Son of Lucifer: Book 1

Control Thy Emotions

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Naruto was still floating in the ever-expanding abyss of his emotions, drowned by confusion and depression. Was this it? He felt time pass by in a matter of seconds, but he knew that 30 years had passed since his defeat. Was this the end for him? The question angered and made Naruto despair even more—the thought of lying still, alive but unmoving, breathing but unable to utter a single word. He knew his surroundings but couldn't do anything; he was trapped in his own abyss, so to speak.

'I’ve been in this place for too long. Why wouldn't my body respond to what I'm saying?' Naruto's voice echoed through the endless void. He didn't know if this was the result of some seal, perhaps the doing of God. Naruto kept thinking and thinking until he screamed in frustration.

“Well, well, aren't you moping around again?” That damned voice was mocking him once more. Naruto was sick and tired of this endless and pointless conversation he was having with himself. Why not just end it? Kill him, destroy him—he wanted out!

“Utterly useless, couldn't even get out of his own damn mind. How cute,” the voice hissed with a laugh, sending Naruto into a frustrated state.”

Naruto snorted at the last part,"Says the guy who literally is trapped with me," he crossed his arms and looked far into the void. He saw his own emotions running rampant and trying to find their purposes in his existence.

‘Mother has given birth again; this one strained her. I don't think she would be able to give birth to more devils after this point,’ Naruto thought as he again sensed a familiar signature enter his room with a new one. He sensed his father's and mother's magical signature on the young devil. He was now a big brother. The thought made Naruto wonder. The babe was weak; his signature only surpassed his father's by 5 times, while he surpassed his father by an immeasurable amount. To be perfectly honest with himself, Naruto was disappointed in his little brother already. It was a harsh and cold truth that he was already disappointed by his brother. His little brother's name was Rizevim Livan Lucifer, a cool name, but Naruto gave it a six out of ten.

Taking a deep and concentrated breath, Naruto focused on his inner psyche again. He was searching for something to drive himself out of this comatose state he is in. He sensed shadows and darkness swirling around him, like a never-ending flow of water. It was oddly comforting to him, like the same feeling he felt from that blonde woman: warm, safe, and loving. Heh… that last word made Naruto snort in amusement. Love? It was a pitiful concept his father drilled in that love is worthless, so Naruto believed that was true. But Lilith showed him love, maternal love. He couldn't understand what to feel, but again, he wanted to control and further extend his knowledge about emotions and how to control them. As Kakashi once said, “Control thy emotions.”

The abyss and darkness started to dance in sync with his soul; the once-darkened soul was opening up and welcoming the abyss. Yes, this was it, the first step to understanding emotions, to accept a part of him that he suppressed a long time ago. His abyss, his own powers, the sheer raw power emanating from him was scary. Now he understood why he had hidden it away for so long. The animalistic urge to devour anything and anyone he saw—it was primal and untamed, just like him. Even though his more malevolent half would be forever a part of him, he was slowly taming those urges, but they screamed to be let out, to run wild, and to destroy existence.

Now, he could control it, see it, sense it, feel the very presence of the Power of Abyss flowing through his veins. He now understood it: the abyss was not meant to destroy; it was meant to swallow anything it touched and consume it, transforming it into raw power that he could use. The Power of Darkness he inherited from his father was perfectly in line with the abyss. With the raw power of the abyss and the adaptability of darkness, he felt it—the true form of darkness and abyss combined into one. True Abyss.