威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWUtgaOtDA
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDGPufIBzn
——為什麼？578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTC8nfGIOU
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWL9wWKHiox
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwikVwtop8
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtO92sJvEBK
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHpxe9JgJw
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrWlZD5Z3D
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQrlN7CdIG
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwCHAYrgsq
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCQX4bjx1k
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnizmahe5L
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKP8MUMXzI
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVu3ehMzvhU
「……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIujBhlinXH
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgOw3Gd84t
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2eg25QqIp
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSodEslgT5I
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25VP5sN7Vj
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZ3uhgbMio
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NmRzDDBri
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3DZosXmpW
「可、可惡……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooKqIxMyDs
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjAK4PxCzH
「哈？說什麼東西？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaVbrIMPTQ
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQTu7mRCTx
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZZSEZUr38
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3o6PVAd6EM
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Gpy9UFSLi
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYcqO5LSjv
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHJtDriSe8
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFZQt4L3hb
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2u1EoZBNx9
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYjRS2szAL
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxON2P8Q4Fl
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDnzYy9sEU
就在此刻——578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzITr2W60fr
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsuukVLLS7
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6o4SZdNh7
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRWIMHGrRw
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfdkhYIQZY
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohbmrUZW3U
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Wn20Af3kA
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCEsVxB2GG
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfx1JAeV9Fw
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9VdAeRZgg
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5jae5c8t1
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9nRtIUleA
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgVUsNbDXp
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHja1mfwpw3
——怎麼回事？578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3yAoz4nJ8
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Q0IAS9D9o
——不、不對。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTcpyDZmSG
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwEXgZjfyw
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38khFACBoy
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscl2TiFMuM
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGw8pUxBaNi
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9rYZ6iY7X
——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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNo1mY7wwc
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqCQQ17mJ5
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk658hVJ3kB
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡih8iiiSlyD
然而，威廉依舊起身。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluDBfx6tW9
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xDYayyytk
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJluyJzfBF
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVM3o6xTfQL
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxyPgSHXuq
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2wtdA0O1x
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNq7MF4LMr
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2BqIQPHmZ
「你要幹什麼？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3QRgUTqmK
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWDmBSDq9t
「喂！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlG4XbPzifq
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduK6IGfDDr
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpd0daT0Bm
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDl4Fnf9yTw
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfV28aJnLM
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrELonMK9k
——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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1J3HJ5X98z
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLJz5LLFnw
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoh9z4IbpV
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfl0oj8HrN9
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPhXmKtYeG
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gGgbGnGF5
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOKKu10NxP
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwpSgUbnwO
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69WIEmMX2c
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDODjjBrjhx
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2QKEyTmne
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4l3bdPlKWR
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOocnRNuEU
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOueDtzOFq
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhL5fpOtwP4
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqm5PUa2ya
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8s1HSOqMN
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBgcx01QpM
「舊的不去、新的不來……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmB3tkXaTMz
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4J8mD1doD
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAova2d8nh
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fEGD2qnW0
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPVcUiMw9q
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKkxxZXiY3
「龍舌吐息——！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTYheFTaIX
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8JO13lwRh
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs59zzYyTcj
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfHfBGBDUO
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBBeVO9Awv
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPruMX85nt
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8CaOsXkGh
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3z75UxDimv
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBLQ53evRu
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxpvZalVqw
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrfmszUY6G
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHozPIPtdg
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOv5kCmI9A
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ1a1IqTaV
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nGauYS9qL
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOzSsVtJmy
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWIBYtmZhZ
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdREN7Tv66q
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWsQkUcKEd
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPEiRHlIQ2
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnuStNkkHT
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcI946lEmB4
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7emv4VNcE
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhW65s7eihW
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1bibYOTBi
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjbMIwmhcK
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpMwXlST0H
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECDy06Tva0
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNC0OmH1jr
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdE6kIcMOXk
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKDa0sVgPv
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiju3PZzII
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJo5qxD0sJq
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8LyKDbBcM
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFzkC3Xme7
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LbtDRjcPl
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDttCnA2zE
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWw7YYM6nff
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJMiOrnJCG
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTs4VRG9X9
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIIBMtaCHo
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuNjXLuO2n
「滾下來啦，可惡！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8xHCjnRxh
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnN8pf3iJpI
咻——578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWX4TQS7WZ9
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96QWe25Vq4
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBS8cuGhYP
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6lhQatDd0
然後威廉繼續說：578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNewem51b6W
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkhzk9P7N7
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZ6lzYD6dr
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrthvgAdegl
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcgAIrlJW2
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlG8zR267N
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcyqTy56WA
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQhFpIq5Kd
咻——578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwj2SV4e2pi
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7qrtxC6SP
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThfym4SHaO
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsVMA92IM6
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlzJjawVlj
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6k0hS4oWHF
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyC8zTDTSp
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3PbMSfFnY
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpysmlUjom
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6Ac6LEMub
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEPwnXwVBy
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcy6CZP4aEb
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTGFq8GVFp
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDl9uSRbiYP
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Yd5WqJ5X7
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4pXXgswMs
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00SSzJYzmj
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbULYG5eLA
「「……」」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡni6dA8HIM3
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRv2WTibfNp
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqlwdGmOgL
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEJLSXLfEA
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wf6c3qMfP
578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjJllGMEuk
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpJO3tRmqH
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNNLVz8PIV
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVT2JYPJjJQ
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jPIEST0fQ
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmxQNNiyIe
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeEeTJZLrp
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2lR2Uv2qG
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oqVGpKU23
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJn6kZc9g1
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZvW7INO6q
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《第一章 結束》578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3qbSEWCdz