43. Rocky. Fantastic Journey

At midnight, several police cars were parked under Johnny Blazer's apartment.

A security tape has been pulled up around, and the lights of an ambulance are shining in the alley.

Johnny was considered a public figure, and his accidental death quickly attracted the attention of the local media. However, because the on-site inspection believed that Johnny's death might not be a homicide factor, the reporters were not allowed to enter the scene.

Reporters from several tabloid newspapers have begun spouting fanciful conjectures in front of the cameras, trying to use the bizarre death of the world's greatest stunt driver as a news stunt.

But Roseanne Simpson, a reporter from the local news station in Austin, stood outside the cordon in a daze.

This beautiful, slightly Latino female reporter is completely out of work right now.

She stood there, blankly watching Johnny's body being put into a body bag and carried into the ambulance, an indescribable sense of loss surrounded her.

Roseanne, she is Johnny's old acquaintance.

Although the two have not been in touch for more than ten years, Johnny still occupies a very important place in her heart.

People, whether they are men or women, always remember their first love in their hearts. No matter whether the first love is beautiful or bitter, it is completely impossible to completely forget it.

After all, it was the first time in my life to engrave a stranger other than my relatives into my heart.

No matter how time passes, there will always be traces left behind.

That night in 1991, the day Johnny and Mephisto signed their contract.

Before that night came, Roseanne and Johnny had just agreed to elope for a beautiful love, to live together in a place where no one knew them.

The boys and girls at that time seemed so impulsive, so ignorant, so young, but so beautiful.

It's a pity that Johnny didn't come in the end. Roseanne was waiting for her lover at the appointed place, but Johnny rode on the motorcycle, drove away from the small town in the rain, and began to wander the world.

She should hate him, she has enough reasons to hate him.

But more than ten years later, when that past has become part of the memory, when Luo Shan stood in this alley full of death tonight, watching the former betrayer be declared dead.

She wasn't happy at all.

Just like Johnny watches the news program hosted by Roseanne on time every day, Roseanne will inadvertently notice every performance of Johnny.

The two live in the same city, but they seem to be thousands of miles apart, and whenever Johnny is in the spotlight, Roseanne will notice the loneliness and alienation in this man, as if living in another world .

He must have a reason...

he should have...

"Are you...Rosanne Simpson?"

A voice sounded behind Luo Shan, waking up the dazed and sad Luo Shan.

When she turned her head, she saw a man in a black windbreaker with a strange cane standing behind her.

The tall and thin man wore glasses and looked elegant, but against the backdrop of the night, there was an undisguised haze on his body.

"Who are you?"

Roseanne took a step back instinctively, and she wiped her wet eyes in a panic. As a professional reporter, she shouldn't show such an unprofessional expression.

"I'm Johnny's friend."

Merlin looked past Roseanne, and landed on Johnny's body, which was being sent into the ambulance ahead.

He dropped a magic beacon on Johnny, and at the moment Johnny lost his life signal, Merlin came to his fall.

He witnessed the departure of the Great Devil Mephisto with his own eyes.

He knew that this was the arch devil's final revenge.

There was an error in the information in their hands. The old knight Carter Sley clearly told them that Mephisto could not threaten a knight in a complete state in this world. Carter Sleigh was able to hide in this world for more than 200 years, which also showed this guidelines.

Mephisto couldn't force it, and threatened the ghost rider who had completed the fusion.

But now, Johnny is dead.

This meant that either that Carter Sley was lying, or that the great devil had already left something behind that the children of hell hadn't discovered since he activated Johnny's contract.

In Merlin's view, the latter is more likely. He has faced the vengeful spirit in Johnny's body. That crazy soul is indeed a little abnormal...

The vengeful spirit who claimed to be Zatanos looked more like a demon from hell than a creation from heaven.

Unfortunately, it is too late to know this now.

Mistakes have been made.

They've lost Johnny, they've lost the most potential Hellboy.

Mephisto lost, and so did they...

"I know the story of you and Johnny's past."

Merlin shook his head regretfully, and he said to Rosa Simpson in front of him:

"Johnny has some secrets, and he must keep those secrets. He didn't leave you because he was ungrateful, but because he simply wanted to protect you."

Merlin looked at the startled female reporter in front of him, and said:

"You may not believe it, but it doesn't matter, I'm just saying for Johnny what he didn't say."

"That man loves you. More than ten years have not extinguished his love for you, but unfortunately, it is too late to say this now."

"I didn't mean to make you feel bad, Miss Roseanne, I just..."

Merlin moved his fingers on the cane and said:

"I just wanted to let you know that my friend Johnny is not an asshole."

"Take care of yourself."

Merlin handed a black business card to Roseanne, and he said:

"Call me if you need help."

After speaking, Merlin turned and left.

A few seconds later, Luo Shan, who was in a daze, woke up suddenly, and she looked back blankly.

She still maintained the posture just now, still standing where she was, and the assistant holding the camera was still calling her, as if everything that happened just now was an illusion.

Even the man in black who was talking to her seemed to have never appeared.

But Rosanne lowered her head, and a black business card was still in her hand.

The business card was very simple, with only one name and one phone number.

"Merlin Riley?"

Roseanne looked at the business card in her hand, she bit her lip, and didn't tell anyone about it, but put the business card away.

She took a deep breath, rubbed her eyes, and tried her best to put on the reporter's signature smile.

She looks towards the camera, holding the microphone to her mouth.

On the edge of the further floor, Merlin stood there, letting the wind blow his black windbreaker and broken hair, he looked at the place where Johnny fell to death, his eyes were full of indifference.

After a while, the ring on the little finger of Merlin's left hand vibrated. He lifted the ring up and heard the voice of the Border Queen Liana.

"Merlin, I've searched all over Limbo...and there is no Johnny's soul."

"There's none?"

Merlin narrowed his eyes and said:

"He died in the state of an ordinary person. He signed a contract with the devil. He cannot go to heaven, but now, he has not gone to hell..."

"Johnny's soul may have been taken by Mephisto."

Liana says:

"A hell lord has plenty of ways to take away a mortal's soul, not to mention they signed a contract."

"No, no."

Merlin says:

"I saw Mephisto leave with my own eyes... It didn't take Johnny's soul, so, where did he go?"

"Where did our brothers go when they died?"

The leader of the Sons of Hell watched the ambulance carrying Johnny's body disappear into the city road in the dark night, and he looked at the bloody ring in his palm.

He said in a voice only he could hear:

"Johnny Blazer, are you really dead?"

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Things ended on Earth, with a very bad, very embarrassing ending.

The children of hell's small test was very successful in the first half, but it was unexpectedly overturned after the victory.

From the current point of view, in this operation surrounding the knights of Mephisto, except for the incident of Thor who was accidentally involved in it, the incident ended perfectly, and other incidents are all in the air.

But in another world, the events sparked by the precursors of this event were not over yet.

In other words, some things behind the scenes are just beginning.

On the edge of the Golden Palace in Asgard, around the palace of the god king Odin, there are many tall towers, most of which are watchtowers used by guards to guard the Golden Palace.

But there is still a small part that is used to imprison some important people.

This sentence of imprisonment is suitable for those who have committed a mistake, but the crime is not worthy of death, and the identity is sensitive.

like a prince...

Loki, Thor's younger brother, the youngest son of God King Odin and Queen Frigga, the second son, um...or the fourth.

In short, this young, easy-to-use prince, who is especially gifted in teasing people, is now imprisoned in a tower outside the Golden Palace.

After Thor, who caused trouble, was exiled by the angry god king, Loki, as an accomplice who assisted Thor to go to the border of hell, was also escorted to this tower by the rune guards of Queen Frigga, and has been imprisoned until now .

The clever Rocky knew that it was his mother who loved him trying to protect him...

To prevent him from suffering the same fate as his brother Thor.

And before the god-king ended the foreign war and returned to Asgard, Loki had to stay here and be exempted from all the treatment that a prince should have.

Wear coarse clothes, eat poor food, and confess your sins every day.

Loki appeared to be obedient, but in reality, he was not law-abiding.

"Your father is coming back, Loki."

On the tower of imprisonment, Loki placed a bowl full of water in front of him, and on the water surface, the reflection of Queen Frigga was talking to his little son.

"You can't contradict your father like your elder brother. You have to admit your mistakes to him and accept his punishment."

Frigga really loves her two sons. She looked at Loki who was getting thinner and thinner recently, and said:

"I will persuade him, but Rocky, you have to be mentally prepared."

"I know, Queen Mother."

Loki knelt in front of the water bowl, and the young prince said to his mother with a trace of worry:

"I'm willing to pay the price of being wrong, but Thor..."

"Mother, my brother, how is he now? I heard from the guards that the Destroyer was activated a few days ago. Did he encounter danger?"

"You don't need to worry about that, Loki."

The queen sighed, and said:

"There were some problems with Thor's exile in Midgard, but the problems are now resolved."

"Your brother is as stubborn as ever. His confrontation with your father broke my heart. He will stay in Midgard for a long time..."

"I've already lost him, I can't lose you anymore, Rocky, you must be obedient."

"I know, mother."

Loki was very obedient and promised a lot to the sad mother, and even told some jokes to make the mother happy.

Compared to the majestic and slightly unreasonable Odin, Loki is obviously closer to the queen Frigga, and his magic is taught by the queen herself.

In Odin's family, Loki often plays the role of the youngest son who keeps getting into trouble, but is always forgiven.

It has to be said that the performance of this mischievous god is quite successful.

Ten minutes later, Loki finished his conversation with the queen. He straightened his long black hair in front of the water bowl. The prince sighed, picked up the lyre at hand, and leaned against the edge of the tower.

Like a melancholy poet, he plucked the strings, and a melancholy Asgardian ballad came out of the cell.

Outside the prison cell, the guards of Odin's Golden Palace curled their lips, and the sissy prince began to show off his nowhere to rest his worries again.

But it's a nice song...

The guards stood at their posts, listening to Loki's elegant and moving singing, and soon, they unknowingly let down their vigilance.

Beautiful things always make people relax their vigilance. The guards who were immersed in the singing did not realize that the dark green light was shining in the prison cell.

It was gone in a flash, but the singing continued.

In the foggy land of Niflheim in the far distance, Loki wearing a prison uniform appeared on the edge of the ice cliff where he and Thor entered Hades. While he was waving his fingers, a pocket watch composed of magic appeared in his hand.

The pointer kept beating.

"Well, 120 minutes..."

Loki glanced at the jumping pointer, he couldn't help rubbing his hands, a trace of curiosity and excitement flashed across his handsome and evil face:

"Today we will probably be able to solve the mystery of the disappearance of the god of death. Why did the underworld collapse? Where did the god of death go? Why did the bones of the Valkyrie appear in the collapsed temple... Ah, I always have no resistance to these secrets .”

"Then, let the adventure begin!"

Loki opened his arms and jumped down from the cold ice cliff. In the tumbling mist, Loki was like a slide poured into a water park. He cheered and fell down.

A moment later, he landed on both feet firmly in a gymnast's stance.

Well, 10 points for the landing posture, 10 points for the landing sound effect, and 10 points for the handsome appearance!

Loki looked around, and in front of him was the collapsed temple of the underworld in Asgard. He has been exploring here for a while now, and he is very familiar with the road here.

Of course, he still has to be careful. Although there is no death in Hades, there are still some dangerous creatures active here.

Loki has seen those things before, they are like angels with broken wings, but they are fierce and brutal, and they will frantically attack all creatures that approach their territory.

Just like a ferocious beast, there is no elegance at all.

I don't know why those guys appeared in the Hades of Asgard.

"Huh?"

Loki quickly walked into the deepest part of the temple, where there were collapsed thrones and some scattered stone tablets, which recorded some stories about Hades and Death that Asgardians did not know.

That should be a woman, and she has a close relationship with Odin.

Loki once suspected that the missing Grim Reaper might be his father's old lover.

But today, when Loki walked into the depths of the ruins, he accidentally saw a small wooden box buried in the ruins, which was almost decayed.

"This is?"

Loki opened the box carefully, and found a map inside. He spread the map, and there were some ancient markings on it.

It's like a treasure map.

"This is the map of Midgard..."

Loki blinked:

"The last place where the missing Grim Reaper appeared was in Midgard? Would you like to go there? By the way, visit Thor..."

He thought for a few minutes, then snapped his fingers.

"Well, it's such a happy decision!"