Chapter 3: Murasaki
Outer Space
The woman looked around to see the void covered in odd lights, colorful spheres, smaller orbs orbiting around those spheres, and finally the massive sun behind her.
"What is this place? Is that the sun? The sun's really big and...," she said in Akame's as she then fondled her ample bosom.
"They're bigger.," both women noted.
She then generated clothing- a purple version of Akame's jacket worn open to reveal her exposed white bra and a long skirt ending with white socks worn over sandals.
The woman then smirked as she said in Esdeath's voice-
"This does have benefits. I'm overflowing with power."
She then sensed Tatsumi from down below along with some unsavory characters.
In an instant, she teleported in a flash of a cold blizzard.
Tenrou Palace
The men celebrated their victory as the surviving forces of Tenrou were detained.
Rinzu seemed saddened.
Tobari had figured it out-
It seems like it was only good for only two uses.
Hinowa placed her hand on Rinzu's right shoulder as she said-
"Hisame can rest easy now you're safe. He doesn't have to be brought back because he's here."
The princess then teared up.
Mine was feeling Tatsumi's body as Najenda focused on the prominent captives.
"Let me take care of this.," said Najenda as she had Yomihime and Najasho tied up. Poney felt uneasy about what would potentially come from this.
"Why don't you kill me now?," asked Yomihime.
"Because you're not like the other Ten Stars. And because she requested it.," said the silver-woman woman as she glanced at Hinowa.
"Are you pitying me?" asked the dark-skinned woman.
Hinowa thought back to Shamon's words-
She was discarded by her own monster dad and her mom was killed by him when she talked back. She was alone and taken in by the King trying to prove her mother's wishes for her right to be born weren't for nothing.
"I don't want to see you around these nations again. That's punishment enough.," said the pink-haired woman.
Poney gave a meaningful look to Najasho.
Suddenly, one of the vassals broke free of his restraints, a very plump fellow who was panting as he pulled out something.
"That's a-," Hinowa realized from a previous experience during the war leading up to this moment involving the summoning of a large creature that caused havoc in the area that they fought in.
"If things are like this. The ones who brought up the Master to greatness, should appear!," shouted the man as he placed what appeared to be a talisman on the ground.
A blinding flash of purple light appeared in the form of a pentagram as suddenly, hoards of fiery elementals, something out of a fantasy story emerged.
"What the hell?!," Mine shouted.
"Danger Beasts.," said Tatsumi.
"I've never seen Freaks like that.," Tobari noted.
"It's like folklore coming to life," said one of the soldiers.
"Now protect me in the name of my fallen king! You can kill the others, they're failed junk!," begged the man, which Najasho and Yomihime noticed.
"Protect you? You're high or something. Summoning us...," said one of them.
It talked...They're intelligent., Najenda observed.
"Means we get to go wild!" shouted this one as he incinerated the noble to the shock of everyone present.
"While we're here! Let's act on our desires!," he said as his form simmered to that of a red-haired humanoid with dark-grayish skin as they proceeded to grab the women and burn the men alive.
"Freaks? Danger Beasts? We're on a higher level than those primitives.," said the apparent leader.
So they're-, thought Yomihime.
Najenda was pinned down along with the other women, and Tatsumi attempted to attack, but some of the individuals held some of the men hostage including Najasho.
"Fucking smartasses!" the newly humanoid man cursed.
"You're gonna be in trouble if you do this.," Yomihime said to the leader as she was pinned down.
"As if he cares that much about you now that you're a defective tool.," he replied with a sneer.
He then turned his attention back to Najenda.
"You've got a lot on your conscience. If you don't want more lives to add to your guilt, stand still. You can get your turn. Let's have some fun!"," said the apparent leader as he licked her.
"Rip their clothes off. This one might be a cripple, but she's hot. Her tits are huge! I'm gonna give what that green-haired shrimp didn't have the guts to do-," he added before Najenda headbutted him.
"Don't act like you're above this. We're on the same side since we serve the same boss right?" he said as it regenerated.
What does that mean?, thought Najenda.
"That's bull!," Poney argued.
"This one is a brat. Toss her and bash her skull in-," said one of them before getting a nasty glare from Tatsumi.
Hinowa bite her lower lip.
"We've sacrificed too much for this to end like this! Secret Wind Blade- Dark Void Dome.," she said as she swerved her blade on her to generate a vacuum that caused the beings to become duller briefly.
"That's dangerous. Better kill you first.," said the boss.
He then felt an odd sensation in his head.
"Tch, we're done here. We can settle this later in a place where garbage is tossed away.," said the leader began to leave.
"Wha'ts with the weird little sparks done here" said a familiar voice as it froze the boss in place.
"What the?!," asked Tatsumi.
"Stupid spark? Calling a superior lifeform that serves the great Flame like me stupid?!," he said as he turned into a golden solar-flame-based being in the area. The oceans boiled, the air began to thin, and people started to spontaneously combust.
"Kill. Bite off human head even if flyer.," said one of the brutish ones.
He's like a beast. Hasn't fully evolved yet. But..., the solar-based being internally acknowledged.
"I understand the sentiment. I see now. You're not like the previous Murasame users, instead of accepting death, you're cowardly clinging to life by relying on parasites. Now face my hellfire!" he said as he tossed the flames in the direction of the person who froze him, but the flame itself froze.
"Impossible. My solar flare burns at 27,000,000 Fahrenheit! No normal mortal can survive!" he cursed before being frozen in an icicle that shattered causing everything to go back to normal.
"It took out Solar! Get his pieces so we can get him back later.," one of them noted as they proceeded to puff out of the location.
Rinzu felt shame as she was once again about to be violated while the others lamented the deaths of their comrades.
The people looked confused at the new arrival- a tall, well-endowed dark-blue-haired woman who opened her purple eyes with black sclera dressed provocatively. Her markings were familiar in both an assuring and concerning manner.
"Who are you?," asked Tobari.
"You know...," said the woman in Akame's voice before pausing for a moment.
"Murasaki.," corrected the woman.
Later That Night
Boat Returning to the Center Continent
Poney was on the boat like the others, with Tatsumi now back to semi-normal, they couldn't fly on his back. She then thought of the new allies they made.
Wakoku 4 hours earlier...
"We've got this. We'll make sure we'll be strong enough to deal with any bastards or monsters for next time.. You don't have to worry. If you need our help, just send us a message.," said Tobari.
"What about you?," asked Poney as Rinzu put her arm around a surprised Hinowa.
"Don't worry. I'm going to make Hinowa my protector. Besides, there's special applications of Wakoku Mermaid blood to ensure she can ensure an heir," said the princess, which made Hinowa blush.
"I-in any case, thank you for your assistance!," said Hinowa.
"What's her deal?," asked Tatsumi as Hinowa looked to the side.
"It's better for you to talk to her on your own.," said the pink-haired woman.
Present
She then turned her attention to "Murasaki".
"Why do you feel like Akame...and her?," asked Mine as her expression became tense.
"Murasaki" proceeded to reveal on her back- an odd marking.
"Rongo-Rongo. I thought I had lost it in the voyage, but it had melded with me in my travels. A certain one awoke this. It's not just a book of predicting natural disasters or locating lands- it's an omniscient log of the world...including how I needed to cure this.," she said as she turned around to point to her chest.
"What it merged with you?," asked Poney.
Yomihime and Najasho perceptively looked at the marking.
"The Demon Extract is a marking like the Murasame's Trump Card. It has properties to negate the poison.," Murasaki explained.
"But why does-," asked Mine before realizing the truth.
"The "demon" needed for the extract is nearly extinct and there wasn't any time. It's a long story, but during one of my travels, one of the Ten Stars revived a certain man who was a sibling of theirs. Izou of Wild Hunt.," Murasaki answered.
"It seems ridiculous, but it seems like it has something to do with the odd liquid.," noted Najenda.
Murasaki nodded.
"His corpse was retrieved and put in the same liquid- the blood extract from a certain person of renown in Wakoku- and proceeded to live as if he didn't die. I of course slew him and it was a much closer fight than the last time we fought.," she told the group.
"Stop beating around the bush. That was her and you-," Mine said.
Murasaki sighed and then said in a voice that was familiar to most present-
"Apparently, I'm permanently joined to her because Hell spat me out. What I have is the thing that's keeping her alive."
"Esdeath!," shouted Najenda.
Unknown Location
In a shadowy room, the flame elementals organized the broken pieces in an insignia as they slowly repaired the broken individual. One of them was bowing to a shadowy figure.
"So Solar was defeated by who?," asked a shadowy figure.
"A woman born from two.," replied the apparent 2nd in command.
"Wakoku is a bust and my protege failed in the Center nation. Failure will not be further tolerated.," answered the figure.
"And why did you bring that?," he added as Solar got to his feet.
"Wait, it's not allowed for our kind to fight.," Solar realized as he prostrated before him.
The figure visibly scowled in response.
"The Great One's rules are irritating. Fine, there's something we need to get from our allies. Join that fight. And have the decency to die if you fail.," the figure said.
"Yes, glory to our kind- the Evil Beings!," Solar squealed.
The shadowy figure's red iris eyes looked down as he thought-
Her presence in Hell is now with the woman...Esdeath, you'll pay for mistaking my goal for you...
Next Chapter: Evil Being
Author Notes: The Wakoku saga has ended and now we enter the Evil Being arc, which explores a new race that will become prominent soon. Their intro here is just a snippet of what they can do.
Murasaki's name means purple as she's a fusion of the Red Akame and the Blue Esdeath, she's both Akame and Esdeath put together to have an interesting dynamic going forward.
