4 And Thus I Who Bored Fought There
<<Night Raid HQ>>
I'm back to base and got thanked by Mine and Sheele that return first, I also tell them that Sheele still alive. What they experience make them training harder to not let what would happen to them if I'm not there. Which result in other members to train harder.
Well, their information about Esdeath almost finished expedition in the north and will return shortly to Empire, which took my interest. I tell Night Raid I'll go out of Empire and will back after some times. With that concluded, I opened a dimensional gate and went to the north.
<< North Empire Battlefield >>
"Well, It seems I manage to arrive at a correct location that near empire camp since I am not even bothered to point my dimensional gate location," I said after out of the gate and seeing the base of Empire at the north.
"You there, who are you ?"Esdeath you come to me when I just enjoying the view of the north that mostly covered in snow.
"Me? I'm just a traveler and just passing by." I replied.
"Here is Middle of the battlefield. There will be many troops stationed and fighting everywhere. So I ask you again, who are you ?" Esdeath asked again.
"Believe or not I'm just traveler passing by. If you can't believe it then that's it." I replied casually.
"Then I'll wait for you at torture room to see if you can still have that kind of attitude." Esdeath creating numeral ice sword and launching it at me.
"Yare yare" I created two swords and wield it on my right and left hand. With the weapon I created, I started to deflecting all of her attack which surprised her.
"Well, that attack contain a lot of strength, as expected from empire strongest? Your strength really on a different level from the other I meet in this world." I compliment her.
"Here... I've not expected something from you, now you took my interest and what tengu give that kind ability since I don't remember something close to it." Said Esdeath.
"Who knows, maybe your knowledge not good enough ?" I replied.
"Tch, you sure are annoying. Just wait until I defeat you!" Esdeath declared and make ice rain to me which I countered with a sword. which make sword and ice shattered everywhere.
"If you're only like this and you're unfortunately will be in a bad situation." think she stronger than me.
" Are you sure ?" I asked.
"What you mean ?" She replied.
" Why you don't try to look your surrounding more carefully." She sees something from scattered around her.
"EEXXPPPLOOOOSSSIIIOOOOONNNN !!!!!!!!!!!!!" I exploded all those swords.
In mid of the explosion you can see the blue shaped crystal, it's seems Esdeath manage to create a barrier in the last second.
"I never thought you have that kind of move." She got damaged from explosion aftermath.
"Well, you also surprised me for still conscious after damaged from that kind attack, even though I still hold back myself to the same level of dimension." I said to her.
"Even if I'm damaged I'm still capable of fighting you, which mean I haven't lost yet." Said Esdeath not giving up and creating an ice blade and coming straight to me.
Well since she still wants to fight that much, then I'll respond kindly and created a long sword and making some sword stand.
"Hiken-Tsubame Gaeshi !" I become multiplied and unleashing three attacks at the same time that achieve dimensional warping.
The technique i use is Hiken- Tsubame Gaeshi or you can say Secret Sword: Swallow Return or Swallow Reversal is the fabled technique of the legendary swordsman Sasaki Kojiro who was said to be able to cut down a swallow in mid-flight. It is a technique where three concurrent arching blades close on the enemy from all sides to create a prison, allowing no chance for defense or evasion. it is actually bending the laws of physics to multiply its existence. It starts with a flash from this world, followed by two absolutely simultaneous, over-lapping flashes that disregard the concept of time and space, producing a slash attack that arrives from three different directions by momentarily using the Multi-Dimensional Refraction Phenomenon of Zelrech's Second Magic that called Kaleidoscope to transcend speed, dexterity, feints, and many other elements.
It seems Esdeath the one on receiving end, barely survive that attack. From her instinct and luck, she manages to avoid from unescapable sword attack. Which result barely can move with the help of her ice tengu.
" You won and I lose, now you can do whatever you want me with." She lay down on the ground and looking at me.
"Hooh, so you really don't care what I'm gonna do with you? " I asked.
"Yeah, I lost that's mean I'm weak and You win which mean you're strong. There nothing wrong what the strong did to weak one." Esdeath said like something that seemed irrelevant to her. She didn't care what suffering she will bear. Since she already humiliated, toying and killing others. Strong can do whatever to weak and weak destined to bear what stronger do, that's what justified for her. That's something she received from her childhood, that's is the truth that she craves in her heart.
Suddenly I saw Esdeath left hand do some unusual movement and condensed ice sword and stabbed to me which I avoid and catching her hand. I also use some ability to render her resistant.
"What happened? What you do to my body ?" She said while struggling to move her body.
"Nothing much, just some little trick to your body. It'll be restored later, so right now you have no resistance." I explain the situation to her.
"So, what you're going to do with me? Abuse, torture, or kind of new kind of torture? After all you can just kill me off just now, instead, you only let me lose my resistance. which mean you don't want to die and hoping gains something from me and to gain the information you need torture right ?" she said what she thought.
"Now that I thought about it what you said is right. I also remember what you said before about. As you said before the strong one can exert anything to weaker one, I can understand that concept since that also the truth that you can't really deny it. That's mean Strong can do whatever he wants with the weaker one right ?" I asked.
"That's right" she didn't deny it.
"So, now you're in my hand and my captive. Now you become my possession, so now I'm your master right? " I smiled at her.
"What you said it's right, but you're wrong one thing and that's it no one can me yield. I'll only live according to my own will, no one can change that." she declared.
"Well, I guess that's it I'll let you live since I don't feel to kill someone. Just thinks this as a reward for surviving my Tsubame Gaeshi, even though I still hold back."I said to her.
" If you don't kill me this time, then I'll go hunt for you for this humiliation and show that I'm the one at the top." she said.
" yeah yeah, just try becoming stronger and entertain me more. I'll wait for you at Imperial Capital, you'll also go there after finishing this expedition right? Also, I'll take these hats as my trophy for defeating Esdeath. See ya " I leave esdeath behind before her general arrived and see esdeath damaged.
<< Night Raid Base >>
Few days passed and nothing interest happening, the only daily hunt of corrupt noble, which will never end. There also news of Esdeath arrived at Capital since she already finished Subjugate North and leave behind her troop to maintain the status.
There are also impostor of Night Raid that goes Killing many people and officer that in opposition with Prime Minister Honest. Which make Night Raid member to go guard the possible target against an impostor. The team that composed of Bulat, Tatsumi, Sayo, and Ieyasu will guard officer that participate in a big party that located at the big ship. While the team Composed of Akame, Mine, Sheele, and Lubbock will guard the Officer that give food ration to near villager.
Leone went to the capital to find out what Esdeath next move is. I decided to Follow her without her knowledge and go to Capital.
<< Capital City - Main Street >>
I followed Leone that managed to found Esdeath walking around and greeting capital Civilian. Esdeath decided to stop at some store and ordered some food, which gives some false opening. Luckily Leone decided to turn back from idea attacking her from her beast teigu instinct. Esdeath also seems thinking about something. Since Leone is back I decided to greet Esdeath who I haven't met for a while.
"Yo! Esdeath-chi you're as beautiful as ever, do you have some free time and don't have anything to do ?" Casually greet and sit beside her and ordering some food.
"You! Who are you again ? what you're doing here ?" She interrogates me.
" Just call me Kyouya, I'm just bored with nothing to do since I decided to walk around the capital until I see you here thinking about something. Are you still thinking about me who defeated you ?" I said Giving some smile.
"Well yeah a certain extent, right now I'm just introducing myself to the people since I'll be the one in charge of the capital city." She readies herself for battle.
" No need to tense and battle right now, we have a lot of chance to fight in the future since I'm planning to stay at Capital City for a while. Do you drink? " I asked her and make golden ripple appear beside me. I took some bottle of wine and glass, which I give some to Esdeath.
"No need to worry I don't put anything on it." I reassure her
"This wine tastes good, where you got this from ?" asked Esdeath after took some sip.
"From some of my collection storage, I can assure you all my wine are high quality one." I took another sip and asked if she wants more which she accepted.
While drinking a different kind of wines, we talked about many different things until her hobby of torturing people and I tell her about some method of torture to her. With many kinds of talk, we kinda get along.
"Well, I guess that's for today. Let's just fight some other time since I don't really like fighting at a crowded place. see ya !" I say goodbye to her and started going back to base.
<< Dragon Ship >>
Tatsumi team managed to guard civilian from 3 Beast attack and managed to acquire their teigu. Having 4 armor level teigu sure give them an advantage over the fight. they got heavily damaged luckily they don't get any dead casualty.
With this fight, Revolution Army managed to acquired 3 more teigu. Which are Water Dragon Possession: Black Marlin that taken from Liver, Double Bladed Axe: Belvaac that was taken from Daidara and Military Music Dream: Scream that taken from Nyau.
