Authors Notes: Well, that's the end of the Akame ga Kill anime. Watched the last episode and there is not a lot to say about it. I mean the overall rating of the episode I would probably give it a 7.5 out of 10. As for the whole season, I would give it an 8 at best. Thank you for all you for all the reviews, favorites, and follows. This story so far hit over 1700 views and thank you for reading this story. This is my longest chapter so far at a little of 8500 words. Well that's all I have to say for now. Enjoy!

Rated M for gory scenes and language

I do not own Akame ga Kiru. All rights go to their respective owners. The only thing I own is my teigu and OC.

Chapter 4: Kill the Teigu User

"Well this is our hideout!" Leone said as she threw out her arms in emphasis. Tatsumi looked out from behind her to find Night Raids base, wedged in the underside of a cliff.

'It's not that bad of a hideout location got to give them that' Tatsumi thought as he nodded towards Leone to proceed ahead. Leone motioned Akame to come up by her side and they made their way to the entrance of their Headquarters. Tatsumi followed in suit.

Leone knocked on the door and opened it. "Hey, we're back!" She shouted as she motioned Tatsumi to follow inside. "And we have a guest" Akame said out loud. A couple of seconds later a green-haired boy with green eyes and red goggles on top of his head came down the hallway.

"Hey guys, I'm guessing the assassination went smoothly?" The green-haired boy asked. He then noticed there was another person behind his two fellow comrades and pointed a finger at Tatsumi. "And what is he doing here! This is supposed to be a secret hideout. Underline secret!"

Leone huffed "Calm down Lubbock, he's a new member. Also, where is boss we need to see her?" The green-haired man identified as Lubbock went up to Tatsumi and looked him over with his hand on chin.

"Hm, he doesn't look like much." Lubbock said and Tatsumi decided to introduce himself.

"Hi, I'm Tatsumi… nice to be acquainted with you." Tatsumi said with his usual stoic expression. Lubbock's eyes widened in recognition, he then pointed a shaky finger at Tatsumi.

"T-T-This is him?" Lubbock asked nervously to which Akame and Leone nodded their heads. Lubbock immediately grabbed Tatsumi's hand and started to shake it forcefully.

"I-I'm Lubbock and thank you for joining us!" Lubbock said hurriedly while Akame just shook her head slowly and Leone was slightly smirking.

"Yeah, whatever" Tatsumi said as he wrenched his hand free from Lubbock's grip. "By the way, shouldn't we meet this 'Boss' of yours?" Tatsumi asked putting emphasis on Boss. Lubbock snapped his fingers and motioned them to follow.

"Oh yeah almost forgot… she is in the conference room I'm pretty sure she would like to meet you." Akame and Leone followed with Tatsumi in tow.

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Najenda, Bulat, Mine, and Sheele sat in the conference room waiting for the arrival of Leone and Akame to begin the post report.

"Do you think something happened to them?" Sheele asked to no one in particular. Najenda shook her head.

"I highly doubt it and if something did they could easily escape or kill of the attackers." Najenda answered at she took a drag from her cigar. It was at that moment that they started to hear footsteps coming from down the hall. They looked expectantly at the door wanting to know if their comrades were safe. The door opened revealing Lubbock, Akame, and Leone. Relief washed over the group.

"You guys took forever to come back. We all thought something happened to you guys!" Mine yelled at the pair. The rest of the members nodded their heads looking for an explanation as to what took them so long.

"Well the reason why we took so long is because we have a new recruit!" Leone yelled happily while stepping aside revealing Tatsumi. Tatsumi looked around at the group of Night Raiders. Other than the three he already met there were a total of seven in total. Mine got agitated at a new recruit and starting to glare at Tatsumi.

"And why the hell would you waste your time with him! He doesn't look like much." Mine said while crossing her arms and Tatsumi smirked slightly at her attitude.

'Oh she obviously doesn't know who she is talking to.' Tatsumi thought as he folded his arms behind his back and spoke in a clear voice. "My name is Tatsumi; it's nice to be acquainted with you all."

Silence.

Nobody said a word as they stared at him wide-eyed, save for Akame, Leone, and Lubbock who already knew who he was.

Najenda was the first to talk "So this is the young man. I've been hearing about." She said while nodded approvingly.

"So does this mean he can join, Boss?" Leone asked while everybody snapped out of their daze. Najenda nodded her head.

"Of course he can join. Now let me introduce you to everybody. The tall, muscular man is Bulat. The purple-haired girl is Sheele and the pink-haired one is Mine. And just in case you don't know, the green-haired boy is Lubbock." Everybody that was called gave Tatsumi a wave, while Mine turned her head to the side and spoke a quick "Hmph." Tatsumi looked at her while narrowing his eyes a bit.

'I can already tell she is going to be the stubborn one' Tatsumi thought as he looked back at Najenda. Said lady gestured towards herself.

"As for me my name is Naj-"She started, but was cut off by Tatsumi. "Najenda, former general of the imperial army. Lost both her arm and her eye to General Esdeath. You have my respect." He stated while folding his arms. Najenda looked taken aback by what he said, but quickly composed herself.

"If I may ask… how exactly do you know that?" She stated in a calm manner. Everybody looked towards Tatsumi also interested in how he knew that. However, all they got was a shrug.

"I used to hear stories about individuals during my guardians time in the army. You were one of them. I just had to match the description he gave me with yours and judging by your reaction, I'm guessing I was correct in my assumption. By the way, during your times in the army… have you heard about a lieutenant named Tyler?" He stated in a matter of faculty tone. Najenda seemed to be deep in thought before snapping her fingers.

"Oh yeah I remember Tyler. Very skillful and a brave man. How is he these days? He never said he had a child though." Najenda said taking another drag of her cigar. Tatsumi chuckled to himself before answering.

"That's because he didn't… he rescued me about six years ago and has been my guardian ever since. As for how he is, he is doing fine. He left the army after seeing a village brutally destroyed alongside Esdeath herself. However, after he left people in the army were afraid that he would join the Revolutionary army and so they tried to kill him before he could. He has been in hiding in a reclusive area ever since. When I see him again, I will say you send your regards." Najenda nodded her head.

"Please do." She stated before turning her head towards the other Night Raiders who were quietly observing their casual conversation. "Well, I think we should get some sleep…as for the report and showing Tatsumi around Headquarters that can wait until tomorrow. You will start your training tomorrow with Akame." Najenda looked at Akame, getting a nod from said girl.

"Leone, could you escort Tatsumi to his new living quarters?" Najenda said while looking at Leone. Leone nodded her head and smiled cheerfully.

"Can do, boss!" Leone said then motioned for Tatsumi to follow her. "This way, hot stuff." Tatsumi glared harshly at her for the nickname, just as his overwhelming aura encompassed the room. He spoke in a low, but sharp voice.

"Don't ever call me that again. Got it?" Leone's instincts were telling he was not joking around and he was serious about it. She gulped down her unease and nodded her head slowly.

"Got it. T-this way… Tatsumi." She motioned towards the door as she hurriedly walked over to open it. Tatsumi's aura receded, but he maintained his glare. Without answering he started to follow Leone out of the door and down the hall to his new room.

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A couple of minutes passed since Tatsumi and Leone left the conference room and nobody moved or said anything. It wasn't Lubbock decided to speak up.

"W-what the hell? It felt like he was actually going to kill her." Lubbock stammered out looking around the room, noticing a few Night Raiders nodded. Najenda sat on her seat taking a long drag of her cigar before speaking.

"Well it's to be expected." After she said that she got several confused stares and decided to elaborate. She sighed tiredly before speaking. "Tyler was the type of person to not trust anybody until they earned his respect. I was one of the few he actually trusted, so since Tatsumi was with him for a while he most likely imprinted that onto him. Can't really say I blame him though… with the way things are now you can never be too carefree." She finished and then took another drag of her cigar before mushing it and throwing it away.

"Can we really trust this guy, boss?" Mine said looking directly at Najenda. Najenda shrugged half-heartedly before standing up and stretching.

"Whether you do or you don't is your decision, however either way we need him to make this revolution a success. Now everybody, go to bed." She said before leaving the room. The other members followed her in tow and then proceeded to their respected rooms before falling into a deep slumber.

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"Ugh…my head" A 10 year old Tatsumi said as he slowly opened his eyelids and grabbed the front of his head. He sat up and looked around to find himself in a very unfamiliar room.

"Why am I here?" Tatsumi said to himself before quickly remembering what happened before he passed out. He put his legs up to his chest before burying his face into his arms trying to stop the tears that were threatening to fall. He stood like that for a while trying to calm himself down, until he heard the door opening. Tatsumi looked up to find a man, that looked like he was in the forty's, with black hair and a few splotches of white. The man was easily towered over Tatsumi and had a heavy build. The unidentified man stepped closer to Tatsumi cautiously before crouching down to his height.

"Hello, my name is Tyler." The man known as Tyler said while sticking out his hand. "May I know your name?" Tyler asked politely. Tatsumi hesitated before reaching out his hand and shaking Tyler's.

"My name is Tatsumi… and why did you bring me here?" Tatsumi asked as he withdrew his from Tyler's. Tyler stood up and looked down at Tatsumi before speaking.

"I was out collecting firewood before I saw a huge cloud of smoke looming out in the forest. I knew there was a village in that general area, so I wanted to make sure they were alright. However, when I got there… the village was on fire and I saw you collapse from inhaling too much smoke. I knew I couldn't leave you out to die, so I brought you here." Tatsumi looked down at the floor before raising his head.

"Who are the people that did that… burning down my home?" He said with a slight tremble in his voice. Tyler's gaze hardened a bit before he looked at Tatsumi's eyes.

"The empire." Tatsumi looked at Tyler with wide eyes before he started to shake his head slowly.

"No, that can't be right… I mean isn't the empire supposed to help people?" Tatsumi asked, but Tyler shook his head. Tatsumi looked to the ground and seemed to be deep in thought. 'The empire is supposed to help us… they couldn't have done that… could they?' Tatsumi thought before snapping out of his thoughts as Tyler spoke.

"No, it's true. I was working for the empire and I realized that the happy and good empire that we all hope for is nothing but a lie. The real empire is corrupted. Systems abused, innocents killed, and amoral officers. After, I saw what we were doing I quit and lived out here in this cabin ever since." Tatsumi looked at the man in silent awe at him being a former officer of the empire. However, the awe soon turned into unease as he asked the question that has been on his mind the whole time.

"It's the middle of spring." Tatsumi started "So how was it that there was ice on the front gate of my village?" Tyler looked at Tatsumi wide eyed before getting composed and looking at him in slight pity.

"If there was ice on the front gate and the empire sent out people to do that to your village. It was probably that sadistic Ice bit…" Tyler caught himself before swearing. "Sorry…that sadistic Ice Queen… General Esdeath." Tatsumi burned the name into his mind just in case he encountered this person later on in life.

"You can stay here with me if you like. It's just me and it does get kind of lowly in here by myself. That is if you want to?" Tyler asked while looking at Tatsumi.

'Well it's not like I have anywhere else to go… Sayo, Ieyasu, Mom, and Dad. The same empire that is supposed to help us is actually hurting the people within. I swear I will get revenge for you and make this empire more peaceful.' Tatsumi thought as he looked at Tyler with determination in his eyes. Tatsumi nodded his head slowly before speaking.

"I will stay with you, but if I may… can I ask you for a favor?" Tyler looked at Tatsumi with interest before nodding his head. Tatsumi abruptly stood up from where he was sitting and looked at Tyler with fire in his eyes.

"I want you to teach me how to fight! I want to avenge my family, friends, and whole village! I want to end the corruption and make sure nobody else has to experience this injustice.' Tatsumi yelled out as Tyler looked at him with a small smile etching itself onto his face.

"I like your determination, young man. Alright, I accept." Tyler said as he raised his hand to Tatsumi. Tatsumi walked up to the tall man with renewed vigor as he took his hand and smiled brightly.

"..su..mi" Tatsumi looked around in confusion at the unfamiliar voice.

"Ta..s..mi!" Tatsumi looked spun around on his heel and looked around the room for an idea of where the voice is coming from. He didn't get to search long before a bright light enveloped his field of vision. The last thing he heard was a booming voice.

"TATSUMI!"

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Tatsumi jolted out of his bed, eyes wide open looking around his new room. He looked over at the door to see Akame peeking through. She entered before throwing him an apron.

"You sure had a good sleep. I yelled your name for a couple minutes… thought you wouldn't wake up. Get dressed we have cooking duty." She said and then marched out of the room. Tatsumi looked at the apron then wiped his sweaty forehead.

'Man, what a dream.' Tatsumi thought to himself before getting up and putting on a brown shirt with badge pants. His sword attached neatly to his left side with an apron over the front of his body. He sighed to himself before opening the door and proceeding down the hallway and to the kitchen.

As he arrived in the kitchen he was met by piles and piles of meat. Tatsumi looked at the only girl there and spoke in a clear voice.

"Akame, why is there mountains of meat on the counter?" Akame looked at him with a deadpan expression. Tatsumi still stared at her and she sighed quietly.

"We're going to cook it." She said while Tatsumi just glared at her slightly. She seemed unfazed by the glare and proceeded to chop up the meat. Tatsumi walked up beside her and took out some eggs, seasoning, milk, and cheese.

"I mean is that what you're going to cook. Just meat… for breakfast." She looked at him and nodded her head. Tatsumi sighed mentally and decided to make omelets for everyone.

"Doesn't meet by itself get…? I don't know boring?" Tatsumi asked as he started to cook the eggs. Akame shook her head.

"I cook meat all the time." She said and Tatsumi let out a small, inaudible groan.

'Great… a meat glutton' Tatsumi thought and decided not to ask about it anymore. After 20 minutes of cooking in complete silence, the other members of Night Raid started to move their way into the dining room as Tatsumi and Akame were finishing up. The group of Night Raiders made small talk and before they knew it, Tatsumi and Akame came in with their breakfast. After, he was done passing out their plates Tatsumi decided to sit down at the end of the table. He picked up his fork and started to eat in silence… until Mine had to break it.

"Why do you have your weapon with you?" She asked in her mightier-than-you voice. Tatsumi sighed to himself before looking at her.

"Oh I don't know… maybe it's because I'm in a hideout filled with people I just met. I mean why would be the least bit cautious of you guys?" Tatsumi said with sarcasm oozing off his voice. Mine glared at Tatsumi, who seemed unfazed by it. The rest of breakfast was eaten in silence until Najenda spoke up to everybody.

"There has been a report of a criminal running rampant at night in the capital cutting off the heads of their victims. It seems dozens of people were killed just last night. Also, it seems they have acquired a teigu. We have orders to investigate tonight and finish him off." The room was silent until Lubbock looked up at Najenda.

"There's no doubt that the criminal is Zank the Beheader. He probably went in and stole a teigu to continue his executions." Lubbock said getting nods from various members of the group. Bulat looked at Tatsumi, who just had an expressionless face on.

"Oh that's right. Tatsumi I don't think you know the story of Zank, do you?" Bulat asked as the other members looked expectantly at the boy. Tatsumi looked at Bulat with cold eyes and spoke.

"It doesn't matter if I know the story or not. Either way he dies tonight." He said coldly as some members got chills up their spines because of the lack of emotion in his voice. Najenda lit up a cigar and took a drag from her cigar.

"That's right he is going to die tonight. Now I want Mine and Sheele to scan the area on the rooftops. Bulat and Leone are going to patrol the western part of town. While, Akame and Tatsumi patrol the eastern part of town. Mission begins tonight. I suggest you get some rest before heading out." Najenda said as she got up from her seat and walked out the door. Soon, everyone followed in tow and started their morning routines. Tatsumi grabbed his sword and left the room, but when he exited the door he was met face to face with Akame.

"We have to train. Then later we make dinner." She said and turned on her heel and started towards the backyard of the hideout. Tatsumi seeing no room to argue just followed.

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When Tatsumi arrived at the training grounds of the base he had to admit he was impressed. Practice dummies, assorted weapons, and tests for speed, endurance, agility, etc.

'Not bad. I could get used to this.' Tatsumi thought appraisingly as he set his katana down against the wall and followed Akame to the sparing area. She grabbed a wooden sword and tossed it to Tatsumi before taking one for herself. Tatsumi caught the sword skillfully before flipping it around in his hand, trying to get a feel for it.

"Okay, I want to test your skills first hand. First to five points win. You can hit anywhere, but the groin area. Understood?" Akame asked as she fell into her battle stance. Tatsumi nodded before falling into his stance and quietly observing his opponent.

'Hmm, good center of gravity. Nice defense; no holes to exploit. Nice footwork. Ha, finally a challenge.' Tatsumi thought while scanning over her stance. They then slowly started to circle one another before ending up in the same spots they were originally in.

"Go!" Akame yelled as they both sprinted toward each other and ending up in a deadlock. Tatsumi decided to back up a few steps before swinging in an upward diagonal arc. Akame quickly dodged the attack and swung horizontally at his side. Tatsumi rolled backwards before charging again. Akame anticipating that he will go for an overhead strike got ready to defend against it and dodge if he does anything else. Tatsumi goes for an overhead strike, just as she anticipated, but not before quickly tossing the sword from his right hand to his left and thrusting the wooden sword into her left thigh. Akame stared wide-eyed at the boy. She couldn't even see him switching hands that fast!

"1-0." Tatsumi said as he backed up a few steps and got back into his usual stance. However, just before they could continue their match, Lubbock came running outside panting slightly.

"We got bandits. Not many maybe like a dozen give or take a few. Miss Najenda wants us to deal with them." Lubbock said as his breathing normalized. Tatsumi and Akame nodded their heads before getting their preferred weapons.

'Finally, I can get some action.' Tatsumi thought as they headed out into the forest looking for the intruders.

They regrouped with the rest of the members of Night Raid before deciding to split up into partners and going different paths. Tatsumi was paired up with Akame has they went searched west for the trespassing bandits. They were both walking down a dirt path while listening carefully for any suspicious noises. It wasn't even ten minutes into their search that they heard twigs snapping and people talking over the brush to the east. Tatsumi and Akame slowly peeked through the brush to see a cart, possibly filled with goods, and about six bandits in a small clearing.

"We have to get out of here! I have a bad feeling about being here and it feels like we are being followed by something." A man with blond hair said. One of his fellow bandits glared at him before marching up to him and grabbing the blond-haired man by the collar of his shirt.

"We can't leave yet until the rest of the team comes back. I'm not about to abandon our friends just because you're scared of the forest! We wait for them and that is final!" An older man with shaggy black hair said. They both continued arguing back and forth about one of them saying they should leave and the other not wanting to leave his friends behind.

"So, how should we handle them?" Tatsumi asked as he looked towards Akame. She had a thoughtful look on her face before picking up a medium sized rock and looking at him.

"I'm going to throw this rock over there and take care of the enemies that come over to investigate. Can you handle the rest?" Akame stated while adopting a curious look on her face. Tatsumi just smirked evilly before putting his hand on the handle of his blade.

"You doubt me. Of course I can take care of these imbeciles." Tatsumi said while peeking through the bush. Akame nodded before cocking her arm back and throwing the rock out of sight of the clearing. The reactions were instantaneous.

"What the hell was that?!" The blond haired man yelled before getting a mouth slammed over his mouth. The shaggy haired man looked at the source of the noise before pointing to three bandits.

"You three go over and check out what the hell that was and if you find somebody you don't know… kill them." The shaggy haired man said in a low whisper. Said three bandits just nodded their heads before unsheathing their weapons and cautiously making their way to the source of the sound. Once the three were out of sight, Tatsumi unsheathed his own blade before jumping out his hiding spot and landing in front of the remaining three. To say the three bandits were startled was an understatement.

"You do know that you guys are trespassing on private property, right?" Tatsumi asked with a cold glare directed at the trio. The three bandits were silent before shakenly unsheathing their own weapons and pointing it at the boy.

"I suggest you get out of here, boy. You are messing with the wrong bunch." The shaggy haired man said in a cold voice. Tatsumi just smirked before one of the bandits rushed towards him. Tatsumi seeing that the enemy was going to try to decapitate him just rolled underneath the blade and as he came up plunged his blade into the man throat. Killing him swiftly while his gaze never left the shaggy haired fellow. The blond haired man looked on terrified as a dark greyish mist came from the fallen bandit's body and into Tatsumi's sword. Tatsumi sensing the man's fear just smiled devilishly.

"Oh? Is that fear I sense?" Tatsumi stated curiously before continuing. "I will give you one chance to drop your weapons and I can give you a swift and painless death. If you don't we can make it more… meaningful." Tatsumi said coldly before pointing his katana at the man. The man looked on wide-eyed before putting both hands on his sword and charging Tatsumi. Tatsumi still had his smile on his face as he parried the slash at his chest before swing a slash of his own, cutting off the blond haired man's arm.

"Aghhh!" The man screamed before getting another slash at his torso ending his life. Tatsumi looked at the man he just killed and shrugged.

"I tried to reason with him." Tatsumi said as he watched another grayish stream make it's way to his sword. Tatsumi then looked up meeting the last bandits gaze. The shaggy haired man pulled out a dagger before speaking.

"You're a monster!" He said venomously. Tatsumi looked on with an amused expression before falling into his battle stance.

"Me… a monster?" Tatsumi asked before disappearing from the man's sight then reappearing right infront of the man.

"…I don't doubt the possibility." Tatsumi whispered loud enough for the man to hear before bringing down his blade, slicing the last enemy in half. The two halves of the man plopped down on the ground before a black stream made its way to Tatsumi's sword. He looked on in fascination as the black stream left traces of itself on the blade before being absorbed into it fully.

'That never happened before.' Tatsumi thought as he looked at the corpses. He heard footsteps coming from his right and immediately went into a battle stance. Just to find Akame coming out of the forest alongside a man fully incased in armor.

"I see you had fun." The man in armor said looking at the leftover dead bodies. Tatsumi squinted his eyes in confusion before realization sunk in.

"Bulat… is that you?" Tatsumi asked as the man in armor nodded his head.

"Yes it is. This is my teigu… the demon armor Incursio! Looks pretty cool, huh?" Bulat said as he struck a pose. Tatsumi looked over the armor and nodded his head.

"It sure does, Bulat." Tatsumi said as Bulat walked up to Tatsumi and slapped a hand on his shoulder.

"Please, call me Aniki or Handsome." Bulat said to Tatsumi as he sweat dropped.

'It couldn't possibly hurt.' Tatsumi thought before replying. "Sure… Aniki." Bulat just clapped his hand together as flowers fell in the background. Akame suddenly spoke up in a monotone voice.

"Mission complete. Let's return to base." Tatsumi and Bulat nodded and they made their way back to Headquarters.

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"I see you handle yourself very well out there, Tatsumi." Najenda said as she took a drag of her cigar. All of the Night Raiders were currently in the conference room giving a report on the group of bandits. Tatsumi just shrugged indifferently before replying.

"They weren't much to begin with." He started before continuing. "By the way, I wanted to ask do you by any chance have any information on this sword." Tatsumi said as he held his sword up for her look. Najenda nodded her head before motioning Lubbock to fetch the teigu guidebook.

"Yes we do. May I see it for a moment?" Najenda asked as she reached her hand out. Tatsumi nodded his head before depositing it in her hand. Najenda looked appraisingly over design of the sword. Lubbock came back with the book already flipped to the desired page and handed it to Tatsumi. Tatsumi read over the small passage of the and was very interested about his discovery.

'Souls get sucked into sword, huh. Guess I was right in that premise. Only question I have is… why me?' Tatsumi thought confused as he looked up from the book to see Najenda trying to unsheathe the blade. The tried again and again, her face turning red from struggling. She ceased her struggle and frowned at the katana.

"Bulat, can you try to pull this out for me?" She asked the man nodded his head and headed over. He took the blade in his hand before attempting to unsheathe it… just to end up with the same result. He looked at the blade confusedly before speaking in a low voice.

"Hm, I wonder." He whispered which was barely audible. He looked over at Tatsumi to see confusion in his eyes as well. "Hey, Tatsumi. Try to pull it out." Bulat said as he handed over the sword to its owner. Tatsumi looked over the blade before unsheathing it with ease. The steel blade glistened and gave off an ominous aura.

"Just as I thought. Seems like you're the only one who can unsheathe it. That reminds me… how did you find this blade anyway, Tatsumi?" Bulat asked as he took the blade back from him and handed it to Najenda who nodded her head eagerly.

"I would like to know as well." She stated before examining the blade carefully. Tatsumi looked around to see everyone's eyes on him, waiting for an answer. He seemed unnerved by their gazes, but managed to answer clearly.

"Well, one day I was hunting danger beasts where I was staying at and I felt a… I don't know it felt like a tug or a pull to the mountains in the other direction. When I got there, there was a pack of danger beast guarding that sword. When I went up to it and grabbed it… well it felt at home to me. Like I had it my whole life." Tatsumi said getting nods from the rest of the members as Najenda finished her inspection of Tatsumi's teigu.

"Usually, a teigu is compatible with people based on the first impression. However, to have a teigu almost pull you towards it is very interesting in itself." Najenda said as she handed the blade back to Tatsumi. "Well, it looked like the intruders have been taken care of. However, it is already nightfall. So, I want all of you to get ready for tonight's mission. Be safe, meeting adjourned." She finished as the members nodded and made their way to get ready for tonight's mission.

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Akame and Tatsumi are currently walking the streets of the Capital. Having, Zank the Beheader loose was troublesome enough to even get Night Raids attention. So here they are patrolling the streets looking for Zank and if they were to find him… end his life.

Tatsumi and Akame slowly made their way towards the central area of the town in hopes of finding the so called 'Beheader'. Tatsumi sighed to himself as he gazed up at the night sky. Even though this place was rotten to the core, the scenery at night was almost breathtaking.

"I don't think he is coming out tonight." Tatsumi said to himself in a low voice. However, Akame seemed to have heard him and answered his statement.

"Whether he does or doesn't isn't our choice. We have to continue and by the way…" She trailed off and looked at him. "You're not legit until you report your first mission. Anyway, let's eat." Akame said as she went over to a nearby bench. Unaware of Tatsumi's piercing glare at the back of her head.

'This girl… never mind. I'm going to show her how legit I am. Just you wait Akame, just you wait.' Tatsumi thought angrily as he followed Akame to the bench and began eating. Unknown to the gaze on him from afar.

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"Oh, some lovely people have come out to play and I can choose anyone I want. Hahaha." A man on top of a tall building said as he looked at the six people in the streets. "Buff guy…no, skimpy woman… nope, pink haired… naw, purple haired… still no." Then his eyes catch the last two and he laughs hysterically.

"OH! Happy, Happy! If it isn't Akame, now she would be a blast to kill, however…" The man said as he turned his gaze to Tatsumi. "I can tell you have a lot of spirit! Oh, how fun that would be to break your resolve into pieces...I have made my decision!" The man bellowed to himself as he looked over the six people.

"Eenie meenie miney mo…" He said as he looked at all of them again. "The one I choose is…" He trailed as he smiled crazily while gazing at Tatsumi. "YOU! HAHAHAHA!" The man laughed as he dropped down from his spot and onto the ground below.

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Tatsumi sat down silently eating his food while enjoying the calm atmosphere. …Until he felt the sudden urge to pee. He squirmed in his sear before standing up and walking to an alley close by.

"I'm going to…" Tatsumi started but was cut off by Akame.

"Take a piss." She said looking at him intently. He gulped and nodded his head before proceeding to the alleyway. He found a proper spot before undoing his zipper and doing what he came to do.

"Ahh, that's better." Tatsumi said to nobody has he zipped his zipper back in place, but not before something caught his eye as he turned away. He looked back to see his… mother? Tatsumi stared wide-eyed at the figure before slowly walking toward it. The figure noticing Tatsumi walking toward it, started to walk away from him. Tatsumi walked faster trying to see his mother. Suddenly, Akame came around the corner looking at the ground.

"Tatsumi, are you okay. You've been here for quite a while…" She trailed off as she looked up and Tatsumi was nowhere to be seen.

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Tatsumi was currently chasing the figure that was his mother down the various streets and alleyways. The figure stopped at the center of a clearing, before turning around and facing Tatsumi. Tatsumi looked at the figure in happiness.

'It's mother! Its mom! She was okay the whole ti… wait. I saw her die. What is this an illusion? Hypnosis?' Tatsumi thought confused as he unsheathed his teigu and released his killing intent. The figure slowly dissipated into that of a tall, buff, man that had blond hair and was dressed in what looked like a trench coat.

"Oh? To think you broke my hypnosis all by yourself. If I may ask… how exactly did you do it? You should have seen your most precious person." The unknown man asked Tatsumi. Tatsumi simply glared at the figure with fire in his eyes.

"You must be Zank the Beheader. As to how I broke it… I watched that person die in front of me and I couldn't do a damn thing to stop it. You really shouldn't have done that Zank. Now, I'm pissed off. This place will be your grave, tonight." Tatsumi said in a hollow voice. Zank looked at Tatsumi wide eyed.

'Watched them die in front of him. Interesting, interesting!' Zank thought as he made his hidden blades known. "Well, if you're mad… I wonder what facial expression you'll have when I cut your head off your body. I always lo-"Zank was cut off as Tatsumi seemed to disappear and then reappear right in front of Zank slashing three times. Zank blocked the first two, but the third one got by and slashed at his left forearm. Zank jumped back and looked at his wound to see a deep gash running from his wrist to halfway to his elbow. Zank looked on angrily as he charged Tatsumi.

"You little shit!" Zank bellowed as he furiously slashed at Tatsumi. However, every slash was either redirected or blocked. After, Zank slashing at Tatsumi for a good two minutes he noticed his hidden blades were cracking.

"You probably noticed that your weapons are cracking, right?" Tatsumi asked as he threw Zank off of him. Zank started at Tatsumi in disbelief as he realized what the boys plan was from the start.

"While, hidden blades are good for stealth… they lack durability. I told you, Zank." Tatsumi started as he looked at Zank with utter fury and hatred. Zank had a look of terror, fear, and disbelief.

'Who is this boy?' Zank thought as Tatsumi continued. "You really shouldn't have shown me my most precious person. You go on and on about chopping off heads. Well, I wonder what your face is going to be when I chop off your head!" Tatsumi yelled as he charged Zank to deliver a powerful overhead slash strike. Zank, who was going to try to block it was distracted as Tatsumi's katana was glowing a faint gold.

'What the hell-' Zank's thought was cut off by the sound of flesh being ripped through muscle, bone, and tissue. Zank's body fell limply against the pavement as it was pouring blood. Zank's decapitated head was one of utter horror. Tatsumi stared at the body with an emotionless expression as a Zank's dark soul made its way to Tatsumi's sword and stood traced onto it for a second before disappearing. Tatsumi walked up to the corpse and grabbed the head and began to walk the way he came in.

He was almost back to the alleyway he was at previously when he spotted Akame looking around frantically. He yelled out to her and she snapped her head towards the sound of his voice and ran over.

"What's the matter with you?! Going off on your like that when Zank could have-" She was cut off as Tatsumi raised his hand to show Zank's decapitated head with a look of horror etched on its face.

"He's dead and here is the proof. Mission complete, let's get back to base so I can report this to Boss." He said as he took the eye off of Zank's head and walked toward the area that Bulat and Leone were patrolling. Akame looked at Tatsumi's figure walking away before following him.

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"Managed to take down a teigu user all alone, eh. Good job Tatsumi!" Bulat said as he slapped Tatsumi's back and gave him a wink. Tatsumi rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Really it's nothing, Aniki. I'm pretty sure you all could do the same thing." Tatsumi replied evenly. Leone then snuck her way over to Tatsumi and crouched down a little.

"Oh yeah, we forgot to mention that Bulat is gay." Tatsumi stared wide-eyed at her before looking over at Bulat who just waved his hand.

"Hey, Hey don't give him the wrong idea!" Bulat replied to Leone as Tatsumi looked away.

'He isn't even denying it!' Tatsumi thought as he was taken out of his thoughts at Bulat's yawn.

"Well, I'm going to bed. Night everyone." Bulat said as he got nods and waves from everybody as he left the room.

"Yeah, I'm going to bed too." Mine said as she followed Bulat out of the room.

"Me too, Goodnight." Sheele said as she followed Mine in tow and Lubbock yawned before excusing himself as well. Tatsumi, Leone, Najenda, and Akame were the only ones left in the conference room. Tatsumi turned to Akame with a smug look on his face and a smirk.

"So, what do you say to that Akame? Managed to take down the target and report it back. Am I legit now?" He said as she looked at him with a stoic face. He was ready for a retort, but instead she tried to lift up his shirt. Seeing her hand move just in time he was able to grab her wrist before she managed to lift it up.

"What do you think you are doing?" He asked through gritted teeth and a death glare. All sign of smugness immediately left his face and was replaced with irritation. She frowned slightly before answering.

"I'm checking for wounds." She stated bluntly and tried to lift his shirt up again, but was stopped yet again. She looked at him while frowning. "If you won't let me do it, I can have Boss and Leone hold you down." She replied in a serious voice. Tatsumi looked at her for a moment before shaking his head.

"You are not stripping me or checking for wounds. If I did have any wounds, I would have told you guys about them. So, there is nothing you or them can do to make me half naked in front of you guys." He replied in an angry tone that intensified with his ever increasing death glare on the girl. Akame stared at him before motioning for Najenda and Leone to hold him down. Leone tried to hop on his back pull him down, but he dodged and waited for the next move. Akame and Najenda snuck up on him from his left and right side trying to flank him. They both lunged at him, but he simply rolled out of the way and caused the two girls tumble into each other.

"Tatsumi, you're not making this any easier. Now let us check for wounds!" Akame yelled at Tatsumi who had a smug look on his face once again. He went into a fighting stance.

"You guys can sure as hell try, but I am not getting stripped by any of you." Tatsumi said the smirk never leaving his face. Leone got up and activated her teigu, which made her look more like a lion.

"Oh~ Tatsumi! I always loved a good game of cat and mouse. You do know I'm the best at close quarters combat? Come on, how about you just come to your Onee-san quietly." She said with her arms wide open. Tatsumi's smirked widened at her dejected expression, but then he felt a shift in the air around him and looked to see Najenda and Akame right behind him. Tatsumi quickly rolled to his right and was met face to face with Leone. She put up her massive paw hands and tried to pull up his shirt. However, he just redirected the lunge and rolled underneath her arms. He quickly got into a crouch position before elbowing one of the pressure points in her leg, making that limb numb for a few seconds. She stared at Tatsumi in fascination and awe before she got back feeling in the limb.

"You do know that I was trained by Tyler, right?" Tatsumi stated then looked at Najenda who was at Leone's side, planning their next attack. "And Najenda what was Tyler known for back then during his time working for the empire?" Najenda looked at him, her eyes widening slightly. Leone and Akame noticed this and tilted their heads in unison. Najenda looked over to the two of them.

"Tyler specialized in hand to hand combat. He was a trainer for new recruits when he was a captain. If he taught Tatsumi his moves… well there is little we can do." Najenda explained to Leone and Akame. Tatsumi's smirked turned into a smile.

"You know it Najenda. So, how about we call off this ordeal and get some sleep?" He asked in a playful tone. Akame shook her head and looked at Tatsumi.

"Either we take it off or we rip it off one way or another it's coming off Tatsumi." Then they all charged at him and he laughed as he got into a counter attack stance. The girls were surprised to hear him laugh. Usually he was distant and cold, they could get used to this side of him. As they neared him he crouched down lower to the ground and tensed his muscles. Najenda came first tried to grab his arms, but Tatsumi just slipped from her grasp and rolled out of the way as Akame tried to grab his legs. He was once again met face to face with Leone as Najenda and Akame waited for an opening.

"Come on~, Tatsumi. I want to go to bed. Let's just get this over with." She said with a pout and got into her fighting stance. Tatsumi smiled once again and motioned with his fingers for her to come to him. She smirked before charging him. Tatsumi stood there waiting for her as Tyler's words played in his head.

'If you can get into your opponents head and play with their emotions in a fight, you can gain the advantage.' Tatsumi smiled at the advice as an idea popped into his head. Leone went to grab his left arm, but was a feint and instead went to grab his waist and bring him down to the floor. Tatsumi instantly seeing the feint vaulted over Leone's body and whispered in her ear.

"You know Onee-san, those cat ears looks so adorable on you." Tatsumi was trying hard not to laugh as he was saying it, but he couldn't contain it much longer as Leone blushed a bright red and held her cat ears with her paws. Tatsumi burst into small laughs which then led to a full blown laughter. He was hunched over and holding his stomach with tears in his eyes. Najenda and Akame seeing an opening ran to his flank and successfully tackled him to the ground. Even as he was pinned to the ground he was still laughing. Leone recovered from her embarrassing moment and went over to pin down Tatsumi as well. Tatsumi's laughing ceased as Leone looked at him with a mischievous look in her eyes.

"You know I think I might have an idea to pack you back." She said with a smirk and Tatsumi gulped visibly.
"U-Um what exactly?" Tatsumi stuttered out as Akame and Leone took off his shirt and pants. They threw his clothing a few feet away and pulled him up. He was wearing blue underwear but still he felt like a piece of meat. Akame looked him over thoroughly before standing in front of him while blushing and giving him a smile.

"I'm glad… I had friends that died because they wanted to look tough and not report a wound they got. Usually, the first mission is always the most dangerous one, but you seem unharmed. I look forward to working with you." She replied to a shocked Tatsumi and stuck out her hand. Tatsumi hesitated before shaking her hand and giving a small smile of his own.

"Don't worry I don't plan on dying anytime soon. I look forward to working with you as well, Akame." Tatsumi said to Akame who nodded her head. Then, he heard a whistle and looked over to Leone who was looking at his bare body. Tatsumi blushed a little in embarrassment.

"Not bad, Tatsumi. Not bad at all. Just a quick question… how did you get those scars?" Leone asked as she was going over the scars on his body. Tatsumi went over to grab his clothes while answering.

"Training when I was younger." Leone just whistled again at him as he put on his pants and shirt.

"Wow, must've been one-hell-of-a-ride to get to where you are today." Najenda said to Tatsumi who gave a small nod.

"And I wouldn't have it any other way. It's about time the corrupt pay for their crimes and I will fight tooth and nail everyday just to make sure that happens." Tatsumi said with determined as Akame and Leone smiled at the boy and Najenda nodded approvingly. Tatsumi yawned before continuing. "I'm going to bed. See you guys tomorrow." He picked up his sword and waved them goodbye. However, before he could walk out Akame spoke up.

"Also, the cheerful side of you is fun. You should bring it out sometime." Leone nodded her head and smiled at the boy. Tatsumi felt a smile creep its way onto his face.

"Maybe, you guys will see him more often. Goodnight." Just as he exited the door he heard Najenda say something to him.

"Also, you have training with Mine tomorrow. Be ready." Tatsumi's groan of displeasure can be heard from all the way down the hall. The trio quietly laughed amongst themselves. As they ceased their laughing they all shared one thought.

'Maybe he isn't so bad after all.'

End of Chapter 4

Authors Notes: Wow, like I said very long chapter. We learn more about Tatsumi's past and what he had to go through and how he met Tyler. By the way, what was up with his sword glowing… well you have to keep on reading to find out. Also, we see Tatsumi breaking away from his cold and distant self into a new side. A side that is able to laugh and joke and maybe play some pranks on? Who knows! I also have a little dilemma that I'm in. Like I said I won't say what it is, but I just can't make up my mind about it yet. Stay tuned for next chapter. Thank you for reading, following, favoriting, or reviewing. Merry Christmas or Hannukah or whatever else holiday you celebrate. Next chapter update will be the last chapter update of 2014. Wow, that went by quick. Anyway, thank you and goodbye!