I don't own Death Note nor Akame ga Kill.
Esdeath, River and Nyau walked through the endless forest searching for Daidara, one of her Three Beasts. A while ago, Nyau and River, the other members of the Three Beasts, came to their meeting point, saying they had lost the bulky man while fighting off some Danger Beasts.
They had a simple mission of exterminating some Danger Beasts and yet, they had lost their member in the process. Esdeath had to punish them for that. But that will have to wait, finding her servant was her top priority right now.
When they finally exited the forest they reached the rocky mountains. Nyau frantically pointed at a cliffside far across the trio. "T-there is the place we have last seen him." To say that the blonde was nervous was an understatement. He was really, really scared.
He'll follow the General with his devoted loyalty. But her punishments weren't something to mess with. It probably wouldn't be so painful, if they find Daidara. But there was always a chance she will take away his collection of faces! And it took so much time to gather so many. If it came to that Nyau couldn't really say anything back, the General's words were absolute.
Esdeath gave a small nod and looked back at her other servants. "I'll look below the cliff. You two look around the mountains."
"Again, we're really sorry ma'am," Liver said.
"Apologizing is not important right now. When we find Daidara, we will discuss your punishment." The other two couldn't help but sweatdrop at those words. But with that, they each began walking their respective ways.
When Esdeath reached the cliff, the remnant of the battle were still visible. A big amount of corpses of snake-like Danger Beasts littered the ground. They already began to rot, but the stench didn't bother the General.
Looking over the edge, Esdeath saw a forest that stretched as far as her eyes could see. Below, a few trees were on the gound. This didn't go unnoticed by the Empire's Strongest. It wasn't a very big fall so if that happened, he could survive.
Ice began to form on her arms and legs. With a quick motion, she jumped over the edge and was now in mid-air. But she didn't fall. Instead, she was descending towards the ground in a rather fast pace. Getting close to the ground, Esdeath dismissed the ice and landed softly.
Closing her eyes, she concentrated on her surroundings. The blue-haired General could sense a faint, but familiar aura and another unrecognizable one.
She followed the trail of fallen trees. After a little bit, she could already pick up Daidara's smell. And after looking behind the thickest tree she had seen in the forest, she saw the brown-haired man, in a sitting position and leaning against one of the trees for support.
He probably rolled over there, judging from his injuries and the dents on the ground near him. Undoubtly, without the thick trees, she could have seen him from afar.
But what also caught her attention was the white dot by Daidara. On closer look, Esdeath made out it was a boy, a very young one, dressed in only white and even white hair.
Curious, she listened in on their conversation. But, made sure to conceal her aura.
"Thanks kid, I owe you one!" Daidara said, gratitude clear in his voice.
The boy gave I small nod while wrapping some bandages around his arm he got from his small bag. "You're not bleeding heavily. But that fall probably did some serious damage. Can you move your other arm?"
"Let's see," the brown-haired man tried moving his arm up and down but stopped halfway, grimacing.
"Hmmm," the boy murmurred. He gently took Daidara's arm in his hands. He lightly pushed his palm right above Daidara's elbow, making Daidara grit his teeth. "There's a high chance it's broken. I'll do what I can about your arm. But first, you said those snake-like Danger Beasts bit you. Where exactly?"
He pulled his pants up to his knees. And sure enough, just above each of his ankles, were two medium-sized holes.
The boy looked up at the man, "can you move them?"
Daidara tried, but found them unmoving.
"Judging from that, I assume this has a paralyzing effect," he analyzed. "Rather than a poisoning one. We just have to get it out and you should be able o move soon."
"How, kid?"
"Like this." The boy then positioned his head just above one of the bites. He opened his mouth, moved down and started sucking on it.
This of course, caught Daidara completely off guard. "W-what a-are you doing?!" If he could move his legs, the older man would've kicked him from the sudden movement. But fortunately, he was unable to do so.
However, he found it quite weird that this kid would help him like this. He should've ran away when he saw his apearance. And yet he was still here, sucking the poison out of him. Daidara was sure some trained soldiers wouldn't do what he did.
After a little bit, the white-haired boy moved his head away and spit out a weird, green substance. "Isn't it obvious? I'm trying to get the poison out of you."
Daidara shook his head, "I mean why?"
"Because you needed help," he answered, his tone emotionless, as always. "Or were you uncomfortable about the way I did it?"
"It's because it surprises me that you're helping a stranger like this." He looked down at the boy's smaller form and an evil smile formed on his face. "I can tell you're pretty smart for a kid your age. If you trained I'm sure I can get a lot of experience from fighting you."
The boy raised an eyebrow, not showing any emotion. "And where did that come from?"
A chuckle escaped Daidara's lips. "You're not even fazed! You're an interesting kid, you know that?"
He shrugged, "I can tell you have no hostile intentions. So I don't see a reason for me to be scared." After saying that he began working on the second bite.
While doing that, the older man burst into laughter. "Haha! You truly are interesting!"
The boy finally finished and spit out the same green substance. He wiped his sleeve and stood up. "You can't move your legs immediately. So in the meantime I will go look for something that can be used as a casket."
He turned away from the man and started to walk away. "I won't be far. If anything happens, just call out to me."
When he was out of sight, Esdeath decided to let her precense be know.
"Daidara," she said while walking towards said man.
His eyes widened, "L-Lady Esdeath?! When did you come here?!"
"Long enough to hear your conversation with that boy."
He nodded, "the kid really helped me. Do you think we can recruit him? He is pretty smart for a kid his age."
"It is possible." A grin crept up to her face. "But I want to test him first. As of right now, he seems physically weak. However, if he really is intelligent, it wouldn't hurt to have another possible servant or soldier. You should be fine on your own, for now. I will be back shortly."
Getting a nod from him, she followed after the boy. She quickly spotted him trying to carve out a chunk of wood from a tree, using a hunting knife.
Esdeath wondered why a child like him was walking around this massive forest on his own. But he was probably in his own judging from his bag and his torn and tattered clothing.
She couldn't help but grin. He looked so...fragile. It couldn't hurt toying with him for a bit. She could test his mind while playing a fun little game.
"Why are you hiding, General Esdeath?"
Her eyes widened. That completely shocked the Empire's Strongest. There was no way he could know she was here. She made sure to hide her precense. He was facing with his back towards her and Esdeath was silent the whole time. So how?!
Only receiving silence the boy decide to repeat himself again, this time with hesitance in his voice. "Why are you here, General Esdeath?"
The General finally got over her shock and came out from behind the tree. Her face became serious and she asked the million dollar question. "How did you know?"
The boy looked at her from over his shoulder. "From the uniform I knew that man was one of the members of the Three Beasts, the servants of the feared General Esdeath. It wouldn't be a while before you or someone else came searching for him. While I was busy a few minutes ago, I noticed the sudden decrease of the temperature. It's a sunny day, it wasn't even cold in the slighest. Either, the cause had to be a Danger Beast or a human. And from what I know, Danger Beats like that only really exist in the Northern parts of the Empire. Which, leads to one of my previous points. Someone would be looking for him. Since the Three Beasts are one of the strongest in your army, I wouldn't be surprised if the Ice Queen herself would look for him. It was a simple guess. But I was right, after all."
Esdeath couldn't help but chuckle. This boy was really amusing her. "Fufu, you are very observant." Now, she was really interested in this boy. To catch her off guard was something that rarely happened. It couldn't hurt to have him serve under her. He may come in handy with dealing with the Revolutionary Army.
And plus, if he was really in own, what other choice would he have. A Danger Beast could eat him right away. So after all, she would get what she wanted.
"Most of the Imperial Soldiers wouldn't think that deep. Tell me, how old are you?"
The boy returned his attention to the tree. "13. Why do you want to know?"
"I want you to serve under me," the General replied bluntly.
This raised a few questions and the young boy raised an eyebrow. "Why? I'm not the strongest one around. And I've heard that you don't like the weak."
The blue-haired woman walked towards him. "Yes, while that may be true, you seem very intelligent and are observant. You can try to become stonger physically." Once she reached him, she put a hand on his shoulder. "However, intelligence is not something you can easily obtain. From what I've seen, it would take some soldiers years of experience. And you're at such a young age."
"I've got nothing else to lose. But what sort of work would you want me to do?"
Esdeath put her hand under her chin and thought for a bit. "Investigations at crime scenes sound like a good idea. Since you're so observant."
Receiving a nod from him Esdeath continued. "We should head back to the Capital and get Daidara's arm treated."
"Right now? I was trying to make a casket to hold his arm in place."
The General started walking away. "That isn't necessary." She looked over his shoulder at him. "But after all this time you haven't told me your name."
The boy started catching up to her. "It's Nate, Nate River. But I would prefer it if you call me Near."
Esdeath raised an eyebrow but decided not to question it. "Fine then, Near. I hope you won't disappoint me. Getting recruited by a General personally is a big honour, after all."
"Don't worry. I'll solve everything that's thrown at me."
The General smiled in amusement. This boy had potential in him. Potential that she witnessed firsthand. Maybe not physically, but mentally. He could become one of the best pawns of the Empire.
"I look forward to that."
What's up, everyone? Hope the the beginning wasn't too bad, this is my first story. I didnt see a Death Note and Akame Ga Kill crossover, so I thought why not? Speaking of crossovers, I will make another one with DN and AGK. I already began typing it. So stay tuned for that! Anyways, feedback and criticism are always appreciated!