因消耗過度陷入昏迷的以太,頓失的意識冥冥中切斷了契約下無形之連繫,默默觸動身在遠方那副機械式的思考回路。580Please respect copyright.PENANA91i9IzflvA
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被「女皇陛下」伽瑪請離之後,貝塔便帶著澤鉭獨自走出黑色建築群,回到花海平原懷抱裡,嘗試追尋仍彷徨於某處的紅色光柱。580Please respect copyright.PENANAoLBp5fbP8g
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經歷血戰過後,本來萬紫千紅、散發夏日芬芳的平原如今亦已淪得千瘡百孔,魔法彈的焦跡隨處可見,烙印在支離破碎的花草上;走沒兩步路又見仍然冒煙焚燒的黑色機甲。偶爾亦不乏有戰死的人們,倒在乾涸的血泊裡,或是頹敗的機械側旁。不時亦見沾染血跡的破爛旗幟在星空下隨風飄揚,在黯淡光芒下甚至看不清當中顏色。580Please respect copyright.PENANAz4dFjrFYoW
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「嗚……主神閣下……救我……」580Please respect copyright.PENANAlBjoVFN633
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蕭然之中,男性微弱的聲線掠過貝塔耳邊,她把頭轉往側旁一看,只見幾步之遙外的屍堆裡,奄奄一息的神族騎士癱倒在大攤血跡上,用力張嘴呻吟著。由斬擊造成的深刻傷痕貫穿身上精緻白鎧,自胸腔斜劃至下腹,任由血肉與內臟斷片外露空氣中,以腥臭味蓋過身邊花瓣殘香。580Please respect copyright.PENANAJrvmgUgcHT
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然而,就算貝塔懂得驅使治療術式,對著這身負致命傷的神兵亦是徒勞無功,只得眼睜睜看著他的生命隨失血進入最後倒數。580Please respect copyright.PENANAHbYHb7WKMg
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「偉大的創世神……饒恕我……我不想死……」580Please respect copyright.PENANAbAGxRiiSOr
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騎士並未把話說完,聲線愈加含糊,隨氣息斷絕而沒法再哼出半點聲音。此般光景,在故鄉那片紅海黑土裡可謂屢見不鮮,而對於被指派履行暗殺任務的貝塔來說,生離死別、目睹曾經交情之人斃命,更是比那些魔族同胞們來得深刻入目。580Please respect copyright.PENANAHXJ1ifMLeU
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只是,當下最讓貝塔在意的,不再是這幫騎士們形同無物的命途,而是無情奪取他們生命的「敵人」。正注視剛斷氣的神族男性、以至周遭死去多時的人類騎士們身上斬痕之時,身後突如刮起一陣烈風,吹拂貝塔兩側束起的銀色長髮。580Please respect copyright.PENANA8uP4Xa1IJ3
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「澤鉭?你要去哪裡?」580Please respect copyright.PENANA9C0eFKmmXX
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從不久之前便感覺到以太身有異樣的澤鉭,趁著貝塔止下步伐之際,展開兩側盾刀,當成翅膀低空滑翔遠去。見狀,貝塔隨即站立起來,急步追隨在後。580Please respect copyright.PENANAOnMtXberl9
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「澤鉭?怎麼了?等等我!」580Please respect copyright.PENANAAOY5kQkZ49
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儘管貝塔連續呼喊著、費盡力氣嘗試追上對方步伐,澤鉭依然是頭也不回,兩腳離地,懸浮在低空高速往前滑翔。她並不理解澤鉭為何突然匆匆而去,稍加細思下,他與以太的契約間超乎想像的強大連繫,便讓她開始把思慮轉到這看似全能的恩人身上。580Please respect copyright.PENANADg0icsYioW
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「是……是以太他出了什麼事嗎?!」580Please respect copyright.PENANAdMXNkm0ry9
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一輪追隨之後,疲軟兩腳愈加無力,甚至沒法再向前踏出半步;嘴巴亦只能猛喘著氣,在眼眸無奈目送澤鉭漸行漸遠的同時,低聲祈禱著。580Please respect copyright.PENANAbIA2fWmgTc
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「以太……創世神啊,要是以太出什麼事了,請您救救他。拜託您。」580Please respect copyright.PENANARHqM3xCG3n
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沒法前行的貝塔,只好把寄望付託於始界眾生、特別是婭基昂絲人,他們最為崇拜的創世神身上。記得從前幾個婭基昂絲出身的「目標」、頃刻前斷氣的白鎧神兵,以至以太與主君忒鉈口中,都提及過「創世神」這麼一個存在,然而來到始界一段日子的她,卻仍是對這般高大上的存在一知半解,只管盲目相信祂,貿然對祂心生敬畏。580Please respect copyright.PENANAMwrp2i7fSx
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「……也順便把阿爾法,帶回來我身邊,可以嗎?」580Please respect copyright.PENANAXTzaHtfbOS
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隨口多說的慾望,卻彷彿出乎意料地得到「創世神」無言下之回應。金屬裝甲的腳步聲在死寂中漸漸顯現,促使貝塔猛然抬頭一看,星天照耀下那教她恍惚的銀鎧青年,竟然真的如她所願,再一次拂起靛藍披風,出現在她眼前。580Please respect copyright.PENANAFuOLCRdITo
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幽紫眼睛瞪得斗大,本來疲憊不已的軀體亦不由自主地挺直過來,直視不再被淡紅色光柱包圍的他。哪怕那束紅光不過只是用作突顯他的存在感,貝塔仍然抱以一絲希望,盼望血液般的紅色輝光消失了,他就會憶起自己、唸出自己的名字,然後張開懷抱,以溫柔敦厚的目光再次投到自己身上。580Please respect copyright.PENANAcbY7MvZwhT
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只是,她這渴求並沒有因而實現。果不其然,率先「迎接」她的,似乎就只有握在右手那道染血的劍鋒,無情對準她。580Please respect copyright.PENANAcSifYEpCH2
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「阿爾法,我們……真的沒法再回頭嗎?」580Please respect copyright.PENANAry8714cujY
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如今沒有了澤鉭,這致命一擊總算可以順理成章地落到貝塔身上。儘管她心裡並非真的渴望就此喪命於對方手上,望見如今他目無高光、被昔日仕奉的主君蠱惑,卻使她畏罪,深信這就是給她理所當然的報應。然而奇妙的是,緊閉的眼簾外這時突如鴉雀無聲,身體亦再感覺不到被劍尖劃過、或是刺穿的痛楚,彷彿心底那道漸發強大的求生意念,冥冥中擋下對方一切攻勢。580Please respect copyright.PENANAPOeNGdQBOr
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「我只想……想跟你在一起,那我就心滿意足了。」580Please respect copyright.PENANAx9D0XrNZPR
直至此刻,貝塔仍沒有察覺到,埋沒體內深處那異於常人的威能。被「心變術式」壓住自我的阿爾法絲毫沒有被她打動,要不是前髮遮蓋的右眼球裡及時現出一塊複雜模樣的印記,把異能自體內引出,也許她就真的一如自己口中所願,為畏罪而賠上「性命」。