The Cursed Bloodline
Three-Secwan Arc: Surviving at the expense of the Lives of others
...Still Flash back...
" Someday, we will grow by having great strength. Who knows, children like us can also rule this country! "
Tight, that's all that's left in a 10-year-old boy fighting the world that has dared to come into his life. Little Tanuki, has given up hope of getting a helping hand from the adults out there. He had no one to be a refuge other than himself. For that, he was determined to become a strong magic user and retaliate against the actions of those who had demeaned him.
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In the near future, wars again broke out at several border points between the Land of Hoshi and also the Land of Sora.
Military infancy magic Hoshi Country caused Sora military was overwhelmed to dispel the movement of enemies who began to enter the border region. Various military strategies have been deployed, thousands of magic soldiers are already preparing in the vanguard to fight the enemy from the star country. Even sayup-sayup, the drums of war have been raging. A loud sound, echoed throughout the region, as if the executioner was waiting out there.
"Kizuna, did you hear that? " tanuki said as she stopped her steps. He could not move freely with his hands bound, and his feet shackled by an iron ball. Kizuna, just nodded with a frightened look on her face.
" The war has already begun" he whispered
Tanuki, Kizuna and hundreds of children of war victims were sold by the prisoners and taken to a Sora military base. Children are innocent and can not do much and can only obey what commands adults who drag them, without knowing something bad might take their lives.
"Tanuki, where are we going now? " kizuna said as she looked around. His black bead caught there were many warrior barracks, various piles of magic weapons also filled the place.
" I don't know! But for sure, those military men are going to get us into a war! "
" Stop! " the command of a soldier ahead there. All compact kids stop step.
The man in a cloud-coated armor immediately ordered his men to check the line of children in front of him. With a slight bluff, the soldiers ordered to separate the children into two halves. Men and Women. It didn't take long, two kelimpok children were created.
"Bring the boys and give them the full weapon! As for the girls, take them to the medical base to help the medical team! Hurry along! " the soldier's order.
" Okay Captain! "
Tanuki and Kizuna are now being dragged to a place similar to a military training camp, with the other children they are given the exact same war equipment used by the military soldier.
Kizuna simply stared at the equipment in her hand with a hard-to-understand look. Although he was only a child, but seeing the strange appearance of the adults around him made him a little suspicious.
"Pst! Tanuki, isn't this weird? Why did they give the exact same war equipment that the military soldiers were using? Aren't children like us usually used as logistics dealers in war?! " whispered Kizuna.
Although still relatively young, Kizuna already understands about war. Without the need to learn from books, children seem to have understood the salt acid of war through the direct experience they have. So according to him, if you have to get involved in a war, at least weak children like them can only be used logistics distributors.
" Damn it! " Tanuki just clucked in annoyance, while Kizuna simply raised her eyebrows in surprise.
" What's up? " Tanuki stared at Kizuna, clutching the armor in her hand.
" The reason they give you these things. They'll use us as diversion soldiers. "
Kizuna's body froze, of course she knew the meaning of Tanuki's words. That distraction military soldier is not a military revision or anything.
The soldier was formed not from experienced military men, but from ordinary people who did not know how to fight or even held weapons well. These people were usually taken from government slaves, sold children or people forced into war. The purpose of military commanders is to send them not to attack, but to distract the enemy by making a battalion of 'fake' troops as if they were part of the main force. When the enemy is fooled, the actual troops will attack from two different directions and cripple the nature once the attack.
A brilliant strategy where the win rate is high. However, every war strategy that looks profitable, certainly requires a lot of blood to launch it. One of them, the lives of children with Tanuki and Kizuna in it.
"So, they want us to be Hoshi's magic arrow shield?! Damnit damnit! Tanuki we all need to get out of here! " Kizuna started to look restless, the black-haired boy was also worried about the fate of the other children.
" You're right, we should run away. But, Kizuna look around us!
We don't have a gap to escape from this place " Tanuki muttered while looking at the surrounding environment. His hands clenched tightly, the military's strict guard made them unable to twitch in the slightest. In the slightest mistake, instead of being killed by the enemy, they will even be killed by the soldiers of their own country for treason.
"Then how is this? Are you waiting for them to send us to die at Hoshi's hands! "
" Of course not. We'll escape after we get out of this military fortress! "
The moving command immediately sounded. Kizuna and Tanuki were then herded into rushing towards the Eastern fortress. Although with trembling bodies, the children were forced to carry weapons and walk towards the Hoshi troops. On a large grass field, the children began to move while sneaking around. The mission the military soldiers gave them was quite easy, they only needed to move to Hoshi's side carefully.
"The transfer operation has already begun. The surveillance of Sora's soldiers had also been thinned. This is our place Tanuki! We all have to run away before Hoshi- "had not had time for Kizuna to finish her words, one of the children began to shout while pointing towards the sky.
" A-what is i-that? "
Hearing this, Kizuna looked up at the sky above her. His eyes were perfectly rounded when he saw the hundreds of small blobs of fireballs slowly starting to enlarge and darting rapidly towards them.
" Damn it! Hoshi had already started attacking. "murm Tanuki.
" All! Quickly take cover! " shouted Kizuna warning the other children. But baby, it's too late. Hoshi's attack, has already arrived and hit all over the land.
The cusss!
Boooom!
The plains instantly melt lanta. Hundreds of magic bombs were launched by Hoshi's side and swept away the frail bodies of the innocent children. Kizuna tried to survive as much as possible, with the manipulation of earth magic that he had learned before, Kizuna created a land space (like a cave) with magic, he tried to save some children through the power of his gyoku.
"Hold on! " kizuna said to the children she saved. Kizuna made a protective ground to avoid explosions. But unfortunately, because of the magnitude of the vibration and the number of children he had to protect, Kizuna could not maintain her magic any longer.
Meanwhile, Tanuki makes use of his manipulation of the basic elements of the fire to destroy the rock rubble that targeted him and Kizuna. Tanuki also realized, the protection created by his friend could not last much longer.
"Yinjima! Narrow down your fortress! With your current strength, you can't hold on to this protector any longer! Tungu what else! " She cried Tanuki
" You want to kill us here! If you keep defending it, we'll all die buried in your protective soil! We have no choice, we have to sacrifice to save our lives!
We are in a state of war! We can't save the lives of everyone here! "
" But-Arkh! " Kizuna started to feel the effects of running out of her magic energy. Little by little, the magic shield he created decays. Tanuki realized that, he had no other choice but to cut the protective ground with his sword.
Brasss....
Tanuki's sword was stuck, with all his might he started to cut off the protective dingding and left only room for himself and Kizuna. While the other children, began to accumulate protective land belonging to Kizuna who had lost control of the owner of the magic.
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"What did you just do, Tanuki? " kizuna muttered softly, she still could not believe what Tanuki was doing
" I did all that to save you. A sacrifice must be made to get out of this hell! " tanuki said flatly, there was little regret to be seen on the look on her face.
" But you don't have to sacrifice the lives of other children for our safety! " kizuna's voice rose, she was so angry at what Tanuki had just done
Tanuki's hands clenched firmly, he immediately reached for Kizuna's collar and threw a punch right in her face
Bugsfggggh....
" I told you! We are in a war! We must sacrifice others before others sacrifice us! You have to remember that, Kizuna! " tanuki said with a digin tone.
Tanuki's punch had Kizuan's magic defense destroyed, but without them realizing the attack from Hoshi's side had long since stopped.
Tanuki returned to looking around. The previously yellow thatch plains, now turned red (burned) and destroyed by the explosion sent by Hoshi's side. The hundreds of bodies of his comrades in arms were already lying along the gazing eyes. No one survived. Only he and Kizuna were still breathing in that place.
As if the sky was a witness to their struggle, cloudy clouds began to fill the place and bring a heavy rain storm. The previously smoldering ground, now washed away by rain, leaves only a puff of smoke and the rigid bodies of innocent children who must die because of the rotten system of the world.
Tanuki looked at the sky, the raindrops started to wet his kumel face.
"Stop your crying and regret! We need to get out of here! “
Tanuki starts to move towards his best friend, while Kizuna is still faithfully kneeling with her head down. Guilt keeps her tears from flowing. His heart was much more crushed than Tanuki's punch wound
"First of all, I never said we'd run off with all those kids. It's not all your fault, Kizuna. Those kids, they're just out of luck because they're weak!"
Tanuki starts to pull Kizuna's arm and invites her to leave immediately. Kizuna could only follow where Tanuki was going, even though half her soul had gone somewhere.
"T-help me. "a faint voice sounded.
Kizuna's steps came to a standstill, just as she heard someone asking her for help.
" What's up? "
Kizuna immediately slammed Tanuki's hand. He immediately set his sights around him.
" Just now, there's a voice of people asking for help. Someone must have survived the explosion! " Kizuna immediately ran to find the origin of the sound.
" We've got to save him! "
" That's impossible. You must have heard wrong. It could be, this heavy rain familiarizes your hearing. You haven't fully recovered Kizuna, we must leave before the enemy appears! "
" No! I clearly heard it! "
Kizuna's gaze was fixed on the bushes that were moving strangely in front of him.
" Tanum! " shouted Kizuna while pointing at the bushes. Not caring about anything, Kizuna immediately approached the bush.
Sure enough, a boy was taking refuge in a pile of weeds. The burn on his leg was quite severe, therefore he could not move in the slightest
"Hey! You all right?! "
Kizuna immediately helped the boy to stand up. Troubled, the boy tried to stand up. His body trembled violently, while his hand instantly reached tightly to Kizuna's arm without letting go
" I beg you, take me with you! I'm afraid to be here! I beg! Don't leave me alone in this place! " whimper the boy.
" Of course, we won't leave you! " kizuna said as she chuckled. While Tanuki, could only sigh loudly.
" One person who runs out of magic energy is enough for me. Now plus one person who was injured, that's impossible. Kizuna let's leave him here! We can't possibly take him! " sternly Tanuki
" Tanuki you can't talk like that, you can't see he's as safe as we are. We have to help him! "
" I beg you! Isn't your name Tanuki? I beg Tanuki, let me come with you! " said the boy in a desperate tone.
Tanuki had a moment. Seeing the way the boy pleaded with a trembling and injured body, reminded him of himself a while ago. Tanuki took a glance at Kizuna, if it wasn't for Kizuna's kindness at that time, he might have already chosen to die.
" Come! We gotta get out of here! Kizuna and you, what's your name? " tanuki said as she glanced at the child in front of her. Judging from his softened expression, Tanuki seemed to allow the child to come with him
" Zen! You can call me Zen" said the boy with a bright smile.