Akame Ga Kill - Garou

Wave was an optimistic young man, he spent all his life near the sea, helping people and protecting them from the sea beasts and pirates. Lately, he had been invited to the empire's capital to join an elite team to fight against the evil threatening the innocents of the empire. He was motivated by his self-righteousness and his kind heart to help everyone in need, especially the people of his own country. A typical good-natured patriot.

He met his new teammates two days ago, that being said, they weren't exactly what he expected. They were a little weird, but he could see the goodness inside them. He had a feeling that he would enjoy his stay with them despite their quirks.

His team consisted of seven people, including himself. The first was a huge and scary man that terrified him at first, it didn't take long to realise how shy and kind the frightening man was, Wave even laughed at himself as he realized the scary man he feared was more afraid than him. He also had a weird emo girl in his team. The girl was obsessed with sweets and seemed hard to approach, but she didn't look like an evil person. She was a little shut-in at most, he also had to admit she was adorable. 

There was another girl in the team, she looked slightly older than him and had a cute little pet with her. She looked optimistic and cheerful and your average everyday person, that was at least until the subject of the enemy was mentioned. Wave saw the sweet girl become a crazed maniac with an endless desire to kill, he could feel her palpable bloodlust from a mile away. Such a huge contrast shocked him.

Another quirky teammate and the one who disturbed Wave the most, was a man who called himself Dr Stylish, despite what the name implied the guy was really disturbing…. Wave would shiver every time remembered how the man stared at him. The man's interest in men was truly scary.

There was one more man in his team, this one seemed to be the only sane person without a quirk or crazy behaviour, just a reasonable and friendly person. Wave liked his company the most.

Finally, there was his leader, she was a gorgeous woman, and her strength surpassed her beauty. Her strength, beauty, intelligence and her care for her subordinates made her look like the perfect leader. If not for the maniacal smile occasionally appearing as she thought about gruesome things.

All in all, his life was quite good, he enjoyed his stay in the empire's capital. And today, he was the referee of a tournament funded by his leader to find a candidate to join them. He heard there was supposed to be someone else with the name Garou joining them. But the guy ignored the invitation. Wave wondered what kind of person this Garou was. But for now, he had to focus on the tournament at hand.

Wave took a deep breath and approached the arena. While he was walking one of the organisers gave him a paper containing necessary information of the participants such as name and age.

Wave stood in the middle of the arena, he coughed a little gaining the attention of the crowd. He looked at the paper in his hand and shouted, "First round, Hans VS Garou!!!"

Wave paused as he realised the name he just spoke, he looked down at the paper to make sure he didn't make a mistake. The name was indeed Garou, was it a coincidence?

Wave didn't have time to ponder as the two fighters arrived at the same time to the arena. Wave looked at the first fighter, Hans, he was a huge man with muscular body, the man seemed a decent fighter just by the mass of his body alone.

He then turned to the other side, toward Garou, Wave paused a little upon seeing Garou. Wave looked back at the paper again to check the age once again, he saw the number 18 written there. He looked again at Garou with surprised eyes. Was this man really 18? not 30?

Wave couldn't help but ask "Umm… Garou, Is your age really 18?"

This question was asked loudly, everyone in the arena heard it, including the Nightraid members, his teammate, the audience and most importantly his General. Everyone was really shocked, except for Himiko and the children who were laughing thanks to the shocked and confused faces made by everyone around them.

Garou felt really annoyed by this, why was everyone in this world really focusing on his age this much? should he just say he is 30 or something like that?

Garou's eyes narrowed dangerously at Wave, the instigator of this situation, and said "Yeah, is there a problem?"

Wave felt a shiver running down his spine, this feeling was just like when he was still in the sea when the most gigantic and most dangerous sea beasts eyed him. He could feel the danger emitted by Garou. Wave gulped and took a step back "No, sir!"

"Good, give the signal to get done with this" Garou said coldly.

"18, huh? So you are just a brat. You seem quite arrogant, I wonder how you will act once I'm done with you" Hans laughed sinisterly not realising the danger he put himself in.

Garou looked calmly at Hans, but his eyes couldn't help but promise a dreadful end for the guy. On the other hand, Wave felt some pity toward Hans, just by the feeling Garou gave, Wave was more than willing to bet that Garou was someone who shouldn't be messed with. Despite his thoughts, he decided to act professionally and step out of the arena before speaking.

"The two of you get ready …. Start!!!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Garou moved, with unheard speed that barely could be tracked by the human eye, reaching Hans instantly and followed by a barrage of punches which sent Hans toward the wall of the stadium planting effectively in the wall.

It took exactly one second to finish the match, what's more, the audience clearly heard the sound of breaking bones the moment Wave finished saying 'Start'. Except for the Nightraid members, Himiko and the children, who witnessed Garou's overwhelming strength, everyone was stunned silly by the display of sheer speed and power, the general and her subordinates were also shocked.

Wave who was the closest felt sweat covering his body, if he were the target of Garou's onslaught just now, then his state wouldn't have been any better than that of poor Hans. Wave looked at Hans and felt fear filling his heart, the man's teeth had been smashed out, and his body was reshaped thanks to the powerful punches he received. Wave wondered how many blows the poor guy received, going by the look of his body, he would say 50 punches at the very least.

"Hey, referee!!" Garou's voice woke Wave from his thoughts.

"I don't want to waste any more time. Let's get done with this. Bring all the participants here, I will fight them all at once. I will finish this tournament now!"

Garou spoke arrogantly, giving such an order. If it were before the match, then everyone in the arena would have laughed at his words and even insulted him, but after seeing his sheer strength and speed. They didn't dare to even open their mouths. As for Garou, he had a hope to fight strong opponents by coming here. But just by looking at these people's standing posture and breathing rhythms, Garou knew they were nothing but a group of weaklings.

Wave stared at Garou not sure how to act now, in fact, he didn't dare to even move. The rules were speaking about 1 vs 1 matches not a 1 vs all. If he listened to Garou, then he would definitely receive a severe punishment from his General. If he doesn't, he might get the displeasure of Garou which would result in him ending up just like Hans. Wave had no confidence in using his Teigu before Garou killed him. Wave wanted to cry, what did he ever do to deserve this?

Garou, seeing Wave not responding, turned toward the participants' direction who were still stunned and spoke "You useless weaklings! Bring your asses over here or get lost. I don't have the entire day to entertain you."

The participants wanted to take on the offer for a moment, but when they saw Garou's eyes, they felt fear overtake all their senses. A primal instinct for survival kicked in and made them stop before any disaster hit them.

All of a sudden, all of them started speaking at the same time.

"I give up."

"I have another place to be in."

"I don't want to die."

"You can have the prize, I don't want it."

And many others had a similar reaction, all of the fighters ran out of the stadium in a very disorganised manner. No one wanted to fight Garou. Survival instincts overtook their greed. They had to flee in terror for their wretched lives.

Garou snorted at their cowardice, he turned toward Wave again and said with a sinister grin "It seems I'm the winner, go get my prize!"

Except for the children cheering for Garou, the audience was silent. Nightraid members looked at each other, they saw the hopelessness in each other's eyes. In their eyes, Garou was a complete and utter monster.

Back in the arena, Garou was still staring at the stiff Wave. Wave recovered from his shock and said "Since no other fighters are here, Garou is the winner! The General Shall hand your prize personally."

Garou heard the sound of high heels hitting the ground behind him, he turned around and saw a beautiful woman with long blue hair heading toward him. She was walking down the stairs. The way she carried herself and the confidence was emitting was indicative that she was a strong-willed woman. She was smiling confidently at him. In his eyes, She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. But the smile on her face made him uncomfortable for some reason.

Esdeath kept descending toward Garou as if she was a goddess, many of the audience were aroused by her presence. But the members of the Nightraid thought otherwise, they felt fear just from seeing her. She was giving a cold and dreadful aura, something can't be described by words. Garou was like a raging monster, a flame burning wildly, while Esdeath was a demoness, a cold and dreadful wall of ice.

The two people that their leader considered the most dangerous enemies to face were now meeting face to face. They dreaded the thought of these two working side by side against them. Would there still be a chance to take down the empire if that really happened? The three assassins held their breath, watching the meeting of these two monsters intently.

"So you are Garou!! I have wanted to meet you for a while now. I invited you to join me previously, but you ignored me. I was disheartened by your disregard" Esdeath said with a smile.

Garou frowned at her and said "I have no intention to be dogfighting for authority. I'm only here for the prize, hand it over and let's get done with this."

Esdeath didn't mind his gruff tone nor his arrogant words, she kept her smile and asked "Are you really 18?"

Garou was irritated by this question, he really didn't like to be asked over and over again. He answered angrily "Yes, Do you have a problem with that?"

Esdeath could feel Garou radiating strength as if he was a wild beast, her smile grew wilder as she asked again "And you are not from here? Are you from a village ?"

Garou felt something was amiss here, but he still answered "Not exactly, but yeah, I'm not from the capital."

Esdeath kept her smile as her eyes shone with happiness, Garou wondered what was wrong with this woman?

"I have your prize right here." She extended her hand toward her chest pocket And in an amazing speed she extended her hands back toward Garou. Still, Garou was much faster and caught her hand quickly.

He instantly noticed the collar in her hand, did she want to put the collar on him? His face darkened as he asked "What the hell do you think you're doing."

Esdeath's face turned pink as she answered, "This is your prize, you're mine now. You will be my lover!!"

Silent ruled the stadium as they stared at Esdeath, even Garou gaped in confusion at the proclamation. Now he knew what was amiss!! This woman was another crazy bitch. First, the two women from that bandit team, then Seryu followed by that black-haired girl and now this. This world consisted of crazy and retarded people.