Chapter 4
Disclaimer, I do not own Naruto nor the Skulduggery Pleasant Series
I would like to make it known, that aside from being my very first try at this writing/crossovering/whatever the hell I'm doing and that this story was done at a flight of fancy after far too many days without sleep. May contain OOCness, AU and other applicable nonsense
Note: This turned out pretty well all things considering as well as being the longest so far
On with the story
How delightfully eventful.
One moment they were breaking out of jail, the next they saved that tall bald man from before, whose name Naruto would later know as Mr. Bliss, and then they were riding that purple moving contraption. Never a dull moment while he travelled with Valkyrie, granted he could go without being referred to as a girl, but he wouldn't bother correcting that anytime soon. Although it did slightly worry him how used to it, he was getting.
One silent ride to a familiar farm, and they arrived to a battleground. The opposition seemed to be using a contraption that launched tiny objects at fast speeds. They abandoned the purple thing, Skulduggery and Valkyrie dashed for cover to the cottage, the redhead silently trailing after them. Naruto looked behind by the door, ignoring the other two's interaction with the old man with a projectile launcher.
"Naruto, get inside now!" Ah, that was Valkyrie. He entered the cottage, the door slamming shut right afterwards.
"Are you okay?" Valkyrie asked, checking the horned one for any injuries.
"I'm fine." Naruto replied, though it did little to alleviate the dark haired girl's worries.
They were interrupted by the ground bursting outwards, and Ghastly and a man with dark glasses flew from the explosion. They scuffled for bit, until the one with glasses got free of Ghastly's hold and went to strike the scarred man with a strange sort of blade. The man's advance however was stopped by an open palm strike to the stomach, albeit one enforced by chakra and most definitely broke several of his ribs. And it also launched him out a window, but that doesn't matter right now.
Ghastly looked at the horned teen in slight shock, probably not used to seeing someone launch a person twice their size through the air.
"To the farmhouse," Skulduggery ordered, the urgency not lost on them.
And then Naruto allowed a smart idea to form in his head. Using an ability known only to him—well him and one other, but she doesn't really count right now—he allowed the marking on his forehead to part, revealing a red eye with a ripple pattern that contained nine tomoe.
The other's found themselves disoriented, when the scenery changed to that of within the farmhouse. With his job done, he allowed that eye to close once again.
"What jus—" the old man began to ask but was interrupted.
"No time to ask." Skulduggery replied, as he fired from the window, managing to hit Murder Rose on the shoulder, who fired back, surprised at the sudden change in their location.
"We really need to have a talk when this is over." Valkyrie said to the redhead behind her, still slightly dazed from the spatial technique Naruto used.
Naruto stilled, he didn't need to look outside to know trouble is blooming. Goodness, trouble just flocks to me, he thought dryly, as he felt that whatever it is they're doing, it's escalating really fast.
His thoughts were disrupted by mad laughter, followed by the sound of something being thrown. Don't ask how he knew what that sounded like, all that mattered was that the round-ish object was getting closer.
Perhaps, it would have been prudent, to have had made to thrown object disappear instead of letting it run its course. Granted he didn't expect it to go off like an exploding tag, he could have exercised more caution.
Naruto also seemed to miss the part where Valkyrie had a costume change, into a black with red sleeved ensemble that suited her really well. He re-joined them, just as Tanith placed her hand on the door, muttered something and then the door was covered in a metallic sheen.
Following her example, Naruto placed a palm on the door, a circular array of seals and chains spread across the door, originating from his palm. Better to be safe than sorry after all.
The other's seemed to have thought of a plan, as they, bar Valkyrie, moved through one of the windows, whilst the old man moved to hide, dragging Valkyrie alongside him. Naruto shadowed Valkyrie closely, not trusting the older man one bit, with all the dark emotion's he was getting from him.
Then he felt it.
Like a floodgate opening, the power emanated from the yellow light from the field. It seemed to get bigger by the second. The energy seemed more potent than what the others had as well as immensely larger in size. How fascinating.
He turned his head, attracted by the loud exploding noise, just in time to see Valkyrie cut the man with the glasses with the sword her remembered, belonged to Tanith.
Then it began
The shockwave was the first, Naruto turned to face the portal once more.
He saw it.
Faintly hearing the sound of Skulduggery talking with Valkyrie, he gazed at it. What fascinating creatures indeed. A creature that was without substance, yet almost infinite depth. It seemed to have no reason, yet all the intelligence of one that has lived eons. It danced in his eyes, its form ephemeral, shuddering and rippling leaving an expanse of emptiness in its wake.
Naruto, barely remembered when his long red hair bristled like spikes and a halo made of the same dark substance as his Gudōdama formed behind his head. Granted he would have noticed, but it seemed as if the lights were open and nobody was home.
How curious.
He watched as the first being entered one of the people that summoned them. He let out a small chuckle, would this be considered irony, he thought offhandedly. He watched curiously as the persons face melted and melded, becoming an expanse of skin with the contour of a face.
He saw the Faceless One, murder Mr. Bliss with ease, wondering how strong these being might be.
Why don't you go find out?
Hmm, an interesting suggestion, he thought, not realising he was floating towards it.
It seemed to have sensed him, as the Faceless One turned to face him. It tilted its head in curiosity, before raising its hand at him.
He merely remained floating, an amused expression on his face.
It clenched its hand.
This time he felt something attempt to tear his body asunder.
How amusing, it thinks it can kill you
He let out a small chuckle at the thought, before raising his own hand, palm faced towards the being. Then it flew towards him.
As the creature floated in its vessel in front of him, it only made him more curious. It had enough strength to move in his mental hold over it, yet cannot free itself fully. It powered itself on something. It was not quite chakra, yet it was almost as strong, granted it felt as if it needed less to manipulate.
How curious. Parting his third eye, he saw the veil of energy that was wrapped around the Faceless One. He grasped at it, his curiosity turning into mild amusement when the creature stiffened.
Of course all things would not last, playing with his toy has begun to bore him. He began to tear apart the energy, delving deeper and destroying what was of no use or interest, which was pretty much all of it.
There
He saw it. A bright shard, albeit the last remaining piece left at all.
Take it
Without hesitation he grasped the last shard and absorbed it within himself.
Deep inside within a sewer-esque location, surrounded by Torii and suspended by glowing gold chains, Kaguya smiled.
Naruto woke up, feeling sore, struggling to stand. He woke to the scene of Valkyrie in distress, looking for help, somehow and somewhere. His heart went to the girl, if what he thought happened did happen, then Skulduggery was pulled into the portal.
As he limped towards the girl, he wondered just where he was when this all happened, and just why he feel so weak.
The thoughts became irrelevant as he stopped before the grieving girl, who looked up at him as he approached, and wrapped her in a comforting hug. She hesitated at first, before burying her head into his much smaller shoulders.
It was quiet now, no sounds of fighting in the air. Only the muffled sounds of a girl grieving for her friend.
End
That's all for now, hoped you like the ooze that poured from my head
Continues on to the next book
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