Apocalypse Flower (1)

  "When I came here, there were houses around this area, but suddenly they all disappeared. How could that be?"

  "Yes, there is indeed a residential area nearby, but everything has become eerie since a month ago. I don't know why, but every time I go to the lake where the fish monster is, people are no longer seen, and it's starting to get scary!"

  "Is it because of that fish monster?"

  "At first, no one knew it was a fish monster, because the people here were too self-enclosed. If there wasn't a special reason, they wouldn't go out, and even during the day, they would often close their doors tightly. But since the fish monster appeared, those people became even more afraid to go out!"

  A young man and a little girl were walking along the street in a residential area chatting as they walked.

  "Where are you taking me next?"

  "Didn't I tell you? My home!" The little girl said this as she paused in her steps, looked at the young man beside her, and then pressed her lips tightly together, lowering her voice to say: "I know who you are, which is why I especially invited you to my home. My wish isn't big, I just hope to be able to live a peaceful and uneventful life without any disputes or disturbances from those monsters. I hope someone will appear who can change this world!"

  Change the world?

  Does she already know her identity?

  Will your own secrets be leaked out?

  What if I just leave like this and the kid blurts it out, and then follows me without my noticing to find out where I live now?

  "I was just kidding! Brother, you don't have to be so nervous! Me? I've been told by my mother since I was a kid that I'm a neurotic girl who daydreams all the time!" The little girl looked at the boy's slightly uneasy expression and pretended not to care, sticking out her tongue and giggling.

  This inexplicably strange small forest...

  The monster in the river...

  A somewhat disheveled girl in front of me...

  Seems innocent but actually has no idea what she's thinking...

  Are they really harmless? Can we really trust them?

  That's not home at all! The destination we arrived at is not home at all!

  Some dusty and some wood-shaving-like things were floating in the air... even with a hint of blood smell...

  Some withered wood and broken branches, some bricks, tiles and paper scraps are scattered all over the ground, and there is a ghostly smell in the dark corners!

  "This..."

  Why did this child bring himself here? Lutz was thinking about what when the little girl suddenly knelt down, kneeling on a broken and worn-out wooden board that had originally been smooth leather, looking at Lutz with a gaze that was both reverent and pleading, with an unspeakable sorrow in her eyes!

  Luo Zi's icy blue pupils suddenly constricted, as if something had suddenly struck his chest, burning so fiercely that it seemed to scorch the floorboards!

  "Please become the king! Please change this world! Because..." The girl, overcome with emotion, blurted out in a rush, her eyes revealing a thread of anxiety and sincerity. Then she spoke from the heart, but almost couldn't get the words out, so she lowered her voice and looked at the young man: "Regardless of whether you like that princess or not, we all hope you can be our king! And regardless of whether you'll marry that princess or not, we all hope for someone to appear who can change this world!"

  Change?

  Right! It's time for a change! Xinzhen always yells that this country is already rotten to the core, if it can't be reborn with a new look, more people will die, and everyone's fate will be stained with deep whiteness!

  "I'll give you something!"

  "What?" The little girl looked at the boy in front of her with some surprise as he suddenly squatted down.

  Wrapped in a purple swallowtail, his slender figure was shrouded, yet it couldn't conceal the melancholy in his eyes and the dazzling light that outshone the sun. His lips seemed to be tightly pursed even when he wasn't speaking. His cherry blossom-like hair scattered an intoxicating fragrance, but the purple swallowtail also had a mysterious and noble aura. When the youth crouched down, he gently removed a small ball from his neck. This small ball was actually no different in shape from a marble, but it had been by Loth's side since childhood!

  Then the chain with small balls hanging on it was stuffed into the girl's hand...

  "What is this?" The girl looked at the exceptionally handsome big brother in front of her with a puzzled expression.

  "This is Little Star! It's also a gift from Mother, and it contains my wish!" The young man looked at the slightly awkward little girl, helping her put it on while continuing to say: "When I was younger, I would always study alone, and since I couldn't see Mother, she gave me this thing that I don't even know if it's just an ordinary glass ball. Inside, there's a piece of grass with four leaves, and at the time, they said that if you looked at it in a bright place, it would glow. When I made the wish for Mother to be by my side, the sun shone down and it really did glow! And Mother really was by my side! It was a green light, the light of hope!"

  It was just a trick to fool the child, but it wasn't until later that she found out her mother had made an exception and asked the emperor if she could stay with her...

  Wishes are just spiritual sustenance for a certain kind of substance!

  "I wish my home could go back to the beginning, my parents could come back to life, and my sister could return to my side. Is that possible?" As if she had deciphered Luo Zi's inner sorrowful emotions, the little girl felt an overwhelming urge to cry when looking at this glass ball called 'Little Star'.

  Man is an animal that likes to stick to old ways!

  Even cold-blooded animals miss the warmth they once had!

  I will! My mother will! This little girl in front of me will! Everything will!

  "Little Star" is called "Little Star" because it's just a star that belongs to oneself, a small wish planted in one's own heart since childhood. Every wish hopes to come true like the wishes made under a night sky full of shooting stars... and they all do!

  The little girl felt her face being gently touched by a pair of slender and warm hands at this moment, and when she looked up, she saw the icy blue eyes that had returned to their warmth and sincerity, no longer cold as they were at first sight. Those eyes seemed to have a shocking meaning, and the determination revealed at this moment was like a magnetic field that immediately affected her body and mind. "Don't be afraid! I'll help you get back everything you've lost, no matter what the cost is, brother will help you! Don't worry! So stand up! Don't kneel anymore!"