Hello everyone! Welcome to another chapter of Corruption, Murder and…Redemption?

Thank you once again for your awesome support to this fanfic. With each review, favorite and follow I see, it makes me want to type faster so keep it up!

Now before getting to the chapter, there's something I need to bring up. I noticed and was told in a PM by a reader than I made some grammatical errors. I'm sorry that you guys had to go through all that. To be honest, most of the chapters I write in this fanfiction are completed at nighttime from where I'm from, but while I do make minimal grammatical errors, the last chapter seemed to have more than I would've thought. So, again, I apologize for the error. I'm glad it didn't bother you guys from enjoying the chapter.

On another subject, one of the grammatical errors I made had it seem like I was into a harem idea. I've corrected this mistake, but just for those who read the chapter before I corrected it, please read the end of the chapter for that and more information.

Now with that out of the way, here's a disclaimer

I DO NOT OWN BEN 10 AND AKAME GA KILL. BOTH PROPERTIES BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS AND BLAH BLAH BLAH. I'M GOING TO FORGET WRITING THIS AGAIN ANYWAY. LOL

BTW PLEASE READ THE END OF THE CHAPTER! IT'S IMPORTANT!

Now on to the chapter!

Chapter 11: Assistance, Barriers and…A promise?

It was still nighttime as not much time had passed. The Capital still seemed lively while for some it was just another pain for them. But only one of that applied to a certain brown haired hero as he was running through the streets with a mixed look of anger and regret.

"Fuck! What the hell was I thinking?!" Ben thought angrily to himself. "I knew something was off about that guy, but I didn't think it through! Now Aria is in trouble and I have to –"

But he didn't get to finish that. The teen was about to run pass an alley, when suddenly an arm reached out and grabbed him into it. Hence, before he knew it, he was thrown to the ground on his butt with Leone standing right before him with her arms at her hips in a pose.

"Hey, what's the big idea –" Ben tried to finish.

However, the teen hero was once again cut off. This time though, Leone covered his mouth with her hand and pulled him off to the ground. Before the teen then knew it, she knocked him against the alley's wall and plated a full kiss at his lips, surprising him.

But there was more to it. Leone was kissing him as indicated, but her eyes were at the entrance of the alley suspiciously. So while Ben was in a moment of shock, she saw two Imperial guards come to a stop and look at the alley where they were. They then seemed to whisper something between each other, before then walking away like the whole thing was nothing.

'They're gone.' Leone thought.

So with that, the blonde busty woman pulled her lips back. She then watched as Ben began to pant, while crossing her arms under her busty chest, as he was clearly trying to recover from what just happened. But as funny as it looked, Leone was straight forward as she kept her eyes on him.

"That was reckless of you, lad." The female assassin somewhat lectured him. "Do you want to be a suspicious?"

"Huh…What?" Ben panted, confused. Then he looked at the young woman before him. "What…What are you talking about?" She asked.

"You didn't see them, did you?" Leone asked with an affirmative face. She also felt tempted to sigh at the teen's obliviousness, but chose not to. Instead, she pointed at the entrance of the alley and said. "You were being followed the moment you ran off from the café. The Capital tends to keep watch of those who are seemingly suspicious, so keep that in mind unless you don't want to be a suspect and dragged to jail."

"Oh…" Ben muttered. Now it made sense to the teen hero. But it also made him feel a bit more embarrassed. "So the kiss…?"

"It was to cover for you." Leone concluded his words. Then she sighed. "Geez, lad, try to keep up. I know this is the second time you've been in the Capital, but you can't think so slowly."

Ben kept quiet as he let those words sink in. As much as he hated to admit it, Leone actually saved him from more trouble than he would've imagined. However, while he was embarrassed by it, his mind instantly went on Aria at moment. Hence, the blush on his cheeks, as well as the embarrass feeling he felt, went away as it was replaced with a serious look. He said nothing though, as he walked over to the entrance of the alley without telling Leone. But when he came to a stop, he turned back at her and said. "Thanks for your help, but I still have to go." He said with a serious tone. "…However, I won't let you stop me. I have to save Aria."

Leone smirked a bit. She wasn't intimidated by the teen's threat in the slightest. It was true he was powerful, but not something that would make her fear him that much. Therefore, she walked over to him with a calm look and wrapped her arm around his head before pressing his face against her busty chest, much to his shock. The latter didn't seem to bother the blonde assassin though, as she had a strong grip on his when he tried to struggle out.

"Being all serious like that is so good, but it can only get you to a few places…" Leone said with a fun tone. "But as much as you're a threat, I can't help but want to help you."

"Huh?" Ben questioned, his voice muffled by Leone's chest.

Good thing Leone then did the right thing. She released her grip on the teen, before then walking away while he tried to catch his breath. Her behavior of grabbing the teen's face towards her chest was something Ben wasn't used to even though it happened only twice. Fortunately, he was able to catch his breath and turn his attention at Leone.

Speaking of the blonde assassin, she seemed to be one step ahead of him. She was looking his way when he turned to him as she held the ladder of a Fire Escape and patted her hand on it.

"Come on! Let's go save that girl of yours!" Leone shouted.

"Uh...Okay." Ben replied with an uncertain tone. Leone was strange, but she was proving to be very useful.

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Both Leone and Ben made it to the top of the fire escape, before leaping to the rooftop of a building. They hadn't said anything to each other since then as none of them had bothered to say anything to each other. But as they jumped from one rooftop to another, Leone began to notice Ben's pace increasing as he maintained a serious look on his face without wavering to exhaustion.

'Wow, so he can keep up.' Leone thought with a surprise tone. Truth be told, she wasn't certain the teen would've been able to caught up, but now that she saw him doing it she smirked and looked forward. 'I'm impressed. I guess he isn't someone to rely too much of his Teigu.'

Just then, a thought came to the female assassin's mind that made her turn to him again.

"So how are you going to settle it?" Leone asked.

"Huh?" Ben questioned and turned to her.

"Ogre." Leone answered. "He isn't one to fall easily. He's called Ogre the demon for a reason if you haven't heard."

Ben said nothing back in response. He let his mind dwell on that question as he continued running right next to the young woman until he pushed the sleeve of his coat back and began selecting through the aliens on the Omnitrix.

"Don't worry about me. I've been in tougher situations." The teen informed her. Then he found the right alien. "It's hero time!" He cried out.

Leone then watched what unfolded. She saw as the teen hero slammed on the Omnitrix core before then being engulfed in a flash of light while still maintaining his running. The only difference however was the fact that his body shifted to something of four legs as his voice changed entirely to that of a beast. Hence, when the light died down, Leone was able to see what Ben became.

The teen hero was no longer a human as he maintained no resemblance to one. He was in the form of what appeared to be a large orange dog as he wore a green color around his neck, with the Omnitrix symbol on the middle. However, that wasn't the bizarre thing about the alien. No, it was the fact that he had no eyes, ears, nose or tail despite still able to jump on to another rooftop with her. But to those who knew Ben, his present form was Wildmutt.

"RAARRRR!" Wildmutt cried out loud.

As the present alien, Ben was something to behold. The form gave him enhanced strength, durability and a few more, including speed, as he continued running. In fact, he was so fast that he immediately left Leone behind, much to her annoyance.

"Hey! Hold up!" Leone cried out. However, Wildmutt didn't seem to listen as he continued running. His current form clearly had more speed that she couldn't keep up with him despite the mere minutes that passed. Fortunately, she had a trick of her own as she reached for her Teigu, which was a belt. "Hey! You're not the only one who can do that! Lionel!"

Leone activated her Teigu as she shouted its name. From then on, the woman experienced her own transformation as she altered some parts of her body to that a humanoid feline. She still maintained her normal looks though, but with the exception of now having feline ears, tail and large paws as her hair was grown out longer than it already was.

So with that, the transformation was complete. Leone was able to use her amplified strength to increase her speed before finally seeing Wildmutt in sight as she continued to run after him. The teen hero may have gotten a head start, but Leone wasn't going to let him outmatch her that easily.

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(A/N: For those who've watched Pandora Heart, please play "Everytime you kissed me." if you want).

The battle between Tatsumi and Ogre raged on as the teen came down from the air on the 'demon' with his sword. He had tried to use his strength to deal a swift blow on the enemy, but when Ogre reacted by deflecting his attack with his own sword, he was back on the ground on the defense. This meant that he held the side of his sword at Ogre with both of his hands holding it up as Ogre pressed down on it with his sword, using his brute strength to try and overwhelm him.

"I see…" Ogre said suddenly. He had his eyes down on Tatsumi as he realized the situation. "You belong to that Night Raid group, don't you?"

Tatsumi was surprised to hear this, but didn't show it. He had to keep himself up from falling as he glared at Ogre with gritted teeth. The same, however, couldn't be said for Ogre who then grinned madly as he continued. "Who hired you to kill me? Was it possibly the bitch fiance of the guy who was executed the other day?"

Tatsumi didn't answer. He still kept his composure as he held his sword in place. But that didn't matter much to Ogre. He just continued ranting.

"I'm right aren't I?' The 'demon' asked rhetorically. This realization then made him to snarl. "I knew it would have been best to kill her as well…No, it's still note late to kill her."

"RAAARRRR!"

The roar of an unknown beast was heard as it got both fighters attention. However, Tatsumi was the one able to react to it when he saw what it was from his position. Hence, while Ogre's pressure on his was slightly lose, he jumped back and watched as Wildmutt came down and kicked the guy right at the face. The kick was so strong that there was no way Ogre could've reacted as he was sent flying across the alley, hitting one of its walls.

'Ben…' Tatsumi thought.

True to his eyes, the creature was indeed the alien hero. He watched as the hourglass symbol on his collar began to beep rapidly before he was engulfed in a flash of light that changed him back to Ben. But before anything could be said, the teen hero ran over to Aria.

"I'm so sorry, Aria. Are you okay?" Ben asked apologetically.

"I…Yes, I'm fine." Aria answered, though hesitantly.

Unknown to them though, that was going to change. Ogre may have been knocked away, but his presence was still there when he got back on his feet with his sword in hand. It angered him when he saw Ben holding Aria's hand as realization came to him on what just happened. Hence, without a single hesitation, the 'demon' charged right at Ben while his back was turned back at him as he determined to kill him.

"Get your hands off her!" Ogre yelled furiously.

The thirst for blood was high in the 'demon' as he closed the gap between him and the hero. Ben had angered him to be this way; hence he wanted to kill him. But as he closed the gap between him and the hero, Tatsumi suddenly came to a stop front of him and blocked the swing of his sword with his own, catching the attention of a surprised Ben and Aria.

However, Ogre wasn't pleased with this. He felt that Tatsumi was a nuisance since his real target was the teen hero. Hence, he kicked Tatsumi right in the stomach with enough force that the teen was sent flying sideways to the ground.

"Tatsumi!" Ben cried out in shock.

Clear looks of worry and concern was on Ben's face as he saw the aftermath of his friend. Unfortunately, this also left him open to Ogre's next move. The evil man now had his eyes set on Ben as he raised his sword up with the close satisfaction to slash down on the teen hero. However, before that happened, Aria pushed Ben out of the way and held the muscular man by the waist.

"Leave him alone!" Aria cried out.

"Stupid bitch!" Ogre yelled in anger.

Aria's attempt was an annoyance to the muscular man. But it wasn't good enough. It just held the man aback a bit before he then saw Ben back on his feet with his hand on the Omnitrix.

"Like hell I'll let you change!" Ogre yelled in pure rage.

That was when Ben received his own blunt of Ogre's fury. He was backhanded against the face by the muscular man's fist as the force of it then sent him flying off his feet and against a brick wall. It surprised Aria, as well as Tatsumi who was back on his feet as he was able to witness the moment.

When Tatsumi got knocked away, he was prepared for it. However, Ben hadn't been ready. So when the hurt got hurt, it wasn't shocking to see the impact affect the hero badly, despite it being alarming. Apparently, the force of Ogre's fist caused Ben to hit the wall so hard that cracks formed as it hurt him badly. But just to add how worse it, the impact knocked the air right out of his lungs as small spat of blood came out of his mouth before his entire body fell to the ground.

"Oh no! Ben!" Aria cried out in horror.

Seeing Ben knocked away in such an alarming way was one of the worse things the blonde had ever seen. It made her to immediately let go of Ogre and run over to the teen hero to him, only to then fail when Ogre reached out and grabbed her by the back of her cloth and lifted her up in the air despite her screams.

"Do you even realize your situation!? You're mine to please!" Ogre stated with clear pride. "I'm the king of this kingdom, so anything I say goes! Only the strong survives and claims over the weak! If you think what I did to your pathetic lover is bad just wait! I'll kill him and that Night Raid shit right before your eyes!"

Tatsumi was furious to hear this. He didn't care if Aria was at risk; he was more into the pride that the man was boasting. So it was surprising to him that he shot a glare at the 'demon' as he got into a sprinting stance, ready to get back to the fight. However, his body relaxed when he heard a groan, followed by the sight of Ben slowly getting up.

"He's okay?" Tatsumi thought, a bit surprised.

Fortunately, the teen wasn't the only one to feel this way. A smile of relief formed on Aria's face as she saw Ben rising back on his feet, while she also noticed something. She noticed his head was down though as it seemed he was struggling against the pain that he was obviously feeling. However, Ogre wasn't pleased with this as a snarl formed on his face.

"I'll kill you!" Ogre cried out.

To see Ben standing felt insulting to the 'demon'. In fact, it was so infuriating that Ogre couldn't contain himself. Hence, he threw Aria to the side like a ragdoll, causing her to hit the ground her butt with a cry, before charging at the hero with his sword. But when his sword came down, Ben suddenly jumped to the side and did a cartwheel which resulted in him standing a few feet away from Ogre.

Now if the moment before was tense, this moment certainly worse. Ogre was back to facing Ben as the teen was somewhat the same, though with his head still down. Tatsumi had to admit that what Ben did there was impressive, but at the same time couldn't help but feel something was off about Ben. Therefore, he tightened his grip around his sword and took a step forward with a serious look on his face.

"I should step in." Tatsumi thought observantly.

With that, the teen had made up his mind. But something then caught his attention. It wasn't Ogre or Aria, but Ben's voice which surprised him.

"Tatsumi…" The brown haired hero called out. His voice sounded scarily subtle as he was able to catch the other teen's attention. He didn't bother to look at him though. Instead, he continued with that tone. "Please…Stay out of this…"

"Huh?" Tatsumi questioned, confused.

But that was when everyone saw something scary. The fun-loving hero Tatsumi and Aria had gotten to know raised his head at their direction, exposing how he felt. He wasn't smiling nor was his scowling; He just had a plain serious look that held eyes that didn't move, not even a single inch.

The same couldn't be said about Ogre, though. The power-hungry 'demon' didn't even seem to acknowledge it as he came from Ben with a swing of his sword.

"Don't shit with me, boy!" Ogre cried out in anger.

Ben said nothing to him back. He just stood perfectly still with his hands separate from each other as the 'demon' thirst to have his blood over his sword. Hence, it didn't surprise the teen when Ogre closed the gap between him and the boy and swung his sword down on him.

"DIIIIIIEEEEE!" Ogre shouted with rage.

However, the thing he wished for didn't happen. He had Ben in a tough situation, but not in a one he hadn't been into multiple times. The teen hero showed this then when he duck down to avoid the swing of Ogre's fist, before then slamming his hand on a now exposed Omnitrix core which engulfed in a flash of green light.

But that wasn't just all that happened. Ben's transformation may have startled Ogre a bit, but it was the sudden kick from him to the 'demon's' stomach that changed the tide of the fight. It was strong enough to not just cause the 'demon' to cry out in pain but send him crashing at the brick wall, therefore making his own cracks on it.

As for Tatsumi and Aria, both of them were surprised. Ben was no longer human, but an alien entirely different from the ones they have seen. He resembled that of a humanoid combination of a hawk and a rooster as he had a sharp yellow beak and was covered in brown feathers. He also had claws on his toes and talons on his hands, as two larger talons were protruding one side of his arm while he also had a white-brown Mohawk and belly.

However, the two of them weren't the only ones impressed. A smirk formed on Leone's face as she looked down from the edge of the rooftop as she continued to watch what would unfold. She had seen Ben use Wildmutt to knock Ogre away, but never really thought of intervening on the fight since it was supposed to be Tatsumi's mission to kill Ogre. However, she couldn't help but feel entertained by watching everything happen.

Back at Ben, the alien the teen was standing as was Kickin' Hawk. He stood about eight feet, as a scowl was on his face while he felt a lot of mixed emotion going on in his mind. The entire experience wasn't too far from what he has experienced in his times as a hero. However, that wasn't to say he was okay with it. In fact, it only felt worse when he saw Ogre standing back up.

"Back when I started out as a superhero at the age of 10, things always seemed to go my way…" Kickin' Hawk muttered. Then he became visibly angry."But now I'm not going to hold back. Sayo died because I didn't take things seriously! Tatsumi and Ieyasu hate me because I didn't take them seriously! And now because I didn't take you seriously, Aria got scared and hurt! So if you think you're man enough, you living piece of shit, come at me with everything you got!"

Ogre was furious upon hearing this. One moment he was fighting the Night Raid assassin and the next he was being talked down by a scrawny kid. He hated it so much that just the thought of it made him let out a monstrous-like roar as he charged at him with his sword at hand.

Unknown to him though, Kickin Hawk was ready. He watched Ogre swing his sword for his left side before suddenly grabbing it with a swift move of his hand. Before the 'demon' then knew it, Kickin Hawk kicked him right at the stomach with such force that he not only removed the sword right out of his hand but sent him skidding back.

"You piece of shit!" Ogre roared. A scary snarl was on his face as it exposed his sharp demon-like teeth. "Don't fuck with me! I'm above you!"

Kickin Hawk said nothing in response. Instead, he watched as Ogre came charging at him without his sword. It would've been fun to mock about, but the teen hero was far beyond the fun side of him. Hence, the snarl on his face seemed ever-present when the 'demon' came for him.

So with that, the fight went on. Ogre swung a punch at Kickin Hawk, who then avoided it by moving his body to the left. He then watched as the 'demon' tried to hit him with another punch before moving to his right to avoid it and bending a bit backwards to avoid another punch. But as he maintained that position, Kickin Hawk suddenly latched his hawk-like talon legs at Ogre's arm before using it as leverage him up and kick the man at the face with his other leg.

"AAHHH" Ogre cried out.

Kickin Hawk's attack was surprising, as well as effective. His talons dug right into the 'demon's' skin as it left various cuts on his face for blood to come out. He had avoided his eyes though, as he released his grip on Ogre and landed back on the ground. This time Ogre was even more enraged.

"I'LL MURDER YOU!" Ogre cried out in pure emotion.

As of now, the 'demon' didn't feel like holding back. He threw a punch at Kickin Hawk with all his force that it was so obvious to the alien hero that this fight would be over soon. Hence, as the punch came, Kickin Hawk fell backwards to the ground by himself and brought his own legs to his chest and then shot them straight up. He hit Ogre perfectly at the chest as the force he used sent the man flying right up to the air with a scream.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

In retrospect, maybe Ben overdid it. His kick did not only sent him flying upwards but right past the rooftops and Leone as his figure just seemed to keep going. However, the thought never seemed to come to Kickin Hawk as he gave chase. He did side jumps on both sides of the alley walls and jumped right past the rooftops and Leone just to end up right next to Ogre. The 'demon' only then had a few seconds left before Kickin Hawk then raised his hawk-like foot above him and stomped it down on his chest, sending him harshly back to the ground.

So like that, Ogre's body felt a devastating blow. He had no control of his body as he let out a loud cry while his body kept going down to the ground fast. So when he hit the ground, it was in the alley where the ground then shook as his cries died with him flying in a small crater of his own.

"Incredible…' Tatsumi thought with a mixed look of shock and amazement on his face. 'I've seen Ben fight before…but it was never so furiously."

Indeed, the teen assassin was right. He may have some resentment for Ben, but he never knew his former friend could be so deadly in a fight. But if what he was seeing wasn't enough, Kickin Hawk came down on Ogre chest with great force that the 'demon' cried out in pain with everyone present hearing it.

However, Kickin Hawk was still furious looking. He showed this by bending forward at the face of his defeated foe before letting out a loud squawk sound from his beak with an intended glare at his face.

"Now stay down if you know what's good for you!" Kickin Hawk stated with a menacing outlook.

Ogre said nothing in response though. His body seemed badly hurt as he had trouble breathing due to the alien hero being on him. But whether the sight concerned Kickin Hawk didn't show as he still had that scowl on his face and got off him just in time for the Omnitrix to time out and change him back to him. In a way, it marked the end of the fight, but in the process revealed a very serious Ben Tennyson glaring down on Ogre.

(A/N: THE SONG ENDS HERE)

So like that, the battle seemed to have been won with Ben being the victor. But it seemed the teen didn't reflect on that. He just turned away from Ogre without a word and headed to Aria, who just seemed a bit scared and concerned. She didn't say anything though, especially when she saw Ben come to a stop and crouch down to her with a bit of sympathy in his voice.

"You okay, Aria?" He asked.

Aria nodded in response. She couldn't muster the words to tell the superhero. But whether Ben noticed this was unknown as he raised the Omnitrix to his face and began selecting through the aliens on it.

"Good. I'll have us out of here." He said subtly.

Unknown to him however, Ogre was not down yet. He coughed out some blood as he struggled to his feet, before then grabbing his sword which just so happened to have been lying beside him. From there, he noticed the unsuspecting hero's back at him and rushed towards him with a killer bloody look on his face. However, his action didn't unnoticed as Aria reacted in the best away she could.

"Ben, look out!" Aria cried out.

However, the situation seemed too late for him. Ben was able to turn his head back, but only in time to see Ogre's sword coming down on him swiftly.

Fortunately, Tatsumi stepped in. He rushed at Ogre with as much speed as he could as it then led him to slash his way across Ogre's arms and came to a stop, much to the surprise of Ogre. But when that over, it was revealed to a shocked Aria and a slightly surprised Ben that Ogre's arms were both gone.

But it then became worse for the demon. Ben was able to slam his hand on the Omnitrix's core which then changed him into Fourarms in a flash of light. Hence, before the 'demon' could react, he was backhanded by the four armed creature with so much force that he was broke into the alley's wall, keeping him stuck in the process.

As for Fourarms, he looked very pissed off. This was obvious when he turned away from Aria and got back on his feet, where he glared all four eyes angrily at Ogre's figure in the wall.

"I told you to stay down!" Fourarms yelled angrily.

Ogre said nothing back in response. His body was still stuck in the brick wall due to Foruarms strength as it seemed to keep him in place. However, all that changed when a malicious grin formed on his face and he landed back on his feet with his armor having visible cracks.

"So…this is the power of an Imperial Arms user…" Ogre said subtly. He didn't seem in motion to move towards Ben though, for reasons not known. But that didn't stop the grin on his face from growing. "Clearly…I'm going to die here."

Fourarms snarled in response. "I don't kill." He said.

"Oh…you don't?" Ogre questioned, kind of surprised. However, that changed when he let out a crackling laugh. "FOOOL!" He cried out. "SUCH INCREDIBLE POWER DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU! IT DESERVES TO BE WITH ME! FIRST I'LL RIP THAT WATCH RIGHT OUT OF YOUR WRIST AND THEN CLAIM ARIA ALL FOR MYSELF! BUT THAT'S ONLY BEFORE I'LL HAVE THAT BITCH WHO RATTED ME OFF TO NIGHT RAID FOUND!"

Fourarms tensed a bit as he tightened his fists. He had heard a lot of bad guys brag about their evil plans, but not something that sounded so psychopathic. Unfortunately, it only got worse as Ogre continued his rant.

"Yes, that's what I'll do!" The 'demon' admitted with vicious intentions. "Then I'll find the rest of her family and arrest them as criminals! She'll then be forced to watch as they are executed one by one! BUT THAT'S ONLY AFTER I'VE KILLED YOU AND THAT NIGHT RAID SHIT!"

"Shut up!" Fourarms shouted angrily.

The emotion the alien hero felt could no longer be contained. He rushed over at Ogre before Tatsumi could and punched him at the side of his head with so much force that the man was sent flying a few feet away. But just when it seemed that was it, Ogre began chuckling as he slowly used his legs rise to the ground with his head turned back at Fourarms. For some reason, his grin didn't go away despite blood leaking from his head and his lost arms.

"HA! Is that all you got?!" Ogre taunted further. "I've murdered men and women, raped many females and made children weep! Why?! Because this world belongs to the strong! If I go, there are still many men and women that will keep up my work wherever they are, so go ahead and kill me if you can!"

Tatsumi scorned in response to hearing him. If this was a time before he met Aria, he wouldn't have believed such a monster in human skin actually existed. But now he did. Hence, he didn't have a single bit of sympathy for the 'demon' for him, not in the slightest as he got into a sprinting stance.

"This guy is just like everyone else…' Tatsumi thought with a serious-scary glare. 'Drunk with power he attained. Doing whatever he wants…"

And with that, he sprinted at Ogre. The 'demon' only then had only a few seconds after to be fearful of what was coming when he saw the teen coming for him. He could've defended himself, but with no hands his fate was sealed. Hence, Tatsumi was able to cut his body in an X style and come to a stop behind him, his mission completed and his thought saying. "Trash like you…I'll cut into pieces!"

With that, the demon stood no more. Fourarms and Aria watched as Ogre fell into two pieces before falling to a rising pool of his own blood. It was surprising to see this though, as the blonde hadn't expected Tatsumi to be so fierce. However, when she looked at Fourarms, he didn't seem stunned by the sight. Instead, his focus was on Tatsumi, who sheathed his sword now that his mission was completed.

"You killed him…" Fourarms said subtly.

"Yes, I did." Tatsumi responded and turned to his friend with a glare. "This is how it is, Ben. Monsters like him are everywhere. Don't go about saving them, they're not worth it."

Aria was taken aback upon hearing it. She couldn't help but feel like the teen was talking about her. But while that may be the case, she couldn't help but turn to Fourarms who seemed quiet. He didn't make a motion to rebuke Tatsumi words nor did he keep his eyes on the teen himself. Instead, he seemed to be in thought as he looked around them, before glaring at the dead body of Ogre which suddenly reminded him of the moment.

Just then, the Omnitrix timed out and returned Fourarms back to being Ben. The watch was known by now to do a lot of things, but it wasn't able to change how he felt. Hence, the scarily serious look on Ben's face never seemed to change as he brought his left arm to his chest level just to then push back his sleeve and starting going through the Omnitrix's alien hologram faces. But when his character didn't seem odd, the teen's voice made it worse.

"Then I guess I have other choice." Ben stated with a single thought in mind.

However, those words confused Aria and Tatsumi. They noticed Ben's attitude was changing far from the young man they've known and so were concerned in a way.

"What are you talking about?" Tatsumi asked, becoming suspicious.

However, Ben said nothing back at him. He just picked the right alien he wanted and let the Omnitrix's faceplate to slide back till the core popped up. Then, with a slam of his hand down on the alien watch, he was engulfed in a flash of light which began to transform his body from his human-self until he stood as an entity no one ever thought they would ever see.

"ALIEN X!" Ben called out.

The alien that now stood before everyone present was remarkable. His body was almost entirely solid black if not for his hands being white as small star-like dots could be seen all over his body. Along with this, he had a muscular body with a big chin, green eyes, as well as having three horn-like protrusions at his forehead while the Omnitrix symbol could be seen at the middle of his chest.

"That's Alien X?" Tatsumi thought with his eyes widened. He was surprised to see the figure that stood before him was indeed the proclaimed most powerful alien in Ben's arsenal.

So while Tatsumi stood quiet, Aria was on the floor with a fearful look on her face. She was different from Tatsumi though, as she had more of a reason to be scared of Ben. The teen hero had once told her how Alien X recreated the universe, as well as his capability to manipulate the flow of time and space with ease some time ago. So while she stared at Alien X, she could only feel fear as well as confusion.

"Ben…why are you using him?" The blonde thought fearfully.

Leone, on the other hand, took a frightful step back. Ben had turned into Alien X a minute ago and already her instincts were going crazy.

"I knew the lad was powerful, but…" Leone thought to herself. "This power…just him standing there is making my instincts warn me to stay away from him."

However, that was barely just the beginning. Ben had chosen to turn into Alien X for a reason that wasn't known as he stood there. So while everyone stared at him, he suddenly raised his hand up with the index facing the night sky before something unexpected happened. The nigh-omnipotent being made multiple symbols of the Omnitrix symbol to above at the night sky as they also began expanding. It was a phenomenon that the Capital had never seen as it not only caught Tatsumi and the girls but a lot of people in the streets of the Capital.

However, the incident didn't stop there. Some people such as the Imperial Guards, thugs in different alleys, as well as some seemingly normal citizens in the Capital were amongst the many people who saw the thing until they realized that when they moved forward they hit an individual wall. It wasn't long after that they noticed the symbol of the Omnitrix underneath them as a hologram.

"What the hell is this?!" cried one woman.

"Someone! Help!" cried out an Imperial Guard.

"AHHH! I can't get out!" shouted a man.

Soon enough panic about all over the Capital as many individuals found themselves in a shocking position. For some reason, the symbol on the ground acted as some symbol as it kept any of them from walking out. The only good thing there was about it was the fact that Tatsumi, Aria and Leone were unaffected as they could hear the screams all around them.

"Ben, what are you doing?!" Tatsumi shouted.

"I'm ending it all!" Alien X stated boldly. "Every human with a heart as dark will cease to exist! No one will get hurt because of them ever again!"

Leone, Aria and Tatsumi gasped in shock. For Ben to do something like that, the situation had become dire. But it didn't matter to the alien hero. His power was extending past the Capital and to every corner of the earth.

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Nowhere in the Capital seemed safe as Alien X's special barriers caught people in its hold. It was obvious on the streets, as every corner a person could turn to already have an individual caught in the barrier. The only one who seemed to deserve it but was out of it though was Seryu as she could be seen running through the streets, heading somewhere.

"I have to find Ogre! We need him!" Seryu thought without haste.

However, the female Imperial police didn't go so far. The reason was her, as she suddenly hit an invisible barrier which caused her to come to a stop, much to her surprise. But if that wasn't enough, she was shocked to look down on it and recognize the hexagon symbol below her.

"Ben?" She questioned.

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The Capital Palace was also not spared. The guards could be seen everywhere, running about from one place to another as the situation was declared an emergency. Unfortunately, each one of them found themselves eventually caught in the special barrier, with the exception being General Budo.

Of course, this was somewhat expected of a man of his caliber. He was a tall, muscular man with spiky blond hair and blue eyes while wearing a dark gray suit of armor, white pants and a red cloak. But since Alien X's power had been spread, the man had been forced to use his Teigu, Adramelech (two gauntlet on his wrists), to fly through the palace with a surge of black lightning being the cause of his levitation.

So far, the general had proved to be evasive. He avoided any of the barriers appearing below him while making his way to the Emperor's room. He couldn't care of what could become of his fate; he just wanted to protect the young ruler. So imagine his relief when he caught sight of said ruler running through hallway, right before him, alone, with a look of fear on his face.

"Emperor!" General Budo called out.

"General Budo!" The Emperor replied back.

The Emperor was a young boy with green shoulder-length hair which was braided on the sides, as well as having green eyes. He wore a purple outfit with white boots and a blue mantle, as well as a large headdress. He also had with him a golden scepter which had a blue orb attached to it as he swung him back and forth while running.

For the young ruler, the night had been terrifying. Most of his guards had been kept in a barrier while the Prime Minister couldn't be seen anyway. As such, the Emperor had found himself without any protection as each place he went his guards were in a barrier that they couldn't move out of. Fortunately, some relief came over him when he saw the famous general of the empire heading towards him.

However, General Budo suddenly tensed and increased his speed. The Emperor didn't knew it yet though, but he was standing on top of a forming hexagon symbol. It was the same one General Budo had seen before now as it resulted to him to rushing at the Emperor and pushing the young ruler back just because it was complete. Hence, he got caught in the barrier while the Emperor got up from the ground frightened.

"Wha-What's going on?" questioned the young emperor.

"I don't know." General Budo answered. "But you have to keep moving! These things are some kind of barriers! We can't have you get trapped, so please go!"

"But what about you?" The Emperor asked.

"I'll be fine." The General lied. The last thing he needed was for the young ruler to be worried about him.

Fortunately, this seemed to be the case. The Emperor did seem worried, but he nodded with that expression and ran off as fast as he could. General Budo was right, they couldn't risk having him fall into any of the barriers.

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"AHH! Someone get me out of here!?" cried out the voice of Honest. He was currently banging on the barrier which he was stuck in.

As everyone in the Capital knew, Honest was the Prime Minister of the Empire. He was a fat, middle-aged man with light skin, gray hair, dark yellow eyes and a long white beard that extended to his abdomen. He also wore a pair of brown boots, as well as a dark green shirt with a belt below his belly and short pants which were dark green as he wore a gray coat. The last thing noticeable about his appearance was the fact that he wore some hair of an animal around his neck for some reason.

Usually, the Prime Minister was in his pride doing nefarious things. But in this moment it was different. He was in his room, heading to the door, when suddenly one of Alien X's special barriers had formed below him. Now he was terrified as he continued banging on the wall he couldn't see.

"What is this?! Who's the cause of this!?" The Prime Minster shouted to no one. He didn't know how long he had been in the barrier since he was the only one in his room. But when he stopped his banging, a scary snarl formed on his face before he banged the barrier one more time out of frustration as he began panting heavily. "Whoever did this, I'll get you for this!"

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North of the Capital, far from the place, was a war that had been ongoing in the harsh cold weather. The day had been filled with harsh fighting from opposing forces as one side was winning over the other side despite their best effort. But tonight, a camp was formed by the opposing side (the empire) as some of the army was asleep while a few were outside on guard.

However, that peace the army camp was having immediately changed. The shouts of panicking soldiers, as well as those waking up, suddenly filled the air as many of them found themselves in a hard predicament. It was Alien X's special barriers which could be seen in the sky and underneath certain men as it kept certain individuals in place from moving out of it.

So with that, panic was bound to break out. It could be heard all over the camp just to the point that their general stepped out of her grand tent.

"What's the meaning of this?!" General Esdeath yelled with an authoritative voice.

The female general was known for a lot of things. One of these, of course, was the fact that she was a beautiful woman. She was also tall and had a slender body as she possessed long light blue hair and blue eyes while wearing a general's apparel with long sleeves, a blue scarf on her neck and high-heeled boots. However, the most noticeable, that is if any man dared to without fearing the repercussion of looking, was a tattoo on her chest which was the sign of her Teigu.

For a long time, Esdeath was been always the best at what she was. She was smart, sadistic, as well as one of the strongest individuals the empire had ever since. But upon seeing her men get captured in a strange barrier, she suddenly found herself unable to take a step forward.

"Hmm…what is this?" Esdeath pondered. She could see nothing before her that could stop her from moving forward. However, the thought changed when she brought her hand forward and felt the invisible barrier before her. Now it made sense to her. "I see…Is this the work of a Teigu user?" She asked herself. "No one mentioned North's forces had a capable user. But it doesn't matter; I'll have it done with and deal with the one responsible right after."

With that said, the woman had no worry. She raised her hand forward until she felt the barrier, before then summoning her power to deal with her. However, when a few seconds passed, she was a startled when she brought her hand at her face confused until a smirk formed on her face.

"Whoever this Teigu user is…You have my attention now." She thought.

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Somewhere in the Capital, there was another man who was psychotic in his own ways. He was young as he had tan skin, green eyes and white hair while having a noticeable X-shaped scar on his face and a crown-like headgear on his head. He also wore a white skintight shirt that revealed his stomach and white pants which seemed to be that way as he sat at the guard rail of a bridge, looking bored at the sky. To those that knew him, his name was Syura and he was the son of the Prime Minister.

"Huh, I wonder what else I could do while I'm here…" The young man said to no one in particular. "I could head to the Capital, but I don't want to be in a rush." Then he grinned maliciously. "Maybe I should pay that woman that rejected me a visit."

Just then, he noticed something in the sky. It was a hexagon symbol that had an hourglass figure in it. But before he could question it, he could hear screaming not too far from his position, which made him to turn back and grin even more.

"Well sounds like someone is having fun." He said maliciously. "Maybe I should join in."

However, that was easier said than done. Syura found this the hard way when he jumped down from the railing and tried to walk forward only to then feel an invisible barrier. It caught him by surprise as he hadn't expected it until he looked down and saw the Omnitrix symbol below him.

"What is this?" Syura asked himself and smirked. "Does someone really think he has me trapped? Nice try, but I'll be coming for your head for this attempt."

In other words, Syura had no worry for himself. He pulled out his Teigu, which was a handheld shaped device and pressured his hand on it to teleport. However, when nothing happened, he became shocked and glanced at the Teigu before then snarling as he tightened his grip on it.

"Oh this isn't over! If this is the work of a Teigu user, I'll be coming for him and his Teigu!"

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Back at the Capital, there was one other special individual that was caught in Alien X's special barrier. She was the evil cousin of Ben Tennyson and someone who has been reeking small chaos in the Capital since arriving to that universe. But now that she found herself at the top of a roof, unable to get out, she sighed and sat down with a sly grin on her face as she looked up at the Omnitrix symbol in the sky.

"Well, cuz, are you going to kill me now? I don't think Grandma would be happy." She said and giggled.

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Back at the alley, Alien X still stood in place since he began to commencement of his world barriers. He showed no emotion, nor did he seem to back down obviously by the fact that his finger was still up at the sky. So even though Tatsumi, Aria and Leone couldn't look all over the world, they could feel the tension in the air as more screams of trapped people could be heard.

However, if that wasn't enough, Alien X spiced the moment. He began levitating off the ground without changing position as not a single expression could be seen on his face. It made Tatsumi and Aria to look up at him as he levitated while Leone fought the urge to leave.

Ever since the incident began, no one was sure on what to say. The Capital seemed to be in a time of panic as nobody knew the cause of it. Tatsumi was somewhat frozen as he couldn't even mutter the words to say, with the same for Aria as she stared fearfully at Alien X. It almost seemed impossible, but it would appear Alien X would be taking out a lot of lives.

"No…" Aria muttered.

After all this time, the blonde was the first one to speak. She was still fearful at Alien X though, but this time with sadness as tears began to form from her eyelids.

"I can't let him do this! I just can't!" Aria's voice yelled in her head.

It would seem now that the moment was a race against time. Alien X was in his moment of power while Aria battled within herself on what to do. She was scared and turned to Tatsumi for answers, only to find nothing from him. Hence, with a determined look, she stood up and took a few steps at the alien hero and stood below him.

"Ben! Stop this!" Aria cried out as loud as she could.

"Huh?" Tatsumi questioned, confused. His gaze had been at Alien X for a while until that moment he snapped out of it when he heard Aria's voice. But with that, he turned to Aria confused as a thought came to mind. "Aria…What is she doing?"

"What is she doing?" Leone too wondered.

Truth be told, the female assassin didn't know what to think. She had too been so focused on Alien X that she failed to acknowledge the impact of his action. But whether she would support or reject it was unknown. The scene below her was changing as Aria stood boldly with her eyes up at Alien X, who then looked down at her.

"What does it look like!? I'm ending this now!" Alien X yelled back. He also sounded bold in his stance as he continued. "Just stay there, this will be over. No one will ever hurt or scare you ever again."

"But Ben…" Aria muttered. "You're scaring me."

Alien X suddenly became quiet. It wasn't unusual, considering the form he was in, but it was due to something else. Tatsumi and Leone didn't know what the reason for the silence was though, as they continued watching. Aria had taken the stage as she seemed to have an effect on Alien X while her fist was at her chest and tears slowly pouring down her cheeks.

"Please…don't do this, Ben…" Aria muttered. "You told me you'll never cross that line…Was it all a lie then?"

Alien X said nothing in response. He was still at his position as his barriers were on various people around the world. But for some reason, he didn't commence their extinction. He just had his unexpressive face down at Aria as he silently heard her.

Speaking of the female, she fell on her knees while still looking up at the alien hero.

"Ben…please stop this…" Aria wept. "This isn't you…I know I haven't known you for a long time, but…I can't stand to lose you. You're the only person I have left…My home…everything…it's all gone. But I don't care about that…I only care about you…so please…please…Come back to me, Ben Tennyson, I NEED YOOOOU!"

"Aria…" Alien X muttered.

The nigh-omnipotent alien was at lost. He didn't show it though, mainly because his face was expressionless. However, within that alien form, the true Ben was floating in a pocket dimension as he was facing a large screen before him which showed Aria crying with her head down.

"What am I doing…?" Ben questioned. "I did this so I could protect people like Sayo and Aria, but…am I really being the hero? Am I actually doing the right thing?"

Now he felt a lot of guilt. He could only watch the screen with Aria crying until bowing his head down as he let the feeling actually answer his question.

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Aria couldn't take seeing Ben in such a state. It reminded her of what she was, as well as the people she knew that were into killing. But that wasn't just all. The very image of Ben in that way made her scared that he would lose himself. In fact, just the thought of it scared her.

So while she was at that, Alien X made his decision. The symbols in the skies, as well as the barriers around the world began to disappear until every last one of them was gone. Once that happened, the alien hero put his hand down and levitated downwards till he was standing on the ground, right before Aria. The Omnitrix then chose that moment to time out as it then engulfed the alien hero in a flash of light until he was back to human form, looking apologetic and guilty.

"Aria…" Ben muttered. "I'm sorry, Aria…" He said apologetically. "I don't know what got over me…I was just so infuriated with this world that I –"

Aria suddenly did something unexpected. She rushed at him before he knew it and put her arms around his neck, much to his then surprise. But she didn't care. Her voice sounded thankful as she then spoke.

"It's okay. I understand." Aria said softly. "But please…promise me you'll never abuse your power. Promise me."

"..." Ben paused. He was surprised by her request since it came so sudden. But for some reason, it then made him smile as he wrapped his arms around her back, returning the hug. "Alright...I promise, Aria." He said.

"Thank you." Aria smiled.

The scenery right there was a bit unexpected for those watching, but it was somewhat relaxing. Tatsumi stood quiet as he was a bit at ease while Leone stood at her usual place at the edge of the rooftop, looking down at the hugging duo with a bit of contempt.

"There's no denying it…The lad's beyond anything we've faced." Leone thought subtly. She then paused for a moment before a smug formed on her face, followed by her crossing her arms under her busty chest. "But I think that's good…He's got an aggressive side, as well as being quiet cocky just from that fight I had with him, but I see now he also has a good heart."

Just then, Leone noticed someone from the streets. It was a female Imperial Police officer heading through the still confused people as they wondered about the incident that happened a while ago. But rather than ignore her, Leone squat down and looked down at the trio still in the alley.

"Hey, Tatsumi! Lovebirds! You might want to get out now!" Leone shouted.

"Huh?" Tatsumi questioned, confused. He looked up and was surprised to see who just called him. "Leone?" He questioned.

However, the teen assassin didn't get a response. He was a bit taken aback when he noticed a flash of light by his side, before feeling harsh breeze by his side like something passed him. But when he turned to the source, he saw it was a strange prehistoric creature with a jetpack on its back (Astrodactyl) flying away with Aria in his arms.

"Later, Tatsumi!" shouted Ben.

And with that, the hero and Aria were gone before his eyes. Tatsumi gave their departing figure a confused look though, until he heard a whistle which startled him.

"Hey, you! Hold it right there!" shouted a female voice.

If Ben had stayed back for a bit, he may have found that voice familiar. But since he wasn't, Tatsumi ran off as fast as he could, not daring to look back as he didn't want to be caught.

"I said stop!" shouted the female officer again.

However, Tatsumi refused to listen. His reaction earned a bark from a strange dog by her side before she gritted her teeth in irritation as she wanted to give chase. But before she could, her eyes turned to the left and saw the dead body of Ogre, still lying there in a pool of his own blood. It shocked her instantly.

"No…" The young woman whispered. The expression her face then became that of sorrow as she continued eyeing the dead body. "No…No…NOOOOO!" She cried out loud.

Seryu could hardly believe what she was seeing before her. Ogre, her senior officer and the man who cared for her greatly, was dead.

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Leone heard the shout of a female screaming as she continued walking away. She knew what the cause was, but decided not to look back since it didn't concern her. Instead, she licked her lips as she favored the kiss of a certain brown haired hero as she thought of him..

"Keep it up, Ben, and I might actually fall for you." Leone said to herself and grinned.

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Night Raid's hideout still stood in its place as the night went on. Though four of its members were still absent, the rest of them including their boss were present as they stood in the meeting room, with said boss standing before Tatsumi with a pleased smile on her face.

"Good job on dealing with the target, Tatsumi." Najenda said, congratulating him. "The incident involving Tennyson was unexpected, but we'll get to that when the others return. You did excellent."

"Thanks." Tatsumi smirked cockily.

It had only been some minutes since the incident with Ben happened. Since then, Tatsumi had submitted his report about it and his mission before getting to his present situation. He was clearly cocky about it though, as he flexed his muscles and turned to Akame with clear pride.

"Not bad huh, Akame?" He asked proudly. "I've done my job and given my report, and I accomplished it somehow without getting hurt."

"…" Akame was silent.

Unknown to Tatsumi, the female assassin had thought in mind. But she said nothing about it. Instead, she began walking over to Tatsumi, who was clearly still prideful, without him suspecting anything. Hence,

"So you'll have to acknowledge m-"

And then he was taken aback by what happened next. Akame pulled his shirt off him, with his hands up, before his eyes snapped open in obvious shock.

"WHA…WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" Tatsumi questioned.

Unfortunately, he didn't get his answer. In fact, it only became worse when Akame turned to the other only females around.

"Leone, Sheele, hold him!" Akame shouted.

"Understood." Sheele nodded and ran forward.

"Oh, this seems like fun." Leone grinned.

At the same time, Tatsumi was in shock and embarrassed as he saw the two women coming for him.

"Wh…What's going on? You can't possibly want to have…"

"I'm sorry!" Sheele apologized.

So with that, the teen was brought to more embarrassment. His shorts were instantly pulled down, revealing his underwear, before he blushed madly as he wrapped his arms around his chest in total embarrassment.

"NOOOOOOOOO!" Tatsumi screamed.

By now, what the girls just pulled could be summarized to a few words. Tatsumi was standing almost naked before four females while they eyed him. But just when it seemed things may take up to dangerous territory, Tatsumi was surprised when he saw Akame smile an unexpected beautiful smile on her face.

"Thank goodness…" Akame said with a kind tone. "I've seen friends die from poison because they wanted to be tough and not report the wound. But you seem to be undamaged." Then she grabbed his hand. "The mortality rate for those on their first mission is high…You did very well."

"Th…Thanks." Tatsumi said, taken aback.

By the look on his face, it was clear the teen assassin was confused. Fortunately, Leone seemed to perceive this as she placed her hand at her hips before speaking to him.

"Akame was hoping you would live." Leone stated honestly. "She would have been lonely without you. The same for Sheele, She was worried about you."

"It's true." Sheele smiled and waved at Tatsumi.

Just then, Najenda decided to have her own words with an assuring smile on her face. "You know, you learn to communicate with your comrades while cooking." She said sincerely. "You learn to tell through a difficult hunt...Did you notice that everything you did in those days were beneficial to you?"

"Eh…" Tatsumi responded and turned back. "Oh…Really?"

Now the whole situation seemed to have made sense. It made Tatsumi understand as a feeling of comfort took over before he turned to Akame a bit apologetic.

"I'm sorry, Akame." Tatsumi said, apologizing. "I misunderstood."

"It's all right." Akame assured him. "From now on, please continue coming back alive."

"Sure." Tatsumi grinned confidently. "Please take care of me, Akame!"

Unfortunately, the tone of it, as well as the scenery, seemed to give Leone the wrong idea. She knew better though, but couldn't help the snicker on her face as she humored about it.

"I wonder what his intentions are saying that while almost naked."

"You guys are the ones that stripped me!" Tatsumi yelled with an annoyed look.

With that, the teen began to dressing himself up. Akame, Sheele and Leone stood by while Najenda seemed to have her mind wonder until a thought came to her.

"…Okay." She said thoughtful. Then she turned to Tatsumi. "Next, you'll be working under Main, so do your best."

"Eh!?" Tatsumi responded with a startled look on his face.

It was clear by the look on his face that he had no idea how else to express his shock. However, Leone saw this as a chance to tease him as she got close to him.

"It's just one thing after another, isn't it?" She questioned with a snarky tone.

Tatsumi said nothing back. His mind was still back on the new position that he has been given by the boss. So it goes without saying that he screamed in his mind.

"I…I HAVE TO WORK WITH HER!?"

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"For some reason I just got goose bumps…" Mine muttered.

Currently, she and the other boys were making their way back from their mission through the forest. They had encountered something unexpected some time ago, but were able to get out of it alright. However, that didn't stop Ieyasu from feeling a bit shaken as he felt confused while he followed Bulat and Lubbock from behind in his thoughts.

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BOOM! CHAPTER DONE!

I'm so glad I had this done away with. Now I've officially finished chapter 3 of the manga. I was intending to add some part of chapter 4 into this, but this chapter became too lengthy than I originally anticipated! But I believe it was worth it. I enjoyed writing the scene from Alien X to the cameos of certain characters and the emotional moment between Ben and Aria. It was just so much fun!

However, I feel I should explain some things about this story. This fanfiction is meant to show how Ben would impact certain characters in Akame ga Kill as well as how they would affect him. It's not going to be one-sided with Ben handling everything with ease or handling some hardship without much of a change. If you go back to the summary, you'll see what I'm driving for in this fanfiction, so expect some more emotional scenes to come. But just for quick analysis of Ben's action in this chapter, let me explain.

In the world Ben comes from, we've seen how he handles it. Ben can be cocky and serious, but he can also be reckless and dangerous with a bad temper from time to time. He showed this in the original series, Alien Force, Ultimate Alien and even Omniverse despite how childish it made some things. Now when it came to the world of Akame ga kill, it shouldn't be surprising that Ben won't snap in one moment or another. Remember, this is a world where killers walk the streets, kids get brutally abused, raped and murdered and public execution and torture is a common practice for some people, so of course Ben would find staying in such a world very difficult. As to why he used Alien X in this chapter, it's because of that moment he snapped. I've been building up to that moment, so if you want to understand clearly then read from the first chapter up to this point. I didn't just add Alien X randomly. But since they might be some who won't be pleased with how Alien X was used, then be rest assured that I won't have him appear again until a scene he is absolutely needed.

So about the topic of harems, I made a slight mistake about it in the last chapter. But while I've corrected it, I wish to inform those who read it wrongly that "there won't be a harem. It would just be the love triangle." The rest I said stays the same. However, due to a few readers asking about Esdeath being involved with Ben, I've created a new poll. It'll involve if Esdeath should treat Ben as a love interest or not. Just be warned however, that it'll be a one-sided love. I can never see Ben falling in love with Esdeath. If you don't have an account, please drop your vote in the reviews. But no cheating! I'll know it if you do it!

Also here are some replies to some readers.

Owldusk – You're gonna have to see how I'll be handling it. But I can promise you that it would be very interesting.

Cyberbeasttitan – Thank you. I'm glad you're enjoying the fanfic. I doubt Ben would be able to control Coro since he's also a monster dog. Let's not forget that Seryu has a wrong sense of justice, so there's doubt Ben can control the Teigu. As to whether if he'll have one, I think not. He has the Omnitrix, so why should he have a Teigu?

So what do you guys think of those special cameos? It would seem that Ben has gotten the attention of the empire now! Also, congrats to BenXLeone shippers, it would look like the ship would soon be sailing!

Thank you all for your continuous support. Please keep it up! The next chapter will feature chapter 4 of the manga, as well as another appearance of a certain hero from the future!