角色故事•二(解鎖條件:角色等級40)
不知不覺,她已習慣了戰場。
她看著同胞們在眼前倒下,自己仍毅然向前。她知道終有一天她也會倒在那裡,而後來者將前仆後繼地跨過自己的身軀。
所以休憩時光總是那麼珍貴,她抬起頭,看著銀海高懸頭頂,星光傾瀉而下。
星空下的一切都很安靜。即使面臨失熵的威脅,她也想卸下戰甲,一睹世界的究竟。
記憶中的聲音逐漸浮現。
「只是透過鏡片望去,就覺得整個世界都不同了。」
——她的編號是AR-214,她戴著「眼鏡」。
「格拉默軍規第8條,存活的騎士應當主動歸隊。」
——她是AR-1368,性格很認真。她的戰甲上有紅色的綬帶。
「下一片戰場,希望能看見星星。」
——AR-53935,他是和自己不同的「另一種型號」。
「各位,歡迎歸隊!」
——AR-4077,雖然自己和他素未謀面,但知道他從來不上戰場,只待在後方。
茫茫蟲群自星空深處飛起,如往常一樣,刺耳的警報打斷了短暫的休憩時光。
她啟動裝甲,進入作戰狀態,只是這一次,一切來得格外猛烈。
「這不是普通的襲擊,是蟲潮…蟲潮!」
通訊中的聲音微微顫抖,越來越多的鐵騎升上天空,卻如渺然的星火,匆匆爆發便被黑暗吞沒。
「守住防線,繼續突圍!」
無數的鐵騎在她眼前倒下。
他們中有此前同自己搭話的人嗎?她第一次意識到這個問題。
——原來…每個人是不一樣的?
蟲群終於裂出一道縫隙,而在那縫隙的盡頭,母蟲正緩步踏出。
她如同一道流光穿梭在密密麻麻的蟲群之中,和其他鐵騎一同沖向巨型銀蟄蟲的口器。在被母蟲吞噬的最後一刻,她閉上眼睛,引爆了足以毀滅一顆行星的火彈——
足以致盲的光芒以母蟲為中心爆發,那一刻萬籟俱寂。
她如同脫線的風箏,被巨大的衝擊力彈開。向著大地墜落時,一些令她難以忘懷的記憶在眼前閃過——
火螢飛舞的水面旁,她離開裝甲,感受夜晚的清風和絲絲涼意。
她看著火螢停駐在她的手背,翕動著翅膀。
「…它們雖然是渺小的生命,卻比星星更耀眼。」
黑暗吞沒了她。
蟲群的殘肢和破損的戰甲化為塵埃,落在群星之上,紛紛揚揚如同宇宙下了一場無聲的雪。
Character Story: Part II
• Unlocked at Character Level 40
As time passed, she had grown accustomed to the battlefield.
She witnessed her comrades fall before her eyes, yet she remained resolute, pressing forward. She knew that one day, she too, would meet her end on the battlefield, paving the way for those who would follow unblinkingly.
Thus, moments of rest held immense value for her. She lifted her gaze toward the sea of stars hanging high above, its radiance cascading down upon her.
Tranquility pervaded everything under the starry sky. Despite the looming threat of entropy loss, she yearned to shed her battle armor and catch a glimpse of the world's true nature.
The voices from memory gradually resurface.
"Just looking through the lens makes the whole world feel different."
— Her designation is AR-214, and she wears "glasses."
"Glamoth Military Regulation Article 8: Surviving knights should actively return to base."
— She is AR-1368, a very austere character. There is a red ribbon on her armor.
"I hope to see the stars on the next battlefield."
— AR-53935, he is a "different type."
"Welcome back, everyone!"
— AR-4077, though she has never met him, she knew he never goes to the battlefield, always staying in the rear.
From the depths of the starry expanse, the immense insects ascended. Its abrupt invasion interrupted their brief respite.
Reactivating her armor, she was ready to charge into the fray. However, the offense exhibited unprecedented ferocity.
"No, this is not an ordinary attack! It's the Swarm... the Swarm!"
The voices in her comms trembled as more and more of the Iron Cavalry soared to the sky like sparkling fire, only to be swallowed by the encroaching darkness as soon as they ignited.
"Hold the line! Push forward!"
In her line of sight, countless numbers of the Iron Cavalry fell.
Are there any of them that have spoken to her? It was a realization that struck her for the first time.
So... each person is unique?
Finally, an opening was created within the Swarm, and from it emerged the Swarm Mother, advancing slowly.
Like a streak of light, she skillfully navigated through the dense swarm, racing alongside her fellow Iron Cavalry comrades toward the mouthpiece of the towering Silver Sting. Just as the Swarm Mother was about to devour her, she closed her eyes, detonating a bomb with enough firepower to obliterate an entire planet.
A blinding light erupted, engulfing the Swarm Mother, plunging everything into silence.
Like a kite severed from its string, she was propelled by the tremendous impact, descending toward the ground. Fleeting memories that she would never forget flickered before her eyes...
Beside the lake where fyreflies danced, she shed her armor, relishing the refreshing breeze and coolness of the night.
She observed fyreflies alighted on the back of her hand, their wings gracefully fluttering.
"...Despite their tiny size, they shine brighter than the stars at night."
Darkness enveloped her.
The remnants of the Swarm and her shattered armor disintegrated, dissipating like silent snowfall across the universe.