A/N: Hey guys how it's going? First off I would like to announce that I have now successfully caught up with the manga. After that I said to myself "Well now. I threw Wendy into deeper shit then I thought." Now that I read the manga, what does this mean about the planning I had for the story? I'll tell you that part after the chapter. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail and/or Akame Ga Kill. They belong to their original owners. The OCs that appear here belong to me.

The Dragon of Night Raid

Mission Twenty One: The Demon's Bet

Another day arrived at the Capital. Seryu was happily walking down the hall while violently dragging Koro by his leash. She slammed the door open to the dining room. "Good morning my comrades! How are you at this fine hour!?"

"Good morning Seryu."

And in an instant, Seryu's day was ruined….again. Among with the rest of the Jaegers was Syka who was setting down their breakfast. Wave looked over to her and smiled. "Oh, good morning Seryu."

His greeting was ignored as Seryu continued to stare at the demon girl. She growled and pointed her finger at Syka. "You! Why in the hell are you here?!"

Syka just stared at the other girl blankly. "Serving breakfast of course. I have yours already set at your seat."

"I still refuse to eat anything you created by your hands of evil!" This has been going on for the past month. Ever since that surprise kiss happened, Syka has been following Seryu nonstop wherever she went. Not only that but the demon had taken up cooking lessons from Bols in order to please Seryu. Even though the other girl rejected them every single time, Syka still persisted and pursued Seryu without taking the hint Seryu really doesn't want anything to do with the demon.

Bols set down the next plate for Kurome. "Oh come now Seryu. She worked hard making that breakfast for you. No need to be so hard on her."

Kurome took a bite out of her breakfast. "Yeah, you're the only one she ever cooks for. It's a waste for you to leave the food as is." Even though she said that, Kurome didn't have any problem eating the other girl's share.

Their words fell on deaf ears. "I don't care about that!" She glared at the demon angrily. "When are you going to realize I'm not interested in you!?"

Syka continued to stare at her blankly. "I do believe you humans call it 'hard to get.'"

Seryu groaned. She couldn't believe the demon was this dense. "Don't be ridiculous! I'm not even into other girls. Even if I was, I'd rather go with Kurome!"

That caused said girl to cough violently while eating. She pounded her chest while downing her milk to calm herself. Kurome was panting heavily. "What the hell Seryu!?"

Run just took a sip of his coffee. "My my such a bold statement coming from you."

Seryu realized the position she put herself in. "Wait, hold on! All of you should know what I meant by that!"

"That's enough Seryu."

Everyone turned to Esdeath who entered the room. "G-General Esdeath." Now Seryu felt rather embarrassed if the general heard what she said.

Esdeath walked toward her seat while keeping an eye on Syka. She kept a careful watch on the demons living here from the past month. So far, they have been complacent without making too much trouble. The further the general studied them, the more she learned about them. Raid spent most of his time held up in his cell, same with Sklade and Rugoro. The only ones who spent time outside of their cells were Syka who spent a majority of her time trying to obtain Seryu's attention. Beatrice, on the other hand, spent a large amount of her time walking through the place grounds. By this time, everyone in the palace knows about the demons. Esdeath sat down on her chair. "I see you've made yourself comfortable."

Syka was wary about the general. The other humans surrounding here were nothing compared to Esdeath. However, she wasn't as strong as Beatrice. Let alone the Nine Demon Gates. "Yes, of course."

Bols set down the general's breakfast in front of her. "Here you go."

Esdeath smiled at the food. "Thank you, Bols." She looked over at Syka. "So, tell me. Now that the five of you have been here for over a month, what are your thoughts?"

The demon blinked a few times before she took out a notepad and opened it. "This is a list of complaints from the others. Raid is having trouble sleeping because of the constant begging from the other prisoners and threatens to and I quote 'beat the ever loving crap out of you so you can shut up.' Sklade is running out of rats to eat, Rugoro still wants to finish his fight with the monster dog, and Beatrice still wants to see what the Capital looks like." She closed the book.

Wave didn't know what to think about the list. "Are you kidding me right now?"

Of course, they would complain about something like that. During their stay, the demons acted more like guests rather than prisoners. Then again, they weren't human. Ordinary means wouldn't work on them. "I see. Next time you see your leader, tell her this. None of you are allowed outside the palace grounds."

Syka nodded. "I understand. I'll relay the message to her."

Seryu gritted her teeth. "If you understand that then why won't you leave me alone? What's it going to take for you to stop chasing me?"

The demon smiled. "If you so wish for me to stop pursuing you, how about we form a bet?"

That caught everyone's interest. "A bet?" Seryu wondered.

The other girl nodded. "Yes. If you win I'll leave you alone. However, if I win, you and I will be going out together. What do you think?" This was a perfect opportunity for Syka.

The same could be said for Seryu. She smiled at the offer. "If that is what it takes then fine. I'll do more than win. I'll kill you!"

Syka chuckled. "We'll see about that."

B

After breakfast, everyone headed to a large open area in the palace. Esdeath and the Jaegers were off to the sidelines while Seryu and Syka were preparing for their fight. Wave couldn't help but feel worried. "Is Seryu going to be alright? I mean her fight last time didn't go so well."

"Maybe so but Seryu has Koro this time. It won't be an easy fight." Run surmised.

"How right you are." Everyone looked behind to see Beatrice and the rest walked up to them. "Maybe alone Syka has a chance but this will be the perfect opportunity to see what the human can truly do."

Kurome wondered about their sudden appearance. "How did you know about this?"

Beatrice just waved her hand. "Syka let us know with telepathy magic. It's a simple magic some humans use back in our world. All of us can use it to communicate if some are away." She turned to the two girls. "Now let us see how this will unfold."

Seryu chuckled anxiously. This was the only chance she had to make the demon girl leave her alone once and for all. "Are you ready Seryu?" Syka called out.

The other girl was more than ready. "You don't need to ask me. I'll kill you and wipe your evil off from the face of the land! Now Koro!" The dog Imperial Arms barked and suddenly grew larger in size as it growled deeply. "Make a delicious treat out of her!"

Koro jumped straight at Syka with its mouth wide open. However, she jumped over and was above the dog's back. "You're in the way." She raised her arm and her two fingers began to glow a deep purple color. She struck down piercing the back with her fingers and slammed Koro into the ground. Syka jumped off and headed straight toward Seryu. "You're mine!" Suddenly something didn't feel right. Seryu was just smiling devilishly. An even more grim feeling came over the demon. She looked back to see Koro right behind and slammed her with its fist away from its owner. Syka crashed into the ground and groaned. "How? It shouldn't be able to move after I struck it."

Seeing this also intrigued Beatrice. "How strange. Syka's Venom curse should've immobilized the beast but it's still moving."

"Hekatonkheires is an organic Imperial Arms. It is impervious to any toxic substance." Esdeath explained.

That fact was both interesting and worrisome to Beatrice. "So there's more to this toy dog this human has then we thought." She saw Syka stand up. "Syka is at a disadvantage here. Her Venom curse can incapacitate her foe when struck with its paralyzing effect that can also affect the internal organs of her victim. After some time has passed, the victim suffers from failing systems within the body. However, this beast is immune to it and her deadly touch now useless. Not to mention she won't hurt the girl using it. Still…"

Syka rolled her shoulder. That last attack caught her off guard by surprise but she won't make the same mistake twice. "Phase Seven now Koro!" Koro ate Seryu's arm and she pulled out her cannon. She jumped into the air and pointed the weapon directly at Syka. "Cannon of Justice!" She fired at the demon girl.

The blast hit and dust scattered everywhere. "Remind me again why Syka is interested in this crazy chick?" Raid asked.

The demon quickly came out of the dust cloud and ran toward where Seryu was going to land. However, Koro blocked her path and punched hard at her. Syka managed to cross her arms in front of her to block the attack. She was pushed back quite a ways away. "How do you like that?!" Seryu landed back onto the ground. "I'll end you here and now! Koro! Time to use your trump card! Go berserk!"

The look in Koro's eyes changed and started to grow bulkier. The color of its fur turned a deep blood red. Koro unleashed a thunderous roar which caused everyone to cover their ears from the loud noise.

Once it ceased, Raid groaned. "Aw, damn that was loud. Freaking thing is nuts."

"Beast, powerful, dangerous." Sklade added.

Beatrice scoffed. "Perhaps there is more to these toys then we thought."

Rugoro let out his own roar. "Ah, not fair! I still have a bone to pick with that mutt and Syka is going to have all the fun!"

"She is going to fight a giant bloodthirsty monster and your only complaint is that Syka is going to have fun instead of you?" Raid seriously questions Rugoro's thinking sometimes.

"Knock it off you two." Both looked over to Beatrice who was still looking quite calm. "Syka isn't done yet. Powerful as the beast has become, she has yet to reveal her true strength."

Seryu laughed madly. "This is the end for you. Finally, I'll be rid of you once and for all!" Suddenly she heard Syka laughing as well. She stopped hers and wondered what was funny to the demon. "Why are you laughing? Don't you see what's going to happen to you?"

Syka continued to laugh. "I knew it. I knew there was a reason why I liked you. Since you revealed your hand…" The Wind suddenly blew out coming from the demon. "It's only fair I use mine as well!"

Esdeath and the rest felt a rather sudden increase of aura coming out from the demon. Not only that, it felt quite sinister. "What's happening here!?" Esdeath demanded.

She heard Beatrice laugh as well. She looked over at her and saw the demon smiling. "There's something you should know. Out of all of us, Syka is the third most dangerous in our group. Sklade is fifth, Raid is fourth, Rugoro being the second and I being the first. However, when Syka does this, she becomes just as dangerous as Rugoro!"

"Do what exactly?" Esdeath didn't have time for mind games.

Beatrice was all too glad to answer that. "Her true power. Her Etherious form!"

The wind became even stronger. Syka's body began to glow. Seryu prepared for what was about to come. The demon's body was beginning to change. Her facial features were becoming vastly different from her usual look and her body started to increase in size. A shadow overlapped Seryu as she couldn't believe what she was seeing in front of her. Once the transformation was complete, Syka let out a beastly roar. Seryu was paralyzed by fear. "Just…what the hell is she?"

B

The sound of attacks being exchange can be heard in the forest air. Wendy and Leone were sparring but it was a bit different than usual. Wendy had her eyes closed and was wearing earplugs. Overseeing the fight were Mine and Chelsea. The reason for the training was so the young dragon slayer can sense aura. The best way for her to learn was shutting out her other senses. It was difficult at first but over time she was improving. Leone never felt so proud of her. She tried to land a few hits to the younger girl but Wendy managed to deflect them all. Once Leone was open, she came in close. "Sky Dragon's Gusting Elbow!"

The Wind came out of her elbow and managed to strike Leone's midsection. The attack sent the blonde back a few feet. She panted and held her stomach. "Man, it's insane how strong Wendy has gotten. If she had this kind of strength back when we first fought, I wouldn't stand a chance." She sensed Wendy's aura and it was powerful. It was like powerful currents of wind overlapping each other.

Wendy could sense Leone's aura as well after a few hours of sparring with her. "Leone's aura. It's strong like a wild beast and intense like wildfire."

Chelsea smiled at what she was seeing. "It seems Wendy has the hang of it now. Leone hasn't been able to land a single hit on her in the past hour."

Mine had to agree. "Yeah, no kidding. After what Wendy did yesterday, this is nothing."

Leone jumped into the air. "Here I come, Wendy!" She prepared a kick all the way to where the younger girl was.

The young dragon slayer sensed the attack coming from above and jumped out of the way. Leone's attack hit the ground as Wendy quickly headed toward the older girl. "Sky Dragon's Claw!" The blonde managed to block the attack with her arm. Just like before, Leone felt the power of the attack going through her body even though she blocked it. She tossed Wendy away but she wasn't done yet. Wind gathered around her hand. "Sky Dragon's Crushing Fang!" Leone was ready for the attack. However, she sensed something and it was dangerous. For just a second, Leone didn't see Wendy coming at her. No, it was a dragon and it looked furious. She also could've sworn she heard the dragon roar. Leone had never felt so terrified before. In the next second, the attack stopped but the wind blew through behind the blonde. "Leone?" The older girl snapped out of it and saw Wendy before her. The young dragon slayer opened her eyes and looked at the other girl. "Are you all right? Your aura went still for a moment." She removed the earplugs so she could hear.

Leone calmed down and was relieved. "Yeah, I'm fine. It's just that I thought I saw something." It wasn't a total lie. For that one second, she really did think she saw a dragon. "Just what was that now? One second I was fighting Wendy and the next I was about to take on a dragon."

The two girls suddenly heard clapping and saw Chelsea as well as Mine walking up to them. "Alright, let's say Wendy won that one. Shall we head back now?" Everyone agreed with Chelsea's suggestion.

As they were walking back, Wendy was a bit ahead while the other three were close behind. It seemed to be a good time to discuss just what happened during the sparring. "So, what happened Leone? It's not like you to freeze up like that."

Leone sighed. She still felt that terrifying feeling going down her spine. "It was really weird. It was like for a second but…I could've sworn I saw a dragon coming at me instead of Wendy."

Hearing that made Chelsea curious. "A dragon? Are you serious?"

The other girl nodded. "Yeah. I was feeling out her aura the entire time and when she was coming at me with that attack, that was when I saw it. Not only that but it wasn't the first time I saw that dragon."

"What do you mean by that?" Mine asked.

Leone looked at Wendy. "It was back when I first fought her. It was right before she beat me. I could've sworn I saw a white dragon that was over her."

The other two girls looked at Wendy as well. "I know she's becoming stronger at a fast rate but I find it hard to believe Wendy can't have an aura of a dragon."

Mine thought otherwise. "Maybe but that kid pulled out some pretty big surprises before. First beating Esdeath, then that weird Ice Sky Dragon Mode of hers, I wouldn't be surprised if she did have an aura of a dragon." She looked over at Chelsea and smiled as an opportunity presented itself. "By the way, Leone, Chelsea here pretended to be you while Wendy was in the hot spring."

Anger immediately flared up inside the blonde and turned to Chelsea. "You did what now!?"

Chelsea now felt a bit endangered. "Now hold on a minute. I can explain." She looked over to Mine who had a smug smile on her face. "Tatsumi must've told her." She would have to talk to him later. However, her words fell on deaf ears as Leone thought up of what might've happened.

I

Leone's mind

Both girls were out of the hot spring with towels covering their bodies but "Leone" was on top of Wendy with their faces being dangerously close. The young dragon slayer's face looked rather flushed about the position they were in. "Leone, please. This is so embarrassing."

"Leone" giggled flirtatiously. "What's so embarrassing? It's just you and me all alone with no one bothering us." She leaned in with their lips about to touch.

I

The real blonde screamed. "I knew I should've gone in with her!" She really didn't want to lose the current relationship she had with the younger girl.

"No Leone. Whatever you were thinking didn't happen." All three girls looked at Wendy while she was looking back at them. "All Chelsea and I did was talk. That's all." She looked ahead once again. She really did wonder what Leone was thinking about in her head to reach that conclusion. Leone sighed in relief but glared at Chelsea. The other girl giggled nervously. Teasing Leone may have been fun but it was also quite dangerous.

B

Seryu was sighed sadly as she was sitting on her bed in her room while Koro whined worriedly about her. She looked down to her Imperial Arms and hugged it. "Oh, Koro."

She heard the door open and saw Syka walk into Seryu's room drying her hair with a towel. The demon just left the shower and was wearing a simple black T-shirt and shorts. "Hello, Seryu." The other girl didn't know what to think of Syka right now. Part of her was furious while the other terrified. It didn't matter in the end because the girl before her…was now her girlfriend. She could still clearly remember how the fight ended.

F

Seryu was horrified at the sight she saw. Her body was badly damaged by one of Syka's attacks and she saw Koro who was lying on the ground defeated. "Koro!" She was breathing heavily as Seryu had never seen her friend in such a state before. Once Syka entered in her Etherious form, there wasn't anything neither Koro nor Seryu could do.

Speaking of the demon girl, she reverted back into her original form. Esdeath and the rest of the Jaegers were in shock and awe at what they just saw. Mostly shock. "You've got to be kidding me. All of them have this kind of power?"

Wave heard Raid laugh and turned to him. The demon gave a wicked smile to him. "You got that right ya country hick. If we would've been serious from the start, you and your little friends would've been finished."

Beatrice chuckled as she smiled at Esdeath. "Do you see now? What you just witnessed is what the demons of Tartaros are truly capable of!"

Seryu dropped to her knees and tears were coming out from her eyes. "Koro…I'm sorry."

F

So now Seryu was trapped. She had to honor her end. A bet was a bet and she had to accept it. No matter how much she hated it. "Are you okay Seryu?" Syka sat down next to the other girl. The demon could sense the displeasure coming from Seryu. "If you're upset about the fight, maybe there's something I can do to make you feel better."

She tried to reach out but the other girl slapped the demons' hand away and glared angrily at her. "Don't you dare touch me! It's because of you I'm in this situation in the first place! You practically forced me to be with you! Why don't you see that I hate you!?" Syka still kept her face indifferent. All she did was hug the other girl. Even after what Seryu told her, the demon girl still refused to back down. "Why? Why won't you leave me alone?"

Syka's hug only brought the two closer. "It's because I do understand you. I know how you feel."

Seryu separated from the other girl. "How would you know how I feel? You're a demon."

Syka smiled at the other girl and placed her hand on the top of Seryu's chest. The guard blushed slightly. "In the past month, I have learned a few things about you. I know you lost those who you considered close. I know the feeling since I lost my guild."

Seryu just scoffed at the idea and removed the demon's hand off from her chest. "Your guild was nothing but demons. They deserved what happened to them."

The demon giggled at the words. She admired how strong the girl's belief in justice was. "I thought you would say that. Yes, Tartaros was a guild of demons but a guild nonetheless. We were following what we believed in just like you follow what you believe in."

The other girl felt offended hearing that. "That's a lie! What I follow is the path of justice. You follow the path of evil."

Again Syka giggled. "And that is what's interesting about the concept. There is a fine line between evil and justice. What may be justice to you may be evil to others and what might be evil to you may be justice to them."

Seryu growled and shook her head. "Quit confusing me damn it! What I follow is the path of absolute justice!"

The demon was having fun with this. All she needed was a few more pushes. "And we followed what was justice to us. It didn't matter who was in the way. Just as long we achieved our goal. Again, not so different from your idea."

Now Seryu had a counter for that. "No, it's not. What you believed in would've harmed thousands of innocent people."

Syka had to admit the other girl had her there but she wasn't done yet. "You have a point yes. However, like I said before, we would do anything to accomplish what we believed in. You have found a difference but there are more similarities between us. That's why I believe I'm so attracted to you."

Seryu was still a bit uncomfortable hearing that. "But how? You're a demon."

"And you're a human. I know the situation. It doesn't change the fact how I feel about you." Syka yawned as she stretched out her arms. "Well, this has been an entertaining talk but now I feel like I should rest now." She lay down on the bed.

It took a few seconds for Seryu to realize what happened. "Wait, why are you lying down on my bed?" She really didn't want to deal with the demon anymore then she had to.

Syka breathed in deeply. "Because we're dating now. Don't worry, I won't abuse the privileges. I'll see you when I wake up." With that said the demon closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep.

Seryu sighed as she knew she could kill Syka with Koro while the demon was asleep but that would violet her given word. Something she can never do. All Seryu could do was watch Syka sleeping soundly. Now that was watching the other girl a little more closely, it was hard to believe she transformed into some sort of monster earlier but seeing her now was…Seryu shook her head. "No. There was no way in hell I was going to think that. She is a demon and therefore she is evil."

Even though she thought that, Syka's words still rang through her head. "That's why I believe I'm so attracted to you." No matter how hard Seryu tried, she couldn't get Syka out of her head.

A/N: Right so here's my plan. What I'm going to in the story is put in what certain events happened both in the anime and in the manga. Think of it as a combo of the two. That way I can get to the ending of the story I want. How in the hell would that work out? That's for me to know (and imagine the events hundreds of times over until I get to them.) And you to find out.