8. The Silent King and the Curious Princess [1/2] - Happy Holidays, Female Friends
When she first came into contact with the Inhuman civilization, Skye thought it was a gorgeous world, a highly civilized and powerful race, and driven by this emotion, when Fury threw an olive branch at her, she very decisively agreed to join S.H.I.E.L.D., which was already in turmoil at the time, and became a junior agent.
Maybe she's just tired of life as an ordinary person, maybe she's just yearning for those mysterious events more, and maybe, she just thinks it's cool!
Before Fury died, he promoted Skye to the position of Agent III through an inconspicuous mission transfer, and transferred her to the control of Black Widow and Barton, and finally took the obelisk from the warehouse of classified items as Fury had planned when the Avengers fled.
Of course, we all know that this was just a "fishing" operation by Daniel Whitehall.
Either way, Skye gets his wish, not only seeing the cool story, but even joining in and learning about his parents' past.
Her father was a general practitioner and her mother was an alien, remember Whitehall's evil trials?
Whitehall was imprisoned as a war criminal by the Strategic Science Reserve Agency, the predecessor of S.H.I.E.L.D., after World War II, and was not released until Hydra took power in the later stages.
As a result, Whitehall regained his youth at the cost of the tragic death of Skye's mother, yes, Skye's mother, an immortal Inhuman who had no fighting ability, and one of the primordial alphas who had been abandoned during Attillan's frequent migrations.
In short, Skye is now a standard protagonist template, with both parents dead, hatred for the gods, and power, and the great ideal of re-establishing S.H.I.E.L.D., perhaps with just an excuse, she can embark on her own legendary path.
But this excuse is definitely not to be a hellish aristocrat in a decaying dynasty!
She took a step back, about to say something, when she saw Strange's left hand on her shoulder, and the young mischief shook her head and motioned for her to be quiet.
"We don't have a tradition of trading our companions as goods, settle down, little girl. ”
Strange's voice rang in her head:
"We won't allow them to keep you, as long as you're strong-willed. ”
"Well..."
A deep nasal voice sounded at this moment, making all the chatter in the entire palace disappear, and at the moment when this voice sounded, Skye's spirit was as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer, and the whole person withered, and the magic shield in front of the two mages was also filled with an absolutely shining light at this moment, blocking the terrifying energy gathered in this voice from the outside world.
The source of this voice is the figure standing on the high platform, he has turned around, he is wearing a black combat uniform, with white patterns on it, speaking of a king, but more like a warrior, he wears a mask, the most conspicuous is a fork-shaped antenna at the top of the mask, it looks very strange, and, fun...
The silent king stared at the three visitors in front of him with his spirited eyes, holding a scepter representing the power of the Inhuman race, and in the darkness, the whole person seemed quiet and solemn, like the primordial force of eternal existence in the darkness.
"What the King means is, the mages of Kama Taj, can you really be sure that there is an Inhuman lost Terrigan crystal on Earth?"
Another very magnetic woman's voice sounded after the sonic energy in the air subsided, and along with the voice appeared a beautiful woman with silky, unbelievably long chestnut hair, dressed in a gorgeous robe, her face as smooth as melon seeds was only calm, but those eyes shone with a touch of curiosity, and her hair was suspended behind her body at an uncanny angle, like a pair of outstretched wings.
This beautiful, graceful lady is the current queen of the Inhumans, the wife and herald of the Black Bolt King, the mighty Inhuman Medusa.
Terrigan Crystal gives her the power to control her hair, as well as her mind, which allows her to use her mind to realize the conversation with the Black Bolt King, as for the power of the Black Bolt King, it has been undoubtedly shown just now, it is the voice... This king has the most powerful voice in the world, he only needs to whisper to tear the earth, and if he shouts loudly, he can destroy a civilization in an instant, or even directly tear open the spatial rift.
While the king has barely fought an opponent, the Supreme Mage has commented that the Black Bolt King is definitely one of the most powerful people in the world, a perfect display of the power of Terrigan Crystal.
Some people call him the silent man because he never speaks, but this silence is not cowardice, but a restraint of strength.
"We can be sure of the events with the Terrigan Crystal. ”
Mordo raised his head and looked directly at the Black Bolt King, he stretched out his hand, Skye with his head bowed took a step forward, and the mage's voice sounded in this palace: "Our friend Skye is the proof of this incident, she was endowed with powerful shockwave power by the Terrigan Crystal... Unfortunately, thanks to the involvement of your royal family, Mr. Maximus, the Terrigan Crystal was taken by Hydra, a dangerous group on Earth. ”
Strange's tough voice also sounded at the right time:
"Due to the dangers of Mr. Maximus's thoughts, and the anticipation of the horrific massacre that the activated Terrigen Crystal will cause on Earth, we have come here to ask the Inhumans to come forward and bring the fleeing Mr. Maximus back to Attillan, and at the same time bring the Terrigen Crystal, which is extremely dangerous to the earthlings, back to your city. ”
Doctor Strange looked at the Black Bolt King and said in a deep voice:
"We have no intention of withholding the Terrigan Crystal, that thing means nothing to us. ”
This statement was very tough, but it did not cause opposition from the royal councils on both sides of the Black Bolt King, first of all, they all knew Maximus's arrogant dreams, and this time it was indeed because of the Inhumans' unfavorable care that they let him escape, and secondly, the mages have made it very clear that they will not force Terrigan Crystals to stay, and for Inhumans, Terrigen Crystals are almost everything.
It's all a lucrative deal, and they have no reason to refuse.
The Black Bolt King thought for a moment, this time he didn't express his opinion through the king, he strolled down the throne, walked to the mage, stared at Mordo and Strange, and nodded slowly, which meant that he agreed with the mages, which made Doctor Strange and Mage Mordo breathe a sigh of relief at the same time.
Because of the last Cosmic Cube incident in Gotham, Kama Taj suffered heavy casualties, if the Inhumans don't come forward, they can only ask the Heavenly Sword Bureau to come forward, but Hydra is still in the name of S.H.I.E.L.D., if it doesn't work, it's a big conflict that threatens the world order, as for the Devil Gang... Strange would not ask the Devils to intervene unless he had to.
Their style of conduct is too violent, and it is likely that most of New York will be destroyed.
But just when the mages breathed a sigh of relief, the Black Bolt King's gaze fell on Skye who lowered his head again, and the Black Bolt King stretched out his finger and put it on Skye's shoulder, this action made Skye can't help but raise his head, and saw a pair of gentle, welcoming eyes like a friend, and even at the corner of the Black Bolt King's mouth, there was a faint smile.
Obviously, Black Bolt is using this expression to express his welcome to Skye, although he can't speak, but sometimes, the meaning conveyed by his expression is more deeply rooted in people's hearts, and Skye does experience a rare warmth from this somewhat stiff smile.
To be honest, this courtesy of the Black Bolt King made Skye feel flattered, before becoming an Inhuman, she was a third-level agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and had no sense of existence, and before becoming a third-level agent, she was an ace hacker of a small organization, of course, worse than the "Sky Eye" of the Devil Gang, Ms. Felicity, but to put it nicely, she was a hacker, and if it didn't sound good, she was a jobless vagrant.
Growing up as an orphan since childhood, warm or something, non-existent... On the other side was the king of a dynasty, a real big man, who could keep her with this gentle attitude, although Skye understood that it was because she was empowered by the Terrigan Crystal, and that the Black Bolt King valued her strength, not the person herself, but this attitude did make people feel a little nostalgic.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but I can't stay here. ”
Skye was still sane, she forcibly suppressed her sensibility, and she whispered against her will, "Attilan is fine, I feel like home here, but I still can't stay here." ”
Black Bolt King's expression became confused, he glanced at the two mages next to him, and then at Skye, meaning to ask, did the mages force her?
Skye's mind was spinning at this moment, and she quickly came up with a reason, she coughed lightly, and said:
"It's not because of them, Your Majesty, my mother, also an alien, she died at the hands of the Hydra people, I'm going to avenge her, until then, I won't think about settlement. ”
Hearing this completely reasonable reason, a hint of relief flashed in the Black Bolt King's eyes, he nodded, turned back to the throne, and Queen Medusa, after a moment, once again relayed the king's will:
"The mages of Kama Taj, as well as Skye of Atthilan, the Inhuman royal family will send experienced warriors with you to Earth, capture Maximus and bring back the Terrigan Crystal, and the Chief Carnec Staple will act as your liaison and act with you, as for the other warriors..."
"Sister, Maximus escaped from me, and it is my duty to go and capture him with my own hands!"
Before Queen Medusa could finish speaking, another crisp voice came from the door of the palace hall, and the mage and Skye turned around and saw a girl dressed in yellow and black with golden hair, escorted by the guards, striding into the palace and asking Queen Medusa and the Black Bolt King:
"Maximus is dishonoring me by abusing my kindness to him and using me to deceive the Guardians for his evil ends!
The handsome, long-legged girl exclaimed, "I'm going to catch him with my own hands!"
"Alas, crystals, don't make a mess!"
Medusa, who has always appeared in the form of a perfect queen, also showed the expression of an annoyed sister at this moment, and she scolded:
"This is the palace, the king's place to discuss politics, not a place for you to mess around, go back!"
"No! I have to join!"
The girl named Crystal tilted her head unrelentingly, and her sister was bullish, and saw the long chestnut hair behind Medusa begin to dance, which was the queen's angry expression, at this moment, the Black Bolt King suddenly raised his hand and stopped the queen from expelling the crystal, he held the scepter in his left hand, and looked at the crystal with serious eyes, although he did not speak, but the crystal and the others could feel the meaning in that look.
"Can you do everything you say?"
Crystal quickly stood up and patted her chest like a boy:
"I promise, I'll get him back!"
The Black Bolt King nodded silently and made a "go" motion, and Crystal happily waved his hand to his sister and brother-in-law, and left the palace with the mages and Skye who had left.
"Hi, hello, my name is Crystal and I'm Medusa's sister. ”
In the starport waiting to return, this familiar girl stood in front of Skye with her waist crossed, she was about the same height as Skye, she stretched out her hand towards Skye: "The first time I met my compatriots from Earth, I read from the book, this is the etiquette of your side, right?"
Skye shrugged her shoulders and reached out to take Crystal's fingers, she tilted her head and looked at Crystal:
"Then what shall I call you, Your Highness the Princess?"
"Hey, don't follow those old-fashioned old guys, okay?"
Crystal grinned and grabbed Skye's shoulder, whispering like a buddy, "Just call me Crystal... By the way, can you tell me what your society is like? Are all earthlings particularly fierce, and can they become demons?"
A hint of curiosity flashed in Crystal's eyes:
"The last time I secretly went out to play, I saw a fierce earthling on the surface of the moon turned into a demon, and the crazy Kryptonians mingled with the crazy Kryptonians, it was really powerful, I heard him shout, he was an earthling, Skye, do you know him?"