"Nathan, koj puas tuaj tom qab noj hmo?"
Ib khob suab nrov ntawm Nathan lub qhov rooj thaum nws hnov nws niam lub suab. Kaum ob-xyoo-laus Nathan tab tom ua si video game game hauv nws lub computer. Nws yog ib tug me nyuam siab, tsaus-hais plaub hau nrog lub qhov muag ntsuab. Nws ua tau zoo hauv kev ua si; nws nyiam tua, tua neeg txawv teb chaws, thiab txhua yam teeb meem nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev. Nathan qhov kev ua yeeb yaj kiab nyiam tua neeg yog Destiny Franchise. Hmo no, nws tab tom ua si Destiny 2 zaj dab neeg hauv online, tab sis lub vev xaib dheev kaw. Nws hloov tawm nws lub computer thiab tom qab ntawd hloov nws dua. Nws nkag mus rau hauv lub vev xaib game, tab sis nws pom qhov kev ua si txaus ntshai tshiab uas koom nrog tua neeg txawv teb chaws. Nws yog ib zaj dab neeg tshiab Destiny 2 tsim los ntawm tus kiv cua vwm uas nyiam qhov kev ua si. Lub logo Bungie tau raug hloov nrog lub logo ntawm tus zaj nrog tib neeg txhais ceg tawm ntawm nws lub qhov ncauj. Nathan nyiam qhov kev ua si tshiab no.
Cov duab tau tiag tiag uas cov ntshav tawg thoob plaws nws lub vijtsam thaum twg nws tua ib tug neeg txawv teb chaws. Nws hnov qhov nrawm ntawm adrenaline thaum nws tau tua ntau lub mos txwv rau hauv tus neeg txawv teb chaws lub taub hau.
"Nathan." Niam hu.
"Kuv los." Nathan hais tias.
“Ceev faj; koj paub tias nws tsis tsim nyog ua kom tib neeg tos, ”Niam hais.
Nws yog Nathan txiv lub hnub yug, yog li ntawd lawv muaj cov qhua hauv tsev.
"Koj puas xav hloov kho qhov kev ua si rau hom kev muaj tiag?"Ib tug poj niam lub computer lub suab nug.
"Muaj."
“Koj nyob ib leeg? Hom kev muaj tiag yog qhov txaus ntshai thiab yuav tsum tau ua si thaum koj nyob ib leeg. "
"Yog." Nathan dag.
Lub suab nrov nrov puv huab cua thiab Nathan chav tau tshwm sim ntawm lub computer screen. Lwm qhov chaw ntawm lub tsev kuj tshwm sim ntawm qhov screen. Nathan tuaj yeem pom cov qhua hauv qab; nws yawg nyob hauv chav ua noj, thaum nws niam nyob sab nraum nws lub qhov rooj.
Koj tau ceeb toom.
Nws lub plawv dhia hauv pob ntseg, thiab nws paub tias qee yam vwm yuav tshwm sim.
Koj dag. Koj puas lav ris txhua yam uas tshwm sim hmo no?
“Yog,” Nathan ntaus.
Lub teeb liab ci ntsa iab tawm ntawm lub computer screen. Nws tau mesmerized los ntawm qhov kaj. Nathan lub qhov muag maj mam hloov mus txog thaum lawv ci ntsa iab. Nws hnov qhov kub hnyiab hauv nws lub taub hau, thiab nws quaj. Nws staggered tawm ntawm chav tsev, txav nws txhais tes ib ncig, nrhiav nws txoj kev.
"Muaj ib tug neeg txawv teb chaws qab koj." Lub computer lub suab ntxhi hauv nws pob ntseg.
Nathan nplawm ib ncig, tuav lub pob hluav taws uas nyob ib sab ntawm lub staircase.
“Nathan, koj puas nyob zoo?” Nws niam nug.
Nws nqa tus hluav taws poker saum nws lub taub hau thaum nws los ze nws. Nws tau nqis ib kauj ruam rov qab raws li kev ntshai nyob ib puag ncig nws. Nathan saib txawv thiab txaus ntshai.
"Ib tug hu rau tub ceev xwm!" Nws qw.
Nathan hnov tus neeg txawv teb chaws lub suab nrov nrov. Nws ntsia hlau hluav taws poker ntawm tus neeg txawv teb chaws, thiab nws chob tus tsiaj lub plab. Nathan rub tawm cov hlau thiab licked cov ntshav ntawm nws. Nws ncaws nws niam lub cev, thiab nws dov los ntawm tus ntaiv, poob rau hauv pem teb nrog ib tug nrov nrov.
Nathan tsev neeg tau khiav tawm ntawm chav noj mov. Lawv qw thaum lawv pom lub cev nyob hauv pem teb. Thaum Nathas ntsia nws tsev neeg, nws tsis paub lawv. Nws xav tias lawv yog neeg txawv teb chaws; nws txiv saib zoo li tus tsiaj uas txaus ntshai. Nws pov lub poker rau ntawm nws txiv, thiab nws mus dhau nws lub siab. Lwm tus qw thiab khiav ntawm lub qhov rooj. Nathan ntsia lub qhov rooj, thiab nws kaw. Cov qhua thiab Nathan cov kwv tij qw qw thaum lawv sim qhib qhov rooj.
Nathan tus niam laus, Anne, hu rau tub ceev xwm thaum nws nkaum hauv qab lub rooj noj mov. Nathan tau sawv saum nws txiv lub cev thiab xuas hlau rau hauv nws lub siab ob peb zaug. Cov ntshav tau nchuav rau ntawm nws lub ntsej muag thaum nws luag txhua yam.
Nathan xav tias nws tseem ua si. Nws nyiam qhov kev hloov kho tshiab ntawm qhov kev ua si, nws zoo li tiag tiag thiab cov neeg txawv teb chaws cov ntshav tawm suab qw nrov nrov hauv nws pob ntseg. Nathas muab hlau rau hauv nws txiv lub siab thiab muab nws rho tawm. Nws rub nws tus ntiv tes rau ntawm lub cev nqaij daim tawv hauv nws txhais tes, nws sov.
Anne crept qab nws tus tij laug thiab dhia rau nws. Nathan muab nws pov rau ntawm phab ntsa, thiab nws lub taub hau tawg. Cov teeb greyish tuab tawm ntawm ob sab ntawm Anne lub ntsej muag thaum nws poob rau hauv av. Nathan ntsia cov qhua uas nyob ntawm lub qhov rooj, sim qhib nws. Nws tuav ib tug txiv neej los ntawm nws dab tshos thiab daig qhov hluav taws kub poker rau hauv nws lub qhov ncauj, ntshav rushed ntawm tus txiv neej lub qhov ncauj thiab dribbled down nws lub tsho dawb. Nathan muaj kev zoo siab heev thaum pom cov ntshav; nws zawv zawg hlau rau hauv tus txiv neej lub qhov muag sab xis thiab rub tawm nws lub qhov muag.
Nathan pov lub cev rau hauv pem teb thiab strode ntawm lwm tus. Lub qhov rooj qhib tam sim ntawd, thiab qee tus tub ceev xwm tau maj nrawm rau hauv, nrog rab phom hauv lawv txhais tes.
"Qhia rov qab." Cov tub ceev xwm qw.
Lub teeb hauv tsev tam sim ntawd tawm mus, thiab lub computer hauv Nathan chav kaw. Nws tsoo rau hauv av; convulsing thiab ces nws ua tsis nco qab lawm.
Ob peb teev tom qab ntawd, Nathan tau sawv hauv tsev kho mob hlwb. Nws ob txhais tes thiab ob txhais ceg raug chained rau lub txaj.
Nws yeej tsis zoo ib yam ntxiv lawm.
Nws ib txwm xav tias muaj neeg vwm xav tua; Qee lub sij hawm, qhov kev xav tau muaj zog heev uas nws rub tawm cov nqaij ntawm nws txhais tes nrog nws cov hniav.
Nathan yawg hais rau tub ceev xwm tias ib yam dab tsi hauv qhov kev ua si hloov nws tus tub xeeb ntxwv, tab sis tsis muaj leej twg ntseeg nws. Cov tub ceev xwm tau tshuaj xyuas Nathan lub khoos phis tawj, tab sis txhua yam lawv pom hauv nws qhov kev tshawb nrhiav keeb kwm yog qhov txuas mus rau qhov kev ua si tua phom tsis muaj mob.
