*RATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATTATATAT*

  "Fuck; their getting closer!" A Kobayashi guild members shouted, pushing back with their own volley. Firing everything they have against the approag knights.

  Shadowed steel sshed swiftly; soldiers surged, slig sharply, shadowed steel scarcely scratched; sword storms striking surely.

  "Get back to the checkpoint." Called the Kobayashi grunts. Whipped off their feet like leaves in the wind, air swished like whips as the knight advanced.

  *Fling* *Swoosh* *Fling* *Swoosh*

  Arrows cut through the air. Zipping with speed, pinning aratireating men. Some bolted straight, others at a curve, with still more, aimed at their bodies from an acute angle.

  "Arghhhhhh. Fuck!" With a leg pio the floor, one grunt colpsed.

  "HELP ME!" He begged.

  A Sons of the rising sun grunt came running. Trying to save the Kobayashi member.

  *SK* *Thud*

  Their head severed at the neck, face rolling to meet the downed Kobayashi. Staring eyes to eyes, blood quickly spilled from the detached head.

  A bone like whip snaked along the ground; covered in blood it retreated into the shadows. Behind the march of knights.

  The grunts final sight, a metal boot. Meeting his head with a ch.

  The men stood no ce against such ferocious demons. Shadows rose; knights moved without fear, all the while azure eyes watched it all from the dark.

  *k* *k* *Ratatatatata* *k* *k* *Ratatatatata*

  The Reapers knights tinued forward; whilst he stood behind. Watg the siege of Crimson. It would have been a well-set trap that would have worked on many other heroes. Yet, against Reaper, there was just te a skill gap. Against knights and their leader; hell would be a wele pce for them.

  Eventually the rattle of bullets oal died. Deafening silence followed soon after.

  Emerging inte open hall, a great room. A pza that spread a weling and open area. Surrounding the pza are entrao many smaller rooms and balies. Despite the pitch-bck, the pza had a gentle and peaceful glow. Personalized doors with imagery drawn of monsters and heroes. The faint smell of cooked meals; stew wafted through.

  'Barracks.'

  This was where the members would reside. Like their own homes. Where they sleep, eat, work, socialize. Everything expected to be found in a living area was within these halls.

  *Fwoosh* *Fwoosh* *Fwoosh*

  Bursts of light rippled on the baly. Filling the pza with a pale blueish tint, casting dark shadows into the depth of the hall. Men assemble the level above. Guns trained and waiting. The sons of the rising sun, apanied by a couple crimson bandits and Kobayashi grunts.

  "REAPER. YOUR CRIMES BRING DISHONOUR UPON US. PREPARE TO FACE JUSTICE!" A rising sun roared from the top. A far older man than his patriots, grey hair hiddeh a cap. Wrinkled and mole face told of a hardened, stern, and stoic character. Though a small height; Eren could sehis man was the leader of the guild. The aura this man had anded resped submission from any in the room.

  "FIRE!"

  *RATATATATATATATAATATATATATATATATTATAT*

  The reaper activated the ward. Blog the bullets before they hit. However, the knights took a pelting from the ammo. These guns were powered by magic.

  The bullets began to slowly wiggle their way through with each hit. Knights armour crag like a.

  "Bring it out!" Ordered the older leader. From behind, Kobayashi members carried out a rge anti-material rifle. It belonged on a tank rather than wielded by an individual.

  The old man mouhe on. All that could be seen was his upper half peering over it. Legs being stretched across the ground, only by one man at the rear.

  *BANG*

  The rifle boomed; recoiling heavily, a dust cloud in its wake. Time nearly came to a halt; An enormous bullet whistled towards the Reaper.

  Amber hue streaked towards, casting a yellow hue with a thin line. Yet, knights raised their swords all too te.

  *CH*

  The ward absorbed as much force as it could. But the force transferred into Eren's right forearm.

  'Arghhhh! FUCK!' It felt like he had shattered the whht side. He felt the fragments, shards tearing into his muscles; an unfathomable pain. The mask held at bay most of the paiill agonizing.

  "Reload!"

  The reaper retreated through the door; taking refuge behind. Now for the sed time that night, the Reaper sat. Nursing an injured limb, iing the bone, and seeing to it. His right arm didn't hurt as muow. No doubt another ability of the Reaper blood soaked in his veins.

  It was siderably shorter than his left. Useless in such a state. Hitting the arm didn't move or falter, as though he had locked all movement.

  A knight k by his side; providing materials to splint the arm. Using broken swords and rags to set the arm in pce.

  *Bang*

  The helping knight had its head shot off by another of the anti-material round. A hail of bullets. Shooting down knights by the round.

  The knights would ght bato the ring but the flood lights made it impossible to summon reinforts. The Suns of the rising sun had him trapped.

  "MOVE UP! HE IS HURT!" Gunfire tinued relentlessly. A barrage crag at the open doors to meet the Reapers now tattered group of 12. The one-armed Reaper still on the ground; was struggling to stand and fight. Even the knights; who fed of their master's emotions were heedful of the gunfire. Cracked armour riddled like fault lines.

  Eren looked at his stat s.

  *Warning 0 solider rank in waiting*

  Knights:

  Swordsmen: 8/25

  Archers: 3/11

  Brutes: 0/2

  Too vert:

  9 Swordsmen and 7 Archers.

  vert?

  "Yes..."

  The ring hummed at the and. 4 Knights and 2 archers vanished into the nearby avaible shadow across the opposite side of the room. Melting into it.

  From those shadows rose two giant shadows. Hulking creatures of midnight, donned from head to toe in oversized ptes and pauldrons with spikes. With massive great hammers wielded. Helmets with a small slit that no human could possibly see out off.

  They lumbered slowly towards the entraoo slow... each step feeling like ay.

  'These things are to slow... I shouldn't trust this thing for anything-'

  *Click*

  An imperial soldier rifles poi the Reaper's head. "Got you!"

  *Wham* *SMASH*

  In slow motion the Reaper witnessed a hammer; crushing the Imperialist jaw with velocity like a bullet train.

  The brute jumped to where it's hammer he now crushed head. g into the skull as the hammer went deeper into the floor, chipping, and crag crete with ease.

  The ring pulsed with vindication as Eren watched the brutes demolish their oppos. He'd uimated these new allies; they had many tricks up their sleeve.

  "FIRE IT AGAIN!"

  *Bang*

  The anti-material bullet screamed to meet its target.

  The Brute, stood looking like a bemused child. Smag the bullet out of the way with ease. The ce of men shuddered. Their fate had ged in seds.

  These two monstrosities rushed into the pza. Drawing all gunfire.

  "F-FIRE! MAKE Sure-" The leaders voice gave out, yelling till his voice failed. Frantically, he was still aiming down his sights. This was their only hope for survival. Now against this horde and monsters.

  *WHAM* *CRASH*

  One of the brutes threw its hammer towards the Anti-material ; killing two sun members. Jumping up with little effort. It nded with a quake that shook the entire base. The leader; who was already a small man, was but a mere child standing against the brute.

  By the barrel, the gun was lifted high above its head. Then smmed down on top of the leader; crushing him under. Blood and pulpy guts flew in all dires.

  It was over now. With renewed fidehe Swordsmen and Archer rushed the room. Taking out the floodlights; allowing their peer's shadows to rise once more. Appearing behind the grunts, exeg them without resistance.

  In all, it took 15 seds until the final bullet and hammer hit.

  Once more the living quatres fell into dead sileepping from the door to now survey the battle. There, Reaper signalled with his left for the bodies to be rounded up.

  The brutes lumbered once more to their master.

  *Pointing*

  "What?"

  *Pointing tht arm*

  "What..."

  *Pointing tht arm*

  " you fix this?"

  *Nod* *Nod*

  Reaper hesitantly stretched his mangled arm as best he could. The brute stepped forward. At this distahe monster dwarfed Eren. Armour only hiding the massive shadow behind.

  It grabbed his arm, iing. Despite its massive size; its hands were gently held around his arm, and the gaus gave the illusion of dexterous fingers.

  *Yank* *CRACK*

  'FUCK!'

  His thoughts his own and it still hurt. The brute pulled and cracked the bo rotated and pced bato its inal pow it was longer, still asymmetrical to his left. But, usable now. Although maybe not 100%.

  *Stare........*

  Like all his minions, they all wahe same thing.

  "...Thank you..." Reaper stilted out, to not be overe with shock.

  *Nod* *Nod*

  The brute turo its twin. Dapping each other up. Victory for one is victory for all.

  Barely able to walk on his right, barely able to use his dominant hand, body battered and bruised beyond belief. He still was not even halfway through. Despite it all a feeling seemed to push through the mask's ability. Was he... enjoying it?