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Creation of Bloodlust
Chapter Three – Sword of Saving
Naruto and Kiba continued walking around the stone air pocket, eyeing the damp, algae-slick walls and roof suspiciously – as if the ceiling would collapse and crush them with the weight of an entire ocean at any time. Their footsteps echoed loudly on the wet floor.
"So what exactly are we looking for, Naruto?" Kiba asked as he surveyed the room around them – one that looked exactly the same as the one they left. The blonde shrugged, absentmindedly staring at the walls as he thought about the boy trapped in the crystal cage.
"I don't know. Some sort of weapon perhaps – maybe food or supplies – others from the ship, maybe."
Kiba looked at him sadly.
"Naruto, I don't think anyone else survived. I mean, it was a miracle WE made it out alive – I don't think anyone else did."
The blonde captain closed his eyes, his shoulders gently shaking.
"Yes, and it was all my fault!" The words were choked out through a closed throat. "If I hadn't trusted that bastard Kabuto… we would still be safe on the ship!"
"And your father would still be dying," Kiba finished for him. Naruto raised his head and grimly smiled.
"My father still IS dying, Kiba. The fact that we're stuck down here doesn't change that." He sighed and looked away to the ground. "I still can't believe he said that though."
Kiba blinked, but then nodded.
"Yeah. It's a bit strange, even now."
Naruto closed his eyes as he remembered his father's words.
"Naruto… there… IS a way to beat the disease. Find the greatest treasure in the world, and you'll find the cure to save me. I know you can do it."
Naruto's face scrunched up in distaste.
THIS is the greatest treasure in the world, Dad? An air pocket where we'll eventually die anyway?
He felt tears come to his eyes.
I'm so sorry Dad. I WANT to save you – I really do. I love you so much, but… it looks like I failed.
He closed his eyes.
I wish I could see you one last time.
"Whoa – look at that!"
Naruto raised his head and lifted his gaze.
There – where a blank stone wall had been a moment before – was an enormous altar made out of dark obsidian, the glassy, glossy surface flashing in the light.
Sunk into the heart of the altar was a massive sword, its hilt made out of pure black quartz and an amethyst jewel embedded in its black heart.
Naruto gasped as Kiba tensed from shock.
"What the hell? Where did THAT come from?" Naruto exclaimed.
Kiba – for a moment – couldn't speak.
"I don't know – but it's gotta be worth millions! C'mon Naruto – let's take it out!" He ran over to the altar. Naruto gasped.
"Kiba you idiot stay away from that –!"
A monstrous burst of black flame erupted from the altar as Kiba neared and slammed into him, pushing him back and making him crash into Naruto, sending them both to the floor. Naruto – before Kiba could get up – raised his hand and grabbed a thick piece of the other's hair, yanking harshly and making him cry out.
"OW! NARUTO –!"
"You'll listen to me from now on Kiba!" Naruto snapped. "Ship or not, I'm STILL your captain! You'll obey MY orders, got it?"
Wincing, Kiba nodded and shifted off of Naruto to sit on his knees, rubbing his head.
"Okay, okay."
Naruto glared at him, his natural demand for respect from being a captain pulsing through his veins.
"KIBA."
Kiba returned the glare, his teeth bearing in a silent growl.
There was silence for a moment.
"Yes sir," he replied icily, stiffly getting up and brushing nonexistent dust off his clothes. Naruto quickly followed suit, eyes still on the altar.
Something about the black glass called to him, and – slowly, as if in a dream – he walked over to him, climbing up the three obsidian stairs to arrive at the sword's hilt. Kiba's shouts of unfair treatment registered dully in his mind as he raised a hand, setting it on the butt of the sword hilt. The black quartz was strangely warm underneath his fingers, and the amethyst gem glittered enticingly underneath his gaze.
"Take it," a strange voice breathed to him. "Just wrap your hand around the hilt and yank – DO IT!"
He could do nothing against the voice – he had to obey.
Gritting his teeth, he wrapped his fingers around the strangely warm stone and pulled with all his might, the obsidian blade sliding easily out of the dark obsidian altar. The sword was amazingly light as he held the massive weapon in one hand – the blade must have been four feet long!
Kiba's jaw dropped, and Naruto could only stare dumbly at the weapon he now held in his hands.
"What the… what the hell IS that, Naruto?" Kiba exclaimed, eyes wide.
Naruto didn't answer. He could only stare at the blade, the dark black obsidian stone shining like glass in the light.
"Kiba…" he breathed, eyes never leaving the sword. "This is it."
Kiba blinked.
"WHAT?"
Naruto bolted back the way they came, waving the sword wildly in his hands.
"C'mon!" He shouted as Kiba gasped and ran after him. "This is it! This will save the boy in the crystal!"
Breathless in anticipation, Naruto ran down the hall, Kiba chasing wildly at his heels.
"Naruto, WAIT!"
That same small creature watched them run down the hall, and then looked back to the altar, which had crumbled into dusk the second the sword was pulled out. It smiled.
"So, newcomers have FINALLY managed to make the altar appear. It seems the blonde was worthy of the Sword of Saving."
There was silence for a moment, and the creature closed its eyes, smiling softly as it followed the two humans, its footpads silent against the cold stone.
"I can't wait for your arrival, my lord. You will rule over the darkness again, and the Sword of Saving will allow that to happen. All thanks to that blonde man."
Then the creature's smile turned grim.
"But when you are released, the rules will still abide."
Its eyes turned sad.
"You will become his slave."
End Chapter Three – Sword of Saving
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