{"id":12473,"date":"2011-09-08T17:20:50","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T14:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/?page_id=12473"},"modified":"2013-08-30T09:13:36","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T06:13:36","slug":"the-way-of-kings-krallarin-yolu-on-okuma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/on-okumalar\/the-way-of-kings-krallarin-yolu-on-okuma\/","title":{"rendered":"The Way of Kings (Krallar\u0131n Yolu) | \u00d6n Okuma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 Ar\u015fivine<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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G\u0130R\u0130\u015e<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Kalak, kayal\u0131k ta\u015f bir bay\u0131r\u0131 d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve \u00f6lmekte olan bir F\u0131rt\u0131napar\u00e7as\u0131\u2019n\u0131n bedeni \u00f6n\u00fcnde t\u00f6kezleyerek durdu. Devasa ta\u015f yarat\u0131k yan durmu\u015f bir vaziyette uzan\u0131yordu, g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcnden \u00e7\u0131kan kaburga benzeri \u00e7\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131lar k\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015f ve \u00e7atlam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Ucube, granit omuzlar\u0131ndan filizlenmi\u015f anormal uzunluktaki uzuvlar\u0131yla belli belirsiz bir iskelet bi\u00e7imindeydi. Bir ok ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 and\u0131ran y\u00fcz\u00fcndeki g\u00f6zleri sanki ta\u015f\u0131n derinliklerinde yanan bir ate\u015f taraf\u0131ndan yarat\u0131lm\u0131\u015f derin k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 noktalard\u0131. Soluyorlard\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bunca y\u00fczy\u0131ldan sonra bile bir F\u0131rt\u0131napar\u00e7as\u0131\u2019n\u0131 yak\u0131ndan g\u00f6rmek Kalak\u2019\u0131 \u00fcrpertti. Yarat\u0131\u011f\u0131n eli bir adam boyundayd\u0131. Daha \u00f6nce buna benzer eller taraf\u0131ndan \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fclm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc ve bu hi\u00e7 de ho\u015f olmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elbette \u00f6lmek de \u00f6yle\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Yarat\u0131\u011f\u0131n etraf\u0131ndan dola\u015farak sava\u015f alan\u0131ndaki yolunu daha dikkatli se\u00e7meye ba\u015flad\u0131. Arazi bi\u00e7imsiz kaya ve ta\u015flardan olu\u015fuyordu, do\u011fal s\u00fctunlar etraf\u0131nda y\u00fckseliyor, bedenler yeri kirletiyordu. \u00c7ok az bitki yeti\u015fiyordu. Ta\u015f bay\u0131rlar ve tepeler say\u0131s\u0131z yara ta\u015f\u0131yordu. Dalgaba\u011flay\u0131c\u0131lar\u2019\u0131n d\u00f6v\u00fc\u015ft\u00fckleri baz\u0131 yerleri par\u00e7alanm\u0131\u015f ve da\u011f\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Daha az s\u0131kl\u0131kla da olsa F\u0131rt\u0131napar\u00e7alar\u0131n\u0131n sava\u015fa kat\u0131lmak i\u00e7in bedenlerini ta\u015ftan kopararak kendilerini serbest b\u0131rakt\u0131klar\u0131 \u00e7atlam\u0131\u015f, garip \u015feklili oyuklar\u0131n yan\u0131ndan da ge\u00e7ti.<\/span><\/p>\n

Etraf\u0131ndaki bedenlerin \u00e7o\u011fu insand\u0131; \u00e7o\u011fu da de\u011fildi. Kan kar\u0131\u015f\u0131kt\u0131. K\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131. Turuncu. Mor. Yine de etraf\u0131ndaki bedenlerin hi\u00e7biri birbirine kar\u0131\u015fmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131, belirsiz bir ses bulutu havada as\u0131l\u0131 kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Ac\u0131l\u0131 inlemeler, keder dolu \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131klar. Hi\u00e7 de zafer sesleri gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fcyorlard\u0131. Duman, nadir ot \u00f6beklerinden veya yanan ceset y\u0131\u011f\u0131nlar\u0131ndan k\u0131vr\u0131la k\u0131vr\u0131la y\u00fckseliyordu. Hatta kayalar\u0131n baz\u0131 b\u00f6l\u00fcmleri bile i\u00e7in i\u00e7in yan\u0131yordu. Tozgetiriciler i\u015flerini iyi yapm\u0131\u015flard\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fakat ben hayatta kald\u0131m,<\/em> diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc elini g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcne koyan Kalak, bulu\u015fma noktas\u0131na do\u011fru h\u0131zlan\u0131rken. <\/em>Bu kez ger\u00e7ekten de hayatta kald\u0131m.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Bu \u00e7ok tehlikeliydi. \u00d6ld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc zaman geri g\u00f6nderiliyordu, se\u00e7me \u015fans\u0131 yoktu. Y\u0131k\u0131m\u2019dan sa\u011f kurtuldu\u011fu zaman ise yine geri d\u00f6nmesi gerekiyordu. Nefret etti\u011fi o yere. Ate\u015f ve ac\u0131 dolu o yere. Acaba yaln\u0131zca karar verse ne olurdu\u2026 gitmemeye?<\/span><\/p>\n

Riskli d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncelerdi bunlar, hatta belki de h\u0131yanet i\u00e7eren d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceler. H\u0131z\u0131n\u0131 artt\u0131rd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bulu\u015fma noktas\u0131 geni\u015f bir kaya k\u00fctlesinin, g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcne do\u011fru y\u00fckselen bir zirvenin g\u00f6lgesindeydi. Her zamanki gibi onu birden sava\u015f ba\u015flamadan \u00f6nce burada bulu\u015fmay\u0131 kararla\u015ft\u0131rm\u0131\u015flard\u0131. Sa\u011f kalanlar buraya gelecekti. Garip bir \u015fekilde i\u00e7lerinden sadece biri d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fc bekliyordu. Jezrien. Di\u011fer sekizi \u00f6lm\u00fc\u015f m\u00fcyd\u00fc? Bu m\u00fcmk\u00fcnd\u00fc. Bu seferki sava\u015f \u00e7ok \u015fiddetli ge\u00e7mi\u015fti, en k\u00f6t\u00fclerinden biriydi. D\u00fc\u015fman giderek artan bir inat\u00e7\u0131l\u0131kla \u00e7o\u011fal\u0131yordu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ama hay\u0131r. Kalak zirvenin eteklerine ad\u0131m\u0131n\u0131 atarken ka\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7att\u0131. Yedi muhte\u015fem k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 sivri u\u00e7lar\u0131 ta\u015f zemine saplanm\u0131\u015f halde gururla ayakta duruyordu. Her biri ak\u0131c\u0131 dizayna sahip, \u00fczerine oymalar ve motifler i\u015flenmi\u015f m\u00fckemmel birer sanat i\u015fiydi. Hepsini tan\u0131yordu. E\u011fer efendileri \u00f6lm\u00fc\u015f olsayd\u0131 K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7lar yok olurdu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bu K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7lar, Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7lardan bile g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc silahlard\u0131. E\u015fsizdiler. K\u0131ymetli. Jezrien, do\u011fuya bakarak k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 \u00e7emberinin d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda duruyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJezrien?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyaz ve maviler i\u00e7indeki fig\u00fcr bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 ona \u00e7evirdi. Bunca y\u00fczy\u0131ldan sonra bile Jezrien hala gen\u00e7 g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu, sanki otuzlar\u0131na yeni girmi\u015f bir adam gibiydi. K\u0131sa siyah sakal\u0131 d\u00fczg\u00fcnce kesilmi\u015fti, fakat bir zamanlar \u015f\u0131k olan k\u0131yafetleri kavrulmu\u015f ve kanla lekelenmi\u015fti. Kalak\u2019a do\u011fru d\u00f6nerken kollar\u0131n\u0131 arkas\u0131nda kavu\u015fturdu.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNedir bu Jezrien?\u201d diye sordu Kalak. \u201cDi\u011ferleri nerede?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGittiler.\u201d Jezrien\u2019in sesi sakin, derin ve soyluydu. Y\u00fczy\u0131llard\u0131r ta\u00e7 giymemi\u015f olmas\u0131na ra\u011fmen asil tav\u0131rlar\u0131n\u0131 kaybetmemi\u015fti. Her zaman ne yap\u0131lmas\u0131 gerekti\u011fini biliyormu\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu. \u201cBuna bir mucize diyebilirsin. Bu sefer i\u00e7imizden sadece bir ki\u015fi \u00f6ld\u00fc.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTalenel,\u201d dedi Kalak. Sadece onun k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rememi\u015fti.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEvet. Kuzey suyoluna giden ge\u00e7idi tutarken \u00f6ld\u00fc.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Kalak olumlu anlamda ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 sallad\u0131. Taln\u2019in en umutsuz m\u00fccadeleleri se\u00e7mek ve onlar\u0131 kazanmak gibi bir e\u011filimi vard\u0131. Ayn\u0131 zamanda bu esnada \u00f6lmek gibi bir e\u011filimi daha vard\u0131. \u015eu anda Y\u0131k\u0131mlar aras\u0131nda gittikleri o mek\u00e2na geri d\u00f6nm\u00fc\u015f olmal\u0131yd\u0131. K\u00e2buslar mek\u00e2n\u0131na.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kalak kendini titrerken buldu. Ne zaman bu kadar zay\u0131f d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc? \u201cJezrien, bu kez geri d\u00f6nemem.\u201d diye f\u0131s\u0131ldad\u0131 Kalak, bir ad\u0131m ileri at\u0131p di\u011fer adam\u0131n kolunu kavrayarak. \u201cYapamam.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Kalak, bu itirafla birlikte i\u00e7inde bir \u015feylerin k\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hissetti. Ne kadar olmu\u015ftu? Y\u00fczlerce hatta belki de bin y\u0131ld\u0131r s\u00fcren bir i\u015fkence. Takip etmek \u00e7ok zordu. Her g\u00fcn tekrar tekrar etinin derinliklerine i\u015fleyen o ate\u015fler, o kancalar. Kolunun derisini da\u011flayan, sonra ya\u011flar\u0131n\u0131 yakan, sonra da kemi\u011fe i\u015fleyen. Kokusunu alabiliyordu. Y\u00fccelerin y\u00fccesi, kokusunu alabiliyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cK\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 b\u0131rak,\u201d dedi Jezrien.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNe?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jezrien ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 silahlar\u0131n olu\u015fturdu\u011fu \u00e7embere do\u011fru sallad\u0131. \u201cSeni beklemek i\u00e7in se\u00e7ildim. Sa\u011f kal\u0131p kalmad\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan emin de\u011fildik. Bir\u2026 bir karar al\u0131nd\u0131. Yemin\u2019in sona erme vakti geldi.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Kalak, korkunun so\u011fuk pen\u00e7esini hissetti. \u201cBu ne i\u015fe yarayacak?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIshar i\u00e7imizden en az bir ki\u015fi Yemin\u2019e ba\u011fl\u0131 kald\u0131\u011f\u0131 s\u00fcrece sorun olmayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyor. Y\u0131k\u0131m d\u00f6ng\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc sona erdirebiliriz.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Kalak \u00f6l\u00fcms\u00fcz kral\u0131n g\u00f6zlerine bakt\u0131. Sol yanlar\u0131ndaki k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir ot \u00f6be\u011finden kara dumanlar y\u00fckseldi. \u00d6lmekte olanlar\u0131n iniltileri duyuldu arkalar\u0131ndan. Orada, Jezrien\u2019in g\u00f6zlerinde, \u0131zd\u0131rap ve keder g\u00f6rd\u00fc Kalak. Hatta belki de korkakl\u0131k. U\u00e7urumun k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131ndaki bir adamd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Y\u00fccelerin y\u00fccesi<\/em>, diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc Kalak. Sen de pes ettin, de\u011fil mi?<\/em> Hepsi etmi\u015fti. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Kalak d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve al\u00e7ak bir bay\u0131r\u0131n sava\u015f alan\u0131n\u0131n bir k\u0131sm\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc kenara y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc. \u0130lkel giysileri i\u00e7indeki adamlar bronz u\u00e7lu m\u0131zraklar ta\u015f\u0131yordu. Onlar\u0131n aras\u0131nda yan yana duran di\u011ferleri par\u0131lt\u0131l\u0131 z\u0131rhlar i\u00e7indeydi. Y\u0131rt\u0131k p\u0131rt\u0131k, tabaklanm\u0131\u015f veya kalitesiz deri z\u0131rhlar\u0131 i\u00e7indeki d\u00f6rt erkekten olu\u015fan bir grup, inan\u0131lmaz derecede karma\u015f\u0131k ve g\u00fczel bir g\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f z\u0131rh ku\u015fanm\u0131\u015f g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir fig\u00fcre kat\u0131lmak i\u00e7in ge\u00e7ip gitti. Ne ironik. Jezrien y\u00fcr\u00fcyerek yan\u0131na geldi.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBizi kutsal bir varl\u0131k olarak g\u00f6r\u00fcyorlar,\u201d diye f\u0131s\u0131ldad\u0131 Kalak. \u201cBize g\u00fcveniyorlar, Jezrien. Sahip olduklar\u0131 her \u015feyiz.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u015f\u0131ldayanlar\u2019a sahipler. Bu yeterli olacakt\u0131r.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Kalak ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 iki yana sallad\u0131. \u201cBu onu engellemeyecektir. D\u00fc\u015fman. Bunu a\u015fman\u0131n bir yolunu bulacakt\u0131r. Bulaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 biliyorsun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBelki.\u201d Habercilerin kral\u0131 ba\u015fka bir \u015fey s\u00f6ylemedi.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYa Taln?\u201d diye sordu Kalak. Et yan\u0131yor. Ate\u015fler. Ac\u0131 \u00fcst\u00fcne ac\u0131 ve ac\u0131 ve ac\u0131<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn ki\u015fi yerine bir ki\u015finin ac\u0131 \u00e7ekmesi daha iyi,\u201d diye f\u0131s\u0131ldad\u0131 Jezrien. \u00c7ok duygusuz g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu. Sanki \u0131s\u0131 ve \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n sebep oldu\u011fu bir g\u00f6lge onurlu ve adil birinin \u00fczerine d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f ve geriye bu siyah taklidi b\u0131rakm\u0131\u015f gibi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jezrien k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7lar\u0131n olu\u015fturdu\u011fu \u00e7embere geri d\u00f6nd\u00fc. Yo\u011fu\u015fma nedeniyle buharlanm\u0131\u015f k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 sisler i\u00e7inde ortaya \u00e7\u0131karak ellerinde beliriverdi. \u201cKarar verildi Kalak. Kendi yolumuza gidece\u011fiz ve birbirimizi bulmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmayaca\u011f\u0131z. K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7lar\u0131m\u0131z geride kalmak zorunda. Yemin art\u0131k sona eriyor.\u201d K\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 havaya kald\u0131rd\u0131 ve di\u011fer yedisinin yan\u0131ndaki yere sert\u00e7e saplad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

K\u0131l\u0131ca bakan Jezrien bir anl\u0131\u011f\u0131na teredd\u00fct etti, sonra da ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 e\u011fip di\u011fer tarafa d\u00f6nd\u00fc. Sanki k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f gibi. \u201cBu y\u00fck\u00fc kendi irademizle se\u00e7tik. O halde diledi\u011fimiz zaman vazge\u00e7ebiliriz de.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u0130nsanlara ne diyece\u011fiz Jezrien?\u201d diye sordu Kalak. \u201cBug\u00fcn i\u00e7in neler diyecekler?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBasit,\u201d dedi Jezrien, uzakla\u015farak. \u201cNihayet kazand\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yleyece\u011fiz. Bu yeterince kolay bir yalan. Kim bilir? Belki de ger\u00e7ekle\u015fir.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Kalak, yanm\u0131\u015f araziyi ge\u00e7ip giderken Jezrien\u2019i izledi. Sonunda o da kendi k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 ve di\u011fer sekizinin yan\u0131nda saplad\u0131. D\u00f6nd\u00fc ve Jezrien\u2019in aksi istikamette y\u00fcr\u00fcmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Buna ra\u011fmen arkas\u0131na ve \u00e7emberdeki tek a\u00e7\u0131k noktaya bakmaktan kendini al\u0131koyamad\u0131. Onuncu k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n olmas\u0131 gereken yere.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0130\u00e7lerinden kay\u0131p olana. Terk ettiklerine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Affet bizi<\/em>, diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc Kalak ve oradan ayr\u0131ld\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c\u0130nsanlar\u0131n sevgisi dondurucu bir \u015feydir, t\u0131pk\u0131 buzdan yaln\u0131zca \u00fc\u00e7 ad\u0131m uzakta olan bir kaynak suyu gibi. Biz onunduk Ah F\u0131rt\u0131nababa\u2026 biz onunduk. Binlerce g\u00fcn boyunca b\u00f6yleydi ve sonra Sonsuzf\u0131rt\u0131na geldi.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 1171 y\u0131l\u0131n\u0131n Shash ay\u0131n\u0131n Palah haftas\u0131n\u0131n ilk g\u00fcn\u00fc, \u00f6lmeden otuz bir saniye \u00f6nce kaydedildi. Denek orta ya\u015flar\u0131nda karanl\u0131kg\u00f6zl\u00fc, hamile bir kad\u0131nd\u0131. \u00c7ocuk kurtulamad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

4500 YIL SONRA<\/span><\/p>\n

Vallano\u2019nun o\u011flunun o\u011flu Szeth, Shinovar\u2019\u0131n Vefas\u0131z\u0131, bir kral\u0131 \u00f6ld\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc o g\u00fcn beyaz giymi\u015fti. Beyaz elbise, bir Parshendi gelene\u011fiydi, ona yabanc\u0131yd\u0131. Fakat efendilerinin emretti\u011fi gibi yapt\u0131 ve bir a\u00e7\u0131klama beklemedi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alemciler dans eder ve i\u00e7er ve ba\u011f\u0131r\u0131r ve \u015fark\u0131 s\u00f6yler ve el \u00e7\u0131rparken onlar\u0131n \u00fczerine g\u00f6steri\u015fli bir \u0131\u015f\u0131k yayan ve boncuk boncuk terlemelerine neden olan devasa ate\u015f \u00e7ukurlar\u0131n\u0131n bulundu\u011fu geni\u015f, ta\u015f bir odada oturdu. Baz\u0131lar\u0131, midelerinin \u015farap tulumlar\u0131ndan daha dayan\u0131ks\u0131z oldu\u011funu kan\u0131tlarken k\u0131pk\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 bir suratla yere kapakland\u0131, bu c\u00fcmb\u00fc\u015f onlar i\u00e7in \u00e7ok fazlayd\u0131. Sanki \u00f6lm\u00fc\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyorlard\u0131, en az\u0131ndan arkada\u015flar\u0131 onlar\u0131 festival salonundan \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131p kendilerini bekleyen yataklar\u0131na ta\u015f\u0131y\u0131ncaya kadar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth davullarla birlikte ritim tutmad\u0131, safir mavisi \u015faraptan i\u00e7medi ve dansa kalkmad\u0131. Beyazlar i\u00e7indeki sessiz bir hizmetk\u00e2r gibi arka taraftaki s\u0131ran\u0131n \u00fczerinde oturdu. Ate\u015fkes antla\u015fmas\u0131n\u0131 kutlayanlar\u0131n \u00e7ok az\u0131 onu fark etti. O sadece bir hizmetk\u00e2rd\u0131 ve Shin \u0131rk\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rmezden gelmek kolayd\u0131. Do\u011fudaki \u00e7o\u011fu yerde Szeth\u2019in \u0131rk\u0131n\u0131n uysal ve zarars\u0131z oldu\u011fu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcl\u00fcrd\u00fc. Genel olarak hakl\u0131lard\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Davulcular yeni bir ritme ba\u015flad\u0131lar. Vuru\u015flar Szeth\u2019i oda boyunca g\u00f6r\u00fcnmez kan dalgalar\u0131 pompalayan bir kalp at\u0131\u015f\u0131 d\u00f6rtl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc gibi titretti. Szeth\u2019in efendileri \u2014 daha uygar krall\u0131klarda vah\u015filer olarak d\u0131\u015flanm\u0131\u015flard\u0131 \u2014 kendi masalar\u0131nda oturuyorlard\u0131. K\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 beneklere sahip siyah derili adamlard\u0131. Onlara Parshendi denilirdi \u2014 d\u00fcnyan\u0131n \u00e7o\u011fu yerinde parshmen olarak tan\u0131nan daha a\u011f\u0131r ba\u015fl\u0131 hizmetk\u00e2r bir halk\u0131n kuzenleri. Bu garipti. Kendilerini Parshendi olarak \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rmazlard\u0131; bu Alethi \u0131rk\u0131n\u0131n onlara takt\u0131\u011f\u0131 isimdi. Kabaca \u201cd\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnebilen parshmen\u201d anlam\u0131na geliyordu. Her iki taraf da bunu bir hakaret olarak alg\u0131l\u0131yor gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fcyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n

M\u00fczisyenleri Parshendiler getirmi\u015fti. \u0130lk ba\u015fta \u0131\u015f\u0131kg\u00f6zl\u00fc Alethi \u0131rk\u0131 teredd\u00fct etmi\u015fti. Onlara g\u00f6re davullar basit, karanl\u0131kg\u00f6zl\u00fc halklar\u0131n temel \u00e7alg\u0131s\u0131yd\u0131. Fakat \u015farap, hem geleneklerin hem de g\u00f6rg\u00fc kurallar\u0131n\u0131n en iyi katiliydi ve \u015fu anda Alethi soylular\u0131 bo\u015f vermi\u015f bir vaziyette dans ediyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131 ve odan\u0131n i\u00e7inde ilerlemeye ba\u015flad\u0131. \u015eenlik \u00e7ok uzun s\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc; kral bile saatler \u00f6nce odas\u0131na \u00e7ekilmi\u015fti. Fakat pek \u00e7o\u011fu h\u00e2l\u00e2 kutlamaya devam ediyordu. Szeth y\u00fcr\u00fcrken sarho\u015f bir \u015fekilde k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck masalardan birine y\u0131\u011f\u0131lan Dalinar Kholin\u2019in \u2014kral\u0131n \u00f6z karde\u015finin\u2014etraf\u0131ndan dola\u015fmaya mecbur kald\u0131. \u0130lerleyen ya\u015f\u0131na ra\u011fmen h\u00e2l\u00e2 g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir fizi\u011fe sahip olan adam, onu yata\u011f\u0131na gitmesi i\u00e7in cesaretlendirmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015fanlar\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131ndan savd\u0131. Jasnah neredeydi, kral\u0131n k\u0131z\u0131? Kral\u0131n o\u011flu ve veliahd\u0131 olan Elkohar, y\u00fcksek masada oturmu\u015f, babas\u0131n\u0131n yoklu\u011funda \u015f\u00f6leni y\u00f6netiyordu. \u0130ki ki\u015fiyle muhabbet etmekle me\u015fguld\u00fc, yana\u011f\u0131nda solgun ve garip bir iz olan kara derili bir Azish ile durmadan omzunun \u00fczerinden geriye bakan, daha ince yap\u0131l\u0131, Alethi g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fc\u015fl\u00fc bir ba\u015fka adam.<\/span><\/p>\n

Veliahda e\u015flik edenler \u00f6nemsizdi. Szeth odan\u0131n kenarlar\u0131na yak\u0131n durur ve davulcular\u0131 ge\u00e7erken veliahttan olabildi\u011finde uzak kald\u0131. M\u00fcziksprenler, saydam kurdeleler \u015feklini alan minik ruhlar etraflar\u0131ndaki havada v\u0131z\u0131ldad\u0131. Szeth davulcular\u0131 ge\u00e7erken \u00e7alg\u0131c\u0131lar onu fark etti. Yak\u0131nda buradan gideceklerdi, t\u0131pk\u0131 di\u011fer t\u00fcm Parshendiler gibi\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

K\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015f g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fcyorlard\u0131. K\u0131zg\u0131n g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fcyorlard\u0131. Yine de sadece birka\u00e7 saat i\u00e7inde antla\u015fmalar\u0131n\u0131 bozacaklard\u0131. Bu \u00e7ok anlams\u0131zd\u0131. Fakat Szeth bunu sorgulamad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Odan\u0131n k\u00f6\u015fesinde, duvar\u0131n zeminle birle\u015fti\u011fi yerden \u00e7\u0131kan, g\u00f6k mavisi renginde bir lamba s\u0131ras\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131ndan ge\u00e7ti. \u0130\u00e7lerinde F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 a\u015f\u0131lanm\u0131\u015f safirler vard\u0131. K\u00e2firlik. Nas\u0131l olur da bu diyar\u0131n insanlar\u0131 bu kadar kutsal bir \u015feyi ayd\u0131nlatma gibi basit bir i\u015f i\u00e7in kullanabilirdi? Daha da k\u00f6t\u00fcs\u00fc Alethi alimlerinin yeni Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7lar yaratmaya \u00e7ok yak\u0131n oldu\u011fu s\u00f6yleniyordu. Szeth bunun yaln\u0131zca basit bir b\u00f6b\u00fcrlenme olmas\u0131n\u0131 diledi. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc bu ger\u00e7ekle\u015fti\u011fi<\/em> takdirde t\u00fcm d\u00fcnya tamamen de\u011fi\u015fecek demekti. B\u00fcy\u00fck ihtimalle t\u00fcm \u00fclkelerdeki \u2014uzaklardaki Thaylenah\u2019tan y\u00fckseklerdeki Jah Keved\u2019e kadar\u2014 insanlar\u0131n \u00e7ocuklar\u0131na Alethi \u0131rk\u0131n\u0131 anlataca\u011f\u0131 bir bi\u00e7imde.<\/span><\/p>\n

Harika insanlard\u0131 \u015fu Alethi \u0131rk\u0131. Sarho\u015fken bile do\u011fal bir soyluluklar\u0131 vard\u0131. Uzun ve bi\u00e7imliydiler, erkekleri g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcslerinin her iki yan\u0131ndan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 kadar iliklenmi\u015f ve alt\u0131n ya da g\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f i\u015flemeli siyah ipekten k\u0131yafetler giyiyordu. Her biri sava\u015f alan\u0131ndaki bir general gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kad\u0131nlar\u0131 daha g\u00f6rkemliydi. Erkeklerin giydi\u011fi kara tonlar\u0131n aksine parlak renkli, v\u00fccutlar\u0131n\u0131 s\u0131k\u0131ca saran bir ipek elbiseler giyiyorlard\u0131. Her elbisenin sol kolu sa\u011fa oranla daha uzundu ve eli \u00f6rt\u00fcyordu. \u00c7ok garip adetleri vard\u0131 Alethi\u2019nin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Simsiyah sa\u00e7lar\u0131 ya kar\u0131\u015f\u0131k \u00f6rg\u00fcler ya da serbest bir y\u0131\u011f\u0131n olu\u015fturacak bi\u00e7imde ba\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerinde toplanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Genellikle alt\u0131n kurdele veya tak\u0131lar ve F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 ile parlayan de\u011ferli ta\u015flarla \u00f6r\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f olurlard\u0131. G\u00fczel. G\u00fcnahk\u00e2r ama g\u00fczel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth \u015f\u00f6len odas\u0131n\u0131 geride b\u0131rakt\u0131. D\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kar \u00e7\u0131kmaz Dilenciler \u015e\u00f6leni kap\u0131s\u0131ndan i\u00e7eri girdi. Bu bir Alethi gelene\u011fiydi, kral ve konuklar\u0131n\u0131n \u015f\u00f6lenine kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k \u015fehirdeki en fakir erkek ve kad\u0131nlar\u0131 bir odaya toplan\u0131r ve onlar ad\u0131na bir \u015f\u00f6len verilirdi. Uzun gri ve siyah sakall\u0131 bir adam y\u00fcz\u00fcnde aptalca bir g\u00fcl\u00fcmsemeyle t\u00f6kezleyerek kap\u0131dan \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131 \u2014 \u015faraptan m\u0131 yoksa ak\u0131l k\u0131tl\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan m\u0131 oldu\u011funa emin olam\u0131yordu Szeth.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBeni g\u00f6rd\u00fcn m\u00fc?\u201d diye sordu adam, geveleyerek. Bir kahkaha att\u0131 ard\u0131ndan \u015farap tulumuna uzan\u0131rken anlams\u0131z bir bi\u00e7imde konu\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. G\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fc\u015fe g\u00f6re en nihayetinde bu bir i\u00e7kiydi. Ondan s\u0131yr\u0131lan Szeth kadim Vorin dininin On Habercisi\u2019ni temsil eden heykellerden olu\u015fan bir s\u0131ray\u0131 ge\u00e7erek yoluna devam etti. Jezerezeh, Ishi, Kelek, Talenelat. Her birini tek tek sayd\u0131 ve sade dokuzunun burada oldu\u011funu fark etti. Bir tanesi bariz bir bi\u00e7imde eksikti. Neden Shalash\u2019\u0131n heykeli kald\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131? Kral Gavilar\u2019\u0131n Vorin ibadetlerine \u00e7ok sad\u0131k oldu\u011fu s\u00f6ylenirdi. Hatta baz\u0131 insanlar\u0131n standartlar\u0131na g\u00f6re a\u015f\u0131r\u0131 sad\u0131k.<\/span><\/p>\n

Koridor burada sa\u011fa d\u00f6n\u00fcyor, kubbeli saray\u0131n etraf\u0131ndan dola\u015f\u0131yordu. Kral\u0131n kat\u0131ndayd\u0131lar, yerden iki kat yukar\u0131da, kayal\u0131k duvarlar, tavan ve zeminle ku\u015fat\u0131lm\u0131\u015f halde. Bu da k\u00e2firlikti. Ta\u015f\u0131n \u00fczerine basmamak gerekirdi. Fakat o ne yapmal\u0131yd\u0131? O Vefas\u0131zd\u0131. Efendilerinin emretti\u011fi gibi yapt\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bug\u00fcn beyaz giymek de buna dahildi. Belinden bir iple tutturulmu\u015f gev\u015fek beyaz pantolon ve onun \u00fczerine uzun kollu, \u00f6n\u00fc a\u00e7\u0131k, dar bir g\u00f6mlek. Bir katilin beyaz k\u0131yafetler giymesi Parshendi aras\u0131nda bir gelenekti. Szeth sormasa bile efendileri bunun neden b\u00f6yle oldu\u011funu a\u00e7\u0131klam\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyaz, cesur olmak i\u00e7indi. Beyaz, gecenin i\u00e7erisine kar\u0131\u015fmamak i\u00e7indi. Beyaz, uyarmak i\u00e7indi.<\/span><\/p>\n

E\u011fer bir adam\u0131 \u00f6ld\u00fcrmeye gidiyorsan geldi\u011fini g\u00f6rmeye hakk\u0131 vard\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth sa\u011fa d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve koridoru do\u011fruca ge\u00e7erek kral\u0131n odas\u0131na do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Duvarlarda me\u015faleler yan\u0131yordu, \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131 onu rahats\u0131z etti, uzun bir a\u00e7l\u0131ktan sonra yenen yeme\u011fin suyu gibi\u2026 Minik ate\u015fsprenler sanki kat\u0131la\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015f saf \u0131\u015f\u0131ktan yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f ha\u015fereler gibi onlar\u0131n etraf\u0131nda dans ediyordu. Me\u015faleler onun i\u015fine yaram\u0131yordu. Kesesine ve i\u00e7inde bar\u0131nd\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 k\u00fcrelere uzand\u0131 fakat ileride daha fazla mavi \u0131\u015f\u0131k g\u00f6r\u00fcnce teredd\u00fct etti: bir \u00e7ift F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 lambas\u0131, i\u00e7lerinde parlak safirler oldu\u011fu halde duvarda as\u0131l\u0131 duruyordu. Szeth, camla kapl\u0131 cevherlerden birini \u00f6rtmek i\u00e7in elini uzatarak lambalardan birine do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHey sen!\u201d diye geldi bir ses Alethi dilinde. Koridorlar\u0131n kesi\u015fti\u011fi noktada iki n\u00f6bet\u00e7i vard\u0131. Bu gece Kholinar\u2019da vah\u015filer oldu\u011fundan iki kat g\u00fcvenlik al\u0131nm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Do\u011fru, o vah\u015filer art\u0131k birer m\u00fcttefikti. Ancak ittifaklar ger\u00e7ekten de s\u0131\u011f \u015feyler olabilir.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bu seferki bir saat bile s\u00fcrmeyecekti.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth kendisine yakla\u015fan gardiyanlara bakt\u0131. M\u0131zrak ta\u015f\u0131yorlard\u0131; \u0131\u015f\u0131kg\u00f6zl\u00fc de\u011fillerdi ve bu nedenle k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 ta\u015f\u0131malar\u0131 yasakt\u0131. K\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 boyal\u0131 g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcs z\u0131rhlar\u0131 g\u00f6steri\u015fliydi, ayn\u0131 zamanda kasklar\u0131 da \u00f6yle\u2026 Karanl\u0131kg\u00f6zl\u00fc olabilirlerdi ama kraliyet muhaf\u0131z\u0131 olarak onurlu bir pozisyona sahip y\u00fcksek mertebeli ki\u015filerdi.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00d6ndeki muhaf\u0131z birka\u00e7 ad\u0131m \u00f6tede durarak m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131yla bir i\u015faret yapt\u0131. \u201cGit buradan. Burada olmaman gerekiyor.\u201d Bronzla\u015fm\u0131\u015f Alethi teni, t\u00fcm a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7evreleyen ince bir b\u0131y\u0131\u011f\u0131 ve sakal\u0131 vard\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth hareket etmedi.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEe?\u201d dedi muhaf\u0131z. \u201cNe bekliyorsun?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth, F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019n\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131\u011fa \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131rken derin bir nefes ald\u0131. Sanki derince ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 soluk taraf\u0131ndan emiliyormu\u015f gibi F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131, duvardaki ikiz safir lambadan \u00e7ekilerek i\u00e7ine akt\u0131. I\u015f\u0131k, i\u00e7inde hiddetlendi ve sanki bir bulut taraf\u0131ndan g\u00fcne\u015fi kesilen bir tepenin g\u00f6lgelenmesi gibi t\u00fcm koridor aniden kararmaya ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth, sanki bir f\u0131rt\u0131na direkt olarak damarlar\u0131na zerk edilmi\u015f gibi I\u015f\u0131k\u2019\u0131n \u0131l\u0131kl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ve \u015fiddetini hissedebiliyordu. G\u00fcc\u00fc canland\u0131r\u0131c\u0131 ama tehlikeliydi. Onu k\u0131p\u0131rdamaya zorluyordu. Harekete. Vurmaya.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nefesini tutarak F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019na s\u0131k\u0131ca tutundu. H\u00e2l\u00e2 d\u0131\u015far\u0131 ta\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hissedebiliyordu. F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 sadece k\u0131sa bir s\u00fcreli\u011fine tutulabilirdi, en fazla birka\u00e7 dakika. S\u0131zmaya devam etti, insan bedeni \u00e7ok k\u00f6t\u00fc bir ta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131yd\u0131. Bo\u015flukgetiricilerin onu kusursuz bir \u015fekilde tutabildiklerini duymu\u015ftu. Ama acaba ger\u00e7ekten de \u00f6yle birileri var m\u0131yd\u0131? Cezas\u0131na g\u00f6re yoktular. Onuruna g\u00f6reyse vard\u0131lar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kutsal enerjiyle yanan Szeth gardiyanlara d\u00f6nd\u00fc. F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 s\u0131zd\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rebiliyorlard\u0131, \u0131\u015f\u0131k sa\u00e7an bir duman gibi derisinden k\u0131vr\u0131lan demetler \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yordu. \u00d6ndeki muhaf\u0131z g\u00f6zlerini k\u0131s\u0131p ka\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7att\u0131. Szeth, adam\u0131n daha \u00f6nce hi\u00e7 b\u00f6yle bir \u015fey g\u00f6rmedi\u011fine emindi. Bildi\u011fi kadar\u0131yla bunu yapabildi\u011fini g\u00f6ren her ta\u015fy\u00fcr\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc \u00f6ld\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNe\u2026 nesin sen?\u201d Muhaf\u0131z\u0131n sesi kendinden emin tonunu kaybetmi\u015fti. \u201cRuh mu insan m\u0131?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBen ne miyim?\u201d diye f\u0131s\u0131ldad\u0131 Szeth, bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131 adam\u0131 ge\u00e7ip koridordan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 bakarken bir par\u00e7a I\u015f\u0131k dudaklar\u0131ndan s\u0131zd\u0131. \u201cBen\u2026 \u00fczg\u00fcn\u00fcm.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth g\u00f6zlerini k\u0131rpt\u0131 ve kendini koridorun uzak k\u00f6\u015fesine Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131. \u0130\u00e7indeki F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 birdenbire derisini dondurarak hiddetlendi ve zemin derhal onu a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 \u00e7ekmeyi durdurdu. Onun yerine, az \u00f6nce bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 o uzak k\u00f6\u015feye do\u011fru \u00e7ekildi \u2014 onun i\u00e7in, sanki o nokta birdenbire a\u015fa\u011f\u0131s\u0131<\/em> olmu\u015f gibiydi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bu Temel Kam\u00e7\u0131lama idi, \u00fc\u00e7 farkl\u0131 Kam\u00e7\u0131lama y\u00f6nteminden ilki. Bu ona, insanlar\u0131 yere ba\u011fl\u0131 tutan g\u00fc\u00e7, ruh, tanr\u0131 ya da her neyse onu manip\u00fcle etme yetene\u011fini veriyordu. Bu Kam\u00e7\u0131lama ile insanlar\u0131 ya da nesneleri farkl\u0131 zeminlere ya da farkl\u0131 y\u00f6nlere ba\u011flayabilirdi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth\u2019in bak\u0131\u015f a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan koridor \u015fimdi kendisinin i\u00e7ine d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc\u011f\u00fc, iki muhaf\u0131z\u0131n ise duvarlar\u0131ndan birinde ayakta durdu\u011fu derin bir kuyuydu. Szeth\u2019in her iki aya\u011f\u0131 da birinin surat\u0131na gelecek ve onlar\u0131 yere serecek \u015fekilde kendilerine \u00e7arpt\u0131\u011f\u0131nda \u015fok ge\u00e7irdiler. Szeth bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n y\u00f6n\u00fcn\u00fc de\u011fi\u015ftirdi ve kendini zemine Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131. I\u015f\u0131k, i\u00e7inden s\u0131zd\u0131. Koridorun zemini tekrar a\u015fa\u011f\u0131<\/em> oldu ve elbiseleri \u00e7at\u0131rdar, \u00fczerinden buz taneleri d\u00fc\u015ferken iki muhaf\u0131z\u0131n aras\u0131na iniverdi. Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rma s\u00fcrecini ba\u015flat\u0131rken do\u011fruldu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Muhaf\u0131zlardan biri m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131na do\u011fru beceriksizce at\u0131ld\u0131. Szeth e\u011fildi ve yukar\u0131 bakarken askerin omzuna dokundu. I\u015f\u0131k\u2019\u0131n bedeninden \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p muhaf\u0131z\u0131nkine ge\u00e7mesine m\u00fcsaade ederken \u00fczerindeki bir noktaya odakland\u0131 ve zavall\u0131 adam\u0131 tavana Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Muhaf\u0131z yukar\u0131s\u0131<\/em> art\u0131k onun i\u00e7in a\u015fa\u011f\u0131s\u0131<\/em> haline gelince korkuyla ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131. I\u015f\u0131k v\u00fccudundan t\u00fcterken tavana sert\u00e7e \u00e7arpt\u0131 ve m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcrd\u00fc. M\u0131zrak direkt olarak kam\u00e7\u0131lanmad\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcl\u00fc bir \u015fekilde yere, Szeth\u2019in yan\u0131na d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00d6ld\u00fcrmek. Bu g\u00fcnahlar\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fc\u011f\u00fcyd\u00fc. Ama yine de Szeth, Vefas\u0131z, burada durmu\u015f, g\u00fcnahk\u00e2r bir bi\u00e7imde in\u015fa i\u00e7in kullan\u0131lan ta\u015flar\u0131n \u00fczerinde y\u00fcr\u00fcyordu. Ve bu sona ermeyecekti. Vefas\u0131z olarak almas\u0131 yasak olan yaln\u0131zca tek bir hayat vard\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kendi hayat\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kalbinin onuncu at\u0131m\u0131nda Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 bekleyen ellerine d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcverdi. Sisin yo\u011funla\u015fmas\u0131yla olu\u015fmu\u015f gibiydi, metal k\u0131sm\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerinde su boncuklar\u0131 vard\u0131. Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 uzun ve inceydi, her iki taraf\u0131 da keskindi, di\u011ferlerine g\u00f6re daha k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fckt\u00fc. Szeth k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 savurdu ve ta\u015f zeminde bir \u00e7izgi ile ikinci muhaf\u0131z\u0131n bo\u011faz\u0131nda bir kesik a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her zamanki gibi Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 garip bir \u015fekilde \u00f6ld\u00fcrd\u00fc; ta\u015f\u0131, \u00e7eli\u011fi ya da hareket edemeyen herhangi bir \u015feyi kolayca kesebilmesine ra\u011fmen metal, canl\u0131 deriye dokundu\u011fu anda bulan\u0131kla\u015ft\u0131. Muhaf\u0131z\u0131n boynunun \u00fczerinden bir iz dahi b\u0131rakmadan ge\u00e7iverdi fakat o anda adam\u0131n g\u00f6zleri yanmaya ve dumanlar \u00e7\u0131karmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Karard\u0131lar, kafan\u0131n i\u00e7ine do\u011fru buru\u015ftular ve adam cans\u0131z bir \u015fekilde yere kapakland\u0131. Bir Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 ya\u015fayan eti kesmezdi, ruhun kendisini kopar\u0131p al\u0131rd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yukar\u0131da, ilk muhaf\u0131z nefesini tuttu. Koridorun tavan\u0131na bas\u0131yor olmas\u0131na ra\u011fmen aya\u011fa kalkabilmeyi ba\u015fard\u0131. \u201cKristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131. \u201cBir Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 kral\u0131n salonuna sald\u0131r\u0131yor! Silah ba\u015f\u0131na!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Nihayet<\/em>, diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc Szeth. Szeth\u2019in F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019n\u0131 kullan\u0131\u015f bi\u00e7imi muhaf\u0131zlara yabanc\u0131 olabilirdi ama bir Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 g\u00f6rd\u00fcklerinde neyle kar\u015f\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131ya olduklar\u0131n\u0131 anlayabiliyorlard\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth e\u011filerek az \u00f6nce yan\u0131na d\u00fc\u015fen m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131 ald\u0131. Ayn\u0131 anda F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019n\u0131 i\u00e7ine \u00e7ekti\u011fi andan beri tuttu\u011fu nefesini b\u0131rakt\u0131. Onu tuttu\u011fu s\u00fcre boyunca kendisiyle kal\u0131rd\u0131 ama o iki fener \u00e7ok fazla i\u00e7ermiyordu. Bu y\u00fczden yeniden nefes almas\u0131 gerekecekti. Art\u0131k nefesini tutmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in I\u015f\u0131k daha h\u0131zl\u0131 s\u0131zmaya ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131n dibini ta\u015f zemine oturttu ve yukar\u0131 bakt\u0131. Tepedeki gardiyan ba\u011f\u0131rmay\u0131 kesti, g\u00f6mle\u011finin etekleri a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 kaymaya ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131nda g\u00f6zlerini ard\u0131na kadar a\u00e7t\u0131, alt\u0131ndaki toprak egemenli\u011fini yeniden kazan\u0131yordu. V\u00fccudundan t\u00fcten I\u015f\u0131k yava\u015f yava\u015f azald\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

A\u015fa\u011f\u0131ya, Szeth\u2019e bakt\u0131. Tam kalbini hedef alm\u0131\u015f m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131n ucuna. Mor korkusprenleri etraf\u0131ndaki tavandan s\u00fcr\u00fcnerek \u00e7\u0131kmaya ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u015f\u0131k bitti. Muhaf\u0131z d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n

M\u0131zrak g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcn\u00fc delip ge\u00e7erken \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131k att\u0131. M\u0131zrak, ucunda se\u011firen bedenle birlikte yere do\u011fru \u00e7ekilirken Szeth elinden \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p gitmesine izin verdi ve silah sessiz bir g\u00fcmb\u00fcrt\u00fcyle yere d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 elinde oldu\u011fu halde, ezberledi\u011fi haritay\u0131 takip ederek yan koridorlardan birine sapt\u0131. Bir k\u00f6\u015feye gelince \u00e7\u00f6meldi ve bir tabur asker \u00f6l\u00fc muhaf\u0131zlara ula\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131 s\u0131rada kendini duvara iyice yap\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131. Yeni gelenler an\u0131nda ba\u011f\u0131rmaya ve alarm\u0131 devam ettirmeye ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 talimatlar kesindi. Kral\u0131 \u00f6ld\u00fcr fakat bunu yaparken g\u00f6r\u00fcn. Alethi \u0131rk\u0131n\u0131n geldi\u011fini ve ne yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bilmesini sa\u011fla. Neden? Neden Parshendi bu antla\u015fmay\u0131 kabul etmi\u015fti, sadece imzaland\u0131\u011f\u0131 g\u00fcn\u00fcn gecesinde bir suikast\u00e7\u0131 g\u00f6ndermek i\u00e7in mi?<\/span><\/p>\n

Buradaki koridorda daha fazla cevher parlamaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Kral Gavilar g\u00f6steri\u015fi severdi ve Szeth\u2019in Kam\u00e7\u0131lama yetene\u011fi i\u00e7in g\u00fc\u00e7 kaynaklar\u0131 b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bilemezdi. Szeth\u2019in yapt\u0131klar\u0131 bin y\u0131ld\u0131r g\u00f6r\u00fclmeyen \u015feylerdi. O zamanlar\u0131n tarih\u00e7eleri yok olmu\u015ftu, efsaneler ise korkun\u00e7 derecede hatal\u0131yd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth koridora bir g\u00f6z att\u0131. Kesi\u015fme noktas\u0131ndaki muhaf\u0131zlardan biri onu g\u00f6rd\u00fc ve i\u015faret ederek ba\u011f\u0131rmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Szeth kendisini iyice g\u00f6rd\u00fcklerinden emin olduktan sonra geri \u00e7ekildi. Ko\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131 s\u0131rada derin bir nefes alarak fenerlerdeki F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019n\u0131 i\u00e7ine \u00e7ekti. Bedeni yeniden canland\u0131 ve h\u0131z\u0131 artt\u0131, kaslar\u0131 enerjiyle yand\u0131. I\u015f\u0131k, i\u00e7inde bir f\u0131rt\u0131naya d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc; kan\u0131 kulaklar\u0131nda f\u0131rt\u0131nalar kopard\u0131. Ayn\u0131 zamanda hem korkun\u00e7 hem de harika bir histi bu.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0130ki koridor a\u015fa\u011f\u0131, bir koridor yana. Malzeme odas\u0131n\u0131n kap\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7arparak a\u00e7t\u0131, sonra i\u00e7eri dalmadan \u00f6nce bir dakikal\u0131\u011f\u0131na duraksad\u0131 \u2014 muhaf\u0131zlardan birinin k\u00f6\u015feyi d\u00f6n\u00fcp kendisini g\u00f6rmesine yetecek kadar. Tam Kam\u00e7\u0131lamaya haz\u0131rlanarak kollar\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131rd\u0131 ve F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019na orada toplanmas\u0131n\u0131 emretti, derisinin parlak bir \u0131\u015f\u0131kla yanarak \u00e7atlamas\u0131na neden olarak. Ard\u0131ndan boyaya benzer beyaz bir parlakl\u0131k p\u00fcsk\u00fcrterek ellerini kap\u0131 e\u015fi\u011fine do\u011fru savurdu ve muhaf\u0131zlar vard\u0131\u011f\u0131 esnada kap\u0131y\u0131 \u00e7arparak kapatt\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131, y\u00fcz adam\u0131n g\u00fcc\u00fcyle kap\u0131y\u0131 \u00e7er\u00e7evesinde tuttu. Bir Tam Kam\u00e7\u0131lama nesneleri birbirine ba\u011flar, F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 t\u00fckenene kadar bir arada tutard\u0131. Yaratmas\u0131, Temel Kam\u00e7\u0131lamaya g\u00f6re daha uzun s\u00fcrerdi \u2014 ve F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019n\u0131 daha \u00e7abuk t\u00fcketirdi. Kap\u0131 kolu salland\u0131, sonra da muhaf\u0131zlar omuz att\u0131k\u00e7a ah\u015fap \u00e7at\u0131rdamaya ba\u015flad\u0131, bir adam balta getirilmesini istedi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth, buraya gizlenmi\u015f bir mobilyan\u0131n etraf\u0131ndan dolanarak h\u0131zl\u0131 ad\u0131mlarla oday\u0131 ge\u00e7ti. K\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 kuma\u015ftan ve pahal\u0131 ah\u015faptan yap\u0131lmayd\u0131. Odan\u0131n uzak k\u00f6\u015fesindeki duvara ula\u015ft\u0131 ve \u2014 kendini yeni bir g\u00fcnaha haz\u0131rlayarak \u2014 Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131r\u0131p koyu gri duvara do\u011fru yatay bir bi\u00e7imde savurdu. Ta\u015f kolayca yar\u0131ld\u0131; bir Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 herhangi bir hareketsiz nesneyi kesebilirdi. Bunu iki dikey kesme hareketi takip etti, bir tane de duvar dibine geldi ve geni\u015f, kare \u015feklinde bir blok kesmi\u015f oldu. Ellerini \u00fczerine bast\u0131r\u0131p F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ta\u015f\u0131n i\u00e7ine ge\u00e7mesini sa\u011flad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Odan\u0131n kap\u0131s\u0131 k\u0131r\u0131lmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Omzunun \u00fczerinden geriye bakt\u0131 ve ta\u015f blo\u011fu o y\u00f6ne Kam\u00e7\u0131lamak \u00fczere sallanan kap\u0131ya odakland\u0131. Giysilerinin \u00fczeri buzland\u0131 \u2014 Bu kadar b\u00fcy\u00fck bir cismi Kam\u00e7\u0131lamak \u00e7ok fazla F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 gerektirirdi. \u0130\u00e7indeki bora, sanki f\u0131rt\u0131nan\u0131n \u00e7iseleyen ya\u011fmura d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fmesi gibi duruldu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kenara \u00e7ekildi. Geni\u015f ta\u015f blok, odan\u0131n i\u00e7ine do\u011fru kayarken titredi. Normal \u015fartlar alt\u0131nda blo\u011fu hareket ettirmek imk\u00e2ns\u0131zd\u0131. Kendi a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131 onu alt\u0131ndaki ta\u015flara ba\u011fl\u0131 tutmal\u0131yd\u0131. Yine de onu serbest b\u0131rakan ayn\u0131 a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131kt\u0131 \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc ta\u015f i\u00e7in a\u015fa\u011f\u0131s\u0131<\/em>, art\u0131k kap\u0131n\u0131n oldu\u011fu taraft\u0131. Derin bir s\u00fcrt\u00fcnme sesiyle ta\u015f blok serbest kald\u0131 ve mobilyay\u0131 par\u00e7alayarak d\u00fc\u015fmeye ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Askerler tam da devasa blok onlara \u00e7arpt\u0131\u011f\u0131 s\u0131rada kap\u0131y\u0131 k\u0131r\u0131p yalpalayarak odaya girmi\u015fti.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth, \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131klar, par\u00e7alanan ah\u015fap ve k\u0131r\u0131lan kemiklerden olu\u015fan korkun\u00e7 sese s\u0131rt\u0131n\u0131 d\u00f6nd\u00fc. \u00c7\u00f6melerek duvarda a\u00e7t\u0131\u011f\u0131 yeni delikten ge\u00e7ti ve d\u0131\u015far\u0131daki koridora \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yan\u0131ndan ge\u00e7ti\u011fi lambalardan F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00e7eker ve i\u00e7inde yeni bir f\u0131rt\u0131na ba\u015flat\u0131rken yava\u015f\u00e7a y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc. Lambalar s\u00f6nerken koridor karanl\u0131kla\u015ft\u0131. Yolun sonunda kal\u0131n bir ah\u015fap kap\u0131 duruyordu ve o yakla\u015ft\u0131k\u00e7a k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir korkuspren grubu \u2014 mor bir \u00e7amur topa\u011f\u0131 \u015feklindeydiler \u2014 ta\u015f kemer boyunca k\u0131p\u0131rdamaya, kap\u0131 e\u015fi\u011fini i\u015faret etmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Di\u011fer yana d\u00fc\u015fen korkuya do\u011fru \u00e7ekiliyorlard\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth kap\u0131y\u0131 iterek a\u00e7t\u0131 ve kral\u0131n odas\u0131na giden son koridora girdi. Yol boyunca uzun, k\u0131z\u0131l seramik vazolar s\u0131ralanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ve aralar\u0131nda sinirli askerler yerle\u015ftirilmi\u015fti. Onlara uzun, dar bir kilim e\u015flik ediyordu. K\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131yd\u0131, t\u0131pk\u0131 bir kan nehri gibi.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00d6ndeki m\u0131zrakl\u0131 muhaf\u0131zlar yakla\u015fmas\u0131n\u0131 beklemedi. K\u0131sa m\u0131zraklar\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131rarak h\u0131zla ko\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131lar. Szeth, \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc ve son Kam\u00e7\u0131lama tekni\u011fini kullanmak \u00fczere elini yana vurarak F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019n\u0131 kap\u0131 e\u015fi\u011fine aktarmaya ba\u015flad\u0131; Ters Kam\u00e7\u0131lama. Bu, di\u011fer ikisine nazaran daha farkl\u0131 i\u015fliyordu. Kap\u0131 e\u015fi\u011finin F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 ile parlamas\u0131na neden olmuyor, tam aksine ona garip bir g\u00f6lge vererek etraf\u0131ndaki t\u00fcm \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7ine emiyormu\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcnmesine neden oluyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Muhaf\u0131zlar m\u0131zraklar\u0131n\u0131 f\u0131rlatt\u0131 ve Szeth eli kap\u0131 e\u015fi\u011finde oldu\u011fu halde yerinde durmaya devam etti. Bir Ters Kam\u00e7\u0131lama sabit temas gerektiriyordu fakat k\u0131smen daha az F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019na ihtiya\u00e7 duyuyordu. Kam\u00e7\u0131laman\u0131n aksine, Ters Kam\u00e7\u0131lama esnas\u0131nda yakla\u015fan her \u015fey \u2014 \u00f6zellikle de daha hafif nesneler \u2014 kendine do\u011fru \u00e7ekilirdi.<\/span><\/p>\n

M\u0131zraklar havada y\u00f6n de\u011fi\u015ftirerek ah\u015fap e\u015fi\u011fe \u00e7arp\u0131p par\u00e7aland\u0131. M\u0131zraklar\u0131n \u00e7arpt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hissetti\u011fi anda Szeth havada y\u00fckseldi ve kendini sa\u011f duvara Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131. Aya\u011f\u0131 bir \u015faplamayla ta\u015fa vurdu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Derhal bak\u0131\u015f a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 yeniden d\u00fczenledi. Onun g\u00f6zleri i\u00e7in o duvarda durmuyordu, askerler duruyordu. Kan k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 hal\u0131 uzun bir goblen gibi aralar\u0131ndan ak\u0131p gidiyordu. Szeth, kendisine m\u0131zrak f\u0131rlatan iki adam\u0131n bo\u011faz\u0131n\u0131 Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 ile bi\u00e7erken koridorda ko\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Adamlar\u0131n g\u00f6zleri yand\u0131 ve yere y\u0131k\u0131ld\u0131lar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Koridordaki di\u011fer muhaf\u0131zlar paniklemeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Baz\u0131lar\u0131 ona sald\u0131rmay\u0131 denedi, di\u011ferleri daha fazla yard\u0131m i\u00e7in ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131, \u00f6tekiler ise korkarak uzakla\u015ft\u0131. Sald\u0131ranlar\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131 dertteydi \u2014 duvarda as\u0131l\u0131 duran birine vurmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015fman\u0131n garipli\u011fiyle kafalar\u0131 kar\u0131\u015fm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Szeth birka\u00e7 kesik daha att\u0131 sonra havada bir takla atarak kendini yeniden yere Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Askerlerin tam ortas\u0131na indi. Etraf\u0131 tamamen \u00e7evriliydi ama elinde bir Kirstalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 vard\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Efsaneye g\u00f6re Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7lar ilk kez say\u0131s\u0131z \u00e7a\u011flar \u00f6nce I\u015f\u0131ldayan \u015e\u00f6valyeler taraf\u0131ndan kullan\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Tanr\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n hediyesi onlara ta\u015ftan ve ate\u015ften deh\u015fetlerle, d\u00fczinelerce ayak uzunlu\u011fundaki g\u00f6zleri nefretle yanan d\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131 ile sava\u015fma imk\u00e2n\u0131 veriyordu. Bo\u015flukgetiriciler. D\u00fc\u015fman\u0131n\u0131z ta\u015f kadar sert bir deriye sahip oldu\u011funda \u00e7elik kullan\u0131\u015fs\u0131zd\u0131r. Do\u011fa\u00fcst\u00fc bir \u015fey gerekir.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth, \u00fczerindeki gev\u015fek beyaz kuma\u015f dalgalan\u0131r ve \u00e7enesi i\u015fledi\u011fi g\u00fcnahlar kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda kenetlenirken oldu\u011fu yerde do\u011fruldu. K\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 h\u0131zla savurdu, silah\u0131 me\u015fale \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131n alt\u0131nda parlad\u0131. Zarif, geni\u015f savuru\u015flar. Muhaf\u0131zlar\u0131n \u00fc\u00e7\u00fc y\u0131k\u0131ld\u0131, ard\u0131ndan bir di\u011feri daha. Ne at\u0131lan \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131klara kulaklar\u0131n\u0131 t\u0131kayabiliyordu ne de adamlar\u0131n cans\u0131z bir bi\u00e7imde yere d\u00fc\u015f\u00fc\u015flerini g\u00f6rmekten ka\u00e7abiliyordu. Sanki bir \u00e7ocu\u011fun umursamaz tekmesiyle yere y\u0131k\u0131lan oyuncaklar gibi yere d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcler. E\u011fer K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 bir adam\u0131n omurgas\u0131na dokunursa g\u00f6zleri yanarak \u00f6l\u00fcyordu. E\u011fer bir eklemin merkezine denk gelirse o uzuv \u00f6l\u00fcyordu. Askerlerden biri t\u00f6kezleyerek Szeth\u2019den uzakla\u015ft\u0131, bir kolu i\u015fe yaramaz bir bi\u00e7imde omzundan sallan\u0131yordu. Onu bir daha asla hissedemeyecek ya da kullanamayacakt\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth, Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 indirdi, c\u00fcruf-g\u00f6zl\u00fc cesetlerin ortas\u0131nda duruyordu. Burada, Alethkar\u2019da insanlar s\u0131k s\u0131k efsanelerden konu\u015furdu \u2014 insan \u0131rk\u0131n\u0131n, Bo\u015flukgetiriciler\u2019e kar\u015f\u0131 elde etti\u011fi zorlu zaferden. Fakat canavarlarla d\u00f6v\u00fc\u015fmek i\u00e7in yarat\u0131lan silahlar s\u0131radan askerlere kar\u015f\u0131 kullan\u0131lmaya ba\u015fland\u0131\u011f\u0131nda insan hayat\u0131 ucuz bir \u015fey haline d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve terlikli ayaklar\u0131 yumu\u015fak, k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 hal\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerinde gezinirken yoluna devam etti. Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 her zamanki gibi g\u00fcm\u00fc\u015fi ve temiz bir bi\u00e7imde par\u0131ld\u0131yordu. Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 ile birini \u00f6ld\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcz zaman kan \u00e7\u0131kmazd\u0131. Bu sanki bir t\u00fcr i\u015faret gibiydi. Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 sadece bir ara\u00e7t\u0131, cinayetlerden sorumlu tutulamazd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Koridorun sonundaki kap\u0131 savrularak a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131. Bir grup asker kraliyet giysileri i\u00e7indeki bir adama \u2014 sanki oklardan korunmak istermi\u015f gibi ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 e\u011fmi\u015fti \u2014 e\u015flik ederek kap\u0131dan f\u0131rlad\u0131\u011f\u0131nda Szeth oldu\u011fu yerde kald\u0131. Askerler koyu mavi giyinmi\u015flerdi, Kral Muhaf\u0131zlar\u0131\u2019n\u0131n rengi ve cesetlerin g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fc onlar\u0131 durdurmam\u0131\u015f ya da \u015fa\u015f\u0131rtmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Bir Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131\u2019n\u0131n yapabilece\u011fi \u015feylere kar\u015f\u0131 haz\u0131rl\u0131kl\u0131yd\u0131lar. Yan kap\u0131lardan birini a\u00e7\u0131p koruduklar\u0131 ki\u015fiyi i\u00e7eri iter ve geri \u00e7ekilirken m\u0131zraklar\u0131n\u0131 Szeth\u2019e do\u011fru kald\u0131rd\u0131lar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kral\u0131n odas\u0131ndan bir ba\u015fka adam daha \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131; d\u00fczg\u00fcn bir \u015fekilde birbirine kenetlenmi\u015f plakalardan yap\u0131lma, \u0131\u015f\u0131ldayan, mavi bir z\u0131rh giyiyordu. Ancak, normal z\u0131rhlar\u0131n aksine \u00fczerindeki birle\u015fme yerlerinde deri ya da metal par\u00e7alar\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fcyordu \u2014 sadece \u00e7etrefilli bir kesinlikle birbirine tutturulmu\u015f daha k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck plakalar vard\u0131. Her plaka par\u00e7as\u0131n\u0131n kenarlar\u0131n\u0131n etraf\u0131nda mavi kakmal\u0131 alt\u0131n \u015feritleri olan \u00e7ok g\u00fczel bir z\u0131rht\u0131. Mi\u011fferi, boynuz benzeri k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck kanatlar\u0131n \u00fc\u00e7 dalgalanmas\u0131yla s\u00fcslenmi\u015fti.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristalz\u0131rh, bir Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n geleneksel tamamlay\u0131c\u0131s\u0131. Yeni gelenin elinde bir k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 da vard\u0131; b\u0131\u00e7ak k\u0131sm\u0131 sanki \u00fczerinde alevler yan\u0131yormu\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcnecek \u015fekilde dizayn edilmi\u015f, alt\u0131 ayak uzunlu\u011funda devasa bir Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7. Par\u0131ldayan ve neredeyse \u0131\u015f\u0131k sa\u00e7acakm\u0131\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcnen, g\u00fcm\u00fc\u015fi metalden bir silah. Karanl\u0131k tanr\u0131lar\u0131 katletmek i\u00e7in tasarlanm\u0131\u015f bir silah, Szeth\u2019in ta\u015f\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131 k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n daha b\u00fcy\u00fck bir kopyas\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth teredd\u00fct etti. Z\u0131rh\u0131 tan\u0131m\u0131yordu; b\u00f6yle bir \u015feyle kar\u015f\u0131la\u015facabilece\u011fine dair uyar\u0131lmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ve Alethi \u0131rk\u0131n\u0131n sahip oldu\u011fu Z\u0131rh ve K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 \u00e7e\u015fitlerini ezberlemek i\u00e7in kendisine yeterince vakit verilmemi\u015fti. Kral\u0131n pe\u015finden gitmeden \u00f6nce bu Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 ile y\u00fczle\u015fmesi gerekecekti, b\u00f6yle bir d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131 geride b\u0131rakamazd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hem belki de Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 onu yener, \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcr ve ac\u0131nas\u0131 hayat\u0131na bir son verirdi. Kam\u00e7\u0131lama, Kristalz\u0131rh giyen birisine kar\u015f\u0131 i\u015fe yaramazd\u0131 ve z\u0131rh sahibini g\u00fc\u00e7lendiriyor, performans\u0131n\u0131 artt\u0131r\u0131yordu. Szeth\u2019in onuru g\u00f6revine ihanet etmesine ya da \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc aramas\u0131na izin vermezdi Ama \u00f6l\u00fcm gelirse onu olduk\u00e7a<\/em> ho\u015f kar\u015f\u0131layacakt\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 sald\u0131rd\u0131 ve Szeth kendini koridorun yan\u0131na Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131, d\u00f6nerek havaland\u0131 ve duvara indi. K\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 haz\u0131r tutarak geriye do\u011fru s\u0131\u00e7rad\u0131. Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 \u00f6fkeli bir tutum sergileyerek burada, do\u011fuda \u00e7ok tutulan sald\u0131r\u0131 manevralar\u0131ndan birini uygulamaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Bu kadar iri bir z\u0131rh giyen birinden beklenebilece\u011finden daha h\u0131zl\u0131 hareket ediyordu. Kristalz\u0131rhlar \u00f6zeldi, tamamlay\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 olan K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7lar kadar kadim ve b\u00fcy\u00fcl\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 savurdu. Szeth yan tarafa ge\u00e7ti ve Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 duvar\u0131 yararken kendini tavana Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131. M\u00fccadelenin heyecan\u0131n\u0131 hisseden Szeth ileri at\u0131ld\u0131 ve Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n mi\u011fferine vurmay\u0131 deneyerek yukar\u0131dan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 do\u011fru bir darbe savurdu. Adam bir dizinin \u00fcst\u00fcne \u00e7\u00f6kerek e\u011fildi ve Szeth\u2019in k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n bo\u015f havay\u0131 yarmas\u0131na izin verdi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth, Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 yukar\u0131 savurur ve tavan\u0131 bi\u00e7erken geriye do\u011fru s\u0131\u00e7rad\u0131. Szeth\u2019in Kristalz\u0131rh\u0131 yoktu ve hi\u00e7bir zaman da bunu umursamam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Kam\u00e7\u0131lama yetene\u011fi, Kristalz\u0131rha g\u00fc\u00e7 veren cevherlerle \u00e7at\u0131\u015f\u0131yordu ve ikisinden birini se\u00e7mek zorundayd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131 d\u00f6nerken Szeth tavan boyunca h\u0131zla ileri ko\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Tam tahmin etti\u011fi gibi Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 bir kez daha savurdu ve Szeth yuvarlanarak kenara s\u0131\u00e7rad\u0131. Takla atarak ayakland\u0131 ve kendini yeniden zemine Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131. Yere indi\u011finde Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131\u2019n\u0131n arkas\u0131ndayd\u0131. K\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 rakibinin s\u0131rt\u0131na kuvvetle savurdu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maalesef z\u0131rh\u0131n \u00e7ok b\u00fcy\u00fck bir avantaj\u0131 vard\u0131: Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 durdururdu. Szeth\u2019in silah\u0131 sert\u00e7e \u00e7arpt\u0131 ve z\u0131rh\u0131n arkas\u0131ndan parlak \u0131\u015f\u0131k demetlerinin yay\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flad\u0131. F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 buralardan s\u0131zmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Kristalz\u0131rh, normal bir metal gibi \u00e7\u00f6kmedi ya da e\u011frilmedi. Szeth\u2019in z\u0131rh\u0131 ge\u00e7ebilmesi i\u00e7in ayn\u0131 noktaya en az bir kez daha vurmas\u0131 gerekiyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131, k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6fkeyle savurur ve dizlerini kesmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rken Szeth gerileyerek adam\u0131n menzilinden \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Szeth\u2019in i\u00e7indeki f\u0131rt\u0131na ona pek \u00e7ok avantaj sa\u011fl\u0131yordu \u2014 k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck yaralar\u0131 h\u0131zl\u0131 bir \u015fekilde iyile\u015ftirmek d\u00e2hil. Fakat bir Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 taraf\u0131ndan \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fclen uzuvlar\u0131 iyile\u015ftiremezdi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131\u2019n\u0131n etraf\u0131nda d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve do\u011fru an\u0131 kollayarak ileri at\u0131ld\u0131. Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 tekrar savurdu ama Szeth sadece kendini tavana Kam\u00e7\u0131lamakla yetindi. Havada d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcn zirvesindeyken tekrar vurdu ve derhal kendini yeniden yere Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131. Zemine iner inmez bir kez daha vurdu ama Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 kendini \u00e7abucak toparlad\u0131 ve Szeth\u2019in kendisine vurmas\u0131na bir parmak kala harika bir kar\u015f\u0131 hamle sergiledi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adam k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 konusunda tehlikeli bir yetene\u011fe sahipti. Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7o\u011fu genellikle z\u0131rhlar\u0131n\u0131n ve silahlar\u0131n\u0131n g\u00fcc\u00fcne g\u00fcvenirdi. Bu adam farkl\u0131yd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth duvara s\u0131\u00e7rad\u0131 ve Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131\u2019na \u00e7abuk, k\u0131sa sald\u0131r\u0131larla vurmaya ba\u015flad\u0131, sanki bir y\u0131lanbal\u0131\u011f\u0131 yakalamaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yormu\u015f gibi. Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 ona geni\u015f, sert savuru\u015flarla kar\u015f\u0131 koydu. K\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n uzunlu\u011fu Szeth\u2019i zor durumda b\u0131rak\u0131yordu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bu i\u015f \u00e7ok uzun s\u00fcrd\u00fc! <\/em>diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc Szeth. E\u011fer kral gizlenme yerine ula\u015f\u0131rsa ka\u00e7 ki\u015fi \u00f6ld\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015f olursa olsun g\u00f6revi ba\u015far\u0131s\u0131z olacakt\u0131. Bir ba\u015fka sald\u0131r\u0131 i\u00e7in at\u0131ld\u0131 ama Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 onu geri gitmeye zorlad\u0131. D\u00f6v\u00fc\u015fte harcad\u0131\u011f\u0131 her saniye kral\u0131n ka\u00e7mak i\u00e7in kulland\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir ba\u015fka saniyeydi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pervas\u0131z olma zaman\u0131yd\u0131. Szeth havaya y\u00fckseldi kendini koridorun di\u011fer ucuna Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131 ve rakibinin \u00f6n\u00fcndeki duvara \u00e7ivileme olarak indi. <\/em>Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 savurmakta teredd\u00fct etmedi fakat Szeth hemen kendini bir ba\u015fka a\u00e7\u0131ya Kam\u00e7\u0131layarak h\u0131zla a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 indi. Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 \u00fczerindeki havay\u0131 bi\u00e7ti.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c7\u00f6melmi\u015f bir \u015fekilde yere indi, hareketinin devinimini kullanarak kendini ileri att\u0131 ve Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131\u2019n\u0131n yan taraf\u0131na, z\u0131rh\u0131n \u00e7atlad\u0131\u011f\u0131 yere sald\u0131rd\u0131. G\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc darbe yerini buldu. Z\u0131rh\u0131n o k\u0131sm\u0131 par\u00e7aland\u0131, bir par\u00e7a erimi\u015f metal etrafa sa\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131. Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 bir dizinin \u00fcst\u00fcne \u00e7\u00f6k\u00fcp elini yan\u0131na g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcrken h\u0131r\u0131ldad\u0131. Szeth bir aya\u011f\u0131n\u0131 adam\u0131n yan\u0131na kald\u0131rd\u0131 ve onu F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 ile g\u00fc\u00e7lendirilmi\u015f bir darbeyle tekmeledi.<\/span><\/p>\n

A\u011f\u0131r Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 kral\u0131n odas\u0131n\u0131n kap\u0131s\u0131na \u00e7arpt\u0131, onu par\u00e7alad\u0131 ve arkas\u0131ndaki odaya y\u0131\u011f\u0131ld\u0131. Szeth onu b\u0131rakarak sa\u011f taraftaki kap\u0131ya, kral\u0131n ka\u00e7t\u0131\u011f\u0131 yola y\u00f6neldi. Bu koridorda da ayn\u0131 k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 hal\u0131 vard\u0131. Duvardaki F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 lambalar\u0131 Szeth\u2019e i\u00e7indeki f\u0131rt\u0131nay\u0131 yeniden besleme \u015fans\u0131 verdi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Enerji yeniden i\u00e7inde alevlendi ve h\u0131z\u0131n\u0131 artt\u0131rd\u0131. E\u011fer yeterince h\u0131zl\u0131 ilerleyebilirse kral\u0131n i\u015fini bitirebilir, ard\u0131ndan Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 ile olan d\u00f6v\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fc bitirmeye d\u00f6nebilirdi. Kolay olmayacakt\u0131. Kap\u0131ya do\u011fru yap\u0131lan bir Tam Kam\u00e7\u0131lama, Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131\u2019n\u0131 durduramazd\u0131 ve z\u0131rh adama do\u011fa\u00fcst\u00fc bir h\u0131z veriyordu. Szeth omzunun \u00fczerinden geriye bakt\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 takip etmiyordu. Z\u0131rh\u0131n i\u00e7indeki adam sersemlemi\u015f bir halde oturuyordu. Szeth onu zorlukla g\u00f6r\u00fcyordu, kap\u0131n\u0131n giri\u015finde k\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015f tahta par\u00e7alar\u0131 aras\u0131nda oturuyordu. Belki de onu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnden daha fazla yaralam\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ya da\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth oldu\u011fu yerde donakald\u0131. Muhaf\u0131zlar\u0131n ka\u00e7\u0131rmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131, ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 e\u011fmi\u015f, y\u00fcz\u00fc gizli adam\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc. Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 h\u00e2l\u00e2<\/em> takip etmiyordu. \u00c7ok yetenekliydi. S\u00f6ylendi\u011fine g\u00f6re \u00e7ok az insan Gavilar Kholin\u2019in k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7taki yetene\u011fiyle boy \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fc\u015febilirdi. Olabilir miydi?<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve i\u00e7g\u00fcd\u00fclerine g\u00fcvenerek geriye do\u011fru ko\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 onu g\u00f6r\u00fcr g\u00f6rmez canl\u0131 bir \u015fekilde aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131. Szeth h\u0131z\u0131n\u0131 artt\u0131rd\u0131. Bir kral i\u00e7in en g\u00fcvenilir yer neresiydi? Birka\u00e7 muhaf\u0131z e\u015fli\u011finde ka\u00e7mas\u0131 m\u0131? Yoksa bir koruma k\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131nda ve Kristalz\u0131rh i\u00e7inde geride kalmas\u0131 m\u0131?<\/span><\/p>\n

Zekice, <\/em>diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc Szeth, az \u00f6nce a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r hareket eden Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 \u015fimdi bir ba\u015fka sava\u015f pozisyonu al\u0131rken. Szeth yenilenmi\u015f bir g\u00fc\u00e7le sald\u0131rd\u0131, k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 bir vuru\u015f sa\u011fana\u011f\u0131 ile savururken. Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 \u2014kral\u2014 kaba, sert darbelerle kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k verdi, \u00f6fkeli bir bi\u00e7imde. Szeth, silah\u0131n r\u00fczg\u00e2r\u0131n\u0131n biraz \u00f6n\u00fcnden ge\u00e7ti\u011fini hissederek bu darbelerden birinden s\u0131yr\u0131ld\u0131. Bir sonraki hareketi i\u00e7in do\u011fru an\u0131 bekledi ve kral\u0131n darbesinin alt\u0131ndan ileri at\u0131ld\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yan taraf\u0131na ba\u015fka bir darbe bekleyen kral kollar\u0131yla Z\u0131rh\u2019\u0131n \u00fczerindeki deli\u011fi koruyarak d\u00f6nd\u00fc. Bu hareket Szeth\u2019e ko\u015farak ge\u00e7ip kral\u0131n odas\u0131na girecek kadar zaman verdi.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Kral takip etmek i\u00e7in d\u00f6nd\u00fc ama Szeth ellerini savurarak ve ge\u00e7ti\u011fi her mobilya par\u00e7as\u0131na dokunarak l\u00fcks odan\u0131n i\u00e7inde ko\u015ftu. Onlar\u0131 F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 ile doldurdu ve kral\u0131n arkas\u0131ndaki bir noktaya Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131. Mobilyalar, divanlar, sandalyeler ve masalar sanki oda yan \u00e7evrilmi\u015f gibi \u015fa\u015fk\u0131na d\u00f6nm\u00fc\u015f krala do\u011fru d\u00fc\u015fmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Gavilar, onlar\u0131 Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 ile kesme hatas\u0131na d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Silah geni\u015f divan\u0131 kolayl\u0131kla kesti ama par\u00e7alar\u0131 yine de kendisine \u00e7arpt\u0131. Ard\u0131ndan bir tabure gelerek adam\u0131 yere yap\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gavilar mobilyalar\u0131n alt\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p ileri at\u0131ld\u0131, Z\u0131rh\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7atlayan k\u0131s\u0131mlar\u0131ndan I\u015f\u0131k demetleri s\u0131z\u0131yordu. Szeth kendini toparlad\u0131 ve kral yan\u0131na var\u0131r varmaz havaya s\u0131\u00e7rayarak kendini geriye ve sa\u011fa do\u011fru Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131. Kral\u0131n darbesinin yolundan kurtuldu ve arka arkaya iki Temel Kam\u00e7\u0131lama yaparak kendini ileri att\u0131. Krala do\u011fru normal Kam\u00e7\u0131lama h\u0131z\u0131n\u0131n iki kat\u0131 bir s\u00fcratle \u00e7ekilirken bedeninden F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 f\u0131\u015fk\u0131rd\u0131 ve giysileri buzland\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth kendini havaya at\u0131p kendisine do\u011fru f\u0131rlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131nda kral olduk\u00e7a \u015fa\u015fk\u0131n g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu. K\u0131l\u0131c\u0131yla kral\u0131n mi\u011fferine sert\u00e7e vurdu sonra da kendini hemen tavana Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131 ve yukar\u0131 d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc, \u00fczerlerindeki ta\u015f \u00e7at\u0131ya \u00e7arparak. Kendini \u00e7ok fazla y\u00f6ne \u00e7ok \u00e7abuk Kam\u00e7\u0131lam\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ve v\u00fccudu y\u00f6n duygusunu kaybetmi\u015fti, bu da zarif bir \u015fekilde inmeyi zorla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131yordu. T\u00f6kezleyerek aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Altta, Szeth\u2019e vurabilece\u011fi bir pozisyon almaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan kral geri \u00e7ekildi. Adam\u0131n mi\u011fferi \u00e7atlam\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ve F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 s\u0131zd\u0131r\u0131yordu. Z\u0131rh\u0131n\u0131n k\u0131r\u0131k yan\u0131n\u0131 koruyacak \u015fekilde duruyordu. Kral tavana uzanarak tek eliyle bir darbe savurdu. Szeth, kral\u0131n sald\u0131r\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131yla zaman\u0131nda kar\u015f\u0131layamayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnerek hemen kendini zemine Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth rakibini k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcmsemi\u015fti. Kral mi\u011fferinin darbeyi \u00f6nleyece\u011fine g\u00fcvenerek Szeth\u2019in sald\u0131r\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7ine at\u0131ld\u0131. Tam Szeth mi\u011ffere ikinci bir kez vurmu\u015ftu \u2014ve onu par\u00e7alam\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u2014 ki Gavilar z\u0131rhl\u0131 elinin tersiyle y\u00fcz\u00fcne bir darbe yap\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth\u2019in g\u00f6zlerinde k\u00f6r edici bir \u0131\u015f\u0131k \u00e7akt\u0131. Her \u015fey bulan\u0131kla\u015ft\u0131, g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015f\u00fc azalmaya ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ac\u0131. \u00c7ok fazla ac\u0131<\/em>!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c7\u0131\u011fl\u0131k att\u0131, F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 kendisini aceleyle terk etti ve s\u0131rt\u0131 h\u0131zla sert bir \u015feye \u00e7arpt\u0131. Balkon kap\u0131lar\u0131. Sanki birisi onu y\u00fcz han\u00e7erle b\u0131\u00e7aklam\u0131\u015f gibi omzuna daha fazla ac\u0131 bindi, yere \u00e7arpt\u0131 ve kaslar\u0131 titrerken yuvarlanarak. Bu darbe s\u0131radan bir adam\u0131 \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcrd\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ac\u0131 i\u00e7in vakit yok. Ac\u0131 i\u00e7in vakit yok. Ac\u0131 i\u00e7in vakit yok!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

G\u00f6zlerini k\u0131rp\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131p ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 silkeledi, d\u00fcnya bulan\u0131k ve karanl\u0131kt\u0131. K\u00f6r m\u00fc olmu\u015ftu? Hay\u0131r. D\u0131\u015far\u0131s\u0131 karanl\u0131kt\u0131. Ah\u015fap balkondayd\u0131; darbenin g\u00fcc\u00fc onu kap\u0131lardan d\u0131\u015far\u0131 f\u0131rlatm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Bir \u015fey g\u00fcmb\u00fcrd\u00fcyordu. A\u011f\u0131r ayak sesleri. Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131!<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth t\u00f6kezleyerek aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131, ba\u015f\u0131 d\u00f6n\u00fcyordu. Y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fcn yan taraf\u0131ndan kan ak\u0131yordu ve F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 sol g\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc k\u00f6r ederek derisinden y\u00fckseliyordu. I\u015f\u0131k. E\u011fer becerebilirse onu iyile\u015ftirebilirdi. \u00c7enesi \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f gibi hissediyordu. Yoksa k\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015f m\u0131yd\u0131? Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcrd\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hantal bir g\u00f6lge \u00f6n taraf\u0131ndan yakla\u015f\u0131yordu; Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131\u2019n\u0131n z\u0131rh\u0131 kral\u0131n y\u00fcr\u00fcrken zorlanmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flayacak kadar F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 s\u0131zd\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Fakat yine de geliyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth ac\u0131yla ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131, e\u011filerek F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019n\u0131 ah\u015fap balkona aktard\u0131 ve onu a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131. Etraf\u0131ndaki hava buz tuttu. F\u0131rt\u0131na kollar\u0131ndan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 ak\u0131p ah\u015faba ge\u00e7erken g\u00fcrledi. Balkonu tekrar a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131 ve sonra tekrar. Gavilar balkona ad\u0131m att\u0131\u011f\u0131nda d\u00f6rd\u00fcnc\u00fc bir kez daha Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131. Fazladan a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131n alt\u0131nda yalpalad\u0131. Ah\u015fap gerilerek \u00e7atlad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 teredd\u00fct etti.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth balkonu be\u015finci kez a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 Kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131. Balkon destekleri par\u00e7aland\u0131 ve t\u00fcm yap\u0131 binadan ayr\u0131ld\u0131. Szeth k\u0131r\u0131k \u00e7enesiyle bir kez daha hayk\u0131rd\u0131 ve F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019n\u0131n son demlerini kullanarak kendini binan\u0131n duvar\u0131na do\u011fru kam\u00e7\u0131lad\u0131. \u015eok ge\u00e7iren Kristalta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131\u2019n\u0131 ge\u00e7erek yana d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc, duvara \u00e7arpt\u0131 ve yuvarland\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Balkon a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc, ayaklar\u0131n\u0131 bast\u0131\u011f\u0131 yeri kaybeden kral \u015fok olmu\u015f bir vaziyette yukar\u0131 bak\u0131yordu. D\u00fc\u015f\u00fc\u015f k\u0131sayd\u0131. Yap\u0131 a\u015fa\u011f\u0131daki ta\u015f zemine \u00e7arparken\u2014 g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015f\u00fc h\u00e2l\u00e2 bulan\u0131kt\u0131, bir g\u00f6z\u00fc k\u00f6rle\u015fmi\u015fti \u2014 Szeth ay \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 alt\u0131nda a\u011f\u0131rba\u015fl\u0131 bir \u015fekilde izledi. Saray\u0131n duvarlar\u0131 titredi ve k\u0131r\u0131lan ah\u015fab\u0131n sesi etraftaki binalardan yank\u0131land\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

H\u00e2l\u00e2 duvar\u0131n yan taraf\u0131nda duran Szeth inleyerek aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131. Kendini zay\u0131f hissediyordu; F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019n\u0131 \u00e7ok \u00e7abuk harcam\u0131\u015ft\u0131, v\u00fccudunu zorlam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. T\u00f6kezleyerek binadan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 inmeye ve enkaza yakla\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131, zar zor ayakta duruyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kral h\u00e2l\u00e2 hareket ediyordu. Kristalz\u0131rh insan\u0131 b\u00f6yle bir d\u00fc\u015f\u00fc\u015ften korurdu ama geni\u015f, uzun ve kanl\u0131 bir tahta Gavilar\u2019\u0131n yan\u0131na, Szeth\u2019in z\u0131rh\u0131 k\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 noktaya saplanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Szeth adam\u0131n ac\u0131yla \u00e7arp\u0131lm\u0131\u015f y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fc inceleyerek diz \u00e7\u00f6kt\u00fc. G\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc \u00e7ehre, kare \u015feklinde bir \u00e7ene, beyazlarla lekelenmi\u015f siyah bir sakal, \u00e7arp\u0131c\u0131 soluk ye\u015fil g\u00f6zler. Gavilar Kholin.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGelmeni\u2026 bekliyordum,\u201d dedi kral, soluk solu\u011fa<\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth adam\u0131n \u00f6n g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcs z\u0131rh\u0131n\u0131n alt\u0131na uzanarak buradaki kay\u0131\u015flar\u0131 gev\u015fetti. \u00c7\u00f6z\u00fcld\u00fcler ve g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcs z\u0131rh\u0131n\u0131 kendine \u00e7ekerek i\u00e7indeki cevherleri ortaya \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131. \u0130ki tanesi \u00e7atlam\u0131\u015f ve yanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. \u00dc\u00e7\u00fc h\u00e2l\u00e2 parl\u0131yordu. Uyu\u015fmu\u015f bir halde keskin bir nefes ald\u0131 ve I\u015f\u0131k\u2019\u0131 emdi.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0130\u00e7indeki f\u0131rt\u0131na yeniden k\u00fckremeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Zarar g\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015f derisini ve kemiklerini onar\u0131rken y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fcn yan taraf\u0131ndan daha fazla \u0131\u015f\u0131k y\u00fckselmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Ac\u0131s\u0131 h\u00e2l\u00e2 \u00e7ok b\u00fcy\u00fckt\u00fc; F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019n\u0131n iyile\u015ftirme g\u00fcc\u00fc aniden olmaktan \u00e7ok uzakt\u0131. Tekrar kendine gelmesi i\u00e7in saatler ge\u00e7mesi gerekecekti.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kral \u00f6ks\u00fcrd\u00fc. \u201cThaidakar\u2019a\u2026 \u00e7ok ge\u00e7 kald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131\u2026 s\u00f6yleyebilirsin\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOnun kim oldu\u011funu bilmiyorum,\u201d dedi ayakta duran Szeth, kelimeleri k\u0131r\u0131k \u00e7enesinde gevelenirken. Elini yana uzatt\u0131 ve Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 yeniden \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kral ka\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7att\u0131. \u201c\u00d6yleyse kim\u2026? Restares? Sadeas? Asla d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmedim\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEfendilerim Parshendi,\u201d dedi Szeth. On kalp at\u0131\u015f\u0131 ge\u00e7ti ve yo\u011fu\u015fma nedeniyle \u0131slanm\u0131\u015f k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 elinde belirdi.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cParshendi? Bu \u00e7ok anlams\u0131z.\u201d diye \u00f6ks\u00fcrd\u00fc Gavilar, titreyen elleriyle beceriksizce g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcne ve cebine uzan\u0131rken. Bir zincire ba\u011flanm\u0131\u015f k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck, kristal bir k\u00fcre \u00e7\u0131kartt\u0131. \u201cBunu almal\u0131s\u0131n. Onlar\u0131n eline ge\u00e7memeli. Afallam\u0131\u015f g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu. \u201cKarde\u015fime\u2026 de ki\u2026 bir adam\u0131n s\u00f6yleyebilece\u011fi en \u00f6nemli s\u00f6zleri bulmak zorunda\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gavilar hareketsiz kald\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Szeth teredd\u00fct etti sonra da diz \u00e7\u00f6kt\u00fc ve k\u00fcreyi ald\u0131. Garipti, daha \u00f6nce hi\u00e7 b\u00f6yle bir \u015fey g\u00f6rmemi\u015fti. Kapkara olmas\u0131na ra\u011fmen bir \u015fekilde parl\u0131yormu\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu. Siyah bir \u0131\u015f\u0131k ile. \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

Parshendi? <\/em>dedi <\/em>Gavilar. Bu \u00e7ok anlams\u0131z. <\/em>\u201cArt\u0131k hi\u00e7bir \u015fey bir anlam ifade etmiyor,\u201d diye f\u0131s\u0131ldad\u0131 Szeth, garip k\u00fcreyi cebine yerle\u015ftirirken. Her \u015fey \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcl\u00fcyor. \u00dczg\u00fcn\u00fcm, Alethi Kral\u0131. Umurunda oldu\u011funu sanm\u0131yorum. En az\u0131ndan art\u0131k de\u011fil.\u201d Aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131. \u201cEn az\u0131ndan d\u00fcnyan\u0131n sonunu geri kalanlar\u0131m\u0131zla birlikte izlemek zorunda olmayacaks\u0131n.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Kral\u0131n bedeninin yan\u0131nda, sahibi \u00f6len Kristalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 sislerden \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p ta\u015flar\u0131n \u00fczerinde t\u0131k\u0131rdayarak cisimleniverdi. Bir servet de\u011ferindeydi; insanlar tek bir Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 elde etmek i\u00e7in yar\u0131\u015f\u0131rken nice kraliyetler d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saray\u0131n i\u00e7inden alarm ba\u011f\u0131r\u0131\u015flar\u0131 y\u00fckselmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Szeth\u2019in gitmesi gerekiyordu. Fakat\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Karde\u015fime de ki\u2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Szeth\u2019in insanlar\u0131na g\u00f6re son dilek kutsald\u0131. Kral\u0131n elini ald\u0131, adam\u0131n kendi kan\u0131na bat\u0131rd\u0131 ve ah\u015fab\u0131n \u00fczerine yazmaya ba\u015flad\u0131, Karde\u015fim. Bir adam\u0131n s\u00f6yleyebilece\u011fi en \u00f6nemli s\u00f6zleri bulmak zorundas\u0131n.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ard\u0131ndan gecenin i\u00e7ine kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Kral\u0131n Kristalk\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 geride b\u0131rakt\u0131; ona ihtiyac\u0131 yoktu. Kendi k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerinde yeterince lanet vard\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u00c7eviri, M. \u0130HSAN TATAR\u0130<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

F\u0131rt\u0131na\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 Ar\u015fivine G\u0130R\u0130\u015e Kalak, kayal\u0131k ta\u015f bir bay\u0131r\u0131 d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve \u00f6lmekte olan bir F\u0131rt\u0131napar\u00e7as\u0131\u2019n\u0131n bedeni \u00f6n\u00fcnde t\u00f6kezleyerek durdu. Devasa ta\u015f yarat\u0131k yan durmu\u015f bir vaziyette uzan\u0131yordu, g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcnden \u00e7\u0131kan kaburga benzeri \u00e7\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131lar k\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015f ve \u00e7atlam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Ucube, granit omuzlar\u0131ndan filizlenmi\u015f anormal uzunluktaki uzuvlar\u0131yla belli belirsiz bir iskelet bi\u00e7imindeydi. Bir ok ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 and\u0131ran y\u00fcz\u00fcndeki g\u00f6zleri sanki ta\u015f\u0131n derinliklerinde […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4833,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-12473","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"kose_yazari-m-ihsan-tatari-arsivi"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12473\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}