威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3O9i4srI4
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——為什麼？551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeF62yjrR46
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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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxGdVpKsCH
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOLEO25GMv
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mZw5PMJ5N
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3WPT6nZCe
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBQMb4Y3pJ
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHixq8DyLq4
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphkStIvEds
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「……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICxEr5r4XB
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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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWWZpYzhEe
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然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0cS7hECJJ
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡub8zGeH7jw
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoo35tu79a1
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「可、可惡……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOytxoBylUZ
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「哈？說什麼東西？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vwkzdgQLd
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——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSuPhGZrC7
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SvoDAW7UC
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdQdEwx8nj
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威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDeiEBTTGIP
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnUMaAadOY
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXFckJtJPV
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiMruwluq3
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHw33jv339x
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就在此刻——551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBrlzoHuAh
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「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLoT9jlNcb
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGGeG8XdKA
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYah0ufV9dd
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdttZIWbaH7
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWFHtSddPX
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOGevvsv3y
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbIqk6Vzrv
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdYscMsGjT
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Zn0O2ywQU
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKNsbNN2nQ
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rSjHjshCZ
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——怎麼回事？551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFDamOvsKW
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——不、不對。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFhyPESc2o
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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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSBdzPj6ME
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKWdwm7gxC
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIQosfgpup
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUVaK1bNQ6
——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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjxF3ShelJ
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66lsU3BR0S
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbn7ENcSPk
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ78zHi6c5z
然而，威廉依舊起身。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqOz4OdtAK
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67SLlIwXIS
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijYWpWDyM2
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktoz76FJjK
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmnOYsA8c2
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「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcFFiRoQku
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktxpw9ge4E
「你要幹什麼？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8TfeqTGJz
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipYIOCRRrD
「喂！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKx4EJXR7u2
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkWLSSrNE6
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7fHmOjO1M
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyaLgx4FZC
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJmAd8b7YA
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFDlpPrbuQ
——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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEqD3KfkiS
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9HX2EF2GY
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU77HXBcg8J
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDAvbrRgp4
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3vcZ1Quu4
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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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNCPlF5SxH
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8rk8X5nar
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3BgG8QDll
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLbOqh6MNG
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkY2xpM33Q3
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPlMHUNx2f
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbPHj7SJj9
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJ6xnJdTiJ
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCajshTPEDo
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「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35Q80DlcE6
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡim49c0NGaD
「舊的不去、新的不來……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCskXwTaCT
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oR84j4Qca
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMqvo0HBb6
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErMUpRVuRN
「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。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNAiXz5uML
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSu5Ia7j4Zw
「龍舌吐息——！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtGfXDGyy2
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJolbv67EPz
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZaRD4otgA
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGHAKWrKQD
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEgKVvEXbp
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIc0WuudAzL
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnWgkCsGD7
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENszHSPTZz
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkU3vWHgvr1
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36WAPhWVAI
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUXjnLy1Ag
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBUTCiQJuI
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebSNONfXgA
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gDcxJ44sL
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LsrYpxcN3
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbVRpCp6we
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRnp9vle8N
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIFkbJr5pv
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10L32IfKCG
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMDQVXsrda
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJ1yMOWK8M
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIlDqIAD3a
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXHGJ6mKB0
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cKmceElnW
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCfVZrUbak
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN3VnYjsgN
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupMQmOjO9D
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnCq0OV8uk
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXiytF8ljy
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiExFCVArG
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvf8dVP1Ql
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kzA3Ealtl
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoY4XPeREV
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7gNk1zioR
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnKgdhmTZd
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgopSN38nb0
「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。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fuxMfpmYq
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7l2VZ7idOC
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOhGPIzN7m
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUop1Hb6rFh
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbf93Tw447k
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXSHGyDQhr
「滾下來啦，可惡！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUQWBdKMhV
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnpVzUlZCE
咻——551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡews60y5JT7
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mGIzUav5O
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Zl8d8e9R2
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfG1U7ZnC0Y
然後威廉繼續說：551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgnSAd2ms6
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNNwDyjl1K
「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。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjkwLoIXqO
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJH2wrDrSmD
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUFdf1f3iY
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4b8RQ0OeKr
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSu2ZUg55w
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyI8QwGwH6
咻——551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsec3Vd51i7
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiq7hRAK3M
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFGf60vefP
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsQFsCY4EV
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7C6RdnaH7O
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNgkX9xDKf
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwUku94KYR
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4d8mzXzTdW
「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？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvQcrbhKtI
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9su3k1Ry6
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwCMMErlMj
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yMSMJtm68
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGy5QFEcfT
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoN59tAmkK
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxKYafga00
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAHJhSmsuD
「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。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA449cn9qvZ
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9hT97mExP
「「……」」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CBKpexptj
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEcG9s6Xg8
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGE3i0R2WQ
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgTsJ8AlbE
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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNm34wipuw
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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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKdPNA5sjd
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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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPAeppMIgv
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRsGpfT6u7
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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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQx4T7uOTFd
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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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFr0JGZY40L
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDknreOuKk
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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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijFofQGJvC
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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。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4b7DNxmL3g
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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。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RphEXbnHI
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8Bufe4N0p
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《第一章 結束》551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuLtue8tc1