威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbm6dUIGny
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——為什麼？499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfNwxxCecp
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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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTcIwLRiNC
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxL6qvdl4eB
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8N6qXXnMY
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBCF2gCDju
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffHqjwzmo1
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejTLqBG4O4
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRIZ748ita
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「……」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7ADLQ2RFQ
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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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdF7YapjgAA
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUkIU2MfPs
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Qk6uGUnsi
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdz9Z0iLqeq
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wG2JCwuhn
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8CtMl8MqN
「可、可惡……」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNRG1icFBT
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzm0DWqAPga
「哈？說什麼東西？」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiIFrlgvYq
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8OUUTjMEM
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDafLMszcdE
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TRlGjIrxD
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvkrIF8vMq
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJqKW7bY86
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQvvsRVw98
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBt5FHlVro1
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0BYJ9c17F
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7h8eNmhnT
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9ldZSnu09
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就在此刻——499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTr52QSzpTH
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVacG0cHxYz
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7ats7910I
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQl3HnpRhC4
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQl0JHKWW6w
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JpEcDGkrP
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnNQk7mOWw
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jKOA9ptAh
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG28RdB0k4L
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLFzpAnL4H
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1smjKooeUS
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJvy7esBW6
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeu651YbZA
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Wekk2MIcK
——怎麼回事？499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuMQIMGrGT
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dJZIh7f5v
——不、不對。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzwIOmd6ic
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEELdvWQyEz
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQACbPzzkL
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVzIhr4XhA
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6O0wzIWCm
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWV622Fj8E
——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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NHYalFZxX
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyen9rW7gP
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwYza4NrO3
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswZRoTDtyw
然而，威廉依舊起身。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkP5HELUMZ
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZV3bKBpuk
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmCgLMPUBX
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8kLCposL3
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVKbHuXhxJ
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12hv4jBpXP
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvWWtXXYdr
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4UmabYyOF
「你要幹什麼？」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYNtcj4fNq
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAseVLKzEC
「喂！」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcPCC1loHU
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlMapIpg77
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ITTOyuYsV
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlROLrexC9z
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYIxZo2FzL
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rxCg8AVPi
——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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSfbQIacnR
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCA2rjhw98
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHKAksfgy4
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdD94pPWsxY
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6RlUuoJaQ
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWo8IDAWP4y
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4g9O2C9m5
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IlYQTzu2R
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1Try3wirZ
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZpInwJrIi
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89CdRhEjz8
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5njTg246f
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAgq91KeVs
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjillwcFxZ
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWy2wt3GFP
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl86vvsD5ro
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDSyhXfXxj
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLflucSi52o
「舊的不去、新的不來……」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH98Xn8ChTA
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8taMv1HDx
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkGfhWdbxF
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZTboI2V9Q
「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。」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2DNiIHG9X
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrovJaGr55O
「龍舌吐息——！」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiMKibgusi
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPAKoUmRGW
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJh8vqyk3ZL
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLk57wq2xd
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPc6pbs6B76
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvB97p0QiL2
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrZWlYbZwJ
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyHEGXbYan
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0rhwByiHx
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPpMewENKp
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivOBgdf4Vf
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpzlOBxmDm
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5KCmRHh4V
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmR3Lgb1XeD
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0axjpf3E2
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziu5EcFWIA
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOe5ilQNGj
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVYxxGXTQC
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ306tuI1hDt
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeO9rR7BIn
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXP4LmI4PNT
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUPe7tgkFc
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBkzGHdrV5
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeKwFCMHyA
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqfcselTgA
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJH1hJtg5T1
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbU3cy611sV
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJhGFS8tzT
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxKaENHsYG
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLGSwdn5l3
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabgynMUTEH
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHJzYgCUwV
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vlEPq5xqT
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4Mvnj9EkN
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSF9Pu5pMWr
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmduOCdV92S
「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。」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLR5lFcmI2J
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eL482HPLt
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYvJlgfVBC
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WoAJDHy2X
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRijcPOMz6Y
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqDLWMDaV7
「滾下來啦，可惡！」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCvcmIovsj
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqu8duwYpV
咻——499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsu67BZXWR
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFcKMCN9pV
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCdJYammew
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4m8G4Il2wY
然後威廉繼續說：499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakOTmRZ4et
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzCGoQdYkW
「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。」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9PznGS0Cr
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlVoZeNDpS
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYddUpq8OpR
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTVb3TS6EL
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOMLWlvP1l
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnX6QMfVCfV
咻——499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKD0A2JLJT
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0E7PyrQnnv
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2KGke9iji
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeVegYtALV
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Uk8QikQeO
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUAdp0YBgp
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2z8VOaldv3
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IGKULVRgO
「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？」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7x9tfi9fO
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQQECNfZWL
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5GQy9EQTX
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PAoYKFEyN
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozhY95muSq
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGMwGGtz0d
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4vBlA5aho
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwBkrIfU8w
「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。」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02C1UTzKUT
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyOgpdZ85v
「「……」」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpwoqCBGDd
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXKmLGp4zF
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29hY8bM30J
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZac5Ukmny
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmQDtJqYsX
499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjH5baKoEF
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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jYKeCfnaU
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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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfcBIzUMa2
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzdU0IZ8mC
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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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbq6wKr9sJ
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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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJyEcj4w0F
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1HrcyVV42
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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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qgkThOWcs
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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。499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSnWZWDTqZ
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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。」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RgdGRHyDk
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ882gPnLPg2
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《第一章 結束》499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBmwfjk5Vm