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Chapter-8
Atlas
The land of Atlas was quite different from the other kingdoms. Through history, the people that had come to such a land were able to survive and it led to their evolution in higher technological ingenuity than other parts of the world.
The fact that they were more advanced than the other kingdoms made it possible for them to develop a kingdom high in the sky.
The land even in such a high altitude might make them invulnerable to many of the dangerous and different Grimms on the land. They were still Grimms with flight abilities that would come to assault their heaven.
But with their advancement, they also developed defenses to deal with such creatures coming with great number or strength. It was normal of them to encounter a few Nevermores flying around near them.
"Private, report."
"Nothing out of the ordinary sir."
"Than what am I seeing?"
The supervisor of one of the air defenses points at a number of dots moving in a herd on the radar.
"Sir, permission to speak."
"Permission granted."
The one who was in charge of looking out for any danger in the area he was assigned to stands up from his seat and to speak to his superior.
"Sir, I know you've been newly assigned here but according to sub-section 1 of the code of conduct rules lay down by the higher ups states not to engage on grimms that do not intend to assault our home in fear of the number of grimms increasing unnecessarily."
"I see… that was indeed laid down."
"I am happy you understand sir."
*!* The button that initiated an automatic fire upon on grimm was pressed anyway by the supervisor.
"Sir?!"
"Quite down, I know what I am doing."
"But the rules!"
The supervisor turned his subordinate to the Nevermores that were all shot down and nothing else happened.
"See, nothing happen. I know its right to follow rules but sometimes those rules only waste people's time."
The private now learned that their new supervisor was not a normal soldier but one who seems to be lazy and outward an impulse fellow.
What the soldiers' station in the air defenses didn't know was that the moment the Nevermores were shot down something fell unharmed. Their radars could not detect it due to its small size.
The small thing fell through their defenses as well as passing through the force field around the kingdom undetected. Anyone who would see it would mistake it for a shooting star. (A.N: We really don't know what kind of kingdom defense they have so we improvise.)
"…" As gentle as the cold night's breeze, whatever had fallen dropped in the alley between two random buildings, landed unnoticed by anyone.
….
Whatever landed in the alley was not a thing but rather a living thing. Its heart was beating ever so gently. A few stray cats avoided the area and just watched from afar with confusion and curiosity.
"…" Rustling came from a garbage can the living thing was in.
One fluffy golden color tail that could be assumed belongs to a fox gently appeared and one by one seven more appeared until the thing inside quickly jumps out of the garbage can.
"…" It was indeed a fox, but it smelly and dirty. It could only be assume as a baby fox from its chibi cute like appearances. It was also small as if it could be perfectly fit the palms of an adult and it also had eight golden fluffy tails that could be enlarge or lengthen.
Rubbing its dirtied face, the small fox blinks a few times before looking around to find itself in a dark alley but that wasn't what surprised it.
What surprise it was that it couldn't remember anything or any memory prior to coming here.
"Milady…" Images of a woman or girl, different scenes of her, different forms of her but it knew they were all the same person. Those images were the only thing it could remember. The small fox felt long to see the person.
The small fox wasn't speaking out from its mouth rather it telepathically spoke out from its mind.
It was tired, it was hungry and it felt its whole being mainly its body was a real bother.
"You need to find something to eat."
"?" The small fox heard someone talking to it yet it couldn't find anyone.
"Don't think too much on it. I'll tell you where you can find some."
"…" The fox was too tired that it could only nod. Despite not knowing who it was or what it was, all creatures knew the necessities of food. It was only acting upon its body's needs.
"…" The voice guided the small eight tail fox slowly and carefully. The small fox did as it was told and move outside of the alley. It was also wary of the humans walking by which the voice said to be aware of them.
Still despite its best attempt to hide from the gazes of people walking around, some still spotted it. But no one approach it due to the fact that it smelled really bad and dirty due to the garbage can it had fallen in. It was in the land of Atlas where most people find stray especially stray animals repulsive.
*thud!*
"…"
"Hey, get up, just try a little harder and you'll get something to eat. I can't help you the way you are."
"…" The small eight tail fox felt too tired and the lack of food made it even more exhausted. If it weren't for the fact that its belly move due to inhaling oxygen, anyone would think it died.
"Meow~" One of the stray cats that had been looking at the small fox from the start came down from the balcony of a building.
"…" The cat licks the small fox dirty face, and one by one the other stray cat all came down when the evening sky turns to night and the amount of people walking on the side road lessen.
"huh?" The small fox eyes slowly opens and saw all the strays sitting around it warming him up and cleaning some of its fur that made it hard to move about.
"Meow~" One of the cats called out to the fox, the cat was a few steps away and walking slowly to a direction.
"Follow it." The unknown voice only it could hear spoke out again.
"…" Exhaustingly with the help of the strays, the small fox finally got back on its feet.
There were humans a whole group coming their way leading to the some of the strays to scatter and none of them saw the bunch of small animals slowly walking their way due to the broken street lights.
"Prrrtt~"
High in the air, birds of different kind had also been watching the small fox the moment it had landed in the alley and when they saw danger for the small fox walking without stopping towards the humans who were too un-focus to see ahead, they all decided and dive down.
"What the!?"
"Hey, get off you stupid bird!"
"These pigeons are mad I tell you!"
"The other guys were right; there are a lot of crazy animals here!"
While the humans were preoccupied, the small fox continued slowly with some of the cats staying close by.
The animals weren't helping it for any reason but compel do it for it as it felt right to them. They don't know why but the small fox was someone really important.
With every corner of obstacle they face, the small fox continues without stopping since it knew it wasn't alone now and it made it try a little bit harder.
The small fox wasn't sure but now something swell inside it. It hadn't understood until it knew that he could face the obstacles ahead with all the animals helping it. It was empathy.
"Woof! Woof!"
"Meow~"
Usually, dogs and cats would've even stands each other but in the presence of the small fox they all felt otherwise. The dogs that saw the small fox watched it with patience until they couldn't see it no more.
Finally, they made it to where the stray cat was trying to get it to. It was a park and one that was filled with enough natural fruits of various kinds.
But it was a private park and belongs to one of the higher ups in the Atlas personnel. Not even a rat would be able to enter it.
"Meow~" The cat made scratches noise on the gate.
"Woof!" A large dog that was mainly trained to assault any intruder upon command or certain conditions came into view from the other side.
"…" The dog was much firmed on its duty and bark at the cat to go away.
But the dog stopped its angry barks upon seeing the small fox with eight golden tails tiredly trying to stand.
"…" Surprisingly, the dog took the keys to the door from its master whom was sleeping on the job.
"…" The dog was quite intelligent as it quickly opens the heavily tight gate opening a path for the small tired fox to continue on.
Animals that were allowed to live in the private park watched the small fox moving about toward the center of the area. They felt flush of sadness upon seeing the small tired form of the fox.
The stray cat stopped and let the guard dog carry the tired small fox on its back despite its smelly odor and dirt cover fur.
Birds of exotic nature living in the park, squirrels of a number as well as the other animals followed the guard dog and stray cat. They were all there and felt it was right to be there.
"Why are they… doing this?"
"Simply, you are loved, and that's the only reason you'll ever need to know."
"…" Hearing the word love, the small fox somewhat understood it and felt nice to be loved.
The moment the small fox woke up, it couldn't remember anything yet it wasn't scare or confuse. It had a feeling everything was going to be alright despite its extremely exhausted body draining him of his senses.
"…" They finally reach their destination, the small fox was gently placed on the softest grass field in the park and where the temperature was perfect for it to rest.
While it rest, numerous animals sat around at a comfortable distance. Some of squirrels came about and clean the dirt and smell off the small fox. One of them brought an apple which the little fox took a bite of it once before falling back down.
"Can you tell me my name?" While lying down in an exhausted but comfortable position the small fox asked.
"…" But the voice that had guided it didn't answer.
"Did we use to know each other?" Feeling that the voice wasn't going to answer, the small fox asked another question.
"…" Yet another silence.
"Can you at least tell me yours…?" The small fox felt so tired but he was able to ask his final question.
"…"
"….."
"…."
Believing that the voice must be gone, and feeling a bit lonely for some reason. A single tear fell from the fox's eye.
"Kurama, that's my name."
The voice finally answered.
"Kurama… thank you." And with a small smile, the little fox finally fell asleep where its golden fur and tails glow a beautiful shine. All the animals around could feel it and calmly enjoy the warmth that could never be felt natural anywhere.
"Idiot, look at you…"
"Using your powers in a form that couldn't even handle it…"
"How long will this go on?"
The voice within spoke in an anguish tone, as if it knew the small fox all too well. It knew that the small fox was so special that it had done something really amazing but paid a price for using such a miracle within a mortal form.
"How will you're so-call brothers wait and watch you suffer? Is this how they show there love to you?" The voice held anger and sounded as if it was clenching its teeth or fangs tightly.
"*sigh* If only the old man was here."
A sort of a transparent being having a larger orange fox form with eight tails sat and watched the small fox sleeping.
"Naruto…"
The small fox began to heal on it-self and started to resonate with energy of a calm nature. No humans guarding the park during the night notice it but they all felt somewhat relaxed.
The small fox laid there not knowing that it was and always watched over by many who adore and love it.
Days went by easily and the little fox still lay asleep. Surprisingly, none of the humans who worked or came into the park saw it or knew of its existence. All the animals had tried their best to cover its presence even all the loyal guard dogs of the park did their best to preoccupy their masters.
"Little one."
"Little one."
"huh? That voice… Kurama? No… Milady?"
The little fox finally awaken from his long slumber looked around. It was night again and he could see so many animals surrounding him.
Its fur that was all dirt covered now shines brightly in a light golden color as well as its long ears unlike that of a normal fox cutely twitched every few seconds. But mainly its eight light golden tails sway gently as it watch all the animals that had helped.
"…" It slowly descents down from the leveled grass field it was placed on.
"…" The animals made a path for it while carefully observing it as they all saw that it was brimming with natural energy. They also saw each step the small fox took on the walk path grass or flowers grew slowly.
Even animals that would usually stand on opposite sides of the food chain stood and watch the small fox gently walk.
"…" A large Falcon flew down and stood before the small fox with a size thrice as large.
It bows and spread one of its wings indicating the small fox to climb on. It did not show hostility but loyalty.
Many residents of Atlas do not have pets but the few that do have quite extravagant pets like the Flacon for example.
"Kurama, what should I do?" The little fox was still uncertain at all the things happening and thus asked for the voices guidance.
"…" No answer.
"…" The little fox's ears slump down after not hearing the voice anymore. Even though the voice had a scary tone, the little fox knew it was someone nice behind the scary tone but now, it felt it would never hear the voice again.
"…" Shaking its head, the little fox knew reminded itself it had to stay strong after all they had for it not knowing that it had done something much more amazing for them and the world.
The small fox climbs the large Falcon's back and they descend upon the sky. It didn't felt new to it but the small fox still enjoyed it. Looking down it saw all the animals that had helped it and with some waves of its tails, golden sparkles dropped down slowly and gave the animals somewhat like a blessing. It didn't how but it just felt natural to it for giving such blessings.
The animals were all happy and amazed as they all felt healthier as well as the park felt more comfortable to them. The strays who had stayed outside the park too received with benefits and somehow even the sick ones amongst them were back into tip top shape.
On the Flacon's back they sore the sky until the sun rise where it was once again back in the street of Atlas but knew it couldn't stay on one place forever.
…
The little fox for the next few days sometimes with the stray animals stood on the roof of buildings and watched humans walking by or how they interact to each other. It intrigues the little fox.
Walking or talking was the usual scene of the humans but sometimes he saw different forms of interactions like friendship, love and other forms of social expressions. It also saw conflicts between the humans but such a thing did not interest him or when he saw crimes it didn't peek its interest but when he saw conflicts between opposite sides causing harm to the innocence's who weren't even involve pulled a string in its heart.
Many of the stray animals or other animals it came to befriend told it about the humans whether they were good or bad yet in the end the little one could not come to a conclusion.
The next day quickly came by and this time things were quite different.
"!" Crowds of fanus march through the roads protesting about their rights and a lot more others joined. Members of the white fang were also included since they were leading the protest.
It could feel so much emotion from the passing fanus, yet it also felt uncertainty and hurt amongst them.
The small golden fox began to move as it wanted to see more. The fact that it was back in tip top shape, it was able to jump extraordinary heights and hop about the buildings with ease.
The small fox and the critters that followed it finally came upon a stop where they saw a huge crowd of fanus shouting and screaming in anger before a large building that had the label 'Schnee Dust Company'. Even workers from the Schnee mines below all came up to protest.
"…" To the animals it was a matter that did not concern them and the only reason they were there was due to the small fox's presence.
There, platoon of trained security men stood between the fanus and the company's building.
Apart from the protest and constant shout there was no violence being showed, and Ghiera, the fanus who was leading the protest stands at the front and guided his people to shout out for their rights.
For some reason, all of the fanus were more energetic than the other times. The reason might have been that their home back in Managerie had grown to a whole new level thus solving many problems like in finance and living space. With such a miracle that was bestowed upon them, many fanus were given hope that what they had been doing was not all for not.
"Meow~?"
"No, I feel like I just need to watch."
What no one could have guess was that a turn of event was about to be unfold.
"ARgh!" One of the security men had received a deep cut to his chest. This shock everyone as they could only murmur and it even led to the point of halting the protest since the one who did such a indeed was a fanus.
"!" Seeing blood spilled, the security guards and other defenses the Schnee company hide from view now had a reason to forcefully push back the many fanus since a man just died.
Disruption was caused and even the leader of the protest was unable to calm the situation as the one who killed the guard disappeared.
There the small fox and its companion watched. They watched how many of the fanus were injured heavily while some who fought back were arrested. The small fox also saw a man smirking up high in the dust company highest floor while two young girls were standing beside him.
Even with so many cries of pain, the little fox just kept watching with uncertainty. After a few hours, none was left in the area where so many disputes of beliefs had been held between two races.
"…" The small fox fell asleep with its companions on the roof top until its ears twitch. It yawns before moving to the direction where it heard a noise.
Looking down the little fox saw an adult fanus man cornering two teen human boys and from the way the two both look so similar they were obviously twins.
The fanus man was one of the few that had been left behind after the riot.
"Brother!"
"Tck! You stupid brat, think you can beat me!?" The fanus man was drunk from the way his breath stink of liquor and the way he slouch while standing.
*!*
*!*
The fanus kept kicking and slamming his foot on the two boys.
"You humans are all the same!"
"You see this?" The drunken fanus held an expensive looking wine before the two teenage boys.
"…" The fanus opened it and drink a cup full before rubbing his wet lips. "I was going to have a nice dinner with my wife when our protest was over in our new land given to us by our savor."
He kneed one of the boys and slapped down the other one who tried to fight back.
"But it's not going to happen!" The fanus man kicks one of the brothers so hard it pushed the boy back at the end of the alley where there was no escape.
"They were beaten, taken even though they were only protesting from the sideline like most of the innocent families that came to support our cause!"
The fanus man now cried as tears fell down his cheeks. No one was around after the incident in the area near their location.
"How is it our fault?! One of your kind killed ours!"
"Shut up!" The fanus man slams the wine bottle on the boy's cheek knocking the boy beside his brother. There was much blood spilling.
"The one who killed the guard was not a fanus!" The man walks closer to the groaning boys who had fracture a few bones.
"I was there and I saw it, whoever that was… was not a fanus!"
The fanus man was drunk and angry, he had just saw a scene of his wife and young daughter beaten by humans even though they were innocent.
*!* The shattered bottle indeed jabbed onto flesh but it wasn't the two human boys.
"W-What…" The man took a step back at the one he had just hurt very dangerously.
"…" It was the little fox but in a different form, it had transformed back into its human form, a child with blond hair and eight light golden tails. The child due to his appearances was seen as a fanus despite it was a being much more than any mortal would know.
The moment it transformed back into its child form a white clothe similar to a large white shirt was worn by him but now it was stained with blood and a shattered bottle stuck to his back.
"What are you doing kid!?" The fanus man was not hostile to the child since he saw that it was a fanus like him.
"…" The little one ignored the man and moved his hand over the two boys who were in extreme pain.
"…" The moment, the man saw what the kid was doing, he quickly grabbed the child and swings him away.
"Were you helping them!? There humans!" He was too drunk to see the child properly since his vision was a bit blurry at the moment.
*!* The fanus was about to slam his foot on the boys again until he stopped since the little one move towards the boys again and continue to treat their injuries which the fanus man assumed was the kid's semblance.
"…" He threw the little one numerous times yet the he just move back trying to heal the human boys.
"Why!? Why!?" Finally, the fanus man grabbed the little one up to his face and screamed at the little one how humans were cruel to them just as he was to them.
"My wife… my daughter… they took them away! Who knows how long they will stay behind bars or even worse punish for a crime they didn't commit!"
"Is that why you're sad?" The little one bluntly asked with a concern tone despite the many injuries he had sustained again.
"huh?"
Without any warning, the little one enlarge his eight tails and quickly but gently wrapped around the fanus man while a bright light enveloped them.
…..
Something happened; the fanus man vision of his surroundings was changed. He wasn't in the dark alley but rather he was in one of the many cells within the police force of Atlas.
"Emma? Milly?" There, in front of him, his wife and daughter sat on the floor with many other captured fanus behind bars.
"Emma! Milly!" He tried to run to them, he tried to embrace them yet his body wouldn't move from his spot.
He saw the distress look on his daughter's face and though he saw his wife keeping a calm expression. He knew it was only a façade to calm their daughter who was bruise and hurt. It angers him, and yet he couldn't reach them and they couldn't see or hear him.
"Are we leaving the children's out?"
"No, the chief told us none of them should be exempted." One of the officers of the place came in the cell corridor with a bulky stick used for beating offenders and criminals.
"No! Get away from them you humans!" His shouts were of no use since he wasn't in a form that could be seen or touch.
"…" The officers came in and grabbed his wife and daughter to be punished. He saw his wife begged before them to not hurt her daughter and said that they could anything to her if they don't her daughter.
"NO! NO! PLEASE! SOMEONE! ANYONE! HELP THEM!" He couldn't bear to see his family be hurt while he just watched without the ability to help them.
"…"
"….."
"…."
The officers were genuine men and didn't overcome to such desire.
"I am sorry ma'am, if it were up to me I would refrain from doing this… but we were warn that we could lose our job if we don't obey orders." They weren't heartless men, they were some of the residents in Atlas that don't hate fanus like the others but their superiors were different and disobeying direct orders were dangerous.
"No…"
"Mommy, where are they taking us? I'm scared."
"Milly…" The mother with a teary face hugged her daughter tightly. "Mommy is here. It'll be alright… it'll only just hurt for second. It'll hurt only for a second, trust mommy here. *sniff*"
The man who was in an invisible transparent form knelt down crying helplessly at the scene of his family that were about to face a pain they didn't deserve.
Many of the other fanus too hugged their close ones and waited for there turned to end.
"Serg! Serg! Wait! A new order came from the court!"
"…" Before any of the fanus were about to face painful experiences. A sort of miracle came forward on a single slip of a paper.
"…" The officers read through the paper brought to them by their junior. After finishing reading the paper, the human officer sighs out a deep relief breath.
"…" The moment the mother felt a hand helping her up while she carried her daughter tightly. She thought she was about to take somewhere to be beaten with her daughter.
"huh?" But she was surprised when the officer gently escorted her back into the cell. She wasn't the only one, every other fanus who saw the scene were surprise too.
"Officer?"
"Looks like you'll are lucky. Your punishment has been changed. Someone out there conferred with the judge and changed all your punishments." The officer and his partner were also relief they weren't about to beat up innocence's since it goes against the reason why they became police men.
"…" Murmurs spread across the cell rooms.
"For a week starting tomorrow all fanus caught at the protest and murder site will be doing community services around the downtown streets. Upon finishing their services, they will all be release of their charges."
It was like a dream to them, they had all thought of a much more dangerous punishment when they were taken in. Murmurs again spread and they seem to be all a little better.
"How…" The fanus man couldn't believe that his begging was answered.
He couldn't help but let out more tears and this time it was out of joy.
"Who could've possible changed the judges mind?"
"I heard it was someone who came in the moment he heard it."
"Hey, the sign… isn't that General Ironwood's signature?"
"It is… man, I'm happy the General came in when he did. I was really scorned at the thought of beating up children."
The moment he heard the reason from the officers and whom helped his family and people, the fanus man had an experience called a change of heart well not right away.
Before he was pulled back to his physical form, he once again was in the cell room where the fanus captured felt a little at peace and happy.
"Milly, I told you everything was gonna be alright."
"Mommy *sniff* we can home?"
"Yes, yes we can… and you know what?"
"What?"
"Your daddy, your daddy's gonna be waiting for us on our new home."
"You mean the new place over the mountain that magically appeared?"
"Mm!" The mother nodded while gently stroking her child's hair, "Your daddy will definitely be waiting for us."
Hearing his wife words pulled him back to reality and made him figured what he was supposed to really do.
…
The tails around him slowly and gently unwrapped itself. The fanus man was still standing up with his hands still grabbing on to the little one's shirt collar.
"You're… you're…" The fanus man knew of the fanus child he had just harm. He knew that it was the same one who saved his wife and cheer up his daughter when he was away as well as the one who created a miracle back in Menagerie.
*!*
Something came fast from behind, it was fast and it was quite strong and cold.
"H-Hey… Are you okay!?"
The fanus man wasn't hit since the little one had quickly taken the hit for him. Now, the little one was incase in ice up to his neck.
"I think I am." The little one answer back without much surprise even though he was hurting quite a lot. He had a lot of endurance.
"Why…?"
The one who unleashed the stream of ice whispered in a low tone as if asking what is really going on.
"huh?" The little one was unsure how to answer while the fanus man knew of the one who fired the ice and took a step back in fear.
"Why did you save him? When he not only wrong others but even his own kind." The one who asked was a girl that just came into her teens holding a fencing weapon while two boys who had been hurt by the fanus man hiding behind her. She had heard their side of the story yet it was hard to be certain when things were not what it seem.
"It's because…" Without even retorting in anger, the little one with the help of his tails broke off from the ice little by little even though he was indeed very exhausted after all the new injuries he sustained again.
"…" The girl sharpen her eyes and took a battle stance since she believed they were about to duel.
"It's because…" The little one after finally broke off the ice turned not to the girl but to the fanus man and raises his hand high to place his palm on the fanus belly.
"He still has a role to fulfill, right?" The little one gave a small smile to the fanus man even with blood bleeding out of his injury.
Small specs of golden spark glow enveloping the fanus man and it was amazing enough for anyone to stop for a few second.
The man suddenly disappeared before finding himself back home, back in Menagerie. He knelt down to his knees and cried regretting what he had done but remembering he had been given a chance.
"You… what did you…?"
"I sent him back to his home, I think."
The girl had her eyes widen and the two boys behind had follow off their feet with their gaze away.
"…"
"How?"
"Sorry, but I don't really know how to explain it…" The little one turned unsure of what or why he had done but felt it was right to him for some reason.
The little one too glowed in a golden color before his golden form slowly took back into its small fox form with the injuries still intact.
Everything that happened here… she could not phantom how it was possible. She had only come to the area due to her father's annoying voice in his office while her little sister had already left. She saw no reason to waste her time in the dreaded place and when two older boys whom she knew from her school asked her for help, she acted out of her father's order.
But she wasn't sure how to process all she had seen, she was still a 13 year old girl and she just saw someone transform into a small beautiful golden fox that she would've misplace for a cute chibi fox plush toy.
"Mistress, Young Mistress Winter!" She heard her family butler Clien calling out to her from a distance.
She turned and glares down at the two boys who only saw the fanus disappeared but not the transformation of the little one.
"I hope you two know what will befall upon yourself or your family if words go out about what transpire here?"
They quickly nodded due to her sharp tone and scary aura.
Taking one of the boys strap bag before emptying it, the girl gently scoops up the small hurt fox in her arms and quickly place the little fox into the bag away from prying eyes.
Many of the stray animals watched from the sky, roof and windows but none of them acted due to the fact that the little one signal them to not hurt anyone earlier.
The young girl in the end acted without much thinking and head back to her butler who was waiting by a limo.
And done!
Age Differences: (One year has already passed since he was in Patch.)
Naruto - ?
Cinder - 13
Yang - 8
Ruby – 6
Blake - 8
Winter – 13
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