I have a few things to say.

One, I have already revamped my first chapter so if you wanna see what is different, go check it out.

Two, a big thank you to the people who supported me and the reviewer who gave me a name to Tatsumi's Imperial Arms. You guys have been a big help. Also, the pairing is not confirmed so any kind of pairing you can think of involving Tatsumi and a girl is possible.

Three, I may be publishing two more stories. One would be about Hikari's past while the other would be another fanfic where Tatsumi is being placed in a modern world. So basically, he goes to school etc. I would tell you guys again at a later date when it is ready.

Okay. That is enough things to talk about. Let's get started.

Volume 1: Chapter 11: Armor of Black VI

I walked along the now empty streets of the Capital. Apparently, due to the random killing conducted by a psychopath, a curfew has been placed to protect the people, which is just there to tell the nobles not to come out of their homes. To be honest, the Prime Minister doesn't care about the lives of the lower-class citizens. Since the Emperor is still a child, the Prime Minister is the one who holds all of the power within the Capital, or at least influence the decisions of the Emperor.

Zank, a psychopath who randomly kills people under the cover of the night, was being spotted in the Capital. Making things worse would be the fact that he has an Imperial Arm. To protect the people from being killed, Najenda has tasked everyone in Night Raid to be mobilized in groups of two and search for Zank.

I have been tasked to search for Zank around the town square with Leone. We have been walking around for hours, occasionally avoiding the guards but only silence fill the air. Not even a foot step can be heard most of the time.

Obviously, since Leone have always been impatient, we decided to patrol somewhere else to cover more ground. A scream caught our attention and the two of us ran as fast as we could towards it. Of course, by the time we arrive a body was what's left in the place. A body without a head.

"We were too late. In the end, we were still unable to catch him." I calmly stated.

"No. I can still find him. Using my enhanced sense of smell, I can still find him." Leone said as she transformed into her lioness form.

Within the next few minutes, we were towards the town square. Midway, an explosion sounded in the direction of our destination.

"A fight is taking place." Leone said. "I can hear the of battle. There is also another thing. Remember the person who killed Ogre? I found his scent in the direction of the town square. Whoever it is, he may be fighting Zank even as we speak. We finally get to see who the person taking away our kills was."

I nodded. Whoever it was, they have been killing our targets, some of which were veteran soldiers, proving that they are strong. This only proves that they are as dangerous as us. Maybe even more powerful.

A random thought into my mind.

Could that boy she saw back then be there too? He may be part of those people, although he wasn't reported. Back then I must have thought of him as someone who is exacting revenge for his fallen friends.

After much running and jumping from roof to roof, we arrive at the square. The first person I saw was someone unfamiliar. I have never met him before, even though I often traverse throughout the Capital, I should have seen him before. Why did I never see him before? "

There was someone lying on the ground behind him, and a skeleton of someone else.

"Say, do you know what happened here?" Leone asked the man in front of us. He had white hair and was wearing a black coat. The skeleton lay on the ground a few metres behind him.

"Errr..., my friend got drunk and I came to pick him up." the man said. His lie seems pretty convincing, though it doesn't help clear him of his charges.

"Say, have we met before? You look familiar." Leone said.

After saying this, Leone charged towards the man, ready for a fight. I was about to join her when she was stopped. I felt the presence of some other people. Something exploded in front of Leone, who managed to escape from it unscathed. Someone was in her way. A few people landed beside him. There were about three to four people. Even with my Imperial Arm, this fight is disadvantageous. These people in front of me are strong, I can feel it. Adding in the fact that we know nothing about their power and skills, a retreat is the best option. However, my teammate made no move to retreat. She intends to fight.

...

I continued to stare at the two ladies before me.

"We would appreciate it if you would just let us go for tonight. We don't wish to resort to violence." I shouted.

"What's this? You scared you gonna get beaten by a lady?" the yellow haired woman taunted.

Trying to anger me so that I would initiate an attack. She could fight us so as to get more information about us. That is quite smart. However, I don't wanna fight them. The other girl, Akame, has a very dangerous weapon. One-Cut Killer. Murasame. Just fighting someone with it would be a problem. Being caught off guard would be fatal. Not to mention Akame's speed can be compared to Tatsumi or mine. Maybe even faster. The yellow haired girl also have a troublesome Imperial Arm. Beast Ruler: Lionelle. It transforms the user into a beast, enhancing their senses. With her sense of smell, she would be able to find us should we escape. "

"Does anyone here have a smoke grenade? The kind that also release a foul smell." I asked my friends. Apparently, they would always pack one in their inventory. I threw the smoke grenade towards the two Night Raid members, specifically the blond girl. With the unconscious Tatsumi on my shoulder, I ran with all of my might. My friends did help me out, guiding me to a safer route where they would not be caught. Fortunately, the Night Raid members was unable to pinpoint our location. We are safe, for now.

...

I woke up, once again dragged from the world of nothingness. Looking at my surroundings, I was returned back into my room. I thought back to the night before. Other than me fighting Zank, I have no other memory of returning home, let alone winning the fight against Zank.

Maybe Hikari helped me out again. I would have to ask him what happened next time I see him.

Pushing myself off of the bed, I got dressed and head out.

I wonder what went down last night.

The reply was not what I was expecting. Instead of the usual no one answering my questions, something in my mind answered me.

"You. Defeated. Unconscious." Something said.

"Who's there?" I said, looking everywhere in my room.

Whatever that had replied my earlier question decided to not make himself or herself known and ignored my question.

I think I'm just exhausted. No way would there be something else in my head, right?

"Right." the same voice replied again.

That's it. I really need to rest.

...

I walked back towards our base with the other members of Night Raid. The mission was a failure. Not only was our target killed by someone else, another Imperial Arm falls into the hands of people with unknown affiliations.

Walking through the door of our hideout, everyone went about their usual routine. Najenda came into the room a few moments later.

"So how was the mission?" She asked everyone.

"Failure. Zank was killed by someone else before we arrived at the scene, and there was a victim of this incident." I replied.

"Say, is it me or are these kind of things have been happening alot lately." Sheele asked.

Sheele was really slow at picking up things s at this point no one was surprised at how she had just picked up this fact.

"Shouldn't we hunt them down and interrogate them?" Mine suggested

"Did you see how the culprits looked like?" Najenda asked.

"It was just a guy with white hair wearing a black coat. There were others at the scene, all of them had distinct features." Leone said. Her voice sounded weird. Her nose was blocked due to the scent caused by the grenade that guy threw. It going to take some time before she can smell again.

Leone continued to give a rundown on the appearance of these people we met.

Najenda hadn't spoke in a while, keeping herself in her thoughts to herself. It was several moment before he spoke again.

"Are you sure about their features?"

"Yeah. I couldn't mistake it. There isn't much people with such distinct features." Leone replied confidently..

"Ok everyone. Listen up. The people Leone described are dangerous. From this moment on, if you see them during your missions, avoid at all cost. They are very dangerous, even though they aren't working for the Empire anymore. Their affiliations are unknown, making their overall intentions unknown." Najenda said to everyone.

"What if they show hostile intentions towards us?" Lubbock asked.

"If that ever happens," Najenda looks up and gave all of us a emotionless stare. "Kill them."

Rewrite for this chapter is completed.

First off, to avoid confusion, I will tell you how the p.o.v changes. In this chapter the p.o.v changed from Akame to Hikari to Tatsumi to Akame. Just to make this clear or some people would get confused.

So yea, Tatsumi has someone in his mind speaking to him. Won't really say much about that. 'Just read on' is the best advice I can give for now.

Okay, I gonna check out the new anime for the fall season. Bye!

Thank you for reading and have a good day.