Hey guys this is my first attempt at a fanfiction so dont be too hard/critical on me. That being said I do appreciate any tips and/or comments that would help me better myself as a writer. Thanks =) Anywho this is gonna be a story centered around my oc Shane Kanashimi(sorrow) but he wont take part in any canon stuff(for now) as he starts his own journey in a world full of fireball breathing ninjas. The first chapter is mostly just to get this story started and out there so that I get some more inspiration to continue. so without further ado, Enjoy the first chapter of,
Journey of the Soul
Disclaimer: I own nothing to do with naruto. If I did id be working on the next chapter for it, not this. Or anything really.
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Chapter 1
The Dark Calls
Darkness. Thats all I could see, a never ending darkness that seemed to go on forever like space. Was this the afterlife? Is this what awaited us at the end of our lifes? No pearly gates, no fiery pits? My entire life I held the belief that when I died I would meet my god and I would be judged and sent to either an eternal heaven, or a hellish damnation depending on the choices I made in life. But now instead of judgement I receive nothing, instead of the punishment I deserve I recieve silence. As I floated lost in my thoughts the darkness began to shift and change around me showing blurred images...images of...me? Ya it was definetely me in those blurring images. First as a child growing up ignorant of the world and its horrors, running around my mothers backyard. Then as a teenager learning of the terror that lurked in the human mind as I felt my own mind slipping, and fighting to not succumb to it. And finnally as an adult when I did fall into the madness that I tried to fight for so long. The blood that stained my hands. The images slowly faded back into darkness but this time it seemed to whip and slash, like my life had angered it. Quickly it began to latch onto me, piercing into my skin. I could feel it trying to worm its way deeper inside me. I began to struggle in vain trying to get away, But then suddenly I started to hear a womans voice, whispering words of comfort into my ear. I felt my body freeze as the darkness continued to have its way with me. The pain went on for what seemed like forever, Finally the darkness relented in its assault on me, slithering back into the void, after which it then began to converge and take shape. First in the form of a wolf that seemed to stand proud and defiant with dark black fur. Then in the form of two serpent like creatures, one with a smaller head and body that seemed slim and quick while the other had a large bulkier form that appeared extremely durable and strong. Finally the darkness settled upon the form of a slim beautifull woman standing at 5 foot 10, she had a beautiful elegant black dress that stopped in the middle of her shins. Her face was round with a cute button nose and jet black hair that was cropped just above her shoulders, overall she seemed very sexy and appealing if not for her brown eyes that held a certain glint to them like a wild predator. One that had found its prey.
"You seem a bit uneasy, I wonder why that is?" She spoke with a soft giggle while walking around me on an invisible surface, slow and methodic like a wolf getting ready to strike.(Ha) It made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up as I watched, staring at her with my head cocked slightly. She smiled coyly as she spoke. "You neednt worry human, I only bite when threatened, or insulted. Besides you are here for a reason besides entertainment." She stopped slightly in front of me and without turning asked. "would you like to know the reason?" Her hands rose to cross underneath her impressive bust as she put her weight on one leg cocking her hips slightly to the right while shifting her body fully towards me. Her eyes continued to bore into me, waiting for my response. I licked my lips finding them suddenly dry as I began my response.
"Ill admit im a little curious to know why im trapped in the dark with a beautifull women." She giggled softly in response, putting one hand in front of her mouth to hide her smirk. That made me relax a little. Her next words did not.
"You are here because your soul belongs to me." Her eyes shimmered as she said this, and her back straightened. I felt the hairs on the back of my neck rise up again. Shame, and they just settled down. She started stalking towards me as her hands dropped to her side. I tried to take a step back but my feet landed on nothing, I looked down to find myself still floating. Apparently the invisible floor didnt apply to me, dang. I looked back up to find her a few inches from my face, staring intently at me. "You cannot run, you belong to me now and forever for I have marked you." The image of the darkness peircing my skin flashed through my mind. A flurry of thoughts ran through my head, a thousand questions and only one kept repeating itself.
"Why?" I whispered in a even tone. Her eyes seemed to soften a bit as she responded.
"Because of the sins you committed, and the despair you have suffered." I felt myself frown in desbelief. My body went limp and my eyes began to glaze over as I stared off into nothing. Now I know the reason for the visions, but I still didnt know why...
"Why did..." I trailed off. Her right eyebrow rose as she looked at me with confusion. After a small moment of spacing out I snapped back to reality and tried speaking again, "Why did you bring me here?" She took a step back and sighed heavily.
"Because your special." I snorted as I tried to suppress my laughter that went racking through my body at that statement but I only half succeeded as sounds of muffled laughter escaped my lips. As I was bent over trying to contain myself the other occupant of this void was growing ever more annoyed by the blatant disrespect. Suddenly the air shifted turning deathly cold as a feeling of bloodlust entered my senses. My instincts were going haywire, ive never felt like this before almost like I was standing in front of death itself. My heartbeat quickened as sweat began pouring down my face, my body began shaking like leaves in the wind. When I looked up at her though everything got a lot worse. Her body was rigid as an aura of death and despair surrounded her casting and ominous purple color. And her eyes, I couldnt look at them long. She began to speak her tone even and cold. "After God created the heavens and the earth, he created Light and Darkness. I am the Dark. I am one of two beings who stood beside God as he shaped the world and everything in it. I will not be laughed at by a mere human, especially one that I OWN, am I understood?" my body shook violently as I tried to stumble out an apology as quickly as possible. She sneered in disgust as she spoke "enough you are forgiven for your ignorance." Instantly the pressure receded and the temperature returned to normal. However my shaking only lessened and my fear of this woman...no this creature that stood before me grew beyond measure. I knew that if she wanted to she could probably cast me into some oblivion or hell of her own making. Or just kill me a second time. She huffed before speaking again. "The reason you are here is because your soul has..." She paused and hummed to herself trying to think of the right words. "shall we say Godlike properties." This comment caused my previous fear to be forgotten in echange for an even deeper confusion then when I first got here. Godlike properties? What the hell did she mean by that?
"By the constipated look on your face I can tell you must be confused." I face faulted at this. "Well then allow me to clarify." A chair formed behind me, warping out of the darkness. It was nothing fancy, just a simple no nonsense wooden stool. I sat down and looked forward to find her sitting in a dark grey recliner that looked like it was made of clouds. I didnt question it, the flashes of her earlier annoyance still present in my mind. She nodded her head seemingly satisfied I didnt question her choice on seatware. After snuggling into her chair, and having a blanket and some hot cocoa conjure up out of nowhere, a sweatdrop ran down my head at this. "So as you dont know." A tick mark appeared on my forehead in exchange. "When a human normally dies there souls are taken and reincarnated into the world again without any memories of their past lifes." She paused and sipped at her cocoa enjoying its warmth and sweetness before continuing. "This is the law, the circle of life per say it cannot be broken, And yet there are those that do. These humans that retain there memories live through countless bodies and lifes with the same mind." She chuckled darkly. "It usually made them go insane since you cant really tell anybody. Plus watching loved ones die over and over usually breaks the mind aswell." At this she gave me a pointed look. "There has not been one of your kind in over a thousand years." She whispered softly. My confusing was once again growing, now to the point of making my head explode. I needed some answers.
"So these people, do the just go on forever like that?" I asked fear forgotten now, in echange for needing information.
She spoke in betwen sips on her hot cocoa. "Yes but you would have to be able to rip a soul to pieces." She smirked devilishly. "And then you would have to follow them into the next life and do it again. You would be doing this about 100 more times before the soul would actually start to weaken." She giggled into her cocoa causing small bubbles to form as she drank, Impressive how she managed that really. "So ultimately," She finished "They are virtually impossible to kill." She had finished her cocoa and dropped the mug allowing it to float off into the dark. "although if something eats your soul, you will be trapped until the creatures death." I shuddered at that, this was alot of information to take in, I was still wondering what she meant by my kind. "So am I/one of these people?" She finished cutting me off. "Yes you are, the last of your kind too if im not mistaken." This made me raise an eybrow.
"But how if were immortal?" she giggled softly, just like she did when I complimented her. To be honest I liked the sound.
"I said your virtually impossible to kill, plus I did say most went crazy so they probably killed themselves or something along those lines." as she finished she was waving her hand like swatting a fly. That made me chuckle a bit. But now there was one more thing, all of the important questions had been answered except one.
"So what now?" I asked, a serious look on my face.
"Well I send you off to the Naruto world with my blessing of course." She replied casually.
"Ah yes of course the naruto wo-WAIT SAY WHAT NOW?!?!" Ok two more questions.
"Hahahahahahahahahaha!" She broke out into a fit of laughter at this, but unlike me didnt have the common courtesy to atleast try hiding it. After letting her go on for a couple minutes I spoke.
"Could you please explain." After slowly recuperating herself she sat up and did just that.
"Well get ready for another long explanation. Anywho the world you live in is known as the first, it was the only world created by God. Although as time moved on a...spiritual stream we'll call it, began to take shape running from your world. Then new worlds began to form, shaped from the storys, thoughts and dreams of humans." She paused gaining a thoughtfull pose. "You know when you put it like that it makes you humans sound special. Funny." I gained a mock hurt expression at this.
"And here I thought we were bonding?" I replied sarcastically while holding my hand over my heart. She flicked her hair behind her shoulders and replied.
"Oh we already did that, which reminds me I still havent explained that yet." She then stood up and motioned for me to do so too. I complied considering we already went over the fact that she owned me. With a snap of her fingers the chairs disappeared out of sight. Afterwards she made an upwards motion towards me with her hand, almost like she was beckoning me towards her. The next second the darkness underneath me sprung up around me, lifting me with it. As this was happening I could feel something inside me burst through my skin, replacing it with what seemed like black ash, my hair being replaced by a black flame. Then I felt my body crack in places, allowing a yellow glow and what seemed like small clouds of sand to lightly pour out. Afterwhich I could feel something peirce my left shoulder, and begin running down and around my arm ending just below the palm of my hand. The darkness fell down back to its rest, setting me down along with it. I noticed I now had a black pair of boots on that had my black pants tucked into them. Luckily I had a stylish red sash on to counteract all the black. This all happened within the span of a couple seconds. (search Prince of Persia: The two thrones Dark prince. thats it. Oh and I dont own that either.) I looked over my new body in both shock and awe. "What is this?" I asked my voice bearing a raspy undertone. I blinked at the sound.
"This is your Dark Form!" She exclaimed puffing her chest out while putting her hands on her hips. "You will automatically change when either your life is in mortal danger, or you if you become overcome by hate or bloodlust." She then pointed at the spiked chain wrapped around my arm. "That is called a dagger tail. it can extend to any range you desire and it will retract and extend at will." I took a closer look at the chain that was lodged in my flesh. The chains were less chains and more just small double edged blades linked together. At the end sat a wicked small blade that was lodged in my wrist below my palm, it was about 4 inches long. overall it looked like it should be causing me tremendous pain, but surpisingly I barely felt it. Hell if anything it felt natural. "This form while enhancing your strength and speed, it also grants you near instant regeneration of any wound, be it amputation or decapitation." She lectured instantly drawing my attention. With this type of power I would be invincible. "However," Ah heres the catch, "After you revert, your body will suffer drawbacks and feel extremely exhausted from each use." She warned seriously. "Plus those glowing marks will slowly spread on your body, and an alter ego will be created of you inside your mind representing your inner darkness." She finished looking solemnly at me. That was a little disturbing to hear, having another person in my head didnt sound fun. Especially if it was another me. She rose her hand once more causing the dark to once again surround me, turning me back to normal.
"Once this reaches a its climax you will have to fight for dominance, the winner will have full control of your body, mind and soul." She exclaimed quietly, but in this silent void there was no way I couldnt hear. I looked down at my hands deep in thought. This was allot to take in, first I die to wake up inside a dark void with nothing but the darkness(litterally.) Afterwards I find out that im virtually immortall, and finnally I now have to fight my inner darkness in the form of another version of me. Oh boy. After allowing all of this to sink in I prepared myself for the next words I was about to say. Lowering my hands and raising my head to look her in the eyes I spoke firmly.
"Im ready." She smirked in response. Raising her hand, for the last time, while still looking me in the eyes she said her goodybyes.
"Very well, then I wish you good luck and farewell, Shane." That surpised me a little, to think she knew ny name. Slowly the darkness began rising again, but this time I could feel it consuming me. Transporting my soul to the next life. My eyes widened as I thought of something.
"Wait, what is your name?" I shouted out urgently as the dark kept eating away at me. Her eyes and mouth opened in surprise at my question.
"Why do you ask?" She questioned narrowing her eyes slightly at me. I laughed as I responded while rubbing the back of my head and smilling sheepishly.
"A slave should know the name of his owner." This once again surprised her. slowly though her surpise turned to giggles, and the chuckles, and finnally full blown laughter. She kept laughing even as the darkness had reached my stomach.
"Oi hurry and tell me your name, im kinda disappearing here!" I yelled frantically while waving my arms around comically. This caused her laughter to die down. She straightened up wiping a tear from one of her eyes as she did.
"Alice." She said still giggling slightly. I smiled slightly at this.
"Alice huh?" I chuckled out. She pouted slightly in return.
"Ya whats wrong Alice?" She snapped back while crossing her arms.
"Nothing." I laughed as the darkness was now crawling up my neck, almost done sending me off. "Its just," I started black smoke crawling at my lower lip, "Thats my favorite name." I finished with a wink as I dissapeared completely into my next life.
Alright thats a wrap on the prologue. So let me know what you guys think, I plan on taking this story pretty far so I hope you guys can help me with some friendly advice and stuff like that. I would really apreciate it. Oh and if theres any people out there who are just gonna write mean stuff, go ahead cause ill just tell you I love you. Alright thats all, goodbye people Magic Rice Ball out.