夜风刮过狭窄的小巷,莱昂走出破旧的储藏室.他的衣服仍沾满灰尘,但胸口那股奇异的温暖却挥之不去——那是觉醒能力留下的温暖.
他手背上微弱的光芒跳动.
[天赋觉醒:第一阶段——未完成]
"不完整...?"莱昂嘟囔着."那是不是意味着我可以走得更远?"
还没等他仔细看那个印记,一道影子挡住了巷子的出口.
一位高挑的女子靠在墙上,长外套微微飘动.她的眼睛锐利如抛光的黑曜石,直视着莱昂——仿佛早已知道里面发生了什么.
"你醒了,"她平静地说.
莱昂的呼吸变得紧绷."你是谁?"
那女人没有立刻回答.她只是朝他扔了个金属徽章.莱昂本能地接住了.
表面刻着一只翱翔的银色猎鹰的符号——冰冷,沉重,且无疑是官方的.
"猎鹰局?"莱昂的眼睛睁大了.
"没错,"她说."我叫塞蕾娜·维尔,特才部门的官员.我们探测到灵性频率突然激增.声音是从这里来的."
她的目光扫视着他身后的破败房间.
"而且是你说的."
莱昂感觉巷子向他逼近.他刚刚觉醒——甚至还没弄明白自己拥有什么力量.而现在,官方机构已经敲门了.
塞蕾娜走近了一步.
"放轻松.这不是逮捕."
她上下打量着他,嘴角微微上扬.
"恰恰相反...这是招募."
"一个...什么?"
"莱昂,"她叫他的名字,语气令人不安地熟悉."你被困在社会底层太久了.没有资金,没有支持.但你的天赋——如果得到适当培养——可以改变你的命运."
莱昂紧握着徽章."为什么是我?"
"因为你的频率特征不符合正常的第一阶段觉醒."她的声音压低了."你的是...稳定.不可预知的.这意味着你可能会变得极其强大..."
She paused.
"…or extremely dangerous."
A shiver ran through Leon's spine.
Serena continued, "The Bureau wants you under supervision. I want you under training. And you—" she pointed gently at his chest, "—need someone to keep you alive."
Leon hesitated.
He remembered last night's hunger.
The cheap instant noodles he couldn't afford the next week.
The foreman yelling at him for being five minutes late.
And then—
the feeling of power awakening inside him.
He looked at Serena. "What do you want me to do?"
Serena smiled—sharp, knowing, powerful.
"Come with me."
She turned and began walking toward the main street.
Leon looked at the badge again.
A path.
A chance.
A risk.
His fingers tightened around the metal.
然后他深吸一口气,迈步向前,跟着她走进夜色.
第四章结束
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