(Dairoku's POV)

*ROAR!*

Dairoku: "Huh? What is it, Barbatos?"

I was lying in my room on my bed until my TS, Barbatos roared within my mind... She roared again, this time my eyes glowed a deep crimson as I sat up...

Dairoku: "Yeah... I smell it too... that strong bloodlust that completely shadows the rest... Besides Esdeath, there's only one person I know with that high of bloodlust..."

I got up and walked over to the window... I looked out of it, at the starless night, before looking at Yoake, which was glowing an ominous aura... it was hungry for this person... I looked back out the window, and stared directly at the moon, seeing it turn into a blood red...

Dairoku: "So you've showed yourself... Zanku the Executioner..."

CHAPTER 4: KILL THE BEHEADER.

(3rd Person POV)

Najenda: "The target this time is the rumored serial killer that is plaguing the capital." She stated as everyone gathered in the meeting room. She gained a grim look and continued, "Late at night, he suddenly appears, and beheads his victims... It's unknown how many dozens of people he has killed so far."

Tatsumi: "And three of those killed were part of the Imperial Guard right?" he asked, sweating a bit from nervousness. "He's gotta be strong to do that..."

Lubbock: "There's no mistake, it has to be..."

Dairoku: "Zanku the Executioner..."

Tatsumi: "Who's Zanku the Executioner?"

Mine: "You don't know? You really are a country bumpkin, huh?" she asked, sounding slightly surprised, but then Sheele piped up...

Sheele: "Pardon me, but I don't know either..."

(A/N: "Seriously, she's too PRECIOUS!")

Mine: "I think you've just forgotten, Sheele..." She sweat dropped

Tatsumi: "So, what kind of monster is he?"

Mine: "Zanku the Executioner... He originally worked at the empire's greatest prison as their executioner. Because of the Prime Minister, there were many people to be executed." The pink haired Sniper started with, only for Kuraime to finish the explanation.

Kuraime: "Day after day, again and again... He took the heads of those on their knees pleading for their lives. It seems that after years of this, these beheadings became a nasty habit of his. Eventually, executing prisoners didn't satisfy his bloodlust, so he became the well known serial killer, he is now."

Tatsumi: "Not strange he lost a few screws with that job..."

Bulat: "He disappeared right around the time that a detainment force was sent out to find him... Who would think he'd be in the capital?" Bulat questioned as he crossed his arms and leaned against the wall. Dairoku's nose just began to twitch from the stench as Barbatos growled impatiently within his mind.

Dairoku: "And he just killed someone else... I can smell it... Barbatos can smell it..."

Tatsumi: "What a horrible guy! We need to find him and beat his ass!" he shouted with determination only to be stopped by Bulat.

Bulat: "Hold your horses, Tatsumi."

Tatsumi: "Aniki?"

Bulat: "Zanku stole the warden's Teigu before leaving and from then on, became a serial killer." Then he pulled up Tatsumi's chin... "If you ran into him without your partner... you'd be in big trouble~." He said in a... 'certain' tone as sparkles appeared around his face and Tatsumi looked like he wanted to just disappear...

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Currently Akame, Dairoku, Kuraime and Tatsumi were all grouped together; well, technically Dairoku and Kuraime were grouped together but Akame and Tatsumi happened to have a close patrol route to ours so they all decided to stick together for the time being. Currently, they were walking down a completely vacant street.

Akame: "Our search area is down this way."

Dairoku: "Hmm..." Akame and Tatsumi looked at him, confused. "I might be able to find him. Let me just sent out these little guys." He held my left arm out to the side, as a four Hell-Bats flew from me and into the sky.

Tatsumi: "What are they doing?"

Dairoku: "Two are going to watch over the others while the other two are going to look for Zanku. He's surprisingly doing a good job, hiding his bloodlust..."

Akame seemed really impressed about this ability and thought about how useful it could be. Before anything else could be said however, Dairoku froze before he grabbed Akame's hand and pulled her into an alleyway as Kuraime grabbed Tatsumi and muffled his noises with her hand before following into the same alleyway. They all stood there in the darkness and in complete silence as some of the Capital's city guards running past us. When they passed, Dairoku released a sigh of relief before let Akame go while Kuraime did the same with Tatsumi.

Kuraime: "The Capital's city guards... Seems like their looking for Zanku as well... We need to be cautious..." she quietly said to which Akame and Dairoku nodded.

Dairoku: "Yeah... That was too close for comfort..." They were about to continue their way before Tatsumi eyed their weapons and decided to ask about them.

Tatsumi: "Can I ask you guys something before we start searching?" Akame however, without even giving the guy a chance to speak, immediately gave him a thumbs up.

Akame: "Don't worry, Kuraime and I brought snacks along."

Tatsumi: "That wasn't what I was going to ask..." He deadpanned. "The Teigu... what are they?" Akame simply took Murasame from her hip and showed it to Tatsumi with her straight derpy face.

Akame: "This is a Teigu."

Tatsumi: "I still don't get it..." He said, still confused, so Akame decided to tell him the tale of the Teigu

Akame: "About 1000 years ago, after the great empire was created, the emperor began to worry. Legend says that they gathered materials from the most dangerous of Legendary-Class creatures, such as the ultra-rare metal Orihalcon. The greatest scientific minds were gathered from all over the world. With the Emperor's absolute power and limitless fortune. They accomplished a feat that is impossible in the current era. They created 48 deadly weapon, and they are called The Teigu. Each and every one of them is powerful beyond belief. Each one holds the power of a thousand warriors. It's said that the Emperor's retainer's who the Teigu were given to achieved greater military success than before. But because of the Huge Civil war that broke out over 500 years ago, nearly half of the Teigu were lost in various battles."

Akame: "...That's about it." she finished explaining to Tatsumi.

Tatsumi: "What you're saying is that everyone has one of these Teigu weapons, right?"

Akame "Yes. Everyone but the boss, Dairoku and Kuraime."

The One Cut Killer-Murasame
Teigu Form: Katana
Wielder: Akame

"One cut from the accursed blade, Murasame, is certain death. The blade injects a deadly poison into any wound caused by it that will kill the victim within seconds. There is no antidote for the poison."

Roman Artillery-Pumpkin
Teigu Form: Multi-Purpose Firearm
Wielder: Mine

"Pumpkin gathers spirit energy and fires it in a concentrated shockwave. The destructive power increases in proportion to the danger the wielder finds themselves in."

Hundred-Beast-King-Lionelle
Teigu Form: Belt
Wielder: Leone

"Lionelle changes it's wielder into a beast, significantly raising the wielder's combat ability. An increase of the five senses such as sight and hearing and in the finding of enemies."

Cutter of Creation-Extase
Teigu Form: Scissors
Wielder: Sheele

"Extase is sharp enough to cut through any material without fail. Due to its hardness, it is highly effective when used for defense."

Infinite Uses-Cross Tail
Teigu Form: Threads
Wielder: Lubbock

"Cross Tail is very versatile. It is possible it received its Title due to all the different ways of restraining or cutting an enemy. The threads can be used to trap enemies, much like a barrier or dismember them. The treads can even form into weapons or wrap around the wielder to act like armor."

The Demon Armor-Incursio
Teigu Form: Armor
Wearer: Bulat

"Incursio is a prototype armor type Teigu that will provide an iron wall of defense. Nothing can pierce its armor, except for another Teigu, such as Extase. Since it places a large strain on the wielder, normal people will die if they attempt to wear it."

Tatsumi: "What about Dairoku and Kuraime?"
Kuraime: "We have the Zodiacs. Think of them as, more mystical variants of the Teigu but they're just as strong. Not much is known about their history, but it's said that they were created by god himself."

Tatsumi: "Wait, so both the weapons and armors you carry are Zodiacs?"

Dairoku: "You can say that. You see, the Zodiacs were created to have two separate functions that would work together in a battle; Weapon and Armor. Zodiac-Weapons are what you see us fighting with while the Zodiac-Armor comes along with the weapons. So basically, Zodiacs are a Weapon and Armor in one."

Death's Calling-Ketsuekime
Zodiac-Weapon Form: Scythe
Wielder: Kuraime

"Ketsuekime is also known as, 'Sister of Murasame' mainly for the fact that their abilities are similar. The only difference is Ketsuekime doesn't inject a poison into a wound. Instead, it inflicts a curse upon the victim on the receiving end of its jagged blade. The curse itself is said to feel like hellfire eternally burning and trying to stop it or remove the curse, will only make it burn hotter and hotter. The majority of humans cannot withstand the burns and die immediately but those who can only have barely 5 seconds before the curse kills them."

Armor of the Devil-Ajax
Zodiac-Armor
Wearer: Kuraime

"Ajax is the Zodiac-Armor that is included with Ketsuekime. Its light armor and darkened color pallet allows for greater mobility and the ability to blend into the shadows but at the cost of protection."

Death's Herald-Yoake
Zodiac-Weapon Form: Shapeshifting Weapon
Wielder: Dairoku

"Yoake is a versatile Zodiac able to take up to six different forms, Sword, Gun, Chain Whip Sword, Bladed Tonfa, Scythe and War-Scythe. The downside is only those with Vampiric blood within them can wield Yoake and it drains a bit of the wielder's life force each time it's drawn. The more people Yoake devours, the stronger it grows but the greater the life drain gets."

Beast of Vengeance-Barbatos
Zodiac-Armor
Wearer: Dairoku

"Barbatos is the Zodiac-Armor that is included with Yoake, which means only those with Vampiric blood can wear it. Barbatos has better armor but at the slight decrease in mobility, but its sheer power makes up for that alone, able to continuously increase its power at the user's will."

Tatsumi: "Woah..." Tatsumi said in awe from hearing about all the Teigu and Zodiacs they had.

Dairoku: "Also, Just as people possess Hidden Abilities, so does the Teigu and Zodiac. An example would be Incursio, which has an active camouflage that allows it to take on the characteristics of its surroundings, allowing it's wielder to blend into its surroundings for a short time."

Kuraime: "But with such strong abilities built into the Teigu and Zodiacs, there has always been one 'Iron Rule' while using them..."

Akame: "If two Teigu wielders, two Zodiac wielders or one of each with intent to kill clash, without fail, one of them will be a victim. Or in other words, ONE IS SURE TO DIE." she finished, sending chills down Tatsumi's spine.

Tatsumi: "That's harsh..."

Dairoku: "Zanku, our target, has a Teigu. Even if you both strike at the same time in an encounter, the possibility that both will live is ZERO."

Tatsumi: "That sword and scythe... just one scratch and you die!?" He asked, slightly terrified from just the mere presents of the Demonic Weapons. Then he looked at Yoake. "And that Yoake... The more people it consumes, the stronger both it and you get!?!? How long have you guys had them for??"

Akame: "I've had Murasame for a long time."

Dairoku: "I had ever since I was brought back. Though I don't know if I had it earlier or something..."

Kuraime: "Same for me and Ketsu. Murasame and Ketsuekime have became famous all over as, 'The One Cut Kill Demon Sisters'."

Tatsumi: "Well, that's to be expected. I mean, they're invincible!"

Kuraime: "Not quite. They're not without their drawbacks."

Tatsumi: "Such as?"

Akame: "You have to be extremely careful when maintaining their blades. One slight graze of our fingers and we're dead."

Tatsumi: "Ohhh..."

Akame: "Also, in a fight, if you can't cut your opponent, the curse won't take effect." She added on.

Tatsumi: "Ah, just like Aniki, Dairoku and Kuraime! It would be tough fighting an armored opponent, huh?"

Kuraime: "That's right. Incursio and Barbatos would prove troublesome but Ajax is different."

Tatsumi: "How so?"

Kuraime: "It may not look it, but Ajax's armor is extremely thin. It can deflect attacks from any normal weapon but one strong strike from a Teigu or Zodiac, like Murasame will shatter its defenses, leaving me open for a killing blow. It's why Ajax requires such a high skill rate to wear."

Tatsumi: "Ah, so it's basically like a glass cannon."

Kuraime: "Exactly."

Dairoku: "And Yoake has its downsides as well. Every time I draw its blade, it consumes a certain fraction of my Blood. And every time it grows stronger, it consumes more and more blood. It's why I have to drink the blood from others to maintain my life."

Tatsumi: "Ahh... That's just dandy..."

Dairoku: "The world was initially a One Hit Kill kind of place... The Teigus and Zodiacs powers are definitely great, but relying on only that power, will only result in your downfall." I ended the conversation with before walking off, with Akame and Kuraime in toe.

Tatsumi's thoughts: "Me and them... We're about the same age, yet... Akame... Kuraime... Dairoku... What kind of horrible things have you been through all this time...?" he looked at them in concern before Dairoku suddenly stopped, hearing one of his Hell-Bats screeching in his mind...

Dairoku: "One of my Bats found something."

Kuraime: "Alright then, Big bro, stay with Akame and Tatsumi, I'll go check it out."

Dairoku: "Are... you sure?" she just smiled at him.

Kuraime: "I am. And you know me, I'm always cautious. I'll be back before you can even begin to start worrying." Before anyone could protest in any kind of way, Kuraime transformed into a raven-like figure and dashed away, leaving behind a trail of feathers.

>>Later<<

Akame and Tatsumi sat on a bench in front of an open store, the latter of the two having gone inside to get him and his red-eyed companion ice cream and crepes. Dairoku however, was leaning against the wall, sipping on a smoothie, since it was really the only thing he could taste besides blood.

Tatsumi: "Should've known he wouldn't just up easily for us. Guess we'll have to be patient."

Dairoku: "I wouldn't be too relaxed... My nose was itching so much earlier just from his bloodlust. But he's been hiding it perfectly since we got here. I hate to compliment a target, but he's good."

Akame: "Let's just keep our guards up and senses sharp. He could attack any of us at any moment." The two males nodded in response. However, after a short while, Tatsumi sets his smoothie down onto the bench before shuffling away awkwardly into an alleyway.

Tatsumi: "Excuse me for a minute..." He thought he was being slick, however.

Akame: "Taking a piss, huh?"

Tatsumi: "Hrrk!" Dairoku nearly spit out his smoothie as he tried not to laugh at Akame's perfect prediction before he calmed down and cleared his throat.

Dairoku: "Just don't go too far. You're the one he's most likely to target first, since you're more vulnerable."

Tatsumi: "Thanks for reminding me that I'm weak, man..."

Dairoku: "You said it, not me."

After the green eyed village boy had left to relieve himself, Dairoku went back to drinking his smoothie, all the while keeping his senses sharp just in case any of his Hell-Bats find anything. Though, he was more worried that his sister was on her own currently.

Akame: "She'll be fine, Dairoku." He looked down to see the red eyed killer looking up at him with sincerity in her eyes. "We both know how powerful Kuraime is, especially how she is now."

She was right, Kuraime was one of the most skilled Assassins, so she'd be able to handle tough situations by herself. Dairoku nodded in response, but his eyes' attention was altered to the female's chest... more specifically, a shinny object... He reached down into her bosom and grabbed hold of the object, causing the red Eyed Assassin's face to be overtaken by an intense Blush.

Akame: "D-Dairoku?? W-What are you doing?? W-Why now of all times-"

She cut herself off upon seeing him bring up a shiny necklace with multiple ruby gemstones in laced into it.

Akame's eyes widened upon him noticing it but when she looked at her companion, she was... surprised to find him looking at it slightly confused.

Dairoku: "This necklace... You... kept it?"

Akame: "O-Of course I did... It was the last thing I had of you after you... died..."

Akame found herself blushing from the fact he realized that she still had the gift he gave her. But she began feeling a little sad, upon remembering the day... the day when the person who loved her, vanished into nothing but ashes... Dairoku downcasts, from remembering that fateful night...

Akame: "But..." He looked back at her, only to see her smiling. "I guess as the saying goes, 'The Phoenix will rise from its own ashes and become reborn as anew'" Dairoku was slightly shocked but chuckled and poked her cheek.

Dairoku: "Look at you, smooth talking Strawberry."

Akame: "What can I say? I learned from the best." The two shared a quick laugh before suddenly, Dairoku's eyes glowed a deep crimson. Akame noticed and looked at him concerned. "Are you thirsty?"

Dairoku: "No... It's Tatsumi... one of my Hell-Bats detected him and..." He paused as his eyes widened and he looked at his companion. "We need to go, now!"

>>Meanwhile<<

Tatsumi had been led away from his teammates by a girl that looked awfully similar to his deceased friend, Sayo. However, upon following her, it was revealed that Sayo was just an illusion, casted on him by the target of the night... Zanku the Executioner. The brown haired teen was still alive, though wounded from fighting against the mad-Teigu user. Though, he did manage to struck a nerve in the Executioner just after managing to slash his cheek, however at the cost of his back being slash. Tatsumi just grinned as he fell to the ground.

Tatsumi: "And you... have the nerve to call yourself a 'Master of Decapitation'? Hah...! Doesn't this mean you failed to kill me...? You pathetic dirt bag. Don't make me laugh." He chuckled weakly while Zanku just glared at him, clearly pissed off before dashing towards him.

Zanku: "SHUT UP!!!!!!"

*CLANG!*

Dropping down from the sky were the blades of Yoake and Murasame, that separated Zanku and Tatsumi. With the blood red moon behind them, Dairoku and Akame dropped down from the sky, picking up their respective weapons before pointing the blades towards Zanku's necks.

(Play Song)

Akame: "Good job riling him up. As far as psychological damage goes, you win." She said, smirking slightly at the angered Executioner.

Tatsumi: "Akame! Dairoku!"

Akame: "We finally found you." She said smiling at him while keeping her stance. "Just you wait. We'll finish this soon and tend to your wounds."

Dairoku: "No... He's mine. Akame, tend to Tatsumi's wounds." Akame looked at him concerned, slightly lowering her weapon in the process.

Akame: "Are you sure?" she asked, concerned. However, upon hearing the threatening roar and seeing the dangerous Aura radiating around him and Yoake, she knew he was serious. "Just be careful." She told him before she sheathed Murasame and backed away towards Tatsumi. Zanku gained a wicked grin as he threw off his overcoat.

Zanku: "Hmph. So, it's the infamous Death's Harbinger and his vampiric blade, Yoake. How delightful I've always wanted to meet you."

Dairoku: "And I, you. However, I have much more... malicious intentions..." He said as his crimson eyes glowed dangerously and from behind him, a black leviathan-like dragon rose up from the ground, roaring aggressively at the psychopath.

Zanku just grinned and activated his Teigu's X-Ray vision, searching Dairoku for any hidden weapons. However, all he found was Yoake, which he was holding.

Tatsumi: "Watch out, Dairoku! That eye of his can read your thoughts!"

Dairoku: "Hmm...? I see... So that's its power... However, it won't matter... so long as he cannot keep up."

"Vengeful Dragon; Balance Breaker!"

He dashed forwards, with a female voice announcing that before he transformed into his Zodiac-Armor and began clashing blades with Zanku at immense speeds to the point, they were only two sets of blurs dashing around the area. Even when transformed, Dairoku still is quite a bit slower than Kuraime, but only slightly slower than Akame. However, his speed was still very formidable; it was clear as to why he was ranked No.2 in the Elite Seven. Zanku was sent back into a pillar swiftly from a roundhouse kick Dairoku sent his direction. He grunted before narrowly dodging a blade thrust from the vampire before leaping out of the way of his slash, which had completely ripped the concrete pillar in half.

Zanku's thoughts: "What skill... He's got plenty of battles under his belt. It's not just speed... he was real strength too...!"

Zanku thrusts his blade forwards, aiming for the armored Vampire's neck, however, he narrowly redirected the attack with Yoake's blade, putting them in a bit of a weapon lock. Zanku grinned maniacally as he dashed away, narrowly dodging the swing of Yoake's blade, which had separated into multiple segments to form its Chain Whip form. After which, its blade re-solidified and bent downwards before the tip of the blade opened up, revealing a barrel where Dairoku fired a couple of flaming rounds at the Executioner, who redirected them all with his blades, before the two entered another standoff.

Tatsumi's thoughts: "S-So fast... So this... is a battle between a Teigu and Zodiac user..."

Akame's thoughts: "...Dairoku..." She kept an eye on her closest, gripping Murasame tightly for if she needed to step in.

Dairoku's thoughts: "Tch... It's impossible for me to land a hit on him with him reading my mind like that...... In that case..." He took a breath in before releasing it, closing his eyes in the process while his Armored red eyes glowed very dimly.

Zanku: "Oh? You cleared your mind. Wow!" He praised him, while staring into the cold and lifeless red eyes of the armored warrior. "But this Spectator has Foresight! Through the subtle of your muscle movements... I can see your next move!!!"

In the blink of an eye, Dairoku was already in front of him, gripping Yoake in a reverse grip as its blade curved upwards, creating the Bladed Tonfa form. However, Zanku immediately and easily parried his strike, taking him by a slight shock. A grunt escaped the Vampire as he was pushed back, digging his armored claws into the concrete to slow himself to a complete stop. Not without some of his blood flying from a would on his left arm however.

Dairoku's thoughts: "He cut through my armor...... Impressive..." He wasn't the only one taken by surprise as both Akame and Tatsumi also displayed expressions of clear shock.

Tatsumi's thoughts: "Dairoku actually got cut... I've never seen that before."

Zanku: "Oh dear. With you being protected by that armor and the constant changing of your weapon's form, I really have to on my toes. How unfair..."

Dairoku: "Oh quit whining. You're the one reading my mind and muscle movements. I'd say we're even."

Zanku: "Tell me, Dairoku... What do you do... about the voices?"

Dairoku: "Hm?"

Zanku: "Come on... I'm sure you can hear them when it's quiet. The cries of all those who've been killed... rising up from hell. They hate me... and keep telling me to join them in hell." Tatsumi and Akame looked slightly shock and concerned, while Dairoku kept glaring at him, his eyes underneath his helmet, showing nothing but a cold and deadly glare.

Zanku: "I've been hearing them ever since I was cutting off heads at the prison. But it's particularly bad these days. I try to drown them out by talking over them. But I just wonder how you manage with them."

Silence... A cold, dangerous and threatening silence... Dairoku's head lowered slightly, though his grip on Yoake remained.

Dairoku: "...... Of course I hear them." That answer shocked Akame and Tatsumi, however it seemed to just please Zanku further. "The amount of innocent lives I took back when I worked for the Empire... The lives of those I took even now. Every day I hear their voices... Chanting for their bringer to join them... However... I don't let them get to me, because the moment I do, Death's Harbinger will be the one for everyone to fear."

That last sentence, sent chills down the everyone's spines as Dairoku glared daggers at the man in front of him .

Dairoku: "It is why... Yoake will consume every last drop of your blood." Zanku looked at him, before he began to grin manically.

Zanku: "Oh? It seems like I've found someone who would like to share this burden along with me. Though it's a shame that blade of yours is going to suffer from starvation, since I will be the one doing the beheading tonight. HOW SAD!!!"

(Play Song)

His Teigu activated yet again, only this time... everything turned a blood red around him... Dairoku gripped Yoake tightly, gritting his teeth, however, his eyes widened as he released a small gasp upon seeing... A beautiful girl standing in front of him, with beautifully long blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes, and on her right arm as a golden Gauntlet... The Elite Seven's No. 4...

Dairoku: "C-Cornelia...?"

Tatsumi: "W-What's the matter? Hey! Dairoku! Dairoku!!"

Zanku: "Illusion Sight. The person most dear to my victim appears before their very eyes."

Tatsumi's thoughts: "So that explains Sayo...!" He gritted his teeth before shouting out to the frozen Vampire.

Tatsumi: "Dairoku!! You're seeing an illusion! Don't be fooled!"

Zanku: "It's no use. It only works on one person at a time, but the effects are absolute." He said as a blade, similarly shaped to Yoake, appeared within Cornelia's hands. "And no matter how skilled they might be... There's no way they can attack someone they love..."

As Zanku took running steps towards him, Cornelia also took the same steps, inching towards him as she smiled... Then suddenly, her image faded out and changed to that of the girl right behind Dairoku... Akame...

Zanku: "Die at the hands of the one you love dearest!!! DAIROKU!!!"

Dairoku lowered his head slightly, his hand shaking slightly before his grip on Yoake tightened significantly... Flipping the blade-tonfa around, its handle extended, forming a massive Scythe. Immediately, Dairoku slashed across Akame's abdomen, where blood flew out, however, in reality, he just struck Zanku's weapons.

Zanku: "W-Wha..." He was shocked, dumbfounded as he was sent skidding back and looked at the Armored Assassin... "You... didn't hold back at all..." Dairoku glared darkly at him...... "WHY!?YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SEEING SOMEONE YOU LOVE!!!"

Dairoku took a slight breath before speaking...

Dairoku: "The person I love... is currently not in the land of the living." Akame downcasts, knowing that he was referring to Cornella... However, what he said next, took her by surprise... "And that other person... I know for a fact that if the situation called for, she would want me to be the one to kill her."

Akame seemed surprised by his second statement... thought she tried to figure out who he was talking about... It could be Kuraime... or was it... Though the tone he used... it sounded Vengeful... Demonic... and Angry as he glared at the psychopath, his armored eyes glowing intensely.

Zanku's thoughts: "What... did he...!?" He thought as chills went down his spine.

Dairoku: "This battle is over." Zanku was taken by surprise from seeing one of his blades starting to crack.

Zanku's thoughts: "No... It's breaking!"

Dairoku: "Prepare yourself Zanku... as Yoake chants for you to join Death in Hell!"

He twirled Yoake in Scythe mode before his armor's thrusters jetted out red flames, sending him crashing towards Zanku, who at this point, looked desperate.

Zanku: *enraged* "NRRAAAAH!! I'M NOT GONNA DIE THAT EASILY!!!"

The moment their weapons made contact, a massive shockwave shook the area they fought upon. Both killers were slashing away at each other even quicker than before, but to Dairoku, Zanku was becoming more and more predictable by the moment, as he panicked.

Zanku telepathically: "I'll kill him first! I can foresee his moves! I have the advantage!!" Unfortunately for the Executioner, Dairoku was just getting faster and stronger by the moment as a female voice yelled out from his armor......

"BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST!"

Zanku telepathically: "What is this!?!? His power and speed is increasing more and more by the second!! Guh... I can't finish him off fast enough!! My blade will fail before I can cut him down...!!!"

One final strike is all it took to completely shatter Zanku's weaponry. He gritted his teeth and attempted to kick the vampire, however, Dairoku suddenly disappeared. He frantically looked around before looking up, to see Dairoku dropping down on him. Before Zanku had a chance to dodge, Dairoku wrapped Yoake's blade around his arms before yanking on it, sending the blade right through his arms, severing them. Immediately after, Dairoku got into a stance with Yoake...

Dairoku: "FALL."

And with one final horizontal swing, Dairoku slashed Zanku across his neck, causing him to gag and spit out blood before falling over.

Tatsumi: "You did it!" He cheered as Akame looked at Dairoku concerned.

Dairoku: "Zanku. You won't hear the voices anymore." He said as he collapsed and sheathed Yoake before walking over to the dying man, who's earmuffs shattered... All he heard... was sweet silence...

Zanku: "The noise... stopped..." he grinned a bloody smile as he began coughing. "S-Splendid... Splendid... Thank you... Dairoku... May you find peace as well..."

That was his final breath before he fell limp. Dairoku removed the Teigu from Zanku's body as he began walking towards Akame and Tatsumi, the latter of which looking happy beyond belief. However, Akame was still concerned... an that concern only grew further when Dairoku deactivated his Zodiac-Armor, revealing his strained eyes... Her eyes widened as blood ran down the corner of his mouth...

Dairoku: "Mission... Accomplished..."

Was the last words before he began to fall forwards, while losing conscience

Akame: "DAIROKU!!!" She yelled in worry as she caught his body and inspected it for wounds. Besides the one on his left arm, there was no more wounds... But... he looked extremely pale... "You... used up almost all of your life force in that fight..." She clenched her teeth as some tears fell down her eyes...

TARGET: ZANKU THE EXECUTIONER
STATUS: ELIMINATED
TEIGU RECOVERED: ALMIGHTY FIVE SIGHTS-SPECTATOR.

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And that is the fully revamped Chapter 4. How did you guys like it?