Shadow of the Beautiful World

Piot, you wake up really early.

In the town hall of the Utopian town, Merlin met Piot, the steel warrior who was helping here.

He greeted the young man with a smile.

This muscular young man full of philosophy is one of the best students of Professor Charles. He is a very patient person. Maybe that's why he has a job of his own in Utopia City. .

He is responsible for reviewing the request information of mutants from all over the world applying to enter Utopia, and then screening out those mutants who meet the requirements, and then sending out the invitation letter.

This is a very complicated job, but seeing Piot busy in the city hall early in the morning, it is obvious that he enjoys it.

And when he saw Merlin walking into the city hall with a cane and wearing a windbreaker, Colossus greeted him friendly and asked:

How are you doing recently? Mr. Merlin.

Well, it's not good.

Merlin shook his head, and said softly:

Trouble, trouble, trouble everywhere, never-ending trouble and I'm in trouble right now and have to come to you for help.

Merlin's face was gentle, and he asked softly:

Is the professor there?

here I am.

Piot pointed to the top of his head and said:

The professor woke up very early today. He is in his office on the third floor. In the past few days, he has been meeting with representatives of mutants from various regions and discussing with them the issue of establishing the Mutant Mutual Aid Association.

He's really busy.

Merlin says:

Then I won't bother you, Piot, just keep working. I'll go talk to the professor.

With Piot's friendly waving goodbye, Merlin entered the elevator, and the moment the elevator doors closed, Icarus issued a warning on the mirror in front of Merlin's eyes.

The suspected Magtron aircraft is flying in this direction at a speed of Mach 30, and may reach Utopia City in seven minutes.

Seven minutes?

Merlin stretched out his hand and pushed his glasses, he said:

enough.

Ding.

The elevator reached the third floor at this moment, and the silver elevator doors slid open to both sides.

Merlin leaned on Dracula's Grave and walked out of the elevator. At this early morning, the city hall hadn't arrived yet, so there weren't many people in this post-modern office building.

Merlin walked towards Professor Charles' office. On the way, he saw Cyclops Summers wearing red goggles. He was not familiar with this guy, but the two still nodded their greetings calmly and politely.

I heard that Summers is the most trusted student of Professor Charles and the second leader of the X-Men. In the Xavier College system, he is even more trusted than Jean and Ororo.

Beautiful Qin, or Summers' girlfriend.

However, Merlin also heard from Lorna, a gossip-loving little girl, that Wolverine Logan had some intimate contact with Qin when Wolverine Logan was staying at Xavier Academy for Gifted Youngsters last time, which made Summers very happy. dissatisfied.

Lorna says she heard Jean and Summers arguing, but Raven says it's just Lorna's hallucination.

Well, Raven doesn't like Cyclops Summers very much either, she thinks this seemingly mature man is unreliable Raven said that this guy suppresses his feelings, and one day, this suppressed feeling will be exhausted Out, like wanton wildfire, burning everything he cared about.

But this has nothing to do with Merlin, at least for now.

Bang, bang

Merlin reached out and knocked on the door of Professor Charles' office. A moment later, the professor's signature gentle voice sounded from the door:

Come in.

Merlin took a deep breath, he pushed open the door, walked into the simple office, and closed the door with his hand.

Leaning on a cane, he walked up to the professor who was immersed in his work, and then sat on the chair in front of the professor.

Merlin looked at the bald Professor Charles in front of him, and an indescribable sense of absurdity rose in his heart. The old man in front of him was almost the best-tempered and the best-charactered of all the people he had ever met. Definition of people.

But hidden under this good man's appearance is a soul that is walking into darkness, a soul struggling in the mud of pain.

professor

Merlin leaned on Dracula's Grave with both hands, and he said in a voice that did not fluctuate:

I, I went to see Magnit.

Um?

The professor stopped writing and drawing on the files on the desktop at this moment, and he asked in that gentle voice:

so what?

so

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief and said:

Let it come out and I'm going to have a talk with it.

oh.

The professor raised his head, with that gentle smile still on his face, he looked at Merlin like a kind old man looking at a young friend, and asked softly:

What do you want to talk to me about?

???

Hearing this sentence, Merlin's expression changed slightly.

He thought that the gentle person in front of him was Professor Charles, but now it seems that it is not

You've got the upper hand.

Merlin says:

It seems that even though we raised 12 points of vigilance, we still underestimated you.

No, don't say that.

Professor Charles moved his shoulders. He stretched out his hand to support the armrest of the wheelchair, and stood up in front of Merlin calmly. With a normal posture, he walked to the window. He looked at the sun-drenched sky below. Earth, he said:

Charles and I are one, and the differences between us are not as huge as you and Magnit think.

Merlin, look at this city in front of you. This is everything I have done for Charles. You may not know it. He has stopped resisting because he has seen that I am doing what he thinks is right. .”

The professor turned his head back, he still had that kind of gentle and benevolent smile on his face, but in Merlin's eyes, this smile was somehow tinged with horror.

You look in a hurry

Professor Charles, no, said softly:

Then allow more time.

He stretched out his hand, and there was a red armband on his wrist. He snapped his fingers lightly, and the world in front of Merlin's eyes suddenly slowed down. Of course, it is not the whole world that is slow, but the time in this office.

This should be the ability of a certain mutant who can delay time absorbed by Berserk.

Tell me why you came here.

Kuang Gong stood by the window, the sun was shining on him, but there was no shadow at all.

Magnit was right, Kuang Gong's growth rate was too fast, the feeling he gave Merlin even made Merlin feel a little bit like when he was facing the big sister of the Supreme Mage who had no hair.

Of course, there is only a trace of similarity.

That beautiful sister made Merlin feel like an ant, and he couldn't think of any resistance in his heart, but facing the mad attack, Merlin still had the power to fight back, he was not invincible.

I'm here to ask you for help.

Merlin didn't hide it. In front of a person like Kuang Gong who can see through the heart, concealing it has no meaning other than angering him.

He said:

You should already know that a group of malicious Cybertronians are making trouble in North Africa, and the most dangerous of them may come here in a few minutes.

Merlin took out the tinder from his pocket and put it on the table. He said to Kuang Gong:

I originally planned to ask Eric for help. He is theoretically the natural enemy of all mechanical life. But the time I went was very unfortunate. His ability was taken away by you, so I can only come here.

Well, there's nothing wrong with logic.

Kuang Gong hooked his fingers, and the fire source fell into his hands like an invisible hand.

He played with tinder and said to Merlin:

But I'm curious, what reason are you going to use to convince me to join this troublesome matter?

What I want to tell you in advance is that you have some misunderstandings about Magnit's ability. There is a limit to his ability to manipulate the magnetic field, Merlin. If it was created by Magnit, I can only tell you that I can't destroy it. it.

Your understanding of the balance of all things is too shallow. It may seem natural to you that the cat eats the mouse, but when the mouse is too big and the cat is too small, the cat will also become the mouse's food.

Kuang Gong also looked very calm, without much concealment, he said to Merlin:

The fact that the Cybertronians have survived to this day means that they must have a way to resist the magnetic field, otherwise, they would have withered in the stars. You must know that among the stars full of endless secrets, those who can control the magnetic field , it’s definitely not just Magnit.”

Kuang Gong took a step forward and sat back on the wheelchair again. He put his hands interlaced on his abdomen, and the fire floated beside his hands. He said to Merlin:

Start your persuasion, Merlin.

I'm looking forward to your convincing me, yes. Don't threaten me with the lives of the mutants on this island, even if they all die, I can save them and if you do, Charles would be very disappointed, and I”

Kuang Gong finally showed a ferocious smile that did not belong to Professor Charles, and he said softly:

I would be very angry.

No, I won't do that.

Merlin took out a cigarette, put it under his nostrils and sniffed lightly, he said:

I invite you to help me. In exchange, I will help you conceal your identity. I will assist you in advancing the process of the 'Mutant Mutual Aid Association'. I can assure you that as long as I am still in that position, at least on the North American continent, I will There will never be a mass attack on mutants again.

Charles will be very pleased.

Kuang Gong waited for Merlin to finish speaking, and he said in a relaxed tone:

He has another friend who knows what he's thinking. But you see, these conditions are not too generous for me, do you understand what I mean?

Kuang Gong yawned a little bored, and said:

A little more.

How much I can give depends on how much you want.

Merlin wasn't too nervous, he played with the cigarette in his hand, and said:

You have to tell me first, what do you want?

I want

Kuang Gong stretched out a finger, waved it in front of Merlin's eyes, and said:

free!

Ah, just as I expected.

Merlin rubbed his forehead with some headaches, and said:

You really chose the most difficult one. Didn't you say that you had a good time with Charles?

Yes, I became friends with him.

Kuang Gong said slowly:

But no matter how close the relationship between friends is, there are still things that cannot be shared. We share one body and one soul, which is actually not a big problem, but you must know, Merlin, for a living body, Having an independent consciousness and body is the most direct and simplest proof of one's own existence.

I want to prove my existence.

He said sadly:

I don't want to exist in this world as the shadow of my friend Charles Francis Xavier. I don't want to be called Charles! Or be called Kuang Gong. I also want to have my own name. I want to live my own life. I also had that desire, that I wanted to be a separate, living being that actually existed.

He looked at Merlin, and he said:

I just have this one simple request, can you help me?

I'd love to help you.

Merlin says:

But there are so few bodies that can hold a soul like yours, and the bond between you and Charles is too strong, and if you want to be free, that means Charles has to die, and another soul, maybe an innocent Those who die will also die.”

This is the trouble you need to face, Merlin. People like you should know that saving the world without getting your hands dirty is a story that only exists in fairy tales.

Kuang Gong tilted his head, looked at Merlin, and said in a relaxed tone:

First of all, Charles cannot die.

Secondly, I want to be free.

Finally, no one should know about this, including you

Merlin fell silent.

He thought for nearly a minute, and then asked:

What I want to know is, what do you want to do when you are free?

Oh, Merlin, Merlin! You really are an excellent agent.

Kuang Gong said playfully:

Until now, are you still worried about the order you serve? Are you worried that you will create a villain who will destroy the world with your own hands?

No, no, no, I wouldn't do that, but what the hell I want to do, I don't know.

He knocked on the table and said to Merlin:

But if you need an answer that will reassure you, then I will tell you

What I want to do after I am free has nothing to do with you!

Kuang Gong folded his hands on the table, looked at Merlin with a smile, and said:

Magtron has 1 minute and 32 seconds to reach Utopia

Tell me your answer, Merlin, I need your answer.

Merlin stared at Kuanggong, and Kuanggong also looked at Merlin. After a suffocating 15 seconds, Merlin closed his eyes and nodded:

Okay, I promise you!

Very well, you have to fulfill this promise within five years.

Kuang Gong stood up from the wheelchair, he looked at Merlin with a slightly critical look, and then leaned slightly towards Merlin, he said:

If you can't do it, then I don't mind replacing it with your body

And, I, Angsrat, will serve you wholeheartedly