威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JYRzdtRkX
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZ2kDVwUgM
——為什麼？569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNv9MLk3is
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkJuZstPKp
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzWzWmlaCR
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYriqBCrWDy
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxA4AIpnwkH
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXA3AFGGhK
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1vOH12oIb
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQ0Cwk8nSE
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UV9kWRTCw
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM1RKTHGgY
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzPIK3QBKs
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyZStktcsQ
「……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsSzJ85Za2
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzDRhIy7YA
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOKlGLMBxZ
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnn4QqTLDF
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsF7lx5GKNX
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lRc58AHy7
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSxkNEKFrv
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRa6DdEsGp
「可、可惡……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLS3bhA7rrt
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZirg7tFDr
「哈？說什麼東西？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8rNfAJodi
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDKyit0PqC
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22dXeKwy5O
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRcxB58Pkn
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOTCjYGYvW
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CaaetUCFM
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklT6kvTxxL
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovK3t77IuV
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtGDahqtM7
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLj85mmml4
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLnBDPiyV3
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡniTqnrMh1z
就在此刻——569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyENn9SsBo
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUdhOg6ibh
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CBVzacZ4A
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1eYSQ4BJ3
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK3bnBeCMI
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKt3IH9q76
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXBLzmC4oT
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzN0z7YrXx8
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrAnV01dSW
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95p6k4GyOa
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQhd2QaL2d
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5tgKuhJEC
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPsJFh0I7M
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1Xg53eoGu
——怎麼回事？569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcR6fw8qFQe
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmJlt09uxJ
——不、不對。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNjuwN1hde
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ132NHn2n7d
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gHmEp34Ge
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1r2xKmdX0
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjyQt37r60
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEUFXd6ujJ
——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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOFVQmNX6J
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMo5tHgstHg
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsY0e75LiUl
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyjO46FsR1
然而，威廉依舊起身。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMWvpFGiWu
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qaP61IrJt
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaUM5VPKEo
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8no2GWcb4d
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDfdPnp5aX
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqATYYVWqiA
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHI2YTWeT8i
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgAbCkWFXN
「你要幹什麼？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsb6nk1q0Tm
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwrEXfAtIc
「喂！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7eIqRxltw
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4xBqRKXd9
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPMLK5HpKP
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbzeiOsoZk
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2niRg7XtD
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyQdubOls7
——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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41eswLMPaX
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjO1l4mnXl8
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0LYgAEZj2
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOJTuOZMNA
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzWdn7y2lT
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1HZCpUiAx
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfN21zmizT
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIWzm1FeZ4
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMo50Z2PkNL
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gqZzWKpFp
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRMMCrmb2s
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDASSwwrPR9
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6Hya4en0D
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwps13RitKh
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eQdoybBRz
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJXznuXcw6
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBpDLjthSR
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1i7X0zyiIV
「舊的不去、新的不來……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeE88vxIgQB
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXcBXxQCP9
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQH8QScoJye
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCsHh6Y517
「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。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuglaByqs2
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZK8lb94zoc
「龍舌吐息——！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMKtvG2mSZ
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixM6fIEpFK
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdmevJD4jo
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45QTOQOfhz
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeav14eaHSM
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaEhMy0QyF
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkVq9wFLxW
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSDe2ytR30
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFlN3N1w6g
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GySrxZ1Hl
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcNMl2rqzO
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7UedHGoi9
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBpgDq3y3B
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJsZHb1l5W
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBOpyRoMuf
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FGCgDg6iE
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWZrHzCG7j
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47C7tzOysD
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwsM3TQiMc
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkoLYEFrPk
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARed6gE2r4
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNeHoPGwcg
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteySePytFI
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1YVByVfx4
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCukYVpwzPp
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHFLZnDOsv
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK932XIOAX4
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WEISgrRAh
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGcpOs2Q1m
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYpOivsOHH
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEvb29hOyP
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElVU3y2RdF
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQihf7n56eT
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrFfvGCpvM
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaqEdPJVxl
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2W3ehRQbwQ
「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。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡap9vONuat6
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6FMkMT5yV
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFiGcPqklR
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSSibkjxOY
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡla123q3Y21
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbw467yDzy
「滾下來啦，可惡！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lu3FICLoe
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3ql9cptdV
咻——569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqO8VoA7gCd
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR96GFWpNbM
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8GFnSSxkC
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYenkN53LRn
然後威廉繼續說：569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUh7ieZpIY5
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBDv2m7osc
「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。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQorsoWIlDZ
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45TeLfJ0bP
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD30x7QS0aU
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMJoZkfpaR
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPvVbwZsA5
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AD4q1ZmgE
咻——569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKQby0vqt4
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6sTrgPn5j
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKeKvvpW5H
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuAQlhe1ph
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrgloUsXzH
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2wmaOh2g6
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0u2zNO8Ru
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsOflXYZsC
「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？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jCsVCO0pt
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkxF8tnDRL
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPY0HUil6sh
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mrXvPxD06
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvLg262PjI
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Hq8Uxd2oO
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrAOgnItTK
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4HP0oc0gg
「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。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslVEESe3Iu
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fh9WPFxAi
「「……」」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuATIJorQVs
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HiMusOwaS
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA22PgIo7HA
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5RaoOy8pk
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTqWGMuE0S
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mWmg6M08v
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGwvCoyc5r
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjdAbr5ZMw
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKAjsH5Dka
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPeE4eG4TK
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOco7zr5A9v
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyeVJ6fhkF
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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。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfAlnX1Qu1
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOG7Tc7Iib
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《第一章 結束》569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BlC5eFEaz