藉著機會重新認識《刺客教條》全系列的故事。雖然也有不少缺點,但以一個現代人Desmond,來串連他與刺客大師們,這應該是為什麼整部作品一直到第三代都還是很令人激賞的原因吧?
第二代的Ezio或許是很多朋友最愛的刺客大師了吧? 矯健的身手、象徵正義的化身......但或許他晚年的這段遺言所展現的大師風範,才是真正讓人敬佩三分的。
"When I was a young man, I had liberty, but I did not see it. I had time, but I did not know it. And I had love, but I did not feel it. Many decades would pass before I understood the meaning of all three. And now, the twilight of my life, this understanding has passed into contentment.
Love, liberty, and time: once so disposable, are the fuels that drive me forward. And love, most especially, mio caro. For you, our children, our brothers and sisters. And for the vast and wonderful world that gave us life, and keeps us guessing. Endless affection, mia Sofia.
Forever yours,
Ezio Auditore."
「年輕的時候,我擁有自由,我卻不見其存在;我擁有時間,但我並不曉得;我擁有愛,但我並沒有仔細感受。在我了解這三者前,幾十年已然過去。而現在,在我暮年之時,了解了這些事使我感到幸福。
愛、自由與時間──這三樣我曾棄如敝屣的東西,正是使我向前的動力。親愛的,『愛』尤其如此啊。這封信是給你、給我們的孩子與兄弟姊妹們,也給那賜予我們生命並讓我們不斷思考,廣闊而美好的世界。永遠愛你,我的Sophia。
你永遠的,
Ezio Auditore。」
FT:其實這篇翻譯是2015年3月完成的,但《刺客教條》歷經這麼多代,仍然最最喜歡Ezio與Altaïr。他們完成了其他刺客後人始終沒能企及的成就,永遠懷著好奇心、保持謙卑,成為一代大師也許不是他們的志願,但當我重新挖出這篇翻譯,依然會被他們所有選擇背後的價值而感動。