Puppeteer [Interstellar]

"As I said earlier, golems are made of living people, and their bodies are basically mixed with Zerg genes. Don't be surprised. I think you have seen how your golems mutate their bodies. Well, the fragile human body is unable to fight against this terrible creature, so we have to resort to this strategy, we use bugs to deal with bugs."

"Just because you have successfully invaded the spirit of a golem in human form, does not mean that you can control a golem in an insect form. You must know that many golems basically rely on this kind of insect race to improve their combat effectiveness. If you want to To fight alongside your golem, you must learn to successfully control the worm-like golem."

"So the second step, what you have to do is to learn to bear the desire of the puppet. During this process, he will vent a lot of desires to you, but among these desires, there are only three main ones, one is the desire to destroy, Also known as killing desire, this kind of desire is possessed by both humans and Zerg, so it is very strong. The second is appetite, which is also the most instinctive desire of living things, to eat in order to survive. The third is lust, and living things have mating and reproduction The instinct of future generations."

"Do you know why they say that a contract can be concluded after sleeping with a puppet?" Clarence asked Lyle suddenly.

Of course Lyle didn't know, and looked at him suspiciously.

"In the social system of the Zerg, the queen is the only female, responsible for multiplying and growing the race. At the same time, the queen also has an absolute status, so that other Zerg will obey her orders and commands unconditionally. But no matter how tall she is status, she needs to mate with other male Zerg to be able to lay eggs."

"The queen will only choose the strongest Zerg in the race to mate. This mating right has become the object of competition for the male Zerg. They will compete with each other to make themselves stronger and win the Queen's favor."

Clarence sighed, and said: "The relationship between the puppeteer and the puppet is actually a bit similar to that between the queen and the strongest Zerg, because if you want the wormy puppet to obey the puppeteer's orders, you must let This puppet treats the puppeteer as a 'queen', otherwise, they would never be controlled by a human being."

Lyle seemed to understand the meaning of Clarence's words. He was horrified and stared at him with wide eyes.

Clarence glanced at Scar, then at Lyle, and he said to Lyle: "In the eyes of your golem, especially the golem in the worm state, you will be regarded as a 'queen queen'. ’ same existence, he will woo you like a male Zerg woos a queen.”

"You have to accept his courtship, so that he will completely surrender to you, there will be no possibility of betrayal, and he can become your complete puppet and serve you for the rest of his life." Clarence said earnestly, " But there is a serious problem, if he woos you, he will use the worm state."

Lyle understood it, and when he understood it, he suddenly realized, with a look of horror on his face, and looked at Scar beside him, he tremblingly said: "You mean, he will use... use that state to follow me..."

Clarence nodded solemnly: "Yes, in that state, he will cause you great pain, and it is even possible to kill you."

"Normal people can't pass this level even if they pass the first level." Clarence continued, frowning, "This kind of behavior is unacceptable both psychologically and physically, so there are many immature puppeteers Chose would rather die than accept such a form of courtship."

Clarence's words made Lyle's heart go blank. He looked at Scar beside him, and Scar also stared at Lyle intently.

"Listen, young man." Clarence saw Lyle looking at his puppet with a pale face, and sighed slightly, "I can't decide your fate, it depends on whether you succeed in becoming a real puppeteer." Your own choice. I can't dissuade Rein from asking him to change his mind, Rein will definitely let you perform this ceremony, and I can't stop it."

"Many people are afraid. When they understand what it means to be with a monster for life, they will be afraid, escape, and even have all kinds of extreme thoughts and behaviors, causing various psychological and physical problems. If possible, I I don’t want children like you to bear these, but unfortunately, there is no one else in this world who can bear them except you.”

"If you think you may not be able to complete this ceremony..." Clarence said, stuffing a delicate little button instrument into Lyle's palm, "press this, and we will rush in the door immediately , to save you from the manic puppet, but you understand that this means you have failed, people like Rein never accept failure."

"I also gave you that hormonal drug before. You should understand that kind of drug. It can make you survive even if you are seriously injured. Later, during the ceremony, you will take these with me. Get your stuff in."

Clarence saw Lyle with a dull expression, probably because he felt that the child would feel frightened and disturbed. He rarely reached out, patted Lyle's shoulder lightly, and comforted him, saying, "Don't be afraid, no matter what happens, I can assure you that you will survive...alive is always a good thing, isn't it?"

Lyle squeezed the small button that Clarence had given him in his hand, his voice trembling slightly, and he asked, "Then... when will the ceremony start?"

"We have prepared the venue and can start at any time. If you are not mentally prepared, we can give you more preparation time, but it is best not to exceed three days. Rein is very impatient."

Lyle took a deep breath, and he couldn't help but look at Clarence in front of him. This wrinkled old man who didn't look like a good person was the elder of the Alliance Research Institute, the person who created these puppets, and he was the creator. , is also a sinner, and he knows his sins very well, he chooses to face them head-on.

Lyle said to Clarence, "I want to ask for two things."

Clarence indulged him: "You say."

"First, give me the space and time to be alone with Scar. Second, tell me what kind of person Scar was before he became a puppet, his identity background, and everything he experienced."

Scar's former name was Scarreginod. He graduated from the Alliance's First Military Academy at the age of 22. He is a very good and powerful mech master. Now his parents are living in the Simon galaxy, and his parents are ordinary corporate employees. .

Five years ago, Ska disappeared on the battlefield with the Zerg, and was defined as death. He was awarded the Martyr Medal, and the government also paid his parents a pension.

But the so-called disappearance is just a conspiracy of the alliance. He was just secretly sent to the alliance research institute, and was made into a puppet in the research plan of the puppet.

These are the messages that Lyle got. The information he can get about Scar's past. When Scar was not a puppet, Scar also had his own life, with relatives and friends, and maybe even spouse.

But now, his life was taken away by the Alliance Research Institute, and also by Lyle.

"If possible, I really want to give you freedom."

Clarence sorted out an empty room in the lounge, leaving Lyle and Scar alone, Lyle held Scar's hand, and the two sat on the soft sofa cushions, with no one else around, and then, Lyle Start talking to Scar.

"I heard from Clarence that after becoming a puppet, you will be deprived of your personal memory, your freedom, and all your rights, but only one right is reserved...you have the right to choose your master, whether you want to become a certain Personal affiliation, to some extent, is up to you."

After Lyle said this, he reached out to touch Scar's finger, and unconsciously crossed Scar's fingers and clasped them tightly.

Lyle's tone was very gentle, he got closer to Scar, rubbed his face into Scar's arms, and said sullenly, "Did you choose me?"

Scar remained silent as always. He looked down at Lyle in his arms, and couldn't help reaching out and hugging Lyle tightly. He felt that his Lyle seemed a little depressed. He didn't know why he was depressed, but Scar still hoped Lyle could laugh, could smile brightly.

So Scar hugged him tight, and he whispered Lyle's name.

"You chose me, right, can I believe that?" Lyle reached out and hugged Scar's back, and rubbed his face into Scar's arms vigorously, rubbing the wetness on the skirt of Scar's chest of.

"I like you, Scar, and I want to be with you forever."

Lyle's voice was hoarse, as if crying: "I like you...so, please don't hurt me."

Lyle's voice was too soft, causing Scar's heart to be filled with inexplicable emotions. He didn't know what kind of feeling it was, but he acted according to his instinct. He stroked Lyle's hair, held Leyle Er's cheek, and bowed his head to kiss his forehead, the corners of his eyes, and his lips.

I will not hurt you.

Scar wanted to tell Lyle that he would never hurt such Lyle, his favorite Lyle.

Just why?Such simple words, but Scar couldn't say it, something prevented him from speaking, he had to use actions to express his wishes, he kissed Lyle, he wanted to let Lyle understand.

He knew Lyall would understand.

At around 8:[-] p.m. planetary time, Lyle came out of the lounge that Clarence had prepared for him, and then he went to Clarence and told him that he was ready for the ceremony and could begin.

Then at 08:30 planetary time, Lyle and Scar were taken to wash their bodies, put on relatively simple clothes, and were taken to the door of a closed room.

Clarence said that this fully enclosed room outside the door is the tightest space on the ship. This is a special isolation room, which is specially used to isolate certain monsters on space ships. The material is extremely hard and basically indestructible. The door is also made of the same material. The door cannot be opened inside, and only people from the outside can open the door to come in.

There is nothing in the isolation room, even if there is, it will be destroyed by the manic puppet.

Lyle only needs to bring the things that Clarence gave him before, and by the way, Clarence also put a metal ring on Lyle's hand, which is used to detect his physical condition.

"Don't be afraid." Clarence obviously paid more attention to Lyle's situation than the biological father beside him. He showed a rare and amiable side. Clarence comforted Lyle and told him that nothing would happen.

On the contrary, Lei Yin, who was standing next to Lyle, was expressionless and cold. Lei Yin felt that this was just a ceremony, and it was no big deal at all. He believed that Lyle would definitely succeed and become an excellent puppeteer.

He never thought about the possibility that Lyle would fail.

"I will inject special drugs into your puppet to put him in a manic state. If he tries to attack you, don't worry, just try to command and control him with all your strength. Remember, you must do your best."

After repeating Clarence's instructions many times, Lyle nodded and listened. Then he raised his head and smiled at Clarence. His smile made Clarence over there suddenly stunned for a moment, with a dazed expression on his face.

While he was in a trance, Lyle had already turned and entered the isolation room, followed by Scar who was injected with drugs, and then the door of the isolation room was closed in front of them.

"Are you worried? Rain." Clarence came back to his senses, and suddenly asked Rain beside him, "That's your son after all."

Rain still didn't have much expression, he said indifferently: "My son of Rain is strong, strong, don't worry."

Rein's words made Clarence look calm, and he said calmly, "Really? That means...you won't worry about him."

"He smiled at me just now, Rein, you look like you when you smile." Clarence was silent for a while, and then continued, "It's not you now, but you in the past."