a-possible-world
一个无限可能的世界
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译者：lingker
Soldiers patrolled the snow covered streets of New York City. They watched citizens as they gathered at Times Square. Soon the clock was to strike midnight, declaring a new year of Haos' rule. The large screens and billboards in the area displayed the same messages they always had as the people waited patiently for the new year.
纽约市，白雪皑皑的街道上，一队士兵在巡逻。不远处的时代广场，聚集一群着市民。午夜的钟声即将敲响，宣告Haos统治下新的一年来临。在人们耐心的等待新年来临时，广场上的广告牌和大屏幕一直显示着和往年一样的信息。
Freedom is Haos' gift.
自由是Haos赐予的礼物。
Knowledge is a burden Haos will carry for you so you may live in ignorant bliss.
Haos为你担起知识了的重负，因此你可以纵享无忧的欢乐
Willful submission is the ultimate resolve to achieving peace.
自愿的臣服是实现和平的最终方式
Many more messages could be found throughout the place. They were hard to avoid but no one ever tried to.
战争的硝烟已经散去，生活回到了原有的平静。但战争的残酷依旧如同阴云一般笼罩在人们心中。他们已经疲倦了，他们已经绝望了。与其称作想实现和平，不如认为是害怕死亡。
Meanwhile, a massive airship hovered over the Theater District, and small quad drones flew above the crowds, quickly scanning them. At every turn, a camera was observing. The artificial intelligence known as Eris kept a watchful eye through all of them.
与此同时，一艘巨型飞艇缓缓地悬停在剧院的上方，四架无人机在人群上空飞过，迅疾地扫描着他们，在每一次的变向中，都有摄像头锁定着人群，人工智能Eris无时不刻地警惕着人群。
The people huddled together to watch the clock. They were all silent as it ticked away. The flag of the Chaos Insurgency flapped in the wind at a nearby flagpole. An old man with a cane was among the crowd, and he looked at the symbol as it waved in the air. He felt nothing but contempt for it. He despised everything that symbol represented for he remembered the way things used to be. He was only a boy when the Insurgency dominated the world.
市民们三五成群地聚在广场上，一齐望向上方的大钟，他们在钟的滴答声中保持着沉默。在广场附近的旗杆上，混沌分裂者的旗帜高高飘扬，猎猎作响。人群中一位老者倚着木杖站立，他出神地望着混沌分裂者的符号在空中挥舞，但他蔑视它，他蔑视这个符号在他记忆中所代表的一切，他还能记得分裂者发起战争前世界的样子。当分裂者的旗帜插满世界时，他也还只是个孩子。
The Insurgency ruled after years of fighting. It started when they destroyed the SCP Foundation, which remained unknown to the world at the time. Their vast hoard of anomalies were unleashed as the Insurgency attacked like a rapid flood. Site after site fell into their control. Horrors ravaged the world, overwhelming the Foundation as they tried to bring order to the chaos. They soon met their end as the Insurgency pushed on. Everything that the Foundation worked so hard to protect was now theirs.
经过连年的浴血奋战，分裂者统治了世界。战争从他们摧毁SCP基金会开始，当时分裂者在世界中还是默默无闻的存在，而SCP基金会在分裂者洪荒猛兽般的攻势下节节败退，大量的收容物因为设施的破坏被释放出来。在分裂者的一路凯歌中，SCP基金会很快走上了末路，一个接一个的站点落入分裂者的手中，SCP基金会夜以继日所努力控制的一切都是他们的了。恐怖蹂躏着这个世界，恐惧压倒了SCP基金会，正如他们给混乱强加上他们自以为是的秩序。
It didn't took long for the Insurgency to use their newfound power to subjugate every nation. Some resisted but were ultimately outmatched. Eventually the world was conquered, and Alpha Command lorded over it with Haos as emperor.
没过多久，分裂者就运用他们新获得的力量征服了世界各国。尽管一些人负隅顽抗，但终被击败。最终，世界被征服了，ALPHA司令部以Haos为皇帝统治着新世界。
Many of the groups before the Insurgency's reign prospered or perished in the new world. The first to stand out was The Factory.
在分裂者统治前，许多组织在大陆中繁荣和衰亡，而第一个崭露头角的组织是工厂。
The Factory happily backed the Insurgency's rule. They granted them horrible weapons that dominated the opposition. They gave bullets that turned men inside out, and landmines that left mangled bodies with insatiable appetites. On every street corner a vending machine by the Factory was available to provide Nutri-Porridge in various flavors. Business was good.
工厂欣然地支持分裂者的统治，为了制约反对者，他们给予分裂者许多可怕的武器。他们的子弹能将人们打穿，地雷将那些贪得无厌的人们炸得支离破碎。每个街角都有工厂的自动售货机，提供各种口味的营养粥，生意还不错。
Nothing changed for Marshall, Carter and Dark Ltd. They continued to make a profit by serving the new elites of the world. Business as usual.
MCD公司照常运行，他们一如既往地为世界的精英们服务而盈利。
Those of the Serpent's Hand fled to their sacred library to never return. The ones that remained or dared to call themselves a member of the Hand were struck down to the last. Their name soon became a memory only remembered by Alpha Command. A longtime nuisance gone.
蛇之手逃回了他们神圣的图书馆，再也没有回来。一些留下来或敢于自称为蛇之手成员的人妄图反抗，但终究是自取灭亡。这些赴死者的名字很快变成了只有ALPHA司令部还有印象的过去，一个长期给分裂者造成麻烦的组织消失了。
The Global Occult Coalition made their stand, but they soon crumbled as the nations that backed them fell apart. The Council of 108 were snuffed out. Their advance technology were repurposed for war. Another book burned.
全球超自然联盟表明与分裂者抗争的立场，但随着支持他们的国家的瓦解，联盟很快就解体了，108议会被解除。他们的先进技术被重新投入战争，而其他文献则被烧毁了。
All the Sarkic Cults were consumed by flames. Their flesh crafting arts became nothing more than a research tool for new bioweapons. Their cultures and identity were forgotten. Only ashes remained.
欲肉教派被火焰吞噬，他们的肉制技艺不过是变成新型生物武器的研究工具，他们的文化和身份被世界遗忘，这里只剩下了灰烬。
The Church of the Broken God were gone. Every artifact they had was collected. They never stood a chance as they rusted and crumbled apart. They prayed for Mekhane to save them but he never came. Another broken faith.
破碎之神教会消失了，教徒们的工艺品都被搜集起来，因为生锈而又四分五裂的机械，他们一点反抗机会也没有。他们不断祈祷教主Mekhane来拯救他们，拯救他们于水火之中，但Mekhane从未来过，一次次地失信于他们。
The Manna Charitable Foundation was shut down, and all of its members were executed. Only the Insurgency were to help the people of the world as they saw fit.
玛娜慈善基金会被关闭，所有的成员都被处决。分裂者会用他们认为合适的方式帮助世界人民。
Are We Cool Yet fled with the Serpent's Hand. There was no room for expression or anarchists. The only art that was allowed were approved by the state. Anything else was burned.
AWCY和蛇之手一样已经逃走了，这里已经没有容得下情感或无政府主义者的空间了。唯一被允许的艺术也是经由国家允许的，其它都化为灰烬不复存在。
The old man remembered how the Insurgency impacted him. Children were being rounded up to be conditioned to love Haos. His parents resisted like everyone else, but they paid a price. His mother tightly wrapped him in her arms as a SIGMA operative tried to pry him away. A BETA officer loosened her hold by shooting her in the face. His father tried to fight, but he was being carried off into a truck to join the armies of Haos, where he would meet a fate worse than death. Years later the old man would see his father again, but as a shambling corpse that followed a plague doctor.
于老人而言，分裂者对他的影响可谓刻骨铭心。在那时，孩子们被围捕起来，训练效忠于Haos。他的父母和其他人一样在抵制这样的行为，但他们都为此付出了代价。当SIGMA特工试图将他从他母亲怀中抢走时，一名BETA军官朝她脸上开枪，迫使她松开了她的手臂。他的父亲尝试与他们战斗，但最终被带入卡车强迫加入Haos军队。在那里，他面临着比死亡更糟糕的命运。这位老人在几年后再次见到了他的父亲，但却像一具尸体一样跟着一个神秘的 瘟疫医生蹒跚而行。
Everyone around the old man started to animate as they looked on with joy at the clock. There was only a minute left before New Year. The man gave a brief glance at all their faces. Each person was young but they were noticably thin. Some looked like they haven't slept in a long time while others had scars given to them by the soldiers.
离新年只有一分钟了，老人身边的人群活跃起来，带着高兴的神色齐望着钟。他瞥了一眼人群，每个人都很年轻但又非常瘦。有些人看上去很久没有睡觉了，而有些人身上则留有士兵造成的伤疤。
At halfway to midnight, music started to play. It was a rare luxury that brought more excitement to the crowd. Soon people started to count down from ten. The old man quickly joined them to avoid arousing suspicion. When the clock reached zero, a colorful display of fireworks and loud cheering filled the city. Everyone had their arms raised up into the air, which the old man mimicked despite his arms being soar.
午夜时分，音乐缓缓奏起，那是一种罕见的奢侈品，让人群陷入更狂欢中。很快，人们开始从十开始倒数，为了避免引起怀疑，老人也马上加入了他们的行列。当指针指向零刻时，烟花从广场四周发射，烟花的呼啸声伴随着人们震耳欲聋的欢呼声席卷城市。天空被渲染成彩色，火光、灯光一齐照耀着城市，整个城市进入了全新的一年，每个人都把手臂举到空中来表达自己喜悦的心情，尽管老人的手臂也在挥舞，但那只是在尽力模仿。
One last time the old man looked at the faces of the crowd. They all appeared to be immensely happy about another year of misery. He pitied all of them. If only they knew how better things were. Then, someone started a chant that made everyone join.
老人最后一次看向人群中的各色面孔。对于新一年的苦难，在光的照耀下，他们看起来都喜形于色。他同情他们所有人，但愿他们知道世界真实的模样。然后，有人开始唱圣歌，所有人都加入进来。
"Long live Haos! Long live Haos! Long live the Insurgency!"
“Haos万岁！Haos万岁！分裂者万岁！”
The old man internally wept for them, but he continued to smile. A few soldiers with power armor were close by.
老人内心为他们哭泣，但他仍然微笑着，几名穿盔甲的士兵就在附近看着人群。
Meanwhile, Haos himself lingered at a balcony of his palace. He quietly watched as fireworks exploded into various shapes that danced across the sky. Courtesy of The Factory.
与此同时，Haos在剧院的阳台上徘徊着。他静静地看着烟花在空中肆意飞翻，爆炸成各种形状。这都是工厂馈赠的啊。
Haos gently placed his mechanical arms on the railing. The lights of the fireworks illuminated his metallic frame, casting a skeletal shadow behind him. If he still had lungs, he would've taken a deep breath of air to reminisce on the smell of fireworks. It was one of the many burdens of being a machine. He didn't realize he would miss such small things from his old body, but in the end it was an acceptable sacrifice. He had what he wanted the most.
Haos轻轻地把他的机械手臂放在栏杆上，五颜六色的火光照亮了他的金属身躯，在他身后投下骷髅般的阴影。如果他还有肺，他会深深地吸一口空气来回忆烟花的味道。肺作为一台机械身躯的负担之一，他以前没有意识到要舍弃那破旧身体上的器官，但这终是一个可以接受的牺牲，因为他已经得到了他最想要的东西。
From behind Haos, The Engineer slowly approached him. His spidery legs made him move like if he was about to leap at an unsuspecting prey. He had his hammer with him which he used like a staff. Haos turned to see his old companion.
工程师从Haos后面慢慢地走来，他的腿如同蜘蛛一般，使他动起来像要扑向一个毫无戒心的猎物一样。他也随身带着锤子，像使唤手下一样，随时准备使用它。Haos转过身看向他的老同伴。
"Happy New Year." The Engineer congratulated as he came to a complete stop. Parts of him made clicks as he settled near the entrance. "Another year goes by since we have won the world. It has been so long."
“新年快乐。”当工程师在阳台入口处停下来时，身体的一部分发出咔哒声，“距离我们的统治又过去了一年，时间太长了。”
"Yes. It has." Haos replied as he looked at the fireworks again. They were both silent for a while before The Engineer spoke once more.
“是啊。”Haos一边回答，一边又转头看了看烟火，他们都沉默了一会儿，然后工程师开口了。
"The plan is ready to commence." He announced.
“计划已准备就绪。”他通知道。
The fireworks continued to explode in the air. Haos said nothing as he watched the colorful lights. As The Engineer waited for a response, a holographic projection began to form of Eris behind him. She wanted to make her presence known despite both of them already knowing that she was omnipresent within the palace. Her unblinking eye stared at her superiors. The Engineer paid the AI no mind as he continued waiting. Haos finally turned to the two entities.
烟花继续在空中爆炸，绚丽多彩。Haos看着五颜六色的耀光，什么也没说。当工程师等待他的回应时，Eris闪烁的全息投影在他身后缓缓形成。她想让大家知道她的存在，尽管他们都知道她在宫殿中无处不在。她那双眼睛全神贯注地看着他们。而工程师没有理会AI，等待着Haos。Haos最终看向他们。
"So we begin." Said Haos.
“我们开始吧。”Haos说。
"Yes, sir." Eris replied before disappearing. She immediately got to work.
“好的，先生。”Eris在消失之前回答道，她立即开始了工作。
The Engineer raised his head to the sky. Multiple hangars at Yellowstone National Park were opening up to launch countless warships into space, the next frontier for the Insurgency to conquer. Each vessel contained thousands of humans manufactured at what the Foundation once called SCP-2000. They also carried with them an unspeakable horror or two to aid them in their mission.
工程师抬头仰望着天空，星星闪烁的光芒被焰火所取代。黄石国家公园的多个机库此时正缓缓开启，将无数战舰送入广袤的太空，那是分裂者要征服的下一个边远之地。每艘船上都有数千人，这些人是由SCP基金会称之为SCP-2000的东西制造的。他们还携带了几件不可名状的恐怖物品，以帮助他们顺利完成任务。
"Rather ambitious of you, Haos." The Engineer commented.
“你真有野心，Haos。”工程师评论道。
"Just like when you first met me all those years ago in that cave. You probably didn't think the Insurgency would succeed up to this point.
“就像当年你在那个山洞中第一次遇见到我一样，你可能没有想到分裂者能拥有现在的成功。”
"Correct. I only calculated a 15% probability of success. The Foundation was a significant factor against you."
“是的，我当时只计算出15%的成功率。在那时，SCP基金会是对你不利的重要因素。”
"Not bad."
“对啊。”
"Agreed. Now come inside, Haos. The rest of Alpha Command waits for you to celebrate your reign." Haos stepped away from the balcony and walked with the old machine into the palace. Ships began to travel across space. The universe was theirs for the taking.
“好了，Haos，快来吧。大家正等着庆祝你的统治呢。” Haos离开了阳台，带着那身旧机器走进宫殿。飞船开始加速进入太空，尾焰在焰火的幕布上中划出一道亮光，无垠的宇宙终将是他们的囊中之物。
Long live the Insurgency.
分裂者万岁。