Hey, here's a random question to fill in the spot: do you know anyone that is COMPLETELY obsessed with an anime or manga? There's this one girl at my school who is completely into Naruto and other animes. She is so "Japanese" she's not even Japanese. She calls herself Tsuki even though her real name is an American name; whenever people call her by her real name, she says she hears voices in her head. (WTF!?) My friends made up an ethnicity for her: Wapanese; it's short for "wanna-be Japanese".
Going back to the main topic, I'm trying my best to get through this fanfic. Once I start something, I'm not satisfied until it's completely finished. So if you don't like it, you can kiss my ass. You're just gonna have to wait. The technique used in here is an original (I think…). So here we go!
Chapter 6
In the well-shaped world of Solum, an eternal night sky covered the structured land. But the darkness never bothered Raido.
He scaled the high craggy rocks with his purple orbs, examining the natural form. After making an analysis in his mind, Raido clasped his hands together and made the sign of the ox.
"EARTH STYLE: GROUND REFORMATION!!"
The surface below his feet began to shift, taking on a new form. Everything started to rumble, until a pillar of dirt and rocks shot out with Raido balancing on top.
"Sick!"
The pillar beneath him led to another protruding cliff. Raido jumped towards it, suspending fifty meters above the ground. He stretched out an arm for the cliff, desiring to grab for life.
But gravity was against him. Before he was able to reach it, Raido's body felt heavy; it dropped some inches until he finally began to fall. He plummeted back first, left to stare at the dark night sky.
'No! Come on, Raido: THINK!!'
He saw the cliff he tried to hold onto. If only there was a ledge he could cling to…
In a desperate attempt, whether it was imaginary or not, Raido motioned two of his fingers for the cliff to stretch out and make a ledge.
And it did.
Once he motioned his fingers, a horizontal pillar of rock shot out of the cliff below him. Raido pulled midair back flip as he caught the ledge with a single hand. The gravity made it feel like his arm was going to cleanly rip off, but he held on as if he was going to die.
Luckily, he didn't. Raido used all his strength to climb up on the pillar. He gasped for breath as he stretched out his debilitated arm.
'Damn…I'm already tired.' As thoughts raced through his head, Raido remembered Isamu's incident at the beach. Such increase in strength…he had to reach the same amount of growth.
Raido concentrated hard on the energy within him. Slowly but surely, the pillar began to move and rise him to the top. It became easier to breathe as he got closer to the edge, but Raido didn't expect to share oxygen with someone else.
He struggled to climb up and rest. As he finally accomplished his goal, Raido collapsed on all fours and gasped for air.
A sudden shadow loomed over his crouched form and chuckled with a slight purr in his throat.
"You're such a softie…nii-chan."
Raido held his breath as he heard the haunting voice. The images of the past flashed in his head: the "happy" moments, the sudden betrayal, the death of his mother…and his brother's face.
"Nekoro-niisan…" Raido growled under his breath. The man in front of him grew lighter silver hair and inherited the same purple eyes. His canine teeth glimmered through his smirk.
"Foolish brother…it's fate for you to be a shinobi…and I to be a Kyuubi."
The fact jolted Raido's senses and forced him to jump to his feet. He glared at Nekoro with chagrin and raised his fists.
"A Kyuubi!?" Of course, the one person he hated the most would be his enemy. "Perfect…now I can kill you!"
Raido clapped his hands together and made the sign of the monkey. Before he was able to perform an attack, Nekoro chuckled loud enough for his brother to hear. The younger brother froze his strike and pondered. 'What the fuck is he laughing about?'
"Still trying to be a hero, aren't you?"
His words drilled through Raido. Nekoro said the exact same thing seven years ago…
"Raido…g-get out of here!" Her bloody hand reached out to his whimpering form. She couldn't move a single bone in her body as her firstborn walked closer.
"Raido…run…"
The assassin raised the famed Ikazuchi katana, which was forbidden to be of use. Perpendicular to the ground, he prepared to force it through the woman that released him into the world.
Raido stared in horror at the boy who was once his idol. To think that such a person would turn against his own family…
"Nekoro-niisan, DON'T!!"
The woman struggled to turn her head and cast sympathetic eyes on Nekoro, although they would never reach him.
"Nekoro-chan…"
Before he could be convinced to think twice, he plunged the sword down and killed his mother.
"NO!!"
Raido gritted his teeth at the memory. Their mother tried everything to protect both of them.
"But she was foolish," Nekoro sneered. He didn't give one ounce of deference to their maternal parent. "To protect someone so weak…it's a fool's game."
In a fury, Raido stepped back and made the sign of the ox again.
"EARTH STYLE: EARTH FLOW RAMPART!!"
The ground beneath them began to crack, shifting and shaping every moment. Raido expected him to flinch or move around, but Nekoro stayed absolutely still, along with the young felines surrounding him.
A sudden hill rose and took Raido up high in elevation, surpassing his brother's height. Looking down, Nekoro's expression didn't change at all.
'I'm going to change that!' Raido jumped down headfirst, aiming for his brother. He held out a hand with bent fingers and large chunks of rock hurled out of the hill.
Nekoro's eyes laid on Raido's foolish attacks. "You'll die, despite what you try."
"Shut up!!" He swung his arm, telepathically throwing the rocks at Nekoro. The soaring boulders closed in on him, waiting to dust his bones.
But before the boulders could even touch him, Nekoro gracefully back flipped to avoid danger. The boulders smothered into the mountaintop, dust and pebbles flying everywhere. A huge crater was left in his place, but he escaped without a scratch.
Raido landed in the crater on his feet, frustrated that he missed his target. He glared at the man who was his brother before lunging at him.
"Damn you!!"
His tantrum was cut short as two white tigers leapt out from behind Nekoro and faced Raido. They bared long sharp fangs, deadly claws, piercing eyes, and rough fur. The growl under their throats made Raido stiffen up.
Nekoro chuckled with triumph. "You got no chance; you're already getting cold feet!" Immediately, the white tigers jumped at Raido, sinking their teeth into his left leg and right shoulder. Blood leaked into their mouths, satisfying their taste. Raido winced at the pain; he felt like poison was pouring into his veins, slowly taking his life.
"Give up, little brother. You can't help anyone, even yourself!"
Raido looked up to the sky and held his breath. A figure with flowing blond hair dropped down from the sun and held a tanto above Nekoro's head.
"Miss Kurusu--!!"
But his brother was one step ahead. Nekoro spun around and slapped away the tanto.
"Solar priestess!!"
Himeko squeaked as he caught her by the neck, almost crushing her windpipe. She was dangled over the cliff, gasping for air while holding onto Nekoro's arm.
"Is this the power of the priestess!? This…"
Nekoro's grip tightened and she released a high pitched scream. Himeko's strength was brought down to a dearth of energy. His irises became slit-like as his anger grew.
"IS NOTHING!!"
She began to believe it was the end until someone rammed his whole body into her adversary. Nekoro rolled to the side; his ribs were bursting with pain.
The tigers released their fangs from Raido and snarled at the young man that held Himeko close. His hazel eyes glared straight back at the felines as Himeko looked up at him.
"Souma!"
His visage stayed fierce. "Himeko, are you all right now?"
She lightly blushed and nodded. "The-Thank you…"
Raido slouched on the ground, trying to stop the bleeding.
'Souma…the tigers…!!'
But the felines stood no chance against him. Souma quickly kicked one aside and faced the other one. The tiger pounced on his small stature until he grabbed its front leg and swung around.
"Get away from Himeko!!"
Souma let go of the tiger and swung it directly at the first one. They collided with each other, driving off the edge of the cliff. Their roars echoed through the chasm as they plummeted down to their end.
He tried to catch his breath before turning to the wounded ninja.
"Are you okay, Ikazuchi? Nothing vital?" Raido stood up with some pain, but dealt with it.
"Yeah…I'll be fine." He looked at the place where Nekoro rolled away; his brother was nowhere to be found. Raido felt guilty for not catching him on time.
Souma looked over at Himeko, who tried to fix herself after her hair-raising experience. He viewed her cute figure, his blood began to heat up, wishing for once and only once…Himeko wasn't in love with a woman.
Later on, I'll go over my models for the four shinobis. Hopefully everything will be clear then. See ya later!