Robot Akame Ga Kill!

Chapter Twenty-Two: Kill the Imprisoned Soul

Akame was in the dining room, pondering on what had happened. The news of Tatsumi's recent kid napping broke her, but what really worked her was her endangering Braedey to this kind of mission. She knew the Empire from the back of her hand, and from the overheating of her hut, she knew she made a bad mistake. Braedey was not a killer by any means, however, Esdeath was. She was a bloodthirsty killer, and if she found out about Braedey's abilities, all hell would break loose.

However, she kept hope by the side that Braedey would defend himself against Esdeath - however as small as it was. It was impossible to linger on vast amounts of hope when you feel your spine frozen over the pit of guilt.

She sent Braedey to die.

She sat there with a small mirror facing her, the moon shone brightly from behind, enhancing her reflection. "I hope you're happy now."

Akame's eyes shot open, hearing her reflection. "What did you say?" She turned to look at a twisted look at her reflection. She was a mess, short black raven hair halfway covering her face, a long dry scar stretched from her upper cheek to her chin, and a sick, twisted smile.

"You heard me." It said. "You sent that overpowered mess to die."

Akame was shocked at her reflection. "He is not a..."

"Look at him. Look at what he is!" Her reflection snapped. "He is armed with a watch than can transform him into anything he wants! Hell, he could destroy this base if he wanted to. I wonder why he hasn't?"

"Braedey's not like that!" Akame protested.

"You said the same thing about Kurome, and now look what happened!" Her reflection growled at her. "She gets wet by thinking about stabbing you in the back of the neck! What makes you think Braedey won't do he same - if not worse? He could be a rogue Imperial Arms user!"

"He saved our lives."

"But why did he?" The reflection asked. "Was it for the bottom of his heart? Or was it to bring your guard down? It's like the old saying goes 'Common Sense isn't all too common in people'. Face it, Braedey Martin is a target - a threat that must be annihilated before HE annihilate us!"

Akame lowered the mirror, as her mind slowly began to warp. "You're right."

She got up, picked up her sword, and left the Hideout without anyone noticing - all except one man, who stood listening by the wall outside of the kitchen.

Timeline begun to worry about his young friend. "Braedey, you have to be on guard."

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