威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCGBCOfLdn
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8SzvWkqfk
——為什麼？569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzRZWBYf2l
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Wc0wtuO5L
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIpU9j2G8t
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HxbQbw0qN
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTxWjxVoYr
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhnLKuK9pE
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVWpV0fSpp
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KaIBEnsx7
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8lAOdws1t
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQQdkmHC0L
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOddVuV8hV
「……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HT0qqLWqY
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJRbSMDqad
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86COCYi3co
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VoC0iIZMx
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmRTwHw9oe
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJdoUKM9Kl
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxRLoPamRY
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijxZXUvvHQ
「可、可惡……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HzVdv3aFq
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgUygZUkvm
「哈？說什麼東西？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWYfQ0S5Yd
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpzxo94K8u
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQENSL3Tla
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwS3XxQaPe
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sTVRmJYZi
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFJy0gpqVv
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRkScVo2O1
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth8wlVf9cj
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbax9daIX6
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMRgrrJ1te
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZBwbzxYER
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Oppd5SA0j
就在此刻——569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTzu3CjU1M
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQQeCtuJMM
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WpbIWTK3e
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeF45QdbVn
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKdyEtcGLN
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SliNqUQ7l
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQz9oLgIqEf
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAbJoBuhMS
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXstVsPbN4F
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4ilGhV1CA
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhFX0Glc4y
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuikxbaahCq
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqbfuNovOA
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcscqLb1xHf
——怎麼回事？569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlY3e6Auam
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYS0rghf23
——不、不對。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGojQW5WdPg
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXXEYgDbN5
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglO9WZjSAL
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCFbZBBM7V
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqn65IowTMM
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZtSC9ZUer
——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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVkZJSs1Fl
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwEMajavjq
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtehXkiW6ao
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYB8s8w88r
然而，威廉依舊起身。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAl21fnGqz
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpbn5GWX5v
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHG0LJu2Hp
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35dj73NwIC
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Kczh0nzzP
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBx3951aTp9
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGru2Nbzkih
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ496eEpaCSN
「你要幹什麼？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xFtk9BzhM
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGoDQPePYn
「喂！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbm1dBNJA1
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ev6cVfdli
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkUVUUkoCx
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMQr9IWwlv
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOhGL2nMIz
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3Y1opsr2w
——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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAqaAAJAbQ
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64v5O6f8Dk
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuxG97ywok
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTRYuVLwlk
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWC4TuvlOLs
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNEbRXkacD
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJU8Y6Mhby
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtumUgTExpn
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuYSK9J5gg
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaAkZrb7Oe
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXKWc0XZqk
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOZM0uTTrI
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiKMV9oAg1
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBM3vXLx6tJ
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZy1NmD2z2N
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcT2fZSQyF
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0H6DES6wO
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8dXNO7N47
「舊的不去、新的不來……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7daiWPNsFt
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMf9ruJiiRN
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDJgWHlPhs
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGADu0eYbR9
「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。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQfAzBvwxv
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRTHUKquSj
「龍舌吐息——！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQJx7JskLz
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0q68pfvcR
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ497A9mqf3x
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wCVrah52A
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLaxSF72op
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJL0GBT0hB
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoo3onEvISd
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJoSspM0Ml
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47ivtu1bny
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDsuAg8jd2
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡms00aCjyS8
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EPHRy5Hwn
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqu2Iw5ybB
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOp4J0nGDqS
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLHMf8GXYX
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3g0cG9GhxA
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPImb9d82PT
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhS8QDhZwCs
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwU0efRL08X
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZtE7mlbbm
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KRXtomtlv
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9PBTzX9ia
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3W1ROt7C9
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoz09LQ2drl
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmtqUL76HR
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KqAjUPmZH
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LTqapPCHw
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bhPc9Sg3O
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2iGStFibl
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCc0mz0nlYO
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQ1IVri42T
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡff7RQe1W9f
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAT8OrYlxr
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdzdcV4fPp
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIq52vxSD8C
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1b5V2mzVE
「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。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aSx8wUuAs
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡniHlhaXiNT
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDn5iDac5tp
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxW4mCRKjL
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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoh1LYWQdbt
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3SZW7Q5JI
「滾下來啦，可惡！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10xEZpDUNH
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGnOqT160K
咻——569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxst7u1HpJ
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbtA4FOgp7
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fFrAdBgX8
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7c56w5k3ix
然後威廉繼續說：569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwl561Xkk6q
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiqObXA5Oh
「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。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWxkLwR3V5
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38Lu8KiFdU
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fUzSASFMR
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9UlvoxZxh
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8nIu8oSaM
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kTazEp567
咻——569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1CLNNs5oM
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnW2MJq3U5
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dp3jUx5Ud
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2L10eaRMdT
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8rh6Omi37
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ9Nx4nvj5
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYstfK31rcu
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeu0ocPo00
「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？」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoO63jw7Chf
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbYGjNo2NJ
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRVvSV2UWe
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjPXEGKmKb
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAU8Krz8Mtr
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSfkRvTgpM
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrYIMcCqWK
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtETUNEXtkP
「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。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6yXOricDG
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicp6nk6jXL
「「……」」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8rBZAFlMo
569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWEgFyN7id
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPTxD66e6z
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0RKIAIGaZ
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXew0GJ4Gn
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjywWYW3gPG
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3AdUqQLue
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyLEqa4igj
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWT9WkED43S
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkd0I9mi9W1
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DkG33C5bG
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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。569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7PsBySHOr
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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。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1xisfCMsD
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BOT88DHms
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《第一章 結束》569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RogUFpsmw