Chapter 9: Doom
I probably should've put up another warning in the first chapter: MY WRITING IS TERRIBLE. This entire fic was made for shits and giggles, not for an attempt to be like the Fifty Shades of Grey author
With help from Valeera and Medea, and using spare scrolls brought by the Konoha refugees, the Emperor was able to seal inside each scroll a shadow clone, each with the same message to Kages and Daimyos alike
"Rest easy now. Alvarez alone will solve the corruption within the Land of Fire and Konoha."
Zeref made his way to where he would find a certain angel. He found Avacyn flying in his room, reading a book. Moonsilver was leaning against the wall and she wore not her armor, but a plain white tunic dress with light brown boots. Her wings were tucked in to not take up too much space.
"You okay?" Zeref asked.
"You were able to make peace with the girl?" she asked back.
"Yes. All I have to do is just...keep living." He sat down next to her.
Avacyn let her head rest on the Emperor's shoulder in comfort, closing the book and setting it down on the nearby table.
"If I worried you with all this, then I'm sorry."
Their noses almost touched as their faces got closer. Zeref couldn't resist any longer and kissed Avacyn right then and there. The angel couldn't resist as well and returned the kiss with great passion. Soon enough, she was lying on the bed, her beloved Emperor on top of her as they made out like there was no tomorrow. Zeref found his hands ruffled in Avacyn's long, silver hair.
"L...Lord Zeref..." she panted.
"Avacyn...I love you..."
So their night of love continued. Never mind the possibility of anyone barging in on them, or of Sorin finding out about this and murdering him, even if he still was on his way back to Innistrad.
The next day...
Kakashi most definitely did not expect knocking on Zeref's door to see him walk out, wearing nothing but his silver trousers and black boots, all while Avacyn remained asleep on the bed.
"Really now?" the Copy Ninja sighed.
"I'm surprised they even let you knock on the door." Zeref replied.
"Anyway, by now, the messengers have been sent. Anything else you have to do?"
"Not really."
Accompanied by Kakashi and Avacyn, who finally donned her armor, Zeref, who wore his armor and coat, made his way to a tiny neighborhood near the palace, where the Konoha refugees were relocated. Each house had a similar style to Medea's, but were bigger and lacked skeletal security guards. He knocked on one of the doors, the wooden door swinging open with a creak to reveal Jiraiya.
"Hey, Naruto! Wait, I can call you Naruto, right?" the old pervert asked.
"Whatever. How are you all taking life here so far?" the Emperor asked.
"I gotta say, this place is very nice." Jiraiya replied. "It's all clean, orderly, full of life! And good looking women too."
Zeref narrowed his eyes, almost bringing out the Rinnegan, Avacyn just stood there awkwardly, and Kakashi...somehow had his Icha Icha book out.
"Don't even try perving out around here. Whoever you peep on will kick the shit out of your anus."
Jiraiya felt quite a lot of fear in his being. He never expected his godson to be so intense, even to those who stood up for him. Even Tsunade, who was further in the house and heard that was both a little tense and very amused. Eventually, the Toad Sage stepped out of the way so Zeref, Avacyn, and Kakashi may enter. The Emperor sat down in front of the former Fifth Hokage, Kakashi sitting right beside him, and Avacyn standing on the other side.
"Besides everything that's happened after my banishment, what has happened to Konoha?" Zeref asked.
Tsunade put down the sake bottle on a tray Shizune happened to be holding as she started her explanation, "After you got banished, after they killed Hinata, it all got even worse. The civilian council squandered our resources on who knows what, the shinobi council lost its voice in matters such as that of the initial issue with Alvarez. They and Danzo think more with their greed and not with their minds and hearts."
"Why was the Daimyo in on it?"
"To be honest, I don't really know either. Maybe he could be under the civilian council's payroll."
"Now your economic crisis is making much more sense if they're paying the Daimyo to back them up."
"Why would that be?" Avacyn asked Tsunade. "Isn't the Daimyo the ruler of the land that Konoha resides in? Why would he be so petty and accept bribes so easily?"
"It's how it was in Naruto's younger years." Kakashi started. "They saw him as nothing more than the Nine Tailed Demon Fox that rampaged throughout Konoha, not as Naruto Uzumaki, who carried the burden of the power of a Tailed Beast inside him."
"That was my name." Zeref interrupted. "You of the East can call me Naruto if you please. To the Alvarez Empire, I remain as Emperor Zeref Emiya, a name granted to me by the Life-Binder so that I may start anew."
"Also..." Jiraiya started. "You never told me you held the Rinnegan. The last time I saw someone hold it was..."
"Nagato, your former student, right? He was the leader of Akatsuki." Zeref replied. "I had no choice but to slaughter them all sometime after the founding of Alvarez. Well, most of them, at least. I spared Konan so that someone may continue leading Amegakure. And Itachi passed away years ago due to an illness he had."
"Sasuke is going to be pissed when he finds out about that." Tsunade sighed, reaching for the sake bottle.
"Well, I couldn't care less about what he thinks. He wants to be the emo god of Konoha, so be it." the Emperor scoffed. "Anyway, I have sent the messengers to have the Daimyos and Kages halt any and all operations against the corruption within the Land of Fire. All I need to do now is to take action."
"You have all this military might. Why aren't you mobilizing them?" Tsunade asked.
"Konoha might have some dirty tricks up their sleeve, and there's no fun in just reigning down the entire force of the Empire on them." Zeref formed a sinister grin on his face. "I want to bring them down slowly, but surely."
"How exactly will that happen?" Kakashi asked, finally taking his eyes off the book for once.
Zeref stood up as he spoke. "Well, I'm not that sure yet, but I'll think of something." And with that final statement, the Emperor turned around and walked to the doorway and out of the house, Avacyn following.
Later...
It didn't take long for Zeref to gather all Five Tiger Generals and his spymaster to the throne room. They all stood in a straight line in front of the Emperor, Avacyn by his side.
"Shall we declare war on the Land of Fire, my lord?" Altera eagerly asked.
"In due time, Altera, we will." Zeref told her sternly. "Valeera, I trust the spies have found something?"
"Aye." the blood elf smirked. "Thanks to the old pervert allowing us access to his spy network, we now have more thorough information on the current state of the Land of Fire and Konoha, the latter place was in a festive mood as they remembered the day you were banished from there."
"Arrogant until the end." the Emperor scoffed. "Anything else?"
"Thanks to some brave souls entering the Leaf, we've heard the possibility of them asking us to hand over Naruto Uzumaki so that he may face justice for crimes he did not commit. Of course, handing a shadow clone of your old self would be strange. Worst part? They might target Wave and Spring if we do not comply."
"Woah, do they even have the manpower to do that?" Cu asked.
"If they're daring, Cu? Yes." Medea answered his question.
"If that's the case, we must take the fight to them before that happens." Achilles made his point known to the others. "We can't allow them to get any other lands to be involved in this madness."
"Also, I have the location of the Root base from one of the Root ninja that attacked us in Medea's house." Zeref told them. "I will have someone take action against the Root to weaken Danzo's military strength. In the meantime, I will have some of you stationed in Wave and Spring to counter any form of blackmail. Altera and Cu, you two will protect wave, each with a platoon of men. Hold out on the Great Naruto Bridge. Achilles and Asterios, you two will be stationed in Spring to protect Spring Daimyo Koyuki. Medea, you remain here to maintain communications between us at all times. Is that clear?"
The six made a salute in front of their Emperor and made their way out of the throne room. Zeref stood up from his throne and looked at Avacyn, who walked to his side.
"It is time, my lord."
"I know...just let me call on a few old friends."
Later...
The Fire Daimyo sat on his bed after quite a night of drinking. Still, he remained frustrated by the thought of some country from the west overshadowing his own. Of course, he decided to try and drown out his annoyance towards the west with something not related to alcohol...in his underwear, no less.
Then, he heard faint screams from outside his home. The Daimyo went outside with a yawn to see what was going on.
He saw the capital city, HIS city, up in flames as the sounds of battle are heard.
"Hello, Fire Daimyo." a chilling voice sounded from above.
The Fire Daimyo looked up to see none other than Zeref Emiya descending on him, Kanshou and Bakuya in hand and Rinnegan all out. In an instant, the ruler of the Land of Fire looked like he wanted to piss himself as he ran away, not back to his house, but into the invaded city.
"Stop him!" he screamed in terror as the nearby city guards rushed to his aid and intercepted the Emperor of Alvarez. They rushed him with their swords, but Zeref easily parried their attacks and slashed them across their throats. Another came in from behind, but one Shinra Tensei sent him through a burning building. The Emperor continued running through the battlefield that was his city, watching as his soldiers are slain by Alvarez's versatile military forces, only to stop upon seeing an entire platoon of soldiers being slaughtered by a certain angel embracing her "Purifier" side.
With the grin of a maniac, Avacyn made her way towards the Fire Daimyo, the slowness of her walk added to the terror he was feeling. He tried to go the other way but Zeref was there, this time, he held Durandal and Caladbolg II, both soaked in blood.
"Wh...What is this madness?!" the Fire Daimyo tried to keep his dignity alive despite the situation he was in.
"We're bringing down the corruption of the Land of Fire." Zeref snarled. "Anyone who resists will be slain. Those who comply will be judged accordingly, and I already know your verdict, Fire Daimyo."
"No...No...I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" With a sudden cry of desperation, the Fire Daimyo grabbed a nearby plank and swung it towards Avacyn, not wanting to die then and there. Her simple response was thrusting Moonsilver into his chest.
"Guilty." Avacyn smirked as the Fire Daimyo cried out in pain.
"Died like a pansy." Zeref remarked as the angel pulled her spear out of the man, leaving him to drop dead on the ground. "Avacyn, have the men gather the civilians in one place. Tell them this happens when they dabble in corruption. I'm just going to send Konoha a message."
Konoha...
"Message from the Fire capital!" a Konoha ninja ran into the meeting room with a scroll in hand.
"Give it here." Danzo ordered, the chunin obliged and gave the scroll. When he left, Danzo unrolled the scroll in front of the whole civilian council. He read with a grim expression,
"I would like to clear some confusion for you, Danzo Shimura,
I, Emperor Zeref Emiya, do not have Naruto Uzumaki as a subordinate,
I, Emperor Zeref Emiya, WAS Naruto Uzumaki.
And you're all next.
P.S. Hit the seal
In an instant, the whole room, except the Sixth Hokage, was in a major uproar. All of them were crying out for the "demon" to be killed by their precious Uchiha. Danzo activated the seal that came with it, and popping out instantly was the head of a man.
Not just any man, the head of the Fire Daimyo.
"Our worst fears have been realized." Danzo muttered darkly. Then, he heard an explosion.
Root base...
It was a massacre. Numerous Root shinobi were strewn all over the place, covered in blood as the base slowly went down in flames. Emerging from those flames were multiple figures clad in black, lead by a certain man in a black cloak and skull mask, holding a bloody broadsword.
"The rest is up to you...Lord Zeref." King Hassan muttered as he and the rest of the Hassans melted into the shadows.
