The Cursed Bloodline
Hotaru's Past : Just One..... Please Admit Me, Father

"I will send you, to clean up the 'trash' of Sora's war! "

Hozuki said. Hotaru is now on her knees, taking orders directly from her father. He ordered Hotaru to kill all prisoners of war from the Sora Country

Hotaru is eager to refuse his father's orders, but on the one hand for the first time the father gives him a Special mission. Hotaru closed her eyes as a child, she seemed to think of choosing which path. His decision was finally unanimous, Hotaru agreed to the father's request

"Okay dad! "

"That night, for the first time I went on a mission directly from my own father

Of course, I must carry out the mission as perfectly as possible, so that my father will admit me

I decided to throw away my guilt, and slaughtered all the prisoners of war in Hoshi's country without exception with my own hands"

A bright flash of lightning flashed, invoking the darkness within a Hoshi State dungeon

"We! Will never forgive Hoshi's side for peng- "

Trassz.........

Unfinished the man spoke, Hotaru quickly slashed the neck of the man in Sora's military uniform. The body of Soldier Sora on Hoshi's side appeared to fall along the side of the prison. It filled the low-light stuffy room with a final shout before the prisoners died

The reign of Hozuki, was the darkest, with wars occurring almost throughout his reign. He is the leader of Hoshi who is known as the figure of the 'cold monster of the ocean' who is unforgiving and iron-hearted

In the magnificent Castle of Hoshi Country, Hotaru came wet from a storm out there. With blood on his face and all over his body, Hotaru entered the magnificent castle. He walked towards the father's room, with a trail of blood sticking up along his steps.

In front of him he saw his older brother Hikari, who was frozen looking at Hotaru. He could not believe his own brother had turned into a demon with fresh blood dripping from his blade

"What mission did Dad give you? "say it with a vibrating voice.

Hotaru looked at Hikari with her cold gaze, she just passed the body of the older sister who was still stunned without saying a word.

Inside his father's office, Hotaru saluted the military, kneeling on one leg

" I've completed the mission well, father! " said Hotaru sure. He hopes for a little appreciation for his hard work today from his father. But his hope is only wishful thinking. Hozuki, did not even glance at Hotaru in the slightest

"Good, you can go! " the father said without looking at Hotaru, His father was just busy flipping documents in front of him

"Just a 'good' word I heard from my dad, but it was more than enough for me. It could be said that my father was beginning to acknowledge my abilities.

After that day, I began to be entrusted with handling important missions that Hikari could not complete"

Hotaru is now growing into a cold-hearted killing machine like her father. In fact, he did not hesitate to kill just for his father's confession

2 Years after the final mission, Hotaru is now Hoshi's head of security at the age of 12. At one time, Hotaru was confronted by a woman and her toddler who were caught by soldiers stealing rice in the market. They dragged the woman in front of Hotaru waiting for the security chief's decision on the fate of the mother and child next

"What should we do for this mother and child, young master Hotaru? "

In front of Hotaru was a woman with a son. He was taken away by the military police after being caught stealing.

The frail woman with her hands tied, and her little son who continued to tremble in fear when surrounded by heavily armed soldiers. Tears flowed down his little face. In silence the boy cried while staring at the frightened Hotaru

" Please forgive me, young master. I'm just trying to get food for my son. The war left me with nothing, for having to pay taxes to the State, I beg you" said the woman, continuing to beg for forgiveness. Hotaru simply flinched looking at the weak woman before her

"It doesn't mean you're free to steal, and damage the village's order" Hotaru said flatly

In Hotaru, he watched the mother and child in front of him, his eyes seemed to tremble. However, he did not want to reduce his performance due to pity. He did not want to disappoint his father in the least

"Put them in jail! " said Hotaru while throwing her face away. The soldier was about to take the woman and her son into the dungeon.

" hotaru! "

Someone who looked similar to Hotaru, suddenly came. He was seen wearing Hoshi's Military uniform, with a blue scarf marked 'captain' on his arm

"Don't interfere in my affairs Brother Hikari! "

Hikari did not care about his sister's words, he looked at Hotaru's subordinates and hinted that they would obey his orders

"Quick you release them, let me talk to your captain! "

"Okay Mr. Hikari! " they all left the sister. Hikari approaches Hotaru and is concerned about Hotaru's drastically changed attitude. He also regretted Hotaru's cold attitude to the weak people

"Why are you so obsessed with your job, Hotaru?"

"It's none of your business, there's nothing else we need to talk about" Hotaru said as she left. He left his brother alone. But on the way, Hotaru turned around.

"Don't you dare interfere in my business, be it my job or my life. You don't even know how hard I tried to be acknowledged by Dad! " said Hotaru coldly

"My relationship with my feet is growing more and more stretched due to my sense of irritation. Although Hikari tries to give her attention in between her busy time

Once, he was almost doomed by overusing the iron element and forcing his body, until he fell ill. For him, he did not even have time to take care of himself, he was preoccupied with taking care of the country even at that age.

But he always has time for me. To invite me to dinner together like a sister. Because of my irate, I always ignored him. Until that day comes..... "

" Young master Hotaru, your father is calling you to the balcony at the highest peak of Hoshi Castle! " said a Hozuki bodyguard

Hotaru looks happy, although now he is little recognized. But, still, he was rarely called by his father directly

Hotaru ran with all her might, she headed towards the castle balcony on the top floor. Although he held a prominent position, Hotaru was still a 12-year-old child who missed the attention of his father

Hotaru opened the door to the balcony in a hurry, she saw the figure of the father standing behind her while looking at the view of the sea with the cloudy sky in front of her. It seems the storm is about to hit

"Dad! I came. " said Hotaru with a cheerful smile, his breath was a bit dull because he had to run up the stairs. Nanun was nothing short of the happy feeling he was feeling at this moment

The man turned around, looking at Hotaru with his flat and cold expression. Hozuki walked over to Hotaru

Hozuki tells a strange story to Hotaru, so Hotaru keeps listening to every word of the father while smiling

" You know what? To achieve this position, your grandfather even had the heart to exile 2 of my brothers to a remote island in order to create a balance of power within the family in our Clan! " Hotaru's smile faded, he still did not understand what his father said

"What does father mean? I don't get it! " said Hotaru quietly

"Your grandfather, exiled your two uncles and sealed their gyoku. So that one day there will be no coup due to the supreme power struggle in the Land of Hoshi

Your uncle ended up living and dying in that remote place. Unlike me who lives in luxury, they live in seclusion and suffering! "

It is a tradition of Clan Leader Hoshi, whoever inherits the Iron manipulation technique, he will pass on the Hoshi Leadership. However, if that heir had another brother, they would be in the seal of their magical Gyoku powers. They are exiled and live as ordinary people on a remote island without access to the city center for their entire life

It was intended, so that there was no power struggle between brothers that triggered the Coup and Civil war, which made the defense of Hoshi's Country destroyed from the inside.

"I, change my Two Brothers' lives to become a Hoshi Country Leader!

For that, I don't want to make Hoshi weak in the eyes of the other two great countries. Especially Sora. I promise to make Hoshi a respectable country.

But to make that happen, I don't want to see my own son suffer the same fate as my brother! " says the Father

Hotaru's eyes widened, he saw his father activate his Gyoku and the iron grains surrounded his body now.

The technique of manipulating the Iron Element, is the technique of combining the earth element (iron) with the wind element. So that users can manipulate iron into defense or as a medium to attack the enemy

Iron can be formed according to the wishes of its users, whether it is in the form of weapons or in the form of iron dust that is smooth but deadly.

"So! Instead of your life suffering, let me end it myself!"