威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvCsgDwelM
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——為什麼？551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qffIP4Pjk
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORwxa4O9sW
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEhz8AWz42
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYnGyycI4i
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoNMbEJipE
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfspKylni9
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「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVz8iUNRxG
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「……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaJqsHtYIP
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQQAuVfpkV
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然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8NbTOsT0m
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8IvdfaDMq
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9GxerAim9
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「可、可惡……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIKktRjQLb
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「哈？說什麼東西？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pR3Tz3U0c
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——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDMZvq1rgQ
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYA95TrwcZ
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkb68WfQ749
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKO9RbVmyV
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7D5Cw8Y8Jv
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshE7sddsTd
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9pfhzyhQH
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8OBw4JQPO
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就在此刻——551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fZtSdpFzu
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「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vFJ5RIpq2
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhNPxmoGcs
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKhuOzukwN
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3cZ05UMhx
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpFPgPv0xm
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGTfpqpc1f
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvZk4aYA4D
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiC1p9ODpVm
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOJEKr61c7
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9eGZCrptO
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——怎麼回事？551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmJAOpm8zi
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——不、不對。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnYWZa37h0
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzXTxxhsJC
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFkKnI0iLK
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJWQR84Rwp
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdbr2vYZfu
——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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWISYg07Ejs
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCzKbIeouH
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dqeiOkPSA
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtALVZ2v8j
然而，威廉依舊起身。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklrBcMvmF4
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LW1XkqOYb
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTYQQfCnzR
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8G0yUkHfa
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyIgoNq91P
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrkR9FwyOx
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUFBUNXiNF
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLASgd0BdpZ
「你要幹什麼？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwh6lBBeJW
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuoriKQT2m
「喂！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9k4M7Lc3Tn
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Eoe4o0yiJ
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3yW2Ecteg
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqvfuOrHuE
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrrOdyoUBd
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——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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04sVb5CvsL
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWhHPm5sYY
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvsmv74nOv
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKeddm42rc
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOFErrwnAS
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwEqPAaRpk
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kJawWIKMA
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EJJQg5ZTZ
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5NgrQFUqd
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKcarpqz9k
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「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNqBJ748Q9
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZK3dFPUwty
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXITU9hsuBQ
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWFXcK65hY
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBONu7wzgC
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「舊的不去、新的不來……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04bxaRneMN
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKeyn7fVFJ
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoIBZuQEWS
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnYotQoyED
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOVCNy0n9j
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzYRnuEZcA
「龍舌吐息——！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3KvGRhX3M
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8TNy0Jcei
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw47xAb8E7M
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJl0vTvnAdB
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUhDNQZwXy
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqo73JrqS4G
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPX2UDXPq4
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMzCu6m3kl
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyU09zSkpYS
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUysy2kMdk
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd549yD7gK6
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6MZfwgZIk
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxW6spjJbg1
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfohmSbGCn7
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFcalgZN92
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9G0sjHqxS
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYemN79BtGO
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVnu3puBDm
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OvIFzoThF
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底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡethPWaIGVo
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65ayVmV9Ma
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ntmT1KgAy
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYacSNiuA1A
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8ZVzrufGQ
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKKhvCavdj
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjO2kObzp4h
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXetbnutxW6
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdAvb0LiBl
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlUFlk0KW0
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloSdDvNEV0
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxU1ehsfdFl
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KYHclXSzj
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjBDxEaTUO
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZOpBam0cq
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDr7W6i4GO4
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJ1z7kqGbE
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrGUoDVHE8
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLS3DYQ58SV
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1fp9eAiwt
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHUhzJOsDJ
「滾下來啦，可惡！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHNpM9WuXH
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5B8H5vFpA
咻——551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcmV2FYy7Y
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCrfPd5LcZ
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89fstpDdVY
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然後威廉繼續說：551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZV8KABhUS
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgjT1144Yx
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpc0EcYhxg
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxxtZ24b1Q
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0iMgD2bKY
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhW9YYNcu1y
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7MVEYZwFd
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhAMFqEnQP
咻——551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3LxV9YOyE
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrlaPUqle2
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6T31rhtIB9
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1fGw6Zom3
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcUIPyS3hU
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNJMZwh2ml
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDH13F8zlWh
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7XXlr3hn9
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSQExkxCm1
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuU9MjLPxuv
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZSTBFd85m
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzAzkqM96T
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSdClTRIM2
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39iQhUH1yy
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYt80btWVWX
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWndxhKttC8
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLp7B1SG40
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDNgUiMzTw
「「……」」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPT5hycOLUv
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2KDJ98X0A
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXAc7GyayF
551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaN8eBgwrnp
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SWhi5Hb2p
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlr5Z6IgnM
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWR9RBgm5y
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgRl1ZtlSF
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ964MOrqiLo
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3whTkZkrWw
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwJGoAOu9F
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDH1IfNRHZ2
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTXEwEd2om
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRKYRNH6rL
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡev0QBxsg36
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《第一章 結束》551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMjx7NjQAo