威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnITTOzXW5y
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMEE4UJVEG
——為什麼？583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01pFIlug1L
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GUg3eKjbZ
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDndVKF0IL
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsKb9aU07c
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUy6PgSEKDw
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEA2JHtb12
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSupBB5bqb
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDvzPYVEjV
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJzZQDXa7C
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmCj4maZx2
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlngoPbuICE
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtqfHbIc6H
「……」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwnOzsPU6J
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYG9ljA6lby
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6aihzbw3q
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fCBHZ0RN0
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLev4DQkZD
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxpLBx3PhG
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnkD09Gj8S
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhf4F59y0DW
「可、可惡……」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYjRt5pTy5
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5puB6sFubh
「哈？說什麼東西？」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIZiFmpAkL
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSi1Aj15ECj
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaiPZESY3l
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8nsZ4cF40
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KY3nqlGUp
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EHRBioeXT
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Xc2mNA6a5
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiDJWJx3Ra
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdpxuQhbvk
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCmRzva6pz
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGuHKobe88
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClL6VMhUw1
就在此刻——583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeTTvipDGE
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwv8N2pLCRj
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuG9o8TKtSr
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFth0iYU7H
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzou2tz7ObX
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjKuo8tEBa
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkON5tFgb8
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOquDej9qY
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cZCmRsWVf
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1AJQu2KQl
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKK6QUHVgQ
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgUR7l8aE9
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlxwk7NKuZ
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOq0XiNdi2G
——怎麼回事？583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9rsc5JLc3
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY96UGbWi6j
——不、不對。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCV4tDVFiml
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2aZNNXrAZ
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYFwcWLZlY
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48Lufw99uT
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5aRcGdYNr
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmqeOMQnA6
——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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQt8TW97w73
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq10D44tMR6
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPBzFXrfqo
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ld63fngXa
然而，威廉依舊起身。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpW5l8fToT
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMPKBCyt7z
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlz0HLw2Rr
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2Vf3q7l0U
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmjbUlUXnM
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0WXfdO8tB
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWOEds8ujV
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JDpVDEzSs
「你要幹什麼？」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNO280s33H1
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rN5gpu7Ka
「喂！」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sXDB8eRuS
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Pq3UZVD04
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GBT5pVwMA
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcCbvBsQhV
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpeghlVxt0
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzG7yAp0LT
——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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9c2HGRE9XV
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWnvSaENGb
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBsx2KW6uQ
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdBLdpKzUF
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XqtZI2VC2
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlwP0mJA0b
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgICcFbJAMM
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTx2WbN9YZ
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Kci5aFsTE
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9U6XbCGAJ
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32ZjASDk7h
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXHbxc7G3w
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoy7ksZCKns
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWGWEpqSor
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJYYg4l0Mq
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE22XzF0XGL
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUg5G12jYcm
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUd7Q5FZ8a
「舊的不去、新的不來……」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKbzUjCkQV
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9LknaNlWS
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbGyDFTq9L
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOat3l0ldqf
「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。」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8r1etTbHzi
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKnEU3Dm9g
「龍舌吐息——！」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuS6Xvz6a1
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsNHpO1uln
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoZ44v8zUO
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjFK3JaSf2
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIKsiugO9P
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Y2E5UUKz5
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Hg1DTp51S
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzau6PTe5A
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFGgl1z6sG
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNAPUPgY3Y
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMG6R0W9mp
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNZBhfMbga
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSt9hvNKfha
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU8CwnZ7ea
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmpYntGPlF
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGk9PofNnB
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VotQ2yk7C
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTsyZ9TaGQ
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeEi5DV9ru
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWtUp2w7P1
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5YhJkpPzd
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwtZOGsByz
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqVWpGQKtj
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1uTxYG9Ec
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlHVlrHRNM
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXOfu5BnET
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVSIWYBtX8
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHGfuWPKbz
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKteJ39Xd7j
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVyZymI78l
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKpktVYqgV
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefyJTBn5Jz
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfK1vya2dpt
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewA8TXsND8
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnh8iW7wSOw
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEunhxqq7X
「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。」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKket2ETY1Y
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4D4yusUcOp
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3j4TCEKYLk
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dcDWkxDaQ
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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkC2I8nM6o
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUagimyoQ67
「滾下來啦，可惡！」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXh6THJjPJ
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcp5v3Ad5hQ
咻——583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNh1CIUuR0T
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYMcFbGYpo
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XGXxKyd9v
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXPGglSO98
然後威廉繼續說：583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTVnRfDJvy
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZB3Nq4B5I2
「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。」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjgfhCr8KU
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKW5Immj4S
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzct57dkhJ9
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLN3s9VTE7z
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlHU1IDl34
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiT18VtnfJ
咻——583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZsCNxoJJr
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzUwLPYlvu
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgXxQs1udk
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVoA8KhXfl
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfawJhnJ5F
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtcUySPzAj
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEARAINJMf9
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYQZo5pTb2
「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？」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBj0EESZTil
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1bdaCBuqD
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQErSJIFRSp
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOF74oVk7bp
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoL2HKoRQg
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDt9mwZTuk
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpUD819OzM
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSUXQgvDml
「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。」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHoXcNHZcd
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6oxXfluYV
「「……」」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OwAUQo1SS
583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYCjboKeiX
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDmHZlNZK8
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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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCo4jR2HPA2
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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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEr8uaa1Cv
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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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KazGI89X5
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tysaKataW
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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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrW66wtmPNW
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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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVWfI4CQxD
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8bnLu2zWo
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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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9tY85Zbia
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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。583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrD44ye4sv
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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。」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXoXwLKu5q
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzt1j7ZX6us
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《第一章 結束》583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmwTswmpEZ