Kill the Treachery: Jaegers Faction 1(Part 1)

In Bolic's mansion, the man we were assigned to assassinate was playing Shogi with the two commanders of the Jaegers, Esdeath and Ran—Bolic was winning. "General, please continue to guard me for just two more weeks."

"Two weeks, huh...the anniversary of the founding of the religious organization...there's also a big festival that day."

"Yes. The preparations are finally complete. The Great Lord will die, and become an actual god in Heaven. And with the believers that I've gathered...I will announce...that I have become the new lord."

Needless to say, the last move Bolic made beat Ran, "It's my loss."

"Hah hah hah! You show promise, but there's too much difference in experience."

The two Jaegers walked out, and Esdeath already said this, "Letting him struggle, and then leaving him drunk on the triumphant feeling of a comeback. I appreciate you entertaining him with Shogi."

"A small task like that is nothing."

"Najenda must realize that her time limit is approaching as well. They'll be here soon. We'll strengthen the security."

Hideout:

Yet again, we were discussing the plans to assassinate Bolic. Najenda was the one telling us what it was, "We have planned the day of the Path of Peace celebration."

Leone, "Wow! Going out with a bang, huh."

"During the festival, we'll slip through the crowds and sneak into the palace...then we'll go in for the kill." The silver-haired woman stabbed the drawing of Bolic on the table with a knife.

Me, "Serves him right...but how will I be able to protect Mine this time?"

The boss continued to speak, "This job will send the revolutionary army into action...failure is not an option!"

Everyone got that. Then Su came in, "Dinner time, everyone."

Ieysayu, "Alright! I'm starved!"

"I pulled out stops today. Is everyone ready to have their minds blown."

Everyone in the room, "Yeah!"

"Najenda gets ramen; the noodles are extra firm, and the balance of chicken and salt is just right."

Najenda, "Ooh!"

"Mine gets strawberry parfait; I even added a little something extra."

Mine, "Yummy!"

"And for Lubbock, I've prepared a fresh bokkai shrimp."

Lubbock, "Wha-ho-hoo!"

"Leone gets oden and assorted local brands of saké."

Leone, "Yah!"

"For Akame, I have a collection of meats from every beast I could find in the forest."

Akame was practically drooling.

"Sheele gets dango; every part is freshly made."

Sheele, "My my!"

"Chelsea gets a personal Strawberry short-cake."

Chelsea, "S-weet!"

"Sayo gets king salmon sushi; I just caught the salmon this morning."

Sayo, "Hahaha!"

"For Ieysayu, I prepared a ribeye steak, served with my special secret sauce."

Ieysayu, "Wahoo!"

"And Tatsumi said he's not picky, so he gets...well...this."

I couldn't help but grin—It's the thought that counts, right?—Ieysayu was in disbelief though, "Huh?! But that looks like it's for little kids!" Mine giggled.

Najenda, "As a special treat, I had Susanoo cook up everyone's favorite food...so go ahead and chow down, you're going to need energy!" Yeah, everyone already was. "Oh! No need to tell you twice! I'm glad everyone's hungry!"

Mine in particular, "MMM! So sweet! I love it! Tatsumi, you gotta try a bite of this!"

I responded with a smile, "Okay!" Then Leone pulled me to her before I had the chance, "Hurgh!"

"Tatsumiii! You 'do' know what you're supposed to do when my cup starts getting empty, don't Ya?!"

I sighed in defeat, and poured the saké into her box-shaped cup, "Yeah yeah! Okay, I'll pour you some more." This next part was sarcasm, "Not like I had something better to do."

Then the busty blonde started punching me in the gut affectionately, "That's right; you're such a good boy!"

Mine, "...Humph."

Akame just wolfed her food down; the other two guys were in shock for sure to see that the red-eyed girl was the first one finished.

Lubbock, "Good god! You ate all that?!"

Ieysayu, "How is that even possible?!"

Me, "Well, that's Akame for you; she loves her meat."

Akame, "Another amazing meal! Thank you, Su."

Ieysayu, "Yeah!"

Sayo, "Seriously, I don't know what we'd do without you! You're awesome!"

Su seemed happy for one moment—"I'm deeply honored to know I've pleased you,"—then, out of all the things that could've set him off, "but Tatsumi, you didn't eat the last grain of rice...I don't know if I can stand it!"

Leone, "Sure is a shame; this guy would be perfect if he wasn't so nitpicky all the time!"

After we finished eating, Najenda told us more about the plan, "The tunnel to the cathedral is complete. We will finally commence the Bolic assassination mission."

Ieysayu, "So we're going to target him at the cathedral and not his mansion, huh."

"We've heard reports that Bolic's mansion has been riddled with traps. It's better not to target him there, don't you think?"

Lubbock had blueprints to the cathedral, "Looking at the rough layout of the cathedral, there seem to be a lot of decorations and objects there, too. It's a great setup for us assassins, since we can hide ourselves easily."

Akame, "According to an insider's information, the target offers a night prayer once every month...It'll be the day after tomorrow. It matches the intel from our spies as well. We make our move that night."

Sheele, "Is he really praying?"

Lub was annoyed by what he immediately thought, "It's just an act to gain popularity. I bet he's playing around with women every day."

Ieysayu, "DAMN THAT BASTARD!"

Mine, "But Boss, don't you think they've already anticipated an attack from underground?"

Sayo, "What? Seriously?!"

Su, "Objectively speaking, they must already consider it a possibility."

Najenda, "Of course. But that's why we'll split into three teams. First, a diversion team from underground. They will charge head on, creating a great commotion and attracting the attention of our enemy. Susanoo, Leone, Tatsumi and I will be this team."

Leone spoke with enthusiasm, "Since it's a team that needs to be defensive, all the members have great defense or a high recovery rate."

"The Jaegers will most likely respond to the attack, but don't take them head-on. We'll lead them on a rabbit chase and focus on surviving. Around the same time, team two—consisting of Sheele, Chelsea, and Ieysayu—will aid in any possible leftovers." Najenda continued, "And shortly following the initial attack, the rest of the members will use the air-manta to infiltrate the cathedral from the sky, and assassinate Bolic in the midst of the chaos!"

Ieysayu, "Air-manta!? That thing we rode when we were in the woods!?"

"I asked headquarters to send it our way. It could arrive as soon as tonight."

Ieysayu was frustrated by this fact, "I don't get to ride it...?"

"Akame, Mine, Lubbock, Sayo; I'm counting on you!"

Mine, "Roger!"

Sayo, "Our only target is Bolic, right?"

Najenda, "Yeah. We'll go in with a specific goal. If our goal is to assassinate Bolic and not eliminate Esdeath, we can complete that objective even with our limited resources."

Su, "If that's the case, how much of their forces we've whittled down until now will play a huge role.'

Ieysayu, "Yeah. We'll have much fewer enemies to worry about."

Najenda, "Protecting a target isn't Esdeath's strong point because her forte is attacking."

Leone, "She might leave an opening."

Akame, "Bolic...will be eliminated."

It was good for the girls that there was a bath in the hideout. Najenda, Chelsea, and Mine in particular were relaxing. "Whew...It's nice that even the supporting hideout has a bath."

Mine, "It's great for resting our bodies to prepare for the upcoming battle."

What was going on in Chelsea's head; "Maybe I should say something to her." Then, Chelsea turned to the pinkette, "Hey, Mine. Since we'll be assaulting the cathedral..."

The latter interrupted, "Why are you being so serious all of the sudden?"

"How's it going with Tatsumi? Since it's a mission where we don't know what will happen, shouldn't you make sure you have no regrets in your heart?"

Mine's face was turning red, "WHA...WHA-WHA-WHA-WHA-WHA-WHA-WHA-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?"

Najenda, "Well, for someone like me, it's easy to tell what's in the hearts of my subordinates."

"I was gonna say that, except for the 'subordinates' part." Then the redhead turned back to Mine, "You sat next to Tatsumi today, too. That's a sure sign that you like him." She had a devious smile on her face.

"Well, in the end, everything is up to you, Mine."

Chelsea teased the pinkette again, "You know, if you keep dragging your feet, Leone will..." A bucket of water was tossed into her face, "Bwah!"

Mine stormed out, "I'M GETTING OUT NOW!"

Chelsea was left dumbfounded, "Uuum..."

Najenda, "Hah...It's nice to be young." The silver-haired woman then thought to herself, "I won't let...anyone die. Susanoo's second usage of Magatama Manifestation...I'll probably have to use it..."

In the living room, Akame finished building a model ship. Sayo, "...Akame, I didn't know you could make stuff like this."

"A comrade taught me."

Leone, "You didn't know?"

Me, "She might've been making them in her room anyway. It'd be fun to go on a ship like this."

"Yeah, I'd like to see what it's like outside the empire."

Akame smiled, "Yeah. Once the country is at peace, let's go with everyone."

Mine walked into the room, already dressed in her pajamas, "The Boss and Chelsea are still in there, but there's room in the bath now."

Leone and Sayo perked up, "Oh?"

Leone, "Then let's go in. Akame, wash my back!"

"Yep."

The blonde teased me, again, "Wanna come with, Tatsumi?"

My face was red in embarrassment, "S-Stop saying stuff like that!"

"Hahah, just kidding. It's always fun teasing you."

The three girls walked to the bath. I needed to let off the steam, "Geez, Sis is always like that...It's annoying."

Mine sat down next to me, "Well, you say that, but you seem to enjoy it."

"*Sigh* Don't push it..."

The Chelsea's words rang through the pinkette's head, "You know if, you keep dragging your feet, Leone will..." She let out a light sigh, and also blushed lightly, "Hey, Tatsumi."

"What is it?"

"I have something important to talk to you about after this mission. Will you listen?"

I started blushing heavier, "Now you've made me curious...can't you tell me now?"

She got up, turned, and walked to her room, "Nooope." I knew that kind of blush she had; the one when you have deep feelings for someone. "This is fine. The Boss, Chelsea and I think in opposite ways...I want to make my will to live stronger, even if it's just ny a tiny bit. To think I'd start having feelings for him because he saved me...I'm so simple...then again, he always showed me that kind of affection since he first joined..."

In the hallway, Sheele was holding a struggling Ieysayu, and Su snagged Lubbock, "Gaaaaah, let us go, Su! Let us smash that stupid lovey-dovery atmosphere!"

Ieyasyu, "I'm so jealous! Besides, wasn't that line just now a complete rip-off from Lub?!"

In Su's head(He looked proud of Mine and I with the smile on his face), "Everyone's calm and focused. We're in optimal condition for the infiltration...All that's left now is...to give it everything we have!"

Day of the festival; Cathedral:

Two guards were on patrol when I stabbed them. "Guh!" "Gah!" I used Incursio's invisibility to do so. Then, we used a rope to scale up the wall in order to enter the courtyard. There, we were greeted by lots of guards(by a number, but the percentage of what it was compared to what used to be at the start was extremely small). We easily plowed right through them. Perhaps too easily.

Inside:

A mortally wounded soldier made it inside, and lived long enough to inform Esdeath of the scenario; "It...It's an emergency! Bandits have appeared in the courtyard out of nowhere...!"

Esdeath expected this, "I knew you'd choose tonight, Night Raid. Just as planned."

Bolic, on the other hand, was stunned, "Co-Courtyard!? They're right outside!"

Esdeath turned to Akame's little sister, "Kurome, don't leave Bolic's side!"

"Roger!"

Bolic was practically trembling in fear at the Ice Queen's feet, "Ge...General! Please protect me yourself!"

Her response...well..."Hold your head up, and act high and mighty like you always do! How pathetic." She jammed her heel in between the man's eyes, "I won't leave the cathedral no matter how much you worry."

"Ugh!?"

"No matter how much commotion you cause, it's your loss if you can't assassinate Bolic. Now...come!

In the air; on Air-Manta:

Team three was on their way to the location. "Alright!" Lubbock started, "We'll charge in through the roof of the cathedral! Mine, once we're almost there, use Pumpkin to blast a good-sized hole, while Sayo gives us cover-fire!"

Mine, "I know! I'm ready to go!"

Sayo, "So am I!"

The green-haired boy noted this as well, "But Pumpkin sure is a tough Imperial Arms. It was fine even after going through an explosion."

The pinkette's response, "That's true, but that was nothing compared to what it went through while Boss was using it."

"It won't recoil or anything, right?"

"No way. Leave it to me, you wimp." Then, an flashback replayed in her mind—of me complementing her after our first encounter with Scorpion, "I believed in you the entire time, Genius Sniper!" She then spoke again, this time with a blush on her face, "Besides, I'm a genius sniper."

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Ran appeared. Akame for one was shocked, "What?!"

"As expected, a second team from the skies. Looks like we had the better strategy this time."

Sayo backsassed him, as the blonde landed on the flying danger beast, "Well then, fly boy...try it!"

Fight

Sayo low kicked Ran, who responded with a low kick followed by an uppercut. The blonde man then threw a feather at her. The black-haired girl fired three explosive arrows at him, which he blocked with Mastema's wings, but still took chip damage. Ran then charged at Sayo with his shoulder, knocking her back. The girl had hitstun. Ran then used his Imperial Arms to propel himself into the air for a few seconds, before slamming his back down onto the air-manta, creating a small shock wave, and ending the fight by repeating "Mastema Float"—but this time, Ran dived forward with an aerial kick.

Ran Wins

He scoffed at Sayo before flying off of Air-Manta. "Knowing that I was here, and still attacking from the sky, my territory, was..." He launched a massive barrage of feather darts directly into the fish's chest, fatally wounding it, "'Poor strategy.' This is a textbook example."

Lubbock was horrified by what he witnessed, "Wa..."

They were falling out of the sky, "WAAAAHH"

On a perch at the cathedral, Wave saw the air-manta falling, with Grand Chariot's sword drawn, "So you're here, Night Raid. Revenge for Bols, Seryu and Coro...and for Kurome's injury...I'll...Settle them all here!"

It looks like Wave doesn't understand who was "Truly" responsible. This looks bad, doesn't it?

Wave, Susanoo, and all the others' Movesets still need a lot of work.

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No one is giving me any ideas as to "WHAT MOVES SHOULD THE FIGHTERS USE IN THE BATTLES?!" and I want you people to give me that in the Reviews or, in the case of those with accounts, Private Messages! That's why this story is on HIATUS; because you're not even trying!

Sorry, I'm just frustrated.

Seriously though, There are so many movesets on my account in Deviantart(Variations included)that you should be able to choose.

I'm not very good at creating longer fight scenes for fighting game stories, so give me something to work with. Make it look like two-player as well. Keep in mind that each fight is reduced to one round, with the only exception being certain Boss fights.

Seriously, it's to be treated like it's Mortal Kombat X/XL by now.