Heavenly Dao Child 24 Sword

Shamiran: "Mother what are you saying, I agree with he had been a fool to chase after those mongrels, but he was a nice person, he helped so many people."

Nuwa: "We do not want Ryuu, to become selfless like his previous self, We do not want him to die like Pangu."

Maheswara: "Love I understand where you are coming from, I agree in the world of cultivators such kindness and selflessness will lead him to a early grave, but he is still a naïve little boy, let him grow up a little before he is exposed to the real face of cultivators."

Antariskh: "Mama you needlessly worry too much, you have seen how his mother is so far she has done a wonderful job of indoctrinating morals in Ryuu, he is coming up fine, as for his naivety I will personally break him.", she finished with a smirk.

Sylvana: "Oi my sadistic older sister please do not break our baby brother."

Antariskh: "Do not worry just trust me."

Shamiran: "That is even more worrisome."

Antariskh had vein pulsing on her forehead, she asked in a sickly sweet tone, "What do you mean Shamiran?"

Celestia intervened, "Enough, we will have a big day tomorrow so finish your dinner and go to bed."

"Ok mama", came the collective reply of their daughters as the elders just smiled at them.

Next day,

Ryuu jolted awake as he remembered the painful experience he went through he was about to cry when he caught the sleeping face of his mother nearby, he quickly latched onto his mother with all his strength and started bawling his eyes out.

Xiao Xiao was awakened from her sleep, only to see Ryuu crying his heart out, holding her like a lifeline.

Xiao Xiao: "Hush baby, mama is here, she will not let anyone do anything to you."

Ryuu: "Mama ~hik~ teacher ~hik~ hurt me ~hik~ they did something to ~hik~ me, it hurt ~hik~ a lot, I was crying ~hik~ but they never stop~hik~".

Xiao Xiao, rubbed the bridge of her nose, her child was traumatized, because of the operation and now he might never trust or will never want to learn from his masters, "Ryuu look at me, Ryuu look up", Ryuu looked up to see his mother looking at him with kind eyes and smile, the face of his mother always calmed him down."Ryuu, do you trust me", Ryuu nodded his head" Do you remember how those bad man attacked us and your mama and aunty fought them"

Ryuu nodded, "Yes mama I remember you aunty were like hiya hay and they were defeated.", while making motions with his hand.

Xiao Xiao chuckled at his son's antics, "Well did you think we got that strength with nothing, we had to work very hard for that, if you slack up you will never be able to save your precious people, Ryuu."

Ryuu was stunned at that but he steeled himself as he asked the most dreaded question to his mother, "So I have to go through that pain every time."

Xiao Xiao:"Of course not silly child, that was a special technique used by your teacher to make you more stringer than others, in fact I am jealous of you Ryuu,"

Ryuu tilted his head in a cute manner as his face scrunched up,"Jealous?"

Xiao Xiao: "The method used by your teacher is very rare, you are lucky to have such a teacher, If I the same technique was used on me when I was young I could have single handedly defeated those bad people, and we wouldn't have been hurt."

Ryuu, "Then mama I will ask teacher to do the same for you."

Xiao Xiao, "Child I have grown old such thing will not work on me, but I hope you to learn diligently from them, child many people will give up anything and everything just for a shard of their knowledge yet you are getting it so easily."

Ryuu nodded as he said quietly, "I will do my best mother,", his mother was his entire world for her he would do anything even suffer such pain every day.

Xiao Xiao: "Child go and wash yourself and then lets it breakfast, you do not have lesson for a few days your teacher gave you holiday."

Ryuu:"ok mama"

Later on that day,

Xiao Xiao just finished telling a fairy tale to her child, when suddenly an unknown woman with one of Ryuu's martial sister came to visit her, Xiao Xiao suddenly remembered that she had met her when she was in hospital.

Celestia: "Hello Xiao Xiao, Hello Ryuu, my name is Celestia and I am one of Ryuu's teachers, the last time we met you were in hospital, I was busy for the last few days but I came as soon as I got a chance to introduce myself to my new sister.", she finished with a beaming smile on her face.

Xiao Xiao:"Nice to meet you sister, Ryuu please greet your teacher."

Ryuu:"Greetings third mistress."

Celestia:"Ryuu are doing well, do you like this place."

Ryuu:"Yes mistress."

Shamiran:"Brother lets go, let us live the elders to their talk, while we go out to play.", as she extended her hand to Ryuu with a kind smile, Ryuu took her hand and left.

Shamiran took Ryuu to what look like a lake, the found Antariskh sitting under a tree beside the lake, she beckoned them to sit beside her, as they sat Ryuu noticed another one of his older sister Sylvana was standing motionlessly at the middle of the lake with a thin looking sword.

Ryuu:"Big sisters what is second bid sister doing? And is that a sword?"

Antariskh:"Your second big sister is practicing, and that thing she is holding indeed is a sword, it is called a rapier. We thought you might want to see something cool so we brought you here."

Ryuu looked at his sister standing motionless on top of water with her eyes closed, the rapier, looked like an work of art, long polished blade glistening under the sun the hilt was made out of gold and decorated with various gems giving a regal look, a sword fit for a queen. Suddenly Sylvana moved, no she glided on top of water, her the rapier went through various motions of thrusting and slashing, as she spun around fighting some invisible warriors with such grace it look she was dancing, and what a deadly dance she danced. The heaven and earth trembled as if her slash would tear them apart, the wind howled as each thrust went faster than sound itself like the clap of thunder, the lake looked like it was separated cut in half as the water parted when she swung her sword downwards. Ryuu was mesmerized by it before long he fell into a trance as his eyes glazed as he tried to discern the way, he tried to understand the cause and effect of the movement, and as such felled into meditative trance as he had a bought of enlightenment.

His sister did not noticed it first but when they found Ryuu too quiet for their liking, they turned to see, only to find Ryuu had entered anaata state, a state a person enters when they meditate on trying to decipher a dao.

Antariskh nodded in approval, "Sister if you may."

Shamiran smiled,"I know some food pills, and ki replenishing pills for Ryuu, I am getting it may as well deliver the news to our parents they might want to help him.", with that she left as Antariskh sat there keeping an eye on Ryuu so that he is not disturbed, while Sylvana had lost herself practicing her deadly dance.

That day when I look back I might not remember much but I am grateful to my elder sister, if not for them I might have not gotten glimpse at the wonderful 'Dao of Swords' so sooner in my life.

Chapter end

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