威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2thnK7E8I
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMFgUH8NbU
——為什麼？549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSz2EyOpki
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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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6X6OjoGtbX
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qrIGFRUxi
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdqUVFQhS7
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBKZvtOgUS
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKrltcIsHt
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAt8l7dSxN8
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzBPdnLnbz
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bxRaamkQU
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxsM6G8ZB5
「……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRt0bq2cfbw
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtg0HrOBTre
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIVYTT3oYl
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhY8X72K2HQ
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIuxMqHR8d
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1mymYaVa7
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7B8hfmWPMJ
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz49GGBw3ZV
「可、可惡……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA95zzI2Cc8
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasrGCQAoah
「哈？說什麼東西？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BUj0Ys7NX
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTc7Lj9wxmw
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCzjXXh7RC
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0iS9qDMOK
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrWKZgmhXD
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubNkKbn5Oh
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiczaepbGaN
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyT06Wprne
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSe6efErJq
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvUUUyAL0s
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iILv19bTe
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI72D4VPJt8
就在此刻——549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnG6MWnMvf
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYGNPrFdby
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9b4kTqLIC5
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyc59dMhjxj
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIp3MuETIy
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdsmOBPmW3
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWZnJs2LGK
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjiXmbjArW
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZ9nJYTjei
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGnKrZLeXa
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFuPujuuCO
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsytcQyfsn
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduvwGUsKVu
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS81yVTYTSQ
——怎麼回事？549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrhlSgSBk9
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrP2LcBvFQf
——不、不對。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPbesIbB3X
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTrB5bkBbl
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3m5O1yjv8
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBMkUKQP0F
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Yj6VVWrb5
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNib1MdDdQC
——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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL7xn6v0Pd
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrKrvdDeQ9
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJoHweXUHq
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vNXfU49NV
然而，威廉依舊起身。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mzTBngU1p
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbDTNegDPh
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LsMSQkfXJ
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPMDM6D7TA
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8hpFs4WNC
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRibAud5CEo
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzy8yBmIf8
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqWp5aCWa0
「你要幹什麼？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmMrJp8lOD
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvbgsiyCvG
「喂！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwNhWIjj5J
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMA0IQSRiz
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeR7byA9set
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyV2LtAUch3
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrl9DmKR9Y1
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyva7DQEQY
——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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJhIW808SK
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODnhsdybNm
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lwNucxaT5
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdiOhyT1lq
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZvuSf9hUj
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRs2vbP1s3R
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmJ8YI5rS8
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMn04nV81a
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55Thg2Is1V
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaJXsDaO1q
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OJlVbK1ZW
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlj3amQGefQ
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZwJWHdCYM
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9ZyGWEpfw
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrFb0VrvMw
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefzJg5u35F
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiV0dkYOf43
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb30SRzi9kx
「舊的不去、新的不來……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpal2YA3Rp
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjcLo3Lk6A
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPM7uFEpEO
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLhBGELfLf
「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。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEyVJuFkNb
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrRBA5iqAG
「龍舌吐息——！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvESpTZj6G
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Zhqoo7sN8
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwo0D9H86g
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nPMX3KdeM
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWWeSwzUP9
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSesrAu0YSj
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNo9hoC7TmH
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNix1pFVZr
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKN5M12fvZ
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡob2pbD0DkZ
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YQu39b8Wd
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhg1WUDCmrE
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOo026Gy0u
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW46JCNDE37
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdMK9yhpqB
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcTfosNn7R
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MXOzdHz0K
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ741osuTGG9
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6z5fX49n9B
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTaZS6YbJv
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DTikx6z30
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKVrB7GUsc
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHMnOrZNwC
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGBBzfnVUY
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdE14xsi8B
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRBClzroMq
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1NCewOdyY
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3uW9jNQDS
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKb23qs6AI
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAab6u5FBd
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmybKnXy4C
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdPZkI9vg8
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8hLIz4wkp
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLS7JzP8DMI
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0hgE7vc6E
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRQ6zObTCy
「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。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlfMbXIVEo
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJICoNphUnq
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEmkHWbw4W
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0UJ1ES2FO
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUYKSRdsmD
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Vc9Sy7NyL
「滾下來啦，可惡！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidlUtDq5Wj
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0Q2Zs0yag
咻——549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeduj8P62Qk
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbAEsCys7F
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1B87IMSvd
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoOsoVktr8
然後威廉繼續說：549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4npWN4SANu
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGGrK3lZro
「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。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvB2Y8hp5h
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5To64Dcew
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWTm3wpbEY
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9G1Rtg5P9
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRgTrAUOqB
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHYW6d4fQF
咻——549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpDLbib6Ov
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsx5lodoj9d
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEWYAYpoaE
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0pGGfDWz6
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQozFuy3h6
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElxw3wrvaX
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjTlisBoVl
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PPzceOgQb
「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？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQgdMtVaRC
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWhvwAvZJo
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwJ2gm6VPs
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfBqr0R5K8
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfhgfhttrU
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvv7S2TbtFM
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoc5n2jcQ6
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGu4zbIAmv
「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。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGJiJm99ZT
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvSqhcEsMw
「「……」」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20W2D6k8X2
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznbz0PlSLi
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBGgNr0J8U
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRK8N3V60Xr
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7CekorJOC
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC05TuwTuHF
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQtAkoT9QM
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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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNa3MAouR11
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJSsiecmvU
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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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5ybstDmzP
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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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkzB3InwPV
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AOYk5WtM6
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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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqnnCSTvn4
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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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGrGdRDp2K
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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。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbNwUoSLyP
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPltYdsF9j
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《第一章 結束》549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdq5ma3PiT