SOMEWHERE ON THE ROAD: TWO DAYS LATER
Naruto sat in his Avalanche driving along the road while beside him, Sakura was on an iPad going over various subjects she needed to brush up on. Naruto had handled most of it via their connection and putting knowledge into her mind as she slept the first night, but she still needed to brush up and study some of the things to make sure they stuck. He also was helping her get back into combat shape since, naturally, she was a bit sloppy right now and needed to get back into the swing of things.
She was all for it of course, she hated not being useful to her beloved outside of sex, though she loved being useful for that, and always wanted to help him in some way, shape, or form. Until she got her body and talents under control again, she couldn't even help with sex or training the future fucktoys how to properly please him. So, she began getting the harder stuff done which was why she was using her big brain to speed read through several different subjects, an upgrade from her beloved long ago and it was useful for taking in and processing information from any source it was being taken from.
As such, Sakura was already through the 1890s and was now taking in the various information from the 1900s.
However, Naruto also had to smirk at her feeding and teasing him as she did. How you ask? She was in her seat naked and was fingering herself, groping herself, or sucking on her tits as she read and giving off lewd moans knowing it would spike his lust and thus feed her to make it better. He REALLY did miss the sight of her GG-H cup breasts and her plump ass that jiggled as she walked and begged to be spanked. The fact that her medical and mystical talents ensured her pussy was as tight as it was when she was a virgin was also very enticing too.
He knew she was desperate to start having sex again as her body's needs were easily on par with succubi. Naruto was no better of course, him being the embodiment of lust made him horny 24/7 and it took years to have enough self control not to go out and just fuck an entire city's worth of women into submission. Sure it would have been fun at first, but the fallout afterward would have been a pain in the neck. Although the advantage of controlling a city through all the women being loyal to him was worth contemplating.
Luckily, he could focus on right now as he had clones back in L.A. to keep up appearances and ensure his guests weren't slacking off in their training and any matters that needed his attention would get it. It wasn't as beneficial as being there himself, but he couldn't be EVERYWHERE fully since sometimes looking at the big picture causes you to miss tiny details that are VERY impactful on the big picture. Besides, his boss would make sure he was aware of anything that needed his personal attention.
He also didn't need to worry about some other things as Talia was mobilizing the League of Shadows to handle a few quick, clean, and efficient matters he needed handled while his attention was elsewhere. Of course, she would ensure the matters were handled and the various soldiers of the League of Shadows would ensure it was done with the utmost efficiency. He may not have started to train them in new and more efficient ways, but the matters in questions were matters they could handle well enough without further training and education.
Anyway, his love was progressing well with regaining some of her strength, which was good since they'd be arriving in Virginia within the next day and it wouldn't be but a couple hours to get to Mystic Falls afterwards, which he told Klaus via text message. He just hoped things weren't as fucked up as he suspected they were. He could look and find out now, but he figured he'd see it soon enough.
Knowing his luck, he had a shit ton of stuff to clean up when he got there.
MYSTIC FALLS: SALVATORE MANSION
Elena Gilbert was nervous, and rightly so, given the fact her semi-stepfather, Alaric, was standing before her while her vampire boyfriend Stefan, said boyfriend's vampire brother Damon, one of her oldest friends who was also now a vampire Caroline, her little brother Jeremy, and her best friend that was a powerful witch, Bonnie, were around her protecting her. Why? Well her stepfather Alaric was currently possessed by Klaus, an Original Vampire that wanted to sacrifice Elena to break a curse that was around him. It didn't help that standing beside him was her ancestor and the previous being known as a Doppelgänger, who was named Katerina Petrova but now went by Katherine Pierce, and now a vampire even older than her boyfriend and his brother but younger than Klaus was standing there as well.
"You all can relax, I'm actually not going to do anything besides provide an invitation." Klaus stated while in his puppet body of one Alaric Saltzman.
"An invitation to what? Willingly joining your little ceremony to break a curse?" Damon Salvatore snarked while Klaus merely smirked at him.
"No, an invitation to a sit down between several parties, including yourselves and myself. Someone much more knowledgeable than I is coming for this meeting and wants to clear the air about some things and help resolve this as quickly as possible." Klaus stated making many of them frown.
"You mean another Original." Jeremy Gilbert stated causing Klaus to laugh.
"You'd naturally go to that conclusion, but no. It's someone else, though you may not remember, that is very close to Damon, Stefan, and Katerina here." Klaus stated making them all frown.
"Who is this someone?" Stefan asked as he felt a nagging sensation in his mind, but couldn't quite… reach it.
"That would be telling my friend, and I'm afraid it's meant to be a surprise. Your friend Bonnie here has actually met him shortly after the death of her grandmother, though she can't tell you specifics I'm sure." Klaus stated making them look at a shocked Bonnie.
"HE'S coming here?!?" Bonnie asked in astonishment and shock before Klaus nodded. "Why? What could he have to do with this?!?" Bonnie demanded and Klaus chuckled.
"Well, there's some personal business, but it does include you my dear since you'd no doubt call on your ancestors to power yourself up to the point you could wipe out thousands of vampires in a single moment, or perhaps destroy a newly awakened hybrid that is in transition when he would be at his weakest." Klaus stated causing them all to stiffen as Klaus merely chuckled, "He was not exactly pleased with your plan, Bonnie, and I'm sure your ancestors were among the same mindset." Klaus stated making Bonnie bite her lip, which told Elena and their friend Caroline, the recently turned Vampire, that she was nervous about what he was talking about.
"Just what is that supposed to mean?" Damon asked/demanded and Klaus smirked.
"I won't say because I don't want to, but Bonnie won't say as she's not allowed to. Even if she truly wanted to, she couldn't." Klaus stated making them frown before Bonnie pulled the top of her shirt to the side showing a glowing gold mark on left her shoulder and collarbone, it looked like a nine-tailed fox and Katarina widened her eyes seeing it.
"It's a brand, I'm not allowed to discuss different matters tied to it. If I did, my magic would be taken away and my ancestors would disown and curse me in the afterlife for breaking it." Bonnie stated surprising them before the brand faded from view and she moved her shirt back.
"Correct. It's part of an old form of magical oaths between people, usually a teacher and student or close family. Regardless, Bonnie can't tell you or she faces consequences far worse than letting me undo my curse." Klaus stated making them frown. "Now, I would like to be clear that this invitation is not to be ignored, as Bonnie and Katarina well know. Should you try, you will be forced to attend and I won't have to lift a finger to do it especially since you'll each be there because your curiosity is peaked and you'll have incentive to be there as people you know and care about are also being given this invitation." Klaus stated making them frown.
"So come or else, real subtle." Caroline stated and Klaus smiled.
"Yes well, not much for subtlety these days. However there is a piece of business we must handle before then." Klaus stated making them frown more. "I know you have my brother, I want him back, in exchange I will give you Mr. Saltzman back. I'd even let Katarina here stay with you if you'd like since I know she wants to be at the meeting knowing what would happen if she ran yet again." Klaus stated looking back at Katarina to see her nodding and showing she knew fully well not to run away.
"Why the sudden brotherly love? Elijah isn't exactly your biggest fan right now." Stefan asked calmly as he could tell that there was something about this situation that he should know but couldn't place it and the look on Damon's face told him that his brother felt the same way.
"Elijah is angry because he was led to believe a lie that someone else gave him and once I tell him about the meeting, he won't be so angry anymore. Now, I know this puts a damper on your backup plan that if you can't find a way to kill me soon that you'll remove the dagger from Elijah and use him to hit me hard and fast, but it won't matter since even if you don't turn him over to me, he'll just be taken when the time for the meeting comes closer and it won't even be me that does it." Klaus stated making them frown more at him knowing about their plans even though they were EXTREMELY careful, but Damon and Stefan could also somehow tell that he wasn't lying to them.
Glancing at Elena to see her nod her head a bit to indicate they should since there wasn't much other choice really. "Damon, go get Elijah, and bring him here for Klaus." Stefan stated since there was something VERY big nagging at his mind to do this and he saw Damon nod before Damon was gone in a burst of speed before he brought a dirtied Elijah up and dropped him at Klaus' feet before moving back with the dagger and handed it to Jeremy to keep since a supernatural person couldn't use the dagger or they went down with the Original.
Klaus nodded and knelt beside his brother before biting the tip of Alaric's finger and drew a blood spiral on Elijah's forehead and slammed his palm on the spiral making Elijah jolt awake before he grabbed Klaus and slammed him into the wall while holding him off the ground. "Oof, hello big brother." Klaus stated with a laugh.
"Hello Niklaus, I wish you were actually here right now, then I could hurt you for real." Elijah stated and Klaus laughed.
"I believe you brother, but your anger is misplaced. I didn't bury them at sea, I only said that to a peon that HE was using in order to keep HIM from searching and possibly finding them. Had I known you'd interrogate the peon, I would have told you the truth." Klaus stated making Elijah look at him in shock before his grip tightened.
"Where are they?" Elijah growled with obvious anger in his voice.
"I'll tell you when you come see the real me at this man's home. You and I have a lot to talk about and catch up on. Especially since we're going to have a guest soon that wants to see us all." Klaus stated before putting a hand on Elijah's shoulder and the brand appeared on him too, only his was navy blue, making Elijah widen his eyes as all the anger vanished from him and he put Klaus down slowly.
"Very well. I'll be there shortly." Elijah stated before blurring away in a burst of speed.
Klaus merely fixed his clothes before nodding to the group, "Well, now that that bit of family drama out of the way, I'll be leaving now. Someone will inform you when to be at the meeting as it will be held at the Lockwood Mansion." Klaus stated before he closed his eyes and exhaled a deep breath before Alaric's body collapsed to the ground.
Or would have if Katherine hadn't caught him and carried him to the couch. "He's alive, just unconscious for a few hours. This isn't the first time I've seen Klaus use that trick." Katherine stated as she set Alaric down.
"Yeah great." Damon stated walking off towards his room to dig into his few journals he had to figure out why the hell the brand and that spiral were stuck inside his head. He didn't write down every little thing like Stefan did, but he did jot down the important shit that he couldn't afford to forget about.
"You okay?" Stefan asked Elena, who nodded and he kissed her forehead. "Okay, I'll be right back. I want to look at my journals to see if I wrote anything on what Klaus is talking about." Stefan stated making Elena look at him in confusion.
"You know who he is talking about?" Elena asked and Stefan frowned.
"I don't know. Something seemed familiar about what he was talking about and I feel like I've seen that brand somewhere before, but I can't place it. It's like I'm under a compulsion to not remember, but the memories are fighting to get out. I'm hoping that if it was compulsion that whoever it was didn't think to erase my journal entries." Stefan stated making Elena nod before he went upstairs to his room while Katarina poured herself a drink and surprisingly Bonnie did as well.
"So, anything you two can tell us about our soon to be mystery guest?" Caroline asked and Bonnie shook her head while Katherine sighed.
"I can't, I'm magically bound not to speak unless given expressed and clear permission. If I do otherwise, I'll lose my magic and suffer a fate worse than death when I do eventually die and since you guys still need a witch for things and I don't really want to insult my ancestors…." Bonnie left it hanging in the air making Caroline nod.
"And what about you, bitch of the vampires?" Caroline stated and Katherine was silent as she downed her glass before pouring her another one.
"Just that you better hunker down and prepare yourselves. The person coming makes Klaus look like a vampire that was just turned yesterday." Katherine stated as she down another glass while seeming to be sad.
"Why do you look so… heartbroken?" Elena asked and Katherine laughed without any humor.
"Because that's what I am." Katherine stated as she just grabbed the bottle and started downing it as she sat in one of the chairs there and looked ready to let the tears building in her eyes escape.
"Wow, never thought I'd see YOU heartbroken and sad, figured you'd be like the bitch we know and shut off your emotions." Caroline stated and they saw Katherine clearly didn't care about what was said, which only added to the situation.
"Yes well, when the first person you ever truly loved is coming back into your life when he was the one who was helping Klaus those centuries ago, see how you feel then." Katherine stated sadly as she drank the bottle empty before throwing it into the fireplace not caring for the shocked looks.
"The person coming helped Klaus last time?!?" Elena asked knowing this was not looking good.
"Yes, I loved him more than I ever loved anything even if his heart wasn't fully ready to return it due to his past. Then I learned what Klaus intended and that he was helping Klaus, I felt so shattered and alone then I ran. To compare how I felt about him to what I felt about Stefan… Well… it's like comparing an alcoholic's desire for booze to that of their desire for water." Katherine stated as she blurred and grabbed another bottle before drinking it.
"Wow, I actually feel bad for you, and I hate your guts." Caroline stated as Katherine laughed slightly.
"You're not the first and not likely to be the last. When someone that… precious to you and that close to your heart betrays you in that manner, it's enough to make anyone cold and uncaring to what happens to others." Katherine stated sadly as she drank some more.
"Can you tell us his name?" Elena asked and Katherine shook her head. "Look, Katherine, I get that he's powerful and you loved him, but if we can stop him-" Elena started before Katherine began laughing as if some kind of joke had been told.
"Stop him? Loved him? No, you silly girl. I STILL love him. I STILL desire him. I STILL yearn for him and his touch. To feel his embrace, his lips, see the love in his eyes as he looks at me as if I'm the only person in existence, to have him in my bed and body again. I have NEVER stopped loving him and wanting to be with him, which just makes it hurt worse. As for stopping him? You'd have better luck making the Earth stop spinning, the sun stop shining, or you suddenly being able to take on Superman in a battle of strength. There is no stopping him. If he wants something done, it's done. If he wants someone dead, then they die. If he wants something stopped, then it's stopped." Katherine stated while part of her always wondered why she wasn't dead since it would be child's play to be found.
"Then why hasn't he killed you?" Jeremy asked and Katherine shrugged.
"I don't know, haven't seen him to even ask. But make no mistake, you could have Bonnie here channel every witch in her entire family line, have an army of Originals at your beck and call, and hit him with everything you had and he'd just walk right through without being stopped." Katherine stated before she stood and took the bottle before walking off, "I'll be in one of the guest rooms, hopefully soon to be passed out drunk." Katherine stated as she really wished she could get herself so wasted that none of her memories would be upon her for a long time.
The remaining four just frowned not sure what to do now with a mysterious person coming to town and they knew nothing to help them prepare.
Why did their lives have to be so fucking complicated?!?
ALARIC'S APARTMENT
Klaus, back in his original body, sat drinking some bourbon, as Elijah entered since the place was spelled by Klaus' witch Greta to essentially make it an open house until Klaus and Elijah left. "There's some clothes in the closet, though the man has the worst taste in style since… oh, what was that fellow's name in the 17th century, he strutted around and dressed like a peacock?" Klaus asked and Elijah hummed a moment as he walked to the bedroom.
"Archibald Wittlesy?" Elijah asked as he looked through the clothes.
"No, the friend of his, thought he could impress Rebekah with that hideous suit that looked like it was sent from the 1970s." Klaus stated and Elijah frowned a moment.
"Ah! Haroldson. Jacoby Haroldson." Elijah stated as Klaus snapped his fingers.
"THAT'S it! The man was born a couple hundred years too early, he would have fit in well during the psicodalia phase." Klaus stated with a laugh while Elijah smirked before coming out in a basic white shirt, jeans, and his shoes.
"Bit unsophisticated, but it will due till I can talk to Mrs. Lockwood for some more fitting clothing." Elijah stated making Klaus nod before he surprised Elijah by surging forward and hugging him.
"I've missed you, brother." Klaus stated as he patted Elijah's back before pulling back. "C'mon, I have to see Mrs. Lockwood anyway and the others should be getting dropped off there soon anyway." Klaus stated with a smile as he led his brother out.
"So when will father be here?" Elijah asked as they walked.
"Sometime tomorrow, he wants everyone up and at the meeting counting the members of the Mystic Falls Council, Elena's aunt, our siblings, and anyone else we have involved in the ritual to free me. Naturally, that means Elena's group as well. I don't know what this has to do with the Council or her aunt, but I'm not going to question it." Klaus stated making Elijah nod as they kept walking. "Oh, he also said he was bringing someone along." Klaus stated making Elijah raise an eyebrow.
"Who?" Elijah asked wondering if perhaps he knew the person and Klaus didn't.
Klaus merely shrugged, "He didn't say, just said it was someone that could help with some things." Klaus stated knowing his father usually was vague or cryptic because of one of two reasons: 1) He needed to be for some reason he couldn't disclose yet or 2) It was a surprise of some kind.
Elijah was silent as he walked with his younger brother before deciding to change topics, "So what have I missed? I've been daggered close to two or three weeks from what I saw of the calendar." Elijah asked as they walked.
"Well, I'm sure you saw father handling the invasion that occurred a few weeks ago, correct?" Klaus asked and Elijah nodded. "Well, from what I understand, the so called heroes set up a lovely little viewing platform up above Earth to watch for any more incoming threats. They offered father a chance to join their new team, the Justice League as they are called, but he declined because blue boy wanted to use it to rein father in and keep him controlled. Afterwards, father apparently told them about his origins, leaving out a few tidbits that they didn't need to know or hear about, and then started his own company in LA with the governor and mayor backing him and his own personal team he's been building, though only one member so far is male." Klaus stated with a smirk causing Elijah to scoff slightly with a smile. "Yes, I also heard from aunt Talia, apparently father took full command of the League of Shadows." Klaus stated making Elijah turn to him.
"So uncle Ra's is…" Elijah started and Klaus nodded making Elijah sigh. "I see, I wish we could have said goodbye, but at least he's at peace now. He's suffered many years for what father needed him for." Elijah stated making Klaus nod.
"Yeah, he always told us not to get too attached because there was no telling when father would be ready to take back control." Klaus stated with a sigh before they reached the Lockwood Manor and knocked before Carol Lockwood opened it and then smiled at Elijah.
"Elijah! What a pleasant surprise, who is your friend?" Carol asked and Elijah smiled.
"So good to see you again, Carol, this is my little brother Klaus." Elijah stated as Klaus stuck his hand out and shook her hand before kissing it.
"My brother failed to mention how ravishing you look." Klaus stated making Carol giggle a little as she withdrew her hand.
"Would you mind if we came in for a bit? I'm in terrible need of a better wardrobe if you'd be so kind." Elijah asked and Carol smiled and stepped aside.
"Of course, do come in." Carol stated as they entered and she closed the door. "Tyler's not here so take your time." Carol stated as she closed up the curtains.
"Thank you, Carol, there was also another piece of business we wanted to talk about." Elijah stated as Carol smiled.
"You mean Lord Naruto coming here." Carol stated making them pause and look at her in surprise. Carol merely smiled and reached back and unzipped her top before pulling the back open to let them see the same brand on her back only it was turquoise. "You didn't honestly think the council was so skilled and capable of handling vampires and other creatures because we studied, did you?" Carol asked as she zipped up again and grabbed a glass before pouring herself a whiskey, "Drink that doesn't involve you biting me?" Carol asked and Klaus raised his hand making her nod before pouring him one.
"So how long have you known him?" Elijah asked curiously and Carol smiled before handing Klaus his drink.
"That depends, do you mean knowing him as a man or knowing him as a primordial god that has walked the Earth before Humans did?" Carol asked with a smile and the two merely shrugged. "I met him when I was in college, we just had fun until I couldn't think of being with someone else unless I had to, which of course I did so he let me stay in touch and then each Valentines, Christmas, and my birthday we'd have some private time." Carol stated sipping her drink. "My brand only appears when there's something REALLY important he needs to tell me or if he's coming to town, you two showing up just tells me it's the latter." Carol stated making the two nod.
"So you know that we're-" Klaus started and Carol nodded.
"Yes, and don't worry, Tyler isn't Naruto's." Carol stated making them nod.
"Well that makes things simpler. Yes, he is coming and wants a meeting of your council, Elena Gilbert, her brother, her aunt, the Sheriff's daughter, the Salvatore brothers, Miss Bennett, an old acquaintance of ours, Mr. Saltzman, and I'm sure a few others." Klaus stated making Carol nod, "I'm sure he wants Tyler there too due to his… condition." Klaus stated and Carol nodded.
"I figured, which is why I already asked him to come back because of an emergency here. I believe he's with a woman named Jules, who is helping him with his transitions." Carol stated making them nod.
"Well, I shall go and get changed, while Klaus here talks to you about another matter." Elijah stated before heading upstairs with Carol waving.
"The others coming I take it?" Carol asked with a smile and Klaus nodded. "I'll have them placed in the basement, should be private enough for you to have a small reunion until he gets here." Carol stated making Klaus nod his thanks. "Any idea when we will be having this meeting? I can tell Liz and she can have the deputies tell everyone." Carol asked and Klaus smiled at his father basically having a supernatural map point under his control without even being there and no compulsion from what he could tell.
NEXT DAY: WATCHTOWER
Batman was working on something on the Watchtower computer before he blinked as he easily felt the others behind him. "What?" Batman asked as he kept typing.
"We had some questions about Kage." Lantern stated and Batman kept typing.
"Then go and ask him." Batman stated as he kept typing.
"We wanted an outside opinion and someone who isn't possibly going to make it seem hopeless to go against him unless it actually is." Arsenal stated knowing that even with what Oliver's father had told him, and he in turn told the team on top of everything, there was still a bit of reluctance.
Batman was silent for a long moment as he kept typing before he stood and walked towards the hanger with Superman following him since he knew that was the 'fine, come on if you want answers' treatment. The group joined him and followed Batman and got in the Javelins before Batman took off with Oliver following him.
"Where are we going?" Diana asked the question on the others' minds.
"You want some answers, I'm going to take you to an associate that can answer the questions." Batman stated as he flew down to Washington the state before piloting to a secluded forest area where a respectably sized house was and Batman landed a small ways away from it. Getting out, he walked towards the house in his usual calm manner, "Word of advice, do NOT touch anything without permission." Batman stated before he knocked on the door and waited.
A few moments later, the door opened to reveal a middle-aged white man with sandy blonde hair and a scruffy face wearing a white dress shirt, black pants, boots, and a tan trench coat. The man looked them all over before turning to Batman, "Been a while, mate. Good to see you too, love." The man stated causing Batman and Zatanna to nod.
"Yes, it has John." Batman stated in his usual tone as he looked at his sometime ally John Constantine.
"So, I know this isn't a social visit, what can I do for you?" Constantine asked as he looked at them.
"They want information on The Darkness and Angelus." Batman stated calmly making Constantine raise his eyebrows and look at them all before sighing.
"Well, c'mon in then, I ain't going to talk about Naruto fucking Uzumaki on my doorstep." Constantine stated as he turned and walked deeper into his home with Batman and the others following with Zatanna closing the door after everyone was in. "So tell me, why not just have Z there tell them about Naruto?" Constantine asked as he walked towards an elevator.
"Because you've got more factual knowledge rather than just rumors and word of mouth." Batman stated as he followed him, "And based on what I've read, you know why we can't see Nabu." Batman stated and Constantine nodded.
"Can someone please tell me who this is?" Lantern asked and Batman glanced back at him.
"John Constantine an expert on the occult and supernatural." Batman stated and Constantine scoffed.
"Oi! Just because I've sent a few demons packing doesn't mean I'm an expert." Constantine stated before pressing a button to call the elevator before stepping in and held the door for the others as they all got in. Once they were, he pressed a button and they began descending for a while before it opened to a large room full of books, some artwork, and a large table.
"Here we go, take a seat as it's gonna take me a minute to find the right book." Constantine stated as he walked up a spiral stairway to an upper shelf and began going through the books as they all sat around the table.
"How do you know him?" Superman asked and Constantine snorted.
"Everyone truly connected to the supernatural knows of him by one name or another, but I know him because he taught me some things and kept me from getting a one way ticket to Hell." Constantine stated as he kept thumbing through the books.
"What do you mean?" Diana asked and Constantine sighed.
"A couple years ago, me and some mates were running a business in stopping various supernatural threats and the like. Well, one day we came across a situation with a five year old girl who was possessed by a soldier demon and was stealing her life force and innocence because it's worth a lot on the supernatural black market. We were arrogant and over sure in our abilities that we summoned an even stronger demon to destroy the soldier and then it would go back to Hell. Only, it broke free from our control, ate the soldier, and was going to drag the girl into Hell, then Kage showed up." Constantine started making them widen their eyes. "He killed the demon, brutally and efficiently, and then destroyed several other demons that tried to follow the connection the stronger demon still had. He then took the girl's soul away from the gateway, closed it, and then put the girl's soul back into her body. He then sent the girl on her way before turning his attention to us, which involved beating us bloody as a lesson for our arrogance and stupidity. Me, being who I am, decided to ask him to train us to be better exorcists and handle stronger supernatural enemies. That was when he informed us that he was going to do that since we were of no use as we were and since he saved our souls, we now served worked for him." Constantine stated as he kept thumbing through the books.
"That seems a bit harsh." Arsenal stated as Constantine stopped and looked at him.
"Harsh? Mate, if he hadn't intervened that little girl would have tortured in Hell for eternity while being eaten by demons, raped by demons, being brutalized, and essentially being nothing more than cattle, a toy, and a pet for demons and the six of us would have been the ones who put her there before joining her later on when our mortal lives ended. So, our servitude to the man who stopped that is a VERY small price I'd say." Constantine stated coldly making Arsenal flinch since he hadn't thought of that.
"What can you tell us about him?" Hawkgirl asked and Constantine smirked.
"Depends on what you want to know." Constantine asked before glancing at Superman. "If you mean a way to beat him without killing him, there's not one in existence that works without Naruto himself doing the process or God interfering." Constantine stated as he gave Superman a knowing look and went back to looking for the book.
"We already established that through other means." Arrow stated as he sat at the table.
"I'm sure, bringing loved ones back from the dead temporarily to have a chat can do that." Constantine stated making the few who received such a thing tense. "I did say I worked for him, so I can know some things. And before you ask, yes, he has made a LOT of followers, friends, and allies over the years, not to mention the children he's got out in the world too." Constantine stated as he frowned and went to another section of the shelf trying to remember where he put that damn book.
"Such as?" Hawkgirl asked curiously since something about Naruto was bugging her, but she couldn't place her finger on it. It seemed so familiar and yet it was out of reach of her mind.
"Well, for starters, he's the founder of the League of Shadows." Constantine stated making everyone but Diana, Megan, and J'onn widen their eyes.
"WHAT?!?" Oliver nearly shouted and Constantine nodded.
"Yeah, he built it to be a peace keeping group in times of war and strife, then one day he got a message from the man upstairs about something and he stepped down after talking to his greatest students and asked one of them to perform a job for him. It was going to be long, torturous, and hate filled, but he needed someone to do it. His most loyal student, Gabriel Aelys, volunteered and learned what was asked of him, which caused him to change his name to Ra's al Ghul." Constantine stated as he kept looking for the book and ignored their shocked looks.
"But then, why did Kage never return to fix what Ra's was doing? He turned the League into something else entirely." Flash asked and Constantine smirked.
"You're assuming that wasn't accounted for." Constantine stated making them widen their eyes. "Ra's job was to become a Sin Eater for the league, basically a sacrifice to take in all the darkness, evil, cruelty, and everything dark about the League and their actions while also absorbing the chaotic properties of the Lazarus Pits and everything dark from their targets and victims. The man was in constant agony for over a thousand years, but never complained, never asked to be replaced, never asked to be removed from his position, just sent a trusted soldier to ask Naruto if it was time for him to die whenever Naruto made a public appearance." Constantine stated surprising everyone.
"Die?" Megan asked curiously and Constantine nodded.
"Yes, love, die. His ultimate purpose was to keep eating and holding the dark and maddening properties of everything until it was an appointed time for Naruto to return and take the League back while consuming Ra's and take all the evil, darkness, and Dark Essence he had built up for the millennium. This would also come with Naruto cleaning house of the various members that weren't dedicated to the cause." Constantine stated making some frown.
"And you know this for a fact?" Kara asked and Constantine nodded, "How?" She questioned and Constantine smiled.
"Because he finally put the old man out of his misery a few days ago. Had him and Talia inform the loyal and dedicated members about what was happening. They in turn with help of Naruto's forces killed all the other members that were frauds. Talia and a few other took care of Ubu with a major stabbing party while Naruto's forces killed Malcolm Merlyn. The whole time that was happening, Naruto tore apart and consumed Ra's body with the old man not even whimpering through it all. The pain of death probably felt like a breath of fresh air compared to what he had been enduring." Constantine stated shocking them all.
"So he is now in control of the League of Shadows." Batman stated and Constantine nodded.
"Yup. Though, I guess to be fair, he was never not in control, just wasn't exercising his control until now." Constantine stated as he grabbed the book he was looking for and tossed it down to the table where it enlarged to a large tome and made a loud BANG as it hit the table making a few flinch and jump in surprise. "There we are." Constantine stated as he came down the stairs and sat in the open chair in front of the large tome. "Now, what do you want to know?" Constantine asked as he pulled the book closer to him.
"You mentioned he had several agents across the world and even Zatanna here seems afraid of him, but what is his connection to the mystics?" Ice asked making Constantine look at her.
"He controls magic." Constantine stated making everyone but Zatanna frown.
"So he can use magic, so what?" Arsenal asked and Constantine chuckled while shaking his head.
"I didn't say he USES magic, I said he CONTROLS magic. As in, no one could possibly match him in magic." Constantine stated with Zatanna nodding.
"And why is that?" Powergirl asked and Constantine chuckled.
"It's kind of hard to beat the man who created and generates magic." Constantine stated shocking them all.
"W-what?!?!?" Fire asked in shock.
"Naruto created Magic on a whim and his presence generates magic across the universe. If someone pisses him off, he takes their magic away or if you please him he can bolster your magic to brand new heights. He's also the one who created Vampires, Werewolves, Wraiths, and a host of other supernatural creatures and beings though they became the monsters they are now because their own actions, not his. When they did that, he gave them each their curses: Vampires burned by the sun, Werewolves enslaved to the moon, Wraiths can't step upon Holy Ground, etc. etc. though there are some exceptions from beings that have been doing the work Naruto set for them." Constantine stated calmly as he looked at the heroes.
"These forces he has, what are they?" Ice asked and John flicked pages in the book before slamming his hand on a page and an image of a Darkling and a Leviathan came up as a 3D model.
"The imps are called Darklings, they are his foot soldiers that he can call at a moment's notice and they fight, kill, and destroy as he desires. The eels are Leviathans, they can be produced by him from anywhere and they attack ruthlessly or can be used in a variety of ways that he wants or needs." Constantine stated as he leaned back and drank.
"How do you know if someone works for him or not?" Diana asked and Constantine smirked as the images vanished before he removed his coat and undid the top of his shirt before pulling it aside and showing a flame colored Kyubi across his chest.
"They'll have this brand on them, and trust me when I say that it won't be a tattoo. This brand only shows when he has something to tell them or want them to do." Constantine stated as he buttoned his shirt and got a drink. "It's why I'm being so hospitable towards you, he told me this conversation was coming so I was waiting for you all to show up." Constantine stated making them all raise their eyebrows or frown with Constantine smirking, knowing that it was going to be a LONG discussion.
MEANWHILE: MYSTIC FALLS
Klaus and Elijah stood in the basement of the Lockwood Manor with the daggers stabbed into a table that had a seal on it to ensure no one tried to grab one and use it when they woke up. Said action should be soon as it had been a few hours since the daggers were removed and they had blood bags ready to feed them. As if an unseen clock suddenly chimed, all three of their siblings shot up with gasps as they clutched their chests and panted. "Welcome back to the waking world." Klaus stated as he stood beside Elijah and the three glared at him.
"Before you three try anything, first drink and then second, listen to what we have to say before you do something to get us ALL in trouble." Elijah stated tossing them each a blood bag that they drank down.
"Right, if you'd come upstairs, you can get dressed and hopefully be ready in time." Klaus stated as he moved towards the stairs.
"In time for what?" Kol demanded angrily.
"In time for father to arrive with a guest of his." Klaus stated making the three widen their eyes in shock. "Exactly, there's been a lot going on and father is revealed to the world again, which means we don't need to worry about Mikael trying to kill or use any of us for whatever he wants." Klaus stated with them all frowning slightly. "Yes, yes. You can all hate or guilt trip me later, right now you need to get cleaned up, though I warn against feeding on the lady of the house, she's been branded by father." Klaus stated as he ascended the stairs with Elijah hugging his siblings before following Klaus.
It took a bit, with Rebekah complaining that women nowadays dressed as prostitutes and Klaus mentioning the prostitutes dressed even less than that before they were all dressed and Klaus was pouring drinks. "I thank you all for listening to reason rather than our baser instincts." Klaus commented as he handed drinks out and sat in a large chair and took a drink. "Just to clear the air, I didn't want to dagger you all for so long." Klaus stated as he sipped his drink.
"You have a funny way of showing it!" Rebekah growled only to gasp as Klaus gave a saddened expression.
"It wasn't my decision, my hand was forced." Klaus stated sadly as his siblings looked at him.
"Explain, please." Elijah asked wondering what happened and Klaus sighed and downed his drink before pouring another.
"Mikael had Sophia, Margaret, Caleb, and Andrew under compulsion." Klaus stated making them widen their eyes since those four were their most loyal followers that they turned in order of Elijah, Kol, Rebekah, and Finn. Klaus took another drink before continuing, "They were ordered to stake you and give him the bodies at the first opportunity. Father and I stopped them from delivering you, but Finn and Kol had already been staked and he said I should dagger you for the time being to make Mikael think that you two fled and he'd waste time, energy, and resources on looking for you since father still wasn't allowed to kill him. However, that was when I cut off everyone but those marked by father so it couldn't happen again and then had to hide Rebekah because some of the people she was going to turn were compelled by Mikael, and father had me use it to make it seem like I was unraveling and couldn't stand not being in control of you lot. To further mislead Mikael, I told Walden that I was going to bury your coffins at sea where no one would ever be able to get to you unless I told them where you were or father himself got you, what I didn't know was that Walden told Elijah that lie and he was furious. When I wanted to let you out, father said you needed to stay daggered until he said otherwise, he didn't say why and I didn't ask, I just did it since I knew father always had a good reason." Klaus stated making them all frown and nod.
"I suppose, if father said it was for the best, then it must have been." Finn stated still not liking that he was stuck in that coffin for such a long time, but it beat being dead permanently he supposed.
Klaus nodded before looking at them all with remorseful eyes, "I let you out the moment I could, I swear it." Klaus stated making them nod.
"It's all right brother, we understand." Elijah stated making the other three nod before clapping was heard.
"That's good, because if you didn't I'd kick your asses and stop you from healing." Naruto stated smirking from the doorway as he wore a black Henley shirt, jeans, and boots.
"Daddy!" Rebekah squealed happy and excited to see him as she rushed over and jumped at him in a hug letting him catch her and spin her around causing her to laugh before he placed her down and kissed her. Rebekah moaned as she eagerly returned it and kept her arms around him not caring that her brothers were there, it wasn't the first time they had seen this. Rebekah had been his lover for centuries after A) one too many times walking in on him fucking a woman and B) too much time of not having a capable lover herself. So, who better than her immortal father who literally had millennia of experience fucking and pleasing women to satisfy her needs and desires?
It wasn't like he minded, age was nothing, relation was nothing, and time was nothing. He'd fuck any female over the age of 16 if they wanted and would do it repeatedly too. With his age there was no, "find someone your own age" anymore, least until the women he had of his time were brought back but even then he was still technically older. If a woman wanted stress relief, pleasure, fun, a devoted lover for a night or longer, a brother or father figure to always be there for her, or someone to love them with a passion that wouldn't diminish, he'd give it to them readily since he could do that easily enough, and any sinful acts that occurred just made him stronger no matter how small.
The brothers had to smirk in amusement at their "badass bitch" of a sister acting like a giddy lovestruck girl whenever their father was around. They couldn't blame her really, they were each raised and loved by him, not spoiled or pampered since he would literally kick their asses if they screwed up and never held their hand through a problem, but they were never neglected or felt alone either. They also knew he didn't favor one of them over the others, even if he regularly fucked Rebekah, she didn't get priority or his attention more than they did, especially if they needed him for something.
Naruto then broke the kiss with Rebekah with a smile, "Hello to you too, dear." Naruto stated kissing her forehead before he went over and hugged each of the boys, which they gladly returned. "Glad to see you all together again." Naruto stated with a smile as he stood with them.
"Father…" Finn started and Naruto nodded.
"I know, trust me, I hated you being in those coffins as much as you hated being there, but it was necessary. It was either the coffins, or Mikael would kill or use you to kill Klaus before trying to kill me. The former would mean you were dead and the latter would have thrown you into a spiral of depression and shame until you either broke down completely or you killed your emotions and started a spree before I literally beat some sense into you. While still a form of cruelty, it was the lesser of the two evils before me." Naruto stated making them all nod.
"So, where is this guest we were told about?" Kol asked and Naruto smiled before turning towards the entryway causing them to as well since the clacking of heels came to their ears.
"I must say, architecture has changed a bit since our time." Sakura stated as she entered wearing the outfit she did when she was revived and smiled softly at the sight of Naruto with five of his eldest children.
The five Originals were confused a moment before Klaus widened his eyes, "Oh my god." Klaus half whispered making his siblings look at him in confusion, "S…Sakura-kaasan?" Klaus asked in shock, which triggered surprised and shocked reactions from the others while Naruto smiled at them.
"Hello, Klaus, I'm glad to finally meet you and the others." Sakura stated with a smile as she walked over to them.
"They've wanted to meet you since I first told them of you." Naruto stated as he wrapped an arm around her waist as each of his children there gained tears in their eyes.
"I know, I look forward to getting to know each of you." Sakura stated before she kissed Naruto's cheek and went to each of the five giving them a hug that they happily returned while smiling at their father, glad that he had her back and that it meant that more of the others would return. They were eager to meet them all, sure, but Sakura was always the one they wanted to meet most, the women that had claimed their father's heart entirely and had given up her family, friends, home, even her humanity to be with him completely and utterly.
Such love and devotion was the stuff of fairy tales now.
"Oh, hello sir." Carol stated walking in and smiling causing Naruto to smile at her.
"Carol, sexy as ever I see." Naruto stated causing Carol to smile before she kissed him eagerly and smiled lustfully at him.
"Well, I still have to look good if I want to keep you interested." Carol stated with a smile and Naruto chuckled.
"So when is the meeting to be held?" Naruto asked looking between her and Klaus.
"Tomorrow, the sheriff is having her deputies tell the different parties about it with instructions to be prompt upon arrival." Carol stated making Naruto nod.
"Good." Naruto stated before turning to Sakura, "Why don't you get acquainted with everyone while I go speak to some old friends?" Naruto asked and Sakura smiled and nodded before he turned to the others. "I'll be back shortly, then we can really catch up." Naruto stated making them nod as Naruto kissed Sakura, Rebekah, and Carol before heading out.
"Where's he going?" Kol asked curiously.
"To see the Bennett Witches." Sakura stated making them frown.
"Bonnie's the only left here." Klaus stated and Sakura smirked.
"The only one left LIVING here." Sakura stated making them raise their eyebrows, "They have land here that all the Bennett witches are connected to so even in the afterlife they can still make appearances and commune there." Sakura stated making them nod their heads slightly before she smiled. "Now, c'mon, I want to get to know you all." Sakura stated making them smile and nod.
WITCH HOUSE
Naruto walked towards the abandoned house that was once the sacred burial ground of the Bennett Witch family. He smiled as he stepped inside as he immediately heard excited chatter and loving presences from the various witches there. Not surprising since he had fucked and cared for them all.
Heading towards the epicenter, Naruto smirked as a large seal array sprang to life and the doors closed and the windows darkened, "Hello everyone, I hope you haven't been too restless." Naruto stated as the various witches all appeared in their prime and smiling at him… along with being naked.
"Not at all my lord. We're glad you've returned." Emily Bennett stated as she pressed herself against his back and he smirked as her breasts ballooned out against him.
"Calm down sugah. For someone who grew in that gentleman era, you sure aren't acting very ladylike." Sheila stated with a smirk even as she was posing for Naruto to enjoy.
"Oh, I am a lady, but that doesn't mean I have to act like it around my master." Emily stated with a smirk as the other witches giggled and smiled.
"As fun as this is, we need to talk." Naruto stated turning serious causing them to as well.
"We are at your service, sir. Just as we swore to be when we came into our magic." Sheila stated and Naruto nodded.
"I know, however you all know Bonnie's situation." Naruto stated making them all frown heavily. "I don't mind her helping Stefan and Damon, but the length she is going to for Elena will be stopped soon. She will need her family for that and I intend to ensure she has it." Naruto stated making them raise their eyebrows.
"Master, are you saying that-" Emily started before Naruto looked at them all with eyes that told them this wasn't a suggestion or up for debate, damn what "nature" wanted.
"I have come back here because my son needed me, but that's not the only reason. Sakura has returned to me." Naruto stated getting gasps of surprise and smiles. "However, the purgatory being breached means that old enemies will resurface and that means war is coming. I need plenty of capable hands to help me clean up the filth that has become expendable and unnecessary as well as helping me punish a few of the others that need it." Naruto stated making them turn serious.
"You mean Elena." Sheila stated and Naruto nodded. "Fine with me, I treated that girl like family and she still wants more and more from us to keep whatever she likes safe. Damn the consequences." Sheila stated and the others all nodded.
"I know, the curse keeps her more negative feelings back to help ensure her survival but it doesn't stop the manipulation and everything. Katherine was only free of such things because she wanted to be mine and thus the curse was broken on her. I will bring you back to help me do my duty and I will free Bonnie and ensure she gets her potential released like it should have been had it not been for her studies and training being interrupted." Naruto stated making them all nod.
"As we said, and each swore, we are yours: Body, mind, heart, and soul. We serve you and protect what is yours as if it was ours." Emily stated making them all nod before she smiled, "Of course, the former is expected since you've been breeding our family since the first of us." Emily stated as each of the women smirked and licked their lips.
"What did you think would happen since your powers are based on Qetsiyah drinking my blood and then swearing herself and her bloodline to me? Doing one would make you horny and needy for me, but both would drive any woman wild with need and desire." Naruto stated while said woman giggled and blushed a bit since she was REALLY fucking horny after she got her magic and the others all gave her knowing glances. "As for breeding you, that was all of you, I told you to keep taking the potions and using the spells, but each of you wanted to 'continue the bloodline in the strongest way possible' as you all put it. Though we all know that was bullshit and you just didn't want any of the other males around to touch you." Naruto stated making a few smile, a few pout, and all of them to blush.
"Well, in your own words, no mortal man can compare to what you can give." Sheila stated knowing her "husband" was just her best friend and being married let him pass by the stigma of being a gay black man and with some magic, he could have his lovers and no one would know about it.
"Yes, well, I did warn about that before any of you had sex with me, but you each insisted." Naruto countered making them all shrug. "Regardless, I am having a meeting with my children and the others involved in this and will resolve a lot of the problems. I'll start training Bonnie again afterward and ensure Abigail knows to return home to talk with me." Naruto stated as Sheila frowned, "None of that Sheila, I told her to go and handle something for me. HE just changed it into being more long term, most likely so Bonnie wouldn't have the immediate support system and thus would be open to causing different events that had to occur even if I'd fix some of them later." Naruto stated making Sheila nod before smiling as Naruto caressed her cheek. "Once things have settled down, I will begin bringing you back since not only will I need your help in the future but I will need your help soon as well." Naruto stated making many frown in confusion.
"We will do whatever you need of us." Sheila stated resolutely causing Naruto smile.
"I know, and I will ensure that you have some extra help as the task in question will not be easy." Naruto stated getting more curious looks. "I want you to destroy "the other side" permanently." Naruto stated surprising them. "It's a bastardized version of Purgatory that idiots and fools use to siphon power from others and to cheat death. It will happen no longer, it will be stopped once I have brought all of you out of it." Naruto stated making many of them nod.
"You're right this won't be easy, honey, that's gonna take a lot of work a lot of magical power." Sheila stated making Naruto nod.
"I know, hence why I plan to also have Amara, Tatia, Lily, Marie, Aurora, and some others come to help you, not mention breaking Silas and taking all of his power back." Naruto stated making them raise their eyebrows.
"You realize we have to do this carefully or Amara could die." Qetsiyah stated and Naruto just looked at her making her laugh slightly, "Right, sorry about that." She stated feeling dumb for even saying that.
"Are you sure Aurora and some of the others will answer the call? I mean they changed their names from Bennett." Tia Dalma-Bennett stated and Naruto nodded.
"They did that because I told them to so no one wanting a Bennett witch could find them easily, same with the others. With Abby and Bonnie being the last two known members, those seeking to take advantage of the Bennett line, MY line, will have shit to show for it. Especially since many of those assholes in Louisiana want to bury as many witches as possible so they can take all the power they can." Naruto stated with the witches frowning heavily as any witch NOT connected to Louisiana HATED the witches there as they'd regularly rob graves and bury the bodies of witches within their area of control to siphon their magic and power for themselves and keep their ancestral power going even longer.
Even one of them, Marie Laveau-Bennett, that was from Louisiana hated what the other witches from there had become. Same could be said for her daughters and grandchildren hence why they left the area after Marie passed on.
"I still say you should have wiped them out ages ago." Sheila stated getting nods from the others.
"I agree, but they served a purpose in staying alive since no wolves or vampires ever truly held the territory whether it was French ruled or not and subsequently they weren't rulers either as they took losses from humans and the other creatures of the world. However, they won't be necessary soon. Once I've solidified control of LA, I'll be moving to expand and with the League of Shadows under my command again it make things easier as witches fail to block out normals in their protection spells." Naruto stated making them nod since most witches didn't give normals any form of respect even with the advancements in weapons that they created that could end a witch before they even knew what was happening.
"Something we will correct with our forces, of course." Emily stated making them all nod.
"Exactly. I'll bring a few of you back after the meeting and then bringing you all back in groups since doing so all at once would let some of the leeches left in there be able to hitch a ride out." Naruto stated as they all nodded before Naruto sent out a small pulse that made them gasp and moan as they were kissed by his power to give them some affection. "That should tide you all over until I can properly show my affection for you all." Naruto stated as his eyes were black and red and his aura was out making them all smile and pose for him.
"We're yours for the taking whenever you want master." They chorused with smiles knowing who owned them body and soul and they loved him for it.
"Good, with Sakura back and feeding on my lust, she's going to need plenty of help until she can begin regularly handling my more aggressive urges on her own again." Naruto stated as they all nodded before he blew them a kiss and left with them smirking at the others in happiness and lust knowing their lord and master was aiding and claiming them yet again.
NEXT DAY: SALVATORE MANOR: KATHERINE'S ROOM
Katherine laid on the bed just staring at the wall with a saddened expression. "I always hated seeing you sad." Naruto stated making Katherine stiffen and turned to look at him as he was smiling softly at her and she saw the sealing arts scribbled across the walls so they could talk privately.
"I was wondering when you would come to kill me for what I did." Katherine stated as Naruto walked towards her before she was surprised as he kissed her, making her moan and close her eyes as she returned it.
Naruto pulled back and grasped the back of her head, "You silly girl, I wasn't ever going to kill you. I was upset that you left, but not enough to kill you." Naruto stated as he moved to her cheek and stroked it gently. "You did hurt me that day, you didn't have faith in me and how much I cared for you." Naruto stated as Katherine turned her head.
"You were going to help Klaus kill me." Katherine stated before Naruto snorted slightly and turned her back to him.
"Yes, I was going to help Klaus, because he's my son." Naruto stated making her widen her eyes, "But we were never going to kill you." Naruto stated making her frown.
"But the only way to end the curse was-" Katherine started before Naruto cut her off.
"For the Petrova Doppelgänger to die, but nowhere does it say for how long or that she has to stay dead." Naruto stated making her widen her eyes slightly. "What you heard were a pair of fledglings talking about things that they knew nothing of, I had a seal and magic ready to bring you back the moment the curse broke or I was going to let Elijah turn you if you wanted." Naruto stated as Katherine began to tear up. "I would never sacrifice you, my dear, I may be a cruel bastard, but you had done nothing to deserve any of my cruelty." Naruto stated as Katherine had tears go down her face as she felt self loathing and heartache over what she did.
"Then, what happened to my family?" Katherine asked and Naruto sighed.
"It wasn't Klaus. Some witches heard that a Doppelgänger was among your family, so they went and destroyed them to ensure Klaus could never get free and used some vampires that hated Klaus and Elijah to help them. Klaus and I killed them all. Klaus was looking for you to tell you that you were forgiven, the bit of pain he inflicted was his bit of payback for the heartache you gave me. None of us wanted you dead or harmed, Katarina." Naruto stated as Katherine had her head down and was crying heavily before she hugged him and began sobbing into his chest as she held her and stroked her back.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I didn't trust you." Katherine sobbed as she had sworn to Naruto to always be by his side and love him, then she went and hurt him because her fears overrode her belief in him.
"Shhh. It's all right, after the meeting we'll make up for lost time." Naruto stated as he kissed her gently and she happily returned it. "And you'll come with me too." Naruto stated as Katherine nodded and held him tighter.
"I'm never leaving you again." Katherine stated resolutely as Naruto chuckled and hugged her as well.
"Good, now I need to go handle a few things before the meeting, but I'll see you there, okay?" Naruto stated and Katherine nodded and kissed him, which he happily returned and Katherine moaned feeling his presence fill her again before he stood and vanished along with he seal over the room.
Katherine tightened her hands into fists, swearing to herself that she would never let her faith in Naruto waver again.