Totemfall: Return of the True King

Totemfall: Return of the True King

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Introduction

Everyone in the tribe looked down on me. My father declared someone else the heir to the chieftaincy, my wife tore up our engagement and followed a new master, and I lived in a beast pen at the edge of the hunting grounds, sharing a wall with the hunting dogs. I thought this was my life. Only later did I realize that the entire tribe had spent twenty years of coldness building me a fortress. Those airtight shields would one day need me to prove them myself. On the day I awakened, the tribe's totem pole exploded. The true king was about to return.

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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