Hello fellow reader's and writer's neogamer93 here with another chapter to night raids fox. First I want to say something about the story, I know that those who have seen the anime know that by this point both bulat and sheele are supposed to be dead. I kinda screwed up there and put the time line after they were killed yet they still live, I had recently watched the episode pertaining to the creation of the jeagers, when I remembered that by this point they had to die so I just wanted to clear that up, both of them will probably be kept alive unless I have no choice in having tatsumi gain incursio. Anyway on with the story. Hope you enjoy and remember to review.
The stadium had become quiet, everyone was shocked both by the fact that the most respected and feared after Esdeath was not just a legend, not only that but Esdeath, the ice hearted empress was kissing him. Many a man and woman were jealous, the men because they wanted to be the one to melt the empresses heart and the woman because Esdeath had snagged the most lusted after general in the military.
After breaking the kiss they each looked into the others eyes and you could see the love and devotion each had for the other. "You jerk do you know how painful it was for me when I heard you had deserted the empire". Said Esdeath as she leaned against his chest with tears in her eyes.
"I do, because it was the same pain I felt knowing that I had to leave my queen behind, but I knew that had I told you face to face you would have either tried to stop me or join me in my desertion, and I just felt that you would be better off here. I never meant to hurt you, but it was to keep you safe". Said Naruto as he embraced her as she kept crying.
"I know that you fool, but you should have at least told me of your plan, regardless of your reason I would have followed you whether you wanted me to or not". Said Esdeath as she tried her tears and had a smirk on her face.
"Heh, there's the ice hearted empress that stole my heart all those years ago, and I gotta say time has certainly been kind to you, from what I see and felt was any indication". Said Naruto with sly smirk on his face as he was checking out his queen, which caused her to just match his smirk and pose sexily for him giving him a great show of her cleavage.
"Yes it has and it's all for you my love". Said Esdeath as she returned to her relaxed stance.
"Heh I love it when you get that way, really drives me crazy and it was the most I missed all these years". Said Naruto.
"Flirting aside you still have to answer for your desertion, so I ask you what reason did you have in leaving the empire? You were and still are the most respected and feared general". Asked Esdeath as she closed her arms.
(Sigh) I know, well you deserve an explanation anyway, ok the reason was that I couldn't continue to follow a government that had lost it's way. I was fine with killing any and all threats to the empire, like any soldier of the empire would, but when the king died and the child prince was placed on the throne everything changed. I mean look at the empire of today and compare it to the empire of old. Do you see the differences between the two"? Asked Naruto.
When he asked her that she thought back to the time off the king, during his reign all was peaceful in the capital, it's people lived happily and safe knowing that the military would defend it to their last breath, but when she started to think of the empire now that she thought about it the people that once trusted them now fear and hate the very military that devoted it's life to keep them safe. Sure some didn't agree with their methods but surely it wasn't as bad as it sounded, right? She thought to herself.
Seeing the look of doubt on her face Naruto spoke. "I see that you have realized the difference, yes it's as bad as it sounds why do you think there is a rebellion against the empire, sure they are just like us but the difference is that they care for the people where as the military only cares about control and money. You know I'm right". Naruto said.
"Even if you say that it's true how do you know that they don't have any ulterior motives for doing this"? She asked as she stood in front of him.
"I know because I have seen the assassin's leader and from what I have seen they mainly kill those who have been corrupted. I know that you know of the rich family that was recently killed by Night raid, right? Well they weren't innocent in the least, the daughter as a hobby brought poor people off the streets and in a false show of kindness gave them a place to sleep only to show her true self and torture them until death, and the staff along with the parents condoned this and did nothing but watch as innocent people suffer. So I ask you is that the empire we should die for"? Asked Naruto.
"No not really but what do you want me to do"? Asked Esdeath.
"Come with me and join Night raid, I would like nothing more than to have my queen by my side again". Said Naruto shocking her.
"W-what you are actually a part of Night raid"? She asked.
"Yes when I had left I had spent the last few years training in the use of my teigus and when I returned I saw the disaster the empire had become and I sought out the group and joined them now I ask you will you join me and Night raid and help liberate the empire"? Naruto asked.
" Nothing would make me happier then to be with my king but before that show me that you are still as strong as you were back then". Esdeath said as she pulled her rapier and got into a stance.
"Heh just like how we became a couple, I'm glad you still have that indomitable fire and personality that drove me to you". Said Naruto as he pulled both of his teigus out.
As the people in the stadium watched the couple they couldn't here what they were talking about but when they pulled their weapons and saw the smirks on their faces they knew that the next fight was going to be epic.
Not wasting time both charged each other with Esdeath using her superior speed with her rapier and struck at Naruto who dodged by blocking with his teigus only to be stopped when his feet where encased in ice. Swinging kaen megami he melted the ice and swung kaze no megami sending wind blades toward Esdeath who blocked it by creating a wall of ice which was soon melted as Naruto swung kaen megami. With that they started to trade sword strikes as they continued with the audience impressed by the battle of generals. After a few minutes of this they decided to up the fight by activating there powers as Esdeath coated the rapier in ice and created another out of ice. While Naruto coated both of his swords with their respective elements, with that the real fight began as they charged each other Naruto swung kaze no megami sending a wind slice toward Esdeath that she dodged by jumping to the left and struck the ground creating an ice line that Naruto melted with kaen megamis flames which continued causing Esdeath to jump away. When she landed she created a dragon made of ice causing Naruto to use both of his teigus causing a flamethrower that melted the dragon and caused steam to cover the arena. Using it as cover having trained in it the past few years Naruto tried to attack Esdeath only to be blocked as she had sensed him coming. With that they started to trade strikes again. After a while the steam had dispersed and the two were locked in a stalemate.
"Well your skills have improved I see back then you couldn't keep up with me now it seems that were evenly matched". Said Naruto as he stared at Esdeath.
"Heh well you weren't the only one training in their teigu, now let me show you how much I have improved". She said as she seemingly disappeared only for Naruto to be encased in ice as she reappeared behind him shocking the others as they didn't know what happened.
"Well it seems you've learned a new trick but so have i". Said Naruto as the temperature seemed to increase and cracks to appear on the ice keeping Naruto still, which soon melted showing that Naruto whole body had become dark flames with that and much to the shock of everyone especially Esdeath he disappeared and reappeared behind Esdeath back to his regular form with both his swords crossed over neck as he hugged her from behind.
"It's over". Naruto said causing a smile to form on Esdeaths face as she was both happy and turned on by his display of power.
"I yield". Said Esdeath as she melted the ice on her rapier as Naruto sheathed his swords and the two turned to each other and kissed each other before they addressed the crowd.
"Thank you all for coming to this tournament and I hope you enjoyed the battle between the empires most powerful generals". Said Esdeath as she and Naruto left heading back to the empire military hq.
Well that's chapter 4 hoped you guys like it please review if you have any ideas on what Esdeath should do concerning joining night raid or not. Neogamer93 out.