Me: Chapter #3 guys, here for you.
(Lawyer walks in, holding a briefcase)
Me: Fine, I don't own Naruto, Zelda, or Assassin's Creed.
(Lawyer smiles, until he gets hit in the face with my Turbo Charged Gravity Hammer)
Me: HA! Take that Corporate! Now on with the story!
The following morning was largely uneventful. . . . . . well except for what happened with Master Aldez. He was inside the spacious hall that served as his meeting room with other Sheikah, and most of the time these meetings were more or less calm and peaceful.
This was not one of those days.
The doors to the chamber slammed open, and another Sheikah stormed in. He was dressed similarly to Sheik, minus the bandages around his face, revealing the long scar running over his left eye. It looked like it was covered in a milky white mist. (A/N: He's blind in one eye people.) His fists were shaking with barely controlled fury.
"Marik", the master welcomed politely, inclining his head in greeting. Marik was not pleased.
"Is it true? Are you seriously going to accept this . . . this . . . outsider into our clan?" he growled, his good eye narrowing in displeasure. Aldez, however, remained calm. He knew that Marik would react like this, since he was one of the select few who opposed Obito living among the villagers in the first place.
"If he passes the trial by combat, then yes I am." he answered simply. Marik looked at his master with such a glare that if it were a weapon, would have eclipsed any weapon in the world.
"But why? He is not one of us! He is nothing but a pathetic, pitiful excuse for a-"
"SILENCE!" roared Aldez, rising to his feet. His chest heaving, he raised a hand to point at Marik. "That boy is a brother and will be respected as such! If you are so keen to disregard this, than you will be subjected to a punishment so severe, it will make the loss of your eye seem infinitesimal! Do I make myself clear?"
The sudden outburst took Marik completely by surprise. For a moment, he remained still, and then he turned on his heel and made for the door. Before he reached the door, Marik sneered, "If you are so bent on your decision, then I hope you will not be surprised when I break him in front of you and the village, Master".
Once the door slammed shut, Aldez collapsed wearily in his chair, his thoughts traveling back to when Obito and Marik first did battle.
FLASHBACK
Obito coughed up blood as Marik delivered a kick to Obito's chest, sending him crashing into a wall before collapsing to the ground. Sheik tried to run to his aid, but Marik's subordinates grabbed her by the arms, laughing as she struggled in their grasp. Marik casually circled his victim as Obito tried to rise to his feet, only to receive a merciless kick to the ribs. He grinned evilly as Obito rose shakily to his feet, extending his hidden-blade.
Marik's eye's narrowed as he drew his own sword with a hiss of metal on metal, "Your fancy toy won't save you now! Now I'll do what I've should have done when I found you!"
He thrust forward with his weapon, eyes aglow with hate. In a split-second, Obito ducked underneath the blade and sliced upward with his Assassin weapon. The next thing he knew, Marik was screaming in unbearable agony, a hand covering his left eye. Obito watched as blood started to seep through the Sheikah's fingers. The small crowd was stunned silent at the abrupt turn of events. Marik rounded on Obito, his good eye ablaze with fury as he hurled himself at the ninja. The Uchiha had no time to dodge the blow, as the sword pierced his right shoulder, pinning him to a wall. His cry of pain was silenced as Marik's bloody hand wrapped around his victim's throat. Obito felt the world start to grow dark as the life was literally chocked from his body.
Suddenly, a chain wrapped itself around Marik's hand, dragging him to the feet of a furious Master Aldez. At his call, two other Sheikah roughly grabbed Marik.
"Take him to the dungeon." Aldez said coldly. He looked back to Obito, who was being tended to by Sheik. Pulling the blade from his shoulder, she helped him to his feet.
"Sheik, take him to the infirmary. The poor boy needs help immediately."
END FLASHBACK
Aldez held his head in his hands, praying to the Goddesses to protect Obito Uchiha.
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