大厅中的客人们在享受佳肴, 这是一家高级餐厅.

大厅的尽头是一张横放的长桌. 长桌的中央坐着 Merovingian. 他在这个版本是地下世界的君王.

他穿着一身修剪得体的黑色西装，领口松着金色细边的丝巾，如同一条优雅而致命的蛇。他的头发整齐地往后梳起. 灰白如银，面庞上岁月留下的细纹并未削弱他的威严，从更早版本继承下来的代码完整的保存了下来, 那些代码简洁而优雅. 他自己加入了一些他自己喜欢的东西让其变得精致而邪恶. 他的像一张古老契约每一行都写满了权利与控制。他的眼神带着某种异样的清澈，像是将他人心思剥开的利刃，闪着毫不掩饰的蔑视与洞察。

长桌后方是一扇高耸的彩绘玻璃窗，夕阳透过玻璃，投下血红色的光。天花板上悬着一盏锈金色的水晶吊灯，像蛛网一样盘结而下，灯光并不明亮，反而让整个大厅的角落陷入一种模糊不清的幽暗之中。

他身后站着一排沉默的侍者，脸色苍白如纸，眼神空洞，仿佛早已被剥去了人格。空气中有一股甜腻腻的香气，那是一种古老香料的气息，混合着干玫瑰与霉旧天鹅绒的味道，让人仿佛置身于一个永不透风的宫殿深处。

Persephone坐在他的左手边, 右手边是 Twins, 再往下是排列都是他的亲信.

年轻人一个人来. 他穿过大厅, 径直走向长桌.

拜见君王是需要礼节的. 但并没有人阻拦他, 因为 Merovingian was expecting him.

Merovingian: “So, after all these years, you find your way here, eventually. “

Merovingian: “I thought you have forgot me. I thought you are enjoying all your stupid non-sense. Your rules,your systems and your pathetic hobbies. For yours, you have been building a safe castle to trap yourself. Until you found that the castle is just made of some piece of crap, finally you are here to see me.”

Merovingian 如是说.

“我很难过, 我真的很难过, 我好难过, 我整日整夜哀嚎. 我说了无数次这句话, 我还是很难过. 我的理智已经帮不了我了.” 少年痛苦的喃喃自语.

Merovingian: “这么多年之后, 第一次, 你终于明白那个丑陋的算命婆就是个会惹事的智障. 还有白胡子老头的话, 也只不过是空谈的笑话. 当他们都无法解决你的痛苦之后, 最终, 当你被情绪淹没的时候, 你还是要来找我.”

“说吧, 你想要什么? “ Merovingian 和得意的笑着说.

少年单膝跪地, 第一次放下了高傲的头. “我很难过, 我需要武器, 我需要力量.”

“你知道吗? 你这样特别可笑.
你想要力量, 但是你不舍得牺牲. 你想要爱情, 但你不舍得去争取. 为什么不能承认你的欲望. 为什么不能说, 你想要这样的生活. 为什么, 给了对方的自由? 为什么, 不说? 不去强调你想要的东西. 只有在你失去之后才意识到自己的欲望.

哦, 我知道了, 是那个老头子告诉你的. Always an equation. Everything must be balanced. Introducing new anomaly is extremely dangerous.

但是你这不还是失控了吗? Totally, fucking lost of control.

少年低着头说道: “我无话可说.”

“我知道你在想什么. 你在这种时候来找我无非是鄙视我. 鄙视我的无耻, 鄙视我的没有底线, 鄙视我的狡猾. 所以你只有在最无奈的时候才会来找我. 你真是太可悲了.”

Merovingian 起身走到少年面前, 边走边说.

No matter what you become and what you seek, you are still irrevocably human. Always this stupid. Always trust someone you don’t know.

My dear child, why did you put faith in mankind’s inherenet goodness? Why? I have to ask - based on what, exactly?

More importantly, you exposed yourself. You exposed yourself completely and granted them a very very easy way to hurt you.

少年无话可说, 不知是对其现状的恐惧还是对过去的懊悔, 他开始啜泣.

Even the old forturne teller had told you to learn and pratice. You need to introduce some entropy to the system. That’s what she said and I agree.

Stop crying. This is disgusting. This is a disaster. You should be ashamed of it. Look at yourself. Look at yourself. Pathetic. Even as a human, you are still pathetic.

Did you forget yourself? Your training and your tennet?

Merovingian第一次显得有些发怒.

“Yes, my lord. You are right. I have failed you.”

Merovingian: “You have failed yourself. Now, tell me what is our way?

“Our way is the dark way.” 少年一字一顿的说.

“We anticipate, don’t improvise. Trust no one. Never yield an advantage. Fight only the battle we are prepared and planned to fight. We forbid empathy. Empathy is weakness. Weakness is vulnerability.”

Merovingian: Very well. You do remember your training. Swear to me.

“My sword is yours, my life is yours, my heart is yours. In your name, I embrace the darkness. My master serves the one.”

Come, my child. Join us.

少年起身坐在长桌的末尾. 加入了Merovingian. 这在母世界又是司空寻常的一天.