The Cursed Bloodline
Arc Xio: The Savior

Yuri kneels right in front of Oro-ryu's head. Sword Xio was still faithfully perched on the red-haired girl's neck. The head that had just ducked down, now seemed to be staring at the huge snake in front of him. Yuri's eyes changed, with thin vertical striped pupils like snake eyes.

Without Xio knowing. The girl activated Gyoku in her hand. His neck and right wrist were now covered in white snake scales

Brasss........

Suddenly he turned into a pile of small white snakes, sweeping and wrapped around Xio's body. One of the small snakes, turned back into the figure of Yuri. Complete with a knife that retracts Xio's neck from behind

Yuri took off the glasses that framed her eyes, revealing the look of the snake eyes from her two pretty eyes.

"I won't let you, you hurt Oro-ryu! " Yuri directly stabbed Xio in the back with the small knife

"From now on, you will die slowly from the poison I added to you! " sorry Yuri was upset. He deepened the blade slash on Xio's back. Fresh blood started to flow out. Xio turned around and looked at Yuri with a typical cold gaze

"If you plan to kill me with a race. At least you should use a strong poison, not a weak one like this! " Xio clasped Yuri's hand tightly, he easily pulled out the knife he was holding on his shoulder

"Damn! You can survive it too apparently! " decih Yuri's

Instantly Yuri attacked Xio quickly. They hit each other, even though Yuri is a woman, Xio admits Yuri's martial arts can't be underestimated.

Several times Xio was able to dodge Yuri's attacks. Even so Yuri still attacked Xio quickly, but seemed rash

Xio launched his punch towards Yuri's face, but stopped doing so for some reason. Xio preferred to dodge and stay away as soon as possible from Yuri

"Sad. You can't even hit me back. Then I'll attack you! " Yuri started running towards Xio. The dark-eyed man began to feel the effects of the poison. Dizziness hit his head.

Despite being under the effects of poison, Xio jau's stamina was above Yuri's. He nimbly avoids attacks in the form of kicks or punches from the girl. But still, Xio never retaliated against Yuri's attacks

Xio also activated his Moon Gyoku, he was about to control the land around Yuri to ensnare his opponent.

Oro-ryu, who had been watching the match, seemed surprised by what he saw. The moonlight in Xio's hands, it seems that the symbol is quite familiar to him

"Yuri Stop! DON'T YOU CONTINUE ANY MORE! " call Oro-ryu. He wanted to stop the fight, but Xio's magic entanglement still shackled his body

" As long as I can survive, I will continue to defend myself! " said Yuri confidently, he intends to attack Xio again

"No! Yuri's.... I said STOP!"

Sontak Yuri stopped his resistance, as well as Xio. They simply dressed Oro~ryu with questionable gazes.

" What is Oro-ryu?! "

The giant white snake, raised a little of its head. Although most of his body was constrained by Xio's strength. He noticed Xio's appearance, from toe to head. His snake eyes were round.

" I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you My Lord~" Oro-ryu said as he lowered his head

Yuri who saw the strange treatment immediately replied to Oro-ryu. How could Oro-ryu give up that easily. He even lowered himself for Xio

"While we're cornered, we can't just give up Oro-ryu! " said Yuri did not accept.

"No. I'm not giving up, I'm just paying my respects to my Master, if I'm not mistaken, your name is Yora from the Moon Sora Clan right? "

Xio's eyes widened, how could he know his little name. There was not even a single person who called him by that name right now, except for Mirai

" B-How did you know? "

" Even though I hate humans so much, there are two people in my life who can see deep inside me. One who not only thinks of me as a mere mustard, but as a friend! "

Oro-ryu looks at Yuri, the girl in front of him is one of the humans he means. The girl was even willing to spend her life to save her from Xio's entanglement

"She is Yuri the little boy who was dragged by her mother. Even though I tried to scare him or even kill him, he still reached out to me. "

Then Oro-ryu looked at Xio, although in the form of a snake mustard, Xio could see a smile from Oro-ryu's face.

"One more, the one who extended his hand to me. She is Miss Yoshiro the girl I met decades ago. He was a descendant of the Moon Clan. If my guess is correct isn't she your mother? "

Xio just stared at Oro-ryu in disbelief, though still with his calm demeanor. Xio could not hide his trembling body. For the first time, he meets someone overseas Sora who knows his mother well

Yuri who had noticed the conversation earlier, was now looking at the man in front of her. He knows, deep inside Xio he misses the figure that Oro-ryu mentioned earlier.

" Where did you meet him? " xio said with a slightly trembling voice restraining the emotions.

" Miss Yoshiro, once saved me when Hoshi Military troops were about to take the 3-pillar stone from me, even though I was surrounded by hundreds of troops.

You may not feel the protector. It's because you're Mr. Yora. Because that protector was made by the same power as yours.

Your mother has a face and eyes that are exactly what you are. Although I hesitated for a while, but seeing your special seal, I believe you are from the Moon Clan. "

Oro-ryu still remembers clearly, that the woman who once saved him, said that he had cute twin sons.

Yoshiro was involved in the war. He also admitted to longing for peace. If peace between countries is present, he hopes to bring his two sons to meet Oro-ryu someday.

"He even told me that he had 2 sons whom he named Yora and Aora. Even though he was tired after fighting, I still remember how his happy face told the two of you to me, which was only a snake mustard for some people.

I didn't think I'd be able to meet one of his sons who's now grown up"

Xio who had just been silent, listened to the story about his mother. Not a word came out of his mouth. He just showed his gloomy face

"I've heard the news about you, aren't you and your brother the last descendants of the 3 Pillars of Guardians

There are even rumors, you were the one who slaughtered those three Clans 16 years ago? " say Yuri

Oro-ryu just stared at Xio, he also asked if the news Yuri said was true.

" I can't tell you about that problem. To me, collecting 3 Pillar stone fragments to achieve my goal is more important than anything in this world" Xio said. Oro-ryu closed his eyes for a moment. It seems he understands something. Living for hundreds of centuries made him understand something even without being spoken

"So this, the truth you're talking about. You're saying that what I see and believe, doesn't necessarily show the truth. I'm starting to understand what you mean.

If you don't mind, let me and Yuri come with you, Mr. Yora"

For Oro-ryu to know what Xio is planning, he doesn't really care. He wants to protect the child who was loved by the person who saved him, as well as Yuri. He wanted to take her along to follow where Xio went. So that he can protect them both at once

"Now, can you release the snare on my body? " Oro-ryu Pinta

Xio stuck his hand, instantly the ground that ensnared the body of the snake was destroyed. Oro-ryu turns into a small snake, and goes towards Yuri's shoulder

" Uh! What the fuck, Oro-ryu.... Didn't he want to take the 3-pillar stone? "

" After all I'm just guarding that stone Yuri. The one who was supposed to guard him was precisely the descendant of the 3 Pillars of the sky guard! "

" really? "

Oro-ryu who is busy talking to Yuri is unaware that Xio is starting to show the poison effect of Yuri. Xio suddenly knelt down, and collapsed to the ground. While holding his tight chest. Although the poison effect was not strong, Xio seemed exhausted from using too much of his magic energy

Brakkkkk........ He also fell unconscious

"eeeh! Not that he said, my poison effect is weak, why did he faint! "

"You better help her Yuri, didn't you have a crush on her yesterday. Because he fits your type, huh? " Oro-ryu Ledek

" Ehhh....... Whatchu mean? Stop messing with me Oro-ryu! "

Yuri approached Xio, he took the liquid in his pocket and dripped into Xio's mouth. He raised Xio's head to lean on his lap.

" So I was wrong? " said Oro-ryu

" You even told me to pretend to be a cat, so you could get acquainted with her" she continued

"Stop! You're noisy! "

Yuri stared at Xio's peaceful face sleeping on his lap, a red tinge visible on his cheek.

Although just a moment ago they were fighting it out, he realized that the man in his lap had no intention of hurting him. Xio has a chance to cripple Yuri's attack. Even to kill a girl like her, Yuri was sure that the man who was asleep due to the effect of the race was able to do it easily. But that's not all Xio did. It was a sign that he was a good man beyond his cold appearance

"Stop that....... I just saw, he looked like me. I only saw sadness in his eyes. "

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Somehow the Author wants Karin's attitude to enter the character of Yuri.......

It was the bar-bar guy I thought matched Yora's visual Uchiha Itachi

Muehehehehe

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