Corruption, Murder and Redemption?

by Man of cartoons

Corruption is said to be a monster that eats the soul of a man. So what if a hero with a pure heart decides to come to a world where the monster has almost taken over? Will he survive? Will he break? And will he get this dumb blond to stop calling him a cattle? Please read to find out. BenXAriaXSheele (Love Triangle). It used to include Leone.

5. Attack, Fight and Eliminate the user Pt1

Hey, everyone! Welcome to another chapter of Corruption, murder and…Redemption?

Wow! You guys sure are hyped for this chapter huh? Well I can't blame you. This chapter is going to stand out in a way from other crossovers with Akame ga kill concerning fights. Now don't get me wrong, I haven't read all their crossovers. I just have a feeling it may be.

Also I feel like I should inform you all that this fanfiction takes place after the events of Omniverse. That means Ben doesn't have the Ultimatrix, hence no ultimates will be showing up in this fanfic…yet. Yes, I am planning for Ben to regain that ability, but until I have it cleared then don't depend on it happening. And another thing I should let you know, when I write this version of Ben I have this idea of an Omniverse version of Ben if he was from the anime world. That is why he curses a bit and thinks a lot.

So without anything else to say, on with the chapter.

Chapter 5: Attack, Fight and…Eliminate the Omnitrix user? Part 1

For a hero that has dealt with all kinds of villains, Ben didn't see what came for him. In fact, he had only been talking when Akame went after him with a slash of her katana. Night Raid weren't ones for talking in a battlefield, so that was natural to the black haired assassin.

So in those seconds it happened, Ben could only react the best way he could. He made a move backwards, while instinctively holding Aria tighter to him, until he felt the taste of Murasame. It wasn't bad though, but it did cut across his stomach, causing blood to instantly spill out.

"AAAAHHHH!" Ben screamed.

Akame's attack was something very surprising for the teen hero as it gave him little time to react. He might've been killed if he hadn't dodged as far as he could. However, due to still feeling the actual sting of the blade, the teen was overcome by the pain as he then lost his footing and fell to the ground, with Aria falling on her back. fell

"OWWWW!" Aria cried out.

Being knocked off Ben's back came hard for the blond as it hurt. But when for a second it didn't seem that bad, her hurt ankle reminded her otherwise to the point that she screamed again.

"Eliminate."

"Huh?" Aria questioned, confused.

The girl was still in the midst of her pain when she heard that familiar word. She didn't know how long since she last heard that word, nor did she ever hope to ever hearing it again. But she had no choice in the matter now. It brought a look of dread on her face as she looked up with shaky eyes just in time to see Akame raise her katana above her head to strike her down.

"No…not again…" Aria quivered.

As much as she hated to think it, but she had to admit she was a goner. Akame had successfully cut down Ben, only to now finish the job she was prevented from doing the last time they saw each other. So imagine how much fear took over her body that it froze her in place with nothing to do about it.

Fortunately for her, some unexpected got in the way. Maybe it was a struck of luck or just good fortune. But it didn't matter then as Ben rose from the ground with a groan, while holding his hand over the wound as it continuously sting him.

"Not…so fast, Akame." Ben said.

"Hmm?"

The black haired assassin was a bit surprised to hear her name, considering she never told the young man what it was. But now that he knew it, the girl had her attention at him as her katana was by her side.

"You know my name. How?" She asked, looking intimidating as she glared at him.

"Oh, that…" Ben said. He then tried to bear the pain he felt as he held over the bleeding as he continued. "That friend of your words with the big…ears said your name that one time, remember?"

"Mhm." Akame nodded.

Meanwhile, in their hiding place, Tatsumi and Ieyasu had an anime sweat drop as they looked comically stunned at Akame.

'She nodded so easily.' Both boys thought simultaneously.

But it didn't matter at all for that moment. In fact, their use in the battlefield was yet to come considering what was going on between Ben and Akame. Aria seemed to be forgotten while Bulat stood just to observe and act if the need be. He had heard what was told about Ben during the meeting earlier and knew he was dangerous to underestimate, especially now that he seemed serious.

As for the teen hero, he continued as he began panting hard. "Besides…do toy know…how much it costs…TO BUY THIS SHIRT?!"

'Is…Is he for real?' Aria thought, stupefied by his reaction.

'That's Ben for you…' Ieyasu thought, facepalming in an instant.

"Why am I not surprised?" Tatsumi murmured.

However, it didn't stop there for the teen hero. In fact, he continued immediately after as he gestured both hands at the wound on his stomach.

"Also, what the heck?!" He yelled angrily. "This is my only shirt in this world, you know? I can't just –'

Just then, the teen hero came to a stop. He could feel the growing pain in his body increase as its results left his body shaking violently. It wasn't from the injury he received from Akame's blade though, but something that seemed different and yet related to her attack. Unfortunately, there wasn't much he could do about it. The pain was so agonizing that it felt like his entire bloodstream was shutting down due to a sudden tightening in his heart.

"W-What is…this?" Ben asked, between the pain and talking. He could already feel himself getting weak as even his legs gave up as he fell on his knees.

"One slash, one certain kill." Akame answered with her monotone voice. "That is a specialty of Murasame."

"M-Mura-sa-me?" Ben questioned.

But it didn't matter in his situation. The poison caused by the deadly Teigu was so great that all feeling in Ben's body gave out. It led him to instantly fall on his front, with his breathing reducing dramatically as everyone watched until he grew silent.

'No…it can't be.' Tatsumi thought in shock. His eyes were widened as his mouth opened in the process as he stared at what he was seeing.

'Did he just…' Ieyasu thought, feeling the same. He had the same expression like his friend on his face until he shook his head in refusal. 'No, it can't be! That was a chump move, dammit!'

Unfortunately, it seemed that the universe's greatest hero was indeed dead. Aria could barely do anything as she stared wide eyed at the silent hero who had saved her life.

Meanwhile, Bulat seemed unfazed as he let out a disappointed gasp and slung his big spear over his shoulder.

"I guess that's that." He said to Akame. "You should take out the girl. Boss would want a report about this."

"Mhm." Akame nodded in response.

With Ben down on the ground, there was no one protecting Aria this time. She had a nice run since the time the teen hero saved her from Night Raid's clutches, but with nothing in Akame's way, Aria let out a scream as fear came over her shaking body as her life would soon be cut down like it was nothing.

However, before Akame could take a step closer to the girl, a whining sound from Ben's watch caught her attention. This was followed by itself faceplate shining bright green as it seemed just by that it caught Aria, Bulat, Tatsumi and Ieyasu's attention.

"Full bloodstream scan completed. Omnitrix user, Ben Kirby Tennyson, heartbeat kept by a minimum on life support. Now applying immediate decontamination; restoring user's heartbeat in the process. Omnitrix Failsafe activated."

Just then, the light on the Omnitrix became brighter. It covered Ben in a flash of light as whatever it intended swept through Ben's bloodstream, ridding the poison that contaminated Ben system. And while at it, causing everyone present to block their eyes before it died down and a loud gasp was heard.

"Oh my –" Ben cried out loud. He got himself back on his feet before placing his hand on his chest."Did I just die again?!"

'Again?!' Both Tatsumi and Ieyasu gasped in shock.

'He survived Akame's Murasame…' Bulat thought as well. Though it may not look like it, the man was surprised at the turnout. 'Clearly, I underestimated him.'

At the same time, Aria stared at Ben with a feeling she wasn't sure of. Should she be glad, happy, scared or just a mix of both? After all, it seemed the teenager had just been raised from the dead a second ago.

Meanwhile, a few distance away, Leone's lips shaped into a grin. She had remained in her position on the tree branch while watching everything that had happened unfold before her eyes. But just when she was disappointed after Ben's supposed death, she was surprised to see him standing back on his feet as fine as before.

'I didn't expect that.' Leone thought with a surprised look on her face. But she changed when a new thought came in mind, followed by a grin. 'He survived Akame's Murasame. I wonder how she's going to react to this.'

So while Leone was feeling anxious, there were other Night Raid members that were in denial. One of them, of course, was Mine, who had a clear look of shock on her face.

"No way did that just happened!" Mine yelled in anger. "Akame couldn't have –"

"Mine, what's going on?" Sheele asked. She had been watching her friend from behind as her helper in case of any surprises,bBut now that she noticed her friend's reaction, she was curious.

"Nothing much, Sheele." Mine answered her friend."That guy just got lucky."

"Oh okay." Sheele replied. She didn't know what else to say about that other than looking a bit confused.

Speaking of Akame, the black haired assassin was coming to terms with what was going on. She hadn't expected the Teigu on Ben's wrist to speak and cure him of Murasame's poison, especially when she did what was meant to be a swift kill. But now that her target was standing once again, she narrowed her eyes more serious at him while bringing her sword up at her side.

'This may be a problem.' Akame thought subtly. 'I believed a swift kill would end him, but I was wrong. His Teigu seems to be equipped with a way to nullify wounds and poison. That means if I'm to kill himI have to destroy his Teigu.'

Akame's thought, at this point, had already been made as she glanced at Ben's Omnitrix. She could see how small and yet cleverly made it was, before glaring at Ben's face and charging at him in a blinding speed. But then, as she swung her sword at his Omnitrix's arm, the teen surprisingly moved his arm out of the way before letting out a yelp as he leapt backwards just to avoid a swing for his neck.

"Woah! You just tried to kill me!" Ben shouted in a moment of shock. He had been trying to recover from the unexpected kill by Akame when this happened. But upon gulping a spit down and rubbing his neck, a serious look formed on his face before he raised the Omnitrix to his chest level and touching the faceplate just for the hologram circle of alien faces to appear. "You want to kill me? Fine. But just know I'm not going down that easy again." He said. Then the Omnitrix's faceplate slipped away just for the core to pop out with his hand above it. "And since you want the Omnitrix, then get ready to throw down with…"

Immediately, he slammed his hand down on the core, causing the usual transformation. It led to his entire body to be engulfed in a flash of green light as it altered his DNA in accelerated rate. His body grew some feet taller as he became somewhat slimmer while flaps grew under his arms and his head drastically changed. The transformation continued to change other parts of his drastically that when the light died down, Ben stood as a strange green and black humanoid creature. The creature seemed to be vampire-like in nature as it had pale-blue skin and sharp yellow teeth. It also wore a black and green jumpsuit with the chest plate similar to one of his other aliens, while also wearing black gloves with green fingers which possessed sharp claws and a green mask with spikes on his head. Another thing to note was his green eyes, the green flaps under his arms and the Omnitrix symbol on his stomach.

"WHAMPIRE!"

With his hands spread out, Ben had let out his usual name cry right before everyone. He had completely been transformed to a creature not even Tatsumi or Ieyasu had seen during the time they were friends. But even if they did, it wouldn't matter so much at the matter. Akame was still fixed on the alien hero who, no matter the transformation, was still a target.

So without saying a word, Akame went after Ben yet again. She had her katana straightly directed for his stomach in a piercing fashion as her speed made the normal eye almost impossible to see her go. But there was a problem with that. Whampire was no normal being.

Speaking of the alien hero, he cocked a smirk when his eyes saw her. The female assassin was indeed fast, but not someone that could surprise Whampire's enhanced vision. Hence, as Akame's blade came for his side, he simply moved to his like almost like a blur.

But her attack didn't stop there, not even for a second. The girl was still swift as ever before as she immediately locked eyes on Whampire's form with the very intention to kill. This time she swung her sword at him to slash his stomach, only for him to react to it by flying back with her following him at his front.

'She's persistent, I'll give her that.' Whampire thought with a display of annoyance.

Akame seemed very determined to end his life as she didn't seem to hesitate slashing at him again. And why wouldn't she? The teen hero wasn't in an armored form like the time he first fought her. Hence, the moment he came to a stop, she swung her katana upward to slice his face, only to miss because he bent his upper body backwards. However, this was accompanied with a swift front kick at his chest that sent his flying for a few feet away. It would've ended with him falling to the ground if he didn't stop himself in the air.

'And she's stronger than she looks.' Whampire thought with mild surprise.

However, Akame didn't give him a chance to be by himself. In fact, she came at him swift, and possibly faster than before, as she immediately began swinging her katana at him in such a speed that Whampire could swear she wanted to turn him into a salad. Fortunately, he didn't give her that luxury. She may be fast, but Whampire was faster as he dodged her slashes easily with his enhanced speed.

But that wasn't to say Akame became relentless. In fact, she tried to be faster as she mustered much of her speed to at least leave a cut on him. But when you're a being from another world, it seemed hard to achieve that. After all, Whampire was not only able to swiftly dodge her attacks but had many opening to strike back, for which she was prepared for. So why didn't he? The only accomplishment she reached was being able to make him move out of place in order to dodge her attacks efficiently, which wasn't something to brag about.

But that was when the black haired assassin decided she had enough. She had taken in the speed Whampire was using from his movements, when suddenly she almost got him at the neck with yet another swift slash. But like her previous attacks, Whampire dodged it, though this time it was different, as she not only scared him a bit but cause him to fly back a few feet away to create space. This time Akame didn't follow him.

"Now that was too close for comfort." Whampire said and sighed in relief.

And he was right to assume such a thing. Akame's attack had almost gotten him when he thought it would fail. In fact, if it hadn't been for his alien's instincts he may have fallen victim to her quick cuts again. But while he could puzzle this, he was able to calm his nerves down just in time for Akame to speak to him.

"Why do you not attack?" Akame asked. She still had her focused expression as she continued. "You had many chances to strike back, so why don't you?"

"Oh…was it that obvious?" Ben asked, seemingly sheepishly. For some reason, he smiled in that same fashion as he rubbed the back on his head before continuing. "Well…I got to be honest…I haven't punched a really cute girl before."

'He's kidding, right?' Both Tatsumi and Ieyasu thought simultaneously. A comedic stunned look was on their faces as they eyed the teen hero.

However, Akame didn't seem to buy it in the slightest. She simply directed her katana at the teen hero accursedly and replied. "I don't believe you. You struck me down the first time we met."

"Yeah…Cannonbolt doesn't exactly see, so …huh?"

At the last part, Whampire noticed something was wrong. There was a shadow over him, which seemed to be growing rapidly like someone was coming down on him. And indeed someone was coming down on him. But when he looked up, he only got a few seconds to see Bulat's figure and his spear before he came down on him.

However, it didn't turn out like one would expect. Tatsumi and Ieyasu had both eyes widened while Akame stood silently while looking at what they saw immediately after. Bulat was standing directly before Whampire with his weapon in hands, while trying to send his weapon down on Whampire who had both hands holding it from coming close.

"You guys don't joke around, don't ya?" Whampire said, commenting on Bulat. He also seemed a bit strained as he continuously held the assassin's spear in place while grinning. "The guys I fight back home sometimes talk much. But with you guys, it's just straight to the kill. Now then…let's get things moving."

Just then, Whampire decided to go against the brute strength of Bulat. He let out a loud groan as he put his muscles to the test while his opponent pressed down against him to match. But after a few seconds, the result of this fit of strength seemed to be against Bulat as Whampire was lifting his spear up stronger than he could muster against him. In fact, it became so much that the assassin pulled back and jumped a few feet back to create space between them.

However, Whampire decided to be on the offense this time. That meant he flew directly for Bulat with his fist back, causing him to go on the defense by raising his spear's flat side at his chest level just in time to feel the impact of a powerful alien's fist against it.

It wasn't too bad though, at least to Bulat's experience. But it did cause him to grit his teeth as a groan escaped his lips when he tried to stay standing. Whampire's fist had not only been a surprise but it caused his feet to skid back despite the strength he mustered against. But when the alien hero came with another blow again, he twirled his spear and used it to block his helmet just in time.

However, this time, Bulat held his ground firmly. He let out a loud groan though, as the ground underneath his made a few cracks before he used used his spear to push Whampire back, which he did. But that did nothing to the alien hero, as he ended up just floating in the air a few feet from him. But before either of them could attack, Akame intervened.

The reason she didn't intervene before was simple. She needed an opening. And now that she saw such a thing, she charged at the alien hero with her katana by her side before making a leap for his torso with precise unexpected speed.

Too bad this didn't work so well for the female assassin. The reason for this was because of Whampire, who had superior hearing and a natural sense of his surroundings, was able to detect her closeness before flying upwards just in time to avoid her.

'That was close.' Whampire thought. 'I got to be really careful. These guys want me dead, after all.'

So with that came some action from the alien hero. Akame landed on the ground with her eyes precisely back on Whampire, before then watching the enemy's next move. She saw as he flew backwards to put distance from them before doing a flip that resulted in him flying straight at them with his body a few feet off from the ground.

'He's coming fast.' Akame thought quickly.

And indeed she was right in that analysis. Whampire was coming at them with his fists forward as his face possessed a straight look that didn't waver. In a way, this would kill both assassins the chance of a quick kill. However, at the speed he was coming, both assassins had to jump away at their respective sides just to avoid him a collision with him.

However, the teen hero didn't seem to slow down anytime soon. In fact, his attention went for Akame once he did a U-turn just to get to her, to which she took notice and stood her ground. She didn't deter in the slightest to get out of his way nor did she remove her concentrated glare on him as he approached her. She just readied her katana for a swift kill until the moment the distance between them was closed where she then slashed her katana at him.

However, in what seemed like a bizarre twist, Akame missed her target. This was because Whampire, having successfully gotten close to her, changed to his bat form and flew over her shoulder. The current form was basically a small black ball with wings of the same color and size, as well as a miniature version of his face on the front of his body, which he remained as for a few seconds before transforming back to normal with his back on the ground and Akame turning to face him.

Though she couldn't show it, the female assassin was admittedly fooled by his trick. It had caught her off guard until now she had yet another chance to swing her katana at him. Unfortunately, before she could fully attack, Whampire caught her wrist with his hand and grinned widely at her face.

"Gotcha now!" He stated with an open expression. He finally had the female assassin in a position where he could actually turn the tide of the fight. And now that she was facing him, he shot a corrupturas (a small dark-green, diamond shaped object with green eyes, little horns and black bat-like wings) for her forehead without hesitation.

However, there was a problem he soon encountered then. It was the fact that Akame wasn't exactly defenseless against his surprise attack. She was able to use her free hand to swiftly grab the mind-controlling thing, surprising the alien hero, before immediately changing the handling of her katana to strike the enemy while he was stunned by her move. But before she could actually strike him, the alien hero reacted with a small yelp and flew backwards before she could slash his face.

"Okay, that was too close for comfort." Whampire said under his breath. He was still surprised at what she did, as it not only confirmed how good she was but the amount of danger she imposed on him if he wasn't careful.

However, just as he was recovering, Bulat decided to strike again. He dashed against the teen hero upon seeing him standing in a clear opening, before then swung his spear at him for his torso. But before his action could be accomplished, Whampire was able to detect him and his attack as he instantly snapped out on his initial shock before grabbing the blade of the spear with his left hand, though with a cost.

Not surprising, holding the blade hurt a lot. It caused the alien hero to hiss in pain as he held the weapon from getting to him despite the green blood now coming through.

"Men…that hurts." Whampire winced as he tried to bear the pain. Bulat was increasingly trying to pressure him while he tried holding the assassin back from making it worse. But it didn't make anything much better. In fact, the alien hero saw Akame coming, before looking directly at Bulat's eyes. 'I could try hypnotizing him…but from what I'm seeing, his armor isn't normal like at all. But if I don't try something else, that girl would get me…I guess I have no other choice.'

"Hey, you." Whampire called directly at Bulat. "You and your friend shouldn't get close to me."

"Yeah…and why's that?" Bulat asked. The armored assassin was trying to press harder against the alien hero, knowing Akame was close by.

Speaking of the female assassin, she was much closer as expected. The gap between her and the two fighters was almost immediately closed as she got ready to strike him.

However, something didn't seem right at those few seconds to deal the kill. Whampire grew a sly grin on his face as his body began to shine brightly, indicating something big.

"I go boom quiet easily." Whampire finished.

That was when it immediately made sense to the armored assassin. His eyes flew wide in alarm as he immediately turned to Akame, who had closed in on the alien hero.

"Akame, get back!" He shouted.

Unfortunately, it was already too late for her to react. She already had her katana's blade a few inches at Whampire's neck when suddenly the alien hero let out a blinding green energy so powerful it blasted anything within its short surroundings. It was witnessed by Aria, Tatsumi, Ieyasu, Mine and Leone, all who were stunned or shocked at what happened.

"No…don't tell me…" Mine muttered with a shaky voice. Her eyes were widened as tears began to leak out at the very thought of the awful fate of her comrades. At the same time, Sheele stood baffled as she eyed her friend, afraid to ask what just happened. She had heard a big boom coming from the distance, which hinted what may have happened.

At the same time, Leone gritted her teeth. "Shit…you better not be dead, Akame…Bulat." She said.

Meanwhile, Tatsumi and Ieyasu were deep in bafflement and shocked at what happened. They had just witnessed the demise of two of their own in the hands of someone they once considered a friend.

'Bro…' Ieyasu thought, tightening his fist. He was trying to hold back the pain in him as he then shut his head and looked down. 'He can't be dead.'

However, unlike his friend, Tatsumi was still looking at the battlefield. He was still shocked at what happened, but now with the inclusion of a frustrated tightened fist. 'Akame…Bulat…Did Ben just…?'

"Damn you, Ben!" Ieyasu shouted in anger.

The black haired teen finally couldn't hold his emotion. He was angry, saddened and troubled at what had happened, especially since it involved someone who saved him once. In fact, he was so mixed about this that he stood right up, about to walk out of their hiding spot when suddenly Tatsumi held him.

"Let me go, Tatsumi!" Ieyasu shouted. He had his face at his friend angrily. "That bastard just…"

"No…he didn't." Tatsumi replied. His face no longer had the feeling he felt before as he was looking somewhere else. "Look." He pointed at a particular direction.

"Huh?"

Now Ieyasu was confused at what his friend meant. He turned his attention to where Tatsumi was pointing before feeling a lot of pressure of his chest at what it was. It would seem that Bulat and Akame had made it away from Whampire's blast attack after all.

So in what seemed like enlightening, both Akame and Bulat were alright. The armored assassin was in a bent knees position as his back was at where the energy explosion took place, with Akame being in his arms and his spear within his fingers. It showed that Bulat had reacted quickly enough against Whampire's energy burst, as both were seemingly unharmed from it.

"They're safe." Mine whispered with a smile. She also felt relieved and joy as her worries and fear were wiped away before she then used her dress's wrist to clean the tears on her cheeks. "Now then…" She said again, this time louder. "I hope that bastard is dead."

"Hmm." Sheele hummed.

Was Ben really dead from that seemingly suicide explosion? That was kind of hard to say then. His explosion had caused a big size crater in the ground as a dust of cloud covered it. It wasn't that large enough to reach Aria's position, but it was wide enough to cut into the stream of the front of the forest.

"Ben…" Aria muttered.

Ever since the explosion happened, the teen has been staring at the place Whampire had seemingly gone off. It didn't matter much to her that Bulat and Akame were some feet away at her left; she was just scared at what could've been fate of the young man that has saved her more than once. Hence, as the cloud dust subsided, a feeling of relief washed over her face at a familiar figure standing with his arms at his head.

"Huh, that went better than I expected." Whampire commented with a smile on his face. His eyes then went on Akame and Bulat as they both were on their feet, facing him. "You made it alive." He said and pointed at Akame. "Good." He then sighed in relief. "I still don't have that whole…energy explosion thing worked out yet."

"That was careless." Bulat suddenly commented. He had his spear in his right hand as his eyes were seemingly directed at him as he spoke. "I've heard about you, Ben. I heard how you saved the rich girl even when her wrongdoings were showed before you. But while I don't support your action then, you've been very careless. If you can't take into account of your actions in battle, then you're a risk to yourself and those around you."

"Uh…thanks, I guess." Whampire replied, not sure how to respond to that. "I'll be sure to write that down in my 'don't listen to crazy assassins' notebook."

Akame glared at him with a scowling look in response. She didn't like Ben's sarcastic attitude, especially since it was at someone who she knew very well. But when she gripped her katana and took a step forward, Bulat placed his hand on her shoulder before then turning back at the alien hero.

"But besides that, it's obvious you're well skilled and powerful." Bulat said boldly. "And from what Leone's said, your actions here confirms you don't have it in you to kill. That shows you also have a good heart. So I come with an offer if you wish to make some good impact."

"Okay, and what's that?" Whampire asked. He crossed his arms across each other, over his chest, as he stared at armored assassin with an intrigued look.

"Join us, Night Raid." Bulat stated boldly. "We're dedicated to taking out the rotten eggs in the Capital and the empire as a whole for a brighter future. Your former friends Tatsumi and Ieyasu joined our cause because they believed in ridding the empire of its evil and restoring an equal system for all. So what do you say? Will you join us?"

"No." Whampire answered straight away. "As much as you guys murder a lot, some part of me believe you're doing some good. That is probably why Tatsumi and Ieyasu joined your cause. But you guys don't have a moral against killing defenseless girl. Yeah, she's very guilty of her crimes. However, taking her out doesn't make you any better than what she and her family did."

'So…that's it then.' Bulat thought, tightening his grip on his spear.

For those who heard Whampire's words, those words sunk into that as it revealed a new interpretation of the teen hero. Bulat was silent to say anything back while Akame stood still with her glare continuously at the teen hero. Her feelings then didn't reveal what she actually thought of him though, it just showed her resentment for him. However, that couldn't be said by those who were watching up close.

'Is he talking about me?' Aria thought. She didn't know what to make about this as she stayed still, still looking at the alien hero.

"He's actually defending the bitch!" Ieyasu yelled angrily.

The black haired teen found his feelings once again open right next to his friend. But unlike before, it was a single anger at Ben who he reacted to by punching his fist at the tree next to him. "That bastard! I can't believe he was our friend!" Ieyasu cursed angrily.

"Yeah…" Tatsumi muttered.

However, unlike his friend, his feelings were different. He was heartbroken, while at the same time angry, as his hand was clutched at where his heart was as he continued to look at Ben.

'But what about Sayo?' Tatsumi thought. 'Did you forget her? Did you forget everything we've been through? No…I'm sure you didn't. But if this is really what you want…then I won't hold back against you in the battlefield.'

There was no denying it now that Whampire's words had hit deep on the two boys. It had them quietly against the young hero from their position as everything else seemed to go on.

"That's where you're wrong." Akame suddenly said. She now had a straight focused face as she took a few steps forward from Bulat before continuing. "We're not trying to be better than them. We know our wrongs and we'll accept our retribution when the time comes. But for now, we will eliminate you since you've decided to not join us."

"Yeah…good luck with that." Whampire replied and smirked.

So it was very much decided then; the fight will go on between the assassins and the hero with no resolve whatsoever. However, there was a twist to it that Akame came up with. She turned to Aria and held her katana by her side before dashing at her.

"Eliminate." Akame said.

"Aria!" Whampire shouted.

From the look of shock and urgency on his face, it was obvious he hadn't anticipated Akame to go after Aria when he was still around. It just didn't make that much sense until now. However, even if he did, his attention was taken when Bulat came down on him from the air with his spear up.

"You're attention is on me!" The armored assassin shouted.

"Yeah, right!" Whampire snarled with a glare.

However, as much as Whampire didn't like it, Bulat was right. The armored assassin came down on him and struck his spear down on him, causing him to fly left just to dodge. But from what Bulat hadn't seen coming, Whampire swiftly swung a strong punch at his helmet with a strong force.

"Out of my way!" He yelled determinedly.

So with that, Whampire sent Bulat flying right into the forest. A few sounds of trees being knocked down could be heard, but it didn't matter to Whampire. The alien hero just directed his attention at Akame before flying off at her.

Meanwhile, Aria found herself in a scary and terrifying position. She could see Akame dashing at her with her katana ready while she was still on the ground, on her back, with nothing else that could stop the seemingly inevitable. Her ankle still hurt to move as the thought of escape seemed like a dying wish when there was an assassin like Akame coming for her.

So with nothing else to do, she screamed. "Ben, save me!"

However, the chance of the hero stepping in seemed inevitable. Akame was just a feet away from here when she then swung her katana for the blond girl's chest. At the same time, Whampire had already closed in with his fist drawn back to hit Akame.

"No!" Whampire shouted.

But then something unexpected happened. Akame switched the handling of her katana's handle to a stabbing form, which she then swiftly sent at Whampire's stomach, precisely at the Omnitrix's symbol. And before the alien hero could react, the tip of her katana hit the alien tech, causing a huge feedback energy blast so powerful it sent anything close by flying.

So, not surprising, this affected Whampire, Akame and Aria. The teen hero was instantly transformed back to his human form as his body flew right into the stream close by. At the same time, Akame hit the ground hard while Aria suffered the same fate as her body rolled until she was on her stomach.

"Ugh…that could've gone better." Ben muttered bitterly.

The stream the hero had been sent to was surprisingly shallow as it didn't cover much of his body. It was obvious by the way he sat there, holding his stomach before then standing on his feet as he raised the Omnitrix at his chest level with an irritated glare.

"And what was that about, Omnitrix? My butt's wet thanks to you!" He yelled.

However, his moment then soon came to a stop as he noticed something dashing at him. It wasn't Akame though, but actually her comrade, Bulat, who immediately swung his spear down to slice the Omnitrix user. Unfortunately for him, Ben jumped sideways with a yelp before then swiftly ducking his upper body as Bulat swung his spear again.

'This guy just doesn't know when to quiet.' Ben thought with an irritated look. And frankly who could blame him? He could still feel his shoes and socks getting soggy just from staying in the water.

But that didn't matter to Bulat in the slightest. The armored assassin main concern was getting rid of the target, whom he then sent his spear directly for a stab attack. But upon seeing the teen jump back, he noticed the teen raise his hand over the watch device on his wrist before then charging at him to stop him.

However, Bulat couldn't stop what was inevitable to happen. The Omnitrix user slammed his hand down on the Omnitrix's core just in time as Bulat sent his spear forward to stab right through him. But upon being engulfed in a flash of green light, Ben stood as an entirely different being which he then used to halt the spear's motion with a cold misty covered hand.

"Big…Chill!" Ben bellowed.

Big Chill was basically a blue moth man with his wings currently closed that he resembled a cloaked creature. He also had green eyes and the Omnitrix symbol at the middle of a belt on his waist which remained unscathed despite the damage it received earlier.

(A/N: He still retains his Alien Force/Ultimate Alien look. The only difference is that he has that belt from Omniverse)

'He halted my attack?' Bulat thought, a bit surprised.

Then it began to make sense to the armored assassin. The tip of his spear was covered by ice, which began to grow to his handle in an alarming rate that he immediately pulled back.

'Amazing…he also has the same power as Esdeath.' Bulat thought, amazed as well. 'No…I shouldn't compare this to her…He may have the power, but he hasn't shown his potential with it yet...But whatever the case is, I have to be ready for him.'

"So are you ready to give up yet?" Big Chill asked nonchalantly. "We can do this the easier way or…" Then he opened his wings. "Or the hard way."

"Hmph!" Bulat responded with twirling his spear to his side. "Try me!"

"Fine!" Big Chill shouted.

Just then, in what seemed like a fresh fight, Bulat couldn't help but feel a bit excited for this. He watched as the alien hero sent his head forward before letting out a stream of ice from his mouth which would've gotten him if he hadn't jumped to his left to avoid. But before he could send another attack, Bulat suddenly disappeared out of sight much to the teen's surprise.

'Wait, did he just dis –'

Big Chill came to a stop when he noticed something. He heard loud water splashing, similar to a person running through water, before becoming intangible just in time to feel something go right through his stomach. It didn't hurt him in the slightest though, but it did freeze the invisible blade that tried to slice him.

"Nope, just invisibility." Big Chill commented.

Bulat was a bit startled by this. His attempt to strike with a sneak attack seemed to have failed due to Big Chill's unexpected ability. But before he could react, Big Chill placed his hand on his chest, freezing him to the point that his entire armor became visibly frozen in ice before he then punched him at the chest, sending him flying to the water bed.

'That was…unexpected.' Bulat thought and let out a groan. Though he had been caught off guard, he didn't feel that bad as he tried to get up from the ground on his stomach.

As for Big Chill, he made no attempt to attack the guy. In fact, he seemed relaxed as he watched him get back on his feet. "I got to say, you trying that invisible surprise attack was clever. But there's one mistake you made. Never try it on a person who can go through things, freeze your ass off and…disappear right before your eyes."

So with that said, Big Chill the last thing he said. His entire body disappeared right before the armored assassin's eyes. It made assassin realize the danger the alien hero now posed before he then ran for his spear which was at the bottom at the stream. But when he then got there, bending down to get it, his spear suddenly flew up pass him before the one responsible reveal himself to be Big Chill, hovering above him with the weapon in his hand.

"Looking for this." Big Chill teased playfully.

Bulat scowled as he tightened his fists in irritation. He didn't like one bit on how the battle was becoming especially now that he was unarmed. However, this didn't seem to faze Big Chill, who just continued looking down on him as he continued. "Sorry to break it to you, but I don't enjoy constantly being threatened to be the next sushi buffet."

So with that said, Big Chill froze the entire body of the weapon in his hand. He didn't break it though; he just threw it off to the forest behind Bulat before looking back at the assassin. "Now let's see how you do without your big toothpick!"

Bulat tensed a bit upon hearing this. It didn't make him to be afraid though. Rather, it encouraged him to stand battle ready with his fists up at his chest level. With Akame unconscious, from the glimpse he gave at her, he'll have to handle the alien hero alone until the girl either wakes up or Leone decides to step in. But if it was possible he could take down the hero, it would be great.

Unfortunately for him though, Big Chill didn't intend to make it easy for him. He disappeared right before the armored assassin's eyes again, causing him to stand still just to wait for his strike. He didn't know for sure when the hero will send the first blow, but he was certainly not going to be taken down so easily.

Fortunately, experience seemed to be on Bulat's side on what happened next. The armored assassin noticed a shift in the air before moving his head back to avoid something brushing against him. Then, with accurate swiftness, he turned to his left and sent his fist at the air, punching something with so much force that it was sent flying and hitting the waters. No surprise the thing he hit was Big Chill, who became invisible again.

'Yes! An opening!' Bulat cheered in his head.

And from the looks of it, he may be right. Big Chill was about to get back on his feet, when suddenly Bulat rushed at him and swung a punch so strong at his head that Big Chill was knocked to his knees with his back at him. But when the alien hero was about to stand up, the assassin had both hands at his head to snap his head.

However, before Bulat could do it, Big Chill reacted quickly. He touched both hands of the assassin with his own hands, causing a bit of ice to grow on them to the point that the assassin pulled back. Then upon getting back on his feet, he turned back just in time to grab a punch to his face by the guy before letting ice to cover his entire hand in a rapid pace from there. And before Bulat could react, he let out a huge gush of ice to completely encase the guy instantly.

"Bro!" Both Tatsumi and Ieyasu exclaimed in shock.

And from the looks of it, they had the right to. Bulat was seemingly unmoved as Big Chill pulled his hand back before taking a step back to look at him.

"We have to help him!" Ieyasu shouted in frustrated. He felt just about enough had taken place right before their eyes. "I understand Bulat instructed us to stay put until there was a clear opening, but we can't just –"

"I know." Tatsumi interjected with a mixed look. Like he friend he wanted to step in into the fight. But he also seemed a bit calmer as he spoke. "I want to rush in there too, but we'll only be getting in the way. Ben has beaten us both in spar matches. We don't stand against him in the slightest…not with him as Big Chill anyway."

Ieyasu nodded in response, though still retaining his frustrated look. Tatsumi was right, as much as he hated to admit it. Both of them knew how powerful Ben was – or at least as far as they knew – which meant they had zero chance against him.

Fortunately, some good came when cracks in the ice began to form. It surprised Big Chill, whose eyes widened more than they already were, before the entire thing shattered into piece to reveal Bulat standing again.

However, there was a problem with the armored assassin. He was breathing hard as his eyes were seemingly directed at the alien hero who just stood there with his eyes back to normal. Obviously, breaking the ice put some strain out of him despite him standing then.

"He did it!" Tatsumi exclaimed with a wide smile. He wasn't alone with this feeling though, as even his friend had it.

With Bulat out of the ice, it appeared that he had another chance against the Omnitrix user. It was why he stood strong despite feeling a bit wary and another reason that led him to charge at the alien hero with a thrown punch.

"Don't think this is over!" Bulat exclaimed.

"I guess so." Big Chill said nonchalantly.

While the alien hero admired the assassin's fighting spirit, he didn't want to get hurt. Hence, his face became intangible just long enough for Bulat's fist to pass through before he then punched him swiftly across the face, followed by another punch against his face's other side. Then, upon having him move back, he did a spin kick at his chest, sending him flying a few feet away.

However, in what seemed like an impressive feat, Bulat didn't fall. Instead, he retained himself from doing so by taking in the blow which only made his feet skid through the water until he came to a stop still standing.

'He's good.' Big Chill noted in his mind. 'Freezing him entirely in ice twice should've weakened him, but he's still able to stand. I guess that just goes to show that Night Raid isn't weak physically.' Then he glanced at Akame and Aria lying unconscious on the ground. 'Good thing that Akame girl is unconscious. I have to wrap up this fight with this guy and get Aria and I far away from here.'

Back at Tatsumi and Ieyasu, both boys were amazed at the standoff there were seeing.

"Wow, Bro is so strong!" Tatsumi exclaimed with an excited look. He had his fist tightened to his chest to emphasis how pumped he felt as he watched the fight.

"He sure is!" Ieyasu agreed.

Just then, something caught his line of sight. It was a movement of some kind, coming from two bodies, which immediately led him to drop his feeling as he turned to the direction.

"Akame…" He muttered. "Aria…" He said with malice.

True to his eyes, the bodies he saw were Akame and Aria. Both girls were seemingly becoming conscious as moans escaped their lips before one after the other began to rise. However, the sight of seeing Aria alive seemed to anger the black haired teen as he grabbed Tatsumi's wrist while glaring at the blond.

"Come on, Tatsumi. Now's our chance." He said with an urgent tone.

"Huh?" Tatsumi questioned, looking at his friend confused.

"Look." Ieyasu said and pointed at Aria. "We have to do it now, Tatsumi. This has to be the chance bro was telling us. We have to avenge Sayo."

"You're right!" Tatsumi nodded affirmative.

Though Bulat seemed to be on the downside in the fight, both boys knew their chance to strike was then. Big Chill was too occupied with fighting the assassin that he failed to keep watch of the very girl he was protecting.

So as much as they wanted to help Bulat, Aria's death was a top priority. It led both of them to draw out their weapons before charging out of their hiding spots, heading straight for the girl who was just coming back to reality.

'Shit…my head hurts.' Aria cursed with an irritated look as she sat up. She wasn't sure what had happened before, only remembering that Akame was about to kill her when Ben suddenly stepped it. But before she could think more of it, she heard two loud voices that got her attention before she turned to it.

Just then, a look of fright and fear came over her body. She could see both Tatsumi and the other boy she presumed dead, Ieyasu, coming towards her with their weapons drawn.

"AH! You're actually alive!" Aria shouted, frightened at the revelation.

"You got that right!" Ieyasu yelled back, gritting his teeth. "We're going to avenge Sayo!"

'Shit!' Aria cursed mentally. She wished right then she could stand up and run, but found even another move of her leg hurt her ankle. "W-Wait!" She shouted in an attempt of plea. "L-Let's talk about this! M-My ankle's broken! Yo-You wouldn't want to kill a defenseless and hurt girl, right? Tatsumi! Tatsumi!"

Tatsumi was angered to hear his name from her. To think that he once protected her from Night Raid irritated him even more now that he thought of it. But it wouldn't matter. The gap between them and the girl was closing, and soon she'll die.

'Shit! They're not listening to me!' Aria thought in panic. And from the looks of it, she had every right to be. The gap between them was closing rapidly to the point that she closed her eyes shut and raised her arms up to shield her. "Ben! Save me!"

"Aria!" Big Chill perked his head to the direction of her voice.

For the short time after Bulat withstood Big Chill's attack, both combatants had been at each other. The armored assassin has been able to hold his own against the alien hero while said hero was easily able to keep him back. But when Aria's voice came through, he immediately realized what was going on as alarms metaphorically rang in his head before he decided to act.

So before Bulat could act, Big Chill phased right through the water, freezing it to the point that it kept Bulat's feet in it, before heading right through the earth for Aria's location. At the same time, both Tatsumi and Ieyasu were able to approach Aria before sending their weapons down on her.

"This is for Sayo!" Both boys exclaimed.

"AAAHHHH!" Aria screamed.

Time itself seemed to slow down as both weapons came down on her. Aria had no chance to fend for herself as Ieyasu and Tatsumi were seemingly in what they would feel as a triumph. But before that could happen, Big Chill's upper body came out of Aria's chest and shot a strong blast of cold wind that sent both teens falling on their backs with their weapons falling to the ground next to them.

At the same time, Aria shivered as she felt chills all over her body. It caused her to wrap her arms around her body before opening her eyes to see a blue moth creature looking at her in the air.

"Be-Ben?" Aria questioned, looking confused.

"Yeah, it's me." Big Chill answered in assurance. "Are you alright?"

"Ye-Yes." Aria replied with a nod.

Though she wasn't showing it, the girl was relieved the teen hero had come to save her. Tatsumi and Ieyasu would have killed her at that very second if he hadn't intervened in what could be described as a miracle.

However, just because that was the case didn't mean it was all smooth for the teen hero. In fact, no sooner had the girl respond did both boys stand back up with their weapons in their hands.

"Get out of the way, Ben." Ieyasu said, glaring angrily at the hero. "She deserves the die! She tortured and killed so many innocent lives, including Sayo!"

"Sorry, but I can't allow that." Big Chill replied in his calm manner. Then he turned to face his two former friends. "Killing her won't change any of that. I can't let you –"

"We know it won't change anything!" Tatsumi retorted with anger. "Don't you get it?! This isn't about making a change to the past! This is about avenging what she has done…to us and to the lives she wasted! For God sake she tortured Sayo to death just because she had better hair!"

Now this was becoming emotionally troubling. Big Chill didn't have much face expression to show, so his mind and inner body was the only thing that exposed his feelings. He looked back at Aria, who stared back at him, before turning to Tatsumi, unsure on what to say to him. But if that wasn't enough, Tatsumi continued, this time with his head down and his voice low.

"Those people were likely like us." Tatsumi muttered. "Their villages were probably under heavy taxes or maybe they just wanted to start a new life. But they didn't know what awaited them. They didn't know their lives would be wasted in that hell hole that she and her family made. So don't you get it…" He paused and then looked at Ben tearfully. "If Night Raid hadn't stepped in…if we had continued to live there, we-WE WOULD'VE BEEN LOCKED INTHEIR CAGES LIKE ANIMALS!"

"And what's wrong with that?!" Aria suddenly asked.

Big Chill was disturbed to hear this. The once scared little girl didn't exist anymore when he turned back. Instead, Aria was staring at them with a psychotic look on her face.

"YOU ALL ARE JUST HICKS!" She shouted loudly. "CATTLE! THAT'S ALL YOU ARE! YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL I EVEN LET YOUR DIRTY FEET IN MY PARENTS HOUSE! IF I DIDN'T LET YOU ALL IN, SOMEONE ELSE WOULD'VE KILLED YOU INSTEAD! SO WHY SHOULDN'T I HAVE THE FUN OF –"

"You're not helping!" Big Chill yelled angrily. In his moment of anger, he blasted a small shot of an ice beam from his hand at the girl's head, knocking her to the ground unconscious.

"Now do you see?" Ieyasu asked in an unchanging tone. "She's a monster! You can't change that, Ben! Now step aside! We have to do this for Sayo!"

"You heard him, Ben." Tatsumi said, agreeing with his friend. The tears on his cheek were still present, though the flow of it seemed to have stopped as he smiled at Ben. "Please…we can be friends again. Night Raid will accept you too. I know they didn't have a good first impression, but you have to believe me that their goal is good…Besides, while we only knew each other for a few weeks, I know you want to help as many people as you can. So please…leave Aria and join us. The Revolutionary Army would need you when the time comes."

"Revolutionary Army huh?" Big Chill muttered.

Though it may not look like it, but the alien hero was feeling conflicted. He didn't know what the Revolutionary Army was though, other than the fact that they sounded good. But that thought in all, this divided his decisions. In one hand he could join Night Raid and be friends with Tatsumi and Ieyasu again, but in the other he could leave all that and take Aria away.

'Dammit! This is so hard! What should I do, Paradox?' Big Chill thought in frustration. 'Is this the test you were talking about? If so, should I let Tatsumi and Ieyasu kill her so I can join a bigger cause? It's not like I've made any impact to the empire or even the Capital ever since I met her…'

So yes, this was very hard for the teen hero to choose. He thought over what he had to do and what he should do as his mind tried its best to think of a better outcome for him.

And that's when it hit him. The decision wasn't so hard to pick, it was just the outcome that he feared. So as much as he wanted to do what was seemingly the right thing to do, he had to choose the other thing.

"Tatsumi…Ieyasu…I'm sorry. But I won't be joining your cause." Big Chill finally said. "What happened that night still haunts me till today…If I had been wiser and more open I could've been able to save Sayo…Maybe if I had gone ahead to search for you and Sayo like I first thought then maybe I could've found you guys and prevented the torture you went to. But I can't…I won't let you kill Aria, even though she's psychotic to the core because if I can't save a girl then how can I call myself a hero? How can I look my family and friends in the face when it's all over? Heck, how can I even save an empire if I can't save one girl?"

"So you're actually going to save her then." Ieyasu said with a scowling look. "You're actually turning your back at us."

"Yup." Big Chill nodded and crossed his arms over his chest. "But I'm not going to fight you two."

"Good. Then this'll make things easier." Ieyasu said and held out his axe. Then he turned to Tatsumi. "Come on, Tatsumi, we have to take him on together."

Tatsumi nodded in response. He was heartbroken and at the same time angry towards the decision his former friend said. So as he wiped his tears with his cloth's wrist, he held his sword with both hands, readily looking at Ben.

"In the name of Sayo and Night Raid, we're taking you down." Tatsumi said with a bold voice.

However, Big Chill didn't seem bothered by it. In fact, he just waved his hand and directed it at them. "Yeeaaah…as threatening as that sounds, it's hard to take you seriously when you have cold feet."

"Huh?" Both Tatsumi and Ieyasu questioned, seemingly confused. But it then made sense when they simultaneously looked down to see the bottom of their shoes covered in ice.

Just then, something unexpected happened. Big Chill immediately became intangible as Akame came at him from a jump and slashed her katana at him. But since she couldn't hit him, she landed at his other side with her body spinning to face him again.

"Seriously, don't you get tired of doing that?" Big Chill said with an annoyed voice at Akame.

However, the female assassin didn't seem to care. She just had her eyes focused on the alien hero, before then rushing at him in blinding speed. But before she could strike, Big Chill let out a gush of cold air so strong that it pushed her away to the ground.

"And that…" He said and stopped his attack. "…is my cue to leave."

At this point in time, the hero felt he had enough of what was going on. He ignored the protested cries made by Tatsumi and Ieyasu before picking Aria in his arms bridal style and turning his head at the two boys.

"Tatsumi, I know this isn't going to make me hate you less, but…when I shot that time beam at Aria the first time, I saw something…I saw her future." He said sincerely. "She was older and mature. I could see some good she did…It was so weird. I wouldn't believe it even if someone told me that. Hopefully, we can be on good terms next time. Goodbye."

So with that said, Big Chill took off into the air. His figure could seen by Ieyasu and Tatsumi, who both were confused and angry with what Ben said, as well as at him for getting away with Aria again.

"He got away!" Ieyasu exclaimed angrily.

"No, he hasn't." Akame suddenly said. She casually walked over to the two boys without showing an expression before striking her katana down on their ice covered shoes, freeing them. However, since she did that so sudden, both boys yelped as they stepped back.

"A bit of a warning next time!" Tatsumi yelled offensively.

But Akame didn't seem to care. She just stared at a familiar armored person heading towards them. It caught Ieyasu and Tatsumi attention, as what they felt towards the female assassin was dropped when Bulat stood in their midst with his spear in his hand.

"Phew! That guy sure gave me a workout." Bulat commented with an exhausted tone.

Just then, Akame bow her head at Bulat. "I'm sorry." She apologized. "I was unable to assist you when you needed me."

"Oh, that's okay." Bulat assured her with a wave of his hand. "We underestimated the lad. Good thing we thought about cutting off any means of escape for him. It's all up to Mine now."

"Mine…" Tatsumi muttered. He knew who the girl was and wondered if she would have any better luck with the young changeling.

=======LINE BREAK=======

"So he got away from Akame and Bulat huh?" Mine murmured as she looked at her current target. She wasn't impressed with what she was seeing though.

After seeing the fight at the riverside, it had finally come for her to deal with the Omnitrix user. But unlike the others, she had to send her blow from a mile away. It wasn't to say she was weak though; it's just the fact that her Teigu was a weapon that works better from the distance. Hence, while Big Chill was safely flying through the air, Mine had a perfect sight on him.

"Hmph! I bet he thinks he made it out alive." Mine said with a unimpressed tone. But it didn't take long after for a smirk to form on her face. "Too bad I have to shoot you down."

Suddenly, without a single hesitation, the pink haired girl took the shot. She pulled the trigger of her Pumpkin, which in turn sent a yellow energy encased bullet to fly through the air, heading directly for Big Chill with speed far superior than the ordinary bullet. However, the cost of doing it was a loud bang which caught the alien hero's attention as he turned to the direction.

"What was –WOW!"

At the last few seconds, Big Chill turned left to dodge the bullet coming for his head. But it didn't stop there. Mine immediately shot another bullet straight for him, this time getting him at one of his wings when he flew downwards right to dodge it.

'Shit! I'm hit!' Big Chill thought with a mix of panic and shock.

Being shot right out of the sky was unexpected for the teen hero, especially when he had thought he was in the clear. But in the case that he wasn't, the alien hero's instinct would've been to become intangible. Unfortunately, doing so would've made Aria fall right through his arms since Big Chill can't make anybody else intangible with him. Hence, he had no other choice but to let gravity take its course.

But before crashing to the ground, Big Chill did whatever protective thing he could do. He pulled Aria's unconscious body closer to his chest before then using his wings to shield her as he closed his eyes shut, ready to bare the impact.

"This is gonna hurt!" Big Chill shouted.

The teen hero was right; it did hurt. His body went crashing through multiple branches like a crashing space ship, as he took in every hit until his body made contact with the ground, as the surface of it being dug until he came to a stop.

Meanwhile, Mine slung her Pumpkin over her shoulder as she looked proud of her work.

"First shot was to distract him. The second one was the real blow." Mine remarked. "But I got to say, I almost lost him. That second shot was meant for his head, not his wings. I guess it's all up to you guys. Leone, Lubbock, kill the guy real quick soon. Akame and Bulat will be there to help you guys if needed."

"Don't forget Tatsumi and Ieyasu." Sheele said to correct her friend.

However, Mine refused to acknowledge them as she just stubbornly move her head up. "Hmph!"

*********(LINE BREAK)*************

Back to the young Tennyson, the teen hero had just gotten up to his feet when he released a groan. The impact to the ground had been bad, but not one that was seriously damaging. Aria was still in his arms while his mind tried to recover what just happened from his time in the air. But before he could, the blond in his hands let out a weak moan which caught his attention. It was also followed with her weakly opening her eyes just in time to see the familiar face of Big Chill.

"Be-Ben?" She questioned weakly.

"It's me." Big Chill answered. The look on his face was undetermined as he stayed in his usual plain face. But the silence between the two was broken as the Omnitrix began to timeout.

So before the final sound was made, the teen hero placed Aria carefully on the ground. Then, with his right hand, he touched the face of the Omnitrix before then being engulfed in a flash of green light that returned him back to his human form.

"You changed back?" Aria questioned as she sat up. Her mind was still a bit dizzy as she stared at the teen hero.

"Yeah, I had to." Ben answered. He didn't seem concerned about the timeout though, as he went on one knee before Aria and placed his hand on her forehead. "Anyway, how are you feeling?" He asked.

"I'm fine." Aria answered. "I feel a bit dizzy…But my memory is vague. Were we with Tatsumi and Ieyasu?"

"Yup." Ben nodded and stood up. "They wanted to kill you for the things you did. I saved you, but not before I knocked you out. You went…psycho on us."

"Huh…is that so." Aria murmured and looked away. She didn't seemed fazed by anything Ben said though as she just went on to thinking. But when she instinctively tried to move her right leg she winced and grabbed her ankle. "Fuck! That still hurts!"

"Oh…Sorry about that." Ben said. He then brought his Omnitrix arm up to his face before then touching the faceplate of the device as he began scrolling to the holographic circle. "Hold on…maybe I can get that fixed up until we can get to that village I was talking about."

Aria looked up to Ben upon hearing this. "Wai-Wait, you can?" She asked.

Now that just made her angry. To think that Ben was capable of helping her out of her predicament was something that angered her to no end. She wanted so much to yell right there, and to call him numerous names as well as threatening death upon him once she was back on her feet. But she couldn't. It wasn't because of the dizzy state she felt though, that was gone already. It was actually what happened next.

Aria noticed a set of threads reflect in the air by the moonlight above as it exposed them. It made her become confused, as well as having a sense of danger coming over her as she sat there. They seem to come from different direction, as known seemed to in line with the other. But before she could scream, both she and Ben were sent against a tree behind them, separate from each other as loud groan escaped their mouth followed by their arms, legs and chest being bind against the trees in an instant.

It was no secret then that what happened to them was obviously a trap. The threads that bind both humans to the trees left them completely defenseless as not even Ben could break free despite constant struggling. But then it all changed when the sound of causal footsteps as someone in the shadows made his way towards them.

"You should stop struggling, it'll hurt more." said a young male voice. "But then again, I don't exactly want to make your stay comfortable, so go wild if you want."

Ben winced as he turned his head to the direction of the voice."Who are you? Show yourself." He snarled.

"Gladly…" replied the voice. "But it isn't because you said."

So with that came the revelation. The person responsible for their binds walked out of the shadows to reveal himself to be Lubbock, another member of Night Raid. He had a focused look on his face as he had a bunch of threads in his hands, likely connected to what was keeping Aria and Ben in place.

"By the way, my name is none of your business." Lubbock said subtly. "I'm just here to do my job so I can get a goodnight sleep." Then he turned to Ben. "So you're the guy with the Teigu huh?"

"Teigu?" Ben questioned.

However, Lubbock ignored him as he continued. "I got to be honest; I was surprised you made it out alive with that rich girl when two of our best were at you. But I'll be glad to confiscate that thing on your wrist for Najenda-san. It'll probably go to a better user."

"Ha! Good luck with that!" Ben shouted with a scowling glare. "Hate to break it to you, but you're gonna have to go back in line. There's a whole bunch of people who want the Omnitrix."

"The Omnitrix?" Lubbock questioned, seemingly a bit intrigued. "A weird name for a Teigu, but whatever. Besides…" He paused and turned to Aria. "There's still the issue of you."

"M-Me?" Aria questioned scared. "Pl-Please just let me go. I-I won't –"

"Oh, there you go." Lubbock said, interrupting her. Apparently, her begging reminded him of a time before as he then wiggled his finger at her. "No, I'm not falling for that. I killed a girl before you when she begged. She was cute and all, of course, but you…you're not close to that considering what you and your family did. But at least you'll be meeting them in hell…along with your boyfriend." He then pointed back at Ben.

"I'm not her boyfriend!" Ben retorted angrily.

Being restrained was one thing, but putting him as a psychotic girl's boyfriend was another. It made him feel disgust as a big douse of annoyance led him to struggle again. But Lubbock was right about one thing, the threads were beginning to hurt. They were slowly digging into his skin.

However, whether Lubbock was hurting the two humans any further was unknown as he stood in a position where he looked at the two. He had that serious look back on his face as his fist tightened around the threads before he spoke again.

"Well time to end this." He said openly.

"Hmph…you have no idea." Ben murmured in a serious tone.

Though the threads kept him bound, there was one thing the teen could do. He mentally prepared for the pain he would endure before then biting down on his tongue as he raised his Omnitrix arm from the tree, much to the threads digging into his skin. But the latter didn't matter to him. He held back his scream as much as he could as blood began flowing out before the Omnitrix's faceplate slide out for its core to pop out. The teen hero didn't know which alien he would get, but he figured it was something that would be better than what he was currently going through.

So before Lubbock could react, Ben immediately acted. He slammed his arm back on the tree, causing his body to be engulfed in a flash of green light. It led his body to grow rapidly in an accelerated rate as the threads holding him were broken before the tree that held him was knocked down with his transformation finally revealed.

"HUMONGOUSAUR!" Ben bellowed with his arms up in the air.

"Holy Shit." Lubbock cursed as his eyes widened. The assassin hadn't expected his captive to break free of his threads, talk less of using his Teigu.

But now that Lubbock saw the transformation, he took in the detail of the creature all in one look. The teen was a twelve feet tall brown creature with a long tail, large stubby feet and green eyes, while possessing clothes such as black briefs with a white waistband and a green sash across his chest, speaking of which had a hexagon-hourglass symbol at the middle.

So in short, Humungousaur was an impressive, terrifying-looking creature. He landed on the ground with the ground shaking immediately, before turning his attention at the green haired assassin with a monstrous glare. His action was then followed with a stomp of his right foot on the ground, which caused the earth to shake once again, this time more violently that it caused a split in the ground to form as it headed for the assassin's way.

Lubbock, however, was able to take quick action. He jumped to his right before the split could reach him, before turning his head at Humungousaur in mid-air, ready to go on the offense. But before he could, Humungousaur swiftly turned his attention at him with a powerful clap that the very sound sent his flying against a tree hard.

"Argh!" Lubbock grunted.

If the assassin was like Bulat or Leone, he would've been able to take the hit easy. But being human with human weakness, the impact to the ground knocked him out before his body slammed against the ground on his front. As for his attacker, his attention was turned to Aria, who screamed as her bonds loosened and she began to fall. She would've in fact hit the ground if not that Humungousaur lunged at her, skid his body on the ground, before reaching his huge hand out to grab her fall below.

"I got you." Humungousaur said with a relief.

If Aria had fallen, there wasn't much that could be said that happened. She could've broken more bones or be fated into something worse considering how fragile her body was. Fortunately, the alien hero didn't have to think of that as he softly placed the blond girl on the ground before standing up just in time for the timeout sequence to change him back to normal.

"Hey, are you okay?" Ben asked with a concerned look at Aria.

"I…I guess." Aria answered with a low voice. She made sure not to make eye contact as she looked to the ground and rubbed her arm. Being unable to stand or walk sucks, almost as much as the constant danger she was in.

Ben, on the other hand, didn't read so much into her response. The reason for this was because he didn't want to push it any further than it already was. So with his fingers on the Omnitrix's faceplate, the circle hologram appeared once again as he began growing through various aliens.

"Don't worry I'll get us out of here." Ben said without looking at the girl. "That sniper from earlier might still be around, so our best bet to get out of here is Ghostfreak."

'Ghostfreak?' Aria questioned in thought. She turned her attention back at Ben before realizing what he was talking about.

But before any words could be said, a rustle in the bushes was heard. It caught Aria's attention, and took Ben's face to look forward as a familiar person walked into view. It wasn't Lubbock though; he was still unconscious behind Ben. But it was a familiar busty blond with feline ears, long hair and a tail.

"Hi! Funny meeting you here!" Leone exclaimed with a cheerful smile. She had her hand up, waving frantically at the teen hero, who was surprised to see her.

"Wait, I know you." Ben said. He recognized the young woman from before, at a time she didn't attack, before putting his arms down and pointing at her. "You're that woman with Akame."

"Oh, you know Akame's name?" Leone questioned. She also had her hand down at that point, before a pout came over her face. "No fair, Akame gets all the attention these days."

"Um…that's not what I was talking about." Ben replied, taken aback comically.

"Oh, good." Leone said and smirked. "By the way, the name's Leone. I'll be the one to kill you, so don't take it the hard way. I'm just following boss's orders."

"Oh…" Ben said and paused. The finger he had pointed at her dejected as he took in what he was just told. "Okay? But you do realize saying it that way doesn't make me feel better, right? Besides, I thought for a second you would be different…I can see I was wrong."

"You were." Leone said and shrugged her shoulders. "But like I said, I'm just taking orders. If it were up to me, I would suggest joining us. We could use someone like you."

"I see." Ben acknowledged with a straight look. Another member of Night Raid was offering him a place in their ground again. But like before, Ben's mind was already made. In fact, he emphasized this by standing before Aria with his fingers already close to the Omnitrix. "Well sorry to break it you, but your friends already tried that. So if you don't back down, then I'll force you."

"Oh, you got a lot of spunk." Leone gleamed with a grin. She then followed this by getting into a fight stance."I like that in a man."

For some reason, this made the teen hero to shudder. It also made him to lose his moment for a second, before he shook it off with a shake of his head. The last thing he needed was to have the enemy get in his head.

"Come on, Fourarms!" Ben cried out.

The teen hero selected through the alien holograms on the Omnitrix before slamming his hand down on the core. But when the transformation began, it didn't end as he intended. The usual flash of green light subsided as expected, but with Ben standing as a familiar humanoid Benegal tiger.

"RAAAATTTTHHHH!" He cried out loud.

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WOOOOW! That was so much! It was over thirteen thousaaaaand!

Anyway, thank you so much for your support. I was planning to make this chapter longer, but decided against it to leave more open for the future fight coming.

So if you don't get how Night Raid is working against Ben, here it how it was. Bulat and Akame were to take on Ben, while Tatsumi and Ieyasu were to back them up if necessary. Mine was the lookout in case Ben wasn't alone or if he was able to escape from Akame and Bulat or Leone and Lubbock who were also to cut him off if he tried to escape.

So about the fight, I get the feeling I should defend it. I've read some of the reviews that suggest Ben should use certain aliens in the fight, which honestly was something I enjoyed reading. But for those who may feel this fight wasn't good enough let me explain something about Night Raid. Night Raid aren't pushovers. They are an elite group of assassins who are very strong (depending on the member), smart and clever in a battle and very experienced in their various skills. If they see a weakness in an enemy, they're not going to hesitate to not take it (like how Akame attacked in first, and the time she hit the Omnitrix symbol, Bulat using sneak attacks and Lubbock trapping the hero and Aria). Heck, when it comes to powerful foes, they push themselves to the limit to win. So even with Ben's aliens, some of his forms would find it difficult to beat them unless he either changes into a more qualified alien to take them down or does something to turn the fight in his favor. Now this isn't to say they're better than Ben, it just means we shouldn't treat them as something less.

Now about Ben, there are some points I want to bring up that another reviewer stated. We should keep in mind that even with the most powerful device in the world; it doesn't mean Ben is very good with his choices sometimes. He has shown continuously in his show's franchise that even when he turns into the right alien, it doesn't mean it would work out like he intends. His aliens have weaknesses, so against experts like Night Raid doesn't mean the fight would be an easy walk in the park.

When I write crossovers, including fight scenes, I don't depower or try to level one character over another unless a situation calls for it. I actually try to come close to how those characters would be like in their various shows if they collided. It's not to say Ben isn't better than Night Raid or more powerful though. I'm just saying we shouldn't fall into the thought that Ben would end the fight in an instant. He has faults, and so does the Omnitrix. Besides, he was trying to protect Aria, so he didn't have many options in the fight.

Soooooooooo….who wants to know who lives in this fanfic compared to their manga/anime counterpart? Well good news! I decided after some thinking to let you know at least one person that will live this through. So without any delay, the person who is going to live is…..SPEAR!

"Wait, who's Spear?" You ask. Well she's that girl that was killed by Esdeath's bodyguards and had her face skinned off…Gross, right? Fortunately, Ben would come to her rescue and impact her life than what we never saw in the manga/anime. I could go on and say how that would happen, but I'll keep that quiet for now. But just so you know, just because certain pairings didn't win, doesn't actually mean that certain characters will die. I'm not guaranteeing that characters like Sheele and Chelsea will make it alive, but it's just best not to think on that yet.

Also in reply to those who asked for certain aliens to show up, there are aliens I won't bring up yet. It's either because they're too powerful (hence, they'll make certain fights anticlimatic) or because I feel they won't work for a certain situation. There's also the part about the ultimates, which I'll say again aren't in the Omnitrix until I come across bringing them later in the fanfic.

Thank you all for your support. Please keep it up for more updates. This current arc is a three-part, so look forward to the next chapter and the one after that. I can assure you that it will be intense. Please keep reviewing, favorting and following this story. Your support gives me the strength to continue.