The Senso State lies 3 476 km east from the Shinwa State and it is where I was born and raised.
My home is located inside a dense forest where the whole State is enclosed by trees. There are of course villagers in my State only problem is that there are dispersed in various directions.
However, there is on village - or more like a town that stands at the center of this forest and the dispersed villagers.
That being the capital of my State Okina Ki Town. Unlike Sora which accommodates everyone with how big and populated it is. Okina Ki Town is occupied only by ninjas.
So when my mother gave birth to me she took me to a nearby village and gave me to people who raise me and become my new parents.
My new parents gave me the name Nero. Why? I don't know and do not wish to know why.
When I turned 8 my parents told me everything about my mother and I wished to follow suit in my birth mothers steps - becoming a ninja.
My parents enrolled me to the Ninja Academy and that is where my story began.
Similar to Sora we were given a trail where we had to complete in order to enroll. I barely passed, but one of the administrators told me I have the potential to be a ninja.
When classes finally began we were lined in a row on the academy's central hall where we were told to battle each other for points that may help us in the future.
Though I had difficult fights I was able to make it to the semi-finals before losing to a guy with a patch on his face.
I later found out that most of the people I faught with were using Sei and the fact I beat them without it I was given special training.
Where I mastered Ryusei within a year and instead of taking the final exam to be a Rank 1 I decided to complete the four year tenure to master our States techniques.
In one of the classes I was in I met Faizan who later became my friend. At that time he did not wear any mask.
His face was visible and his brown eyes were covered by scratches like a animal had attacked him.
We spent our days together until we graduated to become Rank 1 ninjas. We were soon taken to the Shogun's office where he addressed us.
"Sabo Yaku, Nero Yamiyo and Faizan Masuke you three shall be team 13. As a team you're obligated to complete missions assigned to you by the Shogun with no objections to it. And you are to follow your team leaders orders weather you like it or not."
The Shogun putting me in the same team as Faizan exhilarated my heart beyond compare.
Three months passed as a team and we were well known as the best team due to us completing the most A Rank Mission.
We were assigned a mission to investigate weather a group of individuals are hiding in our State or not.
From the report the Shogun gave us these group was made of criminals. Once we found a boulder blocked the entries to a cave me and my team hid ourselves on top of a tree waiting for movement.
"Oh Nero, whatchu plan when you get back home?" Faizan asked.
"I don't know." Shrugging my shoulders I added, "I think I will maybe go to the doctor. Something's been nagging me."
"Keep it down you two." Yaku spoke. "Something's making a move."
We all waited in anticipation as the boulder moved opening a small entrance inside the cave and a men stepped out of the cave.
We all leapt down from the tree to try and get closer to the men, however a kunai flew from one end to the other end of his brain where he collapsed on the ground with a opened hole in his head.
Out of fury Yaku attacked the man, but they disappeared from our eyesight.
"Bastard! Come out!" Yaku yelled.
As he wished the man appeard behind him before they sent his head flying by slashing it clean from his neck.
Faizan reacted quickly and grabbed me to flee from the scene. Staring at the fading scene I let out a hysterical laugh until we got to Okina Ki Town.
When we got back the Shogun appointmented me as a Special Force ninja and Faizan temporarily quiet being a ninja.
During my two years in the Special Force I realized that I loved killing. The feeling that nagged me that day was my lust to see people's dreaded faces when the died.
On a random day I was summoned to the Shogun's office where I reunited with Faizan - this time with a mask and a girl with pink hair who I found out later to be Tamia.
"I assign you three a mission to go undercover and get information about the Shogun of the Shinwa State. You are given a five year period to complete this mission."
"Um…" Faizan raising his hand. "What if we are unable to complete the mission in those five years Shogun?"
Five men from the Special Force wearing all black and a panther mask surrounded us.
"We will insert time bomb tags on you if that were to happen." The Shogun leaned on his table. "Fear not, I have decided to give you a special gift for you if you find yourselves in trouble."
They placed a handwritten paper on the ground under us, biting their thumb soaking the paper with their blood.
With the paper fully soaked with their blood,they performed the Rin, Hei, Toh, Sha, Kai, Jin, Restu, and Zai hand sign.
They then pressed their hand on the paper. A red light lit up under us and our eyes blinded by the light involuntary shut.
When they finally opened I saw myself staring at a creature out of a nightmare. This creature was as big as 10 mountains stacked on top of each other.
Though it's fur (if you can call it that) was pitch black as the deep ocean and it's only striking feature was it's glowing red eyes. That looked menacing as if I was staring at death itself.
The creature got close to me and said.
[TCETRRP ERA UOY]
In a split moment I was back inside the Shogun's office.
"What you saw in that void of nothingness was what we call a Demonic Beast. The fact that you still stand means the beast has granted you a special power."
The Shogun pointed at my mind.
"Whatever ability you have should show what you truly want or what your Demonic Beast want."
He placed his arm down.
"Make sure that no one in the Shinwa State should know you have a Demonic Beast. However if you're in a life or death situation you are allowed to use it."
"Then how are we supposed to activate our Demonic Ability?" Faizan asked once more.
"Simply do all the hand signs until you reach the Zai hand sign and it shall happen."
"Then who will be the leader?"
"I will give it to Nero." With a smile, "So whatever Nero says will go-if not followed he is allowed to remove you from the mission."
I shoke my head in accepting my new duty.
The Shogun continued to tell us the landscape of the Shinwa State. We left shortly after to the Shinwa State.
When we reached the border of the Shinwa State we noticed about 50 men in black - probably Special Force patrolling.
"What do you plan Nero?" Faizan starring at the situation.
I turned to his direction, looked back to the border and with a smile.
"Kill every last one of them."
Tamia did not hesitate and springed towards the border killing each one of the Special Force. Unfortunately we found her a little injured.
We entered the Shinwa State where we took a stop in a small village and got Tamia healed. I stood outside the house waiting for Tamia to get treated where Faizan came to talk to me.
"You know you've changed Nero."
I slightly turned to him with confusion written on my face.
"To be honest." He continued, "I despise these side of you. You don't talk like you used to, show any emotion and the fire to get better that you had in your eyes is gone."
"Did that day traumatize you that bad?"
I never answered his question. Tamia returned and me and her killed everyone in that village before continuing on our journey.
When we reached Sora, me and Tamia killed three kids heading to the academy entrance exam and we toke their names and surnames.
Later I found new victims to keep me entertained in the future. That being Kazuki, Reiji and Koruto. Who I have set my eyes on.
It will be very fun to kill them.
TBC.
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