The curse of the Xbreed: Silverian & Blackerian
The Past - Part VII

"Let me accompany you today. The big-bodied men yesterday must have had the rest of the group," Xyon replied, also with a flushed face.

They looked at each other, and Xyon's heart was now beating faster the moment he saw Hyerin's face which was indeed beautiful without makeup.

"Uh, Xyon, I …. I'm fine ...," Hyerin replied with an increasingly flushed face.

It turned out that his heart was also beating rapidly once he felt the grasp of the young man's hand.

"Ah, I'm sorry" said Xyon after realizing something, then he removed his grasp from Hyerin's hand.

"I can go alone, Xyon. Thanks for the offer. I've been used to going down the same path for a few years now, so you don't have to worry," Hyerin replied with a smile on her face, then she continued, "alright, I'll go first, until later!"

Xyon did not reply to that remark. Hyerin now walked back, out of the inn building, to the restaurant where she worked. After a while, he began to feel that someone was following him from behind.

When he was about to arrive at his workplace, Hyerin suddenly stopped her steps, then turned her head back quickly.

"Xyon?" with a face that looked surprised.

"Just calm down, I just want to find breakfast around here" replied Xyon with a flat face.

Hyerin shook her head. He then stepped back and after arriving at the restaurant, he immediately walked to the back and grabbed his apron hanging behind the kitchen door.

He then came out after wearing the apron to work immediately, but he saw Xyon who was now sitting on a chair in the right corner of the restaurant. Hyerin then approached the young man, and stood beside him.

"What will you order today, sir?" ask Hyerin.

"Why are you speaking with formality to me, Hyerin?" ask Xyon slowly.

"Because I'm at work," Hyerin replied softly with a small smile on her face.

"Ah, okay. I will order a cup of coffee today" replied the young man.

Hyerin let out a short sigh, then replied, "Alright, Mister. I'll get it ready soon. Thank you!"

He walked into the kitchen and started making a cup of coffee for Xyon. It didn't take long, Hyerin then placed the cup on the tray, walking back to the table where the young man was waiting.

He placed the cup of black coffee on the table, and said, "Good coffee, sir."

"Thank you" Xyon replied.

Hyerin then smiled, then walked back towards the kitchen. Xyon could only stare at the coffee inside the small cup with a flat face.

"That smile, why is it overshadowing my mind?" he murmured in his mind.

He then drank the coffee, took out a piece of silver coin from his pants pocket and placed it on the table. After that, he walked out, heading to a long bench across the street, but it was some distance away from the restaurant.

Xyon sat there, but his eyes were still watching the restaurant from a distance. He was so focused on watching Hyerin from behind the glass wall that penetrated into the dining area.

Three hours passed, and as it was lunchtime, Hyerin was seen exiting the restaurant, walking with a bag containing two boxes of food. Xyon immediately stood up and followed where Hyerin was about to go.

The black-haired girl continued to step until she arrived inside a narrow alley, while starting to pay attention to her surroundings.

“Jeez, where is this guy's house? He had already ordered two boxes and said on the phone that his house was here, but why was the number not there?” hyerin muttered softly with a riled face.

He then stepped again, about to get out of there but his steps were immediately stopped by six men who were large, who suddenly came from the entrance of the alley. They were each seen carrying weapons such as wooden rods, folding knives, and swords. Hyerin started to get scared, she immediately walked backwards as the men now took a step forward to approach her.

"You …. What do you want this time?!" hyerin exclaimed with a face filled with fear and cold sweat that began to flow down his face.

"Beautiful girl, are you not aware that your lover hurt our friends yesterday?" asked a man with a sinister smile on his face.

"That man is not my lover" Hyerin replied with trembling lips even though she showed a serious expression.

"Whoever he is, we will make calculations with him, and also with you, Miss," said another man who also looked at him with an annoyed face.

Hyerin began to be confused because there was no other way out of the narrow alley except the entrance which was also the exit. At the end of the alley is a dead end. Suddenly a young man “ jumped down from the top of a tiled house, landed right in front of him, then stood upright while holding a white cosmic sword whose tip was very sharp.

Hyerin and the large-bodied men were immediately shocked. They all stopped their steps as soon as they saw the quick action of the young man.

"Xyon! What are you doing here?!" hyerin asked softly with a face that still looked frightened.

The young man put up a body for Hyerin while staring at the large group of men in front of him with a face that was still flat with no expression.

"Then you get here" he replied slowly.

“Oh, so this man is your lover, Miss? That's a sign he's the one who hurt our friends yesterday! Now, we will make the calculation with you today!” exclaimed a big man with a high tone.

“Xyon, their number is more, we should just run,” whispered Hyerin softly with a huffed face.

The young man then clasped Hyerin's hand while one of his other hands, holding his cosmic sword tightly. He then looked at the large men with serious faces.

“I will indeed run, along with you,” reply Xyon.

“Majulah! Brave men! You're alone with a weak girl, so you better give up before we get you killed, Hero!” exclaimed a large-bodied man with a reddened face.

Xyon smiled sinisterly, then exclaimed, “You should have left here before this sword of mine tore your body apart!”

“Xyon, no. You will lose, the six of them with big bodies!! We'd better just give up and run fast once we get the chance!” hyerin whispered with trembling lips.

“I'll run now, Hyerin!” exclaimed Xyon while glaring sharply.

“What?!” hyerin replied with a surprised-looking face.