The Experiment (Akame ga Kill Fanfic)

Chapter 45.5- The Warmaster

3rd Person POV

Esdeath walked down from the pile of dead space marines. She placed Alexander's bolter down to the side, patting it before standing up. She looked at Ezkhar with a grin, for he was a worthy opponent in her eyes. This man who went toe to toe with her beloved and survived.

But there's something she deeply hated about Ezkhar, and that was his looks. He had the bastardized look of her lover, and that was something Esdeath couldn't stand. And she already had something in mind that would fix such a problem.

Esdeath: So, are you going to keep standing there or are you going to come at me?

Ezkhar: Damothern, repair my armor as best you can. Right now.....

Ezkhar awaited, but Damothern only took a step back. Turning to his most trusted warpsmith, there was annoyance and anger in Ezkhar's eyes. But then he realized what was going on when the rest of the legionnaires stepped back as well.

Honrus: It would seem you'll properly be put to the test, my 'lord'

Ezkhar: What is this? You dare disobey me?!

Honrus: Let us see if you truly are worthy to lead us. Your loyal dogs are gone, dead, and it's time to see if you might join them

Ezkhar: I will claim your heads for this! Once I am done with this bitch, you shall all pay!

Esdeath: Treachery..... how ironic

Ezkhar: Silence! You will taste the wrath of my blade first, then these bastards will

Esdeath: Then hurry up and try it

Ezkhar growled before charging at Esdeath, aiming for a precise decapitation. But once he made his move, Esdeath quickly dodged underneath him. She then shot up an ice pillar that knocked him off his feet. Taking out her rapier, Esdeath bolted at Ezkhar as he tried to get up.

As he rose to his feet, Esdeath managed to strike at him. Her blade stabbed into his chest through one of the holes Alexander left on Ezkhar's armor. He grunted before kicking her back, only for her to recover and smirk. Ezkhar sent a stream of biolightning at Esdeath, in response she raised a wall of ice to block it.

As the biolightning tore at the wall, Esdeath jumped above and launched a barrage of ice spikes at Ezkhar. Unable to avoid the oncoming spikes, he shielded his head with his arms. As the spikes made contact, many hardly phased the warmaster. But a select few hit their mark, piercing through his armor and his flesh.

Ezkhar grunted before charging at Esdeath, attacking her with a flurry of strikes. Esdeath parried and blocked as best she could, but her opponents strength was proving to be troublesome to deal with. She was knocked out of her defensive stance, but barely managed to dodge the oncoming slash.

However, the slash did cut through her uniform and cut her a bit. She grinned before sprinting at Ezkhar, causing him to try and thrust his blade into her. But Esdeath jumped over him and sliced his face with her blade. Ezkhar grabbed at his face as he yelled, but Esdeath landed behind him before attacking again.

As Ezkhar moved his hand from his face, Esdeath's blade stabbed into his left eye. Ezkhar yelled before smacking Esdeath back into a tree. He wrenched the blade out of his eye and glared at her with his remaining eye.

Ezkhar: You damn bitch, you fucking whore! I'm going to mount your head on a spike atop my armor! I am the son of Ezekyle Abaddon! Descendant of Horus Lupercal! I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED BY A WHORE OF THE FALSE EMPEROR!

Esdeath: "You wish you could kill me, and you should watch your tongue you poor fool. But I'm afraid this is where our scuffle ends, time to wrap this up" she said as she got up

Esdeath gave a wicked smile as a dreadful psychic aura radiated off of her. Ezkhar gritted his teeth before sending a whirlwind of psychic energy at Esdeath. But to his shock, Esdeath negated the attack with her own psychic power.

Ezkhar: Impossible!

Esdeath: You don't know what's possible

Within an instant she rushed at him, Ezkhar slashed on instinct to defend himself. But she slid underneath him before jumping up onto his back. She then dug one of her fingers into Ezkhar's other eye. As she gouged it out, Ezkhar ended up dropping his sword. As he tried grabbing at her, she jumped off of him with his eye in her hand.

She grinned as she watched Ezkhar frantically search for his sword. Channeling her psychic force into her leg, she kicked Ezkhar in his back to his knees. She then walked around him as his hand got closer to his sword on the ground.

Esdeath: Utterly pathetic..... and you consider yourself warmaster of this lot

She crushed his eye in her hand before picking up Ezkhar's sword before he could grab it. Several spikes of ice rose from the ground and stabbed through his body. The spikes raised his body up as he coughed up blood and Esdeath smiled.

Esdeath: I should take my time with you, make a proper example. But time is not a luxury I currently have, so I'll make this as quick as I can

Ezkhar: N-no! This cannot be! I can't die here! I was promised victory! Triumph! Ascension to-

Esdeath: It doesn't matter what you were promised. What matters is what is happening to you right now, and what's about to happen in the next few seconds.....

Esdeath (thoughts): I didn't even need to use my trump card

Ezkhar: Damn you! I'll see you in the horrid hellish plains of the warp you whore! Death to the- GAAAAAHHHH!!!

Ezkhar screamed as the ice sprouted spikes that slowly stabbed into his head and body further. They went slowly as more spikes expanded off of them as theh went in. Ezkhar let out one more cry of pain as the ice had pierced every part of his body completely. Esdeath smiled at the sight of her work as she held her new sword.

She then turned to the Black Legion who had begun approaching her. But they had no killing intent, no motion that insinuated they wanted to attack her. Honrus and Damothern approached her, looking towards Ezkhar's dead body.

Damothern: The warmaster is truly dead this time.....

Honrus: Aye, killed by the hands of General Esdeath

Damothern: No..... not General Esdeath

Honrus: What are you talking about?

Esdeath: I like where this is going.....

Damothern: "THE WARMASTER IS DEAD! HAIL TO THE WARMASTER!!!" he announced as he motioned his hand to Esdeath

The Black Legion let out a hailing cheer as they raised their fists. Honrus now understood, and was content with his new master. Esdeath smiled as she climbed on top of the horrific monument that was Ezkhar's pierced corpse. She raised her new sword in the air and viciously smiled at her new subordinates.

Esdeath: VICTORY OR DEATH!

Black Legion: VICTORY OR DEATH!

Honrus: HAIL TO THE WARMASTER!

Black Legion: HAIL TO THE WARMASTER!!!

Esdeath now had a new army, new troops to command. Now was her time, and she would raise hell to face off against Alexander. The Imperium had a greater enemy now, one that would not go down easily.