日落時分,夕照下的森林異常安靜,只能聽到沙沙的風聲,樹木隨風輕輕擺動,枝葉的影子就像是妖魔的凶牙利爪,仿佛只要你一不留神,林中的妖怪便會拉住你的小腿,把你拖進森林深處。146Please respect copyright.PENANA8qWPw9oRZ8
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少年走在小道上,有點害怕地瞅了瞅背後,那裡的草木隨風擺動,沒有異常,但他總覺得樹叢裡藏著甚麼,好像有一對隱藏在漆黑中的紅眼睛一直盯著他看,他打了個哆嗦,不禁加快腳步,緊緊地抱著懷中的草藥和果實。146Please respect copyright.PENANA9fJ7Xn97zL
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森林裡有妖怪,村子裡的人都是這麼說的,最開始的時候大家以為那只是一隻比較凶猛的野獸,但當村裡的人一個個神秘地失蹤之後,再沒有人敢在夜裡走進森林。146Please respect copyright.PENANACRR6k6gR2E
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村子裡的草藥師也消失不見了,所以為了尋找草藥醫治患病的妹妹,少年冒險踏進森林,花了一整天時間,總算把所需的草藥找齊。146Please respect copyright.PENANAGV4P8fmlHA
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少年踏進家門,總算鬆了一口氣,「我回來了!」146Please respect copyright.PENANA2RJZ5TovVQ
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躺在床上的女孩勉強撐起身子,「哥哥……」146Please respect copyright.PENANAMuSkXgwr2e
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「躺著就好,我馬上給你煮藥。」146Please respect copyright.PENANA29a3rE2ke7
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剛剛回家的少年沒有休息,立刻燒水煮藥,他不懂藥理,只好把草藥一古腦兒地放進水裡煮,胡亂搗騰了半天終於煮好一碗黑漆漆的藥汁。146Please respect copyright.PENANAtng56nj8PS
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少年想把藥吹涼,才發覺自己戴著面具,他微微一怔,但也沒有深究,因為現在最重要的事情是餵妹妹吃藥。146Please respect copyright.PENANAiUYIAivKOt
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「來,小心熱。」146Please respect copyright.PENANAfxnrffInDO
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「哥,我不想喝藥。」妹妹皺起眉頭,「太苦了。」146Please respect copyright.PENANA3vpBIL0wx9
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「喝了藥你的病才會好。」少年柔聲說,「我剛剛在森林裡摘了幾個好吃的果子,喝完了藥我們一起吃,好嗎?」146Please respect copyright.PENANAXGHTC8RAJv
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幾經辛苦終於喝完了藥,女孩的臉色好了一些,愉快地與哥哥一起吃過果子後,她便躺在床上睡著了。146Please respect copyright.PENANANFkvXgHmGw
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少年忙碌了整天,總算能休息一下,他坐在窗邊,望向漆黑的森林,那裡真的有妖怪嗎?146Please respect copyright.PENANA8hFnuiSQ2k
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忽然有人敲門,此時天已全黑,門外透著火光,大概是村裡的人,可是不知為何在深夜探訪?少年小心翼翼地從門的縫隙往外看,只見一位老人拿在火把站在門外。146Please respect copyright.PENANAb0hhKerOHb
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「村長?怎麼了?」少年打開門,把門外的老人請進屋內。146Please respect copyright.PENANAOR7lkjz6L5
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「我聽說你妹妹生病了,便過來看看。」村長說。146Please respect copyright.PENANAvqj07mSkNS
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「原來如此,不用擔心,她喝了藥,明天應該沒事了。」146Please respect copyright.PENANAaKJIgRmdFW
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「能讓我看看她嗎?」146Please respect copyright.PENANAaHNOMV9xE1
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「當然,不過她睡著了,請小聲點。」146Please respect copyright.PENANAZNHOnSdy8A
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床上的女孩睡得很沈,臉色比之前紅潤了一點。146Please respect copyright.PENANAj83V9fb8yX
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「果然沒錯。」村長嘆了一口氣,「這不是普通的病。」146Please respect copyright.PENANAqVGDjqKUfO
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少年心裡一沈,他知道村長學識淵博,「甚麼……?」146Please respect copyright.PENANAkUh27aDYuq
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「這是天災病啊……」146Please respect copyright.PENANA8q7ZhEopn1
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「天災病是甚麼?」少年憂心忡忡地問道。146Please respect copyright.PENANASiYJzocU2B
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「天災病會引來天災。」村長說,「最近森林裡出現妖怪,很多人都被殺害了,我想,那便是天災病引來的。」146Please respect copyright.PENANADNaHj2niAI
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「天災……」少年望向躺在床上的女孩,「那我們該怎麼辦?怎樣才能治好天災病?」146Please respect copyright.PENANAEcztarZ2pA
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「治不好的。」村長說,「我們必須舉行天祭,把她獻給天道,不然……」146Please respect copyright.PENANAADEOaJVucr
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天祭的意思,用不著村長解釋,少年也很清楚,「不可能治不好的,我、我可以再去森林裡找草藥──」146Please respect copyright.PENANAqpK7pGtg2A
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「明天一早我就來找你們。」村長沒有理會少年,說完這句話他就離開了。146Please respect copyright.PENANAxXeAjeJU8m
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少年愣愣地站在床邊,手微微顫抖著,明明只是普通的病,為甚麼會引來妖怪?為甚麼會有如此不講理的病?為甚麼患病的要是妹妹?少年無法接受村長的說法,無論如何,他都不可能眼睜睜看著妹妹就這樣死去。146Please respect copyright.PENANA4qcXZvLeoV
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女孩的睫毛微微一動,緩緩睜開眼睛,「……哥哥?」146Please respect copyright.PENANARgoXtJ6Wot
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少年回過神來,「抱歉,吵醒你了?」146Please respect copyright.PENANAQi3Y8qQ2OI
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「哥哥在做甚麼?」146Please respect copyright.PENANA5ej1bma1AJ
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「我會出去一陣子,你好好休息。」146Please respect copyright.PENANAIQJKlU5JFj
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「欸,可是,森林裡不是有妖怪嗎?」146Please respect copyright.PENANAORokykA054
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「沒關係,哥哥會把妖怪消滅的。」對,只要把妖怪消滅了就行,沒有妖怪的威脅,村民也不會相信甚麼天災病吧?少年對女孩笑了笑,可是女孩沒能看到面具下的笑容,她不安地伸出小手。146Please respect copyright.PENANATZBXSnaCyv
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「不要走……」146Please respect copyright.PENANAomiIm2lRWN
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少年輕輕抓住她的手,「安心吧,我很快回來。」146Please respect copyright.PENANA9atefFdv4Y
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夜裡的村落沒有半點火光,微弱的星光不足以照亮眼前的路,但少年依然能夠在漆黑中看得清楚,行動如常。146Please respect copyright.PENANA9zX9a40c4a
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決定要討伐妖怪,少年首先想到要找一把武器,家裡沒有能當作武器的東西,所以他去別人家裡找了,本來他是想去借的,但不管怎麼敲門也沒人應答,推開門才發現裡面根本沒有人,他也只好擅自尋找了。搜遍了整間屋子也沒有找到像樣的武器,少年最後在牆角拿走了一把雨傘,雖然傘不算武器,但他總覺得拿著一把傘會使他安心許多。146Please respect copyright.PENANAk6kajdN20m
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少年沒有再去找其他人,他沒有時間挨門逐戶去找了,他必須在天亮之前消滅森林裡的妖怪。146Please respect copyright.PENANAsOsnhxvkSI
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在林間小道上走著,少年愈走愈快,並不是有多焦急,而是他總感覺有些東西一直追著他。他不敢回頭,怕見到不好的東西,要是嚇到腿軟那就糟了,於是他走著、跑著,在森林裡橫衝直撞,被樹根絆倒也不會停下,碰到草叢的枝葉便用傘打掉,小道已經消失不見了,他不知道自己在哪,但他不敢停下,停下來就會被追上。146Please respect copyright.PENANAoQEMAQqrJ4
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妖怪到底在哪?難道就在背後?少年心裡一亂,忽然絆倒了,整個人摔在地上,他也顧不上痛處,驚慌失措地望向身後──那裡的草木輕輕擺動,但除此以外甚麼也沒有。146Please respect copyright.PENANA3vOxbgbx9B
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少年大口大口地喘氣,確認沒有甚麼在追他之後,疼痛的感覺一下子湧出,手肘和膝蓋都擦傷了,他痛得眼淚都流出來了,但他沒法拭淚,因為他戴著面具。146Please respect copyright.PENANAcKysHycwAH
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──為甚麼要戴面具?146Please respect copyright.PENANALup1ckQiTR
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每次當他想要把礙事的面具脫下時,心裡總會覺得不妥,他隱約感覺到自己忘記了甚麼,但始終想不起來。146Please respect copyright.PENANA4DSd1ayWWq
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強烈的恐懼和不安勾起了他內心深處的記憶,他記得每次遇到可怕的事情,他都會做一個動作,使自己回到清醒的狀態。146Please respect copyright.PENANAWQoiE8ZdT2
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於是他呼出一口氣,低頭看草地,抬頭看天空,想像自己夢裡的景象,這次夢境沒有變化,他沒有回到那片熟悉的草原,但他想起了他是誰。146Please respect copyright.PENANAs2Suk7uK55
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「這裡是夢,我是夢行者……」146Please respect copyright.PENANAWCsWr0sGFx