奇亚娜 Qiyana

元素女皇 The Empress of Elements

台词

“总有一天，处处都是以绪奥肯的土地。伟大的帝国，配上一位贤明的女皇。”

“Some day, all this will be Ixaocan. A glorious empire, with an empress to fit.”

传记

在丛林都市以绪奥肯中，奇亚娜谋划着自己荣登育恩塔尔塔座的无情之路。作为父母的末位继承人，她以前无古人的元素魔法技艺，傲视所有挡在面前的人。这片大地服从着奇亚娜的每一道指令，她认为自己是以绪奥肯历史上最伟大的元素使——就凭这点，她理应执掌的不仅是一座城邦，而是一个帝国。

In the jungle city of Ixaocan, Qiyana plots her own ruthless path to the high seat of the Yun Tal. Last in line to succeed her parents, she faces those who stand in her way with brash confidence and unprecedented mastery over elemental magic. With the land itself obeying her every command, Qiyana sees herself as the greatest elementalist in the history of Ixaocan—and by that right, deserving of not only a city, but an empire.

作为执政家族中最年幼的孩子，奇亚娜从小就知道自己永远都不会继承育恩塔尔的塔座。她的父母统治着以绪奥肯——一座隐藏在以绪塔尔密林深处的城邦。他们养育子嗣是为了培养继承人，因此他们的教育方式也遵循着这个封闭国度的自豪传统。奇亚娜的九个姐姐都比她的继承顺位更高，也获得了大多数的关注。于是，奇亚娜经常渴望寻找自己在这个家族中有意义的位置。

The youngest child in a ruling family, Qiyana grew up believing she would never inherit the high seat of the Yun Tal. As her parents governed Ixaocan, a city-state hidden deep in the jungles of Ixtal, they raised their children to succeed them, schooling them in the proud traditions of their isolated nation. Primed to rule before her, Qiyana’s nine older sisters received most of the attention, and she often longed to find her own meaningful place in the family.

属于她的时刻到来了。那一天，年轻的奇亚娜开始学习以绪塔尔的古老元素魔法。课程开始不久，她就意识到自己有着非凡的天赋。虽然奇亚娜当时只有七岁，但她只用了几周时间就掌握了进阶的技法，而她有几个姐姐经过多年的学习都还不得要领。

That place became clear the day young Qiyana began to learn the ancient elemental magic of Ixtal. Soon after she took up lessons, she realized she was blessed with extraordinary talent. Though Qiyana was only seven years old, she mastered advanced techniques within weeks, while some of her older sisters had yet to grasp the basics after years of study.

一个接一个，奇亚娜的姐姐们都在元素魔法方面被她超越了。而她进步越多，心中的不满也就越深。她的双亲为何要在那些低她一等的姐姐们身上浪费时间？以绪塔尔得以隐藏于世，全靠这里的大型魔法仪式，而每次她的姐姐被选派主持这一仪式的时候，奇亚娜都会气恼地惹是生非，想要证明自己的资格。很快，以涅萨——家族的长女，第一顺位继承人，就成为了奇亚娜的眼中钉。

One by one, Qiyana surpassed her sisters in the elemental arts, and the more she progressed, the more resentful she became. Why did her parents waste so much effort grooming her inferior siblings? Each time they were chosen to preside over the grand rituals that shrouded Ixtal from the outside world, Qiyana lashed out in frustration, picking fights to prove her worth. It wasn’t long before Inessa, the eldest sister and immediate successor, became the target for Qiyana’s aggression.

以涅萨并没有选择化解，而是因这个小自己十二岁的妹妹对她不敬而怒发冲冠。她们一天天长大，你来我往的唇枪舌剑也愈发激烈，日积月累之后变成了以涅萨的武力威胁，以及奇亚娜的公然挑战：两人应当在仪式战斗中决出强者，让所有以绪奥肯人看到，也让合适的人继承她们的父母。以涅萨接受了挑战，她要让妹妹学会谦卑。

Rather than defusing the conflict, Inessa bristled at the disrespect from her sister, who was twelve years her junior. As both grew older, their words became increasingly heated, culminating in physical threats from Inessa, and a challenge from Qiyana: they should decide who was strongest in ritual combat, for all of Ixaocan to see—and for the right to succeed their parents. Inessa accepted the challenge to teach her sister some much needed humility.

比试结束后，以涅萨彻底失去了行走能力，而奇亚娜则毫发未伤。

When the contest was over, Inessa was never to walk again, while Qiyana stood unscathed.

她渴望成为正当的继承人，但奇亚娜的父母却对她的行为勃然大怒。她的父母没有承认她赢得的奖励——按照传统，奇亚娜永远都是育恩塔尔塔座的第十顺位继承人。虽然这个消息难以下咽，但奇亚娜很快就发现，那场决斗让她的元素实力在整个以绪奥肯范围内广为人知。终于，她找到了长久以来渴望的东西：尊重。

She was eager to take her place as the rightful heir, but Qiyana’s parents were furious at her actions. They denied her the prize—tradition decreed that Qiyana would always be tenth in line to inherit the high seat of the Yun Tal. Though the news was bitter, Qiyana soon discovered that the duel had made her elemental prowess known across all of Ixaocan. At last, she had found what had long eluded her: respect.

这种尊重很快就让她上瘾了。奇亚娜感到一种炙热的需求，觉得自己的精湛技艺需要受到认可。事实上，她认为所有以绪奥肯人都应该以她为豪，用他们强大的元素魔法赋予这个世界它应有的秩序。可实际情况却恰恰相反，他们一直在躲避着外来的探索者和矿工，而那些人正在以绪奥肯的边境开发密林。

That respect quickly became an addiction. Qiyana felt a burning need to be recognized for her exceptional skill. In fact, all of Ixaocan should stand proud with her, and put the world in its place with their powerful elemental magic. Instead, they were hiding from foreign explorers, and miners who were uprooting the jungle on their borders.

在父母的殿堂前，奇亚娜和他们摊牌了：将那群矿工赶走，恢复失去的土地。奇亚娜的父母拒绝了这个想法。因为与“异邦人”进行接触将会带来憎恨、战争和疾病，毁掉这个王朝几百年来所守护的东西。奇亚娜愠怒不已，她迫不及待地要向世界证明自己的力量，决心要证明父母的看法是错的。

In her parents’ court, Qiyana laid out her ambitions—to drive off the miners and restore the lands. Qiyana’s parents rejected the idea. Contact with the “outlanders” would bring hatred, war, and disease, jeopardizing what their dynasty had protected for centuries. Qiyana stewed, impatient to prove her strength to the world, and determined to prove her parents wrong.

违背着父母的意愿，奇亚娜突袭了挖掘场，杀死了几乎所有矿工，只留下一个活口。看着那人眼中满溢的恐惧，奇亚娜知道他必定会传达这条信息——他会告诉皮尔特沃夫的每一个人，伟大的元素使如何摧毁了他们的矿洞。

Acting against their will, Qiyana raided the mining site, killing all the miners but one. As the man’s eyes shone brightly with fear, Qiyana knew he would spread her message—he would tell everyone in his Pilt-over about the grand elementalist who destroyed their mine.

回到以绪奥肯的奇亚娜洋洋得意地承认了这场屠杀，让她的父母火冒三丈。他们告诉她，皮尔特沃夫的商人们正在向丛林派遣新一批矿工和士兵。奇亚娜的父母不能继续冒险让这个不服管教的女儿招惹来更多异邦人，只好遗憾地将她囚禁起来作为惩罚。

In Ixaocan, Qiyana gladly took credit for the slaughter, infuriating her mother and father. They told her the Piltovan merchants were sending fresh miners and armsmen into the jungle. Qiyana’s parents would not risk their insubordinate daughter drawing even more outlanders toward their borders, and regretfully ordered her imprisoned for her crime.

而就在奇亚娜被羁押的同时，由于她在丛林中展现出了世所罕见的元素天赋，宫廷内的许多元素使都出面为她辩护。他们说服了她的父母，极力推荐她和他们一起加强城防。奇亚娜被释放了，条件是她重新宣誓忠于尊长，并承诺再也不与任何异邦人进行接触。

Just as she was detained, several elementalists of the court came to Qiyana’s defense. The elemental talent displayed in the jungle was unheard of, and they convinced her parents that Qiyana should aid them in powering and defending the city. Qiyana was released, once she swore renewed fealty to her elders, and vowed to never cross paths with an outlander again.

越来越多的仰慕者都开始支持奇亚娜，她终于认识到自己在这世界中的位置。她拥有着超越传统的力量，而她将不择手段，在继承权的悬梯上攀升。

As a growing number of admirers throw their support behind Qiyana, she has finally realized her true place in the world. She holds a power stronger than tradition, and she will climb the ladder of succession by any means necessary.

她是世界上前所未有的大元素使。她是以绪奥肯命中注定的统治者，还将成为以绪塔尔全境的女皇。

She is the greatest elementalist the world has ever seen. She is the inevitable ruler of Ixaocan, and the future empress of all Ixtal.