Date: few months after teleportation(1024)
location:Night Raid base
Time:Morning
"Someone,train with me" Mine asked
"Oh hey Mine" Tatsumi said
"You've recovered. That's Great" akame said
"What are you two doing?" Mine asked
"These guys were gung-ho about training so we're helping them out" Leone replied
both Lubbock and Tatsumi were doing push-ups with Leone on Lubbock's back and Akame on Tatsumi's back.
"After putting it on,I just realised how much energy Incursio takes. I need to train my body, so I can wear it for a prolonged time like Bro. As of now, I can barely use invisibility for a second" Tatsumi said while Mine just blushed a little
"I rarely see you drenched in sweat, Lubbock" Mine said
"Well I figured I should start putting in more effort in training after seeing Tatsumi train more" Lubbock replied
"Good job, sounding cool. But you realize you've only done half as many push-ups as Tatsumi" Leone said
"That can't be helped, Since Leone and I have a major weight disparity"
(we all know whats going to happen next)
"Hehe, gotta admit though, you're pretty strong Tatsumi" Michael said
"Thanks,so what about you and Randall?" Tatsumi asked
"I'm just a regular guy, but Randall is much stronger" He replied
"Oh really?" Was his reply
"Randall, give Tatsumi your sword for a while" Michael said
"Ok"Randall replied
"So whats so special about his sword?"Tatsumi asked
"Alright,now try to hold the sword in a combat position" Michael said to Tatsumi
"Ok sure I can do tha-t,Wow why is it so heavy? Tatsumi asked as Randall gave it to him and immediatlely the tip fell to the ground
"That sword weights 20kgs"Michael said
"Then how on earth can he use it? Everyone suddenly asked
"Well, to be honestly I don't really know but he said all it takes is training" Michael replied
"So he must be like the powerhouse in your team huh?" Leone asked
"No, wait until you see Jeff,probably he and the others will come to this world since me and Randall made it here safely, problem is we don't know when or where"Michael replied
"Good all of you are here. I'm going to the Revolutionary Army headquarters to deliver the Imperial Arms we confiscated from the Three Beasts" Najenda mention to everyone
"Alone? That axe is ridiculously heavy,though." Tatsumi asked
"Oh,I can handle this much It isn't possible to use as a weapon,but transporting it isn't an issue" Najenda answered
"Wow, the boss is amazing like the rest of you?" Micheal asked Lubbock
"Obviously. You know she was a general, right? Lubbock replied
"Oh I didn't know that"Michael said
"Akame,you're in charge while I'm gone. Our plan of action is that everyone does their best." Najenda told Akame
"I understand the basics" Akame replied
"Another reason I'm going to headquarters is to recruit new members. I hope they can spare some talented individuals, but I doubt there are any." Najenda told them
"I'm sorry, I was weak. If Randall wasn't there,Bro would have died" Tatsumi said
"All of you fought the Three, who were key figures in Esdeath's army, considered among the capital's strongest. You eliminated all of them, be proud Tatsumi"
"Bulat,here the Incursio" Tatsumi said as he handed Incursio back to Bulat
"You know what? You can keep it, I've seen you use it and to be honest you know how to use it better than me"Bulat said
"What? You mean it? Thank you. But what will you use?" Tatsumi replied
"Don't worry about me"Bulat replied
Timeskip few hours later
Secret Night Raid hideout,Capital
Dusk
"So Mine and Michael's faces appeared on the wanted signs, so only the four of us can walk freely in the capital" Lubbock said to the others
"Also the city's been clamoring about the special police force. They call themself the Jeagers" Tatsumi added
"Considering Esdeath is their leader, that isn't surprising. I get why it's a hot topic, since she's such a dangerous person" Lubbock said
"Tell me exactly how dangerous she is" Randall asked
"Let's see, let me give you an idea. A few years ago, a tribe in the southwestern region rebelled against the imperial capital's tyrannical rule. The capital resbonded by dispatching a special force to go enslave them. The tribe had about ten thousand warriors and the capital sent one hundred and twenty thousand soldiers. Everyone felt the result would be obvious. However, the land itself and the obstacles they faced were intense for the soldiers who lived comfortable in the capital. When faced with nature's brutality,they were overwhelmed. On top of that, the tribal warriors attacked nightly. The young but capable Generals Najenda and Esdeath were dispatched as reinforcements. Esdeath and the 3 beasts destroyed everything as ordered and then Najenda left the army" Lubbock explained
"huh,reminds me of Trevor The King Killer" Randall said
"Trevor The King Killer?" Lubbock and Leone asked
"Yes, before the Machines took over humanity
there was a big group called the New Order in 2054.
They were a far-right neo-nazi group believed that they should be the only humans alive on earth and started killing people who did not support or join them.
But then one day, they killed Trevor's family.
Outraged, Trevor hunted them until he found their headquarter. And then he killed everyone in the New Order. He didn't care if it was a man,a woman or even a child, in total, he killed over 1 billion people, this is why we call him King Killer"
"1 BILLION! IS HE REALLY CAPABLE OF THAT?" Leone and Lubbock asked
"Yes. However, all the killing turn him insane and he started to even eat their corpses and collected the corpses to an open place and made a mountain of corpses which is called Mount. Death. He now thirsts for blood and hungers for human flesh"
"THAT IS SICK" Tatsumi added
"I know. But killing became a habit to him and he wanted to kill more people. But the Alliance didn't agree with this since there were innocent people aswell. So they sent my Captain who happens to be near the continent to settled it in a fight in which if Trevor wins, he can kill more and if Vadim wins, Trevor would not be allowed to kill more people. The fight lasted a week and finally, Vadim won. However they injuries were horrible, Trevor lost his left arm and eye, and also lost so much blood,it was a wonder how he didn't die. But for his left arm and eye, he only replaced those with something else. Vadim on the other hand,was even worse he broke too many bones that his body was impossible to live with. So he now has a mechanical body, only his brain is human about him" Randall told the other 3
"So what about now? is he still alive?" Leone asked
"Actually right now, he is part of the Rebel Army and he kills machines instead of humans" Randall replied
"WHY WOULD THE REBEL ARMY TAKE A SADIST AS AN ALLY?" Tatsumi asked
"Well he agrees that he will never kill innocent people and will only destroy machines" Randall replied
"Well it's a good thing he is not in this world. But we still need to think about Esdeath since she is a very big threat" Tatsumi said
"If you're so curious, you should check her out yourself. Esdeath is sponsoring a citywide martial arts tournament. The winner gets a cash reward. Maybe you can earn some money to send back to your hometown" Lubbock told Tatsumi
Timeskip the next day
Tournement arena
Morning
"On the east side, Kalbi the Butcher!
And on the west side, Tatsumi the Blacksmith!"
Said a referee named Wave
"That's an interesting cover. Does he know how to strike iron?" Leone said
"Not as well as I do. But he's pretty skilled" Lubbock replied
"So this is what a fight looks like here" Randall added
"It looks like one of them is still a young man" a man named Run said to the blue haired Esdeath
"You're quite small, aren't you? Guess I'll be taking that prize money! I may have been excommunicated, but I'm still a ninth-level master at Koukenji. Kalbi said to Tatsumi
"Begin!" The referee shouted
"Have a full course of my explosive fist!" Kalbi yelled as he just smashed the ground with his avoided it by jumping in the air and then delevering a kick to Kalbi, the Butcher was pushed a few feet back.
Kalbi then continued his assault with punches that Tatsumi blocked one by one, and out of no where, Tatsumi delivered a strong right to Kalbi's abdomen followed by a low kick to Kalbi's legs and a kick to the face that knocked Kalbi out.
The audience were amazed by how the small Tatsumi could beat the big Kalbi
"That'll be all! The winner is Tatsumi!"
"I did it!" Tatsumi said while smiling (which he doesn't know will be the biggest mistake of his life)
Esdeath for the first time blushed and said to Run
"We've found him"
"A candidate for an Imperial Arms user, I presume?" Run asked
"That, as well. But also"
"Commander?"
"She's coming to the ring herself?" Tatsumi thought
"Tatsumi... That's your name,right? It's a nice name" Esdeath said to him
"Th-Thanks" he replied
"So this is Esdeath,the commander of the Three. If she didn't exist, many people would still be alive" he thought
"Your win just now was magnificent. I'd like to give you a reward" she said
"Thank you very much" he replied
"Even though I'm taking it from the enemy, money is money. I'll gratefully accept it" he thought while Leone and Lubbock are worried
"Huh?"
"From now on, you'll belong to me" she said while putting a collar on his neck
"Wh-what?"
"It's too distracting out here. Come to my place" she said with dragging him to her place
"Wh-What the hell is going on?" Lubbock said
"HEY YOU! WHAT ABOUT ME? I CAME TO FIGHT AND I'M GETTING A FIGHT" A rough voice from the corner said
The audience were shocked that someone talked to Esdeath like that and then they see a man from the corner
He was quite tall,had black hair and wore simple clothing
"It's Jeff" Randall told Leone and Lubbock
"IS HE CRAZY?" Lubbock asked
"IS HE TRYING TO GET HIMSELF KILLED?" Leone added
"Don't worry about him" Randall replied
"There's no need to be rude, I'm sorry but there are no opponents for you" Esdeath replied
"WHAT? I WAITED FOR HOURS FOR MY TURN AND NOW YOU'RE SAYING THERE IS NO ONE THAT WILL FIGHT ME? COME ON, I WILL TAKE ON ANYONE!" Jeff said
"Alright then,if you want to fight so bad, then you can fight me" Esdeath replied
"Thank you,so right here,right now" he replied
"This guy must have death wish for callenging Esdeath" Lubbock said
"You're not worried?"Leone asked Randall
"Just watch" he replied
"On the east side, the Empire Strongest, the Great General Esdeath!
On the west side, Jeff!" The referee Wave announced while Jeff took off his shirt and his body was full of scars, Leone and Lubbock were shocked by how this young man had been through so many battles
"Begin!"
"This will be quick and easy to erase scum like you" Esdeath said while sprinting towards Jeff.
Suddenly,he disappered and reappeared behind,she senses him and tries to give him a back kick but he by just grabbing her leg and she tries to counter by doing a spinning back kick which hits but did not do any effect on Jeff. He loses his grip on her leg and let's it go and she jump a few feet back.
"Interesting, this man is strong but I can beat him" she thought while he looked so calmed
She summons a few icicles and shoots them towards him.
"Ohh magic" he said while avoiding them. After she stops he says "So you done with your little magic show?"
She was getting annoyed, she charged towards him with her Rapier while he just stood there. As soon as she tried to slash his throat, he BITES the sword and breaks it with his teeth then kicking her chest sending her many feet back
"Now it's time to end this, engaging HEAT" he says as his body begins to turn bright red and he Roars. And Esdeath looks in total disbelief but still wants to fight him. She makes an ice sword and charges towards him, but he disapperes and reapperes behind her within a few miliseconds, she turns around and he chokes her with his left hand to the ground and he clenched his fist that is aiming for her face.
"Wh-Whats this? I can't move or use my demon extract" she thought to herself
"So, you have 2 choices give up or die"Jeff growled staring straight into her eyes. His eyes were that of a warrior, Esdeath could tell just by looking into his eyes.
"..." she remained silent
"I see...,if thats your choice"Jeff said as he delivered his right hand
He delivered his punch, BUT instead he smashed the ground right next to her face. The ground breaks and leaves a huge crater in it.
She lost consciousness as soon as it happened.
Jeff stood up and said "THAT WAS FUCKING EPIC! I don't always find opponents like you. Keep training woman, you're great at combat" while the bright red colour on his body faded and turned back to normal
"T-that wi-will b-be all, th-the win-winner is J-J-Jeff!" Wave said while wondering how could his commander lose
The audiences jaws dropped and eyes wide open and it was silent for a few minutes everyone had no words for what they just witnessed, Run was just stunned at looking at his commander lose. Tatsumi thought he was dreaming.
Until Lubbock spoke up "WHAT THE HELL? IS THIS A DREAM? THERE'S NO WAY ANYONE COULD BEAT ESDEATH"
"Told you" Randall said calmly
"Hey Randall do you think he would join us?" Leone asked him
"Maybe" he replied
"JEFF! Come here" Randall said loudly
"What? Who said that? RANDALL IS THAT YOU? IT'S DAMN GOOD TO SEE YOU, We should meet up outside " Jeff said
"Alright, can you also grab that boy with you?" Randall asked (referring to Tatsumi)
"Sure" he replied
Timeskip few minutes later after they explained everything to Jeff
"So, Jeff would you join Night Raid?" Lubbock asked
"Yes _" Jeff replied
Timeskip few hours later
Night Raid base
"So, Jeff tell us what was that thing you did that made you turn bright red" Leone asked
"Well thats HEAT, a move that will increase my speed,strength and endurance. Pretty much anyone can learn that move if you train hard enough" Jeff replied
"But still do you realise, you just beat the Empire Strongest General?" Sheele said
"Yeah I do" Jeff replied
"Why did you spare her" Bulat asked
"Well,I just arrived in this world and I did not want to be an obvious enemy to the capital" Jeff answered
"Hey Jeff, thank you for saving me from Esdeath" Tatsumi said
"Yeah sure" Jeff replied