Another Route ( Akame Ga Kill Fanfic )

Volume 2 Chapter 7: Fall I

"Speech"

'Thoughts/Voices'

[Names of Equipments or Imperial Arms or Weapons/Title]

Flashback/Dreams

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{Tatsumi's Perspective}

Light. A single ray of light shines down from above, acting as the only source of illumination in this pitch black pit. It wasn't bright, but allowed me to discern the faint outlines of things in my surrounding.

Dust boldly flew around in the air,causing some sort of light show every time it gets near the ray of light. Grunts of pain came from all over the place, signaling to me that I'm not the only one suffering. Small hills comprising entirely of rubble was now a common sight. In fact, there is so much debris that some even clung to my body. Some were even the primary cause for my sorry state. A massive piece of rubble rested comfortably on my left arm, while another was found clamping down on my right leg. Other smaller pieces of rubble can be found on me as well.

I made attempts to move, something I normally do when waking up from sleep. The pain derived from doing so brought me back to reality in less than an instant. My movements are now impeded. There are also minor cuts and bruises I acquired throughout my body. There was also an annoying ringing in my head which contributes to the injury count I accumulated. No need to say, I was very fortunate to still be alive after falling from a height of... who knows how much.

Pushing against the uneven rubble that traps my left arm, I was able to pivot it to a certain angle just enough to free my left hand. Several groans of pain later and a gruesome mess of what was once my arm was free. Oddly enough, even with some fractured bones and some pieces of bones sticking out of my arm, it didn't hurt as much as I think it would so long I don't touch it any more than necessary. The fact that I have both of my hands now...didn't make my existing situation any better. There is absolutely no way my left arm is usable in any situation.

All that remains is my right leg. Just like my left arm, bones were broken. I tried pushing it off using my left leg but it didn't even budge. Then again even if the rubble on my leg is removed, I wouldn't have gotten any further ahead. There is still the problem of getting out of this place. Some time had passed since falling into this pit and there is bound to be Danger Beasts lurking in the shadows. I did fall into a Labyrinth after all. With my less dominant arm and my dominant leg out of commission, I won't be able to protect myself very well.

Whoever thought of building a city above a nest of Danger Beasts?

All I could do would be to wait for help.

So I waited and waited even more. Dust and small pieces of rubble from above would settle down over time, contributing to the occasional sounds that I could hear not including the groans of other victims. There were some shouts from others, but most were simply cries for help. I didn't bother replying them. I was in a similar position as them and simply could not provide any form of aid for them. In fact, I was counting on their cries bring help.

Thump

After who knows how long, I could hear footsteps. It was faint, but I could hear them clearly. Relief spread through my body. It is still some distances away. I need to signal to whoever it was so that they would know where we are.

I tried to shout but my parched throat didn't allow me to do so without causing me pain. I should probably find another method to produce sound. Picking up a piece of rubble from the ground around me, I smashed it onto the ground where it was picked up from. A tapping without any sort of pattern sounded, just loud enough to be heard from a distance. Whoever made those footsteps would have heard the tapping.