Killing your dark Future (copy)

Chapter 23

"Speech"

"Thoughts"

Teigu

"Incursio"

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(The Next Morning: Night Raid's Meeting Room)

"This is our latest mission..." Najenda said, dropping several manila envelops full of vital information onto the center of the table. All the members of Night Raid grabbed their own envelope and began to read through its contents. "It involves a religion called "The Way of Peace." They have followers all across the country, from rich to poor."

"Thats the one that preaches good deeds will lead to a long and prosperous life?" Chelsea asked with a hint of annoyance in her voice, as she skimmed through one of the papers. "After a while all these religions start to blend together."

"You know..." Tatsumi said, setting his envelope back down onto the table. "I'm pretty sure this religion spread all the way to my village too..."

"Yeah, I remember a preacher coming to our village a couple days before we left..." Sayo added, as she intently read the files Najenda had handed out. However, no one in the room could see that Sayo was also discreetly holding onto Tatsumi's jacket, her hands still shaking slightly. Despite Tatsumi comforting her most of the night, Sayo was still slightly traumatized by the previous day's events. "That guy was really pushy with this stuff...he'd heckle people all day and night."

"We also got those figurines from the village chief as we were leaving the village." Tatsumi said, placing a hand over his heart, where he used to keep the idol. A teasing smirk spread across Tatsumi's face, as he locked eyes with Akame from across the table. "If I remember correctly, that figurine was the only thing that stopped Akame from killing me the night I met her."

"C-Could you please not bring that up?" Akame muttered, as she turned her head away to avoid Tatsumi's playful gaze, her face flushing red in embarassment. "I hate thinking about what might have happened if you didn't have that thing."

"Alright you two, that's enough messing around." Najenda said, snapping her fingers to get everyone's attention once again. " Over the past decade, The Way of Peace has been drastically growing in followers. It's become quite a substantial force on the east side of the capital. We've received word that The Way of Peace will soon lead an armed uprising, in others words, a religious revolt. We will use this to our advantage."

"Hold on second..." Tatsumi interjected, as he abruptly stood up from his seat. "If such a large uprising occurs, countless people will lose their lives. Shouldn't we be trying to stop a revolt like this, or better yet, have them work with us, instead of acting by themselves?

"The empire's corrupt government has mistreated the people for far too long..." Najenda explained, taking a brief pause to have a drag of her cigarette. "Even if we tried to silence this revolt by The Way of Peace, the people's anger would simply flare up somewhere else. Inviting them to join our cause wouldn't work either. These people are restless and upset, they want immediate action. They're not just gonna sit around and wait for us to make tactical and calculated moves. They'd rather just storm the gates and take matters into their own hands." Holding out her mechanical arm, blew out a puff of smoke and clenched her fist. "This nation has reached its boiling point."

"I see...I get it..." Tatsumi said in a dejected tone, as he slumped back into his seat. Clasping his hands underneath the table, Tatsumi stared down at his lap and grit his teeth in frustration. "I guess there really is no way to avoid unnecessary sacrifices..."