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The stench of leftover dead bodies filled the air as Sasuke, Naruto, and Hinata stepped over the rubble. Waving the air from his nose in distaste, Sasuke walked towards a fallen pillar. He patted it in a knowing way. "Hmm…your castle is quite sturdy before the Uchiha bombard it with stones and steel morning stars. It looks like very much of my own castle but it is somewhat more roomy."
"Eh, thanks…" Naruto answered sheepishly as he helped Hinata step over the pillar.
"Such a shame. It went under some renovations to improve one year ago. Not that old." the raven-haired prince continued, making Naruto feel slightly guilty. The blond scowled in frustration.
"Eh, stop ogling my castle and explore this pile of rubble." Naruto snarled, earning a slight snort from Sasuke. However, he did not say anything. With that, the three headed deeper within the castle. Naruto felt a slight pang of longing upon seeing the ripped remains of a Uzumaki banner. The carpets were tattered. Walls were left with grime, stained blood, and a foul smell. Wrinkling his nose at the sight, Sasuke walked briskly pass it.
"Why would the villagers go to this foul place? It's absolutely one of the most dirty places I've seen. The pigsty might be even more cleaner than this." Sasuke commented, putting a handkerchief over his nose. "Anyone in the right mind would know not to even go near this place, traumatized or not. There's definitely something going around here."
"Your father said that it looked like the villagers were possessed by something. Do you think…something has happened?" Hinata chimed in hesitantly.
"I really doubt it. Ugh, we better get out of this stinking castle. It's making my eyes bleed and my head hurt." Sasuke said, turning. "The villagers are probably suffering from mental retardation or depression. Hopefully, it's depression that drives them to these lengths." "No." Naruto breathed out. He glanced at the ground before turning to Sasuke, glaring at him. "My people are not like that. I seen them many times. In their unhappy times when a close relative dies. And in their happy times when they cry out for joy when they have a successful harvest. They're not the type to just go wandering around stiffly to the broken castle and mutter prayers when their ruler has died."
"However, think-"
"I know for sure, Sasuke." Naruto interrupted firmly. The two glared at each other before Hinata decided to step in.
"Why don't we all check deeper in the castle to see who's right?" she suggested nervously, trying to break up a blossoming argument. Sasuke gave one final 'hmph' and reluctantly went deeper into the castle. The more deeper they went, the more ominous it seem to get. The three walked through a seemingly endless hallway. Hinata was getting a little scared.
"I don't know why but this sinister presence keeps hitting me like crazy." she said, scared.
"You are just paranoid, Hinata. Whatever it is, it's probably because of the villagers." Sasuke said, unfazed.
It's here. Something's here.
'What's here?' Naruto thought back.
Tch.
Naruto narrowed his eyes. This wasn't good. Kyuubi decided that this was the time to play. Bad time, really.
Figure it out yourself. I'm surprised that Hinata is able to sense it. She might be a bit vague but she's right about something. Something is following you. Watching you.
Naruto grimaced slightly. For a moment, he felt eyes on him. He turned and saw nothing. Sasuke turned and smirked.
"Getting a little paranoid, are we Naruto?" he commented lazily. Naruto scowled in response and continued to walk. Kyuubi was right. Something was here. But what?
"Sasuke, Hinata….there's something here." he said finally. "I feel it."
Hinata stiffened in trepidation. "So there was…."
"Don't be silly. There is nooooo-Ahhh!" Sasuke never got to finish his statement when he was suddenly slammed into a nearby window. Naruto winced at the sound of weak glass breaking but luckily, Sasuke did not fall.
"Ugh, what the hell?" he groaned and tried to rub his sore head only to find out that his hand would not move. He tried desperately to move it but it would not budge. Suddenly, a sickening feeling came over his head that made him want to just scream and pound his head against the wall.
"Sas..uke?" Naruto trailed off as Sasuke's black eyes suddenly turned into black menacing pits.
Sasuke wondered why Naruto and Hinata were staring at him in panic. He did not know what was happening. Something was inside of him. And he did not like it. He watched as Naruto reached for him with a hesitant hand before his hand acted on his own and slapped it away. Sasuke's mind screamed as the intruder made his body act on his own. However, his mind continued to grow weaker. His mouth, now the intruder's mouth, opened.
"Hello there, Naruto." a voice that can only be described as screeching. Screeching like sharp nails going down glass. "Long time no see."
What? Naruto blinked in confusion. He did not know him. This person…he was definitely not a guard or knight like before. "Who…who are you?"
The voice let out what can only called a cackle. "Looks like you do not remember." 'Sasuke' stood up and shrugged his shoulders. "Oh well. It was a long time ago anyway. Let's start anew. Shall we, Naruto?" With that, he threw a creepy smile at the disgusted blond.
"What have you done to Prince Sasuke?" Hinata demanded in panic. 'Sasuke' scratched his head lazily.
"Um, right in front of you?" he answered as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Anyway," His tone got suddenly dark and whiny. "This place is my place now. Nobody lives in it. It's big. It's damp. It's everything that I like. Besides, this dreary appearance serves as my façade for luring curious people."
"So it was you who was making all the villagers the way that they are!" Naruto accused without a doubt. The accused person let out a snort in response.
He's a demon, Naruto.
'What?!'
He's eyeing at you, Naruto. He wants to kill you. You know very well what he wants if he wants to kill a pipsqueak like you.
Naruto winced mentally at the truth. The demon wanted the Kyuubi's power that dwelled inside of him.
"Their minds were quite tasty, I must say. Thoughts of joy before sickened me but I knew when the reason for those thoughts of joys were rid of, those thoughts would turn into ones of grief, pain, anger, and betrayal. However, why was betrayal there; I do not know." the demon answered. Naruto gritted his teeth at the memory. The unfazed demon continued and licked his lips, "The villagers, I should say, were traumatized, making them relatively easy targets. Tch! Dumb pigs. When their minds were devoured, they were only left with regret and blankness. They should thank me. Sparing them from those dark thoughts by devouring their minds. It's quite easy to devour them actually. I take control of the victim's body and soul and slowly, their mind becomes weaker and weaker until it becomes nothing, rendering it useless." "That's wrong! Let Sasuke go, he has nothing against you!" Naruto yelled out, clenching his fists. Again, the demon clicked his tongue.
"This boy got some serious potential. Besides, his mind is definitely tasty. He holds many darker secrets than you think, Naruto. I want it."
"Who…who are you, you monster?!" Hinata yelled out in horror. "Let Sasuke go, now!"
The demon frowned in response and annoyance and waved a dismissive hand at the girl like a bothersome fly. "Annoying."
"Who are you?!" she cried out again. The demon sighed in aggravation.
"I am but a spawn of my lord, flea. That is all you need to know." he replied silkily. He turned back to Naruto and hardly had enough time to react when a blade suddenly came upon him. The demon's shoulder was sliced enough, to let out a small flow of blood. Sasuke screamed in pain. The demon took no heed to it and smirked at Naruto. The raven-haired prince felt himself fading….fading….then, slowly being lulled to sleep.
"Since this is not my real body, you are technically hurting Sasuke not me." the demon commented with an arrogant smirk. "Go figure."
"Damn you…" Naruto growled, holding his sword tightly in his grip. Sasuke might not be the most likeable person in the world but that didn't mean he deserved to die by the hands of greed.
Meanwhile, Hinata prepared to fight by unleashing her own Byakugan and was horrified at the sight. The demon's true form was far from a human. It was nothing….Air. Therefore, Narutocould never remove the demon from Sasuke's body by the force of a sword. "Naruto, this thing is…."
Basically a ghost that can possess anyone. Let's force it out then, shall we, Naruto?
The blond narrowed his eyes in suspicion. Meanwhile, the demon scratched Sasuke's head lazily and turned to Hinata. He smiled at her. "You're a sharp one, are you not? You own the Byakugan. Impressive. A simple-minded girl like you….yet so annoying. Watching for the safety of your prince."
"So, w-what if I am?" she stuttered boldly, clenching her fists to the side. The demon smirked at her.
"Quite unique, I must say. I know about the Byakugan. You can see anything that is within ten kilometers, am I correct?"
"Um-"
"Not only that, it can see through things." the demon continued flawlessly. Hinata had no idea what she was dealing with. Naruto widened his eyes in disbelief. Hinata's eyes could do that?
"However, there is one weakness I remember…" With that, the demon trailed off and suddenly disappeared. Hinata looked frantically and gulped in fear as a voice boomed suddenly behind her. "A blind spot here?"
With that, the demon violently slammed a finger into the back of her neck, rendering her unconscious and shocked. Naruto watched and yelled in horror as Hinata's body fell to the ground. The demon dusted the imaginary dust from his hands and turned back to Naruto. He smirked. "So, no more trouble from that troublesome flea. Shall I have your cooperation without further ado, Naruto?"
Naruto glanced at Hinata's unconscious body then back to Sasuke's possessed body. He gritted his teeth in frustration. He was clearly at a disadvantage.
Well, Naruto?
'If this is supposed to be a chance that you can be free, forget it.'
Getting quite smart, are we, Naruto? And no, that's not the reason, I have to admit. That demon is going to be an annoying fly if it's left flying around here. Get rid of it.
'…Fine.' With that, Naruto focused and closed his eyes as if searching for something. Slowly, power surged through him. However, he was careful to filter his power to the point where he could control it without going crazy. He opened his eyes once more.
With the aura of an angry animal, Naruto's personality changed. "Were you searching for me, demon?"
"So, you've appeared finally. I've been waiting for you." With that, the demon smiled and ran towards Naruto with claws forming from the air to slash him. Naruto remained in his position, unfazed by the demon's breathtaking speed and put a hand out. A split second later, the hand closed with a demon's neck inside. He squeezed his neck and slammed him into a nearby wall. The wall screamed with pain and rubble fell around them.
"Are you going to release Sasuke or not? If you won't. I will force you to." Naruto threatened in a dark tone, squeezing the neck for extra good measure. The demon shakily let out a breath and clawed desperately at the death hands.
"N-Never. If you kill me, Sasuke will be killed." the demon said shakily and smirked. Naruto narrowed his eyes.
"Stubborn brat." With that, Naruto dragged the demon into a window and smashed his face against it. Protruding glass pierced the skin but Naruto thought that Sasuke wouldn't mind it as long as he got the demon out. The demon screamed out in pain and slowly Sasuke's eyes went back to normal. A dark wraith sifted out of Sasuke's body reluctantly and went out into the night, disappearing. Sasuke's body dropped to the floor. The red aura that once surrounded him vanished. Naruto rushed over to Hinata's side and shook her a few times. Slowly, her eyes fluttered open and stared back into Naruto's blue ones. They stared at each other for a while before blushing sheepishly.
"Erm...." she trailed off, embarrassed and face crimson.
"Uh…Sasuke!" Naruto shouted nervously, trying to change the subject. Hinata nodded in agreement and the two went towards Sasuke.
The two rushed over and checked his face for any marks. Marks from the glass shown on his face but his face was cold and empty. Naruto's power settled and the blond knelt in front of Sasuke in panic. "Sasuke? Sasuke, wake up, damn it!" Slowly, color crept back up on Sasuke's face and his eyes blinked. The other two let out a deep sigh of relief. Sasuke sat up hesitantly and held his head. The feeling was gone but the pain on his face was intolerable. He held his face and groaned. He did not remember anything much besides a demon was possessing him.
"Thank god. You were almost devoured by a demon, Prince Sasuke." Hinata said in relief.
"What was….that?" Sasuke breathed out tiredly. Naruto's mind rushed for a decent response.
"Some kinda ghost, I guess."
"Ugh, it was…." Sasuke's half-lidded eyes showed that he was too tired to talk right now. Hinata sighed and beckoned Naruto over to help her carry him.
"Let's get out of this place. It's getting late, anyway." she commented with Naruto nodding in agreement.
0.o.0.o.0.
Sasuke curled up in his bed in thought. Luckily, they made it back into the castle without anyone's suspicion. His room was only lit up by a dim candle flickering in the dark. He closed his eyes but with fail, he wasn't able to go to sleep. Sighing, he made his way to the dark wooden furnished table and opened one of the drawers. He pulled out the book and began to read once more.
In the hour of dawn, the sun's rays shall peek over the horizon, waiting for the morning call from the roosters. Like humans, mystical beings also wake up at this time. During my exploring, I came across some remnants of a half-eaten carcass. A deer, most likely. The marks on the eaten deer were nowhere near an arrow or an animal's teeth or claws. There was, however, signs of twisted claws near the throat of the deer. It appears that the deer has been strangled alive with bare hands. Or in this case, bare claws. No one, not even an animal, can't strangle a deer to death because it is one of the fastest animals in the forest. The next few days later, I saw, not something inhuman, but a human. This human was poorly dressed and was somewhat rabid. He was in the process of killing an animal, using the same strangling techniques I saw earlier. What really shocked me was that claws began to form from his hands. His eyes became from brown to crimson as if, hunting for blood. I saw, what I assume was a tail, forming from his backside. The strength that he was using was also far beyond any human. It was…inhuman. It was then when I saw my first demon holder.
Sasuke yawned in boredom. He had no idea why he was still reading this stuff. So, a demon holder? He couldn't help but think of Naruto. The way that King Sarutobi described the demon holder was almost similar to the way the blond acted before when they first clashed swords. His eye cocked in suspicion before wavering away. Naruto, a demon holder? He almost laughed at the idea. As if. It must be one of Naruto's childish antics due from being pampered by doting servants.
Finally getting drowsy, Sasuke set the book aside back into the drawer and climbed back into bed. His mind drifted away into dreams of freedom. Inside, he knew that Narutowas lying before about the demon. He knew it was a demon not a ghost. However, what he didn't know was that, his perspective on the blond was truly far off. So far off.
0.o.0.o.0.
"I-I'm sorry, my lord." a certain demon cried out pitifully, bowing to a shadowy figure in the background. A creepy voice answered the demon.
"You failed me, young one. I would've punished you for laziness but you…also gave me quite an idea for a pawn."
"My lord?"
"You are dismissed, young one. Do a better job next time." The 'lord' boomed and pointed at the demon.
"Yes, yes! My lord." the demon yelled frantically before bowing and sleeking away meekly.
In the shadows, a smirk began to form on the demon lord's lips. "Kyuubi, you have slipped from my grasp once more. However, you picked up quite a prize." He licked his lips in anticipation. "Proud as a lion. Son of the king of military expertise. Skillful with the grace of a panther. Vying for more power and freedom from the chains of the strict king. Sasuke Uchiha, you are truly an interesting person."
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I don't like this chapter. It's too…..choppy and short. The most hated thing about it? I can't think of anything to make it grow longer! -sulks in the corner.- Anyway, please review.