Hourglass

XXIV

Why did everything ended up like this?

He remembered the first day he woke up. He was in a cold and dark forest. He had never felt anything different or suspicious. He met his son. Felt the warmth of his embrace. Knew hatred and pain towards the man beside him. Mocked everyone else and threathened anyone in his way.

The sleepless nights and cold breeze gently touch his skin. He can hold his son, Lan Wangji and his family. He can feel everything line the human he was. So why?

He never would have thought that his soul would materialize on it's own. He was shocked because he himself believed he revived. It felt so real and serious.

Yet. That revelation made by his adoptive parents broke every single strands of his fantasies. To be by his child side, to mend his family, and be happy. Everything vanished in a single instant.

He clenched Chenqing tightly. He stared at his son who watches at him. Engraving this scene, this moment where they—his parents held hand before him.

"Wait for me little bun... Mama will take you from there..."

He could only smile and pretend their was no problem. He felt Lan Wangji's hand tighten around his, he glanced at him with weary smile.

"Everything will fine..." Lan Wangji reassured.

Lan Wangji finally let go of his hand and stormed at the entrance of the gates. He slashed here and there, killing every single defector of the righteous path. Bichen in it's bloodied glory gleamed with frightening light.

'get lost' Lan Wangji hissed under his breath, he needs to rescue his son and reunite with his Wei Ying before his time end. Talismans and swords clashed, the dead continuously stood up and killed every cultivator at sight.

The ever pristine and unworldly scape of Gusu razed under Wei Wuxian's feet. Beast, ghosts and monsters of all kinds heed his command. The lands tainted with red, waters have turn to blood, air was filled with the scent of rust and the fires consumes everything in it touches.

Wei Wuxian never looked interested from the rest, he merely stared back at his son with his ever soft smile like he was not murdering thousands of cultivators.

For A-Yuan, this sight was gruesome to watch. He knew his parents are strong, he knew they were kind hearted person, and he exactly knew how this person's showered him with affection. However, he forgot, that they too could kill. They fought a war, won that war, and ended up breaking because of that war. He could only stare at his mother who gave him a smile.

And now...

Because of him...

They are killing again willingly.

Seeing his own son in distress, Wei Wuxian placed Chenqing on his lips and played the song he remembered in his youth. It was the song that Lan Wangji had been playing for Yuan in his stay at Cloud recesses. The song played longingly and mournfully.

Several explosions surrounded the area. The Jiang sect and Nie sect finally commenced their attack. Only few from GusuLan remained as an ally.

On Lan Wangji's end, he stared right at Su She who had his qin displayed and sword at other hand. He attacked Lan Wangji but the latter only fend his attacks with minimal movements.

"The ever pristine and untouchable Hanguang-jun!" Su She laughed like a madman, "I will take the glory for killing a traitor like you!"

However, Lan Wangji is pissed. He lounge straight at Su She, breaking his sword, qin and successfully beheaded him in one swift attack. With a flick, Bichen and those dangerous golden eyes, Lan Wangji declared making every Lan defectors shiver in fear, "you are not my equal..."