The Cursed Bloodline
Darkness Yora

Arghhhhhhhh.........

"Stop! I BEG! "

The sound of screaming ears squealed in a special room, located in the deepest corner of the old building. There was silence in the hallway where Yuri and Xio were walking

" S-What's that A-Voice, Yora? "

Yuri's eyes continued to look around her, she had just heard a terrible sound. A voice echoed along the dark hallway where he and Xio were. Yuri looked at Xio astonished, how a voice as hideous as it had never been heard by Xio. The man was still putting on his typical flat face.

" You can wait for me outside, I'm not forcing you to come with me" Xio said as he continued walking

"T-But, Yora..... "

Xio opened a door at the end of the room. Yuri's eyes were round looking at the horrifying sight before her now

" A-What is this? "

Yuri saw a torture chamber, with five men being tortured inside. The men were deliberately tied with ropes and cruelly whipped by an executioner

Not only in the whips, they also tortured people by attaching hot iron to the entire body of the victim, twisting the legs and various extreme torture occurred in the room

Yuri looked at the man beside her, there were many questions in her head. However, Xio simply put on his flat face, and walked past that monstrous place quietly

Yuri tried to hold back her fear, What exactly is this place? by closing his eyes, he tried to follow where Xio was going. Yuri's body began to shake, trying to ignore the cries of the tortured people.

Dak......

Unknowingly, he hit Xio's back. Yuri looked at the man in front of her, standing facing the tall, well-built man, with bluish skin. Like Sharks? Thought Yuri

"You've come, Mr. Xio" Zuryu greeted politely, now his eyes were on the girl hiding behind Xio

"Tumben sir brought another girl besides Miss Yuki? "

Xio did not reply to Zuryu's question, he just looked around the place. His dark black eyes were now fixed on the 14-year-old, kneeling in front of him. But in an instant, Xio turned his eyes back

" Do you have Zuryu? "

" absolutely. This way Mr Xio, and Miss? " said Zuryu furrowed his brows when he saw Yuri

" Yuri" Xio said as he went to a sofa in the room. Zuryu smiled faintly, only this time did a man as cold as Xio invite a girl other than Mirai

"Usually, it was Miss Yuki who often visited here. I even prepared a good experimental object for him. But baby, he's not coming."

Hearing there is another woman's name called Zuryu, making Yuri a little curious about me genai figure named Yuki

" Yuki? " murm Yuri

Yuri could only follow where Xio was going, she chose to sit next to Xio. With a face full of fear looked at Zuryu who was sitting right in front of him

A long box was placed in front of their table, and Zuryu opened the box. A strange sword was seen laid out in an iron box

"This is a special sword named Burakku no Ken (Black Sword) we also call it Bakuro no Ken. A sword that only has one in the world. If it's held by someone who matches the power within, it would be the perfect weapon to unleash your greatest magic power, sir

I'm surprised, you even know a sword this great. Did you know the owner of this sword before?"

"This sword once belonged to someone I respected. But for a reason. This sword is gone.." said Xio. He stared at the sword before him, with an expression that was difficult to decipher

"Is that so? As the name suggests, this sword is also called a shadow sword or the owner of darkness.

And one more thing, this sword is indeed the only one in this world, but it certainly created a sword that is worth it to match it.

As far as I know, this sword twin is Shiro no ken (White sword), the sword is now owned by Sora Village Chief, Zen

These two legendary swords, nicknamed the swords of hell and heaven. According to their strength"

Xio picked up the sword from inside his box, a sword with a shiny Black handle.

Trss.....

A powerful black light emanated as Xio began to hold the sword

"It seems that the sword was indeed created for you, sir

Not just anyone who was able to match that sword energy, but if the sword met its twin, it would find a matchable opponent"

Both Burakku (Bakuro) and Shiro, have the exact same visuals, the difference is the energy of the two swords, dark and light" explained Zuryu

"Thank you, Zuryu. It will replace my broken sword in my fight last time"

"While it's hard to find, I'm so glad you like it, Mr. Xio"

Brakkk......

A burly man with his bare head entered Zuryu's room. His body seemed to have many scars, yet the large man did not appear exhausted at all

"I've won a boring fight just now, don't you have a tough opponent for me? " ask the man arrogantly. Zuryu began to squeak annoyed at the behavior of his men. He felt bad about the two important guests in front of him

" Alright.I understand. You out...... " Say Zuryu was a little upset, the big man left.

" I'm sorry for the inconvenience, sir" said Zuryu

While Yuri, just stared at the boy kneeling in front of her. The bruise looked blue on the boy's face. Looking at Yuri's expulsion, Zuryu could guess that Yuri was so worried about the boy

"You must be surprised, Miss Yuri. This place is indeed not suitable for a girl like you" said Zuryu who looked at Yuri's frightened face

"You've seen Miss, this place is a place where the garbage of the community or the country gathers.

Gambling, illegal fighting, all kinds of darkness are here. You must have seen, in front of a lot of tortured people. It was because they were piling up debts with me, to just be spent on gambling

And that big-bodied man, he's one of the fighters in my arena. While this little boy is weak, he wants me to let him fight. Isn't that funny? He was the same as giving up his life in the gambling arena! " said Zuryu explained.

Zuryu also looked at Xio, he wondered if Xio wanted to reminisce about the past by participating in gambling this time

" Are you interested? You can place your bets in the big guy fight just now. To date, he has not been defeated.

He is a man with the power of a mustard, even some of this time he ravaged a village, just for fun.

Yes, Anyway. He is just an arrogant big-bodied trash" Zuryu said with a laugh

Yuri looked at Xio, Xio was just playing his cup of tea. Yuri wished that the man beside her would not participate in this kind of dirty game. Watching two people risking their lives, while the audience revels in their suffering. Isn't that cruel?

"Send him in. " said Xio briefly. Yur was jolted by Xio's request which seemed to confirm Zuryu's offer.

He also asked Zuryu to bring the big man, Xio seemed to want to play in the game Zuryu

Yuri's hand held onto Xio's sleeve, with a look that seemed to tell Xio 'Don't do it'. Xio punched Yuri in the hand, looking at the girl with his typical cold gaze

" I told you, this is my world! " she said with her expressionless and flat face

The big man entered the room. With Xio's dark eyes, he stared intently at the big man

"He is our strongest fighter, his name is Kono.

Cono. Please, he is the chief of Tengu Xio. I'm sure you've heard his name, haven't you? "

Kono looked back at Xio, the big man showing his arrogant smile to the Tengu leader

" So you're Leader Tengu? I heard you also live your life in a fight like me? Hmh! Didn't I expect, a tall, thin man like you to be scared by flies out there?

Do you want to challenge me? I'll make you regret it..... Haha.... "

Xio did not reply to Kono's taunts, he just stood up and started to approach the big man

Brakkkkkk.......

He dropped a sizable bag of money in front of Kono. Of course, making the big man smile satisfied to see the pile of gold in front of him

" If you can win this fight, you can have 50 gold pieces of mine.

However, if you lose. You have to hide all your arrogance! " Xio bet seriously. Seeing the expression of his master, Zuryu wondered if Xio wanted to come play?

"Are you going to face it yourself, sir? As per the rules, there was no magic in this fight

You are only using pure physical strength, cheating is gal impossible here" said Zuryu steadfastly

Xio fell silent, his gaze now shifted to the boy who was still kneeling beside him. The boy that maybe some people looked at him was weak, but Xio saw the opposite.

"Why sir? He's just an amateur boy. He knelt here, so that I would let him fight! "

Xio asked the young man, wanting to know what reason brought the boy to this place.

"Why do you want to fight? " say Xio slowly. The boy began to raise his head, with a confident look he answered Xio's question

" I want to make money, so that my grandmother can recover, sir" said the boy steadily

"What's your name? "

" Rei Tuan"

Xio looked at Kono, now he just put on a little smile full of meaning

"I want you to fight with Rei, if you win I'll pay 4x the gold in the bag, even you can ask for more

Yet......

If you lose, be prepared. You will pay according to what I bet and what the audience bets

Hows it? “

"Curtain! Just fighting a kid like him? Did you intentionally give all your money to me ? " mock Kono while raising a look of disdain. Yuri, whose life a child is at stake in front of him, eventually loses control.

Brakkkk.......

Yuri kicked the table strongly, her body shaking violently as it held back her anger. People's eyes were on the red-haired girl

" B-How do you risk a child's life as you please? "

Yuri's sinister gaze came out, although faintly Xio could see Yuri's snake eyes. The girl was really angry this time, the fear within her seemed to just disappear

Zuryu and Kono could only look at the aura that Yuri was giving off. As for Xio, just being quiet didn't care about Yuri's anger. He walked towards Rei

Xio began to squat, aligning his body with the boy. Xio began to approach Rei's face, whispering something in his ear

"Never be glued to what you see or what you hear. It could be just an illusion....

You believe enough in your abilities and what your purpose is to come here.

Show the people who demean you, that you grew up to be a real man....... "