Art by Fenneke_May on FurAffinity
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"He is real!" a young red fox kit yelled out loud to a group of adults standing around talking, "I saw him out in the woods when I was out there..." "Out in the woods?" one of the adults yelled back, "what was a young one such as yourself doing outside the village line?" "I... ah..." the kit started to say before he was cut off by another adult, "it doesn't matter, we are tired of your baseless stories, no go home young one, I am sure your parents will want to have a talking with you once they hear what you have been up to." Defeated the young fox kit hung his head down and started to walk off towards his home, the adults behind him still talking on, wondering what the village would do with that boy. As he walked down the street, the boy got lost in his own mind, did he really see what he saw? Yes he was sure of it, like he was sure of many other things that had happened around the village, no one wanted to listen to him, he was constantly called a trouble maker, constantly felt like an outcast in a community where he should have been welcomed into. Continuing on, the boy was suddenly pulled out from his thoughts as he was pulled to the ground by a group of kids, surrounded on all side, he was taunted again like he was every day, even kicked back to the ground as he tried to get up. But this time something snapped in his head, as he got up again and one of the kids tried to kick him down again, the boy grabbed a hold of the other kid's leg, twisting it and pulling them down to the ground instead. A small fight broke out as the boy tried to hold his own, landing punches as he was taking some, before a group of guards descended on the group, breaking up the fight. "You again?" one of the guards yelled, "I should have known you were the one who started all of this" the guard continued as the boy tried to speak out of what actually happened, but the other group of kids piled on the young fox kit where the guards would not believe his story, like no one ever does. Defeated again, the boy was dragged by the arm to his home by one of the guards who looked annoyed that he had to be the one to watch the young lad, opening the door to his home, the guard pushed the kit inside, noting that he was going to guard the door outside until the boy's parent came home.
Crying, the boy sat down on one of the chairs in the kitchen, waiting for his parents to come home and the more yelling that would accompany it. A few hours went by before the boy here the guard talking outside as his parent arrived, looking out the window in the distance, he could see the guard leave as the door to the home jolted open as two older red foxes walked in with stern looks on their faces. "Here we go again" the boy thought as the yelling started, his parent shutting him down every time he tried to open his mouth to defend himself, they didn't want to hear anything he had to say, like always. It went on for a few hours, before the yelling was interrupted by some commotion outside, alarm bells were ringing as an army of guards were filling the streets, pushing back inside any resident that tried to come out and see the commotion. Then the sound of fighting could be heard, the sounds of metal striking metal, the sound and smell of gunpowder being fired off before the strong smell of blood filled the air. The village was being attacked with the raiders breaking the first line of the village as a guard suddenly opened the door to the boy's home, ushering him and his parents out and sending them to the village square where the rest of the residents were being evacuated to as guards made a line of defense around the square. The raiders were still breaking through, pushing closer to the square as the residents started to panic, it looked like it was only a matter of time before the guards would fall and their fate would be in the hands of those raiders. "The kyuubi" the young fox kit started to say, "I bet he could help us, if we can get to the woods..." "For the last time kid, there is no such thing as a kyuubi, they are only things of legends" an adult called out, "this is no time for your nonsense stories, now be a good little boy get back inside!" the adult continued pointing to the small restaurant where all the kids were evacuated to. "He is real!" the boy yelled out loud, "if none of you are brave enough to go find him, then I will!" the boy continued as he ran through the group of adults towards the line of guards. He heard the group of adults behind him telling him to come back but he had to do this, the boy pushed through the line of guards, escaping the grasps of a few who tried to catch him.
He continued down the street, a couple of guards broke from the line to chase down the boy but were halted when they entered the battle zone, as the young kit was faced with the battle of the raider fighting the guards. He was scared but knew he still had to do this, taking a deep breath the boy darted through the fighting, avoiding all the chaos as the sounds of metal striking and guns firing rang loudly in his ears. He got to the town gate before a sudden sharp pain radiated in his side, almost knocking him down to the ground but the boy continued to push through still determined, he had to do this, even though he did not like the people in his village, they still didn't deserve to die. Getting outside the the village line, the boy ran into the dark woods as the night sky descended, trying to find his way the boy scoured the woods looking for the mythical creature he swore he saw there just this morning but he could find no one. His legs giving out on him, the boy fell to the ground as the pain in his side started to radiate even sharper, placing his had there, the boy could feel blood leaking out of him as his consciousness started fading. Feeling defeated for the third time that day, the boy closed his eyes as tears started to run down his face, he had failed again, his village was going to burn down, it's inhabitants killed and now he was going to die out here, cold and alone. Then suddenly the boy could hear a pair of foot steps approaching, struggling to open his eyes, the boy caught a glimpse of a person kneeling over him, his eyes widen when he saw the outline of many tails flowing out from the person's back as he was being propped up by the hands of the kyuubi. "I was right, you do exist" the boy softly said with a small smile on his face, "now please... help them" the boy continued pointing back towards his village as he fell unconscious. The kyuubi laid the boy back down while another being quickly attended to the boy, "is he..." the kyuubi started to say before he was cut off by the other being, "no he is alive, his heart is still beating, he looks to have be grazed by a projectile but it still cut fairly deep, I will attend to him and patch him up while Ion, you go and attend to the village." The kyuubi, Ion nodded before motioning his hands before disappearing into the night sky.
The raiders had broken to the line in the town square, the guards were falling fast as the adult residents started to make a line of their own to protect the young ones hunkered down in the small restaurant. Dark storm clouds started to appear in the night sky as lightning started to rain down, the raiders had broken through the square line heading towards the line of adults as a large bolt of lightning striked down between them, as a fox with the mythical nine tails appeared, dressed in a kimono like coat with streaks of lightning marked all over, wielding a unique looking sword in his hands. Everyone around was in awe of the being they saw, a real life kyuubi was standing in their village, something that was only a myth, a thing of legends. Ion then commanded that everyone in the village to head inside as he would deal with the raiders, even the guards as he mention that they would only get in his way. The residents and guards did as Ion was now alone outside facing down the large group of raiders, their leader ordering his men to charge in but they were stopped when Ion thrust his sword into the ground. A blue aura started radiating from him, as white eyes started opening within the aura, all staring down the raiders along with Ion's own. "What are you waiting for, charge in!" the leader commanded as the raider resumed their attack on Ion. The aura then started to morph, as outlines of what looked like foxes, wolves and even a rabbit started to form around each of the eight eyes before morphing into full shadow beings wielding different shadow weapons from daggers and swords to spears and twin blades and even one with a bow. The shadowy beings with the radiating blue aura formed a line with the kyubbi, meeting the raiders attack and striking down all those who approached before charging in themselves into the group of raiders, unfazed by any attack that came their way as it was like trying to cut a shadow. Chaos ensued as some of the raiders started attacking one another, as the shadow beings started to possess some of the raiders all while the kyuubi stood back and watched the ensuing chaos. Forced to cut down their own team members, it started backfiring as anyone who would cut down a possessed raider sealed their fate, as the shadow beings would then just jump to the one who landed the killing blow, possessing them to continue the assault. The leader seeing this was going nowhere ordered his men to fall back a bit leaving the eight of his men who were possessed back near the standing kyuubi. The leader then order his men to rain gunfire down on the eight possessed men, breaking the shadow beings free from a distance so they could not instantly attach themselves to another one of his men.
Ion then smiled as the crystal around his neck began to let of a faint glow, as the shadow beings started to morph again, this time taking the shape of the kyuubi himself but with only one tail each, coloured like the middle tail of the kyuubi. There were a few other differences as well, like ear shape, eye colour and especially body form as a few of the familiars looked to be women, their weapons turning from shadow as well, taking physical shape. The eight familiars then descended back into the group of remaining raiders, quickly cutting down their numbers as the kyuubi started walking slowly towards the leader. With only eight of his men left, the leader started to back off in disbelief, yelling out "what the heck are you???" The familiars then suddenly stopped attacking as Ion stood still and closed his eyes, the crystal around his neck now started to glow brightly as one by one, his tails starting dissolving leaving him only with his middle tail, his original one. Then one by one, the tails of the familiars started morphing into the colours of the tails that had disappeared from the kyuubi, along with their fur changing to match with each of the familiar's kimono style coat's accent colour changing from orange to colours like blue, green, red, brown and even aqua, signifying a colour of the one who inhabited it. Ion opened his eyes as he joined the being he had summoned from his tails, with all saying in unison "we are the Hunters of Fangenclaw!" as each being landed a killing blow on one of the raiders, Ion landing the killing blow on the leader himself. With their victory, the summons all turned to Ion, smiled and nodded their heads as they began to dissolve in the wind, as the eight other tails started to reform around Ion's own, bringing him back to the nine tailed fox. With the chaos gone the residents started making their way back outside as Ion looked out at them all, they still in awe of the being that stood before them, the one who had saved them and the one who the young kit was right about. Just as all the village resident's eyes gazed upon Ion, he turned around towards the direction of the village's gate, as two other beings could be seen walking towards their direction. The young red fox kit had returned, holding the hand of a tall red floof dragon, when his eyes saw Ion, the kit broke free from the dragon and ran towards the kyuubi, jumping up and embracing Ion, saying through his tears "thank you so much!" Ion patted the kit's head as he put him back on the ground and motioned him to join the rest of the village residents but the boy hesitated.
Ion knelt down to the kit's level and asked him what was the matter, "can I go with you? Nobody want me here" the kit said. Ion placed a hand on the boy's shoulder responding, "I don't think so, the path I walk is not for one such as you, I know things may be hard but they might get better and if is doesn't..." Ion started to say, taking out a small medallion and placing it in the boy's hand before continuing, "when you are old enough journey to the city of Eios, there find the place where the symbol matches the one on that medallion, I am sure you will be strong enough to overcome their trials." The kit closed his hand on the medallion before thanking Ion and walking back towards the group of residents, Ion then raised his hand and motioned good bye before walking out of the village with the red floof dragon by his side. The young kit ran to the village gate and looked out until the kyuubi and the dragon were gone from sight, thanking again with a loud yell and vowing to journey to the place the kyuubi told him about when he could before returning back into the village, he still didn't want to be there but maybe now they would listen to him, as the legend of the kyuubi had been true. "You think that was wise, giving that kit one of those Hunter medallions?" the floof dragon said, "Lazar, I know talent when I see it, remember I found you didn't I?" Ion responded as Lazar turned his head as he started to blush, "and besides, I am sure he will surpass you, as I believe he will actually take the Contract Hunter's exam" Ion continued letting out a small laugh. "Hey!" Lazard started to say as he turned his head back towards Ion's, "well it is true, after all these centuries you still haven't" Ion retorted. "Well then again, aren't they suppose to be Hunting you down?" Lazar asked as Ion turned his head forward, "they are and then again they aren't, a being like me breaks the rules of the forbidden which the Ravager Hunters are suppose to hunt down, but again I cannot die so it is pointless and they know it, as long as I don't cause trouble they will leave me be and besides, it is better to have a 'legend' on your side then against" Ion answered before continuing, "but that doesn't mean you still cannot finally become one." "No thanks, I don't want to make it seam like I have to hunt you down and besides" Lazar answered back, "I am fully happy just being by your side, we are the only two left now due to our immortality, I don't want to make you lonely" Lazar continued as Ion just smiled, it was true that he would never really be lonely with all the souls inside of him but having a companion in the waking world is on a different level. Ion then placed a hand around Lazar as best he could with his shorter stature as they both joyfully journeyed on to their next adventure, the two of them keeping the hopes and dreams of Fangenclaw alive brightly.
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