威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FMffSZVmh
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8ljZWB5gS
——為什麼？429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvISmf2mDo
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtokj9DsHYZ
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRZJNA2XU4
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjFUcTJ81o
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KpdXqVPYA
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeihRo4esuE
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQy5WBAKXsi
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5u6NRWpJW
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIrG7EhwGO
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLARaRdeh7l
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWMsEtRgqY
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tSP00sV8C
「……」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPZJ3D78eD
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEobSJ6hnYY
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xhOAIkum4
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAftkU8qJeL
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJrTjZmE8Y
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlog3TdHzat
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUsHKM6jE2
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZBh2cjcu0
「可、可惡……」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuWUD7F7HT
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlo288GAFWj
「哈？說什麼東西？」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaje5RGUfR
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qgrp0qv90
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8fQH4roQ7
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4Tq93oqpE
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJuW2KrAv1
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccLzsP6cag
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcxYwPTDgL
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ59UvDkMTp
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRvsUBXlWq
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9GAurZHNA
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2sNVixSL3
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkq4tmkQlIS
就在此刻——429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7K6HJfyLzL
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNJsI8Ju8C
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OZyZOJekf
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYRY4MmIv8
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTenRvfVPo5
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMyIAg5WSn
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVGRh3yB12
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jKnKbGPBy
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYVqqR5d9G
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzAcZYbf6q
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoU7xRmqjQ
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3eiCmOkzc
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaRvzqxTX2
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopHBR2gNjr
——怎麼回事？429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlxuAJ2zgI
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3tyXc9bFB
——不、不對。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwkgF4UTf3
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRUdbSntxX
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZVQIEPOlt
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24qo70Cd4L
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDwNflYr0D
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVoX8hmACD
——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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwowXkz5seC
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJ3PuJzZXz
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaoicxzNSh
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRhQxdjaBh
然而，威廉依舊起身。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVwzbGmUMZ
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmgQRt2JyQ
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1g0GwciiV
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0e28vLBcM
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFnlnsLIHn
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbw5oWUS4Ao
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijRLNk8DMQ
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvagkyGrge
「你要幹什麼？」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ035bHjVabv
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhpxTYeXuL
「喂！」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlEHI3j0aH
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfN5LYWWedz
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4F5VQud9q
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShv5ZW70Km
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xelt2okEl
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbd9LXOzUn
——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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kUn20R09C
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQc6vNxM7jR
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2CX2jdOUK
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cgSoFMIpk
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7S23mfXVGr
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHHsuAAJzL
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuR0Rlkd8bp
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRPzyBNZu1
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbG9BNmdyf
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58GZhFe6HQ
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJE8wMMYGBp
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldLQN4c140
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJEwpEYyyq
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfRsBjAvOP
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPInpLM5fX
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BpXnr9wTa
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmxVmuYHs5
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpjoUlHlZb
「舊的不去、新的不來……」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrPU0IkaFD
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKIS0i4l1H
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVlpuynBos
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUjkN2JIcf
「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。」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKExh8dIwf
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RbWEzOdYE
「龍舌吐息——！」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoM546Byk32
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkzkhyZcQO
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7f7Nsnbvs
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5SuVqT4PC
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6ta2w5Jyz
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRC5EldSNEm
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRgFlTVUIs
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpK7MhYFeeD
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK9U10Wcht
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tDJvaDcUl
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSluV0vfGY
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLcsyyULBl
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKhkJoqMB1
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzDHcBaJqY
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPMfupywxE
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQfAvtKrmr
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRx7KnRrmr1
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RexgC58Vf
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKzrNnoS7b
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WtMB2RXcd
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAP4Slnujn0
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3LvZ8AHbW
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXFOmEOPL5
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxH4BE4MZ4
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWMKUMsXYt
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2vBPnhHLA
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqYgeAgz3I
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynLAB8nGgC
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbsf5vdBQB
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWqMIF544h
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjy18xs3WQ
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3aRO2dr00
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1OIpP3wlO
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzr2P5PLTx
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqKT68WR9E
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzVvkyLKcH
「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。」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNkMGP9d6B
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnzmX6p9DB
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAcFhPg22A
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndJVrXftAi
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4MDZ2oOwV
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAGltSkjCf
「滾下來啦，可惡！」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLNsMRjqNj
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDbThbU76u
咻——429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sUytV7Q2I
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDzA93ovlv
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrzT4j2rmM
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCHiD3MsBs
然後威廉繼續說：429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTs4Vf7ghB
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zyq1XXifg
「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。」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8OuNNIXaG
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNSZmvWYSz
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6znzNduEm
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJt0TMgOi23
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJ9j7OzdJG
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNwpmyGspU
咻——429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpjp6ajul6
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VkNoGlqXk
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjZsNbVLMG
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwb0oR5Hy8m
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocam1F4E9H
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPa02XxkAQ
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xrALn6igu
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIImSp0hC6l
「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？」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJ1KS4kCXO
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTj9ugnbIOO
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4f69b4Zlsu
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDVZbYmL4E
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYcgr0DR1b
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGR0gudhOi
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeo1IELuOve
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrdN3WNgQx
「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。」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7mDBDjJJc
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgScx1CMhre
「「……」」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0smmnPwBvs
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmzp9NQrQs
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymygT0yH35
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyYUvh4f2W
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYaUrM3jhS
429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNhekNb95i
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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhi4TJF7eL
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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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDtGDh6mD2
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPh1TpQrfc9
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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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSy2cssQqY
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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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYhnhWcGGT
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWxl7a89nX
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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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotC2dKKIrt
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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。429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ237ruDdSYO
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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。」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqa3L4oggyw
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRvugZIxPf
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《第一章 結束》429Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MeFiYlUTf