5 years later...

Peace. The flow of the wind breezed all throughout the valley, filling the aura with a sense of serenity. The flowing water and the the chirping birds added a nice touch, creating a perfect atmosphere.

Tatsumi breathes in, then out. When he finally opens his red, blotched eyes, he sees nothing of what he was dreaming just a few minutes ago. The sights that greeted his eyes looked gray and bleak, just like they had been five years earlier.

It was one of those days.

Tatsumi knew he was putting himself under unnecessary despair. He knew that his team, his aniki would not want him to be like this, but it was torture. He could not even use Incursio, not even once, to honor his fallen brother one last time.

Many days go by and Tatsumi acts like nothing happened, like his village friends were not tortured, like his team were not killed off. On other days, he just stands, seemingly viewing another world, in silence.

At a distance, Akame looked in sadness. She hated these days, where his bright green eyes became a dull green. At first, she thought she could help him, and she did, at first. Her and Tatsumi's actions were nothing compared to the love they felt to each other, but even that could not stop it. The sins that they commited, the atrocities and murders they had done in the name of Night Raid filled their minds. Were they lovers? Were they partners in killing? She stayed in confusion about that, and to this day, she never found an answer.

Tatsumi was always the optimistic one, always the one to take chances and make the bold decisions, but now, he was a shadow of his former self. No one could get to him in this state, not even his beloved Akame. It was killing them both.

The nation the two left was fine; it was growing swimmingly, even. The economy was great, and because of Tatsumi allegedly ending the war by himself, his home village would never go hungry again. The empire was abolished, and the new government patched up everything as best as they could.

The two lived with each other, on a mountain top. Some say that it is because of Tatsumi's Danger Beast; others say it is because of privacy. Nevertheless, no one has heard of the two heroes, and that worked out well; no one would want to aspire to be assassins like Night Raid, and Tatsumi could get the peace he so desired. Everything was going well for the majority of the people; all was great, except for two.

For those two intrinsically knew that their time was limited. Tatsumi was growing weaker with every day like today due to Incursio, and Akame was growing weak because of her inability to help Tatsumi. Akame, five years ago, resolved to continue living and grow as a person, but now, she did not even know what to do with the one who needed her the most.

Although Tatsumi and Akame had each other, they still had much broken pieces they needed to amend.

But, as Tatsumi looked into Akame's worried eyes, they both stopped, and Tatsumi knew what to do. Tatsumi had a small yet sad smile on his face, and mouthed, 'I love you.' And at that moment, peace and tranquility entered the souls of the two, and for that one day, Tatsumi felt one crack seal itself, letting him know of his actions, and giving him a reprieve, for at least one moment.

Fin.