Author Note: Hello everyone, sorry for the short chapter, next one will be longer as it includes a fight and more to it. Also sorry it's been a while for an update, been busy with many things RL, and other stories.

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Chapter 22

Nothing...nothing but darkness that Naruto found himself in except for the fact the ground was a mere puddle he felt himself laying in as he stared up above. Slowly he sat up, his wet hair dripping over his face as he stared at nothing in particular yet even so he was filled with what could be felt like nostalgia.

"So YoU'vE aGrEeD tO mY tErMs HuMaN?"

A chill ran up his back followed by a burning sensation as he grabs his stomach, lifting his shirt to find a design on his stomach before slowly he turns. He was met with the same thing he saw from his vision. Yet its size was massive, towering over himself as it sat in a throne of black flames while its own body was purely black yet its outline was clear white. It had six devilish wings protruding from its back while using its right hand to keeps its head up while its four glowing crimson eyes seemed focused on him.

"W-Why am—" At that point, he heard footsteps which in turn caused him to turn incredibly fast to be met with a man appearing him, due to the distance and the darkness all around he couldn't make out his face but the clothing. His outfit consisted of a black body armor, which consisted of a black tight and sleeveless shirt with sliver accents that outlined his muscles and a metal plate on his collar, and black pants that had two black straps on his thighs, and another two strapped around his shins separate from each other. He wears black metal-plated shoes, which appear to be attached to his trousers. He wore a red coat like a shroud, the left sleeve connected by a metal plate at the back which covered his arm and was cut off showing his upper torso and midriff, and had a separate red open skirt which ended above his shins with the top fashioned and tied with age make the knot, covered by a silver metal plate.

"These Demons are getting in the way, they need to be dealt with." As he spoke, the man was already in front of Naruto, close enough to see he was in his early 20's but that wasn't what caught his attention but the fact he looked just like himself but his spiky hair was yellow with silver highlights as well as the fact his eyes had slitted pupils.

"Is this...my past—" Naruto moves to the side as he watched the man pass him and he could see he was drained of emotion as he walked by yet noticed his right arm was sleeveless, revealing it to be reptilian with many scales, and the sharp claws. Seeing this, Naruto quickly looked at his right hand to see that it had reptilian scales and his claw-like fingernails.

"WiTh ThIs CoNtRaCt, OuR pAcT iS mAdE hUmAn. NoT eVeN dEaTh ShAlL bReAk It!" As those words were spoken the massive being outstretched its hand to the man who did the same.

"I agree to the terms of the contract, now grant me magic, Satana." It was with those words darkness erupted between them much to Naruto's shock.

A pair of ocean-blue eyes shot open, staring at the ceiling in surprise before he sat up immediately to take in the sight of a dark room lit by a candle with a window on his right giving little light because it was closed before he sat on the side of the bed, rubbing his head.

"What—" He stopped when he felt something tackle the side of his face and turns his gaze to a crying Sylph.

"MY KING!" Her tears were visible, gaining a sweat drop. "I was so worried when you passed out—" She was cut off by Naruto using his index and middle finger to hold her in front of him by her dress.

"Who are you, exactly?" His eyes widen at seeing her puff out her cheeks.

"I'm a Spirit of Wind that served under you in the past before you—" She stops when the two heard the door open, causing them to turn and annoying Slyph at the arrival.

"You're the one who brought me here..." His gaze was on the guy a little younger than himself, the same guy that he saw fighting Dreyfus which he just leans against the door after shutting.

"It doesn't take an idiot to see what was going on." His gaze met Naruto's. "Not for you, would've been already dead by now, names Yami Sukehiro, I'm just a Fisherman passing by that got dragged into this when ya' guys attacked the kingdom..." He showed a rather annoyed expression at being dragged into the Kingdom's trouble which caused Naruto's eyes to widen a little with an apologetic look but the man said nothing, instead, he takes out something and passes it to the red-head who caught it, it being bread.

"Eat, you've been only unconscious for over an hour." Naruto's eyes widen. "You shouldn't have missed much so no need to put yourself in a panic." With that said he looks down at the bread before his eyes widen a little as he stared at his right hand to see the reptilian scales and his claw-like fingernail, this got him thinking about being tied to his past which he immediately eats the bread. It was upon swallowing it he turned to look at the Spirit with seriousness.

"...what was that I saw...?"

It was a simple question that Yami could understand until he saw Sylph's complicated expression as she looks away to avoid his gaze.

"So you did see it..." In response, his hand grabbed his shirt and lifted it to show the tattoo on his stomach.

"Was he the one that did it, that brought me back to life and erased my memories?" His words caused Sylph to bite her lip as it was a very uncomfortable expression.

"That was Satana, the King of all Devils..." Naruto's eyes widen along with Yami's. "Unlike the Demons and their Demon Realm connected to Britannia, the Devils come from another continent that's connected to their world, the Underworld." At this point, Yami tilts his head yet he just turns away.

"I'll give you two time to talk since I've got no clue what you're talking about." With that as his cue to leave, he left the room for the two to speak.

"I don't get it, why am I connected to that Devil, what is this contract—" She overspoke him, her expression still uncomfortable.

"Unlike this continent, I'm also from the other one...it's where I met you after your second visit. Back then, before you met Artoria during the war...before you entered the war yourself... in the beginning, you were born without magic." This caused Naruto's expression to freeze as he stared at her, thinking about his wind magic abilities he's gained and the magic power rising in his yet recalling before that his poor aptitude for magic with the only one he was capable of doing was the wind.

"With the war happening, you knew you couldn't protect Jeanne...or yourself so you came to my continent for the first time after learning there was a way to obtain magic...it was at that time 'he' managed to peek into our world, Satana. It was upon meeting you by chance and seeing you had no magic, he struck a deal with you...I don't know the contents of the deal he gets in return but the contact that was made between you two, allowed you to wield magic by becoming a Devil Host of his." It was hearing this that he recalled what he heard.

(EvEn If YoU'vE fOrGoTtEn...OuR dEaL wIlL nOt Be BrOkEn, KiNg.)

(WiTh ThIs CoNtRaCt, OuR pAcT iS mAdE hUmAn. NoT eVeN dEaTh ShAlL bReAk It!)

Naruto's expression worsened as he had no idea what sort of deal he made with the King of Devils but for him to have been revived without his memories meant the contract was better served if he didn't recall it.

"You've noticed how your magic level is rising, that was because of the deal you two made..." Slowly she turned her gaze to meet his. "It means that the contract is becoming stronger, helping you regain the level you were once at in the war but also it's a binding contract. Whatever the deal you two made is, you cannot break it unless it's a two-way agreement." At this point, Naruto looked at his hands recalling the darkness he used against Dreyfus, and looked back at her.

"That darkness was his magic, Anti-Magic." This seemed to cause a change in Naruto's thoughts. "During the war despite you being able to wield magic it was the contract's doing and his own, in the end, you decided to throw away normal magic and depend on 'his' magic..." Naruto just placed a hand on his chin as he got the picture such as obtaining her wind spirit magic most likely somewhere in the war after when he met Artoria.

"Because your body was born without magic and with it having an aptitude to handling so much power...you constructed forms...even combining a magic form with an Anti-Magic form, a paradox it was but with it something came from—" The two were stopped by a loud explosion erupting outside which Naruto stood up and turns where it came from which the spirit simply floats up and lands on his shoulder.

"My King, we can continue this later but right now I believe we should get back to the fight." It was with that answer she disappears while the door had opened which Naruto turns to see Yami tossing him his two swords, Jack's blades to him which he caught, and noticed they were sharpened while Yami moves to the side.

"The battle is getting more crazy out there as it was, best you hurry." Naruto just nods while sheathing the two blades and just looked at Yami, approaching him and raises a hand which took him by surprise a little bit let's put a small chuckle as he did his own, both grasping the other hand as they shook.

"Thanks again, hope we can meet sometime after this."

"Perhaps, but I gotta get back to fishing once this all gets settled."

As the two let go of the others hand, Naruto walks past the guy with his expression changing to one of seriousness while the other just smiles as he turns to watch Naruto's back as he leaves the room.

"Naruto..." He just recalls the moment he was saved by the red-head.

"Wonder if I can be that badass?"

"Well," Muttered the new king, King Arthur who lay on a bunch of rubble, looking up at Hendrickson that stared down at him with disappointment. "this certainly looks bad."

"Are you still planning on holding back till you're dead?" Hendrickson points the tip of his blade at the young King who looks up at him, still showing that childlike personality with his smile, scratching the back of his head sheepishly.

"Then why don't you try harder to draw it out of me?" His words mixed with a laugh very much triggered Hendrickson who wasn't having none of it, angered at how weak his opponent was.

"Very well." As he spoke, Black flames poured out from the sword he raised up high, shocking the King. "In that case, DIE! HELLBLAZE SCREAM!"

Was the words that were spoken, the flames enlarging to become massive as it towered over Arthur before heading upwards and converging on a single point to form a massive black flame orb that headed directly for Arthur, yet in an instant an equal no greater force slammed into it, a whirlwind of wind that blew it away, right at Hendrickson who watched as it grew in size from the wind added, shocking him as he was consumed by his attack and more, being sent flying back as he crashed into a wall, completely confused while he sat on rubble with dust everywhere and his clothing as well as armor singed.

"Did he deflect my attack? No wait, that was wind but—" He stopped the moment he recognized the magic, freezing as he was trying to deny the fact of what he felt such as it is different but much larger than before and stronger in sensing it.

"It's been some time," Almost immediately Hendrickson's eyes widen in disbelief at the voice. "hasn't it?"

As those words were spoken, the dust began to clear to show a single individual standing in front of Arthur who was just as taken aback by his arrival.

"Impossible, it can't be you! You shouldn't have been able to deflect that moreover able to send me back!" His words of denial were met with truth, seeing his adopted son in front of the surprised Hendrickson.

"Well, you better 'believe it', " His swords held in both hands were gripped as his right one was raised to point at the Great Holy Knight. "Dad."

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NEXT TIME: FATHER AND SON FIGHT; THE RIGHT TO BE A KNIGHT.