Two Paths (Sequel to Why Me)

The End?

Tadashi breathed out as he eyed the armed skeletons that circled him waiting for the command to pounce. Akuma watched in amusement as Tadashi was coming up with a plan.

"Attack," She commanded.

All at once, the skeletons lunged towards Tadashi which he was prepared for. He surrounded himself with a wall of black energy much like Mariah's shield. One drew its sword and pierced the shield cutting a hole in it. Tadashi growled in response. They got closer towards Tadashi slashing their swords towards Tadashi's necks. He ducked with quickness, slicing them with own sword.

One came sliced diagonally across Tadashi's chest. He looked down seeing the blood was welling up from the long wound. Tadashi swung his fist into ones skull twisting it backwards then kicked it clean off the spine. The skull flew a great distance away from the fight leaving the body to fall. One went to swivel kick him in the face but Tadashi easily caught it and spun it around shoving it hard into the ground causing the bones to smash apart.

From behind, another stabbed at Tadashi with its sword. Tadashi took a blow to the chest then another but stood his ground. He struck the skeleton in front of him with his fist. He put force into the punch which cracked the skull of the skeleton. Another ran at him readying it's arm but before it could even reach Tadashi its hand was grabbed inches from Tadashi's face. He squeezed the bony hand crushing the bones shattering it then kicked it in the rib cage, shattering the rest.

Tadashi got his sword ready slicing the skeletons that neared. Despite Tadashi's upper hand, one kicked out unexpectedly knocking Tadashi to the ground then slammed its leg into Tadashi's chest. Tadashi hissed in pain as he rolled on the ground quickly getting to his feet then threw himself towards the skeletons.  In the distance he heard Akuma's evil laugh mocking him.

"Time is almost up Tadashi." She sang.

Ten more. Ten more skeletons surrounded him. There was something off about them though. They had chakra which was  strange. The others didn't have a single ounce of chakra in them but these ones do. Especially one of them. The one in the back had the most out of them all.

"What are they?"

(Mariah's POV)

Darkness. Utter darkness surrounded me. I felt nothing under me for I was floating in the darkness. The only thing that I remember is fighting that Tadashi guy then I end up here. Nothing. There's nothing. It felt as if there was no hope of ever returning back home. Damned to stay here for all eternity all alone seeing nothing but darkness. No longer with the people who care about me back at home.

Home. People who care. Did anyone really care for me? It seems though Obito and Madara loved me and took care of me but something is telling me otherwise. Did they really love me? It seems that all my life they have used me for my abilities. I've done nothing but fight for them my whole life. Something seems off. This doesn't seem right. It feels as if someone somewhere actually cared and loved me.

That boy Tadashi. He mentioned that I was being used. That my memories were erased making me forget everything. Impossible! I remember everything that has happened in my life. My parents abandoned me when I was born so Obito and Madara took me in and trained me to be a powerful shinobi then trained with the Akatsuki. They raised me as their own! He doesn't know anything! Then why does it feel so wrong? I feel like I'm missing something.

My heart ached as I thought of Tadashi's words. He did seem familiar but where have I seen him before? Who am I really? Pain erupted in my head causing me to fall to my knees. I let out a cry of sheering pain. It felt as if my head was about to explode. My eyes were squeezed shut as tight as they could.