The Assassin Huntsman

Chapter 22: Akame ga Kill!

~Imperial Capital~
*Narrator POV*

As Dusk falls upon the Imperial Capital, the revolution's final siege was underway and were winning until the Minister had the Emperor activate the First and Strongest Imperial Arms above all others, Primus Imperator, which could only be used by one of royal blood. However, Tatsumi and (Y/N) stood against the colossal Imperial Arms and both had managed to unleash newly evolved forms of their respective Imperial Arms, and both soon defeated Primus Imperator until the said Imperial Arms began toppling over and would have crushed some innocent bystanders and some wounded citizens if not for Tatsumi and (Y/N), but it all came at a cost... Tatsumi loss too much blood and his overexertion of his Imperial Arms, Incursio, severely lessened his lifespan and ended with his death. (Y/N) and Akame cried for their fallen comrade... no, fallen brother until Esdeath made her appearance looking upon Tatsumi's deceased corpse. Which was currently happening right now...

"Tatsumi died because he was weak," Esdeath said out loud making (Y/N) growl softly and clenched his fists. "It's as simple as that."

"Is that all you care about?" (Y/N) growled in thought as his eyes, no longer his shade of blue, but now a darker shade, resembling more navy blue, but his pupils were crossed similar to Grand Chariot's. "You said you loved him, and yet you say that?"

"So then... why..." Esdeath says after and placed her hand over her heart. "...does it hurt?"

"Because regardless if you say Tatsumi died because he was weak," (Y/N) spoke and looked at Esdeath as her eyes looked at (Y/N)'s surprised by his eyes. "Then questioning why your chest hurts? It's because what you felt for Tatsumi was real. Strong or weak, your love for Tatsumi was real."

"Is... that so?" Esdeath questions as both (Y/N) and Akame looked at Esdeath, but the screaming sounds of Revolutionary Soldiers caught their attention.

"It's Esdeath!" One Revolutionary called out while the others cried out either "She's the last of 'em!" or "Get her!"

"The Empire is weak as well..." Esdeath softly said before faint traces of ice and frost began flowing into the air.

"You fools! Get out of here!" (Y/N) shouts.

"No, don't!" Akame shouts along with (Y/N), but it was for naught.

"It must be terminated!" Esdeath shouts while sending forth a massive ice attack upon the Revolutionaries not only encasing them in ice but created a massive glacial ring around not only them but also surrounding the fallen Primus Imperator. Outside the ring, Najenda with Sheele and Chelsea rush over to see the many Revolutionaries trapped, and killed, in ice.

"What the hell...?" Chelsea questioned in awe and a bit of fear from Esdeath's sheer power. Within the ring, Esdeath, Akame, and (Y/N) remain inside.

"Akame... Decimus..." Esdeath said turning over to the two.

"Looks like you lose, Esdeath." Akame says.

"No, the Empire lost," Esdeath corrects Akame. "Regardless, my expedition is far from finished."

"Expedition?" (Y/N) questioned confused and looked at Akame for a brief moment, as Esdeath's "expedition" confused Akame as well.

"But the war is already over." Akame says after (Y/N).

"Unfortunately, there will always be war, Akame," (Y/N) said gaining her and Esdeath's attention. "War... it never changes. No matter how much we try to keep the peace, but peace never lasts forever. Peace is like trust, takes a long time to cultivate, but how easily it shatters. Peace is only temporary, it's never absolute, but we try to make do with that "peace" until the spark of war ignites, and it will all be the same. A continuous, never-ending cycle. Quite frankly, peace is more difficult than war, but that does not stop us from achieving it for everyone's sake."