Hello darlings! I am back with another chapter! I do not own any of the characters below except Akumi and random Oc's made for the plot. Shout out to my wonderful beta breather who is an important part in making this story happen! Enjoy!
When Akumi entered the region of Dentora, she had no idea where she was headed. She went where her feet guided her. In this case, they took her to a small cafe where she saw people her own age sipping coffee and other beverages while clicking away at laptops, phones, and tablets.
"Welcome to Kukuroo Cafe!" a boy yelled who was running the cash register. He paused slightly, taking in the new customer's appearance before continuing. "We pride ourselves in being the number one rated cafe in the Kukuroo Mountain area!" Akumi gave him a quick once over. Around her age, maybe a bit older, optimistic, slightly taller than herself - not that that was saying much; the girl was barely five feet tall.
She walked up to him, quickly scanning the menu before taking her order. "Large peppermint hot tea along with a chicken and tomato pressed panini." After paying with money that she may or may not have taken from a cab driver that she had killed, Akumi went over to the bulletin board, looking for something that could spark her interest. A single faded flyer caught her attention, the word "assassin" catching her eyes.
She grabbed the flyer and stared at it for a moment before looking for a seat. On the way to a window seat, she grabbed a laptop that was sitting by itself at an empty table. Idiot goes to the bathroom and doesn't even lock their computer. The flyer was a few weeks old, the colorful words somewhat faded.
Kukuroo Mountain Tours of Infamous Assassin Family! Below the heading was a paragraph explaining the tours and the mysterious assassin family called the Zoldycks. A smirk quickly appeared on Akumi's face as she read the description. Opening up the internet on the computer that she had recently acquired, Akumi typed Zoldyck family into the search bar.
As the psychopathic killer read the internet articles that appeared, one after another on the results page, her smirk grew. It continued to grow until a full out grin was on her face, and maniacal laughter was threatening to spill out of her mouth. Leaving her food and drink untouched- something that straight up never happened with her- Akumi closed the laptop and stuck it in her book bag, the grin never leaving her face. Humming a familiar tune, the girl stood up and skipped out of the restaurant.
Whenever Akumi skipped, shit was about to go down. And when it did, the girl would still be faintly humming the tune of Ring Around the Rosie.
After reading about the Zoldycks online, Akumi didn't feel like riding on a bus or cab to Kukuroo Mountain. She had too much energy and excitement built up in her to sit for an hour. Besides, Akumi was impatient and wanted to get there as soon as possible. So, she ran.
Running was something Akumi often found herself doing, more so after she had stopped following the teachings of her nen master (not that she followed many of his teachings anyways). Running was a way for her to sort and plan things out. It didn't take much concentration to avoid crashing into a tree and provided more safety than if she were sitting in a single place. Unfortunately, whenever she went into deep thought like this, it was easy for her not to pay attention to important details like possible enemies or traps.
Despite the fact that Akumi was a psychopath with no human remorse or morals when it came to the weak, she still had logic on her side. Sure, she might go a little off edge when she was having "fun", but she was always calculating, thinking of possible events that could happen.
After entering the small building that offered a map of Kukuroo Mountain and the surrounding area, Akumi briefly considered her options. She could go along with the tour group and get to the Zoldycks that way, or she could go ahead and visit them herself. Going to visit them herself would save her a good few hours but she knew that she still needed more information on the infamous family. On the other hand, if she stayed with the tour group, she might kill a few of them from annoyance or sheer boredom.
Looking around at the group of people waiting for a tour, Akumi made a noise at the back of her throat that was a mix between a hiss and a growl. Brutes made up half the group, all of them showing off their muscles and claiming how strong they were. She would definitely be in a killing mood once she got off that bus. She stood there for a moment, trying to figure out how best to kill them. Maybe a few stabs? Ooh! What about chopping a few limbs off! It's been a while since I did that. Akumi had to stop herself from grinning again.
The girl quickly snapped out of her daydream, walking out of the building. She still had thirty minutes before the tour group left. That should be enough to have some fun with one of the locals around the town.
Pulling the hoodie up so that it covered her face, Akumi quickly changed her face into an expression that a poker player would be envious of. She was in a great mood.
The local that she had swiped off the streets and taken to an abandoned building had been simply perfect. The twenty-something year old male had been able to hold in the screams for ten minutes before he lost control. Most only lasted five minutes, dying before Akumi could really get started. This time, the man managed to survive the whole twenty with some lovely screams before Akumi was forced to kill him so as to not miss the bus.
Snapping herself out of dreamland, Akumi quickly scanned the bus again, falling into the habit of routine five minutes scans. Her head never moved, but her eyes flew from one person to another, looking for anything suspicious. Akumi had only ever been caught off guard once and the result hadn't been pleasant for the offending party.
She knew that the tour guide was staring at her, not that she was really attempting to blend in. The tattoos and scars drew attention to herself, but it wasn't like she really cared. She was fairly confident that she would be able to kill anyone that would pose some threat to her by knowing her physical appearance.
The tour group reached their main destination: The Zoldyck Estate. Akumi watched as the wall surrounding the mountain came into view. These people just love making obvious doors, Akumi thought to herself. Mentally shrugging to herself, her gaze focused on the tour guide. Even if she felt mostly calm from her morning fun session, she still was feeling antsy. Probably because I'm about to walk into a family of elite assassins, she thought to herself. I guess I should get rid of any killing moods before I get to the estate. With that thought in mind, Akumi got off the bus and walked towards the tour guide, quietly starting to hum to herself.
Akumi silently sighed to herself as she cut the tourist guide's head off. The kill had been messy and there had been too many witnesses.
'But it was soo funny watching her head go flying!' the inner voice inside of Akumi whined. Said inner voice had also told her to kill her master the first week after she moved in with him but she had showed self restraint; she had waited an entire year! Sometimes she worried if the voice in her head was more of a pain than it was worth.
'Of course! Even if I sometimes cause you to have mood swings, no problem! I still act badass when needed! Admit it, you enjoy the conversations that you have with yourself. ' Akumi sighed to herself, walking towards the gatekeeper who looked more or less fine considering that he had just seen someone get their head chopped off. No, she wasn't schizophrenic. She wasn't that crazy. The voice was nothing more than a little devil in her mind that gave advice on the situation, most of which was not advice as much as violent suggestions that would not be beneficial to her.
After getting some information from the gateskeeper, Akumi stared at the doors, silently calculating. She was pleasantly surprised when the man wasn't intimidated by her appearance like the tour guide was. A little freaked out, of course, but not like the tour guide who just about ran off into the woods. She supposed that he must be used to working with odd looking people, considering his employers were assassins.
She was confident enough in her abilities that she could easily open all the doors with nen. The question she had now was how many she could do without nen. She guessed five if she was going with her gut feeling, six if she was being optimistic. She had to keep a giggle from escaping her lips. This was simply so entertaining! She was very glad that she had decided to come visit the family.
Placing her hands out in front of her, Akumi braced herself against the ground before starting to push. The first three doors opened easily, the fourth one opened after a pause, and the fifth opened stubbornly, not liking that it was being forced open.
'Come on. Just let a little bit o' energy out and you can do all of them!' The voice in her head apparently wanted her to completely blow her cover. Sure, she had already killed the girl with her nen, but she had released very little, not enough to cause alarm. Releasing the amount of nen to open the last two doors would cause her to show too much of her power.
No need to show them exactly how strong I am. Looking upwards, she counted the doors again before exclaiming about how disappointed she was. Let's just throw this man off his guard completely.
Letting the doors slide back behind her, Akumi spared one last glance to the gatekeeper.
'Come on! You can have just a little fun.' Making a split second decision, Akumi decided to listen to the voice and let herself slip out of Zetsu, focusing her aura into ren and letting it run free for a single moment.
The doors closed behind her before she could see the face, but if the stench of fear that his aura gave off indicated anything, she had made a lasting impression. Directly after letting her aura spike, she felt numerous auras spike up, four of which that were more prominent than the rest.
Lets have some fun Zoldycks.
Thank you for reading another chapter of Blood Blade! J
Just to clear up any confusion, italics signify thoughts of Akumi. Italics with quotes around them shows that the voice in her head is speaking. Basically, 'this is inner dialogue with herself' and this is thoughts that she has. I'll be glad to clear up any confusion that anyone has!
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