威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJL7L0lBTh
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoIPM0GAj4
——為什麼？522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgnXf1sFdD
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnJt0URpPq
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3uyeoEf6u
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrA5A4YJQCc
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwykq0K4Ym3
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBieEYezD4P
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXEUQ3owsP
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKCMG7zh3F
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt99a6Bnfxn
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6l9F9bj2V
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmn5DHQ2gs
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaU2NjUmex
「……」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4E4UH7vgPu
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡew1Mc2SZ6X
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAF6bgObax
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuJko0BL5Z
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzafwj9fZ1
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3e9lwRg3W
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZo3fXU9oQ
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMHtazEedS
「可、可惡……」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJj4w8PR4fQ
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaV9PcTw43H
「哈？說什麼東西？」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbllTkjzZ1
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEo1fnhMTK
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZzwlS7VEt
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjuRWJcnh0
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc72gXv0p2
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr78dKpfeVx
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1EaqdP6OW
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2KDxU7dlV
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmy6Ptmj1rS
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgbACVXdae
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7y7r5VjdZ
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBiDH3Z0F0
就在此刻——522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUKevA7OC8
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lkQakMckQ
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTOhh5TlCm
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoZJI23Dxw
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGkZHSkxQh
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm7qToiU0u
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNDeYhb8ct
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Sj5RCFGro
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hT9zaMeaV
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wOhoO9p5w
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9klAWT0q7
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLGejnoU3o
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTN3SNOs6q
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEHyPnWWXf
——怎麼回事？522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWhPzlsp58
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepMJXN2Mpw
——不、不對。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpR2OStzr5R
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJaMGQ4iY4
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfkNLuleMJ
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiEg4vufcG
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMrXhADoj4
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnG0TC19neT
——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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulv3hjimT4
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOM8jPHqACq
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7bGqZbv9C
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeYccwLjoL
然而，威廉依舊起身。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9SUJwfPE9
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9m7JMXM5D
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aDPbojLQ5
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRnoQR4r8B
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7n3vHVyOXi
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxp7xyUZnU
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpKAlTTakc
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtX3uiqLPof
「你要幹什麼？」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1ReQjzEPz
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeobn2VNsYP
「喂！」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2p82I187HN
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43zXYTlVbI
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTTThRely4
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9cRogpcWT
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfH3nPKgYAq
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbrlIUWWR1
——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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XbRktkX0D
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMw9Dk2KlO5
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4PoNmaAd9
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoWzwoOR9g
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FrD2nsKye
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIbt1XghVe
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPQ4YyKjYI
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqh1Y1cQU3
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1pIqdQsMQ
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRpUkTddjG
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGEbIFWZAR
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQ5jOQcqYz
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeB27PGJ1L2
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MvAsyxQBq
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsV4S1Cfxrn
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9k9NI7yka
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFC4OxTiaXh
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiGiFuKJry
「舊的不去、新的不來……」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXK8XnGu6ng
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoqW2uhxHp
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZXuSUhRAG
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbnK2XuTwP
「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。」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtAtBwHE1U
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCfRDIwI5G
「龍舌吐息——！」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rQTMNJt0r
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEhxp6trw2
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OvKmAF49M
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH05AdTZxoT
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWrSQAWGnR
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpV9Hnwcaj1
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTja9HuXR42
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TX97fSHnA
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkS9rqgs2b
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwTpB42gq5
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyleNy40gP
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eoyn2lZPx
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZiVNIDGCf
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrErmsBw50u
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutCwwO07Vd
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZ8yNoThk3
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NIrc5VXVi
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIia6kDFY8
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZmX2gYuov
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMCnwq8kcn
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNophJOJqL
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1ja6Ww7bJ
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7SaOPv4iq
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GkZm6INiI
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2FsbKr0DM
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiu0KBiJ4D
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjugslN0XdI
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyyQKDwQya
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4szMM5w71f
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe11BLrN4N
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHcgpaePT1
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSa3OCX3GDa
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ORRPEbalr
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWa2ZVUBqxJ
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgZgXAVRiI
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcCYQWLOPS
「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。」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQC1WX4O7d
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRix0mQJ78K
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHoov5U1Zr
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4qKkiHbQ1
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhsGYDyOoH
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrIC1uSVdw
「滾下來啦，可惡！」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3f59pNtyu
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk16MwIJUKp
咻——522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgusi6vPuB
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIamvAbj6e4
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5HJO7ql4i
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRxW7UJsH7
然後威廉繼續說：522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3bRZKscYW
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtv1NotQjg
「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。」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkg7Or0ULEK
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNLDITqqnL
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKs25P1iZ1
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOBURpZken
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDq2ETK2EHM
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVgE6vMTyA
咻——522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULlalzq1Nv
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4a91KcuMS
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDwbAEeluQ
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ydSaScvcJ
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuWIVE1m1t
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZeviwGkFg
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI51pTJXIJd
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9lGlOteox
「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？」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRagG3wb31G
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZqOPlOb9N
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJpaAtokE3
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQus2UUf3U
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9At5Rfm1j
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tFzmIQY7w
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyGewyyIRp
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9m7lef67uD
「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。」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEjREi27RM
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgMn6cwyGg
「「……」」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnfDAiffVR
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7aFLUJoos
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYFvAoYFoV
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEBFqOU9XK
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOO0D9mgttv
522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDUIa63a5z
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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhySAKPIsd
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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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyPWcqnSLk
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosdbONJH9x
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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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrNh6zURsv
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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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zREB8tlrl
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYy9tAB6GW
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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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35Rl0TCEgC
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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。522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLn4rol22q
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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。」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3cAmIXdKz
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzceh3C2quR
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《第一章 結束》522Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zvEpn7U7y