(A/N: "Ligit, these two are cute together" )

Now with the existence of the new Secret Police force, Wild Hunt, murders and rape reports in the Empire have been skyrocketing, due to Syura using his position as the Prime Minister's son as advantage to do whatever he pleased. With Honest turning a blind eye and the Jaegers unable to do anything due to Esdeath being in the west so she couldn't establish authority and put Syura in his place, Wild Hunt has been a whole new bag of trouble for both Night Raid and the Jaegers.

Honest and Syura were in the Council hall of the Imperial Palace, with a bunch of other Imperial Leaders. While Honest himself was munching on a drumstick, Syura stood behind him.

Honest: "As you all should know, the Revolutionary Army has breeches the EN gate without bloodshed. Do any of you have some ingenious plan to counter this threat?"

Political Leader 1: "Damn, surrendering without a fight again.. All of our commanders are spineless cowards!"

Political Leader 2: "What are our armies doing? Stop wasting time putting down petty riots and send them to fight the Revolutionary Army!"

Political Leader 3: "Our armies have engaged them multiple times... However, the Revolutionary Army is full of experienced, former generals who are equipped with Teigu.."

Political Leader 1: "Black Marlin, Extase.. And even Scream! And there is no doubt that they're equipped with Zodiacs as well! We don't stand a chance!"

Political Leader 2: "So most of the missing Teigu have been falling into the hands of the Revolutionary Army... Perhaps we've been underestimating them." Amongst the discussion, Honest was just eating away without a care in the world.

Honest: *sigh* "They're all panicking about that.. So pathetic. I can't even eat in peace.." Syura however was trying to peace together how his father could be so calm in this situation.

Syura's thoughts: "The reason pops can be so calm in such a dire situation must be.. The 'Ultimate Teigu' that has been passed down through the Imperial line..."

???: "Stop wavering, you fools. And you call yourselves rulers of the people?"

Everyone's attention was drawn to the front door, which had been open. Marching in with heavy and impactful footsteps was quite a tall and threatening man. It was someone all of the leaders were relieved to see as he was the highest General in the Empire, holding a greater position than Esdeath herself. The man who's generation have served and been loyal to the Empire, since it's first creation.

Political Leaders: "Great General Budo!"

(A/N: "The most badass male character design in the manga by far.")

CHAPTER 39: KILL THE HERESY

Now with the presence of the second strongest in the Empire, Great General Budo, the political leaders had hope again, while Syura just sweat dropped, since Budo was the only one he was actually afraid of, besides his father.

Syura's thoughts: "And also because, this guy is here..."

Budo: "If the Revolutionary Army reaches the capital, my Imperial Guards and I will eliminate them. Do not fear." He said proudly yet in an extreme stern tone as he crossed his arms. Just his presence alone could bring fear to the fearless of assassins.

Political Leader 1: "How reassuring. If Great General Budo will fight for us, we can win!"

Political Leader 2: "Yes! There was no reason to fret in the first place." Soon however, a striking glare from the Great General quickly silenced their reassuring while Honest just looked bored.

Budo: "A military officer is not to interfere with the government. I was born into a lineage of great generals, every one of which has obeyed this rule. However, I cannot remain silent in a situation like this. You... After the Revolutionary Army is eradicated, I will need to eliminate the source of this Empire's instability itself. No matter who that might be."

Honest looked unfazed by his threat as he just kept munching away.

Honest: "Oooh, scary, scary. I don't know who you're talking about, but they should prepare themselves." He said smiling while Budo just narrowed his eyes at him. He couldn't help but get the feeling that The Prime Minister was behind all of this. Syura however just had on a sly grin.

Syura's thoughts: "Things are getting even more interesting. I came back at a great time!"

>>Time Skip<<

On the outskirts of the Capital, the trio of Wave, Run and Lauren, after visiting Akaruime's grave, located in the village both she and her elder sister passed away in, accompanied Bols' wife, Kije and his only daughter, Logue to the cemetery where they two were kneeling and praying before Bols' grave. Wave, Run and Lauren were they to pay respects and remember their dead comrade.

Waves thoughts: "Bols' family... They must come here every day... But I'm not surprised... Every day when she got the chance to, Kurome would go visit Akaruime up at the ruined village..." *out loud* "Um... Are you having any trouble with daily living?"

Kije: "We received enough money from General Esdeath, as wages from working with the Jaegers."

Wave: "When did the General do something like that?"

Lauren: "Believe it or not, yeah. She's done this type of stuff before, normally giving the gold she receives from the Emperor straight to her soldiers. Since Kije and Logue are Bols' family, she'd naturally give them the funds she was going to give him."

Run: "I'm sure there are other things she's taken care of that we have no knowledge about."

Kije: "We also have some savings from beforehand. I plan on raising my daughter as well." She said smiling at Logue who looked up at her. At this point, Wave was doing his best to hold in his tears.

Wave: "...I see... Please don't hesitate to reach out to us if you ever need anything." With respectful bows, the two began to walk away, however they paused upon Wave calling out to them. "Oh and one more thing. Please don't go near the Capital no matter what. There's a crazy group causing chaos."

(A/N: "Now this is the part where I'd write the scene where Wild Hunt Massacres those guys in the Capital and when Enshin was about to... you know what, to that woman... However, I simply don't have the energy or the drive to write that scene... Besides every time I see it, I just get sick to my stomach... So we gonna skip to the aftermath.")

>>Short Time Skip<<

After receiving word of Wild Hunt's movements, Wave, Run and Lauren were already on the case, dashing through the Capital at high speeds. However they are already too late as they found members of the Temple of Imperial Fist, all dead. Their bodies were dripping with fresh blood as they hung upside down from a wooden grid, connected to the buildings. Wave and Lauren had looks of absolute horror while Run, despite not expressing it, also was mortified. Lauren glanced at the woman's body; there were clear bruising and cuts, shoeing that she was violated before bleeding out. The other's weren't let off easy as well as many suffered horrible deaths from missing limbs, organs, etc. They were tortured, played with.

Wave: "Shit! Them again!?"

Lauren: "Sick bastards..."

She growled under her breath before she glanced at Run, seeing his gaze darken and harden. She followed it before spotting Wild Hunt at a nearby food stand, eating bread and other consumables. However what Run was staring at, was the certain fat clown, Champ. Lauren's eyes also darkened as she clenched her fists a bit. Noticing the Jaegers, Syura turned to face them, with a smug grin.

Syura: "Yo, if it isn't the useless Jaegers. *bites into bread* Since you were so slow, I went ahead and executed them in the name of the Empire."

Wave: "T-This is too much! A public execution like this is-" Syura quickly cuts him off, becoming enraged from his retorts.

Syura: "I'm the son of the Prime Minister! If you're going to go against me, I assume you have the guts to cross the Prime Minister, right!? Say something!!"

Wave fell silent. He was taken aback from the sudden out burst, however he knew if he retaliated against Syura, he could easily have him executed. Run swiftly stepped in front of the blue-haired Jaeger.

Run: *whispers* "You can't just anger someone related to the Prime Minister! Please, you have to hold yourself back!" Syura just stared at them before his eyes widened in surprise upon seeing Run now before them in an apologetic manor. *out loud* "I apologize for the trouble, members of Wild Hunt." Wave just watched in shock before...

Syura: *glares at Wave* "You're not gonna lower you head?" Seeing that he had no choice anymore, Wave begrudgingly bowed before them as well.

Wave: *begrudgingly* "No... I apologize for my rudeness. Please forgive me.". Syura just smirked in satisfaction as Wave, internally was seething in anger of pleading his loyalty to someone as scummy as Syura.

Run: *smiles convincingly* "I'll take care of the rest."

Syura: *smiles while scratching his cheek* "You're pretty good at getting on the good sides of people. I'll let you off the hook."

Run: "...Thank you for your kind words." However, little did he know that Syura had his eyes on someone else apart of their party.

Syura: "And you... I never knew the Jaegers had such a hidden gem with them."

The blonde's eyes widened a bit as he saw Syura approaching Lauren, who haven't said anything, neither did she bow. Rather, she just had a hard glare. Upon spotting her, Enshin immediately took interest and the two surrounded the female Jaeger.

Enshin: "Oh, she's no regular secret gem~" He said, grinning as he stuck out his tongue in a seductive manor. "And she gives off such a strong aura too~"

Syura: "Doing it with such a strong gem would be Interesting~"

Run clenched his fists but held himself back as he knew that he couldn't do anything to help her. However, his eyes widened as he saw Enshin grab Lauren by the waist, not because he was touching her however, but because he knew what would happen. In an instant, Lauren's eyes glowed a bright gold color as she rammed her elbow right into Enshin's face, knocking him off of her and onto the ground.

Lauren: "Hands off, creep."

Wave: "L-Lauren!?"

Syura: "You bitch! You wanna go against me!? I'm the Prime Minister's son!!"

Lauren: "And I'm Great General Budo's daughter so what's your point?" Everyone besides Run's eyes widened from her statement. No one knew the Great General had a daughter, no less Lauren of all people. "And he taught me one very important lesson, 'Never take bullshit from anyone.'"

Syura: "Y-You...! Still, the Prime Minister is a higher rang than the Great General-Gah!"

He yelled in shock as he wasn't expecting for Lauren to immediately equip one of Rerumukattā's Bladed Boomerangs and point it directly at his face, scratching his cheek and drawing a bit of blood.

Lauren: "Does it look like I care if you're Honest's 'precious baby boy'? I couldn't give two shits if you were the son of the original Emperor. You can do whatever you want, but touch me or my teammates again, and you're status I will throw right out of the damned window." He glared at her, gritting his teeth before she unequipped her Zodiac. "Besides..."

She walked over to Run before latching herself onto his arm and hugging him before smiling sweetly at Syura.

Lauren: "I'm already happily taken." She said, planting a kiss on the blonde's cheek, putting a small blush on his face

Run: "L-Lauren..!?"

Lauren: *whispers* "Shh.. Just play along." The blonde blinked at the red head, who just smiled at the angered Syura. Immediately he bowed before them.

Run: "I sincerely apologize for her behavior. I will-"

Syura: *sighs* "No, no don't apologize. If I had realized she was Great General Budo's daughter, I wouldn't have done that." He walked towards Lauren and surprisingly lowered his head apologetically. Despite Syura technically bring at a higher position than Lauren, just the fact that Budo was the highest ranking General and was basically Honest's right hand man, he knew that Lauren could instantly get him in trouble. "I deeply apologize for the trouble, Miss. Please forgive me and my group."

Lauren: *smiles convincingly* "Good. Now enjoy the rest of your break, Wild Hunt." She said, giving them all a slight bow.

>>Time Skip<<

A day had went by and Wave wore a horrified expression. He had heard the news of the massacre of a wife and child by of course, Wild Hunt. Even despite Lauren's warnings, they were still up to no good. Going too the outskirts of the Capital, to where Bols' grave was located, he was met by two Imperial Soldiers with a blanket covering the two bodies underneath.

Imperial Soldier 1: "Both of them died while being 'investigated' by Wild Hunt... or at least that's what the official reports say."

Wave: "No... You two..." He was about to take the blanket off, but the soldiers quickly stopped him.

Imperial Soldier 2: "Please, you mustn't. It's beyond brutal."

However there was no need for Wave to even lift the blanket off.. Just seeing the feet underneath the blanket, he could already tell who the victims were; Bols' wife and daughter, Kije and Logue...

Soon Wave found himself wandering through the dark halls of the Imperial Palace. Not speaking a single word, he found himself passing by the room that belonged to Bols. Soon, memories began to flood his mind, of the times Bols and his family were alive. He remembered how terrified of Bols he was when they first met, but when getting to know him, he realized he was just a normal man with a deep love for his family and comrades... Kije and Logue's deaths however, worsened the sinking feeling he had since first meeting the members of Wild Hunt. He couldn't bare to hold his feelings back any longer. Out of frustration, he punched the wall, creating some cracks in the area impacted.

Wave's thoughts: "Fuck..! Fuck..!!! I have to hold it in even after this!?"

Kurome: "Oh, Wave."

He looked up, spotting the Black-eyed ravenette standing in front of him. He was a bit surprised to see that she had come out. Since Akaruime's death, Kurome took it the hardest out of the Jaegers. Shed remain in Akaruime's bedroom, rarely eating anymore but she'll just stare at Himitsume, which would be lying against the wall within the room. Both her and Akaruime were very close, best friends. And to have her gone just like that, just took another peace away from her... It was like she was barely hanging on. However, now that she was outside, it showed that she was making some progress on moving on.

Kurome: "What's wrong? You look like you're being tormented." She asked concerned

Wave: "Kurome... Just now, at the cemetery, Bols' family was..."

Syura: "Oh. We meet again, Mr. Spineless Jaeger." The irritating voice of Syura caught both Jaegers attention as they looked at him, alarmed. Kurome recognized that this was Honest's son as she sweat dropped, from him noticing her. "Oh? What's this? The Jaegers had another hidden gem?? Lauren was something definitely, but she's no slacker either. I wasn't paying much attention so I didn't notice at all."

He walked over to her and grabbed her by the wrist, but rose his eyebrow in interest upon feeling resistance.

Syura: "Oho? You're the type that was strengthen by doping? How interesting. Alright! Considering you're not the Great General second Daughter or whatever, I'm designating you as my next toy. Be grateful! I've never done it with a doped woman, like you so this will be interesting~ Come here."

(A/N: "Get away from her you Tarzan lookin-ass, AIDS havin-ass, Male-hooker lookin-ass bitch.")

This had finally done it as Wave stomped his foot on the ground, having enough of Syura using his position to his advantage.

Wave: "Hey."

Syura: "Ahh!? You wanna say something!? I'm the son of the Prime-"

Wave didn't even get him a chance to finish as the leader of Wild Hunt was soon met with Wave's fist to his face. The punch had knocked him down and sent him rolling across the floor before coming to a halt. Kurome looked in shock before Wave wrapped an arm around her, pulling her protective of close to him, causing a small blush to rise onto the female's cheek. Wave's face however, displayed a hardened and cold glare.

Wave: "First with Lauren.. And now Kurome? Don't touch my comrades with your filthy hands. *grits teeth* I'm sorry, Run, commander... I couldn't hold it any longer... But I can't let this go by any longer. They Jaegers will hunt down ANYONE who disturbs the peace, even if that's the son of the Prime Minister!!!"

(A/N: "My man Wave! You know, if Akame was apart of the Jaegers and saw this, she's no doubt Kill Syrua right then and there. Lucky bastard.")

Quietly, Syura began to chuckle as he rose up back onto his feet, A clear bruise in his face from where Wave punched him. Despite smiling, he was clearing livid as he took hold of his Teigu that was clipped onto his belt.

Syura: "Aaah that was a pretty good punch. I'm definitely going to have to execute you. I, Syura will deliver your judgement by tearing you to pieces!!" Wave wasn't fazed as Syura slowly approached him. "Cut down? Boiled alive? Roasted? Drawn and Quartered? Buried alive...? Which kind of execution do you prefer? Or... Do you want the whole works?"

Wave just clenched onto Grand Chariot's key before u sheathing it, ready to transform.

Wave: "Just how many people have you killed on whims like that...? All of you in Wild Hunt... I can't forgive you... I WON'T forgive you!!"

Kurome: *grabs Wave's sleeve* "No! You can't use that here!"

???: "Stop right there!" the voice boomed out, catching everyone's attention.

Approaching from behind Syura was Great General Budo, with Lauren right behind him.

Budo: "Is this the killing intent I sense?"

Lauren: "Seems like it, dad.. Oh how things escalate."

Budo: "Silence daughter." He said, causing for her to immediately silence herself. Despite them being family, Budo was extremely strict with Lauren. "Fools. Do you intend to go on a rampage inside the palace that I guard? I will not allow such a thing. If you use your Teigu, I will execute you on the spot, no questions asked, with my Adramelech."

Just his presence immediately convinced Wave to start backing off, not in fear of being executed, but just from his commanding and threatening aura. He still couldn't believe that THIS man was Lauren's bloody father, her biological dad. Syura however just let out a 'tch' of annoyance before seeing Laruen, who shot him a smirk. He was tempted to use his Teigu to just get him and Wave out of the palace, however if he did, he wouldn't be let off the hook when he returned and there's no doubt with the capabilities of Rerumukattā, Lauren would be able to easily track him. And there was also the problem on what Syria would do if he killed one of Esdeath's subordinates. Not only will there be dire consequences from the Icy General herself personally executing or worse, torturing him beyond repair, he could also be sentenced to all of this by his own father. Now with a new plan, Syura spoke up.

Syura: "No, no Great General. We've just reached the point where we can't back off as men. So how about this? A fist fight so we don't wreck everything around us. No grudges, regardless on who wins! You settle stuff this way all the time in the Military too right?"

Wave gritted his teeth and sweat dropped while Lauren let out a 'tch', seeing what Syura was trying to do. The tall General looked to Wave.

Budo: "What do you say?"

Wave remained silent, looked to Syura, who stood there with a smirk, thinking there was no way that Wave could win, even if he accepted. However, Wave saw this as an opportunity to teach the spoilt brat a lesson.

Wave: "Yeah! Let's settle this with just our fists!" To this, Lauren smirked in satisfaction.

Budo: "Then I'll be you're judge. Follow me to the courtyard." He turned and started walking away as Syura grinned maliciously and was about to follow before... "And one last thing Syura.. *stops and glares back at him* If I catch you trying anything with my daughter again, I won't hesitate to give you the worse type of execution, no matter if you win this fight or not. Understood?"

Syura: *sweat drops* "Y-Yes sir.."

Syura left with Budo as Lauren gave him a smirk of satisfaction before looking back at Wave and Kurome, the latter holding onto his sleeve out of worry.

Kurome: "Wave... He's..."

Wave: *smiles* "I know, he's strong. But it's okay." *thoughts* "Just watch me. This time I'll show you how tough I can be."

Lauren: "No worries Kurome." She walked up to them, placing a reassuring hand on the ravenette's shoulder while smiling. "Wave will kill his ass upside down. *glances at Wave* Right?"

Wave: *smirks* "You bet I will!"

The three followed after Syura and Budo, showing to finally end the beef between the Jaegers and Wild Hunt. However...

Kurome: "Also, *looks at Lauren* since when were you Great General Budo's daughter!?"

Lauren: *laughs nervously* "Ahaha... Surprise...?"

To be Continued...