Hey everyone Ira here so I'm writing this as a sort of sampler chapter lately ive gotten into this anime and its fantastic even though its just starting out so please review!
P.S. to those reading my Naza fanfic do not worry chapter is being edited as we speak so look forward to that!
Disclaimer: I do not own Akame ga Kiru
Cold footsteps echoed through the streets of the capital, water splashing at the impact of them letting off a slight sound. The man stepping through these waters had his face shadowed by dark tangled spikey hair, he was wearing a black long coat the reached down to his knees and tattered off at the bottom. Beneath this jacket he wore nothing but bandages hiding his exposed chest from view while also having a pair of white baggy trousers with bare feet.
Perhaps the most notable thing about this man was the two long katanas hanging from his back loosely on two baldrics. The leather sheaths made of a strangely glinting black material and handles almost glowing red and blue, red for the right and blue for the left. The man continued to stroll stopping in the middle of the street when three guards of the capital walked before him smirking and holding their weaponry in their hands.
"Well lookie here looks like another refugee out after dark" one snickered sneering in the mans direction.
"Poor guy was killed by the local gangs then relieved of his fancy blades and clothing"
"If only we got there in time!"
all the guards burst into laughter the one on the left took a step forward readying his gun to fire. He never got the chance. Faster than the eye could see the cloaked man flew past the aiming guard one blade in hand his arm outstretched in a slicing motion. The guard who was standing ready to fire suddenly collapsed no signs of blood or cuts on his body.
"H-h-hey what the hell" the leader said slightly nervous by his friends reaction "Lexxer go check him out!" he ordered the other man who was now backing up afraid of the still facing away man.
"Bo-oss its him!" the one named lexxer said fear showing clear in his eyes.
"What are you blabbering about fool?" the captain demanded now slightly nervous that the man was turning his eyes still shadowed by his hair.
"Its the fiend of the north! Fenrir they call him!" the guard stammered before he felt burning metal pierce his stomach. He looked down seeing the red handled blade thrust through his stomach.
"Burn in hell corrupted" the man said his rich baritone voice ringing out in the night before sliding the dead guard off his blade.
The man turned facing the now trembling captain and lifted his head. The captain shouted out in alarm opening fire at the man missing every shot his magazine running out just as the stranger appeared before him slashing down and severing his head from his body.
The last thing the guard saw was one glacial colored eye ice-cold with no emotion.
and one red.
Burning with insanity.
"Akaaaammmeeeee" Leone groaned her hands sore from climbing through out the night.
"What is it" Akame asked her face calm stoic in-fact gazing over the horizon. Three days ago they had received a request at their HBIM to take out a emerging assassin who struck quickly no words spoken, no hesitation and who did not discriminate in his targets. Each one was random weither it was a guard, a widow, a child even was one of the cases or a noble. He struck almost with no purpose only seeming to want to kill.
"We have been out all night we should head back besides my hands hurt from all this climbing" Leone practically begged Akame to call off the search.
"We cannot we have not completed our objective and I refuse to go over the allotted time" Akame responded cooly "You may return if I am not back by morning I have perished if I am I will have completed my task but I need Mine to stay". Mine would be essential in this conducted search. With her sniper and focus she was invaluable in searching the city from her vantage point.
"Ok Akame just don't... don't get yourself killed alright" Leone responded worry in her voice before leaping off into the darkness leaving Akame on her own.
The rest of the night seemed to be completely uneventful as Akame searched slowly becoming more and more frustrated. Where the hell could he be hiding! there was only so many places he could be!
"Where are you" Akame whispered.
"Who me?" a rich Baritone voice rang out behind her. Akame turned quickly drawing her blade releasing a burst of air as it was drawn before pointing it in the direction of the offending speaker. At first sight he wasn't much. He wore a dark jacket tattered at the bottom white trousers but what caught her eyes where the lack of shoes and shirt for that matter.
"What is your name" Akame demanded instantly suspicious of the figure.
Taking a bite out of his apple he seemingly looked in her direction as he chewed his eyes hidden by the shadows thrown around by his bangs. "I have many names, most unpleasant, some more...intimate and others normal" He tossed the apple away turning and jumping into the street shocking Akame a bit by his sudden movement. Akame rushed to pursue him but no matter how close she got he was always ten feet ahead seeming as though he walked but whenever she neared he would meld with the shadows and appear further away.
Sensing no hostility from the man she placed her sword back in its sheath signaling Mine who was for sure watching to be ready to fire at a moments notice. They continued to walk until eventually they left the capital and entered a canopied forest trees lining either side of the small dirt road.
"But" the man spoke quietly having stopped in his tracks stayed facing away from Akame "Many here call me Fenrir, others Fiend of the North" he finished.
Akame's eyes widened. He was the assassin!
Suddenly a gunshot rang through the mountains the clearly defineable trail of yellow energy following Mine's shot flew through the air to tear through Fenrir's skull but he simply held out his hand as the bullet neared making it vanish into thin air.
"What" Akame whispered looking at him her eyes narrowed. For the first time in a long time fear ran through her body. Fenrir turned his eyes still shadowed and made a tossing motion with his hand. Onto the ground rolled the bullet of Mine's shot. What the hell! how could he have possibly done that!
Not speaking a word Akame drew her sword charging at him slashing every direction her actions a blur in the night. But no matter how precise how focused she was she couldn't land a hit. Suddenly Akame saw her chance and leaped over his head and swung down at his exposed back. Fenrir reached behind his back drawing his blade enough to block her strike before turning and catching her wrist pulling her at him before wrapping his arm around her waist and scooping her up carrying her like a princess.
Akame just sat shocked at his actions. What the actual Fuck was he doing!
He gently set Akame down on her feet as she stepped back from him eyeing him warily.
"Akame Shouza, The carrier of the famed One-Slice blade, Black hair almost violet eyes, and" he paused looking up the moonlight lighting his face "Quite beautiful" he finished. Akame was barely focused on his words but more so on his face. He had a handsome complexion as if he was carved in marble his black hair contrasting beautifully with his tanned features but the thing Akame noticed the most was his eyes.
One burning in the darkness a Glacial Blue while the other was Crimson burning with a fearsome insanity.
What was he.
"Oh my bad forgot to fix these two sometimes the disguise comes off when I fight" he chuckled lightly before his eyes shifted color to a black color giving him a almost sinister look.
"Why" Akame managed to say.
The only response she got in return was a raised brow. "Why did you not kill me" she said his face flashed with shock "You could have easily our skill levels are on entirely different levels, yet during that fight you did not make one offensive approach unless you count that last stunt" she said relaxing slightly.
Fenrir frowned at her before speaking "I don't like to kill people simple as that" he said. Akame almost snorted in answer "Yet you have killed indiscriminately the past weeks". Suddenly his features hardened his right eye shifting back to crimson before quickly being replaced by the black again. "I kill those who deserve to burn" he said voice cold completely different than his previous carefree almost gentle tone.
"Your saying that civilians and innocents deserve death" Akame whispered being angered by his words.
"No im saying all those that contribute to the capital deserve to rot in the darkest pits of hell" he replied his face holding no emotion.
Akame froze for a moment before her face softened slightly "Not all deserve to be judged but many do, My people, family even hunt those who deserve it and punish them..." she trailed off leaving the unspoken invitation to hang in the air.
Fenrir's facial expression visibly softened before he chuckled "Is that a invitation Akame" he said a twinkle sparking in his eyes a mischievous smile plastered on his face.
"Yes it is" she said evenly looking deep into his eyes for any kind of motive anything at all that he was hiding.
She found a lot.
"I think that would be best" he said serious now his face showing no signs of playing around.
"Then follow me Fenrir"
he chuckled at her saying his name but followed none the less.
Akame was nervous but...happy? no not happy just a bit encouraged by him taking interest in their operations. If all went well maybe they would get a new member of night raid.
And if not.
She would kill him.
