Hello everyone, now I am bringing the second chapter of Akame Ga Kill! Kill the Savior.
Personally I thought this story would have more fame as it is a purely OC-based story and I thought people would have more material to talk about while reading it, so I was plenty surprised to see less than what expected, yet I also want to give it the happier side and think that people enjoyed this too much and forgot to leave comment XD.
Anyway now we begin chapter 2
Chapter 2: Kill the Doctor.
After leaving Akame inside his house, a two-floor building made entirely on stone, with wooden windows that fit perfectly, the young man decided to walk around the town to look for some hints about the whereabouts of Night Raid. Not an easy task for anybody in his opinion, yet the princess was now asleep and he wouldn't dare to wake her up.
He inspected the surroundings of the city with quite a fast pace as he needed to end his investigation quickly before the assassins grew worried about Akame and tried something stupid for the sake of their comrade.
Luckily a little group of soldiers were moving with a certain strange behavior while looking to their backs to see if someone was following them, Ark sighed as it seemed to be the work of amateurs as he could simply hide in the shadows to avoid their gaze while their scouted for stalkers, finding none as he had plenty much of space and time to hide while they diverted their gaze from him.
After following them for a few minutes he ended outside a ruins that the East Region venerated as a temple of great prestige, being the most important for its antiquity, and good rumors as couples usually meet at this place to declare their love for each other and it was said that such place could even break the chains of destiny that killed everyone when their time had come.
Ark felt a little push inside his chest, it was the killing intent that he could feel that made sure for him that at least one of the Night Raid members was in this place so he decided to enter in the ruins too, he needed to voice the location of Akame and her teigu to them in order to prevent something from happening.
Upon entering he could hear people chattering between them, they seemed to be the soldiers that he had followed, they were talking to a couple that consisted in a swordsman and a female gunner, he was sure that the female was Mein from the wanted posters of Nightraid and he smiled as he had hit the jackpot.
"So, you couldn't find any trace of Akame, right?" Tatsumi asked as he sounded weary, his voice trailing a little of sadness, probably thinking that she was being tortured or worse, made a puppet.
"No we couldn't, as for the registers in the imperial guards, we have searched every action regarding the Jaegers, but there is only a report of Wave fighting her, but it seems she escaped" One of the soldiers said passing the report to Mein.
"Well we can´t believe in their stuff that much, after all if we are talking about Kurome´steigu she can make her a doll and then she would –"Mein was saying as Tatsumi interrupted her.
"Don't say it, we aren't sure Mein" He yelled clenching his sword hard.
"What other option we have, we can´t find her by any means, we have been patrolling all day long!"
"Rest assured she is not a puppet, and she is not dead"
The voice came from the darkness of the room, Ark was going to wait a little more but couldn't keep himself in silence upon hearing those desperate voices, he knew by much how Akame was important to any group she was, as for her fellow assassins she was always seen as cold and distant but for those that considered her a friend, she was a charming person, with grace and kindness, maybe too much kindness, but all he knew about her was something he didn't want to share with others, as she would hate him probably.
"Who are you!?" The youngster asked drawing his sword and pointing it to the stranger.
"Well, I know that I am stranger and introducing me is mandatory but for now I would like to skip that, as my name is rather popular for your boss" He said and jumped backward to evade the incoming slash from one of the soldiers that had recognized him.
"It´s the Ex-general, Ark. Be wary this guy is strong" Alerted the soldier that had attacked him.
Upon hearing the ex-general part Tatsumi immediately summoned his teigu armor and jumped to try to punch him in his face but Ark resorted not to fight neither dodge so he grabbed Tatsumi´s arm and resisted the force impulse of his punch making a small crater below his feet.
Mein instead took the soldiers out of the hideout as she knew that the place was in danger and with it the lives of those inside the building, she believed in Tatsumi and knew he would defeat him, but what made her worry was his sentence.
Inside the ruins, Tatsumi was still in the same position as they initiated their little quarrel but suddenly as they both feel Mein and the others leave the place the exchange of punches started, no one was blocking, they simply received hit after hit without backing one centimeter, they didn't need another thing, one was fighting to get information, the other to get his voice reach them, it looked as a very simple thing and a very stupid reason to fight as both wanted to communicate but for some reason Tatsumi couldn't help himself, his body told him to take all the frustration their team have out with his hands against the guy that could have showed earlier.
On the other hand Ark could stop the fight but knew that the frustration of people that care about other people needs to be leaked in some way, and he was letting Tatsumi do it, also deep inside he had many choices on what to do, but due his past he believed that this too was an act of restitution, a male, a person who cares about people, hitting him with all his strength and rage, he deserved it, even if he had changed from what he did in the past.
They continued like this for a few minutes until Tatsumi began to pant heavily and Incursio disappeared, meaning that the next blow would be a fatal one for him but as soon as Ark was going to reach his face with his fist he stopped. The swordsman looked at the general, even with all the bruises and marks slowly darkening in his body he hadn't pushed back.
"You really lack some training, kid" Ark stated fixing his yellow pupils on Tatsumi who simply stuttered amazed on that person resistance.
"You don't seem to be normal, how can you stand with all that damage?" *He asked while he panted a little due the exhaustion, after all the armor wasn't the only one that took energy from him but also his punches had a lot of force behind them.
The softly tanned man pressed his finger on Tatsumi forehead making him lose balance and hit the floor, and then he took a bandage from his clothes and covered Tatsumi´s wounds with them, showing a worried expression.
"Does it hurt?" He asked as he pressed one of the wounds he had inflicted him in her left shoulder.
"No it doesn't, answer my question, who and what are you"
"I was an ex-general from the imperial army, second to Great General Budo, normally paired with Esdese until I quit the army, you can say that I was the strongest general of the Empire until I deflected and became a doctor" He answered as he continued his labor completely covering Tatsumi´s wounds as he processed the information in his mind.
"Then you deflected the Army because something was off, right? Then did you realize how much people are suffering?" He asked as seeking for a route to persuade him.
"My reasons are very different, I did something that can´t be forgiven that easy, If you are trying to tell me to join the Revolutionary Army for the sake of people I will have to decline right here your offer." He stated looking at Tatsumi eyes with a piercing gaze.
"Then why are you helping us, if you hid Akame you know that you will be tilted as a traitor right? Or are you planning in selling her at some point?" The young man readied his sword once more.
Ark simply sighed and stood looking at Tatsumi´s eyes with an angrier expression, as if he had just insulted him greatly, but then he offered his hand to him.
"I will take you were she is, but her wounds are grave so by any reason I will let you take her to the base, after all I need somebody to tell her boss that she is fine." He answered and then started to walk off the building.
Mein saw them leaving the ruins and her face grew worried as Tatsumi was injured, even if he could move, seeing the ex-general walk as if nothing grave had happened to him made her really uneasy. As she approached them, Pumpkin in her hands, Tatsumi raised one of his hands and stopped her, then he motioned her to come near so he could tell her about Akame.
"It seems Akame got injured while fighting Wave, for that reason, I am going to his place so I can see her, I will return to the base when the times by night, please tell them, also if for some reason I never appear, think that I was either captured or killed, Mein." He stated at the girl who simply nodded before leaving.
Every step was an ordeal for Tatsumi and the other, after all they had been clashing fist since they started fighting, now that the adrenaline was out, he needed to rest a little, but also his heart was racing as he was told he would see Akame again.
"Can I ask you something?" Tatsumi asked as he was helped by the doctor.
"You can, after all I don't have things I should hide" He replied, lying.
"Why did you help her? You didn't reply me that" Tatsumi asked softly trying his best not to be rude.
"I am a doctor, it`s not my problem to deal with enemies or allies, I deal with patients, nothing else, also, I know little hope since a long time ago, so she is a special guest at my house and I will take care of her" he answered.
"Ah, you know Akame from the pasts?" He asked out of curiosity.
"I do, I saved her once, but I killed a lot of her friends too" He replied shocking Tatsumi in the process who simply keep himself quiet until they reached his house and Ark opened the door leading him to the room where Akame was.
For Tatsumi she looked like a doll, her white smooth skin was covered with bandages that probably hid cuts and bruises he thought, upon closer inspection he discovered the lack of clothes in his comrade and blushed deeply red looking at the so called medic.
Ark immediately looked at his side and scratched his head softly, he knew what was coming.
"YOU PERV—" Tatsumi began but was shut as Akame woke up and unconsciously hit her head with his both gaining a bump in their faces.
Akame rubbed the part where she was hurt and caressed that place softly, a few tears could be seen making her look ridiculously cute, Tatsumi on the other hand couldn't see that scene due rubbing his chin that was paining him quite much. Then the female assassin hugged his friend as she was really glad of seeing him in that place, she really needed somebody else to accompany her as she had her fears from the past come to the present, this made Ark feel a little envious of the couple as they seemed to be very near, he even wondered how many things both of them have lived together, he needed to break that scene, but it happened again.
A painful scream came from Akame`s mouth as she had moved far too much and opened the wound in her stomach area making her feel the massive pain deep inside her body and making her scream.
Tatsumi quickly moved her into the bed so that Ark could again suture her wounds, his actions were quick and precise which made Tatsumi think how many times he had nursed somebody to health, he feel a little pressure in his chest for doubting that person in first place and it even made him feel that Akame was in the safest hands right now, it warmed his chest good enough so he smiled and stood up softly, it was time for him to leave and tell the others.
The doctor noticed his movements and waving his hands he tried to call him to come nearer, when he was upon his reach he spoke.
"Kid, in that cupboard near the door you will see a little flask with a green paste, it's a good pain killer so I will suggest you to apply it in your wounds, that way you will be able to return to your house with no problems, also if you look suspicious the Rakshasa demons that are roaming in the city will notice you and try to hunt you down." He advised softly.
When he heard his words, Tatsumi nodded and proceeded as suggested, it was kind of painful to hear Akame`s quietly painful screams, she was trying her best to go through all that ordeal without making a ruckus and worry his friend, as for Ark he simply worked fast and cleaned, sutured her wound, cutting the threads whenever he finished a section and started another, he was going to reinforce the suture so it didn't break with her movements.
The swordman started to apply said paste on her body, its green color was totally misleading as he could feel the fast action that the paste did healing his wounds in a matter of seconds and soothing the pain in his body quite fast too, it was like a miracle.
After doing that Tatsumi tried to return the flask but Ark said that it was for him to use, and he would need to use it during three days before being complete cured and with that sentence he said good bye to Akame and him and left, it was already pretty night.
"Oh, I can see a really pretty evil youngster right there" Said a feminine voice slowly looking at Tatsumi from a very high place.
"Hump, then we should hunt that evil-doer and bring him to heaven`s gate" Said a very muscular voice that came from a muscular man.
The two shadows jumped off the roof and directed themselves straight towards Tatsumi, in response upon feeling their killing intent Tatsumi jumped backwards to evade them, but clenched his hands as he felt the surge of pain coming from the wounds he had earlier.
"Who are you two?!" He asked fiercely as he readied his sword.
"We are the Rakshasa demons that bring all evil-doers to heaven`s death"
Without further speaking they both leapt towards him, their nails became bigger as they approached him in order to make a quick death and slash his head off, but they suddenly backed as someone jumped from a window and stood between the assassins and Tatsumi, it was Ark wearing his doctor coat.
"Get away, they are after me!" Shouted Tatsumi, feeling that the two attackers were powerful opponents.
The two Rakshasa demons stood there looking at their new opponent, and after a few minutes they said.
"Say, you know that he is an evil-doer, do you?" Asked the female.
"I don't see him as one, the ones here that need to be cleaned are you two" Replied Ark, insulting both warriors.
They decided to jump at him and kill him before Tatsumi, that would serve as example for anyone that wished to protect Night Raid, but Ark simply smirked as he extended his left arm and it began mutating into a grotesque form, dragon-like scales adorned its skin as some fragment of volcanic earth appeared, his hand became a deformed claw with a red eye in the middle of outer side of his palm and little teeth decorated the inner side.
"Teigu, Dragon Parasite, Bahamut" He said as flames began to envelop his body entirely and in a swift swing of his arm a feeble trail of flames appeared crossing both attackers neck, then chocked screams tried to escape from their mouth as they began to vomit traces of flames as if they had ate them, but it wasn't the case, as soon their bodies were covered by flames and began to burn until they died decaying themselves and roasting until they became charcoal.
Tatsumi upon seeing this realized something, he was powerful, but also, that person, the facial expression he carried while doing this, was utterly miserable.
Well chapter 2 is off for you to read, here we learn a little more about this OC called Ark and I hope that you enjoyed it, yes I know that the chapters are short but I hope you all can resist the urge of telling me to do longer chapters as I don't want to rush things quite a lot and I prefer to be releasing Kill the clan with long chapters and Kill the Savior with shorter ones so people can read them and tell me your opinions, also it takes less time to write this OC-based story because I don't need to stay close to the plot, but that is not the case right n_n
Well I hope to see your reviews and thoughts of this chapter bye bye nwn