威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5bW6b6L8U
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUd4nOZgjl
——為什麼？427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFCf6o1QiE
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXbFdGVfxW
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lirTduhtl
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddi7mOm6kE
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbNvqRfoY3
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WkbCFhJrh
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3wXUqWXcw
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3HQYo45Hf
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hae10hqsn
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtlmqdvpmc
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SPrRQhFyC
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfe8PtEcz19
「……」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbphuCrZfWn
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gclGVV4m0
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBpa3MsJfu
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmIExvCHLL
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGls21i16t
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDNUIifhIZ
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qsxYIaiEN
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxAZmE9bMh
「可、可惡……」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznGXbE85G6
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMz03uXUcF6
「哈？說什麼東西？」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsILIDC6ZYR
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1mH6KaP4y
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQ1uWnCyim
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEXDA7MDXC
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhddgoRGKT
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1OzEC7q0z
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr22dMdkVWx
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJguB2JIlh
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH11728vA4O
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVR6dPfcTn
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDJWW5CYXv
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡan4EAbz0tp
就在此刻——427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtlFrTxG2b
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBY3CdTzf0M
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCceyI4jhkp
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RP5iACJCL
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87NwHsSZwv
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFpQygpset
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojLL0P035o
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUORabdIImw
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdR381vUYzE
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywv4VLtzVi
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqraYHe5Y9
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mc8F54oZl
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscVJpLIsB8
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysTTkkMU3r
——怎麼回事？427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPR9e0vRien
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRYGFtK8OC
——不、不對。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOv27noYjXy
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgBFC8RQ59
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQrm7B6Gx6
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqknBn5jDOV
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkz3KeieF9c
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXw9v6oQCZ
——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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUq9d9kHXg
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwIjlKjTKN
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡel5UsFN9E4
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e3YUKrdu6
然而，威廉依舊起身。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eFx1QR5An
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7iBqwBWDF
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVCb4BJx7o
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykxnEfS3Ea
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpdTrrCRCZ
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6k8i2liN1
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4OgeOI27h
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8d7k4nnKa
「你要幹什麼？」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikrHqfiR8S
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzfe6PFENo
「喂！」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7auMD76xH
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdMV70tZw1
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53eElOuUNH
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ786hfNJmhd
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡniDCw8bAMV
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeMbgkvRbj
——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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2AEJ43Iec
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoq46zcjpO
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmO97OXlgm
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBuWsffDB6
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtX9srJNWto
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1usA6AJau
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogipwuVWXy
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORKlGlzUNo
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEM4urBSBIm
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWVelCj6gf
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqT05m9oZy
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrA4GQLFQ6b
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyw2TRuboQt
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLt47sECcuC
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUOJy9XSAi
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPcOWd6AXn
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKKyf6ZfA8
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwO9h7lSTaP
「舊的不去、新的不來……」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQHkjubVec
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1WUOMBfkf
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAZzYqSRzQ
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MuJ9F7v4n
「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。」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkNYI0u4H4
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOhgM98xq2
「龍舌吐息——！」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLtOhNTHOZ
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEC6K5s8UdI
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNvg6rnpUj
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtSwTrUdZi
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWD79eETxC
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOr4WYjVVU
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskFT2pvDMP
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSIEY18AKm
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8igFAFvvB
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAsrruBI68
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9mQaRXnHY
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QeOZFHlcz
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGfbyXlqnU
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bfsoIThyi
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjxX3tuQZ1
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkHVWmwZeP
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QxddGzVKU
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOvJOLUAPK
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIJaNNhAfB
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5nNi3pHat
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ADr2GjOsn
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9WyF0SLqQ
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJWgjiqABs
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpabtKJzt4b
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcjhLxUkLP
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91z7DRaGeP
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwF2IGytT2D
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqpKslxjCd
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHXY0vjs8N
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHEbxpo99B
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjWWgnKy6a
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6x27bgPyf
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2BMFqfIHz
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjH77Rgpl4N
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNCRtkroJC
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQJYM3zadW
「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。」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRj73ZgmS74
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxIRZHtozf
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0iL9B1aUt
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gKX1VwVgW
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEY2sY907oD
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBYI0V7RXK
「滾下來啦，可惡！」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyABD0MdYJ
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CIFZjIYy4
咻——427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPE3wz387R8
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifO8pi9gCx
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSk9rczcvx
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJOuRK92Jq
然後威廉繼續說：427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2LLggH23F
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViU6YDZxXl
「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。」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofX4qSwyQN
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavU6lYaCuW
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7sQ80gagn
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0bu9N9Rjg
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXqmKv3mZw
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlvRgz2Ps1
咻——427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpo4xuNzbW
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapysbaedrG
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAeKcpMJLe
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOF9J0a8PHk
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbi1VdwQmH2
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiauZHk5GY
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3ha7HdBN9
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVKMQSgpR0
「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？」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhn2kEKlXp
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMCQwS4CZb
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMt4my9Eoi
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjvvO0rAzt
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lhIzGIcXS
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxV7zPa2Xh
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1dS4tj1Ne
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlz7dqWHRg
「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。」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiQVblSo2K
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01r4H0ZJgV
「「……」」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMKF2J1Os0
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmurBq7o9aW
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJPVObki4d
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSbpmCE4vB
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xLEd8Tw9U
427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXamPf2zFxD
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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbeYfQE2OJ
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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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCrcr3mMao
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2WpI2EbIt
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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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKuzTn0wk3
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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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uCCqUh4Jk
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiIdknfX6b
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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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEqL1lkIdp
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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。427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmnffir8DF
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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。」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUif0MGHoE6
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCCKVhavJ3
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《第一章 結束》427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIJZ2shPGb