威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AmEaU0TDb
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowOMa952M1
——為什麼？498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjIpZb2E7C
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaBrEsLN97
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEqvXsfliA
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eA2qg8xXf
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBrcXikdwn
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pJI2130Cp
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGV7eoFBrhj
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vPd5HnGwn
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrscBHLOvvX
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQu6yU4je97
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWz7aEsUXkS
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrUlS1cPHT
「……」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiStKjSZTk
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AiUB5QQFL
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡks2izBXQAV
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0g6FBqzfU
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSQcqtNJUh
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fru90061z
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifFbl7ffDg
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvS6Va2aQG
「可、可惡……」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSS0hzl7Hk
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZmOyTl4nI
「哈？說什麼東西？」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HOF8AlbBY
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRSo1Cgkwb
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPi2MiMbjT
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGC3aZnEywO
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1j0vidBsd
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQEW1I8wRs
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjqh8vLsZs
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2vzwaG44O
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTkMhLjFjX
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoBjCCfaeK
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYFGApyNb0
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JNIw3I4SA
就在此刻——498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzCTDYuBU5
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMA8wRFmEN
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJ6C0RSmEx
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5sBjSaDF8
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCSb8WsSlU
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLMU1zkYzm
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vjJvmVd6L
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXCevVpNuy
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXE4CjFLXFl
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquXIu8Q4zK
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SmmjPvMwn
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLanvKqiOK
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErSg58oTpz
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKIchoeqOj
——怎麼回事？498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4NdYl7abt
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8GpQK15vU
——不、不對。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlps6lZGKSX
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlh38mb8wBT
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wGnMVpvfk
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7zjYIl1cO
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3hjqb11W0
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkW7q1QRgIW
——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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrU9yOgXmf
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpewGB6gKot
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVfWwLubJi
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylM8QPg2Du
然而，威廉依舊起身。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEy1Olw92DF
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnbYYZ9yqu
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnNgcqcTSN
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFEgjRKeln
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujQiohxseP
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaoH9mPcsO
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYVc0p9coI
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvthr5RQsO
「你要幹什麼？」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfx2Au9u3z
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpwiBZkm11
「喂！」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GpSkSd397
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEzWCFw7vm
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH93EM1xn4z
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVUr3rAP4k
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0r44Jb4qX
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBHQsj4R8P
——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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHphFFGWa04
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeK6KZpMHpy
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYi4xvILTB
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQqqnLUUiN
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOvLzMiwCb
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6cKgFCQ5A
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmC78ID0PFt
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHGEpvncmt
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqMH9cubqm
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs89uCy4xlo
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYMO87Xy3c
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgRXhgO4hL
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDlEsIhFWn
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIfoImRbD6
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnN4LuvTjwj
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BJtxfPCgF
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tuuYKg4VL
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgIqATHsV4
「舊的不去、新的不來……」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQGWYDVUtv
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLX9HQZE78e
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡep5eozi2vm
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2ILDx2eG3
「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。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhd759p7wf
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoaHwY14Tb
「龍舌吐息——！」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPj5yOOZUh
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0uBlTkugY
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOcitxqTgv
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdrrKj2KOz
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SnMrSIHSI
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jN0eYPquw
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMs2ZogTbtF
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGd1RQCQnGO
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQRH4fbdYd
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8remQZkDGy
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOPh61UTEc
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvIXWzU3zZ
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpPpNudbG9
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKldItQ7hMk
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcR7KrvhSW
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0urfkSU12V
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwWEN7Ckeg
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0PGw5Ul5G
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCQ6VMac4Q
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeda08PEcm
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqr4s6wuSq
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9N7YC9b310
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1Mhe7kDb1
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGOwtavhZ7
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuRVEfJtoH
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsj2nglT5c
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZb70vKMxYO
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSREcq0Uik
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2s1raZT9R7
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTylF9jfapm
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFO3Df4qxw0
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcORk4ZCL8F
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5F1c0TO8Sd
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUPZi6G3li
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbKzwLa0Nb
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhMtCh7jow
「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。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOCJU2nvfz
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGxILWZTI8
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuObUYdyMW
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4tt4tyB3H
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptqVM6KU8v
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFs8hgLAfJo
「滾下來啦，可惡！」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVmuwQ7oYd
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCNBGBWHXJ
咻——498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFXdgbvrBn
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0Pl0jEBYH
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOh2n5f7nmI
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TqeNjn5Yc
然後威廉繼續說：498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9o4xlTY8Q
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspmnF3l0Zn
「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。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCw8k48Lcq
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMonqdHEVic
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKMNYJtMVI
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4VGHG0Eko
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxks04xMJ1F
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33RcN3OlbJ
咻——498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjx43MLnNWh
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynFDoYHfLB
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthwByuxVS4
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7V2yH6sBhm
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEy6fvZ1ufc
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtqQnkZUI2
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ojIqjPacL
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUNL1WmeUU
「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？」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebDs8hUa4T
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2RNdeXBac
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35Hbstmepc
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTJxvvgpu0
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVapwqmJXKH
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhcJtMdEwx
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmgdk16lNU
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeD3epGQIkf
「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。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIA5q6P3sNf
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmn0fc6FzOx
「「……」」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofCjJ382La
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGPd5ub4XM
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4Xp5B98u4
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8Z7TyknPJ
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIIiuPx081
498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7DiNfPAIM
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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5znJ56jnqp
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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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfySt12X72
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkASMAWdZvZ
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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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXtMlpy8BO
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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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJ4bOY1vW8
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGvwkWTWdf
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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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPQHUyip5G
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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。498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWOVgy6Oin
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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。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobb2Ygh506
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdgp5V7xPv
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《第一章 結束》498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OEwFtLsML