威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvTGLEo9jg
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2v2K4rF2HX
——為什麼？570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0bBwlJ5hn
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3oC744FYC
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcr7FxRWL3R
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDv2Igy7aK
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvu91azHRCf
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12UE7iyHmV
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOT27dgWivb
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAPzgH77a4
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQthFwLwjO
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleuVc9QrFM
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfTC020fqw
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpaGpqtwAW
「……」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9Tc7jJbRR
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsY5fCtYi8
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMET1vcJuIr
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeYPsYw1F6
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgdN8ACTYP
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DFcooIJUU
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJ5fpTYliW
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysbyJYm7OL
「可、可惡……」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalB0VE5mVG
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYziPb2vBgv
「哈？說什麼東西？」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNAZ6RAtBP
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamxRsdfUJM
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rmrFnjZvz
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRZepIrXMZ
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfQKkRdVOS
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbQAlBaZnx
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SgEHC2Ujx
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtz7BMXD0p
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sNovWQjkt
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XAkmeRA7k
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxv4vgAylp
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8luZPQEVnx
就在此刻——570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9diiD8a7It
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQADIyYUe2T
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxp516Rz6i
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqAGzXV8Do
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42amiOmFqY
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpbGRNexL0
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5n7zdoAqF
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObanUf9sWx
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2g3LWkfE6
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcx0aZcpOkJ
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZow8YG5xmT
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBG2NVkXuhn
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDh1nZY5bjp
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XroiVA4T8
——怎麼回事？570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7cXQNDTTM
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvpvgbTsDK
——不、不對。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvNQSmB4W6
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWocOuBCnLv
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIZdhI4d1c
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEYzdn0jtY
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWj0UtXE6zM
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXitEsPgK1
——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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0kAkzpmGX
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnpLPK9ZTX
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADrfXp9GnG
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbag8I8m8fu
然而，威廉依舊起身。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiTdybEiJn
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iDTQJIukK
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlBVkcpUGq
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULJqjGHuGQ
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBBQhlYWti
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvjSZWapHw
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4TxWzoZKa
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTgnU0cRuL
「你要幹什麼？」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5rcjpbHzE
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jUBctlsTf
「喂！」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIT5Xv8C8wn
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMlxRQkSGj
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8FDubv09l
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVcksDoDs7
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDbe61FW0p
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVg9SFD8Q2
——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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoaVbfInK2
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhk05s5DCTZ
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzP7J5v4OZ
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQbjILrr4u
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJRy7wWVrf
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJDiV47fQ4
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJnXlsKYSz
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRBXiPZTl7
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHykklR3jIh
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYXLQUMWBb
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfYZgufAoq
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgLp9n5HWa
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEwkOqPUWk
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7vGuwiTWz
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNawUrCPbOn
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOqyPD5vpF
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerKlTxR3e1
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTdDt3PTo0
「舊的不去、新的不來……」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77neJoHWAm
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GTl3TBOET
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwXPG6txVX
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeG5RkySraC
「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。」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlGIsfOqQp
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iRPknuBv9
「龍舌吐息——！」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDAF0tOuGs
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTYAIXDZrK
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6M17BZbLcM
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjowO0nK2g
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehd4QVOzvo
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9k51mtUvY
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡju10ow4NEb
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IZLJXyo29
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRjlT3wrg9
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZJvpnVNsU
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfV9TYxMLVR
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4bhHlDEKD
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagayY2o3yK
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjfw0S01Ge
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMyUQNZInV
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfNXGcpFkM
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFn17CP8ZP
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqFQwuzWD4
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2G0ELc4Y1
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiexZa0M0e6
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTFAUkvWGI
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYtf4iBb13
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPb3Zi8rCO
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKC5aWSHvy
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWSi1EbV6k
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNCozON7td
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8TCp4nRuS
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSbvKKKjlk
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcoNouU8eD
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSijs5B1gA0
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUu1D7WhgT
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRENbddac7
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPPqewATfT
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFL8CytrFl
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZpRrWEYtS
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpWp5MgIMf
「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。」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vJDQzbOV0
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSWg12muzN
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2N25kx30F
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2kvcS8Zqk
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxO8burAqz
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMZj0tbTAD
「滾下來啦，可惡！」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhP0jbhKTu3
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanGgMd6ZTd
咻——570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAvPcHB71b
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnev4gsO0b
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfSnMxSlSI
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0e8PhTAsI4
然後威廉繼續說：570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdC6zwJvbKJ
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62WoOJG2PM
「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。」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejVDe1gxWu
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYVl01FQ4v
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRmui4SnHJ
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZpV7aFHMS
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Q8jyJcziZ
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjplerzxWa
咻——570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczvQJnAfLb
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSg3w9hRZdZ
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdtqKdR1Kx
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaTkcZ2lKE
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Wn7pQ0M6T
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwQiHKsDxM
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvOGP0dbQD
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpxJWxOcKR
「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？」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbWbcfKoqg
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8X0vmoZznf
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxej6TlCEl
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQwvN4QSU3
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeeEyduVAQ
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uixgwgBYd
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6BApGmj7n
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDUscSwts9
「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。」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPZc0Di10Q
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgvKl2rgUX
「「……」」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdAcCpfUV1
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2t4bXss8h
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRup2g8X39
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdx5C0vOgKk
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zdKRSDa1a
570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDa2FQ7dD9z
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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmJT7n4INS
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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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6WDBuVjvJ
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6rL6MaTab
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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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKfObJQgyF
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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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoIn5uHDsD
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iUnj1mjr3
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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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwnEAPeWQ4
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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。570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjS6zyVYJWg
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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。」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2eIsRE91Ea
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4M3fL7jSnN
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《第一章 結束》570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyA3SKl7is3