Destinies : Connected by Fate✔️

Chapter 4

*A FEW MINUTES AGO*

Zhang's eyes fill with unshed tears as YiYang informs him how mankind had plundered the once beautiful earth, not even thinking about what they were leaving for their descendants.

'Almost exactly like it happened on my planet.' Zhang recalls.

YiYang informs him of his people's hatred towards the human beings and how it was because of his father, Emperor YiLei, that the humans were allowed continued existence.

"So the humans are... what... what are they to this planet?" Zhang asks in a small voice.

The prince takes a deep breath and places a comforting hand on the human's shoulder, "They are nothing. If they stay without causing trouble, they are allowed to exist."

A tear makes its way down Zhang's cheek; he wipes it away with the sleeve of his shirt. He opens his mouth to say something, but before he can voice his thoughts, YiYang puts a hand on his mouth. "Captain, you saved my life. I am obligated to return the favor. My people are here. I can sense them. If they see you or your ship, I can't guarantee your safety."

Zhang nods. "What should I do?"

"Cloak your vehicle." YiYang instructs,  "Is there a way to extend the atmosphere control field of the ship so that I can leave here and go to them before they find me?" he asks, looking around.

The astronaut nods and walks to the control panel. "How far?"

"A few hundred meters should do it. I will leave this vehicle and take my people away." YiYang moves closer to Zhang, who is trying to extend the atmospheric control as far as it can go.

Zhang pushes a few buttons on the control panel, "Done!" he announces a moment later, a proud smile gracing his face.

"Thank you, Captain Zhang. I hope you have a good life." The prince says it like he means them sincerely and adds, "I know you have a lot of questions, but you are smart; you don't need me to answer them for you."

Zhang nods and bows like he had seen YiYang do earlier. The crown prince returns the gesture, "I hope I never see you again, Captain." he turns away but stops almost immediately when he hears a noise of something heavy hit the ground.

"Captain!" YiYang rushes towards Zhang and kneels down next to the human, who had his eyes closed, was clutching his chest and trembling violently. "Captain, what's wrong?" The crown prince wraps his arms around the trembling pilot. No sooner does he do that, the human opens his eyes, which are glowing: bright blue.

YiYang gasps. 'Exactly like YiHuang! Why? How?!' The crown prince wonders, looking down at the trembling human in his arms.

As the minutes tick by, Zhang slowly starts calming down; his eyes return to normal. When the tremors have subsided, he blinks his eyes open and smiles. "YiHuang," he calls like the man was standing right in front of him.

Hearing his brother's name spoken so reverently by a human who was not of their earth sends shivers down YiYang's spine. He wonders if he had heard wrong, but his doubts are dispelled when he hears it again, "YiHuang... " Zhang whispers before losing consciousness and going still in the crown prince's arms.

"Well,  that was unexpected." The crown prince sights at the rather sticky situation he had found himself in. Of course, YuanJians would never call it such. They would probably use a more culturally refined term, but the truth was that it was a sticky situation.