威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdBhRX4SC8
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowcMQr3vPh
——為什麼？552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuH97QdzPjk
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLjbiR80hu
事實上，這不只是因為威廉看到妹妹的身上出現奇怪鱗片的關係，所以他才擺出吃驚模樣。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjjDSlqgl6
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZurHMCkFj
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjReMUqTlT
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJlMMeFzUS
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XKranyZp1
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEu58vcPVc4
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazBFggBiyY
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2eMDEIpiA
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTnhqjhI5z
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNr8fftfiIi
「……」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8pNGx2ITK
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4h00tGArC
威廉一直到左臉頰貼地的這一刻，才回過神，察覺自己大概是被士兵打了。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrm25Q3EM8I
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfg7ovEVE0m
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdFHgfcluc
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3XeccuICU
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyjOhvXcGd
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxu91a2BSv
「可、可惡……」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTisXjJmI9x
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvxspro4xg
「哈？說什麼東西？」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjP99SeL76
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4CmJxU1Mu
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcET3805p5F
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBzp4sEA9w
趴在地上、宛如一頭被強迫馴化的生物，威廉已經看不見母親了，然而這並不是因為其他兩名士兵已經享用完畢，也不是因為威廉現在的視線角度看不到母親。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11eJ2eZLeN
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAs0kTWdJT
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdtGDz6bQV
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2UmeIFvP0
而是因為威廉流眼淚的關係，視線模糊到看不清楚眼前的景況。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7bNkTY0t1
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwcJLKEYCe
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IebvCGoNI
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHF2GTogn4
就在此刻——552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGKeLT4jrA
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTtXHeeVv4
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fULcQ3t3D
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBrIqoZhCU
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9RMHke0T7
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mZjR8HfaT
威廉見狀後，先是皺眉，畢竟不曉得發生了什麼，但他感覺到自己身後有一股熱能，於是轉頭查看，然後瞪大雙眼。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuOItGGbA3
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZOFw9oJCn
威廉看見了！他看見妹妹全身發出紅光，而這紅光內部，好像有一顆光球，位於妹妹的心臟附近，接下來該光球散出一束光芒，打向那名跌倒的士兵。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMCQ5Oyjyd
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wPLDcdtMe
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTp8lGPsWk
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20ECNcbJNp
威廉看見光束打向那名士兵後，該士兵大聲喊叫，接著就化成火焰變成灰燼。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mh1rugnrM
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRTpbP0c2g
——怎麼回事？552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8jJ9Eqa3r
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQT6nTUtcJ
——不、不對。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaM519hg2B
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJB9zR2jgif
威廉趁這空檔，其他兩名士兵都看傻眼、沒來制止的空檔，抱起妹妹、緩緩嘗試站起身子。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhY7Gtvo9Q
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxndabdg3SK
身體上的疼痛，和無法拯救母親的傷痛，如同腐蝕性液體淋在身上一般，令威廉差點站不起來、身子重心不穩搖搖晃晃。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlyFsSeVyl
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs03Li3diD1
——不管到底是怎樣，是那個藥水也好、妹妹本來的力量也罷，那都不重要。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5KygW1WSR
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPSP2sOVyj
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajUGzpXHy7
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBjAgmsOg5
然而，威廉依舊起身。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoh19RhnjG
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbxPyIMOm2
他懷中的妹妹，好像是在對他笑的樣子，威廉用眼角餘光發現此事，這讓他心情變得好一些。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd82WoAaZzP
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39KcZzYDzQ
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxls5FIg74R
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNDPhmax8v
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEus78ZLiqi
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP07iy1RkOO
「你要幹什麼？」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFOv0rGvde
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG19y86tLlk
「喂！」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwA0RJw119f
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTTSWmQiY8
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4fghoVgtF
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QQ42rm9w1
喊完聲後，威廉拍打翅膀飛起，砰一聲撞破自家屋頂，來到天空中。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwE1GEMB2Nd
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW75HCriw9o
——雖然長老跟爸爸有說過，不要隨便用這招不然會傷到人，但現在也顧不了這麼多了。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iLelCn68J
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHPJ6YvnDv
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5duh9yCzCm
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYOTf3qZSY
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdhDtYoMh6
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1unmkO0s8
因為母親被殺害又被羞辱，自己還差點掛掉，這份滿滿的傷感、憎恨與不甘心，威廉打算將其全部發洩出來。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0k0kIoNIK
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY418jKWHdV
威廉這時身上的藍色光芒，已經耀眼到連他自己都必須閉上眼睛。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSvepIKRpq
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuKsuOOG8L
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4K04XOMXZh
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3vcnPWFi4
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaqTK7thbi
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mrcEeEobO
威廉選擇衝破屋頂、來到自由的天空，發洩情緒，是兩個原因中的其中之一。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2yw5xJkRK
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmThcPkail
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGkU50WH7T
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEr4V53qedv
「舊的不去、新的不來……」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDCkSIV3DQ
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXZGVfWHSM
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjHdU4SSzm
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUxDsl8fWN
「斷罪之火、滅世之燄，始祖的力量在此，為我燃盡無數邪惡百鬼。」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ef8P0cJke
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOjFY49bMj
「龍舌吐息——！」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeBOqJ3fFj
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9gu4ci325
咒語結束後，威廉吐出巨大火焰，將自己與母親住的房子給燒毀。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYIyJyP0pq
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWx7kjveUhJ
火焰吐出的那一刻，威廉的肚子消下去，彷彿所有傷感、憎恨與不甘心都慢慢消除似的。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8yDIODLuU
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQAVSE0DpB
不只如此，他還在天空中俯視，發現這一地段的房子都殘破不堪，好像都被搶劫了一樣。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VYRRoMsHu
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7ecLlcU5A
威廉把他的火焰轉向那些房子，一口氣，就使這一帶都化為一座火海。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWHcQOUSjr
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jNaSmJAcH
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUXWqxRysT
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciks0Xwkvs
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4KPvwfpLc
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5kviMowel
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IYCxHb6pZ
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1NFjYL0zn
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVW1JDhzQl1
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhz92PXWhq
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQDABneP7n
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzPRkV3Qr8
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19rGkR4aDc
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSNPqPtYaf
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafkPAAxEki
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwH05KB8FJp
他們沒有直接說出口，也許是因為沒有從威廉此刻的模樣馬上聯想到。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Q4SfUS34l
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmd7nAD4I4
威廉此刻的模樣，已經不是正統龍族的樣子，而是有著邪龍的鱗片、龍族的鱗片，以及人類的皮膚。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeth96QGjpw
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHQ9P36iAH
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UYRqzhYR5
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZ5sI5VIXc
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tmbLYGAVx
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzUmVvqhix
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSECglepgD
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSV6YTk3XC
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljG2WIPKJk
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqlDvsrq2M
「以我現在的力量，還沒有辦法打倒你們，但是總有一天我會回來找你們。」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezfzPQlqLz
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QX9zzztWr
在那之前，給我洗乾淨脖子等著——威廉沒有把這句話完整說出來。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFhV6Tj7FD
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUqmlOo0uN
那是因為，士兵在他說到「在那之前」這個詞的時候，就打斷威廉說話。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUHZWkbl31
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKipIpl53lP
「滾下來啦，可惡！」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqJXOUYHaM
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPENrX4OfJ
咻——552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VRCbWHuSS
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4csp91VZlo
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6atBV4J8d
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uHYwSx5gU
然後威廉繼續說：552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqJqsfNWH9
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvdy7HO2Y7
「你們邪龍族殺害我的母親，我是絕對不會忘記的，這裡不會再有人類受到你們羞辱，因為都已經沒有了。」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBJonzRziX
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPPgj1D2Va
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcINddAX6kO
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9SdaOYizY
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82yw626XTu
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOsBFudA6U
咻——552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4rpv9vkQR
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XVw0lvlgq
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuhE1DvPKW
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JxGfeiy0K
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyD8ncYiSkl
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyxXb0W3ZY
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72UHm2Ai5o
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxxKSZAb6L
「好、好，我們認輸好嗎？你好像很強的樣子，乾脆就加入我們邪龍怎麼樣？」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVI8tHTjrLo
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOi5O6gL2gN
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymen0QVgYm
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpVw6gmPJY
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr09QLN1XdI
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhrn94eZE3
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XezssX0fS
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUX49Odcw4C
「我是誰？我不是以天空為傲的龍族，也不是以地面自居的邪龍，當然也不可能是人類。」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKi5bwJyZA9
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBIGS6HC7h
「「……」」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJya6143fa
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbvsTJU8nR
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsH9Ac2Vp6M
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAq5yXzbgC4
在威廉說出口的那瞬間，他感覺到體內突然有一股刺痛感，但不像是肌肉損傷，可能是內臟出問題。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVeqY9tPbO
552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphHF7d76Ag
因為這樣，威廉判斷不宜久留，所以就飛離此地。

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離開該處後，威廉在深山中的某座洞窟睡了一夜，等到他醒過來已經是可以看得見日出之時。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWbAHq1cK4
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威廉昨晚本想吐出藍色的火，但後來卻不知為何，吐出的卻是偏橘黃色的烈焰——這個想法是在威廉瞥見陽光的時候回憶起來的。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyTbeYsUxT
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyaoEfHvrp
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襁褓看上去像是白色的雲，緊緊環抱裡頭的嬰孩。可能是因為如此，威廉才鬆了口氣。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqWxICpHuE
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——還好昨天晚上的魔法沒有傷到妹妹。

雖然如此，但威廉知道妹妹跟自己身上的鱗片其實沒有那麼容易消除這個事實，已經是他們長大之後了。

多年後，當威廉.康斯坦丁再度面臨家人臨死危機之時，他腦海中都會浮現這段小時候的回憶，然而其實他最想要忘掉的，也是這段記憶。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwBHOp2FOC
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pVgDz7b5L
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威廉依然遵循多年前的自己，於那座洞窟面向朝陽的那一刻，與妹妹定下的承諾。無論過了多久、無論遭遇什麼天大挫折，他都相信著自己能夠辦到，只要和妹妹一起。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXNTed0Nba
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宛如嘲笑臉孔的月亮，已經下降到地平線以下，上來的是溫暖的陽光，與一旁襯托的白色雲朵。552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGyR6AaBBb
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「為了讓妳變回原來的樣子，我要變強，找到讓妳變回來的方法。」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOM4PU8gsm
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0A8Xt7MJb
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《第一章 結束》552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ974CkWLQZL