dark moon

Chapter 520 Void Funeral
“Today, we are here to bid farewell to our relatives and friends. Today, we are here to bid farewell to the brave warriors and fearless sacrifices. Today, we are here to bid our final farewell to the heroes of the Brown Stars and the heroes of the Brown Stars. .”

In the void, countless huge steel warships once again formed a neat cube array, and all the capitals of the ships faced the same direction. There, an identical battleship hovered in the air alone, and it could be seen through the transparent outer wall of the bridge. I saw a metal coffin placed in the center of the podium. An old man in a military uniform lay peacefully in the coffin. A light blue flag embroidered with a brown star pattern covered his chest. The black military uniform, blue The colorful planet flag and the white flowers covering the coffin made the old man look particularly solemn.

A young man stood respectfully on the top of the coffin, his face calm and indifferent, and he was gently grooming the old man for the last time. Every movement of the young man was very meticulous, as if he cherished this last opportunity.

There was no one else on the bridge, only dozens of autonomous machines lined up in two rows, guarding both sides of the coffin. The cold machines had no warmth at all, just waiting quietly for the final order.

"We can't see the future, and we don't know where the way out is. We are just exiles struggling in the whirlpool of fate. However, despair cannot make us sink, and no one can stop us from seeking the last resort in despair. I hope that even if our brown star civilization sacrifices its last person, we will not bow in the face of disaster and despair. Even if there is only one spacecraft left, we will continue to search until the last moment, or until we find hope, we will not stop. Put your foot down."

The same sound echoed on all the spaceships. It can be seen that on the bridge of each spacecraft, there are one or two people wearing the same uniforms, standing upright on the command platform, facing the front solemnly. , facing the direction of the deceased.There is no sadness, no reluctance, there is only calmness on the faces of these people. They say goodbye and then are sent away. This is everyone's fate, a destiny that everyone has already accepted.

"Maybe no one knows our existence now. Maybe our names will be lost in the long river of history in the near future. Maybe even if civilization is rebuilt, we will be forgotten by our tribe, and they may not even know that we have ever been there." It has existed, but we have no regrets. When we took over the responsibility of the watchers, we were already prepared to meet such a fate, the fate that belongs to us as watchers."

The young man finally sorted out the old man's remains, sighed deeply, and carefully pulled up the flag to cover the bloodless face.Press the button, and the metal coffin lid slowly closes. With a faint mechanical roar, the air is quickly removed from the sealed coffin, forming a vacuum. From then on, the old man will sleep quietly inside until the end of the world.

"Today, our team of Watchers lost another comrade, a wise and kind elder. This is a loss for the Watchers and a loss for the Brown Star civilization. However, we are not as painful and sad as in the past. We are even happy for him, because he will be personally led by the gods we believe in to leave this desperate world and enter the other side where there is no need to flee, away from fear, away from despair, away from the source of disaster, and sleeps among flowers and happiness. .”

If you observe carefully, you can notice that the spaceship facing the deceased is the one named Jackdaw. On the bridge, the equally old Nina stood there pushing Ryan's wheelchair, silently sending another ship off. An old friend left.Not far in front of them, the only girl in a black holy robe was closing her eyes tightly, drawing circles on her chest with her fingers, and preaching loudly. The girl's clear voice followed the invisible waves. , passed from spaceship to spaceship, and sent into the ears of every captain.

"When the world abandoned us, the gods did not abandon us. When the source of disaster spread despair to us, the gods brought us hope. No matter what the future holds, the gods will always protect us, no matter where we go, Even the lightless moon will be with us, and the Lord is with us.”

The girl in black robe spread her hands by her side, her face exuded a holy luster, and the divine power gathered from various spaceships towards the girl beyond the range visible to the naked eye.When the surrounding sacred power reached a certain level, the girl suddenly opened her eyes and raised her hand to point in the direction of the deceased. Now all the captains saw a dark red faint light coming from nowhere, and suddenly Appearing out of thin air, falling from the sky and wrapping the deceased's spaceship in it, for a moment, even though the spacecraft were thousands of kilometers apart, every captain could still feel a peace of mind, as if it was low and gentle in the middle of the night. Like a serenade, let your heart regain peace.

"Praise the lightless moon. The Lord's will will guide the souls of our comrades into the holy place called Parvatiga, return to the eternal resting place, sing praises to the Lord, embrace the Lord, and praise the name of the Lord. One day , we will also be fortunate to step into the same world under the guidance of the Lord, and sleep peacefully beside our comrades."

"Click", the tenon buckle that fixed the coffin was retracted into the ship. The autonomous robot stepped forward and lifted the heavy coffin at the same time, and slowly walked towards a special exit on the side of the bridge. The young man followed with the coffin lid in hand. From the back, just like the girl, she kept drawing circles on her chest with her fingers.

"At this moment, let us call out the holy name of the Lord and pray for the grace of the Lord." The girl raised her hands high and looked up, her eyes full of reverence, "In the name of the Lord, in the name of the Holy, holy."

"Holy." Thousands of captains drew circles on their chests at the same time, ending the farewell ceremony. This time, new content was added to the old ceremony. Although it was a bit uncomfortable, it felt pretty good. Prayer meeting It will not be effective, and it is still unknown whether civilization can be redeemed, but at least at this moment, everyone has gained peace and comfort in their hearts. For the exiles, this is enough, no one will really go If you expect a miracle to happen, at least you won’t expect a miracle to happen immediately. After all... this is reality.

The coffin was put into the special exit. All the captains straightened their bodies at the same time and saluted the body. Although the young successor still had a touch of reluctance in his eyes, after hesitating for a few seconds, he sighed softly. , pressed the button on the side, and the next moment, the exit was sealed, and the special coffin ejected from the spacecraft and flew into the depths of the void.

"Miracles will appear in the end, and we will eventually be saved." The captains still stood there, watching the coffin quickly go away, and in their ears they heard the murmur from the saint-robed girl Delia, as if It strengthens everyone's confidence, but it is more like talking to yourself.Then, a miracle happened.

Under the watchful eyes of all the captains, two figures suddenly appeared in the void out of thin air, and then...the speeding coffin hit one of them head-on, and he flew into the depths of the void against him who was constantly struggling with his fangs and claws.

The other person tilted her head and stared at the tragedy with a confused look on her face. Even though the coffin had flown far away, she still stood on tiptoes to look at it. Her mouth seemed to be saying happily: " Eh? When did you learn to fly? Ah, I understand, you must have learned it from Yulia, and you said that you are not only interested in non-human creatures, but you don't even let go of a bird."

"Uh, what's going on now?" The sudden change stunned all the captains. Even the young man who had just bid farewell to the old captain had forgotten his sadness and looked at this strange scene blankly. Everyone had a blank expression on their faces. Expression, because everyone really doesn’t know what expression to use to face it.

No, how could a living person be exposed to the void? It took a long time for the captains to realize that they should have been covered in blood and their heads exploded. How could they be making sarcastic remarks as if nothing had happened, and even biting their fingernails?

That's not right. Now is not the time to think about these issues. We should first rescue the person who was knocked away. He is not a stranger. He was talking to everyone at the meeting a few months ago. We haven't seen each other for several months, why have we become so unlucky?Regardless of whether he is still alive or not, he is an envoy and a friend of Bishop Delia, so he cannot be allowed to fly into the depths of the void and not be found again.

The captains who reacted looked at the monitor at the same time, which showed the bridge of Delia's spaceship. Everyone discovered that the girl in black holy robes had been lying on the ground at some point, beating the floor and gasping for air. , like a sudden illness, but no one would misunderstand, well, it was just laughing so hard that I couldn't breathe.

The next moment, a scene appeared that made the captains doubt their knowledge of astronautics. The person who was knocked away just now, together with the murderer who knocked him away, flew back again in violation of common sense of mechanics. Well, the victim was lying on the coffin. , looking sadly at his fellow spectators and the onlookers in the distance.

Fortunately, Delia finally remembered what to do. A small shuttle flew out of the Jackdaw and finally picked up the two people floating in the void.

"Is this your brown star civilization's unique way of welcoming people?" After walking onto the familiar bridge, Shuer patted Delia's head, pointed at the metal coffin and said helplessly, "Hit people with the coffin. This way of greeting is truly unique.”

"Hahahaha, uncle, you are so unlucky." Thinking of the coincidence just now, Delia couldn't help laughing, "Who knew you would suddenly appear there, hahahahaha."

"Be serious, it's not funny at all." Shuer rolled his eyes, "I was almost killed by this thing."

"No, uncle, why did you drag it back?" No wonder she felt something was in violation. Delia suddenly realized, "This is our coffin, it is going to fly to the depths of the universe."

"I know." Xiure nodded and said calmly, "But don't you think that he should be buried in peace after you move to your new home?"

"what?"

(End of this chapter)