"WHAAAAAAAAAAT!?"
"Ghaaaaa!" Lubbock screams in fear as he hides behind Tatsumi, who was shaking in fear at the dark aura that was coming from Leone.
"What do you mean Emerl got captured!?" Leone was breaking the table with her fingers.
"I-I-It was just bad luck! There was a tournament with a big prize money, I thought that would help us! Emerl agreed to it, I didn't think Esdeath herself would walk down and slam a collar on him! I swear!" the green haired said, tears falling from his eyes.
"Why the hell did you even let him do it?!" Leone's fury was boiling, "Do you realized that he is still recovering from his last fight?!"
"S-Sis, please! Calm down!" Tatsumi tried to calm down the lion girl, he could swear he saw her eyes turn red for a moment, "We know you're upset, but we have to get ourselves together-"
"UPSET DOESN'T EVEN DESCRIBE ME RIGHT NOW!" Tatsumi cringe at her raised voice. "THAT Bitch just capture MY Man! When I get my hands on her-"
*Smack*
Everybody look in shock at what just happened. Even Leone was surprised at what happened, after all, Akame, her best friend…..slap her across the face.
"A-Akame?"
"Get a hold Leone…. Don't let your emotions control you." the red eye girl said.
"B-But! He was captured! What if-"
"He's gonna be fine." Akame cut her off, "We all know how Emerl is lucky enough to avoid death many times….Besides," she smiles at her friend, "I know he'll come back to us safe and sound."
Leone looks down, her hair shadowing her eyes, "...I...I know, he'll come back….but, you don't understand," tears were coming down her cheeks, "You weren't there….when I felt the bloodlust Esdeath was letting out….It was so sick, I almost threw up…." she clenches her teeth, "You've heard the stories, of how Esdeath sadistically tortures people...breaks their minds until they are just submissive lapdogs who'll follow her every beck and call…. I-I can't help but worried for him…."
Akame suddenly brings Leone to a hug, "Of course I'm worried for him…. I just want to go in there and get him out….but, we all know how well-protected is the Empire, is almost impossible to enter or escape….and it will get us all kill."
('Hey! No fair Akame, that's my line!') Mine shout in her head.
"I can't act irrationally by my emotions….If do, the promise he made to me….to all of us….will be for nothing," she said.
Leone took her words in before taking a deep breath, "...You're right...Me getting killed is making things worst for him." she said before hugging back the black haired. "Thanks, Akame."
Seeing that the blonde managed to control herself, Akame let go of the hug and Mine decide to ask an important question, "Lubbock, did Esdeath notice that Emerl was a member of Night Raid?" she asked, holding down her worried inside.
The green haired slowly move from behind Tatsumi, "N-No, I doubt it…. A-Although, she did say something weird," all three girls look at him, "She said that…. Emerl belongs to her."
At his words, Akame and Leone anger explode as they glare at the pervert, who hide away once again behind the brunette, who was even more scared. Suddenly, Akame had taken out Murasame and Leone summon her lion form.
"Excuse us for a moment," Akame growled out.
"We have an ice bitch to melt," Leone growled next.
"What happened to 'not let your emotions take over you'?" Mine asked with a twitching eyebrow, not noticing that Pumpkin was in her hands.
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(Meanwhile, inside the capital)
"And so..." Esdeath said, presenting a tied up Emerl to the rest of the Jaegers. "This young man will be our new backup member. His name is Emerl."
"Um, you just brought a random civilian in here? Just like that?" Bols asked as he rubbed the back of his head in confusion. "Isn't that, like, a possible security risk?"
"Yes….Yes, it is," Emerl mutter down.
"Agreed! And what's with the collar?! We aren't dogs!" Rapture was mad at the treatment his friend was getting.
"He'll have everything he could ever want here...he'll never want to leave," Esdeath said sweetly, gently caressing Emerl's cheek.
('I beg to differ...') Emerl though, acting cool, he was in front of enemies after all.
"And he's not only our backup member….. I'm sure I felt it…..Emerl is going to be my lover..." Esdeath stated, shocking the black haired.
('...Rapture?')
"...Yes..."
('Did...she just...call me...her lover?')
"...Yes… The so call Empire Strongest….JUST FUCKING CALL YOU HER LOVER?!"
"He's perfect...everything I could want in a man," Esdeath said, caressing his cheek yet again, this time earning a blush from him
"If he's supposed to be your lover, why does he have a collar around his neck?" Wave pointed out, as he gestured to the collar and chain binding Emerl.
"Because I like him..." Esdeath replied nonchalantly, shrugging her shoulders. "I didn't want him to run away, so I slapped it on him without really thinking."
"Uh, if you want a real lover and not a pet..." Run said as he chuckled nervously. "You might want to take that off."
('Finally! Someone that can use their brain!') Emerl yell in his head.
The ice queen places a hand in her chin in thought, "...I guess you're right," she then began to remove the collar, very gently. "Forgive me, dear, I wasn't thinking straight." she apologized.
"...Umm, why is she been gentle? Isn't she the feared general that gives no mercy to anyone and bathes in bloodlust?" Rapture asked.
('You got me there…. Something doesn't add up here.') Emerl thought as she then untied him.
"While we're on the subject of love..." Esdeath said, turning to the Jaegers. "Have any of you been in a relationship or married before?"
At her words, only one hand rose in the air…...and all of the rest looks in shock at who it was.
"BOLS?!"
Esdeath couldn't help the amused smile that spread across her face. "Oh, isn't this a surprise….Is this true Bols?"
"Yes..." Bols replied shyly, as he began to fidget in embarrassment. "I've been married to my lovely wife for six years! She's such a wonderful person, I don't deserve her love!"
As the incinerator expert talk, Emerl felt a tug on his leg, looking down he saw some sort of white dog, standing in two. It was looking at the assassin with his black eyes.
"What...is this?" Emerl mutters.
"Champ….This is Hekatonkheires."
Emerl's eyes widened as he held his inner growl in, ('The teigu….the one that killed Sheele…. Is this one?') he thought as the dog teigu suddenly jump into his knees, and began to crawl up. Emerl looks in shock at what the teigu what's doing, and to make things more confusing, the dog raises his hand up and place it on its head.
('What is it doing?') Emerl asked in confusion as the dog look at him….apparently, waiting for something, ('Is...this thing….asking to be pet?') he guess.
"I...guess?" Even Rapture was lost at it. So, Emerl slowly moves its hand on it, much to the dog's pleasure.
"Aaaah!~" Emerl look up to see Seryu smiling down at them, "Coro likes you, it must have felt that you have great justice in you!" she says with a cute smile. "Ah! Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Seryu Ubiquitous, an officer of justice that destroys evil doers!" she said, saluting soldier style.
('...This girl….') Emerl thought as he could sense it.
"Yes…..I feel it too…..There's a demon inside her…." Rapture said as they both could see the dark aura and bloodlust coming out of her.
"I guess I shall introduce myself next, Dr. Stylish is the name! My mission….. Make things more stylish than ever!" the doctor pose in a dancer's pose.
Emerl look at him with a sweat drop, "What's this guy problem?" he couldn't help but asked.
"I'm still confused as well," Emerl turn to the side as he saw Wave, "Ah! Let me introduce myself, I'm Wave, nice to meet you!" He extended his hand, in which Emerl accept.
"I'm Run, nice to make an acquaintance with you." the blonde greets with a bow.
Emerl bows as well before looking at the other female who was eating some cookies, and his eyes widened in surprised, ('Black hair….sailor uniform….cold eyes…') Kurome noticed that he was staring and hide her cookies.
"You can't have any." she stated.
('She's selfish with food! She's just like Akame!') Emerl thought.
"That….or maybe she is related to her…" Rapture suggested.
"Do not worried, Kurome is like that to everyone," the masked man said. "Ah! Am I the last one? How embarrassing for the oldest one to introduce himself, I'm Bols." the masked man says.
"Hmm, I see that you all introduce to my love," Esdeath says as she made her way to the doors, "I have something important to finish, why don't you all get to know him more?" she says as she left the room.
The room was left silent, very awkward to say the least, "So...um…" Wave tried to speak up, "...This is awkward…"
"Yes...Yes, it is…" Emerl agreed. "...Anyone hungry?"
"Amazing! I never thought roasting meat with some fish bones stew gives this much flavor!" Bols says in excitement as he looks at the pot.
"Neither did I, and I'm from the ocean." Wave said in mild surprise.
"That's why I'm a hunter, I learn every place of the animal's meat and bones that are good for meals," Emerl said as he began to chop some spinach. "Wave! Can you go prepare the table?" he asked to the black-haired.
"Sure!"
"Bols! The rest of the fishes parts mushed them all together, and the bones, slice them."
"Got it!"
As they cook, the rest of the Jaegers were on a table, Kurome was messing with Koro with a stick, Run and Stylish were playing chess next to the window, and Seryu…...what...is she doing?
The auburn haired officer had been looking at Emerl, who was oblivious to it, she has been looking at him for some time, reason? Coro. The magical teigu just jump in his lap and made him pet his head and Coro like it…..Is super strange for her teigu to act all mushy to an unknown civilian, then again, Wave, Run, and General Esdeath did say he calls himself a hunter…..could it be that….Is he a compatible candidate to him?
('Well...he is a nice person…. And it seems Koro had a liking for him….plus he does look cute- wait, what am I thinking?!') for the first time in her life, Seryu blushes at something that isn't killing villains or praise comments. She shook that thought away, but her pounding heart was already in motion. After a while, Emerl, Bols, and Wave serve up the food to everyone, and they
"MMMH~! This taste…..is so stylish amazing!" Dr. Stylish comment.
"Very good, I must say this is delicious," Run said next.
"...Seconds." Kurome hands over the plate forward to Wave, who serve her another plate.
"Easy there Kurome, you might get a tummy ached," Bols said as he places some drinks on the table for all of them.
"Sooo good! This is beyond anything I have eaten before!" Seyru said while squirming in delight. "Here Coro! Have some!" he throw some into Coro's mouth, whose mouth open, revealing all his teeth.
"What the hell?!" Emerl was surprised at the action, although he acts like one. "What is going on with that….dog!?" He asked.
"Oh! Sorry about that, I didn't mean for Coro to scare you," Seryu apologized.
"Scare? More like freak out." Emerl said as he looks at the rest of them, "What IS it anyway?" he asked.
"Don't you know? That's a teigu right there." Wave answer, very surprised at the knowledge of this guy.
"Teigu?" Emerl asked, very confused at the info.
"You don't know about them?" Stylish asked, very curious and suspicious at him.
"Well, my whole life, I have been moving from places, tracking and hunting beasts," Emerl said.
"Country hick," Kurome said, earning a tick mark from the green jacket man.
"Don't worry, you clearly don't understand!" Seryu quickly said, gaining the assassin's attention, "As an ally of justice, I shall explain to you Emerl, a Teigu is..." as Seryu explain once again what is a Teigu, Rapture spoke up.
"Nice act, can I asked why?"
('Learning the enemies weakness...') Emerl spoke up as he nods in hearing Seryu, ('I learn that all these guys have teigus, this one, Coro, been one…. You notice the others?') he asked.
"Sorry Champ, only the dog is here….The others must be in their rooms." Rapture says in sadness.
('Don't worried about it…. Let's wait for a chance to see them...') Emerl said to his teigu as Seryu was finishing talking.
"You understand now? How special and dangerous is a teigu, and how important for us, allies of justice, must get them and used it against evildoers?" the auburn haired asked.
Before Emerl could answer, the door to the dining hall open up, and in came Esdeath, with a map in her hand, "Ah, you were all here, I see…. Listen up, your first mission has been decided!"
(One Hour Later)
After planning out their plan of attack, the Jaegers stood in front of the stairs that would lead them to a fort located next to a lake and fill with criminals mad bandits.
"Well, we memorize the layout of the fort….how shall we go?" Run asked.
"Justice is served fair and square," Seryu said with a wicked smirk, "So we'll take them head on. They won't expect it and it will allow us to take advantage of their confusion."
As the Jaegers went over their battle strategy, Emerl and Esdeath were up in the cliff, the former very uncomfortable in a log, "Why am I here?" he had to ask her.
"We'll watch the battle unfold from up here," Esdeath said, crossing her legs and sit down on the log, very close to the black haired. "It should be quite the show, excellent for you to learn something."
"Oh man, I'm learning something, I learn that even if she is what Lubbock said, those legs are asking to be touch and grab!" Rapture comment.
('I know you're getting turn on man, but she's right, we must take this chance and learn from them, know their strength.') Emerl reminds his teigu.
"Yeah, yeah….although, why aren't you taking this chance to run?" Emerl's eye look at his hand, which was been held tightly by Esdeath's, who was blushing and looking away from him. "...I see your point… Shall I activate Far Sight?"
('By all means.') Emerl's green eye glow a bit, and in a quick moment, he could see Jaegers, all in front of a mob of bandits, all of them been point weapons at. ('Hmm….Going directly to the front, simple tactic, but excellent for confusing the enemy.')
Emerl notice that Seryu went forward, she then yell something before Coro grow a lot and sank its teeth into her arm, when the teigu move out, Seryu's metallic arm was now a giant drill call Justice: King of Hell's Spear, that she aim and shoot forward, decimating everything in its path. Blood and body parts rained down as Seryu tore through the bandit's ranks. Any enemies Seryu missed, Coro would sweep through and mop up, devouring any bandits in its path. She then calls for Coro once again, and this one bites her arm once again and changing Seryu's drill with a large cannon call Justice: Towering Mountain Cannon, that she shoots forward at the gate, destroying it completely as she laughs like a maniac.
('Shit….she's a complete monster…') Emerlsaid.
"Yeah….Looks like she has ten more weapons in her….and the mut is her organizer...they both level up…"
Suddenly, they notice that an army of mysterious masked figures began to surround Dr. Stylish, he said something about 'personals soldiers' with enhanced strength and speed.
('Personal Soldiers…. I have a bad feeling about that…')
"And you should," Rapture's comment caught Emerl's attention, "The doc….those gloves of his are Glorious Hands of God: Perfector; a support teigu that increases the minute movements of the user's fingers several hundred folds. No matter the damaged, as long you're still breathing, they can repair any injury in seconds."
('...So, he can repair damage…. He's gonna be troublesome…')
He then moves to Kurome, the girl found herself encircled by a large group of bandits. However, she didn't look worried for it. All of the bandits readied their weapons and prepared to attack her at once, but in the blink of an eye, Kurome had leaped out of the circle of bandits and landed behind them. Before anyone could even react, she took out her swords and slice them all into pieces, limbs and blood cover the floor.
Emerl kept an eye on this one here, the sword looks like Murasame, but it feels...different…('Rapture…')
"March of the Dead: Yatsufusa; a long katana with the power to reanimate and control corpses."
('What?!') Emerl had to tense up as he almost scream out loud, ('She control's corpses!?')
"Yes, and since they're dead, they won't disobey her." Rapture explain more.
Emerl had a chill down his spine as he thought of himself getting impaled by it, turning back on Night Raid. Erasing that thought away, he notices that Wave hit a bandit that was aiming at Kurome. He then lands behind her and began to cool talk, only to end up depressed later on by something that the girl said to him.
('Hmm...That blue sword on his back...is it his teigu?') Emerl asked.
"Yes, that is without a doubt Carnage Incarnate: Grand Chariot, is an Armor-type, just like Incursio, although, this one is for combat, however, increases the user's defense, making it great for offensive attacks."
('...So, this is Incursio's rival...Better tell Tatsumi about it.')
He moves to Bols, who was running around with a cylinder in his back, dodging some volleyballs of fire arrows before diving behind a rock, he quickly took out a hose and aim it at the wall, sending a searing stream of flames to it. The arrows that were flying towards Bols were instantly burned to ashes and the entire wall was encased in flames. Soon the air was filled with the screams of the bandits that were unfortunate enough to be caught in Bols's flames.
('Ouch! That's a blazing situation right there.')
"You bet, that's Purgatory's Invitation: Rubicante, the flamethrower teigu that shoots fire so hot, it will not burn out until his enemies are dead."
('...In other words, not even water can stop it….Two words: Hell's Fire.')
"Yep."
Finally, he turns to Run who…..was in the air, flying in the air with two wings on his back, some feathers floating next to him before his arm shot forward and those feathers went away like bullets, he must have attacked some bandits escaping from them.
('An angel….I don't know if it's holy or fallen…')
"Hard to say, those wings are Thousand-Mile Flight: Mastema, floating discs that sprout wings that allow the user to fly in the sky and use its feather as projectiles."
('...That's so cool, to flight around…') he said before returning back his vision to normal, noticing that he was standing up and looking at the burning fort.
He had witnessed the power, skill, and ability of the Jaegers. ('All of them…..they are powerful….however….only Wave is a real threat...')
"...So, you notice, huh?"
('Of course, I did….') Emerl thought before hearing the great general speak up.
"Emerl," he looks at her, "I'll personally train you...and you'll be able to do things like this." she sweetly says.
The black haired look at her for a moment before smiling, "It's funny… I heard rumors about you….but right now, none of them are what I expect..."
"Oh..." Esdeath said with an amused smile, as she rested her head on her hand. The empire's most feared general had a slight blush on her face as she looks at him. "Were you expecting something from the stories you've heard about me?"
Emerl didn't say anything before taking a sigh, "Actually yes." Esdeath seemed rather surprised by Emerl's reply and quirked an eyebrow in confusion. "From what I've heard, I expected you to be some heartless monster who just goes around killing people." she appeared to be unfazed by his comment, must have heard worst, but hearing that from him pain her a little, "But….I can tell that you're a nice and sweet person, at least with me….I don't understand what part of me caught your attention…. But, I do know one thing…." he smiles at her one more time. "...You're a beautiful woman...and I'll be lying that you're not one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen…"
Come on, we all know he's right, why did I even bother typing this? Anyway, Esdeath released a slight gasp and clutched a hand over her thundering heart. "...I…. don't understand this...feeling inside me…" Esdeath said with a growing smile, her blush darkening once again. "I've...never loved someone like this before...it's strange...but it's not bad."
"Oh my freaking lord! I can sense her heart beating like thunder! She's must love you a lot!"
('Yes Rapture…. Maybe...Maybe I can use this!')
"Use this? Are you planning to make her join the Revolution?"
('Something like that…..although, we might have it hard….she's loyal to the Empire, loves to kill and torture, and has a lot of bloodlust in her…..and most of all….She's a war maniac.')
"...True… She only cares about fighting and strength…. As long as she asked for war, war she'll have, get or make…"
The blue haired notice that Emerl has been quiet for a long time, "Emerl? Are you okay? You've been quiet for a while now." she asked as she stood up.
"Huh?" that brought him back to reality as he shook his head, "Oh sorry...I was just wondering, where am I going to sleep?" he asked her.
"Oh, that's easy..." Esdeath said, walking up to him and run her hand down her cheek. "You'll be staying in my room, of course."
('...Well….This will turn good or bad….') Emerl could only think as he looks at her beautiful face.
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"...Soooo…."
('No…') Emerl said as he was looking outside through a window, it has been two hours since the Jaegers return from the fort, which was left to burn. Everybody went to their rooms to rest for tomorrow. And Emerl, been the lucky bastard, was in the room of the Strongest woman in this world and Empire, who was taking a shower at the moment….And then, this happened.
"Come on! Just one peek!"
('Absolutely not.')
"She won't even be bothered by it!"
('I'm still not doing it!')
"Champ!~"
('No Rapture! I'm not going to be like Lubbock!')
Before the could continue arguing, the doors of the shower open up, when Emerl turn around, his jaw drop to the ground and his eyes widened.
Esdeath came into the room wearing just a white button-up shirt, one that barely reached down below hips. It had several buttons of the shirt undone, exposing her upper stomach and cleavage to him, which her breasts were about to pop out.
"...SCREW PEEPING! THIS IS ENOUGH FOR ME!" Rapture yelled with excitement.
"Sorry for the wait," Esdeath said, brushing some still damp hair out of her face.
"I-It's no problem..." Emerl muttered as he turned his head, trying to hide the fact that he was blatantly ogling her.
Seeing him fluster, she had to admit he look cute with it, "Would you like a drink?" she asked him.
"...Yeah, I would like one," he replied. She served up two cups of wine, giving one to him. He drinks some, placed it next to a table that was next to him, and instantly fell back on the bed. "Aaaaaa, so hard~" he mumbles, earning a chuckle from Esdeath as he sits back up.
"Not much of a heavy drinker I see," she says before decidingto make her move. She places her forehead on top of his. "Doesn't look like a fever...That's good….How about we let our hearts tell us what to do?" she suggests.
"...Sure...I have a few things to say," that caught Esdeath attention as Emerl turn serious to her, "First all….Do you really like me?" he asked, expecting an answer.
Instead, the general lunged forward and captured his lips in a passionate kiss, catching him off guard. Her lips taste like cold wine. At different of Akame's meat lips and Leone's beer lips.
"Ah yeah! Screw answers, let's get to the point!"
When she broke the kiss, Emerl notices that she was now straddling his hips. Was the kiss so good that he didn't notice her placing on him? What a shock!
"If I didn't love you..." Esdeath said, as she gently stroked Emerl's cheek. "I wouldn't have done that."
"...Point taken," Emerl said before saying, "Then would you mind doing me a favor?"
"All right, go on ahead," Esdeath said, as she sensually rubbed Tatsumi's chest. "Tell me and say it loud so I can hear you."
Emerl closes his eyes, took a breath and said, "...Apologized."
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"...Excuse me?" Esdeath was taken back at his word.
"You heard me," Emerl said and he slowly push her off him, "You brought me here against my own will, made me your lover without my knowledge and made my join your squad without asking if I want to join you guys…." he stood up on the bed, looking down at her with cross hands, "You been forcing things on me without my opinion…. I know that this is your first time experiencing love… So, here's a tip for you….Never force things to someone you like...that's just been an asshole."
"...Emerl," in a quick moment, Esdeath stood up and slap him in the face with glare, "You're talking to a general in the imperial army, don't forget that." she says, before noticing that her slap had no effect on him.
"And I could care less about it," the general was mildly surprised, he's talking back to her, "You might be a general, but right now, you're just a girl that is new to the feeling of love." he said with a smirk, "And even a general can make mistakes with that… So learn from it…. After all, I don't want to have a bad relationship with you now."
('...He's so stubborn... I like that part of him.') "...I see… Then," to Emerl surprised the general grab his head and hug him close to her breasts. "...I apologized for making decisions for you…"
Her voice sounds very convincing, ('Rapture?')
"Honest, and not that minister!"
With a smile, he hugs her back, "...You're forgiven…." he then let's go, "Also, since you do love me, let me make this clear….You're not the only one that loves me."
Oh?" Esdeath said, perking up with a sadistic smile on her face. "I'll enjoy the competition then. But know this, I will win and you will be mine, I'll make you fall for me," she says with determination.
"The fire has been placed! Her waifu battle is coming soon!"
('Oh no…. What have I done?') he sweatdrop, ('I just make things worst.')
Suddenly, Esdeath sits down in the bed, "Well, you must be tired from all the excitement today. We'll continue this conversation later. For now, let's get some sleep." she says.
"O-Oh! T-Then, I'll take the couch!" Emerl as he was about to go the couch when he felt a grip in his hand.
"I promise I won't try anything tonight, so please just sleep in the bed!" Esdeath pleaded, locking eyes with Emerl. "Please, I hate sleeping alone."
Seeing her pleading face, Emerl sighs, "Fine…I'll sleep with you," Esdeath eyes perk up and light up, "But let me take a bath first, I smell….Although," he had a smirk on his face, "I never thought the mighty general would fall for loneliness in bed."
The blue haired beauty blush, he was teasing her, but before she could say anything, the black-haired boy was already inside the bath. It was then that she noticed something.
"...Hmm..." she hummed, tapping her chin. "I probably should have joined him...ah well that will come in time. There's no need to hurry." Taking a calming breath, Esdeath fell back against the bed, remembering what Bols had told her earlier in the evening. ('Bols said that I can't give up, that he was rejected twice, but when he saw a chance, he made his move….All I have to do is wait….I know!') Esdeath thought with a smile, as she began to relax on the bed. ('First thing tomorrow...I'll have Emerl join me on a danger beast hunt...then I'll show him what I can really do.')
A light blush dusted across Esdeath's face as she stared at the door to her bathroom. "I'll show you Emerl….You'll fall for me and tell my competition that you belong to me…. This just getting interesting."
And there! Damn! Making this chapter had me on the edge of this last two days...SO, since I'm like this, I'm making the next chapter next Tuesday! That's a promise!
