215. Akame Ga Kill : War Between Paradise City and Empire. (End)

While Budo was facing Misaka in a fierce battle, Little Emperor, who was on the way to activate his trump card Supreme Teigu, felt the tremendous shocks from their battle several times. After all, this secret passage is located underground in the Palace, so it's directly affected by their battle.

"Damn, it seems there's someone from Paradise City who is capable of fighting General Budo!" the little Emperor running desperately in the secret path, realizing the Empire might be on its last line of defense, "I need to get into the Supreme Teigu as soon as possible and destroy all the rebels!"

With a determined look, the little Emperor confidently walked towards the location where the Supreme Teigu was stored. However, as he got closer to the location, Little Emperor felt a foreboding and a chilling aura.

"What happened... here?"

And sure enough, when Little Emperor arrived at the Imperial Guardian's storage area, which was deep underground of the Palace, he found Prime Minister Honest with pupil-less eyes and a black aura crystal on his forehead. Around him, many Imperial Guards had been brutally murdered and dried up, some of whom Little Emperor recognized as soldiers tasked with guarding this important place.

"Prime Minister... Honest?"

"Ah, the little Emperor~ I have been waiting for you." Honest grinned widely at him, brimming with confidence. "Now, it's the time for me to achieve my goal."

After finding and collecting all the Est soul fragments a week ago, which gave him such terrifying power, Honest has been waiting for this moment to replace the stupid little Emperor and become the Emperor himself.

...!!!

"...What have you... done? What are you going to do?!" Little Emperor took a step back, feeling dread and malice emanating from him.

"Go away! Don't get close to me!"

Looking at a dozen Imperial Guard dried corpses around the Prime Minister Honest, the Little Emperor, who was still less than 10 years old, couldn't help but feel scared. Especially right now, there's a dark aura coming from Honest, which feels eerie and looks inhuman.

"Of course, I am here to get your blood, my little Emperor!! HAHAHAHAHA!"

...!!

Hearing such an answer, the little Emperor immediately wanted to escape from the location, but Honest is much faster than him and quickly captures him using a tentacle, formed by the curse energy. 

"Ahhh...!! Aaaahh.... Let me go.... Let me... Aaarrghgjrhgurrjjgghghgh..."

...!!!

After getting captured, Honest began to suck the Emperor dry like all of his other victims, as his main purpose is to get the Emperor's bloodline.

Although Honest could theoretically force himself to run the Supreme Teigu using the curse power, he prefers to cut any destabilized factor after he took over the Empire, and the former Emperor is naturally the biggest one that he needs to solve.

"Oh..."

Fortunately, before the little Emperor was completely devoured by Honest, Night Raid group, Saitama arrived in time and quickly decided to help him.

"Who are you--- aaaarrggh!"

Without any hesitation, Saitama, who already felt the 'curse', immediately punched Minister Honest, forcing him to release his restraint on the little Empire. 

*BOOM*

...!!

"That was close... this energy, it's definitely the curse."

After that, Saitama also quickly caught the unconscious little Emperor and, no hesitation, used his chat group point to ask the system to heal him. Although Saitama knows the little Emperor is supposed to be the evil side, in his opinion as a hero, the little Emperor still can change since he's just being manipulated and still can be taught to be a good person.

"It's the time!"

At the same time, looking at Honest, who got blown away by Saitama, as a professional assassin, Akame sees this as the perfect moment to assassinate the corrupt Prime Minister and quickly take action. As debris hadn't even settled in, Akame quickly ran towards Honest in the middle of it, who was pinned to the wall, and stabbed him directly in the heart with Murasame.

*STAB*

...!!

After that, Akame quickly distributed Murasame's curse to Honest's body, and everyone in the Night Raid who saw this couldn't help but be happy that their main target was done just like that.

"Akame! You did a good job!" (Bulat)

"Nice!" (Mine)

"Wait! Don't get close, something is wrong!" (Akame)

While the Murasame Curse is fatal to any living being, it's not on the same level as the Curse of Misfortune that currently envelops and strengthens Honest's body. Naturally, Akame's attacks actually do not affect Honest, and he even seems to have gotten stronger after being knocked away by Saitama.

"Akame! Get away!" (Najenda)

"You... Group of rats! How dare you?!" (Honest)

Honest, now conscious, was enraged by the sight of Akame stabbing him in the chest with Murasame. Using the curse on Est's soul fragment to further strengthen himself, Honest slammed his forehead into Akame, sending her flying away.

*BAMM*

...!!!

"Akame-san!" (Hill)

After that, Honest quickly stood up on his feet with all of his body skin becoming blackened like a monster (thanks to the curse strengthening), with a lot of large purple veins moving under his skin. He also quickly pulled Murasame out of his chest and casually broke the famous Teigu barehanded.

*CLANK*

...?!?!

"H-He broke the Original Murasame!" Najenda yelled in disbelief, "Is this dangerous curse that Crocodile-san is talking about?!"

"Why is he still alive?!" Mine exclaimed nervously, "H-He is immune to Murasame's curse?!"

Looking at Honest, that has become more dangerous and way stronger; every Night Raid member couldn't help but feel dreadfully afraid, as this curse is something they have never seen or felt before.

The curse formed a dark whirlwind around Honest while also making him look less human and closer to a monster.

"I FEEL SO POWERFUL! RAAAAAAAA!!!"

Feeling himself becoming stronger and more monstrous than he ever imagined, Honest became overjoyed. Feeling the pain radiating throughout his body, Honest was eager to exact revenge and slaughter all the Night Raid who dared attack him. Of course, Honest's main target was the bald head (Saitama), who punched him and stopped him from killing Little Emperor.

However, when Honest looked at Saitama, the curse power that enveloped him gave him a "dangerous" feeling and told Honest to escape from him.

...?!?!

"You, bald man! Why is my power afraid of you!"

"Uh, I don't know?"

"I can't accept this! No one should be stronger than me, not even Esdeath or you!"

Being arrogant and stupid, Honest ignored the warnings from the curse attached to him and believed himself to be the strongest being in the world. Honest didn't know that the curse attached to Est's soul fragment was sentient; it could see what happened to the curse attached to other fragments.

Of course, the curse attached to Honest had already seen what Saitama was capable of with the curse attached to Scorpion, who was much stronger than Honest currently was-- which is why the curse told him to run away.

...

"OK." Saitama scratched his head casually, wondering what he should do next.

Saitama naturally feels that Honest is way less dangerous than Scorpion, and since the Scorpion fight, he is now much stronger, so he no longer feels threatened by Honest at all.

"Don't underestimate me! Nothing should be stronger than me! AAAAAAGGHHHH! GIVE ME MORE... POWER!"

...!!!

Instantly, the curse gave Honest more power than he could handle, making him look even more monstrous, with a thick, dark curse aura enveloping him and filling the room. Furthermore, the curse also gave Honest the idea to utilize the Supreme Teigu in conjunction with it, which would drastically increase his power.

"What... is... he... going to... do?" (Najenda)

"Watch out." (Saitama)

Night Raid, having a bad feeling about what Honest was about to do, tried to stop him, but the thick curse aura made everyone feel weak and suffocated, except Saitama himself, of course.

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

...!!!

"This is getting dangerous!"

What Honest did caused the underground passage to shake violently and appear to be collapsing anytime soon. Realizing the predicament Night Raid was in, Saitama quickly punched out a hole to the surface and prioritized saving his allies and the unconscious Little Emperor in his arms instead of trying to stop Honest.

>>>>>

Shortly after Saitama successfully rescued Night Raid and the unconscious Little Emperor and brought them a bit farther away from the destroyed Palace, the entire capital shook violently, accompanied by a cursed aura emanating from the ground beneath the Palace.

Realizing the dire situation, General Budo and Misaka Mikoto also temporarily suspended their truce, asking what was happening.

...

"The Emperor... What happened to him?" Budo asked angrily and was upset to see his Majesty now unconscious on the ground.

"Calm down, dude. I just saved your Emperor." Saitama sighed, exhausted from what had happened. "The fat man tried to kill him, but I managed to save him in time."

"Prime Minister Honest, that scumbag?!"

"Yeah, that should be his name." Saitama nodded, "Honest was also the one who caused the entire capital to shake. Est's soul fragment attached itself to his forehead, giving him his powers."

"So he is a traitor who wanted to kill the Emperor! I will kill him!"

Getting enraged, Budo didn't doubt what was happening since he never liked Honest and knew how cunning he was in the first place. But at the same time, the entire capital shook again, and this time the shaking was so strong that it caused all the buildings to collapse.

*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*

...!!!

Immediately, more cries for help and screams of panic enveloped the capital, making the already chaotic Capital even more chaotic.

Shortly after, the Supreme Teigu, the Imperial Guardian, emerged from the ground... causing further panic and fear in the capital. Since it's controlled by Honest and enhanced by curse, it looks much more menacing than the original, with a lot of curse aura enveloping the 150-meter Teigu body. 

Looking at the whole Capital from a high place, Honest felt more arrogant and directly declared, "EMPIRE CITIZEN! I AM HEREBY ANNOUNCING, WELCOME YOUR NEW EMPEROR, ME, THE MAJESTY HONEST!"(HONEST)

Naturally, the fear quickly spread in the Capital City, making the chaotic city even more chaotic... and angered Budo and the Night Raid group even further.

"HELP!" (Citizen A)

"WHAT IS THAT?!" (Citizen B)

"WHERE IS THE EMPEROR, WHERE IS THE GENERAL?!" (Citizen C)

"You will pay for your arrogance, Honest!" (Budo)

"Dude, please calm down." (Saitama)

"Shut up, Rebel!" (Budo)

[Lightning Crash]

Looking at the situation, General Budo, who can't withstand Honest's arrogant behavior, immediately launches himself to Supreme Teigu with the full power of electric energy. 

However, a "tentacle" made out of curse energy suddenly came out of the Supreme Teigu's back, blocking his attack. It easily blocks Budo's attempt to attack, even counterattacking him, by throwing General Budo far into the Capital's walls on the south with incredible strength. 

"What---"

*DUAR*

...!!!

This resulted in an explosion that destroyed a good portion of the Capital's walls in the direction Budo was thrown... released a huge shockwave that shook the whole Capital.

And just like that, General Budo was immediately eliminated in public, making every citizen who witnessed Honest's attack feel fear and despair about the situation. 

"HAHAHAHA! ANYONE WHO IS AGAINST ME WILL DIE!"

...!!!

With the situation getting crazier, Honest is enjoying the situation that is currently happening. It seems that the curse attached to him seems to enjoy the fear and despair released by hundreds of thousands of citizens of Imperial Capital.

This also results in making Honest get even stronger than ever, and soon, he has the confidence to beat the bald head that scared him earlier. (delusional)

The only ones who didn't panic naturally were Saitama and Misaka; even then, both of them realized they needed to do something to stop them. It's not like they were afraid of Supreme Teigu power; they were just concerned that there would be more victims amid the chaos that was happening right now.

"This situation is getting out of hand!" Misaka gritted her teeth and suggested, "Saitama-sensei, get rid of this arrogant villain quickly. Be careful not to affect the Capital, though..."

...

If a similar attack that Saitama did to Scorpion were launched close to the Capital, there's no doubt millions of people would die just from the aftermath of the Saitama attack.

"Understand. Thank you for your idea." Saitama accepted her suggestion, knowing there's no other choice, "I can blow him into the sky then."

Fortunately, Honest seems to be fully integrated with the curse; he is technically already a monster, so Saitama doesn't need to be afraid of breaking his own rule to not kill 'human'. 

*DASH*

...!!!

Deciding to take immediate action, Saitama quickly jumped toward the Supreme Teigu's body to finish the business and save the day. It's clear that this needs to be taken care of; otherwise, it would affect countless innocents.

*BAMM*

...!!!

"WHAT?!"

As Honest is still enjoying his power trip, suddenly, the Supreme Teigu shook greatly due to Saitama crashing into him, which quickly makes him panic.

It was way too late when Honest realized he and Supreme Teigu got flown away to the high sky, with Saitama currently pushing him away from the ground. 

*WHOOSH*

...!!!

Honest and the curse, trying to smash Saitama away with a tentacle and a Supreme Teigu fish, but they were naturally too weak to stop

[YOU BALD HEAD! STOP THIS!]

[WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO STOP ME!]

[YOU ARE GOING TO REGRET THIS! I AM THE EMPEROR!]

...!!!

"Shut up!"

Getting annoyed by Honest's remark, Saitama, who feels he's high enough from the ground, finally reacted, before sending a finishing move to Honest.

[Serious Series: Serious Punch!]

...!!!

*DUAAARRRRR*

In a zero-distance Serious punch, the Supreme Teigu was completely obliterated by Saitama into bits as he generated enough power to rival a dozen nuclear bombs into the sky. It looks like a huge flame shot up into the sky from afar and expanded rapidly, forming a huge explosion sphere alongside a wide area of shockwaves that shook the planet itself.

It was so intense that every person on the planet could see and feel the heat coming from it. The impact of this explosion was so terrific that for a few seconds, the whole planet was illuminated brightly as if there was a second sun in the sky.

Thankfully, as a smart person (Esper Lv. 5, duh), Misaka knows this would happen and quickly generates a powerful electromagnetic barrier (enhanced with system point) to protect the whole large Capital; otherwise, the shockwave was destructive enough to destroy most buildings and make every citizen in the capital deaf.

...

Though most other cities and villages were also affected by it, and later chat groups (mainly Saitama) worked hard to compensate for any losses using points.

And just like that, with Supreme Teigu destroyed and little Emperor technically captured, the Empire was successfully overthrown by the Rebels (Paradise City).