樂高幻影忍者官方小說

作者: Tommy Andreasen

原文與圖片來自ninjago wiki

譯者：醉酒異客

若有翻譯不準(zhǔn)處請?jiān)谠u論區(qū)糾正

正在暗中監(jiān)視著寇的骷髏好不容易才壓制住向他發(fā)起攻擊的欲望，它清楚地記著他們過去交手的經(jīng)歷，那副空軀干中的靈魂幾近干涸，卻仍然保留著對忍者們的仇怨。但主人下過明確的指令，它只負(fù)責(zé)監(jiān)視，不能輕易妄動……它的空頭顱中依然回響著主人的承諾。那些在它還擁有生命時(shí)的依稀往事，那些作為一個(gè)懦夫的永恒恥辱，不久都將會被新的主人一筆勾銷?！拔蚁蚰銈儽ＷC，你們會得到解脫的。”苦日子很快就要結(jié)束了，它只需要耐心等待…… 我感到好像被監(jiān)視了一樣，這八成又是我的幻覺。在去見塞莉爾和她父親之前，我得先清理一下這些雜念。我決定去弄點(diǎn)茶喝來提神。 我來到了昏暗的茶室。為我倒茶的年輕姑娘一直好奇地望著我的傷疤，但她什么也沒說。喝茶的時(shí)候，我又一次想到了吳大師和他的教誨，這讓我在重新充滿勇氣的同時(shí)，也感受到了深深的憂傷。他教導(dǎo)了我們很多，但在同時(shí)，也總有很多事情他避而不提，比如一些我們不應(yīng)過早知道的真相。我記得，在我三歲的時(shí)候，媽媽告訴我月亮是一塊綠色的奶酪。我一直很喜歡也很相信這個(gè)解釋，直到六歲的時(shí)候我的歷史老師告訴我，月亮是由風(fēng)暴之神沃杰拉創(chuàng)造出來的。她先造出了一團(tuán)閃電，又將它舉過了忍者國的上空來點(diǎn)亮黑夜。我當(dāng)時(shí)呆住了，不理解媽媽為什么要騙我。后來我才明白了她的良苦用心，當(dāng)時(shí)，她只是給出了一個(gè)最容易讓我接受的解釋－－引入神靈的概念只會讓我更加困惑。可是再后來，又有一個(gè)老師告訴我，月亮其實(shí)是一塊巨大而冰冷的巖石，懸浮在幾千里之外黑色的空虛中。他們難道都在騙我嗎，還是說本來就沒有什么所謂的真相？滾熱的茶水刺痛了我的喉嚨，使我意識到我又在胡思亂想了，我將思緒再次拉回到即將到來的會面上。 我嘗試從吳大師教過我的道理中獲得指點(diǎn)和幫助。如果我問他月亮是怎么產(chǎn)生的，他會怎么說呢？也許是他父親創(chuàng)造出來的吧，也許他自己也不知道。還有哪些事物的真相是他未曾告訴過我們的？ 這真是太尷尬了－－在你的說教進(jìn)行到一半的時(shí)候，你嗓子突然就破音了。這周已經(jīng)發(fā)生了好幾次了，每一次我都尷尬得無地自容，真不敢相信其他人竟然完全沒有察覺到有什么異常。變聲期這種事真的很讓我頭疼，我已經(jīng)是團(tuán)隊(duì)里面年紀(jì)最小的了，如果我的嗓子總是在破音的話，我還怎么維持我作為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者的尊嚴(yán)和自信啊！媽媽倒是注意到我聲音的變化了，她每次都說她認(rèn)為我做得很出色，可她這么說只是因?yàn)樗俏夷赣H，母親只會告訴孩子他們需要聽的話－－我也確實(shí)很需要聽這些話。這幾個(gè)月，我們?nèi)陶叩氖滓蝿?wù)變成了尋找而非戰(zhàn)斗，這給我們的生活帶來了很大的變化。我們在旋轉(zhuǎn)術(shù)方面的造詣加深了很多，相比于那些在我們掌控之外的事，我們將注意力更多地轉(zhuǎn)向了手頭的任務(wù)；我的力量變得越來越強(qiáng)，但我召喚神龍的能力卻變得越來越弱了；不光是我的聲音發(fā)生了變化，我的眼睛也變綠了；我感覺我越來越堅(jiān)強(qiáng)，但同時(shí)好像也越來越脆弱。這些難道也是因?yàn)榍啻浩趩?？我望向了窗外，寺廟的外部現(xiàn)在很整潔了，這多虧了克萊爾。不過，相比起在寺廟里干活，她好像對這座神秘的寺廟本身更感興趣。一開始雇傭她的主意就是我提的，當(dāng)然了，現(xiàn)在我對她也沒什么意見，我只是覺得以后應(yīng)該對她多留點(diǎn)心。在吳大師消失不久后，我在房間里找到了他留下的旋轉(zhuǎn)術(shù)之書。這本書藏得很明顯，所以他應(yīng)該是有意想讓我發(fā)現(xiàn)它的。我初次翻開它時(shí)，書里有好多空白頁，但隨即它就與我的力量聯(lián)接了起來，空白頁上開始出現(xiàn)文字。從內(nèi)容上看，這些文字應(yīng)該出于吳大師之手，雖然那顫顫巍巍的筆跡與他平時(shí)精巧的字體完全不同。

我感覺我越來越虛弱了，親愛的侄子，狂克斯的時(shí)空之拳正在讓我加速衰老。這世上沒有不朽的戰(zhàn)士，我人生中剩下的時(shí)間也不多了。

在我走之后，你將成為忍者們的下一位幻影旋轉(zhuǎn)術(shù)大師，這個(gè)職責(zé)必須要由你來承擔(dān)。愿你的力量能指引你找到那些你需要知道的真相。

再往后翻，就能看見更多的文字，甚至還有圖畫。這本書我已經(jīng)從頭到尾讀過好幾遍了，但每一次讀完，我都感覺好像遺漏了點(diǎn)什么，而且每一次它的內(nèi)容都會有變化－－它似乎只會向我展示我需要知道的東西。不知道今天它會給我呈現(xiàn)些什么呢？

自古以來，守護(hù)忍者國便是元素大師們代代相傳的責(zé)任。這項(xiàng)神圣使命的開始可以追溯到千年之前，我父親決定將元素力量賜予一批人類的時(shí)候。這是他告訴我的嗎，還是我自己幻想出來的？我也不太清楚了。四十年前，你父親和我親自領(lǐng)導(dǎo)元素大師聯(lián)盟對抗蛇怪，在那場戰(zhàn)役中，陳利用各種狡猾的詭計(jì)、巫術(shù)和蛇怪的催眠術(shù)，把我們耍得團(tuán)團(tuán)轉(zhuǎn)，甚至還讓我們反目成仇。所幸的是，我們贏得了那場戰(zhàn)役，并徹底解決了陳大師與克勞斯的問題－－至少當(dāng)時(shí)我們以為是如此?？蓻]過多久，新的敵人又出現(xiàn)了：時(shí)空雙子－－酷克斯和狂克斯，又是我們的戰(zhàn)友。我在床上休養(yǎng)的絕大部分時(shí)間都在想他們倆的事，直到最近我才想明白了一切。這場叛變背后的始作俑者依然是陳大師，在他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己大勢已去之后，他讓克勞斯用巫術(shù)在他們的思想中植入了一個(gè)致命的看法：他們的能力是至高無上且無人能敵的，他們可以贏得那場陳輸?shù)舻膽?zhàn)役。我曾帶他們見過大吞噬魔的巢穴和里面的蛇蛋；而如今，他們也讓這些蛇蛋派上了邪惡的用場：紅蛇武士。為了這個(gè)計(jì)劃，他們精心準(zhǔn)備了四十年；接下來發(fā)生的事情，你也都看見了。

我需要知道的真相……這幾個(gè)詞在我的腦海里盤旋著。寇在紙條里也寫了同樣的話，他到底干什么去了？

另附原文：

The Skullkin watching Cole fights the urge to attack. It recognizes him from previous encounters, and what little remains of his soul holds a grudge. But it has specific orders from the King to only observe and report. The promise to soon become something more echoes in its mostly empty skull. The faint memory, regret and embarrassment of his cowardice from back when he was still a human is ever present. The King has promised to take that away. For all of them. "Soon this torment that you have lasted for so long will go away." The new King has promised. I have told them to be patient. I feel like I am being watched, but I brush it off. I need to clear my head before the face Seliel and her father. Some tea will help. The young girl who pours my tea in the darkened tea room studies my scar curiously but asks no questions. I dig deep for some guidance. As I run through Master Wu's lessons, I feel equal measures of gratitude, sorrow and encouragement. We learned so much from him, but there was always more than he told us. Like some truth we were not ready for. When I was three years old, my mother told me that the moon was made of green cheese. That seemed like a pretty good explanation at the time, and I trusted her completely. When I was six a history teacher in school told me that the storm god Wohira created the moon. She crystallized a bolt of lightning and raised it far above Ninjago to light our way in the dark. I was dumbstruck. Why had mother lied to me? It took me a few minutes before I realized that she had not. She had just given me the truth that would make most sense for me at the time. The idea of ??a god like being would have felt my childlike mind in a spiraling loop of confusion. A few days later another teacher told me that the moon was a giant cold rock, thousands of miles away, suspended in an infinite void of airless darkness. Did they lie to me intentionally or were they just offering options to make up my own mind about something which no-one has a definite answer to? The tea warms me realize that my mind has wandered off topic. I am supposed to figure out what to tell the greatest later today. I dig for a lesson from Master Wu again. I wonder what he thinks of the moon. Did his father, the First Spinjitzu Master create it? Does he know for sure? What other truths have you been keeping from us? It's embarrassing. It's happened several times now. I am surprised none of the others have noticed it yet. It's not easy to maintain your dignity, giving out instructions when your voice suddenly betrays you. The whole situation is weird to me. Here I am, youngest of the ninja, fighting to keep my confidence and show leadership. And then my voice starts to break. I know my mother has noticed. She keeps reassuring me that I am doing a great job as Sensei, but I guess that's just what moms do, Tell you what you need to hear at the time. I guess something is working though. The others have definitely developed their Spinjitzu skills over the fast few months. Searching for Master Wu rather than fighting an enemy has presented us with some new opportunities and given us a different routine. We are less distracted by events beyond our control, and more focused at the task at hand. Even though I am really connecting with my powers, my ability to summon my elemental dragon is fading. My eyes are changing and now my voice is changing too. I am getting stronger and weaker. Puberty or something greater? I check to see if the coast is clear. It's great to have Claire around, but it's also clear to me that she is more eager to explore the temple than she is to clean it. Hiring her was my idea and I do not regret that, I just need to be more careful now. I found the Book of Spinjitzu in my room shortly after Master Wu got lost in time. I was only very lightly concealed, so it is clear that I have been intended to find it. When I first opened it, there were several blank pages, but as I entered the book my power connected with it, and texts appeared. Text written by Master Wu, but not with his normal delicate penmanship. This was written by a trembling hand. I am in a weakened state as I write you this nephew. Having been struck by Acronix's time punch, I am rapidly aging I will fall in time as any warrior will and I feel my remaining time in Ninjago is short. You will be the one to carry on the lessons of Spinjitzu. These words are meant for your eyes only. May your power guide to the greater truth. As leafed through the pages more texts and even drawings appeared. I have read the whole book from cover to cover as dozen times over now. Each time there seems to be something new, or something I somehow missed. It's like the book will only reveal certain passages when you need it I wonder what new knowledge it holds for me today. The Elemental Masters have long been the guardians of Ninjago. Millennia ago, my father kissed his ancestors with the power of all of the elements. Is this something he told me, or something I dreamed up myself? It's blurry sometimes. Many times and for many generations have they joined together in the defense of Ninjago. 40 years ago, your father and myself led the alliance of the Elemental Masters. It was Ninjago's last stand against Master Chen, his dark sorcerer Clouse and the Serpentine. Chen fooled us all into playing his game of war. He cleverly used manipulation, deception, dark magic and the hypnotic powers of the snakes to turn Elemental Masters against each others. But we won! Or so we thought Shortly after our victory we faced a new enemy . . . two of our own: Krux and Acronix, The Hands of Time. It is just now, aging in bed, that have put the full puzzle together. Master Chen, when he realized his defeat was imminent, had Clouse use dark magic to motivate an idea in Krux and Acronix; That their elemental powers were superior, and that they could win the fight Chen had just lost. I have let them know of a secret nest of eggs from the Great Devourer. After 40 years of preparation they put the eggs to evil use: The Vermillion. You know the rest. The greater truth. Those words stick in my mind. Cole used the same words in the letter he left behind. What is he up to?