Episode 2: Kill the Lie

Garou was back in the Empire, as he looks at some wanted posters... he saw three of them: Najenda, Akame, Bulat. Three names with high payment, and their details is right there.

???: Seeing the wanted papers, tough guy?

He looks back seeing the blond woman who was at his height.

Woman: I know, the people in the Capital are very dangerous.

Garou: Hmm...

Woman: You from here?

Garou: No.

Woman: Huh. Yeah your look says it all.

Garou looked at the papers as the woman puts her hands on her waist.

Woman: Leone.

Garou doesn't answer still seeing the papers.

Leone: Okay? You're to focused on the wanted papers.

Garou: Night Raid. I've heard about it yesterday, what is that?

Leone: Some weird assassin team, like in the name, it says it, they only appear on night. Why? Working for the Empire?

Garou: No.

Leone: Then why are you interested?

Garou kept eyes on the wanted papers, as it shows three clouds by his head, showing him in all clouds, fighting against a shadow of the people in the posters. He knees the jaw of one, in another he is throwing a punch as the shadow had many hits, and in another he is smashing the head to the ground.

Garou: I'm just thinking... how it will end.

Garou frowns as a shadow overcomes his face.

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Scene shows a hot bath, as it shows Garou under the shower, looking down.

???: Hey mister.

Garou looked to his right slowly, seeing steam, but he knew that voice... the brat... Tareo.

Tareo: Got back from work?

Garou: *voice* Stop calling me mister. So are you able to lend me that book?

Tareo: I told you I cannot. I know, we can read it together.

Garou was seeing through the steam, three shadows, a bench, a kid and himself seated by his side. He looks away putting his forehead in the wall, as he sighs... why was he feeling some much regret? So much... fear... worry... he turns off the shower and walks away as he puts his clothes on.

???: Poor Garou, he is worried for a stupid little kid.

Garou definitely didn't recognize that voice, as he looks back... seeing nothing. He slowly looks away and returns to walk.

???: He made you human... a flaw expected from you.

Garou looked back swinging his hand, releasing a gust of wind, blowing away the steam. He was panting a little, as he looks around. But he later hears something off... flesh. He walked out of the bathroom, as he saw the door open... Tatsumi ran, he might have been killed or he killed someone. Garou walked out looking around, as he looked to a corner of the room seeing blood leaking from the side.

Garou: Blood... the murderer is close.

He kept walking, until his body stopped moving... behind! He jumped over seeing an intense large blade, he looked at the user, purple hair lady with glasses.

Purple woman: Extase!

The blade glow as Garou closed his eyes.

Garou: *mentally* The blade emitted light... just like Spring Mustachio.

He landed as he had his eyes close.

Garou: *mentally* Gotta take the hit.

The girl went to swing at Garou... but he deflected the blade and kicked the girl back... definitely taking her down in one go. Garou opened his eyes, and saw his hand bleeding... the one he used to deflect.

Garou: *mentally* That blade was sharper than I thought... far more. Darkshine could punch through Flowing Water... breaking it... can she cut me even while using it? Must be... that can't be just some pair of scissors for giants.

Garou ran away until... he realized something... it was night... that girl was from Night Raid.

Garou: Shit... they're here for the family... why are they here actually?

He looked to a window, as he saw a few lines in the sky... and saw two people there... couldn't see with clarity.

Garou: It is Night Raid... seems I have to play good.

He heard a crack and ran towards that sound. Scene shows... Leone grabbing someone by the neck, Aria's father... but she had a tail, lion like hand paws, longer hair, ears and her eyes were gold instead of yellow with the pupil of cat, vertical.

Man: P-Please... I have a daughter... s-spare... her...

Leone: You'll see her in the other side soon enough, buddy.

Man: Y-You would kill... a child? Don't you have mercy?

Leone: Mercy? *smirks* I have no idea what that means.

She puts mire pressure on the neck... until it snaps. Leone drops the body looking at it, until a shadow overcome her. She looks back seeing a silhouette.

Leone: Didn't hear you... another of these people, right?

The silhouette cracked his knuckles as Leone looked confused.

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An explosion was seen in a mansion as it shows Leone being pushed through as she lands outside which was a forest. She cleans her mouth and spits blood, smiling.

Leone: Nice hit, really nice one.

She smells a few times as her eyes widen, making make a split, dodging a kick from Garou. She makes a backflip as she launches herself back to Garou giving him a barrage of punches, which he blocks. Leone had a smile but was slowly losing it as her punches were pushing Garou but he didn't looked very amused by them. He later dodged a slam from her as he back punches her and kicks her back. He leaps and slams a punch towards her which she dodges and he breaks the ground. She stands up and goes at him as he dashed which she goes for a punch, but with his fists, it glows blue and he hits her shoulder, hitting a vital point and sends her flying. Leone later lands on her feet, but she touches her right shoulder, having trouble moving it.

Leone: It will take a few seconds to heal.

She looks forward and quickly moves, dodging a swing from Garou, but cuts her cheek.

Leone: *mentally* But seconds might be too long, he is fast, strong and way too skilled.

Garou launches himself as the woman went to block, but Garou's punches were hurting her more than vice versa.

Leone: If he keeps going like this, Lionelle's power won't do much. I need to find... the others.

She managed to break Garou's barrage and goes for a punch, as she punches Garou in the face... but he punches her back with twice or three times her strength, sending her flying through a few trees. She lands on her side as she went to stand up, but Garou was already in front of her and punches her face, pushing her further more, until he dashes and appears behind, making headlock on her.

Leone: *mentally* He must have figured out I can heal... he's trying to cut my... breathing... and he's doing... a fantastic job... at... that.

Her eyes were rolling back and closing, as Garou puts more pressure. He had a frown, until his eyes widen, seeing a laser coming at him, he moved the woman and the shot hit them both, pushing them back. Leone groaned as well as Garou a little.

Garou: *mentally* A sniper... and that was energy... I need to keep eyes on them.

He saw at the person who did it, which was a girl with long pink hair in two side pony tails, the blast made him glitch, seeing a man robot's hands.

Garou: *mentally* The people of this place are very similar to some of mine...

Girl: Leone? You okay?

Leone: *standing up* Y-Yeah. This guy was in the house, and take this from me... do not... underestimate him.

Girl: I won't.

Leone got in her fighting pose as the girl charges her weapon as Garou spits some blood and gets up, getting on a fighting pose.

Garou: *mentally* Most snipers are bad at fighting, and her clothes can justify that, they look heavy and not very breathable. I'll take her in close, and see if I'm right.

(Ends music)

???: What's going on with you? You were once so confident on hunting heroes... so cocky... why aren't you showing it?

Garou heard that voice looking back but again nothing... it was stressing him. He looks back at Leone and the girl as he exhales.

Leone: Keep him under pressure.

Girl: Got it.

Leone growls and dashes at Garou who got in his master's pose. She throws a lot of punches at him which he deflects as he hits Leone with his palm, until he looks at the girl, dashing to one side, dodging a shot and later dashes to another until he was in front of her, about to rip the gun, but the gun glow... releasing a powerful blast from it, pushing Garou back. He groans until he was hit by a tree, getting pushed back.

Garou: *mentally* I can't fight them without knowing what they can do... I have to end it.

Leone throws a punch at Garou who blocks it and later punches her back, as he jumps over another blast, until his legs were wrapped by the same lines from before. He saw and managed to see it was the green haired guy that he punched.

Green Guy: That's for the punch.

He moves the lines, slowly cutting through Garou's leg's flesh. He groans as he lands, he holds his leg looking at the guy.

Leone: Nice wrap, Lubbock.

Lubbock: Thanks.

Garou: *mentally* I'm surrounded. They're not heroes, they're going for the kill as quick and painful as possible. The lady has Tank Top's strength... probably higher, the two pony tails has that gun, it can shoot either those normal blasts but when I got close, it shot that huge one... and the green one has those lines, if I risk myself on cutting it, I might cut myself as well, can't risk that in a 3 v 1, worse, where are the other 3?

Leone: Cut the leg!

Lubbock pulled the lines from Garou's leg... but he pulled to fast... that was cause Garou's leg wasn't there. The three looked at Garou who was in the air, landing between the three.

Garou: You want to fight? Night Raid?

He later smashed the ground... no... he destroyed the ground.

Garou: THEN FIGHT ME!!!

Cracks were going forward, as Leone moved dodging the cracks, the floor was shaking as the cracks reached to the mansion shaking it. Leone looked forward, as she blinked, and Garou's reflection was shown in her eye... he was in front of her in the blink of an eye as she went to punch him... but earns a kick to the face as scene turns black with a few blue lines covering it, as Garou used Flowing Water on Leone, hitting her at intense speeds, so quick that she couldn't even see some of them. The girl went to shoot at Garou as he grabbed a rock and threw it at her, as the blast clashed with it, breaking it, until she sees a tree in her face... Garou threw it at high speeds at it puts her down.

Lubbock: Oh crap!

He goes to flee until he went to wrap one of the lines on a tree, but Garou kicked it down and later kicked the one Lubbock was on and kicked him away by a few of them. He groans as he looks at Leone later who had a hurt face, as he went to grab her hair and smash her head... but heard a few steps. He looks back seeing a metal big man... with a large spear... he groans looking at him.

Garou: Seems you're next.

Scene shows later Tatsumi running, all that happened there, only took at most 6 minutes, and he still hasn't found Aria.

Tatsumi: Gotta find Little Miss, gotta find her, gotta find her, gotta find her, gotta- *he sees Aria and the Imperial Guard near an old shed* Found you!

Tatsumi starts to breath tiredly as Aria looks back and sees him.

Aria: Tatsumi!

Imperial Guard: Your timing is perfect. We're going to hide in the shed and wait for the guards. Please try to fight and defeat Night Raid until the soldiers arrive!

Tatsumi: *shocked* You want me to do what?

But then, from behind, someone falls to the ground showing a girl on her teens with long black hair, red eyes and wearing a trench coat.

Tatsumi: *grabbing his sword* Guess don't have much of a choice!

The girl runs towards him as Tatsumi gets ready to fight.

Girl: Not a target.

Tatsumi: Huh?

The girl was in Tatsumi's head and jumps towards the soldier and the blond girl.

Tatsumi: What?

The girl ran towards them, as the Imperial Guard shoots her, but she dodges every bullet with ease.

Girl: Target.

The girl jumps in front the soldier which he was in pure shock.

Girl: Eliminate.

The girl slashed the guard's neck as blood falls from the cut. Aria fell in the ground scared, as the assassin girl walked towards her and had her sword ready to cut her.

Girl: Eliminate.

Tatsumi: Stop right there!

Tatsumi tried to cut the girl, but she dodged it and took a large step back after that, as she looked with no emotions towards Tatsumi.

Girl: You aren't my target. I have no need to kill you.

Tatsumi: But that mean that you have to kill this girl?

Girl: *poker face* Yep.

Tatsumi: "Yep"?

Girl: I will kill you if you stay in my way.

Tatsumi: That doesn't mean I can up and run!

Girl: All right. *gripping her sword more* Then you've made your choice.

Tatsumi got scared for his life, as he got on a fighting pose... ready for the fight, but the metal man was pushed through the trees landing on the ground, with pieces dented. The girl saw him and looked a bit shocked, though not showing it.

Man: Akame... look out.

The girl which was Akame looked to the woods, seeing two glowing purple eyes, as it moves, showing Garou with a bunch of cuts and bruises, the man gave him a hell of a fight.

Man: His legs are weakened... outpace him.

Akame nods a little as Garou walked forward seeing the man and later Tatsumi and Aria.

Garou: You two morons are still alive... good.

He looks at Akame with a monochromatic look as she did the same... he could feel her presence, she was the big deal.

Garou: You must be Akame from Night Raid. Seen the signs of you in the city... and you're the most wanted.

Akame: Mercenary?

Garou: Me? No... I'm a Monster... and you... are my next hunt.

Akame: Hunt?

Garou smiled for the first time... he was having fun as he dashed at Akame who went for a swing as Garou went as well... his body rejected his next move... and moved on his own, taking a step back. He dodged the sword as he looks at it.

Garou: *mentally* My body... rejected my next movement, it's that sword... whatever it is... my body isn't allowing me to get close.

Akame gripped the sword more as Garou got in his fighting pose, until he saw an Imperial Guard... there were marks on his body... as he looked at Akame back.

Garou: *mentally* The sword leaves those marks... what is it?

Garou moved his leg as well as Akame. The two dashed at each other, but Garou later moves right, towards a tree, leaping to it as he lands in it as his hand glows red.

Garou: Whirling Wind!

He moves his hand and crushes it, as the red aura travel towards Akame who moves as when it reaches the ground, it breaks it but in the same pattern the aura was at, not a crack but like a cut. Garou lands on four as he makes a backflip dodging Akame's sword as she spins in mid air and goes to slash Garou. He sees that and moves quickly later punching her rib but she hits him back with the handle and later kicks him, but he deflects it and kicks her. She gets pushed back as she sees Garou going to kick her jaw, but she blocks and swings her sword, scratching his bandages but doesn't touch his skin, as a feeling ran on his skin.

Garou: *mentally* I was so close... that sword is a annoying thing, and her skill with it is nothing to laugh at. She's also fast, one mistake and I'm done for.

Akame holds her sword with both hands... she was pretty serious about this fight.

Akame: *mentally* Both legs should be dead, and yet... he still moves at intense speed, he doesn't possess any weapon... the problem here is his skill.

Scene shows when Garou deflected her attacks as she frowned.

Akame: *mentally* He isn't just trained... his skills are his powers... he is some kind of Martial Arts Prodigy. I have to use another strategy.

She saw Tatsumi and Aria run as she frowns.

Akame: *mentally* I have to play him a fool!

She goes to swing at Tatsumi who had his sword out and goes to block, but Garou reached and blocked the blade, but more like grabbed the handle of the sword as Akame looked at Garou, hitting her head and rips the sword off her hands. He takes a large step back.

Garou: No more blades.

He went to let it go, but the sword emitted a black aura, as Garou struggled to let it go.

Garou: What?

Akame: Murasame isn't compatible with you... the Teigu is rejecting you.

Garou: Re... jecting?

Akame: You're done.

She dashes and wraps her legs around Garou's head, going to break his neck... but Garou started to drool from his teeth a bit of blood.

Garou: No...

Akame saw this and he threw Murasame away... he broke through. She felt a large movement as he grabbed Akame's legs and threw her to the ground.

Garou: THIS IS FAR FROM OVER!!!

He went to smash Akame who moves, but the shockwave sent her through the shed. Akame slowly got up until Garou grabbed her by the neck as she fought for air and puts both legs on his chest to break free. He had an animalistic face... until he looks forward... his strength completely faded. He lets go of Akame who lands in the ground holding her neck, as Garou started to pant... he puts a hand on his mouth... lips shivering... he already saw kids die but... here he sees the shed full of them, naked, poisoned and tortured to death... then they would turn to bones as well as wrapped in chains.

Garou: Oh my god...

Akame looked at him, as Tatsumi entered as well in shock.

Leone: Akame!

She had the pink hair girl in the back also pulling Lubbock. Akame raises her hands, stopping her.

Garou: What is this?

Leone: Why we are here. This family invited people from around the country, especially ones with no money. Then they torture them to death, this is the true nature of this damn place-

Tatsumi: Sayo?

Tatsumi moves by Garou as he looks at Sayo... pure naked and... dead.

Tatsumi: Sayo? Sayo are you...

Leone: Friend of yours I presume.

Aria goes to walk away, but her leg was grabbed, as it shows an angry Garou as she lifts her by her head to his height.

Garou: You killed all these kids... you killed them all... why?

Tatsumi: This family... they did this?

Leone: Yeah. And the guards knew all about it and stayed quiet. *to Garou* You've been lied, pal.

Aria: I didn't know any of this! I didn't know! Are you actually going to believe them?! Or me?!

Garou looked at Leone and later at Aria, as he throws Aria to the ground as she lands on her face as he grabs her back head.

Garou: Look at what you did, animal!

???: Tat... sumi... is it... you?

Tatsumi looks to a cage, seeing... Ieyasu.

Tatsumi: I-Ieyasu.

Ieyasu: She approached both of us... offered us a play to... stay... she helped us... but after a meal... we woke up here... confused. She... SHE TORTURED SAYO TO DEATH!!! To... death...

He falls in the ground letting a cry... an agonizing cry. Aria broke free from Garou's grasp.

Aria: So what if I did? AREN'T ANY OF YOU WORTHLESS COUNTRY HICKS? YOU'RE LIKE LIVESTOCK! I'M FREE TO TREAT YOU HOWEVER I WANT! HOW DARE THAT WOMAN HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL HAIR WHEN SHE'S A LIVESTOCK? MY HAIR IS ALWAYS A MESS AND GIVES ME A HEADACHE! SO I TREATED HER WITH EXTRA SPECIAL CARE! SHE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL I GAVE HER SO MUCH ATTENTION!!!

Leone: She's a mad one literally. Be free to end her, Akame.

Akame had walked and grabbed her sword.

Akame: I'll kill her.

???: Wait.

Leone looks hearing Tatsumi's voice.

Leone: Seriously? After all this you still protect her?

Tatsumi: No.

He grabbed her sword and cut her in half almost.

Tatsumi: I'LL END HER!!!

Blood spilled Garou's face, as he looked at Aria's body, just kicking it with the other corpse. Garou kept looking at the bodies as he looks down.

Garou; Is the entire Empire like this?

Leone: Yeah... it is.

Garou clenched both fists... he had a shaky breathing... he has never seen this huge amount of death, at least kids, this is exactly what he once thought... the humans are a disease, the source of Madness. He heard heavy coughing as they look at Ieyasu, he was at his limit.

Tatsumi: Ieyasu?!

Garou walked and broke the door of the cell, as he picked Ieyasu up and puts him in the floor, with Tatsumi close to him.

Tatsumi: What is happening?

Akame: He's in the last stage of Rubola Virus. The wife enjoyed adding drugs depending of their symptoms of her journal. He's beyond saving.

Ieyasu: Tat... sumi...

Tatsumi looks down at Ieyasu who showed a small smile.

Ieyasu: She... never gave up. Sayo... never gave up... towards that bitch. You should've seen her... she tried to make you proud... so I want to make you... proud as well... at least... till my last... moments.

Tatsumi grabbed Ieyasu's hand as he looks down... shedding a lot of tears.

Akame: His will was the only reason he lived so long.

Tatsumi: What happened to this damn place?!

Akame kept an eye on him, until she heard steps and saw Garou walk away.

Leone: Where you going?

Garou: What else? Put down whoever is in charge.

Leone: That is the Minister and you'll fail.

Garou: Then I'll gladly enjoy that failure.

Leone: *snickers* You're a crazy guy.

Garou: And you're a bunch of fools.

They looked at Garou who was panting.

Garou: That kid lost two of his friends, many more have committed suicide, and assassins like you lots are a bunch of slowpokes and hypocrites.

Leone: For not being able to save that kids friends? There's hundred more, we can't be everywhere!

Garou: Then you'll have too. I know when I see a corrupted place and this is the number 1 in my list. What is your objective? To make a better world? Better future? You killing will create more assassins indirectly, the people of this place need to know that-

Leone: I'm gonna stop you right there, pal. Who do you believe yourself as? Some kind of god that can be everywhere?

Garou: I was taught to break your own limits to achieve your own dreams, and mine is to stop this darkness and corruption.

Leone: Oh! So you're what? A hero?

Garou: I'M NO HERO!!!

He screamed at such volume as he stomps the ground, until he groans and kneels, his leg bleeding again and his guts. He looks forward as he looked dizzy.

Leone: Pal, you okay?

Akame: Bloodlust. By how much he has been bleeding, is shocking to see he was still standing... it was his adrenaline and bloodlust that kept him on foot.

Garou fell face first as blood leaks from his forehead.

Tareo: *echo* Get up, Mister! Get up!

Garou started to hallucinate as he passes out... finally giving up.

Garou: *mentally* I'm sorry, brat... not... this time.

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