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Chapter 67 The Afterlife
When Gordon first showed up at the cabin and asked Skye to join them, she said no, because at that point somewhere in her heart still believed she was an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., a member of S.H.I.E.L.D.When she later decided to accept the invitation to leave with Gordon, it was more out of escapism.At that time, she never imagined that the "afterlife" would become a home for her to be so reassured and depended on, and Jia Ying, although Skye always thought she was a good person, but when she learned her true identity, she was still Can't help being taken aback.
Well, maybe it's best to start from the beginning.

About a week ago, on the same night that the big blue Cree came to her segregated hut, a blind guy knocked on her door.The man called himself Gordon, said that he was her kind--an alien, and that he was here to take her among his companions.

For a moment the offer was indeed tempting, but Skye turned it down.Because as mentioned before, deep down she still believes that she is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - and even if she didn't have a mother to teach her when she was a child, she also knows that it is not a good habit to get in a stranger's car, especially when the other party is a When the guy without eyes.

Gordon didn't mind, turned around and left, only saying to give her time to think.And he promised that if she changed her mind and called Gordon's name, he would be there in time.

And what Skye didn't expect at the time was that her mind would change so quickly.

Since she was locked in such a hut hidden in the mountains, she didn't know the exact process of the matter.She only knew that there seemed to be a group of people in S.H.I.E.L.D. who were not very satisfied with the fact that Coulson took over as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., especially the way Coulson dealt with Skye, an unstable factor. dissatisfied.So they launched an armed coup, seized control of Aegis, and sent agents to arrest Skye here.

What followed was a little conflict in the mountains and forests. Maybe saying a little conflict might be an understatement.The agent shoots her, and for a split second Skye thinks he might die. And then it happens.

The majestic and boundless power poured into her body like a flood that could not close the gate one second before the gunshot, wandering around her limbs and bones.She seemed to be able to feel the vibration of every molecule that made up her body, and felt the ground tremble under her feet.She didn't think about anything, the thought of stopping the bullet that was fired at her was overwhelming.Then the torrent spewed out along her arms, and the earth-shattering shock wave blew the bullet far away. By the way, there were a dozen or so hundred-meter-high trees.

The poor agent was thrown far away, with a tree trunk stuck in his arm.A large piece of the thick tree was broken in the middle, and the soil on the ground was lifted up, and everything within a radius of ten meters from her was cleaned up.

Skye was frightened, frightened by herself.

Whitehall was adamant that obelisks could conceive weapons of mass destruction, and it appears he was right after all.

Skye felt that he was that weapon.

Then, almost automatically, she called Gordon.She wanted to escape from here, to escape the existing facts.And she can no longer lie to herself that she is a SHIELD agent, unless being hunted down by other agents is part of the agent's daily mission.

Gordon did not break his promise.He flashed like a ghost in a burst of blue light and disappeared with Skye in a burst of the same blue light.And before she could react, she came here—the "afterlife", the place where the aliens gather.

No one knows exactly where this place is, because this place is completely isolated from the outside world, and the only way to get in and out is the teleportation superpower of the alien named Gordon.The scenery here is quite good, surrounded by mountains, and it is green as far as the eye can see.When the sun rises in the morning, there will be a layer of shining gold on the mountains, which is hazy and reveals the unique beauty of nature.

The first person she met here was Lincoln Campbell, a handsome young man.He claimed to be in Cincinnati as a medical student.He is also an alien, with the ability to control or release electricity.

Skye was a little wary at first, but she must admit, the lad quickly helped her feel more at ease.He was a very talkative guy, and he told her a lot about the enclave, and helped her believe that she wasn't in some kind of weirdo concentration camp.He tells Skye that the "afterlife" is like a way station, where aliens are brought from all over the world at the right time, and for most people it's just a temporary residence.

Soon she discovered that Reyna - the woman she had entered the temple in the alien city with - was also here.But her image is hardly human anymore.Her head was covered with barbs and her face was distorted. She was the kind of image that could haunt your mind all night and give birth to your nightmares.Reina hated what she had become, and it made her want to live.

But at the price of these, Reina also seems to have gained the ability to predict the future to some extent.It's out of her control, but from time to time she senses strange images that have been proven multiple times to be fragments of the future.

Finally, Skye met Jia Ying, the manager of the place.

When she saw Jia Ying for the first time, Skye also had a lot of vigilance. She suspected that it might have something to do with Jia Ying's stern expression and the few shallow scars on his face.But she soon discovered that the manager was actually quite a nice guy.

Jia Ying patiently taught her to embrace her talent, told her not to be afraid, and guided her to try to use and develop her own abilities.Under her guidance, Skye discovered that this ability is not as terrible as imagined. She can not only cause the mountain to vibrate and cause an avalanche, but also vibrate a row of cups full of water to make them play their own music.

But none of this is as shocking as Jia Ying telling Skye that she is her mother.

What happened next was almost like a dream.The fact that happened suddenly was too perfect, perfect like a fragile mirror, making Skye suspect that every second she might suddenly sit up from the bed, and found that it was her fantasy sitting alone on the bed again.

She spent most of her life trying to figure out who her parents were, but even if she borrowed the resources of Aegis, she ended up with nothing.But now, at this moment, her biological mother suddenly appeared in front of her and gave her a warm hug, telling her that everything was fine.

While Skye was still trying to digest this fact, Jia Ying then introduced her father to her - who was also brought to the "afterlife".

His name is Calvin Zabo, and he's a doctor.When Jia Ying led Skye to meet him, he was holding a bouquet of white flowers in his hands, wearing a tan suit, standing like a bewildered primary school student, looking at her uneasily, as if afraid of himself This father figure would disappoint her.

She even learned that her real name was not Skye, but Daisy, Daisy Johnson.

For the first time in her life, she had the most perfect dinner with her parents.

It's all so perfect, so perfect that it's scary to accept it.A place where people like her lived, where she didn't have to fear and hide her abilities, and where she had the parents she'd been looking for her whole life to be with for a while, and she almost believed she could find peace here.

In fact, in retrospect, she felt that there might have been room for redemption.If they had borrowed Lena's ability to predict the future, they might have been able to predict the doom that would befall the paradise in the "afterlife" in advance.

If Jia Ying hadn't killed Leina in advance because she was afraid of her predictive ability.

(Thanks to book friends Andrew misaya and Xingxing etoile for the 500 starting coins!)

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