"You… As of this moment… I no longer care about the Empire… nor my honor, my position, or even my pride… my only desire as of now is… FOR YOU TO DIE! KIRA!!!" Budo yelled with malice in his voice as he blindly charged Kira again.
Kira calmly looked at Budo's effort as Budo jumped to the air and brought his arms over his head at the same time the clouds darkened above them all.
*Sigh*
Kira sighed as a part of his shadow converged in his right hand then a 2-meter black scythe formed from it.
"SOLID SHOOTER!!" Budo yelled out as he brought down his fist towards Kira's direction.
At the same time, Budo shouted, Kira, spun his scythe once then swung it towards the dark sky above them as a huge red blade beam materialized heading towards the clouds.
Before Budo's lightning could even form, Kira's blade beam reached it.
*SLICK!*
*FWOOOOSH!!!* .
A strong wind swept every one of them off their feet like a hurricane just came that even Akame embedded her sword to the ground to steady her footing.
A moment later, as the wind died down, all of them, even Budo himself felt numbed when they looked at the night sky. The clouds look like they were cut in the middle as the night sky clears out of any clouds nearby.
Budo quickly stood up in horror as his trump card was just swept away just like that.
By now, Kira's summons started to recede to his shadow but not before Chaos snorted at Akame's direction much to Akame's annoyance. Out of all of Kira's summons, Chaos was one of the two that liked to tease Akame while the other one was Hollow.
"...Akame, it's time…" Kira commented as he looked at Akame while noticing their little fight.
"Grr… *mumble* stupid bull *mumble*... Umu!… the Empire's time has been standing long enough," Akame replied as she made her way towards him.
As the two chatted like they were talking about the weather, everyone who heard this felt light-headed when they tried to understand what they meant.
By now, Najenda's group was already on the ground as they walked towards them both.
Najenda, Bulat, and Budo felt dread that there might not even be an Empire after tonight. All of them desired to only capture or even kill only the Emperor and Honest then restore order to the Capital.
Kira held Akame's hand as they looked at everyone with the same calm demeanor.
Everyone felt something eerie with both of them as black smoke started to slowly envelop them. At that, they knew they were about to go to the Capital now.
Though before any of them could say anything else, Budo cut them all as he shouted at Kira.
"KIRA!!! GET THE F*CK BACK HERE!! WE AREN'T FIN*Slick*ISH Heerreeeee…"
*Thud*
At that, Budo's head just rolled off from his shoulders and landed on the ground as his body followed as well.
"That was annoying," Kira commented as he brought down his arm though to the rest, in their eyes, they barely even saw the blur before Budo's head flew.
"...I still won the bet... pancake for breakfast," Akame commented smugly as she nudged Kira slightly.
"Tsk… let's just get this over with," Kira pouted slightly as Akame giggled then hugged Kira's chest like it was second nature to her while Kira wrapped his arm over Akame's back as they were suddenly engulfed by a cloud of black smoke then a Gargoyle replaced them in their spot.
Najenda and Budo grew anxious as they both looked at each other then they immediately made their way towards the Capital, hoping to change Kira's mind in sparing some of the soldiers there.
…
Kira and Akame appeared at the main entrance of the Capital as Kira's hand burst into red fire then he swung it towards the sky.
*BOOOM!!*
The sky was enveloped by a bright light as an explosion shook everyone from their sleep while some mistaken it as the sun rising up. The explosion was seen by many villages despite the distance that even Najenda and her group saw it as they raced forward to the Capital.
After a few seconds, the light dissipated as all who saw it curiously asked what was that all about but within a second, from all over many villages, Kira's summons all over the area started to screech and roar while waking everyone who heard it.
A moment later, these summonses started to move towards the Capital with haste much to the horror of some villagers. Some of them thought they were being abandoned by their guardian but as they noticed their direction, they all felt something was about to change after tonight.
Hundreds of Kira's summonses filled the sky as they made it towards their master in which case made everyone who saw this felt the end was here but then they all stopped at the air above the Capital.
*Thud!!*
Something suddenly dropped in front of Kira and Akame but they looked on calmly as Hollow's kneeling figure became visible to them.
/MY KING!!… LITTLE… GIRLIE.../ Hollow said respectfully to Kira first then snorted in Akame's direction.
Akame's eye starts to twitch in annoyance as she mumbles about why can't Kira's summons be cuter like Cerberus.
"Hollow, lead everyone… purge those rats in hiding," Kira ordered as Akame followed him walking to the Castle at a steady pace.
/YES!! MY KING!!/ Hollow excitedly exclaims as it smiled menacingly then it hurriedly called everyone in the sky to follow it.
…
At Death's Domain.
Lady Death's breathing became ragged as she watched Kira finally giving the order.
"Ahn~!! That's right! My champion!! I've waited long enough!! Kill them all for me~!!" Lady Death yelled out in glee as she trembled from the excitement she was about to see.
She trembled as she thought of a reward that would be appropriate to give him but all she thought of was giving her body for him to use whenever he wanted and that gave Lady Death tingles all over her body.
Though if she communicated with Lady Death in Kira's previous world, she might've thought of it differently.
…
Kira was walking calmly through the streets with little care while keeping his hand on his pocket and the other was holding his 2-meter black scythe leaning on his shoulder as Akame and his summons bathed the path with the blood of any hiding criminals and corrupt nobles.
The sight of him walking with a giant scythe and his glowing red eyes walking through the streets made anyone who saw this felt this was straight from their nightmares that the Grim Reaper was finally here. Though oddly enough, most of them didn't panic like they expected themselves to be, they just made way for Kira to walk through straight to the Castle.
After a half an hour walk, he finally arrived at the very entrance gate of the Castle, and standing on his way was thousands of fully armed soldiers but there were no signs of Esdeath anywhere.
"HALT!! YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED HERE KIRA!!" One of the soldiers yelled out as he bravely stepped forward.
"BUT BY THE ORDER OF THE EMPEROR HIMSELF, YOU ARE UNDER ARREST!!" The same soldier continued as he pointed his sword in Kira's direction while motivating his comrades to find their courage.
"NOW SURRENDER, KIR-" *Sphhhlt!!*
*Thud*
The soldier never finished speaking as the ground beneath them all became filled with Kira's shadow then countless black spikes coming from the shadow impaled that soldier before any of them could even react.
*Gulp*
All of them gulped unconsciously when they saw their fellow soldier die in just a single moment then they looked back at Kira and immediately, a shiver crawled its way towards their back.
"...Drop your weapons on the count of 1 and move…" Kira commented as he continued his calm expression while walking though, at the same time, countless sizes of red eyes started to open from the shadow beneath them, looking at them.
At that, most of them trembled and dropped their weapons to the ground without any more hesitation. Though those that haven't dropped their weapons, the shadow beneath them grabbed their feet in place then numerous black spikes started to surround them in all directions.
Safe to say, all of them dropped their weapons and started to abandon their posts while some just made a way for him as they trembled when Kira passed by them.
Kira stood in front of giant doors locked and barricaded by the remaining soldiers inside with no obstruction on his way.
He didn't say anything as he spun his scythe twice then it suddenly became blurred to everyone who was watching. A second later, he propped his scythe on his shoulder again and continued to walk towards it.
Every one of them confusingly looked at Kira but as they turned their attention back to the giant doors, countless red lines started to appear all over it while some even extended to the stone walls beside it.
*Thud!!* *Thud!!*
Just as Kira was 5 meters away, the entrance started to fall apart piece by piece much to their increasing horror.
By now, the soldiers inside who saw this similarly dropped their weapons to the ground and made way for him. Some of them might've thought differently and tried their metal against him but they were reduced to a human pincushion while some rare ones only lost an arm or leg.
As Kira continued on his way, he couldn't help but think about the whereabouts of Esdeath. Since he came to the Capital, he expected to meet her in the first hour or less but now that he was walking through the castle and still no signs of the crazy general, he thought it was definitely strange.
Before he could dwell on more, he felt thirsty, so he opted to take a nice cold drink from his inventory while maintaining his leisure pace and forgetting about Esdeath completely.
As Kira continued to sip from his drink, he came across what seemed like the throne room.
*Knock* *Knock*
Kira knocked first as he waited for a response but after a few of nothing, he opened it, and there he saw a dozen trembling soldiers while behind them was a pale young boy sitting on his throne and a fat-ass glaring menacingly at him from behind the throne.
"B-B-BY MY DECREE AS THE EMPEROR, SURRENDER KIRA!!" The young Emperor stuttered slightly as he tried to sound intimidating while Kira just looked at them with his calm expression and sipped his drink.
"Your Majesty!! If you don't use it now!! The Kingdom would be reduced to chaos!!" Honest exclaim from behind the young Emperor.
"B-but…" The young Emperor muttered hesitantly.
"This Kingdom has been standing for thousands of years!! One measly criminal dares to destroy all that by killing you, Your Majesty! Are you not the Emperor? If you really are, then show this peasant the power of a true EMPEROR!!" Honest continued convincing him while Kira only raised one of his eyebrows at them and continued on with his drink.
"...Y-Your right!! I am the ruler of this Kingdom!! And I am the Emperor of this realm!!" The young Emperor exclaimed as he stood up though, at the same time he uttered those words, the whole castle started to shake.
Kira stopped drinking and suddenly looked serious with the drink in his hand then he shook it and that was when he finally realized… It was already empty... while in front of him was Honest busy boasting about himself and the young Emperor having a temper tantrum.
"HAHAHAHA!! NOW SHAKE IN FEAR KIRA!! THE KINGDOM'S GREATEST TRUMP CARD!! SHIKOUTAZER!!" Honest excitedly exclaimed as he sent a menacing smile at him while Kira's attention was still on his soda drink.
*DOOOM!!*
Just as Honest's words rang out, something big burst through the ground surrounding Honest and the young Emperor then the whole castle started to crumble into pieces as the remaining soldiers inside it scrambled to save their lives while Kira was still staring at his soda.
*BOOOM!!*
The whole castle became filled with a giant cloud of dust but before it could even clear out, a mechanical giant emerged from it much to the shock of everyone who saw this.
Everyone that is even near the Capital could see the giant as its size is comparable to several kilometers. They all stopped what they were doing and looked on toward it with awe and dread.
Kira's summons and Akame also stopped and made their way back to Kira but before they even took a few more steps, the giant's head started gathering energy at its forehead.
Akame widened her eyes in surprise when it aimed at her then without even giving her the time to react, it fired a giant red beam of energy at her way.
"Kira!!" Akame shouted instinctively as she closed her eyes for her imminent death.
After a moment of nothing, she hesitantly opened her eyes and there she saw Kira's back facing her much to her relief. She was about to hug him instinctively but she stopped herself when she felt his anger radiating from him.
That was when she noticed everything near them became filled with rumbles and corpses while the only intact thing was everything behind Kira. She could see the distinct lines on the ground that the beam hit, then she looked back at Kira and there she noticed his arm was bleeding.
Kira's face morphed into a scowl as he gazed at the giant Teigu. For the first time in a long while, he was utterly pissed right now. He might not have said anything to Akame yet but the thought of her suddenly dying just like that made his blood boil.
"Chaos… protect her at all costs," Kira muttered as his shadow expanded and Chaos' kneeling figure surfaced behind him.
Kira slightly turned his head to look at Akame while she also looked back at him then after a moment, he nodded at her and turned around while the shadow beneath started to crawl all over his body.
"...I still want my pancake," Akame commented as Kira stopped for a second.
"Mmm," Kira merely nodded as the shadow converged to his back then two giant black wings sprouted out then with a single flap, he flew at the giant Teigu.
"I AM THE SOLE RULER OF THIS KINGDOM!! MY WILL IS THE LAW!! BY MY COMMAND!! I HEREBY SENTENCE YOU KIRA, DEATH!!" The young Emperor's voice came through the giant as this was all heard all over the Kingdom.
By now, Najenda and the rest arrive just in time to witness the fight between the giant Teigu and Kira. At first, all of them were hallucinating but looking at the giant now, they all felt dread as everyone else that was watching.
Kira flew straight at the giant as it fired multiple energy beams from all of its body at him.
"Status," Kira muttered as he flew above the giant while expertly evading every one of its attacks.
*Ding*
Name: Kira Kagami
Level: 152→189
Job: Death Monarch
Title: Dragon Slayer
HP: 34,184/34,184→37,874/37,874
MP: 60,145/60,145→62,015/63,845
Strength: 1003→1040
Agility: 915→952
Vitality: 279→316
Intelligence: 269→306
Senses: 269→306
Points: 0→540
He looked at it for a second then dumped most of his points at Agility just as the giant below him stopped for a moment then countless new compartments on its back suddenly emerged. A moment later, it fired all of it to him with no mercy.
Agility: 952→1,492
Just as the system rang out, he was engulfed by the explosion much to the worry of Akame as she made her way toward him while Chaos followed behind her.
The giant stopped for a second to look for Kira but as the dust settled, there wasn't even a trace of him.
The young Emperor and Honest were just about to exclaim in glee when they saw him behind the Prime Minister himself without any visible injury on sight.
*Ding!*
[Shadow Step: MAX Level]→[Shadow Flash Steps: Level 1] (Active)
[A movement technique that allows the user to move faster than Mach 20 for 20 minutes. Cooldown: 24 hours]
As Kira saw this, he instantly activated his new skill and 'Hercules' Strength' then moved closer to Honest.
*Ding!*
[Hercules' Strength: [Level 35] (Activated: 05:59:58→05:59:57)
[Temporarily boosts strength 12 times the original. Duration: 6 minutes. Cooldown: 15 hours]
Before Honest could even yell and scream for help, Kira merely tapped his spine and legs but that sent Honest flying through the railing but before he could fall to his death, he managed to hold on to a random flag pole at the same time squealing like a pig in pain.
"AAAAHHHHH!!! F*CCKKKK!!! IT HURTS!!! IT F*CKING HURTS!!" Honest screamed while holding on to dear life at the pole though when he tried to move his legs, he suddenly became white.
"Stay there," Kira commented then before the young Emperor and Honest's eyes, he suddenly disappeared from his spot.
Despite inside the giant Teigu, the young Emperor felt unease with Kira's speed but before he could dwell on it more, Kira suddenly appeared in front of the face of his Shikoutazer.
The young Emperor instinctively recoiled back then Kira drew his right fist then punched out towards the cheek of the giant.
*BAM!!*
*CRACK!!*
At first, Honest and the young Emperor smirked contempt at Kira's attempt but that changed instantly when the whole giant suddenly was forced to go down, head first.
*DOOOM!!*
At that moment, everyone who was watching widened their eyes in awe at Kira's terrifying strength.
As Kira hovered at the laying giant, his shadow converged at his hand as a giant black scythe formed, then he sent four red blade beams at the giant's limbs.
*Slick*
Because of his activated skill, those blade beams seamlessly went through everything in their way as they even created small ravines around the limbless giant.
*Thud*
Kira calmly landed at the head of the giant while dissipating his scythe much to the relief of the young Emperor inside thinking that Kira finally stopped and that he was still alive.
*BAM!!*
*DOOOOMM!!*
Before he could sigh in relief, the sound of something hitting metal and trembling from his spot.
*Gulp*
The young Emperor looked at Kira and sure enough, Kira's outstretched arm indicated that he punched again though before he could scream for him to stop, Kira drew back his arm then punched again but this time the forced behind it made everything besides the Emperor, tremble more fiercely than before.
*DOOOM!!*
*DOOOM!!*
Every time Kira punched, the ground shook as the giant's head was starting to deform while the youngster inside was already breathing erratically and trembling as he stared at Kira's glowing red eyes while he continued to punch his way through.
…
By the time Akame reached them, Kira was already dragging the whimpering young Emperor by his collar.
Akame smiled at Kira but before she could say anything, she saw Kira widening his eyes then he disappeared while leaving the young Emperor on the ground then she heard something being stabbed behind her.
She slowly looked behind her and there she saw Kira's back with a thin blade protruding from his back.
"...Do you really think I would forget about you… Esdeath," Kira muttered as he looks at Esdeath in front of him with a calm expression on his face while ignoring the blade that was embedded in him.
"Good to know~... Kira~" Esdeath said while smiling excitedly at him then she jumped back a little as she noticed Akame's attack.
As soon as Esdeath moved back, Akame worriedly looked at Kira.
"I got this," Kira said and nodded reassuringly at her then he walked in front of her as he faced Esdeath while his wound started to close up on its own.
Esdeath smiled as she noticed Kira's recovery but she unknowingly frowned at their interaction.
"Stay out of this girl... this is between me and my Kira," Esdeath loudly proclaimed as the temperature around her started to drop then ice started to appear all over the area.
Akame didn't like what she heard from Esdeath, not one bit as she started to lean forward to attack again when Kira held out his arm to stop her.
"...Akame, find that Prime Minister," Kira muttered to her ear as he leaned forward.
Akame froze when she felt his breath at her ear then Kira kissed her on her forehead much to her happiness.
"I'll make you those pancakes later," Kira leaned back and smiled at her.
"...Umu!!" Akame nodded at him after a moment of hesitation then made her way to the dangling prime minister as Kira and Esdeath stared at each other.
"Finally! It's just you and me," Esdeath exclaimed as smiled widely at him.
Esdeath didn't say anymore as she suddenly disappeared but then Kira's body moved on its own as he instantly brought out his black scythe to defend against something. No sooner than he did, a metallic sound of blades hitting each other rang out as Kira widened his eyes looking at Esdeath in front of him.
"HAHAHAHA!! THAT'S RIGHT!! Let us fight to heart's content! Just you and me!!" Esdeath yelled excitedly as she sent a series of ice spikes at him.
Kira was now being a bit wary about Esdeath's sudden teleportation but as he tried to remember all about her, he suddenly recalled one particular skill that could be dangerous.
"Mahapdama," Kira commented as he used his shadow to swat her spikes aside while Esdeath suddenly grinned even further.
"HAHAHAHA!! Yes! Because of you!! I now master the ability to freeze time itself!!" Esdeath exclaims as she created countless ice spikes hovering above them then with a wave of her hand, all of it homed in at Kira.
Kira kept his calm while he used his shadow again to protect him but just as the ice spikes rain down on him, he widened his eyes when he suddenly leaned to his right just Esdeath's blade passed by him mere inches apart.
At that, both of them retreated for a moment.
"You really are the best!! No one has managed to make me use this but you not only made me use it, but you are also even fighting back!!" Esdeath yelled then she spread her arms out again.
"I never thought I would use this again but for you, it's worth it," Esdeath muttered as the large area behind her started to gather thousands of ice chunks.
"Ice Cavalry," Esdeath muttered as thousands of ice sculpted armored soldiers emerged from behind her.
Kira didn't even flinch at the sight of this as he was used to going up against armies.
"I know you, Kira, something like being outnumbered doesn't even mean anything that's why I will use this," Esdeath commented as the soldiers started to dissipate one by one into specks of dust then all of it converged at her position.
"My true trump card, Ice Commander!" Esdeath yelled in glee as all her summoned soldiers converged on her.
Within an instant, the area around them became frozen as it even captured the young Emperor in place but as it came close to Kira, the ice melted.
The air around Esdeath changed as some parts of her body were enveloped by ice while Kira was forced to bring out his red flames to somewhat counter the cold.
Esdeath grinned when she saw Kira being covered by red flames as it melts the area around him.
The whole area around them was divided between hot and cold.
She smiled then with a quick wave of her arm, giant ice spikes formed and fired at him while Kira's scythe started to glow in red then in one single swing, a red blade beam cut through those ice and went straight for Esdeath.
Just as it was about to cut Esdeath, she disappeared again while Kira instinctively held out his scythe to meet Esdeath's blade in front of him.
*Clink!*
Both of them fight out as even though Kira overly surpasses Esdeath, she expertly freezes time exactly when she was about to be hit, then attacks again while Kira uses his inhuman reflex to counter everything Esdeath throws at him.
Esdeath relentlessly tried to attack Kira while he was frozen in time but every time she was about to hit him, Kira's body automatically moves on its own until time resumes again. Despite this, instead of feeling frustration, she was enjoying this sensation where a single move could kill either one of them.
"HAHAHA!!! YES!! THAT'S RIGHT!!" Esdeath shouted in joy as her adrenaline pushed her way beyond her limits.
While Kira was starting to get annoyed at Esdeath's time freeze but when he noticed that his [Shadow Flash Steps] only have 60 secs left, he decided to end this once and for all.
This time when Esdeath disappeared again, Kira used his skill as well to disappear much to Esdeath's shock. She tried to look for him but as time resumed, Kira's scythe was already in swing at her head.
*Slick!*
Thanks to Esdeath's reflex, she manages to save her head by moving back in time but her right arm wasn't so lucky.
*Thud*
Esdeath's arm was cut off but her smile hasn't faded yet then used her ice again on her arm to make an ice sword on her lost limb.
"THAT'S IT!! FIGHT ME MORE!!" Esdeath exclaimed in excitement but before she could charge again, Kira's flames converged on his scythe.
"...Alright," Kira commented then he spun his flaming scythe then he blurred in sight. A second later, Esdeath widened her eyes when she saw numerous red beam blades heading her way from different directions all at once.
Esdeath knew from seeing what these things can do to that giant so she instantly froze time again then used her ice again to create an ice pillar below her to avoid his attack.
When she was high enough, she saw Kira a bit away from her. Without wasting a second later, she made her ice pillar to propel her in his direction while using considerable energy to keep time frozen but when she was close, she saw Kira's red glowing eyes looking at her much to her shock.
Before she could stop her attack, Kira's scythe morphed into a black 7' long Nodachi then aimed it at her.
*Schlikt!*
Kira's Nodachi plunged itself at Esdeath's chest right on her tattoo.
By this time, Akame finally came back while dragging a whimpering prime minister behind her just in time to see Kira's blade stabbing Esdeath in the air.
At her arrival, Kira unconsciously looked in her direction but that seemed to infuriate Esdeath when she noticed this.
Knowing she had lost, she took hold of the blade and pushed it deeper until she was close enough to Kira much to the shock of Kira and Akame.
"If I can't have you, no one can!" Esdeath shouted then used her remaining arm to take hold of Kira's collar then pulled him to her and kissed on his lips then her body started to be enveloped by ice.
Esdeath used the last of her strength to cover her body as well as Kira's into ice.
"KIRA!!!" Akame shouted in worry as she lost her calm expression and sprinted over to him but just as she was close enough, Kira and Esdeath were fully enveloped in ice much to her horror.
Akame just stood there then from her eyes tears started to form and cascade down her cheeks.
Despite their short time together, she felt utterly lost at the same time she remembered all of their times together.
Cuddling on the couch, cooking together though they often play with their food as they tried to paint each other's faces, playing video games with bets on the line, training at his dungeons, and waking up in their embrace.
Uncontrollable tears started flowing out of her eyes as she wallowed in despair.
They might've never said anything but both of them knew what they felt about each other.
Their quirks just fit each other that neither of them tried to admit it but now, seeing him frozen with Esdeath with their lips together. She felt regret beyond comparison.
Without her knowing, her Sharingan started to change into a different pattern but in her grief, none of that mattered when the ice started cracking.
A moment later, all of the ice in the area started to turn to break down while the ice in which Esdeath and Kira lay in, cracks could be seen all over the place then it bursts as a strong cold of air spread all over the area and a cloud of dust covered Esdeath and Kira's spot.
Akame looked closely at the cloud as she unconsciously held her breath in hopes of seeing him again.
As the dust settled, the sun started to rise on the horizon but all of her attention was on the silhouette of a figure standing in front of her.
She hesitantly took steps closer but when she heard a familiar voice coming from it, she immediately used her fastest speed towards that voice.
"*Cough* That was cold *Cough*" Kira's voice rang out as his figure came into view.
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"I knew it, never stick your-Mmmm!!" Kira was cut off when Akame suddenly came at him and claimed his lips with hers.
At this time, Najenda and others finally arrived just in time to see Akame and Kira kiss as the rising sun in their background.
'Finally' All of their thoughts synchronized with this.
"You… As of this moment… I no longer care about the Empire… nor my honor, my position, or even my pride… my only desire as of now is… FOR YOU TO DIE! KIRA!!!" Budo yelled with malice in his voice as he blindly charged Kira again.
Kira calmly looked at Budo's effort as Budo jumped to the air and brought his arms over his head at the same time the clouds darkened above them all.
*Sigh*
Kira sighed as a part of his shadow converged in his right hand then a 2-meter black scythe formed from it.
"SOLID SHOOTER!!" Budo yelled out as he brought down his fist towards Kira's direction.
At the same time, Budo shouted, Kira, spun his scythe once then swung it towards the dark sky above them as a huge red blade beam materialized heading towards the clouds.
Before Budo's lightning could even form, Kira's blade beam reached it.
*SLICK!*
*FWOOOOSH!!!* .
A strong wind swept every one of them off their feet like a hurricane just came that even Akame embedded her sword to the ground to steady her footing.
A moment later, as the wind died down, all of them, even Budo himself felt numbed when they looked at the night sky. The clouds look like they were cut in the middle as the night sky clears out of any clouds nearby.
Budo quickly stood up in horror as his trump card was just swept away just like that.
By now, Kira's summons started to recede to his shadow but not before Chaos snorted at Akame's direction much to Akame's annoyance. Out of all of Kira's summons, Chaos was one of the two that liked to tease Akame while the other one was Hollow.
"...Akame, it's time…" Kira commented as he looked at Akame while noticing their little fight.
"Grr… *mumble* stupid bull *mumble*... Umu!… the Empire's time has been standing long enough," Akame replied as she made her way towards him.
As the two chatted like they were talking about the weather, everyone who heard this felt light-headed when they tried to understand what they meant.
By now, Najenda's group was already on the ground as they walked towards them both.
Najenda, Bulat, and Budo felt dread that there might not even be an Empire after tonight. All of them desired to only capture or even kill only the Emperor and Honest then restore order to the Capital.
Kira held Akame's hand as they looked at everyone with the same calm demeanor.
Everyone felt something eerie with both of them as black smoke started to slowly envelop them. At that, they knew they were about to go to the Capital now.
Though before any of them could say anything else, Budo cut them all as he shouted at Kira.
"KIRA!!! GET THE F*CK BACK HERE!! WE AREN'T FIN*Slick*ISH Heerreeeee…"
*Thud*
At that, Budo's head just rolled off from his shoulders and landed on the ground as his body followed as well.
"That was annoying," Kira commented as he brought down his arm though to the rest, in their eyes, they barely even saw the blur before Budo's head flew.
"...I still won the bet... pancake for breakfast," Akame commented smugly as she nudged Kira slightly.
"Tsk… let's just get this over with," Kira pouted slightly as Akame giggled then hugged Kira's chest like it was second nature to her while Kira wrapped his arm over Akame's back as they were suddenly engulfed by a cloud of black smoke then a Gargoyle replaced them in their spot.
Najenda and Budo grew anxious as they both looked at each other then they immediately made their way towards the Capital, hoping to change Kira's mind in sparing some of the soldiers there.
…
Kira and Akame appeared at the main entrance of the Capital as Kira's hand burst into red fire then he swung it towards the sky.
*BOOOM!!*
The sky was enveloped by a bright light as an explosion shook everyone from their sleep while some mistaken it as the sun rising up. The explosion was seen by many villages despite the distance that even Najenda and her group saw it as they raced forward to the Capital.
After a few seconds, the light dissipated as all who saw it curiously asked what was that all about but within a second, from all over many villages, Kira's summons all over the area started to screech and roar while waking everyone who heard it.
A moment later, these summonses started to move towards the Capital with haste much to the horror of some villagers. Some of them thought they were being abandoned by their guardian but as they noticed their direction, they all felt something was about to change after tonight.
Hundreds of Kira's summonses filled the sky as they made it towards their master in which case made everyone who saw this felt the end was here but then they all stopped at the air above the Capital.
*Thud!!*
Something suddenly dropped in front of Kira and Akame but they looked on calmly as Hollow's kneeling figure became visible to them.
/MY KING!!… LITTLE… GIRLIE.../ Hollow said respectfully to Kira first then snorted in Akame's direction.
Akame's eye starts to twitch in annoyance as she mumbles about why can't Kira's summons be cuter like Cerberus.
"Hollow, lead everyone… purge those rats in hiding," Kira ordered as Akame followed him walking to the Castle at a steady pace.
/YES!! MY KING!!/ Hollow excitedly exclaims as it smiled menacingly then it hurriedly called everyone in the sky to follow it.
…
At Death's Domain.
Lady Death's breathing became ragged as she watched Kira finally giving the order.
"Ahn~!! That's right! My champion!! I've waited long enough!! Kill them all for me~!!" Lady Death yelled out in glee as she trembled from the excitement she was about to see.
She trembled as she thought of a reward that would be appropriate to give him but all she thought of was giving her body for him to use whenever he wanted and that gave Lady Death tingles all over her body.
Though if she communicated with Lady Death in Kira's previous world, she might've thought of it differently.
…
Kira was walking calmly through the streets with little care while keeping his hand on his pocket and the other was holding his 2-meter black scythe leaning on his shoulder as Akame and his summons bathed the path with the blood of any hiding criminals and corrupt nobles.
The sight of him walking with a giant scythe and his glowing red eyes walking through the streets made anyone who saw this felt this was straight from their nightmares that the Grim Reaper was finally here. Though oddly enough, most of them didn't panic like they expected themselves to be, they just made way for Kira to walk through straight to the Castle.
After a half an hour walk, he finally arrived at the very entrance gate of the Castle, and standing on his way was thousands of fully armed soldiers but there were no signs of Esdeath anywhere.
"HALT!! YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED HERE KIRA!!" One of the soldiers yelled out as he bravely stepped forward.
"BUT BY THE ORDER OF THE EMPEROR HIMSELF, YOU ARE UNDER ARREST!!" The same soldier continued as he pointed his sword in Kira's direction while motivating his comrades to find their courage.
"NOW SURRENDER, KIR-" *Sphhhlt!!*
*Thud*
The soldier never finished speaking as the ground beneath them all became filled with Kira's shadow then countless black spikes coming from the shadow impaled that soldier before any of them could even react.
*Gulp*
All of them gulped unconsciously when they saw their fellow soldier die in just a single moment then they looked back at Kira and immediately, a shiver crawled its way towards their back.
"...Drop your weapons on the count of 1 and move…" Kira commented as he continued his calm expression while walking though, at the same time, countless sizes of red eyes started to open from the shadow beneath them, looking at them.
At that, most of them trembled and dropped their weapons to the ground without any more hesitation. Though those that haven't dropped their weapons, the shadow beneath them grabbed their feet in place then numerous black spikes started to surround them in all directions.
Safe to say, all of them dropped their weapons and started to abandon their posts while some just made a way for him as they trembled when Kira passed by them.
Kira stood in front of giant doors locked and barricaded by the remaining soldiers inside with no obstruction on his way.
He didn't say anything as he spun his scythe twice then it suddenly became blurred to everyone who was watching. A second later, he propped his scythe on his shoulder again and continued to walk towards it.
Every one of them confusingly looked at Kira but as they turned their attention back to the giant doors, countless red lines started to appear all over it while some even extended to the stone walls beside it.
*Thud!!* *Thud!!*
Just as Kira was 5 meters away, the entrance started to fall apart piece by piece much to their increasing horror.
By now, the soldiers inside who saw this similarly dropped their weapons to the ground and made way for him. Some of them might've thought differently and tried their metal against him but they were reduced to a human pincushion while some rare ones only lost an arm or leg.
As Kira continued on his way, he couldn't help but think about the whereabouts of Esdeath. Since he came to the Capital, he expected to meet her in the first hour or less but now that he was walking through the castle and still no signs of the crazy general, he thought it was definitely strange.
Before he could dwell on more, he felt thirsty, so he opted to take a nice cold drink from his inventory while maintaining his leisure pace and forgetting about Esdeath completely.
As Kira continued to sip from his drink, he came across what seemed like the throne room.
*Knock* *Knock*
Kira knocked first as he waited for a response but after a few of nothing, he opened it, and there he saw a dozen trembling soldiers while behind them was a pale young boy sitting on his throne and a fat-ass glaring menacingly at him from behind the throne.
"B-B-BY MY DECREE AS THE EMPEROR, SURRENDER KIRA!!" The young Emperor stuttered slightly as he tried to sound intimidating while Kira just looked at them with his calm expression and sipped his drink.
"Your Majesty!! If you don't use it now!! The Kingdom would be reduced to chaos!!" Honest exclaim from behind the young Emperor.
"B-but…" The young Emperor muttered hesitantly.
"This Kingdom has been standing for thousands of years!! One measly criminal dares to destroy all that by killing you, Your Majesty! Are you not the Emperor? If you really are, then show this peasant the power of a true EMPEROR!!" Honest continued convincing him while Kira only raised one of his eyebrows at them and continued on with his drink.
"...Y-Your right!! I am the ruler of this Kingdom!! And I am the Emperor of this realm!!" The young Emperor exclaimed as he stood up though, at the same time he uttered those words, the whole castle started to shake.
Kira stopped drinking and suddenly looked serious with the drink in his hand then he shook it and that was when he finally realized… It was already empty... while in front of him was Honest busy boasting about himself and the young Emperor having a temper tantrum.
"HAHAHAHA!! NOW SHAKE IN FEAR KIRA!! THE KINGDOM'S GREATEST TRUMP CARD!! SHIKOUTAZER!!" Honest excitedly exclaimed as he sent a menacing smile at him while Kira's attention was still on his soda drink.
*DOOOM!!*
Just as Honest's words rang out, something big burst through the ground surrounding Honest and the young Emperor then the whole castle started to crumble into pieces as the remaining soldiers inside it scrambled to save their lives while Kira was still staring at his soda.
*BOOOM!!*
The whole castle became filled with a giant cloud of dust but before it could even clear out, a mechanical giant emerged from it much to the shock of everyone who saw this.
Everyone that is even near the Capital could see the giant as its size is comparable to several kilometers. They all stopped what they were doing and looked on toward it with awe and dread.
Kira's summons and Akame also stopped and made their way back to Kira but before they even took a few more steps, the giant's head started gathering energy at its forehead.
Akame widened her eyes in surprise when it aimed at her then without even giving her the time to react, it fired a giant red beam of energy at her way.
"Kira!!" Akame shouted instinctively as she closed her eyes for her imminent death.
After a moment of nothing, she hesitantly opened her eyes and there she saw Kira's back facing her much to her relief. She was about to hug him instinctively but she stopped herself when she felt his anger radiating from him.
That was when she noticed everything near them became filled with rumbles and corpses while the only intact thing was everything behind Kira. She could see the distinct lines on the ground that the beam hit, then she looked back at Kira and there she noticed his arm was bleeding.
Kira's face morphed into a scowl as he gazed at the giant Teigu. For the first time in a long while, he was utterly pissed right now. He might not have said anything to Akame yet but the thought of her suddenly dying just like that made his blood boil.
"Chaos… protect her at all costs," Kira muttered as his shadow expanded and Chaos' kneeling figure surfaced behind him.
Kira slightly turned his head to look at Akame while she also looked back at him then after a moment, he nodded at her and turned around while the shadow beneath started to crawl all over his body.
"...I still want my pancake," Akame commented as Kira stopped for a second.
"Mmm," Kira merely nodded as the shadow converged to his back then two giant black wings sprouted out then with a single flap, he flew at the giant Teigu.
"I AM THE SOLE RULER OF THIS KINGDOM!! MY WILL IS THE LAW!! BY MY COMMAND!! I HEREBY SENTENCE YOU KIRA, DEATH!!" The young Emperor's voice came through the giant as this was all heard all over the Kingdom.
By now, Najenda and the rest arrive just in time to witness the fight between the giant Teigu and Kira. At first, all of them were hallucinating but looking at the giant now, they all felt dread as everyone else that was watching.
Kira flew straight at the giant as it fired multiple energy beams from all of its body at him.
"Status," Kira muttered as he flew above the giant while expertly evading every one of its attacks.
*Ding*
Name: Kira Kagami
Level: 152→189
Job: Death Monarch
Title: Dragon Slayer
HP: 34,184/34,184→37,874/37,874
MP: 60,145/60,145→62,015/63,845
Strength: 1003→1040
Agility: 915→952
Vitality: 279→316
Intelligence: 269→306
Senses: 269→306
Points: 0→540
He looked at it for a second then dumped most of his points at Agility just as the giant below him stopped for a moment then countless new compartments on its back suddenly emerged. A moment later, it fired all of it to him with no mercy.
Agility: 952→1,492
Just as the system rang out, he was engulfed by the explosion much to the worry of Akame as she made her way toward him while Chaos followed behind her.
The giant stopped for a second to look for Kira but as the dust settled, there wasn't even a trace of him.
The young Emperor and Honest were just about to exclaim in glee when they saw him behind the Prime Minister himself without any visible injury on sight.
*Ding!*
[Shadow Step: MAX Level]→[Shadow Flash Steps: Level 1] (Active)
[A movement technique that allows the user to move faster than Mach 20 for 20 minutes. Cooldown: 24 hours]
As Kira saw this, he instantly activated his new skill and 'Hercules' Strength' then moved closer to Honest.
*Ding!*
[Hercules' Strength: [Level 35] (Activated: 05:59:58→05:59:57)
[Temporarily boosts strength 12 times the original. Duration: 6 minutes. Cooldown: 15 hours]
Before Honest could even yell and scream for help, Kira merely tapped his spine and legs but that sent Honest flying through the railing but before he could fall to his death, he managed to hold on to a random flag pole at the same time squealing like a pig in pain.
"AAAAHHHHH!!! F*CCKKKK!!! IT HURTS!!! IT F*CKING HURTS!!" Honest screamed while holding on to dear life at the pole though when he tried to move his legs, he suddenly became white.
"Stay there," Kira commented then before the young Emperor and Honest's eyes, he suddenly disappeared from his spot.
Despite inside the giant Teigu, the young Emperor felt unease with Kira's speed but before he could dwell on it more, Kira suddenly appeared in front of the face of his Shikoutazer.
The young Emperor instinctively recoiled back then Kira drew his right fist then punched out towards the cheek of the giant.
*BAM!!*
*CRACK!!*
At first, Honest and the young Emperor smirked contempt at Kira's attempt but that changed instantly when the whole giant suddenly was forced to go down, head first.
*DOOOM!!*
At that moment, everyone who was watching widened their eyes in awe at Kira's terrifying strength.
As Kira hovered at the laying giant, his shadow converged at his hand as a giant black scythe formed, then he sent four red blade beams at the giant's limbs.
*Slick*
Because of his activated skill, those blade beams seamlessly went through everything in their way as they even created small ravines around the limbless giant.
*Thud*
Kira calmly landed at the head of the giant while dissipating his scythe much to the relief of the young Emperor inside thinking that Kira finally stopped and that he was still alive.
*BAM!!*
*DOOOOMM!!*
Before he could sigh in relief, the sound of something hitting metal and trembling from his spot.
*Gulp*
The young Emperor looked at Kira and sure enough, Kira's outstretched arm indicated that he punched again though before he could scream for him to stop, Kira drew back his arm then punched again but this time the forced behind it made everything besides the Emperor, tremble more fiercely than before.
*DOOOM!!*
*DOOOM!!*
Every time Kira punched, the ground shook as the giant's head was starting to deform while the youngster inside was already breathing erratically and trembling as he stared at Kira's glowing red eyes while he continued to punch his way through.
…
By the time Akame reached them, Kira was already dragging the whimpering young Emperor by his collar.
Akame smiled at Kira but before she could say anything, she saw Kira widening his eyes then he disappeared while leaving the young Emperor on the ground then she heard something being stabbed behind her.
She slowly looked behind her and there she saw Kira's back with a thin blade protruding from his back.
"...Do you really think I would forget about you… Esdeath," Kira muttered as he looks at Esdeath in front of him with a calm expression on his face while ignoring the blade that was embedded in him.
"Good to know~... Kira~" Esdeath said while smiling excitedly at him then she jumped back a little as she noticed Akame's attack.
As soon as Esdeath moved back, Akame worriedly looked at Kira.
"I got this," Kira said and nodded reassuringly at her then he walked in front of her as he faced Esdeath while his wound started to close up on its own.
Esdeath smiled as she noticed Kira's recovery but she unknowingly frowned at their interaction.
"Stay out of this girl... this is between me and my Kira," Esdeath loudly proclaimed as the temperature around her started to drop then ice started to appear all over the area.
Akame didn't like what she heard from Esdeath, not one bit as she started to lean forward to attack again when Kira held out his arm to stop her.
"...Akame, find that Prime Minister," Kira muttered to her ear as he leaned forward.
Akame froze when she felt his breath at her ear then Kira kissed her on her forehead much to her happiness.
"I'll make you those pancakes later," Kira leaned back and smiled at her.
"...Umu!!" Akame nodded at him after a moment of hesitation then made her way to the dangling prime minister as Kira and Esdeath stared at each other.
"Finally! It's just you and me," Esdeath exclaimed as smiled widely at him.
Esdeath didn't say anymore as she suddenly disappeared but then Kira's body moved on its own as he instantly brought out his black scythe to defend against something. No sooner than he did, a metallic sound of blades hitting each other rang out as Kira widened his eyes looking at Esdeath in front of him.
"HAHAHAHA!! THAT'S RIGHT!! Let us fight to heart's content! Just you and me!!" Esdeath yelled excitedly as she sent a series of ice spikes at him.
Kira was now being a bit wary about Esdeath's sudden teleportation but as he tried to remember all about her, he suddenly recalled one particular skill that could be dangerous.
"Mahapdama," Kira commented as he used his shadow to swat her spikes aside while Esdeath suddenly grinned even further.
"HAHAHAHA!! Yes! Because of you!! I now master the ability to freeze time itself!!" Esdeath exclaims as she created countless ice spikes hovering above them then with a wave of her hand, all of it homed in at Kira.
Kira kept his calm while he used his shadow again to protect him but just as the ice spikes rain down on him, he widened his eyes when he suddenly leaned to his right just Esdeath's blade passed by him mere inches apart.
At that, both of them retreated for a moment.
"You really are the best!! No one has managed to make me use this but you not only made me use it, but you are also even fighting back!!" Esdeath yelled then she spread her arms out again.
"I never thought I would use this again but for you, it's worth it," Esdeath muttered as the large area behind her started to gather thousands of ice chunks.
"Ice Cavalry," Esdeath muttered as thousands of ice sculpted armored soldiers emerged from behind her.
Kira didn't even flinch at the sight of this as he was used to going up against armies.
"I know you, Kira, something like being outnumbered doesn't even mean anything that's why I will use this," Esdeath commented as the soldiers started to dissipate one by one into specks of dust then all of it converged at her position.
"My true trump card, Ice Commander!" Esdeath yelled in glee as all her summoned soldiers converged on her.
Within an instant, the area around them became frozen as it even captured the young Emperor in place but as it came close to Kira, the ice melted.
The air around Esdeath changed as some parts of her body were enveloped by ice while Kira was forced to bring out his red flames to somewhat counter the cold.
Esdeath grinned when she saw Kira being covered by red flames as it melts the area around him.
The whole area around them was divided between hot and cold.
She smiled then with a quick wave of her arm, giant ice spikes formed and fired at him while Kira's scythe started to glow in red then in one single swing, a red blade beam cut through those ice and went straight for Esdeath.
Just as it was about to cut Esdeath, she disappeared again while Kira instinctively held out his scythe to meet Esdeath's blade in front of him.
*Clink!*
Both of them fight out as even though Kira overly surpasses Esdeath, she expertly freezes time exactly when she was about to be hit, then attacks again while Kira uses his inhuman reflex to counter everything Esdeath throws at him.
Esdeath relentlessly tried to attack Kira while he was frozen in time but every time she was about to hit him, Kira's body automatically moves on its own until time resumes again. Despite this, instead of feeling frustration, she was enjoying this sensation where a single move could kill either one of them.
"HAHAHA!!! YES!! THAT'S RIGHT!!" Esdeath shouted in joy as her adrenaline pushed her way beyond her limits.
While Kira was starting to get annoyed at Esdeath's time freeze but when he noticed that his [Shadow Flash Steps] only have 60 secs left, he decided to end this once and for all.
This time when Esdeath disappeared again, Kira used his skill as well to disappear much to Esdeath's shock. She tried to look for him but as time resumed, Kira's scythe was already in swing at her head.
*Slick!*
Thanks to Esdeath's reflex, she manages to save her head by moving back in time but her right arm wasn't so lucky.
*Thud*
Esdeath's arm was cut off but her smile hasn't faded yet then used her ice again on her arm to make an ice sword on her lost limb.
"THAT'S IT!! FIGHT ME MORE!!" Esdeath exclaimed in excitement but before she could charge again, Kira's flames converged on his scythe.
"...Alright," Kira commented then he spun his flaming scythe then he blurred in sight. A second later, Esdeath widened her eyes when she saw numerous red beam blades heading her way from different directions all at once.
Esdeath knew from seeing what these things can do to that giant so she instantly froze time again then used her ice again to create an ice pillar below her to avoid his attack.
When she was high enough, she saw Kira a bit away from her. Without wasting a second later, she made her ice pillar to propel her in his direction while using considerable energy to keep time frozen but when she was close, she saw Kira's red glowing eyes looking at her much to her shock.
Before she could stop her attack, Kira's scythe morphed into a black 7' long Nodachi then aimed it at her.
*Schlikt!*
Kira's Nodachi plunged itself at Esdeath's chest right on her tattoo.
By this time, Akame finally came back while dragging a whimpering prime minister behind her just in time to see Kira's blade stabbing Esdeath in the air.
At her arrival, Kira unconsciously looked in her direction but that seemed to infuriate Esdeath when she noticed this.
Knowing she had lost, she took hold of the blade and pushed it deeper until she was close enough to Kira much to the shock of Kira and Akame.
"If I can't have you, no one can!" Esdeath shouted then used her remaining arm to take hold of Kira's collar then pulled him to her and kissed on his lips then her body started to be enveloped by ice.
Esdeath used the last of her strength to cover her body as well as Kira's into ice.
"KIRA!!!" Akame shouted in worry as she lost her calm expression and sprinted over to him but just as she was close enough, Kira and Esdeath were fully enveloped in ice much to her horror.
Akame just stood there then from her eyes tears started to form and cascade down her cheeks.
Despite their short time together, she felt utterly lost at the same time she remembered all of their times together.
Cuddling on the couch, cooking together though they often play with their food as they tried to paint each other's faces, playing video games with bets on the line, training at his dungeons, and waking up in their embrace.
Uncontrollable tears started flowing out of her eyes as she wallowed in despair.
They might've never said anything but both of them knew what they felt about each other.
Their quirks just fit each other that neither of them tried to admit it but now, seeing him frozen with Esdeath with their lips together. She felt regret beyond comparison.
Without her knowing, her Sharingan started to change into a different pattern but in her grief, none of that mattered when the ice started cracking.
A moment later, all of the ice in the area started to turn to break down while the ice in which Esdeath and Kira lay in, cracks could be seen all over the place then it bursts as a strong cold of air spread all over the area and a cloud of dust covered Esdeath and Kira's spot.
Akame looked closely at the cloud as she unconsciously held her breath in hopes of seeing him again.
As the dust settled, the sun started to rise on the horizon but all of her attention was on the silhouette of a figure standing in front of her.
She hesitantly took steps closer but when she heard a familiar voice coming from it, she immediately used her fastest speed towards that voice.
"*Cough* That was cold *Cough*" Kira's voice rang out as his figure came into view.
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"I knew it, never stick your-Mmmm!!" Kira was cut off when Akame suddenly came at him and claimed his lips with hers.
At this time, Najenda and others finally arrived just in time to see Akame and Kira kiss as the rising sun in their background.
'Finally' All of their thoughts synchronized with this.
