Akame Ga Kill! Reborn

Chapter 13: Kill the red-eyed killer

In memory of Monyreak "Monty" Oum (1981-2015)

Akame ga kill Zero! Reborn :
The following events happened a few years after the end of the revolutionary war...

AKAME

"Stop right there!"

The man howls at me before charging in with his sword in hand ready to end me, or at least attempt to do so. In response I slowly turn around and in the mere blink of an eye I slit the man's throat open using my murasame.

The man falls dead and after a minute of silence I continue making my way through this desert.

Night raid changed the world but as the last survivor it's my duty to carry the sins of the old world. The people needed someone to blame for all the death and destruction...so I decided that I should be the one carrying all the hatred.

Najenda is now taking care of the Capital's reconstruction and is now looking for someone capable of taking the position of Emperor. So far no one proved worthy of the role, people like Ran and Wave were not interested in the position and Najenda only had a few months left to live so she couldn't take the position.

The Empire's still trying to recover from the destruction caused in the revolutionary war and my battle with Esdeath.

As for me...I'm nothing more than an wanderer traveling throughout this world fighting whatever mercenaries and or killers come after me.

In a way I'm very much like Esdeath was...someone who lives for battle, difference being I have no other choice but to fight.

Now making my through a desert far away from the Capital with a squad of mercenaries on my trail...nothing unusual.

Of course they don't know I already noticed their presence.

I stop walking as the sandstorm dies down. The squad of mercenaries now surrounding me from all angles.

"Eliminate."

I utter the moment I pull out my Murasame.

Tossing my hooded black cloak aside I jump high into the air only to then come crashing down with a spinning downward slash. In the following instant blood erupts out of my target's neck as his head is detached from his shoulders.

The remainder of the group attempt to rush me down, but against my overwhelming speed they're cut then down in less than an attosecond. The nuclear friction generated by my movement would been enough to destroy the entire planet if I'm not careful.

By the end of it only one armored mercenary remained, dropping his weapons the man attempts to run away, but before he can do I reappear next to him and drive my blade into his chest. He falls onto the ground with a scared expression in his eyes.

Hum...my blade didn't quite hit his flesh.

I take a look at his upper chest area only to see a large metal necklace that more than likely stopped me from hitting his skin.

The mercenary removes his helmet revealing his emerald green eyes and long brown hair that extended down to his shoulders.

My heart skips a beat.

"...Tatsumi?"

I whisper to myself.

"Please ma'am don't kill me, I didn't even want to be here!"

He says out loud with a very visible fear in his voice.

"What's your name?"

I ask while pointing my blade at him.