Disclaimer: For the final notice, I do not own anything in relation to Akame ga Kill and One Piece in this fanfic, those are respectfully own by Takahiro and Eiichiro Oda except for my OCs and the alteration to this plot.
Chapter 6: Kill the Feels
The next morning, Mine is sitting on a chair at the kitchen table, trying to eat her food with her usable right arm, while the other one is in a cast which will take time to heal. Eating what seems to be vegetable soup with chopped potato, thanks to Senpai for picking them out fresh from the garden, Arata ties to help feed Mine.
"Here you go Mine, say 'ah'."
"Leave me be, I can eat on my own, you know." Stubborn as she is whilst closing her eyes, slightly irritated.
"I only want to help you." Arata said with puppy eyes.
Mine looks down at her cast before saying, "Alright, fine then. I suppose i have no choice, b-but don't make any weird face if you do." This made the onyx eyed teen to smile while faithfully serving her food, spoon by spoon, restraining the urge to make a weird face that has the 'rape' alert.
Looking from the kitchen where Akame is cooking for a moment, he thought to himself, 'Sheele has been killed, and yet... Akame looks so calm and indifferent about it. But to think that the one who killed her was that crazy bitch Seryuu... I knew something was off about her! And I had already realized just how heart-breaking this line of work really is... But no matter what the situation may be, I will not let Mine die as long as I am alive!'
At the nighttime of that day, Arata and Leone went to the target's house that is in the forest near the Capital. In Najenda's words, she said that tonight's contract isn't a request from the people. It's a direct order from the revolutionary army leaders. The targets are civil officials, the Kobore brothers. As the direct subordinates of the prime minister, they are villains who do the Lion's share of work for him. So... be on top of your game tonight to decrease the Empire's power by just a little bit, we shall... kill them!
Leone and Arata successfully infiltrated the compound of the building and stands by the doorway that leads them to the targets. The Kobore brothers were chatting as they sat on a chair in the dining room.
And just as swiftly and as quiet as they can be, Arata stabs the chest cavity of one of them from behind while Leone muffles the other as she twisted the head from its normal muscle motion; thus killing him in an instance.
"Daddy? Just now... what were those sounds...?" Right when a boy walked into the room, Arata quickly escaped with Leone before they can be identified.
Somewhere in the mountain, the onyx eyed teen tries to clean the blood away using the river's water with a cloth.
"Damn it... He was a villain who tricked and abused people... yet to his child, he was just a good father? What kind of shit is that..."
"You can try for the rest of your life, but that stain will always remain with you."
Arata looks from the corner of his eyes to see Leone standing there with her arms crossed. "Hehe, that makes sense, the killings I've had done will always stay with me and can't be reversed... Is that-" He couldn't finish his sentence as the blonde hugs his head to the bosoms of her large breasts.
"I got worried knowing that you were probably too kind-hearted. That's why I came to check on you."
"You just... have greater mental fortitude, right Onee-chan? Will you tell me how you got into this line of work?"
Leone released Arata from her embrace and then casually placed her hands on her hips as she says, "I beat up some assholes I didn't like, and then I got scouted."
"Is that all? Then how did you get that Teigu?" Arata asked with a disbelieving look.
Thinking back at how blonde got it, Leone played out a scene whereas she asked the owner if she could have it, to which the 'gramps' replied "I guess so, since your boobs are so big."
"I talked to an Oji-san in the black market into giving it to me. It turns out that it happened to be a Teigu."
"That kind of a bargain sounds too good to be true, I mean, it is a Teigu after all."
"Well, it seems that nobody could synchronize with it and make it transform. So no one knew what a great find it was."
"And why are you an assassin?"
"Let's see... I think it started when I saw some aristocrats playing a game where they were trampling kids from the slums with their horses... seeing that really pissed me off, so I killed them."
"Onee-chan..."
Leone smiles as her eyes went serious. "But I didn't stop there... I took a liking to dealing with evil bastards like that, you see. The prime minister, who does as he likes while enjoying his unrivaled political power would be the ultimate prey. So that people can be happy... I will kill him in such a way that everything he has done in comparison seems mild."
'She's just an outlaw! And a bold one at that...'
"Umm I don't think so Leone, I believe I've said that I want his head. After all, I will make his suffering be legendary, even in hell!" Leone looks from where Yuuji appears from the forest, smiling sadistically.
'And Senpai is just a sadist! Now that I didn't know! Or just sweet revenge is all he wants...'
Arata disregarded his thoughts after shaking his head and then talks to Yuuji. "Hey Senpai... Why are you out here?"
Yuuji points to himself before answering, "Me? I was out here gathering rare ingredients for future meals. It's all because Akame asked me to."
Leone takes a huff as she says, "Okay we'll just see who can kill him first, but anyways, I was a good for nothing, so I never went and got depressed about it or anything! But even if you continue to be sad about it, it won't bring back the person you lost."
Arata tightens his fists as he looks up to the sky. "Yeah..." Remembering all the good times and training he had undergone from Sheele as his mentor, for the time being. "I know..."
...At the same time, in the Capital's torture chamber...
Various amounts of people were screaming out in pain. Many of whom were on the verge of death, or so they wish they were killed off easily. Some of them are either members of the revolutionary army, or just people who opposes the Capital in general. A lot of torture methods were given to the prisoners, such as their balls of eyes were to be picked out of their sockets, and many more are severely wiped while being restrain against a wall of cement for victims. Some were having their body stretched to the point where their bones dislocated and then removed. Others sat on the chair of torture; it was a terrible, intimidating torture device filled with layers of up to 1,500 thousand spikes on every surface with tight straps to retrain the unfortunate bastard. It was made of iron so that it can also contain space for heating elements beneath the seat. One of the torturers used a metal spiked brass knuckle to beat up one of them while many of the unfortunates were sent to a boiling pot to be roasted alive with the others. Howls of pain filled within this dreaded room of nightmares.
"Come on! Let's see if you can scream even louder!" One of the torturers exclaims as he sawed off a man's feet off.
"This is what happens to those who oppose the prime minister!"
"What is this...? Looking at you all is just pathetic."
"What was that? You want to join~~ Uwah?!" The torturer stops his sentence as his eyes lands on a long, blue haired beauty. "E...e... Esdese-sama!"
The three of the torturers drops down to their knee as they their utmost respect for the sadist of a general.
"We didn't know you returned, ma'am!"
"W-we're terribly sorry!"
"You guys are quite unskilled in the art of torture. Truly pathetic... For instance, what's with the temperature of this cauldron? If it's this hot, they will die too quickly, right?" Esdese summons a giant piece of ice to cool down the giant pot out of thin air.
"If you lower the temperature a bit, you can prolong their suffering even further."
"Y-yes ma'am!"
"Thank you for the valuable lesson, Esdese-sama!"
"Let's go." Esdese commanded to her three followers, who are her personally trained army.
"That's Esdese-sama for you... such an extreme sadist..."
"Yeah... she's a sadist, heart and soul." The torturers had an expression of happiness and inspiration from their Esdese.
"As well as the ones that are following Esdese-sama, the Sanjuushi (Three beast warriors)... When the northern tribes were executed by being buried alive, it seems they were the most gleeful about carrying their job."
"They certainly are a blood thirsty group of animals... I'd love to be invited into their group...!"
"But I from what I heard, the training for the group is so horrible that almost everyone dies before they can finish..."
With a silent reply, Esdese found herself bowing before the Emperor, taking her cap off as she reports in her status.
"General Esdese." Emperor Makoto said.
"Yes, your majesty."
"Your conquest of the northern lands was superb! We are prepared to reward you with 10 thousand pieces of gold for your efforts."
"I am grateful, your majesty. We left not a single soldier alive in the north."
"Amazing. Now I must apologize, I realize you have just returned, however, there is work to be done. An atrocious group known as Night Raid has begun running rampant around the Capital. I wish for you to focus on purging this group from my city."
Esdese had a look in her eyes, ones that anticipate the excitement of fighting whilst having her face blank. Then she closes them as she says, "I understand... I would like to request one thing from you, your majesty."
"Umu... soldiers, is it? You may use as many as you deem necessary."
"I have heard that the enemy possesses many Teigu. It takes a Teigu user... to fight against a Teigu, your majesty. And so I would like for a six man group of Teigu users to be assembled. That will be sufficient for my needs."
"I will form a group of nothing but Teigu wielders that will maintain security in the Capital. Doesn't the general have a group of Teigu users...? Those ones, of whom, are known as the Sanjuushi? And yet you ask for more?"
Prime Minister Honest walks in next to Makoto with a plate full of nigiri sushi this time. "Your majesty, I believe we can rest easy by entrusting this task to general Esdese."
"Umuu... if you say as such, then I will not question it. Will you handle the preparations? Then I can be assured that peace shall return to the Capital!"
Honest laughs slightly as he says, "Makoto, general Esdese is a very loyal subject." But then he gives a serious stare at her and then all the while takes a bite of a sushi as he thinks, 'Esdese has no interest in politics and amassing political power. Facing and then crushing an enemy is everything to her! While I keep the country under my thumb, all she desires to do is fight the enemy. As far as having an advantage... she is the ultimate trump card!'
"I don't believe just giving you gold is a suitable reward for this task. I wish to give you something special. Is there anything you desire...? Such as titles or lands?"
Esdese looks at Makoto with a curious gaze before saying, "There is one thing... If I may dare say..."
"What is it...?" The child emperor asked.
"I was thinking it may be nice to try being in love."
A deep long awkward silence amongst them three took place after Makoto breaks it with an optimistic smile.
"Th-that's right! You are of marriageable age, and yet have not married. However, the general surrounds herself with those who adore her, does she not?"
"Those are 'pets'." The ice cold woman says with an emotionless façade.
"Then may I suggest this? What of the prime minister here? He's a good man!"
Honest's face was filled with dread of having being married to a sadistic woman (Although she is pretty hot) as he tries to stop him, "Wait a... your majesty!"
"As you say, he is a good man, however, with his blood pressure being so high, it is uncertain whether he will live to see another day."
"I am in perfect health, thank you very much." Honest attempted to defend himself while eating a handful of nigiri sushi. "Well then, what type of person would suit you the best, general?"
Esdese pulls out a scroll from between her boobage as she then says, "Written on this scroll... are the things I most desire in a partner. Please inform me if anyone meeting this criterion should appear."
"I understand. We shall keep an eye out." The emperor said as the exchange comes to an end.
A later while... Esdese and Honest were walking alongside inside the palace's premises.
"As always, you do as you please, prime minister."
"Of course. Those who don't agree with me are killed. When I wish to eat, I eat only that of the best meats. What type of thrilling person would it take to fill your desire, though? Ufufufufu."
"You really have become sick, huh...? Even so, it is quite strange... till now, all I have ever cared about has been carnage and warfare. Even I... don't understand where these feelings have come from."
"Yes, well, as a living being, it's only natural that you would desire the opposite sex, is it not? I actually thought you were a little slow in this area."
'Though talking about things like love doesn't suit her at all.'
"I see... this is a sort of bestial instinct, then? Well, for the time being at least, I plan to have fun hunting these rebels down."
"Speaking of that... I think it's a little too much to request six Teigu users."
The two evil characters start to grin at each other.
"Though in the end, you will take care of it, right?"
Honest cups his chin with his right hand, saying, "I will take care of the preparations... though as for what you can do for me... I... do happen to have some people I wish would disappear..."
Esdese laughs off as she says, "Fufu... such intrigue."
The high ranker general of the Empire later walks on her own as she gathers her Sanjuushi in the palace's courtyard.
"I have new orders for you three. Though it's somewhat different than normal..."
The Sanjuushi were wearing the same black matching uniform, with one looks like a beef cake with spiky blond hair and pure white pupil-less eyes and wears a headdress similar to horns, the other was an older tall gent with grey hair worn in a long ponytail and blue eyes and a mustache. The third one is a young man of a small build with blond hair and golden eyes, he had a somewhat feline look; his teeth were shown to be sharp and he has slit pupils, wearing the same uniform as the others with the exception of having on shorts instead of pants.
"Give us any sort of order, Esdese-sama." The older member respectfully said.
"The three of us are your faithful servant." The younger member asks.
"We will accept any orders, at any time, ma'am." The oversize cushion adds in the conversation.
"Good."
...Later that day, Nighttime in Night Raid's kitchen...
Arata is walking his way towards the kitchen, thinking that he can't sleep at all due to nightmares of his precious lolis being taken away from him. He couldn't just go back to sleep after that! So then he thought if maybe some water would help him... then he was surprised when he saw Akame wearing her black coat in the kitchen past curfew.
"Akame...? Is that a midnight snack?" Arata looks over at what she made from the plate of food, strange that it isn't meat as she would usually only eat.
"No... This was Sheele's favorite meal."
'An offering to the dead...' Arata thought as each time the both of them exhales; an icy cold carbon dioxide comes out of their mouth.
"Since we work in the shadows... Sheele's name will never be recorded in the history of the revolutionary army. So I have to remember more things about her than anyone else. She may have done many foolish things, but she was the kindest one of us all."
"I understand. You're doing the same thing as me when I offer flowers to Sayo and Leyasu, na?"
"Hai."
"But... you're amazing, Akame... You really keep composed even though one of our comrades has died. I guess that means you are trained to it by now though..."
Akame suddenly drops the plate, shattering it into pieces, "Composed...? Used to it...?"
"Akame?"
Then she says while grabbing Arata's warm coat by his collar and pulling him up all of a sudden, "Sure enough... I have seen many of my allies die before my eyes... However... One of our precious comrades had died! There's no way in hell can you ever get used to this kind of pain!" Akame starts to fill her eyes to the brim of tears and emotional, the pain of losing someone is indeed terrible.
Arata remembers back when Yuuji introduced himself to the others when the boss came back to inspect them both, and the crimson eyed teen did say that Akame loves her comrades dearly... so Arata the baka misinterpreted this situation and realizes he made a mistake...
'Holy shit... I forgot all about that!' And so this is one of the times when he is truly dense, although it doesn't come to when girls have romantic feels for him, especially the loli waifus.
"But these feelings will have an impact on our next mission! So I go around acting like I'm just fine about it! We work in the shadows! So what would I do if I couldn't flip this switch...!? And you... call this being composed... I... how am I supposed to feel about Sheele's death...? How am I!?"
'It's just like that one time when she worried for me when I went on my first mission. Damn it, I'm such an idiot!'
Then all out of nowhere, Yuuji runs straight into the kitchen and quickly analyze the situation and from what he had heard when walking to the kitchen in search of Akame. He saw the tears falling from his maiden and then in just in a split second, Yuuji rushed to her side and comfort his beloved from crying anymore.
"There, there, Akame. Don't feel sad anymore... and Arata, what the fuck were you thinking, man?" Yuuji said with a cold glare. He then kicks the onyx eyed teen in the face and sends him sliding on his butt away from his Akame.
"Thanks for flipping the switch for me, Senpai... anyway; I want to apologize, Akame. I was acting like a complete douche, so I'll make you this grand promise." The red eyed beauty looks over from Yuuji's shoulders as he then makes a meaningful fist, saying, "I will not die! I'll certainly make it through alive! I'll never have you experience this kind of pain again!"
"Arata..."
"Umm... sorry dude but that's my job to keep Akame happy, so yeah... you can try but I got this." Yuuji half smirk as he hugs Akame tightly, allowing her to stop the flow of tears from falling.
"Well then, I will at least contribute my cause to make a new country... where we can always see everyone's smiling faces!"
Akame was about to rub out the remaining tear drops in her eyes, until Yuuji licks them off of her, surprising her as she blushes intensely. She only replies back, "Yeah... that's right."
"And you better prepare yourself for tomorrow, Arata... because I will train your ass harder than ever before as punishment for making my Akame cry. Actually, don't think of this like a punishment, but such as more of an intense training. You should think of yourself lucky and praise me for even taking in consideration of it at all. Muahahahaha..." Arata's face pale in knowing that training will be brutal, especially since Yuuji is a masterful assassin and won't train him as usual when he was during the times back at their hometown... but the stronger he can get, he will just have to accept it and grow even more powerful to protect the ones who he loves... and his loving comrades.
The next morning about 4 am, Arata was woken up by a screaming Yuuji telling him to "get your ass up, we're gonna train ya" then the teen looks to see Akame who's about to train him next.
Yuuji made Arata do all sorts of intense workout that he had done on his own, while this kind of training would have nearly killed nearly any normal human being, a sadist in his own way.
2 hours later passed and Arata returns to the base in the training practice field from going away on a 100 meter run from the base to the far north of the forest where danger beasts were stronger in that region. Of course Yuuji would kill them and grill them where they stood as his stomach demanded meat for breakfast to where Arata sweat drops from his weird antics, the great Senpai allowed him to join in to feast. Even though Arata started breaking in sweats, Yuuji had barely done the same for he also trained similarly to him.
Akame was waiting for him to train for a short while. Remembering what Arata asked early this morning, she motions him to come at her, then he goes in at full speed; thus their blades meet in furious clash.
"Do~ryaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Akame effortlessly blocked every attack from Arata and then sends him away in one slash. Of course they were using wooden training blades, because her Teigu can 'accidently' kill Arata with a single cut.
"A-again, Akame!"
She merely looks at the pitiful tired condition that he is in, stubbornly full of stamina, as she has to asks him, "Shouldn't you take a short break, Arata?"
"Why would I want to take a break? I did tell you, haven't I? To come at me as if this is a real life or death fight. Let's do this!"
All of a sudden, Bulat appears out of nowhere... a fist in his face. Arata's awareness was good enough for him to it coming, so he barely moved his face as he stood next to him.
"Wh-what the hell, Aniki!?" Arata exclaims, a bit mad that he interrupted his sparing against Akame.
"You sure are good just when you minded your surroundings in your fight just now. After all, you never know where an enemy may attack you from, right?"
"Thanks a lot for the surprise lecture..."
"You're more fired up than usual, eh? What's up?"
"Nothing really... I just want to hurry up and strengthen my overall abilities. Because I did make a promise to someone... that I would definitely survive!"
"Hmmm... it looks like you're acting like a man again! You've truly grown your resolve!" Bulat yells as he smacked Arata's back hard.
Yuuji looks at the pompadour hair styled member of Night Raid and tells him, "He sure has grown, how about you take over his training for a while, Bulat?"
"Right on, Arata, if you want to get stronger that badly, come hang out with me! Then I'll show you some cool stuff!" Bulat raised a right thumb up as his smiling teeth sparkles in glory.
"Aniki..." Arata smiles as for his hype is intensifying in numbers.
"And now, onto the first lesson." Bulat grabs a shovel from its shelf. "Follow me, Arata!"
"With pleasure, Aniki!"
Akame looks at the two with an emotionless stare, and then she says, "Good luck..."
Feeling that she was somewhat ignored for some reason, although she doesn't mind about it, Akame's blushing surge evermore when Yuuji hugs her from behind as he gives her his undivided attention with all his love. He then puts her in a bridal carry position and takes her away from the scene.
Somewhere near the mountain range, Arata is surprisingly keeping up with Bulat after an intense training from the Senpai and his Akame, with a supply standard backpack carrying up to 300 pounds!
"This is the first time I've been so deep in the mountains... and it's getting really foggy." Arata confessed.
Being in the lead, Bulat looks from the corner of his eyes at Arata and replies, "This whole area is a fake mountain. Being out here is about as dangerous as being in the Capital."
"You don't say..."
But unbeknownst to Arata, a danger beast was a tree next to him and then pierced the luggage off his back. The onyx eyed teen felt his back lighter as he continuously grips the strap of the bag before saying, "Wha-?! What the fuck!"
"Gi~shyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" The tree monster growls back in anger.
Bulat takes out his spear and throws it at the creature, impaling its large eye in the center as that is its weak point.
"Tree beasts. Don't space out, unless you want to get eaten? This place is filled with dangerous risk species that are adept at camouflaging themselves. Having you fight the creatures here should raise your battle awareness by quite a bit! You are all fired up about surviving no matter what, na?"
"Of course, let's fuck some shit up!" Arata screams out as he unsheathes his blade.
Bulat put his right foot on tree he killed and says, "We'll take the edible creatures to the nearby village. So we're also doing a good deed, give it your best shot!"
"Excellent idea, Aniki!"
"And if you should be injured, I'll make sure to nurse you back to health down at base camp!"
"Why are you blushing while saying that!?"
When Arata and Bulat have slain the danger beasts, the tasty meat were truly given to the nearby village that were having a bit of a problem with food gathering. Bulat insisted on nursing Arata since he received a few minor injuries from killing the tree beasts, apparently they were ambushed in greater numbers but the more the merrier for awareness training. Then the two venture back to the base
...Later that day, in Night Raid's meeting room...
Every member is present to hear the information Najenda would like to share about.
"Everyone is here. I have three pieces of bad news to relay. Listen carefully. First, I can no longer contact the local team."
"The local team? You mean ground based forces from the Revolutionary Army?" Arata asks as everyone had a face or weariness.
Akame looks at him and decided to answer it for him. "The Empire is vast. We specialize in carrying out assassinations in the Capital, but there is another team that handles the areas around it."
Najenda continues on from where she left off. "It's currently being investigated, but the likelihood that they are dead is high. So be prepared for that... For the time being, I think it may be necessary to strengthen security around the hideout."
"Yeah, I'll increase the range of my threads." Lubbock commented.
"Secondly, Esdese has finished conquering the north. And she has returned to the Capital."
"That was much faster than anyone thought it would be." Akame said, slightly frowning.
"She's really someone strong, isn't she? Looks like we have a formidable foe to deal with..." Yuuji had no form of expression on his face, only seriousness as he said it.
Lubbock starts to scratch his head as he says, "God, she's always causing so much trouble!"
"It seems her army was left in the north to keep watch, though." Najenda shared further news as she leans in from her throne.
"Then it's safe to say that she wasn't suddenly brought back to deal with the Revolutionary Army, right?" Bulat asked.
Najenda pops out a cig from her no name brand box as she answers, "I can't figure out what her next move will be. At the moment, it seems that she is throwing herself into her work at the government's torture facilities. Leone, I want you to go to the Capital and observe her movements."
"Yokai (Roger)! I've always wanted to know what type of person she is, after all."
"She's a homicidal maniac who takes pleasure in slaughter. Be on your guard." Najenda strictly orders the blonde, to which she replies, "Alright, alright."
Still upbeat and cheerful despite of who she's going up to privately investigate as she thinks to herself, 'Fufu... and then... I'll be a good person and take her out if the chance comes up! The extremely sadistic general known as the Empire's strongest... taking her out would have the same impact as killing the prime minister...!'
"And finally..." Najenda points out a finger talks before taking out a fake Night Raid poster, "There has been a string of murders in the Capital. The targets are civil officials. The deaths include 4 officials and 61 bodyguards. The problem is these posters claiming to be from Night Raid have been found at all from the crime scenes.
"Seriously, what in the actual fuck is this all about... framing us for those crimes? Shit... isn't it easy to see that they're made from a group of wannabe fake ass hoes?" Yuuji quite rudely gives in a piece of his mind.
"It should be obvious, as such for us to start claiming responsibility seems a bit too farfetched." Arata said in reply to Yuuji's question.
"That's what I thought for the first and second cases too, but... now it seems that it could have been us."
"Why?" The onyx eyed teen asks the boss with a cig in her mouth, yet to be lit.
"After each incident, the officials have increased security. Even so, they are still being killed. In the last incident, the former Prime Minister, Chouri, and around 30 highly skilled guards were all massacred. As well as his daughter, who was a disciple of the imperial fist temple's master. No one but us could accomplish a feat like this... is the popular opinion."
"The criminals are just as powerful as us... in other words, Teigu users." Akame said as she thinks, 'Someone who could do something like this... it wouldn't be... Kurome...?'
Najenda starts to light up her cancer stick and blows out smoke before speaking, "Those who were killed were good people who wanted nothing to do with the current prime minister. They were people who made the minister feel ill at ease. In other words, the prime minister is getting rid of his enemies. And having Night Raid to take the blame."
"Could this also be a trap? To lure out the real Night Raid?" Bulat asked.
"I realize this could be a trap... but I wanted to inform you all anyway. The officials who were killed were highly skilled people... Who opposed the prime minister... and would have nothing to do with the rebel army scouts. They cared only for their country. Good people like these officials will be essential in creating our new country. We cannot afford to lose any more of these talented people! I think we should head out and crush this group of 'fake ass hoes' as Yuuji would imply. So what are your opinions on this matter?" Najenda then asks intently at Arata.
"Well for starters, using Night Raid's name to commit these crimes just makes me sick! Damn cowardly fucks!"
Bulat's grin greatly widens as he says, "That's right... Exactly, Arata!"
Najenda smiles darkly as she puts on her black coat with Night Raid's actual insignia on the back, saying, "Okay... we've decided, then... What should we do with the fools who used our name!? Let's go teach them the law of assassins! There are about five officials who we are to be suspected of being the prime target. Of those five, only a few have plans to leave the Capital soon. We have narrowed the search down to two officials... Akame, Yuuji, and Lubbock... Arata and Bulat will provide protection for them!"
"Where does the official we need to protect plan to go?" Arata asks.
"The outskirts of the Capital... He plans to board the ship that is anchored at the start of the Grand Canal. The massive luxury liner... 'Ryuusen'."
With that conclusion, Arata and Bulat went to that said location. Mine would have join if not for the state of injury she's in, well speaking of that, Yuuji would have switch roles but he'd rather stick with Akame for the time being.
"Holy shit! That's a big ass ship!" Arata screams in amazement by the huge cruise in front of him. The tip of the big boat has a cool design of a dragon.
Bulat is right next to Arata, using Incursio's secret skill, to make himself invisible.
'This ship looks like a fortress... and this is where we are going to ambush the imposters...'
Unbeknownst to the both of them, the three beasts made their way past them to aboard the ship quickly.
Here's something interesting about "The Great Canal" in total length of 2,500 kilometers. In order to complete this, the Capital used the efforts of one million people. As a result, it only took seven years to complete. As for the people whom took on many of the responsibilities, dissatisfaction towards the Capital decreased. In the long run, however, the canal proved to be very useful for commerce and that the Capital gained a lot of power because of its opening. Used by the Emperor as a cruise ship... the "Ryuusen's" completion ceremony is also a link.
"Damn... this place looks really nice." Arata said as he looked around to see people dressed up in fancy clothing, males with suit and a tie while women are in elegant dresses.
While using Incurio's invisibility, Bulat 'lightly' patted Arata's back to catch his attention. Of course he had to be invisible because he has wanted poster of his face, and even though he went through a complete change in hairstyle and face, he doesn't want to risk getting caught.
"You are a young master of some wealthy family who is a bit nervous due to the extravagance of the Capital. Don't forget your cover!"
"I know that Aniki." The black haired teen said in a very quiet voice.
Acting non suspicious as he is, Arata leans on the rails of the cruise by the right side to see many people who had not got onboard.
"Holy shit... There are so many people on the shore..." The onyx eyed teen then turns around and leans on the rail with his right foot up against it.
'It's possible the Night Raid imposters will attack here, but... there are just so many people here, even so, the gramps we have to protect is surrounded by a meat shield.'
"The way it is now, it should be hard for him to be assassinated, but it is good to be better safe than sorry... ah... Aniki." He looks to the left of his side as Bulat grabs Arata's attention to him.
"Good thinking about it on your own diligent, Arata. My invisibility will give me the upper hand; however, we have no idea whether the enemy will do something similar, right?"
"I agree... but geez, how many times are you gonna hit me, Aniki?"
"Well, think of them as love taps."
"Love... taps...?"
"Yeah, taps of-"
"Mother of god, you don't have to say it again!"
After a moment of silence, the teen starts to speak up. "At any rate, that is a handy piece of armor you got. We were able to infiltrate the ship because of it." Arata said as he tries to change the subject from the awkwardness a moment ago.
Bulat slaps the center of the chest piece of his armor as he says, "Yeah! I fought with this to the bitter end in the war against the southern races. It's like my partner! However... no matter how hard I worked, in the end... the great general Liver, who was my superior during that war, became convicted due to him not giving in to bribing the new prime minister, Honest, and our accomplishments were meant nothing if we didn't bribe. When the general returned to the Capital, he was unable to even make a defense in his position, and I, too, was made out to be a criminal. Then, absurdly...It resulted in my escape before they captured me, using my Teigu."
"That makes no fucking sense for Honest, that bastard shall pay..."
Bulat looks over at his armor that is making electrical noises, saying, "Oh, my invisibility is at its limit. I must take the armor off for a while."
"But won't they recognize your face? Go ahead and leave this area to me." Arata suggested with confidence in his tone of voice.
"Yeah, I'm going to investigate the interior of this ship." Bulat said as he walks away inside it.
'If there is anyone suspicious, I will not overlook them... Although I somewhat look pretty suspicious myself as I am alone...'
Suddenly, Arata looks up from his left side as he heard a strange musical tone of someone playing a song of sorts. A recorder... or a flute? Is something he asked himself mentally.
...Meanwhile, Capital Main Street...
Esdese roams around the street, slightly waving off people as they all bowed in her presence as a sign of respect. After walking around, she thought that buying an ice cream cone would be enough on her day of patrolling. Coming up to the entrance, a 5'2 fat short buck tooth male walks out and barely bowed her in recognition to her, although slightly intimidated.
"You can relax; I'm just making a few courtesy calls. From now on, I'm in charge of policing the Capital." The blue haired woman confessed, or did she really?
"Y-yes! That is most heartening, Esdese-sama!" The man then showed her a bit of coin money on his hand with two red dots on both his cheeks. "Thi-this is just a..."
Esdese takes two with a smile from the good hospitality... then she pressed them two perfectly into both in between the sockets of his balls of eyes.
"I don't need bribes. Next time you try that, I'll make it sure."
"Gyaaah! That hurts enough already!" The weenie said.
"Shall I try some of your confections? This shop's rather famous for it, isn't it so?" Esdese asks as she sits on the wooden bench out in front of the store.
"Y-yes! Right away!" The man replied back as he rushed to get the delicious treat, without a thought of even asking the sadistic general to pay for it.
By the rooftops, a Leone drenched in body sweat was the only one to track her down. In a pouncing position, she stays frozen in her movement as she thought to herself, 'Esdese is by herself away from the palace, this is a chance to attack...! ...Is what I should normally think, but... I know that I should attack now, since I'm in beast form...! But moving by herself is probably a trap to lure assassins...! And evidence to that, is the smell that is radiating from her... It's completely evil, and full of... Murderous intent...!" Leone's eyes, by definition, widens in bestial fear due to the aura Esdese is releasing. Her claws starts to sweat up as she struggles to even move them herself to mount an attack. 'Thinking I could kill her if there was an opening... I was naïve...! It's frustrating, but... I should follow my instincts here... and retreat!' Then the blond high tailed out of there before she was caught by anyone.
As Esdese received her cold goodies, she was shook at first then a face of utmost boredom. 'Hm? That presence disappeared... So they didn't take the bait... pity. I wanted to try some new torture techniques.'
"This is... delicious." The blue haired sadist looks up in the skies, and then says, "When their mission is over I'll have those three try this... ice cream cone."
Somewhere on the ship, the source of the music was someone in the passenger's suite.
"As always, such an elegant tone. It suits the ship, doesn't it..." The oldest member with the mustache of the Sanjuushi said. The small fry in front of him is the one who's playing the instrument. Scream is a flute type Teigu than can freely manipulate the emotions of those who hear it. Known to be used to raise morale on the battlefield, but by manipulating emotions, it can also be used in dozens of ways.
He continues on talking, this time with his eyes open at the midget, "The ship has left the sight of the shore. The timing is just perfect."
The blonde stops playing momentarily as he says, "I've been playing my recorder for a long time. So even if I stop, everyone will still lack willpower."
"There may be some people outside the range that haven't been exposed to the sound of the flute... Don't be negligent."
"Yes sir. I'll play just a bit more for you!" The youngest member cheerfully replied back as he then continued to use his Teigu.
People outside with what little willpower they had struggled to stay awake and conscious as they have said, "It... stopped..." "I can't go on..." "I don't care anymore..."
Arata is perfectly fine, except the fact that he can feel his power leaving him. Then for a while, he asks, to himself, as if someone would give him an answer, "What in the fuck is going on around here?!"
'Ugh... even though the training I've experience... and the need to call Aniki, the strength within my body is seeping out from me...!'
"That recorder sound from earlier... it has to be coming from that source... because even when I shut it out, I can hear it... it must be a Teigu!"
A large man came out from the below level on the ship, not Bulat as the man is clearly unaffected by the Teigu flute.
Stretching out his big meaty arm as he says, "Ah... staying in hiding was so dull... oh? Despite scream, someone's still fighting? Even under hypnotism, you may remember this. So if you're allowed to live and see what we do..."
Arata talks back to Daidara, "So that means... you guys are the real Night Raid!?" the black haired teen exclaims with a bit of sarcasm as he tries to lie his way out, tricking the imposter in his attempt.
"Ah! So you are just too strong willed to even be standing up? Nice try... So this here's one of the real ones! This is good. Hey, look." Daidara tossed Arata a blade to his right hand for him to catch.
"What are you doing?" Arata inquires. Why an enemy would give his foe a weapon to use against him?
"Well... I want fighting experience points, you know? In order to become the strongest..."
The Night Raid imposter gets into a fighting stance with his axe out in his hands. He wields the Teigu Double-Bladed Axe: Belvaac, which requires the user considerable physical strength to use. It contains tremendous offensive power.
Daidara yells out, "Ore no kite (come at me)! It should be easy to fight here since everybody is already out of the way, right?"
"...yeah... true, then I'll give you a hell of an experience... to a trip to the underworld!" Arata tossed away the sword sheathe as he dashed towards Daidara.
"Excellent! That power!" He charges his axe in the timing where Arata would be caught under its strike. 'Destroying it will give me a great experience!' Lost to his desire of obtaining greater power, the onyx eyed teen foresees his attack and used his left hand to grab on the floor and throws him away from harm. A downward strike that would have killed Arata in his current weakened state, he starts to gasp air little by little.
"Considering what the music did to your body... you dodge that pretty well, didn't you...?" Daidara then splits his Teigu into a two dual bladed axe, as he says, "Well then... how about this!?" He yelled as he throws one the axe towards Arata. The teen easily dodge the pathway of the attack, until it came back like a boomerang. With slight surprised look on his face as he couldn't react quickly enough; which it allowed the axe to lightly cut the lower abdomen of his body's surface. Belvaac can be separated into two axes, and upon throwing, will relentlessly pursue the target until it hits.
'Holy shit... this is bad... because of this damn music, my body won't move like I want it too... At this rate... I'll be finish...
Another thrown axe and it slightly grazed across Arata's left cheek.
"I knew it. That axe is stalking me! If it's gonna be like this!" the onyx eyed teen runs to Daidara with the axe still chasing after him.
"Uooooooooohhhhhhh! I'll make it hit you instead. Get fucked mate!"
Grinning like a maniac, his expression turns into that of a twisted confusion as Bulat appears out of nowhere and punches Arata square in the jaw.
"Are you an idiot!? Your opponent was waiting for you, looking as if he was ready and everything! However you look at it, it was a sure victory for him! What were you planning on doing rushing carelessly into his range!?"
"But Aniki... I had a plan for that..." and that was right, Arata has a plan where if Daidara could stop the blade chasing him, he would still need to use his strength to pull off another swing of his axe; thus allowing Arata to make a quick comeback and slash him in half. Would've had worked... if Bulat didn't intervene... in Arata's opinion.
Daidara inspected his new opponent in a chest piece of green shades. "You're doing awfully well... the debilitating music was supposed to affect the entire ship..."
Bulat smiles as he responds, "That music, huh... that wouldn't work on me."
"What?"
"The hot blood that flows through my body... is not something that can be suppressed by other people!"
"What an interesting guy... you gouged yourself and cleared your head with the pain?"
"I'm Bulat, of Night Raid. You can call me handsome."
The wielder of Belvaac gets into his fighting stance as he says, "I am Esdese-sama's servant. Daidara of the Sanjuushi."
"Arata..." Bulat catches his attention. "Watch how I fight and memorize it. Incursio!" The armor Teigu literally manifested into its physical form as it appears from the flames around Bulat, behind him while encasing him in its armor.
"This guy is worth a lot of experience!" Daidara screams out as he charges towards Bulat. The midget appears from the ship's interior to intercept the Incursio user from behind, as well as the gray moustache servant of Esdese from the side.
'All the commotion out here, I knew it, Night Raid has come... I must back up Daidara!'
'I know! I'll bash his head in with Scream!'
"Fuck! Ani...!"
Bulat simply reacted by jumping into the air, surprising his attackers with an "Eh?" then he went in and strikes the midget with a swing of his hand so hard that it sent him flying across crashing against a bunch of wooden boxes! Next, he quickly kicked the old man out of his way from the back and then readied his spear, scaring the shit out of pupil less eyed Daidara. He tried so hard defending himself from the blow of the strike, but speed was not his virtue so Bulat struck downward, devastatingly chopping him in half. Everyone may say that he can finally rest... in two pieces.
"Arata... this is what I was truly talking about before, be aware of your surroundings." Bulat stood there awe inspiring as Arata's mouth is gaping from his mentor's professionalism. When Incursio is summoned, it truly surrounds its user in impregnable armor. The wearer's abilities are amplified in order to crush enemies.
'Aniki killed the big fucker so easily... Yuuji would have done the same... and he was still able to deal with the other two at the same time... All in a single moment...!'
"Holy shit, Aniki! I knew you were ridiculously strong like Senpai... but I didn't know you were this amazing!" Arata sat there on his bum with a smile.
"Right? My nickname back when I was in the Army was '100 man slayer Bulat'. Although I'm intrigued by the thought of sparing against your friend Yuuji..."
The Ossan (Old man) with the moustache got on his legs as he slowly walks towards Bulat, saying, "But strictly speaking, you had actually killed 128 people. At the time, you were doing very well against the Special Forces. That Teigu... that strength... So it is you, Bulat!"
"General Liver..."
"I'm no longer a general... after Esdese-sama saved me I became her servant."
'So this Ossan was the guy from Aniki's story...?'
Bulat looks away slightly, and then he swirls around his Halberd in a circular motion to Liver. "If you were my ally, we could have a drink to celebrate this reunion..." He stops the action and holds on his spear with both his. "But for appearing as an enemy... I must kill you! The mission must come first!"
Talking of his right glove, Liver told him, "You took the words right out of my mouth. I absolutely must complete my mission. And I will, using this Teigu I received from my master."
The finger Teigu –Black Marlin- was created using a body part from a very specific dangerous aquatic danger beast that can control water. If the user of this Teigu is near any liquid, they may freely control it.
"It's immensely fortunate for me that our battle takes place here of all places!"
"A water controller, huh? It's appropriate, just like your master who can control ice!"
"However, unlike Esdese-sama who can create ice from nothing... I would be helpless if there were no liquid around... the difference between us is immense! Water cannons!" Liver shoots out 4 spear size large body of water towards Bulat.
"Don't get ahead of yourself!" The 128 man slayer, out of disbelief from Arata, shreds the water with his Halberd as if it was like meat going into the meat grinder.
A certain hobbit was slowly picking up himself from the destroyed pile of crate. 'Oww... this guy's strength puts him about at Esdese-sama's level... but Liver can beat him fighting on his canal, especially if I play a song...'
"Don't you dare think about it, you midget shit!" Arata lands above him with a strike down on him, where he had put up his flute in defense from the onyx eyed teen's 'borrowed' blade. "You didn't think I would just let you start playing that obscene music again, did ya?"
"This guy... such a nuisance."
Fortunately for Arata, he was able to move freely with his complete strength. This allowed him to block of strikes from the golden eyed man. Arata sends him backwards with a powerful kick to the chest, thanks to watching Akame's moves, but then he came back quickly in retaliation with several fast barrages of his Scream. Then blond swiftly jumps above Arata, and next he strikes three times to his back.
'Holy shit is this guy seriously fast! But...' Arata regain his balance.
"Akame and Senpai are much faster than this!"
"Ha! Don't lump me in to some mere low life assassins!" After a swing from the slit eyed Night Raid imposter, Arata creates some distance between the two of them as they were catching their breathe.
'Guhhhh... That earlier attack should have had an effect on this guy... but even so, he can still move so well...'
'The three beasts... their strength are definitely above someone like that damn Orge...' Arata couldn't help but to look to where Bulat was facing against his opponent, while hearing a lot of water movement, it seems that Liver is on a water made dragon.
"Holy shit, a water dragon!" Arata exclaims with stars in his eyes.
"Ahaha. As long as there is plenty of water, there's no way Liver can lose!"
"Heh. It's already a given that Aniki is gonna kill the shit out of him and win!"
The two gives each other a glare of pure and utter disgust towards one another.
"You mean Liver, right?"
"Are you fucking deaf!? I just said Aniki, of course!"
With a determination of an evil look on his face, Liver says, before unleashing his move, "You'll be smashed by the pressure of this water, Bulat! Snake of the abyss!"
Bulat head on in at full force with his Halberd in the point of the snake's head, "Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooon!"
All the while they were in mid-air, Liver says, "I figured you would launch yourself headlong at the snake... since if it hit the ship, the number of snake would skyrocket. However! Now that you aren't on deck anymore, you can't move! You won't be able to dodge this while in the air! Evil dragon spear!"
"Aniki!"
Bulat was struck upward from the water spear blow; luckily he braced himself and defended quite nicely.
"Just being subjected to a little water... won't be enough to extinguish my passion!"
As Liver lands on his feet on deck, he replies, "Yeah... that isn't enough to defeat you... but I already knew that. We've tread countless battlefields together. Your strength, your valor... I know them better than anyone. And it's for this reason that I will let you feast on my greatest ability! Judgment of the heavenly water dragon!" Liver sent out a dozen of large water beasts towards Bulat.
"Guoooooooohhhhhhhhhh!" Were all that the dragons screamed as for they rush on to kill their designated target.
"Is he dead?" Liver wonders.
"It isn't the time to be spouting out those words! You generally say them when you've killed your enemy!" Bulat yelled as he comes down from the sky, trying to penetrate Liver.
"So you want to drag this out to the end...!?"
Liver, being the cunning ex-general who is also a great tactician himself, sacrificed his left arm, while having what little water was leftover the dock to push Bulat away from him.
Bulat deactivated his Incursio, revealing his beautiful hair down from his usual pompadour style and seeing as his armor suffered a lot of damage from Liver's attack, and then he looks on over to where Arata is standing on equal footing against the midget.
"So, you still are being able to stay alive while fighting without a Teigu... that's proof that you've done well in your training... Arata."
While the two were injured from the battle, the onyx eyed teen managed to look over to Bulat and said, "It's thanks to you and Senpai..."
Liver stops the bleeding from his left arm by tearing a piece of his shirt and wrapping around it, tying the stump from where his left arm was attached.
"So even inside that armor, he was that injured... seems your Teigu released due to all the damage you've sustained... Looks to be the end..."
"Stop acting tough. You not only got your arm hacked by me, but you're also bleeding from your ears you know, Liver. Besides that, firing off all those high energy attack in succession like that... of course your body would get worn out. You aren't in any condition to use your Teigu either."
"So you know... oh well... I wanted to try easing this out there slowly, but... I'll just ask. Bulat, would you think about joining Esdese-sama's Army...? If it's you, you could even raise to the rank of second in command."
"I have no interest in serving the Empire once again."
"Not the Empire. Think about becoming a servant to Esdese-sama... as I did when she saved me. Doing as you please... Being feared by others... Yes. Even those dirty bureaucrats, always spreading their filthy politics, consumed by their own power...! Come with me Bulat! Esdese-sama will surely make your crimes disappear!"
"I refuse." Bulat answers as he combs his air back to its usual heart shaped pompadour style. "Killing those politicians that may be comfortable for you to do but, I've always been an ally of the people, na? Esdese's Army supports the prime minister, and that, I want nothing to do with."
"'Ally of the people'... never thought I would hear an assassin spout such lofty words. I always did tell you to be a little more humble.
'I need to prepare my trump card... with that we'll win!' The user of Scream thought.
"Aniki..." Arata smiles from Bulat's strong statement. And so the battle to the death will reach within conclusion in less than 5 minutes. In the end, the number of Teigu users that will leave the ship alive is only one.
...Meanwhile, at the other teammates' location...
Yuuji, Akame, and Lubbock stayed themselves hidden behind some trees on a cliff's clearing, viewable of the whole small settlement whereas the official they needed to protect was in the vicinity of the town's center.
"Giving them rice from the emergency reserves, huh... Now that is the type of official we need to keep alive! With this much rice, people should be able to pull this through." Lubba said as he stands on the tree's branch, invisible to others while everything was in sight for him and the other two.
"But looking at all that rice is making me hungry." Akame plainly stated with slight jealously in her tone, sitting down on a nearby tree branch.
"...and if I give you my snack, you'll take care of any enemies that may show up, ne?"
"And just what in the fuck do you think is right in bribing my Akame-chwan? Konoheru!" Yuuji kicks Lubba in the face with an enraged expression, as then the crimson eyed male gives her the snack personally, although she leaches on his hand as if she is almost desperate for food... but it's a good thing that Yuuji did so because the sight of Akame at the moment was just the cutest thing ever for the crimson eyed teen to behold the sight of such a play of cuteness.
"And if you do slack off and get lazy, I won't even hesitate for a second to deduct your pay from this job, Lubba~."
"Demon...Then I should have kept my snack to myself..."
"Don't worry; I'll unpack the bentos that I've made for this trip later." Akame tilts her head to him with eyes that said 'please feed me' for as Yuuji's grand lunch boxes are delicious.
"For my Akame~, anything you want to eat shall be granted~." Standing in front of red eyed beauty, Yuuji throws his arms up and eyes filled with love hearts as his affection for her is greater than anything else of value in the world.
After Akame stayed quiet for a few minutes, cuddling herself in Yuuji's strong arms, she asks Lubba, "How are your threads?"
"No movement yet! He may not be the target after all." The green spiky haired marimo spoke as he exhales a cold breathe of Co2.
"Hey, hey, hey, Lubbock, do you remember what I've just said?" Yuuji looks at him with a stern look in his eyes.
Akame answers for her lover, "Negligence is forbidden." Curling up her fingers together as she finds warmth in Yuuji's care, Akame bores a face of emotionless kuudere.
"Yeah, yeah, I understand. He must be guarded at all costs."
Akame looks up to the sky in deep thought while nudging her head against Yuuji's chest, 'Arata... Bulat... If the enemy should appear where you are... please survive. Just come back alive...!'
...Back to Bulat's battle...
As Liver and Bulat look into each other's eyes intently, the handsome Incursio user says, "If neither of us can use out Teigu..."
"Then we'll have to settle this with our own swords...!" The ex-general finishes off the sentence as he has a trick up his sleeves. Literally as Liver secretly takes out a syringe with an unknown substance and administer the drug himself inside of a stump of an arm, surprising Bulat as Arata is still fighting against his blond midget foe.
"Forgive me for doping, but you are my opponent, after all..."
"He seems to be more dangerous than before Aniki!" Arata blurted out as he focuses on landing kicks while his blade clashes against his enemy's musical device of a Teigu.
"I'm more than prepared... to face this formidable opponent." The contraption on the back of Bulat between his shoulder blades opens up when he pressed a button on his left shoulder with an engraved symbol. Smokes came out from inside as the key for Incursio, in a form of a blade, was released as the result. "Let's go!"
And so, the continuous battle between the two begins to clash in a mighty barrage of strikes, for the one or the other whom are both trying to dominate the other. Arata and his opponent were tired, but nonetheless the black haired teen unleashed one more powerful strike, and although he blocked it, the midget went flying across and thus again destroyed a pile of conveniently placed wooden boxes. Even if his attention is diverted from his opponent, Arata kept check of his foe's presence as he looks over yonder towards the battle of Aniki. The onyx eyed teen is amazed by the fact that the movements of the two of them are intense while still recently injured. And as Bulat steps forward, he ended it with a finishing horizontal slash that cut open the stomach area of Liver, and then, consequentially, thick red liquid gushed from the wound and some escaped through his mouth. The ex-general reveals a wicked grinning expression than his recent painful face, and Bulat witness his change in behavior.
"Secret skill: Blades of Blood!" As his blood fell, they changed into deadly blades of intangible comprehension and try to preemptively attack Bulat.
'So he had something hidden up his sleeves after all!' With a shook look from change of situation, Bulat grips on his blade as he attempted to deflect all incoming attacks, full of effort. Unbeknownst to him, some of the remaining blood entered where the cracks in the armor were visible.
"Gu..." Bulat drops to his knees while still holding onto the hilt of the blade.
"A... Are you okay, Aniki...!?" Arata walks over to him, a look of worries for his dear mentor, placing Bulat's arm over his left shoulder and helps support him by carrying his fellow teammate's weight over the teen's other shoulder.
"The wounds aren't fatal. Don't worry. Using his own lifeblood to attack... his determination... is amazing. As soon as I saw his blood splashing about, I realized that was also a form of liquid."
'I may have just gotten in the way, but for the both for Aniki and I to survive fighting the formidable opponent. I'm so relieved... oh I need to make sure the little one is dead.'
Liver raises up his right hand, shaking tremendously as he says, "Bulat. There is one more thing I want to tell you... The true reason why I had decided to join her army..." Liver explains in his own words while remembering the memory of his encounter with Esdese.
...Liver's flashback...
After weeks being imprisoned by the prime minister, the ex-general receives a visitor. A blue haired beauty walks into Liver's containment cell as she said to him, "For you to die and disappear like this would be a complete waste. I've been searching for capable warriors like you. So I'd like you to join my army."
Liver simply looked at her in distaste and closes his eyes before saying, "Even if you say that, I am still a wanted criminal. I won't be allowed to return to the army."
"Don't give up so quickly." Esdese strongly voiced her opinion as she steps on Liver's head, making him grunt in response. "You'll be returning... because it's what I want... which means, no one can say a word against it."
"But the prime minister..."
"The prime minister enjoys his safe position due to my military power. So if it's for the sake of increasing that power... he would welcome it with open arms, would he not? Come to my side, Liver. If anything else is troubling you, I'll make it completely disappear."
...End of his Flashback...
"... in that moment... I adored her... it was only for that reason!"
"Liver..." Bulat looks at him in slight sympathy from his side of the story.
"Therefore..." Liver smiles ever so evilly, while he sat himself up and points with his right index finger to Bulat, "As the one who exists solely to serve Esdese-sama, I will be giving her your life!"
Bulat starts to cough up a lot of blood, which causes Arata to worry the state of his well-being.
"That syringe...," Bulat said, "It wasn't just a strengthening serum, was it all? There had to be also a deadly poison mixed in...!"
"There is no antidote. The poison is already flowing through your blood... there is no escape... I'll be... going on... ahead..." Liver drops his back to the floor, as life cease to function inside of him.
"As expected of my former boss... so it's a tie then, huh..." Bulat falls to add even more weight to Arata.
"That was some fucking cheap tactics, hang on Aniki! We need to get you some medical attention as soon as possible!"
As Bulat continues to spit up more blood, smearing his young face with it while he weakly points to where Arata's opponent got up to his feet. "Arata... your fight isn't over, yet..."
"Shit I was afraid that he was still up and kicking." Arata looks over to where his opponent was, playing his flute as he played a secret skill 'call of the fierce god'.
"This fucker has a song that increases his own strength... could that be his trump card!?"
Esdese's loyal servant grew huge such as that of an over sized cushion! He's no longer a midget who looks up to other when speaking! "Fuuuuu. It's been quite a while since I've changed into this form..." Rain started to downpour all of a sudden, tensing up the current situation that's brewing.
'For Esdese-sama... I must carry out my duties no matter what. But this is bad... I was being beaten back earlier by this damn kid, but now, I wonder how can I do anything against him as it is now...?'
(Play Akame ga kiru OST: Incursio)
Bulat, lying on his backside, looks at Arata for a moment before he closes his eyes as he thinks. Then he told him, "Arata... I'm entrusting this to you."
"Ah... korewa (This is)..."
"It's Incurio's key. The armor will come to the one who possess it. "
"Are you sure you want to use your Teigu?!"
"Hahaha, Give it up, that's impossible!" The beefcake roars in laughter from a distance. "Incursio places a huge strain on its user right? If the average person tries to use it, it'll just mean instant death for them, you know. If you don't put that down, you will be dead before you even fight. You should just fight as you normally do."
Infuriated by his arrogant taunting words, Arata grabs Incursio's key from Bulat, saying, "The intense training and the experiences I have been through from both Yuuji and Bulat... I should be more than qualified!"
The now used to be midget beefcake adds in, "There's also the matter of compatibility, you know. If the Teigu doesn't suit you, you'll die, right?"
'Hmmm... There are two opponents, so I should just slice them to bits. It would be boring if he died before even fighting.' Nyau thought.
"...The compatibility is mostly about the first impression and how he sees the Teigu... roughly, anyway. But if it is you, it'll be alright... do it! Arata!"
"I see then... hehe... If someone I respect says all this... Then I will have to live up to his expectations as a man!" Arata points the key of Incursio at the midget, determination in his eyes to succeed.
"Ahhh, geez. You really intend to try it, huh? Well then... I'll kill you before you can kill yourself!" The blond man yelled as he rushes in forward with all his speed.
"Let it all out with your raging soul and roar, Arata!"
"Ooooooooohhhhhhhh Incursioooooooooooo!" Arata exclaims all of his inner anger outward, full of immense emotion and booming loudly from his voice alone as Incursio takes on its physical form behind him. What surprises Bulat the most was that Incursio seems to be... evolving perhaps?!
'The armor is... changing itself to suit Arata's movements!' The Aniki's mouth gapes open in shock and awe.
The enemy seems to be intimidated as he quickly responded, "What the hell is with that armor...!? Don't tell me... the Teigu's core is still alive!?"
Here's a small history lesson and fun facts about Incursio: It is a Teigu created by using Tyrant's raw materials and purifying it, an extremely dangerous dragon type danger beast whose life force exceeds that of any other. This particular dragon was always wandering in search of prey on any land. Any living being it chanced upon was completely devoured, it was feared as a personification of calamity. It could evolve its body to blend into its environment. Even in the burning desert. Tyrant could also adapt itself to its environment, such as uninhabitable places, like the frozen tundra. In the past of the first Emperor, when his suppression forces were hunting it, Tyrant evolved again and gained its stealth ability for defensive measures. Even now, after having been subjugated and made into a Teigu... the dragon's flesh is still 'alive' and it is continually evolving in order to defeat its enemies.
The outline of the Teigu armor changed slightly in shape, similar to before... but the main difference was the change of visor color and some shade color around the body's armor, like an exuberant color of orenji (Orange).
"Wh- what an amazing Teigu..." The user of Scream commented in shock from Incursio's evolution.
"Arata... I see... your feelings... have... made Incursio to evolve once more!"
The onyx eyed teen stares dead on towards Nyau, telling him, "Esdese's group has used Night Raid's name to commit multiple assassinations again and again...! It's time to receive your punishing reward!" Arata walks slowly, dragging his long dark shade of orange cape along with him.
"You're suddenly full of yourself, aren't you...!?"
"...I understand. This armor is vigorously increasing my strength. So I know that I will kill the demonic shit out of you!"
"Go ahead and try it if you can!" The beefcake blond charges in with his left fist, readying to prepare a bone breaking punch against Arata, and the black haired teen did the same. Then Arata's right fist collided with his opponent, a powerful shockwave emanated from it. Nyau was sent so hard across at supersonic speed that the wall his body clashed against is in a mass of enlarged crater... with an addition of splattered blood. The blond's mouth was open wide as he slides off and fell onto the ground, reverting back to his shortness all the while.
"Hahah... amazing. If Arata has that much power now, then it's clear that he'll certainly surpass me in no time." Bulat said as he struggles to keep himself sitting up.
Slowly closing his eyes with Arata in his view, the onyx eyed teen deactivates his new Teigu and starts running towards Bulat while he says, "Run past me from here and keep moving on forward! I'll be watching over you... Arata..." And blackness shrouds his eyes, as he lays there silently, leaving a smile in hope for his pupil to become the strongest he can be. The sky started to cry as if it lost the dearest component to its natural cycle. Arata stood in front of his now deceased smiling friend...
"Aniki... I won, thanks to you. I promise that I will become strong. In order to protect those of whom I love and care, I'll try to learn to use Incursio as excellent as you did... so... be... because of this... I'll cry for the moment, right Aniki..." Arata wails on loudly from the passing of his dear elder Sensei, thunder strikes down from the sky with each passing moment.
(End OST: Incursio)
...At that time at Tengui village, in a remote region of the Empire...
This village has been trading with other races and the prime minister was aware of this, and sent in assassins to mercilessly slaughter the entire town. And so, there stood a girl singing happily, as if someone made her day, acting 'innocent' is in contradiction to that as she sat on a pile of corpses of whom she has killed recently. Her looks are very similar to Akame in terms of outfit. She has short black hair in a twin tail design and a pair of black eyes. The girl wears a black sailor uniform and wears a red belt that has a red side skirt. She also wears red gauntlets and long black socks and black shoes.
"Laa~ Lalaa~~ Lanlalaaan~ Daaadeedaaan~ Lalaaaan~" after she removes a knife from cutting up a corpses, she says, "Human bodies are really fun to play with."
"Hehehe. Kurome, it's almost time for us to dispose of the bodies." A teammate of the girl said.
"Oh, that's fine. I was growing tired of them anyway." Kurome replied.
"As always, Kurome is so easy to get along with." One of the assassins of three commented.
"Kurome, a request for you to return to the Capital has come."
"Huh? Just me?"
"Yeah... it seems like it. You're one of six people who've been selected for some mission or something."
"...The Capital, huh. Maybe I'll get to see you there... right, Onee-san?"
Author's notes: Well, I just want to say one thing... this chapter has gotten me the feels, just as much as when Sheele died... but it was really epic with Incurio... I really don't feel like telling people what should they listen in my fanfic, it's a given freedom for all but just Incurio OST for this feels is all I ask.
So as to know how i'm doing with this story, plenty of ideas and stories to write and Naruto will be a slow update but please bear with it, i can say for a fact that Gate: Jietai Kare no Chi Nite, Kaku Tatakaeri will be crossover with Akame ga kill and I'm thinking of doing an SAO fanfic for my friends.
Next chapter will be more with Yuuji and not mainly for Arata. lol my best friend (OC as Arata) had said that the fight should just be between Arata and Bulat against the Sanjuushi, not including Yuuji. A reason in my part was that it makes sense if he didn't because he prefers to be at Akame side whenever is possible.
I want to thank everyone who has reviewed this story with a constructive criticism so far, it really helps me to go through and see an ending for this story.
To answer a guest reviewer's question from chapter 2: Yes, it is spelled both ways and pronounced the same. I'd rather do the other version than this one in the story, but I can't with this crappy laptop, sorry. And thanks for liking the relationship between Yuuji and Akame, I take pride in that.
Personal note: This chapter took a bit longer because I had to think how to proceed with it, so i want to apologize for the late release... but better late than never, ne?