威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tBS6xcRc5
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——為什麼？560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8NphH7sxF
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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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFE1WAEsGp
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtp8Ofv6ZoF
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3T0h4iDYcY
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlAi1YzpBP
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxS1NnNhL7
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8df05oTD5
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAzhWZXS0T
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFswDlk8M0W
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlF2qEm8y5q
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「……」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bfFqWiAGk
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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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeJwHnjgdM
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1DkNB54Hp
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzTOoMM37v
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWfr62jHXg
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjzG8qW7PJ
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4q0xXhU2Z
「可、可惡……」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdK83z6LXK
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeUKRBOckd
「哈？說什麼東西？」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcYaW82Lz6
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TcUB6ckDt
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSyUejtqXJ
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNp9NUiczX
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6MIVbUqYy
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhbgKkSAg2
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmWNOOBcnw
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUGjm0oLIG
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejqApSkcef
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzw6sfrZA7
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93dQ4yeLD5
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyGJbnYpkQ
就在此刻——560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtHt1txPl6
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdzufLcVaE
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mZA6qKiti
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOHrBbsexR
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRTGunCDmW
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAx1tyy43m
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxcJggzutm
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItxvolKnIh
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41Zx0B8J4W
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLfNnVY2vQ
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjE8rbIyTS
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYLRqKr0HZ
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGb6YuDbE9U
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0pnc2l4NP
——怎麼回事？560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKAg5szNhr
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2EZQcTRNX
——不、不對。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGvfkOSUId
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tKgJzGLt0
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLTomEPOCG
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnU38hh8r2
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrqPQ21QGI
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7U7XY6qY8b
——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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAtmLoSerB
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbkYqfVqGf
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4txah2eJP
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1B0gg1qup
然而，威廉依舊起身。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvKDmDvawJ
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUfO64tren
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfrsgNRSUT
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuxMAc24Zf
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeS0WcZ1aF
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIZ8RQampt
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHL4hk5THOC
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJ7fz2zVtm
「你要幹什麼？」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm93bIooRST
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOZXqTfffO
「喂！」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkA4wr4ljxm
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsHTIUxDQs
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhnsqknssC
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvECbUkx3nM
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiEm4ROu8Z
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡua1Em6Ncmd
——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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEJyZxXGpQ
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVtMDLQNvR
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZU95bjDTif
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEPIcB7zsm
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcP4CrV5Ze
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJJaqHBpQ6
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJgONJJvAa
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwp8HzMA1R1
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdJyAbneK4
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzGn0tNBnb
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcchLTKk74z
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RUlkC0w25
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOoYwA5lK2
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6aNs997oN
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuIXhpQG2X
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CthqJuQk6
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZB7VwyGgxQ
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9N9pPYalb
「舊的不去、新的不來……」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQrfvy6Vng
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfk1gYNN3g
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ea4I0NJOE
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiI2rqYogk5
「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。」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbsgILsURI
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59QFoTmuUS
「龍舌吐息——！」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKCtsZh9ff
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSoBQxY39C
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13xhUnyUdP
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezg2NhJp17
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UOiT6gPhI
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUS24Ejoba
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyFGFjava5
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNKHxD5P7Z
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTcXr2CYAw
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx41CZpXLZe
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirmJabXaa7
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnZ8GcsMLd
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5k5rgc2Mqc
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzn5YGD2Wz
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPw2pu2BaFf
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUrhfFihfF
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtw86D0ux9
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xGESLIYvp
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzny7MCJBY
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWrsqJEN36
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡad5zPEa3kL
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwO63ofHd9W
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBFiPfVLiY
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhidc9n3tB
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnwp6W8Vtr
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKyxx45q9f
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2Bo5TwlNF
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMBsiE4veg
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcF8EC4VYpR
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVwmNwV0fH
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnXDNGOy1H
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkWhxT8Cti
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXlUFC5Ksk
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzfVk9NV5k
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFJGDweC1g
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcj0qlB9OVp
「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。」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NYHJThtYD
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUiDHDxl2K
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrl355y5hEi
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Fuz7DAxJS
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZaWD3neZy
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBekjkTD445
「滾下來啦，可惡！」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2Xt6BWlDZ
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3v37sqwujN
咻——560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfgG9GekJk
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVDPXH1czy
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkFA314m13
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72mqvygBNp
然後威廉繼續說：560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcayCKJHvlG
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgTenAjBR4
「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。」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLy3K7335HB
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRpyHMO8wh
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5iRjxKfzr
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdh8UMlkRYe
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDitmIfdMhV
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlrwdvHicN
咻——560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXISKXTVl4a
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LmHiTi1Wv
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPvBq9zf6p
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCIlokD220
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5YTzHKL6h
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFAyGj6ITa
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrUvn5RLCD
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLFRWeaSpC
「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？」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqhVwjea5s
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HMGIPUUMQ
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy34j8NrELL
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdL5D8kxSL
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY02itwJjAu
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiGl1YrwNL
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWOSU6vCgh
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblLsCnuRvO
「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。」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUCb8xx2hK
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqusxIilApN
「「……」」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5V67ZICaMY
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFruGzfJTX9
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5s1oQeX8W4
560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUQ0nhw9Yh
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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3GqjptNsR
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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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTXf4LyucP
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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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4EgK5SogG
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkXwFxa2Qs
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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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VUKuBpsC1
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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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zC7FwxsNH
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMOfd7nOAu
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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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82Hww6Pu90
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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。560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEDLRU7grU
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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。」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFPoTVd7n6
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmpOn7lmIo
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《第一章 結束》560Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8m05mQeTfd