一秒记住【笔趣阁】xbiquge365，更新快，无弹窗！

“砰砰砰！”

“噼里啪啦！”

“咣咣咣！”就只是转眼工夫，三只伪王级白甲黑嘴邪蛛都被火爪猿魂挥爪轰中，这些家伙随即坠落在地，摔得七荤八素。

“吱吱吱??唧唧唧??”

眼看着自己...

AsIapproachedthefigure,itsbackstillturnedtous,Aetheragrabbedmyarmandpulledmetoastop.Hereyesithfear,herfacepaleintheflickeringlight.

“What‘swrong?“Iasked,tryingtokeepmyvoicesteady.

“Itfeels...familiar,“shewhispered,hergazedartingaroundtheclearingasifsearchingforsomething.

Ifollowedhergaze,butsawnothingoutoftheordinary.Thefigurewasimposing,itspresenceseemingtofilltheentireclearing.Butitdidn‘tseemmenacing,notyetanyway.

“Lookcloser,“Isaidfinally,myvoicebarelyaboveawhisper.

Aethera‘seyeslockedontomine,andthenshenodded.Together,wecreptforward,ourfootstepssilentontheforestfloor.

Aswedrewcloser,Isawthatthefigurewas...human.Oratleast,itlookedlikeithadbeenonce.Itsskinwasdeathlypale,itseyesblackascoal.Butitwasthefacethatsentashiverdownmyspine-itwasmyownface,staringbackatmewithanexpressionofutterdespair.

“Whoareyou?“Iaskedfinally,myvoiceshakingwithfear.

Thefiguredidn‘trespond.Itjustkeptstaringoutatthehorizon,itseyesburningwithanotherworldlyintensity.

Aethera‘sgriponmyarmtightened.“Ithinkit‘s..,“shewhispered,hervoicetremblingwithfear.

Ifeltasurgeofhorror,asifIwasstaringintothefaceofmyowndarkpast.ButthenIlookeddownatAethera‘shands,andsawthattheywerestainedwiththesamedarksubstanceasbefore.

“We‘renotwhowethinkweare,“shewhispered,hereyeslockedonmethingmore.“

IfeltachillrundownmyspineasIrealizedthetruenatureofouractions.WehadunleashedtheShadow,anditwasnowapartofus.

Thefigureslowlyturnedtofaceus,itseyesburningwithanotherworldlyintensity.Andthen,inavoicethatsentshiversdownmyspine,itspoke.

“Youshouldn‘thavecomehere,“itsaid,itsvoicelikeacoldwindonawinter‘snight.“Youshouldn‘thavetriedtodestroytheHeartTree.“

Itookastepback,myheartpoundingwithfear.ButAetherastoodfirm,hereyeslockedonthefigureasifshewastryingtoseeintoitsverysoul.

“Why?“Iaskedfinally,myvoicebarelyaboveawhisper.

Thefiguredidn‘trespond.Itjustkeptstaringatus,itseyesburningwithanotherworldlyintensity.Andthen,inavoicethatsentshiversdownmyspine,itspokeagain.

“Youwanttoknowwhy?Youwanttoknoeare?“

Inodded,myheartpoundingwithanticipation.ButasIlookedintothefigure‘sface,Isawsomethingtherethatgavemepause-aglimmerofrecognition,asparkofunderstanding.

Andthen,inaninstant,everythingwentblackonceagain.