威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnwcBGM9ne
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxI3coJBU1
——為什麼？531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0iTAC2JUq
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDLfvn0HmK
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56uOoqQpqn
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uq0Xs0Vzu
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmesO3lbNpN
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnuAv3Ra51
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVXN3QmyXd
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuuhi3xHFe
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebu8QjgulF
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgk8NNBK9xR
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLKWdGHMyK
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqJZaL4vRV
「……」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZDp2aWsM5
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKRUGAoqBY
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaBPXhlmLQ
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1nE6lyPzc
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflF4B3Zgau
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTph0ODb0sb
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkVSXRrfiy
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6H6JVp2jzW
「可、可惡……」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoGV7EfFYq
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUuPefIq7Y
「哈？說什麼東西？」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvGgsxR49Z
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTeosrg8QZ
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1QFvXRSR2
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2nPzpeyvA
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyTVqxldTH
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gi6VvAyMT
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMh7BTztGJ5
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUcFr1qCMI
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuPW9WnEH3
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGzjm3xJMm
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKy9hk3TMKp
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtm7QHoeBzE
就在此刻——531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QWfEf0aS8
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOf2BywD5w
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyvoFUOyt3
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMudoXMMby
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Y72gcYe86
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrkXtvE7eR
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QJnF18EgF
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTSPvvsEyM
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nSq39PIot
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OmDc4EhFp
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFIOlI2tzO
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKeFwZ4MJm
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2mC7O2oYs
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXItGc3p0W
——怎麼回事？531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJORk657yNF
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBub9FxRvlI
——不、不對。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVimEyrgzYL
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuV9y8u4u54
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoYJfm3Fso
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cpgPb9ULO
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FMIijHs9g
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFsIU39bwm
——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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4RcBgAfLJ
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1RheNPauc
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcUf3vp3pa
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRmVwPXjDm
然而，威廉依舊起身。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUStx0WouL1
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK774Jhlmyy
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjx3uLDj3D
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcY66A9741d
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡru77G1hK6R
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnm2dDSg7Lj
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsBRQ1eUHk
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vz9ZeaV5T
「你要幹什麼？」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14gD8gEh9b
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pM1guSAVM
「喂！」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo38kAtQQI
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzXozRG0NM
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcDhAGgNva
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nvvcEF3GV
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeVFFWZYcH
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZOzOg8Mml
——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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjsf1JTPoF
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHDCQkPrDB
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6je8kq7Yc
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsvDgojrD9
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoqPAtnXlE
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDvVWFXDNe
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnazUYHPvyK
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveiSLiUObi
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0KbSFrzEF
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodQeGmRi6W
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJBchAUqZf
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2oy5SEzQM
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssMVPbEWSf
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlT02GREnR
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCKEnWT1OR
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNeu9WALam
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybRbskgLDX
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOhCmjVQqn
「舊的不去、新的不來……」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyepI7ghEkV
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdpH5RfM6Y
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNjVw76BtW
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxs1kGu2gY
「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。」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZikHvL3b8
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYDw83fBHg
「龍舌吐息——！」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNsbBm3ZCZ
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMrhDI8lyb
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡco01kImwtB
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUt7Na9IWtk
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHkYitrcgN
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6zsxgMtrU
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKduVz90MPB
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJrAJUnzP4
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQzl3S0cZS
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9Iu0Z8ued
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFj5FVPi4Em
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbQoP9l6wC
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthaT2OxHRE
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFFrTvZGbx
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZpXaw6HCR
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0If9B1zPh
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbtci6ih3e
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRliBmvROb
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxGxoPSJC8
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfgum7eWHj
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zXHNeF4rQ
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vDR55Gx0T
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOO7K4JDGc6
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNVKSeVy4y
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyISeVjrps4
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7nopmypOm
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QhOJnGfC0
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XMJC2PM4m
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAxce7hzzc
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLXKPoCTlO
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxvKdyD9YW
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgirpz5SN7B
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXCZ52n2Hb
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0GyDX8rTu
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NKUsYf3Jg
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0yBusNCgu
「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。」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBThpS5K0D8
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiYC4Dq3zA
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwPXWMSvll
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxF3G9a6GEL
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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPt63xdxey
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3xy1fUMob
「滾下來啦，可惡！」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUXVgmUpIf
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq3xqaVcp9
咻——531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FJZxJtWKF
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡab7johLXbC
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarQ8Q59ZSQ
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ431xnZ9oTh
然後威廉繼續說：531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmep139zE7
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQa0Aa0Nn7
「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。」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcVlP1fKXe
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpyOFLGlZ3
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSw5pstINL
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1aNYpv8F7
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGclVmEifQy
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKBeaUpdsI
咻——531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCt2DYDeh9
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeboIlPXjzO
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YYuOnSR7Y
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrL82aNl6F
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDB0SeXq9Xd
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIBTeZBvp1
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJ0kPGvyna
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfU3qh7aku6
「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？」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWwMgnMSnA
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9EFd7eX3x
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawmPSatqd0
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzm3crbCZgf
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGD7gbM5ca8
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4yibZrMGT
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUDODsdgXu
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmQGJ3lcUR
「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。」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjdriK2xhP
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Zi3TeQSdK
「「……」」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZ8WMiY3hs
531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneRipakk2l
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiwwu3AfXW
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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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVltM8HHU1
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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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJx5pQTIxx2
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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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPKrbdVFMW
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2u5rxBBhuO
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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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoAUVHTUiL
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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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpoonoXfGz
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoh51Iq9JpJ
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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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMHOqXWppz
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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。531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4bhN1wvm4
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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。」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwY3Aw370q
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5H3y2jl5g
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《第一章 結束》531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qk99uQJED