Time for the next chapter. Wedding has been ruined, and I bet Riley will be pissed. Time to return to the elemental nations for a while. I'm really looking forward to the change in setting.
Poll is still open for people that would like to vote, and as I have said before, this poll isn't really definitive, more so, it's a guide to help me set up future story lines, also if anyone is curious, Raven is number one by a lot.
Sorry this took so long but for those wondering I've been going back and making corrections to earlier chapter. I'm up to chapter 40 by the time of this post, so I hope you can forgive the lack of new content. Any chapter that ends with a | has been proofread to the best of my abilities. Hope you enjoy and let me know what you think.
Anyway, cheers.
Broken Angel
Chapter 67
"This is such Bullshit!" Daphne shouted as she kicked at an end table and sent it careening across the room.
"You know, after this… I don't think Riley's ever going to let us out of her sight." Katie noted as she, Fleur, Luna, Elizabeth, and Eleanor all watched Daphne rage at having her wedding ruined. The whole of Magical Britain was currently at a stand still. This wedding was not only a joining of two people, but it was meant to be the metaphorical 'cake topper' to a roller coaster of events over the last year. You had the formation of the Legion, the return of the Pendragon line, the attack on Hogwarts and Dover, the Death of Dumbledore, the Destruction of the Leaf, the war with Iwa and Oto, the return of Voldemort, the 'death' of Voldemort, and the defeat of the Angel of Carnage. This wedding was to the people, a metaphorical high note to end this series of craziness.
Riley was their hero, and was getting married. The event was meant to be a happy spectacle that the country's populace could enjoy and gain a bit of levity from. This assassination attempt brought everything crashing down again.
Even now, mere hours after the attack, war was already on people's lips. They all knew it was coming but with recent events, people began to think the worst had passed. Now the country's mood had darkened. Arturia had been dispatched to speak to the Queen about this along with Lucius. The country had been at war since the attack on Hogwarts, but now, with this attack, they were finally finished with staying on the defensive. Riley had every intention of marching to war, and unlike with Konoha, she didn't intend it to be quick. She'd burn every city in the Land of Earth, and wherever Oto had set up shop, and she'd make every single person in those countries regret ever offering support to either of those Hidden Villages.
"That snake bastard better hope Riley gets her hands on him first, because if I do, I swear he'll wish he'd never taken his first breath!" Daphne snarled again as she paced back and forth. She was still in her wedding robes and her make-up had been badly smeared from a mixture of crying and her angrily running her hands over her face.
"I don't even know what to say to her." Katie muttered as Daphne continued to sputter profanities.
"This was her and Riley's day. A day meant for just them. How would you feel if this happened on your wedding day?" Luna inquired, earning a nod of agreement from Fleur.
"I get that, it's just… I wish there was something I could say to her." Katie replied as Daphne continued her pacing, and kicked at another end table, this time toppling a vase that sat on it. They were currently in the Greengrass estate so no one mentioned anything about Daphne breaking her own things.
"I feel bad for her." Elizabeth stated, giving Daphne a sad look as she continued to rage.
Eleanor offered a nod at that, her protector standing a few feet off, hiding in the shadows. Or hiding as best he could, being this massive iron golem with a flashlight for a face.
"How's she doing?" The five women heard Sirius ask as he walked up.
"Pissed." Katie answered.
"Very much so." Fleur agreed as Daphne came to a halt and leaned against a wall letting out an angry sob. This had been how it had gone for the last hour or so. Daphne would rage, then stop and cry for a few moments, then slip back into an angry rant. This had probably been the sixth time she had repeated that ritual.
"I bet she looks rather cheery in comparison to the hellstorm probably building around Riley right now." Sirius noted earning a look from the five women.
"Oh you have no idea." Katie noted as she and her fellow mates shared a collective sigh. They could all feel Riley's rage, emanating over their bond. Wherever she was, she was absolutely livid.
"Hashirama, Madara, and Kushina are busy trying to use the Gravemind to talk her out of just marching into the Elemental Nations and lighting it up with Bijuu Dama. They think it would be best if she settled down a bit, and focused more on Daphne." Sirius informed them.
"I agree. While vengeance would be nice, I zink ze two of zem need each ozer right now. Neizer one is zinking clearly." Fleur stated as Daphne returned to her angry rant.
"...And I'll turn that fucking coward into a snake-scaled belt when I find him!" Daphne screeched as she turned to a nearby column that framed the stairway of her home's beautiful main hall. With an enraged growl she punched it as hard as she could. She may have had Shinobi training but the home's defensive ward and runes stopped her from doing any damage, thus the end result was the same as a normal untrained human punching a piece of marble.
Sirius and all the girls winced as they heard a loud crack echo through the hall.
"Fuck!" Daphne shouted, drawing everyone's attention to her as she clutched her hand, and blood began to pour out of her broken knuckles.
"Okay… I think that's enough." Katie noted, as they all moved over to help her.
"I fucking knew it." Tracy's voice was heard as she, Pansy, and Astoria walked into the room, and saw Daphne clutching her broken hand.
"Damn..." Astoria muttered as she spotted the blood left on the pillar where Daphne had shattered her knuckles.
Sirius just shook his head as Tracy called for some of the Greengrass house elves to collect some healing potions. The ladies quickly sat Daphne on the stairs of her home and sought to mending her broken hand, which was now getting her dress stained with blood.
"Damn it all." Daphne growled, wincing as Tracy examined her broken, bloody fingers.
"Are you ready to calm down yet, or are you gonna hurt yourself again?" Tracy asked, giving her friend a scolding look.
"I don't need a lecture right now!" Daphne snapped, before hissing out in pain.
"I get it Daph, you're pissed. You have every right to be pissed. That snake faced bastard, ruined your wedding day, and he tried to kill you. You have every right in the world to be angry right now. But I need you to calm down." Tracy stated to her friend, actually sounding more like Daphne, then Daphne did right now.
Right about then, a house elf arrived with the potions needed to start healing Daphne's hand.
"Why the fuck should I calm down Trace? This was my day. This was my moment with the woman I love. This was supposed to be our day, and he ruins it by sending an assassin to kill us." Daphne snapped at her friend before glancing at her fellow mates.
"I'm sorry guys, I didn't mean..." She started to say, when she noticed them staring at her, but she was cut off by Luna.
"It's alright Daphne. This was your day with Riley. This was your moment to be her one and only. Riley would never put one of us ahead of the others. This was the time we wanted her to do that. This was your moment together, where it wasn't about us, it was about the two of you. So I understand. You don't have to apologize for being angry at having that moment taken from you." Luna replied with a sad smile.
"I agree wiz Luna. Zis was your moment." Fleur nodded in agreement earning one from Katie as well.
"Look, I'm not trying to say you can't be mad Daph… but we need you right now. You're probably the only person who can calm Riley down right now, and we need you to do just that." Tracy told her friend as she uncorked one of the potions and held it up for Daphne.
Daphne made a face and stared off for a moment before sighing and drinking the potion. She felt the pain in her hand fade, and Tracy quickly set to work bandaging it so that they could have a more experienced healer repair the damage.
"Where is Riley now?" Fleur inquired.
"The hidden village I think. Or maybe Kamui, I'm not sure." Tracy answered.
Fleur let out a sigh and tried to call out to Riley over their bond. She felt a burst of anger echo back as a reply. Fleur had known Riley long enough to know that, that particular response from Riley meant that she was far too angry to form a coherent sentence. Meaning, without being able to calm Riley down, she probably wasn't going to be talking for a while. Fleur let out another sigh and shook her head.
"Daphne, you need to call out to Riley. You're the only one she'll answer to right now." Luna stated, sensing Fleur's failure at getting into contact with Riley.
"Fine… I'll try to call her." Daphne stated as she focused on her bond with Riley. While the finishing words hadn't been said, the marriage bond had been formed and solidified. The marriage director had told them to form the bond with a kiss and seal it with an act of true love. The kiss they had shared had been what formed the bond, but when Riley shielded Daphne from the Killing curse, that had fulfilled the second part of the ritual. Usually it was sex that acted as the 'act of true love' but magic saw Riley's selfless shielding of Daphne as true enough to constitute the solidification of the bond.
Reaching out through the bond, Daphne found herself drawn into contact with Riley's mind. The connection was so much stronger then it had ever been before. "Riley..."
Tense silence followed for several moments as Daphne waited for a reply. Daphne was about to ask again, when a reply finally came.
"Yes, my love?" Riley whispered back, after hearing Daphne's voice in her head.
"I'm done being pissed off now. Can you come home? I need to see you." Daphne inquired in a tired tone, almost sounding like she was pleading.
"Alright. I'll be there soon." Riley replied, as she gazed around at the destruction that had befallen Kamui.
All of Riley's rage and anger at having her wedding ruined and her mate attacked, had manifested into a massive amount of power. Her ability to convert excess emotion into energy had been more then enough to push her power limit past it's barriers and allow her to ascend to the seventh tail. She now had another tail swaying by her legs and had adapted several other traits of the Seven Tails.
First and foremost, she gained the ability to harden her flesh and increase it's density. Just like the Seven tails had an exoskeleton, now Riley could make her flesh as hard as diamond. Another ability she had gained was the ability to speak to insects, and arachnids. In fact, she felt a special connection to all beings that infested the planet's darkest corners. She felt a connection to all of the bottom feeders of the world. Insects, arachnids, rats, and things like that. The final ability she gained from ascending to the Seventh tail was an increase in her flight ability. She could now move through the air just as fast as she could on the ground, breaking the sound barrier multiple times over.
It seems with this new ascension, Riley no longer needed her wings or her Rinne Sharingan in order to fly. She just could. It was very much like a form of levitation, much like Onoki's. Her wings, now acted more as stabilizers to help her move and guide herself, but she no longer required them, or the manipulation of gravity to achieve flight.
With her ascension, Riley had chosen to vent on the surrounding landscape. Now though, Daphne was calling out to her, and Riley had heard Fleur call out as well. She knew she needed to get back, and while it had only been a few hours for Daphne and the others, it had been nearly three weeks for Riley in Kamui.
A few moments later, Riley was at the Greengrass estate. She appeared in the main hall, right next to her mates, and daughters.
"Good to see you finally made it back pup." Sirius stated upon seeing her. Riley had hidden her demonic features so no one knew there was anything different about her. Her eyes were a startling red however, ever since the attempted assassination, Riley was at that point, of being so angry she appeared calm.
"Sorry for disappearing. I needed to vent." Riley replied as she walked up to her mates, offering Fleur an apologetic smile as she passed.
Fleur gave a small smile in return and nodded towards Daphne whom was sitting on the stairs clutching her bandaged hand, watching Riley approach.
Riley quickly approached Daphne whom stood and the two met in an embrace.
"I'm sorry I left." Riley whispered into her ear.
"It's alright. We both needed some time to vent." Daphne replied as the two pulled back from their tight embrace and simply held one another. Riley's eyes fell to Daphne's bandaged hand, and she adopted an inquisitive look.
Daphne simply glanced at the nearby pillar, which still had her blood on it. Riley followed her gaze, and put the pieces together. She gently took Daphne's hand in hers, and began to heal it. Daphne winced a few times as her bones healed and returned to their rightful place. It only took a few moments, but Riley was able to fully heal the injury, and then pull Daphne back into another embrace.
"I'll make him pay for ruining this day for us." Riley whispered as she held Daphne close.
"I know. I want to be there when you do." Daphne replied, her face a cold icy mask of anger and resentment.
The two stood in silence for many moments before pulling back and staring into each others eyes.
"What are we gonna do now?" Daphne inquired after a moment.
"The plan is pretty straight forward. Arturia and Lucius are trying to get a meeting with the Queen. If all goes well she will give the Legion her blessings and we'll be ready to march to war in a few days. During that time, I'm going to take the Legion into Kamui and train them into the ground. A few days out here, a few weeks in there. I'll train them to use firearms and plasmids. I'll get them all up to par, so that when we go to the Elemental Nations, we'll all be ready to face Oto and Iwa." Riley replied, earning a nod of understanding from Daphne.
"Before we go into Kamui to train, Arturia and I need to meet with the Round Table. If we're marching to war, then I'll be bringing the big guns along." Daphne informed her lover. After the Hellsing incident, Arturia had taken her place at the head of the Round Table. The Knights of the Table, knew only that Arturia was related to King Arthur and that the sword she carried was the real Excalibur. They had all been explicitly ordered by the Queen and the Prime Minister to follow Arturia's command. Now, the Round Table's main purpose was to serve as an advisory group to the military and assist them in dealing with magical or paranormal threats that slipped into their world.
If a werewolf started to slaughter muggles, the Round table would advise. They would either assist the muggle military in dealing with the threat or coordinate with the DMLE to ensure that the threat was neutralized before the Statute of Secrecy was broken completely. The Round table also offered it's expertise to foreign governments, all over the world, and were one of the major go-to groups for paranormal problem solving.
Now, where Hellsing came into all of this, was that they served as the Round Table's elite strike force. They were meant to be sent in to deal with problems that were developing too quickly for standard measures to deal with. Basically, they were the guys you called when everything was going to hell, and going to hell fast.
Daphne was now in charge of that strike force. And while she hadn't been knighted yet, the Queen had already revealed that she intended to give Daphne an official place on the Round Table once she reached Eighteen or completed her schooling. For right now though, she was just an unofficial member.
"You intend to bring the Vampire with us?" Riley inquired.
"Absolutely. This is what we have him for. With Alucard's power added to the Legion's no force on this Earth, can stop us." Daphne answered, her eyes alight with a desire for vengeance.
Riley offered a nod of agreement. The power of the Vampire Alucard was vast. He was strong enough to be considered a minor Archdevil. He had about as much power as the Six tails, but he had perfect control over it, making him the stronger of the two.
Alucard was an interesting creature. Riley often spent her time watching the Vampire lord from afar with her Byakugan, whenever Daphne would venture to the Hellsing mansion for whatever reason. While Alucard would follow Daphne's orders, there was nothing about his bond to her that forced him to do so. In fact, the only real control Daphne had over the ancient Vampire was control over the seals that limit his power. And even then, Riley had no doubts about his ability to break free of those seals if he really wanted too.
For some reason, the vampire wanted a human master. For some reason he was willing to follow Daphne's commands. Riley didn't know why, but if the vampire was willing to be a weapon, then Riley wouldn't stop Daphne from using it as one.
"Alright then. We'll need to begin moving as soon as possible." Riley stated after a moment of thought.
Right about then, Daphne's Mother, and Grandmother walked in.
"Are you finished screaming Daphne?" Daphne's mother inquired as they approached.
"Yeah." Daphne replied with a hard look upon her face. She wasn't at all happy, and she probably wouldn't be for a while, but she was much more calm now that Riley was back.
"So… what's going to happen now?" Daphne's mother inquired as she glanced between Daphne and her new daughter-in-law.
"I need to make a quick trip, then we have a snake to deal with." Daphne replied.
"What? You're not thinking of going after that monster are you?" Anastasia asked with a startled look.
"Of course I am! That snake bastard ruined my wedding. I intend to pay him back in kind." Daphne snarled in reply.
"Daphne! Do you realize how dangerous that man is? You can't just go running off after him." Her mother argued, her eyes wide in disbelief. Daphne had never come so unhinged before. She had always been calm and during intense situations she kept full control over her emotions.
"Watch me." Daphne fired back as she turned and stormed off towards her room.
Daphne's mother stared after her with a worried expression, the thought of her daughter running off to try and fight a man like Orochimaru was utterly terrifying.
After a few moments Astoria turned her attention to Riley. "Aren't you going to stop her?"
"No. I actually like seeing her so fired up." Riley replied as she stared in the direction that Daphne had departed in.
"But... But, Daphne is still just a girl she can't fight a man like Orochimaru." Daphne's mother argued.
"Daphne isn't just a girl. She's a married woman now. An adult in the eyes of wizarding Britain. Not to mention she's a lord so she can do whatever she wants." Riley replied earning a nod of agreement from her fellow mates.
"Married or not, she can't just run off and fight someone like him. And what do you mean she's a lord? She isn't Eighteen yet, her title doesn't pass to her until then." Daphne's mother replied.
"Well she's been the head of the Hellsing family for a few weeks now. Not to mention that she is now the Lady Slytherin." Riley stated giving the Greengrass family a look.
"Hellsing? I've heard of that name. How in the hell did Daphne become the head of the Hellsing family?" Daphne's grandmother asked.
"Daphne assisted the Legion in killing the previous head of the Hellsing family after it was discovered that he was running a slave trading racket." Riley answered, not caring to hide the truth since her mates and probably a good portion of her friends would be marching to war with her very soon.
"Daphne's a member of the Legion?" Astoria and her mother stated at the same time with Astoria adding, "Since when?" to the end of her first question.
"She's been a member, basically since the Legion was founded. She's been to the hidden village and was even with me when I defeated the Angel. All of my mates have been." Riley answered as she gestured to her ladies whom all nodded to corroborate her story.
"Daphne was there... when the Leaf was destroyed? She saw you fight 'it'?" Daphne's mother asked as she took a seat. She was left completely dumbfounded when she heard this. To think, her Daphne, the calm, cool, and driven young woman, was actually a member of Britain's military? It was almost too much to beleive.
"That a girl. You break those gender stereotypes." Daphne's grandmother praised with a smile. A few moments passed before Daphne returned dressed in regular clothes.
"Let's go Riley. We'll go and speak with Alucard then I'll wait for Arturia so we can meet with the Round Table. Afterwards, whenever you're ready we'll go to Kamui to train." Daphne ordered. Riley nodded, giving her new wife a smirk as she passed by. Daphne offered her family a passing look as she went by. Her mother looked terrified, her sister looked like she didn't know what to think, and her Grandmother gave her a nod of approval.
Right about then, Daphne's father entered the room, giving his family a confused look when he noticed his wife sitting with her head in her hands.
Before he could ask what was going on, Daphne reached out and took Riley's arm, Riley offered her an approving smirk, before glancing at the rest of her mates.
Riley's fellow mates shared a look and quickly stepped up next to Riley. They were rather used to Riley being the one to give the orders but to hear it from Daphne was a bit unusual, since she was often quiet and very thoughtful.
Riley quickly grabbed all of her mates and drew them into Kamui. Within moments they were in the Hellsing mansion. Luna, Katie, and Fleur remained in the main hall while Riley and Daphne descended into the depths where the dungeons resided.
They made it to the first room that led further into the dungeons. sitting in a chair in the center of the large open room was the vampire Alucard.
"Greetings master. You seem upset about something?" The vampire noted with a smirk. He was currently dressed in a fancy suit with a long red coat over it and to top off his outfit, he had large red hat on. It was an interesting look but neither woman commented on it. He was currently enjoying a wine glass that looked to be full of Wine but both women knew better, both guessing that it was probably blood.
"Alucard, some asshole just tried to kill me and my wife at our wedding." Daphne began.
"Wow, that sounds quite riveting. If I had known weddings today were that much fun, I would have attended." Alucard stated with a smile.
"Yeah that kinda thing sounds right up your alley." Riley snarked with a snort of amusement. Daphne shot her a glare that told her that she wasn't in the mood for Riley's split-personality disorder. If Riley was pissed, then she ought to stay pissed, if she wasn't then she should remain that way. Today was not the day for Daphne to deal with Riley's eccentricities
"Anyway, the man who sent the assassin, lives out in the Elemental Nations. I want you to get whatever you need and be ready to head there. The Legion is marching to war." Daphne explained, her tone firm and focused like she had been giving orders all her life. At that point Riley did take note of just how strong of a presence Daphne had when she was worked up. Riley had never seen Daphne like this before. But she most certainly liked what she was seeing. The firm commanding tone of her mate was getting her worked up in all sorts of ways.
"Ah. So it's war is it? How lovely. Well master, I wont need much to prepare, the only thing I can think of off the top of my head is a gun." Alucard replied with a smile.
"A gun? That's all?" Daphne inquired.
"Well bullets too." Alucard added with a chuckle.
Daphne shared a look with Riley whom nodded to tell her that she could take care of that.
"Well alright then." Daphne stated after receiving confirmation from Riley.
"Really?" Alucard asked with a slightly surprised look.
"Yeah, really. Why?" Daphne replied with a bit of confusion.
"I'm just surprised you would actually let me have a gun." Alucard stated as he eyed his master curiously.
"Why wouldn't I let you have a gun?" Daphne asked, still confused.
"Well none of my other masters let me have a gun. Always said it was too much of a hassle to keep me from shooting people. Though to be honest, I can't remember the last time I was out this long. Usually it's just a few days of freedom then I get into an altercation with a mime and then it's back to sleep for me. Truly, I don't know just what it is about me that caused my previous masters such frustration. I think I'm great to have around." Alucard replied with a dark chuckle, almost as if he had remembered something funny from a long time ago.
Daphne was quiet for a moment as she contemplated that statement. Finally she just shook her head and refocused. "I'm not like your previous masters. So long as you follow my commands, do your job, and keep from being too big of a pain in my ass, I don't care what you do with yourself. And on top of that, I think you'll make a helluva lot smaller mess if you're just using a gun." Daphne stated to the vampire.
"Hehe, that's what you think. Well then master, I'll be ready to depart for the Elemental Nations whenever you are. Just tell me where you want me to go and I will deliver death. Speak the name, and I will home in on like a missile. Whomever has wronged you so, will meet their end at my hands." Alucard declared with a ravenous smile.
"Orochimaru. Oto. Iwa. The Akatsuki." Daphne stated, causing Alucard's face to light up with demonic excitement.
"Orochimaru. Otogakure. Iwagakure. And the Akatsuki. As you have commanded, so it shall be, my master." Alucard stated with a monstrous grin as he tipped his hat to her in a half hearted bow.
With that done, Daphne nodded and turned to depart. Riley gave the vampire an apprasing look and he did the same to her. Both then offered the other a cruel chuckle. One that promised pain to those that brought harm to their mate/master.
"I'll have your new gun ready by the end of the week." Riley stated as she turned and walked away from the still grinning vamipre.
"Something that makes a statement would be preferable." Alucard chimed after her earning a pause from Riley.
"A statement you say? Very well then. Would 'Fuck you' be the statement you were aiming for?" Riley inquired as she stood with her back to the Vampire lord.
"I was aiming more for, 'Choke on it'." Alucard replied, putting great emphasis on those words to ensure the proper message was passed.
Riley stared off for a moment before throwing a ravenous, toothy grin back at her fellow monster. Both started to cackle as Riley continued towards the exit.
After a few moments Alucard let out a chuckle. His master was such an amusing woman. After a few seconds of pondering that, he quickly turned his attention back to his earlier musings, which had been centered around the events of his incredibly long life.
Meanwhile Riley joined Daphne as the two marched back up the stairs.
"What the fuck was that about?" Daphne inquired as they advanced.
"I am a demon. He is a devil. We are both monsters of the highest order. We are kin. There exists a bond between beings such as us. One that binds us in certain ways." Riley replied giving her mate a smirk as she did.
"And what ways are those?" Daphne inquired as she paused and turned to face Riley.
"We both hate Humans. And we both love humans. What binds him and I is our insatiable lust to destroy those that bring harm to that which we lay claim too. You are my mate. You are his master. Anyone who dares try to bring harm to you, will deal with two of the darkest beings to ever blight the earth." Riley answered as she offered her mate a menacing toothy grin.
Instead of reacting with fear or unease, Daphne simply nodded in understanding. She often wondered just how Riley's demonic mind worked, and this had given her a unique bit of insight. No matter how much they may hate each other, all Monsters are bound in one simple way. They all hate someone enough to be a monster.
-Two Hours Later-
Riley left her mates to go and have a quick meeting with Lucius and Arturia, whom had returned from their meeting with the Queen. An emergency session with the Wizengsmot was scheduled for the following morning.
"Good. I plan on being in the Elemental Nations by the end of the week." Riley stated to the two of them.
"This was a long time coming. It's time to finally put an end to Iwa and Oto." Lucius agreed.
"Are you sure the Legion will be ready to march by that time?" Arturia inquired with a curious look.
"I plan on taking the entire Legion into Kamui to train for several weeks in the use of firearms, plasmids, and the war machines that Rapture can produce. I also plan on updating their combat tactics. We'll be more then ready by that time." Riley replied with a determined and focused look.
"A wise course of action. What about Tom and Itachi? What do they have to say about all of this?" Lucius inquired.
"Both are of a similar mind. The time has come to go on the offensive. We'll work out all of the details of our counterattack while in Kamui." Riley responded, earning a nod of understanding from Lucius.
There was a moment of silence between the three of them, before Riley turned to Arturia and addressed her. "Be prepared. We'll be heading to what I consider the worst place on the planet. Shinobi, bandits, and giant monsters. The place has destroyed many great men and woman. Ensure that you are in top form when we come out of Kamui."
"Of course. I will be prepared. I wont fail you again." Arturia stated with conviction.
"You didn't fail me Arturia. We all let our guards down. We all made a mistake, myself included. We'll just need to be more prepared and make sure it doesn't happen again." Riley countered.
Arturia looked like she was about to argue, but she took note of the look on Riley's face and accurately surmised that it would useless to argue.
"I will be ready." Arturia stated. Earning a nod of approval from Riley whom then turned and headed off. Lucius then returned to the Ministry and Arturia went to fetch Daphne to go and meet with the Round Table.
Riley eventually found her way home, a few hours later. She didn't feel like entering her house as she knew her mates and family resided within. She wasn't sure if she wanted to be around them right now. She was at that point again. The point where she was so angry that she appeared calm. Her eyes had been red ever since the attempted assassination.
So Riley decided to walk around instead. She wanted to be angry right now and She knew her mates would draw her out of this enraged state she was in.
Eventually she found herself passing by Kaede's house. The Diclonius Queen was sitting outside of her home watching her pet race about. When she spotted Riley she shot to her feet and headed towards her.
"Hi Riley." Kaede greeted as she approached her friend.
"Kaede, hello. How are you?" Riley inquired with only a minor amount of curiosity lacing her voice. It's not that she wasn't interested in talking to Kaede, she just had her mind focused on other things.
"Me? I'm fine. How are you doing?" Kaede responded as she took note of how red Riley's eyes were.
"Not that well. I'm getting ready to march the Legion into the Elemental Nations, to hunt down the bastard that sent that assassin to my wedding." Riley answered, unable to keep a snarl out of her voice as she did.
"I'm sorry about your wedding Riley. You looked really happy up there." Kaede stated after a moment of silence.
"Thanks for saying that Kaede. It really means alot." Riley replied with a tired sigh as she tried her best to rein in her anger. After a few moments of trying and failing she decided to return her attention to Kaede.
"So... you'll be leaving soon?" Kaede asked as her eyes fell to the ground.
"Yeah. I'm sorry about our date but it looks like I'll have to reschedule." Riley stated when she noticed her friend's downcast expression.
"It's alright Riley. I know this is something you have to do. I... I just hope you be careful. I wish I could go with you." Kaede stated as she lifted her head and locked eyes with Riley.
"Why can't you?" Riley inquired curiously.
"Ah... I... I just thought that... I mean, can I go with you?" Kaede asked with a hopeful look.
"Kaede... Where I'm going, it's going to be really dangerous. I'm going to war. I'm going to end life. The friend in me doesn't want you to go there. It wants you to stay and live a peaceful and happy life. But the person in me has to answer that it's your life. If you wanna fight for your new home, then fight for it. I'm not gonna stop you if you wanna come with me. But it wont be easy. And if you go with me... then as a warrior, I have to ask you, would you be willing to do what needs to be done over there?" Riley answered as she held her friend's gaze.
"You mean would I be willing to kill? Yes. I would." Kaede stated her eyes filled with conviction.
"Are you sure?" Riley asked.
"I left Lucy in the mountains of Kamakura. I wont become that monster again. But I will fight to protect what I care for. I'll kill to protect what I care for." Kaede replied, her eyes filled with unwavering resolve.
"And what is it you care for?" Riley inquired.
"My brother. And you. I'll gladly walk into hell itself if it means I can try to protect you." Kaede answered offering Riley a smile as she did.
Riley stared at her friend for a moment as the anger within her finally receded. A genuine smile appeared on Riley's face as she stared at Kaede. After several long moments of silence, Riley finally replied.
"You're a good friend Keade. If you're sure about this, then make arrangments for your pet and meet me at my house tomorrow. I'm going to take the Legion into Kamui and train them into the ground." Riley stated as she started walking towards her home.
"Alright." Kaede stated in reply.
As she was passing by her, Riley stopped and quickly kissed Kaede on the cheek earning a blush from the young half demon.
"Maybe I wont have to wait that long to get that date after all." Riley mused as she continued past Kaede whom had reached up to touch the cheek that Riley had kissed.
Riley left Kaede where she was and made her way to her home. She entered the house and found her whole family waiting for her in the living room. Her grandfathers, Sirius, Remus, Kushina, Kakashi, and Naruko were waiting there. Her mates were surprisingly not there, Riley guessed that they were probably up in her room with Daphne, whom had probably chosen to stay at Riley's house rather then return to her own.
"How are you doing Riley?" Hashirama inquired.
"I'm just angry right now." Riley answered, earning a nod of understanding from Hashirama, Madara, and Remus.
"Did you go to try and clear your head?" Kushina asked.
"No. I don't wanna clear my head. I want to be angry right now. I think better when I'm seething, or at least I come up with more violent ways to hurt people when I'm angry." Riley replied with a sigh.
"Well... I wont try to tell you how to feel but I'm sure Daphne would enjoy your company tonight. Ruined or not, tonight is still your wedding night." Remus stated earning a nod of agreement from the rest of her family.
"He's right pup. Go see to your wife. Orochimaru and revenge can wait until tomorrow." Sirius agreed, again earning nods from the others.
"Right. I'll go settle down then." Riley stated as she headed for the stairs, her family offering her sympathetic looks as she headed up the stairs.
Riley entered her room, and quickly spotted Fleur sitting in front of the mirror brushing her hair. Her Veela lover glanced over at her and offered her a smile, which Riley returned. As much as she wanted to be angry right now, Riley just couldn't maintain that state around her mates. She loved them too much and they filled her life with too much happiness for her to be angry around them.
Riley glanced over at the bathroom, she saw that the door was open and the light on, She could make out Katie standing in front of mirror brushing her teeth, and she could hear water running, which was most likely Luna in the shower. Riley then glanced over at the bed, where she spotted Daphne laying on her side staring at the wall. Riley gave Fleur a look whom nodded for her to go and take care of Daphne, to which Riley allowed herself a deep exhale, letting a vast amount of the anger within her to pass out with the breath.
She then quickly made her way to Daphne's side crawling in bed with her, and taking a position right in front of Daphne so that the two would be face to face.
"Hello my love." Riley greeted as she locked eyes with Daphne. Much to Riley's relief it didn't look like Daphne had been crying for the last few hours, she just looked tired.
"Hey Riley. You go for a walk?" Daphne inquired.
"Yeah. I wasn't ready to settle down. I wanted to get lost in my fantasies of what I'll do when we find that Snake bastard." Riley replied.
"It's alright. I'm just glad you came back." Daphne stated as she reached up and caressed Riley's cheek. Riley accepted the gesture with a grateful smile, and for several long moments, a silence permeated the room. If either of them had bothered looking, they would have noticed that Fleur, Katie and Luna were all standing around the perimeter of the room watching the exchange with smiles.
"You're my wife now." Riley stated as she took Daphne's hand in hers and a smile crept across her face. Daphne allowed a smile to appear on her as well. With all that had happened today, it was just now dawning on the two young women that they were in fact married. Even with the attack, in the eyes of the state and magic, they were married.
"It's almost too wonderful to believe." Daphne replied as she stared deep into Riley's eyes. She found herself getting lost in the depths of their passion. The anger Riley had felt earlier was quickly being pushed back by her love for Daphne, and the strength of her feeling for her lovers.
"I know. But still, you're my wife now. Mrs. Slytherin." Riley said with a smile.
"Daphne Greengrass, Slytherin, Hellsing. Give it a while an I'll start catching up to you, in the number of names department." Daphne replied with a chuckle, earning one from Riley as well.
"So... Mrs. Slytherin, how would you like to spend your wedding night?" Riley inquired as she reached up and caressed Daphne's cheek.
"With you. That's all I really want. I don't care what we do, so long as we're together." Daphne answered.
"Well... then I know what I want to do." Riley stated with a grin as she kissed Daphne deeply and one of her hands shot to Daphne's breast.
The new Lady Slytherin moaned into the kiss as Riley passionately kneaded her breast. After a few moments of that, Riley began to unbutton Daphne pajama shirt, her lips remaining locked with Daphne's as she did so.
"Well that didn't take long." Katie noted as the two newlyweds started to undress.
"It took longer then I thought it would. If that attack hadn't happened the two if them would probably have already gone on their honeymoon by now." Luna noted as she stood next to Katie dressed only in a towel, having just exited the shower.
"Should we give them some space?" Katie inquired.
"Girls, the new Lady of the house, requires your careful tending." Riley called out over her shoulder in a haughty manner.
"I guess that's a no." Katie reasoned as she stripped down to her underwear and climbed into bed.
Fleur was quick to follow and Luna allowed her towel to fall to the floor and was right behind her.
By now, Riley had fully unbuttoned Daphne's shirt and was busy pulling off her pajama bottoms. Daphne hadn't bothered putting on underwear since she knew how this night would probably end.
Riley gave her wife a lustful glance before moving between Daphne's legs. Daphne let out a loud moan as Riley ran her tongue along the new Lady Slytherin's moist center.
Daphne let out a pleasured moan as she spread her legs to give Riley better access. After a few moments, a nude Katie and Luna lay on either side of Daphne and began to fondle her breasts and run kisses along her neck.
Daphne let out a pleasured groan as Riley ran her tongue over Daphne's clit. While Riley had her head buried between Daphne's legs, Fleur was busy pulling down Riley's pants. Once her mate's pussy was revealed, Fleur pressed two of her fingers into Riley's waiting sex. Her response was a deep moan from Riley. A moan which was directed right into Daphne's pussy.
"Oh, Fuck..." Daphne whined as she turned her head and captured Katie's lips in a searing kiss.
Luna meanwhile wrapped her lips around one of Daphne's breasts.
Daphne's breathing began to pick up as Riley nibbled on her clit and fingered her pussy.
It took only a few more moments but Riley's skilled ministrations drove Daphne to an orgasm. Dahpne cried out in pleasure as she pushed Riley's face deeper into the quivering sex.
As Daphne came down from her orgasm, Riley turned back to Fleur and locked lips with her, allowing the Veela to taste of Daphne's sex, on Riley's lips.
After a few moments the two parted and Riley crawled on top of Daphne, locking lips with her wife as she did. The two looked deep into each other's eyes before resuming their kissing. The other ladies continued their pleasurable petting as they ran their hands over the two's bodies, and ran kisses along their flesh.
"We've got all night to enjoy each other." Riley noted.
"Then let's make the most of it." Daphne countered.
With that, the group continued their love making. It was three hours later when they finally went to sleep, none of the ladies commented on the fact that Riley now sported her seventh tail when she took her demonic form.
The next day, Riley awoke early to head to the emergency Wizengamot meeting being held in regards to this latest attack. Many members of the Wizengamot were left in stunned silence as the Queen made an appearance. This had been one of the first times in nearly sixty years that the monarchy had to make an address to the Wizengamot.
The Queen was very straight-forward with her decree to the Wizengamot. They were ordered to place the highest emphasis on securing the Statute of Secrecy and defeating those that would cast it aside and throw away centuries of careful dedication to keep their societies secret and protected. Every time Iwa or Oto launched an attack, more and more people were hurt, and with the attack on Dover a few months prior, the Statute of Secrecy was pushed to it's literal limits. A follow up attack could not be allowed.
"My orders are simple. Find them, and end them. Destroy those that would threaten the sovereignty of the United Kingdom. I offer our soldiers my blessing in their brave pursuit of justice against these monster." The Queen finished her address, earning a rousing round of applause from the gathered witches and wizards. Aside from a few guards the only other muggle present was the Prime Minister whom also offered Britain's full backing in dealing with Iwa and Oto and putting an end to the threat they posed to all of the people of Britain.
With that done, Lucius as minister Dispatched a formal address to the ICW informing them that as of now, the Magical population of Britain was at War with Iwagakure, Otogakure and all of their allies in the Elemental Nations including the Land of Earth, which had seen fit to sit by and do nothing as Iwa launched attacks against Britain.
Afterwards, Riley returned to her home and collected her family and Kaede, whom had left her pet in the care of her younger brother at the Orphanage. Hashirama had left special wood clones fueled by nature energy at the Orphanage to watch over it while he was gone, and take care of the Silpelits whom would no doubt be affected by their Queen entering a war zone and killing once again.
Once Riley had them all, she headed to Pentref Cysgodian Hud. Once there, she had all of the Legion prepare to enter Kamui. Inside, Riley planned to train them for nine weeks.
Before entering into Kamui Riley was approached by Naruko.
"Hey." Naruko greeted.
"Yes?" Riley inquired as she continued to go over the supplies that were being gathered. After all, she needed to feed an army of thousands for nine weeks, so they needed to have enough food and water to keep them all healthy in the alternate dimension.
"I'll be going in to train with you guys, but... Hinata is due in a few weeks, and I need to be here to make sure she's safe." Naruko began, earning Riley's full attention as she turned to face Naruko.
"I see. Well, if that's what you want. Then follow through with it." Riley replied.
"I'll join up with you guys after I make sure our child is healthy and safe. But... I don't know how long that'll take, so I wanted to tell you a few things before you go." Naruko stated.
"Okay, shoot." Riley stated as she folded her arms over her chest.
"During my time as a Genin, I went to a lot of places in the Elemental Nations and I helped a lot of people. I may have done it for selfish reasons back then, but I still helped them. With any amount of luck, they'll offer you guys a bit of aide over there." Naruko explained earning a nod of understanding from Riley.
"The Land of Waves, considers me a hero, The Crescent Moon kingdom does as well. And the Daimyo of the Land of Spring was returned to power because of Team seven. At the very least, these places might offer you some help. I'm sure Kakashi Sensei would have told you about them, but I didn't want to take the chance that he'd forget." Naruko finished her explanation.
"I see. I'll take that into consideration. Thank you." Riley replied with a nod as she moved to walk past Naruko. As she passed by her, Riley couldn't help but notice the unease and trepidation that Naruko held. Deciding that she didn't want to owe Naruko anything, Riley stopped right next to her and turned to look at her sister.
"Hinata will be fine. Your baby will be fine. And... for whatever it means to you, I think you're making the right choice choosing to look out for your family first." Riley stated before continuing on.
Naruko let out a sigh of relief at that. She worried that Riley might have been angry at her for choosing to remain behind to keep an eye on Hinata. To hear that Riley actually agreed with her decision made Naruko feel better for making it.
Shortly afterwards Riley brought the entirety of the Legion into Kamui.
For Nine weeks, the Legion trained. For Nine weeks, Riley drilled them into the ground. With all of the Leaf ninja and all of the new recruits, the Legion numbered just under five thousand strong. Every day, Riley drilled them. She taught them all how to use Firearms. They spent hours every day running through weapon handling, shooting, basic tactics, advanced tactics, weapon maintenance, and every other area in between. The magicals were hesitant at first, some desired to hold true to their traditions but once they viewed the power that guns held in the hands of magicals, they quickly realized that they could take the 'inferior' muggle technology and make it their own.
Alongside the guns, Riley taught the Legion how to operate the machines of war, birthed from Rapture. She taught them all how to operate and set up the machinegun turrets, and operate the defense bots which were now controlled with the Possession Vigor.
Every member of the Legion was given the Possession vigor to control machines. After that, they were all given a vast assortment of tonics and combat plasmids for use. Those with fire as their base element were given Incinerate or Devils Kiss, which enhanced the power of their Fire style. Those with Lightning were given Electro Shock or Shock Jocky, depending on their preference.
Those with Earth were given the Bucking Bronco Vigor, which allowed them to levitate enemies. Those with Wind as their base were given the Sonic Boom plasmid to increase their Wind style. And finally those with Water, were given the Vigor Undertow.
With all of her forces slightly enhanced in some way, Riley utilized a handful of Gene tonics to enhance their abilities. Using Armored Shell to make them tougher. Sports Boost to make them a little faster, and a few other's to increase their abilities. The main tonics Riley gave to all of the Legion were, Eve Link, since Eve was magic, what it did was make it so that the healthier you were the faster you regenerated magic. It only helped by about ten percent but a ten percent increase in magical regeneration was damn useful for an army to have. After that was Eve Saver, which lessened the amount of magic spells took by around five percent, whole sale. Meaning all of the Legion's magical abilities took less magic to use regardless of their mastery over said abilities. Extra Nutrition was given to each of them to ensure that their bodies absorbed all possible nutrients from any food ingested. In a basic sense that tonic gave them more bang for what they put into their bodies. They were much more efficient at absorbing nutrients, thus it was easier to keep them healthy. The last Gene Tonic Riley gave to the Legion was Fountain of Youth, which granted all of them the ability to absorb nutrients from water, and heal faster when in contact with water.
Riley, Hashirama, Madara and Tom had chosen these Tonics for a specific reason. Each one was chosen because together they helped to create an army unlike the world had ever seen. And the last one, was the cake topper as it were. They had a force that could remain outside and as long as they were near water, they could remain healthy, and even regenerate injuries at an accelerated rate while in water.
Would all of it make her army unstoppable? No. But it would make them a helluva lot stronger then they were before. And to top it all off. Riley wouldn't let any of them die. Or at least she wouldn't let them stay dead. Just like with the destruction of Konoha, Riley would revive those that had perished. She didn't care about what people said or felt, these were her comrades and they were already going to be fighting an uphill battle against a much larger army, she wasn't about to let any of them just die because she wanted to hide her ability to do so. If someone asked how she had that ability, her answer would be simple, 'fuck you, that's how'.
Every spare moment of time went to the armies training. Training with Firearms, training in magic. Training with their new plasmids and vigors. They trained unendingly. During this time, the Legion was formatted. No longer were they just a cluster of soldiers following orders, they were all organized into squads and platoons and combat units.
Everything was put in order, every Hyuuga was taught how to use a sniper rifle. Every foot soldier taught how to operate like a military unit, both in a shinobi sense and in the sense of muggle militaries. The Legion was drilled mercilessly. They operated off of battlefield timeline logic. Magicals were taught how to stay awake and alert even without sleeping for thirty hours or more. The entire Legion endured hardships unlike any they had faced before. The ass kicking that was given, pushed many to the breaking point. But that was the whole point of this. To push each one to the limit and then shatter those limits. Hashirama spent a lot of time healing members of the Legion and having one on one talks with those that fell behind. His natural charisma and kind attitude offered a therapeutic respite for the Legionnaires.
While almost everything about this trip had to do with training and preparing, Riley also took a few hours each day to spend with her new wife, and the rest of her mates. They spent quiet moments with each other when the harsh training would come to an end. Riley's friends, many of whom had decided that they would join the legion for as long as it took to beat Iwa, had affectively taken their OWLs and ran with them. The ministry had recently passed a law, that allowed those that completed their OWLs to join the legion during times of conflict and return to finish their schooling when the conflict had ended.
Their training had been unlike anything ever endured and there were more then a few deaths. Those that fell from exhaustion or accidents were immediately brought back by Riley. During this war, Riley had no reason to hide a lot of the Legion's strengths so each one was given a Dementor cloak, and if anyone in the Ministry asked, well it was believed that Voldemort took the Dementors when Azkaban was destroyed. And no one knew that Riley's Legion had used the dememtors to attack Konoha. So they wore them for the same reason they had them. They provided immense protection and turned her army into a Legion of dread and terror.
During this time, Riley also built up the Legion's endurance to the wraith's cry. At first they cowered just as other's had but eventually they built up an immunity to the sound of a Wraith's cry.
Eventually the end of the Nine weeks had come, and her army left Kamui. Only six days had passed in the real world, and Riley let all of the Legionaires return to their homes to see their families one more time before departing.
Meanwhile, Riley sat in the Hidden Village with Tom, Itachi, Madara, Hashirama, Kushina, and Shikaku. They were all discussing battle plans for the war.
"Iwa, Oto, the Land of Earth, and every fucking bandit that Orochimaru and Iwa can hire. On top of all of that, we have the Akatsuki." Riley stated as they all sat around a map of the Elemental Nations.
"We have a few allies in the Elemental Nations. Wave, Spring, the Crescent Moon Kingdom, all will support us. However... none of them have an army to really assist. Their help will only be peripheral. Our only allies are Suna and Taki, and who knows what Taki is really up too. They've cut off contact with Suna, and with big brother Konoha gone, I don't see them remaining on Suna's side." Shikaku laid it all out for them.
"What of the smaller Hidden villages, as well as Kumo and Kiri?" Tom inquired.
"Kumo made a massive land grab in the Land of Fire after Konoha was destroyed. They set up a few outposts, and the Lightning Daimyo has effectively absorbed the Lands of Frost and Hot Water into the Land of Lightning. The Land of Fire has lost a large portion of it's land and the Fire Daimyo has basically become subservient to the Lightning Daimyo. No one is fighting for the Land of Fire right now. Fire's army is barely holding on to the territory is has left. However, with all of that being said, Kumo has only seized land unoccupied by Fire's military. They have stayed out of military conflicts so far. Kiri's civil war ended less then two months ago. My spy was able to confirm that the rebels somehow pulled out a win and killed Yagura. They've stayed quiet so far and my guess is that they'll spend the next few months rebuilding so I doubt we'll hear from them." Riley explained to them, having learned much of this from Loki, whom she had called for a status report on Iwa.
"What about Amygdala in Iwa? How does you familiar fair in disrupting them?" Madara inquired.
"He's doing what he can while remaining hidden. The only one's that could possibly see him are the Jinchuriki of Iwa, but they haven't been back to the village. My guess is that they're being kept near the front lines in preparation for an invasion of Suna. Amygdala can keep them disrupted at home and it may lower their morale on that front, but that still leaves the main front." Riley answered.
"Iwa and Oto have gobbled up every rogue and bandit faction in the land of Earth, Fire and many of the surrounding countries. Iwa has an army of ninja, Four hundred thousand strong. Oto's numbers are unknown, but you can bet Orochimaru is experimenting with ways to enhance them and we have to keep our eyes open for magical creatures he may be gathering. Taki is an unknown right now, Kusa is sided with Iwa, and Ame well... according to your man, Ame is ruled by the Akatsuki, so chances are good they'll try to play both sides." Shikaku noted earning nods from those around him.
"Iwa with four hundred thousand ninja. Probably about ten thousand rouges and ronin, probably another hundred thousand bandits. Taki has forty thousand ninja, and the Land of Earth's army, which numbers just over two million strong, fifty thousand of which are Samurai. Then we have the Four and the Five tails Jinchuriki's and the Akatsuki comprised of several S-Rank criminals. Some of which are Kage level adversaries." Hashirama laid out the force they faced.
"So... how many shinobi does Suna have?" Shikaku inquired as he took a drag from a recently lit cigarette.
"One hundred and seventy-five thousand." Riley answered with a sigh.
"Hm... so it's a fair fight." Madara noted with a chuckle, earning one from Hashirama too.
"This is gonna get bloody." Itachi noted as he examined the map.
"Iwa and Suna have engaged in a handful of skirmishes. No major battles have taken place so far, but you can bet Iwa is moving all of their forces to one of these three locations. Each one is connected to a major trade route, two of which run right through Suna." Shikaku stated as he pointed at several locations on the map.
"Well... We'll just have to rebuff them then." Riley noted as she flashed through handsigns and summoned Loki.
"Yes, mother?" Loki inquired with a bow.
"I need you to deliver a message to the Kazekage of Suna. Let them know that the Legion will be arriving shortly to assist in 'dealing' with Iwa and it's alliances." Riley commanded as she handed a letter to her familiar and the man vanished in a flash of fire.
"Now we just need to choose where to go." Itachi noted, as Riley took a seat and stared back at the map.
"I think I have an idea." Shikaku noted as his eyes became focused and that Nara brain began to work.
-Two days Later-
"My lady, Kazekage, a messenger has arrive from Great Britain, they claim to have a letter for you from the leader of the Shadow Legion." A Suna nin stated as he bowed before the Kazekage.
"Send him in." The Kazekage stated with a curious look.
"What do think this is about?" Temari no Sabaku inquired as she stood next to her Kazekage.
"I'm not sure." The Kazekage replied.
"Maybe you're old friend is finally deciding to get her ass out here and help us put Iwa down for good." Kankuro no Sabaku noted dryly.
"I highly doubt that is the case. Riley's wedding was a week ago, I highly doubt she'd just leave her wife behind to march to war so soon after marrying." Gaia no Sabaku stated from her seat in the Kazekage's chair.
A few moments passed before Loki was escorted in. He offered Gaia a charming smiled and produced the letter. He offered it to Temari whom quickly checked it for seals before passing it to Gaia.
Opening the letter, Gaia quickly examined the contents. A scowl crossed her face and she glanced up at Loki. "When will she begin moving?"
"She's already on her way. Death marches on the Elemental Nations, and her fury will know no equal." Loki replied with a mad grin.
"The Legion is coming here?" Temari asked with a bit of surprise.
"Orochimaru sent an assassin to kill Riley at her wedding. He failed, and now she's coming here to settle the score. Her message informed me that they were moving towards the border of Sunagakure and that they would set up defenses at the crossroad town of Sinnon." Gaia explained to her siblings.
"Sinnon? But Iwa has an army of nearly thirty thousand just ten miles from there. The Legion doesn't expect to take them all on alone do they?" Kankuro pointed out.
"Knowing Riley, she's going to find the biggest group of enemy ninja she can, and lay into them with blind fury. If the Legion intends to finally kickstart this war, then we need to begin moving as well. It seems the stalemate is finally coming to an end." Gaia stated as she rose to her feet and focused on Loki. "Send word to Riley. Let her know that Suna offers their full support to the Legion as well as free passage through the Land of Wind. If they need help, we'll do our best to assist."
"Thank you, Lady Kazekage. I'll deliver that message personally. With your leave." Loki stated with a bow. Earning a nod from Gaia he turned and left.
"Gather the council Temari. We need to prepare our next course of action. If Riley's finally getting involved with this war it alters the whole dynamic of the battlefield." Gaia ordered.
"You really have that much faith in her power?" Kankuro questioned as he eyed his sister curiously.
"She is the only person I've ever met that made the One-Tails quake in terror. She defeated the last Kazekage using only her eyes. She killed four thousand Iwa and Oto nin in a single move just by outthinking them. And she defeated the Angel of Carnage. I've seen what remains of Konoha. I've seen the great floating sphere with my own eyes. So yes, Kankuro... I have that much faith in her power." Gaia answered. Kankuro let out a sigh but nodded in agreement. What had happened at Konoha was still spoken with reverence, even to this day.
As Temari left to gather the council, Gaia turned to look out over Suna. 'The time has come my friend. I've longed to see you, and show you what I have made for myself. I have a feeling, that this world is about to change.'
-To be Continued-
Alright here you go, sorry this took so damn long, next chapter, the battle finally start, let me know what you think and Ja Ne!
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