A New Story
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Monsters... they exist in all of us. It's one of the few things that we cannot escape. We can learn to love, cry and so on, but we can never escape our base instincts. The instinct to prey on those weaker than us, the instinct to hunt.
My name is Naruto Uzumaki and I am a hunter.
The monster within me? I do not know its name... only that it has been with me since my birth.
This is our story... one forged from our blood and tears.
Everywhere he looked, he saw red. He couldn't escape it. It seemed to follow him wherever he went, no matter how far he had gone. The red stains of his past just wouldn't leave him alone.
A small chuckle escaped his mouth, despite the tears escaping his eyes. Was this his penance? His payment? If so... then he would gladly shove it up the ass of whoever wanted it.
He was Naruto Fucking Uzumaki! He wasn't anyone's bitch and he was most certainly not going to die today. The spear sticking out of his chest twisted as its owner pushed it deeper into the young man's chest.
"You still live?" The being asked with a raspy voice, "You are stronger than I had expected." Its long demonic black arms picked up the human child and grinned, its long white teeth glinting in the moonlight, "You will make a good warrior, one enhanced by my might!"
"G-go f-f-fuck yourself!" Naruto gargled out, the blood in his mouth impeding his ability to speak. He screamed out in pain as another spear was driven through his stomach!
The creature released a laugh as its claws dug into Naruto's shoulders, "What temper! I would have thought you were one of us already if it weren't for the fact that you don't have a single drop of vampire blood in you." Saying nothing more, he bit down on Naruto's stomach, "We'll be fixing that."
Naruto's eyes widened as he felt a surging pain from his stomach... before it disappeared as quickly as it had arrived. A cocky grin spawned on the young man's face, "What the hell was that supposed to do?" He could still feel the pain, but that was mostly from the spears that were lodged in his body, as he glared at the monster in front of him, "Maybe I should start calling you loser instead of monster?"
The monster snarled as it tossed Naruto to the side, a loud roar escaping its mouth. It turned to the impudent human child, red eyes burning with untold anger, as its claws grew longer, "If I cannot turn you... then I shall feast on your body!"
Naruto felt panic as he tried to scoot away from 'Loser', "Fuck No! Go eat your own, you'd be doing him a favor!" Another yelp of pain escaped his mouth as he found one of 'Loser's' claws digging into his left leg.
"You are trying my patience human. So, do me a favor and stay quiet while I have my fill- GRK!" 'Loser's' monologue was cut short as he found an arrow protruding from his chest, "What in Hades name is this!? Who has dared to interrupt me!?"
His only answer was more arrows shooting into the clearing and impaling themselves into the monster's body.
"Holy shit..." Naruto whispered, absentmindedly trying to pull out one of the spears in his body, "THAT WAS AWESOME!" He paused when he saw someone, or something, come out of the forest. The fact that he had already lost a lot of blood made it hard for him to see who, or what, exactly had saved him... but he did know one thing.
Those were some of the prettiest silver eyes he had ever seen.
That was his last thought as he fell into unconsciousness, the injuries that he had sustained finally taking its toll on him.
When he next woke up, it was to a headache and a strangely warm feeling in his lower abdomen. Raising his head, he noticed that his shirt and jeans had been removed. Probably so that his wounds could be cleaned and treated.
He paused when he noticed a young girl, roughly around his age staring at him. Her silver eyes, the same ones as his savior, never left his form as she sat next to his side.
"Where you the one who saved me?" Naruto asked bluntly, not willing to skirt around the issue like so many others would.
The girl nodded, a faint smile on her face, "Yes... though I doubt I would have had to do so if you hadn't provoked the vampire." She shook her head in amusement, her long auburn hair flowing like fire, "It is hard to believe that there are still people like you out here."
"Huh?" Naruto asked dumbly, a small wince escaping as the pain in his stomach intensified for a short moment.
"I'm talking about the young girl that you saved from being eaten by the vampire." The girl responded with a tilted head, her silver eyes softening as she looked at his exhausted body, "And at no small cost to yourself might I add." She closed her eyes in thought, "Most would have run away, yet you stayed and risked your life for one that you did not even know. Why?"
"Why not?" Naruto asked with a hiss, his teeth clenched together as he tried to bear the pain, "Besides... I'd have to be a monster to leave a young girl to that kind of fate. I had the power to do something, so I did."
The girl's smile widened, "A good sentiment," Putting her hands over some of his wounds, a silver glow surrounded her hands. With a slight hum, the pain that Naruto felt diminished into nothingness, "Tell me... do you know who I am?"
"No," Naruto shook his head in the negative as a sigh escaped his mouth, "Sorry 'bout that. Mind informing me of your identity."
The girl hummed in thought, "It's hard to explain, especially for a mortal, but I'll try. I at least owe you that." She glanced to the bow that laid on the floor, "Tell me, what do you know of Greek mythology?"
"So... you're saying that gods and goddesses exist?" Naruto asked, wanting to make sure that he understood everything correctly, "And that you are the Artemis from myths?"
The girl, Artemis, nodded, "Yup."
"...I want proof." Naruto stated after a moment's thought, "There is no way you can honestly expect me to believe something like that," His arms were crossed as he stared at the 'goddess' in front of him.
Artemis blinked, "So let me get this straight. You have no problem with finding out that vampires exist, and yet you can't believe that I'm a goddess?" She shook her head in exasperation, "Very well, Mortal."
Letting out a slither of her divine power, the tent that they were in dissolved into silver particles and reformed a few feet away from them, "Believe me now?"
"Nope," Naruto responded as he popped the 'p', "That could easily just be a form of transmutation or maybe even energy manipulation. Besides, I already knew that Vampires existed, although, I do admit... it was a different breed to what I was normally accustomed to seeing."
"Really?" Artemis raised an eyebrow in interest. There were not many who knew of the existence of such creatures, but still, there were more pressing matters to deal with, "Still... If I can not prove it to you in this way, then maybe..." She snapped her fingers with an amused smirk on her face, "this will work better."
A sharp tingle could be felt within Naruto's stomach before a flash of light overtook his vision. As he tried to regain his bearings, he couldn't help but notice that she was much bigger than before, "BAAAH!"
Panic.
That was what he felt as he realized what just came out of his mouth. As he tried to look at his hands, he found himself staring at two furry white hooved legs. She'd turned him into a sheep... a fucking sheep.
With another snap of Artemis's finger and cue flash of light, he was back to being his normal self. He glared at the amused smirk she wore, "Fine! I believe you. You are Artemis, Goddesses of Hunting, the Moon, and Childbirth."
"I thought you would," She gestured to his body, "While transmutation is powerful in its own right, it still follows rules. As a deity, I can circumvent those rules and do what I wish." Her smirk turned smug as she watched him grumble to himself.
"Hmph!" Naruto crossed his arms in irritation, "You're a hax, you know that?" He shivered as he felt the cold air nip at his skin, "Though that does remind me, aren't you supposed to be a man hater?"
Artemis merely smiled as she willed a silver blanket to form over the young boy's shoulders, "No... well, sort of. I hate morons and idiots in general, no matter the gender." Her maternal instinct flared as she watched him snuggle into the blanket, "It just so happens to be that most idiots, and rapists, are men." She raised her index finger into the air, "Also, despite popular belief, I prefer virgin sacrifices!"
"Really?" Naruto blinked at that, "I always thought that you saved women because, well you know, because you valued female supremacy."
The goddess snorted, "I think I've helped more men than I have women." She shook her head in amusement, "And you are right, I do value female supremacy, but I also happen to like females as a delicacy."
"...Ok... why am I not surprised?" Naruto asked himself, with a slight touch of relief evident in his tone. He was glad that he was a male and not one of Artemis's favorite foods, "How often do you tend to eat females?"
"Not that often, actually," Artemis admitted, "I really only eat those who annoy me, and even then, I'm more likely to just burn them to death and then eat the remains. If I'm in a really good mood, though, then I have a special way to cook them." She paused as she felt her stomach rumble, "Nowadays, though, I just stick to animals. Less fat and all that. Speaking of which, I'm getting pretty hungry, so... you want anything to eat?"
Naruto frowned as his own stomach grumbled, a new found hunger surging from within him, "...Yes please," He mumbled meekly from under the goddesses amused stare.
With a snap of her finger, Artemis summoned a deer into the middle of the tent. The poor creature was so surprised that it didn't get the chance to react to the gleaming blade heading for its neck.
With a squelch, the blade separated the creature's head from its neck in a clean sweep, something that Naruto was impressed by.
"Impressive." Naruto commented as he ignored the wide-eyed head of the now dead deer, "How long will it take to clean it and make it eatable?"
"Using my godly power?" Artemis answered, "Immediately." She grinned at him, her silver eyes igniting with mischief, "But where's the fun in that?" Pulling a small blade out of her jacket, she went to skinning the animal, taking care not to damage the fur, "I prefer to take my time and savor the kill. Much more satisfying, at least in my own mind."
Naruto shrugged, that was fair, "I ain't complaining my lady. I was just curious." He paused as he heard a familiar ringtone coming from within the pants that were laying to the side, "If you excuse me, I need to take this call." Getting up, he noticed that the pain was gone. He gave Artemis a thankful nod, an unspoken message being sent to her.
Artemis merely smiled back as the mortal boy picked up the phone and left the small clearing.
"Yes?" Naruto asked into the phone as he leaned against a tree, his free hand idly touching the new scar on his stomach.
"Where are you?" The male voice asked, "I've been trying to track you, but something seems to be blocking the tracker." The man was obviously frantic, at least if the shuffling that Naruto heard in the background was to be an indicator.
"There is nothing to be worried about," Naruto assured the man, "I was attacked by a vampire, but someone saved me," His blue eyes turned crimson red as his vision increased ten fold, allowing him to gaze at the goddess a few meters away, "Someone powerful."
The man on the phone paused, "A vampire? You're certain?" The excitement was evident, something that made Naruto chuckle, "Please tell me you got a sample?"
Naruto winced as he rubbed the back of his head, his eyes turning back into their normal sky blue, "Ah no, sorry... the vampire was kind of disintegrated into golden dust." He paused, trying to figure out if he should explain the fact that it was a different type of Vampire, "Also... how many types of vampires are there?"
The man paused, "I don't really know, but the most common one we know about is the Sanguine... why are you asking about this Naruto?" His voice was sharp and also worried, "...Wait... are you saying it was a different type of vampire?"
"I think so," Naruto mumbled quietly, but still loud enough to be heard over the phone, "...What do you want me to do?"
"Nothing right now. I want you to recuperate wherever you are and then come back home." The man announced before hanging up.
Naruto said nothing, only staring at the phone with a strange look in his eyes.
"You ok? Artemis asked as she served Naruto a plate of deer meat with a side of vegetables. There was a strange look in his eyes, one that intrigued her, "Cause if you wanna talk, I'm here."
He smiled at the young looking goddess, "I'm fine, but thanks for the offer." He bowed his head in gratitude before digging into the food with a ravenous hunger.
While most of his attention was on the food, a small part of it was focused on the goddess in front of him. His abnormal mind prevented him from completely ignoring the powerful being that was before him.
Taking a breath, he rested the silver plate on the dirt ground and looked at Artemis, "So what's it like being a goddess, a divine being that can not be killed?" He was curious as to what it felt like being an immortal being... just like his dad.
"At times... rather boring." Artemis admitted, not ashamed at all of calling her job boring, "It's one of the reasons I run around with my handmaidens, provides some excitement in a rather mundane, never-ending, existence." She rested her head in the palm of her hand as she gazed at the boy, her eyes slightly glowing silver as she looked at his internal biology.
While everything seemed mostly normal, she did find signs of unique cells that she knew no other humans had. They honestly looked lupine in nature... like that of a fox.
"All most all of us deities have a hobby. My sister, Athena, runs most of America's educational system, something that she finds to be fun." She grimaced as she remembered one of the few times she had to sit in on one of the college classes that Athena taught, "Hephaestus likes forging, something that I can respect. He's one of my more tolerable brothers, at least when compared to Ares and Apollo."
Naruto merely smiled, "Sounds tiring." He paused as he remembered something important, "What about your Dad and Hera?"
"Zeus... well he likes to fuck anything with a pair of tits." Artemis groaned to herself, "He's a pervert and satyric." She still remembered the day he made an advance on her... she learned to truly fear Hera on that day, "Lady Hera's hobby is trying to keep him in check."
The laugh that escaped Naruto's lips was refreshing to both of them. As he wiped a tear from his eye, he bowed his head again, "I thank you for that. I have not laughed in such a long time... it was refreshing to me."
"You're welcome." Artemis's eyes twinkled like stars in the night sky as she stood back up, "I fear though that my time with you is coming to an end." She stretched her hand out to him so as to help him up, "Is there anything I can do for you, as thanks for saving the girl?"
Naruto gladly accepted her hand as he got up, "All I would ask for is transportation back to my home in Old City." He smiled at the beautiful girl, "Other than that, you have done more for me than anyone else has, not including my family and really close friends."
Artemis merely nodded, closing her eyes as she summoned a ride for her new friend. With a bright flash of light, a silver motorcycle appeared a few feet away, "This will take you where you need to go and further." She smiled at him, "Feel free to keep it. It's a gift from me to you."
Naruto nodded as he talked up to the beautiful ride, "Thank you." As his hand touched the seat, he felt a chilly cold enter into him, "What-the?" Letting go, he felt a strange energy leave.
As he looked to Artemis for an explanation, he found that he was the only thing left in the clearing, except for the motorcycle. Shaking his head, he got on the bike and ignored the strange energy that flowed into him.
As he revved up the bike, he was surprised to find a silver helmet form on his head. Choosing to ignore the strange phenomenon, he grinned, "Time to ride!"
Nikola Tesla was pacing in his bedroom, his hands crossed before his chest. He didn't know how to feel about the information that Naruto had provided him. Clenching his hands tightly, he released a small sigh, "Damn."
Apparently, there were other types of vampires than just the Sanguine.
As he looked at the mirror in the room, he couldn't help but smirk as his black eyes turned completely pitch black, leaving nothing but the pitch blackness. His teeth grew into incredibly long fangs, while his nails became akin to claws.
"...I wonder what it is that saved you, my dear son." He stroked his chin with his claw-like nails, "Something that can kill a vampire is not to be taken lightly, not at all."
He closed his eyes in thought, his body turning back to normal, "I have so many questions... ones that I know my dear Helen can help me solve." Going to the phone, he picked it up and started to dial a number he had memorized by heart.
At an undisclosed location, a group of nine men met in the shadows of the night, the bright moon shining brightly above them. The first man, a man with purple ringed eyes, smiled as he looked at the rest of the people, "It is happening... the Ninth King abnormal is awakening."
Another man with pure red eyes, with three black tomoes circling the pupils, smiled as well, "I see... when do you want us to hunt it down?"
"Patience Itachi... its time will come. First, we must capture the other king abnormals before they escape." The purple-eyed man announced as he turned his back to the group, a calm confidence extruding from his body.
Itachi merely bowed his head, "Understood Leader-sama." He rubbed the ring on his hand as his body started turning transparent, "What would you have me do in the meantime?"
The leader frowned as he went over the plan, "Nothing major. Just keep doing what you have been doing already. Keep an eye on the Sanctuary Network and try to recruit any powerful abnormal you might come across."
Itachi merely nodded as his body finally disappeared completely.
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