威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOGdcj508Q
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0Fk7LE6Ir
——為什麼？434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSVAlYA2eu
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByqPCxURXH
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZZzYhxrPg
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAYYdi2K42
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0wtG4vBy1
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHBBLVAXtq
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLzaQcNvSO
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyVn0X6Vym
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZC2GNhTwd
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMmQ8v2AWH
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfv7LwhWoT
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocTlxCoNE1
「……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYhqJGYUfz
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApmF6KLTvA
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLI64ZbvhC
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjPl2uRmDT
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eqYpViFdu
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzEojvFwEw
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoLKL794Kz
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1miZYnWLBl
「可、可惡……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyl3FbT6L4v
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ255Ftv6Lx
「哈？說什麼東西？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSyMOhgTx7
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtyez7UK3D
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwo4m4Ge1lW
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWhhmytWtY
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6sAUpiVG0
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0a6eHiT3cy
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKOCjNdISP
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrR5Lngv6CE
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dwAytyS9V
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjvtPfMXFR
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMqWBfhhdA
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgHnmJZNLO
就在此刻——434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lLGI4IuS6
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡek0EuQxGPG
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJSWri4sep
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8VFsncL6i
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6ulHr7f59
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG58eJwiMIq
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoI0zui5Wdr
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9XwOOSSjP
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTm3SZMzudY
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfvxwF1Luh
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBNbvYTonG
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RhDQIJy4K
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8d0Yg01nh
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwDISBX0CB
——怎麼回事？434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uH8VhXcNt
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtryu2yiyN
——不、不對。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BwefRdK1y
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMBisxDYKK
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzW15Zvwzm
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdu85ve5dUj
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxh52B2DVN
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3QUFtU7m1
——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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGthgXFMuE
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4L29PoXUW
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1EuOoBgJM
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE63NZweaOj
然而，威廉依舊起身。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5K2NzfmqnF
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBc0LbPtPq
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQ88dvvPRh
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrkiHHTTpW
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJuM4vxklA
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08CI580vvh
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTvR5lBHdB
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNjNWyZlGq
「你要幹什麼？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0UjWkGkmw
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsDiioH8hn
「喂！」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRSmOeY7uv
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFWww1PuZ3
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsEljyPhPB
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaRbfdWyCd
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEdrcx0oCe
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvuMbHr6kY
——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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5C9yxx1Yl
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJpqU2isOR
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2npOTZ3fl
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotkcYtn1hK
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerBI28GDyt
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDnoeT42Jy
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDL0IRGKMO
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgcZKTYsbc
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbChdjTeLC4
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRlT24BezB
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfrOc9JxAS
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQ9IPtLq0I
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDVF3exWxg
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2KNQ1Kjeq
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8u26RBdgT
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhpcQRs2Q8
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42j9uoq8fK
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfakZztfJN
「舊的不去、新的不來……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7r1L7FYiMc
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGZcrDYr4W
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboRCoM8DaX
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQcwL9CIzz
「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。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqQhanhJMV
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeagV7HazJE
「龍舌吐息——！」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgW8qmVvuSj
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHgCw3q2SY
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHM9Xf7OAjX
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkQEJfBcpi
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4d8BS1JJx
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42RL7rcWmi
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HJq8HiFY2
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyHuZPGLfu
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsgQpIs11Q
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsQR9q9iND
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGaljKKezV
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SwKlwSijb
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdtscMV8PC
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5hPGA2qm3
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfSWPRq5RC
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOeActWAKn
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PyyHwGnII
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPdFnrRv9g
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wfZBhTvR1
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGDiTr2uub
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0U6GOTF19b
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtlWbGiX30
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDer0Nzx9ud
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVUGevRcqs
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mF5St6L86
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixk2vW7NHx
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfO0S5UGTrF
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtGCw6kjMQ
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLx90u2IvH
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYCSVILdGV
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeyyOOB85A
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WOBCx90S1
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLhDkKHq9a
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiHzRCA1mx
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡli7VipYJxW
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjI4KLSUHn
「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。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1BajgYVMD
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicep90f2ve
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KwSvd45VX
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORY22RxmSc
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmIDynl10W
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBewfqrmSYv
「滾下來啦，可惡！」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7X0ofeUvxW
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JJRe0JddU
咻——434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dmsxBMmd4
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYB15XEhjw
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42j2erHgOj
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYFK2V6xH0
然後威廉繼續說：434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1QgMTK3Xa
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnf80vaW80A
「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。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgLjWrM2qf
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtynFHYiVH
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkc0bnQuxeD
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU75i9dJKgS
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJPXPCDfYd
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiURG4fyzIf
咻——434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUC3xiUzkCA
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2wLHJ3kUG
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEg99sVc3jV
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1QyYwcVdF
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSr7Y6JFoV5
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhrDpVAnWv
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2yVcZuQqf
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mRtJpk4Yi
「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？」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyPLYzGzP3
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmvmVTxouY
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrFuBNnBoV
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzTdB3u8o8
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYV4AgCAKh
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRJsH2uHF6
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQl5YtMs2i
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxhE8zUkKv
「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。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRce2Bq08wz
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdRuidb9cY
「「……」」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaId8OOZPj
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbzOU430yr
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bpT4LVxmx
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmtKAVTdSo
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGEzkjra9G
434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRK9SuR0Wrs
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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MUWp6xhnR
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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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnyBH2yoev
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhk44lEfts
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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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbz9AptkWBm
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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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHMocQFEo0
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDPHED1oCJ
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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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBU4Kw5TdX
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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。434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVg2rZBN3W
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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。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWIN9MNB88
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtL13By5bY
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《第一章 結束》434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2z0PICRoa