神話不僅是描述神明與人類的虛構故事,過去世界各地曾經也出現神明與人類共存的地方與時代。
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那時被稱為神代。
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這是其中一個屬於櫻花國、口耳相傳的傳說,發生在人類與八百萬神、各方魑魅魍魎共存、撲朔迷離的時代。
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有關村莊的守護神傳說所在地,僅是一座普通無奇的山,其中有一小座神社位於山腰,山腳底下便是人煙稠密的村莊,村民尊稱那位守護神為「御靈神」。
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御靈神從有意識開始,日復一日待在這個木製窄小的本殿裡面,連其他屬於神社的範圍亦未曾踏足。52Please respect copyright.PENANABRklctAZNN
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每天清晨傾聽信眾的祈禱,傾盡全力為他們帶來幸福,空閒時為他們禱福,祈求天照大神和高天原照看祂力所不及的位置。52Please respect copyright.PENANA9k0kAmlink
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於祂眼裡,外面的面孔來來去去就那麼幾百人,皆來自山腳的村莊。各人祈禱內容各有所異,但亦有共同點。52Please respect copyright.PENANAQXr9X5wBHw
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他們愛用別的生靈遺骸送予衪,說是供品,會飛的、地上爬行的無一倖免。52Please respect copyright.PENANAkBoGVChOA3
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御靈神蹙眉看著供品,眼神轉到村民旁邊的大樹。52Please respect copyright.PENANAFEafiLknUv
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那顆大樹枝杈上結滿凝聚水珠、充滿生命力的果子,想必可以成為甜美的供品。52Please respect copyright.PENANA2WU45gp5AN
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視線再次轉移至正虔誠伏拜至地的婦女,若是願意,她親手縫紉的成品亦能是上好供品,無須刻意殺生。52Please respect copyright.PENANAEtN1TsHCUd
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可他們偏生更傾向用生靈遺骸的部分,似乎覺得這種供品更受神明喜愛和享用。52Please respect copyright.PENANAr0nBidExQp
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「偉大的御靈神大人,請多保守我村的收成。」52Please respect copyright.PENANACf8iJF7ZNC
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「神明大人!請多多鎮壓村外的妖魔鬼怪,免得侵入村子!」52Please respect copyright.PENANAThg9GVKBJ4
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「御神明大人!請讓我家孩子能當上大將軍,為家族掙光!」52Please respect copyright.PENANATYQWOeoxEj
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「御神明大人!請垂聽我們的訴求!」52Please respect copyright.PENANAClySY55qmf
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村民們每天旭日初升時,定點來報道,嘴說著把珍而重之、得來不易的供品獻給神明,可轉眼間又把這些珍寶棄如敝屣,掉棄在供桌之上。52Please respect copyright.PENANAvQtRf4pJ9z
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雖然無法理解村民們的悲哀與期求,但衪應盡量應許他們的祈求,御靈神端坐於本殿內,再次細細檢視村民的願望。52Please respect copyright.PENANA4OqPmuEqSl
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祈願即是衪誕生的意義,亦是衪的職責所在。52Please respect copyright.PENANAzUxzLaXKKp
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「神明大人,我厭惡那個勾結我男人的賤女人,請多加憐憫可憐的我,讓那女人提早到黃泉報道,讓丈夫回到我身邊!」52Please respect copyright.PENANAdlIKtuTaNj
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御靈神啪一聲合上疏文,揉揉疲累的眉目,側過頭透過木門欞仰望被木方格子分裂的天空。52Please respect copyright.PENANAUs7tb8dwr2
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此時突然傳來陌生幼童聲音,聲音像頻臨死亡的鳥雀般虛弱。52Please respect copyright.PENANAYWJuob884F
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「御靈神大人,我們兄妹已經數天沒有進食,能否賜予一點您不需要的食物?」52Please respect copyright.PENANAnNDP7hZ65e
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視線一轉,入目是兩個面黃肌瘦的孩子,本應肉乎乎的臉蛋瘦得面骨清晰可見,眼眶凹陷,雙目卻如魚目般突出。52Please respect copyright.PENANAfgo9k9ZYPe
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稍年長的哥哥牽着年幼的妹妹來到本殿前,不管於他們眼中的神明是否有回應,顯然眼前真實存在的食物更為重要和確實能救回自己性命。52Please respect copyright.PENANAaKu5Fozj4D
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哥哥來到擺放食物的供桌前,身子頓了會,語氣猶豫、小聲嘀咕著:「怎麼會有薄皮毛包著骨頭的東西?完全無法食用呀。」52Please respect copyright.PENANAr0wpFfCPv3
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他再三檢查旁邊的供品,左挑右選方才找到些勉強能吃用的乾癟果子放到妹妹面前:「這裡的御靈神大人慈悲,放心吃吧。」52Please respect copyright.PENANArg1XfLidxr
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神明是否慈悲他無法得知,但眼下能讓妹妹吃飽喝足就可以了。52Please respect copyright.PENANA11yLffZK1K
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妹妹口水直流,腹中刺痛的飢餓感讓她難以思考,腦海中唯有「放心吃」這句話迴盪,沾滿污垢的小手小心翼翼拿起供奉用的果子,一顆接一顆狼吞虎嚥。52Please respect copyright.PENANA6zgexaGiT7
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「好吃!好吃!」妹妹一股腦把東西都塞進口裡,臉蛋圓圓滿滿的,雙手各拿一點:「哥哥!快吃!」52Please respect copyright.PENANAnXrbQiXVZf
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哥哥接過後倒未急著進食,而是讓妹妹慢慢食,確定她進食速度有所減慢,不會造成影響後,他也開始吃用剩下的。52Please respect copyright.PENANATb7WkljMxE
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最初是一口一口,後來越吃越快,眼淚大滴大滴掉落。52Please respect copyright.PENANAt691so2TPK
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甜嗎?不甜,甚至酸得有點苦澀,偶然會有一絲絲甜味,但至少能果腹,吃了也不會面臨中毒和生病的困境。52Please respect copyright.PENANAkT0oDt59zQ
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「我們已經很久沒有吃過正常食物,感謝神明。」哥哥伏身在供桌前,額頭貼地面,向本殿方向道謝。52Please respect copyright.PENANAabqkTFvpDS
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「感謝神明。」妹妹附和道,胃袋沉甸甸的感覺讓她感到安全,曾經埋沒的好奇和孩子特有的調皮開始萌芽。52Please respect copyright.PENANAVGAeNl93pG
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她笨拙地學習哥哥向神明祈禱的動作,跪拜於本殿前,雙眸看以緊閉,暗暗張開眼睛至一小條線,悄悄瞥去本殿內打量。52Please respect copyright.PENANAo6DbrkNuRo
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許是神明垂愛又或機遇巧合,她從那日久失修的木門裂縫中窺見超脫世俗的美。52Please respect copyright.PENANARd3rDH3MX7
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神明大人獨自坐在昏暗的本殿裡,陽光透到門欞灑到裡面,衪有一頭於後方稍微束起、長如瀑布的白髮和身穿雪白衣裳,以及……52Please respect copyright.PENANA2GZ6RcGmrN
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以及……比天空更亮的色彩的雙眼!52Please respect copyright.PENANAj7n9JRx4G6
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「嗚嘩!!」妹妹一下子往後用力過猛,原來她為了更好的看到裡面,身體不知不覺地往前伸展了許多,而這下用力過猛自然讓她身子往後翻倒。52Please respect copyright.PENANASCbAStd0yA
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哥哥見此管不上自己還在屈膝貼地俯伏的姿勢,連忙想趕在妹妹受傷前接住她。52Please respect copyright.PENANArK9caWvHEv
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幸好他成功了,他真是盡責而優秀的哥哥!52Please respect copyright.PENANAjZdDjckEGj
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「怎麼了?有受傷嗎?」哥哥緊張問道,但妹妹眼神呆呆,把心提得懸高的哥哥嚇得魂魄飛離,生怕唯一相依的妹妹出了什麼狀況。52Please respect copyright.PENANAvRbP59JRHM
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良久妹妹突然發出一連串笑聲,興奮揮動雙手,聲音因迫不及待的分享而變得有點尖銳,說話語速比平時快了不止一星半點,哥哥勉強分辨其內容。52Please respect copyright.PENANAC09sfkHalO
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「哥哥!有風接住了我!還治好了身上的傷口,現在不痛了!」52Please respect copyright.PENANAS0uL1xCdfU
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「神明笑了!」52Please respect copyright.PENANALjN5G7024E
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「哥哥,你跟神明大人許了什麼願望?」52Please respect copyright.PENANAPciBfSPjni
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「希望神明大人能保護我們的願望。」52Please respect copyright.PENANA5fsCFMDtrY
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於殿內關注於兩人的御靈神安心下來,衪看了眼有些透明的手指,又再繼續密切關注外面的孩子們,濃厚睡意驟然襲來,身形搖搖欲墜,眼簾像扇子般時而閉合,時而猛然張開。52Please respect copyright.PENANAe0Uokx94QY
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片刻後,剛好村民們發現兩個孩子並帶走他們。御靈神苦苦支撐至此,再也抗拒不了那股睡意,直直倒地落進夢鄉中。52Please respect copyright.PENANAJldQGQkwxd
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這是霧霾瀰漫、環境模糊不清的地方。52Please respect copyright.PENANApASa8oNc8g
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御靈神四周張望附近樹林的輪廓,可祂抬頭入目一片萬里無雲、一望無垠的晴空。52Please respect copyright.PENANAaUohgvYLl1
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這不是衪平日所待的神社範圍。52Please respect copyright.PENANAxmxXeawU2k
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「自從神力不足後,吾輩已經很久沒有巡視領地了。」御靈神僵硬地邁步行走,繼續道:「雖然只曾用鏡面遠距離巡視,但這地方沒什麼印象,是後山嗎?」52Please respect copyright.PENANA0pTqPSGgu2
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最初是一小步一小步,身體習慣動作後再加上夢境沒有任何限制,御靈神放寬心奔跑起來,景色伴隨祂的動作變得清晰,如孩童般於花路中轉圈圈,欣賞流動的清徹河流,爬上大樹眺望遠方。52Please respect copyright.PENANAvjrMlCG9bq
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「真是美好的夢境!」52Please respect copyright.PENANA7Zp11b7eju
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然而在美麗的景色中,衪看到附近的空曠地方正發生戰爭,血花綻放於大地,殘骸遍野,哀號聲連連,不祥烏鴉徘徊流連。52Please respect copyright.PENANAMH77EtLveT
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「為了首領!為了資源!為了生存!」52Please respect copyright.PENANAENcC6NvaMb
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「把這班野蠻人殺個皮甲不留!」52Please respect copyright.PENANAOur2D88JoM
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兩方人馬喊著口號交戰,士兵一個接一個倒下,亦有人從後方頂替而上,他們各自為了己方的利益與目的交戰。52Please respect copyright.PENANA7Y0nJPmjih
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死亡、絕望、貪欲、願望以及幾縷其他白色能量混成一團,像要孕育什麼怪物似的,那個黑色大團子懸浮於戰事上方,人們卻無法目視。52Please respect copyright.PENANACR1hOPr7rW
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戰事沒有終結,這場戰爭完結,轉眼間又迎來新的戰爭。52Please respect copyright.PENANAx6hC8OE7WB
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同為無法被人類目視的御靈神漫步於戰場,壓迫感撲面而來,人類在祂身邊廝殺、吶喊、倒地死亡。52Please respect copyright.PENANApn40XW8Ycs
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其中一位與衪外貌相似的貴族女將軍倒地,她似乎能看見御靈神,雙目緊緊凝視御靈神,直到敵方補上致命一擊,刀刃毫不留情抹入本已失去行動力的女將軍胸口中。52Please respect copyright.PENANAs2BXYJPGRN
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她帶著怨恨的雙眼失去光澤,身上所纏繞的黑氣與靈魂被黑團所吸入。52Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2gE1VTyx5
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御靈神只是看著這一切,無法轉移視線,更無法為他們做出什麼幫助舉動,即使濃郁的血腥味令胸膛生痛、口腔苦澀似有話卻無法言明,欲言又止。52Please respect copyright.PENANAimGbeqZmW7
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戰爭有錯嗎?52Please respect copyright.PENANAk4gELwbcFw
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兩方人類為了己方生存而發動戰爭,錯了嗎?52Please respect copyright.PENANA7G3WE0woLF
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衪無法回答,但戰場上方的黑團貪婪地吸收一切負面能量,裡面彷彿有生命體在吸收營養,身型逐漸增大。52Please respect copyright.PENANAs0t0cP3jJ9
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黑團貪婪地吞噬一切漆黑能量、情緒,體積瘋狂增長,但戰場上亦有人類為了守護一切的心、對家人的不捨與愛,化成了幾縷白光為黑團添加花紋。52Please respect copyright.PENANA5ilW4yvF1t
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御靈神剛想再走近些黑團,以便更好觀察時,一道道空靈鈴聲止住祂的腳步,鈴聲時近時遠,伴隨與戰場上不同的人類說話聲。52Please respect copyright.PENANA12ahBfumKr
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聲音來自祂的腦海中,視線開始模糊不清、頭痛得像有什麼要從裡面破殼而出,太陽穴突突起跳,雙腳無力,渾身如棉。52Please respect copyright.PENANAT3aqb58owQ
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祂跪到地面,額頭冒出豆大汗水,冰冷的雙手死死按著頭,卻沒有作為,此刻沒有任何法子能停止折磨祂的頭痛,腦海中的聲音仍絮絮不休地說過不停。52Please respect copyright.PENANA3uXBy1qbXi
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「我們的神,這是獻給你的祭品。」52Please respect copyright.PENANAx45iWhWpGS
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「鮮活的生命,生命的重量使你強大!」52Please respect copyright.PENANAjzd43cQmBU
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「生命的光輝將照耀我們!」52Please respect copyright.PENANAg777islXJH
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御靈神整個身體掉進漆黑虛無中,墜落感與窒息感迫使祂揮手掙扎,試圖找出方法阻止這荒唐的墜落,然而事願與違。52Please respect copyright.PENANAlRecV9WxD6
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祂無法使用神力!52Please respect copyright.PENANAZuv35uqv91
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御靈神焦急地催促體裡的僅餘神力,卻發現無法調動半分。52Please respect copyright.PENANAS0LTHMSGil
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詭異鈴聲再次響起。52Please respect copyright.PENANAynP5uu49Z5
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御靈神猛然張開眼睛,藍瞳失去高光與聚焦,祂如同缺水的魚類般大口大口呼吸,大腦慢慢回想起來。52Please respect copyright.PENANAXIJnI8st4g
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良久,藍瞳環顧四周熟悉的環境,祂感受到木板傳來暖意,想必衪已經睡了段頗長的時間。52Please respect copyright.PENANAZom04rt9gC
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「剛才的是夢境?……夢境,那個可疑的黑團……」御靈神開始緩和下來,待身體不再軟如棉後,祂坐起來細細思索那個怪異的夢境:「最初知道是夢境,後來完全投入進去了。看來吾輩還需要修練!」
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