威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNDfSGbyi9
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03SJQ3VKd2
——為什麼？567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4L2qvLuml
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxN3GmGt0g2
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwVTdfk1ei
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcfPibtFj3
「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdVibILQ59
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9a1AxRhONT
慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJymKbI4syA
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXF9ss5tk2m
這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0DVOPn0UW
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuooLbD7jSV
「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZ6ErOBaLX
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYbjPYScja
「……」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Wt3uybyN9
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0A02QrWqRi
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqvEohUoER
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3cpXfRESz
然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIbetrrWbk
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡna6NsLkZGa
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSl0i8kvPnK
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlqw6ShLRz
「可、可惡……」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqQLxFh2tP
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJQRyX3pVt
「哈？說什麼東西？」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyuOhBO2Zr
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFX3lCLUZw
——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROr8F0CW5X
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3DuIpP2N9
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnPLBqcqAn
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXC0mE0OS3
威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiBYxMPyqh
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyvOjLfBs1
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrig5pDtXkl
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiQdGOndjm
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoFRThdlYo
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39eCZnVCWK
就在此刻——567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2v40tLihr
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaaEw6pnWH
「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAp2faMhn9
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFfQ7vmjtQ
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9C2TWhIs3f
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasZhGM9EJn
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95Yn0PLyHt
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvo5nBPpGE
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvomI9XSXry
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoc0Fc8aus
「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTgr0MT0d2
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonPvnw7DaS
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rDKtPzHgT
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8P9brT6oqk
——怎麼回事？567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfTNmzunSh
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAHl6dEL7S
——不、不對。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLF5hFQbE6a
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqW7ixtgJEm
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7u5c2aN5x
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZzL708uL7
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JQVES1TdR
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPLsP94PAi
——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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwnALd5JpI
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYNZTfq220
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhfn80TfKW
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuycDvOBAk
然而，威廉依舊起身。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0t5JjAlo6
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIz5m1W4UG
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmluwG0nhG
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGxEHgifSL
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡst0kLTLc4A
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzVdyfr0VV
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntgYzQZlxZ
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPmOXRfUaH
「你要幹什麼？」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwQuOZOyIh
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlf2BmkaZD
「喂！」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGMSYU90EM
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDQerqPlDB
士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbryQp0Hi5d
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0ZuFLYKyN
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnn68q2OvDr
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLc49qY24S
——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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xKqnHzpnn
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIgt4wT8zO
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmXxtRh21d
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuvx9RIlAR
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEn6irDOsx4
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJbWWB4UTO
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuFEsT90Cd
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaOpDtkdKR
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6opHWjReKt
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBHDKHHRRo
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06PBr2ZoxF
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdJYFJ0vsf
「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLDYgPhBX0
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwQyZ08LBZ
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRd9pzmejzH
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rJgOryIER
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYY6Z3P6SB
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnOGcsgbUT
「舊的不去、新的不來……」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFd1T96QUZD
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQr4lXd6dcX
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtipK9DQAd
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lIUFYrYPa
「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。」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDzx4b2lM0
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyWddCgFBA
「龍舌吐息——！」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTFZXInWei
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LB11x3q67
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iTtRj2tuH
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDImlI7KX6L
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JalMdra6m
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzWKb5zQBg
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcAqbFtzIp
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhCqZMGlHU
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzxnOQyKXQ
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHINP8pQ21X
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XMw8CTR4a
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoz3lZdZ7fg
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxyE0niT71
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4WaqPJQWf
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKTrMZvHIP
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1zqfw1On0
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZGXsdfwfC
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaEch3Zdcr
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WbCj7CEOA
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrivM6qkZnO
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4N4U8AiBRK
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHmNsmMZHx
也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4D8tc38y0
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmuut2P2rM
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzwyCSahXo
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ToEpQes9q
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPrNUwZrOm
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyo1tk1qKIR
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNx5MxBSxT
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyu5TqKlfy
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMBdYU9DM3
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXr8ArG8mHT
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRPQErqKXQ
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dR3qORpti
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmssjyjbHnM
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsqK4y2egw
「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。」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91D1uFtyzw
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNc5xtIjWL
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8q6r6924I
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YCISDuJsQ
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMdvrjP0TT
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzceA5333bk
「滾下來啦，可惡！」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTXOz4B4HT
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NjC03yTsK
咻——567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNlYwqKfIS
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGlMpc6k9D
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAaIVEqxQZ
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnY62eg7Bh
然後威廉繼續說：567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNas9pKAn2l
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4djlbRT8BB
「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。」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj93rxuqP9q
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡridEwsW23M
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6wkfnzdgB
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVpaw0rUA7
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaQOHcZMVq
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgK0TPT3kH9
咻——567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFd5NGb4WLY
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJKSKIXNJq
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglucJNSfKk
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkz8o2SnUG
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwqLeC4D6r
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnQczMyQOQ
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduXg7vfEN4
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHMcKbQBwn
「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？」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwzW7ZOgV5
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6WEyxoO6R
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VdpFb07NV
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiLjGVdtpi
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNs5yXVmC17
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QRPhOl2Ia
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65yPnF66cg
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdgbC1jbL6
「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。」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqH2gz8LMxy
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYKtAC4xtT
「「……」」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Dv0nASbsn
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPndMpgk1H
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SmvYqRMdk
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9f0aoAtY3
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDCAdqSoIV
567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvD4dM2bwnt
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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kSubVRg4H
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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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83mHltyy3d
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxt9uAt6ER4
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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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3dSvsQX3E
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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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNGj2Cu2qD
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJsOisAdzq
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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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKVXFwVJlR
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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。567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiw2BYLMfj
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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。」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoLmYN9Huk
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlYX3i61de
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《第一章 結束》567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQj9qUJceR