I'm in the Underworld
Disclaimer: This is one of the memorable events that took place in an anime done by characters from TLH/TC. TLH/TC is owned by Nickelodeon studios.
In a world ravaged by war and power struggle, a young boy, injured and amputated learns that his friends are in danger and desperate to help them. With the help of a mysterious creature, his body is restored but his missing left eye is still gone. It is as if he willingly gave it away to someone he trust, his friend. His youthful face crumbled in half after sustaining significant injury. He is wearing a cloak with a hood to hide his body merged with said creature. He hears of the news of a battle resuming outside his healing quarters.
Boy: What's the status of Chloe and Link?
Creature: Well according to the others, Clyde, is that the battle is worsening. Their enemies are talking, scheming about some sort of experiment. I don't quite get them at all.
Clyde: Some kind of experiment huh? I better go out now. Thanks Guruguru.
Guruguru: Whatever the case, it seemed that your friends are completely surrounded. Most of the enemies are elites or military ranker from the Hidden Mist Village. Or some are from Secret Service and Spies and Assassins corps.
The boy jumped from tree to tree, branches to branches, trunk to trunk. This boy is in a hurry to help his comrades that are in grave risk. He seemed in hurry after finding out that his teacher and supposed guardian of the other two is also missing from the action. This would mean that the strongest of the group is incapable of helping them when in dire need. He remembers all the events that took place, the reason why he got injured. Because of his mentor's lateness.
Flashback
The boy is crushed by a rock. He is holding on to dear life as he makes one last wish to his fellow teammates. Beside him is a girl with beautiful short hair and some marks to her cheeks. She also carries some sort of medical kit with her.
Clyde: Lincoln, promise me that you'll protect Chloe.
The person he made a promise to is a white-haired ninja with a dagger placed on his back. His clothes extend to that of a facial mask. He also seemed to have a scar that may have injured his left eye. He looked at his seemingly dying friend in complete sternness.
Lincoln: I will. I promise.
Clyde: Thank you. By… the… way. I haven't gave you your birthday gift. Have Chloe transplant my left eye to replace your injured eye. That will be my final gift to you, Lincoln.
Flashback end
Clyde: Lincoln, you made me a promise! Chloe please be alright.
Clyde could only muster his thoughts of his beloved friend wishing them to be alright, especially the apple of his eye, Chloe.
Clyde: I'll be right there soon enough.
Guruguru: Clyde, it seemed that we are closing to battle so I must tell you this.
Clyde: Hmm.. What is it?
Guruguru: Your capabilities to fight is quite lower than mine. As of now, it's seemed that my body is wrapped around yours, protecting it from serious damage. So…
Clyde: Yeah, so what? What's your point?
Guruguru: It would be better if I do most of the fighting once we get there.
Clyde: Remember what that guy told me? Only when the two Mirror Eyes are together that they reach their full potential. My other Mirror Eye is transplanted to Lincoln, out there in the heat of battle as of now. So together, we will be superior! Lincoln and I will protect Chloe!
Guruguru: Well you do have the tissue and DNA of the First Fire Shadow, Hashirama Senju. You may be able to unlock a whole new power if combine with the power of the Mirror Eyes. Think about it; your clan, the Uchiha and the Senju clan's power combined together will bring a miracle for you. But…
As they make their way to the fray, drops of water fall down from the sky even without rain clouds forming.
Clyde: What's this? Rain?
Guruguru: No, this is spray. From that explosion. They must be there fighting.
Clyde and Guruguru stopped temporarily and saw the water spray that exploded from the battlefield. They are nearing the shore where Clyde's friends are defending for their lives.
Guruguru: Over there, that's the location!
Clyde: Let's go!
Clyde continued his rush towards his goal, the fray at the shore. That's where he'll see his friends again. As he is travelling, his left eye socket is receiving some sort of signal. It is as if he is seeing what is transpiring from his friend's perspective. He saw a glimpse of Chloe with a worried look at her face. Clyde tried to brush off the images he is seeing and continued to hurry to their location.
Clyde: Just a little more then I'll…
Clyde reached the clearing from the forest. He reached the shore where his friends are. He stopped and catch his breaths. But as he caught a glimpse of the event that is transpiring, he was perplexed. He couldn't believe in what he is seeing.
It was his white-haired friend, Lincoln and their female companion, Chloe. But the scene is quite unexpected. It was Lincoln's hand impaled at Chloe's heart with the aid of a blade of pure electricity. Chloe is severely injured from the attack.
Chloe: Lin…coln
Lincoln, with his left Mirror Eye open, shed tears from what he has done.
Lincoln: Clyde, Chloe… I'm so sorry.
Both Lincoln and Clyde watched in horror of what has happened, not knowing if which is a dream or… which is more nightmarish.
The thought of your best friend failing his promise?
The thought of killing someone so dear to you?
Or the thought of betrayal, seeing that it was the very friend of yours who'll do harm to the person you loved?
Lincoln, feeling disgusted and humiliated of what he has done, could only cry silently from what he has done. Clyde, felt so much emotion that he is confused of what to feel. Rage, disgust, overwhelmed, disbelief or sadness? Chloe drew her last breath and spat out blood as Lincoln slowly removed the blade of electricity from her chest area. Then Lincoln caught her from dropping as he dispels his lightning blade and caught one last glance at her. He then lets go of the corpse of the girl he once called friend as he kneels down in exhaustion. The scene is utterly chaotic, the battlefield full of masked fighters from a foreign land, marked with symbols of misty waves, the mark of the Hidden Mist Village.
Mist fighter: Darn it! He did it!
Mist elite: After all the trouble to get her!
Guruguru's appendages then grew and snapped as it covers Clyde like a shell. Both Mirror Eyes that are planted in both Clyde's and Lincoln's eye socket. The Mirror Eye slowly evolved into an appearance of something kaleidoscopic, a pinwheel, The Kaleidoscopic Pinwheel Mirror Eyes. Lincoln fainted beside the corpse of his companion as Lincoln roared in rage! Winds burst from his place.
Clyde: RRRRAAAAAAHHHHHH!
Clyde thoughts are filled with confusion.
Where am I?
What in the world is happening?
The Mist elites and militants looked in wonder of the boy in front of them.
Mist elite: What in the world? Who's that guy?
Mist fighter: Reinforcements? Foolish of him to go alone!
The Mist fighter threw bladed projectiles at him but the attack just phased through. Clyde thought that maybe this place that he in isn't reality. It just can't be…
Clyde: [thoughts: I won't accept this!] I will…
Mist elite: What happened? Did he just dodged it without moving?
Clyde: I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY OF THIS!
Clyde charged at the militants as he grew wooden spikes and thorns from his right body. The Mist ninjas readies their weapons in an attempt to stop the boy from his tracks.
Mist swordsman: Do not mock the Blood Mist Village!
The swordsman swings a miss as he got punched by Clyde and impaled by the wooden thorns. The thorns grew and rooted into the ground. Clyde removed his fist from the enemy's rooted body and took a wooden stick to attack another Mist soldier. However, he didn't noticed four swordsmen from the air ready to impale him.
Mist swordsmen: DIE!
As Clyde hears this, he actives the potential power of his Mirror Eye and all attacks pass though him unharmed. It is as if the Mist ninjas are fighting a specter, striking only thin air. The swordsmen however hit their fellow Mist ninja instead, causing the hostage to die.
Mist swordsmen: We can't hit him!
Clyde jumps up and performs a spinning kick that hits all four of the enemies, causing them to break their necks and fall.
Mist elite: Who is this guy?
Mist soldier: He wields strange power!
Mist elite: Hurry, we have to get to that girl! We can't let the enemy get a hold of her body!
Clyde hears this an immediately rushed and dashes to his friend's corpse. But there are enemies blocking his way. They tried to fend the boy off but their attacks never connects.
Mist swordsman: There's no mistake! This guy passed right though you!
Clyde threw his wooden spear and hits the militant who is after the girl's body. He then performs a hand sign that causes the wooden spear to form sprigs that impales the militant into death.
Mist elite: That's the power of the First Fire Shadow! It can't be! Wood Release!
Guruguru: Wood Release- Cutting Sprigs Technique out of the blue! Now I get why he picked you!
Clyde punched the incoming Mist swordsman and knocked him down to the ground as his mask broke. He then kicks his knees up and hit the Mist swordsman and hold his face into the ground. He then continuously attacks the swordsman and even at his last breath, Clyde continues to crush the head of his enemy into a bloody pulp. The others watch in horror as they saw their enemy in bloodied rage and despair. They knew they never stood a chance against him and made a wrong move to oppose him, and the others.
Mist soldier: *afraid* What the? Who is he?
Clyde stood up and looked at them menacingly. Behind the protective shell mask of Guruguru is a boy who lost everything in the world. Now that there is nothing left for him since the girl he loved is dead. The others backs-off and has no intent to fight anymore. Clyde's wooden appendages grew into roots and devoured the rest of the armada. Beneath the yellow moonlight is bloodshed as the screams and horrors of the Mist militants are heard from the shore. The sky became bloodied red as roots, sprigs and thorns of wood grew from the river of the blood of Clyde's enemies. From the center of the roots is the moonlight shines scarlet red at the boy who massacred the army of militants for having his loved one die in front of him.
Clyde: I… I get it now.
Standing from the center, the boy had his feet soaked in the river of blood. his mask spirals back and uncovers his face. The bloody river reflected the face of the boy in despair, who is now in tears of what trauma he saw. Beneath him also is the corpse of Chloe, laying before him.
Clyde: This place… I'm in… a Hellhole.
The rain of red covers the rest of the field as the only thing left is the eye of Clyde, the Kaleidoscopic Pinwheel Mirror Eye, in shade of red. With only one thing in mind… hatred.
He felt it… the thought of it… of being in the Underworld.
-END-
AN: And that's a rather tragic one-shot too isn't it. But can't help it, it's so memorable. The feeling of falling into despair, of losing the only one you loved and the only one who loved you. That feeling of love will draw you close into the burden and curse of hatred. The only thing that you can do is try to resist the call of hatred but that isn't always the case for those in agony and grief. It may take time to heal them from that despair before regaining hope.
So in this Easter/Passover day, let us give hope on whoever needs it. Make them realize that they are loved and there is hope for them in this holy season. Thank you for reading; please leave a like, review/request, follow and I hope you enjoy. God bless and Peace/Shalom!