38. Uncle's Love

"I have no idea."

In the mystery room, facing a series of questions raised by Merlin, Barry's answers were basically the same.

He didn't know anything about what happened to him, about his mutation, about the seriously unscientific speed, about the yellow electric arcs beating in the cells in his body, about all these new things and new situations.

He knew even less than Merlin, even though it was something that happened to him.

This is also normal.

After all, in the first 20 years of his life, Barry lived as an ordinary person.

Although his amazing powers of observation definitely do not belong to the category of normal people, but generally speaking, Barry is just an ordinary, ordinary young man.

Now he's turned into a member of the mysterious metahumans after an accident.

"How do you feel?"

In the hall of the mysterious house, Merlin gave up trying to find the answer from Barry. He carefully observed his nephew, and he said:

"When you are running, when you are moving forward at the speed of light, how do you feel? Does it feel uncomfortable?"

"No, uncle."

Barry scratched the "luxury" hair that had grown from being in a coma for too long, and said:

"In a situation where everyone else is in time-stop and only I can move normally, I don't feel anything special, just the same as usual."

The young man stroked his chin and said:

"If I had to say it, I was probably a little more relaxed in that situation, it was like... an instinct, an instinct that was released."

He raised his finger.

Under Merlin's gaze, Barry's fingers began to vibrate.

At first it was just shaking, but in an instant, the frequency of the finger dance exceeded the limit that the human eye can distinguish.

The afterimage drawn by the fast movement is just like when Merlin released the shape of Aikon, leaving 5 identical phantoms in the air.

And the phantom can also make the same movement according to the bending of Barry's finger body.

This scene made Merlin narrow his eyes.

He suddenly recalled the night when the particle accelerator exploded, the yellow light that tried to assassinate him.

He suddenly realized that the light and shadow were not incomprehensible.

If you jump out of the scope of ordinary people's thinking, look at the rough ability Barry has shown so far.

The shadow of that night is likely to be a "speed clone" left in place due to the superluminal movement.

Or called "time afterimage".

As unscientific as it sounds, it's very likely to be true.

"While you're sprinting, can you separate out phantoms that move freely?"

Merlin asked suddenly.

"ah?"

Barry opened his mouth wide and said:

"That kind of unimaginable thing can't be done with speed alone?"

"No, it should be possible."

Merlin was leaning on the sofa, with his legs crossed and his left hand resting on the armrest of the sofa. He said to his nephew:

"After the speed surpasses the laws of physics, some things that you can't imagine now are likely to happen. Maybe you will intervene in the flowing time while galloping. Of course, this is just a guess."

Lord Raven slowly picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of tea, and said to his nephew slowly:

"Of course, with your current situation, it is definitely impossible, but if you continue to exercise and constantly explore your potential, it should not be difficult."

"I'm not talking nonsense either."

Merlin looked at the ignorant Barry in front of him, and said:

"I have a friend, Ms. Diana, and one of her elders has a speedster similar to yours, the runner Mercury in Greek mythology. I heard that the god will turn into a light when he runs."

"When I was chatting with Diana, she told me that in some records left by her hometown, Mercury had crossed the river of time at extreme speed several times."

Raven glanced at the thoughtful Barry, and he saw a trace of anxiety and joy in Barry's eyes.

He put down his teacup, knocked on the table, and said seriously:

"If Mercury can do it, then you should too. But Barry, ugly words first! I won't allow you to go back in time and try to save your mother that night!"

"Why?"

Barry raised his head, and asked some incomprehensible questions:

"If I have this ability, if I can go back in time and stop that light from killing my mother, why can't I do it?"

"Because you've already been there!"

Raven was silent for a few seconds, then said softly:

"You saw two lights that night, didn't you?"

"Two beams of light are chasing and fighting, one is from the villain who assassinated your mother, and who is the other? Have you considered this question?"

Merlin patiently explained:

"I've been tracking down your mother's affairs all these years, but I found nothing. I believe that you and Henry were not mistaken that night. Around poor Nora, there were indeed two people running at the speed of light."

"At first I thought that the assassins involved in this matter were two people, but when I saw you running just now, I suddenly realized..."

"Barry, you were destined to become this...well, Lightspeed Man, more than ten years ago."

As a mysterious spellcaster, Merlin's understanding of things related to "fate" is much deeper than Barry's.

He said to a stunned Barry:

"Of the two figures you saw when you were a child, one is you who grew up, maybe from the future, you have been to that point in time, Barry, probably more than once."

"But that's not the point! The point is, since you're still sitting here today, it means that when you returned to the past, you had let that happen."

He warned:

"Except for some small probability factors, the most likely reason why you sit back and watch Nora be assassinated and your mother die in front of your eyes is..."

"The future you know that once you save her, something worse than her death is likely to happen."

At this moment, the uncle and nephew sat silently at each other.

After a few seconds, Merlin said softly:

"Although this is just my guess, my poor nephew, I think my guess is probably right. You can't save your mother, you can't save that kind woman."

"Then... this speed, this ability..."

Barry raised his head in a daze, looked at his almost omnipotent uncle, and said:

"What do I want it for?"

"I can't answer that question for you, Barry."

Merlin stood up, and he said to his nephew:

"You may have to find the answer yourself."

Barry lowered his head and looked at his fingers, but he didn't say anything.

Merlin looked at his nephew who was in grief and despair, he didn't say anything, but quietly left the hall.

"Is everything you just said to Barry true?"

After returning to his bedroom, Merlin heard Xuan Lan's inquiry.

The housekeeper said softly:

"That child obviously has the possibility to travel through time, yet he has to witness the tragedy of his mother dying in front of his eyes time and time again."

"I can not confirm."

Merlin sighed and said:

"But there is a high chance that this is the case. Ciri told me more than once about the taboos of traveling through time. If Barry can travel through time in the future, then he will naturally understand these taboos."

"That is likely to be a decision made by himself in the future, and even... even, the future Barry is likely to ensure that Nora's death happens smoothly..."

A trace of pity flashed in Merlin's eyes, and he said softly:

"Such a heavy fate rests upon him, my poor Barry."

"This is too cruel!"

Xuanlan said:

"This kind of thing, even if you just think about it..."

"My concern now is that even though I told Barry about the risks, he's going to try."

A hint of worry flashed in Merlin's blue eyes.

He said to Xuanlan:

"The matter of Nora has always been a thorn in Barry's heart. The tragedy made him unable to let go. I can understand his stubbornness, but I still want to prevent him from doing some irrational things."

Merlin turned to look at Xuanlan, he said:

"Although Barry couldn't save his mother, if I consider the possibility of time travel, I have a way to bring Nora back to this era."

"Um?"

The housekeeper raised her head abruptly, and said:

"You mean, like Icarus?"

"Um."

Merlin nodded, and he explained:

"Nora's fate was interrupted the moment she died, and her timeline was permanently stuck at the moment of death, and she could not affect the changes in the world after her death."

"Barry's mother is a sincere Catholic. According to her life trajectory during her lifetime, she is likely to be led to heaven after death."

"You also know that in the reincarnation pool in heaven, the soul will wash away all the memories of the secular world and become a brand new individual, which has nothing to do with the world."

Lord Raven raised his finger, and a black, irregular soul stone was suspended on his fingertip.

He looked at the soul stone spinning at his fingertips, and said softly:

"This is a critical node."

"If I can bring Nora back to this era before the angel takes her soul away, then I can resurrect her with an omnic body or a flesh and blood body."

"In this case, she is equivalent to being reborn in this era, but according to Shirley, the reborn Nora was born in violation of the laws of time. She cannot participate in any important events, and cannot have too much contact with her." people."

"It's like we artificially created a closed 'ring' for her on the timeline, and she can only live in this ring."

"Sounds like a lot of risk."

Xuan Lan understood what Mei Lin meant, and she said:

"Is it worth it?"

"It wasn't worth it before. Although I feel sorry for Nora's death, I can't break the rules and order of time because of her."

Merlin says:

"But after Barry became the speedster, it made sense."

"Compared to letting my nephew go back and forth in the timeline, messing up everything like a fool, I would rather take this risk and let him stay in this era peacefully... "

"Is this going to be handed over to Barry?"

Xuan Lan asked:

"He looks like the best fit."

"No."

Raven shook his head, and said:

"Anyone can do this, but Barry can't be the only one. He has been able to intervene in everything in the past at will."

"Time is no longer mysterious in front of his eyes. Being able to travel through time means that he is related to almost everything that has happened, has not happened, and is about to happen."

"His presence becomes a destabilizing factor in the timeline, with a ghostly shadow watching from beyond all events."

"Any effort he makes may become a bomb that will explode at any time."

"Not to mention, our universe is incomplete, and most of the timelines it possesses are false and chaotic. Entering it rashly is itself a very risky behavior."

"I have to reduce Barry's influence on the fate of the world. I personally don't like this kind of 'surprise'."

He said:

"He cannot intervene in Nora's life, and he cannot intervene and change anyone's life. Therefore, this matter must be done by another person who can travel through time and space."

"Let Ciri go."

Merlin looked at Xuanlan, he said:

"Don't let Barry know this before it's done. For a while, you help me watch over him, and don't let him leave the mystery house until he masters that haste ability."

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"I'm going out for a while."

"His ability is too tricky. He can easily become a god of justice and protect the world."

"Or he allowed himself to be engulfed by the malice and darkness engulfed by fate, and in extreme loss and despair, he molded himself into a dangerous and terrifying god of darkness."

Merlin looked at the Soul Stone in his hand, and said:

"So my Barry needs a good teacher, a good group of friends, some companions who can lead him to the right future."

"Can't you let him follow you?"

Xuanlan said:

"I trust you will teach him well, as you have done."

"I don't have time, Lan."

A powerless smile appeared on Merlin's face, and he said:

"I am preparing for some dangerous and complicated things, which require most of my energy and time to manipulate. I hide behind the scenes, hidden in the shadows, in order to prevent more terrible things from happening."

"Compared with the future of this group of stars, Barry's personal future needs to be controlled by himself. If he fails, I may be able to rescue him, but if I fail..."

"It's all over."

Xuan Lan was silent.

A few seconds later, she raised her head, showed a smile, and comforted:

"You don't need to be so pessimistic. Xiaobali is a gentle and righteous child who never gives up hope. I don't think there is a reason why the lightning bolt chose him."

"He will be a real hero and be your best support."

"That's what worries me."

Merlin waved open a light curtain door, and he said to his butler:

"The kinder a person is, the more terrifying he will be after being blackened by malicious pollution. I don't want to see an evil version of Barry Allen appear in front of me one day and speak out."

Lord Raven pouted, and said:

“他是我侄子，是我的亲人，我会保护他，会爱他，但这不代表这我不会揍他！”

"In short, in order to avoid that embarrassing situation, first find him a suitable mentor."