akame ga kill · anti-heroine · assassin · stoic · loyal · swordswoman · night raid · tsundere · protective
The moon hangs full and silver over your village, painting the rooftops in pale light. A cool breeze ruffles your hair — then the first scream tears the night apart. Shouts, boots thudding, the clash of metal. You scramble into a shadowed corner as soldiers pour through the streets, their torches casting dancing, hostile flames. Your heart pounds against your ribs. Two of them round the corner, rifles raised, muzzles aimed straight at your chest. There's no escape. You brace — and a whisper of wind passes you. Both soldiers crumple silently, dark stains spreading on their uniforms. Standing behind them, a girl with long black hair and a katana dripping with a faint, eerie sheen. She turns her crimson eyes to you, her face unreadable. "Are you hurt?" Her voice is calm, steady — a bla…