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"I'll always be there to protect you..."

"...hm?..." A boy wakes up in the middle of an island, filled with debris. "Uh..." He couldn't move his body. He overhears something.

"Kyoma! Where are you?! Kyoma!"

"Sir! He's nowhere to be seen! We assume that he's gone sir..."

The blonde man in armor then looks down in sorrow. "I know..." Then he looks to the horizon, as he see's a kid on the ground. He rushes to the scene.

"Schuman! Where are you going?!"

The young Albert finds the boy, lying on the ground. "Holy..." He goes to the boy. "Hey! Are you alright?! Wake up! Hey kid!" The boy blinks. "Good, your alive. We're going need a medic here!" Just before the medics show up, the boy loses consciousness.

"You seem confused Minato..."

"Huh?" Everything is dark, but he could barely see another person with him. "Who are you?"

The other boy in the yellow scarf, looks at him in disappointment. "Oh...That's right...You can't remember me...Sorry, things went by so fast. I guess I screwed up this time. It looks like we have to separate for good this time...I hope you find peace wherever you go..."

"Wait...who are you?"

"You don't need to know my name. But you need to know your own. Perhaps you'll meet your friends this way. At least...I think. Your name is Minato Arisato. Minato Arisato." Then he keeps on repeating the name Minato Arisato until the boy couldn't hear the strange scarfed boy anymore.

Then, once everything goes dark and silent, the boy slowly opens his eyes. He looks around to see he is in a hospital, in day time. He sits up on his bed, wondering where he is. He waits for a minute until a man with long blonde hair walks in. He sits down and tries his best to smile. But the boy knows that something is on his mind. "So you woke up. If you don't mind, but I would like to ask you a few questions." He tries to keep a positive mood to the room. First of all, I would like to know who are you. What is your name?"

The boy looks down, pondering about his name. But then he could barely make out what he is hearing, but he could hear 'Minato Arisato...Minato Arisato...Minato Arisato...' "My name...Minato...Arisato..."

"Hello Minato Arisato. Where are you from?"

Minato continues to ponder to himself. But the only thing he knows about himself, is his name. "I...don't know...I can't remember anything..."

Albert Schuman keeps on trying to get more information on Minato, but got nothing. He strangely got attached to Minato enough to adopt him. For a matter of a year, Minato learns about the world he now lives in. He even gets taught self defense by the former Beast of Grendel. He eventually taught him most of his fighting skills. Any ordinary human wouldn't keep up with his super human skill. But Minato somehow was able to do that and even learn how to make up for his lack of strength with his own cunning. "His instincts is second to none in battle." Albert thought.

Minato continues to respect his teacher and step father. He finds him charismatic, but supportive. He also enjoyed learning about him. "Um...Schuman?"

"You know, you can call me Albert. I'm okay with it."

"Um...Right. Albert, how was your days in the war?"

Albert sits down, and recollects his days in training. "Well...I made lots of friends there. I recall many of them, already having their lives ahead of them. Well, except mine. I only lived by one philosophy, serve and protect. I never counted to live normally. But everyone else did. What cruel irony, am I right?"

Minato didn't know what to say. He never seen Albert talk about something so sad before. Yet he tries to act professional. Not even a single tear. It must be very hard for him inside. A soldier that wishes nothing but the world to be safe. Minato didn't bother asking Albert about his past anymore. He felt it would be best this way.

He would later get invited to join New Telsa Energy. For a large organization that provides the entire world limitless energy, it tends to need protection, and what better protection but the Beast of Grendel. Ever since Albert joined in, he decided to bring Minato to the junior division. In a matter of month's, he was promoted to the highest ranks, along side Albert. He also proved to be a sort of inspiration to the junior division, despite them having no idea how he is that good in the first place, but that didn't matter to them, they needed to fuel enough motivation to the cadets. Minato was given special permission for gadgets such as a Grappling Gun, and a broadsword that is specially reinforced. After seeing his skills first hand, Albert realizes that he has experience with a sword apparently, so Albert made a suggestion to give him something old fashion, but simple and effective, and it worked like a charm.

Minato would be interested in joining Albert in most of his missions, but he finds himself in separate missions. But Minato is humble enough to not complain. But to keep himself patient, he decides to check the security room to check on Albert. But one day, when Albert was on a mission away from the state, Minato checks on him, until he notices one mission going on. He looks at it, and see's a woman and a girl getting confronted.

"Mommy!"

"Wh-What are you doing here?! Hey! Let me go!"

"Mommy! I'm scared!"

"Run!"

Minato see's the mother get shot. Once the girl runs away, she gets shot in the back. Minato flinched at each gunshot. He looks at each of the lifeless bodies. As the men now stare at a capsule, they were about to approach it until they get a call from the board. Then they leave. Minato feels light headed, and stumbles around the room, on the verge to faint. He couldn't take this. Killing people is hard enough, but he eventually got used to it. But seeing two innocent people die unjustly, and the eyes on the mothers face, he could see a single tear on her face. Why would they do that? Was this the kind of group he is his apart of? Everything just doesn't make sense anymore. He brings out his gun, looks at it. Then places it on the side of his head. This...position he is in, its too familiar to him. While he stands there, too distracted on strange nostalgia, the guards found him out and he was sent to a cell. Minato keeps on repeating that scene, over and over again in his head. Those two people that got slaughtered. He refused to talk to anyone, until Albert came back.

"Minato. I heard what happened..." Minato stayed silent. "Look...what happened to that mother and daughter, was an accident."

Minato looks at his step father with an angry look on his eyes. "An accident? When you shoot someone, that's considered an accident? When they beg for mercy, is it considered an accident?"

"The board of directors made a bad call. You need t-"

"Does it look like I give a shit?! You can sugar coat it all you like, but in the end, you guys killed a mother and a kid! I wanted to protect this world, but what I saw, wasn't protection."

"They thought that Seira Yurizaki was creating a weapon against New Telsa Energy. They acted without thinking. If we were to be compromised, it would mean catastrophe."

Minato finally stands up. "You always did say politics were too boring for me. You never told me that they were bullshit."

Albert is now showing frustration. "Minato, your just too young to understand!"

"...so, does growing up mean killing families?"

"You...just don't understand..."

Minato looks at Albert face to face. "...maybe you don't...you try to justify what happened, but you keep on forgetting that two people lost their lives. If the world is going to be like that, then I don't want to be in this world anymore...I'm done..."

Albert then feels like he made a big mistake. "Minato, I am truly sorry if you feel that way."

"Did you say that, or did the higher ups made you say that?"

"Minat-"

"I don't want to hear it. I quit..." Minato walks to his bench.

"Listen Minato. Your going to regret this. Where will you go?"

Minato doesn't bother looking at his mentor. "Anywhere but here..."

Albert then feels his heart sink deep. His step son, acting this way. He does feel that the higher ups were wrong, but mistakes do happen. Minato just can't handle it. Right now, he won't listen. He quits New Telsa Energy. But Albert couldn't just leave his step son homeless. So he gave him an empty apartment to live in. But he could use a job too. Then he told Minato about a lady named Mary, and she is willing to give Minato a job. Then the rest is history for Minato.

In present day, Minato noticed the sun rising after a very heavy rain just stopped. He looks at the letter that challenged him. Easter Island...

Loser's Underground Base...

The blonde opens his eyes. "uh..." He see's a girl with silver eyes looking at her. "Huh?!" The blonde sits up, causing the girl to stumble and fall off his bed.

"Ow...Don't do that..."

"...uh! Ruby!"

"Huh?"

The blonde then goes to her and helps her up. "Ruby. Its me! Jaune! We got separated!"

The one named Ruby kept a concerned face. "You...know me?"

Jaune now realizes that something is wrong. "Huh? Of course we do! We're friends remember?" Then something grabs his neck and he could feel a needle is pointing on his neck. "What the?!"

Chelsea reveals herself. "I suggest you stay still. Accidents do tend to happen."

Loser walks in. "That's enough. Release him."

She lets go. Jaune breathed heavily. "What the hell?..."

Loser walks up to the lost blonde. "Allow me to explain. I am Loser. This is my allies, Chelsea, and I believe you met with Ms. Rose."

She nervously waves. "Hi..."

"I am afraid to say that she has lost her memories of you."

Jaune couldn't believe what he is hearing. "WHAT?! She...lost..."

Ruby looks down. She feels somewhat ashamed that she lost her memories, now that she finally met one of her friends. "I...wish I could remember you. But Loser said that my memories is out there somewhere, and I have to give Loser as many Numbered Coils as possible."

"Numbered...Coils? What are coils?" Jaune asked. But immediately, his question was answered.

Loser shows him a small coil. "This is but an example of one." Jaune's eyes widen. He perfectly recognizes it. Its just like the ones he encountered during his time with Akame.

Then a girl runs in. "Papa! Something came up!"

"What is it Ellie?" Elizabeth shows Loser a letter that challenges all collectors. Loser then notices that it takes place in... "Easter Island...So, they decided to go back there. He turns to Jaune. "Well then Ms. Rose and Jaune...It seems that you will get all your answers soon."

The Tower...

Claire Skyheart meets with a dark skinned man with brown fuzzy hair and a white business suit. "Long time no see Claire."

"Quite classy of you. Of course I shouldn't expect less from you." Claire and her guest takes a sip on their glass that was made during the Millennium. "Now, I would like to know why you showed up here."

The guest then chuckles. "To talk about the legacy of Shido Yurizaki."

"You must be kidding..."

"I am always serious."

"This could spark a war if your not careful."

"War is my specialty." Then the guest stands up. "I am Salva Enna Tibesti. I am the wind that controls Africa. I will not falter, and I wait for no one." His seriousness then turns into a positive mood. "But do not worry Claire. I am no fool."

"Are you saying you won't start a war?"

"I'll start a war to prevent a war." His eye shows his cunning and determination in one look. "I came here to tell you in advance."

Claire could sense something in Salva that she doesn't trust. "What are you planning?"

"Its a simple event. A race, so to speak. It will be held in a certain location, Easter Island!"

A day later, Claire could remember that fateful meeting last night. "Easter Island...of all places he chose that...I wonder what the Wild Card will think of this..."

Meanwhile...

"Minato? It stopped raining." Mira looks around to find Minato, until she looks at a new car in front of her. "Minato?"

He walks out of the apartment. "Hey. I got a little gift from Albert."

"But, I thought you prefer walking."

"I do. But Easter Island is a long way there. I also have a feeling that I'm going to need my full strength for this. So walking is out of the question."

Mira begins to worry a little. She recalls Minato saying that he is not the most experienced one with a car. "But...you don't have a license."

"I'm only going to need it in the island. Besides, non-existent cops in an abandoned island would be the least of our problems." Mira couldn't help but feel a little insulted once Minato said that. "Come on. Let's move."

Later...

Prince Salva convinces the board of directors of New Telsa Energy to give him permission to enter the mentioned, Easter Island. He will be riding in Qi-4, along with other collectors, along with his personal bodyguards. In his mansion, he assembled the team. "Thank you all for coming everyone! All of you have proven to be the cream of the crop above them all!"

A scruffy man with a shaved dull blonde hair with a green jacket and a large bag on his back. "Enough of the dull talk." The man is known as the Destroyer of Central 7, Yuri Antonov.

A brightly skinned man with bright blonde hair is relaxing on a bench with ladies surrounding him. "I don't know what kind of job it is, but I would be more than enough to take care of it." He confidentiality smiles. This man is known as the number one collector in America, 'The Hero' Jason Chrysler.

A shaved dark skinned man with glasses and a well dressed suit, puts down his suitcases. He looks at his competition with an unfriendly glare. He is the number two collector of America. 'The Hitman' K.K.

The pink pony tailed sniper glares at the collectors. "Geez, these guys have no respect. Why do we have to use those guys anyways? I'm sure we can do this on our own."

Prince Salva chuckles. "Even if we wanted too, New Telsa Energy would find our actions suspicious. Inviting collectors will keep them at ease. I suggest you get yourself acquainted Mine." She pouts.

"I agree with the prince." A hooded girl approaches the two, with a lollipop in her mouth. "Or are you afraid that we would show you off?" She begins to laugh.

Mine gets infuriated. "Oh great...I hate you already!"

Prince Salva then speaks to everyone in the room. "Now as you all know, Easter Island has fallen into the nothingness of possibilities. Of course, coils do not work in the nothingness. However, there is one coil that does work. Ever since then, the island began to recover its dimensional energy. The one who can recover that special coil will be rewarded, 50 million dollars!"

Everyone is surprised by the reward money. Especially Mine. "That much?! Hm...Maybe I can find it first before everyone to show Prince Salva my worth, then I can retire in luxury!" Mine deviously laughs under her breath.

The hooded girl notices Mine's laughing. "Looks like someone is drooling." She playfully said to anger Mine.

Elizabeth along with a hooded Ruby, Jaune, and Loser by her side. "I could get used to this disguise." She is currently wearing a silky winter coat that covers most of her body, except for her white leggings.

Ruby whispers to Loser. "Hey, Boss...What's the nothingness?"

Jaune overhears. "Yeah, I like to know too."

Loser responds. "The nothingness is a space where possibilities are all gone. Coils immediately deactivate and even the human body would be effected."

Both Ruby and Jaune doesn't like the sound of that. "Like...how effected?"

"Its best not to know." Loser then slightly looks around.

Jaune sighs. "This is defiantly different from Remnant."

Ruby tilts her head. "Rem-anet? What's that?"

Jaune groans. "Don't worry, you'll find out. I promise." Jaune is even more determined to help his friend. He told Loser that he could fight like Ruby. Although he knows that he is not as strong as her, he can't stop now. Not after what he's been through. But he wonders to himself, "Where are you Akame?"

Elizabeth notices Loser is looking around. "Papa? Are you alright?"

"No, its nothing." Loser ponders to himself. "The Wild Card isn't coming?"

Somewhere else...

Minato and Mira are in a plane with Albert Schuman. "Thanks a lot."

"Anything for my dear appren-" Minato gives him a deathly glare. "Friend...My dear friend. If it wasn't against my jurisdiction, I would have joined in too. Be sure to tell me everything that happened after its done Arisato."

Minato nods. "Sure..."

"What I don't understand, is why didn't you go in Prince Salva's ride?"

"Then I wouldn't be able to take that car you gave me."

"Don't tell me your actually going to take it with you."

Minato replies. "This is technically a race right? Then speed is everything. I don't have a coil with me, so I'll have to make up for that. Plus walking all over the place would fatigue me, and I feel like I'm going to meet some nasty competition. For that place..."

Albert knows what he is talking about. "The site where New Telsa Energy experiments used to take place. "Ground Zero."

"Ground Zero?" Mira asks.

"Mira, play it." Mira shows a screen of the entire island. "The place where the biggest dimensional malfunction happened. But there was one runaway. Its twelve kilometers away from the middle of the accident. But there is a little problem in our way. The nothingness that stops all coil functions. So we'll have to drive over that route."

Albert reassures them. "But be careful you two. Even though your car can by-past the nothingness, your partner will stop functioning, and your body will feel some effects of the non-energy." Mira then gets nervous once she heard that she will stop functioning.

Minato stays determined. "Its not like everything I do is easy."

Qi-4...

All the collectors wait patiently for their race to begin. Mine stands beside Prince Salva as she looks at her competition. "Hm...That bitch that made fun of me could be a dangerous one. She is obviously hiding something. Plus those people beside her..." She takes a look at Ruby, Jaune, Elizabeth and the large hooded figure. "Lets not forget the other collectors. Jason Chrysler is known as a superhero in America. As long as I can find his coil, I can beat him. There's also Yuri Antonov. He is a seasoned veteran. If I'm away from his range, he stands no chance against me. And then there's K.K. I don't get his deal, maybe I should have studied him more, but there's little to no information on him, other than his name. I'll have to watch out when he is around. Wait a minute...wasn't there other collectors back at the ma-"

"Hey."

"AAAHH!" Mine shouts out and she aims her weapon against the creeper.

A green haired boy with a green jacket, white t-shirt, jeans, with goggles over his head shouted, "H-H-Hey! Wait a minute!"

"Who the hell are you?!"

"My name is Lubbock! One of the highest ranking collectors in Japan? Stop putting that...thing on my face!"

Mine puts her weapon on the floor. "Never sneak up on me again!"

"I was just talking to the prince, then I thought that not saying hi to you would be rude, and then you try to kill me! What are ya?! Crazy?!

"You're the crazy one if you think trying to sneak up on a Sniper Genius would be a good idea!"

"If your such a genius, then why didn't know I wasn't an enemy huh? Didn't think of that huh ya dumb bi-" Mine then places her gun at his face again, this time she is charging energy. "I...I mean...sorry. You really are Sniper Genius! Please don't shoot!"

Prince Salva found all of that amusing. "Now Mine, lets not shoot a hole through New Telsa's expensive ship." She withdraws her weapon.

Lubbock sighs in relief. "What is even that anyways? It doesn't look like any gun I have ever seen."

"I'm glad you asked." Prince Salva explains it to Lubbock. "Mine's weapon is named Pumpkin. Its a high density weapon that responds to her emotions. The more she is in peril, the more power she lets out."

"Oh man. You guys really know how to make weapons."

"That's not the most bizarre part though. We did not made the weapon, nor does it include any coils."

"Wait WHAT?!" Lubbock is shocked when he heard the Prince's revelation. "Your saying that overpowered gun doesn't have a coil?! Who built it?!"

"I would love to know. Perhaps we might find out." Salva then notices that the whether turned more grey and stormy. "We are almost here."

Yuri notices something over the dark clouds. "I can see it. The automated artillery that's protecting the island. If we were coming in any other direction, we would fall prey to them."

The other collectors notice the cannons. Including Elizabeth. "There's another one. I never knew they tried real hard to prevent anyone from coming here."

Then a rumbling noise startled everyone. Especially Jaune. "What was that?!"

Loser assures him. "It seems that most of the coils just turned off. The energy of Dimension W is very weak in this area."

Ruby replies. "So, the power of this ship is not completely gone?"

"If it was, we wouldn't be standing here by now. In the nothingness, life cannot continue."

Eventually everyone could see Easter Island. Salva stands, unable to contain himself. "Finally..." He gazes upon pillars that are scattered all over the ocean. "It really is the pinnacle of a man-made disaster. Mankind's insatiable spirit of inquiry swallowed up an island in a second, destroying it, and then changing it to a barren wasteland, with little to no vegetation."

The pillars is covering half the island. Elizabeth inspects the view. "I never knew a dimensional malfunction can do this much damage."

Loser assures his daughter. "The world has infinite number of possibilities. However, only one is ever realized. Possibilities that didn't happen are layered inside Dimension W, and converted into energy."

Ruby is amazed by the description. "Wow...That sounds so cool."

Jason adds in. "Coils go wild when those possibilities materialize."

Jaune tilts his head, stumped. "I still don't really get it. I rather be ho-" Then something hits the blimp. "What now?!"

The pilots informs the collectors. "We have water sprouts on our side!" "Wait, its behind us!" "There's three water spouts!"

The storm gets even worse. Ruby checks outside. "Water tornadoes?!"

"Ruby!"

"Huh?!" She and everyone looks in front of them, and see's a large orb of black energy with a bright blue center. "What is that?!"

The orb phases through the ship and sucks up the pilots. They scream out in pain, but then once they exit the orb, they become lifeless. Mine steps in. "Damn it!" She shoots the orb, but all her blasts goes through it. "Huh?!" The orb then moves and goes straight to Salva. "Prince Salva! Get out of there!"

Salva is fearfully nervous, but stands his ground. "A sphere with a mind of its own. If this is what Dr. Yurizaki foresaw..."

Then a purple lighting bolt hits the ship they are in, causing to stumble and go down. Everyone is hanging on to dear life. "JAUNE!"

"RUBY!" The entire blimp crashes towards the island.

Earth 1024...

Nora and Ren crash into Najenda's door. "Najenda! Help us!"

"Our friend is missing!"

Najenda turns to them. "That isn't the only problem we have...The devices are gone."

Ren then knows it that something is wrong. "Who could have took them?"

Najenda then asks. "Where is Akame?"

Nora and Ren then look at each other. Wondering if their worst fears are going to materialize into reality. "We saw her ran away, and Jaune ran in after her. Ever since then, we don't know where they go. We checked the forest all night, but they were long gone!"

Najenda begins to deduce the possibilities that happened. Not a lot of people know about the coils location, so only people in the building would know. It was either Akame or Jaune. They must of left somewhere. However..."There is only one way to find out where they are, but its a gamble." She brings out one small coil.

"That's..." Ren is surprised to see one after all of them were gone.

"They didn't take all of them. I kept one in my pocket just in case something like this would happen. I even have someone slightly reconfigure it to make sure it reacts to other coils nearby. I even have some scientists that have some experience on making Imperial Arms work on a little side project. I will need you to come with me." Najenda stands up firmly. "Its time to find out where Akame and Jaune are."

To be continued...