威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBeV7CAKoI
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——為什麼？491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGq69REafP
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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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGLQcU7Gak
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0kTQI9DS7
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8JtD3wWul
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIOWidUC3q
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tOQmnFKDa
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNkOeFQySk
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxwzIRMSJW
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeL0Yk5twTH
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cccuKIciS
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0loj2hnYlh
「……」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxEFyukPmq
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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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8q9tHry7YZ
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3vuBeXBHe
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalJkZPatL3
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RTdQ21bWF
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAZRNYLhTa
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqYpKDrz7b
「可、可惡……」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0g60hSZBFS
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSutYDZO86z
「哈？說什麼東西？」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hPuV02uu2
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKg96p02eab
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡri0TzQZ41W
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmzH1LCFLe
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9hLelQmHo
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOnfrDhmYu
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo7SryJtFV
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiV5TR5mGEw
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFTFLYRMzw
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcs6kCfeF8
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93PZa4AS4F
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTBc6aaPjY
就在此刻——491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaNxVCmnRY
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGuDdGO8VH
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8R9qyXi0I
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkDwN8PH3k
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTKVd1o63L
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVodMZf2c0
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtwYZB7qFB
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwfa4rem6Y
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGqAnbQHwP
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiHFxGwlZN
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGg08q8t4Y
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxmqbFApXA
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iUydVrMsM
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYUHZJjGLG
——怎麼回事？491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnG5qttrJ7E
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvY2w7dJVnZ
——不、不對。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGaapBrSta
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhosmfaPiC
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0M4umv7Mwl
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqSj3UKqU0
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64D9103R0W
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlUTW6qaVQ
——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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSOOjz8yUO
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIB15bxBOgn
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVgMUryjm3
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oWxa5uswO
然而，威廉依舊起身。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFIYBVNQti
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylHG4DaGuF
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGRoe6oe3g
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrV3uM9xU7i
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6UAIxbqof
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxGyqzddjb
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAg2tcZFCIf
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfheqF9ruWX
「你要幹什麼？」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwN56QXGixz
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Gew1oPtlA
「喂！」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCud2ACzZGE
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEphWPw8j1n
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9znbySbTc
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmy69ivTDm9
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVV3Q1yDM4D
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYFseUxNRv
——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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUTxmcM8q7
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0XlPYLqYk
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8p0ut7pQB
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhBGqww2vJ
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UVWrypjvh
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2ixjJtm4l
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wx2zSqila
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFdAPT0sTW
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETogFbSFp3
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLdb5GWFi6
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgH3lhTKhh2
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHgurxN8ZZ
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUudfe7Y8q
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20s0yJuC0m
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaHgM5WCrj
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuqatgcywd
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzacwCfQftD
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvvfte6e3m
「舊的不去、新的不來……」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmgoGXKHBi
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBXyLP6Nhs
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGMZocc1bZ
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCRLqvGXah
「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。」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlt0JUL3sp1
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CETGPSHfU
「龍舌吐息——！」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAKE0jQXOR
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTz7UpcCDw
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lQFLfWje4
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbJUiGbocd
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabQRQzATIw
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKA53Zm9UM
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AOn4MnIAB
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BBY5rnj1P
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEydyLEiq83
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmtweFADO1
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35R46plNr8
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyjbrUDR4u
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4rFFRIMCz
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2TnNE991x
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPp7kPjeG75
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKRdNjsezP
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKAoA13m4G
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0knVCemVJ
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpykgwxaWl
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmMIxt7hKz
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbfmVzlSl2
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWLdTsObgY
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSpIu6rtta
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHtw7tgavl
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuNwhLK5Wb
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpo1zhiTlp
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp42XT0wwfb
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxekX18SD9n
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PKIEG1Kd7
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FvLxU164V
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwUJoCujpI
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpwAD07UgG
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2I9SE5qTO
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0jPGeGN2e
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEP10tk3iyE
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3FPfWNVXk
「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。」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZLbHkKUSW
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprOIPa5oTI
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtCjOugqrD
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8fg7jwRD3
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7GaGg4uvP
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkKn78jdhI
「滾下來啦，可惡！」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxwFmQ998C
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgtyswFYk2
咻——491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIg0xgrQsm
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuYV5RhGbR
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN98TePxHTb
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqB8YMknUI
然後威廉繼續說：491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4CNTWCfWT
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mLxLo7Daz
「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。」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ112ZkmOkRq
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkfuMqyBI7
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1gFfAjxYW
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJl1umtGXXi
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnojCx2Y0Nx
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TfCo2y2jK
咻——491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLJe4ayWXQ
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuPzi0pJfy
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNv2YyETSI
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUFNTX7vwe
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBK0OPyLgA
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCh3slDD5xe
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJolTYwoAV8
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaOPfazPYp
「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？」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7I1p07Pwk
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoNxtlzIen
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiVgXEUIrH
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuNt9yQUal
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSdV3BYkv2
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxuwsdaaah
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12ASJFTgG4
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFJ7mLE4j3
「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。」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWF1Dp0ye1r
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFZ3vexfwz
「「……」」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7u4zI0WP7U
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBlclSc5g8
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZNQQqC0be
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWWYm4Mdki
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwQl0FTCXC
491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJ36FUsD47
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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KMFDFSRLG
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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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqiFNWZkad
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFsQ06l01D
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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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQALFjv7VY
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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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVRcW4hVHg
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThd6LR2xOp
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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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3DcqktSMn
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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。491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQv8BLM9i6
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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。」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0fR3lyujZ
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRqUkLWpjp
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《第一章 結束》491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZXljoEGjm