Chapter 223 Lovers Will Always Meet
"We really have no ill will towards you."
Bruce walked towards Steve. It must be said that this Captain America's dancing skills were not very good.
"I can understand your anxiety right now. You suddenly woke up in an unfamiliar environment and saw so many incomprehensible things."
Bruce waved his finger and Steve's dance stopped.
"But please believe me, I really didn't use any mind control on you."
Steve supported his shaking legs and sat down against the wall.
He was already weak, and coupled with the intense exercise just now, he couldn't even stand up.
Bruce sat down in front of him and looked at him sincerely.
Steve's originally excited mood gradually calmed down.
He began to realize that Bruce was not the same as the Hydra he remembered. At least, the people from Hydra did not have such sincere eyes.
"Are you really not Hydra?" Steve asked.
"Didn't you defeat Hydra a long time ago?"
Bruce did not answer yes or no. He smiled and said, "Captain, although more than 70 years have passed, we have not forgotten your contribution!"
Steve was silent for a moment.
"What happened just now?" he suddenly asked, "Why did I suddenly start dancing?"
"It's just magic."
Bruce replied, "I will slowly reveal to you the truth of this world. It is more complicated than you and I can imagine."
……
Steve never let down his guard and still had a glimmer of doubt as to whether he had been deceived.
However, he had no way to escape at the moment, so he could only suppress his doubts temporarily and follow Bruce to understand the current world.
The first thing they did was to go outside.
In front of us is a huge training ground where countless apprentices of Kamar-Taj are practicing basic spells commonly used in the magical world.
They made specific spell gestures and drew circles in the air. Wherever their fingers passed, energy lines continuously emitted sparks.
Steve was a little stunned.
"I didn't lie to you, magic does exist."
Bruce said, "This is a secluded monastery. Outsiders basically don't know they exist."
In fact, this was the first time Bruce had seen such a scene, but it did not stop him from pretending to be knowledgeable in front of Steve.
Bruce led Steve through the trainees, and Steve's eyes kept moving between the symbols that appeared out of thin air.
"Well done, keep practicing!"
Bruce casually patted an apprentice on the shoulder as he passed by him, encouraging him to continue practicing.
This made the apprentice confused and he kept wondering, do I know this guy?
"It seems that you are not an ordinary person."
Steve asked tentatively, "You are so young, and you can actually teach them magic?"
"It's easy."
Bruce explained, "But my magic is not the same system as theirs. My mentor and I are here to communicate, and I am taking you to see him now."
Bruce felt a little unlucky when he heard the word mentor.
Steve followed Batboy all the way, and from time to time he looked back at the group of magic apprentices who were practicing.
"It really shouldn't be Hydra."
Steve thought, "Hydra wouldn't build such a large venue and hire so many actors just to deceive me."
Aren’t fairy tales lies?
Soon, they came to another pavilion.
Walking through the corridor, Bruce stopped in front of a door. He knocked respectfully and asked, "Teacher, may I come in?"
"Coo, coo, coo!" A bird called from inside.
"Ok."
Bruce opened the door and walked into the room with Steve.
Steve swore that the scene he saw next was almost the most unimaginable scene he had ever seen in his life.
Even when I was undergoing Professor Erskine's serum test, it was not so strange.
He saw an owl, with its claws folded, in a meditation posture, suspended in mid-air.
The owl's eyes were closed and a black cloak was draped behind it, moving without wind.
"This is my mentor, Katum."
Bruce introduced, "He is a master of magic from another world, with... wisdom that ordinary people cannot understand."
"Oh I got it."
Steve was immediately in awe. He put his hands together and saluted Katum.
Master Owl opened his eyes, and just looking at those eyes, he could see that they were extremely wise.
"Coo, coo." Katum called a few times.
"This?" Steve looked at Bruce in confusion.
Bruce coughed lightly and translated, "The Master said he was happy to see you."
Steve was a little skeptical, could a cooing sound really contain so much information?
But he didn't show it on his face, and returned the greeting, "It's nice to meet you, too, Master Owl."
"Cuckoo, cuckoo."
The Master Owl spoke again, and Bruce quickly translated it.
"The master said: Child, I see the sadness on your face. You are worried about a dance."
This!
Steve's eyes widened instantly.
Accurate, so accurate!
Not many people knew about the agreement between him and Peggy. Since Master Owl could tell it right away, it must be definitely not a scam.
But it's real ability.
"The master is worthy of being a master."
Steve nodded solemnly, "I did miss a dance."
At this time, Bruce was also communicating with Katum through telepathy.
“Is it really useful to mention this?”
Bruce asked, "I've seen other psychics and the like, they all say that people are having bloody disasters."
"Of course it works." Katum said, "Believe me Bruce, after today, Steve will worship magic!"
At this time, Steve's mood had sunk.
Katum's words touched the most regretful corner of his heart.
Seventy years ago, at the moment of his plane crash, he made an agreement with his beloved woman Peggy to dance with her.
Now that he opened his eyes again, more than half a century had passed. He was not sure whether the beauty he had loved was still alive.
"Coo, coo!" Master Katum suddenly spoke again.
Steve looked up blankly, then heard Bruce's translation.
"She's still alive."
"What?" Steve didn't react for a moment.
"The master said: The person you are thinking about is still alive." Bruce repeated.
At this moment, Steve's originally dull face suddenly burst into unexpected ecstasy.
"Really?"
He nearly jumped, "Peggy's still alive?"
This kind of high spirits was the first time Steve showed this kind of high spirits since he woke up.
But then he sank again.
It is certainly a good thing that Peggy is still alive, but seventy years have passed and even if she were still alive, she would have been very old.
If I meet her, it will only add to my sadness.
"Cuckoo!"
Suddenly, the Owl Master shouted in a stern tone, and he kept shouting as if he was scolding Steve.
Steve was stunned by what he said, and he naturally looked at Bruce.
The little bat coughed twice and translated: "The master said: How can you have such a prejudice? She has been waiting for you for more than 70 years. Don't you want to see her even once? And--"
Bruce hesitated for a moment before continuing, "The master also asked you to change your mindset. Remember one thing: women are like fine wine. The older they get, the mellower they become."
what?
This was the first time Steve had encountered this point of view, and he was a little confused for a moment.
But after thinking about it carefully, I felt that the master's reprimand made sense. Of course, it was not the saying that the older the better, the more fragrant it is, but that I should meet Peggy.
"But I can't go see her now."
Steve said dejectedly, "You just said that this is the Himalayas. I don't have an identity card, so there is no way I can go to the United States."
Bruce blinked, thinking that it was only natural to enter the United States without an identity document. If Steve wanted, he could even introduce a few professional human traffickers.
Of course, he didn't say this to anyone.
"Cuckoo."
"The master said that there is no need to go through so much trouble. As long as you want, you will be able to see me even if we are separated by the Pacific Ocean."
Hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed in Steve's eyes.
"really?"
"Gu." "Really."
"Please help me!"
Steve clasped his hands together again and bowed deeply.
"Goo!"
Katum was particularly satisfied with Steve's attitude.
He flapped his claws, suddenly jumped up from mid-air, came in front of Steve, and flapped his wings.
Before Steve could understand what was happening, he was enveloped by a feeling of being detached. By the time he reacted, he found himself floating in the air.
He saw his own body, lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out.
"This is--"
Steve looked at his translucent hands, through which he could even see the ground.
"Out-of-body experience," Bruce explained. "In this form, you can enter Peggy's dream without worrying about being seen by others."
"But how do I get there?" Steve was puzzled, as he was still in the Himalayas.
"This way."
Suddenly, Bruce took out a diary from his arms, and when he opened it, it was full of blank pages.
Bruce tapped the page lightly, and a huge suction force was emitted. Steve had no chance to resist. He let out a scream and was sucked into the page.
"Hopefully it won't scare Ms. Paige."
Bruce closed the book and thought to himself.
An old man nearing his twilight years suddenly saw his lover from his youth in the form of a spirit.
It’s really easy to understand that the other party is here to pick you up.
……
Peggy is still alive but in poor health.
She was confused and had bouts of trance, which sometimes made it difficult to communicate with her.
Peggy lies in bed all year round and rarely moves.
She was sleeping peacefully with her eyes closed when Steve appeared in her room.
Even in her dreams, she still slept.
Steve looked around, at the room.
This was the home where Peggy gave birth to her children and lived out her life. Steve sat by her bed, looking at her face that had aged to the point of being almost unrecognizable.
This is the mark left by seventy years.
But in fact, for Steve, the last time he and Peggy met was yesterday.
"I'm so proud of you, Paige."
Steve said, looking at the old photos on her bedside table.
That was the glory and achievement of Peggy's life. She participated in the creation of . and commanded dozens of top-secret missions in Europe during World War II...
Most people will never achieve so much in their lifetime.
"You've lived a perfect life." Steve said softly, "Even without me, you've lived a perfect life..."
As he spoke, he choked up.
This sense of gap is so huge that he still finds it difficult to accept it. Seventy years have passed like this.
He just took a nap, and when he woke up, his lover's life was almost over.
"Steve?"
Suddenly, a subtle call interrupted Steve's thoughts.
He looked in the direction of the voice and saw Peggy with her eyes wide open, staring at him intently.
She's still beautiful, Steve thought.
At this moment, he remembered Master Owl's teachings: women are like fine wine, the older they get, the mellower they become.
It did make sense, and Steve kind of understood it.
"You're here again."
Peggy smiled. She was not surprised by Steve's appearance.
On the contrary, it is a very common occurrence.
"It turns out that getting more sleep is good for you."
Peggy said, "As long as I dream more, I will always dream about you."
She had realized that she was in a dream, but she thought Steve was just a figure in her dream.
Steve's lips trembled, and he tried his best to keep himself calm.
"Peggy, you've had a fulfilling seventy years."
He said with difficulty, "Seeing you like this, I am already very satisfied."
“My life is indeed full.”
Paige smiled and said, "But my only regret is that you didn't get to enjoy your life."
She reluctantly held out her hand, which Steve immediately grasped.
"Peggy—"
Steve was about to speak, but then something strange happened to Peggy's body.
She coughed and Steve gave her a drink of water.
She squeezed her eyes shut and suppressed her cough.
When she opened her eyes again, an expression of surprise appeared on her face.
"Steve?" she said softly, as if he had just entered the room.
"what happened?"
"You're alive, you're back." Peggy began to chatter, repeating some of the things she had said before.
Once again she was lost in the mists of time.
Steve immediately understood the situation and knew what happened to Peggy.
Alzheimer's disease.
Peggy had forgotten almost everything, but she still remembered what he looked like.
Seeing her like this, Steve felt heartbroken, but he had to hold back his grief.
He didn't want to hurt her, even if he had to tell white lies.
"Yes, Paige, I just got back."
"It's been too long. Really too long." She choked up.
"I can't abandon the girl I love," said Steve.
Trying to hold back his tears, he added with a smile: "Besides, she owes me a dance."
……
A moment later, Steve's figure flew out of the diary and he returned to Kamar-Taj again.
"How was it, did you see your loved one?" Bruce asked.
“I saw it…”
Steve said dejectedly, he really didn't look happy at the moment.
Although I saw my lover, more troubles followed.
"It's time." Katum suddenly said to Bruce through telepathy, "It's time to let Steve see the wonders of magic."
(End of this chapter)
