Hey guys, Jaykid1 here and I must say, wow, I don't think I've got so many favorites and Follows for the first chapter on a story. Would like some more Reviews though.
Time to answer questions:
Mzr90: Sorry no harem, maybe a couple side pairings but it will be Hawke/Naruto.
HOLLOWGTH: I do plan to have a brief cameo in Inquisition and I do know about DA:O. No Naruto is not Morgan and the Warden's Son. Though Kieran will make an appearance in the story. As for if the Warden is Cousland or Amell... you can choose.
I have a question's for my readers. I have one more story on my mind that I want to right out but I'm not sure if I should do it. The idea is a Saint's Row story that I've wanted to do since I started Fanfiction but I stopped myself because it always seemed like a stupid idea, but I said the same thing about a few of my other stories and they turned out being well liked. So I ask, should I do it?
I feel I should describe my Hawke's personality, since the great creator's of this game made it so you decide Hawke's personality. My Hawke is an apostate mage who fights like a rouge since she has poor use of her magic (For now anyway wink wink). Her family moved around a lot due to her and her sister. When Carver went off to join the royal army, She and Bethany stayed home with there mother while also training together. Marian helped Bethany with fighting while Bethany helped her with magic. So basically she's closer to Beth than she is Carver... but what else is new. Hawke is a usually witty and understanding but won't hesitate to kill someone that harms someone she cares about. For more intimate details about her... If you people really want to know those Inbox me.
There is a Poll on my profile for this story. It's very important so please vote on it. Details are at the bottom AN.
Now that that's out of the way, on with the story.
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Marian Hawke was inside a boat leaning on a beam thinking about the deal she made with Flemeth in exchange for leading her family away from the Darkspawn. Looking around, she sees Bethany sitting close to their mother with Carver not to far away. Both siblings were taking not so subtle glances at Naruto. Aveline was off to the side with her arms folded while looking out a window into the horizon sadly. Naruto himself was sitting away from the group with his legs crossed and his monks staff across his lap. His facial expression could not be seen as his mask was back on his face.
Marian stared at him as she thought about how this rag tag little group came to be.
FLASHBACK...
"It is good to see you Naruto." The woman said with a smile that seemed more sinister than gleeful.
The now named Naruto snorted. "You'll have to forgive me grandmother but I cannot say the same."
The woman snorted in a very similar way, unknowingly confirming her relation to Naruto to the others watching the interaction. "Is that anyway to talk to your grandmother, especially since I saved your life all those years ago."
Saying this seemed to annoy Naruto more as his eyes narrowed to slits. "Don't pretend like you saved me out of the goodness of your heart witch. You only saved me so I would owe you later. There is always a catch for your generosity." He said.
That got a true frown from the woman. "Despite what you may believe, I didn't just save you so you would owe me. Despite my darling Kaguya conceiving you and your brother with that bastard Demon Madara, you are still my grandson. You owing me a favor is just a bonus." She said, unaware of the red flag that went off in the others heads at the mentioning of a demon.
Naruto huffed before putting his mask back on. "Why are you here, Flemeth?"
The now named Flemeth smiled that unnerving smile again. "The time has come for you to repay your debt to me. Come, I'll explain it as we walk." She said as she turned to leave with Naruto following behind.
"Wait!" Bethany said walking forward. "You can't just leave us here."
Flemeth paused in her steps. "Can I not?" She said as she slowly turned to regard the others present. "I slaughtered this group of Darkspawn for you so you are safe... for the moment. Is that not enough?"
Marian smiled. "You could show me that trick of yours, that looks useful." She said.
Flemeth laughed. "I daresay it is! Such a clever tongue, for a mage." Flemeth said, having sensed the magic in Marian. "Tell me clever child: how do you intend to outrun the blight?"
Carver was the one who answered. "We're going to Kirkwall, in the Free marches."
"Kirkwall? My, but that is quite the voyage you plan. So far... simply to escape the Darkspawn." Flemath said,
"Any better suggestions? I hear the Deep Roads are vacant now." Marian said sarcastically.
Flemeth laughed loudly at this, and though no one could tell, Naruto smirked under his mask. "Oh, you I like!" She said before she mumbled something under her breath then turned toward the horizon with a contemplative look on her face. "Is it fate or chance. I can never decide." She said as she looked at Naruto, who was off to the side waiting for her, for a brief moment. She smiled then turned back to the others. "It appears fortune smiles on us both today. I may be able to help you yet."
Marian was about to agree until she remembered what Naruto said earlier. "There's a catch, isn't there?"
Flemeth snorted. "Of course there's a catch, life is a catch, I suggest you catch it while you can."
"Maybe, we shouldn't trust her." Bethany said.
"We don't even know what she is." Carver said wary. He was eying Naruto suspiciously as well as Flemeth.
"I know what she is." Aveline said from her spot next to a downed Wesley. He had fallen at some point during Flemeth's talk with Naruto. "The Witch of the Wilds."
Flemeth shrugged. "Some call me that. Also Flemeth, Ahsa' bellanar, an 'old hag who talks too much!'. She said with a slight chuckle.
"Gee, imagine that." Naruto said in his masked voice. Marian despite the situation smiled.
Flemeth ignored him. "Does it matter, I offer you this, I will get you and your group past the horde. In exchange, you'll help my grandson with a simple delivery to a place not far from destination. Would you do this for a 'Witch of the Wilds'?"
Marian looked unsure. Looking at Naruto, she couldn't tell what his thoughts were behind that mask. Looking over her shoulder at the others, she asked. "Should we trust her?"
Aveline spoke up. "Wesley is injured, we'll never escape the Darkspawn."
"If you need to, leave me behind." Wesley said from his place on the ground.
"No!" Aveline said shooting that idea down. "I said I would drag you out of here, and I meant it."
"What exactly is a 'Witch of the Wilds'?" Marian asked.
"A chasind legend. Witches that steal children." Aveline answered.
"Bah, as if I had nothing better to do." Flemeth scoffed.
"So you're an apostate."
"Yes, we have so much in common." Flemeth said.
"Exactly how much trouble will this delivery be?" Marian asked.
"About as much trouble as me saving your life not 5 minutes ago."
"Fairpoint." Marian admitted.
Flemeth chuckled. "If you knew my daughter, you'd know how seldom I hear that."
"That's because aunt Morrigan knows you're crazy." Naruto commented.
Flemeth shrugged that little insult off. "Everyone in our family is a little crazy."
"I guess we don't have much choice." Marian conceded.
"We never do." Flemeth said before turning to Naruto. "Come child, I can explain your debt to the both of you." She said as Naruto walked over and stood next to Marian. "There is a clan of Dalish elves that reside in the mountains just outside Kirkwall. You need to deliver this amulet to their Keeper, Marethari." She said handing a bronze amulet to Naruto. "When the amulet shines gold, you'll know it's time. Do this, and both your debts to me will be repaid."
Naruto stared at the amulet in his hand and could sense a small part of Flemeth inside of it(1). He knew her well enough to know that Flemeth always had a plan for something or other. He also knew that there was a reason she sought him out now of all times. Then he remembered what she said about seeing his brother soon. "This has something to do with Menma, doesn't it? That's why you sought me out isn't it?"
Flemeth looked at him for a moment then chuckled. "You always did catch on quick. Yes, this amulet is my insurance on the slight chance that Menma tries to kill me." She said. Marian looked very confused but chose to ask later. "Before I take you anywhere however, there is another matter..." Flemeth trailed off as she looked to Wesley.
Everyone followed her gaze and zeroed in on Wesley. Aveline saw this and stood in defense of her husband. "No! Leave him alone!" She said.
Naruto was the one to step forward. "I am sorry Madam, but your husband has the taint in his blood. It is too late for him."
Aveline got in his masked face. "You lie!"
Naruto raised his hands in a placating manner. "I wish I were. With that wound on him continuing to spill blood, his heart is pumping faster to compensate for the blood loss. Sadly it is only pumping more tainted blood into his system, causing the change to take place faster. I'm sorry but he is maybe minutes away from changing completely." He said.
Aveline didn't want to believe him but it was Wesley's voice that drove it home for her. "He's right Aveline. I can feel the corruption inside of me."
"What is this taint or corruption you two are referring too?" Marian asked as she and her family were confused.
Naruto turned to them. "The taint of the Darkspawn is what is referred to when a Darkspawns blood get's inside a person, it slowly spreads through a person's bloodstream, and when get's all the way through, that person becomes a Darkspawn." He explained to her and her family.
"Is there no cure?" She asked.
Flemeth spoke this time. "There are two that I know of. One would be to become a Grey Warden."
"And they all died at Ostagar." Aveline said sadly.
"Not all, but the last are beyond your reach."
"And the other cure." Marian asked.
Flemeth smirked before motioning to Naruto. "He's standing right here." She said.
Everyone immediately turned to him. Aveline looked extremely hopeful. Naruto himself glared harshly at Flemeth through his mask. "You're getting some sick pleasure from this aren't you? You know he too far gone for me to save him." He said, his anger clear in his voice.
"Is there nothing you can do?" Aveline said grasping his arm almost desperately.
Naruto gazed at her through his mask and sighed. "All I can do now is make his passing as comfortable as possible. I'm sorry." He said as he hung his head. He may have hated Templars, but if his wife was so desperate to save him, he must have been a good man. And above all else, Naruto respected good men.
Aveline hung her head as well. She lowered her arm from Naruto and stepped aside. Naruto moved forward toward Wesley and kneeled next to him. He reached up to his mask and took it off. The man at least deserved to see the face of the man who was going to kill him. "Thank you." Wesley said.
Naruto sighed. "Close your eyes, think of... happier times." He said as he place his right hand on top of Wesley's armored chest, right above his heart. Wesley did as he was told and closed his eyes. He thought of the happiest day of his life, the day Aveline decided to marry him. When Naruto saw him smile, he sent a burst of magic into chest, crushing his heart, and killing Wesley instantly. He died with a peaceful smile on his face. Naruto put his mask back on and and wave his hand over a section of the ground and suddenly a hole appeared in the ground. Naruto lifted Wesley into his arms and carried him to the hole where he placed him inside and buried him. Placing his hand on the grave, another burst of magic imbedded the Templar crest into it.
Standing up, he turned and walked toward Flemeth. On the way he walked up to Aveline, who had her back to him and was shaking slightly. He placed his hand on her shoulder for a moment before he went toward Flemeth.
"That was surprisingly nice of you, all things considered." Flemeth said.
"While it's no secret that I hate Templars, I know a good man when I see one." He said as he walked off.
No more was said. Flemeth motioned for the others to follow her as she led the group safely to Gwaren.
Flashback End...
That was nearly a week ago, and they still had another week to go before they reached Kirkwall. Marian couldn't wait to get off this boat and stretch her legs.
"Do you need something?" A distorted voice said taking her from her thoughts.
"What?" She said as she looked at Naruto whose head was turned toward her.
"You've been staring at me for the last half hour. I'd ask if there was something on my face, but we all know there is." He said, the amusement in his voice not hidden by the distortion.
Marian blushed lightly and puffed her cheeks. Naruto chuckled at her when another voice spoke up. "Excuse me er.. Serrah..." Bethany started, unsure of what to call him.
"Oh that's right, it's been a week and I've yet to introduce myself, how rude of me. My name is Naruto Uchitsuki(2)." Naruto said introducing himself.
"Serrah Naruto, I've been meaning to ask about something your grandmother said, but..." Bethany trailed off, not knowing how to continue and not wanting to offend this man.
Naruto chuckled. "Let me guess, you wish to know what the old witch meant when she called my father a demon right?" At her hesitant nod, he leaned back against the support beam behind him. "She meant exactly what she said. My father was a demon." At her confused look, he elaborated. "As a mage, I'm sure you know about the fade and the demon's that reside there. What you were probably never aware of was that deep in the fade resides very powerful demons, demons that the one's people usually meet hail as gods. My father is one of those demons. These demon's can take on the form of humans and leave the fade whenever they wish. But they must return at some point so as not to lose their power." He explained.
Bethany, Marian and Leandra look taken aback by his explanation. To know that there were demons so powerful that they could come and go from the fade whenever they wanted was astonishing to say the least. Carver on the other hand wasn't as astonished as the females of his family.
"So what, you're some kind of abomination." Carver said harshly.
"Carver!" Leandra scolded her son.
Naruto examined Carver for a moment. "For someone who has siblings that are mages, you show a considerable amount of animosity toward anything to do with magic or the fade." He said much to Carver's annoyance. "To answer your question, no I am not an abomination, at least, not in the sense you think. My kind is referred to as a Hanyou, or half-demon."
"Half-demon?" Aveline asked as she now wanted to know more about this man they were traveling with.
"Yes, I am the son of a demon father and a human mother." He explained.
It was quiet for a moment as everyone allowed the information to sink in. Finally Marian spoke up with a question of her own. "Why do you wear a mask?" She asked. She had been confused since she first saw his face. The others were curious as well since the only ones that saw it were Marian and Wesley before he died.
Naruto traced his mask with his finger. "I wear this because of my older twin brother Menma, as he shares my face. Menma has a... knack for trouble and I've run into several instances where some of the people who want him dead come after me since we look exactly alike. But now that I think about, he hasn't been to Kirkwall that I know of, so I suppose I have no reason to wear this mask any longer." He said as he removed his mask and revealed his face for everyone to see. "Despite my demonic heritage, as you can see, I can easily pass for human."
The reactions varied. Aveline and Leandra would admit he was handsome if not younger than they expected. Marian blushed lightly when she saw his eye's seemed to glow lightly. Bethany's whole face was red. Carver didn't care what he looked like, he was still a demon.
"How old are you?" Aveline asked.
Naruto smirked. "22."
Marian perked up, he was only 3 years her senior and yet he was so powerful. Was this the power of a demon.
Before more could be asked, Naruto's eyes suddenly widened and he pulled something out of his robe. Everyone looked in his hands and saw the bronze amulet was now glowing gold. Naruto was the only one who truly knew the significance of this. Looking out the small window of the boat he had one thought. 'Menma, what have you done?'
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The Kocari Wilds (10 minutes ago)...
Flemeth was waiting outside of her hut. She had a feeling that Morrigan would hire someone to kill her. That was the only way for Morrigan to ger her hands on Flemeth's Grimoire. She knew whoever she sent wouldn't stop her. What she didn't know was that their was someone else close by that wanted her head. Flemeth didn't even know she wasn't alone anymore until a voice spoke up. "Hello, grandmother." A dark distorted voice said from behind her.
Whirling around and looking up, Flemeth saw a person with black spiky hair with a white animal mask and a black cloak with fur lining the collar look down on her from her hut. The staff he carried with the top that looked like a 'C' told her exactly who this was. "Menma, I had a feeling I would see you again. To what do I owe the honor?"
Menma chuckled darkly. "I just need one thing from you grandmother..." He trailed off as he formed a dark orb in hand with a ring around it. "I need you to die!" He said as he threw the orb at her.
Flemeth quickly moved as the resulting explosion that occurred when orb hit the ground would have badly injured her. "Foolish boy." She said as she suddenly glowed and became a High Dragon.
Menma shook his head. "Just because you've become a dragon, doesn't mean you can stop me. I've surpassed you long ago." He said as he started to transform.
Flemeth experienced an emotion she hadn't felt in years as she stared at the creature that stood just a bit taller than she in this form. It occurred to her that she had grossly underestimated how strong her grandchildren were. She tried to flee by taking to the air but Menma in this new form quickly closed the distance and bit into her neck with his sharp fangs and dropped her to the ground. Flemeth was eternally happy that she found Naruto when she did as Menma chose this moment to bite down and tear her head off.
Menma changed back to his human for before placing his left hand on Flemeth's body and absorbed the remaining magic from the corpse.
"Soon, my conquest will begin." He said as he vanished.
Moments later, a Grey Warden and a small group of others arrived to get Flemeth's Grimoire only to find a dead High Dragon.
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1. Any Harry potter fans make the connection between the amulet and a horcrux?
2. A mix of Uchiha and Ootutsuki.
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That's ch. 2. Hope you guys like it.
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