A day had passed since the national broadcast of Prime Minister Kiyotaka Ishimaru. There had been no arrest of Byakuya, Kuzuryu and Peko. Either the trio were hiding, or they had successfully left the country illegally.

Kyoko had spoken to a few of the other world leaders, including Sonia Neverland Queen of Novoselic about the latter possibility. Sonia was, of course, shocked and disappointed at her former classmate Fuyihiko was with the Despair Core. She did promise, Kyoko, that justice would be brought to Fuyuhiko if he was in Novoselic.

It was the early hours of the morning. Kyoko was fast asleep in her bedroom. However, her sleep was brought to a quick end when the palace alarms awoke her.

Kyoko opened her eyes slowly then got up. But her eyes widened as she soon realised that the palace was getting under attacked. She jumped out of bed and went into her bedside drawer and pulled out a gun.

Then she heard the palace phone ring in her private quarters she ran into that room and looked at the screen. It was the police that was phoning.

"Your Majesty," Said a female voice. "The palace alarm has gone off. Is everything ok?"

"I'm not sure, I've just woken up, no one has come to see me," Kyoko said. Then she had gunshots in the distance. "I can hear gunshots. We are under attack."

"Understood we have officers going to the palace as I speak. I will get more. Please keep yourself save, Your Majesty."

The call ended, and Kyoko dropped the phone in horror as someone shot the door handle a few times. Kyoko quickly shook her head and ran towards a wall to hide.

"There is no bodyguards to save you now, bitch!" A male voice said as he opened the door. "They are all too busy dealing with my crew. You are all alone, and you will die."

"Not on my watch," said another voice that Kyoko knew it belonged to Makoto. She heard a gunshot and watched the man fall into the room dead.

Makoto ran into the room with his mask on. He was wearing slippers, shorts and a t-shirt that covered his whole body and arms.

"Kyoko are you alright?" Makoto said as he ran over to Kyoko.

"Yes, I'm fine," Kyoko replied.

"Good you stay here, I need to help the guards hold off the attack. Are the police coming?"

"Yes they phone, and they are sending over a force as we speak."

"Good," Makoto said as he turned around to face the door. "Stay here." He walked towards the door."

"Makoto," Kyoko said. Makoto stopped at the door. "Come back to me alive."

"Will…"

There was a gunshot, and a bullet crashed into the eye area of the mask. Kyoko bolted towards the down and pulled Makoto back as the pair fell to the ground.

"MAKOTO!" Kyoko screamed as she hurried to see his face. She saw his hazel eyes undamaged as the bullet broke the mask for each eye."

"I'm fine," Makoto said, shocked. "I can't believe I was stupid there. I shouldn't have stood at the edge of the door."

Kyoko reached into the mask and pulled out some shards of the mask. "Stay still. You could damage your eyes if they shards are left unchecked."

"There isn't time for that!" Makoto replied as he fought her off and stood up. "The guy who shot at me is still out there. Now I need to think."

"How about Ikusaba? I can phone her."

"You could but-"

"You don't want to see her hurt," Kyoko sighed.

Makoto dropped to his knees, confusing Kyoko as he crawled to the door. He poked his head out of the door for a few seconds saw a guy aiming a gun at the door.

"Good," Makoto said. "The guy is focused on the upper half of the door and never noticed me sticking my head out." He got his gun ready and quickly stuck his head and arm out of the door and took a shot.

Luck was on Makoto's side as he got a direct hit on the guy as he fell to the floor dead. Makoto stood up and turned to look at Kyoko. He gave her a small nod and left the room.

Kyoko quickly ran into her bedroom and grabbed her phone. She called Mukuro. There was no way she was allowing Makoto to handle this all by himself. He and the bodyguards need all the backup they can get before the police arrive.

"Kirigiri," Mukuro yawned. "Why are you phoning me at this time in the morning?"

"Ikusaba the palace is under attack. Makoto has had his mask around his eyes shot up. He is fine, but he is trying to help the bodyguards repeal the attack-"

"I'm on my way!" Mukuro said quickly. "Have you any backup coming?"

"The police are on route as we speak."

"Right keep safe Kirigiri!"

The call ended as Kyoko prayed for Makoto's safety as she heard multiple gunshots in the distance. She ran back into her private quarters. Then she saw six bodyguards flood the room then she saw Makoto appear holding his right shoulder it appeared he got shot.

"Your Majesty," said a bodyguard. There were too many of them. We had to retreat to here."

"It was my idea," Makoto said. "Togami or Kuzuryu must have spent a fucking ton of money to get the men and equipment to attack the palace. Which means two things, they had enough money to make the attack or one or both of them put money together to launch this attack."

"Your shoulder is far important," Kyoko replied.

"Forget about me your survival is our top priority. Get into the bedroom, Your Majesty and I will take no for an answer."

"I will stay here!" Kyoko replied. "I will not be a coward and flee when all of you are trying to protect my life."

"I don't have time for this crap! Kyoko do it right now!"

An explosion went off, shocking everyone in the room.

"They are bombing the palace!" One of the bodyguards said, annoyed. "How dare they scumbags." The guard ran out of the room and was gunned down.

Makoto turned around and walked over to Kyoko and forcefully pushed her back into the bedroom. "Stay here!" He closed the door and turned around to face the guards. "No matter what happens, we will not fall! Right everyone take cover."

Makoto and the other five guards took cover and waited for the enemies to arrive. Much to Makoto's horror, he saw a grenade get thrown into the room.

"Grenade! Everyone get down!" Makoto shouted.

However, one of the bodyguards had a different idea and jumped forward from his cover and landed stomach first onto the grenade.

"FOR THE EMPIRE!" The bodyguard shouted as the grenade blew up, killing him while keeping the explosion contained.

"Fuck…" Makoto whispered. "We won't last if they continue to throw grenades in."

Makoto began to think of ways how to get out of this tight spot until he could hear gunshots taking place from a distance.

"It's the police!" Makoto said relief. "Once the police have got a foothold. We will help them and surround the enemy try and keep one alive so we can interrogate them."

Makoto and the four other bodyguards began to hear more gunshots take place. It had turned all-out war within the place.

"YOUR MAJESTY!" A woman shouted.

"That voice…" Makoto said, shocked. "Mukuro?"

Mukuro fought her way through the goons and reached Kyoko's private quarters with two handguns in both hands as gunshots continued to be heard in the background.

Mukuro saw Makoto with his broken mask. "How is Kirigiri?"

"She is fine," Makoto said.

"Good," Mukuro replied, then she looked at the four bodyguards around the room. "You four on me, we are ending this. Reaper you stay here and protect the empress."

"I can fight!" Makoto replied.

"No your shoulder is in bad shape, stay here!" Mukuro said firmly. "Right men on me."

Mukuro turned around and ran out of the room as the four bodyguards followed her to end this war.

Makoto went over to Kyoko's bedroom door. "Why did you phone her?" He asked, annoyed.

"Because we needed all the help we can get," Kyoko said from the other side of the door. "How was Ikusaba?"

"Not a scratch on here, she fought her way through here like it was nothing. Sometimes I'm convinced she is the ultimate soldier or something."

"Well, she did join the army after all when we all left Hope's Peak three years. How is your shoulder?"

"I will live," Makoto replied. "I will need to phone Soda and Tsumki as soon as possible once we get out of this mess."

Makoto and Kyoko could hear the gunshots dying down then it became complete silence.

A few seconds later, Mukuro came back. "Your Majesty. The palace is secured most of the enemies have died. We have kept some alive for questioning."

Kyoko opened the door and was amazed that Mukuro was spotless. "Take me to these traitors," she said coldly.

Mukuro led Kyoko and Makoto the meeting room. But along the way, the walls were covered in blood and on the floor bodies were on the floor lifeless ally and foes alike.

When Kyoko entered the meeting room, she saw six police offers all aiming their handguns at three men. Two were relaxed and not giving anything away. But the third man was shaking.

"Tell me who paid you all to launch an attack on me and I will allow you three to alive," Kyoko said emotionless.

"Fuck you bitch!" One of the men said. "You won't scare us!"

Kyoko looked at Mukuro. "Hand me the gun Ikusaba." Mukuro handed one of her guns to Kyoko, and she watched the empress shoot the guy who spoke in the head, killing him on the spot. "Now, I will not repeat myself. Who paid you two?"

"Kill me if you want, I will not betray the boss!" Said the other man.

Kyoko shot the guy in the head, killing him. "So what about you?" She said, pointing the gun at the last guy who was shaking more than he was previously. "Speak or die!"

"It was F-Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu!" The nervous man said as he fell to his knees. "Please don't kill me. I needed the money to pay for my daughter's eye operation. Kuzuryu was getting paid by a guy called Togami to get you killed."

"Are you part of the Yakuza?" Kyoko asked.

"Yes, a secret one! Kuzuryu said that our time would come once you were dead. But I was only in it for the money."

"Where can I find Kuzuryu?" Kyoko asked.

"He has a secret Yakuza hideout in the middle of town, but I don't know his home address.

Kyoko let out a sigh of disappointment. "Police take this man away and get information out of him. Right now, I have more important stuff to do. If this man is telling the truth about his daughter, I will pay for his daughter's operation."

The man let out a gasp of surprise as he saw dragged to his feet and dragged out of the door.

Makoto folded his arms. "Why did you not get the information out of him?"

"Because like I said I have more important things to attend you," Kyoko replied, looking at him. "I have a palace to look at and see what needs to be fixed. I need to phone Tsumiki and Soda to get you healed up and repair your mask. The police can do the easy job."

"But we could have got the location of Kuzuryu's hideout!" Makoto replied, annoyed.

"Ikusaba will be leading the attack on that hideout once that man speaks. Until then Makoto you will be on the sidelines recovering! This is my order to you!"

Makoto looked away in anger. "Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Ikusaba," Kyoko said softly. "Are you fine with this order?"

"Yes, of course, Kirigiri," Mukuro nodded. "As soon as the man spills the beans on the location. I will head there and see what I can find."

"Thank you, Ikusaba."


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