Story 1 – The voice of the Beast.
His head was pounding as he slowly came to, slowly opening his eyes to see a white ceiling and some sunlight shining right into his eyes.
W-where am I… he thought to himself as he slowly sat up, rubbing on his head as he looked about the room.
Ah…the hospital, but…why? were his next thoughts, an image flashing in his head right after he finished thinking his thoughts, though he couldn’t quite capture it in his mind well enough to understand what he saw. He turned his head to look out the window, seeing a large tree almost directly out of it, another image quickly flashed into his mind…one that seemed to burn into his eyes to keep him from escaping it, A man with both of his hands spread out hanging from a tree by kunai which were pierced through his hands and into the tree, blood running down along the tree as the man’s face became horribly contorted while he screamed in agony. Being unable to take the pressure from the image in his already weakened state he quickly leaned over the side of the bed and grabbed onto the trash can next to it, what little contents he had in his stomach quickly finding their selves within the can.
What…the hell… were his last thoughts before he sat back up and wiped his mouth off in a hurry, hearing the door to his room opening.
“Seriously, Why do I even bother with you man, all you ever do is almost get us killed,” Akira sighed as he walked in, “You really need to start thinking things through or we’ll both end up dead sooner…and I’d rather have the later.”
Zanzu looked over at him and squinted his eyes a bit as he retorted, “Eh? The hell are you talking about? What the hell am I doing in here?”
Akira gave him a questioningly glance as if he were unsure if Zanzu was joking like normally then began complaining once more, “Don’t mess with me, We both know exactly what happened and you should feel like a real baka over it because we both should be dead right now…” shaking his head back and forth.
“No seriously I don’t remember a thi-“ Zanzu paused for a moment as he heard the crackling laugh ringing through his head.
Kukuku…What’s wrong, are you feeling a little lost? Kekeke…” Zanzu quickly doubled over, grabbing tightly onto his head as the demon began to flash memories into him, showing him the events that took place, his body unable to handle the stress from it and quickly shutting back down, hearing the shouts for a doctor as he vision fades out then into darkness.
For a while it was just darkness, but then slowly a dream began to play before his eyes…He was laying there, It felt as if someone had him pinned down, pressing there wait down on top of him. His head was then jerked up and he could see Akira with one person holding up each of his arms, Another person standing just in front of him with a large black sword raised above their head. The dream now seemingly unbearably slow as the sword begins to fall, aiming right for Akira’s head, drawing closer and closer then finally pausing right before it hit him.
NOOOOOOOOOO! AKIRA!!!. Kukuku…You want to save him?...GIVE YOURSELF TO ME THEN! Zanzu clenched his fists as he looked up at the giant cage infront of him, the purplish black chakra just beyond it…hesitating for a moment as he picks up one foot, then steps in between the large bars, walking into the cage, the bird eagerly wrapping its wings around him and pulling him into it. Everybody seemed to turn and look at him as the scene played back but the man with the sword stopped it within a hair’s width of Akira’s head, all seemingly shocked by what was happening to Zanzu, who had completely removed the man from him and thrown him into the ground and was now standing in a crouched over position.
Kukuku…You’re all dead…pathetic weaklings, let me show you…true strength Zanzu muttered, though it wasn’t truly Zanzu who said it, his body now slowly being wrapped in the same chakra within the cage, a form starting to be taken by it. Slowly the outer shell’s hands and feet began to take the form of talons, a large beak forming from his mouth, two large wings spreading from his back, a feathery like tail sprouting from the butt. A miniature crow-like creature now stood where the once half beaten ninja laid, his eyes fixing on the man with the black sword.
You…you’re last kekeke… The biju then let out a deafening screech each of its talons quickly stretching out and grabbing the two men holding Akira up by their throat’s, lifting them off of their feet like rag dolls then slamming them both back into the ground. The biju letting out another laugh as the both stood feebly and charged at it, rushing in to what the biju knew would be their deaths. The biju simply gave a single beat of its wings and lifted itself into the air, stalling for a moment as it curled its wings and tail up to its beak which was now spread open wide and seemed to be gathering bits of the chakra into it and forming it into a small ball, then without warning the biju spread back out and let out a deafening screech as the ball of chakra quickly turned into an enormous blast, hitting the two men in a single strike. The biju simply laughed, as the cloud of dust cleared, slowing the beat of its wings as it drops towards the cloud, clearing it away with each beat, lowering more and more until it comes to a rest in a large crater, the two men nowhere to be seen.
The last man simply fell backwards, a large wet spot appearing on the front of his pants at the events which just transpired, trembling in sheer terror.
”Y-you’re a monster! STAY AWAY! GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!!!” he cried out, then rolled over and struggled to his feet, taking a few steps before he felt something grab onto his foot, lift him into the air and spin him around then throw him, all of which happening so fast that he barely at time to realize it was the biju who did it to him, slamming back first into the tree and coughing up a bit of blood. Before he even had time to fall, he was piercing to the tree through his chest, the biju holding onto the handle of a sword which seemed to allow its chakra to flow freely through it. In a last effort attempt the man began to form several complex seals, the biju leaping back as it prepared for the attack at the same time the man shouted out,
” Hyouton: Kokuryuu Boufuusetsu.” The biju simply took in an enormous breath then blasted out an invisible wave of chakra, completely demolishing the incoming black dragon swarming for it.
“Fufufu…pathetic,” Chuckled the biju, completely un-amused by the mans final attempt at saving his life, it walked over to Akira and ripped the pouch off of the unconscious kid, tipping it over and dumping out the contents, catching two kunai as the fell. A moment later it was back in the mans face, crucifying the man to the tree then grabbing onto the blade and roughly jerking it out of the man as it leaped back, swinging the blade to clean off its blood then re-sheathing it.
”Tch…over so soon?...Pathetic, I need to find some more people to ki-“ The biju’s host then completely passed out, the chakra quickly dispersing from around it as he became unable to sustain the form any longer. Zanzu’s dream quickly fading back into darkness as his final thoughts ran through his mind.
I…I slaughtered them senselessly…
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