Lubbock was stunned, as Peter appeared, alive and well, as he explained that he killed Chelsea. He said to him, "Now, Lubbock… before I kill you, you want to know why I did this super awesome trick to you?"

Lubbock growled, "I want to know… I thought Chelsea eliminated you!"

Peter said, "She did. But not fully. She only awakened the dark powers I possess. Three months of training paid off, and my mistress, Kendra, trained me so well, only to learn the Yoru no Tsumiken. I didn't understand it, but these powers… they felt great!"

He stepped forward, "…and when Chelsea stabbed me, the power from within me started to beat in my heart, as I was clinging to life. All the anger… all the rage… all the hate… all the darkness inside me… Everything, and Luzer told me about what happened… THIS… is the true power of the Darkness Shadow! I didn't fight The Undertaker for a friendly jab! It was a summoning."

His fists imbued a dark aura, as he said, "Look at it… what a sight…"

Luzer said, "Yes, it is, Master. Yes, it is…"

Peter hissed, "Lubbock… Chelsea died, in my hands, without showing any regret… Soon, you will join the others."

He smiled, "AH! Mine… Bulat… Leone… They died, too, returning to whence they came from."

Lubbock cried, "No… They're dead, too?"

He said, "You're the only one left. Other than Akame… since Steven has this one. We care about your demise."

He cackled, as Lubbock was scared.

Act XX: Chelsea's Requiem:
Peter Giese's Day of Wrath!

Meanwhile, in Castle Darkveil, Kendra senses Peter, as she said, "Ah, wonderful… another soul of the damned… offered to me…"

She was sitting in her throne and said, "Life… is indeed… wonderful…"

It happened minutes ago, after Chelsea defeated Mizuki, when she overheated. She said, "I have to contact Najenda, and join her. I fear that Bulat and Leone have been dealt with, and Mine is busy. I'll call Lubbock, later."

She walked down the hall, as the shadow of Peter Giese appeared. She stopped, as he leaned to her, "Boo!"

She gasped, as Peter appeared, coated in a dark demonic aura, "I'll chisel your gravestone! Sleep well~!"

She cried, "Why are you still alive? How did you survive my attack?"

He hissed in a demonic tone, "You dare hurt me, and the powers of Hell?"

"But my Needle Insertion is usually fatal!"

"All you did was piss me off… and what you did to me, all for the truth to be awaken. After I collapsed and fell on Death's Door, my mistress, Countess Kendra, made me succumb to the rebirth of the sin: Wrath! It makes my entire body incredibly strong. But it has some flaws to it. Even I know what wrath feels like. If you really want to kill me, for real, you have two options, than to cut out my heart, or pierce me in my brain. But then again, I don't think you would do that, seeing that I look into your soul…
And I can smell the aroma of a huge feast of the Darkness Shadow… the taste… OF FEAR!"

She threw a smoke bomb down, and then ran off. Peter covered himself, as he yelled, "RUN! RUN, YOU COWARD! I AM THE WALKING LIVING!"

Chelsea thought, as she was running, "He's not even human, anymore. He's a psycho. I need to transform and get out of here."

Luzer cried, "Master! She's getting away!"

Peter looked through Chelsea, and held his fingers up, "Oh… No… YOU DON'T!"

SLASH!
He used his hand and swiped the air. All it did was slice off Chelsea's fingers from her left hand, and destroying Gaia Foundation, pouring out makeup tools and spare lollipops.

Ikarinohi怒りの日

"Ah! No." She cried, as blood poured out of her left hand.

Peter dropped to his knees and moaned, "Her Ace… destroyed…"

Luzer said, "Why are you not getting her?"

Peter said, "I am… I just… need to… recover a bit… Wrath flows through me."

He thought, "But if it's the last thing I do, that girl dies, only in my hands, without ANY mercy!"

He asked, "Luzer… Where's Mizuki? She said "Two targets eliminated"…"

Luzer replied, "She did… She took you out, and I sensed another that fell… She said that Cooke, Stevens, Dunn, & Sakurai are all next on her hit list, including Mundy… since he's now on our side."

Peter thought, as his blood boiled in anger, "Then, that means… She killed my Mizuki… My heart… will never lose her…"

His body was engulfed in darkness, as he roared, "DAMN IT! NOW, I AM EXTREMELY MAD!"

Back in Darkveil, Kendra said, as she sensed Peter's actions, "My dear Wolfy…"

Wolfy, a brown-furred werewolf bowed, snarled, "Yes, milady."

Kendra responded, "Play me a little music to soothe myself… Something with a little vengeful. I want to hear the screams of torment."

Wolfy asked, "What would you like?"

Kendra whispered, "Dies Irae…"

Wolfy howled, "Ahhhh-OWOOOOOOOOOOOOH! Good choice!"

He went to his pipe organ and played "Requiem" by Mozart. Kendra smiled, as she whispered, "Ah… Day of Wrath… my favorite song…"

Back in Imperial Lobby, the music continued, as Peter hollered, "YOU PITIFUL LITTLE WENCH! YOU DARE HURT MY MIZUKI! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!"

He dashed off, as Luzer followed, flying in very fast speed. He continued to yell out, "YOU HEAR MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! GODDAMN YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!"

Chelsea heard Peter's cries, as she sobbed, holding her severed left hand, "He's coming closer. I have to leave, before he kills me!"

Peter suddenly appeared by the exit, as he cackled evilly. He raised his arm up, as Chelsea stepped back. He sliced down and yelled, "DIE!"

SLASH!
Peter slashed off Chelsea's right arm off. Chelsea cried in panic, seeing her arm fly out.

SLASH!
Luzer swooped in and slashed onto Chelsea's torso, cutting her, severely. Peter appeared from behind Chelsea and slammed a palm strike to the back. Blood spurted out of her wound, and then coughed blood from her mouth. She collapsed onto the ground, with her eyes wide open and her blood spilled out.

Peter laughs evilly, "AH, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! Had enough, fool?"

He said, "Send this message to The Authority… and to the one that revived you… I'm coming after them, next… with no mercy… no heart… and no looking back…"

Luzer perched on her chest and said, "Understand, mortal… Know what happens when you anger… a dark wrathful vessel of Darkveil."

Peter said, "Luzer… Move!"

Luzer flew off, as he looked down on Chelsea's face. Chelsea was still shocked, as she remained immovable. Peter grabbed her collar and sneered at her, "It's over… For Miz… For Scarlet… For my friends… and for those you did wrong…"

Luzer said, "Do it."

Peter dropped Chelsea down and prepared to strike.

"So… It was me… I was the one… who needed to be punished…" she thought, as she was about to be killed, "I wanted to show you what I can do. I wanted you to be proud of me… Tatsumi… I wanted to see you smile, again… And I… I…"

Peter held his right hand up, as he hissed, "Now… Die…"

Chelsea closed her eyes, as tears rolled down her face. Peter closed his eyes and whispered, "This… This is the hardest part… I didn't want to kill you… but when you hurt my friends… You crossed the line between chivalry and respect. I have NO respect for you, Chelsea… None… at… all…"

SLASH!
The scene cut to black, as Peter finished off Chelsea.

Yoru Ono Shi夜の斧死

Moments later, Peter and Luzer returned to the bloody spot of where Chelsea's fingers were. Luzer said, "So, what do you want me to do with the body, Master?"

Peter said, "Do whatever you want."

He picked up pieces of Gaia Foundation and said, "Hmm, maybe…"

He held up the four pieces, still whole, and suddenly transformed into Chelsea. He smiled and cheered, in her voice, "DUDE! HOLY SHIT, MAN! THAT WAS AWESOME!"

Luzer cried, "Do not get excited! You're masquerading as the enemy! And besides, isn't Gaia Foundation useless, after it's destroyed?"

Peter said, as Chelsea, "Come on, Crow Bro. Lighten up. In any case, some of its power flows through me. And it's good for one more go. It is not mine, but at least we know it works well, in wonders. Plus, I wish Kendra gave me a kickass disguise spell~!"

Luzer sighed, in disdain, "Why are you being so happy, now?"

He turned around and said, "I have to find the others. I hear something going on, over there. Do as I ask of you, Luzer. Take the body."

Luzer nodded, "Yes, Master."

Peter called, "OH! Wait, dude!"

He added, "But leave one part for me…"

Peter explained, "After I eliminated Chelsea, I did what I had to do. Luzer sent away all of Chelsea parts, including her severed arm and fingers, back to Castle Darkveil. See, Luzer isn't just a crow. He's also a devourer of dead bodies."

Luzer said, "But only to the dead, and the damned, and mostly to the sinful and punished. We're not that carnivorous. We keep them fresh, with the blood still in them… It makes it tastier, when eaten raw."

Farra gulped, "Urk! That's so gross…"

Mizuki gagged, "Raw corpses?"

Farra moaned, turning green, "Gah… I'll never look at you that way, again, Luzer."

Lubbock whimpered, "So… You fed her body… to your demonic hell bird?"

Luzer said, "I have company over, after this mission is over. I make a tasty Brain of Corrupt Politician. Those who are corrupt and vile are offered to be chosen, in Countess Kendra's name."

Peter added, "There is one thing I forgot to mention… I didn't really send Chelsea's body away… You see… I only saved one body part. And I had Luzer sent it to a perfect spot, right here."

Luzer said, "The dark deed you requested is done, Master."

Lubbock sobbed, "Wha-? What did you-?"

Peter smiled, pointing at outside, "See for yourself. It's up on the flagpole, where The Authority's flag used to be, right behind me. Sort of a symbolic message to them… and to your boss of NR9… This… is my true symbolic calling… to them all…"

Lubbock saw it, from a distance, as he was in complete shock. He dropped to his knees, as he whimpered, "N-n-n-n-no… No… You… YOU MONSTER!"

Farra gasped, "WHAT? What did he do?"

Heather called, from the ground, "Huh? What did he do? Guys?"

Farra and Mizuki rushed to the huge hole in the wall, from the previous battle, as they gasped in horror and disgust. Mizuki's eyes widened in fright, "No…"

Farra whispered, in complete shock, "He… He didn't…"

They saw the flagpole, as there was blood pouring down, slowly. And on top of the flagpole was a severed head, on the pike of the pole, with her hair flowing in the wind, and her skin pale. It was Chelsea's severed head, up atop the flagpole, as a symbol of vengeance and war, from The Gang. Not just to The Authority, but to Matt Hardy, sending a deep message to what happens when you use others, and hurt the people you love.

Farra whispered, "My god, Big Guy… … … What have you done?"

Mizuki sniffled, as Peter smirked, "Well… Impressed?"

Back in Darkveil, Kendra whispered, in a Romanian accent, holding up a glass of red juice, "Viața este minunată… Life… is wonderful…"

Back in Imperial Lobby, Heather cried out, "Come on, guys! What did he do? What did he do? You know I can't move!"

Farra shivered, as she said, "I can't tell her.

"WHAT?" Heather yelled, "TELL ME! I CAN TAKE IT!"

Peter called out, "SILENCE!"

Heather sobbed, "Yes, sir."

Peter & Lubbock stared down, as he said, "Impressed by my handiwork? Didn't want the head. Had to use it for something."

"You son of a bitch…" Lubbock growled, "Chelsea… She… She had you, and she fell to you… You were supposed to be dead, and yet you're standing tall."

Peter smirked, "What can I say? I die hard."

He then said, "You can thank Chelsea for coaxing the information about you. Self-pity… Sadness… and pain… inside your heart. I felt it, inside her… This Tatsumi, you speak of…"

Lubbock whispered, "For him… he was a good friend… We… if we killed all of you, then he will bring him back."

"Who's he?" Peter asked.

"Matt Hardy." Farra replied. She explained, "The pro wrestler turned evil demonic prophet. He did this to use The Authority, and to get rid of all of us, only to bring him back."

Mizuki replied, "This Tatsumi was an offering… but in return, he wants the death of Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and even us."

Peter said, "So… The truth comes out! And I believe that Matt Hardy did this to frame Scarlet, didn't he?"

Lubbock said, "Yes… Yes, he did. Scarlet was used by The Authority, because of him… The TRUE Hardy! He will bring the end of corrupt power and reckless duties! Everything you saw was all Matt Hardy's evil scheme. And you are all puppets to the Supreme Hardy… Not Brother Nero… but Matt Hardy…"

"You mean Jeff Hardy?" Peter asked.

Lubbock huffed, "He's DELETED! That name speaks to no one…"

Mizuki said, "He's not evil… He's crazy!"

Farra barked, "I want to know… What possessed Matt Hardy to turn you into savages? Brainwashing, I don't think so! You still have the memories of your old selves!"

Lubbock giggled, "Do we? Yes, we do. Sadly, when we were resurrected, Najenda gave us a brand-new power boost and loyalty control…"

Farra asked, "Loyalty control? You mean… like…"

Mizuki growled, "Brainwashed by Matt Hardy's evil scheme… only that Night Raid and Jaegers knew that they were on opposite sides, how they became allies… I'll never know. But I want the full truth…"

Lubbock said, "Sorry, but you can't know… Even so, his premonitions are exact, and wants you to disappear… The DELETION of The Gang, and A-Fist Cooke, will be… DELIGHTFUL!"

Peter roared, "Cut the bullshit, punk! Now tell us…"

Lubbock smiled, "I don't think so…"

Luzer replied, "He refused to tell us… Najenda only knows… because she offered them a job, and she used them as fodder… out of hypnosis."

Mizuki asked, "Is that true?"

Luzer replied, "Oh, yes… I sense it inside his aura… likewise the souls of Chelsea and Mine… Najenda, your boss, was brainwashed, using his Broken Brilliance, to revive every single one of you. But in turn, he wants a sacrifice…"

Luzer's story was explained, as he sensed it from Chelsea's former body… It all started, three months ago, prior to The Gang's departure for training, when Najenda was living in a small cabin, retiring from assassination duties. Then suddenly, a small aerial drone flew over her window, as she sensed it. She threw a dagger to the window, but the drone flew away. She stepped outside and called, "Who's there? I have no time for your pranks!"

A figure appeared in a cloaked black shadow, completely covered in shadows. He giggled, "Najenda… I knew you'd come…"

Najenda saw the shadow, and then asked, "Excuse me… But who are you? Do you wish to see me?"

The voice said, "Yeeeeeeeeeees… I have a plan for you… REVIVE, and REFORM Night Raid… For I have plans for you… I have hired you to side with The Authority, for a simple task!"

Najenda said, "I'm sorry… But I wish to decline. You see, times have changed, and Night Raid is no more… Only Akame remains, as everyone else is dead… Tatsumi… Lubbock… Leone… Mine… Chelsea… Susanoo…"

"Oh, horse and tar!" The voice called, "They can be brought back!"

Najenda growled, as he giggled, "Yeeeeeeees… Brother Nero and I have everything you need… My dear…"

The shadow threw a huge book down, and said, "COME! This spell book will revive the ones you hold dear… And soon enough, you will revive everyone that perished in Night Raid… Only then, you can-."

She responded, "Flattered, but no. I refused to join you, for reviving the dead. They will be remembered, forever…"

The figure appeared, in his red coat. He grinned with his teeth gritted, "You have no choice… Allow me to change your mind… Let me show you, for my enthralling tones are rather… ADDICTIVE!"

The shadow swung his right arm around, left to right, making a repeated slitting gesture, "DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETE!"

Najenda gasped, as the arm kept moving left to right, but suddenly whispered, "Delete…"

Her eye went glazed and blank, as she hissed, "Delete… Night Raid… Night Raid must be awakened…"

The figure hypnotized Najenda, as she was doing his hand movements, as well.

"DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETE!"

She cackled evilly, as the shadow vanished, with the floating drone still outside, flashing a faint red light towards her. Najenda laughed, "Yeeeeeeeeeeeeees… Revive… Night Raid…"

With that said, she used the spell book to resurrect the Night Raid, and even its own members.

That night, in a basement, she drew a small chalk incantation circle, and placed the necessary items in the circle, in order to revive each member: Leone's belt, Mine's ribbon, Lubbock's goggles, Susanoo's talisman, Sheele's glasses, Chelsea's lollipop (because all of her body was eaten by Coro), Bulat's comb, and Tatsumi's pants (because he always had his fly opened, often). Najenda, under the influence of the same shadow, lit candles in six spots. She held her hand up and chanted in tongue. The room went dimmed, as Najenda whispered in an incoherent voice, chanting a huge incantation spell. Suddenly, thunder started to boom, as Najenda looked out the window. The windows broke open, as the candles blew out. Najenda gasped, "NO! WHAT IS THIS?"

Lightning struck the items in question, in the circle, as the entire room was engulfed in white smoke. Najenda covered herself and coughed. She brushed the smoke away, as she sensed people in the same room. When the smoke subsided, she saw most of her friends, lying on the floor, unconscious and lying around. Najenda laughed, as she was overjoyed, "They live… They have lived!"

She cried out, "MARVELOUS! WAH, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!"

She continued to cackle, as she revived ALL of Night Raid… … …all, but Tatsumi…

XXXXX

Upon learning that she only revived everyone, but Tatsumi, she returned to the shadow, as she was visited by the same man.

"Master… I did as you say, but… Tatsumi…"

The shadow spoke, "The Boy! You dare speak his name? The boy with the Incursio? Yesss… I remember now… YOU GAVE HIM PANTS!"

"You see, Mine and Akame once-."

"SILENCE!" He yelled, "YOU DID IT WRONG!"

She yelled, "BUT YOU SAID TO REVIVE NIGHT RAID! SO WHY ISN'T TATSUMI WITH US?"

He gasped, as he shrieked in a high-pitched hoarse gasp. He called out, "SCRIBE!"

A pudgy man in a black suit, holding a notepad, appeared with a grin on his face. The shadow spoke, "I sense another… premoneetion! Scribe! Mark it down…"

His scribe started writing, as the shadow spoke, "One of your own… Akame… Knows of your heel turn… She plans on stopping you, one way or another, by reviving Night Raid's Nightmares – The Jaegers!"

He said to the scribe, "Thank you, Scribe…"

The scribe left, as the shadow said, "YOU, Najenda, are not done… It's said that you need ALL of Night Raid! I will return to you, on an important mission… to revive the boy. Until then, watch over Akame, and make sure that she joins you… or she becomes… DELETED! Ahhhhhhhhhhh…"

The shadow disappears, as Najenda laughed, "ahhhhhhhh, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha…"

She thought about it and gasped, "Akame… She's the only member left of Night Raid… She wouldn't turn on me… Would she?"

As Najenda ponders, Akame was listening in, near the corner, in complete fear.

"I don't believe it…" Akame whispered, "So… that's why… That's why everyone just came back… and not Tatsumi… Najenda…"

Luzer said, "But from what I read, Matt Hardy used Najenda to revive everyone. When he returned, they reformed, sided with the Jaegers, and he gave his order…"

He boomed, "Step One: side with The Authority and do what's best for business…
Step Two: kidnap the woman that burned down Atlanta, under Broken Matt's Broken Brilliance, Scarlet Riley, and have her arrested by the World Government…
Step Three: have The Gang arrive in Imperial Lobby to rescue Scarlet, only for you guys to be exterminated; or, in this case, deleted…
Step Four: once the Gang is killed, NR9 steps in, and kills Triple H and Stephanie McMahon…
and before you could say Step Five: Matt Hardy rules the Imperial Lobby, the World Government, and all in it! And Night Raid, under the name, NR9, will receive Tatsumi, resurrected from the dead, as a prize!"

Farra gasped, "MADNESS!"

Heather shrieked, still on the ground, "CRUEL MADNESS!"

Peter glared at Lubbock, "So… Matt Hardy framed Scarlet for a crime she committed… How sad… But when you set us up as bait, you have crossed the line! Night Raid were heroes, and Broken Matt Hardy changed your personality! You have respect from other heroes, but that respect from The Gang… is gone… LONG GONE!"

Lubbock said, "Oh, yeah? Also, there's more… Who was it that gave Scarlet the Firestarter powers she possesses? Don't you see? Who gave her the abilities to torch down a small city? It was all him… ALL ALONG! HE revived us, with Boss Najenda's help, only for Night Raid to return, and what happens next… was that we blindly obey The Authority, only to take them out, and even you, as well. Najenda and Akame knew of it, and they agreed to it. You get rid of the Empire (The Authority), you get rid of the Rebels (The Gang), you bring peace to these worlds. Matt Hardy, the Iconic One, will usher in a new era… and will leave EVERY soiled piece of incompetence… DELETED!"

He swung his right arm around, left to right, making a repeated slitting gesture, "DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETE!"

Peter said, "This guy is nuts."

Farra said, "Peter… We now know who our real enemy is. Two years of training… and we're stuck with a crazed lunatic for a pro wrestler."

Mizuki sniffled, "Sorry. I had something for this, but what he did to Chelsea… I can't get that image out."

Peter said, "It makes no difference to me what you did, buddy! Matt Hardy is our enemy, now! Once we rid of you losers, we go after him, next! The Authority be damned!"

Farra barked, "HEY! I want Triple H…"

Peter replied, "Sorry, Farra. But I'm afraid that The Broken One is our top priority."

Farra scoffed, as she crossed her arms, feeling dejected and disappointed, "I'm never gonna get to The Authority!"

Mizuki said, as she comforted her, "It's okay, Farra. We'll get them, someday. Matt Hardy used Scarlet… and now, we have to save her."

Peter called out, "Luzer and I will handle this guy. You two protect Heather!"

Heather moaned, "Good. I softened him up for you, Big Guy…"

The Gang Girls regrouped, as Lubbock was hysterical. He laughed, "You ladies, as a whole, will finally fall to me, once I kill this snake! And his little crow, too!"

He reverted back to Cross-Tail Lubbock, as Peter smirked, "Big deal. I can do better than that. Luzer, to battle!"

He held up his gauntlet, as Luzer said, "Oh, how sweet it is… Two deaths for one day~!"

Peter asked, "You got room for one more corpse?"

Farra yelled, "GET ON WITH IT, GODDAMN IT, OR YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE US VOMIT!"

Peter & Luzer huffed, "Party poopers."

Mizuki calmed her and said, "It's alright, Farra. They know what they're up against…"

Heather moaned, "Seriously, I didn't catch that… What did he do?"

Farra gulped and said, "If you'd seen it, Big Guy slewed Chelsea."

Heather said, "Oh… Okay. I don't even wanna know what happened next. She's dead, and that is all that matters."

Lubbock cackled, "Mock me all you want, huge man! But you cannot stop a vessel of PURE PERFECTION! You… are… BROKEN!"

Peter held his hand up and called out, "WRONG! The one who's broken… IS YOU!"

He bellowed, "By the power of Darkveil!"

Thunder struck him, as he was wearing his black blazer and jeans, with a gold and crimson cape, and dark red shoulder pads. He held his hands out, and continued, "I HAVE THE POWER!"

He blasted at Luzer, turning him into Dark Hawk, except his helmet was with twin horns and a dark amethyst gem on the front. His huge black wings have red and purple trimmed feathers, as he roared in a demonic lion roar.

Mizuki gasped, "HOLY HE-MAN AND SKELETOR! Peter just got upgraded!"

Farra whispered, "Amazing… The Darkness Shadow and Beast Gene, combined… makes one powerful deity."

Master and Dark Hawk stared down, as Master said, "Now, my dear Lubbock. For hurting Mizuki, Heather, and all the rest, and abusing Scarlet, becoming puppets to Matt Hardy, I will see to it that you are… to coin his phrase… broken! Now, witness my massive strength and spirit… and all the powers of Darkveil!"

Lubbock charged at Peter and yelled, "You… SHUT UP!"

Lubbock and Peter exchanged punches, as Dark Hawk provided back-up, swinging its wings to Lubbock's back. Lubb yelled, "Two-on-one?! That's not fair!"

Master said, "It's fair to you. With your Imperial Arms, you can't cut the darkness…"

Dark Hawk roared, "HE'S RIGHT! The mortals are so stupid!"

They land a double punch to his back and chest area. Lubbock kneeled down, as Dark Hawk said, "Grah, Master! He's on the ropes!"

"Patience, my fine feathered fiend," Master said, "I only tend to let him live… before we make him suffer."

He pointed at Lubbock, and added, "See this! KNOW this! LEARN this! You die in Master's hands. We're going to make sure you reunite with Tatsumi, in spirit! We heard legends of Night Raid, but second chances, made by evil beings, all for a trade, are inexcusable! For that, in Darkveil's honor, I pledge to end you, once and for all!"

Lubbock snarled, "We'll see. A-Fist falls, you fall. Akame ends him, you lose! Scarlet is deleted, YOU have failed! Despite that we lost many allies, to you jerks, I will avenge them all!"

Master said, "Boy, you made it too easy for us."

Farra called, "Master! Let me join you! I'm still banged up, but I have strength left!"

Master called out, "No need, Farra. This is between me and him! Now that we have coaxed out the real mastermind, I'll do the honors. Besides, you're too injured to continue; and that you wanted The Authority, only to realize that it was all for naught."

Farra nodded, "I see. Okay. Maybe next time?"

Master and Lubbock stare down, as the battle continued to wage on.

To be continued…