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Holy...I don't even know where to start. When I started with this idea, I thought that people might just shrug this off. But...wow. I'm...suprised to say the least.
Thanks a lot for the reviews, favs, and follows! I really appreciate it!
Especially the constructive criticism. Most of it seems to revolve around my grammar and writing, and not the story/idea itself. Yeah, sorry about that. I'm kind of weak in that area...so be prepared to face a few minor errors at best (I'm trying my hardest here!).
Okay, so somebody asked me if I watched the Akame Ga Kill Anime or Manga. I did both. The anime first, and then the manga. Worry not, my dear readers. I am following the manga route. Not the anime route, where *SPOILERS* someone dies every single god damn episode...and I literally mean everyone.
Also...No pairings for Ragna. Seriously, this is Ragna we're talking about! He is not the type of guy to settle down and have a relationship.
And with that, let's start the story!
Chapter 2: Kill the Sadistic Family
(Outpost)
Fire.
If there was one thing to describe the scene before you, it was just a fire.
No...
More like a blazing inferno of carnage and destruction. That is the more appropriate way of describing on what you see before your very eyes. What once has been a strong and imposing outpost...now stood nothing more than a wreckage lit on fire. But that's not the worst part of it. There were bodies laying about, all meeting the same results. Corpses were lied on the ground, blood was splattered everywhere, and the very scent of death lingered in the air.
But there wasn't just corpses and a huge fireball around the area. There was one more factor to this whole mess. And this factor...was a figure alone, walking away from the outpost, not even bothering to give even a single glance to the destruction that was behind him.
And this lone man...is none other than Ragna the Bloodedge.
As Ragna walked away from what he did to the outpost, all he gave were narrow eyes and a frown on his face. All he could give out through his mouth was simply a breath out. Ragna then entered into shadows of the night, and disappeared from the scene...As if the Grim Reaper itself decided to appear and disappear, after it has done its work.
(Capital)
A few weeks passed by ever since he entered into this world...and he has to admit, he's been rather busy.
First off, his mission against the government/empire itself was a long and busy task for Ragna to take care of. From his experiences with the NOL branches, he was kind of disappointed to see the kind of power that the empire had. Sure, they had weapons and guns, but these were considered primal to what he faced in the past. He had to avoid fast energy bullets heading towards him, fireballs shot at him, or any other spells used by Ars Magus to just inflict damage upon him.
He began to wonder if the world he is in is truly primal and weaker to the world he is in. But he shook off those thoughts, thinking that there is more to it than what he saw and fought. As Ragna stayed in this world, he has also learned of this...Teigu. He heard rumors of it through the civilians, and then heard it from the mouths of soldiers. When he looked it up in the libraries, he found out that these Teigu are powerful and ancient weapons created by the Empire a long time ago. He was surprised to see these kind of weapons, reminding him of the Nox Nyctores back in his world. But when he delved more into them, he found out that most of the Teigu aren't as dangerous to wield as Nox Nyctores.
The Nox Nyctores are weapons that possess great power, but a price comes to the user as well. For example, Jin's Yukianesa was a katana that brought a great chill to the battlefield. Consequently, however, is that it greatly amplified his brother's emotions; more specifically, his brother's resentment and hatred towards him and Saya.
It was at that time that Ragna learned the true terror of a Nox Nyctores...at the cost of his right arm.
But most of these Teigu that Ragna looked up are weapons that mostly benefit the wielder itself, and not bring any consequences upon the user. The only thing to worry about using these weapons is that they tend to drain a lot of stamina out of the user. But Ragna knew that the user of these Teigu must've trained their ass off just to wield them for a good amount of time.
Another interesting fact about the Teigu is that there were originally 48 of them, but they have been destroyed or lost over time. Ragna found that a good thing, since he wouldn't have to fight so many of them in the future. But there was still the fact that they still exist, and Ragna has to prepare himself for the Teigu he may fight in the future.
Aside from Teigu and Nox Nyctores, he managed to take out a few outposts within the span of these months. The red-coated man would have laughed or chuckled to see the reactions on the government's face when they learned that their glorious outposts were taken down. And they never knew that it was just him who took down the outpost. In fact, they begun to think that it was the Revolutionary Army itself, but experiencing no casualties on their side.
And speaking of the Revolutionary Army, they were surprised as well to see that the empire they're fighting had enemy outposts dropped down one by one during the past time. They didn't complain that there was an open opportunity to them, but they were alarmed and suspicious on who caused this.
Now you ask why Ragna isn't infamously known to the world yet. There is a reason why.
The first off is that he attacked during the night, where darkness was his ally and power. Using it to his advantage, he managed to escape into the shadows and avoid getting caught by the two sides. The second reason why is that the communications in this world is primal at best. If you wanted to send a far-away message, you had to do it by bird. The soldiers at the outpost never had the time to send out a bird, since he killed them before they had the chance. The NOL soldiers had at least wireless communication to describe his image, before getting brutally slaughtered by Ragna himself.
So there wasn't much information on him, nor was there a wanted poster. However, his actions caused the empire to heighten its defenses.
Aside from his work outside the capital, he also worked to rid of the scum within the capital as well. And he has to admit, it was kind both hard and easy to deal with them.
First off, killing the bastards wasn't hard. And by not hard, it means not hard at all. All of his targets were just...easily killable. Just one simple slice of his blade, and that's it. No battle, no struggle. It's just simple hack and slash the bitches. Their bodyguards were weak as well, so it wasn't much of an issue.
The hard part is just staying inconspicuous from the government and public eye. Normally, he won't care and just simply kill the people without any qualms of the government putting a wanted sign on him. The problem is, however, is that most of the corruption and bastards are focused in the capital itself, and nothing else. Intel gathering wasn't his thing, but he did his damn best to just know the targets too see if they were worth killing.
Plus, being within the city has its perks. He could easily move in the city without guards being attracted to him like bees to honey. He could hear the people's chattering, and sometimes rumors among them that there are a few scum that must be killed. It was useful, just being able to camouflage in the crowds, while taking care of the dirty work behind the scenes.
And speaking of dirty work behind the scenes, he came to learn of Night Raid. He learned that they're some criminal group that target the high class people, some saying it is out of jealously or anger of seeing it. But he saw past those words. What Ragna learned about them is that their targets are corrupt people who do such heinous deeds that death for them is appropriate for the bastards. When Ragna found about this Night Raid, he just smirked at it, thinking that there are some people who had the courage to step up and take action, as well as thinking that cleaning up the corruption in the city is more easier.
With the mention of the city, it's about time he headed back and maybe do some work there as well.
(Night Time - Bridge)
It was now night time and Ragna was at the bridge leaning against rails. The silver-haired man just gave a sigh as he stood there.
"My life has rather been busy..." Ragna muttered. "These past few weeks, I've managed to take down of few outpost of this empire. I've also managed to take care of the people here as well. But not much progress has been made yet..."
Sure, he did manage to take down a few outposts, but the progress he did was small overall...to him, anyway.
'I wonder...if doing things alone isn't good enough...' Ragna thought, and gave a simple sigh at that. He just closed his eyes as he contemplated on a few things, and didn't see someone pass by him. It was a certain brunette who was sulking at what happened at him. Ragna didn't hear the mumbles of the young man, and he did not notice the certain brunette to lie against the bridge and falling asleep. Before he did, a certain carriage came up.
Ragna opened one eye at the carriage, and soon saw a girl walk up to the boy. He witnessed the two of them talk, and he saw the young man smile at the girl's words. Soon, she led him into the carriage and the two rode off somewhere, completely unaware of Ragna witnessing the event.
As soon as they left, Ragna gave a "tch", and started moving.
"...It looks like I have another case." Ragna muttered, as he got off the railing, and slowly followed the carriage. His eyes narrowed as he went back to that blonde haired girl.
"...Something about this screams suspicion. Nobody, and I mean nobody, just willingly takes somebody off the street just like that. Not in this capital..." Ragna muttered. He then narrowed his eyes, and soon started following his soon-to-be target.
(Day Time - Shopping District)
Ragna was able to follow the carriage back to the supposed home, and he was right when the girl and boy walked into the home and didn't came out for a long period of time, thus signifying that she lives there. But before Ragna could run in their and go full on killing spree, he wasn't some mindless and impatient killer. No. He just wanted to make sure that the family is guilty of some crime, or else he performed a murder on innocents.
So he did what he had to do. Gather information.
Somehow, the family's security sucks, as he was able to sneak past the guards and investegate the area. And boy, was he surprised on what he discovered.
This whole family was made up of sadists who took pleasure in violently torturing poor people to death. As soon as he discovered that the family was guilty of their murders, they were now set for their death sentences.
But before he could do that, he had to wait for night first, and then strike. So during the day, he couldn't really do anything. Well, except for one thing.
Currently, Ragna was stealthily walking around, following a certain girl and his shopping spree around the shopping district. He also saw a familiar young man, struggling on carrying the boxes...the rather large boxes.
"I rather feel sorry for him..." Ragna muttered, as he watched from a distance, seeing the poor guy struggling with the items he was carrying. "The guy doesn't even know that he is a pack mule for her. And the worst of it is that she is going to do pretty horrible things to him at the end..."
Ragna soon clenched his fist, and gave the girl narrow eyes.
"Luckily, I'll be there to stop that." Ragna said quietly, as he decided to leave on spying on the two. There wasn't any point, since the girl is clearly shopping.
She better enjoy it, because that is the last day she'll ever face to live.
(Nighttime - Mansion)
It was night time, as a full moon shine upon the earth, as well as the mansion that we're focusing on. In the hallways was a blonde women that walked through the empty dark halls. She had a smile in her face as she carried a diary in her hands.
"Now then. Maybe I'll write in my diary today." the women said with a giggle. "I just can't stop this hobby..."
As soon as she said that, those were her last words in this world.
"Then allow me, bitch." spoke a male voice.
Before she could respond, a sword cleaved right through her body, slicing her in half. Blood spewed everywhere, and half of her body collapsed onto the floor. As she fell to the floor, all she had was a surprised expression etched onto her face. Ragna gazed at the corpse, before walking to his other targets.
"That's one down. Now for the others..." Ragna said.
(Meanwhile...)
A certain young man resting in bed soon sat up as he felt a dark sensation in the air.
"...This...This is killing intent." he said, and his eyes narrowed as he grabbed onto his sword.
"I better check this out!" the brunette said, running out of the door and into the death field he was entering into.
(Back to Ragna)
"Uoh...gah...cough...guh..." were the choking sounds the man made, as Ragna held him by the throat, while his grip kept tighter and harder.
"H-Help..." the man managed to say through his choked hold. Ragna just continued to ignore the man's pleas, and continued to choke him.
"I-I have a daughter..." the man pleaded. Ragna just gave the man narrow eyes.
"Don't worry old fart. Soon, you'll feel no pain at all. Just like your daughter." Ragna told the man, as he puts in more strength into the grip, while not immediately killing the man. He soon got more gurgled noises from the man in front of him. The man classed onto Ragna's hand and looked at him with a widened eyes.
"E-Even my daughter!? Have you no mercy!?" the man said with a choked voice, as face started to turn purple from the lack of air. Ragna just gave an annoyed look and glare to the man.
"Pot calling kettle black." Ragna coldly to the man, and finally decided to end it. Putting more strength into his arm, he got his results.
*Snap*
With a pained gurgle, the man's body fell limp, and dead to this world. Ragna just tossed the body from him, and started walking away.
"And now to deal with that bastard's daughter." Ragna said. He then heard loud walking noises and shouts outside, and turned to see guards running around, sensing and finding out the deaths of his previous kill.
"But first...these guys..."
(With Another Group)
When Night Raid arrived at their destination, they were surprised to see bodies and blood spewed everywhere...and that usually happens when they get there! They were all surprised by the fact that there was someone there before them, and more surprisingly , witnessed someone who was doing it. They saw a white haired man holding a guard by the throat, while having a gigantic blade close to the man's head.
"W-Wait! I-I beg of you! Spare me! I-I just-!" the guard pleaded, while struggling to get away. However, Ragna ain't having any of it.
"Save your useless crap. I didn't come and hear your mercy." Ragna said, as he rammed the sword right into the guys face, instantly killing him. The deed was done, and he dropped the body. He soon turned to Night Raid that was watching him, and just shrugged at them. He turned his back on them.
"Sorry, killing these guys started already. There are more, so you're free to do what you want with them." Ragna told the group without any care at all, and began walking away. Before he could walk away, one of the members shouted out to Ragna.
"Hey!" shouted one of the members, particularly a pink haired girl. Ragna stopped in his tracks, and turned to them.
"Yeah?" Ragna responded, his face with no care at all. The pink-haired girl gave an indigent glare at him.
"Don't you know who we are!? And who are you!?" the girl asked, pointing her finger at him. Ragna took a good look at them, and then turned his head, not showing he was surprised.
"You're Night Raid, a special group that kills specific targets at night. And from what I've hear, most of your targets are certain bastards that tend to ruin this capital." Ragna told them, surprising the group.
"How do you know we're Night Raid?" spoke a blonde haired girl. Ragna just gave them a dead-panned stare.
"Um...a member of your group is on the bounty. And that girl is Akame, right?" Ragna said, pointing to the black-haired girl, who she was eyeing him carefully. "And if you have her in your group, then you're Night Raid. Simple as that." Ranga stated, as he started walking away from them.
"I don't really have any qualms or anything against you guys, so do whatever the hell you want." Ragna said to them, as he walked away. "And if it makes you feel any better, we all have a bone to pick with the empire, so I'm not your enemy."
And with that final statement, he walked away into the shadows of the forest.
"H-Hey! Come back here!" Mine shouted out to the man, as she was about to run after him, but was then held back by Leone.
"Hold on there Mine." Leone said, holding back the girl.
"What? This guy just screams suspicion! How could we not ignore him!?" Mine shouted out. Leone eyed the man walking away from him, and then looked at where he left with a raised eyebrow.
"Did you not hear what he said? He told us that he has a bone to pick with the empire, just like how we're doing the same. Besides, he managed to take out many of the guards here all by himself. Wouldn't you want that sort of strength on our side, rather than fighting against it?" Leone pointed out. Mine looked down in thought, and looked at the forest with suspicious eyes.
"Maybe...but I still don't trust that guy..." Mine pointed out. Leone simply smiled at her.
"Trust comes slowly, my good bud! Hey, maybe we can recruit this guy after we take care of the people here. What do you say, Akame?" Leone asked the girl with a katana in her hand.
"...If we're able to complete our objective here and have enough time, then we would possibly recruit him." Akame simply said, and then sighed. "And knowing you, you wouldn't give up on trying to get the guy."
"That's my good buddy!" Leone said while patting her on the head. They were about to walk forward, until they heard voices coming from another direction.
"I heard voices over here! I think the killers are here!" shouted out a voice. Mine then turned to Akame.
"Hey, Akame. You go and take care of family, while we take care of the rest." Mine told her, while raising up her gun. Akame immediately nodded, and ran off.
(With Ragna)
Ragna walked through the woods, and soon found what he was looking for. The sadistic daughter of a sadistic family. He made his presence known as he walked into the clearing, making everyone look at him.
"W-Who is he?" spoke the girl with a scared tone. Her guard turned and soon saw him and raised his gun.
"He might be the culprit! I can see the blood on the blade he is holding!" shouted her guard, as he then started spraying bullets. But that didn't faze Ragna in the slightest. Instead, he just raised his hand in front of him, and an energy barrier soon manifested in front of him. The bullets came into contact, and they all failed to hit Ragna. All the bullets hit the ground with a clatter.
"That all you got?" Ragna said with a bored tone. Before the guard could respond or reply, Ragna already closed in on him with high speed.
*SLASH!*
In an instant, the guy's body was cleaved in half by the gigantic blade, and the two body parts thudded the ground with a wet smack. Ragna didn't look at the corpse, but instead walked to the girl in front of him. The girl looked absolutely horrified, as she sat on the ground, looking at Ragna with a feared expression.
"I got nothing to say to you." Ragna coldly said to her, as he raised his blade and was ready to end her life. Before he did, someone intervened.
"Stop, damn it!" shouted out a voice. Ragna soon heard a blade moving through the air, and immediately jumped into the air to dodge the attack. He turned, and saw a familiar young man in front of him. The familiar young man raised his blade at him while gritting his teeth. Ragna just sighed at him.
"Move it. You're not involved in this." Ranga simply told him. However, he didn't move from his spot, as he glared at Ragna.
"But you plan on killing her, right!?" the brunette exclaimed.
"Yeah, pretty much." Ragna admitted without guilt or shame. His words just caused him to tighten his grip on his sword.
"If you say that, then there is no way that I'm letting her die in the hands of someone like you!" he shouted out to him, causing Ranga to sigh at this.
"Look, just move. You'll get way less hurt in this. Trust me, it's for your own good." Ragna told him, as he raised his blade in hoping to intimidate him. The young man did, but all he did was flinch at the blade.
"And how would leaving her to die in front of me would be for my own good!?" he shouted back. Ragna just sighed in frustration.
"Look, um...what's your name?" Ragna asked the brunette in front of him.
"My name is Tatsumi!" the man now known as Tatsumi shouted.
"...Tatsumi then. Now, I'm not sure on how many lies this girl fed you, but you're clearly not backing down from this." Ragna said, as he started walking forward and towards him. This surprised and confused Tatsumi, hearing Ragna say that this girl fed him lies, but then shook it off. Right now, he has someone to protect.
"Fine. Don't blame me if you get hurt." Ragna said, lifting his gigantic blade at the brunette. The young man in front of him flinched, but stood his ground as he readied his blade. He gave an annoyed sigh as he walked towards Tatsumi.
As the two readied for this supposed duel, Akame and Leone soon arrived at the scene, and silently watched on what they're witnessing.
"Let's see on what this guy is truly made of." Leone said, smiling in anticipation on what she is about to see. Akame stayed silent, but then nodded on what she is about to witness.
Tatsumi was the first to move, as he sprung forward and readied his blade. Ragna just calmly walked forward, not flinching at Tatsumi's charge. Tatsumi soon swung his blade at Ragna horizontally, but Ragna saw it miles away.
*Clang!*
A loud metal clash resounded in the air, along with a twirling sound, and finally ended the night with a stab into the ground. Tatsumi was stunned by this, as Ragna easily knocked the blade out of his hands with just one hard swipe.
"Wha-!?" Tatsumi yelled out in surprise, before another surprise hits him square in the chest.
*BAM!*
A shattering noise was made as Tatsumi was sent flying back thanks to the fist that Ragna made to his chest. Tatsumi landed on the ground and on his back. By the sounds of it, it looked like Tatsumi was seriously injured and suffered rib damage. Tatsumi stayed dead silent for a while, and Ragna just started at him with the same neutral expression on etched on his face.
Akame and Leone also looked at the scene with surprise. They saw Ragna easily disarm Tatsumi of his sword, and immediately deliver a punch that strong enough to create a shattering sound on Tatsumi's body. That took mad strength to get those kind of results.
"He's strong..." Akame whispered to herself, seeing this kind of power.
"Heh. Now that's the kind of guy we need in our group..." Leone said, while quietly whistling at that sort of strength, but then sighed. "Sheesh, he has the worst luck ever...I suppose that I owe him..."
A moment of silence stood in the open field, with Ragna staring down the downed body of Tatsumi. But surprisingly enough, a tired sigh escaped from Ragna's mouth.
"*Sigh*...Get up. I know you're still able move." Ragna told Tatsumi. Tatsumi merely smirked, and slowly got up.
"Heh. I didn't think that you would figure out I wasn't heavily injured. I thought you might approach me." Tatsumi said. Ragna merely raised an eyebrow at him.
"Believe me, I have my ways of knowing whether my opponents are alive or not." Ragna said, and merely just looked at him with a confused expression. It was true. Ragna both had the instinct and proof of knowing whether or not the opponent is physically injured. Years of training helped improved his instincts, and seeing red orbs coming out of Tatsumi if he was injured. "I could've sworn that I heard a shattering noise. Thought it might've been your ribs or something." Ragna said. Tatsumi just reached into his shirt, and brought out a wooden carving that was shattered.
"Everyone from the village protected me." Tatsumi said, holding it out. Ragna has to admit, he was slightly impressed. This kid out of all people managed to take a hit from him and get back up in still full health. Go figure.
But this wasn't the time for being impressed. He had someone to kill, and he doesn't want to stall.
"While I am impressed, I'm afraid I can't play with you not much longer." Ragna merely stated, as he started walking forward again. Tatsumi tensed again, and tried to reach for his blade, but realized the blade was knocked from him. All he could do is stare at Ragna come to him, a bit stiff on what is going to happen.
Before Ragna could knock Tatsumi out, a hand grabbed him by his collar. Ragna turned around, and saw Leone grabbing him. The silver-haired man just gave an annoyed "tsk" at her.
"And what the hell do you want?" Ragna asked, a bit ticked off with the interruption. Leone merely smiled at him.
"I owe him a favor. Can you blame me for that?" Leone said to him while smiling. Ragna just stared at her, before sighing in frustration.
"And what kind of favor do you owe him?" Ragna asked.
"The kind of favor that will save his butt, as well as revealing the truth to him." Leone simply said to him. Ragna started at the young women behind him, and then just sighed and lowered his blade.
"Fine. I'm giving you a few minutes." Ragna said, not liking on where this is going. Normally, he would just tell the women to piss off, but something told him that Leone had something planned for Tatsumi. And speaking of Tatsumi, he recognized her, and pointed at her with indignation.
"You're...You're that lady that swindled me!" Tatsumi exclaimed at her. Leone just winked at him, looking like she had no shame in it.
"Yep, it's you're onee-san from that time~!" Leone said happily to him, but then frowned at she walked past the group and to the doors of a warehouse. She pulled back her fist, and then punched the metal door, resulting in it having it fly off its hinges.
"You say that this girl is innocent..." Leone said, no trace of playfulness placed within it. "But could you still say that after seeing this?"
Tatsumi slowly walked to the warehouse, wondering on what he was about to see, before his eyes widened in horror on what he saw.
Bodies.
If there was one word that could describe the whole room, it was bodies. The whole room was filled with corpses, blood, and gore everywhere. Heads had eyeballs removed from their sockets, but still had those lines that attached the eyeball to the head. Bodies were torn open, with ribs sticking out, hearts punctured, intestines wrapped around a person's neck to choke them. Legs were twisted, torn apart, punctured with so many holes. The appendages were torn apart, and placed on somewhere it shouldn't be. Some corpses simply hung on the ceiling, with spikes rammed into their stomachs.
The sight of this was like a nightmare. A nightmare so horrible that it made you feel like you were in it.
But this isn't a nightmare. This is reality. A reality that takes form of hell itself.
"What...what is this!?" Tatsumi shouted out in horror, his face paling on what he is seeing. Ragna stepped in, and gave a disgusted look.
"This is the darkness of the capital." Ragna spoke, his teeth clenching on what he saw. Leone just narrowed her eyes as she leaned on the frame of the door with her arms crossed.
"They lure in people from the countryside with sweet words and promises, and then subject them to their hobby of torture, and continue to toy with them until they die." Leone stated, and just frowned heavily at this. "This is the true nature of the household."
Tatsumi just looked around, horrified on what he saw. But what he saw right in front of him surprised and scarred him even more.
"S-Sayo...?" Tatsumi uttered out, seeing a body that was familiar to him. Yes, it was a body, meaning there was no longer life in it. It was a bloodied naked body that was missing a leg.
"So there was someone you knew..." Leone said, and immediately turned to see the blonde girl walking away, trying to get away. Before she could catch her, Ragna was already on the case.
"And where do you think you're going?" Ragna asked, grabbing onto her head, and bringing her back in place. She just paled at him, while still trying to keep up a smile. Tatsumi just continued to stare at Sayo's corpse, and uttered out a question.
"The people of this house did this?" Tatsumi asked.
"That's right. The guards also kept quiet as well, so they're similarly guilty." Leone said. The girl in Ragna's grasp struggled, and looked at Tatsumi.
"It...It's a lie! It's all a lie! I don't even know this place! Are you going to believe me, your savior, or the killers!?" the girl cried out to him. Before Tatsumi could respond, another voice spoke up.
"Tatsumi...? Tatsumi, is that you!?" shouted out another voice. Tatsumi's eyes widened, and stiffly turned to the source of that voice. His eyes widened more on what he saw.
It was a victim. A bloody victim that was horribly scarred and behind bars. He reached out between the bars, like he was trying to reach out for hope.
"I...Ieyasu!?" Tatsumi shouted out in shock and horror. The victim known as Ieyasu just looked at Tatsumi with tears leaking out of his eyes.
"That girl...that girl tortured Sayo to death! She brutally tortured her! Right in front of my eyes!" Ieyasu shouted out in pain and anguish. Ragna just closed his eyes, and gritted his teeth in anger. Before he could speak up, the girl he was holding just swatted away his hand and took a step back.
"What's so wrong with that!?" the girl shouted out, as everyone turned to her. She then grew a face unlike her sweet and innocent visage. It was something of a cold blooded muderer.
"You're just worthless hicks from the countryside, right!?" the girl shouted out. "They're the same as cattle! I am free to treat them however I want!" the blonde girl screeched, and her face soon resembled something of a disgusting demon.
"Besides, that girl had the nerve to have such straight hair, while she herself is farm animal! Even I am troubled to have such ruly hair! That's why I agonized her so long and hard! She should be grateful that I took such good care of her!" the girl shouted out to the group. Leone, Akame, and Ragna just grew cold eyes at her.
"A family of sadists that takes a guise of samaritans." Leone said, and finally decided to step aside. "Sorry for getting your away. You're free to kill, Akame and stranger guy."
"Eliminate." was all Akame said, as she raised her blade.
"I have a name you know." Ragna simply said, as he readied his gigantic blade as well. Before evyerone could have a piece of her, Tatsumi stepped forward with his hair shadowing over his eyes.
"Wait..." Tatsumi said, while walking slowly towards the girl.
"Don't tell me...You're still going to defend her?" Leone asked frowning at Tatsumi's words.
"No...I'LL KILL HER!" Tatsumi exclaimed, as he deliver a powerful slash on her body.
*SLASH!*
"AHHH!" the girl screamed in pain, as she fell on the ground with a wet thud, and red liquid soon started flooding all over her. All Tatsumi did at the end was give her a cold stare, and sheathed his sword.
Ragna just stared at Tatsumi, and merely grew a small smirk. "Heh. I could've done that." Ragna whispered, but then shook his head. Now is not the time for those thoughts.
"Heh...That's Tatsumi for you. That felt great..." Ieyasu said, before he coughed up a large amount of blood. Tatsumi's eyes widened on hearing his friends cough, and immediately went by his side.
"What's wrong, Ieyasu!?" Tatsumi said, picking up his friend.
"That's the last stage of the lubora disease." Akame said, as she approached the two. "The mistress here enjoyed putting drugs into her victims, and even wrote about it in her diary." Akame said, and gave a neutral look.
"He can't be saved at this point." Akame said without holding back. Tatsumi's eyes widened in shock, and immediately turned to his poisoned friend. Before he could say anything, his friend spoke in a ragged voice.
"Tatsumi..." Ieyasu said, making Tatsumi turn his head to him. "Sayo...Sayo didn't give into that bitch, even to the very end...it was so cool." Ieyasu said, before growing a grin on his face, as he soon started clenching his fist.
"So like her..." Ieyasu said, and gave one last grin for the world to remember. "Ieyasu here...will also keep it real..."
And with those last words, his whole body fell limp. Here was a friend...who died in the arms of his friend. Tatsumi could only stare at Ieyasu, not knowing what to feel at this point.
"He was in a state where he could only survive with will power alone." Akame stated at Tatsumi. However, Tatsumi could only shake at what he discovered on this very night.
"...What's wrong with the capital?" Tatsumi asked in a painful tone. Ragna could only sigh at this.
"I'm afraid it's been like this for a long ass time Tatsumi." Ragna said to him, as he folded his arms. "You and your friends just got caught in this god forsaken current and hell hole."
Tatsumi could only grit his teeth in pain and sadness on what he just heard. Akame just closed her eyes, and then turned around, and began walking away.
"Let's go." Akame said. However, Leone stepped up.
"Wait...why don't we bring him back with us?" Leone suggested, as she reached towards Tatsumi and grabbed onto his shirt. "Our hideout is a bit short-handed on members." Leone said, as she soon started dragging Tatsumi.
"Hey, let me go! I have to dig their graves!" Tatsumi shouted out as he struggled against her, but no avail. Leone just chose to ignore him, and looked at Akame with a suggestive look.
"Don't you think he has luck, guts, and skill as well?" Leone said, bringing up some points, and then turned to Tatsumi.
"Ah, and don't worry Tatsumi. I'll bring their bodies to the hideout later, so don't worry." Leone said, trying to comfort him. However, that still didn't sit well with Tatsumi.
"What!?" Tatsumi exclaimed at her.
A bit distant from the group, all Ragna could do is just stare at the recruit, and then Night Raid. He just gave a tired sigh, and turned around.
"Well, it seems like my work here is done. Best luck to you Tatsumi. I'm going home." Ragna said, as he began to walk away. Before he could, he heard Leone call out to him.
"Hold on there a moment, big guy." Leone shouted out to Ragna, stopping him in his tracks. Ragna stopped, and just turned his head to her.
"Yeah, what?" Ragna responded. Leone just simply gave a smile at him.
"How would you like to join Night Raid? We need someone like your strength to help our cause. Plus, you said have the same goals as us, so why not join us?" Leone asked him, causing him to raise an eyebrow.
"...You want me...to join you guys?" Ragna said, trying to confirm on what she said. She simply nodded.
"And even if you decline, we'll just drag you along with us, regardless!" Leone said cheerily to him, causing Ragna's eyebrow to twitch at this.
Ragna could only stare at her for a few moments, thinking on the possibilities. In the past, he just chose to walk alone and keep people at arm's length. But as time passed by, he soon began to work with many of his supposed friends. He worked with Kagura, Rachel, and others during his time against the Imperator, and somehow managed to succeed. He also realized that if he joined this group, he would no longer have to deal with so many hours of dealing with researching and trying to find out if his targets are worth killing or not.
Plus, taking out outposts could wait later. He suppose that he could take them out on his spare time.
And even if he did say no, something deep within Ragna told him that this women will relentlessly chase him and drag him along with them. Sure, he could just easily beat her up and kill her, but he wouldn't want to get on the bad side of a group of assassins.
After a moment of weighing the pros and cons, he finally made his decision.
"...Ah to hell with it. It's not like I'm doing any better on my own." Ragna said to himself, and started walking to the group. Leone grinned at his answer, and then turned to Akame.
"Alright! We got two new members in one night! Are we lucky or what?" Leone said. Akame could only sigh at this.
"I suppose..." Akame calmly said. Leone merely grinned, as she soon started moving forward with Tatsumi still stuck in her grip.
(Rooftop)
The group finally reached the others, as they hopped onto the roof of a building. The others turned to the group, and the first to speak up was a man in armor.
"So they're finally back." spoke the man in armor. The green haired man merely smirked.
"It would be bad if we don't retreat soon." the man said, as his gloves started spinning something.
"You're late! What were you two doing!?" shouted out Mine, and noticed Ragna standing near them. "And what is he doing here!?" Mine exclaimed, pointing her finger to him. Ragna could only just narrow his eyes in annoyance at her.
"Well nice to meet you to, pinky." Ragna said with sarcasm. Mine immediately glared at him, and turned her back on him while giving a "tch" at him. Before she could turn to Leone, Mine noticed her holding Tatsumi, who was still trying to get out of her hold while shouting out "lemme go!" here and there. Leone just smiled at her, answering her unspoken question.
"He is one of us now." Leone said, shocking Tatsumi.
"What!?" Tatsumi shouted out. Leone merely chucked at him.
"Huh, didn't I tell you?" Leone said, as she dropped him onto the floor. She then walked next to the others, and pumped her fist in the air.
"Starting from today, you're one of us! Congrats on your inauguration to Night Raid!" Leone said with enthusiasm.
Both Ragna and Tatsumi just started at the group with silence, until the two had two different reactions. Ragna just walked to the group without any care at all, while Tatsumi snapped and yelled at the group.
"What the hell's up with that!?" Tatsumi shouted out to them.
"Give it up. Leone won't give up once she gets started." Akame told him while giving him a dead-panned look. Leone smiled and patted her head.
"As expect of you, my wonderful bud! You know me too well!" Leone said while grinning. Ragna just sighed at this.
"Can we please go now? I think more guards are coming." Ragna said to them, causing Leone to look at him with realization.
"Ah, you're right. We better get going!" Leone said, and turned to the armored man.
"Bulat! I'll leave this guy up to you. Leave stranger guy alone though. He's capable of handling himself." Leone said to the armored man now known as Bulat. Bulat nodded at her, and picked up Tatsumi, who was once again trying to get out of their grips. Ragna's eyebrow just twitched in annoyance.
"Hey, I have a name you know. It's..." Ragna said, but was interrupted when Tatsumi kept shouting while he was hoisted up by Bulat.
"Lemme go! I don't have any intention of becoming an assassin!" Tatsumi shouted out. However, the armored man just looked at Tatsumi with comforting eyes (somehow with the armor).
"It's okay. It'll get better soon." Bulat said to him with...dare I say, a comforting and passionate voice.
"Wait...what?" was all Tatsumi could say, a bit caught off guard by this. Ragna just gave a frustrated sigh at this.
"Like I said, my name is..." Ragna tried to tell them, but he was once again interrupted as Akame walked ahead of the group, and turned to them.
"Misison complete. Let's return!" Akame shouted out, as the group soon sprung into action and began retreating. A tick-mark just appeared on his head.
"You're not even listening to me!" Ragna shouted out in anger to them as he jumped with them into the shadows of the capital, leaving behind the work they have done at the mansion. As they leapt into the darkness, Ragna just thought one thing.
'Just what in the hell did I get myself into!?'
And Ragna joins Night Raid...unofficially! He still has to earn it from their boss, and then become a part of it! And will they ever learn his name?
Alright, I've been reading a few of your reviews, and your reviews go me thinking whether I should have Ragna alone in the story, or include other characters into the story. I'm still kind of debating that myself.
Read and Review!
