Chapter 34: Chase

[WA.... wai... wait!! I'll Talk]The Man struggled to speak as Haru began to whistle the opening theme song of "Guilty Crown" while materializing a table covered with different torture tools.

[Oh?? Go on]Haru spoke in an uninterested manner, forcing the Man to take a huge gulp before he began to speak cautiously.

[It's ....I don't know who they are but...*struggles for breath* but Our Lopic family's leader and Son are involved!]The Man yelled at the end as though he was afraid Haru would say he didn't hear him.

With such a sentence Haru immediately stopped whistling and spoke with a smiling expression but his voice low[Elaborate].

Perhaps it was because of the change in character but the Poor flinched before shaking uncontrollably.

[About a few days ago, some cloaked figures appeared in the middle of our family gathering. At first, everyone was ready to attack but the Patriarch stopped us before taking both of them to the study. ] he spoke to this point and paused for Haru to take everything in.

[The following day, Our Young Master came to the garrison to dispatch us on this mission. Aside from this, I know nothing]

[in essence, You are useless to me? ] Haru spoke like he just came to realise something while placing his right fist on his left palm.

[No No No... that's n...aaaaaargh!!]

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PRESENT DAY.

[Young miss, No need to worry, the Lord is perfectly fine.] Jurx spoke calmly as he tried to make Maya relax but Haru cut him off with a question, [Has there been any visits from the Lopic family recently?].

[none that I can think of...wait!, their family's young master Came around in order to greet the Lord but ultimately left before The Lord called him in.] Jurx answered after thinking deeply but kept wondering "What family could he be from? hmm". well he couldn't be blamed as Presently haru was dressed in the casual attire itachi normally wore, a black shirt with the Uchiha clan symbol on the back, bandages around his ankles, and black sandals, so it was hard to call him a young Noble but his skin and demeanor said otherwise.

[When he came, Where did he wait? ] Haru asked once more, at this point Xavier became serious. "Could it be?...for him to be asking this much questions about them... he definitely knows something."

[Eh? I'm sure it was The Garden?] Jurx spoke while clearing up his throat.

[How... ] Just before Haru could ask another question, He pupils dilated as he felt all the world elements in the area suddenly gather up towards the same point.

[GET DO...!!!!] Haru quickly tried to warn everyone while reaching out to grab Maya but his voice was drowned by a loud Piercing sound.

SKREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

The Carriage was immediately lifted up into the air by a Huge Force. VOOOM!!!

Everyone struggled to hold on to something, and Maya held onto Haru like her life depended on it. (A/N:well It does).

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!.

The carriage flipped and crashed into a building, dragging the horses along. Everything was a mess, Maya and Jurx fell unconscious while Haru and Xavier who protected them looked nothing like what they were before.

"Ah... Fuck...a broken rib, Now it's personal." Haru cussed in his mind as he silently walked with Maya in arms out from the debris. He then placed her on the floor next to Xavier and proceeded to force his bone back in place with gritted teeth.

Xavier had his robe torn in different places as he silently watched Haru, the latter quickly scanned the area for any movement.

[I couldn't feel a thing...we are lucky you were here.] He tried expressing his gratitude but he was cut off sharply by Haru [Sssh!]

The feeling he got before, appeared once again.

"Shit!"

He Quickly grabbed Maya and Dashed across the street while Xavier was hot on his tail without a word as he placed Jurx on his back.

SCREEEEEEEEEEE!!!

[What is that?!!] Xavier yelled after him

BOOOOOM!!!

The street was totally destroyed, Debris and splintered wood flew everywhere as the citizens ran in different directions like headless chickens.

[Found you, F**king Banshee] Haru's cussed out from the debris, on a roof at the other side of the street, he spotted two Cloaked figures. One was equipped with a Great sword while the other one seemed unharmed.

Xavier followed Haru's line of sight and soon spotted those figures as well, "I couldn't feel any Qi or Mana from any of them but he could"

As Xavier was deep in thought, Haru's Voice woke him up from it [Oh No you don't!!]. His voice sounded very sinister along with his now glowing red eyes, he pulled out his Gunbai from his inventory as he watched The Unarmed figure take a deep breath and even more elements began rushing towards her once more while her counterpart lifted his great sword and hung it on his shoulder.

Xavier was shocked by how sinister Haru sounded and as if that wasn't even enough, he pulled out a white Fan shaped weapon from God knows where, it had long black chain attached with something in his sleeve but before that, "Those eyes again!!"

SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

with a shriek, A transparent force escaped her mouth from under the dirty Brown cloak, in response Haru pushed Chakra into the Gunbai while stabbing it into the graveled floor.

BOOM!!!!

Baaang!!!

While all this transpired, Xavier grabbed both unconscious people and ran in the opposite direction only to see the attack bounce off the fan shaped weapon. [Wait! the civilians!!]

BOOOOM!!!

His voice was drowned by the noise, the cloaked figures were nowhere to be seen and the two storey building was reduced to nothing but dust and smoke, rocks seemed to be raining from the sky and Haru went in pursuit of the cloaked figures without a care for his companions.

When he got through the smoke, He was standing on a narrow track road made of loose gray pebbles that crunched under his black sandals when he walked.

The track snaked around several buildings, so he decided to use the roof.

When He got there, he couldn't help but feel shocked as it gave a different vibe than primux.

The roof-tops spread in every direction like giant grey serpents with rectangular scales, Only the old maroon colored chimneys ruined the illusion, but in a way they were just as monochromatic as everything else, the slate, the swirling smog, the streets that were filled with terrified or curious citizens, the unfriendly sky with it's dense cloud robbing him of sunlight. From here he could see what a maze this was, every house were two to three stories and each joined to the next. The streets curved as if laid down on a whim a few centuries ago.

He smirked, up here made him feel like he was the king of the world, untouchable. Despite this, he didn't forget why he was there.

He closed his eyes as he listened to the various sound going around and then he got something, furious breathing, shouts and threats flew from the direction of the Church.

A malicious grin appeared on Haru's face as he opened his eyes while facing that direction, without wasting time, he chased in that direction and not long after he spotted the duo.

Perhaps when he reflected the damage, the female assailant was injured as the Man with the Great sword was presently supporting the Lady as they Ran. the Hood of the swordsmans Cloak was more like rags , but the Woman somehow managed to keep hers.

From observation, Both had pale skin with grey colored Hair.

After observing them, Haru dashed across the rooftop's tiles and slowly caught up to them, without warning he threw a Kunai ahead of them forcing them to halt.

As though they accepted their fate, The duo slowly turned around to face Haru.

In that frozen second between stand off and fighting he saw their eyes flick from him to their partner. Our faces are unreadable, no fear, no invitational smirk, no surprise either. Perhaps they had expected such an outcome from the moment they started running.

"I am banking on the banshee making a mistake" Haru thought with a sigh.

And In that instant they moved, The Swordsman pulled out the Sword while his Partner moved to gain a little distance.

The swordsman circled around Haru with caution in his eyes, the latter calmly brought out his Kusanagi sword and unsheathed it with an apathetic expression despite the excitement he felt in his blood. He could hear his heart beat like a war drum as he got into a stance, the tip of the kusanagi sword was held facing down and he grabbed onto it's hilt till his hands began to hurt.

"He's Strong!" was the only thought that crossed his mind as he observed his opponent, his entire body screamed with warning bells but His heart pumped with excitment.

Tud!

Tud!

Tud!

The swordsman's step echoed out as it began to build up a rhythm, He pulled off his cloak to expose a muscular body and a strong forearm.

Only now did Haru look carefully at this Man.

Swathed in a thick Black cloth from neck to knees, A dirty brown coat covered his midsection, stained with a symbol of a red Christian cross behind a wailing skeleton of the same color. The man's face had nothing remarkable about besides a sword scar that ran across his face from beneath his left eye to his chin. He held his Huge sword in one hand, and caressed the blade as though a silent prayer with the other, his grey pupils stared blankly at Haru in a way that you would think he was blind.

A frown crossed Haru's face, as the female once again came to his attention. She had almost slipped out of his perception a second ago, if he had not been focused.

As his eyes darted between the Duo he arranged his thoughts "I can't tell their cultivation level, I have to force him to use his Qi...perhaps i might see my limit today."

the sun was high overhead but the sky still felt gloomy and most of the street was clothed with shadows, no sign of life around.

bgaaaaaaarrrgh *lightning strike*

*Rain sound Fx*

"great...now it's raining" Despite all that was happening, Haru felt rather confident in the outcome of this fight But the Man's sudden dismissal of his value was like an itch in a spot he could not easily reach.

"Tch!" Haru scowled as he increased his focus. Tightening his grip on his sword, he approached the duo.

As he closed in, the Swordsman fell into an easy stance, His Great sword held ready in front of him and body placed sideways to make him less of a target. Haru adjusted his step, circling to his right - just outside the reach of the Swordsman's swing in order not to end up between the Duo.

The Swordsman held himself with an easy confidence, assured in the superiority of his weapons and skill. His reach was longer; he had no reason to attack first. In a normal sense Haru would have to get in closer to use Kusanagi, and during that time, the Swordsman would have a chance to use the Giant sword but unfortunately Kusanagi was anything but normal.

"That Arrogance" Haru thought. "will kill you"

He continued to drift around the man, maintaining the same distance and letting raindrops fall on the tips of his sword as the sound echo hypnotically.

Pictures repeatedly flashed through his mind on several ways he could attack but also seemed to warn him at the same time. "I made right choice with Madara's blood".

As if he was mentally assessing the Man's Apparel, and trying – vainly – to ascertain a weak spot in the man's apparel. He stopped being aware of breathing, as his mind unconsciously focused on the subtle changes in the Duo's posture and positions.

The Rain beat down, and Haru felt the water roll down on his neck and drip down the inside of his clothes.

"How much patience do they have?"

Having completed two complete circuits of the man's now stationary position, Haru also settled into an easy stance, sword tips facing down, and then he waited. "How long?"

Blaaaaaaarghrrrrrrr!!!!!!*lightning sound FX*

The Woman leaped forward, a kick lashing out at Haru's neck. It was a marvelously delivered blow, the weight of her opponent trailing behind the axe kick as it whirled towards him. Waiting behind it was the Greatsword, held high in preparation to swing down and shatter bone.

A less experienced fighter would have expected the kick to come first, but Haru equipped with Madara's battle memories had never doubted that the first strike would come from the Greatsword.

For all the swiftness of the Swordsman's attack, signs of his intent had been readily clear to Haru.

The Greatsword was in his enemy's left hand, and as it snapped toward him, Haru stepped forward and bent his body to the side. He slammed the hilt of his sword at the woman's side and quickly stepped back, dodging the blow before it could even be fully extended.

Unfortunately, she dodged the hit but He was now close enough now for his sword.

But The Swordsman reacted quickly, folding his arm back to make his elbow a blunt object. His momentum carried him forward, and his elbow almost hit Haru hard at the base of his rib cage if the latter hadn't reacted with a mild body spin.

But Haru wasn't out of danger yet as the woman attack with a series of kicks to which the former blocked with his sword before retaliating with a kick at her guts which sent her flying backward With a concussive whuff, the less-armored woman felt half her breath abandon her body. It was only an instinctive tightening of her abdomen that prevented her from being left gasping for breath.

Out of spite, she glared at Haru and released a shriek that disoriented his senses, the initial impact made his ears bleed but thankfully he used Chakra to guard his ears.

He suddenly felt the Great Sword coming fully powered with Qi. If he stood still and looked for it, his Head would be a natural target this Brute could not miss.

He could not step back quickly enough to avoid the strike either. He had to stay in close.

KAMUI!!!

The sword went straight through him like hot knife through butter and struck the ground with a loud Bang!!.

The Lady attacked with a spinning high kick from the side as soon as he materialized, so he had a choice to move right or left, behind or in front but that didn't matter as he was within range of the Swordsman's sword. Moving in front meant that he was exposed to the man's weapons, but it also meant his own could come into play so it'd be easier to defend, without hesitation Haru darted forward.

He chose not to use much of his abilities as he soon noticed multiple parties watching this battle, he didn't know who was friend or foe so he felt it best to reveal few abilities for his itachi persona.

As he moved forward, he attacked with kusanagi and slashed across the gap between the base of the man's chin and his neck, on the off chance that the black turtle neck shirt was weaker there. a dull thud rang off with no sign of blood, Haru had no other opportunity to investigate his blow as Another bladed kick came whirling past his nose while the force alone placed a small cut on his cheek.

"Tch!..." Haru was getting irritated by this woman.

The only reason the kick missed was only because it was one that Haru himself knew – it was an outside - Inside crescent kick he had seen before but not with this speed. That the Woman knew it was a surprise to him—even more so that she would attempt it with desperate weapons like a bladed boot – and it was only pure instinct that had warned him to pull back. As it was, the blade in the boot passed less than a finger's width in front of his face.

He did not wait around to see if the She was capable of continuing with a whirlwind kick. The angle was bad, but he jabbed with his right hand up into the woman's jaw anyway. He put as much strength as he could in the attack, and She was sent flying across the graveled floor as a muffled grunt of pain coming from under her cloak.

The knight jerked up, and lifted his Sword, Instead of trying to avoid it, Haru dashed towards him and grabbed for the shoulder of the man's Shirt, getting a fistful of cloth. forcing him off- balance momentarily. Haru only had the courage to do this because he finally noticed something, The man was really blind!!!. so he felt It would be easy to throw him now. Once the man began to struggle, he abandoned his giant sword on the ground, as the superiority of his weapon would be negated and it would be much easier to cut him. Haru slashed with Kusanagi from down to up!

Clang!

two blades clanged together, creating a rumbling echo through the street, The man pulled out a dagger from God knows where and blocked his strike!!. But That was never Haru's main attack, He swung an explosive tag and Fire exploded across Man's back.

this time Haru managed to twist his body plant it onto the man's back. the strike had split his leathers but he began Snarling like a wounded beast, Haru drove his right knee into his enemy's groin, sending the man reeling. His back muscles suddenly shrieked in agony as the recovered lady managed to land a few kicks at the end of the earlier struggle, next she tried to hang onto his back as she sucked in deep breath.

"Finally!!" Haru screamed in his mind as he managed to twist away and toss a Kunai from his fingers at his opponent.

Sui!!

Puchi!!

It went cleanly through her throat.

Earlier, he had noticed that whenever she sucked in air, she was in some kind of "animation lock"for the first 4 seconds. (A/N:game terms for skills that lock you in place while performing.)