A/N: I do not own Fate Series or Akame ga Kiru. All rights to their respective owners.


Chapter 3: Tyrant's Past


"Another dream?" Illya asked herself as she watched another piece of Tatsumi's past.

Tatsumi sat near two makeshift graves by a cliff. A few minutes later, the busty blonde who later introduced herself as Leone came to him asking for his decision. Then later, he was introduced to the group. An airhead that wore Chinese Style clothing named Sheele, a petite girl with so much pink and attitude named Mine...

"Mine?" Illya asked. "Is she the one important to Berserker?"

A buff man named Bulat, who later turned out to be gay, and Illya doesn't want to know why, a green haired pervert name Lubbock who was caught trying to take a peep at Leone when she takes a bath...

"Despecable..." Illya muttered. "Her torture method is quite nice though..."

The red eyed girl named Akame who was eating and entire 'chicken like monster', and lastly, a silver haired girl with a mechanical arm named Najenda.

"I think I've heard that name before..." Illya thought.

Later the group was called and introduced themselves as 'Night Raid', a group of assassins who target corrupt nobles and officers. Illya laughed a bit when both Tatsumi's and her reaction were the same.

"She does have a point though," Illya thought. "Most assassins were written off on Legends."

She watched again as the Tatsumi and Night Raid disposed of intruders who came into their premises. She was surprised that everyone had a weapon akin to Noble Phantasms. Leone wore a belt that increases her strength, instincts and regeneration, but gives her animal like features called Lionel. Sheele wielded a giant pair of scissors that was claimed to be able to cut anything, Extase...

"But why a giant pair of scissors?" Illya asked.

Lubbock was a skilled trap master utilizing a stringed glove, Cross Tail. The pinkette Mine carried a gun that fires spiritual energy, Pumpkin...

"That name thought..." Illya smiled.

She was once again surprised by Akame and Bulat, Akame wielded a deadly sword that only need a single cut to kill while Bulat donned a familiar looking armor and spear. And the dream shifted... She later found herself standing on a grand wooden boat. She saw Tatsumi sprawled on the floor wounded while Bulat fought three men in black. One of the men controlled water, another used a pair of axes while the smaller of the group a weird flute. The guy with the axe was quickly eliminated by Bulat wearing the armor. He then knocked out the one with the flute before engaging the man who can control water. Their duel ended in a stalemate where both men couldn't use their weapons, Illya found out that the man had a ring that allowed him to control water, and later settled their duel with swords. Bulat won, but the man had a trick up his sleeve, and used his weapon to control his blood and used them as spears and shoot it at Bulat.

"Damn old geezer..." Illya muttered. "Can't even die properly..."

The man explained that his blood is poisonous, and since Bulat took the attack head on, the poison is already spreading to his body. The last of the three, the one with the flute was still alive, and all that was left was Tatsumi. Bulat handed Tatsumi the sword and claimed that he is worthy of it.

"Shout Tatsumi! Fill it with your raging spirit."

"INCURSIO!"

"That name..." Illya thought. "I think I've read that name before..."


Illya woke up the next, she tried to recall her dream. The one she summoned as Berserker was named Tatsumi, an assassin of Night Raid, who received his Noble Phantasm from a dying comrade. Quickly she dressed and left her room and headed towards the diner. On her way her senses were overwhelmed by a delicious smell. Once she got there she saw Sella and Layshritt trying their best to stop Tatsumi from cooking. Why? The table was filled with various meat themed dishes enough to feed two families.

Illya snapped out of hee initial shook and commanded. "Berserker stop! There is already too much food."

"Sorry Master," Tatsumi smiled as he rubbed the back of his head. "Force of habit."

"Lady Illyasveil," Sella inquired. "Regarding a boy named Emiya Shirou, what is your supposed plan?"

"We will continue with Berserker's suggestion," Illya answered with a smile. "As he said, it would better if I killed him myself."

"I just hope he will be able to convince you otherwise Master..." Tatsumi thought. "Atleast Akame and Kurome's battle ended up without killing each other, I might have forgotten to thank Wave for that..."

"This is for taking my father, Kiritsugu, from me." Illya said darkly before taking a bite form a steak. "So good!"

"I'm glad you like it Master." Tatsumi said.


Taiga and Saber were currently sparring when both stopped for a moment.

"I have the strangest feeling that I am missing a feast." Saber said.

"You felt that too?" Taiga asked.


"What have you found out about Lady Illyasveil's Servant Lord Jubstacheit?" a man with almost similar features to him asked.

"Tell me Harwald," Jubstaceit asked. "What do you know of a certain Empire led by a Child Emperor?"

"There is quite a few legends like that Lord Jubstacheit," Harwald replied. "What does this have to do with Lady Illyasveil's Berserker?"

"What if it was not an Empire?" Jubstacheit added. "What if it was the Empire? Legends claim of an Empire that was once plagued by Phantasmal Beast, or Danger Beast as they called them, and to fight off said Danger Beast, their First Emperor Ordered a decree to forge mighty weapons to protect this Empire. Many of said weapons were made from rare materials and Phantasmal Beast Parts, but that is not the issue here. I once read something about a blood red spear, but it was only an auxiliary weapon to the real weapon, Demon's Armor: Incursio."

"And you believe that this Berserker is from that Empire?" Harwald asked.

"You have seen it yourself, an armor that nothing can penetrate, be it spells or weapon, an armor that lived up to its very name." Jubstacheit answered. "However such armor still has weakness,but that is for our enemies to look for."


Rin just exploded the moment she and Archer got home that night against Illya and Berserker. For one, Archer had the Einzbern Master in his grasps, he had his weapons directed to her neck, and what did he do? He is tried to force the Einzbern Master to use a Command Seal and make Berserker kill himself. Not a bad idea for one, but why couldn't he just kill her. The next morning, she accompanied Shirou and Saber to shop for clothes for said Servant.

"'I couldn't force myself to kill a child.'" Rin muttered. "Well he is a Heroic Spirit..."

"Tohsaka!" Shirou gasp as he pointed at a particular man.

There stood among the crowd was a young man with medium length brown hair wearing a white jacket, on his back was a strange looking backpack. Archer and Saber stood before their masters, preparing themselves for a battle.

"Huh?" Tatsumi thought as he face the four of them.

"Wha... Wha... What are you doing here?" Rin asked fearfully.

"Sight seeing." Tatsumi answered with a smile.

"Not convincing as one of his eyes is blood red with a cross shaped pupil." Rin thought.

"This Modern Era is quite the sight." Tatsumi added. "I just wish she was here to see this."

"Yes I would suppose that is true," Saber agreed.

"Well then, I shall continue my sight seeing then." Tatsumi said with a smile.

"How are you sane?" Shirou asked. "You were different when we fought you."

"Now that is something I cannot reveal, Master of Saber." Tatsumi replied before disappearing with the crowd.

"I lost him," Rin stated. "He has a near Assassin level of presence concealment."


It took a little less than a few hour for Tatsumi to walk in with bags of meat and ingredients While he was sight seeing, he came near the market area and purchase a some meat and ingredients. A little later, he walked by the docks and saw Lancer fishing. Needless to say that Lancer was surprised that Tatsumi was Berserker.


"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!" Illya screamed as Tatsumi put the bags down. "You went shopping?!"

"Yes." Tatsumi replied calmly.

"But where did you get the money for all that food" Illya asked.

"Uhm... Fishing? I managed to catch a little too much fish and decided to sell them." Tatsumi said as he drifted into memory.


"Are you really Berserker?" Lancer asked.

"Yep." Tatsumi smiled.

"Wanna fish?" Lancer invited. "I have an extra fishing rod."

"I won't need one." Tatsumi replied before stripping.

"What the hell!" Lancer shouted making the other fishermen look. "Are you one of those males that are attracted to other males?"

"No," Tatsumi answered. "This is how I fish."

He then dove into the water. A few seconds later, a good pile of fish began flying out of the water, leaving Lancer dumbstruck.

"How?" Lancer asked.

"I had a great teacher." Tatsumi replied before gathering the fish.


"Berserker, no... Tatsumi," Illya asked as she looked at his eyes. "What happened after Bulat died?"

"How do you know that name?" Tatsumi asked.

"Masters get fragments of their Servant's Past through their dreams." Illya replied.

"Well I do hope you are hungry Master," Tatsumi replied. "This will be a long story."

"I do feel a little bit peckish." Illya admitted.


"So this Akame girl fulfilled your promise when your Noble Phantasm began to take over your body?" Illya asked as Tatsumi did the best brief recap of his past. He started after Bulat's death, where he Incursio was entrusted to him. To their skirmish against the Jaegers and the Wild Hunt. But when he got the the point where he told of Akame and Kurome, Illya began to ponder a bit after that.

"You were not planning to let me kill him weren't you?" Illya asked, feeling betrayed.

"I'm sorry Master," Tatsumi replied. "I wish not to repeat my history to yours. What you were planning is one sided. I met your 'brother' today, and believe me, if I told him you were his 'sister' he might not even believe it."

"How can you be sure?" Illya asked.

"Tell me Master," Tatsumi reasoned, as he remembered Wave. "You have heard my tale, Akame and Kurome. One felt betrayed because her sister left her alone because she could not see the corruption of our leaders. The other felt like she has failed as a sister because she could not convice the other otherwise. Both swore to kill each other, but both had their reasons."

"The elder, Akame," Illya remembered. "Wanted to kill the younger, Kurome, to free her from her suffering. While Kurome wanted to kill Akame for them to be together again. But what does that have to do with me and Shirou?"

"You have forgotten one significant little detail Master," Tatsumi replied. "When those two fought, Wave interrupted Kurome-"

"Because he loved her." Illya interrupted.

"-And shattered her sword." Tatsumi continued. "Now that may not have something to do with you, but, the moral is this; they did not try to talk to each other, all of that would have been avoided if they did. What I do not know is if they made up after that battle. What I wished for you to do Master is confront him, talk to him, know his reasons. If you still want to kill him after, I will not stop you."

"You would go that far?" Illya asked. "Just for me?"

"You are my Master," Tatsumi replied. "I may be here to fight for a wish granting device, but that does not mean I cannot help anyone in need."

"Speaking of wishes Tatsumi," Illya asked. "What is your wish?"

"To be honest Master," Tatsumi replied. "My wish is for her to wake up."

"You've told me that she was in a coma after using every last bit of her power to save you." Illya said. "Why would you... [In Her Name]... Everything you have done, every battle you have fought all was for her wasn't it? For the girl you fell in love with."

"Yeah." Tatsumi replied with a sigh. "When the doctors said it was unsure when she will wake up, I gave it my all. I wanted her to wake up knowing that we've won. I wanted her to wake up... To be with her again... That is my wish..."


The next day, Illya made good use of Tatsumi's near Assassin Class Presence Concealment and sent him to scout on Shirou and Rin. He perched on the trees near their school, he was tempted to use Incursio for its Invisibility for remembered that his class skill is active when he dons the armor.

"Man I wish I was just summoned as an Assassin," Tatsumi sighed.

He then saw Shirou getting chased by Archer's Master. He grimaced as Shirou run through the school while he was being shot and chased by Tosaka Rin, firing red forms of energy, remembering his life and death situation when Mine blasted him with Pumpkin for an accidental peeking.

"Good thing I left that out when I told my tale." Tatsumi thought. "I wouldn't be surprised if these two get together."

Just then he felt a strange energy surround the school.

"When you see a chance, kidnap him." Illya's orders came to him.

He made it past what his Master Termed as Bounded Field, and carefully crept along the school. He then saw his Masters 'Brother' fight against a woman with long Purple Hair. However the wounded Shirou was then pinned to a tree. She lifted her left arm into the sky, a metal chain formed in Shirou's wounded arm and hung him from a tree, the entire time he screamed in pain.

"Master did say she should be the one to kill him." Tatsumi thought. "IN***SIO..."

Tatsumi, while invisible, then sped towards the purple haired girl and delivered a powerful punch to her midsection and launched her away from Shirou. Suppressing a bit of the Mad Enhancement, he was able to cut the chains before launching himself away. He did hear Archer's Master gasp before he was out of earshot.

"Did you just beat a Servant on your own!" Rin asked