威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKA394fPL27
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZZFJoo6S2
——為什麼？587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqJccMpCqJ
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BnM4tbd0w
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX54KA4lR4Q
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJ0yc1Nb2F
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAU6ZsDNRc
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWWhWlX3z1
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBX1KUx9YHL
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ivZPekhdG
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQVwn1JzU3
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTMR2n7kQw
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgFjINmX2p
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGWyPZQ10u
「……」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEoRomw7OU
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dz2rUtJfm
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUSRzjm8g3
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMm463CbrO
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeRpaTFZxE
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZXLLvR7PG
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlI9lztwTiD
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7v6nuqkFv4
「可、可惡……」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkz9K4FMl2
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RinuaGfrg
「哈？說什麼東西？」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczYG9H53am
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zhJl381tI
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqPi9Sexwk
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFQBjFwyIV
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNn5V7GBrx
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWteLMQ1HO
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQUY2pooXQ
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGL3t1JevNH
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34atQKgTfw
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctBrmyLG1X
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnapvXK8F8
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaP9CPnJXLc
就在此刻——587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSWOLuy9BN
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgYhATeU9f
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhy27MYjYzJ
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9z1MB30kY
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5YNAPIUOP
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUiQLoyydX
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixlbtdE57b
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOI32mFoane
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbr8X5M4iBf
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGGLK5NOMs
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBCeF3v28b
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJscQ8e2mZU
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASqXx017yK
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZp7vAL96uR
——怎麼回事？587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDGIsbopow
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh73r94z6M6
——不、不對。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5x4Ro0CtMK
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBujd6wyZ5V
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePVHBnYaF6
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsVp4GOQ3F
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCl2G3F2pmy
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigyggCzFBm
——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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHGwxWUV6B
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrcPBgYkup
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0gu9DHbmU
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZh8uOC0CD5
然而，威廉依舊起身。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZvBLLYKRC
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcKpm2bFuI
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHHQbVj602
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7pG4px2kN
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkr9kgfvbAr
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDZb70O0MW
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayVyCeHxWn
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhKfKdnkkI
「你要幹什麼？」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjV16nvbVS
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQ75R6Gibd
「喂！」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZRbegaOvE
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eUhVLRKpz
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30ZpVui72I
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjteE2OnvZJ
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZASMpD8YTw
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tjopQOMS0
——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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkru4iph77X
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7GHJ7Gi7L
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHZo5TgHU6
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbRUzqOLJi
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUPYrMizVY
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlC4d9fK4xd
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfterBm1LMQ
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqYLxFGpar
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDorz1exsW
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdN1Spr1Sy
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSnjHlpboO
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGI38StJjy9
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgtrQgpwd2
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyZ3FxURxA
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLWw94iRvI
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVfB3AG0J7
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJIJSbdiyS
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBcI6RvZoG
「舊的不去、新的不來……」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQUYbwzJJP
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKN8hM4t6dH
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPF3xguaTTH
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtDJVadLy2
「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。」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQPAhFyo8y
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7uBvBMSk4
「龍舌吐息——！」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7KPwpuJXH
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwP4u2dMDyk
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9k0K9WgZzY
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3F3Gtm4WPC
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf59JVs9nN3
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQ7Mrdgvya
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZdoV8zDq7
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNr5h4OPZsW
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrfWJXhBCp
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lzKLgHP9F
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1OdUZyJNa
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgV5eGK49e
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJmxOdzbsV
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHUG2zMIk3
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a60Eqvx7Y
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZskUrXHjp
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwXhWExldi
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB00eCwf9P7
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡievachmWQb
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYKuodbk4V
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdK7omWaOmE
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyqDEYuMt6
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aN2jGmQ7U
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZjJPitKpn
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXMdDvxF3Z
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwySNvhDnr
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULtnYZpCGd
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDds9iFgyvq
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkc9FL5CCZF
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgqZ3qQkoc
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVZ4qLJtNF
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKrOoPvyOK
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCJZxpmNAI
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWneRMStPdT
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMhkJKCPGa
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlIyCP5ocA
「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。」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDJFatenhC
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSyvM6aVCf
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaZSOa9nkk
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2m8WhRkAuk
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbq0UZ2RnD4
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrBw8xy32S
「滾下來啦，可惡！」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOe4hyKgpz
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Tvk86fqRk
咻——587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29kZCgoVrs
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWYwa2Fxx7
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk9Ov1q40s
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPihI62WRT6
然後威廉繼續說：587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhl6HPKT4t
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0JlIxbuYb
「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。」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnj8flmfNZb
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQe6Vokm2P
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbtEU4jlHc
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWd7Td0YXR
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZJkHf8W1i
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsL8oEUy8oT
咻——587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JYHn36t9L
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxqL0DydPd
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxvaN3tPJC
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8SN3Et6gZ
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWWC4cjv4N
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2E1eteIa4Y
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6A8m09nmKq
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTYKdQqVC9
「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？」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EZBMjeI1V
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaDax9SZmA
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XwGXEtVkj
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtIJA990O0
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipJf7QMH0n
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTg20O47Jn
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIt5dbqw1NE
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3QNzCHyTE
「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。」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyjlm93hmF
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmK7i8RM3a
「「……」」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYwFF2YQ9C
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaEdvYq2r4
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLwXSzy3ca
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyXJyjvM1X
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4Tdda2dtD
587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD1WDZHFYK
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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87KDOAPcys
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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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6CuIGWMyF
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fuM3k0WZu
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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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUT07HIiSNL
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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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCF8rmLMxKO
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNY5Wdls86
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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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUho6BZmzcZ
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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。587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNpxd81VyC
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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。」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLNo9iRV7T
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzYDBQR74d
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《第一章 結束》587Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54IuZciXEg