威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGGG02a3MP
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——為什麼？553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNjTA7sw0r
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfK2ovmIlK
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Htd0I1K4r
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bNrgKCaiD
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFlI6n2ISC
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFRM3zQq0c
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgisXldrgxZ
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsa2HZVy2Aj
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「……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsT3diaKN4e
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBU8HY0tCLx
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然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3121OdHpYz
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1FCPOBisb
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3VDK1RTO8
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「可、可惡……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpC7MXAYELz
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5ypHjzNYr
「哈？說什麼東西？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfgYBLet16
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1MQJXsXpx
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBox28hyCoK
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65wautZTVy
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5up3HzZE72
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威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoiBACIrr6
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQJMA2aMke
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoX9xyOwHsM
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpERrKBW1hW
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ898hYS44Om
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就在此刻——553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdnb7zxCSU
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx39dTUnQGJ
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiBltY1SB3
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2G3RwrZh9P
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwQrQxOIgo
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVO9VNWG5g
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1Rnuk3uj8
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70lOvGoZ4a
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ouBABCakX
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7Ua63OIKb
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGIkZoPOhp
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavAorsOaS6
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBMcb2lIAq
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGADmyW7QE
——怎麼回事？553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aYinu4DZv
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFy8qiImrC
——不、不對。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QGmLbUeHc
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlzgulew6t
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuoJ08xbZl
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1Yz6TOumV
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6fyXZI8Ff
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbIDsiM8cX
——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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXf6aeqyU1
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmz6leN0Pqm
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRQRPAFm1n
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMykGzTtbo
然而，威廉依舊起身。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBJuOjYQY5
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxdBdlf41t
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyz6LEC0xqn
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagVMMuWPm8
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoNQ92Da9Q
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3Ji8Xq7lN
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZQFRNs21D
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFMTHj255e
「你要幹什麼？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQy0MEtQMe
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwgTkrXH2Z
「喂！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHejHEa0GEH
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzpdWGUlX7
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaHDaoylZA
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlI6DMClGJ
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYE58l2kjez
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmdAtObeGK
——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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgi2u6QDc1
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WNTDOUsWQ
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tyK6pNYjB
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdFWgOROP2
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrsGMu1HP9
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4EqYEpovJ
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySh5IDbCvT
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRBn1sgFc8
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nALlhfjWP
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ISJf3Mh5r
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbJh1uW4vX
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSqFSSn5Uc
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMLaSRV9jr
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqVDqgty7S
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTfDnIFigA
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupPn1nlTo0
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsHWYJTJBb
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hnospX8n3
「舊的不去、新的不來……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5F15HLn5w
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5kC7hsZjA
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdzqRAiaJL
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gsBOcq7KP
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwJO7pesnq
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijBPlDxE8j
「龍舌吐息——！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDASqk9Pdl
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZF34ETBi0
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNF6l4Y0mQ
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jbGkqninp
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyomihKwQkm
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGiipevYwx
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKx6FKjMn0
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVZiUbiSUF
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBA1jcoaVV
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLm5DYZueVh
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvpmnm0mlH
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTUy62ngjK
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tJKgZav86
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpXqze5PEm
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahHYs4kzES
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4Af3UfQ5D
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7B4p8SS2m
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXq6p5RIXrF
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUjUNGuDzy
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq1P5dvBgB
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37bMLD2gsT
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA98YOXd7As
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8Zt56sWV3
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazlCQptpuF
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4i8lSv1cLH
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEU5PNjAz9
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6o3L7OV40
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iSFbDmNit
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Bv6lktWeE
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSY77gm8Jgs
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQ6LM4pjBM
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbxoW4itsG
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5C5BRYBJqE
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJXDHVo3sQ
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDTpa9oF8K
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UVq0qNxr8
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpsajPnLcj
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1PJVqV6Ro
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmf4ipH1eT
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZmcqXwM3V
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuRo2vwGrd
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpVUN5eUNm
「滾下來啦，可惡！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1slUQyCuD
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOIDhKfLqY
咻——553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDE6vcyUExT
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRWvx3NPvT
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnSDH2sxCb
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBeHm2hrC6
然後威廉繼續說：553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1teqoQ0nHE
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbC5BzTKJ3
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsz99BK3cM
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASTtByIMnq
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoufYmvAw8X
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYUc0xP25M
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUuDiRzOsD
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLSjlxXkGy
咻——553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNORZZIlOAH
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutLdazD9TW
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYYCsiTDTs
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOFfmznbu5
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTsjRyPkMN
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRVOXcLhLX
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvh2HQpiBtw
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65Yw8jVs8E
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdWX8fmMCC
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSfC0MLXVV
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykgElAhv8J
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MBYZD7uOr
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmw83eRDj0
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPyLK7jb99
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvsUakPc1U
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNlxOnK613
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdFDYloMyx
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWBrioweRx
「「……」」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2YDGovWPb
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThqzRHL4Fv
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzZD3wP63P
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡle2tvlnJaV
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcB7j3LQL6
553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2jsymSySP
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElm7pVAqyl
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS03mRNtQRc
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡID8rjeF2QM
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6haIFCjGkK
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaMsAOfvxV
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9V9lsjsayr
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYbVlbtPh3
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFd5mrNP8D
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalMqjVreIT
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBhLY2UuxJ
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《第一章 結束》553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6REMiJDyFo