威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKP6BQV4BL
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——為什麼？454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkxi8fHjho
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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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxKcRQXB8r
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44CBocA12E
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlKBcTBLYk
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzh3JyrUdDQ
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6duTGXe4d
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStJMHtC2MF
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJ8ocR1DyN
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4qyHRQHMT
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6azTaEkX3a
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuAC4B8G3X
「……」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxS5ag0Wrj
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6BTg9m4aY
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTWSQXJc8f
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxxacofDK4
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6qwK8QsI2
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOxdYq2kBZ
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1kKrzM4NO
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesTBeY5mYg
「可、可惡……」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1YHoKo204
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1bvhhrnQl
「哈？說什麼東西？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40uPiylMTL
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0Q9E141gI
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNa8dvuVhI
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvHmEwzNnz
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmI43TaMJD
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wzViPCsf3
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrDM904Uns
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHghbBpp0qv
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CstTQj7tF
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMF9OwH4ZD
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoj2dijmTO9
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUxJUMhCTL
就在此刻——454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPA6qNcVIi0
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJCFoxTmxi
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCR1yCUWFR6
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡry2wIH3erk
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4pNRC12P2
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYgFpoIIva
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJSvvUDweg
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYvXXO5pIu
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKjWbCfILK
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ligODcx7U
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4xJQDfqGb
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbVQBJyq0d
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUCojEm6U0
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6DHdTPkzi
——怎麼回事？454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50ZJR1wl9H
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83OjJBQMKN
——不、不對。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sBQaKfmA9
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2gbHdNZXu
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOEwurGpuF
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82skoltGyS
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ931IJy0Qoj
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbucBQggc06
——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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcoe6Le2vc
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHSe7RyNY5
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAr8kGfvzi2
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2B7lithmVH
然而，威廉依舊起身。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MySOqmQnf
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDB826NQ3q
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzwX0Tjz2a
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbArnnadFlb
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8ebptbRNY
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybMemUdVUT
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5i0CjKVWR
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6HFhngFtY
「你要幹什麼？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1HEzX5i5e
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxE0y1H9p9j
「喂！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvxNKeMtMD
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6NuGPfDtH
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXGmTHKNBq
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlQQEHk16D
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSwjpmcAaz
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpFm0WlpZ8
——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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBDowO2jDL
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6PSm7LLzj
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFfGw1kNkQ
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0aQsMthry
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFNGBnM2FT
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcudjcySfcE
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTo47jLPPMx
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWSVWO4e4V
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwq112oFGy
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssOP0IwS2n
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKnwi6CstL
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidX8edx2yO
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBnWyIunJr
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZ4FAPunie
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGVCdOQYCf
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxetSGQH2yv
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7s7Xj1Uks
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqc9tqlojh
「舊的不去、新的不來……」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBw4983QBx1
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyUwzRnolM
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1RnQAfNd5
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0oXzbbZt6
「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。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwopuaKC2m
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcIJchJHLY
「龍舌吐息——！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62c2W92jUg
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmu826Gr7F
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7crJpWq2W
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqD5Lk0rIN9
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWZBaS6GQp
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2M0K2GBPgB
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypXDSRbN4J
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0ZdvxaZaJ
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ACarT9mw7
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXjYFTe0I4
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULNCFQsUcM
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFMYI1Q7PC
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsPWNpyExd
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPr3GFZ0E6
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpAjaPjbRH
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5dStGILo2
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUzDbg50IO
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvC6cLudNO8
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdELSxicBDA
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2iaulii4Q
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMnDgZDzwZ
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsrl8HNxGQ
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcq2VbSedyP
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwgDOF78rB
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGJTuMkx79
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENQinq9hS9
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sIDeH8sqp
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3eoPOcwqg
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuc60vmtgB
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkzsv0A1CK
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiweYOA3xNz
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVDCoSAMBi
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yMHJhYAzv
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVE16h0Klc
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiSRiFzCCX
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnirtJcJEpn
「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。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKemMqg8le
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnhMNHs1nY
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3ZfhEDsnX
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64WG0fk5G9
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzL6Fj9CXY
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7p0rWGaAF
「滾下來啦，可惡！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pbSZTl9oD
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RPXNrlsNi
咻——454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJYb9XVBnJ
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYcfJ9Mdef
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDcLu8Bh62
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVBLFSEB4J
然後威廉繼續說：454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqPdnKAJ2Q
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHWoVr8PqR
「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。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSQL3HthiU
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicTwURqRxy
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVHoBVXAFD
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibpNSSqXCM
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4uQJQ0LAU
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfXoMHdcPV
咻——454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWKA8cvWlQ
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHf2TwUdVI
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuhv9UbTnW
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDB1rUyLZl
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpFkohoAzT
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuUWpFOt5e
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvU391c3YoD
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD6HTcMh4x
「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？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnA8ZnehYBT
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DWf2gxRs2
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggHmplYm2c
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSJuBvTmfc
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0FOVtThQn
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUk4rxWhJ6I
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pt0goufBz
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDzFlJISeS
「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。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4WxCLG71R
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1f5uQW3SF
「「……」」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeJgkQx8h0
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4ZxpPvE1h
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wbhQADZiD
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJg3jI6Kfkk
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOrmlyk0Mc
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9lctZqiQb
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHe3KVCPhbz
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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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCJdrJPKca
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqD2SGTR18d
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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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkenoSltxH1
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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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLoGlpzNZC
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqSK9rkdv1
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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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0XJ8ieMU2
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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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIYjBuaDwG
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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。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1qXEwJSv6
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rCt5gG2tl
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《第一章 結束》454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mcgwf39Ll