The Assassin Huntsman

Chapter 4: Kill the Imperial Arms User

~Night Raid Training Yard~
*(Y/N) (L/N) POV*

After last night's mission and the unexpected appearance of the Deathstalker Grimm, my life here has become a little more interesting at say the very least. Bulat and Lubbock both know my origins. Bulat could tell I wasn't lying, and Lubbock was unsure until my story was confirmed by both Najenda and Akame. The matter of the Deathstalker, however, I had to explain the matters of the Grimm to everyone along with the known types of Grimm. Regarding the stinger Sheele cut off, it's been sent to the Revolutionary Army to understand the properties of the venom. I had my suspicions the venom was either a paralysis venom or just a really powerful poison.

Anyways, I was in the training yard with both Tatsumi and Bulat since earlier this morning. I have been training with a heavy practice hammer, Bulat used a double-weighted training staff, while Tatsumi was swinging around a heavy sword. I did mention to Bulat if he could train me in using the spear. Of course, Bulat had no problems, but wondered why. I merely told him that there could be a situation where I'd lose my hammer and I would need to improvise the situation. Bulat agreed to my reason and agreed to train me later on. After a while swinging and spinning around the practice hammer, I looked over at Tatsumi who was getting tired from constantly swinging the heavy sword.

"That's enough for me, Bro," Tatsumi told Bulat while panting for breath. "My arms really hurt."

Bulat slammed one side of his weighted spear into the ground while I did the same with my hammer.

"Come on! You've still got some excess movement in those muscles of yours." Bulat told Tatsumi, which I agreed.

"He's right, Tatsumi," I agreed with Bulat. "You don't see me and Bulat whining because our arms hurt."

"That's only because you two are crazy strong!" Tatsumi replied. Bulat and I looked at each other and gave a slight nod.

"True, but you could be like us," I said. "IF you train hard and stop whining."

"Now, now," Bulat spoke up and broke the upcoming argument. "Let's all just relax."

I shrugged my shoulders and picked up my hammer again. I started swinging around and slammed onto the ground several times, in different directions, before spinning around and delivered a powerful slam into the ground. I looked over and saw Bulat holding Tatsumi's arms in the air as he was straining to keep the sword up.

"Just concentrate," Bulat instructed Tatsumi. "You have to sharpen up your focus. If you can cut out all that extra movement, you'll be able to hang in there twice as long."

I took in Bulat's words and looked at my hammer.

"Hmm... Maybe if I can focus more, maybe I can move faster." I thought to myself. I held my hammer in my hands and closed my eyes. I breathed slowly and felt my Aura flare up, but not in a big flare like usual. I concentrated and felt emptiness. I made a movement and spun around until I made contact with the ground until I felt a massive explosion on the ground. I opened my eyes and saw I was in a massive crater and not only that, but my Aura covered the training hammer. I looked back onto Bulat and Tatsumi and they were both surprised. "Whoa... Did my Aura just enhance my attack? That's never happened before, unless someone had an enhancement Semblance, but this... This is something else."

I walked up from the crater and both Tatsumi and Bulat came over to me.

"Hey, you okay?" Tatsumi asked me.

"Yeah, I'm fine," I replied. "What happened exactly?"

"Well we both saw you Aura cover your body and soon after, it covered your hammer," Bulat explained. "Once it was covered completely, you did a few swings before slamming down and caused that crater. It was rather impressive."