60. Far away
Stars, this is the last frontier of civilization.
It is like an endless ocean, containing secrets that cannot be measured by time and space. At this time, on a large land far away from the earth, a letter that spans the entire Milky Way was finally delivered to the recipient.
"Your place is really hard to find."
As the "Messenger", Frank, the alien disguised as a small dog on all sides, followed Taros, the leader of the mild Pyscolus, and quickly walked up a hillside. While smelling the air similar to the earth on the green grass, he complained:
"I thought you were in the South Galaxy. Unexpectedly, you had already escaped from the Milky Way. This made me still have to endure the rudeness and ridicule of those interstellar pirates, and the risk of being shot down by the Kerry fleet at any time, and come here in those strange ships."
"The recent situation in South Galaxy is not suitable for living."
Taros explained to the small dog behind him:
"Although the war between the Queen and the Kree was forcibly mediated by the Sia Empire, the open and secret struggle between the two sides has become increasingly fierce. The peace will not last long. Soon, a super war that determines the ending of two races and three empires will be ignited. We have to stay away from there in advance to avoid being involved."
The tall Scoru turned his head and looked at the dog with a backpack behind him, and he said:
"You came from Earth. Can you tell me what the situation on Earth is like during this period?"
"It's still the same way."
Flak showed a very humanized boring expression on his face, and it said:
"It's not good, but nothing bad. You'll feel that time passes quickly and sometimes it's boring, but when I go back to my hometown in Nan Galaxy, I see the depressing shadows of war here, and I really want to return to Earth as soon as possible."
"The time of peace is indeed boring, but compared to the cruel war, that kind of boredom is too precious."
The dog stuck out his tongue, it said:
"Have you arrived yet? Where exactly does that woman named Carol live?"
"It's almost done."
Taros glanced at the valley in the distance and said:
"Carol went to the Kerry Empire to 'visit' an old friend some time ago. She was slightly injured and needed to recuperate in a quiet place."
The clever Scruy leader stopped talking, and he said again:
"I guess, this letter should have been sent by Merlin?"
"How do you know?"
Frank showed a surprised expression, and he looked at Taros, and he said:
"Do you know Agent Merlin, too?"
"It's not just about knowing each other."
Taros smiled and said to Frank:
"He has helped us, he is our friend, how are he doing lately?"
“Not very good.”
Frank passed a flower bush, and it shook its body wildly, throwing away the dew from its fur, it said:
"That guy is alone and looks a little depressed. Maybe he has been in the dark for too long, which makes him feel a gloomy temperament. The energy in his body is not very stable, just like a walking bomb, which will explode with a bang at any time."
The dog said in an exaggerated tone:
"When I saw him for the first time, my instinct told me that the farther away from him, the better. I originally wanted to refuse this request for delivery, but unfortunately, the reward he gave me made me unable to refuse."
Each person and a dog chatted, and walked forward along the mountain road. After more than ten minutes, they arrived in a very secret valley.
Frank stood on the ridge and looked down. In the valley covered with all kinds of strange flowers, there was a wooden house, which looked like a small wooden villa on the earth.
On this earth far away from the earth, against the backdrop of alien flowers of various colors, this house looks full of a quiet, close to nature.
And Carol Danvers, the Earthling who lives in the new home of the Scru people, is a real superhero, a woman who is strong enough to match a fleet, lying on a lounge chair by the garden, looking like she is basking in the sun.
This planet, which was chosen by Sclue as its home, is really similar to the earth, and even the sunshine is almost exactly the same. However, if you look closely, the sunshine here is more or less red, just like the sunset on the earth, which also makes the space of this world look very beautiful all the time.
"Go."
Taros squatted down and patted Frank on the head, he said:
"I have sent Merlin's letter to Carol. Although she has never said it, I know that in her heart, she also has concerns for her hometown and friends. This letter may bring her spiritual comfort."
"I don't think so."
Frank looked at Taros hesitantly, and said:
"Ms. Carol is in a good mood recently?"
"Did you confirm that she wouldn't punch me away when she heard bad news? I heard about the things she did in the South Galaxy... The Kerry fleet who could fight flee several times without fighting, this is a real tough character."
"You said, is this bad news?"
Taros looked at the puppy in front of him and shrugged, with a gloating smile on his green face, and he said to Frank:
"Then I can only wish you good luck, Mr. Courier."
Frank barked at Taros who turned away with a smile, and the puppy barked twice to express his dissatisfaction.
But Frank is an ethical alien. After accepting other people's requests and discussing rewards, he promised others that he must do.
So, a few minutes later, Frank sneaked into the edge of the valley's hut. It hid in the flowers and looked forward and found that Carol was actually asleep on a recliner.
Compared to a few years ago, Carol's slightly plump face became thinner and thinner. She still maintained her original blonde short hair, which was almost no big difference from the image Merlin remembered.
She lay on the chair, tilted her head in the warm sunshine, and fell asleep. She was covered with a black flight jacket, which was already very old and had traces of sewing on it.
Although the Scolu, who built a big city nearby, had just begun to rebuild civilization, they had already made a complete set of daily necessities. Carol must have attached great importance to this jacket and did not discard it.
Frank's eyes, hiding in the flowers, contracted his pupils. As an alien, he could directly observe biological energy, which gave Frank the ability to distinguish and avoid powerful enemies.
In Frank's eyes, Ms. Carol, who was sleeping in front of her, looked pale due to the injury, was slender and weak in appearance, and the energy in her body was like a burning sun.
The golden-red, flaming-like light almost blinded Frank's dog eyes.
It thought that the restless energy in Merlin's body was amazing enough, but compared with the lady in front of him, Merlin's energy was really not enough to see.
"What are you doing hiding there?"
Just as Frank closed his tingling eyes and shook his head and tried to suppress the pain in his throat, Carol's hoarse voice rang in the garden.
"Come here, puppy."
She leaned on the recliner and changed her position, but still closed her eyes, as if she was unwilling to wake up from her dream.
With a hint of lazyness, she hooked her finger to Frank, who was hiding in the garden, and she said:
"I heard all the conversations between you and Taros... You said you brought me a letter and there was a bad news?"
"Yes, Ms. Carol."
Frank walked out of the garden with a hint of fear. He walked to Carol and let Carol take Merlin's letter from the backpack behind him. He peeked at Carol's expression and said:
"Agent Merlin also asked me to bring you a word."
"Tell me."
Carol opened the letter and said:
"What did he want to say to me?"
"He said, he misses you very much."
Frank squatted on the ground and said honestly:
"But you are too far apart, he still loves you very much, but he can't hold on."
Carroll's movement of opening the letter stopped. Frank keenly felt that the energy in the terrifying woman's body rolled for a moment. The power that became manic at that moment made Frank a little scared, fearing that he would become a victim of the emotional problems between Merlin and Carroll in the next moment.
But through years of combat and practice, Carol has been able to control his huge power well.
In just a moment, the slightly irritable force calmed down.
Carol opened her eyes, and she sighed, opening the letter in her hand.
This letter is not long.
"Carol:"
"This decision was a tough one, and writing this letter was almost one of the toughest things I've done in my first half of my life."
"In the past few years, whenever I fell asleep, your figure always appeared in my bizarre dream. This proves that even after many years of separation, your position in my heart is still extraordinary."
"But I have to admit that our feelings are complicated, and we haven't even really said 'love'."
"Men always remember every first time in their lives. I have thought many times that I would leave the earth and go to see you among the stars. But on the one hand, because of the busy trivial matters, and on the other hand, because of the lack of strength, my actions have been delayed for too long. To this day, I have too many bonds on my body, which makes me unable to let go of all kinds of things in this world."
"My fate is complicated. Those who hide behind fate will not let me have beautiful things so easily. I didn't understand it at the time, but now I roughly understand it. Maybe your departure is also due to some helplessness."
"You have also made sacrifices for me. You were forced to stay away from your hometown because of me. This shouldn't have happened, and it makes me feel guilty."
"After you left, I met another girl, but not long ago, she left my life like you, which made me realize that if I continue to be entangled in the past, then neither you, me, nor others, can really enter a new stage of life, so I think it's time for us to face this problem."
"This makes me very painful."
"But, it's time to actually say goodbye, my Carol."
"I miss you very much. I still love you as you left, just like our relationship that never spoke to each other but was tacit. But I can't let you continue to be influenced by my destiny so selfishly."
"You are free, Carol. I think I should have solved my troubles when you return to Earth again. If I am still alive after that, then maybe we can talk about each other's experiences over the years and have a drink together."
"I wish you happiness, Carol."
“———Love your Merlin.”
After Carol read the letter, there was a hint of hidden sadness and an unconcealed worry in her eyes.
She looked down at Frank, and she asked:
"How was Merlin's condition when he gave you the letter?"
"Uh, frankly, it's pretty bad."
Frank lay on the ground, sticking out his tongue while saying to Carol:
"His life form has changed. He is no longer a simple human, and the energy in his body is also very unstable. I can feel that it should not be his true form. Something terrible seems to have happened to him."
"Have he told you what he was going to do?"
Carol asked again, Frank shook his head, and the dog said:
"I am not familiar with him. If I hadn't been sending a letter, I might not have had any intersection with him. But Ms. Carol..."
Frank whispered:
"He should really love you. When he handed the letter to me, I saw the pain in his eyes, like a pain that was torn off a piece of heart, which could not be disguised."
"Yeah?"
Carol stroked the flight jacket on her body and whispered:
"Does that cute little man still value emotions so much?"
"Wait a minute, puppy, please send me a letter back to Earth."
Carol stood up, draped his flight jacket over his shoulders, pushed the door and walked into the room. After more than ten minutes, she walked out with a letter and a weird thing, putting both things in the pocket behind Frank.
She put the black worn jacket on her body. At the moment when her fists gently collided, golden and red flames burst out from her body, rendering her like a flame goddess in armor at this moment.
The red ribbon of golden and red flames was beating around Carol's waist. She lowered her head, the long flying flame hair, and the burning eyes that looked like the fearful Frank, she said:
"Let's go, puppy, I'll send you through the Kerry line."
"By the way... take this opportunity to 'chat' with the thief Ronan, who is dying and the highest wisdom that survives."
After a moment, Carol, holding Frank, rushed into the sky of the Sclub's new home like a golden meteor.
The Sclu children playing by the city saw the shooting stars. They shouted Carol's name and cheered to send their patron saints into the battlefield of the stars.
There was anger in Carol's eyes, and anger grew in her body and soul.
She wants to vent this anger caused by love.
Chapter completed!