Supreme Danger Beast END (Adopted Story From Fanfiction)

Imperial Guard

(The Next Day: Empire's Capital)

Just as Najenda had predicted, Esdeath's disappearance did indeed have a negative impact on the capital and its forces. Furthermore the appearance of the legendary Danger Beast, END, only worsen the situation. Many people feared of its wrath and worse, taking its anger out on the capital. Citizens, especially the nobility, were having thoughts of fleeing the capital if END truly did come to destroy them. The Imperial Guards were working overtime of keeping the peace though even some of them were having doubts of staying in the capital.

Meanwhile in the Imperial Palace, the higher ups were conversing with one another in a rather panic style of this current situation. Many of these politics and other officials were aligned with the Prime Minister for their own personal ambitions or merely tried to save their own necks. Currently there was a meeting taking place in the council hall of government officials, with Prime Minister Honest and Emperor Makoto also present.

"Has there still been no word of Esdeath's whereabouts?" One person asked.

"We've dispatched scouts to search possible areas where she might have taken refugee after the destruction of her army. However it's become difficult due to the increasing presence of hostile Northern forces." Another said.

"Many cities in the Empire have also reported multiple riots. However it seems that while most are due to the absence of General Esdeath, others are out of fear of END's wrath." A third government official reported.

"To think that the mythical Supreme Danger Beast actually exists..."

"Enough about worrying about some monster! What matters is that Esdeath has vanished and now nothing is stopping the Northern Tribes from continuing to amass power! The rebels will no doubt use this to their advantage, especially Night Raid! They have killed numerous high ranking officials, both government and military and have retrieved several Teigu and gained an increase of support as well as multiple former officers defecting from the army!"

"We still have Great General Budo and his Imperial Guards here to protect the palace."

"But if the Northern Tribes, Western Nation and Revolutionary Army attack us at the same time..."

As the officials were talking with one another, Makoto could only watch in grim silence at how the situation was developing. Beside him, Honest was stuffing his face with a dish of exotic meat, not giving a care in the world. He paused when he noticed the young Emperor's discontent he decided to speak in order to get the idiots to cease their talking.

"Gentlemen I believe that all this grim talk is upsetting his majesty." Immediately the others shut up, knowing better than to do something that was against what the Prime Minister said was basically signing a death warrant. "Over the matter of General Esdeath, I do not think there is much to fret over. She is not known as the Empire's Strongest for nothing. I have full confidence that she is alive and is most likely making her way back to the capital. Once she returns the morale of the soldiers' will be restored and we'll crush both Night Raid, the Revolutionary Army and anyone else that dares stand against us."

"That's right! We must have faith in General Esdeath! If anyone could survive such a disaster then she surely would." Makoto said, inspired by Honest's words.

While the others did not seem fully convinced, they let the matter concerning Esdeath slide. Though it seemed that there were still concerns towards the other issue. "B-but what about END? Surely the return of the Supreme Danger Beast, who has not been seen since a thousand years ago is a bad omen..." One man said but was cut off by Honest.