威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgChFUP35V
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——為什麼？549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjeQq2xAgQ
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfRlQF6ado
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgRYV0Hosv
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TQ2zQgOmk
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64gZR8YKG0
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzm6GKPKIu
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElIHDLHttD
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwIHKhM6nb
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1XVROjNvv
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9f9Pz46it6
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4w36GrcPX
「……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQDibuAd8e
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrNaQgYFZz
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6AYdvUBqx
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2S5NbkLqH
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2jqxKYyri
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ397twitxSo
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReObRxrKuE
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWlky5wPTf
「可、可惡……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pUrLE4tki
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Z80cqPB7a
「哈？說什麼東西？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTj0S2h0Wa
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFN55TvD1q
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkg5R7PuKKp
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPdHrIoblj
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcAjDDzK7y
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6qzrObV33
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZg9UfyEzKw
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAQFyvo5qu
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFN9YLimaS
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtSEhPbzfB
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wd7f3BrfK
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uHm4LOwbo
就在此刻——549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYNCQDiMUM
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJIqU80cFu
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFdH1R9gFu
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtU3dw1VyO
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lA1Eo2DXP
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1LQ7L2DS8
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngWhkPr3s9
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrivu0E0kUb
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPonYrqo43x
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgvOCnc6oU
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5DUlh47OG
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOnJRjctZL
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrHblDYLkV
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yyQ4hFCHQ
——怎麼回事？549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiw3Ug6Mbj
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUYI3fVFwB
——不、不對。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmFOET8IxV
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9XUcvFUjt
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnGMEHhpPW
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTISlLylmrK
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRG5dgNx5vq
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaQBlTsfm6
——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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0Y6n64ZwB
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpIcqmT5Wr
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07KkSRInKg
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEWCRLA18P
然而，威廉依舊起身。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAMbd502XK
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXDQ9rKynA
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdooxn9QUOr
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQniRtxCSZ
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrvzaVNpbz
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQoNCAp5xP
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SVGsrEc79
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7aOcEyIsS
「你要幹什麼？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrhs2eFOyU
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmny1YwhO4
「喂！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMtgIKZprl
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSmwSFZeuu
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZJVtL30wl
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMg2wl8TOpp
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYoptMX6EV
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfQV7iuLBL
——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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LvoM55dEj
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PtwUhcbJu
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNPY1zl42c
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVhhkirNIW
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFH6FGFlbvb
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZ8VYNwkHw
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4wU8WPiga
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3A7BdcvDL
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMavraeOu0e
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95IdyUxQTi
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkX6Oa3oI0
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDvsgkAS7j
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsp7NPC0n2
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9F6RZIYB14
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDtoNFz4wj
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQsOirrVxN
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWfsFWqJ60
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX46jP1J3DQ
「舊的不去、新的不來……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzJZz4QHeE
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZrzFLVWqx
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsP1ZI281pb
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡya6qtWn3gd
「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。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMTxdL1bJL
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuQH8gqFRg
「龍舌吐息——！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tGfGXE0bc
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIDHvDmokT
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLuZEpt4Bv
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwyNMWK5ZP
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnW3q3a5QS2
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjPcXqrCqG
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzTnFsUe8k
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZkU7sPogI
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NmEO19qr4
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfoJQVxUNV
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2mG0w3zOr
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqquvI69ufP
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjpNq5j1l6
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPRgwGadkY
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8ySdAyA9J
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfX4jJOAN8
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDViUOlvIl
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6o9gHL0Lj
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3zNrgzgti
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQzGLeSYVL
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAaEO2TA23
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vVtLYJ6aC
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMvRAKC9Jp
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgKZwNB0vE
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkbMeWn4Kn
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8P02zFy2Y2
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXl3E326kN
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchPeZmtbjk
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSPgDHb2iy
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwADKdaaPz
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlMky71NyB
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9pADaC1Uu
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡom01v4uX7v
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FpjbWc7eO
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ze1g8zaMt
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vRGIVffA3
「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。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugi5UZy7Sl
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SUDbWm4Rg
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKgPDvu3P6
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UQeiCEpbR
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RT53GXnXl
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHWaFRiQEH
「滾下來啦，可惡！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRDYXC5xZl
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeo018AQUI
咻——549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6glCJZ7BOZ
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeEVQ9N4TA
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiTLGybQG2
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SseloV489
然後威廉繼續說：549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjDbsaDBY5
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKRa1o92C4
「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。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBsVtihZhb
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pmdLQX3EB
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDRyYE7Qpv
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAO38Lmkpk
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJq6mcqhOFd
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSQEgKsVxJ
咻——549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcatgBTglj
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9ScVZBVJ0
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6gLsBQXga
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOH26jmUien
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xzxOvyE8E
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdbmMgjzg7
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsxWLuDKvr
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMqkNgEHzw
「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？」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6ZHIAwMbY
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dafWJOQC4
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzY9wGIqa4
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tmDu4tSrc
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAl0Z4AikL
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcmBYzW03y
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6abrCRb8T
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcA23Fb9Zy
「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。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oqeJnLJf2
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPQtX1HXYd
「「……」」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwVoPR98Lv
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAu1dnZuLI
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqCOr6v9Y7
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuhuFLCXAQ
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1R9pZOnNFL
549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1og9WZ4W1
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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtZqY60oaU
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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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMurW5FsLS
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3J1Jaxo5k5
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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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzSapM8Xel
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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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmtqzYB11d
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEY0d3nJrC
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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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZTcDHKh6v
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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。549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vZiCs7qd5
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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。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRriv9J6UQD
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0D9EMgEME
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《第一章 結束》549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6DAJw1cTJ