Chapter 4

“..What?” Caesar said with a shocked expression.

“Exactly. Looks like I underestimated her, she formed an immunity to aphridia.”

“This is quite the case… But are you going to punish her in any way?” Caesar said looking straight at Mr King.”

“She saw the painting.” Caesar said with an even more serious expression.

“....”

“ Axelei.”

“...CAESAR!” Tension slipped into the room as a chill went down Caesar’s spine.

“ I warned you not to call me that…” Axel said as he stared at the ground with a mix of irritation and… something else?

“....sorry, sir.” Caesar said and bowed in remorse. Axel sighed and instructed him to take Akame to a room where other captured Yomi individuals were staying. After Akame was thrown into a room full of Yomis, Caesar was dismissed.

WHEN AXEL IS ALONE

Evening came and Axel went back to the old, dusty attic. He picked up the painting that was lying on the floor, mold covering the edges. It was a painting of Yomi and a young boy smiling brightly. “ Why…” A crackling sound echoed the room as pieces of the wood frame dropped on the floor. The painting ripped into shreds and fell to the floor and he walked out leaving the dust to finish the job.

After walking quite the long way, he reached a room far away from the rest of the estate houses. He opened the large door and locked it as he entered inside. Unlike other nobles, he didnt have guards. He didnt trust any of them.

He was about to head to the main office when today’s events struck him. He pondered how Akame had developed immunity to Aphridia, a resistance typically achieved by a Yomi only after being fed Aphridia daily for eight years. He wondered as he left, what would she do now?

BACK TO AKAME
NEXT DAY.

“Ugh…My entire body is in shambles..
I looked around after managing to sit up to a wall and it was then i realized there were other people there. The Yomis were all curled up in one corner of the room, each losing an arm, a leg, or the qualities that define them as Yomis. “ Oh my….”
“Who-”

Suddenly, there was a loud banging on the steel door. The Yomis shrieked and huddled together in fear as a soldier entered inside. I watched carefully to see who it was just to be slapped with the sweet aroma of food. Guards entered with plates of food seemingly for each Yomi. Each food looked delicious, including mine. I gobbled mine to the point where I ate the chicken bone with it.

The guards stood at the door, looking at me with disdain as I ate, but you know what? I didn't give a damn. After days of enduring hunger, I was going to devour that food, and nothing was going to stop me.

After I graciously finished eating, the plates were taken away and I could finally relax. Sort of. It was weird that they gave us food…even though we are basically prisoners.

The room was dim and like a jail cell, and had walls of hard stone. I managed to stand up and check the windows.

The bars were way harder than the ones I escaped from.
This was gonna be hard …
Suddenly i heard a cry…like a baby.

A yomi who had her tail cut off was hiding a little girl about the age of 3 under a couple of blankets. She looked hungry and tired and i knew that if the guards hear her, she would be killed.

“Shhhhhhh!” the worried mom said as she tried to cover her mouth, but she cried even louder. The other Yomi’s separated themselves, refusing to get mixed in the situation.

I could hear the guards footsteps approaching and the girl was still crying. This was bad. I had to do SOMETHING. The mom look so scared..i mean, i would too. I took the girl and wrapped her in blankets. I put her in a corner and assured the mom that she would be safe. Then-

“WAUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

An extremely loud wail echoed the hallway. All the attention was directed to me, who was wailing in the same corner i hid the little girl in. She was hidden behind me all tied up in blankets.

“WHAT THE- Shut up!!” said one of the guards. Like normal, the Yomi curled up together, but this time they hid the girl at their backs. Yes! My plan was working!

“AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

That's enough!” said one of the guards as he pulled me out by my arm. “Get out!!!”
He dragged me out of the cell as I in kept on screaming and (fake) crying and I could see appreciation and a bit of guilt on the mother's face. The girl stopped crying too!

He dragged me out of the room where Yomi are supposedly kept in cells, and threw out on the corridor. I kept on wailing and he kept on kicking me.

“JUST SHUT UP!!!”

“NOOOO!!! WAHHHH!!!”

When he knew there no way I was shutting up he brought out aphridia and placed it on my head.

“THERE! FEEL THE PAIN YOU–” he stopped in shock.

“What? Why isn't she…?”

He checked the stone again and again placing it on my head each time. He finally stopped and threw the stone on the floor in annoyance. AND GUESS WHAT. I kept crying and screaming. I was gonna make this guys loose his mind.

But just then…

“So this is what you're doing? Disappointing.”

A voice followed by footsteps approached us and the guard saluted the person. When I looked up–

“OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW!” He dragged my ears and it HURT.

“LET GO!” It was that crazy guy!

“Not crying anymore?” he said STILL pulling my ears.

“Let me go you sadist!”

Suddenly, he
Hestopped and I backed away from him and the guard. The guard looked scared out of his mind when Mr King started moving.

“.....a sadist…?” He said in disbelief with an unreadable expression.

“Is that what you think of me?” bro was pissed.

“Uhh…. sorry?” I started running away to the exit (big door) He didn't even bother chasing me. The doors closed before I got to them and now it was just me, the guard and Mr King.

I was ready to jump out the window and land one way or another but something horrific happened.

“You.” said Mr King to the guard.

“Y-y-yes..sir!” said the guard shakily.

“You let this thing escape?”

“S-sir! The aphridia was not working on her! A-nd so i–”

*SLICEEEEE*

The guards head fell on the floor with a single slash. The cold chill ran down my spine. This wasn't time to play. I was in real deep shit.