(A/N: "Yup... Intro song changed again. You'll see why in a second)

Imperial Palace-Torture Chamber

Tatsumi and Lubbock had originally had the mission to go into the Capital, wearing disguises to scout it out alongside Lieselotte, who was supporting them from afar. Unfortunately however, Wild Hunt immediately were onto Night Raid and got them into the center of the Imperial Palace, where Syura, Dorothea started a battle with them, mainly to get the attention of the two strongest individuals in the Capital; Great General Budo and General Esdeath, which they were successful in accomplishing. Tatsumi attempted to use Incursio to escape with Lubbock, however thanks to Dorothea weakening him my drinking some of his blood with her Teigu, they were unsuccessful and stopped by Budo. And in the end, Esdeath finally found out Tatsumi's true identity as she witnessed him transforming with Incursio.

In one of the many torture chambers of the Imperial Palace, Lubbock sat lifelessly. Syura had put him though multiple brutal torture techniques, including destroying one of his testicles. And these tortures would continue until he finally spoke.

Torturer: "Man that guy's stubborn. He's scared shitless. Tch, I thought the new torture techniques Esdeath taught me would put a fire under his butt for sure. But he'll break soon, and Night Raid will be done for."

>>Meanwhile<<

In a forest just on the outskirts of the Capital, a red mist was in the air. It looked like evaporated blood but if you were to smell the mist, what it is became extremely clear...

It was Bloodlust.

Armored footsteps clanged through the silence of the forest as two glowing red eyes, followed by glowing red orbs along its body, shined through the darkness, getting closer with each step. And in his hand, his blooded scythe, dragging through the ground.

However, behind him.. was a squadron... no... An Army. Hell Creatures, ranging from Hellhounds to even Humanoid Hell Knights.

It was him.

Athena: "Partner... Those in the capital should prepare themselves, as they had finally done it. His mental psychic has been broken. He has become a monster. A Demon. The Devil of Calamity. DEATH'S HARBINGER. May god protect you all... because the Blood Bath has now begun"

CHAPTER 44: KILL THE CARNAGE

The Next Day, a dissatisfied and angered Syura wandered through the halls of the Palace. Recently he made his report to his father about him successfully capturing two Night Raid members. However, his father made it well known that he wasn't impressed. Despite the feet, Honest now knew what his son was up to. The many months Run took to get into Wild Hunt and get closer to them, was just a plot to expose them. And now that they were exposed, Honest officially disbanded Wild Hunt. While Dorothea didn't seem to care, Syura however was absolutely gobsmacked. He felt played. He felt like a fool. And he felt angry.

Entering Lubbock's Torture Chamber, he stood in front of the Green-Haired assassin, who was chained via his arms and was handing slightly above the ground.

Syura: "Now do you feel like telling me about Night Raid!? You hate that asshole Tatsumi, don't you!? You gotta survive so you can give him a piece of your mind!!" Lubbock was startled, both at his claims and at his sudden change in attitude. When he first tortured him, Syura was smug and calm. Now he was fully aggressive. "If you refuse or stay quiet, I'll poke an eye out, you hear? Then I'll shave off your ears and nose and cut off each finger, one by one! So you better get talking, got it?"

Lubbock's face displayed mortification and fear as Syura slowly inches a mental sharp object towards his eye. At this, he couldn't take it anymore.

Lubbock: "O-Okay! WAIT! W-Wait... I'll talk.. I'll talk so please spare me..."

Syura: *grins victoriously* "Haha! I knew I was right to take one of your balls. You're a smart, kid!"

Torturer: "The Kid spent the entire night trembling."

Syura: "That's more like it. Now spill all of your secrets from the top." Gulping slightly, Lubbock began to talk.

Lubbock: "Tatsumi's Teigu, Incursio has the ability to turn invisible..."

Syura: "I know that already. I already have him so I don't care about Incursio. Tell me about Murasame's secret."

Lubbock: "What's there to say..? Murasame was destroyed by Esdeath herself.. What good would it be to say anything about a broken Teigu?" Syura frowned but couldn't deny that he was right.

Syura: "Then what about that scythe, Ketsuekime's secret?"

Lubbock: "It has one... and yet it doesn't..."

Syura: "What!? You trying to be funny!?"

Lubbock: "It's true! It has one, but apparently its previous user, Kuraime, couldn't use it as she was. That's why I've never seen her use it. And I'm not certain about Akame who wields it now..."

Syura: "Tch... Then tell me about Yoake and Barbatos!"

Lubbock: "Yoake and Barbatos both have the ability to transform, with Goals taking different weapon forms. Barbatos' transformation, changes its role in a battle; Bishop Promotion grants the user excellent and devastating long range capabilities, Rook Promotion grants the user immense strength and endurance, and Knight Promotion grants the user insane speeds and agility."

Syura: "And what about Yoake's Secret??"

Lubbock: "That is also unknown... I haven't seen Death's Harbinger use it once.."

Syura: "Tch... Useless. Now tell me about the hideout."

Lubbock: "If you get me a map of the area around the Capital, I'll point it out for you..." With that information, Syura glanced back at the guard.

Syura: "You heard him. Go fetch one."

Torturer: "Yes Sir." He responded. However before he left, he undid the restraints holding Lubbock off of the ground, causing for him to fall onto his knees weakly. As Lubbock looked at his hands and the Torturer left to go get a map, Lubbock suddenly dug his hands into his own mouth, catching Syura by surprise as he saw him quickly take them out.

Lubbock: "I just realized, there's something I forgot to tell you... There's one more Truth User with a secret.."

Syura: "Oh? And who's that?" He questioned, crouching down to his height. Though words left Lubbock's mouth, they we're barely audible to Syura, leading him to lean closer. "Huh? I can't hear you."

What happened next happened so fast that not even Syura himself could process what happened. With a swift motion, Lubbock lunged out whatever threads he had left of Cross Tail, wrapping them around Syura's neck tightly, before he began to squeeze the life out of him with the threads snapping his neck. All he saw was a grin on Lubbock's face.

Lubbock: "I had some threads stored in my mouth. I fooled you with that 'Scared-shitless' act. The members of Night Raid are United. I would never turn on my teammates!!" *Thoughts* "Just thinking about Najenda enables me to endure any kind of pain."

His glared hardened though he would notice a brief flash of Levi's smiling face in his mind. Syura however just lied on the ground his life slipping away as he struggled to move.

Syura's final thoughts: "Wait... a second. This can't be.. I'm supposed to overtake my old man... and seize the throne.. And now that's... all gone..!!!"

With Syura's now limp body behind him, the Torturers in the room began to panic a little.

Torturer 1: "H-He... He... He killed Minister of State Honest's son!!!"

Torturer 2: "Get him!!!"

The first Torturer rushed forward straight towards Lubbock, throwing his right arm for A punch to the assassin's face. However Lubbock grabbed his wrist before ducking under his arm and smashing his fist right into his stomach. Soon after, the perverted assassin grabbed the hem of the Torturer's pants before flipping him onto the ground where he proceeded to smash his fist right into the man's mask, immediately shattering it and covering his face with brutal injuries. It wasn't long until the man gave into his wounds and lied there dead.

Torturer 2: "Prison Break!!"

He called out. Lubbock simply said nothing as he grabbed an executioner's sword before going over to Syura's body. He reached into his pocket before pulling out his Teigu, Shambhala.

Lubbock's thoughts: "Alright.. It starts now!! No matter what, I'm going to survive!!"

Dimensional Formation-Shambhala
Teigu Form: Pendant
Wielder: former-Syura, current-Lubbock

"Shambhala was a Teigu capable of spatial manipulation. Its user is granted the ability to teleport people and objects over large distances, using markers placed at the target of the teleportation. Shambhala appeared to be unable to teleport objects in rapid succession. A period of time must pass before it can be used again."

With a bright purple flash, Shambhala responded to Lubbock's feelings and activated, with a Yin and Yang appearing below him. With a blink of an eye, he vanished from the Torture Room.

But.. He wouldn't be the only one causing chaos...

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🎶Healed, the pain of independence
Strong, our wise and trusted friend
We, united in one vision
Rise to sing of sorrow's end

He, the bringer of the vision
Bids you answer to his call
Praise the wise and mighty Death
Heed the ruler of us all

For we're all one
And the work's begun
For Narmer
And we all run
To our crimson son
For Narmer
For Narmer

Here today we sing our story
With Death we have found our home
Virtue once was work together
But virtue now is lift alone

Free we are now from each other
Brothers, sisters, daughters, sons
Where once we dreamt of independence
Now we stand and dream alone

We were all for one
Now the work's begun
For Narmer
And we all run
To the crimson son
For Narmer
For Narmer🎶

The army of Hell Knights chanted this song as fires blazed through the Imperial Palace's corridors. Blood was splattered along the walls and roof, limbs and dismembered bodies were scattered around. In the center, there he was.. Death's Harbinger and in his hand, Yoake was glowing ominously as she blood on it's blade slowly vanished from it consuming it.

"All Kneel Before Death's Harbinger as he has come to claim your heads!"

To Be Continued...