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Rin: This is taking a bit longer than I thought, especially when I'm the only one with a working computer in my house hold *Glares at little sister who recently deleted my 2nd chapter file* So I'm going to have to rewrite the whole entire chapter. *Cries* And to think that I was actually ahead for once. I think I'm going to make my deadline every Monday. I'll try not to do any hiatus bullshit or missing any dates. Please have mercy on me if my chapter doesn't update when it's supposed to. I have three smaller siblings that are fascinated with my computer TT_TT so it's going to be a while before everything is secure.
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Aria: On with the story!
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Tatsumi nodded, "I can sense danger, and have an incredible sense of smell especially, but all my five senses have been heightened." The purple haired girl nodded, "Is it alright if I play with Aria...?" Tatsumi looked at her warily, and back at Aria who looked saddened by the fact that only one waved at her, the flower in her hand seemed to droop with her mood.
Tatsumi sighed, "Alright...?" "Sheele the purple haired girl known as Sheele answered, before joining Aria in her flower crown making. Tatsumi walked inside, following the group to their medical room. They were all rushing to fuss over their boss. Tatsumi just sighed and took off Najenda's armor, before snapping the arrow in half and pulling it out.
Najenda cried out, catching the attention of everyone. Tatsumi then took a small cup from the counter that was just about to be filled with water by the green haired man, bit his hand, and filled it halfway with his blue blood. He shoved it in front of Najenda. "My blood has healing properties, drink it and it will heal in about five minutes or so."
He then walked off after the pink haired girl started throwing a fit.
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It had been a week since Tatsumi and Aria had joined 'Night Raid' He had almost immediately caught the attention of the main base after Najenda reported him. They said that they were going to tip him off on what they were going to do with him, but in the mean time he could do as he pleased as a regular member of Night raid.
However, he did swear to the others that if he did end up being relocated, that if even a scratch was found on her he would kill them all. He didn't want to get too attached to them, so he often slept in the stables, and since half of them were wanted and he didn't want to attract attention to himself either, he often hunted instead of bought food. Any free time was spent training Aria or in the city's Library.
He had sent word to his kingdom for permission to special books, but he hadn't gotten anything back as of yet. He needed to find out about this sword-bloodlust. He had no idea it's trump card, capabilities, hell, he couldn't even tell if Akeldama was a past user or the beast of the sword. And he couldn't ask him either because that would require his full attention and lately some of the members have been giving him death glares.
Courtesy of a certain pink haired girl, he could never get a moments peace. He muttered to himself as he skinned a deer that he had caught, his ears perked as he heard his name being called. It was Bulat, who was in nothing but a towel, probably fresh from the spring most likely. "Hey Tatsumi, Najenda said that she has a mission for you."
Tatsumi nodded and set the deer down, walking over to Bulat. To say the least Tatsumi was a bloody mess, but then again, he was never the one to want to make a 'clean cut' in all actuality, he had meet several danger beasts and had a little fun before he actually caught the deer, he also vaguely remembered devouring one.
There was blood from the top of his lip all the way down, he definitely needed a bath, even he had standards after all. But he didn't really care at the moment as he slowly walked to where he could smell Najenda best. An order from Najenda, if not followed, meant certain doom. He learned that well enough from both Lubbock and Leone's examples.
As he stood in front of Najenda, who was sitting at a small table in the kitchen, he finally noticed how unwelcome he was. Aria however was a different story, when she entered the room at first, people were wary of her because of her past. But now, even Mine took a shine to her, with him, everyone tensed when the clump of leather hunting boots resounded throughout the halls.
Akame and Najenda instantly looked at him, he could see the wariness in Akame's eyes. "Tonight we had recently gotten a request from someone anonymous, they wanted Captain Ogre dead." Tatsumi didn't even bat an eyelash. He may not have lived all of his life in the Kingdom of Lux, but he did grow up in it, they were excellent in torture for extracting both information and for death sentences. Anything that the Empire's people have ever done, Tatsumi could reassure you that the Luxians have done both better and more sadistically.
"Okay, so I'm guessing I'm doing it tomorrow night? Just give me his favorite hideout and I'll be good." Najenda looked surprised, "You're not even going to ask what he did or if you're going to accept those terms or not?" Tatsumi shook his head, "I grew up in the Luxian kingdom, and as a child I've learned one thing, when it comes to orders, questions themselves, even small ones are forbidden by the highest order."
Najenda sighed but nodded, "He likes to hang out at the bar at nights, his favorite is actually the one you met Leone in. Then he'll go out for some 'fun' you could say. Objective is to kill him, leave only a body, make a clean cut."
Tatsumi nodded, "Alright, I'll be back before dawn tomorrow." Akame slid her eyes to meet his, "You're already going?" Tatsumi nodded, "I have to spot his week points, which could take all day, in order to make a clean cut. Not everyone had a one cut sword you know."
As Tatsumi walked out of the room with those last words, Najenda let out a breath that she had been holding. Leone spoke up, "So what did he mean by all that Luxian stuff?" Najenda winced, "The people there are very cruel for a reason Leone, they train all orphaned children as assassins at a very young age, and they are punished if they don't do the job. Innocent or not, they had to prove themselves that when push came to shove, that they were willing to 'pull the trigger' so to speak.
Akame humphed, "So he isn't all powerful because of bloodlust?" Najenda shook her head, "No, I took a sample of his blood after he offered it to me, and sent it to base. They said it has a certain chemical that has the ablitly to heal massively when consumed. When injected into the bloodstream, the vitctum has the strong urge to drink blood and refuses anything remotely cooked. And has a strange taste for raw meat.
They had injected it into the bloodstream of a deer, and it went vicious. It didn't kill and eat either, it played with it's prey before drinking it dry and then eating the body. It was a cruel process. Whatever Tatsumi is, he's very dangerous and must be engaged with caution if the time ever comes."
Tatsumi's pov.
I overheard the conversation and almost wanted to laugh. They had no idea, the answer was staring right in front of them, hell they could even look up that specific animal's behavior in their own library! I looked outside from a nearby window and realized it was almost nightfall. He hurriedly went to his room and pulled out black jeans and a gray t-shirt with a pullover tan hoodie and put on his newest traveler's cloak, he struggled to put on his hunting boots before rushing out.
He passed the bathroom and quickly grabbed a hairtie and put it up into a man bun, he then rushed out and went to the stables. He saddled Pilot and was off.
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Tatsumi yawned, it was well into the night and Ogre was still taking his sweet time. He ordered another shot, he was at the counter of the bar Ogre was currently harassing. He let the alcohol scorch his throat, it isn't as if this whole situation didn't want him to drink too. Ogre was finally getting up to leave, Tatumi hurriedly payed and left. He kept in the shadows, he was debating on whether talking to him or not, when Ogre called out to him.
"I know you're there, so come out before things have to get ugly." Tatsumi sighed, so much for that option. He came out warily and suddenly bowed to the ground on a whim, "PLEASE LET ME JOIN THE IMPERIAL ARMY FOR MY VILLAGE!" Ogre scoffed and turned back around, "Go figure, I meet wusses like you all the time, go and apply like all the other soldiers, then we'll talk."
Pissed off at his arrogance, Tatsumi suddenly brought out his sword and slashed at Ogre. He then latched onto his neck and pierced the skin, sucking vigorously. His blood tasted disgusting, and Tatsumi wanted nothing more than to puke, obviously this guy needed to rethink his diet. As soon as Ogre stopped fighting, Tatsumi unlatched and looked at the fallen man coldly, who looked back at him fearfully, and unable to move because of the blood loss.
He then stabbed right below his neck and did a downwards stroke, effectively cutting his guts in half. He flicked the blood off his Katana and sheathed it, leaving the pathetic man to die slowly from both bloodless and dissection.
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When Tatsumi came back, he could vaguely smell the alcohol on him, but his disregarded it and came to the 'throne room' if sorts where Najenda was seated. Tatsumi had cleaned himself earlier so as not to freak them out, and now they were fighting with him about stripping him to his underwear. "For the last time, there is no way in hell I'm stripping for a group of horny girls!"
Leone giggled and flustered him, distracting him and leaving Akame with an opening. She quickly stripped him of his clothes and inspected him. She smiled and sighed in relief, "I'm glad you're not hurt. A companion of mine had gotten hurt on a mission but was to proud to admit it, and died of his wounds. I'm glad you're not as prideful."
Tatsumi scoffed as he snatched his clothes up off the ground and went to his room. He muttered curses as he stomped to the second floor. Aria, who was across from his room was already fast asleep. He shut the door and slipped out of his boxers and got into bed nude. "Oh yeah my hair tie" He pulled it out, and with it, a clump of soft black hair came out. Tatsumi frowned, but shrugged it off since it would probably grow back out by morning anyway.
A few hours into the night, and Aria came in his bedroom with a small stuffed bear. She sniffled as she creaked open his door. He instantly opened his eyes, being a light sleeper did have it's perks sometimes. He sat up halfway, "What's wrong Aria?" he could see her lip quiver thanks to the lightning that flashed through his bedroom. It was then he noticed the bright electric blue pupils cutting through the dark and instantly realized what was going on.
He noticed her ears, claws and fangs were just a little bit too long to be normal, and instantly started to worry. "C'mon Aria, come in bed with me." While he secretly reached behind the bed and quickly put a pair of sweatpants on. She crawled into his small bed and snuggled beside him. "Aria h-ad a nightmare abou-t a s-s-scary man torturing Aria. The-n sh-she saw d-d-daddy die b-b-b-because of this evil miasma* inside him."
Tatsumi frowned at her first nightmare. It was true that sometimes memory loss could come back in dreams to haunt. He just didn't think that it would come so soon., and so gruesomely too. He would've thought that it would have at least gone back to her parents when they were alive, but maybe it was because she was still so young and her memory wasn't as secure yet that it went to the most recent traumatic event.
He wasn't really bothered by the miasma thing however, because he already knew about it. His teigu was slowly killing him he knew, just like it does with everyone else who bond with theirs, it just depends how strong they are. He had eavesdropped on the other team members about general Esdeath and her teigu. And it sounded like the side effect had been converting to insanity to keep alive.
But Tatsumi was already half insane you could say, so he just guessed that his teigu would slowly kill him but then regenerate him at the same time, like some kind of sick taunting torture. He sighed through his nose, "Don't worry Aria, nothing is going to happen to you, not if I have anything to do with it." He clutched her tighter, thinking about all the horrible things the empire would do to her if they stayed here any longer.
"Hey Aria, I have a secret for you." Aria perked a little, wiping away her tears, she looked up at him, "What is it that daddy wants to tell Aria?" Tatsumi smiled a little, "We're going to travel to Daddy's hometown in a few weeks." Aria giggled a little, "Okay daddy, just make sure that you..don't..overdue...yourself." She slowly fell asleep since it was well into the night and she was still a kid. But that didn't stop him from pouting a little at how unexcited she was.
For some reason however, as he slowly fell back asleep, he felt the urge to run away right now, because an leery feeling crept into him as he thought about what would happen tomorrow.
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Tatsumi stretched, Aria had run off from bed a few hours ago, while he opted to get some sleep before his day turned to hell. His hair had grown like he predicted, if a little to much. It was now to butt, and sparkled when the sun hit it, making it look like a deep dark blue. But he never had time to cut it, so he left it like it was. He grabbed a stray shirt from his dresser and put it on along with socks and sniffed out Najenda, who was currently walking down the hall to his room.
She knocking on the door and Tatsumi quickly opened it. She cleared her throat and looked him dead in the eye. "Tatsumi, surprising the base had messaged back rather quickly, and they're giving you a mission. You are to infiltrate the base of the newly formed Jeagers and be a double agent. Act like you're their friend and all and then report back to the base at the end of every week however you want, just make sure it gets done.
You'll be leaving today, so pack up and be ready to leave with Lubbock. Najenda didn't look like she regretted anything, which hurt just a little, but he pushed the feeling aside and nodded. As she left he immediately packed both for him and Aria, who took a little convincing but eventually said yes. He stopped and thought to himself as he readied the horses, what was he going to do about Aria's name, after all, it had only been a few weeks since she 'disappeared' from the case, and people were still looking for her.
"Aria, do you remember that strange name I called you when we first met Akame?" Aria nodded as she was struggling to get on Zeus. "Yes, Aria remembers, why?" Tatsumi sighed, "Since this is a very important mission for me, I'm going to need you to respond to Amata until everything calms down about your parent's torture." Aria nodded solemnly, "Alright Daddy, Aria is now Amata for now." Tatsumi nodded, "I'm glad you understand."
Tatsumi walked Aria and her horse along with Pilot outside, they were already packed and ready to go. Aria had several large bags that had to be carried by Tatsumi himself, but he didn't really mind, since even though it was extra stuff from Nightraid, like necklaces and earrings and dresses and teddy bears and shoes, he would rather have her spoiled than to barely have anything.
He got on Pilot, who gave a small grunt at his excessive weight and they were off towards the capitol.
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Tatsumi was pissed to say the least. Lubbock had given him a small letter from the base stating that he was to first apply as a foot solider and right excessive things about his teigu before he was passed to Esdeath, where he would live in the palace with her. He mumbled under his breath as filled out the forms before waiting oustide the registration building with Aria and the horses in tow, since they didn't have anyplace to go.
An hour passed and still no word whether he was accepted or not, it was now almost dusk and Aria was beginning to sway. She clutched his cloak sleeve tightly for balance she was that tired. He suddenly heard laughing come closer, and a group of people in tuxedos came through. He instantly had a bad feeling when the blue haired woman came near. A navy haired man was the source of laughter.
"Oh hey, are you Takahiro Tatsumi?" Tatsumi nodded, he was surprised the guy actually said his first name, since most couldn't even pronounce it. "Hi I'm Wave, and on behalf of the team, I'm here to speak with you about your application for the imperial army, but since they are so curious about you, everyone insisted on tagging along." The blue haired woman in the very back glared at Wave, and suddenly he was sweating bullets.
"A-as I was saying, you're file went all the way to the Emperor himself's hands, and he wants you to join us, as back up of course. Tatsumi nodded, "Seems fine with me, as long as I get paid I'll go along with it." Wave grinned and clapped his hands together, "Great! Then I guess you'll start first thing tommorow morning, oh and don't worry about housing, since you're file said no current housing, you can stay in the palace with us. But since you haven't worked enough for a proper rank like General or Jeager, you'll probably get a room within the servant's wings until further notice."
Aria peeked out from behind Tatsumi, "W-will the servants be nice to Daddy?" The chestnut haired woman squealed at how cute she was. Wave sweatdropped at the girl just behind him, "I-I don't know, it depends on them actually." Aria looked crestfallen and shrunk back behind Tatsumi a little, "O-oh, Amata was asking because Daddy wasn't really treated right at his other job, and often got glared at, and was never really talked to."
Tatsumi patted her head, "It's alright Amata, it doesn't really matter." The blue haired woman spoke up, "Of course it matters, you are risking you're life to protect them, and as expected, they should in return treat you like family and with respect. Please tell me if anyone gives you trouble." Tatsumi nodded, "Alright." Wave smiled, "Okay, let's start with introductions before we head back shall we? As you already know my name is Wave, and beside me is Seryu.
Behind her is Dr. Stylish, Run, Bols, and of course, General Esdeath, oh, and to my other side munching on the cookies is Kurome." Tatsumi waved, "I am Takahiro Tatsumi, and behind me is my daughter Aria Amata." Aria looked up at him panicked, she whispered to him, "But daddy I thought you said not to." Wave looked surprised, but Tatsumi wasn't, he had heard their whispers right before they came in front of him.
They knew who Aria was, and were going to confront him as soon as he gave out a fake name. "W-wait, Aria, as in from the torture case a couple weeks back?" Tatsumi nodded, "I found her on the street a couple blocks down as I came from the bar, and I took her in and gave her a blood bond. My teigu gives me certain traits, that had passed on to her, healing her and her wounds, unexpectedly however, it also gave her my altered looks as well, making us look like real father and daughter.
I then took some adoption forms from Captain Ogre's office a few days later, and filled them out, but saying that we were real relatives to avoid any questions about her full name. And as a luxian, it is tradition to give you're child a luxian name to truly 'bind' them to you so to speak, so you could say that sealed the deal."
Esdeath stepped forward, her eyes narrowed, "If you had so much 'proof' that she was your child, why reveal it now? Guilty conscience?" Tatsumi shook his head, "By no means do I have any regrets however," He pointed to his ear, "I do have heightened senses, such as sensitve hearing, sight, touch, taste and smell, so I could hear that you had already found out miles from here.
How you found out is none of my business, but I must warn you, any harmful action taken towards her, and I will kill you, slowly" He put a growl in at his last words, making sure they understood before walking past them with their horses, "Alright then, let's be off, it's almost dark and Aria has a bed time." Everyone quickly followed except wave, whose jaw was open and was about to catch a fly. He was smacked by Kurome whose was munching on her cookies like nothing had happened.
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Tatsumi looked surprised by his and Aria's quarters, which was bigger than the room Najenda had given them, and was lavished in the most colorful of materials then Tatsumi could ever even imagine. "I thought they said we would be getting a servant's bedroom?" Aria giggled and ran into the other bedroom, which was frilly and pink, but had soft creme hues and calming blues and purples to compliment it.
There were stuffed animals and dolls and rugs that littered the floor. A large vanity filled with necklaces and bows and all sorts of makeup and brushes lines the hooks and drawers. And he didn't even want to imagine what had already been put in her dresser. Her bed was at least a queen and had pink sheets with creamy purple pillows and a blue quilt. He left her to her own devices, setting her bags by the door and going back to the living room, which had a black U couch with red pillows and fluffly black and white covers and several books on a glass tabletop.
behind the couch was another door, when he came in, he realized it was his room. There was a big King size bed swallowed by furry black pelts and red sheets, with red sheets and two deep blue head pillows and five black and white diamond patterned throw pillows with tassles. He had a sleek gray vanity with brushes and what smelled like colonge and nail clippers along with ribbons, but they were either black or red.
It didn't know what was in the drawers, which he would find out later of course. He went to his dresser, and red suits and ties that were carefully color cordinated strictly to blue, black, red, and white lined his top drawer. The one below that were boxers and socks, and below that were nightwear. the last two had casual clothing and winter clothing, and something strange was in the very bottom in his nightwear upon inspection. It had many straps and buckled and the top went just past his nipples, the bottoms had straps and had feet. It was completely black and came with a half face mask.
Confused, he put it back in it's place and put his things away, going to the last room opposite of Aria's. It was a study, behind the desk and chair that had a pen on it were three walls that had built in shelves yet to have any books. He took his last bag and put twelve books in all on the very top shelf. He took a step back to inspect it. seeing it compared to the other fourty-eight shelves, he had a ways to go.
He hummed and went back out, pouting a little because he now had nothing to do. His eyes strayed to the books on the table, there were two of them. He sat down and opened one up.
"Hello, and this is they guide to the Empire. Currently you have been ranked just below teigu soldier, and yet you have a nice room or rooms and are treated special. Why is that? Because you are now the 'information gatherer for the soldiers, and are to find info on their next target. You will of course be paid handsomely, 70,000 gold if you are always at your best, and 50,000 if you are at your worst. You are expected to organize the soldier's reports for the general as well, other than that, you may do as you please!
You can move up the ranks at any time if you wish, but be warned, If you do not do your job properly, you will be hanged as a traitor and any family you may have will be burned as witches. You are forbidden from entering the soldier's wing and absolutely will not engage conversation unless you are spoken to first. You're meals will be brought to you, other than that, when you are on your yearly two month vacation in the winter, you may go where you wish, but must be back by the end of that period.
Keep in mind that any crimes or actions done against the name of the empire will be accounted and punished for accordingly. Connection with the enemy will be treated as treason, you will be burned as a witch and your family will be put in sex trafficking. If you have four rooms or over in total, you have been considered a top information gatherer and are very important, and as such, you will have five body guards accompany you everywhere, including a teigu user."
Tatsumi closed the book, the rest ranting on about the other ranks, which he would read later. He picked up the second book, and scanned it.
"This book has been written specifically for you Takahiro Tatsumi due to your situation, because you are a level UR class teigu user, you will have the whole team accompany you on your two month vacation, since you are invaluable to the Empire. And since you are soon to be known publicly, your daughter Aria Amata will have twelve guards with her at all times, and thirteen in hiding surveying the area to make sure it is safe. You will have thirty six hidden guards, and three teigu users with you, however it varies which three you will get each outing.
Since you explicitly informed of us of how dangerous your teigu made you, your meals will be special made for you, and it is of utmost importance that you withhold your blood lust unless in the dungeons. You have also been made a death sentence, anyone ordered by the Emperor himself to be killed by your hand had been assigned to you, and the list will be left on your desk at the end of the evening.
You have been given permission to do as you please with them, as long as they are killed and available to be shown to the public afterward. It has also been ordered by prime minister Honest that when requested, you are to guard and at times entertain the Emperor and his son Syura. Thank you for making us aware of your presence,
~Run."
Tatsumi pouted as he threw the book back on the table, it wasn't any fun if they were actually going to care about him.
AN: Okay so this isn't as long but dammit I'm tired and I have a three day cold.