I am creating a esoteric religion in London

Chapter 165 Mr. Stranger

Sebastian sat alone by the sea.

He watched the orange-red sunset far away in the sky slowly fall, until it fell behind the huge jet-black reef like an island in the sea, and then it seemed that the light of the whole world was absorbed and swallowed by that strange irregular reef.

The sharply protruding reef seems to be transformed into a lighthouse standing on the sea at this moment, but the guiding light emitted by the reef lighthouse is another kind of dark and deep strange light.

Sebastian witnessed with his own eyes that the sea water, which was originally crimson like a sea of ​​fire, gradually turned into a gloomy and dark thick ink as the afterglow of the setting sun faded away, but when this ink-like black tide hit him, At that time, it returned to the clear essence again.

And the shadow of this 17-year-old boy is also gradually pulling away, until it is completely swallowed by the shadow of the pinnacle-shaped reef spreading from the sea.

Sebastian sat in the shadow of the reef, and suddenly felt extraordinarily cold, and the rock under his buttocks seemed to become as cold as ice in an instant. He stood up uncontrollably, and looked at the reef like the darkest shadow, muttering to himself:

"Looks like a dead gate to the Underworld or Helheim or Hell or something like that has opened on the sea."

But in fact, he didn't feel any trace of fear, he was just thinking at the moment, "If that reef is really a gateway to other places, it would be great, and I can swim over and pass through this Go to other places in the world and start my adventure!"

But Sebastian was just thinking about it. Since he was a child, he grew up listening to the repeated advice of neighbors, housekeepers and grandfathers in the town. ! ! !That reef is a place where misfortune is buried, approaching it will only invite bad luck and death!

Sebastian couldn't help but wonder, what was on that rock?Does the reef hide a prosperous port?Why are everyone in the town, my father, mother and grandfather not allowing me to go near there? !

But he still didn't dare to jump into the sea and swim to the dark rock to verify his inner guess—but everyone's warnings have been deeply engraved in his heart, like an ancient scar that is difficult to remove.

"Forget it, let's go home first, I haven't finished what my grandfather asked me to do."

The boy picked up the fish cage that he had found nothing, stepped on the jagged rocks, left the gradually cold beach, and returned to the town of Ilksmouth, where he was born and grew up and never left.

Sebastian took a fishing rod and an empty fish cage, crossed the rocky slopes that were piled up like bones of the earth, passed by the barren and untended cultivated land, and passed through the dense thorns and bushes-here In the dense forest that no one cares about, there are always small piles of stones piled up in a cross, and I don’t know when they were left over from. The sea breeze also has a salty taste.

In the summer, there will be some fragments of cocoons or chrysalis in the woods—although Sebastian has never seen or heard any traces of insects in the woods, not even seagulls. They don't want to come here to build a nest.

He passed old and dilapidated coastal wooden houses, stepped on dilapidated stone paths, and stepped into a once prosperous but now ruined town.

There used to be thousands of families living in Ilksmouth, but that was more than 100 years ago, and now there are only two to three hundred families left in the town, and the whole town looks extraordinarily empty and lonely——Sai When Bastian was a child, he would often go into those empty houses with his playmates to play hide-and-seek games.

These old houses, which have been abandoned and vacant for many years, lack vitality and maintenance. The exposed wood has been pitted by termites, and it is even blown by the sea breeze day and night—whenever someone walks on the street, You can immediately smell a rotten, musty, lifeless decay.

But Sebastian has lived in this small town for 17 years, and his nose is already used to this smell. He breathes the rotten moisture, and he feels extremely at ease. smell.

He came to the only courtyard in the town that was full of life. Various flowers were planted in the spacious garden, and vegetables such as tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce were also planted in the back. Even the lamps hanging in front of the door were filled with flowers. In front of the house, there was a lady in a flower apron with a big heart and a fat body holding a small flower hoe to loosen the soil.

"Ms. Susan, hello!" Sebastian shouted through the pink wooden fence: "I'm here to pick up today's vegetables and fruits."

Ms. Susan, who was busy digging deep into the flower soil, raised her head when she heard the words, looked at the handsome young man outside the fence, and showed a kind smile. She called enthusiastically, "Little Sebastian, why are you standing outside the door?" I baked some cookies today, why don’t you come in and have a cup of hot tea for a while... Caroline also mentioned to me during lunch why I haven’t seen you all day today, saying that I miss you.”

"Mom! I never said that!!!" A shy roar came from the second floor, a youthful and beautiful face poked out from the window covered by pink curtains, but when it saw the boy on the street, it immediately changed Cheng blushed, shrank back shyly, and slammed the window so hard that even the window pane couldn't help trembling.

Ms. Susan looked at her daughter's shy and embarrassed posture, and suddenly burst out a series of hearty laughter that seemed to be a successful prank, then picked up the vegetable basket that had been prepared in advance, handed it to Sebastian who was waiting, and told Said: "Come over if you have time, Caroline herself is very boring at home."

Sebastian was firmly held by Ms. Susan's powerful hand, he could only smile and nod frequently in response: "I will, I will definitely!"

After getting his promise, Susan was willing to let go of the iron-like palm, and replied with satisfaction: "Then it's settled, I will prepare afternoon tea tomorrow and wait for you, little Sebastian, to come over."

"Yeah, I'll be on time—"

"Sorry to bother you, may I ask if you two know where the Cowell Hotel is?"

Before Sebastian could finish his words, he heard a low voice suddenly. He turned around and saw a gentleman with an unfamiliar face who had already come behind him without knowing when. But why didn't he do it at all? Hear any footsteps approaching.

This gentleman who appeared out of nowhere was lean and wearing a heavy but not bloated windbreaker, more like clothes in the cool autumn season, which could not resist the severe cold weather in December.

But the other party's complexion looked very normal, with healthy blood on his cold white skin, it seemed that the damp and cold sea breeze on the coast was just an ordinary autumn breeze to him, not cold at all.

This gentleman's standing posture is extremely tall and straight, and his eyes are extraordinarily piercing, as if there is an unusually sharp sword hidden in the spine of the other party. The cold light of the blade is so sharp that you can't hide it Live and shoot out from the depths of the opponent's eyes!
In Sebastian's mind, there was a buzzing sound distorted like the howling and screaming of a ghost.

　Make up
　　
　
(End of this chapter)