When anger rises, think of the consequences. I know this by heart, yet I cannot help but seethe with fury. Even Wuzhui is keeping his distance.
Last night, I awoke to the sound of thunder coming from the Shark's main camp. I rushed to their aid, but blinded by the night and consumed with panic, they attacked my pack. By the time order was restored, we'd both sustained losses.
Clearly this was the work of the enemy, but those fools blame me for the confusion. Some even claim I torched their camp. How dare they question my honor after all I've done? Cowards! They have no right!
怒时思其果,吾谨记于心。然仍不禁勃然大怒,乌骓亦处远处。
昨夜绘鲨大营有声如雷,吾醒而奔往助之。然夜色蔽目,军营四处恐慌,绘鲨攻吾以后路,待局势稳定,双方皆有伤亡。
此举为敌所为,然绘鲨愚钝,怪之于吾。有部族之人甚曰吾烧其营。吾忠心作战而遭疑。吾视其为软弱无为者,无权言论其他。
I should have foreseen this. Though I put my pride aside, those audacious Sharks could not. At their behest, I began the long trek back to my own territory this morning.
They say that they will finish the war without me. Doubtful. Without my pack at the van, the New Legion will surely smash them to pieces. But what can I do? I cannot protect them if they do not want my protection.
Will the Legion come for me afterwards? I cannot say, but if they do, I know that I will receive no aid. I must rely on my own strength, and right now I fear it insufficient.
I need to become stronger. I need the Demon King.
早该料想至此,纵吾置尊严于不顾,彼鲁莽之绘鲨则不然。受其之命,今晨始归吾营地之长途也。
其言勿需吾之助力即可胜也,吾疑之。若无无吾前驱之兽,新军必将其粉碎。然吾能奈其何,其若不愿吾之助力,吾何以护其左右。
待绘鲨灭时,吾或为目标乎?此难料也。但若使然,吾知将无救兵也。需靠一己之力,现恐力之不足也。
吾需愈发强壮,魔兽之王当为必备。
He is mine. After a mighty struggle, the power of the Demon King is now mine to unleash.
The cost was almost too great. I brought only my swiftest beasts on the hunt, hoping to run him in circles, but even still he managed to kill many of them. Were it not for Wuzhui, he may have killed me as well, but my Wuzhui is both swift and cunning. He knew exactly what distance to maintain, exactly when to retreat. No steed could prove more true.
Tomorrow I must begin acclimating the Demon King to life in my pack, but for tonight, I will allow myself to celebrate.
其为吾之所有,大战挣扎过后,魔兽之力,已可为吾所使。
此中代价巨大,为捕斯也,吾仅携最迅速之众兽,望以圈而囚之。终了其杀吾兽数只,若非乌骓,吾亦死于其手。然吾之乌骓快而狡,知当保持距离,亦知何时当撤,无它坐骑更精于此。
明日吾当驯此魔兽之王,使其归吾之队。然今夜,吾将庆而祝之。
I was wise to test the Demon King's hunting skills from atop one of my flying beasts. When he stumbled down a small rock formation, his eyes glowed with that familiar hatred and suddenly he proved deaf to my commands. In time, he calmed down and obeyed me once more, but it was a fearsome thing to witness.
I think I will keep him apart from the other beasts. Not only will it keep them safe, but it will calm their nerves. They have been tense since his arrival. I cannot blame them. The Demon King's power could save or doom us. I must use him with extreme care.
吾智也,于飞行之兽上试此兽王捕猎之技。当其跌落碎石之下,眼泛旧时之仇光,旋即不听吾之号令。然不多时,其又重归我之掌控。然观此事仍乃凶险之极。
思忖将其与众兽分,既保全众兽,又可安抚兽王。自兽王至此,兽群皆惴惴不安,弗可怪也。兽王之力既可成窝,亦可亡我。使其力需慎之又慎。
Am I making a mistake? Maybe. The closer that great pillar of light gets on the horizon, the more my concern grows.
It is a gamble, no question. Helena said that she did not know if this pillar of light will behave like the other one. Yet if it does, if we are transported to some other plane to battle a monster for a mysterious key, then there's a chance that this could be the first step on the path home. If not that, then at least a path away from this island and the New Legion.
Technically Helena has hired me, but that small chance is payment enough. It's worth the risk.
I hope I am prepared.
吾错焉?兴许如此,光柱离地表愈近,吾愈忧心忡忡。
此乃赌博无疑。海莲娜云,不知此光柱是否如同其他,若是,其将携吾等至他处,斗巨兽获秘钥。此兴许为归乡之初,若非,至少可避此岛与新军。
论由头吾受雇于海莲娜,然渺茫之机亦可为酬劳,愿冒其险。
望吾之备足矣。
Had I let fear rule me and left the Demon King behind, then Helena and I would be dead. Only with his strength were we able to defeat the gigantic ape. His rage cost some of my pack their lives in the aftermath, but that was the price of victory. The price of hope.
The key we were rewarded with matches the one Helena already had. The means the third pillar must lead to a third key. And when combined? What then? It's uncertain, but if each pillar takes us somewhere, then maybe their combined power can take us anywhere.
Maybe it can take us home.
如吾受制于惧,留兽王于后,吾与海莲娜或已亡矣。皆因其力才可斗巨猿。猿之怒令吾兽多有伤亡。然则皆胜利之价也,亦为希望之价也。
所获奖励之秘钥与海莲娜之秘钥相配,料其意为第三根光柱必能令吾等获第三把秘钥。若齐三把,然何焉?乃未知。但若秘钥皆可携吾至某处,兴许齐三钥可至任意之处。
许能带吾归乡。
Damn those New Legion cowards! At full strength, I could have fended them off, but they attacked just as we returned to the pillar of light. What beasts I had were exhausted, and the Demon King flew into a rage before I could start a retreat. When that happened, all hope was lost.
The last thing I remember is a sharp pain in my side. When I awoke, I was alone with Wuzhui. Both of us were covered in blood, but Wuzhui's wounds were deeper. I cannot fathom how he carried me to safety in such a state.
I must find a place to hide. Wuzhui and I are alone now, and barely clinging to hope.
懦夫哉新军!全力可挡其兵,然其待吾等自光柱而归,然攻之。吾兽皆乏,未及吾之撤退之令,兽王已大怒,其后所望皆空。
谨记吾侧之痛。及醒,仅有乌骓伴吾,鲜血覆身。乌骓之伤甚深,难以思究,其伤之重何以携吾至此。
需寻处而棲,乌骓与吾孤身于斯,仅报残念。