Naruto: The Chosen Undead-Chapter no.154 Dark Souls

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Chapter 154 Through Flame, Through Soul, Through Pain

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"For starters," Rickert said, leaning back against the cool stone, "crystal lizards have only been recorded in recent history about two to three hundred years ago, give or take."

"How is that recent?"

Rickert gave him a crooked look. "Well, by Lordran's standards, yes. Some of the oldest beings here were alive when fire first appeared in the world. A few still walk around. Two or three centuries? That's a nap."

Oscar laid unconscious on the reinforced bench, his crystals faintly pulsing with residual firelight. The air inside Rickert's forge felt charged. Naruto stood just inside the blacksmith's work cage, eyes sharpened with focus as he molded hand seals. Clones poofed into existence around him in rapid bursts of smoke. By the end, the tight space was a hive of iron clad clones, each one primed with a specific task.

Rickert, expression stern but calm, stood beside the forge as molten chakra metal shimmered like liquified lightning in his crucible. The blacksmith had removed every impurity with a precision honed by centuries of practice. What remained was a brilliant, almost sacred white.

"Here we go," Rickert murmured, lifting the crucible with a flicker of gravity defying magic. "Hold him steady. This is either going to work... or it's going to kill him."

One of Naruto's clones stepped forward, cradling Oscar's limp body with reverent care. Another clone took the crucible, tilting it forward with exacting slowness. The molten chakra metal flowed in a thin stream, directly into Oscar's open mouth. The crystal lizard didn't react yet.

At that same moment, Rickert placed one hand gently on Oscar's crystal body and the other on his sorcerer's catalyst. Closing his eyes, he began to weave a delicate spell, channeling his magic not to cast, but to redirect. Threads of energy pulsed beneath his palm as he carefully siphoned and rerouted the overwhelming soul magic coursing through Oscar's core, guiding it away from the chakra pathways Naruto was about to forge. The goal was simple, yet precarious: prevent the volatile fusion of chakra and soul magic before it could ignite into something catastrophic.

A third Naruto clone watched Oscar's status screen with soul sight active. The lizard's HP began to plummet almost immediately.

"He's losing integrity!" the clone shouted. "We're burning his inner structure!"

"Now!" Naruto ordered, voice sharp.

A squad of clones surged forward, each already prepped with glowing miracle sigils. They began casting Heal miracles in rapid succession. Waves of warm golden light rolled over Oscar's body, knitting what fragments they could and buying precious seconds.

Meanwhile, the original Naruto pressed his hand to Oscar's body and closed his eyes, drawing in chakra.

He could feel it, the molten chakra metal flowing like lava inside a crystalline maze. With careful intent, Naruto began shaping it with chakra manipulation, forcing it to align with Oscar's developing chakra network. It was brutal. Exhausting. Like threading molten rods through the shattered bones of a patient without anesthetic. The metal scorched its way through, carving new channels of energy in a body never meant to host them. freēnovelkiss.com

It helped that Oscar had no blood or organs, just condensed layers of soul crystal. But that didn't make the work any less harrowing. He was reshaping Oscar's very essence, cutting a second circulatory system into a being of pure crystal.

A lot of clones encircled the forge, each with soul sight active, their eyes glowing faintly. As one clone popped, another replaced it instantly, whispering data into the original Naruto's mind.

"Too much buildup near the first gate! Pull it left!"

Author's Note

Hey everyone! Just dropping in for a quick explanation of some of the lore additions in this chapter.

1. The Nameless Blacksmith Deity – Why I Made Him Crippled

If you've been wondering why I described the Nameless Blacksmith Deity as crippled, there's a reason for that. I based the concept on the Titanite Demons—those one-legged golems scattered across Lordran. Given that these creatures supposedly appeared after the death of the Nameless Blacksmith Deity, I thought, what if their appearance reflects their creator?

On top of that, I took inspiration from Hephaestus, the Greek god of blacksmithing, who was famously born with a congenital impairment. Since Dark Souls already draws from myth and legend, I felt this addition fit naturally into the world's storytelling.

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2. The Convoluted Mystery of Crystal Lizards

I love worldbuilding that doesn't provide easy answers—where history is pieced together through conflicting accounts rather than clear cut facts. It makes a setting feel alive, like people within it are genuinely arguing over history rather than just reading from a perfect record.

Crystal Lizards are a perfect example of that kind of mystery. Across all three Dark Souls games, we're never given a definitive answer on where they come from.

Some believe they're linked to the Nameless Blacksmith Deity because they drop Twinkling Titanite and other materials associated with his legacy. Others believe they're Seath's creations—artificial lifeforms bred in his experiments—since they can use crystal breath attacks, and many are found in Seath's Crystal Cave.

Personally? I like the idea that both theories could be right—or neither. What do you guys think? Which school of thought do you subscribe to?

That's all for now! Hope you all enjoyed the chapter. Next time, things are going to ramp up—because if you know what's connected to the Valley of Drakes, you already have a good idea of who's coming soon.

Stay tuned!

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