Maiden Of The Splitting Moon

As soon as those words were said, Ling Xue immediately backed off while placing the flute to her lips. She blew into it, producing a howling shriek just as the two clan leaders put their hands forward. A wall of fire and water rose up to block the attack before they charged through.

"Shit." 

The Yao Princess kept her distance as she continued to produce even more noted from the flute. Unlike before when she could only do one note at a time, she seemed to form a song, creating a constant flow of attacks. 

Invisible blades that cut through flesh like nothing. 

But for Huo Shen and Ao Shuang, it was not incredibly difficult to avoid. 

"Did you really think such provocations are enough to anger us?!"

"We know the dangers of this! All of the elders have hammered it into us! We can never be with each other, our bloodlines are too different."

"But why should that matter?! There have been cases of success! Why not us?"

Their voices seemed to intertwine with each other as they chased after Ling Xue. Filled with anguish, it seemed that they truly wanted to be together, and yet, they could not. 

Huo Shen was of the Huo Clan, originating from the Huo Shen, or the Fire Gods. A tall handsome demon resembling that of a human. The difference was his tied hair which seemed to flicker and glow like embers. The veins on his skin were visible as well, as if flames coursed through them, glowing a faint reddish-orange.

As for Ao Shuang, she was equally as beautiful, her ears were webbed as were her fingers. Her skin was a pale blue color, the color you find from an extremely cold body. Her lips were of an azure color as were her eyes.

Both of them were dressed in fancy robes that complimented their appearance. Their designs were clean and even seemed to match each other. This was opposed to Ling Xue, who was dressed in crimson leather and cloth armor. While she had a flute as her weapon, they wielded swords. 

"Come, my love, let's kill this wench and get rid of everyone that stands in our way!" Huo Shen called out. 

"Yes, our love is everything!" 

They crossed their swords and swung out, sending off an arc of fire and water. 

Ling Xue scoffed at their act of lovingness and blew into her flute. 

"A Thousand Hellish Shrieks!"

Another song of horrifying screeches came from her instrument, producing a dozen more invisible blades. Swiftly, they cut through the attack before flying straight towards Huo Shen and Ao Shuang, forcing them to separate. 

And that was exactly what she wanted. 

As the two demons split apart, Ling Xue shot back through the air, grabbing Ao Shuang and forcing her back down into the ground. 

"No! Ao Shuang!" 

The Huilu King, Huo Shen, turned back and flew after them. But he dare not to attack, fearing that he would hard his partner. 

"Come on! Do you really think anything will go right between you two? Shouldn't you heed your elder?!"

Ling Xue shouted as she slammed the Azure Dragon Queen down, dragging her through the ground. After several seconds, she lifted Ao Shuang up before tossing her back to her clan. 

"Ah!" 

"Ao Shuang, I'm coming!" 

She yelped in pain just as her lover swiftly flew down with his sword pointed at Ling Xue. The Yao Demon turned and clicked her tongue, avoiding the charge with a sidestep before putting the flute to her mouth.

"Death's Windsong!"

Another song was played and it resonated through the air. 

"Quick protect the clan heads!" 

Both the Ao and Huo Clan moved together to create a wall of flame and water. At the same time, Ling Xue screamed out orders to her clan. 

"Rip them apart! Leave none of them alive! Our bloodlust will not be quenched until the Mu Clan heads are rolling on the ground!"

Sprinting past her were dozens of other Yao Demons, all of whom gave off a bloodthirsty aura through the crimson energy rising from their bodies. Together, they seemed to feed off of each other's aggression, growing even stronger and faster. 

That was the Yao Clan's true bloodline ability, focusing on each other's thirst for blood to strengthen one another. Not just an increase in physical prowess but a constant rise in power. 

She then charged with them, her blood-red hair fluttered wildly in the wind as she continued to produce one song after another. And it soon descended into chaos as the Ao and Huo Clan struggled against them. Even with their bloodlines activated, they could not catch up to the Yao Clan. 

But that wasn't to say that they were helpless in fact, it was the opposite. 

While the Yao Clan was powerful physically, the two clans were just as strong. With their bloodlines utilized, members of the Huo Clan seemed to burst into flames as their hair turned into real fire. With just a simple wave of their hands, they could summon forth fires hot enough to melt stone and metal. 

The Ao Clan was similar, their bodies turned slightly moist and their hair floated in the air as water. Just like the Huo, a casual swing from them could bring forth powerful waves of water. And there was no need to borrow from any existing source, They could easily produce it. 

"Don't let them reform their ranks! Break them apart! Never give them an inch, not even a moment to breathe! They are our enemy! They resolved themselves to kill us and we will do the same!" 

As Ling Xue continued to rally her forces, she did exactly as she told the other, constantly sending out one song after another from her flute. All of it was directed towards Huo Shen and Ao Shuang. 

Dust began to pile up as countless invisible blades flew at them, carving the ground and lacerating anyone that was close. 

"Love... what bullshit. It's made you both delusional. To think you would allow yourselves to implicate your own clans to be a part of Kong Zhi's army. Do you honestly think that will change anything?"

Her words cut through like knives to which the two lovers lashed out in anger. 

Flame and water burst through the dust clouds, charging towards Ling Xue, who jumped up and flew back. 

Emerging from the attack was the pair of demons, both with their bloodlines activated. 

"Who are you to tell us this?!"

"We'll kill you! We'll kill everyone that stands in our way. Even if our child dies, we will try again and again!"

They both flew up, chasing after her while brandishing their swords. Attacking at once, a cross-shaped slash flew out, made of water and fire. 

Tha Yao princess no longer spoke to them, knowing full well that nothing would change their minds, not even their own history. 

After all, the result of two bloodlines merging would often be a child. Of course, if that were for ordinary ones. But for those of the Huo Clan and the Ao Clan, the story was much different. They were part of the hundred strongest bloodlines and were incredibly different and unique from one another. 

 And with these two clans had set the precedent of what would happen. 

Should one member from each clan have a child together, it would ultimately end in their child's death. Without the use of extraordinary treasures, they would perish, unable to handle the chaotic energies of the bloodlines. 

And in worse cases, it would end in the mother's death as well. Sometimes, it was from the great sorrow they would feel or the act of giving birth. 

In the end, it was a fate that neither clan wanted and for that fact, no other demon would want.. This was something not even love could stop.