Alrighty here's the next chapter hope you guys like. Still looking for ideas for her special mangekyou ability. But on top of that, I've got a lot of awesome ability ideas from people, and while I only want one tied to her mangekyou, I'll probably be using more then a few, with her Rinne Sharingan, as many of the ideas I received are awesome and bend the fabric of space and time. Keep up the suggestions, I really like them. In this chapter I'll be making all of the familiars, so shoot to the end if you want to see who I'm crediting for them. Instead of just using an idea or so from a person, I've mixed and matched a few ideas, so I'll try to give everyone credit where it's due. If I miss someone, let me know, and I'll be sure to add you in. When it comes to the village name, I've settled on The village hidden in magic's shadow. In the story It'll either be called that, or Pentref cysgodion hud. As that is the Welsh translation for village of magic shadows. The idea was thought of by Vandun and honestly, I agree.
Just like Konohagakure no sato is a literal translation, I kinda like this one as well, and magical Britain will probably have more of a connection to it, if it's named like that. He/she thought up another idea that I kinda like, since technically they'll be training their warriors in the arts of magical combat and ninjutsu, they wont be just shinobi. He thought up a cool name for them, but I wanted to kinda stick to a more latin/Welsh theme for them. So the warriors of the village of magic shadows will be the Cysgodol legion. The name comes from a connection to their vast understanding of magic through the Romans, plus in honor of king arthur, not to mention while they aren't exactly ninja, they're damn close, so shadow legionaries seems appropriate.
Warnings: Language, Violence
Broken Angel
Chapter 44: Grisly Horrors
Fleur was nervous as she porkeyed to Riley's home. She had been woken the night prior by the familiar feeling of overwhelming lust. It only ever struck when Riley was around her mates, and Fleur was worried since she wasn't the one who triggered it. She hoped that it was Katie whom had been there, since the Gryffindor had the stamina to take what Riley dished out, by using her bloodline. She was worried however since she knew that Katie had taken her OWLs that day, and thus she had a suspicion that it was either Daphne or Luna. She didn't know which one she would have preferred. Luna was just too nubile, she didn't have enough meat on her bones to cushion some of the force that Riley often applied in those moods, however on the opposite side of things was Daphne, that was the one that really worried Fleur, as Daphne was a bit of a fighter, and liked to be in charge, and if she struggled against Riley in one of her worked up states, Riley may take that as a challenge and be more aggressive with her.
At the very least, Fleur couldn't feel sadness or anger over the bond, which meant that whomever was there hadn't been hurt by Riley's episode. Fleur just hoped that they were able to handle it. She knew Riley worried about those moments when she would get worked up like that.
Fleur arrived in front of Riley's home and began walking towards it. She spotted Katie right at the front door. She looked to be about to knock when she heard Fleur appear. Katie turned and looked at her, offering a smile as she did. Fleur smiled back, but before she could say anything, she heard another noise, and Luna appeared near her.
"So… it looks like Daphne got to be Riley's play thing last night." Katie stated.
"I hope she is alright." Fleur replied as she and Luna joined her by the door. Katie turned and knocked and a few moments later, Dobby opened the door.
"Hello Dobby, is Riley here?" Katie asked.
"Ah, Master Riley's Misseys. Hows is yous? Masters be here. She be with missey Daphy." Dobby answered in his typical excited manor. Dobby had met them before, as they had been to Riley's house, once already, however, even if the little house elf hadn't met them, he would have known instantly that they were Riley's mates. Dobby was connected to Riley. He could feel his master's emotions and her raw power. He knew that she would be happy to see her other mates, so he quickly motioned for them to come inside.
"Thank you Dobby, are they upstairs?" Katie asked as the three entered.
"Yes! Yes! Master be with Missey Daphy. I's be makin' breakfast. Is you's hungry too?" Dobby inquired as he shut the door behind them.
"I am." Katie answered.
"Me as well." Fleur added.
"I could eat." Luna offered. The elf nodded and darted off to the kitchen, while the three made their way up to Riley's room. They didn't bother knocking as Riley would have magically locked it, if she didn't want them to get in. They entered the very nice, and well furnished room, a quick glance around, and they spotted their fellow mates.
Daphne and Riley were both sitting on the bed. Daphne was sitting on her knees with her eyes closed, she was completely naked, and occasionally she let out a pleasured moan. The source of the Slytherin's enjoyment came from Riley, whom was behind her, delivering a potent and pleasurable shoulder massage.
Riley glanced at the three of them, and offered a smile as she continued to work the stiffness out of Daphne's shoulder's. The Slytherin ice queen was immensely tense. She was always so high strung, and that manifested into a lot of tension, especially in her shoulders and neck.
The three girls smirked and quickly approached the bed, they sat around Daphne who's eyes opened ever so slightly to see that her fellow mates had decided to show up.
"Having fun?" Fleur inquired with a smirk as she eyed Daphne's body. She noticed the deep red marks on the girl's hips, and the slight swelling of her breasts and nipples. Obviously Riley had been a bit rough, but Daphne seemed to be doing fine. Her eyes did widen a bit when she had spotted the deep red scratch marks on Daphne's back, the dried blood on each made her wince, but otherwise she kept her cool.
Daphne let out another mewl of delight as Riley pressed her thumb into the tense muscle of her right shoulder, it took her a few moments to process Fleur's question, before she nodded in reply.
"So… how did your tests go, Fleur? Katie?" Riley inquired.
"Fine… I think I did real well." Katie answered.
"Same. I was only trumped up a few times, but I expect quite a few O's on my results." Fleur replied with a hint of pride.
"So… what are you going to do now love? No more school and all?" Riley inquired as she continued her ministrations.
"Well… I've been chatting with mama, and papa, and I think I want to look for a job around here." Fleur replied.
"Really?" Came Katie's reply while Riley gave Fleur a look.
"Yes… I want to be close to you ladies, besides, it's not like I would not be able to see my family whenever I want. I could just have my papa get me an international portkey, and I can travel zere whenever I please." Fleur answered.
"You do know that the opposite is true right? You still have the portkey I made for you. You could always find a job in your home country and come see us whenever you wanted." Riley offered.
"I know… but… I want to be here. Zis is where my lovers live. Zis is where zey go to school. I would like to stay close by, just in case." Fleur answered.
"Where will you live?" Katie asked, curiously.
"Well, I was hoping I could convince Riley to let me live here." Fleur answered with a mischievous little grin.
"Love. Are you asking to move in with me?" Riley inquired with a smirk, as she earned another moan of pleasure from Daphne.
"If zat is alright." Fleur answered with a cute smile.
"Sure. As long as you don't mind sharing the space with a werewolf, a rowdy mutt, an excitable house elf, and my mother." Riley answered with a shrug.
"I see no problem." Fleur answered with a giggle.
"Well… this is turning out to be an interesting summer. One girlfriend trying to get me to talk to her father about making a contract to marry her, and another moving in with me. How exciting." Riley mused as the girls all gave Daphne surprised looks.
Daphne just stared back for a moment before allowing a blush to slip onto her face. "My father wants to forge a connection to Riley's houses. He wants to discuss setting up a contract so that the two of us can be married, and thus our houses unified."
"Oh… interesting." Fleur replied.
"Huh, so when's that happening?" Katie inquired.
"No clue." Riley answered as she finished up with Daphne's massage.
"You said yesterday that you had things to do for the next few days, what are you doing?" Daphne inquired as she settled back against Riley's chest. She wasn't at all bothered by being nude in front of her fellow mates. They had all been together so many times, and were so familiar with each others bodies, that there was really nothing left to hide.
"Just off to find Grindelwald, and devour his soul, so I can locate several more old phylactery housing immense dark energy from the last great war, that I'll use to make more familiars like Deimos." Riley answered in a normal tone, like that wasn't weird or anything.
"Um…. Okay." Came the reply from Katie, the others didn't know how to really respond to that.
"How's your mama doing?" Luna inquired after a moment of silence.
"Fine. She's getting better every day. We've started taking strolls around her room, to help build her muscles back up, but otherwise, she's still taking her potions, and she's still getting rest." Riley answered.
"That's good. So… when do you think you'll be back from your, um... 'hunt'?" Katie asked.
"Probably two or three days. I'll leave right after breakfast, I'll be leaving a few clones behind so feel free to stay if you gals want to." Riley told them, and almost on cue, Dobby popped in carrying trays of food.
Daphne quickly covered up and began redressing, while Riley simply summoned a robe to cover herself. She knew Dobby felt nothing around their nudity, but still, it was kinda like being naked in front of your dog, some people were self-conscious with it. Well, Daphne was, Riley just liked the feel of her new silk robe.
"Here you's go's, master." Dobby greeted as he set up their food for them.
The group quickly ate, and then Riley departed, leaving some clones behind to take care of Kushina, and keep her mates company.
-A short while later-
Nurmengard. The fortress of the damned. Riley stared at the massive fortress, with dark, rage filled eyes. The evil that surrounded this place was sickening. The darkness hung like a miasma in the air. The only reason this testament to the last dark lord, was still standing was because of the single prisoner it held.
Inside Nurmengard was a monster from the last great war. A man turned demon that helped Hitler gain power and form his third Reich. A monster that helped perpetuate the hatred and anger held by the Germans as well as the witches and wizards under his command. Riley knew what his end game was. She had learned through Sebastian Yurik, that Grindelwald had always intended for the allies to breach Germany. She knew the reason for why he helped to encourage the atrocities committed by the Nazis. Grindelwald wanted to ignite the allies' fury. He wanted them to rush into Germany, with their hearts burning with rage. He wanted them to close in on Berlin, and that was where he would launch his final plan into action.
Grindelwald planned on using the Phylactery to summon an army of demons in Berlin. This army would slaughter the invading allies and kill every single member of the allied faction in Europe. All the while they would be sustained by the atrocities committed during the war, these demons would feed off the violence and carnage committed by both sides, and it would fuel them until they finally pushed the allies back into the sea.
Luckily for the world, Grindelwald got cocky, and allowed himself to be cornered by Dumbledore, several weeks before the invasion of Berlin. Dumbledore managed to defeat him, and without his leadership his followers splintered and rebelled. It was only after they had defeated Grindelwald that the ICW had learned just how close they had come to the biggest slaughter in human history.
Now… the old man was kept alive, buried in a cell in his own fortress. Surrounded by a thousand Auror guards. He was kept alive for one reason and one reason only… so that the ICW could find those damned phylactery and destroy them. All of them combined had enough power to bring a small army of demons into the world. That was something they absolutely could not allow. So they kept the evil fucker alive. And they spent years trying to get the information out of him. Riley didn't know how he had resisted their attempts for over half a century, but he did.
The man was a monster, whom sought to intimidate the world into doing his bidding by unleashing a horde of demons upon it. Thus shattering the statute of secrecy, and cowing the world and ensuring that they followed him.
She would show him no mercy. She quickly assumed the form of Ralael and flew up to the highest tower in the fortress. There, waiting in a cell, was the monster himself, Grindelwald.
Ralael elegantly glided into the cell, the man was awake staring at where she entered from.
"I've been waiting for you." Grindelwald chided in a mocking tone.
"Death has finally come for you, monster." Ralael replied.
"I've read of your work. Well done. The people cower in terror and uncertainty. You truly have done what I only ever dreamed of." The old man stated. Sounding almost as if he respected the angel for the terror it had released upon the world.
"You know nothing about me. You are nothing but a monster. And today… today you will leave this world behind." Ralael replied as she floated closer to the man. Her tails shot out, spearing him in both his shoulders.
Grindelwald let out a screech of pain as he was lifted up, to be face to face with the angel.
The man then started to laugh. He began to cackle like a madman.
"What is so funny?" Ralael demanded.
"Dumbledore… it seems, you've been denied your prize." Grindelwald howled in laughter.
Riley stared at the man for a moment longer before she reached out, and tore Grindelwald's soul from his body.
She felt his sickening soul enter her being but instead of a rush of knowledge, like usual, there was a sudden quietness, and then a sudden sharp pain.
Ralael clutched her head as she felt something tear against the natural barriers of her mind.
She quickly withdrew into her mindscape, only to find Deimos engaged with a large furry creature. The creature was tall, taller then Riley by a few feet. The skin on it's back had been flayed and stretched over it's shoulders, it's body was spraying poisonous gasses all over the place. The creatures muscles were visible as barely any of it's body was covered in flesh. What little flesh there was, was also covered in thick mats of dark hair. (Bloodborne, Bloodstarved beast.)
The creature slashed out at Deimos' head, managing to clip the dragon above the eye. Deimos reared back and let lose a massive breath of fire, which the creature quickly backpedaled and circled to avoid. It moved to jump on Deimos' back, when a blast of wind sent in fly away.
Riley glanced over to see, Madara and Kurama both racing towards the fight.
As it got up, the mangled creature let lose with a howl, as more gas and fluid shot from it's body. Riley felt her head hurt more, as it seemed the poison was assaulting her mind.
She found it difficult to focus, as the pain was excruciating. She felt Hashirama's ghost form hover over her, offering her comfort, as she struggled to keep from screaming. The creature's mere presence tore at her mind and hurt like all hell.
The gangly creature looked ready to run back towards Deimos when Madara appeared in front of it. The creature dove at him, claws extended, but was blocked by dark blue bones that materialized around him.
Before the creature could move to attack again Madara released another blast of wind from his Gunbai fan, sending the creature flying. It landed right next to Kurama, whom quickly crushed the creature with his paw, releasing a shock-wave that made Riley feel like puking.
Riley saw the creature begin to bubble away, and as it did she felt it's essence push against hers. She quickly absorbed the monster and felt a few changes ripple through her body. As the feeling passed she realized that she could feel Grindelwald's soul mixing with hers as well.
"Kurama… what the hell?" Riley got out as she clutched her head in pain.
"He had a demon living inside of him. That's how he had avoided releasing any of his secrets all these years. The fucker was partially possessed by a demon." Kurama answered.
"Shit… that hurt like hell." Riley got out as she felt Grindelwald's memories enter her mind. She immediately passed them to Kurama to sort through as she, in no way wanted to see that monster's life.
"Hmm…. It seems that man accidentally delved too deeply into the black arts, before he was ready. That demon latched onto his soul, and formed some sort of symbiotic relationship with him. We need to watch out for that sort of thing in the future, lest we let something more dangerous or destructive in here." Kurama informed them.
"Hot damn. Right. So… you figure out where the phylactery are?" Riley inquired.
"Yep. Ready to go hunting?" Kurama inquired.
"Not quite yet. There is one thing I need to do first." Riley replied as she exited her mindscape. As she stood in Grindelwald's cell, she began to release the restraints on her power and began flooding the area with her Youki. She filled it with rage, terror and KI.
Down below, Auror's whom stood guard over the shattered dark lord, began to tremble and then flee in terror. What they were running from, they had no clue. All they knew was that they needed to run in order to live.
A thousand Aurors fled as fast as they could. They ran from the fortress or Apparated away. After about fifteen minutes of forcing them to flee, Riley enacted her plan.
About two miles away, were a cluster of Aurors running in terror. The head Auror had just enough balls to look back at the dread fortress. His eyes scanned it, and they eventually landed on the top most cell. There he saw it. The Angel of Carnage. He let out a scream of terror as he pointed back at it, and more eyes turned to see the angel hovering just above Grindelwald's cell.
Suddenly, they all felt a pulse of magic and every Auror turned to stare at the fortress. Each one could only stand there as the sky tore open and a meteor began bombing towards the last testament to Grindelwald's power.
The men and woman whom had once stood guard over the last great dark lord, could now only whisper prayers as they watched a meteor, more then fifteen hundred meters across, descend upon the fortress. At once, all of Aurors began to Apparate away, as the meteor crushed the fortress beneath it's massive weight. For a hundred miles in every direction, people both magical and muggle felt the tremors caused by the impact of Tengai Shinsei
-Back in Britain at the same time-
"...And then Riley caught me." Katie explained the story of how she and Riley first met.
"Wow…. That's actually really romantic." Kushina replied. She was busy talking to Riley mate's whom had decided to stay and keep the woman company. She was happy to hear that Fleur would be moving in, as the place really could use more of a woman's touch. Remus was a bit shabby, but well mannered, Sirius was rowdy and messy, and Riley was a slouch whom rarely ever spent time here. The house needed some sprucing up. Maybe some pictures on the walls, or some color here or there. Kushina hoped that Fleur and her could spruce the place up a bit once she was back up and running.
Kushina was about to ask how Daphne had first met Riley when, almost in unison, all four of Riley's mates turned and stared off in the same direction, their mouths agape.
"Holy shit." Katie said in a whisper.
"Merlin… that's…. oh wow..." Daphne got out as her jaw hung open.
"Riley..." Was the single word that slipped from Luna's lips.
Fleur was the only one whom didn't say something she just stared, her eyes wide as saucers.
Kushina stared at them for several moments before she felt a massive pulse of magic. She wasn't even a sensor and she felt the huge burst of power. Her head snapped in the same direction as the girls and from their words she knew this was Riley's doing.
While they didn't feel the tremors, every magical for a thousand miles in every direction, turned and stared towards Nurmengard, they all felt the magic rush past them. While those whom were sensors could only gape at the sheer raw power they had all felt.
-Back with Riley-
"I'm pretty sure you just woke every person for fifty miles in every direction." Hashirama noted in her head.
"Ha… That was awesome!" Kurama barked his approval.
"The Rinnegan's power is truly mighty. You could have gone larger though." Madara noted.
"I didn't want to kill any of the Auror's whom were just doing their jobs. Fifteen hundred meters was large enough." Riley answered as she surveyed the devastation she had just wrought. This was the first time she had even pushed her power so far outside of Kamui. She could of course summon many more meteors, and larger ones too, but that was not needed here.
After a few more moments she slipped into Kamui and headed off for her first destination.
Using Grindelwald's memories she began to track down the phylactery. There were seven in total, so she had six more to search for. The first she found was buried beneath Rome, hidden beneath an ancient cathedral. The second was in a cave in Poland, which was located near one of the old concentration camps. The third and fourth were both in Greece hidden together in a mountain. The fifth was located in northern Africa, near the old battlefields from WWII. And the final two were hidden in the catacombs under Paris.
Riley spent just over a day retrieving them all, and sending them into Kamui. Once she had them all there she entered her personal dimension and prepared to use them.
"So… how are you gonna do this?" Kurama inquired as he stared at the collection of crystals, that were radiating with dark energy.
"I'll fulfill my needs. Deimos is my hunter. I've given him the ability to hunt my enemies, and I've given him a lot of offensive power. But more then that, he's a symbol of my strength, and my abilities." Riley replied as she stood before the collection of phylactery.
"Well, alright then, what need would you like to fulfill first?" Madara asked, as he watched her.
"I need a spy. My own personal spy. A creature that can read people like they were open books. But I also want it to symbolize my presence in the world. When people see it, I want them to know that I'm watching them. That I'm always nearby." Riley answered.
"Hmm… so a shape-shifting creature then?" Hashirama offered from her mind.
"Yeah… something that can mimic human form, but also would be something that people would look at and instantly know… instantly remember my lessons." Riley agreed.
"What about a phoenix… like some kind of dark phoenix?" Kurama suggested.
"A dark phoenix? Hm…" and with that, Riley stepped up to the first phylactery. Just like with Deimos, she drew all of the power into herself, and started to mold and form it. She sat in silence for several minutes. After about a half hour, she released the power and it began to take form. Deimos hovered close by, watching the birth of his new sibling. Madara, and Kurama watched as the creature took form.
Within a minute, it was finished and there before them, sat a Phoenix. It's was dark, it's feather were a mixture of black, dark blues, and dark purples. It looked much like Fawkes, except it's beak was more jagged and it carried sharper teeth, and sharper talons. The bird was about two feet tall, and honestly, at least in Madara's opinion, it was the most beautiful bird he had ever seen before. The creature's eyes, were a dark red, and glowed ominously. The creature looked like the embodiment of darkness.
"Magnificent. What will you name him?" Hashirama inquired.
"Loki." Riley answered as she knelt next to the bird and stroked it's neck.
"Loki?" Madara inquired.
"Yes… named after the trickster god. His powers are focused into the arts of subterfuge, information gathering, and interrogation. He can take the form of any human or animal he sees, and mimic it, with ease. I focused a lot of his power into his Legilimency abilities to the point where only a grandmaster of Occlumency like Snape could ever hope to fight off his intrusion. He can utilize the Shunshin ability to grant him short range speed bursts, and on top of that, he can utilize Amaterasu fire like Deimos. I also directed a lot of his powers into the illusionary arts, so he can fool and trick his opponents." Riley explained.
"Nice. A dark phoenix will definitely send a message to people. Nice ability set by the way. He'll make a great scout and spy." Kurama complimented.
"He'll also serve as my shield against traitors. I gifted him with an ability similar to the regular phoenix. His song will inspire any of my allies to keep fighting, and encourage them, while at the same time, anyone whom aren't allied to my cause will feel uneasiness when hearing his song. And for those whom are outright against me… well… his song will instill in them terror, and bad luck." Riley added as she continued to stroke the birds neck.
"Nice. Alright, what about the next one?" Madara inquired as Loki took flight and landed on Madara's shoulder.
"Well… Deimos is my instrument of fear, Loki is my spy. Might as well make a balls out offensive familiar." Riley replied as she set to work on the next.
After an hour had passed Riley finally began to release the energy from her body. Obviously this familiar was more complex in it's physical design, since it took longer to make.
Before they knew it, the energy had finished taking form. While they knew what it was, they didn't really know 'what' it was. Before them stood a massive wolf. A dire wolf, to be exact. However the creature was made purely of shadow. It's whole body was a writhing solid black mass. It's eyes were glowing yellow orbs and the only color the creature had to it, were glowing Kangi symbols for the five base elements. Water, Wind, Fire, Earth, and Lightning. The wolf stood about a solid foot taller than Riley, and was definitely an intimidating presence. (Imagine a heartless from Kingdom hearts when picturing him.)
"Okay… I'll just be the one to ask, what the hell is that?" Madara asked.
"This is Fenrir." Riley answered as she stepped forward and caressed the wolf's face. It may have been made of shadows, but it still reacted to her touch and nuzzled into her hand.
"Oh… what can he do?" Kurama inquired.
"Fight. Fenrir, is purely a battle familiar. He can control all five of the elements. His chakra stores are massive, he can fuse and diffuse with the shadows and use them to move swiftly across the battlefield. Physical attacks can't touch him, only magical attacks can." Riley answered.
"A familiar to aid you in combat. A wise decision. Deimos is helpful, but he is large and his attacks aren't for close quarters battle. And in large scale battles, his abilities are usually only truly useful for the opening volley of attacks, after two armies engage, his abilities become limited. Something smaller and more agile, is definitely better." Hashirama offered in approval.
"So far we have Deimos, Loki, and Fenrir. What's next?" Madara inquired.
"Hm…. Any ideas for a form… I want my next familiar to be a protector and defender." Riley answered with a thoughtful look.
"What about something angelic, or a tengu of sorts?" Hashirama offered.
Riley looked like inspiration had suddenly struck her and she got to work.
This one took her even longer to make, it took almost two hours before Riley finally jumped back and released the energy. Kurama and Madara knew this one was going to be big, since Riley was giving it some room to appear.
They watched as the magic was released and began to take form. They both watched, wide eyed, as this two hundred foot tall entity came into being. What now stood before them was a massive creature, it's body covered in white armor plates. It stood two hundred feet tall, and had wings that were just as big in length. It had no eyes, no ears, no nose, just a large mouth that when closed, formed a smile, across it's massive face. It's teeth weren't normal, their shape was different and they looked to be made of metal. They could just barely see flesh beneath the creatures armor. Formed alongside the creature was a massive twin pronged spear. (Mass produced Eva unit, with lance of Longinus, Evangelion)
"Holy shit… that things almost as tall as me at my full height." Kurama bellowed.
"Holy shit is right. What is this magnificent beast's name?" Madara inquired.
"Michael. Named after the leader of the archangels and the defender of the earth. With his massive size and stalwart armor, Michael is my shield. Where he lacks in magical ability, he makes up for it, in physical power, and sheer toughness. At his side, he carries a weapon I crafted specifically for him. The Lance of Longinus. His most important ability is that he can make up to ten clones of himself, manipulate the wind, and create barriers." Riley answered as she offered a bow to the titan like creature.
Michael bowed in reply, the massive creature towered over all but Kurama. The creature was as large as Madara's full body, perfect Susano'o, and he doubted that anything short of Susano'o's destructive power could pierce the massive creature's armor.
"Where the fuck are you going from there?" Kurama asked. In reply Riley adopted a thinking posture, as she wondered what roles she still needed filled. She had her instrument of terror in Deimos. She had her spy in Loki. She had her fighter in Fenrir, and now she had her shield in Michael. So what roles needed to be filled?
She continued to think for several moments. Finally it struck her, she needed an enforcer. Someone to enact her will. She also needed a general, for one day she would have an army, and she would need someone to lead it. Someone who could inspire fear, and represent her power. Madara was a good choice, so was Hashirama, but the two of them couldn't lead the army she planned to build one day, not without devoting their lives to it. No, she needed someone who's whole purpose was for that role. With a smirk she stepped up to the next crystal and got to work.
This one only took about forty-five minutes to do. And when she released the energy, Kurama, Madara, and the growing crowd of beasties watched closely.
Instead of one creature forming, two did. One stood about six foot solid, the creature was bald, it's skin was thick and leathery and looked cracked. It had two holes in it's face where it's nose was. It had a wide mouth that was filled with razor sharp teeth. The creature was muscular and wore thick metal armor. Overall, it looked quite brutish. (First is RAAM from gears of war)
The second familiar that formed alongside the first was taller and skinnier. It's armor wasn't as thick as the other's, it wore a plated skull cap on its head, that held many leather strips dangling off of it like dread locks. It's face was more reptilian in shape, and it's mouth much wider. This creature also appeared with a weapon by it's side, a duel bladed chainsaw staff. (Skorge from Gears of war II)
"RAAM… my General. Scorge… my Champion." Riley addressed her two new familiars with a smirk.
"A general… and a champion… what's that about?" Madara inquired as he eyed the two creatures curiously.
"RAAM, is hardy and strong. He is fully capable of leading troops on the front lines of battle. His true power though, lies in his mind. I ensured that he was immensely intelligent. His mind is highly analytical, and he is capable of dissecting every strategy and combat scenario imaginable. He will spend the foreseeable future doing one thing, and one thing only. Learning how to wage war. By the time I build my own army, I want him to know all there is to know about war, how to lead troops into battle, how to strategize, how to win." Riley began explaining earning a nod from RAAM.
"And the other?" Kurama inquired.
"Skorge. He is fast and agile. He is a quick learner and will serve as an excellent field lieutenant. However where I truly intend for him to shine, is while acting as my enforcer. He is fanatically loyal to me, and my goals. His every action from this point forward will be to advance my desires and will. He would charge head long into hell for me, and he would do it with a smile. Skorge is my muscle. He's the one who will be standing by my side when some little chicken shit politician finally wants to talk, to stop the fighting. He'll work alongside Loki to sniff out traitors in my ranks, he'll always be watching, where RAAM is loyal only to the cause, Skorge is loyal only to me." Riley explained earning a nod.
"A loyal General, and fanatical servant. I see why you chose them." Hashirama noted. They may not have had pleasant purposes but they were roles that needed filling, and from what he could tell, these two were designed for it.
"Alright… two more. What else do you need?" Madara inquired as he scanned her current collection.
"I need someone to act as a communications hub, and I need something I can use to keep my enemies off balance." Riley replied as she set to work once again.
This one took over three hours but when she was done she quickly reconfigured Kamui. She added a massive gaping hole in the ground that led into shadow. She then channeled the magic into the hole and the creature took shape. Madara, and Kurama watched alongside the other familiars as the entity began to form.
Skorge even let out a loud shriek to accompany the creature as it made it's appearance. Madara made a face as he gazed at the movement below. He couldn't quite make out much, other then a massive wiggling ball of fleshy, rotted, tentacles. Suddenly, something rose out of the shadows. It was was a large fleshy worm like creature. At the front of it's head, was a mouth and inside was a maw of jagged yellow teeth. The creature didn't have eyes, or really any other facial features. It was large, from what they could see so far from the shadows it was at least a hundred feet long, but it was probably much larger then that if the massive hole it just rose out of was anything to go by. (It's the Gravemind from Halo 2 Anniversary)
"What the fuck is that?" Kurama inquired as the nightmare spawn turned to them.
"The Gravemind. My communications network. It isn't a fighter. In fact… I don't intend for it to ever leave Kamui. It doesn't possess many combat abilities, only enough to defend itself if it ever needed to. This creature possess a powerful psychic link to me. And I will connect it to you two, and my other familiars, and my mates. One day, it'll be connected to all those who stand by my side. It will be an information hub. A living library of all of our collective knowledge. It will be connected to us through this link, and I can use it to communicate with anyone connected to it. The Gravemind is my link to all those who stand with me. As long as they live, anything they need to tell me, will instantly be passed on by the Gravemind. When they're in trouble, it will tell me. It will have access to all of our follower's knowledge and when we have a problem, we have a library of what will one day be countless minds worth of knowledge." Riley explained as she gestured to the creature.
"So… you intend for this being to be a chronicler of sorts, as well as an instant communications system. It can transmit it's thoughts to us, even after we leave your body, and thus allow us to remain in constant contact. I have to say, that would definitely be useful" Hashirama stated
"And on top of that, this is a communications network that cannot be hacked, or intercepted. It anyone breaches the mind of someone connected to the Gravemind, it will instantly have access to their minds as well." Madara noted.
"That's exactly what I was going for. It will hold all of our knowledge, and will serve as our collective shield against mental attacks. If someone, not part of the collective, tries to break into one of our minds, it will instantly latch onto the bridge and pierce their minds, and that is where the Gravemind's offensive abilities come into play as it can easily tear a person's mind to pieces and take control of them. Though it can only do so under my orders, or if someone is breaking into the mind of someone in my party." Riley replied.
"Cool." Kurama replied as he looked at the creature it turned and stared back at Kurama for several moments. After a couple of seconds the fox felt something press against it's mind. Kurama shook his head as a weird feeling overcame him, it felt like someone else was in his body. The feeling only lasted for a moment and then it was gone.
"How do you feel Kurama?" The fox heard whispered in his mind. It was Riley's voice.
"Hm… so this is the connection you were talking about. I can send my thoughts to you. It's not a true connection, however we can still talk by using the Gravemind as a link. While you and I wouldn't ever need something like this, it will be useful with your other familiars and your followers." Kurama thought back in reply.
The Gravemind did the same thing with Madara, Hashirama, and all of Riley's other familiars. It wasn't like they could all hear each other's thoughts, only the Gravemind could. However if they wanted to send messages to specific people connected to it as well, then the Gravemind would pass those on. Communication occurred at the speed of thought, which would one day prove immensely useful in battle.
"Alright… you've got one more. What are you gonna do with it?" Hashirama inquired.
"I'm going to make my shit starter." Riley replied with a smirk.
"What does that mean?" Madara asked.
"I mean… my last familiar is going to be the one I loose on the world to terrorize my enemies. It will be a creature that can easily infiltrate cities or villages. It will be something that can take control of people and spread chaos and carnage within my enemy's bases. And I know the first place I'm sending it when I finish making it." Riley told them as she got to work on the last of her familiar.
This one took two hours to make. The rest of her group watched with interest as Riley released the magic and it began to take shape, though unlike before, this shape didn't last. The creature quickly became invisible to Madara.
"What happened?" Madara inquired as the creature vanished.
"What do you mean?" Kurama asked as he stared intently at what was now empty space for Madara.
"It vanished." Madara replied.
"No it didn't. I can still see it." Kurama replied as he looked at the large spider like creature. The creature was hunched over and about thirty feet tall. It had six large spiny arms. It's body was thin and scrawny and it's skin was dark and covered in long spiky hairs. It's head was a bone like shell with many holes in it. Inside the shell were dozens of eyes that stared at everything around it. All in all this was Riley's most terrifying creation yet. (Amygdala, Bloodborne)
"Why can't I see it?" Madara inquired.
"Because grandfather, only the demonic or the truly mad can see past it's magical disguise. Return to my mind and look through my eyes and you'll see it." Riley told him. Madara did as such and was surprised by the abomination that greeted him.
"I see. Good idea on making it invisible. Might scare the children." Madara noted from her mind.
"So… what do you intend for this abomination onto nature?" Hashirama inquired trying not to sound disturbed by the creature's appearance.
"Amygdala. It's invisible to pretty much anyone. Not even dojutsu can see it. It has many combat abilities, most of them purely magic, however it's true purpose is to destabilize my enemies, and cause chaos amongst their ranks. The creature can cast powerful illusions and can take possession of the weak minded. I intend for it to infiltrate enemy villages and hide in plain sight, it will then spread chaos and destabilize the area around itself. That will ensure the enemy is kept off balance, their attention will be split because they think their people are going crazy, and it allows us to move more efficiently." Riley explained.
"Ah… so… you said you had plans for it? Where do you plan on unleashing this beautiful abomination?" Kurama inquired.
"Why Iwa of course. They tried to attack us, well… now they're going to pay the price. Once Iwa is dealt with, I might send it to Konoha. But for now, Iwa is a good test run." Riley answered earning a shriek of approval from Skorge and a nod from Kurama.
"Well done on forming your familiars my dear. Now you have everything you need to keep the world at bay while you build your paradise." Hashirama told her.
"Yes… for now, I will loose Amygdala upon Iwa and send Loki to spy on both Iwa and Konoha. I need to get my mates connected to the Gravemind. I need to help Fleur move in. I need to meet with Daphne's father to work out a contract. And finally I need to meet with Tom and Itachi and work out the details of the new village we'll be forming. All in all a busy summer for me." Riley said aloud.
From there Riley set herself to task. The first thing she did was return home and fetch her mates along with Kushina, Remus and Sirius. She brought them all to Kamui, and showed them her new familiars. Needless to say they were all blown away by the sight. She explained all of their purposes and what she created them for. She then had them link with the Gravemind. At first it was an odd sensation but they all quickly saw the benefits as they could communicate from anywhere on the planet, by simply directing their thoughts to one another. The Gravemind would then take those thoughts and pass them on. It wasn't a seemless form of communication but hell, it worked. Remus and Sirius found it the most useful as it allowed them to play their games with the Order much more fluently. Before they simply relied on the other to pickup on the others plan, but now they could communicate without needing to say a word, which ensured no one would be able to overhear them.
Riley's mates liked that they could now talk to Riley and each other from wherever they were. They're own bond hadn't progressed to the level where they could communicate with it, so the assistance of the Gravemind was a tolerable solution to ensure that they could always stay in contact.
Riley then informed Daphne to set up a meeting with her father for a few days from then. She also offered to help Fleur move in, in a week or so. After that was all out of the way, she had her clones in Iwa summon Amygdala and Loki there, to start their work, meanwhile she asked Madara and Hashirama to teach RAAM and Skorge about battle tactics and strategy.
Everything was going smoothly from there, and that set the pace for the summer.
-Two days Later-
Daphne, her Sister Astoria, her mother and father, all waited for Riley to arrive. Daphne's mother kept shooting glances at her husband that obviously said that he was being watched, and that he needed to mind himself, lest she hex the crap out of him.
Daphne was nervous. Other then Astoria, Riley hadn't met any of her family before. Astoria was a second year the year prior, and while she knew of Riley's reputation, she was in Ravenclaw and thus wasn't really part of Riley's social click. They had maybe spoken a grand total of thirty words to each other in the two years that Astoria had gone to Hogwarts. Though Astoria was a bit of a gossip, and she was actually really curious to find out why Daphne was so nervous. She knew her sister and the Slytherin queen were an item, but she didn't really know how much of an item they were.
Anastasia Greengrass watched her daughter fidget uncomfortably and she shot another look at her husband Cygnus. She knew her daughter really cared for her girlfriend, and that she was nervous about having this discussion. However Cygnus wanted everything settled and in writing as soon as possible, and while Anastasia wished that it didn't need to be so sudden, she knew it would make Daphne happy, to at least know for sure what her future would be like. She just hoped her husband wouldn't make an ass of himself.
Suddenly their house elf entered and informed them that Riley had arrived. The elf escorted her in, along with Sirius Black, which was a surprise for most of the Greengrass family.
"Lady Gryffindor Slytherin Uchiwa, it's so very nice to finally meet you in person." Cygnus greeted her. The two shook hands and he then turned to Sirius. "Lord Black, I didn't know you were coming. Pardon my straightforwardness but why are you here?"
"Ah… Lord Greengrass, well you wished to discuss details for a contract with my goddaughter. She's never done something like this before and thus wanted me to be here to provide input. Also, she is my heir and thus heir to the Black family so, if that ends up being the name your house wishes for Daphne to claim then you and I need to set something up." Sirius explained. Cygnus looked a bit surprised but he kept himself mostly schooled. He quickly nodded and offered the two a seat. Riley quickly sat next to Daphne whom shifted nervously, much to Riley's amusement.
"Well… how would we like to start this?" Anastasia inquired.
"Well, first and foremost we should establish which house you intend for your daughter to take." Sirius answered, earning a nod of agreement from Riley.
"Very well. Which are available? I know that Lady Gryffindor Slytherin Uchiwa has other suitors?" Cygnus inquired. Daphne cringed at the word suitor, as it made her fellow mates seem like they were only after Riley for her prestige and power.
"As of now, all of my houses are available. None of my other mates have brought up the prospect of marriage or seem to possess any leanings towards any of my houses." Riley answered.
"Let's see, we have the house of Gryffindor, the house of Slytherin, the house of Black, and the Uchiwa clan." Anastasia listed off.
"There is also the Uzumaki clan, that I will soon be taking." Riley added. She earned a few looks but didn't elaborate. She had sent letters off to Gringotts, the day prior to reactive the Uzumaki's vaults. Since she was Kaguya's direct descendant she was technically an heir of the clan. Not to mention the fact that she was also the heir to the Senju clan as well since Tsunade didn't have any children and thus the title would pass to her when Tsunade died.
"Well, the houses of Black and Slytherin are the most appealing to us. Slytherin being the preferable choice. No offense." Cygnus stated, before adding to Sirius.
"None taken." Sirius replied knowing that Slytherin house was even more politically appealing then the house of Black.
"Alright… let's get this out of the way. Name your price and we'll start from there." Riley stated.
Daphne gave her a look while Cygnus and Anastasia shared a glance between themselves.
"Well… typically for a pureblood female from an Ancient and Noble house, the dowry would be somewhere in the range of fifty thousand to one hundred thousand galleons. However money is something we are not at all lacking in, and we would more prefer an alliance between our houses. Things like pacts to support each other, assistance in the Wizengamot, things like that." Cygnus explained.
"Hm… so an agreement to an alliance, and one hundred thousand galleons, and I get to keep Daphne all to myself? Sounds like a steal if you ask me." Riley replied earning a chuckle from Sirius, and a blush from Daphne.
'Please stop that.' Riley heard whispered in her head. It seems that Daphne was already making use of their ties to the Gravemind.
In response Riley grinned and stated, "Speaking of being all mine, how are those marks on your back, love?" Daphne's eyes shot wide while Sirius was struggling not to burst out laughing. Anastasia looked confused for only a moment before giving Daphne a knowing look. Meanwhile Astoria and Cygnus were both giving Daphne scandalized looks.
"You two've already had sex?" Astoria just blurted out in disbelief.
"Astoria! Manners!" Anastasia hissed, while Daphne blushed crimson and Sirius burst out laughing.
"Well… no offense to you Astoria, but honestly, Tracy's been broadcasting that little factoid for months, or have you not noticed just how many times Daph has hexed her?" Riley replied.
Astoria stared off for a moment as she thought back, then her eyes went wide. "But that started months ago."
"God… dammit." Daphne whined.
"You two have been sleeping together for months?" Anastasia inquired.
"Mother!" Daphne snapped in reply.
"That's a yes." Astoria answered as she stared at he sister in disbelief. "Wow, Daphne. I just can't believe it. An uptight stickler like you, and you're already in bed with her after what, three months of dating?"
"What is that supposed to mean?" Daphne hissed as she sent a murderous look at her little sister.
"It means you're such an uptight prude, that I find it hard to believe you managed to keep someone dating you, let alone got them into bed multiple times." Astoria fired back.
"Oh. Believe me, she was distant at first, but then she saw all the fun me and my other mates were having and she finally saw fit to join us, every night." Riley added with a smile, which earned her a positively furious look from Daphne.
"Wait, what do you mean… join us? …eh… oh… oh wow! You're sleeping with all those girls! Wow, Daphne, I didn't know you had it in you!" Astoria shouted, earning a slap on the leg from her mother.
"I… Eh… Shut up!" Daphne growled in reply, her face, scarlet red from embarrassment.
There was a moment of silence in the room, before Cygnus finally spoke up, "One hundred thousand galleons, an agreement to an alliance, I'll have the papers drawn up at Gringotts. We'll continue this conversation, never!"
"Thank you." Daphne bit out as she glared at Riley whom was staring back lustfully.
"Don't even think about it." Daphne growled.
'But Daph… I want to see how your back is healing. Maybe give you another message.' Riley replied in her mind. Daphne fought hard to keep the blush off her face and her glare focused on Riley, but the idea of another message was very tempting.
"So… um… when is a good time to set the contract into motion?" Anastasia inquired, trying to turn attention away from her daughter's embarrassed state.
"Hm? I'm not sure. When do you wanna get married Daph?" Riley inquired.
"Um… well… sooner would be preferable." Daphne answered after a moment, her response earning a bright smile from Riley.
"Hm… maybe you and Fleur can share a wedding day." Riley stated with a giggle.
"She asked you?" Daphne asked, curiously.
"No… but you know she's going to. She graduated, she's moving in, she'll be looking for a job around here. You know she's going to bring it up. How about we set the date for our wedding for after fifth year? That way we still have a year to get to know each other better." Riley suggested.
"After fifth year… that sounds reasonable." Anastasia agreed, earning a nod from her husband.
"Yes indeed. I'll have the goblins write up the paper work, and we can both sign it once it's in." Cygnus stated, earning a nod from Riley. From there the two shook hands and they all went to enjoy dinner.
-Meanwhile in the Leaf-
Naruko stared down at the ground beneath her, she was breathing heavily, sweat pouring from her face. After a moment she rose up, there were three Jonin in front of her, each one watching her intently.
"Again." Came the order from Jiraiya whom stood a few yards off to the side. The three Jonin immediately rushed Naruko and put her on the defensive. She backpedaled to avoid their strikes, as she focused power through her eyes, to launch an attack. The three Jonin dove at her again and she released the power she was gathering. A shockwave shot out from her body and sent them all flying back, meanwhile Naruko let out a gasp as she clutched her head in pain.
It had been nearly ten hours, since she had started training today, and she was utterly exhausted. But her masters wouldn't let her rest. Ever since they had returned home, Master Jiraiya, Lady Tsunade, and even her own father were drilling her into the ground. Every day it was endless training. And with every day came more frustration.
"You need to keep focused Naruko. You can control this power, I know you can, you just have keep at it." Jiraiya told her.
All Naruko could do was glare at the ground. She wanted to glare at the old pervert but she knew if she did that, then he would step into the ring, and this would start to hurt a helluva lot more. She wasn't making any headway. She wasn't improving like they wanted her too. Naruko knew she was getting stronger, she could feel it, however, it wasn't enough for the village. Each day they pushed her harder and harder. It had only been a couple of weeks, but it had felt like an eternity to the girl. She'd barely seen any of her friends since she came back, she had barely had a chance to rest or enjoy some of the nicer things in life, every day it was all training.
They just kept pushing her. Everyone knew what kind of power these eyes held, what they'd allowed a certain someone to achieve, and if Riley could accomplish such feats with the Rinnegan, than surely Naruko could do so much more. At least, that was the village's mindset. More and more, Naruko was starting to realize that if this was how difficult it was to learn such powers, than Narumi must have gone through some unspeakably brutal training in order to learn to control the powers of these eyes.
How her sister had done it, she didn't know, but she wished she was here right now, so she could ask her. It saddened her deeply at the thought, this was something that she and Narumi could have bonded over, something that they could have worked at, and it could have brought them closer together. It could have been an opportunity for Naruko to finally get her sister back. Instead, something had happened, and her father had done something to piss off Narumi, ensuring that she outright refused to come back.
Naruko didn't know what Minato had done to anger Narumi so, but a part of her resented him for it. Especially considering how he spent the last year, telling her to not antagonize Narumi, and avoid getting into fights. It seemed hypocritical in Naruko's opinion, and she didn't like viewing her father so negatively. The village wasn't helping matters either.
They just wouldn't stop pushing her. They kept saying that now that she had these eyes she could surpass her sister. They kept saying there was nothing holding her back now, and as long as she kept going she would be there in no time.
In the village, things were tense. Danzo was missing, presumed dead, his ROOT operation had been completely destroyed, then the angel had blasted a crater in the earth and dropped a shit ton of debris all over the village. It did some damage and a lot of people were hurt, or killed. The angel then took someone from the hospital but the higher ups weren't saying anything about who it was.
Right now, the village was moving to war. Iwa was gathering forces on their borders and Konoha was doing the same. People were split about what to feel about Naruko now. Some were pissed that she lost the fox's power. Others were ecstatic because she now possessed the eyes of the Sage of Six paths. Regardless of which way they leaned, they were all of a similar mind that she needed to improve and become stronger.
She was always being compared to Narumi now… every time she screwed up an ability, it was Narumi could do this, or Narumi could do that… if it hadn't been for her father's screw up, maybe they could of gotten her sister here to teach her. Instead she just had the perverted old man, whom only knew from what he had learned from Nagato many years ago.
That was another new thing that had occurred in the last couple of weeks. Narumi… her big sister… she, for some reason, didn't feel right calling her Narumi anymore. She tried to hold onto her true name, but more and more, as she understood her sister, she felt she was drawn more to the name that Narumi had chosen for herself, Riley. She hadn't yet called her that out loud, but in her mind, she was becoming Riley more and more.
She sat awake some nights wondering what life would be like if her big sister was here with her. She didn't know why, but she missed her sister, a lot more these days. Having the opportunity to spend time with Riley during the Chuunin Exams and the Triwizard Tournament, it should have been an opportunity for them to bond, and build ties with one another. Naruko still remembered a time when she was very small, when she and her twin were almost inseparable. Sadly she couldn't recall how old she'd been at that time, or what had driven them apart, but she felt herself yearning for that bond. She wanted to have her sister back.
All of these confusing thoughts running through her head, and her parents and godparents constant focus on her training was driving her mad. She needed to rest, she needed to take a day or two to unwind, but no… every day she was training from dawn to dusk, and it was only getting worse.
"Again." Jiraiya ordered, as the Jonin prepared to charge for probably the fiftieth time that day.
-Meanwhile-
Minato sat in his office, with Lily, The Third, Tsunade, The elders, Shikaku, and the Anbu commander. They were discussing plans for the war, when a voice interrupted them.
"So… you lost Kushina and Danzo is dead… my the village sure has gone to shit in my absence." Came a woman's voice. They all turned their heads to see a cloaked figure emerge from the shadows.
"Lady Mito… it's been too long. Welcome back." Hiruzen greeted the woman.
"Lady Mito." Minato offered in greeting as well.
"What have you done to my village boy?" Mito asked in a condescending tone that made Minato cringe.
"This Angel… it's been causing a lot of problems for us lately and with the upcoming war with Iwa, we might be looking at the start of the fourth great ninja war." Minato replied.
"Ah yes… the Angel of Carnage. It's not an Angel." Mito told them.
"It's not? Then what is it, Grandmother?" Tsunade asked, as everyone else shared surprised looks.
"I cannot say." Mito replied.
"If you don't know, then how do you know it's not an angel?" Shikaku inquired.
"I cannot say because it is a magical secret, not because I do not know. I know exactly what this creature is, I just cannot tell you because it is hidden under Fidelus." Mito answered.
"Wait… but if it's hidden under Fidelus then how do you know the secret?" Lily asked in surprise.
"I have my ways, girl." Mito replied in a bored tone.
"Okay, well… not that this isn't interesting but how does this help us?" Homura asked.
"It doesn't. At least not right now. This, 'angel' is a nuisance, but it's a problem that we will have to deal with later. For now we must focus on the war, and our dear, missing Kushina." Mito stated.
"Ralael took Kushina, more then likely, it's healed her and probably either intends to use her for it's own purposes or set her free. If the first option is true then we have a problem on our hands. If the latter is true, then we may be able to locate, and reclaim her." Minato informed them.
"Unless Kushina goes for the girl. If Ralael healed her, then it's likely that it told her where to find her daughter." Mito offered up.
"Narumi is no longer her daughter. She's ours." Lily declared boldly.
"Untrue. Riley Slytherin, Gryyfindor, Uchiwa… isn't your daughter either. She disowned herself from your families. Kushina has as much right to her as you do. Though unlike you, Kushina never wronged the girl." Mito chastised the two.
"If Kushina Uzumaki get's her hands on the Uchiwa clan leader, we could all be in a lot of trouble. I don't know if you could tell or not, but she knew about Iwa's attack, long before the final task of the Triwizard Tournament. She planned that all out, and then set up a believable lie to fool the British Ministry. She's a hero there now, and she did it, while making the world see her as just another victim who did what was right when she learned of a threat. That girl is a master manipulator." Shikaku informed them all, earning nods of agreement from the rest of the war council, some more reluctantly then others.
"When Kushina finds the girl, she'll turn her against Konoha. Kushina may have been a harlot, but she was still Uzumaki and thus she possesses our ability to hold a grudge." Mito stated.
"We need to find her before that happens. Narumi is too powerful to be turned against the Leaf. Our relationship may be strained now, but it can still be salvaged. If Kushina get's her hands on Narumi, we could all be doomed." Lily fretted.
"I hear you also lost the rest of the Fox? My how incompetent you all have grown in the years I've been away." Mito added after a moment of silence making most of the council cringe while Minato's face darkened.
"Voldemort holds the fox now. Britain refuses to see the truth of the threat, so I wont waste my time on them. We'll fight Voldemort to get the fox back, but Britain is on it's own for the rest of it. We're focused on training Naruko how to use the Rinnegan. Once she learns how to use it, we'll finally have what we need to bring Narumi and the Fox back to the Leaf." Minato informed them.
"Very well then. Here take these." Mito pulled a handful of scrolls from her cloak and tossed them to Minato. The fourth Hokage took note of the ancient Uzumaki's flesh when he saw her hand. It was smooth and unwrinkled, something that he filed away for later.
"What are these?" Minato inquired.
"Scrolls on how to utilize the Rinnegan. I retrieved them during my travels in the Land of Rain. I found them in a hidden hut, I think they belonged to Jiraiya's old student Nagato. Use them. I will be out gathering more intel on Iwa. You all need to focus on getting the village back in shape, and getting ready for war. Make sure that daughter of yours is ready, Minato. She'll be needed." Mito ordered them and then stepped back into the shadows and vanished.
-Elsewhere a few moments later-
"I still don't understand why you gave them the secrets of the Rinnegan." Obito stated to the cloaked figure standing before him.
"Because another set of Rinnegan eyes would benefit my husband's plans. However they wont help us any if they're untrained and weak. The girl isn't of any use, and the fact that she lost the fox's power is an annoyance, but we'll just work around it. At the very least, when Nagato and Konan try to betray us, we don't have to worry about them risking the Rinnegan in the process." The woman in the black cloak replied.
"I see… that does make sense. Well, I'll dispatch Zetsu to locate the fox's power. We can easily steal it now that it's out of the Leaf's hands. Contact me when you hear more about this 'Angel'. Lady Kaguya." Obito replied before vanishing into Kamui
Mito simply smirked as she turned and departed. Obito… Minato… the Leaf… they were all such fools. Obito was so easily tricked into thinking that she was her wretched sister, it was almost laughable. The boy may be strong, and smart, but he wasn't too bright, deception wasn't his forte.
As Mito walked away, she was unaware of the shadow that was watching from the ceiling.
'You aren't master Madara's wife. Wretched woman.' White Zetsu thought as he sunk into the earth.
-A few days later-
Riley was entering into the Malfoy residence alongside Itachi. In the last few days, Riley had helped Fleur move into her home, obviously she chose to move into Riley's room with her, which wasn't much of an issue seeing as how Riley didn't really have anything in there that she used. After that, she went and spoke to Itachi again. This time she brought him more up to speed on their plans. She told him how she was sided with Voldemort, and what the Dark lord stood for. She told Itachi of their ultimate plan to seize Britain without much violence, by crushing their opponents in the field of public opinion. Itachi had informed her during that meeting that he had discussed it with his clan, and they were in agreement that getting into a hidden village, and back to doing what they did best, would be most beneficial for the clan.
Today she and Itachi were meeting with Tom, along with the rest of the Inner circle to discuss finer details about the new village they were making. These details would then be presented to the Wizengamot the following day.
So the two entered and settled in with the inner circle, Itachi was introduced and they began to hammer out details. This was also the first time Itachi got to meet Madara, as Riley summoned him just prior to the meeting. Needless to say, the young clan leader was dumbstruck. All Madara had to say was that Itachi looked a lot like his younger brother. Apparently Itachi and Sasuke were actually Izuna's direct descendants. So that made Itachi and Sasuke, Riley's cousins.
Anyway, as the meeting began, they got to the first and most important part, what to name it.
Many names were thrown around here or there. Some Japanese, some just regular English, names were sprouted left and right. Finally, Voldemort came up with a name that they could all agree on. The village hidden in Magic's shadow. Or Pentref cysgodion hud, he decided that a Welsh translation would better appeal to the British community. Following that, Riley brought up the idea of not even naming their force Shinobi at all. Shinobi were warriors of coin, only loyal to their village. Riley suggested that they name them something different so as not to appear as simple mercenaries. Their force after all, wouldn't be just loyal to their village, but loyal to Britain.
Itachi was actually the one who suggested following the theme of the Village itself, magical shadow warriors, which eventually led to the idea of calling them the Cysgodol Legion. Or Shadow Legion. People were in agreement, and once those main ideas were out of the way, they got to the more important stuff. Ideas for training regiments, how best to begin recruiting, things of that nature.
The following day they presented their ideas to the Wizengamot to overwhelmingly positive results. They liked the idea of a unique and one of a kind army. One that held the wide ranging abilities of magic, the power and skills of Shinobi and that was completely loyal to Britain. The other hidden villages only served their host nations, they weren't really loyal to them, this one would be. And the Wizengamot was very approving of the idea.
After that was all said and done, the Wizengamot set up, yet another meeting to meet with the three who would run the village, so that they could answer some questions and perform several other inquiries.
Needless to say things were moving smoothly, Riley arrived home late that night, to find Fleur sleeping, she was about to join her when she felt a presence in the room with her. She spun around right as Zetsu rose from the ground.
"It's been a while Zetsu." Riley stated in a quiet tone as she cast a sound blocking charm around the two so as not to disturb Fleur.
"Yes indeed. I just wanted to..." The white half of Zetsu began to reply but stopped, when he noticed Riley's Rinne Sharingan.
"Mother..." Black Zetsu stated in a surprised whisper.
"Mother? You recognize these eyes? That must mean you know of Kaguya Otsutsuki?" Riley stated.
"Uh… yes… how do you know of her? And where did you get those eyes?" Black Zetsu replied.
"I learned of her recently. Turns out she managed to reincarnate herself, and became Kaguya Uzumaki..." Riley answered.
"Lord Madara's wife? I had no idea that the two… but that means…. You're mother's… you're mother's heir. And that Fourth Hokage is her son." Black Zetsu stated in surprise.
"Yes… the man whore that is my sperm donor. I have gained Kaguya's eyes. I have awakened the third eye..." Riley informed him as she shifted into her demonic form and revealed the third eye.
"What… are you?" White Zetsu stated with fear filling his tone as he witnessed Riley's demonic transformation.
"She's the Angel of Carnage. You're Ralael." Black Zetsu answered for her.
"Indeed. Madara and Kurama assume that if I absorb the powers of a Kaguya, and an Otsutsuki, I will gain access to the rest of my grandmother's power." Riley informed Zetsu.
"Well… I will look for the two as quickly as I can. Mother created me to assist her in her resurrection. You are her grandchild, and one that is gifted with her power. You even gained her godly eyes, not just one but three. I will assist you as best I can. Had I known that Lord Madara was her husband and the grandfather of her chosen heir, I would have never chosen him to be her host." Black Zetsu stated with a bow.
"Here that grandfather, dodged a bullet." Riley thought with a smirk.
"Well… okay then." Was Madara's reply.
"Before you get to locating me a Kaguya and an Otsutsuki, why did you come here?" Riley inquired.
"Mito… she's pretending to be Mother's reincarnation, Lady Uzumaki, and she's manipulating Obito to further her goals." Black Zetsu informed her.
Riley's eyes turned blood red, and her third eyes snapped open at hearing that.
'Gods… she's definitely mother's heir. Not like those two boys, Hagoromo, and Hamura. She's terrifying when angry, just like mother.' Black Zetsu thought.
"We'll keep an eye on her. Obito sent us to locate the Nine tails' energy." White Zetsu informed her.
"Oh… well I have it. But if he asks, tell him it's hidden somewhere under Voldemort's control and you can't enter due to the wards." Riley commanded.
"Yes ma'am." White Zetsu replied with a bow.
"Now… let's discuss how we can facilitate my Grandmother's revival without needing to turn her husband into a vessel." Riley ordered, and from there they began their discussion.
Black Zetsu informed her about how Kaguya could be revived from her slumber by only two methods. One was to make someone else the ten tails Jinchuriki and have them activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the other was an assault on the moon to free Kaguya's soul from it's prison there. Her power made up the tailed beasts, and her body took the form of the Gedo Statue. But they only needed the soul to resurrect her. So that's what they decided. Black Zetsu didn't have the abilities or the power to attack the Otsutsuki compound on the moon, get past their Tenseigan and free Kaguya's soul, he also didn't have the ability to create a suitable body for her to inhabit, so he was forced to use the original plan. However, Riley would soon have that power. Once she was strong enough, and had achieved the ninth tail, she would be more then powerful enough to defeat the entire Otsutsuki clan, and free Kaguya's spirit.
So now Riley had another goal. She did want to meet her Grandmother, and this was as good a way as any. Once she achieved the ninth tail she would launch an assault on the moon and destroy Hamura's descendants. While she waited for that day to approach, Black Zetsu would track down a Kaguya, and any rogue Otsutsuki that may inhabit the earth, he would also find the portal to the moon, and find a way to re-open it.
At the end of the night, Riley stood atop her home, staring up at the moon. She now had so many plans and goals. Her life was taking shape before her. It was about half way through summer, her mother was able to walk around now, and by the end of summer, would be ready to begin actual training. She was in the process of forming her own hidden village. She had all of her familiars, she had secured Black Zetsu and White Zetsu as allies, she now knew somewhat of what Mito was up to, and she now had more future plans, to finally repair the damage Mito had done to her family. She had her mother. Her grandfather, her great-Grandfather, and soon she would also have her Grandmother. Life was beginning to take shape for Riley, the cloud of uncertainty and what-ifs was clearing.
-To be continued-
Alright there you go. Please note that Black Zetsu does not know that all of the Otsutsuki are dead. So he thinks there are a shit load of them up there, when there is really just Tonari.
Hope you liked all of the familiars. Hope you liked Mito's introduction, and how she's playing both sides. Hope you liked the village names, and here's the list of people I give credit to for helping come up with the ideas for the familars. Please note that these people may not have given the idea, directly but their contributions helped me so they get credit.
Michael:
Song of Insanity
Phoenix Paladin
CLAGuest
Raam/Skorge:
moonandshadows
Amygdala:
Tessy101
moonandshadows
Song of Insanity
Phoenix Paladin
Fenrir:
Sandy
Balrog1788
Drake0x
paskin52
Loki:
Kidagirl8
Awesomereader01
Drake0x
Gravemind:
Tessy101
CLAGuest
moonandshadows
If I missed anyone let me know. Hope to see you soon, and let me know of more power ideas JA NE!
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