Chapter 6: The End of One is The Beginning of Another

The gentle light of the moon and the stars shone upon the man and woman who were hovering above the ruined world that was formerly known as "Akame ga Kill" in many iterations. The woman, known as the final villainess and the only survivor of this world was sleeping peacefully inside the man's embrace while the man was stroking her head gently and humming a song from his previous world as he stared upon the apocalyptic scenery. The massive rumbling sound of the planet that was breaking apart didn't even disturb their serene moment in the slightest, rather they enjoyed it like it was a beautiful lullaby. 

The man then averted his eyes and once again gazed tenderly at his sleeping lover with eyes that started to glow in green.

"Sigh…. good," the man, Ryoma Nagare sighed in relief after examining the woman in his embrace with the extremely advanced sensors granted from his mechs.

"All of her wounds are recovering smoothly without leaving any permanent damage and her body becomes so much stronger than before. This is the best outcome that I could wish for…. haaah, that was so close," He said with a low voice and sighed once again.

["Theresa?"] called Ryoma in his mind.

[Here I am, so you finally remembered my existence, Master?,] Theresa, his system assistant, answered with a hint of sarcasm. 

She got a little irritated after being ignored by her master who was acting all lovey dovey with his lady while she had to watch their surroundings for any sudden threats.

["Hoo~ are you jealous?~,"] But he used this chance to tease her after hearing her sulky tone. 

[No….. I'm a system assistant, Master. How could I be jealous?,] though she answered his cheap teasing flatly.

["Is that so? I can give you this kind of treatment later as an apology you know?~ After we made or pulled a suitable body for you from the gacha of course"]

[Apology accepted! So, what do you need me for, Master?] 

'Eh? So she really is jealous?' He got a little dumbfounded after hearing her voice that immediately sounded so cheerful after he promised her a hug….. 

["Then…. Did i go too far earlier?"] He asked Theresa seriously while staring at the apocalyptic scenery once again. 

He had accidentally annihilated a world just for a woman. So, was it worth the price? He would say yes a thousand times over but he realized that he could do even better.

[Yes, if you weren't too hasty and instead took a slower and safer approach like charming her with your immensely handsome looks and a little show of power in her tournament like what Tatsumi did in the original timeline, then you could gain so much more, such as side quests that could be generated randomly in your stay in this world,] She explained to him with a reprimanding tone. 

Her Master really wasted so much potential from this world as he could get much more rewards from the randomly triggered side quests by interacting with the locals, affection from the girls using his immensely charming looks, and even made this world as his home base. 

Nevertheless, all of those had gone up in smoke as he and his equally mad partner had already decimated everyone from this world because of their lover's quarrel….

["Is that so? But You know me, Theresa. I wouldn't settle for such a boring and cliche approach because it would feel bland and meaningless. Other slow and tedious methods were unnecessary too if you already have overwhelming might like me and knew of Esdeath's character,"] He retorted at her advice. 

How could he go the long and roundabout way when his beloved was within his sight?

[I said that because I had your best interest in mind, Master, and don't forget that your rash effort almost cost you your dearest's life.] 

["Haaah, fine… I didn't think that her battlemaniac side would have gone as far as attempting to blow herself up just to defeat me"] he sighed for the umpteenth time. 

It was a miscalculation on his side but trying to predict what a crazy woman would do was a stupidity in and on itself.

["But, it all worked out in the end~ Now I have her all for myself!"] 

An eerie smile crept on his handsome face as he stared at his lover with dark eyes full of obsession. If Esdeath saw his "loving" expression right now, a different kind of "battle" would begin immediately. Unfortunately, she was fast asleep in his arms.

[Just keep my advice in mind, Master. And, don't forget that different yanderes have different ways to trigger their obsession on you.]

["Yes, I will… and for your suggestion, maybe we can try it if we get the chance to visit another AgK timeline? Hehe~"] His expression got a little bit perverted when he imagined himself getting pinned down by many Esdeaths as they took turns in riding his meat shaft…

[Master, that won't work…] 

["Eh why tho?"]

[Then, please answer this question, what would happen if there's another version of you and your Esdeath wants to get him?]

Hearing her question, his eerie expression suddenly turned blank as he began staring into the horizon with empty eyes and answered with a flat tone that could even send chills into Theresa, a system assistant.

"One thing for sure…. He will die without leaving any remains….. The only 'me' she needs is ME!" 

As if sensing his turbulent emotion, the sleeping Esdeath unconsciously embraced him tighter, instantly soothing his heart that had begun to be fueled with rage.

["So… Why do you ask me that preposterous question, Theresa?,"] He then took a deep breath and asked her back coldly. 

She made him imagine disgusting things so it was no wonder that he was mad at her.

[I-I apologize if my earlier question angered you, Master. But think about it, if you will do that to the other 'you' then she will very much do the same! Both of you are very similar after all!] 

["Eh….."] He then tried to imagine what would happen in his mind….

His Esdeath, holding the severed head of herself from another timeline under her ample bosoms and bathed in the blood of the poor woman, walked up to him, who had been cornered against the wall like a helpless rabbit with an eerie smile plastered on her beautiful face while chuckling creepily…..

["Damn….. that is… very scary indeed"] He shivered in fright but at the same time almost got a nosebleed from the frighteningly alluring visualization.

[Master, You really need to go to a psychiatrist….]

Judging from his body reaction, she concluded that he was aroused more than he was scared. As expected of her Crazy Master…

["...."] 

He exercised his right to remain silent. He isn't crazy all right? Maybe a little? but as long as he doesn't admit it then it's ok!

["In any case, that might be true, Theresa. She might– no, she will definitely do the same as me "] 

It seemed like his goal of having multiple Esdeath in his harem isn't achievable….

[Right? Then, if you are willing… Can I ask you one more question, Master?]

["Go ahead….. But don't ask something outrageous like that again!"] He decided to let her off because she had helped him a lot of times until now and her increasing curiosity about him was quite interesting.

[Yes! So… What makes you really obsessed with yanderes? I admit that their merits which you had explained are quite tempting for men but they're very unstable and deadly! The risks still aren't worth the price!] 

Her Master obsession with mentally unstable women is really uncanny. Something must've happened in the past for him to become like this.

["Well…. It all started when my first girlfriend cheated on me…."] His gaze moved to the moon hanging in the sky as he began to reminiscence.

[I–umm…. My condolences, Master]

Did she just step on another landmine? Yeah she did…. So embarrassing!

["Hahaha, you don't need to! That whore and her meat toy had already received their judgment, by my own hands of course! hehehe… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"] He laughed maniacally when he remembered every damn moment of it. 

Their fearful gaze, their desperate plead for life, their shriek of pain when he started to work his hands on them, and the satisfying feeling of tearing their flesh apart with his own hands, Ahhh he just couldn't get enough of it! But unfortunately, they weren't regenerating like immortals so they kicked the bucket after just a little more than two days.

[...]

So that was the trigger for his madness…. But, what made him really obsessed with yanderes?

["Anyway, if you are wondering if I got arrested or not… Well, I didn't! Courtesy to my old friend that i knew from Discord who turned out to be an heir of a huge mafia family"]

Ryoma had never expected that the guy was actually a real life young master. He thought that was just a joke or something but when he told the incident to him, the young master offered him help to clean up the mess.

[Talk about dumb luck…]

["I know right? Then moving on, to cope with the emptiness after enacting my revenge, I got addicted to fictional works like anime, manga, and novels. That was when i found out about a certain character stereotype called Yandere…"]

He was enlightened, He never would've thought that kind of woman existed and Esdeath was one of the first yanderes that got him into this rabbit hole, hence his impatience when he found out that he was in "Akame ga Kill" World.

["Willingness to do everything, even setting the world on fire just for the small price of love and loyalty! What man dumb enough to refuse that kind of perfect woman? Lets ignore those pathetic retards…."]

Remembering a certain pathetic wimp from "Future Diary" series and a naive plus retarded main character from the world he was in still irritated him until now. Good thing that the guy was already dead and Esdeath is now in the right hands.

['Eh?? So it was because of fictional works?']

Theresa was a little dumbfounded. She would've never expected that his uncanny obsession for dangerous women was from fiction.

['No, it wasn't that simple…. His trauma from betrayal should've made him yearn for those crazy women loyalty without minding the consequences'] 

["Then, I decided to find my own yandere."]

Fictional works are sometimes inspired by real life phenomena, so getting his own yandere shouldn't be impossible right?

["But, I needed to have something that could invoke their obsession. Looks and manners might work so i started working out relentlessly to obtain a desirable body, fixing my styles, and learn how to treat them from one of my friend that was an expert scumbag."]

Nostalgia hit him hard. The grind with the bois filled with tears and blood could never be forgotten….

[So, did you manage to get your own yandere?] 

["Sadly no, my efforts only managed to attract boring women, and I didn't get the chance to experience dating a yandere until the day i died."]

Oops, it seemed like she stepped on a landmine again…

[I'm sorry for touching your sore spot once again, Master…]

["Hahaha it's ok, your creator whoever/whatever they are, have given me another chance to achieve my dream! Anyway, enough talking about the past. Show me the rewards, Theresa!"]

[Affirmative! Which one do you want to see first?]

["Esdeath's Custom Unit"]

[Affirmative! please wait a second]

Then a light panel showing an elegant and feminine white mecha with icy blue highlight complete with its description below the model popped out.

[Hel Esdeath Custom: A customized version from one of the Iron Saga Valhalla faction Valkyrie Class Battle Mechs, Hel, by taking into consideration Esdeath's ice power and her bloodthirsty nature. Hel will allow her mistress to wield her ice power more seamlessly while adding Hel's signature corrosion element that can corrode even the soul of her prey. To top it off, She can grow stronger alongside her mistress by consuming the souls of every foe she takes down directly. Her elegance will not shed mercy on its enemies and her thirst for blood can never be quenched!]

["Sweet, with this BM her growth should be able to stay close to mine and we can keep continuing to fight side by side. Next, show me the rings set and the token!"]

The appetizer was delightful, now it was time for the main course!

[Very well!]

Two light screens which looked way more majestic than the previous one that showed Esdeath's custom mech popped out. 

["Hehehe…. AHAHAHAHAHA"]

He started to laugh in genuine happiness when he read their descriptions.

[Ultimate Wedding Rings Set: A set of wedding rings personally crafted by The System Architect themselves for The System Client and his brides. 

They consist of the Groom Ring and the Bride Ring. The Groom Ring can create another Bride Ring every time the Groom decides to Marry more Brides but the Groom and the New Brides need to love each other and are willingly married. 

The rings have innate abilities that can ensure the bond between The Groom and His Brides is unbreakable:

1. The Groom and His Brides are immune to any powers/influences trying to break their marriage or incite betrayal.

2. The Groom and His Brides will receive a temporary adaptive power boost against those who try to break their bonds.

3. The Groom and His Brides can know of each other's real time location and can directly teleport to their partner's place or recall them to their own location. Both the teleportation and recall functions ignore any kind of restrictions. 

4. The Groom and His Brides can adjust their own fertility.

"I got your back young man! Happy Marriage!"

-The Architect ]

[Soul Marriage Token: A token to begin a marriage ceremony blessed by The Primordial Pair, The Beginning of All, Life and The End of All, Death.

Once used, both The Groom and The Bride souls will be entwined in an eternal bond.

Nothing to be hidden anymore, because both of their souls, the core of their existences, will be laid bare for their significant others.

Nothing to be afraid of, for they will thrive as long as one of them exists. If both of them somehow perish, not even the merciless time and space could stop their inevitable reunion. 

They will meet, they will love, and they will be whole once again!

"May your Love thrives through Eternity and Beyond!"

-Life & Death]

["Ahahaha thank you…. with these in my hand, no one can take her away from me! NO ONE!"]

His heart was filled with gratitude for the transcendent entities who gave him these beyond precious things. Now, he didn't have to worry about someone trying to take what is his.

["Theresa, reserve an area with a radius of 1km inside The Proto Getter Emperor to make a living area".]

Now that everything he needed to do in this world had been done, it was time to bury it inside his stomach.

[Affirmative, then how do you want it to look and where should I make it?]

["It should be like this and make it near the control room"] Ryoma visualized how the living area will look inside his mind and transferred the memory to Theresa.

[Very well, it will be done in a few minutes.]

["Good…"] He then snapped his fingers and the surroundings suddenly turned dark as the arrival of Proto Getter Emperor casted massive shadow upon them.

Its size had reached an unprecedented degree for this world. Standing proudly at 5000 km tall, it already could generate a significant amount of gravitational force passively and contested against the gravity of this dying planet.

The mighty red giant then fired off a pillar of green light from its mouth into the pair of lovers hovering below it. But, it didn't annihilate them like how it did to its previous preys, instead it pulled them slowly into it like a UFO trying to kidnap humans.

"My partner, this planet is now yours!" said Ryoma before he completely disappeared with the sleeping Esdeath in his arms into The Proto Getter Emperor's body.

And after hearing its master confirmation, its eyes shone with excitement. Finally, it could devour this planet in full force without having to mind its master bonding time with his woman.

Shiiiing

The green crystal panels on its body surface began to shine as they unleashed a forcefield that covered the whole planet, making its land masses fly into the Proto Emperor's body as nourishments for its evolution.

The feast had truly begun....

Akame ga Kill Arc: End