威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UCCc71k66
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9sJpwCIHb
——為什麼？581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OgfkCwyxo
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFA3qQ46oZg
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctDi7uxqxF
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNVlRShX5U
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWkuDqpWa0
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOucKVnvFjC
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07LfTDGelf
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrxECcE0tE
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPitT5fabil
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHoBYN1YQI
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVE4tjgSQ8
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6rDB6aaZQ
「……」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0C51lTthJ
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡto7L4J92f0
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fiRBUqQiS
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVjP0SRabz
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrFyBVXacH
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xitxEBZmg
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4YT3G7Wtu
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QNehQudAp
「可、可惡……」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOELga4S9c
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1TZxyIe7L
「哈？說什麼東西？」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2hIPJ1sT1
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUPPE05ae5
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURLa0IUpTr
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7yBt9vR6s
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRD7WGuTDtK
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kEaolOzRN
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01vmhYuCXR
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0awtxhuiw
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtLVUKO3ua
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjISQRNuKL
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdBeOUUSlW
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5tkHnSdN6
就在此刻——581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXW9zQ4LO4
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zLtusJtER
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPne5T0hh53
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLb9MuskcC
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vRFwYVLe8
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTIGb2EZks
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8JNRMw5CP
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPh1cGjkvqC
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeGdQARMUd
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxoh2tWzmK
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6P6hqZpA5
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYNyNsndiC
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpQm61o4NL
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kTK2JSU08
——怎麼回事？581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGOvhHD5KQ
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjF9JkQwaMG
——不、不對。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDo1FeIihj
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIbQ6WvctX
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvXjzBN5uC
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiAnrS2cv5
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQL4yt901K
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAxlxnThL9
——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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXBDhblOr6
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7hcuWOfZs
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtLrCeVxVE
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aK9Gvm0e6
然而，威廉依舊起身。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Zqcxuyhe3
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcESiXEMUsO
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeOX2dkxa7
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQm0lQrJwvj
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mPDDthsRa
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1qWixgxhD
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAo3UyXuBC
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTwubAYZCz
「你要幹什麼？」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhsBTsGxTe
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSzAs6Gl6P
「喂！」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuHL8jSh1M
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdcan6hVkh
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3b2raYUGlp
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZO0VqGeh2
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6F1TQ10Aa
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtWlnPOJu1
——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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdP71ssGG4V
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzWt7wOWU3
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKc9EqqK87h
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BJd2qru1G
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwiz2helmD
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxT3myCQQl
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSps9oCmMnQ
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0vMUZshym
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64nDUpBhmj
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPcJQRy64C
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUki8MICiM
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFKTHvlqrn
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrWttKoU6m
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq0Nn5mqnY
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonm2rjuCWe
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifneIJHfms
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNxz8FStT6
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIF0sSU1Vp
「舊的不去、新的不來……」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KQUjM9cx5
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsk6JewVfUE
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88EyRgmrp3
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0dMTxNoH1
「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。」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNGMF7h1aD
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcxMsYMcWr
「龍舌吐息——！」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKAaxvXSPj
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpkfPJwPer
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoVVXO0DsK
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4rQ0n7vvE
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGX2m14TcNO
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCFKpeDcs8
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OZ2ZAyaFe
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16i8lbbWsY
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ls0EVJJT7
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoqGIkX2vw
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhLLmYXKce
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vNuJk5k2g
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIIQz7CYSD
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzMbbmnW8W
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxs57IJbdR0
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdtHVV8Sml
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTtLXC2xbf
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogitj9kxF6
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxUWTRfRHJ
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxYIAk3tWu
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPjak6e4Md
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtEnobaxTQ
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfUQJd7vuL
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxRAUXALQv
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2Og6dKrs5
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsrbdLvcNe
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWh64DzHNfz
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmejCNM8otN
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiC5CwDovrg
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDAS7O0YlD
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUx3n2qu6F
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BmPAskNWn
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡle4aIDbNbm
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡray9QHeWlg
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ849aeHv6MR
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtz8WEvYHQu
「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。」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKi6uI0Q4L
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUEEOCSGKu
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW20nWg9L3
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgZDsYCeyd
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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19GbKFx6Fe
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1rG0jP1Ud
「滾下來啦，可惡！」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQEpE5lrY1
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuD7mFiwy0i
咻——581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItcKQ23QZm
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AhDiBFcYG
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpDgg0y4C2
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvO8BYbhjz
然後威廉繼續說：581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsaMTiGqOR
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqswPFefNkr
「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。」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaigYNMHro2
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBQIvKfZw4
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsPXlljH4a
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkwBeT0Xml
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMaa3fdsEx
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMzDKuz79m
咻——581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2oIeShCO5
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtXQq55if2
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhi31y3RMNl
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6G4IkDeT1
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LRPtwxgfd
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYZ0eVrrqw
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8tZea4yWO
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXj3GYiGgwn
「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？」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuZM4a7byc
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtjzIa0lgP
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk24sXQSu1I
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07FQONFiNt
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuA5JDbgsk8
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oYiDZZ6hl
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvlTLuvy51
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hCRaSPtf4
「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。」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tBDljH3PJ
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WAO9d7e6C
「「……」」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzkuab7yeP
581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIU2BARLdy
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbU5YRuHfjk
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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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGpKKyziT7
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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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtlA87x3eg
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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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SshF65Mck
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnw7QUHzv60
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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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGO7rwufomG
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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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvuGw6LOTA
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbxWpyxlxO
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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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPmVzYuArs
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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。581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGzZqfEpQI
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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。」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9LqZizV41
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLFcKG8ol8
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《第一章 結束》581Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdXSLBngUf