A/N: Chapter 4 of One final breath. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except for myself. Akame ga kill belongs to the rightful owner.


Chapter 4: Kill the Authority

"If you walk down this path it'll lead you to the main street." Leone pointed to the archway with a lazy hand. We were ordered by Boss to carry out a request that Onee-san obtained just a few days ago. Today was Tatsumi's lucky day too, he'll be taking out Ogre the Demon with me as a spectator. Akame and Onee-san are tasked with taking out the oil merchant Gamal.

"Got it!" Tatsumi replied as he steeled himself for the job. He was gonna prove his worth and not just running his mouth.

"...you guys wanna hear a story about Akame?" Looking at our curious faces, Leone cleared her throat. "When Akame was young, she and her sister were both bought somewhere in the Empire. Well you know...poor parents selling their kids is a pretty common story. Anyways, she entered assassination training together with another girl in the same situation. There she learned how to kill people...she survived, in that hellish situation. And she worked under the orders of the Empire; she was the perfect assassin. However, each time she carried out her duty, she could feel more of the darkness within the Empire. The Boss, who was her target at the time, succeeded in persuading her...to defect from the Empire and join the Revolutionary army that cared only about the people. By that time, it seems most of the comrades she had grown up and trained with were all dead...do you understand what I'm trying to say?"

"As an amateur, I should shut up and listen to the professional killer, right?" Tatsumi stated nonchalantly.

"Well...you'll understand if you're successful today." Leone smiled and waved us off. We decided to wait on the rooftop just to pass the time since we were a tad early. It wasn't long before our prey crossed our path, the giant ugly brute known as Ogre. He looked drunk at the moment as there was an evident blush on his face.

"Sake is so good after a through interrogation. I am the king of this city...! The highest authority. I can do whatever I want, as much as I want!" He crowed with a laugh. We watched with disgust as he stop to chat with some guest. After a few minutes Tatsumi gave me a quick nod and disappeared, his hood up to keep his face hidden in the shadow. I watched as he engaged with the enemy, their mouths started to move in a light conversation. I noticed that Tatsumi soon led Ogre away from prying eyes, my cue to move, and I found myself watching them in an alleyway, my ears picking up on words.

"I beg of you! Please allow me into the Capital defense force!" Tatsumi bowed low till his head hit the ground. "I must earn enough money to send back to my home in the country, Sir!"

"Ha...hhhh..." Ogre scratched the back of his neck, the effect of sake must be subsiding. "I thought it would be something like this. Then apply through the normal process, idiot...but," He turned and started to walk off prompting Tatsumi to draw his sword in silence, "in these hard times, it's so very difficult to get in. It's to be expected, isn't it?" Instinct told him to keep a hand on the sword attached to his side, "So, I take it you weren't strong enough to pass the entrance test?" As fast as lightning, swords clashed and Tatsumi drew the first blood. He smiled as he watched Ogre's body hit the ground with a loud thud, a shocked look on his opponent's face.

That...was a little too easy. Ogre was supposed to be a captain of the guards...lame. I narrowed my eyes in thought, Tatsumi clearly had his back to the enemy no doubt giving himself a mental praise. Suddenly a dark ominous presence overshadowed the boy and he immediately raised his sword before Ogre's could slice him in half. Skidding back a few he gridded his teeth in anger. Now I stand corrected, propping my arm up to use as a head rest and continued to watch the fight with interest.

"Did you think...that I, Ogre the Demon...would really be killed by the likes of a snot nosed little shit like you...?" He took a threatening step forward. "The weak don't matter...Only the strong matter in this city...I pass judgment on people! Do you think you can judge me!?"

"Don't just say whatever you want...!" Tatsumi roared as he went in on the attack. They clashed blades, sparks flying out from the grinding metal.

"I see..." Ogre grinned as he added pressure to his blade, forcing Tatsumi to keep from buckling. "You belong to that Night Raid group, don't you? Same as that bitch watching from up there." He lifted his head to grin in my direction and I shot him the finger for calling me a pussy.

"Don't call Sonya a bitch!" Tatsumi snapped. "I'm more than enough to kick your ass."

"Who hired you to kill me?" Ogre turned his head to give the boy attention. "You happen to know a lot about me...Was it possibly the bitch fiance of the guy who was executed the other day?" The shock on Tatsumi's face was all that he needed. "I'm right aren't I...? I knew it would have been best to kill her as well...No...it's still not too late to kill her!" He grinned with glee as he spilled his plan. "First, I'll have to find her, of course. And then, I'll find the rest of her family, and arrest them as criminals and then I'll force her to watch as they are executed one by one...! But only after I've killed you!" A swoosh sound reached his ears and he realized that his arms were cut off by the elbows. He looked up as Tatsumi dealt the final blow, cutting his body into pieces. Finally the mighty Ogre is dead, his corpse unmoving in the pool of blood. Tatsumi sheathed his blade and waited for me to greet him. I gave him a high-five and we disappeared back into the crowds, leaving the rotten corpse behind.


Night Raid base...

"Not bad huh Akame?" Tatsumi asked when we got back. Leone and Boss greeted us but the black haired assassin was quiet upon our return. "So now you'll have to acknowledge me." Little did he know that she had the decency to swiftly remove his shirt and with the help from Leone and Boss, they stripped the boy to his boxers. Now I was accustomed to Roan stripping now and then when we bathed together as kids but after I was a little more mature he taught me a few things about common courtesy and the privacy of others. Basically I kept my gaze above the waistline.

"Thank goodness.." There was a blush on Akame's face and she smiled. This was the first time we have ever seen her smile. It was really cute. "I've seen friends die from poison because they wanted to be tough and not report the wound. But you seem to be undamaged."She held out her hand, "The mortality rate for those on their first mission is high...you did very well!"

"Th...Thanks." He stammered as he accepted the handshake.

"Akame was hoping you would live. She would have been lonely without you." Leone said innocently, knowing full well that the dark-haired assassin has a little crush on the boy.

"Let me see what to assign you two next..." Najenda said after thinking to herself. "Tatsumi, you'll be working under Mein. Sonya, you'll work with Leone. Do your best." At the sound of the girl's name, Tatsumi tensed up and the color drained from his face.

"I have to work with her!?" He cried out in despair, remembering his first meeting with the fiery temper princess.

"Please take good care of me Onee-san." I turned to my mentor and smiled.

"Don't you worry, this Onee-san is gonna show you a lot of great things." Leone grinned and gave me a thumbs up. I could have sworn Akame had a sad face on but I knew it would disappear soon. Boss told me that she would have Tatsumi and I go separate ways before reuniting under Akame's leadership. Not far away, the rest of the Night Raid members were making their way back to the base after a successful mission. Mein stopped in her tracks and looked behind her with a scowl on her face.

"For some reason I just got the chills." The pink haired assassin commented warily before catching up to the others.

"Welcome back." Tatsumi and I greeted them from the lounge room. Akame just nodded from the couch while Boss sat in her chair lighting a cigarette.

"Oh?" Leone walked in with a cookie halfway in her mouth and her right hand still in the cookie jar. She disappeared into the kitchen to grab a quick snack. "What's up guys?" She plopped herself down on the couch next to Akame and propped her legs up on the table.

"We finished our mission." Sheele said with a smile.

"In record timing too." Najenda glanced at the clock. "Nice."

"Isn't it obvious?" Mein smirked. "We're the best! As the Teigu users of Night Raid it's expected of us to give every single mission our full attention and maximum power."

"Now that you mentioned Teigu there's something I want to show our newer members. Problem is...where did I put it..." Najenda rose from her chair and walked over to a bookshelf, her eyes scanning each item carefully. "Aha! Here it is!" She exclaimed walking back to us with a book in hand. "Read this." She tossed it to Tatsumi who started looking through the pages.

"This is...a book about Teigu?" The pages depicted different pictures on a variety of Teigu known to Night Raid, I recognized the humongous scissors that Sheele uses and Akame's sword.

"That book is filled with knowledge about the Teigu that we know. There are blank pages in the back but they do have pictures on Teigu that existed. As I said, at least half of these weapons were lost through out history." Boss then proceeded to talk about each member's Teigu weapons and their abilities. "Remember this fact...if two Teigu users were to fight each other, one of them is guaranteed to die."

"Is that so?" Tatsumi chuckled nervously before something caught his eye. "Hey this Teigu looks smaller than the rest. It looks like some sort of tag..."

"Really!? Let me see that." I quickly snatched the book out of his hands and took a seat next to Leone who was busy licking the cookie crumbs from her fingers. Flipping through the book my eyes focused on a drawing of a dog tag; it was about 4 pages from the end. "It's referred to as 'God's Triumph... Oblivion.'"

"What an interesting name...but you're right it looks practically fragile." Mein commented as she looked over my shoulder. "Even a toddler shouldn't have any trouble snapping it in half with a rock."

How mean! I unconsciously placed my hand over my chest, feeling the dog tag resting comfortably near my heart. Even though it was being hidden under my jacket I felt Boss's eyes trained on me...it's like she could undress me with just a stare. I looked at her and noticed that she had a smirk on her face; She knows that I have the Teigu but she didn't look like she'll announce it to the rest of the team just yet.

"Oi! Tatsumi, I'm starving! Go cook something!" The pink-haired princess prodded the boy's arm with a finger repetitively.

"Okay I'm going! I'm going!" He shouted as he swatted her finger away in annoyance, stood up and shuffled toward the kitchen.


Nighttime...

After dinner everyone went straight to bed, too tired to do anything else. Usually on a good night we would play some cards or watch a movie but today snapped the strength out of our bodies. I was fast asleep in bed before my ears caught the sound of the door opening.

"T-Tatsumi?" I grumbled as I opened my eyes and saw him peeking through my door. "Why are you still up?"

"Sorry to disturb you, would you mind keeping me company for a few minutes?" He quietly closed the door and walked over, sitting down on my bed. "I...I was just thinking...you know after we had that lecture about the different weapons and looking through the book. You have one of those right? The one called 'God's Triumph: Oblivion'?"

"...yes..." He could tell that I was hesitant and really sensitive about the subject. I took off the dog tag and held it out for him to see. "This is my cherished treasure."

"May I hold it?" I gently placed the item in his hand. "It's so tiny..."

"You know I thought size doesn't matter in a fight but after flipping through the book I realized that it really is smaller than the rest of them." I chuckled and ran my fingers through my unruly hair. "I wonder what my brother was thinking...don't take it the wrong way I am actually grateful that I could have this memento."

"At least you have a Teigu, I can't wait till I have one of my own." He smiled and handed it back to me. "Anyways the reason I came over was to ask you about those attacks from earlier."

"Earlier?" I asked before I remembered the battle with the intruders. "Oh. I know what you're talking about."

"And before that, when we first met Akame and her group you intended to blow her away with that beam. I was thinking that we should put names on those attacks."

"I'm guessing you already have some in mind." I giggled.

"Well yeah...I do." He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "I noticed that you say the word 'Judge' before firing...so why don't we call the beam 'Judgement Cannon' and the other one 'Heavenly Flash'? Because when you collected all that energy into your fist, it shined like a flash."

"You know I never thought about it like that...I like it!" I pulled out the book from underneath my bed and flipped to the page. Taking a pen or whatever utensil that was available I started scratching words and information for my Teigu. Tatsumi watched in silence as I finished writing, the page filled to the brim.

"Are you sure this is okay? What if someone steals this book?" He asked when I released a sigh, rolling my wrist to ease the tightness.

"I had that fact in the back of my mind when I was writing so I didn't write the details. I plan on presenting it tomorrow morning at the meeting including my past." I closed the book and placed in on my desk. I quickly raised a hand to stifle a yawn.

"It's pretty late, I'll head back to my room then." He got up and walked to the door, his hand inches from the knob before I spoke.

"Thank you Tatsumi. We should do this more often, these small conversations."

"That sounds great. Sleep well." He smiled, turned the knob and left. I smiled myself before pulling the blanket over my body. I looked at the dog tag, my Teigu, the last gift from my brother before cradling it against my chest and fell asleep.


A/N: Here's an analysis on Sonya's weapon- God's Triumph: Oblivion

In the shape of a dog tag most people overlook the full extent of its power. As one of the forty-eight items known as 'Imperial Arms', it was said to have disappeared along with half of the items through history. Not much is known about it, even the record books have little to no information.

Ability: Order

This ability allows the user to take complete control over the other Teigu users; does not have any affect on non-Teigu users.

Trump card: Resurrection

This trump card is quite a weird one and can ONLY be used ONCE. The user will slowly lose his or her memory the longer the battle draws out; memories about the past, important events and even friends. In return, the user will be able to use any Teigu he or she wishes and have full access to their abilities.

Attacks:

Judgment Cannon- Fires a beam of energy from the user's right hand; has a 2% dodge rate. After firing, it needs to recharge and recover making the user a vulnerable target.

Heavenly Flash- Harbors the energy within a fist and with one punch, demolishes the target; 0% dodge rate. Could be used after firing a cannon however the user will knocked out for 4 days as a side-effect.

Teleport- Allows the user to pop up in places he or she desires, can also be used for a swift getaway.