Solitude Of A King

Chapter 9: A Brother's Rage

"Semiramis, the Devil Cao Cao was meeting with, can you tell me anything about him?" Naruto asked as he studied the blade in his hands. "There must have been something else."

Eyeing the distant blond with curiosity, she pondered the question before considering her answer. Cao Cao had been planning with a Devil to "cleanse" the Hero Faction, that much was true. But, with all her attempts, she had failed to find out more from their conversations. Not only had it left her in an annoyed mood, but it also personally damaged her pride.

"No, all I know is that he spoke to a Devil." Semiramis responded with her brows furrowed in thought. "I believe it may potentially be that same Devil we encountered during our mission for the Sephiroth Graal. Or even that boastful Gremory girl your sister knew."

"We have no idea where that cur will be." Naruto confirmed with a nod of his head as his mind lingered on the Gregory girl. "But, that Gremory and her Peerage will still be in Kuoh... I need you ready for departure soon. We will be paying those Devils a visit."

"Of course." Semiramis replied with a smirk etched across her beautiful visage. "But that little annoyance that has been following the Hanging Gardens... What of him and his little group?"

"I have had enough of the mindless mongrels following us around. I shall grace them with my presence and deal with this issue personally."

With that said, Naruto strolled out of the throne room leaving Semiramis behind. As his footsteps gracefully trudged through the halls of the Hanging Gardens, he wandered the halls in search of Diarmuid and Mordred. The two have long since healed from their wounds and the two were eager for blood. Mordred's pride did not allow her to lose against the competition she had faced. While Diarmuid on the other hand took the kidnapping as a personal attack, leaving the loyal man ready for bloodshed.

As he continued to search, Naruto pondered the group of three which were following his faction. It had been a while since he had been informed of their presence by Semiramis. While he held little respect for the fools stalking him from the shadows, he felt no need to disturb them. After all, the fools should have felt honored to merely follow his magnificent being. But, their idiotic actions have finally brought annoyance to his emotionally distraught mind. It was time to finally grace them with his presence and finally put a stop to their currish actions.

Tobio Ikuse had finally felt the long term effects of boredom. Having been following the Hanging Gardens for almost a month or so now, him and his team were growing aggravated due to the lac of action. Not only were they cold and hungry, they were also forced to keep out of range from the flying fortress. Enduring the conditions were fine, but, the time spent scouting the residents of the Hanging Gardens were coming crashing down. None of them could stand any of the limited living any longer. He himself felt the pain, not only did he wish for something to happen, but, he was growing tired of the tense atmosphere created by the animosity of time.

"You heathens should be kneel not laying." A voice full of annoyance called out. "Not only have you curs been following myself around, but, you refuse to kneel have struck my last nerve."

When the words echoed throughout the quiet forest, Tobio immediately felt the overwhelming prescience outclassing anything he had ever felt before. Unconsciously backing up from the figure garbed in shimmering golden armor, Tobio quickly called for Jin his Longinus to come forth. Growing with each step, a large midnight black dog with glowing red eyes marched toward Tobio's side as it readied itself for battle. The action only caused Naruto narrow his brows.

"Who are you?" Tobio finally asked between the growls of Jin. "Jin here doesn't like surprises like the one you sprang on us. Now tell me who are you?"

Naruto could feel the anger of the beast through its growls. Unfazed by the terrifying snarl of the beast, Naruto merely ignored the question with an arrogant snort as he felt his own anger rise. He felt no real threat from the group the mongrel seemed to lead. But, his emotions were high and he had no patience for the morels standing before him.

"You dare speak to me in such a manner, mongrel?" Naruto hissed as his regal features snarled into a scowl. Snapping his features and unlocking his treasury for the battle ahead, he continued. "Tell me you cur, what gives you the audacity to speak to your betters?"

Normally Naruto could control his anger, easy. With Asia around it had been much easier. She could ease him out of it with a few gentle words befitting of her soft, innocent demeanor. But now, she was gone. Taken by Cao Cao and his anger was not going to be quelled. His heart held a special place for Asia, her very existence had been behind his ultimate desire to annihilate Trihexa. Without her around, he would not hold back.

"I ask you, mongrel... Why are you here? Speak now mongrel, my patience has reached its limit." Naruto said once more as he ordered his weapons further out of his treasury.

"So you are the master of that castle." Tobio finally responded with a calculative glance. "I have only came for information. There is no need for violence, my superior sent me to gather information regarding the death of Raynare in Kuoh."

"That answer does not satisfy me, mongrel." Naruto snarled.

And like that, a barrage of weaponry shot out from Naruto's treasury as it made its way to the three intruders. One of the two unnamed heathers erected a shield as they stood behind it. Tobio had called for Jin to transform as he attempted to parry all of the destructive projectiles. While he stood strong against the ruthless assault, Tobio could hear the screams of the men under his command. Turning around, Tobio could see the weapons easily penetrating the shield and making their way into the two men. Killing them upon contact, the blades soon vanished, leaving the mangled bodies on the blood soaked ground.

"Jin, now!" Toboi shouted as he turned towards his partner. "You'll pay you bastard!"

"I sing for the slaying of a thousand humans"

"I celebrate the killing of ten thousand goblins"

"The name submerged in total darkness, that of imitation of god drifts through polar night"

"Thou will perish by mine own black blade"

"To be something absurd, the god of the deformed"

Once the last of the chant echoed throughout the starry night, Tobio was masked by a blanket of shadows. His entire form took on the shape of a dogs. His limbs, forearms all were shrouded in pitch black fur. Claws stretched from his fingers and toes. His maw finally taking shape of a dogs, growing in size and teeth enlarging. Twirling from behind the beast were a set of six midnight black tails. As Tobio took on his new form, Jin, the man's loyal companion also took on a new appearance. Enlarging to the same height as Tobio, Jin's features turned massive as the claws and teeth of the Longinus expanded in size.

"You truly fit your title, mongrel." Naruto said with a snort. "But even if you take the shape of a beast, you still gravel beneath me."

Growling, the two beasts charged. Shaking the earth with their trample forward, Naruto eyed them with hate. His feelings for the two were not high. Using them to vent pent up anger was his entire idea. Forcing the weapons forward in a frenzy surpassing his last assault, Naruto watched as his weapons sliced massive cuts throughout their bodies. While most of his weapons missed, Naruto saw some of his weapons deliver serious wounds for the duo. Yet, the two continued to push forward ignoring their wounds. Forcing them to dodge each and every assault, Naruto watched ceaselessly as the pair weaved through his attacks, not at all impressed.

As the two reached Naruto, the blond merely rolled his eyes as a series of chains wrapped around their bodies holding them in the air. Eyeing the pair in distaste, he snapped his fingers and rearranged his weapons. Watching them struggle brought some form of amusement in Naruto's eyes. Gods had most trouble with Enkidu, humans or beings with divinity were no exception. While it did not effect them as well as divine beings, the chains were the best. They were simply unable to be broken by normal means. Powerful enough to binds gods without much effort, Naruto could not imagine anything or anyone strong enough to break them in such situations.

"Hmm how amusing. You attempting to break free from my chains which have bound gods." Naruto chuckled humorlessly as he eyed them with a scowl of annoyance. "I want to know who sent you to shadow us, mongrel."

"I'll never tell the likes of you." Tobio hissed as his eyes flashed in defiance.

"I was hoping you'd say that." Naruto said with a smile.

Snapping his fingers, Naruto watched on as a sword hovered before Jin. The horror in Tobio's eyes were met with a sight he had never hoped to see. Chained to the sky with an armory of weapons waiting to impale his dear partner. As Jin howled in pain, Tobio continued to struggle against the chains. While he continued to struggle, another blade made its way into Jin. Tobio could not describe the horror he was seeing. His partner, Jin, the one friend he had from start was suffering because of him. He couldn't watch the scene, but, Naruto had no pity for him, as he forced him chains to bind him to watch on.

"Now tell me... Who sent you!" Naruto shouted as his eyes shined in a brilliant red glow.

"Az... Azazel..." Tobio sputtered as his eyes watered and the tears of defeat cascade down his cheeks. "It was Azazel. Please... Let Jin go."

"You see, everything in this world belongs to me. I inherited the riches from my ancestors..." Naruto replied as he stared directly at Tobio. "I honored your promise and let Jin go. But you on the other hand..."

"No-"

Once his chains released Jin, the still transformed world charged at Naruto. Allowing the beast to close the distance between the two, Naruto merely summoned a sword and pierced the skull of the beast. Tobio's screams were the only sounds heard as a moment passed before Jin slowly reverted back into his old form and lost all of his hate. Walking toward Naruto, the Longinus circled the king and lowered his head for a pat.

"Excalibur, this blade had performed a number of miracles after its possession by the British King. While its power grew stronger under his care, I hold in my hands the original blade. Before the King. Before the legend. And your Longinus... Well, it simply learned to kneel."

"No! Jin, listen to me! We've been partners for years! Please, Jin, snap out of it!" Tobio cried out as his tears flooded his visage as his desperation grew more obvious by the second. "Please Jin! Please..."

Even with the pitiful cries, the dog had been turnt. Smiling, Naruto turned toward Tobio and snapped his fingers. Screeching in the air as the golden blade shot through the chained man, ending his life. AS Naruto eyed the beast under his command, he eyed the Excalibur in his free hand and released the effects of the blade.

"Your user was pitiful. His honor nothing short of pathetic. He could not even hold his word for the man he sword allegiance to." Naruto spat with a hiss.

That was when Jin charged. Using thew ground as a platform to jump, the pitch black dog growled as it leaped for Naruto. Simply dodging the attack with a smirk, Naruto simply called for another blade as the dog leapt once more. Dodging once more, Naruto dragged the blade down for a strike to only find a black blade stopping his attack. Allowing the dog to run to gather more ground between them, Naruto called forth his chains and forced the Longinus down.

"Tobio Ikuse is dead. Your master is dead." Naruto said as he eyed the creature who's red eyes screamed of death. "And I see absolute loyalty in your eyes. While your master was a cur, I find potential in you, Longinus. Serve me."

As the chains loosened, Jin rushed out once more ready for battle. Rolling his eyes, Naruto prepared for another encounter to only find Semiramis walking toward him with her hand raised. Naruto merely watched her as she shrouded her hand with magic and forced Jin to the ground once more. Walking to his side, Semiramis eyed the surroundings with a raised brow.

"Having trouble taming a Longinus?" Semiramis asked with a smirk on her visage. "Seeing that you killed his owner, it would be best to allow it time before taming it. Especially if your the killer."

Shaking his head, Naruto turned toward the growling Jin and simply smirked in response. "Only one man could stand before me. Can you, Longinus?"

Waving for Semiramis to cancel her binds, Naruto eyed the beast with his smirk growing each second. Immediately after he was loose, Jin shot straight for Naruto maw opened wide aimed for the kill. Gleefully shouting at the Longinus, Naruto tackled the beast down and gave a laugh of triumph. It did not last long as Jin quickly used its superior body weight to toss Naruto off of him. As the two continued to wrestle on the blood soaked mud, Naruto took a hold of the strong dog and pressed his legs to the ground before tossing the creature away.

"Semiramis, do it." Naruto said as he ordered the witch forward. "I am impressed, his loyalty to that lowly fool is desirable."

Nodding her head gently, Semiramis summoned a potion as she approached the downed creature. Pouring it down its maw, the witch gently rubbed the dirty fur as Jin slowly got up form its downed position. The potion had been one of her most prized possessions, it had been an accidental discovery but a discovery nonetheless. It used a rare combination of ingredients when brewed properly, made a deadly poison which ate away memories of the past completely leaving one a blank slate.

"It is done, the Longinus is yours." She said with another smile. "The Hanging Gardens are ready to be teleported. All I need is your magic reserves."

Nodding his head in approval, Naruto hunched beside her as he gave Jin a rub on his head. "Good, let us be going. I want to make it to Kuoh immediately, the Devils know something about Asia and Cao Cao, that I want to know."

Rias Gremory was a bright girl for her age. She was a great student and a excellent learner. Making her a popular face among the humans and the Devils. While not as intelligent as her rival, Sona Sitri, her mind was no laughing stock. When Kokabiel attacked, her mind immediately went to Issei. While perverted, the young man had a power some could not even hope for. In his left hand was a Sacred Gear, not any Sacred Gear, a Longinus. Not only was it a Longinus, but, it was a mid tier one. Even the lowest levels were capable of killing Gods, a mid tier one trained properly would be much more.

"Issei, I will need your help for the next attack." Rias said as she glared at the Fallen Angel flying above her with a twisted smirk on his visage. "Kokabiel is too strong for my attacks alone, but, with yours we can beat him."

"Yosha! I'll give you my beast, Buchou!" The lanky pervert said as he raised his left hand and allowed the glowing gauntlet to be seen by the Fallen Angel. "Here you go Buchou! Transfer!"

As a red light emitted from the gauntlet, Rias felt the power of the Welsh Dragon flood through her magic reserves. Channeling the extra power into a massive attack, greater than all the combined efforts of her Peerage so far, she launched it as soon as it reached the size of a large sphere of crimson red magic. The attack seemed powerful at first, but, Kokabiel showed them why he was one of the strongest Fallen Angels in Grigori. Easily bating away the attack with a lazy swipe of his hand, Kokabiel only laughed at the defeated expressions of the weaklings under him.

"Do you understand Rias Gremory! I am a Fallen Angel who survived the Great War! Your power is nothing compared to mine!" Kokabiel cackled aloud. "I will start a new world war and this time the Fallen Angels will win!"

Just as his deranged words ended, the entire sky shook. Like as if a meteor was falling from the heavens, a titanic magic circle appeared in the colored sky, lighting it up in a flurry of colors. Emerging from the magic circle was a fortress floating in the sky. Once it had died down, the entrance captured the attention of everyone. There were no words to describe the majestic sight. Then again, floating fortresses were never a common thing, even for the supernatural. Kokabiel took note of the flag being flown by the castle.

"The Hero Faction." Kokabiel hissed in dramatically. "More annoyances show up."

The castle began lowering itself closer to the battle as the occupants of said castle began departing. One by one, five figures landed from the fortress in the sky. For the Gremory Peerage, some of the faces were all too familiar. How could they forget? One of them had single handedly took down their powerhouse with a single strike. Not only that, but, the blond had the most intimidating aura Rias had ever felt in her life.

"You!" Issei shouted with a indigent growl. "You bastards took Asia from us! Give her back you bastard!"

"Jin, attack."

Chapter End

A/N: Hey guys back again! Hopefully you enjoyed this one. To answer you questions regarding Leonardo, well, he's with the Cao Cao. Now for you guys who think Naruto is weak, well, come on. You want the guy to attack people who has his sister hostage and risk her life? Thats a no.

Anyways, this was a quick addition and hope you enjoy it. Tell me what you think and oh yeah, tell who you think should be in the faction. I've been getting a ton of awesome suggestions like Arjuna and Hippolyta. They are awesome suggestions and I will see where my story goes in order to add new characters.