威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhMJxb7pUa
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——為什麼？553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKZH3ZUKvO
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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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYVicK2EMU
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSzqGtQTww
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrSjV0jTeI
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQPCtXYFbK
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFrHwLfetc
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnkrUI5I9T
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRwGiSIpP8
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「……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIR48CDuPhk
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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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5F3qxdzhiC
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然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TSzvzUYNe
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPosjV02u8U
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9l8jXfBer
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「可、可惡……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnqUO3j4Bg
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4Vg6d7rKr
「哈？說什麼東西？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIgBBxmgu5
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMSRUg6Fys
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsc9rkwaNO
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qJCdSmFCH
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1EqBRQuTj
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHqUqC0PJd
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhcbAZ62zE
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeN9ro2uW3T
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3OZgfW2NZ
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06tLDqczGe
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWaDFbs54y
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就在此刻——553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSO7QBltTt4
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMHaIICXQr
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUOxo9csR6
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2imyA3Ukyx
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAl4hFAAorR
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8K90zTc1Q
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡito0w6BFm7
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUl8yQdpLl
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TXMWXpgHK
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswoTPba9NP
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLSD2PMvAw
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhS5GExQXh
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoyVQPGPoi
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5zCXJEXSO
——怎麼回事？553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWhevi7jmT
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZk2kw4qZk2
——不、不對。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6J2BSiV0Ff
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09X5vtatPP
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwMRNAJt6a
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS07awsm2ao
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQVbt0ARBF
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKBSB59dYR
——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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtazRdolgwP
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2PsHTdj7B
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1bbUjvXgK
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGD9fOJKf2E
然而，威廉依舊起身。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbH7vG1Ua7e
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcVTIQjFDl
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetQJWZCAKY
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6DblEP1Qx
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JWwnDgHJ1
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LdkxjaGQA
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVa4NpwxPr
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eECaSIxLc
「你要幹什麼？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4twbytsfWC
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBAmUrOBKN
「喂！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldCiI5HaDx
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaUZjCpNqx
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWgol8E5tZ
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvX5h8PAl5D
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdESO3x4pqT
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2jbFvxyzY
——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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawPL1g09yP
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0TiQ0frjZ
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPn3w5l1Qat
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWKIQvzfsP
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4llj2J0Dk
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdRZsUYwLn
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqkz2tfaEK
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡto3ARbdmYr
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKElxJymAOc
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM45UXzh5sZ
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EPFjRV69Q
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPlq5YzIxN
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rg0jPJSTK
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMrdVYvNjr
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBFGkQgWg6
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVUeHyS9DD
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UAISAcqes
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HDUHmVHY1
「舊的不去、新的不來……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpYIcZxAKZ
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWH86xApdi1
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHxTnQ7RTc
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIc40xHzrut
「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。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAgspVV3ug
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwblAVAsQqx
「龍舌吐息——！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLO1Coi5IEr
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzwzt5fbes
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90LkE29dg4
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCjtgPoVfw
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6TPauPCIT
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYJyODU0cw
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcmerCV51K
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopgeJBVFIG
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGk0EUJyaR
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FEoc95W0P
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16abbusQzN
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9O8qoOP60
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5t0cJU6fh1
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrePg1iTvvu
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaPhfrM8YL
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctw1alP1C5
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIh4Vc4DaAt
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4L6Mfk85S
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRpGjmD5Cq
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTLv9jmsUp
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7so4KOt4M
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0w0FCGLsD
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Xbfd5fHCG
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOB5EOCtcOD
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQxcHOxzo6
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXJdLQt4SW
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiB8GefeQo
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3r1BBh14Yp
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzsvEcqsRF
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTlvWwomMM
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmCQjfaUco
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Exa6rFwHq
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4E9tXd4IdP
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXINNV1Uut
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIZGSfHDvx
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfj33R2hSX
「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。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNGoJggENG
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSi3rS6Kwvn
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BMkLpJiDJ
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡea87GTDJeH
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlgf5FCWZd
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3IghEzXK9
「滾下來啦，可惡！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3guXwWQbk
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCnoqZTH5k
咻——553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZrvuNK9vo
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92tg2ExIqP
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMAGdRSpc6
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGz1I8aqde
然後威廉繼續說：553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQclJCbT48
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHYtwevTEK
「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。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZYczByIGn
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWO3527HMEB
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuOdZZWCa8
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HLiapiir3
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthSgExHAxY
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4ZmkmM7kH
咻——553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPrl5y5Sd7
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQNhcygftT
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00qmHoA6cN
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf862WyQ4lR
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6YQWkzVbc
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGsamEMqzp
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3Ijih76Ig
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FwlQjotg7
「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？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqrLz1FnOJ
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaxImXqAFw
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIWoe5QyTD
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfK7snsuesa
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqh5DW32dz
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhf7C34F2C9
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEzKIqJn2H
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYEegX0NgQ
「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。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIuaW9Vk6y
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBD97u81kQ
「「……」」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTf1fio2TeW
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ275g0wqhSw
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukLmxjgWrC
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ736y2xC8g
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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEYDRppImy
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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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gf2WzzB2q
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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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM643h58HQo
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXp1tEkJ0j
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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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7Y30bC8FV
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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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3X33jHVctS
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wQWgbMkHB
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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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WlIXbB0d6
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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。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT40VAMbH8c
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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。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgjxCJyC1I
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0D9Z07srfe
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《第一章 結束》553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1u2kI6LWJD