Author's note:
Welcome to the second rewrite of this series. By now, Kill the New Order and Kill the World Order should have been deleted by June 5th. Aside from that, enjoy this new and more expanded version.
What I did here was that I decide to expand Esdeath's role in the story, especially with the time period it's set in. Especially expanding more of this new world I created in geography, politics, etc.
This new version will include what one might expect from the WW2 time period, especially from the Nazi regime. But for the most part, this will mainly focus on Esdeath, the Akame ga Kill characters, and how the world will change as a result of her. The first three chapters of the story, prologue to chapter 2, are finished and will release soon.
Here is information for you to know.
Charecter speaking:
"Blank"= Spoken dialogue
"Blank"= Internal monologue
"Blank" (Translation)= Spoken dialogue + translation.
For foreign dialogue, English would be spoken if the character already knows the language and is speaking with another speaker of the same language i.e. Esdeath speaking German with anyone in Germany, thusly it would be in English. But the spoken language will be used if they don't understand i.e. Esdeath being in Poland and only hearing Polish being spoken, thusly Polish would be provided (thanks to Google and online dictionaries and translators) along with a bolded translation so that you can more or less experience what they're hearing.
I've done research on this subject matter and alternative futures, especially with the wiki of HOI4:TNO and the Thousand Week Reich for the overall plot, but I would only pick what I believe is helpful for the story, so I'm not doing a copy and paste. As for the overall world and politics, I mostly did research on Wikipedia, forums, as well as other research sites and documentaries, most helpful is Hitler's Circle of Evil on Netflix. Thinking about it, I might need to clear my browsing history.
If you have questions, comments, suggestions, recommendations, or concerns, don't hesitate to ask.
M for Maturity, language, blood, death, etc. This will be for all future chapters.
Prologue
Death is not what one plans for nor expects but must come to terms with. At the end of one's own life, you can only accept the terms of your demise. This is true for all beings, great and small, weak and powerful, the greedy and the humble, even the state and the person. No matter what happens, in the end, death is the great equalizer in the realm of man.
Esdeath certainly knows this all too well. For a woman like herself, she knows that death comes for all. But it's only a matter of time and how one meets their end.
Like most people in her world, she doesn't believe in the afterlife. That after death only nothing will appear, simply the cessation of life. Like how it is in nature, the strong overpowering and killing the weak. Even if she perhaps believed in an afterlife, then she is safe to assume that her actions and deeds deserve the lowest pits of hell in eternal fire. Then again, she will manage a path of escape for herself and her Imperial Arms, Demon's Extract, famously known as the blood type Imperial Arms that grants its user the power to manipulate ice. If reincarnation, then she believes she would be born as a creature of the lowest tier or a person born on the fringes of society, all as punishment for her actions.
As Esdeath looks out into the void, she begins to ponder and begins to reflect on her life. Being born close to the northern border of the Northern Tribes, Esdeath learned much from her father. One skill she learned closely from him, being the daughter of the chief of the Partas Clan, is becoming an expert and brutal hunter. Soon after her clan was wiped out, she left for the Capital, becoming an expert fighter at a young age, enlisting in the Empire's Military. She quickly rose through the ranks and became a general in her early twenties, granting her the privilege of taking up an Imperial Arms. Once consuming the entirety of the Demon's Extract, she gains the power of manipulating and controlling ice. Using this new power, Esdeath went on a bloodied rampage. Every single rebellion in the Empire didn't stand a chance against her, neither the Southern nor Northern tribes. Esdeath has been the strongest the Empire has to offer. That is until she tried her hand in love.
She fell in love with Tatsumi, the moment he showed his strength Esdeath felt going onto her hands and knees for him. She was willing to do anything for him, but her pride won out, she is going to subjugate Tatsumi. But, in the end, after the Revolutionary Arm has made its way into the Capital, Esdeath faced off against Akame, who long ago betrayed the Empire. Though the fighting was close, though Esdeath has lost her left arm, Akame won out. Being slashed in the middle by her Imperial Arms: Murasame, Esdeath was only left with mere moments to live. She used it to get close to Tatsumi, creating a capsule of ice covering the two and finally breaking into millions of shards, forever erasing herself from existence. Though she wished how things might have been different, her philosophy still remains the same. The strong rule over the weak. This is true within nature and in man.
"Perhaps what I did was wrong from your perspective Tatsumi. But we know it was right to us" Esdeath speaks to the void.
"Und was Sie bedeuten machen, Fräulein?" (And what do you mean, madam?) A voice rang through the void, having spoken in a language she has never heard of before.
Esdeath opens up her eyes. At first, it is as if the sky and the surrounding trees were slowly spinning, then they settled down as her eyes become adjusted to the new surroundings and the light. She sits upright, confused and dazed in where she is. All around her all she sees are woodlands and trees.
"Are you alright madam?" The man spoke once more.
"What?" She asked. Esdeath looks up and sees a man standing beside her. His looks were not like that of Prime Minister Honest, who by the shadows controlled and corrupted the Empire. But this man, he appears to be in his early fifties, with dark brown hair that one could mistake for black, blue eyes, and a small mustache on the upper lip that didn't pass the edges of the outer nasal cavity. He wears a pair of black shoes with matching black pants, a white dress shirt with a brown double-breasted coat, and a matching tie with a golden bird on the tie.
Adorning the coat is a cross-shaped badge on the middle-left side of the coat similarly used by the Revolutionary Army. Beneath the cross is another badge that is oval and dark in color, above the cross is a small circular pin with an oddly shaped symbol. On his upper left arm is an armband with the same symbol as the pin. Red background, white foreground, and a black x shape symbol with extra lines protruding outwards. He also holds a military rounded cap that has golden color lining and decorations with the same eagle symbol as on the tie but with its wings spread out.
"I asked if you are alright madam." The man asked again.
"I am. Just felt like my head is spinning. I don't know what it may be though." Esdeath responded. Esdeath stands up, she dusts off the dirt and leaves off of her. She grabs her white military cap dusting it off and places it back on her temple. "Perhaps they may be broken dreams and aspirations shattering in my head."
"I see. As for me, I used to have a dream of becoming an artist. Making art and paintings as a profession. But that was shattered many years ago." The middle-aged man responded, keeping his head up. "If I may inquire, who may you be and as to the reason why you were laying on the ground in the middle of the Bavarian forest." The man asks Esdeath in a polite manner, as to how a man would speak with a lady.
"Bavarian forest? Bavarian? I don't remember such a term existing in the Empire, nor has a name for that ever been used. Who could this man be and what place is this?" Esdeath asks herself. "All I know, is that this might be a different world? Perhaps an alternate reality? His clothing looks a bit suspicious though? And that Revolutionary Cross doesn't help either. I shouldn't leave this to chance." Esdeath ponders. "I apologize, sir. But I remember what my father said to me. Never talk with a stranger, as they could always be an enemy. So if you may, would you introduce yourself first, just to get an idea."
"Hm, clever and refined I see. Your father has installed in you good mannerisms and morals, as all parents should with their children. But since introductions are in order, then I will introduce myself first. The name is Hitler, Adolf Hitler. I am the Führer and Chancellor of the German Reich. What about you madam?"
"The name is Esdeath of the Partas Clan, but you can just call me Esdeath."
"So your name is Esdeath Partas?"
"I guess you can go with that. I am a general of the Empire, and I have several other titles but many simply called me the Ice General."
"A general you say? Well then, I must give my praise. As such a young woman like you as yourself has reached such a high military rank. But I find it a bit hard to believe that a young lady such as yourself has reached this rank in such a quick time. Tell me, how did you get to that rank, and what made you worthy to earn the title of "Ice general", Madam Esdeath."
"I'm glad you asked, Chancellor Hitler," Esdeath smirked. "This is why." Esdeath raises up her left arm and forms it into an ice shape rod. The ice rod then melts away and forms into a spear. She then drops it and forms another ice shape rod, this time, similar in arm's length and width. She forms an ice hammer on her remaining hand, strikes her ice arm, and the ice shatters. What is left is a left-ice hand that is articulate like Esdeath's right hand. "It appears that my Imperial Arms work just fine. Even becoming articulate just as my right arm"
Hitler, seeing and becoming amazed by the spectacle of Esdeath's ability to control ice. Even forming a functional working left hand as a replacement. Like so many others, the ability to control and manipulate ice is what one would only see in fantasy stories and children's fairytales. If he didn't believe in magic then, then he believes in part of it now. Hitler takes a better and more proper look at Esdeath and sees her sharp smile. He knows that this type of smile is not one befitting of a lady but that of a woman who kills and tortures. Hitler can sense small cold sweats slowly taking form on his head. He takes out his handkerchief from the inside of his coat and pats down away the cold seats.
"That is simply wonderful and amazing to witness. It is Remarkable that one could form and control ice at one's will. I apologize if I miss judged you, Madam Esdeath." Hitler puts away his handkerchief back into his coat. Hitler begins to plot an idea. "Madam Esdeath, I would like to create a proposition with you."
"And pray to tell on what type of proposition are you willing to offer, Chancellor Hitler?"
"I would like for you to join me, Madam Esdeath. Join me to bring this world under German rule and National Socialist leadership. To prove to those who think of us as weak, those that humiliated, weakened and ruined us. To take back our rightful place in destiny. I ask you, Madam Esdeath, to stand with and lead the Third Reich to not only victory but towards the destiny that the German Reich rightfully deserves. If you do wish to take up on my proposition, then I shall help grant you the means to advance the destiny the German Reich deserves. Even a world war, one that might triumph the Great War."
"A World War?" Esdeath thinks as she has never heard of World War. To have a war that takes place in every part of the world, the involvement of every nation on the face of the Earth. The Empire was grand and could muster the strength to conquer and destroy its enemies on every corner of the Empire's border. But a war that covers the entire globe, is something Esdeath will not pass on. An opportunity to use her powers and purge the world of the weak is something she can work with.
Esdeath reaches out her right hand. "Well then, Chancellor Hitler, I accept your offer."Hitler grabs her and the two shakes hand, Hitler is content with her answer.
"I can't wait to see what you have to prove. Now, shall we take a stroll back, Madam Esdeath?" Hitler places his military cap back on. "Now, there will be many formalities and challenges that will lay ahead."
Hitler and Esdeath, now take a stroll back through the Bavarian forest. They walk back to Hitler's summer of Berghof.
Bavaria, Germanic Reich
25 April 1939
After Esdeath having spent a couple of nights in Hitler's summer residence in south Bavaria. Esdeath looks outside of the guest room window of the Berghof summer residence. She looks out of the window and sees the vast hilly and mountainous landscape of Bavaria. Its terrain and geography are similar to the Empire but it has a different sensation that it's different from the Empire. It was made evident when she saw the SS guards standing watch, dressed in black and carrying Kar 98K rifles, different weapons, and uniforms. At first, she questioned the lack of armor of these guards that are tasked to protect an important figure but, she digresses.
As Esdeath looks out of the window she sees a line of horseless carriages. "What could those be, and how are they moving on their own without horses?" Esdeath questions as she is intrigued by these advanced types of carriages. A knock is made on Esdeath's door.
"Lady Partas, permission to enter?" A male attendant asks from the other side of the door.
"Yes, you may." Esdeath grants permission. The door opens Esdeath turns to see who it is. One of Hitler's valets, Karl Wilhelm Krause, enters carrying Esdeath's laundered and cleaned-up general's uniform of the Empire.
"Heil Hitler." Krause salutes to Esdeath, performing the Nazi salute.
"Thank you for laundering my clothes. Just leave them on my bed and I'll dress myself." Esdeath tells Krause. She turns back around and sees a group of men dressed in uniforms slightly different than the others.
"Will there be anything else Madam?"
"Yes, come closer and look out of this window for me. Who are those men?" Esdeath asks. After leaving Esdeath's uniform on her bed and her boots on the ground, Krause walks up to Esdeath and looks out of the window. His eyes move to take a glance at Esdeath's figure. He not only notices her build but also her missing left arm too. She felt his gaze and his eyes retreated back to the window in a quick act of recompense. Keeping his gaze away from Esdeath. "Now who are those that are stepping out of those horseless carriages."
"Horseless carriages? You mean the car. I apologize if I got off-topic. But those men are a part of the Führer's inner circle as well as a couple of the Führer's closest generals of the SS and the Wehrmacht. Each one serves a function within the Reich and they've earned their positions. Whether that be from direct or indirect means."
"Could you point them out for me?"
"Yes, the main ones are them. That man over there who is greeting all is Martin Bormann, the secretary to the Deputy Führer of the Nazi Party, Rudolf Hess, but I doubt Bormann actually works for that superstitious lunatic. Across from Bormann is Joseph Goebbels, the Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. On Goebbels' right is Hermann Göring, Reich Minister of Aviation as well as Reich Foresty Office. He is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, our Air Force. But more importantly, he is the President of the Reichstag as well as Minister-President of Prussia."
"Air force you say?" Esdeath is intrigued about the mention of the air force of this world. "Let's hope it's not just some danger beasts they tamed." Esdeath thinks to herself "And what about the others?"
"Right, across from Göring is Joachim von Ribbentrop, Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as our diplomat to other nations. Any deals that are made between the Reich ad international foreign states are set through him. He'd recently spoken with other world leaders that help lead the German Reich to gain all of Austria and the Sudentenland from Czechoslovakia. Eventually, Czechoslovakia collapsed and is now the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia."
"This man sounds useful for this empire. If Prime Minister Honest had decided to use and set up a foreign affairs office then most likely war could've been averted. But unfortunately, none such were set up, which was good for me."
"Next to him is Albert Speer, Hitler's own architect. Many building designs of the Reich are approved and even designed by him. We made the world awe at our massive display of power, simply through our great architecture, especially in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Finally, is the Reichführer-SS, Heinrich Himmler. He heads the SS organization, of which I am a part of, he is also Chief of German Police and the main head of all of the child branches in the SS. I guess you can say, not only is the Führer my boss, but also Himmler too. Besides him is his closest confidant, Reinhard Heydrich, Director of the Gestapo. "
"Is that uniform of yours part of the SS?"
"Yes, it is."
"Hm, perhaps I would like to inquire more about the SS by this Himmler."
"You will. That is why you need to change as you'll be meeting them today. I'll take my leave and wait outside. I'll knock on the door once you're called down by the Führer. Heil Hitler." Krause raises his right arm in salute.
"Heil?" Esdeath mimics his movements. Krause steps out of the door and closes it behind him. Esdeath turns around and looks out of the window. "So these men along with Hitler call the shots. Perhaps if I want to kick off my career, I should pick one carefully." Esdeath looks down. "But to get the war I want, it comes down to these two men. Himmler and Göring. Well then, let's see who will win my favor." Esdeath turns around and walks away from the window to get changed and readies herself to meet the members of Hitler's inner circle.