First summoning: Pt. 1

Acrid smoke billowed in the air, swirling in the cyclonic breezes. Humans donning the impliments of death stood assembled in front of the mountainous God Tree that spiraled into the firmament. Fire had ignited upon electric touchdown leaving behind corpses and broken earth in its wake. 

As unbelievable at it might seem, this wasn't the end of the world.It was the rebirth of the world, a recreation of world order at the hands of one remarkable woman. 

Oh yeah, and the great me.

Evidently, it wasn't too long until the little Otsutsuki needed me. I'm not too sure how long it was but that's beside the fact. I soon found out that the source of power she had been talking about originated from a fruit she called a 'Chakra Fruit', and oddly enough the tree she summoned me in front of was like a carbon copy of the very tree I call home. 

Unlike our first meeting (days?) prior to this, the woman's aura was, if possible, even colder than before. I could probably compare it to a corpse, void of being. In my summoner's case, her being is tightly sealed away. 

"They more or less killed my handmaiden, Aino." My gargantuan form sat on her left side while she gazed at the moon above us. The wind picked up and rustled her hair and my feathered coat. We stood there in serene silence, each contemplating a multitude of mysteries. She let out a sigh which turned into a cloud of condensation. 

"I offer my condolences young one. Don't lose hope just yet, for there may be a day that your friend will rouse from her sleep." It was a half chance that the young maiden would ever manage to wake up, but reminding the rabbit goddess of this fact was important. If she gave up hope of Aino ever opening her eyes again, then she might fall deeper into the darkness.

The earth's natural satellite shone in the dusk sky with all of the leisure of the world, as if it were separated from us but not fully removed. Like a spectator to humanity's play. Below the celestial host lay destruction and ruin alongside the radiant goodness of ephemeral elements. 

She had been running from the wave of soldiers that managed to track her as she fled towards the great tree. If it weren't for the haste in which she and Aino gathered themselves, I would have been summoned sooner, for there was no time in which she could stop. So the smell of blood, sweat, and tears sharpened my senses like a pinprick of pain does when one least expects it. 

A gargantuan blast of white smoke exploded in my wake as I appeared standing protectively above the duo. It must've been a bizarre sight indeed with what the circumstances and all that. Gigantic taloned paws sank into the cracked soil because of my weight and a strong tail agitatedly twitched. The night itself couldn't hide the violet sheen of my feathers as they ruffled in the displaced air.

"Wha-! What is that?!" The soldiers who had been pursuing the fugitives underneath me fell back in a baffled stupor. It looks like they just saw a ghost or something, huh. 

"Commander what is the meaning of this!" A man at the head of the small army stepped forward. He wore a simple white tunic, robe and a complicated hairstyle that everyone in his company shared an appearance with. None of them really caught my eye because they looked like clones of each other. 

"Lady Kaguya! Cease your flight and we might spare your servant! W-whatever sorcery you employ will not aid you!" The brave commander nervously stepped forward with his spear in hand, but flinched back when I let loose a low growl inside my throat. Spare her? As if! You already heavily injured that woman idiot! 

Even though I no longer had the muscles humans have behind my face, those who caught sight of my ovular face could see my fury bleeding through. This might've been the last thing they saw of the hulking figure that blotted out their view of the tree ahead of them, because I was not going to stand in place only to take an attack. I'm not dumb so as to provide my enemy opportunities.

"Otsutsuki! Take your companion with you, I'll take it from here." I peered below my chest and watched her heave the unconscious woman over her shoulder. My summoner's face was shadowed but I could make out her order. 

"The demon spoke!!!" Some random dude in the back yelled. Great genius, I think everyone heard that too. 

"Don't kill them Set, I have something better planned for them." Then she dashed off in the tree's direction.

"Yeah, got it…" 

Lets hope she doesn't do anything too drastic. On the flip side, I heard that dealing with your problems head on is a good way to deal with stress. This might be therapeutic for her. I'm such a good person.

Concentrating inwards brought out a thick coating of violet flames that licked the air. "This isn't gonna be fun for you guys." I blurred from place, crushing the earth beneath me, leaving behind a deep crater.  When I seemingly teleported in the middle of their scattered ranks, my prey hurled their weapons at me but their spears proved ineffective against my ghostly chakra cloak, most of them shattering upon impact. 

Alarmed shouts echoed across the field as several soldiers attempted to desert the battlefield, while others stayed true and tried to corner me like a hunted animal.

"Go for the legs!" My pointed ears flattened with displeasure and I hissed through my nostrils. Electric static charged the air and before they could blink, several bolts of branching lightning arced through the sky and battered the ground. I won't be killing them, but that doesn't mean I can't hurt them. 

During the assault, several groups of me barely escaped the scorching strikes and staggered to their feet just outside a few burning craters. Out of my field of vision I could sense three burned men slowly sneaking up on my flanks, so I let them creep nearer to me for a little fun.

 "Aim!" The men in front of me began to notch their bows while also retreating for cover. "Fire!" Hundreds of arrows took flight and in that moment I crouched low, whirled around at the three who almost managed to fasten a rope around my left hind leg, and nabbed two of them by the back of their shirts inside my beak. Then, just before the arrows reached the apex of their arc, I snatched the guy who was trying to run away and hurled him at his comrades in the distance like a skipping stone. 

The two men who dangled helplessly from my mouth kicked and tried to tear the clothing they found themselves trapped in. Unfurling my wings with a snap, I reared up on my legs, bent forwards and lifted off to meet the pointed sticks head on with my two little friends screaming in fright. Hehe. 

As soon as the arrows reached their highest point, I channeled a fair amount of unsealed chakra to my wings and flexed them. A blast of torrential wind repelled the cloud of tiny splinters like a scythe through wheat during the harvest. The arrows disappeared off into the distance. Those were probably all the arrows they had. 

I let myself coast midair for a second until my body tilted forward with gravity's pull and brought my wings close to my sides, allowing myself to spiral to the ground. The wind would have blinded me if it weren't for my second eyelids that slid over my golden orbs. 

"Run! It's going to crash!" Tiny, little men scrambled out of my way just before I unfurled my wings again but this time channeling fire natured chakra, creating a wild wave of fire that singed their clothes and hair. I gently tossed the men who had fainted to the side and stood on my hind legs with my tail balancing my weight. 

A small shockwave was created from my palms slamming against the other. "You humans are fun to play with, but all good things come to an end…" With that, I drew my palms away from each other steadily, revealing multitudes of strings being formed on each side. 

Their thoughts at the time must have been something along the lines of, 'This was just supposed to be a simple hunt and kill mission!' 

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In the distance Kaguya could see the peculiar but overwhelmingly powerful summon she had contracted herself with, wreaking havoc upon her pursuers. The unfortunate warriors became playthings for Set. She shook her head and continued climbing the God tree, leaving behind her dear companion's sleeping body tucked into a secure root cave.