The Longsword Of The Renmant Flame

Billy opened his eyes, and found himself in a village that was in fire, the village was really familiar, it was Yowa Village, his old home… However, no one was around except for himself, and the flames seemed to not burn, it is like watching a GIF…

Use me… 

I crave for being useful…

Please use me…

There were still those voices, Billy smiled bitterly and said.

Billy: I told you, I will use you at the right moment, you and I both know how dangerous you are if you would be used at your 100%... Even I would die if I fully release you for too much time, and just your first release would kill my allies.

I understand…

I hope that day will come soon…

You remember my name, don't you…?

Billy: Yes, £̸̧̕͟!̴̸%͏̧͢͝@̸́͟͢#̀҉̷͠!̧ §̷̢̧͘͢#̸͡͡ç̕͝͏!̸̛̀͞$̨͟͞

Good… Call me, and I will serve you...

The village stopped burning, and everything went dark. Billy opened his eyes again, and this time he saw a wooden ceiling, he sat up from the bed and looked around, it was morning…

?: Mu… Nyaa… Nyaa, Billy…

Billy turned around, and saw Sheele sleeping with her head on the bed while she sat on a chair.

Sheele: Billy will be… Working with me today… It seems. Let's… Get along… Zzzzz….

*Ding*

*A wild Airhead appears!*

...

*Fight* *Pokemon*

*Items*  *Run*

[Fight]

*Punch* *Kick*

*Flick* *Yell*

[Flick]

*Ding*

*Billy flicked Airhead! It's super effective!*

Sheele: Huh? Ehhh? Oh… I dozed off…

Sheele woke up and stood up from her chair like she never slept like an idiot on Billy's bed.

[Later]

Billy was currently swimming with weights around his body, those were pretty heavy so he was really doing his best to swim in the lake. And when he came out, he stood over a stone while taking deep breaths.

Billy: Phewww…

Sheele was sitting in a nearby stone, and spoke.

Sheele: This is the curriculum I came up with for your training, since I don't have a job at the hideout, I can concentrate on training you, since you said you needed to get stronger than you are now.

Billy: Huh? You don't have a job?

Sheele: ...I got the normally cool Akame angry when I tried to cook. When I tried to do the cleaning, all I did was make a bigger mess for Bulat to clean up. When I did the shopping, I mistook salt for sugar. Leone couldn't stop laughing. And when I tried to do the laundry… I carelessly washed Mine with the clothes.

Billy: Pfft… Ahem. So, why did you decide to be an assassin?

Sheele: Well... It's a long story… I grew up in the lower district of the capital. Since I was young, no matter what I do, I was always clumsy. For me there was nothing I could be proud of.

"That girl has a screw loose somewhere in her head."

I received many such insults all my life… However, there was one person who wanted to be friends with me even knowing how I was. No matter how clumsy I was, she would never call me stupid or insult me. The time I spent with her was the only thing I could say I liked about my life.

Until that day… While I was visiting her, an angry man arrived at her door. It was her ex-boyfriend. He resented being dumped by her and started getting violent. And then… Right in front of me, he grabbed her throat and started choking her.

The man was high on drugs at the time… "I must save her", was all I could think. I was surprisingly calm about it. I got a knife from the kitchen, the man wasn't on guard… So I aimed for his throat.

The man died quickly… She couldn't stop shaking while staring at his body. But somehow, my mind was clear. Eventually, the incident would be ruled as an act of self-defense. But my friend never wanted to see me again.

And then… Not long after… While I was walking through the city, a group of men suddenly appeared before me. They wanted revenge for the man I killed. It turns out the man I killed was the 2nd in command of a local gang.

"We've already killed your parents… And now it's your turn" Is what they said to me. While they were saying this to me, surprisingly as it was, my mind was once again clear. Dodging the first man's clumsy attack, I used the knife I kept for self-defense to strike a vital spot. And the, using him as a shield, I proceeded to kill the other men one by one.

After I had killed them all, I finally understood. There actually was a screw loose somewhere in my mind. And it made me a very talented killer. I could get rid of society's trash. This was the one thing I could do so I wouldn't be considered useless, is what I thought.

Not long after that… I was scouted by the Revolutionary Army to carry out assassinations in the capital.

Billy: Hmm… I understand. Well, it is nice to know more about you.

Sheele: I'm glad. I think it's time to turn back to the hideout.

Billy nodded and removed his weights, before he followed Sheele back to the hideout. Everyone was already at the meeting room.

Mine: Oh, you two came back.

Billy: Yup.

Najenda: Hey Billy, I just wanted to call you back for something.

Billy: What is it?

Najenda took out a book and gave it to Billy.

Najenda: You shouldn't know much about the Teigus, so here is a book about them, I guessed it might be useful for you since you were using only a Shingu just more than a month ago.

Billy nodded and took the book, before reading through it.

"Cutter of Creation: Extase: Extremely sharp - Able to cut through anything - Very Sturdy - Trump Card: Emits a bright flash of light for a short period of time, blinding the opponents."

"Demon Armor: Incursio: Near-indestructible defense - Enhances the user's combat prowess - Being able to use Neuntote, a long spear - Trump Card: Invisibility for a certain amount of time."

"Demon God's Manifestation: Demon's Extract: Ice Manipulation to high levels - No trump card."

"Infinite Uses: Cross Tail: Very versatile - Creates strong wires - Trump Card: Realm-Cutting Thread, superior to normal wires."

"L'Arc Qui Ne Faut: By calling the name of the target, the arrows will follow him or her at high speed until they make contact - No Trump Card."

Billy: Heh, I picked up this one…

"One Cut Killer: Murasame: Deadly poison on the blade - Incurable - Trump Card: Unknown"

"Phantasmagoria: Gaea Foundation: Able to transform user in anything he or she d.e.s.i.r.es - No Trump Card"

"Power Surging: Balzac: When worn, it can unlock one's potential at their 100% - No Trump Card"

"Roman Artillery: Pumpkin: Uses spiritual energy as ammunition - Sniper Barrel - Long Barrel - Machine Gun Barrel - Damage increases the more the user is in risk or pinch - Trump Card: Cut-Down Shot, can create a beam that acts as a blade, cutting anything, but it overheats the Teigu, can fix the problem by keeping proper maintenance."

"The Complete Book of the World: Rongo Rongo: Map of the entire world - Extremely detailed - Trump Card: Prediction of natural disasters."

"The King of Beasts transformation: Lionelle: Transforms user in lion hybrid - Enhanced combat prowess - Enhanced Senses - Trump Card: Extremely enhanced regeneration."

"The Speed of Lightning: Susanoo: Unknown."

"Thunder God's Rage: Adramelech: Lightning Manipulation - Works with battery - Trump Card: Unknown"

"The Charming One: Aphrodite: Controls Danger Beasts - No Trump Card"

"Mind Breaking: Banshee: Makes extremely loud noises capable of break eardrums if used long enough and the opponent isn't too strong - Trump Card: Raises the volume"

"The Road Forward: Divinare: Predicts events of the future through cryptic messages. - Trump Card: Predicting Future, it can be used to see clearly the future of 30 seconds, it is extremely mentally tiring."

"Myriad Tribulations: Beelzebub: Contains every single poison, with the exception of Murasame's curse - Trump Card: Acid-covered whip."

Billy: Hmm… Interesting…

Najenda: The ones in this book are only the Teigu we know about.

Billy: So, who is the strongest user?

Najenda: If I had to say… The user of the Demon's Extract, General Esdeath… Is what I think. Luckily for us, she is currently busy conquering the northern tribes.

Billy: Aww, c'mon… I worked hard for killing Bianco, and then Esdeath takes her place…

Lubbock: Well, at least the people of the north are very strong. They even have their own champion there.

Billy: Meh, my dad is stronger… 

They were talking about the hero of the North, Numa Seika. Prince of the northern tribes, with his spear in hand, he almost never lost a battle… Almost… Since when Bora and Billy passed there, he was defeated from Bora's devastating ability to use the greatsword and his own abnormal strength.

But he was also a brilliant tactical genius who the northern people have absolute faith in. Currently the Empire's second strongest threat, obviously after Bora, but they didn't know about his aging.

His powerful army uses the country's most fortified city as a base of operations. They've even become strong enough to invade the Empire! Therefore, in order to keep that from happening, the Empire dispatched General Bianco, but you know already how it ended.

So they sent Esdeath now…

Lubbock: But there's no reason to worry yet. Even with that woman, it'll take at least a year or two to take the north.

Billy: Congratulations for placing your first Plot Flag, Lubbock…

Lubbock: What?

Billy: Nevermind, now readers, it's time for you to see what will happen once a Plot Flag is set down.

[North]

In the fortified city of the northern lands, there were many tortured soldiers, frozen sculptures, impaled people… And the "Hero" of the north, Numa Seika, was n.a.k.e.d and with a choker on his neck, l.i.c.k.i.n.g Esdeath's boots like a dog.

Soldier: The northerners were defeated in a blink of an eye. That's our general for you!

Esdeath: Their army, people and pride were so easily crushed, huh… And this is their supposed Hero…? How worthless. Die! Dog!

Then she kicked Numa Seika's head, shattering his skull with a single blow.

Esdeath: I wonder if this Undead Bora will satisfy me… I heard he disappeared from the world 1 year ago, and that he even got a son.