Akame Ga Kill: The Immortal Swordsman

Hello and welcome to my first ever fanfiction. I've been in love with the Akame Ga Kill series for a while now but could never get the courage to write my own FF despite all the ones I've read so I finally decided to take a chance and write one myself. I will primarily follow the Manga with a few slight differences. Just a quick disclaimer, I don't own Akame Ga Kill, All rights go to their respective owners.

"Conversations"

"Thoughts"/POV

Flashbacks/Teigu

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An empire is just like any living thing, eventually it grows old before reaching a stage in which it must die and be replaced. This empire has become filled with corruption, with a child emperor sitting on the throne but no more than a puppet, waiting to have his strings cut. The nation is filled with poverty and sadness, and any that challenge the upper class are culled in the hundreds if dictated. The nation's decaying state is becoming more evident as time passes, with more of the corrupt politicians and high class using their status to take advantage of the lower class, because of this, many splinter factions have started to pop up more frequently over time in an attempt to rebel, only to be crushed easily by the imperial forces. One of these is the notorious Night Raid, a team of mostly unknown assassins of the growing, more united and widespread army of revolutionary forces.

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I'd always been accustomed to being alone, that was something I'd had to learn rather quickly after what happened almost 17 years ago. I was only five at the time so I don't remember much, but what I can remember is the fire, the screaming as everyone tried to run away and the gunshots as everyone I'd come to know, including what I guess you could count as friends were gunned down before my eyes. My family was no different from all the others that were killed.

I found out later our village had been accused of harboring revolutionary soldiers so the empire had sent a force consisting of 5,000 soldiers to our village to investigate the claim. When it was found out to be true, they wasted no time in attacking our village in order to send a message to the other villages that collaborating with the revolutionary army was considered treason and would be punishable by death. As I sat on a rocky outcropping halfway to the capital, I had a flashback of that night…the night that would forever change my life.

Flashback

"Trenton, you have to run…head for the woods and wait till we come to get you!" My father instructed me as my mom was packing my bag for the trip into the woods "What…Mommy, Daddy what about you aren't you coming with me?" I was confused, why were they packing a bag for me but not one for each of them. But before my father could answer the moment was interrupted by a loud banging as the intruders were trying to break into our house. He quickly opened the back door to our house and my mom handed me my bag with the supplies as my dad pushed me out the door and answered the question I asked earlier. With emotion in his voice he choked out "We'll be right behind you I promise now run, Trenton RUN!"

Flashback End

So with a heavy heart I ran to the woods to get as far away as I could from whatever was happening to my family and my home praying that they'd make it like the promised me. They never did make it, right after I left they were killed by the strangers that had attacked my village. After that day I learned to fend for myself, never looking back on the moment that changed my life forever, whether it be for better or worse I didn't know…I never have figured it out after all this time what my life was supposed to lead to.

In any eventuality I learned that day that no matter what the obstacle I would survive, after all I'd made a promise more to myself than everyone from my village that died that I would. So ever since that day I'd rigorously trained my body, and my mind for the coming hurdles that would inevitably stand between me and my goal…ending the suffering of the innocent people from the corruption of the capital. I'd learned rather quickly of the corruption from talking to people who were directly affected by it themselves, and all I could see was heartache, despair and sorrow in their eyes.

Now 17 years later after all the blood, sweat and tears I put into the hellish endeavor to prepare myself, I believed I was ready…but was I really? There were two key defining moments in my life that shaped me into the individual I was today. The first was the most obvious; I'd lost everything I ever cared about…which is why I rarely showed emotions anymore, because it still affected me to an extent. The second was an encounter with an individual that would affect me in more ways than one for the rest of the foreseeable future.

I was 14 at the time, it had been 9 years since that terrible night and I'd been rigorously training my body and mind in order to survive on my own in this hellish environment. In the midst of this however, I sensed an unfamiliar presence not too far from where I was located. They were hiding in the trees to my right watching with rapt attention as I worked on my swordsmanship skills while shirtless. Apparently she didn't know she'd been found out till she seen me looking at her, she temporarily froze like a deer being caught by a mountain lion. However knowing she'd been caught, she quickly composed herself to hide her blush and leapt from the tree down to the ground.

Flashback

"Sorry about that, I was passing through the area when I heard some strange noises over hear so I came to investigate what was making them and found you training." I found it odd that I couldn't sense her presence until after she had stopped to watch me, but I pushed the thought away for the moment "It's fine; don't worry about it I was actually just finishing up actually so you caught me at the end of my regimen" this seemed to catch her attention and I couldn't help but notice the hint of a…blush? "Really…well in that case my names Mekenna, what's yours? So I responded in kind "Trenton, it's a pleasure to meet you Mekenna." I reached out a hand to shake hers and she accepted the gesture, however something about her seemed off and my instincts were blaring klaxon alarms that she was dangerous so I took the moment to study her.

I hadn't trained my body and mind for nothing so if my senses were screaming at me something was wrong with this woman. She appeared to be in her early 20's with an outfit that screamed sexy and a body that rivaled that of a goddess herself. But then I noticed the two things that made me take a step back and go immediately into a defensive stance. Her hair was a platinum silver in color and her eyes were blood-red with reptilian slits in them, how I'd missed this initially was beyond me but I wasn't about to be fooled again.

She was a vampire but not just any vampire; she was a Shinso Vampire…the strongest of all the vampires according to legend. I knew I didn't stand a chance against a vampire, let alone a Shinso because of her super human abilities her speed, strength, stamina, and the healing factor. She looked hurt as I could see tears starting to form in her eyes as she tried to explain what she wanted, but I refused to listen.

"Trenton please just hear me out, I don't want to hurt you I only want…" But I cut her off "You only want what; blood from me to help you survive is that it? Am I just another meal to you?" at that her lip started to curl as she tried to rein her emotions in check "No of course not, would you just please hear what I have to say?" Blinded by my own fear I didn't want to listen to what she possibly had to say, and that would end up costing me more than I realized at the time "Why should I, give me one good reason why I should listen to you Mekenna?!"

However she didn't answer, instead her eyes briefly shone sadness in them before she disappeared into thin air. Before I could comprehend what was going on, I was hit in the stomach by a fist that shot me through the air and slammed me hard into the boulder 40 meters behind me. The impact forced all the air in my lungs out so quickly that I struggled to breathe and stay conscious, and then the pain hit me…like hundreds of knives being stabbed into me simultaneously. I wanted to scream at the agony I was in, but the impact had caused me to be rendered silent due to the lack of oxygen and the fact I was struggling to stay conscious.

Then she appeared above me like an angel of death that had come to collect its quarry, but I wasn't about to just give in and die…I'd made a promise and I'll be damned if I broke it so despite the excruciating pain I took several deep breaths and made a move to stand, but found I couldn't even move without writhing in unbearable pain. But then she did something I'd never expected from her, I knew she was a vampire but what happened next would not only change my opinion of her, but my life as well.

She pulled me into her embrace and bit me, but instead of drinking my blood like I believed she would do, I felt a warmth entering my neck where she'd bit me and then it hit me…she was injecting me with her own blood to save my life. But I didn't have long to comprehend her decision or even ask her why before I felt the pain increase ten-fold, but I didn't scream in pain…instead I kept my mouth closed and no matter how bad it got I would not yield to the pain. After what felt like an eternity, but in reality was only a few minutes she stopped the transfusion and licked the wound clean sealing it entirely.

I was beginning to lose consciousness so she laid my head in her lap so I was comfortable but before I did I looked at her through my rapidly blurring vison and smiled at her while asking the one question that I wanted to, no…needed to know because I owed her big time now for saving my life.

"Why Mekenna? After everything I did to you, why would you save me?" She paused for a second to gather her thoughts before responding in a gentle tone

"Because I can see all the pain and heartache you hide from the few people you encounter while gathering information or supplies. Can I ask a personal Question?" I nodded my head since it was becoming to hard to speak. "You wouldn't happen to be a member of the village that was destroyed 9 years ago would you?" I froze, but then slowly nodded my head while on the verge of crying. "You're the last one, aren't you?" I couldn't take it anymore and let what little energy I had left nod my head slowly again while crying. As she continued to hold me she gazed into my eyes and said something that would help drive me to see my mission through to the end. "What happened at your village wasn't your fault, you were young there was nothing you could've done to help…so stop blaming yourself for what happened because you couldn't control it."

"Things happen for a reason, so use this chance that was given to you and make the world a better place, starting with the citizens of the capital…they need someone to show them that there is more than this corruption and darkness that has taken over, they need something to give them hope even in their darkest hour to inspire them to never give up. I believe that person is you, but for right now rest and save your strength." I pondered her response, and it made sense that I was alive because there were people who needed help to give them hope in a time where people wondered when all this darkness that had stained the capital would end. Accepting her answer to my question I let the darkness overtake me, but just before I blacked out I managed to say the one thing I felt I needed to say to her. "Thank you…Mekenna."

Flashback End

That was almost 7 years ago and to this day I still occasionally question why she did what she did, but after a while you tend to just stop questioning things and go with the flow. I turned into a Shinso after her blood transfusion… no real surprise there, but I look at it as a rebirth of sorts. I'm not the person I was before the transfusion, instead I grew up rather quickly and let my emotions back out some, but still on a tight leash…and with some extra training courtesy of Mekenna, I managed to master my vampire abilities faster than she thought possible, oh the look on her face was priceless after everything was said and done.

However, she had to leave to return home in an area south of the Capital so we bid each other farewell and went our separate ways. Looking at the Capital from the cliff I was on, I could see all the people milling about with forlorn expressions on their faces as they tried to get by another day in that hellhole. I could smell the death and corruption from here, the sickening smell of rotting corpses made my stomach churn and my blood boil in anger at how these people were being mistreated.

"Well, it's now or never Trenton…time to see how bad things actually are"

Deciding to get a closer look I leapt from the 50m cliff and dived towards the ground, it felt invigorating to be able to do things normal people couldn't since I was a vampire, but there were two things that Mekenna told me about being a Shinso that bothered me a little.

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"Ok Mekenna, anything I should know about before we go our separate ways?" She pondered things for a moment before she told me a few important things to remember. "Only a few things, 1st are that you can't bathe in pure water as it hurts us, so if you're going to bathe I'd recommend using herbs to make it more bearable. The only other thing is that you need to consume at least 1 pint of blood every week to maintain your strength, the longer you go without feeding the weaker you'll become till your instincts take over to keep you alive. Another thing is that while you are immortal, you aren't invincible; the healing factor we have has a limit to how much damage you can recover from before it runs out leaving you in trouble. That's all the important ones, good luck Trenton and I hope to see you again."

I quickly processed the information and stored it away so I wouldn't forget it in the future. "Likewise Mekenna and thank you again for saving my life…you know if I didn't know any better I'd think you had a crush on me." I couldn't help but smirk as I saw her blush and fidget on the spot and then try to compose herself to hide it, she really was beautiful in every way imaginable but she was more of an older sister to me than anything. So in the end I gave her a hug and thanked her again before we each set out on our own journey not knowing what lay ahead but knowing that we'd see each other again. After all, we were bound by blood now…literally.

Flashback End

I landed with a thud creating a crater in the ground that was about 2ft deep, easily hopping out of the hole I smiled as I thought about that particular memory, seven years to a vampire is nothing in the long run and I hated to admit it, but I missed her. But I focused back on the task at hand and went to enter the capital through the front gate but I made sure I had my necklace around my neck first as it was the last thing I had left of my parents and thanks to Mekenna pointing it out to me, it was also a holy lock fashioned in the shape of a small stainless steel Celtic knot cross.

It hid my distinctive shinso vampire appearance of platinum silver hair and red reptilian slit eyes while also dampening my powers to an extent; the two guards that were stationed there didn't seem to care at first until I approached the checkpoint. They seemed nervous of me, but I mean who could blame them when a 21 year old man walked up the gate wearing a black coat with a wide collar that fell down to his ankles, with silver threading around the edges. He also wore a black shirt underneath with two belts crossing over his chest in an X-pattern which held his two swords to his back; he also had on a pair of matching black pants stuffed into a pair of black boots. He also had on a pair of black fingerless gloves that completed the ensemble he wore.

"Halt! State your business" The guard on the left asked, his statement directed towards me "I'm here as a bounty hunter" I replied, which wasn't entirely a lie. This visibly caused the two of them to relax "Really, well then that would explain your weaponry you're carrying." The guard on the right said as a smirk appeared on my face as I thought to myself "If they only knew the real reason I'm here they'd probably change their tune pretty quickly." Seeing that I wasn't hiding anything from them the guard on the left said "Go ahead, your clear to pass." So I responded in kind by saying "Thank you gentlemen, have a good day" as I made my way into the capital.

After getting clear of the guards and just walking around to get my bearings I could clearly see the misery on everyone's faces, it infuriated me and made me want to change things for the better even faster. Whoever looked my way quickly looked the other way and muttered country bumpkin under their breath but I didn't let it phase me in the slightest. However my stomach rumbled signaling to me that I was hungry, so I headed for the closest establishment which just so happened to be a bar. As I entered the bar all eyes looked at me warily as if to determine if I was a threat, but I paid them no mind and went about ordering my meal along with a tomato juice.

As I was enjoying my meal, I sensed movement to my right as a young busty blonde woman sat down beside me and gave me a cursory glance over before beginning to talk to me. "Hello, my name's Leone what's yours?" I looked over at her and did a quick once over and I have to say she was absolutely gorgeous and her clothing choice left next to nothing to the imagination with a small black tube top covering her torso and cream colored pants with a white scarf wrapped around her neck. After my brief inspection I introduced myself "Trenton, it's nice to meet you Leone." She beamed after my introduction so she decided to continue the conversation "Likewise, so what's a guy like you doing in the capital?" sensing no harm in her question I decided to tell her. "I'm here to see if the rumors I've heard about this place are true."

Leone seemed to tense at that statement "what does he mean if some rumors are true?" she internally thought for a second before she chose her response "well that depends on the rumors, I've heard a lot of 'em so you'll have to be specific." He sensed her tension about his question, so he decided to answer honestly to try and get her to relax. "I'm just wondering about the corruption is all." She became shocked at his response "He's aware of the corruption, he just wants someone to confirm it is all." Cautiously gauging his response she whispered "it's true, all of it is true…so word to the wise watch what you say." He was instantly aware of how much trouble he could get into but then smirked at her which both stunned and confused her as to why he'd do that.

"Thanks for the concern Leone, but I can handle myself…however I want to thank you for the information but also for your kindness so here, take this." Then to her utter shock, he handed her a large bag of gold. He seen her eyes turn into dollar signs which he guessed might happen with her, however before he left he paid his bill, and then gave some parting words to the busty blonde. "Leone" he said, causing her to turn to look at him "take care of yourself, I'd hate to see a lovely woman like yourself fall to this place…the world would feel a little more empty without you here." She noted the pained look on his face as he turned around and walked out of the bar.

POV: Leone

Leone sat there wondering what had happened in Trenton's past to make him into the semi-emotionless person she deduced him to be. He was handsome, scratch that, He was HOT in her books. She'd given him a once over as well before she struck up a conversation with him and was impressed by what she saw. She'd initially thought he would be another one to fall for her scam, but that was blown out of the water after their conversation and the gift he had freely given her. What hit her hard however was the expression he had on his face as he left the bar after his parting words to her. She knew his words were of genuine concern for her welfare, but his expression had been one of sadness with some pain mixed in...like he'd been through hell since he was young, and tried to hide the emotional scars he carried . So as she left the bar she thought to herself "Trenton, I don't know what you've been through in your life, but judging by the expression on your face, your life hasn't been the same since whatever happened to you." Leone quickly pocketed the money he gave her and headed towards her contact in the capital so she could report back to base, but in the back of her mind for some reason she was really worried about Trenton. "I'll tell boss about him when I get back to base."

Several Hours Later

After traversing the capital the rest of the day, I had the entire layout of the city memorized thanks to my eidetic memory that I had possessed since becoming a shinso vampire. After the long day spent mapping the layout on top of further confirming the corruption I knew what I had to do. The one thing I needed however was a place to sleep now and as much I loved camping outside, which I didn't anymore, I set up against a wall and prepared to go to sleep. After about 20 min. I heard a horse drawn carriage come by and then stop by my spot on the wall, the smell of blood covered the carriage and I came to the realization that these people were the ones behind the country bumpkin disappearances.

So when a little girl around 12 popped out and put on a smile to calm me, I knew what she really was but pretended I was none the wiser. "Excuse me sir, do you have a place to sleep?" she asked knowing full well I didn't and I could sense the killing intent and malice rolling off of her. "No I'm afraid I don't." I responded, the sickening smile she displayed made me want to drain her dry right then and there, but I resisted "just wait Trent," I chided myself "do it later tonight and they won't expect a thing". She asked "well do you want to come and stay with me, we have some spare beds." I just smirked and replied "Sure, thank you for the offer."

She was giddy with my answer because she thought I'd be another victim, but little did anyone in her family or the capital know…that a Shinso Vampire was about to unleash hell itself to change the fate of the empire for the better…and no one was going to stop him if it was the last thing he did.

And done, almost 4400words and 6+ hrs of writing later but I'm done with the first chapter. I hope you all have enjoyed it thus far and I know it's a long first chapter but I wanted to explore a little bit of Trenton's past and set up for his meeting with Night Raid in the next chapter. Now I want to know your guy's opinions so CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISIM ONLY. Again this is my first Fanfic so I want to know your honest opinions but I don't want a lot of hate messages saying "you suck" and "this story is crap". Also for those who are going to say "Where's Tatsumi, Sayo, Leyasu, or even the carriage scene I just want to say that I said it'd follow the manga with "Slight" Changes…so relax I'm going to introduce them next chapter along with meeting Trenton before they meet Night Raid at the end of the next Chapter.

So until next time, this is Max signing off