威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSKbJxaK24
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡir0c99zSUj
——為什麼？516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhkWkdSq0v
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcE7YDyl8RH
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0iOOoRD7M
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFQagfZlwJ
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowlu7F27yT
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSYvLDzOZH
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ374ocwHMvz
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzIkt44512
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxfplo3nug
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6r4YuqGQT2
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ceJYxg4l8
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjiasEP90V
「……」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgheqFLbdTj
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZTCRtjz6U
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwe6JoIcAr
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3agPv1H0fP
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgp751gxZ6g
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXlN8uEniy
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt80uV5uziS
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTouFiLCfc
「可、可惡……」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTY7HEWVkGn
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtIf9B9jwV
「哈？說什麼東西？」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdssofZagt
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVC6bE38Nq
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVudagzpE8g
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5xyOKpszn
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVEF0HOFd0
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV603BNqIl3
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7FGDWEfaI
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPT461BCQGD
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6eQwXrFIb
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppju0lXLnU
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIeh4e1oP6
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYQ1zp2cY5
就在此刻——516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJkzB0Gsh7
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1vG4hQUux
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxhdbUucys
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLb68sV8me
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLfHlbEeEW
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fpssn2hm7
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15DQiqhGUt
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMWx2M0RlO
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKjAXa5WEz
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTkhJmUKoV
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJTxjkxGYu
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdK8CF8qfYl
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTH4TJgNNT0
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIHwphhRZ4
——怎麼回事？516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTITZuYEUT
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOTmLskxUe
——不、不對。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sSu08Mk15
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1A6m1q9xH
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5nXj3MmZR
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0p5oDkGi5j
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6S8eF2ZK1
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHGHE4psOM
——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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZazrBEZ9E
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzu7B9pklX
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzz2RcebrD
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jpMKh28Mf
然而，威廉依舊起身。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHs7IhK0RrO
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFizJNlH51
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrwtY1HvRm
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQjQVj92NG
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZqtY2gEil
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOZQCXD90Y
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECwwLWDX1q
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9oW7oj448
「你要幹什麼？」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡes5mJb0nZu
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3Rorm7XJB
「喂！」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlGZP6QKvY
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1usADGWVqa
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPQpkv9447
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmu6ECPzXUf
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8TMsnxB4M
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxJ3bOUOvO
——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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82goDQIJKG
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFbIKHiYD1
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5ELB3vCzf
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5SMDxI21Z
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTm4HZn7AVN
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWto06ksFb
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡai9DVnJkbl
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1EYrZpMNG
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavJA18eTje
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwtyBNHwsr
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiaoRbvnDI
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiIJSKxFLA
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoAUnC6pnB
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdciFuAM0H1
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzg5rMLvVN
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatapL3oHBh
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PHq1rw5zo
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPBRk7yC5A
「舊的不去、新的不來……」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxSwAoXXCH
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQFI84KCjy
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9dH9fSnJ8
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCER3DXr1Qq
「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。」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOD8lXcDCVi
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzFktXkbwz
「龍舌吐息——！」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYIuLQv3v6
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5f5AW5wX2R
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1dTDemoLJ
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQc5dy6kOCQ
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSjOxnHp2j
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZY9N24ght
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW4JhDTzwh
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLZTRpQQma
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdU0yJR8hBR
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4XpZ99Ccu
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMbvAr16IX
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrdRzQBZ94
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFaNislXtq
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFhXZxUFO1
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvtUyjqgAx
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwycHYivw0
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyG9h0uaQb
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZ8frFrnL4
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOiwlhtl3u
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWwV0XQWci
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdArVURNjF
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tz9VoETh0
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5uTT10avt
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuj6PkBYas8
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlSUKxfDv7
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAtfUNIObd
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoufIImosL9
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsv8l38MFDo
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeABqagtUe
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3i7XoNpUn
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37WSNchQV4
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBioY7XE85
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspipslDCC8
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6HRElKO4A
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8SadHLqQh
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk7Omd3BXa
「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。」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuTkMLsVVf
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtUkvgujRI
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOkiV0VZdw
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0keHixZhbh
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQQXuuA2v3
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYNX56IbnX
「滾下來啦，可惡！」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEyujUYVgR
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8StxoBEL2
咻——516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqibD6UDKe
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mDhekHNTf
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRbXZgtVnS
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaUXHLWSfh
然後威廉繼續說：516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8672FYRBK
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQi4MB3Uzw
「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。」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzRaZAVu06
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQYSDOg2H2
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXLDv0BwgI
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3TQICRjfx
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzVfDk3SWn
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURKLCo3VCM
咻——516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkrw3SrLY2
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kPowMyKXh
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9quisvsE6v
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OuLvF1Dxv
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmF4WFWA1yD
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0BIolfQ5x
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gu1uAxyNE
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuwnd91poH
「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？」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEwihUoWrR
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyKyKS6Ti7
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzcBoQ2ojF
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCo2tlDpDK
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9oIuQ8y2e
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFFrNcGWgy
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6Xcmzxxux
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJhW1EGvPs
「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。」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5j2efgXy1
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tX8OWLUXQ
「「……」」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRnJmevtEj
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFW51EDtqbt
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFB4hpnrxhF
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJwSfNyAwM
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fRLqbE0vA
516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecMLWCYwcw
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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKTo8KjEMU
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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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6MEZuQx5r
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPPhlv9YlD
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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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2J3y3ASA6
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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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDL42v5vZv
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8fLDBPeE5
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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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeZ1rCkxmE
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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。516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHCCVMMLJW
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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。」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNVkkq0vd6
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshHAM0WcoZ
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《第一章 結束》516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOu8DwSaADp