It was a beautiful day at the Capital. Streets were bustling with people. Even some children were playing around. To an outsider's eye, it would seem like a normal place. But almost everybody living here knows of its true darkness.

But what could they do? Some people just pretended the true horrors in here didn't exist. They tried to continue forward with their normal lives, hoping for a brighter tomorrow.

But honestly, why expect change when you're not willing to try to do anything for it? You can only ignore the truth to some extent.

'How can you blame them, though? The Empire's not the prettiest place to oppose.'

That's what one man thought. His one red eye, and one yellow, shone eerily under his hood because of the sunlight.

He had a simple attire. A black hoodie with black pants and matching shoes. His hair, too, was black. Some of it stuck out from his hood.

He wouldn't really catch anyone's eye. However, his mismatched eyes would get some attention.

He pulled his hood up even further and entered one of the many building many buildings in the Capital.

"Good afternoon, sir," he politely greeted one of the men who sat behind a desk. "I'd like to apply for the military."

The man looked looked him up and down, finding him quite shady.

"We already have enough applicants. There is no place for anybody else," he snidely remarked.

"Hmmm," the man clad in black put his hands on the desk to support his body.

He moved his head higher so that he could make eye contact with the rude person before him.

Said rude person thought it looked quite intimidating, as he was being looked down upon.

Suddenly, there was a flash of green in the right eye. And the man in black collapsed onto the desk.

The man before him jolted upright, his consciousness going away immediately. As if someone possessed him, he quickly looked at the paper before him that read 'applications.' Seeing it entire full with names, his conciousness came back and the stranger before him stood up straight.

"Thank you for your time, I guess I'll come back to apply some other time," with a small wave, he left.

However, never had the man behind the desk experienced such a thing. Not in his career, nor in his entire life.

Some people even went to ask him is something was wrong upon seeing his shocked expression.

Outside of the building, the man clad in black let out a heavy sigh.

'What now?' He wondered.

Before he could think of anything else, his stomach let out a loud grumble.

He looked around to see if anybody actually noticed the sound. The people walking around didn't pay any attention to him, minding their own business.

He decided it was best to get some food for now. After that, he will thoroughly think about what he should do.

He walked and scannned the passing stalls for what seemed like hours. He found the Food prices way too high.

Actually, scratch that, they weren't too high. He just didn't have much money at hand.

As he was continuing his search, something caught his eye.

Two men, and what he assumed was a girl. Each wore the same identical black and white attire.

One of them was a large man with blonde hair. His eyes had no pupil nor an iris. You could only see his sclera, which kind of creeped him out.

The other man looked quite old with his grey hair. He had it in a long ponytail. He also Hadi a mustache and blue eyes.

And lastly, the girl had blonde hair with almost identical yellow eyes. And, was that a tail she had?

Regardless, their uniforms already told they were of high status. But what they actually did surprised the man.

The girl was holding a knife against a terrified-looking woman's face. The knife almost punctured into her skin. The other 2 were were standing around the woman. They were all taking, but he couldn't hear them from where he was standing.

Nobody, however, did a thing. Which angered the man a bit. But that anger quickly faded when he thought about the consequences.

These people obviously looked important to the Empire. And what would happen if somebody opposed them? Right, definitely not anything good.

He was about to turn away from the scene, like how many others did.

But he immediately felt the guilt eating away at his Very being.

He couldn't look away. He couldn't look away at any of the things the Empire did.

He gritted his teeth and turned around. He was going to do something very illogical and dangerous.

For all he knew, these people would simply kill anybody going against them. But it was not like he will go down without a fight.

However, if he thought things through, then maybe he coukdtalk his way out. Maybe he could distract them so the woman could escape. It seemed far-fetched. Still though, even if there was only 1 percent chance of his plan working, he had to take it. He could not turn away from this.

As he was closing in on them, he noticed the only other person actually ackowledging what was happening.

It was a woman with blonde hair and yellow eyes. Her outfit was quite revealing. However, the man only looked at her face out of respect.

"Excuse me, miss," she turned her attention to him. "But what's happening here?"

She found the hood strange, as she barely saw his face. She didn't question it. However, she could see one yellow orb staring expectantly at her.

The blonde sighed as she had a distressed look on her face. "They're interrogating that woman. Apparently they suspect her to be a spy of Night Raid."

His ears perked up, "I've heard of them? They're assasins, right?"

She nodded. "With their increased assassinations, the empire is taking measures. But this woman isn't their spy."

He raised an eyebrow. "How do you know that?"

She looked back at the dire situation. "I just know. That face is not the face of a liar. It just makes this whole ordeal worse."

"Who are these people, though? They seem important."

"I'm guessing you're not from around here."

He nodded, "I've just gotten here today."

Her eyes narrowed, "they're the Three Beasts, members of General Esdeath's army. That woman promises nothing good."

His stance shifted uncomfortably. He had heard many cruel and vile things about Esdeath and her army. Them being her soldiers, made things even more difficult.

"If they don't find anything to her being connected to Night Raid, would they let her go?"

"That's what worries me. For all we know, they could just kill her, just in case. I haven't seen the other people they had interrogated. Or worse, that sick, little freak would want to skin her face off for a 'collection' he keeps taking about and then kill her."

His eyes narrowed at what she said, "that's twisted."

"It sure is," she paused as she saw him walking towards them. "What are you doing?"

He took a deep breath, "I'm gonna do something about this."

She grabbed his arm, "are you crazy?! What are you gonna do against trained soldiers?!"

He looked back and gave her a small smile. She just could see his fear when his lip trembled.

"That's something I'm wondering, too. But I can't live with myself if I don't do something. It's irrational, I know. But... I just can't sit back and let it happen!"

She hesitated, but eventually, her grip weakened and she let go.

"Thank you..." She could hear him say.

She hoped she wouldn't regret this decision. However, she knew there was no stopping him.

He knew what he was doing was stupid. But to hell with that! It was the right thing to do! Right?! He couldn't just sit back!

He sighed and tried to calm his nerves. He had to handle this situation carefully. He could only pray these people weren't unreasonable and be would come of it alive.

'Please...' He started off mentally.

He walked slowly towards them, as his heart started rapidly beating.

'I beg of you...'

He noticed the old-looking man looking straight at him as he continued.

'Mom...'

Finally the other 2 of Esdeath's army noticed the man. The blonde man grinned at him challengingly as he knew he was about to intervene. The girl, however, looked mockingly towards the approaching man.

'Mommy!'

He took a deep breath as he stood in front of the 3 Imperials and the woman.

'Give me...'

"Excuse me,"

'Courage!'

"but what are you doing?"

A/N: So this is my new story! I hope you enjoyed it! Feedback is really appreciated, it really keeps me going! Until next time!