I don't really write stories to "Make a better version" of actual works, I write stuff because I enjoy it, if you try to write something to be better than others...a lot of the time your aren't gonna succeed, it's best to write your own fanfics by not trying to be better but write something super fun and interesting, just have fun when you write...don't be competitive.
Meanwhile
Gozuki and the others, along with 2 of the rakshasa demons, managed to reach halfway to the enemy base, they are almost there...but it will still take a few hours, "Good thing we stopped for food" Cornelia says while rubbing her stomach.
The air was chilly due to the gentle breeze of the wind, the team started to feel tired due to all the traveling, luckily Gozuki had set up camp and had a campfire to keep themselves warm "Just keep in mind that we need to wake up early, that way we get their quicker" he calmly stated.
The bearded man crossed his arms as he stared into the fire, he looked as if he was eager to battle the enemy, "I see your impatient Sten, you gotta wait till tomorrow" Gozuki tells him, Sten nodded his head "I know, I'm just curious about how they fight".
The pale man was looking around, keeping a look out for any bandits "I heard the Oarburghs are extremely deadly for an all women clan" he bluntly says, Gozuki looked down at the grass, remembering his brief fight with Mera herself, with a sigh he responds "That's correct Ibara, their leader is especially strong".
Ibara grinned with intensity, exited to know about a strong clan "That sounds fun, I can't wait to rip them apart", "Don't get cocky, that's the last thing you want" the man responded, knowing full well about their skill, Ibara sighed and continues looking around.
Gozuki pulls out Murasame, lightly swinging it as he stares at it's blade "I've been using this for quite some time, yet it still can't use the trump card" he mutters to himself, he stares at it deeply, knowing what it takes to use it "It requires discarding your humanity...".
The visions of all the original elite seven members appeared before him, all of them, he'd sigh while sheathing the weapon "I can't do such a thing", he then decides to fall sleep, the campfire keeping him warm, though he can't help but think about Akame and the others, wanting their safety.
As he sleeps Ibara approached Sten, wanting to ask a question "By the way, what month is it?", Sten replied coldly "November", the pale man scratched his head "Oh, that means next year is gonna be 1024" he quietly says.
Sten looks towards the moonlight, lightly tapping the grass with his right feet "Suzuka and Mez should be over there by now, I hate waiting" he mutters, both men were quite impatient, eager to battle the enemy clan, the next day should be when the battle begins.
Oarburgh base
The moons shines through the cell window, letting the air breeze on some of the torches, Daikon was asleep as he remained cuffed to the wall, while he regained his strength it's still gonna be difficult to escape the room, but he soon hears the sound of footsteps.
The door opens and a guard throws Chelsea inside before slamming it shut and locking it, this wakes him up from his sleep as he was surprised to see this "H-huh?", Chelsea turns her head to see him, she recognizes his face and slowly stood up "Oh, you're in here Daikon?"
"You know me?" he asked with a curious face, she responds with a nod "Yes, your friend Kurome spoke about you a lot", Daikon's eyes widen "is she alright?!", the red head lays against the wall and crossed her arms, staring at the floor "She's fine, very worried about you in fact".
He sighed with relief now that he knows she's ok, but after a brief moment she looked at him once more "She must mean a lot to you", "Yes, all of my friends motivate me, but...she's what drives me to get even stronger" Daikon responds with honesty.
Chelsea began to sense something about him, he didn't say anything about obeying the Empire, only that he wants to protect, she began to ask herself "Does he only care about his friends?", afterwards she then told him her plan "Look...i'm gonna help you escape, as long as this helps me get away from here as well".
Daikon was kinda shocked to hear something like this, but she did tell him how Kurome was doing, maybe they were working together, he would then turn his head to her "Is that why you were thrown in here, because you want to escape?".
Chelsea confirmed this "I stayed strong because of my friendship with someone here, but ever since the old leader died and Mera took command...this place has become unbearable", she would touch the door, remembering what Mera tried to do with Akame "I'm helping you...but only because it helps me".
Even if that statement sounded rude...he feels some sympathy towards her, she may be on the enemy side...but that doesn't matter right now, what matters is escaping and stopping Mera, Daikon gave her a smirk "I don't care if your still an enemy...we're in this together".
She then started to smile back, she never thought she would be teaming up with someone in the Empire...even if temporarily, but something made this guy different that the others "Alright, just make sure you have my back, once I'm out you can do your business with killing Mera".
Daikon nods his head, but then he remembers something, he looks at his clothes still on the corner of the ground "Yeah...but I can't fight her looking like this, I need my clothes...and my sword", Chelsea noticed this and lets out a sigh "Your right, plus your stuck on that wall".
It was then that they saw the cell window being stepped on, Mez jumps inside the room, waving at both of them with a smile "Hello", Daikon notices she was wearing his strap and his sword sheathed "My sword, you have it...but how!".
The girl looks at him "A friend of yours gave it to me, told me to give it to you...also I'm here to free you guys", Chelsea watches with a confused face "His team must have survived and hired her to free them", Mez would then grab the chains on his cuffs, yanking them off and freeing him.
Daikon fell on the ground, standing up with a big smile "Woah, thanks!", "Don't mention it" she responds with confidence, she takes off his sword strap and gives it to him "Here's your sword by the way, you can thank Natala for giving it to me".
He would grab his sword, still wearing a smile "Hehe, this is great", but then he looks down "Oh...i still gotta put on my clothes", Chelsea facepalmed with a blush, Mez laughs as she turns around and closes her eyes "Don't worry...i won't peek", he simply shrugged then began the process.
After 2 minutes Daikon was back in his clothes, wearing his black sleeveless shirt, black pants, shoes, and his fingerless gloves, he then puts on his sword strap, clenching both his fists with a determined look "Alright, what's the plan?" he asks.
He and Chelsea watch as Mez tells them the plan "Me and my Partner came here to free you and your friends, but your elite seven won't be arriving until morning, so what we should do is wait until then", Chelsea then remembered what happened to Akame "There's still a problem".
She looks at both of them and explained what happened 'After...i pissed off Mera, she threw a tantrum and put Akame in a different room, she's not in the same room as Kurome", Daikon crossed his arms while staring at the door "They might be heavily guarding the place at night, so it'll be harder looking for her".
Mez nodded her head, she understood what he meant "That is true, there are guards everywhere, it's gonna be hell sneaking through the base like this", Daikon responds in a serious tone "Me and Kurome will free her, afterwards Chelsea will escape...then I'll take care of Mera".
The green eyed girl was concerned "You sure you can take her on?" she asked, he nods, after first hand experience facing her, and some Image training, he felt he was ready "Yes I fought her before, it might be difficult...but I know I can do it".
Chelsea starts feeling concerned as well, but from his determination she can tell he was not playing around, she smiled and rests her hands on her hips "I'll believe you, just make sure she won't be coming back anytime soon", he gave her a thumbs up "Yeah, I'll do my best".
Mez stretches her arms and dusts herself off "Alright, looks like we have a plan, once morning hits...the battle will begin", after his first fight with Mera, Daikon understood what kind of person and fighter she was, and from his conversation with Gilberda he can tell she was someone who needs to be put down.
And worst of all...she killed Gin, Daikon will not be holding back, not one bit, he sits down and looks out the window, remembering what Gin told him in Rousei, a look of sadness could be seen on his face, but he knew one thing, he will do what she told him, protect Kurome...and defeat his enemies".
1 day later
It was early in the morning, 7 am to be exact, Akame wakes up from her slumber with both her hands cuffed, sitting on the floor of her new room, there was barely any sunlight other than the cell windows up above and the torches, she let out a quiet yawn, her tired eyes twitching from the sunlight.
She looks around as she begins to quietly yawn, but then the door begins opening, Akame was expecting it to be Mera again, coming to tell her it's time for their deaths, but instead...Taeko walks inside "Morning Akame...".
She slowly lifts her head up to look at the Oarburgh in front of her "I was expecting your master", Taeko then responded to the red eyed girl while noticing her slightly torn clothes "It seems she tried to do the unthinkable", Akame only shook in discomfort.
The dark grey haired assassin faced the floor "Looking at my opponent like this...is a sad sight", Akame tilts her head in confusion, not fully comprehending her words "You feel bad for me...even though I'm an enemy that severed your arm?".
Taeko lifts her prosthetic arm up with a proud soft smile "This was from a battle we had, I have no hatred for any fellow assassin that is able to defeat me, I am proud of this injury...as I view you an equal", this shocks Akame, not expecting this kind of answer.
"Y-your proud of that?" she asked, Taeko replied, still wearing a smile "Yes, you are a very capable killer, which is why I cannot stand seeing one such as yourself in this position", she then pulls out her blade, cutting her cuffs in half.
Akame slowly rises up, completely taken aback by this action "Why else are you doing this?", Taeko thinks about her times with Mera, times she is not very proud of, she simply looks into her eyes "I am an assassin...not a criminal, I'd rather finish our battle than have Mera break you down".
The red eyed girl moves her wrists around, shaking off the numbness from the cuffs, she looked back at Taeko "So...your gonna help me?", Taeko remained quiet, after a moment of silence she puts her hand on the pommel of her sword "I'm not gonna kill my comrades, but I'll allow you to kill them yourself".
She turns her back as she walks to the door, but before opening it she faced Akame once again "However, once that is done...i want to finish our fight", the grey haired assassin walks out the room before the door closes, but as she walks one of the guards stopped her "I heard the sound of something breaking, everything alright?".
Taeko shook her head, clearing any suspicions of her "It was just Akame struggling, nothing to worry about", she walks away out of sight, leaving the guards a little confused, Akame stares at the door, thinking of something to do.
"If I don't do something now...Mera is going to kill us, I cannot allow that" she thought, visions of Kurome flashed in her head, she will not allow any harm done to her sister, and then thought of Daikon, someone who was growing on her "Your her shining light, you need to survive as well".
She slowly steps forward, staring intensely towards the door, a dark purple aura forming around her, the red eyed assassin grits her teeth as she gets ready to perform an action "Your actions will be your undoing, I will make you rest in pieces...Merraid Oarburgh".
It was then that she kicks the door with all her force, completely breaking it as it crashes against a wall, the guards were quickly alarmed and turned to see the eyes of death, she grabs one of them by the throat and slams her into the ground, causing a small shockwave.
The other guard screamed while in attack position "Stand down!", she tries to attack Akame, but the attack was quickly dodged, she grabs the blade and stabs the pommel in the guards eye, before the scream can be completely heard Akame finishes her off, cutting her in half.
Some of the guards were immediately alerted, they arrived at the hallway only to see no one but the corpse of 1 guard and the unconscious body of the other "What the hell happened?" one of them asked, another one looks inside the room, finding it empty "She escaped.
Meanwhile
Chelsea was tapping the ground with her foot, waiting for the call, Daikon looks out the cell window and notices the morning sun "Alright...how about we start the party early?" he asked, Mez gets up with a yawn "It is morning, so it wouldn't hurt to get a head start".
"Besides, I think the group should be here any minute now" he responds with a smile, he hits his fists together with confidence, ready to take action "Lets do this", Chelsea gets up as well, holding onto her strange case "Hopefully this works...".
Daikon does a spinning kick on the door, completely breaking and shattering it, the 2 watched in surprise and shock as he looks around for another room "Ok, where is Kurome's room?" he asked, Chelsea shakes her head, getting back into business "It's on the far left".
"Hey, stop right there!" guards were running towards them, Daikon would blitz to one of them, quickly unsheathing his blade and cutting her in half, he then kicks the other into the wall and cuts her head off, Chelsea could notice he was not playing around "He really is strong".
Mez notices more behind them "Don't worry, I have your guy's back" she says in a happy tone, she turns around to extend her right arm to punch someone farther away, with a grin she faces her body towards them and rushes to attack "Let's dance Oarburghs!".
She punches one of them in the face and kicks another away, as a guard attempts to stab her she parried the attack and uppercuts her into the ceiling, the last one in front of her was feeling intimidated, but Mez simply gave a smile of excitement.
Daikon and Chelsea run through the base, as guards were trying to surround them Daikon charged a Ki blast and fires it at the 3 in front of them, blowing them away and killing them, "How is that even possible?" Chelsea asked, he grinned "Don't worry about it, what matters is escaping!".
"You won't be getting away!" more guards begin arriving, Daikon performs a spinning slash, killing 2 of them, he then backhands a guard behind him and lets her fall to the ground, "Let's keep going" he says before they continue on.
Inside Kurome's room, her and Suzuka begin hearing loud noises coming from far away, "What is happening out there?" Kurome asked, Suzuka scratches her head "Maybe the battle has already started, this gave the black eyed girl a smile "Excellent".
She unsheathes her sword and gets ready to break the door down, but then the noises were getting louder, Suzuka motions her hand forward "Wait Kurome, we don't know if it's them", but then the sound of Daikon's ki blasts were heard, and and explosion as well.
Suddenly the wall breaks open, revealing the hallway in front of them, 2 guards were dead with their clothing now partially black, H-huh?" Kurome scratches her head, then she looks to her right and sees something that makes her extremely happy "Daikon!".
Daikon smiled happily at her and the 2 of them hug each other tightly "I'm so glad your ok", Kurome replied back with the same happy tone "I'm glad your alright as well", Chelsea couldn't help but smile as well "Alright, it's time to go" she muttered.
Kurome grabbed Akame's blade and looked at Suzuka "You think you can hold onto this for a bit?" she asked, "No problem" she replied holding it tightly, all 4 of them run through the hallways as quickly as possible, Kurome manages to kill 3 guards in their way with incredible speed.
However, after they killed a few more guards, Kurome began to wonder about something "Where could Akame be?", Chelsea looked behind them with a bit of worry "She's still all the way over there, but I'm not sure if she was able to break free yet".
Meanwhile
The leader of the clan sat in her room, unaware of the things going on down below, she was looking out her window in silence, thinking to herself "Why is all of this happening?", she would then get up and walk around the room, remembering the past few days.
"It all started with Cassandra's death, after that I met the boy who caused it, then Chelsea turned against me" she talks quietly, the bug lady turned back to her window, watching her reflection "Ever since Cass's death things have been getting worse, is it because of him?".
She thinks about it while seeing the outside in front of her "It has to be, it can't be possible that things would get this bad, even Akame wasn't buying into my invitation!", she then frowned greatly, her hand was shaking from her anger "Curse you Daikon, I will make you suffer".
After a few seconds someone was knocking on her door "Lady Mera, we have an emergency!" a guard called out, "Alright, come in" she replied, the guard quickly opens the door with a scared expression on her face "The prisoners are escaping, they're killing us swiftly, our numbers are decreasing!".
Mera was shocked to hear that "How can that be, I made sure they would never break free so easily!", the guard held her weapon tightly "What should we do mam-" then her throat was cut open.
Blood spills out before the body falls down, this caught Mera by surprise and her concern grew greatly, Akame walks inside the room...her blade dripping with blood "You'll be eliminated...", the woman's anger grew as the sounds of insects can be heard "So you've escaped...Akame".
The bee wrigglers crash through the windows with angered buzzing, Mera points at her with hate, no longer caring about her recruitment "Attack!", Akame quickly evades and cuts through some of them to get closer to Mera, she then tackles her and aimed her blade.
The bug lady kicks her upwards against the ceiling then kicking her once more to the other side of the room "You should have joined us Akame...because of your resistance you and your friends will be punished!", the red eyed assassin slowly crawls to grab her blade "I'm never joining someone like you".
More wrigglers begin to attack Akame, she does her best to roll out of their way and kill as many as she could, she jumps on the wall behind her and quickly jumps towards Mera with a slash attack, "So be it Akame, you'll be the first to die" Mera says with venom.
She dodges the attack, grabs Akame then jumps through the broken window in hopes to wound her further, as they fall from the 3 story building Akame grabs onto an Oarburgh banner and stops her fall, meanwhile Mera falls to the ground, very injured from the crash.
"That was close" Akame thought, but the banner started to tear and she falls down as well, but with less injuries, the morning sun rose further as Mera slowly rises back up, holding onto her left arm "My bones are a bit broken, but I should heal quickly" she thought.
She notices Akame getting up as well, holding her sword tightly, Mera called for more wrigglers, most of them are bees, but there are some ants hidden in the grass as well, she grits her teeth and spreads her arms "I will release all my Insects against you!".
"She can somehow use Insects as weapons, I have to be careful" Akame thought, she rushes forward to attack, only to step on an ant before it suddenly explodes, as the smoke covered what was in front of her Mera rolls her eyes around, paying attention to her surroundings.
Akame appears from the smoke and tries to do a spinning slash, however she quickly dashes out of the way and gets into a fighting stance "You should remember my wrigglers aren't my only form of attack" she mocked her.
She jumps to the red eyed girl with multiple punches to her face and stomach, stunning Akame in place, just before Mera finishes her combo with another hit Akame parried her arm and punches her face and sends her to crash against the building.
Another wave of wrigglers begin attacking as a swarm, Akame was then distracted by them, managing to kill them with fast reflexes and swift evading, the bug lady suddenly appears behind her and aimed a chop at her back, knocking Akame down.
"I have been nothing but nice to you...and you choose to repay me with hate" the woman says with spite, Akame turned her head to face her with a reply "I didn't think your attempts at "Love" was being nice", she was kicked farther away, sliding against the ground.
Mera crossed her arms as she stared down at her, her eyes staring intensely "I was only trying to help you, this Empire of yours isn't where you belong...", as she walks forward more wrigglers appear "Just like your spiky haired friend...you care about your friends and not the people...".
She grabbed Akame's borrowed sword and examined it before throwing it away, Akame sits up while covering her injuries "It doesn't matter how the Empire is...i would rather die than serve you", this was it for Mera, this was all she could hear, she raises her arm and was about to command her wrigglers to attack.
But then the sounds of battle could be heard, Mera looked around to see her assassins battling 2 men, Sten and Ibara, "W-what, how did they get here...and who sent them?!" she asks herself in a surprised tone, but then someone else replied "We did, your time is up Oarburgh".
Mera quickly turns to see who spoke, Gozuki looks at her with a smirk, and the rest of the seven were at his side, "No...we killed all of you!" she yelled, Akame was happy to finally see the rest of her friends alive and well, the reinforcements have arrived.
To be continued...