The Cursed Bloodline
The Hotaru Past

"Many people think, being the son of the ruler of Hoshi Country is a fortune from heaven.

But that doesn't apply to me. Ever since the day I was born into this world, I have taken away the people I love. And the one my father loved, she was my own mother

I fell by the sight of my father's cold back. I live with all the things that make others jealous. But that doesn't include the affection I received from my father.

I only have one older brother, the only one who thinks a Hotaru exists in this world. Brother who is too perfect for me, until my admiration turns to envy"

~Hotaru when 5 years old~

Huh! ..... Huh! .... Huh! .....

A little boy with pale blue hair, was seen practicing on the edge of a tall and steep cliff. The view of the blue sea seemed beautiful before him. But the blue beauty of the ocean is not very important for the child. He trained hard until his hands were filled with scuff marks just to improve his fighting ability.

The boy started to activate the gyoku in his small hands, for the size of a boy, he was quite good at controlling his wind element. Little Hotaru began to concentrate fully, set her breath and began to control her magic

"All right! I will control my wind, so that sea water can rise here with the power of my wind" he murmured.

Wuuuss....... Trassssss.......

A huge wind began to be created from his gyokunya seal, making the sea water under the cliff as high as 20 meters rise to the surface. The explosion occurred, a huge tsunami-like wave hit right in front of the small Hotaru. A happy smile emanated on her cute face, she then turned to face the brother who was standing right behind her

"Look at Brother Hikari! my training for a whole month has now worked. With my magic, I can will the wind element to make the sea water rise! " said Hotaru while huffing. But the sparkle of his eyes showed that he was happy to have mastered something new with his hard work

Hotaru rubbed the sweat on her face. His little hands were full of abrasions, due to physical training to increase his Gyokunya strength

Meanwhile, a child who looked older to her, smiled towards Hotaru. The child who was not much different from his appearance now approached Hotaru while clapping

"Good Hotaru, now you just show me. He must be proud of your achievements! " he said with a warm smile. Hotaru nodded in spirit she could not wait to tell the achievement she achieved today to her father

"certain. That was the purpose of my hard training brother. I want you to acknowledge me, and I want to be strong like you! "

"certain. You must be stronger than me, Hotaru! " said Hikari while stroking Hotaru's head

Hotaru smiled, she really liked her brother. For that he trained hard for the bosa to grow strong like him. Little Hotaru unintentionally saw the basket in Hikari's hand. His eyebrows were linked, what Hikari was carrying in the basket

"But why did you bring the little bird? "say Hotaru curious. He saw a little bird in the basket that Hikari was looking at

" Oh! This . I want to take him to the castle. This chick was injured from falling from a tree, I'll treat it later" Just now that Hotaru and Hikari were about to leave the training ground, a cold-faced man suddenly rushed over to them

"Hikari! " Someone called out to Hikari from behind. The eyes of the man were so cold. While staring at the two children in front of him, he only seemed interested in Hikari. As for Hotaru, the pale-faced man simply ignored the child

" Father." said the two compactly, they bowed and greeted their father. The man called the father, named Hozuki. He is the leader of Hoshi. A man who looks firm and has a flat and cold face.

" I'm looking for you, Hikari. We need to keep practicing so that you can master the Iron element completely. The state of our country is very precarious, War may break out with Sora! " Hozuki then glanced at Hotaru at a glance, Hotaru just put on a big smile towards the father. But a moment later, his father just left without saying a word to his second son

"Okay Dad! " said Hikari. Hotaru stayed for a moment. As usual, the father ignored him. It did not make her give up with a tired smile filling her cute face. He ran towards his father

Hotaru also wants to train with his father, Hotaru tries to get rid of the fear in him, he then approached the father and told him about his achievements

"Dad..... Fathers..... Do you know, I was successful in controlling my Wind technique. Do you want to see it? " said Hotaru enthusiastically

However, the father only looked at him with a cold gaze. Without answering Hotaru he just turned around and left them.

" Your brother even mastered the technique earlier than you. You're just gonna waste my time!

Hikari's.... Be prompt.....

As the heir of Hoshi Country, you must not waste your precious time. Especially if to play around with a brat like your sister! " says the Father indifferently

Hotaru could only look at the father's back away. My eyes are now filled with tears of disappointment that almost fell. Hikari just patted Hotaru's shoulder slowly. He understood Hotaru's feelings, but he couldn't do anything about it either

"As usual, it's only my father's cold gaze that I accept. I'm not asking for anything else, but I hope..... At least my father can acknowledge my existence.... "

" Hotaru, you just go home. I'll talk to dad about your achievements today. You worked hard today. Good job Hotaru! You're a talented kid" Hikari took something out of her pants pocket.

"And here, Brother has something for you" said Hikari. He gave Hotaru a star-studded bracelet to Hotaru. Hotaru's eyes were round, she was so shocked by the gift Hikari had given her

"Th-this?" hotaru did not believe it. Hikari just smiled gently, while putting a bracelet on Hotaru's hand

"This is the bracelet my grandfather gave me. But I want to give it to you. This is a reward for your hard work, Hotaru" Hikari said

"But, only the future leader of Hoshi can have it" Hotaru tries to remove Hikari's bracelet. But his brother stopped him

"You can have it, you've worked hard all this time, it's a gift for your efforts.

"Good sister, thank you, sister Hikari. I'll keep it! "

"Hikari has a talent passed down by our ancestors in controlling the Iron element. Therefore, he was specially trained by my father as a candidate for the leader of Hoshi Country

He is a loving brother. Beyond that, he was also a great military soldier at his young age. He was a genius who was able to learn magic techniques quickly, so my father was very proud of him

Hikari was raised in order to make the Hoshi Country strong and can win the war with his abilities

However, he was only a child who loved peace and had a gentle heart"

......................

~Hotaru aged 10 years~

At the age of 14 years, Hikari was believed to lead troops on the battlefield. In a diacusi, Hozuki decides to attack Sora. He entrusted the assault troops to his eldest son

"I will order Hikari to lead an army to attack Sora! "

The Elders seemed to admire in agreement, but they requested that someone help the mission.

"Wasn't for that big task, someone had to accompany him, sir? "

Hotaru who was participating in the discussion looked at her father fixedly. He can trust his abilities that have developed with his hard work so far to help his brother. Hozuki looked at his youngest son. But soon, that view was changed

" I'll ask Khusu Hoshi's troops to help Hikari" Instantly, Hotaru's hope vanished, even in the current situation, the Father still did not admit it. Hotaru's hands clenched tightly, why? Why the father still considers Hotaru as an invisible figure

"Since then, my admiration for Hikari turned into envy. My brother easily got confessions from people including my father

It's different from me, how hard I try. No one's admitting me.

This envy, made me fall further and further into darkness. Even I often ignored my brother who was worried about me"

After the meeting, Hotaru walked past the father's room. Her feelings are very chaotic, coupled with the father's last words make Hotaru so angry. While passing through the workroom, he overhears his father's conversation with Hikari

"Do I have to lead the assault on Sora Village, do you know our target is just a small village on the border? " Hotaru heard Hikari rejecting the father's orders. In his heart he hated Hikari's decision so much. Something Hotaru wants more than anything. Why was his brother so easy to resist the trust placed in him?

" That's the reply we sent to Sora, you're Hoshi's next leader. I do not accept your weak attitude! " hozuki's voice rang out loud all the way to the quarters of the room. Hotaru was just listening to the quarrel from behind the door

" Prove the ability that you have mastered until now, lest you disappoint your father or Hoshi. You just need to finish off the village on the border, taking out ordinary citizens is not difficult for you! "

"How is it possible, I killed an ordinary person for the purpose of revenge like this? "

Brakkkk.....

The father kicked the table, leaving Hotaru who was eavesdropping on the quarrel shocked

" I don't need that weak attitude of yours, in war there is no such thing as sympathy.

Follow what you told me! " said the Father as he walked out of the room

Hotaru who was still fixated on hearing the quarrel, could not avoid the father. Hozuki came out of the room. He saw his youngest son standing at the door of his room. As usual, he just stared at Hotaru sharply and left her just like that. But the father had not gone any further, he said something to Hotaru

"Meet me later, in Dad's room! " he said as he left Hotaru

Hikari who came out of the room looked glum, the encounter with her father gave her so much pressure. But when he saw his sister standing before him, Hikari's smile expanded even with a beautiful face. The smile was just a forced smile, he did not want to show his feelings to the one and only

"You're here Hotaru? Would you like to have dinner with brother? " said Hikari ririh. One thing that makes him live a hard life, the reason he has been able to survive is because of his sister, Hotaru. For this reason, he did not want to show pain in front of his sister

Hotaru just looked at Hikari coldly. Compared to receiving a dinner invitation with Hikari, Hotaru prefers to question why Hikari rejected the Mission her father gave her

" Why don't you want to take the mission from Dad?

Is it okay for you to underestimate this mission, because you have been recognized by all the people? You should be able to do this mission well! " said Hotaru while leaving Hikari

"At that time, I was really envious of my feet. I vent my frustration on him. Without knowing what kind of burden he should bear

For me, getting my father's reinforcement is my goal, whether by any means. I will definitely do all I can to be acknowledged.

I couldn't hate my brother, but in those days, our relationship was getting further apart.

No. gabe..... More precisely.... I started to get away from my feet! "