7. Inhuman Kingdom

Attillan, this is the mysterious royal capital of the Inhumans, it is said that in ancient times, the city carried all the glory of the Inhuman civilization, it was movable, and the directions that once existed were the snowfields of the far north, under the deep sea, and the roof of the world, all of which were inaccessible places, representing a certain code of the Inhuman civilization's escape from the world.

In modern times, with the progress of science and technology and the development of civilization, it is already very difficult to find a no-man's land on the earth, so the aliens made a wonderful choice, they moved their cities out of the earth.

The golden portal light opened on the surface of the barren world, and Mordu and Strange stepped out of the portal, followed by Skye wearing a special breathing apparatus, she was the evidence of the appearance of the Terrigan Crystal on Earth, and followed the two mages on this strange journey.

"It's... Where is this?"

Skye was just an ordinary 21-year-old girl before she became an Inhuman, and the only thing she is commendable about is her amazing hacking skills, and the reason why she was noticed by Fury is because after the last Mexican War, the daring Skye secretly copied a lot of top-secret information from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s database and walked on the Internet.

Generally speaking, people with this ability are bold guys, and their personalities are also inclined to be open and optimistic, but after joining S.H.I.E.L.D., Skye saw and heard many stories that she had never thought of before, which made her a little unacceptable for a while, and in the process of adapting to the new environment, she seemed a little silent.

She's actually a girl with a lot of ideas.

Faced with this girl's question, Strange turned his head and pointed behind Skye, his voice sounded directly in Skye's mind with the help of magic:

"Look back, kid. ”

Skye turned her head, her eyes widened at this moment, she saw the familiar blue planet, just like a real painting, hanging diagonally in the dark universe, that was where she was born and where she came from, but to be honest, let an ordinary person look at the earth from this angle, there will always be a feeling of pause in thinking.

"We're in... On the moon?"

It took a full two minutes for Skye to turn around, staring at Strange with her black eyes and stammering, "Or alien?"

The mage shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the end of his line of sight in the distance, filled with craters and barren land:

"Attilan, that's a city on the far side of the moon. ”

"So how do we get there?"

Skye followed Strange's finger and saw nothing but a lifeless earth, and she said, "Do you want to walk over it?"

"Of course not... We waited for someone to pick us up!"

Master Mordo crushed a rune stone in his hand, and the three of them waited in place, and after 5 minutes, a strange spaceship appeared from the end of the line of sight with the dust of the moon, the spaceship resembled the solar ship of the ancient Egyptian legend of the god Ra, and the ancient sail structure, but it was completely made of some special metal, extremely fast, obviously beyond the technology of the earth's civilization.

The golden spaceship quickly approached the three people in a suspended form, and finally leaned to the side with a flowing swing tail, the glass-like transparent shell opened, and a figure in armor jumped out of it, and then four guards with special weapons, they were wearing ancient style armor, but judging from the arc light that jumped on the armor, these seemingly ancient things were all technological equipment.

The man at the head walked up to Strange and Mordo, put his left hand on his chest, and made a special etiquette, Skye looked curiously at this special guy in front of him, his body looked like an ordinary person, but his head was much longer, his forehead was large, and there were special golden tattoos on it.

It looks weird, but this guy is supposed to be scary, but he is surprisingly polite.

"Visitor of Kama Taj, I am the chief of the royal chamberlain, Karnek, and the king has been made aware of your intentions, and we have been ordered to escort you to Attillan. ”

The messenger turned to his side and made a "please" gesture, he seemed to know Mordo well, and the two of them would talk from time to time, but his black eyes always looked at Skye who was following the mages from time to time.

The spaceship looked small, but the space inside was surprisingly spacious, obviously not in normal proportions, and after everyone was seated, the ship hung in the air again in a very ethereal attitude, speeding towards the shadow on the far side of the moon, in the vacuum, without making a sound.

"Why do you keep staring at me?"

When Karnak looked at Skye for the fourth time, the girl finally couldn't help it and asked directly, "Is there anything dirty on my face?"

This unceremonious rhetorical question made the captain of the Inhuman's squire pause, and he shook his head and said:

"I'm just curious, I've never seen you in Attilan, where are you from?, my compatriot, I can feel the powerful energy in you, which family are you from?"

"My name is Skye, I'm from New York, and I'm an orphan. ”

Skye replied casually: "Two days ago, I was an ordinary person, and three months ago, I only knew that there were aliens in the world. ”

"It can't be!"

Karnik's eyes widened, and his voice became serious: "All the Terrigan Crystals are stored in the Inheritance Treasury of Attillan, without the Terrigan Crystals, how did you awaken?"

He looked at Strange and Mordo, who were silent, and after a few seconds, Mordo spoke:

"Old friend, you guessed it... On Earth, there is a lost Terrigan Crystal, and Skye is the masterpiece of its resurrection, and this matter has something to do with your royal family. ”

Karnik fell silent, and after a moment, he turned to the pilot of the spaceship and said:

"Hurry to the palace as fast as you can! I want to see His Majesty the Black Bolt King immediately!"

"Whoosh"

The already fast spaceship increased its speed again at this moment, making Skye feel a touch of being squeezed into her seat, and her eyes looked at the scenery beyond the spaceship, and after entering the far side of the moon, a city suspended in the shadows was in the distance, which should be the Inhuman city of Attillan.

But as she approached the glorious city, Skye suddenly noticed something interesting, and she pointed out the window to the men who were working on the moon in special costumes, and asked:

"Are those Inhumans too?"

"Yes, they are the lower castes of the Inhumans, the Inhumans call it the Primordial Alpha, they are said to be the population that has failed to mutate, they are the untouchables in the Inhuman society, the Inhumans of the higher castes think they are failures, and they have lowly blood flowing in their bodies, so they can only intermarry internally, and they are not allowed to live in the city, and with the frequent migration of Attillan, many low-caste Inhumans can only live in other places... It's hard to admit it, but Skye, your ancestor, is likely to be one of them. ”

Strange with his eyes slightly closed was silent, but his voice sounded in Skye's head, obviously, these words could not be said in front of Karnak, and Strange's introduction really gave Skye a deeper understanding of the Inhuman race:

"Inhumans have a myriad of abilities because of the enhancement of the Terrigen Crystal, but their overall civilization still retains ancient traditions, a rigid caste system. The upper castes enjoyed everything unconditionally, and their technology seemed to be advanced, but they completely inherited everything that the Cree had left behind, and the kings and nobles enjoyed the worship of the commoners. ”

There was a disdain in Strange's heart:

"The status of all people in this society is determined by their ability, and in this social system, no matter how great a stranger does, it is impossible to change their status in this society, which is why I am reluctant to come to this place... I always had the feeling that they were living in a medieval or even more pre-medieval society. ”

Skye fell silent, her previous curiosity about the Inhuman Society, and the feeling that it seemed that the wanderer had found his home, was completely dispelled at this moment, and she grew up in a free social form, just thinking about the scene that Strange depicted, she felt a little stuffy in her chest.

"It's disgusting!"

Skye whispered in the psychic communication, "I'm starting to hate this place. ”

"Haha, little girl, your likes and dislikes are really changeable. ”

Strange laughed and said: "But don't worry, according to the energy intensity of your awakening, even in Attilan, you can be among the nobles, even the ranks of the royal family, Karnak has noticed you, if nothing else, they will definitely keep you, as long as you nod, you can experience the luxurious life of a medieval nobleman in this city." ”

"No! I don't!"

Skye shook his head: "Let's go back after seeing that Black Bolt King, war-torn Mexico is much better than here." ”

"Well... I haven't finished speaking, I mean, if you agree to stay, you might be married to a young nobleman, you know, this is also the tradition of the alien society, the high caste, always live with the high caste..."

"Hell, Strange, you've ruined my image of a mage!"

I believe that if it weren't for telepathic communication, Skye would have pounced on Strange with his teeth and claws, and while the two were chatting, the ship also sailed into the interior of Attilan through a large ornate arch.

Contempt to contempt, but after seeing the splendor of the lunar city of Attilan with his own eyes, Skye let out a burst of exclamations.

Ancient Egyptian style of gorgeous buildings, there are some black pyramid buildings, like ancient temple-like buildings, clustered in this huge city, in the periphery, is a circle of blue pillars of light, mixed with those colorful dazzling light, decorating this place as if the real sky world, science fiction style and fantasy atmosphere are perfectly integrated.

Behind a lifelike Sphinx, the tallest building in the entire city, the Inhuman's Palace... To be honest, it is difficult for modern people to imagine the grandeur of a monarchical centralized society, for example, the well-informed Cyber, the first time he saw the Golden Palace in Asgard, he would also feel its magnificence.

But to let them live in such a rigid society, that is a real torture.

The spaceship slowly docked in the starport at the edge of the palace, escorted by the royal guards, three foreign visitors walked on the black stone ground full of historical atmosphere, Skye looked into the distance, looking at the scenery of the city, she noticed that there were a large number of soldiers stationed at the streets around the palace, she turned her head and asked:

"The city is under martial law, why?"

Hearing this, Cornek hesitated a little, but considering the news brought by these three people, he breathed a sigh of relief and whispered:

"The younger brother of the Black Bolt King, who escaped from the restless and crazy Maximus a few days ago, and he and his co-conspirators snatched a spaceship, broke through the blockade of the guards and disappeared, our soldiers have been searching around the moon, and now it seems that he must have gone to Earth. ”

"Oh... A prince on the run?"

Skye raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Why did he run away, and why was he locked up?"

Karnak gave a sarcastic smile:

"Maximus is not a prince, his Terrigen crystal enlightenment failed, de jure he is just a lowly primitive alpha, it is only because of the Black Bolt King's love for his brother that he is allowed to live in the palace, as for him to escape, it is natural, this madman has been addicted to the illusion of domination since childhood, and he has advised the previous king, that is, his father, more than once to rule the human world with a great army..."

"For the war maniac, being imprisoned is the worst ending, and the Black Bolt King released him after he succeeded to the throne, but now it seems that he still hasn't given up his arrogant ambitions, oh, be careful... In front is the tetanus-guarded area, which doesn't like it too much ... Stranger. ”

"Whoa"

Before the words fell, a gray hideous giant dog pounced out of the corner, like an enlarged version of the bully dog, but unlike ordinary dogs, the giant dog in front of him, which stood taller than Skye, had a blue energy logo on its forehead, which meant that it could also manipulate energy.

Seeing this giant dog, Skye subconsciously took a step back and made defensive movements, but the next moment, Strange's voice sounded in her head:

"See him, right? That's the second reason I hate Attilan and Inhuman, Skye, tell me, do you think he's a dog, or a man?"

Skye looked at the big dog in front of her who was reprimanded by Karnaike, and there was a strange glint in her eyes:

"He's human?"

"Given the power of the Terrigan Crystal Enlightenment Ceremony, but transformed into a dog, he became a royal hound in this society, and he was also known as a rare honor... But beneath the dog's exterior is a true human soul! Well, let's go and meet the king. ”

Without leaving Skye more time to think, in front of the eyes of the three of them, the gate of the palace was slowly pushed open by several strong guards, and a man in a black robe stood on the high platform of the hall with his back to them, and Karnik walked in with three visitors, and he bowed respectfully:

"The great Black Bolt King, visitors from Earth have arrived, and they have brought news about the lost Terrigen Crystal and the fugitive Maximus. ”

Karnik paused, then added:

"And, the two archmages of Kama Taj have brought back a new powerful noblewoman to our kingdom. ”

Karnak's words caused the ministers on both sides of the palace to discuss, and at this moment, Skye's face changed greatly.