Zero is not a saint. Although he has the power that ordinary people don't have, he has also seen a wonderful world that ordinary people don't know. But the more he knew, the more confused he felt. The initial confusion stems from strength and evolution. I still remember when asgat participated in the recruit training camp, when zero learned that he had the golden right eye called "the thing of God", he gave birth to the fear of strength.
Continue to evolve and gain more and stronger abilities and powers. However, what will he get at the end of this road? At that time, can he still be called human? Or to put it simply, was it zero or zero at that time?
It was the first time he was confused about his way.
Now, for the second time.
If you put life or death on ordinary people in the old era, perhaps no one is willing to miss this opportunity of rebirth. But after all kinds of zero in the new era, he was confused about survival for the first time.
Is survival really better than death?
not always.
Living means carrying more things. When I was alive, zero didn't realize this. Maybe it was instinctive, or zero avoided some problems. But when you can choose to die this time, zero feels tired. Live and fight. The path of evolution means endless killing, both like and alien. Even if we can finally sit on the supreme throne, the way to come will be covered with blood and corpses.
The quality of decisiveness is not lacking. Zero guns never hesitate when needed. But this way of life, will be happy?
Confused. The more I think about it, the more confused I feel.
"Live." agradis, who has the same face as zero, said, "why do you want to live desperately, even if the environment is no matter how difficult. Have you ever thought about this question?"
Zero thought for a moment, spit out two words from his mouth: "instinct."
"Yes, instinct. The instinct of life is survival, which is the deepest brand engraved in life and genes, and carries out the whole life." agradis drew casually, and light was generated in the void. In the light, there are many shadows passing by. There are animals, humans and different races of life. They or they have left countless traces of life on this planet: "but zero, is survival really such a simple instinct? I don't think so. Don't you feel too sad if you live to live?"
With a slight shock, agradis's words seemed to touch a soft place in his heart.
"Zero, do you have faith?" agradis asked again.
This is a question that makes zero feel familiar. Once, Ben asked him in asgat. Now, zero is still the answer: "no, I don't believe in any gods."
"Gods?" agradis shook his head and said, "the object of faith is not necessarily gods. It can be a belief. More often, it is the meaning or reason to live!"
Zero opened his eyes wide and looked seriously at the man with the same face for the first time.
Agradis is like a mentor and a knowledgeable scholar. With a flick of his hand, the scene in the light changed again. Two deer appeared in the light, a mother and a child. They live freely on the grassland. The picture is so beautiful. The sunset makes the grassland stained with moving colors. However, when night fell, death came quietly.
In the dark, a lion ran out of the grass and jumped at the young deer with open teeth and claws.
The lion is the overlord of the grassland. Whenever she sees this beast, the DOE will turn around and run away. Its speed and physical strength are enough to get rid of the hungry lion. However, it chose to meet the lion and was finally bitten by the lion.
On the verge of death, the DOE's kind eyes dripped clear liquid. The shadow of the young deer is reflected in the depths of the pupils. Although it is dead, the lion with enough food and drink will no longer attack the young deer. It uses its own death in exchange for the child's chance to survive.
The picture ends.
"Zero, tell me, why did the great mother do this?" agradis asked softly.
Zero silence, after a long time, he replied: "for the continuation of life!"
"You're right." agradis nodded: "The continuation of life is the most basic belief that animals and even humans have. One of the good qualities of life is to let their offspring live, even if they fight their own life. But the meaning of life is far more than that. In difficult circumstances, for example, in this new generation, it may be difficult for a person to live, but a group of people can. Do you know what that is?"
Without waiting for a zero answer, agradis answered for him, "it's mutual assistance, mutual encouragement and hindrance."
"The ties between people, companions and companions, mothers and children, young and old... Zero, life is often not for ourselves. It is more for other things we care about or care about us. It is precisely because of the ties of these people that we can't give up easily. Just like you, can you give up them easily?"
With agradis's words, another picture was generated in front of zero. In the picture, there were the fighting figures of Suji people. They jumped at Emir again and again. Although there was no sound in the picture, zero heard their cry from their expression.
"Why do they go all out to attack a life that has no chance of winning?" agradis whispered: "It's also for the tie, zero. For the tie between you and them, to prevent your death from becoming meaningless! That's the greatness of human beings, or all life. Because of the tie, no matter how weak life is, it also has the courage to challenge the existence on the pyramid. Just like the DOE, who knows she will die, also wants to rush to the lion. So zero, do you still choose to die? If so, I respect your choice. "
With that, agradis stepped back and waited quietly for the choice of zero.
Are you tied up?
Zero effort remembers when he had a companion. There is no doubt that it was in asgat. Is that really the case?
no
I remember waking up from a deep sleep two years ago. On the road to Yinshu City, the bright man shouted to himself: we are companions!
After leaving z7 base, the girl who gave all for herself!
Counted by Claude, the female swordsman who rescued herself unexpectedly!
When I went to the north, I followed him all the way, a strong child with long silver hair!
Zero suddenly found that he had all kinds of companions from a long time ago. It is because of them that zero can come to the present. After coming to asgat, zero met more people.
Maple, Matthew, Jonah, Johnny, Agatha! Even disgusted him at the beginning, but in the end, he firmly stayed to resist the strong enemy.
Countless faces passed one by one in the sea of zero brain. Finally, he heard a voice.
"Remember my taste? As long as you remember me, I won't really die."
It was Agatha's last words.
Death means putting down everything, but also forgetting. Can I forget everything? Or am I willing to forget them? Can I really forget them, those lovely people?
"No, if survival itself is a battle." zero clenched his fist, raised his head and shouted at agradis, "then I will never be a deserter. Instinct or hindrance. Agradis, let me go back!"
In zero's right eye, I don't know when it will burn again!