Alien Knights

Sitting in the garden of the research institute, Todd lit a cigarette, took a sip, and choked it out with a frown.

Rachel held a can of beer and took a sip: "I've never seen you touch this before."

"I liked this a long time ago, but then... quit." Todd breathed out a foul breath in his chest: "The more beautiful something is, the more helpless it is sometimes."

Todd watched the last flame in the cigarette butt slowly go out, and said to Rachel: "We haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Well, you haven't contacted me in the soul space for so many months since you were injured, I thought you had forgotten me..."

Todd looked forward, his eyes out of focus: "You should know, the meeting I'm talking about doesn't mean being in the soul space."

Rachel held the beer can between her hands, was silent for a few seconds, looked at Todd's profile, and suddenly asked calmly, "Are you going to marry the queen?"

Todd raised his eyebrows unexpectedly and shook his head without thinking.

"Why don't you find a wife? In the palace of Muxi City, you can't be the only one who is empty."

Todd said in a low voice: "Muxi City has been freed from the shackles of the kingship, and I have returned freedom to my citizens."

Rachel smiled slightly and said, "A long time ago, I heard your remarks about civic reason. At that time, I always thought you were joking. But now, I think you are too strict, always Choose to doubt yourself."

Looking at the beautiful smiling face who was close at hand, Todd smiled unconsciously: "It's not that I don't believe in myself, I just don't believe in the future monarch of Muxi City."

Rachel put the beer can by her side, and asked Todd: "Before the establishment of the ancient Tyro Empire, there was a naval battle between two kingdoms, called the Battle of Akinosa, have you heard of it?"

Todd shook his head.

"These two kingdoms, one adopted a complete democracy and the other adopted a military dictatorship. The war was fought to the end, and after paying a heavy price, the democratic country won the final victory in the naval battle. When the triumphant generals When you return home, guess what happened?"

Seeing Rachel's malicious smile, Todd's eyes twitched and he shook his head.

"The ten generals who participated in the war were ordered to be arrested by the Citizens' Assembly. After a referendum, all the citizens of the entire kingdom unanimously ruled that the generals were guilty. As a result, six of the ten generals were sentenced to death and executed immediately." Rachel put her hands together Supported on the bench, he leaned forward and stretched his waist: "A national hero a few days ago became an unforgivable death row in an instant. History is such an irony, isn't it?"

Todd rubbed his forehead, stretched out a hand to stop Rachel's speech: "Wait a minute, what crime did those six generals commit?"

Rachel blinked her eyes: "Some soldiers accidentally fell into the water during the naval battle, and those generals did not provide timely assistance, causing these soldiers to drown, that's all."

"Because of this reason?!" Todd's eyes widened: "Due to the inertia of the ship's navigation and the relationship between wind and waves during naval battles, there is no way for the ship to stop in time to rescue those who fell into the water. This kind of crime is completely justified. !"

"The referendum verdict recorded in the annals is written in this way. Many scholars have speculated that the citizens were bewitched by someone with a heart, thinking that these generals were willing to die." Rachel turned her face to Todd: "After all, most of the citizens who participated in the referendum are not professional military personnel, and they don't understand war at all. In addition, as long as someone makes some sensational speeches before the referendum, and then pulls the family members of the deceased to complete a few times If you put on a show, the people will soon forget the greatness of the hero and pour out their anger."

Todd said distressedly: "This approach is destroying the entire kingdom."

Rachel spread her hands: "The causal cycle was realized very quickly. In the third year after the end of the Akinosa naval battle, the two kingdoms broke out in a naval battle again. The naval fleets of democratic countries were afraid of the loss of soldiers and chose to be conservative. However, the enemy seized the opportunity to penetrate and encircle them, and finally ended in a big defeat."

"After that, this kingdom that killed heroes by referendum completely lost its dominance of the sea and gradually went into decline." Rachel stroked the handle of the bench and said with a light smile, "I'm curious, when these believers Will the citizens of a democracy, looking at the dead bodies of troops washing up on the shore, regret their original decision, or will they continue to believe in the greatness of liberty?"

Todd frowned: "Didn't they think about it before making a decision?"

Rachel looked into Todd's eyes and said sadly: "The so-called people, when faced with gossip and sensational speeches from the outside world, will choose what they prefer to believe. Compared with heroic feats, The people are more convinced that there are ulterior transactions behind them; the people believe more in the so-called government conspiracy speeches than the decisions of those in power; the people keep saying that everything is for the great kingdom, but when it comes to their own interests, they will Become the most despicable villain."

"Todd, politics will always be a few people's game."

Rachel stood up from the bench, put her knees on the ground, knelt in front of Todd, raised the man's face with both hands, and said emotionally: "I don't believe that so-called citizens can bring the kingdom to a better place." The future. If it is more serious, I don’t believe in human beings at all, I only believe in you..."

Todd stared blankly at the beautiful woman in front of him, and Meredith's words suddenly flashed in his mind, and he blurted out, "If you believe me, why don't you confess your own affairs to me?" ..."

Rachel's eyes widened, and a look of disbelief appeared on her face: "My own... thing?"

"How did you get through the past? Who are your parents? What are you doing now?" The inner torment caused Todd's face to twist: "Also, why don't you stay with me? by my side?!"

Tears shone in the eyes, Rachel closed her eyes gently, and let two tears flow down her cheeks: "Todd, I beg you, don't ask me these questions again..."

Todd broke away from Rachel's hands and said in pain: "I don't understand, sometimes I really don't understand what you are thinking. When I needed you, you chose to leave, because you no longer care about me Yet?"

Rachel's hands fell weakly, she shook her head and sobbed: "Do you know? How much I envy the lives of those ordinary women. They have parents, children, brothers and sisters, and their own families."

"When she is sad, her family will pat her on the back and tell her everything will be fine; when she is lonely, her family will come to her and tell her she is not alone; when she is married, her mother will help her sew her wedding dress , my father will turn his back and weep..."

Rachel grabbed Todd's hands and shouted, "But what about me?! What am I?! The body I live in is the corpse of my best friend! My soul has nothing to do with God, it's all from experiments product!"

"Look at me! I'm not even an alien! I'm a freak! A monster that doesn't even deserve a child!"

Completely lost the calmness and composure of the past, Rachel struggled to get up from the ground, tears had already wetted her skirt.

"Do you know what I am most afraid of? My greatest fear is the mirror. Whenever I look at myself in the mirror, all I see is a broken body and a deformed soul. A monster like me, there is no I dare not extravagantly seek happiness, and staying away from each other may be the best choice for you and me."

Todd stood up, his body trembling with anger and sadness, and he shouted to the woman in front of him: "Rachel! In your mind, am I such a narrow-minded idiot?! If you care about human beings body and soul, why did I choose to walk the road of a tyrant?!"

"Whether your body belongs to someone else, or your soul is from God! I don't care! I don't care!"

"But I care!" Rachel pressed her right hand tightly to her heart and cried loudly, "I care!"

Rachel stepped back, only endless sadness and despair remained in her eyes: "You don't understand where a woman's self-esteem and self-confidence come from!"

Todd opened his arms and tried to walk towards Rachel.

But the latter shouted loudly while wiping away his tears: "Don't come over!"

The two stood tens of meters apart, staring at each other silently for a long time.

Rachel closed her eyes and took a deep breath. After adjusting her emotions, she said in a strange tone: "Todd, let's put aside those personal matters and talk about serious matters. I heard someone say In a word, no matter who seizes power, the alien species will be the target of cleansing. Because the ability of the alien species is the biggest obstacle that threatens those in power to govern."

Rachel adjusted her makeup and said in a suppressed voice: "This sentence made me think about what might happen in the future. If you plan to give up the royal power of Muxi City, then I can't trust your so-called citizens Reason can create a bright future for the mutants in Muxi City. Therefore, in order to prevent any accidents, I plan to take my own way and try to find a new and spare shelter for the mutants."

Todd took a step forward: "Rachel..."

"I said don't come here!" Rachel said sadly: "Todd, do you still remember the promise you made to me back then, you will do your best to protect all the alien species in the city, I hope you don't forget your promise... Now, Send me out of here... Before our relationship gets worse..."

Seeing the determination in the woman's eyes, Todd closed his eyes and waved his arms.

Rachel's figure faded away in the soul space, and finally disappeared.