Univers 9 (Akame ga kill)

" It's impossible. " Rô roared, then banging his fist against a table. " How can we assemble a team capable of preventing the destruction of our universe ? "

Thinking too, Sidra watch a cup of tea in front of him, before asserting.

" Our universe is vast! We will find a handful of warriors capable of leading us to victory. "

" Tsss! Our universe is known to be the weakest. " Rô retorted, falling into his chair. " So I doubt we can find high rank warriors. "

Clenching his fist, he roared.

" This matter ... it's the fault of universe 7 and more especially that of this cursed Goku! Why did he not mind his own business instead of wanting to disturb the balance of the world of the gods ? "

"He's really stupid. " Mojito then sighed, barely able to bear the irritating voice of the Kaio-shin. " Zeno-sama had already planned to destroy the nine universes participating in the tournament! Nevertheless, Goku gave the opportunity to a universe to be saved, in being the survivor of this tournament. "

Suddenly feeling his staff activate, the angel looked at the object before seeing a planet appear in the cristal ball that made up the end.

" Sidra-sama, it looks like I was able to find a planet with inhabitants whose strength is higher than average. "

" What? " Cried Sidra and Rô. " What planet is it? "

" From number 407! And if I compare it to other universes, it is the planet that most resembles Earth, from Universe 7. "

" The Earth, you say? In this case, it cannot be a coincidence. "

Staring at the horizon, as if he wanted to see the planet in question from where he was, Sidra declared.

" Our universe also has warriors worthy of interest ! We are going to recruit them immediately. "

( Universe Akame Ga kill, Six years after Esdeath died )

Running across a huge plain, a enormous beast, who looks like at a giraffe with two heads, seemed to flee with the help of its large legs allowing it to reach a speed that few animals could achieve.

However, in the space of an instant, a figure from the sky crushed it under its weight before biting it at the neck. Being severed, the animal split in two, while its double head fell to the ground.

Now dead, the giraffe collapsed to the ground, while a dragon grabbed its corpse. Then flying away, he turned around only to be attracted by smoke coming out of a chimney. Landing immediately near a small house, isolated in the middle of a forest, it dropped the corpse of its prey near it, while staring at a little girl right in front of it.

Seeing it arrive, the child immediately began to smile at it, before shouting.

" Mom ! Dad is home. "

" Hum? " Said a young woman, leaving the house. " Ah, are you there, Tatsumi? "

Approaching the house, while pulling his prey, the dragon showed his jaws dripping with blood, which ended up annoying Mine.

" Tatsumi ! What are these manners? How many times have I told you not to come back to our daughter with your face covered of blood? Do you want to traumatize her? "

Startling with fear, the gigantic creature pretended to scratch his head before mumbling in his hoarse voice.

" So… Sorry. "

" Go to clean your face, now. "

" Yes. "

Seeing the dragon go away, towards the nearest river, without making a fuss, Mine smiled a little, while her daughter looked in ecstasy at the prey that her father had just brought back.

" Have you seen, mom? This creature is huge. "

" Yes, Gaama! And I'm going to be happy to cook it right. " Assured Mine. " After all, don't forget that we are invited tonight! We must bring back good meat. "

" Miam, meat. "

Returning a little later, with a much more presentable face, Tatsumi landed in front of the house again, as Mine walked out in more elegant clothes.

" Have you cleaned everything well? "

Only able to nod, Tatsumi assured her, despite the fact that Mine began to inspect him fully. Finally, finding nothing to complain about with his " toilet ", Mine ended up pointing to a huge package, not far from her as she asserted.

" We take this with us! Knowing Akame and Kurome, you have to plan a lot of meat. "

Nodding, Tatsumi eventually bent over slightly, allowing Mine and his daughter to climb onto his back. Then he grabbed the package and then flew away.

" Let's go. " Gaama rejoices, while feeling her face being swept by a draft.

Finally, a few tens of minutes later, the family stopped in a clearing. Already there, four people seemed to be waiting for them.

" Well, always so conspicuous, Tatsumi. " Wave remarked, as the towering silhouette of the dragon could be seen for miles.

" Tatsumi ! Mine ! " Akame rejoices, seeing her friends approaching them.

Standing behind her, Kurome remained sitting on a rock, while she already had a piece of grilled meat between her teeth. Just smiling at the newcomers, Najenda waved to them.

So the last remaining members of Night Raid and the Jaegers were reunited. Now that Esdeath and Leone were dead, there were no more six survivors. Since then, Akame had taken care of her sister and had ended up recreating a brotherly bond with Kurome, to the point that their common hatred had all but disappeared.

Remaining, meanwhile, alongside Kurome, Wave had also made disappear all his resentment towards Night Raid. It had been a long time since he realized that he had been on the wrong side. Now, as an elite soldier, he was doing his best to help the empire, under the leadership of Najenda.

As for the former leader of Night Raid, she was doing her best to help one of her members. Indeed, staring at Tatsumi, she couldn't help but promise to help him. Yes, she was sure. A day, it will be able to allow him to return to his original form.

The dragon, trying to smile at the small group, had to find a place where his size could not bother anyone. For years, he had been reduced to living like this, like a monster. Since then, unlike Najenda, he had gotten used to the idea of living like this. Whatever he could do, he doubted that a miracle could restore his human body to him.

" Here we go. " Wave announced, while stoking a great fire. " The king of barbecue is in action ! Pass me the meat, I'll make you portions for seven. "

" If you can do it for ten, we'll appreciate it. " A voice affirmed.

At first surprised, the whole group ends up jumping, seeing three people standing among them, standing and not trying to hide their presence. Yet even Akame couldn't feel them. It was as if no energy was emanating from them.

Immediately grabbing Grand Chariot, Wave wanted to know.

" Who are you ? "

" Excuse our rudeness. " Apologized Sidra. " I know we are disturbing you in the middle of a barbecue, but if we came here, it is for an emergency. "

Then sitting cross-legged, he asserted.

" My name is Sidra! I am the god of destruction of your universe. "

There was then a great silence. Then, finally, Wave dared to ask.

" The what ? "

" The god of destruction, idiot. " Rô roared. " So are you unaware of the fact that there are gods in your universe? "

" God ? " Najenda wondered. " What is this story? "

" No time to tell you my biography. " Sidra retorted. " Here's what you need to know! In ten days, a big tournament will take place! It will bring together the ten most powerful warriors from eight different universes! The stake of this tournament is crucial because, apart from the winning universe, the seven other universes will be destroyed. "

New silence. However, feeling herself taken for an idiot, Mine roared.

" What are your ridiculous stories? Are you gods? Do you really take us for idiots or what? And then, what is this tournament and universe story? Who could believe such a lie? "

" But will you be silent, pathetic mortal ? " Rô roared. " Do you know how much you disrespect us? "

" Calm, Rô. " Sidra advised him. " Now is not the time for unnecessary arguments! If memory serves, it has been millions of years since I came here ! So I understand their reaction! We must prove our words to them. "

Suddenly stepping forward, Mojito scrutinized Tatsumi's huge figure. Then, looking at the rest of the group, he wanted to know.

" This dragon was originally human, wasn't he? "

" What ? " Najenda wondered.

" How do you know it ? " Akame questioned.

In response, Mojito tapped his staff against the ground. Its top lit up at that moment. Then, the angel directed him to Tatsumi. At that moment, the dragon's body became luminous. Then he began to scream, as he felt like his body was tearing apart from the inside.

" DADDY ! " Said Gaama.

" Motherfucker! " Mine roared, pretending to run towards Mojito.

Yet, she stopped when she was the victim of a miracle. Her eyes widened, she was surprised to see Tatsumi's corns shrink. Continuing to scream, he lost his body mass. Then his body completely transformed. His fangs and claws disappeared, as did his scalp skin. Taking on a humanoid aspect, Tatsumi suddenly ends up becoming the same as he was before. He was human again.

Finding himself kneeling, Tatsumi tried to catch his breath, as his pain finally subsided. Then he looked at his arms. Staring at his hands, he moved his fingers one by one, while he was having a hard time figuring out what was going on. Then his gaze fell on his sword in front of him, which was none other than Incursio, the weapon that had merged with his body years ago.

" But that … ? But that … ? "

" Tatsumi…? " Kurome began.

" ... has become human again. " Akame completed.

" But how ? " Wanted to know Mine.

Approaching her father, Gaama was able to see, for the first time, the real body of her father.

" Dad ? " She wondered.

" Human ? " The man muttered, unable to believe it. " Am I back to being human? "

'' But who ... who are you ? " Wanted to know Najenda. " It is impossible that you are true gods. "

Sighing, Sidra looked thoughtful before looking around for a target. Suddenly, looking up, he could see a huge mountain not far from them. Finally, lifting one of his fingers, Sidra managed to lift the huge boulder with the sheer force of thought. Thus, elite warriors could see several hundred thousand tons of stones being lifted into the air.

Then, creating a ball of ki in his hand, Sidra swung it straight up the mountain. Hitting it, the attack created an overpowering explosion that shook the entire region. Feeling real gusts of wind hit them, the whole small group clung to what they could not to be thrown back.

Finally, when the gusts of wind died down, the assassins couldn't see the slightest trace of the mountain. She had been completely pulverized.

" That … ? What … ? " Wave wondered, stepping back.

" This guy is way more powerful than Esdeath." Najenda remarked.

" Damn it , but who are you? " Tatsumi wanted to know, standing up.

" I have already told you ! My name is Sidra and I am the god of destruction of your universe. "

" God of destruction? " Kurome repeated. " Have you come to destroy our planet? "

" No ! If I am here, it is to tell you about the tournament which will take place in ten days! We must recruit ten fighters!

"But… why did you come here?" Wanted to know Wave.

" Are you an idiot, or what? " Rô asked him. " For this tournament, we must recruit the most powerful warriors in the universe! And you are part of it ! However, … "

Looking, one by one, the six people involved, he finally said.

" … You have nothing extraordinary! The strongest in your group is this girl. "

He pointed to Akame, before clarifying.

"However, knowing that you don't know how to hide your energy, I can say that you are not even equal to ten percent of the power of the base form of this damn Goku! So, you might as well say that you don't stand a chance against him. "

" Goku? Who is he ? "

" Most important. " Najenda remarked. " From what I've heard, if we lose this tournament, will we be destroyed? "

" Not just you. "Mojito retorted. " Your whole universe will be! This dimension as well as that of the beyond. "

" The ... The beyond? "

" You must participate in this tournament immediately. " Sidra asserted. "Since it starts in ten days, that gives us time to practice! However, we need ten warriors. "

" Even if we all participate, there are only six of us. " Mine retorted.

" Perhaps." Affirmed Mojito, suddenly looking at the ball of his staff which began to glow. " Nevertheless, this planet once hosted overpowered warriors! One in particular catches my eye! A certain Esdeath. "

Immediately, everyone froze, while Rô affirmed.

" Perfect ! In this case, I have a plan! We only have to resurrect the warriors we miss! The hereafter must be filled with it! Moreover, it is not prohibited by law. "

" Out of the question. " Cried Mine.

At that moment, the trio of deities could see the former members of Night Raid facing them, while they were afraid of what they planned to do.

" You want resurrected ... Esdeath? " Tatsumi wondered.

" No question of letting you do it. " Akame asserted, her hand on her sword.

" Esdeath has brought nothing but calamity and destruction to this world. " Najenda taught them. " She don't deserves to be resuscitated. "

" Indeed. " Suddenly asserted Mojito, looking at his stick. " She killed no less than 203,976 people in her lifetime. "

" Unbelievable. " Sidra asserted. " It might be horrible to say but it shows that she has real potential. "

" What potential ? " Wanted to know Mine. " She only likes to kill people ! Do you know what sacrifices we made to get rid of her? Do you know how many friends have we lost in our battles to stop her crimes? "

Hearing this, Sidra wanted to know.

" And you will accept if I allow your friends to be resuscitated? "

Again, enormous silence filled the whole area. Then, finally, Akame asked.

" Can you resuscitate our friends? "

" Can you really do it? " Cried Tatsumi. " Can you resuscitate Aniki, Leone and all the others? "

" Indeed. " Sidra assured them. " Listen, here's what we're gonna do! All six of you will be part of the fighters of our universe! Plus, I'll go to the afterlife to bring back Esdeath and three other warriors! However, I will not resurrect them! I'll just make sure I get permission to bring them back with me here! Suddenly, if they decide to disobey me, they will end up being brought back to the afterlife, without being able to do anything there. "

However, despite his words, the members of Night Raid in front of him did not do anything to have to see their worst nightmare again.

" Don't forget that we have no choice. " Said Rô. " We don't care about your little personal problems when the whole universe is doomed! Whoever is, Sidra will even do you the immense honor of allowing your deceased friends to come back to life, in case of victory. "

Not caring what he said, Najenda walked over to Sidra, asserting herself.

" I just want something from you: protection. "

" A protection ? "

" Yes ! Let's say we win this tournament and Esdeath is resurrected, I want you to be present on this planet, if she decides to attack us again. "

" Hey, stupid mortal. " Roared Rô. " Who do you think you are to set your own conditions like this? "

However, positioning his arm in front of him, to make him shut up, Sidra finally asserts.

" I must admit that I don't like to see my world undergo the violence of evil! If these are your conditions, I accept them! So all I ask you in return is to win this tournament and save our universe. "

Listening to him, Wave wanted to know.

" Our opponents ... are they that strong? "

" Yeah. " Mojito assured, with a mocking smile. " For exact comparison, your potency, compared to them, equals that of a blind gerbil against a mammoth in berseck mode! Plus, I'm comparing you to the strongest candidate we've seen so far! Knowing that we only know the identity of two fighters out of 70 ! So there is a good chance that other participants are more powerful than them. "

Hearing this made some swallow, as the angel pointed at Wave and Tatsumi with the top of his staff.

" You two, you will come with us in the afterlife! Better if you are with us when the time comes to convince your future teammates. "

" To convince ? "

" Yes ! I have already been able to see your memories as well as the past of this world! You have developed links with the people we are going to resuscitate. "

" And us ? " Wanted to know Akame.

" You will simply stay here and we will come back to pick you up when the team is complete. "

" A moment. " Cried Mine, pointing to Gaama. "What about my daughter? "

Simply banging his staff on the ground, Mojito disappeared with the two girls. Then, a few seconds, he returned with Mine, only.

" That … ? " Tatsumi wondered. " Gaama? "

" I left her at your place. " Mojito assured. " Your wife is witness to it. "

" You ... You know how to do everything? " Najenda asked him.

" You could say that. " Said the angel, while smiling.

Finally, while Sidra and Rô put their hands on his shoulders, the angel approached Wave and Tatsumi before slapping the bottom of his staff on the ground again.

The small group then disappeared, leaving the girls in awe.

Stamping papers, a huge blue ogre with a big horn on his nose cried out.

" In hell ! In hell ! In hell ! Heaven ! In hell ! "

Thus advancing a line of dead souls again, the Enma of Universe 9 suddenly jumped in fear, seeing Mojito and the others appear on his huge desk.

" WOOOUUUHHH? Who are you ? "

Recognizing Sidra then, he fell backwards and a deafening noise was heard, while the giant broke his chair as he fell.

" Who is this guy ? " Wanted to know Wave, surprised at the size of the stranger. " Is he human? "

" It's Renma! The man charged with judging mortals after their deaths. "

" Is ... Is he a god? "

" Huuuuuummmm… let's say he's an immortal giant. "

" Si … Sidra-sama! " Stammered Renma, getting up. " Please, excuse my clumsiness! I must admit that I was a little surprised by your sudden arrival. "

" No problem. " Sidra assured. " Regarding my visit, I came to see you to ask you a favor. "

" A favor ? "

" Yes ! Zeno-sama threatens to destroy our universe and has organized a tournament that we must win if we are to save our universe. So I would need you to let me take four warriors who reside in the afterlife. "

" You ... Do you want to resuscitate them? "

" No, just allow them to return to the mortal world for ten days! I have to train them before the tournament. "

" Well, since this is a request from you, as well as an emergency, I doubt I should refuse! I will search for the files of the people concerned and tell you where to find them. "

" It's very kind. " Sidra assured.

However, suddenly looking at the souls of the deceased, awaiting judgment, the god wanted to know.

" Renma-san ... can you tell me the breakdown of souls going to hell or heaven? "

" Hum ... in fact, without wanting to criticize your work, this distribution is very irregular! Seventy-nine souls out of a hundred go to hell and only twenty-one to heaven. "

" What? " Wave and Tatsumi were surprised. " Are there so few people who can go to heaven? "

" Heaven is granted to anyone who has committed no crime. " Rô retorted, shrugging his shoulders. " To believe that the mortals of this universe can not help but kill each other. "

" Whose fault is it ? " Mojito suddenly growled.

" What? "

" Hum? " Wanted to know Mojito, showing a sweet smile.

" Does our universe really have the right to be the survivor? " Suddenly wanted to know Sidra, thoughtful.

" What are you telling ? " Rô asked him.

" Well, knowing that evil reigns throughout our universe, is it really wise to think that our universe deserves to be saved, rather than ours? "

" Of course that it must be saved. " Cried Rô. " I don't want to be killed. "

Grumbling, Mojito preferred to walk away from the Kaioshin. Then, approaching Wave, he cried out.

" I take you with me! Tatsumi, you will be with Sidra. "

" Wait. " Cried Renma. " The hereafter is as vast as the universe! How will you find the people you are looking for? "

" I'll deal with it. " Mojito assured him before disappearing.