威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHYCz6QcBs
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhCo0IYYP6
——為什麼？476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZFjUmtjlG
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vVmQWchiM
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRvxpL8PhV
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo52n79VXSI
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81xduOto7R
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpW36n8i1V
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTv8lvKCFIV
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OnwYAthzX
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeGkUlOsnb
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1F0c4IVxe
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9IMQYIhV7
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8yi7Zxyw3
「……」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMXMcvXZ1y
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoClMTigal0
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9TyEY6sHM
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYztll0zMD
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYcaJ2PvUJ
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkdKCHFVxy
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOTSbEVjIg
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVeYnqJzqv
「可、可惡……」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡse87Qzz5XK
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HAD4Ywc5q
「哈？說什麼東西？」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FP0c1suJ1
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlalbTLKQDV
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qRmcImGaP
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXwas99pF1
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszx6YlPA8m
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDh8w670XMC
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeg7TLf092
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFxss785pg
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡer05Eh9HOM
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkOASWcbxK
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzjZFP16ZN
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmf8ipjfuNH
就在此刻——476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ47fPjl9xr
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIKADEUpy4
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYYvm7GWLp
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydwBAnuBO5
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIFCoJtBoi
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSpUEMPVHy
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LCl9P4bqF
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjAhNbntiv
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbYKwWZc9X
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfPyDbMY4u
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFOpMZPm9G
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr1lwQgoj7
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQ55kzwrQu
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmn2N1U4c6I
——怎麼回事？476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqomRA0PAV
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZRlXywGFp
——不、不對。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluc9ZQmSyO
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqM1Lopjhy
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPxCACu4O7
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLh4x7NSH8h
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGwIqNNpbL
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNsy0P9Ze5
——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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlI7b4onhJ7
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUse7gFxwQI
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4a29dtyQUD
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayroaFBBOf
然而，威廉依舊起身。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPvWmJZuDq
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisHrz01bJX
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvNtokMv9p
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspfVNAwXDs
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPjlI1sNIS
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKOcMPdRRT
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLu5giNYM2
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gkwFuZZpY
「你要幹什麼？」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2cSdWiy41
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CljXyYtPN
「喂！」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG48uI5OlYX
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacONSCH1BG
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVGjToq7X3
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bMWHE7QCl
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjZN0P3IjZ
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVnuHJ4N4B
——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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fMBdrT2Ai
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFiyzAhY5N
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6YG8iq4UW
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGL7kkjfqh
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNGPJJVHyk
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRF4DYC8m7
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AIZfNjMYT
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJI73QjExqQ
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFezNyltC6V
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntIei6obYw
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpAlJALvg3
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01edgBVxyu
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprLk489Yoq
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGTk95zPrc
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpht3ZB4nB9
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WSwzvhmNU
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCLw43yDQi
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvj87Wh3z0C
「舊的不去、新的不來……」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSmNhDwKR2
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQkzn7GzgY
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCcDScLqP3
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiWl6KAEeH
「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。」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSC2yRr4OYg
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinl09Do2qo
「龍舌吐息——！」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIi99S2y9K
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJgOU8MWnT
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgBG0uysWr
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgU9rDe9huF
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORNG5S1SA3
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ167ji47nIO
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdsHXGBawM
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthVu0tFIcp
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGuabUvgD0
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UdwuLxEhY
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByuvx6V1aP
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWpW1YS4Cw
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6WpZgNRaq
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqOTjIGTYt
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGCN0IzInZ
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XnrP8LBBc
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fa4z94yVj
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJStXUfQfO
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3iL3vIukn
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZwYSJUEgq
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSx003mKwf
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9g9H67GYb
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeyydFU8ss
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzpEMQ1Djg
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6hhD0V8aI
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF260Y5JAPy
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5KEcK0d85
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfK4vS0l4g6
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrts9bA5Lfr
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8PEV81WRi
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJt7vIOBoCR
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3rLegUYe5
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxOJqi9yDS
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNSFK4tq0a
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCVY2dhkES
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZ6iv7OHDV
「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。」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJjoumqOV7
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7qK6ZlbDO
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJOsoEb5sb
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncbwVzquYm
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rnqqOEKLG
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EMmkoEear
「滾下來啦，可惡！」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6x3gDkWP20
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaovoi6NKv
咻——476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzT4YAcDCnX
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosoIvR3zS1
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5GwNQEVuO
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaoWiPvafA
然後威廉繼續說：476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VOAuA1Ln1
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYKgsXNZF8
「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。」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5qCeNfoVb
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtOZeIZoTR
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjp3EJwd330
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZwz4Y9XyP
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJ8272DGIW
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGu37KAIqEb
咻——476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtL8KfXtHd
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDSKrzSfk9
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnuGSbI4AZ
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41komuReoV
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBAQOML8or
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBRpiRs6Br
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymcHbTogiW
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Xq3dP9V4B
「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？」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkkT9EfBQ2
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg70TNli4Vn
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiLdbwtDUu
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pxVA6VvTH
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIX6oM2quj
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmyeHWwmVz
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuFGY1SrNd
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArYuaR8Zvj
「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。」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIF7ST6of97
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgDUKfiW8U
「「……」」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZ0cJApYyb
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdJvcqcJKt
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiH6WneUXG
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBkQTbgDOT
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtS2thOt7vs
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRqxNa60Cb
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncXTt1sC5A
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5csxLTvhni
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeHWEGY4OE
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNBopzCUCz
他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDcPGAqSfR
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4I8hHdqEav
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFtnhZ3RTF
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJqa1GglXC
——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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65tkPANgPG
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazWsf6M2ij
不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrjMNcemAZ
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡru9nmnPfDn
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hM5i8k9GX
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCRmQWYQrE
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。476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFGpZXP7T7
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93tEi4TmH1
「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。」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7W29qf10w3
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kSSvIfDjd
「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsPz4lSzLQ
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHBLrE1PXV
476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjLALEojEV
《第一章 結束》476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6z8qT7bULK