The Cursed Bloodline
The Beginning of an End Arc: Meeting You for the First Time

Sealing the dark creature into his body, it meant that Mirai gave access to the evil energy to rule over his soul. Nue's great strength, gradually shifted the soul of the owner of the body. The soul, full of life force, will be trapped in an endless cycle of illusion, where suffering seems to revolve around the soul of the owner of the body.

Mirai feels that now, alone, her soul is stranded in a desert of illusion magic created by Nue. Endless, not pertepi. Time in the world seems to stop. All around him was a barren plain, with the scorching sun tormenting Mirai's fragile soul, the agony would continue to chase Mirai. Until Mirai gives up, and lets her body overrun by the darkness of Nue.

With bare feet, Mirai continued to walk aimlessly down the hot sand. Despite being in an illusionary world, he could feel thirst, pain and endure all the torments of the body for real. Mirai continued dragging her powerless body, not until when.

Mirai was determined, not to give up on Nue just like that and let the creature loose into the world. Although he was suffering, Nue had to remain in his body.

"Mirai. The long-haired girl simply raised her head to the sky.

" who..... That it? " mirai said in a raucous voice.

Amidst the pain, Mirai felt a cool breeze hugging her body. The wind brought a beautiful butterfly, which began to fly closer to him. The butterfly's powers begin to change the environment around Mirai. From an arid desert, it becomes a beautiful garden, with a vast pond and cherry blossoms along the eye of the beholder.

Mirai blinked her eyes, the incoming light made her gaze slightly glare. For a while, he felt the fragrance of flowers fill his sense of smell. The sound of water was also heard.

Mirai was astonished, since when did the endless desert turn into a beautiful garden like this? Is this another illusion that Nue created to tease her?

At the end of the garden, a beautiful woman was standing waiting for him. A warm smile adorned her face. He wore a pale purple kimono that was very elegant, while his long blonde hair he let it wither away.

"Mirai." said the woman again.

Two pairs of lavender eyes met each other, Mirai just raised her baffled brows. The figure of a beautiful woman in front of him, it was as if he had seen her somewhere. But where?

" Who are you? Don't tell me, your "word Mirai choked.

" Do you recognize who I am? " said the woman with sparkling eyes. He began to step foot to approach Mirai. However, the black-haired girl only put on a standby stance while retreating two steps away.

" Are you another illusion that Nue created?! Cih, that cunning creature, he even used the figure of a beautiful woman to lure me. Don't hope! I won't be eaten up by your traps again! "

At Mirai's words, the woman in front of him could only shake her head in surprise while chuckling. Mirai's attitude, really reminded her of someone.

" Mirai... Mirai... That attitude you really got from your father. No one will doubt that you are the daughter of the chatty Kizuna. "

Mirai was stunned, as the woman mentioned her father's name. Mirai recalled the words of her father, in addition to her long black hair, Mirai was so similar to her mother's figure. Mirai looked back at the figure in front of her. If you look around, the figure in front of him is so similar to him, especially his pair of beautiful pale purple eyes. His eyes trembled, when he saw the warm smile on the woman's face.

" You- "

" It's okay you don't recognize who I am. All right, I'll introduce myself to you.

Name, Yukio. People know me as the leader of the Snow Sora clan. More than that, I was the one who gave you the name Mirai. Mirai which means a bright future. I was - "

Yukio had not yet finished her words, Mirai had already hugged her body. Mirai's embrace was so tight, she didn't want to let go of the figure she missed so much for a moment, her feelings were now completely mixed up. Without notice, tears fell down Mirai's cheeks

For the first time, he felt the warm embrace of a mother. Her mother's fragrance, as well as her mother's heartbeat. All of Mirai could feel clearly.

"I-mother." Mirai's voice trembled as she said the word. Words that rarely come out of his mouth. But full of longing in it

Yukio stroked Mirai's head gently, Yukio's strength began to heal the wounds on Mirai's body. With a faint smile, he answered Mirai's call.

"Mother here, my daughter... "

" I really miss you. Mothers... "

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In the middle of the beautiful garden, with thousands of petals of cherry blossoms began to fall to the ground. In the middle of the garden, there was a lotus pond that stretched wide.

Mirai enjoys her time with Yukio. Sitting by the pool while holding hands with each other, the two of them so enjoyed the warm conversation between them.

Mirai could only develop a smile on her face, the overwhelming happiness she felt now. Her hands gently stroked Yukio's hands, while continuing to look at her mother's beautiful face. Like a child who really admires new things in front of him, Mirai looks so innocent. Very far away with the image of a cold face that is always attached to it.

While Yukio, he ceaselessly stroked the soft head of Mirai. Pouring all the love he had not had time to give to Mirai, while continuing to praise that his daughter had grown well.

"Mothers... I am so happy because my mother is really a beautiful person. I was almost blind to see your beauty" Mirai said with sparkling eyes.

But in an instant, Mirai's jail attitude relapsed. Even in front of the mother, hundreds of questions about the figure of Kizuna in Yukio's eyes flashed through his mind. This is the perfect time for her to tease Yukio with a past love story between her parents.

" Ahem! I wondered how I could have a woman as beautiful as my mother as his wife.

I wonder mom! can you tell me your love story?! I beg...hmm?! " said Mirai enthusiastically with a puppy face.

He seemed to forget his burden for a moment, Nue, Kurasu, war and everything. Mirai is just focused on enjoying her precious time with her mother.

" Uh? Mother's love story? M-mirai why are you asking that question anyway! " said Yukio with a flushed face.

" I beg you...."

Mirai did not want to give up, he continued to launch a persuasion that Yukio could not refuse. With a sigh, Yukio finally collapsed. He could not bear to see the face pleading with his daughter.

"Well, I'll tell you.. "

Yukio leads Mirai to sleep on her lap. He looked at Mirai's face. A soft smile never left his face

" What does father mean to mother. How can you fall in love with each other? "

Yukio's gaze softened, with a tinge of red filling her white cheeks. Even when Mirai mentioned Kizuna's name, her heart was still beating fast.

" Your father, Kizuna is both mother's first love, and mother's last love. Without it, the mother never feels what warmth means in the life of the mother.... "

Yukio remembered her childhood. He grew up covered in the environment of the Snow noble Clan. As the Clan's successor, the elders forbade him to have any friends other than Yoshiro and Aoryu.

Since childhood, Yukio was tied up in various Clan rules. He never had time for himself, his childhood he spent studying what it took for someone to become the Clan's head in the future.

"Since childhood, the people around me have built boundaries that I can't cross. I was required to grow up to be the perfect daughter. I grew up alone, without a friend at my young age.

People say, I'm lucky to have been the heir to a great Clan. I live with compliments and luxuries. But to me, it's like a curse. Cages that look beautiful from the outside, but deep inside are very torturous and take away my freedom. "

Because it is taught to be mature and dare to take important decisions early on. Yukio slowly built a sturdy dingding inside him. She eventually grows up to be a woman of cold personality, regardless of the people around her. Always speaking sharply, not even infrequently his words are able to hurt people's hearts. All the friends were disinclined by him, no one dared to approach him.

"Because of that, I try to get away from people and shut myself up. I hid my sir deep inside an impenetrable ice fortress.

My friends at the magic academy have always called me the ice lady. Other than Mito, Yoshiro and Aoryu I have no other friends. They can talk to me, because the Clan elders allow it.

I always spent time alone, staring out the window with envy. Out there, kids my age can play with anyone. Then why am I the only one who can't? It made me hate my life more. My life is like a puppet controlled for the benefit of the Snow Clan. "

Mirai who heard the bitter story of her mother began to feel pity. He seemed able to feel the loneliness that haunted Yukio. Coincidentally or not, Mirai's life was not much different either. Little Serdari, he also never had any friends by his side. He has run away all his life. Fortunately there is a figure of his father that he can consider a friend as well as a brother.

" You must have suffered a lot, mother... "

Yukio wiped away her tears quickly, a smile re-adorned her face.

" But that all changed when your father came into my life... "

Still fresh in Yukio's memory, when Kizuna first reached out her hand and wanted to be her partner. The smile on the handsome boy's face had bewitched Yukio for a moment. Although in the end, Yukio rejected Kizuna's friendship with sharp words. 'Keep away from me' Those were the first words Yukio had thrown at her future husband figure

"From the first time I met your father, I turned him down a few times. I'm still in my stance, being an ice woman for people who try to get close to me.

I deliberately floated sharp words to keep Kizuna away from me. But Mirai, do you know what Kizuna did for me to accept her as my training parter? "

Mirai shook her head quickly. " Kizuna started acting silly and always bothered me. " said Yukio while laughing softly.

" What? Dad did that? " mirai said in disbelief. Yukio nodded quickly.

" He did it. Kizuna will come to the Snow mansion in the morning blind and start to bother me. There is no day without a fight between us. He used to be stupid, but I knew he was just pretending. All Kizuna did was make me laugh. Not infrequently, I always throw a punch at him. I didn't mean to really hit him, it's just that I was too anxious about Kizuna's attitude. Because of his attitude we always spend time together with laughter.

You know, every mother does that your father must complain when I act fierce! Ahahaha! "

Mirai's eyebrows shot up, the atmosphere that Yukio told her about seemed to have once felt. How not, the story between Mirai and Aora also begins a fight like a cat and a dog.

But behind all that. Kizuna's attitude slowly began to shed the ice fortress in Yukio's heart. The feelings between them began to flourish, even though the two knew they would never be together. Kizuna realized, behind the cold attitude of Yukio, the girl who stole her heart was filled with a strong sense of loneliness. The ice wall that he had built all along, was merely a form of self-defense from the Clan environment that constricted him. Kizuna finally poured out warmth, and gave Yukio the attention that Yukio never felt.

"Kizuna's attitude is the opposite of mine. He's a nice guy, supple and has a warm side. Slowly, I began to take heart with him. Kizuna is like the sun that melts the ice in the heart of the mother....

Your father is the figure that you dream of present in your life. "

Mirai smiled softly. The story between his mother and father, like a fairy tale that only exists in the story. A forbidden but sweet love story.

" Then, among you. Who first declares love? According to my guess, I bet it was dad! "

Yukio looked at Mirai meaningfully. A flash of spirit flames was seen in both the look in his eyes. Now we know, where the barbaric nature of Mirai came from. The female descendant of the Snow Clan, was indeed elegant outside but barbaric inside.

" You're wrong Mirai....." Mirai immediately rose from her sleep. He began to guess what happened randomly. Honestly not random, he just said what he had experienced with Aora.

"What's? Don't tell me, I dragged you to a quiet place. Because I didn't express my feelings to my mother. Mom became anxious, so she expressed her feelings first!

Uh! Also, don't tell me you kissed me first. By pulling his collar and saying 'this should be done by a man to get the answer he wants' then cuusss kiss him first.

Mom don't tell me that's what happened! " mirai said hysterically while recounting her experience.

Yukio's surprised. " How do you know mom did all that. All the details are the same. Kizuna was too embarrassed to admit her feelings because I was a noble daughter. So I became impatient and.....

Mom's story is exactly the same as you said. Mirai, did your father tell you that? "

" It's impossible. How could it happen exactly the same?! "

Mirai could only cover her open mouth with both hands. He also shook quickly.

" no. Dad never told me. "

" Where do you know all that? " joshiro said curiously

Mirai looked down embarrassed, a red tinge adorning her pretty face.

" I also did the same thing as my mother did." she said shyly as she pointed to herself.

Yukio was surprised, but a second later the laughter came out of his mouth.

" Haha! I didn't expect, my daughter is as barbaric as me! " Yukio laughed.

" Mommy! Stopit! You're embarrassing me! "

" But, daughter. Who is the man who stole your heart? Try to say to the mother. "just like the mother in general, Yukio is also curious about her daughter.

" His name is Aora, mother." said Mirai timidly.

" It's impossible. So that man Aora Yoshiro's son? It's like fate, the cute kid used to hug me and say he was going to marry the kid in my womb. I was worried, what if I gave birth to a son.

Wuah! It's like destiny! "

" Really! Tell me about it.... "

Both of them enjoy their time. Both Yukio and Mirai, they both let go of each other's longing followed by a crisp laugh. For the first time, they passed the time as mother and son. The time that had been snatched away by the greatest destiny among them.

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So the identity of the butterfly that helped Mirai all this time was the figure of Yukio. Why was Yukio present to meet Mirai's soul? Look forward to the follow-up....