Another Route ( Akame Ga Kill Fanfic )

Volume 2 Chapter 3: Hunter or Hunted III

{Lubbock's Perspective}

I am happy. Very happy.

Since I was the only medic in the team, or at least the one who possess the most medical knowledge and experience, I was asked to take care of our recently injured member instead of going on missions. This would mean that I am alone, at base with Najenda-san. (A/N: I decided that Lubbock's way of calling Najenda shall be Najenda-san, so as to follow the canon.)

Of course, one issue was that our patient's condition was still in the red. Although his breathing has stabilised, we never know when it will act up again. He has been this way ever since our combat with the Three Beasts of Esdeath. He had been in a coma ever since our last fight. Since we do not know much about when he would be waking up, Najenda-san has arranged for a transport back to the main Headquarters in the South.

The letter was sent via birds, and the transport was expected to reach sometime tomorrow. Najenda-san will be bringing the Imperial Arms that was collected from the Three Beasts, as well as information of third parties and our recent patient, Bulat, back to Headquarters. The transport is said to be a Danger Beast. Since the Headquarters of the Revolutionary Army is situated in the nest of Air Mantas, it was no surprise.

Air Mantas are considered an S-Class Danger Beast due to how hard it is to kill just one of them. They are capable of flight despite of their large sizes. There were researchers who studied on how they fly. According to the reports they published which I happen to read, an Air Manta doesn't fly, but simply glide in the air. While they are gliding, they would emit large amounts of air downwards in a short period of time, allowing them to maintain constant altitude in the air. Their meat were sold at very high prices, and were considered a luxury.

It was already dark. Everyone were still outside, on their missions. I was currently getting every opportunity I could find to be more useful to Najenda-san. The reply I got was to keep watch on Bulat, in case his condition worsen. Bulat was considered an asset to the team, due to his skills as a soldier and his mastery of his Imperial Arm. Bulat was also known by another name. The Hundred Man-Slayer Bulat. It appears this title doesn't cover the full extent of his achievements. Liver, one of the Three Beasts and his former superior has claimed that Bulat killed 128 people from the Special Forces of the Western Kingdom. This earned him his title, as well as a promotion to a high ranking Imperial Officer in the Imperial Army. Another part of his past that we knew later on was that Bulat trained under Gensei, the strongest soldier during his prime.

Although we have managed to slay the Three Beasts and retrieve their Imperial Arms, which greatly helped out by boosting the offensive capabilities of the Revolutionary Army. The price of such a success was Bulat being critically injured and poisoned. Liver, who revealed himself as one of the Three Beasts, had injected poison together with drugs into his blood. The drug serves to boost his physical capabilities and he was able to fight against Bulat in terms of physical strength when they have reached the limit of using their respective Imperial Arms. Of course, there is a limit to how much the drug lasts, and it wasn't long before Bulat starts to gain the upper hand. Bulat was able to draw blood, which was what Liver wanted.

Since blood is a liquid and contains water, Liver used whatever strength he had left to control his blood, sending a barrage of blood blades and fired towards Bulat. Bulat was able to deflect most of the attacks. Of course, some got past his defense and impaled into him. Since there was poison in the blood, Bulat was thought to be dying, or so they thought. I was able to defeat Nyau using somewhat unorthodox techniques with my Imperial Arms, and this allowed me to stop blood flow from where he was injured. This saved his life, but for how long is uncertain. He had been in a coma ever since I transported him back to our Headquarters. Sometimes he would suddenly spasm, and we would have to control him, while other times he would stop breathing, so he have to apply appropriate life-saving measures on him. Someone has to monitor him constantly. Thus, I landed up being left at base which I don't mind.