天色越來越暗,雲層低垂,林道之中霧氣彷彿有了生命,緩緩盤旋在洛塵腳邊。乾枝劃過他的肩膀,濕冷的風從樹縫間吹來,帶著似曾相識的氣息。
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他腳步未停,腦海中卻不斷閃現出那枚戒指與古老圖騰的畫面。
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「那年……我還不懂什麼是命運,但那個祭司的眼神……像是看穿了一切。」
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他喃喃自語,彷彿那聲音能幫助自己理清思緒。就在此時,前方的霧稍稍散開,一道破敗的木牌出現在視線中。
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【幽篁村】——三個字早已斑駁,木牌下方還殘留著一道刻痕,看似是某種保護結界的符號,但早已斷裂、失效。29Please respect copyright.PENANA5czHuvJE5Y
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與先前相同,這裡以化作焦土的戰場,破碎的屋簷、倒塌的石牆,地面隱約還可見血跡與戰鬥過的痕跡。29Please respect copyright.PENANAlfToNvyW07
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他緩緩走入村中心,腳步不自覺地朝一個方向前進——那裡是祠堂所在之處,也是他童年記憶最深刻的場所。
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說來奇怪,唯獨這座祠堂依然完好地矗立著,連一片瓦都未毀損,彷彿這裡被刻意留下。
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洛塵眉頭緊鎖,帶著忐忑不安的心情走了過去,推開半掩的木門。
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吱呀一聲。
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裡頭一如多年前那般幽靜,供桌、香爐、石柱全數如昔,只是蒙上一層厚厚的灰。
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然而,就在踏入門檻的瞬間,空氣忽然一變——冰冷、濃重,彷彿墜入了另一個時間層面。
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「……你終於來了。」
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一道低沉而空靈的聲音在他耳邊響起,無形中帶著一股不容置疑的威壓。
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洛塵猛然回頭,四周空無一人。手掌立刻聚起一道風刃,警戒地望向四方。
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「別怕,我是……留下來的意志,或者說,是一道思念體。」
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祠堂中央的祭壇上,忽然亮起一道淡金的光芒。一位身穿黑金長袍的老者虛影從石柱後浮現而出,他的身形如煙如霧,眼神空洞卻透著深邃的智慧。
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忽然——
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洛塵神色一變,因為口袋中的那枚戒指竟自行震動起來,泛著劇烈的金光,刺眼得彷彿整個空間都在共鳴。
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老者望著那道光芒,語氣平靜卻帶著無法忽視的莊重:
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「你身上的那枚戒指,名為——時間之戒。」
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洛塵心頭一震,低聲重複:「……時間之戒?」29Please respect copyright.PENANACakQeI1rmK
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「它是我們幽篁一族守護千年的核心之物,亦是傳說中通往命運源點的唯一鑰匙。」老者緩緩走近祭壇,一指點向戒指閃爍的圖紋,「而它所蘊含的力量——是對時間與空間的干涉。」29Please respect copyright.PENANAo1lou7bbfv
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洛塵怔住,腦中一時難以消化。
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老者繼續說道,聲音帶著滄桑的低吟:「千年來,我們的祖先不斷試圖喚醒這枚戒指。用儀式、咒語、甚至獻祭……但它始終沉寂不語,彷彿不屬於這世間。」29Please respect copyright.PENANAL7t5AlFJFw
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他停頓了一下,微微低首,像是在回憶過往。
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「後來,我們改變了方法,改由村中最強的戰士嘗試與戒指共鳴,想找出它選擇主人的準則……但無一例外,全都失敗。」
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「所以你們選擇封印它?」洛塵問。
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老者點頭:「是。我們放棄了強求,只留下最嚴密的結界與守護者世代相傳,等一個能讓它主動甦醒的『有緣人』。」
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祠堂內氣氛凝重,金光在洛塵掌心躍動,如同心跳。
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老者的語氣忽然低沉下來:「直到某年——那枚戒指第一次主動發光。我們所有長老都驚動了。」
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他緩緩轉身,目光落在祭壇左側的一面斑駁木門上。29Please respect copyright.PENANAw8dV7dDTUl
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「我們循著光源來到此處,只見一位外鄉男子,帶著一名年幼的孩子,跪在香案前虔誠祈願。」
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洛塵呼吸一滯,彷彿有什麼熟悉的記憶被喚醒。
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老者緩緩點頭:「那個男人,就是你的父親。而那個孩子……就是你。」
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洛塵不自覺地後退半步,戒指的光芒此刻已不再刺眼,卻緊緊貼合他肌膚,彷彿與他血脈融合為一。
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「當時我們不敢聲張,只在暗處觀察,那一刻,我們知道了——你,就是那個人。」29Please respect copyright.PENANAqUhrNmSO5g
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「而如今,時間之戒的光芒再度出現——而且,是在你手上。」
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祠堂四周的空氣再次震動,戒指中心的符文旋轉得越來越快,像是在被一股更大的力量喚醒。
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老者望向洛塵,聲音穩重:29Please respect copyright.PENANAtiFuiZdzLc
「你是選中之人——也是唯一,可以喚醒時間之戒、重構秩序的人。」29Please respect copyright.PENANACqHG0AXjRQ
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洛塵緊握拳頭,神情不再迷惘,而是凝聚出一種初生的清明與覺醒。
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老者望向他,露出一抹釋然的微笑:「說過去吧。」
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「將戒指放上那座祭壇——只有被選中的人,才能喚醒它真正的力量。」
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祠堂內一片寂靜,只餘下戒指散發的金光與符文流轉的低鳴。
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洛塵沒有再猶豫,他緩緩走向祭壇,腳步每踏出一步,彷彿都有無形的力量在空氣中回響。
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他伸出右手,將那枚「時間之戒」輕輕放置在祭壇正中央的凹槽上。
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瞬間——
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整個祭壇震動起來,一道道古老的光紋自地面蔓延而出,迅速擴展至整座祠堂,彷彿無形的結界重新啟動。天花板、石柱、壁畫上那些模糊不清的圖騰,竟開始一一發亮,綻放著金藍交錯的光彩。29Please respect copyright.PENANASQ6xglrFBr
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戒指浮起,懸空旋轉,符文如星河般洶湧流動。
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老者站於光影之中,聲音穿透能量洪流,平穩又堅定:
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「從這一刻起,你將是這枚戒指的主人,這枚戒指不只是鑰匙,也是試煉。它不會輕易將力量交付予人,但若你能承受它的洗禮,你將——成為新秩序的起點。」
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洛塵仰望那在空中旋轉的戒指,深吸一口氣。
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「來吧……我準備好了。」
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金光爆閃,天地瞬間寂靜——
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隨著一道白光湧現,眼前的一切彷彿瞬間被撕裂、重構。
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洛塵只覺得天旋地轉,下一秒——
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他已置身於一片廣闊無邊的草原之上。
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陽光明亮溫暖,風吹動草浪,波光粼粼宛如翠綠海洋。四周寂靜無聲,空氣中卻充滿一種說不出的安寧與熟悉。
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「這是……哪裡?」
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他低聲自語,剛踏出一步,就看見前方,一棵巨大的參天古樹矗立在草原中心。那是他從未見過的樹種,樹皮斑駁如時光的刻痕,枝葉如雲層般蔓延,幾乎覆蓋整片天空。
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而在那樹下,站著一個人影。
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洛塵瞇起眼,緩緩走近——
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是一位佝僂卻精神矍鑠的老爺爺,背對著他,正仰望著樹冠高處,彷彿在傾聽某種聲音。
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「你是……?」洛塵試探地問。
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那老爺爺聞聲轉過身來,臉上帶著一抹恬淡的微笑,眼神深邃、溫和,彷彿一眼就能看穿洛塵的過去與未來。
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他的聲音不大,卻清晰地在整片空曠草原中迴盪。
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洛塵微皺眉,還未開口,對方便緩緩轉身,露出蒼老卻溫和的容顏。
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老者微笑道:「老夫,是這枚戒指的本體。」
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