I'm doing this right after chapter 2 released. I'm Ohata Uchiha, this is Sora ga Kill, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Dragonball Super, or Akame Ga Kill.
Chapter 3: A Legend
"Alright, then. Come at me!" Sora said, drawing one foot back and raising his fists. Esdeath drew her rapier and rushed at Sora, stabbing in multiple places. Sora managed to dodge each attack. They may have been around the same strength, but Sora was positive that he was faster. He span and planted one foot and one hand on the ground, shooting one foot into Esdeath's chin. She flew into the sky, and Sora appeared above her, locking his hands and slamming her into the arena. As she got up, Sora dropped his heel towards the spot she was in, crashing down and causing an explosion of dust.
Sora got up and looked down. There was no dead body at his feet. He looked around, the dust cloud clearing, and Esdeath and Tatsumi were gone. "Damn! How did she get away!?" He took advantage of the dust cloud and flew out of the arena, heading towards the Night Raid secret Capital base, where Leone and Lubbock met with him.
"Tatsumi's been taken by Esdeath!?" Akame shouted. "Did she find out he was a Night Raid member?"
"I don't really know…" Lubbock pondered. "There's a fifty-fifty chance."
"Leone…who is that?" Mine asked, pointing at Sora.
"This is Sora. He's the newest member of Night Raid." Leone said with a smile, petting his head and bringing a smile to his face.
"Leone, he's a child. He'll die if he-"
"He fought Esdeath and had her on the ropes!" she said, defending him and shutting Akame up. "He's a strong kid. He even surpasses Tatsumi in terms of speed and strength. We need him if we want to get Tatsumi back!"
"Ms. Akame, I want to help as much as I can to get back big brother. Please let me join." He asked, giving her and innocent child's smile.
"Fine… As the temporary leader, I announce Sora as an official member of Night Raid." She said.
"Yes! Thank you so much, Ms. Akame!" he said jumping to hug her. Akame accepted and Sora stood next to her with a big smile on his face.
"So, they were going to the palace, but Sora stood in her way. He gave her as bit of a beating, but she managed to get away… So what do we do now, active boss?" an image of Tatsumi flashed in Akame's mind, reminding her of the promise he made.
"Don't say something stupid like you'll rescue him, Akame." Mine said.
"Hey! That's not stupid! Saving big bro is our first priority!"
"Don't be so naïve, kid!"
"Don't be so mean, Mean!"
"Why you little- It's Mine!"
"For the time being, we'll move our base farther into the mountains."
"That's a good idea. They might find this one sooner or later."
"So what do we do about Tatsumi? It may be impossible to rescue him." Lubbock said.
"Don't be stupid like Mean, Laru." He said, referring to Mine. "We'll get him back soon. We just have to be patient. Right, Ms. Akame?"
"Right. We won't rush in without any means, but Tatsumi is an important teammate! We'll do what we can!"
Tatsumi emerged from the river, worn out from the blows he had just taken. His Imperial Arms, Incursio, faded away, and he fell dropped to the dirt. His vision had started to blur. It's a good thing I had absorbed that last kick, otherwise I'd be done for. He thought as a Danger Beast emerged from the shrubbery. A Danger Beast!? What bad timing! He struggled to move. It's no use! I've take too much damage… I can't fight. It's gonna kill me! He braced himself as the Danger Beast lunged, awaiting an attack that never landed. He looked up and saw Sora with a blade of some sort held to the side. It was a straight, double-edged blade with a rectangular hand guard, and the size seemed to fit Sora exactly. On the end of the hilt was a crown attached by a couple of chains. "Big bro! Say hello to my Imperial Arms! Blade Type: Kiburedo!" he said excitedly. The blade was engulfed in a bright light before shrinking down. When the light faded, all that remained in Sora's hand was the key he always wore around his neck.
"Good job, Sora." Akame praised, emerging from some nearby shrubbery. "Tatsumi, are you alright?"
"What are you two doing here?"
"Sora provided an aerial view, and when he found a fight going on between two Armored Imperial Arms, he brought me within view. I recognized Incursio trying to get away."
"I see… All that just for me…" Akame helped Tatsumi up. "I'm sorry."
"Don't you dare feel sorry! It's what we are supposed to do! We're teammates now, big bro!" Sora shouted.
"You mean…?"
"Yes. He's now a fully fledged member of Night Raid. He even beat up Esdeath a bit trying to stop her from taking you away." Tatsumi's eyes widened, looking at the child. He was strong, but he was still a child. He never expected anyone to be strong enough to give Esdeath a hard time.
"Thanks, Akame, little bro. I just feel so relieved, seeing your faces. Your smiles."
Akame stood up. "Welcome back, Tatsumi." She said, holding out a hand.
"Yeah! Welcome back, big bro!"
"Yeah. I'm back." He said, slowly reaching for Akame's hand. Suddenly, the two of them were being dragged by Lubbock.
"Bam! We should get outta here first, right?" he said as he ran along the trail, his teammates in hand. Sora ran next to him.
"Laru! Big bro and Ms. Akame were having a moment!" he complained.
"They can have their moment at the base! We can't be out in the open right now!" As they got closer to the mountain side, their running slowed to a leisurely walk.
"Thanks for coming, Lubbock." Tatsumi said, supported by Akame.
"Yeah, well it was kinda my fault for suggesting you enter the tournament… And with you gone, I'd have been the only man. I would've had a harem, so it wouldn't have been too bad…"
"That's harsh." Tatsumi said. Akame whispered in his ear.
"He may say that, but the truth is that he was worried about you, too."
Sora suddenly spoke up. "Laru, what's a harem?"
"Uh, um, don't worry about it, Sora!" Tatsumi intervened.
"Oh, ok. Is it something sweet?" he said, starting his barrage of guesses. Tatsumi smiled as Akame and Lubbock denied every guess, thinking to himself. Night Raid… This is where I truly belong.
Back at Esdeath's palace, Wave was being punished for losing Tastsumi. "Um, how do I say this? I'm deeply sorry. I've reflected on my actions!"
"Being distracted and letting Tatsumi escape was bad enough. But furthermore… Letting Night Raid escape was deplorable. Kurome, stone." She said as Kurome dropped a fourth stone block onto his legs, causing him to scream out in pain. "Wave, you are skilled, but your mind is weak. To own up to your mistake, I'll give you an easy task. A village out east of the Capital is acting as a home for a much stronger-than-average-man who acts as backup for the Rebellion Army, should they need it. There are reports saying that he stopped an assault single-handedly more than a decade ago. Return to this village and destroy their moral. On this mission, you'll be assisted by Seryu. If you fail again, I shall personally administer your punishment." She said with an expression that could kill on its own. "Keep that in mind."
"Yes, ma'am." He said.
"Captain!" Seryu said, saluting with Coro. "My apologies! Even Coro couldn't track either one!"
"Hecatoncheir is mainly for battle. Don't worry about it." Esdeath consoled. "And what about Stylish?"
"He still hasn't contacted me. That wasn't much hope."
"Captian, regarding Tatsumi…" Run started, "If he were to resurface as our enemy, how should we handle him?"
"To be honest, I love Tatsumi, even now. Perhaps the feeling is intensified because he's no longer within my reach. However, my subordinates' lives take priority. Capturing alive would be ideal. But life or death shouldn't be in the question."
"Understood." Run said.
"If he's tainted by evil, we have no choice."
"And that's what I saw of the Jaegars' strength."
"Damn, so they really are all Imperial Arms users!" Leone said, petting Sora, who sat on her lap. "This is gonna be tough."
"Don't worry, big sis! You have me!" Sora said with a confident smile.
"Yeah, but we don't want to always have you in the way of harm. You are still a child, after all." Lubbock said.
"And for Kurome to be a member…" Akame said as Sora realized something.
"I'm sorry, I need to be excused! I have to go visit my village! They're probably worried about me by now, since I haven't come back." Sora said, getting of Leone's lap and giving a bow. "Thank you all so much for taking me in. I greatly appreciate your generosity." He said as he bolted out the window and jumped out, running in the direction of his village.
"Why didn't you two escape together?"
"I invited her, of course. But my sister chose to stay. From her perspective, I am the traitor."
Meanwhile, Sora had decided to walk until he was far enough away to not catch the attention of anybody nearby. This made him have to waste a great deal of time, but he wouldn't let his carelessness get the base discovered. He eventually forgot all about flying and walked the whole night.
Itaru ran outside to the sound of screams and sight of blazing infernos. "No…not again!" he shouted, running to a small group of Imperial Soldiers. He easily overpowered and crushed their skulls, attracting the attention of the whole brigade of soldiers. He was surrounded, but he didn't give in. He stayed alert on all sides, taking down soldier after soldier until they heard a voice. "Stop!" an unfamiliar voice said. One section of the brigade split and allowed to people into the center of the crowd. A figure in blue armor, and a girl with orange hair, accompanied by a small white creature. Itaru stayed on guard. "You… Do you know anything regarding the location of Night Raid?" the figure said.
"Night Raid? What the hell are you talking about? Why are you trying to slaughter my friends?!" he said, his fists clenching.
"So you must be the stronger-than-average man the Captain spoke of. And to be killing our soldiers, it must mean that the evil has consumed you." The orange-haired girl with the automail arms said.
"Do not talk about others being evil when you are killing innocent people as we speak!"
"I'm not killing innocents. I'm cleansing the evil who choose to rebel." She said her face slowly turning into its monstrous expression. Itaru got tired of hearing their crap and sent a punch at the blue figure, but he easily caught the blow. With his free hand, the figure grabbed Itaru's neck and lifted him above the ground.
Is this…the end? I'll die never knowing what Sora did when he left? Hiori…I'm sorry…I couldn't stay alive long enough to raise him, like I promised… his vision was darkening and he could barely breathe. He was losing consciousness, and as his arms dropped, he had one final thought. Sora…goodbye…and I'm…sorry…
He suddenly dropped to the ground, catching a glimpse of a foot that connected itself to the figure's face. Both Itaru and the figure hit the ground, however the only one wheezing was Itaru. He looked up and saw the back of a familiar golden cape.
"Wave and Seryu, how dare you attack my village! Can't you just leave my people alone!"
"He knows our names?" Wave asked. "Wait he's from the tournament! Seryu, be careful! He may be a child, but he's dangerous!" he shouted to his partner while the young boy stared daggers at her.
"Child or not, those who rebel will be cleansed of evil through death!" Seryu said.
"Your face right is more evil and sinister than any bad person I've ever met! You're the real evil, you psychopath!" he shouted towards Seryu.
Wave was still struggling to recover from Sora's kick to the head. However, Seryu was ready to fight. "Coro! Number 3!" she shouted as her Imperial Arms bit her right automail, pulling off of it to reveal a massive sword. She dashed at Sora, but he wasn't going to play around. He raised his arm and held the sword in his palm, surprising the auburn-haired psycho. He squeezed his hand and the blade shattered into two pieces. While he was distracted, Wave sent a punch towards his right side, given his arm was held up, however, his tail wrapped around Wave's arm and threw him to the side. "Coro! Number 1!" she shouted as Coro devoured her broken sword arm and pulled off of it, revealing a massive chained mace. Seryu tossed it onto Sora thinking he had no chance, but he stopped the ball in its path, using it to pull Seryu towards him and delivering a blow to her stomach.
She fell to the ground, holding her stomach, and Coro opened its mouth wide to devour Sora, however he stopped the bite by holding two of its teeth. "You bastards in the Imperial Army took away my mother. And now you plan to take my mentor?" he said as he hurled Coro into the ground. He turned around to see that Wave once again was holding Itaru, but this time by his collar. He watched as Waves hand ripped through his mentor, dealing a fatal blow. Sora dashed and low sweeped, causing Wave to fall back before his foot arched over him and smashed into Wave's stomach. He picked up Itaru and gained a bit of distance between them, taking his mentor's dying hand.
"I'm sorry…Sora… I couldn't keep a promise…I made to your mother… However…I can keep one…I made to…your father…" Sora listened closely to his mentor's final words. "Release your rage…achieve the legend… Become…a Super Saiyan…" he struggled to finish, releasing what little bit of breath he had left. Sora's eyes widened as his mentor died in his arms. He gently put down his lifeless body and stood, his rage boiling within. "You…bastards… You've taken everything from me…" he turned to Seryu and Coro, finally getting back up. His eyes were full of hatred and anger, something that no normal person would ever see in a child's eyes. "I'm gonna kill you!" he said before he let out an scream that could be hear from miles away. His power bolted to an unbelievable level. His energy propelled everything in all directions. What Wave and Seryu now saw was no longer a child, but instead a monster. Sora's hair spiked up, turning golden with his tail, and a light overtook his eyes before revealing that they were now emeralds.
"C-Coro!" Seryu said, thinking over her next attack. Sora appeared in front of her and kicked Coro away before punching her right arm, ripping through the metal and severing it from her body. He took note of the hidden gun hole and wrapped his hand around it, crushing it so that it was unusable. Wave tried to attack from behind, but Sora swung his fist backwards, smashing into Wave's helmet and shattering it upon impact. Wave was sent flying low. Sora flew alongside him and swung a leg into his arm, shattering the section of armor protecting it. He sent Wave into the ground with a punch to the chest, shattering the armor there completely. Both Wave and Seryu laid defeated. But it wasn't enough for Sora. They took his family, and now he'd take their lives. He raised his palm towards Wave, charging a Ki blast to finish him off before he felt a pair of arms wrap around him with two pillow-like objects on his back. He turned his head, and over his shoulder, he saw Leone with tears streaming down her face.
"Sora…don't…this isn't you… You don't fight for hatred. You big sister knows that after being with you for such a short time. So stop!" his face dropped to look at his hands. She's right… What was I doing? This isn't me… I need to control this power… I can't let it control me! His hair dropped and reverted to its original color, as well as his eyes and tail. He turned around and hugged Leone tight.
"Big sis… I'm sorry…"
Ok, it's been going on long enough so I'll stop there. That's why I didn't have time for introductions, because I really really REALLY wanted to get to this scene. Now, none of you are supposed to really feel for Itaru's death because you didn't train with him for over a decade. So yeah… In case you haven't noticed, I've been leaving small Naruto references. Dynamic Entry, Primary Lotus/Lions Barrage's initial attack on Esdeath, the scene where Haku says Naruto is no longer a child, stuff like that. So…I was gonna say something else but I forget. I'm not killing off anyone important just yet. With what I was going to say forgotten, until next time, stay classy!