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第一章
The Risen
崛起
“當機靈第一次找到我們時，那些被選中的人被賜予了力量，但不是智慧。”
——領主薩拉丁
The Dark Age
黑暗時代
"No one knew what had happened to the Traveler. No one understood what had happened to the world. But they heard the whispered call."
“沒有人知道旅行者發生了什麼事，也沒有人明白這個世界發生了什麼事，但他們聽到了低聲的召喚。”
他們來自荒野，聚集在秘密的飛地，滑過破碎城市的嚎叫廢墟，希望找到海岸，找到一艘船，拾起一個不可能實現的夢想的蹤跡。
從黑暗中走來的覺醒者，他們的眼睛憂心忡忡。Exo們在難民隊伍中行進，掩蓋著苔蘚和破碎的記憶。機靈也在其中，開始了他們的搜尋。
那是一個充滿無盡苦難和膽寒邪惡的時代。但有一絲希望：旅行者下面有一個避難所的承諾。
Ⅰ. Lady Perun
Ⅰ. 佩倫夫人(注1)
佩倫站在一條陡峭高原上的斜坡狹窄小路的頂端。天還沒亮，她腳下的山谷霧濛濛，一片漆黑。
“他也許不來了”，佩倫身邊的一個瘦弱的女人說道，是他們身後高原上搖搖欲墜的銀色廢墟的鎮長。
“我們不希望你們這些狼在這裡。塞戈斯(注2)領主知道這一點。”
佩倫指著山谷以作回應，山谷出現了紅光。
鎮長髮出一聲哀嚎。塞戈斯會殺了我們所有人。或者更糟糕的是，他會把我們留給墮落者。
佩倫搖了搖頭，“不會。”
鎮長看了看佩倫和站在她旁邊的兩個泰坦。然後她轉身跑回村裡。
紅光更大了，他們的耳朵裡已經充滿了重新修好的派克微弱的、波濤洶湧的哀鳴。“其中九個”，薩拉丁(注3)領主說。
“九個，就算九百個，他們還是得一次三個地從山口上來。”她掰響指關節。“手到擒來。”
拉德加斯特看著她，“南北路都沒有設防。如果他們改變路線——”
“他們不會。”
“你怎麼會知道？”
“這是為了讓人們害怕——害怕塞戈斯，也害怕我們。讓人們看到他的暴徒們在往這趕，知道他的到來要流血......恐懼是懲罰的一部分。無論如何，他沒有預料到我們仍然在這裡。所以他走的是西路，因為這是最明顯，最直接的。”
拉德加斯特皺起了眉頭。“然後是時候向塞戈斯表明他的暴政就要結束。”
“不只是塞戈斯，”佩倫說。她調轉拇指朝身後的廢墟指了指。警惕的面孔從窗戶和防水布周圍探出頭來。“我們必須向他們展示。”
他們三人拿起了戰痕累累的大金屬盾牌。在他們的盾牌後面，每個人都拿著一把破舊的步槍，身上裹著布和鎖甲。
現在，在清晨的霧靄中，派克騎手的臉都清晰可見。一個穿著紅色長袍的男人把他的派克開前面，因為他們尖叫著停了下來。
“好吧，好吧，”塞戈斯說，“鋼鐵之狼。”
“停止你的侮辱”，薩拉丁吼道。
佩倫驚訝地看了他一眼，“這是侮辱？我還挺喜歡‘狼’這個詞。”
“走開，狼”，塞戈斯冷笑道，“這些人是我的。”
“錯了，”拉德加斯特反駁道，“你濫用了旅行者賦予我們的力量。”
塞戈斯笑了笑，聳了聳肩。“架盾！”佩倫喊道。
槍林彈雨傾瀉在他們的盾牌上。佩倫、拉德加斯特和薩拉丁在塵土飛揚的小路上向後滑去。但他們用腳後抵進地面，穩住了盾牌。
“還擊！”
塞戈斯和他的勇士們被困在羊腸小道上，一個個倒下。
佩倫，拉德加斯特和薩拉丁重新裝彈，然後塞戈斯又站了起來，他的發光的幽靈在他的肩膀上。他瘋狂地開槍，一顆子彈擊中了拉德加斯特的頭。
“宰了他！”佩倫喊道，拉德加斯特倒下了。
“我來掩護你！”薩拉丁回答。
佩倫、拉德加斯特和薩拉丁死了很多次，比塞戈斯的任何一個人都多。但每當其中一人倒下時，另一人就會掩護他們，直到他們再次踉踉蹌蹌地站起來。堅守盾牆。三人沒有讓步。
最後，他的長袍燒焦了，破爛了，塞戈斯發出撤退的信號。
“鋼鐵之狼！”他喊道，他的戰士們四散奔逃，銀色廢墟中的人們歡呼起來。“我要屠殺所有曾經庇護過你的人！”
作為回應，佩倫再次向他開槍。
- 注1：佩倫(Perun)是鋼鐵領主的創始成員之一。她善於組織戰略與每個軍閥作戰，能非常出色地評估形式和預測對手的行動。是獵人們協調團隊和敏銳機智的標杆。
- 注2：塞戈斯(Segoth)是鋼鐵領主的創始成員之一。負責整合對抗軍閥隊伍裡的新成員。非常著名和正義的泰坦。
- 注3：薩拉丁(Saladin)是鋼鐵領主創始人之一，薩拉丁響應拉德加斯特號召，加入鋼鐵領主對抗軍閥
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原文：
CHAPTER1
The Risen
"When the Ghosts first found us, those who were chosen were blessed with power, but not wisdom."
—Lord Saladin
The Dark Age
"No one knew what had happened to the Traveler. No one understood what had happened to the world. But they heard the whispered call."
They came from the wild lands, gathering in secret enclaves, slipping through the howling ruins of shattered cities, hoping to find the coast, find a ship, pick up the trail of an impossible dream.
From the deep black came the Awoken, their eyes haunted. Exos marched in the refugee columns, cloaked in moss and shattered memories. And among them came the Ghosts, beginning their search.
It was a time of vast suffering and terrible evil. But there was one hope: the promise of a refuge beneath the Traveler.
Ⅰ. Lady Perun
Perun stood at the top of a sloping, narrow path cut into a steep plateau. It was not yet dawn, and the valley below her was foggy and dark.
"Maybe he's not coming." This from a thin woman at Perun's side, the mayor of the crumbling silvery ruins on the plateau behind them.
"We didn't want you wolves here. Lord Segoth knows that."
In answer, Perun pointed into the valley. A red light had appeared.
The mayor let out a wail. "Segoth will kill us all. Or worse, he'll leave us to the Fallen."
Perun shook her head. "Not gonna happen."
The mayor looked at Perun and the two Titans standing on her other side. Then she turned and ran back into the village.
The red lights were larger; already the faint, choppy whine of repaired Pikes filled their ears."Nine of them," said Saladin.
"Nine, nine hundred, they still gotta come up the pass three at a time." She cracked her knuckles.“Easy pickins."
Radegast looked at her."The north and south roads are undefended. If they change course—"
"They won't."
"How do you know?"
"It's about making people afraid—of Segoth, and of us. Seeing his goons coming a ways off, knowing he's coming for blood... the dread is part of the punishment. Anyway, he doesn't expect we'll still be here. So he takes the west road,'cause it's the most visible, and the most direct."
Radegast frowned."Then it's time to show Segoth that his tyranny will end."
"Not just Segoth," said Perun. She jerked a thumb toward the ruins behind her. Watchful faces poked out of windows and around tarps."We gotta show them."
The three of them picked up large, rough- hewn metal shields. Behind their shields, each held a worn rifle, wrapped with cloth and chain mail.
The Pike-riders' faces were now visible through early morning gloom. A man in long red robes pulled his Pike ahead as they screeched to a halt.
"Well, well," said Segoth."The Iron Wolves."
"Cease your insults," Saladin barked.
Perun shot him a surprised look."That's an insult? I kinda like ‘Wolves'."
"Begone, wolves," Segoth sneered."These people are mine."
"Wrong," Radegast retorted."You abuse the powers the Traveler has entrusted us."
Segoth smiled, and shrugged."Shields up!" Perun shouted.
A hail of bullets slammed into their shields. Perun, Radegast, and Saladin slid backwards on the dusty path. But they dug in their heels, and the shields held.
"Return fire!"
Trapped in the narrow path, Segoth and his warriors fell one by one.
Perun, Radegast, and Saladin reloaded and then Segoth was up again, his glowing Ghost at his shoulder. He fired wildly, and a bullet struck Radegast in the head.
"Got him!" Perun shouted as Radegast collapsed.
"Covering you!" Saladin returned.
Perun, Radegast, and Saladin died many more times than any one of Segoth's men. But any time one of them fell, another would cover them until they staggered to their feet again. The shield wall held. The three gave no ground.
Finally, his robes singed and ragged, Segoth signaled a retreat.
“Iron Wolves!" he shouted as his warriors scattered and a cheer went up from the people in the silver ruins.“I will slaughter everyone who has ever sheltered you!”
In answer, Perun shot him again.