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Chapter 14:Descend
Standing behind the door of Artemis' house was her next door neighbor, a middle aged brown haired man who held a large amount of mail in his hands."Hi, I think your mail got sent to me by mistake an- Wow, I didn't know it was Halloween!" The man called as he stepped back to observe Naruto. Over his face he still wore his handmade Shadow Knight mask, and the eery black paint of a twisted smile, but he had replaced his bullet proof vest with yet another, this one a black replica of his military styled one, this one without his skull imprint. On the sides of his shoulders, attached to the vest were two bullet proof black masks one would see in a museum, one a happy clown face and the other a sad clown face.
Attached to both protective masks was a tattered black cloak that extended down to Naruto's feet, a hood coming up off of the top and covering the top of his skull, casting a shadow from which his mask peered eerily from. Seeing as he had no sleeves, Naruto wore black elbow pads that held the shape of a demonic black skull on the backs of his elbows. He still wore the leather greaves with its light black strings, though his murderous looking fingernails, as well as his toenails, seemed to have been painted black. Wrapped around his waist was a bulky utility belt, the same as he had always worn.
The pants that the belt was wrapped around were black, military styled pants that seemed to have attachments and built in Knee pads (Punisher: Warzone). The pants extended downwards to pool around Naruto's ankles with his cloak, shoes still not being worn at this point in time. Strapped to his back and hilts poking out from under his cloak was Red Queen and his sword/ spear. Put into his military vest gun holsters were two Beretta's, not his as someone else was obviously using them. Strapped onto the sides of his utility belt was his M1911's and onto the back the AK-47 he had taken upon his escape from Weapon X. Replacing his Caliber .50 GL were three knives that were strapped to his thigh. The knives were in the shape of what he remembered were 'Kunai Knives' but smaller and with more agility. In the same place on his opposite thigh sat three more of them, though these were larger. Tightened around his ankles were knife holster which held his four combat knives, which poked put from underneath his pants.
Shadow Knight stared at the man in front of him whom stepped back wearily."Wait a minute... You don't live here, who are you, I'm calling the cops!"The man cried as he began backing away quickly before Shadow Knight quickly withdrew one of his Beretta's, placing a bullet straight between the man's eye before watching as he fell.
"No, I'm sorry, you're not." With that, Shadow Knight stepped over the man's corpse before he walked off down the sun light filled streets before he quickly scaled a building, his eyes taking in the sights that laid before him with a smirk...
~Naruto's 'Rescue' Squad, Five Minutes Later~
Artemis let out a gasp as she took in the deceased form of her neighbor, the others with her rushing into the house as she dropped to her knees, closing the man's eyes. She bowed her head, saying a short a meaningful prayer for the man before she stood back to her feet, the team exiting her house with Red Arrow shaking his head."He's gone. He got most of his stuff and got out. Your mom didn't even know, she's still asleep." Artemis nodded as she continued to gaze upon the dead body amongst them.
"His motorcycle keys?" Artemis questioned, to which Bullseye answered, shaking his head in a negative way.
"All gone. Kid got what he wanted and disappeared. Weapons, Armor, money, keys, gone." Artemis lowered her gaze with a sigh before she began to formulate a plot within her mind, her eyes in a distant gaze.
"Alright... Red Hood, Arrow, Bullseye, get rid of the body, and remember, he can't be found. Sure, without him making appearances people will start looking but without the body they'll have nothing. And make sure to bury him, he at least deserves that much. Batgirl, Laura, you two go and see if you can find out anything about Naruto, I have a mission with 'Young Justice'. Everyone be careful, and keep an eye out for Naruto... Because we're nothing but insects compared to him."
Nodding, the team split apart through the day, all working on their assigned portions, Bullseye sighing."What is it?" Red Arrow questioned as they lifted the dead body off of the ground.
"I'm just trying to figure out how no one saw this guy's body in Broad Daylight!" Bullseye answered with a desperate shake of his masked head.
"... Good point.."
~Naruto, Metatropolis~
Naruto smirked as he stared down onto the team of Young Justice, who had just finished completing a mission which in which involved a short battle. Cracking his neck, he spoke to himself,"There Is Not Room For Death, Nor Atom That His Might Could Render Void: Thou- Thou Art Being And Breath, And What Thou Art... May Never Be Destroyed." Shadow Knight spoke, a poem, whilst drawing his spear. Jumping from the building he stood atop, Shadow Knight's feet made no noise as they connect with the concrete ground before he lurched forwards, slicing Kid Flash's back, the boy releasing a cry as he stumbled forwards.
The team swung on their heels, tensing and preparing to battle as Artemis' eyes widened upon taking in the new figure that had made itself known."And so We meet again." Shadow Knight spoke, his lips rising as the twisted paint coming from it rose into that of a Joker like smile. Shadow Knight cracked his neck as Kid Flash ground, falling to one knee from his new wound. Aqualad frowned as he stared into the, somewhat, eery eyes of their new opponent, the form of the man seemingly familiar to the Atlantian Boy.
"Do we know you?" Aqualad questioned as Shadow Knight smirked, one side of his painted smile rising whilst the other dropped before he cracked his knuckles, swinging his spear from hand to hand with unmatched expertise.
"You don't remember me? Of course not." Shadow Knight spoke with his twisted paint smile."You remember me as Taskmaster, but now, now I'm Shadow Knight." The, non Batman, Dark Knight answered, his eyes watching the team of Young Heroes."Never the less, even with my name and costume change, you still owe me... And I intend to collect, today!" With that, Shadow Knight lurched forwards, is spear swing with expertise as Robin jumped backwards, avoiding being slashed.
Smirking, Shadow Knight dodged to the side as Superboy came charging at him before he jumped forwards, charging the ground underneath the boy of steel, sending him flying through the air and crashing into brick walls as it exploded."You know what I hate about this team?" Shadow Knight questioned as the remaining, standing members, Artemis, Aqualad, Robin, and Miss Martian."You all just rush head first into battle. No plan, no form, just trying to bulldoze everything in sight down. Hell, if I hadn't been a mercenary when you found me I would probably have been the same. But I'm not, I came prepared, and none of you are leaving here unscathed."
With that, Shadow Knight lurched forwards once again, slinging his spear dangerously, Robin once again jumping backwards to get away, though the spear extended, slicing straight through Robin's tunic, the boy falling back onto the ground with a pained grunt. Smirking, Shadow Knight jumped backwards, Aqualad crashing into the spot he had been standing on. Lurching forwards, Shadow Knight's foot slammed into the side of the white haired boy's head, which snapped to the side.
Shadow Knight laughed, hollowly, as he dodged arrows, Superboy flying over him as his body bent backwards, his head coming to touch his heels. Coming back up, Shadow Knight grasped the back of the Superman Clone's shirt, charging it with his purple energy before allowing it to explode, Superboy flying forwards with his head slamming into a metal door. Shadow Knight cracked his neck, slinging his spear behind him as he avoided another barrage of arrow, as well as Miss Martian, slashing Aqualad. With a hollow laugh, the spear shot forwards, slamming into Superboy before Shadow Knight twisted the weapon to the side, the blade breaking at the tip as another grew in its place.
Smirking, Shadow Knight knocked Superboy backwards, the Clone groaning in pain. Spinning on his heels, Shadow Knight observed the final two remaining Young 'Heroes', his twisted paint smile shining out from underneath his mask as Artemis and Miss Martian took steps backwards. His smile still painted onto his face, Shadow Knight observed the downed four males of the team, all with marks from Shadow Knight's spear before he reached into his utility belt, forcing the remaining two members of the team to tense.
Smirking, Shadow Knight removed a pack of Cigarettes and a Box of Matches before he lit one of the cancer stick, taking a long drag off of it."Your teammates aren't getting up." Shadow Knight spoke as he released a long stream of smoke."The blade of my spear is made out of adamantium, not even Superboy there can break it. And the blade itself is dipped with a poison that quickly spreads throughout its victims body. The poison doesn't kill or anything, but it forces the victim to experience pain so intense that they aren't able to do anything but fall to the ground and pass out. Superboy there, though, he's got a real problem. That blade, the more you try to dig it out, the farther it buries itself in you."
Miss Martian gasped at the revelation as Shadow Knight put his cigarette out on Robin's cape, a piece of gum replacing itself in his mouth before he lurched forwards, seemingly in a blur before he came behind Miss Martian, his arm wrapping around her neck."This must bring back memories for you- Sportsmaster holding you like this, me catching you after he threw you... Ah memories." Shadow Knight spoke as Artemis' eyes gained a conflicted look, Miss Martian struggling heavily."You know, if you weren't so soft hearted, to tell you the truth, I'd probably like you more than you do that worthless clone... Oh well!" With that, Shadow Knight's elbow slammed into the back of Miss Martian's neck, the girl slumping unconscious as he dropped her.
Smirking, Shadow Knight lurched forwards once again, slamming Artemis into the brick wall behind her, forcing her to lose her grip on her weapons as the 'Insane Icon' held her hands beside her head. Shadow Knight stared at her as she glared back."What the hell do you think you're doing? Do you know how worried everyone has been about you?" Artemis questioned, her teammates too groggy to understand anything that was coming out of either of their mouths. Shadow Knight smirked before he leaned forwards, pressing his lips onto Artemis', the girl's eyes widening.
Artemis made a sound which formed as a moan as she closed her eyes, Shadow Knight releasing her hands as her arms wrapped around his neck. Shadow Knight lifted the blonde haired 'Heroine' up, her legs wrapping around his waist as her back once again hit the wall behind her, Shadow Knight's tongue darting out from his black painted lips and moving it along Artemis' own. Artemis moaned, her mouth opening as her tongue darted out to meet Shadow Knight's, the two fighting for dominance between each other, Shadow Knight quickly winning.
The two's tongues swirled around each others as Shadow Knight explored Artemis' mouth, a few times fighting Artemis' tongue for domination before the Insane Icon pulled his head back, his lips leaving Artemis' as he unwrapped her limbs from his body, the blonde girl instantly falling against the wall behind her, knees weak. Walking over to Robin, Shadow Knight shifted through his utility belt, taking items such as a Bata-rang, holo-computer, Ect.
Cracking his neck with a smirk, Shadow Knight waled back to stand in front of Artemis, the girl's eyes instantly drawing to him."Catch you on the mercenary side, Artemis." The Insane Master Mercenary spoke as he withdrew smoke bombs from his utility belt, throwing them to his feet, and literally going up and into smoke, leaving the team of beaten 'Heroes' alone by their beaten selves.
~Naruto~
Naruto cracked his neck before rolling his shoulders, his painted smile rising up into an even more twisted version before staring straight at the back of the man's head who sat working on mechanical items in front of him."Tony Stark?" He questioned, the man stopping and turning to face the Insane Icon.
"I'd usually say who's asking but yeah, I'm Tony Stark... What are you, getting ready for Halloween, and what do you want?"
"Well first, no, this is to me what your Ironman suit is to you. And second, I want to... Make a Deal with you, Money's no problem..."
True Mortal:I'm sorry it's short, I just wanted to put this out to see what people thought, Naruto's new look, the Romance part, the deal... Don't ask about the deal please... The SECOND reason I ended so early is I wanted to put a challenge out to anyone who uses Deviantart and can draw any or all of the costumes that Naruto has worn in this story. If you DO draw him, let me know, I kind of want to see what he would ACTUALLY look like in the outfits. Thanks! And remember, the whiskers are jagged, not straight.
Also, to this one guy on here, won't say his name, confidential, if you don't like the story, why do you keep reading it? GROW UP! And find another story!