Anime: Ashura from Killing Akame

"You're not Tatsumi, who are you?"

Esdeath quickly calmed down and returned to her previous calmness, but the anger hidden deep in her eyes showed that her heart was not as calm as she seemed on the surface.

Tatsumi (Kazan) slowly raised his head, and a hint of humanistic mockery emerged in his blood-red eyes whose pupils were invisible.

"I am Kazan, the first demon god."

"What did you do to Tatsumi?"

Esdeath frowned slightly, searching her mind for memories.

No words related to ghosts and gods such as Kazan were found.

But since the prefix "God" can be used, his identity must be extraordinary.

But none of this matters to Esdeath.

Who cares about the seven gods, eight gods, and six gods of floral water? What does it have to do with her?

She only cares about Tatsumi's safety now.

"Tazmi?"

Kazan pointed at himself and said, "Are you talking about him?"

The playful smile on his face became more distorted: "He's dead."

The next second after Kazan finished speaking.

"Hoo ho ho!!!"

The wind is blowing hard and winter is coming.

The sky was clear just a second ago.

The next second, heavy snow began to fall.

"Is this your ability? Controlling ice, like Saya."

Faced with the sudden drop in temperature, Kazan was not affected at all. Instead, he commented on it with great interest.

Esdeath's face was frosty and her eyes were slightly fixed, her gaze fixed on the faint red mist that permeated Kazan's body.

It's not that the cold has no effect on Kazan.

She could clearly sense that the moment the cold air touched the red mist, it was strangely swallowed up and did not touch Kazan at all.

"Tatsumi's situation is very similar to when I used the Devil's Essence. It seems that he has been possessed by another consciousness. If this is true, we have to subdue the consciousness currently occupying Tatsumi's body first."

Staying calm in times of crisis has become Esdeath's instinct, and she thought of countermeasures in an instant.

"Whoever you are, get out of Tatsumi's body!"

Without any unnecessary nonsense, ten ice meteorites hanging in the sky smashed straight towards Kazan.

Kazan didn't dodge or evade, still maintaining a playful expression: "Ridiculous, using my power against me?"

The sound was not loud, but it was clearly audible to Esdeath.

"Your power?"

Esdeath didn't understand and was too lazy to ask.

Ten ice meteorites are about to fall on Kazan.

Kazan slowly raised his ghost hand, and the moment his ghost hand touched the ice meteorite, the ice meteorite instantly melted and shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, until it finally disappeared.

Dozens of ice meteorites were all absorbed by Kazan in the same way.

At the end, he didn't forget to burp: "Thank you for the treat."

"It's the absorption ability indeed."

Esdeath frowned, remembering that Tatsumi's Teigu seemed to have similar abilities.

The power displayed by Kazan at this time was no different from Tatsumi's imperial weapon.

Is it Kazan's own power, or is it the power of the Teigu he uses after taking over Tatsumi's body and dominant consciousness?

Unlike the ability of an imperial weapon, Esdeath did not see Kazan summon any imperial weapon.

"I want to see how much you can absorb."

Esdeath sneered and once again activated the cold air in her body.

The commotion caused this time was unprecedented.

The entire sky seemed to be conquered by her power, and was rendered into a deep sky blue, like an ice-covered sky, exuding a cold and majestic aura.

A super huge ice meteorite appeared out of nowhere.

It is like a planet, suspended in the sky, emitting a biting cold air.

The whole world trembled, and an indescribable sense of oppression filled the air.

......

"Master Ouka, should we retreat?"

Aikunsi raised her little head, staring at the huge ice meteorite floating above her head, as if it would fall at any time. Her throat moved subconsciously, and there was a subtle tremor in her voice.

"Hmm? Master Ouka?"

Aikunsi didn't get a response from Ouka, so he turned around subconsciously.

Where is the slightest trace of Ouka around me?

"??????"

......

"Super Origin Hail."

Esdeath's voice fell.

Along with it fell a super ice meteorite.

"Out of control."

Kazan watched Esdeath's performance quietly until the super ice meteorite fell on his head, then he raised his ghost hand again and curled his lips in boredom.

"It seems that you still don't understand the current situation? Use my power against me. I will absorb as much as you give me."

Same scene, same people, different ice meteorites.

When he saw that even the super ice meteorite was easily absorbed by Kazan.

Only then did Esdeath realize the seriousness of the matter.

In close combat, not to mention Kazan, Tatsumi alone can destroy the Origin Hail with one punch. She is definitely no match.

In long-range combat, using the power condensed by the imperial weapon poses no threat to Kazan.

At first glance, it seemed like she really had no way to deal with Kazan.

"You realize it now? It's too late."

"I've let you attack for so long, now it's my turn."

Kazan grinned, his eyes flashing red.

The body disappeared without a trace in a flash.

"So fast!"

Esdeath's pupils shrank and she was horrified.

The naked eye cannot capture Kazan's speed.

"where?"

Esdeath looked around hurriedly, but couldn't find Kazan.

And Kazan seemed to have really disappeared.

No matter how hard Esdeath searched, she could not find any trace of him.

Ten seconds passed.

Twenty seconds passed.

Thirty seconds...

Time passes minute by minute.

But Esdeath's mood did not relax as time went by, but became heavier instead.

Fear is hard to describe.

It's more of a frustration.

I couldn't even see the other person.

Her mind was fully focused and her muscles were tense, so she could immediately counterattack if there was the slightest noise around her.

Until a minute has passed.

Suddenly, Kazan's voice, faintly filled with disappointment, came to my ears.

"So weak~ Not even half as strong as a small animal."

The sound came from behind.

Hearing the voice, Esdeath didn't even turn her head, and instantly released the energy that had been secretly accumulated for a long time.

"Mokobo Temo."

A powerful cold air burst out instantly, turning into an extremely cold blue beam of light, freezing the entire surrounding space.

After doing all this, Esdeath slowly turned her head and looked directly at Kazan, who was in the frozen space, with an expression frozen in disappointment from the previous second.

"Kazan, you are indeed very strong."

Esdeath drew her rapier: "You are so strong that I don't even stand a chance against you."

"But victory can only be written by those who survive."

"Your name will be remembered by me if you die from this move."

The rapier pointed directly at Kazan's neck, ready to behead him.

Suddenly, Esdeath stopped.

A thought flashed through my mind.

Kazan is now using Tatsumi's body. If Kazan is killed here, wouldn't it be the same as killing Tatsumi?

This thought made her hesitate for a moment, and the rapier in her hand trembled slightly.

Her gaze moved down and landed on the ghost hand on her right arm.

Although it is still unclear what the specific situation is, her intuition tells her that Tatsumi's changes are definitely related to this arm.

Esdeath stared at the ghost hand, with complicated emotions surging in her heart.

“Things are good, but unfortunately they are hard to control.”

Esdeath raised her rapier and slashed at the arm where the ghost hand was connected without hesitation.

The price of an arm is worth it if it can awaken Tatsumi's will.

Sometimes, even if one loses an arm, one can still move normally like a Celestial by installing a mechanical arm.

Esdeath’s only concern is whether cutting off the demon hand will affect Tatsumi’s strength in the future?

But this concern did not last long and was suppressed by Esdeath.

The most important thing now is to solve the current dilemma and awaken Tatsumi's will. As for future matters, we can consider and deal with them slowly later.

The rapier hit Kazan's shoulder firmly, making a crisp "ding-dong" sound.

Esdeath's pupils shrank sharply.

In order to solve the problem in one go, she used almost all her strength in this sword without any reservation.

In the end, it couldn’t even break the defense?

"You are a good candidate for being able to develop Saya's abilities to this extent. I can hardly bear to do anything to you."

A familiar voice came.

In the frozen space, Kazan's frozen face suddenly regained its spirit.

He looked at Esdeath and said jokingly.

"How is it possible that you are not frozen..."

puff.

The words stopped abruptly.

The scarlet claws pierced through Esdeath's chest.

Blood splattered, staining her clothes red.

Kazan retracted his ghost hand, and in the palm of his five fingers, a bright red and strong heart was beating.

"I was careless at first and got caught, but this level of freezing is a piece of cake for me."

Kazan explained.

Esdeath's face turned pale instantly.

What a great speed!

It was so fast that her brain didn't even have time to react and respond.

If the heart is dug out, there is a high probability that the person will die.

Esdeath looked down at the heart held in the ghost hand, then raised her head slightly and looked directly at Kazan, unaware of the blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.

"Trade my life... in exchange for Tatsumi, cough cough!" Esdeath moved her lips with difficulty, her voice weak yet firm.

Halfway through the sentence.

A large amount of blood spurted out of her mouth, and the blood gushing out of the hole in her chest made her body functions extremely weak.

His body was fatally wounded and he should have died long ago.

Her current condition is entirely supported by her strong willpower, and she is hanging on for dear life.

However, Esdeath didn't care about her physical condition at all and just stared at Kazan closely.

Or rather, he was staring at Kazan's face that was on top of Tatsumi's body.

This is the longest time Esdeath has adapted to the law of survival of the fittest.

At the moment when life is about to come to an end, the first thing that comes to mind is not how to kill the opponent and drag him to hell together, but to protect someone.

"Tsk, tsk, I'm so touched."

Kazan chuckled and said with a hint of sarcasm: "I was almost moved by you."

Then, with a look of contempt and disdain on his face, he said, "A weak human like you, do you have the capital to negotiate with me?"

Kazan exerted a little force with his five fingers, and the bright red heart in his palm was squeezed and exploded, spraying out in a foam of blood.

Esdeath's body trembled violently, her face turned even paler, her breath became weaker, and she was about to collapse like a candle in the wind.

"Tatsumi, I hope we can meet again in the next world."

Even though her last wish was ridiculed, Esdeath did not show too much disappointment or anger. Instead, her sky-blue eyes were unusually calm.

After realizing that she had no hope of survival, she did not hesitate or show fear, and began to say her final goodbyes.

The bleeding corners of his mouth tried hard to pull up a smile, as if he was saying goodbye to the world and to his beloved Tatsumi.

As Esdeath finished her words, suddenly, a tremendous force burst out from within her body.

This force was cold and powerful, like a biting north wind in winter, instantly freezing everything within a radius of more than ten meters.

She slowly raised her hands with her palms facing outward, and streams of cold air gushed out of her body, like a giant frost dragon wreaking havoc in the air.

The air around seemed to be frozen by the cold, and even breathing became extremely difficult.

In the center of the cold, the figures of Esdeath and Kazan were gradually frozen.

Their bodies were wrapped in a thick layer of ice crystals, as if they were frozen in time at that moment.

"Tatsumi, if there is still a chance, let's go to Mount Fike to watch the sunrise again..."

Esdeath repeated these words silently in her heart, her eyes revealing deep attachment and reluctance.

She mobilized the last bit of strength in her body, trying to detonate the iceberg and die with Kazan.

"Die together? Who gave you the confidence?"

The expected scene of the iceberg exploding did not occur.

Kazan sneered.

Between waving hands.

The iceberg that was supposed to explode suddenly dissipated quickly and turned into countless ice crystals that floated down.

"In the face of absolute strength, all schemes are futile."

The light in Esdeath's eyes gradually dimmed, and her expression began to become a little dazed.

The heart is damaged and a large amount of blood is lost.

Her body couldn't hold on any longer and she fell down.

On his deathbed.

I vaguely heard Kazan mumbling to himself.

This sentence sounds so familiar.

I think she said that before?

......

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(season finale)