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Kage no Oni:
Requiem of Redemption
Prologue
He looked back on what he had done wrong, on what he had done to the world itself, to warrant such a punishment as this. At first, he- the one called 'demon'- thought that humans were the real monsters. Then they became a valuable resource to the Hive. Then pawns. It wasn't until after the Geido Mezou statue exploded that he realized he was the one called the Devil.
The Seven Deadly Sins all rolled into one. Wrath; His anger was immense and uncontrollable. Greed; He took what he wanted when he wanted it without a care for the consequences. Lust; He spread the infection of the Hive to any and every woman he deemed worthy. Envy; Jealous of those who grew up with loving parents, friends, and family, he took it all away from them with his own two hands. Pride; He took orders only from himself and looked down on mankind as if he were a god. Sloth; He did what he wanted when he wanted to do it and not a moment sooner. Gluttony; He who swallowed the world with his Hive, hungered for more.
He fell to his knees with his head held low and for the first time in his life since he was but a small child…he cried. The Demon of Shadow was actually shedding tears of sorrow and pain, of despair and horror. He looked at his clawed hands and saw only red. They were stained with the blood of humanity. He looked deep into himself and saw only a blackened heart bearing no soul.
He knew if and when he died, he would be cast down and condemned to an eternity of pain and torture in Makai. He didn't want that. He had to change his fate. He had to right his wrongs.
Dragging himself to his feet, he started working on the only thing that could give him a second chance at life. Minutes, hours, days ticked by with the speed and agility of a snail to Naruto as he worked restlessly. By the end of the week, he was done.
Stepping into the center of the massive hundred meter wide seal array he had drawn upon the ground, he looked up at the dark cloudy sky above as he activated the array beneath his feet. A crack formed in the thick black clouds, a beam of light shining down on him and him alone. Even as the seal took hold on his body, he felt as if Kami Herself was watching him with hope in Her eyes.
"Forgive me, Kami, for I have sinned…" Naruto whispered softly as he closed his eyes, shedding another tear as the clearing was illuminated in a momentary flash of white light. Nothing remained of him to show he had been there…