I said I'll be back in the Akame ga Kill fandom and back I am indeed. This time, we have Tatsumi with his harem! First things first, Tatsumi is stronger here than his canon counterpart, mainly due to his teigu and his fighting style. If you want to know what they are, read the damn fic and make sure to follow the storyline, okay? Second, I'm gonna be changing a few things from what happened in canon here because why the hell not? This is fanfiction, so I'm free to do what I want. Third, the harem list is shown at the end of this chapter with some of your favorite girls and with that being said, let us get on with the fic.

"Normal Talking"

"Thoughts"

Flashbacks

(Time and Place indicators)

Teigu

Disclaimer: I don't own Akame ga Kill or any of its characters...

(Year 1046; A few kilometers away from the capital)

"I hate sleeping outside." Tatsumi groaned, as he wrapped himself in his winter coat. The young brown-haired man had been traveling for days to reach the nation's capital. He had left his home village in the countryside with two of his friends so that they could work in the capital together and send money back to their home village. But along the way, a bunch of bandits had separated the three of them and now Tatsumi was all alone, and he had no idea where his friends were or if they were safe. "If I'm lucky I'll reach the capital tomorrow afternoon. Maybe then, I'll finally be able to sleep in a real bed, instead of leaning against a tree." Tatsumi shifted around so that he could get comfortable against the hard ground. Once he found a suitable position, Tatsumi's eyelids began to droop as sleep overtook him. "Sayo, Ieyasu I hope you're both alright. But until then…" he reached inside his cloak and pulled out a strange-looking katana out and unsheathed it.

The handle was of the color white, with a black cord wrap all around it; there were two yellow diamond-shaped pins holding the wrapping altogether and the pommel was also coloured yellow. Instead of a normal oval-shaped guard, it was replaced by two big yellow star-shaped ones that were connected to the handle and had the main blade between the gap. The long blade was distinctively painted black, with its edges being the color yellow as well that ended with the sharp, one-sided tip.

"I wonder what else this thing can do… it's only been a week since I found this but ever since I used it against those bandits, I can't help but think if I could fly like that again…" he muttered, thinking about just what happened a few days before.

(Flashback)

Tatsumi was running away from the bandits that were pursuing him and wanted to claim his money for themselves; if it was only against one guy, he'd have no problem dealing with him since he was also a skilled fighter known in his village.

But against… how many was it?

Oh, yeah.

He was up against five bandits who were insanely chasing after him and it looked like they had no intention of stopping. He was confident in his abilities, but trying to fight without even scanning his opponents of their strengths and weaknesses would be considered suicide. Sooner or later, the young man would be feeling tired and would eventually stop but then the bandits would catch up to him then and who knows what they'll do to him after they got the money?

That's why the moment he saw a small cave nearby, he immediately went inside and tried to catch his breath while also looking out for those men that were trying to go after him. Knowing that he has a few minutes to rest, he leaned against the wall and tried to reach for his broadsword behind him to try and fight back against those men but then he felt that his weapon wasn't there.

"Damn it, I must have left it back at our campsite!" he thought to himself, feeling idiotic for forgetting such an important thing. "How am I supposed to defend myself now?!" he asked in his mind, looking in all possible directions frantically, showing desperation in his actions.

That was when he saw it.

"What's that shiny thing?"

He walked closer to the part of the cave that was blocked by rocks and knelt down to see a yellowish-looking object sticking out of the ground. He tried to touch it to feel what it is and once he felt that it was as hard as steel, he came to a suspicion.

"It's yellow and hard… this must be gold! Yes, this is what my village needs!" he thought triumphantly and turned his head around to see if the bandits were still there. "Hmm, it doesn't look like they know where I am yet… I should take this opportunity and take this out!" he tried to pull the "gold" out from underneath the ground, but it looked like it was stuck.

"What the —?" he thought upon noticing that it he couldn't pull it out. "Come on! Pull!" he said, trying with both hands to try and yank it out of the ground, but still, he couldn't do it. "How big is this gold anyway? It feels like I'm lifting a ton over here!" he tried pulling with every bit of his strength, but it still wasn't enough.

"There he is! He's in this cave!"

"Get him!"

It seemed to be too late for poor Tatsumi.

"Shit! They caught up with me! I have no choice but to fight back!" he cursed in his thoughts and turned around to be prepared for what was going to happen, only to realize that he had something in his right hand.

His eyes widened when he saw it.

Although he was confused for a few seconds, he turned back to look at where the "gold" was, but all he saw was a hole in the ground where the gold could have possibly been earlier.

It then hit him.

"So, it wasn't gold at all…" he thought as he looked at the weird-looking katana in his hand. The pommel was coloured yellow, which must be the reason why he assumed it was gold. "Hang on, why would a sword be in this kind of place?" he tried to think of a good reason why, just as the first bandit went inside the place, putting the young man in a dilemma.

"You're not going anywhere, little boy! Hand over your money and we won't have to hurt you!" the first bandit said.

"Okay, this is not the good time to ask questions… I'll have to deal with what I can with this thing!" he finished in his thoughts as he unsheathed the sword in his grasp, revealing its full appearance. Tatsumi didn't notice it, but both his eyes and the blade of the katana itself glowed yellow at the same time when he removed it from its sheath that it got the bandit that was in front of him to slowly widen his eyes in surprise.

"No more running. Let's finish this here!" Tatsumi screamed in anger, charging for his first enemy, the sword tight in his grasp. "I don't know what you did to my friends, but I'll make you pay for messing with us!"

The bandit grinned evilly, thinking that the boy was out of his mind to simply charge out of hatred and rage and prepared to defend himself with his small knife. However, before he knew it, time appeared to slow down that it seemed like Tatsumi was the only one who was in normal motion.

His eyes widened when the boy was suddenly wrapped in a yellow aura and he didn't have much time to think after that.

SLASH!

Blood spurted out onto the cave floor; the bandit's upper body fell to the ground along with his lower one, bisected in a matter of seconds with one swift slash through his abdominal area. Tatsumi was behind him with an angry look on his face before the brunette realized just what happened a few seconds ago.

"Hang on, how did I move so fast?" he thought, the glare on his face disappearing as he turned around, only to see the bandit's dead body cut into two halves. His eyes slowly widened when he noticed the yellow aura that was covering his entire body; the katana's blade was also glowing yellow, and all the bandits outside of the cave were murmuring amongst themselves and wondered about what the hell was going on.

"W-What is this? What's happening to me?" he asked, looking shocked at his current appearance before he completely understood what happened just by remembering how he attacked just earlier and what happened to the bandit afterwards.

"So that's how it is… damn, I felt like I was flying… or maybe I really was…" he thought with a grin, turning his attention to the remaining bandits outside of the cave, who all flinched in fear at seeing the young man's glare. "You all saw what happened to your friend! Leave now or we'll do this the hard way!" he warned, pointing the glowing katana at them.

"Get him!"

"Forget Johnny, let's kill the kid!"

"This boy's just playing tricks with us! We can take him!"

"Yeah!"

Tatsumi slowly walked forward and held the sword tightly, preparing for another fight. "Time to fly!" he finished in his mind, taking off for battle, which only lasted for a few seconds because of the multiple ZOOMs and SWOOSHes heard all over the area, accompanied by the amount of blood shed by all four remaining bandits that drowned out their screams of pain and anguish.

It was the start of his real journey.

(End of Flashback)

"Hmm, I still don't have an idea why would this thing be buried in a cave… but, I guess that this would keep me safe since we I lost my old sword. Not to mention that I can fly like an evil bird when I use this…" Tatsumi ran his hands through his hair, as he gazed at the forest surrounding him. He was surprised to see that the sun was already starting to rise up in the sky, making him think that he woke up earlier than usual. "Well, I better get going. I should be able to reach the capital later today." He placed the sword back in its sheath and hid it beneath his cloak. "I'll look into more of this if I can, but I'll need to find out more about what this katana can do." Tatsumi thought, as he slung his pack over his shoulder. With a light sigh, Tatsumi began to make his way through the forest.

Once Tatsumi was back on the path leading towards the capital, he pulled a map out of his pack. "Hmm, looks like I'm only about two miles away from the capital now. If I keep up this pace, I should be able to get there a little past noon." However, Tatsumi was shaken from his thoughts when a scream echoed out from the path ahead.

"AH! It's an Earth Dragon!"

"Fuck! I didn't know they came out to main roads like this! What do we do?!"

"Heh, looks like I'll be able to get some danger beast hunting in before I reach the capital." Tatsumi said with a grin, racing towards where the screams had come from. As Tatsumi ran down the path, he finally caught a glimpse of the danger beast. The Earth Dragon was a massive cockroach-like monster with long antennae, large claws, and blood red eyes. Tatsumi then spotted two men running away from the massive danger beast.

"Get the hell out of here!" One of the men yelled, as he ran away from his carriage.

"Looks like this is a good time to use this killer baby." Tatsumi said with a grin, unsheathing his sword. The familiar yellow aura appeared around him as he closed the distance in a matter of seconds before he flew up into the air and slashed his sword across the danger beast's chest, bringing down all his weight in one attack. The monster howled in pain, as blood sprayed from its open wound. Tatsumi landed in front of the beast, the yellow aura disappearing into the air. "A class-one danger beast, an Earth Dragon huh…"

The danger beast let out a mighty roar, causing a smirk to spread across across Tatsumi's face. "Looks like this just became all serious, eh?" Letting out another roar, the Earth Dragon smashed its fist into the ground where Tatsumi had been standing. However Tatsumi had been prepared for this, and flew back up into the air, dodging the monster's attack. Tatsumi landed on the beast's giant arm, and dashed with incredible speed towards its head.

"It's over now!" With several quick but lethal slashes of his sword, Tatsumi had decapitated the colossal danger beast as he jumped back on the ground to recompose himself before he sheathed his sword to keep it safe..

"H-Holy shit… did that kid really just fly?" One of the men breathed out in shock, as he watched the headless danger beast crash into the ground.

"That was amazing kid! Is that sword of yours a teigu? Can you really fly with it? What was the yellow thing covering you earlier?" The other man cheered, as he ran towards Tatsumi for an answer to his questions.

"I can't believe you took out that danger beast all by yourself! How did you pull it off?! You just flew in the sky like you were a bird and ran so fast that I didn't know where you really were!" The first man exclaimed, following behind his friend.

"Hmph, of course…" Tatsumi said with a cocky smile. "Something like that is a piece of cake for me." Tatsumi never noticed the men's deadpanned looks, as he continued to gloat and ignored their earlier questions. "I'm Tatsumi, by the way. Better remember my name, because I'm going to make it famous in the capital soon enough."

"I guess that means you're trying to make a name for yourself in the capital then?" The first man questioned, quirking an eyebrow.

"Yep!" Tatsumi exclaimed with a wide grin. "I'm going to make it big in the capital for my village!" Tatsumi was surprised to see the two men share a skeptical look at his words. "What?"

"The capital… isn't the paradise jewel that you think it is, boy…" The second man answered in a serious tone. "It's lively for sure, but it's full of monsters who are worse than even a hundred Earth Dragons."

"What? I don't get it. Do danger beasts come into the city too?" Tatsumi asked in a confused tone.

"I'm talking about the people, boy." The second man explained, unconsciously clenching his fists. "People with the hearts of monsters… that's all you'll find in the capital. You'll see that you'd rather live in a forest filled with danger beasts than that place." Tatsumi flinched slightly at his words, feeling a bit uncomfortable. "Hey, are you okay kid?"

"Yeah… yeah, I'm fine." Tatsumi replied, as he scratched the back of his head. Neither man noticed the subtle uneasiness in Tatsumi's voice. "Well I appreciate the little warning, but there's no way I can turn back now. I… we're going to make money in the capital to help save our village. Anyway, I better get going." With one last wave, Tatsumi continued on down the path towards the capital.

"That kid doesn't know what he's getting himself into." The first man said with a frown on his face.

"I bet he'll be killed no more than two days once he gets there." The second man said, beginning to walk back towards the carriage.

"I don't know, man. That kid has got some serious skills and his sword might be a teigu. Not to mention, he could fuckin' fly while using it. Who knows? He may be able to make it in the capital." The first man said, sitting down in the carriage. "Now come on. We have to get these supplies to Lubbock at Night Raid's hidden base."

(One hour later; Streets of the Capital)

Although he had only been in the Capital for an hour, he knew that he needed his money since the bandits from a week ago stole the most of the money he saved up with Sayo and Ieyasu. What's more, he gave the last of his reserves to a man who was trying to escape 'punishment' for his debts. Despite being a bit prideful at times, Tatsumi was known as a very kind person in his village. So, since he was out of cash he went out to find himself a job and he heard of a rich family in need of a bodyguard.

Tatsumi was a skilled fighter, even without a weapon. He was trained within the village with their martial arts masters and the young man suited a stiff form of hand-to-hand combat which mainly involved hard strikes and resounding blows. He was very much underestimated in the village since it was ideal to use any kind of weapons nowadays when fighting instead of using bare fists, but he was talented in his own style.

At least he loves to proclaim and then show it firsthand.

It was currently three in the afternoon and Tatsumi was currently not working. Well, he wasn't truly employed until nine in the evening so he took this opportunity to find his friends and see if they somehow ended up in the Capital already. He was walking towards the barracks within the city, hoping to try once more to see if they had seen his friends. He entered the barracks to ask the man in charge if they had seen his friends, but got thrown out rudely with the man yelling about not having the time to worry about stupid kids. Tatsumi sighed and rubbed the back of his head, only to stop with the involuntary action when he heard a very seductive voice.

"Hellooooo, cutie." Spoke the voice. Tatsumi began to look up and back. "What's with the long face little guy? Don't worry so much, big sis is here to cheer you up!" It was a young woman with short blonde hair with two long tufts that frame the sides of her head and golden eyes. She wore a revealing outfit with a black tube top, detachable sleeves, pants, boots and a scarf around her neck.

Okay, that's it.

She was showing a lot of skin.

"Damn… nice tits." Tatsumi thought to himself with a perverted grin, but he managed to suppress it.

"Eyes up here buddy."

"She's very pretty too."

"So, what's the matter?"

"I've lost my two friends from my village and I'm trying to find them in this place, but… I don't know where to start." he explained, shifting his position so that his sword could be fully hidden behind his back and out of his sight.

"Oh! Well, I've got a major in the army who could help. He's in the intelligence division, so he knows everything. He might have seen your friends around here."

"Please, can you get him to help?! I've been searching for them for days and I don't have the slightest idea on where they are!"

"Well, first you have to treat me to lunch!"

"Deal!" Tatsumi said brightly with a big smile on his face.

After a fifteen minute lunch at the nearest bar, which was mainly a sandwich and several mugs of strong alcohol, Tatsumi had enough and he wanted to find his friends. Now.

"Ok, enough with lunch! Tell me how I can get this man to help me!" he asked, desperation clearly visible in his voice that got the girl to raise her eyebrows slightly, noticing how he was resolved in wanting to find his friends.

"Well… first you are going to need a lot of money." she told him.

"Money?"

"Yup… He could hook you up if you make it worth his while… he's not supposed to be revealing people you see. But, you know what they say! The best thing about a secret is telling someone your secret!" she began to laugh at her own joke, while Tatsumi was considering what she just said.

"Oh! I gotcha. Will this do, then?" Tatsumi said, placing a large sum of money on the table which was in a brown sack.

"Woah, what do we have here?!" she whistled, clearly impressed with how much money the young man had despite being a newcomer in this place.

"This was just the payment up front from my bodyguard job."

"Bodyguard? Hmm, strong man are we?" she crossed her arms and smirked.

"Nah, just some little girl whose parents wanted protection." Tatsumi said, blowing her praise off like it was no big deal, which to him it wasn't.

"Well, this is enough money. He will definitely hook you up tomorrow morning!"

"Awesome! Thank you so much!"

"No problem kid… well, this has been quite educational for the both of us I believe. Alright well, Imma talk to him so you can find your friends as soon as possible." the girl said, leaving Tatsumi behind as she carried off his bag of money and waved goodbye. "You wait here, then!"

Tatsumi nodded and ordered another water and a sandwich, ready to wait for the girl before his job would need him there.

However, his kindness seemed to have given him a headache more than once in his whole lifetime.

After four whole hours of waiting, Tatsumi suddenly realized something. "Ah shit, I never asked her how he could contact me!" Tatsumi suddenly declared.

"Ah kid, you fool." the bartender said, shaking his head in amusement.

"Eh?"

"Can't you see she just ditched you and ran off with your money?"

"What?!"

"You're kidding me right! I have to find her!" he stood up and prepared himself to find the mysterious girl, only to get stopped by the bartender himself.

"You won't… it's your own damn vault for being so naive."

Tatsumi sighed and cursed under his breath, standing up and leaving the bar, deciding to head off to where the family that hired him lived and start and his job early for a quick pay to recover his lost money.

(10 Minutes Later)

"W-Wow." Tatsumi knew that the girl probably came from a wealthy family, but the young man was blow away when he stepped into Aria's home; it was more of a mansion than a home. The foyer alone was massive enough to fit a normal sized house inside it to show just how rich they were. Tatsumi was blown away by all the priceless items scattered throughout the house.

"Ah, looks like Aria's new bodyguard has finally arrived." Aria's father said, turning to look at Tatsumi.

"Well, that just makes me like him more. Punctual and quite attractive too." Aria's mother said with a warm smile, causing Tatsumi to blush faintly.

"Those older guards must be must be really strong just from looks…" Tatsumi thought, as he observed the guards stationed around the large manor. "They could only be kind to complete strangers like me because they have experienced guards." Tatsumi smiled and let out a sigh of relief. "This at least proves that there are good people in the capital, unlike those rumors I keep hearing all over the place."

"Thank you so much for taking me in!" Tatsumi exclaimed, bowing to show his appreciation. "I've received the upfront pay that your contact gave and I've kept it away for my home village," he lied, hiding the fact that his money got stolen.

"Oh, you have good sense in managing finances. Please make yourself feel at home." Aria said with a smile as she stepped into the living room.

"Yes ma'am!" Tatsumi said, continuing to bow to his hosts before he remembered something that he needed help with. "I… uh, actually have a favor to ask you."

"Well what is it my boy?" Aria's father asked, gesturing for Tatsumi to take a seat across from him. After Tatsumi explained his situation, Aria's father leaned back in his seat. "I see. You want to work here full-time to help your village… well, we have no problem with a permanent bodyguard and I must admit, I admire your courage and resolve, Tatsumi."

"Oh, well thanks… I guess…"

"No problem, my boy. However, I do have to ask you to watch out for those kinds of people. You never know when thieves would be right there to take your money. It's a good thing that you indeed kept your money hidden from anybody."

"Did you come from village alone, Tatsumi?" Aria asked, causing Tatsumi to gaze at the floor.

"Actually, I left the village with two of my friends, Sayo and Ieyasu." Tatsumi replied, as his hand wandered towards the gift the village chief had given him before the left inside his jacket. The chief had said the idol would grant him God's protection. "We trained for months, and were ready to work in this place. But we were separated on the way here. I haven't seen them in a while."

"Oh my, that's awful." Aria's mother said, as she gasped slightly.

"They're both strong, so I'm not too worried about it." Tatsumi said, his hand tightening around the idol in his shirt pocket. "It's just that Ieyasu is simply awful with directions, so I don't know if he'll be able to find where we all agreed to meet up. I do hope we'll meet again one of these days…"

"I see!" Aria's father said, as he slapped his knee. "I'll have a chat with one of my friends in the military. Then we'll try our best to find your friends."

"Thank you so much!" Tatsumi exclaimed, standing up and bowing once again.

"My hunches are usually pretty spot on." Aria said with a warm smile, causing Tatsumi to turn and look at her. "I'm sure you'll be reunited with your friends very soon."

"Miss Aria…" Tatsumi said with a slight blush dusting across his face.

"Alright…" Aria's father said, as he stood up from his seat and clapping his hands. "Why don't we call it a night."

"Thank you for everything you've done for me today!" Tatsumi exclaimed, earning a smile from Aria's mother.

"We're happy to help. Now go pay it to someone else too." Aria's mother said with an almost creepy smile.

"I sure will!" Tatsumi said, just as one of the guards arrived to escort him towards his room. Once Tatsumi arrived at his bedroom, he quickly climbed into his bed and let his sleep take over. "I'm so lucky. I got saved by some good people. Next, I need to find Sayo and Ieyasu. I just hope both of them made it to the capital safely."

(The Next Afternoon; Capital's Shopping District)

"Hurry! Let's go the next shop!" Aria cheered, pointing out another store just up ahead.

"Please wait Miss Aria!" The guards, who were carrying her numerous purchases, exclaimed as they lagged behind due to the sheer number of things that she wanted to buy. "Tch, it looks like we'll be staying home next time." The guard standing next to Tatsumi said.

"Miss Aria sure bought a lot…" Tatsumi said, as he stared at the mountain of boxes with wide eyes. "The amount is utterly ridiculous."

"It's not just Miss Aria." The guard explained, watching the young blonde girl enter another store. "All young girls are like this."

"Really? The ones I know pick out their clothes right away." Tatsumi said in a confused tone.

"Never mind that, kid. Look up." The guard said, gesturing towards the palace that towered over them. "It's the royal palace."

"It's freaking huge!" Tatsumi exclaimed, finally getting a good look of the imposing building. "That's where the emperor lives?!"

"No…" The guard said, causing Tatsumi to raise an eyebrow in confusion. "Not quite… true, the emperor lives in the palace, however he is but a child. He's being manipulated from the shadows by the minister. He's the one responsible for all the corruption and decay of this once great country." The guard's eyes shifted around to make sure no one was watching and leaned closer to Tatsumi. "You better watch what you say around here. They'd have our heads if they heard us talking like this."

"Then…" Tatsumi said through gritted teeth, as he tightly clenched his fists. "The heavy taxes that are plaguing my village are also…"

"Are common knowledge in the capital…" The guard, as he pointed over towards a nearby wall. "There's also those guys that we have to worry about." Tatsumi's eyes followed where the guard was pointing. Attached to a nearby brick wall were several wanted posters. Tatsumi broke out into a cold sweat, as he scanned over the wanted posters, taking note of a few names such as "Akame", "Najenda", and "Bulat".

"Night Raid?" Tatsumi asked, turning to face the guard he was with.

"They're a group of assassins who have been terrorizing the capital." The guard explained, as he grabbed one of the posters. "As the name suggests they mainly attack at night. They target high ranking government officials and wealthy families. So you best be on your guard. They could be anywhere."

"N-No problem." Tatsumi said, trying his best to sound confident and determined. "I don't know why, but I have a feeling I'll run into this Akame girl and Night Raid very soon. I'll have to be ready when that time comes." he thought, reaching behind his back to grasp the sword that he found days ago, before letting go.

"One more thing..." The guard said, as he tapped Tatsumi's shoulder. "You're helping with that." Tatsumi turned around to see the other two guards struggling to hold up a massive box.

"You gotta be kidding me…" Tatsumi exclaimed in an annoyed tone.

(Several Hours Later)

Night had once again descended upon the capital, and almost everyone in Aria's home was fast asleep. Everyone but Aria's mother. The older woman hummed to herself, as she walked through one of the manor's hallways.

"Now then… time to write today's journal entry. Next is… Tatsumi." Aria's mother said, as she held her small journal close to her chest. "Heh, I just can't seem to quit this hobby..." Before the woman could say another word, her entire world turned upside down and immense pain coursed through her body. "Huh?" In that instant Aria's mother saw that she had been cut clean in half at her midsection. Blood sprayed from her severed torso, coating the walls and her unknown attacker. The older woman died even before the top half of her body even hit the ground.

The assassin, revealed to be a busty purple-haired woman, swiped her large scissor like weapon; spreading the blood that coated it across the hallway. "I'm terribly sorry." The purple-haired woman said, as she bowed her head.

It was at this moment that Tatsumi shot up in his bed, hearing a strange noise outside his room. A chill ran up the young man's spine, as quickly scrambled out of the bed. "What the? There's an intense sense of bloodlust in the air…" Tatsumi rushed to get dressed, grabbing his sword as he bolted out of his room. As Tatsumi raced through the mansion's halls, the guard's words about Night Raid echoed in his mind. "Damn, I didn't think I'd run into them this quickly!" Tatsumi came to a skidding stop when he spotted several shadowy figures, standing on what appeared to be wire threads, outside one of the manor's windows. "There's no doubt. That's Night Raid!" Tatsumi clenched his fists, as he stared at the silhouetted assassins. "Are they targeting this family just because they're rich?" When Tatsumi lowered his gaze, he spotted several guards running out to face the assassins. "What do I do? Help them...or guard the family?!"

"Heh, three guards. They're our targets as well." A green-haired man said with grin. "Akame, they're all yours."

"I will eliminate them all." Akame said, as she leaped off the wires she was standing on. The dark-haired girl crashed into the ground a few feet in front of the three guards; her hand immediately reaching for the hilt of her sword.

"Okay guys… whatever you do don't let her sword touch you, no matter what!" The head guard yelled, as he lead the other two guards in a charge towards Akame.

"Homoru." Akame muttered, before she shot forward at a blinding speed. In the blink of an eye, Akame had unsheathed her sword and slashed the lead guard's throat; blood spraying from his wound. Before the next guard had a chance to react a large spear punctured his chest. A large armored assassin walked up to the guard, and withdrew the spear from his sternum.

"This… is what I deserve…" The lead guard managed to say, as he felt poison race through his body. As the poison spread, ink black marking spread across the guard's body. "For having a… rotten soul…" The guard collapsed as the poison reached his heart, causing it to instantly shut down.

"W-What th-the…" The last guard said, looking in horror. Deciding that fighting wasn't a possibility, the guard turned tail and started to run away. "Fuck this! These guys are way worse than any monster!" The man didn't make it three steps before he was shot in the back of the head.

"Pathetic." A petite pink-haired girl said, as she lowered her still smoking gun. The girl's eyes were hard, as she glared at the dead guard. "Deserting your comrades under enemy fire."

"Ah, I think that was just plain old running away." The green-haired man said with a sweatdrop.

"T-They were all massacred...in seconds!" Tatsumi thought, as he stared at the carnage before him with disbelieving eyes. Gritting his teeth, Tatsumi tore his eyes away and took off down the hallway once more. "I've got to at least protect Miss Aria!"

In another part of the mansion, another assassin was finishing off her target. The busty blonde-haired woman Tatsumi had met the previous day was holding up Aria's father by his throat. However, now the woman's hair had elongated, she had catlike ears on top of her head, a tail swayed from side to side behind her, and her hands had become covered in fur with sharp claws; her grip was slowly tightening around the man's neck as the seconds ticked by.

"S-Spare me… p-please… I-I have a daughter…" Aria's father struggled to say, as the blonde woman's grip continued to tighten around his neck.

"Don't worry. You'll be meeting her in hell soon enough." The woman said, raising her head to reveal slitted golden eyes.

"Not my daughter too… have you no mercy?" Aria's father asked, just as the blonde woman snapped his neck with her bare hand, killing him immediately.

"Mercy?" The blonde parroted with a sadistic glint in her golden eyes. "That's a word I've never heard before. You'll have to explain what it means when I see you in hell someday."

(Storage Shed; Just Outside of the Mansion)

"Miss, this way!" A guard yelled, as he pulled Aria towards the storage shed.

"W-What's going on?" Aria asked in a frightened tone.

"We must get you inside the storage shed, you'll be safe inside there!" The guard exclaimed, as the shed came into view.

"Miss Aria, I finally found you!" The guard and Aria turned around to see Tatsumi behind them; panting heavily from running the whole way there.

"Tatsumi!" Aria exclaimed, as a look of relief spread across her face.

"Perfect timing!" The guard shouted, pointing at Tatsumi. "We'll seek shelter in the storage shed, and you stay out here and hold the enemy until the authorities arrive."

"That's the worst fucking idea I've ever he —" Tatsumi was cut off when he heard someone land directly behind him. Spinning around, Tatsumi's eyes widened when saw a dark-haired girl with red eyes. "Oh, fuck me." he cursed as he came across the girl named Akame before she unsheathed her sword and shot forward. "I guess I have no choice!" Tatsumi yelled. He was about to take out his sword, but he suddenly felt like there was something off around here.

First off, why would Night Raid target a family that helped him?

Second, if they were after money, why were they killing the family instead of just grabbing the money and escaping?

And lastly, where was the backup that one of the guards promised to bring back? Shouldn't the authorities have arrived right about now?

"Not a target." Akame's monotone voice snapped Tatsumi from his thoughts. The dark-haired girl leaped into the air, looking like an angel of death, and used Tatsumi's back as a springboard. Tatsumi quickly spun around, and saw Akame sprinting towards the guard and Aria.

"Shit! She's coming this way! Get behind me, Miss Aria!" The guard yelled, as he pulled out his gun. Loading a fresh clip into the weapon, the guard opened fire on Akame. However, the guard could only stare with wide eyes as he watched Akame dodge all of his bullets.

"I will eliminate…" Time seemed to slow down for Akame, as she approached her targets. She quickly ducked and dodged the speeding bullets being fired at her. Once she was close enough, the girl horizontally slashed her sword; decapitating the guard protecting Aria. "All targets." Aria could only cower away, as Akame approached her. "You will be buried as well." Tears formed in Aria's eyes, as she prepared for the finishing blow. "You deserve this." The girl spoke and when she swung her sword, she stopped mid swing and back flipped away as a large heavy bag thudded right where she was.

"That's enough. You have your money, now leave." Tatsumi said, positioning himself in front of Aria. "Tatsumi! Thank goodness you came! She's trying to kill me!"

"You're not a target." The girl said. "You don't have to die."

Tatsumi glared at the girl. "And you don't have to kill an innocent little girl. Now you have your money, one whole bag full of it. Now leave!"

"She has to die."

"I see… you're a bunch of murderers… Night Raid… well, I won't let you murder a helpless little girl."

"Mhm..." The red-eyed girl said. "So you won't step aside?"

"I'll never back down to a fight, even if I face all of you at once." Tatsumi glared, reaching up and slowly unzipping his jacket, preparing to take it off though he kept his eye on the girl.

"I see… then you've made your choice." Akame said, brandishing her katana.

Coming from the forest, the girl from before, the one who stole Tatsumi's money appeared. "Too easy… I wish I had a bit more to play with." She then realized that something was off about the situation at hand. "Hmm, what's this? It's not like Akame to take so long in killing a target… Ah, you gotta be kidding me… jeez." The girl said, facepalming when he saw Tatsumi defending Aria from Akame. "This kid… You can't catch a break can you? You're going to get yourself into more trouble in the future."

Tatsumi calmly tossed his jacket to the side, before removing his undershirt, showing off his muscular torso. Unknown to him, the blonde girl was approaching but she stopped once she saw that Tatsumi was quite strong looking, even from a distance. Tatsumi had two tribal tattoos going from each pec and heading straight down while there was a small dragon branded near his right shoulder blade.

He grabbed his sword and unsheathed it, quickly brandishing the sharp weapon as he failed to notice the look of surprise on the blonde woman's face when she saw his weapon. He slowly got into a fighting stance, ready to defend Aria.

"Final warning, Akame from Night Raid." Tatsumi said, unaware of the three other figures who appeared next to the blonde bombshell, whom Tatsumi was still unaware of. Those three figures also shared a look of surprise upon seeing the strange sword in the young man's grasp.

"You've made your choice." Akame repeated, hiding her surprise well when she saw Tatsumi's strange-looking katana. And with that, they both attacked.

A girl with pink twin-tails was holding onto some sort of gun as she snapped out of her surprise. "What's taking so long Leone?! Why's Akame making us wait?!"

Leone pointed towards Tatsumi, closely examining the young man as well. "Him…"

"A bodyguard?"

"Yes, but he was a special one just hired today… he's clueless about who the family is… but he's very resilient and he is quite the fighter…"

"Should we take care of him?" spoke a guy with green hair. "His sword has a special design into it… but, I wonder if it's just decoration or could it be a teigu?" he said in his thoughts.

"No, let Akame handle it… I'm also curious about what this guy can do… especially on that sword of his… it looks a bit like Murasame but it doesn't seem to be teigu."

"Do you know him or something?" the green guy asked.

"Yeah… we kinda had a run in in town… I kind of stole his money. Hehe…"

"Again..." he deadpanned.

Akame charged with her sword. Tatsumi held his sword tightly and charged as well that he was oblivious to the looks of shock that were shown by the other Night Raid members when he was suddenly wrapped in a yellowish aura and his sword starting to glow. Akame still managed to hide her shock well, but she barely got to dodge the horizontal slash that Tatsumi delivered by jumping in the air. Looking back, she saw the brunette stopping in his tracks and turned around to charge at her again with his advantage in speed.

"His speed is exceptional," she quickly concluded. "I must be quick." Akame attacked with a simple strike to the neck, hoping to end it with one shot but Tatsumi was quicker as it looked like she was going in slow motion to him. He blocked her strike with his sword before going on the offensive, not wanting to give her any openings to attack. He began to strike rapidly, aiming to slash and bleed the girl with multiple cuts and Akame was now on the defensive, using her sword to block the numerous strikes, while trying to find an opening.

Tatsumi pushed her sword to the side and began to swing wide, slashing downwards with multiple attacks, using his superior testerone strength to move her blade away each time. On the third strike though, his sword hit Akame above her right breast, cutting a good half inch into her flesh which began to bleed profusely. She hissed a bit in pain and looked at the wound before looking back at Tatsumi. He responded with his eyebrow raised, basically telling her 'surprised huh?'.

Akame narrowed her red eyes and attacked once more, getting fast and aggressive with her strikes and forcing Tatsumi on the defensive who began to block each strike with his sword. However, it would seem that Akame's experience with a blade gives her the win when she managed to disarm Tatsumi of his sword. However, before she could even deal the final blow, he grabbed onto Akame's wrist, pulled her towards and elbowed her hard in the face, leaving a medium-sized bruise afterwards.

Since Tatsumi was more experienced in unarmed combat, he pulled her once again into him and gave her another stiff forearm that she was losing her grip on her sword. He continued to repeat this same process and wore Akame down with his elbows that she couldn't defend herself anymore. Taking this as an opportunity, Tatsumi kicked her sword away, disarming her completely and rendering her vulnerable that also shocked her fellow Night Raid comrades.

Knowing that he was taking control over this fight, he shifted his attacks from forearms to chops towards her chest, making the wound on her breast bleed even more as Akame was being forced back due to his continuous assault. He knew that he couldn't let her fight back because it would be dangerous for him. When he saw that she was about to react out of instinct, he went for a combination of both chops to her chest and elbows to her face, further wearing Akame down that she was nearly losing this fight. It reached the climax when Tatsumi suddenly grabbed both sides of her head and delivered an ear-splitting headbutt that got the girl down for the count while he stumbled back and felt his forehead with his hand, only to notice that blood slowly started to pour down his face as a consequence of his last attack.

On the sidelines, the blonde woman was watching with awe. She had never seen Akame receive this kind of punishment in a fight before, especially when her opponent was just a young and inexperienced man and much because she rarely gets pushed to her limit. Was she caught off guard by the brunette? That could be the reason why she was nearly losing this exchange of attacks.

Well, it's not really an exchange anymore.

The pink-haired girl however, was getting annoyed.

"How is this even possible?! Is Akame going soft on the guy?! Damn it! AKAME!" The girl yelled, forcing Tatsumi to look into the direction of the voice just as he was about to attack again. It proved to be a mistake as when he heard the 'woosh' of a blade, his eyes went wide, and he quickly rolled to the side to pick up his sword from the ground. But just as he was about to defend himself, Akame managed to disarm him again before he could get a good grip on his weapon. He fell to the ground and when he looked up from the attack, Akame was in front of him, aiming her blade to cleave him in two.

"Hold on there." Leone spoke, grabbing Akame by her jacket and yanking her back. With cute eyes, the red-eyed girl looked up.

"What are you doing?" she asked in her usual tone.

"We got some time left… and I kind of owe this guy a favor. I'm pretty sure he would like to cash it in now." Leone said, catching Tatsumi's eye and giving him a wink.

Tatsumi stood up and growled. "It's you… the girl with the big boobs!" he said, pointing his finger accusingly at her.

"Yup, that's what they call me!" Leone said, giving him a wave and a smile, before she got serious afterwards. "Listen kid… you've got the wrong idea about this house… and this girl." she began, grabbing Aria by her clothing before she even tried to escape.

"Huh?" Tatsumi was confused.

"You will change your mind once you see what's behind that door." Leone said before moving past him and kicked open the door. "Here it is… welcome to the Empire." Leone said. Tatsumi walked in and his eyes immediately widened upon seeing what was inside.

"What… what is this?"

"This is what your employers like to do… they take in strays from the country side, offer them a nice meal and then send them here afterwards…"

The barn was a slaughterhouse. Hundreds of people were inside; some were hanging by their arms, and others by their necks. Some were on tables, mutilated… others where in cages, dead, dying or simply awaiting their fates. However, one figure hanging from the ropes caught Tatsumi's eye.

"S-Sayo… no! Sayo!" Sayo was hanging naked from the rafters, the ropes cutting into her wrists as she hung there lifelessly. She was covered in bruises and had multiple cuts all over her body, especially her breasts which had the most bruises.

"So, you know one of them huh…?" Leone said, mostly to herself. She spotted Aria trying to sneak away but she grabbed her head and sneered. "And where do you think you are going? You've got a lot of answers to give us, little missy."

"This family really did this?"

"The little girl here is the one most responsible for THIS. The guards kept quiet about it, so they were equally guilty. Her parents had no problem with it and even her mother went here to have some 'fun' for her own amusement."

"Tatsumi! Who are you going to believe?! This bunch of murderers or the girl who took you in?!" Aria pleaded. "I never even knew about this place!"

"T-Tatsumi." Spoke a voice, which was croaked and nearly unrecognizable.

"Ieyasu!" Tatsumi exclaimed upon seeing one of his best friends locked inside a cage, completely naked and looking bloody and beaten. His eyes widened when Ieyasu suddenly pointed his finger towards Aria and began to speak in a highly desperate voice.

"It's really you… Tatsumi… that… bitch… she picked us up when we arrived… and then… she would torture Sayo for hours! I couldn't help her! She's the little devil that brought us here in this place! But Sayo… never gave in… she had hope that you'd find us and save us from this rotten place! And here you are… I just knew you'd come eventually… that little bitch has nowhere to go now…"

Aria then broke free of the blonde girl's grasp and her face became too disturbing for one to see. "Ok, so I did it! And what's wrong with that?! That little slut should be grateful! How dare these country slobs have such beautiful hair! You're all just a bunch of cattle that should serve people like me! Mine is so unruly! So, I gave her extra special treatment! That's why I made sure she would suffer and remember me! She should be grateful!"

"A family disguised as good Samaritans and yet doing these things to other people… how disturbing. Sorry for stopping you, Akame."

"I will eliminate her." Akame said, the wound on her chest covered by a red piece of cloth to stop the bleeding.

"Wait." came Tatsumi's voice from inside the shed.

"Oh, come now Tatsumi… are you still planning to protect her?" Leone asked annoyed.

Tatsumi head lowered that his bangs covered his eyes as he unsheathed his sword. "No." As fast as a speeding bullet, Tatsumi slashed through Aria and sliced her into half with a single swipe. "I'll kill her myself!" he shouted just as the yellow aura from his body disappeared again and blood spurting to his naked torso and pants.

"The girl was pretty heinous… but he did that with no hesitation… and such brutality and efficiency. He's quite skilled and he was almost able to beat Akame without even struggling… his striking skills are also top-notch…" Leone thought, finishing her little examination of Tatsumi.

"Heh… that's my Tatsumi… I'm glad to see that bitch go." Leyasu said before coughing up some blood as he collapsed inside his cell and leaned against the metal bars, slowly dying.

"No! Ieyasu!" Tatsumi rushed back inside the shed and went to the cage where his friend was, looking at Ieyasu's dying form that he didn't even know what to do next.

"The mother liked to use 'medicines' on her victims and look at the results. She kept a journal on the effects and loved to gloat about it. I'm sorry… Tatsumi. He's gone." Akame said out of concern, disregarding her encounter with him just earlier.

Tatsumi began to tear up, his tears falling on the floor as Ieyasu looked up at his best friend and smiled one last time before he drew his last breath. "Take… care… of Sayo… for me… see you later… Tatsumi," he murmured before embracing the end.

"What the hell is wrong with this place?" Tatsumi sobbed, punching the wooden floor with his fists repeatedly.

"Let's go…" Akame spoke softly, turning to Leone.

"Wait… shouldn't we take him with us?" the blonde girl said, pointing her thumb at the sobbing boy inside the shed.

"Huh?"

"We're understaffed and he's quite skilled. I'll talk to the Boss about letting him in." Leone said, grabbing Tatsumi by his jacket and began to drag him away.

"Wait! What are you doing! Let me go! Stop it damnit!"

"T-Tatsumi..." spoke a soft voice. "P-Please… d-don't leave me."

Tatsumi stopped squirming and his eyes widened as he saw Sayo open her eyes slightly and look up at him pleading.

"Sayo! Damn it, let go of me!" Tatsumi said, biting Leone's wrist, forcing her to drop Tatsumi in response as he took the chance to run back to the shed for his friend.

"Ouch! You little bastard!" Leone cursed, rubbing her wrist. "That little shit just bit me!" Leone complained to Akame, who was only blankly staring at the scene. "He bit me… Tatsumi, do you realize what you've just did?" she thought to herself, slightly blushing.

Tatsumi rushed over to Sayo after using his sword to cut the ropes that were holding her up, before holding her in his arms, tears threatening to fall from his eyes once again. He used his jacket to cover her naked body before he tried to see if her heartbeat could be heard. In all honesty, Tatsumi had a crush on her that started back in the village and he even had Ieyasu as a love rival for Sayo's affections back then, but that was until they set out for the Capital that he forgot his affections for her. Still, the bond between the three of them was unbreakable, which would explain why Tatsumi was desperate to save them.

"Sayo! Sayo! I got you! Are you ok?!" he asked in panic.

"T-Tatsumi… t-thank you…" Sayo said before closing her eyes.

"Sayo! Sayo! No! Please, you gotta wake up!"

"Step aside," Leone said as she nudged Tatsumi to the side with her foot before checking Sayo for a pulse. She sighed afterwards, looking over Tatsumi with a serious look. "She's alive… but if she doesn't get help soon, she will die of blood loss."

"Help her please! I'll come with you guys freely if it means she gets the help she needs! Please!"

Leone's eyes softened at the tears in Tatsumi's eyes that she couldn't resist her next words.

"Fine, but we have to leave immediately, She needs to see a doctor back at the camp. NOW."

Tatsumi nodded and watched Leone carry Sayo in her arms before taking off. "Try to keep up, otherwise you'll get lost!" Leone said, running with Sayo in her arms with Akame and Tatsumi following. When they arrived at the area where the other members of Night Raid were, the armored figure looked at them.

"You finally returned." the figure spoke in a low voice.

Leone looked back behind her and stared at Tatsumi, who was looking at Sayo the whole time. "Bulat, please take Tatsumi with you. We need to move back now. Quickly."

"Understood." Bulat said, grabbing Tatsumi who yelled at Bulat for picking him up like a feather. Tatsumi felt his man-card was a bit at stake but stopped yelling as he knew this was for Sayo's sake.

"You're late! What took you both so long?! Who the hell are these guys?" The pink-haired girl asked, raising her eyebrow at the boy that Bulat was carrying and the girl that was unconscious in Leone's arms. "This is Tatsumi and Sayo. This girl needs medical help and the other will join us, now let's go!" Leone said, running away with Bulat.

Tatsumi, being carried by Bulat as the whole group ran through the forest, his thoughts were on Sayo, hoping she would be alright. Ieyasu did make him swear to take care of Sayo for him, did he somehow know that she would survive?

He also wondered what his new life would be like, now that he was going to be a member of Night Raid.

So... the harem stands at:

Sayo - (I feel that she should have stayed alive in the real deal...)

Akame - (Of course my OTP is included, who do you think I am?)

Leone - (Leone's mate has arrived for some animal fun!)

Mine - (Oh, this girl is gonna get what she deserves when I get to write her scenes)

Chelsea - (This bombshell is one sexy girl that it's impossible for her not to get included)

Sheele - (I'm gonna have a hard time with this one... airheads are damn hard to crack)

Seryu - (I felt bad for her when she died... she was just blinded by the Empire in the end, and I want her to know what true justice is)

Possible Members: Esdeath - (Need to figure out how to make her adjust to a harem well, she's more possessive than Akame)

Like it? Hate it? Don't care? Leave a goddamn review.

Goodbye... and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*

-Lance