Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN BEN 10 OR AKAME GA KILL. THEY BELONG TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS. BEN 10 IS OWNED BY MAN OF ACTION AND AKAME GA KILL IS OWNED BY SQUARE ENIX.
Hey guys! This is MegaRdaniels giving you the SEVENTH chapter for the story, "Ultimate ga Kill". It took me awhile to write this because I have a lot to say, a lot to tell in this chapter since I am no longer busy with College. Just going ahead and finding classes but that's it. Now my attention is one-hundred percent on my readers. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this fic, please always leave your honest reviews, they are appreciated and help further the story along. Also if you like this, share it with your friends and have them read it. :)
Anyway like always Enjoy! ;)
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VII: Kill the Guest
Ben woke up in a room not too big nor too small. He removed the sheets to see a white bandage wrapped around his torso and legs. His limbs screamed whenever he manipulated his limbs. Lost and confused he got up and looked out the window. He was shocked to discover where he was.
"I'm at the forest again?" he said.
"Yep," Ben heard, turning around to see Leone leaning against the door with a bandage wrapped around her top forehead as well as other bandages securing her bruises.
"Leone!" Ben immediately activated his Ultimatrix, switching to Humungasaur.
"Hold on Godzilla, I'm not gonna hurt ya," she winked, "Much."
"What are you talking about?" Ben asked, his arm hovering above the watch.
"It means that you're safe," Leone walked into the room. Ben locked his eyes on the woman and noticed something dramatically different. Leone was not as intimidating as yesterday, her cat ears were nonexistent, and she was slightly smaller than she was when he was Rath.
"You powered down," Ben said, "How do I know this isn't a trick?"
"Is you being wrapped around in bandages a trick?" Leone furrowed, "Besides, the Boss said that you may have potential!"
"Potential?"
"Yep."
"Potential as in...what exactly?"
"You said that you were looking for Night Raid right?" she asked.
"Yeah," Ben said, "How do you know?"
"Oh...well...it wasn't hard. I heard everything," Leone said, "Everything you told Mine and Tatsumi I heard."
"If that's the truth, then why did you attack me?" Ben asked.
"Because you attacked me!"
"That's because you butterfly kicked me to the face!"
"Hey! I was fighting assassins! What do you have?"
"Trying to survive!" Ben exclaimed. They were at each other's throats until Leone burst out laughing.
"You know what, you're alright."
"What?"
"You heard me!" Leone said, "I said that you were alright!" Leone draped her arms over Ben's shoulders, "You got spunk kid. And this place needs more of that," Leone led Ben to the door.
"What do you mean by that?" Ben asked.
"You'll see, anyway, I believe that we weren't properly introduced," Leone said.
"Name's Ben," Ben said.
Leone stopped, "Wait, you're name's Ben?"
Ben nodded, "Yeah?"
"So...the guy that had beaten Akame and I is named...Ben? Not anything intimidating?"
"Nope...just Ben," Ben said.
"Wow, you should really change your name. It sounds like a baby name," Leone teased. Ben groaned.
"Gee thanks," Ben said with a groan.
Ben and Leone walked across the silent hallway heading towards the Main Room. They passed the kitchen where Akame stopped chopping meat and looked at Ben in curiosity. She held her knife firmly worrying her young male friend right besides her. Tatsumi locked his eyes on the boy in the green jacket in caution. The last time he fought him, his swortd shattered, the remains of his weapon sat across from him.
Akame drew her eyes towards Tatsumi, who was mentally scarred from the boy's earlier encounter with the changeling. Everyone ever since Ben entered their abode, they have been curious about the boy's powers and his motives. They held tight to their Imperial Arms just in case. Akame had to shut off the stove and followed Leone to the Main Room.
"I don't get it," Tatsumi said, "When I tried to stab him, my sword shattered!"
"Same with me, except mine didn't shatter. It harmlessly went through him," she said.
Tatsumi's eyes widened, "Wait what?"
"This boy, whoever he is, has the power to transform into whatever creature he desires. It's the question of how powerful this boy is compared to all of Night Raid."
"You mean, he could be more powerful than you?" Tatsumi asked.
"Probably," Akame said walking pass Tatsumi.
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Najenda, the Leader of Night Raid, sat in her chair pondering about the mysterious guest her team brought home. Her robotic arm already inching to rip apart the boy's guts. The nerve of him to stand up to them. Does he know what they were fighting for? Najenda was confused, but interested all the same. When she first heard that this boy had defeated Akame and Leone, both with ease she had to get to the bottom of it. At first she wanted the boy dead and his "Imperial Arms" confiscated. However, something in her changed her mind. This boy COULD have killed them, but he didn't. She wanted to know why.
She wanted to write it off as, "just pity" in her report. But there was no such luck. Not in the likes of Leone's description.
Leone and Ben finally met with Najenda in the Main Room along with all the others who stared at Ben with suspicion. Ben held on to his watch.
Lubbock had his Severing String intertwinded around his left hand, ready to strike. He stood calm watching his movements; Sheele's giant scissors hung around her back, but her hands were inching towards them slowly; Bulat crossed his arms; Akame and Tatsumi, both arrived on time, all stared, and Mine had her Pumpkin. All of this made Ben extremely nervous.
"Don't be scared," Leone said, "They are all just cautious; don't give them a reason to attack you, kay?"
"Easy for you to say," Ben rebuttled.
"I advise that you listen to her," Najenda suddenly said now looking up at the group with a friendly smile, "I see that you must be the boy who defeated both Akame and Leone with ease. Is this correct?"
Ben gulped and nodded' Najenda smirked.
"Not many assailants successfully had beaten two of my most powerful members of the team; at first I was about to have you had it that you are killed on sight. But the knowledge from what I have been told was that you spared their lives and did not return to the Empire to alert the authorities of our whereabouts. Tell me, why did you spare them?" she asked.
Ben took a deep breath, "Because...I don't kill," he said simply, "In fact, I was attacked first. I was mistaken as a tribal assassin and..."
"That's it. That's all I need to know," Najenda said, "You don't kill but you did defend yourself am I correct?" she asked.
Ben nodded.
"Ben, on behalf of Night Raid I am here to give you an apology but, since you know of our location, saw our weapons and so forth, we cannot allow you to leave this area," she stated.
Ben melted.
"Heh?"
"Yep!" Leone said with glee hugging Ben, "You are part of the team now!"
Ben unwrapped Leone's arm from his shoulders, "Look, thanks for the offer but I don't belong here. I don't kill people."
"That's understandable," Najenda said.
"So, you're gonna kill me anyway?" Ben asked, his arm already on the notch.
"No," Najenda said, "Like Tatsumi, we won't take your life, but you won't leave. Doing so would mean yes, we would have to kill you. But if you don't join Night Raid, you get to work in our factories, that's all."
"Ok," Ben said, not wanting to fight again. Plus multiple transformation could strain the body after awhile. It looked like he had no other choice. These people are extremely gifted in killing, recon, what-have-you. It would be dangerous for Ben to go as Big Chill and escape. The second he leaves, HE would be in their hit list. And that's the last thing he ever wants.
"Ok," Ben said.
"Whenever you join, just let me know. We need a power player like you," Najenda said.
"Right," Ben said looking down in the ground.
"Alright, dismissed," Najenda said.
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That evening, Tatsumi and the others were in the Dining Room eating dinner. They enjoyed a nice feast prepared by Akame and Tatsumi. And they had to admit, Tatsumi was a damn good cook. As they ate, they all began talking - the topic was of course Ben.
"So he could transform into what now?" Najenda asked.
"First that white robot thing," Leone said, "Then it evolved into what I remember as Ultimate Echo-Echo."
"Then Big Chill," Tatsumi added.
"Then Chromastone," Mine added.
"And not forget Rath! Hahaha!" Lubbock laughed; Leone smacked the back of his head.
"I won that fight," Leone pouted.
"It's possible that each creature he transforms into becomes powerful than the last," Sheele said.
"Or it could be that...well I don't know. What was that thing again?" Bulat asked.
"Ultimatrix-thingy. I think that is what he called it," Mine said.
"Ultimatrix? Sounds powerful and dangerous. Someone has to look over that boy," Najenda said.
"Agreed. I mean he's new and everything, but I don't trust him," Tatsumi said.
"Oh like we should trust you?" Mine snickered.
"Okay you shut up!" Tatsumi snapped.
The gang were all talking amongst each other - all except for Akame. She quietly excused herself from the table and walked out with her sword in hand. She closed the door and walked in the quiet halls heading directly for the boy - Ben Tennyson.
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Ben was in his room looking out in the window sighing. He was stuck in this Hide Out filled with wackos and crazy people thinking about killing their enemies. Ben was not innocent about this either. He knew what he was about to do with Kevin the last time he went rouge. He did it because it was a last resort. But that was Kevin. This was something bigger. He couldn't just snap one minute and decide to be a homicidal vigilante. He couldn't do that. He was a vigilante, but not a homicidal vigilante.
Ben couldn't bring himself into that road. He just couldn't. He had to think, "Why here of all places?" Ben asked, "Why did Paradox brought me here?"
"That's an excellent question Benjamin!" Ben turned around to be blinded by a sudden flash of blue light. When the light died down stood the scientist Ben encountered earlier.
"Professor Paradox?" Ben sighed in relief.
"Sorry about earlier," Paradox said, "I have been a little rough when it comes to..."
"Never mind that," Ben intercepted, "All I need to know is why am I here? And is there possibility that I can get home to my family?"
"Oh," Paradox said, his voice deepened out of concern, "You see Ben, when you were blasted here, the time-space net had been displaced by another timeline. So I had to put you here because without you, the universe would be in dire disarray hence forth, The Big Rip. Have you heard of it?"
"Yeah I have...remind me," Ben said.
"The Big Rip is a cosmological phenomena that occurs when all of matter is torn apart by a rapidly expanding universe. So by placing you here, you act as the glue that holds it together," Paradox said.
"Wait what?"
"Imagine you are blowing on a balloon without stopping. What happens when you inflate the balloon too much?"
"It explodes."
"Precisely."
"So you sent me here to keep the universe from ripping itself apart."
"Yes," Paradox said, "Not only that but there are forces in this universe that require your attention. You see Benjamin, in this universe, the world has been corrupted by a malice prime minister and a naive child emperor. The Minister is the one who is pulling the strings of a rapidly thinning timeline."
"So this Minister..."
"Makes Vilgax's black soul look white," Paradox explained. Ben paled. Paradox proceeded to tell Ben everything on what was going on in this universe. After 12 minutes of explaining, Ben with held that same look. He was mixed with confusion, anger, and sadness. Each battling for dominance.
"That man is just horrible," Ben added.
"I agree," Paradox said, "And Ben, in order for you to get home and save the universe if you help them. Join Night Raid and defeat the Empire - even if it means stepping into the dark side."
"I don't know," Ben said.
"Ben, in this universe, you need to kill your enemies. I know its hard. But believe me, when the time is right, you know when," Paradox finished, "Tata!"
"Paradox wait!" Ben was blinded by the same blue light. When the light died down he was gone leaving Ben with closure but this time scared and confused on what to do. He doesn't kill unless it was absolutely necessary. Ben knew that the Empire was corrupt, but not to this degree! He needed to think this over.
"Kill my enemies?" Ben repeated, "I don't know if..."
There was a sudden knock on the door.
"Come in?" Ben permitted.
Slowly walking into the room, Akame armed with her sword kept her eyes on Ben. She turned around, closed the door, and locked it. Ben got up with his sleeves unrolled.
"You don't need to fear," Akame said, "I'm a friend."
Ben's eyes furrowed, "Hey, weren't you the girl I met earlier?"
"Before you froze me yes," Akame said.
"Oh sorry about that."
"Actually, I was about to apologize about my early prejudgment," she said, "I thought you were recon for those assassins."
"Oh, it's okay. But that's not what I'm thinking about," Ben said.
"You were thinking about taking a life," Akame said.
"Yeah," Ben said, "I don't think I can do that."
"That's okay," Akame said sitting on his bed, "So this Professor Paradox guy," she said earning Ben's confused look, "He seemed nice."
"How did you...?"
"I heard everything," she said, "Well some of it."
"Right."
"Just so you know, if you leave here...I will hunt you down."
"And you will kill me. I know," Ben said, annoyed. Akame nodded and got up.
"Don't forget, you will be cooking with me, "She said closing the door.
Ben dropped to bed, sighing.
"What have I gotten myself into?" he asked.
AN: Hello there everyone and Happy Holidays from yours truly! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, please always leave reviews, they are always appreciated.
MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone! :)
