威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxcBLaU7iM
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——為什麼？457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgXZzc8Vte
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRR6OOhvef
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmMpx2sReB
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJRua64O3l
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIKES4XxYy
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWV6dXXAsX0
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDX7VyRfgA5
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUT8ciiCjy3
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVvNyvUTdC
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTYgWnjkib
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAm0G95SbKJ
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCo4O4Qjay2
「……」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPObztvEOTe
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OBqcISigL
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOnVi60F1h
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KuhtTBthC
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2Tzy2JSJs
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpZuxbSXi3
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjWHe6zeID
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKauT4Mk6B
「可、可惡……」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OSCZRWTFv
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBTwPK9tYE
「哈？說什麼東西？」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TUn5s59wh
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAVtzenoB0
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pRyULfWuZ
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnvY6yAudN
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz38qwBNDVY
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7e8W6PQyb
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuO2l2LjuN
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBbLz5AjLV
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDyszs72Qp
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKMKnOoxiH
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjyhZxubtu
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC43R9jepRD
就在此刻——457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSG0KPZIGt
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡso92XHTdEn
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMnK7RF4bF
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ph5ZH8T3v
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxrcen01s7
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQK6utoe1ub
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lyBEoHNp8
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9Jz5l29q3
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OaxacGlOX
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR26Cp1XuDN
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDwCTu58y0
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSOFUeBG1C
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0G9EIK6Sdm
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBl42mO31wp
——怎麼回事？457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDvoFyj88X
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAfPTI7Kw5
——不、不對。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjmzKUFMf5
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBCaCrcXhK
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSgjLdZCAO
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1KGcXeUER
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwxTHPStxr
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2pXfaUycn
——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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8pMEDew4T
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZxS9O5g26
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIeNEhS2bq
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMbCsXAaWO
然而，威廉依舊起身。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBCc7C8yMa
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQBcNjRYhX
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSQyFyKpyC
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwKjmkT7gq
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Z9WII5vCQ
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx39NAFCalg
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQADBIsqwLC
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9gnr3laQU
「你要幹什麼？」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkf4ZkE7Tp6
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCM8okjNx4
「喂！」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnC9R5G5uo
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCwSZ4wi0C
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOghVYWbSlB
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaLH1fCNWT
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaZSWriofa
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3cyzEbKcT
——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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYvQkOIz3v
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAKylsTNr2
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlhHULVzwI
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwB271O2z4p
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDhwx1tFI2
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHEK5tZAJp
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUx7uPjW2zu
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptlFHogC5j
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarxfS4dz4W
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfBZAXU0o6
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbQGjvGuQv
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4HbZTLMEN
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmQypDZCZp
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZEk9eLfYU
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwCeyHujnw
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrwTtcL3Nh
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYMo9mim6H
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JjQL1uPtx
「舊的不去、新的不來……」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIURrwBoUG8
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnjzBTY6Sf
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOHL0w5kwC
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmS8FLd1st
「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。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONPBoJiVfO
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFX0shNPi9T
「龍舌吐息——！」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCCQkoWbm3
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUjpWOqTxG
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizYsptoJ5o
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpDRtw0rzJ
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwcC9KJ2Mz
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EAnCna7N0
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0ldKBcOcD
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsw0ZtW2Uh6
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0GO7gzKQB
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEJZcpMw53
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0hmcGv8PI
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSy73MkX36
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTWcl0a6cI
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6of4xSvXp
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiD4dnOr7MM
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9Qu00t0P7
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf9H1B5KTf
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5R7uzXXXt
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hsLmXJiup
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveA820EjCl
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnBgy79Itu
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9BNLC1JGB
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvsv5TqfNX
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWGYJjTjXo
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Fp9XdvyGI
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqL7DPuzA3
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RlgU5mz7y
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyvbdk5wxg
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbgMc9ljc6
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnamoCW7fL
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESQGMSgPTf
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPYLIm8JS9
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOBJowmkyU
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGzUJN0VKC
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLFJAcSqYz
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xfEpq6W1v
「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。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6bAfNE2tk
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp62zM2S79S
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡux8ocYMlmJ
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIMOgkWwsO
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjxsmTahwt
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr87Yj5tt8E
「滾下來啦，可惡！」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvd2UQGeGt
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWT9jQYupPI
咻——457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLl6Z1u12Pr
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPMmSE3oZ8
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfwiCfI0nw
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkj9KEzwa3
然後威廉繼續說：457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2p8pHhgUPp
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSP2hbecbL1
「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。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqnib97GO3
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYhI3LbSjc
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6vdG8Ta6w
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcmaNZGCUv
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs955JerrNX
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpTKYMSAfP
咻——457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0v8PO7NAc3
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqXUOgw3th
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAVz8MpUts
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6ASbaGg8p
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHhJWNBh9K
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbG4kvqPQ5u
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZQNOvMjAp
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLiaQjLnFh
「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？」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0axliqWFri
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiGGnjzY0S
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQZM0TGcA8
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTwltXAmZR
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkdIY4bm4R
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuZ00g8JDv
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIu4g9uR7uy
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnog0IsoBp
「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。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiT5KnjiF1
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywN5EHMtdv
「「……」」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0JCmN11C4
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4wYfVZgJ3
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmt7W2KWJ69
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdI0q6DceF
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCqXYMCOQh
457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBZu0iK5WL
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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAiQCkpGis
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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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwb1p7x2e5
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyf8ik65VF
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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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaFqYyesoT
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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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVPVPHPKgK
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsKUUjd4fL
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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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEk9yKtIA2
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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。457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvP8tCbpUc
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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。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqktbD4UiM
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvDIOmSaoB
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《第一章 結束》457Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXHveFSmgF