I looked around me. Red, black, red. Every object was red, everything else was black.

"Yoshiro, what is this?" I asked. He didn't turn around.

"Tsukuyomi's trump card. In this world, I have absolute control over your senses, what you see, hear, smell, taste, feel by overloading all your other senses with Tsukuyomi. It is also possible to stop someone from moving with a wall I create. If your mind thinks you can't do it, then your body wouldn't be able to." I looked at him and looked back at Hayami.

"You've got quite the dangerous trump." I said. He smiled.

"Don't want to hear that from you." But then he focused back onto Hayami.

"Now, let's see what we should do with you." He said. Hayami closed her eyes.

"Bring it." He smiled.

"Tough girl. Let's start physical and if that doesn't break you we will change to psychological." Suddenly, a blood covered wooden spear appeared in front of her.

"For the next 6 hours you will be skewered by stakes over and over again, the number with double every 10 minutes." As he finished the spear flew forward and pierced her stomach. She eyes widened and her mouth opened, but her scream was stopped by blood.

I closed my eyes and opened them again. She didn't have any wounds, there was a spear in front of her.

The world had reset.

I closed my eyes, tying to ignore the pained screams that filled the air.

I opened my eyes again. Hayami, on a cross with 2048 spears in her body, the spears are smaller than before and covered her from every angle. I closed my eyes again. I felt pity.

"6 hours is up." Yoshiro said. I opened my eyes and they were all gone. Hayami was panting.

"I am surprised. You have died over 200,000 times, but you have yet to shed a single tear." She was still panting, but then glared up at Yoshiro.

"It takes more than pain to break me." Yoshiro raised an eyebrow, but then closed his eyes.

"That's a pity." He opened his eye, which has hardened.

"Yoshiro, I think that is enough." He shook his head.

"Alright, if pain isn't enough, then let's move on to part two."

"For the next 6 hours…"

"Yoshiro don't." He closed his eyes.

"You will relive the most painful moments of your life."

The world shattered around us.

The world regained its color and Hayami was freed from her cross and we were in a completely different place. She fell to the ground on her knee's panting.

We all stood behind her as she looked around.

"T-this is…" I looked around. It was a village. I watched as villagers walked around happily, selling, buying, talking, laughing. I smiled. This reminded me so much of my village, the same warm vibe.

I spotted a family of 4. A mother, father and 2 little girls. One was around the age of 10, the other was around 8. I realized quickly who the 8 year old was.

Hayami.

I looked back at Hayami, her eyes widened.

"No… NO!" She yelled as the earth trembled and the sound of screams erupted behind me. I turned around.

In the distance I spotted a line of darkness. Shadows. My eyes widened, an army. I turned away from the army and looked the other way, there was another army.

A war. And the battle field is this village.

"What is going on?" Akame whispered.

"A war between 2 armies, this town is the battle field."

In a blink of an eye, the village went up in flames, the peaceful vibe was replaced by one of fear and destruction.

I watched as the village burnt to the ground, villages were burnt to death, crushed by debris, killed by soldiers. Even as one army retreated, the other stayed.

What they did made me hate humanity.

The survivors of the village, men were slaughtered, women were violated, kids were taken as slaves, the livestock and harvest was taken.

It was absolutely disgusting.

Hayami's family was huddled up in a house, but it wasn't long before it's doors were broken down.

"No…NO! STOP! STOP! MOM! DAD! SIS!" Hayami forced herself up from the ground and she ran at the soldiers, trying to stop them, but it was futile as she her hands phased through them.

The soldiers came up to Hayami and her family. His dad was stabbed in the chest and had his arm sliced off. Her mom was dragged outside and violated. As they approached Hayami's sister Hayami jumped onto one of them, but was kicked away and the roof collapsed on her. Her sister had a leg chopped off before the world shattered again.

Hayami collapsed onto the ground. Tears streaming down her face.

"… 5 hours and 40 minutes to go."

The world finally shattered and we returned to the real world. I opened my eyes and looked at the broken form of Hayami.

She laid on her stomach, her eyes were puffy and lifeless with tear streamed down her face. She was completely broken.

In front of me Yoshiro collapsed onto his knee's holding his eyes. But I didn't help him. How could I?

"..." Yoshiro stopped his panting.

"I know what you are thinking." I looked at him.

"Was that necessary?" He looked at me.

"… I feel sick, I feel like a monster when I do it. But her mind was too strong for me to get what I want." Akame looked at him.

"What did you want?" He pushed himself back up.

"Information. Why did she do this? What is her drive? And now that she is broken, she can't unleash her trump or whatever she has up her sleeve."

"How do you know she has something up her sleeve?" He looked at me like I was stupid.

"She may be strong, but not strong enough to take on 150 people." I closed my eyes.

"But…" He sighed.

"I didn't want to do it, but I had no choice. This is the second time I had to use my trump."

"What are the consequences?" He closed his eyes.

"All my senses dull by a great amount, and I can't use Tsukuyomi for a while." My eyes widened. He turned back to me. I could see his eyes lost a bit of life.

"I think after 5 times of using it I will lose all my senses completely. I might as well be dead." I closed my eyes.

"Akame, our work here is done. Let's head back." She nodded.

"Tatsumi, Akame." I opened my eyes.

"Sorry you had to see that." I turned away.

"Apologize to her." I said before I began walking away.

I barely took 5 steps when I felt something was off. I spun around.

"Akame! Yoshiro! DOWN!" We immediately dropped down to the floor. An arrow shot by us. It would have killed all 3 of us. I looked back.

Hayami stood, her bow glowing multiple colors. Her eyes were still lifeless. Her mouth moved, but I couldn't hear her. But I felt it.

"You will pay." Her eyes narrowed and life came back to it.

"YOU WILL PAY!" She screamed. She instantly shot 3 lightning arrows. We narrowly dodged them but then I immediately tackled Akame to the ground, 3 lightning arrows flew past from behind us. I turned around but saw nothing.

"What's going on?!" I yelled. Akame and I rolled out the way from a rain of arrows from above. I looked up, no one was there.

"DIE!" I heard Hayami yell. I looked at Yoshiro. I saw it, but the arrow reached Yoshiro before my words could.

A wind arrow pierced through Yoshiro. I watched as he collapsed onto the ground and a blue arrow came from above. It hit his leg and shattered, punching holes into his leg and pinning it to the ground. Yoshiro yelled in pain. I looked up and saw Hayami there, she shot another arrow. An earth arrow ready to crush his head.

Akame appeared above him and sliced the arrow in half from tip to tail. The arrow lost its glow and fell apart. I appeared right beside Hayami but she disappeared and appeared down on the ground. I dropped to the ground and landed beside Akame and Yoshiro.

"Yoshiro! Are you okay?" I asked. He looked at me.

"D-does it look l-like I'm okay?" I narrowed my eyes.

"Move out the way!" I looked back at Hayami.

Her bow was glowing rainbow colored, but what caught my eyes was her shoes. It hit me.

"Guys, we need to find a way to get out of here." Yoshiro turned his head towards me.

"W-why?" He said with great difficulty.

"She's a duel wielder." Akame's eyes widened.

"You mean she…" I nodded.

"She has a second Teigu."

Within a cave, hidden at the bottom of a valley. A huge creature looked up towards the sky.

It stretched out its wings and roared towards the sky, fire spewing from his mouth.

It took off into the skies.

"I thought it was impossible?" Akame said. I shook my head,

"The boss said no one has ever succeeded." Yoshiro closed his eyes. I looked him, he's losing too much blood.

"Akame, take him and run. Get to the danger beast, I will hold her off. I will be right behind you."

"… I re-"

"I don't care if you refuse! He needs medical attention, you need to live, and I won't die!"

"I-"

"Akame. For once in your life just listen to me!" I yelled, turning around. I stared her in the eye.

"…Please, do this for me." She look hesitant, I could see the conflict within her soul.

"…Tonight, we are having a meat buffet." I said. She closed her eyes.

"You promise?"

"I promise." She turned back to Yoshiro.

"Let's hurry." I closed my eyes and turned back to Hayami, who hasn't moved from her spot.

I walked towards her and stopped.

"Are you going to sacrifice yourself for them?" I narrowed my eyes.

"Sacrifice? We'll see about that."

She disappeared and I could only see a shadow. I turned around and moved my head to avoid an arrow. I sent a wind blade to cut through another. I saw that she was about to take off towards Akame so I boosted myself and appeared right beside her.

"… I am truly sorry for your past."

"But I have a future to live." I shot towards Hayami and she disappeared. I shot a wind blade behind me canceling a wind arrow. I dodged to the left and then ducked under 2 other arrows.

"A teigu that increases the users speed." I said out loud.

"Speed of gods – Mercury. Tatsumi, if you don't get out of the way I will kill you." I frowned.

"I have tasted your pain. I don't know what made you who you are today, but I do know that you are not getting past me." Her hair overshadowed her face.

"…Shut up…SHUT UP! YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PAIN I FELT!" She screamed with tears running down her cheeks.

"NOW OUT OF THE WAY!" She pulled out three arrows. Her bow glowed brighter and all three arrows were glowing a different color. I narrowed my eyes as a lightning, earth and water arrow flew at me.

I can't move out the way. The arrows weren't aiming for me. I closed my eyes and the lightning arrow neared me in an instant. I just managed to bring my hands up and parry. Shinatsuhiko glowed and I sliced the earth arrow in half. But it pushed me back 3 yards. I then stepped to the side and as the water arrow past me I grabbed it. It shattered and shards pierced my hands. I flinched.

"You will never catch them." I said.

"I can catch up to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Now, how do you plan on stopping me? The same move won't work twice." I glared back.

"I am sorry for your past. But I have those I want to protect as well. Yoshiro is a friend of mine, and you aren't killing him." I raised my sword to the sky as the wind picked up.

"I am capable of using my full power only when I am alone. You survived one, let's see you do it twice." I asked.

"May the wind show me the path and bring upon a storm to destroy my enemies." I said. The orb of my sword. The core of Shinatsuhiko glowed grey.

The wind picked up around us and a huge wind funnel appeared around us. Covering nearly the entire bloody battle field. As the clouds surrounded us I closed my eyes. I send a huge blast of air and startled the danger beast.

I opened my eyes. The danger beast flew off into the distance, the sound of wind blocking the yells of Akame.

I looked at my opponent.

"Welcome to my domain."

Off in the distance Akame knelt on the danger beast with wide eyes.

"… Tatsumi…" She whispered. Yoshiro was down and out.

One thing ran across her mind. She could jump out now and go help Tatsumi.

She stood up. The wind blew past her and her eyes widened.

She closed her eyes and sat back down.

'Come back alive Tatsumi…'

"I don't know if I can live without you."

She looked around her.

"Now I see why you can only use this when you are alone." She looked at me.

"Yeah, I can't risk hurting my friends." She stood in silence.

"I am jealous." I closed my eyes.

"…"

"Family, friends, close ones. I lost those a long time ago. I have been alone for nearly 3 years now."

"… I can be a friend."

She looked at me shocked.

"I can help you, we can help you."

"..why?" I smiled.

"Because we understand." She looked at me. Smiled.

"… Maybe…." She looked at the ground.

"In another life." My eyes widened as she appeared behind me. Her bow was up.

She was about to release when she was blown away.

"This is my domain, trying to sneak attack me is useless. No matter how fast you are you can't outrun wind." She looked at me and smiled.

"Care to test that?" I narrowed my eyes. Her shoes glowed and my eyes widened.

"Shit!" She smiled.

"Trump Card." She disappeared, a shockwave erupted from where she was. I realized she was behind me but my body was unable to move. I was only able to avoid the arrow from piecing my entire arm, leaving a large cut.

Hundreds of wind blades began flying at her but they all missed.

I moved out of the way of another arrow but just as I caught my balance I had to move again. Arrows came from all directions with miniscule delay. I grit my teeth and brought up a wind barrier.

I can see her moving. Very clearly. But my body isn't able to keep up.

Hundreds of shockwaves exploded everywhere. Every time she changed direction.

Sonic booms. Shockwaves created when an object breaks the sound barrier. The wind can't keep up with her. I closed my eyes.

How to deal with this? I moved my head to the left, closely dodging a wind arrow that managed to pierce my barrier.

I don't have much time left.

The danger beast landed near the base.

All of Night Raid was waiting. Najenda stepped up to the beast. They were hopeful, maybe they both returned.

Their heart dropped when only Akame came off, with another guy.

"Akame! Where is Tatsumi?" Bulat asked. Akame closed her eyes.

"I-I don't know." Mein looked at Yoshiro.

"He looks familiar." Akame nodded.

"Yoshiro, Capitols second strongest." Lubbock's eyes widened.

"Why did you bring him back!?" Akame shook her head.

"Long story, he needs help, now. I will explain everything."

"What about Tatsumi?" Leone asked seriously.

Akame looked back. She stared off into the direction of the battle.

"…He will be back, he promised." She whispered.

I have limited time. 1 minute at most.

I grit my teeth. I will die at this rate, her trump card perfectly counters Shinatsuhiko's. My wind blades can't reach the speed of sound no matter what I do.

I flinched as another lightning arrow cut my shoulder. What can I do?

'you were using it like a child using a nun-chuck'

Control…

I need to control my trump in order to use it at its full potential, but how?

I thought back to everything I knew, I have 30 seconds to come up with something.

Anything.

I ignored the pain as another arrow cut my waist.

Control… An image popped into my mind.

The ultra-thin wind slash I used to slice Stylish. The wind slashed power, speed and sharpness greatly increased because I compacted the size.

I opened my eyes and side stepped an Earth arrow that would've killed me. The arrow impacted the ground and sent a shockwave from behind me.

I don't have time to think about it anymore. It's now or never.

I closed my eyes brought all my willpower and concentration into trying to compact this huge storm around me. I don't know how I even did it.

If I were to describe it, it was like taking all the air within 1 km of me and mentally shoving it inside my body.

I felt my body was about to explode.

The storm I summoned died down and dissipated. I sensed Hayami stopping before me.

I was kneeling on the ground, with my eyes closed and fists clenched.

"Are you giving up?"

I couldn't reply, since I was too busy preventing my body from blowing up inside out, I had no idea what to do now that I shoved the energy used in my trump card within my body.

"Not going to reply huh? Well no matter." I could feel her bringing her bow up and pointing it at me.

"I'm sorry, see you in another life." I heard the bowstring resound and my mind gave out.

All the energy within exploded out and I felt my body being ripped up and disintegrated.

Strangely enough, I didn't feel the pain from the arrow.

But the even stranger thing is,

I felt my body impact the ground.

As the darkness closed in around me, a face popped into my mind.

'S-sorry, I lied.' I thought.

'Aka…'

I found myself floating, drifting around in the darkness.

Where am I?

How did I get here?

Why am I here?

What happened?

How long have I been here for?

Who am I?

I taste nothing. Hear nothing. See nothing. Smell nothing. Feel nothing.

My thoughts were lost. My words were lost.

My soul is lost.

A shadow slowly approached the body of Tatsumi.

"… Look at your pitiful state."

"This is the price you pay for not listening."

"This is the price you pay for being bound to this world."