Chapter 55
hr w n undrgrund flt bnth th lfr g nght Ftrng nttutn.
h l, whr nrmll nt vn ntrutr uld ntr nd muh l tudnt, w whr ung l wh rd t b nght hd thr rl mbt trnng gnt dmn.
h flt, whh w vrd wth tl fr nurn n rdr t rvnt dmn frm ng, w wd r wth rdu f 30 mtr, t lng rhng 10 mtr n hght whr vn lrg dmn (thugh th mght fl rmd) uld wld thr wr wthut rtrnt.
Wh w th l nr? t w t rvnt nvlvng unrltd l unnrl.
f th knd f trnng w dn utd, dmn mght nd ttk nrb vllg.
hr uld b ddlr wh wuld ut hn t nuntr th runw dmn n th rd.
t w l bl fr th l wh rgulrl dlvrd ul nd fd t th dm t nd u fllng vtm t t.
ndrng th blt, t w nturl t mk flt lk th t nur tht n dmn uld .
n th t, thr w rrd f th m knd f tvt bng dn n fnd r utdr, but n d tht l w nw gn, mthng mghtv hnd n th t tht blhd t.
b th lt thrugh th fn, r dtrd t r mb th d b dggng undrgrund.
Whhvr th , t mut b du ln lrnd frm th t.
t w n th undrgrund trnng r whr hddn trw, whh nt vn ntrutr wr wr f, uld b fund.
h rvu dmtr, Dz, rtl md th l fr th k f hdng l, whh w ltd n l bnd th lng trw blw.
Wht rd ftr gng thrugh tht t f tr w dr md ut f tn.
n th dr w nd, tw tn ttu wuld wlm thr gut
nd thr wuld b th btwn th ttu, brnhng furthr nt vrl th whh ld t th Wth rm, th kthn, th lvng rm, th mfrt rm nd wtng rm fr dmn.
h Wth rm w td tht n wuldnt thnk t w tutd undrgrund, but wuld ntd b rmndd f luuru mnn ntrr ntd.
h rm w qur hd, hd ruggd tn wll nd nk lk lng tht wr hddn b wllr.
t flr w vrd b wdn brd wth rt rd n t f t, mlt wth furntur lk bd, hr nd tbl, bkhlf, nd ndulum lk.
Vru ntng wr hung n th wll mt f thm wr dtn f mt nr f ntur nd th k. nd n th rm w lrl urd, n uld fl Dz ffrt nd r nt mkng ur tht l uld nd hr d hr mfrtbl.
t w th drkn blw lghthu N n wuld nrmll thnk tht blw th dm whr knght wr trnd t hl th nt vrm th Wth, tht thr w lvng md fr th k f th Wth.
ut wthn th , th Wth l t n bd, btng hr fngrnl ut f frutrtn.
h w n r wmn.
Rhng untl hr wt, hr lvr hr hd n hn lft n t nd, t gln, t lkd wht ntd.
N lf uld b n lft n hr hlf-lddd , whh wr undrrd b thk drk rl blw hr .
h h unkn hk nd hr kn w lghtl rugh,
r l hd turnd url-h, whl th tth tht bt n hr nl hd lrd turnd llw.
f n lkd ll, n uld tll tht h w n but, but ll f t hd drd tm d.
f mn wh knw but nt l wr t hr rght nw, t wuld b hrd t nt tht bth f thm wr th m rn.
hr w rtrt nd ttu f hr mngt th gnrtn f nt n th dm, but l w rtrd thr lvr-hrd but, nd h dd lk lk tht n th t.
ut n th tt h w n rght nw, vn vgu mlrt wr trtng t dr.
r lth, t, wr mltl dffrnt frm th ur wht dr lr tht h l lw wr durng hr d nt. Nw, fr m rn, h wr d blk rb whh dtd th nght k whr n lght ntrd, rb tht uld mld wth drkn. h td n t f bd, h md n und t ll.
t wnt lk thr w rul tht th nt, n h hd trnfrmd nt Wth, hd t hng hr fhn nd hl rn nt tht f vlln.
mng th gnrtn f Wth, thr huld b n wh kt thr rn th m thr nt d.
wvr, th ft tht [ nt = Wth ] w tll nt wdrd w bu th ng f tht rd nfrd gg rdr. nw, thr w n rul fr Wth t hv vllnu f.
ut fr l, h hd hngd grtl n hr d nt. f nn d th rn w n nt l, wh vd th wrld, mt l wuldnt b bl t blv t.
Dz h, Dz. tht lttl grl dd lr lrd lv th dm? Dd u mng t drv hr w? R-rght Yu r th dm hd. Yu n frfull l hr, nt u? Rght? Rght?
, nt, N Y. lr tLL h Nt ND Yur tn. L, tlD u fr, l ULn mbl. mbl DRv ut t nt. rr, f FrfullY dd , wll b Undr un, nd Wrt nr, wll gt D fr mY tn dtr. f gN, N n wll rt U. l tNt.
h n l whrd t w tl, whh td Dz mngr.
h brd tht td bv th tbl hd rtd th wrd tht Dz d.
Rntl, nt vn Dz uld mng t m hr t mt hr n rn.
Wth lr tng n th dm, f h rll wnt dwn, t mnt h wuld ndrtl ld lr t th l uh w th rn.
knw tht, knw but tht. ut, hw lng mut k wtng? vr n h m, v bn ntntl n m t n h mght nt th l. m rd nt vn l.
kNw t, kNw ut t. ut, w lNg mu k wtNG? vR N , V bn nnL N mY n mGht n th l. m RD N Vn L.
wrd l wh rgud vhmntl, th tl rtd th m ntn.
h brd undrtd nthng but wht t d.
t mrl rtd th und f thng tht wr bggr nd trngr thn t w.
ht w wh vn th wrd wuld b nt t Dz.
h tl flw w. l w t flng nt th dtn, thn h rlld hrlf nt hr bd ht.
l w rd f th urrnt nt.
h knw wll bu h w l n nt.
tht th gnrtn nt w mntr.
lr w unwr f t, but tull, l hd drtl n hw h fught.
t tht tm, h hd ld dmn hrd nt t t rd t k thn, hr ubrdnt w btn hlll b lr, nd l lkd t hr lld ubrdnt, h bndnd thm ll t .
ht w n k. Wht w tht?
lr flw u nt th k, md wrd f lght whh rnd dwn frm bv, nd th ldr wh wldd th bm grtl trngthnd.
f h w ttkd, h wuld rflt n knd f ttk vrl tm vr, trmlng vrthng thrugh mg rt bmbng.
h nt, ndd, d mn bnd n nrml humn bng. h hd unqu knd f nvnblt, n whh n t f ttk tht dd nt th m ttrbut hr wuld nt b bl t dl n dmg.
ut tht w ll thr w. t w dfntl nt tht knd f burdt, Gd-lk tn.
u l w qut bl n mg hrlf, t md hr undrtnd th thnlt. lr mn w lrd vr hundrd tm mr thn wht h hd d b tht nt.
ht w 5 r g. nd nw tht h w 17 r ld, hr wr dfntl dd nt wthr, but trngthnd furthr ntd.
h wr f mg dndd n th munt f mn n ud fr t.
vn fr th m t f mg, mn wth 10 mn mrd t mn wth 30 mn wuld ml 3 tm mr frwr.
h munt f mn mbud trnltd drtl dffrn n wr.
ut lr fghtng wr whn h w 12 r ld w lrd bnd 100 tm f l.
hr w n w t wn gnt th mntr. N, n thr rtur wuld b bl f wnnng gnt hr.
l w wr f thr dffrn n wr wthut ndng t fght hr drtl, nd h hd hrlf bnth th dm vr n.
D d, nd wht h hrd frm Dz but lr fght md hr dubt hr r vr tm. h lnd tht hd tkn th ffrt f vrl gnrtn f Wth t u n th dmn trrtr w tkn bk wthn ngl d, nd th fght gnt Grtr Dmn tht l hd n h but vd durng hr d th nt w dftd wthn th n f 3 nd. h rlzd n gn tht lr w nt mn h uld fght gnt.
h wnt fr.
Whn l w th nt, th wrld w flld wth drkn.
ht w bu nt Ll, th gnrtn rr t hr, uldnt dft th Wth nd ndd u gttng ln b dmn, thu rlngng th g f drkn.
rult, l w frd t fght undr tutn tht w hrhr thn thr gnrtn f nt.
hr w rur frm th l t rrl dft th Wth th tm.
n t f tht, th rgn f Wth Grld w lngr thn mt Wth du Ll dth, mkng hr ubrdnt mr numru thn nrml.
vn , l ndurd hr fr nd fught th Wth.
u t w mthng tht nl h uld d, h hd rtrnd hr mul t r nd h lt mn mrd nd nght durng bttl, nd fnll mngd t dft Grld wth Dz.
Yt wht wtd l ftr dftng Grld, w btrl.
llbrr ngdm ng z nfnd hr wthn th nt tl nd gdd dmn t ttk hr.
n hndght, th dmn bm l mrd wh vntull hld hr , but l uddnl trnfrmd frm nt t Wth tht btwd ur un ur.
t w rgrtful, t w d. t w l htful.
Yt l tll hld nt hrlf frm ntrl bmng Wth nd lvd n hdng.
f h dd bm Wth, t mnt th tn f th l wh btrd hr wr utfd. Fr tht rn ln, h ddnt wnt th trnfrmtn t g furthr.
ut, th Wth grudg tht h rvd frm Grld rdd hr d b d.
Whn nt bm Wth, t wnt lk th uddnl hngd thr rnlt nt mthng l ntrl.
t w ut tht th mmr h hd wr hlll kwd nd hr ngtv flng wr mlfd.
h thng tht gnrtn f Wth hd n, vru tn f humnt, ugl mmr.
hr w l hr ngr frm bng btrd.
th wr bng hwn nd flt, t nvtbl tntd n hrt blk.
t w lk wht nv lwl turnng blk.
nt hrt w wht, tht w wthut dubt.
ut th lr wht w l dd, l flld vr.
l w nt n tn t th nd f hr ndurn, h bm th Wth tht th wrld htd.
Yt th l rd nthng but th trbultn, nng thr ll n thr wn. l uldnt tnd th. h uldnt frgv thm.
h w th wrld tht ntrbutd t hr uffrng.
nd , h lt u n hr rtn nd bm Wth.
ut vn h bm Wth, l n gn hd t ndur hr fr.
Wht wtd hr ftr dftng n f th bt Wth, Grld, w t f th grtt nt f ll tm, lr.
h w unfr. h flt lk rng.
h drd t th thught f hw th wrld htd hr muh.
h wnt vn llwd t rmg rund ut f ngr.
Wh w h th nl n t nd u lk th?
Whn lr ntrd th dm, l uldnt l t ll.
h w frd tht hd b ntd f h md vn th lghtt n. vr ngl d, h trmbld undr th nrvun nd th fr wthut h tht kt rurng hr.
Whn wuld lr nt th l? r dd h lrd nt?
h hd flng tht t mght b bttr f hd ut tlrt, but f h dd hr, h wuld n lngr hv hr ll rund hr.
h nl rn wh uld v tlrttn w l ln.
Nthr th dmn wh td undrgrund nr Dz uld b brught lng.
h wuld b ll ln. h r f tlrtng w fr t grt bu h wuld b vrl wknd nd hd hv t lv utd n wrld tht hd bn hngd b nt, mltl ltd.
urrntl, th wrld w mltl th trrtr f humnt n whh ll f nt lvd.
hr w n l fr hr t . hrfr, l hd n h but t t n th l.
vn , hr fr w rhng t lmt.
r hrt uld n lngr ndur. h wntd t qukl.
h, n n, l dnt nt th l.
h kt hvrng h hd vr ngl d.
YU hd UFFrd, L-m
-h hdw
wrd l wh hvrd n fr, hdw rhd f t nuggl bd hr.
t w bzrr tn.
vn f th w undrgrund, thr w tll m lght.
hr w ndd n lght n l rm, but thr w lntrn hngng lng th gw tht th tl wuldnt gt lt, nd th lght rhd l rm.
Yt, th ntt w drk tht t md lk lght uld nt rh t.
Ltrll, mvng hdw t ud t rm n, h uldnt vn ll tht n rm nd rhd ut t tuh l huldr.
h hdw m frd. Wh mut th hn durng m gnrtn D th wrld ht m tht muh? Wht huld d l tll m h hdw.
Yu uld dl w tlrt
N, n gd! hv n ll ut thr! wll b fund mmdtl, nd h wll mmdtl m! Yur l wr rght? lrt frbddn mg tht wuld dm th bd h rn whd tlrt wll b rmd t th dtntn, but du t tht, n wll l thr rn (lvl) t rfrm thr bd. hr lrd hug wr dffrn btwn u rght nw, nd f th dffrn grw vn wdr thr n w uld d uh flh thng!
Lkng t hr mtr wh lt hr rvu but ut f fr, hdw lntl lkd t hr.
f h lml udgd hr tutn, t w lrd bd fr hr t t hr n frt l,
vr n lr trnfrrd t th dm, h ud th l b f hr rtn.
f th wr t blv Dz rrt, th wuldnt nt th undrgrund r, but f tht wr rll th , wh dd th tll t vn nw?
n t w tru th tll dd nt nt, th mut b nvnd tht th Wth w wthn th dm nd hd m knd f rf. Wnt t th rn th tll td?
f , thn th l w lrd dngr zn. h ndd t hurr nd tlrt w, u nthr ltn nw b nd rtrt hr tvt. h wuld b th bt ur f tn..
ut th Wth hd n ll nd du t lr, th trrtr hd wthd wnrh nd t md hr rd t g utd.
hr w lrd n nd t fght, th vtr f th fght btwn lr nd l w lrd ddd.
rrtrl bttl wth th wrld t tg w vrwhlmngl wn b lr, nd th brd w nw flld wth wht.
n th urrnt tutn, thr w tll t wth blk, but lr lrd rd hnd t tk t.
Yt th Wth w unbl t . h w bund b fr, nd h tll lung drtl nt th dm.
UNdrnD n ht , WLL RV tht Fr.
t-t mbl! Yu nt wn gnt lr!
l DWn l dNt hN uld Wn gnt ht NtR. t rn h nG r, u h wR tht Wth-m Wr NR. N t , F nWr tht DUbt h wll lV hr bY rlF. v Ln
hdw rl wrggld, nd th rt whr t wr ltd glntd.