莫忒丝密信 Mortis' Secret Letter

雅努萨波利斯圣女曾寄给某位祭司的密信，经欧洛尼斯之力复现而出，信中阐述寄信人对雅努萨波利斯政局的冷静分析以及对世界暗藏危机的忧虑。 A secret letter that was replicated using the power of Oronyx, sent by the Holy Maiden of Janusopolis to a priest. The letter describe

致柯德克斯：

To Codex:

原谅我无法当面与你说清心中所想。我注意到新一批圣女卫队多了好些陌生的面孔，他们虽还不至于限制我的行动，但早已成为隔墙之耳，其背后想必是达姆纳蒂奥一派对我持续的监视。与我交好的那几位祭司与政官大多被调离神殿，作为使者遣往其它城邦；而我与平民的接触也被他们严格控制。不难看出，达姆纳蒂奥一派在千方百计地削弱我的影响力。

   Forgive me for not being able to share my feelings with you face-to-face. I have noticed a lot of new faces among the Holy Maiden's guards recently. Though they have not started to limit my actions yet, they are flies on the wall that I am certain are reporting back constant surveillance to Dannalio and his followers. The majority of the priests and officials who I got along with have been removed from the temple and posted as envoys to other cities, and my contact with civilians is under strict control. Dannalio's party is clearly doing everything they can to weaken my influence.

如今我虽名义上身兼大祭司与传谕圣女的要职，实际却已几无话语权，日趋名存实亡。偌大一个雅努萨波利斯，所谓三相神谕源地、命运泰坦垂睑之圣城，政教高层中仍对尊神心怀虔诚与崇敬之人…唯你与我两人耳。

   Though I bear the lofty titles of High Priest and Oracle Maiden, I have no right to speak on most matters and am left with empty titles alone. If there are any officials or higher-ups in this great city of Janusopolis — the so-called origin of the tripartite prophecy and the holy city upon which the Fate Titans lay their gaze — who still hold devotion to the gods... I fear it is just the two of us.

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还有一事。身处泰坦战争的时代，尼卡多利踏裂吉奥里亚、一路追杀艾格勒，沿途碾碎诸邦，许多家园被毁的人千里迢迢前来求谕。我整理了迄今百年的异邦来客，发现最遥远的几所城邦已许久未有使者前来，而他们本应身处蛮神的征伐路线上。我向泰坦求谕，得到的答案是…这些远疆小邦早已尽数湮灭。

  One more thing. In this time of war among the Titans, where Nikador has trampled Georios into the ground and hounded Aquila across the land, many people whose cities have been destroyed have travelled far to request a prophecy from us. I have looked into visitors we have had from the outlands over the past century and discovered that we have not received any envoys from the most distant city-states for some time. These cities would have been along the warpath of the savage god. I sought prophecy from the Titans and the response I received was... That these distant small states were annihilated long ago.

命运泰坦们早已告知罪魁祸首的名号——黑潮。与毁于塞纳托斯或尼卡多利的城邦不同，那两尊厄神虽手段狠辣，却不至于一朝一夕便戮尽全城平民，尚能留幸存者泣涕；而毁于黑潮的城邦…无一例外，如同从翁法罗斯大陆上被瞬间剜去一般，除却天佑的龙与海浪之邦，几乎无人逃出。故而世间多有怨怼尼卡多利、憎恨塞纳托斯之声，却少有对黑潮之灾的传述。此种偏差使得各大城邦对黑潮的威胁视若无睹。

   The Fate Titans revealed the name of the culprit long ago... The black tide. The destruction of these city-states was different to those destroyed by Thanatos or Nikador. Though these two gods are brutal and merciless, there would always be survivors left to weep for the dead — the entire civilization would not simply be wiped out overnight. However, with the black tide... It was as if the city-state was torn directly out of the ground of Amphoreus. Almost no survivors remain, except for the heavenly-blessed state of dragons and waves. That's why we have so many voices in this world that resent Nikador and curse Thanatos, yet very few report the devastation of the black tide. This bias has caused the various city-states to overlook the threat that the black tide poses.

另外，我对尼卡多利的行军路线进行了一番考究，一个问题不禁萦绕我心：过去的百年间，天谴之矛为何极少杀向翁法罗斯中心的城邦，反总在远疆徘徊？奥赫玛声称是因全知的刻法勒庇护，但我却有一种荒谬的推测——尼卡多利，这尊为世人所唾弃的疯王、蛮神，实际上也是阻隔黑潮的守护者。沿途摧毁城邦的毒手，恐怕不过是想将人们驱逐出死域罢了，正如「开山者」吉奥刻勒斯的故事那般……

   What's more, I did some research on the warpath of Nikador, and there is one question that I cannot get off of my mind: In the past century, why is it that the Lance of Fury has seldom turned their destruction on city-states in the center of Amphoreus, and spent their time roaming those on the very outskirts? It is said that Okhema is under the protection of the omnipotent Kephale, but I have an absurd hypothesis... Nikador, the mad king and the savage god held in such disdain by the people of this world, is actually the guardian that protects us from the black tide. I fear this villain that destroys all city-states in their path is simply trying to drive people out of areas that are doomed to extinction, just like the story of the Mountainbreaker Geocles...

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无需怀疑，假以时日，黑潮必然成为翁法罗斯头等大敌。但观如今雅努萨波利斯之乱象，我忧心当灾厄泰坦的威胁暂息时，人们还能否未雨绸缪，以更为坚韧的心境抵御黑潮之灾。世界需要三相的圣女指引未来——她须是背负真正的救世神谕的使者，而非一具哗众取宠的傀儡。

   There can be no doubt that it is just a matter of time until the black tide becomes the greatest threat to Amphoreus. However, looking at the chaos that Janusopolis has now descended into, I worry whether people will be able to regroup and face the threat of the black tide with the necessary tenacity once the Calamity Titans' threat pauses. The world needs the Holy Maiden of the Three Fates to guide its future. She must be the envoy that carries the true prophecy to rescue this world, not just a puppet used to placate the masses.

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达姆纳蒂奥一派的行径愈发肆无忌惮，恐不知何时会对我与缇里西庇俄丝伸出毒手。诸多祭司中，我唯独信任辅祭大人。我愿将传诵圣女神谕之权柄让渡与你，作为交换，烦请辅祭大人在我不可见之时、不可触之处，照看缇里西庇俄丝，并为我母女二人所居密室开辟秘径，以备不时之需。

   Dannalio and the others are growing bolder in their actions by the day. I fear I do not know when they will make their move against me and Tribios. Of all the priests in the temple, you are the only one that I trust, Lord Acolyte. I am willing to entrust the authority to pass on the Holy Maiden's prophecy to you. In return, I would ask that you watch over Tribios should I ever become unable to care for her and create a hidden escape path inside our secret room in case of emergency.

愿雅努斯能揭示你我…暨此世之前路。

    May Janus reveal the path ahead for you, for me... And for this world.

莫忒丝

Mortis