威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwXwxXaRAe
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——為什麼？520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpWBtGVuYG
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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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIdITQzZdI
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbWwvKgZMY
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQ7hueZqq3
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xp6oltWx5
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgihNrflvq
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu47IL5E0zi
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGT9yEXas8
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「……」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhZbrlDbH6
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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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2rdRWSDvV
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然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pdl09w5vL
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZGtE6ksA6
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86D2IeBjNe
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「可、可惡……」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkuoR4PRDW
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「哈？說什麼東西？」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtF8URIWxt
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVlv1elCfo
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaoTDyDzDA
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEnTAvh4gT
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoR3HyAxg6J
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnG8fIRDYYU
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Pwl6cyCev
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaufLkoqQP
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAE1C84OCs
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwN1DtRTiqi
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoFbkQsSfb
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就在此刻——520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRvfEzHFb7
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5j5eYBWqFS
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHMkh6pvQi
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLumuRdEK1d
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCX5lOXJxz8
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0USddKoNH
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRHc5bZbpP
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRJXIvXRpE
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ri7jXVn1E
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhhJ7Ywpk0
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAbnxpZQWT
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHN8TpRGR9q
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡES2E1ARrmj
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQBxswFkaR
——怎麼回事？520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qtpXPaJH8
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——不、不對。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyBUhMM56p
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwddOvSm8XJ
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOshc9kx4Tn
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqjPOnqod0
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGOHX8Vsmu
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbBHhyVG2s
——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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrM5CUBUFD
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvl1SwUvMd
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAkQhsR82S
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFpAZxlLCH
然而，威廉依舊起身。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIPIqnAh2W
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmotjlJeUw
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IDnVIdeu6
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pdZVxuPZG
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsQ1GKAihF
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3j6cMPT2R
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpETWZeo8TZ
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47Yc7Kng7X
「你要幹什麼？」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpm77ncUz0
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXio0XIMQf
「喂！」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUihU4mUiZ
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvcCXxLa9k
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWwB8Aa2rV
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzz9iLjjEw
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22oU6w7Vnx
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kpRYqPXuv
——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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHy7J35oWQ
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1v1CJsrkrs
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RVPWrBjfK
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9xaKz31me
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuPURYpQy9
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IAewhrhFk
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXS55OpOTGu
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pXfBX7xQu
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7hQapAot0
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUM257P4rVW
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhACOjppoS
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyHgdRATBe
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYjh4xPayT
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMtOFr4DGv
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsI5z93fKop
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeRG3fPCQW
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLnKcpFVl4
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2boB7zKPk
「舊的不去、新的不來……」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFAZRZkui5
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFnKdUxBb4
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lwoEV9Fh4
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZntDCDOFCp
「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。」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSG4Y25HPe
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebjiA7lWkw
「龍舌吐息——！」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTobVBJCPVU
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2w0BQvYw0u
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxrHYx7Wt1
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5t4abJx9b
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11BzHOzT9Z
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5ywsc3L4L
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbN7DySYKma
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSA7oDKVIH
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbjjFIdhcI
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuK5DcEOZk
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiETCSKlxKI
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoq1Fq08Bu
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJACEdThqj
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrsJwUjAso
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJy2q6nTIwf
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCSsBEIpQN
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26oxscToww
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFBdHf2QW1
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVjog6OofY
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkupyjgT3V
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32DeWw6VgK
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LwHyuwuhe
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKdXxAlcbK
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSSY4DIbOK
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExe9cObSZ5
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6vhe7mj3z
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡic6Pu2PQJq
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXDm3pN5XT
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweqajOApCj
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnTyBoEAjJ
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeDZ1aeN3j
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0GZQsIkzy
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaI7iUHkAT
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0oUPIqjfC
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5rwxfrYeX
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSppaYNPevk
「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。」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZC4sre4uLu
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrx56orivX
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0Sll7EKzJ
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjxcWkMAdl
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UhIEWlgO4
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCbOGeFNSl
「滾下來啦，可惡！」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJnBDiqliy
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSJaLpNJqS
咻——520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUC3C6PrKMp
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNehr7k0aF
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHCUl7H0CI
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcwDPheWRT
然後威廉繼續說：520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmP906VUec
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpFH0ZypPe
「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。」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6AvrY9Uci
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdj6F9WTtO
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnkzQjKi0F
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMAS8eGvPc
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgX4SfEOTSR
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrvksfufXX
咻——520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqa9wNqg676
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJIZcJ9sdf
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPqaJ6IULC
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2ivCJ7lJp
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdZTjE4WCQ
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsWwb00uhB
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgxs1mAi9c
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2aVS8cBZB
「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？」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPBm3xVboy
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxi1012QHs2
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxOkxQ5eJg
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvY9VRdWZZO
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fVNP6Je7M
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLfm0TMJXj
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBdIgvyF2q
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOfADKE5WU
「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。」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFVEkxIhhj
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9ubiCrB6L
「「……」」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXmX2dEnKQ
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDTu1M1I2p
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZA2CohjgNF
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZ8zHepgSC
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYtC6cSdkV
520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqv9YeCBQ7Y
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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeV3uDtuAGa
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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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXfN0rAObN
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSdGgzgUTP
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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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28HsKbVBmp
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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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zqz91sXRC
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMOHHlTIcx
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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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvASILOaLON
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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。520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXLt7O0YEa
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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。」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXGBc3pas1
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPC0A24wtRF
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