Lord Of Martial Arts

Darren's mind was a blank when he heard this and his body was as stiff as a board.

His breath turned sour and he felt as if he was suffocating, like a large hand was wrapped tightly around his throat.

The woman before him was an actual member of the Chu Clan; she was his family.

Darren choked through his sobbing. It had been so many years and now he finally met one of his closest relatives. He could not contain himself and burst into tears.

"Kid, you've really grown up."

The woman hugged Darren so warmly, as if she was holding her own child in her arms, with tears streaming down her face.

"Aunt..." Darren said through his weeping.

They had been apart for longer than it was possible to remember and were now finally reunited. They were both at a loss for words with tears constantly flowing down their cheeks.

It was not until several hours later that they both managed to calm themselves down and finally started getting to know each other.

Darren's aunt was named Josie Chu. She was the cousin of his father. She had grown up together with her cousins and they were as close as siblings.

Josie Chu also came to get an understanding of Darren's past. She learned of all the hardships he had been through.

"Darren, you've suffered a lot these past years," Josie said gently.

"Aunt Josie, my suffering matters little. You and our other family members have suffered so much more." Darren's eyes turned red from his sadness and he looked at his aunt. She was so gaunt and out of shape that it made his heart ache to see her like this.

"My silly boy, I'm still alive. All I have been through has been worth it so that I may look upon you again. I could die right now and it would be okay."

A lump formed in Darren's throat. This was all turning out to be a lot more than he expected.

"Let's talk about all that later. Did I injure you earlier? Let me treat you." Josie tried changing the topic as soon as she could on seeing the sadness that overtook Darren's face.

"No, I'm okay. All my wounds have healed. Aunt Josie, if I may ask, what happened to you? Why did you lose your mind like that? Is that man your husband and what's the matter with him?" Darren asked, seriously concerned.

"Yes, he is my husband, and your uncle. We have lived here for millions of years. About tens of thousands of years ago, we were hunted down, relentlessly, by a chief god's projection. In the end, my husband was defeated and suppressed and turned into a living dead. I then lost all faith in martial arts and gradually lost my mind too." Josie described the disaster they had been through as briefly and as best she could. It pained her to recall those times.

"Ah, I see... Were you attacked by the man with the dark gold eyes?"

"Yes. Hav

" Josie had gotten so excitable that she even seemed to forget the baby in her arms, which now began to cry again.

"Oh, my baby Saul, forgive me. I didn't mean to scare you. I was just so excited to hear news of your aunt Yolanda. Shhh, don't cry..." Tears of joy welled up in her eyes as she comforted her son.

The atmosphere around this reunion was now much better. Josie and Darren talked about the Chu Clan's past, about when she and Darren's parents and uncles were spending all their time together.

Darren listened attentively and imagined the youth of a group of passionate young men and women. He was so pulled into the stories that he laughed and cried along with Josie.

He stayed for ten days, by which time all the stories of old had been told.

Darren called Elsa and Jenifer over and introduced them to Josie. It was now a small scale family gathering.

"Does Darren treat you well, Elsa?

And Jenifer, I do hope Xavier does not mistreat you? He does seem so cold,"

Josie said, smiling and jesting while looking at Elsa and Jenifer tenderly.

"Aunt Josie, he bullies me all day. Please help me punish him for all he has done," Elsa said, pretending to wipe her tears.

"Xavier is the same, Aunt Josie. He doesn't care about me at all," Jenifer jokingly complained as well.

"Humph, it seems that the two of you need to be beaten. How dare you bully my sweet, obedient nieces-in-law?"

"I apologize, Aunt Josie. I was out of line," Darren chuckled, hiding himself behind his arms.

The Rule Soul Avatar however, was statuesque and replied seriously with a deadpan face, "Aunt Josie, I was out of line too."

"Puff!" His blank expression was too much for everyone and they all burst into laughter. He was really poor at expressing any sort of emotion.

This reunion had turned into a truly joyous occasion.