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LazyWriterDude: Yes, he has been. Which will later come into play. As for when the events transpired, it starts in 1020 and the events of Akame ga Kill take place in 1024. It's good to have you back and on another story of mine :)

Kill the Time Skip

1021: Three years prior to present day.

Several hours had passed since Kanshin had made his way out of Sakai Town. It was closing in nighttime so right now, he was in the middle of a clearing within a forest, staring at the campfire that he had made.

"I don't get it…...I should be more sad or angry that I had recently lost everything and yet…...I don't feel anything. Just…...emptiness." Kanshin pondered.

"It comes with package, mortal. You will naturally be a little out of tune of your emotions. You will need to be able to keep a firm grip on them when using my power." Uratamashi explained.

"You keep calling me mortal. That implies that you must be eternal or at the very least been alive for a very long time." Kanshin deduced.

"You are correct. I was once a dangerbeast that wielded power beyond the imagination of most. If my knowledge from what I have gathered from my previous wielders is correct, I've been around much longer than the time of the First Emperor."

"Woah." Kanshin thought, astonished.

"Yes. Admittedly, I didn't wield raw power in the same way as some of the other Super Class Dangerbeasts. But what I lacked in raw strength and durability, I made up in elusiveness and difficulty to kill. Not to mention, with every mortal whose life I drained, I only grew in power. To be honest, I even managed to get to a point where I could have easily have wiped out the entire Empire with the my power. Especially considering that unlike many other dangerbeasts, I am fully sentient."

"Really?" Kanshin said with awe and fear. "But wait, if you really did wield that kind of strength, why didn't you?"

"Boredom." Uratamashi simply put it.

"Boredom?"

"Yes. I am a creature of destruction, mortal. While in theory, I could destroy everything around me all in one fell swoop, but then what? What purpose does a being of destruction have when there is nothing left to destroy?"

Kanshin now understood where he was coming from. It was a bit similar being a blacksmith during a time where nobody either can't or is unwilling to learn how to use weapons. Sure, you could create them, but it wouldn't mean anything since nobody could make use of the weapons you built.

"Ultimately, that's why I decided to play possum to the First Emperor and let him make me into one of the Teigus. To see what would happen and if things would be interesting. I still retain quite a bit of my freedom and while I may not be as powerful as I once was, that potential can still be reached with a strong host."

"That's why you picked me?" Kanshin thought to himself. "But I'm not that strong. I mean, I've learned a few things in combat and have been able to beat anyone back in my village."

"I'm not referring to as you are now, but what you can become. I am aware that if you tried to go against anyone with serious power as you are now, you will die." Uratamashi declared with no hesitation. "That's why I am going to assist you."

"Huh?"

"I already told you, did I not? My power is now yours to command. Because I am now a part of you, all of the experience and skills that I developed from my previous wielders will be passed down to you as you train and grow over time. And that doesn't even account for the unique powers that I wielded back when I was a dangerbeast."

Kanshin's eyes lit up in awe and curiosity as to what it was that he could now do, Uratamashi did say that he did have the ability to drain life to grow stronger, but Kanshin was curious as to what else he could do.

His thoughts were interrupted as Kanshin heard a noise of brush being moved. Regrettably, he wasn't armed, so he could only stand there and wait to see what would come out from the bushes.

The beast had big horns that started from sides of its head to meet towards the middle of its face, thick yellow fur and three blood red eyes.

"Oh crap. A Jackaleo...and me with any weapons."Kanshin thought to himself.

Kanshin side stepped out of the way as the Jackaleo tried to pounce him.

"This is the only one that's around, it must have picked up the scent of corpses due to you being among them for hours." Uratamashi pointed out.

"If you got any ideas oh how to deal with this thing, now's the time." Kanshin thought out dodging out the way of another swipe, but not without getting a minor scratch on his left arm.

"You have my power, you have the anger within you. Unleash it!"

Kanshin felt it almost instantly once Uratamashi had spoken. He felt angry, he felt rage. But it was different than before. It felt a lot more menacing, malicious and much more powerful. Kanshin let his instincts guide him. Just before the Jackaleo could pounce on him, he balled his hand into a fist and sent to towards the Jackaleo. A dark purple beam was sent towards the Jackaleo, narrowly missing vitals and ensuring that the dagnerbeast would have a hard time getting back up. Kanshin stared at his fist wondering what the hell just happened.

"That's only a taste of what you can do." Uratamashi explained. "Your anger, your grudges, your hatred. They can all be used as a fuel source for your newfound power. There's one last trick I will show you for tonight. Go to the Jackaleo and kneel close by it and I shall explain."

Kanshin did exactly as Uratamashi instructed, getting close to the very badly wounded Jackaleo. It was still moving around, even to the untrained eye, it was clear it was in no shape to move, nevermind make another attempt to attack. As Kanshin kneeled down, he felt another sensation, this one was coming from the dangerbeast itself. It felt weak and it was getting weaker by the second.

"You can feel it can't you? That's the dangerbeasts life force. All you need to do is place your hands on it and you can drain the rest of it, effectively killing it. Give it a shot, use your willing to call forth the life force to you." Uratamashi elaborated.

With those words, Kanshin placed his hand onto the Jackaleo. With a simple internal command, just as Uratamashi said, he felt the sensation weakening even faster than before and it was going towards Kanshin. Upon taking a closer look, Kanshin saw that there was a red energy transferring from the Jackaleo to him.

"It's movements have now stopped and I'm feeling…..invigorated?" Kanshin thought.

"That's right. For every creature that you drain, you recover your own strength. There are quite a few other abilities that you can use and you can expand on the two I've just shown you over time, but that will be for another day. For now, I'd it would be a good time to get the dangerbeast cooked."

*Growls*

Kanshin just remembered that he hadn't eaten all day. He's been so busy getting out the village and finding a safe place to set up camp that he'd all but forgotten the fact that he needs to eat. With this revelation, Kanshin had simultaneously discovered a second very important fact.

"How the hell I am supposed to prepare this without any tools!?" Kanshin shouted out into the night.


Year 1024: Three years later…

At a decent sized town that was close to the Western Border of the Empire, a group of about 20 laborers were making their way back from the forest on their journey of collecting supplies. They would usually go out into the wilderness to collect wood, iron, water and a few other miscellaneous supplies for their town, typically accompanied by a group of capable warriors as an escort.

As the group was heading back, the feet below them began to rumble. They worryingly began to look around, checking their surroundings and comrades to see if they were alright. The rumbling continued to get worse and the group had their footing thrown off balance. The ground began to crack open and out from it appeared to be a giant worm. The worm had a thick hide, had a color similar to sand and it was at least 100 meters high and about 20 meters wide.

"S-Sandwurm!" One of the warriors yelled out.

The warriors pulled themselves together to try and regroup and get the laborers to safety. Unfortunately, several of the capable fighters and laborers were pretty badly injured, crushed by the debris that the Sandwurm had caused. Furthermore, while the warriors were far from pushovers but, they were not equipped to deal with a Disaster Class Dangerbeast. The Sandwurm turned towards the direction of the town the laborers had come from and let out a feral roar. The laborers could only watch in horror as it looked the creature was going to head towards their town and obliterate it.

Slash

It happened almost instantly. A few brief flashes of dark purple light occurred and the beast stopped moving. No noise, no further movement. It just stopped dead in its tracks. After a few seconds had passed, the Sandwurm began to fall apart, having been cut into several large pieces. The dangerbeast pieces began to fall from the sky falling in several different locations. The Sandwurm's head was about to fall on top of some of the injured people, the group could only watch helplessly as the head was getting closer to crushing the injured people.

Slash

Yet another brief flash of dark purple light occurred and the head that was descending was cut in half. Only this time, the townsfolk were able to see a blur of the person who had cut the head. The person had slide onto the ground and immediately whipped the blood dripping off of his longsword before sheathing it and turning around to face the group.

The laborers' savior looked to be a young man in his twenties, clad in deep blue, thick gamberson, black thick brown boots and gloves. He also carried a hiking backpack on him, indicating that he was a person traveling a considerable distance. He also had orange hair with with blue eyes. He turned towards the laborers, with a stoic expression on his face.

"Are you guys alright?" He said in a nearly dead tone.

"Y-Yeah, thank you for saving us and our town."

"Save your thanks for once you are all safely back home." The man coldly replied.

The laborers shivered at how cold and distant his tone was, but despite that, they knew he had a point. Accompanied with this young warrior, the laborers with their helpers had managed to get all of the injured and the goods that they were carrying with them safely back to town. During the entire time, the young warrior had stayed quiet and remained stoic, not once changing this demeanor. Nobody really wanted to say anything to him. Some out of respect for the person's privacy, others simply out of fear of the person that effortlessly took down a Disaster Class Dangerbeast.

Once they had reached the town and made it inside the gates, they were all greeted with a welcoming party. Almost the entire town had either seen or hear the giant Dangerbeast at a distance and had seen it fall apart almost as quickly as it had shown up and many curious people were waiting for the crew that usually brings supplies to the town to explain what had happened. After many of the townsfolk had greeted their family members and colleagues back in open arms, many of them had turned their attention towards the person who had, accordingly to them, had single-handily taken down that Sandwurm.

The chief among them is what looked like to be the an elder of the town. He was a man in his early fifties. A bit chubby with long brown, wild hair. He had brown eyes with current mix of both concern and joy on his face.

"Are you the one that took out the Sandwurm?" The man asked.

The young warrior simply nodded.

"Are you perchance associated with the Empire?" The asked another question.

The young man retained his silence, but shook his head to the man's question.

The man beamed at the responded and replied.

"Then I welcome to Harano Town. I am Tadashi, the current major. May I have the name of the one who had saved my people and this town?" Tadashi welcomed.

"It's Kanshin." Kanshin finally spoke up, saying the first words he had spoken to the townsfolk.

"Well Kanshin, you have my most profound gratitude for saving our men here. Is there anything that we can give you as far as a means of showing gratitude?"

Kanshin paused for a moment, giving some thought before answering back.

"Does your town have a blacksmith?"

"Yes we do. He and the shop that he runs with his apprentices is just a bit further north from the gates here." Tadashi answered.

"Then, if you are offering anything, I'd like to put in a request to the blacksmith and have some food and a place to stay in the meantime." Kanshin said.

"Of course. We'd be more than happy to accommodate you." Tadashi happily replied.

Tadashi gave a bit of wave towards the crowd and they began to disperse, going back to their daily activities. Tadashi had motioned Kanshin to follow him. The two of them began to walk their way towards the blacksmith. Taking a look around, Kanshin noticed that the town itself didn't look that much different from others that a traveler would come across. But, it did have two noteworthy points to it. The first was that it was built within a wide open plain, the second was it's quaint and peaceful both appearance and overall atmosphere to it, something that was quite different when compared to so many other locations that Kanshin has visited for the past 3 years.

"So, what brings you here to Harano Town?" Tadashi asked.

"Nothing in particular really." Kanshin replied. "It's just coincidence that I arrived here, I'm just a lone traveler."

"Really?" Tadashi said, a bit shocked. "Then I must say, you must be the best coincidence that this town has had in a long time."

Kanshin simply nodded at Tadashi statement.

Tadashi didn't want to admit it, but Kanshin was unnerving him quite a bit. He had yet show any visible sign of change in emotion and the entire time he has spoken, it's been in a monotone voice. Perhaps the thing that made him both fearful and worried for the young man was his eyes. One look at his blue eyes was all it took for Tadashi to guess that he is someone who had gone through hell and has somehow managed to come back, but not without being scarred.

The two of them eventually managed to make their way towards Harano Town's market district. The place had multiple stands and building which had clear labels of various stores. The two of them strolled there way through the market district until they stopped at the town's forge. The place looked to be manned by several people. A receptionist which can be seen manning the counter, the blacksmith was closer to the forge, tutoring and instructing his apprentices.

"Mayor Tadashi? What brings you here?" The receptionist asked.

"This young gentleman would like to put in a request." Tadashi said, pushing Kanshin forward a little bit.

"Yes. I would like to have a sword and buckler with these particular requirements." Kanshin said, pulling out a piece of paper.

The receptionist took a moment to read the piece of paper before replying back.

"Alright, we don't have that many request in right now, so we will be able to get this done in a short span of time. Swing by tomorrow morning and the weapons will be ready for you." The receptionist simply said, putting the note away.

"Ok, then. Let me show you to the inn that we have here for visitors." Tadashi guided Kanshin towards the inn. Once they stepped in, Kanshin took a look around. It didn't look all that fancy. But it was a fairly quiet place and it's peaceful atmosphere would suit a traveler looking to rest his weary bones perfectly.

"Oh? Mayor Tadashi? What can I do for you?" The receptionist asked, recognizing the mayor.

"I would like to arrange for this young gentleman to have a room for today." Tadashi declared, patting his hand at Kanshin's shoulder.

"That can be done, will it just be for today?" The receptionist asked.

"Yes. Just for today." Kanshin answered.

"Very well, enjoy your stay and don't worry about any fees." The receptionist said, giving Kanshin a set of room keys.

"I'll be in the mayor's office if you need me." Tadashi explained. "There are plenty of signposts that can point you to the right direction if you don't know where to find it."

"Got it."

With that, Tadashi had left the inn, leaving Kanshin to his own devices. Kanshin himself decided that since there was still a bit of time left in the day, he headed to his newly acquired room to set down the gear he had on him and decided to explore the town for a bit.

This place reminded him of home by a good amount. Granted, Harano Town was actually bit bigger than Sakai Town and had quite a few more people, but nevertheless. From the children that he could going up and down the streets, to the various stores that were around to the handful of militia that he would see patrolling the town, it reminded him a lot of home and if it were possible to see past the stoic expression that Kanshin carried, he would be downtrodden. He continued to wander around the town to sightseeing, occasionally giving a wave or stopping to chat to some folk who had recognized him.

Dusk was approaching and seeing that, Kanshin decided to head back towards the inn. He found his way to get on top of the inn's roof. He sat down and stared at the sun as it began to descend just like he did years ago. He never really understood why, but doing so always seemed to calm him. Even if it did remind him of what he lost.

"I don't know if you can hear this but….I promise you that the ones who ended your life will not walk away. I will ensure that your deaths will be avenged!" Kanshin thought to himself. With that declaration made and his resolve renewed, he decide to turn in for the night.

Kanshin woke up at around dawn, an instinct that he developed over the years as a result of constantly being in the wilderness. He took a look outside and saw that several people were already awake, so Kanshin went ahead and got his gear and headed outside. Not wanting to stick around longer than necessary, Kanshin went to the town's market district to resupply before making his way to the forge.

"Ah. Kanshin was it?" The receptionist spoke up upon seeing Kanshin approach. "You've been quite the talk of the town."

"I just wanted to see if the request is finished yet." Kanshin said, getting straight to the reason he's here.

The receptionist was a little off put by the coldness of his customer, but nevertheless, he motioned the blacksmith to come forward. The blacksmith came forward, putting the buckler and the new sword out. He picked up the items from the counter, revealing them to be duplicates of the buckler and backsword he had used prior to the occupation of Sakai Town.

"It may not be the same sword that my father gave me, but at least I'll have it to remember him by until I can get back the original one." Kanshin pondered, taking his newly forged items.

"Thank you. You have no idea as to how much this means to me." Kanshin said, taking his weapons and putting them away.

"It's the least we can do for you after what you did for us." The blacksmith replied. "May it serve you well in your travels."

With that said, Kanshin began to walk away from the forge and began to make this way towards the town's exit. Just before he managed to make this way towards the gates, he ran into Major Tadashi once again.

"You're up pretty early." Tadashi said. "So, you're really heading out?"

"Yeah. I've got a place I need to head out to and the sooner I get going, the better." Kanshin answered.

"I see. That's a shame." Tadashi said, a little saddened. "You know, if you do decide that you need a place to settle, you are always welcome to return. I'm pretty sure that many would be happy to have a person such as powerful as yourself around as well as one that they know would protect them."

Kanshin then gave off the slightest hint of a grin. "I appreciate the offer, but before I think about finding a place to settle, I have some unfinished business that needs to be dealt with first."

"I understand." Tadashi said, feeling a little bit better. "Well, good luck on whatever it is you plan on doing and be careful out there."

"I will and thanks." Kanshin responded.

With those parting words, Kamshin left Harano Town, keeping the town and its people in mind for later reference.


A few days later…

Kanshin been on the road for a few days ever since he has stopped at Harano Town. After pretty easily dealing with that Sandwurm quite easily, he decided it was finally time. Time to make the individuals responsible for the destruction of his home pay.

"If the directions I got from the last place that stopped at are of any indication, I should be only one more days worth of travel away." Kanshin remembered.

As Kanshin was traveling along the road, he saw within the distance several people that looked to be a group of 20 soldiers. It was noticeable due to the armor that they were wearing. The entire group was in plate armor, one of them was also carrying a flag that was carrying the symbol of the Empire. Kanshin frowned immediately upon seeing them and proceeded to toss aside his backpack upon noticing them. He then stepped closer to the group of soldiers stopping in the middle of the road, his sword hand close to the hilt of the longsword. The officer that was in charge of the group had decided to temporary halt the crew, hoping to get this little man out of the way.

"Move along, citizen! You're interfering with business with the Imperial Army!"

"Where are you going?" Kanshin replied. The tone catching the officer and the troops behind him off guard. The way this person spoke to them, it wasn't a question. It was a demand.

"That doesn't concern you citizen. Now get out of the way!" The captain asserted.

Kanshin simply responded by drawing his longsword and stated "I asked you a question."

The captain, who was understandably smug about some stranger trying to pull a weapon against an officer and one that had an entire squad of soldiers with him, got off his horse to address the arrogant traveler. Some of the soldiers were a tad bit worried, not because of what the stranger had said, but how he said it. There was almost no emotion in it at all.

"We are going to Harano Town and claim it under the name of the Empire." The captain proudly announced with dark grin on his face. "They have been getting help from the Western Nations, enemies of the Empire and we are going to put them in their place. Remind them who is really in charge."

"No. You won't." Kanshin simply said. "You and your men are going to abandon any plans you had for Harano Town and return to the capital at once."

"What did you say?" The captain questioned, unsure as to how to respond to the young man that was trying to command him.

"Maybe I didn't make myself clear the first time." Kanshin said as he got into a Wrath Guard stance. "You and your men will turn around and go back to the Capital or you will all die."

As Kanshin finished his sentence, everyone had felt a sensation coming from Kanshin. It felt very similar to killing intent, but there was something else about. It was then that everyone realized that Kanshin and his weapon was surrounded by a dark purple aura. To the soldiers, it was though Kanshin was covered by unending amounts of pure, unfiltered hatred. Most of the soldier's confidence had completely disappeared and was replaced with raw fear as they were starting to think that the person before them wasn't a man, but rather a monster. Even the captain was having a hard time keeping his composure, seeing that display of killing intent. He desperately tried to grab onto his sword in a vain attempt to try and defend himself from his attacker. That was all Kanshin needed to see.

In the blink of an eye, the captain was sent flying into the air. Or rather, his torso was sent flying, having been cut clean in half, right through his armor. And before any of the soldiers could have a chance to so much as scream, much less try to retaliate, another flash of a bright dark purple light had occurred.

To about 99 percent of the population, they would have only seen the flash of light. To the remaining few, they would have seen the slashes that Kanshin had performed. He was stationary the whole time, but the dark purple aura that had surrounded his longsword had actually manifested into a wave like slash that had traveled to the group of soldiers and cut straight through them like their armor didn't exist. He had repeated the motion at least ten more times before he had sheathed his weapon. Within that second, the entire group of soldiers all dropped to the ground, completely eviscerated. Kanshin simply let out a sigh, before continuing on the road as though the encounter never happened.

"I must say I am quite surprised, Kanshin." Uratamashi spoke, impressed. "While you may not be the strongest wielder that I have known in terms of raw power, I do not recall a wielder who has been able to control those waves of hatred as precisely as yourself in such a short span of time."

"It's good to see that the training I've spent the last three years doing has paid off. I just hope that it will be enough." Kanshin said, dismissively.

"As long as you don't go charging in like a madman, you should be able to continue to expand on your powers and exponentially grow in strength and experience. If you play it correctly, at the rate you are going, by the time the big three generals manages to find you and force you into a confrontation, you should be strong enough to at least force them into a battle of attrition." Uratamashi declared.

"I hope you are right. Because I'll need all the power I can get since I have no idea as to how many enemies I'll possibly end up making, showing up as the new wielder of you, if even half of the stories you have told me about you is true."

While Kanshin was contemplating on how he was going to handle business in the Capital and what people he would need to watch out, he managed to finally to get to a clearing within the road he was on. Kanshin now had a clear sight of the Capital that was just ahead.

Author's Note: And that's it for this chapter. In the next chapter, we will be going covering Kanshin entrance to the Capital. I hope you enjoyed and I shall see you guys on the next chapter.