The Cursed Bloodline
Arc Xio: Xio's Journey
"The weather is sunny to make a journey" a grandfather with a large bag on his back, wiped his sweat, as he continued on his way
A very bright day, the sun shone very hot, through the cracks of the trees, around the road that passed through a dense forest
The grandfather saw the figure of a black-robed man walking over to him. The old man's eyes were rounded, just looking at the appearance of the man in front of him alone, making the grandfather freeze in fear
The man with the straw cape started to approach
Glutin.....
The grandfather kept staring at the man, the sweat on his forehead flowing profusely. The man stopped in front of the grandfather
"Excuse me sir, is Mizu's village still far away? " tanya Xio, her flat face makes the nigga more caught
" I... I.... That's..... It is located on this hill, k.... You just need to pass through this Hebi hill" the grandfather explained as he pointed at the road
"Well, thank you" said Xio while slightly lowering his head, he continued on his way
The grandfather breathed a sigh of relief
"Well......... The man, just looking at it makes me almost forget to breathe out of fear"
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Xio decided to rest on a tree, after traveling for roughly the past two months, not dampening his intention to look for the 2nd stone pillar guard flake
No. Kok..... No.... No. Kok.....
A crow circled around where he was resting, he stretched out his hand and the crow landed on his arm
"What's wrong? " ask Xio's heavy voice
" Leader, someone has infiltrated our headquarters." the crow's voice called out to Zou's voice.
" then? "
" Nothing means that the intruder is doing nothing, there is no information he can about us. Even he can't break through the seal in our basement"
"Hn... Alright"
"Are you still looking for the second piece of stone, are you sure Zuryu gave the correct information? Do I need to hit him again? " the bird mimics Zou's chatty voice
Xio could only see the map in front of him, some areas in the map were already marked red X, indicating his journey had not found a bright spot
" I'll finish it myself, you better take care of your mission well" Xio said
Then the crow burned and left only dust
Xio closed his eyes, the wind blew slowly on the leaves of the lush trees, occasionally he heard the sound of forest birds chirping, breaking the silence of the forest
Slekkkkkk.......
Xio opened his eyes slowly, he saw the leaves beside him twitching.....
Meow...... Meow..... Meow
A kitten emerged from the bushes and began to approach Xio who was sitting leaning under a tree
"You're alone here too? " murmured Xio, he only noticed the kitten that was being fettered at his feet
He took out a piece of fish cake from his pocket
"Eat.... "
He continued sleeping, but when he closed his eyes, he muttered
" Come out....... I knew you were there from now on ", he said.
A shadow behind a tree not far from there was seen hiding himself
......................
A beautiful girl with long red hair was observing Xio from behind a tree
He looked at the sleeping man under the tree in front of him
The sunlight that pierced through the trees, added to the charming impression of the man he had noticed earlier
The woman only watched Xio in silence, until the man's voice surprised her
The girl tried to run away from there, but she had not yet turned around, something sharp seemed to touch her neck
"Who are you? " question the heavy voice behind him, it was Voice Xio
The woman was surprised, she saw the man she had noticed, turned into a raven and disappeared
" How d.... He can get behind me that fast? "
The woman only swallowed her saliva, her eyes seemed round, she raised her hand, a sign that she would not fight
" A..... L'm.... Just people passing by, T.... Mister"
"Why are you watching me? "
" A..... I'm just curious......... I saw you give my cat food, but I didn't dare approach you, sorry if it bothers you"
Xio lowered the tree branch he used to scare the girl, if he really seriously attacked the girl with his sword, he might have been killed
Xio left the girl, packing his things
"Go away..... If you have no more business.... "
The girl only saw Xio pass her by, she ventured to ask Xio
" A... Are you going to Mizu village? Then can I come to the crossroads of this hill? "
" no.... You go alone. " said Xio flat and calm.
" W.... But Hebi Hill is known for its many bandits, you can't leave a woman alone here, you know" she said
He then carried his kitten, and walked closer to Xio
Xio puun turned to stare at the woman sharply
"Do I look creepy to you? "
The red-haired woman shook her head
" no........ To me.. You're just a handsome guy who shares his provisions for a little cat, nothing more"
Xio did not care about the girl, and turned around to walk away. Xio jumped up the tree and disappeared
"Well...... She ignored me, come Oro~chan better let's just go home" the girl said to her cat
On the way, sure enough, he was confronted by a group of armed bandits
"Heh...... Missy.... Judging from your appearance, you look from a rich family" said one of the bandits
"Go away...... Before I finish you off"
"Sad..... You arrogant woman........... I'll make sure you regret that word"
"Try it, take out your abilities, did you forget? You're entering Hebi Hill now"
The girl also activated her Gyokunya seal, but she had not had time to attack, the bandits looked sculpted
Their bodies seemed to turn petrified, even to let out a word, they could not
"K.... Why them? "
Taps......
Xio landed on the girl, though without saying a word, he walked past the still-stretched body of the bandit
Realizing that she was being helped, the girl waved her hand at Xio, complete with a big smile on her pretty face
" Thank you, sir....... My name's....... Yuri.......... Y. U. R. I... until we meet again......... " Shouted that girl named Yuri
The long red-haired girl, with beautiful red glass framing her eyes. Just standing there smoothed Xio's figure that started to disappear
" Yoshi....... Even with that dinginya attitude, he was still dazzling once.
" Don't tell me you're interested in her, Yuri." said a strange voice that came out of nowhere.
" I don't know....aura gloomy it, it's more alluring"
Yuri instantly disappeared along with the wind that blew fiercely