Chapter 9: Prisoner: part 1
Lophin's peaceful rest was disturbed as he was dropped out of the casket and onto the damp ground. He looked up at the black, ominous clouds, signaling that a thunderstorm would surely come. Below the clouds he saw a peaceful, beautiful city. Kaiton had many buildings all very homely and prosperous. Its most prominent buildings were awe-inspiring, as they towered over ninety stories high, chakra correcting any shifts in position from the building. Before Lophin could even begin to take in such a scene, a molten rod was pressed into his back. The searing pain made him stumble forward, from which position he was tripped. They began to bind his arms and legs, however, they didn't know the most important rule of thumb. The most dangerous beast is a caged beast. Lophin's chakra burst forth, incinerating his bindings and knocking away his offenders. They began to surround him, which Lophin thought was futile. Lophin had not undergone a full transformation, but had only formed claws and draconic eyes. It didn't matter though; for when Lophin was in his demon form, his knowledge of jutsus was automatically extended to the knowledge of the demon. His demon knew only three, which sadly is more than Lophin was ever able to learn or control. The ninja began to surround him.
Lophin spread out his arms and shouted, "Demon Jutsu, Prism!" Small beams of light shot forth from his claws, connecting into a ball in the center. Lophin charged at the first ninja, blocking his opponent's punch and countering with a kick to the face. Lophin's kick was also countered, but Lophin was counting on this. The demon used his adversary's hands as a mount and sprung off of his hands into an aerial spin. From there Lophin stabbed the king's guard with an open claw, stunning the guard and giving Lophin the opportunity to dig his other claw into the guard's lung.
"Chakra Conversion, Ninja Art Rasengan!" Instantly Lophin converted his Prism Jutsu into a Rasengan that burrowed into and through his opponent. Lophin lifted the man up onto his shoulders and shouted, "Rasengan Launch!" Lophin blasted the man to the right and then jumped the same way off of the ground, his heel catching his opponent under the chin. With his foot secured around his opponent's jaw, their descent began, the skin and tendons slowly breaking free from their usual positions. Lophin did not use any of his own muscle until just before the point of impact, where he smashed his adversary headfirst into another attacking ninja. The first ninja split the other one in two, bones splintering, organ's rupturing, and blood spewing onto the ground. Lophin fell into a roll due to his awkward landing stance, shifting into a back roll and then launched off of the ground, his body naturally assuming a front spiral position. However, Lophin had other plans. He converted to a back flip, completing one full rotation before his feet met flesh. Lophin's body descended because of inertia, and for one moment it seemed that time had stopped moving. Then Lophin gathered up his strength and pushed down, coming up towards this third ninja. He finished his combo with a double slash across and through the chest. During this time they had been struggling to hit Lophin with a jutsu, however our protagonist's movements were so unorthodox, that they were unable to. Now however, Lophin was struck by a needle to the shoulder. This wound automatically healed and was blasted from underneath Lophin's skin.
"That's enough of this foolishness." Kaiser calmly stated. "Demon Hunter Jutsu, Poison Needle, Paralysis Needle!" The two senbon held in Kaiser's hands changed, one a dark purple, the other gained an electric current. "A demon's heart moves at a rate of 40 beats per second when active. That means that either of these will kill you almost instantly. Even though you are a demon, if I halt your internal movement you will die eventually." Kaiser countered the blow from Lophin's fist and used his chakra to knock the demon away. The powerful ruler then stuck the two ends of the needles into each of his hands. "Chakra lock." Instantly, all of Kaiser's chakra was bound to his wrists. The obelisk began its attack on Lophin, swinging with a powerful, steady hand. Unlike his underlings, Kaiser was not overcome with fear at Lophin's ability. He had seen it many times and had learned specific counter jutsus from his grandfather, a professional demon bounty hunter.
Lophin hit the needle away, but it did not shatter because of the anti-demon jutsu used upon it. Lophin spun around and went for a direct hit anyway, which was batted away by Kaiser, causing Lophin to stumble once more. This time however instead of a molten rod cutting into his skin, a wave of electricity was sent through his body. This effectively stopped Lophin's heart and destroyed his nerve cells. Then Kaiser used an open fisted punch to stab Lophin again, and then used chakra to restart Lophin's heart. Lophin used the last of his own chakra to stop his own heart once more and to attempt to knock Kaiser away from him. However, Kaiser proved unwavering, being completely unaffected.
Kaiser then used his signature move. "Needle Release!" he shouted, the needles bursting from his hand and piercing through Lophin's body, shattering after impact from the ground, only to hit Lophin again as his body fell backwards in defeat. Black blood spewed forth in unbelievable amounts as Lophin's eyes weakened and failed him.
"Did you need to be so rough on the kid?" Karin asked. "I know you despise demons, but we did need one as a test subject and so far there aren't any other leads in any of the shinobi countries."
"Oh shit! you're right!" Kaiser said, regretting his own stupidity. The first hand signs since the battle began were formed, as demon and demon hunter abilities are special jutsus with requirements and as such need no hand signs. Demon hunter techniques can only be used when facing a demon, likewise demon jutsus can only be performed by demons. There are types to both, which are unnecessary to this specific story and as such will not be explained. "Healing Jutsu," Kaiser said as light began to surround the comatose, healing his wounds. Once they were done, Lophin was bound once more and taken to the central building. Kaiton was overcome with joy at his plan's completion. He now had a suitable weapon, with which Leaf would be almost unstoppable. An evil grin crossed Karin and Kaiser's faces as they daydreamed of their future status.