Kill the Curse: Kurome 1

Ieysayu, "Wha...! What was that explosion?!"

Me, "Rubicante's self-destruct. Huh...it looks like Kurome's gone."

Mine, "We hafta get her..."

"Forget it; she's probably already too far away by now. And there's no way Bols could've survived that explosion, either; at least without any bad injuries. We got one Jaeger, but the other managed to slip past us. It's a draw for now."

Najenda nodded, "You're probably right, Tatsumi. For now, let's withdraw." Rest assured, I carried Mine back the entire way.

On the other side of the canyon, Natara held Kurome bridal style. "That abnormal explosion just now was...Rubicante's self-destruct...If Bols is gone too, then it'll be tough for me to stay there..." Kurome facepalmed herself, "...Kuh, I've already begun to run out...big sis...I wonder what happened to her..."

Down in the canyon, Akame and Leone barely managed to survive the explosion by using Wall's shield. "Leone...are you all right?"

Lets just say that Akame was holding up better. "I'm fine, I'm fine. Akame, you still have work to do."

"Leone..."

"Well, you know..." The blonde passed out, "I'm pretty confident in my recovery abi...lity..."

"...Leone? Leone!"

Nearby, Lubbock and the other girls were getting Chelsea. "Chelsea..." Sayo was the first to speak to the redhead. "The boss wants us to regroup and head back to the hideout!"

Chelsea, "I have to finish off the targets before they escape."

"The boss wants you to come as well...just forget the targets for now...we'll get another shot at Kurome, and Bols no longer has his weapon; he's useless to the Jaegers now."

Lubbock, "Granted, he survived the explosion."

Sheele, "Hm..."

Sayo, "What is it, Sheele?"

"Didn't the Boss agree with something that Tatsumi stated, before we left; something about, 'Use force, if necessary.'?"

"Now that you mention it..."

Lubbock, "She did, remember?!"

Chelsea sighed in defeat. "Okay, fine." She thought to herself, "...I really am getting soft, aren't I..."

Nearby, a wounded Bols was trying to find Kurome. At the same time, he was thinking about eating dinner with the other Jaegers. "Looks like I outran it...I did something terrible to Wall...and to Kurome...I hope they're okay..."

Suddenly, he fainted when he was stabbed in a vital spot by a kunai. The assailant was none other than Scorpion. "Your soul...is weak..."

In a nearby cabin:

I insisted to Su that I would treat Mine's injuries myself, but he helped me anyways. She was complaining, "Ahhh, Hurry up! I wanna change my dress already!"

Su, "Not until you're patched up."

Leone was in bed, Akame sitting in a chair next to the busty blonde. "Um, Leone...are you sure you'll be all right?"

"Aha! Can't you see how much better I look?! When Lub gets back, he can use Crosstail to sew my arm back on, and I'll be good as new!"

Ieysayu, "Uh...did you say 'sew it back on'?!"

"It's a special combo skill only Lub and I can use! Pretty handy, don't ya' think?!"

Ieysayu had a sweat drop, "Uh..."

"This recovery ability is truly Lionelle's Trump Card! 'The undying lion'!"

Najenda, "That's quite something. My Imperial Arms has instant recovery, though!"

"Yes, yes, we get it already."

Me, "All organic-types do, actually."

Ieysayu, "Now we know that Leone's arm'll be fine."

"What a relief, huh, Akame?"

The dark-haired girl smiled and blushed. "Yeah."

Mine, "Well, the fact that being hard to kill is your Trump Card is just like you, isn't it."

Leone tried teasing Mine, "What, jealous of my Trump Card? Cause I'm jealous of you having a handsome boy tending to you."

"Shut up!" The pinkette then raised Pumpkin vertically. "Pumpkin has no need for anything like that! Tatsumi cutting me out was completely unnecessary! The more dangerous the situation is, the stronger my shots get."

While she was speaking, I was informing her of something, "I'm going to apply medicinal herbs. This might sting."

It's able to blast through any difficult situation...OWWWOWOWOW!"

"Sorry, Mine, but this is to prevent infection."

Ieysayu laughed at her, "It's tough to be uncool when you're trying to be cool, right? I feel for you!"

"Huhhh?! What're you going off pitying me on your own for, you open-fly bastard?! Don't put me in the same category as you!"

Then, the door swung wide open, "Buenos Dias, amigos! Who missed me?! *Cricket Chirps*" Typical Lubbock.

Leone, "Lub, get over here and sew my arm back on!"

He deadpanned.

Sayo giggled, "Way to not embarrass yourself, Lub!"

"SHUT UP!"

Me, "Um...Where's Chelsea?"

He pointed his thumb, "She's right herrrrrr-aaaaah!" When he turned his head, he was shocked that she was gone.

With Kurome:

Akame's little sister was simply sitting on a stump, stuffing her face with candy. "...I'm so tired...Natara and Doya are the only two friends I have left...I don't think I'll be able to get that many again...at least my snacks are really tasty."

There was rustling in the brush behind her. When she turned to see who it was...she saw Bols(Chelsea found the real Bols paralyzed, yet she thought he was truly dead, so she took on him as a disguise). "Ah...Kurome, it's you! Thank goodness you're not injured..."

Kurome remained silent for a brief moment, "I can't believe you're still alive...that was a huge explosion!"

"The incendiary squad put me through a ritual that made me resistant to fire."

"Oh that's good." Kurome blushed, "Glad to hear it."

"But I lost my Imperial Arms...are you disappointed in me?"

"No..."

"Tatsumi gave me a rundown of the personalities and speech patterns of all the Jaegers...looks like he nailed it. She's not even going for her weapon...but I should wait for the right moment...Akame said she's using enhancements...if I attack now, she could flip out and make things difficult. I'll play it safe and wait for a clear opening."

"Bols...Kurome?!" I acted surprised to see them—I wanted to avoid drawing unnecessary attention to myself, so I brought a half-empty first-aid kit, and kept the bandages on my injuries, to make it look like I had recently been attacked.

Kurome, "Tatsumi?! What are you doing here? And...what happened to you?"

"I was in pursuit of a yellow-clothed assassin..."

"I thought you told Esdeath it was a black-clothed assassin!"

"He was lost, I spotted another one!" I yelled in annoyance, "Anyway...what happened to you guys?!"

Back at the Cabin:

Lubbock, Sayo, and Sheele finished explaining what Chelsea said to Najenda. "I see...so Chelsea found Bols' body..."

Mine, "And then she ran off to face Kurome by herself?! You guy...I saw the way she moved whenever I engaged her...It seems to me like there's a lot more going on with her than just a few drugs...those people may have done some some stuff to that Akame doesn't even know about."

Akame gasped in shock.

"Chelsea might not be able to do anything to her...we need to hurry up with those reinforcements!"

"I already gave Tatsumi clearance to do something. Akame, I know you haven't had much time to rest up, but I need you to find them, and help them win!"

"You can count on me!"

Back with Kurome and Bols(Chelsea):

"I see," I was continuing my act, better than I expected actually, "So it was all a trap."

Bols, "I think we're almost to a village now."

Kurome, "But there could be an ambush waiting for us."

"Yeah..." I then turned to Bols, and whispered to him, "Chelsea, what you were thinking was absolutely stupid...not brave."

"The commander should be coming back this way, eventually. Let's just play it safe until she..." Kurome collapsed.

"Kurome! What's wrong?!"

Bols, "Oh no, are you in pain, Kurome?!"

The girl was in serious pain, "I guess I should've had more snacks."

"Bols, go get help, now!"

Chelsea ran back—and when she was far enough that Kurome couldn't see, she took off the Bols disguise. "Tatsumi...you said I was stupid?!"

I was aiding Kurome as much as I could, "Maybe a charm might help..." when I heard a horrifically, familiar voice.

"GET OVER HERE!"

I caught a kunai, and saw that it was indeed Scorpion. I set Kurome down, against a tree, and turned to face him. However, he held up a half-burned Bols, much to my horror. "What did you do to him?!"

"He knew his retribution was coming...I simply gave it to him."

"You MONSTER!" I blindly lashed out at him, in pure rage.

However, Scorpion smacked me in the face, grabbed me by the shoulders, thrusted his knee into my chest twice, and did a hammer-fist into my back, causing me to slam down onto ground. "Gah-hah!" Honestly, that hurt, extremely bad. I actually coughed out a couple drops of blood.

Now with me out of the way, Scorpion made his way to Kurome. "Here is your charm, witless one..." He drew his kunai, and gouged Kurome in the neck. "TO HELL WITH YOU!"

I grabbed the ninja by the ankle, and tried to pull him down. "Bols...had a family...a wife...and daughter..." Tears were coming out of my eyes, "YOU SHOULD'VE KNOWN HOW HE FELT!"

"Back off!" He smacked me again; this time, I flew across to where Chelsea was headed(yes, it was that hard). "Quan Chi has need of your soul...later..."

Then—"Hey..."—Kurome got back up, and she had a demented grin on her face. "That charm just now...It's not working...It's very painful, and I'm suffering quite a lot."

"I was sure I struck a vital spot."

Kurome put another candy into her mouth, "A while after Big Sis left, they manufactured a new drug. A strong medicine that strengthens the body even more...On one hand, it's a bit strenuous. But surprisingly, even to me, it seems that if you want to kill me..." She drew Yatsufusa, "You'll have to at least do something like squash my heart or cut my head off."

"You have no idea what you are up against...You will not survive to see another day!"

Fight

Kurome slashed Yatsufusa twice at Scorpion, but her physical health was deteriorating fast. "I can't move...this might be it for me. But...if that's the case, then while I'm still conscious, I'll kill this man...! He killed Bols! Natara, Doya! Slice him into pieces!" Obviously, they did what she said, and sliced off Scorpion's right arm, left leg, and shot him in the chest.

Kurome Wins

Natara then proceeded to cut off the Ninja's head. Unfortunately—Unbeknownst to Kurome—that was not enough to destroy Scorpion at all.

Where I was:

My Edenian half-blood genes allowed me to recover faster, but I was still weak from Scorpion's attack. "Dammit...I lost my head back there..."

Then, Chelsea and Akame both came across each other—and me. "Tatsumi!" They said in unison. They both rushed up to aid me by supporting my body with their shoulders.

Chelsea, "And you called me 'Stupid'?!"

Akame, "Just be glad he's okay, Chelsea...both of you are."

Me, "Scorpion's back!"

Their faces were filled with shock at what I just said.

Yeah, I originally intended for four fights, with Scorpion being the last. But I didn't see how they would all fit into the same timeframe.

Next Chapter is Lubbock, who has moves similar to Takeda from "Mortal Kombat X". He'll be fighting Sten and Mez from the four Rahksha Demons. Send me your idea of how the fights would go.

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