威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZFSn8Epjc
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklRUov49wg
——為什麼？428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0a0HGGJhLU
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZTAJ15XJK
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1A30Hckxoe
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOwl2o7Bnw
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkB1AVv7IHs
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWKxRcdxpE
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3PccnUalY
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOn2v8NMIIS
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAtUrhFnKQ
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAdfzkM3Go
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmdZpf8k5j
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyvSVhEatw
「……」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtYIKnChKR
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc142sEXO8a
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCs7NZNBuo4
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54N9KFpeP5
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8uuq6tO0f
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5k5MlHdsk
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qlRfY3Ipx
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8zgAFXcpA
「可、可惡……」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsa73ZWT7Q
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUawF9mP68s
「哈？說什麼東西？」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dssopEWF4
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCO9ZnINaz
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuVYzgeT0Y
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqH42nFo7iM
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gk7JPSV7m
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgaL3JgrvW
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WBkNexPzc
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbWHHQEa0P
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUkjrR76Jg
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCAyfupz6r
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo41zgmtBhY
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxl8BfiOG4
就在此刻——428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIcuVSBZth
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIa9lRBOIn
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2INf6v2Bt
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWB8AYi1n5i
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTdxrnqPV0
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NKa8SLP0q
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjJMazXCHB
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZFjlFLLny
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBPwJhHwG9
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02sXGqLe8c
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiRVKnrEJ8
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBC5HEbudJ
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pMMY9rr5f
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszaTgEONEk
——怎麼回事？428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEQ2Hbq7NH
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5COcZ5lKH
——不、不對。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSv0YeHgEc
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1VAi2MBes
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7m3knDisF
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ph41z8jYy
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oY8qztE0V
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycxVXELKos
——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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOGedd1grw
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWqjF5J2Po
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbKLO5zW8B
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OditBY5nz
然而，威廉依舊起身。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoGUIWDPlq
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoAuUw33fs
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSQmlALQ74
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWOKjbxY0C
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EXXz6PPkR
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRWBEQk2Jg
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrBAWF1AsD
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryHb66UbtZ
「你要幹什麼？」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmVhaPKg7g
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqWYnXbAGC
「喂！」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNa94gNHsSO
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdAmtMFcJR
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHUrnM9qhv
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFa1Rsp9wc
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpBqVZY33u
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWdWuMS89C
——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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXmUR7AGeM
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYL10kvfZ4P
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5abuarYc0
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqtD0ZJbmQ
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Pl0kKPKW6
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡec1cHO38LB
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHj99N0dU1T
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJG9LE8cowK
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VP47SFv7q
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYheThzC6rd
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYeZeIZ07E
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpX04pGATh
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJVjUMSSLU
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsnqN0Xsh6
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZmJNLrIV1
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ228iyxELqV
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPgfYh3cRx
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyDCsAWORX
「舊的不去、新的不來……」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCPI6VmFAl
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWezrhsYuGX
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJphI8NtRGj
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDO8JtZSph
「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。」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bsXAXwrH9
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUyDMuXKJM
「龍舌吐息——！」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL31FLFLDQ
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMqVq9SikX
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AKj9K8YDK
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8oC77Qibg
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGhbbsEjIC
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblYdhfa8v0
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tqRKijLUy
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpMGItqOWn
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIFnBtuK9b
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXFeEwBRyt
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kRdLf5PxB
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32xSTQZEZ5
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6I9oO0VHD
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjhO9cbQ8N
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMf1Jra00xm
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sa3xeuVSp
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlrmsGILUv
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JCGlTqD0l
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTgDajfpbt
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5Pzk0MvSK
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TRorF04Zx
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoujyeuL9k
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDA5WheEBs7
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCTna1tVI7
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UolNcskDE
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9c4Jws67Y
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlTsoklDFT
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcCht5nKeD
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9iF1QBWq9
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaXijwqnY6
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlTARHhQup
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZr1Icxn6Hc
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aMgAauFY3
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaDnZsm0Ir
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyglMZuS2e
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBXQ8kElc2
「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。」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOHh9z4elM
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUO3s9GbjS
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaf7fntsJ8
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H7F3xmVWe
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeJ4dokFih
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJMjQ0qzge
「滾下來啦，可惡！」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0I1LYLqSl
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzlyzPVc5Q
咻——428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcQ2pwM8FX
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEaE5YmleA
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1rWoMUCV6
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZFJYVScOD
然後威廉繼續說：428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaEgeKuSjA
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AifcQTS0E
「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。」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7g8QRB8RmL
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQB9DiVwi0x
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bDQWtiyke
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfw5JW01Sm
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6j0ekTulX2
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VuUtPrOnk
咻——428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYptMghY8V7
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtK6Lzskya
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WDYmJ9Uad
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWP9ornZvC
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpJNPZp2uH
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqBKzZ1EPl
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXkWEcHLJX
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9jrvW5F6f
「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？」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFppw2X6EeR
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jZagakUaf
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLn6Prq6MOF
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7K6NxdsmD
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUpK8XetHF
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNyLpue2pZ
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqK7Gryycp
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6vV9H3rsG
「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。」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DSZQp94Ub
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ClY9DsVw2
「「……」」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAaTWPlGHv
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaigcWUu5ec
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHtSE0Esi4
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoh1wQ9Smiu
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7579YUBo6
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94c036Hg0x
因為這樣，威廉判斷不宜久留，所以就飛離此地。

＊

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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqX0Q8Tt204
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZkmDCYSUK
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YrVd3wUhg
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGUQrJHAn7
他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTLOR8hmk5
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxyYZvMhhB
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsGRDXo0lu
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIp9WyJeGoc
——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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjCqxZF1mX
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvq6SMzeDgR
不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6N4PqifjG2
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5YoWLluKg
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmjnoHxBGA
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SkxitcU04
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。428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdVaTH1kXO
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLEg0juzw4
「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。」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8mU6tc7hD
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1OBdCYQl0
「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCblh0LCbJA
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyc76j6C7YI
428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ypj38ggTf
《第一章 結束》428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzepM2mPqCB