是什么创造了宇宙世界？

What created the universe?

根据艾沃达纳人所述，是因为源初之光所以才有了现在的世界，

According to the Ewardana people, it was the Primordial Light that gave birth to the world we know.

源初之光到底是什么呢？

But what exactly is the Primordial Light?

这个问题一直困扰着人类，就连最为智慧的元素之神伊兹帕鲁特也苦思千年也不得答案，命运也为之迷茫。

This question has troubled humanity for ages. Even the wisest of the elemental gods, Izparut, has pondered it for millennia without finding an answer, and even Fate is confused by it.

这一时代性的问题着实让众神摸不着头脑，他们不为自己的愚钝而尴尬，

This existential question has truly left the gods perplexed, yet they are not embarrassed by their ignorance,

这世界神解不开的疑惑如天上的繁星，就算它是最亮的又有何妨呢，只要别的神也不会，那大家不都一样了吗？

The mysteries that the gods cannot solve are like the stars in the sky—no matter how bright they are, what does it matter if they can't solve it? As long as no other gods can either, aren't they all the same?

伊兹帕鲁特这样想，众神们也这样想，就连生活在人间的凡人们也这样想。

Izparut thought this way, and so did the other gods, even the mortals living in the world thought the same.

可是有一位神却偏偏不这样想，他是熔焰与锻造之神，他的名字叫做卢恩。

But there was one god who thought differently—he was the god of flames and forging, his name was Luen.

世人们大多都不知道这位神祇的存在，这主要和他只在他那破烂的洞穴敲铜打铁有关。

Most people were unaware of this god's existence, mainly because he spent all his time hammering copper and forging iron in his shabby cave.

卢恩的外表像是一个巨型的壮硕矮人地精模样，他长着一个羊头脑袋，犄角上散发熔焰的高温。

Luen appeared as a giant, sturdy dwarf-like goblin, with a goat's head and horns that emitted searing molten flames.

这一幅丑陋的外貌只能换来众神们的嘲笑，伊兹帕鲁特拒绝回答他的一切问题，

This ugly appearance only earned him mockery from the gods. Izparut refused to answer any of his questions,

平等之神西弥斯嘲笑他为何套一个山羊头套，

The god of equality, Simis, mocked him for wearing a goat's headpiece,

恶戏之神基兹阿米称他为世界最伟大的怪诞小丑，

The god of mischief, Kizami, called him the greatest absurd clown in the world,

就连看似冷漠平等的索蒂斯都将他视为熔炉时代的余孽，誓要将其清除。

Even the seemingly indifferent god of fate, Sotis, considered him a remnant of the furnace era and vowed to erase him.

只有死神米尔寇愿意和这个老实敦厚的神祇做朋友。

Only the god of death, Milco, was willing to befriend this honest and humble deity.

米尔寇发觉卢恩从出生到现在一直就干两件事，一个是在他那破旧的洞穴中无忧无虑的打铁，制造着一些稀奇古怪的玩意儿，另一个就是坐在火堆旁静静地沉思。

Milco noticed that Luen had only done two things since his birth: one was to forge iron carefree in his dilapidated cave, creating strange and odd trinkets, and the other was to sit by the fire and ponder quietly.

“呆子，你在想什么？”

“Fool, what are you thinking about?”

卢恩听到米尔寇的询问，快速回过神来说道：“我还在想那件事。”

Luen snapped out of his thoughts upon hearing Milco’s question and replied, “I was thinking about that matter.”

“哪件事？”

“What matter?”

“就是源初之光。”

“The Primordial Light.”

“说你呆，你还真呆啊！”米尔寇哈哈大笑着，卢恩并没有为此感到愤怒，他已经被嘲笑与否定惯了，而且他就米尔寇这一个朋友。

“You really are a fool!” Milco laughed heartily. Luen wasn’t offended. He had long been accustomed to ridicule and denial, and Milco was his only friend.

“就连伊兹帕鲁特都解不开的谜题，你怎么敢解开的啊？”

“How dare you solve the riddle that even Izparut cannot solve?”

“哼，他很聪明吗！那我问他问题他怎么都不知道啊！”

“Hmph, is he so clever? When I ask him questions, he doesn’t know either!”

“那是他不想理你，他在鄙视你呢。”米尔寇想了想还是没把这话说出去，要是把这话给这个呆子说，恐怕会难受好一阵子吧。

“That’s because he doesn’t want to deal with you. He’s looking down on you,” Milco thought, but decided not to say it aloud. If he did, it would probably make this fool feel miserable for quite a while.

“那你好好想着吧，我相信你可以的。”

“Well, think it through. I believe you can do it.”

老山羊望了望眼前这位善良的朋友，他说：“我也相信你。”

The old goat looked at his kind friend and said, “I believe in you too.”

“相信我什么？”

“Believe in me for what?”

老山羊什么也没说，他又开始打铁去了。

The old goat said nothing and went back to hammering the iron.

就这样，万年过去了。

And so, a thousand years passed.

“呆子你要不别打你那个破铁了，我能感到你很虚弱，你的信徒正在减少。”

“Fool, you should stop hammering that broken iron. I can feel you growing weaker, and your followers are dwindling.”

老山羊还在那里，破旧的洞穴，打铁与沉思。

The old goat was still there, in his dilapidated cave, hammering and pondering.

又一个万年过去了。

Another thousand years passed.

“呆子！你再这样下去你会死的！”

“Fool! If you keep this up, you’ll die!”

卢恩已经虚弱的快不像一个神了，他的信徒已经所剩无几了，是啊，也只有像他一样傻的人会信一个不会赐下恩惠的神吧，而这种人又有几个存于世间呢？

Luen was so weak he barely resembled a god anymore. His followers had nearly all disappeared. Yes, only people as foolish as him would follow a god who didn’t grant blessings, and how many such people could there be in the world?

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终于，苍天不负，卢恩在自己快要死亡之际，待他快要绝望之际，他终于明白了源初之光的涵义，这是希望！

Finally, the heavens did not forsake him. Just as he was about to die, and on the brink of despair, Luen finally understood the meaning of the Primordial Light—it was hope!

这是希望！正是希望填补了虚无，正是希望创造世间。

It was hope! It was hope that filled the void, and it was hope that created the world.

米尔寇为卢恩的觉醒而感到欣慰与开心，这个呆子终于可以好好地扩张一下他的教徒吧。

Milco was pleased and happy for Luen’s awakening. This fool could finally expand his followers.

正值两神高兴之际，远在天边的伊兹帕鲁特既感到震惊又感到愤怒。

Just as the two gods were rejoicing, Izparut, far in the distance, felt both shocked and angry.

通过火元素的窥探他得知了卢恩的发现。

Through the fire elements, he learned of Luen's discovery.

他震惊于源初之光所蕴含的磅礴生机，又在为是卢恩发现的而感到愤怒。

He was shocked by the immense vitality contained in the Primordial Light, and he was furious that it was Luen who had discovered it.

为什么愤怒？

Why was he angry?

这种可以改变世界的发现怎么会轮到这头死山羊的手里？

How could such a world-changing discovery fall into the hands of this dead goat?

他怎么有如此好的运气？

How did he get so lucky?

这种大发现理应是我的，没错！这是伊兹帕鲁特的伟大发现！

This discovery should have been mine! That's right! It was Izparut’s great discovery!

这种不为教徒考虑的神就算是消失也不为过吧。

A god who doesn’t consider his followers shouldn’t even exist.

伊兹帕鲁特先一步向众神散布源初之光的真正含义，众神都在夸赞元素之神的智慧，

Izparut was the first to spread the true meaning of the Primordial Light to the gods, and they all praised the wisdom of the god of elements.

“您的智慧真是世间唯一前无古人后无来者呀！”

"Your wisdom is truly unmatched, a one-of-a-kind in all of existence!"

米尔寇得知这个消息后愤怒不已，他找到恶戏之神诉说这是卢恩的发现，

Milco was furious upon hearing the news and sought out the god of mischief to tell him it was Luen’s discovery.

恶戏之神表示这不是一个好的笑话，他与平等之神诉说，平等之神讽刺他是个显眼的小丑，

The god of mischief said it was not a good joke, and then he spoke with the god of equality, who mocked him as a conspicuous clown,

最后他向自己的妻子索蒂斯诉说。

Finally, he spoke to his wife, Sotis.

索蒂斯说道：“我不能相信你，是不能相信。懂吗？米尔寇。”

Sotis said, "I can’t believe you, I can’t trust you. Do you understand, Milco?"

米尔寇蔑视道：“我当然懂，就因为你与他有着仇怨，所以就可以否定他的一切，可以闭着眼说出虚假的谎言？”

Milco sneered, "I understand. Just because you have a grudge against him, you can deny everything about him, and speak lies with your eyes closed?"

米尔寇走了，这是他第一次对自己的妻子彻底的失望，也是最后一次。

Milco left. This was the first time he had been completely disappointed with his wife, and the last time.

他又到卢恩的洞穴里去了，到头来他也是一个形只孤单的可怜虫罢了。

He went to Luen’s cave again, and in the end, he was just a lonely, pitiful creature.

老山羊还在打铁，“你怎么还在打铁？”

The old goat was still hammering, “Why are you still hammering?”

他说：“这是最后一把了，我要打个武器。”

He said, "This is the last one. I’m going to forge a weapon."

“你打造武器做什么？你又不需要战斗。”

“What do you need a weapon for? You don’t need to fight.”

“我喜欢一个人呆着，这样就会少一些无意义的伤亡，其他神明不理解我，我需要一把武器来进行正义的批判。”

“I prefer to be alone, so there will be fewer meaningless casualties. The other gods don’t understand me, and I need a weapon to carry out justice.”

“呆子你冷静点，至少让我陪你一起去吧。”

“Fool, calm down. Let me at least accompany you.”

卢恩摇了摇他那笨重的山羊头说道：“我不需要伙伴，只是一面墙把我们困在了一起，一切顺利的话我们的道路将不再交会。”

Luen shook his heavy goat head and said, "I don’t need companions. It’s just a wall that traps us together. If all goes well, our paths will never cross again."

卢恩独自离开了属于他的洞穴，临走前他将一枚枚圆润的如同钱币的物体，它有着和卢恩一样的气息。

Luen left his cave alone. Before he departed, he created round, coin-like objects that emitted the same essence as Luen.

“这是？”

“What’s this?”

卢恩回头看了这个老朋友最后一眼，他将最后的余温融入这最后一眼当中，然后决然地走了。

Luen glanced back at his old friend one last time, infusing his final warmth into that glance, then resolutely walked away.

卢恩到达伊兹帕鲁特的面前，许多神明在此助阵。

Luen arrived before Izparut, where many gods had gathered to assist.

“你这个蠢货不呆在你那破洞里打铁怎么敢到这里？”

“You fool, why aren’t you staying in your shabby hole forging iron, and how dare you come here?”

“是哪个神明给你这个胆子，是和你一样的那个蠢货米尔寇吗？哈哈。”

"Which god gave you the audacity, is it that fool Milco like you? Ha ha."

平等之神西弥斯无情的嘲讽着，

The god of equality, Simis, mocked him mercilessly,

尽管索蒂斯就在她的身边，不过她可听说，这两口子的关系现在可不怎么好，从她嘲讽米尔寇，身为妻子的索蒂斯没有丝毫情感可以看出。

Although Sotis was right beside her, it was well known that the relationship between the two was far from good. From her mocking of Milco, there was no emotion left in Sotis as his wife.

卢恩等待着众神们将难听的话语说完，然后他开口了。

Luen waited for the gods to finish their harsh words, then he spoke.

“我曾经有过追随者，他们尽力了，现在轮到我尽力的时候了。”

"I once had followers, they did their best, now it's my turn to do mine."

说完，卢恩举起他那山一样的巨锤朝着伊兹帕鲁特砸去，众神们都没有反应过来，他们无法想象平日里窝囊废一样的东西居然敢对这世间的主神下手。

After speaking, Luen raised his mountain-like giant hammer and struck Izparut. The gods didn’t react in time. They couldn’t imagine that something so meek in the past dared to strike against the world’s chief god.

伊兹帕鲁特也没想到，他被铁锤重重地砸到地上。吐出一大口鲜血，胸骨也凹陷下去。他十分的震惊，他的力量，那属于元素的力量还有众生灵所觊觎的智慧之力正在以肉眼可见的速度流失。

Izparut didn’t expect it either, as the hammer struck him heavily to the ground. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his chest caved in. He was stunned. His power, that which belonged to the elements, and the wisdom sought by all living beings was visibly draining.

“你做了什么！”伊兹帕鲁特咆哮道。

"What have you done!" Izparut roared.

卢恩什么也没有说，他继续挥锤砸去。

Luen said nothing. He continued to swing his hammer.

众神们反应过来后连忙去阻止。

The gods reacted and rushed to stop him.

可他们都和伊兹帕鲁特一样，每人都挨上一锤，大家都发觉自身的神力正在飞速的流失，除了索蒂斯。

But they were just like Izparut, each of them taking a blow, and they all realized that their divine power was rapidly draining, except for Sotis.

原来是卢恩将他们的神力抽取化为一枚枚圆润的硬币，将抽象之物化为有形之物，这就是他这几万年来所创造的新技术。

It turned out that Luen was extracting their divine power and turning it into round coins, materializing the abstract into the tangible. This was the new technique he had developed over the thousands of years.

卢恩所受的伤势不轻，他快要死了，但他还有最后一件事要做，他用尽全身所有的神力挥舞巨锤，巨锤像一只战旗被肆意的挥舞。世间的希望之光不停地涌入巨锤之中，巨锤散发出比太阳还要耀眼的光芒。

Luen’s injuries were severe, and he was close to death. But he had one final task to accomplish. He used all his remaining divine power to swing the giant hammer, which moved like a battle flag in the air. The light of hope flooded into the hammer, which shone brighter than the sun.

“不要让他得逞！”

"Don’t let him succeed!"

众神们齐齐向卢恩出手，可就在众神们出手之际，卢恩就已经倒了，他跌下天际摔入人间，连同他的巨锤一起坠入一片山崖之中。

The gods struck together, but at that moment, Luen had already fallen. He plummeted from the sky into the mortal realm, his giant hammer falling with him into a cliff.

巨锤将那些拥有神力的硬币砸碎，于是神力融入人间当中。

The giant hammer shattered the coins imbued with divine power, and thus, the divine power seeped into the mortal world.

元素的力量让人类即使不再供奉元素之神，他们也会获得春夏秋冬、风雨雷电的奖赏。

The elemental power allowed humans to receive the rewards of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, as well as wind, rain, and lightning, even without offering worship to the elemental gods.

力量的力量让人类拥有反抗的念想，希望之光笼罩着人间，人类们因此而觉醒。他们不再愚昧，他们开始思考，他们开始反抗。

The power of strength gave humans the desire for rebellion. The light of hope covered the mortal world, awakening humanity. They no longer lived in ignorance; they began to think and to rebel.

他们将这一切的功劳归结于伟大的熔焰与锻造之神——卢恩。

They attributed all this achievement to the great god of flames and forging—Luen.

他们将这种蕴含神力的硬币碎片以他的名字命名。

They named the coins imbued with divine power after him.

卢恩，一个生前没有教徒，死后皆是教徒的神。

Luen, a god who had no followers in life, but became a god with followers after his death.