鏘、鏘、鏘……128Please respect copyright.PENANATB5rasti5D
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敲打金屬的沉穩聲響,與微弱的心跳產生共鳴。128Please respect copyright.PENANAR9PkqynCd6
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從深沉睡眠裡醒來,男孩轉過微微發燙的昏沉腦袋,朱紅色雙眸倒映出爐火旁的身影。128Please respect copyright.PENANALM3ZzSvZdw
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老人坐在鍛造爐旁,他消瘦而佝僂的背影,在明亮火光之下延伸出大片黑影,彷彿是他所背負的病痛與歲月。128Please respect copyright.PENANAAerj38EDBq
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但這無妨老人專注於手邊的工作,他握緊鐵鎚錘煉被爐火燒得燙紅的金屬,即使身軀衰老消瘦,老人俐落而強勁的動作,仍透發一股生命的強韌。128Please respect copyright.PENANAEnLlTrwmXK
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男孩不免擔心起老人的身體,他自己身體已日漸孱弱,終於到了無法下床走動的地步,而老人為了買藥維持男孩的生命,除了每天在礦場的粗活,深夜也持續鍛造器具以貼補藥錢,但老人衰老的身體也快到了極限。128Please respect copyright.PENANAGdpSbdlwCe
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「咳咳!」老人忍不住重咳幾聲,男孩的心不禁跟著顫抖了一下。128Please respect copyright.PENANAg7nUfSZtif
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男孩眷戀地想再多看老人幾眼,但疲累的感覺又闔上了他的眼皮。128Please respect copyright.PENANAxRCnEajd1G
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不知道過了多久,男孩的耳畔傳來老人的呼喚:「拿堤爾,起來吃藥囉。」128Please respect copyright.PENANAnhA761uvWV
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「嗯……」男孩再度睜開雙眼,這次老人就坐在他的床鋪旁,近在咫尺的距離讓他感到安心。128Please respect copyright.PENANAPFIrVJRuhP
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在他眼中的老人,粗獷面龐的皺紋似乎更深了,臉頰也比以往更為削瘦,但表情卻顯得神采煥發。128Please respect copyright.PENANARgcEn62M1X
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「我扶你起來。」老人小心翼翼扶起男孩虛軟的身軀,將摻著藥粉的水遞到他的唇邊,幫他喝下藥。128Please respect copyright.PENANAkseJAM811P
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「爺爺……我,之後不想再喝藥了,所以不要再工作買藥了。」男孩低語道,這不是出於孩子不愛吃藥的任性,而是對老人身體的擔憂。128Please respect copyright.PENANAjwvobOqpqf
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「那我以後不買藥,這是最後一次了。」128Please respect copyright.PENANAv3H6ENHTQ0
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男孩訝異老人這次竟然答應了,之前老人都是斷然拒絕並強迫他喝藥,但他沒有深思老人態度轉變的原因,開心地說:「爺爺,那你要一直陪在我身邊喔。」128Please respect copyright.PENANAy3O0h1NILa
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老人的神情變得有些複雜,他沒有回應這句話。128Please respect copyright.PENANA65PHqh9BY4
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而男孩將老人的沉默認作默許,臉龐浮現屬於孩子的單純笑容,他早就不奢望延續自己的生命,只希望能在有限的時間裡與爺爺相伴。128Please respect copyright.PENANAibB40KqYDD
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「拿堤爾,我想給你看看這個。」老人遞到男孩面前的東西,瞬間吸引了他的目光。128Please respect copyright.PENANALFuNbhWycQ
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「這個是……爺爺做的?」老人捧著只有一個手掌大的四方形盒子,其金屬外殼泛著銀亮光澤,並鐫刻淺藍色的幾何花紋,整體外觀小巧雅致。128Please respect copyright.PENANABBoJqdFbfC
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「嗯,是我做的魔具。」128Please respect copyright.PENANA9y2Nx03ugx
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「咦?爺爺最近做的就是魔具嗎?」128Please respect copyright.PENANAiP9Vp4UaRu
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男孩的聲音流露幾分驚喜,雖然聽說過爺爺以前身為魔具工匠的事蹟,但他從未看過爺爺親手鍛造的魔具。128Please respect copyright.PENANA5RWjhKtWtY
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「是啊,你想看看裡面嗎?」128Please respect copyright.PENANApQEXjNHnsg
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男孩興奮地點頭回應,老人莞爾一笑,在他眼前開啟盒蓋。128Please respect copyright.PENANAsG84ycbJEE
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「哇……」男孩不禁發出讚嘆聲。128Please respect copyright.PENANARP8XFVBvYI
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盒內鑲嵌一顆透明無暇的晶石,在燈火映照下折射出淨透光彩,而與晶石連結的金屬鏈與零件,則精密交織成繁複的結構,對魔具知之甚少的拿堤爾,也看得出裡面的構造是多麼精妙深奧。128Please respect copyright.PENANAjMPL4A2HKJ
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「爺爺好厲害啊,真的好美。」男孩的朱紅眼眸閃爍激動的光采,為這樣巧奪天工的鍛造工藝大感驚嘆。128Please respect copyright.PENANAKqVC7JO7Gp
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「那中間的晶石,就是魔具核心的魔晶,旁邊就是所謂的魔力鏈,負責輸送魔晶的魔力……」128Please respect copyright.PENANABdkl5RHk9Q
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老人開始向男孩解說魔具的構造,男孩津津有味地聆聽,想要將蘊藏在魔具裡的知識牢記於心。128Please respect copyright.PENANA0mdFHxdTad
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「拿堤爾,這是我竭盡畢生心力鍛造的魔具,我想今後,我再也鍛造不出超越它的傑作了。」128Please respect copyright.PENANAouaNlSrUE9
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說句話時,老人表現出身為頂尖工匠的自豪與驕傲,眉眼間卻也流露淡淡哀愁,而男孩還無法理解這複雜神情中的含意。128Please respect copyright.PENANA2SaqrPJmos
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「拿堤爾,如果你還對鍛造工法或魔具結構有興趣的話,爺爺有幫你做詳細的筆記,就放在那邊的櫃子,之後你可以拿去看。」128Please respect copyright.PENANA51fulcrd8c
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「不用啊,只要爺爺說給我聽就好了啊。」128Please respect copyright.PENANAyBmGfOX430
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男孩單純的話語,讓老人的表情變得更為沉重。128Please respect copyright.PENANA9AFMt4YRZ5
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「拿堤爾,你的角是我親手割去的,我一直感到很抱歉,是我害你受這麼多苦。」128Please respect copyright.PENANAiKWKs19mTg
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「爺爺……?」突如其來的道歉,讓男孩愣愣地看向老人。128Please respect copyright.PENANAPgp3JwkFS4
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「但是,真正的活著,就是不管背負多少苦難與傷痛,都要在這世上努力生存,只要你的心擁有這份意志,即使你失去了雙角,就依然保有我們伯萊雅族炙熱的靈魂,祖靈斯拉仍會庇護著你。」128Please respect copyright.PENANAyMkfcRqazn
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「爺爺,我知道了。」男孩認真地點點頭,將這句話銘記於心。128Please respect copyright.PENANAwZigDsBsnw
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「很好,乖孩子,我知道你能理解的。」老人用粗厚大掌輕撫男孩的頭,宛如巖石般的粗獷面龐浮現柔和神情。128Please respect copyright.PENANAJwHxUr7sz7
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明明距離近在咫尺,男孩卻有種爺爺漸漸遠去的感覺,心底萌生了些許不安。128Please respect copyright.PENANAyOnxQJTnpr
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「你也累了吧,爺爺會在這裡陪你的。」128Please respect copyright.PENANAOXyVXqy1eK
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老人沉穩柔和的話語,卻在此時化解了男孩內心的不安,讓他再度陷入安詳的睡眠。128Please respect copyright.PENANA9HMF9mqUg9
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在幽深坑道裡,拿堤爾手持提燈,獨自一人在黑暗中前行。128Please respect copyright.PENANA1ecDp1AxJA
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走了一段時間,前方的道路突然被石壁阻擋,拿堤爾沿著石壁摸索,終於找到一道不小的縫隙。128Please respect copyright.PENANArV2ydpQsAt
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拿堤爾鑽過縫隙,他的雙眼立刻捕捉到幽暗中的一抹淡藍光輝。128Please respect copyright.PENANAULuNWr9xDu
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「就在這裡了……帕洛西亞!」128Please respect copyright.PENANAWeFWfVB6xA
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一小叢的帕洛西亞,就在黑暗中靜靜綻放著,那淡藍的光芒彷彿是幽冥中的燈火,為拿堤爾陰鬱的內心點起一絲希望128Please respect copyright.PENANAu7rOc6VqBj
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拿堤爾趕緊湊過去,他的低聲祈禱在深邃幽暗中迴盪著。128Please respect copyright.PENANAP8Rsgkp05s
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「拜託,我想見爺爺……」傾吐出鬱積已久的思念,眼淚彷彿又要奪眶而出。128Please respect copyright.PENANATiNhAWeLUV
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法提烏打造完此生最後一件魔具後,便因積勞成疾而撒手人寰,與之相對的,拿堤爾的身體反而漸漸有所好轉。128Please respect copyright.PENANA4Zmkap6IXu
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拿堤爾認為爺爺的去世,與那一晚他給自己看的最後一件魔具有關。128Please respect copyright.PENANAK159jN7sd7
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他不斷翻覽爺爺留給他的鍛造書,甚至將上面記錄的鍛造工法倒背如流,也查不出有關那魔具的線索,更何況他也不知道爺爺將那件魔具帶去了哪裡。128Please respect copyright.PENANA7WBD38ObM1
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拿堤爾心中浮現一個荒謬的推論,爺爺就是因為鍛造出那件魔具,才耗盡生命死去的。即使他折服於魔具工藝的美,也覺得這個推論荒誕無稽,但想到爺爺可能是因此而死,他就對魔具的鍛造產生恐懼。128Please respect copyright.PENANAuYb43aupvB
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現在,拿堤爾的心臟不再疲弱無力,他能像普通人一樣行動,甚至可以開始做一些礦坑的工作。128Please respect copyright.PENANASDkl17Y9Og
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但是,即使身體重獲新生,他的心卻墜入悲傷的深淵。128Please respect copyright.PENANAsNHbuq1Vga
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他再也無法看見爺爺的笑容,無法聽見爺爺捶打鐵具的聲響,無法投入爺爺溫暖的懷抱,年紀尚幼的他,才明白所謂的死亡,就是永遠的別離。128Please respect copyright.PENANAYn9yRq2KS6
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雖然法提烏將拿堤爾託付給礦坑的工頭友人,讓拿堤爾不至於孤苦無依,但他仍渴望回到與爺爺相依為命的日子。128Please respect copyright.PENANAVI4hv19mlQ
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拿堤爾失去了笑容,不知道該怎麼繼續活下去,就在此時,他得知有工人在礦坑某處看見帕洛西亞的傳聞。128Please respect copyright.PENANA3sT6oXm2hN
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依據傳聞的線索,他終於找到帕洛西亞,期望能藉由帕洛西亞傳說中的力量,再次見到爺爺。然而,不論怎麼拚命地對帕洛西亞祈禱,爺爺都沒有如他所想的出現。128Please respect copyright.PENANAqP5giGzUNT
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微弱的希望又被澆熄,拿堤爾心灰意冷,他的朱紅眼眸,再次倒映出帕洛西亞的幽藍光輝。128Please respect copyright.PENANAzUf1fVl6H4
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傳說中,帕洛西亞是唯一盛開於冥界的花朵,其光芒能引領死者前往冥府之路。或許爺爺也被同樣的光芒所照耀,這樣一想,拿堤爾心中的悲傷似乎減輕了一些。128Please respect copyright.PENANAJQgby9kMt3
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「真正的活著,就是不管背負多少苦難與傷痛,都要在這世上努力生存,只要你的心擁有這份意志,即使你失去了雙角,就依然保有我們伯萊雅族炙熱的靈魂,祖靈斯拉仍會庇護著你。」128Please respect copyright.PENANARnwtOnsn4h
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心頭忽然浮現的這句話,讓拿堤爾的眼眶湧出一股溫熱。128Please respect copyright.PENANACZH9Q9k6NU
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失去故鄉的苦難,親人逝去的傷痛,在他的身與心烙下難以磨滅的傷痕,但爺爺告訴過他要努力生存,因為他們都是伯萊雅的族人。128Please respect copyright.PENANACC0DPCg7p2
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即使還找不到活著的目標,也要努力生存,因為他已經答應爺爺,這樣的話,爺爺就還留在他的心裡。128Please respect copyright.PENANAS8wzw8n5cN
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「謝謝你,爺爺。」苦澀而真摯的感謝,堅定了生存的意志。128Please respect copyright.PENANALMn2s2b1xX
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「謝謝你,拿堤爾先生。」128Please respect copyright.PENANA4C5ZBkBqi3
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彷彿與之呼應,耳畔響起了遙遠且熟悉的,令心為之悸動的聲音。128Please respect copyright.PENANAF2mr0ESRRY
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似乎遺忘了重要的事物,拿堤爾感到困惑之時,忽然有一股柔軟的暖意,在黑暗中緊緊握住他冰冷的手。128Please respect copyright.PENANAx8jgVNhdHe
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「拿堤爾先生,醒醒啊……」128Please respect copyright.PENANAxA9gCU9NFA
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那聲音就在不遠處呼喚著他,拿堤爾從睡夢中睜開雙眼,映入眼簾的是艾芙娜擔憂的神情。128Please respect copyright.PENANAAxDHXjQk8d
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「艾芙娜小姐?」128Please respect copyright.PENANAsKB0ESsZF5
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拿堤爾的意識還有些曖昧不清,他卻清楚地感覺到,艾芙娜纖細柔軟的白皙小手,正緊握著他黝黑結實的手掌,並遞來與夢中同樣的暖意。128Please respect copyright.PENANAdlyIXsp1EV
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「不好意思,心急之下就……」128Please respect copyright.PENANAPoep3DgO7v
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注意到拿堤爾的視線,艾芙娜臉頰染上些許紅暈,並趕緊放開雙手,瞬間失去的溫度與柔軟,令拿堤爾有些悵然若失128Please respect copyright.PENANAjpSpieVfBB
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拿堤爾環顧四周,他和艾芙娜還在菲莉的房間裡,唯一不同的是,菲莉已經消失了。128Please respect copyright.PENANA4G7H6MHBlk
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「話說回來,我們剛剛都睡著了嗎?感覺作了一場很長的夢,夢見很久以前的事……」拿堤爾困惑的喃喃低語道。128Please respect copyright.PENANAdLZZ42X8qz
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「我也夢到了以前的記憶,我想是菲莉讓我們夢見自己的過去。」方才的夢境太過真實,模糊了記憶與現實的界線,也喚醒深埋於心底的情感與思念。128Please respect copyright.PENANAPV1jB0qQwT
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「但是,幸好有這個護身符,讓我能從那悲傷的夢醒來,謝謝你,拿堤爾先生。」艾芙娜拿出拿堤爾送給她的白理石掛飾,將其緊握於手心,自己作的護身符能幫助到艾芙娜,讓拿堤爾單純地感到喜悅。128Please respect copyright.PENANADVdaCwGyJM
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「艾芙娜小姐,我也要謝謝妳,是妳的聲音喚醒了我」128Please respect copyright.PENANAzSPrPjpH1r
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「但是,為什麼菲莉要做這種事呢?」回想起菲莉那時喚出的深邃黑暗,拿堤爾本來以為自己會被殺死,卻沒想到菲莉只是讓他們做了一場夢。128Please respect copyright.PENANAuNZI41gvNi
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「我也不知道原因,所以我想去找菲莉問清楚。」128Please respect copyright.PENANA0HuC4R79RF
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艾芙娜堅定的神情,反而讓拿堤爾感到困惑,他問道:「但是菲莉不在這裡,要怎麼找到她呢?」128Please respect copyright.PENANAAtTJf7AxPO
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「我想,她應該就在那裡,那是拿堤爾先生也知道的地方。」