Ozunu Part 2

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Japan, Forest behind of Ozunu Orphanage

Lucian's brow furrowed and wiped the blood from his face. He needed to see more clearly. his frown deepened as he studied Noshiko and Satomi his focus drawn to their eyes, their expressions, their aura.

'The red one should be an alpha wolf, but then what about the one with purple eyes?' Lucian asked in his mind, his thoughts swirling. He had a vague sense of who they might be but he couldn't be sure.

"She's possibly a Chimera in this world." Cortana responded, her voice laced with a hint of uncertainty. "The only supernatural creature with purple eyes in Teen Wolf was a Chimera. We can't be sure how many more people we don't know are in this new world. I'm just making a guess, based on what we know."

Lucian sighed acknowledging the uncertainty. He had to accept that he was in uncharted territory and the possibility of people that were not in the series appearing. He didn't even know these women, their motives, or their intentions. He continued to study them, his gaze locked on their figures, his instincts telling him to be cautious.

'They're on our side for now,' he thought, observing how they were protecting the children. He flick his hand making the blood on his katana splatter on the ground making it more clean, the gleam of the blade restored as he sheathed it on his back as he spin the kusarigama making the blood on it fly away as he tie it again on his waist before he started walking towards them.

Cortana nods at Lucian, her eyes glowing with a soft golden light, she continues to observe Noshiko and Satomi making comparisons with the characters from Teen Wolf. 'She looks like Satomi Ito,' she mused, referring to Satomi who was holding two daggers but then she looked at the bodies beside Satomi.

Making Cortana shake her head. 'Satomi should be a Buddhist,' she concluded, her thoughts swirling with a mixture of intrigue and confusion.

Noshiko sheathed her katana, after the lightning on its blade disappeared, her gaze fixed on Lucian. She observed him, a mixture of curiosity and concern in her eyes, as he walked towards them.

Satomi, her daggers now sheathed, looked at Lucian with a hint of sadness in her eyes. She had seen the damage he had inflicted on the Kuroko. She knew he had been forced into a cruel reality, a reality full of killings.

Just as they were about to meet, Lucian heard rushing footsteps. He pulled out his katana, his body tense, his senses on high alert.

Noshiko and Satomi, following his lead, unsheathed their weapons, their pupils glowing more intensely.

A wave of a hundred more Kurokos, rushed towards them. Making it look like a black tide in the forest.

'Arghh. There are still more of them,' Lucian thought his anger flaring. He was tired and sick of killing them but the Kurokos just kept coming.

"No way it was easy to make them, after all," Cortana said shrugging her shoulders. "People behind the Kuroko could just kidnap others and infect them with the Najin. It's an endless cycle."

Lucian stepped backwards, wanting to regroup with Noshiko and Satomi to create a more solid defensive line. So he can't be tired more easily knowing he was reaching his limit. He stopped in front of the two women.

They looked at his back, their eyes studying him, assessing him. Noshiko and Satomi, seeing his exhaustion, stepped past him.

"You can rest, kid. We've got this." Noshiko said. as she walked past him. Satomi, following her lead walked past Lucian. He looked at both of them, his mind swirling with doubt. 'No offense, but I don't know you guys,' he thought. He wasn't going to put his trust in people he didn't know. He tightened his grip on his katana. He was ready to fight.

Satomi smiled sadly, sensing his hesitation. 'We need to help him have a normal life in Beacon Hills after we get back,' she thought, hoping for a normal childhood for Lucian.

As the Kurokos approached, they halted a distance away forming a wide formation before parting to reveal a group of men in modern clothing, unmasked, unlike the Kurokos.

Noshiko and Satomi's eyes glowed, their pupils expanding as they focused on the group of men.

Lucian's eyes narrowed, He could feel something was off. They were a new threat, a different kind of danger.

Leading the group was a middle-aged man in a suit and coat beside him walked a teenager, whose gaze fixed on Lucian, a mixture of curiosity and interest in his eyes. The other men had tattoos inked on their bodies their expressions hard and unreadable.

The middle-aged man assessed Lucian, who had slain more Kurokos than anyone else before He focused on the two women as he frowned at Noshiko and Satomi. 'We have no reports of supernatural creatures involved in this attack,' he thought, his gaze shifting to the children, his mission's objective.

He turned his attention away from them, his movements deliberate and measured as he looked at their back. "We are just after the children." The middle aged man said a thin smile playing on his lips.

"We didn't want to fight. If the Arashikage clan is also interested in the children, we are willing to take just half of them." His words were a proposition of a negotiation but his smile was thin, almost cruel, the curve of his lips held a different message but his smile felt false to Lucian, Noshiko, and Satomi.

Noshiko, Satomi, and Lucian, all sensing the same thing, shared a look. 'So fake,' they thought, their instincts screaming at them.

As if to answer his statement, the air behind the children rippled. Blind Master and Jinx, along with ten Arashikage ninjas materialized, they had been hidden in the shadows waiting for the right moment to appear.

Blind Master, his brow furrowed as he frowned at the middle-aged man as he looked at the Kurokos beside him. 'They are too many to take on,' he thought, his mind racing. 'And it looks like my illusions won't work on them.' His job was to support Noshiko and Satomi and to protect the children. He was supposed to make sure they got back to the Arashikage clan safely. This situation was getting more complicated. 'This is going to be harder than it's supposed to be,' Blind Master thought. He stepped beside Noshiko, Jinx following close behind as she observed Lucian in interest.

While The Arashikage ninjas moves silently stepping forward, pushing the children behind them, protecting them from any potential danger.

"And you are?" Blind Master asked, his voice a low murmur, his question meant to stall for time. He needed to think to strategize and plan their next move.

The middle-aged man looked at Blind Master, then turned his attention to Noshiko. 'Looks like they are allies,' he thought with a hint of disappointment. He had been hoping for a fight for a confrontation.

He turned back to Blind Master with a fake smile still playing on his lips. "You can call me Kuroko One from the Japanese Military." he said.

"We want to solve this peacefully. After all, Ninja clans like us should be comrades, right? Not like the Ozunu clan."

He was trying to portray himself as a peacemaker, a man of reason, a man of diplomacy but they all know his words, his tone, his smile, all spoke of a hidden agenda, with a hidden purpose.

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Japan, Ozunu Orphanage: Sky

The clouds above solidified forming a platform a vantage point from which to observe the chaos below.

Areum, her eyes fixed on the orphanage, watched as the gates exploded outwards, the flames engulfing the building. A wide grin spread across her face.

Behind her, Lee Yeon, his umbrella held tightly in his hands, his fingers tapping rhythmically against the metal. Watching the scene with a frown.

"This is her entertainment?" Lee Yeon said, his voice laced with disgust.

"Seeing her child suffer?" He said in a whisper as he was afraid of Areum hearing him.

"You can't stop her, can you?" Jang Man Wol said her voice was calm, her gaze fixed on the orphanage as her eyes narrowed observing what was happening before looking at Lee Yeon who was whispering with a hint of amusement in her eyes.

She started walking towards the end of the cloud settled onto the edge of the cloud, her legs dangling, her eyes focused on the scene below.

Lee Yeon sighed, his frustration growing. "And we're not going to do anything about it? Because we can't beat her?" As he started to feel he was back when he was a kid he couldn't stop her from doing anything.

"There's always a right time to do things," Jang Man Wol replied her voice became firm, her gaze has become serious and unwavering.

"Even if we can't beat her, she won't beat us to the point of death. Even your brother understands that." She turned her attention back to the fight, her gaze fixed on Lucian fighting in the forest below.

Lee Yeon shook his head, his gaze fixed on the fight, his concern for Lucian evident. He looked over his shoulder and saw Lee Rang talking and laughing with Kim Yoo-ri.

He sighed at his frustration growing. He turned back to the scene below, his eyes scanning the forest his senses on high alert ready to intervene if necessary.

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Japan, Ozunu Orphanage

While negotiations unfolded in the forest, the fighting at the orphanage goes on. The battle raged within the ruins of the orphanage, flames licking at the crumbling walls, shadows dancing in the flickering light.

Scarlett and Talia joined Hard Master and Tommy, engaging Takeshi in a furious battle.

Takeshi smashed through a flaming wall, the heat of the fire scorching his clothing, but he didn't flinch. He rolled, quenching the flames, and rose to his feet, his eyes filled with a cold fury.

As he slowly rose he heard a *swish* in the air that caught his attention. Arrows a volley of deadly projectiles, were launched toward him.

Takeshi who was kneeling down reacted instantly, his tanto, its blade gleaming in the fire light deflecting the arrows with a series of quick and precise movements.

He looked towards the destroyed wall his gaze narrowed and his senses alert.

Talia, her yellow eyes glowing with a primal rage charged in and rushing at Takeshi, her claws extended aiming for his throat.

Takeshi however unfazed by her attack, swung his katana, a deadly arc of steel aimed at Talia's head meant to cut her head off before her claws reach his throat.

Talia knew that a frontal attack wouldn't work. She ducked, her movements fluid and swift, dodging the katana, and rolled. She then lashed out, her claws aimed at Takeshi's Achilles tendon, her real target.

Takeshi's eyes narrowed as he jumps spinning with a black flip dodging Talia's claws while he wave his tanto, held in his left hand, aimed for her head.

Talia's eyes glowed and she knew she couldn't dodge, raising her hand to block the tanto with her palm while she turned her head. The blade stabbed through her palm as it grazed her cheek drawing blood.

When Takeshi landed, he held his katana with both hands as he swung it towards Talia a deadly arc of steel aimed to cut off her head. But Storm Shadow, rushed in kneeling In front of Talia blocking Takeshi katana with his two katana, it blocked the blow with a resounding clang as their Katanas gleam with the surrounding fire.

"Not on my watch." Tommy said, his voice laced with a hint of defiance. While he looked at Takeshi straight in the eyes.

Takeshi's eyes narrowed. He was about to kick Storm Shadow away but Hard Master intercepted him with a kick to the side, knocking him back.

Takeshi stumbled, his katana flying from his hand falling to the floor as he rolled. He bit his lip enduring the pain of broken ribs and slowly rose from the ground.

Takeshi reached for the kusarigama at his waist, spinning it by his side as it gleamed sinisterly. "Even if there are four of you guys, you can't still kill me." he said sarcastically, his voice laced with a mixture of arrogance and anger as he looked at them with disdain.

Hard Master, with unreadable expression, simply adopted a fighting stance.

Storm Shadow moved to his side as his katana pointed towards Takeshi ready to fight.

Talia her hand pressed to her bleeding cheek slowly rose to her feet. Her yellow golden eyes glowed with an intensity contained of fury and anger. She pulled out the tanto in her palm its blade covered with blood. She didn't even cry out in pain yet her anger was noticeable as she breathed faster to calm herself as she looked at Takeshi with hatred as she tossed the tanto on the floor.

As Takeshi prepared to attack, Hard Master's voice halted him.

"We don't need to kill you."

Hard Master said his voice was steady, his gaze unwavering. "We just need to catch you. Now." He closed his eyes.

Storm Shadow and Talia, followed his lead, As a steel blinking sphere ball was thrown from their back towards Takeshi.

Takeshi's eyes widened. Seeing this, he knew the sphere was the one that exploded with light when they attacked. He swung the kusarigama towards them as he spun to turn around. He knelt down, ducking his head so the light explosion couldn't affect him much.

When the sphere landed, Takeshi felt someone take hold of the kusarigama chains, as the sphere rolled on the ground towards his position.

Takeshi's eyes widened as the steel sphere stopped blinking but didn't explode knowing he had been tricked, he turned around pulling the kusarigama, when it didn't move he kept pulling but it wouldn't budge.

He saw Talia, a smirk playing on her lips, her grip tight on the chain. "I got you." she mouthed, her eyes gleaming with a cold satisfaction.

Then a swish sounded, an arrow launched with deadly precision when the arrow hit Takeshi's shoulder piercing his flesh, a pain spread through his shoulder. Making him gritted his teeth, enduring the pain.

Hard Master jumped from his side towards him, punching him in the face, the force of the blow sent Takeshi sprawling to the ground.

Takeshi spit out blood, his jaw aching, his body aching. He struggled to push himself up.

Tommy knelt in front of him, using his two katanas to stabbing through and pinning Takeshi's hands to the floor.

Takeshi didn't even get the chance to scream as Tommy kicked his jaw, knocking his head back, the force of the blow sending a jolt of pain through his skull.

Then Takeshi felt a chain tighten around his neck, Talia was holding the chain rolled on his neck, tightening, making it hard for him to breathe. He struggled to breathe, his chest constricting and his vision started blur.

As Tommy held down his two katanas pinning Takeshi's hands.

Talia, her eyes glowing with anger and fury, as she stepped on his back, while gripping the chain of the kusarigama as her fingers tightened as she was about to pull the chains more tightly, breaking Takeshi's neck. She looked at the three of them with clarity, her voice a low growl.

"Do you still need him?" She asked knowing that the Arashikage clan wanted to recruit Ozunu clan ninjas so she controlled her rage.

Hard Master shook his head, his gaze fixed on Takeshi. He knew that ninjas like Takeshi, proud, stubborn and fierce would rather die than surrender.

Storm Shadow, his expression unreadable, simply stared at Takeshi's eyes that were burning with a mixture of anger and despair.

Scarlett, tapped the side of her glasses reflecting the firelight, A few seconds later, she shook her head, signaling that G.I. Joe wasn't interested.

Talia tightened her grip on the chain, her face twisted with a mixture of anger and determination. She was about to break Takeshi's neck to end his life, when a howl pierced the air. The sound contained anger and sadness echoed through the ruins of the orphanage, sending a chill down their spines.

Talia's eyes, already filled with fury, widened. She momentarily let go of the chain as her eyes glowed before her gaze looked towards the direction of the forest.

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Next Chapter 42: Ozunu Part 3

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