Chapter 424 Kakawashia
In the legends of the Evita people, rain symbolizes the gift of the Earth Mother Goddess and is the nectar (honey) that people in the desert long for.
But Sha Jin doesn't like rain, because every loss in his life is accompanied by this damn gift, which makes him unable to distinguish between blood and water.
Before he called himself "Gold Dust", his name was Kakavasya, which means the child favored by the Mother Goddess.
His mother hoped to pin good luck on this child, and that was indeed the case.
Kakavasa was very lucky. When he was born, there had been no water in the entire desert for three consecutive months. But as his baby cried, the entire desert was soaked by a heavy rain.
It was not until later that Kakavasia learned that the rain was the first rain brought about by technological means after the company's destroyer landed on the surface of the planet.
The huge spaceship covered the sky, and the Evikin people regarded it as a miracle, but they did not know that all destined gifts have a price behind them.
Ownerless Tsygannia is a planet whose surface is affected by the solar winds of multiple stars. The violent gale carves the surface of the planet, but is reluctant to use nectar to clean the dust on the surface.
Therefore, on the dry and cracked earth, whoever can control the water source will be the master of Evikin [honey].
But there are far more adventure seekers in the wild land. In addition to the Evikin, there is another race - the Kartika.
The Kartika are the most bloodthirsty barbarians in the desert. They use blood instead of nectar and conquer nature with force. To them, the Evikins who are good at diplomacy and negotiation are born thieves, criminals and liars.
The evil nature of human beings makes it difficult to stop the internal strife even if a disaster occurs outside.
The arrival of the company did not free the two tribes from the fate of fighting. On the contrary, in Kakawasha's vague memory, after the rain when he was born, the towering figure in his family disappeared on the journey to the Katika tribe and never returned.
Yes, Kakawashia's father failed to promote harmony between the two tribes. Instead, he became the first victim of the shadow of the company's ships.
"Sister, where is Dad?"
"Kakawasha, good boy, Daddy, he just went to a very far place to find something to drink for us."
"When will he be back?"
The tender child's voice caused another voice, which was not much louder, to choke slightly, but soon, it forced itself to calm down.
The sister stroked Kakavasa's dry golden hair, smoothing it out again and again, as if this could erase the sadness deep in her heart.
"Dad, I will definitely come back. Do you remember what mom said? We, the Ewekin people, will meet again under the aurora of Kakawa, we will... we will..."
Having said this, the sister's voice was covered by another huge sound, and countless liquids fell from Kakavasa's head, making him unable to tell the difference between rain and tears.
Only his sister's voice echoed in his ears again and again:
"May the Mother Goddess close her eyes for you three times"
"Let your blood beat forever"
“The journey is always peaceful”
"The trick...will never be revealed"
This is the second rain in Kakahuaxia’s memory.
"Uh-ah!"
The cold stinging pain salvaged the gold sand from the memories. The touch of reality was not as soft as in the memories, but it was so real that it was suffocating.
"Get out of my... mind!!"
Sha Jin glared at him, his eyes like a wounded wolf, ferocious and bloodthirsty, his cold gaze was more chilling than a knife.
"Hahaha."
But the shadow that appeared in Sha Jin's heart did not have the slightest fear, because as he said, he and Sha Jin were essentially the same person, and it was a part of his character, a piece of flesh that the fateful power of "harmony" had cut out from deep in his heart.
"Haha, Kakawashia, Kakawashia, will you still call yourself by this name now?"
The smile on the face of the phantom Shajin was full of pity and hypocrisy, mercilessly mocking Shajin's behavior and current situation. "You clearly know, you know everything, your father, mother, sister, and all your family members did not die at the hands of Kartika, but at the hands of the company behind Kartika."
"You know everything, but you still joined the company like a poor pug. You can see the big shots from the "Market Development Department" right in front of you every day, but you can't personally avenge your clan's relatives. Ah~ How pitiful! Your family members in the underworld will cry for you, little Kakavasya."
"enough."
Sha Jin stopped the phantom from continuing to speak with a scolding, and clenched his fists tightly, allowing his nails to pierce the skin of his palms, but he still could not vent the anger in his heart.
Because he knew, knew very clearly, that this harmonious newborn was absolutely right.
Sha Jin's father, mother, sister, all relatives, friends, and the name of Evijin were lost in the conspiracy along with the next huge rain.
In response to the death of Shajin's father, the company promised to support the Ewekin people in launching a crusade against the Katika tribe and establish a united emirate so that the Ewekin would never again be in poverty and distress.
The Avikin chose to fight on a rainy night because they believed that rain was a blessing from the Earth Mother and would give them strength.
But unfortunately, when they introduced Kartika into the tribe's territory, what greeted them was not the company's promise and rescue, but shells raining down from the sky like rain.
That day, the blood of the Evikin people dyed the rain clouds red. The child of the Mother Earth was ultimately defeated by the sky.
Kakavasa has always had good luck. On the eve of the implementation of the plan, his sister sent him out of the valley and let him run out of the mountain without looking back.
At this point, 7,000 Evikin people had died in the artillery fire, and 3,000 were missing. Kartika, who thought he was chosen by the company, was also labeled as a "genocide" and was eliminated by the company in another way.
The entire incident, in the end, became just a small footnote in the history of the galaxy: "The Second Kartika-Evikin Extinction Case"
After all, things like this happen every moment in the galaxy.
It takes three or even ten years for a big tree to grow, but only three seconds are enough to cut it down.
The loggers don’t care how many growth rings the tree has; they only care whether this tree called “planet” can be sold at a good price.
Sha Jin staggered forward, forcing himself to ignore the voice of the phantom in his head. He held the bag of cheap gems tightly in his hand and walked towards the interior of the film and television park.
Suddenly, a tiny figure appeared on Sha Jin's retina, causing him to complain.
"First it was an illusion, and then there was this Pipisi boy who appeared out of nowhere. Is the next step to promote me to the Harmony Envoy?"
Sha Jin used clumsy jokes to cover up his physical and mental discomfort. Hearing Sha Jin's footsteps, the boy turned around.
His clothes were tattered, barely covering his thin body. His face looked dry and thin due to malnutrition, and only his eyes were bright and extraordinary.
“You? You are…?”
The moment he saw those eyes, Sha Jin's pupils dilated unconsciously.
Because, those were a pair of eyes as beautiful as gems, as beautiful as the aurora in the sky, trapped within the tiny eyeball.
"Sir, are you lost?"
The child's voice is clear and pleasant. Although it sounds weak due to lack of nutrition, it still shows a unique style.
The gleaming statue of the Clock Boy at the entrance of the movie park reflected the two of them, making the child's pupils even more dazzling.
Those were a pair of "eyes" that looked exactly like the gold dust.
At the top of the movie park, a tall figure wearing a mask watched the interaction between the two people, and the corners of his mouth beneath the mask curled up slightly.
"Very good, Kakavasya, let me see why I think you asked me to invite you..."
"Potential."
(End of this chapter)