The Dark Hybrid

A/N = Yeahhh, so this one kinda took long too. Aha. I'm not that great at keeping myself up to date with stuff.

As last time, I'm going to point some things out. I appreciate the criticism and I should really not exclude anything important buuut im kinda forgetful soo. Sorry?

1. Thanks Diekillies for pointing out some of my flaws, I kinda forget to mention stuff. But Esdeath is basically... not Esdeath because this is an AU and she is OOC. Ofcourse she will still be the sadist we all love but I made her like that because Tatsumi was the first one to ever help her and become her friend. So she eased up on him. She's still crazy af tho.

2. Tatsumi was trapped in that cocoon for five centuries and if you go back to the prologue, Sekrit tells him to learn more about this world, that includes humans. So while Tatsumi was trapped in that cocoon, he learnt a bit about humans and their ways of life and other living organisms. That's how he knew about the first emperor and the 48 teigus.

"Chocolate pudding" = speech
'marshmallows' = thoughts

"Candy floss" = Danger Beasts talking

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the Akame Ga Kill characters, those rights belong to the creators. I do own the OC's and my own weapons.


Chapter 2: The Crimson Twins

A shadow passed under some trees, moving in an agile and fast pace. It took off from the ground and began jumping on branches, seeming to prefer this travel method the most.

The moving shadow was a teen, at the age of fifteen. It was a male, wearing some grey combat trousers with brown boots and a red t-shirt. Cloaking him was a black hooded coat. The boy moved swifty through the tree branches, his head always twisting side to side as if on the look out for something.

The teen landed on the grown with a thud, his knees bent to make the landing more soft. "This is harder than I thought" spoke he.

This teen in the search of something was Tatsumi. He looked more mature now, his human body finally hitting puberty in the time that he spent in the secret village. "How hard is it to find an ultra rare herb? With my enhanced senses it should be easy..." Yes. Tatsumi was in search of a herb. A herb by the name of Silver Lily.

Silver Lily was a special herb that could only be found once, every ten years. It only worked on children and cubs. The herb specialised in curing any sort of cancerous diseases. And that was exactly why Tatsumi needed it. The young danger beast cubs in the secret village got an unknown disease, some had already passed away leaving grieving parents behind. So naturally, Tatsumi would go and find the cure. As he did have a duty to fulfil on protecting this world. If the disease spread any further and took more lives, that would've been troublesome.

"Ugh, why is this so damn hard!? The chief said that dragons are the only creatures that could find this damn flower. So why can't I find it!?" As Tatsumi was stressing out, further westwards there was a building. Well. More like a mansion. It belonged to a corrupt official of The Empire. This official went by the name of Kiba Shibor. He used his relations to the Prime Minister of The Capital to buy hundreds of drug intoxicated women and use them as his sex slaves.

Tatsumi stopped ranting and quickly jumped up a tree. He stood silently up the tree and stared westwards. "Huh. I guess this is what he meant by me being able to find it" Tatsumi proceeded to jump down from the branch which he stood upon and sprinted off in the direction of the herb.


Two young girls could be seen standing outside a window, both having black matching hair and brown cloaks.

"Okay." Said the one that looked oldest, her ruby eyes bearing into onyx ones. "This is the last mission we have today Kurome. So let's not mess it up. I want both of us to come back alive"

"Yes, Onee-chan" replied the now identified Kurome. Both girls unsheathed their katanas, inched closer to the window... and with a crash broke in.

All the guards in the room were shocked awake, their attention now drawn to the two identical girls near the smashed through window.

"Ah. I see how it is. Gozuki finally got tired of me playing games with him. But too bad. I don't plan on dying here" A man in a leather chair sat at a desk, he was only two metres away from the two assassins. His chair against the windows. "Guards! Get them!" Yelled the man. He had dark blonde hair tied up in a ponytail and wore robes made from the finest of cloths. He was a well built man, a bit on the fat side but still tough.

As their boss yelled the order, all the eight guards in the room ran at the two girls. The first three that got close, were quickly decapitated by the older girl while the two behind them got stabbed through the heart by the younger one. The remaining three guards stopped in their tracks and kept their distance, two of them slowly and warily inched closer to their boss. To protect him with their lives if worse comes to worst. While both of them stood securely in front of the man. The remaining soldier thought as to get the two assassins attention by rushing at them, swinging his battleaxe round and round.

It did the trick, but before he could get close enough his head joined the others on the floor. The guards motionless body fell to the floor, the battleaxe digging itself into the wooden floorboards. "Well done, you took care of my most toughest guards... but how will you do if the numbers increased?" As the man finished his sentence, the three doors that had been connected to the room were pushed open and more guards rushed in. Then suddenly, more guards appeared behind the girls through the window that they smashed. The assassins were pushed into the centre of the room and surrounded.

'Now this is troublesome... there's about forty of them in here' thought the younger of the two. Both girls looked at each other and nodded, as if signalling that this will be a long night.

But just as the guards were about to charge, the ceiling got ploughed through. Dust covered the room and as it settled, there were now three figures in the centre of the room. Except the newest one... was Tatsumi.


==A Few Minutes Before Tatsumi Arrived==

As Tatsumi ran through the dense forest, he was nearing a huge mansion. There were guards plastered on all entrances and exits. 'Let's try and avoid them... I only came here for the flower' Tatsumi silently moved past most of the guards and leaped onto the rooftop.

With his enhanced hearing, he could hear that there was some commotion happening beneath him. "I'm guessing that this is the right place then" Tatsumi crouched down and then slammed both of his fists into the roof, the force shattering it beneath him. His vision got clouded by dust for a few milliseconds before it cleared up. 'Now this isn't right...'

Surrounding him, were forty to forty-five well equipped soldiers, all in battle stances and looking as they were ready to attack any second. At that moment Tatsumi became more aware of his surroundings, next to him stood two scarily identical girls although one looked older than the other. In front of him and behind the masses of guards stood a well built man... "Kiba Shibor." whispered Tatsumi.

"Oh great! Another one!? Well... at least he has the decency to speak" Spoke the official.

The two girls that were next to Tatsumi both worse confused faces. Their grip on the katanas tightening.

"Look here old man-" Tatsumi began.

"OLD MAN!?" But he got rudely interrupted by Shibor.

"I just came here for a herb, about this big" Tatsumi motioned with his hands, "And its silver and also a flower. You have it don't you?"

"Grr... I don't know who the hell you are... but you are going to die along with those two bitches!" With a flick of his fingers, the guards resumed their previous task and charged at the three teens.

"Ugh... this is annoying" Tatsumi sighed and lift his foot, then stomped down. With enough force to crack the floor under him. As his foot connected with the floor, it suddenly turned black and ink like. Tentacles began to come out from it and latch themselves onto the guards: by the throat, on the arms and the legs. The tentacles slowly dragged all the screaming guards into the shadows, not leaving a single one. Within seconds, everyone in the room disappeared beneath the ink like substance excluding the two assassins, Shibor and Tatsumi himself. "Now then... all the distractions are gone, so let's try this one more time okay?" Tatsumi gave an annoyed smile.

"Wh-what the hell!? The fuck are you!?" Shibor fell to the ground in an attempt to back away, his back hitting his desk. Preventing him from moving further back.

Tatsumi moved closer to him, leaving the two girls behind. Tatsumi's hand stretched out to Shibor and grasped him by the hair, swinging his head back and against the desk. "I am not one for patience Mister Shibor... I know all of the corrupt shit you've done. I could take your life any second now... but I'll spare it if you answer one teeny tiny question" Tatsumi's eyes flashed in a ruthless way.

Shibor was scared out of his mind. It was like death itself was gazing at him. "O-ok-okay! What is it! I'll tell you anything!" Whatever Tatsumi's question was, Shibor didn't think it was worth losing his life over.

"Good. Where is the Silver Lily? My senses were telling me that it's here."

"Th-the herb? It's stash-stashed in that ch-ch-chest over there" Shibor pointed over to the left, where a fancy oak chest lay near the wall. Tatsumi let go of the man's hair and made his way over to it. He opened the chest, within it lying a lone silver flower wrapped in paper.

While all of this confrontation was happening, the two girls stood still in the middle of the room. Glancing from and to Shibor and Tatsumi. They both were on edge, not knowing what transpired a few minutes ago or if this newcomer was friend or foe. 'He didn't touch us... so I'm guessing that he's not after our lives' thought Kurome.

'But he could change his mind any second' The older assassin finished off.

Tatsumi picked up the flower, a mini floating hole appearing next to him. It looked as if it was made out of the dark itself. Tatsumi then placed the herb into the hole and it closed in on itself. He then made his way back to the two girls and stood next to them.

Both assassins quickly distanced themselves from him. "Woah! Calm down, I'm not going to hurt you" With that statement both the girls lowered their guards but not completely, as their swords were still in their hands. "My job here is finished, so you two can finish him off"

"What!? I thought you said you wouldn't kill me!" Responded the man, he was still on the floor. Against the desk in the same position.

"Oh yeah I know that. But you see... I may have given you MY word but I didn't give you THEIRS." A look of total defeat overcame the officials features, as his arms slumped to his sides. The two girls looked at Tatsumi and then back at Shibor. The older assassin walked up closer to the man.

"Wa-wait! I could give you money! Anything you'd like! Anyth-"

"Eliminate." With that one phrase, the katana was stabbed through the man's head. Killing him instantly. His pleas fell on deaf ears...

"Umm... yeahh, so.. err... there is a small army making it's way closer to here. I suggest that both of you leave before it's too late" Said Tatsumi, giving them a wary grin.

The assassin that had just stabbed Shibor turned round and faced Tatsumi. "Why did you help us?"

"I didn't. This was merely for self-gain. It just so happened that our working hours overlapped" Tatsumi smiled and made his way over to the shattered window. "Also. He was a corrupt bastard who enjoyed ravishing poor souls, I could care less about that man's life"

The younger of the two decided to voice her thoughts. "What was that? What did you do to those guards... I didn't see you use any Teigu or Shingu"

"Hmm? Oh that. Yeah, it wasn't any weapon or anything. Those were my own abilities. But I do hope that you won't tell anyone about me. I don't want to kill girls that are as cute as you two"

Both the girls blushed at that statement but quickly reverted back to their calm and cold demeanour. "Worry not. You helped us, so as gratitude we will not speak of what happened tonight." Replied the elder assassin.

"Yes. My sister speaks the truth" The younger assassin added on.

'Ooooh so they're sisters. No wonder they look alike...' Tatsumi thought. He glanced at the older of the two and noticed her staring at him. 'Those crimson orbs... feels like they are burning into me' Suddenly Tatsumi felt something actually burning inside his chest, it was a strange feeling. Comforting yet dangerous. The same exact feeling he got when he met Esdeath for the first time. Tatsumi glanced back at the younger one and the feeling instantly disappeared, he then returned his gaze to the older girl and the feeling returned. 'Okay... NOW. I can't just leave them here'

"What is it?" Asked the younger assassin.

'Great. She noticed' Tatsumi began scratching the back of his head with his right arm and laughed sheepishly. "You see... I was wondering if you'd... like me to help you?" Tatsumi had no idea what he was saying. He was now, improvising.

"No thank you. We are good. We can sneak past that army safely. You have helped us enough" Replied the youngest one.

'Shit.' Tatsumi laughed sheepishly again, until a loud sound caught his attention. It was the sound of marching men. Tatsumi popped his head outside of the shattered window and looked down, at the front gate. Stood about two-hundred men. All armed and suited up. He then popped his head back in and looked at the two siblings. "Yeahh. Not an option now. They're here. So I suggest complying with me for now"

The two sisters looked at each other and thought the exact same thing. 'If we're caught. That's the end for us and father.' They then both looked back at Tatsumi and nodded their heads. Both sheathed their swords and got ready to run. They decided right there and then, to trust this boy.

Instead of running, Tatsumi picked both girls up and plopped them down onto his shoulders then leaped out of the hole he had created in the roof. Both girls clung onto his neck for dear life. And like that, they disappeared from the scene. Going into the dense woods nearby.


==Down By The Army==

The gates had been knocked down and the soldiers had already flooded the area. They were now making their way through the mansion. Seizing anyone they saw and looking for the official that owned this place.

The army's general sat upon a white horse. Back near the front of the gate. Her long blue hair cascaded down her back and her cold piercing eyes surveyed the area. Just then, she saw a black figure carrying something jump off the roof and into the forest. She called over the nearest soldiers and they arrived instantly within being called.

"Yes General Esdeath?" One of them asked, while saluting to his commander.

"I saw a figure appearing to carry something, jump off into the forest eastwards. Follow it. And capture whatever it is. I will join you shortly, just after I've finished interrogating the remaining guards" She stated, her tone cold as ice. She looked down at the twelve soldiers and narrowed her eyes. "If you fail me. I'll be more than glad to attend to you all in the torture chambers. See to it that you succeed. Go."

And with that. The twelve soldiers all saluted and chanted out "Yes Commander!" then scrambled off into the forest.


==Back With Tatsumi==

Tatsumi was sprinting at full speed, the two girls still on his shoulders. They both wore faces of absolute boredom. Up ahead, Tatsumi saw a fallen over tree. He decided to stop there and let the girls off.

As he put them both down, he immediately sat on the tree beneath him. Tatsumi let out a sigh and stretched his arms over his head. Meanwhile the two girls were huddled together, a few inches away from him.

Tatsumi looked over at the both of them, and smiled. "So... I just realised that I don't know your names yet. Care to tell me?"

The the girls looked at each other and then nodded. They then turned back to face Tatsumi and the elder one spoke first. "I'm Akame"

"And I'm Kurome" They both then proceeded to remove their hoods. Revealing hair, the same colour as his. Only lighter in tone. Akame had longer hair than Kurome, it reaching past her knees. While Kurome's was neatly adjusted to fit just above her shoulders. They both worse similar clothing underneath their cloaks: a black shirt with matching skirts and knee-high socks. The only difference being that Kurome's was styled in a sailor uniform. "What's your name?"

Tatsumi took down his own hood, revealing midnight coloured hair with crimson highlights. "The names Tatsumi" He grinned.

For the first time this night, Akame and Kurome were able to see his whole face and not just his mouth. He was cute, that's for sure and he did have handsome features. But the most intriguing thing about his face were his eyes. His left eye yellow like the acid of a beetle while his right eye was scarlet, like the blood of his enemies. Once again, a shade darker than Akame's.

"Oh? Are you looking at my eyes?" The girls nodded. "I was born this way, can't really change it. So I stick out like a horse in a dragons den. Although I do have my hood which covers most of my face, handy thing that is"

"...So what now?" asked Akame, trying to break the awkward silence that had settled in.

"Well... we still have people after us. Those soldiers are on my trail. It'll most likely be fifteen minutes before they reach us" Tatsumi put one hand under his jaw in a thinking manner.

Both Akame and Kurome glanced at each other and then back at Tatsumi. "Shouldn't we leave then?" questioned Kurome.

"Can't. Any further and we'll hit a village. And if that happens, then there's no doubt that it will be ransacked and the villagers will be interrogated... most likely in the torture chambers." Tatsumi adopted an unsatisfied look on his face. "I don't want innocent lives to get hurt."

"But what if they are The Capitals enemy?" asked Kurome.

"They can't be. There'd be no point. If they went against the empire then they would all be dead by now, since it's close to The Capital they would behave themselves and stay loyal" Tatsumi crossed his legs and folded his arms "Anyway, what's the point of meaningless bloodshed?"

"You have a point. I would just like to go back and report our mission to father" Akame added.

Tatsumi, looked over at the siblings and leaned forward a bit. "You two are assassins right? Why? I don't see how some kids a bit younger than myself would need to be assassins"

"Well..." Kurome started off. Tatsumi tilted his head to the side in curiosity.

"Our parents sold us off to the empire when they were low on money. We got put through this assassination program, since we survived it. Our father, the one who set the program up, made us into assassins of The Empire. We go on missions every week for the better good of our home" Akame finished off.

"Hmm... you do realise how corrupt The Capital is, right?" Tatsumi leaned back and took on a more comfortable position.

"Yes but it is necessary for it's survival. We only take out the bad guys that threaten our home" Kurome stated. She looked a little irritated at Tatsumi's own statement but decided to not act upon her emotions.

"Alright then. Not like it involves or bothers me" Tatsumi sighed and looked on ahead. The soldiers were getting close now. He could feel the vibrations on the ground, coming off of their feet hitting the ground.

"Tatsumi?" Akame asked.

"Hmm?"

"How old are you? You don't look that much older than us and yet you are all alone..." Akame let an unhappy and sad expression fill her face. Kurome let Akame's words sink in and turned towards Tatsumi, with the exact same expression as her sister.

"Well. You could say that I am fifteen years old, but then again I'm not." the siblings bore a confused expression at that reply, Tatsumi noticed this and decided to fix his reply. "I'm fifteen"

Akame and Kurome chose to ignore his previous statement and let the new one enter their brains.

""Oh"" Both the sisters replied.

"Then you are not that much older than us. I am fourteen. While Kurome is twelve" Akame said.

"I guess that's true. By the way, you should probably get going now. The soldiers are getting close" Tatsumi noticed that the vibrations were getting stronger and faster. They were close.

The two sisters just realised that fact for themselves. It was so calming talking to Tatsumi that they completely forgot that they were being chased. "Alright... but what about you?" Kurome asked. She was concerned for the boy, even though they literally met a couple of hours ago.

Tatsumi just smiled "It's fine. I'll derail them off of your scent. You will be able to get back unnoticed. Don't worry about me, I've done this countless of times"

The siblings decided to believe in Tatsumi's word. They nodded and began to walk away in the direction of their base.

But before they got too far, Tatsumi stopped Akame by latching onto her right wrist. Akame stopped and turned, giving Tatsumi a questioning gaze.

"Be safe." Akame just nodded and gave Tatsumi a genuine happy smile. Tatsumi's heart skipped a beat. But before he could say anything, she was already gone. Along with Kurome.

'That's weird... my heart rate is abnormally high... and it seems like my face is on fire' Tatsumi looked down at the hand that was touching Akame's skin a couple of seconds ago. He clenched his hand and then unclenched it. He shrugged and went back to sit on the fallen tree. "Damn!" He yelled out. "I forgot to find out what that warm sensation in my chest was!"

Just as the last bit of his sentence came out of his mouth, twelve Imperial soldiers jumped out from behind the bushes. Surrounding Tatsumi from the front. "Ahh. Forgot about you guys. I'll deal with my chest problems later..." Tatsumi got into a fighting stance, preparing himself for anything.

A rustle could be heard from one of the bushes behind the soldiers, after a few seconds a behemoth of a man came out. Holding a huge double-bladed axe. "Ooooo~ you may be small. But you look like you'll put up a good fight!"

"Calm yourself Daidara. He merely a child. The Commander asked us to investigate the figure and capture it" A man looking to be in his 40s came out beside the behemoth, he had grey hair put into a ponytail and a moustache. His expression was hardened.

"Exactly. Although I would love to add his cute face to my collection!" Another one came out. Noticeably smaller than his two companions, he had blonde hair and a weird horn-like accessory on his head also a demon tail. His face had adopted a childish grin of sorts, all while staring at Tatsumi.

The man named Daidara, raised his double-bladed axe over his head and propped it up on his shoulder. "But he looks strong! Come on! I'll just beat him up a little. Not like he's going to come willingly"

"What is this. Some weird freak show?" Tatsumi asked, his hands clenching harder. So much that his knuckles were white.

"Hmm? Oh this isn't a freak show cutie! We came to retrieve you, on Generals orders" The short man said. His grin never leaving his face.

"Nyau. Daidara. Let's hurry up. I don't want to keep the General waiting." The elderly man stated. He proceeded to take off his left glove with his right hand, revealing a silver ring with a blue gem in the middle.

"Yes Liver-San" The newly acclaimed Nyau took a flute from behind his back, putting it to his lips and blowing. A soft tune coming out.

While Daidara gripped his double-bladed axe and got into a battle stance.

While the three freaks were interacting, the twelve soldiers completely surrounded Tatsumi. Leaving him no escape routes... but maybe only one. Tatsumi however, didn't plan on escaping. He wanted to fight them. Even if he didn't look it. Tatsumi loved fighting. He was a dragon after all.

'I see. So these three leather freaks are teigu users. I can sense the power radiating off the artefacts. This will be quite tough with just my hands. I might have to use my powers' at the though of them making him use his darkness power, Tatsumi smirked, and brought his fists closer to his body.

Daidara swung down his axe, signalling for the twelve soldiers to attack. And so they did. The four behind Tatsumi getting closer than the rest.

Tatsumi dodged to the right and whirled his left leg backwards, kicking one of the soldiers in the chest, sending him flying backwards and into a tree which broke upon contact. 'One down.'

Using his momentum Tatsumi brought his leg back and pushed off it. Sending him at high speeds towards the three soldiers behind him, with three accurate strikes of his fist. The three fell on the ground, having holes in their heads the size of fists. 'Four.'

Tatsumi swivelled round and within seconds was behind a soldier, grabbing the spear in his hand. He pulled. The soldiers arm going with it and twisting back. Hearing a snap, the spear got let go by the man and he went down onto his knees. Tatsumi used this opportunity to crash his boot down on the man's head, smashing it into pieces. 'Five.' Tatsumi then threw the spear into the soldier across from him, it going straight through his neck. 'Six.'

The six soldiers that were left, decided to all charge at Tatsumi head on. Hoping to overwhelm him with numbers. Tatsumi just jumped over the crowd and came back down, his soles breaking two of the men's necks while he himself, twisted his body mid-air so he could break the neck of the soldier next to him. 'Seven, eight... nine.'

Tatsumi jumped off the dead bodies he stood on and brought up his left leg, aiming for a soldiers chest. The soldier caught his leg, only to find out that it was what Tatsumi planned. He got thrown at his two remaining companions, knocking all of them to the floor. Tatsumi stood over them and brought down the finishing blow.

But Daidara had gotten in his way. "You are hella strong! But yer fighting me next!"

Tatsumi put some distance between himself and Daidara. His eyes narrowed and he looked at the two freak companions out the corner of his eye.

Nyau was still playing his flute while Liver was watching Tatsumi, observing his every move.

Daidara leapt at Tatsumi, swinging down his Imperial Arms and embedding it into the soil Tatsumi once stood on. Tatsumi, had jumped above just as Daidara moved. He brought his leg down,aiming for the behemoths head. It connected. Sending the man crashing to the ground. But he was still alive, and moving at that.

'That had enough force to break a normal humans skull. I guess teigu wielders are not considered average humans.' Tatsumi landed on his feet but then jumped off into the air again, narrowly missing a water pillar coming out from beneath him.

"Stop playing games Daidara. You let yourself get hit by someone half your size." Liver had joined the battle now, "Nyau. Why isn't he fainting of fatigue."

"I don't know! I've been playing Scream since the start of the brawl but it's just not phasing him" Nyau was obviously worried, never having Scream fail him before in battle.

Now Tatsumi may had took an interest in humans and their traditions, but he found out that he was not one for music. Honestly, he found the oddly tunes annoying and boring. So he completely tuned out the sounds. To him it was like background noise, unneeded but there anyway.

"Well I'm lucky that there is a source of water nearby, otherwise I would have been completely useless." Liver brought his hand up, four water pillars appearing behind him. He then waved his hand down, sending the water at Tatsumi.

"That's it. I'm done playing..." Tatsumi whispered, he brought his right leg back and sucked in a breath of air. Then just as the water was nearing, exhaled. A scorching bundle of purple hot fire coming into contact with water sent steam everywhere. Everyone in the air covered their faces, to stop the hot air hitting their faces.

Through the thick steam. Liver, Daidara and Nyau saw swirls of purple flames. Then, the ground shook as something huge had been thrown down onto it.

Liver, closed his eyes and then opened them. He stopped breathing, not because he wanted to. But because he couldn't. Right there, in front of his face. Inches away were burning crimson eyes. Glaring down at him and his companions.

A gust of wind hit all the remaining people in the area, clearing up the steam from moments ago.

But now, rather than a small teenage boy. There was a 15 foot tall dragon in front of them. Looking down at them like they were dirt at the side of a road.

Everyone stood still, staring at the marvellous beast before them. Never having seen anything like it, even the Capitals most finest Danger Beasts could not compare to what they were seeing now.

This beast, using their frozen states as an advantage. Brought down his tail at lighting fast speed, sending chunks of trees and rocks flying everywhere. That did not exclude the six men that were in front of it, they also were sent flying. Especially Nyau, his small physique making it so he was thrown up into the air, before the dragons face.

The dragon seemed to give off something similar to a smirk on his face and brought his maw down on the young man. Snapping him and his flute in an instant. 'There. No more annoying tunes. I could feel that they were having little affect on my body but still... better safe than sorry'

Tatsumi, who now was in his dragon form glanced down at the men on the ground. His eyes making contact with Livers for a brief second.

He unravelled his wings and shot off into the air, flying in the direction that he saw the two sisters go off into before.

Now. Normally you would have seen a big dragon flying through the skies as a pretty obvious thing but Tatsumi's midnight black scales and his speed prevented anyone from doing so. Only being seen as a blur to even the most observant and trained people.


Esdeath had arrived shortly afterwards, the area at which she arrived at had been completely obliterated and looked like it was trampled on by something huge.

She looked down at the two of her Three Beasts. "What happened."

Liver immediately got in front of her on one knee. "Forgive me General. But we failed in capturing the figure" Esdeath narrowed her eyes into a cold piercing stare. "But we do have some information that might interest you" Liver looked up into his Generals eyes, seeing her piercing glare he shrunk a bit in size.

"Go on."

"Thank you General. It was a teenage boy of a muscular and lean build. He had raven hair from what I can remember and heterochromatic eyes. Red and yellow." Liver decided to sneak a glance at his Commander and was bewildered at what he saw.

Esdeath looked as if she was in a daze. Her cheeks were tinged pink and she had a dreamy look in her eyes, she quickly snapped out of it and looked down at her personal guard and a bit too eagerly asked "Anything else? Anything at all?"

Liver snapped out of his trance "Ahh, yes. He-"

"He turned into a fucking dragon! A FUCKING DRAGON!" Daidara exclaimed, having got off of the ground and in front of Esdeath and her horse. His pupil-less eyes wide and in shock. "HE KILLED NYAU AND FLEW OFF!" Daidara pointed at the bisected body of Nyau in the rubble, Scream lying right next to him. Also broken.

"I see. Then... grab his body and teigu. Bring it back to the Capital. We'll give him a burial." Esdeath then looked at the cowering forms of her three soldiers, they were covered in mud and blood... Nyau's blood. And apparently had pissed themselves from the sheer terror of the situation before. They were all huddled into one small lump. "You two go ahead and command my army that our mission is over. We're going back to the Capital."

The two nodded, grabbed Nyau and Scream then sprinted off. Back into the dense forest.

Esdeath looked back at her soldiers and narrowed her gaze. The air around her seemed to get colder by the second. She was not happy.

"You. I told you to get that man and bring him to me. Otherwise there would be consequences. I would have let you off was it an ordinary person, because of Nyau's weak demise. But. You let escape something that is more precious to me than anything." Esdeath leaped off her horse and swung her arm, ice pillar coming out of the ground and impaling the hands and feet of the three soldiers. Separating them and leaving them wide open.

Esdeath slowly walked closer to the three, forming an ice rapier in her hand and dragging it across the dirt. She stabbed one of the men through their shoulders, earning a delightful scream. "I'm going to enjoy breaking you..." She gave a sadistic smile and formed a handful of ice needles.

...

"They didn't even last four minutes. How disappointing." Esdeath had finished just a few seconds before. She was now staring at the full moon. Behind her, lay mutilated bodies. Unrecognisable. 'I thought I lost you. But now I have found you again. This must be destiny... Tatsumi.'


As Tatsumi soared throughout the night sky, he was on the lookout for two very peculiar sisters. His eyes scanned the wilderness beneath him, trying to find at least one clue on where the sisters could be. He soon was nearing the border of The Capital, the massive walls towering over everything in the area.

Just then, he noticed two black cloaked figures passing beneath the trees. He smiled as violet flames encased him, transforming him into his human force. This all happened mid-air so when he lost his wings, Tatsumi plummeted towards the ground. Doing a cartwheel before landing on a thick branch.

When his feet hit the wood, he instantly pushed off and began jumping branch to branch, tree to tree to get to the two girls as fast as he could. He wouldn't want to get too close to The Capital.

His inhuman speed allowed him to catch up quite easily.

"Akame! Kurome! Wait up!"

The two girls stopped in their tracks and turned their heads. ""Tatsumi?"" both looked surprised, they didn't expect to see him again, or alive.

"How are you here?" Kurome questioned, wearing the same confused face as her older sister.

"Oh. Ummm, I ran?" Tatsumi wasn't the best at telling lies but he tried his best.

Akame and Kurome both decided to leave it alone, what mattered now. Was that Tatsumi was here, and alive.

"I'm happy that you're alive Tatsumi... but how exactly is that?" Akame stepped forward, putting the young man on the spot.

"Well, I killed some of the soldiers. After that, I escaped" It was simple and believable, it may not have been the full truth but it was still the true enough. "How about you two, are you okay? No one saw you right?"

"As far as I know, no. We got here unnoticed and undisturbed." Akame shook her head, then stepped back to join her sisters side.

"That's good then..." Tatsumi scratched the back of his head awkwardly. Silence soon settled in afterwards. Both sides just stared at each other, not uttering a sound. Tatsumi soon grew annoyed with it "So... you two are returning to The Capital?"

"Yes. It is our home." Kurome instantly replied. "I'm guessing that you have to return too."

"I do. Well then... bye I guess" Tatsumi turned to leave but before he got too deep into the forest, Akame yelled out.

"Tatsumi!" he turned round to look at her. "We're friends now right?" Tatsumi just smiled and nodded. "then... Then! You'll come see us again yeah?"

"Sure!" Tatsumi gave Akame one of the biggest grins he could muster. Pink dusted her cheeks and she smiled back.

The two parties then went on their way. The two sisters into The Capital and the lone boy into the woods.


Tatsumi could be seen wandering throughout the area of Mt. Fake as if looking for something. That is, until he came upon a really rocky bit, at the bottom of the mountain. He then transformed, his dark flames illuminating the surroundings.

He now stood on all fours in his wolf form. The part of the mountain side which he stood in front of, rumbled and began to shake. Soon afterwards, two giant eyes opened up and legs grew out from underneath this boulder. It moved aside, letting into view a dark cave covered in crystals.

Tatsumi thanked the Danger Beast by nodding his head and went through. As soon as he entered. The entrance behind him closed, shutting out all light that could've possibly been able to get through. The crystal began to shine, lighting up the tunnel.

Tatsumi soon enough came to the exit of the tunnel. Walking through it, he saw a sight that he witnessed every day.

A village, right in the middle of the mountain. Houses adorned all the sides and slopes. A variety of Ultra-Class Danger Beast roamed the area. A giant crystal hung off of the ceiling of the cave, acting in replacement of the sun. This was, the Sacred Beast Village. It was created by Raiton, a Legendary-Class Danger Beast and one of the Five Demon Deity's. It saw that Ultra-Class Danger Beasts were going extinct and out of it's own good will, created this safe haven.

Tatsumi made his way down into the Village, going towards the Chief's house in the centre.

A brown but greying wolf came out of the hut, as he saw Tatsumi. His gloomy face allowed a smile to show for a brief second. "Do you have it?" His voice was croaky yet held a lot of wisdom behind it, the type of voice you'd expect from an elder.

"Yes chief." then, right next to Tatsumi. That same black hole appeared and out of it. The Silver Lily. Tatsumi gave the Lily to the chief and they made their way inside the hut.

The hut's interior was pretty simple, a table, a chair, a bed, a carpet and a fireplace. But right in the middle of it, lay a pedestal with a bowl made of crystal on top. The chief carefully plucked out each petal of the Lily, putting it in the bowl. He looked towards Tatsumi and nodded.

Tatsumi stepped forward and inhaled, then he exhaled, his bright purple flames hitting the petals in the bowl. After a few seconds. He stopped and began to watch as the chief had done.

Nothing happened for a moment but then suddenly, a ray of silver light shone up and through a hole in the roof. It's rays hit the crystal at the top, the crystal illuminated the rays of silver light upon the village.

The once gloom atmosphere that was there, was no more. Shouts of joy and happiness could be heard throughout the entire village.

The chief turned towards Tatsumi, bowing his head he said "Thank you my grandson. You have saved the lives of many today"

"It's what I'm supposed to do grandfather." Tatsumi replied and gave the male a smile.

Tatsumi's turned out to be grandfather looked up and gave a smile of his own. "Your mother would have been proud. The same goes for your father"

"I know..." Tatsumi's smile turned into a sad one. He turned towards the exit of the hut and before he left, he said "I'm going to rest grandfather Shinpa. I've had a very energetic night"

The chief understood and nodded. Tatsumi then proceeded out of the hut and towards his own.

It wasn't much of a hut but a cave instead. A cave inside a bigger cave. Quite funny. As Tatsumi entered his domain, dark crystals concealed the entrance Acting as a door. He ventured further into his cave until he came upon a massive pile of Danger Beast fur, he had skinned some Super-Class mammoths and bears for these. They were very warm and very comfortable.

Tatsumi went into the middle of the pile and lay down, his eyes drooping down slowly. His last thoughts being on Akame before he fell asleep.

And just like that, days later he met Akame and Kurome again. Getting to know them better and becoming closer to both, more to Akame than Kurome. He had been meeting them outside The Capital, in the forest. Playing games and hunting together. They all became the best of friends and were looking forward to see each other day after day.

Yet one day. Kurome stopped coming. Apparently the two sisters had been split up. Tatsumi spent hours trying to cheer Akame back up. But slowly, Akame began to come less and less to meet with Tatsumi. Until finally, she too stopped coming. Tatsumi stopped trying to meet them too. And just like that, the trio of friends were no more.


Many universe away. The cocoon whose heartbeat by now had increased in rate began glowing. It became bigger and brighter in seconds. If you went closer towards it, you could see a faint outline of a body.

Suddenly, one of the creatures eyes opened. Pure white. With no pupil.


Yeah, I know that I made both Akame and Kurome kinda OOC. But this is an AU and I didn't really feel like making them as serious and emotionless as in the anime.

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