Author's Note: There's going to be a huge development once I'm done with this special two chapter special. For reasons I'll reveal later once I've finished with this special, I've decided to a focus on Prime Minister Honest and how he became the man is. I believe that while there are definitely beings that have been pure evil and will continue to be pure evil for the rest of their lives. Surprisingly most men, even in the Empire I believe were not born pure evil. Sure they may have born with a mental wrongness, but because it was encouraged to do bad things without anyone saying otherwise and even when those people did come, they didn't have the courage to help them change and simply decided they were a lost cause. Because they didn't have a person to guide them on the right path, they fell the way down the path of depravity. That's I felt about the Empire, with Esdeath being the prominent example, strongly believe Seryu is a case of this and everyone else like Aria, etc; that they're twisted, but no one in the Empire wanted to deal with their mental issue and let it grow till they decided that they were too dangerous to be kept alive. What I'm saying here is that someone who was controlling Honest behind the scenes did encourage them to be bad and made efforts that it stayed that. Prime Minister Honest is one such case. This is journal detailing Honest's life till the point of this story. It will be divided into two parts.

In case you are wondering why Sekairyu's friends resemble those of Night Raid-they were their parents of the members aside from Susanoo obviously. It's a detail I added to make Night Raid seem even closer as a group.

Also for simplicity's sake, I've decided to name the young Emperor, Makoto (Truth) from now on. Also his father will be named Busshin (Buddha's mercy) and his grandfather will be Chisa (Wise Man).

Chapter 14: Kill The Honest

After the meeting, Honest locked himself in his room and began writing a letter to an anonymous person and had it delivered in secret by carrier pidegeon.

To Notam,

Part 1: Youth

I didn't think that brainless brat would pull this behind my back! He's just a child, it must have Budo! He must have had time to speak to him about the Six Generals while I wasn't with him! I would've had Esdeath kill that electric tin man if he hadn't died earlier. But, it's clear now...I need your men to defend me against their wrath! They are too pure in their actions to be manipulated by me and will likely kill me as soon as I am in the same room as them. So I write this to you my partner in crime, Notam in the hopes you will aid me. You should I made a wish with you all those years ago, I do not remember it, but you are obligated to do your part as I've done mine. Please send your followers as soon as possible, but first a recap of our relationship:

I, Honest Leo, was born to True Leo and his wife, Verita, one of the founding families of the Empire, including the Ubiquitous, Arachna, Budo, etc. With the royal family of Dragula serving as the long line of Emperors that have reigned over 900 years. My father said that there was a hostile takeover before my birth and it was thwarted by the current Emperor, Chisa. In my opinion, while a hero to the people, able to befriend the other nations' leaders and has a loving family, I find him to be a man consumed with the desire to find a strong enemy that is at his level and be willing to die at his hands. I once said to my father, who then led me down a corridor to the basement. I was shocked to see that it had members of the royal families dressed in cloaks and wearing demonic masks. They were engaging in acts of depravity: rape, torture, murder, cannibalism, etc. My father was anything, but a Truly honest man; pretending to be the Emperor's friend, but really plotting to overthrow him. At the center of the atrocities was a large black sphere with two eyes slanted 45 degrees, I could feel it in my bones that it was alive and that it was slowly growing as the sins persisted. The eyes turned up to me, expecting me to try and stop this heinous act...

But, I continued to watch, perhaps I was entranced by something so unusual; or that deep down I desired to be sinful even from an early age of 10. But, as of now when I looked back, I was simply too afraid to say anything because I knew that somehow the creature in the room would find a way to make me die painfully.

A few days later, a tutor that was an old friend of my Father's appeared to the estate. He was a handsome man with swept back black hair with red orange tips, he wore a white long coat with a high collar over a buttoned orange vest with flame symbol buttons and orange dress pants with polished brown shoes. He seemed completely human at first, but at closer inspection, there was a line on both sides of his face that went from the cheekbone to tip of his mouth, Another line went from the top of his forehead to the bottom of his chin and five lines went from his wrist to the tip of his fingers on his one left hand. His outfit was segmented and organic looking like the outside of the castle and his shoes were also segmented and ended with a hoof like design. His right hand was covered in a cast and a closer look of his right eye revealed that it had been carefully painted on. He stared with his one functioning eye that had a yellow sclera with a sun shaped pupil. He didn't have any interest in the women, but now that I look back, he reminds me of Dr. Stylish of all people, but more subtle. He was named Notam and he claimed to have taught my family for the past 400 years in cunning and trickery, though at the time, I thought he was merely trickering me. So he became my educator in how to survive in the ruthless world of politics and become cruel. I had a suspicion that someone so perfect had to have a dark secret, but I was too young to find out.

While I continued my tutoring, I also studied ancient archives on an ancient race of beings that ruled the world prior to the Empire, and had done so with immense, inhumane cruelty. One image caught my attention, it was a face with the same type of eyes of the creature I saw. One day, Father caught me reading and smiled. The next day, I woke up badly bruised in the Empire's hospital with my father on my side. He said that bullies had done this act and were sent to juvenile camps to be taught in manners and become militant soldiers for the Empire. I knew this was his way of saying he wanted to cover up the fact he abused his son and found some rascals to be framed for hurting me on my way to my estate. He then smiled and said if I ever researched more on this with the intention of telling the Emperor, I wouldn't get off so easily. So out of obligation, fear really, I continued to learn what he wanted to learn. Notam implied that the material would ready for me once I had gotten old enough to understand.

What about my mother, Verita? Well, Truth being a member of that underground cult had engaged in several acts of adultery, other indecencies involving children, corpses and Danger Beasts that somehow were more humanoid than the ones I've read about. While she never showed it or knew about the cult; she had a woman's intuition that something was off. So she got even with him one day. A large dragon Danger Beast that was referred to as the King of Dragons attacked the capital and took my mother. I had more of a fondness to her than my father, so I panicked and worried for her safety. She was gone for a year and nine months. When she returned, she was wearing revealing garments and held a baby in her arms. I still remember that little whelp, cradled tightly in her arms, something she only did reluctantly with me. She called him Sekairyu, a name in the orient lands means "World Dragon". Father thought that this was a demon child that the Devil had impregnated her with even though the hypocrite is a devoted demon worshiper. I had a different theory when I was young, the "Dragon" was merely a pet to escort mother to her lover, something she had arranged in order to spite Father. When I informed her of this, she slapped me for some reason, and that she loved both of us equally. I could tell that she cared for Sekairyu more from the way she interacted with him. Father didn't have him killed as he feared that the Emperor would learn of this and send the Teigus on his household. As of Notam, my mother suggested that Sekairyu's presence and the threat of the King of Dragons intimidated him enough to abandon the estate. She hinted that he was a bad influence and had he continued I'd have grown up to be a power hungry tyrant bent on tormenting the weak...and she was right years later. I'd say she become too affectionate with her own children after returning and Father would have to endure her more free attitude till her death once Sekairyu had left the Empire. The day before her return with Sekairyu in her arms was the last time I saw Notam for many years to come.

To describe Sekairyu in his youth, would be in one word: Freedom. He went into the military at a young age, and during the qualification test, he instantly made the rank of captain. He still had to go to military school as sending a underaged boy into battle would be ridiculous. I would be tutored and sheltered in the noble society, while Sekairyu continued to be reckless. His company included a ditzy purple haired girl named Shua, a snarky, pink haired midget girl called Yoo, the heir to the Arcachna family, the green haired Spinne, the heir to the Tauria house, Minos the Pompadour wearing bisexual, Craya a pink haired girl that married into the Chamela household, the black haired orphan boy with bangs covering his eyes Aime, Former Northern General Polaria, and...Tigra a blonde haired commoner that aided Sekairyu in pulling pranks on the nobles. I heard rumors that each had children that became members of Night Raid, if so then I don't pity them. They were ridiculous people that caused trouble for the nobility and were a bad influence on the Emperor's son, Busshin. I had no friends as it was not needed to become a member of the Royal Court like my father intended. Father of course got complaints from the noble houses. Sekairyu was a "player" to the female populace at the school and even some of the boys had affairs with him. Though it wasn't in the same sort of depravity that my Father engaged in, but more of a primeval and natural sort of flirting. The houses of Budo and Ubiquitous complained that he stole Circe's, heiress of the Ubiquitous name and the wife of a friend of Seikairyu's friend Eiyuu, and Budo's late wife's first kisses. Father never cared that much for Sekairyu as he focused all of his efforts on me.

Father would have me be a messenger for his deviant allies for summoning for their demon worship, but it was always ended in failure. The Tigra woman had a "knack" for tracking me and finding those members that associate with the cult. The members would then be imprisoned for life and the members of their household would swear off associating with the cult and disown the captured. She would tease me and annoy me, which caused me to lash out in futile resistance. These would be how our first meetings would go. She would also find ways to climb into my study and pester me. At first it was irritating, but soon I came to rather enjoy it. Father's world was grim and predictable in its execution, while Tigra invited me to see those peasants and how interesting the world outside nobility was.

Father annoyed at my association with a commoner betrothed me to a woman from another continent, Kalia, a dark skinned woman with white hair. She had been sent from a lower rank in their monarchy in their country, likely a branch family to the main monarchy. She was a mature and intelligent woman that took advantage of the fact that she was betrothed to a noble family, a trait not inherited in that fool son of mine. She tried to seduce me and normally I would've returned the affection, but I thought of the Tigra woman and held back. She responded by drugging me. This would happen every time and I would wake up on the floor as she got herself dressed. She would treat me like a servant to give her riches and objects of the capital. During the trips to buy her gifts, I met Tigra who had grown...more feminine in appearance. We had drinks and woke up later that night beside her...with the implications of intimacy. I returned to the estate, Kalia was irritated, but calmed down when I gave her the gift. Sekairyu had grown more mature and aloof over the years. Father on the other hand, was growing older and more deranged.

Before he maintained an area of competency and false kindness to manipulate others, something I admit have became his spitting image by the time of this writing. He had gotten more paranoid and locked himself in his room. At times while I got near his quarters, I saw bones of animals covered in blood lying at the door. I never questioned it while Sekairyu would occasionally spy at the door. Kalia had then admitted that she had gotten pregnant. Father had emerged from his room, but his entire body was covered in bandages and I swore five horns were sticking from his skull. Regardless, he congratulated me on my success, something that made me fill with dread. On my way to buy baby toys for my child, I saw Tigra who again...got more feminine. We had an affair for years behind Father's back, Mother kept it secret, Sekairyu suggested that I should either have Tigra have Leone put up for adoption due to Father's rage about me having an affair with an commoner of all people and stop seeing her for her sake. Kalia appears to completely ignorant as long as she's given gifts to please her. As so it would happen, she also revealed she was pregnant with a child and wanted to call her...Leone.

Next Chapter: The conclusion of Honest's letter and how he made the deal with the Devil!