Note: For those who noticed that I accidentally copied two of the same chapters, that was an honest mistake, and no one should take it seriously. This is the real Chapter 8.
Remnant...
Two wooden swords clash as Akame and Jaune practice together. After the many times she was hit on her bare arms, they now have red marks all over her arms. Jaune then drops her wooden sword down, breathing heavily. "Okay...I think that'll be enough..."
Akame nods. "I'll meditate then. Hopefully I will get it right this time."
Bulat walks past Akame. "I see she's been improving. I must say, I had a hard time getting used to this whole aura thing."
Jaune raised his brow. "Really? Judging by you, I thought you'd be the master of it."
"Well...I think I suffered amnesia or something. But after mastering my aura, I felt like a new man."
Jaune then slaps himself mentally. "Oh that's right...this guy was a part of Akame's world. Of course he wouldn't know better..."
Blake then feels a rumbling on her stomach. "Uh..."
Nora slides in next to Blake. "Don't deny your hunger! It will only growl at ya more."
"GROOOOOOOOGH!" Nora's stomach said.
"See?"
Blake forgot how much of an enigma Nora was. "Um...yeah..."
Ren overhears. "Hm...I guess its about time we got something to eat too."
Jaune sighs. "Yeah, I could have some grub too."
Bulat hummed to himself. "I could bring in some fish this time. Would you like to join me this time Jaune?"
Jaune flinched. "Um! Uh...I think I should keep on eye on Akame! How about Ren there! I'm sure he doesn't mind!"
Ren flinched. "What?!"
Bulat thought to himself. "Hm...We haven't bonded together Ren. Sounds good to me!"
He grabs Ren with his large arms. "Uh! Jaune! Nora help me out here!"
Jaune slides towards Nora's side. "Oh don't worry, she's going to bring us some snacks and drinks from the next small town!"
"I am?" Nora asked.
Ren tries to reach out his leader. "You must be kidding!"
Later...
Blake sits at the dinning room alone. "I wonder if Mom and Dad is doing well..." Then she see's Jaune and Akame walk in. "So how's your process?"
Akame takes a look at her hand. "I'm so sure. I felt power. But I'm not sure if I successfully mastered my aura."
Jaune pats her shoulder. "I'm sure you got it done!"
Akame winced in pain. Her shoulder is still feeling the stings of the wooden sword. "Guh!"
"OH! Sorry! I'm so sorry!"
"Its fine." Akame smiles, trying to not make Jaune worry.
Then they here a knock on the door. "Huh? Did they already finished?" Jaune walks up and see's two men in armor. "Can I help you guys?"
"We found out that a faunus was hiding somewhere, have you met one around here?"
Jaune raised his brow. "Faunus?"
"That's right. We are the SID, and we are trying to look for some Faunus."
"What do you mean?"
Blake overhears the conversation and flinches. She grabs Akame's hand and they rush out of the kitchen. They hide in Bulat's room, that reeks of sweat. But she can't be seen. "Akame! Those guys are trying to kill me!"
"What?!"
"Those guys are from an extremist group that are trying to hunt me and my kind down!"
Akame couldn't believe what she is hearing. Their government was willing to make extremists hunt people down? She thought this world is nothing like her old world! She nods. They quietly exit the room and see that Jaune is still talking to the men. "But what if they are my friends though?"
"You know those Faunus, they mess with your heads, making you think they are your friends, but in actuality, they secretly want to rule your homes.'
Jaune is not liking those guys one bit. "What if I say your wrong?"
"Let us in." They forcefully let themselves in.
"Hey! Your not supposed to enter uninvited!"
"Calm your long johns boy. We are only here for the Faunus. And judging by the description, she likes to hide in the dark." Then something attacks him. "URGH!" "Sir!" Then someone hits him with a frying pan, knocking him out.
Jaune see's Blake and Akame already coordinated a sneak attack. "You guys!"
Blake then grabs the captains collar. "Talk! Why are you hunting me and other Faunus?!"
"Kuh! Like I'd say anything to a filthy animal like you..."
Blake then claws out his face. He screams in agony. "I had enough of you people belittling us like this, when we did nothing wrong!"
"Oh...but you did..." A new voice gets everyone's attention. A girl with orange hair, pony tailed, and a sick smile. "You caused many crimes to humanity. And now, you all will pay! For Justice!"
A dark skinned man is behind her. "That's right. You caused enough problems here..."
Earlier...
Wave gets invited in the SID headquarters and see's Shuji Ikatsuki. "So you run this army?"
He laughed. "I wouldn't say army. But I'd say crusaders, on a mission."
"Huh?"
"I have been working to the bone to make sure I successfully made this force to demonstrate my new technology. But once the cries of the people hit my eardrums, I had to take action. So I recruited this sweetheart that saved you and made this little force for one goal."
"And that is?"
Shuji smirked. "Make humanity safe from outsiders. Such as these creatures known as Faunus. I believe you encountered them already Mr. Wave."
Wave nods. "Yeah..."
"That was their leader by the way. They follow a group known as the White Fang. They plan to take over civilization from us humans. They did many under handed tactics to do it. Including outside help from Remnants most dangerous criminals, and completely destroyed a city and academy with a few causalities from students and civilians alike." He presses a button, activating a screen from the bases wall.
Wave see's the attack on Beacon. He couldn't believe the chaos he is seeing. "...This is terrible..."
Seyru clenches her fist so hard, Wave can hear the metal. "Those bastards have been feeding from our fear for too long! TOO LONG! We will have retribution, in their BLOOOOOOD!" Wave couldn't help but get scared. This is the first he seen her this blood thirsty.
Shuji wiggles his finger. "Now, now. We won't kill them all. We plan to make sure their won't be any resistance once we get rid of the White Fang."
"Huh?" Wave asks, "What do you mean?"
"For another time. Right now, Seryu has a mission to do. You are more than welcomed to join her Mr. Wave."
Wave thinks about it. Seryu was playing at the wrong side during the days of the Empire. Then again, he was no different. But it seems she is at the right this time. These Faunus and this White Fang seems like savages that is trying to rule in fear. That is something he can't codon. Plus, if he's lucky, he might ask Ikatsuki to bring him home. "Alright. I'll help you protect this world from these Faunus."
Present...
Seryu looks at Blake. "Finally found you...I've been wanting to meet you after all this time...Blake Belladonna."
Wave looks at Jaune and Blake, but someone else catches his attention. "Huh? Is that-?!"
Akame also notices the visitors. "It's you!" "I thought Mine killed her...and what is he doing with her?"
Wave then looks in anger at Akame. "Akame from Night Raid. What are you doing here?"
"I could ask you the same question. Have you been transported from a black portal too?"
"Black portal?" Wave could barely remember being sucked in from a black portal. "What do you know of it? Were you responsible for it?"
"What? No I'm not."
Wave narrows his eyes towards Blake. "And what are you doing with that Faunus? Are you helping the White Fang?"
"Huh?" Akame is confused on this remark.
Seryu walks in. "No doubt she is working for evil. Her eyes tell me so much. The eyes of a demon that feed on the hearts of innocence!" She points at Blake. "She was a member of the White Fang! Don't think that hiding will save you from your sins!"
Blake then brings out her weapon. "I had enough!" She dashes in and slashes down towards Seryu, but she grabs the Blakes weapon. "What?!"
Seryu smirks. "Is that all?"
Jaune notices something. "Wait...her hand! Its metallic!" Her gloves are slightly torn, revealing a metal hand.
Seryu tries to hold her sadistic glee. "Now for the FUN!"
Blake's weapon then cracks. "What?! You can't-!" Then Seryu's hand crushes the Gambol Shroud into pieces Blake jumps back in shock. "You..."
Seryu then takes off her glove and reveals her metal arms. "You utter FOOOOLS! I hold justice in my ARRRRMS! They hold great POWERRRR! This is the combine technological efforts of SID, and the DW coils! As for you Blake Belladonna! We calculated all your previous fights when you were a member of the cursed White Fang and your time at Beacon!" She grabs the door knob and crushes it, turning it into dust. "I will choke the life out of you until you wished you never were born!" She turns to Wave. "Mr. Wave! You take care of the sympathizers! While I take care of the FILTH!" Then her arms begin to morph. "As a gift to me and you, you dirty Faunus! I will show you Justice at its purest form! Machine guns that are made to break through your aura in the name of JUSTICE!"
Blake gasps. "What the-?!" Everyone is just as shocked, even Wave. Then Seryu with glee opens fire. In a matter of seconds the entire cabin gets shredded with bullets. Chips and wooden debris scatters everywhere.
As Seryu stops, there was nothing but destruction. "Heh...No one can withstand this power!"
Wave is wide eyed on what happened. "Are they dead...?"
Then Akame jumps out of the floor and gets ready to stab Seryu straight to her face. "Eliminate!" Then her blade gets blocked. "What?"
Wave stopped Akame's blade from reaching Seryu's face with his sword. He then pushes Akame back. "GRAND CHARIOT!" Then a flash of light surrounds Wave. He is now covered head to toe with his dark blue armor. He kicks Akame towards her stomach. Akame shouted in pain as she gets sent through the cabin and a few feet away.
Seryu smirks. "That's right Wave! Show no mercy!" Then she notices something. Blood on the floor. She notices a trail of blood that leads out of the cabin. "Ah...Trying to run and hide again I see..." She silently laughs as she follows the trail.
Akame tries to get up, but her stomach aches like it was before, if not worse. "Guh! Ugh...KUFF!" It is as if her stomach is constantly on fire. Wave's kick did so much damage then Akame imagine.
Then Wave jumps in. "I'd thought you would represent liberation Akame of Night Raid. But you seem to be comfortable with aligning yourself with anyone against any authority. No matter how much damage they done."
Akame gathers the strength to stand in one knee. "Wave...just what are you doing here? And why is she alive?"
"Your pretty quick to change the subject. I'm right to not trust you. Is peace really something you care about?"
"What I am doing here is none of your business. I'm trying to help my friends." Akame explained
Wave grits his teeth. "Help them with what? Overthrowing another government? Or maybe you grew obsessed with killing people and you are trying to find any excuse to kill again! Only a person who thinks killing their one and only sibling is the only way to save them would think that way!"
Akame's eyes widen. Her heart felt like it sunk. "..."
Blake is sitting on a tree, panting. She groaned in pain as she could feel a bullet on her leg. "Gngh!" She tries to calm down. She could remember using her clone to take the bullets, and give the illusion that she killed her. But one of the bullets seem to hit their mark.
"No use hiding Faunus!" Seryu shouts out. "You know you can't run from your destiny! And it is to die alone, in the name of all that is good! Once you die and everything you hold dear burns, this world could finally be at peace for Remnant! Now get over here and DIE LIKE THE RODENT YOU ARE!"
Blake clenches her fist. She just had enough of this girl and her words. "..."
Seryu then see's a shadow. "Huh? There you are!" She shoots at the shadow. But as soon as the bullets go through it, the shadow disappears. "What?!" Then more shadow's appear. "Damn it!" She shoots even more, spraying bullets to the sky, hitting only shadows. "Damn it all! Just die!" Then one of the more red shadows get close to Seryu and touches Seryu's hand, and it explodes. "GAAAH!" Seryu falls down and see's her metal hand burnt. "yo...you...YOU DAMN RAT!" A blue shadow touches her other hand and it freezes. "WHAT?!" The real Blake then climbs up the tree and begins shooting with her gun that wasn't smashed. Seryu tries to block the bullets, but her stomach and legs get shot. "AAAAAAGH!"
"Huh?" Wave hears Seryu's scream. "Seryu!" He runs off to save his partner. Akame tried to follow, but the pain on her stomach prevented her to do so.
Blake keeps shooting at the defenseless Seryu. "How does it feel? You think you can just torture innocent people and call it justice?!"
"Leave her alone!" Wave kicks Blakes gun out of her hand. Blake jumps back trying to grab her gun, only for Seryu to shoot Blakes way with a grin. "Its over."
Blake backs away, gritting in anger. "Are you really willing to kill thousands of innocent people?!"
Wave gets taken off by that comment. "Don't think your words can stray me! Might I remind you that its your kind that attacked an entire town with these Grimm monsters?"
Blake then remembers the Fall of Beacon. "...You idiot! A stray group of the White Fang joined the attack. Not even the whole White Fang was a part of it! I bet those people who sent you haven't told you the whole story, didn't they?"
"Huh?!" Wave then flinches. He begins to realize his mistake. He was easily manipulated to help the Empire, and let many people die as a result. Considering that she doesn't seem to be lying due to her tone, she might be telling the truth. "..."
"Don't let her evil lies sway you Wave!" Seryu gets up, holding her stomach to cover her bullet wounds. "It is obvious that she is trying to trick you. These Faunus can do that. But that won't work on us, so get ready to die."
Wave looks at the sadist's face. He knows how obsessive Seryu can be on any mission. He never thought ill of her, but now he is seeing this monster that many people described her.
A month ago...
Earth 1024...
"Man...I'm glad the war is over though...I don't have to see many monsters like Esdeath again." "And that Ubiquitous monster too."
Wave overhears his Navy buddies. After the war was over, there has been some new recruits, some of them was a part of the Revolutionary Army in some way. "Ubiquitous? Like Seryu Ubiquitous?"
"Yeah, next to Esdeath, she was the worse of them all. She would kill people, no matter what small crimes they did to the Empire." "In fact, she was a part of the Jaugers like you Wave."
One navy man, who was sitting alone then stands up. "Oh really?" He walks up to the nervous Wave. "Tell me, what was she like?"
"Huh?"
"What was that bitch like? Did she resemble the devil?"
Wave begins to sweat, he was in good terms with her, but he won't pretend that she wasn't a very sick individual. "She was...not right...She thought she was doing the right thing...but the Empire twisted her mind to think-"
Then he punches Wave in the face. "Hey! Knock it off!" The captain steps in.
"You SONOFABITCH! Your psycho of a friend killed my sister! She never wanted to be in this war! She was dragged in! But no, you don't care! You're only busy sucking on Honest's dick to care about everything that was happening! You should go to hell, along with all of your friends!"
Wave stays silent. "Alright! Get him out of here!" The elder shouts out.
"GO TO HELL! YOU BASTARD! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU! YOU PUPPET! YOU SOULLESS PUPPET!"
Wave turns away to hide his shameful face. "Wave...I'm sorry about that. It wasn't your fault...you were tricked like all of us...Just remember that you still have us. Right?" There were some that nodded. But others were hesitant. Clearly they were former Revolutionary members. "Right?!" They nodded after the threat. "Good..."
"I...got to go..." Wave rushes off. He couldn't hold his tears. He was raised to be a man for all his life. He didn't want to anyone see him cry like this.
Present...
Wave recalls that moment. He made a mistake, and he can't afford to repeat it. "Wait." He grabs Seryu's shoulder. "Maybe we should capture her for information."
"What do you mean? She worked for the White Fang! That gives her the death penalty!"
"But...I don't think she really deserves that harsh of a punishment. We are not here to oppress, we are here to protect!"
Seryu then gets angry. "Wave...you are sounding like a sympathizer..." Seryu then points her gun-hand to him which made him flinch. "...don't make me do this." She grits, trying to contain her rage and hatred.
Wave now sees it. The monster inside Seryu. He saw a glimpse of it in the past.
Earth 1042
Months Ago...
Wave runs to Seryu. "There you are! What happened to the thieves?"
"Don't worry Wave, I already took care of it."
Seryu along with her old dog companion Kuro walks past Wave. He notices blood dripping from the dogs mouth. He gasps. He then grabs her shoulder to stop her. "You executed them...didn't you? Listen, just because we Jaugers have special jurisdictions doesn't mean we can kill people whenever we wa-"
She grabs Waves hand. She turns her head, smiling like an innocent little girl. "They weren't Night Raid, but they were admitted criminals. So I removed them from the population. Justice is served." Wave couldn't help but cringe at her attitude. "Lets keep working together! There is so much evil to purge!" She walks away with her dog companion as Wave looked on in horror to see how corrupted things are. But he still continued to work for them, and why? For the duty of being a soldier? Or fear?
Present...
Wave sighs. "Seryu, I'm sorry...but no. I refuse to work for corruption anymore..."
"Huh?" Both Seryu and Blake is confused.
Wave then turns off his armor and reverts back to his base form. He looks to Seryu's eyes. "I have made so many mistakes in my life. They all stem from my incompetence from doing the right thing. I should have done this before, but I was afraid of dying, and I just can't bare the thought of having my family hear of my death. But now, I don't care of that anymore. I want to repay my sins, and actually have the courage to do this. Seryu...stop this. Spare her life...not for the greater good...but for me...I don't want to be partners with a cold blooded killer..."
Seryu was speechless, she is driven to tears. "Wave..." She then falls to Waves arms, slightly sobbing.
Wave pats her head. "Its okay...Everything is going to be alright..."
Seryu sniffed. "No...its not going to be..."
Wave slightly smiles, finally getting through to her. "Of course things will be al-" Then he sees orange light coming out of his stomach. "Huh?!"
"No...it won't be...for you..." Seryu looks at Wave with cold, lifeless eyes.
Wave panics. "Guh! Grand Char-!"
Then Seryu blasts Wave to the stomach with a missile! Wave gets sent high up, and then explode into the sky! Blake looks in shock. "...you...killed him...he was your partner and you killed him!"
Seryu looks coldly to her. "I do what I must for justice!" She turns her cold hand into a flame thrower and points to Blake. "Now burn..."
Blake gasps. She couldn't believe that her life will end like this. Its unfair! Then when she was going to burn, it didn't happen?
Seryus hand has been grabbed and forced to point the sky. "What?! Who would-?!"
Bulat is the one. He stares at Seryu with an un-amused look on his face. "You ruined my house you know." Then the wind begins to circulate around him. "INCURSIO!" As he roars to the heavens, A white body armor forms around him.
"L-Let go of me!" Seryu tries her best to break this mans grip, but its no use! If anything, he is crushing her arm! "Damn you! I'll-!"
Then the armored one punches her square in the face! She roars in pain as she crashes to a forest, many meters away! Bulat stands firm and tall. "You're lucky I felt like holding back. You don't want to know what will happen to you if I gave it everything I have."
Blake is shocked to see someone so strong. "This kind of strength shouldn't exist!"
Seryu tries to get up. "..Ugh...Wuh! Why you...dirty..." Her vision is very blurry and her neck feels stiff from being nearly broken. She falls to her knees. "No...I can't...lose...yet...I haven't...destroyed...all of the evils in the world!"
Bulat then jumps in to walk towards the defeated Seryu. "Sorry, but you lost here. Now why don't you tell me why you and your men have been wreaking my house? Say anything I don't like, and I might need to actually be rough." He punches his palm, some wind has broke, showing his might.
Blake runs to the injured Akame. "Are you okay?!"
Akame coughs blood. "...I...think...where is...Wave?"
Blake then looks down and shakes her head. Akame is in disbelief. "She killed him...she really is a monster..."
Akame looks at the defeated Seryu and is showing no sympathy. Only showing sympathy for Wave. She hopes that he can meet Kurome in the afterlife. "...Wave..."
Bulat walks up to Seryu, about to grab her. "Alright, lets make this easier for you." Then something slashes at his chest. His armor breaks and blood spurts all over. "GAAAUUUH!"
Akame watches in shock. "Bulat!" She tries to get up, but the pain of her stomach makes her unable to even stand. Blake catches her from falling in her face. She looks up to see who done this to Bulat, it was something she never expected. "...it...can't be...!" Her eyes widened.
"Seryu, are you alright?" A girl with long purple hair jumps in. She is wearing a lavender dress, white boots and small glasses, along with large scissors.
Bulat gets on one knee and tries to cover his wound. "Ugh...how...? It can't be..." He couldn't believe his armor was broken after one slash. He thought this armor was supposed to be indestructible.
Akame is frozen in shock. "...Its her!"
"Huh? Who is she?" Blake asks.
Akame remembers this person. "...She...Sheel...SHEELE?!" Sheele grabs Seryu's hand and helps her up. Akame couldn't believe what she is seeing. Back then, Seryu was the one who killed Sheele. But now, they are teaming up? This doesn't make any sense Akame thought. It is like fate is playing a sick joke on her.
Sheele supports the half conscious Seryu. "Let's get out of here!" She carries her large scissors up, and it flashes a bright light that blinds everyone. Sheele jumps away with Seryu.
Blake opens her eyes once the light dies down. She see's the two already out of range. "They got away!"
Akame then see's Bulat still scarred. "Bulat!" Blake runs out to help him.
Jaune gets out of the wooden rubble and rubs his head in pain. "Ugh...what happened?" She see's both Akame and Bulat injured. "Oh no!" He runs up to Akame while Blake helps out Bulat. "What happened?"
Akame looks down, still shaken from what she has seen. "...Sh-Sheele...why...?"
Meanwhile...
Blue eyes slowly open. "Ngh...Uhhhh..."
"Don't move too much! You've been hurt!"
"What? Wh-Where am I?"
"You are in bed. I found you by the lake, so I brought you here."
"I...I see...Thanks..." The man reveals to be Wave, still alive. "My name is Wave by the way...what's your name?"
The girl is wearing a brown hood, but is shown to have brown eyes and slightly tan skin. "My name is Velvet! Nice to meet you Wave!" She shakes Wave's hand.
To Be Continued...