Steel steam and flame

The black color of the starry sky has the depth of endless distances, and the shining stars with varying brightness and intensity seem to be floating on this black color, beating at an imperceptible amplitude.

Monikoloa's cross-shaped pupils shrank, and then the cross-shaped pupil expanded completely, becoming a bright red circle. At the moment after the pupils expanded, there were many things on the pure black background of the starry sky - there were dim threads in a hazy state between some of the shining stars, which were connected with each other; there was a lot of gray mist, which was difficult to detect under the clear sky. Just like the thin clouds I noticed, they appeared in the starry sky piece by piece and irregularly, covering the stars one by one.

There are also many halos and rings that can be captured. Most of them are gathered around particularly bright stars, making such stars easier to observe.

The colors of the shining stars changed at the same time. After the cross pupils expanded, they no longer appeared as a single bright flash. A few took on colors, with light blue, purple and orange appearing most prominently.

At this time, although Monikoloa did not see the dark red stars appearing in the surrounding starry sky through the gaps between the tree crowns, the large dark red light like a dense drizzle already carried the momentum of a meteor swarm. , came from a very far distance, dense and powerful, not only attracted by the new world tree, but also by the deep blue field, densely hitting the leaves and the last barrier of the deep blue field.

The dark red light hit the deep blue field, but it did not cause any ripples and disappeared directly, as if it had never appeared, even though the intensity of the subsequent dark red light was still gradually increasing. Only the crown of the new world tree illuminated by the dark red light could hear the subtle sound of drizzle hitting the dense forest, which sounded directly in Monikoloa's head.

Every time a drizzle of light falls on the huge and thick leaves, it is like falling on a calm lake, causing circles of dark red ripples on the surface of the dark green leaves.

Circles of ripples intertwined and overlapped with each other. Just one breath changed the color of the outer leaves, forming a film-like layer with a dark red color. Immediately, the dark red color on the surface of the leaves did not disappear, but directly infected into the leaves, gathering into red lines little by little, following the veins of the leaves, flowing to the branches.

But the dark red that gathered together finally stopped on the branches. They seemed to be the sunlight absorbed by the leaves, and were all swallowed up by the new world tree here, leaving no trace.

Monikoloa once again crawled forward for a certain distance. Through the gaps in the tree canopy, a dark red light fell, and it stopped only when it could hit its body.

It spreads its wings, and the falling dark red light hits it, causing not ripples, but dense lines one after another. The dark red light absorbed by the wings became fuel and was completely injected into the illuminated lines. When the entire body was wrapped in light-up lines, it issued a reminder and closed its eyes at the same time, "It's done."

"Got it." Miss New World Tree responded. The leaves and branches in front of Monikoloa were controlled by her, and she took the initiative to make way for a space, allowing her entire body to be exposed to the light. At the same time, the lines on his body suddenly burst out with a strong flash of light, and then faded into darkness.

The perception of the two expanded dramatically at this moment. In an instant, the canopy scene around them disappeared, and the appearance of the starry sky also completely changed, replaced by a space covered in dark red. And in the center of the space, a dark red star appeared, rushing towards the direction of the two.

Behind this red star is roughly an irregular line, followed closely by the second red star. Then came the third, fourth, fifth...

The perception paused here. Monikoloa and the New World Tree seemed to be thinking, and then made a decision. The perception continued to spread. In just a few breaths, the surrounding starry sky was suddenly dyed dark red. It became brighter, and the orange-red light that appeared even ignited the black background. Countless bright lights struck from the front - the one that only appeared in ancient history and was called the "sun" "The sixth red star, its huge star seemed to be generated out of thin air, suddenly fell into the perception of the two, and instantly drowned them both.

"Woo,,, woo,,," at this time, a long and dull sound sounded around the two of them, and the phantom of a gray-white whale seemed to be swimming in the starry sky, passing by the two.

"Samostre!" Monikoloa said hello. But its attention has always been on the long sharp horn at the top of the giant whale's phantom head.

"Monikoloa, the time is not far away. I hope I can see a turning point in the future." The giant whale shadow representing Samostre made a move to turn around, but the next moment, this brief contact in the starry sky was also due to The shadow disappears and ends.

At the same time, in the very distance, a large area of ​​light condensed, and a huge bright red dragon appeared. He only glanced at the sixth red star "the sun" in front of him, and the condensed shadow had already dissipated. Just at the moment it dissipated, the bright red dragon moved its eyes and looked here.

"Third General." When Monikoloa's voice sounded, the dragon's shadow had disappeared, leaving only the ignited black starry sky background. It and the New World Tree looked at the red star in front of them again, and after capturing all the necessary information and images into their mental bodies, they took back their perceptions.

"You will need to come up several times later, and wait until the distance is much closer before you can capture more detailed information." On the crown of the new world tree, Monikoloa opened his eyes and said, "The Sixth Red Star, it's really I never thought I would be able to observe it myself.”

As he spoke, Monikoloa folded his wings and turned around to look in the other direction of the tree canopy. There, at the other end of the tree canopy, there is a simple tree house, which is made of the bark of the world tree and fixed with horny bodies. Although over time, the remaining cuticles clearly showed signs of being severely corroded by the starry sky.

In front of the tree house, a broken shovel-like object was stuck there, like an old tombstone.

"If you leave the starry sky earlier, maybe you can see the scene today." Monikoloa sighed.

"He will respect and will not regret his choice at that time." Miss New World Tree said, "However, Mr. Komilosi Kaloska, the uncertain prediction you made when you left has finally been confirmed. Not long after, the six red stars really arrived."