Akame ga Kill: Fall of the Fire

Prolog Part II:
Infernus

JellalRavan:

Second part of the prolog, Arthur will now change, for better or for worse, I don't know!

This fanfic is darker and I intend to keep it that way. I hope you as the reader will enjoy the story anyway!

Esdeath's POV

I looked down at Arthur.

The young boy was a born fighter. Even without a Teigu could hold his own against far more experienced soldiers, he even saw that I held back…

He could become a great general if he trained under someone as good as me, but I didn't really think he was my type, he was born from a lord, probably a bit stuck-up in his manners and he's probably not interested in me, not after I killed his sister. It is better for him to be a puppet…

"Will he survive?!" I asked lord Riot.

"If he got enough hatred and rage inside him, yes…"

Lord Riot had proven his commitment to the Empire, letting his own daughter get killed and risking his own son's life… Impressive to a degree, but he had told me that if the boy didn't have rage enough inside him, the boy would burn and nothing would be left of him…

"You said that it was from an extinct danger beast that the Teigu was created!" I remembered the lord.

"Yes, an old form of beast… It was a form of fire drake, strong and enraged… It's blood is what the Teigu is made out of…"

"The blood you injected into the boy!" I noted.

"Yes, I gave him a small dose of the blood, if he survives this we can give him the rest; that is how the Teigu was created, so that a fit user of it could be found! Inject a little, if the host is accepted, then the rest will be drunk!"

"'Host'?" I asked, was the boy going to be possessed?

"Yes, Arthur will be a host, the blood contains the spirit of the beast as well, he won't have a normal life if he becomes the host; he will be haunted and be a new and affective weapon for the Empire!"

He sounded half mad, I knew that demons mixed with Teigus weren't the best, the power was great, but if this boy, that cared for the weak was going to be possessed, he wouldn't make it…

"And you are sure he will serve without question!?" I asked as it didn't seem likely.

Lord Riot grinned.

"The beast's spirit will haunt my son, as I said, but I have the means to repress the spirit, allowing my son to be free… That is how he will serve, if he doesn't follow orders, he will go mad from the spirit inside him! He will have no choice but to serve the Empire!" He did really sound mad…

"And why do you want to aid the Empire in taking over this land? You risk everything to please us, you must have an agenda!" I said as I didn't like the creep.

"I got plans, I do! But I want to make sure that our deal is sealed before I go into further detail! And don't worry, you're a capable woman! If I did something fishy you would have no problem killing me, so no worries there!"

He must be planning something! I thought, but I didn't think more about it, Arthur was starting to move… And glow.

Arthur's POV

I couldn't see, hear, talk, smell or feel… I was in complete darkness and I knew I was in trouble.

Why did this happen? I asked myself.

"Because your father is a bloody bastard, that's why!" I didn't recognize the voice, but I knew already, it was a spirit. A male one, it had a dark and ancient voice, like a beast from ones nightmare.

What do you want? I asked the spirit.

"I don't know… Maybe I want to help you, or maybe I want to take over your body… I got a lot of choices but I don't feel like doing many of them!" The spirit confused me.

Just be clear with me! I begged the spirit. What do you want?

"Freedom! Revenge! JUST SOMETHING TO DO!"

What? I didn't understand the spirit at all.

"Do you know how long I have been trapped in my own blood?! It is not that nice! I want to see things, I don't care if I control your body or not, that sort of thing is exhausting, for both of us! I just want to see what have become of the World!"

So, you won't take over my body? I asked.

"Not unless you displease me too much, or are about to die! If you die, I die! Rather simple, don't you think!?"

Lovely! It didn't sound as great as he made it out to be.

"Don't be like that, now you got a dear friend to watch your back! And you won't die if I die, just be crippled for the rest of your life!"

Great! And how do I know I can trust you!? How do I know you won't help the Empire!? And how would I displease you?

"You don't know if I would betray you! I will win your trust and you will win mine! Just try to stay alive and live an interesting life!"

The thing about trust was true enough. And if he wouldn't take over my body as he pleased I could have a life, a life with a spirit living inside me.

So, what now? Do I and you make a contract or…

"None of that kind! I will let you use some of my powers, but if I take over your body, I will be able to use my full power, almost…"

What sort of powers do you have?

"I am the spirit of a fire beast, I can create and control fire, but as a human, you will have a few problems with it…"

Like what?

"You will be able to control my fire on a smaller scale, same goes for fire that is not mine, with training you will be able to control and create more fire! You can find many ways to use my powers, but that comes with training!"

That's it? I t seemed too good to be true.

"And you won't be able to swim again!"

Really? Well… All I have to do is to stay away from boats! But why?

"I am a fire beast, I cannot stand water; my essence will melt away and die if you try to swim in deep waters!"

So… As a fire spirit you cannot stand swimming in water… But I can still take hot baths, right!?

"Oh, yes! I love hot baths myself!"

But you're a fire beast, how… You know, never mind!

"Good! Water will be your weakness, but only because you will use fire, if you don't use the fire powers you won't have a problem with water! Well… you will have problems with ice too, but not as much as with water!"

'Stay away from deep waters'! Got it! Anything else?

"I will teach you about my powers and how to use them when we got time; I now want you to burn down that castle of yours!"

I wouldn't mind… I have no family or friends left here…

"You got me!"

Yeah… I didn't mean to sound sad, but I was.

"Come now, don't be sad, let's set this place on fire and make sure your father knows that we are free!"

And how are WE going to do that?! I don't even know how to use your powers, let alone your name!

"My name is Infernus! I am glad to meet you… Ehh, what is your name?"

Arthur, Arthur Riot…

"Arthur… I like that name!" The voice sounded pleased and I felt a bit more convinced that he was a good guy. "And about your other question; first you need the rest of my blood! And you need to be angry!"

I can be angry! I promised, my father had ensured that a long time ago.

"Good, you can only wake up if you feel enough hatred; the hatred will activated my powers and you will be able to host the rest of my spirit, including the rest of my powers!"

I understand! I after I wake up, I must find the rest of your blood. Then what?

"Drink it!" Not what I had in mind! "Your father will possibly give it to you without hesitation, he will think I am driving you crazy and will tell you that the rest of my blood will cure you, but all it will do is making my spirit's presence inside you stronger, allowing me to give you more of my power and control you even more!"

Why don't you do that? I mean, why not just take over my body and take the blood yourself; you did say that you'd be stronger if you took over my body!

"It would strain me too much to be worth it, if I use my powers to control your body I would not have as much fun as if I didn't take over! And I like company, if toke over I would press away your thoughts and your conscious! I have been alone inside my own blood for years, I need someone to talk to, you are young; you can live on a few decades, so I will have some fun conversations with you during those years!"

Would that mean that you won't take over my body just like that or too often if I asked you to do it?

"Bright lad, huh? I knew you were a smart one! Yes, yes you are correct! I will not take over your body on a whim!"

I did feel a bit proud of myself, Infernus seemed to be a rather nice beast spirit, I wouldn't mind him to live in my body, but I did have a last question.

Could you just leave me alone sometimes if I ask for it?

"You mean… If you want some privacy? For love and toilet breaks! Yeah, that works, I can go into a form of sleep, that way I would miss what you experience and you can wake me up when you are done!"

Sounds too good to be true!

Infernus chuckled, as if he was humored.

"I like you more and more lad! You see things with ease, I like that! Yes, you can say that it is too good to be true, but it isn't! The only thing is that you won't be able to shield your thoughts from me; I will hear everything you think! So stay classy!"

I'll do my best… I said and if I could, I would smile. Can I wake up now?

"Yes, go get my blood; then you just need to imagine yourself using flames as you see fit! The flames will come from your body, so don't freak out, fire can no longer hurt you!"

That is good, well, I'll wake up now!

"I'll be with you!" He did sound like an adult that promised a child to look after him. It was refreshing from my own father.

Thank you!

I woke up!

Esdeath's POV

Arthur was released from his bonds, iron rope seemed rather fun, I had already made my order from lord Riot's smith.

Arthur's body glowed slightly red as he got up from the table. He had problem with his balance, but he managed to stand up. He looked more muscular now, his father had him stripped before tying him down and Arthur wore nothing but pants now. I saw the scars his father had inflicted on him physically.

He had small ones all over his chest and legs and one big across his back. He looked like any other experienced soldier that I had met.

Wonder what you will be like in a few years after some training? I wondered as lord Riot asked how Arthur felt.

"It is making me crazy!" Arthur said with shaky voice. "Stop it, please! I'll do anything!" It looked as if he was about to cry. The Teigu had worked on him.

"Drink this!" Lord Riot gave his son a small glass with clean, red blood. "It will help!"

Arthur didn't hesitate. He took the glass and drank the blood. At first he didn't do anything, it was as if his body had stopped working. But soon I saw his eyes change.

They said: "I HAVE WON!"

I was about to alert the lord, but Arthur had already grabbed him by his throat and was squeegeeing the life out of the old man. The old man was in choke and tried to claw at his son with his nails, but Arthur didn't let go.

"This is for Helena!" Arthur said and I heard the strong hatred in his voice.

He continued to squeeze his father's throat until the old man's neck broke, killing him. It all happened so fast, but with my speed I could have done something, but I didn't like lord Riot, he was weak and didn't have any potential.

Arthur looked at me and smiled, he looked like the devil himself, but I didn't feel fear, I felt encouragement to attack him, to try myself at him.

"I don't have time to dance!" Arthur said as his body ignited in flames. "I want this place to burn!"

"I won't stop you with that! But please, don't just think you can leave. You can be an important asset to the Empire; don't you want to try that chance?" I had to try making him join me; he got too much power to be free.

"No… You and your kind have caused me too much pain! And I don't feel like talking to you now!" He let the flames grow and he looked at me with wondering eyes. "For now I will let you live!" And he walked out on me; he didn't even consider fighting me. Was he that strong? No! He was that weak, if he was that strong he would have faced me. Or?

Arthur Riot? What have you become? What will be your part in this war?

I heard scream from the castle and they all indicated one thing; Arthur was burning the castle to the ground!

Time for me to leave! I knew I would meet him again; I wouldn't let him walk out on me then.

Outside Castle Riot, Night Time

Arthur's POV

It was night time now. I watched my old home burn and crumble asunder. Most of the staff had gotten out, but some soldiers had tried to stop me so I beat them down. I didn't want any innocent to get hurt, but if they attacked me, they were just plain stupid. I didn't even kill them; I just bashed them around for a bit and threw them out a window. Most soldiers actually ran away from me, making exiting the castle easier for me.

It was over now… All my memories from my childhood and of my sister and my few friends were meant to burn here to. I wanted to become another person. I wanted to help people by stopping people like my father and Esdeath.

Infernus had told me that Esdeath was a too strong opponent for me to take down now. That is why I let her go; I would face her again and hopefully kill her...

"Don't you want to leave?"Infernus asked me.

"Yeah… I have to find my brother!" I told the spirit. He had told me what to burn and how to use my new powers as effective as possible.

"Why?"

"He is part of the Revolutionary Army… I think it is time for me to join too…"

JellalRavan:
That's the end of the prolog.
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I am partly open to suggestions for the story and most original ships will stay as they are in the manga/ anime! Like; Tatsumi X Mine!

This story will have OC X Leone as well. I hope you will like it!

In the first chapter, Arthur will meet with Night Raid, from there the action and the adventures will go on! Keep in mind, he meets them after Sheele's death! Before Bulat's death!

See you in the next chapter!