Colonial Suit

The eyes were enormous, like mist, like an illusion. They appeared and disappeared in the starry sky, like deities in the dark.

But sadly, they lacked the majesty of a deity.

Only bewilderment and doubt.

Those were his own eyes.

Xue Tong’s heart clenched violently. From this angle, he could even see the sea of blood and the countless Krodir spirits within his eyes. In the entire universe, only he possessed such eyes, such pupils.

But… why…

In the silent universe, Xue Tong gazed at these eyes and suddenly thought of something.

A window…

He was looking at another world through that window. Wouldn't the eyes be left on this side of the window?

“You said he isn’t from our universe, then where is this…”

“A guess, possibly a parallel universe,” the Speaker's voice chimed in at the right moment. “We cannot exist here, we can only observe and explore through this method. Everything you see is happening, or has already happened, in another universe.”

“Then are there things that haven’t happened yet?”

“That… depends on the time dimension and your luck,” the Speaker suddenly chuckled, saying meaningfully.

Xue Tong fell silent, no longer conversing with the Speaker, and instead began to observe the starry sky once more. He observed meticulously and attentively. Gradually, the starry sky changed in his eyes. The real stars began to blur, becoming dreamlike and illusory. They rotated in the starry sky, emitting mist-like halos. When Xue Tong paid attention to them, these halos became clear, appearing to be composed of countless fine threads.

Xue Tong tried to observe the structure of the threads more closely, but suddenly felt a dizziness in his head, and an extremely uncomfortable feeling of nausea surged into his heart.

The Speaker's voice also sounded again. “Alright, your mental strength is beginning to weaken. Let's stop here for this time. The Alpha Game cannot be completed in one go. You still have a lot of time. Your strength also needs to be enhanced again.”

“No… wait a little longer, wait a little longer…” Xue Tong 'panted' heavily, trying to suppress the nausea in his heart, and said with difficulty.

“Let me think… You let me see these things to dispel my doubts. But… my doubts still remain. I want to know, what is the relationship between these things and the Alpha Game? If I remember correctly, the true meaning of that game is to fight against fate… to fight against an existence that you cannot even imagine, that is difficult to resist.”

“But here… I only see a starry sky!”

Saying this, Xue Tong felt a little angry, feeling deceived. “Even if it really is a parallel universe, another existence that we cannot reach, whether it’s the past, the present, or the future, what does it have to do with me?”

“I can’t touch it, I can’t influence it, I’m just observing… it’s meaningless!”

“No… you wouldn’t let me do meaningless things.”

“Then here… there must still be its meaning, but this meaning…”

The dizziness in his head became more intense. Xue Tong suddenly bent over, holding his head tightly, trying to follow his train of thought. Faintly, he felt as if he had discovered something. So he tried harder, more desperately, to think, to pursue. His head hurt, as if it were about to split open. But Xue Tong persisted, 'breathing' laboriously while pushing his potential.

“You said… this is the key… then what can it open?”

“The Alpha Lock, or…”

“Wait, wait!”

“Fate!!!???”

Xue Tong suddenly raised his head, his eyes shooting out an unbelievable gaze. He raised his voice again. “Fate!!!!”

His voice seemed to be answering himself, and even more so, searching for an answer. His face became paler and paler, but his eyes became brighter and brighter! In an instant, a door seemed to be opened in his heart, behind the door was mystery, but also an attractive poison!!

But the Speaker fell silent at this time, and after a long while, he let out a low sigh.

“Yes, it’s fate. Otherwise, what did you think you could see?”

“What did you think we could see by using the alien space, by using this window?”

“What kind of form did you think you would be in when you grasped the key and appeared here?”

“Don’t forget, this is not our universe, we cannot appear, there are no rules to support us, nor is there space to accommodate us. Everything here seems basically the same as our side, but it is completely different. The only way to enter here is to find a common ground between the two sides.”

“What exactly do our universe and this place have in common?”

“There is only one answer. Fate.”

“Time will change, space will change, because rules, everything based on rules will change. Only fate is eternal in any universe. Whether it is life or inanimate objects, from the moment they appear, even before they appear, they have already entered the eyes of fate.”

“Entered…” The Speaker paused, then said heavily. “Your eyes.”

“Are you saying… I am now… fate?” Xue Tong opened his mouth wide, almost unable to believe everything he was hearing. But this was so similar to his own guess that he had to believe it.

“Don’t think of yourself as so noble,” the Speaker laughed. If he had a physical body now, it would definitely be the kind of lewd expression with narrowed eyes. “You are just a small component of fate. Not even as small as the tiniest speck of dust. But with its power, you can observe this world, just like the eyes in the dark.”

Xue Tong suddenly turned around and looked at the pair of eyes behind him, his own eyes.

“In the dark…”

“Does it sound familiar?” The Speaker still said with a smirk. “A common line in novels, I used it to fool you.”

“No… this is not… fooling…” Xue Tong suddenly interrupted the Speaker, his eyes shooting out an excited look.

“If this is true… then…”

He turned around again and said to the planet under his feet. “I should be able to see further!”

With a whoosh, the planet disappeared. No, it didn't disappear, but turned into an imperceptible spot of light. And under Xue Tong's feet, there were countless such spots of light!

What appeared in front of him was a starfield!!

A starfield seen by the eyes in the dark!!

“So that’s how it is!” Xue Tong said excitedly, while enduring the increasingly severe headache, revealing a ecstatic smile.

“If I am now a part of fate, then I should be able to do more, not just observe, maybe I can also…”

Saying this, Xue Tong suddenly magnified a planet in front of his eyes, and then reached out his hand to touch the fine halos he had observed before.

But at this moment, he heard the Speaker's roar in his ear.

“No, stop it now!!” To be continued.