威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAbYcPYPQY
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGPa5muSki
——為什麼？559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjew8O1HXOm
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaik2cTFI85
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurMP97ihpu
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTFiaJiAXH
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmrfaIUt6e
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGBI9X4MD3
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmoGnedcWX
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUgKPVu7Rk
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vnG2fwp5k
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHxHxIH4cp
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVqNE8B4iG
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYluoAKKFqn
「……」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2OTNAcZcM
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11RWxSjrVW
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FWesQjM60
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTvltZOvE4
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2DGUwbDQ8
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEroeOz9GJ
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJXCZ5lFXY
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwdA1wqyNg
「可、可惡……」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJeMfdDgWe
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplf5mbh7t9
「哈？說什麼東西？」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHjkkLUYdM
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGewG7G2jPN
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5W16MoHCdp
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4AeFfOTdW
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9YylHnQur
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1XUoMH6N6
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBr1MTdajE
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmGjq1jQ3Z
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7ZU7Y7nIL
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnKkRfhhlW
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIOxJn8IW7
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVEHhqFNex
就在此刻——559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRwkiExNSJ
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAt3WTJuLjp
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfSxmnqZpz
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVUdutGreY
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6ilDWH528
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5bOhwBoVi
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRi9jGIpP7
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEcj72QfLb
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AyfhDzNHn
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoFiEK3eJd
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LuweFioS5
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVeyR4NhT2
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAWZceEWcy
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymwlA9lrct
——怎麼回事？559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKzmXclCsa
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVFf2x04i4
——不、不對。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa92Mc2zblA
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUHNREuzIk
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lZdFyrHS3
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWUIoggCvx
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiO97XIgZJL
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yZBbH5Uxo
——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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdgNJjxkA4
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQxaELBd0n
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgKQyFvtdE
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhSeagXvjS
然而，威廉依舊起身。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUR7y42lU3B
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhVPc1p5sZ
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7OmPjOX8K
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPg19zIyYi
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKUWs46HEm
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMMdjoCjnv
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDphwQIt4G
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrQjhqBDB3
「你要幹什麼？」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODsmWVcdpj
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvs8sEjDjW
「喂！」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5wKPJy6nf
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNr1UV8v5p
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfy6NrKOjo0
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkU0yVfzMN
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ce72Z6r8V
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclRr7w5iyt
——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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkb0545IKAd
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKGhaf6JCG
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3Aq5gWZyq
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcM9sHAu7ZZ
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHyIiFDC7Y
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTy6uwg4GD
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnK3vqvkThY
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0KAZMKlx4
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn50yPj8loH
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcanxW0uyPy
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowb9qvAN1b
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaO4zK3ZCUs
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdN0eVRZKS
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3AD4bhugr
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNHPw7MNCp
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5wzfcKlPp
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpXwewzYYc
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEl01pz6cUp
「舊的不去、新的不來……」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWR3momRvx
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53qkUm7EC6
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeQVEURloe
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkXa22qzA2
「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。」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcB8ZE8u2Rz
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcbokxK6yu
「龍舌吐息——！」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSlZ5hQKa3
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCm4BU0pSpc
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2mcBnpFF7
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfnG3HqE66
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Cag6UbpXp
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6q9iWrBRq
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iPpZ7A1wP
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqklLAQhdBt
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcR2mpAvZZB
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAlLJDCgBe
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKo3nMuNAei
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcED7t8Rib
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2hI4vyuzc
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAagPHQ9Mf
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5cdrsQCEt
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4A6kjjhy8
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKaydBiVXn
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMCuMy7yBW
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ55YBLM3hp
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp5NMyz7F0
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XA2XOzIwp
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9JAmnjMT2
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkf4cackgWE
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiH2bFZA1s
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFqRWBebGv
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcKDykM3K7
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcgy6YXLMk
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNS88Zo4ofV
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYIl32L4co
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMWTTAB1C5
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqs9umliprA
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uC4Kb8OJx
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdgdnHIWRY
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTn020QWsA
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriS8Yg4HZg
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHG3BjgSjlP
「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。」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VoifB2qUT
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiUyIuQjdt
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvkEQlvMta
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBftLhhO7E
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOOx3bTeQT
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VQjB3Q8Np
「滾下來啦，可惡！」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi23MY7IAfe
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdCXD9cftk
咻——559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoP0ZCgWBR
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvyRVTc2cQ
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGp4gENYOD
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk9t3Owa5V
然後威廉繼續說：559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yMLsg4y6z
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3juPvQ1VwR
「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。」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtH8LzDa9gW
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjkpw7o12R
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBqv4T4sbM
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmJu5UTZBz
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqKI1QtoL7
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBRmtlZ8m8
咻——559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGvTrbR5bz
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVd8vVzVe4
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6iP4DNTE4
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29MN7feNk3
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJ2ems9BZY
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJecDytAMG0
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgBPZ9LVYG
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nPFhbB4lA
「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？」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Xd5AqJEqE
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXuSOvB1GK
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8fph6Sh7K
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgntDmZ3HEy
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPP6sHP9Nt
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpjiXFg31v
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97HJTb7H7g
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzVbammilv
「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。」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8BSBFNvxM
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuK83eRuljx
「「……」」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fYzlPENWD
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8oPwUZ59K
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UWQ2eAfgp
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQyaSSq1ih
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWPNqxhkLV
559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80FjTHRNV6
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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QP37zfbHz
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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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFI4lks9UBy
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRGAo69jcd
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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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZUmt1LUHU
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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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49dlChLKDD
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAjuEZSL1I
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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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNityLiV8T
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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。559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uEo7bgZCx
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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。」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTq0WhobRGL
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4ifQ1FmW9
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《第一章 結束》559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPQSfEyC0i