Well, hope you guys have enjoyed the previous chapter. Don't know if you actually enjoyed it since I doubt you would enjoy my stories with how out-of-place it is and hardly, anyone would enjoy my stories, for the most part.

Regardless, if you have any ideas of a title, let me know because even I admit that I don't intend on having these stories be recognized due to how 'it ruined the canonicity of the source material' or something like that.

Sorry that I sound like a cynical loser but after seeing how seriously toxic the internet has become, from Twitter and of course, the modern days of the media from its absolute 'Wokeness' and after being somersaulted by this guy who wants to delete my story and that tyrannical author who didn't even improve his writing skills and all that and think he can brush off anyone's criticism, just because it would bruise his ego, I gotta admit that I am disappointed with what I have to face this year.

Well regardless, if you have anymore ideas that I want to brainstorm on another story, let me know in the comments below.

As always, on with the story.

Disclaimer: I do not own Akame ga Kill and 'Akame Ga kill: Return of Red Dragon emperor' by 'animemaster212'. They belong to their respective owners.

Enjoy.

PS: Okay, look. I don't want to spoil what I have to say about the story that I take inspiration from but all that you need to know is that it is an Akame ga Kill FanFic with elements of Fairy Tail, Naruto and My Hero Academia and...

Okay, look.

It's not that I hate Naruto.

In fact, it is still the most popular anime and in my childhood years, I watched Naruto in Cartoon Network, especially it's movies, in fact.

However, I am actually bored with Naruto, mostly because of how over-saturated it has become, always making Naruto look like some self-insert OC, rather than his own character and how many analysis videos have opened my eyes to how the Hidden Leaf Village actually deserved to be destroyed, not just because that they bullied Naruto, even when he was a child but also the many, many bad things they had done that they comes across as corrupt to the point of being unlikable and evil at worst.

It is because of this that not once do I ever want to do a Naruto crossover or FanFic because the website already has enough of more Naruto and I don't actually find it rather interesting to actually want to do a self-insert and a crossover.

More so with any Naruto FanFic and Crossover with an author who loved to make Naruto be this blatantly edgy cool OC who has training from the military industrial complex while also being cool, awesome and a badass at that.

At the time, I sort of... liked it but overtime, I actually realized that the author just watch too many Naruto and played too many FPS military shooters as well as watching Gate because Earth showcasing it's military to primitive barbarians is seriously cool or something.

Yeah, I am rather dumb back then.

Anyway, what do think of any story that you think has the great idea but incredibly poor in execution.

Maybe like a certain Ben 10/Fairy Tail Crossover where a certain had defiled everything about the story itself?

Anyway, hope I see you all...

Enjoy...

It is a bright and sunny day in the Capital of the Empire and people are just minding their own business as they do their usual thing, trying to survive in a city that would abuse their citizens in anyways possible.

Standing up on the roof some buildings, the Phantasm, also known as Ylith, has laid his back upon a chimney, crossing his arms as he watched down below of the citizens in this wretched city he found himself in.

He had seen enough of the evils the Empire had done for he may have thought that the Empire had crossed it when they commit upon his people, leaving him a sole survivor but unfortunately, what had done to his people is nothing compared to what the Empire had done on a daily basis, ranging between the monstrous they had done of committing public executions on the innocent, abusing their power over the common people, so many depraved acts that the people had done to is just too much for Ylith to handle.

He is sickened by how truly corrupt and evil the Empire is that if he can, he would call upon the storm and blast lightning at every city until nothing is left but rubble and he would.

But he nonetheless realized that there are still innocent people that are in this city and bigoted as he might be to those who are not his people, he doesn't want to fall to the same actions as what the Empire had done to his people.

Of course, there is his 'duel', if it can be called that, against Sheele of Night Raid, where he would promise that if Sheele can survive against him and his power, then maybe, just maybe, that he'll join in his little organization of hers.

Granted, he doesn't join immediately since, honoring the promise as he is, he doesn't trust this 'Night Raid' Sheele is a member of and the sooner that he knows who or what Night Raid, they maybe he would join this 'Night Raid' and see if they're either useful to his cause or a hindrance.

And of course, there is Sheele herself and Ylith will admit that in over her head as she is, she is proven to be rather capable and determined, even when facing overwhelming odds like her and the way that, as delicate as she looks, she is proven to be really strong and rather courageous and the way that she showcase such kindness and compassion is just... just...

He pinched where the bridge of his nose can be as he felt a memory had just resurfaced, panting in frustration as he wants to hold that particular memory down.

Regardless, Ylith has already stand on the roof for too long as he dropped down, landing on his feet without any difficulty as everyone, pretty much ignore the bizarre appearance of the Phantasm, right in front of them.

Ylith look around as everyone are still ignorant of his appearance and presence, courtesy of another form of strange supernatural and mystical power of himself as he continue on his walk, trying to move past anyone that are about to bump into him as he himself continue on his walk, looking around the bustling city of the Capital.

Ylith will admit that the city is rather stunning to look at, although he would deny that it is far from appealing in comparison to his people's architecture and of course, he knew that behind it's awe-inspiring beauty is the sheer depravity behind it, especially in regards to a public execution showcasing the hanging of three men and one women as they were left rotting as a sick display of another one of the Empire's power.

Ylith look upon the display in anger and disgust at the Empire's blatant display of their evil and depravity, having heard the rumours around of people talking about how the Empire has become so corrupt and rotting, courtesy of a Prime Minister who manipulated the Emperor to do his bidding.

'But for what purpose? All of these acts, even taking into account of my people's genocide and this as well and for what really?' Ylith thought, being utterly confused, repulsed and dismissive of the Empire's blatant display of evil that it just borders on, what is the word that says about when he got here, 'a try-hard'.

Yes, that's right.

A term for those who tries to look awe-inspiring and terrifying yet comes across as pathetic and disgusting instead which is what Ylith thought of the Empire, being such a dumb joke that they look and act strong and powerful is because their victims are weaker than them.

Why, if the Empire were to ever faced something far bigger and more powerful, than nothing they can do can ever survive against them.

Granted, Ylith doesn't know of anything that could actually be a genuine threat against the Empire aside from him that is but regardless, as he continued to walk away from the execution, he then looked at a wall to see a lot of posters, hanging about, showcasing pictures as well as the word, 'Dead or Alive'.

He saw their names, consisting of Bulat, Akame, Najenda and of course, as his eyes widened in shock, Sheele herself, where they are all members of Night Raid with a lot of bounty at hand.

He look at them with an amused smirk behind his obsidian mask as he thought, 'Well, we really do have a common enemy if you are so famous that you would get your own poster?' He snarked at the thought as he then started to walk away until suddenly, he bumped into someone.

"OW! What the-"

"Hey, watch it, Ieyasu!"

"Sorry, it's just. I thought someone had just bumped into me."

"Oh, right. Like, that's you and Tatsumi's excuse. Like that one time when you got swindled!?"

Ylith look at the three youths who were all arguing against each other with one appearing to a brunette haired boy, the other being another boy with short black hair and wearing a white headband and the last being a girl with long black hair and having a white flower ornament on her hair.

Curiosity got the better of him as he watched the three youths continue their argument with each other, oblivious that someone is watching them.

"Oh, come on. We said we're sorry." Ieyasu stated.

"Yeah, it's not our fault those boobs-I mean, that woman tricked us." Tatsumi also stated.

"Don't think that I didn't hear that. Honestly, you boys are such perverts. Didn't you already have a girl like me?" Sayo said, talking about herself.

"Technically not one with big boobs like her." Ieyasu muttered, making Sayo hit him in the head.

"I heard that." Sayo yelled out.

"Alright, alright. We get it. We made a mistake. But look at the bright side..." Tatsumi suggested, "We got rescued by a kind lady named Aria when we're broke and then, we finally have a chance to get into the military. And then, we can finally earned big and save our village."

"H-hey, yeah..." Ieyasu said, "See that, Sayo? It isn't totally hopeless."

Sayo, however, just scoffed as she crossed her arm and said, "Ugh, fine. Still doesn't change the fact that you lost all our money." She stated, which made Tatsumi and Ieyasu laughed nervously, "Come on. Let's go help Aria with her shopping or something." She said with a huff as Tatsumi and Ieyasu followed behind her.

"Sure wish we had a sweet girl like Aria instead of her." Ieyasu muttered under his breath although unfortunately, Sayo heard that.

"WHAT WAS THAT!?" Sayo screamed in anger as she pounce towards him, getting themselves in a cascade of a brawl while Tatsumi tries to mitigate the situation at hand.

Ylith had watched what is happening in regards to the three youths and have heard everything from them.

From his knowledge, no one and he means, no one would invite a stranger to their home unless they are about to do something irredeemably evil and depraved and of course, these naive children are about to suffer a horrific end by this girl named Aria.

Ylith would ignored them, minding his own business, only caring about assaulting the military of the Empire, uncaring of the citizens, especially when they are not his people.

He shouldn't care about them, at all.

Except that he knows that he shouldn't ignore such potential suffering and damnation and looking at these innocent youths, how can he truly ignore such a sight.

He then decided to walk away from the three youths as he goes to an alleyway, trying to strategize on what his next plan should be doing in regards towards saving those three.

But before he could continue on his thoughts, he heard a giggle and a clicking of metal and look to the side to see a rather peculiar sight.

He look to see a young woman with short blonde hair, crouching down and laughing, wearing a scarf around her neck and an arm and leg warmers while also wearing a rather revealing outfit, consisting of a black tube top and bikini bottom.

And of course, a belt of sort that Ylith is sensing something from it.

The blonde woman continue on giggling as she jiggles a bag of gold coins in hand as she said, "Hahahaha, oh man. Can't believe those kids would really give a lot of money to me? Getting them to the military? Yeah, right. Like I'll let that happen."

Ylith heard what the woman says and come to think of it, didn't Ylith heard they got swindled by a woman with... well, particular assets? And peaking at her front, Ylith will admit that she is rather stacked and somewhat gifted, 'She would almost be like mother if the comparison are much.' A brief sense of melancholy is shown upon his expression before he then confronted the woman by smashing the palm of his spear to the floor hard.

This made the woman shook up in surprise as she turned around, wondering where the noise is at, "The hell was that?" She wondered in confusion and as she turned around, her eyes widened in horror as a spear is almost close to her face, the glowing white blade is inching closer to herself as she is paralyzed with fear.

Then, she look to his holding her, seeing none other than Ylith, the Phantasm, has appeared in front of her.

"Y-you... You're-" She didn't need to finish as Ylith inch his spear almost closer to the woman in a very, very threatening manner.

He then said in a calm and threatening voice, "Now, then. I hope you have second thoughts with what you did by swindling those three youthful children of their financial. So, unless you have a death wish, I suggest you give me that gold you have there or do I need to make things... reprehensible on display?"

The woman seemed to recognised to who Ylith is referring to as she nervously said, "W-what? T-those kids... Come on now... It's just a harmless prank... I mean, how am I supposed to know that they got fooled so easily?"

"Oh, indeed. And while we're at at it, why don't we have a sense of revelation on those three being taken by one of the nobles in this Capital and unless you are seriously oblivious and naive to everything, you know how nobles are." Ylith said in cold anger.

The woman seemed to realize what Ylith had just said, "Wait... Are those three..." She speaks in a worried tone as she said, "Tell me? Who were they being taken by?"

"You don't get to ask any questions." Ylith stated to her, "But if you want to know, I heard that they were being taken by a girl named Aria."

The woman's eyes widened in shock before she clicked her tongue in annoyance as she said, "Dammit. Those kids have a really rotten luck."

"You know who these Aria girl is?" Ylith asked her.

"Yeah, Aria and her family are a rotten bunch. They may look like good old samaritans who take anyone for the goodness of their 'nature' but in reality, they're absolute sadists who would take anyone into their homes and torture them until they are finally satisfied of their fill. Bunch of sickos if you think about it." The woman explained to Ylith, making him trembled in anger at that information.

"I see..." Ylith said calmly, "And yet, who's fault was it that gives these Aria girl her next victims?"

"H-hey, come on now. How would I suppose to know that they were taken by this Aria girl? It's not like I actually know what will happen to them." The woman stated her excuse.

"Really? So, you don't care that these innocent children were about to be kidnapped, tortured and killed in the most horrific manner to such undeserving victims while you, who took their gold, will possibly live your life, spending all their financial, living in luxury of your hedonistic, leaching off their hard earned gain as you left your victims to suffer? Is that right?" Ylith explained it all to her.

"H-hey, now. Don't put such bad words with what I did. Okay, look. I admit that part of it is my fault but come on, if they haven't given me the money-"

"Oh, okay. So, is it okay to blame your victims, is that it?" Ylith said again in undisputed anger, "My, my. To think that they would be seduced by one so beautiful and yet behind that alluring appearance is one without a soul and conscience that she is actually a fucking bitch!" He said, calling her out on it.

"Hey, I wasn't... I... didn't..." The woman tried to make am excuse yet she look down in remorse and regret at that.

"Now, as much as I could wax some philosophies of sort, I think that you either give me that bag of gold you have there or do I need to take it from your cold dead corpse!" He empathize the last part, gripping his spear in a threatening manner to the woman.

The woman can only reluctant but as she showcased her puffy lips and an expression of regret before she takes the bag of gold out and displayed it to Ylith who grabbed it hastily.

Ylith then jiggles the bag of gold in hand as he opens it up to see it's content as he said, "You didn't buy anything wasteful with this gold you stole, correct?"

"N-no..." The woman denied that before she pout her lips and said, "Maybe? I... I might have bought some sake along."

"A what?" Ylith said in confusion on what the woman mentioned.

"You know? Alcohol?" The woman stated to him, making Ylith stare at her with a deadpan look, even getting past his already expressionless mask.

"Right..." Ylith rolled his eyes at the mention, "You are one those people." He said in an annoyed and disgusted tone as he continued on examining the contents of the bag.

The woman just give look away in a momentary disappointed look before giving an amused chuckle as she said, "You know, I didn't imagine first meeting with the 'mythical' Phantasm would end like this? But hey, no one can predict how our first meeting goes, huh?"

This made Ylith paused himself as he heard what the woman said, "You know of me?"

"Of course. After all..." The woman then gives a smirk and said, "You almost killed Sheele, right?"

Ylith then stare at her for a few seconds before saying, "At least she survived, correct?"

"Yeah, okay. Gotta admit that I'm surprised by what she described, calling you as ripping straight from a fantasy novel..." Ylith tilt his head at that comment, "How you are badass with how you destroyed an Imperial Outpost by yourself and of course, you're name being-" The woman is interrupted when Ylith's spearhead is almost inching closer to her face.

"Only Sheele herself can say my name. You, however, are someone that I hardly trust. So don't mention my name so casually." Ylith said in a threatening manner.

The woman, however, can only give an awkward laugh and a smile as she said, "W-well. What if I give you my name, then? If I did, can I also say your name?"

Ylith look at her, studying and analyzing her as he said, "If you must." He said as move his spear away from the woman as she adjust herself, sighing in relief as she wipe a nervous sweat.

"The names Leone, by the way." The woman introduced herself.

"Well, greetings then, Miss Leone of Night Raid..." Ylith said, greeting her, "Now, I hope you, on the other hand, learned your lessons in swindling the innocent. If you want to swindle, make sure that the recipient deserves it. Unless you're too much of a coward and target only naive innocent little boys, do you?"

"Hey, come on. Don't make it look like I'm the worst." Leone said with an annoyed huff.

"That remains to be seen..." Ylith said, barking back at her as he glared at Leone.

"Alright, alright. I get it already. You don't need to make look bad..." Leone said in an annoyed tone before rubbing the back of her head as she said, "Anyway, I heard from Sheele that you're gonna join us, right?"

"And did she also mentioned that I will only join when trust has to be earned?" Ylith said to Leone, "And, well, didn't I already mentioned what you've done?"

"Oh my God! Would you get over that already?" Leone said in a groan of tired frustration, "So, what are you gonna do with that bag of gold now?"

Ylith then looked at Leone and said, "What do you think? I am going to give this to those three youths and tell them that they will not come back to this city ever again. The Capital of the Empire doesn't show mercy to such innocence."

"Well, good luck with that because we have a mission to kill Aria and her family. Don't worry, thought. I'll tell them to leave you alone... Hopefully." Leone stated although muttered the last part, at that.

"On the contrary, I'll be the one that will handle with the sadistic family and rescue those youths. You'll have no involvement with this task and not stand in my way." Ylith warned her as he turned around and walk away from her.

"You do realize we ain't gonna do that, right?" Leone stated to him.

"Then I warned you of what will happen if you get in my way. Do not worry. I will show... some restraint against you Night Raid but know that you will not know mercy from me. I'm warning that if you dare to get in my way, you will begged for death. Goodbye." Ylith said as he walked away as Leone chased him.

"Hey... Wait!" Leone tries to catch up to him until suddenly, he disappeared from thin air and as she got herself out of the alley, she looked around the crowd, trying to find the familiar form of the Phantasm amidst the people yet found nothing, instead.

Leone pout at being unable to find Ylith and hearing what he said made him groan in annoyance and frustration, knowing that she would tell the others of the Phantasm's involvement with their next mission.

Still, Leone smiled, knowing that Sheele told them about how powerful Ylith is, especially on how she was almost killed him if only because the Phantasm holds back and as much as she doesn't believe her, Leone knows that Sheele is no liar and there is no denying what Najenda had said about how Ylith is basically comparable to Esdeath is no exaggeration, when Sheele told them that Ylith can call lightning from the sky like he is the incarnation of the storm or something.

Leone really hoped that the Phantasm would be a member of Night Rajd, especially when she finds him really interesting if what Sheele had told about him in such a loving manner is any indication, 'I hope I get to see you again, Ylith.' She thought as she return to headquarters, intending to tell anyone about the Phantasm's involvement.

Well, I hope you guys 'kind of' enjoyed the story. I know that I don't. It doesn't exactly have the 'ooomph' that makes it interesting.

Hope that ToolBaz will have something to do that can help make it interesting, I think?

Well, anyway, if you have anymore ideas, let me know in the comments below...

As always...

Ciao...