One Soul: The Assassins War Arc

Chapter 4: The Deciding Choice

Large noises of armor clanging against each other and the feeling of heat to intense for one person filled the air around the two fighters. Both of them panting and sweating to the point of near collapse. "You're better than I thought." Drew said wiping the sweat from his head.

"This heat is nothing." Bulat said while holding his spear up.

Drew grinned as his arm burst into flames. "Than let's continue." Before he could attack his started smelling a new scent come up quickly behind him. "Shit." He quickly dodges before a black haired girl with a katana cut through him. Without hesitation he uses a fire dragon roar at the girl launching flames in her direction with a minimum amount of space between them.

She dodges the attack only to get part of her shoulder. "That was close." She said looking at him.

Drew looked up to face the black haired girl and a blush quickly grew across his face. "Woah." He said completely speechless at her beauty. "S-she's so-"

"Better pay attention." Tatsumi said drawing his sword about to strike as he jumped into the air.

Drew looked behind him seeing Tatsumi. He moved his right hand and caught his blade while using his left to grab his arm and throw him towards the two other Assassins.

"Tatsumi you alright?" Akame asked as she looked at Drew with glaring eyes.

"Yeah I'm alright Akame. How are you holding up Bulat?" He said looking towards the man in armor.

"I'll admit he's a strong bastard but it will take a lot more to take me down." He said while smirking inside his armor. "Besides as long as you're here Tatsumi I'll never lose." He said as a faint blush appeared outside the armor.

All Tatsumi could do was look at Bulat with a sense of discomfort.

"Hmm all your names seem so familiar. Where have I heard those names before." Drew said closing his eyes while scratching his head.

Without hesitation Tatsumi ran towards Drew only to be stopped yet again by his hands. "Nice try but this won't work on me."

Tatsumi smiled. "This might not but you just fell for out trap. Now Akame!!" Akame appeared behind Drew with her sword drawn ready to strike.

'Shit I can't dodge it.' Drew thought as he felt the blade pierce the skin on his back. Blood spurted out as both Akame and Tatsumi pulled back. Bulat then appeared above blocking the sun and used his spear to crush the injured dragon.

A large crater appeared sucking both Bulat and Drew into it. "Holy crap he overdid it." Tatsumi said as the dirt cloud and debris cleared. Bulat walked up and gave a thumbs up as the armor disappeared from him and Incursio's Key returned.

"Damn that was a lot. Probably too much." Everyone looked back at the crater to see a figure emerge from it. Drew quickly cracked his neck and knuckles. "Ow my back hurts a lot though. You really cut deep in there."

Akame looked at him. "Now you will die." She said without breaking eye contact with him. Her deep red eyes staring into his soul.

"What do you me-" He could feel pain start to inhabit his body as if it was lurking in the shadows waiting for its chance.

"My teigu kills anything with one slice. If the blade penetrates your skin than a poison inhabits your body killing you instantly." Arrows started coming out of the wound Akame inflicted onto Drew. They crawled all over his body without mercy causing large amounts of pain for him. "This is the cursed demon sword, Murasame."

Drew falls to the ground not moving at all. "Damn that's a way to go for sure. Almost feel bad for the guy." Tatsumi looked at him and then at Akame who hadn't stopped looking at the mysterious boy.