誰もが胸を震わせ、笑顔になれる場・時をつくりたい──
そう願ったひとりの男がいた。名は、パシアヌ・テトス。
彼は夢をかたちにするべく、とある地に巨大な闘技場――
ヒーローズコロッセオの建設に着手する。
ところが、建設十六日目。
柱の基礎を築くため、作業員たちが地面を掘り進めていたそのとき――
突如、**ドドーンッ!!**という轟音が大地を震わせた。
土煙の中から現れたのは、
まるで花が咲いたかのような文様に彩られた円墳。
掘り進められた横穴には、時間が眠るように、
小さな部屋と石棺が隠されていた。
石壁には、
シャボン玉やタンポポの綿毛を空へと吹き放つ幼子の姿が描かれ、
その石棺の中には――
一本の笛が、静かに収められていた。
名は**“生命の息吹”**。
パシアヌ・テトスは、その笛を手に取り、
円墳の中央に立つと、吸い寄せられるように
大きく息を吸い込み、力強く吹き鳴らした。
その音は――
**「わたしはここに在る」**と叫ぶように、
青く澄み渡る空へと響き渡った。
以来、ヒーローズコロッセオでは、
闘いの幕開けに、この笛の音が高らかに鳴り響く。
緊張の空気を裂くように。
見守る者たちの胸を打つように。
挑む者たちの背を押すように。
そして、その音は問いかける。
「あなたは、ここに在るか？」
笑顔のために。
この瞬間を、生きて在る証として。
“生命の息吹”は、
今日もどこかで、誰かの胸に響いている。
“Are You Here?” ── The flute of the “Breath of Life” echoes through the Heroes’ Colosseum.
A place, a time, where everyone could feel their hearts tremble and smiles touch their faces ──
There was a man who wished for this with all his heart. His name was Pasianus Tethys.
A place, a time, where everyone could feel their hearts tremble and smiles touch their faces ──
There was a man who wished for this with all his heart. His name was Pasianus Tethys.
To turn his dream into reality, he began construction on a massive arena in a certain land ──
The Heroes’ Colosseum.
The Heroes’ Colosseum.
However, on the sixteenth day of construction.
As workers dug deep into the earth to lay the foundations for the pillars ──
Suddenly, BOOM!! A roaring sound shook the very ground beneath them.
As workers dug deep into the earth to lay the foundations for the pillars ──
Suddenly, BOOM!! A roaring sound shook the very ground beneath them.
Emerging from the cloud of dust was a circular burial mound, adorned with patterns like a flower in full bloom.
Hidden within the excavated cave, as if time itself lay asleep,
were a small chamber and a stone sarcophagus.
Hidden within the excavated cave, as if time itself lay asleep,
were a small chamber and a stone sarcophagus.
Carved upon the stone wall was the figure of a young child, blowing bubbles and dandelion fluff into the sky.
And resting quietly inside that sarcophagus ──
And resting quietly inside that sarcophagus ──
Was a single flute.
Its name was the “Breath of Life.”
Its name was the “Breath of Life.”
Pasianus Tethys took the flute in his hands.
Standing at the center of the burial mound,
he took a deep breath and blew into it with all his might.
Standing at the center of the burial mound,
he took a deep breath and blew into it with all his might.
The sound ──
Echoed into the clear, blue sky,
as if crying out, “I am here!”
Echoed into the clear, blue sky,
as if crying out, “I am here!”
Ever since that day, at the Heroes’ Colosseum,
this flute rings out high and clear to mark the beginning of every battle.
this flute rings out high and clear to mark the beginning of every battle.
To pierce through the tense air.
To strike the hearts of those who watch.
To push the backs of those who dare to challenge.
To strike the hearts of those who watch.
To push the backs of those who dare to challenge.
And that sound asks.
“Are you here?”
For the sake of smiles.
As proof of living and being in this very moment.
As proof of living and being in this very moment.
The “Breath of Life”
echoes somewhere today, in the heart of someone.
echoes somewhere today, in the heart of someone.
撮影：D5300
