My name is akame. I was once an assassin for the empire. Now i swing my sword for a different cause. One that i tried to stop. I was blind. But now i clearly see. Though my cause for the empire was a lie. The friendships i made in the elite seven weren't. I still remember everyone…guy. Green. Najasho. Natala…cornelia…gin…tsukushi…all of them are dead…some even by my own hand…and today is the anniversary of their deaths…i'm not sure if they want a traitor like me among their graves…but it's the least i can do for my old family…

"No more tears akame…" auron said. Surprising me. I guess he followed…I didn't even notice I was crying. He was holding a bouquet of flowers. The flowers were all different colored…they were my teammates favorite colors.

"Thank you auron…" i said as i hugged him.

"I wish i could have met you sooner…maybe i could have saved them…" auron said.

"You probably would have been killed…the emperor was corrupt…but we were blind to that. You would have only accomplished your death." i said. We kept walking to the graveyard that my teammates were buried. Only to find cornelia gin and tsukushi dug up…and grave robbers stealing their shingu.

"These are some fine toys." one of the grave robbers said.

"Put those back!" i yelled.

"Grave robbing is pretty low. Don't you think?" i asked.

"No…neither is murder! Kill them!" the grave robber leader yelled. Despite them using my teammates shingu they clearly have no idea how to use them. The grave robber that was using prometheus ended up ricochet the bullet back into his own head. The grave robber using crusher king ended up breaking his own entire body with it. And even though gin's sword wasn't a shingu. It's weight was clearly too much for the grave robber. As he could barely lift the thing. Which made killing him easy.

"Where the leader go?" i asked.

"Most likely ran when he saw his friend die…coward. But alas." auron said as he gathered up the shingu. "Let's put these back and rebury them." auron said. Soon a gunshot was heard. Which hit auron in the arm. Causing his blood to splatter over all three skeletons of my teammates. "Dammit!" auron yelled. As he summoned an assault rifle and shot the leader. Who was hiding waiting for his opportunity to strike.

"Are you alright auron?" i asked.

"I will be in a minute." auron said. And to my surprise steam started to come from the bullet wound. As it healed itself. Like it never even happened. But the biggest surprise was still to come. As a red glow emanates from my teammates' skeletons. Soon flesh started to grow and then skin. They had new red marks from their chests going up to their right cheeks…i still couldn't believe it…cornelia…tsukushi…gin…they were alive again…that shouldn't be possible…

"I'm…alive?" cornelia asked.

"This can't be…i was dead…how the hell?" gin asked.

"what..how…AKAME!" tsukushi yelled. Going for prometheus…which wasn't there.

"Looking for this?" auron asked. As he held prometheus. He also had crushing king on his back. Along with gin's sword.

"Give those back!" Cornelia yelled.

"So you can kill me and akame?...no thanks. I don't know how i did this…but I want you three to listen." auron said

"What is he talking about akame?" cornelia asked.

"She betrayed the empire and sided with those evil rebels! She even killed daddy for it!" tsukushi yelled. Auron sighed.

"If falix was here. He would be laughing at you. And calling you a massive idiot…with his usual vulgarity." auron said.

"What was that!?" tsukushi yelled.

"Look, I'm not going to bother telling you that the rebels are not the bad guys and the empire are the evil ones. I know plenty of people have tried and you wouldn't listen…which is why i'm going to show. Not tell." auron said. He turned around and began to walk away. "Follow me." auron said. My former teammates didn't have a choice as they were unarmed. "Before i forget." auron said as he snapped his fingers. Giving cornelia gin and tsukushi a new set of clothes. "That was distracting." auron said.

"Wait…we were naked!?" cornelia yelled with a massive red blush.

"How the hell did we not notice!?" gin yelled. Tsukushi just scoffed. We all followed auron…and we soon arrived at where i first met auron and falix…aria's mansion…i knew where this was going. And sure enough we reached the shed. Auron opened it. And the smell was worse than the last time we were here. Cornelia covered her mouth and coughed.

"What is that smell!?" cornelia asked.

"Death and decay." auron said. My three old teammates looked inside and saw the mess…it didn't change.

"W-what the fuck is this!?" gin yelled.

"These were all people from the countryside. Came here to find work. The family that once lived here pretended to be good samaritans helping out…but that was just a mask. And once they were inside. They would slip sedatives in their meals. And dragged them to this shed. Here they would torture them and inject them with diseases…one's that killed slowly." auron said.

"This…this is horrible." Cornelia said. Trying her hardest not to vomit.

"How did the empire not know about this? There's no way this many people could go missing without anyone noticing." tsukushi said.

"I said the same thing. And to answer your question…well. Aria said it herself. The empire doesn't care about some trash from the countryside. They don't give honest any money. So why should they care?" auron asked.

"You're lying!" tsukushi yelled. Trying so hard to deny it.

"You want more proof? How about soldiers using civilians as punching bags? Or how about the innocent people pinned to crosses with arrows? Things have changed since the time of the elite seven. During that time. They were at least trying to hide that they were corrupt. Now? Their evil is for everyone to see. And they don't care because they believe they're untouchable. That's their weakness. The foolish belief that they're in control…it will be their downfall. When our blades reach their necks." auron said.

"No…you're lying! You're lying…you're…you're…." tsukushi said…as she fell to her knees.

"We…we we're the bad guys…" cornelia said as she and tsukushi cried.

"All those rebels we killed…they were the ones just…we died…just to protect atrocities like this!?" tsukushi yelled in disbelief and despair. Gin was silent.

"I once had a teammate named remus…she was injured on a mission. But alive. I was told she was gonna be fine…but then she was dead…they said she died because of her injuries…but i'm pretty sure now that was a lie." gin said.

"Knowing how human life has so little value here…an assassin who can't kill is no different than a horse that can't race…useless and must be euthanized." auron said. Gin was silent.

"Can i have my sword back?" gin asked.

"Have you opened your eyes to the truth?" auron asked.

"Yeah...fuck the empire. I have a second chance. And i'm not going to waste it being their damn puppet. I'm going to take revenge on those bastards who used us. And then live my life. Nobody telling me how!" gin yelled. Auron chuckled.

"You and my brother are going to get along just fine." auron said.

"Count me in as well…I thought we were fighting for the right cause. But now i know. We weren't just. We were tools for the villains. I'll use my second chance to redeem myself. So count me in as well." cornelia said.

"...did daddy know about this?" tsukushi asked.

"Most likely…but what could he have done? A high ranking soldier is still a soldier. A grunt in the trenches. You're expected to fight, kill and die. No questions asked. You can't expect the dog to ask why he has to retrieve the stick his master threw. And he would have died sooner if he tried. The empire has shown itself that it doesn't have tolerance for anyone who dares question them. If you want to hate someone. Don't hate akame. Hate the scum who made the elite seven. The ones who threw kids into monster infested woods. And expect them to survive. The ones who had gozuki's arms tied. Aim your gun at them. Not her." auron said.

"Fine…i'll join the rebel army. That doesn't mean I forgive akame…but i understand that our just missions were lies…daddy didn't have a choice…they had a gun to his head…and i can't forgive them for what they did to him or us…i'm in." tsukushi said. Guess i can't blame her for not forgiving me. I did kill her and the man she thought of as a father.

"Eventually you'll truly understand…and you might change your mind." auron said…always filing me with hope. Aren't you auron? "Just like akame. You three have broken free from the empire's chains. And now your rebellion against those who used you as a means of silencing those with the courage to oppose them. Begins. Welcome back. Gin. cornelia. Tsukushi. Your old lives as tools for the empire are dead with your first lifes. And with this second chance. You'll be the heroes that the empire pretended you were. Use this second chance for redemption." auron said. They all nodded. And we all headed back to the night raid base.

Everyone was shocked that three of my dead teammates actually came back. And after explaining how. Najenda came to a decision.

"We'll keep this a secret…if word gets out that auron and falix's blood can bring back the dead…both sides will tryto bleed them dry." najenda said. We all agreed. After everything auron has done for me. I don't want him to die. As i was reading myself for bed. I heard a knock on my door. I answered it to find cornelia.

"Can i come in?" cornelia asked. I nodded and she entered and sat on my bed. "Listen akame…while tsukushi can't forgive you…i can. I don't hold anything against you. And i still want us to be best friends…and tsukushi will come around. I know she will…" cornelia said. I hugged her.

"I missed you so much…" i said. As i felt tears going down my face.

"Akame…" cornelia said. She hugged me back… "I missed you too." cornelia said with a smile. We pulled away. "So…are you and auron…a thing?" cornelia asked with a grin.

"Yes…he reminded me that i'm human…he gave me a shoulder to cry on…he helped me deal with the pain i've kept locked up within my heart…and i can't thank him enough for that." i said.

"He's been a real angel to you…you've been in good hands." cornelia said. As she got up. "See you tomorrow…it's good to be together again…good night akame." cornelia said as she left the room. I went to auron's room. Opened the door and slipped into his bed.

"So what do i owe this visit? My ravenette beauty." auron asked with a kind smile.

"You truly are an blessing auron…i can't thank you enough for everything you've done for me…thank you…my angel." i said. Auron than kissed me on the lips.

"You've suffered enough…i'll protect your happiness…that is a promise." auron said with that all too kind smile. I held him close…and let my consciousness slip away. "Good night akame." auron said. Was the last thing i heard before i fell asleep…in a long time…i had a nice dream.