Night raid. The unspoken heroes of the revolutionary army. The legends that single handedly took down the Emperors Teigu, The great General Budo, and the devil herself, Esdeath. The hailed Saviours of the people who never failed any mission and the ones who released the grips of tyranny of the Prime minister and his group.
Duke Helmsworth began to violently wheeze as he felt his airways began to close. All around him, people began to scream and give him a wide berth, allowing the doctor on standby to run towards him. Then blood began to flow. He coughed out globs of blood, shocking the crowd once more and it began to mix with the wine he had spilt, forming a deep maroon colour on the ground as he fell to the ground.
The last thing he noticed was his doctor asking him questions he could no longer make out and people beginning to scream and run.
Najenda, the leader of the famed group. Once general of the empire, turned over with her Biological Teigu, Susanoo and trusted lieutenant, Lubbock, killer of the Prime Minister's son, Syura
The Captain ran down a dark alley that she saw the hooded figure run down. The criminal had stolen a personal item of her family, a beautiful bracelet made of expensive metals with her family name chiseled in, and had even injured her partner when he reached to arrest him.
"Little bugger! I'm going to rip ur legs off once I get you!" She reached out and just as her hand lap almost caught his cape, he stumbled and revealed a scared young man with a massive burn scar on his left cheek and dark brown hair.
"Well well well. Get ready to say goodbye to those shifty little hands you the-" She stopped talking as a blade linked by a chain left her head, causing the corpse to stumble down. The thief, no longer acting, silently got up, covered himself with another cloak, and walked back onto the street as if nothing happened.
Bulat, Nicknamed "100 man slayer" and in single combat, killed Esdeaths personal guard, The 3 beasts.
"Hali… where are you?" A man stumbled around, his vision foggy and felt as if the sky was on his body. Unknown to him, this was the same for the guests around him.
"Please.. Darling, don't… leave me" He grabbed something, a rest of some kind, and blindly reached out to the blurry figures stumbling around.
"Why….. WHY WON'T YOU ANSWER ME!" He shouted. Finally, his strength failed him and he collapsed on the floor as his breathing slowed. Then he saw something.
"Ah…. the angel" He let out his last breath as he saw the angel stand over him and finally, darkness.
Leone, the tigress who captured Prime Minister Honest and presented him before the jeering crowds of the injured, wronged citizens for his trial and rightful punishment
"Hear me! We are in crisis!" A man cladded in a mix of armor and fur stood on a crate addressing a crowd of peasants, some carrying weapons stolen while others farming equipment.
"The Empire forsook us at our weakest, letting our men kill each other as the children starved and our women whored themselves! And when we stole to live, they deemed us bandits!" The crowd roared in agreement.
"And the Revolution? Destroyed our homes, killing those who could not flee their blades despite the welcome we offered those filthy brigands!" Once more, they roared with many calling for blood against the filth.
"No more now! No longer shall we suffer on the guise of men who guide us like sheep! No longer shall we cower from the snarls of the wolf nor the bells of the shepherd!"
"Now, we will forge our own lands! Our lands where food will be plentiful, men can grow old, women can walk free, and children can live!" The crowd cheered and raised their weapons and torches high, yelling curses at the Empire, casting doom on the Revolution, and in the midst of all of this, one man hidden behind a pure white mask nodded at the speaker who subtly nodded back at him
Mine, The genius sniper who dared to stand before the Great General Budo and killed the Great General in a scene full of spectacle and sheer power.
"So, do we have a deal?" The man stared impassively at her. The first thing she had noticed was how relaxed he was. He didn't come in with the aura to show his superiority but instead, the calmness one feels when watching a fisherman. He wore a shirt that had leather straps around his body and came in with a spear. In fact, the only normal thing was the white mask on his face with a splash of red on one side.
"Yes, I'll issue my contacts to send her over once she's finished her mission"
"Good. Pleasure doing business with you" He put down a large suitcase beside him and walked away with his spear. Then out of the shadows, a butler appeared.
"My lady, why do you let him leave before verifying the payment? This seems highly unlike yourself." Merraid chuckled slightly at him before picking up the suitcase.
"Don't worry Daniel, I'm not growing senile yet." She flashed a bright grin at the aging man. "Besides, some men can be a bit more… fickle and that requires a special trust"
Tatsumi, The legend who saved the capital by taking on the Emperor Teigu by himself when everyone else had fallen and he himself gravely injured but still he stood and with his courage and valour, saved the capital and the Revolutionary army from complete destruction from the raging Emperor
"Fear is the first battle before the fight"
Pavis always liked that saying. He had been in the Revolution for a long time to see many people have powers that could wipe out 100 men like it was nothing. He had been in many battles and had seen many people, including those he loved, die with no mercy and in pain and in every one of them, fear had been the first thing they had to defeat. Yet here, it came rushing back.
"Stand fast! Stand you fo-" His commander stopped as he fell to the ground, a bolt sticking out of his head. It didn't matter though, the entire situation was done anyways. The pike men had already abandoned the field and the few gunners that remained were already running away, leaving the Commander and his retinue.
Pavis ran but he would not make it off the field alive. As luck would have it, one lucky arrow would pierce the man behind him and enter his body, the tip sticking out of him. In those last moments he watched as a man ran through the retreating men and sliced through them like a fire through ice.
Akame, the most pivotal one out of all. The warrior who wielded Murasame, the one hit sword and vanquished the last obstacle to peace, Esdeath, the strongest and most dangerous General of the Empire and in the final battle of the revolution, when all hope seemed lost and Esdeath had cursed the land to be frozen, withered, and inhabitable, She rose up in one final, defiant stand and defeated her after a long, grueling duel and ushered in a new age of reforms, peace, and life.
"I think you know what I want so I will make it clear for you. As long as you give us a small level of loyalty, we won't release these documents to anybody." Duke Aetherald slowly nodded at the offer, not daring to move from his position with the knife still behind his throat.
"Good then. We will be heading out now and I do hope your guards aren't dumb enough to follow us." The knife moved away and the boy that had been sitting on his disk disappeared. As soon as that happen, Aetherald collapsed and grabbed for the cup of water on his desk, praying to the Gods for letting him live for one more day
These hero's would not be mentioned in the history books of the Empire but would be retold as legends, myths, tales of fantasy about a brave group who overcame all their flaws and against all odds, defeated an enemy no other could and gave hope to those who would.
But there was another group. One who had been filled with guilt, regret, and a dream
This is their story
Finally, I am publishing this story. This story has been in my mind for 2 years now so believe when I say I'm very excited to finally share this story in this Fandom. Some Warnings before it really kicks off.
First, it will be a primarily OC based story. I do have a couple characters from the main series that will appear but the main characters will almost all be OCs.
Second, This has my first attempt at world building so expect some AU. The AGK world is very bland and unknown so I plan on adding in a ton of backstory and random tidbits and it might clash with the current canon.
Third, It will be bloody.
And thats it! I hope you all enjoy as this is my first story after 3 years and even then, my fics were pretty bad back then but I hope you all enjoy regardless!