Hi readers, well this chapter was posted earlier than I had intended so the 3rd chapter will also be posted sooner than expected xD Not sure for how long I can keep up at that pace but we'll see. Thank you everyone who has read and I hope you enjoy this one.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto (only Sunnora and a few new characters will appear in this chapter).
Chapter 2: "The Arrival"
"I'LL KILL YOU, I SWEAR I WILL KILL YOU JASHIN D…." she screamed but her voice trailed off as she was pulled into the light and gone from the realm she called home.
The deep voice remained in the room letting forth a low chuckle.
"I know you will my daughter…I know you will".
"RUTALLI…I WILL KIL-", her anger only increased as she realized she didn't even get the last word. It took a minute for her head to clear from the anger.
'Well what a huge surprise both realms are surrounded in darkness' Sunnora sarcastically thought as she looked around. She had only blinked and less than a second later she had been teleported from the realm the girl had only known to this bizarre new land. She had studied this realm as a child but only knew what she did from books, being here firsthand was something new to her. However one thing did catch her immediate attention as she was comparing the two, when inhaling in this new land it didn't hurt her lungs and chest. The sensation was overwhelming as the young girl started inhaling rapidly.
"I could get used to this", she said out loud and continued the deep breathing. Looking around she started picking up multiple differences from the two realms. Some she liked, some not so much. 'This realm is quite noisy if this keeps up I'll go look for whatever is making the noise and kill it slowly' she thought as she heard crickets chirping as well as the occasional nocturnal bird.
She started walking to nowhere in particular and noticed the scroll her father had assigned to her with her order inscribed inside just a bit ahead of her path.
'Well I won't be needing that', she kicked it aside and continued on.
"If Jashin thinks just because he sent me here without my approval that I'll follow accordingly he has another thing coming", just then her head started throbbing with an unimaginable pain. The young girl was accustomed to pain and didn't mind it but this time it was different, it was as if being in this new realm had changed the level of pain or as if her body had changed in some way. She had felt this pain only once before but it was very long ago.
The goddess doubled over in agony and let out a scream while holding her head in her hands. It was too much, and she couldn't even think of what to do, as she fell to the ground. The pain lessened and her brain registered what happened.
Standing up she shook her head in frustration. "This damn bloodline", she said as she realized why she had been in so much pain just a minute before. Sunnora had never gone this long without killing, she was bloodthirsty and merciless, and as a child she was even more bloodthirsty and cynical and was only in eternal happiness after her kill was completely dead. She recalled clearly how she loved to toy and torture her victims as a toddler not killing them until she felt like their screams annoyed her to a certain point. She was always alone, that is the way her father wanted it to be and she didn't completely mind, the only time she was in the presence of others was for their sacrifice. She had grown out of the slow kill technique many years ago and now she killed instantly. The pleasure it brought her after her kill did lessen with the change in technique though but her temper had increased and her tolerance for the screaming and pleading sacrifices had definitely dwindled.
She had only felt this pain once before, 'it was when that happened'. She shook her head refusing to let that memory resurface.
Taking the long skinny katana from behind her she headed for the forest where she could clearly smell blood. She needed to sacrifice a soul to her realm.
Her instincts kicked in and the demon girl went full speed to her prey. Her eyes originally clear blue had now taken their dominant color that only came forth when in this state. Eyes turned blood red and her speed rose as if faster than teleportation. She didn't go into this state much, it wasn't necessary most of the time, but right now she was desperate, and in this state she just couldn't help going back to the old technique, her demon side loved the slow torture and toying most of all.
The demon goddess came to a stop when she noticed the smell of blood around her increased. She grinned as she realized that not only was there going to be one sacrifice but multiple ones. Sunnora chanted a few words while grabbing her emblem and in an instant was completely out of anyone's range of senses like a ghost. The girl stepped among her victims. Counting in her head she noted four males and two females. 'Oh this will be fun'.
"You sure we're going the right way Katsuro-kun?" one of the girls spoke to the boy by her side.
"Yes Mayomi-san, don't be scared, you think some animal is going to attack us?" he chuckled and pointed at one of the other boys, "Kenta let Mayomi see it", the boy said in a tone that unnerved the girl.
The boy nodded and pulled out a large katana from his bag.
Mayomi's eyes widened and looked from boy to boy. "Why do you have that with you Kenta-san?"
The boy stayed silent but one of the other boys spoke for him. "It makes him feel more like a man, isn't that right Kenta?" all the boys and the other girl laughed except for Mayomi and Kenta.
"Hisao stop picking on Kenta and guys this isn't funny, we should have taken another route, I think we're going to get lost", Mayomi said.
"Don't freak Mayomi-san, Kenta might be the one carrying the katana but the only one that knows how to use it is me", the boy said pounding his chest a few times. The girls rolled their eyes and the boys lightly hit the boy on his back.
Laughter erupted from the group.
"Fine, but my mother is expecting me home in ten minutes so let's hurry".
"Mayomi-san I promise we'll get you home in less than two minutes", Katsuro said.
"Oi Katsuro, look!" Hisao shouted as he pulled his bag from behind him and also displayed a medium sized katana.
"WHOA! Hisao where have you been hiding that beauty?"all the boys crowded around the boy and looked.
"You're not the only one that can use a katana Katsuro", Hisao pulled the katana from his bag and showed off a few of his slashes in mid air.
"Oh? I didn't know you even liked that kind of stuff Hisao", Katsuro said looking at the boy in front of him still showing off his stances.
"Yup, I was going to become a shinobi but my mother freaked when I brought it up, so I have been secretly training, I'm going to become much much better and then she'll really have no other option than to let me join the academy". The boy grinned showing off all his teeth.
"If you think you're so good Hisao how about testing your skills off on me", Katsuro grabbed the katana from Kenta and lifted the sword in front of his face signaling the other boy to make the first move.
Everyone looked from boy to boy.
"Okay, how will we know who the winner is?"
"Uhh..how about the first to unarm the other wins?"
"Deal"
Both boys took their stances unwilling to move. Hisao had trained a bit but never with the actual katana that he kept hidden. Katsuro's father collected katanas and trained with the boy when he was still a little kid. His father passed away not long after and the boy quit training for obvious reasons. This was the first year he was enrolled in the academy, only joining because he promised his father he would, there he had met Mayomi and the rest of the group. Hisao was his friend before he met the rest and quickly became an addition to the group of beginner shinobis. Truth be told he didn't want to have this match but he always spoke too much in Mayomi's presence, and right now he only wanted to prove to the girl he could protect her if need be.
Both boys locked eyes and moved ahead the clash of steel breaking the silence.
"You block quite well Hisao"
The boy chuckled and continued the sparring.
Sunnora watched the battle with hungry eyes. She was quite patient when it came to timing but when in her demon mode the allure was just too much and her feet moved on their own.
"Please guys, can we save this for another time…what about getting home in less than two minutes huh? Katsuro?"
"Give me fifteen seconds Mayomi-san, I'll finish this match by then and rush you home as promised", the boy said and winked at the girl.
Mayomi blushed and looked away.
"Fifteen seconds huh? Quite confident in yourself aren't you Katsuro?" Hisao chuckled but took the opportunity to swing his blade in just the perfect blind spot.
Everyone's eyes widened as they saw the grass beneath their feet start turning red. Eyes darted around and everyone gasped as an arm lay on the ground.
"KATSURO!" Mayomi pushed everyone aside as she fumbled under her feet to Katsuro's side. The boy lay on the ground unconscious, his arm two feet away from the rest of his body.
Tears started forming in the girl's eyes and she looked around frantically, her mouth moving but words were unable to come out.
"HISAO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" Kenta and the two others gathered around the unconscious boy and all glared at the boy standing looking horrified. His katana still in hand.
"I…I…do..don't know…did I do this?"
The all looked at the boy with bewildered looks.
"OFCOURSE YOU DID YOU STUPID IDIOT, WHO ELSE COULD HAVE DONE IT?" the girl screamed as the words were now able to form.
Suddenly a light chuckle filled the silence.
Sunnora chanted the words from earlier but this time in reverse and appeared before the group.
"Are you sure these are your friends kid?" Sunnora questioned the boy, his mouth agape.
She continued, "Because they seriously wouldn't be the best choice when it comes to judgment", she looked away from the boy and faced the huddled crowd behind her.
"Look at his katana kids, do you see any drop of blood?" the demon saw the four pair of eyes shift to the katana in Hisao's grip.
"Exactly so now…who could have done it?" the demon goddess whistled innocently as she noticed the desperation of their brains trying to put two and two together.
Mayomi's eyes widened letting tears spill that she had been holding back, her hand lifted and a finger was pointed at the demon goddess.
"I..It w-was y-you", the girl whispered and everyone's eyes widened as they realized what she had been pointing to.
"BINGO! You kids aren't as dumb as I pegged you to be but you are all pretty stupid" and with that she lifted her katana over her head, blood dripping from the tip over her head.
"Now kiddies, who wants to volunteer to be next?"
Everyone paled at her words.
"Well at least you're not stupid enough to run", she chuckled, "because that's the sure fire way to be picked first".
That wasn't true, they all wanted to run but their bodies were frozen.
"Technically not first seeing as your friend there is already half dead, not sure if that really counts", the goddess let out a loud chuckle.
"W-Why are you doing this?!" Mayomi stated, obviously holding back her anger managing to keep her voice as calm as possible.
Sunnora raised her arms, palms out on either side of her face as if wrongly accused of something.
"Oh? Are you mad girly? I was only helping your friend here….weren't the rules of this little match to unarm the opponent?" she giggled and looked back to the boy.
"Looks like you won kid, no thanks is necessary" and a laughing fit from the demon goddess started as she turned back to the group.
Sunnora continued laughing but stopped when she felt a strong sensation reaching from her spine to the middle of her ribcage.
She looked down and noticed the large katana had been pierced through her body. The once clean katana was now covered in dark blood.
The group gasped at the scene before their eyes, when had this quiet evening of being a couple minutes late for curfew turned into this nightmare?
Sunnora coughed out the blood stuck in her throat.
She was actually quite surprised by this. Nothing like this had ever happened, no one had ever dared to attack the goddess but it seemed things ran a bit different in this realm.
Sunnora turned back to the boy and smiled, "I really underestimated you boy, I mean, you went from blah my mommy won't let me become a shinobi blah blah to stabbing a demon in the back".
Everyone had the same question swarming in their mind.
'A demon?'
"Seeing as you stabbed me how about I return the favor?" the katana in the demon's hand came forth with such speed that no one had any time to move, they all closed their eyes and awaited the worst.
But the worst never came.
Opening their eyes confusion surfaced as they saw the demon goddess clutching the ground in a fetal position. The katana she once held was now by her side.
"DAMN IT!" she screamed as the pain from earlier started up again.
The group took this chance as if they were witnessing a miracle and gathered their strength. The two girls collected the arm and Katsuro's katana as the boys lifted their still unconscious friend and ran as fast as they could from the frightening demon.
Sunnora watched as the group got further and further away from her and cursed her luck to hell.
The red demonic eyes gave way to clear blue and her pain lessened.
She sat up and grabbed her katana putting it back in its sheath.
She could quickly have caught up to them and killed them off but had now realized that it wasn't bad luck that had caused the pain to start at just that moment.
It was her father's doing.
"DAMN IT JASHIN!"
'He's not going to let me kill until I take the order so typical of him'
Sunnora stood and dusted her clothes.
"I always get so messy in that state", she said as she noticed the blood stains on her clothes.
"I agree Sunnora-sama"
She looked up, taking in the familiar robes and necklace with the family crest only devote Jashin worshippers were allowed to own. 'One of Jashin's priests' she thought as she rolled her eyes.
"Sunnora-sama, sorry for the suddenness of the information but Jashin-sama has ordered me to inform you that you shall not be allowed to fulfill any killings until you agree to take the first issued order".
"Yes..I already realized as much"
"He also ordered me to warn you that the pain and duration will only increase"
The raven haired girl internally sighed.
"And if you can be so kind as to let me make a suggestion Sunnora-sama"
"What is it?"
"Please remove that katana from your chest, it makes me quite queasy" the priest said and turned his head.
Sunnora rolled her eyes and pulled the sword out, the slight sting making her narrow her eyes.
"Arigatou hime-sama, I will now take my leave", and with that the priest was gone from this realm leaving a light trace of purple glow.
She sat down and watched her body heal itself almost instantly, her ripped clothing also going back to as if the incident had never happened.
The goddess strolled along the forest for about thirty minutes until she was back to the spot of arrival. Noticing the scroll had not even moved an inch from when she had kicked it she picked it up and started the unsealing chant.
The scroll opened and the young goddess took in the information it held. A deep frown appearing on the calm flawless face.
"Oh you have to be freaking kidding me!"
Well that's it for Chapter 2, original Naruto characters will be appearing from chapter 3 and on. Thanks again, please review (: