Chapter 545: Exiting Seclusion
Fourteen years ago, soon after Jack entered the Space Monster World…
Sovereign Heavenly Spoon lay sprawled over a soft chair. His mouth was a hard line. Calculations flashed through his eyes. All across the windows surrounding him, endless stars twinkled, the heralds of tiny days in endless night. Their colors could awe any mortal mind. Yet, the Sovereign was lost in thought, the starry view all too familiar. The darkness in his mind was greater than that outside the starship.
“Hey, Spoon,” a voice interrupted his musings. He rose to his feet, fighting hard to regain his usual jovialty.
“Min Ling,” he said, looking at the door. “How many times must I ask you to address me as Elder?”
“Not doing it.”
He chuckled. “Well, that’s fine too. Any good news?”
“I wish.”
She plopped down on a chair, her leather armor sinking against the cushion. Her appearance and aura had changed over the past few years—she’d cut her long dark hair short, barely reaching her shoulders, while her body was covered in scars beneath the armor. She could mend them anytime she wished, but had vowed to only do it after the war was over. In her brown eyes, lightning played, oftentimes wrapped in fire.
She didn’t speak for a while, and neither did Spoon. They were comfortable in the silence. It let their facades wash away.