威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30ySLXilAV
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsiU9G3DZT
——為什麼？558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRGh27hF7i
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYILHFhQaU
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7Pr2zDa84
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzG9KzGjkgz
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EZC5668OX
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpzzPqTYbh
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUOK5uiSgA
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAy4xKGq0mY
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTTMtIj3vB
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMDdmmA0lh
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5m6oMXGIhN
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBE4Lc9i6T
「……」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIevs9UFfHp
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGcQgO9D0G
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSN0xNekXpL
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyezTU5Ib4
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJvZbLwRJ2
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqVmw0n37I
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJmzyO2vmC
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwtXSAnuha
「可、可惡……」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpO4BcbK2AJ
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw36lWYiUuf
「哈？說什麼東西？」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQk00DxUuaD
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq10s45t01Q
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2VUQ62y4d
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ldiIGlZBm
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7lHGbT5mo
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPKFTcw1JI
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2LoWU9VUW
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVjHTavO6D
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNHDoNmo3S
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTKokyt0kJ
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9R69YttrK
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpytOgnXtj
就在此刻——558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCULq4rjnh
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWKIYzgnWm
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqo0PACQMB
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62Oj4NUkqf
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQ0DwvwUQA
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXfS0yQGh1
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhS6gZtD5Sk
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAwaNEnD30
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRkH9sQOTJ
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfcrTt3Ouc
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgidmiwcWgp
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtd0lYtyfV
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Hb6KqIHKd
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsr2ImjfEd
——怎麼回事？558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWdJlpNsUr
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmIYSCF97P
——不、不對。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDQuM1H6UF
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0XvfLVlUZ
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZ2EqgAqJM
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSq5ARn8Ie5
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVmkxxXJ6O
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzfZyBDpY9
——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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qekVBY0mI
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIxSUJAJpS
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXNHMz7GJV
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5YTIXcOxl
然而，威廉依舊起身。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeQOoq3X6x
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMQvYmayAk
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Gc4tKu5vS
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4iCwA95Fy
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLRxutHWQn
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmKZDS3rrM
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulIBJ382tY
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFDRZ0O9Pb
「你要幹什麼？」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9rkxovsFu
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9bDf4AQv1
「喂！」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLx7ZqLVyuE
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xGPwx92F9
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvfTCxkTpB
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaYtHCVZYE
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarcQ31Jn0Z
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqcovCt96b
——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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHfEmWDkNL
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHT4XYwSI5
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBukV4f2A1
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyNMKCKwbh
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yuG5mlIoZ
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxjlII7SdI
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNm9JSbG1Ra
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw69nuYuGxW
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlGycQ0ctq
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7rnuqp6A0
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwMbtWS572
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsj0ITqU1DH
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwn2YZ2vcbS
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEdtuxlsGA
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcghlpFvY7m
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPr2iCcjCxR
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQGCh2d1lX
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOr6vjEeJU
「舊的不去、新的不來……」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEEgZjm9RP
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ215oEmGGVu
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpHiFAuDwR
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMdKAkNMvw
「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。」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywC85Xr3wv
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDCEVuF4c4
「龍舌吐息——！」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cXdW7OJmj
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgaSYJ58Hr
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oaGnM3059
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeVpZyrwbH
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgQ2IgTWNr
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQOqkehjsP
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WbEE67Y5y
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY80hoyDglI
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYc8zjKz4j
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVKAcagkfG
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jOD0kbwdr
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRA5eSruIe0
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhmgVZXkJp
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34x83vmnkx
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACDfHUGt6k
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxOfGbtd2p
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6YL5pqcYR
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72hfNuGZgz
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJm2I0cYtO
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqutJM2agsJ
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLk3AGororb
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfql1KhfaJ
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXK47kTDjL
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhopL9ZfDZN
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1jcdFTrpz
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrdM2b6RZk
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFg1BSPp21G
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOurbMX5lV9
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhxLNJnTPa
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGlSMuu6PL
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZAaKheZOl
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB55DaCdXcJ
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPeDETxrQp
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5iaznY5vW
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aWoeDMPZK
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgC47U1TqG
「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。」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fA6VZcEye
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyltnQZDOt
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3n6qSWKKb0
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2LlgFiLTK
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Znmp3uVe9
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOi4vZdirlq
「滾下來啦，可惡！」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4u8SR4Udke
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PhXaTk6uJ
咻——558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5stwtHGT1N
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOqvDc1SR5
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHEPQqZkRl
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYJ0PVJkgN
然後威廉繼續說：558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybUhjib1eC
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bjlV4GEwF
「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。」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz889UlbTWg
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyidLNx3s2Z
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCo5aW3xYB1
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXml1Y3WOK0
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQVB7VfsfY
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEkNeaBv7p
咻——558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxz54qD4uXi
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nyjaXe6Sp
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLYZ7OIGhg
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEO5uc1nfUZ
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHI96DOahfo
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqcV5kzsUm
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsEgw6wgHk
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4E3FQttD3Y
「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？」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghQJzSLtrk
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjwdTwlIW9
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqVV4YEwGJ
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZofOM8AQY
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkf93U1bqO
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXMcoTe5jE
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrtL3ieeJw
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8sAceqyRm
「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。」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7JQETTfPF
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQXB1GzH4c
「「……」」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjR0GiVcjH
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwhxjZiTtB
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPPiy5mwDy
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PHASoerMX
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUX0Ie6Uzi
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3BmRjK2Bu
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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXL1ObCABYf
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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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXUv8Sb46B
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjjS8sEinb
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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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iqCmXm0Fc
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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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2elkWxinfK
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJfk1pa306
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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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0YrHmqw9X
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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。558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndahEln9VM
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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。」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUsHHkdKyr
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTXRBls720
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《第一章 結束》558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4tokrABJq