Seryu POV
"Seryu.......I just want you to know.......I....."
"What?"
"I was the one who killed Ogre.........."
............
My first response was to slap (M/n) across the face, my slap caused him to bleed faintly on his left cheek.
"........You have been corrupted by Night Raid.....Captain Ogre meant everything to me!!!!"
"Ogre had done some horrible things Seryu.....Did you not know about what he did???"
"What has he done???!?!??? The Ogre I knew wanted me to be stronger! To be stronger for myself and for others!!!!!! It made me stronger when I trained with him!"
"But what about what he's done to others Seryu? Do you not know of the rest of his life???"
"Maybe I don't know everything about him! What has he done then????!?"
Captain Ogre was always a good mentor to me, he was someone I had thought could do no wrong, much like my father. Perhaps he may have done something wrong........
"He framed many innocent people....Threatened to kill a woman after her fiancé was wrongfully killed!"
"What??????"
"Did you not hear about those?"
"But those people he brought in.....He said they were spies! They were traitors, they had broken the law!"
"Lies Seryu......All lies......."
"What about the Emperor???? Do you not think he is doing what is best for the Capital?"
"The Emperor is just a kid!!!! He's there as a substitute.....The real problem's the Minister!"
"The Minister?????"
"Don't you see???? He's always right next to the Emperor! Mostly trying to manipulate the poor kid into thinking he's the Emperor by feeding him lies!"
The Emperor just being a mere child.....Or at least close to it......He shouldn't even be in that position in the first place.........The Minister must be grooming him as the next heir while also pushing out his beliefs and ideas.......
"The Jaegers though.....These are my fellow friends that I know........."
"Haven't they all done something that isn't good?.....Ok except for Wave and maybe Run...They both seem cool......."
"Dr. Stylish.....He gave me this power......I miss him......You killed him didn't you?"
"........Yes......"
I wanted to slap him again, not just slap him, but punch him, hard across the face with my right hand, but I kept myself restrained, I just clenched my right fist in anger.
"Dr. Stylish......He seemed crazy.....And had malicious intent....."
"But what about all of his crazy inventions and all the people he's managed to give power to?"
"Did you ever see him caring about them or maybe talking about them in some kind of good light?"
"He...........Always cared about me......He wanted what was best for me......."
It's not always about me though........
"Seryu......."
"All my life.....All I want is for the world to be better!!!! All I want is for kids to walk the streets playing happily without having to worry about war and violence and death!!!!!!!! All I want is peace!"
"Then you could join Night Raid! You could come help us take down the Empire!"
"Join Night Raid????? B-But.......I have been......So ruthless about justice......About fate......"
"Hey.....My hands are dirty......But the thing is.....I try to do this for peace too......"
"You do? The word of Night Raid being nothing but rotten scumbags......Who wish nothing but to ruin this world.....! Was all lies? Was my whole life......A lie???"
"It wasn't Seryu......You can change that....."
Akame POV
This graveyard......It's seen too much......
"You missing something?"
"Not at all........I take it you're part of the Four Rakshasa Demons?"
The man revealed himself, with his short purple hair, dark eyes, and wicked smile. Ibara......
"Been a while Akame......."
"Indeed......And I presume Suzuka is also with you?"
"Yes....But she prefers to do her own thing tonight........."
"Then I will make short work of her once I am done with you....."
"Oooo.....Tough words from you Akame.....~"
I unsheathe Murasame and ready myself in case Ibara was to strike me down.
"Come on then! Hit me!!!"
My first attack, I cut straight through him with a downward slash. Or at least I think I did, however, I must've not seen what he had done.
"You need to try harder than that to catch me off guard......"
Ibara's body had this fluid yet rubbery movement, like a snake with arms and limbs. Before I could do anything else, Ibara had hit me with his long arms from a great distance, I could only block so many of his blows, some of which had made contact with part of my shirt.
"Ahh......That sword..........Holding you back..."
"It doesn't.........It carries a massive weight...One that I will carry till I perish....."
"Consider tonight your farewell then....."
My reflexes were not fast enough to foresee Ibara yoinking Murasame out of my hands. Holding it by the handle, he admires the blade.
"Such a simple weapon......One cut and it's all over."
Murasame shook in Ibara's hands, the blade radiating the aura of the many souls trapped within it.
"What the?"
He drops my blade onto the floor, I pick it up by the handle and say,
"It appears that murasame doesn't like you....."
"Your blade doesn't like me eh?"
"Yes......It finds you too erratic in nature....."
"Now a sword judges me?"
"No......It will end you......"
I charge at him again, he dodged a few of my swings with his flexible body but was caught by me slashing through his waist, then cutting off his head. The body falls to the ground, but before he died, all he could mutter was,
"You really are......A one cut killer......."
(M/n) POV
Seryu had a lot to process over this time we had together. She wanted to believe none of what I have said, but the way she moved around the room, the way she pounded her hand onto a nearby dresser leaving a dent in it, she seemed to be coming around to what I had to say....Even though she has some problems.....Maybe she could come around and join us.
"Seryu.......I get that you're upset......"
"Upset does not even begin to describe how I am feeling right now......! I am livid, I am angry, I am frustrated!!!!!!!! I AM..........."
She couldn't face me.....Tears starting to run down her cheeks, lip quivering, eyes red from anger and misery. Seryu was in a wreck, my first play was to go up to her and extend my hands out for a hug......She sniffles a few times staring at me like a lost puppy before coming over and hugging me back.
"I didn't think the handsome one also told me about what I've done......"
"Please stop calling me that....."
"No.......You mean something to me........(M/n)......Please be here with me...."
Next Chapter- Ch. 36 Justice On Her Terms (Lemon)
