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Hello there people! Well, this is excellent, a second week with a new chapter am I right. Also, I'm starting back writing a novel. It's called "The Pappy" it is on, go out and check it out when you have the time.
Anyway, let's not pussyfoot around, here is the 47th chapter. Enjoy!
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XLVII: Kill the Plan
Esdeath rode her horse that high in the afternoon, silently trekking through the canyon deep in thought with her comrades at what transpired. Back in the palace, she was welcomed to a bloody sight, The entire hallway was painted in crimson red. The blood dripped, flooding the ground down below. She was horrified at the sight, nothing could deter her from trying to hurl. It smelled, it wreaked, it physically propelled her backward. It would make any insubordinate criminal she tortured look more like innocent bystanders compared to what she saw.
She had to force herself inside the hallway, the smell wreaked as hard as a man throwing bricks at a man's head...on a loop. Esdeath suddenly stopped at a red painting of a mountainous red environment, beautifully crafted, there was a chair, and...a bucket of some kind. She walked over to the said bucket and discovered that the paint bucket was no bucket; it was a human head dipped in molten aluminum in the shape of...
"Emperor Mako?" Esdeath was appalled. She turned forward and saw bits of pieces of what looked like organs knitted into knick-knacks. Suddenly, she accidentally stepped in what appeared to be a severed torso, or what seems to be left.
"Honest," she said. Honest's body, or for what was left of it looked like an unfinished, half-eaten cheeseburger rotting in the sun. Esdeath almost gagged, not just from the horrid smell alone, but from the sheer brutality. However, the icing on the case was when she turned to the left to where she saw a horrific message written in bold, bloody ink.
"DIE BEN 10SON! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE!"
"Holy shit," she ran out of the hallway.
Back in the present, Esdeath had a lot of thought, a lot of things to digest before she could actually act upon this plan.
...
Hours after the horror show, Esdeath was in her office writing her documentation. The door opened; Esdeath looked forward however she was not shocked to see who it was, "You saw it?" Kurome asked.
"I thought I blocked it off," she said.
"Guards went home for the night, plus it wasn't before a matter of time before people in the palace noticed the Emperor's absence-let alone Honest.
"Has Suyira been messaged?" Esdeath asked.
"He should be here in a matter of days to take the place of the Emperor," Kurome said.
"Good, then..."
"Maybe its time for you to stop hiding and protecting Seryu and..."
"Who said I was protecting her?" Esdeath asked.
Kurome said nothing, she just ate her cookie in response.
"Listen well," she began, "Seryu is unhinged maniac...but she was a manageable unhinged maniac."
"Manageable?" Kurome asked.
"Ever since Ben Tennyson defeated her, it did something to her. At first it was just a friendly rivalry for her to take down. But then it became nothing but a murderous obsession. During my expeditions to extinguish the runaway Danger Beasts, I met Ben again as well as your sister Akame..."
"Akame's still alive?"
"I can explain this," Esdeath said.
"Why can't you just kill her yourself? You have the power to do so?"
"I could...but Seryu would see it coming. She told me one time that if someone if going to kill her, they better make sure it hurts and it does the job well, because if it does not, she will exterminate everyone here. Plus, she made Korro her eyes and ears. There are some people she interacted in this palace who are so afraid of her that they decided to join her ranks.
"She's planning a coup?"
"That's the thing, I don't know. I don't know if she is committing a coup or something much worse. All I know is that like Ben his watch, Seryu..."
"Has the same technology only except she'll use it for genocidal means," Kurome finished.
Esdeath nodded, "We can't just strike her cold. That'll be too risky; however, there is a way to take her down," she said.
"What's the plan?" Kurome asked.
...
A FEW HOURS AGO just before they left for the beach, Ben was walking with Sheele. Akame walked close behind at a distance. While everyone headed out, Najenda poked out and cleared her throat, "Ben?"
Ben and Sheele turned around, "May I see you for just a moment please?" Najenda asked.
Ben and Sheele looked at each other, "I'll catch up, okay," Sheele kissed him on the cheek causing him to blush. Akame felt a little uneasy with Sheele kissing him right in front of her.
"I hoped she knew I was standing right here," she noted to herself as she left with the others.
Ben turned to Najenda with fear and anguish. He had no idea what would come in store for the young hero. Instinctively, his hadn hovered above the Ultimatrix, however, he had to develop great willpower from trying to activate it. He trusted her, but he was also afraid of her at the same time. He didn't know why. Unlike the rest of the group, Najenda was the one person he interacted the least.
They met at her office down yonder by the kitchen. Unlike the rooms he visited, her room was filled with books, weapons, and many other things: her medals, her weapons, other robotic arms, etc.
"Whoa?" Ben said.
"You seme as if you never saw this before?" Najenda asked.
"Somewhat, but...not like this," Ben said.
Najenda invited Ben to relax on a chair across from her desk; Ben, well being Ben did so out of pure laziness, much to Najenda's humor-if not a little annoyance.
"Seems like you made a name for yourself in the Empire," Najenda said.
"Why's that?" Ben asked.
"Apparently someone in the Empire took a liking to you...well more like," Najenda slapped a WANTED poster on the table, "...hatred for you." On the poster, it showed a very inaccurate picture of Ben. It showed a towering man with large, abnormal lips, a very muscular frame, deformed eyes, and a trunk-like nose.
"Um...that's a nice picture of me? I guess?" Ben said trying hard not to be too mean.
"You can guess who drew this," Najenda pointed to the signature of next to the nose. It read Seryu Ubiquitous's name in small, but fancy letters.
"Horrible illustrator but great penmanship," Ben said.
"I believe that Esdeath is going to separate her group in two; my guess is that she wants to personally try to kill you before she does," she said.
"Yeah like that's gonna happen," Ben said.
"Ben focus," Najenda said sternly, "You may have the powers of the Gods, but Esdeath is that type of person that God himself regrets of even thinking up. She's dangerous Ben, be careful when up against her," she warned.
"So what's the plan?" Ben asked.
"I will," Ben nodded, "And one more thought."
"Yes, Tennyson?"
"I heard what Esdeath did to your arm and your eye. I can create a bio-"
"That will not be necessary, Ben," Najenda stopped him, "I'm okay with this, besides whatever you are going to give will be something I would have no idea how to use or control. Despite the fact I do miss the feeling of my own arm, its something I have to live by for the rest of my life to remind myself of how..."
"I understand," Ben said.
"But I do thank you," Najenda said, "I can see why both Sheele and Akame like you so much," she said.
"Wait...both? Akame likes me?" Ben asked in utter disbelief.
"Well of course!" she said, "You held your own and protected Night Raid from multiple foes and you saved her life quite a few times. I'm surprised you didn't catch it! Akame is pretty blunt on how she feels about you. She may be shy and stoic but when she truly cares, she would blatantly tell you how she feels-and show you apparently based on some stuff I heard from the grapevine," Najenda said.
"Wait...so...but I'm not into harems!" Ben blushed.
"Well you gotta pick one. You can't have them hang forever," Najenda teased.
"Be lucky it isn't me," Najenda winked, "I'll win your heart faster than the light shines," she kissed the poor boy's forehead.
"Wait...what?" Ben blushed again, wildly as Najenda teased Ben's naivete. Najenda was not in love with the poor boy, she knew exactly well that will not work. She loved a good competition, however, she knew if there is any gripe that she was in love with Ben, she could and would take him with no competition at all. She knew this all too well.
She knew what made a man tick. Hell her outfit slightly exposed some of her cleavages; even as powerful as Ben Tennyson could not succumb to human urges. He knew how beautiful she was. However, Najenda kept the seducing part to a minimum knowing full and well that if she played this game, she could crosshairs with Akame. And knowing for years on how Akame acts when she is pissed, is not a good way to keep a friendship.
So she just saw Ben as a little brother than naught. But that does not mean she couldn't tease him a bit - despite being a little cringe.
"So do you have a plan for this?" Ben asked changing the subject.
Najenda blushed out of embarrassment, "Oh um..oh yes! Yes! Of course! Of course, I do!" she cleared her throat getting herself together. She pulled out a map of the canyon, "I suspect Esdeath is going to try to surprise us when cross over the canyon. So my plan is to divide the team in two. Mine will be on my side keeping watch over at the cliffside, you'll keep Sheele, Gwen, Leone, and Tatsumi company while I..."
...
Najenda walked with her team: Akame, Lubbock, Susanoo, Mine, and Kevin. She would at times be very regretful on tagging Kevin along, but after witnessing his powers, though she would call it unimpressive, any person from Ben's universe could wipe the floor out of anyone in the Empire. She was in a staunch belief that if Ben's team were so enlightened, they could wipe out the Empire without even trying, rendering Night Raid pointless.
When Ben Tennyson first came to the scene all those weeks ago, she was, in a way, terrified of him. She deemed him too dangerous for him to live. However, with careful consideration for the young man and his actions on protecting Akame and Sheele as well as everyone else, proved to her that Ben was a powerful ally that could surely win Night Raid the day of the Revolution. He was a one-man army, she noted. She came to trust him-too an extent of course.
...
Later on that day, Mine sat on top of the cliffs keeping watch. The Jaegers had arrived taking the bate of the scarecrow yonder. Mime aimed her rifle at Kurome who seemed uneasy.
"Whoa, they really are sisters, you can tell they're related," Mine noted, "Which is why Akame shouldn't be the one to kill...wait...something's not right?"
That was when Mine knew something was horribly wrong...
"Oh Holy Jesus?" Mine asked.
...
Ben and Sheele walked alongside with Gwen, Tatsumi, and Leone. The five of them got along great. Leone, however unfortunate, replaced Kevin on the annoying latter. Ben was quickly becoming regretting tagging her around. He would rather deal with Kevin's annoyance than her's. Sheele was very comfortable knowing that Ben was no longer around Akame around the time being. Which meant that she could no longer feel competitive around him. Well, there was Leone, but she thought of the young Changeling as more of a brother-type than an actual person who could win her over. Besides, she still felt very salty with Ben winning every fight. It even got to the point where she had to change tactics of going head to head against. But as of now, she kind of thought that he was cool. Though, that does not mean that she didn't want to settle the score between her and the Shapeshifter.
"Ben, are you alright?" she asked.
"Yeah why?" Ben asked.
"I'm just asking since...well..."
"Is this about the mission?" he asked.
Sheele nodded, "You know who would be tagged alongside with Esdeath. She would do anything at this point to kill you. But I will not let that happen," Sheele said.
"Sheele, you worry too much..."
"I worry because I almost lost you once," Sheele said, "I can't bear to lose you again."
Ben smiled.
"Oh, get a room!" Leone barfed, "Can you save the Fairy Tale dialogue until after living? Please?"
Ben and Sheele giggled.
"Until all of this is over, if and when you go back...may I...um...may I go to this...and live in your universe? I can help you with whatever sort of mission yo have in store," she said.
"You want to live in my universe? Are you sure?" Ben asked.
"After for what you told me about Vilgax almost killing you and taking over your world, you may need me," she pointed out, "You may need an assassin's touch." She kissed him on the cheek much to Gwen and Leone's disgust - well mainly Leone's. Gwen did it playfully.
Suddenly...
"Well, well, well?" The group turned around to the sound of that eerie tone of her voice, "Looks like we spotted Ben, Ben, Ben, and more Bens!" Seryu had a crazy eye. Her pupils were cartoonishly dilated. One was bigger than the other. Korro had an evil look on his face. Bols, Wave, and Champ. All, but the Alien Force, were shocked and terrified.
"Champ? I thought you were dead!"
"Guess again sweetheart. After living in Hell for all those years, coming back to life brings me so much joy to kill you, butterfingers," he said, "Ever since Seryu here brought me back to life with that gizmo of hers, I feel lighter..." Champ pulled out a golden orb from his pocket and threw it at a cliff side which spontaneously blew up in a spectacular fire show causing Gwen to form a forcefield around them. The orb flew back to Champ.
"Enjoying life, Sheele of Night Raid? Have you finished fucking BEN TENNYSON like a toy? I bet you enjoyed that do you?" Seryu taunted.
Sheele did not respond. Ben responded by raising his wrist while Sheele stepped forward blocking the Shapeshifter. Gwen powered up as a response as Leone and Tatsumi pulled out their weapons, "So let me guess, you're the crazy nut job trying to kill my cousin? Right?"
"And you must be Gwen TENNYSON. Rhymes with Ben. That's a deadly match. Because after I f-f-f-finish killing you, I'mma go to wherever you came from and massacre anyone named Ben-starting from this Empire. I will hunt down and kill ALL BENS, and then kill all of the undesirables, and then, kill all the evil people and then make the world a HAPPY PLACE!"
"And you think killing everyone is going to make the world a better place?" Ben asked.
"Yes! Because anyone named Ben is evil! Anyone who breaks the law, even for a just cause, ARE EVIL! Si, therefore, EVIL MUST BE PURGED for the sake of JUSTICE! and you Ben, the King of Bens! Hehehehehehe BEN BEN BEN! Your death will bring an end to the Ben race and then afterward I will create a genocide of all EVIL PEOPLE! I will kill everything and everyone you love. Including the purple demon."
Everyone got on guard. Sheele was ready to defend her turf, her friends, and her beloved against this pack of psychopaths. However, it was Beb's turn to shield Sheele from Seryu's psychopathy.
"Not when I'm around," Ben activated his Ultimatrix shocking Sheele, "I may be new to this universe, but if there is anything I cannot stand is cold chillie fries, and those who want to harm my friends and family...especially my girl...friend," Ben gulped nervously, he had to fix himself quickly, "And if you land one hand on her, I'll rip you apart, Seryu," Ben threatened.
"Then come on, I've been waiting for this for a long time!" Seryu laughed, "ATTACK MY BRETHEREN!"
AN: And let the fight begin! Seryu has returned but she has brought unwelcoming friends from the past. And what do you think about her threat to exterminate all Bens, and all "criminals" from across the planet? Leave it down on the comments down below. Anyway, this Mr. Raleigh D and I bid you all an adieu.
PEACE!