Holy Reanimator

by Bosmi

From the beginning of time those with faith have always been rewarded with blessings from the lord, but who is to say that every blessing is the same. Some are born with the ability to control light, some with the ability to heal… and some… some have earned the ability to control corpses… Sounds unfair, doesn't it? For his enemies that is…

1) The holy blessing of a deceased Deity

"Bless you Bishop. We are exceedingly glad to have such a sensible young believer join our ranks in the eternal mission to spread the glory of our lord to the masses. May his light guide and protect you through your journey on this sinful earth. Amen!" Finishing the prayer, the Cardinal proceeded to trace one last cross on the forehead of the young man kneeling before him while smiling in satisfaction.

Through thousands of years the church had continued to exist and thrive in the mortal world despite all the dangers that encroached upon its every corner. Despite the devious fallen angels that tempted any mortals foolish enough to contact them and the hideous devils that preyed on humanity, the Church had continued to stay strong as a symbol of hope that protected the foolish sinners from powers that were far beyond their understanding. But prayers and pure belief could only take you so far, so the ones who protected the church through all those centuries have been young men willing to lay their lives down to extend the faith of the one true God, the exorcists. A profession fraught with danger that promised a short life to the few and salvation to the many.

But let it not be said that the church did not reward its faithful followers like the man before the Cardinal. As a young man he had continued to faithfully serve the church, fighting against both dark beings and monsters, until finally saving a young holy maiden from the manipulations of a devil at the ripe age of 21. And now, as a reward for his faithful years of service and his significant contributions in eliminating corruption within the church itself the man was to be bestowed with an honor that few have ever been entitled to: the rank of Bishop and a Holy Sacrament.

Contrary to what many may have thought the fact that God had seemingly died did not mean that his power had disappeared from the world. A being of such power could never truly disappear, and while his corporeal from had long since disappeared, it did not change the fact that the Heavens continued to exist in a separate plane. God continued to exist, just not in a manner that most of the believers could ever understand. He existed in the hearts and souls of his believers and that was more than enough for the old Cardinal to not lose faith in light of the lord.

A further confirmation of the fact that God's will still exists was the presence of Holy Sacraments inside the church clergy. The Sacraments were traditionally granted by God's will to any member of the church who achieved the rank of Bishop or higher. Not every member that ever became Bishop earned a Sacrament, but those that did would surely become a core member of the church in the near future due to the unique properties of the sacraments.

Snapping out of his short reverie the Cardinal then reconcentrated on the youth that was still kneeling before himself. Boasting a head of curly brown hair, the young man continued to look forwards with those greenish blue eyes of his that showed his extraordinary conviction to save others even if it meant hurting himself. For a few seconds those eyes reminded the Cardinal of his own youth, when he had taken up the sword to fight against the vampires in Romania by himself to save a young and beautiful countryside girl he fell in love with all those years ago, but those time have passed and now the time has come for him to pass up his torch to a new generation, a generation that may very likely be led by the very same boy that kneeled before himself.

"Bishop Raffaello. It is my greatest happiness to finally congratulate you for both becoming a Bishop and gaining what many can only dream of, a Holy Sacrament. As a caring man I believe that you will not fall into temptation to abuse its power, and will only exercise its divine might for the betterment of the church and humanity as a whole."

"By your will Cardinal Leopold."

"Good, good! Then I await with trepidation the opportunity to witness the blessing the Sacrament has provided to you in addition to its light holy properties. You must know that every Sacrament is unique in regard to their abilities, but no ability is useless and I trust that you will develop it with care irrespective of whether it is an active fighting ability or a passive healing one."

Standing up from his kneeling position the young man lightly flexed his shoulders to shake of the soreness he accumulated during the ceremony while accidentally flaunting his athletic and well-trained body before lightly bowing his head.

"I will strive to fulfill your expectations to the best of my abilities Cardinal." Raising his head slightly the now named Raffaello smiled towards his superior who has provided him with support during his first years as an exorcist. "And thank you for everything… father."

Gazing at the retreating back of his son Leopold just shook in humor as he already knew that his foster son was still embarrassed to call him father even after all those years they had known each other. He had cared for hundreds of children during his role as the main caretaker of the Holy Creek Orphanage, but Raffaello was truly one of the most unique children he had ever met. One that never ceased to bring him surprises that continued to brighten his old soul.

-Raffaello-

'CRACK'

Slamming his head down into the table before him the young Bishop could only groan in annoyance. It had already been 20 years since his soul had come to this strange world he remembered as piece of literature in his past life. He had died relatively young in his past life, but fortunately he had been granted the chance to retry his life due to the Gaia of this world requiring his help. From what he had understood he was chosen for this chance because of some vague reason related to his soul wavelength being compatible with the world, but it didn't matter in the end.

After bringing him to this dimension Gaia had granted him a gift called the World Tree seed that was formed from the culmination of energy available in a single world. She later explained that she knew about the future invasion that this world will suffer, and she could only put her hopes into him to save her due to his soul wavelength being compatible with the seed. Afterwards she also notified him that the world will have changes from the one he knew of before finally entering into a slumber due to the energy required to condense the seed.

And that is how he, Raffaello Verde became a young exorcist trainee for the church. Despite all the doubts he had about the church due to the anime of his past life, he had rapidly found out that the church was far from useless like it was in the novels. In place of a corrupt and useless organization, here it was a gathering of professionals who aimed for the betterment of humanity. Of course, there did exist bad apples, but the church had still managed to leave an overwhelmingly positive image in his mind overall.

While working as an exorcist he had also managed to find that the seed inside him had already germinated and grown into a small sapling that did not actively act in anyway, but passively continued to absorb the surrounding energies which in turned enhanced his own body as a side effect. Additionally, he found himself increasingly close to nature, seemingly gained a demi sage mode that he remembered seeing in an anime so long ago.

Due to both his stronger body and his demi sage mode he had managed to rack up a lot of contributions through the years, until finally several months ago he had finally saved a young Holy Maiden from falling into the hands of the fallen. As some may have already predicted this girl was Asia Argento, the girl that was excommunicated due to the corruption of a foolish priest.

After saving her he had made sure to inform Leopold of the catastrophe that was about to happen as the church nearly lost both a Sacred Gear user and a Holy Maiden in a single day. The higher ups predictably became enraged after they had been notified of the issue, and they made sure that the Priest that was bewitched by the devil 'learned his lesson'. Raffaello had some ideas of what that entailed, but he couldn't bother himself to care for the cunt who nearly destroyed an innocent girl's life for his personal gain.

Due to his contributions in saving Asia, the church had finally decided to promote him after the debacle, organizing the ceremony in a record time so that he could finally inherit the position of Bishop and possibly gain his Sacrament. And that is how he had arrived in the position he was now, equipped with a powerful sacrament that blessed him with both Holy Light manipulation as well as a unique ability that he hadn't disclosed yet due to the fact that he hadn't identified it yet… which was a lie of course.

The ability was actually the reason for his recent headache, as everyone expected him to gain a strong and respectable ability, but what he got instead was fucking corpse manipulation. The ability had some requirements like the freshness of the corpse and the positive alignment of the body owner during life, but other than that it was a great ability that reanimated the bodies in a way not to dissimilar to the way Impure World Reincarnation did it. Not only that but the Holy Sacrament also provided him with two levels of corpse control, the first being a complete control in exchange for a loss in strength of the body, and the second being only partial control in exchange for the corpse gaining consciousness and receiving the full power they wielded during the life.

Sounds great right? Well, it wasn't. First of all, the corpses had both a lack of life aura and cracks on their bodies so it was impossible for anyone to mistake them for live people. The power to control them would surely be frowned upon in the church, even if not outright discriminated against due to it coming from a Holy Sacrament. But he could endure some criticism as long as it strengthened him, no, the problem was how he would gain the bodies themselves.

Any strong fighter with a positive alignment that was part of the church deserved to be buried with all the honors possible in the opinion of the church. Him taking such a body and desecrating a grave would be a great offence, one that he was not ready to commit yet due to the relationships he had formed during his life as an exorcist. He loved the community he grew in, and he for sure did not want to be separated from the small family he gained here.

But not everything was lost, as recently he had found a way to gain corpses without needing to go grave robing. He just simply had to ask his World Tree Sapling to bring him one from a different world once in a while so he wouldn't damage the tree itself due to crossing the void between worlds. And that is exactly what he did, and to his great relief he gained a body strong enough to make him ecstatic… before he actually had to communicate with its apparent owner. An obnoxious old man that didn't want to listen to any of his command, making it necessary to actually seal the consciousness unless he wanted Garp to fucking go and ransack the food storage of the church before going on a great voyage. Fuck that! His sealed strength was more than enough for the moment, and as for resealing the consciousness that was a question for the future when his standing became more stable.

"Brother Raffaello!"

Spinning around Raffaello's eyes widened as he witnessed a golden blur shooting towards him before it knocked him from his chair onto the ground as a beautiful young girl straddled him before brightly smiling while hugging his torso.

"I missed you so much bother! Everyone said that you would be back soon, and as soon as I saw father Leopold, I knew you would be here! I am so happy that you are finally back." Declared the young girl with a fire unexpected from a girl as soft looking as her.

Smiling lightly in return Raffaello slowly caressed her golden mane before softly answering her. "I am glad to see you as well Asia. And I certainly have missed you a lot, but don't you think that our position is a bit suggestive at the moment?"

For a few moments the room remained silent as Asia seemingly thought over his words before her face slowly started to heat up. At first it was just a tiny hint of redness, before her face went full on tomato red as the Holy Maiden jumped to her feet before rushing out of the room with an embarrassed squeak.

"I am glad you are back brother! And dinner will be ready in half an hour, please do not forget!" 'SLAM' Gazing at the clearly cracked door Raffaello's lips briefly twitched, reminding himself of how many times this has already happened before a sigh finally came out.

"I really wouldn't mind doing it with Asia, but I do not want to make her do anything she is not ready yet. I will just wait until she if finally ready to take our relation to the next level, and until then…" For a few seconds the image of a beautiful blonde swordsman appeared in Raffaello's mind, before he hurriedly dispelled it as he knew that his lover was busy at the moment, and relieving horniness was no reason for her to drop training Excalibur wielders to come and sate his lust.

'Huuuuuh' the problems of an active male in a church filled with naïve girls that did not know what they truly desired. The funniest thing is that the church of this world didn't even discriminate against harems due to the influence of Solomon, and actually encouraged it for people like Vasco, but it still promoted the idea that relations ought to be made due to love, something Raffaello agreed with. So here he was, stuck into a brilliant church with hundreds of beautiful nuns surrounding him while the greatest reason for his sexual frustration was not prepared to enter into a relationship yet despite the fact that she had an innate talent to seduce others with her inherent obviousness and pure temperament… while paradoxical this may truly be his hell on earth!

-Asia-

"Mamamama, what have I done again! I knocked brother Raffaello down again and seduced him, and then when I should have gone into attack, I actually became embarrassed. Muuu, I will never get him to recognize me as a woman if I continue to act like that!"

Walking down the hallways of the west wing Asia continued to mutter to herself about courage and the secret lessons given to her by the older sisters on how to get a man… 'Muuu, it was such an embarrassing name. How could they read something like this in broad daylight!? But if it is for brother Raffaello then maybe I should under candlelight…'

Caught up in her own thoughts Asia's face heated up severely before she rushed towards the room where her elder sisters held the 'forbidden books'.

-?-

"So that bastard became a Bishop?" Sitting in a dimly lit room a handsome man with a goatee and golden bangs continue to sip his drink while slowly reading the report he was provided by his secretary.

"Yeah. And it looks like he also received a Holy Sacrament so you can expect him to become much more dangerous than he had been before. I cannot await our next meeting when I would finally show him who is truly the superior one!"

Giving his godson an incredulous look, the leader of the fallen angels allowed a small sigh to escape himself as he lamented why the boy he adopted was such a goddamn battle maniac. He could understand if he was an ass or boobs freak, but why did it have to be a battle one!?

"Still mad at the way he ditched you last time Vali?" Seeing the pout forming itself on his godson's face Azazel couldn't help but smirk in amusement. It was truly great to remind the smug little shit that sometimes he failed in his missions despite being 'the strongest White Dragon Emperor'.

"We both know he cheated Azazel! He laid dead on the ground after one attack and when I disengaged my chainmail, he chugged a holy bomb in my face! If not for him being a coward my second attack would have broken all his bones for sure."

"Still doesn't change the fact that he made you retreat in embarrassment, now does it Vali?" Seeing the unrepentant look on his godson's face Azazel knew that nothing would change his mind about Raffaello being a coward who relied on surprise attacks, but this did not mean that Azazel wouldn't hold it over his head whenever he got too confident in himself. A Dragon Emperor beaten by an empowered human, Hah.

Not to say that Vali wasn't right in his assessment that he was incomparably stronger than the exorcist, but a loss is a loss and until the boy started to learn from his mistakes, he wouldn't be able to truly advance. Power was great, but there have been an innumerable number of powerful being who fell to weaker more devious ones. He would make sure that Vali wouldn't suffer the same fate, but he could not always protect the boy, so he would make sure to prepare him for the future, whatever it may be.

"Vali, I want you to promise me that you will not go after Bishop Raffaello until I give you the green lights, do you understand?"

Enraged the teen suddenly sprung up as his eyes zeroed up onto Azazel. "Do you think I will lose again!? I am the White Dragon Emperor and a measly exorcist would become a stain under my boots if I ever got serious!"

Gazing into the smoldering orbs of the young ball of rage and arrogance the fallen angel couldn't help but feel exasperated as a wave of exhaustion hit him. That is why he preferred the company of mature ladies in place of those young ones that were so full of angst that they couldn't even drink without becoming crying bundles of depression. Ugh, puberty.

"I am not saying that you are weaker than him Vali, quite the contrary actually. Even with a Holy Sacrament the exorcist would have at most reached high class at the moment. But you shouldn't forget that every single Sacrament boasts a unique ability just like a Sacred Gear, and we have no way of knowing what the ability will be until it is voluntarily revealed by the owner." Seeing clarity coming back to Vali's eyes Azazel silently released a sigh of relief. It looks like he wouldn't have to restrain the boy physically this time. Thanks, father, for the small mercies.

"But I could still take him" Oh for fuck's sake!

"You most definitely could Vali, but you have to remember that you are not the first White Dragon Emperor to enter into a fight without knowing what to expect from their opponents only to receive a loss due to that."

Hearing the voice of Albion from Vali's gauntlet Azazel released a breath of air he didn't know he held. No matter how arrogant Vali was, he wouldn't go against the advice of both his mentors, so he was safe for the moment. If only someone told him several millenniums ago that he would be grateful to this fucking white lizard he would have surely laughed in their faces… how the tables have turned.

"Fine, then I'll await for you to find out about his ability. But do not make me wait for too long Azazel. After all, whether you find anything or not, his time is coming, as it is my fate to make him pay for embarrassing the Strongest White Dragon Emperor in history!" 'Slam'

Closing his left eye while wincing at the cracks spreading alongside his exquisite Mahony door Azazel made the firm decision to find out something about Raffaello's ability as soon as the occasion appears. He wouldn't allow his godson to suffer the same fate as many of his friends did when facing off against an unknown Sacrament of the church. 'I'll be back Azazel… who were you lying to, Goliath?'

-? -

Sitting at a giant table in a dimly lit room full of dark drapes a young man continued to look over the reports he was given by his loyal subordinates.

"Raffaello Verde, how dare a worm like you take what is mine!? Just you wait, because I promise to take away everything you hold dear before killing you in the most horrible way I can think off. This is the punishment you deserve for daring to go against your superiors despite being a measly exorcist. Mwahahahahaha…"

'Tock, tock, tock'

"Young master it is time for dinner. In addition, your brother had asked you to stop with the villainous laugh before he comes to stop you himself. In his words it is unbecoming of someone of your status to laugh like that, and it may also be the reason why you have no lover yet, in addition to the fact that you have some pretty strange fetishes."

Breaking his laugh, the young man's face turned green for a second before he finally released a sigh of defeat knowing that there is no point in going against his brother.

"Coming!" Declared the young man leaving the room while leaving Raffaello's photo on the table with a knife inserted in his right eye.

-Siegfried-

'Urgh, I am telling you boss, that fucker called Raffaello is one crazy bastard. During the time we were both serving as exorcists we had fulfilled many missions together, and despite my greater power I could never beat him in contributions. His senses and perception are on a whole nother level, so unless you are prepared to lose a hand you shouldn't approach him." Stopping for a second to intake some air, Siegfried looked at his surroundings only to see that most of his so-called comrades were ignoring his advices, idiots. They didn't know how scary Raffaello's perception truly was and if they continued to treat it so dismissively then it would be their funeral that he would have to attend and not that of his ex-colleague.

"Look, I know you may not put someone around high class in your eyes, but only God knows how much scarier he became after getting his Holy Sacrament. If you want to march to your deaths, be my guest, but don't drag the whole Hero Faction with you cause I can promise that the moment you get on the bad side of that bastard, he would find you even if he had to drop into Tartarus itself. That is the type of guy he is."

Sitting at the head of the table Cao Cao proceeded to finish his salad before smiling towards everyone in the room. "Well now that Siegfried had finished his report, I think we should all take a break so we can deal with our own problems. The next meeting will be in 2 weeks, and I hope everyone will come on time. Adjourned!"

Gazing at the slowly disappearing magical circle that teleported Cao Cao away, the swordsman could only grind his teeth in frustration. He just got ignored by that arrogant bastard, and while he hoped that he was wrong, his instincts screamed that he would have to face Raffaello in the future, something he was not looking forward to. He had already had one too many fights against the bastard, and even with his new swords he was pretty warry to face against that bastard that now wielded a fuckin Holy Sacrament.

"Hahahaha, don't worry you weakling, I will make sure to take care of the fly you mentioned if I ever meet him." Slapping him on his shoulder the giant brute that called himself the descendant of Heracles burst out into laughter before heading out, confident that he was the strongest there is… A fool that wouldn't last minutes against himself, but there was no need to prove that at the moment, since arguing with delusional men was something he found to be quite crass.

Turning his sight to the right Siegfried caught sight of the only hero left in the room, Jeanne. Oh God, it was coming, wasn't it?

"Hah, big brother Rafael. Do you miss me as well?" … Nailed it!

-Raffaello-

'Achoo' Whipping my nose I couldn't help but tremble at the chills I continued to get. I knew that it must be my perception alerting me of someone thinking about me, but I have only ever known such a strong reaction from one single person… of damn, Jeanne heard about my new appointment, hadn't she!?

Don't get me wrong, she was certainly a loveable girl before running from the church, but the problem was that she was batshit crazy. A typical 'yandere' if I was to use the knowledge I retained form my past life to categorize her.

But anyway, out of sight out of mind. Jeanne could be dealt with once she comes knocking, and I was sure she would, after all she was pretty much obsessed with me since we were teens, if not from an even earlier period. Not the greatest thing, but still pretty nice as it confirmed that at least I've still got that 'boy next door' charm that helped me get laid in my past life.

Oh well, now was not the time to open that particular can of worms, as I had another one to deal with now that I've officially became a Bishop.

'Tuck, Tuck' "Bishop Raffaello, the documents you have asked for have been prepared, should I leave them here?

Looking at the beautiful woman smiling at me while holding a large file I couldn't help but wonder at how she had changed from the first moment we have met. I still remember the wounded woman I've met all those years ago. The pitiful lady who was nearly killed by those crazy Japanese exorcists and whom I have barely managed to save using the holy chants I have learned to stabilize someone's condition.

After all those years spent in the church, the broken woman that I saved had not only returned back to the splendor that she should have had from the beginning, but also became an integral part of the church I was responsible for, easily gaining the role of the 'big sister' of said institution. She was truly a beautiful and brave lady, one that I would protect to my last breath.

"Thank you, Shuri, you can leave the files here. Also, I hope you have prepared your luggage since we are scheduled to leave soon, and I am sure you would like to meet Akeno as soon as possible."

"Fufufu, everything has been prepared esteemed Bishop." Uttered the enticing sister while licking the corner of her lips. "And I will make sure to show my thankfulness to you for giving me the chance to finally meet my baby girl. And I can be very thorough when showing my gratitude, Brother Rafael~"

Leaving those words behind the temptress finally left my office leaving me alone to deal with the hard-on she created. Urgh, she was always like that, and now that I have also found a way for her to finally meet with her daughter with whom they only communicated through letter due to the whole Church/Devils schism, she was sure to become even more insufferable… Not that I've hated it. On the contrary, it was exceedingly enticing and I knew that she would instantly give me a happy ending if I just asked her, but this was a game between us about who would lose control of their lust first, and as the reigning champion I had no plans to lose!

But now I had something else to worry about other than Shuri's teasing. Opening the folder on my table my eyes silently took in all the information before a tired sigh came out of my mouth.

"The church had been the one who wronged you in the past Isaiah, and while I cannot change what has already occurred, as the new Bishop of the church it is my duty to at least tell you that we regret what has happened. For years hate had continued to fester within you, and as the one now responsible for the organization that created that hate inside you, I will do my best to save you from your own self destruction."

Taking a brief look to the left a small bag entered into my vision, a bag full of toys for children and other small possessions. "You are the inheritor of the wills of those children who suffered because of us, so the least I can do is to bring you what they had held close… Forgiveness for others can only occur once you have forgiven yourself, and I will make every effort possible to make sure that you forgive yourself, Isaiah."

-Void-

'Wheeeeeee, Wheeeeeeeeeeeee, WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE!'

Breaking every single rule of physics possible, a gargantuan crimson dragon continued to cheer through the void as the space around him fractured each time he tried to do one of his stunts.

"Bdoom, bdoom , bdoom, who's the greatest dragon!? I'm the greatest dragon! Bdoom, Bdoom, Bdoom…"

Not far away from the dragon a small girl with eyes as deep as the abyss continued to look at him with hate while muttering "Get out of my home you big, stupid lizard. Get out of here you red idiot. Baka Red find another place. Leave…"

This status quo continued for an unknown amount of time, for time had no meaning to beings as strong as the two standing in the void between their world and the 'Outside'. They were the two strongest dragons in the whole of creation, and the two safeguards that the World Will has created to protect itself from alien invasions. Seconds or years made no difference for them, and so the eternal match of stunts against insults continued uninterrupted… until suddenly the red dragon stopped moving.

"Hmmmmm?" Tilting its giant head, the dragon peered through the void seemingly trying to find something that was not there. "Hey Ophis, did you sense that?"

Hearing no response from his counterpart and feeling the distinct lack of usual insults the dragon turned around only to find that the space that housed Ophis earlier had now become empty.

"Heh, well it doesn't matter. While the entity that entered feels foreign, this aura that brought it in is really similar to the one of that big old tree. I still remember how it gave its sentience away all those years ago to repel those 'endbringers' while I was having my nap." For a few seconds Great Red allowed his mind to slip into a dream of the old times, when all of his friends were still awake and they continued to rend the universe apart, but alas…

"Not sure if the old green bastard is awakening or if it is one of his children, but ignoring it should amount to me repaying my debt. Heh, a Dragon always pays its debts old tree! If it becomes a problem, I'll take care of it later, but meanwhile I have something more important to take care of… Bdoom, Bdoom, Bdoom, I am a Dragon, I am the strongest!"

-Ophis-

She would find the one who just broke through the world protective film, and recruit him to kick out Baka Red! She knew for a fact that it was not old Yggy, she visited the old tree several years ago and found that it was still asleep and would continue to be so for several more eons unless someone woke him up. A pity because she was sure the old man would beat Baka Red pretty easily with her assistance, but she could respect his wish for silence and peace.

But now she had another mission! She would find Yggy's descendant and then make him help her get rid of Baka Red and finally get her silence. And if he wasn't strong enough yet then she would make sure he would be, after all plants grew faster with fertilizer, and she knew some disappointments that would perfect for fertilizer.

"Rizer, Eriser, Zeris… Rizevim, yeah that's his name. He will find me Yggy's child, or he will become fertilizer. Umu, sounds good."

Piercing through the barriers of the undersea base effortlessly, she continued to fly until finally landing in the room of the stupid cat that started working for her recently.

"L-lady Ophis. W-what can I help you with." Trembling the cat slowly asked her what her desire was while shaking like a cat should before a dragon. Umu, this was pleasant. Maybe she won't have to make the cat into fertilizer after all.

"You cat, shut up." Kurotuska (or something, she didn't care to remember her yet) instantly shut up, gaining that pale shade that she usually saw on people when they saw her dragon form. Well, at least she was quiet and not screaming like them. Good, it means she wouldn't have to kill her now, since it would be a bother to find anyone else to find Yggy Jr. "Go find Yggy's child!"

Declaring that she proceeded to stare at the cat who seemed as scared as she was stunned. "A-Ah, lady Ophis, c-could you please tell me who Yggy is?" Stupid cat, Yggy is Yggy, how hard could it be to understand… although she did hear from old shinny (who died thanks to young darky) that cats are stupid, so guess she did have to explain. Otherwise, she would have to find another henchman, and they all looked even stupider than the cat.

"Yggy is Yggy the tree. Now go find his child or be erased cat!" Finishing her inspiring speech, she checked cat's expression only to see how stunned she was. Umu, maybe her explanation for superior dragon intellect was to hard for the stupid creature, and she would have to tone it down a bit in the future.

-Kuroka-

Leaving an hour later from the base she couldn't help but cry in frustration. After 60 minutes she finally found that Yggy is actually the giant ass world tree from the Norse Pantheon. That was easy enough to find, but how in the world was she find its child!?

… Should she go and just search for the biggest tree she could find…?

-?-

Bored…Bored…oh maybe, nah, bored…

How was he to know that the snack were gifts for the children at the orphanage? If the little bastard told it to him earlier, he wouldn't have tried to eat, them, he wasn't a monster yknow!

But no, the kid just got pissy and took control of his body, fucking goody two shoes… Although it was good that the kid had his heart in the right place. While his Haki was still unstable due to his new form of existence, he did sense some things, and it was nice to know that there still were kids who were out to do the right thing like his old disciple Koby.

But still, let his out of here! It was just so damn boring!

I love the idea of necromancers recreating not just the ordinary run of the mill creatures, but characters with their own skills, powers and life experience. Plus the reanimation style in Naruto is nothing if not cool, so I really wanted to try it

I really like Ophis because her character can be just about anything as an exceedingly old dragon who didn't have a lot of communication with 'lower beings'. She can be just as wise as she is naïve.

About the name of Raffaello, I have been searching for a name that is and maybe related to the Renaissance. Thought of Leonardo but I already used the name in another fic, so by rules of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles his name was set to Raffaello. The surname Verde is used as a pun cause Raf is green like all his brothers and plus since he has Yggy junior inside himself it just made sense.

As for Yggdrasil being an old entity on par with Great Red and Ophis, I just thought why not? A dragon king was gnawing on it for eons and it only did so much good, while the tree continues to maintain nine realms. Would be logical if it was extremely strong if equipped with a consciousness.

BTW, finished my third-year exams. 1 Month before I get my results and I would have finished University… until I do my masters, but that's a whole nother can of worms.