(Y/N) moaned in her sleep. "Noo...Stay away.... From... My food...."  She mumbled, snoring loudly. Drool covered her chin and upper lip area.

Her room was an absolute mess; bed sheets had been thrown all over, clothes were falling out of the closet, there were cookie crumbs on the floor, and all her different pairs of boots were scattered all around.

She mumbled in her sleep incoherent things, and woke up slowly, blinking.  Eeeh...?

She glanced with half lidded eyes at the window, and glimpsed the sun. She blinked.

"Dang! I'm supposed to prepare breakfast with Akame and Tatsumi!" She exclaimed in panic. She jumped up from her bed, in the process throwing away the remaining blankets, and tripping on a boot.

She moaned, as she hurriedly got up from the floor and got dressed. I should really clean up my room... She sweatdropped.

  ~><>A little while later<><~

Your P.O.V

"I'm here! Sorry I woke up late!" I exclaimed, barging inside the kitchen.

Leone and Tatsumi turned to look at me from the table with sweatdrops, and I noticed their bowls were empty.
Aw shit..

Akame put down her bowl. "You're late." Akame said. She wore her hair in a ponytail and her apron over her usual outfit. "And you didn't help with breakfast."

I shivered and deadpanned. B-but! "H-hey! B-but it was an accident!"

Akame crossed her arms. "No. You didn't wake up earlier, you don't deserve breakfast." She scolded me, as she grabbed Mine and Sheele's bowls and ate them in a jiffy.

I gulped and gaped. B-but...!
'Kinda your fault..'
Blue!

Tatsumi and Leone gaped at her.
"You ate that super fast didn't you? Damn..." Tatsumi said shocked, staring at the THREE empty bowls in disbelief.

I pouted and dropped on my chair. "That could've been my meal...." I grumbled.

*GRUUUU*

"But I'm hungryyy!" I whined, as my stomach growled.

Leone and Tatsumi sweatdropped. "Sorry. Akame's rules."

I pouted angrily. Bullshit.

I sighed. I had gotten ready as fast as I could, leaving my hair untamed and boots unbuckled.

'You should've woken up earlier.'
Well, why didn't you wake me up?!
'I was sleeping too!'
...You sleep?
'Yes, I do!'

I deadpanned and whined in frustration.

"By the way, we're doing tuna bowls for lunch." Akame said, standing up. "Don't be late again (Y/N)."

I dropped my head in shame with a sweatdrop. "Hai..."

Sheele came in and raised her eyebrows in confusion. "Eh? Where's my breakfast?"

*GRUuUUuUUuU*

I slammed my head on the table in grief for my food. "I think you mean where's OUR food Sheele...." I said gloomily.

         ~><>Nighttime<><~

"This time, our target is the slasher we keep hearing about in the capital." Najenda announced.

We were all gathered in the main hall, where Night Raid's banner sat above Najenda's chair.

I leaned against a wall, munching on some cookies.

"He appears late at night, and takes people's heads indiscriminately. It's uncertain how many people he's killed."

I furrowed my brows. Sounds evil, right Blue? 'Yeah...' Blue's necklace heat up a bit, signaling his anger and discomfort towards our target. Don't worry, we'll get him.

"And a third of those killed were guards, right?" Tatsumi asked. "He must be strong." He remarked with furrowed brows.

Lubbock hummed in agreement. "Without a doubt, it must be Zank the Executioner." He said.

That Zank? Huh, probably.

"Who's that?" Tatsumi asked.

Mine scoffed. "You've never heard of him? You must have really lived under a pile of rocks." She said, looking at him over her shoulder.

Sheele raised her hand slightly with a small smile. "Umm, sorry, I don't know who that is either."

Mine sighed. "I think you just forgot.."

I sweatdropped. Sounds like Sheele. That Zank guy is dangerous...

"So what kind of bad guy is he?" Tatsumi inquired.

"Zank the Executioner..." Mine began. "Originally, apparently he was the executioner in the capital's largest prison. Because of the cabinet minister, the number of people due for execution increased. Day after day, he kept cutting off the heads of people who were begging for mercy. After doing this for so many years, it seems it became a habit."

I sighed, flailing my hand around. "She's basicallg saying he went insane." I explained shortly. "And started killing people at random whereever and whenever." I smirked when I saw Mine's displeased face at my interruption.

"Oh. I guess that would mess someone up." Tatsumi said. 

"Once a punitive squad was formed, he disappeared. To think he'd reappear in the capital..." Bulat said with crossed arms.

"What a dangerous guy..." Tatsumi said, clenching his fists. "Let's find him and defeat him!"

I giggled silently. That devotion of his may get him killed quickly.

"Wait a sec, Tatsumi." Bulat said, pattig his head with a smile, hand on his hip.
"Eh?"
"Zank stole the warden's Imperial Arms, and started his random attacks." Bulat explained. He suddenly leaned closer to him and grabbed his chin. "We should work in pairs or you'll be in danger."

I cringed and sweatdropped with a small blush. Bro is reeeeaaaally creepy sometimes....

"Hey Boss, did we ever find out which Imperial Arms Zank has?" Mine asked with her arms crossed.

I sighed, tapping Draek's pommel. "Nope. We're still looking into that." I answered for Najenda, looking up in thought. "If we don't have any information on him, it'll be troublesome to fight him."

"Indeed." Leone agreed, tapping her chin in thought, with furrowed brows.

Tatsumi-who seemed confused-asked, "Um, what are Imperial Arms anyway?"

Akame unsheathed her katana, almost cutting off Tatsumi's head. "Something like this."

Tatsumi sweatdropped. That doesn't really help. "I still don't get it."

I facepalmed. Akame-chan can be an idiot sometimes. I stepped in, walking away from the wall I was leaning on, and unsheathed Draek, pointing it towards the sweating Tatsumi. "Now's a good time to explain it, so let me." I said. Najenda nodded. "Around a thousand years ago the emperor who founded the empire was deep in thought. He wanted to protect the empire forever, yet he knew he'd someday die. But he realized weapons and armors could be passed down to the future generations. So materials from legendary super-leveled Danger Beasts, rare metals were gathered and the best of the best were summoned from around the world to produce fifty weapons that couldn't possibly be reproduced today, called Imperial Arms. They are all powerful. And among them, are said to be some with the power of a thousand men or more. Even some with a god's powers. The ones that received the Imperial Arms were able o achieve even greater military gains." I explained, taking a short pause to breathe. "However, due to the Great Civil War five hundred years ago, about half of the weapons disappeared throughout the land. That's pretty much it."

Tatsumi hummed, and turned to look at both Akame's sword and Draek, intrigued. "Then, these are two of those fifty weapons?"

Akame and I nodded.

Najenda crossed her legs. "Ichizan Hissatsu: Murasame. If you are cut by it, cursed poison enters the wound, killing instantly." Najenda said, nodding her head towards each person's Imperial Arms she mentioned. "Hundred Beast King Transformation: Lionel. An Imperial Arms shaped like a belt. Users turn themselves into a beast, increasing their physical abilities. Sense of smell is also heightened, enabling them to track enemies. Adventurous Spirit Battery: Pumpkin. An Imperial Arms that takes spiritual energy and expels it as a shock wave. The more the wielded is in a pinch, the more destructive its powers. Demon Binding: Incursio. An Imperial Arms armor with impenetrable defense. Because the bearer is at great risk wearing this, normal people die if they try wearing it. Infinite Variety: Cross Tail. An Imperial Arms consisting of stiff strings, they can be spread to create barriers that find and trap enemies. It also has the ability to bind and sever. It lives up to its name. Creation Bisector: Extase. Imperial Arms in the form of great scissors. It possesses the power to cut through anything in the world. Because of its hardness, it can also be used for defense. Time Lord: Blue Void. A legendary Imperials Arms with the shape of a necklace with a blue gem. Enables the user to freeze or decelerate time and space itself, even speed it up. Is one of the rare ones that have a conscience. We don't know much about it, since most of its functions are known only to the user, and she is determined to keep them a secret." Najenda explained, glancing at (Y/N) with her last sentence. "Bender Blade: Draek. A sword with a blue blade, that can't be broken by anything. Its shape can be manipulated into any sort of weapon." She continued. I automatically shapeshifted Draek as a demonstration, making Tatsumi gasp, as it shifted into a blue bow.
"There also some Imperial Arms with trump cards; Incursio can take advantage of the materials it was made of and make itself invisible for a short while. Because the Imperial Arms have such potential, including such trump cards, one rule has been inviolable through the ages. Using these weapons with murderous intent, without exception, will ultimately result in a victim. Meaning, if Imperial Arms wielders were to fight each other, one is guaranteed to die."

Tatsumi gasped silently, brows furrowed at the information he was receiving. Everyone's Imperial Arms are so powerful... Specially (Y/N)'s...

"The target, Zank, is an Imperial Arms user. Even if the battle ends in a draw, both wielders cannot live."

"Whoah.." Tatsumi said, glancing briefly at everyone's weapons.

I chuckled. Well, Najenda is right. I do wanna keep my abilities a secret.

Lubbock snuck behind Tatsumi, and put a string just an inch away from his neck.
"E-eh?!"
"You know all our secrets, so we share a common destiny." Lubbock said with a smirk.
"R-right."

"Don't be scared Tatsumi. This just means the Boss trusts you now." Leone said, hands on her hips.

I chuckled, hands on my waist. "Yeah, you'll be fine."

Najenda smiled. "Our Night Raid may be small in numberd, but as you can see, our combat potential is vast..."

My legs were tired from standig up for so long. I yawned. This lecture is getting waaay too long and boring.. I tuned out the rest, yawning constantly and tapping Draek's pommel.

Najenda got up abruptly. "Now, go hunt down the prey that the heavens cannot judge." She ordered us.

I smirked. Time for the fun!~

"Roger!"
 
                 ~><><><~

We separated into pairs and a trio: Mine and Sheele; Akame and Tatsumi; Bulat, Leone, and I.

Bulat and Leone ran on the streets, as I was their lookout, running on the rooftops ahead of them.

My feet ran swiftly, barely producing any sound. I guess all those years doing that turned me into a really awesome and badasss assassin...

I looked up to the red moon. I hope the others are okay...

                  ~><><><~

The night came to an end, with an injured Tatsumi. The mission was successful. And Tatsumi might have learned something.

I sat on my bed, looking out the window.
Ne, Blue?
'What?'
I have the feeling trouble is brewing.