Legion of Shadows, Book 2: Omens of Fate Chapter 3: Revelations, a Warhammer + Naruto Crossover fanfic

Chapter 3: Revelations

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[Entry Log 1-998 004.M30:]

[Was Told by Alabast to record and archive anything that comes to my mind, just in case I needed to return and refresh my current chain of thought... so here goes.]

[I guess this all started with the throne seat of Urlakk Urg, even after four years it's hard to imagine the sheer scale that the orks gathered on that system of Ullanor.]

[Anyway I'm getting off track. It took a bit of time to tinker around with the throne and only just recently I just discovered how the main central chamber was able to create the Eisen effect!]

[It is soo mindbogglingly simple that I never thought about it. All it does is create two points of energy and forcibly bends space together on those two origin points]

[Now the truly insane part is how much energy would have been required to create that reaction, but my calculations place it well above 4.5 Omega-Watts]

[CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT!... even a planetary wide lightning storm is not even close to the amount that would be required to produce that kind of power! That would be the Equivalent of using the power of a star... A LITERAL STAR! To be able to power that system.]

[Our most powerful system within the Imperium can only at most produce 1 Omega-Watt of power. Which in theory could create an instance that would only last at most a single second]

[Creating the system is Easy in theory... creating the energy to power this system? That is the hard part]

[Anyway... I'm gonna start making some prototype systems and see if I can't reduce it's requirements and iron out other details about the system. Hopefully I can rig the system onto the Terraria Power grid and start some testing]

[Here's Hoping this Works... Leonard out]

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[Entry Log 4-998 004.M30:]

[Entry log here... well I got good news and bad news]

[the good news? This system is actually really viable in the small scale. Anything being transported under 10 centimetres cube can actually be done on a much smaller scale, regardless of distance.]

[The bad news? The scaling is absolute garbage! Anything above this and the energy requirements grow exponentially, So I won't be seeing myself be teleporting anytime soon]

[This isn't even counting on the fact that distance is going to be a HUGE factor when scaling upwards, the smaller scales show this can be mitigated rather easily, but bigger means a whole lot more power is required]

[I have been looking at different avenues to achieve the Eisen effect and have found some rather... interesting side effects]

[an example of this is apparently this system can inadvertently create a singularity if one of the origin points is not well defined. Alabast was absolutely fuming about how I almost destroyed his lab while doing that test... Thankfully nothing valuable was destroyed.]

[Secondly... turns out once the initial power requirements for 'opening' the tear are met, then the system itself only needs to use at most one third of the same power to keep the opening well...open]

[I'm still running into teething problems with my initial system. Seems most materials are not suited to handle such high energy outputs. So I'm gonna have to use the mini replicator to try and find materials that can hopefully withstand the energy forces]

[either way... I'm keeping rather optimistic about this... Leonard Out]

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"My lord... Mira and her parents have arrived"

The figure gave a silent nod, the sounds of chanting echoed in the chamber, a purple pulse of fog started to cover the room as three people walked into the chamber.

The two adults looked like a married couple, the males brown hair and green eyes were rather bland as a person goes, while the mother was more fair, her sand coloured hair along with blue coloured eyes struck her as more attractive than her husband.

And within the centre of both of them, was a young girl. She looked barely in her childhood years, yet she had hazel eyes of both green and blue, her hair was a lighter shade of brown, with streaks of blonde within the inner recesses, giving her a more exotic look than either of her parents combined.

"Ah... young Mira, a delight to once again make your acquaintance"

"You... you were the old man whom showed papa and mama about the Emperor?"

"Indeed young one, I showed your parents that the Emperor doesn't care about us... Doesn't care about the 'common' people, we tried to worship him as our god and he had forsaken us."

"My lord" the mother spoke, a hushed whisper "We have come as you requested"

"Indeed you have" the figure said, he walked around the chanting choir as the room filled even more in a purple haze "Now it seems that our time of liberation is coming"

"We'll be free to live our lives? Free from the oppression?" The father asked, hope giving way in his eyes.

"Indeed we shall all benefit from breaking free of the tyrant and his narcissist Imperium. Yet there is something we require of all of you"

"We already gave you everything! Our wealth, our treasures, our blood, sweat and tears! What more is there to give?!" the father said, his voice carrying his frustration.

"Aah... but in order to succeed, you must wholly give Everything"

With a snap of his fingers, four armoured guards sprung from the darkness, holding down the family. The father was held by two men, both giants compared to his size, while the mother and Mira were held by a single person each. The family tried to struggle as they were being bound in chains.

"YOU BASTARD! YOU LYING, SNIVVERLING BASTARD! ILL KILL YOU!"

The screaming threats of the father were ignored as the chanting starts to pick momentum. Upon the altar in the centre of the room an object started appearing in which the figure starts to walk towards, it's form felt wrong to everyone, yet the figure merely inspects the item and gives a satisfying grunt before picking it up.

A ripple shakes the room, the chanting of the choir is being faded out as though sound is fleeing, as a palpable darkness starts to consume everything. The chanting is still continuing, yet being muted silent while the disciples around the chamber start to bleed blood from their eyes, locked in their task yet compulsed to continue despite their minds saying otherwise.

"My master shall return to the realm of flesh and bone, his will demands a worthy vessel for his stature"

At this the figure turns his body back towards the bound family, as a demented smile appears from his hooded face.

"Yet the ritual requires one final push. One final piece towards it's completion"

A snap of his finger makes the guards start to drag the family towards the altar in the centre of the room, the family try and struggle against their captives yet cannot overcome it, instead they are dragged towards their fate.

"Mama! Papa! Somebody please help us!" Mira screamed as she and her family were dragged towards the hooded figure, whom was standing next to the altar.

"Mira!... Be Strong Mira! Be Strong!"

"I wanna go home!" Mira screamed, tears upon her eyes as she watched her parents be dragged towards the altar, as she stood bound by the figure. "I wanna go home!"

"IF YOU DO ANYTHING TO MY DAUGHTER... I WILL KILL YO"

A simple cut was placed on the fathers throat. Delivered by the hooded figure. His blood started to pool around the altar as the blade started pulsing with a sickening purple colour. A laughter was heard as the room shook. Yet in all the pandemonium of the room, the hooded figure merely gave a stern gaze towards the father

"Death to the father, the patriarch, the pillar"

"No Please! Please... I DONT WANT TO DIE! I DON'T WAN.."

The mother looked down as the item was thrusted into her abdomen, where her womb would be. The pain forced her into shock as her body crashed into the altar, her blood smearing it even more crimson

"Death to the mother, the matriarch, the lifeblood"

At this point Mira was hysterical, she screamed and fought with all her might yet she could not overcome a man whom was twice her size. Yet her eyes only had tears flowing through them, as her mind couldn't bear to see what it had just witnessed.

"Bind her to the Altar" The hooded Figure said as Mira was lifted by all four men

She was forcibly placed on the altar, the corpse of both her parents below her as chains were placed on her limbs. The four men then each grabbed a chain and pulled her down, not forcing her body to part, yet enough so that she could not struggle against their force.

"Let me go let me go LET ME GO!" Mira shouted as she was being covered by the blood of her parents, the more she struggled the more gory the altar became as blood started to seep on her face and body. She was crying in pain at both the mental damage to her mind and the physical damage to her body.

The figure walked up to young Mira, the blade now pulsing with barely contained power. The figure gave a small smile

"Now young Mira... You will make history. Rejoice! for you will be a vessel to carry my masters will"

Purple smoke started to collect from the blade, it's form starting to shift and turn on it's own. An echoing laughter was heard by Mira as the smoke started to snake it's way towards her mouth and nose.

"Now little Mira... Just breathe"

Mira held her mouth shut, as she felt a true sense of evil from the smoke. Even through the pain and loss of everything, she still remained strong.

"Very Well... The hard way it is then"

He gave a snap of his fingers as the four men pulled at the chains, the force sending Mira's body into an indescribable amount of pain. She gave a scream as the smoke took it's chance and rushed into her screaming mouth.

Mira could feel pain from everything, yet something far worse was happening to her. She could hear laughter that shook her soul. It was gnawing and tearing at something she could feel as a part of her. And the pain was growing ever stronger

MAKE IT STOP... MAKE IT STOP... ITS HURTS...MAMA...PAPA...EMPEROR PLEASE SAVE ME!

Your emperor is a liar, he is a coward who cares not about you. But do not worry little one, rejoice for now you serve a higher purpose

NO...YOUR A BAD PERSON...YOU ARE EVIL!...YOU HURT ME!

Ahh... but it is only for a moment... after all, you will serve a greater purpose... JUST LET ME IN

Mira was screaming as she was struggling on the altar, even with the four men holding her down the amount of force she was exerting on the chains was enough for even the grown men to struggle, eventually her screams started turning to laughter as her voice twisted and became overlapped with another, more insidious voice.

At once the chains shattered as Mira's body began to float into the air, the sounds of daemonic laughter filled the chamber as Mira's once haze eyes were now a soulless void as her body stood motionless above the altar.

The figure gave a moment of hesitation as he tried to find the proper words

"Master?" the figure said, a hushed whisper upon his lips

The figure in Mira's body merely gave a small smile before their face returned to a stern look

"The Master has sent me to ensure the deed is completed. You stand before a disciple of the shadows. Material"

The Figure gave a bow of submission, as all the others within the chamber also gave bows to appease one of their revered ones whom have graced their presence

"Oh blessed disciple. We are humble follower of the primordial truth, what is it that the gods ask of us?"

"Nothing yet... Material" The figure said as Mira's body landed gracefully upon the bloodied floor, the item from the figures hand flew towards Mira as it twisted and formed into a harmless dagger, yet the black sheen belied it's true purpose.

"Continue as planned. When our 'guest' begins his investigation, that is the time to arouse the faithful. Have them corner our prey, make them question every action they make. When the time is right, I will give the final push for his enlightenment to be complete. And my master will have his body of flesh and bone to play with"

"I understand... glory to the primordial truth"

The figure exits the chamber, Mira's body giving a joyous laugh as the doors close behind his figure, soon all will come to fruition. All that is left is to herd the sheep to their ultimate fate.

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"Lord Eldrad... Lord Yriel... The Mon'Keigh astartes are mobilising"

"Thank you... Yriel, it seems we will finally see who leads these astartes."

"About time... I tire of these periods of inaction. The longer we linger is another chance the great enemy can go about uncontested"

The two leaders requisitioned a small scouting party as they made their way across the landscape. The planet itself showed signs of environmental degradation yet some manner of fauna and flora still covered parts of the landscape.

The Asuryani know it is but a matter of time before this planet looses it's nature and is dedicated only to the machine known as mankind, a toll that would see the planet become a habitable wasteland.

As they travelled through the landscape, their senior scout, this one an asuryani ranger held out their hand as the ranger pointed towards a clearing

"Farseer... Autarch... beyond that clearing is the group in question we are following. Yet this is as far as we can go without detection"

"And pray tell why we cannot go any closer ranger?" Yriel questioned, his curiosity now peaking due to the Mon'Keigh being able to even detect them.

"We do not know exactly my lords, yet when we go closer we always seem to have a patrol that deploys towards our vicinity, we have nearly been seen close to a dozen times before we deemed it too risky to proceed further without additional support"

"I see... thankfully you have myself to aid you now ranger. They will not be able to detect us, I will assure you that" Eldrad said, the runes on the side of his person glowing a faint blue.

"Impressive Farseer... I did not even see you utter a single incantation" Yriel said

"When one has mastery of fate like myself. The act of invisibility is mere child's play"

The party proceeded closer, towards the clearing they travelled. They stood just before the clearing, looking into the area.

The tree's in this area took on a otherworldly glow, where they expected dying or weakened tree's they only saw vibrant life, as though someone had given them energy that restored their purity. Local animals flocked to the clearing, their presence giving the party pause as they had never seen such a phenomenon happen to such an industrialised planet. Even the ground itself projected a healthy glow, as though nature had returned to this one section of the world.

The Party was then on alert, as they could hear the sounds of footsteps coming closer, yet the party was stunned into silence at what they were looking at.

A giant of a man walked into the clearing, his face in a peaceful look as his eyes walked across nature within the clearing. A small figure was next to them, this being a Mon'Keigh servitor unit that was following the giant around. From the size and how out of place the machinery parts were it looks as though the servitor was made from a Mon'Keigh child.

Yet to the Asuryani, what stunned them into silence was the man's presence.

A glowing sunrise upon the land, is what most of the young adepts within the party would describe it, it's morning glow bringing light to all life. Their eyes started clouding with tears yet they did not know why it was happening, to Eldrad and Yriel they saw two different but similar things.

For Yriel, he saw a time when wonder and curiosity filled him, times of his youth that he could recall the light of welcoming stars, of a time where the bloodshed and violence had all been but non existence and his people took to the great ocean from memories of lives past.

For Eldrad, he was brought to the memories of his youth, when his mind could wonder upon the endless possibilities, where the universe was only a place for discovery and adventure, and not the machinations of savage gods.

In Eldrad's mind, he knew he had found their champion.

Eldrad focused upon the Mon'Keigh, careful not to risk detection within his presence, as he opened his mind to travel to the giant's.

He tempered the flow of the warp, ensuring the connection was stable before surrendering to the feeling of travel, a masterful execution that left no presence upon the field.

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Eldrad wandered the mind of this individual, he stood in silent awe as a grand city of stone and nature greeted him. In all of his lifetimes he had not seen a Mon'Keigh city of such stature, most being either mega congregations of buildings or cityscapes surrounded by wasteland.

Wandering more into the individuals mind, he could not shake the feeling he was being watched. Yet he knew that his mind powers should not be able to be detected by any Mon'Keigh, not to mention one that was not in tune with the Immaterial. Perhaps this person was a new breed of Mon'Keigh?

"Preposterous. Mon'Keigh do not even stop to understand let alone try and find other means of drawing strength"

Perhaps you should never underestimate the power of the human spirit... Ningen

Eldrad paused, his mind now running on overdrive as he heard a voice other than his own in this mindscape, immediately his power flared to warn anything that he was not to be messed with.

You think you can bare your fangs against me?! Ningen. You certainly do have a death wish.

"Who are you? Show yourself!"

I thought it was merely Naruto that was walking through here, but imagine my surprise when a Ningen walks into this place. Yet you are not any normal Ningen that I have ever seen... maybe some alien instead?

"I am Eldrad, of House Ulthran. High Farseer of Ulthwe, a son of Asuryan. And by my will I demand you to show yourself!"

The cityscape rumbled, as Eldrad tried to maintain his footing. The shocks were sounding like something was walking towards him, a shadow manifested itself above him as Eldrad tried to look up, yet had to shield his eyes as the being crashed before him.

When the dust cleared around him, Eldrad could feel a monstrous presence before him, it was not like anything he had ever felt in his existence, yet courage with arrogance gripped his heart as he opened his eyes.

"By Khaine..."

The figure was colossal, it towered over even the great skyscrapers within the city, it's fur of a majestic orange, Nine elegant tails fluttered behind the creature, each one glowing in a golden power, it's body looked mostly humanoid as it stood on four legs, it's front paws looked more of human hands than beast while it's head resembled that of a vulpine creature of Terra's ancient past. Yet the creature, who's massive slit eyes, these of a blood red, merely looked at Eldrad as though he was an insignificant pest.

And I should care why? son of Asuryan. You stand before a primordial, one whom was created from the chakra of existence. One whom has laid low entire nations and wields power beyond your understanding. I am fury and wrath made manifest, I am a force of Nature that demands respect from all whom call Elementia and her Nations home!

I am KURAMA, A TAILED BEAST... AND YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE!

Eldrad felt the force of his psyche be pushed beyond anything he had ever experienced, his mind being forced out from this host in a violent display of superiority. Immediately he appeared upon his normal body, yet a cold sweat graced his face as his breathing was deep and erratic.

"Eldrad... what happened?" Yriel asked, as he looked at the state the farseer had been in when he delved into the mind of the giant

"I...I..."

The party was silent, as the Giant looked away from what he was doing and instead was looking directly at where the war party was. This placed all of them on high alert as the giant was giving a curious look to where their location was.

"Does he know?"

"Can he see us?"

"Who is this Mon'Keigh?"

The giant looked confused for a moment, yet their sight did not leave the area where the party was at. The giant started to walk towards the party, putting them all on alert. Yet the giant stopped before he reached towards the party's location proper.

"Lord Naruto... my directive is in error at these task you are asking of me"

Naruto looked back at the servitor, a caring look upon his face as he walked back towards the Servitor, he had to give a small smile as he watched the servitor trying and failing to try and plant the small sapling he carried into the clearing.

"It's OK little one... I will help you"

Naruto was patient and gentle with the servitor, each step he would give words of encouragement or advice for the servitor to succeed. The servitor merely performed what it was instructed, yet every action Naruto did gave the servitor something, as though the actions carried something more than just it's basic functions.

"Lord Naruto... I... I …... I have performed this task, what is my next directive"

"You can sit next to me little one, just for a moment"

Eldrad and the war party were stunned at what they were witnessing, already many questions filled their heads about this Mon'Keigh. Who is he? Where did he come from? What was his role within the Imperium?

Yet the one burning question, one that struck all of them with a most fiery compulsion, was a simple question.

How is this man to change the strands of fate for all life?

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"We have discovered ruins where you had pointed us to lord Naruto. They are not of human ruins yet are filled with the energy you described. The location is right here, twenty clicks away from our location"

Naruto looked upon the holo map, already initial scans of the area confirmed the 'foul' residue that he had detected during previous moments he decided to meditate. The energy gave him a perverted sense of emotion, yet he could not tell from this distance what would cause such a phenomenon.

"Error... Section 3177-17B is declared vetitum Sigma Primus by order of Governor Lucient... Error... "

The Servitor started to give bouts of binharic shouts. It's motions and speech were becoming erratic as Naruto rushed to the servitor, his hand glowing a golden light as he placed it upon the servitor's head.

The effect was instant as the Servitor stopped it's erratic movement and merely looked upon Naruto with it's cold eyes, after a few minutes of this the servitor gave a weak response, it's voice almost like that of a child.

"Why does it hurt?..."

Naruto held the servitor gently as it's voice modulator started to give a crackling sound, unnatural in it's tone and sound yet the astartes inside the command structure couldn't help but shed tears at such a tone.

"S...S...Systems Operational" the servitor had once again returned to it's normal voice, it's eyes staring blankly while Naruto could only sombrely look towards the servitor.

"I will take only a handful of my guard with me, the rest will remain here and ensure the Governor is not privy to what we are about to do. I will find what is causing this evil."

"And what will you do when you find it lord Naruto?" One of his guards asked

"I will do what is needed"

"What is my directive?" the servitor asked

"You stay here little one. My friends will take care of you. I promise"

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The journey towards their destination was relatively quiet. Yet many different sites were scattered across the planet as Naruto and his Meiyo guard looked on at what the cost of progress was to a world within the Imperium. As they ventured forward, one of his Meiyo guard, this one who's helmet had been removed from their head walked beside the Primarch.

She was of great stature, her Armour pristine and proper even through such hazardous environments, her White hair and blue eyes looked upon the primarch as she stood in step with Naruto, a burning desire for certain answers.

"I see you have some questions Weiss"

"Lord Naruto. There are a few things that i must have clarity for regarding our home and the Imperium."

Naruto halted, his stance standing straight as his meiyo guard stood at attention towards their primarch. Each of the guard thought it foolish of Weiss, whom was the youngest member of the guard, to ask a question so boldly to Naruto. Yet a small chuckle was heard as Naruto took rest upon a single hollowed tree, one of many within the area they were traversing.

"I see no problem with this Weiss. It is good when one ask about things they do not have the full meaning on. Means that you are willing to learn from the lessons of the past"

"Very well then... My friends, what do you wish to discuss?"

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"Father"

Naruto and the Emperor were upon Terraria, seeing towards the reconstruction of all that was destroyed during the Incursion. Yet Naruto could see that his father had changed from the conflict. No longer was his emotions of a bleached, dull tone. But rather his person now had more vibrancy upon his mindset.

"Yes Naruto... You seem to want a question answered my son" The Emperor said, a smug smile upon his face.

"I just want to ask... Why did you agree to a treaty with these worlds? Why not just have them comply with the Imperium and annex them?"

The Emperor gave a pause, yet Naruto could see the various emotions playing within his person. These emotions were once almost non existent within his father, yet after the battle with the abomination of the swarm and his subsequent episode in the recovery tents, it was as though something within his fathers soul had changed, like he was not the person whom had set foot upon the planet.

" I would think many within the Imperium would be wondering that question. Yet I feel that my answer would not be satisfactory to many. Yet the truth is this my son"

"Before I had even set foot upon these worlds I could feel with my powers a disturbance. An anomaly that made even myself pause at how much influence it had across space, curiosity first gripped me. My mind thinking it was some weapon from humanities past that could be used to benefit my Imperium. Yet when I ventured closer I could feel that this was not something that was, but something new."

"This galaxy is old my son, and I have ventured towards many different worlds, I had seen many sites and atrocities. Many wonders and marvels across the stars. Yet through all of that, very rarely did I ever see anything new. Most things within this galaxy exist in one form or another, yet are fundamentally the same. Yet Chakra... this was something new"

"The Ekoou were beings that I expected, yet did not realise at how masterfully they had created these worlds. Generations of genealogy on a planetary scale. All from your template as an infant is something I have only seen only a handful of times, many of them doomed to fail because of complications and instability"

"Yet I knew that simply annexing these worlds would only doom them to the prejudice and Xenophobia of other worlds within the Imperium. This was a risk I could not take, not for something truly unique and new as chakra"

"So I was willing to compromise, my status among the Imperium and the Mechanicum would ensure that something I would approve would be fast-tracked through it's bureaucracy. Any discretions required for this world, it's technology, it's culture, it's way of life. All these could be arranged so that true autonomy can be achieved, away from an Imperium that I myself cannot fully trust."

"Yet I also placed measures so that Elementia would be a vital ally to the Imperium, the constitution was more than a way for your worlds to carve your own path in this galaxy, It is also a way for humanity to branch out from it's origins, to show the greatest traits among us"

"Your worlds are not built upon the history of Terra or Humanity from a time long past. Your worlds are a clean slate, free of the bias or conflict that shaped humanity into the weathered, hateful species it is today. Your people, the people of Elementia have not known true, unending war like mankind and are willing to accept change for the better"

"Perhaps it is amends to myself for failing to guide humanity towards a better path. Or maybe I saw an opportunity for humanity to show a part of itself it had buried under the millennia of conflict and atrocities. Either way... that is why I agreed to the idea of the treaty."

Naruto gave a deep sigh, to realise that your nation was a true unique pillar in the galaxy was truly humbling to him. Recollecting his memories of his various lives he could now understand what his father meant. Elementia was not truly clear of humanity's bias's but were smaller and easier to manage than those of the wider Imperium, at least from the perspectives told from his brothers.

"So now that you know of why I chose my actions son. What are you willing to do to ensure your people continue to walk this path?"

Naruto gave a hard thought, already he had idea's within his mind of how he could solidify Elementia's unity among each other, to further the bonds of friendship and family so as to stamp out any notion of humanity's more darker aspects.

"I am willing to do anything to make sure my worlds are shining. This chance cannot be squandered because of a few individuals or groups unwilling to change their ways. I will help everyone in my world, showing them that co-operation and friendship can overcome any obstacle that we must endure against"

"I will not guide in the shadows, I will lead from the front. I will show people that there is no need for such needless violence, and when I need people whom will follow me, who will be there as both companion and guide. I will ask of people, give them a chance to follow, not force them to due to duty or obligation"

The Emperor rested his hand upon Naruto's shoulder, a gentle smile upon his face which Naruto could tell was genuine. In some ways, his father had changed from this conflict more than he has. Time will only tell if this is for the better.

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The journey did not last long.

Naruto gave a sweeping glance at the clearing they had arrived in. He could see that these ruins were not of human design, faded buildings littered the area, their shape and geometry being more smooth and curved than standard Imperial designs, it seemed the area was more of artistic than practical as various area's showed more modest designs rather than industrial.

The ruins themselves were faded and overgrown by parasitic undertow, yet area's of acidic pools and hissing smoke belches, these from the ungodly chemicals both in the air and pooling in liquid pools around the area, covered the space in a unhealthy haze of smog. Naruto and his company could taste the foul odours within the air, yet their organs and natural resistance to these odours allowed them to walk among the ruins without much trouble.

Naruto looked around as they ventured forth, his eyes seeing either places of particular interest, like a giant courtyard, this one designed to be an elegant rendition of something long past, to statues. These being figures who's details were faded and destroyed, either through the passage of time or due to battle damage or chemical degradation.

As they ventured more forward, many in the company were wondering if they could find anything left in this place, it has seemed that industrialization and time had destroyed this place so thoroughly that is would be impossible for anything to remain standing. Yet this was not to be the case.

The party stood in silence, as before them was a structure that surprised them, where they had thought nothing could of stood, here was an almost perfectly preserved gate. It's sides were not of human origin, but rather an alien look. It's shell, looking to be something beyond their scanners was perfectly preserved, even through the native flora growing on either sides of the gates. Various shapes were carved on either pillar as various crystals lined bot h sides of the gates. Two statues were on either side, melded into the scenery as though they were silent guardians.

As Naruto walked towards the gate, he brushed apart some of the overgrown vines that covered the gates, and discovered symbols carved into the structure. These were not of the original, as they were made crudely and did not carry the same aesthetics of the gates. Their meaning was not familiar to them, yet the energy they contained put him on edge. He could sense with his abilities that this was the power he had sense that was 'foul', yet he could not pinpoint what was causing this weird sensation.

As he cleared more of the overgrowth, he discovered more of these symbols, each one of them gave him an even more sense of wrong. As though these served as a warning of something evil, yet he could not back away because he knew that this was something that could threatened his friends and potentially his home.

As his hand brushed one of the symbols, this one of an eight pointed star, a sudden pulse of energy rippled from the gate. Naruto and his company fell back.

A haze settled upon the centre of the gate, energies distorting the image behind as rippling energy started seeping from the crystals from either side of the gate. Light started to distort itself within the centre of the gate, as hue's of red and blue started mixing into the distortion. A light pitched whining noise echoed through the clearing as it's volume and pitch started to flux in time with the distortions of the gate.

Finally, the pitch gave way to a thunderous crack, as from the centre of the gate, a flux of energy pulsed forth, receding and creating a distorting image of the gate beyond the glass of energy. Within the eye of this was a crackling display of shifting colours, it possessing no rhyme or reason to it's shape, yet it merely fluxed within the image centre, unknown to what mysteries or horrors beckon beyond it's image.

Naruto looked towards the gate before him. It's crackling energy giving an aura of corruption that made his body shudder in revulsion. Naruto knew that what they were searching for was here, yet could feel that this was no mere gate, but a milestone that must be experienced.

"Lord Naruto. The readings of this gate are consistent with the energy spectrum that you had detected from forward base."

"Indeed it is. You all must remain here, guard this place while I go in and see what this evil is"

The Squad gave a concerned pause. They looked towards Naruto in worry as the crackling energy from the gate started to saturate the area with a repulsive feel

"But Naruto... we don't even know what this gate even is. What if it's a gateway to ones death?"

"I have seen death multiple times my friends, this will not be the day my journey ends"

Naruto started to walk towards the glass shell of the gate, even from here he could see a reflection of himself walking forward from the other side. Naruto stood just before the edge, seeing his reflection as it gave an unnatural smile towards him, yet he merely steeled himself for what was to come as he took a deep breath to centre himself.

"We will hold here Naruto. None will breach this area on our lives. Sentinels be with you my lord"

Naruto gave a small nod, his mind and body now ready for anything, as he walked through the gate.

His body melded into the glass, as the energies of the gate gave out a high pitched whine, it flickered and faded as it once more stood silent across the scene, a squad of astartes training their weapons at anything beyond their sight.

-0-

Crackling swirls of fire and darkness flooded the skies above. Molten whips of earth and water clashed in mighty battles on the ground below, all around him the tides of reality bend and broke under forces beyond their control. The sky shifted and changed, becoming the ground and then sky once more, this cycle of madness continued unabated as the echoing of screams and moans echoed through this realm.

Naruto was being assaulted on all sides, his mind unable to make sense of anything as his body experienced severe disorientation that even his transhuman mind could not re correct. He could feel something within his body fighting against this revulsion, as though his chakra was actively fighting something that was beyond his sight and sound, yet that did not help his mind in this moment from blocking out the various sounds that plagued him.

The maelstrom of energies in front of him burned his eyes, yet they were unable to even blink or look away as sounds of screeching and laughter echoed within his mind, these joined the moaning and screaming that threatened to rip his sanity apart.

He tried to bring his hands towards his face, yet could only stare in horror as his hands were mutating before his very sight, their outside shells morphing to various states of appendages as he tried to give out a scream, yet only a muffled, horse sound echoed from his voice.

All around him, many clashing colours and emotions were flooding him, he felt an uncontrollable bloodlust, pulsing a deadly hatred within his heart, he felt paranoia grip his mind, always making him second guess his decisions as more vile thoughts made it's way into his head.

He could feel something wrong with his body, as though wracked by a sickness of mind, body and spirit that he could only feel unrelenting pain, yet the thought of his loved one was being distorted and started to venture down a deeper, darker path of unbridled excess.

All of these emotions and energies were pulling him in many different ways, his body and soul being stretched beyond breaking, as though one wrong move and he feared he would not be himself any more.

Yet within this maddening feeling, as he could feel his body start to fail him. Naruto could feel within his soul the echoing of a voice, it felt... familiar, as though someone was trying to reach for him and pull some semblance of order from this madness. Naruto used his willpower to struggle and reach for it, every time he felt the voice come closer the madness tried that ever harder to pull him back into it's depths, not willing to give up it's prize.

He lost track of time within this place, already he could feel himself slipping even more into madness, yet the voice started to become clearer within his mind, as he bared through the pain and continued to push further, hope still beating within his heart as the echoes of a trillion different voices echoed through his head

Join us... Join US... JOIN US JOIN US JOINUSJOINUSJOINUSJOINUSJOINUS JOINUSJOINUSJOINUS

Just when the voices had almost overwhelmed him, when his thoughts started to become hopeless, he felt it.

And the world was bathed in light.

Where the voices were of temptation and laughter, now he could only hear the screams of pain. All around him he felt his body break free from the bonds that had formed upon his person, his eyes could now close as he felt a sense of calm. The echoing of the voices becoming more quiet as Naruto steeled his mind and body towards the light.

He could feel the voice that was talking to him, it was something all to familiar. As though he almost forgot that he was not one person, but the culmination of many.

Welcome Back Naruto that voice was someone whom he should be familiar with, as he had been given the honour of walking beside him as both a friend and companion.

'Thank you... Naruto'

As much as I would like the both of you to have this touching moment. I just got to say one thing... YOU IDIOT NINGEN! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE HELL YOU ALMOST DID?!...

'thank you as well Kurama... I can't thank you both enough for pulling me from that... madness'

YOU BETTER NOT BE DOING THIS CRAZY SHIT AGAIN NINGEN... OR I'LL BE THE ONE WHO GIVES YOU A BEATING... now that I have said my part. I would advise caution Naruto. This place is swarming with emotions, many have been consumed by hate and malice. So I would advise you to remember your training at the falls of truth.

'Appreciate it Kurama... Naruto, do you think you can stand beside me on this part of the journey?'

I thought you would never ask... Datebayo

His Chakra bathed himself in a golden light, a single torch within the spiralling madness, already his chakra was adapting his body to this hell scape, as though his soul was weathering the storm, becoming stronger the longer he endured in this place.

The maddening images within his mind started to fade, and his chakra broke down the veil, leaving only the colour of emotions. In this form, the horrors had no more dominion on his mind, as it melded itself towards bringing order to the insanity.

Now the landscape looked more of vibrant colours, ones that he could see before when he used his empathic chakra to see into individuals, this acted as a safeguard for his mind and body, shielding them from the reaches of malicious entities.

He could see the varied emotions before him, where before they bore the faces of the indescribable and the horrendous, now it is but the colour of emotion, vibrant colours that show their true, undiluted nature.

Naruto looked forward, already many of the colours parted away, as though they were disturbed by a presence, he could feel something approaching. Yet his senses were dulled during his bout of willpower against the corruption of this place.

They appeared before him, massive vibrant colours shining like stars before his face. His mind started to fade as images started imprinting themselves on his vision. Yet before they could make a solid claim upon his psyche they faded once more into colour. He could count 4 distinct colours before him, each one so pure as to defy any definition, yet each was wholly enclosed with the emotion involved in that colour.

One was the figure of pure, undiluted red. One of pure anger and rage, it's echo shouted hatred at everything and anything within reason. The image burned upon his mind was of a snarling dog, massive and vicious, as it's skin was made of glowing metal, a heat and fury that paled in comparison to the emotions white hot rage. It hated everything and anything, yet it hated itself more . A self destructive thought that made it's Ire ever more explosive.

The second one was a putrid green, it's emotion was of melancholy and entropy, yet a crude sense of happiness was seeping within it, a sickness that was infesting the main emotion. The green left a profound sense of sadness and happiness, yet was unable to let go of anything, instead becoming an unhealthy obsession of self harm and self happiness.

The Third was of true paranoia, one whom was a victim of their own thoughts and self doubts more than their arrogance. A deep blue was shown which the mind can slowly begin to untangle and derange itself in it's own self doubt. Forever curious yet never sure. This blue was yet only the skin of the colour, and as he looked more into it the emotions started to twist and turn, as constant spirals of paranoia lead to obsessive tinkering of ones thoughts, never settling but rather evolving, never the same yet always in question. It left Naruto with a sense of wrong at how ones view could change so mercurial yet at the same time always have this undertow of scheming.

And the last was one that felt in a word Obsessive. It's purple colour showing him a deep fascination and revulsion in equal measure. It was as though it could project itself to become better, sacrificing reason and logic in pursuit of every more grandeur. Yet it was a hollow shell, never being satisfied, demanding more and more until whatever it had interest in either made it lose interest or it found the next obsession. A never ending spiral of self obsession that just eroded anything and everything connected to it.

'ONE OF HIS 'SUBJECTS' HAS STUMBLED UPON US'

'He doesn't know what he is seeing/He Doesn't know where he is'

'He doesn't even appreciate the "gifts" we wished to bestow upon him'

'What a pathetic little sprite. Still clinging onto reason in such a place'

"Whatever manner of Evil you beings are. You have no control over me. I am Naruto, the son of the master of mankind. Whatever scheme you have planned for this world and others, I will stand as guardian and defender. Now begone from this place! Begone from our worlds and do not return!"

Whatever Naruto was expecting, he did not foresee the rumbling of the realm in a cacophony of laughter. Trillions of voices echoed, each one becoming more distorted and cursed as the symphony continued to echo. Yet Naruto stood his ground, his heart and soul full of conviction in what he said.

At the height of the pandemonium, a sudden silence echoed. It's abruption sudden and with impact. The four colours before him swirled around him, as he centred his mind to ensure that any attack on his mental or physical self would be responded in kind with his chakra.

'What a foolish little material/ Demanding us to halt our game'

'The manners on this child is most appalling I must say. How rude to demand something from yours truly. I am disappointed'

'Ohh this material is a feisty one... asking little olé me to just give up on the beyond? I think some "re Correction" would be needed for this one'

'YOU PATHETIC LITTLE FLESHBAG! YOU DEMAND OF ME! ME! I SHOULD RIP YOUR HEAD FROM YOUR NECK AND HANG YOU UPON MY THRONE!'

The sudden flux of power rippled thought the foundations of this realm, the four coalesced among themselves as they poised to strike at this upshot little pest that dared enter their domain.

Their power was enough to make any sane person revert to a incoherent, docile state. Their mind fractured and broken by the collective of emotions too varied to comprehend, yet Naruto stood his ground. His spirit holding strong as his body and soul was in perfect synchronisation with itself. His Chakra burned like a star, unrelenting in it's wrath and purpose as he looked at the horrors before him only with a look of pity and indifference.

As the four crossed into his aura, they recoiled back in pain. Something that they have not felt in millennia as they scuttled away from the brilliant aura of chakra before them. They unleashed slithers of their power towards the aura of chakra, now cautious of this new threat. They pulled back in pain as the aura did not falter even one moment.

All the while, Naruto looked still, resolute in his purpose and conviction.

'WHAT IS THIS! WHAT KIND OF SOCERY ARE YOU USING TO CREATE THIS! HONOURLESS WELP!'

'It Burns us all equally / The pain something from past wounds'

'The burn is not feeling right. It doesn't fester like a wound! What is this madness?!'

'Why does it not give me satisfaction? It is just PAIN! WHY DOES IT BURN SO BADLY?!'

"I will only say this one more time... LEAVE MY HOME ALONE! AND NEVER RETURN!"

Naruto unleashed but a fraction of his Chakra. The realm started to moan and cry out in pain as it was assaulted with the force of a Burning Star. The four started to give outs cries of pain as he continued his display of power. This continued for a minute before Naruto reined in his chakra, the suffocating aura of his chakra returning to a low burn, as the four made a hasty retreat from his chakra. Now the four were no longer seeing this as a pest, but now looked at Naruto as though he was a threat.

'You think you have us cornered Material?/ You think you have us beaten?'

'You are way over your head little fleshling. But it must be said you are a courageous little sprite'

'YOU THINK YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF THIS LITTLE BOUT! BUT YOU ARE NOTHING BEFORE US! NOTHING!'

'I think I can say for my brothers that you have really stirred the pot right now. I must say I am genuinely impressed'

'You have no idea what we are do you little bug?/Ignorant of the truth beyond the veil'

"I know you are merely Evil! You exist from the darkness of all emotions. You only know suffering, so unleash suffering upon everything that stands against you"

"Ahh... How Foolish of a mindset/ Truly ignorant of what our true nature is"

'Now I take offence to that little one. I am a GENEROUS one to my followers, showing them love and affection as though they are a part of my family. A grandfather to all who follow in my ideas'

'IF NOT FOR THAT DAMNABLE TRICKERY. I WOULD HAVE CLAIMED YOUR SKULL FOR SUCH INSULTS PEST! HONOURLESS FOOLS HAVE NO CLAIM TO MY GLORY! ONLY THAT YOUR BLOOD WILL DRIP THROUGH MY HANDS ON YOUR DEATH!'

'Now that the pain has faded. I would 'love' to make you treat me to such an exquisite sensation. We could go for millennia... only feeling pain and pleasure in equal measure... such a delight would be ohh so satisfying'

"Such temptations will never sway me. You are all a cancer upon this reality! I see your true forms before me and see only disgusting shells of forsaken emotions. Pools of sickness that have been festering like a wound under the skin! I will never join your cause! I would rather die then abandon my friends and family!"

'Such Dedication/ Such resolve'

The third circled around Naruto. It's form not getting any closer to his aura, yet Naruto couldn't help but think it was planning something.

'You say you will fight for your family/ Yet not all of your family is being truthful to you'

"I trust my family! They would talk with me if they had something they needed to talk about"

'Ahh... but do you even know what secrets they have been hiding?/ What your father is hiding?'

"... Father has reasons for not revealing all that he knows. That information in the wrong hands would spell disaster for humanity"

'Yet he is not willing to give that information to his son?/ His so called family that he cares for?'

"He won't willingly put us in danger. Father is a just man. He would let us know if we need to know"

'Yet What is he doing now young spawn ?/ Secrets that are not for others to know'

Naruto flexed his chakra, as a warning towards the third, it shrieked in surprise before moving closer once again. Yet it's tone was starting to become more assured of itself. The other three merely remained back from the two, observing what was being transpired.

'He says to cling towards his so called truth. Yet he feeds you all lies/ he doesn't even tell you all how you came to be'

"We were born of his flesh and blood. With his will he breathed life into us"

'An Illusion /A misdirection / He did not have the means to create you/ He did not have the power to create you / That knowledge of forging of blood and spirit did not come from his own'

"You are lies in emotion. Why should I trust any words that you sprout? Even now you try and deceive me... It will not work!"

'Yet we can make a deal... yes?/ Information that the spawn does not have/ Information that we can provide'

"Why should I trust that which doesn't know the meaning of trust"

'Then take this information/ If you are so hesitant on our lies/ Ask him of Molech'

"What is this place you speak of? Molech?"

'The first meeting/ A deal was struck/ a Champion of madness upon a realm of reason/ Knowledge beyond any others before it/ The great game continued. A galaxy illuminated/ This deal we came to agree'

'THAT MISERABLE ANATHEMA. DECEIVER!... FALSE CHAMPION! HIS SKULL WILL BE TAKEN AS OFFENSE TO THIS ONES GLORY!'

'A most offensive declining of our generosity... the thought makes me disgusted with disappointment'

'A pity... he would of brought such sweetness upon a bland galaxy. Such a missed opportunity wasted'

"You are madness incarnate. All of you the pungent emotions of Death and destruction. You would think for a moment I would trust the words of ones so tainted and vile?"

'It is for you to decide/ Yet decide you will/ The great game continues onward/ never ending. Only expanding'

"I've had enough of you filth. I will protect my fathers domain. And you lot will NEVER harm my family"

The echoing laughter from a trillion voices was the response for Naruto, as the realm started to shift and turn. He readied his Chakra in case something else was going to happen to him, yet he felt a pull to somewhere, a force that was casting him out.

'We are the madness beyond the Stars We are the illuminators of truth WE ARE HONOUR AND BLOODSHED And we are birthed from all life

WE ARE CHAOS... WE ARE THE TRUTH

-0-

Crackling energy rippled from the gate as the squad was now on full alert. A figure was walking out from the gate as they readied themselves, yet their stance was more relaxed as they saw the figure of Naruto walking out of the gate.

"Welcome back lord Naruto" one of his Meiyo guard said, they could tell something had changed within their primarch, for one thing his once vibrant blonde hair now showed signs of dulling, parts within showed small streaks of pure white as his eyes, which were once a vibrant blue, now possessed tinges of purple as a ripple of energy was barely contained within them.

"Are you ok lord Naruto?"

"I am fine my friends. I hope I wasn't too long within that place?"

"You have been absent for nearly three days Naruto" one of his senior guard said "We have had next to no contact of enemies, yet forward command have been saying the planetary governor has been 'requesting' you to attend some planetary functions"

"I'm guessing they have been telling him I am indisposed this whole time?"

"More or less. One thing we have noticed though, is that we believe there is another force that has been monitoring us. We can't confirm it. But something is tripping our detection seals around the perimeter"

Naruto closed his eyes. In hardening his spirit in that realm he has become more in tune with his chakra. When he opened his eyes their colour changed. No longer were they the normal blue with purple that his guard had noticed, but instead his eyes now shone with gold, a cross in between them that looked like that of a fox and toad.

Naruto looked beyond the clearing, where before he could feel the presence of those around him through their emotions, he could now see outlines of ones emotions as colours. He could see that a dozen entities were beyond the sight of his astartes but he could see them clear as day. He started walking towards them, yet their colours changed to a cautious orange when they saw his actions.

"Whoever you all are. I mean no harm. I only wish to talk"

-0-

Eldrad and Yriel were in alarm when they saw the giant they were tracking enter the corrupted gate. For three days they were on alert, yet were unable to get any closer due to the squad immediately becoming alert when they crossed a certain threshold.

"That Mon'Keigh fool. To willingly step into a lost gate into the realm of madness, I fear there will be nothing left of him" Yriel said, a displeased look upon his face.

"Yet the runes still show their power... I feel our answer will be at hand soon"

As Eldrad said those words the gate once more flickered to life, as the giant walked among reality once again, yet something was much more different now. No longer was his aura the same as when Eldrad tried to enter his mind. Now his soul felt more weathered, as though it had adapted against the echoes of madness.

The giant looked directly towards them, sending warnings across their minds at how this Mon'Keigh is seeing them, Eldrad had to take a moment to check if his runes of concealment were functioning correctly. To his surprise they were, yet this merely added more caution to his thoughts. What kind of power did this one acquire in that hellscape?

"Whoever you all are. I mean no harm. I only wish to talk"

The duo were now on full alert, the fact the giant was now looking specifically in their location and talked as though they were in front of him was of a great concern. Yriel tried shaking his hand to see if the Mon'Keigh could see him, sure enough the giant was looking at his hand, his eyes tracking it.

With reluctance the party appeared before the Meiyo guard, instantly their weapons were trained on the party, yet Naruto merely held his hand out as his guard lowered their weapons, their stances were still alert.

"That's much better" Naruto said, his face much more relaxed than everyone else within the clearing "Now I believe that it is customary for people to give their names. My name is Naruto Uzumaki"

"Eldrad Ulthran of Ulthwe" Eldrad said, his tone simple and precise.

"Yriel of house Ulthanash, Autarch of Iyanden" Yriel said, caution within his voice.

The both of them were now very cautious around Naruto, knowing that this was the man Eldrad's niece was talking about made their conversation all the more important.

"There is no need to be on alert" Naruto said, as he walked towards an ancient set of chairs within the courtyard near the gate, satisfied it will hold his weight Naruto took a seat "I can see that both of you and your party are a little on edge"

both parties took positions around Naruto, Eldrad and Yriel took seats opposite of Naruto while their party took position around the duo, while Naruto's Meiyo guard stood behind their primarch.

"We do not receive such hospitality from Mon'Keigh like this. Most of the diplomacy that is usually achieved is at the end of a gun, with many falling to the consequences"

"Yet here you are, talking to a 'Mon'Keigh' who is willing to use words and not violence. So I think it is a good sign that some are still willing to reach across the table to talk"

"You are a strange Mon'Keigh" Eldrad said

"That term... what does it mean to you?" Naruto asked, his eyes now looking towards Eldrad, a look of curiosity upon his face.

"It means Human in our tongue" Yriel said, cutting of any response Eldrad was going to make

"Yet to me it seems to be a derogatory term. Judging by the disdain I can feel in you both"

"What kind of psychic power do you have to be able to feel our thoughts?" Eldrad said, a hint of both caution and curiosity within his voice.

"Nothing. We are not Psykers, we are Elementians, chakra runs through our bodies"

Both Eldrad and Yriel had looks of alarm on their faces, this was new information that did not make any sense to the duo.

"Chakra? What is this Chakra?" Eldrad asked, his curiosity truly now in motion.

"It is hard to describe. Yet in simple terms it is our spiritual energy mixing in with our physical energy. Yet in a more complicated way... Our souls have been forged within our bodies as a conduit, my father once said we do not pull from the warp to bend reality, instead we use our own force of will and bend reality by our willpower alone"

"Interesting" Eldrad said, his face set in stone yet his mind was running all over the place trying to decipher this new information.

"I must discuss about the entity within your mind, I feel that the taint of the dark ones may be within that daemon... If you would allow me to..."

Whatever Eldrad was suggesting fell on a dry throat as a Monstrous presence was felt by the war party, all within the party felt a suffocating force that made it almost impossible for them to breathe, while Eldrad was barely holding on to his consciousness as his mind paralysed itself with pure fear and terror.

Suddenly, the pressure was gone and only the downright scowling look upon Naruto's face was the only thing left.

"My friend is no Daemon or monster. He is Kurama, I will not have some pointed eared person speak ill of him"

"And I can assure you, those so called 'dark ones' do not hold a candle to my friend, or me. They are merely tumours of forsaken emotions, nothing more"

"You... you have spoken to them?" Eldrad said, his throat coughing as the rest of the party was getting into a combat stance.

"More like they tried to speak to me. My chakra burned them when they got too close"

Murmurs among the Asuryani was shared in hushed whispers, they were caught off guard at the fact that the four not only encountered this human, but they burned in his presence.

"Then we wish to extend a hand of co-operation. Our common enemy is the great threat our people fear. And we have information to believe that your Imperium may be falling under it's influence"

Naruto closed his eyes for a moment, both sides were tense as he merely sat there with his eyes closed, yet a minute later he opened them once again.

"I believe you are speaking the truth, so you have my attention"

"We have received visions, a galaxy gorged in fire and death. Brother killing brother in a galaxy of relentless war. One whom was a favoured son setting the galaxy aflame"

"Horus... you are telling me that Horus... my brother... our Warmaster, is going to cause a civil war?"

"Our runes of fortune and fate have ordained this. Even now there is the taint of the four within this. Is it not weird that he had sent you to this lonely planet? One that is already under the four's touch"

Naruto stood up from his seat and walked in front of Eldrad, his presence and size dwarfing the son of Asuryan, he looked at him not with a look of pride or smugness, but one of caution.

"Say you are telling me the truth... say that my brother has fallen to this 'chaos'. why only now do you give this warning? Why not with my brother Fulgrim? He is the diplomat of the Imperium and has a higher status among my fathers court"

"We had already tried this. I had sent my niece in my stead, yet she was almost killed by your brother. It was only through the intervention of one of those under your command was she spared"

"Bee"

"Yes... that was his name"

"And you say your vision is not just Horus... but others?"

"Fate has deemed that nine others shall fall. That the empire of man be split in half. Sealing their death to a slow decline where there is only war"

Naruto had a gave look upon his face. He returned to his seat as he contemplated this new information with snippets of info from his past.

-0-

"I know that you just came back from Davin Horus, you should be still resting after what happened to you"

Horus gave a small smile, his eyes looking at Naruto with a sense of brotherly joy

"You have a good heart Naruto, but do not worry about myself. We are both survivors brother"

-0-

"Father had just sacked Monarchia on planet Khur..."

"I could see that the word bearers carry a spite upon themselves. How did you come across this information Sanguinius?"

"Guilliman had felt a guilt within himself after father had made him an escorting force towards the planet. He felt he needed council and seeked mine to ensure he had done the right choice"

"And... what of Lorgar?"

"He has not been the same... even around others he has this zeal... this drive that is beyond what he was"

"I understand why Lorgar would be like this. He believed wholeheartedly in his 'Lectitio Divinitatus'"

"You have read it Naruto?"

"I have... Unlike Lorgar I believe that father is not a god. Instead it's his will to pursue the betterment of humanity that drives father to do such extraordinary things that people would see as truly divine. But that is only the actions of the person and not their so called right to rule, father has fought tooth and nail to unite humanity. He has bled for everything he has done. It is his actions that have brought the Imperium to life. Not because he is a god, but because his will is greater than any man"

-0-

"I am beginning to worry Naruto"

"Why is that Magnus? Surely someone of your power has rarely anything to worry about"

"I am trying to scry towards the future, but every time I try it's as thought a great veil has covered my sight. The last time this happened I lost one of my companies due to this... but now the veil is much worse"

"How bad is it?"

"I cannot even see visions that are required on the battlefield and it is giving me a sense of impeding dread"

"Do you want me and my legion to help you in any way?"

"No Naruto... You had already helped me on Nikaea... and I cannot trouble you for any more help. You were willing to sacrifice the freedoms of you and your people so that my kind could have a chance to live in this galaxy... There is nothing I could do to repay that debt"

"You are my brother Magnus... All of you are, family is the reason for my strength"

"Then I hope good fortune comes to us both Naruto... I hope this darkness will pass soon"

-0-

"This is troubling... to say the least"

"I believe it is in our mutual benefit that we seek an audience with your father to discuss this news"

"That is currently not possible. Father has excused himself from the great crusade and has returned to Terra, for what I do not know"

"This information could be an important factor to events within the future, to delay these warnings is a fools folly"

"I will consider the information you have given to me, yet I cannot make any promises it will be acted upon. Even within the Imperium's systems my influence only extends to soo much"

Naruto stood up once more from his seat, a look of conviction upon his face as he gives the war host a simple bow.

"Now if you will excuse me. I have a certain governor to question."

"Wait!" Eldrad said, his hand stretched in a gesture to halt Naruto.

"If you go to the governor, your life is forfeit. The enemy will not allow you to leave this planet. Not without subjugation to their dominion"

A small noise started echoing among the clearing, which turned into a small chuckle as Naruto turned around. His eyes gave the Asuryani pause, for they had never seen such vibrant emotions before in the eyes of a Mon'Keigh. Yet the main emotion they could feel made them pause in curiosity.

"Fate has claimed I would die many times, each time I have proven fate wrong. Do not assume I would bow to something such as fate when I make my own path, for that is my Nindo"

As he exited the area, the Asuryani was blinded by Naruto's Hope.

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Well... It has been a while since I have done an Authors Note.

Thanks to those who have given reviews, appreciate all the feedback and such.

My imagination on events and how I want things to be done Is way more advanced than actually writing things into a cohesive story. Making up plot is WAY easier than writing that same plot. But I'm slowly getting there. One step at a time and I ain't in now rush

Anyway ladies and gents... Until next Time... PEACE OUT