Elena stared at Naruto with a shock look on her face. She could believe what she just heard. Doesn't that means that he was just like her? Though she couldn't read the tone of his voice she was certain that what he had said was not a lie.
However, she couldn't calm down when she realized that she had inwardly gotten excited after hearing of Naruto had once shared her faith and silently abolished herself.
"I am sorry to hear that"
"You shouldn't be, I am really happy that it happened"
"What?!" Elena snapped her head to look at Naruto in shock. She thought maybe she heard wrong. As someone who had suffered the same faith she know just how horrifying of an experience it was. Hell she had nearly lost herself to the torture.
Naruto smiled at her reaction which was natural considering the nightmares they went through. However when he thought of the things that happened after he couldn't help but be grateful to that same nightmares that hunted him. As they said what doesn't break you only make you grow stronger.
When he looked at Elena again his expression turned serious as he said.
"But still Elena you should be grateful to that demon cause now you know that not everything is sunshine and rainbows. Demons exists in this world and once someone has been hunted by a demon and survives they gain the ability to see the world for what it truly is."
"Wait you mean demons live among us? And they don't need to be summoned?" Elena panicked as she hurried to her feet while staring at Naruto with a horrified look on her face. Why the hell wouldn't she be afraid.
She and her family had nearly perished to a single demon but now she is being told that there are more of them out there, living anonymously among humans. How the hell was she supposed to take that?!
Naruto sighed as he looked at Elena fidgeting about. Maybe he shouldn't have told her. But if he didn't he would only be putting her in danger as she would be unaware of the situation her family was in.
Elena suddenly experienced enlightenment as she turned to Naruto and asked suspiciously.
"Wait is that why you became a devil hunter?"
It would make perfect sense if Naruto decided to hunt demons since he could no longer escape from them.
"Actually no. I m only doing this to help out others who can't help themselves" Naruto replied with a righteous look, however, Elena was having none of it.
"And the payment?"
"Just an added bonus. After all, bills don't pay themselves" Naruto shrugged. He would have loved to do it for free but even he had needs.
Elena had no choice but to agree with him on that one. However she was no longer in the mood to stay after she heard Naruto's words so they swiftlets left the park.
The moon was now shining brightly in the sky and the street that was bustling with activities during the day was now silent. The only found they could hear was of the night creatures and their own footsteps. Surprisingly the night life here was pretty eerie and dark. Elena cling tightly to Naruto's side as they walked down the street.
Naruto held his keyboard bag in his hand, his eyes darted around cautiously. It was only past eight o'clock but this part of the city was fairly quiet.
Even Elena who had spent most of her life here had never experienced this before. Usually the street lamps would lighten up the street at night and most of the time when she lost track of time in the park she would stumble into some hookers loitering around waiting for pick ups or people just heading home from work before Rufus finds her or she took a bus home. It was never this quiet.
"Do you smell that kid?" Kurama asked as he observed the dark street through Naruto's eyes.
Naruto nodded. There was no mistaking it, a demon is nearby. Almost as soon as Naruto completed his thoughts he heard a scared voice scream.
"Help!"
Naruto's head snapped in the direction where the voice came from.
There!
Before Elena could ask what was going on Naruto had already ran off surprising her. However she soon snapped out of it as Naruto move further and further away.
"Hwy?! Wait!" Elena blurted as she hurriedly ran after him. But no matter how she tried she couldn't catch up and he soon disappeared around a corner.
Elena was hit by a wave of exhaustion but she didn't stop running. She didn't know what had gotten into Naruto so in order to understand what was going on she needed to catch up to him first.
She turned the corner where she last saw Naruto as the scene freaked her out.
A girl sat down on the floor frozen in fear and looking out of breath. Elena was shocked to see her because she recognized the girl as the daughter of the noodle shop owner Lin Ming. However that wasn't the most shocking part.
What left her breathless was Naruto standing protectively in front of her in a defensive stance, his keyboard bag was nowhere to be seen instead he held an ominous and demonic looking sword in his hand. She couldn't see his face as his back was turned towards her.
The final touch that left her breathless and fearful was the demonic looking wolf towering over him like a giant. It grotesque looking figure and pitch black skin made it a monster of the night, while it red slanted eyes inflicted all those who gaze at it with fear. It maw filled with razor sharp teeth and claws filled her with trepidation. She knew that If anyone was to encounter such a creature all that awaited them was brutal and cruel death.
However that same monster that filled her with fear stood lifelessly in front of Naruto with it open maw impaled by the sword in Naruto's hands, all the way to the back of it head. Black bloods trailed down the blade of the sword but it completely vanished once it got of the hilt of the sword.
The creature succumbed to it wounds as it lost all strength to resist. It bright eyes slowly turned dim before body started to turn to ashes from the down up. But if one was to look closely they would see the look of regret and disbelief in it eyes.
How?
Elena who had frozen still in fear at the entrance of the alley only managed to regain her bearing after the demonic wolf turned to black ashes.
Her gaze subconsciously wandered from the demonic wolf's ashes to the blade held in Naruto's hands.
Just what the hell is that?
...
power stones!