Red Thread of Fate

—All memories‌⁠‌‍⁠‍​‌⁠‌‍‌⁠‍‍⁠​‍⁠‍​​‍​ stopped here.

All images faded to grey and then vanished in the torrent of time.

In the quiet cockpit of the Forbidden Abyss, Huo Xianfeng slowly opened his eyes.

The long and vast memories made him feel like he had relived the past… and experienced that dark, painful time of desperate struggle without escape.

He was in a daze for a long time before gradually integrating all the memories and calming his chaotic and intense emotions.

Huo Xianfeng finally understood why his fragmented memories always had dual perspectives.

Why he only had slight emotional fluctuations towards Huo Chao but couldn’t feel anything for those close to Huo Chao.

Because sometimes he would link to Huo Chao’s body, using his perspective to observe the human world he resented and hated.

Also, from the beginning to the end, the only human friend Huo Xianfeng cared about was Huo Chao.

So, when many people said he resembled Huo Chao, compared him to Huo Chao, and treated him as Huo Chao’s subordinate and copycat, although Huo Xianfeng was angry, he wouldn’t feel resentment towards Huo Chao himself.

Because it wasn’t Huo Chao’s fault.

They were dear friends who accompanied each other during that dark time, both trapped in a cage and struggling desperately to break free.

It seemed like he had failed, but not completely.

Huo Xianfeng had probably guessed Huo Chao’s plan. After nearly 20 years of symbiosis as companions, Huo Xianfeng had learned a lot about human nature from Huo Chao. As a result, he now considered many things from a human perspective.

Likewise, Huo Chao also understood Huo Xianfeng very well. He knew that after waking up, Huo Xianfeng would find refuge in a chaotic, no-man’s land after waking up.

So the Forbidden Abyss and the hidden Zerg eggs were all there.

However, to prevent the Forbidden Abyss from being taken by the Church, Jiang Jinsheng had tampered with the core, and the central program chain was hidden inside Xiao X—it was likely Jiang Jinsheng’s idea, unrelated to Huo Chao.

After all, who would have thought that such an important thing would be hidden inside a childcare system? It was mere coincidence that Jiang Ci brought Xiao X to Huo Xianfeng.

A SSS mecha and a Zerg army

This was what Huo Chao left behind for him. It wasn’t a scheme or a conspiracy; it was a path that Huo Chao had paved with his own life in his final moments.

Thus, the Huo Xianfeng who should have died was given new life—

Something that was exchanged with Huo Chao’s life.

[Go embrace the new world that belongs to you, Xiao Feng.]

This was an apology, a gift, and a blessing—

Huo Chao had completed his part of their agreement, and now it was up to Huo Xianfeng to carry on.

“……”

Huo Chao—

The newly reborn Zerg King closed his eyes.

The boy who had once knelt before him and cried his heart out had unknowingly grown to this extent.

However, Huo Xianfeng felt like there was something crucial he still couldn’t remember.

For instance, how Huo Chao had managed to awaken him in his current form despite the irreversible degeneration of the Zerg.

What exactly happened during that great war 300 years ago that destroyed Earth?

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Huo Xianfeng glanced at the time. He had slept for four hours. Maybe because he had slept for so long while imprisoned, Huo Xianfeng had been sleeping less since waking up on Earth. Before meeting Jiang Ci on Winter Day Planet, he often sat by the window at night, enjoying the night breeze.

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In fact, Huo Xianfeng couldn’t sleep, but strangely enough, he liked watching Jiang Ci sleep.

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His heat had passed, and both the knotting and the complete mark were done. Now, the omega was in an unprecedented state of safety and comfort. The flush on his face had faded, leaving only a slight, sleepy pink.

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When Huo Xianfeng was fleeing through the vast universe, he kept thinking about who he was and where he was going. Was there anyone searching for him? Was there anyone missing him? Was there anyone who desperately needed him?

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He reached out and gently brushed away the stray hairs from Jiang Ci’s face, tracing the contours of his features as if to deeply etch every detail into his memory.

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Even Huo Chao, who had exchanged his life to grant Huo Xianfeng a new life, initially developed feelings for him because of the brain fluid.

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Their relationship was pure, untainted by anything else.

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He was intelligent, brave, kind, determined, unyielding… These qualities, which sounded like something out of a grade school essay, were vividly reflected in Jiang Ci—

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Even though both played crucial roles in their species’ survival, with the ability to give life, the former were chosen and could only be forced to become society’s reproduction machine.

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An invisible cage is the hardest to escape.

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Born a King, Huo Xianfeng saw things from a perspective Huo Chao could never reach.

So that day, when Huo Xianfeng saw Jiang Ci fighting his way out of a group of alphas in that filthy underground city, he used the highest praise of the Zerg race to describe him—

A glamorous rose blooming amidst dark thorns.

A King who had never been bound by fate or a cage would always be moved by someone fighting to the death for freedom.

The red thread of fate appeared at that moment and silently to intertwine their fates.

The newly reborn King awakened on Earth, without the memories of past hatred and pain, and was finally able to let go of his heavy shackles, revealing his true self.

He met Jiang Ci with his real personality.

Huo Xianfeng was always meant to be like this. But because of Huo Chao and the Church behind him, he had to don the armor of hatred and fierceness against his enemies.

Unlike Huo Chao, who always chased after and admired Huo Xianfeng’s back, giving his all for just a glance from the King…

Huo Xianfeng and Jiang Ci were mutually attracted to each other from the very beginning.

“Mmm…”

Jiang Ci let out a soft hum. This caused Huo Xianfeng to pause slightly, pulling him out of his chaotic thoughts.

At this moment, the young man’s fingertips had already moved from the omega’s brow down, brushing past the delicate bridge of his nose and—

This action caused Jiang Ci’s lips to part slightly, revealing a hint of his crimson tongue.

“Mm…”

Jiang Ci softly hummed again. He subconsciously tightened his lips, accidentally capturing Huo Xianfeng’s fingertip.

“……”

Huo Xianfeng’s heart suddenly clenched as he felt a slight sensation of being licked on his fingertip. However, it only lasted a few seconds. The foreign object made Jiang Ci uncomfortable, so he frowned and, without realizing it, used his tongue to push Huo Xianfeng’s finger out, then licked his lips and curled up closer to the young man’s embrace.

“Huo… Huo Xianfeng…”

His voice was muffled and heavy with sleep.

Huo Xianfeng thought he had woken him up and was a little surprised, since Jiang Ci usually slept soundly and always woke up after dawn.

“Hmm?”

He lowered his head and answered,

“What is it?”

But after a while, there was no response. Jiang Ci’s breathing remained steady and long, as if he were still deep in sleep.

Huo Xianfeng was stunned for a few seconds and then suddenly smiled silently.

—It turns out he was talking in his sleep.

He suddenly wanted to know what Jiang Ci was dreaming about, so he poked the omega’s lips again and asked softly,

“What, are you dreaming about me?”

“Mmm… don’t… too fast…”

Huo Xianfeng: “………”

So this is what you’re dreaming about!

HXF is so soft and tender akfhdsiajhfgjsd ill die from sugar overdose omfg