紅土之上,疾風翻起沙塵,在早被汙染成穢土的大地連連嘆息。974Please respect copyright.PENANADeXUF5iNaY
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以魔力驅動的列車沿著透明管道駛過荒蕪沙漠,載著人們從平凡小鎮朝那人煙稠密的城市奔去。在終界,文明被侷限於散射微弱白光的屏障裡,大大小小的屏障隔絕淨土與穢土,守護著城市與鄉村;那些都是生機搖籃之地,受神祇降福人世所創立的最後淨土。974Please respect copyright.PENANApYi24kwioi
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列車駛至終點站,為終界唯一國的首府──薄暮城帶來新的訪客,亦載走另一批人到紅土彼岸燈火處。各自命運交織起習以為常的一切,對命運的唯一神抱以絕對的信仰,深信祂引領眾生在無常盛世中得以存續。974Please respect copyright.PENANAHXYaArh3E0
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車站外不遠處是一所氣派堂皇的大教堂,朝日光輝照過頂樓的拱形裝飾及淡紅磚牆,彷彿為它披上一抹聖衣。琉璃色大門內側是一片壯重之地,陽光從玻璃天井斜射入內,沿著廣間中央以大理石雕成的神像照亮每一個角落。974Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZeFkwCRU5
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「偉大的命運神,請賜我指引前路的光明……」974Please respect copyright.PENANAHpfWLtGcyP
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跪在神像前的拱形祈禱區的是一位留有縷長青髮,身穿一襲低調裙裝的少女。她雙手合十,閉起如晨光般的淡色雙瞳,虔誠向命運神尊像立下禱告。974Please respect copyright.PENANA3SEjTSm6V5
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「今天是特別的日子,我,埃美克戎,願以天賦神力,免眾生於危機。偉大的命運神,請祢賜我照亮命運歧途的星火……光臨我命。」974Please respect copyright.PENANAijAuzZSfRk
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日上三竿,這名為埃美克戎的少女,攜著從光輝中拔出的尖銳長槍步出教堂。穩重步伐踏過熙攘大街,轉入人煙稀疏的暗巷,止步於一不顯眼的小屋門前。974Please respect copyright.PENANAVZvtInAWne
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「妲羽!」走進古典風格小屋裡,遂放下凝重心情,換上一臉輕快微笑走到巨大星盤前,搭著正觀察當中星象的粉髮女孩。974Please respect copyright.PENANAQKrUaLk26O
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「啊!埃美姐!妳要出發了嗎?」女孩整理頭上那頂過於寛大的帽子,稚嫩臉蛋仰望著親友的容貌,對她即將離去顯得依依不捨。974Please respect copyright.PENANANE6MtTONjz
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「嗯……這是命運神的使者所下的命令。不過妲羽放心,事成之後我會回來的。」974Please respect copyright.PENANAGXOfeGImbS
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「妲羽也想跟著埃美姐一起走!」妲羽捧著用以觀測星象的橢圓形黑盤走到埃美克戎跟前喊道。974Please respect copyright.PENANAcuhKLwtvrt
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「不可以呢,淨土之外的世界對妲羽來說太危險了。到處都是會吃掉天上星星的怪物,它們要是餓了,也許會把妲羽也吃掉的啊。」而埃美克戎只是輕笑著撫摸妲羽頭上的魔法帽,婉轉地把腦內男聲口中所言回話。974Please respect copyright.PENANAJb8Z8MyVqz
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這是兩人自邂逅以來首次離別。這兩年來朝夕相對的臉孔,如今要應一個素未謀面的神秘聲音所召而離她而去。魔法帽子亦掩蓋不住那理所當然的困惑,還有絲毫對整件事情的好奇心。974Please respect copyright.PENANAH16k1XhK2Y
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然而,長年受腦海裡神秘聲音主導的埃美克戎,卻深知箇中潛伏眾多未知變數。穩重踏實的雙腳何嘗不會暗自顫抖、腦海亦不曾冒出些少猜忌,只是她對那聲音主人的堅定信仰強行抑住了心中每一種懼意,哪怕要跟相依為命的親友分隔天邊。974Please respect copyright.PENANAwXdpBvifAY
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「埃美姐,妲羽會在這裡等妳回來的,一路順風。」974Please respect copyright.PENANA5HRJd3NMB6
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目送妲羽的身姿、還有這稱作「家」的陋室被木門一一遮蔽,深知歸期如夢的埃美克戎頓時皺起眉頭,留下一抹淚水說道:974Please respect copyright.PENANA9mcKwQku8D
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「抱歉……妲羽,希望日子久了,妳就能忘記我吧。」974Please respect copyright.PENANAB5ulXoJyk3
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抹去別離哀痛,埃美克戎獨自踏上街道一隅的巨大圓形法陣,輕碰眼前現出的地圖映像上最右方商業區中央的一個黃點,一抹藍光過後,巨大法陣之外早已從寧靜熟悉的住宅區,變成喧鬧繁榮的商業中心。974Please respect copyright.PENANA6lxjyJz3yU
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名店櫥窗後華麗的長裙、陽光下耀眼的寶石飾物,以至食店裡飄逸的香烤風味,都並未吸引埃美克戎的注意,只有快步穿過人群,尋找下一個圓形法陣繼續趕路。如此經過數次瞬移,再加上一陣步程過後,她總算是來到都城東部邊陲,確認四周除了她再沒別的身影後,便伸出右手輕輕觸動圍牆缺口上的透明結界,使其張開一個剛好能讓她通過的缺口。前路已經打開,縱使心裡仍帶有絲毫不安,她堅定的步伐再沒猶豫,背對奢靡人世穩實踏出如同生命搖籃的淨土。974Please respect copyright.PENANAdAcMQptY4m
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「妳總算是踏出淨土了。」974Please respect copyright.PENANAcYDU4mOpqH
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沙塵沖刷間,男子的聲線在腦內再度響起,說著:「守護終界文明的結界並非穩牢得可以一直抵禦侵攻,清掃淨土外的汚物,就是妳存在的意義。」974Please respect copyright.PENANAT5Z1IIpZZV
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「我明白。淨土之外非眾生能觸及,我作為命運神的造物,我願花畢生微力為命運神而戰。」974Please respect copyright.PENANAGoUMsCXnjo
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埃美克戎說罷,手上長槍遂揮出光刀徑直衝向不遠處飄蕩的黑色物體,烏漆驅體為光芒瓦解,不留下一絲殘骸。埃美克戎又一步上前,在物體消失之處屈膝嘗試尋找它曾經存在的痕跡。974Please respect copyright.PENANAacKMMlAd73
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「淨土之外的世界到處都生息著這些怨靈,無中生有,還會化作不同姿態,妳得注意應對。」腦內男聲如是提醒著。974Please respect copyright.PENANAu8gytS87Uc
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止住不斷往前的步伐,往後一瞥,被半透明結界包裹的高樓群早已沒入地平線之下。初次離鄉別井、與同為孤身的妲羽分隔,埃美克戎亦不忘掛心著,想像著妲羽獨自坐在星盤前醉心於星象裡的光景。974Please respect copyright.PENANAW3OmFDvpzA
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恰巧夜幕悄悄來臨,她便把長槍聳立荒涼大地上,坐下來稍微感受週遭平靜。974Please respect copyright.PENANASUozKrQV2E
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「妲羽,妳是否也坐在天台觀星呢?」抬頭望天,暫且放下使命,相依為命的女孩那玲瓏身段便再度在腦海現出,領著埃美克戎憶起往事。974Please respect copyright.PENANAhchgtjwpWy
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她依稀記得,與妲羽第一次抬頭觀天之時,星海亦是如此燦爛無比。天上星星在地上生靈眼裡像是恆久不滅,默默看守人們世代安居淨土中。然而,星夜最初在埃美克戎眼裡卻意外陌生,皆因她的記憶始於無明的夜裡,藉靠攜帶星光的少女點亮前路。974Please respect copyright.PENANAXZw03VtsSN