The people you love most often hurt you the most. These words where quietly proven true when in the middle of a pitch black night a hero died. His blonde hair pooled on his pillow framing his head. He was left a cooling corpse his bed surrounded by lifeless furniture. A cruel irony for the man who held the power to bring down mountains to have died such a quite lonely death. His mouth caked in black blood marked the only visual proof of the horrible pain he experienced. His insides turned to mush by the veil poison dripped in his food by scheming old fools. His power had represented a change those used to the luxury of corrupt power could not see made.
This dead blonde hero was not any ordinary person however: even in death he held the last laugh. He escaped the horrible pain of death by making a deal with the Shinigami. He traded a soul for a second chance at life, not just any soul either. The blonde traded the willing soul of his prisoner the nine-tailed fox. The fox reasoned that being inside the Shinigami's stomach would allow him to finally be free, unhindered by greedy humans he would make the death gods stomach his home. However making a deal with the Shinigami is never as easy as it sounds, as our hero would come to learn.
- Day one -
The blonde hero felt weak, hungry and tired. It was a miserable feeling for one who had previously held incredible power. He tried to open his eyes, but they wouldn't budge. A small silver of worry spread in his chest. He brought his arms to his face to rub his eyes but his arms felt weird and wouldn't move the way he wanted. In fact his whole body felt weird. He tried to sit up but not only could he not muster the strength but it felt oddly unnatural. 'What the hell is this bullshit' he thought to himself.
His stomach let out a growl, reminding him of his hunger. 'Got it tummy food first'. He sniffed the air, his nose was assaulted by the smell of dog. Oddly it sparked a feeling of being safe. A sudden primal instinct urged his body to crawl forward with all his might. He met furry struggling resistance in the form of competition but his stubborn nature carried him forward. His nose smacked into a wet soft object causing him yell which sounded more like a yelp to his confused hungry ears. His mind might have been in turmoil but his body knew just what to do as he began to suckle the wet fleshy object.
Having had his fill, his tired mind and exhausted body caught up to the young hero. He felt himself droop before everything went dark. His last thoughts slightly nervous about the future.
- Day two-
A slight breeze ruffled the young previously dead hero. 'Mmm that feels nice' he thought sleepily. Suddenly thoughts of the last couple of days entered the blondes mind. 'Oh yea I died' our hero let out a sigh as he wiggled himself free from the furry mess he'd previously gotten into. He still felt week but today was a fast improvement from yesterday. In fact he thought he should probably try to figure out exactly where he was.
A beam of light found its way to the hero's face causing him to wiggle his nose. He found his sense of smell was much better than it had ever been. In fact if he was to believe his nose he was some place damp surrender by furry dogs. ' Nani?'
He tried to force his eyes open, naturally he felt some resistance but his panic fueled mind and strong will let him succeed. His vision was blurry at first unable to make anything out. He closed them, waited a few seconds, and then tried again. His vision was still spotty but he was able to finally see where he was.
A damp cave with a low hanging roof, there was what appeared to be tree roots along the walls of the cave. A few bats also made the cave their home. Turning his head, he found the source of the light beam. It came from a modest sized hole, which appeared to be the only way in and out of the cave. The outside world was too bright for his still adjusting eyes so he shielded his eyes with his paw.
'Wait paw?' finally he turned his vision to himself. He was small, furry… and cute? 'I'm a dog?' suddenly he felt movement behind him. A shiver went down his spine as he turned his head.
There was a huge wolf behind him, she was beautiful covered in silver fur with a majestic poise about her. All around here lay wolf pups around his size. They were naturally too young to be moving around like him.
"You're a curious one, young pup." Her voice was majestic and full of warmth and love. His heart clenched, he was unused to being spoken to in such a manner.
"Whoa you're really pretty" his voice sounded young and innocent even to his own ears. The larger female wolf seemed surprised, before she let out a happy chuckle.
"You're going to be special, huh, Naru-wolf. A true Alpha." She closed the distance between them and nuzzled him with her nose.
"But you still have some growing up before then." She laid her head besides his small body, judging their small conversation to be over she fell asleep.
Naruto was left awake confused and with a chest swollen with emotion. He knew this women would never replace his first mother, but it was nice being cared for. 'I swore I'll protect this' he turned his head to where his equally small sibling lay. 'I guess that included them too.'
That when it hit him. He had a family, for the first time in his life he had a family that was alive and with him. I need to grow up to be strong, stronger than before. I can't let these guys down.
Suddenly he heard a small ping.
Gamer mode unlocked
Achievement unlocked: life purpose
Character display unlocked:
Name: Naru-wolf
Race: Wolf
Level: 1 EXP: 100 Till next level 250
HP:20 MP:5
Traits: Alpha prospect- The strongest of the litter, plus 15% to growth
Strong willed- hard to break and a force to be reckoned with plus %20 endurance
Ambitious- Seeks to gain power at a high coast, plus 10% to Learning
Lonely- will seek the warmth of company, -5% to seduction resistance
Abilities:
Strength: 3
Intelligent: 5
Endurance: 7 (8.4)
Mana Control: 1
Speed: 6
Magic resistance: 2
'Wait what' o.0
