威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnXLEinMmf
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQyyEmcEGh
——為什麼？566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGDCh5mNTf
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5R1En4N93p
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqvgi3xvbT
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBoLEpB76r
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3xPxF1g4h
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVua2i3cNI
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlB3UqGgv2p
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUd3cqWtla
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9zgx9wKVr
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOQ9Tam9lU
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAToD8Krs4
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJJUZlV2rp
「……」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBwNHdBOSr
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oHpZppGff
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2q6wvRbg1x
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJYphJpf1f
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsvBGcUFby
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYpyDXRzRg
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkwFczPWJv
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7iCCTi1l5
「可、可惡……」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEj0SUW8boW
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qdBoVYY6d
「哈？說什麼東西？」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahKNGbe1pr
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHYf8uj5Ft
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hjv4naQYC
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdH5IT3Wmm
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82gjNm6sgY
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3VdyHoISO
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tFR4IlMZp
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JgyhCyTlN
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNA5I7KCnl
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaWZhLy4r1
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWnTPSivTA
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ508bGNhwAg
就在此刻——566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5T0yFaZi8c
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeqBsIAFTY
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiD8XyEwy9
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0lvkofuRy
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPT22iU52F
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbKinVhhZh
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR463M0rogz
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbYKYcUWRT
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUHA7EZcmD
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOz2I4tCUm
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBWWIPw6gG
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaGqrQQGfO
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3tRsZUbu2
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74c6kdYdQz
——怎麼回事？566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjimJ48Pjze
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyk0cmN5aLq
——不、不對。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx95CXqbIl
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx79bZDYNpg
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUdTQaEihp
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMagDq3wS79
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHez7Yg5YuF
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kVotaoU0d
——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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjzSh252qr
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVf6AZ5jVWw
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndZTeawwTZ
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iFtJcMJJq
然而，威廉依舊起身。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJa0hcRKRKZ
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sRXOY8bMi
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrq91Tu6TYH
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AOAGJOH3d
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxUD3AyA7u
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXMGn7yGde
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5GuHWoWZ7
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjoWnJxupl
「你要幹什麼？」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujlG4vOeEC
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUPZ0QFd8D
「喂！」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UhTjrOFyd
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmN1AhkU6B
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFdKuwMN0O
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0GUKFZW9O
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEDFCo95ku
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHmZBvSjao
——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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOalJ5xPJiH
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYj01iQysfT
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnekCdcTNJ
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbJNh02Hyr
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVXwGZpuhi
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EHU8QBSsM
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptwcxpOsUy
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHa2XLhkUz
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWFzR1BhkU
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEKciT6Rmr
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpV2X09xck
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UDezePhEH
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0K9XGC6NU
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpYN6sRoSx
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcYgO3iON7
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMEnu19N4z
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD38bAeBspH
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf1EORRkXQ
「舊的不去、新的不來……」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsuY341rkY
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtU8JIG8o28
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BFWTg2zC8
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmykADXDrw
「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。」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWiVr2owps
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpOpk8teK9
「龍舌吐息——！」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwatLSOzb4v
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwCgmBs5iV
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjVgGL93GZ
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVh0h2IFDoW
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7IY6WydJU
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdo720SibO
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvGS69Bw3M
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdKpoFdJeU
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMHIWRo7BC
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmQut9UZKg
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QubRTBfZS
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vK8cqFi5J
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgMuECxybn
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK6cBlyoFc
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22GFEjLxvI
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcRhsn8QDc
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwjedNl2J2
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3BfqMoilk
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyY6UL9OsV
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BCSTsLhcR
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCT2Ll2aEi
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrweEaidAw
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtZyAtkAgZ
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlP93Avobw
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpD0XeNQCc
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreWTeacgpG
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9T6qdjl78F
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDCAKv4sH6
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZbK65KX5D
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxT8n3gMS3
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWltSCgCGh0
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcECTh6NxG
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn17tHePuIt
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZNZfH5jC6
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkj61KdHu8P
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB00MKWrIpL
「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。」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnPEJnMMtL
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1McY5lDVm
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuD9xhp9RX
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskCN100FBp
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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3voPBXwwK
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVOmn4gILC
「滾下來啦，可惡！」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mOQQzK4Dr
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQWFyb2Mn5
咻——566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIxfLE2QWL
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaFVSlECj8
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93zvrS1FbR
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Noha8kPAc
然後威廉繼續說：566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTNNC4nWbR
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOn5WjZQUKL
「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。」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEycHJmFTM5
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSM0TJsnI9
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4h9gXa4JTn
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyn8e2uz8KL
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLef6mwJIi
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSv6Vy1NnIN
咻——566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwUVpPQW9n
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkC0CAk01X
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJN9CVWg8Jq
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOW7S8EtcT
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiRleAb15L
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOw1GpYnh6o
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BEpY57xUu
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmKdvnau04
「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？」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzDoItVC2N
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcq0bNM7ks
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H6GMv8O1a
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKsr9pbKe5
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATn2g056qr
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgyG5JXxRy
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlibxwgBtKI
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaSM6UsPCJ
「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。」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcnSIayAXH
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLmFwaxUvi
「「……」」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIzIpUxQBd
566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxFjv4iO85
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwxI8yvsSH
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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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3sTqnAnuX
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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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZPZ4znXI7
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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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OoJC7yEXh
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBJZjTN8Pv
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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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQWUPtoWyQ
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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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6APslVxkO
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuscKKmJ77
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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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5Ad22oSa1
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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。566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvYlVNQlJy
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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。」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvLAg9LMMA
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8POcX3z6vD
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《第一章 結束》566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLHzni4HIe