威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVLXyKbZzF
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNJcDxoqu9
——為什麼？576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFJV5QXDIz
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1du1bhtqMk
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPl3vYsnqOG
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHtNzXJo34
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIobYDcblu
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQfoamVgjF
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosuOmHY18o
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVl6TaZ03z4
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3JnEK1iIu
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BanJaSmzJ
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnpu0ZX9il
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Nlt9ysyI4
「……」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYjOKuSjs1
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHOYGLhjD4
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddZSY24Xcv
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgwrTIn4E0
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnfuHXeeXI
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHTnrr57VX
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxT0eGoN2SY
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuTGgrsRgZ
「可、可惡……」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRZev3ZBaY
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDu5dU4X61
「哈？說什麼東西？」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4tZPJP4iL
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EpR8Rv557
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClbRiViyxA
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ75P1hEccG
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuU8a0xkbPs
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbk1Ourx4B
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hqSSjTpco
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0vQ4e63j9
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKOolqf0Za
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByaeNKNxKW
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdj7Z1FyoW0
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9E99K0PAC
就在此刻——576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikMeBqkNwL
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JAlBjbhJJ
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf48Fy9eo0
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAETGTbHSh
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRF970hljk
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZvMaZv5gq
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ571kfzKfFg
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2u78Tf7xW
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PlsusRH0E
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxEdRPJXoC
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHc1Mhs2u7
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HvSvrpPsZ
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyOJjebO3n
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddH6IRgnGJ
——怎麼回事？576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlylcR7jQ0
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLALXQfDqm6
——不、不對。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJm6VnDSby2
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1idJC91iLY
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5L7mOJLQsu
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyyyDeiKe5
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuTsq0bdJ7
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynyMv1OLbx
——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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTKb1zFqTR
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmGxWyrEan
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwSdPLNaC2
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0OK3WyHFs
然而，威廉依舊起身。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Ow2BKeaxi
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoF3VleinK
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31MI2Ze60X
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvG9w1mvTNU
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0fhXXAwQI
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC15OnyWyiE
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydAUA6CPLz
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8owa5lY7m
「你要幹什麼？」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uXTOYehoD
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoWcE5PH0T
「喂！」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMd3MUsfji9
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSr8qwGQVV1
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PGLT2s5Ih
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIh80FDCEqI
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxgRE0iAW1
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTHl4keigQ
——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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ST3Gp7Mt9
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9e5ZSudyKb
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHTGbztl86
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFooP2dKmw
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVbFWUgEAQ
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7fjHJDeoK
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhTyZsFvuH
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1T5zyHSxIX
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5X4Bx1aoic
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ095mjkd4ub
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr1h3qKGNK
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCMXx4nlLZ
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrppg7auQZ
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacqEAmdG4t
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iPjchMJ3g
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboTtsvc6o8
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu97D1QhkHJ
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAumHK3FJX
「舊的不去、新的不來……」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vheBpIlB4
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaWCfqG1Ps
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi26Xn9ibz2
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZTL4C40ck
「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。」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGg6f2lHxiE
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VPgAxnQUp
「龍舌吐息——！」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJL5WV60dl
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokqRLiEdfP
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1stRdxmwx
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtsu657W8J
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUnN1axsvT
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabXoXvcR7D
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQgT4xvDGL
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGITa6CuNE
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1DCEk2Zey
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstCJdkggXX
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylnVRrczSe
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCj95yu76VH
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVk7vbGKHfp
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOwHoxVsPq
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHLsLk3BRI
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbL5gHMeVj
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwIHDU4sxM
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2g9TM09y7
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOc2M4GKUSd
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7gCDts5pO
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0Gaif7TPC
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Q35WL6ajq
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKym9ZcvsgI
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTblvluAYgd
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnNDh7WgrG
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7nR7yI0xj
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkITd1MxcE
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0zZKkvcIr
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuCMFvevIJ
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJDc5qTYTr
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43bkht4Zjq
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lju4VMuol
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83rUNAjdPl
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfo6sSTsHE2
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUZtiRQRAW
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfijzZ1uv1z
「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。」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5amwYNVzwW
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxeBZT1Vkz
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6WUElS9ig
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuBS6GCCNH
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0Ew8Nou3D
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHq64DxEhy
「滾下來啦，可惡！」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViuB2jjP6f
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfO6fjsIXsz
咻——576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXKqezkb70
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIX03n1cPtx
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbUvpBLeSp
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwazVVsXZCV
然後威廉繼續說：576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmD9VcwhDVW
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjHIGjhnsy
「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。」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1HjBc5VSy
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3i2ktOeUsD
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAVqWWwa3P
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8nC1V3QyD
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsZQuZhO7g
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLKDDYkkxO
咻——576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKlA54oHd9
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXa0pQVYfOg
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70KVvtiNwR
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoxfpqKgmW
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVLffPMIAK
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeOjN7q7Fy
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFGu8AyMxp
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDsqLcOpq9
「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？」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbKlwp4whZ
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwvEMSdwQE
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH67UWgnGNj
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTakl6lPLUE
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNTaEDwbI8
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1DSROFOTc
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnA0f4ytzSo
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbgYziYruX
「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。」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVnKpWnumW
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGYjqUUtEV
「「……」」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoP25BvoQqO
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdayJtkYli
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyRPNAKrmN
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa17108I2qT
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZZzdjLzSm
576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhv6iT0Xf7
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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXTS0cxfVG
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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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkqMPiEoOJ
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtanI2jFpqa
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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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2t69SubOvk
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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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFtn6yswEh
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8YbGQ83ia
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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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPFuHr4X0l
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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。576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6ADo3PxIZ
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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。」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgTRQNXvzS
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMK2Mmsjr9T
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《第一章 結束》576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyoOK6iKsV