由埃美克戎引起的黑血熱疫情,在不足兩星期時間內相繼傳播至終界地表六個淨土裡。六個淨土千百年來是眾生唯一能存活之地,面對前所未見的凶兆,各類生產幾乎停頓,民眾生活物資日漸短缺,彷徨亦隨日益急增的確診數字而深深刻進眾人心底。123Please respect copyright.PENANAYZhOA7jygD
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在浮光淨土舉行的儀式以失敗告終,命運神並未回應終界眾生祈求降臨此世,甚至因此讓代替祂統治終界的女神心音陷入力量衰竭而昏迷不醒。失去了心音這位長久領導終界之人,猶如在人們心中再添一道深沉的憂愁,亦彷彿在亂世下宣判將至的末日。123Please respect copyright.PENANASJon60IiP3
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「黑血熱蔓延整個終界,帶走了命運神所愛的千萬生靈,還讓我們敬重的領袖──樞機卿心音小姐陷入長眠。失去世代以來領導終界走向盛世的神權,如今這場災難終究要由我們人之手解決……」123Please respect copyright.PENANA8zTbDTyPOe
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「請不要迷失,請相信偉大的命運神,千百年來,祂從沒有離棄我們,這一切都該歸咎於種下禍根的疫病神埃美克戎。是她在浮光淨土播下病魔、污染淨土內外脈絡,繼而阻止命運神降生救世……」123Please respect copyright.PENANABcF3XTqCeC
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「只要像火化死者那般,以淨化之火燒灼她的肉體,讓禍根化成灰燼,終界定必能走出如此窘境。終界教廷上下將聯同各淨土政府全力以赴,盡快搜出疫病神所踞之處。願命運神眷顧終界與祂所愛的眾生。光臨我命。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAYtumysTKTx
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來自樞密院高層人士聯合學者們發出的公告迅速傳至六淨土各處,瞬間引起空前迴響。透過幻想魔法編織而成的網路世界裡充滿各種揣測,有的指摘疫病神是始界邪神派來的、有的質疑火燒疫病神會釋放其身上的詛咒令疫情加劇,更甚者,假借儀式失敗一事散播末世謠言。123Please respect copyright.PENANAVanaMAjuDz
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此般亂世下,在作為教廷執政核心的樞密院,那純白色牆身的深宮中出現了一位自稱「命運神的使者」的青年,說是來應心音委託,暫代她作為「樞機卿」領導終界的地位。這年輕男子留有一頭深橙色大背頭,兩邊鬢髮平行於如落日光色的燕眼,身上金光閃閃、雕上圖騰的貼身鎧甲後背著一雙純金色硬翼,冥冥中散發著人外威光,猶如一把利刀放在眾官員頭上。123Please respect copyright.PENANA3nKIs2pgMW
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式格瑪──這是除了「命運神的使者」一名以外,院內眾人對他唯一的認識。123Please respect copyright.PENANAartCUY6Myw
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「我不是心音,不懂得讀透你們心裡所想,你們不需介懷。不過比起這些無謂的猜忌,現在不是應該要拋開成見,認真面對眼前的問題嗎?還是你們人類千百年來都愛玩這種惡趣味的內鬥?」123Please respect copyright.PENANAD9KFkpGOQk
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惟獨這位形似穩重而可靠的使者,說話比院內那些上了年紀又自以為是的頑固頭還要多。知道眼前這位新上司不如心音一般通曉讀心之術,這幫元老表面上對他就如對著心音那般恭恭敬敬、舉措言辭都經過華麗修飾,實際則是不願把他放在眼裡,暗自質疑這位神使在欠奉從政經驗下的處事能力。123Please respect copyright.PENANAvQ4LXVUroG
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「你說什麼『命運神的使者』?我活了快七十年,平生跟隨命運神,都沒聽過祂有一個使者叫做式格瑪。」123Please respect copyright.PENANA16rY8JG4Iv
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「不過那小子確是滿身神力。看來現在在我們終界,除了心音小姐、伊歐鎝先生與烏普西朗少爺這三位,還有其他同樣握有神力的存在。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAUluqH7A6N0
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「說起神力,我也聽過魔界那邊有一個流傳至今的古預言,說星天裡隱藏了另一個神界,那是主神的樂園,當主神們的力量滲透兩界之時,隱藏天上的第三界便會填補天上無光的空洞……」123Please respect copyright.PENANAdczEwvznsR
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偶然駐足水晶燈下的長廊一隅,沉默傾聽休息室裡一眾議員吱喳細語,說起無從考究的猜測、謬論。此刻,立下孤身親臨人界這個決定之下,式格瑪亦明白,自己只是為仍未現身的命運神與意識不明的心音穩住大局的替代品,還沒有穩住在樞密院的權力核心。然而,對於公告裡信誓旦旦揚言要活火燒死埃美克戎,式格瑪決不贊同如此妄言,因為他肯定只要埃美克戎不再踏進淨土的話,同為主神的她絕對沒有那個必要作出犧牲。123Please respect copyright.PENANAiebCwQsA3B
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「對妳來說,現在只有淨土之外,才是最安全的地方……」夜裡,式格瑪盤坐在議員們為自己安排的房間裡,閉上兩眼,猶如往日棲身黃金樹下那般,在這獨處之地告誡身在遠方的埃美克戎:「今後無論發生什麼事,妳都不能再踏進淨土半步,妳儘管繼續放浪於廣大穢土上驅除穢物便可。」123Please respect copyright.PENANASaq7H2pT4j
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意識一如既往傳至埃美克戎身上,透過她兩眼再次看到屏障外一望無垠的紅土地帶。123Please respect copyright.PENANAFZBV9Zg9k7
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「妳記住,主神有別於眾生,沒有壽命這個概念,也不用像生物那般需要進食和作息。妳位高於眾生,本該受他們敬重;奈何妳與眾生並不相容,注定不能與他們同存。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAz4VcaMAydy
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式格瑪連番道說聽進耳邊,讓心裡一片空白的埃美克戎再次憶起那天輸送力量往天邊一幕。即使身為掌握異能的主神,十數日前因儀式失敗所帶來的反動至今仍隱隱作痛,更遑論要一介凡人,面對形同扭曲全身上下之痛,恐怕會是性命難保。123Please respect copyright.PENANA4kSZ5fpkY3
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同時,當日與妲羽許下的承諾,哪怕沒法再實現了。對埃美克戎來說,打從最初離開薄暮城那時,她就已經料到這日終將來臨。只是,如今無法再以魔匣與妲羽對話的埃美克戎,不知道她現在人身安否、身在何方,甚至有沒有被詛咒影響,不幸染上黑血熱。萬般愁緒在心中,只好默默向命運神許下禱告,盼望祂能回應自己,代替自己守護妲羽,給她健康快樂的未來。123Please respect copyright.PENANAxyX0O3RkZd
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沉默踱步於夜下紅土,遠方幾個久違的黑影徐徐映進視界,蠢蠢欲動地迎面而來。見狀,埃美克戎便放下對妲羽的思慮,將其傾注形成手中長槍,在這命運神賦予她的使命上,再加一道贖罪之意,立誓不再發生那時屈服於四面受敵的失態。123Please respect copyright.PENANAQs8wQEcZjw
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「既然命運神給我於此穢土驅除怨靈的使命,那淨土之地與當中眾生亦與我再無瓜葛。」
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