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《火翼飛龍:龍族預言》─(1)


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《火翼飛龍:龍族預言》
作者:圖依・蘇瑟蘭(Tui T. Sutherland)
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三位女王相互爭奪,
五名龍子的命運未知,
無論付出什麼代價,
就能實現預言嗎?……
「勇敢而美好的靈魂,終會散發出耀眼的光芒。」

七大龍族原本盤踞在庇利亞大陸上,一次意外發生後,綠洲女王過世,她的女兒三位女王火焚、裂爆、閃炫為搶奪王位,各自與不同龍族結盟,庇利亞大陸從此陷入長達二十年的戰火……和平看似遙遙無期,但是預言帶來希望:「和平龍爪組織」隱藏的五顆龍蛋,將孵化出未來的英雄,讓大家得到自由,阻止戰爭。

六年後,逐漸長大的五位龍子發現他們的未來不是由自己主宰——為了實踐預言、磨鍊他們戰鬥的能力,無論是天性善良的阿土、活潑的海嘯、愛讀書的星飛、嬌小害羞的晴朗、漂亮的榮光只能在洞穴裡接受嚴格的訓練,他們還不知道,自己真正的家鄉,以及要拯救的外面世界到底是什麼模樣。

如今,「明日先知」來到,發現其中有龍子是不符合資格的。五位龍子如果逃不出洞穴,其中有人可能無法活命。然而,準備逃脫的他們縱然願意接受殘殺的現實、發展好鬥的性格,外頭還有三位女王正等著要爭奪王位——只要誰擋她們的路,一律格殺無論。

五位龍子應該信任彼此、團結起來,還是只顧自己的生死?
乖乖跟著預言走,一切都會迎刃而解嗎?

偉大的英雄使命已經降臨, 在戰鬥中存活而不傷害他人、通過邪惡狡詐狡詐的考驗、誠實面對內心真實的聲音……歷經試驗的種種關卡、淬煉夢想的時刻即將到來!

★五位關鍵角色★

海嘯:海翼族,個性強悍,五位龍子中唯一能在水底下呼吸的翼龍。

榮光:雨翼族,身體有各種美麗的顏色,能隨時偽裝融入背景色,每天午後都要小睡一下。

阿土:泥翼族,喜歡睡覺勝於讀書,善體人意,自認自己相當遲鈍,沒有守護者期待的凶殘殺傷力。

星飛:夜翼族,傳說中夜翼龍是天生的領袖,有超能力,而且星飛愛讀書,是五位龍子裡的?資優生」。

晴朗:沙翼族,個性溫柔,五位龍子裡最小的妹妹。雖然是沙翼族,卻沒有沙翼龍會分泌毒液的倒鉤尾尖。

 
《火翼飛龍:龍族預言》─(1)
作者:圖依・蘇瑟蘭(Tui T. Sutherland)

  阿土總覺得自己不像英雄聯盟裡的一個「咖」。

  哦,他當然想要當一個咖。他想成為翼龍世界裡的偉大救世主,英武神勇。他想不負眾望的完成所有神奇任務。他想看著這個世界,找出問題所在,加以解決。

  但他不是天生英雄的料。他連一點極富傳奇色彩的特質都沒有。他喜歡睡覺勝過於讀書。狩獵練習的時候,他老是弄丟洞穴裡的雞,因為他的注意力都在朋友身上,忘了要看好那幾隻雞。

  不過他的打架還不錯。可是光靠「還不錯」並不足以阻止戰爭和拯救龍族。他必須傑出不凡才行。他是個頭最大的龍子,所以理當要夠剽悍和可怕才對。守護者總是要求他一定要夠凶惡。

  但阿土覺得自己就跟一顆軟柿子一樣凶惡不起來。

  「快反擊我啊!」他的攻擊者怒吼一聲,把他拋到洞穴的另一頭。阿土砰的撞上岩壁,好不容易爬了起來,一邊打開泥色翼翅,試圖穩住身子。這時紅色的尖爪冷不防的朝他臉劃過來,他及時閃過。「拜託你好不好,」紅色翼龍齜牙低吼。「你不要一直不出手,你必須表現得很凶狠。你得找到你心裡那位殺手,把它放出來。」

  我盡量啦!」阿土說道。「不過,也許我們應該暫停先討論一下……」

  但她又朝他撲了過去。「左邊先一個假動作,再往右邊滾開!使出你的火燄!」阿土設法低頭閃過她的翼翅,從下方攻擊她。但他當然又滾錯了方向,結果被她的爪子打趴在地上,痛得大叫。

  「左邊在哪裡?你這個沒用的東西!」隼紅在他耳邊大吼。「是泥翼龍都這麼笨嗎?還是你只是耳聾了?」

  如果你再繼續吼下去,我早晚會耳聾,阿土心裡想道。天翼龍抬起腳爪,他趕緊趁機脫身。

  「我又不認識其他泥翼龍,」他反駁道,同時舔舔疼痛的爪子。「你又不是不知道。不過,也許我們可以試著不用大吼大叫的方式來打,這樣……」他突然閉上嘴巴,因為他聽到那再熟悉不過的??聲響,那是隼紅準備火攻之前會發出的聲音。

  他立刻用翼翅抱住頭,把長長的頸子藏在裡面,再一個翻身,滾進那像迷宮一樣散布在洞穴一角的石筍林裡。火燄瞬間噴向他附近的岩塊,燒焦他的尾尖。

  「膽小鬼!」大翼龍放聲咆哮,撞斷其中一根石柱,黑色碎石宛若雨水嘩啦啦的從天而降。阿土趕緊閉上眼睛,卻感覺到她的腳用力踩在他的尾巴上。

  「噢喔!」他大叫。「你不是說踩尾巴算作弊嗎?」他趕忙伸爪攀住離他最近的一根石筍,一溜煙的爬上去。他棲在石筍頂端,低頭怒瞪那頭巨無霸的紅色天翼龍。

  「我是你師父,」隼紅齜牙低吼。「不管我做什麼都不算作弊。你給我下來,像隻天翼龍一樣給我好好格鬥。」

  可是我又不是天翼龍,阿土很不服的想道:我是泥翼龍!我不喜歡對著東西亂噴火,也不喜歡拍著翼翅繞圈圈猛咬人家的脖子。他之前被迫去咬隼紅身上那像寶石一樣硬的鱗甲,害他牙齒至今都還在痛。

  「我就不能跟別的龍格鬥嗎?」他問道。「我跟他們對打,會打得比較好。」其他龍子的體型都跟他一般大(幾乎啦),而且他們不會作弊(呃……大多數時候不會)。他其實很喜歡跟他們格鬥。可是只要隼紅在旁邊盯場,他就怎麼都打不贏。她會害他太緊張。

  「哦,是嗎?那你想跟誰對打?是發育不良的沙翼龍?還是懶惰的雨翼龍?」隼紅說道。「你是以為你在戰場上也有得選嗎?」她前後甩動著那條像琥珀微微發光的尾巴。

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主  題 Resilience and Love from Two Fathers
 
主  題 Dad Su's Toy Hospital & Kaohsiung Repair Café
 
活動快遞 「旗」步走 享受鼓山公園心「森」活

 
Resilience and Love from Two Fathers
◎Written by Naru
◎Translation by by Lin Yu-ciao
◎Photo by Naru
◎Photos courtesy of Dad Wei, Dad Miao

  Same-sex couple Wei Wei and Miao Miao can now proudly say they are a family of three. The Kaohsiung couple is the first same-sex couple in Asia to have adopted a child that is not a blood relative.
    

  Wei Wei and Miao Miao have known each other since university and have been in a long-distance relationship for almost twenty years. They had always dreamed of having children and raising a family together.
  In 2016, Wei Wei and Miao Miao applied for adoption at the Child Welfare League Foundation(兒福聯盟). In 2019, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to pass same-sex marriage. However, it did not allow same-sex couples to adopt at that time. Since Wei Wei and Miao Miao were in a spousal relationship, only one could legally register Rou Rou as their adopted daughter.
  In 2020, Miao Miao and Wei Wei sought assistance and advocacy from Taiwan Tongzhi (LGBTQ+) Hotline Association(台灣同志諮詢熱線協會), Taiwan LGBT Family Rights Advocacy(台灣同志家庭權益促進會), and Taiwan Equality Campaign(台灣彩虹平權大平台協會)to have the laws rectified. Finally, in early 2022, Taiwan Kaohsiung Juvenile and Family Court(臺灣高雄少年及家事法院)approved Miao Miao's adoption application, officially making him Rou Rou's legal father.
  

  Miao Miao said, "When I got parental rights, I distributed Han Pastries in the school where I taught. I had colleagues from different departments calling to congratulate me. The warmth and support I received from family and friends in Kaohsiung made us feel greater acceptance towards same-sex families."
  Miao Miao and Wei Wei enjoy participating in family activities with their daughter. They go to indoor parent-child play centers and enjoy swimming at sports centers. They also enjoy participating in events at the Love River Bay and strolling along Caogong Canal (曹公圳). Sometimes they go to Cijin Island, where they enjoy the scenery and spend time on the beach.
  "I believe the nature of our family is the bond that ties us together. We always put our family first; our home is where we find companionship," says Wei Wei. Wei Wei and Miao Miao's family transcends blood relations with love. They have created a home and are now raising a family.

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Dad Su's Toy Hospital & Kaohsiung Repair Café
◎Written by Wang Ting-yun
◎Translation by Lin Yu-ciao
◎Photo by Carter, Zeng Sin-yao
◎Photos courtesy of Dad Su's Toy Hospital, Kaohsiung Repair Café

  People sometimes find throwing away beloved toys and broken household appliances difficult because they are connected with priceless memories. Therefore, they can bring them to Dad Su's Toy Hospital(蘇爸玩具醫院)and Kaohsiung Repair Café(小家電診所)that restore small home appliances. When customers happily come to pick up their repaired treasures, the repairers are filled with an immense sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.
 

Dad Su's Toy Hospital
  After "accidentally" mending one of his grandson's broken toys, a retired electronics company employee Su Sian-rong(蘇顯榮), wanted to assist other kids in repairing their toys. As a result, he founded Dad Su's Toy Hospital. Since 2017, he has restored more than 1500 toys.
   His most memorable repair encounters include a customer who brought in toys that his father had given to his grandchild, following the father's passing. The customer's wish was to uphold his father's memory for his child by restoring these cherished toys. Dad Su also once worked overtime to repair a toy for a child with Kanner's syndrome. The child was ecstatic when they got their favorite toy repaired.
   Dad Su says repairing toys has brought tremendous meaning to his retirement. Besides fixing sentimental toys and maintaining the memories connected to them, he believes it is also an environmental business. At the Fongshan Cleaning Squad office, Dad Su offers free repair services six to ten times a year.
 

  Kaohsiung Repair Café
   Kaohsiung Repair Café has nearly 60 volunteers that assist in repairing home appliances. The Café has been open for over three years and is a community-oriented repair shop. They only charge for the parts and provide free repairs for small home appliances. Even more impressive is that they involve customers in the repair process, so they can better understand their typical usage patterns and share tips on maintaining them.
   It's refreshing to see a business that truly cares about its customers and goes above and beyond to provide a valuable service.
   Volunteer organizer Huang Wu(黃武)says, "The more difficult it is to find a home appliance repair shop, the more valuable we become!"
 

   Once, they successfully restored a 70-year-old antique metal fan, which had been a customer's housewarming present. They also repaired a custom-made Buddha table lamp that the customer's mother had ordered when she was young. After replacing a small switch, the lamp instantly lit up again.
   Seeing customers joyfully carrying home their appliances brings satisfaction and joy to the volunteers. They are open at varying times and have service centers in Meinong, Cishan, and Fongshan districts.
  
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