Hey guys and girls.
Welcome back to the new chapter of Are Legends Born Or Made?
So the last place we left off was where Recon 3 had taken some refugees out of their homes and to Arnus to get to safety as they fear that the Fire Dragon would come after them. Deciding that it would be safer in Arnus, they head there.
But things went horribly wrong when the dragon showed up and killed 1/4 of the population which ended in a rather nasty way. Luckily the majority of the civilians were saved.
But at what cost?
Naruto was so close to using the High Jetter drug that was found inside the compartment and now things are getting bad. Not onnly that, but according to Mei, a medic in the army has told Naruto thatt his chances of living is best that he won't see past 33 should he continue using High Jetters.
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Chapter 6: Reaper And Princess.
Blood and lead. Blood and lead. Blood and lead. That was all Naruto saw in his past life. That was all he knew. A gun in one hand, while a dead body was held in the other.
Snapping his eyes awake as he panted from the bone chilling experience, he shook and trembled as he shook his head. Getting out the bed and going to his bathroom, he ran some water and splashed his senses awake.
Placing his hands on either side of the sink as he gazed at his reflection in the mirror, he cursed himself. His body littered with many scars as he scolded himself.
The Akatsuki Project turned him into this. A super soldier. One that was beyond human capabilities. He was stronger, faster, tougher. He could endure anything. But at a great price. He was a mindless husk for a strong few years before finally breaking out of that. And an even bigger one at that when he uses High Jetters.
When he uses them, his body surpasses everything. Allowing him to achieve even greater feats of power. But the draw backs...too great. He was hanging by a thread. Walking the razor's edge. One wrong move and he falls to the depths of madness. Turning himself into the demon kept locked away for so long.
"But then where's the fun in that?" came a voice within his head.
Instantly Naruto saw a person behind him. A ghostly pale version of himself with snow white hair. Spinnning around he found no one. Panting slightly he shook his head.
"We are what society call monsters. So we shall be what they want. A monster. We were feared. Some still." said the illusion within Naruto's mind.
"I got rid of you." snapped Naruto looking at the mirror finding the other Naruto looking back with a smile.
"Locked. Locked away. You never got rid of me. Ever since that incident where you lost Sara, you locked me away forever." said the other Naruto only for Naruto to punch the glass, drawing blood from his knuckles.
"It wasn't my fault for her death. It never was." said Naruto.
"Yet you beat yourself up because of it. You think it was your fault for her death. For not being there for her. Don't deny it." smirked the other Naruto as he faded from view.
Biting his lip, Naruto glarred at the floor as he removed his hand from the broken mirror. Pulling out the glass from between his knuckles. It was true, he was beating himself up. Sara was everything to him.
And it only took a single order to end it all. To spark his turmoil. To spark his pain. To spark his descent into madness. How he cursed the one who gave the order.
He got revenge. But again, at what cost? He lost himself in a sea of bloodlust. He lost sight of himself. He lost everything.
Getting dressed after cleaning the blood off his hand, he headed downstairs finding Tuka and Rory sitting on the benches for the refugees.
"Hey girls, what's up?" asked Naruto making them looked to him with Tuka getting a small fright.
"We're just talking about how much you've done for us." was all Rory said to the Major.
"I see." was all Naruto said in return.
Just then, Lelei pitched up in some of the army clothes she probably borrowed. Taking off the gas mask and pulling the neck of the top down which acted like a hood for her, she looked to the three.
"Have something to show you." was all Lelei said to Rory and Tuka.
The two got up and followed Lelei, while Naruto just stood there with a blank expression on his face. Shaking his head as he lit up a cigarette, he looked to the heavens as he breathed out some smoke.
"Not bad of a life here." said Naruto as he walked off to find Richter.
With Lelei, Tuka and Rory, they could be found on the massive wide open area where the JSDF and the Imperial Army fought. It was more of a mass grave than anything else. Bodies of soldiers and dragons littered the area for miles and miles. As far as the eye could see. Tuka and Rory were utterly impressed beyond imagine at the sheer amount of corpses there were.
"So many." was all Tuka could say.
"The JSDF fought the Imperial Army here. They said they are not interested in the corpses." said Lelei holding up a Dragon Scale.
"Dragon Scales fetch a high price." said Tuka marveling at how many there were.
"Looks like we may not need to sell ourselves to them." said Rory smiling to Tuka.
It only took a few hours for them to gather as many scales as they could. By the time they were done, they had 2 bags of scales. Even though there was still so much left.
Loading up the bags into the Humvie, Recon 3 got ready. Naruto sitting in his usual spot with Richter at the wheel.
"So we're now a delivery service. How low we have sunk." commented Richter with Naruto looking to his German friend.
"At least we can see how trade works here." said Naruto as Lelei, Tuka and Rory climbed into the Humvie.
Once they were inside, they drove off. Their destination. Italica.
As the Humvie sped at 100 km/h, Naruto's mind kept going back to what he saw in the bathroom. He knew it was just his mind playing tricks on him thanks to the High Jetters effects. What it did to him in the long run. Mei did warn him about these type of things. But what the illusion said to him stuck. He did think he was at fault for Sara's death. He was beating himself up for it. But he had to keep pushing forward. No matter what.
After a few minutes, Richter came to a grinding halt. Looking to why Richter stopped, Naruto spotted the same thing Richter was looking at.
"Does our route take us past that?" asked Naruto to Mari.
"Infact it takes us to it." she replied.
"Step on it." barked Naruto.
And Richter floored it. The Humvie shot off in a dust cloud as the platoom sped to the smoke. Whatever was going on, it wasn't good. The Humvie managed to get there in record time. But whent they got there, the fighting had already ceased and the gates were closed. Clicking his tongue as he looked at the walls, Naruto shook his head. Looking to Richter he nodded to him. And Richter climbed on the hooter.
The sound instantly scrambled knights and various others to the top of the wall.
"Whose there? If you're not our enemy, show yourself!" shouted a knight.
Climbing out the Humvie, Naruto grabbed a megaphone that Richter stowed in the back and switched it on.
"This is Major Naruto Uzumaki of the JSDF. We are here on diplomatic terms to sell items." called back Naruto through the megaphone.
"Such sorcery. He was able to channel his voice through that item." said a civilian.
"Get Princess Pina here." said the one knight.
A civilian was seen sprinting to the mansion in the centre and after a few minutes, Pina was at the door. Peering through the slit, she found the Humvies.
"This is bad, if they choose to attack us, we may never see the next day." said Pina as Lelei climbed out.
"A mage?" asked one of the knights.
"No, that staff. She is a true mage." said Pina only for Tuka to get out as well.
"An elf as well? This will be ugly." said Grey.
"This continues to get worse by the minute." retorted Pina only for her to gasp when Rory came out as well.
"We're done for. The Priestess of Emloy. If she's allied herself with these people, then there is no hope for us." said Pina only to spot Naruto make his way to the door with the three.
"Who's he?" asked Pina.
Closing the door, she began to think.
"If they wish to attack us, they may have done so by now. But if we let them in, then they could ambush us." said Pina only for a knock on the door to sound off.
"They're here." said Grey.
Pina trembled slightly before making her way to the door.
"Princess." said Hamilton.
"We must request their aid. The power to defeat a Fire Dragon." said Pina pushing the door open.
Naruto narrowly missed a shot to the face from the door as Pina stood there with a smile.
"Welcome." she said only to look at Naruto.
Her mind blanked out along with Naruto's as they looked at one another. To Pina, he was extremely handsome. Like an angel was standing before her. His rugged looks were no doubt from the hardening of battle. His eyes trained to be as sharp as daggers. He may the most handsome man she had ever seen. She'd have to judge his personality first to see if he was what she was looking for.
But for Naruto. It was like we was looking at a ghost. Not quite a ghost but to him it was one. How was this possible? How could this singular person remind him so much of Sara?
"Promise you'll protect me forever." came Sara's sweet voice in an echo.
"I promise, Sara." said Naruto in a trance like state.
"Huh?" was all Pina said snappping Naruto from his thoughts.
"Ah, sorry. My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I am with the JSDF occupying Arnus Hill. My team and I are here to sell some items." said Naruto.
"I see. But we can't right now. We're having our own problems." said Pina.
"We saw the smoke. No doubt some Bandits." was Naruto's only reply before his mind clicking. "How about we help you."
And scene.
So now we begin to see the other side effects of the drug. High Jetters have very much left its mark upon Naruto. But we see even more. He is blaming himself for the death of someone named Sara.
Not only that but it seems that Pina seems to remind Naruto of Sara. But the question is, what was Sara to Naruto? What is the connection?
Guess what the connection is.
Chapter 7: Killstreak.
Coming soon.
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