48 The Apocalypse and the option

I have decided that my future story will be this one below.

I will start publishing companies it after I finish [The Golden Hands].

Hopefully I will resume it today and finish it soon. it's just needs one last fight and the ending.

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Story Plot:

Naruto: MC is an heir to a clan during the 2nd hokage's reign, his main goals in life are to protect his clan and make it prosper. This will be about his journey as a clan Heir and how he deals with his life as a Shinobi.(No Harem too)

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Back in Tempest...

Benimaru, Regurdo, and Shuna gathered all of their dead in the center of the village, the atmosphere was not good, it was dark and gloomy as he sky started to rain, Benimaru had fury filled expression as the rain evaporated before it even touches his body.

Shuna was healing the injured, the one she is mostly concerned about is the Black beetle. She was doing her best alongside the Bee that he is always with. His injuries are very serious, get he is fighting for his life.

Thunder started to strike and a sound like a meteor dropping echoed.

Everyone felt a chil run down their spines as they felt the magic aura coming towards them.

Benimaru dropped his head in shame, together with Regurdo, Shion, and Hakuro.

Then, something like a meteor landed behind them all. Not one of them dared to look back as they felt the sound of his wet footsteps and a dragon growl drawing near.

Acnologia took a very good look in front of him, at the injured citizen...and at his dead people.

He passed by Benimaru and stood in front of the bodies of his people. Flashbacks giving him headache "Once again...I return to this..." Acnologia mumbled, his voice deep in cruelty and anger, a subtle hint of it, but it was enough to scare anyone who heard it.

"Acnologia-sama!" Benimaru took his chance and knelt down "I beg for your forgiveness! I have brought you shame, I beg of you, Take my own life for it!" He presented his sword with a serious expression.

"Brother..." Shuna mumbled in sadness, she know her brother would do this, however, it was their mistake. Their lord gave them a home, and yet again, they failed to protect even after they were blessed with power. There was no excuse.

"No, this is all my fault." Suddenly Souei appeared from the shadows with a pained expression "I did not pay enough attention, such mistake cost us a lot. If someone needs to be punished, it has to be me."

Acnologia looked at his servants, eager to pay with their life for this tragedy. However, Acnologia had a different thought.

"My anger shouldn't fall on my people, We have suffered enough, I will not add another one to the list." Acnologia spoke, in a cold voice and his icy blue eyes shined under the gloomy sky "My anger will be fully delivered to whoever did this and more." He smirked in sadistically, "Souei, Find me who did this, who sent them, who is linked to them. Find for me everything." He ordered.

Souei nodded seriously "I have already tracked them down." He said "the teleport they used leads to Farmas kingdom, and my clones send me information that they are preparing an army invasion soon."

"On who?" Acnologia asked.

"On Tempest." Souei answered.

Acnologia stayed silent "...pfff...HAHAHAHAHA!!!" He couldn't help but laugh "Aah~ how pathetic...If only they know..." Acnologia was sure, now...he will destroy them...all of them. Innocent and guilty were the same to him. It is time to show the world what it means to piss of the King of Dragons himself.

However, it was not time yet. Now, he needs to take care of his own people, "We bury our dead tonight. We give the respect they were denied." Acnologia sighed, he could see children sniffing and crying silently. Soon he will give them their revenge.

He saw a lot of people injured and Shuna was doing a good job at healing them, however she seem to be low on magic.

*Clap*

Acnologia clapped his hands together "[Mercy of the Sky]" he spoke, the rain drops turned into a shiny blue liquid that healed any injured in the city.

However, he noticed the black beetle that Shuna was healing with the help of the Bee not responding to his heal.

He went over and spoke "Why is he not recovering?"

Shuna Lowered her head.

"He is on the verge of death, his is barely holding on with his life." The Bee flying above the Beetle spoke.

"What happened to him?" Acnologia asked again, the Beetle seems to be the one who took the most damage and beating.

Shuna smiled lightly "Ah, he protected our people with his life." She said gently as tears threatened to fall from her pink eyes "If not for him, no one would have survived, and we would have lost all of our kind people today." She said.

Acnologia looked back at the beetle, he remembers that he went on his days saying he will repay the favor for saving his life and his friend's life too. With determination and the little tricks he has as a monster, he did protect the village from many monsters that wandered close by, he didn't need to, but he did anyways. A strong sense of duty is what this Beetle most known for, even stronger than Benimaru's.

Acnologia smiles "I see, you were trying to do your duty...Yet you failed." He said. To those who heard, it sounded like he was mocking him, however, Acnologia continued "However, that is my fault, I did not give you the tools to do your duty." He said, he knelt down and touched the Beetle's head, he smirked "Rise...Zegion. Your duty is not over."

A moment after those words were spoke, the rain storm intensified, it grow harsher and more cruel, fog started circling the city and Zegion was surrounded by a cocoon of fog.

Everyone could feel the monstrous aura growing inside that cacoon.

He then switched his eyes at the Bee "You...Apito." not expecting the sudden naming, the Bee Apito was surprised and shocked as she felt an incredible amount of power growing inside her as the earth hugged her and embracing her into a cacoon to finally evolve into more than a Bee.

Acnologia was ready now, He just needs to bury his departed people and then direct his anger into a certain location.

In the sky above them, where the storm is most cruel and harsh. Irene and Veldora were standing there looking down.

"This is scary..." Veldora said "The Aura my little bro is releasing is so scary to look at."

Irene sighed "This reminds me of the old Acnologia, looks like someone's Era is over." She said while playing with the ends of her hair. "Humans...The weakest race but the it's definitely the most stupid and the boldest of them all. They fail to recognize what is good and what is bad." Irene felt bad for whichever nation is gonna suffer Acnologia's wrath.

Down below, while everyone is picking their loved ones to bury them.

A scream, a distant one was heard in the middle of the rain.

Two aura could be felt.

Benimaru and Souei looked at who was coming and their eyes trembled in fear.

Gobuta and Ranga were running with their bodies in blood.

"Help!! It's a disaster! Rimuru is in trouble!!" Gobuta shouted in panic.

Once Ranga saw Acnologia, he felt scared at the look in his face and the aura around him "Master!! A knight is attacking Rimuru-sama! She has set an anti-magic barrier!"

Hearing this, Shuna and Shion got scared, Shuna was the first to speak "This is bad! Rimuru's is heavily dependent on his magic to fight, his will not be able to hold on!" She said.

Acnologia clenched his fist, he looked up at his brother in the storm sky. "GO!" he shouted.

Veldora had heard everything, and on cue, a Sonic boom was heard as Veldora shot through the storm in where he could feel the faint signal of his bond with Rimuru.

Acnologia knows that Veldora was an over kill, Rimuru is not a weakling to die because he can't use magic, Acnologia didn't want to go there himself because he has another place he needs to be at, and he doesn't want Rimuru to start his kindness, Although he doubts that any of that kindness will remain after he comes here.

"A knight you said?" Acnologia asked

Ranga flinched when felt Acnologia's gaze on him "Y-Yes, master. She said she was a knight from the Western Holy church."

"That's another one on the list." Acnologia mumbled.

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Gobuta was looking around, the sight he saw was a horror to him...Those were his friends. Dead. His eyes fell in tears and sorrow as he fell on his knees and cried at the feet of his dead friends.

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No sooner, Tempest held it's burial ceremony led by Regurdo who was depressed and angry, even when he was supposed to be calm and collected for his departing family and friends, his eyes were filled with fury as each person was covered with dirt.

Shuna prayed for their eternal rest as the sky started to shine with light, shining on a new Tempest.

Irene came behind Acnologia and tapped on his shoulder "I know what you're going to do." She said. After all, she did it before, more than once.

"And..." The calmness in Acnologia's voice is what was terrifying.

"What you are about to do will mark you from now on, the world will know about you, in a bad light. And your nation may never know peace again." She said.

"You are mistaken here." Acnologia smiled "Peace was never an option."