The Cursed Bloodline
Investigating Mysteries

The sound of an eagle breaking the blue sky. A black eagle, flying low over a beautiful island in the blue of the vast ocean. Yuri, glanced towards the eagle that was flying right above it. Slowly, he stepped forward towards the edge of the abyss with the pounding of calm waves beneath. He immediately extended his hand, the black eagle immediately shot towards Yuri. Landed his sharp claws on the red-haired girl's wrist

"Message from Itasuke? " murm Yuri. He immediately took out a letter from inside the tube tied at the eagle's feet. " Thank you, Taka. Go back to your master! " as if he understood, the eagle flew away.

Yuri's brows furrowed, it wasn't usual for Itasuke to send her a message. Something out there is bound to happen. Quickly, Yuri opened the letter in her hand and read carefully every word that was said.

"Th-this?" yuri said in disbelief.

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The sound of Yuri's footsteps echoed throughout the hallways of Hemi castle. He quickly headed towards one of the rooms at the end of the hall. Yuri opened the large door in front of him.

"Yora! "

The dark-black-haired man looks silently staring at the stretch of blue sea in front of him. The wound on her body was still wrapped in bandages, with her trademark calm gaze, Yora glanced at the origin of the voice that called out her name.

" What's up? "

Yuri immediately approached Yora, putting the letter Itasuke sent on the table.

" Lately strange events have continued to occur in the land of Sora. Dozens of villages were destroyed, while hundreds of villagers were killed in strange ways!

Someone powerful magic user must have committed that mass murder. From the way he killed, I'm sure he wasn't a random person! " yuri firmly.

Yora immediately read the letter in front of her, there was a slight awkwardness about the report she read.

" this? " Yora read every word in the letter. With jalas written how the condition of the victims and the state of the destroyed village. It's just, Yora was a little surprised. The way they died as well as the features of the bodies found, just like Mirai's soul-sucking magic technique.

"Do you know anything? Such killing magic techniques were extremely rare to find. I'm sure something dangerous is going on out there! My feeling is very bad about this incident! "

"This is Mirai's soul-sucking magic technique. According to the features written in this letter. The person who sucked his soul, will die dry until all the fluid in the body of the victim is exhausted. As far as I know, only Mirai has ever performed this magic technique. But there's something weird. "

Yora was silent for a moment. According to what he knew, only Mirai was capable of mastering this rare technique. It happened because Mirai was one of the reincarnations of the Three Pillars of the Sky Guard. The soul-sucking ability was a curse that Nue had passed down directly. Then is there anyone in this world capable of mastering that magic technique other than Mirai?

"The "mirai can only suck one soul in a day. The darkness of the people he sucked out his soul, sometimes making Mirai's body weaken. Such a great magic technique, also had consequences in its use.

But judging from the report written here, the perpetrator was able to swallow the soul of the entire village just overnight. It was impossible to do that, even for Mirai! " say Yora

Yuri seemed to think for a moment, he accidentally glanced at the coordinate map where the laboratory belonging to Tanuki Red Cops was located. An idea came to his mind.

" Wait! Take a look at this! " Yuri pointed at the small map on the table. It soon encircled several areas located not far from the Cops Merah laboratory center. Yora noticed the spots Yuri marked, she seemed to start to understand what Yuri meant

" All those strange occurrences, located not far from the Red Cops laboratory?! " yora muttered, Yuri nodded slowly.

" Behold! The closest village distance from the Red Cops headquarters is only 2 km. It was a village that contained a refugee population from a small country around Sora. Surprisingly, the village was the main target of the attack! " clearly Yuri.

" From the refugee village, the perpetrator continued to move north after attacking the first village. The massacre continued to the Wind Village, the stone village, the lightning village. All of these villages are neighboring villages. Surprisingly, villages other than those located in the north direction. Never been reported to have been attacked at all! "

" Yora, do you feel anything strange about this attack pattern? " said Yuri while looking at Yora

" Hn... The assailant was heading somewhere in the north. However, before reaching his goal, he massacred the villagers he passed by. Either he attacked the citizens just for fun or maybe he deliberately massacred the village to get something from the deaths of the people. But the question is, where did the attacker actually go? "

Yora immediately rushed to take her black robe. He couldn't just sit idly by, while a figure he didn't even know who was doing something crazy out there.

" This I can't let! "

" Hey! Yora, where are you going? You just regained consciousness and your body is still badly injured! "

Yuri followed where the man whose upper half was still wrapped around the bandage. The wound on Yora's chest had not even dried up or healed completely. Realizing Yora did not heed his remark, Yuri immediately snatched the robe to stop him from leaving

" Yora! Listen to what your doctor says! Your condition is still not fully recovered! If you go there, you'll just give up your life! " Yuri wanted to prevent Yora from leaving as she could. But the man had eyes as dark as that night, only looking at him coldly without even understanding Yuri's worries in the slightest

" stop. I know my condition better than anyone. I hope you get out of my sight soon, Yuri! "

Yora robs him of his robe, walks towards the table and inserts a map and a letter into his bag of tools.

" You wait in this castle. It is possible, Mirai will soon come from the mission of finding the pillar stone. Don't tell him about this incident. If until this incident is known to her, I don't even know what that careless girl will do!"

Yur can only grieve. Yora was always worried about others rather than herself.

"Curtain! Your attitude has not changed. You always worried about Mirai, but never once did you appreciate my concern for you.

All righty! Do what you want! I'm just wasting my time and energy worrying about a selfish man like you!

It's free that I desperately saved your life! "

With emotions filling her, Yuri immediately ran away from the room. Yora froze a little. Although Yuri always said and expressed emotions in front of him, somehow this time he seemed to regret. Yora immediately brushed off his thoughts. For him he no longer has time to think about other people's feelings or his own. Infiltrating and investigating Red Cops' secret laboratory is his top priority!

"Oi! Yorah. You shouldn't upset that red-haired girl! You forgot what she had to do to save our lives and take care of us to come to this realization?! Baka (stupid)! "

A gray-haired man was standing at the entrance. Just like Yora, almost all of her upper body was wrapped around a bandage. Aora just looked at Yora with her lazy look. There was no mask covering half of his face, a meaningful smile was even clearly visible on his lips.

"When are you here? " Yora did not even glance towards Aora. He was busy putting his equipment in his pocket

" Since the red-haired lady curses at you! "

" Don't mind him. Yuri has always been unnecessary! " say Yora flat

" You should appreciate her worry before the girl turns to indifference and leaves you! " said Aora while chuckling

" Cut the crap! And get out of my room! "

Aora returned with a serious look. " Yora's. There's something I want to tell you! Maybe it's related to a mysterious incident you're investigating! "