There is a deserted and quiet alley deep in the corner at the end of the street opposite the cafe. The bricks on the alley floor are uneven and there is a lot of water in the depressions. The Mako pipes laid at the bottom of the wall extend to both sides of the alley.
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A girl with brown hair in braids squatted in front of the Mako pipeline, holding a basket full of flowers in her hands. She closed her eyes and was bathing in the green light overflowing from the damaged part of the pipeline, seeming to be listening.
What are you wearing?
Suddenly, she opened her eyes alertly and looked towards the end of the alley with a slight panic.
At some point, a young man with glasses and short black curly hair stood there, looking at the girl with his hands in his pockets.
Because he has been targeted by the will of the planet for many years and has the specificity of the foreigner's fire, Heather can now slightly sense the large-scale gathering of the life stream. When he was drinking coffee just now, he felt that the life stream gathered beyond the ordinary level.
Out of curiosity, I walked to the alley to find out what was going on, and then I saw this scene in front of me.
Alice Gainsborough, another heroine in the original FF7.
She is the last ancient Settra in the world. In the original book, she died under Sephiroth's sword at the age of 22 without leaving any heirs, declaring the complete demise of the once extremely powerful ancient Settra tribe.
At the same time, due to the favor of the planet and the characteristics of the ancient Settra people, Alice used her spiritual body to patrol the river of life inside the planet after her death, and eventually became the spokesperson of the planet.
I didn't expect to meet her in this place.
According to the timeline, Alice should still be living with her adoptive mother Emina in the slums of Wufan Street and under 24-hour surveillance by the Shinra Company's secret agency Tuckers. She usually earns some pocket money by selling the flowers she grows.
Qian. By the way, the large-scale gathering of life streams just now was caused by her? It seems that she can already talk to the planet now.
Although she is a little curious, Heather has no interest in Alice at all. According to the original statement of Kuruneo's subordinate - "Although he looks very cute, his figure is just that", and Heather is not
He has such a temper that he falls in love with anyone he meets, and he still can't figure out the relationship between himself and Tifa. How can he possibly provoke other girls?
On the other side, Alice clenched the flower basket in her hand and looked alertly at the black-haired man with glasses not far away.
She was just communicating with a little bit of the Lifestream leaked from the Mako Pipeline. It was a messy sound similar to many people whispering in their ears. If you don't concentrate, it would be difficult to sense what the Lifestream wants to express.
Of course, there are only rare cases where the Lifestream will reveal its meaning. But Alice will still listen patiently every time she has the opportunity to communicate with the Lifestream.
Communicating with the planet is her unique ability as an ancient Settra, but she never shows it in front of outsiders.
This time, she walked back and forth twice to make sure there was no one around the alley, and then she squatted in front of the pipe with peace of mind and listened to the sound of the flow of life. But not long after, she heard a clear response from the flow of life.
This was the first time Alice had ever discovered that the flow of life could produce such complex emotions. It was a strange wave of emotions mixed with doubt, vigilance and a strong desire for knowledge. The intensity of the emotion even made Alice feel dizzy.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the source of 'emotions' in the flow of life - the strange man standing at the entrance of the alley.
What to do, do you want to run away? Seeing that he was blocking the entrance to the alley with no intention of moving away, did he discover the secret of being able to communicate with the flow of life? No, no, no, he squatted there without speaking at all, and he couldn't see clearly from others.
I'm probably resting with my eyes closed. But, what can make the flow of life like this...
Wait a moment, Alice suddenly remembered something.
Apart from her, only her biological mother Ifaluna can attract the attention of the life stream. This is all due to the ability of their ancient race Settra. The man in front of her can also cause disturbance to the life stream. Could it be that he
Are they also ancient Settras?
Thinking about it from another direction, maybe the other party came to check it out because he felt the flow of life converging, and the other party can also sense the flow of life!
I am not the last Settra, I still have my own kind!?
Thinking of this possibility, Alice's little head felt slightly dizzy. For a long time, the strong sense of loneliness as the last Settra has been lingering in her heart, and the sense of mission that no one can help her shoulder makes her feel uncomfortable.
She has heavy shoulders. Witnessing her mother's tragic fate since she was a child has made her feel panic and restraint because of her identity.
But now, Alice seemed to feel a ray of sunshine shining in her heart, dispelling all fear and loneliness.
"Hello?" Alice held the flower basket tightly and hesitantly said hello to Heather.
Heather did not expect such a start, and nodded to Alice: "Hello."
Alice didn't know what to say next. She looked at the pipe that leaked some life flow, and then looked at Heather, but hesitated to speak.
Heather immediately understood the meaning. She didn't want to reveal her ability to communicate with the planet, right? Got it.
Thinking of this, Heather spread her hands and tried to keep her tone as gentle as possible: "I just passed by by chance and came over to take a look when I discovered that there was a leak of magic energy. Just be fine."
Passing by by chance? Found out that Mako was leaked? What a liar! Alice suddenly knew for sure that the other party could definitely sense the disturbance in the flow of life, but he was also covering up the truth.
Alice took out a narcissus lily from the flower basket, walked to Heather and handed it over: "For you."
"ah?"
"Thank you for your concern from the 'stranger'. This flower is given to you." Alice emphasized the word 'stranger' and insisted on handing the flower in her hand to Heather, as if she would not accept it if the other party did not accept it.
Heather had no choice but to reach out and take the flower. When the flower connected their fingers, it turned into a 'bridge'. The green light spots of the life stream around Alice suddenly became brighter and brighter, and some light spots fell on Alice.
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As if listening to the sound of the stream of life, Alice sensed the strong vitality of the man in front of her through the light spots of the stream of life that she actively integrated into. This was the first time she had such a novel experience. Could it be that this is also a member of the Settra tribe?
One of the abilities? This fellow is teaching him how to use the power of the Settras correctly?
But the next second, she was frightened by Heather's terrifyingly powerful vitality. What she saw in front of her didn't seem to be a human being, but a terrifying beast with a huge body entangled, without any malicious intent.
Heather instantly noticed that the flow of life was disrupted. The planet was observing itself through Alice's senses? So that's it. In this way, you can use the ability of the ancient Settra tribe to see if you have enough power to threaten the planet.
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Since Alice has no ill intentions at all and the planet has not generated any additional hostility, Heather doesn't care much about this temptation.
"that……"
At this time, Alice looked at Heather with bright eyes and couldn't help but ask: