because you exist in this world."
"Do you understand? I'm willing to do everything for you, as long as you can stay with me. ”
The affectionate confession made Raven purse his lips, and a moment later, a pure smile appeared on his frosty face.
He reached out and slid it lightly over Elsa's cold cheeks, and he said:
"I will."
"I will stay with you forever and never leave."
"Hmph, don't believe it!"
Miss Bloodstone took a step back suddenly, she looked at Merlin, and she said:
"Unless you swear an oath... You can't just disappear like last time. ”
"Okay."
Merlin held up two fingers and put them on his forehead, and he said in a gentle tone:
"I swear, I will never leave you, I will never let you live alone in that real world, now, are you satisfied?"
"Hey."
Miss Bloodstone leapt from the ground, like a koala, and threw herself into Merlin's arms.
She put her arms around Merlin's neck, leaned down, and left a hot kiss on Merlin's cheek that was close to absolute zero.
She said:
"I love you the most, millions, millions... Don't leave me..."
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"Yo, it's crazy."
As Merlin left the White Frost System and leapt into the stars, a dazzling golden flame erupted before his eyes.
In the midst of the firelight, a phoenix-like light spread its wings, and in an instant, it crossed countless distances and fell in front of Merlin's eyes.
Between the firelight, Jean, dressed in a green and gold battle suit and with long burgundy hair. Grey appears in the dead silence of the stars.
As soon as she fell, several asteroids in the distance began to burn, which was the result of Phoenix Girl's control of the heat.
She leaned against the flames burning behind her, her hands apologetic, like a thug, and whistled badly at Merlin, Jean's eyes full of teasing.
Merlin had a residual kiss mark on his cheek, and a hot kiss at absolute zero was not so easy to withstand.
"Do you men think with your lower body?"
Jean shrugged her shoulders and said:
"I doubt that if Elsa still had a physical presence at this time, would you have had a passion on the ice? It's a great feeling to hold a popsicle, right? Do you want me to use my body to keep you warm? ”
Speaking of this, Jean also pretended to strike a seductive pose, she licked her lips, hooked her fingers at Merlin, and said:
"Seeing that everyone is dying, this last moment of madness, I don't resist."
"Forget it."
Merlin touched his cold cheeks, he straightened his collar for a long time, and said to the phoenix girl in front of him:
"Stop hiding your inner loss with a hippie smile, looking at your ex-boyfriend who loves you deeply and a woman who is exactly like you, it must be uncomfortable to enter the palace of marriage, right?"
Raven said in a strange tone:
"I'm still wondering, on the day Cyclops and the Red Queen got married, why didn't you go and overturn the church and burn everyone present..."
"Did you know that the professor approached me in advance, and if you go crazy on the spot, he will ask me for help?"
"Shut up! Shut up if you can't speak! ”
Jean's face was very ugly.
She pursed her lips and said to Merlin angrily:
"It's just a man, if I want, it's a lot! I am a phoenix, and without the fire of emotion, I will not be bound by mortal thoughts and feelings. ”
There was milky white fire light beating in Qin's eyes, and the heat emitted from her body began to spread, and those golden-red phoenix fires beat even more violently.
Merlin thought it would be better for him not to provoke the woman anymore.
"Ahem, don't talk about that."
The raven coughed lightly twice, and he said to the phoenix girl in front of him:
"The time is almost up, even if you don't show up, I will go to you, for the same reason as I looked for Elsa, I want to make sure that the fusion form of you and the phoenix will not be discovered by Cyber, right?"
"Probably not."
Jean was also a little lacking in confidence.
Glancing at the flames burning around her, she said:
"I've done my best to deeply integrate with the Phoenix, this is the limit of what I can do at the moment, and when I put my self-consciousness into hibernation, it is the consciousness of the Phoenix born of me that will dominate everything."
"In that case, I'm not there."
Jean moved her fingers, and she said to Merlin:
"So it shouldn't be discovered, but in this case, I need a process of awakening, and I need you to leave a sign in my heart, preferably the kind where the souls of both sides are connected."
"As long as I urge the Dao sign at the critical moment, I can wake up immediately and seize control of the Phoenix Fire."
Jean pointed to her forehead, and she said:
"You have to come to this in person, this is the safest way."
"Okay."
Merlin stepped forward, he raised his finger, and the hexagonal crystal set in his forehead began to glow.
With Merlin's fingers on Qin's forehead, after the Phoenix Girl let go of the spiritual barrier, he easily jumped into Qin's thoughts.
It was a green grassy land, blue space, cloudless, and a gentle wind blowing in the face, making the whole grassland sway.
The scenery is stunning.
This means that Qin's inner world has become complete, and she will no longer enter a state of collapse and loss of control due to the interference of external things.
"It's a beautiful view."
Merlin sighed, then crouched down, leaving a colorful and shining soul sign on the grass, like an alarm clock, which could wake up the sleeping piano in a short time.
"That's it!"
Merlin turned to look at Jean behind him, and then his eyes became strange.
Behind him, Jean was doing weird things.
"What are you undressing for?"
Merlin sensed that something was wrong, and he said:
"I'm leaving! There's someone waiting for me at home. ”
"Don't even think about it!"
In the spirit world of the Phoenix Girl, the piano that did not have a wisp of the piano snapped her fingers lightly, and Merlin, who entered her spiritual world, was restrained in place.
Jean swayed her body, plucked her long hair and stepped forward, she put her hand on Merlin's cheek, and she said generously:
"I'm in a bad mood and need to vent..."
"Just sacrifice it, for the sake of how much I've done for you, and for the sake of taking such a big risk."
She laid her head on Merlin's shoulder, and kissed her gently on the raven's earlobe, and she whispered in Merlin's ear in a warm tone:
"Don't worry, it won't be long, and your wives won't find out."
"Everything that happens in the spiritual world has nothing to do with reality."
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