
Totemfall: Return of the True King
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Introduction
Chapter 1
秋猎节的篝火整夜燃烧。
我站在祭坛下,看着父亲走上石阶。他是部落的酋长,背脊始终挺直,声音低沉而坚定。今晚他的步伐比平时慢,每一步都像是在泥泞中走。
“今晚,图腾赐予我们一个失踪多年的儿子。”
篝火在他脸上投下跳动的影子,他的声音在广场上回荡。
“他拥有烈狼血脉——图腾的继承人。高级萨满检测了他的血统,图腾柱也认可了他的血统。从今天起,洛克将成为你们酋长的继承人。”
广场爆发出欢呼声。部落成员举起火把,兽形的光芒在人群中闪烁——狼爪、熊牙、鹰翼。兽人们以最原始的方式表达了对新继承人的支持。这是部落的铁律:力量就是秩序。
但我从未变形过兽形。
我的血脉从未觉醒。
洛克从人群中走上祭坛。他比我高半个头,肩膀宽阔,每一步都带着经过细致排练的自信。他停在篝火前,转身面对部落。火光在他眼中跳动,瞬间变成狼的垂直瞳孔——烈狼的标记。几片未褪色的猩红色鳞片仍附着在他的指关节上,在火光下闪烁着如珐琅般的光泽。
高级萨满站在祭坛后侧,骨杖插在地上,表情空洞。今晚他没有主持仪式,只是站着,仿佛在等待什么。他的目光在洛克身上停留片刻,然后移开,扫过人群边缘——在我身上停留了一瞬。
“洛克大师!”
“烈狼血脉!愿图腾保佑部落!”
人群向外挤,我被挤得更远。没人注意到我。
然后Vela从人群中走了出来。
她的蛇族血统使她比部落中的其他女性更高,黑发垂至腰间,走路时臀部微微摆动。那年我看着她在部落集市散步,然后像疯子一样恳求父亲批准这桩婚事。蛇族在部落中地位不及兽形战士。我父亲当时说:“蛇女不配进入酋长的帐篷。”我跪了一整晚。第二天,他妥协了。后来,维拉总说那是她一生中最自豪的日子——一段用继承人膝盖换来的婚姻。
她走向祭坛。
她没有看我。
“蛇族之女,愿与强者同行。”
她站在洛克面前,双手递出那卷兽皮卷轴。我认出了——我们的婚约,带着我的血迹指纹和她的蛇口水印记。她离我不到三步远。我能清楚地看到她的手指。当她签下名字时,那双手指也在颤抖。我原以为那是兴奋。现在他们又开始颤抖。
当着全族人的面,她将兽皮卷轴撕成两半。根据部落法律,一旦婚约在祭坛上被撕裂,无需对方同意,也无需酋长的裁决——上面的图腾证明强者将拥有它。这就是部落婚姻的铁律。
“与瑞安的婚约现即被废除。”
广场一度陷入寂静。然后欢呼声再次爆发——比之前更大声。部落居民喊出维拉的名字,喊洛克的名字,喊出烈焰狼图腾的名字。
我转身离开了。身后的欢呼声跟了几步,随后被夜风吞没。穿过狩猎场边缘的兽圈区,脚下的地面从石板变成了泥土小路,声音从坚硬转为柔和。经过正在啃食猎物的猎犬时,它抬头看了我一眼,然后又继续撕咬骨头和肉。
经过高阶萨满的帐篷时,我听到骨杖敲打地面的声音。
砰。砰。砰。
三次。既不重也不轻,刚好能传到我耳朵里。高级萨满的骨杖用于仪式中驱邪,行旅时寻找道路,并在祭祀时召唤图腾。现在没有仪式,没有旅行,没有牺牲。只有三下,节奏均匀——每周期三下,然后停顿,再一个周期。我上次听到这种节奏,是在他召唤祖灵附身于图腾祭祀时。那是我见过最庄严的仪式。
他到底是为谁敲击的?
我的脚步停顿了一下,然后继续前行。
回到兽圈,干草堆和我早上离开时一模一样。这是部落中最偏远的角落,只和猎犬的巢穴共用一排木栏杆。我伸手深入干草堆,摸索着看那个旧的兽皮袋是否还在。袋子里装着我藏了多年的东西——母亲留下的半个骨哨。她离开前说,那天你变成野兽形态的那天,别搞砸了。我没能到达那天,她也再也没回来。
我坐在干草堆上,张开双手。我的双手空空如也——没有鳞片,没有爪子,没有图腾赐予的印记。
我告诉自己:她因愤怒而颤抖——对自己当年盲目到嫁给一个废物的愤怒。这个解释完全说得通。
父亲的声音很低——他对我很失望。养育他二十年后,他的儿子成了部落中唯一无用的血脉。他无法在全部落面前抬起头。这也完全说得通。
拉格纳的拇指按在刀柄上,指关节发白。他很警惕。洛克是陌生人的面孔,而这位狩猎队长的本能是对陌生人保持警惕。更合理。
我把所有不合理的细节都塞进了合理的解释里。这样我就能睡着了。这样明天我就能回到狩猎场边缘捡猎物,回去住在兽圈里,回到那个不能变身兽形的人。这里是我的地方。已经二十年了。
外面,篝火依旧燃烧,光线透过木板的缝隙洒在我手背上。我把手翻过来握成拳头。我的指甲深深嵌进掌心,刺痛让我保持些许清醒。
外面传来脚步声——沉重而闷闷的兽形态爪蹄声,每一步都踩在泥土上。今晚是秋猎节前夕,巡逻人数加倍。
爪子和蹄子的声音在兽圈外戛然而止。
我抬头看了看门板上的缝隙。缝隙太窄;我只能看到一个黑影停在入口处。那人蹲下身,把东西放在门外。
脚步声又响起,这次渐渐远去。
我等了很久,确定外面没有动静,然后推开了门。
地上放着一块烤过的野兽肉。用新鲜的叶子包裹着,还冒着热气。叶子是荆棘草的宽叶——那种只长在狩猎场北侧的刺草,离这里至少半小时往返。包裹肉的叶子很新鲜,汁液还在刚摘下的边缘闪闪发光。
我弯腰捡起它,左右张望。狩猎场边缘空无一人,只有远处篝火在夜风中摇曳。我把兽肉带回兽圈,咬了一口。盐味恰到好处,外皮酥脆。猎犬在邻近的巢穴里轻声呜咽,我掰断了一半扔了过去。
吃完饭后,我躺在干草堆上,手指上还残留着油腻的感觉。
有人给我送来了食物。没有留下名字,没有留下任何痕迹。部落的规定是礼物必须面对面赠送——这是兽人的尊严,拒绝匿名的施舍。除非那个人不想让任何人知道他们在给我什么东西。
我翻了个身。
别再想了。
明天,洛克将正式开始他的继承训练。维拉将成为继承人的妻子。一切都会照旧进行。
我闭上了眼睛。干草刺痛着我的脖子后面——熟悉的感觉,熟悉的温度。外面的篝火渐渐熄灭。猎犬哼了一声,沉默了。
只有烤肉残留的油脂还留在我手指上,散发着余温。
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I hate girls like her.
Entitled.
Delicate.
And still—
Still.
The image of her standing in the doorway, clutching her cardigan tighter around her narrow shoulders, trying to smile through the awkwardness, won’t leave me.
Neither does the memory of Tyler. Leaving her here without a second thought.
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It’s not my business if some spoiled little princess has to walk home in the dark.
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