173. A New Contract Part-1

Awooh…

A giant snow wolf appears in Izuna's vision. The snow wolf has three cubs beside it.

'It's a female wolf.'

The snow wolf feeds its cubs as it stares at the sky.

Rumble… Rumble…

A giant meteor falls from the sky and crashes nearby.

Grrr…

The wolf growls as it retreats into a nearby cave.

Boom… boom…

Multiple meteors fall from the sky and devastate the land.

Hmm…

Izuna curiously stares at the scene.

'Is this a meteor shower?'

Rumble… Rumble…

The ground trembles from the impact as shock waves travel through the ground.

Awooh…

The snow wolf howls and hides away its cubs. The wolf slowly walks out of the cave and stares at the sky. One of the bold, smaller cubs follows her.

The wolf raises her head and stares at the sky.

Hmm…

Izuna raises his head to follow her gaze.

"What the hell?"

His eyes widen as an unbelievable phenomenon appears in his vision.

"This is… what the heck is this? Is this what I think it is?"

A gigantic mass of rocks and rubble is floating in the air. The floating mass dwarfs everything as it blocks the sunlight. The satellite of dust and debris slowly rises in the air.

"Don't tell me it is the 'Moon'."

Rumble… Rumble…

Many cracks appear on the surface of the moon as a giant grotesque earthen-colored humanoid entity with a mummified appearance and many spiky protrusions break free from it.

Roar…

The grotesque figure releases a powerful shock wave from its body.

Grrrr…

The snow wolf retreats in fear as it hides inside the cave.

"That's the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path: the husk of the ten-tails."

Izuna recognizes the statue.

'So… it seems this incident is before the formation of the moon and during the battle between the Rikudou Sannin and the Ten-tails.'

Roar…

The statue roars again as it desperately attempts to get free from the Chibaku Tensei.

Bam… bam…

Multiple rocks fly from the ground and slam into the statue further sealing it inside the core of the satellite.

ROAR…

The beast releases multiple bolts of chakra from the protrusion on its back.

Swoosh… swoosh…

The bolts destroy a portion of the moon and travel towards the cavern of the snow wolf.

Boom…

The chakra bolt destroys the cavern and buries it underground.

Sigh…

Izuna takes a deep breath as he stares at the scene of destruction with his eyes.

'This scale of power is almost god-like… the ability to terraform a planet and create satellites. I could only imagine such things in my previous life.'

Whoosh…

The scenery changes as another memory flood Izuna's mind.

Rumble… Rumble…

The cavern collapses as a large snow wolf escapes from it.

AWOOH…

The wolf howls in sorrow as it stares at the dead body of its family.

'Hmm… so this is that little wolf cub.'

Purple chakra rises from the wolf's body as it consumes its mind.

Awooh…

The wolf howls in agony as the chakra mutates its body.

'So that's how it is.'

Whoosh…

Izuna exits from the mindscape of the beast.

'Poor guy… the power of the Demonic Statue of the outer path killed his family and overwhelmed his mind. The demonic statue absorbed the vitality of hundreds and thousands of humans.

The hatred, fear, and the helplessness of so many people together with the potent chakra of the ten-tails created the negative chakra which influenced the mind of this snow wolf.'

Sigh…

Izuna sighs and caresses the head of the beast.

"Don't worry, I will free you soon."

The wolf calms down and stops its rampage. Izuna continues to drain the negative chakra from its body.

"You beast… I can't allow you to rampage anymore. I will reseal you once and for all."

The leader of the Kodon clan jumps towards the wolf and throws a talisman at it.

"Sealing Technique: Roen Kodon"

He claps his hand as the sealing talisman floats in the air.

"Stop…"

Izuna yells at Tenma.

Whoosh…

The talisman flies towards the wolf. Various fuinjutsu seals crawl out of it and wrap around the wolf.

Bzzt…

Red lightning crackles from the talisman as it creates a powerful suction force.

Awooh…

The wolf howls in anger as it gets pulled towards the seal.

"This idiot… I was so close to nullifying the corruption."

Izuna curses the Kodon clan leader as he jumps from the top of the wolf.

AWOOH…

The wolf howls in anger.

Swish…

It swipes its claw at the sealing talisman and destroys it.

"No way… how it can be? This sealing formula was supposed to seal the beast forever. How can it destroy it so easily?"

Tenma has a terrified expression on his face as he stares at the wolf.

Sigh…

'There is no cure for idiocy.'

Izuna shakes his head.

Awooh…

Dark black chakra rises from the body of the wolf and covers its entire body. The fur of the beast turns black and its eyes turn red as the beast enters into an enraged state.

It releases a shock wave from its body, which pushes the Kodon clan leader away and slams him into a boulder.

The Kodon leader passes out from the attack.

'Looks like… he thinks that I betrayed him. My goodwill was a trap meant for his sealing.'

Crackle… crackle…

Izuna cracks his knuckle as he walks towards the enraged beast.

"It was never meant to go easy. But I prefer it this way, at least I won't have to train you in the future."

Whoosh…

Izuna flickers in front of the beast as he clutches his fist.

"Eight Gate Release: Sixth Gate: Gate of View Open"

"Power Release: Asura's Robe"

Izuna opens the sixth gate and coats his body with the power release chakra cloak. Red lightning flickers from his eyes as his fists blaze with fire.

"Ora… Ora… ora…"

Izuna releases a rapid barrage of rapid-fire punches at the enraged wolf.

Various dents appear on its body as the wolf struggles to fight back.

'In terms of fighting capabilities, this wolf is comparable to two-tails or three tails.'

"ORAA…"

Izuna performs an uppercut which sends the wolf flying towards a small hill.

Bang…

The wolf slams into the hill and passes out. The black aura around it vanishes as its fur turns white.

Izuna walks towards the wolf and inspects it.

Black fumes rise from the wolf and seep into the ground.

Hmm…

'So, this is the so-called malevolent negative chakra. The chakra which can overwhelm the emotional state of any being.'

Whoosh…

The Sin Grimoire floats out in front of the wolf.

Swoosh…

It starts to suck the dark black negative chakra.

"…"

"Just because you can eat it, doesn't mean you have to eat it… you glutton."

Izuna shakes his head and allows the grimoire to do what it wishes.

"Now for you…"

Izuna turns towards the snow wolf.

"It would be a hassle to subdue you here. I will deal with you later."

'Kamui'

Izuna activates his Kamui and sucks the beast into his pocket dimension.

"Now with him out of the way, all that is left is to deal with the villagers."

Pitter-patter…

Sounds of footsteps fall in his ear. The villagers warily approach the hill.

'Time to cash my benefit.'

Izuna walks up to Tenma and wakes him up.

Ugh…

"Where am I? What happened?"

Tenma clutches his forehead as he looks around.

"Where… where is that beast? I have to seal him at all costs."

Tenma jumps in a frenzy and warily looks around.

"Well, you don't have to worry about the beast… but you better get ready for them."

Izuna points towards the approaching villagers.

"This… It was my fault. So many people died in this battle… in a moment of folly… I released that monster in the village and killed so many people. I don't deserve to live anymore."

Tenma is overridden with guilt as he drops on the ground.

"Well… well… looks like you finally gained some consciousness."

Izuna walks towards the oncoming villagers.

"Where is that beast?… where is he?"

The Kumanoi clan leader leads the villagers and stops in front of Izuna.

"Oh… the monster… I was having a hard time fighting against that beast… but clan leader Tenma arrived right on time and used a secret technique of his clan to seal the beast."

Izuna points towards Tenma.

"Eeh… who me?"

Tenman looks in confusion.

Ahem...

Izuna clears his throat to signal Tenma.

"Ah yes… I sealed him using the secret sealing technique of Kodon clan, which was used to seal the beast a few centuries ago."

Tenma nods his head.

"Is that so…"

The Kumanoi clan leadree suspiciously stares at Tenma.

"Then you have our gratitude, Clan Leader Tenma."

The Clan leader of the Kumanoi clan nods his head and leads the rest of the villagers towards the village.

"We would conduct an emergency meeting to discuss the details of the incident and the aftermath of the fight. Be sure to join the meeting."

He informs Tenma before departing for the village.

"Clan Leader Tenma… we have some things to discuss."

Izuna adopts a serious expression.

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A/N:- People wondering about the appearance can google the ANDRIUS(Wolf of the North) Genshin Impact. I have also posted related images on my discord.