Advent

What a wonderful song that was, until now Calvin can still clearly recall the shocking feeling.

As residents of remote galaxies, most of the outsiders lived relatively primitive lives on their own planets before entering the human military base in Virgo.

They work from sunrise to sunset, sing to the valley, hold hands and dance beside the fire—

This is their happiest and best memory of singing and dancing.

And the photo ball is a bit of a luxury even for ordinary earth soldiers. Even if the people outside the territory have heard of it, they have never really seen it.

So, when the photo ball was accidentally activated by them, they were stunned.

They have never been exposed to such a lifelike scene at such a close distance, and have never heard such a shocking singing voice...

Among the hellish ruins, they were desperate, exhausted, and numb.

I just routinely checked the sundries and waste I picked up, hoping that there might be something inside that would make my life easier for the next day or two.

But... suddenly, their world lit up.

The exquisite high-definition projection dyed the dirty, narrow, dusty space beside them into a magnificent nebula emitting faint fluorescence...

Calvin still remembered that he was even a little panicked. He opened his arms to cover his people and retreated.

"Be careful, it could be a weapon—"

He even foolishly yelled at other people outside the territory.

But he didn't even have time to finish that sentence, and his voice suddenly stuck in his throat.

Because, he heard a voice.

It was as if a ray of light forged from silver flowed directly into his mind along the eardrum...

Because I lost my homeland, because I was forced to bear the life and death of so many people and had to become numb, painful, desperate and dark, it was at that moment that the light was suddenly rekindled.

It was the boy's humming as clear as spring water, without even the lyrics, just a few low nasal voices.

But Calvin felt that something directly touched his soul.

In the extremely distant recording studio on the earth, the exquisite prelude made for Allen at a high price is just a noisy and boring noise to the people outside the territory.

"Silver...silver stars..."

For a split second Calvin had only the man's voice in his ears.

"In the dark night, there is a faint light..."

Calvin turned his head stiffly, just like his companion beside him, he could only stare blankly at the scene created by the projection ball in the ruins.

The nebula projected by the holographic projection slowly rotated while humming softly, as if the boy's singing was the will of the universe itself.

"Will anyone be watching me? Will anyone see the silver starlight shining in the sky..."

Accompanied by the rotation of the nebula, wrapped in fine light, the most beautiful and brightest star gradually turned into an illusory figure.

Calvin subconsciously held his breath.

If possible, he even hopes that his heartbeat will stop together.

He clearly knew that it was impossible, but when he saw that person's shadow, he couldn't help but feel scared, afraid that his heartbeat and breathing would break the too beautiful phantom.

How wonderful that figure is, like a fairy spirit condensed from real stars, like a deadly monster that tempts passing sailors in the depths of the star sea...

Just by meeting his eyes, Calvin is willing to dig out his heart and even his soul from his body and dedicate it to him.

Not to mention that, the figure that was too beautiful to describe in any words, and with a faint smile, sang to them.

"...If someone gazes at the starlight, why not walk with me? Turn into a silver star in the darkness, abandoning all pain and despair..."

It was enough to make people's bone marrow start to ooze honey, and the incomparably sweet singing voice completely captured the souls of Calvin and even all the people outside the territory present at that time in just a few words.

"...the silver star beyond...the heaven of Eden in the distance...he who sees the starlight, why not become a silver starlight with me."

From the first hum to the end of all the songs.

Until the projection ball has been dark for a long time...

Everyone still stood in place, unable to move like a stone statue.

At that moment, Calvin believed, everyone felt the same way he did.

Everyone can hear their heart beating wildly in their chest...

Everyone can hear the silent cry of their own soul...

just perfect.

So sweet.

So... so intoxicating.

Everything was out of control, and the moment they heard the first humming, their hearts had already fallen into the abyss—no, they fell into the bright silver starlight.

Hearing such singing without any precautions was too exciting for Calvin and other people outside the territory at that time.

But a song has completely lost its soul.

……

It would be a long time later that Calvin would know that the songs he kept listening to as if he was poisoned... the figure that kept staring at him was not actually a miracle, nor was it a so-called demon.

He is just the most successful and famous singer in the universe, but because of his beautiful singing voice, he is called the "sea monster".

He also has a wonderful name, Alan Bracewell.

However, unlike the vast majority of Earth humans in the solar system, the outsiders who are struggling to survive in this remote galaxy seldom call Allen the title "Kraken".

(After all, many of them have seen that weird, ferocious and lonely cosmic creature-although that guy has a certain degree of hallucinogenic ability, even in the hallucination, they can't even touch the boy's hair. Silk can't compare.)

The people outside the territory usually use the word recorded on the photo ball - "silver star" to call the star boy in their minds.

Because for the name outside the domain, the boy named Allen is the brightest star in the sky.

His singing...comes from his very existence, which can guide them forward and guide them to live.

That person in that song became the comfort of all the people outside the territory, and also the only bright color in their miserable and painful lives. .

【To live, we must live—because that person lives under the same starry sky with us——】

And when someone among the Outlanders finally has to face a painful death, the song belonging to the "Silver Star" is also the best requiem.

Probably because of the lyrics, or because the people outside the territory have invested too much beautiful imagination and belief in Allen.

I don't know when, in the bottom layer of the central axis area, a strange belief became popular.

It is believed that if a person is dying, just by listening to Alan's singing, they can reach a silver nebula - there is no dispute, no pain, it is a piece of pure starlight, a paradise only for them ...

Of course, Calvin knows better than most people outside the territory that the so-called "paradise" is just a good wish.

Alan Blythewell is not a god, nor is he an angel who can take people to heaven, he is just an ordinary human being.

It's just that his singing voice does have a different kind of charm...

All this Calvin is very clear.

After all, just many years ago, he had his own belief, ethnic group, and homeland.

It is a beautiful planet that should have survived until now, and even the strict laws of the alliance must recognize its autonomy.It is precisely because of this that Calvin once had contact with those sanctimonious earthlings.

At the very beginning, those people on Earth showed some hypocrisy more or less. In the name of charity, they brought knowledge and technology belonging to the earth to the simple people of the Goddess Race...

Therefore, Calvin knew that the photo ball—after all, it was just a photo ball.

Exquisite holographic projections, beautiful figures and singing voices, in the distant solar system, on that blue planet, are just commodities that everyone can have with a little contribution.

But knowing what you know, whenever Calvin looks at the miserable people outside the territory who can't even wait to grow up and are about to die in the Tianmao human military base, all his explanations are swallowed by his throat.

If these outsiders can find some comfort in their painful lives, then let that legend be true.

As long as you listen to the song of the silver stars, you can go to a beautiful paradise made of stars.

Calvin thought so.

It's a pity that even such a slim and empty hope couldn't last for too long in the end... The photo ball obtained by accident was seriously damaged in the first place.As the people outside the central axis area, they are completely incapable of maintaining and repairing it.After using it cautiously for a period of time, the photo ball eventually malfunctioned.

In the underground where the living conditions are extremely difficult and even cockroaches are difficult to survive, the dreamy singing that belongs to Alan Bracewell, which can make people feel happy and bring comfort, has never sounded again.

This incident even caused many problems in the central axis area at that time. Many people were still crying bitterly before they died, calling for their silver stars...

In the next few years, Calvin almost exhausted all his efforts, trying to find another photo ball that recorded Allen's singing for his fellow clansmen.

But I don't know why, it seems that suddenly, everything about that boy disappeared in the universe.

Many years later, Calvin learned of the tragedy that happened on Earth that year.

The political star Mason Passmore, who was highly expected by humans on Earth, was assassinated by Allen's fans... Calvin didn't care at all about the death of the politician whose name he didn't even know.

He was just very desperate, because the "Silver Star", which belonged to the people outside the territory, quit the music scene because of this incident, and has never made any sound since then.

Allen's photos, Allen's singing, Allen's records...for various reasons and motivations, they were erased from the vast universe...from the sphere of influence of the people on earth.

Of course, there are still people who can enjoy that young man's beautiful singing voice and figure heartily.

Because of Alan Bracewell's legendary status as a superstar, his photo ball has become a rare commodity that can be encountered but not sought after.

It's the trophy of the extravagant and fanatical superfans' storage room.

It is a collection used by dignitaries to show their taste in their spare time.

It may even be the bargaining chip goods that were specially used to extort price increases when interstellar pirates plundered smuggled goods...

But Alan Bracewell's photo ball is by no means a luxury property that can be owned by a group of "heterogeneous" people on the edge of the distant galaxy who are extremely difficult to survive.

In that accident at the beginning, Alan's singing inspired many outsiders who had lost everything to survive.

However, when they lost that projection ball, they were no longer qualified to enjoy that dreamy sound. .

……

Later, with the efforts of Calvin and his companions, they established their own residential areas outside the supervision of the arrogant earth humans in the ring area.The newborn residents do as the Romans do in a daze. Before some old man is dying, he will sit on his bedside and hum a song with a strange melody to each other.

Young children, newcomers learn that song from their parents or close mentors.

They will know that this song is called "Silver Star", but they have never heard the original tune of the song completely, and naturally they don't know what the silver star represents to the elderly in the entire autonomous region .

"I thought that my life could only go on like this."

Calvin whispered to the bewildered young man in front of him with a stiff face.

"Continue to operate here, and then you may die in an accident... You may laugh at me if you say it, but I actually believed it."

"Believe in what?"

Allen's brain was a little messed up. The information Calvin provided was so shocking that at this moment he didn't even know what kind of response he should make or what he should say.

In the end, he could only follow Calvin's question stupidly.

"Believe that statement," Calvin stared deeply at Alan, "...everyone says that as long as you can listen to your song before you die, you can find the starlight paradise after you die. I told myself this is just nonsense Talk about it, but later, in my heart..."

Calvin stretched out his finger and tapped his chest.

“Somewhere in my heart I already believed that.”

"I'm just an ordinary person."

Allen responded stiffly.

"However, people always have a little hope, don't they? Before that day, I always felt a little sad, because at that time I was sure that when I died, I would only hear the deaf voices of those little bastards. Strange sound, but it will not sound... the dreamlike singing sound..."

"Well--"

"However, in the dark, maybe the goddess really heard my prayer."

...So, she sent the star in Calvin's dream to her family.

During this period of time, Calvin couldn't help but rejoice at his good luck.

In fact, at the beginning, Calvin didn't realize his luck.

One day, Calvin got the news that two unlucky ones were expelled from the circular area to the central axis area.Such things were never uncommon in a place like the Virgo Human Military Base.

As a magistrate, he actually didn't pay attention to those two so-called officials—however, years of struggle experience allowed him to tidy himself up, pretending to be humble and respectful, standing guard at the end of the corridor, Waiting for the arrival of those two people.

And the moment he met that man, Calvin was so dull that he didn't notice any difference at all, until...until he accidentally saw the man's face.

"With all due respect, sir, you are really not a person who is good at pretending."

Mentioning this matter, Allen's expression changed immediately.

Calvin scratched the back of his head, and said with some embarrassment: "...Although you performed very well, but...to be honest, no one can mistake your face, even if it is a disguised face."

What's more, Allen is too famous and legendary.

The matter of his arrival at the human military base in Tianmao has been kept a secret by the Security Bureau and the upper echelons of the military.

But even the almighty Security Bureau and the military probably couldn't estimate Alan's deadly influence on ordinary people.

As long as he is still in the base, people's eyes will always stay on him.

In private, gossip and speculation about him has never stopped.

So much so that even Calvin, who was not well-informed, had vaguely heard about this matter-the legendary superstar Allen, whom he was thinking about, loved and admired the most, was at the human military base in Tianmao, in the ring zone , not far from Calvin

If it weren't for the consideration that the safety of the autonomous region might be affected if it was reviewed, Calvin even had the urge to directly violate the safety regulations and sneak into the ring area to see Allen.

"Even if there is only one glance, I will die without regret—"

"But you acted in front of me... as if it was normal"

Allen asked in shock.

After Calvin heard his question, he behaved even more awkwardly.

He wiped the tip of his nose with his index finger, his face was slightly red.

"Actually, I was still a little unsure at that time... After all, you are too far away for me. Please, you are Ellen, Ellen, Blytheville, the eternal siren, the eternal star."

"...I'm really just an ordinary person."

Allen repeated extremely weakly.

But judging from Calvin's performance, he seemed to ignore Allen's words again.

"But you turned into an inspector and came directly to the central axis area, which is my territory. This is really unbelievable, and it is a bit out of common sense, so I kept telling myself at that time, you are really just an ordinary official , it just looks a little bit like the object of my admiration."

"I'm almost on the verge of convincing myself."

Calvin said.

But this misconception didn't last long at all.

After those accidents happened, he heard the "assistant" il ("Sorry, your husband, Raymond Morecambe's disguise is even worse than yours." Calvin said with disgust) hugged in panic. As Alan called out the real name of "Alan"...

Calvin immediately confirmed the guess he had originally had in his heart. .

"You are Alan...Silver Star...Alan..."

"You ask me why I tell you my greatest secret so easily, and that's the reason, because without you, the place we stand on would not have been built in the first place. Without the Silver Star, there would be no People can survive to the end... Life in the central axis area is too painful and hopeless. But your song is so beautiful... So, even just humming your song can give us courage Let's go on..."

Calvin turned his head to look at Alan, he never concealed his obsession with Alan again.

"It's almost like a dream, I actually saw you. I stood in front of you like this, and I talked to you like this. The silver star came from the sky to the world and came to my side."

Calvin said stupidly.

"..."

Allen listened to everything Calvin said in a daze.

"It's been a long, long time since I sang...

With a splitting headache, Allen could only squeeze out such a whisper.

He was really at a loss.

After all, he has quit for so long, it was so long that the last time he sang on stage seemed like a lifetime ago.

Moreover, it is quite impossible even for Alan to guess that there is a place in this universe where his singing is considered the whole hope of life, the only consolation in life.

It is the last courage to face death...

This obsession, this love, is so heavy.It was so heavy that Allen couldn't even breathe.

Calvin's gaze before only made him feel vaguely vigilant, but now it made him feel as if someone had tied a knot in his stomach with a hemp rope.

Calvin, who seemed cunning and treacherous before, and remembered everyone's reactions in his heart, seemed to be in a daze at this moment. His whole body was filled with reverence and enthusiasm for love...so much so that he didn't notice it at all. Allen was stiff at the moment.

As the narration continued, Calvin became more and more emotional-after telling all the truth in front of Allen, he could no longer control his heart.

"If those idiots know that you are Allen, they will definitely lose their minds..."

"Just like me, the children in the autonomous region actually love you deeply, the only difference is that they are not as lucky as us, who heard that song so many years ago..."

While talking, Calvin got closer and closer to Allen.

He was so excited that he got a little carried away.Just as he was fanatically describing his admiration for him to Allen, Allen had unconsciously leaned back slightly.

This unconscious comparison made Calvin lean forward even more.

For a moment, Calvin was almost on the verge of meeting Allen—fortunately, there was no intimate contact between them at all, and a figure suddenly rushed between him and Allen.

"What are you going to do?"

Raymond Morecambe stared at Calvin icily, and asked.