Tatsumi
Tatsumi looked around the forest and cursed himself for not having noticed earlier. When he and Wave were scouting he should have noticed, after hunting Danger Beast for so long he should have noticed how still it all was. No wild life could only mean two things, a Danger Beast of great power had made its home there. The second case he and the Jeagers were in was human settlement. Night Raid had hidden this base well but not enough to fool Esdeath. They split up in teams Wave and Kurome took the right side Run and Bols the left. Heading head first Esdeath and himself with Seryu bringing up the rear, her and Koro's enhanced smell would help them if Night Raid somehow escaped their pincer attack.
"General…uhm Esdeath" Tatsumi muttered. As if they were merely strolling for leisure Esdeath turned with a nonchalant smile to him.
"Yes?" she asked, Tatsumi briefly wondered how she kept such a calm aura before a battle, then again she enjoyed it so much he guessed it was to be expected.
"I'm sorry for not noticing this when I was hunting…that was my fault" Esdeath waved her hand dismissively. With a shrug as she stopped crossing her arms. Seryu and Tatsumi stopped as well.
"Though I am disappointed you did not notice, you are human Tatsumi a mistake is bound to happen. The difference is weather you will live through it to become stronger" she told him. Tatsumi thought the words over as he looked on the path before them. The foliage was thick but with a subtle path of parted brush and leaves obscuring tracked on path.
"Well I won't fail again this time I'm going to bring them down" he said and was about to walk when Esdeath stopped him.
"No… look closer" she said.
"Kuro doesn't smell anything General" Seryu quipped. Tatsumi strained his eyes but could see nothing.
"I don't sense anything" he said focusing his sense to feel the stillness of the forest.
"Ah so naïve, I faced some forest tribes during my time as Lieutenant, they were adept at attacking us in fast raids. When we perused I lost many men to traps and early warning system that alerted them to our location." Esdeath regaled and threw her hand out with her Tiegu a gale of frost shot from her palm covering the surrounding area with frost and snow. Tatsumi gaped as well as Seryu as they saw the glistening metal wires that were hidden in plain view.
"How could you tell it was there General!?" asked seryu in awe.
"Night Raid must have taken a page from those tribes, if the trail seems well established they will make sure only they can cross it safely" Esdeath adjusted her cap and walked on careful to avoid the wires and her two soldiers followed suit. I hope the others noticed the wires I doubt this is the only place.
Wave
Wave grumbled, he was hot and sweaty and he was sure he was lost…probably he was sure he was walking a straight line at the least. Kurome was quiet, it creeped him out a little his attempt at conversation always ended with short answers like, 'sure' or 'okay' adding to his misery. Kurome ducked for a second and he hit a low branch on his chest cutting his coat.
"Hey how about a warning?" he said looking at the rip as he walked on.
"You weren't paying attention, dumb, dumb" she mumbled. That was the longest sentence he'd gotten off her. All it took was physical pain joy he thought and walked faster to be beside her.
"So what do you think the situation will be when we find them…they might know were here" Wave said damn it Tatsumi I hope you don't get us all killed Wave thought he felt bad for not telling everyone.
"Well maybe if you told us yours and Tatsumi's secret we might have been better prepared" Wave stopped mid stride mouth agape.
"W-what?" he asked nervous.
"You two talked about it when you were watching over me, I woke while you talked about it last night" her soft voice said.
"S-sorry Tatsumi said he would tell the General" he looked ashamed in front of his new comrade.
"It doesn't matter anyways they know were coming for sure now" Kurome said shrugging.
"Huh? You can't know that" he tried being optimistic. "Those guys might think Tatsumi didn't say anything" he said with a tight grin.
"Not that, you stepped on a trip wire" she said pointing down with that deadpan expression. Looking down Wave noticed hi boot bending down a well concealed wire. Stepping off it with alarm hand on Grand Chariot he expected a trap. Instead the wire vibrated after his foot stepped off.
"Oh crap" Wave groaned and gritted his teeth.
"Lightning fast before they can see us it is let's go!" he said and sprinted past Kurome who caught up quick.
"Dumb dumb" she said and he could have sworn he imagined the smile on her face.
Ieyasu
"They're coming! From the right side!" Lubbock was running around the base like a maniac alerting them as they stationed themselves in different locations to better view where the enemy could come from. Ieyasu cursed damn it Tatsumi I hope you didn't rat us out Ieyasu grabbed Alastor looking at his reflection on the sword. His eyes focused and he could have sworn he saw the reflection of the dark armour behind him. Turning he found Leone looking at him with a concern look at the door to his room.
"Ready?" he asked not wanting to hear another lecture on Alastor.
"Yeah come on were taking the right side" she said and Ieyasu followed her. As they walked side by side he thought on the situation and Sheele's smiling face haunting his dreams. Alastor you better not be part of that his alliance with his Teigu had been getting better but was still very much uneasy.
Guilt is weakening grow stronger and forget
Ieyasu frowned, it heard his thoughts and he preferred to have those to himself.
"Leone" he stopped and she turned to him.
"I…if things start to go south…I want to you to run" he said. Leone blinked surprised she cocked her hips one hand it as she seized him up.
"With Lionelle I can just heal if anything I should be protecting you" she winked at him.
"No it's just…I won't hesitate not again…if I have to I'm going to use Alastor if I lose control I want you to leave before I hurt you" Ieyasu said determined not to lose anyone else.
"Yas if you have to use that thing do it…but remember about us don't think we wouldn't miss you, so I can't just leave you like that" Leone was serious for a moment.
"Leone…I just don't want to lose anyone else today" he gritted his teeth. Leone sighed giving him a gentle smile.
"You're too soft for this line of work you know?"
"Heh and you're not serious enough" he said with a weak grin.
"Can't be all gloom and doom-"she got cut off as Ieyasu hugged her his head buried between her breasts.
"Be careful okay?" His muffled voice sounded from her chest.
"Jeez if you wanted to feel me up you should just asked" she smiled and hugged him just as tightly.
"Come on…maybe we can take that friend of yours" Leone grinned and Ieyau's mood was lifted instantly.
Mine
She would kill him, she didn't care who that bastard in the white armor was if he showed up she would kill him. Sheela her death had affected more than others because of how close she had been in particular with her. When that armored guy showed up Sheela saved her life and she prayed for it with hers. Mine was on the rooftop of the building Pumpking leaning against the ceiling as she looked through the scope, her trained eyes were able to catch the speeding forms of wisps of blue and brown hair.
"Esdeath is baring down through the middle" Mine spoke into her radio. When they left the base to the respective sides Mine would provide support down the middle. Esdeath after wall was a head on type of person so she would lead the vanguard herself. Below her on the court yard Akame stood staring at the forest waiting patiently for Esdeath to arrive.
Lubbock had taken to the left, speaking of the devil Mine looked to see a fire and pillums of smoke raise to the air.
"Lubbock are you okay?" she asked. Panting was her response before the green haired assassin answered.
"Yeah! Busy though can't talk! I'm dealing with two here!" he yelled as the sound of what sounded like bullets land near him.
"Don't die then the Boss is counting on you!" she said.
"Goody!" he sarcastically replied cutting off the transmission. Looking down her scope again she cursed, Akame was alone facing three. Emerging from the clearing was Esdeath and two others, the brown haired boy looked familiar she couldn't put her finger on it however.
Tatsumi
Tatsumi looked to the top of the base hidden under the mountain. The lght caught the glint of something shiny.
"Sniper" he said outload.
"Indeed…Seryu think you can make it?" Esdeath didn't have to clarify.
"Yes General, Kuro can cover my progress" her once cheery disposition was gone. There's that something about here showing up again Tatsumi grumbled.
"Tatsumi…Akame is out of your league, I suggest you look for this friend of yours" Esdeath said. Her glare was cool against Akame's cold emotionless stare.
"Okay…if you need me" he sounded foolish even to himself but Esdeath closed her eyes chuckling.
"I'm touched but your concern is unneeded" he had told her about Ieyasu and finding him in the woods before the operation. She agreed to let him have him if he could capture him, but to remember he was a soldier of the empire. Tatsumi made a move and instantly rolled forward as a beam left a black mark where he was standing. Sprinting into the woods he hear the shots after him. Esdeath as well had gone into action zig-zagged as he was ignored to support Akme.
"Koro protect!" he heard before an inhuman roar was heard as he was on the field again and headed for the base. Bursting the doors to splinters Tatsumi could somewhat hear as Koro began scaling the wall and shots from the artillery Tiegu. Tatsumi his face set in a glare walked through the base Incursio firmly in his grip. Tatsumi walked passing around the base burnt papers, and other stuff was left on the ground without much else to do. He kept going up and up, floor by floor and looked left and right room by room.
"Where are you Ieyasu?" Tatsumi sighed, by the window behind him a shot fired slid, past him. Where he heard the howling pain of Koro. Tatsumi snarled his coat flapped as he turned and sprinted up the closest stairs. Tatsumi kept thinking of Daidara giving him that stupid grin asking him to get stronger. You dumb bastard! Look at the trouble you put me through! Now I have avenge you! Tatsumi jumped the stairs. He grabbed Incursio underhanded. He looked up, he felt her killing intent just above him, he made sure he let out all the killing intent he could manage.
"I'm going to kill that bitch!" he growled under his breath.
Mine
"Damn it die already!" Mine growled, as she fired over and over again at that damn dog. The orange haired chick was using the biological Tiegu as cover. Mine couldn't get a straight shot and whenever she could she fired against General Esdeath. The woman was like an unrelenting storm, ice and sword swipes with savage precision. Akame was no slouch offcourse their resident super assassin kept up with Esdeath to a surgical precision. Even with the snipers eye of hers she still had to try very hard to aim.
"Damn it if this keeps up, I might be in a pinch" Mine stood put her foot on the ceilings edge and fired on the biological Titan as she felt the buildup of energy inside Pumpkin. In fact her ever sharp senses told her that the power was building up too quickly. This all pointed to one thing death, Mine cursed turned and used Pumpkin as a shield the ceiling ruptured before her. The fear she fell months ago returned as the white figure emerged from the ceiling. The yellow eyes glowed ominously at the armored white devil before her. The armored devil brought back a hand and threw an open palm strike, if her martial arts skill didn't fail her it was an open Lion's strike. Pumpkin took the burnt of the attack, but the strike literally flew her off the building.
"Shit! Looks like this is a pinch!" Mine aimed directly at her hated enemy. Another time her mind told her she flipped once and aimed down. The biological Tiegu had leaped jaw gaped jagged teeth, roaring for her.
"Eat it!" Mine yelled and fired a massive beam that thrusted her away to the forest.
Tatsumi
Sighing Tatsumi felt the rage and tension melt away slightly as the pink haired assassin flew away. Tatsumi looked below to see Koro be blown apart. His side was completely destroyed and several of the big jagged teeth ended up impaled on the side of the building. For a second he looked down and searched for Seryu. He caught end of her running to the forest, leaving the still regenerating Koro behind.
"That idiot!" he said and jumped off after her, she wasn't equipped to deal with Tiegu equipped fighters.
"Esdeath!" Tatsumi yelled wanting to jump in, sad when I can't even jump in to save my woman he smirked inside because even from the sideline, he could feel her utter jubilation at fighting to her hearts content.
"Go after her before she loses herself!" Tatsumi nodded and sprinted across the forest to catch up with Seryu.
"Damn it! she's going to do something stupid!" Tatsumi knew it Tiegus put them in a whole another level. Seryu was blinded by her sense of justice.
Wave
Wave blocked sword swipes one after the other, this Ieyasu guy was pretty good. His technique was excellent and he was gaining ground with every swipe, yet he couldn't bring himself to worry. His killing intent seemed muddy and very low key. None of his strikes seem to be aiming to finish him or to bring the battle to an end he just kept on going. Wave hummed and tried to disarm him, and try to force him to drop his end. Ieyasu however adapted quickly and parried Wave's horizontal swipe, Tatsumi had better thank himself lucky that both of them seem to be in no real hurry to end the battle.
"You know it's funny" Wave grinned as they circled each other swords up.
"How's that?" Ieyasu grinned, and flipped his sword once.
"Reminds me when I used to fight pirates at sea! Half of them barely knew how to swing a sword" Ieyasu chuckled.
"I always wanted to be a pirate when I was a kid" Wave thinned his lips.
"Trust me pirates aren't as fun as books make it sound. Murderers reapers and thief's" Wave looked sad.
"You're a ball of sunshine" grinned Ieyasu.
"Sorry, heh bad experience is all, but that being said this battle is almost over" Wave frowned unsure of what to think.
The two launched again and this time Wave went for the kill. His first strike with his short cutlass was for Ieyasu's neck. He ducked under it and returned it with fevor, the play fighting seemed to have ended and the two began exchanging steel with the intent to kill. Wave blocked a swing for his hip, and swiped at Iesayu's neck. Wave brought his cutlass underhanded and blocked the strike. Sparks flew as the swords contacted.
Kurome
The big boobed cat was very agile, Natara next to her was very calm. Then again they are always calm, when she brings them back. The cat lady was busy fighting one of her favorites, a former Imperial Lieutenant who's skill were indispensable. When he turned on the empire she had put him down and she made sure he would continue to server them until the end of time. Kurome blinked as she watched the Cat lady jumped over the old Liutenant and aim a sccisor kick for her. She willed another of her puppets and watch calmly from the ground a bald man in a suit with a riot shield take the blow her hair whipped about her as the force dissipated on it. Yatsufusa left its sheath with lighting speed her eyes narrowed and Kurome jumped from her location and slashed at the cat lady.
"Leone!" yelled the boy Wave was fighting, dumb, dumb if he can still keep an eye on his partner you're doing a bad job Kurome sighed as wiped her cheek. She landed a succsefull hit on the cat lady, across her chest. She stepped back kneeling holding her chest, when Natara stepped up Kurome waved him off as that Lieutenant sword up came to take the womans head. Kurome didn't miss the smirk with quick reflexes she ran at her again. The blonde woman turned and with her big paws ripped the head of the Lieutenant clean while kicking his body away from her, she span throwing the head at Kurome who sliced it in half. Kurome jumped spinning with her blade out like a saw and crossed claws with the blonde assassin.
"You didn't fall for that" Leone grinned, as she caught Yatsufusa with her claws, before pushing Kurome off and then rolling out of the way as Natara and his spear attacked her head on.
"I know about Lionell you won't fool me" she closed her eyes and from the ground more of her puppets appeared dead soldiers, and most of them former Rebel army. Leone snarled in anger as Kurome used her former comrades against her. These should mess with her mind, get her angry and I can get my shot in. Kurome thought, Just as she did the blonde assassin began tearing herself through her puppets.
"You really like breaking my toys huh?" Kurome smiled, that only got her angrier, and tore through her enemies. Kurome shifted her stance and got into a low crouch, just as Leone killed her tenth puppet, Kurome charged,
"Gaaah!" yelled Leone before she jumped back holding the stub of her left arm. Kurome stabbed her sword into the arm and lifted it holding the arm.
"I wonder if you can heal that wound" Kurome wiggled the arm a little, dust kicked up and the woman roared like a lion and struck at Kurome who turned Leone's claw just barely missing her neck. Kurome smiled and flicked the arm off her sword and attacked Leone. Natara however did not bother to wait for an order and attacked Leone.
"No way buddy!" Leone yelled and jumped just short of Natara's spear. Natara thrusted his spear and it extended stabbing Leone's stomach!
"Gah!" blood spurt from her mouth Kurome came from behind and stabbed Leone through her back. Kurome hummed in disappointment as she shifted at the last second missing her heart.
"You made me miss, I was going to make you my favo" Kurome tighten her grip on Yatsufusa Leone was able to bring her elbow to the side of Kurome's face with enough force to make her bleed. Kurome slid across the ground and the spear wielder corpse kicked Leone off and ran to Kurome's side. Kurome kneeled and stood up wiping her mouth spitting out blood.
"Kuh, she got lucky" Kurome sent a deathly glare at Leone. The blonde assassin smirked holding her stump blood was everywhere and she was getting tired, Lionell was no doubt taking a toll on her just keeping her alive from dying. Kurome gave smile.
"You really are going to be my favorite toy" Kurome smiled.
"You really are crazy huh?" Leone panted grinning with a toothy grin.
Wave
"Kurome! Damn it all, no choice now!" Wave attacked a relentless flurry slashes that put Ieyasu. Wave finally was able to sneak a kick to Ieyasu and kicked him back from him. Lifting the cutlass up Wave declared the name of his weapon.
"GRAND CHARIOT!" blue energy erupted from his ground, chains in criss-cross. Wave's eyes pupils turned into a cross. A black armored figure appeared before him and clasped its black gauntlets around him. Clad in the black deamon armor Grand Chariot Wave was ready for war. Wave crouched down and felt better in his element, a martial artist stance that he instantly saw Ieyasu looked confused on. Wave pushed off the ground and stepped towards Ieyasu.
"Fast!" Ieyasu barely had enough time to use his sword as a shield the young assassin fell back rolling on the ground hitting a tree.
"Okay now I'm going to help Kurome" Wave turned and was about to subdue the blonde assassin Leone.
Ieyasu
"I won't hesitate….not again!" Ieyasu fell to his knees and used Alastor to prop himself up in a kneeling stance. Ieyasu spit on the ground and gripped the ancient Tiegu that spoke to him of power and sins that would relieve his fears of losing anyone again. Gripping Alastor, standing tall and proud, he saw Wave turn to him and readied for another attack.
Release me!
"ALASTOR!" Ieyasu summoned his powerful Tiegu, the sky turned dark, clouds emerged from nowhere. A dark lightning struck the young man. The dark deamon from the sword emerge bound by chains, it let out an unearthly roar breaking the chains and bringing a claw down on Ieyasu, with a dark flash of lighting. The dark purple armor, encased Ieyasu and he now felt the ever invasive presence of Alastor. Ieyasu blasted forward and sent an armored fist, at Wave. He returned the gesture with his own armored fist.
"RRRAAAAHHHH!" Wave's modified voice roared.
"HRRRRAAAAHHHH!" Ieyasu returned it with great power. Their first smashed like a sonic boom the air crackled ground kicked up dust and the trees and brush scattered leaves ripped from their branches from the force of the impact.
"Wave! Your making too much of a racket!" yelled Kurome the sonic boom made her ears pop. Wave jumped back shaking out his armored hand Ieyasu returning the motion.
Do not relent keep fighting!
"S-sorry!" Wave said before returning to fight Ieyasu who began fighting trading punches and kicks. The two ducked and weave, as they traded their martial arts. Damn it what kind of martial arts style is that!? Wave was relentless in his attacks but Ieyasu couldn't help it. He was pinned and he couldn't help Leone. She was in trouble with one arm dodging the puppets of Akame's sister.
"Damn it…" he has, a good thirty minutes on Alastor, but Wave wasn't going to allow him to interfere it would seem.
"Night Raid! Feel our true justice!" Wave was distracted for a moment when a girl with blades procuring from her wrist. The girl was right over Wave when Ieyasu made his move.
"VORTEX!" arms crossed Ieyasu flew up he let out an electric discharge the electricity warped around to form a vortex that shocked Wave and the blade girl.
"AAAAAGGGHHH!" Wave yelled in pain along with the girl, when he was up there he kicked the girl away smashing against a tree.
Wave
Wave felt his entire body, light on fire all his nerves alight with pain as the electric current discharged on him. Grand Chariot could protect him against a lot of things, but this electric discharge wasn't one of them. When the current subsided his armored steam wisps of smoke and Wave staggered. He looked up trying to get eyes on his target and his eyes widen, as Ieyasu came down at him with an arching scissors kick. The kick connected with his head and slammed him downward cracking the ground into a small crater. Gritting his teeth Wave lifted himself upward until he felt a boot to his head bringing him down.
"Stay down" the modified voice of Alastor said. Wave growled pulled himself up, and when he felt the preassure of the boot return Wave moved his head to the side he rolled to his back and brought his legs up wrapping them around Ieyasu's waist.
"What!?" Ieyasu cried in surprised, as he was brought down his head slaming onto the ground as Wave flipped him over. Waved rolled out of the way before kneeling, and standing up into a low stance. Ieyasu rolled up as well and throwing his hand out shooting another electrical charge. Wave jumped up taking flight, as he looked down he looked at Ieyasu who jumped up after him. Man I hope those wings are just for show. Wave said, but to his dismay Ieyasu followed him it seemed like both armors were meant for flight. The two circled each other before clashing exchanging fists, before it seemed Ieyasu tired of the clash and curled up electricity before releasing a shock wave of energy. For the second time Wave felt the electric discharge cripple his body and leaving him wide open.
"Shit!" he cursed closing his fist and crossed his arms in defense. An armored knee met his stomach. Wave groand bent downward. Ieyasu clasped his hands together and brought down his two fiston Wave's back.
"GGGRAAAAHH!" Wave yelled as he smashed on the ground with the massive force carshing down not too far from Kurome.
"Wave!" Kurome summoned her puppets to circle her fallen friend. Wave groaned as he knelt and found Kurome looking at him.
"H-hey, uhm I got him on the ropes" he said with clear pain.
"We need to revise our strategy, his electric discharge can circumvent your armor" Kurome said.
"Yeah I gathered when he made my hair stick up" he stood and readied his stance when Ieyasu landed nearby and charged them. Shooting another discharge of electricy at them.
"Damn it!" Wave picked up Kurome by the waist and moved her out of the way. He landed a few feet away and put her down.
"Go get Leone!" Wave said and readied to charge Ieyasu.
"How do you know her name?" Kurome questioned yatsufusa drawn ready to renew her attack on Leone.
"A'll tell you later!" he said and he jumped over Ieyasu once and reached down grabbing unto his ankle. Wave smirked and was about to pull him and bring a fist down Ieyasu. His body screamed as yet another discharge passed through him, this one mercifully short. Ieyasu flew upward and turned flew down electric discharge around his body.
"Damn it, I can't touch him if he keeps running electricity through his armor" Wave muttered.
"Wave!" Seryu showed up again next to him.
"Seryu! You're alright?" Wave ducked to the right. As they did so from the woods Tatsumi jumped in a surprise attack catching Ieyasu off-guard. He was slammed through a tree smashing it to pieces.
"Ieyasu!" yelled Leone who ripped the head off the last minion that Kurome had summoned. She was down to her main corpse. Man those things are creepy Wave thought. Looking to his Liutenant.
Tatsumi
"Ieyasu!?" Tatsumi asked out loud to Wave.
"That's him, but he's-uh oh" Wave said and readied as Ieyasu growled.
"YOU!" he yelled and attack Tatsumi who gritted his teeth unsure how to fight his best friend.
"NEUNTOTE!" Tatsumi yelled, and clashed with his best friend Neuntote locking with Ieyasu's gauntlet claws.
"You killed! Her!" Ieyasu growled, and Tatsumi used his support weapon to keep him at bay.
"Ieyasu!" tatsumi tried but his friend wasn't there, anger and rage was all that remained. The two clashed one more time before Wave joined in to support him and attack from above.
"GRAND FALL!" Tatsumi brought his arm backk as the ground where Ieyasu was standing was destroyed as the dark armored fiend jumped back and reunited with Leone.
Kurome and her puppets, Wave, Tatsumi, Seryu united to face the two.
"Surrender" Tatsumi growled. He wanted to end this and capture Ieyasu and bring him back. Neuntote firmly in his grip Tatsumi readied to charge his cornered prey. I'm starting to think too much like Esdeath Tatsumi thought gingerly. Before he could, take another step a loud roar resounded as Koro looking even more pissed than before burst from the woods.
"Well we got the advantage, now more than ever, surrendering now is the best option" Tatsumi tried to reason.
"Tch…Leone when I give you the signal run" Tatsumi picked up and ran for them.
"Damn it!" yelled Ieyasu who threw out his hands sending out an electric discharge. Tatsumi got caught rolling on the ground his body twisting in agony.
"GGGRRAAAAHHH!" Tatsumi twitched he barely caught his friends coming in to help him. Koro jumped over him and the electric discharge was cut off. The electric charge however seem to not bother the biological tiegu.
"Koro! Kill!" Seryu yelled with venom. While Wave knelt by Tatsumi, who was weakened.
"No...wait Seryu!" Tatsumi tried to stop her, however the Tiegu roared and charged in a fury of red fur and muscles. An ear piercing screech tore through the air and a massive shadow covered the land. Everyone momenterally stopped to look up. a giant Sting Ray Danger Beast flew above their heads! The beast tilted and from it a cloaked figure dropped from it coming straight for them. Tatsumi stood groggy the discharge left him weak. The figure's cloak flapped about to show to reveal a young woman, with long blonde hair. She wore what appeared to be an almost transparent body suit, with two golden shoulder pauldrons. The pauldrons had cloth to them running to about her elbow. Her hands had black gloves with metal gauntlets. She seemed to wear a black fabric like a jacket of sorts that clung to her body covering her breast and lower back. Her legs part of that transparent body suit had black leather bindings running in an odd pattern up to her body. The pair of high heeled black armored boots almost looked oddly out of place.
The woman whipped her cloak aside to reveal a nasty looking spear. The entire spear was red resembling blood. The spear looked to be like no earthly material that Tatsumi as an amature black smith had ever seen before. The entire shaft was covered in a pattern that looked like veins wrappe around the length of it. The veins ended about six inches from the end of the shaft where the space was clear. Followed by almost a foot of blade to make the spear tip. The base of the blade was jagged, before turning into a smooth blade. The young woman span the spear and it changed before Tatsumi's very eyes. The part of the shaft that held no vein design changed angular blades appeared in a downward arc almost like the side of an arrow head.
"Shit TIEGU!" yelled Tatsumi as the woman threw the spear. The spear turned into a streaking red light of energy that twisted like a snake in the air flying towards its target.
"GAE BOLG!" the young woman yelled as the spear went straight for Koro.
"Koro defend!" yelled Seryu and the biological Tiegu held it's arms up in an x to block the spear. The spear or bolt of energy as it was only inches from koro twisted upwards! Just as quickly like a snake it rounded behind Koro and struck! Blood splattered and the biological Tiegu roared in agony as the struck home. In a matter of seconds the spear skewered Koro and the light left the body as it returned to it's master. Koro fell over its body torn open, with dread Tatsumi noticed the damage did not began to heal. Looking at the woman who landed gracefully at the ground hand outstretched the light went for her hand and she grabbed as it morphed into the spiked spear before the spikes returned to the smooth shaft as before she threw it. At the end of the spear was a disc with some writing on it.
"That's!" Seryu said in horror.
"Its core" the young woman said and Tatsumi instantly felt a sense dejavu. The voice was familiar in a very bad way. His brain desperately felt a connection to the person the voice belonged to but his gut told him to leave it alone and forget about it. That isn't good Tatsumi thought. They were down to three, three again. Kurome had returned her puppets to the sword as she conserved energy as the fight was now dragging on. She needed to save her energy with this new opponent.
"You…Koro…HYAAAA!" Seryu enraged attacked without warning. The young woman span the red spear once and got into a stance before Seryu bypassed her and went straight for Leone. She was no doubt thinking of ending the weakest link. Tatsumi and his two companions charged, the battle began anew with Wave engaging the spear wielding woman and Tatsumi going for Ieyasu.
"Ieyasu! Listen to me you have to surrender!" Tatsumi span Neunote and smashed the ground where Ieyasu doged.
"You killed her! You bastards I'm not going to lose anyone again!" he yelled not listening to Tatsumi. Wait does he know I'm the one under the armor? Ieyasu had never seen Incursio active, even when Tatsumi's father still possessed the Tiegu. Tatsumi swung Neunote trying to keep his friend away and watching for that electricity of his.
Leone
The girl was insane! She kept slashing at Leone and the fact that Leone was missing her arm wasn't helping her a single bit. She jumped over the girl and spin kicking at her, Leone cursed as the blocked the strike and her other blade was driven into her leg.
"Gyaaah!" Leone yelled as the girl in her anger threw stabs in fury at Leone who with her leg wounded and her stamina low from the long fight and stopping her bleeding consistently Leone felt her torso be filled with new wounds.
"Die, die, die, die!" the girl yelled tears in her eyes stabbing wildly. Leone could do little but cream in agony lifting her good arm catching as many stabs as she could on it.
Ieyasu
The white armored bastard that killed Sheele kept asking to surrender. Ieyasu only got angrier and kept attacking trying to kill him. Ieyasu roared blocking that damn halberd or spear thing as she flipped over the white armor and charged up all the energy he could gather within Alastor. From the sky lightning struck Ieyasu super charging the armor. He felt the white armored man freeze as he felt Ieyasu's back.
"Take it all!" Ieyasu yelled and released the discharge and the blood curling scream filled the battlefield.
"AAAAAGGGHHHHHHHH!" The scream was ripped from the very bowels of hell. The body twitched in place and shook before falling over. The armor smoked as he hit the ground face first. Before Ieyasu could muster to deliver a killing blow his eyes landed on Leone, being assaulted by the girl with the sword arms. Something snapped, he couldn't think straight his mind was blank as he stared at the girl.
Kill
Alastor grumbled with glee, Ieyasu glared his fist curled with intensity behind the helmet his pupils turned to slits and golden orbs. He jumped over the fallen white armored body, with inhuman speed. Dirt kicked out as he sped to her. Ieyasu stood between Leone and her she growled and stabbed at him.
"Never again!" Ieyasu roared his arms darted out and grabbed each of the girls arms with a deadly grip. The girl tried to release herself from his grip, but Ieyasu would not relent.
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
Ieyasu brought his armored boot put and firmly planted it on her chest. Everything seemed to slow down, as Ieyasu gritted his teeth and his hands held on tightly. Ieyasu pulled with all his might and Ieyasu was sure he would hear the disgusting sound for the rest of his life. Bone ripped from its socket, muscles tore apart and the girl screamed bloody murder as Ieyasu ripped her arms from the shoulders clean off. Ieyasu stepped back as her blood spilled on the ground, he threw the arms away and his hands darted out grabbing her heads. It seemed everyone was following his train of thought as Ieyasu held her head between his hands.
KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL
Alastor was blood thirsty as he screamed over and over on his head, he felt like tendrils of darkness creep on his head. Inside his helmet Ieyasu smirked with a sick feeling of wanting nothing more than splitting her head open.
"IEYASU NOOOOO!" the fallen white armored opponent yelled.
Tatsumi
Tatsumi will hear the scream of Seryu as he watched her die, for the rest of his existence, before him desperately. He felt the despair of once again being unable to help his comrade hit him hard, then in an instant it was over, the sound of bone crunching and blood splattering all over Ieyasu would forever be engraved in Tatsumi's mind bone were crunched Seryus skull was smashed the body instantly went limp and fell forward. Tatsumi felt his heart clench and white hot rage fill his entire being.
"Damn it!" Tatsumi stood and sluggishly ran against Ieyasu, his friend clad in that dark armor turned blood and brain matter over his chest and helmet. Tatsumi had tunnel vision but the new spear girl got in front of him.
"Gáe Bolg" she said calmly the spear again grew the blades and she launched it at him.
"Shit!" Tatsumi turned to the side the red beam scraped his breast plate. Tatsumi he jumped back as the red beam twisted and curled to fight him. The beam twisted straight for his chest, Tatsumi made a split decision. Better than dying! The beam was aiming straight for his heart, at the last possible second Tatsumi turned and brought his arm up.
"Grrraaahh!" he gritted his teeth, the spear pierced Incursio the armor cracked splintering and the armor pieces flew in different directions. Grab the shaft! Tatsumi reached for the shaft but like a flag flapping in the wind the spear evaded his grip before pulling out and returning to its master. Tatsumi groaned and held the bleeding wound, his left arm was now disabled. This bitch, I'm not going to win…but I won't leave without getting a hit in. The spear woman looked ready for another throw what he could see from beneath her cloak she was snarling. She pulled back and threw the spear again.
"GAE BOLG!" The spear came for him in wild arcs and cords. Tatsumi gritted his teeth his left arm dangled as he ran for her, Seryu is gone…we're all tired I need a good shot and order a retreat. Wave from the corner of his eye was in one knee holding a bleeding shoulder, Kurome had her puppets around them fighting Ieyasu, who was in a blind fury. Tatsumi's eyes followed the red trail beam as it twisted and moved for him. Tatsumi ducked, and pain seared on the right side of his face as the spear twisted up and instead of missing his heart he lost all vision on the right side of his face. Blood splattered on the floor the young woman gasped and crossed her arms as Tatsumi brought his right armored fist to the crossed arm and she was launched off her feet. She crashed through two trees Tatsumi stood there fist outstretched grinning the spear now in its physical form laying before his feet. My left arm is useless, I think that last attack cut my eye out it hurts like hell and the blood is obscuring my right side vision. Tatsumi held his left arm and turned in time to see Wave who apparently got back in the game be shocked into submission. Kurome was tired her puppets gone she was using Yatsufusa and keeping Wave safe.
"Great…" Tatsumi thought his mind in overdrive, Incursios helmet was destroyed entirely from the right side. His right eye was closed and he was suddenly very tired, he and Incursio were running on fumes at this point. He just wanted to go home…odd he thought. He wanted to go home and find comfort in a comfy bed with red cushions, the table next to it was waiting for Incursio as well to lean on. Tatsumi shook his head, that wasn't his childhood room, not even his parent's room. He didn't even notice when he walked forward and a glance down showed the spear was no longer there. From the knocked over trees, Tatsumi saw her come out pulling her cloak over her face again. She caught the spear and crouched and the spear was in her hands. Tatsumi sighed, as they stood it almost felt like it was only them, Wave and Kurome's fight against Ieyasu was miles away. They both stood one crouched ready for the kill, the other wounded and half blind standing trying to find who she was.
"Just…who are you?" Tatsumi asked, the breached helmet, no longer masked his voice.
"You don't recognize my voice do you?" Tatsumi hummed, and could only offer a tired chuckle.
"No" Tatsumi said, shaking his head the young woman grabbed her cloak and threw it off. Tatsumi's good eye widen and he chuckled.
"I thought dead men tale tell no tales" he said with a sardonic smile.
Run spear hurry
The words echoed in his head, the cloak off, the blond hair and blue eyes filled with hate. Tatsumi was staring into a person he killed and he was at a loss of words, but in the end he couldn't bring himself to feel bad. Have I grown so cold? Did I lose something…no it's more like I'm glad. Tatsumi laughed it was deep from his belly.
"I'm so glad…I'm so glad your alive!" he gave her his best smile tears spilling from his good eye. He never felt so good about failing in his mission in his entire career as a CDF officer and soldier.
"You will regret it today! For my father!" she growled.
"Heh…Liver was the one who killed Chouri, but I guess I'm just as good" Tatsumi felt himself slack.
"You have no right! You bastard! Don't give up! I want you to beg! Tell me not to kill you damn it!" she yelled angry crying and her spear arm shaking. Tatsumi sighed, and couldn't think of what to say.
"Liver was my friend…he was my mentor, and he baptized me, with his own blood" Tatsumi narrowed his eyes as he stared at her.
"I'm a soldier now, I know I could die at any moment so…do what you have to" Tatsumi groaned. His adrenaline was dying down and he was starting to feel the pain.
"Y-you...why aren't you a monster! Why don't you make me hate you!" she was crying and shaking, he didn't know what else to say. Closing his eyes Tatsumi just shook his head.
"Sorry" was all he could say.
"HYAAAA! GAE BOLG!" Spear threw her Tiegu and this time the twist and turns it did, was insane Tatsumi lost track instantly. Tatsumi closed his good eye and waited the inevitable strike. He thought of the soft bed with the red sheets. Lastly the feel of soft blue hair on his cheek, damn he grinned. The temperature dropped the spear about a foot away from him was frozen as a mountain of ice separated him from death. Then one of the oddest things with the fucked up day he had been having happened. He felt a massive killing intent envelop him and he couldn't feel more comftarble. Esdeath was right behind him
"Were falling back! Run has secured our escape let's go!" Esdeath grabbed him and helped him as they retreated. The walk back was silent, Esdeath led them seeing as if they were attacked she would have the best chance to defend them. Tatsumi groaned he and Wave had deactivated their armor, Kurome was helping him out as well. The death of Seryu had hit them hard, Tatsumi however could not make up his mind on what to think. The girl spear was alive with some sort of powerful Tiegu that could bypass Incursio. Tatsumi was feeling like crap, but there was also the odd feeling of finding out spear was alive. Their little march of shame final ended with them entering camp. Bols and Run where already there, Tatsumi gave them half a smile as the wounded made their way to Stylish. Tatsumi was first having the worst end of the team. Tatsumi looked down as Stylish went over his arm after administering some anesthetic.
"Well, I don't have to cut your arm off, your muscle is torn, and practically destroyed. However I can use material from…well it doesn't matter" he said and began his surgery. By the time he was done Tatsumi had his left arm wrapped up in bandages and his face was wrapped up covering his right eye. Tatsumi looked down as Stylish did a final checkup, he probed with his tiegu and finally got him ready.
"Well, that wasn't so bad now was it? So tell me where was my darling Seryu?" Tatsumi gritted his teeth and his good eye teared up.
"I...see, well send in the next one come on go rest lad" Stylish said shaking his head and Tatsumi did so, he gave Wave a pat on the shoulder as Kurome nodded to him and helped Wave in. After eating some Danger Beast with everyone's wounds mended. Esdeath came up to them and ordered a full on retreat to the capital.
"Everyone! Pack up and break camp immediately! Night Raid has been reinforced and we are in no condition to survive a counter attack! We move in a few hours!" Esdeath ordered and they broke camp as fast as they could and marched home. This time no fanfare met them, beyond an escort to the palace.
"Yo Tatsumi" Wave came up to him, his arm was in a sling.
"Wave" tatsumi replied.
"Look I know Ieyasu is your friend, and he means a lot to you but, he killed Seryu…and he nearly killed Kurome and me" Tatsumi sighed.
"I know, after what I saw today, after he killed Seryu in such a cruel manner" Tatsumi closed his eyes. His hands gripped his fist.
"Kill him, if you feel you are in any danger, take him down" Tatsumi gritted his teeth as he said this. Damn it Ieyasu…why didn't you listen! Tatsumi frowned and clenched his good fist.
"Okay buddy, just get some rest alright?" Wave nodded gratefully and parted ways with him. Tatsumi then did what he last remembered, he climbed with a grimace the stairs leading him to his destination. He reached the rooms on the right wing he opened the door and went in. Tatsumi closed slacked and slung Incursio off his shoulder. Walking up to the bed he placed the sword up against the table next to the bed. Tatsumi rather painfully with a dull feeling to his shoulders slid the coat off. He threw it over the sword and he sat down taking his boots off. Tatsumi laid down resting his head on the red cushions. Man it's been a long day he thought the sun was barely setting. Tatsumi felt the bed dip and he felt the warm body lay down next to him. Tatsumi felt Esdeath wrap herself around him cradled her head against her breast.
"Esdeath…I feel a weird sensation of pain and relief all at once" Tatsumi said.
"It seems we have all had a long day" Esdeath smiled a little as she stroked his cheek gently.
"Hey…Esdeath would you comfort me?" Tatsumi shifted his good eye to stare at hers and he tried to relay the need he had for her. Esdeath blushed and her blue eyes lit with lust as she looked at him. Tatsumi smiled a little as her hand brushed his brown locks from his face. Esdeath leant over and kissed his bandaged right face. He blushed as he felt her hand over his skulls shaped belt buckle, before sliding over his groin.
"Esdeath…make me feel again" he said. Esdeath smiled seductively and gently climbed over him as Tatsumi's good hand intertwined fingers with hers.
"Just relax, my mate and I shall take care of you" Tatsumi would swear, she had never been so gentle with him since.
Okay! First things first I'm so sorry! Oh god I had the BIGGEST writers block with this story then, I started to re-read the manga and I finally got out of my funk! Okay so sorry about that and I hope you enjoy this chapter, I truly do feel horrible for making you wait for so long guys.
Anyways to address this early on, there is NO WAY IN HELL that Seryu could beat Leone in a fight, unless Leone was wounded and was missing a freaking arm from fighting Kurome and her puppets that tired her out. So sorry if Leone here took a beating but I needed an excuse for Ieyasu to snap and show the dangers of the Alastor daemon armor. The armor will do anything to protect its host but not from any type of love for its host but because it's looking for a suitable body to take over. Ieyasu sense of vengeance and justice has made him a desirable to be the wanted body.
Now I feel kinda scumy, but I think I might be having second thoughts about Ieyasu and Leone…ugh I started leaning to Akame and him now! but damn it! I also warmed up to Leone being paired up all the same I'm leaning fifty fifty. Sorry I know I had the poll but damn it Akame is so freaking cute. Now for the other thing the newest tiegu! Internet browny points if you can guess where the latest Tiegu is coming from! Also next chapter where we getting more Night Raid you will see what happened to spear after Tatsumi "killed" her. That being said I have to make up more Tiegus instead of using other things and turning them into em xD
Teigu: Gáe Bolg
Full Name: Barbed Spear that Pierces with Death, Gáe Bolg
Type: Spear
Faction: Revolutionary Army
Sub-Faction: Night Raid
Known Wielders: Spear
Abilities: The spear that pierces the heart every strike
Trump Card: Soaring spear that strikes with death
Gáe Bolg was created using the hardened blood of the serpent ultra-class Dragon Danger Beast Ulysses. The danger beast had four massive hearts that pumped blood so fast it moved at the speed of light. The blood cells became accelerated naturally. The Danger beast was recorded that when the Second Emperor sent his army to subdue it. He lost almost a thousand men as the beast reported to shoot beams of red energy killing men in droves. In reality they weren't beams but blood shot at faster than light speed. When they killed the Danger Beast they hardened the blood into a single spear that realistically would weight about a hundred metric tons. The accelerated blood however created a phenomenon that made the spear super light.
The Trump card the spear that strikes with death renders the spear into its liquid blood accelerated so fast it looks like a red streak of red energy beam. The blood is enchanted to seek out the targets heart. With the blood traveling at faster than light speeds no armor to date can withstand its piercing power. Before launching it, the spear grows blades in a backward arch to make it more aerodynamic. The process to make the spear into its accelerated blood requires a few seconds. So it flies forward for a few seconds in its physical form before snaking its way to its target. The last thing an enemy will see is a red streaking light snaking through the air. The final thing they hear is name of the spear being called out "Gáe Bolg."