Madness: SUCCESS
After they finished to eat, Najenda spoke.
Najenda: The tunnel to the cathedral is complete. We will finally commence the Bolic assassination mission.
Tatsumi: Hey, it is for a while that I am thinking about it, but why are we making a tunnel when Billy can teleport us there?
Najenda: I knew you would ask that, and the reason is because today the Jaegers arrived here, or what remained of them… I knew that Esdeath would not let this situation go and would come here, so we made the tunnel as a diversion.
They still don't know that Billy is with us, so they are currently going around to check the place for any problem present, probably they could even find the hole right now.
So we will split in two groups, the first one will cause a great commotion and attract the attention of everyone, Susanoo, Leone, Billy, Tatsumi and I will be in this team. Since it's a team that needs to be defensive, all the members have great defense or a high recovery rate.
The Jaegers will most likely respond to the attack, Billy, you will attack the Jaegers while we will be going against Esdeath, except for Billy, everyone need to focus on surviving, not killing Esdeath.
And shortly following the initial attack, the rest of the members will use the air-manta to infiltrate the cathedral from the sky, and assassinate Bolic in the midst of the chaos! Akame, Mine, Lubbock, Chelsea. I'm counting on you!!
Mine: Roger!! Our target is Bolic, right?
Najenda: Yeah. We'll go in with a specific goal. If our goal is to assassinate Bolic and not eliminate Esdeath, we can complete that objective even with our limited forces.
Susanoo: If that's the case, how much of their forces we've whittled down until now will play a huge role.
Tatsumi: Yeah. We'll have much fewer enemies to worry about.
Najenda: Protecting a target isn't Esdeath's strong point because her forte is attacking.
Billy: I will make sure no Jaeger will make a step forward, can I kill them?
Najenda: Yes, if you can find a chance, kill them.
The whole group knew that this attack was a dangerous and aggressive move that had to be made before the great lord was assassinated. Even if the enemy is on guard more so than ever before, there was no other choice. Striving for the success of this mission that will be vital to the revolution, each member made their resolution.
Billy looked at his halo, if he snaps for a third time then no one knows what will happen, and he doesn't want to know, so he need to fight with the clearest mind possible… But, since that warning, the voices in his head are getting louder…
K͛ͪ̄͏IͧL̗̬̺̻̗̙̯͢L̸̠̫̼͇̦̦̹̏
̨̲͖̭̗
̴̬̲̅̄͂ͧ͆̎ͯS̔҉͉͈T͔͎̼͍͑̑̐ͮ̿E̶̮͙̗͉̖̙͓͂ẠͪͤͅL̙ͮ͊͗
͓̉͂͋̃ͭ
̬͂͒̅͠R̻̫͖̦̘̟̦̂Ḁ̟̦̩̜͉͍̈̽̚̚Mͧ͆̆̊P̧͓̃̽͑̈́ͥ̐A̹̅̚G̫E̤̳̬͞
͋ͭ̑ͮͣͦͪ͏͉̪̝ͅ
̩̖͇̝̫̎ͩ̍̏R͐͞ͅA͆͂҉̲̙̝P̘̫͉̪̱̅ͫ͞E̱̖̭̫ͮ̐͆ͯ
̱͍̫̥͐̂́
̠͎̺͞L͚̭̮͓ͬ͒ͯ̐ͩͅOÕ̪͔̙̍T̲̊̑͋̀̉͊
̩̣̤̱̘̂̇͐ͭͬ̾ͮ̀
̯̟͓̹̲͔̹̎̂͋D̸͙͓ͬE͏̩͕̩̜S̗̼̖̱̃ͮ̓̈̂́͒T̓ͬ͂͡R̫͇̠̼͚̒̎̋̅̄ͮ͝O͖ͪ͂ͪ͋̄̆Ẏ̲͌̉͆͋͆
̵̫̙͚̱͕͐
̬̪̤̣̟̘̿ͪ̎̅̇̇͑T̮̐͗̐̂E͓͍̝̜͖͍̮ͮ͌͜A͇̮ͯͨ̇͊R͇͎͔͙̒ͩ
̜̪̩͍͙ͅ
̪̪̮͎͈̰̺͘S͚̼̗̒̽ͩͭ͌̅N҉̳̟͖̖̦A̪̮̳̱̤ͧ̐̿͋̅̓ͅP̛̟͚̞̣̠͓̉͆̑ͦͯ̔
̩̝͚͔̖̭̼̃ͪ̉͜
̦̗͇̓͢M̮̦͂͠A̱̼̻̬̘̘̍̓̉͠S̮̪͑̏̈́͋͆͂̃S̪̯̝̠̐̑̄̅͆ͣ͘A̱̝͛̒C̳̹͎̥ͫͨ̍̈̾ͨR͈͉ͧE̥͍͈̳̩̿̿̋̅
͖͎̺͈͕̽͂͠ͅ
̴̲̞̙̞͙̼̼̆B͖͕̞̣͒̐̆ͨͬ̇̄U͇̻̟̜̙͊͊ͣͣR̪͍ͧŇ͕̭̦̩̖̲̀͌͌̀
̟͍̹͔̯̊̇͐̈ͧ̔̉́
͚̹͔̩̤̗̐̆ͬ͟F̩̳̳̺ͯ̓R̻̠͇̩̬̙̦̋ͦ͆E̡͊ͪ͋ͫ͐̈́̓E̸̗̲̓́̓ZE̴̝̿ͩ
̤̯̲͉̝͈̼͆̀̽͂̅̍̚
ͬ̈́ͨ̓͊̈́͝P͗̄̆̿̅̋U̝̲̪̗ͪͬ́Ñ͓̘̪̲̱̓C͎̘͍͎̦̺̽ͪ̓̐́H
̶̰̲͕̺̭̽̇͊̿͗̔
ͤͧK̾ͪ͗͌͗̚͏͙̱̺Iͥͣ̽͏͖̙C̠͓͚ͮ͐ͣͫ͝ͅK̥̭͓̥̮ͤ̇ͬ̌ͬ̈̀
̱̰̳̹̔̿ͤͯ̂͗̚͢
̀͟Ș̴ͧͪT̽̏̔̽͋̅Ạ̬̻͙̑̈́̋̃̓ͧ̉B̴͖̳̱̌ͮ̿̓̄̆
͓͙̂̏̂̑ͣ͂̎
̥̈̾ͮ̉Ḇ̭̳̫̳͖̈̐E̴̘͙̩͕ͭ̽ͭͬ̊ͫ̋T̮̙̳̭̙̮̤R̼͔͕͔A͖̓̾͂̿̋͗͝Ẏ̍ͬͨ̂̌
Billy: *Sigh* Hopefully it won't give me any more headache…
Later, everyone except for Najenda, Chelsea and Mine, who were in a bath, were watching Akame building a small ship.
Tatsumi: I didn't know you could make stuff like this.
Akame: A comrade taught me.
Billy: Heh, you should see her room, it is half-full of these, though they are nicely done.
Tatsumi: I'd be fun to go on a trip on a ship like this.
Leone: Yeah, I'd like to see what it's like outside the empire.
Akame: Yeah, once the country is at peace, let's go with everyone.
Mine entered the room and said.
Mine: The boss and Chelsea are still in there, but there's room in the bath now.
Leone: Oh? Then let's go in, Akame, wash my back!
Akame: Yep.
Leone reached for Tatsumi and asked with a teasing grin.
Leone: Wanna come with us, Tatsumi?
Tatsumi blushed and yelled.
Tatsumi: WHAT?!
Leone laughed and left with Akame.
Leone: Hahah, just kidding. It's always fun teasing you.
Tatsumi sighed and sat on the sofa while Mine was walking towards him.
Tatsumi: Geez, sis is always like this…
Mine: Well, you say that, but you seem to enjoy it.
Tatsumi: Sh-Shut up…
Billy noticed the atmosphere between them and smiled while walking away, leaving them alone.
[Later]
The mission started, while the majority of the guards and Seryu were waiting on the entrance of the tunnel, Billy used his black fissure to enter in the courtyard with the other 4 of his group, where many guards were patrolling there.
Everyone turned towards the group and prepared for an assault, all 5 of the team rushed at them with the intention of making a big commotion to drag the Jaegers and Esdeath out.
Meanwhile, outside, Mine, Lubbock Chelsea and Akame were riding a flying danger beast over the cathedral.
Lubbock: Alright! We'll charge in through the roof of the cathedral! Mine, once we're almost there, use Pumpkin to blast a big hole!
Mine: I know! I'm ready to go!
Chelsea: Are you sure it won't recoil and fail our mission?
Mine: Who do you think I am!? I'm a genius sniper!
Suddenly, a flash passed beside them, which was revealed to be Run.
Akame: WHAT?!
Run: As expected, a second team from the skies. Looks like we had the better strategy this time. But knowing that I was here, and still attacking from the sky, my territory, was a poor strategy.
Then he proceeded to attack the danger beast with his right wing, making the danger beast fall in the ground.
Back to the courtyard, the first team managed to take down every soldier without a single scratch.
Najenda: She's not coming out even after we've made this much of a commotion…
Susanoo: Could she have fled?
Leone: No, she's still here. I feel a repulsive murderous aura coming from the cathedral… It's definitely Esdeath. She's eager to hunt us down.
Najenda: I see, change of plans! We'll charge into the cathedral instead!
Tatsumi: Roger!
After saying that, he proceeded to turn invisible
Najenda: Susanoo, is the trump card ready?
Susanoo: Yeah, it'll activate as soon as you say the keyword.
Najenda: Alright, Billy, take care of the person behind us!
Billy: Alright, Snake.
Billy turned around, and saw a giant missile coming towards him, Billy just lifted up a big piece of rock which had a big fissure at the center, and the missile vanished inside.
The next moment, a figure fell down while Billy's team entered in the cathedral. The figure was revealed to be a crying Seryu.
Seryu: WHY DID YOU BETRAY US?! I THOUGHT YOU WERE A FAN OF THE JUSTICE LIKE ME!!
Billy just held a cold gaze as he created a Nexus Sword, then he spoke.
Billy: You know, you are the second person I hated the most, just after Kurome for using my father's corpse against me… Seriously, you and your "Justice" are so fucking annoying… BUt you don't need to worry about holding back against me, I already killed the other 3 members myself.
Seryu: ...3…? Then… Dr. Stylish…
Billy: He was the first one to die, the ones who disregard life as something insignificant will join the rank of the deads.
Seryu: Y-You bastard!! Koro! Secret Skill, Berserker!
Koro got bigger and his arms increased on hize, before his fur turned blood red
Koro: GUOOOOOOOAAAAARRRRR!!!!
Billy ignored that loud roar thanks to the loud voices on his head and prepared himself for an attack from Koro, who threw himself at Billy, who remained calm and made the Nexus Sword vanish, and turn in Nexus Bolt.
He shot it at the incoming Koro, and shockingly for Seryu, Koro stopped moving and flashed red, before vanishing.
Seryu: KORO!!!
Billy took out a gun and shot Seryu before she snapped out, making a hole on her right shoulder and another on her left side of her chest.
She stumbled back and glared at Billy, who held his gun and walked towards Seryu.
Billy: Just die.
*BANG*
Seryu's body fell in the ground with a hole on the brain, then Billy used the Nexus Bolt to make her body vanish. Now there were only 2 Jaegers remaining, 3 with Esdeath included.
Billy: Alright… I will wait here for the other Jaegers… Or not!
He turned back and walked in the cathedral, when suddenly, the area around him turned freezing cold…
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When he regained back his senses, he noticed that everything turned blue, and a familiar voice was heard.
Esdeath: I've frozen time and space. This trump card was developed to never let Tatsumi run away again, and to defeat any opponent without fail.
Billy: 'Freeze time and space?!'
He quickly rushed inside the cathedral, with a gun in his hand and saw Esdeath walking towards a transformed Susanoo who was a meter away from the target, everything except Esdeath was frozen.
Tatsumi was unconscious, Najenda was looking at nothing, maybe Esdeath was there before everything frozen, Leone was full of injuries, a missing eye and a missing arm.
Billy aimed the gun at Esdeath and shot, strangely, his bullet pierced Esdeath's arm.
Esdeath: Shit! Someone can still move in my spa-
She turned around and glared at the person who shot her, who was Billy, her eyes widened for an instant before her gaze turned cold.
Esdeath: I understand how everyone died then… Tch, how can you move in my domain?
Billy: Beats me, but you shouldn't let your guard down anyway.
Then everything turned back to normal, Susanoo reached the target and killed him, while Najenda blinked and saw a bullet injury on Esdeath's arm, then she realized that she was dangerously close to Susanoo.
Najenda: Susanoo! Get out of there!!
Susanoo turned around and saw that Esdeath was behind him.
Esdeath: I won't let you escape that easily!!
She froze Susanoo and almost threw a kick, which was stopped from a mysterious force.
Billy: I am not going to let you do that!
Najenda and Esdeath turned around and saw Billy with a gun on one hand and a pointed finger towards Esdeath.
He raised his other finger, with the intention of ripping off Esdeath's leg with telekinesis, but she was quick and shot an ice shard at Billy, the latter dodged but let go of Esdeath due to his concentration being elsewhere, meanwhile Susanoo already escaped and turned back to Najenda's side.
Esdeath: Tch… Mission failed, huh…
From the ceiling, the other group of 4 came in, surrounding Esdeath, however...
Najenda: Everyone, retreat! The mission is complete.
Tatsumi: What? But we are able to kill Esdeath now…
Najenda: As if just this would work! We can only win with skill, not number! Besides, the enemy reinforcements will be here any moment.
Everyone: Roger!
Everyone rushed towards Billy for him to teleport them away.
Esdeath: Running away?!
She created shards of ice which flew hastily towards the group, but Susanoo turned around and summoned a big mirror.
Susanoo: I won't let you!
The mirror got hit from the ice shards which turned back to Esdeath, she sidestepped and gritted her teeth as everyone from the Night Raid successfully entered in Billy's black fissure, leaving the place.