Chapter 1996: 1996
1996 Fight Me
“Living is hard, and life is grey . ”
This time, Han Sen had to acknowledge the fact that he had done something to harm another person that would not benefit himself . He had broken a dam that restrained the turmoil and pain of a thousand lifetimes . It had unleashed a demon .
The students beyond the arena were protected by the elites, so Lone Bamboo’s emotions were trapped inside the arena . And in that arena, only Lone Bamboo and Han Sen stood against that tide of pain . The wretched emotions stemming from Lone Bamboo were all bearing down on Han Sen .
Han Sen felt as if his life was grey, desperate, painful, sad, and full of regret . All these emotions were striking him at once . No matter how strong his will was, he could not fend them all off .
A pretty young bride stepped out of a red carriage . She was to marry a handsome man, but during the ceremony, a group of thieves stormed in . The knifelights flashed, and blood was everywhere . Obscene laughs cackled in the air . The pretty bride-to-be was raped to death in front of her husband .
In this life, Lone Bamboo died without closing his eyes .
In a forest, a mother tiger was playing with two cubs . But suddenly, there was a gunshot . The mother tiger was hit by a tranquilizer and immobilized . She watched as her two children were skinned and cooked . The hunters ate them, until the last scraps of them were gone . The tiger’s eyes shed blood tears .
In this life, Lone Bamboo would have rather died .
In the sky, a swordsman was fighting a number of enemies . He killed many, but he was injured . He was left powerless, and he would soon die from his wounds .
A middle-aged man, holding a young woman, looked at the swordsman with disdain . He laughed . “Lone Bamboo, just die . I will play with your woman and tend to your home . Perhaps I might kill your son, though . ”
The swordsman roared in fury, but death was not something he could escape . He died beneath the man’s feet, without the strength to even grasp at his clothes .
Every dream was a loop of despair . Every life had lived, rich or poor, important or menial, ended sadly .
Lone Bamboo’s despair was driving Han Sen crazy . The depression lay heavily on Han Sen as he saw the strife Lone Bamboo had been through .
Although he didn’t have to experience all of Lone Bamboo’s nightmares, he saw the saddest scenes in Lone Bamboo’s memory . They were sent directly into Han Sen’s mind, and they made Han Sen feel as if he was right there .
Han Sen wanted to use his will to defeat the encroaching depression, but it was too scary . He could not hold it off . He was forced to experience all those sad stories, and they hurt him . He wanted to die .
Han Sen quickly focused on trying to fight against the depression with Lone Bamboo .
In that arena, Lone Bamboo and Han Sen were standing in front of each other . Lone Bamboo looked like a demon, and Han Sen had his eyes shut, with all color drained from his face .
The quiet now was scarier than if they were having a swordfight . Lone Bamboo’s terrifying presence was growing in magnitude . It was like a broken dam that could not hold back the flood .
Lone Bamboo looked hopeless, as if he wanted to bring ruin to everything . His hand moved to the jade sword on his waist .
“Oh, no! Lone Bamboo can’t restrain it anymore,” Yun Changkong said, looking sick .
The elders of Sky Palace arrived at the arena . They all stared down at Lone Bamboo seriously .
The sadness and loneliness of thousands of years was something that not even a King could withstand . Even the leader of Sky Palace himself could not fix something such as this . All they could do was watch, for they could not help him .
If you were sick in your heart, you had to help yourself . If Lone Bamboo could not do this, not even God could save him .
Han Sen was not any better than Lone Bamboo, and now he was fighting against that depression . His will was being consumed by the hollowness spreading through him .
No matter how strong a human was, everyone had some measure of empathy . The lives Han Sen was seeing would make even a god cry . And Han Sen was just a human .
Han Sen’s eyes were starting to become dull, and his body felt like death .
“Oh, no! Han Sen has been invaded by Lone Bamboo’s demon . ” Thousand Feather Crane could see something was amiss . He spoke to Yun Changkong, “Master, should we take Han Sen out of there?”
“Han Sen cannot be moved now . He is the one that triggered Lone Bamboo’s depression . His presence is helping Lone Bamboo . He still wants to win . If Han Sen was taken away, then Lone Bamboo would lose his purpose . He would break completely, and then there’d be no hope left,” Yun Changkong said while shaking his head .
Lone Bamboo’s eyes looked murderous, and his face looked demonic . His breathing was hoarse . The green veins in his hand were bulging, stretching the skin . He pulled out his jade sword slowly . The jade sword was like a mountain .
In Sky Palace, a woman frowned .
“Leader, Lone Bamboo cannot control his demon . Are you not going to help?”
The Sky Palace leader shook his head . “If we strike now, we will only save a corpse . He has to save himself . ”
“The demon is in his heart . How is he going to save himself?” the lady said .
“If his will is there, he still has a chance to get through this alive,” the Sky Palace leader said quietly .
“Where will he find the faith he needs?” the lady asked .
The Sky Palace leader did not answer . He looked at the arena, where Han Sen and Lone Bamboo were .
Lone Bamboo had drawn a jade sword . It was a clean blade, without a single mark or speck of dust on its surface . But the jade sword had a terrifying aura, as if it was carrying all the fires of hell .
Then, under the weight of the depression, Lone Bamboo’s whole body became wreathed in black fire . The fire was disturbing to look at .
Lone Bamboo lifted the jade sword towards Han Sen . He walked slowly, his lips moving as he went . He was speaking too quietly for anyone to hear what he was saying, though .
“Has Lone Bamboo fallen fully under the control of the demon?” Thousand Feather Crane asked .
Many of the elites and elders thought Lone Bamboo was being controlled by the heart demon . It wanted to unleash its anger and kill Han Sen . Their expressions looked horrified .
The Sky Palace students saw Lone Bamboo reach Han Sen . He was like a man-eating demon . It was a sight that shocked them .
Han Sen stood motionless, his eyes still closed . It was like he didn’t know Lone Bamboo was coming . His face turned grey, and his presence was fading fast .
All the nightmares kept flashing through his head . He had been infected by them . Although they were not as real to him as they were for Lone Bamboo, they were deep in his heart .
Lone Bamboo stepped over to Han Sen with red eyes . He raised his sword and swung it at Han Sen .
Yun Suyi screamed .
Yun Changkong and the elders were now wondering if they should save Han Sen .
But Lone Bamboo’s sword did not reach Han Sen . He pointed it at Han Sen’s nose, and then he roared like a monster . “Fight me!”
“He is not lost!” the crowd realized, thrilled .
Han Sen’s eyes opened, and he grabbed his Ghost Teeth Knife .
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