-Black Forest. Almost Dawn-
-Souma Uchiha's POV-
I sat there in total silence...as I held my mother in my arm...I can feel her warmth slowly disappearing...I can even move nor blink...my mind is in ruin.
Clark: "Oh my, such a loving mother...as I expected...A mother's love knows no bound...hmm it seems that...you're in a broken state...ah well it makes it easier to take you in."
Souma: "..."
Clark: "You know they say the Uchiha clan...are known as a clan that prioritize love over everything else."
Souma: "..."
Clark: "The reason they prioritize love is simple...the Uchiha Clan grew stronger through love...The power they obtain though is still a mystery which I plan to unravel."
Souma: "..."
Clark: "After all these year, I thought I understood your clan...I guess not...since this is all you could do...it's disappointing really."
Souma: "..."
Clark: ""...Because you were so weak...that your mother had to die to protect you."
I remain silent as I'm trying to process what had happen.
*WhisperWhisperWhisper*
Why did she had to die?
*WhisperWhisperWhisper*
Was I arrogant to think I could protect her?
*WhisperWhisperWhisper*
I don't deserve these eyes...
*WhisperWhisperWhisper*
I failed her.
*WhisperWhisperWhisper*
...Gods...what do I say to Ruby?...
*WhisperWhisperWhisper*
Will she forgive me?...
*WhisperWhisperWhisper*
I'm afraid...that she'll hate me.
*WhisperWhisperWhisper*
I hears footsteps coming closer to me...His men...are coming to take me away from you.
*WhisperWhisperWhisper*
I am going die...
*WhisperWhisperWhipser*
I'm so lost
*WhisperWhisperWhipser*
There's a hole in my heart...
*WhisperWhisperWhipser*
Yet I still yearn for you.
I hug my mother tightly placing my forehead on hers...I started crying...as the footsteps comes closer.
*WhisperWhisperWhipser*
(Shin Godzilla OST - Who will know)
My eyes...starts to hurt as I feel it's starts to burn up...I close my eyes enduring the pain.
I kiss my mother's forehead.
Souma: "Goodbye...mother."
The footstep stop behind me and I heard a voice.
Soldier: "Stand up!"
I can feel his gun aiming the back of my head.
*WhisperWhisperWhipser*
I felt rage..
*WhisperWhisperWhipser*
I felt the need to kill.
*WhisperWhisperWhipser*
I felt the need to fill my voided heart.
I slowly stand up and turn to face him with my eyes close...I slowly open my eyes as tears of blood begins to stream down my cheeks.
The soldiers in front of me step back in fear...I didn't realize it but at that moment...at that moment I've obtained the Mangekyō Sharingan...My three tomoe slowly revolves and transforming my eyes. My Sharingan now resemble that of a blooming rose.
Souma: "...Amaterasu." (Heavenly Illumination)
Soon black flames burst in explosive manner towards soldiers in front of me. Everyone around him looks at him feeling confused and terrified.
Soldiers: "AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHH!''
I look at the rest of them and soon all of them begins screaming in pain as the black flames blankets over them one by one...searing their flesh, burning their bones...they tried to dose out the flame...but to avail...they can't stop my burning hatred.
As Clark has his back turn away from me he stop at his trek when he heard his men screaming in pain.
He was surprise to see the roaring black flame burning his men...he see his men trying to extinguish the flame but it proved to be useless.
Clark: "What are you all standing around for! KILL HIM!"
I slowly look towards William as I see his frighten expression..He stated to panic the moment his eyes gaze upon mine.
Clark: "...You're not a child...you're a monster. KILL HIM!"
His men take aim and begins shooting at me.
*BANG*
*BANG*
*BANG*
*BANG*
*BANG*
I cover my entire body with Amaterasu...and walks towards them casually as they kept shooting at me..the bullets melts the moment it comes into contact with Amaterasu.
I gaze upon them and unleash Amaterasu on them to deliver my judgement...burn away...burn away from my sight.
Souma: "BURN AND LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND! LET THE COLD SNOW TAKE YOUR ASHES AS THEY SCATTER!"
I hear them scream as the entire forest burns with them...how much damage will it be when I'm done...I couldn't care less...I want them to burn.
Clark ran for his life avoiding the flame. Some chose to run while others chose to stay those who stayed ran towards me holding to their sword. I shunshin in front of them giving them what they want.
I kick and break the man's leg in half, I grab his head and melt his face away with Amaterasu...one man managed to stab my back.
*POOF*
But little did he know it was a substitute log that was also a trap. The moment he touches the log it explode on contact.
*BOOM*
Causing his body to fly and crash onto a tree breaking his spine.
I reappear from the shadow and pierce another soldier's heart from behind with my bare hand.
I raise my foot and stomp the ground causing a massive tremor that shake the small area of the black forest..due to tremor, everyone lost their footing and try to regain their balance.
I look coldly at them and took advantage.
I ran towards them and stab them with my bare hand that is infused with Amaterasu, each one of them fell down one at a time leaving them to their demise as they burn!
Soon I hear an airship flying towards us...so the doctor wants to escape...I see him trying to run but his men stand to stop me.
Good...this will feed my void!
I took a dead man's sword, I stare at them a brief moment...they gaze at me as if I'm some kind of monster...they look towards their fallen comrade suffering a fate worse than hell...I raise my sword towards them..signalling their ill fated life will be coming to an end. After I got use to the sword's weight I walk towards them...They scream to boost their coincidence as they ran towards me...insects... I cut them down as I jump over their heads and cutting them.
*Clank*
*Slash*
*Clank*
*Clank*
*Slash*
Souma: "DIE!"
I cut his head from his body and carry on!
Souma: "NONE OF YOU WILL EVER SEE DAYLIGHT!"
They hesitate and grew fearful as they slowly take a step back, But I will no longer hesitate!
*SLICE*
*SLICE*
*SLICE*
*SLICE*
Blood splatter all over me...I use multiple jutsu calling out earth dragons to kill my enemy...A quarter of the forest is covered with the black flames and surrounded by my earth dragons...from the airship's perspective...it was hell. From above they see the destruction I had cause...They look towards the monitors to see how their men died before their eyes.
Captain: "My gods...what have we unleashed?"
The Captain then hear his communicator buzzing, he hears William screaming on the other end.
Clark: "LAND THE SHIP! LAND IT NOW!"
Captain: "Sir we can't land while the LZ is hot! We need a safer place to land!"
Clark: "I DON'T CARE! LAND THE FUCKING SHIP!"
(Devilman Crybaby OST - D.V.M.N.)
I look for Clark as I cut a man's head off...my Sharingan glows intensely under the cover of darkness...I'll kill them..I'll kill them all.
*WhisperWhisperWhisper*
I then see a large ship landed amidst the chaos...William's getaway..I quickly use Black Rose leaving behind black petals.
I stop to see Clark scurrying away entering his airship...you will not leave here. As the airship raise itself up to fly away I raise my sword.
*Inhale*
*Exhale*
Souma: "Enton: Hachiman!" (Blaze Release: God of The Eight Banners)
The sword that I'm holding begins to mix with Amaterasu turning it into a black flaming sword...I raise it and its length increase exponentially.
Clark who currently sitting on his ship panting as he was out breath slowly stand to see a shaft of light illuminating the dark night. He begins laughing as he realize why the Uchiha Clan was feared.
Clark: "I see now...so that how you obtained power...the moment you lose what you love...only then will you be stronger...such tragedy."
I took an Iai form and swing my sword in an arc.
*SLICE*
It cut through a quarter of the black forest covering it in Amaterasu's flame as trees fell in an instant...the airship was perfectly sliced in half even parts of the mountain behind it was not spared from the devastation.
*BOOM*
The airship explodes and slowly crash onto the side of the mountain...I discard the sword as it slowly disintegrate and walk towards the crash site.
Clark: "Arrgh...damn...it hurts...Oh...hehe *Coughs blood* hello monster...came to gloat."
He see my eyes glows in the darkness within the black forest...I see his arm burning from the black flame.
Clark: "No matter what I do...I can't get rid of this accursed flame...it's as if it was hell's very own fire."
I walk towards him as I coldly stare at him.
Clark: "You really are an Uchiha...ahaha...you did all of this devastation all on your own..and you're what...seven?...ahahahaha...if this all just a show of power...I can't wait to see what the Ultimate weapon can do."
I stop in front of him looking at him coldly...
Souma: "..."
I didn't bother wasting anymore time nor breathe towards this insect...just burn away like the worm you are.
I cover my fists in Amaterasu and punch his face...he holds his face as he it was burning...he felt excruciating pain..I walk closer and kick his gut and sat on top of him...I raise my fist and tighten it..
*BAM*
I punch his face as slowly swell.
*BAM*
I punch his face to feel free.
*BAM*
I punch his face to avenge my mother.
*BAM*
I punch his face because...I hate him.
*BAM*
*BAM*
*BAM*
*BAM*
*BAM*
*BAM*
*BAM*
*BAM*
*BAM*
*BAM*
Again and again and again I did not stop, I keep punching until his skull crack my fingers break...but still I did not stop.
...He laughs, he cried...he begged...oh did he begged...alas...my heart yearns for more...but for now...I stop halfway as I see that his face is partially caved in...as I see the black flame his eyes. He gasp for air in a desperate attempt to cling onto life...I coldly gaze at him with my Mangekyō Sharingan.
Souma: "Burn away..."
I ended to end and use Amaterasu to burn his body, I watch as his body slowly turn to ashes and leaving nothing behind.
After I took his life...I walk back towards my mother's body...I see the snow around her melted by Amaterasu's heat...I bend down and brush her hair lightly...she died...with a smile on her face...she was happy that she died protecting someone she loved.
Souma: "Let's go home."
Fade to black.
*Kamui SFX*
-DAWN-
-Ozpin's POV-
It's been a few hours but I managed to reach the black forest...all that is left is to meet up with James. I look out the window and gasp to what I saw.
Black flames..a quarter of the black forest destroyed...and part of the mountain was cut cleanly...my gods what had happen here?
The ship landed...and I walk toward the door only to see the devastation...I see bodies lying all around the forest...James' men couldn't collect the body due to the black flame...it seems they can't extinguish it.
James: "OZ!"
I see James signalling me to come to him...as I walk I can feel the black flame's heat from here...Gods..what did this?
I begin to worry for the safety of both Summer and Souma. I stop to see a crash airship...it looks like it was cut in half.
Ozpin: "What happen here?"
He looks at me and hesitate to speak.
-Patch. Early Morning. Home-
-Ruby Rose's POV-
I woke up and look at my clock...hmm the sun hasn't rise yet...I begin feeling thirsty to which I left my room to grab a glass of water...as I walk downstairs I hear talking...and crying.
As I walk down I see dad hugging someone while crying...SOUMA! As I see Souma's back, I wanted to run and hug him...then I stop as I see Yang standing there looking sad.
Ruby: "Yang..what's wrong?"
I walk closer to her and turn to see dad...hugging mom...
Ruby: "Dad..why are you crying while hugging mom? You'll wake her up?"
I said it while smiling..he looks at me devastated...I...I never seen dad looking like this.
Tai: "..Come here..sweetie."
I walk closer and see mom covered in blood...what happen to her?
Souma: "Mom's dead..."
I heard Souma's cold voice reverberate the room.
Ruby: "Huh?"
I felt confused to what he had said.
Souma: "Mom's dead Ruby...she was killed in battle...she died trying to protect me."
Souma turn to face me...I saw his Sharingan...it's different from before...it looks so cold.
(Akira Yamaoka - One More Soul To The Call) (Souma Uchiha's Unoffical Theme)
Ruby: "Mom's...dead...that a lie right?...Mom said she'll be baking us cookies when she comes back."
Tears starts to form on my eyes, Yang looks away and started crying...I look towards Souma trying to understand it all.
Ruby: "How did she die!? How did she die protecting you!? Aren't you strong!?"
I ran to him and shake him while crying...I couldn't look at mom's body...I didn't want to believe it.
Ruby: "What were you doing!? You're the Hero of Vale! You've saved Blake's mom! So why couldn't you save ours!?"
I yelled at him while crying...why am I yelling at him?...He stands there in silence and chose to remain emotionless...I suddenly got angry and shake him furiously screaming.
Ruby: "I HATE YOU!"
Yang: "RUBY!"
Yang yell at me as her eyes slowly turn red. I stop and let him go...what have I done?...I didn't mean it.
Ruby: "Souma...I'm sorry...I didn't mean it."
He stands there in silence...and walks away from me.
*Kamui SFX*
I see his body slowly disappearing as his body swirl within a spiral and vanish out of thin air.
I plop down onto the floor crying...Yang sees this and hugs me tightly...we cried till dawn.
For today...I lost my mother...and a brother.
-Unknown Location-
-Souma Uchiha's POV-
*Kamui SFX*
After I left the house...I found myself in an unknown location...I look around to find a place to sleep...how long have I been walking?...I wanted to leave that house...I wanted to run away...I've cause nothing but problems towards my family...and all because my Clan...my stupid clan...
I fell to the floor feeling exhausted...I look to see a cave in front of me...I pick myself up and walk into it..
As I enter...I tried to process what had happen...all I remember were white noises and mom's death.
I used Kamui (Authority of the Gods) To teleport both my mother's body and I back home...dad heard the commotion and saw us...and from there.
Ruby: "I HATE YOU!"
...I collapse onto the cold floor and hug my legs in a fetal position...I then cried uncontrollably...mom...
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Souma: "I'm sorry...Ruby..."
To be continue...
Author: "Well, That's a wrap for this arc kinda, next chapter will be the last for Volume 0. Then after that an afterword and future plans for this story. The song I chose for Souma's Them plays a big factor on how the story will move from here on out and if you take the time to read the lyrics there will be hints in it how the story will go. *Wink* also did you think I would leave you guys hanging on a cliff like that XD. See you next time."