Instead of studying for my next exam in class, I'm just eating eggrolls, sipping tea, and mindlessly updating Bound. I hit 2,000 views and I really appreciate the support I'm getting from the followers and reviewers. Now prepares yourselves, for we are at the climax of the story!
As Tatsumi made his way through the city, he saw the people minding their own business, living just another day in town. He almost felt bad. Here, two enemies are going to be clashing and most likely destroying the buildings and streets. There will be innocent casualties that he will not be in control of, as disheartening as it sounds even if Lubbock and Mine did their best evacuating everyone.
"I'm sorry! Please!" He stopped when he heard a woman cry out. There were three large Imperial soldiers harassing a mother and a child.
"You will be sorry. Don't you know how disrespectful it is to bump into a higher classman?" One of the men said, staring down at the kid who hid behind his mother.
"He's just a boy! He didn't know-!"
"But you did. Learn to put a leash on the little rut after we take care of you." Tatsumi looked around and noticed none of the citizens were doing anything to disrupt the scene out of fear.
"Hey!" The soldiers turned from grabbing at the mother and Tatsumi stepped up, noticing just how much taller the men were. His eyes trailed toward a rather large sword on one of the men's back.
"What's this? Another ignorant brat?" A soldier said while bending down to observe Tatsumi. "Hey look! This freaky one wants to play hero with his little sword!" The men guffawed and Tatsumi nudged his head toward the mother and child, who scampered off quietly.
"Hey hey, show him yours. Maybe then he'll learn his place." The second man said and the first one leaned back up while grabbing the shaft of his own.
"This teigu was given by the one and only Emporer. I'm practically a god to you lower scums! You'll be begging to kiss my feet!" The soldier bragged as he pulled out the sword. Tatsumi's eyes widened when he saw Incursio being drawn out into view. The people around him began to run from the sight and he scowled.
"Give that back!" He yelled while grabbing at the teigu. The soldier yanked it back with a disgruntled look.
"Give it back? This came from the Emporer, you little liar!" When the man swung the sword at him, Tatsumi clashed his sword against the other blade. The fire rushed through his body once again and his red eye began to burn. All he wanted is the goddamn Incursio and he will kill if that is what it takes.
"What's with this weirdo!?" The second man said and the one wielding Incursio swiftly swung the blade at Tatsumi's side. The teen flipped back, feeling the scales form on the right side of his face.
"I need that..." He growled, feeling the spirit of Incursio hammer into his mind. Each second the soldier held onto Incursio, the more he felt his patience thin and blood lust grow. A part of him wondered where the blood lust came from.
"What the hell is he!? A danger beast!?" He looked up from his thoughts and noticed the men beginning to back away. "K-Kill it already!"
"Aaargh!" The soldier heaved Incursio from above and Tatsumi easily stepped to the side, whipping his own blade clean through the man's torso. The other soldiers cried out and ran off as their ally dropped to the ground in two halves.
Not minding the blood pool, Tatsumi dropped his own sword and quickly grabbed Incursio, sighing in relief. He was finally one with the teigu and almost immediately, a sharp wave of power surged through his body. All for his to take.
"Go on. Steal every last drop. You are my master after all."
Tatsumi held his forehead with his other hand in an attempt to clear his clouded mind. He needed to focus and get back to Najenda in time for the battle to start.
"Haah... haah..." Stepping on the old sword so the blade with snap in two, Tatsumi turned and headed back down the path with Incursio while huffing in the best controlled manner. All the while trying to keep his sanity intact with his red eye unknowingly glowing dangerously.
"Ha! You can do better than that!" Leone dodged the Prime Minister's raging fists and hopped up, swiveling down to slam her foot into his head. Unfortunately, the large man seemed stronger than he looked and grabbed her ankle to crush her body into the tile floor.
"I love the feisty ones. Such perfect toned meat." The Prime Minister droned on while drooling. Leone tremulously sat up in the crumpled ground.
"This old fool... this is going to be harder than I thought..." She muttered to herself while standing.
"Oh? Still standing? Now that's a bit annoying, don't you think?" The man taunted and Leone picked up a large, heavy block of tile from the broken floor.
"Take this!" She screamed as she heaved the flooring. The minister merely opened his mouth inhumanly wide and slammed his teeth into the object. Leone gaped as he chewed and swallowed with a very large throat.
"Ah, a little bland. At least make an effort to throw more interesting things. Perhaps, your body?" He said with a large smirk.
"How did you... what are you...?" Leone shook from her baffled demeanor and took an offense stance. "Doesn't matter! I'll find some way to kill your entitled ass!"
The prime minister's smirk only widened.
"I'll look forward to this. However, play time is over."
"H-Huh?"
"You don't think I've noticed that your little rebel army made its appearance. Why you all are just in time to see the ultimate teigu this empire had ever created. I need to be with the Emporer so..."
Leone jolted when he raised his hand and stood shakily when her Lionelle form began to revert. Once her beast form had disappeared, the belt's golden buckle shattered into pieces.
"A-ah..." The elite chuckled pleased as his own ring's diamond shattered as well.
"Like my teigu? It has the ability to destroy the other teigu. Of course the setback is waiting a whole week for it to regenerate. Yours however... won't."
Leone visibly seethed and clenched her fists.
"I don't give a damn! I was raised in the slums! A little drawback won't intimidate me!" She yelled and darted forward. She drew back her fist and made a move to punch him, but the minister already had a fist slamming into her stomach. Leone flew back and crashed into the ground once more, coughing up blood.
"Now, I would love to stay and chat, but I have a job to do." The man said as he turned to leave. Leone laid still for several moments before slowly sitting back up.
"I-I'm not... done with you." She panted. She heard his impatient growl as he looked at her.
"You're starting to irritate me."
Leone stood up and made a move to charge toward him.
"I will kill you!" She cried out and her eyes barely caught a black metal coming out of the man's pocket. An exploding sound burst into the air and she stopped immediately, feeling the burning sting of a bullet sunken into her stomach.
"And yet you're still standing!" The minister raged, pulling the trigger several more times. Leone held her ground, mentally fighting through the searing pain of the bullets driving one by one into her flesh.
"Th-This is nothing... you wouldn't know what it was like growing up in the slums... fattening up while the citizens slowly died off... I'm stronger than you think! And no matter what, and as a promise to Akame, I will end you!" In a flash, a large fist slammed her into the ground and she choked when the bullets shoved in deeper. Before she could move, a foot connected to the side of her head and she was blown onto the edge of the large balcony.
'I will not die! I promised Akame, we would get through this! I won't die...!'
Leone, paralyzed, felt her arm being grabbed viciously and the prime minister grimaced at her with disgust.
"I had my fun with you. Now, its time to discard the useless trash." He farewelled before tossing her body over the edge.
Leone's tears flew from her eyes as she tried to move her frozen body in the air. It was no use. All the promises are broken. Akame's destroyed look is what only played in her mind as the trip toward the ground became closer. She could not die yet.
"A... Akame... I-"
A heavy thump and sickening cracks sounded as deep red blood splattered all over the white ground.
"This way! This way please!" Mine and Lubbock continued to push back citizens from the soon to be war zone.
"What's the big idea!?" One man yelled.
"It's a bunch of kids spouting nonsense!" A woman answered very disgruntled.
Lubbock winced as the people began to go against their warning. Mine had tried to explain why, but they only pushed back more.
"You idiots! Don't you see the militia crowding around the Capitol!? Do you want to get yourselves killed!? We're trying to help!" Mine yelled.
"You're that wanted girl on our city's poster! She's probably planning a mass slaughter with Night Raid!" Someone shouted and the crowd began to turn into a mob. Several Imperial Army men had made an appearance, but Lubbock had taken care of them before everything could turn out into a bigger mess.
"Mine! Obviously hollering over them won't work!" Lubbock reminded her.
"Then what will?" Mine said as she pulled out Pumpkin in frustration. The crowd cowered in fear from her gun and she grinned. "I think I found out..."
Lubbock sweated. "But Miss Najenda said not to do anything to turn the Capitol even more against us!"
"And these dumbasses will be thanking us later once they see what the hell is going on! Move it!" Mine aimed the gun at several people, who gladly backed up out of the streets.
"Why are we being evacuated!?" A woman shouted. "Someone report to the authorities-!"
Lubbock, Mine, and the crowd lost their footing when the ground began to shake. Lubbock leaned against a wall and stared up with wide eyes when a large mechanism began to creep from the walls of the royal buildings.
Inside the mechanism was no other than the Emporer himself with a bellowing, maniacal laugh.
