By now, It has been 3 days since Ruby and Tatsumi arrived to Night Raids base.

and true to Leones words, She brought back Sayo and Layasu's bodies back and Tatsumi buried them by a cliff side.

While Tatsumi was sitting by their graves, Ruby slowly approached him from behind.

"...How are you feeling today?" She asked.

"...A little better I think." Tatsumi answered.

"Are you...sure?" Ruby asked
"Losing a friend is never an easy thing you know."

"I realize that... I'm just...Trying my best to come in terms with it." Tatsumi answered.

'... He's really tougher than me when I was around his age.' Ruby thought to herself.

"...Hey um...if You'd like to...I can help you carve out proper Gravestones for them sometime." Ruby said.

"You'd really do that?" Tatsumi asked.

"Yeah! For sure!" Ruby assured with a smile
"You just leave that to me!"

"...Thanks a lot. that'd mean a lot to me." Tatsumi smiled back.

"Hellooooo~~~"

"EEK!" Ruby gasped in surprise when Leone suddenly appeared and hugged her from behind. Which caused the back of Rubies Head to suddenly be buried between Leones melons.

"Wha-Wha-What are you doing here?!" Tatsumi asked, Blushing a bit but also frustrated when he sees Rubies Head get mashed into Leones breasts.

"It's already been 3 days! You two finally made your choice yet either if you wanna join or not?" Leone asked.

"Can you PLEASE lemme go already!" Ruby yelled.

"Hmmm...NOPE." Leone joked.

This just angered ruby more as she tries to Kick Leones foot, Which cause The blonde to let go at last.

"Okay, Now look here! We haven't decided on anything yet okay?!" Tatsumi angrily said.

"Aww come on! You two got a real good talent for Killing! don't deny it!" Leone said.

"...Yes. I do." Ruby said as she began to walk away.
"But For your information, I'm NOT proud of having it."

This caused Leone and Tatsumi to feel a bit uncomfortable, Feeling a little bad for her.

"And secondly, Did you forget what happened 3 nights ago?!" Ruby asked as she turned around toward Leone
"I almost Killed EVERYONE that you consider friends!"

"More the reason why you should join silly!" Leone said
"If you fought ALL of us and not just survived, but almost came out as the winner while injuring ALL of us, then you DEFINITELY should join!"

"...You completely missed my point." Ruby sighed.

"No I didn't." Leone wrapped an arm around Ruby's shoulder
"Come on, The first impressions are ALWAYS a disaster sometimes. you just gotta forget ALL about it!"

"How do others feel about me then?" Ruby asked
"I almost Cut off At least EVERYONES limb! Arms for you, That pink girl, the purple one, The Green one, And also that Black haired girls leg!"

"Water under the bridge!" Leone just shrugged it all off
"Now come on! I wanna show you both around."


entering the base, Ruby noted how well crafted the architecture was.

entering a meeting room of sorts...Ruby saw the Purple glasses girl called Sheele from the other night reading a book.

'Oh No Not her!' Ruby panics, Still feeling very uncomfortable After ramming her through a window, slamming her from at least 3 floor levels and stabbed her through the shoulder and topped it all off by almost killer her friends Infront of her.

"They haven't decided yet?" Sheele asked.

"Sadly yes. Can you give them a word of encouragement?" Leone asked.

"Well...If you two don't join, We'll have to kill you since you know the location of our hideout." Sheele bluntly said.

'HOW IS THAT A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT?!' Tatsumi mentally screams.

"...You DO remember what happened last time you tried to kill me, right?" Ruby asked.

"...F-Forget I said anything!" Sheele said, going back to her book.

'Wait, NO I SCARED HER MORE!' Ruby panics
'Awww this is a disaster! I wanna go back to being dead!'

"Pff hahaha!" Leone just laughed at the exchange
"Nice one! But seriously, Don't bully our sheele Like that."

"Sorry..." Ruby apologized, But then Noticed Tatsumi staring at Sheeles book that she was reading.
'...Is the title of the book weird? God I wish I could read this worlds Writing to figure out the context.'

"WHAT THE HELL LEONE!" They all look back to see The pink haired girl angrily run toward them

'Oh no not her too!' Ruby panics again.

"Why are these Two in the hideout?!" She then glares daggers at Ruby
"AND WHY IS THE FREAK STILL HERE!?"

"F-Freak?!" Ruby gasped at the name calling.

"Hey come on Mine! No name calling here!" Leone scolded.
"These two are gonna join us!"

"HELL TO THE NO!" Mine yelled
"I didn't hear no 'Freaks are allowed to join' Rule from the boss!"

"Hey!" Tatsumi angrily spoke up
"How is Ruby the Freak here?!"

"Uh, Hello?! She turned into Flowers?! She swings around a scythe TRIPLE HER SIZE?! Her speed is BEYOND HUMAN?!" Mine pointed out.

'Crap, If Aura doesn't exist here then Semblances don't either. Seeing my Petal Burst was too abnormal for their standard of normal!' Ruby thought to herself.

"Mine, come on! She kicked EVERYONES ASSES! Akame included Remember? And remember the thing about the Iron Maiden I told you?" Leone said.

"YOU TOLD THEM ABOUT THAT?!" Ruby yelled in horror.

"MY POINT EXACTLY! The Iron maiden thing just proves she's MORE OF A FREAK THAN ANYONE LETS ON!" Mine yelled
"I say we chain her up and keep her in a basement until she starves out!"

"M-Mine that's too much!" Sheele gasped.

"Okay you know what?!" Ruby finally snapped
"You asked for it!"

She then stumped toward Mine,

*Grip*

And tightly began squeezing her arm which Ruby injured!

"OW!" Mine cried out
"H-HEY! STOP! MY ARM IS STILL HEALING! HEY! THAT HURTS STOP!"

"L-Leone please stop them!" Sheele begged.

"...Don't wanna." Leone smirked.

"EH?! Why?!" Sheele gasped.

"Cause it's funny!" Leone laughed.

"...What is WRONG with these people?" Tatsumi asked with a sweat drop.


"And this is our training grounds." Leone said while Showing Tatsumi and Ruby around.

and they both noticed a Tall and buff man Training with a spear in the training grounds with some bandages around where his ribs.

"And that over there is Bulat! Working up a sweat while he should be resting before he opens his wounds up again." Leone sighed.

'...That spear work...He's the armored one from before!' Ruby analyzed.

"Haah...haah...haah..." He then began panting, While Placing a hand on his side where ruby stabbed him.

Ruby felt guilty, Until He looks over and notices Them

"Oh! Heya Leone! and the newcomers from the other night too!"

"Have we...met?" Tatsumi Asked.

"Wha? Tats he's the one that carried you here!" Ruby said.

"Oh! the armored one?!" Tatsumi gasped.

"And why are you training like that?!" Ruby yelled at Bulat
"I stabbed you through your ribs! Shouldn't you be resting?"

"Hah! It ain't that bad! It takes more than just this to knock me down!" Bulat Answered
"So don't worry about it!"

'...this worlds people Are clearly tougher because of the absence of Aura.' Ruby took note
'But that means they get hurt and die much more easily.'

"Nice to formally meet you!" Bulat extended a hand.

"Sure." Tatsumi shakes hands with him.

"Oh and just a warning: He's gay." Leone teased, causing Tatsumi to gasp.

"...So what? Me too." Ruby said.

"...What?" All three asked in surprise, looking at Ruby.

"I'm Bisexual." Ruby answered shocking everyone
"So I don't care if someone's Gay or not."
'Except that time I snapped at Yang and Blake in the everafter...I really still regret doing that.'

"...HAH! CALLED IT!" Leone cheered.

"Well it's really nice to be honest with yourself!" Bulat praised.


"Heh heh heh heh...It's almost time for Leones bath...I don't care what it'll cost, I'm totally getting a peek!" The green haired Boy whispered in a sly manner.

"...What the hell are you doing?" Ruby, Now behind him, spoke up.

"AAAH!" The boy panics and falls down, looking up at ruby in fear
"OH CRAP YOU AGAIN?!"

'Oh boy, He's really scared of me after that night.' Ruby thought to herself
'But wait! What did he just say?!'

"Hang on! What were you just mumbling?!" Ruby asked, disgusted.
"'Take a peek'?! What are you a Pervert?!"

"Um...I don't have to answer to you! what are you even doing here?!" The green haired boy Yelled.

"Leone was showing me around!" Ruby yelled back.

"Wait...that means..." He sweat drops in fear.

"Yup. it means 2 fingers." Leone suddenly appeared and grabbed onto 2 of His Fingers, Bending them real hard

"OW OW OW OW OW OW!" her yelled in pain

"So this idiot is Lubbock! careful, He's a pervert." Leone introduced.

"I noticed." Ruby glared at the boy while Tatsumi was just weirded out.


"Nexts ones a total Cutie!" Leone Said as the two followed Her.

and soon, They saw the same black haired and Red eyed girl from before with a GIANT BIRD cooking on a massive fire she started.

"Meet Akame!" Leone said

"Is that an Evil bird she's eating?!" Tatsumi gasped
"Aren't those really hard to hunt down?!"

"Akames our wild child." Leone explained.

'I can relate.' Ruby thought, As Akame looks back at them

'...Now that I look closer, She resembles Raven and Uncle Qrow a little. But the hair and the eyes are clearly as far as the resemblances go.'

She then looked at the Giant roasting bird, And felt a silent growl in her stomach.

"Have you two joined yet?" Akame asked.

"No." Tatsumi answered.

"Then I'm not sharing my food with you." Akame bluntly said.

"I didn't ask for any!" Tatsumi angrily yelled.

"...You." She then looks at Ruby.

'Uh oh.' Ruby sweat drops.

"...Have you joined yet?" Akame asked.

"I uh..." Ruby looked at the roasting bird again, and just decided to Do what she somewhat does great: Lie.
"Y-Yup! Totally thinking about it!"

"Eh?" Tatsumi and Leone were confused at her answer.

"Here." Akame then gave her a plate of roasted bird meat

"YAY! FOOD!" Ruby then began stuffing her face with the meat.

"W-Wait I thought you said you haven't decided yet!" Tatsumi said.

"Oh, I lied." Ruby explained.

"...Eh?" Both Tatsumi and Akame stare blankly at Ruby

"Because it ended up with FREE FOOD FOR ME!" Ruby finished and kept eating!

Leone just bursts out into laughter while Akame glares at the Red riding hood, Puffing her cheeks at her deception.

"Anyway, Everyone seems a little jacked today. what's up?" Leone asked.

"The boss is back." Akame answered, Still salty at Ruby.

"What?!" Leone gasped, While they all looked behind the Roasting bird to see a tall female figure sitting down.
"Hey boss!"

"Yo." The boss greeted while Ruby takes in her Appearance.

She had short white hair, Black suit, A green prosthetic arm and an eye patch on her right eye.

and also she seemed...very well built and muscular under that classy suit.

"Hey boss! did you get us any souvenirs?~" Leone asked.

"About that. Leone, I heard that a target you were assigned to was 3 days overtime." The boss said, menacingly Creaking her prosthetic fingers.

"AH CRAP!" Leone yelled and began running, but the bosses Prosthetic arm extended and grabbed onto Leones Head from behind!

"That habit of yours is becoming troublesome. You really need to stop playing with your food Leone." The boss menacingly warned.

"O-OKAY OKAY I GOT IT!" Leone said scared out of her mind.

'...Not gonna lie, she's pretty cool.' Ruby said as she finished her bird meat.

"And by the way." She then looked over to Tatsumi and Ruby
"Who may these two be?"

"OH RIGHT!" Leone then held Ruby up and pushed her right Infront of the boss, Causing the red riding hood to panic
"Boss! This is Ruby! and that one over there is Tatsumi! You GOTTA let them join the team!"

"Oh? is that so?" The boss said, interested in the two while the younger girl was a sweating mess right now.

"Yeah! Akame show her!" Leone said.

Akame then got up and turned her back at the boss, and lifted her shirt and skirt a little to show her Bandaged back and thigh.
"We fought a few nights ago...and...well..."

"Ruby here almost KILLED AKAME!" Leone explained out loud, Making Ruby panic more!
"She totally had Akame on the ropes in her fight! And she can do some seriously cool stuff too!"

"L-Leone wait." Ruby tried to stop Leone.

"And The best part is!" Leone then looked at Ruby
"Come on whip it out!"

"What?!" Ruby asked.

"your weapon! show it to the boss!" Leone said.

"...Okay..." Ruby then pulled out Crescent Rose, and fully unfolds it while The boss just stares at the Giant scythe in shock.

"She has a scythe double her size! you should have seen how she fights with it!" Leone explained in excitement.

"...Impressive..." The boss observes the scythe before looking back at Ruby
"...Ruby was it?"

"Um, Yes. Ruby Rose." Ruby formally introduce herself.

"I see. What an adorable Name." The boss teased.

'What does that imply?!' Ruby sweat drops.

"Is Leone here by chance exaggerating?" The boss questioned
"I want to hear it from yourself."

"...Um...about that..." Ruby started to speak
"She...well she hasn't told you EVERYTHING yet."

"Which implies?" The boss asked.

"Well, that one's a surprise boss!" Leone said
"Cause you gotta see it if you want to believe!"


"Hahaha! Yup, It ain't no lie! she got me good!" Bulat laughed showing off his bandaged side.

"It is true." Sheele nodded, showing her Bandaged shoulder.

"This freak almost tore my Arm off!" Mine angrily yelled showing her Bandaged arm.

"My shoulder still hurts." Lubbock came last.

the boss just stares at her subordinates in nothing but shock and surprise, While Ruby is worried beyond words.
"...i-I see...But..." She then looks down on the report They gave her
"...The ability to turn into a mass of Flowers? Unmatched and inhuman speed? And...shoved the target into an Iron maiden?"

"um...Not flowers...Rose Petals." Ruby corrected.
"Also, Tatsumi here is the one that Slammed the Iron Maiden shut so..."

"Y-Yeah..." Tatsumi nodded.

"...I am having a hard time believing this." The boss sighed.

"Come on show her!" Leone encouraged
"Do that rose petal thing again!"

"I-Indoors?!" Ruby gasped.

"Come Ooooon it's just flowers!" Leone assured.

"...O-Okay..." Ruby took a deep breath, And then.

*Wooooosh!*

She began to fly around the room with her Petal burst for one turn, and then landed back where she was.

The boss just stares up at the floating or falling Rose petals, very much Taken aback.
"I-Incredible...How are you doing that?" She asked.

"Long story." Ruby answered.

"See what I mean boss?" Leone asked
"Tatsumi has potential, But you've gotta be MAD if you wanna turn ruby down!"

"... You're right about that..." The boss nodded, looking back at the two.
"So, Tatsumi, Ruby, Do you two wish to join night raid?"

"... You'll kill us if we say no right?" Tatsumi asked.

"No. we'll just have you work at the workshop or the kitchen instead." The boss answered
"But With Ruby...I think she has proven that She's already more than Capable of escaping if we even try to."

Ruby just felt embarrassed at the remark.

"But rest assured, We won't kill you." The boss said.
"So what do you say?"

"...first of all..." Ruby spoke up
"...Is it ALL of the capital that's This...Rotten?"

"Sadly yes." Bulat Answered.
"The corruption of the Capital is the cause of the countryside's poor state too."

"Bulat here used to be an imperial Soldier himself. Once he saw the corruption on the capital, He joined us." The boss explained.

"So I'm short, Our job is to dispose of the Capitals Badguys. It's easier to do when your not a part of the corruption itself." Bulat Explained further.

"...That's dumb." Ruby spoke, Getting everyone's attention
"Just Getting rid of the people that cause pain won't stop the capital from being rotten. If you want to actually make a difference you need to go for the head of the horde. Just killing Some random corrupt individual won't stop the capital itself. You people are just wasting time."

...The room fell into a long and awkward silence, Until it was broken up by laughter and chuckling, which confused ruby a bit.

"Hahaha! Well, If you'd allow me to explain further, you'd know that's not the case." The boss began to explain.
"You see, We are a part of another Organisation ourselves: The Revolutionary Army."

"The Revolutionary Army?" Tatsumi repeated.

"It started out as a small group, But it quickly became a fully grown Organization." The boss explained
"They needed a Branch for information gathering, Assassination and more unmentionable Jobs. That's where Night Raid comes along."

"Wait, So you people are actually just a small branch from something bigger?" Ruby asked.

"Exactly! You catch on quick." The boss praised.
"For now, We're only weakening and Finding the cracks in the Empire. and once the Revolutionary Army begins it's move, we'll crush the minister."

"The minister?" Tatsumi gasped.

"What does the minister have to do with this?" Ruby asked.

"Don't you know anything?!" Mine yelled.

"Um, The emperor is a child, The minister does most of the work?" Ruby said all the knowledge she knew of up until now.

"That's not the whole truth." Akame began to explain next
"The minister is actually Manipulating the Emperor, and is the true cause of the corruption as of now."

"...He might as well Kill the emperor in his sleep, blame someone else and take the throne for himself then." Ruby bluntly said.

"I admire the way you think, but It's not that simple." The boss said.
"For a ruler to be chosen, they must be of the first emperor's Bloodline. And the Minister isn't related to them in any way."

"...So in other words, You guys are like on the side of justice!" Tatsumi blunted out.

...This just caused even a much more massive laughter than the one Ruby got.

all beside Akame who just stares at Tatsumi, and Ruby who facepalms.

"Tatsumi...That was SO CRINGE, that it erased 12 Years off my life." Ruby said.

"EH?! Why tho?!" Tatsumi asked.

"KILLING is still KILLING Tatsumi." Ruby glared at the boy, Giving him a surprise
"It can be justified, Reasonable, For the right cause, But in the end The means and Reasons Never matter. A killer is still just a killer." She explained, while everyone listen to her.
"Just accept it Tatsumi, Everyone in this room is going to hell once we die."

...The fun and joyful Mood of the room from laughing at Tatsumi suddenly dropped down to quiet, Dark and very Grim.
everyone just stares at Ruby because of how she explained it.
...and they couldn't deny the fact that she was right. Hell was probably the one thing that awaits them after they pass on. But the fact that this girl just bluntly says it out loud with no hesitation just made it more uncomfortable for them.

'...She clearly has killed people before then.' The boss thought.

'That was a bit harsh, But it feels like she mostly meant herself aside from us.' Bulat thought.

'God she's so much more of a Freak than I thought.' Mine thought.

'Why does she have to be so god damn scary?' Lubbock thought.

'...It's kind of sad that she's right...but She didn't have to be so hurtful.' Sheele thought.

'...She sounds...Sad and regretful.' Akame thought, Staring at the red riding hood with a since of Worry and...Sadness.

"Hey No more Dark and sad talk from you!" Lene yelled as she pulled Ruby into her breasts
"I dunno why but it makes me depressed when you say stuff like that."

"Wha-Hey! lemme go! You're suffocating me in your Air balls!" Ruby yelled, trying to push Leone away!

"Awwww But I thought you were Bi~~~" Leone teased
"You should be liking these~~~"

"LEMME GO!" Ruby yelled louder as Both girls just turned into a Fighting cloud from a cartoon.

Everyone just Laugh at the twos exchange.

"Anyway. Ruby, Tatsumi, What will your answer be even knowing the risks?" The boss asked.

"...Okay. Fine." Tatsumi answered
"I'm in!"

"Good. now, Ruby?" The boss and everyone else looked at Ruby for her answer.

'...Do I...want to?' She began to thought
'...Do I want to have more blood on my hands? To be more of a sinner already?... I'm already unforgivable, But this Empire is FAR worse. I can't do anything else about it.
"...I admit...I AM accustomed to Killing and taking a life. but I'm not proud of it in any way." She explained, While everyone just listens
"But...This Empire is Terrible. I realize that desperate times call for desperate ways...so fine. I accept."

"...Perfect. Welcome to Night raid!" The bossed praised.

'From Huntress, to War hero, to assassin. What has my life come to?' Ruby thought to herself.


'Forget that, Why did everyone drag me into the training ground and just staring at me now?!'

true to her words, They asked you to follow them to the training grounds and were all just looking at you.

"Alright Ruby. We only want to ask you a few questions." The boss asked.
"First of all, Your powers."

'...Oh. right. My semblance.' Ruby sighed.

"Can you explain how you managed to do...That?" The boss asked while everyone just curiously awaited her answer.

"...Okay. first of all...I'm not from around here." Ruby explained.
"And Not as if from not from around the capital, Or the countryside's. I'm literally not from this land."

"...Your from another country?" Lubbock asked.

"Yes." Ruby nodded.
'They won't believe that I'm not even from this world. I better make is a half-Lie.'

"Interesting." The boss nodded.

"And from where I come from, We have something that's called 'Aura'." Ruby explained.

"Um, We have Aura too?" Mine crossed her arms shocking the reaper
"It ain't anything new to us."

"What? No you don't! If you did your wounds would have healed by now!" Ruby explained.

"Maybe...Your definitions of Aura is different than Ours." Bulat guessed.
"Can you explain to us what you really mean?"

"Aura is an extension of our soul. in my Home we use it to fight Monsters called Grimm from where I come from." Ruby explained.

"Grimm?" Everyone tilted their heads at the term.

"Monsters similar to danger beasts from here...but worse and scarier." Ruby explained and they nodded.
"They were usually attracted to Negative emotions, so they would always attack humans."

"...wow...like, imagine if danger beasts would get attracted to Negative Emotions too." Lubbock theorized.
"The Capital would have a goddamn Catastrophe on their hands."

"Moving on, From my land, Aura works like a forcefield that covered your body, Not just protecting but also strengthening you." Ruby explained further.

"That sounds really cool!" Bulat said.

"But that doesn't explain why you turn into rose petals." Mine crossed her arms.

"Well, When you unlock your Aura, You also might get something else along side it." Ruby explained as everyone listens carefully
"What I do is called a semblance. it's a super power that comes along side your aura."

"...That's quite fascinating." The boss said as they all looked interested.

"A semblance can come in a LOT of ways. Like making a clone of yourself, Controlling animals, Moving through objects, walls or attacks, Or for my case: Super speed with the ability to turn into rose petals!"

"...then What was that shining that covered your body that night?" Akame questioned next.

"Oh, that called Aura break. See, if you take too much damage or overuse your semblance, you'll run out of Aura. and when you do, Well, your body glows like that and your Aura vanishes Until it recharges." Ruby answered.

"That means you were Already spent by the time you were fighting Akame!" Leone Guessed.

"And you still somewhat won." The boss said.
"I'm guessing that fighting with a low level of Aura isn't that new to you then, right?"

"It's more of a 'management and usage at the right time' situation." Ruby answered.
"But once Your Aura runs out, It's back to the old fashion style I guess."

"Yeah, figured as much." Leone said
"But man, These Semblance stuff sounds really cool!"

"...it's not always all fun and cool," ruby Took everyone's attention again
"I knew someone whose Semblance...Well it would bring them and others around them bad luck."

"...Like...what it drained their strength unintentionally?" Mine asked

"No, just Bad luck. Actual Misfortune." Ruby explained.

"...Well that must suck." Leone Guessed.

"Oh trust me, it SUCKED HARD." Ruby confirmed, remembering how Qrows Semblance would screw her over in some situations.

"...that is indeed Interesting." The boss said, Deep in thought.

"OH! I almost forgot! Do we have Ammo in this hideout?" Ruby asked.

"Yeah, all kinds for emergencies." Bulat Answered.

"But what for?" Sheele asked.

"...Show me where and I'll show you." Ruby said with a sly smirk.


then everyone stood back while ruby came back from the Armory.

"There's also something else I didn't get to tell you." Ruby said.

"Which would be?" The boss asked.

Smirking, Ruby the Aimed Crescent Rose at a training dummy!

*BLANG!*

And fired a bullet from Her Scythe, blowing away the entire upper body of the training Dummy!

"My scythe is also a Gun." Ruby proudly announced.

...And everyone just stares, flabbergasted, Jaw dropped, At a loss for words, Wide eyed, and unable to react on time.

"...guys?" Ruby called out, seeing how they aren't responding.
"...uh oh...I broke their brains."

"WHAT THE FUCK?!" Mine yelled

"THAT'S SO GODDAMN COOL!" Leone cheered

"I WANT THAT!" Lubbock yelled.

"Holy damn..." Bulat said in awe.

"So...Cool." sheele said with stars in her eyes.

"...I...don't even know..." Tatsumi gave up.

"...wait...Were you Out of bullets when we met?" Akame asked while Ruby nodded.
"...So in your fight against us...You were also Handicapped."

"...I...guess I was." Ruby agreed.

Everyone just Sweat dropped, Seeing that ruby wasn't even at her best during her fight against them.

"Oh please! Now your just showing off!" Mine yelled as she stepped forward
"So what?! It isn't that impressive! My Pumpkin can shoot better than that!"

"Wait, You name you weapons too!?" Ruby asked excitedly.

"...wait, You're saying that you named that thing?" Lubbock asked.

"Haven't you heard? A sword without naming is bad luck!" Bulat joked.

"So, what's it called?" Sheele asked nicely.

"Crescent Rose."

"Psh, Your so cliche!" Mine said.
"Don't even think that having some Shotgun scythe is anything impressive!"

"...It's...not a shotgun, It's a sniper rifle." Ruby explained.

"...what?" mine just looked confused
"That's not right. Sniper rifles aren't that loud!"

"...wanna try it yourself?" Ruby offered.

"Fine." Mine Sighed as she went to grab the Scythe.

"WHOA!" only to gasp as ruby just dumped it on her hands

"So...damn...heavy..."

"Now pay attention, This here is the scope, And_"

"Yeah yeah I know how a rifle works damn it." Mine then managed to straighten the Scythe and aimed.

"Wait wait wait wait!" Ruby called out, but she was too late.

*BLANG!*

"WAAAAAAH!" Mine yelled in shock as the knock back launched her backwards onto the dirt!

"WHOA!" Tatsumi gasped.

"Holy shit!" Leone gasped.

"She went flying!" Lubbock gasped too.

"Mine!" Sheele ran to her side.

"Are you okay?!"

"...What...wait what..." mine just looks upwards, unable to process what just happened
"WHA-WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH THAT THINGS KNOCK BACK?!"

"If you would let me FINISH, you'd know that it has a stronger knock back than most sniper rifles!" Ruby scolded
"You could have gotten hurt you idiot!"

"Um...HMPH! S-Still not i-Impressed!" Mine lied.

"Aww come on! Just admit that you're jealous." Leone teased.

"Shut up!" Mine yelled angrily.

'...if this implies that She fires a weapon far too strong most to handle...then she really is stronger than she looks.' The boss thought, looking at Ruby.
'... Ruby Rose... with her by our side, this Group just got a whole lot livelier.'

But then, A small little wire like spinner began to move around on Lubbocks glove!
Ruby and Tatsumi got confused by this, until Lubbock spoke up too.

"We got intruders!" Lubbock yelled.

"How many?" The boss asked.

"According to how my barrier is reacting...8 of them in total!" Lubbock answered.

"...I see..." the boss nodded.
"Okay then! Ruby! go get 'em!"

"Right!" Ruby nodded...Before she became Flabbergasted.
"W-Wait, Me?"

"Yes. you. Go deal with them!" The boss ordered.

"Um...Okay, so...Am I getting any back up or...?" Ruby asked.

"Oh right! You go to Tatsumi!" The boss ordered.

"EH?! ME?!" Tatsumi gasped.

"How about...Anyone else too?" Ruby asked.

"What ever do you mean Ruby?~" The boss asked in a sinister way.
"Did you forget? All of my subordinates are still injured! They can't fight while still healng~~~"

"EH?" Ruby gasped.

"Riiiiiight?~~~" the boss then looked at the others.

"...Oh, OH AAAH My shoulder hurts!" Lubbock cried out

"Ouch. I think I should go lie down for a few minutes." Bulat rubbed his injury.

"I...Can't really fight with my shoulder like this." Sheele said.

"This is my shooting arm!" Mine held up her wounded hand.

"My back stings. I should go change the bandages." Akame bluntly stated.

"EEEEH? W-Wait! Leone!" Ruby called out.

"Ouch! leg cramps!" Leone kneels down, faking a leg cramp.

"EEEEEHHH?!" Ruby just sweat drops at an insane level.

"So yeah! Make sure to eliminate All 8 of them you two!" The boss said.
"Go on now! Chop chop! Go kill them all!"

"WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" Ruby yelled in despair.


Both Ruby and Tatsumi run through the forest, approaching the Enemy invaders.

"We can take them on by ourselves, right?" Tatsumi asked.

"Y-Yeah, but...I need to come up we a plan first." Ruby answered as they kept running, with ruby not using her semblance so Tatsumi could keep up.
"...I think I figured something out! I'll try to round them up first and take care of the ones that I can, anyone of them that run off are up to you!"

"got it!" Tatsumi gave a thumbs up.

"Remember Another thing." Ruby began to warn.
"Whatever happens, whatever they do or say, Don't Hesitate. We can't let any of them to leave here alive!"

"...I got it." Tatsumi nodded.

"Whatever happens, Remember the Plan!" Ruby then ran of ahead, Outrunning Tatsumi while he went into hiding.


"They split up." Mine informed as she watched the two through her scope, While everyone else watches on from the cliffside.
"She went on ahead but the other one...he's hiding under a bush."

"Hmm. She can also handle strategy then." The Boss deducted.
"She handles them from ahead, while Tatsumi stays behind and deals with anyone that keeps running."

"Boss, Was it really necessary to force them into dealing with the invaders by themselves?" Leone asked.

"Call it a small little test to see what Ruby really is capable of." The Boss answered.
"Besides, I wanna see what she can do with my own eye."

"With that Semblance thing of hers, She can scout the Forest really fast." Bulat said.
"She'd easily find all of them."

"And with Tatsumi left to guard the way to our hideout, She doesn't have to worry about them reaching the base." Akame said.
"...Her Plan seems foolproof with how little she has to work with."

"There ain't no denying it. That's Leadership skills right there." Lubbock said.
"Let's see how it'll work out."


*Woooosh!*

Ruby dashed down and landed next to a River, infront of 3 of the Invaders.

Her Hood was over her head again, so the invaders could only make out her chin, lips, and very small shades of her hair.

Looking up at the 3, Ruby noticed that they all shared the same clothing style and the same skin tone, with the difference of having different body builds.

"Who the hell is this?!" One of them asked.

"Dunno, But don't feel threatened. We got 'em outnumbered." the larger of the three assured.

"...Wait...I think she's a girl." One of them said.
"If you're ignoring the cape, She might be a bit cute too."

"Heheheh, You think we can have some fun with her before we kill her?" One of them said as he gave a twisted smirk.

"Let's not damage her body then! Wouldn't want our experience today to be sore." The larger one agreed.

*WOOSH!*

*SWING!*

Under a blink of an eye, Ruby just appeared behind them with Crescent Rose fully Unfolded.

"...Scum."
Ruby spoke, As the Invaders didn't even realize in time that they all had been cut in half Horizontally right from their waists.

Their bodies fall apart as blood splattered everywhere, While Ruby only glanced back at them once watching her work.
'...Don't feel bad for them...They were evil, they deserved to die...So many more can live...' She kept assuring herself that she did the right thing to clear her mind from the slight guilt she felt. Because she learned long ago that feeling guilty won't help in the middle of a fight.

She used her Semblance to fly up through the trees, and lands on one of the tree branches.

She looks through the forest from the high ground, and notices one of them running away.

"No you don't." she mumbled before aiming Cresent Rose at the runners direction, and watched through her scope.

*BLANG!*

One shot through the head. Dropped dead.

"...4 down. 4 to go." Ruby whispered and flew through the trees at high speed in search of her targets.


*BLANG!*

"AAH!"
A girl clothed the exact same way as the Invaders, Fell down as a bullet went through her thigh.

She looks back, seeing a Red Grimm Reaper with a giant Metal Scythe appearing before her.

"W-Wait! Please Spare my life! I'll do Anything you want!" The girl begged, on the verge of tears.

"...Do you want to know what happened to me the last time someone told me those exact same words?" Ruby asked, as she raised her Scythe high up
"...I almost got shot through my heart."

*SWING!*

*SPLAT*

...The girls decapitated head rolled off on the grass, while Ruby swings her Scythe around to whip off all of the blood.


"...I think she got All of them." Tatsumi said to himself, sure than Ruby didn't leave any for him to handle.
"She's really fast, there's no way she'd miss any of the enemies_"

But then suddenly! One of the Invaders runs out with a tiger head skinned and worn on his head.

"O-O-OKAY NEVER MIND!" Tatsumi yelled as he jumped out and drew his sword.

"Damn! They stationed someone here too?!" The invader grunted.

"I won't let you escape!" Tatsumi declared.


*BLANG!*

*BLANG!*

*BLANG!*

"AAAH!" the two last Invaders yelled in pain as the bullets pierced through them.
One into the ones back, And 2 through the other ones arm and knee.

Ruby lands down, prepared to finish the two.

"W-What kind of a Monster is she?!" The one with the injured arm and leg yelled in terror.

"GLEH!" The other one coughed up blood.
"No way...I won't let...a brat to kill me!"
He pulled out a machete, and rushed at ruby with the last of his strength.

*SLICE!*

Only to have his upper body cut off.

"W-WAIT! Hang on! Just wait a second!" The last remaining Invader began to plea.
"W-We haven't heard of a Night Raid Assassin that looks like you before! Y-You're new with them right?!"

"...So what?" Ruby coldly asked.

"I-I-I can make you a deal!" He answered.
"J-Just help me get out of here, And I'll make sure my C-Client pays you handsomely!"

"...Client?" Ruby blinked.
"You're working for someone?"

"Yes! Hell if you even tell him the location of Night raids base, you'll fetch a very nice deal!" He explained further.

"...Telling me that was a mistake." Ruby said.
"Because now, you're gonna tell me who you're boss is."

"W-Wait! Didn't you hear what I said?! You can_"

Ruby cuts him off by a kick to the face, breaking his nose.

"I'm not interested in Money." Ruby said as he grabbed the mans hair and began to drag him.
"I only want to know who put you up to this!"


"The hell is she doing?!" Mine yelled, Observing through her scope.
"She's supposed to kill him not start dragging him here!"

"Why is she carrying him back to the base?" Leone asked.

"...He must have said something he shouldn't have." The Boss guessed.
"Which calls for interrogations in her case."

"How is Tatsumi doing?" Akame asked as everyone looked over to Tatsumi's fight.


"HYA!" Tatsumi slashed his sword at the last remaining Invader, Cutting him across the chest.

"GAH!" He yelled in pain as he fell down
"W-Wait! Let me live! If I die, My village is done for!"

"..." Tatsumi is shocked by his words.
...But he remembered what ruby told him.

"Whatever happens, whatever they do or say, Don't Hesitate. We can't let any of them to leave here alive!"

"HYAAAAA!" He then swings his sword at the last remaining invader, cutting him through his head perfectly in half!

"haah...haah...haah...Got em." Tatsumi said, looking down at the mans dead corpse.

He then heard stepping sounds behind him, and noticed Ruby walking toward him.

Ruby noticed the last invaders dead body, and Smiled.
"I knew you could handle it."

Tatsumi Blushed by her smile again, and scratched the back of his head
"Y-Yeah it was nothing! He was really easy to deal with!"

"Then why do you look so worn out?~" Ruby sassily asked, in which Tatsumi couldn't come up with an answer to.
"Anyway. Come on, We need to return. This one has some interesting stuff to share."

"Huh?" Tatsumi blinked, before goes wide eyed at the sight of one of the invaders, still alive and bleeding badly being dragged by Ruby.


"GAAH!" The invader yelled in pain as Ruby stumped his injury and pushed him against the wall, Causing him great pain.

"Tell us who your so-called Client is." Ruby ordered, As everyone had gathered around to watch.

"H-He'll kill me if I tell_"

"You're dead Either way!" Ruby angrily Yelled.
"And if you don't want it to be a painful and slow one, You'll tell me who you're working for."

"P-Please I_"

*SWING*

*STAB!"

"AAH!" He screamed in fear, as Ruby stabbed the wall behind him with Crescent Rose, it's blade inches away from his neck.

"I'm losing my patience." Ruby threateningly warned.

Eveyone just watches as Ruby interrogates the intruder, Until Leone placed a hand on Rubies shoulder from behind
"Hey how about you leave the rest to me?"

Ruby looks back at Leone
"...Can you make him talk?"

"Of course! I have a way with guys like him." Leone assured.
"Don't worry. I got it from here!"

"...Okay..." ruby sighed, Calming herself down and folded Crescent Rose back on her belt.
'...Did I go too far? I think I went too far.' She thought to herself as she watches Leone drag the man away.

"Good Job Ruby, Tatsumi." The Boss congratulated.
"But taking in a prisoner for information on their Client...How did you come up with that idea actually?"

"He tried to bribe me. He said his client might pay me if I help him escape." Ruby explained.

"Ah. Amateur decision during desperation and fear." Bulat Said.
"That's pretty common with hired men like them."

"Once Leone makes him talk, We'll deal with their Client once he's identified." The Boss said.
"Great job you two. You both did great!"

"Sure thing." Tatsumi nodded.

"Thanks boss." Ruby smiled.

"Oh Please, You can call me Najenda if you want to." The Boss smiled back.

"...You both did good for now." Akame Complemented too.

"However, For Tatsumis training, I'm leaving him in Akames care." Najenda said, making Tatsumi get scared.
"If he holds you back, then kill him."

"Understood." Akame nodded.

"WHAT?!" Both Ruby and Tatsumi yelled.

"Alright, Everyone is dismissed for today!" Najenda declared and began to walk away.

"Sure...Wait...WAIT everyone hang on!" Ruby called out, Getting everyones attention again.
"Um...gosh this is embarrassing...W-Well, I forgot to tell you something else...The Writing from my C-Country...was also, very, VERY different...A-And..."

"...Wait...You can't read or write our writing?" Tatsumi asked while everyone look surprised.

"Y-Yeah..." Ruby nodded.

"I see...Hmm...Sheele?" Najenda looked over to Sheele.
"I'm leaving you in charge of teaching Ruby how to Write and read our language. Is that okay with you?"

"U-Um, Yes! I'll try my best!" Sheele Nodded.

'Things truly are going to be livelier around here.' Najenda thought as she watches Ruby thanking Sheele over and over again.