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Chapter 5: The Red Moon Risen

Chapter 5: The Red Moon Risen

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Chapter Five: “The Red Moon Risen”

“The Rivers Dyed Red,
Fills the Eyes with Forgotten Smiles.”
—The Scars of the Past, Consume the Present—

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Meanwhile, earlier that same day…

Deep in the mountains, laid a thick forest filled with enough beasts and monsters to forbid any town to survive there. Two-headed snakes crawled and are eaten by vicious sirens. Even small ants would chew up a human in less than a minute. Of those creatures, a race of beasts reigned — Wyverns. Unlike dragons, which were rare in these parts, wyverns were a notorious threat among the villages. Much smaller than dragons, with two legs instead of four, their sharp talons at the end of their wings could slash through rock and bone and it’s fire melted steel. Many a village was burnt to ashes overnight by a single wyvern. Not even cities were completely safe from their invasion.

It was in this vicious forest that a lone man sat upon a boulder, five wyverns dead at his feet. Pale and cloaked in black, this one man barely sweat after his kill. Underneath that cloak was pure lean muscle and in those eyes held a power so dangerous that the Empire labelled him threat number one. He was the most wanted killer in all the land and no one could even catch a glimpse of him. And if you did see those red moons staring upon you, it was said your very soul would be eaten.

Except for certain circumstances. 

A haggared soldier held his breath as he carefully walked toward the man. “Excuse me, h-hello Sir Uchiha. I, Ronald, am from the Resistance. If you recall, w-we met under Sir Pein.” 

Itachi Uchiha frowned as he let the soldier speak. The soldier stammered as those devilish eyes glared down at him like he would be killed in a heartbeat — the man was known for needing less time. He tried to hold the notorious man’s red eyes only to drop his gaze to the ground.

The infamous killer tapped his finger for a minute before he replied. Itachi murmurred, “Speak.” His voice was soft and his posture was casual as he crossed his legs, but the soldier instinctively knew not to underestimate him.

“It’s your brother, Sir. The Empire has declared Sasuke Uchiha a traitor and he’s to be taken to the Labs. Lord Pein wanted to make sure you got the message through me as they’ve raised surveillance on all contact magic and wired technology.” He bowed and rammed his fists together in respect. “Sir!”

Tap. “Is he in custody?”

“No, Sir! They have been holding off the order until Sir Sasuke has returned from sorting out a rogue camp in the south side! I believe the notorious Kitsune camp where they held higher level demonic experiments. It is said a beast has been unleashed.”

A chill cut through the summer heat and the tired soldier didn’t feel so hot anymore. He dared not look up as he felt the Uchiha’s killing intent pervade the field they were in. As an Empire Soldier, he had experienced enough battles to tell bloodlust and he waited until it faded.