威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiEarwwmXD
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaI1ozgShjt
——為什麼？589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvJk3jKnZy
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxENKcfRNur
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPYxc8Ky3p
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUs0IL2gXy
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KZOSa37wQ
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahvL03ybiu
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuicYdymt9
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZizC2E1b5a
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfaE4BGFxK
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bF4ynfh7h
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsZTSZYCbo
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLOGLdnDEv
「……」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHuqRZzLd0
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IphXgQWU3
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuV8xyQYxo6
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhzWjY7SXO
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YJbHnGKoF
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWP9O1luE1
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHTWibhH1q
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsrAkG4eYN
「可、可惡……」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BvmO9KcdE
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOxpNGXRcN
「哈？說什麼東西？」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTvkE6Ijam
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zVWT9Zrfm
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPFLEIM8bU
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tnxYBClQL
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioZyZlGtkp
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Vk4GMqF3D
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xNu5sjBhb
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvpcIzYCqj
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wC97EjwZ6
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NB7R80JHB
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Zr2HWUgrQ
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSs7sTDLQg
就在此刻——589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbpKpbfG9Z
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFy1WNbUYB
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzTzper0dM
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOOfNtcZiX
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjG4jL4pLK4
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ56XY1MXpG
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGF7tiWC7e
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6I2gxylsyo
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkC67VWFMG
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQzbwF9oLE
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTSf2liA1l
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjy3mo4JGT
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaQYOXMxhF
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMu6hW9y5LA
——怎麼回事？589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJJMbVOPFb
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWGEX81nSQ
——不、不對。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VJiLJjQul
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLstkm96YZ
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJGHm1SXpu
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjPQNep2YO
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7qLFGzxub
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxlHOFoE0A
——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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGyLKpW9Xu
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW82WsoJmx4
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5u6pq6OChz
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9tGhMvTAi
然而，威廉依舊起身。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqW17QZVJL
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP6eBK3u7i
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJVlz5BcTH
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTxbt6Lsvv
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MT1b7pGI3
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhA86VKOJuY
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcU5TxEKGy
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeDCowRULu
「你要幹什麼？」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoJ1oYJ9DO
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRw5adJBpm
「喂！」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnyOnKUYIJ
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAQLa2eCE1
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1o7FjOQRp
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeQ4nhyE25
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlmOBEDyP3
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMilTYILtbT
——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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uqfsHtGqr
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkeoXAsZYg
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKLYOQvSQz
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBia1oy6P3B
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMljHoS5zhk
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4atJvJSoKP
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrUaDezsKv
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkq8R91QsTF
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LmU2WIEkE
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbvuw1KVfA
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3FNODhcQH
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tJ76McSqV
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4sOvtiHzn
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYUeYkoJ89
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ErBuAuAFJ
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡih7mcGz9wI
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JVUmifAbm
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6rFgAgYdK
「舊的不去、新的不來……」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFumU0KzLH
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXoZCCWMY7
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2lu5382uk
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgJSr1NZ3E
「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。」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCYwmPPQ8K
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsKZag8vAL
「龍舌吐息——！」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYP7LuFehb
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOdOpDpSN2
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrr3SBeRsl
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuf7CP5V2A
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOo9ptcpyKs
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5on0hhaAGq
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡox7QYdYJG9
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwiBLzsvU3
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXweqTx91C4
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCf04GPxsm
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8x3M3ycPV
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxDlYbC31c
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZouHAfzFC
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNfF3M61Ka
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJ82WobZBd
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtUVHVJUyZ
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddDGKpqMuE
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqjKf2ZJkE
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87FjUmz0gB
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GKiEYHOx0
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfF6SP8jdGc
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxy2EHc3LJ
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNSI9hXEB5
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIbmbZh7Q0
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGT7Vpqsba
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjQt8EAGrS
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OjFSdaJ0A
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSl1uvAt8p
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62q3YHDE05
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEy1VpXdLbb
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnr6C25RkBf
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnl5fPpRQM
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5I9lzLt7Em
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFzRUmpulk
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJgGXHMmKa
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuXKTs6zOB
「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。」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJI2s49mdGg
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxA2BJ2PXk
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Cg6Pi4bQi
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEa68an5AMv
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjM0efBQOf
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc72wrH4ams
「滾下來啦，可惡！」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpszCCeNRgv
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zZ6o1ATPI
咻——589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZlwoQq0bU
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuvV0DYOJq
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmsvRxOdcr
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCGfGxpSTP
然後威廉繼續說：589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXikH6vtS4I
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2JONnlQoW
「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。」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWez7lLkly
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdh0U9Paq6
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7L7r2M10g
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54vND95uSn
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyaK9a4OEO
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJX05edMVF
咻——589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNEwUllcvq
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlMu5nqfhJ
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGt5GgR1q9
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tSK2n6DKP
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXu8XZxFP6P
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmFKekphPS
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1Cj2ppYzu
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDYnQymSAD
「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？」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qQ9LkCfAj
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiM7lhs7WrA
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSfBQRWUoT
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3ZuWWFTYt
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRpKuuFNKJ
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtYfwSsyRN
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL9W4DLJld
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0v3A6u6ELJ
「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。」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlhjF9jMyf
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9ZJPt5lJN
「「……」」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnax0i4dFE
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XHbFxai38
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrSuS9XYK0
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfGl8AyL8h
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55nejGpLPA
589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhn4jdAHjN
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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkpvdq4Snr
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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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuMExTNG8d
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSFk7LkoCj
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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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlNwuqlYd7
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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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcDoVfYMe5
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1BE3a9XTw
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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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11QngyUNuV
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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。589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01tjxRDrLL
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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。」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiZ7v10pVW
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAz4DpWX7qs
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《第一章 結束》589Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCYk43ZjoB