Hey guys, back with another chapter for you all. I have also come up with an interesting challenge if you guys are up for it.
Basically, Naruto is the son of Peter Quill and Gamora (or Kushina. If you want to keep it that way. Minato being the adoptive dad). Naruto, growing tired of Jiraiya's tendency to run off with his money, decides to go exploring during the last couple of days before the two are supposed to come back to the Leaf (end of the three year training trip). He eventually comes across the hidden cavern where the Milano is stored along with other things, and finds out about his true parents. All of the Guardians (except Groot) have passed on and Naruto decides to follow in his father's footsteps, so he leaves for new frontiers and a new life amongst the stars. He eventually comes back to offer the other jinchuuriki an offer at a new life (since he promised the fox to try and help out its siblings). He will come into contact with the Leaf again, but his viewpoint on them is changed.
Naruto will not have a relationship with Sakura or Hinata.
Naruto's personality is similar to his dad's.
Naruto has encountered enemies far more dangerous than the Akatsuki and anything the Shinobi world has to throw at him.
Other than that, you can add whatever you want or include some other things from other games, shows, anime, etc… if you want to try this challenge, PM me and have fun. I may do this story later if no one wants to do the crossover. Anyway, enjoy the chapter and have a good day. Anyway, let the story begin.
Story Start.
Ahri also saw a few other prisoners in the room, ones she recognized. Hashirama Senju (Whoo now resembled a twisted human-tree thing), Tobiama Senju (who's torso was ripped open and showed cluster of Merman eggs embedded there as there was a well leading onto the ground under the Second. Hiruzen Sarutobi (Who had hooks and numerous other torture object stuck into him), Mintao, Kushina and Mito were the only ones that were untouched, though they were chained up. Ahri also noted the Iron Maiden hanging from the ceiling that was on fire from the inside as screaming was heard coming from it. Ahri had her tails and ears recede into her to hide them as she approached the room with the group following. They all entered the room as Ahri grabbed a chair as she sat down in front of the prisoners.
"I never expected to see you of all people here Kushina and Mito." Ahri said as she got the two women's attention as well as everyone else's.
"W-who are you?" Kushina asked as she adjusted her position. Ahri ignored that question as she looked to the other prisoners.
"Then again, I'm not surprised to see the rest of you are imprisoned here, especially you, Hiruzen." Ahri replied as she smiled at his pain. The rest of the group walked into the room as they observed the collective prisoners.
"Maybe you can break us out of here, as this is unfair." Hashirama said as he looked to Ahri, who just glared at the tree/man/thing.
"And why would I ever do that, Senju." Ahri said in a flat tone. This naturally pissed Hiruzen off as he connected the dots from Ahri's whisker marks and aura that he realized who she was.
"You will listen to your masters, you monstrous slut!" the Third yelled in anger at seeing one part of his prized weapon free. Ahri reacted before anyone could move and slapped the old man across the face as his head snapped to the side with his jaw breaking. Ahri grabbed him by his hair as she leaned in with a scowl on her face.
"You shouldn't be one to talk, you old bastard. Seeing that you and your teachers are here, I can deduce who imprisoned you and why you are under torture." Ahri said as she grabbed an electrical pike and twisted it into Hiruzen's torso as she shoved him back into the wall and stepped back as she calmed down and her eye's returned to their normal golden amber color.
"I think I know where you get your anger from." Sypha whispered to Trevor as he shrugged.
"As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted. I see no reason to free the three of you from your punishments, you deserve it." Ahri said as she folded her arms.
"Why not, we haven't done anything wrong, this is unjust!" Tobirama said in anger.
"Really? You did nothing wrong, how about what you did to me and my sisters! You captured us, you enslaved us and then you had the audacity to sell us off like fucking toys to the other nations. Give me one good reason as to why I shouldn't chop you up to firewood and cook my meals over your screaming remains!" Ahri said with a raised voice as she had an orb of foxfire in her hand and her ears and tails emerged. The fox fire slithered up and began to slowly burn the tree. Trevor took a small step back as Sypha nudged his side in humor, finding it funny that he was fearful of his mother's threat.
"I like her…" Carmilla said as she smirked, Akua and Jasmine glanced at one another.
"Wait… furball?" Kushina asked her old 'prisoner'. Ahri canceled her fire and flicked Kushina's forehead.
"My names not fur-ball, Tomato." Ahri replied as Kushina huffed in anger.
"Don't call me that!" The red-head snapped back as Minato noticed Erza observing them and felt the similar aura she had compared to them.
"You must be Erza…" Minato said as he got the young woman's attention.
"Who are you and how do you know my name?" Erza asked in a tense tone as she stepped forward.
"This might sound weird, but I'm your dad. As for knowing your name, Naruto told me." Minato said as this got the other's attention.
"What did you just say, Minato." Kushina asked, stunned.
"Impossible, you don't look older than I do…" Erza said, Minato just chuckled.
"And Naruto looked older than I did the last time is saw him. Completely different too." Minato chuckled as he remembered sacrificing himself to save his son, despite the latter's pleas for him not to. That's when Sarutobi decided to grow a pair and begin yelling.
"As your master I command you to-" Ahri cut him off as she burned his face with a blast of fox-fire.
"What am I missing here?" Kushina asked as Ahri smiled and motioned for Erza to come closer.
"You see, Kushina, when you were pregnant long ago, you weren't just carrying Naruto within you. You were going to have twins." Ahri said as she rubbed Erza's shoulders.
"You mean that…" Kushina started with a surprised and hesitant tone.
"Of course, I remember you cheering about the two names you picked out of your favorite book on whether you were going to have a boy or a girl. And Erza would have been Naruto's twin sister." Ahri explained as Erza moved closer to Kushina as the mother could see the resemblance.
"M-my daughter…" Kushina said as she touched Erza's cheek and Erza allowed Kushina to hug her, tried to because of the chains.
"What exactly do you mean by 'would have been'?" Mito asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I know what she means. Kushina do you remember when we went in for the monthly check-up when you were 6 months into the pregnancy?" Minato asked as he looked to his wife as she nodded.
"Yes, I remember that she tried to break out." Kushina said as she pointed to Ahri.
"While I detested being in that despicable prison, I wasn't actually trying to break free. I was trying to save her." Ahri said as one of her tails stroked Erza's cheek as she looked to her 'sister-in law'.
"What are you saying?" the red-headed mage asked.
"Why don't you ask your predecessor, Minato? He was the one overseeing the check-ups." Ahri said as Minato turned to Sarutobi.
"Did you have a hand in the incident?" Minato asked with a hard stare as he knew Hiruzen was avoiding his gaze and hiding something. Ahri looked to Sypha and asked.
"You wouldn't happen to have a truth spell that can be of use, do you?" she asked as Sypha nodded and cast the spell as Hiruzen fought it for a few moments before succumbing to it.
"Answer me, Hiruzen. Did you have a hand in my daughter's death?" Minato said in an angry tone as he was glaring now.
"Of course I did, as I was making preparations to have my little pet once you two were out of the picture." Hiruzen said with a dark smile. Minato and Kushina were puzzled and angry.
"The hell do you mean by that?" Kushina asked.
"You wouldn't understand the picture here, wench as you were the failed weapon. As for why I did it, I wanted complete and total control over your son. Which is why I had my personal doctors cook up a toxin that was specifically designed to kill off the bitch and leave Naruto the only child. The end result of all this left Naruto alone and completely under my thumb as I controlled him and this toy as well." Hiruzen said with glee as he looked to Ahri.
"And to top it off, I made sure the little brat knew his place in life. The beatings, the chemical injections, the mental breakdowns and so much more that I had the boy put under. I must say, your child took a while to break, but in the end I succeeded." Hiruzen said as he smiled in insane glee and began to laugh as the group (minus Ahri) were furious and horrified as Kushina was starting to tear up. Trevor's magic exploded in a shockwave as he changed to Alucard and drew the Crissaegrim as he appeared in front of the Third and impaled him through the heart with the Igneas powers active as he forced Hiruzen's mouth shut with a hand as the old man was screaming in agony.
"And you deserve every ounce of your suffering that father has inflicted on you." Alucard said in an angry tone as He watched the old man writhe in agony. It then clicked in Sarutobi's mind what Alucard said as he turned a disgusted gaze to the vampire. Ahri placed a hand on Alucard's arm and he looked to her.
"Son, harming him is not going to fix what happened to your father, Naruto deals with him as he sees fit." She sad as Alucard nodded and ripped his sword free as he lowered his weapon.
"Wait, you said 'father', does that make you…?" Minato began as he looked to Trevor.
"I completely forgot to inform you both of the news. While this not the best time and setting to tell you, I'll tell you anyway. I want you to meet Trevor Belmont, your grandson, the red-head with muscles is Simon Belmont and the young man with the full goatee and the scar over his right eye is Victor Belmont. Trevor's your grandson, Simon's the great-grandson and Victor's the great-great-grandson, or descendent if you want to word it differently." Ahri said the three greeted the two parents (Alucard returned to Trevor).
"I knew I should have taken away his genitals." Hiruzen growled out, Ahri snapped her fingers as a small ball of fox-fire melted his lips together, rendering him unable to talk.
"Wait, then that would mean you are…" Kushina began.
"Yes, I am Trevor's mother and Naruto's wife, and before you ask. Our relationship started out on sour terms but eventually we grew to love each other." Ahri said as Kushina was baffled and Minato actually had a smile.
"That's nice and brownie points for my boy scoring big." The blond said as Ahri whacked him upside the head for the comment.
"Don't dig your grave as I'm still holding you accountable for your choices for me and Naruto." Ahri said as she folded her arms. Kaguya (the elder one) sensed something that had her stunned as she quickly excused herself and left through a portal.
"I also want to tell you that Naruto broke away from the Leaf after your death, he also took the time to send a personal thank you letter to Orochimaru along with several of your clan secrets. Payback's a bitch, isn't it?" Ahri said as she smirked to Hiruzen as he was furious.
"How come these chains won't break?" Erza said as she tried to break the chains holding Kushina, Minato and Mito. Trevor stepped in and found out that the chains were powered by Dracula's magic. He focused his powers as he broke the chains and the three rubbed their wrists as they got up.
"Where is Naruto? Is he ok?" Kushina sked as she grabbed Ahri's shoulders in desperation. Ahri looked down in shame as she replied.
"Naruto… Naruto has been through a lot, I hold myself accountable for his suffering." Ahri replied as Kokoa noticed a hidden lever behind a display case and pulled it as the burning iron maiden lowered and opened up, revealing the one and only Madara Uchiha. He calmed down from his pain and quickly noticed the tailed ones.
"This is truly a gift that my little slaves have come to aid me, how about you be a good pet and free me, fox." Madara said as his eyes traveled up and down her body as he licked his lips. Werbellia moved and stood in front of the insane Uchiha as she folded her arms.
"And you are…?" the Uchiha asked with a twisted grin.
"I know who you are. After all, you desired my power to rule the world and claimed it. However you were easily manipulated by your fantasies as I reduced you to nothing." The primordial being said as Madara connected the dots and was about to reply when Werbellia gouged his eyes into paste as he screamed and thrashed in agony. That's when Kaguya returned with the wraith in tow and the younger Kaguya's little computer on her tech-gauntlet beeped as he read it and looked to Madara and brought out a syringe gun with a large container (about the size of a water container (those five gallon ones) hooked up to the end and went over to the recovering Uchiha.
"It's not nice to steal from others, mister. I'll be taking my things back." She said as she stuck the needle in his neck and flipped the small switch for suction. Everyone watched in fascination as a metallic black/silvery fluid was extracted from Madara and began filling the container.
"What is that stuff?" Moka asked in confusion as the group noticed Madara's muscular form was withering up.
"Nanomachines. My guess is that this guy found and raided one of my vaults." She said as she eventually extracted all of the stuff and put the instrument away as Madara was reduced to a heavily emaciated being that could make top super models jealous.
"That is mine!" the Uchiha snarled as he sounded really old. That's when a teal flame lit up on a single lantern on a table next to the wall as the group noticed it and Madara struggled harder. The Night Watchman appeared in his teleport that let him get into the throne room. He noticed the group and spoke up.
"I see you found the special prisoners. If you don't mind, I would like to have a chat with the Uchiha." The group parted and the being made his way over as Madara (whose eyes have healed up by now) wanted to get as far away as possible from the Watchman. The undead being snapped his fingers as the Iron maiden was moved to a parallel position to the floor and he brought out a scalpel. The Watchman began cutting into Madara, ignoring his cries of pain, and began placing several hell-beetles on the exposed organs as they began eating ravenously at Madara's body. The open 'wound' was sown back up with precision as Madara managed to speak up despite his pain.
"Who are you? Why are you doing this to me?! I have not wronged you…" Madara got out. The Night Watchman paused and looked to Madara's face before flipping the scalpel in a reverse grip and stabbing Madara in the heart as he twisted the medical instrument.
"What did you do to me… let's see, you murdered my beloved simply because she was a Senju, you beat me to a bloody pulp because I spared Tobirama that day and told him to stop fighting a pointless battle and let's not forget the biggest reason of them all. You stole my eyes and killed me to attain power in your plans for the world. Recognize me now Brother?" The Night Watchman said as he removed his hat and mask as he pulled down his high collar to reveal that the Night Watchman was Izuna Uchiha, the younger brother of Madara.
"Izuna, b-but why…?" Madara asked as Izuna frowned.
"Here is a better question, you bastard. Why enslave her and her siblings for your personal gain, why rape Mito to get back at the wooden dumbass right there?" Izuna demanded as he was heavily against Madara's plan and tried to stop him, but failed.
"As far as I am concerned, were not even family. Now if you excuse me, I have some other matters to attend to. Oh, I forgot to mention I'm under new management." Izuna said as he closed the Iron Maiden and had it returned to the ceiling. He turned to see Mito staring at him.
"Izuna, what happened?" the woman asked as Izuna grabbed his things.
"I apologize for not being able to stop him. Your husband and brother in law are also to blame." He then turned to Ahri and bowed.
"I want to apologize for my brother's actions and that of the two idiots over there. While I have lost my eyesight, I can still do my things without them. Good-day." Izuna said as he was about to leave but paused and looked to Carmilla.
"Guildstern says hi and to stop pestering him." The undead Uchiha said as Carmilla was surprised.
"Wait, he's alive, I remember reducing him to a crisp." The vampire mother said.
"The scientist is a tenacious one and always has back up plans. Farewell." He said as he teleported out of the chamber. That's when Werbellia turned to the wraith with a raised eyebrow.
"Out of all the people I know, I never expected to find out that you would end up here, Hagoromo." Werbellia said as she undid the roped, cloth and bindings as they were cast aside to reveal Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the legendary Sage of the Six Paths.
"Believe me, it was not my intention either. Those Bernhard's captured my spirit and used me as bait for their summoning rituals. It's good to see some familiar faces again." the sage replied as Werbellia tore off a piece of flesh from Tobirama a chunk of wood from Hashirama and collected some of Madara's blood from the floor as she melded the items together into a purple energy sphere that she inserted into Hagoromo's soul and he gained a real body as he was now back in the land of the living. Ahri and the sibling hugged their 'dad'. Werbellia just folded her arms and tapped her foot (which were wearing a sexy pair of heels) as she was peeved at Hagoromo.
"I'm considering obliterating you for letting my children become tools for your followers." She said as Hagoromo nodded, as he was responsible for things going to shit. Werbellia grabbed him by his beard and pulled him to his knees as she stared at him.
"However, I'll spare you, seeing as killing you would only make the girls sad. But you will be under my command from here on out, just like your mother. Got it?" Werbellia said as Hagoromo agreed and she let him go before they noticed something moving. They all turned to see a pedestal rising with a broken mask on it, the mask was none other than the mask of the Shinigami. Werbellia walked over and put the pieces together as the mask flashed white a spectral figure collapsed on the ground, bound in vicious chains and hooks as it struggled, the figure was the actual Shinigami that the mask was based after.
"Annoying piece of shit, when I get my hands on him…" the deity muttered as everyone heard slow clapping and looked to see Zobek, in his classy suit, emerge from the shadows.
"So, this is where you've been hiding. I suppose I should thank Gabriel for imprisoning you, save me the trouble of having to deal with your pesky ways myself. Indra…" Zobek said as he looked down on the revealed son of Hagoromo and also known as the dreaded Shinigami.
"Wait, Zobek you mean…" Hagoromo began as the Lord of the Dead held up a hand to silence the sage.
"You see, old friend. After the final battle between your sons which ended in both their deaths. Indra came to me in desperation and begged me to make him my 'apprentice'. Of course he had ulterior motives and in time, he ran off and hid as he gained more power for himself. You could say that he was behind several events that shaped your history." Zobek said as he looked to Minato and Kushina.
"I'm personally curious as to how Gabriel got ahold of you." Zobek said as he snapped his fingers and a vision mirror formed as it showed Dracula being brought into a desolate wasteland.
(Flashback/memory)
Dracula looked around with a bored gaze as he took note of his surroundings. The place was a dead wasteland with skeletal corpses littering the ground and the full moon loomed above.
"What the hell is it now?" Dracula sighed in boredom as he was getting tired of stupid bullshit that wanted him. It was bad enough he had the Brotherhood constantly banging at his doorstep.
"Hehehe, I finally get to collect your soul now." A raspy voice said as the Shinigami (Indra) emerged from the ground in a purple haze. Naruto turned to look at the 'god of death' with an apathetic look.
"Let me guess, you want my power for yourself…" Dracula said with a bored tone as Indra smiled in insane glee.
"On the contrary, I'm here to take what has been denied for a long time. Your soul is MINE!" the being yelled as he shot a had forward to grab the vampire, only to be swatted away with the Shadow Whip as Indra pulled his hand back and noticed the burn mark on it.
"Sorry to disappoint, but I'm keeping what is mine. As for you, I have a personal reason for killing you, they're swimming about inside your guts." Dracula said with a smirk as Indra realized that he actually led Dracula to him and sealed his own fate. Jumping back, Indra planted his hands on the ground as he focused his energies to make the corpses come to life and charge at the vampire. Dracula just smirked as he began tearing through the undead army with ease as he appeared in front of the Shinigami and delivered a devastating right hook that had the Otsutsuki thrown into a rock formation with a burn on his face.
"I'm beginning to question how exactly you are so feared, your only gimmick seems to be controlling corpses like puppets." Dracula said as he flexed his hands as his Chaos Claws were summoned.
"Of course you should know how a puppet works, you were the greatest puppet for our uses." Indra shot back as he grabbed his dagger and lunged at Dracula, who leaned back as he dodged a swipe. Indra tried over and over to land a hit on his prey, but couldn't as Dracula caught his wrist and snapped it.
"I am no one's pet, least of all yours, Indra." Dracula said as he snarled the Shinigami's name and delivered a roundhouse that sent the Shinigami flying back. Dracula teleported behind Indra and grabbed him by his mane of hair.
"Poisoning your father on his death bed because you were not named his successor." Dracula said as he threw Indra into a rock formation and teleported again as he grabbed his arm.
"Killing your brother's beloved and then him in hopes of obtaining his powers." Dracula continued as he sliced off Indra's left arm at the elbow with his Void Sword.
"Conspiring behind several events, including prolonging your descendent life and allowing him to come back just so you can keep your grip on the world." Dracula said as he curb-stomped Indra's chest and shattering his ribs. The vampire then grabbed Indra by his horns and began to slowly break them.
"And last but not least, messing with my family, taking away my sisters and generally being a pain in the ass for me." Dracula said as he head-butted the Shinigami, brought out his Shadow Whip and began to mercilessly brutalize Indra. Indra was eventually thrown to the ground with numerous wounds and injuries as he tried to stand up, but collapsed to his knees.
"H-how do you know this? You were supposed to be rendered obsolete when your use was over." Indra said as he looked to Dracula as the vampire lord walked over and lifted Indra to his feet with telekenisis.
"Let's just say I have some special contacts who shed some light for me." Dracula said as he summoned his Void Sword. Before Indra could react, he was run through the chest with the sword and then the blade was ripped out as it went through his head and out the back. Dracula dispelled the weapon as he summoned his Chaos Claws and dug his fingers into the chest wound and began pulling as Indra was howling in pain. The Shinigami was slowly being torn in two at the middle as his halves forcefully came apart with an explosion of energy. Dracula stood there as he picked up the broken halves of the Shinigami mask and damaged it further before collecting the dagger. Dracula held out his right hand as several small crystal shards of varying colors floated over to him from Indra's corpse as Dracula gained a smirk before leaving the personal dimension.
(Flashback/memory end)
Everyone was silent as they finished watching how Indra was defeated and Zobek looked to the imprisoned Otsutsuki.
"Why Indra, why do all this?" Hagoromo asked his son as Indra snarled.
"Why name Asura your successor when it should have been me, not him!" Indra shot back.
"I chose your brother because he never wanted to lead by power. I never chose you for the reason that you lusted for power." Hagoromo replied as he looked to his eldest son.
"I realize that I have made mistakes throughout my life. Maybe if there was another chance, I could have fixed things." Hagoromo said as he looked to Zobek.
"I'm sorry to say, old friend. Once your child was taken on as my apprentice to help manage the other areas, he knew that any betrayal would be met with punishment. He hid to avoid me, but now he can receive his punishment for his actions. There is no negotiations, Hagoromo." Zobek said as he summoned two Reapers that impaled Indra on their scythes and looked to Zobek.
"You can't let him take me, father, I'm your son!" Indra pleaded as he knew what was going on.
"It pains me to say this, but you ceased being my child when you made your choices and actions. Now, you are in Zobek's hands…" Hagoromo said as Zobek nodded to the two Reapers as they dragged Indra into the shadows, never to be seen again.
"I little gift for you, my dear…" Zobek said as he snapped his fingers and Issa, Mikogami, Koyou and Tsukune appeared chained up and bound to a wall.
"Good lick on your journey…" Zobek said as he left the group and Ahri saw her old student.
"Well if it isn't my traitorous disciple, Koyou." She said as Koyou grew fearful upon seeing her.
"Lady Ahri, what an honor…" Koyou began, only for Ahri to place a hand on his head as her fingernails grew to claws.
"Spare me the lies. I'm doing what I should have done from the start." Ahri said as she took his powers away and absorbed them into herself as the process left Koyou a human.
"Now you are reduced to what you hate most, I have claimed you power for myself. Were done here." Ahri said as Koyou struggled and grew desperate at this. Tervor turned into Alucard and did a similar process to Issa and Tsukune as he held orbs the size of cantaloupes in his hands.
"I believe these belong to you." Alucard said as he shattered the orbs and their powers transferred into both Moka's, Kokoa, Kahlua, Akua, Akasha and Gyukuro as Issa and Tsukune whined and bitched about their powers (now that they were humans). Ahri noticed that Mikogami had something in his possession and grabbed his face as she had a thick book float next to her. Mikogami began screaming in pain as his mind was picked apart and all the knowledge had had for a… certain subject, flowed out of his as a wispy green mist that flowed into the book as it changed and went through pages. Ahri finished the procedure and let him go as she collected the book.
"How did you get your hands on this…" she asked in an angry tone as she looked to Mikogami.
"Fuck you… I'm not telling." Mikogami snarled at all of 'his' work was stolen. Ahri handed the book to Kushina and simply burned a hole in Mikogami with her fox-fire.
"Alright, let's get out of here." Ahri said as Kushina and Mito noticed the book that Ahri handed over was a complete collection of all the Uzumaki work in sealing arts and then some. The group left the prisoners as they made their way out of the cells, ignoring the screaming prisoners, and teleported to the Bernhard's Wing, the ballroom specifically.
"Wait, why'd we stop here?" Agetha asked.
"Your guess is as good as mine." Werbellia said as Ahri sensed some people and walked forward.
"Alright, you three can come out now." She said in a raised voice. The group was confused at first but saw three people emerge from their hiding spot on a ledge on the upper walls. All three were women, one wore a simple black skirt, maroon blouse and a lab coat over it, her most defining trait was her red hair. This was Honoka Uzumaki. The second girl had glasses and wore a pair of pants and a shirt she was nervous of her surroundings, her red hair was spiky on one side and flat on the other. This was Karin Uzumaki. The final woman wore, interesting, attire. She had on a black two-piece bikini along with damaged pantyhose over her legs and waist, a pair of military boots and a military harness over her torso. A pack on her left hip, a holstered pistol on her right thigh. She had a glove on her right hand and another going up to her bicep on her left arm. She had on a leather jacket over her torso, emblazoned with an emblem on the shoulder-patch that was titled 'Outer Heaven' and a small backpack hanging off her shoulder. She also had a custom sniper rifle in her arms. Her hair was a dark rust red, she was simply known by her code name, Quiet.
The three rappelled down and walked over to the group. Ahri was curious about the three and asked.
"And who might you three be?" the fox asked as Quiet motioned to her throat and shook her head.
"My name is Honoka Uzumaki, to my left is Karin Uzumaki and the sniper here is Quiet, her real name is Tayuya Uzumaki." Honoka explained as Ahri remembered the young scientist that died when Naruto tried to protect her and her home. What surprised her was the fact that Tauya was alive as she remembered Naruto coming across her dying body during the failed retrieval mission long ago.
"Why can't she speak?" Selena asked as she looked at Tayuya.
"She explained that she suffered damage to the area from an attack from a creature she calls a 'Zetsu clone'. You'll have to talk to her to get the rest of the story of what happened from then until our arrival here." Honoka said as Ahri appeared in front of Tayuya and touched her throat as Ahri's fingers were releasing a small amount of golden chakra. Healing the damage and giving Tayuya back her ability to speak. The sniper couched heavily as she stepped back and got out.
"M-my voice…" she said in surprise as she stood up and rubbed her throat.
"I suppose you don't mind if we tag along. I have a gut feeling that there are some other things in store here." Tayuya said. Ahri nodded and was curious.
"If I may ask, how did you survive and end up here? Last I recall, Naruto found dying under a pile of trees." The fox asked as Tayuya observed Ahri before replying.
"You must be the fox that was sealed in his gut. Long story short, Naruto saved me when he had no reason to and transferred me to a nearby town to recover. I figured I owed him for saving my life and years down the road, I ended up joining his little private army he amassed, the 'nation' is known as 'Outer Heaven'." It would be easier if I had a way to show you what I'm talking about. In the meantime, I believe we should be find a way out of this place or at least somewhere safe." Tayuya said as the group agreed and they teleported off to the next place Victor picked from the map.
(In a molten cavern deep underground)
"I'm already not liking this place." Honoka said after the group arrived and noticed their surroundings. They were in a large cavern with a lava river flowing through it. And at one end of the cavern was a statue of the Forgotten One. The group could tell that they were going to have to fight for the piece as Carmilla threw a lightning bolt at the statue and surprisingly it didn't react.
"Odd, I figured that there would be some surprise or trap waiting for us." Gyokuro said. That's when the statue's eyes flashed and a sphere of energy formed and shot from between the statue's horns as it exploded in the middle of the group and sent them flying. A deep chuckle sounded out through the cavern.
"So, you have come to claim the piece I possess. I must admit that I did not expect the son of the Dragon to be here as well. Then again, you share his tenacity." The Forgotten One's voice said as the statue began to move and broke the shackles holding it in place.
"Wait, didn't Gabriel destroy the demon, how is it back?" Jasmine asked.
"While my body was destroyed, my soul lingered on, becoming a power source to that parasite that exerted its control over the warrior. However, the demon no longer exist as it was destroyed by its puppet, allowing me to do as I please." The Forgotten One said as it formed a ball of energy in it hand and slammed it to the ground as the shockwave sent the group flying as they managed to recover. The Forgotten One looked to its hand as it examined its new powers.
"While not my own powers which were taken, these will do nicely." The reborn demon said as it raised its hand and the group saw fleshy tubes extend from the palm and began firing off energy blasts like a chaingun. They quickly took action as they dodged the attacks and started firing off projectile attacks that bounced off the animated statue's form. The battle went on as the group was not dealing anything in terms of damage as the Forgotten One was proving to be just as deadly as last time, the only difference was the overwhelming level of power that had people suffer from exposure.
(With the woman)
Her scanners picked up a surge of energy that she recognized and the map, though fluctuating, pinpointed the source in the depths below the castle, revealing that it was engaging the group with Ahri. She quickly broke into a sprint as she traveled down a corridor that led to the underground part of the castle with one thought in her mind.
'Hang on Ahri, I'm one my way.' She thought in determination as she gunned down any monster that tried to stop her.
(Back with the group)
Simon dodged a blast and quickly caught his wife as she was knocked back from a nasty kick. Trevor jumped into the air and used his Combat Cross to swing himself onto its back. However he didn't expect it to release a surge of electricity from its body that shocked him as the demon threw him off. The demon turned its attention to Victor as he was firing off light magic in the shape of crosses. The demon brought it's fist down as Victor quickly created a magical shield, while it last for a moment, it gave Shanoa enough time to tackle him out of the way as the demon would have crushed Victor if she didn't act.
"This is fascinating, while not on the level of my old powers, these new ones come with their own benefits." The ancient demon mused as it formed a flesh/stone weapon with the new energy forming the blade. It brought the sword down as it created a fissure that tore through the ground and Lava began to rise from the tear.
"Shit! Everyone, get to higher ground!" Trevor said as they did that and their large opponent was unaffected by the lava. Trevor helped everyone get to high ledges and dropped down onto a platform as he faced the Forgotten One. The demon looked to him as it got onto the large platform as well.
"This is… ironic. I remember fighting your father in a similar setting. I'll just deal with you before I contend with the others." The demon said as Trevor changed to Alucard and drew out the Crissaegrim.
"I guess this is what they mean by the saying, 'cleaning up my old man's messes." Alucard remarked as the demon attacked, Alucard dodged as he countered with a swipe of his sword. Alucard then realized he would need more power behind his attacks and activated the Igneas powers within his blade as the flames of Hell surged from his ret-hot sword. The Forgotten One swiped at the vampire and hissed in pain as Alucard drew a deep cut on its hand, exposing black/blue flesh with energy glowing from its 'veins'. Alucard was caught off-guard when the 'flesh' shot out and smashed into him like a freight train, sending him skidding back as the son of Dracula recovered. The Forgotten One chuckled as it clenched its fist as the small tendrils moved about from the wound.
"What the hell is that stuff?" Kurumu asked as the group saw the flesh underneath of the animated statue.
"I can't say really. It looks like actual flesh, but it seems to behave like malleable matter." Honoka said as she observed the brutal fight between demon and vampire, as Alucard was hacking off chunks of flesh and the demon was growing them back. Alucard managed to remove several large sections of the armor, exposing more of the strange flesh. However this seemed to work against him as he found it increasingly difficult to land further hits as the exposed flesh formed spikes, cannons, any type of weapon that forced him to retreat.
"Is this the best the legendary 'Son of Dracula' has to offer?" the ancient demon mocked as the remaining bits of its armor were cast off and while it retained a humanoid form, the demon was more monstrous compared to last time. The demon quickly formed a fleshy whip as it swiped at Alucard, who sprouted his Demonic Wings and took to the air. The demon reacted in time as it fended the vampire off with several blasts of energy. Alucard quickly lunged in and with precision, cleaved off the whip-arm at the shoulder as the limb fell into the lava. The Demon howled in pain, but the stump shot out several tendrils that snatched Alucard by his leg and quickly wrapped around him as the vampire struggled to break free.
"I will be taking back what is mine now. I must admit, you put up an impressive fight, second to your father's." The Forgotten One said as Alucard felt several spikes stab into him and begin draining him of his powers.
'Wait, I sense someone is coming, and the aura feels familiar. Could it be…?' Ahri thought as she picked up a signature zoning in on their location. That's when the cavern wall above the two exploded outwards as an armored figure busted through as her speed booster propelled her onto the Forgotten One below as she immediately started firing on it with her weapon. The demon took to this new arrival and tried fighting back, only to discover that it's attacks were frozen and shattered apart as they fell into the lava surrounding the arena. The demon was distracted that it didn't realize it threw Alucard away as the vampire clung to the wall as he watched the fight with everyone else. The majority was intrigued by the armor the person wore and the cannon on her arm. She seemed to be handling the fight well against the Forgotten One's powers. While the rest of the group did not know who the new-comer was, Ahri did. The fox had a small smile on her face as she watched the new-arrival blast apart the demon as it was not faring well for said demon. Ahri then spotted the pulsating heart under the flesh and let out a sharp whistle that the person fighting the demon jumped back and looked to Ahri. The nine tailed fox extracted the gem resting in the band on her thigh. She tossed the band and threw the gem at the fighter as she caught it and placed it in her arm-cannon as the power levels began to rise.
"Enough of this mockery!" the Forgotten One yelled as he lunged at the person, however the person's weapon was ready as she aimed the cannon at the demon and everyone watched as it shifted a bit larger and a massive beam of power shot out. The demon was caught off-guard as the attack tore through its torso and sent it flying back. The attack ended as the demon was starting to disintegrate, letting out a yell of agony as it did. The only thing left behind was another piece of the key and a pod-like plant. Everyone made their way down as the figure aimed her weapon at them before lowering it upon seeing Ahri.
"Interesting group you have with you, Ahri." The person said, her voice identifying her as female.
"And I see you're still arriving at the last minute to make a grand entrance, Samus." Ahri replied as the woman touched the side of her helmet, which dispersed to reveal a young woman with blonde hair in a pony-tail, blue eyes and a warm smile. Ahri walked up to Samus and hugged her as Samus returned the gesture, not minding the fact that she was crushing the smaller woman with her suit.
"It's good to see you again, pop-star." Samus said in a happy tone.
"Samus… powersuit…crushing…me" Ahri managed to get out in strained breaths as Samus dropped her and de-activated her suit, which left her in her Zero Suit, her specialized pistol and her rocket boots (Samus' appearance is based off her Smash Bros 4 appearance). Samus noticed Minato and walked up to him with a sly grin. Minato gulped down the lump in his throat and could feel Kushina's murderous gaze on him. Samus stood in front of Minato and spoke up.
"The names Samus…" the blonde woman said as Minato nervously smiled and offered a hand.
"Hi there…" was all he managed to get out before he found himself on his knees, his arm in a painful twist and a rocket boot pressed against his face.
"Now explain to me this. What made you think, in your bright mind, that leaving Naruto alone with the assholes back in your home? You better not lie or I will break every-bone in your body in alphabetical order." Samus said as Minato was grunting in pain as the group could hear his arm bones groaning from the pressure. Ahri placed an arm on Samus' shoulder and spoke up.
"We can get the answers from him later. For now, let's introduce you to a few people." Ahri said as Samus let go of Minato as he collapsed with a grunt.
"Everyone, I would like to introduce Samus. She would be the third child." Ahri said as she looked to Kushina.
"Wait, what…" the mother asked as she scratched her head (she's wearing her shinobi gear/attire).
"Before you ask, Samus is your child but she wasn't created through normal means. It would be easier if I could show you. Right now we should collect the rest of the pieces." Ahri said as Simon went over and picked up the key fragment and pieced it with the assembled part as Werbellia picked up the pod and absorbed it into her as she felt her powers returning.
"Speaking of family, where is Naruto, Ahri?" Samus asked as she looked to the fox. Ahri gained a depressed look as she averted eye contact with Samus. Samus noticed Ahri wasn't responding and knew that something was off, after all, both of them wouldn't hide things from one another. Especially if it had to do with their lovable Uzumaki.
"Where is he, Ahri?" Samus asked again with a serious tone as she crossed her arms. Ahri sighed and replied.
"I failed…" Ahri said as she still avoided Samus' stare.
"What are you saying?" Samus asked as she raised an eyebrow.
"I failed your request and Naruto suffered for it." Ahri said as she finally looked to the blonde woman.
"You what." Samus hissed out as she grabbed Ahri by the front of her outfit and brought her close.
"I couldn't keep Naruto safe and he ended up being the person for the damned prophecy." Ahri said as this caught Werbellia's attention as she appeared next to the two and picked them up by the backs of their outfits.
"What am I hearing about this prophecy?" Werbellia asked as she looked to the two. Samus let go of Ahri and folded her arms as she also wanted to know about this… Prophecy.
"It was the same prophecy Unohana told to you all those years ago, the one you were so vehemently against." Ahri said to her mother as Werbellia's mind was putting together the pieces as she figured out the 'prophecy' that Ahri mentioned.
"That fucking bitch…" the primordial being hissed in fury as she dropped the two ladies, Samus re-activated her powersuit, and began pacing the platform as she was thinking about several things.
"You know of the Prophecy that plagued my father?" Trevor asked as he looked to Werbellia.
"I knew of it, and I also was against it to the point that I went out of my way to make sure it would never come to pass. Unfortunately due to some interference and my death at that conniving bitch's ways. The Prophecy came true and the world suffered through it." Werbellia answered as she snapped her fingers and a portal leading to the greenhouse formed.
"Right now I don't feel like explaining the details. We should be working on finding out what else is in store." Werbellia said as she entered the portal and the group followed. They noticed that the gardens and place seemed livelier than last time when Agreus was around. They saw several plant-like creatures, various mythological creatures (Satyrs, Nymphs, Ents etc…) were scattered throughout the area. Ruby found the shrine dedicated to Pan and Agreus as the Satyr guards judged her before letting her pass as she became the new wielder of their powers (Agreus' staff, Pan's whip-sword and the amulet that Gabriel had to contact the old god). She made her way back to the group as they stopped and Trevor sensed four presences closing in on their location.
"What the hell!" Simon grunted in surprise as he was knocked to his knees and the partially-assembled key was stolen from his possession before anyone could do anything. The four figures landed on a large tree in different spots as the group got a good look at them. The one with silver hair wore a maid outfit, the one with cat ears and twin tails wore a black kimono that emphasized her form. The one with red hair wore a classy red-frilled dress with a miniature hat resting on her head. And the last woman with a ponytail wore, surprisingly, a nun's outfit (without the head-piece). They all watched the group with humor in their eyes.
"And who might you four be?" Ahri asked as she sensed the four were extremely powerful.
Where are our manners? My name is Grayfia, the Silver Maiden of Hell." The silver haired maiden introduced as the other three replied.
"Kuroka, the Demonic Feline." The neko woman said as she examined her nails in boredom.
"Akeno, the Queen of Thunder." The woman in the nun outfit responded as she smiled.
"And I'm Rias, the Crimson Princess." The woman in the dress said with a wave.
"But, you can refer to us by a different term for us. Dracula's concubines." Akeno said with a polite tone as her answer surprised the group.
"…What?" Ahri asked as her voice was wavering.
"Forgive my friend's lack of clarification, what we mean is simple. We four are very close to our master's heart and that we will protect him from any threat, even from family that desires to end him." Grayfia said as she was smiling down at the group.
"We are not here to harm him." Jasmine replied.
"Of course you're not. After all, why would you all come back?" Rias asked as she leaned against the tree trunk as she was sitting on a branch.
"Why would we- We're here to get back my son!" Minato said in response. This caused the four to laugh a bit as they calmed down.
"Really? And why should we let you all near him, you all left him to suffer and only brought him pain." Grayfia said as she tilted her head.
"You see, our master has lived a VERY long life, one filled with suffering and torment. While there were several 'calming moments', they were overshadowed by torment that plagued him in his sleep and constantly picked at his mind. You could say that hiding the truth of your son was the final straw. From the parent, siblings, friends, lovers to even his own descendants. You all brought nothing but pain and torment to him." Grayfia finished as she had a dark smile at the group.
"How about I consume you four and get this over with." Werbellia said as she folded her arms.
"How about you contend with dealing with your master, puppet." Akeno remarked as Werbellia glared at the woman.
"For now, we'll let you be as you can ponder whether you wish to continue. If you want the kay to our Lord back, we won't be so convinced to hand the pieces over, even if you are the son of the Prince of Darkness." Kuroka said as she smirked at Trevor. The four then vanished in their respective teleports back to their chambers as Ahri looked down to her hands in sadness.
"They're right…" she said as the others turned to her.
"Ahri, you don't have to blame yourself for this…" Samus said as she looked to her close friend/lover.
"I am, because it is my fault. I should have never hidden Trevor from him. I noticed that our reunion shortly after the war ended, he was… different, like he went through several changes that scarred him. I am responsible for his pain." Ahri said as she hugged herself and started to cry silently. Kushina wrapped her daughter-in-law in a hug as she spoke up.
"Hey, don't hold yourself accountable. We'll figure out what those four meant and get back the stuff they stole, Alright? If you are being truthful about loving my son, then I have no reason to see you suffer. Let's go get that key back." The Uzumaki mother said as Ahri nodded and they left the greenhouse.
(In the Forbidden Wing)
The group arrived as they looked around and Samus spoke up.
"What is this place?" the blonde hunter asked.
"This place is known as the Forbidden Wing, father arrived here after defeating the Forgotten One in the past. He lost his mind in this place." Trevor said as he sensed a smaller group coming around the corridor and Hagoromo was surprised to see who it was.
"Asura, Tomoe, Shizuka?" the sage asked incredulously as he saw his other son, wife and daughter-in-law (Asura's beloved) with a woman that was riding a large beast.
"Aunt Minerva?" Ruby asked as the smaller group greeted the others. (Tomoe and Shizuka are from the Queen's Blade series).
"My husband, it is wonderful to see you again." Tomoe said as she also pulled in her second son for a family hug.
"Where is Indra?" the miko-priestess asked as she looked around. Hagoromo looked away in shame as Asura knew what exactly what that meant.
"The greedy bastard must have got his just desserts then…" the son said as she folded his arms. Tomoe looked to her son with a surprised expression.
"Asura, he's your brother!" she said in a scandalized tone. Asura sighed and replied.
"Mom, there were some things that happened after you passed from the illness, and they weren't exactly for the better." Asura began as he and Hagoromo explained how Indra sought Hagoromo's power and did horrendous things to try and gain that power, becoming the Shinigami and eventually his repercussions for betraying Zobek. It was heart-breaking to watch the mother break down and try to deny, and come to terms, with her son doing those things for greed. Meanwhile Erza was defending Minerva from the rest of the Fairy Tail group.
"Erza, why are you protecting her? She's the enemy!" Natsu said as he had his fists coated in fire.
"Minerva's with me, so calm down." the red-head said as she gave a hard stare to her guild-mates. Who knew not to piss her off and hesitantly lowered their stances.
"I will explain in due time, but for now. Minerva's on our side." Erza said as Minerva got off her steed and kissed Erza on the cheek.
"Thanks, strawberry." The elder mage said as Ruby poked the beast.
"What is this thing?" she asked.
"I'm not really sure, I woke up on a deeper part of this place. One layered with ice and several of these creatures swimming in the waters. One hopped out and evolved to become accustomed to land as it accepted me as its master." Minerva said as she patted the beast's side. (Minerva's 'pet' is a Spawn of Leviathan from the Castlevania; Lords of Shadow Reverie DLC, it has a more 'land-based appearance and a pair of thick digigrade legs to walk with). That's when everyone heard the sound of a child's laughter and looked up to see… a child Naruto looking down to them from the scaffolding above. The child had a glow coming of his form as he waved.
"Let's play tag. You're it!" the child said as he ran off, avoiding the blood and hopping off the Viperfish Demons (from the Lords of Shadow 2 artbook) that lurked in the pools and occasionally poked their snouts up to find prey.
"Naruto wait!" Kushina yelled as she chased after her son and used her chakra chains to wing and rappel off parts of the place as the group followed.
"Avoid the blood, fall in and you will never be able to break free!" Trevor warned as they were all chasing the little kid as he was laughing in joy.
"This is fun!" the child said in glee as he proved to be very agile. Meanwhile the group heard the demented cries, screams and bouts of dark laughter from the Vampire Lord echo throughout the Wing along with occasional mutters of 'Marie' and some dialogue from his quest for the God Mask. They also saw the messages written in blood.
"Out of my way, overgrown sushi!" Kushina snarled as she kicked a Viperfish Demon that lunged out of the blood to catch her but was kicked into the blood by the mother as they eventually made their way to a wall with a small hole in it that Naruto crawled through.
"Now what?" Samus asked as they all stood on a chunk of floor that connected to the wall. Trevor felt his Wolf medallion reacting and brought it out as he examined it, it was glowing and he held it out to the wall. The wall shimmered as it began to crumble away, revealing a corridor that was dug into the wall leading to a chamber that had a peculiar aura emanating from it as Trevor pocketed his medallion. They spotted the child Naruto standing there with a smile.
"Come on! There's a big surprise I want to show you!" the child said as he ran down the corridor as the group followed and kept their guards up for any traps. What put them off was the seemingly calm aura that was coming from the other end of the hall. It was peaceful, warm, caring. They finally arrived to where Naruto stood and were amazed at what they saw.
Chapter completed! (Also longest chapter for this story). Sorry for the delay, been having a bit of writer's block/absentmindedness. Anyway, I know that some things in the chapter will no doubt confuse people (Samus+ her things, Tayuya's weaponry, nanomachines). But they will be explained in the following chapter, they have a connection witht eh younger Kaguya the 'techbunny'. Please leave a review on what you think and/or a PM if you have questions/suggestions. Until then, stay frosty.
Hell is Fun21 signing out.
