West's Summer [Comprehensive English and American]

The feeling of space jumping is very strange to Merlin.

The crushing feeling, which was different from Apparition, almost crushed all his bones, and he also suffered a violent impact from Adelaide before falling into the suspension circle.Therefore, when he touched the solid ground again, before he could react, his brain declared a strike under the protection of instinct, and he completely passed out.

He felt like he had a long, long dream.

In the dream, there was death, blood, the pale and cold light of the operating table, and the unforgettable hatred surging in the chest.The crying all over the bottom of the Alps seems to never stop. Every day, different people disappear under various names. It is still cold and humid under the iron windows, but the wild roses growing outside the windows are watered by blood.

He could hear the cries of countless people before they died, and the sound of sharp knives cutting their skin.The day after day of being imprisoned makes life worse than death, and what is even more terrifying is that it is never the suffering imposed on oneself, but the talent that one is proud of is being used to kill innocent people, and has become in the hands of lunatics. A tool for realizing ambitions.The disappearance of those lives will eventually make him bear half of the crime.

Sitting against a cold corner.The brown-haired boy turned his head in a daze, and despair spread faintly in his blood-stained blue eyes, like the last gloomy sunset in the sky, engulfed by the overwhelming night in a blink of an eye.

That was his boy, his West once.

It was as if a knife had been slowly sliced ​​across his chest, and each stroke was a pain enough to suffocate.Merlin opened his eyes in the silence, his light gray pupils were sparkling, but finally turned his gaze into a sharp blade, stabbing straight at the white-haired man standing behind the iron fence.

"It seems that you had a good dream here."

A casual smile curled up at the corner of his mouth, and Yi Laizhe's gaze fell on the mage's face like a poisonous snake, and his tone sounded very pleasant: "This cell is where West stayed 20 years ago. I believe, next you Will love it too."

"..."

Slowly sitting up, Merlin didn't answer, but remained abnormally silent.Half of his face was hidden in the shadow of the corner of the wall, and he couldn't see the expression clearly, but the tightly clenched hands beside him had already betrayed the fact that he was in extreme emotions now.

"I will kill you."

In the end, the mage slowly raised his head, and the killing intent that had never been seen in thousands of years spread to every corner of his body, all clamoring to tear that beast into pieces.In his rage, even the magic that supported Occlumency retreated quietly, and the spell that could destroy the entire underground base was entrenched in his chest. As long as he wanted to, he could turn everything in front of him into ruins at any time.

"I am looking forward."

He didn't take Merlin's threats seriously at all.For Yi Laizhe, he is just a weight used to restrain West.Even if it might be a bit tricky, it is absolutely impossible to escape from this cage made of steel and concrete.

But this time.Facing the archmage who used to call the wind and rain in Camelot, he was doomed to miscalculate.

"Speaking of which, I really want to see how the hermit will react now."

Staring at every change in Merlin's expression, and remembering the relationship between the person in front of him and West, Yi Laizhe playfully raised the corners of his mouth:

"I heard that he went crazy after you were taken away, and returned to New York without stopping as soon as he was out of danger in the hospital. He probably asked Professor X to help find out about you... Tsk, that guy is really scary, I thought His injury would take at least a week to heal, but he came out and ran around in less than a day, it's really..."

"Peng——!"

The glass of the skylight of the compartment suddenly crashed and shattered.Although he knew that Yi Laizhe was only provoking him, Merlin still couldn't control his anger... In fact, he didn't want to control it anymore.

The mage is very clear, even if nine out of ten sentences of this lunatic are false, West's current situation must not be optimistic.After all, he could see the four chest-piercing sharp blades clearly. With Lord Hermit's devilish temperament, it's no wonder that he can calm down and recuperate in this situation.

——I don't have time to accompany you here to play prison. Imprisonment games.

Yi Laizhe still didn't realize how frightening the power of the frail boy in front of him was, but Merlin was ready to single out the reformers of the entire secret base.He no longer intends to suppress the magic that is growling in his chest and looking for an outlet. Now there is only an iron fence between him and Yi Laizhe. When he was in Camelot, he never paid attention to this kind of thing. 1000 years later. Of course, I wouldn't be so easily trapped today.

However, just when Merlin wanted to send Tielan and Yi Laizhe to the sky in one breath, he suddenly froze in place.

Someone sent him a message.

A trace of surprise flashed away in his eyes.Although this voice was not familiar to him, just relying on the identity of the other party was enough to calm him down and obey his words.

"You will die an ugly death in the end, and this is what you deserve."

The magic faded again, and he seemed to be the boy with high cheekbones who couldn't restrain himself again.Merlin's eyes were bright, and he looked straight back at the white-haired man outside the prison door who was sizing him up with interest, and curled his mouth coldly.Immediately, she lost all interest in him, and just lay down casually on the stone platform that once belonged to West, and began to close her eyes and meditate.

"Although your trust in West is very touching. But unfortunately, I know where his weakness is."

As if hearing some unbelievable joke, Yi Laizhe laughed softly:

"He'll never be a winner, remember that, boy... because, the only hermit in the world has been destroyed by me."

——However, there is a unique Wester Xavier in this world, but you will never be able to make him succumb.

He retorted firmly in his heart, as if he would not be swayed by Yi Laizhe's words at all.Merlin sniffed the cold and damp water vapor in the air, and his brows gradually relaxed.

He felt that his youth still had an obsession staying here.

However, compared with the helpless despair 20 years ago, West still has himself now.

He will protect him, no matter the cost.

……

Several months later, after running away from home in anger, West finally returned to his home, the Xavier School for Gifted Children in the suburbs of New York.

However, anyone could see that he was not very happy.

In other words, compared to the somewhat lazy attitude towards life before, he seems to be being chased by something now, spending no time in Professor X's office, not knowing what he is doing.

Storm had discussed this issue with Cyclops, but the answers she got were varied.They all had a very good relationship with West at school. They talked, laughed and played around on weekdays, and when they got the nature, they would bully the students together. Although the hermit was actually an elder who watched them grow up, but After all, with a face that is too young, it is understandable to be treated as a good friend.

However, they have never seen West like this in the past so many years.Silent, decisive, with the tiredness and paleness that come from the pavement, like the heavy rain pouring from the sky, it only takes a moment to drench people through.

To this, Wolverine, who returned with him, was silent.On the contrary, Qin, who is also a psychic, looked at the closed door of the office for a while, and there was an imperceptible emotion in her eyes.

"Probably, he suddenly realized how heavy a responsibility he was shouldering." In the end, she just said, "This is his battle. No matter what, West will come to the end."

Not just for himself, but for the people he loves.The young man who was once addicted to hatred had already made up his mind to get rid of this long and lightless darkness.

On the second day of West's return to New York, the X-Men's campaign against the Cyborg Legion began.

Because of the alliance with Hydra, Yi Laizhe has more secret bases around the world than imagined.But as long as Professor X and Cereboro are around, it is not difficult to find out their whereabouts. The only problem lies in the uncontrollable factor Yi Laizhe.Perhaps it was some kind of ability to shield the telepathy that was transplanted. His whereabouts are not easy to grasp. If he is not careful, it may cause an embarrassing situation like 20 years ago when the power of reincarnated people was wiped out, but the culprit was let go.Originally, West planned to lure the snake out of the hole and use himself to catch the lunatic out, but when Charles accidentally captured Merlin's brainwaves, everything changed accordingly.

"Eliza will not give up the opportunity to use you to threaten West. As long as you are here, we can monitor the movements of their core personnel at any time and formulate a better plan."

Leaning against the cold iron railing, listening to the smooth and unwavering voice of the person behind him.Merlin was drowsy after not having a good rest last night, but he didn't want to be rude in front of the lady, so he could only rub his forehead while propping up his eyelids.

She has been looking at him with great interest, and the blue-skinned Mystique doesn't care, she just spread the things that Charles told her to the mage.

"Originally, West didn't want you to stay... You know, he had a very bad impression of this place, and he was afraid that Yi Laizhe would attack you. But apparently Charles persuaded him with stronger reasons, and finally negotiated The result is for me to sneak in too, and protect you before they finish the final blow."

"I don't like the word protective."

Frowning, obviously reluctant, Merlin lowered his head and muttered softly.

"Okay, accompany." She changed her words in a good manner, Mystique obviously has a good impression of the mage, "They are afraid that you will be too lonely here, so let me accompany you, and get some information by the way... How about this statement? ?”

"As long as you're happy." She glanced at her, and then remembered another thing, Merlin's eyebrows were more tightly folded: "How is West now?"

"I don't know the specifics."

With her arms folded, her voice still calm, Ruiwen looked down at the mage sitting in the corner from a high position.Although Magneto specifically told her not to reveal too much about West's current situation to this person, she still felt that there was no one in the world who was more qualified than Merlin to know the truth.

"However, Charles said he's not well." The mage raised his head, his expression instantly gloomy.But Mystique didn't seem to see it, she just shrugged, and truthfully revealed everything she knew:

"Don't get up in a hurry... I said he is not very good because we haven't seen West like this for a long time... Maybe when you knew him, he gave you the impression that he is quiet, easy-going and a little lazy now. But even earlier, the him we were familiar with in that generation was far more complicated and radical than he is now."

Many, many years ago, the name 'hermit' was far more prominent among mutants than it is now.That's not only because he is the adopted son of both Charles and Eric, but also because Wester Xavier is so sharp that he makes waves everywhere he goes.

"You may not be able to understand what the name 'Hermit' represented back then. But there is no doubt that his reputation is enough to amaze anyone, almost comparable to his two adoptive fathers. At that time, we all thought that Charles He must have taught the X-Men into his hands and let him take on the most important duties of a mutant—”

However, just one day 20 years ago, everything changed.

Rescued by Magneto from Yi Laizhe's secret base, West recuperated at home for three full months.Since then, the once high-spirited and proud son of heaven is no longer, replaced by a silent and introverted person who is almost autistic. The changes are too huge, and for a long time, everyone who is familiar with him cannot accept it.They all knew that West was tortured there, and it might really take time to heal the wound after experiencing such a terrible disaster suddenly... Some people said that he was more mature, and some said that he gave up on himself, but no matter how they tried, West , Eric, and even Charles, as if they had made an appointment, never talked about that part of the past.

Later, Professor X freed his adopted son without warning.Maybe this kind of statement is not appropriate, but the boy did abandon all the responsibilities on his shoulders, left Xavier School, and disappeared into the vast crowd alone.

No one knew where he went or what he was going to do.West left with scars all over his body and the depression engraved in his bones. He had been missing for several years. When he returned again, in addition to being tired, he also had a quiet and shallow smile on his face. Sentimental and reckless, soaked into the tenderness that can no longer be lingered in the blood.

"I don't know what he went through. In fact, apart from West himself, only Charles and Eric knew about what happened 20 years ago. But since Yi Laizhe made a comeback, I have been dead with the reformer for a long time, and I gradually It can be seen that West's change is definitely related to that little girl named 'Adelaide'."

It's rare to talk so much with others in one breath, but when it comes to the boy she watched grow up, Ruiwen always has to be more patient than usual.Seeing the archmage in the cubicle from frowning to thoughtful, she nodded lightly. Although she was surprised that West would choose such an ordinary-looking but famous boy, at least in From her point of view, there was absolutely nothing wrong with his choice.

There seemed to be footsteps in the empty corridor in the distance, indicating that their conversation had also come to an end.Mystique gave Merlin a few last words, and before the visitor turned around to see her, she transformed into another completely different image, pretending that she was a researcher delivering food to the prisoners in the dungeon. Before paying attention, calmly disappeared in the dark and deep passage.

Watching Mystique's figure disappear into the shadows, the archmage who saw her camouflage skills for the first time was not surprised.Anyway, mutants have all kinds of weird abilities, and he will only see more in the future.What's more, his mind is still full of Ruiwen's previous reminders, and he has no energy to pay attention to these trivial things.

Therefore, if he wants to truly untie West's knot, he must understand what happened 20 years ago.

And he himself was eager to know who had occupied the most important place in that young man's heart, and how he had drawn a scar in his heart that even time could not heal.

Just as Merlin was thinking silently, the footsteps that interrupted him and Mystique also came from far and near, towards this direction.In the end, he stopped at the mage's side.

Surprisingly lightweight.

He raised his head slightly surprised.Merlin thought it was the same as these days, but that the patrolling reformers passed by again.But when he saw the figure standing outside the iron fence, his eyes were completely stained with astonishment.

The eyes are mechanical and empty, like a programmed machine.But there is something hidden beyond the dazedness, blended with indifference, lying together in those green eyes that are as green as new leaves.

Neither spoke nor moved.Adelaide quietly watched the mage who was getting more and more vigilant, and remained silent for a long, long time.

Then, he slowly stretched out his hand.

The author has something to say: Thank you for the name Fei mine (*/ω＼*)

The whole chapter of Serena lives in someone else's mouth XD