The stars were bright.
In a world where everyone can get in and out of their planets freely with the use of modern technology, this sight could he taken as the new boringly normal life.
People who were born in this era felt that this is dull, and knew that a lot of amazing things from ancient earth had long since unpracticed the moment modern day had come.
It did make life much less burdensome for humans, but it killed a lot of separate entities. Years and years, generations to generations. The world became a vast space of different species and alien race.
The world gradually became so big.
Xiu Lin sat on the bed while looking around the pieces of blank papers and pen. Xiu Lin frowned. The old school type of items were here, his smart accessories were taken away to stop him from contacting anyone. But knowing that he is one of the last three Astixians, they wanted him to build a deadly weapon that can shake the galaxy.
But Xiu Lin wouldn't do that, of course.
One, because it's complex which is why there are a lot of twist and turns to the inventions. Two, because he's lazy. Three, because he's still sane. Who the hell would do something like that?
So in the end, the young man laid his back lazily on the provided bed. It was hard. The cushion was very thin and the blanket was too rough. His skin already had signs of rash due to the discomfort.
Man, if only discomfort can kill.
Xiu Lin twisted and turned. Sometimes he kicked off the blanket and sometimes he would stay still and stare at the ceiling walls. He knew he was being observed by the alliance and it would only take a few days before they understood that Xiu Lin didn't care shit about what they wanted him to do. Let them be provoked, lose all patience and shoot him dead.
This was all the young man's plan.
Resistance is the only way to pain after all. And that pain may lead to your own ending.
So to make matters worst, as soon as the alliance soldier entered and checked his progress, they found a certain code. It had a lot of twist and turns that the code specialist had a hard time decoding it. It took them two days and to everyone's seething impatience, the code's result angered the alliance.
The finished product was a doodled font which is read as: "IDIOTS."
General Vin, the representative general of the alliance whom had managed to conquer different planets was deeply insulted.
To think they wasted two days!
The man strides towards the locked room the young Astixian was placed on to. The more he stared at the zooming door, the more mad he got. His eyes red and if given a chance, his nose and ears would have been steaming out smoke out of rage.
As soon as he reached the door, he kicked it open. The breeze caused by the door swinging open caused the papers to spread out from the near table. A young man sat on the chair facing it making General Vin pause.
The young man looked at him passively. His young, amateur appearance was soft, full of youth, The lavender eyes were very light, one would think he was blind. His skin was pale and smooth in comparison to any man and woman he's seen. Even white paper that slowly scattered around him added an idea that these papers enhanced his already beautiful appearance.
From anger, his eyes had a glint of malicious surprise.
How could he forget that Astix people were one of the most beautiful creatures in the inter galactic residents. Although they were known to be closed of introvert, they are treasures in both valuable creations and beauty.
Vin smirked. "Leave us." He waved his hands, allowing the other soldiers to know that they were being ordered.
When everyone obeyed his orders, the last man on the door slowly closed it.
"Young man." Vin said. This person is recently 29 this year. He was a tall and handsome middle aged man who had not married. His pleasure of interest were beautiful young men with soft, pitiful and seductive allures. He liked how they dependently clung into him during those nights of pleasure. But looking at Xiu Lin, he only realized that those bed warmers were simply appetizers.
Now, he imagined Xiu Lin was the main dish.
The anger he had once accumulated which was enough to kill tens and thousand of Xiu Lins finally disappeared. Only a sight of lust and evil intent could be seen in his eyes.
Xiu Lin frowned.
He felt deeply disgusted.
He didn't hide his unpleased expression towards the general. Xiu Lin needed this man to kill him not to touch him with his dirty hands.
However, before anything could start, amounts of explosion detonated outside.
General Vin immediately left the room before the guard locked it to avoid the young professor from going off.
Xiu Lin sighed and leaned his back on the chair again calculating the distance of the noises he heard. But due to it being faint in his ears, he doubted the possibility of being caught in the bombing. He could only wait for another hour to see if the confrontation outside would end and someone will come and kill him already.
However, his ever so sad fate prohibited him from dying in someone's hand once more. The system had been quiet. Already numb from all the tears and stress that the host had caused him to endure just to persuade him to Do. His. Job. But as always, the host gave him a logically, intellectually and bluntly cold shoulder.
Which is why he wished to ignore this alien!
After an hour, Xiu Lin went to the door and unlocked it with the pen they provided him. He then got out and aimed his direction towards the fire exchange so he'd get caught in the strife and hopefully, die within the struggle.
As he walked though the long white hallway, the indistinctive noises were becoming clear but at the same time, inaudible. He could hear shouts and gunshots fired continuously and randomly. The young man searched the exit and as he was about to reach the door for about a meter distance, he paused and suddenly, a strong kick was heard. The door was forced open to swing forward.
The wind blew passed his silver hair and eyes a bit surprised from the sudden scare. From behind the open door, the sensible, strong and every women's ideal man stood more than surprised. "P-professor Xiu!" Fei Yang's heart almost dropped when he saw someone was standing behind the door. Even more worried that if he hesitated later, he might have just hurt him due to carelessness.
"Mr. Fei." Xiu Lin acknowledged. He held his injured hand, suddenly felt the throbbing sensation when he saw the male protagonist in front of him. "You're here."
Fei Yang quickly approached the young man with long strides. "Are you okay? Did the Alliance hurt you?" He asked.
"Contrary, I'm quite fine." Xiu Lin casually responded, scratching the back of his neck while looking elsewhere. "Why are you here?" he asked.
"Xiu Zuo and Xiu Hao gave me coordinates to your location. And it also happened that Planet Sur is currently under grasps of the Alliance. If we came sooner, we might have been too late." Fei Yang explained. He quickly leaned closer and placed an arm on the back of Xiu Lin's knees as well as around his waist, lifting the young man up as they ran off. "Professor Xiu, why did you come here? It's impossible that you don't know what's out here."
"My brothers seems to have told you. Why do you still question me?" Xiu Lin responded.
"Why do you want to die?" Fei Yang's eyes darkened, hardly even bringing out the words out of his mouth.
"Is the reason that important?"
"Yes." for Fei Yang. It is the most important.
"Because it's the only way." Xiu Lin replied.
"Don't say that."
"You asked."
"There must be another way." Fei Yang held him tighter. "The fountain pen you were clutching." he suddenly said.
Xiu Lin looked back at the older man. That's right, he reasoned out a pen that was more important than his life that he was willing to get run by a car than it being destroyed. "Hm?" he couldn't help but hum.
"Weren't you looking for it? You said it's important."
"Indeed it is." Xiu Lin muttered. The two of them reached the safer zone the team rear. A war began to brew in the small planet of Sur and just as quick, everything became the scenario of chaos. Fei Yang took him to the main ship while still carrying the young man carefully. He glanced at the gauze covered arm that is yet to heal and felt that his heart was hurting.
He could have protected him more. How could he dare neglect the young professor?
Entering the ship, Xiu Lin had expected more soldiers who would solemnly take care of the ship artillery. But instead of a serious environment, the place looked like a house. There were couch, blanket, soft cushions and cozy light. Three people were inside and two of them distinctly resembled his description which immediately made him realize that these are his brothers Xiu Zuo and Xiu Hao.
"Oh, there's the youngest who ran away." Xiu Zuo murmured.
"Youngest, come here, let's sleep." Xiu Hao passively offered a space between him and Xiu Zuo.
Xiu Lin: ...
'1204... I always thought I'm the laziest Astixian.' he said.
[Host, someone's is worst than you.]
'Yeah... I'm looking at them right now.' Xiu Lin was quite dumbfounded. He thought that his brothers who were working in the military have it rough. But it looks like, he, the scientist was the one who had it rough. 'Damn, if this is a job, where do I signed up?'
[The Xiu siblings are known strategists host. There's no war that they cannot solve.]
'I like that. You just have to talk then you can laze.'
[Then host... please stop trying to deliberately die!!!]
'That I can't do.'
The system cried in his head. So loud his brain is already flooded with system tears. Xiu Lin ignored him and looked at Fei Yang was still carried him despite them, already inside the safe ship.
"Mr. Fei. You can put me down now." Xiu Lin reminded his little existence.
"Yeah. You can hand him to me." Du Jin offered, looking at the soft young man who was being carried like a little princess.
"Professor Xiu, I hope you won't sneak out again. It's dangerous outside." Fei Yang was a bit reluctant to put the young man down but decided to just let him go with his brothers for a while. Maybe these two will jog some memory. After putting the young man down, he ruffled his soft silver hair. "I'll be going. Du Jin. Watch over these three." He pointed to the couch potatoes before leaving to join the battlefield.
The nanny happily saluted and looked at the young Astixians. "Since you're darling Hao's baby brother, of course, you're my little brother too!"
"Ew." Xiu Zuo rolled his eyes.
"Who's your darling." Xiu Hao equally looked disgusted.
"Why am I your little brother?" Xiu Lin asked as well.