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“Here! Take this clock. Inside the device is the medication I spent all my savings on to research and develop. Take one pill every day and it’ll keep you alive. You may have these in exchange for your loyalty. Bill, from now on you are my secretary. You belong to me, not my father. Do you hear me?” “Yes, Young Master Devon. But my real name is Kyle.” “What? Who gives a d.a.m.n? You should feel honoured that I can even remember one of your names, and now you want me to remember a second one? Bill, hurry up and take your medicine!” “Yes, Sir. Excuse me, but why does it have your portrait inside...?” “Rubbish. Obviously, it’s to remind you that I am your master.” “Pfffft... Erhem! Yes, Young Master Devon, you are my master.” In the blink of an eye eight or nine years have pa.s.sed since I became Solaris Emperor’s secretary. The man who once fought against his father relentlessly was now the Solaris Emperor. He had even found the little brother he loved so much. Kyle had thought that from that moment the Solaris Emperor could live a happy life with his brother. Unfortunately, things are never as simple as they are in fairy tales. Problems had risen up one after another since Young Master Daren had returned. It was as if Daren was doomed from birth to be plagued with calamity. Kyle stared at the portrait on the medicine case and sighed. "Solaris Emperor, when will you understand? Master Daren will never be an ordinary boy." He picked up a pill and walked to the other side of the office to pour himself a gla.s.s of water. Just as he swallowed the medication, the alert tone for new email went off on his computer. Usually, that was nothing special. He received dozens of emails each day. But this tone was the exact same tone as the alarm of the clock where he stored his medication. That tone... it only sounded when one specific email account received mail, and only the Solaris Emperor and Master Daren knew the email address for that inbox! Kyle returned to his desk immediately. He looked at the screen and exclaimed. “This—this is...” The name of the sender was actually...********************
Daren... Eloise placed her head in her hands, staring at the man on the bed. Unable to help herself, she reached out a finger. Poke! “When are you going to wake up? Don’t you know both Dar and his brother have been captured? And yet you’re still sleeping here without a care in the world! Unbelievable.” After seeing no reaction from the guy on the bed, Eloise tutted. “You should know, it was because of you that Dar couldn't wait to save his Papa and got himself captured!” she said even more unhappily. "I really envy you. You're Dar's best friend, you know!" Eloise couldn't help herself and began complaining. "If I were in your situation one day, Dar definitely wouldn't try as hard to save me... I don't understand. Why does Dar like you so much? You don't even pay attention to him, unlike me and Elian—” “Eloise!” “Hm?” Eloise lifted her head and saw Elian and Eli run in. “Why so panicky? Don’t tell me... Did something happen to Dar?” she asked a little suspiciously. Elian was still catching his breath, but couldn’t hold it in. “Found—found them,” he gasped. “What?” Eloise jumped up. “Really? Where are they?” “Heard they were somewhere out in the ocean.” “The ocean?” Eloise looked confused. Could it be that they were swimming in the ocean? After Elian finally recovered from his panting, he elaborated. “Kyle the secretary said that the message was sent by Dar but the message doesn’t locate them precisely. We only roughly know that it’s somewhere at sea. But there are so many islands in that area of ocean, and we can’t be sure of their exact location. They’re going to send three large submarines there, then use smaller boats to search the place inch-by-inch. He also agreed to let us go along.” “Wow!” Eloise bounced up and down in excitement. “Then I want to go as well! This time, I won’t be left behind no matter what!” “Sure. We weren’t planning to keep you here, either,” Elian nodded. “Also, I asked Sin to help out.” “What? Sin’s going too?” Eloise yelped. She finally noticed the androgynous person by the door, looking neither like a guy or girl... But, boy or girl, it didn’t matter—Sin was dangerous. When he saw that Eloise had only just noticed him, Sin snorted resentfully. "Modified humans are too strong. Without Sin it would be very difficult for just us few to win,” Elian said a little impatiently. “Besides, we also have to protect the defenseless Mr. Avery.” “What? He’s going as well? But he can’t even fight!” Eloise protested, surprised. Exactly! Elian sighed. It’s not like a rescue mission at all! It’s practically a field trip! “But Mr. Avery said that the last time he saw Dar he was really badly injured, so he has to come along to make sure Dar’s alright.” Eloise paled when she heard about Dar being hurt. “Then—then let’s just bring him along anyways,” she said. “If Dar is d-dying... then at least Papa Avery would be there to heal him.” Elian nodded. That was also why he didn’t stop Avery from coming along. But he was still a burden with a bunch of medical equipment and absolutely no fighting skills. Elian had no choice but to beg for Sin’s help, in case they couldn’t save Dar and ended up falling into the hands of the enemy. “Don’t forget. If we rescue Dark Sun, you and he both owe me ten battles!” said Sin, voice cold. “Of course.” Elian smiled bitterly. Looks like the number of battles Dar owes is growing. I just hope he won’t be too upset when he finds out that besides fighting me and Ezart, he also has to fight Sin. “The smaller boats can hold ten people each. There’s five of us, and Mr. Avery’s medical equipment is quite bulky, so it will take up two seats. We also need people to carry the equipment, so he will be bringing two modified humans with him...” Eloise rolled her eyes. “Basically, Papa Avery will be taking up five seats all by himself.” “There’s still a seat left. Who are you planning to bring?” Eli asked offhandedly. Elian nodded, thinking. “I don’t have anyone else in mind. I was thinking of letting Secretary Kyle make the arrangements for us...” he said. “Hey! I’m coming too!” Everyone was stunned. That voice was...********************
Daren Solaris opened his eyes, feeling very lucky. His message had been successfully sent to Kyle. Thankfully, there was still a connection left from when he hacked the internet so he could escape his cell at Baylian’s base. All that was left was working out how to escape this sarcophagus. Not only were there sedatives in the metal cuffs around his neck, wrists, and ankles, but Yue Baylian had also injected anesthetic gas to fill the capsule. Although he remained conscious, his limbs were weak, rendering him powerless against the metal cuffs. Even if he could move his arms and legs, there were four modified humans standing outside. With his condition, there was no way he could win. What to do... Just when Daren was trying to figure out a way, he heard voices nearby. It must be Gege and Yue Baylian! Everyday his gege would come visit him at least three times. Sometimes even ten. And every time Yue Baylian came too, complaining about his brother’s persistence about coming to see him. "Life has been so boring these days." That’s Gege's voice. "Dev, whatever it is that you need, I'll get it for you..." "I want to touch Dar's face, pat his head, look into those eye which are dark as the night sky, and hear him call me Gege." Devon said dismally. Gege... Finally, after a long period of silence, Yue Baylian said just one word. "Fine." Devon was speechless for a bit. He didn’t expect Yue Baylian to really agree to his request. It wasn’t until he saw Baylian work the controls for the sleeping capsule that he muttered, “Thank you.” Then, Daren heard the lid open, and felt a gentle hand caress his cheek then rub his head. These actions were more familiar than ever. Gege did this almost every day, normally. Although Daren really wanted to open his eyes, already moist with tears, and call out ‘Gege’, he kept his eyes shut. He couldn’t let Baylian know that the sedatives weren’t strong enough to render him unconscious. Otherwise, Baylian would definitely keep him captive in an environment even more difficult to escape than this one. “He’ll only wake up after the sedatives have worn off,” Baylian explained coldly. “Hmm.” After waiting for what Daren thought was an appropriate length of time, he slowly opened his eyes, pretending to be confused. “Gege...” he called out with a hoa.r.s.e voice. Hearing his call, Devon’s heart melted. “I’m right here.” he whispered. “Don’t be afraid. Everything will be alright.” Daren’s eyes filled with tears when he heard those words. “I’m sorry, Gege, Dar should never have run away from home.” “No problem. What little brother wouldn’t run away from home once in a while?” Devon gently wiped the tears off his brother’s cheeks, consoling him. ...Don’t little brothers usually not run away from home? Yue Baylian thought at the side, not sure whether to laugh or to cry. “You just sleep well here, alright? Gege will come to visit you all the time.” Daren hesitated a little. Was Gege telling him not to take action? No! That way, he wouldn’t be able to protect his brother! “I don’t want to be here alone!” he objected stubbornly. At this, Devon frowned. He knew that opening the capsule was the most Baylian would allow. He couldn’t ask for anything further. “Dar, listen to me...” he coaxed. “Be a good boy, Didi.” Smiling widely, Baylian looked down at Dar. He pointed to the modified humans around. “Look, didn’t I let four big brothers stay here with you?” Daren remained silent at those words. Even if he were to escape his confinement, he wouldn’t be able to beat the four modified humans. “Didi better not step out of this pretty crystal capsule! Or else these four big brothers will rip you into many little pieces!” Hearing this, Daren began to worry even more. If he couldn’t even leave the sarcophagus, then there was no way he was going to get Gege out of here. “Don’t scare him like that!” Devon barked unhappily. “I’m sorry! But it’s for his own good. I already gave the order. The moment he steps out of here...” Baylian’s smile widened as his made a swift slicing motion across his neck. Seeing the gesture, Devon clenched his fists in anger. He looked down at his brother and said in a voice that was almost begging, “Dar, please do this for Gege, be a good boy and wait in here for me to come see you, okay?” Hearing Gege’s plea, Daren could only reply obediently, “Okay, Gege.” Pained, Devon watched his brother get locked up again, paralysed. Had it not been for his helplessness in such circ.u.mstances, how could he let Dar lie in this coffin-like contraption? Dar, I will definitely think of a way to get you out! I promise!********************
“Elian, what island are we at now?” Eloise asked wearily. “The sixth,” Elian replied impatiently. Eloise wasn’t the only one feeling worn out; he was also feeling a little tired. Even though he knew they had to find Dar and Devon, it was just too hard. There were islands everywhere. Some were so small that only a single person could stand atop it. Others were large enough to almost be a country. Most of the islands were smaller, but even though they were considered small, they were all big enough to hide the headquarters. Therefore, every time they encountered one they would do a thorough search. They’d already searched five islands and had been living in a submarine for almost a week, and there was still no sign of Dar. How could they not be worn out? This sixth one would probably be another wasted effort. “Stop wasting time. Just get on the island and look!” A pretty impatient voice came from the corner. He was hidden in the shade so he couldn’t be seen very clearly. Hearing that, Elian nodded and told the captain, “Dock and let us get off.” “Yes.” The captain obeyed, stopped the submarine near the sh.o.r.e, and opened the top. Elian stuck out his head to get a good look. This island wasn’t small. There was lots of greenery and there seemed to fresh water. He ducked back down and reported to the people below. “Looks like the island can support habitation. Let’s just get off and check it out. As usual, Mr. Avery, please stay by the beach with your modified humans. Wait for us to find Dar. We’ll send you a message when we do.” Theodore nodded. That was a given. He didn’t want his precious equipment exposed to the humid forest for too long. “Tsk! Can I stay here, too? Just come tell me when you find Dark Sun.” Sin laid lethargically on the chair. “Of course not!” Elian shot him down. “If you want to have ten battles with Dark Sun, then get up and help.” “Tsk!” Sin tossed his head, and got up from his chair a little impatiently. Everyone gathered their equipment and weapons, and one by one got out of the submarine. When Theodore was still busy ordering the modified humans to lay down his equipment, everyone else was already ready to go. Suddenly, Theodore stopped the person who was walking behind everyone else. “Wait! These past few days I have had some spare time, so I made you a set of weapons,” he said. “It’s made from the leftover materials from when I made Dar’s scythe. Though it’s not as good as his scythe, it’s still a lot better than the average weapon. Take it!” The person scratched his head, took the weapon, and without a word of grat.i.tude he just hmphed as a reply. Surprised, Elian asked, “Mr. Avery, aren’t you a doctor? How can you forge metals?” “How many metal products do you think are in Dark Sun?” Theodore returned hotly. “Even his bones have metal in them. If I didn’t study this field, Dark Sun would have been a lump of useless metal.” “Ah... you’re right.” Elian smiled, embarra.s.sed. “Well, we’ll go investigate now.” Theodore was busy ordering the modified humans to arrange the equipment correctly. In regards to what Elian said, he simply waved his hand, indicating that he had heard. Elian looked at the environment around him. Besides the beach on the sh.o.r.e, the heart of the island was a densely-packed jungle. The island might not have been very big, but its topography was dynamic. At a glance, the mountains were tall and the valleys deep. They could barely see anything. He couldn’t help but sigh. Looked like it was going to take a while to do a thorough search. He could only hope it wasn’t going to be another wasted effort. Right when everyone was about to set out, Eli suddenly called out, “Wait.” “What’s wrong?” Elian asked, surprised. “Mr. Avery better come along,” Eli said, looking at the mountainscape. “There’s something off about this island.” Could it be... “Is Dar here?” Eloise grabbed Eli’s shoulder and shook him. Eli didn’t stop her, but all he did was shake his head. “I don’t know, but there are definitely people on this island.” Elian pondered for a while, turned around and said, “Alright then, Mr. Avery, please come with us this time.” “Okay.” Theodore nodded, gave instructions to the modified humans to carry the equipment, and followed the crowd. The moment they knew there were people on this island, everyone’s energy returned. Eloise even urged Elian, the leader, to walk faster. Even Theodore scolded the modified humans for walking too slowly. Right now everyone had only one thought in their minds, or, more accurately, one person... Dar! “There’s nothing here! Eli, is there something wrong with your telepathy?” Eloise pinched Eli’s cheeks and started pulling. After hours of searching, there was still no sign of Dar, and Eloise finally exploded. Eli also looked confused. He completely ignored the stretching of his cheeks and simply looked up at the large vine above him. He pointed at it and said, “That’s a little weird.” “The vine?” Elian looked up at the vine above his head. It just looks like a normal vine! “It is a little strange.” Theodore walked towards the vine, looked up at it. “Even for a tropical rainforest, the width of the vine is too large,” he said. “The way it’s grown is also a little odd. Look, the largest vines connect each hill. They’re practically suspension bridges.” After Theodore’s explanation, everyone looked up and observed carefully. Although they couldn’t see much due to the thick trees, they could still make out the large vines connecting each mountain. Also, there was something in common about those vines, the joins between them, and the hills: they were all obscured by large, thick trees. Elian exclaimed, “It’s a fortress in the sky!” Theodore nodded, “Using the trees as cover, it can hide from helicopters above and search parties below. The vines are just disguises for suspension bridges. The only person who could organise such large-scale construction without being detected by the Solaris Emperor’s secretary is Yue Baylian. Maybe this time we really found the right place.” Tsk. Sin rolled his eyes, looked up at the vines. “Don’t tell me we’re going to climb up there,” he muttered. “I never thought that in order to fight Dark Sun I had to be a monkey first!” Elian nodded and said prudently, “Then, should we go back to the submarine and notify Secretary Kyle...” Ka-BOOOOooom! The sound of a explosion cut him off. Everyone stared blankly at the one of the hills, where the noise had come from. All the trees in that area were destroyed, revealing a dome beneath it. A big part of the dome, too, was destroyed, engulfed in flames. Dar! “Ugh!” Eli fell to his knees and grabbed his head, his face white as a sheet. “Eli?” Elian, the first to notice Eli’s odd behavior, asked with concern. Eli lifted his pale face and pointed to of of the other connected hills. “There. I heard the thoughts of the Solaris Emperor. He’s calling out Dar’s name, desperately. Louder than the explosion just now...” At this, Elian froze. After the explosion the Solaris Emperor started calling out Dar’s name in grief? Could it be... He lifted his head, looked over at the dome, an unpleasant look on his face. “Quick! Let’s hurry over there. Dar’s probably in there!” he barked. What? “Wait!” Theodore stopped the anxious crowd. “Someone needs to go to the Solaris Emperor. With something like this happening so suddenly, the people looking after the Solaris Emperor will be distracted. Someone needs to go over there and save him. “Eloise. And you, you have a lot of strength. Carry my equipment and come with me to save Dar. Elian, take Eli, who can read minds, Sin, and my two modified humans to save the Solaris Emperor. Try to keep hidden and stay on your toes. Don’t take on Yue Baylian. He’s skilled in the martial arts, and if he has the Solaris Emperor you’ll be helpless. “Use the communicator to stay in touch.” Avery added. “Notify us immediately when there’s any change in the situation. As soon as everything with Dar is worked out, I’ll send these two to go help you.” “Got it.” Elian nodded and gathered Eli and Sin, followed by the two modified humans. The party sprinted in the direction Eli had pointed. “You’ll come with me...” Before he could finish his sentence, he was tossed over someone’s shoulder. He carried Theodore in one arm and carried a black box in the other. He then turned to Eloise and said, “You carry those.” Eloise’s sparkling eyes were fixed on Theodore. She half-whiningly begged, “Can we switch? I’ll carry Papa Avery. You can carry the equipment!” Before the guy could reply, Theodore lifted his head coldly and said, “I refuse to trade!” Eloise puffed out her cheeks and grudgingly picked up the equipment. “Let’s go!”
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