Author Notes: This will be similar to the events of Akame Ga Kill Zero with a slight twist. Compared to the last few chapters, this will be comparatively lighter in content due to it setting up events for the future.
Chapter 9: Kill The Tricked
Several Months after the their killing of Martha and the others, the Elite Seven undertake more assassination missions, having left the "village" they were raised in due to Gozuki suspecting that that the location was comprised. They moved to the Empire's Northern borders.
"Your next target is the viceroy of the the Le Lang Castle who is secretly communicating with the barbarians of the North led by Numa, who's trying to gather them together in order to crush the Empire. He's also a big shot in the political scene. Use your knowledge you've gathered in order to bring him down.," Gozuki explained.
"Yes sir!," the seven agreed.
Restaurant In Le Lang Castle Town
"I'm bored...Najasho, we should just raid the castle and kill him when night falls.," Guy said while leaning back on his chair.
"Quiet shrimp. Things aren't that simple...and it's Chief, remember?," Najasho explained while reading and occasionally breaking a bite of his parfait.
"You know we've spent more time together. I think a little familiarity is acceptable now...Najasho.," Guy replied to Najasho's annoyance.
"The castle is littered with traps and the viceroy is definitely going to be protected by powerful bodyguards. And it's justified due to him being a double crosser to the Empire. So it's going to be difficult to get a shot at him.," Green described as he wore a waiter's uniform.
"My signature coffee been offered to get on the local specialities menu.," Green added as he gave Najasho his coffee
"Whistle- You're really getting the hang of this Green.," Guy acknowledged Green's skill as a waiter.
"Hey, don't forget that we have a goal to accomplish here, shrimp.," Najasho argued.
"I know, Najasho. First, we have to infiltrate every area and gather information right?," Green counter-argued as he left and went to deliver to his next customer.
"Why don't we do anything?," Guy questioned as he rested his left arm on the table.
"We're the ones who oversee the others and hold the responsibility of making sure we clean after their messes.," Najasho answered as he sipped his coffee.
I wonder how the girls are doing?, thought Green as he looked up towards the sky.
Viceroy's Castle
"Sigh...we couldn't get in and Poney's getting in a battle of some sort with the local chief...," Cornelia, dressed as a maid looking on from behind a corner as the two engaged in a cook off in filleting fish.
"I wonder how Akame is doing...?," Cornelia asked.
Horse Stables
Akame, dressed as a maid, checked the horse stables while eating some meat.
"Hmm...Tsukushi...what the...," Akame said as she saw Tsukushi, dressed as a maid, being backed against the wall by a military officer.
"You'd make a good concubine...why not work for some additional money...?," said the officer.
Suddenly, Tsukushi's eyes turned an expressionless teal as she went behind him and palm-striked him in the back before he noticed. He fell the ground unconscious.
"Lowly mortal...I'll make sure you don't talk that way again...," Tsukushi said in an oddly monotone voice as she pulled out a knife to slit his throat.
"Tsukushi! We can't raise suspicion! The viceroy's going to be hunting tonight...if you do that, we'll lose our window...," Akame demanded, causing Tsukushi's eyes to return to their normal color.
"Eh...That man...He was bullying me...then I blanked out...," Tsukushi said with a puffed face and tears in her eyes.
"Let's go before he wakes up.," Akame said as the two left the stable.
You've been having these episodes where you act this odd sort of way...ever since the assignment in the Rousei Village., thought Akame as she held Tsukushi close to her.
Elite Seven's Room
"I can't believe that you were hit on. Imagine if Cornelia the super babe got proposed by an aristocrat!?, I knew it was a bad idea to let the girls go into the castle!" Guy shouted in horror.
"You're overreacting Guy. It's like saying the Empire's elite are all that depraved way and use the people to act on their hedonistic desires.," Cornelia replied, making the group go blank in dread for a second. If anyone from the Empire had listened, especially Gozuki, it would be regarded as treason.
"...Anyway, it was hard to get any useful information, aside from what Akame gathered. How about you Poney?," Najasho asked.
"I know to to fillet a fish, Najasho.," Poney said with a thumbs up. The group hung their heads down in disappointment to Poney's confusion.
"Not you too...," Najasho sighed with annoyance.
"And that's nothing to brag about.," Green added.
"Chief. We should go now.," Akame suggested.
The group nodded in response.
Viceroy Forest
The seven waited behind the trees for what seemed like several minutes, but oddly enough-
"Are you sure he was going to come here?," Najasho asked.
"It doesn't seem like he suspected us and has his protectors attack us now...It would be much more lively now.," Green observed.
"...Wait do you hear that? An animals eating something.," Poney said aloud.
"I don't think that's relevant to what we're talking about-," Cornelia argued before Tsukushi cut her off.
"Look...," Tsukushi whispered.
"I see it and...What the...," Guy said in shock.
"What should we do...," Akame said as she felt dread at the sight.
"Keep hidden and make sure we're not spotted. It's clearly something out of our league right now...," Najasho suggested as the group remained still.
As the light haired, black mustached head of the viceroy was being chomped on by a monstrous creature, the moonlight revealed its shape. It was a slender male humanoid with black/yellow bob-cut haircut, long, thin antennae with red lipstick and no visible nose. He wore a simple, segmented suit with a yellow/black tie. Two large, silver compound wings grew on his back and his eyes had large black irises that seemed to be made up of small hexagons at a closer inspection. He had a cruel, short-tempered and unstable air about him, a violent psychopath that didn't seem to be especially intelligent. A pile of both the men that usually accompanied the viceroy and the fur coated bodyguards lay on a pile.
Tsukushi, unbeknownst to the others, had her eyes turnt teal as she looked at the winged insect being with disgust...as if something inside her knew him well.
He then looked at a tree for a few moments before firing a yellow laser from his eyes, slowing carving words into it.
"That should make the other side focus on something other than what we're doing...Why couldn't I just smash them and slowly prolong the pain? So much easier...," he said with a coldly, aggressive tone of voice before he flew into the sky.
Najasho then looked at the words on the tree, which said,
The Elite Seven will take the heads of Rebellion like We have done here tonight and smolder the flames of revolution.
"Shit...we've been framed...," Najasho said as he signaled for the others to leave.
"What a monster...," Tsukushi said.
"Are we any different...do any of you guys feel bad about killing people anymore...?." Guy brought up to their confusion.
"You're so dumb guy. I'm actually surprised you can worry about things...," Poney joked to Guy's frustration.
Things huh...?,"thought Akame as she thought about the strange girl from the Sabatini incident as well as Tsukushi's recurring split personality memory loss.
Gozuki's Current Base
"Damn...it looks like whatever that person was framed you for our job and they're going to send professionals after you. You're targets now. And it takes an assassin to kill an assassin. Your missions from now on will take a sudden jump in danger, so be prepared for the target to be a trap.," Gozuki explained to the dejected Elite Seven, knowing they had failed the mission.
"Yes sir...," they answered.
On Outskirts of Le Lang
"So our next target is the Empire's assassin unit? What a pain...," complained a girl as she followed her two comrades. The girl had pale skin, pinkish-auburn hair, and pinkish-red eyes. She wore a butterfly headphone accessory on her head. She wore a vocalist-like clothing consisting of a white long sleeve shirt with the collar tied with a red ribbon under a black vest a red checkered mini skirt, and black leather below-the-knee boots.
One of the two in front of the girl was a young lady with long dark grey hair with a silver hair look in the front of her hair that looped to the back and lime iris eyes. She wore a yellow green scarf and a shinobi attire with her midriff exposed. The other was a an older woman with gray hair and purple iris eyes. She wore purple robes and a purple hat. On her left hand, she wore a metallic glove.
"Don't doddle. We'll be meeting them soon. And show the the power of the Oarbughs!," said the older woman.
"Ok.," said the girl in a singsong tune.
A bee oversaw them before returning back to the insect humanoid in the sky, unbeknownst to the three women.
Next Chapter: A look at the Elite Seven during their free time.
