威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfClmRK2bvk
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——為什麼？517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufXWPO0egn
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu04DCDkiGe
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Tt3a4F759
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3V72tD0wTn
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqU2gJYakR
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44MScev0Pp
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciyS9nB0X6
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdwvMLvrwq
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgSr6aHXrQ
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMaGnNO8Dc
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7g2Q8te4KV
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyZcqfg1ka
「……」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCg4ozaO4S
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVLyx4OPAS
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26wmwk8ZqS
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1V32puUHi
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjKN1ciS5h
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡve8fp9ZxRK
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gcDV9oaWu
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WkyTy5IUZ
「可、可惡……」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWjcIm4DhZ
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZCjZ5q9Ys
「哈？說什麼東西？」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SSuSsHazy
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriXtAqPMrW
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyP9EUHMfH
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9rKjfU3BA
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHmTvKTe23
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePvaGLTAKg
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7zkSxtOa3
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXxrE2jYil
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEinSUL9mqx
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWp6y2EvBkj
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tnmno2KIt
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ43oKvbN1s
就在此刻——517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1GFRnBFmD
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTznwI66xF
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtMuziWOco
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvH8yPPpH7
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzdu9WHJT4
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVl1R1hIOCr
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOS4WY6FmY
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWc7nIxApX
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7ZKMdmT3q
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8r3JRLTExv
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GheWDLLV9
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowd3pZu3hY
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlvqarZ676
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9qMcDydFn
——怎麼回事？517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzDx0tSeSC
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡece8JUYFdJ
——不、不對。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKsKZVhJTX
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJlD5YLgtu
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsl9t6MzDP
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMrjjuRL8H
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Rb8Sk18z3
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxRDnOiLVu
——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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9sFBEXZCm
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVSpsktilM
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyANvmrkGHS
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCoRgI2HRy
然而，威廉依舊起身。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHche3HsJip
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZmHH4EWpv
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDI0Y8fCoa
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjDrrCtgbu
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpID1CXQzf
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXUQx3Qba5
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKZIagpqif
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2bD6BWmIn
「你要幹什麼？」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LvZR7v6If
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCs3AzsQQul
「喂！」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKcpOgFEOJ
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1M353Hh95
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsztm8EzzX
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwk4YNl2s47
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWeYsrAYfL
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFuXrsKpaK
——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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVUAM30Hxs
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHfjr4sHj4
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3aAL9i12x
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6COuCdxlV4
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchz2bC6McY
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZPdx9TDtS
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzbk9UTSav
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbtE5N1Tnp
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqyw0wF2LX
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwBwjc3NBJ
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDFUgjz3oy
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxr7XLnN5X
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycYwuTX3BF
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImIzs1K2FI
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXHhHlGUKv
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIUGKqGMHM
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSkg09ap9i
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0RFOfT0Is
「舊的不去、新的不來……」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GADSUYIgX
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwblVPJ3Sz
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFOMUdqf9m
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3tJGQ0E99
「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。」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAH4bqNQyTw
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnMHskekaw
「龍舌吐息——！」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eEhIbiM3F
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFypym1umBt
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuJ4Lkh1Bl
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaSwI8TMUz
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKTeAOudx4
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTl7s0n7N4B
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpSC2OF2CC
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4fJplEOiy
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUnQmCFoW3
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpO2nVsERN
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3nBEZBdu9
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2ckI7QoTg
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfGzQUq5TK
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpB4q6Imk4
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKXr5UB3nt
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA73W9efqBG
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqW8Ie0EnW
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecME5PzNcY
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cqSJ4QzM5
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDtZk9TzYB
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDJ0GOKom8
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESLmgJFKl3
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKqvrcKaMA
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3DLyt3DIf
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jAVBp0YZ4
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5waMoaQPf
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEXg9nQfWX
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudiRy9umE9
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc8WIrJJcS
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUbZP20Inz
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZhj2iyOw0
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnl28VfShA
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx48M3B7yxN
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMI03DIV5fW
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6GNdKFDmI
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLfTCWem2b
「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。」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdW5zHI1c69
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4IiRAMCXX
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKLzbrUF3C
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0LlRyeIQX
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcMnPefpgR
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeZpmApifS
「滾下來啦，可惡！」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfuuuNKmHQ
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75O9ly9TdE
咻——517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmToUdHgrY
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFJzk0pF5L
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9oHFggxGP
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE09Itepp4X
然後威廉繼續說：517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0zKZgJq8h
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvbtmubQFH
「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。」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPES8S6WfnR
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJoLFAiZo1
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGXeloFKA0
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHdZXNvjHk
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34hsnto15f
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGAOjlMiBg
咻——517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAD4BAjSk7h
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mVqHqlZ8Q
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhbUIRMd2o
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY10LIZFiJy
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrYe6omDwX
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2rQRBFAr5
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeQtvycqsw
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSY4S0uzWP
「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？」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuTOYccY5k
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAC7bD0zcA
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bWcMUZODQ
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaspeYs40l
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwj20USs33
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqy2hv39Ue1
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CFGupDbM2
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJ0opp0bpJ
「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。」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZ0toqJXJx
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FjEhpAqmN
「「……」」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnfmjzuMhW
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmK0mVDZHoc
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdipjNt2Vzt
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmNmzlqkKA
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvW3cua5soJ
517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAI6v4Km7Ed
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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGg0gXYcCn
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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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf27uau0cNv
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdUfxnowLJ
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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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4I84Vp061Q
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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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLgGyNYP9F
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwqRMepXLC
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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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybKZMNxoFZ
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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。517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZUZfdlLLK
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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。」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWj8eNpEEW
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJgtqcDt7m
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《第一章 結束》517Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0XEIPpN9p