威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljvWm00wTB
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——為什麼？507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulBcztyTT1
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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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1z4mCVnNk
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRjfwriufW
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzU4lQVSUDk
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRxznkUO5I
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0piNK9r0M
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOy2F8kH95g
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYt2DszaTn
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoU6DBBNenB
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYqGrivSuF
「……」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQs2r7u4A1r
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTvfTl2G14
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6oVfBkBvh
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzBVWtZGAM
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7soXFY3meq
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX62BRFlUl7
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZy4NK2XvD
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSw9okIHeO
「可、可惡……」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JXWTrzwmi
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIDiBY4htF
「哈？說什麼東西？」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ypzzLMCp7
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbT4bB3IHO
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Q2u8jYPRq
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEgG6ViK9Y
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSn3ea8uav
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6yvBlpADr
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenwV9A11TA
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWa0t7s5lZ
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lheLWtRei
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsUKM8SEKA
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPb88Jtqhv
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYi3y3qws6t
就在此刻——507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94GaAgMQ8K
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwZngZoa5o
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmaPoqyigv
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNP2K2MwBk7
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORA5bdKUOn
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiA17lh16T
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfvpWsBTL8
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLvBQbobaM
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LKxsDN4uX
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpPb2sqbVJ
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcQXbYZ4IK
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLFQVDtZN4
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1XyLBFcxI
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaDJR3haJV
——怎麼回事？507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxEMNcRk6d
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl95gMXeMs8
——不、不對。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRw3ykNQSQ
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3L39hAdyld
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBOjGRxzss
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwj1g7WePg
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2g9OU64ipl
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRRc9LTYsQ
——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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ciDmuPjAt
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7094hkgH0c
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyA4FcSMzQ
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGFAACiXka
然而，威廉依舊起身。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJU9xAyRdKb
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkzQ2jELcR
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyLWP8nbpw
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1acx6uGGS
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCunsG7YShZ
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gas4hFPwm
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHLeRjauvX
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSV9NI4V5jY
「你要幹什麼？」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjMQwXKTOB
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaLa2qjctH
「喂！」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7knQ2yT7v
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5vIrBvvRv
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbzX5VPIyO
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLglDHSeybH
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oM5kbWmca
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLP3A786J9
——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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡer6P1fuw3T
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1PRMR38iv
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumncZg2KUJ
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLn436awGEO
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdvgX7acWk
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkvEanpzTp
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqmnZryogi
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVl50iJTUEb
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqc6w4wuqM
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAWcDeK1o6
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTr2GlblWBt
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz66xuH0jhZ
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTccMvNadK
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLyzJHyGpR
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5p5LzmpzMn
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESVtp8DOt9
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVS4SvfMh7
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8Gn4DKrlb
「舊的不去、新的不來……」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWZrSxkIEa
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuIzUP0m5Z
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5dRbfjsrp
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FebLe7HMu
「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。」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHJeNGJ0wK
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTrTnI4RxY
「龍舌吐息——！」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71xsTVsjBL
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiengCjlCN
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaD2MWKE3O
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ662tD7F6r9
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLY4wRJbVt6
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87RZh6gkHg
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkdZW6hjc0
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoTpNz6aZd
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMi4K9i0rY
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8urmpBETs6
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuS5VNR0lLW
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wgX2HJHVA
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPel8pJ0w9
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpFGAsol1m
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEQ0t2ysQi
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0p9PZXqE5U
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstMtlynALp
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvprFyIaETw
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4QY1DgLZd
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSskMbknIWv
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEToDbY0DYt
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTbEZ0wtfm
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6hUzd7VDg
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHNcnWwa0Z
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTtzmjJ0hn
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtSWdl6GZB
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQ9JV3a9QC
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvV02obG3dD
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr0ad61qcU
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUZ2CVlk4g
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzjFQIzRQQ
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKOY2VwP8e
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEr2yyIngm
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzBMC6M2is
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKN538KyaL
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSvvA8cUM6
「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。」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytRBkdIHtq
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZkDgopeMh
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zSU22i5zm
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pJXG6agW4
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtmZH0Bs0v
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kM28bo028
「滾下來啦，可惡！」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YFWSTC2Ag
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBj0FDWmYtd
咻——507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouzoyjxRIm
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuDhv2Ny06
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOH77Eb8Gjn
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMvOrRz0TP
然後威廉繼續說：507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntpiILfoDU
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVy2IfYZ04
「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。」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4at1NYb9tX
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlBIh3ivOF
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6cyTOjTLR
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM77T3MWedR
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRYz3S1gPu
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTokIl4ebf
咻——507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRtz061jCD
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDEQYixN1I
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXNtEd0CQW
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttLkzhN03H
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELmTtewjuY
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQDpKYtcfY
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8rn8wuGDX
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2SL7YEIgj
「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？」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWj6q6wtY5
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDGQp2lfsV
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxMNlRHljX
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWyXoZkSO4
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvk5P8NUAZ9
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9YfcQRiL1
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42Ey5HptdT
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bNq85sjrb
「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。」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYe6HtD0U4
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoiwByu3ZH
「「……」」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtK71X2uHN
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS11jVweRa3
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2yIIwmnMP
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eveVM7BJC
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1g0uzheyw1
507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVVllTfa75
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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuLIiCGdPw
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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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblEEFIeV3G
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPUi3bfu3C
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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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7d3GEGhuQY
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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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ5YcnLVt8
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkcNEKnjFJ
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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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45RbXUCtN5
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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。507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2L6OSuknae
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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。」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6kEk3t8QN
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHY8NjMToU3
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《第一章 結束》507Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVzFzM75FN