Another Route ( Akame Ga Kill Fanfic )

Volume 2 Chapter 4: Hunter or Hunted IV

Struggling, and can't come up.

Searching for our reason to live.

That bright light doesn't lie among yesterday.

We're stray dogs, running without a destination.

~Bungou Stray Dogs Season 2 Opening - Reason Living

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{Tatsumi's Perspective}

People has always said that a lot of things can happen in one's life. I always wondered what kind of things would happen in my life. Of course, I won't deny that I had fantasised about the possible and maybe impossible things that could befall upon me. Of course, most of these fantasies were positive, like how I could be fighting to become the strongest one day, Or how I would be leaving the village to explore untouched lands to hopefully find treasure my parent left behind and hid, or how I could share the bloodline of the Emperor, making me part of the royal family.

Surprisingly, I seem to be the one who was able to come up with better fantasies than my other two friends. Sayo never reveals her fantasies, which was weird but neither Ieyasu nor I were too bothered by it. Ieyasu's fantasy revolved around the female gender most of the times. I'll not go in depth about what is in his fantasies.

Of course, these were just fantasies, something my mind created to ease my feelings of uncertainty, and possibly provide me hope towards the uncertain future.

Of course, just having only positive changes in your life is impossible, and I'll eventually learn that these positive changes are not always bearing good fortune.

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Before I knew it, I was now walking towards some place in the Empire with a oversized backpack that threatens to eject all of its contents at any moment. Of course, I had ensure that this would never happen. It's troublesome just to fit everything into this bag. The last thing I want was for me to have to arrange it again. Once is more than enough.

Three hours ago, I was still resting in the comfort of the bed, which was just simply a bench with some cloth laid over it. However, no matter how uncomfortable it may sound, it was actually had the opposite effect on me. It was comfortable, even more than the bed in the Capital. Maybe because I was tired, considering how I had been helping out around the base, helping to arrange whatever furniture there was.

Of course, the time came for me to leave. My belongings were already packed for me. Since most of my worldly possessions are in the Capital and since going into the Capital is going to increase the chances of me being captured, someone helped me pack. Whoever had helped me pack did a pretty good job ensuring the bag wouldn't explode.

"Hey, are we there yet?" I whined for the third time in the first hour since we left.

"Ahh, just shut up already. I'll tell you when we are close." Blade retorted.

He had been grumpy since the start of the trip, obviously showing his ire of having to travel to somewhere else in the Capital. Though it had subsided during the process of getting ready, he would still display some signs of his displeasure occasionally during the journey.

Our mission is basically to assist some of our allies who had requested for help. We were not briefed on what we were made to do, and Hikari explained that they would fill us in on more details when we arrive.

And so with an oversized bag, a short sword slung to my waist and a companion, I set off towards..........

"Where are we going again?" I asked. I did not manage to listen to everything regarding the mission during the briefing. I only managed to capture some of the important points, before my mind zoned out, luring me back to the deep dark abyss in my mind.