The Star Knight

The two stood quietly without speaking.

Caroline made an interrogative look, and Opal awakened from the shock.

"I'm sorry, I... lost my mind." Opal smiled self-deprecatingly: "I just didn't know why... there was a feeling of... meeting an old friend."

Colleen said: "I feel the same, as if I have known you for a long time. Look over there."

Colleen's hand holding the glass pointed to the distance, and the fireworks flashed under the sky.

"It's beautiful." Opal walked to the platform and stood behind Korolin.

"But the beautiful things are short." Colleen said in a deep voice.

Countless thoughts are madly surging in the inner memory world of Opal, while in the outer memory world, he has only one thought, holding Caroline's waist tightly and burying his head on his back.

Caroline interrupted Opal's thoughts again: "Tell me about it, Sang brought you over?"

Caroline was as tall as Raymond, and was half a head taller than Opal. Opal raised his head slightly, staring at his appearance.He and Raymond can no longer be described as like, they are exactly the same person, not similar in appearance, but a sign of character and temperament.

Caroline is old, his hair has become silver-white, the old face is like when Raymond was old, Opal has never seen Raymond look old, but he can completely imagine it, that is Ke Lorraine's current appearance, politeness, maturity and full of charm of the old man.

His eyes were gentle, his eyes were deep, full of wisdom and security, he smiled at Opal, and in front of his smile, Opal's heart jumped crazy again.

"Are you familiar with Sang?" Opal avoided Colleen's gaze unnaturally.

"It's not very familiar." Caroline took the wine glass from the little robot and handed it to Opal. Opal nodded. "Thank you."

"He is one of the seven wise men of Phantom Star. The prophet who lived until the time of Prince Igna's rebellion. He promised three things to the Star Church." Colleen said: "I asked him to find a look for me. Decent heir."

Opal said: "Wait...you said too much, I don't understand."

Caroline said in a deep voice: "Prince Igna's rebellion refers to a certain historical node of the phantom star, just like the dark age of our human beings. The Star Temple is the home of the star knights. I used to be in this organization. One member, I later betrayed, but the concept of the Phantom Star did not leave the organization. They only knew us as individuals, so the things promised to help us still work."

Opal: "Do you want to find an heir?"

Caroline casually said: "I'm running out of time, I don't know which day will die, so someone must take my place and continue the mission entrusted to me by the universe."

Opal shook his heart and said, "No... not like this, impossible, you..."

He looked at Caroline again.

Caroline narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Opal's eyes with doubt. His eyebrows were so familiar. Just like a long time ago, Opal was not very happy sometimes, Raymond frowned slightly at him, trying to understand him. The reason for anger.

Opal did not dare to stare at him, I am afraid his eyes will turn red in the next moment.

"You can do genetic surgery." Opal suddenly said: "Survival surgery, isn't it?"

Caroline said: "Genetic surgery cannot be done indefinitely, this is my last fifty years of life."

Opal suddenly laughed and said, "You are lying to me."

"Huh?" Colleen seemed to find it very interesting. He looked like Raymond who was playing Opal every time, which made Opal feel another pain.

"You are very smart." Caroline put the glass on the tray of the little robot and said, "Why would you know that I was lying to you?"

Opal said: "I guess, I don't think you will die. It's like... hearing a lie, you may not find its loopholes, but you think it is a lie... or... um, yes Intuition, intuition."

Korolin said: "I didn't lie to you. I believe that with the laws of the universe, it is impossible to let a living body live endlessly. There will always be something to replace the laws of nature to come and take your life. The difference is only one. Ten thousand years later, still in the next second."

Opal said: "Then I believe at least not in the near future."

He was relieved in his heart, and Caroline said: "Hopefully not in the near future, I also want to find a spouse to spend my life with in the near future. Do you think anyone will look at me like an old man?"

Opal smiled and said: "Maybe it's a little difficult, if you want to find a spouse with equal conditions... I suggest you go for a genetic surgery and get younger."

Caroline said: "This is a good suggestion, go back and rest, I think you don't mind staying in New Phoenix for a few days."

Opal said: "Then... good night."

Caroline nodded slightly and said, "I wish you a long life."

Opal said: "Also... I wish you a long life."

He bowed back, went out the same way, returned to his bedroom, looked up at the vast starry sky outside the glass floor-to-ceiling window, and looked at the Milky Way galaxy 9 million light years away from the grip of the light. It was like a huge vortex in the zenith. The spiral, extending from the extreme south, exhibits a spiral arm with gorgeous starlight, which intersects with the pink lion galaxy.

With tears in his eyes, the smile on his lips was sweet and sad.

All of this was a perfect plan under Ledgerson. When he saw Raymond's first glance, he knew that he was a copy of Caroline-Opal almost knew it all.

He even concealed Rector and concealed everyone.

Perhaps after Raymond's death, Ledgerson had the idea of ​​letting him be undercover, using his unstoppable emotional shock at the first meeting to attract Colleen's attention.

Caroline is not him.

Opal repeatedly told himself that Colleen was not him, but Colleen's appearance kept appearing in his mind, and Opal was going crazy.

Opal wanted to kill himself. He lay down on the bed tiredly. His memories of the past were as uncomfortable as being torn apart. His inner and outer spiritual worlds were violently in conflict. What is about to break through the Ledgerson design? The lower barrier rushed out and merged with each other.

He suspected that he would be mad, that his thinking was chaotic, that Sphinx's memory became blurred, that the brilliant colors of the grip of the light suddenly appeared in his mind, and he could not even remember who he was and where.

Opal took a deep breath and tried his best to expel all thoughts out of his way. He couldn't breathe while lying down. He realized the sudden danger and his consciousness was out of control.

He began to retreat along the current time and scene, the restless spiritual world gradually calmed down, and gradually pushed forward, from the new Phoenix to the spaceship, to the phantom star, to the outer periphery of the galaxy... finally to the Sphinx... …The memories are connected smoothly.

Can't think of Raymond anymore. Opal began to think confusingly at the thought of Raymond. The previous feeling came again.

He awakened to one thing: the image of Raymond in the subconscious mind was overlapping with Caroline, but he could not break through the barrier set by Ledgerson.He could no longer connect the two men, he had to treat Caroline as Collolin, and he would no longer remember Raymond and leave him temporarily.

He didn't think about Raymond, so he gradually calmed down, and he had the image of Colleen in his mind.

Gradually, he fell asleep.

The dream is an endless sea of ​​flames. Opal is naked/ naked, standing on the hot rock, and lava flows, burning his naked body.

A sea of ​​flames lifted a massive army of lava from the horizon and rushed toward him frantically.

"what--"

Opal shouted angrily, his hands pushed forward, and the ground gradually cooled down. The black cooling rock trembles, the whole world cracked a bottomless abyss, and the magma rushed to the ditch, dumped in full!

Opal stood beside the rift valley, panting in horror. He looked down and saw the endless dark abyss, as if there were a pair of eyes watching him.

Then darkness fell from the abyss and devoured him.

The sun came in from the floor-to-ceiling window and shone between Opal's eyebrows. He opened his eyes wearily, got up to wash, and went out for breakfast.

There are not many people in the restaurant. After the meal time has passed, Opal buys the food and sees Allen in the lobby, asking: "Does Caroline have any orders?"

Allen is talking to another officer and turned to salute him, saying: "Your Majesty may not see you from today."

Opal said: "How long will it take?"

The other officer said: "It may take three to five days."

Opal nodded and said, "Did he say anything to me?"

Allen pondered for a moment and exchanged glances with the other officer, who shook his head.

Opal left, and he had little to do for the next few days, calmed his mind, and froze in the bedroom.

He tried hard not to think about Raymond in his memory, but to completely replace these two people with Caroline's appearance. His thoughts were so strong that he couldn't control himself.

On the third day, when he was having dinner in the restaurant, Allen came over and said to him: "Your Majesty has told you that if you can't wait, you can go to see him now."

Opal hastily finished his meal and followed Allen out. This time instead of taking him to the sky garden, Allen took him to the central lift platform, swiped cards, verified fingerprints, and then retreated.

The platform continues to rise until the 106th floor, which is the highest point of the city of meteorite.

There was only one corridor here, and Opal walked to the door at the end of the corridor, realizing that he had no pass, but when he approached, the door made a soft noise and opened automatically.

He walked in, and the door closed again.

Caroline’s voice sounded in Opal’s mind: [I decided to take your suggestion.

Opal turned to look for Caroline, and the voice rang again: [Try to say a word in your spiritual world.

Opal: [Your Majesty?

Caroline: [Very well, you have learned it.

Opal stood in the empty room and communicated with Caroline with consciousness: [What did you learn?

Caroline: [The power of faith, your faith is persistent and pure, with despair and sorrow. The expression of your spiritual world is an abyss. What makes you strive to pursue, but feel that there is no hope in this life?

Opal: [I... I don’t understand what you say, your majesty, are you willing to let me be your heir?

Caroline: [I think yes, you passed the test, and I ignited your fire of faith in your dreams.Your spiritual world is the most bizarre form I have ever seen, and your faith is presented in a desperate way.

Opal calmed down and said, "Where are you?"

Caroline: [Behind the door, try to open it with your consciousness.

Opal condensed the spirit, and the door was still.

Caroline: [Imagine I am behind the door and try again.

Opal let out a long breath, and the second door in the room slowly opened.

Caroline: [I know where your faith came from.

The door opened and Opal walked into the room.

There is only one black metal nutrient compartment. The nutrient compartment is filled with the blue sea of ​​time solution, and Caroline is red/nude all over, suspended in the nutrient compartment.

His appearance has become young and handsome, with a thick black eyebrow, a tall nose, and warm eyes in his eyes.

His hair became shorter, like a black flame burning in the nutrition compartment. His body was magnificent, his complexion showed a healthy bronze color, his chest muscles and abdominal muscles were well-balanced, and Opal looked at him stupidly, his eyes full of attachment.

Caroline and Opal stared at each other for a long time. Opal sat down and sat in front of the nutritional cabin. He looked at Caroline like a child and said in his thoughts: "Your Majesty, you look good.

Caroline closed his eyes and stopped responding to Opal.

Opal said again: [Can you hear me?

Caroline: [Guard me here, don’t let anyone break in.

Opal hummed, frowned slightly, sat and looked at him for a while, and then asked: [What happens if this process is interrupted?

Caroline's expression seemed to be laughing, without answering Opal.

Opal was a little sleepy while sitting, and his head couldn't hold back until the next morning, the first rays of light in the grip of the light shining in from the outside of the tower, the genetic modification of Korolin ended, the solution was pumped away, The black nutrient compartment turned into countless pieces of black gold and revolved around him, and then changed into a black necklace, which was worn on his clean/naked neck.

He stared down at Opal for a moment, gently pushed his palm forward, and whispered: "I give you a dreamless sleep."

Opal suffocated, trembling slightly, and then breathing smoothly and evenly, falling into a peaceful dream.

Colleen bowed forward, picked up Opal, and took him away.