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‫ﺛﻢﺑﻤﺠﺮﺩ ﺃﻥ ﺷﻌﺮ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﺑﺄﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻳﻤﺴﻚ ﻣﻌﺼﻤﻪ‪ ،‬ﺍﻧﻘﻠﺐ ﺟﺴﺪﻩ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﺍء‪ .‬ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﻳﺘﻤﻜﻦﻣﻦ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﻣﺎ ﺣﺪﺙ‪ ،‬ﺍﺻﻄﺪﻡ ﻇﻬﺮ ‪ Adlet‬ﺑﺎﻷﺭﺽ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺤﺪﻕ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎء ﺍﻟﺰﺭﻗﺎء‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﺩ ﻛﻮﻥ؟!"‬

‫ﻓﻘﻂﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺻﺮﺧﺖ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ‪ ،‬ﺃﺩﺭﻙ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻗﺪ ﺗﻢ ﺇﻟﻘﺎﺅﻩ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﻔﻌﻞ ﺑﺤﻖ ﺍﻟﺠﺤﻴﻢ ﻳﺎ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ؟!"‬

‫ﺃﺑﻌﺪﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻳﺪ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﺟﺎﻧﺒﺎً ﻭﺗﺮﺍﺟﻊ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻗﺪﻣﻴﻪ‪.‬‬

‫"‪...‬ﺍﻷﻣﻴﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺧﻄﺮ‪".‬‬

‫"ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺣﺪﺙ؟ ﻣﺎ ﻗﺼﺔ ﺍﻷﻣﻴﺮﺓ‪ ...‬ﻣﻊ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ؟"‬

‫ﻟﻢﻳﺴﺘﺠﺐ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻤﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺮ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﻧﺤﻮ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﻮﺏ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻗﻲ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺍﻧﺘﻈﺮ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ‪ .‬ﺍﺷﺮﺡ‪ .‬ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺣﺪﺙ ﻟﻨﺎﺷﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ؟"‬

‫"ﺍﻷﻣﻴﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻭﺭﻃﺔ‪ .‬ﺳﺄﺳﺎﻋﺪﻫﺎ‪".‬‬

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‫"ﻓﻲ ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﻔﻜﺮ؟ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻭ‪".‬‬

‫‪.‬ﺇﻟﻰﻣﻌﺪﺗﻪ ﻷﻥ ﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﺍء ﺧﺮﺝ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺉﺘﻴﻪ‪ .‬ﻫﺮﺑﺖ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺎﻗﻴﻪ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺳﻘﻂ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﻛﺒﺘﻴﻪ‬
‫‪ Adlet‬ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗﻢ ﺩﻓﻊ ﻗﺒﻀﺔ ‪ Goldof.‬ﺩﺍﺭﺕ ﺣﻮﻝ ﺃﻣﺎﻡ ‪Adlet‬‬

‫"ﻏﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ‪-‬ﺳﺎﻥ؟! ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﻔﻌﻞ؟!" ﺻﺮﺧﺖ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﻫﻲ ﻣﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪.‬‬

‫ﺛﻢﺍﺳﺘﺪﺍﺭ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻬﻤﺎ‪" :‬ﺃﺩﻟﺖ‪ ،‬ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ‪ .‬ﺳﺄﺳﺎﻋﺪ ﺍﻷﻣﻴﺮﺓ"‪.‬‬

‫"ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﻓﺠﺄﺓ؟" ﺳﺄﻟﺖ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﺪﻻ ًﻣﻦ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺪﺙ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺍﺳﺘﻤﻌﻲ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻤﻌﻲ ﺟﻴﺪﺍً‪ .‬ﻻ ﺗﻘﻔﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﻲ‪ .‬ﺳﺄﺳﺎﻋﺪ ﺍﻷﻣﻴﺮﺓ‪".‬‬

‫ﻣﻨﺬﺃﻥ ﻭﺻﻠﻮﺍ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻄﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﻜﻲ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻟﺠﺜﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺍﻵﻥ ﻋﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻀﻮء‬
‫ﺇﻟﻰﻋﻴﻨﻴﻪ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻧﺎﺭ ﺗﺘﻸﻷ ﺩﺍﺧﻞ ﻧﻈﺮﺗﻪ ﺍﻟﻤﻈﻠﻤﺔ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺳﺄﺫﻫﺐ ﻭﺣﺪﻱ‪ .‬ﻻ ﺗﺘﺒﻌﻨﻲ‪".‬‬

‫"ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﻠﻚ ﺍﻧﺘﻈﺮ ﻟﺤﻈﺔ‪ ،‬ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﺳﺎﻥ! ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺣﺪﺙ؟!" ﺻﺮﺧﺖ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫"ﻟﻘﺪ ﺗﻐﻴﺮﺕ ﺍﻟﻈﺮﻭﻑ‪ .‬ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺪﺧﻠﺖ‪ ،‬ﻓﻠﻦ ﺃﺗﺮﻛﻚ ﺗﻌﻴﺶ"‪.‬‬

‫"ﻟﻮ‪...‬ﺩﻋﻮﻧﺎ ﻧﻌﻴﺶ؟" ﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﺧﺎﺉﻔﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﺛﻢﻻﺣﻆ ‪ Adlet‬ﺷﻴﺉﺎ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻋﺎﺩﻱ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻳﺒﻜﻲ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺒﻜﻲ ﺑﺼﻤﺖ ﻣﻨﺬ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﺣﻮﻝﺗﺮﻛﻴﺰﻩ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺘﺠﻪ ﻧﺤﻮ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﻮﺏ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻗﻲ‪.‬‬

‫ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎﻭﻗﻒ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻗﺪ ﺍﺳﺘﺪﺍﺭ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻌﻞ ﻭﻫﺮﺏ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺑﺈﻣﻜﺎﻥ ‪ Adlet‬ﻭ‬
‫‪ Rolonia‬ﻓﻌﻞ ﺃﻱ ﺷﻲء ﺳﻮﻯ ﻣﺸﺎﻫﺪﺗﻪ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﻬﺮﺏ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺑﻌﺪﺣﻮﺍﻟﻲ ﺛﻼﺛﻴﻦ ﺩﻗﻴﻘﺔ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻷﺑﻄﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺴﺘﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺒﻘﻮﻥ ﻳﺮﻛﻀﻮﻥ ﻋﺒﺮ ﺍﻟﺴﻬﻮﻝ ﻟﻤﻄﺎﺭﺩﺓ‬
‫ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻣﻌﻨﻰ ﻫﺬﺍ؟" ‪ -‬ﺳﺄﻝ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪.‬‬

‫ﺑﻌﺪﺳﻤﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻗﻒ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻭﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ‪ ،‬ﺃﻇﻬﺮ ﺭﻓﺎﻗﻬﻢ ﺟﻤﻴﻌﺎً ﻭﺟﻮﻫﺎً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻻﺭﺗﺒﺎﻙ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﻔﻬﻢ‬
‫‪ Adlet‬ﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﻻ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﺃﺻﻴﺐ ﺑﺎﻟﺠﻨﻮﻥ ﺣﻘﺎً؟" ﺳﺄﻝ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺑﺼﺮﺍﺣﺔ‪،‬ﺍﻋﺘﻘﺪ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﺃﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻻﺣﺘﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻷﻛﺒﺮ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﻦ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ‬
‫ﻟﺴﻠﻮﻙﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﺃﻱ ﻣﻌﻨﻰ‪.‬‬

‫ﻓﻬﻢﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﺃﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﺍﻓﺘﻘﺪ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪ .‬ﻭﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺷﻌﻮﺭﺍً ﻃﺒﻴﻌﻴﺎً ﻟﺪﻳﻪ ﺑﺮﻏﺒﺘﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺇﺣﻀﺎﺭ‬
‫ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪،‬ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﺇﻟﻰ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﻓﻼﻭﺭﺯ‪ .‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻣﺎ ﻗﺼﺪﻩ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﻧﻪ‬
‫ﺳﻴﺬﻫﺐﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻟﺪﻯ ‪ Adlet‬ﺃﻱ ﻓﻜﺮﺓ ﻋﻦ ﺳﺒﺐ ﺗﻮﺟﻪ ‪Goldof‬‬
‫ﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻬﺎﺍﻵﻥ‪.‬‬

‫ﻓﻲﺍﻟﻨﻬﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻛﺘﺸﻒ ‪ Adlet‬ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮﻭﻥ ﺛﻼﺙ ﺟﺜﺚ ﻣﻦ ‪ Kyoma‬ﺃﻣﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﺃﻣﺎﻣﻬﻢ‪.‬‬

‫ﺍﻗﺘﺮﺏ‪ Adlet‬ﻭﺗﻔﻘﺪ ﺇﺻﺎﺑﺎﺗﻬﻢ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﻞ ﻗﺘﻠﻬﻢ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ؟" ﺳﺄﻝ ﻣﻮﺭﺍ‪.‬‬

‫ﺑﻘﺪﺭﻣﺎ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ‪ ،Adlet‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻝ‪ .‬ﺗﻢ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺜﻼﺛﺔ ﺟﻤﻴﻌﺎً‬
‫ﺑﻀﺮﺑﺔﺣﺎﺩﺓ ﻫﺎﺉﻠﺔ‪ .‬ﻣﺎ ﺑﺪﺍ ﻏﺮﻳﺒﺎً ﻫﻮ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﻘﺘﻞ ﺍﻟﺜﻼﺛﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗﻢ ﺗﻘﻄﻴﻊ ﺑﻄﻮﻧﻬﻢ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻟﻘﺪ ﺃﺩﺧﻞ ﻳﺪﻩ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻄﻮﻧﻬﻢ ﻭﺣﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺚ ﻋﻦ ﺷﻲء ﻣﺎ‪ .‬ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﻔﻌﻞ ﻳﺎ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ؟"‬

‫ﻗﺎﻝﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪" :‬ﺃﺗﺴﺎءﻝ ﻋﻤﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺣﻘﺎً ﺇﻧﻘﺎﺫ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ"‪..." .‬ﺗﻤﺰﻳﻖ ﻣﻌﺪﺓ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‬
‫ﺳﻴﺴﺎﻋﺪﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ؟ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﻴﺎً؟"‬

‫ﺯﺍﺩﺕﺍﺣﺘﻤﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺼﺒﺢ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻣﺠﻨﻮﻧﺎً ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎً‪.‬‬

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‫ﺑﻌﺪﺍﻻﻧﺘﻬﺎء ﻣﻦ ﺗﻔﺘﻴﺶ ﺍﻟﺠﺜﺚ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﺻﻞ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮﻭﻥ ﻣﻼﺣﻘﺔ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﻱ ﺷﻲء ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ؟" ﺳﺄﻝ ﻣﻮﺭﺍ ﻭﻫﻢ ﻳﺮﻛﻀﻮﻥ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺇﺫﺍ ﻭﺍﺻﻠﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺮ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻣﺴﺘﻘﻴﻢ ﻗﻠﻴﻼ ًﻓﺴﻨﺪﺧﻞ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﺑﺔ ﻣﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬
‫ﻗﺒﻞﺫﻟﻚ‪ .‬ﻭﺗﺘﺪﻓﻖ ﺍﻟﺼﻬﺎﺭﺓ ﺗﺤﺖ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻭﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻳﻨﺎﺑﻴﻊ ﺗﺘﺪﻓﻖ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ‪ .‬ﺇﻧﻪ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﺧﻄﻴﺮ‬
‫‪".‬‬

‫"ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻠﻘﻴﻂ‪ ...‬ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻔﻌﻞ ﺃﺷﻴﺎء ﻓﻲ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻫﺬﺍ؟" ﺗﻤﺘﻢ ‪ Adlet‬ﻭﻓﻲ ﻧﻔﺲ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖﺗﻮﻗﻒ ‪ .Fremy‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﻮﻗﻒ ﺍﻟﺮﻓﺎﻕ ﺍﻵﺧﺮﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻳﺘﺒﻌﻮﻧﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻣﺎ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﻳﺎ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ؟"‬

‫ﻓﻲﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻧﻈﺮﺕ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ‪ Adlet‬ﺇﻟﻰ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻬﺎ ﻓﻬﻤﺖ ‪ Adlet‬ﻣﺎ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﻗﻮﻟﻪ‪.‬‬

‫"‪ ...‬ﻻ ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺘﺒﻊ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ‪".‬‬

‫"ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ؟"‬

‫"ﻣﻦ ﺍﻵﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻧﻘﻮﻝ ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﻳﺤﺎﻭﻟﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﻤﻊ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻭﺃﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ‬
‫ﻳﺤﺎﻭﻝﺟﺬﺑﻨﺎ ﺟﻤﻴﻌﺎً ﺇﻟﻰ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ‪ .‬ﻻ ﺃﻋﺮﻑ ﻧﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻔﺦ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻭﻗﻊ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺗﻐﻮﺭﻧﻴﻮ ﻭ‬

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‫ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎﻳﺴﺘﻌﺪﻭﻥ ﻟﻨﺎ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻭﺍﺻﻠﻨﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺳﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﻋﻤﻼ ﺍﻧﺘﺤﺎﺭﻳﺎ"‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﻞ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﺃﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ؟‬

‫"ﻟﻢ ﻳﺘﻢ ﺗﺤﺪﻳﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺑﻌﺪ‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﻣﺘﺸﻜﻚ ﻟﻠﻐﺎﻳﺔ‪".‬‬

‫"ﺑﻮ‪...‬ﻭﻟﻜﻦ‪ ...‬ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪-‬ﺳﺎﻥ‪ "،‬ﺭﺩﺕ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﺨﺠﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪" .‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻭﻗﻊ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﺳﺎﻥ‬
‫ﻓﻲﻧﻮﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺦ‪ .‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺳﺎﻥ ﻗﺪ ﺧﺪﻋﺘﻪ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﺪﺭﺟﺘﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻣﺎ‪"...‬‬

‫"ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﻘﺼﺪ؟"‬

‫"ﺃﻻ ﻳﺤﺐ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﺳﺎﻥ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺳﺎﻥ؟ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺳﻤﻊ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺳﺎﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻓﻲ ﺧﻄﺮ ﺃﻋﺘﻘﺪ‬
‫ﺃﻧﻪﺳﻴﻨﺘﻬﻲ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻛﺬﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﺳﺎﻥ ﻭﻳﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺧﺪﺍﻋﻪ‬
‫ﻟﻠﺬﻫﺎﺏﺇﻟﻰ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪".‬‬

‫"ﻻ ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺻﺤﻴﺤﺎً‪ .‬ﻛﻴﻒ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﻟﻨﺎﺷﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺨﺪﻉ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻭﺗﺨﺪﻋﻪ ﻟﻴﺬﻫﺐ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻱ‬
‫ﻣﻜﺎﻥ؟ﻫﻞ ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﺃﻭ ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﺃﻧﺖ ﺃﻭ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﺃﻱ ﺷﻲء؟"‬

‫"ﻧﻌﻢ‪...‬ﺃﻡ‪"...‬‬

‫ﻛﺎﻥﺩﺣﺾ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺻﺤﻴﺤﺎً ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎً‪ .‬ﺛﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺖ ﺷﺎﻣﻮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻣﺘﺔ‪.‬‬

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‫"ﻣﺎﺫﺍ؟ ﺃﻟﻢ ﺗﻘﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﻧﻚ ﺗﺸﻚ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ؟ ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﺪﺍﻓﻊ ﻋﻨﻪ؟"‬

‫"ﺁﻩ‪...‬ﺍﻫﻤﻢ‪...‬ﺣﻮﻝ ﺫﻟﻚ‪"...‬‬

‫ﺑﻌﺪﺃﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻔﻜﺮ ﺑﺼﻤﺖ ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﺷﺎﻣﻮ ﻳﺘﺤﺪﺛﺎﻥ‪ ،‬ﻗﺎﻝ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪" :‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺣﺼﻠﺖ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰﺍﻟﻔﻜﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﺤﺔ ﻳﺎ ﺷﺎﻣﻮ‪ .‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﺃﺷﺮﺕ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺃﺳﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺭﻯ ﺍﺣﺘﻤﺎﻻً ﺁﺧﺮ‪ .‬ﺧﺪﻋﺖ‬
‫ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻭﺟﻌﻠﺘﻪ ﻳﺘﻮﺟﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﺛﻢ ﺳﺘﺠﻌﻠﻨﺎ ﻧﺘﺒﻌﻪ ﻭﺳﺘﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻘﻮﺩﻧﺎﺇﻟﻰ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً‪ .‬ﻭﻫﺬﺍ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻣﺴﺘﺤﻴﻼ‪ً.‬‬

‫ﻋﻠﻰﺍﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﻨﺰﻋﺠﺔ‪ ،‬ﺇﻻ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ ﻗﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﺧﺮﺍﺝ ﺃﻱ ﻛﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﻓﻤﻬﺎﻭﺍﻧﺘﻬﻰ ﺑﻬﺎ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﺑﻤﺠﺮﺩ ﻓﺘﺤﻪ ﻭﺇﻏﻼﻗﻪ ﻣﺮﺍﺭﺍً ﻭﺗﻜﺮﺍﺭﺍً‪.‬‬

‫"ﻛﻔﺎﻧﺎ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﻜﻬﻨﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻻ ﺃﺳﺎﺱ ﻟﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻧﺤﻦ ﺑﺤﺎﺟﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﻉ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻮﺻﻞ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺣﻞ ﻟﻤﺎ‬
‫ﻳﺠﺐﻓﻌﻠﻪ ﺑﺸﺄﻥ ﻏﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ‪ .‬ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪ ،‬ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻧﻔﻌﻞ؟" ﺳﺄﻝ ﻣﻮﺭﺍ‪.‬‬

‫ﻟﻜﻦ‪ Adlet‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻴﺮﺓ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻭ ﺑﻼ ﺷﻚ ﻳﻨﺘﻈﺮﻫﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺪﻣﺔ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻣﺘﺸﻜﻜ ًﺎ‬
‫ﻟﻠﻐﺎﻳﺔﺑﺎﻟﻔﻌﻞ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ‪ Adlet‬ﻣﺘﺄﻛﺪﺍً ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﺠﺐ ﻓﻌﻠﻪ‪ ،‬ﻓﻨﻈﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ‪ Hans‬ﻃﺎﻟﺒﺎً ﻣﻨﻪ ﺗﻘﺪﻳﻢ ﺑﻌﺾ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻨﺼﺎﺉﺢ‪.‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻫﺰ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ﻟﻠﺘﻮ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ ﻟﻚ ﻳﺎ ﻣﻮﺍء‪ .‬ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺍﺗﺨﺎﺫ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭﺍﺕ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻗﺎﺉﺪﺍ‪".‬‬

‫ﺻﺤﻴﺢ‪.‬ﺷﻌﺮ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺮﺝ ﻷﻧﻪ ﺣﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻻﻋﺘﻤﺎﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ‪.‬‬

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‫"ﺑﺼﺮﺍﺣﺔ‪ ،‬ﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً ﻣﺘﺸﻜﻚ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ‪ .‬ﻭﻻ ﺃﻋﺘﻘﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﺘﺨﻠﻲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﺑﻬﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﻋﺮﺽ‬
‫ﺷﻨﻴﻊ‪.‬ﻟﻜﻦ‪ "...‬ﺗﻮﻗﻒ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ ﺷﻌﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﻠﻖ ﻟﺒﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺑﺸﺄﻥ ﻛﻴﻔﻴﺔ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻤﺮﺍﺭ‪" .‬ﻧﻈﺮﺕ‬
‫ﻓﻲﻋﻴﻮﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻮﻥ ﻗﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺨﺪﺍﻉ‪ .‬ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻳﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺑﺠﺪﻳﺔ ﺇﻧﻘﺎﺫ‬
‫ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪.‬ﻫﺬﺍ ﺃﻣﺮ ﻣﺆﻛﺪ‪ .‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﻗﻞ ﻻ ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﺨﺪﻋﻨﺎ‪".‬‬

‫ﺃﻭﻣﺄﺕﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﺮﺃﺳﻬﺎ ﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻟﺬﺍ؟"‬

‫"ﻣﺎ ﺯﻟﺖ ﺃﻋﺘﻘﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺍﺣﺘﻤﺎﻝ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ‪ .‬ﻭﻃﺎﻟﻤﺎ ﺑﻘﻲ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻻﺣﺘﻤﺎﻝ‬
‫ﻻﻳﻤﻜﻨﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﺨﻠﻲ ﻋﻨﻪ‪ .‬ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺨﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﻋﻦ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺓ ﻭﺣﻤﺎﻳﺔ ﺭﻓﺎﻗﻨﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﻘﺪ ﺍﻧﺘﻬﻰ ﺃﻣﺮﻧﺎ"‪.‬‬

‫ﻧﻈﺮﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺇﻟﻰ ‪ Adlet‬ﺑﻨﻈﺮﺓ ﺑﺎﺭﺩﺓ ﻣﻠﻴﺉﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻐﻀﺐ‪..." .‬ﻻ ﺑﺄﺱ‪ .‬ﻟﻨﻔﺘﺮﺽ ﺃﻥ ﻏﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻟﻴﺲ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ‪.‬ﻭﻟﻨﻔﺘﺮﺽ ﺃﻥ ﻏﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻳﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﺬﻫﺎﺏ ﻭﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺓ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪ .‬ﻭﻫﺬﺍ ﻻ ﻳﻐﻴﺮ ﺣﻘﻴﻘﺔ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻭ‪ .‬ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺫﻫﺐ ﻏﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻟﻠﺬﻫﺎﺏ ﺳﺎﻋﺪﻫﺎ "ﻓﻬﻮ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺭﻓﻴﻘﻨﺎ‪ .‬ﺇﻧﻪ ﻣﺠﺮﺩ‬
‫ﺧﺎﺉﻦ‪.‬ﻓﻠﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﻧﺬﻫﺐ ﻭﻧﺴﺎﻋﺪ ﺍﻟﺨﺎﺉﻦ؟"‬

‫"ﺇﻧﻪ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺨﻮﻧﻨﺎ‪ .‬ﺇﻧﻪ ﻳﺤﺐ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪ .‬ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺨﺺ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺮﻳﺪ ﺣﻤﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﺨﺺ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺤﺒﻪ ﻟﻴﺲ‬
‫ﺧﺎﺉﻨﺎ"ً‪.‬‬

‫"‪...‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺤﻤﻞ ﺍﻟﺠﺪ‪ ،‬ﻫﻞ ﺳﺘﺬﻫﺐ ﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪﺓ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ؟"‬

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‫ﺃﻭﻣﺄ‪ Adlet‬ﺑﺮﺃﺳﻪ ﻭﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻐﻀﺐ ﺃﻣﺴﻜﻪ ‪ Fremy‬ﻣﻦ ﻳﺎﻗﺘﻪ‪" .‬ﺗﻮﻗﻒ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺚ‬
‫!"‬

‫"ﺍﻷﺏ‪ ،‬ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺳﺎﻥ‪ "...‬ﺗﻠﻌﺜﻤﺖ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﻧﺖ ﺿﻌﻴﻒ ﺟﺪﺍً! ﻻ ﻳﻬﻢ ﺳﻮﺍء ﻛﺎﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ‪ ،‬ﺃﻭ ﺧﺎﺉﻨﺎً‪ ،‬ﺃﻭ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺃﺻﻴﺐ ﺑﺎﻟﺠﻨﻮﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎً!ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﻳﺠﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﻐﺎﻣﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻤﻜﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺨﻄﻴﺮ ﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻪ؟!"‬

‫ﻗﺎﻝﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺇﻳﻘﺎﻓﻬﺎ‪" :‬ﻣﻮﺍء‪ .‬ﺃﻧﺖ ﺗﺼﺮﺧﻴﻦ ﻳﺎ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ"‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺗﺤﺬﻳﺮﻩ ﻟﻢ‬
‫ﻳﺼﻞﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﺫﻧﻴﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎﻝﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻭﻣﺰﻕ ﻳﺪ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﻋﻨﻪ‪" :‬ﺃﻧﺎ ﻻ ﺃﺗﺨﻠﻰ ﻋﻦ ﺭﻓﻴﻘﻨﺎ‪ .‬ﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﻗﺮﺍﺭﻱ‪ .‬ﻭﻻ ﺃﺧﻄﻂ‬
‫ﻟﺘﻐﻴﻴﺮﻩ"‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﻧﺎ ﻻ ﺃﻓﻬﻤﻚ‪".‬‬

‫"‪...‬ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪-‬ﺳﺎﻥ‪ .‬ﺃﻋﺘﻘﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺁﺩ‪-‬ﻛﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﻖ"‪ ،‬ﻗﺎﻃﻌﺘﻪ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ؟"‬

‫"ﻻ ﻳﺴﻌﻨﻲ ﺇﻻ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺷﻌﺮ ﺑﻌﺪﻡ ﺍﻻﺭﺗﻴﺎﺡ‪ .‬ﻻ ﺃﻋﺮﻑ ﻧﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻔﺦ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻧﺤﻦ ﻣﺘﻮﺭﻃﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻪ‪ .‬ﻭﻻ ﺃﻋﺮﻑ‬
‫ﻣﺘﻰﺳﻴﺘﻢ ﺍﻻﺷﺘﺒﺎﻩ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻧﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ‪ .‬ﺳﻴﺘﻌﻴﻦ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻘﺘﺎﻝ ﻓﻲ ﻇﻞ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻈﺮﻭﻑ ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞﺃﻳﻀﺎ"‪.‬‬

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‫"ﻟﺬﺍ؟"‬

‫"ﻟﻜﻨﻨﻲ ﺃﻋﻠﻢ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺩ‪-‬ﻛﻦ ﻟﻦ ﻳﺘﺨﻠﻰ ﻋﻨﻲ ﺃﺑﺪﺍً‪ .‬ﺳﻴﺆﻣﻦ ﺑﻲ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺎﻳﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﺑﻔﻀﻞ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﻮﺭ‬
‫ﺑﺎﻻﺭﺗﻴﺎﺡﺑﺎﻟﻜﺎﺩ ﺃﺳﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﻘﺘﺎﻝ‪ .‬ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻷﻥ ﺃﺩ‪-‬ﻛﻦ ﻟﻦ ﻳﻔﻜﺮ ﺃﺑﺪﺍً ﻓﻲ ﺧﻴﺎﻧﺘﻲ‪" .‬ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﺘﺎﻝ‪.‬‬
‫ﻟﻜﻨﻨﻲﻟﺴﺖ ﻭﺣﺪﻱ‪ .‬ﺃﻋﺘﻘﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﻫﻨﺎ ﻳﺸﻌﺮﻭﻥ ﺑﻨﻔﺲ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳﻘﺔ‪" .‬‬

‫ﺻﻤﺖﺍﻷﺑﻄﺎﻝ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪ ،‬ﺗﻮﻗﻒ ﻋﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ‪ .‬ﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﺗﻔﻬﻢ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺸﻌﺮ ﺑﻪ‪ ...‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﺩﻋﻮﻧﺎ ﻧﺜﻖ ﺑـ ‪".Adlet‬‬

‫"ﻟﻘﺪ ﻗﺮﺭﻧﺎ ﺃﻥ ﻧﻌﻬﺪ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺑﺎﻷﺷﻴﺎء‪ .‬ﺍﻵﻥ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻘﻮﻟﻪ ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻪ‪ ،‬ﻣﻮﺍء‪ ".‬ﻗﺎﻝ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﺛﻢ‬
‫ﺍﺑﺘﺴﻢﻭﺑﺪﺃ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﻲ‪.‬‬

‫ﻋﻠﻘﺖﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺭﺃﺳﻬﺎ ﻭﺳﻘﻄﺖ ﻛﺘﻔﻴﻬﺎ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺗﺤﺪﻕ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﺩﻳﻠﺖ‪ ،‬ﺃﻧﺎ‪ "...‬ﺃﻳﺎً ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺷﻚ ﻗﻮﻟﻪ‪ ،‬ﻓﻘﺪ ﺃﻭﻗﻔﺖ ﻧﻔﺴﻬﺎ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺨﺮﺝ‪.‬‬

‫ﻛﺎﻧﺖﻣﺸﺎﻋﺮﻫﺎ ﻣﺠﺮﻭﺣﺔ ﺣﻘﺎً‪ ،‬ﺣﺘﻰ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻓﻬﻤﺖ ﺫﻟﻚ‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻟﺪﻳﻪ ﺃﻱ ﻛﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬
‫ﻟﺘﻮﺍﺳﻴﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺑﻌﺪﺳﺎﻋﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻷﺑﻄﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺴﺘﺔ ﻳﺮﺍﻗﺒﻮﻥ ﻣﺤﻴﻄﻬﻢ ﺑﻌﻨﺎﻳﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﺿﻌﻮﺍ ﺃﻗﺪﺍﻣﻬﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﻤﻢﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻛﺎﻥﺳﻄﺢ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻣﻐﻄﻰ ﺑﺼﺨﻮﺭ ﺻﻠﺒﺔ ﺫﺍﺕ ﻟﻮﻥ ﺭﻣﺎﺩﻱ ﺩﺍﻛﻦ‪ .‬ﺃﺻﺒﺤﺖ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺼﺨﻮﺭﺣﻤﺮﺍء ﻫﻨﺎ ﻭﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺷﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺭﺓ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺭﺓ ﺷﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻟﻠﻐﺎﻳﺔ ﻟﺪﺭﺟﺔ ﺃﻧﻬﻢ‬
‫ﺷﻌﺮﻭﺍﺑﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﺠﺰء ﺍﻟﺴﻔﻠﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺣﺬﻳﺘﻬﻢ‪.‬‬

‫ﻓﻲﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻷﺣﻴﺎﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭ ﻳﺨﺮﺝ ﻣﻦ ﺷﻘﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﺼﺨﻮﺭ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭ ﻣﻤﺰﻭﺟﺎً ﺑﺎﻟﻜﺒﺮﻳﺖ ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ‬
‫ﺭﺍﺉﺤﺘﻪﻛﺮﻳﻬﺔ ﻟﺪﺭﺟﺔ ﺟﻌﻠﺘﻬﻢ ﻳﻔﺴﺪﻭﻥ ﻭﺟﻮﻫﻬﻢ ﺑﺎﻻﺷﻤﺉﺰﺍﺯ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺧﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎﺓ‪.‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻣﺎﺗﺖ ﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﺤﺸﺎﺉﺶ ﻭﺍﻟﺤﺸﺮﺍﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﺤﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ‪.‬‬

‫ﻟﻢﻳﻜﻦ ﻟﺪﻯ ‪ Adlet‬ﺃﻱ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﻣﺴﺒﻘﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺣﻴﺚ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺰﺭﻫﺎ ﻗﺪﻳﺲ ﺍﻟﺰﻫﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻔﺮﺩﺓ ﻭﻻ‬
‫ﺍﻷﺑﻄﺎﻝﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﻮﻥ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ‪ .‬ﺃﻣﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻔﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪ ،‬ﻓﻘﺪ ﺍﻗﺘﺮﺑﺖ ﻋﺪﺓ ﻣﺮﺍﺕ ﺃﻭ ﺗﺠﺎﻭﺯﺗﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻨﻬﺎ‬
‫ﻟﻢﺗﻐﺎﻣﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﺪﺧﻮﻝ ﺃﺑﺪﺍً‪.‬‬

‫"‪...‬ﻳﺎ ﻟﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻏﺮﻳﺐ‪ "،‬ﺗﻤﺘﻢ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺳﻠﺴﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﺼﺨﺮﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻮﻋﺮﺓ‪ ،‬ﻳﺘﺮﺍﻭﺡ ﺍﺭﺗﻔﺎﻋﻬﺎ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺧﻤﺴﺔ ﻭﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ ﻣﺘﺮﺍً‪.‬‬
‫ﻟﻢﺗﻜﻦ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻳﺔ ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺒﺎً‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻴﻜﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﺼﺨﺮﻳﺔ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﻨﺘﻈﻢ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺠﺎﻝ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺮﺅﻳﺔﺳﻴﺉﺎً ﻟﻠﻐﺎﻳﺔ‪ .‬ﺣﺘﻰ ﻟﻮ ﻧﻈﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺮء ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻴﻄﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻮﻗﻊ ﻣﺮﺗﻔﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺗﻠﻚ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﻼﻝ‪،‬ﻓﻠﻦ ﻳﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺅﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺑﺄﻛﻤﻠﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫ﻟﻘﺪﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻜﺎﻧﺎً ﻣﺜﺎﻟﻴﺎً ﻟﺸﻦ ﻛﻤﻴﻦ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻭﻗﺎﻝﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪" :‬ﻻ ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﺃﻥ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﻀﺎﺭﻳﺲ ﺗﺸﻜﻠﺖ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﻲ"‪.‬‬

‫"ﻟﻘﺪ ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﺻﻞ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺮﻛﺎﻧﺎً ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺍً ﺟﺪﺍً‪ .‬ﻭﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻗﺎﻡ ﻛﺎﺭﺟﻴﻚ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻨﻘﻴﺐ ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﺫﻟﻚﺍﻟﻮﺍﺩﻱ‪ ،‬ﺟﻌﻞ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً ﺍﻟﺼﻬﺎﺭﺓ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻨﺎ ﺗﺘﺪﻓﻖ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ‪".‬‬

‫ﺃﺷﺎﺭﻫﺎﻧﺰ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺗﺴﻠﻖ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺍﻟﺘﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﺼﺨﺮﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻳﺒﺔ‪ ،‬ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻻﺗﺠﺎﻩ‪" .‬ﺃﻭﻣﻴﻮ‪ .‬ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﺟﺜﺚ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‬
‫ﻫﻨﺎﻙﺃﻳﻀﺎً‪ .‬ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﺃﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻳﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺷﻖ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪".‬‬

‫ﻭﺍﺟﻪﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮﻭﻥ ﺍﻻﺗﺠﺎﻩ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺃﺷﺎﺭ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ‪.‬‬

‫ﻛﺎﻧﺖﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﻴﺘﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻋﺜﺮﻭﺍ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﺸﺎﺑﻬﺔ ﺟﺪﺍً ﻟﺘﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺟﻮﺩﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﺑﺔ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻗﺘُﻠﻮﺍ‬
‫ﺑﻀﺮﺑﺔﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻭﺗﻤﺰﻗﺖ ﺑﻄﻮﻧﻬﻢ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻳﻔﻌﻞ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ؟" ﺗﺬﻣﺮ ﻣﻮﺭﺍ‪.‬‬

‫ﺛﻢﻭﺍﺻﻞ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﻲ‪ .‬ﺳﺎﺭﻭﺍ ﻟﻤﺪﺓ ﺛﻼﺛﻴﻦ ﺩﻗﻴﻘﺔ ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺒﺎً ﻭﻣﺮﻭﺍ ﺑﻌﺪﺩ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﻼﻝﺍﻟﻘﺼﻴﺮﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﻮﻋﺮﺓ‪ .‬ﺧﻼﻝ ﺭﺣﻠﺘﻬﻢ ﻋﺜﺮﻭﺍ ﻣﺮﺍﺭﺍً ﻭﺗﻜﺮﺍﺭﺍً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﺜﺚ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪﺓ‪.‬‬

‫ﺗﻮﻗﻊ‪ Adlet‬ﺃﻧﻬﻢ ﺳﻴﺤﺼﻠﻮﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﻤﻴﻦ ﺩﺍﺧﻞ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻮﺣﻴﺪ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺬﻱﻭﺍﺟﻬﻮﻩ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺓ ﻋﻦ ﺟﺜﺚ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺸﻴﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﻤﻴﻦ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻗﺎﺩﻣﺎً‪.‬‬

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‫ﻗﺎﻝﺷﺎﻣﻮ‪" :‬ﻻ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﺃﺣﺪ ﻫﻨﺎ‪ .‬ﻳﺘﺴﺎءﻝ ﺷﺎﻣﻮ ﻋﻤﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻓﺨﺎً"‪.‬‬

‫ﻫﻞﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻗﺪ ﻗﺘﻠﻬﻢ ﺟﻤﻴﻌﺎً؟ﻓﻜﺮ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﺍﺻﻠﻮﺍﺍﻟﺴﻴﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻡ ﻭﺑﺪﺃﻭﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺭﺅﻳﺔ ﺗﻠﺔ ﺷﺒﻪ ﻣﻨﺤﺮﻓﺔ ﻋﻤﻼﻗﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺻﻌﺪﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﺘﻞ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺬﻱﻳﺒﻠﻎ ﺍﺭﺗﻔﺎﻋﻪ ﺛﻼﺛﻴﻦ ﻣﺘﺮﺍ‪ ،‬ﻭﺟﺪﻭﺍ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻛﺰ ﻗﺪ ﺗﻢ ﺣﻔﺮﻩ‪ ،‬ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺳﻔﻠﻪ ﺣﻔﺮﺓ ﻗﻄﺮﻫﺎ‬
‫ﺳﺒﻌﻮﻥﻣﺘﺮﺍ‪.‬‬

‫ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻈﺮﺇﻟﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺠﻮﻑ‪ ،‬ﺍﺑﺘﻠﻊ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻻ ﺇﺭﺍﺩﻳﺎً‪.‬‬

‫"‪...‬ﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺠﺤﻴﻢ‪"...‬‬

‫ﻓﻲﺍﻟﺤﻔﺮﺓ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻛﻤﻴﺔ ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺜﺚ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺎﺉﺘﻲ‪ .‬ﺧﺮﺝ‬
‫‪ Adlet‬ﻣﻦ ﺻﺪﻣﺘﻪ ﻭﺍﻧﺪﻓﻊ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﺳﻔﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺤﺪﺭ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﻞ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻔﻌﻞ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﺳﺎﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻪ؟" ﺳﺄﻟﺖ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‪ .‬ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺈﻣﻜﺎﻧﻪ ﻗﺘﻞ ﻛﻞ ﻫﺆﻻء ﺑﻤﻔﺮﺩﻩ‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻮ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺇﻧﺴﺎﻧﺎً"‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎﻡ‪ Adlet‬ﺑﺘﻔﺘﻴﺶ ﺟﺜﺚ ‪ .Kyoma‬ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﺍﻹﺻﺎﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺃﺛﺒﺘﺖ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﻗﺎﺗﻠﺔ ﻧﺎﺟﻤﺔ ﻋﻦ‬
‫ﻋﻀﺎﺕﺃﻭ ﻣﺨﺎﻟﺐ‪ .‬ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً ﻣﻦ ﻗﺘُﻠﻮﺍ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺾ‪ .‬ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺟﺮﻭﺣﻬﻢ ﻻ ﺗﺰﺍﻝ‬
‫ﻃﺎﺯﺟﺔ‪،‬ﻭﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﺃﻧﻬﻢ ﻣﺎﺗﻮﺍ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺳﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﻗﻠﻴﻠﺔ ﻓﻘﻂ‪.‬‬

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‫"ﻫﻞ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻗﺘﺎﻝ ﺑﻴﻦ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ؟" ﺗﻤﺘﻢ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺟﺮﻭﺡ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﺃﻧﺤﺎء ﺍﻷﺭﺽ‬
‫ﻭﺗﻨﺎﺛﺮﺕﻗﻄﻊ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﺨﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﻤﻜﺴﻮﺭﺓ‪ .‬ﻻ ﺑﺪ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﻌﺮﻛﺔ ﻋﻨﻴﻔﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﻋﻨﺪﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻭﺟﻮﻩ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﻗﺎﻝ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪" :‬ﺍﻷﻏﻠﺒﻴﺔ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺗﻐﻮﺭﻧﻮ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﻜﻦ‬
‫ﻫﻨﺎﻙﺃﻳﻀﺎً ﻗﺪﺭ ﻛﺒﻴﺮ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﺭﺟﻴﻚ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻂ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻢ‪ .‬ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺷﻚ ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﺃﻥﻫﺬﻩ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﻌﺮﻛﺔ ﺩﺍﺧﻠﻴﺔ ﺑﻴﻦ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ"‪." .‬‬

‫ﻟﻘﺪﺳﻤﻌﻮﺍ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻌﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺃﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺻﺮﺍﻋﺎً ﻣﻌﻘﺪﺍً ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ .‬ﻭﻭﻓﻘﺎ ﻟﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗﻢ ﺗﻘﺴﻴﻢ‬
‫ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎﺇﻟﻰ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﻓﺼﺎﺉﻞ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺣﺪﻫﻤﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻷﻛﺒﺮ‪ ،‬ﻓﺼﻴﻞ ﻛﺎﺭﺟﻴﻚ‪ ،‬ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﺼﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻱ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ‬
‫ﻫﻮﻓﺼﻴﻞ ﺗﻐﻮﺭﻧﻮ‪ .‬ﺃﺧﻴﺮﺍً‪ ،‬ﻗﺎﻡ ﺩﻭﺯﻭ‪ ،‬ﺧﺎﺉﻦ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑﺈﺧﻔﺎء ﻓﺼﻴﻠﻪ ﺑﻴﻦ ﻓﺼﻴﻞ ﻛﺎﺭﺟﻴﻚ‬
‫ﻭﺗﻐﻮﺭﻧﻴﻮ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺗﻘﺎﺗﻞ ﻛﺎﺭﺟﻴﻚ ﻭﺗﻐﻮﺭﻧﻮ؟" ﺳﺄﻝ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪.‬‬

‫"‪...‬ﻻ ﺃﻋﻠﻢ‪ .‬ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﻛﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻛﺎﺭﺟﻴﻚ ﻭﺗﻐﻮﺭﻧﻴﻮ ﻳﻌﺎﺭﺿﺎﻥ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﺒﻌﺾ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻻ ﻳﺒﺪﻭ‬
‫ﺃﻧﻬﻤﺎﻣﻦ ﻧﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﻘﻰ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻗﺪ ﻳﺘﺸﺎﺟﺮﻭﻥ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﺘﺼﻒ ﻗﺘﺎﻟﻬﻢ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺰﻫﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﺴﺘﺔ‪".‬‬

‫"ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻝ‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻞ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺩﻭﺯﻭ‪ ،‬ﻣﻮﺍء؟ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﺪﻱ ﺃﻱ ﻓﻜﺮﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﻃﻼﻕ ﻋﻦ ﻧﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﺸﺨﺺ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺬﻱﻫﻮ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‪".‬‬

‫"ﺃﺗﺴﺎءﻝ ﻋﻤﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺍﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺩﻭﺯﻭ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﺴﺒﺐ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻌﺮﻛﺔ ﻛﻬﺬﻩ‪....‬‬
‫ﻣﻦﺍﻟﺼﻌﺐ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﻜﻴﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ"‪ .‬ﺍﻧﺤﻨﻰ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺭﺃﺳﻬﺎ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻧﺐ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﻜﻴﺮ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻭﺣﺘﻰﻟﻮ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎﺕ ﻻ ﻳﻌﺮﻓﻮﻧﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈﻥ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻬﻤﻮﻩ ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﺷﻴﺉﺎً ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺘﻜﺸﻒ‪.‬‬
‫ﻟﻜﻦﻫﻞ ﺳﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﻮﺿﻊ ﻣﻔﻴﺪﺍً ﺃﻡ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺐ ﻟﻸﺑﻄﺎﻝ؟ ﻭﻛﻴﻒ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻣﺘﻮﺭﻃﺎً؟‬

‫"ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﻳﻘﺘﻠﻮﻥ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﻢ ﺑﻌﻀﺎً ﺣﻘﺎً‪ ،‬ﻓﺄﻧﺎ ﻣﻤﺘﻦ ﺍﻵﻥ‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﺍﻷﻫﻢ ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺒﺤﺚ ﻋﻦ‬
‫ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ"‪.‬‬

‫"ﻣﺎﺫﺍ؟ ﺃﺗﻴﺖ ﻟﻠﺒﺤﺚ ﻋﻦ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ؟" ﺳﺄﻝ ﺻﻮﺕ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻠﻒ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﻓﻲﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺳﻤﻌﻮﺍ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺫﻟﻚ‪ ،‬ﺃﻟﻘﻰ ‪ Adlet‬ﺻﻨﺪﻭﻗﻪ ﺍﻟﺤﺪﻳﺪﻱ ﻣﻨﻌﻜﺴﺎً ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻞ ﺳﻴﻔﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﻭﺑﺎﻟﻤﺜﻞ‪،‬ﻗﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺜﻨﺎء ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﺘﺠﻬﻴﺰ ﺃﺳﻠﺤﺘﻬﻢ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻨﺴﻮﺍ ﺫﻟﻚ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺼﻮﺕﺍﻟﻠﻄﻴﻒ ﺫﻱ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻭﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﻛﻼﻣﻪ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺬﺑﺔ ﻭﺍﻷﻧﻴﻘﺔ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻇﻨﻨﺖ ﺃﻧﻚ ﺑﻼ ﺷﻚ ﺃﺗﻴﺖ ﻟﻘﺘﻠﻲ"‪.‬‬

‫ﻛﺎﻧﺖﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻓﺘﺎﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺤﺪﺭ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻴﻂ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﻮﺽ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺠﻠﺲ ﻓﻮﻕ ﺇﺣﺪﻯ ﺟﺜﺚ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪،‬‬
‫ﻭﺗﺤﺪﻕﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﺑﻄﺎﻝ ﺑﺠﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻬﺪﻭء‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺮﺗﺪﻱ ﺩﺭﻋﺎً ﺃﺑﻴﺾ ﻭﺃﺳﻮﺩ ﺑﺎﻫﻆ ﺍﻟﺜﻤﻦ ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ‬
‫ﺗﺮﺗﺪﻱﺧﻮﺫﺓ ﻣﺰﻳﻨﺔ ﺑﺪﻳﻜﻮﺭ ﺃﺭﻧﺐ‪.‬‬

‫ﻛﻴﻒﻇﻬﺮﺕ ﻓﺠﺄﺓ؟ﺗﺴﺎءﻝ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪ .‬ﻗﺒﻞ ﻋﺪﺓ ﺛﻮﺍﻥ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﺣﺪ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻟﻘﺪ ﻣﺮ ﻭﻗﺖ ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﻳﺎ ﺃﺑﻄﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺰﻫﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﺴﺘﺔ‪".‬‬

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‫ﻛﺎﻥﻟﺪﻯ ‪ Adlet‬ﺷﻌﻮﺭ ﺑﺄﻧﻬﻢ ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﺳﻴﺠﺘﻤﻌﻮﻥ ﻣﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ‪ .‬ﻭﻫﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺃﻭﻝ ﻣﺤﺘﺎﻟﺔ ﺣﺎﺭﺑﻮﻫﺎ ﺣﺘﻰ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﺭﺑﻌﺔ ﺃﻳﺎﻡ ﻓﻘﻂ‪ :‬ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺍﻟﻔﺼﻞﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ‪ :‬ﺍﻟﺠﺰء ﺍﻷﻭﻝ‬

‫"ﻣﻬﻼ‪ ،‬ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺣﺪﺙ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻓﻘﺪﺕ ﺍﻟﻮﻋﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﺟﺰ ﺍﻟﻀﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻮﻫﻤﻲ؟" ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‬
‫ﻗﺪﺳﺄﻝ ﺭﻓﺎﻗﻪ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﺃﻳﺎﻡ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺰﻫﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻟﺪﺓ‪.‬‬

‫ﺃﺻﻴﺐ‪ Adlet‬ﺑﺠﺮﻭﺡ ﺧﻄﻴﺮﺓ‪ ،‬ﻭﻗﺪ ﻓﻘﺪ ﻭﻋﻴﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻔﻮﺭ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﺟﺰ ﺍﻟﻀﺒﺎﺏ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻮﻫﻤﻲ‪،‬ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻌﻨﻲ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺣﺪ ﻛﺒﻴﺮ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﻣﺎ ﺣﺪﺙ ﻣﻨﺬ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺍﺳﺘﻴﻘﻆ‬
‫ﻓﻲﺻﺒﺎﺡ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ‪ .‬ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﺗﻨﺎﻭﺏ ﺭﻓﺎﻗﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﺧﺒﺎﺭﻩ ﻫﻮ ﻭ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﻤﺎ ﺣﺪﺙ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻠﻚ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻠﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﻃﺎﺭﺩﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻭﻣﻮﺭﺍ ﻭﺷﺎﻣﻮ ﻭﻏﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻃﻮﺍﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ‪ .‬ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮﺓ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻢ ﺍﻟﻜﺸﻒ ﻋﻦ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺘﺎﻟﺔ‪،‬ﻗﺎﻣﺖ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﺈﻟﻐﺎء ﺗﻨﺸﻴﻂ ﺣﺎﺟﺰ ﺍﻟﻀﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻮﻫﻤﻲ‪ .‬ﻭﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ‪ ،‬ﺃﺧﺒﺮﻫﻢ ﻣﻮﺭﺍ ﺃﻧﻪ‬
‫ﺣﺘﻰﻟﻮ ﺗﻢ ﺇﺑﻄﺎﻝ ﻣﻔﻌﻮﻟﻪ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈﻥ ﺍﻟﻀﺒﺎﺏ ﺳﻴﺤﺘﻔﻆ ﺑﺘﺄﺛﻴﺮﻩ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﺨﺘﻔﻲ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎً‪.‬‬

‫ﻟﻢﻳﺼﺐ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻭﺷﺎﻣﻮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﻃﻼﻕ‪ .‬ﺣﺘﻰ ﺃﻧﻬﻢ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﺇﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﻭﻗﺎﺕ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻣﺘﺄﻛﺪﻳﻦ‬
‫ﻓﻴﻬﺎﻣﻦ ﺃﻧﻬﻢ ﻗﺘﻠﻮﺍ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺑﻄﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻻ ﺗﺰﺍﻝ ﻗﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻬﺮﻭﺏ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ‬
‫ﻣﺮﺓ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻗﺎﻝﺗﺸﺎﻣﻮ‪" :‬ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﻣﺖ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻧﻮﻋﺎ ًﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺓ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﻳﺒﺔ‪ .‬ﻇﻨﻨﺎ ﺃﻧﻨﺎ ﺣﺎﺻﺮﻧﺎﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻨﻬﺎ‬
‫ﺳﺘﺨﺘﻔﻲﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﻧﻌﻠﻢ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻘُﺘﻞ ﻷﻧﻪ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺟﺜﺔ ﺧﻠﻔﻬﺎ"‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ‪...‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺭﺃﻳﺘﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ‪ ".‬ﻳﺘﺬﻛﺮ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺃﻋﻘﺒﺖ ﺍﻟﻜﺸﻒ ﻋﻦ ﻫﻮﻳﺔ‬
‫ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎﺍﻟﺤﻘﻴﻘﻴﺔ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻛﺎﻥﺫﻟﻚ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻗﺎﻡ ﻣﻮﺭﺍ ﺑﺘﺤﻄﻴﻢ ﺭﺃﺱ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪ .‬ﺍﺧﺘﻔﺖ ﺍﻟﺠﺜﺔ ﻓﻮﺭﺍً ﻭﻇﻬﺮﺕ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﻘﻴﻘﻴﺔﻓﻲ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﺁﺧﺮ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ ﻣﺤﻴﺮﺓ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺄﻛﻴﺪ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻨﻬﺎ ﻻ ﺗﺒﺪﻭ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻗﻮﺓ ﻗﺪﻳﺲ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺮﺍﺕ‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎﻝﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪" :‬ﻻ ﺃﻓﻬﻢ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻤﻜﻨﺎً‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻗﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﻗﻮﺓ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺭﺑﻤﺎﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻗﺪﺭﺓ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻬﺎ ﺇﺧﻔﺎء ﻧﻔﺴﻬﺎ"‪.‬‬

‫ﻋﻠﻰﺍﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ‪ Adlet‬ﻗﺪ ﺗﻢ ﺗﺪﺭﻳﺴﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻳﺪ ﻣﺘﺨﺼﺺ ﻣﻜﺎﻓﺤﺔ ‪Kyoma Atro Spyker‬‬

‫ﻭﻛﺎﻥﻳﻤﺘﻠﻚ ﻗﺪﺭﺍً ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺍً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﺣﻮﻝ ﻗﺪﺭﺍﺕ ‪ Kyoma‬ﻭﺑﻴﺉﺘﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺇﻻ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻳﻌﺮﻑ‬
‫ﺷﻴﺉﺎًﻋﻦ ﺇﺧﻔﺎء ‪.Kyoma‬‬

‫"ﺇﻥ ﺇﺧﻔﺎء ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺃﻣﺮ ﻧﺎﺩﺭ ﻟﻠﻐﺎﻳﺔ‪ .‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﺧﻤﺴﺔ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ‬
‫ﺳﻤﻌﺖﻗﺼﺼﺎً ﻋﻨﻬﻢ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻨﻨﻲ ﻟﻢ ﺃﺭ ﻗﺪﺭﺗﻬﻢ ﺃﺑﺪﺍً‪".‬‬

‫"ﺃﻱ ﻧﻮﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺓ ﻫﻮ؟"‬

‫"ﺑﺎﺧﺘﺼﺎﺭ‪ ،‬ﺇﻧﻪ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻮﻳﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﻐﻨﺎﻃﻴﺴﻲ‪ ".‬ﺛﻢ ﻭﺍﺻﻞ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﺡ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻳﻨﺒﻌﺚ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻔﻲ ﻣﺨﺪﺭﺍً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻜﻞ ﺑﺨﺎﺭ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﺃﻧﺤﺎء ﺟﺴﻤﻪ ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻳﻄﻠﻖ ﻣﻮﺟﺔ‬
‫ﺻﻮﺗﻴﺔﻣﺤﺪﺩﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻔﺲ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ‪ .‬ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﺨﺺ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺴﺘﻨﺸﻖ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺪﺭ ﻭﻳﺴﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﺼﻮﺕ‬
‫ﺳﻴﻔﻘﺪﻣﺆﻗﺘﺎً ﻗﺪﺭﺗﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﺩﺭﺍﻙ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻔﻲ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻋﻠﻰﺍﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﻣﺘﻬﺎ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻓﺮﻳﺪﺓ ﻣﻦ ﻧﻮﻋﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺇﻻ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ‬
‫ﻟﺪﻳﻬﺎﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻌﻠﻬﻢ ﻳﻬﻠﻮﺳﻮﻥ ﻭﻳﻌﺘﻘﺪﻭﻥ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻌﻞ‪ ،‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﺧﺒﺮﻫﻢ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎﻝﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪ ..." :‬ﻫﺬﺍ ﺃﻣﺮ ﻻ ﻳﺼﺪﻕ"‪.‬‬

‫ﺍﻧﺪﻟﻊﻋﺮﻕ ﺑﺎﺭﺩ ﻓﻲ ﺟﺴﺪ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪ .‬ﻭﺑﻬﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻬﺎ ﺍﻻﻗﺘﺮﺍﺏ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻭﻫﻲ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺮﺉﻴﺔ‬
‫ﻭﻧﺼﺐﻛﻤﻴﻦ ﻟﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻒ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺃﺩﻧﻰ ﻣﻘﺎﻭﻣﺔ‪ .‬ﻋﻨﺪ ﺭﺅﻳﺔ ﻗﻠﻖ ‪ ،Adlet‬ﺿﺤﻚ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻭﺭﻓﺾ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻔﻜﺮﺓ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻣﻴﻮﻫﻲ‪ .‬ﺑﻘﺪﺭ ﻣﺎ ﺃﺳﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻗﻮﻝ‪ ،‬ﻗﺪﺭﺗﻬﺎ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ ﻗﻮﻳﺔ‪".‬‬

‫"ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﻘﺼﺪ؟"‬

‫"ﻟﻘﺪ ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﻗﺪﺭﺓ ﺍﻷﻣﻴﺮﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﺧﻔﺎء ﻋﺪﺓ ﻣﺮﺍﺕ‪ .‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻬﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺨﺘﻔﻲ ﻟﻤﺪﺓ ﻋﺸﺮ ﺛﻮﺍﻥ ٍ‬
‫ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺒﺎً‪،‬ﻣﻮﺍء‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺿﻴﻒ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺴﺘﺨﺪﻡ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻬﺎ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻣﻬﺎ‬
‫ﻣﺮﺓﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻟﻤﺪﺓ ﺧﻤﺲ ﺩﻗﺎﺉﻖ‪ .‬ﻟﺬﺍ ﻓﻬﺬﻩ ﻣﺠﺮﺩ ﻧﻈﺮﻳﺔ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻦ‪ ...‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻬﺎ ﻓﻘﻂ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓﺍﻹﺧﻔﺎء ﻟﻠﻬﺮﻭﺏ‪".‬‬

‫ﺍﺗﺴﻌﺖﻋﻴﻮﻥ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﺻﺪﻣﺔ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻠﻴﻞ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎ‪ .‬ﺃﻧﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﻖ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺣﺪ ﻛﺒﻴﺮ‪".‬‬

‫ﺃﺿﺎﻑﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺷﺮﺡ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ‪ :‬ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﺧﻔﺎء ﺗﺴﺘﻨﻔﺪ ﻗﺪﺭﺍً ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺍً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﺍﻟﺠﺴﺪﻳﺔ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻟﺬﻟﻚﺃﺛﻨﺎء ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ‪ ،‬ﻟﻦ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻗﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻬﺠﻮﻡ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻡ ﺑﺄﻱ ﺷﻲء ﺁﺧﺮ‪ .‬ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺍﻷﻛﺜﺮ‪،‬ﺳﺘﻜﻮﻥ ﻗﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﺾ ﻓﻘﻂ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺷﻴﺉﺎً ﻣﺸﺘﺮﻛﺎً ﺑﻴﻦ ﻛﻞ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻔﻲ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻔﻜﻴﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ‪ ،‬ﺃﺧﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﺳﻴﺪﻱ ﺃﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﻳﺴﺘﺨﺪﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻮﻳﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﻐﻨﺎﻃﻴﺴﻲ‪ ،‬ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺮﻏﻢﻣﻦ ﺃﻧﻬﻢ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻗﻠﻴﻠﻴﻦ ﻓﻘﻂ‪ .‬ﻭﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈﻥ ﺗﺄﺛﻴﺮ ﻗﺪﺭﺍﺗﻬﻢ ﻳﺪﻭﻡ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ‬
‫‪".‬‬

‫"‪...‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﺪﻱ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺴﺆﺍﻝ ﻟﻔﺘﺮﺓ ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻮ ‪Atro Spyker‬؟ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻗﺎﻡ‬
‫ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺤﻘﻴﻖﻓﻲ ﺃﺳﻠﻮﺏ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ ‪ Kyoma‬ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﺷﺎﻣﻞ؟"‬

‫ﻗﺎﻝﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪" :‬ﻻ ﺃﻋﺮﻑ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺳﺄﻟﺘﻪ ﻋﺪﺓ ﻣﺮﺍﺕ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻨﻨﻲ ﻟﻢ ﺃﺣﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﺟﺎﺑﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻄﻠﻘﺎً"‪ .‬ﻧﻈﺮ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺍً ﻛﻤﺎ ﻟﻮ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻔﻜﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺷﻲء ﻣﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪.‬ﻟﻴﺲﻣﻬﻤﺎً ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ‪ .‬ﻣﺎ ﻧﺤﺘﺎﺝ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺘﻪ ﻫﻮ ﻣﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﻻﺧﺘﺮﺍﻕ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﺧﻔﺎء ﺃﻡ ﻻ‪ ".‬ﻗﺎﻝ ﻣﻮﺭﺍ ‪"Atro Spyker‬‬

‫ﺃﺟﺎﺏﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪" :‬ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻳﺴﺘﺨﺪﻡ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻔﻲ ﻗﺪﺭﺍﺗﻬﻢ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈﻧﻬﻢ ﻳﻄﻠﻘﻮﻥ ﺭﺍﺉﺤﺔ ﺣﻠﻮﺓ‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﺠﺐﺃﻥ ﻧﻜﻮﻥ ﻗﺎﺩﺭﻳﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﻣﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻗﺪﺭﺗﻬﻢ ﻗﺪ ﺗﻢ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻣﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ"‪.‬‬

‫"ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﻣﺘﻪ ﻓﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﻧﻔﻌﻞ؟"‬

‫"ﺇﺫﺍ ﺭﻛﺰﺕ ﺗﺮﻛﻴﺰﻙ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃﻏﻤﻀﺖ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻚ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃﺫﻳﺖ ﻧﻔﺴﻚ‪ ،‬ﻓﺴﻮﻑ ﻳﺆﺩﻱ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺍﺟﻊ ﻋﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻮﻳﻢﺍﻟﻤﻐﻨﺎﻃﻴﺴﻲ‪ .‬ﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻷﻟﻢ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺗﺞ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺾ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻟﺴﺎﻧﻚ ﺑﻘﻮﺓ ﻛﺎﻓﻴﺎً‪ .‬ﻭﻋﻨﺪﻫﺎ‬
‫ﺳﺘﻜﻮﻥﻗﺎﺩﺭﺍً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﺅﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﺧﻔﺎء‪".‬‬

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‫"ﻓﻬﻤﺖ‪ .‬ﺇﺫﻥ ﺃﻧﺖ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺭﺍﺉﺤﺔ ﺣﻠﻮﺓ ﻏﺮﻳﺒﺔ‪ ،‬ﻓﻴﺠﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺠﻬﺪ ﺃﻋﻴﻨﻨﺎ‬
‫ﻭﻧﻌﺾﺃﻟﺴﻨﺘﻨﺎ؟"‬

‫"ﺻﺤﻴﺢ‪".‬‬

‫ﺃﻧﺎﻣﻤﺘﻦ ﺣﻘﺎً ﻟﻮﺟﻮﺩ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﻫﻨﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﻜﺮ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ ﻗﻮﺓ ﺍﻹﺧﻔﺎء ﻗﻮﻳﺔ ﺟﺪﺍً‪ .‬ﻭﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ‪ ،‬ﺇﺫﺍ‬
‫ﻗﺎﺗﻠﻮﺍﺩﻭﻥ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻘﻴﻘﺔ ﺣﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ‪ ،‬ﻓﺮﺑﻤﺎ ﻭﻗﻌﻮﺍ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺄﺯﻕ ﺧﻄﻴﺮ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻜﻦﺑﻐﺾ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﻋﻦ ﻧﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ‪ ،‬ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺈﻣﻜﺎﻧﻪ ﻓﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﺮ ﻭﺭﺍءﻫﺎ ﻓﻠﻦ ﻳﺨﺎﻓﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻭﻓﻲﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺍﻧﺘﻬﺖ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺤﻴﺎﺗﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺩﻭﻯ ﺻﻮﺕ ﻃﻠﻘﺔ ﻧﺎﺭﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﺍء‪.‬‬
‫ﻇﻬﺮﺕﺷﻔﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻭﺻﺪﺕ ﺍﻟﺮﺻﺎﺻﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﺃﺩﻯ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻃﻴﺮﺍﻧﻬﺎ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﺗﺠﺎﻩ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﻌﺮﻭﻑ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﻧﺖ ﻋﻨﻴﻒ‪ ،‬ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪-‬ﺳﺎﻥ‪".‬‬

‫ﺑﻌﺪﺃﻥ ﺻﺪﺕ ﺭﺻﺎﺻﺔ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪ ،‬ﻧﺰﻟﺖ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﻬﺪﻭء ﻣﻦ ﺟﺜﺔ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‬
‫ﺗﻘﻮﻡﺑﺘﺤﻤﻴﻞ ﺭﺻﺎﺻﺘﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﺃﻭﻗﻔﺘﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﺬﺍ‪...‬ﻧﺎﺷﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪-‬ﺳﺎﻥ؟" ﺳﺄﻟﺖ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻠﻒ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪.‬‬

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‫"ﺗﺸﺮﻓﺖ ﺑﻠﻘﺎﺉﻚ‪ .‬ﻻ ﺑﺪ ﺃﻧﻚ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﺳﺎﻥ‪ .‬ﻭﺇﻧﻨﻲ ﺃﺗﻄﻠﻊ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ‬
‫ﺳﻨﻘﻀﻴﻪﻣﻌﺎً‪".‬‬

‫ﻭﺿﻌﺖﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻳﺪﻫﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﺪﺭﻫﺎ ﻭﺍﻧﺤﻨﺖ‪ ،‬ﻓﺄﻧﺤﻨﺖ ﻟﻬﺎ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻣﺤﺮﺝ ﺭﺩﺍً ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺫﻟﻚ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻳﺤﺪﺙ ﻣﻊ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ؟" ﺳﺄﻝ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻭﺃﺷﺎﺭﺕ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﻮﺏ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻳﺒﻌﺪ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﺣﻮﺍﻟﻲ ﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮﺍً ﻫﻨﺎﻙ‪ .‬ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻻﻧﺘﻬﺎء ﻣﻦ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻷﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻲ‪،‬‬
‫ﺃﻋﺘﻘﺪﺃﻧﻪ ﺳﻴﺸﻖ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻫﻨﺎ‪".‬‬

‫"ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻫﺬﺍ" ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻴﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ "؟"‬

‫ﻗﺎﻟﺖﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺗﻀﻊ ﺃﺻﺎﺑﻌﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻔﺘﻴﻬﺎ‪" :‬ﺇﻧﻪ ﺳﺮ"‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺳﻠﻮﻛﻬﺎ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎً ﻛﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ‬
‫ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎﺍﻟﺘﻘﻰ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻷﻭﻝ ﻣﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﺠﻦ‪.‬‬

‫ﺃﻟﻘﻰ‪ Adlet‬ﻧﻈﺮﺓ ﺳﺮﻳﻌﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺠﺰء ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻔﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻳﺪﻩ‪ .‬ﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﺒﺘﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﺴﺖ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻻ ﺗﺰﺍﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﻤﺔ‪.‬ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﺯﻫﺮﺓ ﺣﻘﻴﻘﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﻗﻞ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻤﺖ‪ .‬ﺃﻣﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ ﻓﺘﻠﻚ‬
‫ﻗﺼﺔﺃﺧﺮﻯ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﻞ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﻣﺘﻪ ﻹﻏﺮﺍﺉﻨﺎ ﻫﻨﺎ؟"‬

‫ﻗﺎﻟﺖﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﻨﺒﺮﺓ ﺗﻮﺣﻲ ﺑﺄﻧﻬﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺴﺘﻤﺘﻊ ﺑﻮﻗﺘﻬﺎ‪" :‬ﻻ ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻨﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻟﻬﺎ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻡﺑﺬﻟﻚ‪ .‬ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺃﺭﺩﺗﻪ ﻫﻮ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺓ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﻢ ﺃﺗﻮﻗﻊ ﻣﻨﻜﻢ ﺟﻤﻴﻌﺎً ﺃﻥ ﺗﺘﺒﻌﻮﻩ"‪.‬‬

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‫ﻣﻦﺍﻟﻮﺍﺿﺢ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﻜﺬﺏ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ‪ Adlet‬ﻭﺍﺛﻘﺎً ﻣﻦ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮﻳﻦ ﻭﻗﻌﻮﺍ ﻓﻲ ﻓﺨﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺆﻛﺪﺃﻥ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺨﻄﻂ ﻟﺸﻲء ﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﻟﺬﺍ ﻧﻈﺮﺕ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﺣﻮﻝ ﻣﺤﻴﻄﻪ ﻣﺤﺎﻭﻻً ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ‬
‫ﻛﻴﻒﺳﺘﻮﻗﻌﻬﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﺦ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻛﻴﻒ ﻃﻠﺒﺖ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻪ؟"‬

‫"ﺃﻧﺎ ﻭﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻄﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮﻯ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻃﻔﻲ‪ .‬ﻟﻴﺲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻀﺮﻭﺭﻱ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺧﺒﺮﻩ ﺑﺄﻱ ﺷﻲء‪ .‬ﺇﺫﺍ‬
‫ﻛﻨﺖﺃﺭﻏﺐ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪﺓ ﻓﺴﻮﻑ ﻳﺄﺗﻲ ﻣﺴﺮﻋﺎً‪ ،‬ﺑﻐﺾ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﻋﻦ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻭﺟﻮﺩﻩ‪".‬‬

‫"ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ؟ ﺳﻴﺄﺗﻲ ﺭﻏﻢ ﺃﻧﻚ ﺧﻨﺘﻪ؟"‬

‫ﻟﻢﺗﻬﺘﻢ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﺷﺎﻣﻮ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﻞ ﺟﻮﻟﺪ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻊ؟" ﺳﺄﻝ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﻧﺖ ﻓﻈﻴﻊ ﻳﺎ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﺳﺎﻥ‪ .‬ﻻ ﺃﺳﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺻﺪﻕ ﺃﻧﻚ ﺗﺸﻚ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﺍﻟﺜﻤﻴﻦ‪ .‬ﺇﻧﻪ ﺑﻄﻞ‬
‫ﺣﻘﻴﻘﻲﻟﻠﺰﻫﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﺴﺘﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﺑﻤﺎ ﺃﻧﻨﻲ ﺃﺿﻤﻦ ﻟﻪ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﻱ ﺧﻄﺄ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻟﻚ‪" .‬‬

‫ﺭﺑﻤﺎﺟﺎءﺕ ﻟﻠﺴﺨﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ‪ Adlet‬ﻣﻨﺰﻋﺠﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻮﻗﻔﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﺰﺍﺡ‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎﻝﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪" :‬ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻨﺎﺳﺒﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻧﻨﺘﻬﻲ ﻫﻨﺎ‪ ،‬ﺳﺄﻗﺘﻠﻚ"‪.‬‬

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‫"ﺃﻭﻩ‪ ،‬ﻛﻢ ﻫﻮ ﻣﺨﻴﻒ‪".‬‬

‫"ﻣﺘﻰ ﺳﻴﻌﻮﺩ ﺇﻟﻴﻚ "ﻏﻮﻟﺪ ﺃﻭﻑ" ﺍﻟﺜﻤﻴﻦ؟"‬

‫ﺑﺪﺃﺕﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻀﺤﻚ‪" .‬ﻏﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ‪ ،‬ﺳﺎﻋﺪﻧﻲ! ﺃﻧﺎ ﻫﻨﺎ! ﺳﺄﻗُﺘﻞ!"‬

‫ﻋﺒﺲﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﻜﺘﺘﻬﺎ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﺇﻟﻰ ﺟﺎﻧﺒﻪ ﺗﺒﺎﺩﻝ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﻭﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮﺍﺕ‪ .‬ﺛﻢ ﺃﻭﻣﺄﻭﺍ ﻧﺤﻮ‬
‫‪.Adlet‬‬

‫"ﺍﻗﺘﻠﻬﺎ‪ "،‬ﺃﻣﺮ ‪.Adlet‬‬

‫ﺍﻧﻄﻠﻘﺖﻧﺎﺭ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻨﺪﻗﻴﺔ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﻭﻫﺎﺟﻤﻬﺎ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮﺓ‪.‬‬

‫ﻓﻲﻧﻔﺲ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺍﺳﺘﺪﺍﺭ ‪ .Adlet‬ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﺘﻘﺪ‪ ،‬ﻇﻬﺮ ﺣﻮﺍﻟﻲ ‪ 30‬ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ .‬ﺟﻬﺰﺕ‬
‫‪ Kyoma‬ﺍﻟﺼﺨﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺤﻮﻟﺖ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻮﻥ ﺍﻷﺣﻤﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺭﺓ ﻭﺑﺪﺃﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺭﻣﻴﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺑﻄﺎﻝ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺍﺗﺮﻙ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﺧﺮﺓ ﻟﻲ!" ﺑﻤﺠﺮﺩ ﺃﻥ ﺻﺎﺡ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪ ،‬ﺃﺧﺮﺝ ﺭﺻﺎﺻﺔ ﻓﻼﺵ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻴﺲ ﺣﻮﻝ ﺧﺼﺮﻩ‬
‫ﻭﺃﻟﻘﻰﺑﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫ﻋﻠﻰﺍﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻭﻣﻴﺾ ﺍﻟﻀﻮء ﺍﻟﻬﺎﺉﻞ ﺃﻋﻤﻰ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﺇﻻ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻤﻨﻌﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺭﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺎﺭﺓ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺭﻗﺔ‪.‬ﻭﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ‪ ،‬ﻓﻘﺪ ﺃﺻﺒﺢ ﻫﺪﻓﻬﻢ ﺟﺎﻣﺤﺎً ﻭﺗﻤﻜﻦ ﺍﻷﺑﻄﺎﻝ ﺑﺴﻬﻮﻟﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻔﺎﺩﻱ ﻫﺠﻤﺎﺗﻬﻢ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻓﺠﺄﺓ‪،‬ﺗﺤﺮﻛﺖ ﺇﺣﺪﻯ ﺟﺜﺚ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺳﻘﻄﺖ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺪﻣﻲ ‪ ،Adlet‬ﻭﻣﺪﺩﺕ ﻗﺮﻭﻥ‬
‫ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺸﻌﺎﺭﺍﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻬﺪﻓﺖ ﺭﻗﺒﺔ ‪.Adlet‬‬

‫"ﺍﺣﺘﺮﺱ!" ﺻﺮﺧﺖ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﻗﻄﻊ ﺳﻮﻃﻬﺎ ﻗﺮﻭﻥ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺸﻌﺎﺭ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺼﻞ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪.‬‬

‫ﺍﻧﺒﻌﺜﺖﺭﺍﺉﺤﺔ ﺩﻡ ﻏﺮﻳﺒﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﺍﺉﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﻄﻮﻋﺔ ﻭﺻﺮﺥ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ .‬ﺑﺪﺃ ‪ Kyoma‬ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻗﻂ‬

‫ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺍًﺗﻠﻮ ﺍﻵﺧﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺮﻙ ﻭﺍﻧﺪﻓﻊ ﻧﺤﻮ ﺍﻷﺑﻄﺎﻝ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ! ﻣﻮﺭﺍ! ﻧﺤﻦ ﺍﻟﺜﻼﺛﺔ ﺳﻨﻮﻗﻒ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ "،‬ﺻﺮﺥ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺍﻧﻄﻠﻖ ﺳﻴﻒ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻷﺭﺽﻭﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﻧﺤﻮﻩ‪ .‬ﺃﻧﻘﺬﺕ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ‪ Adlet‬ﻣﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ‪ ،‬ﻭﻛﺴﺮﺕ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺘﺼﻞ‬
‫ﺑﻪ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﻭﻣﻴﻮ! ﺍﺗﺮﻙ ﺍﻷﻣﻴﺮﺓ ﻟﻲ!" ﺻﺎﺡ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﺪﻭﺭ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﺍء ﻭﻳﻘﻄﻊ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﺸﻔﺮﺓ‪ .‬ﺃﺧﺮﺝ‬
‫ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎﺷﻔﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻟﻤﻮﺍﺟﻬﺔ ﻫﺠﻮﻣﻪ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﺎﻧﺰ! ﺳﺄﺩﻋﻤﻚ!" ﻗﺎﻝ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪ .‬ﺃﻟﻘﺖ ﺍﻟﻘﻨﺎﺑﻞ ﺑﺎﺗﺠﺎﻩ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺛﻢ ﺃﻃﻠﻘﺖ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺗﺪﺣﺮﺟﺖﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻭﺗﻔﺎﺩﺕ ﻛﻼ ﺍﻟﻬﺠﻮﻣﻴﻦ‪.‬‬

‫ﻳﻤﻜﻦﻟﻜﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻭﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺗﻮﻟﻴﺪ ﻗﻮﺓ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ ﻣﻦ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪ .‬ﻣﻌﺎً ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺷﻲء ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﺗﺮﻣﻴﻪﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﻭﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﺎﻣﻞ ﻣﻌﻪ‪.‬‬

‫ﺻﺮﺥﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪" :‬ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ! ﻛﻦ ﺣﺬﺭﺍً ﻣﻦ ﻗﺪﺭﺗﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﺧﻔﺎء"‪.‬‬

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‫"ﻟﻴﺲ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺨﺒﺮﻧﻲ‪".‬‬

‫ﺑﺪﺃﺕﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﺮﺍﺭ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺻﺪﺕ ﺭﺻﺎﺻﺎﺕ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺑﻤﻘﺒﺾ ﺳﻴﻔﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﺪﻋﺖ ﺷﻔﺮﺍﺕ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻷﺭﺽﻟﻮﻗﻒ ﻫﺠﻮﻡ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﻞ ﻳﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺷﺎﻣﻮ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪﺓ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً؟" ﺳﺄﻝ ﺗﺸﺎﻣﻮ ‪ ،Adlet‬ﻓﻲ ﺇﺷﺎﺭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺠﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ‬
‫ﺑﺼﻘﺘﻬﺎ‪.‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻫﺰ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻻ ﺑﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻻ ﺗﺰﺍﻝ ﺗﺨﻄﻂ ﻟﺸﻲء ﻣﺎ‪ .‬ﺍﺣﺮﺱ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻴﻂ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻌﺪ ﻟﻠﻬﺠﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ!"‬

‫"ﻣﻔﻬﻮﻡ‪".‬‬

‫ﺍﺳﺘﻤﺮﺕﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮﻣﺔ ﻟﻌﺪﺓ ﺩﻗﺎﺉﻖ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ‪ .‬ﻗﺎﺗﻞ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﻭﻫﺎﻧﺲ ﻣﻊ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ‬
‫ﻛﺎﻥﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻭﻣﻮﺭﺍ ﻭﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﻳﺒﻘﻮﻥ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺓ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺄﺯﻕ‪.‬‬
‫ﻭﺑﺤﻤﺎﻳﺔﺟﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﻗﻔﺖ ﺗﺸﺎﻣﻮ ﺑﺤﺜﺎً ﻋﻦ ﺗﻌﺰﻳﺰﺍﺕ ﻣﺤﺘﻤﻠﺔ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺿﺢ ﺃﻥ ‪Adlet‬‬
‫ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮﻳﻦﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻳﺘﻤﺘﻌﻮﻥ ﺑﺎﻷﻓﻀﻠﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻛﺔ ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺸﻴﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ‬
‫ﺗﺨﻄﻂﻟﻔﺦ ﺁﺧﺮ‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎﺩ‪ Adlet‬ﺳﻴﻔﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﺃﺱ ‪ Kyoma‬ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻨﺪﻓﻊ ﻧﺤﻮﻩ‪ .‬ﻭﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺘﺮﻧﺢ‪ ،‬ﻗﻄﻌﻪ‬
‫ﺳﻮﻁﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﺷﻼء‪ .‬ﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﻗﺬﻑ ﻧﺒﻌﺎً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﻣﺎء‪.‬‬

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‫ﻛﺎﻥﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺣﻮﺍﻟﻲ ‪ 30‬ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ .‬ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ‪ Adlet‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ﻭﺻﻒ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ‬
‫ﺑﺎﻟﻘﻠﻴﻞ‪،‬ﺇﻻ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻷﺑﻄﺎﻝ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺎﻓﻴﻴﻦ ﻹﻳﻘﺎﻓﻬﻢ‪ .‬ﻟﺬﺍ‪ ،‬ﻃﺎﻟﻤﺎ ﺑﻘﻴﺖ ﺍﻷﻣﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‪،‬ﻓﺴﻮﻑ ﻳﻔﻮﺯﻭﻥ‪.‬‬

‫"‪...‬ﻣﺴﺘﺤﻴﻞ‪ .‬ﻫﻞ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺣﻘﺎ ﻫﻜﺬﺍ؟" ﺗﻤﺘﻢ ‪ Adlet‬ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﻘﺎﺗﻞ‪.‬‬

‫ﻟﻢﻳﺴﺘﻄﻊ ‪ Adlet‬ﺍﻟﺘﺨﻠﺺ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﻮﺭ ﺑﻮﺟﻮﺩ ﺷﻲء ﻣﺎ‪ .‬ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﺟﺰ ﺍﻟﻀﺒﺎﺏ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻮﻫﻤﻲ‪،‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻗﺪ ﻭﺿﻌﺖ ﺧﻄﺔ ﻣﻔﺼﻠﺔ ﻭﺩﻗﻴﻘﺔ‪ ،‬ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻟﻢ ﺗﺒﺪﻭ ﻭﻛﺄﻧﻬﺎ ﻧﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﺸﺨﺺ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ‬
‫ﻳﺘﺤﺪﻯﻋﺪﻭﺍً ﻓﻲ ﻗﺘﺎﻝ ﺑﺪﻭﻥ ﺍﺳﺘﺮﺍﺗﻴﺠﻴﺔ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻣﻮﺍء!"‬

‫ﻛﺎﻥﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻳﻘﻄﻊ ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺗﺴﺘﺤﻀﺮﻫﺎ ﻳﺎﺉﺴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻹﻳﻘﺎﻓﻪ‪ .‬ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﻫﺬﻩﺍﻷﺛﻨﺎء‪ ،‬ﺗﻤﻜﻨﺖ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﺸﻞ ﺍﻷﺑﻄﺎﻝ ﻓﻲ ﺻﺪﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺷﻖ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﻬﺎ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‬
‫ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖﺗﻜﺎﻓﺢ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺟﻞ ﺣﻤﺎﻳﺘﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎﻝﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ‪" :‬ﻟﻦ ﺗﻔﻠﺖ"‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ ﺃﻃﻠﻖ ﺭﺻﺎﺻﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺎﻕ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪.‬‬

‫ﺗﺠﻔﻞﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻟﻢ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺍﺧﺘﻔﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻗﻒ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺡ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻌﺒﻴﺮﻫﺎ‪" .‬ﺃﻧﺎ ﺁﺳﻒ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ‪ ،‬ﺟﻤﻴﻌﺎً‪.‬‬
‫ﻭﻟﻜﻦﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻜﻢ ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﻉ ﻭﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﻠﻜﻢ؟!"‬

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‫ﻭﻣﻊﺫﻟﻚ‪ ،‬ﻟﺴﺒﺐ ﻣﺎ‪ ،‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﺸﻌﺮ ‪ Adlet‬ﺑﺎﻻﺭﺗﻴﺎﺡ‪.‬ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺗﺨﻄﻂ ﻟﺸﻲء ﻣﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺄﻛﻴﺪ‪ .‬ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﻛﺎﻧﺖﺗﺨﻄﻂ ﻟﻜﻤﻴﻦ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ؟ ﻫﻞ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺨﻄﻂ ﻷﺧﺬ ﺟﻮﻟﺪﻭﻑ ﻛﺮﻫﻴﻨﺔ؟ ﺃﻡ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﻨﻮﻱ‬
‫ﺗﻮﺟﻴﻪﺗﻐﻮﺭﻧﻮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻮﻗﻌﻬﻢ؟‬

‫"ﻣﺮﺣﺒﺎً ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪ "،‬ﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﺗﺸﺎﻣﻮ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺗﻨﻈﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻛﺔ ﻛﻤﺘﻔﺮﺝ‪" .‬ﺳﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﺃﻣﺮﺍ ﺭﺍﺉﻌﺎ ﻟﻮ‬
‫ﺗﻤﻜﻨﺖﻣﻦ ﻗﺘﻞ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻗﺮﻳﺒﺎ‪".‬‬

‫"‪...‬ﻓﻬﻤﺖ! ﺳﺄﻓﻌﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ!" ﻗﺮﺭ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪ .‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻧﻮﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺦ‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻭﺃﻣﺎﻡ ﺃﻋﻴﻨﻬﻢ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﺃﻫﻤﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻖ ﺑﺸﺄﻥ ﻓﺦ ﻣﺤﺘﻤﻞ‪.‬‬

‫ﻓﻲﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣﺮ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻮﻁ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﻗﺒﻀﺔ ﻣﻮﺭﺍ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻧﺪﻓﻊ ﻧﺤﻮ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ‬
‫ﺳﺤﻠﻴﺔﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺟﻠﺪ ﻳﺸﺒﻪ ﺍﻟﺼﺨﻮﺭ‪ .‬ﺗﻬﺮﺑﺖ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺠﻮﻡ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻭﺷﻨﺘﻪ‪ .‬ﺩﻭﻥ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﻳﻔﻮﺗﻚﺃﻱ ﺷﻲء‪ ،‬ﺍﻧﻄﻠﻖ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺍً ﻋﻦ ﺳﺎﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻛﺔ‪ .‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﺍﻋﺘﻘﺪﺕ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺄﺧﺬ‬
‫ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎﺇﻟﻰ ﺑﺮ ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻥ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﻳﻦ ﺃﻧﺖ ﺫﺍﻫﺐ‪ ،‬ﻣﻮﺍء!"‬

‫ﻟﻢﺗﻜﻦ ﺣﺮﻛﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺴﺤﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺼﺨﺮﻳﺔ ﺑﻬﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻋﺔ‪ ،‬ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻃﺎﺭﺩ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﺣﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﻔﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﻇﻬﺮﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﺍء‪ ،‬ﺍﻧﺰﻟﻘﺖ ﻓﺮﺍﺷﺔ ﻋﻤﻼﻗﺔ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎء ﻭﺃﻭﻗﻌﺘﻪ‬
‫ﺃﺭﺿﺎً‪.‬ﺛﻢ ﺃﻃﻠﻖ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻇﻬﺮ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﺃﺧﻄﺄ‪ .‬ﻭﺿﻌﺖ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺍﺷﺔ ﺟﺴﺪﻫﺎ ﻃﻮﺍﻋﻴﺔ‬
‫ﺃﻣﺎﻡﺍﻟﻬﺠﻮﻡ ﻟﺤﻤﺎﻳﺘﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﺃﺻﻴﺐ ﺑﻄﻠﻖ ﻧﺎﺭﻱ ﻓﻲ ﺻﺪﺭﻩ‪ ،‬ﺣﻴﺚ ﺧﺮﺝ ﺳﺎﺉﻞ ﻟﺰﺝ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺍﺷﺔ ﺃﺛﻨﺎء‬
‫ﺳﻘﻮﻃﻪﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺧﻼﻝﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻛﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗﻤﻜﻦ ﻋﺸﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺑﻊ ﻟﺸﺎﻣﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﻭﺭﺓ ﺑﺄﻧﻔﺴﻬﻢ ﺑﺤﻴﺚ‬
‫ﺃﺻﺒﺤﻮﺍﺍﻵﻥ ﻳﻌﻴﻘﻮﻥ ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺷﻜﻠﻮﺍ ﺧﻄﺎً ﻭﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻳﻬﺎﺟﻤﻮﻥ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺩﻓﻌﺔ‬
‫ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ‪.‬‬

‫ﻟﻘﺪﺗﻢ ﺇﻳﻘﺎﻓﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﻜﺮ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪.‬‬

‫ﻟﻜﻦﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺭﺩﺕ ﺃﺧﻴﺮﺍ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺆﺍﻝ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ‪" .‬ﺃﻳﻦ ﺳﺄﺫﻫﺐ؟ ﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﻫﺮﺏ‪ ".‬ﻭﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺠﻴﻮﻣﺎ‬
‫ﻳﻨﻘﺾﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺿﺤﻜﺖ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﺠﺮﺃﺓ‪" .‬ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﺭﻛﺾ ﻷﻥ ﻋﻤﻠﻲ ﺍﻧﺘﻬﻰ ﻫﻨﺎ‪".‬‬

‫ﻓﻲﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﺗﻮﻗﻒ ﻛﻞ ‪ Jyuma‬ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﻛﺔ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﻄُﻌﻨﻮﺍ ﺑﺸﻔﺮﺍﺕ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﻟﻢ‬
‫ﻳﺘﻌﺮﺿﻮﺍﻟﻬﺠﻮﻡ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﺣﺪ‪.‬‬

‫ﻣﺎﺫﺍﺣﺪﺙ؟ﻓﻜﺮ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻟﻜﻦﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ‪ Adlet‬ﻣﺸﺘﺘﺎً‪ ،‬ﺍﺳﺘﻮﻟﻰ ‪ Kyoma‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﺤﺔ ﻭﺟﺎء ﺃﺳﺪ ‪ Kyoma‬ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻒ‬
‫ﺑﻬﺠﻮﻡﻳﺴﺘﻬﺪﻑ ﺭﻗﺒﺔ ‪ .Adlet‬ﺍﻧﺤﻨﻰ ‪ Adlet‬ﻟﺘﺠﻨﺐ ﺍﻟﻬﺠﻮﻡ‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺖ ﻟﻤﻮﺍﺟﻬﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻠﻮﻕ‬
‫ﻭﺃﻟﻘﻰﺳﻬﻤﺎً ﻣﺴﻤﻮﻣﺎً ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺟﻬﻪ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻷﺑﻄﺎﻝ ﻣﺤﺘﻠﻴﻦ‪ ،‬ﻫﺮﺑﺖ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺍً‪.‬‬

‫"ﺩﻋﻮﻧﺎ ﻧﺬﻫﺐ! ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ!"‬

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‫ﺻﻔﻌﺖﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻇﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﺴﺤﻠﻴﺔ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺗﻮﺍﺻﻞ ﻣﺴﻴﺮﺗﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺒﻄﻴﺉﺔ‪ .‬ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ‪،‬‬
‫ﺻﺪﺕﺭﺻﺎﺻﺎﺕ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﺑﺸﻔﺮﺍﺗﻬﺎ ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﺗﻢ ﺻﺪ ﻫﺠﻤﺎﺕ ﻫﺎﻧﺰ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﻛﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ‬
‫ﻛﺎﻧﺖﺗﻨﺪﻓﻊ ﻧﺤﻮﻩ‪.‬‬

‫ﺍﻧﺘﻘﻠﺖﺍﻟﻜﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺭﻭﻟﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﻣﻮﺭﺍ ﻳﻘﺎﺗﻼﻧﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻔﺲ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻮﻗﻊ ﺧﻠﻒ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ‪،‬‬
‫ﻣﻤﺎﺳﺎﻋﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺻﺪ ﻓﺮﻳﻤﻲ ﻭﻫﺎﻧﺰ‪.‬‬

‫ﻫﻞﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻻﺣﻖ ﻧﺎﺷﻴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺎ؟ﺗﺴﺎءﻝ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ‪.‬ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺷﻴﺉﺎ ﻣﺎ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺻﺤﻴﺤﺎ‪ .‬ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﻮﻗﻒ‬

‫ﺟﻴﻮﻣﺎ؟‬

‫"ﺷﺎﻣﻮ‪ ،‬ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻳﺤﺪﺙ؟!" ﺻﺮﺥ ‪ Adlet‬ﻭﺍﻧﺪﻓﻊ ﺷﺎﻣﻮ ﻧﺤﻮﻩ‪.‬‬

‫ﺑﺪﺕﻏﺮﻳﺒﺔ ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﻀﻐﻂ ﺑﻴﺪﻳﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﻄﻨﻬﺎ ﻭﻧﻈﺮﺓ ﺫﻫﻮﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺟﻬﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﺛﻢ ﻧﻈﺮﺕ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻳﺪﻳﻬﺎ‪،‬‬
‫ﺛﻢﺇﻟﻰ ﺟﺴﺪﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﻭﺗﻤﺘﻤﺖ‪ ..." ،‬ﻫﺎﻩ؟ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ‪...‬؟"‬

‫ﻓﻲﺍﻟﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﺿﻐﻄﺖ ﺗﺸﺎﻣﻮ ﻳﺪﻫﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﻤﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﺛﻢ ﺑﺪﺃﺕ ﺗﺴﻴﻞ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻛﻤﻴﺎﺕ ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺪﻡ‪،‬ﺗﺘﺴﺮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺍﻏﺎﺕ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺃﺻﺎﺑﻌﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻏﻴﺮ ﻗﺎﺩﺭ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺼﺮﺍﺥ‪ ،‬ﺳﻘﻂ ﺗﺸﺎﻣﻮ ﺑﺒﻂء‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰﺍﻷﺭﺽ‪ .‬ﻓﻲ ﻧﻔﺲ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺗﻢ ﺍﻣﺘﺼﺎﺹ ﺍﻟﺠﻴﻮﻣﺎ ﻣﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻓﻲ ﻓﻢ ﺷﺎﻣﻮ‪ .‬ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺸﺎﻣﻮ‬
‫ﻗﺪﺗﻌﺮﺽ ﻟﻠﻬﺠﻮﻡ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﺃﺩﻟﻴﺖ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺮ ﺃﻱ ﺷﻲء ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻔﻌﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺷﺎﻣﻮ؟!"‬

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