Chapter 34: The General and the Revolutionaries

AN: Finally done took me long enough, next chapter won't be as long but it will be interesting; Long chapter ahead so be ready for it; this was a pain in the butt to write and even more so to edit

The day began as another day for Tatsumi; with a rather extensive and grueling training regimen; the Elite Seven training had properly begun in earnest as he had mastered all that Martha had to teach him and as such Gin was education him.

"Hyagh!" Tatsumi shouted as he parried a strike from Gin's sword before following up with a flurry of blows, which Gin countered but couldn't keep up before he disarmed her of her sword and caught it.

"Excellent Tatsumi; you're doing amazing; anyway, time to move onto unarmed combat" Gin explained, Tatsumi handed her back her sword only for Gin to attack once again but he countered once again and disarmed her once again. "Good you've definitely improved I didn't even surprise you that time" Gin commented.

"Please Gin one of the first things you taught me was that you should always expect your opponent to surprise you; now can we move onto the next thing" Tatsumi replied.

"Gladly; unarmed combat: pankration" Gin replied. Then came a series of wrestling matches with Gin as she demonstrated various martial arts; Tatsumi ignored the pain from the numerous techniques before countering with a series of strikes that incapacitated her.

"Had enough?" Tatsumi asked.

"Yes; honestly Tatsumi I'm running out of things I can teach you; I think soon it will be Akame's turn to teach you" Gin replied getting up, Tatsumi anticipated and overpowered a follow up attack. "Yep definitely out of things I can teach you; I'm wondering how much of that is my training and how much is Sheele's and Merraid's training; you seem to mixing your fighting techniques both unarmed and with the sword" Gin commented.

"I thought I'd create my own style, in fact I'm actually creating a few just to make sure that I'm completely unpredictable, next time I fight Honest I think he'll be surprised how much I've come along" Tatsumi replied, he kissed Gin on the lips; she kissed back they then went to the Hot Springs and soon they disrobed.

Momentarily… "Ah! Ugh! Ugh!" Gin moaned as Tatsumi thrusted into her pussy riding her doggy style on the grass near the pool. "Oh Tatsumi-kun" Gin moaned, Tatsumi leaned in towards her head; she turned to kiss him their lips locked as passionately as their loins.

"Hey guys" Akame greeted walking up, non-plused by the situation.

"Akame!" Both said simultaneously,

"Hey don't stop on my account; mind if I join in?" Akame replied, then removed her clothes and came over to them.

"No problem Akame" Gin replied.

"Please join in" Tatsumi added, Akame strolled over to them and kissed Tatsumi on the lips; Tatsumi laid down; Gin moved into the reverse cowgirl position while Akame straddled his face, Tatsumi then began his tongue-work.

"OOH!" Akame moaned loudly. "Tatsumi-kun! Deeper" Akame moaned Tatsumi obliged inserting his tongue in further, Gin moaned and bounced up and down; Akame kissed her friend before stimulating her areolas then beginning to drink from Gin's breasts.

"Akame-san! Oh!" Gin moaned; Akame founded her right breast with practiced ease from her many times with Merraid while drinking from the left; Gin's white hair was caressed by Akame's free hand while Gin wrapped her arms around her as she bounced up and down; Tatsumi striking into her core with his length going deep inside up to her womb as she bounced up and down and moaned.

Tatsumi licked and fingered Akame's pussy his fingers gently playing with her sensitive outer folds while licking the inner with his tongue licking two sweet spots on either side of her loins, passion was completely dominant in his mind, at the moment he was one with both girls as he pleased both. "I'm so glad to have both of them; along with everyone else I love, I'm happy with my new life in spite of the tradeoffs, I just hope I can live in peace with them and our children" Tatsumi thought; Akame orgasmed, as did Gin and within 20 seconds of them so did he, filling Gin's womb striking four eggs inside with his seed.

Both Girls then dismounted and all three of them eased into the warm water; Tatsumi was lucky Akame had brought towels. "You knew we were here?" Tatsumi asked.

"Yep; I was watching your training and once you two finished and I saw you kiss I knew for fact you'd head here to be alone, so I changed into my bikini and grabbed some towels then found you two having fun" Akame replied. "Speaking off" Akame added then dived under the water and pushed Tatsumi up to the side of pool. "Allow me to please you" Akame remarked and wrapped her breasts around his phallus and began to massage it, she then licked and caressed the tip and upper length before sucking it. Gin swam over and allowed Tatsumi to drink from her breasts while he fingered her loins with one hand and caressed her rear with the other; after he finished drinking he picked Gin up and had her sit on his face after arching his back to allow for her to do this so he could like he did with Akame please her with his tongue.

Overall this positioning lasted for about 12 minutes before Tatsumi's next orgasm; creaming Akame's face which she responded to by giggling, smiling then licking off his spunk; Tatsumi then climbed into the water again and held Akame's hands as he entered her; Gin massaged his back and kissed his ears, neck and cheeks while he made out with Akame.

Overall it was a normal morning for Tatsumi; after his time in the springs he returned to the Training grounds where Sheele put him thru a harder regiment then normal to punish him for being late; his training with her was now even more intense as she was now training him in actual techniques of the Sorrowful ones; in this case integrating daggers into his duel handed style allowing for some interesting potential manevuers which he practiced with his swords in his off time and learned that a lot of these techniques with careful maneuvering could be used with swords as well as daggers, he had even opted for when not using his Teigu to use a parrying dagger alongside a longsword which had been made by Clementine as the wedding gift; granted he still used his great sword but this technique allowed him to engage opponents in tighter places where his two-handed fighting style was impractical.

Speaking of tight places Sheele had no shortage of those for him to navigate to simulate some of their airducts and narrow passages that he'd encounter on missions, then of course she two extremely tight places on her body; both of which he pleased after finishing his training for the day. Sheele's pregnancy was becoming more apparent as her belly had begun swelling into the first tri-mester; each day he listened for movement inside hoping for their child to begin to show signs of becoming more developed. Sheele lectured him the subject and Aria had gone to no shortage of medical explanation on the pregnancy and when certain things would happen but still, he insisted on seeing how his children were doing each day they were in the womb.

This training with Sheele was followed by Merraid's regiment, she had skipped conditioning as Aria had been doing all that with regards to the building up the immunity to poisons. Merraid's actual training was to teach him in the Oarburgh Clan's secret techniques which was a new experience as he was essentially the first man since her grandfather to be trained in the techniques. As such he had added to his arsenal with shurikens, flechettes, darts, throwing knives and the clans famed needle daggers which were favored by Taeko who taught him the clans sword fighting styles along with how to use the daggers to maximum effect, Saraya also assisted in this endeavor as Tatsumi's duel wielding style was something she knew how to take to its max.

All in all, the training with everyone who could and would teach him was making Tatsumi and absolute all-around fighter, a Jack of All Trades Master of All. "Who said a Jack of All Trades is a master of none? I'm perfectly willing to prove that person wrong" Tatsumi had said after noting his increasing mastery. The training for the day concluded and he headed for the Palace; but Najenda stopped him.

"Tatsumi we need to talk" Najenda explained.

"About what?" Tatsumi replied.

"About the Revolutionary Army, I think it's time for you to meet the leaders of it; in fact, I've received a messenger that is calling for us to make a journey to meet with them" Najenda explained.

"When?" Tatsumi replied.

"Tomorrow, it won't just be the two of us: Cassandra, Martha, the Twins, Seryu, and Pais will be coming along too as well as Merraid; we'll take an Air Manta to the Eastern provinces where the strongholds of the Revolutionary Army are" Najenda explained

"Noted, I'll be there ready to go; for now though I'm going to continue business as usual" Tatsumi replied then headed to the city after collecting Saraya, Taeko and the Twins; the guards paid him no head as his passing in and out of the city was normal to them, he then met up with Leone who after a quick stop at Grundewick Manor to change joined him in heading for the palace.

Later at the Palace… Tatsumi barged in the door to note the scene in front of him; eight cloaked figures and General Teketh stood in front of the throne. "Good afternoon your majesty" Tatsumi greeted walking into the room.

"Tatsumi-nii!" Makoto exclaimed jumping out of his chair and running over to hug him; Tatsumi returned the hug. "What do you have for me today?" Makoto asked giddy.

"A nice new Chess set; by the way Esdeath told me today was your birthday so happy 13th birthday and here's your present I know how much you love chess" Tatsumi replied grabbing out of his bag a rather ornate chess set; it had cost him a sizeable amount of money but he paid out of pocket for the gift which justified its price by the fact the pieces were studded with actual gems and made of actual silver with the board being made of Makor Mange wood from the Far south which was notoriously hard to both to collect and to carve into anything, also the padding on both the pieces and the inside of the board were made of velvet.

"Thanks, Tatsumi-nii you're the best friend ever" Makoto replied, Honest coughed.

"Your majesty we should resume the ceremony" Honest commented; Leone in a bee like black and gold gown with the gemed figure of a wasp topping her headdress came over to him.

"Father" Leone greeted.

"Leone" Honest replied. "That reminds me your majesty I made an interesting discovery recently" Honest added coming over to Makoto and being shadowed by Leone.

"Yes Honest-san?" Makoto asked.

"That Leone is actually my daughter; a lost child of mine" Honest replied

"That's amazing; that means Tatsumi's even more of in-law to you then before" Makoto commented, Honest winced.

"Yes indeed" Honest commented. "Leone what was it you wanted to tell me?" Honest asked.

"I'm pregnant" Leone replied bluntly; Honest laughed a jolly laugh. "So is Lily" Leone added, he laughed again.

"Grandchildren are a wonderful thing I look forward to meeting them when they are born" Honest responded to everyone who looked at him.

"Yeah if you live long enough" Leone remarked.

"You'll find I'll live for a very long time" Honest responded and grinned barring his teeth.

"Anyway, your majesty we should resume the business of the day" Budo commented, Esdeath nodded in agreement as did most of the council, Tatsumi joined Esdeath while Makoto returned to his throne; Leone stood next to her father keeping an eye on him for any signs of potential schemes.

"Anyway your highness, before the sudden arrival of the Minister for Justice I came to report the recent news, victory in the western provinces on my part but much more important the formal organization of the new Elite Seven who stand right with me and are ready to take their oaths" Teketh explained, all eight people shed their cloaks. Six women and two men stood there and Teketh began to introduce them.

"This is Nui, wielder of Shatra: Slicer of foes; a Dragon arm and Ungallant: Trapper of foes another Dragon Arm; she's rather pleasant and good at her job, she recently killed the Duke who lead the enemy army" Teketh introduced pointing at her.

"Nice to meet you your majesty, you're so young and adorable; you're a great Emperor and will be even greater when you get older" Nui greeted, then looked at Tatsumi. "OMG HOTTIE!" Nui commented looking at Tatsumi and ran over to him intending to kiss him: Esdeath attempted to stop her but failed as the babies inside her womb chose that particular moment to give their first kicks, kicking her on opposite sides of her womb causing her to drop to her knees; Nui kissed Tatsumi on the lips to his surprise. "Hey handsome nice to meet you; I'm Nui Harime I hope to see you a lot, especially if you as Minister for Justice need a hired assassin" Nui flirted; Tatsumi blushed.

"I'll consider it" Tatsumi replied.

"Just look me up" Nui replied and flashed him momentarily causing him to be taken aback before she returned to the others.

"What are Dragon Arms?" Makoto asked having been focused on a fidget spinner during Nui's sudden braze nous.

"Dragon Arms are Imperial arms, Teigus made by the Dragon Emperor, the ones given to the Elite Seven were made as slight copies of existing Teigus that were made during the reign of the First Emperor if not earlier; I say slight in that alterations were made from the originals that made them different from them and allowed of different techniques but also maintaining the strengths of the originals with some exceptions; one of these Teigus is not a Dragon Arm but an older one made by the Dwarves" Teketh explained.

"You're surprisingly knowledgeable on the subject Teketh" Esdeath commented after getting back up.

"Let's just say I'm a student of history General Esdeath; I've learned that history is a contributor to the best weapon a general or anyone can have: Knowledge; when it comes to Teigus most of the things I've learned can be found in books on the subject of them" Teketh replied. "Anyway let us continue with the other members" Teketh continued and indicted a dark purple haired young woman, she was slender, decently endowed with average sized D-cup breasts and wore a ninja style outfit and a mask that concealed her fact apart from her eyes; but for the purposes of the meeting she removed it to show her face; Tatsumi noted she was quite beautiful and her orange eyes sparkled.

"I am Tay-Tay your highness" She greeted.

"Yes Tay-Tay, she wields Nocturnal: Shadow shroud; she is the group's stealth operative and uses a fighting style similar to that of the Oarburgh Clan assassins" Teketh explained then turned to the next person or rather persons, two women near identical to each other but with one having bleach strawberry-blonde colored hair which was long and tied in two pigtails and having light blue eyes where the other had short black hair and purple eyes; but both shared the same beautiful facial features, tall curvaceous bodies and delicate hands, both wore similar outfits both being cat suits and in their hair they had peculiar hairpins; the brunette had a sniper rifle of polished crisp design on her back while the other had nice set of swords.

"These are the Enoshima twins; Junko and Makoro; they are an interesting case of extreme survival and opposing fighting style, Makoro is a sniper that wields Hyperion: the Requiem Blaster while Junko is a sword fight that uses duel swords, her Teigu is a biological Teigu; Amaterasu: Daughter of the Twin Suns" Teketh introduced; Amaterasu stood next to Junko and was a fiery orange haired female with a sun-like disc infused into forehead like a crown, she was radiantly beautiful with warm sun-yellow eyes, she towered over the rest of the group being the same height as Esdeath; her skin was warm like sand and her figure was the same as the General who's height she shared; her attire consisted of a metallic flame colored gown; in her hands she sported a pair of khopeshes with gauntlets that sported a mixture of retracted blades.

"Greeting descendent of the Golden Emperor; I am Amaterasu; sister to Susanoo, my brother is lost and like him I was created by the Dwarves and am an absolute force to be reckoned with" Amaterasu introduced.

"Hey don't forget about me" the blonde stated.

"Of course, not Mistress Junko" Amaterasu replied.

"Anyway, I'm Junko and this is my annoying twin sis Makoro we're glad to have had the chance to serve you" Junko stated and kneeled.

"Yes, your majesty we will fulfill your orders" Makoro added kneeling.

"Now for our next one: this is Fritz Von Fingerhof: he wields Mantalla: Poisoner of Gods; the Landsknecht blade Teigu allows him a poison rivaled only by the legendary Muramase wielded by the dangerous Night Raid Assassin Akame" Teketh introduced, Fritz was a tall but slender man; his attire consisted of garb similar to a duelist's with addition of an ornate breastplate, his hair was light brown and he sported a goatee on his scared face with green eyes; he wore a salet helmet which was ornate too.

"Your Majesty" Fritz commented and kneeled a fencer kneel.

"Now for our final two members: Jauss wield of Hanzo: Onslaught of rage, it allows him the ability to dawn strong armor the equal of Incursio and use the mace form to batter armor and smash enemies" Teketh explained. Then turned to the final member. "This is the team leader; my daughter Commander Shastavi, she wields the Teigus of the Dragon Empress and the Shadow Empress Visneya and Rhaenys both of which were made in the image of the Dragon Emperor's own swords; two blades which are wielded by one man in this very room" Teketh replied then turned to Tatsumi.

Both Jauss and Shastavi paid their respects as Teketh walked over to Tatsumi. "I must admit Minister Tatsumi you have earned my respect and as such I am making you an offer; you see I'm quite fascinated with you; I have a daughter you are a son; we both distrust Honest; now I may have gotten off on the wrong footing with you and to mend that I'd like to marry my daughter to you" Teketh explained. Tatsumi was shocked as was everyone in the room.

Tatsumi had to back pedal and think: What would Teketh stand to gain by marrying his Daughter to him; he knew for a fact that Tatsumi wanted him dead; perhaps he saw her as a means to get rid of him; have her kill him on their wedding night; something that was a real possibility. However, he couldn't reject the offer out of hand especially considering the political aspects of such a union, one that would be in favor to mend the rivalry. Then there was other things to worry about; instead of just assassinating him Shastavi may just spy on him or go after others he was close to; but then there was Teketh's own schemes it was obvious Teketh was working with Honest and the two had an alliance but it was also obvious that Teketh was interested in Tatsumi because he threated not only the status qoe but also was impossible to kill by every means tried. "Tell me this isn't out of the kindness of your heart Teketh" Tatsumi replied.

"No it isn't my daughter is how shall I put it rebellious and is far too much like you for my tastes therefore I'm giving her to you; Afterall as a loyal Imperial General and Minister you'd be a fine husband, also consider it an olive branch a peace treaty for this little feud of ours" Teketh responded being as unreadable as possible, Tatsumi responded in kind, Honest whispered in Makoto's ears, he wasn't liking the idea.

"I think the whole thing is a wonderful idea! Tatsumi you'll marry Shastavi and we can let all bygones be bygones" Makoto agreed, Tatsumi was now trapped; Makoto had decided for him and Shastavi; mainly both to spite Honest and play matchmaker because Tatsumi had done the same for him with Fal, Air and Luna.

"Alright your Majesty I accept; Shastavi are you ok with it?" Tatsumi replied, Shastavi rushed over and hugged him tight.

"Completely; anything to get away from my Father" Shastavi replied, whispering with the last part.

"Then its settled when will we have the wedding?" Makoto asked.

"Next Week your majesty; I've got important business to take care off; I'm going to pay a visit to my home town so I'll be gone for a few days; I'll show them how much I've changed" Tatsumi replied, lying about the last part: it was a plausible alibi one that was impossible to verify as Honest's spies weren't present in the countryside focusing instead on the large cities and infiltrating military, economic, religious and artistic circles as Honest prized those more, Teketh had a minimal spy network and all of it was focused on military intelligence which at the moment was focused on rooting out resistance cells in the Western provinces to nil effect, and none of his other rivals cared enough about the outside of the Capital to bother shadowing him.

"Now enough political matters; the Elite Seven will now take their oath and become formally the Elite Seven and The Emperor's personal enforcers" Teketh explained; the seven members stepped up to the throne and knelt Makoto drew a ceremonial blade and servents put ceremonial sashes over their shoulders.

"In the name of his Imperial Majesty Emperor Makoto the first of the Imperial house Gildenstrom you swear on the customs established 200 years ago by Emperor Malkarion the Sixth founder of the order of the Elite Seven to serve his Imperial Majesty, to enforce his will and strike down any foes to his glorious reign; so you swear" Honest stated reciting the oath of membership.

"So, I swear" each member said in turn.

"I Emperor Makoto First of my name accept your oaths of fealty; valor with glory, courage with might, fidelity with honor, patience with temperance: You now serve my name and follow my orders; no task happens without my approval and you will receive orders from the Grand Marshal, the Minister for Justice and the Prime Minister, treat those as if they were my own, any other who is not of these rank is to be respected but if their orders conflict with mine you are countermand them; for example should you receive an order to kill a fellow citizen of our Golden Empire from a superior that conflicts with an order given by me or my two subordinates it is to be disregarded; also you are not to lift up your arms to harm your fellow citizens unless ordered to do so, you are their secret protectors sworn me and them who make our Empire what it is: I dub thee all now Elite Seven" Makoto recited and went to and tapped the shoulders of each member with the sword. "Rise; you will not harm anyone within the walls of the Palace unless ordered to do so by me; you are not to harm the Grand Marshal, Minister for Justice, Prime Minister or any other Council official unless I give you orders to do so" Makoto explained then turned to Teketh. "General Teketh you are in charge of this group's oversight and supply however any orders you give them must not conflict with mine; any attempt to do so will be treated as an attempt on my life; if such happens the members of this group are to execute you on the spot" Makoto explained. "That is all, now each of you are to ready yourselves for your next missions, for the time being though you are to relax and enjoy the comforts of the palace; this is my home and I welcome you all as guests with the rights afforded to people there in: now you are all dismissed" Makoto explained and they all relaxed.

"Oh, by the way tonight at six will be my birthday party; I'll have a massive dinner and we'll then have cake and ice cream for everyone!" Makoto explained to cheers from everyone. "So, bring your friends and family; everyone's invited and we'll be having a party to remember" Makoto added and jumped for joy. "Is that the end of council business for today Honest-san?" Makoto asked.

"Yes, it is; there are a few minor matters but none you need to worry about" Honest replied and the room dispersed.

Shortly in Honest's Office… Honest overlooked said minor matters; these being new laws which would restrict the lower classes right to bear fire arms of any kind; the Empire was easy to control if the only people with advanced weaponry were the ones with the wealth and power; there were also new taxes on minor goods and on Honest's most disliked food goods: Dairy products specifically cheese which annoyed his palette to no end. The door to his office opened and Leone walked in. "Father" Leone greeted.

"Leone, to what do I owe this visit?" Honest asked.

"Just questions; a number of them" Leone replied.

"Please have a seat I'll answer them to the best of my ability" Honest replied, she sat down, Leone's intentions were not gag able to Honest but to her they were clear; trying to understand her father's psychology why he did what did and what drove him; also about her siblings every one of them regardless of parentage; and see what she could gage of his plans.

"First question; why do you do the things you do?" Leone asked, Honest pulled out a pocket watch and showed it to her. Inside was a woman who was a spitting image of Lilianna but older and posing the beauty that came with age, along with a brawnier physique then Lilianna.

"Lillian; my lovely Lillian, young caring Lillian, brave sweet Lillian, and the one who was always there to keep me level headed, my reason to face the threats of the unholy abominations of the Undead and ferocious Danger Beasts" Honest replied and looked genuinely sad shedding actual tears as opposed to the crocodile tears he usually shed. "I was 35 when I met her, she was young half my age but brave and daunting, a fellow Crusader of the Dawn and master of the Imperial Fist; my student, my first love, my virginity's taker, my first wife; she was a great warrior an even better fighter then me; I never gave thought to love before I met her; and after she died never truly felt it's like again; even for our children; Valdis was and is always looking to outdo my feats striving to become the Warrior without Equal, Eugene was lazy but still a good warrior but never really amounted to much until I sacrificed him, Syura and Lilianna though: they were special, they bore my likeness and the likeness of their mother; Lilianna a radiant child that I treasured and raised to be a woman of peace rather than war like her mother, Syura though he was a prodigy; my successor and the only one of my children apart from Saikyuu that would do whatever I asked of him and would follow in my path" Honest explained, then wept. "All I want is my family to live in a world where I can be with every one of them; all alive and healthy, never having to know war, but unfortunately that isn't how the world works: That Boy was right about one thing that this world is cruel and brings out the worse in the race of man and that in way man can be crueler even then even it. But he is wrong in order to survive this world we must become crueler than it; but even then, I've still to taste the bitter taste of mortality" Honest explained.

"A man should never have to outlive those he loves most; a husband shouldn't have to outlive his wife, nor a father his children; I've experienced both many times over Leone; and the worst part is that my own children can be responsible for that pain: you Leone; you're like Lilianna in beauty and in caring but like Syura you are brave, fearless and strong; in a way you're the child Lillian and I never had: One who embodied both of our strengths and weaknesses yet stayed level headed in this cruel world: I love you daughter regardless of whether or not you feel the same and regardless of your choices; I'm your father and a father should be able to love their child; I'm sorry I abandoned you and your mother; perhaps in another time and another age we'd have been a normal family; you, me, Catherine, and Tatsumi but this is no such place." Honest explained.

"While I love you, I despise your husband: all my life I was told how far I would not be able to go, I've worked hard to gain all I have; I've murdered, lied, stolen, raped, cheated, devoured human flesh, I've done every evil thing in the book and even sold my soul to the Devil himself: all to get where I am today. But that boy he threatens all that I have gained and all that I stand for; every move I make against him fails; every strategy I try is blunted by his own; he's like he was in our first game of Chess: unpredictable, impossible to deceive, and smarter then he looks, possibly smarter than me and easily becoming stronger then me; but I will not lose all I've gained not when I'm so close to returning my Lillian to me; my Syura too and everyone I've ever lost, my mother, my mentor, my friends: Lord Valtor has given me the power to bring them all back and he has given me this world; this world is mine Leone a world that is demented and cruel but one that I can be crueler then and I will make my slave" Honest replied and bared his teeth.

"So that's why you do everything just for love? You don't seem to understand how the world works: I had to work my way up from nothing; a mother who was child who taught me everything I know and every method I have used to survive; the only thing she wanted for me to do was to never become a harlot, to give up my most prized possession to a stranger; the one thing I had that was mine by birth and reserved for the person I'd love: you don't understand Tatsumi I like I do; he's everything a woman would want in a husband; in fact I think I saw the same thing in him Lillian saw in you; a selfless protector of the weak and a kind caring soul; how much of that old you is left, little of it I don't know why you couldn't just wait till you died to return to Lillian, so many people have died, have suffered the worst mankind can ever conceive of all for your quest to bring back someone you loved that died years ago" Leone responded.

"You would have done the same! Wouldn't you; that Boy that Tatsumi I can see how much he means to you, you feel the same thing for him that I felt for Lillian; answer this question if you ever lost him to death what lengths would you go to for him to be brought back to you? I may be evil I know that I am my mentor and everyone in my former order would strike me down for my sins but I choose the path I did to have the one person I loved most restored to me; everything I've done I did for her; I had divine favor from Zez-Ki-Ell, from Solodus, Amari, and Ulmo, all the great gods and goddesses I swore vows to I could have ruled a kingdom in heaven: instead I forsook that after-life for that I want most: to live my life with the Woman I loved more than my faith, more then what I was: more than anything. Honest was what the Oracle and priests of Zez-Ki-Ell named me told me that as long as I was Honest I would know happiness and good; well honesty didn't save my mother or my Lillian; it didn't save my mother from being raped by that northern savage who sired me: who gave me the name I bore from birth: Valdis Unwillingborn! I was dragged unwilling from my pre-existence to live in this cruel, evil vile world! I knew happiness and the gods I worshiped took it from me; took those I love most from me; and their cruelty knows no limits; nor does Fate: Fate stole my Lillian! my mother Mahira! my Syura, my Lilianna! My Mentor Sir Galdoth who was the father I never truly had! And Fate saw me born from those Northern savages; my only regret is I didn't join Esdeath in her conquest; she razed the Northern Capital, destroyed their army, and humbled them: that was not enough If I had been there, I would have destroyed the Northerners! Every single one of them from the oldest man to the child born today: Every last one of those savages who made me who I am: those savages who have tormented and preyed on the Empire for generations who raped and pillaged for sport who preyed on the weak I would have destroyed them all! EVERY SINGLE FUCKING ONE OF THEM!" Honest ranted, his face turning outright demonic at mention of the Northerners. "Esdeath should have wiped them out; they caused her as much suffering as me; they wiped out her entire people save her: but she didn't she defeated and broke them but she didn't destroy them didn't wipe them from the face of Eden like they deserved: The strong survive and the weak perish she says why then did she let the weakling children of the north have the chance to grow into strong cruel and wicked Northern warriors who's men and women alike raped, robbed and murdered the people of our homeland for centuries! WHY?!" Honest replied.

"Because she's better than that; you don't understand Esdeath's philosophy, you've never bothered to talk to her like me, Tatsumi and even Lilianna have; she does indeed believe the strong survive and the weak perish but she believes the strong should protect the weak that they may have the chance to be strong; she's never murdered innocent children ever, never a pregnant women who she sees as stronger than her, never those who have their right to live to become strong and why she kills- no not just kills tortures those who do the reprehensible things to them; people like you: I don't understand why you'd ever harm an innocent child much less rape, murder and cannibalize them; you're not just evil father: You're a monster! A monster greater than even the Tyrant Danger Beast! The Greatest Monster in this world, no not just the world, the Galaxy, the Universe: I am ashamed to be related to you, even more so when I know the severity of your crimes and that you were once the kind of person who'd never commit them and would go far to protect those you've preyed on from monsters like yourself! You think this story has a happy ending for you father; where you live with the family you always wanted in peace without war, to build a Dynasty that wouldn't ever break, if you truly think that: not only do you live the wrong place but if you think this story has a happy ending for you: you clearly haven't been paying attention, the only people who will have happy endings in this tale are people like me, Tatsumi, Esdeath, the Emperor, Everyone and everything I'm fighting for and you want destroy that's what the happy ending will be, and I and everyone who believes in a better world a true Eden will fight to make that happy ending happen even if I don't live to see it!" Leone ranted.

Honest stopped, breathed and smiled. "That's why I love you Leone; you're a better person then me, you may not have been born to Lillian but you are definitely her daughter in spirit and soul, not just that but you embody our best traits; now leave I've answered enough for today, you are always welcome here; until the point where the war comes to its full and Tatsumi and I truly began or battle; I'm proud of you and even though you are my enemy I wish you all the luck and hope this story has a happy ending for you; but I hope even more to live a happy ending of my own in a world where I and everyone I've ever loved live in peace and harmony and never die" Honest replied, Leone began to leave. "Wait" Honest replied getting out of his chair, Leone paused as he came over and unexpectedly hugged her and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Regardless of anything Leone I love you my sweet daughter, you may not love me but I do you; you're my child and my biggest regret was not being there for you to raise you right and if ever wanted to kill me for my crimes I wouldn't stop you" Honest replied.

"Thanks for that at least, granted though I turned out just fine though; Also, I'm glad you still have some sanity and good left in you, bye for now" Leone replied and left.

Honest sat in his chair and looked at his picture of Leone. "I've never been so wrong: why?! Lillian where did I go wrong? Was I always doomed to be evil? Mother I miss you to." Honest said to himself, then looked at Syura's picture. "And where did I go wrong with you Syura? You were the future my heir; was it when I first gave you your first cup of liquor or was it when I let you have your take of the women I brought and bring into this palace every day. No, it was when I decided to let you go out on your own by yourself. I thought you crueler and stronger than anything this world could throw at you; the world threw Aria Grundel at you and you died a cruel death" Honest added. The door to his office opened and Teketh walked in.

"Prime Minister" Teketh commented.

"General Tsunami, what is it? Also, I think the new look suits you, the eyepatch makes you look all the more like a battle-hardened general" Honest replied.

"Prime Minster; why did you not intercede to prevent my daughter from marrying that- that- that- unholy spawn of a pig fucking harlot" Teketh asked, Honest laughed.

"Teketh, Teketh, Teketh. I thought you smarter than this and I did intercede and my puppet has become harder and harder to control that's not important, but what is important is that you've forgot two of the most fundamental rules of war: Never underestimate you opponent and don't ever try to appease them" Honest replied. "Anyway you also forgot to study your history, you've been so focused on training the Elite Seven to be the perfect soldiers that you never bothered to read up on the group's history or their internal workings, while you have made reforms that have changed the program you never considered their loyalties; if you thought they were going to be your own personal group of enforcers from the beginning you're even more of an fool then I thought you were" Honest added.

"I'm no fool! I'm a superior being and warrior!" Teketh yelled banging on Honest's desk.

"You are a fool Teketh, you just gave up one of your best political weapons and turned it into one of Tatsumi's and on top of it a 13-year-old boy outsmarted you. Tell me what did you intend with your order to begin with?" Honest replied.

"I intended for her to wed him and on their wedding, night kill him" Teketh replied, Honest laughed hysterically. "What is so amusing!?" Teketh asked banging on the desk again.

"That was your plan: you're plan to deal with Tatsumi? Look that technique never works, women may be his biggest weakness but they easily turn to his side once they enter his bed in fact they do so before that in fact not to long after meeting him. Also how did you treat you daughter, there is another thing to factor in; is she loyal to you what reason or motive would she have to follow those orders?" Honest replied.

"She's mine! I've treated her as any bastard should be treated, like the contents of my chamber pot, she's stronger than any woman should be and I cannot stand it, she should know her place, her duty is that of a servents good for doing menial labor and as source of milk and child rearing; her milk is the only good thing about her other than her beauty! I should know I drink it every time I get the chance!" Teketh replied, Honest was taken aback got up and slugged Teketh in the face and flung him into a wall then pushed over and pinned him against it by the neck with his demonic claw.

"You're a worse man then me Teketh; were it not for the fact I still have use for you I'd run you thru right now! I've done many things over the years but I've never made a child of mine a slave and abused them like such, yes, I've slept with my daughters fucked them, but all of it was consensual! I've raped many men, women, and children over the years but never anyone of my own issue, to me Family is more than anything, even Lilianna and Leone would never be raped by me nor by any man on my orders; Teketh you are slime, you deserved to have had your loins ripped from your body and your eye too! Get out of my sight; General Teketh!" Honest replied and over powered and flung Teketh out the door.

Shortly… Valtor walked into Honest's office. "I watched that display and found it interesting" Valtor commented standing next to Honest. "You know though it wasn't evil though in a level it was good" Valtor added.

"Lord Valtor, my apologies part of me just couldn't let it stand, when I heard he molested his child that- that's something I'd never do, anything else yes my lord but use my own offspring against their will that's- not me, I've done everything all for the sake of my family and I will not lower myself to his level" Honest replied.

"Don't worry I completely understand that and I wouldn't do such a thing either, you know there is a certain place reserved for people Teketh in lowest deeps of Hell itself, I've visited it, tormented some of those vile wretches; even demons have some standards, well demons like me, the Damned; those who were once something else but were cast down to hell in exile for our crimes against the Eternity Queen, I was born there but my father was one of those who led that war, a civil war between the race of ancients. Our lord below offered us a place for a barging and we've taken it, we have abilities lacked by those he had in his depths and as such we serve him, but that is beyond your concern; I have a gift for you" Valtor explained.

"A gift? Is there a catch?" Honest asked.

"No, it's a reward for your loyal service, more power; something truly strong: the ability to form Demonic weaponry; all yours but there is one catch; I'll need both your legs, the armor won't fit you properly with them, don't worry I will replace them" Valtor explained.

"Fine, I've already come up with a way to conceal my appearance" Honest replied.

"How exactly?" Valtor replied.

"With my Teigu Ephialties, I recent discovered in an old book that it was capable of concealing one's appearance" Honest replied.

"Useful indeed: Now your legs" Valtor explained, then began the pain and the change.

Meanwhile at the same time as Leone's conversation… Tatsumi was approached by Shastavi not to long after the scene in the throne room, while Leone was having her talk with Honest, Tatsumi was left with the new Elite Seven leader. "Minister it's nice to meet you" Shastavi greeted after holding his hand for a while.

"Thanks, nice to meet you too, please call me Tatsumi, I'm one of those people that regardless of my rank just prefers to be called by his name" Tatsumi replied.

"My apologies I'll remember that in the future Tatsumi-san; Shastavi Tsunami pleased to meet you" Shastavi greeted.

"So, your father decided we were to be married?" Tatsumi replied, Shastavi frowned.

"Yes; against my will, but I guess you'll do, I'm just glad to get out of my Father's reach; he- he- he's a horrible person" Shastavi replied.

"I know; I've seen what he's done first hand; he- raped a 12 year old girl murdered her parents, would've raped her five year old sister if he was given the chance; the man is a monster; don't worry this is actually a good thing for you; I'm probably one of the best people to be married to, those two girls I just mentioned Kyoko and Mishi I've adopted them; I saved Lila a widow of a condemned official from Honest's clutches; I've- done so much; I'll take care of you, I won't do anything to you harmful, I'll treat you with kindness and respect; I know this world is full of evil people, I'm not one of them; hell I'm not even a noble I'm just a country bumpkin who managed to get himself way in over his head and rise to power as a result" Tatsumi explained, Shastavi came over and hugged him and cried.

"You mean that, please don't be lying; please" Shastavi replied.

"I'd never harm a woman or a child, especially if the two are together I've killed people before but I don't like it I hate it" Tatsumi replied.

"I hate it too, in spite of all the training my father put me thru, even the training of the Group of Terror and Elite Seven I- never was able to enjoy or even tolerate killing; the other members of the group do to some extent not me; on my first mission I lectured Nui and Jauss that if you're going to kill someone do so quickly" Shastavi replied.

"Yeah, in a fight yes I share the same view, though some scumbags deserve and slow agonizing death" Tatsumi replied, she giggled.

"Truer words were never spoken; so, you know my father?" Shastavi replied.

"Wish I didn't; wish the man never showed his face, I made him pay for what he did though; I made sure he'd never be able to do that again" Tatsumi responded. "Enough though about him; it's obvious you've tried all your life to get his attention and he rewarded it with cruelty didn't he" Tatsumi replied.

"Yes; you're right well let's talk about other things are you really from the Countryside?" Shastavi asked.

"Yes, well I don't know where I'm from originally; all I know about that is that I was orphaned when I was a baby; my parents murdered and my foster father pulled me out from my Mother's dead hands with her dying words being 'take care of my Tatsumi.' From then on I was raised and grew up in the small village of Karsawa, I have friends; two lovely wives among them I- always wanted to just live a peaceful life own a farm and smithy of my own with Sayo and Clementine; didn't work out like that, I still have both of them but now I fight a battle to survive every day in a cutthroat arena of politics in addition to fighting and killing, sometimes torturing the scum of the Earth, all to keep safe the new family I've gotten since I came here, to ensure my children don't live in a time of war" Tatsumi explained, Shastavi cried.

"I- I- I'm so lucky, so fortunate, I don't deserve this, please don't let this be a dream don't let me wake up to my father sucking from my breasts like a leech! Please be real!" Shastavi replied, Tatsumi held her.

"This isn't a dream this is real; I'll see your father pays for this; now what did he hope to achieve by this?" Tatsumi explained and asked.

"He- he wanted me to kill you, a test of my skills only then would he allow me freedom and not have to serve as his favorite plaything to torment as he saw fit; I'll never do that; not just because I don't need his approval anymore and never did need it but because I won't kill someone like you Tatsumi: a kind caring soul who's let himself stay steady even against all the evil in this world you're the kind of person I've hoped above hope I would marry the type of person the world needs" Shastavi replied, then laughed. "My father was such a moron; he- I can't believe that he thought the Elite Seven were his to command as he saw fit; what a fool they take orders from you, Esdeath and the Emperor above else" Shastavi added.

"I have a task for you and the Elite Seven: I need you to for the moment protect the Emperor; I've got plans and he needs to stay alive above all else, there are people who want him dead; I need you and your team to end them; I've just got to find out who the worst offenders are and then you and the others will kill them, not just for me, but for the Emperor, above all else we need to keep him safe" Tatsumi explained, she nodded.

"Understood; I'll try to do what it is, but you're the minister for justice can't you just have these people arrested?" Shastavi asked.

"Some of them, but not the ones I need you to kill; they're Revolutionary Army and as Elite soldiers of the Empire I want you and your fellow assassins to kill them; I've got plans, you'll see I will change the world and make it better" Tatsumi replied, Shastavi saluted and kissed him, then gave a seductive grin.

"You know we're do to be married soon, why not start acting like husband and wife" Shastavi teased flashing him one of her breasts.

"I'd love to, but there is the issue of well seclusion" Tatsumi replied getting the meaning.

"Oh don't worry that won't be a problem, also I've got someone for you to meet; hell I'll make that two people; follow me" Shastavi replied and led him off to her room which compared to his personal quarters was rather spartan but still lavish enough to be comparable with any of rooms he had stayed in that were estates.

To Tatsumi's surprise a young woman with features physically similar to Akame sat on Shastavi's bed, however her eyes were a different color, green as opposed to the blood red of Akame's and her black hair was shorter however other than these she shared Akame's other physical traits albeit not as athletic as Akame she wore a green and yellow kimono. "Hey Miyushi" Shastavi greeted.

"Hey cute thing; how'd your ceremony go, want to celebrate?" Miyushi asked before noticing Tatsumi. "And who's the stud wow boy is he a hottie; I hope he's packing something big because I could just ride him all day and night long" Miyushi flirted.

"Tatsumi this is Miyushi, Miyushi this is my betrothed Tatsumi, We're going to have some fun if you catch my drift but I want to bring one more person in on this; so I'll be right back you two get to know each other and warm up things for us" Shastavi explained and then left Tatsumi with Miyushi.

"So Tatsumi's your name I'm Miyushi; consider me well Shastavi's paramour, mistress, personal pity-fuck, I'm just there for her; I used to be a whore in her father's camp brothel but Shastavi kept coming back and well one thing led to another and she decided to make me her- I won't say sex-slave because it's not like that at all, her concubine that's the word I'm looking for, and masseuse and confidant, and friend with benefits" Miyushi explained.

"Nice to meet you Miyushi; I'm Tatsumi, her father's number one rival at the moment and before you ask her father was dumb enough to think that by marrying her to me, he'd be able to have her assassinate me" Tatsumi replied and Miyushi laughed.

"Really well that was rather stupid; anyway, I'm going to warm you up for Shastavi how do want to do that?" Miyushi replied undoing her kimono.

"With a massage and blowjob; throw in a boob-job too while you're at it" Tatsumi replied and removed his ceremonial minister garb striping down to his skin, Miyushi wore only a set of panties and stockings, Tatsumi laid on the bed on his back and she began to massage him. "After I'm done here, I'm going to go pay a visit to my concubines for a few hours then collect everyone for the party tonight" Tatsumi replied honestly.

"Boy are you a lady's man, mind if I become one of those concubines" Miyushi asked.

"Nothing against it; besides can you imagine the outcry from those uptight self-righteous assholes if they heard I was marrying a prostitute, they'd go nuts" Tatsumi replied.

"You could get away with it; just have it privately; don't bother though with me, I'm just a girl who has sex for fun and until recently the money" Miyushi replied and she caressed his scapula, then went down to his calves. "You've got such soft skin, but you're all tense and these scars how'd you get this one above your thigh?" Miyushi commented.

"The one on my thigh; well that -ah lower- anyway that was from nearly getting mauled to death by a warg, he grazed me and got me pretty deep but he got hit worse and died" Tatsumi explained, lying of course that one was from his fight with General Mengele.

"Oh, you're a brave man" Miyushi replied, noting the tenseness; she then massaged his gluttes and when done with those gave the right cheek a playful slap. "Turn over" Miyushi requested, Tatsumi turned over presenting his front body to her. "WOW!" Miyushi exclaimed, Tatsumi's hardened chiseled chest was a sit to behold, granted the upper part of his right shoulder blade was scarred extremely badly from the wound Honest dealt him but that wasn't what had Miyushi's attention no that belonged to his boner. "This is huge! Boy Shastavi is a lucky woman, no one I've done ever has had something this big" Miyushi remarked and climbed on the bed, pushing Tatsumi up and beginning the requested blowjob.

Tatsumi moaned as she began to suck him off; taking him into her mouth caressing it with her tongue inside before deepthroating it; doing so for half a minute before stopping to lick the sides and then wrapping her D-cup breasts around it. "You are a lucky man; I give the best blowjobs, every man I've given them to said I was the best at it" Miyushi bragged before sucking him in further.

"She's pretty damn good" Tatsumi thought, ranking her in the top 5 with at number 5 due Najenda slight edging her out on it, the full brunt of her skills being beaten by the Night Raid leader who preferred that particular form of sex.

Meanwhile… "Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!" Nui kept saying to Shastavi.

"No problem Nui, that's what friends are for, but please you don't need to keep saying that" Shastavi replied.

"Please Shastavi I've been a virgin for so long I'm so horny and Tatsumi well he's my dream guy in how he looks" Nui replied.

"You say that about everyone that catches your fancy" Shastavi replied.

"Do not! Well yes I do, but everyone else I'd said that about ran away from me; he stood his ground" Nui replied.

"Mainly because he was backed into a corner and he is probably used to girls throwing themselves at him, Nui curb the enthusiasm" Shastavi replied.

"Would you rather I be enthusiastic about killing people?" Nui replied, Shastavi replied.

"Forgot it; just well are you sure" Shastavi asked.

"Damn right I'm sure; I've been a virgin for 16 years, all the other girls in my unit and in my home town always bragged about how fun sex is but every time I try and find a guy for it they run away; and you know I'm not going to waste my first time on a whore; I want it to be with someone special and who'll love me and marry me and well whom I'll fight alongside and make enemies into giant pools of blood and piles of limbs: Slice! Slice baby! Slice! Slice" Nui replied posing around all dramatically.

"Great, now I pity Tatsumi; he's going to be putting his dick in crazy" Shastavi muttered under her breath.

"What did you say?!" Nui asked angry.

"Your hair is amazing! Tatsumi will love your beautiful blonde locks and your pigtails" Shastavi replied smoothly.

"It is?! Thank you! I'm going to personally have him nuzzle his head in it" Nui replied as they arrived at the door hearing Tatsumi moaning. "I'm super nervous. What do I do?" Nui commented.

"Just go with it; do whatever comes to mind and I'll let you have first dibs" Shastavi replied and opened the door.

"OMG!" Nui replied, Miyushi stopped blowing Tatsumi to look at Nui who took one look at Tatsumi's length. "OMG THAT IS HUGE!" Nui remarked and immediately threw off all her clothes. "Must have it in me now!" Nui stammered crazily; then climbed up on Tatsumi and kissed him before sitting up. "No foreplay now! Take that stupid virginity now!" Nui replied and dived down on his length; it went in snapping her barrier like it was a weakened gate hit by a battering ram. "YEAAGH! OW! OW! OW!" Nui yelled jumping off "OW that hurt!" Nui replied; Tatsumi hugged her.

"Don't worry it happens, I know it hurts I've done it enough times to know how it hurts and it hurt me the first time" Tatsumi comforted.

"Thank you; you can put it back in now" Nui replied, then eased onto him this time to no pain, Shastavi who had watched the whole seen play out came over the bed wearing nothing apart from some golden leg bracelets and other jewelry; Nui went up and down slowly at a relaxed pace.

Shastavi kissed Tatsumi on the lips, the escalated into a full blow make out session while Tatsumi fondled Nui's breasts and Miyushi fondled Shastavi's. "Good lips and an amazing tongue; why don't you show me what else you can do with it" Shastavi remarked, Tatsumi nodded and laid back Shastavi sat on it and began his tongue work, which was at a level Shastavi never experienced before, Tatsumi found her G-spot near immediately and licked at her Hyman noting it still being intact; not even Miyushi was this skilled.

"Is he that good? You never made those noises before when I licked your pussy" Miyushi asked.

"Yes, he's amazing" Shastavi replied, Miyushi kissed her and massaged her breasts.

"OH! OH! THIS IS AMAZING! FUCK ME TATSUMI-KUN FUCK ME!" Nui yelled as she went up and down and down on his length, Shastavi made out with Miyushi while Tatsumi licked her out. "This is so amazing; this well I've never been so happy in my life" Nui thought as he struck her core, more moans Shastavi climbed off of Tatsumi to grind her pussy against Miyushi's and make out with her lover while Tatsumi turned to Nui.

"You're enjoying this?" Tatsumi asked.

"Fuck yes I'm enjoying this! I've wanted this for a long time: Marry me! Marry Me! Please! Please?!" Nui asked insistent.

"Sure" Tatsumi nodded and kissed her; she eagerly made out with him as he now topped her while she wrapped her legs around her as he kissed down to her perky D-cup breasts and began to fondle one nipple with his left hand while using the right to caress her soft hair; he then used his tongue to lick the tip of her right nipple before licking in a circular pattern around her areola Nui moaned as he did both of these.

"Oh Tatsumi-kun" Nui moaned and wrapped her left arm around his upper and fondled his bum with her right while wrapping her legs around him; Tatsumi began to suck warming up her nipple to start her lactating once that was done he drank eagerly; Miyushi and Shastavi where meanwhile locked in a mutual 69 with their tongues caressing their inner folds to garbed moans from both. Tatsumi was nearing his limit with the tightness of Nui and she noted his duress. "You're reaching your limit, aren't you?" Nui asked and guessed.

"Yep; so, where do you want it?" Tatsumi asked.

"Inside me; I'm going to marry you alongside Shastavi; let's get the baby in the oven now" Nui replied and locked her legs around Tatsumi's back and kissed him; Tatsumi didn't hold back any longer and filled her oven with his dough. Then pulled out.

"Bend over Nui" Tatsumi requested, she turned around and presented her rear to him.

"Well this can't hurt as bad as the first one" Nui replied as Tatsumi began to ready himself. "Wait!" Nui shouted.

"What?" Tatsumi replied, Nui looked at him.

"Before we go there, I'd like to well see what it tastes like; I'd rather not have you put it there yet before we do that; I'm not ready for that yet" Nui explained, Tatsumi laid down, Nui looked at his length. "It's so big, I'm amazed this thing fit inside me; well let's see what I can do with my mouth" Nui commented and began to lick it then took the head in and began sucking Tatsumi moaned.

"You know you can use your breasts too; they can do some impressive things" Tatsumi commented, Nui nodded and wrapped her D-cups around his length and began to massage it as she blowed him, Shastavi and Miyushi continued to make love in the corner and Tatsumi observed it, Shastavi noticed and came over to him and made out with him, Miyushi not wanting to dejected came over and put her breasts on his length alongside Nui and assisted her in the blowjob however Nui kept hogging it because she wasn't going to share with Miyushi who'd already given him a nice long one. Shastavi joined the blowjob after parking her loins on Tatsumi's face as well as the boobjob Tatsumi's length being smothered by a triple paizuri which Shastavi excelled at.

Eventually he came again spraying his seed on the faces off all three girls before altering position. "Miyushi I want that pussy of yours" Tatsumi commented, Miyushi nodded and eager mounted him; Nui came over and sat on his face and he began to demonstrate his skill with tongue; Shastavi made out with Miyushi as she began to moan and bounce on Tatsumi's length.

"Tatsumi! Tatsumi! Oh, your tongue is- wow! It's in places I've- never felt before never knew I had keep going!" Nui moaned, Miyushi stopped making out with Shastavi to drink from Nui's breasts. "Oh! Oh! Oh!" Nui moaned; Shastavi then got down and alternated between sucking and licking Tatsumi's balls then giving Miyushi a rimjob. Speaking of rimjob; Nui's moans were the loudest when Tatsumi decided to give her one.

"This is so good" Tatsumi thought; then came inside Miyushi without noticing and who being busy with sucking Nui's breasts didn't either and he went another two loads before he realized he had unloaded into Miyushi twice. Then they changed positions again Tatsumi finally ready to give it Nui's rear and she was likewise ready; Tatsumi held her drill-like pony-tails in either hand and backdoored her in her rear; Nui eeped as he took her black cherry, his length going deep into her; but it wasn't as painful to her surprise as she had expected mainly because she had braced for it, and Tatsumi had given her a warm up rimjob beforehand so she was fully ready.

What Nui hadn't been expecting was Shastavi to put her loins in front of her; Nui getting the meaning began to lick at putting the skills Tatsumi had just taught her to use; Shastavi moaned momentarily before Miyushi sat on her face to receive the same treatment she then made out with Tatsumi; the only noises made by all four were slurps and the occasional moan from Miyushi when Tatsumi stopped to drink from her breasts and planted the playful slap on her rear.

Thirty minutes later… Tatsumi had worn out all three girls and had redressed to leave granted they were awake but they were satisfied. Tatsumi then headed towards his personal wing of the Palace, one specifically allocated to Esdeath but was pretty much a home to him. The place he stopped at was a large room this one was a great spa and private harem room; the quarters of his concubines.

As he entered, he was greeted by the burly amazon that was Steela. "Greetings Master" Steela greeted, Tatsumi kissed.

"Please don't call me that, just keep calling me by my name" Tatsumi replied.

"I was just teasing you; now what can I and the others do for you?" Steela asked.

"Comfort; love, a warm touch; I'll see Camilla first though; I think we're overdue; after I'm warmed up, I'll handle you" Tatsumi replied.

"I'll be waiting" Steela replied. Tatsumi then explored the large harem chambers which were a mixture of a spa, pleasure palace, and living quarters; the many women here with only two purposes: to tend to his needs all of them and to bare his children.

Tatsumi walked over searching among the ladies receiving kisses from each of the women who loved him before finding Camilla reading a book she wore a sea-blue semi-transparent dress over quite transparent leggings with a transparent wrap worn on her hip she had short shoulder length black-purple hair which was tied in three buns behind her head. "Camilla" Tatsumi greeted.

"My lord: What do you have need of me?" Camilla replied shutting her book and adjusting her large circular framed glasses and meeting his green eyes with her amethyst eyes.

"I want to spend time with you Camilla; I've got a lot on my mind and need your help organizing it" Tatsumi explained.

"Well you came to the right concubine; Esdeath didn't just pick me for my looks but for my brains too; what do you want to chat about?" Camilla replied.

"About the future; I'm in a bind at the moment; I'm going to be away for a few days and I'm worried the moment I lead Honest will make a move against anyone or anything; Esdeath is here to stop most of those moves but there are a few things I worry I won't be able to stop those regarding matters of justice which means I need to put someone to represent me in my place if you get my meaning" Tatsumi explained.

"I do, at the moment you don't have a second in command to handle your day job at court" Camilla replied. "Do you have anyone you'd trust to step into that position while you're away; someone you'd trust absolutely with the job" Camilla asked.

"Well there is Esdeath but I don't want to put all this on her, she does so much already I don't want to overwork her; she's strong but I need her operating with focus" Tatsumi replied then thought hard. "There is someone else though; someone I trust implicitly to keep an eye on everything here while I'm gone, someone shrewd and bright: Aria!" Tatsumi concluded.

"See that's all you needed someone to help you get thinking now is there anything I can do for you" Camilla replied.

"A lot of things; I'm horny and need your touch and your love" Tatsumi replied seductively; Camilla untied her dress and removed her leggings; Tatsumi removed her lace under garments leaving her naked save her bracelets and anklets as well as the transparent wrap; two of Tatsumi's other concubines Lyra and Melony, a short blonde light skinned 16 year old in the prior's case and a dark skinned blonde in the latter's case, relieved Tatsumi of his clothes and their own as well.

Camilla stepped over and kissed Tatsumi on the lips, he picked her up and entered her to a loud moan into his lips, Lyra and Melony got down and began licking his balls as he thrusted into Camilla's pussy. "Tatsumi-Sama, Tatsumi-Sama!" Camilla moaned; two more of Tatsumi's concubines came over. They were Gilly and Tara; the first Gilly was a green eyed ginger with a Mediterranean complexion and light skin from the Northern provinces who was brought back and liberated from Numa Sakui's personal harem fortunately unlike others of said harem she had escaped the rape daily done by the northern king in his spare time; she was a freed slave. The second was from the mid-provinces near the Salvaka Desert where the old emperors were buried in great pyramids in the far past. Both concubines disrobed, put lotion on their breasts and massaged Tatsumi's sides and his back; Tatsumi came in Camilla after ten minutes and then eased onto on to one of many water beds before the other girls came over to him.

"Tatsumi-master we live to please" Gilly commented as she took Tatsumi's length into her; Camilla kissed his cheek while Tara and Melony played with his nipples using their fingers at first and then their tongues; Lyra allowed Tatsumi to nurse from her ample E-cup breasts; two more of Tatsumi's concubines Shallea and Mirii fanned Tatsumi after disrobing.

Noting the fun going on Tatsumi's other concubines began sending a message across the room to wake Constance from her nap in her quarters and to inform her that her lord was here and would soon have need of her touch.

The goal for Tatsumi now that he had things figured out was to spend half an hour with his concubines to warm them up then send messengers to Grundewick, Hearthome and Chouri manor to let his family and friends know about the party; then until the time came for said party relax and enjoy the comforts of said concubines. "Yep that's the plan" Tatsumi thought as the long-curly haired redhead Gilly bounce up and down he was fanned, drank sweet breast milk from Lyra and Camilla, feed grapes by Tara until she handed the task over to Camilla when the time came for her to take Gilly's place; or rather him to take Tara in her ample rump and ride her doggy style.

Said round of anal riding was followed by a triple blowjob given by Camilla, Lyra and Melony with the two spiky haired blondes one with cream skin (Lyra) and the other with dark brown skin (Melony) wrapping their e-cups around his length and massaging it while Camilla barely managed to get in on action. As this happened Tara and Gilly made out with Tatsumi after covering his body with lotions and oils to sooth his skin; Gilly being the more passionate of the too. "Tatsumi master we are here for you" Gilly said soothingly and Tatsumi relaxed as the two girls kissed him and the three others blew him; when he came they eagerly gobbled up his seed before Lyra mounted him and began bouncing up and down; Camilla came over and grinded her loins against the exposed length and against Lyra before turning to lock lips passionately with Tatsumi who eagerly kissed her back. "My lord I'm pregnant" Gilly whispered hoping to surprise him, Tatsumi blushed.

"Same here: we- well the doctor came by and we passed the tests; palace protocols and all" Camilla added; Tatsumi wept and kissed her deeply and held her tight; he was happy, extremely so and excited, so excited he released faster than normal filling Lyra's womb and Lyra fell backwards panting and relaxed; Melony took her place and the other three girls stepped aside and Melony kissed Tatsumi too

"My lord; I'm here take me and give me a child worthy of you" Melony replied and deep voice; Tatsumi nodded and began drinking from her breasts as he took her missionary style. The passionate rounds went on for five more of them before Tatsumi was satisfied with the results and the five women got off the bed.

"Camilla, I need you to run a message to one of my heralds; everyone on my list of friends and family are invited to Emperor Makoto's birthday party; just give the herald the message and come back here" Tatsumi explained.

"Yes Tatsumi-kun I'll do that" Camilla replied and kissed Tatsumi on the lips; the two girls who had been fanning him joined him on the bed; Shallea mounting his length and Mirii his face as he began to have a threesome with the two.

Camilla redressed and left the harem quarters and found one of Tatsumi's heralds nearby said herald took the message to the people in question; she then returned to the quarters and rejoined Tatsumi in who had alternated positions.

Said fun was interrupted by trumpets which meant only one thing: the arrival of Tatsumi's chief concubine; the beautiful long raven-haired grey eyed busty beauty Constance; clad in little but ornate golden jewelry and some transparent cloths the lovely beauty came over to Tatsumi; the other girls stopped and gave the two space. When it came to Constance and Tatsumi it was clear that the other concubines respected their relationship; to extent that the other girls didn't want to interfere when it came to the two wanting to spend time together; granted Steela and Camilla were allowed to join in but those two usually gave them space. "Tatsumi-kun" Constance greeted as she joined him on the soft bed.

"Constance; I- need you; we need to talk" Tatsumi explained

"Don't worry Tatsumi-kun I'll take good care of you while we talk; tell me what you want to talk about I'm here for you" Constance replied, then straddled him taking his length into her; her ample E-cups were among Tatsumi's favorites; her perky nipples were pierced with golden ruby studded rings; she wore the finest of silk stockings and wore the finest of clothing when not being intimate with him; she also wore a diadem of true silver, Mithril, that was studded with fine pearls and pink sapphires this signified her position as chief harem girl. Constance become one of Esdeath's many concubines; liberated from Western mercenaries she was a virgin beauty who Esdeath considered truly worthy of the man she hoped to find one day, perfect to bare the finest of children and a lovely beauty worthy of an Emperor.

Esdeath considered the concubines as her handmaidens, personal assassins, spies and one of the greatest treasures for whom ever her future husband would be; Tatsumi being that lucky man. Esdeath trained them in every practical skill worthy of their stations; had them wear Chasity belts as a means of preserving their maidenhoods from anyone who'd dare defile them and to ensure their fidelity to whomever Esdeath choose as a husband. The taking of concubines by female generals was not an uncommon practice the main purpose being as part of a large dowry for their future husbands: Esdeath choose the strongest and fairest but also the smartest and most loyal women for this role. She had the goal of not only her baring the strongest children possible but for them to do the same; each of these women were adopted into her clan as the future for a new Patras Clan, as such she considered them her sisters. Tatsumi was the future of her clan and Esdeath intended to have it return above anything else to Esdeath the restoration of the family she had lost was more important than anything else, the restoration of her people.

Constance being the crown jewel of this harem was the most skilled and fairest of these maidens Tatsumi held her close; and for her held nothing back he treated her as he would Esdeath herself with love and care and kept nothing secret from her. As such she likewise kept nothing hidden from him, granted Tatsumi didn't keep his secrets from those he loved apart from things that really didn't matter such as stuff that had no bearing on the situations he found himself in or rather personal private habits of his those being his personal religious beliefs as he had an interesting set of patron deities and personal religious practices such as his weekends fasts, his studying of religious texts, and well certain obsessions with the occult; nothing sacrilegious of course but still there were a number of things that fascinated him in that field. Also kept largely secret were his many liaisons with Palace courtesans for education in exotic sexual positions to please his many lovers. Regardless though all these things aside Tatsumi was an honest person thru and thru, though he was more than capable of deception when needed.

"Tatsumi-kun" Constance moaned as he thrusted into her via the cow-girl position; they kissed Tatsumi kissed down her body to her breasts and drank from her right breast as he lay his head on it, Tatsumi's hands fondled her rear, overall sexual relations were moderate, while Tatsumi held nothing back in terms of positions with her he was never rough with her but he loved fondling her rear and drinking from her breasts both of which he was doing with his best as she bounced up and down. "Come on Camilla join in; I think Tatsumi would enjoy some poetry from you as he demonstrates his tongue's skill" Constance invited waving to her friend, Camilla nodded and went to collect her latest compositions and began to recite them to him as Tatsumi drank from Constance's breasts and thrust into her womb with a rapid tempo.

"Serene eyes of Green, brown hair of locks fair, phallus without malice, fill my core evermore, Tatsumi I love thee" Camilla recited as she disrobed once more and crawled over to him, she kissed his ear and massaged his back as Constance wrapped her legs around it. "Man of many shades, man of many fades, mans of many faces, man in many places; shrouded and clouded, yet plain to see; many things are thee Tatsumi" Camila recited and wrapped her arms around his neck and his chest and massaged him with her breasts while rubbing her loins against his rump. "Now for an old composition from the Dwarves recited from elder days beyond the memory of man: The King Beneath the Mountains, the King of Carven Stone, The Lord of Silver Fountains, shall come unto his own. His crown shall be upholden, his harp shall be restrung, his halls shall echo golden to songs of yore resung. The woods shall wave on mountains and grass beneath the sun, his wealth shall flow in fountains and the rivers golden run. The streams will run in gladness, the lakes will shine and burn, all sorrow fail and sadness at the Mountain King's Return" Camilla recited then nibbled his left ear kissing him while continuing her breast back massage while tickling his nipples all the while Constance lay bag his length in her.

"I love your wonderful words Camilla" Tatsumi complimented turning to kiss her on the lips, before leaning down to kiss Constance's sapphire lips which were blue from her preferred lipstick.

The Harem door opened and Esdeath walked in with Sayo and Riji in toe, Sayo wore an imperial general's uniform not too different from Esdeath's while Riji wore a nice fine dress; rather than a concubine Riji was elevated by Esdeath to being worthy of full wife status mainly as her skills with regards to palace intrigue and the fact that she had been responsible for Tatsumi's rise to prominence albeit indirectly. "Tatsu-bunny!" Esdeath shouted, Tatsumi turned to her. "No don't stop on my account; you're doing an important duty I just wanted to tell you some good news" Esdeath explained coming over.

"What's the good news?" Tatsumi asked.

"I'm pregnant" Sayo explained, Tatsumi smiled.

"But not just that Tatsumi; I received two kicks earlier, and again recently; Tatsumi I'm carrying twins" Esdeath explained, Tatsumi blushed and began to cry with joy.

"Esdeath: that's beyond wonderful; it's a true blessing, for you and I to have one child is a blessing but for you to be bearing twins: truly the gods smile on us; we are definitely meant to be" Tatsumi replied getting up and coming over to her and hugging her.

"I'm glad you're so happy; Tatsumi I wonder though what will our babies be? Two sons? Two Daughters? Or one of both? Really though however this is a momentous occasion for me; in a few months I won't be the only Patras left in the world anymore; well trueborn Patras, I count you and all my other sisters as part of my Clan; but Tatsumi I- I'm not alone anymore" Esdeath explained, Tatsumi kissed her.

"You never were alone, from the moment we first fell in love Esdeath you weren't alone; think though generations from now our descendants will tell the stories of our accomplishments , but also your story how you went from being the last Patras to the restorer of your civilization; one of the oldest ones in the world" Tatsumi explained.

"Anyway, I leave you to your concubines Tatsumi; Riji though wanted to join in" Esdeath explained.

"What about you?" Tatsumi asked.

"I've got to see to tutoring Sayo in military tactics also in court politics; while you're gone, she'll be filling in for you" Esdeath explained.

"What about Aria?" Tatsumi asked.

"Don't worry I've already got that under control, Aria said she'll handle the harder court matters with regards to you job as Minister for Justice while I'll handle your duties as Minister for Fun and those relating to the Jaegers; plus while you're away Esdeath and I will play" Sayo replied, with a wink at the last part.

"She's actually amazing Tatsumi, not on your level but still quite good at being there in your place" Esdeath replied. "She can also do amazing things with her tongue; Tatsumi you're lucky to have a friend and wife like Sayo, also she is a great student; better then Spear I might add" Esdeath commented.

"Right we'll leave you be, I we've got to go birthday shopping for Makoto" Sayo replied, and the two left him be, with Riji who removed her clothing to join him with Constance and Camilla; Tatsumi entering the latter and laying his head on her breast while drinking as she recited more poems while Riji and Constance tended to his balls which were exposed, leaving Tatsumi in the embrace of his concubines.

Later that afternoon… Leone and Lilianna were with Aria on the quest that even Leone in her tomboyishness enjoyed: shopping for anything that suited their fancy.

"So, Aria what is going to be the plan while Tatsumi and the Boss are gone these next few days?" Leone asked.

"The plan is business as usual, only catch is Lubbock will be in charge, I'm taking a break to prepare our new home and ready things for the baby; I'm near the end of the first trimester and as such I'm going to use my down time to get ready for that; also I need to pay a visit to my cousin in Joyuu; she's due to have another child and my parents were invited to the baby shower, and myself as well" Aria explained.

"I heard about that from Seryu; she mentioned Run was going to be out of town for the same reason, hard to believe he's your cousin by marriage" Lilianna commented

"Not really, the hard thing to factor in is that he's still alive what with his military duties and being a Jaeger" Aria replied.

"Well turns out the world is smaller than we think" Leone joked and the three laughed. "Now what are am I going to get the Emperor for his birthday?" Leone asked aloud.

"Well Makoto-san is very much still a child at heart, even if he's now a teenager he well loves things that are fun to hold but also things that are fun to play with; though I'd refrain from a chess set as Tatsumi got him one" Lilianna explained to her younger sister.

"Good well that narrows things down" Leone replied the carriage they were in stopped and they got out to look around the market; Leone actually following Lilianna around. "Hey Lily, I- talked to father" Leone replied, Lilianna stopped and frowned.

"How did that go over?" Lilianna asked concerned.

"Not the way you think; trust it- well he actually believes it or not acted kind for once and actually cried real tears; I asked him some questions and well got the answers I wanted but not the ones I expected" Leone replied.

"Such as?" Lilianna asked.

"Why he's done everything he's done, turns out it's all because he wants to bring your mother back from the dead; thinks he's on the brink of it not just that he did everything he did for your sake and Syura's. He- told me about his past and well apologized; he regrets dearly that he wasn't there for me when he needed to be, regrets abandoning my mother; he's acknowledged that he's evil and well he blames the deities for his lot in life and that's why he's so willingly forsaken the path of good" Leone explained, Lilianna shed a tear, then another and more after mention of her mother and the fact that it was for her sake that Honest had done so many unforgivable and despicable evil deeds.

Lilianna stopped as Leone hugged her and kissed her on the cheek. "Hey don't cry, you're the big sister you have to be strong, brave and kind: I should know I've tried to fill that role" Leone comforted. "Also remember I'm here for you, our brother is here for you and me, Tatsumi's here for us, we have so many people who can be there for us that we don't need father in our lives" Leone replied

"It's not that Leone, its- well the fact that my parents will never be together again; our father has damned his soul to Hell all because he wanted to bring my mother back from the dead; I wish well that he'd been stronger, that he hadn't done what he did, so many people would still be alive if he had; the Empire would be a better place because it has bled and is dying because of our father" Lilianna replied.

"Love does crazy things to people, you know he also asked me what I would have done if I were in his shoes; if I were to lose Tatsumi before my time" Leone replied.

"What would you have done?" Lilianna asked.

"I'd be strong; remember there are still people who need me and that I'll be together with him again someday; you know though you are right; I hate to dwell on the fact that because of his crimes and pacts with demons he'll never see the person he loves most again and those that he still loves greatly have well betrayed him; I hate to think what would happen if he found out about Syura's return and his defiance, it might destroy the little good left in him" Leone replied.

"I wish there was a way to take that little bit of good still in him and send it back to mother in the afterlife; that way the evil monster that was once our father can burn in hell for his sins and our actual father can return to mother again and perhaps when we die to them" Lilianna explained.

The two on that somber thought stopped talking about the subject and returned to shopping, picking out a share of toys but also a set of nice warm blankets which were not for the Emperor but for Lillianna and Leone's own children when they were born. "I'm looking forward to our kids, thinking about it I'm going to name my son after father; he may have fallen to evil but he was once a good person and his name was meant for one so I think it's fitting that I name him after our father; in fact one day when my son asks who his grandfather was I'll just say he was a good man a long time ago" Leone explained

"I- am surprised why though? Aren't you worried about the legacy that may entail?" Lilianna asked.

"Yes, but I'm even more worried that our father's legacy will solely be for his evil deeds, I want those that were good to be remembered and what better than a son who will surpass those good deeds he did before his fall and be truly praised for generations beyond" Leone explained.

"I see, well if you name your son Honest please for the life me don't ever ask me to call him Junior" Lilianna replied, Leone laughed.

"Never was going to, he may then be second of his namesake but we will treat him and raise him like he was the first; in fact I'm tempted to ask our father more about his adventures before his fall; I think those would be best remembered, did he ever tell you about them?" Leone asked.

"Yes and no, yes he did but I don't remember them; they were never my interest, I was more focused on acting like a lady then on adventure, that was Syura's forte" Lilianna replied.

"Boy you and I are opposites Lily, lady like ha- you know I get all tense when I wear a dress" Leone remarked, both laughed then met up with Aria and filled the cart with their purchases before taking it back to Hearthome Manor to wrap the presents and ready themselves for the occasion.

About 5:45… "Ahh" Tatsumi moaned as Steela bounced up and down. "You know I could ride your ass all day" Tatsumi commented, they were spooning vertically.

"I know you could and you're the only man who can handle me" Steela commented Tatsumi kissed her soft lips, her fair dark skin contrasted against his skin, her grey eyes shined and his hands caressed her long black hair as her ample f-cups pressed against his chest, she was muscular and a true amazon in that she was a big woman with the same height as Esdeath. She viewed Tatsumi with very deep love as he was the only person who could handle her in terms of strength outside of Esdeath, that and she had extreme stamina.

"Yep and all I needed was warming up" Tatsumi commented noting behind him seven passed out girls. He was still being fanned by two other girls; Gilly licked his balls as Camilla massaged him and Lyra kissed him on his cheek. The door to the room opened and Seryu Ubiquitous walked into the room.

"Tatsumi! Get dressed and get ready; the party starts in 15 minutes!" Seryu shouted; the girls dispersed and Tatsumi got up.

"Alright I'll do that; you look beautiful in that dress" Tatsumi replied and complimented, Seryu wore a lovely lime and dark green gown with gold threading that held it together she also wore green fingerless gloves that showed off her silver painted manicured nails. She wore her hair in the usual style but added a number of decorative hairclips and her ordinary hair scrunchie was traded for a silver one. Overall, she was dressed perfectly for the occasion whereas Tatsumi wasn't not even remotely.

Tatsumi took a towel and wrapped it around himself, then went to his personal chambers. His chambers at the palace being rather lavish but not overly so with a wardrobe of finery worthy of any lord or prince; in this case Tatsumi accompanied, by four of his concubines: Lyra, Gilly, Tasha and Milly, chose a pretty respectable set of clothes which said concubines helped him dress in making sure he looked prim and proper; he then sent them out of the room and instructed them and the others to put on their finest gowns and accessories. "Man, Tatsumi you look handsome; hard to believe this same guy was a just some country farmer a few months ago; now look at you; you look like you belong here" Tatsumi said to himself looking at his reflection.

After readying himself he left the room and waited for his concubines to finish dressing, all seventy of them assembled with Riji at the head of them as the wife in charge of the group. "All of you look absolutely amazing; I'm looking forward to this; remember best behavior this is a royal birthday and the Emperor is expecting us all to do our part to be on our best behavior alright" Tatsumi explained and complemented, all the girls nodded.

Shortly… Tatsumi met up with his wives and other lovers; everyone sans the Night Raid girls with wanted posters was there and when he entered the grand feast hall he did so in grand style with Aria on his left side and Esdeath on his right, with Seryu and Sayo at the side of each of them, Najenda was to his back and overall his large harem of over 100 girls was a sight to behold, he a handsome kind, caring, loving man surrounded and protected by a phalanx of radiant woman: each a beauty a bard or poet would compose grand songs and stories of and that master artists would paint for a masterpiece of that would be each be worth a room of Dwarven gold. A sight that was impressive to all that were there; friends and enemies alike; those in attendance were in awe at the sight of a handsome regal and fashionable dressed noble who had at his side a harem of some of the most beautiful woman in the world.

However, the reactions were mixed; some those who shared Tatsumi's ideals or were allies of his were happy and proud that he had come this far and that he was lucky enough to have achieved as much as he had and to have earned the love of so many beauties. Others however envied him, were jealous or in the worst case hated him for everything and wanted to see him lose all he had before he died a brutal agonizing death; wanted those he loved to die in front of him from the worst tortures imaginable, to defile all that he loved dear and make suffer. Tatsumi looked to find the Emperor.

Makoto wore orange brocade robes which had golden wire and rubies sowed into the fabric which was made of fine silk; the robes were over a nice crisp fine orange shirt and black pants; he wore slippers and, on his head, the Imperial crown. But Makoto wasn't alone on all three sides of him were girls the same age as him. Air and Luna held either of his hands and wore blue and purple versions of the same gown, which was of fantastic design in fact rather Imperial in design in fact the fabrics were of the finest velvet and silk and threaded with Mithril and studded with star sapphires; the garb was clearly dwarven in make and must have cost a fortune. Fal who watched his back and had her arms on his shoulders and walked behind him wore the same type of gown however it was truly golden. The Emperor stood up shook hands with Constantine Grundel who smiled next to Angela, Honest slouched in a corner with a fine relaxed posture.

Tatsumi studied the room, virtually every major noble who had any influence at court and in the city was there; along with a number of the Empire's top brass. "If the Revolutionary Army snuck a bomb in here most of the Empire's enemies would be having a party" Tatsumi thought, he then noted his three sister's in-law then noted Mishi and Kyoko with Spear who had gone ahead of the group and who looked more radiant then usual and who's blonde locks were styled in the finest collection of buns possible, Kyoko was being held by Spear in her arms.

Makoto then let all three adopted Grundel sisters stand next to him as he took his place on the throne and called for order. "Everyone! I have a few important announcements to make. First of all, I'm glad to welcome you all to my thirteenth birthday party; Ah today is the day I have to move on from being a kid, I loved being a kid but we all have to grow up." Makoto spoke to cheers from the audience. "Secondly I'd like to congratulate our wonderful military generals who've won their share of great victories; recently with General Teketh's vanquishing of another Western offensive and defeating the Revolutionary army's forces in the west; but that pales in comparison to Grand Marshal Esdeath's conquest of the North; I'm proud to announce that the Northern Kingdom is no more and the formal establishment and stabilization of 20 new provinces in the Northern lands; also am proud to announce that for the first time in our history these new provinces aren't governed by human beings; no the Northerners are subservient to the Proud and might Yetis; their chains broken and their masters vanquished as they now rule the Northern provinces : to that subject please welcome the New Grand Viceroy of Far Northern Provinces: King Ivar Rangaku of the Yetis!" Makoto explained, and indicated towards the Yeti Delegation who wore fine clothing weaved from bear leather and bear fur with large bear heads worn on the shoulders over which they wore tall fur hats save on who wore a crown made of carved granite and studded with onyxes and jasper; he also wore an orange broquade robe which was bejeweled with the same substances; each of them stood an impressive ten feet towering over anyone else in the room and people cheered but not too loud as it was common knowledge Yetis had sensitive ears.

"Now for my next announcement: Usually it's about this time in which a young prince starts to meet potential princesses and in this case an Emperor meets potential Empresses. In this case I've made my decision I have talked this over with those it concerns and made an agreement" Makoto explained; the entire room stood silent in anticipation at this. "With that in mind I'm not going to hold you in suspense; I've decided on my future wife or should I say wives because I've chosen three and they've accepted me: I now am announcing my betrothals to Fal, Air, and Luna Grundel: when I'm of age we will marry; I've made up my mind on this issue and I won't be convinced otherwise be it by my regent or by my other advisors and ministers" Makoto declared and all three hugged him.

The room was silent and shocked at this announcement, the most shocked though was Honest who fainted at this announcement, the only people who weren't surprised were the Grundels, Esdeath, the Four Rakshasa Demons and Tatsumi who while he hadn't been in the know about these arrangement wasn't surprised by the decision to go thru with a betrothal. "Now that this is out of the way I will be putting forth a new Imperial decree, the creation of 30 new Legions; 3 for each of the new provinces. With that in mind we will begin recruitment as soon as the first census of the Northern provinces has been made; while this process may take a couple years these new armies will bolster the security of the Empire and expand our new provinces thru the construction of new roads, fortifications and other works as well as provide much needed jobs" Makoto continued. "I am glad to welcome this new year and hope it will be productive and bring the Empire much joy as the next in a long cycle of 15 months commences; winter is over and First spring begins; however, that's enough of these matters let's eat cake!" Makoto concluded and took off towards the desert table.

"Wait your highness what about gifts?" One of the advisors stated.

"Cake and Ice cream first; don't want those to melt" Makoto replied and processed to grab a plate.

Then began a grand festivity worthy of the occasion, much food was consumed, many presents were opened and a fair amount merrymaking and dancing occurred; overall the whole affair was lavish and grand with anyone that could have been unhappy was happy; all during the festivities were united in one purpose, celebration.

Later that night… Tatsumi was woken up by Merraid pinching nose; he was in bed with Najenda and Seryu; both of which opened their eyes. "What gives?" Tatsumi asked Merraid.

"Time's come to go; I've gotten the largest of the Air mantas ready for our trip; we travel by night" Merraid explained; Najenda and Seryu got up and Tatsumi shrugged awake clenched his head as a result of a hangover from too much wine; then dressed in his go to Night Raid attire. Merraid then led them along with the Twins who had been awakened for the journey as well to Air manta; which wasn't the one in question but another for the purpose of traveling back and forth to HQ.

Their flight back to HQ was an easy one and went smoothly and they went inside. "Najenda what's the plan?" Tatsumi asked.

"Rather easy we are going to take our Grand Air Manta to Zartek in the eastern provinces which is where the current Revolutionary army Capital is; there we will meet with the leadership and take care of all matters that come up; I'll explain more on the way there" Najenda explained, they then went inside to fetch Cassandra who would be joining them on this trip along with Pais and informed Lubbock that he was in charge while they were gone; Lubbock had already been awake due to a planned mission that had just been completed.

They then went thru a series of cavern passages which led up the small mountain their headquarters was carved into the grand eyrie. In said eyrie was a massive Air Manta; a Grand Air Manta named Lyos. The creature was the size of a small private plane and was fitted with a specialized howdah; this howdah functioned as a small living quarters which could house about 30 people at max however since this wasn't the case on this trip they could have a makeshift living space for all eight of them; Merraid would be using her power to control danger beasts to allow her to guide the creature to their destination; a journey which would have taken weeks on foot would only take about six hours in the air.

The shelter was enough to allow for comfortable sitting room and to allow making was as essential a makeshift living room; this was done by bringing up an number of spare quilts and blankets as well as some throw pillows and using the large central area in the center of the howdah; the whole thing was covered by roofs and walls; the howdah itself was made from light-weight titanium and a crisp leather the whole thing having been crafted in secret by the Grundels' dedicated craftsmen and it offered protection fit for air travel which would be about 2000 feet in the air.

The howdah was attached using a series of riveted straps and using the massive exoskeleton carapace on the back of the creature to the advantage as a foundation to nail the whole thing down; the exoskeleton interestingly enough had no pain nerves so they managed to nail the howdah to creature without harming or scaring it, granted Merraid had put the creature into a deep sleep while the workers had done the job.

After they finished getting everything ready and getting themselves prepared for takeoff Merraid adopted a meditative position with her legs crossed and muttered some words in an ancient language then her eyes glowed green as she melded her mind and took control of the creature. "Don't disrupt me; I must maintain absolute focus to make sure our friend here stays focused on flying in the right direction and at the right angle" Merraid explained; granted they all knew that to the case but it was meant just to make sure that it stayed drilled in their heads.

Having been woken in the middle of the night the four woman and their husband curled up in the makeshift grand bed and wrapped blankets around themselves and their arms around each other and fell asleep while Merraid stayed awake and alert; the night would be spent flying and come dawn they'd be in the East; granted Tatsumi and his lovers stayed close while Pais and Cassandra slept a good distance away from the five of them.

"Hey general?" Pais asked still awake while Cassandra was half-awake.

"Yes Pais?" Cassandra asked.

"I was wondering why are we giving them space when we should be all around each other to well conserve heat" Pais replied.

"Because they are all in a romantic relationship" Cassandra replied.

"What is it that they see in him?" Pais asked and Cassandra wondered that question.

"What indeed?" Cassandra wondered aloud; especially given that Merraid was one of those girls in Tatsumi's harem; in fact, she wasn't the only Oarburgh in it, so were Chelsea, and Taeko, and Meela and Loris, and Gilberda. "The only Oarburgh not in that group of his is me: well me and the other members of the clan who a pledged to Merraid but they'll go over to him the moment she lets them know about the whole thing; well this is great Cassandra you are the odd one out" Cassandra thought.

"Maybe it's his eyes" Pais wondered aloud.

"No it's not his physical features; his looks while handsome and well- hard to beat aren't the main reason; looks are one thing that can lead to relationships but its actions and well the things a person does and who they are that determines things like this; I should know Pais; I'm no stranger when it comes to matters of love" Cassandra responded.

"Then it's what he is; well he is handsome; brave, smart well not too smart, but level-headed and well the kind of person I wish there was more of in this world; people like him are a rare sight in this world of ours; heck war hasn't even twisted his beliefs if anything he's well stuck to them from what I've heard from the others and what I've seen on the few missions we've been on" Pais commented.

"Do you have a crush Pais?" Cassandra teased.

"Do you general?" Pais teased back, Cassandra took a few steps back; first off she actually did have some good reasons to have one and did in fact have one but she disagreed on him when it came to actions; he wasn't willing to kill when he should, he killed only when it was needed and tried to look for a more peaceful resolution to conflict, also when it came to certain people he just refused to target them; children of their targets, spouses hell even servents and guards; basically he was the sort of person that was willing to leave potential enemies alive to come back at them another day if it wasn't possible to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that they were guilty. He also hated killing he said it every time he finished a mission or whenever he trained.

"The big issue is that I was raised to be an assassin raised to kill from a young age, Tatsumi's a farmboy who before he joined Night Raid never killed another human being at least not one that wasn't able to fight back; in fact, much less people that were unarmed. He- just is well a person who's life has gone nearly completely out of his control; he has to worry every day and night if that will be his last and that of everyone he cares for- no loves and countless other people whose lives are impacted by his actions" Cassandra thought and then looked at him. "Merraid what is it you see in him, trust me when we get to Zartek I'm going to be asking you a good amount of questions.

The next day… The suns rose over the savannah lands of the Eastern province of Amtrak, which was the central province of the eastern provinces and sat on the crossroads of all provinces that surrounded it and Zartek was at the center of all the trade routes. Whatever direction you were traveling it was a common saying that all roads in the world went thru Zartek.

Which made it all the more painful when the Empire lost it without a fight. Zartek had been taken via a soft coup and series of assassination which killed the leadership of the local army which had been the source of said plots; it hadn't been a bloodless take over but it was taken over without a battle also it helped that the people who lived in Zartek were glad to be liberated from Honest's taxes and duties which had been causing the city to lose prosperity; the Revolutionary was invited in by the cities burghers and nobles as a matter of security meant to guarantee their freedom to trade without having to pay duties to Honest and to trade with the Eastern lands which backed the Revolutionary army. The city itself was about a third the size of Melitine but from the air Tatsumi could tell that it was way better off than the Capital also the architecture of the city was exotic and had no similarities to the Capital as spiraling minarets and ziggurats towered in the city and buildings were topped with what he assumed was brass because no way was there enough gold to cover that many buildings.

The manta was led to a red rocked mesa which towered over the city and was a respectable distance away; but more importantly was climbable both down and up via carved stairways which were connected to an old carved open fort atop the mesa. "Well I've never thought I'd be glad to be out of the Capital, not to mention never thought I'd ever be this far from home" Tatsumi commented.

"The Eastern provinces are more interesting east of the Matahai Mountains where my ancestors' queendom was in ages pass; hard to believe that these lands once paid homage to Oarburgh Queens and latter a few Oarburgh Empresses and eventually an Oarburgh Emperor" Merraid commented; the Manta moaned and fell asleep. "You get some sleep big guy you've earned it" Merraid commented to their method of travel.

"I've never left the Capital or gone more than 30 miles away from it; this is a completely new experience right Koro?" Seryu commented, Koro woofed. "What do you mean you've been here before? It changed in I don't the know the past 500 years since you were last here so don't think we'll be relying on you for directions" Seryu commented.

"Tatsumi stay close to me; Meela, Loris, Seryu you three are to watch his back and stay on guard at all times, Pais you're with Cassandra and Merraid" Najenda explained; they then took time to grab their packs which were filled with things needed for the occasion; they then began the descent down the mesa stairs.

"I wonder who built these stairs; surely the people here didn't" Tatsumi replied.

"These stairs were built if you haven't noticed by the runes on the rock walls by the Dwarves when they still had a means of travel between the Eastern and Western holds; they used these natural mesas as places to dock their gyrocopters and Zeppelins" Cassandra replied.

"What happened to stop them from travelling those distances" Tatsumi asked.

"Emperor Vardoch the Mad happened; the idiot inherited the throne some 400 years ago and was born after 140 years of civil war when the knowledge discovered by the Dragon Emperor on how to make new Imperial Arms was lost; he decided it would be a good idea to steal the knowledge from the dwarves which led to a long 20 year war between the Empire and the Dwarves; after the conflict ended the Dwarves abandoned their holds in the Empire and migrated out into their other holds in the East, North and West; all outside the Empire's borders and since then no remaining outposts exist to trade with that require these old air docks for their flying machines to refuel at means they these things become nothing more to normal people then fascinating structures" Cassandra explained.

"Two questions; first where did you find out about all this and secondly since when can Dwarves fly" Tatsumi asked.

"First of I learned a good deal of it from libraries in the Eastern Cities where I spent some time in as a mercenary before I joined the Revolutionary army; the Dwarves still trade and move about in the Eastern lands and while they aren't as numerous as their kin in the Western Kingdoms they are still a force to reckoned with and still trade with the people of those lands which haven't warred with them being too busy fighting other things" Cassandra replied. "Secondly Dwarves themselves as a species can't fly but they are smart enough to build flying machines in the form of gyrocopters, zeppelins and well what they call ayroplanes" Cassandra added.

"Wait flying machines; now that I don't buy, I'd have to see it for myself to believe it" Tatsumi commented.

"Hey maybe you will one day" Pais commented.

It took them about an hour to climb down the 200 stairs to the valley bellow and another hour and half to get to the city of Zartek which were it not for the fact that travelers came into it daily would have led to some questions from the guards of which there were many.

The guards were a mix of local garrison soldiers which wore rather ornate armor and fine clothing and carried massive two-handed scimitars, and Revolutionary army soldiers which Tatsumi hadn't seen before. The average Revolutionary army soldier wore a black and red uniform which resembled an Imperial uniform but it was different in that instead of the standard helmets worn by Imperial soldiers that allowed the face to be seen their helmets had a face mask which Tatsumi assumed was to make sure that you wouldn't be able to see the face of the soldier in battle especially if they fell in battle; also they wore painted cuirasses and long coats in addition to the uniform itself both of which offered a good deal of protection. The red and black was a contrast to the white and blue of the Imperial military; also, Tatsumi noted the flags hanging on the rooftops, they were red with the imagery of a golden manticore standing upright holding in one hand a hammer and in the other a sickle. "The flag is nice but something isn't right about it, or about the soldiers or right at all; also, those troops seem more rigid then Imperial troops I've seen" Tatsumi thought.

In spite of the military presence, the flags and a number of propaganda posters and other militaristic iconography the general populace was happy, merchants traded and after a good deal of searching for an inn to stay at Tatsumi could be glad to know that for once there weren't about a dozen armed thugs, assassins or cultists out to kill him. "Maybe for once I can go a day without having to kill somebody" Tatsumi thought then laughed aloud which caused his companions to look at him in surprised.

"What's so funny?" Najenda asked.

"Just the fact I may be able to go a day without having to kill someone; think about out here there aren't any hired assassins out to kill me; here I've got no enemies and I have freedom to make friends at my own pace" Tatsumi replied.

Najenda giggled and kissed him. "Well don't hold your breath; meeting with the Revolutionary Army leadership is going to be one of those places were you're liable to make both" Najenda replied. "Those in charge are divided into two types of leaders; the civilian parliament and the Military council of Generals; there are 20 generals including myself and Cassandra; there are 10 men and 10 woman on that council and each general is at least a Major General or higher; at the head of everything is Chancellor Falkland, the civilian leader of the Revolutionary Army and Commander in Chief of the Military, he's also a military commander and one of the best; he's also a Teigu user so be careful" Najenda replied.

"Any particular people I should know about? Any friends of yours on that Council?" Tatsumi asked.

"Friends, well most of these people I'm a passing acquaintance with and are either few years younger than me or many more older but there are a few people I'd call friends; the best one I have apart from Esdeath is in on the council; Lydia Agathe, a major General and my former adjutant back when I was still in the Imperial army; she's a good person but she's a bit more focused; she's one of the few members of the group that I was with from Joyuu that managed to survive until the present" Najenda explained. "Also, there are a few other people but its best you meet them in person" Najenda explained and they went into the Inn; they booked a large room for the next few days and then changed into military uniforms. "Alright I'm sure people may be asking questions as to how I've gotten my eye and arm back and we'll answer that in as best a matter as I can" Najenda explained.

"Alright" Tatsumi replied, looked at himself the mirror. "Najenda does this uniform make my ass look big or it just me" Tatsumi asked.

"I could ask the same, Tatsumi your ass is cute as it always is" Najenda replied and slapped him playfully on his rear, he reciprocated and kissed her. "Meetings first pleasure later" Najenda replied. "And go easy on me when we do our little bundle of joy is getting bigger" Najenda added; Tatsumi caressed her belly and listened receiving a kick.

"Someone is taking after their aunt Mine" Tatsumi remarked.

"If only my mother's intuition tells me our girl will turn out just fine" Najenda replied.

"What makes you sure it's a girl?" Tatsumi asked.

"Mother's intuition, and our little Kajeda will be a nice little girl" Najenda replied.

"You're naming our daughter after your sister?" Tatsumi asked.

"Yep, unless you have a better name" Najenda replied.

"Nope like I said I'm terrible with them; just one more question before we go are there any people I should avoid offending on that General's Council?" Tatsumi replied.

"Any of the Gassenarl siblings, they are nobility and offending them is something you shouldn't do, they are caring but they are very sensitive, especially since their father was murdered by Honest's assassins; there are three of them and all are on the council and are military geniuses from a long line of military commanders; also there are a couple of other people but overall not to many people you have to worry about offending" Najenda replied.

"So, these Gassenarls how many are there?" Tatsumi replied.

"Three: Baldrin, Dirk and Audrey; all three of them are prodigies and are proud of their family heritage; they want to retain their ancestral lands which Honest has tried to seize for their deposits of crystals that well have interesting properties; do be careful not to offend them; they are traditionalists in a matter of ways, chief being their etiquette." Najenda explained, they then proceeded outward into the city Tatsumi holding Najenda's hand while Seryu held his left arm while the Oarburgh girls walked behind them. Their first destination was the military headquarters of Revolutionary Army's Council of Generals which was easier to find as it was a former palace of an Imperial Viceroy that had been killed as a result of the assassinations that allowed the city to be taken without a fight. Said headquarters was well guarded with crisp professional soldiers with elite training and equipment stood watch.

"Halt!" one of the guards stated. "Your identification papers are needed" the Guard stated.

"Grand General Najenda of the Revolutionary Army's Elite Special Forces Unit Night Raid" Najenda replied, and dug out some papers that showed it. The soldier looked over the papers then at Najenda.

"Last I checked General Najenda had one eye and a prosthetic arm, you don't have either" the soldier commented.

"A result of a medical breakthrough given to me as a gift from a friend" Najenda replied honestly.

"I don't buy that, and these papers could easily be a forgery" The guard stated. "You're under arrest for impersonating a general!" the man stated and readied his weapon, Tatsumi readied his sword stepping in front of Najenda while Seryu, Koro and the Oarburghs followed suit.

"What the fuck is going on here!?" A woman's authoritive voice yelled out; Tatsumi turned to face the new comer and guards lowered their weapons. Tatsumi noted that said newcomer was a tall woman about 5'11 who was accompanied by two shorter women who were each about 5'4; she had tan-brown skin and long blonde hair about the length of her back with E-cups breasts that rivaled Najenda's which had gotten bigger as a result of her pregnancy, she wore a crisp black and red uniform however it had the braids and shoulder brushes of a general and she wore the hat which signified her rank in the center; she also wore a white cape with two brass clamps attaching it to her uniform; the top which was worn loosely to accommodate her breasts and flaunt her cleavage; she also wore white gloves and had at her hip a holstered Mausser 1896 pistol. The two women with her looked very similar however their skin tones were extremely different; one was a blonde with white skin and the other a black haired brunette with dark brown skin; they wore the same type of uniform however this uniform completely covered their bodies and could be considered an armored catsuit and had no coat and wore Barret like hats one being red and other lavender; their figures were cute with perky d-cup breasts and slender curves; their uniforms also had the braids which signified them both as brigadier generals and they had slung on their back interest designed crossbows and at their sides two holstered Mausser 1896s and on their legs sheathed Kabar fighting knives.

"Field Marshal Agathe!" the Guard captain remarked.

"That's Field Marshal Lydia Agathe to you Captain, and don't forget my subordinates Brigadier Generals Nikola Graf and Chaira Rocino of Ranger corps: I'd like to know what the fuck is going on here!" General Lydia replied.

"I'm being hassled by idiots" Najenda remarked, Lydia paused and Najenda turned around.

"Well I'll be a bastard's mother, Najenda?! What happened to you, you look like you did before the Battle of Kinvago!" Lydia asked.

"Medical advances; a special regenerative formula, it was a gift from my best friend" Najenda replied honestly.

"Well it worked like a charm and hey did you gain weight?" Lydia replied.

"Nope; I'm pregnant" Najenda replied, as if to add emphasis the baby inside her kicked and she moaned and clenched her chest. "I mention you and you kick me; I'm not sure which one of us you're picking that up from but I'm not sure is it me or Tatsumi because I'd like to know" Najenda pondered aloud.

"Well who's the lucky bastard who got you knocked up?" Lydia asked.

"Yeah who is it?" the two subordinates asked.

"That would be my husband; who currently has his sword drawn and is the most handsome man in the world" Najenda replied glancing, Tatsumi sheathed his blade at that.

"Well, well, well, you know how to pick em; good choice; nice strong muscles, handsome as a hottie should be and oh those lovely green eyes; hey you want to spend the evening with me?" Lydia flirted with Tatsumi.

"I'm not sure about that" Tatsumi replied.

"Please we're meeting again for the first time in months Lydia and you're already trying to flirt with and get into my husband's pants?" Najenda replied.

"Yep; especially since you know that promise we made" Lydia replied, Najenda blushed and face-palmed remembering that.

"Yes I remember it, granted we both drunk out of our minds when we made it but yeah I remember; you called dibs on my husband too; we agreed we'd marry the same guy; granted if it wasn't for the fact you had it tattooed on your ass I'm sure you would've forgotten it" Najenda replied.

"Yep; but can you blame me your husband is so hot" Lydia replied and walked over to Tatsumi and planted a kiss on his cheek; Tatsumi didn't recoil when she kissed his lips in fact he reciprocated; the lovely general was hard to resist especially when she reminded him of Melody with longer hair.

"General what about us?" the blonde remarked.

"Oh yeah that was the other promise I made; Tatsumi I haven't formally introduced myself: Field Marshal Lydia Agathe of the Revolutionary army head of the 8th Army; formerly Major General of the Imperial army, formal aide to camp to my best and childhood friend Field Marshal Najenda now Grand General of Special forces and the Tiger of Kal Alane: perhaps you've heard of my exploits there and a few others" Lydia replied. "Anyway I'll let my subordinates introduce themselves, I saved their lives from some black op project the Empire had under development, one of those crazy schemes to make super-soldiers and since then they've stuck to me like glue and well I promised them if they kept themselves nice and virgins they'd get first dibs at the hottest man in the world" Lydia explained and the two girls came over; both were shorter then Tatsumi and had to look up to see him.

"Brigadier General Nikola Graf of the Revolutionary Army's Eighth Army and the Crimson Tiger Regiment of Field Marshal Lydia 'Our Angel' Graf; consider me your sweet little pumpkey muffin; boy you're tall a little thing like me could climb all over you all night long" the Blonde introduced stood on her tip toes and pecked him on the cheek. "I'm one of two adjutants to General Lydia and well consider me The Blonde Tiger and the silent Panther; I'm in charge along with my comrade and sister in arms Chiara of the Shadow Tiger Rangers, elite special ops that do the hardest jobs of the 8th army; unlike a few generals we actually lead these missions also I love making the worst of the Empire suffer painful deaths; oh it's fun they pray and yell for the torture stop but I leave them contorted and screamed and molted till their vocal cords all torn up and shot; then drive my Kabar in their skulls and bathe in their blood" Nikola explained Tatsumi winced at the last part but given the fact he was married to Aria, Henrietta and Esdeath who were fond of this sort of thing and had employed it himself that wasn't a turn off. "You're definitely the hottest man in the world I'm looking forward to tonight if you'll have us" Nikola flirted.

"I'm up for it" Tatsumi replied actually liking the idea more and more and turned to the other girl.

"Me well I'm Brigadier General Chiara Rocino of the same corps as my sister in arms; fellow adjutant and aide to camp, co-leader of the Shadow Tiger Rangers; the Ghost of Ghajanda and Wolf of Vargdath; consider me the more cautious type I love to size up my opponents then utterly humiliate and crush them into the ground" Chiara explained. "And boy are Nikola and Our Angel right; you are well the hottest guy ever; and big I look forward to climbing all over you and riding your cock all night long" Chiara flirted being more blunt in what she intended then her sister at arms then took a more assertive stance after tip toeing and kissed him aggressively on the lips Tatsumi opened his mouth and made out with her picking her up; the guards were surprised by the spectacle of a superior officer making out with another officer.

"So now what do we address you as Tatsumi; what's your rank?" Lydia asked.

"Well consider me quite the point; I'm a double agent; I infiltrated the Empire's hierarchy and am Esdeath's husband, right hand man and a Major General second in command of the Jaeger corps; a new special ops unit, I'm also the Emperor's Minister for Fun and Justice" Tatsumi explained and pulled out his documentation for that.

"Well holy shit; that's definitely Esdeath's signa- wait did you say you're her husband?! You actually managed to get into bed and fuck Esdeath?! Mother-Fucking Esdeath, the Ice queen who has exacting standard, the Ice barrier in her cunt is no more?!" Lydia commented.

"Yes, and I have a picture in my wallet" Tatsumi replied.

"I have another copy but this is our wedding photo" Najenda replied both of them pulled out their wallets and fished out the photographs, Tatsumi's being one of him and Esdeath in a photo booth with Esdeath glomping him and Najenda's being of their wedding picture. Lydia took a look at the pictures.

"Well shit Tatsumi you a true man among men; no, you're the ultimate man; you not only won Najenda's heart but Ice Queen's too; wow I'm tempted to fuck you right here and now" Lydia replied and kissed him again. "This is too funny; Esdeath's right hand man and husband is a double agent and Night Raid Assassin wow this is some crazy shit; your lucky bastard" Lydia added.

"It's crazier than you think though can you keep a secret; an above top secret secrety secret that no one else outside my group can know" Tatsumi replied and whispered in her ear.

"Holy shit that is juicy: yeah I'm keeping that juicy fucker of a secret hidden that is too funny" Lydia replied and laughed uncontrollably for a bit leaving both her subordinates and the guards to wonder at the secret; Tatsumi winked at Najenda and the others giving them the signal that he had told her that Esdeath herself was a double-agent now. "Anyway, now we've spent too much time talking; you're here because you got the Chancellor's message?" Lydia asked.

"Yes; indeed, that is the case" Najenda replied.

"Alright then, hey you assholes, quit hassling my BFF and let her and her friends in, also I'm give you all new orders: go out and update the garrison of the news and you the asshole that tried to arrest my friend and her hunk god of a husband latrine duty for a year!" Lydia replied giving the soldiers all a stern look in which she was joined by Nikola and Chiara; the soldiers bolted. "There they go, now I hate the fact we have to put business before pleasure how long are you guys staying here?" Lydia asked.

"Till Saturday, so five days" Najenda replied.

"Yeah I've got and engagement next Monday that I can't miss" Tatsumi replied.

"Good then you'll be sticking around for a bit; enough time for you to marry me and my friends" Lydia replied; Tatsumi nodded. "I hate that I've got to wait until later today to have you fuck me but the old saying goes business before pleasure" Lydia replied then laughed.

"What did I do to become such a chick magnet? Hell I just met her and she already wants to fuck me; I guess some girls are more direct then others but still she's so easy; it's all because of Najenda" Tatsumi thought; Lydia kissed him again and clung to him; Tatsumi leaned towards Najenda who held his hand and gave him a look of compassion

"Yeah she's my friend; I know it's crazy but you're stuck with her; you're lucky because most men would kill to be in your situation" Najenda commented.

"Yeah; I just didn't expect the first person I meet that's high-ranking officer in the Revolutionary Army outside you and Cassandra is practically immediately wanting to get in my pants" Tatsumi replied.

"Can you blame me Tatsu-stud? You're the kind of guy I've been waiting for; you're handsome, smart, and you're a total stud; I mean you have to be to have gotten mother-fucking Esdeath to fuck you; no way would she settle for a small package" Lydia commented.

"I find this whole nonsense crazy!" Cassandra remarked; she had been quiet during the whole scene outside; but she was breaking it now.

"Hey don't get your panties in a knot Cassandra if you want to fuck him too, you're welcome to join in and make our foursome a fivesome" Lydia replied Cassandra blushed.

"Forget I said anything; this is crazy though you know that" Cassandra replied.

"Yes, and it's about to get crazier: really though with those extra arms of yours you could do some impressive things and give him one hell of a handjob" Lydia teased; Cassandra blushed again.

"Drop it" Cassandra replied.

"You know you want to" Lydia teased; Cassandra blushed.

"I know I want to" Cassandra thought. "Shove it; just because we're the same rank and you have date of rank on me doesn't mean you get to push me around" Cassandra replied.

"Oh, girl I'd do that even if that wasn't a factor" Lydia replied as they entered the base; Lydia, Cassandra and Najenda presenting their papers which didn't cause much of a fuss; also, no fuss was made about their entourage.

"Anyway, shouldn't we focus on our meeting; wonder what's so important that we had to make this trip" Najenda commented.

"Yeah you're right; as to what's important well Chancellor Falkland has heard of your successes in the Capital and wants to see you and your hubby-bubby" Lydia replied. "Also, I did know hear about your successes and having met the man at the center of it all I can say he has my support in anything he decides to do" Lydia added.

"That's comforting" Tatsumi replied, glad that he didn't have to worry about her siding against him when time came to push his faction into power.

They then headed towards a large chamber were a number of other officers were entering: Tatsumi noted a few stand outs: a man in full plate arm with a general's sash. A lovely busty blonde with long curly hair wearing a red and gold General's uniform. A spiky black haired general in the same colored uniform but with a cuirass worn over his armor. A tall lovely brunette with long brown hair in a high-ponytail, a busty body, lovely blue eyes and body like a shrine maiden clad in purple and red uniform that was a fusion with a long skirt and featured high-heeled boots, she was accompanied by a 16 year old with a modest bust clad in a crisp jumpsuit uniform like Nikola and Chiara, though here's was purple, who looked like a clone of her save that her hair was shorter and wavy in a smaller ponytail she also wore brass knuckles, she was likely her daughter. A tall silver-haired red-eyed busty goddess of woman in black and red uniform holding hands with a brown haired man with brown eyes who was about the same age and height as Tatsumi himself and wore a black uniform with a blue and red trim, he was accompanied by a shorter but still tall and busty dark-blue bob-cut haired woman in the same type of uniform. There were a couple of other stand out too, a dark-haired young general with book on his side wearing the same black and red uniform as the others accompanied by black haired young woman who in Tatsumi's opinion looked a lot like Sayo but her butt and bust were bigger than his wife's own she was also accompanied by another woman of a similar figure but with long blood red hair and pink eyes, but the last and most stand out was a flamboyant general with stalhelm with five stars and spike toping it, he wore a bright red and black uniform with a long red cap, with ivory handled revolvers on either side and carrying a riding crop; his face was grizzled and scared but was clean shaven and he seemed to be in his mid-thirties.

These generals entered a large room along with others Tatsumi and his company were some of the last people to enter; the room had a series of high rowed chairs with the centerpiece being a tall stand; there were also chairs in the front row which were as a sign indicated reserved for subordinates. Tatsumi took a seat in one of these with Nikola and Chiara being blocked from sitting next to him by Meela and Loris; having instead to be content with sitting next to the latter twin and Pais; Seryu sat next to Meela and Merraid; Tatsumi noted Najenda and Lydia take their seats above him with the latter of the two staring at his rear which the chair conveniently (For Her and inconveniently for him) showed off as the head board for his back exposed it in the design.

Tatsumi noted the arrive of another general this one was stout and tall and carried himself like a noble he had a crisp black beard and wore a blue and red uniform that was decorated with medals and a noble seal of his family; he was unattractive and arrogant by his posture looking down at a few people who Tatsumi could notice glaring back at him with disdain; the man took his seat. Tatsumi then waited as the last arrivals came in; these were four generals and a man that wore an orange presential uniform and carried a staff like a walking stick, said staff was topped by a black orb and made of a golden plated alloy; the man was in his mid-fifties and about 5'10, his hair was orange long an in a pony-tail and had orange beard; he wasn't the most muscular man but he had a good deal of authority to him and had an aura of charisma about him, the four generals were two men and two woman and which seemed out of comfort in the formal uniforms; something Tatsumi shared with them; both the men glowered but were more light hearted in appearance; the two woman were rather attractive but seemed out of place and haughty with a noble bearing while the two men carried themselves like to Tatsumi's surprise countryside people; also behind them were two more generals both men but both wore masks of a kind similar to Bols and one of them had four arms like Cassandra. They were also accompanied by an honor guard of elite troops in fine dress uniforms which stood at attention along the room; the four generals went to take their seats in the upper rings but the Orange haired man sat in large chair in the center of the room next to a desk; the two masked generals stood either side of him and two civilians walked in to take seats next to him; both wore garb that suggested one was a second in command and the other was some liaison or other high ranked official. The last people that entered were two more generals; one was a woman that Tatsumi recognized as Nymeria the other was a half-serpent woman with four arms; her long green hair slid down her face; her skin was golden and scaled and her face beautiful but framed by a cobra-like hood that went from her forehead down to her scalely neck her eyes were a bright green that spoke poison and two prominent fangs protruded from her lips which were green; she wore a wirey headdress which sparkled with gemstones and was made of refined tin and nickel said headdress was designed to accommodate her hood and hair and silver wire flowed in her long green hair which was tied in two buns that only served to halve the length to her shoulders; her lower body was human save the long serpentine tail that followed her above her hindquarters; she was busty, athletically slender and her figure rivaled Lydia's but had a more exotic allure as she had a serpentine appearance and radiated a beauty that stood out from the other women in the room. "She must be a Tsuwangdani" Tatsumi thought; Nymeria noticed him and came over and hugged him and kissed his forehead.

"Tatsumi-kun! I wasn't expecting you to be here" Nymeria replied.

"Nor you either Nymeria; I thought you would head west?" Tatsumi asked.

"Not while I'm still at large and there is a massive crackdown underway; the last thing people would expect was me to head east thanks to Night Raid's Air mantas" Nymeria replied. "Besides its been what; a year since I last visited Zartek and the Eastern lands; I could use a Vacation till the heat dies down" Nymeria replied.

"Who is this man Nymeria?" the snake woman asked adding in an extra s.

"Oh, my manners; Tatsumi this is my friend Field Marshal Alyssa (Alee-saa) Saritia Matawgina Ghanda; Alyssa this is my husband Tatsumi" Nymeria introduced.

"It is pleasure to meet you Tatsumi; mind my hisses I am Tsuwangdani and we accentuate the S's; my you are a worthy choice of a mate for my friend I'd love to make your acquaintance and perhaps be more if you want to; it isn't unusual for one of my kind to mate with a human though it is unusual for those of my kind to be in the Empire" Alyssa explained. "High Matriarch Queen Maltise has disdain for Prime Minister Honest; and his unprovoked wars of aggression on our kingdoms; they seek our wealth in silver and to humble us women to their slave mates; we will not allow that to happen and I have because of my family's strong ties to the Eastern lands been chosen by her highness as the representative of our race; the High Queen is currently without mate and laments that the Emperor of the Empire is too young for such a marriage; only a royal monarch is worthy of her hand and she has rejected several Eastern kings and princes who have tried to win it" Alyssa added.

"Well I'm glad to meet you; I'm shocked that well snake people exist" Tatsumi replied.

"Yes, that seems to be the norm of those like you from the interior provinces of the Empire; those in the Eastern Provinces see our kind frequently; more often than not in battle" Alyssa agreed. "Now we must take our seats; this meeting is of importance Tatsumi; it's about you" Alyssa explained, she kissed his cheek and took her spot next to Nymeria.

"Just great; now a snake woman wants me; well that would be one unforgettable night and one exotic wife" Tatsumi thought. The remaining leaders had been seated and the man in the center gaveled in the meeting; two honor guard carrying a flag stand and flag set them up.

"Generals of the Revolutionary army and the Free Republic of Imperia please raise for our national anthem and our pledge of allegiance" the man to the right of the orange-haired man explained and everyone stood as trumpets played the music and a tapestry with the lyrics descended.

Song Begin (Soviet Union/Russian Federation Anthem instrumental): "People of the Free, Soldiers of the Cause: March forth United as one! In union of purpose for glory and love; to free our land from tyranny; Children of the Empire Rise up and take up arms; Battle against Tyrants that rule us all! Blade strike true and guns fire proud smiting our enemies at last! We Live for Freedom, our blood spent for love; to protect and free the oppressed; to shatter the chains and change the world: to free us from the tyranny of those who torment the innocent: We battle ever on; Soldiers of the Free! People of the Cause! Our Nation Shall be free! Tyrants will crumble and Traitors will fall but we march onward to freedoms call! Love shall rise of over tyranny's corpse our nation will be free; the oppressed will strike their oppressors down: Glory to freedom and glory to friends; the change this world of blood: We fight for Freedom and Fight for the cause our martyrs' names in our prayers; we'll strike down the tyrants and live in peace, our freedom achieved at last; we'll remember the fallen and care for those affected by war; our fields show grow bounties and mines pour forth gold; Our nation at peace! All that was gained and all that was lost; be remembers to the end of days: But this is our purpose and we march one: We are the Soldiers of Freedom's call" The song went and was sung, then another banner was let down and they recited an oath.

"I pledge myself body, blood and soul to fight to free the Empire from those who oppress it; I pledge my weapons to strike down the wicked, I pledge my loyalty to the truth; to the needs of the many over the wants of the few: to oppose evil and corruption where ever it exists; to uphold justice and to free those who are oppressed; I take this oath so that my children do not have to, that my descendants may live in peace: For the Revolution!" They all recited.

"Good Everyone sit down: we call this meeting of the Council of the People's Generals to order; Chancellor Boreth Falkland presides over it and will address us now" The right-hand man stated then gaveled in and sat down; the orange haired man stood up.

"Thank you, Speaker Deimos, we will begin this session in earnest by welcoming a special new comer: Tatsumi of Night Raid please step forward" Chancellor Falkland replied; Tatsumi stood up and came to him and saluted. "At ease soldier: we are all comrades in arm here; I've heard tales of your exploits, public and secret; your name is spoken from Melitine to all provinces of the Empire and beyond into the lands to west and east: I'm pleased to finally make your acquaintance" Boreth greeted.

"Glad to meet you too Chancellor; I've not heard much about the leaders of the Revolutionary army from my beloved Najenda beyond what was important to know; so, what is it you want to talk about" Tatsumi replied.

"About the ties you've made in the Capital; I find it impressive that someone from the countryside has managed to rise up within the ranks of the Empire; albeit thru more luck and then skill; to a Major General in the Imperial Military, the right-hand of Grand Marshal Esdeath herself in addition to being her lover, as well as the Emperor's Minister for Justice and Fun; also that you manage to play the high stakes games of politics within the court and that you managed to marry into a few noble families; most influential being that of the Grundels; plus your feats in Night Raid while not known to Empire are known to us in this room and thus I am pleased with you; as such I've decided to match your rank in the Imperial Army with the same rank in the Revolutionary Army: I am impressed by your achievements; now I have a few questions for you; public ones and a few more in private" Boreth replied, smiling with pride at Tatsumi's accomplishments.

"And I have some for you; but I'll answer those that I can publicly'' Tatsumi replied; making sure to answer in a general matter of half-truths as to protect his own agenda; Honest may have been a scumbag but he had taught Tatsumi enough about politics to know that it is best to keep your own plans secrets and answer the questions in as open a matter possible, but also to keep a good posture and expression; also Spear and Aria had helped him even more on these mannerisms and Esdeath had pretty much finished his education in court politics so he would be on the same level as Honest in terms of arts of political debates and deal making; with that in mind he sized up Falkland as he would a new opponent in a game of chess. "Chancellor after the meeting is over would you be up for a game of chess while we discuss the more private questions?" Tatsumi asked

"Glady Tatsumi, I love a good game of chess; now for my first question what is your relationship with Esdeath and what are you doing playing with death?" Boreth asked.

"My relationship with is Esdeath is well a happy one; we love each other dearly; we're married, she's pregnant with twins; she's my mentor in military matters and political ones and I'm her righthand man" Tatsumi replied.

"And what does she know about you?" Boreth asked.

"Everything; in fact: her loyalty is to me completely" Tatsumi replied with as imposing and serious as an expression and tone as possible shocking the entire room.

"That is quite an achievement is it possible you could you know" Boreth replied not sure how to take this.

"Stage a palace coup? Please Chancellor if it was that simple I'd have done it already; no that isn't possible at the moment; consider the state of the court; there are literally three factions at court right now, those loyal to Honest, those against him and those loyal to Esdeath and the Emperor; and the three don't exactly see eye to eye; there is a state of things that makes things way more complicated than you think; I don't think you understand the Court; I don't think you've visited it for a long time and as such it has changed rather significantly; it's a delicate balance and the last thing I want to do is break that balance without utter surety of victory; after all that result in a loss of many lives on a plan that may not work" Tatsumi replied; a good deal of the people regarded him with nods of an agreement; many of the generals here didn't get their ranks or survive as long as they had by being reckless.

"Indeed; that is definitely true at the moment your best purpose is to act as a spy at court; influence the enemy into making mistakes and give Honest something else to focus on rather than the true war" Boreth agreed seeing Tatsumi's wisdom. "Now another question I've heard that you are a duel Teigu user is that true? if that is the case I'm impressed as Teigu users are rare due to finding people compatible with the Imperial Arms and a user who can use more than one is; rarer" Boreth followed up.

"Yes, that is true; and they aren't normal Teigus they are the armor and blade of the Dragon Emperor if you've heard of him" Tatsumi replied.

"Yes, the Dragon Emperor; named for the First Emperor and whose name is forgotten; I'm familiar; how did you come by them?" Boreth asked.

"In the Capital's Grand Temple, in the High Priest's alter; I found them in the middle of a fight with the famous Dr. Stylish; used them for the first time and killed him" Tatsumi replied.

"Very intriguing; were it not for the extensive mission reports that have been sent to me via Najenda I'd not believe you; now I have another question; about a few weeks ago I sent you a specific target for you to kill a man named Bols responsible for the burning of several villages is he dead?" Boreth asked this time it was a hard question.

"No; because after a thorough investigation I found out he was innocent of the accusations; that another man had been responsible for the actions and I killed him in Bols's place; you can understand my reasoning for not wanting to kill an innocent man, much less a father and husband and personal friend of mine" Tatsumi responded.

"TRAITOR!" One of the generals heckled; Tatsumi glared at the man; it was the general in the blue and red uniform.

"No General Damon, Tatsumi is no traitor; rather he is a proper assassin; a true assassin doesn't follow orders blindly; they study their targets figure out their habits to in order to eliminate them; it just so happens that during said study Tatsumi identified the actual culprit and killed him instead; that is true to our ideals question everything and don't follow blindly; that is what our future government will be" Boreth replied, the general admitted defeat.

"That happens to be all the questions I wanted to ask you, publicly anyway General Tatsumi; there are some matters you and I will discuss in private but that is between us; for the time being I've prepared your uniform for your new rank and I'm awarding you the Revolutionary Star for distinguished service in addition to Medal of the Master Assassin for your successes" Boreth replied, then one of the two masked generals brought over a clothing box with two smaller boxes atop them. "Tatsumi by the way this General Dakath and his brother General Makath; they are my chief military advisors and closest confidantes; they are in charge of awards and my ministers for Defense and Attack: he has your awards for your quite distinguished service and I wish you luck in your future endeavors" Boreth explained, Tatsumi took the offered box. "Now I will be dismissing any non-authorized personal from these chambers; we will be discussing our next major military strategy and that information is classified until such time as it is to be implemented: Major General Tatsumi as the second in command to General Najenda you will remain here; take a seat everyone else who is not of the proper rank is dismissed" Boreth explained; Tatsumi nodded and took a seat next to Najenda and Lydia; the latter leaned on him as Nikola and Chiara smiled from the side as they took their seats next to her.

The next hour and half was discussing the new plan; which at the moment was to consolidate gains, fortify where possible and wait to reestablish the Western front which would take about a month to do; a number of the more hawkish generals were for continuing the advance but they were in the minority as Teketh's victory meant the Empire could focus more troops on the east especially with the pacification of the southern lands and the finished conquest of the North. This meeting was rather interesting for Tatsumi as he was able to take note of military planning, the movement of logistics and figure out which Generals were in charge of what as well which ones he had a chance of swaying to his side; there were a good number of them and he wasn't going to rush it; the plan in this case being rather simple; sway a few generals to his side and have them come over to him then have them repeat the process; now Tatsumi was aware of a plan to kill Makoto but not sure who was in the know.

Being astute person that he was and a man who paid attention to every detail he took fine mental notes. "Alright then; first things first Tatsumi you should secure Lydia's loyalty; then after she's on side move from there" Tatsumi thought. He took notice at the tall brunette woman general who made some pretty good points: her name was General Natsuhi Delvar, the girl next to her was her daughter Jessica and the two had pretty good reasons to hate Honest; as she seemed to focus on what Honest's plans were and asked Tatsumi about him frequently. "She's got a score to settle if ever seen one; granted she's on a long and formidable list of people that would gladly see Honest dead" Tatsumi thought. The three Gassenarl siblings were pretty enthusiastic too, with the blonde girl Audrey looking at him and winking at him. Then there was the flamboyant general with red cape: General Zarreck Barton of the Third Army; the man was a fiery hawk and was rather keen on some things also he didn't agree with General Damon on strategy and he considered him a snob.

Then of course there were the Generals his age: the two men General Welkin Gunther and General Claude Wallace were his age and well of similar disposition to himself; and like him ladies mans; as their wives were also Generals; those being Selvaria and Isara Gunther, and Leena and Minerva Wallace respectively. They tended to have the more cautious strategies and focused on the individual soldiers under their command; with Isara being focused on technological advancements that could make the army stronger.

The meeting concluded after the hour and half and the groups dispersed Tatsumi was shown to an area where he could change into his new uniform which was similar to that of Lydia's but made with a man in mind and fit perfectly; he then pinned both medals to the uniform and put his old uniform in the box that held his new one and that was taken away to be reused by another soldier of his rank. Chancellor Falkland with the two masked Generals led him to his office with the two generals leaving them soon afterward alone in Falkland's office.

"Well this is a nice place" Tatsumi commented, the office was decently furnished but was rather modest with nothing too expensive beyond a fine chess set and a few paintings, as well a few of Boreth's own possessions.

"I'm glad you like it: now we are in private let's have that game of chess; black or white; I always let my guest choose" Boreth replied.

"Black" Tatsumi replied and sat down. "So, Chancellor, what was with the two generals wearing masks why do they wear them and why don't they speak" Tatsumi asked.

"Yes; well that is a tragic thing; their faces were badly burned in battle by a flamethrower but they survived however their vocal cords were badly damaged meaning they can hardly speak; they can but it hurts them to do so; they prefer to communicate with hand signals and that is good because they can keep secrets" Boreth replied then made his first move; Tatsumi countered with his usual movement of the right hand knight to block any four move checkmates.

"Alright that's interesting so what was it you wanted to ask me" Tatsumi replied as Falkland moved his own knight to mirror Tatsumi's.

"Yes, I'd like to know more about you; but far more importantly what is it you want in life?" Boreth asked as Tatsumi moved a pawn.

"What I want? Chancellor what I want is peace; peace for me, my family and for my children to grow up without war and to live in a nice sized home" Tatsumi replied as Falkland moved his bishop.

"I see; that is a good thing Tatsumi; I too desire peace, but also I desire change; Tatsumi the Empire for the past few centuries has stagnated, become corrupt with more and more people in power using their power to do terrible things to the people; I intend to the change that, to take away power from that corrupt and oppressive group of people and give it to the people; and in order to do that the old order needs to end; changes need to be made and some lives must be sacrificed for the greater good" Boreth replied, Tatsumi moved another knight.

"Changes like what and who needs to die?" Tatsumi asked acting as non-plused as possible; Falkland moved another piece and Tatsumi another four turns were taken before Boreth took a deep breath.

"Well Tatsumi; that is a decent sized list; but to narrow it down people of the old order starting with those who enjoy human misery and those who profit from it; Honest and his ilk for one; but also those manufacture those terrible weapons of war that are used to oppress the people in the countryside who have no counter to those horrors; the flamethrowers, the poison gases, the battle drugs, the guns and every other abomination that allows grand scale slaughter; the biggest though in terms of threats are those who've used the old order to their own profit; the noble families, but also those who play both sides in this war; the companies that sell weapons to both the Empire and the Revolutionary army like Constantine Grundel" Boreth replied, Tatsumi repressed anger and the urge to strangle him here and now; the man considered his father-in-law an enemy; if he came to power he'd kill, Tatsumi however turned that energy towards his strategic mind and sniped in quick succession a knight and bishop at the cost of two pawns which he used as bait. "But above all else are those that could be used as symbols of the old order: the Royal family; the Emperor and his siblings; they are the biggest threat to our cause because of what they represent they give hope to old order that they have a chance to rise up; now you may ask why I tell you this Tatsumi, well it is because are we not of similar minds; this empire has taxed your people for a long time and there are no shortage of Imperials who have profited at your expense; and think what has the royal family really done for you, they are a shadow of their former glory and have since the death of Valkorian the Stern; I remember those days in my youth but those are long passed; The world is changing and the question is Tatsumi will you change it?" Boreth replied and moved his queen to take Tatsumi's knight; Tatsumi replied by taking it with his bishop.

"Yes I will change this world: I'll change it personally; and my children will live in a world at peace not war" Tatsumi replied, he was being truthful he would change the world but not the change Falkland had in mind; no Tatsumi realized at this point he was too far gone at this point, he was a threat: and obviously evil. Now no doubt Boreth thought himself good but Tatsumi knew better; he was evil only evil people killed innocent children who did no wrong, only evil people betrayed their allies, and while Tatsumi did agree on some level that new weapons were barbaric he knew for a fact that weapons weren't evil; People were and those who used weapons to do evil would do so; also Tatsumi didn't buy that Boreth would in power destroy the new weapons, no he knew in his heart he'd use them to maintain control; to kill dissenters and his rivals.

"Good to hear" Falkland replied not knowing the true meaning of Tatsumi's words and having to mental repudiate himself for losing his queen so easily and adjust his strategy. Tatsumi managed to keep his in play and was glad Boreth didn't try to cheat like Honest would and did during his games with evil incarnate. "Now Tatsumi I've a mission for you; a private mission; I want you to kill the Emperor" Boreth asked, Tatsumi had to restrain himself again from strangling him and showing any anger whatsoever.

"For what reason? Don't you think doing so now is unwise; it would rally more support for the Empire and give them a martyr, plus he's just a teenage boy; we both know he has no power and that all the Empire's problems are Honest's doing" Tatsumi replied, they are valid questions.

"I'm not saying right when you return to the Capital, I mean when we are at their gates: it has to be done to set an example after all; now the Emperor may not have done anything wrong but what he represents has done many great wrongs" Boreth replied.

"Nope; that would be both suicide and against my code of ethics" Tatsumi stated bluntly.

"You have a code of ethics, yet you're an assassin" Boreth replied as he noted moved a rook into position to check Tatsumi's king, Tatsumi took the rook with a knight which was then taken by a bishop which he took in turn with his other knight.

"Yes I am, I am an assassin but not by choice; I don't enjoy killing and I have standards; I don't harm women or children, the prior because I had a traumatic set of nightmares in which the woman I love most was killed by my own hand; I can't justify killing a woman no matter how evil because that nightmare torments me non-stop, I'd never harm a pregnant woman either on the grounds that while the mother may have been evil the child in their womb is innocent; and children NEVER; they are definition of people that shouldn't be harmed under any circumstance; doesn't matter if their spoiled brats or psychopaths in the making they are the future and don't have to be evil; I'd never kill a child and never ever will ever kill a child" Tatsumi explained his ethics plain and simple then took the other rook; leaving Boreth down to three pawns, a bishop and his king where Tatsumi had both his rooks, his queen, both bishops, one lucky knight and five pawns still in play.

"I see; well I will not ask this of you; I can see your position on children but what about women; what would you do if you encountered a particularly evil woman and had her at your mercy" Boreth asked.

"I'd give her a fate worse than death; I'd keep her as my prisoner use her as I saw fit; until I broke her of her evil ways and reduced her to nothing more than a shell; purged of evil and not able to do evil anymore and she can spend the rest of her life atoning for her sins as a mother to my children" Tatsumi replied; this was mostly on its face true; but for the fact he'd use his ability with Valruost to make them subservient was withheld from Falkland.

Falkland's jaw dropped and then he recovered. "I see; well then you're one of those people to whom death given is a mercy for people's crimes" Boreth replied. "Have you ever had to use this method?" he asked as he hesitantly assumed a defensive position moving his king behind a phalanx of his three remain pawns and his bishop.

"Yes; once and on two daughters of an ally of Honest's; and before you ask my partners are supportive of it" Tatsumi replied Tatsumi now was trying to get Boreth to both respect and fear him; if fear was needed to establish his standing, he'd use it. "Also speaking of I managed to humiliate him the most when his daughter Lilianna eloped with me; that made me his mortal enemy" Tatsumi replied moving a rook to the top row.

"I see; you are definitely an interesting man Tatsumi; not the person I expected you to be but still a fascinating person" Boreth replied moving his King to the side; he had no major moves left; Tatsumi sealed the deal by moving his queen to take the bishop protecting his king.

"Checkmate" Tatsumi replied; it had been a game that Boreth hadn't expected to end this way; not only had Tatsumi beaten him, he did so in a way that well was done without losing many of his pieces.

"Well played; you are definitely one of the best players I've ever had the opportunity to play against; you defeated me utterly and without losing many of your pieces" Boreth replied.

"Yes; and I may add this is usually a taste of what happens when people play this against me" Tatsumi replied.

"I wonder are you as good with offense as you are defense?" Boreth asked.

"If you're wondering my philosophy as a warrior is the best offense is a good defense; I used to be more aggressive but a few battles against serious enemies caused me to re-think and change my fighting style; I've since added to my fighting techniques in addition to training with other weapons and with different styles of fighting: tell me how do you fair with the art of the Imperial fist?" Tatsumi replied.

"I've never been one for close quarters combat; my body is well frail by comparison to most warriors; a product of my birth defects; my muscles and bones aren't as developed as other people; they are enough to get by" Boreth replied.

"So how do you fight?" Tatsumi asked.

"To be honest I prefer to avoid battle and if it comes to that let others fight for my defense; my mind is stronger than my body" Boreth responded.

"I mean if you had no other option but to do so personally; hypothetically" Tatsumi asked.

"Well then I'd rely on my Teigu Amathar: Staff of Power, it allows me to use powerful spells to rain death on my enemies; however, I can only use its power so much before it taxes my body" Boreth replied. "Anyway, why do you ask?" Boreth asked.

"I like learning as much I can about fighting styles; it improves my chance of surviving and protecting the people who need me" Tatsumi replied; it was true but not the whole truth; he was already planning for a future battle with the leader of the Revolutionary Army. "Anyway this has been a most enlightening meeting and a good game; I've got a previous engagement, I'll be here for a few days though so if you want to play again chancellor feel free to, I'm going to acquaint myself with my fellow generals and then well head for that previous engagement" Tatsumi explained and left the man to think about him.

Shortly… Tatsumi didn't go too far from Boreth's office before he bumped into one of the generals from the meeting earlier; it was tall brunette with the body of a shrine maiden General Natsuhi Delvar, she wore the same military uniform he saw her in earlier but she had on her back a spear of sleek silvery metal it was intricate and shimmed with light aura; with a head that could both thrust and slice. "I'm sorry; I wasn't paying attention to where I was going" Natsuhi apologized.

"Hey mom what's the- hold up" the girl who resembled her mother in miniature remarked as she noticed Tatsumi. "Whoa handsome" she thought.

"Jessica don't be so impatient; anyway, you're new General Tatsumi; I've heard of you; we've not been formally introduced so I'll do so now I am Grand General Natsuhi Delvar of the Revolutionary army and this is my daughter Brigadier General Jessica Delvar" Natsuhi introduced.

"Nice to meet you; I was on my way to a previous engagement but I think we can talk for a bit if that's alright with you" Tatsumi replied.

"It's perfectly fine with me; now I've got a question; how did you manage to get yourself in such a high position in the Imperial court?" Natsuhi asked.

"Dumb luck, Minister Chouri decided to reward me for saving his life by marrying me to his daughter Spear; I was surprised by this offer but I accepted because well I wasn't going to pass up a chance to advance myself much less someone like Spear who deserved a good husband; part of me wanted to turn it down but I chose not to because of Spear's beauty and because I had some ideas of how useful that may be. So yeah after that Esdeath met me; my wedding to Spear and Aria happened at the Royal palace, Esdeath hosted and invited me to a Tournament which I won and she decided I was the one for her; given that I didn't have any other option and Esdeath was in front of me naked and willing I accepted, we had sex, the following morning I met the Emperor personally for the first time and well being Esdeath's lover and she his guardian Makoto grew on me; he's like the little brother I never had; eventually after I had so many ideas he made up an office for me and made me Minister for Fun, and after I helped mediate a legal case; Minister for Justice; Honest fainted both times; during the time in between I joined the Jaegers, managed to convince most of them to join Night Raid and that process is nearly done, fell in love and romanced my female Jaeger colleagues, marrying some of them, then cracked two very hard cases of dangerous lunatics, during the first of which I in my investigation destroyed the Syndicate without even meaning to. Since then well I've done my best to be good at my jobs, been a loving husband I adopted two orphans married a widow of a man whom Honest had executed to keep her safe from him, and killed countless scumbags" Tatsumi explained.

"That's a fascinating story; it's only fitting then that you've told me your story that I tell you mine" Natsuhi replied. "I joined the Revolutionary army after the death of my husband; he was one of the first people to be executed for defying Honest; Honest wanted to marry our daughter Jessica to his son Syura; my husband who was an influential advisor and at the time Minister for finance refused, Honest fabricated evidence of treason and had him executed; he then tried to seize our family estates; I refused and having been in the Imperial Army at the time with my daughter lead my army in mutiny and defected; since then I've won major battles; found my Teigu Aeglos: Spear of the Elven King, and well been trying to raise my daughter; since then I've been in and out of love; nobody to mend my hurts; I just well miss my husband and I need someone for my daughter; she's of marrying age and I'm still young; it's very important for the sake of my family and of my personal future that I find someone to fill both roles" Natsuhi explained.

"That's a sad story; too familer; my wife Lila; she had something similar happen, she was married to her husband Syoi for about a year before she was widowed by Honest; Honest fabricated evidence of embezzlement and fraud and the Emperor found him guilty; I managed to give him the mercy of a quick death and save his wife from Honest's clutches by first dibs and preserve her husband's estates; the day Syoi died Lila gave birth to his son or our son I'd rather him grow up with me as his father; she even named him after me" Tatsumi replied.

"I'm glad you did such a kind act; you mentioned you adopted two girls tell me about them" Natsuhi requested.

"Well my girls: Kyoko and Mishi; its well complicated; I rescued them from their burning home; their parents were murdered, mother was raped; Mishi hid under the bed and was unharmed; Mishi wasn't so lucky; she was- I'd rather not mention it too painful and I've killed all but one of the men who did it and the last of them well he won't be able to do it again" Tatsumi explained. "Anyway they're sweet; Mishi asked me to be her new daddy and not wanting to chance the orphanages or shirk my responsibilities I adopted them; Mishi is a sweet girl; little blonde hair; always curious and interested in things; Kyoko she's well more reserved but energetic and kind; I love both of them and will care for them as if they were my own, my biggest worry is that well Kyoko was impregnated by that vile monster Teketh; I hope not because I don't want her to have to go thru the pains of childbirth as 12 year old girl; bad enough that my wife Leone's mother had to go thru it at nine; speaking of Leone she her father is- is Honest; we found it out recently and it's been hard on her; but she's strong" Tatsumi explained.

"You are one caring man; to love and care for so many women; to protect so many people and risk your life day in and day out to protect those you love and change the world" Natsuhi replied.

"Speaking of what is it you want out of this war; I just want a world where my family and I can live in peace and where my children never have to know the horrors I've faced" Tatsumi replied.

"What I want most is vengeance, Honest to die and someone far better to be prime minister: I've nothing against Emperor Makoto; I've met him and he's a sweet boy and his sisters are even sweeter" Natsuhi replied.

"What if I told you that there are people in the leadership who want Makoto and his sister's dead" Tatsumi replied, Natsuhi's face saddened and she shed tears.

"I'd feel betrayed, without purpose; I'd never fight for a cause that would kill an innocent child as a mother I won't let children be hurt by those who would hurt them I- is this true or hypothetical" Natsuhi responded.

"Yeah I'd like to know too" Jessica remarked.

"If I tell you what will you do? Nothing rash I hope" Tatsumi replied; he had her where he wanted her; close to joining his side; he hadn't expected one conversation to lead to this but because of their shared experiences with Honest's brutality there was a great deal of empathy, plus she was lonely and needed someone like him in her life; because of that he hugged her.

"I won't do anything rash; I- don't know what I'd do" Natsuhi replied, Tatsumi comforted her.

"It's true; Falkland told me himself, tried to convince me to murder Makoto; I refused and told him why in no uncertain terms I would never do such a thing" Tatsumi replied; her tears intensified. "Hey don't worry I've got a plan; what we need is a new faction one that betters the Empire as a whole; the Empire itself isn't bad; but the people who run it are; but there are way more good people then bad; hell even Esdeath is one of the good people; she'd never harm a child, much less Makoto who's practically her son; and she absolutely adores Kyoko and Mishi; my point being there are more good people in the Empire then bad and if we were to get those good people, on both sides and unify them we'd be able to deal with the bad on both sides; get rid of Honest and Falkland and give the power back to the Emperor and good Prime Minister" Tatsumi explained.

"I'd love to join that plan; it- you're truly a brave man; in fact you remind me of my dear Gerard; I'd be honored to join you Tatsumi; in fact I think I may have just found my new husband" Natsuhi replied and kissed him chastely on the lips wrapping her arms around him.

"Me too; he's handsome, brave, charming; and he's probably a total stud; besides mother you really think there will be anyone better for me" Jessica chimed in breaking up the kiss.

"Why not" Tatsumi commented.

"Indeed; why not, if you want to Jessica you can; I see no problems with it; besides you are right; I doubt there could be a better match; while you're here Tatsumi let us be married this week; best to do so now while you're here and not miles away in the Capital" Natsuhi replied.

"I'd be glad to, same ceremony with Lydia and her two adjutants if that's fine by you; by the way I'm just about out of room for rings so could you get me something else" Tatsumi replied.

"Yes, to both; as to something else what about an amulet or a bracelet" Natsuhi responded.

"I'll get you a nice bracelet" Jessica commented.

"I'll get one to match it; Tatsumi there are a number of great jewelers in the city but the best is Imzariahoder's wonders; I'd recommend you shop there" Natsuhi added, Tatsumi kissed both and left looking for Lydia.

Once again, he found someone else; General Gunther and his wives. "Good afternoon" Tatsumi greeted.

"Good afternoon General Tatsumi, I'm General Welkin Gunther; Seventh Army, Gallia province" the General greeted. "So, you're a lucky man; you've got more women that love you then hens do a rooster" Welkin commented.

"Thanks, I guess; I don't know whether it's a blessing or a curse; it's given me something I've always wanted a family, but at the same time it's more people I have to protect" Tatsumi replied.

"I know how you feel; I've got the same situation; but where are my manners, I'll let my wives introduce myself" Welkin replied.

"Brigadier General Selvaria Gunther; I'm one of 6 sisters married to my lovely Welkin; my sisters and I were well subjects of an Imperial program to create super soldiers; the results worked but we didn't want to be slaves and escaped killing all the scientists and soldiers at the facility and escaping to the Province of Gallia; we married Welkin about a year after he took us into his father's home; since then we've been fighting to right the wrongs and end these vile experiments" Selvaria explained.

"I'm Isara Gunther; Welkin's my one and only; we're siblings; not blood related but we were close after his father died a few years ago and we inherited his estates we eventually grew closer and married; my actual father was a good friend of his father who died in a conflict; his father took me in and raised me; it's complicated; I'm an inventor; I've come up with no shortage of brilliant ideas; some are still on the drawing boards but I've made a couple" Isara explained.

"Nice to meet you too; Welkin how big is your family?" Tatsumi asked.

"Pretty sizeable; Selvaria's sister Alicia is pregnant as is my Childhood friend and girlfriend Juno, so it will get bigger; I'm also the Arch-Duke of Gallia; the Arch-Duchess Cordelia married me after I and a few of my soldiers saved her life from a kidnapping attempt by Honest's hired goons; that caused Gallia to join the rebellion; that mixed with the burning of a village that happened to be the home town of my friend Claude; it's very hard I personally want to change the Empire for the better; get rid of Honest and we'll have some else in charge the Emperor himself he'd be a better ruler then Honest" Welkin replied. "As to the rest of my family; a lot of wives; though really my true family is my army; my brothers and sisters in arms fighting against tyranny and hoping to change the world" Welkin replied.

"How many wives?" Tatsumi asked.

"About 30, about 60 concubines; the perks of being an Arch-Duke; save the Arch-Duchess will do that, plus my father was one of the best generals anyway I'm probably boring you and I've got other business; Isara wanted to show me something she's been working on that she says will change the way wars are fought; what did you call it Isara, a barrel or something" Welkin replied.

"Tank, and I've named the first model Edelweiss; you're love of nature inspired the name" Isara replied.

"The only thing Father and I could have any joy on; sorry my father loved nature and I studied Biology and Bottony at university, he liked nature because my mother loved it and it reminded him of her, I love it because it reminds me of both of them and because it's a fascinating subject" Welkin replied.

"Hey maybe once this war's over you can teach me about it; do you know anything about danger beasts?" Tatsumi asked.

"Oh yes; have you encountered any?" Welkin asked, Tatsumi laughed.

"Boy have I ever; I killed my first Mountain Bear when I was 9 years old; and my first Earth Dragon at 13; but yeah I've seen and killed my fair share of danger beasts" Tatsumi commented.

"Good on you; anyway, I won't hold you up; my guess is your heading to meet General Agathe?" Welkin replied.

"Yep; you heard about that?" Tatsumi replied.

"Yeah; she gave Selvaria and earful about it after the meeting; you're a lucky man, she's quite a catch" Welkin replied, Tatsumi moved on; he didn't encounter any other general's till he found Najenda being adorable and chatting with Lydia about events that had happened since they last met; Chiara and Nikola were chatting with twins.

"Tatsumi!" The twins commented and Lydia turned to see him and charged to hug him.

"Good to see you; been waiting for you for a bit; what kept you?" Lydia commented after breaking the hug.

"Talking with a few people, also slight change of plans; General Natsuhi and her daughter will be marrying me too in the same ceremony as us" Tatsumi replied.

"Smooth operator; you are lucky; I've seen no share of people wanting her ass, and she's broken up with everyone I've set her up; she needs you; and that daughter of hers Jessica; a girl after my own heart; she'd one hell of girl and she is nice; good catch by you; I'm looking forward to tonight; also on our wedding night I'll let those two have first dibs and if you're still up and hard me, Nikola and Chaira will try our damndest to fuck you until you pass out" Lydia replied. "Speaking of the three of us are still virgins; I may know a thing or to but I've never fucked anyone outside of my dreams; which incidentally you or someone that looked like you were in them; so, what's the plan now Tatsumi?" Lydia replied.

"I thought I'd go see the city; I'm going to by wedding rings and a few other things; some clothes for this climate would be nice it's so humid here; anyway, I'll be going" Tatsumi replied.

"We're going with you" Meela stated, as did Seryu who was behind them.

"Good thing I need buying advice and you two are just what we need and Seryu; just the person I need to talk to" Tatsumi replied.

"You have fun and be careful Tatsumi; even though Zartek may be one of the most prosperous and rich cities in the Empire and have a low unemployment rate there are still people who are evil out there" Najenda commented; as if to add credence to that suggestion the familiar General Damon came by and slapped Najenda on the ass.

"What a lovely woman; though you need to learn your place" Damon commented; Tatsumi punched him in the gut.

"Hey Asshole; that is my wife; she's married to me and I don't need people like you hassling her; she's more than capable of killing you" Tatsumi replied.

"How dare you peasant filth! You may have married your betters but that does not mean you're one of them" Damon commented, Tatsumi punched him again.

"Yeah I'm a country hick I've heard that insult before; from dead men and people on my shitlist; I'm not going to take shit from elitist like you General Damon" Tatsumi commented.

"That's Field Marshal Damon, and I outrank you boy; now fall back in line or I'll put on report" Damon replied.

"Go ahead asshole, see if I care; I doubt Chancellor Falkland will act on it; nor do I think you've got enough balls to do it pencil dick" Tatsumi replied.

"You! insolent filth! I'll-! "Damon replied.

"Do what smack me you don't have the muscle; have me whipped? I've gone thru more arduous training then that" Tatsumi rebuked.

"I'll see this: I'll have you court martialed!" Damon remarked.

"You'll do no such thing it'll get laughed out of court" Tatsumi commented and Damon stormed off; a man laughed from behind Tatsumi.

"That was something: you've got balls of brass kid; I never thought I'd see the day when someone other than me would give that bastard Damon a piece of his mind and scare him shitless" The man commented, Tatsumi turned to face him. "General Tatsumi; good to finally meet you; Grand General Zarreck Barton third Army; terror the Empire and Honest's greatest fear apart from Esdeath: I like you; you're the kind of person I like, doesn't take shit from anybody especially bastards like Damon who think themselves better because they're from some high and mighty noble line; boy the world would be both better and worse without them; better because idiots like him don't take shit to people but worse because then I'd have nobody to mock" the General replied.

"Good to meet you too; General Tatsumi; consider me the luckiest and possible the bravest man in the Empire" Tatsumi replied.

"Kid let me tell you something; something important about being a soldier: a good soldier's job isn't to die for his cause or his country; It's to go at make the unlucky bastard he's fight go die for his country! Remember that and you'll do great in war; also, NEVER give up the ground you've taken; I don't fight for the same ground twice unless I have to and you shouldn't either; also, don't let your enemies have one break: Now go! I've got other business; General Gunther; his wife not him wanted me to help test drive her new machine" General Barton commented and left.

"He's a nice guy" Tatsumi commented.

"No shit" Lydia remarked. "Anyway you get going Tatsumi; go and get what you want to do; see the sights, get those wedding rings hell there are a few high-class brothels I'd recommend for you to get your dick wet at; granted never been to any myself but some of my best soldiers swear by them" Lydia replied and fished out a map of the city; Tatsumi noted the highlighted locations that Lydia recommended.

"Alright I'll be out and about; where do you want to meet up later?" Tatsumi asked.

"Here at my place; it's a small estate; my fruits of my military victories thanks to the Council" Lydia explained pointing at a spot she marked 'my house' "Also don't lose that map; I spent a good amount of time marking the good spots and don't want to have to get another one" Lydia explained.

Tatsumi left with Merraid, Seryu and the Twins at his side; the latter two ready for a fight. He stopped at the recommended store and purchased a few very good rings that he liked then decided to take Lydia's advice and head for the best of the five brothels she'd recommended. "Imria's Palace; if it's named after the Goddess of love herself it's got to be a good place" Tatsumi commented.

"Well fine by me Tatsumi; just make sure I get a turn with you" Seryu replied.

"And us too" Loris remarked; The twins clinged to him as they entered the establishment; Tatsumi noted that compared to brothels in the Capital where people who worked at were usually slaves and were usually full of rough and tumble characters Imria's Palace was a paradise. Everything was cleaned with expensive decorations and furniture. The clientele were more respectable but obviously noble or high rankings officers due to the expensive clothing worn by them also there were a number of both male and female clients and there were also number exotic performers both male and female with fine clothing that while revealing must have been pricy due to the fact some of the clothing was clearly velvet or silk and even lace the last of which was the most expensive because of time that it took to produce. Tatsumi walked over to the madam accompanied by his harem guard.

"Welcome good sir and madams what can I do for you this fine day?" The madam who was an older woman but who wore a rather lavish outfit that was rather modest by comparison to her employees. "May I interest you and your lady friends in some entertainment; we have here employed the finest of beautiful women from across the lands of the east, south and Empire as a whole due to our position as well as the finest of strong handsome lads who are skilled at their job, for both genders we don't judge if a man wants to spend time with a man or woman with a woman" the Madam explained.

"Where are your best?" Tatsumi asked.

"A man of fine tastes good, they are upstairs, fourth floor, Imria's is the finest pleasure palace in all Zartek and unrivaled; here we do not employ harlots or floozies no we here employ fine courtesans and Hetaerae; Hetaera for single; they are free woman with their own home and this place is their workplace: there is a difference between the two; Courtesans are for a single night or a few hours where Hetaerae will stay with the client for a number of days; if you can afford them. Of course, for men whom women serve no interest or for the lovely ladies in your company should they be inclined we have on offer a number of handsome men who offer pleasure like no other" The Madam replied.

"The ladies are with me; anyone I hire is for my entertainment; you can see my inference thank you for your time I'll take my leave and browse your lovely beauties" Tatsumi replied.

"Do enjoy; there are definitely some exotic beauties you won't find in other cities in the Empire; thanks to our trade and proximity to the border we are a multi-racial city with a number people passing thru; for example if you're in for a true taste of the east I'd recommend Srilyssi or Kashi; also there are a few others that may surprise you, if want a taste of the north Freja and Aethild are capable of warming your bed the way others cannot; and there are truly exotic beauties from the South; Amira and Paki-Patka are truly the best; and we have many more so spend your coin well" The Madam commented, Tatsumi filled the suggestions away and went upstairs: up four flights of stairs.

The top floor was comparable in design to one of the smaller wings of the Royal Palace in Melitine and Tatsumi noted the similarities but that wasn't his focus no his focus was on the lovely indoor garden, bathes and statuary that was at the core of the fifth floor; which in addition to this numerous pathways branched off to comforting rooms for the purposes of fornication.

But all that was nothing compared to the exotic beautiful women in front of him; woman who were of all different cultures from all over the Empire and the lands beyond; some even beyond Edaria to exotic lands in the far flung other four continents or the many grand isles and archipelagos. The most exotic though were two winged beauties with pointed ears; faeries from far off Yarkeri where they still dwelt in abundance having all but ceased to exist on the supercontinent of Edaria where the Empire stood on. "Faeries but how?" Tatsumi thought. But they weren't the only thing from exotic lands; Green skinned woman with seven fingers on each hand and webbed feet were also there and they had sapphire hair and fin-like ears and a large fin on their heads. "Undines" Tatsumi thought; then noted a rather short but lovely woman clad in fine jewelry of craftsmanship that was clearly dwarven; she was a Dwarf obviously as the seven toes on her feet told him and she wasn't alone there were four others of her kind; and two more males as he could tall by their fine beards. Also there were Tsuwangdani, as he could tell by their resemblance to Alyssa, Lizardwomen who were fair to look at, Woodlings human like Creatures from Aadais with wood like dark skin and forested hair and which were short in stature about half his height but long lived beyond the lives of man, four armed women like Cassandra, and by far the most stand out was from the lands of far of Eoesa the most beautiful of them all and who was obviously a Hetaera: a star nymph-elf; from a race so rare and so powerful they were rumored to come from another world but had dominated Eoesa and brought those other races there to heel.

Tatsumi made his way towards the Star Nymph-Elf, she was in the company of both of the fairies; one of which had long flowing purple and green hair, lovely purple eyes with a green scalera and sweet lavender skin and multicolored wings that shimmered like a rainbow the other having short hair as white orange and gold it looked like true electrum mixed with diaspros, eyes that were golden yellow with an orange scalera, crisp caramel orange skin, her wings also simmered but with fiery colors. But both paled in comparison to the beauty of the Star-Elf Nymph; her ears as long as arrow shafts, eyes sparkling pink like star-sapphires with their pink scaleras, red irises and purple pupils; star marks caressed adorned her forehead; with a crescent moon horn atop her head which had long multicolored hair much like a star nursery nebula with many little stars shining in the locks; her skin was as black as midnight with white star like marks sparkling like constellations and she wore a revealing negligee that shimmered blue like the light of a the hottest stars; her feet were bare and Tatsumi could see her well-manicured and clean kept feet with six toes on each foot; she was an image of perfection; and the funny thing was; she was considered plain among her species which possessed beauty Tatsumi could only dream off; with the legends of Midnight Queen told only in stories.

"Excuse me" Tatsumi replied interrupting a conversation between the three. "Are you three well what I see before me?" Tatsumi asked mystified.

"I am in indeed an Ingvactar; what your kind call star-nymph-elves: my name is Cassiopeia; I'm a hetaera as are they; I've traveled the lands of mortals in search of a lover unrivaled by any; offering my body in pursuit of this goal; these are my friends Jhudora and Eithne; they seek the same; a brothel or house of passion as they are called in my homeland of Aetria is the place those of our kind go to in hope of finding a worthy mate; trying each and every vanya which your kind call woman and nanya which your kind call man that we can in hopes of finding our partner for life and learning the skills we need to please them; the Faeries of Yakari do something similar but only in pursuit of men for their kind are only female; as such my friends and I have so far been unsuccessful; perhaps you'll be able to help us; you'll forgive me if I inform you that the price of our upkeep is quite high but you are paying for three beauties of unrivaled perfection; we don't do separate acts; all or nothing" The beauty explained.

"How much for your lovely beauties because I assure you, I will be the mate you three have been searching for so long" Tatsumi replied.

"1000 gold pieces; it is expensive but you must understand we do have exotic tastes" Cassiopeia replied: Tatsumi dug in his ample purse; he had brought over 10,000 Gold on hand; with way more in his baggage.

"Here; for your company; hopefully I'm able to fulfill your search for love" Tatsumi replied pulling out and handing them a large coin sack. "Also, I'm going to bring on a few other girls; Merraid do you have any picks" Tatsumi explained.

"Do I ever Tatsumi only the best for you and me" Merraid replied and went to pick out the most pristine and beautiful of the prostitutes; seven of them in all; 10 counting the three ones Tatsumi picked; the two undines Nafari and Algeana, two rather tall northerners both with platinum blonde hair, an exotic beauty of the southern provinces named Amira, a woodling girl, and the crimson scaled Lizardwoman; she handed them each their pay from her own purse and Tatsumi looked over each of them before Cassiopeia led them off down the hallway to a room that was more like luxury suite with all the trappings that included.

Tatsumi had his butt slapped by Seryu. "14 girls one lucky guy; this is going to be fun" Merraid commented letting her dress fall along with her underwear revealing her in all her glory.

"Yeah well then let's have it" Tatsumi commented; this was the sort of thing he was made for what with his concubines.

"I hope you have the stamina of a god because you are going to need it" one of the Northern girls commented as she tossed aside the fur wrap, she wore to reveal her sleek skin; her name was Aethild.

"Please I'm more than ready for this; I once did all seventy of my concubines at the same time for their first time I can take this" Tatsumi replied confident.

"Then prepare to be gangbanged" Loris replied as she and the other girls had finished disrobing, they all then relieved him of his clothes and carried him to the bed which was massive more like a giant bed mat with room for 20 people that was a water bed that giggled as the women climbed on, all stared for a moment at the loins of Tatsumi and at the size 10-inchs long and 5-inches wide.

"By the Gods: your more hung then a stallion; boy are you going to be fun to ride" Jhudora commented.

"I'm looking forward to having my cherry snapped: again" Eithne joked the other girls laughed; Tatsumi and his lovers didn't get it.

"Sorry Tatsumi allow me to clarify: I'm a virgin, not conventionally; my race our hymens regrow and passages contract if we do not find a worthy mate; the faeries have the same problem; just to be sure though I'll be first" Cassiopeia explained then crawled over to him and kissed him on the lips before taking his length in her. "OOH!" Cassiopeia moaned as her barrier snapped this time for good. "So big and thick!" She moaned, the other girls joined in: the Twins took his balls the northerners his nipples, Seryu his navel with and the Lizardwoman Paki-Patka his face while Merraid took the woodling girl, the undines, the faeries and Amira for herself demonstrating why Merraid was the best women when it came to pleasing women who in turn herself was pleasured. Tatsumi couldn't see but felt the women caress him lick his balls, rid his length all the while he put his tongue to work and fingered Seryu and Merraid.

The Reverse-Gangbang was a wonderful experience overall: Tatsumi sampling the milk of each Hetaera; sweet maple milk from Leaf the Woodling, yummy green milk from Paki-Patka, the sweet milk from each of his lovers that he knew well, the multi-tasted milk from the Faeries and the juice like milk from the Undines, each of the women in the room had D-cups at least with the largest breasts belonging to Pak-Patka, the Faeries and Cassiopeia who all had F-cups. Cassiopeia though was the best; her milk tasted like the essence of the stars itself; the most delicious thing he ever had and would drink; she also handled him for ten rounds before taking a break. After her came Eithne and Jhudora who eagerly took their turns; Jhudora loved taking it in the ass while Eithne loved giving him blowjobs, he loved their wings and their tight warm pussies, both giving him their all for 10 more rounds before they took a break, then came the energetic Leaf who despite being 3 feet climbed all over him and rode him like a trooper and was still tight as could be but enjoyed taking it from behind. Then the two Northern girls who gave him four rounds of rough fun before they passed out, after them the two Undines who took him to a nearby indoor bath for the suite and did him there in the water using their amphibious bodies to give him underwater blowjobs while Amira and Merraid kissed him from above water. Then came Paki-Patka; she was big, busty and tall; her scalely skin was cool against his warm body and her folds were warm; she did have hair but it was mixed in with a plumed crest of skin; her features though were beautiful and she please him greatly with the her red skin contrasting against his and her tongue went down his throat after wrapping itself around his; she took a good twelve rounds before passing out; and Tatsumi noted that when he entered her the first time she had a hymen to which she explained as a side effect of her race's regeneration.

All these girls were followed up by each of his lovers; the Twins, Seryu and Merraid were still energized and had been enjoying the other exhausted girls; 40 rounds 10 for each and done with every position he could muster and he was still going and they were passed out; then came the grand finale; Cassiopeia herself who had completely refreshed.

"Tatsumi now is the time to see if you've done it; I took a break to see if my Hyman regrew; and yes it does that very quickly; time to see if it's stayed broken" Cassiopeia explained, Tatsumi took her hand and lead her to him then picked her up and entered her; no barrier and she began bouncing up and down. "Tatsumi-Navann; you are my Navaan! You have taken my barrier you are the one for me; I'm not only going to refund your money but also be your mate; you are my Navaan; one and true!" Cassiopeia moaned; Tatsumi kissed her ran his hands thru her hair and continued to kiss her; giving her 20 rounds till both passed out on the bed in a pile with the other 13 girls all worn out and satisfied.

Later that day… The Sun was setting Tatsumi had returned back to Inn room for a change of fresh clothes; the whole experience at the brothel had caused all 10 girls to refund his money and become his full time lovers and concubines: they all believed any future lover would pale in comparison to him and Merraid; granted he had to explain they'd have to still live in Zartek until war's end; he did have a good sized estate now in the city as a perk of his rank. He also stopped by to collect his things, the others had done so and moved them to their eastern estate after acquiring it and he was now doing the same.

Not to long after leaving his estate he went again to the Headquarters of the Revolutionary Army; this time to acquaint himself with any other generals that were there it was there though as he finished his meeting with General Zartiva Fausta of the 12th army, a red-headed green eyed tan skinned busty beauty who had been staring at him with puppy dog eyes during the entire meeting earlier and upon inviting him to her office well disrobed and they made love on her desk, he ran into a scene that pissed him off.

General Damon was trying non-stop to flirt with General Audrey Gassenarl who was rejecting his advances with gusto; not taking no for an answer and not caring she was a noble he groped her breasts; ample d-cups that the man lusted after. Tatsumi simply strolled over and kneed the man in the balls before beating the ever-living shit out of him with his bare hands. "You perverted swine: First you make advances at my wife and now I see you molesting someone who is clearly 20 years your junior for the second time today; now take this!" Tatsumi shouted and punched him over and over again and knocked out a bloody tooth before Damon threw him off.

"You don't understand at all boy she's my betrothed I can do whatever I please to her!" Damon commented; Audrey glared at him.

"You Lie! I'd never consent to wedding a pig like you, my father wouldn't dream of betrothing me to you: How dare you insult house Gassenarl in this way: from this moment I declare a blood feud with you General Damon now leave!" Audrey yelled Damon raged.

"You dared interfere with my courtship; I've had enough of your country hick; you consider yourself better than your betters fine I'll have you drawn and quartered!" Damon ranted his face twisted with anger.

"You'll do no such thing: By right of birth and as a member of the Noble House of Gassenarl I challenge you to Trial by Combat; Major General Tatsumi will be my champion!" Audrey replied.

Damon glared at the two of them. "I won't reject that challenge; you have that right as a noble and I would dishonor my family if I refuse, I accept the fight: I'll show you boy, that peasants shouldn't rise above their station and dare assault one of their betters! Trial by combat it is! Three days from now and it to the death and with no restrictions!" Damon replied and stormed off leaving Tatsumi and Audrey alone.

Audrey paused and looked at Tatsumi. "Thank you for defending my honor; granted I could have dealt with him myself but you did the right thing; that's enough for me; I'm sorry I roped you into this; but considering the circumstances Tatsumi you stand accused of assaulting a noble, men have been hanged for less, the only way you'd be able to clear your name is in a trial by combat or before the court and I'm pretty sure which option you'd choose. Also, while I would have usually chosen my brother Dirk to defend my honor Damon would've ran off, he always does; you're an unknown to him and his arrogance will be his undoing and finally me and everyone else can be rid of that asshole" Audrey explained.

"No problem; besides your honor isn't the only one I'm defending; the guy had the nerve to ogle Najenda; ordinarily I'd let a beating suffice but considering the fact this guy's a repeat offender I'll gladly remove him; I specialize in killing assholes" Tatsumi replied.

"Thank you; you know I'm getting tired of suitors like him show up and thinking they can own me like I'm some fine mare, the look at me like I'm just a pair of tits atop and ass and I hate that; you though you're a gentlemen shame my brothers wouldn't approve of me marrying you" Audrey replied.

"Why wouldn't they, are they sticklers for noble traditions?" Tatsumi asked.

"My older brother is, my younger brother Dirk doesn't care at all about it he's too busy with martial pursuits and becoming the 'perfect knight' to care about stuff like that" Audrey replied.

"Well I am married into a few noble houses; I have the money and influence to be a noble; hell, why wouldn't I be a good match?" Tatsumi replied.

"You'd be a perfect match, just my older brother Baldrin is stubborn; he'll need some convincing; by the way when I saw you in the meeting, I couldn't take my eyes off of you" Audrey explained.

"I noticed" Tatsumi replied, she hugged him and kissed him on the cheek.

"That's for saving me from humiliation; I'd love to give you more than that but that will require you to prove yourself to my brothers; granted Dirk wouldn't care but Baldrin is a stubborn donkey of a man and you wouldn't be able to get him to budge on something unless you really convinced him" Audrey replied.

"Don't worry I can be quite convincing; especially since I've got some information that your brother may want to know" Tatsumi replied.

"Information, what kind?" Audrey asked.

"The kind that is important to know; he'll tell you if he believes me; but trust me what I got is well- not good news; in fact, its sensitive" Tatsumi replied.

"How sensitive?" Audrey asked.

"The lives and livelihoods I save may well be our own; put it this way the Chancellor's not what he seems; I just hope your brother isn't prone to rash decisions; there is a danger to people of higher position; granted I may not be a noble but having been married to a few of them it changes your perspective; you realize that people are people regardless of what they were born as" Tatsumi explained.

"My father had beliefs like that; those got him killed, you find yourself Tatsumi because I'd hate to see you die; you're just too handsome and too interesting a man for you to die before your past your prime" Audrey replied and kissed him again. "Be careful out there" Audrey added and walked away from him as seductively as possible.

Tatsumi noted the sun was finally nearly set and Twilight was upon the city of Zartek, which meant it was time for him to go to Lydia's personal home; one that like his was granted by the her position but was way more expensive in design; the sentries let him in without so much of a second glance and with a salute: he then entered the place to the entry hall where he found Lydia with Chiara and Nikola waiting for him; each dressed in a lovely gown. "Hey Tatsumi; you're here; I'd love for us to head to my room right away but you must be starving which means we need to have dinner before we have our 'fun'" Lydia greeted both Nikola and Chiara nodded.

"I can agree with that" Tatsumi replied and his stomach growled loudly for emphasis. "I used a good deal of energy earlier; thought I'd warm myself up and live a little; by the way thanks for your brothel recommendation; the 10 girls I hired well they not only refunded my money but became my concubines because they thought any future lovers would pale by comparison to me" Tatsumi commented.

"Well then I'm looking forward to that" Lydia replied. Tatsumi loved the red and black gown she wore and the fan she carried he kissed her. "Good lips; definitely see why Najenda loves you" Lydia remarked.

"It's more than that; you should talk with her about it" Tatsumi commented.

"We can talk about it over dinner, she's staying here so we can catch up on all the news since we last met also I want all the juicy details on how good you are at fucking; also I'm glad to see she's pregnant; she needs a child to love and care for and so do I; you know though I'm surprised you were the one though that won her heart I thought for sure that our friend Lubbock would be the one" Lydia commented.

"They were friends nothing more and Lubbock found someone else; her name is Yami; they are married now and love each other dearly" Tatsumi explained.

"Good to know that the perv friend of ours found a girl who'd put up with him; she must be a nice girl and a good catch" Lydia replied.

"Trust me she is, she's also an identical twin; her twin is well my lover" Tatsumi added.

"You, lucky boy; that means you and Lubbock will be in-laws at some point" Lydia replied.

"Yep; course I'm already in-laws with my best friend Ieyasu as a brother-in-law and in a couple years he'll be my father-in-law; he's well romantically involved with Aria's mother" Tatsumi commented, Lydia and her friends laughed at this. They then headed to the dining room where a feast had already been laid out for them by Lydia's chefs, compared to other cities in the Empire Zartek was a prospering town with low unemployment and an abundance of various goods which could be obtained for lower prices than elsewhere and thus even the poor in the city could afford more food and goods then a moderately well off family in Melitine and military officers especially of high ranks could afford to eat like royalty every meal. To Tatsumi this meal was very much needed to restore his energy; the earlier events in the day had taken a good deal of energy and left him rather famished; so when time came he ate about five courses of food till he was full and satisfied; Najenda sat next to him at the table she also ate more than him due to her pregnancy and the fact that the baby in her womb was very demanding and needed a good deal more of the food she consumed then she herself did thus requiring her to eat more to compensate.

Lydia and Najenda chatted though in between courses; Tatsumi was left with Nikola and Chiara to chat with. "So how did you to end up with Lydia?" Tatsumi asked.

"A matter of the chain of command; we were assigned under her command and we follow her orders; we've since been a boon and earned out ranks thru our aid in winning major victories" Chiara replied.

"Lydia is also fond of fellow women leaders; she's glad to see demonstrate that war isn't just a man's duty; it affect everyone and as such women need to be on the same level as men to for both to survive; sometimes though women can be smarter" Nikola remarked and the two laughed, Tatsumi didn't respond. "For example a case in point is when our former superior officer decided it would be good idea to do a suicidal charge against a fortified enemy position instead of send us and special forces troops under us to raid and sabotage the position to weaken them beforehand; the resulting battle got him killed and we managed to salvage a victory thru a flank attack that allowed us to get behind the enemy position and take down the enemy pillboxes from the rear where they hadn't fortified" Nikola explained.

"How did you two ends up becoming generals?" Tatsumi asked.

"That's an interesting story; it was due to a maneuver that allowed us to capture two major enemy fortifications without suffering a single casualty on our forces; we did it thru disguising our soldiers as merchants bringing in the provisions for the forts we then administered a potent poison to said provisions which neutralized the majority of their forces before we hit them overnight with lightning fast raids" Chiara explained.

"The maneuver allowed us to follow up and take the city of Parthane without having to take major losses" Nikola explained.

"What caused you two to join the Revolutionary Army?" Tatsumi asked, both frowned.

"Honest's regime destroyed our home town for failure to pay taxes, they were given the option to pay in people, the town leaders killed the collectors; Honest sent in his attack dog General Tsunami to put down the insurrection; most of the people there were killed but the rest of us escaped; after that incident Nikola and I stuck to each other, we're like sisters in all but blood; we came to Lydia's attention after our rise to the rank of general; since then we've been her top commanders" Chiara explained. "You know though it was hard for us because we lost a number of people we cared for; including our parents, then we lost a number of our friends to grist of bad commanders and suicide missions; overall though we've made it thru against all odds" Chiara added.

"I'm personally glad to have the chance with you Tatsumi; one thing this war has done for us is it hasn't allowed us a chance for either of us to develop a serious romantic relationship without the people we were interested getting killed by some lucky Imp or just being afraid of our rank; you however are different you aren't scared of us" Nikola commented.

"Why would I be?" Tatsumi replied.

"We have a bit of a sadistic streak; Imperial troops who've caused ravages against civilians we have punished for their crimes; brutally, and we've had grown men and women tortured to get information to save lives and take down people that are corrupt or a threat; in Special forces Tatsumi you have to make hard calls as you well know" Chiara explained. "I hope that isn't a turn off" she added frowning that she may have made a mistake.

"Nothing against it; Its war, stuff like this happens I wish it didn't have to but as someone I know once said war is cruelty and the crueler it is the sooner it will be over" Tatsumi replied; Lydia belched.

"That was delicious, hey Najenda I've got some the Easterner's famous fire wine if you're up for it?" Lydia commented.

"I'll pass; I'm pregnant and I want the baby to be as healthy as possible: that means I'm going to make sure I don't consume anything that may be hurtful to my child; my mother told me that if I ever got pregnant to treat everything you do with knowledge that your choices don't just effect you but the child you bare" Najenda explained.

"I see; you know I didn't think of that; I've been too focused on the actual fucking as opposed to what the results of said fucking entail; I see now that I should make sure I stay healthy; but at least for now until Tatsumi does knock me up I'm going to drink as much as I want" Lydia replied; said drinking was something she was joined in by Nikola, Chiara and Tatsumi; Tatsumi considered the fire wine to be good but not as good as that from the vintages kept in Grundewick manor; as those were older a couple of which had been allowed to mature for centuries.

After the drinking Tatsumi was led to Lydia's room by her and her friends; Najenda wished him luck telling him "Take good care of my friend." After arriving in the room Lydia locked the door and kissed Tatsumi. "Alright girls you two have first dibs; I'll wait and watch see how good he is then my turn" Lydia explained. "Also, if you two are still awake and your asses aren't super sore all three of us can fuck him" Lydia added. Chiara and Nikola kissed him on the cheeks; Nikola made out with him as Chiara relieved him, herself and her friend of their clothing taking it aside and putting the articles in nice folded piles before getting down on her knees in front of Tatsumi's length.

"Wow this thing is big" Chiara thought. Lydia took one look at Tatsumi's package and blushed before licking it and kissing it.

"That's a massive cock! It makes any horse look like a wimp and I think even an Elephant would have trouble rivaling it" Lydia remarked and began to strip herself and walked over to her bed and waited for her turn.

"Let's have fun here; then after I'm done with you two, I'll take Lydia on the bed alright?" Tatsumi asked breaking the kiss with Nikola.

"Of course; but I want my cute ass spread Tatsumi-kun; I know for a fact people stare at it in interest" Nikola replied and resumed their kissing; Chiara began blowing Tatsumi in earnest now as she took a third of his length in her mouth and began sucking it; she also pumped the exposed part with her right hand before readying her D-cup breasts for the boobjob that would come after she'd blown him for a bit.

Nikola broke the kiss and leaned down to see Tatsumi's length for herself, Chiara had been blowing him and from what Nikola could see it was big; that in mind and with her friend having the best part of it in her mouth and the rest of the length wedged between her chocolate breasts Nikola began licking his balls using one hand to gently cup the one she wasn't licking and the other to play with Tatsumi's naval; Tatsumi himself moaned for a time as he was getting more and more stimulated. Chiara then switched places with Nikola who eagerly took Tatsumi's length down to half-mast into her mouth; licking it from the side and sucking it like it was a lollipop; all the while being wrapping her breasts around his length and massaging it eagerly with all the joy that came with it; Tatsumi caressed her soft platinum blonde hair; Chiara stood up to kiss him and he let her do so before leaning down to her left breast. Tatsumi licked the areola with his tongue making sure to stimulate the nipple enough to induce lactation before taking it in his mouth and beginning to suck on it until the milk came out. Chiara moaned as he did this and he caused her to moan louder when he used his hands to caress her cute ass fondling and moving around her butt-cheeks with practiced ease before switching breasts and drinking more.

At this point he had near reached his limit and when Chiara returned to assist Nikola with the blowjob and added her breasts to the boobjob it was reached and he came; both girls opened their mouth to catch some of the seed that was now covering their faces and their breasts; the white seed contrasted against Chiara's dark skin, both girls then made out with each other as the cleaned off the cum from their breasts and shared the taste in between them before standing up. "So, what do you want to do next and which one of us will be first" Nikola asked.

"I think I'll take your ass spread like you wanted Nikola; Chiara lay in front of her and Nikola use your tongue to please her pussy while the two of us make out" Tatsumi explained both girls laid on the carpeted floor while Lydia moaned as she masturbated. Both took the positions Tatsumi had explained and Tatsumi spread Nikola's legs and butt cheeks as he snapped her black cherry. Nikola moaned as he did this but her moans were silenced as she began to eat Chiara out; Tatsumi at the same time locked lips with Chiara kissing her while he fondled her breasts with one hand and Nikola's with the other. Tatsumi's thrusts pierced Nikola striking to her core as she moaned in bliss in spite of her current position of using her tongue to please her friend's vagina invading her folds as she did so.

Tatsumi himself enjoyed the tightness of Nikola; she in a way reminded him of Mine but without the rough sex and the fact that Nikola was shorter and bustier then Mine who was about the same height as Tatsumi himself at 5'10 where he was 5'11; Nikola and Chiara on the other hand were 6 inches shorter then him granted their current position didn't limit them from kissing without issues but it would if they were standing up.

Breaking the kiss Tatsumi returned once again to Chiara's breasts drinking with joy the milk from her bosom. "You're like a suckling babe Tatsumi; how much -ogh! - Do you do this?!" Chiara moaned.

"Daily and I consider human breast milk to be the best thing for my health" Tatsumi replied honestly; Chiara smirked and kissed him on the forehead and cuddled him like a mother would a nursing babe, moaning though at the shared efforts of Tatsumi and Nikola to please her; she came as this had pushed her to the limit, Nikola smiled as she was covered with her best friend's juices, Tatsumi then did the same Nikola moaned as he did so; and pulled out, then stood up he then picked up Chiara and entered her; going up midway as Chiara moaned as he reached her barrier; she kissed him and he snapped the barrier blood flowing down his length but the kiss completely numbed Chiara to the pain. Nikola then took Tatsumi's balls licking them as Chiara began to bounce up and down and moaned; Tatsumi taking it at a gentle pace at first. "Harder Tatsu- faster too I'll tell you when you're good" Chiara moaned; Tatsumi intensified both his pace and roughness of his thrusts until Chiara grinned. "There perfect" Chiara commented and kissed him Tatsumi continued at the same pace from then on; while moaned as Nikola went from licking his balls to sucking them taking them into her mouth with ease and fondling the free one as she alternated between to; Tatsumi returned once more to Chiara's breasts holding her rump with his hands and letting her lean back as kept thrusting back and forth keeping her happy and smiling.

Both of them came at the same time; as did Lydia on her bed and Nikola from the stimulus; Tatsumi then flipped Chiara around and tapped her ass; going inside her asshole which was as tight as Nikola; holding her by her belly with his right arm as Nikola stood up to plant a kiss on his lips he fondled her right breast with his free hand before kneeling down and riding Chiara doggy style and grabbing Nikola letting her wrap legs around his neck as he held her and used his tongue to eat her out. Both Chiara and Nikola moaned louder than before as Tatsumi used his tongue and phallus to their best effect and beyond for another five minutes; Nikola orgasmed again Tatsumi eagerly consuming her juices before licking it again for another two minutes and coming into Chiara, she rolled to the side as Tatsumi laid back; and lowered her onto his length going right inside snapping her cherry and pushing her upwards. "Chiara sit so I can show you what I can do with my tongue" Tatsumi asked

"Gladly Tatsumi" Chiara replied and sat on his face Tatsumi began first with a rimjob showing Chiara how good he was at please her ass without his cock before going to her loins and eating her out, Chiara in the meantime made out with Nikola as she rode Tatsumi who took it gently which she loved. Tatsumi kept going using his tongue and his dick to maximum effect giving both the girls the loving they deserved and the one he could offer; soon he came again filling Nikola's womb to the brim, both of them climbed off exhausted but still awake they then left the room after putting on their bras to head off to bathe leaving Tatsumi and Lydia alone she laying on her bed wearing only some white silk stockings.

"You ready for this?" Tatsumi asked.

"Fuck yeah I'm ready for this; so what do you want to do first Tatsumi; shove that massive cock of yours into my virgin cunt, ride my big ass doggy style or do you want me to give you head and massage that huge dick of yours with my tits? Personally, I prefer the first because I've been waiting what? 3 years since Najenda and I made that drunken promise to be fucked the best man; and 10 years since we made the promise, we'd marry the same guy" Lydia replied, Tatsumi simply gave Lydia what she wanted ramming her loins snapping her cherry with ease before he began thrusting in her. Tatsumi took one of her grey nipples in his mouth and began drinking from her massive DD-cups that were the equivalent of Najenda's well before Najenda got pregnant and they grew two sizes bigger.

"That reminds me how huge will Esdeath's be when she's been pregnant for 4 months like Najenda? I hope she'll still be able to fight and move with them swollen up; granted I do help her with that but still Esdeath- and Lilianna too along with a few others; namely Nymeria and Catherine. But that was beside the point right now he was giving Lydia what she wanted no needed from him and he was taking what he needed to keep going; the energy he spent caused him to sweat a lot, meaning he had to drink a lot of water or any other liquid to stay hydrated; overall though the milk filled that role perfectly; Lydia herself was filled with his whole length which was at the entrance to her womb each thrust pleasuring her body to the extreme; his too. Tatsumi then latched on her other breast giving it the same love and attention as the first; he caressed her long blonde hair and Lydia kissed him.

Lydia also lived up to her crass profane mouth showering him with begs to 'fuck me' and a host of other expletives; he didn't care it reminded him a lot of Mine; however Lydia liked it gentle as opposed to rough which was a surprise to him given her tough girl persona but she was however a gentle person despite her bluster and apparently liked him to treat her with kindness and respect like Najenda. "Yeah just like Najenda; shame she's pregnant I'd have loved a threesome with her" Lydia remarked, Tatsumi smiled.

"Wait a few months for her to give birth and we can actually do that" Tatsumi replied; granted he and Najenda did have sex but it was limited to anal sex and tit-jobs; mainly out of concern for health of her baby; Angela had explained to him that sex between a man and pregnant woman should be gentle and limited to places that don't affect the babies' health in other words no blowjobs or vaginal sex of any kind; granted that really didn't matter because Tatsumi's preferred positions with Najenda were anal and mammarel so that didn't really impact his performance on that department other then Najenda only opted for two rounds of either or both per session: three if he was lucky, if he wanted more he'd have to ask someone else for the fun.

That said his options were becoming limited as the women of his harem were becoming pregnant; most recently he found out about Seryu and three of his concubines, the prior during their flight here; which wasn't too much of surprise considering how much sex Seryu had with him; usually at least once a day even if it was just something minor like a blowjob or boobjob she was with him. Because of this he was having to visit brothels and thrive with the partners he hadn't yet impregnated but would like have soon enough; mainly Sayo but Tatsumi's gut told him she'd be the next to tell him she was pregnant. Of course the first option had its risks; the biggest being that it left him vulnerable to assassins but that wasn't out of the ordinary but a larger one was that he risked impregnating any of the women he slept with, and if that happened like Vatima he'd take them in as concubines to keep up with the obligations. "Oh Tatsumi-kun, Tatsumi-kun" Lydia moaned, Tatsumi kept his pace before kissing her.

"At this point I'm worried I'd run out of money to support my family even if I manage to survive the war and no matter how many nobles I marry" Tatsumi thought. "What I'd give to be a king; then I'd have a giant palace for my entire family to live in and I'd have the means to support them; but then comes the pains of governing; man I pity Makoto when he gets older because he's going to have to put up with governing a nation" Tatsumi thought. "If he lives that long, if I live long enough to worry about this; I hope if anything I don't die from something stupid like exhausting myself to death sexually but more likely I'll die from something nasty Honest has in plan for me" Tatsumi thought. "I wonder what that monster is up to right now; nothing good, never anything good" Tatsumi pondered, he came inside Lydia then laid back.

"Well that was amazing; now let's see what I can do for you" Lydia replied then lowered herself to his length and wrapped her breasts around it; their warm embrace was great on their own but her sucking of length was cherry on top; Lydia did both with gusto and eagerness; happy to please him in any way she could with her best. Tatsumi smiled and relaxed; let Lydia have her fun, the warmth of her cleavage was as snug as her vagina and her mouth was extremally good granted when he made out with her before she had the taste of wine on it; soon though he reached his limit and gave her something new to taste and drink; she swallowed most of his load but the rest creampied her face and breasts; Lydia grinned; licked herself of and bent over. "My ass awaits; I think you're ready for it; I know I am" Lydia teased Tatsumi entered that massive booty giving it his all his length speared into her and he rode it like he had many more before him; fondling her hair with one hand and her breasts with the other; occasionally stopping to massage the ass he was riding; embracing the cheeks and swirling them around.

Lydia herself was reaching her own limit for second time; oral stimuli hadn't done so as she had been the one giving it but this was too much; she came and Tatsumi prompted by her moan of orgasm did so as well filling her ass with his seed as the door opened and both Chiara and Nikola returned dressed in night-gowns under which they wore their most seductive lingerie.

The two friends stripped and joined them on the bed first thing came an onslaught of kisses from all three girls followed by a triple blowjob: Lydia taking his length while Nikola and Chiara took his balls; Tatsumi ate out Lydia's dripping pussy at the same time as they tended to cock. The rounds continued; positions alternated Lydia passed out first as she hadn't taken a break; Nikola followed after her butt sore and worn out; leaving Tatsumi and Chiara to go for five more rounds until they both were near exhausted. They then used their remaining strength to redress themselves and the sleeping Lydia and Nikola, something that was difficult but they managed to rouse them enough to get them dressed; then they crawled onto the bed Chiara lay on his belly and wrapped a blanket around the four of them and kissed Tatsumi good night before falling asleep.

Tatsumi himself fell asleep and as he slept he dreamt; dreams were hit and miss in his experience; this one he had was a pleasant one; in that dream he dreamt of himself; a child playing in a garden with two people; his parents obviously in his dream his mother shared his eyes and had long black hair; his father was a proud man with brown hair and beard; Tatsumi loved this dream; part of him wished it wasn't. "Tatsumi; come here my little angel" his mother asked and he came over.

"Dad? Mom?" Tatsumi asked in a child voice.

"Yes, we're here for you my son; we love the gardens as much as you do" his father stated.

"Gardens?" Tatsumi asked.

"The royal ones Tatsumi, remember they're your favorite place my little prince" his mother replied.

"What am I doing in the royal gardens? In the palace?" Tatsumi asked.

"We have a joker of a son on our hands; don't worry yourself Tatsumi it's alright we're for you" his father replied; Tatsumi heard familiar laughter and turned to see a young Aria and a young Esdeath; both of whom were quite happy and wearing dresses along with his other friends in both Night Raid and Jaegers but as kids.

"Why don't you go play with your friends Tatsumi?" his mother suggested, Tatsumi didn't question this and played with Aria and Esdeath; however, something was wrong about this; the whole atmosphere was off; he knew instinctively this was a dream however how much of it was his brain making things up. Suddenly the sky darkened he ran to his mother; Esdeath and Aria vanished along with his other friends and loved ones; he felt smaller moving when he opened his mouth he couldn't speak. "Can't sleep my little angel don't worry mom is hear for you" his mother said. "Baby Tatsumi rest your head lean against my warming breasts; my love will make big and strong- "She began singing, but stopped when she heard movement and the carriage Tatsumi could see stopped, it was raining outside. "Somethings wrong" his mother said: the doors opened on either side Tatsumi saw his father draw the sword his spirit wielded and charge towards shadows slicing them down but he was soon overwhelmed, his mother ran towards a tree Tatsumi felt her run him clung against her breast holding him close not wanting to let him go as he heard the twang of an arrow and saw the arrow pierce her side but she moved on into the forest and towards a village he could see in the distance he recognized Karsawa his home; an arrow lodged in his mother's stomach as her legs fell down, she crawled towards the town. "Tatsumi my child I'll always- love you- "she breathed out and died in front of him and he yelled and cried trying to yell Mom.

"MOM!" Tatsumi yelled waking up sweeting tears flowing down his face daylight shined thru the window and he noticed Lydia, Chiara and Nikola looking at him with concern as he cried.

"Nightmare?" Chiara opined.

"No, it was something else; more almost if- it started off good, my parents- they were there alive; I was a kid and everyone else was there too playing with each other; then my dream shifted and I was a baby- what happened next felt so real" Tatsumi replied.

"Just a dream Tatsumi; don't think too hard on it, you need to focus on the matters at hand" Nikola replied.

"Yeah, you're right, but still I'm going to talk with Najenda about the whole thing; usually if I have dreams I'll tell her, Aria, or Esdeath about it, and since Esdeath's back in the Capital and Aria's in Joyuu I'll talk with Najenda" Tatsumi replied and got up; the experience of the dream was enough to not want him to go for a morning round of last night's events; when he was thinking on something he really didn't want to afford distractions.

Getting dressed for the day Tatsumi headed downstairs and found Najenda sitting in chair in the dining room. "Morning Najenda" Tatsumi greeted sitting down next to her.

"Morning my handsome husband; how'd you sleep last night?" Najenda asked.

"That's what I wanted to talk about, I- had a weird dream and it felt real; my parents- my actual parents were there and- it started out great but towards the end it got rather dark and I-" Tatsumi tried explaining; Najenda held his hand in comfort. "Saw my mother die" Tatsumi explained.

"I see; well have you had dreams like this before?" Najenda asked.

"Not like this one; closest in terms of realistic dreams I've had are the nightmares Honest flung at me with his Teigu. Other than that, this dream is- well unique like- a memory" Tatsumi explained.

"Maybe it is; the last part at least. Anyway, let's talk about something else, do you have anything you'd like to ask me about?" Najenda asked.

"To be honest Najenda yes, I have a few questions first off do you have a family well besides me obviously because I'd like to meet them some day" Tatsumi responded.

"Yes I do, my parents are of a well-respected merchant family, not super rich but well off enough they can afford the expenses of a decent sized family; I have 6 siblings of which I'm the oldest: there is my twin sister Lajenda, she's more focused on the business side of my family then on anything else I never understood her interests but that comes of the fact I've always been adventurous, then there is my homebody sister Amelia who's a such a boring woman compared to me. Then there are my three younger sisters: Kaede, Mella, and Lena; their more girly then me and are obsessed with gossip and all sorts of stuff; their teenagers at the moment, my mother wishes I could be more like them but never. And I have my two younger brothers: Khaj and Darion, those two get into more mischief than anyone else their age and I'm hoping they don't get it into their heads to do something stupid like hunt massive danger beasts" Najenda explained.

"So how do you get along with your siblings and your parents?" Tatsumi asked.

"How do I get along with them; well that's one question that's a pain in the ass to answer. You see my parents and I really don't see eye to eye, they wanted me to be more lady-like whatever the hell that means but I've never been that way and personally have never wanted to be that way; in fact one of the main reasons I joined the Army was to get out and be my own person; granted I started off as one soldier among many but we were volunteers which meant we'd advance faster in the ranks. My siblings however are a different case and it really depends; my twin sister and I get along just fine in fact I'm sure she'd be interested in you. My younger sisters drive me nuts apart from Kaede who while she's more girly then I like is adventurous like me albeit in a different way. And my brothers well the further I am away from those two trouble makers the better because those two loves their crazy pranks and just love to annoy the crap out of me" Najenda explained.

"So, how'd you end up being a General?" Tatsumi asked.

"By dumb luck and by virtue of being the most qualified person on a battlefield; essentially, I was subordinate to this noble prick and inept general called Hans Zarkovh, he was very superstitious and trusted the words of his personal fortunetellers over the words of qualified officers. We were fighting against the forces of a major Northern incursion; it wasn't a raid but rather an attempt at conquest and ransom. The Northern King Numa Saika, whom I'm sure you're familiar with was just recently crowned the King of the North and in tradition of freshly crowned rulers he immediately sought to prove himself as every Northern king had before him: by launching an invasion of the Empire. The goal of this invasion was to capture the valuable trade center of Kadrogo, which is the center of the fur trade, and hold the city hostage for ransom along with every other city they took." Najenda explained. "General Zarkovh was sent to deal with the matter I was a Colonel and his chief of staff, Lubbock and Lydia were also among said staff, and like I said before he wasn't a competent general. Any victories our forces won against the Northerners, which were mainly won by the fact that Saika's subordinate generals were even more incompetent that Zarkovh and frequently sent their warriors on suicide charges into machine gun positions, were squandered as the general insisted on making stops constantly to consult various fortunetellers and seers along with halting the army every time he saw a black cat. Eventually however King Saika tired of sending his commanders to suicidal charges and decided to let Zarkovh think he was winning then lure him into a trap; one I saw coming." Najenda explained. "Said trap was in a narrow canyon that Saika had taken the liberty of fortifying and trapping; the battle was an ambush but fortunately the Northerners didn't factor in that I had taken the liberty of making sure my regiments were fully ready and alert; however the rest of the army was caught by surprised and the fighting was terrible. Luckily for us though General Zarkovh died from a stray javelin which while this would have usually been a bad thing it meant I had full command of the army; well what was left of it. Taking command, I formed defensive positions the best I could and used our few remaining machine guns and mortars to maximum effect killing many Northerners; enough that King Saika committed himself and his elite guard into the battle. However, this was when I implemented my trap; during the fighting I had been moving my few reserves into the hollowed-out caverns that had been made by the Northerners to act as a surprise force. Numa Saika committed his troops and I took full advantage and gave the signal to commit the reserves; said reserves were also my best troops and Saika's troops were caught completely by surprise; enough of one that when I charged the main line forward they hadn't managed to brace and we overran their ranks; Numa Saika himself proved to be a formidable warrior but he was only one man and he also had a disadvantage of not having a Teigu and Lubbock used Crosstail to snare him in its strings; with their leader captured the rest of the Northerners broke and we captured them ending the battle" Najenda explained.

"Wow, you beat the King of the North" Tatsumi commented.

"She didn't just beat him Tatsumi, she humiliated the asshole" Lydia commented sitting down next him.

"Anyway after the battle I brought him to General Liver who was in charge of the Northern defense armies at the time and upon seeing the northern King in Teigu chains he had me promoted; King Saika signed a truce and withdrew what forces he had left back home, after that I was reassigned to Esdeath's army and rose further up the ranks after the Takanid conflict in the East and the Mercenary War which followed it. My greatest battle apart from the one that made me General was in the Mercenary War: that conflict started as a result of mercenaries hired by the Southern Viceroy of Vahrain refusing to pay the armies he hired to deal with Southern raiders; they captured the province of Vahrain and the two neighboring provinces of Camain and Dalrain; as they took these provinces they committed brazen acts of looting, committed massacres of local villages that refused to give up their women to them, and mass rapes of women and girls; they loved to express their power and wealth and were led by a council of the leaders of the twenty major Mercenary bands; which were backed up by subordinate bands drawn by the plunder. The most dangerous of them being the Maiden-Takers who were the most active when it came to the acts of mass rape and lead by three of most dangerous mercenary generals: chief among them being Vardak 'Bloodbeard' Akirnan the Widowbreaker. He made it his goal to take women generals and make them sex-slaves for his enjoyment." Najenda explained. "After the defeat of three major armies and the capture and gangrape of three women generals: Emperor Yoritomo sent in Esdeath to put down the uprising: myself with her and the massive army. Each of us was tasked to take down a major mercenary band and me being Esdeath's chief subordinate was tasked with taking down Bloodbeard" Najenda explained. "I tricked him into a major battle in the Kalkra swamps: I had made sure to build a defensive fort in the only firm ground in the bog and then placed a token garrison; the catch being I hid the rest of the army in dug out positions and in thick bog areas; wanting to secure the fort for himself in which I and a number of the most beautiful women in the army were inside he committed his entire force of well-armed mercenaries; unaware of the trap. The swamp was our best friend and a good deal of the mercenaries who were weighed down by plunder they had stolen drowned where my lightly armored troops stayed alive; once they had gone too far in and attacked the fort I sent up a firework that signaled the rest of my forces to in the swamps to attack the besiegers; who were completely blindsided by this; especially by the Artillery I had hidden which tore them apart: Bloodbeard himself was captured and his mercenaries were slaughtered to a man; any captives we took we drowned in the bogs but Bloodbeard and his top commanders I turned over to Esdeath; which lead to them being drawn and quartered" Najenda replied.

"So how did you and Esdeath become friends?" Tatsumi asked. Najenda laughed at this.

"That was actually easier than you think; the fact that I had completely defeated, captured, and humiliated the Northern king impressed Esdeath dearly and the fact that I was Teigu user was another score in her good books; the fact that we both shared our views that inept leaders shouldn't be in charge of armies and that those who cannot defend themselves should be protected by those who can led to us becoming best friends" Najenda replied.

"Thanks for letting me know all this Najenda; and thanks for breakfast Lydia" Tatsumi thanked, as during the whole time they had been eating breakfast. "I've got some things to do today and well I'm going to do them; by the way anyone know where Cassandra is? I'd like to talk to her" Tatsumi asked.

"Last I saw her Cassandra left to go stay at her manor; she told me she had something there she wanted to get and bring back to Melitine with us" Najenda answered.

"Where is that?" Tatsumi asked; pulling out his city map.

"Here; near the Imria's Palace; Cassandra has a thing for going to brothels; plenty of pussy for her" Lydia commented.

"Thanks; I'm going to go find her, I've got things I want to talk about with her" Tatsumi replied.

"What things Tatsumi?" Najenda asked.

"Tell me too; I'd like to know Tatsumi no secrets between us" Lydia added and Chiara and Nikola nodded in agreement. Tatsumi then told them about Falkland's agenda and what he had asked Tatsumi to do. "That Bastard!" Lydia swore pissed off.

"I worried this was the case: Tatsumi be careful who you tell this too: I know you want to stop Falkland's plans and many of the people in this cause aren't in favor of this kind of behavior but there is the danger someone you approach may be in favor of this then you'd risk being tried for treason" Najenda explained.

"Don't worry I'll be cautious, but don't worry Cassandra's our friend I don't think she'd be for the plans of Falkland" Tatsumi replied then got up to leave all four women kissed him he kissed them all back before going out into the city.

He had barely gone a block before he bumped into a familer face: Pais. "Hey Tatsumi-san" Pais greeted.

"Hi Pais-chan; how is your day going?" Tatsumi asked.

"Good, and you're just the person I was looking for; you see Tatsumi I've been thinking about you, over the past two weeks; I- find you handsome and caring and was wondering if we could well- go on a date?" Pais asked.

"Sure, I don't see why not; we can go on one right now; there are some sights I'd like to see if you want to go sight-seeing with me" Tatsumi replied.

"Really? Yes, I will; let's go see things" Pais replied and held his hand; Tatsumi blushed. They then went to one of the famous theaters and watched the performance of a Tsuwangdani theater troupe Tatsumi noted that the stories were those of their own people, which led to a number of interesting stories; however in this case the show he watched a comedy mixed with a romantic story and a great deal of political satire, some of which mocked Honest but others mocked a few other people. Overall though the show was entertaining and he and Pais were happy Tatsumi then looked at a number of other sights he intended to visit then he and Pais visited each of them however Tatsumi noted that one of them happened to be another brothel called the Silver Maiden.

"You know Tatsumi I'm not opposed to a more risqué location; if you want to visit the Silver Maiden I won't up and go" Pais commented.

"You don't care if I want to visit a brothel, usually that would get a gripe out of a girl I just started dating?" Tatsumi replied.

"Please Tatsumi you're a man and men have their needs, so do women; and I'd prefer not to beat about the bush; granted we've started dating yes; but we've known each other for a while now and to be honest I'm way interested in what it is that makes all the girls fall for you: well apart from your good looks and your personality" Pais explained; kissed him on the cheek and they went inside the brothel. Tatsumi approached the madam and was directed upstairs; in this case he hired a lovely courtesan by the name Jazeneth, she was an Easterner from the far eastern city of Nalkair; she had lovely brown eyes, deep tanned skin, and long braided raven hair, in terms attire she wore and exotic orange ensemble festooned with golden rings; she costed 600 gold; Tatsumi then hired the best girl in the place a purple-haired purple-eyed beauty called Lindala from the far west which being extremely distance from Zartek made her the most pricey girl in the whole place at whopping 2,500 gold; however because of the fact she resembled Sheele and Cosmina both of whom Tatsumi was missing at the moment he had to hire her she also wore glasses like his two wives and had her hair in ponytails like Mine, he then paid 1500 more to hire four musician girls who played harps and flutes and two masseuses to give both him and Pais a fine massage.

Shortly upstairs… Pais and Tatsumi laid back on a bed to receive massages from the two courtesans; the massage treatment was the first part of their pampering and thus it would take some time. "Pais are you sure about this?" Tatsumi asked.

"Yes I am, and I'm game for it; granted I'm a virgin but I've been one for so long and well I haven't had the opportunity to be with any real men; granted I have had a few boyfriends but no one really steady, apart from one guy who actually was more interest in my brother then me" Pais replied.

"That's your reasoning, well I'm not going to turn you down but I am worried that you want to go into a relationship with me so quickly" Tatsumi replied.

"Is it really much more different from being your friend; it's just we're getting closer; we just be friends when we can be friends with benefits and if I'm going to be blunt I'm sick of Ritone getting all the dicks; I want one for a change but that guy has to be worth it" Pais replied.

"Ok, well then you don't have to worry about me and your brother hooking up, I don't swing that way and he and Bulat are a thing" Tatsumi replied.

"Oh yes I know about it; really I wish my brother wouldn't brag to me about his sex life; much less when he is glad to be with someone like the 100-man-slayer Bulat, seriously I really wish he'd settle down and find a girl to love but if he's going to insist on being into men all his life he can go ahead; but I will at the very least have him be an uncle" Pais replied and kissed Tatsumi; the masseuses finished their work and disrobed; one was a blonde busty northerner named Ursula and other a dark skinned southern goddess named Deja'niki. Tatsumi and Pais took off their towels and Tatsumi revealing his noticeable erection; the flute and harp girls stopped playing and disrobed too in order to join in on the fun; lastly of course came Jazeneth and Lindala.

"So, who gets first dibs on this juicy cock?" Ursula commented.

"It's huge!" Lindala commented. "I hope it fits" she added.

"Let the virgin have first go" one of flute girls a green haired olive-skinned beauty named Tyanna commented.

"Yeah Pais you have first gone at your boyfriend" Lindala suggested.

"Girls can one of you go first to well show me how it's done?" Pais countered.

"I'll do it" One of the harp girls commented; her name was Viola and she had long ginger hair and wore a purple mask; she climbed onto the bed and the other girls gathered around allowing Pais to see clearly and offering commentary as Viola showed her how to give a proper blowjob; Pais heeded the suggestions and when Viola had caused Tatsumi to orgasm she then demonstrated each of the potential sex positions she knew to Pais: on Tatsumi of course.

After Pais had learned enough she eased over to Tatsumi fondled her D-cups and wrapped them around his length and began to give him head; Tatsumi moaned as she did this he watched her bob up and down; caressing her brown hair; he then invited Lindala over so he could drink from her breasts; which were on par with Sheele's own E-cups and from which he drank like she was Sheele herself; the other girls did a mixture of things; the flute girls and harp girls returned to playing music while Ursula and Deja'niki licked his nipples and Jazeneth added her own d-cup breasts and joined Pais in the blowjob.

Tatsumi then had Lindala sit down on him and inserted his tongue into her loins; slowly probing for her soft spots and caressing her breasts with his hands. "Oh!" Lindala moaned and closed her eyes and let out a louder moan as Tatsumi went deeper; finding to his surprise of all thing a hymen which meant she was virgin which explained her extremely high price, not only was she a westerner from a land thousands of miles from Zartek but she was a virgin too; how the hell she managed to get here was beyond him and why she worked in a place like this was beyond him. This shock caused him to stop and mumble. "What is it?" Lindala asked climbing off and looking at him.

"You're a virgin" Tatsumi remarked.

"Yeah; I- really should explain, I'm new here and well its complicated; I took the job because the lady here was real nice; told me I'd make more money in one night then I would in the army which I came here to join; I'm actually really good at fighting and well my home town was destroyed by the Empire" Lindala explained.

"You really don't belong here, why don't you come with me and my girlfriend we can find a better job for you then this" Tatsumi replied.

"You'd do that; thank you; but you already did pay for me and I believe that if someone hires a person for a job they should do the job especially if they've already been paid in advance" Lindala replied and remounted him; Tatsumi resumed his tongue work causing her to moan extensively before he came inside Pais's mouth unloading his seed which she gobbled up thirstily. Tatsumi had Lindala move to the side along with Astrid and Deja'niki; that way he and Pais could see each other.

"So, this is going to go inside me?" Pais asked looking at Tatsumi's erect length. "It's big, please be gentle Tatsumi; I- heard from Clementine it hurts" Pais replied. "Also, she kind of put me up to this when I told her I was going with Cassandra to east with you and Najenda" Pais explained, Tatsumi sat up kissed her on the lips chastely.

"Don't worry I'll be as gentle as possible; I know this is your first time and your worried; yes it will hurt but I'll try my best to make sure it doesn't hurt so bad" Tatsumi replied then held Pais and laid her back before entering her snapping her barrier quickly kissing her as he did so to alleviated the pain before laying back and pushing her up.

"Oh! Tatsumi-kun! Tatsumi-Kun." Pais moaned as she bounced up and down on her length the other girls cheered from the sides and a more romantic song was played in the background by the musicians; Lindala and Jazeneth took their spots Jazeneth strode Tatsumi's face and Lindala kissed Pais on the cheek and drank from her right breast. Pais smiled as she moaned going up and down; Ursula took her left breast and suckled it as well while Deja'Kiki kissed her with practiced ease. "So, this is what sex is like?" Pais thought. "Man I can see what Ritone was chatty about it especially when it comes to big cocks; boy would he wish Tatsumi was gay to have his but nope I'm keeping his size a secret, speaking of these girls are so caring too; teaching me how to do this and Tatsumi is enjoying the whole experience I wonder how long we'll go for" Pais wondered.

She had her answer momentarily when Tatsumi came; he wasn't able to warn Pais to get off due to both of them being occupied with other girls at the same time however he did realize after the fact.

"Shit" Tatsumi remarked after getting Jazeneth off him.

"Tatsumi what's wrong?" Pais asked surprised then noted the semen leaking out of her. "Oh, Tatsumi don't worry; I know you would have warned me; but thinking on it I actually like this; this is something Ritone never would have been able to experience" Pais commented.

"I can agree but what if you get- you know- pregnant" Tatsumi replied worrying.

"That's ok with me; I'd love to have your child; I just hope you don't mind and will well- "Pais stammered Tatsumi kissed her.

"Yes, I will help care for our children" Tatsumi replied.

"I'm glad to hear it; Tatsumi I'm not sure about doing it anytime soon but after the war when all this is over will you marry?" Pais replied.

"I'd love to, but if you turn out to be pregnant we marry soon after: I don't want our child to have the stigma of being illegitimate" Tatsumi replied; then turned Pais around; she had such a cute big ass that he never really could avoid staring out whenever he saw it. "Hey Pais I'm going to do something I wanted to do for a while so bend over please" Tatsumi explained, Pais eagerly bent over.

"I know exactly what you're thinking and I want it" Pais replied; Tatsumi snapped her black cherry and began to ride her; at the same time; Jazeneth, Lindalla, Ursula and Deja'niki did their part to please him and her; Ursula allowing Pais to eat her out while doing the same to Jazeneth; Lindala and Deja'niki kissed Tatsumi and Tatsumi drank from Lindalla's breasts while fingering both of them at the same time; the music again changed to the melody of the Passionate Hunt for Love (Saria's Song from Ocarina of Time) and Tatsumi became more passionate too eventually though he caused Pais to pass out after two more rounds; for someone who used a set of Teigu armor the Equal of Incursio and which took the weapon form of Giant two-handed Warhammer, Pais was easily exhausted by Tatsumi who turned to Lindalla.

"Tatsumi- I'm ready" Lindalla commented and laid back and he entered her missionary style; this sex was more romantic then lustful, and he gave her about five rounds of it before she passed out and he turned to the other 6 girls who were not virgins and were energetic which combined took him two hours and 50 rounds of sex to finish.

One Hour later… Tatsumi had finished his time at the Silver Maiden, Pais and Lindalla accompanied him out; Tatsumi had pay a sizeable sum of 4500 to convince the Madam to let Lindalla go; but considering that Tatsumi had brought way more money than that to begin with (Having a grand total of 250,000 gold pieces for travel expenses: courtesy of Aria Grundel) it wasn't too much of a dent and the Madam was more than happy to let him with her. Tatsumi then had Pais take Lindalla shopping giving her the rest of the money he had in his coin purse before leaving them to go look for Cassandra.

Half an hour later he found her; just outside another brothel. "Tatsumi, what a surprise, what are you doing here? Are you here to visit the Golden Rose; if so, I recommend Sera that woman can do amazing things with her tongue" Cassandra replied?

"Actually, I've been looking for you General" Tatsumi replied.

"Oh, indeed; well then what do you need of me?" Cassandra asked.

"Come with me; I'd rather not talk about it in public; it's secret" Tatsumi replied conspiratorially.

"I see; it better be important though" Cassandra replied; Tatsumi and her went off remote park to allow them to talk in private.

"Alright Tatsumi what is so important we have to talk in private?" Cassandra asked.

"Something very important; it's Chancellor Falkland he isn't remotely what he seems" Tatsumi replied

"What do you mean by that? Chancellor Falkland is going to lead the Revolutionary to glorious victory over the Empire; we'll change the way things are run; the Oarburgh clan will return to prominence; and those who've corrupted the system will be brought down" Cassandra replied.

"He wanted have me murder the Emperor; a 13-year-old kid and his sisters both of whom are seven! Cassandra anyone who thinks murdering innocent children to achieve their ambitions is evil! No government can be formed on such goals and expected to be a good one: that's not worth fighting for at all!" Tatsumi replied; Cassandra looked at him in anger.

"Traitor! You're a double-agent loyal to the Empire!" Cassandra replied.

"I'm no such thing; I'm no puppet of Honest and you fucking know it; I'm just a normal person put into circumstances beyond his control and who's been fighting for the wrong side; both sides of this war are wrong: Honest is evil incarnate; a demon in human-form; more demon then man now, and Falkland he's a scheming politician only interested in his own agenda; he's perfectly willing to kill children for his own gains but not just that murder those who supported him like Aria and her parents; good people that granted sell weapons to both sides of the conflict but do they have a choice? No! Any company has to sell the Empire some of products whether as a tax or not: can you see that; both sides are in the wrong Cassandra and I intend to change it; with Esdeath, the rest of Night Raid, the Jaegers and a number of noble families and Generals of both sides I can create a new faction; one dedicated to removing Honest and restoring the peace not just peace the Empire to what it once was; before Honest ever came to power" Tatsumi responded.

"You are under arrest for treason Tatsumi! I'll bring you in myself" Cassandra replied drawing her four straight swords from her side; Tatsumi drew his longsword taking up a defensive stance. (Song begin: Whatever it Takes by Imagine Dragons)

Cassandra's blades began to spin rapidly; Tatsumi noticed that she hadn't brought her Teigus with her which was good because he hadn't brought his: Tatsumi noted she was using a style that favored an aggressive attack strategy however this left her open to a firm defense.

Cassandras swords clashed Tatsumi parrying the blades rapidly; his sword intercepting the strikes but she continued the attack regardless and Tatsumi was being pushed back towards a tree Tatsumi side stepped employing the dodge techniques that Martha had been teaching him and allowing him flank Cassandra who had to change her style to defend which required Tatsumi to adopt parrying stances to counter her counters; the straight blades Cassandra wielded were sharp contrast to the curved Dervish Teigu blades she usually wielded in that they allowed her to use her arms in more innovative ways' also Tatsumi noted that as she spun the blades her arms became a bit more serpentine and moved at a rapid pace that Tatsumi thought no human being was capable of but then again Cassandra wasn't a normal human being as she had Tsuwangdani blood in her thus meaning her body and bones were more serpent like and each strike she made was much like a serpent's strikes.

Cassandra struck again and Tatsumi parried then side stepped jumping over a log and picking up a branch and throwing it at Cassandra; throwing off her technique allow him to counter and knock one of her swords out of her reach; she drew one of her miniature chakrams and flung it at him. The metal disc glanced his arm grazing he sleeve of his jacket which Tatsumi removed and flung it at Cassandra slowing her as she using her free arm to grab and throw the coat aside only to have to parry a series of rapid strikes from Tatsumi causing her have another sword knocked out of her grip in the process. Cassandra then adapted her technique again; dropping her two swords and catching them with her free arms; Tatsumi countered this as Sheele had taught him about the feigned disarm; allowing him to counter the strikes; using brief leverage he kicked Cassandra in the stomach, knocking her down and causing her to drop her swords.

But even that wasn't enough as Cassandra tried to fling more chakrams at Tatsumi who dodged them as fast he could before close the distance and wrestling Cassandra into submission. (Song end)

"Cassandra! It's over; knock it off; I didn't want to have to fight you; don't you see I'm your friend; more than that I'm an Oarburgh by marriage twice over; think what would happen if Merraid found out you tried to kill me" Tatsumi replied.

"Leave my sisters out of this" Cassandra replied kicking him in the knee drawing her slightly curved dagger and trying knife him when suddenly a swarm of bugs pinned her against a nearby tree and Merraid stood there her umbrella in hand.

"Not staying out of this; Cassandra I'm trying to have a stroll in the park and I see you and Tatsumi-kun trying to kill each other: What the Hell is going on here?" Merraid replied.

"He's a traitor Merraid he's against the Revolution" Cassandra replied, Merraid laughed and the bugs readied themselves to sting.

"Did Tatsumi tell you about the plot to murder the Emperor; Cassandra if he did he's right; you're an Oarburgh; now I know our family are assassins but innocent children are not and never have been targets for traditions; we have standards and as an Oarburgh I'm disappointed in you; trying to kill my husband to be over politics really I'd have expected better from you" Merraid replied, Cassandra began to cry but stopped herself and shook her head looked at Tatsumi and at her sister who was now comforting him and checking to see if he was hurt.

"I- you're right Merraid, what the hell am I? I was trying to kill a man I respect and well care for and who is my friend in defense of a politician who wants to kill innocent children to advance his own gains" Cassandra replied.

"You sure you aren't bluffing; I'm not having the wrigglers release you until you admit the full truth; also remember that if I let you go and you try to kill my Tatsumi I'm not going to stop them from killing you even the fact that your my sister won't save you if you try to kill the man I love more than anyone else even my sweet lovely Akame" Merraid explained with a ruthless smirk.

"I- you're right; Boreth Falkland is evil! Tatsumi, you're right, I'm wrong, so much is wrong; I- I'm no Revolutionary I'm an Oarburgh; a family of noble assassins that is of royal blood and still has that blood in us; you're my sister Merraid not by blood but still by right and- I love you; not just you Tatsumi I love him; my pride just wouldn't let me admit it; please let me go: I won't ever try to hurt him again in fact I'll do the opposite I'll shower him with the love and affection he deserves from me; I'll bare his children and love him he's the future father of a new generation of our clan I promise" Cassandra apologized.

"Good but just in case" Merraid replied, the wrigglers moved and deprived Cassandra of all her weapons before releasing her. "I'll be taking all your weapons for the time being you can have them back once you've followed thru on your promise" Merraid replied and the wrigglers collected the other weapons.

Cassandra leaned over and stood up walking over to Tatsumi slowly; she then planted a kiss on his lips. "I meant it when I said I loved you; Tatsumi you've- filled a place in my heart; you're special; special enough to have earned the love of all of my sisters; both those of full Oarburgh blood and those adopted into our clan; you- are the most stubborn handsome brave and nicest man I've ever met not only that you- are honest" Cassandra confessed and then broke down crying on his shoulder.

"Cassandra it's ok; I'm here for you, Merraid's here for you, so are Meela and Loris wherever those two have gotten off to; and so are all your other sisters and everyone who's part of Night Raid is here for you; you don't need to cry" Tatsumi replied.

"I have to: I just tried to kill the man I love and for what? Someone who gave me promotions for winning battles and a person who well has great ideas but the wrong motives: Tatsumi I love you; and I'll never try to hurt you again, I just want one promise from you" Cassandra explained, Tatsumi held her by her upper hands while her lower ones held onto him.

"Name it and I'll try to give it to you" Tatsumi replied.

"Give the people more freedom; when this war is over; if your new side that I'm joining wins; give them more freedom, don't preserve the positions of people who aren't capable of governing and let the people have a more of a say in their government" Cassandra replied.

"I'll see what I can do; I can't promise though that we'll not have an Emperor when this is over but I can at least promise to try and make things better for the common people like I've been trying to do since the day I left my home; I'll do whatever needs to be done; as long as it doesn't forsake the things I believe in and doesn't require me to take an innocent life: I'll do it I swear it to you and to gods themselves" Tatsumi promised and kissed her; a romantic kiss, she wrapped her upper arms around his neck and lower ones around his abdomen resting her hands on his rump; he rested his on her rump and their kissed turned more heated.

"Hey love birds I think you two need a room" Merraid commented.

"Right sis; Tatsumi I think we should head to my place; I'm looking forward to taking you to my bed" Cassandra seduced, they then left.

Later… "Oh" Cassandra moaned as Tatsumi fondled her breasts and licked her loins; liking the folds of her vagina before putting his tongue in further in search of both a barrier and her tender spots; at the same time Cassandra used her lower arms to massage Tatsumi's length her gentle hands caressing his length while her upper hands held his as he fondled her breasts. "Tatsumi-kun" Cassandra moaned softly; smiling; her dark purple hair let down from the usual pigtails and her eyes looking at him. Tatsumi moaned as her hands did their work. "Tatsumi-kun your tongue is wonderful let me show you what I can do with mine" Cassandra stated seductively and began licking the tip of his length while using hands to slowly pump it, her tongue descended downwards down the length to the base before taking it in her mouth and sucking it; using her tongue to lick the length as she blew him and using her upper hands to hold it steady while holding Tatsumi's with lower hands; Tatsumi loved the way her hands felt; soft gentle with well painted nails that were the perfect length; the skin of her body felt softer than that of a normal person possible as a result of Tsuwangdani Blood in the distant past.

For the next few minutes they both used their tongues to the best of their ability; Cassandra doing more so when she wrapped her ample DD-cups around his length and began massaging him; Cassandra used her upper arms to move her breasts in a shiatsu style massage moving them in different directions and using her lower arms to caress his balls; this lasted for three more minutes both they both came at the same time; Tatsumi filling Cassandra's mouth as she swallowed his entire load and he licked off her fresh juices.

"That was fun; lets' have some more fun Tatsumi-kun; my extra arms can be put to some interesting uses so what do you want to do next?" Cassandra asked.

"Well I've always been tempted by your ass; it's so cute and perky; just begging for me" Tatsumi replied giving her a playful slap on it; gain a moan from Cassandra.

"That's sounds like a fun idea Tatsumi; go ahead; it's all yours and I'll enjoy it" Cassandra replied and Tatsumi took her doggy style. "OH! AH! Tatsumi-kun! It's so big; and my poor little asshole is so tight deeper" Cassandra moaned; Tatsumi went deeper; as deep as he could manage before beginning his thrusts; Cassandra used one set of hands to help him fondle her breasts or rather fondle his hands as he fondled her breasts; while she used the other to support his weight. Tatsumi's thrusts were at a moderate pace; Cassandra letting out keen moans of pleasure as he did her. "Tatsumi how is it? How do I compare to Merra?" Cassandra asked.

"It's your ass is as cute and fun to ride as hers" Tatsumi replied honestly; Cassandra turned her head to kiss him capturing his lips before inserting her longer tongue into him; going rather decently back; she also contorted her body in way to wrap her legs around him and kiss him upside down. "Cassandra you'- "Tatsumi tried to say as she kissed him.

"Surprisingly flexible, I know; comes of being part Tsuwangdani; we half-Tsus are capable of flexing our body in ways that no normal human can and did I mention I can do this" Cassandra replied and contorted her body to reverse spoon Tatsumi; with her being the dominant partner; still though he went deeper and the tightness of her ass resulted in him coming once again; Cassandra dismounted and rolled to the end of the bed before crawling over him in a spider walk with both her sets of hands as extra legs before kissing him once more; using her lower arms to ready herself.

"You're ready now right?" Tatsumi asked.

"Tatsumi I was ready the moment I saw what you were packing" Cassandra replied; then took him into her snapping her barrier as she kissed him; Tatsumi and her locked as one flipping over with him on top Tatsumi kissed her going down to her breasts and began drinking her milk, which tasted a lot like normal milk with honey mixed in; Cassandra wrapped all four of her arms around him two hands on the small of his back and two on his butt cheeks which she fondled as she moaned and took all of Tatsumi into her holding him close as they engaged in the missionary position, and did so for the next hour.

One hour Later… Tatsumi held Cassandra close to him his sword still in her sheath to use a euphemism; they kissed chastely and smiled at each other. "Tatsumi, that was the best sex I've ever had; nothing could ever rival that experience; you know while you're not the first person I've had sex with you are definitely the best and- I'll gladly bare your children our children, to marry you and have you and hold you every day for the rest of our lives; no matter how brief they may be" Cassandra confided sweetly; Tatsumi placed a hand on her left butt-cheek she moaned and they kissed; as they were to begin the next session a knock came on the door. "Who is it?" Cassandra asked sing-songly.

"Me Dora; it's me Jun; hey you've been invited along with the other 40 generals to the test run of General Isara's newest invention" a woman stated.

"Alright when do we have to be there?" Cassandra asked.

"We? In about an hour and half" Jun explained.

"That's good; hey can you come in and join us, I've got someone for you to meet Jun-kun" Cassandra explained then got up and unlocked the door letting in Jun; she was a busty physically fit woman; about 17; she had light skin and long lime green hair but this was in a ponytail; she wore a maids uniform and she took one look at Tatsumi and blushed.

"Dora, you've- been with a man; I'm surprised but I should have not been surprised when you brought him into your home" Jun commented.

"Yes my love and now you get to be with him too; this is Tatsumi he's going to be my husband you and others are going to be his secondary wives in our clan's tradition: he's earned Merraid's love, respect and taken her virginity; he will be a father to a new generation of Oarburghs" Cassandra explained then removed Jun's clothes allowing her EE-Cups to be free; Cassandra gave her a kiss on the lips and fondled her breasts with her upper arms and fondled her rear with her lower arms before picking her up and carrying her to the bed.

"Dora I'd be honored" Jun replied then looked at Tatsumi. "You're so handsome; be gentle though this is my first time with a man and I heard it hurts" Jun replied.

"It does but not too much; what comes after is well; special and amazing" Tatsumi replied and kissed her and laid back; Cassandra helped Jun get comfortable and readied her.

"You ready? Because once I let go you need to take it in one swift motion; otherwise it will hurt more" Cassandra explained.

"Yes; Please be gentle- Tatsumi" Jun replied Cassandra let go and allowed her lover to do exactly what she told her to do, blood flowed down Tatsumi's length; Cassandra then whispered to Jun in her ear comforting her and explaining how it was done.

Jun began to bounce up and down and Cassandra straddled Tatsumi's face; his tongue entered her insides and his lips caressed her vulva something that Cassandra enjoyed; Cassandra moaned and then held his hands with her lower arms and wrapped her upper set around Jun kissing her romantically her breasts pressing against Jun's.

Both women kissed each other eagerly and happily as Tatsumi pleased both of them; this fun was something Tatsumi was going to be enjoying. The next thirty minutes were spent by Tatsumi pleasing both women and using every position he knew to do so; Jun loved pleasing him with her breasts and her mouth while Cassandra loved to do the same but also loved spooning with him which he enjoyed too.

After this passionate fun Tatsumi redressed putting on his uniform; Cassandra did the same and held his right hand with both of her left hands they then left Cassandra's manor and met with a gathered group of soldiers that were instructed to escort them to the location of the demonstration.

Said location was on a flat plain two miles from the city and in a valley beneath a high defile; Tatsumi noted that each of the major military leaders of the Revolutionary army were here with him and on top of that so were a number of minor ones. The center of the valley was a large object under a large tarp, also threw out the valley were a number of targets that were of a number of different sizes and appeared to be set up for varying weapon types. Next to the object stood General Isara Gunther and her husband Welkin and a few other officers and support personnel. Once everyone had arrived and was ready Isara began speaking. "Greetings and welcome my fellow soldiers and officers of the Revolutionary army; I am Major General Isara Gunther and I'm sure you're all aware of my achievements; today I'm here to show off the prototype of a new weapon that will revolutionize warfare" Isara explained then strode over to the tarp and removed it.

The object in question was similar in size to a carriage however there were a number of big differences; the first being it used treads instead of wheels and was made entirely out of metal. The vehicle was taller than the average person had two parts; a main body and what to Tatsumi resembled the gun of an Artillery emplacement; in addition to that a machine gun was attached to the top of the roof and two noticeable round spots on the vehicles mid-section had what looked like turrets. "Presenting a new weapon that will revolutionize warfare: The Edelweiss, first of what I call tanks; consider it a carriage however with no horse and made out of metal and capable of moving itself" Isara explained.

"How can this thing move itself without a horse?" Tatsumi asked.

"Allow me to demonstrate; team get inside" Isara ordered; a team of engineering personal got inside the vehicle and Isara herself climbed to the top of the turret and got inside. Then came a loud rumbling sound that no one apart from the people working on the project had heard before. "The tank is powered by a new invention of mine; the engine, its powered by Vantar ore which has been refined into a liquid capable of fueling it; pretty potent and so far we haven't determined how long it's good for but we have determined the safety of the fuel source and other functions" Isara explained. "Gunner rotate the turret towards the nearest large target" Isara ordered and pointed the long-barreled gun at a nearby large pile of rocks. "Aim" Isara ordered. "Range found good, steady" Isara replied listening via radio. "Fire!" Isara ordered the gun roared and large shell of the kind used by Artillery flew towards and destroyed the pile of rocks. "As you can all see the fire power the Edelweiss has is comparable to an artillery battery the big difference being that this is a mobile vehicle" Isara explained then climbed inside and closed the hatch; the Edelweiss moved slowly at first then rapidly once it had gotten going; the weapons fire destroying targets; machine guns ripped thru practice dummies, mortals rounds and tank shells destroyed large piles of boulders and bales of hay all the while smaller targets that were missed were ground under the treads of the vehicle which came to a stop where it had started after going full circle.

Isara climbed out of the vehicle. "As you can see the results of five months efforts, we have a new weapon capable of devesting battalions of enemy troops" Isara explained.

"One question remains how much damage can it take?" Cassandra replied.

"That's yet to be determined; the Dwarves allowed me to base this off of one of their designs and gave some pointers but the alloy I used in construction is high-grade titanium; it should be capable of withstanding small yield explosives, fire arms and most conventional weapons; however it won't hold out against artillery bombardment and likely wouldn't be able to withstand a Teigu of type meant for the purpose of destroy fortifications" Isara explained.

"So, when can we expect this on the battlefield?" Audrey Gassenarl asked.

"The Edelweiss itself with require about a month of more testing to iron out any kinks and flaws; mass scale production though could take a year; it would take another two weeks to manufacture another tank and it would take a large amount of money and time for construction of more" Isara explained.

"Alright; who'll get the honor of commanding this newfangled weapon of war" General Barton commented.

"My husband Welkin will command it and I will drive the Edelweiss and oversee maintenance of it; newer tanks will be allocated to the most equipped generals; I intend to have about 30 tanks per company and three companies per army; however I don't want use these in actual battle until the first companies are ready" Isara explained.

"That's a risky; what if I were to convince the council to allocate more resources to production would it be possible to cut the time in making these new inventions of yours; the Revolutionary army needs whatever weapons we can muster" Chancellor Falkland asked.

"I'd need more manpower, in addition to that we'd need a dedicated factory; even then to outfit the whole army we'd need six months" Isara explained.

"I'll speak with council if I have to, I'll use my emergency military authority to allocate the resources you need General Gunther, this project of yours will not just change how war is waged but win this war" Boreth explained; Tatsumi mentally cursed and winced.

"If these weapons become mainstream the Revolutionary army could easily win this war and if that happens Makoto and a lot of innocent people will be murdered by Falkland's new regime" Tatsumi thought. "I need to get her on side and not only that need her to delay production until I can get control of the Revolutionary Army; I've nothing against using these in battle against Honest's forces I have a problem against using these against people who shouldn't be our enemies" he continued thinking, Natsuhi who was standing next to him held his hand and noticed he was outwardly afraid; someone else noted it too.

"General Tatsumi is something the matter?" Boreth asked.

"Nothing I'm just worried; worried this new weapon could fall into the wrong hands, I'm worried about what it is capable of doing to the average soldier; I worry about it being used against people who really aren't capable of fighting back like those conscripted into the Imperial army against their will and thrown away to die; I'm worried about the future" Tatsumi responded.

"I can see your concern; the future is indeed something to be concerned about also worrying is the chance this weapon could fall into the wrong hands; with that in mind we shouldn't accelerate the production until security is fully accounted for; this project requires the highest level of secrecy I agree that is would be a terrible thing for this to fall into the hands of the Empire" Boreth replied; that was comforting Tatsumi had more time to change things in the faction itself.

With the demonstration over the group was dismissed Damon glared at Tatsumi with anger as he passed him; Natsuhi led Tatsumi off she had wanted to talk to him after the meeting and had invited him to her home.

A half-hour later and it being mid-afternoon Tatsumi was led to a decent sized mansion; Natsuhi and her daughter Jessica had invited him to lunch which he needed to get his mind off of the craziness; also, Nymeria had invited him to stay with her for the night so he agreed with that. Lunch itself proved enjoyable, a case of fine venison seasoned with saffron and cloves with sides of fried sliced potatoes, chicken, bacon, grapes, and a number of other good foods with some of the finest wine Tatsumi had ever drank.

Momentarily… "That was delicious; thanks for lunch Natsuhi" Tatsumi thanked.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it; I made it myself with the help from my chefs; I had a bit of an ulterior motive though to bring you here" Natsuhi explained.

"Yeah and I'm that motive; we didn't get to talk much Tatsumi and I'd like to know more about you, so would my mother too" Jessica explained.

"Me? Well that's a long story I hope you two are interested because it will be a while; I'm not going to give the long version because I've got plans for the evening but I can tell you my story so far" Tatsumi explained then told them his story; not leaving out much apart from his nightmares and his darker confrontations with Honest apart from the one that had nearly cost him his life and would've if it hadn't been for Leone and Sheele saving his life. At the end of the story both girls smiled.

"That's one impressive story I think I'll tell you ours; well it began about a year ago; my husband was one of the top advisors to the Emperor; the Minister for Finance; Honest framed him on charges of embezzlement and fraud, something my dear Lawrence wouldn't have ever done, but the evidence was rather solid and the Emperor condemned him to death; my daughter and I were leading the army on the Eastern front at the time and when Honest sent a messenger to inform me of his death and that he had demanded my daughter and I to return to the capital as part of a marriage contract to Syura we refused killed the messenger then my army mutinied; I've always been one of the best generals in the Empire having repulsed numerous Eastern invasions over the years and acquired my Teigu during my first year in the army: I even tutored a certain blue haired captain in the art of warfare and she rose to become the youngest general in the Empire's history; she was a good study and even better than I am as general; I think you know who I'm talking about" Natsuhi explained.

"Wait Esdeath- you trained Esdeath?" Tatsumi asked shocked by this revelation.

"Yep; more than that she was like a second daughter to me; I have Jessica yes but I had four sons; unfortunately, the older two were executed by Honest after they attempted to avenge their father and the younger two are children with my youngest being two. Anyway Esdeath, that girl needed a good stern mother in her life; I found her after she had run away not too far from the Shadow Mountains where the Oarburgh cities of Lyska, Varda, and Merra are; my soldiers apprehended her trying to steel provisions; but I spared her and took her on as a student; she rose thru the ranks faster than any other soldier I've ever trained, like she was bred for war and when she told me she was Patras I understood why; granted how many people died because I took her in as my student plenty of them but how many more would've died without her to lead the armies she's led; granted her methods of war are brutal but no more than those of the Empire's enemies and nowhere near as brutal as other Imperial Generals; there are worse people then Esdeath in the Empire and my biggest regret is not having been able to sway her to our side; granted though you've done that and for that you have my gratitude because I'd have hated to have to fight my former student" Natsuhi explained.

"Yeah which is a shame for me because I was looking forward to it, Esdeath and I butted heads a lot; she's uptight from what I remembered whenever I wanted to have fun of some kind she'd immediately put a stop to it, also she scared all the boys away; what between my mother and her I'll never get a real boyfriend" Jessica commented.

"I can be that for you" Tatsumi explained.

"I know you are; we're going to be married and I'm looking forward to our honeymoon, I like it rough though or want it rough because I've never had sex before and had to put up with some of my friends bragging about it" Jessica replied.

"Jessica, I know you're eager but we can't just get have sex with Tatsumi now; we must wait and marry: I'm looking forward to it to but Tatsumi I'd like you to be gentle with me" Natsuhi replied.

"Well I'm looking forward to the wedding I've got to go; Nymeria wanted to see me about something and has invited me over to her place" Tatsumi explained; then he got up kiss both of them on the cheek and they kissed him there back before leaving.

Tatsumi had barely managed two blocks before being ambushed; not by assassins though, well not ones trying to kill him instead it was by the twins who had been shopping for a while and now were looking for him; they quickly pounced on him and they landed in a pile.

"Hey Tatsumi-kun" Meela greeted kissing him on the cheek.

"Hey Tatsumi-kun" Loris added and did the same.

"Hey Meela, Loris, why did you two jump me?" Tatsumi asked shaking his head.

"Because we felt like it; and we've been looking for you: need you" Loris explained.

"Yep we're horny" Meela teased.

"Great, we'll need to find somewhere private" Tatsumi replied "How about a private sauna?" Tatsumi asked, both nodded and they made their way towards to the nearest bathhouse; on their way Tatsumi had questions. "So, Meela, Loris I'd like to ask you about your family; Cassandra and I just hooked up and well I popped her cherry; so, I'd like to know where do you stand as Oarburghs" Tatsumi asked.

"Where do we stand? Well we're full blooded Oarburghs but we're cousins to Merra-chan; our mother is her mother's younger sister and our mother is well still around but we haven't seen her in five years; after our father died from a bout of Pneumonia she went off to explore the world; leaving us in the care of Grandma Barbara and Grandpa Daniel" Loris explained.

"I see; so, I've heard somewhat about your grandmother but next to nothing about your grandfather could you tell me more about them?" Tatsumi asked.

"Grandma Barbara was a beautiful woman in her youth, she said Merra is her spitting image of her in her youth, she's also by far one of the most deadly assassins in the history of our clans; no target was safe if she was given the mission to kill it; including an emperor; Emperor Madak 'the Mad' II he had essentially gone completely over the top crazy and his younger brother was basically running the whole empire at that point so he hired granny to kill him; she did it by disguising herself as a palace concubine that had been gifted to him and she and before she laid with him and poisoned him with a poison that was flavorless and natural and he died quietly; she then left the palace and Melitine and returned to Grandpa Daniel safely" Meela explained.

"Grandma Barbara was always nice and caring; she put spending time with us and teach us what we needed to know to survive above everything else apart from time spent with Grandpa Daniel; she worked hard and I think she worked herself to death; usually the woman of our family live to be in their nineties or hundreds but granny Barbara died at 73; quietly in her sleep; Grandpa Daniel couldn't bear to live without her and died of a broken heart two days later" Loris added.

"So, your grandfather he loved your grandmother?" Tatsumi asked.

"More than anything; the two were soulmates, he and her were best friends growing up and well they eventually fell in love and married; Grandpa was devoted to her and no one else could fill that place in his heart; not even Grandma's other lovers which he did sleep with as is Oarburgh Clan tradition but still he never felt the love for them that he did for Granny Barbara; he was a great fighter in his own right and was one of the only men our history to be taught the clan's secret techniques; loved granny so much that when she died he lost the will to live, he died in his sleep lying next to granny's coffin during; the next day we held funeral for both of them and they were locked in metal coffins outside their normal ones which were then weighed down and buried in the waters of Lake Merrinaia as is the tradition of our family, alongside our father, our aunt and uncle; the funeral was a costly affair and it nearly exhausted our family fortune; the viceroy appointed to govern the region after our Grandfather's death because he was the viceroy of the region proved to be a greedy ignorant man who knew nothing of our clan's traditions and raised taxes that took nearly everything left of our family fortune and seized our ancestral home the Shadow Palace for himself" Meela explained.

"Naturally we didn't put up with this insult and assassinated the viceroy and his cronies then we held a matter of debate; choosing one of our more politically savvy clan members as a new governor; part of us wanted to go into open rebellion for the insult to our clan by the Prime Minister, so Merraid led those who wanted to off into wilds, leaving the rest of our clan behind in peace; our homeland is untouched by the war simply because any invading armies have been wiped out by our clan's assassins and night warriors" Loris explained, they arrived at bathhouse and headed to the Sauna grabbing a towel each and putting their clothes in storage lockers before entering the room.

Five minutes later… Tatsumi moaned as his length was licked by the tongues of both twins, Meela took the tip in her mouth and began to suck him off, Loris took one of his balls in turn, while Tatsumi relaxed letting the two women please him to their best until he released creaming them both with his seed.

Then Tatsumi picked up Meela and entered her laying back on the bench so that Loris could sit on his face and he could eat her out; the twins moaned cute tender moans in their sweet voices as Tatsumi pleased both of them; his tongue caressing Loris's insides, his lips her vulva, his cock deep inside Meela as she bounced up and down. The two sisters hugged and gave each other's kisses on the cheek before embracing in a hug holding themselves close to each other. "Tatsumi-kun" both moaned. "I love you" Both moaned, both looked the same but that same look was true beauty and their cyan blue hair was let down and free; the steam warmed them just as much as Tatsumi.

Loris picked up one of the rocks and flung it on the fire to cause more steam to erupt and warm the room; both loved the warmth and loved more Tatsumi's pleasure. Soon both sisters came as did he filling Meela's womb; his seed creating twins of their own and they swapped places letting Loris receive his length and letting Tatsumi please Meela's loins but first her anus as he cleaned off his seed.

Their passionate lovemaking lasted only half-an-hour but to them it felt like ten hours; following their sauna fun they took a bath washing the sweat and cleaning the others off; during this washing Tatsumi drank from their breasts to quench his thirst which the sauna caused. After this he looked at his watch: 4:43 and Nymeria was expecting him by five he bid the twins a firm later and left to head to the address given to him by Nymeria.

Shortly… Tatsumi came inside Nymeria's manor noting the chandelier and the suits of Western armor; along with the massive stuffed head of large danger beast; said head was the size of a horse by itself but the fact it was hung by a number of chains to the wall of the foyer made it seem larger. "Hey Tatsumi-kun" Nymeria greeted surprising him; she wore a nice fine pink gown made of silks which was a contrast to the military uniform she had been wearing earlier or the white dress she'd been wearing when he freed her from the Empire.

"Greetings Tatsumi-Kasi" Alyssa greeted, to Tatsumi's surprise, the Tsuwangdani general wore an intricate green and gold ensemble that was a fusion of a dress and a gown it was also revealing showing off her amber-gold scaly skin and allowing for her long serpentine tail to slide out the back.

"Hi Alyssa, Kasi?" Tatsumi asked.

"It means human friend; you are my Kasi, my friend just as Nymeria is my Kasi; I'm glad to meet you and- well it's a matter of importance that I'm here with my Kasi Nym; but also, for dinner" Alyssa explained.

"Well what is that matter?" Tatsumi asked.

"We'll discuss it over dinner Tatsumi Kasi; Chena Vana Imkata" Alyssa replied.

"What do that mean?" Tatsumi asked.

"It means I'm hungry and let's eat" Alyssa explained; Nymeria then led both to her dining room where dinner a massive feast had been laid out to eat.

As Tatsumi sat down to and began to eat he noted a rubbing of something small against his lower back; he didn't bother checking as he was too hungry to bother he did however observe Alyssa eat and there was some big differences for one thing being she had an extra row and set of fang like teeth, another being she could detach her jaw much like a snake and her tongue was more serpentine and- Tatsumi felt a hand on his leg then one on the other, Tatsumi noted Nymeria's arm to his left but to his right he noted he could see both sets of Alyssa's arms as she used one for her drink the two for cutting her steak and one for her to eat the food with.

Said dinner proved to be delicious and Tatsumi noted he was filling a bit groggy and passed out. When he came to he saw Nymeria leaning over him naked save pink silk stockings and he himself was also naked but was surprised him the most was the naked form of Alyssa; her breasts were ample e-cups but like the rest of her body she has scaly skin of a polished golden color; however it was soft to the touch and he was able to tell his because her tail was wrapped around his leg; her nipples were pierced with golden rings and were lime green in color her eyes looked at him full of eager longing; her hood risen and her feet slender and soft to the feel as they were wrapped around his length she also had three navels and to his shock two vaginas one either side of the other. "What?! Alyssa?" Tatsumi questioned.

"Do not worry; my time has come; you Tatsumi are more than just my Kasi, you are my Vashadna; my promised one" Alyssa explained. "Among my kind we females know on a primal level who our mate will be; in my case it was told by the seeress Kalandi that my mate would a human of my age who had green eyes the color of the scales of my queen Maltise and bore the bracelet of Kings; you from the moment I saw you and the bracelet on your arm I knew that you were the one" Alyssa explained. "You should be honored for rare it is one of our kind mates so willingly but if our fate is foreseen we must abide by it; I may live the for two lives of human men but I will spend that time I have with my human Vashadna: Especially when Nymeria is willing to share you with me; now do you accept?" Alyssa asked.

"Well first off why was I drugged?" Tatsumi asked.

"A drop of my venom put in your wine; any unworthy man would have rejected it and spat it out; but a Vashadna would swallow it and rest for a time; our venom does not kill those destined for us; and it is required for us to mate; so now Tatsumi will you have me: I trust you've never experienced a Tsuwangdani before" Alyssa explained.

"Yes; just- I've had a long day alright and I'm worried; also, are you sure about this?" Tatsumi asked. To answer that question Alyssa lunged kissing him on the lips and using her tail to have his length enter her, green blood flowed down his length and her long tongue went inside his mouth invading down to his throat; Tatsumi didn't resist just let her caress him and she lifted him up with her tail and to his utter shock wrapped it around his whole body before vibrating; her tail pleased him in a way something else couldn't it was like a full body massage but done in a way to please him; Nymeria leaned against his back allow him to use her breasts as a pillow.

Alyssa broke the kiss and allowed Tatsumi to drink from her breasts; the milk had a nice lemony-limey taste to it but not a sour taste sweeter than sour. Her scales rubbed against his skin but to his surprise they were softer than rough more like cotton then leather. Her insides though were slimy his length was in was felt like a passage that was awkward in design; somewhat serpentine but nothing to awkward to it except it was more cold then warm and tighter than that of a human vagina; also she used her lower arms to stimulate his balls and her tail to probe Nymeria's loins. Tatsumi was reach his limit and let her know it. "CUMMING!" Tatsumi yelled.

"Me too Tatsumi-Vashadna; fill my first womb with your seed" Alyssa replied and Tatsumi winced as he released inside the passage filling her first womb to the brim. Alyssa then used her hands insert his length into her second vagina more green blood flowed as she articulated her body in a bizarre contortion before letting out a hissing moan; Tatsumi laid flat and Nymeria straddled his face and wordlessly he got to work; the next hour proving to be adventurous as Alyssa's body allowed for some interesting properties as her rectum was also a third vagina and she had three wombs each of which Tatsumi eagerly filling; Alyssa also did some interesting things when it came to a blow job detaching her jaw and deepthroating his entire cock, balls and all will using her tongue to extreme effect, going inside his phallus all via the narrow hole. Her tail was put to use as a massage instrument giving him a tail job which meant using her tail to massage his length and inserting it inside his rear which was unnerving at first but pleasant once he got used to it. After he was done with Alyssa, he spent the rest of his time wearing out Nymeria before blacking out.

The next morning Tatsumi was informed by Alyssa that she intended on marrying him at the nearest possible opportunity and that she had gotten him and engagement bracelet; she explained that among her people they wore a special wedding band on their tail but since Tatsumi had no tail the band would be worn around his arm; the one that didn't have what she called the bracelet of Kings; which she said was an heirloom from a royal bloodline Tatsumi was descended from. When he told her that the bracelet had been a gift from his village elder she insisted on still referring to it as his by right and instructed him to get wedding bands for her; a bracelet for each hand, one anklet for her tail and a wedding ring for each hand; she then gave him the money to buy said jewelry and he went out with her to acquire it; he also bought another wedding band for Nymeria whom he had arranged a marriage with. In order to make sure that his upcoming super wedding with seven women wouldn't be a total headache he intended to have a separate honeymoon for each one: two hours for each of his new wives to have fun with him.

The next two days he spent preparing for the ceremony but also for the honor duel that was coming against General Damon; during which time he met with Audrey's brothers. Dirk spared with him and the sword battle was comparable to him sparing with Spear or Bulat in that he was dedicated to keeping him out of reach while using his impressive armor to keep himself protected; the fight ended in Tatsumi barely winning; Dirk respected him after that considering him a true warrior and he hoped to fight alongside him one day.

Baldrin was another case entirely while he was a martial man who enjoyed a good spar with Tatsumi he was more of a traditionalist however Tatsumi used the number of mannerisms that Aria and Spear had drilled into his head with which he had a great deal of practice with at court to carry himself in a manner that was both respectful and endearing. The two went for a walk around his garden. "Tatsumi you are a good man, a brave man, and a worthy man. But most importantly you are a selfless man and gentlemen. You selflessly came to my sister's defense against that stain of a noble Damon and that is something that you didn't just do for her favor no you did it to stand up to a bully and also you offered yourself as her champion: my sister and I have talked at length over potential marriages and other things and I've come to a decision; my father was a man who respected tradition and I am much the same of mind however he also believed those who've worked hard should be rewarded accordingly especially if they do a selfless act; as such I am going to make an offer for you I do this because my sister asked and well I want her to be happy and while it isn't politically correct I'm offering her to you her hand in marriage" Baldrin explained.

"You do? Is there a catch?" Tatsumi asked.

"Yes: I want you to kill that varlet Damon for what he did to my sister, trying to force himself on him; it's an outrage; you kill him and you've not only defended my sister's honor but you've earned her hand as far as I'm concerned; besides my sister is third in line to our household and well once this war is over you're more than likely to have earned the titles of nobility even if you were just a peasant once" Baldrin replied. "One more thing; you wait until your wedding night to lie with her; I'll not have my sister sleep with you as if you're a harlot or as if she was one" Baldrin added; Tatsumi nodded.

"I can wait; question is can she?" Tatsumi replied and both laughed at that.

"Yes my sister can wait; but to be fair I'll have you marry her the day after the duel; same as your other ceremonies; you may not be a noble but you have as many wives and lovers as one of the nobility" Baldrin replied then gave him a kiss on the brow. "That's my blessing of respect; my father would've given it to you but he's not alive any more to do so" Baldrin explained.

"What happened to your father?" Tatsumi asked.

"Honest happened; my father was one of the Empire's finest generals but also one of his most fervent critics particularly when it came to land taxes and management of noble boundaries; he used a number of his powers to enforce higher taxes; when our father objected he sent him on a suicidal campaign against the north when at the beginning of Honest's war on the north; our father died and Honest tried to have our estates seized to pay for the cost of the campaign in addition for Audrey's hand in marriage; I refused and raised banners in rebellion; we joined the Revolutionary army to retain our ancestral lands and take those which Honest stole and gave to his puppets that were right wise ours by conquest; also I've a vested interest in making sure this army doesn't get to out of hand; there is a strain of radicals in the ranks that believe that the upper classes are to blame for their suffering when we're not; most of us anywhere, for every cruel noble lord I can name five good ones who uphold their duties to protect their subjects: House Grundel for example, or my own house Gassenarl, or house Randgriz; without an upper class there is no one to provide jobs for those of the middle and lower class; trust me though I'm not opposed to more freedom though for the people; those who serve my house aren't serfs but paid employees; men and women who tend to our lands in exchange for our wealth" Baldrin explained.

"Baldrin; I'd like to warn you; that strain you're worried about it- exists; more than that it's worse than you think" Tatsumi warned.

"Who are those involved; most of the leadership and supporters for the Revolutionary army are nobles like myself who want a return to the stability of the previous Emperor's reign and the economy that thrived during it: if there are bad apples leading the cause they will spread and kill the good ones" Baldrin replied.

"I know only one for certain and don't know the others but I know who's at the head of the conspiracy" Tatsumi replied and whispered it into Baldrin's ear, Baldrin gaped.

"Falkland? What's his game?" Baldrin asked.

"He wants to create some new government but in order to do that he believes everything from the old one has to go; starting with the royal family: he wants to murder innocent children all for the crime of being born royal and for being a symbol for his enemies to rally behind, after them he wants to wipe out anyone who benefited from the old order as he called it, starting with my wife's family the Grundels, then the Chouris and practically any noble house with any influence yours likely on the top of the list; after that he wants to wipe out the history of our nation; rewrite it; Falkland thinks he's a good man but he's rotten, evil; any cause led by leader who thinks murdering innocent children is just is corrupt, just as corrupt as the Empire itself I'm going to change it" Tatsumi explained.

"And what do you want with that change? What are your ambitions Tatsumi? Tell me those first" Baldrin explained.

"I just want peace; a stable empire, ruled by its rightful leader and a council of kind and good men and women, but above all else I want to have peace, for my children to grow up without knowing war; to live with my new family and not have to spend every day worrying for their lives; fearing that my children may not be born, that my sweet Chelsea would lose her head or my beloved Aria cut down our child lost." Tatsumi explained. "Everyone I care for I want them to be at peace; but above all else I want the killing to stop; at the end of the war no trials; no mobs; no more killing, I don't want to have to kill anymore because I hate having to spend my waking days thinking about the people I've killed and have to hope I can go a day without killing anyone; I hate killing people even if it evil people I kill but especially those who just happen to be caught in the crossfire people who were just normal people trying to get a job who don't have any stake in the games of the Empire, people just trying to provide for themselves and their families; so if anything above all else I want the killing to stop; if Honest wins it won't stop he'll wipe out all mankind he's forfeit his soul to demons and I've fought them myself and if Falkland wins he'll keep killing people after the war; innocent people at that like Makoto, or my Aria" Tatsumi concluded.

"I understand you now Tatsumi, I see I was right to offer my sister's hand to you; not only are you selfless and caring man you're a man who fights for the right reasons who doesn't love war but knows it for what it is and hates it but fights to end it so those that come after you may live in peace; You've my support for whatever plan you have, even if you haven't yet properly formed one; it would be far better then what Falkland has planned for me and my family and I'd never fight for Honest no matter how much was given to me or whoever asked me to; go now and make preparations; there are others here that I'll have to speak to on this matter; likeminded nobles that while they don't trust you will trust me and they have power; but beware Tatsumi you're playing a dangerous game on two fronts now; two separate games of thrones you must win both for if you lose one you die and with you the best hope the Empire has for a happy future" Baldrin replied.

Zartek: the Grand Arena a day later… Tatsumi was now in a case of a traditional noble duel; his opponent the older but far more experienced General Damon was getting ready on the opposite side of the arena; this was a duel to the death; each of them would be given a set of ceremonial armor and weapons and meet in the center of the arena; because Tatsumi was the Champion of Audrey Gassenarl her family would provide the equipment of their champion.

The armor Tatsumi was given was ceremonial plate armor; painted with the colors of House Gassenarl red and gold; but also, he wore a heraldic wrap of the same house on the top of the helmet the symbol of a lion was carved as a small golden statue.

The sword was however a blade of house Gassenarl that according to Baldrin, Dirk and Audrey belonged to their father whose honor had been desecrated too by Damon a number of times, the also gave him their father's war-hammer to deal with Damon's armor.

Tatsumi dawned the armor allowing the plate to balance its weight against his body; Tatsumi had always laughed at people who thought plate mail was heavy; turns out that while it was heavy the weight was distributed across the whole body making it rather light in comparison to armor not designed for the purpose also each piece was designed for a specific part of the body. As he was about to dawn the helmet, he heard a knock on the door. "Who is it?" Tatsumi asked.

"Me and Jessica" Natsuhi replied.

"Come in" Tatsumi replied and they did; to his surprise while they were dressed in noble gowns Natsuhi had something in her arms.

"I have something for you; you're not just defending Audrey's honor, but mine as well as Jessica's and that of every women that pig Damon has harassed and fondled; because of that I'm going to have you bare my token in battle; or rather my late husband's token" Natsuhi explained and wrapped a green and gold sash around his other shoulder overlapping that red and gold of House Gassenarl; she then wrapped a purple cloth around the top of his armet. Jessica kissed him and removed his gauntlets.

"Here put these on Tatsumi; it will give you some more ump behind your strikes" Jessica explained handing him bronze knuckle rings.

"Why?" Tatsumi asked.

"They're what the dwarves call 'fists of steel' they're my most prized weapons they aren't actually steel though they're in this case made of Bismuth Bronze; they're my token for this fight; my mother's given you hers and I've given you mine" Jessica explained.

"I thought you couldn't wear brass knuckles in a duel?" Tatsumi asked.

"Not brass, Bismuth Bronze and no that only applies to boxing Tatsumi; also their my token and any champion is allowed to bear a token granted to him by a lady who's been offended by his opponent" Jessica explained, only then did Tatsumi put on knuckles, the insides of which were padded, then his gauntlets and both ladies helped him put on his helmet before closing his visor they gave him a kiss on cheek before leaving him.

Two minutes after the mother and daughter duo left him a herald escorted him to the heart of the arena; Tatsumi marveled at the size of the place; it was smaller than the one in the Capital but large enough for the crowd to see. Trumpets sounded playing instrumental music to herald the arrival of him. On the other side of the arena trumpets blared to announce the arrival of General Damon who wore a much large set of ceremonial armor which was decorated red and blue: the colors of his house. They both approached the other and Falkland spoke over the crowd from high box.

"Ladies and Gentlemen; People of Zartek and soldiers of the Revolutionary Army; in the wake of recent disputes and accusations against General Damon; Lady Audrey of House Gassenarl in tradition with the rights of the people has challenged General Damon to a trial by combat to settle the matter in tradition of Empire's laws and those customs of the lands across all of Eden; I lament that at the end of this bout one of the two champions will not be alive to see the sunset however as is custom this is a fight to the death; to the victor goes the spoils; to the defeated a grave in Eden's soil. As is tradition and in accordance with the principles and laws of our nation I will allow this bought; even though two of our finest officers face each other in it and their lose may hurt our chances for victory but because of honor and to prove that we aren't at all like the tyrant Honest let this duel commence" Falkland announced he then picked up a ceremonial blade and held it out to the crowd. "For the sake of this bought our champions have chosen their weapons, let it be said that he who lives by the sword shall cause him who faces him to die by sword: For the Revolutionary army! Begin!" Falkland declared up lifting the blade in the positive.

(Song: In the Name of God by Powerwolf: Begin!)

Both Tatsumi and Damon put down their visors and Damon charged towards Tatsumi; he wielded a large great sword of the kind Tatsumi wouldn't use himself because Tatsumi noted that the weapon itself wasn't properly balanced granted though he still had to dodge out of the way. Damon's sweep missed Tatsumi lunged stabbing at a gap in Damon's defenses before parrying a follow up blow Tatsumi then ducked a slice and drove the spike of his Warhammer into the knee of Damon's armor causing him to lose his grip on the great sword. Tatsumi then followed up by knocking the feet out from under Damon and kicking his sword far his reach.

Normally Tatsumi would have ended the fight here and there but he decided he'd at least humor the General's attempts at fighting him but he'd have to use another weapon which to Tatsumi's credit he had; a polished noble longsword which Damon thrusted at him with; Tatsumi easily parried the strike countered with one of his own slicing across his opponents breastplate and tearing the sash he wore.

Damon tried to counter but Tatsumi followed up that strike with a Warhammer blow to his shoulder; dislocating Damon's sword arm which was then followed up by another blow which knocked Damon's helmet off. "I yield! I yield! I'm no match I'm rich I'll pay you spare me!" Damon begged as Tatsumi tossed the Warhammer aside.

"I'm not lacking for money; besides my job is to kill self-important assholes and pricks like you Damon; Fear the Day!" Tatsumi yelled, picked Damon up by his hair and beheaded him in an even slice; pulling the head and holding it up to the crowd. "This battle is over! General Damon has paid for his crimes against House Gassenarl but also his crimes against House Delvar, House Chouri and House Grundel; I representing the latter two by my marriage to Aria Grundel and Spear Chouri but also bearing the token of Lady Audrey Gassenarl, Lady Natsuhi Delvar and her daughter Lady Jessica Delvar; for his lechery and insults Damon has paid the ultimate price; let his fate be a lesson to anyone who is of a similar mind to him and even more those who are worse: you're days are short if you deign to cross me or any of these houses because I will soon be of all them; remember this battle too I wasn't even warmed up or using my best weapons and I killed him don't try fighting me you'll just end up like him" Tatsumi explained. (Song End) The Audience cheered at the victory and cheered louder when Tatsumi flung Damon's head across the arena.

That Friday… Tatsumi looked at himself in the mirror; the golden uniform of House Gassenarl being worn by him; he thought he looked crisp and fine in it but red and gold really weren't his colors; he preferred the blue and green of his Jaeger uniform or the black and red of the new general's uniform to the red and gold; he just didn't think to colors went well together.

"Are you ready?" Baldrin asked.

"As ready as a man can be when he's about to marry nine woman and take a number of concubines" Tatsumi replied, Lindalla being factored into the occasion because she believed that they should just in case he got her pregnant and the twins who immediately wanted in on the ceremony.

"Good to hear it Tatsumi, a man like you is a true man among man; but also, a good man and a man who's earned everything he has" Baldrin explained.

"So why did I have to ask General Barton to be my best man?" Tatsumi asked.

"I'm going to be the one to walk Audrey down the aisle to you and hand her off to you; in place of our father I'm the head of our family" Baldrin explained, Tatsumi laughed.

The ceremony itself took about an hour as the priest preformed the vows for each woman in turn; each in beautiful gowns worthy of queens and each kissed him romantically each time he said I do; after the ceremony came the wedding feast and after that he was escorted to the manor he had just earned in the city; also he had received an influx of money and property; apparently General Damon was the last man of his branch of his noble house; as such a potation of money was and his estate was given to Tatsumi as war geld for the duel.

Tatsumi took his time giving an hour to each of his new wives for their honeymoon.

First came Audrey who'd been the woman of honor and whom Tatsumi had fought the duel for; also, because he went alphabetically, she came first. Audrey proved to be a fun girl in bed, Tatsumi loved her ass and she let him ride it first; but he also loved her breasts and her soft golden locks the prior which he drank from and the latter of which he ran his hands thru. Her mouth was good at sucking his dick and her breasts were as snug as her rear when wrapped around it; then came him popping her cherry which Audrey didn't even remotely wince at when it happened; kissing him and letting the passion consume them for the next 45 minutes.

Then came the serpentine Alyssa who Tatsumi enjoyed more now that he had gotten used to her anatomy and who did things no one else could do, her tail pleasing him as well as her full-deepthroat blowjobs for the next hour.

Then came Chiara who was all over him from the moment she entered the room and who's cute ass Tatsumi rode like it was no tomorrow, as well as giving the rest of her body the same amount of love.

Another hour came the next girl Cassandra the cougar who flung herself at him and gave him love and affection kindly of course, giving him an unrivaled handjob and impressive blowjob as well as tight sheath for his sword.

After Cassandra came Lydia who gave it to Tatsumi like a tiger and rode him like a roller-coaster; then Loris and Meela at the same time the twins flinging themselves.

Then however came the mother and daughter duo of Jessica and Natsuhi; Jessica was on him immediately and was rough shredding her hymen from the get go and without batting an eyelash and he was rough back; the short haired brunette loved anal when he first used it she insisted on doing it for the rest of her turn though with a brief 4 minute boobjob.

Natsuhi let Tatsumi treat her gently and she kissed him romantically as he fit snuggly inside her; they kissed and he filled her with his seed like Jessica before her but it was tender and caring.

Nikola was a minx and gave it to him like she wanted to, Nymeria was a true goddess of paizuri and Lindala was just sweet and kind.

But all that paled in compression to grand finally; all 11 of them at once that was what exhausted his and their stamina and leaving them in a pile on what was once Damon's bed and now his; a final insult to Damon as far as Tatsumi was concerned would be to celebrate in the man's bed.

That Sunday Tatsumi and his team returned to Melitine though not without one addition: Lindala; whom Tatsumi would claim as a western refugee he rescued and wedded on his return journey; which was somewhat true. When they arrived at Night Raid HQ; Tatsumi and Najenda immediately went of Najenda's office with Najenda herself refreshed and ready. "I hope Lubbock hasn't redecorated while we were gone" Najenda remarked and walked into her office with Tatsumi.

Lubbock was sitting in Najenda's chair with his legs on her desk and his palms crossed. "Hey Najenda" Lubbock commented.

"Hey Lubbock; good you didn't rearrange the furniture in my office" Najenda commented.

"Nope I didn't but Yami and I did make love in your bed, don't worry we cleaned up after" Lubbock replied.

"Wait what? Why?" Najenda asked.

"To celebrate another of Yami's lightning takedowns of course" Lubbock replied. "Speaking of Yami" Lubbock replied and snapped; the door to Najenda's room was shut; suddenly a small portal opened up and Yami came out of said portal with a familer recorder in hand smiling.

"What happened while we were gone Lubbock and what did you and Yami do" Tatsumi asked dumbfounded.

"That's a story I can tell; Aria's got a story to tell too so I hope you guys are interested" Lubbock replied and both sat down for story time.