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Chapter 4

"Please don't kill me" said a woman being held by the throat. The man strangling her was smiling he was enjoying her cries for mercy.

"It's your fault for traversing the streets at night" he said.

"Please let me live, I will do anything" She begged the desperation in her voice was delicious to the killers ears. He was enjoying this too no end.

"Can you talk to me?" He asked.

"Of course" she replied desperation filling her every word.

"Without a head?" He asked as he swung a blade attached to his wrist and took her head clean of her shoulders.

"Splendid simply splendid" He said.

Night Raid's HQ

"Right everyone we have a new target, there has been a serial killer stalking the streets of the capitol, he has killed dozens of people, and a third of a guard barracks. He has a love for beheading his victims" Boss announced.

"Must be Zank the beheader" Lubb said.

"Zank the beheader?" Tatsumi asked.

"You haven't heard of him, You really must of been far out, you hick" Mine said.

"Hey!" Tatsumi retorted his face going a angry red.

"Anyway Zank was the top executioner in the biggest imperial prison, with the Prime minster getting to power, well Zank didn't have much free time." Lubb said face grim

"Killing that many people would drive anyone crazy" Tatsumi said.

"He seems to have developed a love for beheading, It seemed that prisoners weren't enough for him, so he moved onto the streets. He also wields a relic but we don't know which one" Boss said.

"Hmm that is a issue when two relic wielders go head to head with the intent to kill one and other, one of them will die" Mine said.

"So when do we leave to find this bastard" Tatsumi said.

"Tonight, everyone will be split into teams of two or three. Akame, Kurome and Tatsumi. Lubbock, Bulat and Leone. Finally Sheele and Mine." Boss said.

Later that night on the streets of the capitol.

"We're being watched master" Deagora said.

"What do you mean?" Tatsumi thought.

"Someone is using a ranged relic to monitor our movements, it keeps jumping between us and Kurome" Deagora said.

"Do you know where he is?" Tatsumi asked.

"I can sort of detected that there is another relic in our vicinity but its exact location I don't know, well if it was a biological relic I might be able to" Deagora informed.

"Ah the capitol is so dangerous, a serial killer and assassins, oh lucky me" Zank said standing on a tower spire.

"Hmm he is interesting" Zank said as he focused on Tatsumi, "it feels strange, I can't read him very well" Zank said, then he turned his attention to Kurome "Oh delightful, oh what eyes, she's known pain but come out stronger, I think I'll take her first" Zank said to himself.

"Tatsumi where's Kurome?" Akame asked face full of worry.

"I don't know, Wasn't she following you?" Tatsumi said, equally in fear.

A little earlier

Kurome turned to see a blonde haired boy, blue eyes and wearing a white jacket staring at her.

"Natala, it's you. I have missed you so much!" Kurome said as she saw the blonde haired boy beckoned her to follow him, she did without a moment's hesitation. He led her into a wide opening.

"Natala what are yo…." Kurome stopped as the image that was Natala faded and Zank swung at her, he hit her but it wasn't a fatal wound. Zank didn't give her time to recover, when Kurome fell to the ground after the strike, he went for another stab, Kurome managed to get up but still got a slice across the stomach, she screamed in pain, it wasn't fatal but she was losing the fight before it had even started.

"Oh please beg for your life, it fills me with such pleasure hearing them beg." Zank taunted Kurome. She was coughing a little bit of blood up.

"Damn it, those drugs are still affecting me" She thought to herself.

"I will never beg to a dog like you" Kurome said definitely.

"Fine then...die!" Zack yelled as he moved in for the kill. Two short swords smashed into the ground in front of Zank.

"Get away from her!" Tatsumi said as landed in front of Zank, he turned and drew both blades looking at Zank.

"Kurome are you okay?" Tatsumi asked.

"I'll live" Kurome said between grunts of pain.

"You can't beat me, my relic allows me to read your mind, no matter what you do I will be two steps ahead of…" Zank stopped talking as Tatsumi launched himself at him. Zank easily blocked the two blades. "Thinking I was distracted, silly mistake" Zank said, he was enjoying this fight. This opponent had honest eyes, a sense of purpose, he couldn't wait to gouge them out.

The battle was one sides, every move Tatsumi did was countered perfectly and a wound would be inflicted upon Tatsumi.

"Master, use my power, please!" Deagora pleaded.

Tatsumi had cuts and lacerations all over his body. He smiled as he let go of both the blades.

"What is this? You surrender already?" Zank said clearly amused.

"No, No actually I plan on killing you now" Tatsumi said.

"What?!" Zank was getting annoyed and confused.

Tatsumi opened his palms as fires ignited all along his arms. "Now what do you see in my mind now!?" Tatsumi roared as he threw balls of fire one after another. Zank didn't know how to counter these. Each one hit him and burnt him. He screamed in pain. Tatsumi then charged forward, he grabbed out of the fires to flaming short swords, Tatsumi launched himself into the air he was going for an aerial strike, Zank tried to block them as Tatsumi smashed them down aiming for Zank's head. Zank's swords broke upon impact and then Tatsumi dropped the flaming blades as he landed on the ground and smashed his fist into Zank's chest. Tatsumi grabbed the relic of Zank's dead forehead and turned to help Kurome.

"You okay?" Tatsumi asked, his voice full of genuine concern.

"I'll be fine" Kurome said before Tatsumi armored himself in Deagora's dragon armor and picked Kurome up.

"Hey what are you doing you idiot?" Kurome protested but Tatsumi opened his wings.

"I am going to take you back to base" Tatsumi said before he launched himself into the air. Lucky Kurome was holding her relic. Tatsumi headed to the clock tower where Mine and Sheele was watching, he landed in front of Mine.

"Ahh God you idiot, wait why are you holding Kurome? Why is she injured?" Mine said voice full of concern.

"Zank led her to a trap, he's dead now, I am going to take Kurome back to base quickly. You can round everyone up and get them back safely right?" Tatsumi said before he jumped back into the air.

Night Raid's HQ

The boss has spent some time mending Kurome, she has some medical training. It has been two hours since Tatsumi landed carrying an injured Kurome and finally the rest of Night Raid's members have returned.

"Tatsumi where is she?" Akame said voice full of pain and worry.

"She's with the boss, she is going to be fine" Tatsumi said.

"Thank you so much" Akame said, she was crying,

"Why are you thanking me? We are a team, all of us, It is natural for use to protect each other" Tatsumi said, he was looking very pale, he said this but he felt dizzy and before he realised what was happening everything went black and he fell to the floor.

Everyone rushed him, to see if he was okay.

Tatsumi woke in a black void everything was strange, it felt like he was flying, he turned around to see a giant dragon staring him right in the eye, the dragon was large but the way it stood up, it was bipedal, it's arms were huge and the claws where the size of Tatsumi's entire body. Tatsumi panicked and jumped back.

"Haha" the dragon laughed, it didn't open it's mouth but the voice was projected from it.

"That voice? Deagora?" Tatsumi said.

"Yes this was me in life" Deagora answered him.

"What happened where are we?" Tatsumi was looking around confused.

"Well right now you are unconscious in the base, you used my power before you were ready" Deagora answered. "You are growing stronger but using my power will take a toll on your body, if you use my power when you don't have the strength it will kill you" he explained.

With that explanation a white light filled the void blinding Tatsumi. When he opened his eyes he was lying down in a bed with a sleeping Sheele resting on his bed.

"Ugh what's she doing you?" Tatsumi thought.

Sheele begun to wake from what appeared to be a nice dream.

"Good morning, You're with me today Tatsumi" Sheele said as she stood up, she dropped her glasses and walked towards a counter which Tatsumi had left the eye that Zank wielded.

"Good morning" Sheele said as she bowed to it. She then realised that she had dropped her glasses and was panicking, "where's my glasses, my glasses?" She kept repeating until she found them.

"Let's start again, good morning" she said with a smile.

"I wonder if leaving Sheele in charge is a wise decision" Lubb said as he made himself a drink.

"It'll be fine, Tatsumi seems to be skilled in this art as well" The boss said

"What?" Lubb said

"Yeah I am calling dibs on training him next" Leone said bouncing up and down.

"Oh come on, this is so unfair, he is somehow building a Harem without even trying." Lubb said voice full of despair.

"Well for an assassin, one might call him a real….LADY KILLER!" The boss said.

Lubb and Leone looked at her with despair in the eyes.

"Get it….it's funny right?" The boss asked.

They both backed away very quickly.

"I guess not then" she smiled.

Outside the base in the local river.

Tatsumi is struggling to swim the rivers width while wearing full plate mail armor.

"Dear god I am going to drown" He thought.

"Need help master?" Deagora offered.

"No need to get stronger, must keep pushing myself" Tatsumi gritted his teeth as he climbed onto the river's bank where Sheele was waiting for him

"Well done, swimming through the river wearing that armor" Sheele said smiling.

"Um I have been wondering but why don't you have no chores to do around the base?" Tatsumi asked.

"Well… when I tried cooking I burnt the meat, Akame wanted to kill me. When I tried cleaning I made more mess for Bulat. When I went shopping I mistook sugar for salt and Leone laughed at me. Ooh and when I washed everyone's clothes I put Mine in the wash." Sheele explained

"YES good job" Tatsumi thought.

"Ahh You've done well Tatsumi" Bulat shouted laughing as he emerged out of the water pulling a muscular pose, showing off his muscles.

"I think this'll be the death of me" Tatsumi thought

"Same here" Deagora agreed.

Later in the capitol.

Leone and Tatsumi are enjoying a nice stroll through the streets.

"Hey Leone" said one of the people there

"You okay Leone" the children ran up to her smiling.

"Everyone likes you here" Tatsumi said before a horde of angry men came running towards them.

"That's her, Leone, we are going to get that money back you owe us" They shouted.

Tatsumi and Leone instantly turned and ran the other way

"I take it back" Tatsumi said.

"Isn't this fun" Leone said smiling.

"In what way is running for your life fun" Tatsumi complained.

During this whole incident Tatsumi and Leone got separated.

"Ah god damn it, I am lost, I have no clue where to go" Tatsumi moaned.

"Hmm my justice radar is pinging" Said a female officer. "Hey mister are you okay?" She said running towards Tatsumi.

"Umn yeah I am just lost, Wait what is that?" Tatsumi said looking at a little dog-like creature standing next to the officer.

"Oh this is Corro he's an Imperial relic, oh and my name is Seryu." Seryu said smiling.

"Don't like that living relic" Deagora said, his voice sounded really angry, the hostility could be cut with a knife.

"Can I help you find your way?" Seryu asked.

"If you are willing to help" Tatsumi said.

She led Tatsumi back to the district where he and Leone got separated, she waved him goodbye.

"I will find the evil which killed my master, Orge I will avenge you. Night Raid you will pay" She said to herself as she ran off.