威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjG3hms5n99
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9TivifoNl
——為什麼？578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h9LBQlQ80
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wJIYt59b2
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1zLmcUXMX
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhbZd0bCMT
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkERI1yMFZ
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQe6TpTCj7B
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEO92vzXHuH
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHEAkvXyo5
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcOBsUqalO
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vWbVaRehL
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOddljlJzV9
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmSFobyS9B
「……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4rr4BUP6M
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuhicXpTll
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPSYVfKMzi
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNYpGPN8f6
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbM9afcYeT
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJVTTZayuH
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTDi5bPKLa
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHqZ1NSTBB
「可、可惡……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodLrq6SMLK
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoTTzjG7Ur
「哈？說什麼東西？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrGyZROUyN
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaxpUkGNBr
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJSUThxvLC
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Bhx0YXEP0
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEVKWJ3YJG
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1a2RbD31ym
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQHJxNeH78
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7NuXcrABE
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2cbP1CfNf
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2josPumpGd
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMgEO6TbIF
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DEn7eXuzG
就在此刻——578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3VuBVvWy4
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9zJRAoUWp
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCZTNtIJGn
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtjJaZ2f6M
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGmiDJFkNh
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbPqDINb2T
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aCRKN72lJ
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0BRbsG7cq
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsefLQ9elbK
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCrGHeGjtO
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjYVWLMXbg
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5edH9IPKN
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yWT5iweg8
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUqoSu3d9T
——怎麼回事？578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQCLjeTsqF
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr91gEHi1f0
——不、不對。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYU8yXibJa
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5iiurRZoO
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmtt5sFXIm
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQy0tJvbmE
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbkZIq9gP7
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOaPxYGfnJ
——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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRIJgv3M9I
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDP1nXTCHs
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6rR6yuNBL
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApLgWICpz1
然而，威廉依舊起身。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTo7Ng1nFCY
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbewnig6xc
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvJpxbSiVb
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWw3JwtIN6
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHV9oyTv6oQ
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQN4en4vQw
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovvdP2foOS
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeXmYY7MZg
「你要幹什麼？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchIqPdiplr
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5LmgPvpvr
「喂！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuw5pjglYyp
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCi6oYjpLO
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fJg2LlTSU
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7orJtEpXI
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDM4IVzGIu
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOL5LXx5J6J
——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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwcFlBV7qZ
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ngHWLSoV9
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDRX5qxwhV
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJslKMe8sk0
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaNRF9KBb4
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGCsLJ3I7A
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOs1JTW1vO
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡullanSjnVu
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlPeCyxEMj
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOpfAcIlqC
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAZHOfoYvf
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHUE7aDsNP
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Jxan8te1Y
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ313i7OgtZY
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp77glrh8Nm
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeBnd8k4Pv
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcykoL8lj0
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwS0jfHgNpO
「舊的不去、新的不來……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrYR8jH2Gi
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTRDGaznNn
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnQe82oD1O
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45eHjAEJC6
「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。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxA5ZlHoY9
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdb3scYyb36
「龍舌吐息——！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYuJFuTVYL
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOXcxQvEtH
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGYeymNACl
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwW2SxHzub
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Eq8HDStnW
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iIayVst4K
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdCwWIui0x
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKIZz5n35U
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXWoATAl2u
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcbre0PTnV
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFUNicUBBQ
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmn5fr4zz7
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcxqXFkmsK
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Dr70IF2lj
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjldqkVI1dM
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8i1XH2spW3
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6kaoogFDK
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxSlbbLBdL
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ia0BqyZaD
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9RwFHB8Ji
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlePhn92bnl
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJoSnbZLFl
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIGVhuC1Md
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VMwpHgonq
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttXv5mWiGS
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhMmoBchY6
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVL8k9bLl4n
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoynDmd4Il
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGc1B8cfAP
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9a5oQIREh
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wjMO1g4yK
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQguH7BUYpM
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlo6frFMkf
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqtFwKvdtf
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1I3WQFwoRs
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Kg1kFAezP
「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。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGoRkY9iZS
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5edIurY8FP
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxqqdODhHC
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxn4ulAo30R
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrT8Z8gxC7D
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUsoA7Y3AG
「滾下來啦，可惡！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooVPKjY8pm
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNAE6oJRtx
咻——578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFM1690sMX
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNzIoaOBsm
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfOkqWDURJ
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdLZZG32HD
然後威廉繼續說：578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TFoYzRgsO
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSbTdTlNbd
「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。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNkuane8rC
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NbsuzJwit
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ITQvH45TK
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoISQoTjG2D
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwhvAb8W1t
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEEsjGwb65
咻——578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlbH4rYIEv
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVxZO2IYbr
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nn2gXtwXP
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vgTPfysGj
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGs1JGJw4bJ
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfmrEyOErw
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUj2snFoNz
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67WHlCJIvq
「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？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07zhYHCEhA
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkEOgzMc4y
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrhtmWb1jb
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmG5eeUcTn
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVYYiWj0nt
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRsUVmM4L8
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEwsVA0Kyy
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3iyeQpr4m
「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。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlIESiyAoS
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqfAeSEP6j
「「……」」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDfyA4XiLS
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWubkw6vlnu
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ACHpXzsnn
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2DqHQtLY8
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCqM97PyOg
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qDfoAiqb6
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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1c4xoojIE
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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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52coFHkIEt
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIYmkZqS0C
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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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLN3kPmnHcY
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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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtWpd5xaao
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLa4gknm3f4
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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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKtcUTCBwZ
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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。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPE5j5WbLqk
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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。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXldra4IZWw
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwojaTvN2hA
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《第一章 結束》578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaTMjiYDph