No One P.O.V

"For as long as time itself, I've had the recurring dream..."

White flash showed the mech and the Lady Bone Demon burning everything and destroying the world

"At first, it's meaning was unclear... Now I know its meaning was a premonition..."

The Lady Bone Demon's voice echoed throughout the now frozen city

"The very moment where I finally achieved my ambition... To perfect this imperfect world"

At the top of the mech, the Lady Bone Demon was there, and kneeling beside her was her loyal servant, The Mayor

"The Samadhi Fire is the final piece of the game; a tool destiny has gifted me to complete my work" The Lady Bone Demon grinned wickedly

"Then allow me to retrieve it for you, my lady!" The mayor said

"No need. Fate, will deliver it in time" The Lady Bone Demon said

Crashing down to the ground was none other than Monkey King himself as he wears his armor he wore in the past

"Ah, your timing couldn't be more perfect, Sun Wukong" He glared at the Lady Bone Demon "It seems your quest to use the Samadhi Fire didn't go according to plan" She mocked him "Why else would you show up unarmed with none of your friends for backup"

"I didn't need the Samadhi Fire to put you away last time! Figured I can make do without it!" Monkey King shouted

"Oh, my power has far surpassed what it was when we last met in battle. Even now, I sense you did not have what it takes to defeat me" The Lady Bone Demon said

"That won't stop me from trying" Monkey King said

"A hero to the end! How delightful" The mayor said and the Lady Bone Demon started to laugh

"No backup and no weapon. So, your plan is to fist fight a child?"

"We both know that's not what you are" Monkey King said as he charged up with his power and leapt towards the she demon and her servant

Sakura P.O.V In the mountains

I was in the state of meditation, I was concentrating on controlling the fire. I was also wearing a cloak, along with some new training clothes, and my hair tied in low braided ponytail.



It's been a few weeks since Red Son started to help me learn on controlling the fire. While meditating, I heard a swift sound of a spear heading towards me, luckily, I dodged it. Then more spears started heading towards me



I kept dodging all of the spears that was heading towards me and the Samadhi Fire appeared on my hands, and I used it on the spears that melted completely. After I melted all the spears, I heard someone on the roof

"You need well, cherry blossom" Red Son jumped off the roof and picked up the stick that used to be a spear "You have been improving greatly, if we can keep up the training then we might have a chance at defeating the Lady Bone Demon" Red Son said

"Really? That's good to hear. I have to thank you for training me" I said

"But it seems it's only half of your power" Red Son said

"Half?"

"He's not wrong" Kyubi said as he approached us, he was in his fox form "Your power hasn't fully awakened, but there is a way to fully awaken it"

"How?" Red Son asked

"She and I must become one. With our merged souls, you'll be able to fully awaken to the powers that Konohana once had" Kyubi said

"But how?" I asked

"I am curious as well" Red Son said

"Simple. I'll give up my physical form and my soul shall become one with one with yours" Kyubi said

"But..."

"It'll be alright. After all, I am Konohana's familiar. So, I believe some of her powers were infused into me when the contract between us was created" Kyubi said

"What's gonna happen to you?" I asked

"I'll disappear. I may be gone, but it doesn't mean forever. I'll always be with you" Kyubi said, I picked up Kyubi, hugged him and started to cry

"I'm gonna miss you" I said while crying

"I'll miss you too" Kyubi said while nuzzling against my chest and I felt tears on my shirt. I felt Kyubi started to fade in my arms, leaving a ball of light behind and it entered into my chest where the mark is

After a bit of silence, I felt a hand on my shoulder, it belonged to Red Son

"Cherry blossom, are you feeling okay?" Red Son asked

"I'm okay. I can feel power flowing through me" I said

"Let's head back to the temple to rest. I'm pretty sure you must be hungry" Red Son said and my stomach growled. My face turned red from embarrassment "I'm taking that as an answer"

I nodded and we made our way back to the temple to eat

At the Temple

I was eating the fruit that Red Son gathered, I didn't realize how hungry I was

"Once you're done eating and resting, we'll resume the training" Red Son said, and he noticed my silence "Is something wrong?"

"I'm just worried"

"About what?" Red Son asked

"What if I can't fully control this power? I'm afraid of hurting my friends and uncles" I said as I buried my head in my arms. Then I felt a hand on my shoulder, I lifted up my head to see Red Son

"You don't need to worry. I believe you'll be able to control the Samadhi Fire, if my parents were here, they'll say the same. But they have succumbed to the Lady Bone Demon's power, just like the rest of the demons. Cherry blossom, you are our last hope at defeating that demon" Red Son said

"Thanks for the motivation, Red Son. I really needed that" I said with a soft smile, and Red Son's cheeks turned pink

I formed my hand into a fist to motivate myself, and suddenly I felt something in my hand. I opened my hand and I saw a rose

"A rose? Why do I...?" Before I could say more, the rose started glowing and I was engulfed in the light

"Cherry blossom!" I heard Red Son calling my name, finally the light died down, and I was left speechless. My fighting form changed



(Ignore the color of the hair and eyes)

"Is this... my new power that Kyubi was telling me about?" I asked myself, I turned to look at Red Son and his face was bright red. I waved my hand in front of his face, hoping to snap him out of it, and it worked after a couple of minutes

"Ahem! Sorry for staring" Red Son took a couple of deep breaths to calm himself down "I wonder what kind of weapon you have" Red Son wondered

I placed my hand on my chest and like how I summoned my sword, my chest glowed red and a sword handle appeared. I grabbed it and pulled it out



(It's sword number 2)

I was amazed about my new weapon

"Amazing. Looks like we have more training to do" Red Son said

"I'm ready for training" I said with determination in my eyes

MK P.O.V

We got to the city, but everything looks much worse than the last time. Everything and everyone were covered in ice, Nezha and I looked ahead and saw two lights of light blue and gold clashing into each other

'Monkey King is fighting the Lady Bone Demon... But I can't tell who's winning' I thought to myself

"So, this is the power of the Lady Bone Demon. I'd heard tales but have never experienced it firsthand. Even from here, I can feel her wretched aura" Nezha said

"No kidding, but you should be happy you don't have to hear constant whispers" We turned around and saw Macaque

"Macaque! Why are you here?!" I asked

"Isn't obvious. I want to beat the living shit out of her and that mayor" Macaque said as he grits his teeth and a fist formed. Macaque was about to enter the fight, but Nezha shoved something into Macaque's hands

"Look inside" Nezha said

Macaque sighed and looked into the object, and was drawn from whatever its in there

"Wow! What is that!? Some type of magical tool from the Celestial Realm?!" I asked excitedly

"Uh... Actually, it's a Kaleidoscope. I got it from a store from the last time I came here" Nezha admitted

"Oh"

With Macaque focused on the kaleidoscope, we turned gazes back to the fight

"We better get Monkey King and regroup with the others" Nezha said

"Wait! What if... What if Monkey King is better off without us? What if we just get in his way?" I asked

"I've known Sun Wukong a long time, he's not the loner he pretends to be" Nezha placed a hand on my shoulder "He seems important to you, so I can only assume you're equally as important to him. If there's anyone who he needs right now, it's you"

"Get in, get Monkey King, get out" I said

"That's right" With that said, we both started making our way to where they are. After some time, we were now close enough, and I heard someone groaning from behind. I looked down the crater, and saw the not mayor all beaten up

"Hey, it's the guy who's definitely probably not actually a real mayor" I said

"Get down!" Nezha shouted a huge block of ice almost hit us, luckily, we managed to dodge it in time

"Was that Monkey King?" I asked as I crawled out from the ground, while dragging the not mayor, and Nezha gave a 'are you serious' look

"Yes, he has the Lady Bone Demon on the defensive" Nezha said, looking at where they're fighting

"Huh?" I dropped the not mayor to the ground "Wait, you can actually see what's going on?" I asked

"Yes. Well, pieces of it. That speed" I noticed Nezha is holding onto his tightly "Sun Wukong really was pulling his punches with me"

"Yeah, yeah, that's great. But is he winning?" I asked "Maybe we don't need to stop him after all"

"It would appear so, but..." Nezha trailed off and looked up in the sky with worry in my face

Monkey King P.O.V

I was going on all out fighting the Lady Bone Demon

'I'm almost there. Just a few punches and she'll be done for' I thought to myself, and I noticed a creak on her face

"This body is too weak! I can't stop him" The Lady Bone Demon said, and I charged at her

She covered herself in a ball of ice to protect herself, but I managed to break through. She tried to protect herself with a spell circle, but that failed when I kicked her. She harshly landed on her mech, once I got down to where she is, I charged at her again, and managed to grab her by her throat

"Stop! Have you forgotten?! Destroy me, and you'll destroy the host! Have you become so desperate to end me that you would sacrifice this flameless, innocent child?" The Lady Bone Demon said, trying to make me hesitate

"You're giving me no choice! All the time you spent locked away, you haven't changed a bit! Especially after what you did to Konohana! I'm going to finish you like I should've done a long time ago!" I readied my punch her "I told you. You should've stayed buried"

"I've come too far to let you ruin everything again!" The Lady Bone Demon yelled, and I felt something cold enter my body. I tried my best to resist whatever it is that's entering my body, but I felt myself losing consciousness

'Konohana... Sakura... I'm sorry...'

Sakura P.O.V

While I was busy training, I felt a sudden chill down my spine, and I stopped training for a moment

'What is that? I haven't felt that sudden chill for a while. Something happened' I thought to myself

"Cherry blossom?" I heard Red Son calling me "Is something wrong?"

"Maybe. Something happened, but I have no idea where or who" I said, hoping none of her friends or uncles are hurt

'Please be alright, everyone' I prayed for their safety and continued to train

To be continued in The Corrupted King

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