Key:
"Speaking"
'Thought'
"Jutsu"
XxXxX=Break
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'We have been in this fog for the past four floors and it's blocking our communications. The only thing we hear over the radio is static. Many of the men think that Z and Al are dead since we saw a dead creature one floor up. Those are good men and I doubt they would go down without taking at least ten more of those things with them.' -Sasuke's Journal
"Slow and steady boys. We don't need any heroes today." The captain of the clones said as the group of twelve slowly walked down the foggy hallway. Anakin and the clones have taken out their night vision and resorted flashlights as Sasuke kept on his Sharingan in case of an attack, even though he was unable to see threw the dense fog.
We came to another drop in the hall and as we looked down the darkness of the pit that lies before us a howling could be heard behind us.
We all turned around and looked into the dense fog in preparation.
"Troops, get down the hall and clear the bottom. Sasuke and I will hold it here." Anakin ordered.
"Yes sir!" The clone captain shouted as the ten troopers jumped down the shaft while connecting their grappling hooks.
Sasuke unsheathed his two swords while Anakin took out his lightsaber as claws could be heard scratching and clattering against the metal ground, but just as it was about to come into view, the noise disappeared, leaving the two senior men with a thick silence.
"What was tha-." Anakin started to say, but was taken by surprise when the creature that looked like the one before busted threw ceiling and tackled Anakin threw floor into the room below.
Sasuke was taken by complete surprise. How was he not able to read that or see that coming?
Sasuke quickly pushed that to the back of his mind as he followed the action threw the newly formed hole.
Anakin, by this time, was pinned to the ground and the creatures tail was coming down onto him. Anakins lightsaber was on the other side of the room. Sasuke was quick to block the tail made of bone and shoved the enormous creature off of the old Jedi.
The creature was unable to get a bearing until after stumbling and hitting the wall on the opposite side of the room. Anakin its time of weakness and grabbed his lightsaber. Anakin then proceeded to slash off the arm of the beast that attacked them.
The monster cried in pain as blood began to pour of it, but then something strange began to happen. Fleshy bubbles began to erupt from socket where its missing limb once was connected. Soon after an identical arm shot out of the bubbles.
"Regeneration!" Anakin said in surprise. The creature screeched in anger.
"Keep cutting until we find its weak spot." Sasuke said as the monster charged towards them. Anakin and Sasuke jumped out of the way, but the long spiny tail slashed at Sasuke who was only barely able to block it. Sasuke was then pinned by the tail, but Anakin took this to his advantage and slashed a the monsters spine.
The creature acted fast lifted his piercing claws to block the lightsaber and to both Anakin's and Sasuke's surprise, the claws blocked the lightsaber. A small black glow came from its claws as the creature threw Anakin into the wall. The creature, having completely forgot about Sasuke, charged towards Anakin .
"Shit!" Anakin shouted as Sasuke chased down the charging beast who was in the middle of a flying tackle. Anakin dashed out of the way just as Sasuke jumped onto its back, but the creature flew threw the wall and into the hallway leading down to where the troops hall.
"Burn in hell!" Sasuke shouted as he plunged both of his swords into the back of the creatures head. The creature screeched in pain and after smashing into the ground, the monster was dead.
Sasuke slowly lifted himself of the dead creature and looked at two troopers looking at him.
"Have fun flying?" One of the troopers asked as Anakin landed next to Sasuke.
"Once I get better navigating I will." Sasuke said as the four men laughed.
"Well, we heard the ruckus up there and I guess this is the cause of it. How did it go?" the captain asked as the eight other troopers arrived on the scene.
"All clear." a trooper said.
"Listen up everyone. These... things can only be killed to a blow to the head. Do not try cut off limbs as they seem to have regeneration abilities. They are smart and stealthy so check your corners and watch your ass." Sasuke said. The troopers all nodded and moved back to the hallway.
"Do you feel it?" Anakin asked once everyone as out of ear shot.
"Yeah, I feel my old rusty bones are coming back to life." Sasuke said as gold specks slowly leaked out of the creatures head. The gold specks would float up to Sasuke and Anakin and after touching their skin, disappear from sight. After fifteen seconds of this it eventually stopped.
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'After hours of walking threw the foggy halls, I began to think of the situation that I was in. Of what we where all in. Where we trying to find Al and Z? Or where we continuing towards the bottom without them? The thought of leaving a comrade behind to die sickens me, but how where we going to be able to find them? Having them here would allow me to rest easy as the only other people in this group that I can trust is Anakin and maybe the Captain. Hopefully we find the exit to this fog as I'm beginning to wonder if Al and Z went ahead of us for a reason, but little did we know the answers to both of my questions would soon be answered.' -Sasuke's Journal
All one can hear are the boots of clones clamp against the ground as we moved down the hall. Its becoming a regular thing as the same thing seems to happening over and over again. Drop down hall, move threw another, repeat. It gets boring after a while, but knowing that a pair of eyes could be watching always spices this boring walk up a bit.
The fog was just as thick as it was seven floors ago as a strange purple glow began to protrude threw the fog. Everyone stopped except for the one the one clone that tripped over something.
"What the fuck could this have been!" the clone said as he looked at the ground to see what it as. The only thing he saw was the tail of a familiar creature, but that's all he needed to make him jump up and point his gun at it. After firing a few shots into it, the group found that it was not moving.
Sasuke moved over to its head and found a hole threw the center of its eyes.
"Hmm..." Sasuke mumbled as a voice echoed threw the halls.
"Is that you guys?" the voice asked as the terrified trooper jumped and fired three rounded towards the voice.
"Hold your fire!" the Captain shouted as two familiar white dressed men walked out of the fog from the direction of the purple fog.
"Z? Al? Where have you guys been?" Anakin asked.
"Holding up here. Waiting for you guys," Al said, "Come here and follow us."
The group followed Al and Z further into the purple fog until they saw even more dead creatures. Sasuke counted eight. As they continued walking one could see makeshift cover and soon dead people with holes all threw them and weapons strayed across the ground.
"Who are these people?" Anakin asked.
"I don't know. They said they where from the bottom of the hall where this strange purple light is coming from. They said if we want to continue, to go threw here and we'll be safe... for a while." Z said as the number of dead reached ten to twelve.
"You two where the only ones alive?" Sasuke asked.
"Yeah, we managed to hold off one an hour ago, but we decided to hold up here and wait for you guys for a little while." Al said.
"Then lets go." Anakin said as he jumped down the hole, quickly followed by the others.
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It seemed like hours that we fell down threw the purple fog. After finally reaching the bottom Sasuke landed on his feet, but something was different.
Sasuke looked to his left, then to his right only to see darkness. He alone and with only the darkness and the fog to offer any comfort.
Sasuke then noticed that he was no longer standing on the walls and doors like before, but on the ground.
'What is happening? How am I standing like this?' Sasuke thought as he began to move down the hall. Slowly he moved, not making a single sound as a dark figure could barely be seen threw the fog. Sasuke came to a halt.
'Who is that? Anakin? Z? Al? A clone? Or maybe one of those monsters?' Sasuke thought as he slowly crept towards the dark figure. Fear and nervousness raced threw Sasukes body as a chill ran down his spine as Sasuke pulled out his swords.
Moving closer, Sasuke began to see white clothing. Sasuke sighed in relief.
"Z. Al. Which are you?" Sasuke as he put away his swords and moved closer, but stopped cold at what he saw. A man wearing a white cloak and a straw hat stood looking at him underneath the darkness of the hat.
"Wh... who are you?" Sasuke asked as the air around them got colder until Sasuke's breath was visible.
Not a word was spoken from the white cloaked figure as it turned and began running away.
"Wait!" Sasuke shouted as he chased after the figure. The figure turned a corner and as soon as Sasuke rounded the same corner the figure was gone. The hallway was lined with doors, some open, some closed. Sasuke began to walk slowly down the hall, not making a sound as the chill still lingered in the air.
Sasuke remembered looking into the darkness underneath the hat and could only feel fear, pain, and suffering. At first Sasuke thought it was Naruto, but how could that be? Naruto was dead along with Obi-Wan. Was it an imposter? If so how could the imposter run so fast?
These questions helped little to sound out the one thing that was sure to drive any man into madness. Nothing.
Having the sense that not one sound was being made and the pestering feeling that anything could be watching hung on Sasuke's mind this entire time.
The first sound that Sasuke heard made him jump a bit as something sounded like a huge weight smashed against the wall. Sasuke quickly ran to where the sound came from and when he ran into the room, swords drawn, Sasuke jumped back in complete shock and awe.
The white cloaked man from earlier stood in a room that had at least seven dead monsters inside. Golden lights slowly dripped out of the creatures heads and began to rise all around him. But there was something different about these creatures.
Their stature was much larger and their skin, much darker. Sasuke walked into the room and the golden lights moved over to him and began to touch his body. Once touching his skin the golden specs disappeared.
"Who are you?" Sasuke asked. The straw hat on top of the white cloaked figures head denied any sight of the mans identity.
The man said nothing as Sasuke took a step into the room. Slowly Sasuke stared down as he walked in circles around him, golden specks still flowing and disappearing at the touch.
"Why are you dressed like Naruto? Are you trying to imposter him?" Sasuke asked, stopping behind the man. Sasuke would never learn the answer as the cloaked man quickly shot around and kicked Sasuke into the wall.
Sasuke slammed into the wall and fell to the ground. Sasuke glared back up at the cloaked figure, but was soon deprived of conciseness when a metal object crashed against Sasuke's head. Knocking him out.
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"Oh, my head." Sasuke mumbled as he rubbed the side of his head. It was dark and the golden specs that did light up the room has disappeared. Sasuke went to move, but every part of his body hurt. Sasuke was in complete pain.
Sasuke then heard the sound of footsteps break the silence. The air around hm began to get more tense as the footsteps neared. What was it? A monster? Or maybe something else that hasn't yet revealed itself?
Sasuke turned on his Sharingan so he was at least able to see his demise. Suddenly the footsteps stopped outside his door. The silence that followed as Sasuke stared at the open door was what was going to break Sasuke in the end. Nothing happened as a clawed hand slowly wrapped its long and boney fingers around the edge of the door.
Sasuke's eyes widened as he knew what it was. The blood from the dead creatures must have attracted it to his location. Sasuke then began to move, but it was pointless. His muscles refused to move as the burning pain swelled in each and every move he tried to make. His chakra levels where next to nothing as he realized whatever happened with the golden specs must have done a huge number on his body.
The creatures head was now looking strait at him with those hollow eyes that was devoid of any light. Sasuke stared back at the creature as it moved into the room. The creature sniffed around the room until it was a few inches away from Sasuke's face. After sniffing Sasuke the creature screeched right in front of Sasuke's face, making Sasuke flinch at the sound.
After a few seconds of a staring contest with the beast, Sasuke could only muster up one thing that make him feel a little better in the end.
He spat in the monsters face.
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