Another Route ( Akame Ga Kill Fanfic )

Volume 1 Chapter 8: Armor of Black IV

Okay, I know. I am taking too long to get to specific parts of the story. For now, I would try to put more content in each chapter.

I don't know what to call Tatsumi's Imperial Arms, so there will be no name for it at this moment. If you have an idea for it, please tell me. In this chapter, Tatsumi's Imperial Arms finally make its appearance.

Also, I took it upon myself to make Zank a little bit more over powered.

Okay, enough ranting, lemme start writing.

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This spectacle before me was not possible. It just simply isn't logical. How can the dead be still alive. It just isn't right. They were standing in front of me, with the same smiles etched onto their faces. The radiant smiles that gave off warmth.

No way. I saw them die before me. They should have been dead. So why are they in front of me? Wait, no, that isn't right. He did mention that his Imperial Arm messes with my mind.

Even though I know this piece, it was replaced by the shock of seeing Ieyasu and Sayo who stood before me. They are dead, and they are never going to come back. So why are they still alive?

Just what did I get myself into.

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I sprinting around the Capital, hoping to familiarise myself with the streets and not get lost. I doesn't hurt to be hardworking. This also serve as a way for me to be prepared for anything. Knowing the terrain would be helpful, if I were ever to be caught in a sticky situation.

The Capital seemed like a maze. Every corner I turns results in me finding something new. It seemed as though it would take at least a few days just to know where everything is.

"Hey did you hear? Someone was murdered yesterday. Heard from the Guards, it was Zank, the warden. Apparently he went mad and starts murdering everyone he sees."

This discussion caught my attention. Zank? Where have I heard that name from?

"Yeah, I know. He is the reason why there is a curfew put in place. Anyone, including the Imperial Guards, found outside would always be headless." Before long, their discussion became something about things that happened in their personal lives.

I have heard that a curfew was put in place. Apparently, the moment the sun goes down, everyone was expected to be in their homes. No one should be on the streets, unless you have a death wish. The streets would become completely empty. Perhaps there would be some people who are still outside, skeptical of being dead only by going outside. The result would be the same regardless of whoever set foot outside. Death.

I had initially wanted to stay past the curfew and battle Zank, but judging from my fight with Ogre, it was clear how much of a gap there was between a veteran fighter and a rookie. I wouldn't even be a match for Zank.

I remember now. Zank. The Beheader. He escaped from the Imperial Prison in the West of the Empire. Apparently, he went insane and caused a rampage. Killing wardens and prisoners alike. The cause of his insanity was unknown. Some theorised that he went insane from the number of people he executed as a warden. He also acquired a Imperial Arm while he was on rampage in the prison. I never was able to grasp what Imperial Arms are. I only regarded them as weapons with powers that is capable of performing miracles. I was hoping to find one myself. It seems pretty useful and it doesn't hurt to possess one. However, Hikari did mention that the wielder of the Imperial Arms needs to be compatible with the Imperial Arms to be able to use it.

Something invaded my thoughts. It came as an image in my mind, which only came for about an instant. It was a black knight. Blue flames danced around his helmet and between the cracks in his armor. Just as sudden in its appearance, the image was dispelled by my other thoughts. I desperately tried to find that image again from within the depths of my mind, hoping to find answers. It wasn't easy and I never did find it. It took me a few moment to comprehend what had just happened. The last time I had visions like this was after Ieyasu and Sayo had died. I told no one, but while I was crying I had visions of them dying over and over again and I also saw them back at the village, happily interacting with everyone.