威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNil6LNiiV
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——為什麼？494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKU80PSM0jm
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiPnpKKKt7
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Cdsa6GzoF
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUoxoRkguh
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVRguHfVcG
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcW2X9WXkok
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZgtXYNQ4L
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXtLukyG4n
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvltDPhky6
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYluk04z7ac
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9TfOl1DoI
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosfbvE1InT
「……」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaWRz4c7FP
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1PjGlxYQF
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoTU5Z0Ucz
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjhhW3o9WS
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgunyVfeNam
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbzvvmICUw
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup8txQ0RLN
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLjmlnHN5s
「可、可惡……」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEMTpPhOxN
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDxBTuZEmU
「哈？說什麼東西？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vUMdhCYfS
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nVsk48Eja
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3EsXajxyO
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCyMlKOiAg
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQVAKUn0iM
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3JYFTQZzi
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkZcKjBD5o
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkX5Y4WMqYb
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8TxGruFN4
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwi0ekNotcd
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgHVFqlhb2
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaZaAoOZ3O
就在此刻——494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCThhUbiDH
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLity3VriU
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NsKU7uS2D
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtO5mDCUJFo
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vhXFH08gX
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3feZbX45m
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa416xMRwZ7
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSp4yn5djAw
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ldn1bjewY
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UvTuSJ2a7
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0Ix68PRCc
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2tshOpDQL
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFXug4UBx6
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINFDaaFDIG
——怎麼回事？494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRjlb1jnrH
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcwzvPovgb
——不、不對。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4R2AQsEU1m
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2CtX7p0WR
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxsVhUlQ6y
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhCy3j0YAh
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXN4GNZXynW
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAAEPA2GAr
——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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQluH8Ogkg
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFExxeLQKuG
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHm00axpOb
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAgHzCIIxF
然而，威廉依舊起身。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AbwrIy7P7
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJXMl8NkT5
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDkJJgGOoO
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2x0ZgTMEVw
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfP2R2cG0S
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fQGwmcNBh
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHxU9hh1VK
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEElMTkSpj
「你要幹什麼？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPimLRBfl0
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsH1Kw4eEN
「喂！」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUOSTeCLR2
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZN3Jqc5n7X
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHZrtXb7AU
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4z1vp0vYX
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkK2B42glA
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrLRt0DWJi
——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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2w5tndFnRu
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrk4IyjBwai
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX1lQYjStZ
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEW9NZq48b
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMCfiXcPHp
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4R86M27BXV
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1EetjgJZ4
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeuQZgoa7y
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgElg0Nfyu
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOo1DuLmxz9
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuj3NFMdrsc
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFIdRhmKC2
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7B5T97h09
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNs1zRCMWi
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesIi6rOuhm
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRbcTRLPNA
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAc5KhTYHyL
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8b3xFKFgd
「舊的不去、新的不來……」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyWRMFANa7
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBceUrSVBC8
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCn8SZaveBS
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouY4qHPk1m
「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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mkJ8M6XVy
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnSDy26Toh
「龍舌吐息——！」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeFWT5g5MD
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2HVpyKDox
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6HFdhpZEz
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGj5JVU6kj
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGQhEhSrZ1
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmeGJHzTL4
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kLf3lXBK0
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKus9fIZVT
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabRHoH6BlC
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzlYeDYvj9
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJTDlKUSkS
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Dqv5sXJid
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBjtiYvchL
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGSrgfGI1e
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqq9RzUUc1V
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9IfYfvnK8
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeOrqAoTOo
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOoIP2jFFh
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGkFDj8UnT
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDlFULdyJ8
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOZPEUSSes
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRTDVWJryO
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡby9aOwvngL
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fBjCG3xgi
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fKRgRXDrk
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXz7AAOyk6
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnspGfsK7w
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRYhCeQPft
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTlMpf3X8d
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYmbsilgVT
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4kZFKcD2x
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKF7mwOtpKX
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJx4pDtvdB
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJvOtyuNa9
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbtWu2MZHg
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dM1GSXMvi
「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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCnF2kXnwc
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLBItdHkvy
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAYVK78chp
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCsVR1tHGa
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dLt5dKfb8
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxB0pJU4Ghw
「滾下來啦，可惡！」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdALEw8gQl
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTI4eEY2b6h
咻——494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9nAC1VzlW
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlej1r2hGB
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8qrTyGprh
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpaLBeyBRJ
然後威廉繼續說：494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfc1WpB73Ov
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VunlZh9s7
「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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIFeRsheZ3
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD33tOHkW2P
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RYgrs8tzO
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQaOcvP9rj
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xThuP31Ov
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNH7SrIaOV1
咻——494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHD1m2KyAu
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmFuO7WRgu
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VTVOReDCk
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0dRzxHqyb
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7fPIkEDNI
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtVhV38DOc
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡls7JLsuG5O
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKfsVcsI7w
「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？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2JhekPoak
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1G8Z67kafB
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DNfQmYGsF
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhNKgm4LnZ
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9WBLDmWQm
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqoL3yBlbx
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnhmAtPDA5
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFaHVvueEU
「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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1df6Qnp2q
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSIUNaYhl3
「「……」」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG9MgwP8ea
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUMkmeiPSp
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7oCPr9yYT
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LlZeUSekt
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhoOhVeTqU
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfOPq9jTiq
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaCvbkiQjm
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoNaG7g643
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTY0di8S92
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa363pURWmt
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1MSXsikJm
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLFnHFH0aY
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPS0bjSOpDQ
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZC6J1kONWp
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36WdwH03XZ
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9QBddMV6G
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《第一章 結束》494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtgxzBqiTf