Chapter 36: The Most Familiar Stranger
During the two days he went back, Mike was often alone in a daze. He never thought he would ever get the chance to meet the familiar stranger that his mother had been talking about. I don't know how to get along with him, but if you think about it, what does your father look like? Will he be very much like him? What would he say to himself? At this moment, Mike's heart is both expectant and uneasy.
Soon the date of the meeting will come. Mike and his entourage also came to the previously agreed place - the spring sea in the cave of Kavos Mountain. Everyone else had gone to hang out in the neighborhood, and Mike was on his way to his destination, nervously and expectantly waiting for the other to appear. The cave is lit up with colorful lights, and the classic karst landscape tells people that it has undergone erosion over the years, but it can still show its steep and beautiful style. But at this time, Mike was not in the mood to enjoy the scenery here, but was anxiously waiting for the arrival of someone important in his life.
"Mike." Suddenly, someone called Mike from behind him.
Mike immediately turned to look. A middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, tall and thin, with a beautiful face despite his age, stood three meters away from him with a clockwork puppet in a red military uniform. The two stood dumbfounded, silent for a minute. At this time, Jack broke the silence and opened his arms and shouted, "Son! Mike also ran towards Jack at almost the same time, shouting 'Father'. This sudden and unexpected reunion made the emotions that the father and son had buried in their hearts for many years gush out like a volcanic eruption. Suddenly, two iron-clad men hugged each other tightly and cried into two tearful people.
"Dad, Mommy is gone. 555~"Mike couldn't cry
"I know, it's all useless! I can't protect you, it's all for the Father's sake! Jack said reproachfully
"I'm sorry, though it seems cruel to interrupt you now. But Jack, you only have 5 minutes. Let's get down there in the safe house and explain the important things to Mike. Ken urged as he twisted a very inconspicuous mechanism on the wall
Just as there was a rumbling sound, a secret entrance appeared on the ground. Ken immediately lured the two of them in and closed the mechanism. The interior was dimly lit, and the interior was somewhat similar to what Mike had seen in the Shata Royal Vault, but in a more archaic style. There was only one three-eyed statue standing inside, and it was much smaller in size.
Jack immediately cleaned up his mood and said to Mike: "Son, the empire is busy with a big game. You and I can't change anything, but now is the time when they don't have time to think about their own backs. Hurry up to the Elders of the Wing Clan, they are the only organization in this world that can compete with the Empire, and the only hope of rescuing your sister while keeping you safe. Go find them! ”
"Dad, aren't you going with us to save my sister?" Mike asked
"Good son, from the bottom of my heart, Dad wants to go and save your sister with you immediately. But I can't leave, and I can't walk away. Because only if I am by the Shark Emperor's side, your sister will have the value of being used, and she will be safe. And you can only go to see the elder alone, because he will only see you from the Wing Clan, this is the agreement I made with him. Go to the red phone booth in front of the largest clock tower in Starton City and dial the number on the puppet. Naturally, someone will connect with you. Although I can't be with you, Daddy's heart has always been concerned about you. For all these years, the only thing that kept me alive was that you were okay. Come, take this puppet, this is my birthday present for you the first year I left you. Please forgive Dad for being so late for talking about it to be delivered to you. I hope you can face life bravely and face the enemy, they are like this clockwork puppet, as long as you figure out the direction they can't change, you will definitely find the weakness to defeat them! Goodbye, my dear good son, I am proud of you! I think your heavenly mother must think the same way, yes! Jack said excitedly
Mike clutched the puppet in his hand and looked at his father, who had been dragged away by Uncle Ken, but he didn't hold back. At this moment, only the tears lingering in his eyes understood the sourness and complexity in his heart.