I really should've thought of the consequences of murder in broad daylight. The moment i arrived back at the barracks, i was swarmed with more guards trying to arrest me. They didn't pose much of a problem but rather it was the dismissal letter on my bunk. It would be best if i not start another riot within the capital so i decide to let it go and pack up. Let's see... Akame hasn't betrayed the empire yet, Najenda is nowhere to be seen, Tatsumi is still in his village, Esdeath is out there massacring people somewhere... What other threats are there besides the jaegers? There's the Oarburgh clan but i'm more than confident that Sergei can take care of them. Victor has been training in the wilds for the past few days, wait... can i stop Seryu's parents from dying or is that already too late? Bah, i don't even know where to begin with that, it's not like i can walk up to her and ask "hey, is your father dead?" and now that i'm already fired from being a guard, i can't search for him without looking suspicious. I feel like i'm missing something. *bump* while i was pondering my next options, i bump into a woman passing by with her daughter. Good thing i'm just wearing my cloak or that would have seriously hurt her.
Me: Oh shhh *see little girl* shoot, sorry ma'am i didn't see you there.
Woman: Ah no, it's okay, i wasn't looking where i was going too.
Me: Guess we are both airheads huh? I'm Yosif, what's your name?
Woman: I'm Kije and the little angel beside me is my daughter Logue.
Those name sounds familiar but i can't quite put my finger on it.
Me: What's gotten you all worked up?
Kije: It's nothing really, it's just that it's the anniversary and i don't know what to get for my husband.
Me: I'm not much of a love expert but tell me about your husband, a second opinion always help.
Kije: Well his name is Bols and he works for the Empire in some kind of squad. He keeps telling himself that he's a horrible person and it's concerning me. Though he is a loving husband, i can't bear to see him be hard on himself so i thought this anniversary would cheer him up.
The second she said Bols everything clicked into place. Bols was one of the Jaeger who is actually decent. The other being Run and Wave don't count since he's extremely dense and naive. Would Akame flay him alive if she sees him with Kurome being close? Oh i'm getting off-tracked. If i remember correctly then in the manga they... got raped and killed by the shit stain named Syura. I can't believe i forgot about devil jr. If i somehow can provide a safehouse for Kije and Logue safe from both the revolution and the Empire then i can convince Bols to not suicide bomb with Rubicante.
Me: I don't think you should buy him anything.
Kije: Eh?
Me: Don't buy him a gift, make him one. If it's from the bottom of your heart then there's no doubt that he would love it.
Kije: That's a wonderful idea, why didn't i think of that? Oh no he's coming back soon i have to hurry, say goodbye to the nice man Logue.
Seeing Logue shyly waves at me makes me question humanity. I know that Akame ga kill is supposed to be dark but how fucked up do you have to be to think of all the tragedies including the death of Bol's family. It's time to hunt this prick. Victor, i'm giving you full command over a total of 45 knights, 12 endless paladins and 6 endless phantoms. I demand you to track this bastard down so i can torture him myself.
[Several weeks later, an undisclosed forest] (3rd pov)
Syura had gathered the members of the wild hunt being Champ, Izou, Enshin, Dorothea and Cosmina together in a hidden location to tell them of his plans. Things were going well until Dorothea heard a low rumbling sound coming from the ground.
Dorothea: Hey do you guys hear that?
Champ: Hear what?
Cosmina: I think i heard it too, sounds like an Earth Dragon digging around.
Enshin: Eh it's too weak for my taste, you can have it.
Izou: ooh i haven't fed Kousetsu any danger beasts blood lately.
Syura: It's getting closer.
The group readies their teigu to "play" with the unfortunate danger beast coming their way as the ground in front of them bursts open. However, that was no earth dragon. From within the hole, countless knights in foreign armor crawl out and growl at them.
Dorothea: What the fuck?
Izou: FRESH BLOOD!
Before the Wild Hunt could comprehend the situation, Izou has already charged ahead to draw first blood. He successfully slits a knight's throat and awaits the shower of blood. Yet he opens his eyes at the knight still standing strong although he has clearly cut through its throat. The knight chokeslams Izou into the ground and 2 more lunges at him mutilating him beyond recognition. Champ tries to save Izou by throwing fireballs at the knights but it only managed to knock one of their helmets off. The Wild Hunt are full of sick and sadistic scums of the Earth who has done a mountain of heinous acts and fear was never present in any of them but rather excitement. That was because they think they're invincible with their teigus and that no one can touch them. That is until they see the clearly lifeless skull staring back at them with malice and hatred that they know someone out there is superior to all of them. Knowing well that this is an actualy threat, Enshin Cosmina uses her Heavy Pressure to create a massive supersonic wave shattering the bones of the knights. Relieved that they were no longer in danger (oh how wrong you are) the members turn to Syura.
Enshin: What the fuck was that Syura?
Syura: I don't know!
Cosmina: Syura, Izou just died under 10 seconds fighting those monsters, who did you piss off!
Syura: I-
Before Syura could defend himself again, another explosion occurs but above them this time. A purple swirling portal has materialized above and from there a single figure falls out yelling "KNOCK KNOCK, IS TAX COLLECTOR!". The attacker fell at a blinding speed, blazing like a meteor at Enshin. He manges to dodge out of the way but still got injured by flung debris. Yosif rises from the smoking newly formed crater in the ground, no longer is he playing around. He acknowledges that a quick death is a mercy for these scumbags who don't deserve it one bit and intend to make them suffer.
Yosif: DID YOU THINK YOU COULD ESCAPE JUDGEMENT! YOU WILL PERISH IN THE DEEPEST DEPTHS OF THE ABYSS!
Before they could even blink, Yosif has already dashed towards Enshin as darkness pours out of his hands. Foolishly, Enshin tried to cut him using aerial blades but they all vanish upon coming in contact with Yosif's armor. The 2 devastating punches break half of Enshin's ribs but he still withstand and ready another attack only to find that he's paralyzed. Unable to do anything as Yosif approaches again and crushes his head to bits with the divine lightning palm strike. Syura has shat himself at the unstoppable force and unmovable object combination. He knows that this is a fight against a god who they have angered. That said, they couldn't afford to fight Yosif at all so Syura pulls out Shambala and uses its trump card to buy them time. The portal swallows up Yosif and traps him in an alternate space. Reality returns to silent as the surviving members of the Wild Hunt gaze at the demolished area and the savagely crushed corpses of their colleauges. They wouldn't give up their ways that easily... But it'll be a long time before they can forget this nightmare.
[???, Yosif pov]
FFUUUUUCCCCCKKK! I got careless goddamnit. How did i forget about this bullshit ability. Where the hell am i even at? Looking around the bizarre location, i notice that i'm in space? Wait hold up. I try to use pyromancy only to see that the flames didn't even manifest. All the other elements seem to be malfunctioning as well since there's nothing in the vacuum of space for them to use. The only ones that are still working are dark and light but i have no clue how to propel myself back down using those. If dark and light counter each other then if i hit a ball of dark energy and holy energy, would it create an explosion or will it be contained within each other creating a new element? It's either i try this or have Sergei with Victor build a stairway into space. Now with a ball of each energy in my 2 palms, i slap them together as hard as i could. *BOOOOMM* YES! IT WORKS! HOLY SHIT DOES IT HURT BUT IT WORKED! If my math is correct, which i highly doubt, then i would be back to the planet in around 1... year? Well let's do that again then *BOOOOMM* Fuck i can't feel my arms anymore and the acceleration is so miniscule. Well crap, the hell am i supposed to do, look at the moon for a whole year?
[3 hours later]
It hasn't been a day yet and i'm already bored. I can't go into the mindscape and relax since that would just stop my progress. What other abilities can i use? summoning won't help, it's not like any of them can fly in space. Summon? That's it, summons! Since they all share a mental connection with me and i can give them commands through said connection, theoretically it should be possible for me to fully possess a knight. Searching through the links, i decide to pick the first knight that came up. i Could also possess an endless paladin or endless phantom but i'm trying to lay low plus i don't know how to fly if i was a phantom. Closing my eyes, i focus on the knight's every movements and see it as if they were my own. A powerful draft of wind blows through and the next thing i know, i was now in a forest. Right, let's see the limits of this body. Mediocre flames, somewhat decent wind control, minor ice manipulation and minor healing while lacking all of the other elements. Judging the current physical strength, i'm making a guess that it's somewhere close to being 500 times weaker and my endurance is probaly crap. Not the best situation but hey at least i'm not stuck in space. Good thing i can still contact Sergei in Victor in this body, if i'm going to save anybody during the year then they're my best hope. Victor has successfully built a secure hideout hidden behind a waterfall though he hasn't started decorating the place. Sergei however brought even better news. He has located the Elite Seven staying in Deng Zhi town. I may have had prior knowledge of that but i didn't know the exact location of the place. The town is quite a distance away and would take roughly 2 days of running without rest to reach it. Since Sergei spotted them the moment they arrived, hopefully there will be time for me to reach them before the Oarburgh clanb
And so i ran and i ran like madman. Of course the road wasn't ideal as well as obstacles such as danger beasts but that only managed to delay me for a total of 2 hours. Continuous observations from Sergei shows that no Oarburgh assassin has been spotted yet. Now all i need is a plan to approach them. No doubt Gozuki would've told them to lay low and not socialize. Akame is the introvert incarnate, Guy is a womanizer, Poney is Gozuki's fangirl so she would never disobey, Najasho would probaly try to kill me, Tsukushi is the same as Poney but not as obsessive... I guess the best option is to look for Cornelia. What can i indirectly bribe her with? Sweets could work. And by baking those sweets, i can fabricate a background of being a traveling cook. I'm not sure if mentioning my guard career is a good idea but it could show them that i support the empire to some extent. Halva isn't possible to make since i doubt there's semechki dealer in town so i'm going with zefir. All i need is to buy basic baking ingredients and some apples... Son of a bitch i don't have any money on me. *AWOOO* I hope they accept wolf pelts as payment.
(the total inventory will not be used until Yosif regains his original body)
Total inventory:
Ascended Wraith set
Primordial's wrath: Damascus
Diadem of supreme arcane might
76 copper 53 silver 38999 gold
Current familiars:
- Sergei the Armor Demon
- Victor the Soul Of Cinder