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Chapter 6: Paths Crossed.
Waking up the next morning to not find Naruto with her, Selvaria slowly sat up and found Red King resting against the wall. No matter how many times she looked at the weapon, she really found it to be extremely intriguing. The detail. The craftmanship and even the way it looked. Just by laying eyes on the weapon, you could clearly tell the weapon was greatly balanced.
Even the detail being the little engravings on each tooth of the chain on the blade was very well done. Walking back to her room but finding no one walking by of course, she sat at her dresser. Going through her usual routine of gettting ready for the day, she couldn't help but remember what happened yesterday. Finding out the man you were crushing on was part of Lenka's bloodline. That was big. And she swore to never let anyone know about this knowledge. But she couldn't help but blush. She saw literaly in love with a man who was of royalty. While she was a commoner, and a Valkyria at that. Her kind were looked down on society and yet Naruto loved her like no other. Your tipical Romeo and Juliet story. With everything she had done in order, she left the room and made her way to find Naruto training outside with Bulat.
Bulat and Naruto were doing pushups and both were working up and sweat. Leone was on Naruto's back and Akame was on Bulat's back. She wouldn't admit it. But Naruto's overall power was completely out of this world. But that was when she spotted a bandage over his left arm. Curiousity got the better of her and she decided to jump into the action. Climbing onto Naruto's back with Leone, Naruto pushed even harder with the new weight added to the mix.
"What's with the bandage?" asked Selvaria.
"It's nothing. Plus, I need something on my one arm to help me. I suffered a slight injury when I was younger." lied Naruto as he continued his pushups.
"How many has he done?" asked Selvaria to Leone.
"This is his 500th one. He and Bulat had a wager that should one of them break, then the loser would take on the next mission solo. Regardless on how hard the mission is." replied Leone.
"Seems a bit extreme but a wager is a wager." replied Selvaria as the two continued to watch the two men go through the motion of doing pushups.
But soon their little training session was cut short when Najenda came into the picture. Looking over to Naruto she found him to be really good looking along with the way he was training with no shirt was even better. And the girls on his back just made the cherry on the cake. She wasn't going to lie. Naruto was seriously the man she was in to. A man who knew how to look after his body. Plus his name meant Maelstrom. How lucky can you get right?
"Alright, stop there for the time being. Naruto, you and Bulat are going to venture to go and take out Esdeath's Three Beasts. Daidara, Liver and Nyau. The Revolutionary army seems to not like the fact that these three people are coming in and looking about. We need you two to go and deal with them now. This is top priority." said Najenda.
"Got it." said the two of them as the girls got off their backs and Naruto walked into his room to get ready for the trip.
That was when his door was slammed shut, scaring him so much, his instincts kicked up and his hands reached for the God Arc. His hands made contact with the weapon and the motor revved to life. Spinning on his feet he swung but stopped when he saw it was Selvaria. Putting the weapon down, he sighed at how close that was.
But Selvaria moved very quickly. Grabbing the bandage on his arm, she pulled and to her shock, she saw the black veins running up his arm. Naruto scolded to her while Selvaria ran her hands along his arm. She should've known this would happen. Red King would not let its master go that easily. Until it got something.
"It's happening." said Selvaria letting go of Naruto's arm.
"What is?" asked Naruto confused. To be honest, sometimes Selvaria never made any sense with anything.
"Red King is feeding off you." replied Selvaria as Naruto eyes widened.
"How can it feed of me?" asked Naruto puzzled by this information.
"Red King feeds off the blood of others to ensure it will stay sane. How long ago was it when Red King was last fed?" asked Selvaria extremely serious about this.
"About 3 days ago." replied Naruto.
"Yup, it's beginning to feed off you. Should this continue, you will probably never live to see your 30th birthday." said Selvaria.
"Is there an alternative?" asked Naruto extremely worried now with Selvaria chuckling while she embraced her love interest.
"There is. Feed the weapon. Let it drink the blood of your victims. But as you unlock more and more of the hidden power, you will be able to control the bloodlust the God Arc holds. Don't be discouraged. I know you can do it." said Selvaria as Naruto gave her a kiss to the lips to which she responded to by throwing her arms around his neck and inserting her tongue into his mouth.
After a full minute, they broke the kiss and Naruto walked out while he bandaged up his arm again and made his way outside with Red King in the bag to meet Bulat.
Setting out on their adventure, they board a ship. Hoping to intercept the three bastards that were trying to push the army back. While Bulat was setting up his own room, Naruto got settled in his own. But that was when Red King revved a bit as if trying to get his attention. Looking to the weapon in the bag, he inzipped it and found the motor running. Grabbing the handle, Naruto watched as the veins of orange shoot up his arm again and this time move to his eyes. That was when his eyes shifted to be full red with a single slit in them. But he felt different. He didn't feel the sting of the veins when it crept up his skin. Instead he felt a very strong sense of awereness around him. Like his mind was atuned to every small thing around him. He could hear the swimming of the fish under the boat, even the chirping of the seagulls in the sky, which they never saw any of. But the one noise that caught his senses was the slight sounds of stealthy feet. Followed by the slight pulsing of heart beats that sounded the call of death. This was not looking good. Bolting out the room with Red King in his hands, he made it to the deck just as an explosion echoed through the ship and three people stepped forward. Bulat too came into the scene holding his weapon. His eyes widened when he saw his old comrade before him.
"Liver. What's the meaning of this?" snapped Bulat.
"I am just here to carry out General Esdeath's wishes. To kill everything related to trouble makers. Including Night Raid scum like you." replied LIver as he got ready along with the others.
But that was when the child of the group looked over to Naruto and his eyes widened when he spotted the God Arc in his hands.
"A weapon never seen again after Emporer Lenka was layed to rest. Rumors of a man who moves like a demon. Cladded in mystery and shadow who kills innocent officials in the army. A man who was rumored to have sold his soul to the devil for power. The Devil's Hand. This is pure luck. We get to take out the infamous Devil's Hand, who works for Night Raid. Perfect." said the kid as he pulled out a flute.
Naruto simply growled as the chainsaw roared to life. The veins on his skin now glowing an evil orange as Naruto felt power flow into his body. Switching the God Arc to Gunner Mode, he took aim to the kid.
"I'd like to see you try." snarled Naruto as he got the barrels to spin.
But as he was about to fire the first bullet, a man who looked chubby jumped in the way and swung his weapon. Naruto barely had time to dodge and took the full hit. Stammering back as he looked the man dead in the eyes, he snarled as he watched him soon bulk up.
"You've got to be fucking with me." said Naruto as he shifted the weaon back to Sword Mode.
"I'm your opponent. This will give me serious Experience." said Daidara as he charged to Naruto.
Jumping high into the air, Naruto revved Red King to its maximun spin cycle and dropped down hard, hoping to damage something. But he meerly grazed the guy. Cursing his luck as he was smashed into the side of the ship, he groaned as he slowly got up. But as he did, he felt the veins along his arm pulse. Dropping to his knees, he clutched his arm as he felt his vision fade.
'What's happening? Why is Red King doing this?' he thought as he watched the man approach him.
"Don't fear it. Let it happen." echoed a voice in his mind that wasn't his.
Doing as the voice instructed, Naruto let what was happening take place. His eyes turned to be red with slits and his mind became hazy with bloodlust. His nails turned to claws as his hair turned wild with his ears becoming pointed at the end. Red King responded in kind and burst into blue flames as the teeth on the chainsaw became sinsiter looking. Daidara stopped what he was doing as he stood there as Naruto took on a more evil appearance. A mask materialised on his face, but it was only half a mask. Three red lines were seen at the top as his sclera turned a midnight black. Looking up to Daidara, Naruto sprinted at him but his speed was more quicker for Daidara to even see.
"He's fast." said Daidara as he searched all over for Naruto. Only to be hit in the side by Naruto when he reappeared.
Daidara flew into the quaters top the stairs. Bulat and Liver turned to where Daidara landed and then to Naruto to see the changed boy. He was smiling sadisticly, Bulat also took notice of the sharpened teeth that were in his mouth. He was never expecting Naruto to take on such a transformation, but again, he wasn't surprised considering Red King was a Forbidden Teigu. Daidara slowly got up, half his face bleeding as he looked to Naruto.
"Damn that brat. But I'll give him props. He sure knows how to land a hit." mumbled Daidara as he watched Naruto drop down low as the flames around Red King glow brighter.
"He's coming." he said as Naruto shot off like a bullet and slammed his weapon with Daidara.
Daidara could feel it. The sheer strength Naruto held with Red King. But as the match carried on, Daidara noticed that the veins on Naruto's arm which now were along his eyes and on his other arm to the elbow. They were slowly fading away. Meaning Naruto was reaching his limits. The mask on Naruto's face slowly began to crack as the black ink in his sclera slowly began to fade away.
Seeing this, Daidara smiled and began to push back against Naruto, finally getting a foothold in the fight. Naruto cursed at this and began to push back but with him approaching his limits, he felt the blood haze leave his mind. The flames were the next to lose its intensity as the God Arc's chain saw began to slow down in speed. Jumping back, Naruto decided to unleash the ability he did when he was training and Selvaria watching. Placing the God Arc on his shoulder, he charge up the remaining power and watched the flames completely die out to be replaced with purple energy seeping off the weapon.
Swinging the weapon down he watched as the same wave of power launch at Daidara, but it morphed and took on the form of a dragon. Right then and there, Naruto knew what to call the attack.
"Dragon Wave!" he shouted as the attack hit Daidara square on.
Daidara tried to block the attack but failed to in the end, as he forgot one key concept in the making. Energy cannot be stopped by ordinary blocks. The wave tore through his body, but there was no damage at all. Only that Daidara's soul was ripped from his body. Daidara's body dropped to the ground with a thud and his eyes rolled into the back of his head as he died.
With the attacker now dead, Naruto dropped to the floor as he breathed sharply. What Red King, or the voice did to him, left him extremely exhausted. He had nothing left in the tank. He had never felt so drained in his life and he felt his body extremely heavy. But what was that ability he did? What did he become? Looking over to Bulat, Naruto saw that Bulat had finally won against his fight but at that moment, before Liver died, he sent a spear made of blood into Bulat's chest, creating a hole in the organ. Sprinting to Bulat, as fast as he could, he dropped Red King near him as he picked up Bulat in his arms. There was a lot of blood and no way on stopping it in time. Bulat grabbed the sword and handed it to Naruto.
"Take Incursio. And fight on." said Bulat as Naruto shook his head.
"You're gonna pull through. Just hold on." said Naruto as Bulat coughed up blood.
"I'm already a dead man. Take the Teigu and carry on fighting." said Bulat pushing Incursio into Naruto's other hand.
Slowly grabbing Incursio, Naruto nodded his head as Bulat's life left him.
"Oh how sad. And here I was planning on having sme fun with him. Now I guess I'll have some fun with you." said Nyau as he got his Teigu ready.
"The wicked must be punished for their crimes. They must be destroyed for their actions against the peace we strive for." said Naruto darkly as he grabbed Red King as well in the other hand with the chainsaw slowly starting up.
"And how do you plan to fight me? You have no energy left to attack." said Nyau scoffing at the idea that Naruto could win.
"I'll fight til the bitter end. No matter what happens to me. Should I lose myself to save my friends then so be it! INCURSIO!" cried Naruto as a powerful force of energy shot out from Naruto as Red King began revved to full power, resonating with Incursio.
From the ring which appeared under Naruto's feet, emerged the spirit that slept within Incursio. The dragon clouded over Naruto as they beast began to mold and shift to fit Naruto. Armor attached itself to Naruto's skin as he took on a more powerful form of Incursio. But Red King wanted other plans. Joining with the molding, Incursio found itself mutating due to Red King's influence. The armor shifted to become more demonic. When it was done, Naruto stood there with the mask off. The design was very much considered evil. (A.N. Daedric Armor with no helmet on the player from Skyrim with a cloak over it to get the idea).
Nyau stepped back in fear as the two weapons joined together to become one sinister weapon. Red King and Incursio were no where to be found and in their place was a very evil looking sword that had chainsaw teeth that swirled around the weapon's blade. (A.N. Daedric Greatsword being held one handed with Lindow's God Arc's chainsaw teeth moving around the handle to get the idea).
"What are you? How are you so powerful?" asked Nyau as he stepped back in horror when Naruto opened his eyes to show one of them in a plus sign while the other was red and slitted with a black sclera.
"Death awaits you. And I'll be your executioner." said Naruto as he sprinted full force to Nyau.
Nyau tried turning Naruto against him with his Teigu, but the new upgrade thanks to the two Teigus Naruto didn't even hear anything. Swinging the weapon, he managed to cut the Teigu in half. Naruto found this to be increasingly easy with the help of one Teigu and a Forbidden Teigu. Sending Nyau into the wall with a massive thud heard, Naruto grabbed a piece of wood and got into the stance a javelin thrower would get into when getting ready to throw. Rearing back and taking a few steps, he threw the piece of wood and watched as the wood pierced Nyau's heart, pinning him to the wall on impact. Nyau died instantly. Returning to normal as the two Teigus returned to be seperate, Naruto made his way to Bulat, and sent a prayer for the soul of Bulat.
Night Raid HQ. Afternoon.
Naruto placed the Teigus he had taken from the Three Beasts and went into detail on what happened in the ship. He left out the parts of him gaining a powerful form from Red King and the part where he had gained and even stronger form from the two Teigus combining. He also told them about him being the new user of Incursio. Najenda nodded her head while everyone grieved over the lose of Bulat.
"What you did proved to be incredibly hard. But we're glad you're okay. I can't say the same of Bulat though. But he knew the risk when he joined Night Raid. These weapons will go to the Revolutionary army and will be given to their new masters. Get some rest Naruto. I can imagine you're exhausted from all that." said Najenda as Naruto nodded his head and retired to his quaters. But Leone and Akame caught the look on Naruto's face. Selvaria was on a mission with Mine and would not be back until tomorrow.
Naruto sat on the bed as he looked at Incursio resting on the table in his room. He had to fight. He had to ensure that Bulat didn't die in vain. He had to make good on his promise to Bulat to continue pushing forward no matter what. Red King stayed silent and rested against the wall. Looking at the veins on his arm, and then lifting up his shirt, he was sure that his body would still be alright. But he was afraid that if he risked another transformation like that, he'd be consumed. That form took a lot out of him and even slightly injured him. Hearing the door click and then open, he saw Akame and Leone in the doorway. Both stifled a gasp when they saw the veins running all over Naruto's body. Composing themselves, the two sat down and embraced Naruto.
"Naruto-kun. We know you're hurting. Just let it out." said Akame as Leone rubbed his back.
And Naruto did just that. Tears ran down his cheeks as he brought both of them into the hug. Every bit that was bottled up inside came out at once. Naruto cried for a full 5 minutes as he let it all out. Leone and Akame were extremely glad to see that Naruto still had a soul left inside him. Killing someone for the first time can seriously cause you to change for the worst. But Naruto was still Naruto, and he was going to never change who he was. After he had finished crying, they broke from the hug and Naruto dried his tears.
"I refuse to let Bulat's death go in vain. I will get stronger to ensure I keep everyone alive. To ensure a brighter future." said Naruto as Leone placed a hand on his shoulder.
"We'd be glad to help you. We know you will do everything to save and preserve the peace. We're with you." said Leone with Akame agreeing with her.
"You're not alone. Never forget that. You have comrades, friends, we're all here for you. We'll always have your back." said Akame.
"Thanks you two. I will fight knowing you're there with me." said Naruto.
"You know. There is a tournament taking place soon. Wanna join?" asked Leone with Akame agreeing it to be a brilliant idea.
"I think it's a brilliant idea. A way to test my strength. Thanks." said Naruto as both smiled to him as they gave him a kiss on each cheek.
"Can we sleep here with you?" asked Akame with Leone pouting.
"Sure." said Naruto.
He couldn't say no when the two of them made that face. Settling in with Akame on his left, and Leone on his right, the two used his arms as pillows and fell asleep. Naruto smiled to them as he brought them closer and fell asleep. Tomorrow he'd be doing the tournament and see just how strong he had become. He knew with Incursio he could do a lot. But should he combine the two, he'd gain even more power than normal. But he needed to learn how to control it. And then there was the voice that spoke to him.
And scene.
So the way things have played out, Naruto has gained a second Teigu in conjuntion with his own. What type of power can a Forbidden Teigu with a regular Teigu give him? Will Naruto gain command over such a powerful new offensive attack? Or will he be sucumbed by its madness?
Yes I know I took a few elements from Ao No Exorcist and Bleach, but I felt it would give him a pretty good rep in the end. Plus, when he goes into that form, no one will recognise him, until he deactivates it.
Chapter 7: The Ice Queen.
Coming soon.
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