Người Khắc Tượng Định Mệnh

Người Khắc Tượng Định Mệnh

Seraphina Thornecliffe

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Introduction

Ông nội và cụ nội của tôi đều chết vì nghề chạm khắc đá, vì thế trong làng đồn rằng, người làm nghề này đều phạm phải điều cấm kỵ và không ai có kết cục tốt đẹp. Năm tôi mười sáu tuổi, ông Vương Mã Tử trong làng mua một cô vợ, nhưng bố tôi lại vì thế mà chết thảm. Để tìm ra nguyên nhân cái chết của bố, tôi bất chấp mọi hậu quả, quyết tâm cầm lên con dao khắc của tổ tiên...
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Chapter 1

Nghe người trong làng nói, ông nội và cụ nội của tôi đều chết trong đống đá. Khi họ chết, họ đều đang làm cùng một việc, điêu khắc đá. Nhưng không biết vì lý do gì, những bức tượng đá lại đổ lên người họ, khiến họ bị đè nát tan tành.

Để giải thích cho cái chết thảm thương của ông nội và cụ nội tôi, trong làng lan truyền một câu chuyện rằng, những người làm nghề điêu khắc đá đều có số phận xui xẻo, không ai có kết cục tốt đẹp.

Và câu chuyện này càng được minh chứng rõ ràng hơn qua cha tôi, người thừa kế nghề điêu khắc đá.

Mẹ tôi qua đời ngay sau khi tôi chào đời. Trùng hợp thay, ngày đó cha tôi cũng đang điêu khắc đá. Cha tôi khát nước, gọi mẹ tôi đi lấy nước. Mẹ tôi đang mang bầu, đi không vững, ngã vào đống đá vụn trong nhà.

Cha tôi mải mê điêu khắc đá, quên mất thời gian. Khi ông khát nước không chịu nổi, mới nhớ đến mẹ tôi. Khi ông tìm thấy mẹ trong đống đá vụn, chỉ thấy đầu mẹ bị vỡ một lỗ lớn, máu chảy ướt đẫm một bức tượng đá hỏng, khiến bức tượng nhuộm đỏ rực.

Cha tôi thấy mẹ, bật khóc lớn. Nhưng khi đang khóc, ông bỗng thấy dưới váy mẹ lòi ra một cái đầu tròn trĩnh, ông vội vàng bế lên, thì ra là tôi, người gần như đã tắt thở.

Sau đó, gia đình tôi không ngừng gặp chuyện.

Một năm nọ, họ hàng đến chơi, đứa trẻ đi cùng bỗng nhiên mất tích. Hai tuần sau, xác đứa trẻ được tìm thấy trong miệng một bức tượng đá lớn.

Để lấy xác ra, cha tôi phải cắt bức tượng đá, nhưng trong lúc cắt, ông đã cắt đứt hai ngón tay của mình.

Năm tôi mười sáu tuổi, một xác chết nổi lên trên sông, lần này cha tôi cũng bị kéo vào chuyện đó.

Tôi nghe nói, xác chết đó thực ra là người trong làng. Ông Vương, một người lớn tuổi trong làng, không có vợ, liền nghĩ cách mua vợ từ ngoài về. Nhưng người vợ này rõ ràng là người phụ nữ đàng hoàng, rất kiên quyết, không chịu khuất phục.

Ông Vương tức giận, lỡ tay giết chết người phụ nữ. Có vẻ như ông hoảng sợ, liền ném xác xuống sông. Nhưng kết quả làm ông Vương sợ hãi, xác chết không chìm, dù ông đã buộc đá vào xác.

Không chìm đã là chuyện nhỏ, nghe nói xác chết còn đứng thẳng trong nước, như thể đang cười với người nhìn vào.

Ông Vương sợ hãi, tìm đến cha tôi mua bức tượng đá để trấn áp xác chết.

Lúc đó, ông Vương không còn quan tâm gì nữa, có thể nói là bán hết tài sản, để cha tôi lấy ra một bức tượng đá cổ trăm năm, ông đã chi đến năm mươi nghìn đồng.

Thời đó, năm mươi nghìn đồng đã đủ mua một căn nhà trong thành phố. Trước sự cám dỗ của tiền bạc, cha tôi cũng động lòng. Ông và ông Vương thuê một cần cẩu, cùng nhau kéo bức tượng đá lớn nhất trong nhà tôi ra.

Khi đặt xuống sông, xác chết thực sự có phản ứng. Xác chết đứng thẳng trong nước bắt đầu nằm ngang, chìm xuống. Ông Vương vui mừng, lấy ra vài trăm đồng đưa cho cha tôi làm quà.

Nhưng chính số tiền này đã gây ra chuyện.

Đêm đó, tưởng rằng mọi chuyện đã xong, nhưng ai ngờ ông Vương lại phát điên. Ông lén lút vào xưởng điêu khắc đá nhà tôi, treo cổ tự tử trên xà nhà.

Sáng hôm sau, khi cha tôi mở cửa xưởng, nhìn thấy mặt ông Vương ngay trước mặt. Vì quá bất ngờ, cha tôi còn ngây người, tưởng rằng ông Vương vào xưởng để ăn trộm gì đó.

Ông dụi mắt, nhìn kỹ lại, thấy ông Vương mắt trợn ngược, lưỡi thè dài, cổ buộc dây thừng, treo lơ lửng trên không.

Cha tôi mới nhận ra chuyện không đúng, hét toáng lên rồi quay đầu chạy.

Chuyện của ông Vương gây ảnh hưởng lớn, người trong làng bắt đầu đồn đại, nói cha tôi tham tiền, lấy số tiền không nên lấy, sẽ gặp báo ứng.

Sau đó, mỗi đêm tôi đều có cảm giác kỳ lạ, đó là lạnh, lạnh đến thấu xương. Và còn nghe thấy tiếng kêu quái dị, như tiếng nước trong giày khi bước đi.

Người bước một bước, tiếng kêu "quác" một tiếng, nước bắn ra.

Đặc biệt là đêm đó, tiếng kêu càng thêm rõ ràng. Tiếng "quác quác quác" cộng với cái lạnh như giữa mùa đông, gần như làm nhà tôi không yên.

Tôi run rẩy co ro trong chăn, ngay cả cha tôi cũng nhận ra điều bất thường, ông nhìn ra cửa sổ, nhìn thấy gì đó, liền chửi toáng lên. Xác chết đã chìm xuống sông lại đứng thẳng trước cửa nhà tôi.

Mắt nó còn chảy hai dòng máu.

Lúc đó cha tôi nhận ra điều gì, mặt ông biến thành màu gan heo, mắt đỏ hoe. Đến giờ tôi vẫn nhớ câu ông nói trước khi đi.

"Cháu ơi, trời sáng thì chạy ngay, rời khỏi làng, đừng bao giờ quay lại."

Cha tôi hét lên một tiếng, quay người xách chiếc hòm tổ tiên để lại, mở cửa lao ra ngoài.

Nhưng ông đi rồi, không bao giờ trở về.

Sau khi cha tôi lao ra ngoài, ông khóa cửa từ bên ngoài. Tôi đập cửa hết sức, nhưng không thể mở.

Suốt đêm đó, tôi nghe thấy những tiếng động đáng sợ quanh nhà. Có hai bóng người đánh nhau trong bóng tối.

Thỉnh thoảng phát ra những tiếng kêu quái dị.

Sáng hôm sau, người trong làng cuối cùng cũng phá cửa vào, tôi lao ra như mũi tên, chạy khắp làng tìm kiếm.

Cuối cùng, người làng phát hiện xưởng điêu khắc đá nhà tôi mở cửa, họ bước vào, và phát hiện thi thể cha tôi trong đó.

Cảnh tượng lúc đó không thể dùng từ "quái dị" để miêu tả.

Khi người làng bước vào xưởng, điều họ thấy đầu tiên là đầu của cha tôi.

Người đó vui mừng, nghĩ rằng đã tìm thấy người. Nhưng khi bước gần hơn, người đó run lên bần bật, vì chỉ thấy đầu cha tôi mà không thấy thân, dưới đất là những mảnh thịt. Nhìn kỹ lại, đầu cha tôi bị đặt trên một bức tượng đá, như thể tượng đá mọc ra một cái đầu người.

Người đó sợ hãi hét lên, suýt ngất xỉu, quay đầu chạy ra khỏi xưởng.

Nhưng thực tế, sự quái dị còn nhiều hơn thế, những mảnh thịt của cha tôi được xếp thành hình thù kỳ lạ, từ xa nhìn lại, như thể những mảnh thịt đang cười.

Xung quanh xác cha tôi là một vòng tượng đá, tất cả tượng đá đều mất mắt.

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