"It’s you again, the troublemaker who disturbs my dreams. Since you want to find him and don’t wish to be separated, why not stay here with him forever? Anyway, his fragile soul has been taken in by me, you can’t take it away, and it will disperse once outside the tomb." The authoritative voice didn’t seem too angry but was just stating a fact.
The armor seemed extremely tense, stepping back a few steps, the plates on his body clinking. He anxiously said, "No, my lord, please forgive him. He will leave soon, I’ll persuade him to go, and I won’t leave here, always following you. Please let him go, I beg you."
The authoritative voice did not answer Wei Ya, but suddenly cursed hatefully, "That scoundrel actually dares to..."
Before finishing the words, the voice had already disappeared.
Silence returned once more around them.
"My lord?" Wei Ya tentatively called out.
No response.
"Something seems to have happened. Que Qiu, you should go quickly. Seeing you again gives me no regrets left. Hurry and go." Wei Ya urged.
"No, Wei Ya, we’re together..." Que Qiu paused suddenly after speaking, remembering the words of the authoritative voice that Wei Ya’s fragile soul would disperse once outside the tomb chamber.
Que Qiu’s tears couldn’t be held back anymore, silently streaming from his eyes, dropping onto his hands, onto the ground.
"Que Qiu, you go now, live well, forget me... No, don’t forget me. I’m still selfish like this. Do not forget me..." Wei Ya’s voice faded into the air.
The body clad in armor of Wei Ya spoke, gradually fading into the darkness, disappearing.
Que Qiu stood dazedly in place, not moving for a long time.
He seemed to recall the times when the two worked as partners from the Tomb Raider Family, growing up together, learning skills together, adventuring together until they later decided to explore the mysterious tomb of King Irechurn.
All of this was not difficult for two geniuses. They easily navigated through Maze of Sand, avoided the storms, figured out how to cross Black Death Road, together saw the lost Royal City, and ventured into the Ancient Tomb.
But unexpectedly, at the last moment of departure, they disturbed the tomb owner’s spirit and released another soul trapped inside for long. That soul escaped following them frantically. But the next moment, black sand appeared, sweeping away, re-engulfing that soul into the Ancient Tomb.
Que Qiu and Wei Ya continued fleeing outward, but the fierce black sand forming sand storms got closer to them, seemingly wanting to swallow them as well to calm the awakened anger of the tomb master.
At the last moment, his best partner Wei Ya pushed him out through the door, then One Line Tie was thrown back in, he shouted his partner’s name, grabbed that red line wishing to open the door but found the other end of One Line Tie was firmly held by Wei Ya.
"Live well, Que Qiu."
He only heard this sentence.
And now, once more hearing this phrase, live well.
Que Qiu sat on the ground in despair.
He might, indeed, not be able to.
Wei Ya’s last hope, he might really not be able to fulfill anymore...
Without Wei Ya, what meaning is there in his life?
Why didn’t Wei Ya understand?
He wanted to bring him home together.
But if he couldn’t take him away.
Then let it be staying behind.
Two people, together forever.
Life and death, together.