威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCgs0eIOGh
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——為什麼？548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdY4cDfyD5
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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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsarvgKTHm
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmiHAwiB55
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7EdfCyMta
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4N5RocCiTe
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6KxauikOQ
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLnSJL93Cf
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkpKHb5PoM
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxIDjOXUTr
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6iRMLUrwn
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「……」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVnAUvPzxD
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiQ5p66Z1O
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKOlpmbNKK
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUJvMBbtlL
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7k3xyzP6QH
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aB7gOKZIB
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdjWDsrjdV
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTFDbCwP0t
「可、可惡……」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34Ue3N0GPY
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTHc1E2hkt
「哈？說什麼東西？」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobD8QO9UIG
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvaqPvPMHK
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHU5Ze4OPuS
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72Pp4L32tn
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MrSAix0H1
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNuWXqww17
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYxYZRSaFn
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2u28AlAas
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHrfoPL9he
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83iGAgfxqS
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzCMTEJ0a1
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUsX0ajiza
就在此刻——548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSEDwtg8uM
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWK5SbPVj38
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl87WYhhJdS
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbsp8T6uCb
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9Ds9SIPMK
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Hl3l6Hkhn
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vg5O5rI8L
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfOqFzyza2
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCeB0nXJW3
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SYAL22amz
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliEcsRUzZ1
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IYBPoxJJo
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCPyUjg1VE
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtBbGmT4Ma
——怎麼回事？548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ekpMgLcsj
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3CuUJWgIq
——不、不對。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFSAqjAH8g
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXnHNqpI5p
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfal1ZBjNJk
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iHpDoGEVu
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9V4BLgvsls
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdksZOyZcWY
——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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KxApDEQpV
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImCjX436XR
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BU5FBd12B
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDgpkyqyFj
然而，威廉依舊起身。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0iow5KtpY
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4gdjJgFZC
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1E38ZLlune
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsu9iJXilgy
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyslXLwJyL7
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFW2oX5VQm
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ040mmRM76U
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYuiq4SUez
「你要幹什麼？」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIO32kvuVB
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5uV4AT9T5
「喂！」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFHMXCWw65
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAv8a2ZJrg
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwa8jqGnoq
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1nz0KIujc
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLxXbZ3CnY
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lvDen1HFV
——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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJLVqaqH9d
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkz9yI7Md8
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiLmCHzlV8
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡca8m39JxQA
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0hfj7bgVf
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrVsIF1zt1
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GGwh8orBj
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjv76ySe8QX
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaBernqHkW
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQck4HoZsi
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwpZHfkARV
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVhbxqXDQd
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cLIw6wl0q
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwYwIESK2Z
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlf0UaXLUEt
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFB8ePdXsW5
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUVKkhSV7c
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUg0oo8IWq
「舊的不去、新的不來……」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8eUHbuf0z
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEBzDyLUNh
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2hUmQouqs
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjZey64MsD
「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。」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYvGG2Rzs8
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pOslsGszn
「龍舌吐息——！」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMAFt6L0vx
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ101CruTaEA
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bp0W548CL
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eN84mD6Zj
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3mzmnFDPn
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWCQdUIny4
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUo0DtBHqU
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIYaNXTZhv
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9KFppPnV5
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdypQ5NEjT
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ491oejWs8a
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeN7m7kJ5P
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeS6bsEkbY2
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJDoE2Zo9Y
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1I1DgBgxY
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIApWFvwic
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitNNbGzebI
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhd1ar3HbZc
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5CO1xFUEK
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQhodBGLKM
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SMpKGteeU
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B9xo4LMYx
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGVI66l3l2
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJN9HEZF5Dq
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIM2av5SOa
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qEPvCvn6F
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sIjGFG5Hq
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8L2HB1nUs
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQj5EG2P1lz
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXbpPPRyVi
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQ7OJEJcy9
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoW8nGIUyae
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24qaBtIGHU
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEKG1QYT9T
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jLAJOW6qO
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcaL4LlP4w
「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。」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcp6jgiVJWC
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEL2EUBtBPA
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6wEaMKRHK
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCu26zAJ7aw
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHr6wMmT0Xi
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkK2t9kHrVT
「滾下來啦，可惡！」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1VEX8n8eP
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqoptvek73
咻——548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubI79N0f52
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaibndKezx
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusbXqjSRGG
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsp2mCO1OLL
然後威廉繼續說：548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoL3iNWCPZU
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkAPz3eMEG
「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。」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuLqV8b9Ac
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWKQ6i0RbK
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhRYMua1Cb
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqXQbbBabf
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzIQ3iXxMX
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEqOccZhSy
咻——548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNt2rg1VbY
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsav5QFBLZA
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89bq99qvWI
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zNTBPz3fT
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQLdQk995s
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrn6vrOkWt
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqO2HnsWszG
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA25NodUbOd
「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？」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotDOCRxicf
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwT2gqadGBU
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYd6fLYGjNm
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeR9oRUSVmP
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6AMTVo62j
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoi7KNbrWg
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLoaqCTDUQ
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jHaughFYl
「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。」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tN3Ihwz3t
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJGE0RuVky
「「……」」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvmA9bWMzO
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIVw6SEeA9
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7z5S4lVXc
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsaasf5in7
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEKTOEktpz
548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aTZ0dwUod
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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0H64vK7BC
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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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91ZRkSl0Iy
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYZHDDS020
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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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnZwqGb84t
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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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnY7Ls1QPfz
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeN8oM24BmZ
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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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSiDZW1q86
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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。548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPNgC6OSgz
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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。」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88YAfegYv6
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphNNzL6eAE
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《第一章 結束》548Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YPLWTTszP