The capital , a place that's believed to be a prosperous nation . But in fact it's nothing like that . It's supposedly ruled by the Emperor but it's the minister who controls him from the shadows . People living there are in constant poverty , living in fear of the minister . Alex grew up in the capital with his brother Bulat . After his brother gets a job in the military he's left alone to fend for himself . Due to the fact that their father is also in the military and is never really around . Years later after Bulat left the empire and joined the revolutionary army . Alex ventures out to find his brother and possibly enlist in the army . What troubles will he encounter along the way? ' Akame ga kill ' fan fic