AN-1: Greetings Adventurers and Welcome to the Den of Champblaze, where I try to tell a decent story. In this chapter we arrive in Tristram to deal with Belerion but a trip to Albion as well but for what reason? Read on to find out and Enjoy.
"Speaking"
シーンブレイク(Scene Break)
Summon
Biju
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-Chapter: 15-
#Alagadda Plains#
Naruto, mujina and driger were on the back of a horse familiar to them or from the same family as moon dancer called Seafyre and is the opposite of him. It has been three days since leaving ouroboros and four days since the two high elves gwilen and raegel formed their group. Also this would be the last job of the maelstrom familia because ingrid shockingly decided to return to yukikaze for personal reasons. This would have the effect of having aisha, samira and lena leaving and joining fellow amazons in a new familia similar to the former ishtari. Daphne and cassandra would begin working at the host of fertility, also aiding any familia for the right price.
"Are we going to talk about Gwilen and Raegel.. Oh my mistake Raegel Beren Haleth" naruto says and mujina looks to the white clouds with various thoughts in her eyes.
"Gwilen I knew from childhood.. She was always nice to me despite being half human... Raegel knows Him and is an Elitist.. He looks down on other races" mujina explains. She is wearing a straight-lined black jacket, a black girdle having red buttons, black shorts to her thighs and white leggings with a pair of black horse riding boots. Naruto is wearing a straight-lined but sleeveless black jacket, black hybrid hakama-cargo pants with horse riding boots, his muffler and arm length gloves that secure by his middle fingers.
"Will he work with us or will he ignore our logic" naruto says.
"If it earns him Prestige he will" mujina says and naruto nods. Three days later the group were in a prestigious inn in the imperial capital city of Arwinter while only gwilen and raegel were allowed to see the emperor.
"How long do you want to stay here" mujina says, laying on her bed.
"Tristram isn't a haven for Adventurers unlike Azerlisia and going back to Ouroboros isn't prudent as Ingrid has dissolved Maelstrom.. So we can head to Yukikaze for awhile" naruto says, scratching driger's head. A week of negotiations passes without their input as naruto, driger and mujina explore arwinter with the architecture and layout of the city being quite advanced but not to the level of republic city. The roads of the city are segregated into separate lanes to allow for ease of traffic. Raised sidewalks and fences bordering the streets have been erected to ensure the safety of pedestrians.
"Seems Knights patrol the city streets" mujina says, as they walk through the Central Market. They got to see the Imperial Palace from a distance, the Grand Arena and got to see some gladiatorial fights, also the Ministry of Magic and Imperial Art Museum. However by week's end their group would grow thanks to three worker teams known as Dragon Hunt, Heavy Masher and Tenmu.
"I don't like this" naruto says, riding seafyre. Their original group is much larger than before with the additional worker teams but others as well tending to wagons but also horses.
"I agree.. It's like we're going exploring instead of hunting a Dragon" mujina says, riding driger. None of the worker teams were even near his level or even mujina's level but raegel has hired these groups.
Quest Received!
1 Defeat Belerion.
2 Defeat Belerion's Four Kings. (0/4)
1) 1000000 EXP
2) Lightning Evolution
"Mujina.. Stay close to me.. We have a Quest" naruto says, riding close to her.
"How Bad" mujina says.
"Serious" naruto says. Soon the large group reaches a place to set up camp near the supposed manmade dungeon created by belerion. Raegel would eventually call the leaders of each group to explain they would attack from several points with one group remaining behind, something syifa and ors agree to. While the workers take the north, akai senko east, ganesha's familia the west with reagel and gwilen the south.
"I've heard Good things about you Jeager" gwilen says, after raegel dismisses them.
"So have I" naruto says.
"Protect her Jeager" gwilen says, softly.
"I will because I don't like this" naruto says, heading to grab his gear and sends a concealed clone skyward. The exterior outside the dungeon is 200 meters wide in all four directions, enclosed by 6-meter tall perimeter walls surrounding the dungeon with two entrances being the front and back gates. There are lots of broken statues dotting around a cemetery, some of which could have been regarded as a piece of art lingering about. In addition to are four mausoleums or tombs in the four cardinal directions with a large mausoleum in the center.
"Do we head for the center mausoleum" mujina asks, as they reach the wall and make their way up.
"Yes.. Something is off" naruto says, as they head for the center mausoleum and up the steps. Each group reach the outer mausoleums as akai senko reach two steel doors and naruto pushes them open but the floor glows brightly, "Naruto?!" mujina shouts, grabbing him from behind and all the teams vanish into belerion's dungeon. Mujina's eyes snap open to some underground cavern but a weight is on top of her and the smell of burnt flesh assaults her nose, "N-naruto... Driger?!" she says.
"Hahaha.. Man.. He survived my Hellfire Barrage" a snide voice says, near mujina's right. She attempts to move and looks down to see red hair as her eyes widen, "Naru..." mujina says, before he is kicked aside.
"Hello Beauty.. I'm Lacas.. One of The Four Kings of Belerion" a figure says, looming over her. He has pale skin, platinum blonde shoulder-length hair and piercing yellow eyes in black attire. Lacas goes to grab her but mujina uses kawarimi to avoid him and bring out her daggers with her eyes glancing to the downed naruto. His clothes are torn and his back is covered in burns with large holes in his jacket.
"When you two arrived he Immediately shielded you.. How Noble of him... Not" lacas says, sticking his finger into his mouth to fake gag. Mujina grits her teeth with anger in her eyes and rushes lacas to unleash several swipes but he avoids her as he leaps to fire several fireballs, forcing her dodge but one explodes into her and tosses her back.
"I have been given power by Belerion.. Some half elf can't defeat me" lacas says, as mujina struggles to one knee. He rushes in and knees mujina in the face as her nose sprays blood but she slices him across his belly, "You Fucking Bitch" lacas shouts and grabs her by her hair but she drives her dagger in his right leg. He staggers back and mujina makes it to her feet but her eyes widen as several fireballs surround her while lacas laughs, "Take this Bitch" lacas says and mujina screams, as they explode into her. She crashes to the ground as lacas cackles and raises his left arm but a hand grabs his wrist, "You?!" lacas says, looking into the cold eyes of naruto.
"A-asshole" lacas says but cries out, as naruto goes SSJ and squeezes his wrist. Naruto whips lacas around into a crushing body-blow adding a vigorous left fist as lacas staggers back with blood coming from his mouth, "Y-you" lacas hisses and prepares some fireballs. However naruto closes in with a lightning breaker to lacas' face and twisting his head completely around as he crashes to the ground. Naruto rushes to mujina and turns her on her back as her eyes slowly open, "N-naruto" she says and he helps her to her feet, "Where's Driger" she adds.
"I don't know.. I don't even know where we are" naruto says, looking around.
"Could we be inside Belerion's Dungeon" mujina says, as naruto heals her nose with iryojutsu.
"Maybe" naruto says but begins to hear running water, "I hear water" he adds.
"So do I.. There" mujina says, as the pair head to her left and find steps leading upwards to a waterfall.
[Music: Will Of The Heart - Bleach OST]
"Are the others having the same issue as us" mujina says, running her hand through the waterfall. Naruto passes through into another cavern but his eyes widen as mujina's eyes widen too at the sight of numerous bodies, namely the bodies of the three worker teams in various states of gore.
"P-please... I... Need help" a voice says, in the distance. Naruto and mujina head down quickly as the voice coughs with continuing calls for help, "I-I'm here" the voice says, near their right and both freeze at the sight before them.
"G-gwilen?!" mujina says, her eyes wide. Gwilen lays in a pool of her own blood with both her legs missing, a spiral like spear in stomach and blood coming from her closed eyes.
"Gwilen!" mujina shouts, rushing to her side.
"M-mujina.. Ahh I get to hear your voice before I die" gwilen says, reaching out for her and mujina takes her hand.
"What happened?!.. How did this happen?!" mujina says.
"H-he did This as Penance for laying a hand on him... Raegel and I were separated.. I-I found the Workers dead and him" gwilen says and coughs more blood.
"Naruto help her" mujina says, desperation in tone.
"I-it's too late.. He made sure to make me Suffer" gwilen says as naruto kneels next to her, "F-first he took my legs.. Then my eyes as some mockery of heightening my other senses" she adds and mujina nearly vomits.
"Do you have any Last Words" naruto says, taking her other hand.
"I-I don't want to die.. I'm scared" gwilen says, tears flowing from her eyes and mixing with the blood. Mujina hugs gwilen tightly as she hugs her back, "I regret not saving you from him.. I'm so sorry Mujina" gwilen whispers.
"It was never your fault.. I never blamed you" mujina says, tears flowing from her eyes.
"Naruto Uzumaki... If you can-n.. Please cremate my body and bring my ashes back to my Sister in Albion" gwilen says.
"We will" naruto says, nodding.
"Thank you" gwilen says and releases one last breath, causing mujina to sob loudly. Naruto makes a dozen clones as he tries to help mujina to her feet and she clutches him, "Seal her body and bury the others" he says.
"H-how can this happen" mujina says.
"I don't know but we should get moving" naruto says. Mujina wipes her tears as naruto's takes her hand after taking the scroll from his clone, "A few of you gather some Natural Energy" he says and a few nod. Naruto and mujina follow a path but soon find themselves outside with a cloudy red sky, "Is this inside the Dungeon" she says, seeing moving clouds.
"Or an Illusion" naruto says. [song ends]
シーンブレイク
"It's very much Real" a voice says. Naruto moves in front of mujina as both see a muscular figure sitting on a rock having slicked back white hair and red eyes, "Who are you" naruto says.
"Bairon.. One of the Four Kings of Belerion" the figure says, wearing only black trosuers and boots.
"Did you kill Gwilen?!" mujina says, anger in her eyes.
"And if I did.. Are you going to throw your life away like her" bairon says. Naruto has his eyes closed as he draws in some natural energy and raises his left hand, before firing a final shine and killing a hidden figure covered bandages.
"You have good senses to kill Gwelow.. However facing me is Tantamount to suicide.. So why throw away your life away so recklessly" bairon says, moving off the rock.
"Head back to the entrance" naruto says and mujina does but bairon fires a single orb of lightning towards her as naruto vanishes, sending it skyward with a backfist.
"That's a question you should ask yourself Bairon" naruto says and both rush each other with simultaneous rights. Bairon sends a left but naruto catches it and it becomes a test of strength as both lock hands, "Hao!" naruto roars, going SSJ2 amped by sage mode as blue lines run down his body from his left eye. Both break their test of strength as they connect with right and left respectively into a furious barrage unseen by the naked eye with naruto coming out on top, sending bairon crashing through the rock he was sitting on. Bairon recovers and grabs a sharp piece of rock and hurls it to hit naruto in the stomach near his side, before firing a lightning orb as naruto sidesteps it and closing in.
"Vigorous Left Fist Fukuryu" naruto shouts, cracking bairon in the face and sending him sliding across the ground from the concussive punch. Bairon staggers to his feet as naruto pulls the rock from his body and bairon makes a lightning sword, rushing naruto and slashing him where he rock was with a spray of blood. Naruto staggers back as bairon leaps up to bring his lightning blade down but naruto connects with a rising dragon, sending bairon on his back one again and he tries to sweep naruto as he closes in but the redhead avoids him.
"I'll rip out your Eyes like that Bitch" bairon shouts, spearing naruto but the redhead halts them and lifts bairon for a powerbomb. Naruto grabs bairon's legs and swings him like a tree but bairon corrects with several skips back, conjuring numerous lightning lances and fires them as naruto weaves signs to ram.
"Fūton: Atsugai" naruto declares, firing a compressed tornado-like and high density blast. Bairon gasps as his lances are destroyed and inflicting massive damage on the close surroundings as well, before a final shine comes from the rising debris cloud and detonates into bairon. Naruto finds bairon on his stomach and looking worse for wear, "No more... Grant me Mercy" bairon says and naruto flares his aura with a point of his right hand.
"You who are without Mercy.. Now plead for it.. Fuck you and Die.. Bararaq Saiqa" naruto says, erasing bairon with a blue lightning like blast.
[Music: Skylar Cahn- War Machine]
However suddenly a tight magenta blast pierces through naruto's left shoulder with a spray of blood and he quickly clutches the wound as he crashes to the ground, another blast cuts through the ground and grazes naruto's stomach.
"Defeating my Kings is impressive for some human" a voice says. Naruto has one eye closed from the pain but sees a man with messy black hair and red reptilian eyes, wearing a black-white outfit similar to a military uniform.
"Belerion" naruto thought, as musashi begins to heal his shoulder wound.
"Naruto!" mujina shouts, firing several arrows and belerion catches all three as he moves towards her. Naruto grabs belerion's leg but he wrenches his leg free and drives it into naruto's head to crack the ground as his shoulder sizzles. Mujina closes in with her daggers and belerion dodges her swipes but a backhand crashes into her, sending her rolling across the ground while naruto spears him from behind. However belerion grabs naruto in a headlock and slams three hard punches to his face but naruto flares his aura into a headlock suplex, before using his hiraishin to mujina's dagger as blood runs down her face.
"Boya!" musashi shouts and naruto throws his hands up to block a blast of fire that pushes him back, burning his gloves as he comes to a halt and falls to one knee. Mujina attempts to rush to naruto but belerion grabs her from behind and slams her head into the ground, "Why do you continue to struggle.. Why not capitulate like the other elf" he says and mujina gasps.
"R-raegel" mujina says and belerion grins.
"Once he saw my Power.. He laid himself low.. Will you do the same" belerion says and mujina hisses never, "Then die" he says, about to crush her head but the winds pick up.
"That's Enough!" naruto roars, to the skies of the manmade dungeon. His SSJ aura causes rippling dust clouds his power rises and a small quaking of the area as belerion kicks mujina aside, only for her to be caught by one of his clone and he vanishes. Naruto's golden hair lengthens to pass his butt with some streaks of red like flames, his eyebrows vanish and give him a more prominent brow and eye ridges.
"You've grown in power human but will it be enough" belerion says, folding his arms.
[Music Change: G Gundam Music - Kyoudai Kasuru Yabou]
Naruto flares his aura and lowers his stance before rocketing forward as belerion prepares to move his head to avoid naruto's punch but the left straight connects with his face. Belerion staggers back but naruto is on him with rights and lefts, "How can this be?!" belerion thought, beginning to block naruto's flurry of punches but he is being pushed back. Each continue move faster and faster as both blink across the area but belrion pushes a heavy kick to naruto's side, sending him crashing across the rocky ground and belerion crashes into him. The black dragon unleashes a relentless barrage of blows for five minutes that pushes the redhead into a rockface but a lightning breaker crashes through, sending belerion flying back and naruto launches after him.
"Destructive Second Bullet" naruto shouts, sending an energy charged right to belerion's gut and sending him crashing down. Naruto launches for the crater made by belerion but a wide burst of flames erupts as naruto narrowly avoids it but his left leg is burned. A fist slams into naruto from a near twenty foot tall belerion in a dragon-humanoid form, his cranium extends pretty far back and distorts his face while attaining two horns. Armor and horns also grows on his shoulders, back, forearms, and ankles at various lengths. Naruto dispels a clone and feels an infusion of sage chakra as belerion roars, "Be honored human" belerion says.
"We'll see" naruto thought, flexing his aura and flying forward. Belerion swings a curving left but naruto avoids it and slams a heavy combo of punches or kicks, "Die" belerion roars, firing a wave of fire and naruto avoids it into several energy blasts. Naruto raises his hands as his Rasenova and Rasenshuriken form, slowly they coalesce into the Prominence Rasengan but grows larger thanks to sage energy, becoming the same size as belerion.
"Senpō: Big Bang Prominence Rasengan" naruto roars, bringing down and the large screeching nova. Belerion catches it as it pushes him and burning his skin but naruto is not done as he is charging his galick gun, "You damn human!" belerion hisses, his feet fracturing the ground.
"Gahhhh!.. Galick Gun!" naruto roars, firing the purple energy blast. It hits his combined Rasengan and assimilates with the screeching orb as it explodes like miniature tactical nuke which engulfs naruto as well. [song ends]
Quest Partially Complete!
1 Defeat Belerion.
2 Defeat Belerion's Four Kings. (3/4)
1) 1000000 EXP
Naruto's eyes snap open in a tent and he slowly sits up with bandages over his upperbody but sees mujina sleeping next to him with driger, "You lost out on the Raiton Evolution" musashi says.
"Still got EXP" naruto thought. He moves off the floor and leaves the tent but the camp is much smaller than before, which he would learn is because raegel has headed back to tristram with his tail between his legs, while syifa and ors left for ouroboros with belerion's core as payment for killing the missing member of the four kings and ganesha's familia following.
"She'll probably tell the Guild.. Ors got the final blow helping you and you graciously gave it to you" musashi says, as naruto goes back inside the tent.
"She seem like the type" naruto says, checking his and mujina's things to find the scroll containing gwilen's body. Driger wakes up and trots to naruto as the redhead rubs her head while a soft groan echoes as mujina's eyes flutter open, "Seems the Sleeping Princess has awakened" he says, as mujina slowly sits up.
"Where are we" mujina asks.
"The camp or what's left" naruto says and explains what several told him.
"Raegel is a coward.. You heard Belerion" mujina says.
"Which is why we'll head back to Tristram to see the Emperor" naruto says, coming to kneel next to her and handing her gwilen's scroll. Mujina feels a lump in her throat as she holds the scroll containing gwilen's body and naruto pulls her head into his chest, "You're not alone" he says.
"I wished I talked to her more but I didn't want to cause her trouble" mujina whispers, crying softly as driger crawls into her lap with soft mews.
"There's never enough time for those we lose" naruto says. Mujina slowlys pulls back with a small sniffle, "Can we ask those here to aid us in building a pyre for her" she says.
"I'm sure for a price they would" naruto says but the helpers did it for free, as a few knew gwilen. Before sunset mujina stands before the pyre in her casual clothes of a grey hoodie over a black shirt over a white-collar shirt, a red tie, a black skirt and tights with brown boots. Naruto is wearing a dark henly and dark cargo pants with harness boots as he places gwilen's body on the pyre and laces her hands on her waist. Mujina takes a lit torch from one of the helper and tosses it into the pyre as it catches fire. Everyone says prayers to their own and naruto comes around to mujina as tears run down her face. He takes her hand in his own and she leans into him as her tears continue to flow, memories of her childhood coming back like sneaking away to play with gwilen or learning with her as well.
"She always had the best sweets" mujina whispers and naruto says really as she says yes, smiling softly.
"What's her sister like" naruto asks.
"Allannia is a bit of bookworm and is a strong Mage but loved Gwilen very much" mujina says and sniffles, "She'll be devastated" she adds.
"We'll face it together" naruto says. A week later they were back in arwinter with a plan formulating as the emperor didn't take foreign visitors but he did meet the winner of an up and coming gladiatorial tournament.
"Is this really wise.. Why not use your shinobi skills" mujina says, laying on a bed with driger.
"And have the whole kingdom on us.. Winning a tourney is easy and we can head to Albion to see Allannia" naruto says, looking at the store for some items. He buys some light armor for his chest, shins, forearms and a jester's mask with a coat having a high collar. Over the course of five days the gladiatorial tournament takes place until four fighters were chosen being naruto, Marcus Vivian a son of a former noble, Kor a war troll and Kaspian.
"The most dangerous is Kaspian as a Necromancer" musashi says
"Yeah.. It's like the Edo Tensei but requires no sacrifices" naruto thought and glances to marcus, learning quickly that the fallen noble's son has done every underhanded thing to reach this point. Kor and kaspian leave the arena as marcus faces naruto with a smug look on his face, "It's fitting you have a jester mask.. You will do well to enertain me and the crowd" marcus says. The wind lightly blows naruto's flame like blond hair as he reaches for jaeger zweihänder while marcus draws his long sword.
"With a sword that long.. He can't attack and counter quickly" marcus thought and release his KI in the form of aura. Naruto readies himself with the tip of his sword touching the ground and marcus rushes him as the redhead swings but marcus avoids him with a wide smile and rushing along the length, aimming for naruto with forward thrust. The redhead switches hands to marcus' shock and forcing him to block as he is sent flying. Naruto is on marcus with several heavy swings and put him on the backfoot, "How the hell is this kid besting me?!" marcus thought. Naruto leaps and brings sword down with two hands as marcus narrowly dodges but his eyes widen as the crater made by the long sword.
"Impossible!" marcus shouts but naruto is on him with a baseball like swing that sends marcus crashing into the wall and naruto getting the victory. The crowd were enthused by the fight but a few lost a fair amount of money. The next match is more thrilling as kaspian summons numerous undead warriors to face kor and the war troll tears through them. A dullahan and death knight make their appearance to show kaspian's skills as a mage, even overcoming kor the war troll and raises him as his tool.
"Your flames should incinerate them" musashi says, as naruto makes his way back to the arena floor while kaspian does the same with his face hidden by the hood of his robes. He immediately raises kor, the dullahan and death knight while naruto holds his sword with both hands. The dullahan makes the first move and gallops forward as naruto does the same, igniting his sword with flame sword qi. Naruto skids and swings to cleave through horse but also the rider with a mesmerizing flame, "Flame Sword Qi: Inferno Cut" he thought and musashi sighs. The death knight is on him with heavy swings of sword and shield but the reach of jaeger keeps him away. Kor closes in and his double-sided axe but naruto avoids him to slice into his leg, "Crimson Cyclone" naruto shouts, letting go of his sword as blue flames comes from kor's body.
"Katon: Gōryūka no Jutsu" naruto declares, unleashing a dragon head flame into the death knight.
"Flames capable of killing my tools.. However can you defeat this" kaspian says and raises his hands, "Come forth.. Skeletal Dragons" he adds. Two skeletal dragon rise composed of countless human like bones with an overall height up to three meters tall. Its head contains four hollow eye sockets, each with a crimson glow. The jaw of the skull is lined with sharp teeth along with a pair of bat-like wings attached to its shoulders and four limbs.
"How interesting.. What will you do Jester" jinix vita daelus IV says. He is handsome young man with shining blond hair and shining green eyes, wearing elegant robes.
"Naruto may go overboard" mujina thought, holding driger in her lap as those in the crowd were murmuring in shock or cheering. Both dragons roar as naruto summons his sword and seals it away while kasian smiles wide, "Have you given up" kaspian declares. Naruto flares his SSJ aura out as many gasp, "No.. I won't need Jaeger to end this" he says and angers kaspian.
"Skeletal Dragons.. Make him my newest tool!" kaspian shouts and both dragons scamper forward. Naruto weaves seven signs and ends in tiger with an inhale, "Katon: Gōka Messhitsu" he thought, spewing flames that expands into a veritable sea of flames.
"The Uchiha will not be happy" musashi says.
"They were in the Store" naruto thought, as two clones form and vanish. Kaspian sees the sea of flames and goes to buff his dragons but two fists hit his face from each side, knocking him out and the clones vanishing as the dragons are erased. Naruto rests his boot on kaspian's back as he is called the winner and flies up to the emperor's box to the shock of many.
"Emperor Jinix Vita Daelus IV.. Forgive my impertinence.. My name is Naruto Uzumaki from Belerion's Subjugation lead by Raegel Beren Haleth and Gwilen Lia Nienna" naruto says, removing his mask and powering down.
"I remember.. You chose Gladiatorial combat to gain my attention" jinix says and naruto nods, "Clever and as the winner.. You may have some of my time" he continues and grabs a sealed envelope, "I am having a Banquet in one week.. Come and we will speak Naruto Uzumaki" he finishes.
"Thank you Emperor Jinix Vita Daelus IV" naruto says, taking the envelope.
"I look forward to your interpretation of events" jinix says and naruto bows, vanishing.
シーンブレイク
"Banquet Invitation" mujina says, looking over the envelope in her hand. Naruto is looking through the store for clothes for the banquet for him and her, "Yeah.. He'll only talk to us there" he says, scratching driger's head.
"Did you see Raegel with the Emperor" mujina asks but naruto shakes his head, "Maybe he will attend the Banquet" she adds.
"Maybe" naruto says. He chooses black slacks, leather belt, orange dress shirt, black suit vest and black tie with white gloves. Mujina chooses a simple outfit to match naruto of a pleated black skirt that is to her knees in the front and long in the back, orange dress shirt having frilly black cuffs and corset vest, black stocking and mini tie with cropped gloves, lasly high heel shoes that tie at her ankles. A week passes and the banquei is in full swing as naruto and mujina move through, a few people whispering about them or mujina's beauty.
"You are beautiful" naruto says and mujina holds his arm tighter, blushing a little.
"There's the Emperor" mujina says and naruto sees jinix with several people but also his guards in full armor.
"Emperor Jinix Vita Daelus IV" naruto says, as they near him.
"Naruto Uzumaki and who is his fetching beauty" jinix says.
"Mujina.. Emperor Jinix Vita Daelus IV" mujina says, a slight curtsy.
"Did you also take part in Belerion's Subjugation" jinix says, beckoning for them to follow with his guards.
"I did" mina says. He leads them to private room with a few sofas, "Wha did you wish to speak with me about" jinix says, as he sits own. Naruto takes a seat and mujina does the same as she crosses her legs, "Raegel Beren Haleth... He capitulated to Belerion before I encountered him" he says, as jinix sits his wine in thought.
"It seems Raegel left out this when speaking to me.. He told me all of you were separated and he faced one of Belerion's Four Kings.. Forcing it to flee" jinix sas.
"We were separated.. I faced three and Belerion" naruto says.
"One of them killed the Worker Teams and Gwilen Lia Nienna.. She was brutally tortured" mujina adds.
"A tragedy" jinix says.
"Is Raegel still in Arwinter or has he headed back to Albion" mujina says.
"He's here at the Banquet" jinix says and drinks more wine, "He making connections but hearing your view.. I may have to change my opinion of him" he adds and rises from his sofa, "Enjoy the rest of the Banquet and I'll have your prize sent to your Inn" he finishes, leaving with his guards.
"Should we confront Raegel" naruto asks.
"No.. He will never admit any wrong doing" mujina says and naruto rises from his seat.
"Well.. Shall we dance" naruto says, holding out his hand. Mujina reaches out her hand and takes naruto's hand as they head back to the banquet hall but they were being watched.
"How is that Trash free" raegel thought, watching mujina dance with naruto and continues to watch them until they leave. Naruto and mujina leaves the imperial palace as a shadow follows them, "Boya" musashi says.
"I know" naruto thought. The shadow makes his moves once they were well away from the palace, "Why are you Free Trash" raegel says.
"Because I freed her" naruto says, as they turn to the arrogant high elf.
"How is He doing.. Has he replaced me with his Pure daughter" mujina says, showing some confidence.
"You would Dare speak to me" raegel says.
"She dares Raegel.. Because she free.. Her spark of life has grown into an inferno" naruto says and raegel gnashes his teeth but his arrogance comes forth.
"Is she your Plaything Human.. She is trash only meant to Suck Cocks" raegel says, disgust dripping from human.
"What you do to your Lover is none of our business.. Besides Mujina is as Pure as the Snow" naruto says.
"Wretched Human" raegel says but naruto scoffs.
"You may call me wretched but I am no Coward like you" naruto says and raegel's mouth puckers up, "Belerion told us how you laid your low for spare you" he adds and snaps his fingers, as a realization hits him.
"We were meant to be sacrifices.. The Familias.. The Workers and even Gwilen" naruto says and raegel's eyes widen.
"Sacrifices?!" mujina says.
"Yes.. We were all meant to throw ourselves at Belerion and He would strike him down.. Gaining prestige and glory.. However you didn't know about the Four Kings or the trap laying in wait.. In fact.. You were transported to Belerion himself.. You saw the power the possessed and immediately folded" naruto says and raegel is seething, before shooting forward with a punch but naruto catches. Raegel cries out in pain and falls to his knees as naruto squeezes, "Instead of you.. Raegel Beren Haleth being the triumphant hero.. It was a Lowly human like me and my partner Mujina" naruto says and leans closer, "Call her trash again and I'll make you Wish you died as a child" he adds, before crushing raegel's hand and leave him clutching his now permanently broken hand.
"You destroyed his hand" mujina says.
"I did.. Now he can't please his lover or he's lefty" naruto says and mujina softly laughs. Two days later one of the emperor's guards deliver naruto's prize from the gladiatorial tournament of a sack of precious stones and a letter of introduction to the queen of albion named Raelia Marella Threen. That same day they leave arwinter for albion, which is about a two week journey to the kingdom of elves.
"The Queen already knows we're here" naruto says, riding seafyre next mujina on driger. Mujina looks into the canopy of trees as the sun passes through, "Yes.. Queen Raelia is intune with nature like your Sage Mode" she says. Seafyre neighs and lifts on her back legs as three arrows strike the ground before them while driger growls. Mujina and naruto look to the high trees and see three high elves with bows trained on them but one has the air of a seasoned warrior, "Why are Humans in our Forest" he says, in elvish.
"I am Mujina Tessia.. He is Naruto Uzumaki.. We are here to meet Queen Raelia Marella Threen.. We have a letter of Introduction from Emperor Jinix Vita Daelus IV" mujina says, in elvish. Naruto uses observe on the three and the warrior of them is Keslon, "He's strong" he thought.
"Follow us but no false moves.. I will escort you to the Queen" keslon says. He is your typical elf with long silver-blond hair, long ears and hazel eyes, wearing a dark outfit with a dark dragon bow.
"We will" mujina says and looks to naruto, "They'll escort us" she adds, speaking normal.
"Lead the way" naruto says. Several more elves appear around them and begin escorting them towards the kingdom as naruto keeps his eyes forward but glances several times. They pass through a barrier and beautiful city comes into view with buildings intertwined with nature and trees having wooden bridges linking them.
"Beautiful" naruto says.
"Indeed.. Many villages are similar" mujina says. Numerous elves from old to young were watching them from above with some judging naruto but more so mujina as she is a half elf. They soon reach the largest tree that has several buildings, "The Queen is in the Great Hall" keslon says, speaking normally. Naruto dismounts seafyre and someone takes her as mujina climbs off driger while she shrinks, "Cautious" he thought, as arrows were trained on them the entire walk to the great hall and some were speaking elvish. Naruto sees mujina frown and takes her hand, "I'm here" he says and mujina softly nods. They enter the great hall and it majestic with carvings on the walls, tapestries and sitting on what appears to a throne is the elven queen Raelia Marella Threen.
"Queen Raelia.. These people have a letter of Introduction from Emperor Jinix Vita Daelus IV of Tristram" keslon says, in elvish. Raelia is indeed the definition of beauty with two different color eyes, one is green and the other is a multitude of colors, her white hair is long and bushy as she wears green dress.
"Queen Raelia.. I am Mujina Tessia and He is Naruto Uzumaki.. We Greet the Queen of Albion" mujina says, in elvish and kneel to one knee with naruto mimicking her.
"Keslon the letter" raelia says, in elvish.
"Yes mother" keslon says in elvish and takes the letter from mujina. Keslon hands the letter to raelia and she slowly begins to read it as her emotions shifts several time, "Mujina Tessia.. Naruto Uzumaki.. Rise" she says, speaking normally and both do so.
"You both have done Albion a service by killing the Obsidian Dread Belerion.. Name your price and I will pay it" raelia says, shocking many.
"All we ask is to see Allannia Lia Nienna and deliver her sister Gwilen Lia Nienna's ashes" mujina says and a look of sadness forms in raelia's face.
"A Great loss" raelia says in elvish and clears her throat, "I will have Keslon escort you Allannia's tower" she adds, speaking normally.
"Thank you Queen Raelia" mujina says but naruto suddenly throws his left hand up and he's thrown forward with arrow through his left hand.
"There!" keslon shouts, pointing to the entrance and a figure has a crossbow. She vanishes and in a swirl of fire as mujina rushes to naruto's side, "Are you alright?!" mujina says, as naruto staggers to his feet and slow pulls out the arrow.
"I'm..." naruto says, before his vision blurs and he collapses.
"Naruto?!" mujina shouts. Raelia rushes off her throne and picks up the arrow to sniff it with her eyes widening, "He's been Poisoned" she says and looks her people, "Call the Healers.. Keslon.. Help me take him one of the rooms" she adds. Mujina follows them to one of the rooms as naruto's left arm is turning purple and he's beginning to sweat profusely.
"Who was that woman?!" mujina says.
"I intend to find out... That arrow was meant for me" raelia says, as keslon and mujina's eyes widen. They reach a room with a low bed and keslon drops naruto on it as raelia tears open his shirt as veins on his body are becoming purple and pronounced.
"This poison is aggressive" raelia says, as her hands begin to glow a shining gold. Naruto's pained face slowly relaxes while mujina comes around to his right side as his eyes slowly open, "W-what happened" he whispers, his voice slurred.
"You've been poisoned.. I'm trying to heal you" raelia says. Naruto slowly lifts his right from the bed and brings it to his mouth, before biting his thumb and smearing blood into his palm with a few one-hand signs.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu" naruto slurs, before raelia could ask and slams his hand down. A puff of smoke form and princess shuna appears, "Naruto?!" she says.
"He's been poisoned" mujina says. Shuna immediately places her hand and a seal array forms on his chest while raelia heals, "You are an Oni" raelia says.
"Yes.. I am the Princess of the Oni Summon Clan" shuna says, pulling her hand back and orb of purple liquid in her hand. Shuna then rattles off several items she needs to create an antidote for naruto and raelia takes the princess to her healers as mujina remains behind. Hours pass as shuna and raelia work to make the antidote as keslon searches for the assassin, while news spreads of naruto and mujina's arrival which reaches the ears of a certain elf. Mujina dips a cloth in hot water bowl and rings it out to place it on naruto's forehead to bring down his fever, his skin is marred by purple blotches but it has stopped spreading thanks raelia's healing.
"So... You've survived" a cold voice says and mujina freezes with her eyes wide. Mujina's flickering blue eyes turn before her head as in the doorway with the moon illuminating is a figure she knows all too well, "Y-you" she whispers. The man before them is her father Aegnor Callor Elrand and the man who sold her away having grown tired of her presence in his home.
"Why are you here" mujina says.
"I came to see the Human who saved Queen Raelia and to think You would be with him" aegnor says, arms behind his back. He is slightly muscular elf with combed back silver hair and cold golden eyes, dressed in suit like uniform.
"You now resemble your mother" aegnor says and mujina glares at him.
"Why do you care" mujina says.
"I don't.. I was simply stating a fact" aegnor says. Mujina rises from naruto's side and moves in front his bed with about two feet between them as aegnor moves closer, "Naruto is not up to speaking with anyone.. I'm sure you heard the arrow meant for Queen Raelia was poisoned" she says.
"I did.. Queen Raelia was fortunate you two were here... However why are you here" aegnor says, now looming over mujina and she avoids his cold gaze.
"I would not have returned if not for Gwilen.. She was killed during Belerion's Subjugation and her Last request was to bring her ashes to her sister Allannia" mujina says.
"Gwilen Lia Nienna... Shame" aegnor says and looks towards naruto, "To think my Daughter has the Queen in her debt" he adds and mujina shockingly gives him an incredulous laugh.
"Now I'm your Daughter.. No... Melian Callor Elrand is your daughter.. I'm your shame.. The child you had with a Human" mujina says and holds her chest with a resolute look, "I'm the child of Annalise Tessia.. My father is someone I don't know" she says. Aegnor gnashes his teeth and reaches out to grab mujina but a hand grabs his wrist as she is pulled back into the embrace of someone.
"Don't put your hands on her" naruto says, his eyes blood red with black slits and his whiskers thicker.
"Naruto?!" mujina says and naruto squeezes aegnor's wrist tighter.
"Calm Down Musashi" naruto says, his voice strained.
"Y-you" aegnor begins but finds himself in front of a very large cage. Two red eyes open in the dark cage as heavy KI escapes and musashi comes into view in her full fox form while her nine tails swish menacingly like stingers, before she unleashes a deafening roar that tears through aegnor as the world becomes normal again. The proud and cool elf backs away in horror as raelia comes with shuna, "What are you doing here Aegor Callor Elrand" raelia says.
"He intended to use me to earn a debt with you Queen Raelia" mujina says, before aegnor could speak. He covers his mouth with a seething-frightened look as naruto smirks weakly but aegnor leaves without saying anything, "Good... He's gone... Thanks for the Chakra Musashi" naruto says and falls.
"Naruto" mujina says, catching him. Raelia and mujina help naruto back to the bed as shuna shakes her head, "We have an antidote for him but he'll need to take it several times" shuna says.
"Thank the Night Mother" mujina whispers and shuna is confused.
"She is our Goddess" raelia says and shuna slowly nods, pulling an injector from her sleeve that has reddish liquid inside.
"The first injection will be painful.. We'll need to hold him down" shuna says. Raelia raises her hands forward and vines come from the floor to essentially tie naruto to the bed. Naruto's eyes shoot open as shuna injects him and cries out in pain as mujina watches helplessly but after a few minutes he stops, settling back down while his face is still pained as he sweats.
"We'll need to keep him hydrated as the antidote and his body fight the poison" shuna says.
"I'll have some porridge made for him and some green leaf tea" raelia says, before a guard arrives and reveals keslon has found something. Mujina and shuna remain at naruto's side before the former begins to pen a letter to tsunade, sarada, kaguya, yor and esdeath.
"They'll be worried" shuna says.
"I would be too" mujina says, beginning her letters. Shuna watches both her summoner and the half elf as she changes the towel on naruto's forehead, "Mujina... Do you Love Naruto" shuna says and mujina freezes.
"I-I've only known Naruto for a few months but.. But we've gone through so much together... Being Adventurers.. Meeting and saving Driger.. Going through the dungeon in Ouroboros... He's saved me.. Cared for me and pulled me from being close to ending my life" mujina say and pauses for a moment, touching her heart with soft sigh.
"However.. I-I do love him" mujina says.
"He loves you too and may be one of six but Naruto will love you equally" shuna says and mujina softly laughs.
"He'll have it rough.. Though I've never met them in person.. They are strong women" mujina says.
"They are.. Tsunade is the daughter of powerful people and granddaughter of a very powerful man.. Sarada is from another powerful family same with Kaguya.. Yor and Esdeath lost family but became strong" shuna says, checking naruto over once again. Hours pass as shuna gives him several injections and the blotches vanish but his left hand is left with nasty scars from the initial wound.
Poison Immunity Unlocked
Naruto's eyes slowly flutter open and moves on his side with a groan but looks at his left hand, "No serious damage but will leave a scar" musashi says. The scar covers his hand on both sides like a burn and his veins on his left arm are black.
"This poison did some damage" naruto says. He slowly sits up and finally notices he shirtless but lifts the sheet to find he is wearing underwear with a sigh of relief. He brings up his stats and sees only two of them went up but unlocked a poison immunity, "Huh" naruto whispers.
"You were also unconscious for three days.. The poison was indeed powerful.. If not for Saiyan Body.. You would be even more debilitated" musashi says.
"Something meant for Queen Raelia" naruto says, bringing up his store and searching for a glove for his left hand.
"Naruto.. You're awake" mujina says, in the doorway with a tray of warm water and naruto slowly waves. Driger leaps on the bed and into naruto to rub her head on his stomach which tickles a bit as mujina speed walks in to place the tray down, before hugging him and his face going between her breasts thanks to a low cut dress. It is floor length in a light green color with gold trim and has slits to her hips, forcing her to wear her black tights and wide cuffs.
"You were unconscious for three days" mujina says.
"Musashi told me" naruto says, as she slowly pulls back.
"How are You feeling" naruto adds, rubbing the back on his neck.
"I'm alright and he hasn't showed his face" mujina says.
"That's good" naruto says as a small silence forms, "Um.. Have you went to see Allannia.. I know me getting poisoned ruined that" he adds, after about two minutes.
"I wanted you to be awake.. Keslon offered to escort me" mujina says.
"I can take you now" naruto says but mujina shakes her head.
"Shuna said to take it easy for at least five days or she will come back" mujina says. Naruto sighs and falls back as driger pounces on his chest, "Fine" he says and mujina kneels down next to him. She reaches out to touch his whiskers with the back of her hand as naruto has his eyes closed, "Will you teach me some Elvish" he says.
"I can.. The first will be I Love you" mujina says, with I love you in elvish.
"What does it mean" naruto says and mujina kisses his cheek.
"A secret for now" mujina says, smiling as keslon comes.
"Mujina Tessia.. Are you ready to depart" keslon says.
"Yes.. Driger will stay with you and make sure you don't do anything" mujina says and rises, fixing her dress as naruto waves dismissively and she waves as well.
つづく
AN2: I'll end it here with Mujina heading to see Gwilen's sister and deliver her ashes. She also encountered her father and stood up for herself with a little help from Naruto. He even saved the Elven Queen but was poisoned and gained poison immunity, which comes in handy next chapter. Now Naruto has a year left on his trip and will head for Yukikaze but also Kalinsha, then a desert trek but Kalinsha leaves me with a issue as I stuck a little on it. Any ideas for Kalinsha are welcomed, this country is human centric and will have some Sternritter characters. Thanks for reading, milk and cookies are waiting outside the Den of Champblaze.
Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Title: Heir of Uzumaki Clan
Level 141: 927,000/1,018,000
Rank: Tokubetsu Jonin/Adamantite Adventurer
Stats
HP: 208700
CP: 121700
CC: 90%
Str: 4100
Spd: 3900
Sta: 7950
Dex: 2740
Vit: 6000
Chk: 20910
Wis: 900
SSkill List
Observe
Whirlpool and Hummingbird Taijutsu
Uzumaki-Ryu Style Kenjutsu
Killing Intent
Shurikenjutsu
Uzumaki Regeneration
Chakra Chains
Kyubi Regeneration
Flight
KI Blasts
SSJ
Sword Qi
Martial Qi
Sage Mode