[OP] The Story of Ming Shi

The door opened, and Sora stood in front of the door for a while before walking into the hall.

The hall is very empty, and there is nothing to say, only the stairs leading to the upper part.

After Sola walked in, his father and Sam also followed. Sola's father didn't look surprised, but Sam was very dissatisfied with it. He thought there would be treasures here...at least the hall should be more gorgeous ah!

"This is not for people to live in, so of course there is nothing there." The man said, and then he sat on the ground, "But we can still sit on the ground, come, sit down, you should have some questions."

"There are more than a few, there are a lot of questions!" Sam snorted, and he sat down, "Then let me ask you, why does this place appear everywhere?"

"This..." The man looked embarrassed, "Actually, this has always been an unsolved mystery. If I knew it, I wouldn't have been looking for it at sea for more than ten years, ahhaha..."

A cross appeared above Sam's head, this guy is unreliable, hey!

"Well, you seem to have asked me a few questions before. Did you ask me if I live here? It's true now... It seems like I've lived here for half a year? Um... What else is there? There is still a question about the guide, right?" The man cleared his throat, "I also said before that outsiders are not allowed to enter this place, and only those who are allowed to enter can enter. It is not impossible for outsiders to enter here , as long as you walk with the person who is allowed to enter here. We will let the person who is allowed to enter become the guide of outsiders. But there is one point, outsiders cannot walk in front of the guide, if this is the case, this place will reject you Enter, push you farther away...do you understand?"

"...So..." Sam looked at Sola, and suddenly realized, "This kid is the one who is allowed to enter here, the guide...so that's it! There are not many steps here, but it's the first time he came up to explore the way. Sometimes I couldn't get to the end no matter how I walked... The second time I walked ahead! It felt like I had climbed for a long time but I couldn't get up! The next time I even ran to the back! That's it!"

The man nodded: "The fog that shrouded here before was also to prevent you from seeing the whole picture of this place. After Sola woke up, the fog dissipated after walking up the steps, right?"

"Okay, I understand. But... is there anything special about the so-called people who are allowed to enter here? What is this mysterious place used for?" Sam raised a new question.

"What...is it used for..." The man was a little embarrassed, "This is a very confidential question, and it cannot be disclosed to outsiders."

Sam choked for a moment: "Could it be some kind of research institute here? No, it doesn't say anything about the Sea Temple? Why did it become like this... The style is wrong!"

"No one said this is a research institute!" The man thought it was funny, "But I really can't answer that question for you..."

"Then what can you answer me?" Sam became irritable.

"Well... I actually understand how you feel, because I was also very panicked when I was involved in a mysterious incident more than ten years ago." The man sighed, "But I can tell you that there are people who are allowed to enter here. What is special. That is, they all have a special relationship with the sea, are loved by the sea, or..."

The man glanced at Sola and said, "A child born in the sea."

"Born in the sea? You mean... born on a boat?" Sam asked.

"No, it's in the sea—I think I should have made it very clear. Sola is such a child." The man said.

"Daddy..." Sora said, who hadn't spoken for a long time, "Did Daddy find out that the temple is in the sky after searching for a long time?"

"Hmm...not really, I found myself here when I woke up. Then I went outside to take a look and found out that it's been nearly ten years..." The man laughed again, "Well...it seems to be with you It was just as amazing as when you were born."

"Wait, born in the sea... Could it be that you are actually mermaids or something?!" Sam almost jumped up.

"...Don't guess. I'm a complete human!" The man's eyes fell on Sora.

"...So, my mother is a murloc?" Sola asked courageously.

The man's expression drifted, and then he asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Because a murloc I met before said that the offspring of humans and mermaids will only be humans, but the water quality will be better." Sola said, "But, but I am different, I have gills...so I think... "

"W-what—you have gills—" Sam screamed, "but you look like a human anyway, not at all like those weird-looking murlocs...uh, why do you look at me like that? Oh, why do I Aren’t you surprised? Because I’ve been to Fishman Island before... Anyway, the Great Channel has all kinds of strange things, so it’s not too strange for you, is it?”

"Well... I agree with your point of view." The man nodded to Sam, and he said gently to Sola, "Sola, your mother is not a murloc."

"Eh?" Sora was stunned for a moment, "Then...why do I have gills? And who is my mother..."

"To be precise, you don't have a mother, Sola, you are my child alone." The man said.

"Huh?" Sora and Sam said at the same time.

"Ah... It doesn't seem right to say that. I'd better start from the beginning. I said just now that the time you were born was amazing, right?" The man straightened his mind and said again, "About 15 years ago, I As a young sailor, I was traveling around on a merchant ship... Then the merchant ship was attacked by pirates that day... Then there was a storm, I fell off the ship, because I was cut by the pirates, probably due to excessive blood loss Lost consciousness... At that moment I thought I was dead."

"But ah, when I woke up again... I found myself lying on the bottom of the sea, breathing even though I was in the water, and my body was shrouded in incredible brilliance... Besides, I found that the blood flowing from the wound was pooling in front of me Formed into a ball, blended with the sea water, surrounded by stronger radiance." The man exhaled, "About ten minutes later, a baby was born...that is you, Sola."

Sora stared blankly at the man, unable to say a word.

"Are you surprised... That's right, I was also at a loss at that time. But I heard a voice, it must be the guidance of the sea, and I saw this place - Sea God Temple, where you were originally going to be born... You are—a child of the sea. Because of my intrusion, everything was disrupted, and it was the power that gave birth to you that saved me, so I have the responsibility to bring you to the place you should have been. Sola, you were different from ordinary children in the past, you can control water... Originally, you should have stronger power. Now that you are here, you should have noticed some changes in yourself, right?" said the man, and he stood up , walked to another door in the room, he stroked the stubble on his chin, "You have finally come here... My mission should also be over."

"I..." Sola also stood up, looking at the man's back, and asked, "I... am a child of the sea, isn't it Daddy's child?"

The man turned around, with a trace of astonishment on his face, he walked up to Sola, and said, "No, you are my child, you look like me, you have my blood on your body...of course you are my child."

After the man finished speaking, he seemed to be rubbing Sora's hair, but his movement stopped suddenly, his hand rested on top of Sora's head, and then he put his hand back to the side of his body.

"Daddy?" Sola called out.

"Sorry, Sola." The man took a few steps back, leaning against the wall on one side, without saying a word.

"What's the matter?" Sam also stood up. He looked at the two people who were behaving strangely, excluding those scenes in the middle that he could hardly believe. Shouldn't it be a touching time for a parent-child reunion?

Seeing the expression of "I don't want to say anything" on the man's face, Sam walked towards Sora.

"Hi...you and your father haven't seen each other for a long time?" Sam put aside Sola's background and asked as naturally as possible.

"Hmm..." Sora lowered his head, also looking gloomy, as if he didn't want to speak.

Sam looked at Sora and then at the man. In fact, the two people really look alike.The same light blond hair, [-]% similar facial features, and now even the expression is exactly the same...

"Hey, if you miss him, just jump up and hug him. There's nothing to be shy about reuniting with your parents..." Sam urged.

"But……"

"It's okay, I won't laugh at you!" Sam simply pushed Sola, Sola was unprepared, and walked forward for several steps before stopping.Sora glared at Sam, then turned his head to ignore him.

Is this both the case?Sam felt a little uncomfortable, so he walked towards the man. The man looked away. Sam wanted to pat the man on the shoulder hard, but...

The shot was empty, and Sam was stunned for a moment. He obviously shot the man's shoulder, but...huh?Passed through... Sam's face suddenly turned pale, and he pointed at the man with trembling fingers: "You, you...a ghost!"

"You're so annoying." Sora frowned, and at this moment Sam flew out with a whoosh.

Sola was stunned, and Sam's screams still lingered in the hall.

"Did you have the idea of ​​wanting him out?" The man stood beside Sora.

Sora thought for a while, it seemed that he really had this idea, but it was only for a short moment...

"I did it?" Sora muttered.

"No... To be precise, the castle responded to your wishes," the man said.

"What will happen to him?" Sora was a little worried.

"It'll be fine, it's probably just thrown into the sea near the island... Maybe it will be erased from memory." The man said, "This is the idea of ​​this castle."

"Where is the Sea Temple?" Sola raised his head and asked the man, "What did you tell me when I was young... what is the responsibility?"

"You are a child of the sea, you are the servant of the sea." The man walked up the stairs in the hall and walked towards the door in the hall, "This is actually the embodiment of the will of the sea. As a servant of the sea, you need to learn a lot. .”

"...Is it inside that door?" Sora hesitated, "After learning... what are you going to do? Is the servant of the sea..."

"It depends on your own understanding, what you think you want to do, you can even become the master here if you want." The man narrowed his eyes, "...become a god."

Sola felt his heart constrict, he pursed his lips: "I... and my companions... I just... don't want to be anything..."

"Of course, I didn't mean to force you, everything is up to you." The man chuckled, "But what you have to do now is to go inside and have a deeper understanding of the world, which I can't tell you Yes, only you can enter here."

"Go in, it won't take long. As for your companions, you can know their situation now, can't you, as long as you want. And you trust them, don't you?" The man chuckled. It's not too late to decide what you're going to do."

Sora was convinced, she looked at the door that was even grander than the one that would enter the castle before, and he swallowed.

"Go, Sora. I'll wait for you here," the man said.

Sora nodded, and then, mustering up his courage, pushed the door open.

The author has something to say:

So... the secrets that should be explained are all explained clearly!

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ps Since the overall style of this article seems to be relatively relaxed (after all, it is a happy pirate fan), so I changed the style of the article to relaxed