Warning: I killed a character. Don't try to kill me for doing it either. Enjoy!

Chapter 7

Kill the Raiders

"There, now you have something you can wear instead of what you have been wearing the past seven days." Sayo said. "Let's get a room at that tavern, change, and then let's go to the recruitment center." She continued. "Alright, fine." Tatsumi said. I didn't sign up for this! They went to the tavern Tatsumi had stayed in, rented a room, and changed. "You look much nicer now Tatsumi." Sayo said as he came out of the room in a clothes that weren't as torn up as the ones he had used. "Let's go see about meeting Seryu and Captain Ogre." Sayo said, grabbing onto Tatsumi's hand. "Alright, I guess it wouldn't hurt to be slightly early." He said, as Sayo and Tatsumi left the tavern, holding hands.

Night was falling on their way to the recruitment center. "So, how do you think it will go with this 'Captain Ogre' that Seryu spoke so highly of?" Tatsumi asked Sayo. "To be honest, I think it will be alright considering Seryu told us that she would tell him about what we accomplished over the past two days." Sayo replied sounding semi-confident. They entered the recruitment center, hands going to their sides. Seryu and Captain Ogre had been waiting for them. "These are the two people of whom I spoke of helping kill Zank and killing some trespassing thieves. Meet Tatsumi and Sayo." Seryu said. Captain Ogre held his hand out to them, shaking their hands as he said, "I am Captain Ogre. It is a pleasure to meet you two." Captain Ogre looked at Tatsumi's collarbone, noticing the teigu mark. "With what information that Seryu provided me with, I would say that you both deserve the rank of Captain." Captain Ogre said, making himself loud enough for the registrar to hear through his sleep. The registrar woke up at once and got their ranks written down to be given to to a recruitment officer. Captain Ogre then said that Seryu would direct them to where they would be sleeping after he had a chance to speak with the two. "Tatsumi and Sayo, would you come with me? I would like to go for a walk and chat about some things with you." Captain Ogre said, following the two out.

"I want to ask you, Tatsumi, Where the hell did you get your Imperial Arms?" Captain Ogre asked. HOW THE HELL DID HE FIND OUT? I love how stupid you can be, it is most certainly amusing to say the least. Look down at your chest you imbecile. Tatsumi looked down, seeing the emblem on his collarbone. Oh, but wait, how would he have guessed? Most likely my bastard of a brother has been through the capital before me. So I would say it is my brother's doing. Tatsumi told the story of how he got his Imperial Arms. Ogre had a look of suspicion in his expression. "Well, I think that General Esdeath will love to hear this little story considering she has the only other mark similar your own on her collarbone." Ogre said, amused by Tatsumi's haunted reaction. Suddenly, the three of them felt something in the air. Captain Ogre yelled, "WEAPONS OUT NOW." Rapidly, the three had their weapons ready. And so I am going to see my bastard brother. No doubt he has control of this "General Esdeath" person. Oh, and the next time we talk, it will be under circumstances I create. Nothing sounds good about that… I hope I am prepared for it. A girl with purple hair, a purple dress, and glasses came out of hiding. She held a giant pair of scissors. A click could be heard from behind. Captain Ogre turned around, seeing a girl with Pink hair and a pink trench coat on a rooftop on the opposite end of the street. She held what looked to be a gun and then Ogre realized she was trying to line a shot up for his head. "Nice try little girl! I can see you!" Ogre bellowed in rage to be heard throughout the city. Seryu could hear that and came running. What she saw was Captain Ogre, Tatsumi, and Sayo being attacked from two sides. The girl with purple hair and a purple dress seemed not to notice her. She pulled one of her pistols out. "Is that Seryu?" Tatsumi whispered ever so silently. "It is and she's about to shoot the girl in the back." Sayo replied, trying to whisper quiet enough so the girl wouldn't hear. The girl however did hear and turned around. "YOU WILL NOT HURT THEM YOU HEAR ME?" Seryu yelled. The girl with purple hair lunged at her. The girl with pink hair almost fell down to the street when Ogre bellowed at her. "I will kill you, don't doubt my skill bastard." The girl said to herself, firing the gun. He sidestepped, causing the blast of energy to hit the road, leaving a black mark in it's wake. Tatsumi and Ogre went for the girl with pink hair while Seryu and Sayo went for the girl with purple hair.

Tatsumi and Ogre

"Tatsumi, try to get to her spot while I pretend to attack her." Ogre said. Tatsumi nodded and went into a darkened alley. He jumped to the rooftop with ease. The moon was near its climax. "YOUR AIM IS HORRIBLE LITTLE GIRL!" Ogre yelled at her, moving from side to side, gaining on her location. "Stop moving!" The girl with pink hair said. Tatsumi could move silently across the rooftops. The girl fired again, noticing that the attack gave off greater energy as Tatsumi neared. She knew something was up and looked around the rooftops, finally spotting Tatsumi. Damn! She spotted me, no need to be stealthy anymore. "Futherlor." Tatsumi said, morphing his blade into that of a short sword. He started running at her. Ogre realized that the girl had spotted Tatsumi and ran straight at her. The girl started firing at Tatsumi with rapid bullets flying out. Three or four hit him in various places, some on his arms, legs, and stomach. I am going to murder you! He jumped at her with Ogre jumping at the exact same time. The girl helplessly tried to run, but before she could move, her heart had been dual stabbed. Her last few words were "Sheele… I.. I'm sorry…" and with that she fell limp.

Sayo and Seryu

"Seryu, get Koro and occupy her!" Sayo said, moving with haste to catch up to the girl with purple hair. Seryu nodded and called Koro, causing him to grow and charge at the girl. "A biological teigu, how interesting for an Imperial guard." the girl with purple hair said. Koro finally met with the girl and tried to punch her, the blades of the scissors blocking the attack. "So, where is your core at then?" The girl asked, backing up and then relentlessly slicing at Koro. All but one spot healed extremely fast, the area just below his mouth. "Bingo." she said. A bullet hit her. She looked at Seryu with rage. She stopped focusing on Koro and focused on Seryu. "Seryu, MOVE!" Sayo yelled. Seryu ran left, dodging the girl's scissors. Sayo caught the girl off guard, cutting an arm. The girl did not scream, but instead swung back. Sayo was lucky that she parried the blow. It destroyed her blade, cut her cheek, and sent her back. Koro was upon the girl again, as it hit her square in her side. She coughed some blood up. She was enraged beyond what was normal. It was then that she heard the rapid fire of Mine's gun. She looked toward where she had been, seeing her final moments. "MINE!" the girl screamed trying to reach her friend. She was too late, both Ogre and Tatsumi had stabbed her heart. She teared up. She knew that she had to get away being a four versus one battle now. The girl fled, moving at speed that couldn't be matched. Tatsumi and Ogre looked at the girl before she had fled. The two groups came back together. Tatsumi was the first to speak, "Did anyone get hurt?" Sayo spoke up, "I did, but it isn't that bad." She held her hand to her cheek. "I'll make sure she gets a bandage for the cut." Seryu said. "Good, now onto the matter of who we just fought. I have reason to believe that the two were Night Raid." Ogre said, thinking about the event and how it was more than likely caused by him. "Sir, may I have permission to allow Koro to eat the girl that you killed?" Seryu asked Ogre. "Granted." Ogre replied. "Koro, eat!" Seryu said, pointing to the body of Mine. "Captain Ogre, I could hear the girl say something about the other girl before she died. Sayo and Seryu walked to the recruitment center to get Sayo's cheek bandaged. "Now, as for you Tatsumi, General Esdeath will be back in two days time, so I want you to accompany me to talk to the Emperor and General Esdeath about Night Raid and your Imperial Arms." Ogre said. "Yes, sir." Tatsumi said. "Let's get back to the recruitment center. I am going to need to order two new sets of armor be made for you and your friend, Sayo." Ogre said, moving to return to the recruitment center. "Captain Ogre, why do you want me and me alone to accompany you?" Tatsumi asked. "It is because of the Imperial Arms you possess." Ogre said. Of course it is… When the two arrived back at the recruitment center, the registrar handed Ogre the papers of recruitment. "I want you to be sure that everyone knows of these two new captains, do I make myself clear?" Ogre said in an intimidating voice. "Yes sir!." the registrar said, making his way out to make sure the army knew of Tatsumi and Sayo's new rank. "Now I will personally make sure you both get a suit of armor. For now, you will be using your normal clothes. And you will both be staying with Seryu for the time being." Ogre said, looking at Seryu. "Now, I must be off, the prime minister has requested me." Ogre said, leaving the three alone. "You can use the same room that I let you both use last night." Seryu said. "I am so glad you're part of the Imperial Army now! We can patrol together, won't that be fun!" She said, jumping with excitement. "Now come with me, we need to get you settled in!" Seryu said, dashing out the door. Before they knew it, the moon had reached its peak and Tatsumi passed out. And here we are again. Now, we get to see who is the master of who! Deterno's voice trailed as Tatsumi fell into a void. He felt as if a war was breaking out, and he was the reason.

Tatsumi's Mind

Tatsumi stopped falling. He woke up in his village, the day he left. Something was different though, he could feel it in the air. There was a sinister laugh. The air became frigid at the end of the laugh. This is what he meant? Oh no…

The time for trials has begun! Thank you for reading this far guys! Chapter 7 was extremely difficult to write, so hang in there! Chapter Eight will either make or break Tatsumi. As always, if you like the story, don't be afraid to follow and/or favorite the story. Criticism of kinds that will help me improve the story and my writing overall is greatly appreciated! Thank you! Oh and BTW I apologize for the walls of text as I had barely any time to edit.