Lament of the Lamb
Lady Moon-Chan
Another witch girl is found by the AX, thirteen year old Nora Lector. Her powers are much the same as those of the late Sister Noelle, but on such a strong scale that they have driven her insane. Cardinal Francesco insists that the girl be given to the Inquisitorial Department, but Caterina resists, saying that according to the girl, her brother, also a witch, is the main threat, and only Nora can track him down. The problem is, Nora only speaks normally around Abel, who can't always be around. But if Nora's only lucid messages come through Abel, how can the AX hope to find her brother, who has the power to potentially destroy them all?
Disclaimer: I don't own Trinity Blood. Nor do I fully own Nora. She was inspired by Chizuna from Lament of the Lamb.
Chapter 1: The Witch and Shell Man
"I'll ask again. Who are you and where do you come from?" Father William Walter Wordsworth, also known as the Professor, was nearing his wits' end. A young witch had been found wandering near the grounds of the Vatican, and had been taken in for questioning, with him as the interrogater. But the girl hadn't responded at all to any questions, and Cardinal de Medici's demands that the girl be given over to the Department of Inquisition were only growing fiercer as the hours ticked by.
The girl looked up, her deep brown, nearly black, eyes vacant and dull. "I used to be able to protect him from the world, after Mama died. But not anymore." she stated sadly.
Wordsworth gave a jolt. That was the first the girl had spoken since she was brought in five hours ago! "Who did you used to be Abel to protect?" he asked.
The girl sighed, turning away from him. "Go away, please. I don't want to talk anymore."
He was now staring face to face with a sheet of long auburn hair. "You don't understand. You'll have to do more than just talk if the Inquisition get their hands on you, and we can't hold them off for much longer." he stated calmly, resisting the urge to rub at his temples.
"You're sad now." she said softly. I don't even need to look. The blackness of despair is rolling off you in waves. That happens to lots of people around me. Papa, Mama, my sisters...until only Brother didn't get sad around me. We protected each other, he and I."
"Is that what you were doing when we found you? Looking for your brother?" asked Wordsworth.
The girl began to sing in response. "Mary she rocked him, her baby to sleep, then they left him to die, like a tramp in the street." She made a rocking motion with her arms. "Baby is crying againMama." she murmured. "You'll have to sing to him. I can't do it right."
Wordsworth puffed at his pipe, trying to think of something he could ask that she would respond to.
"Professor." he turned to see Sister Kate behind him. "Father Nightroad will be coming soon to take up the interrogation in your place."
"Will that even work? She hasn't responded to anything I've asked..." Wordsworth trailed off.
Kate smiled slightly. "Abel is the one who got through Elise's barriers."
Wordsworth nodded. "That's true."
The girl had turned when she heard a new voice. Her eyes widened slightly. "You are so very blue and full of hope. I wish I could be like that." she raised her own hand before her eyes. "But I'm always either black with despair or white with reminiscence. Never blue."
"Poor girl." Kate said quietly. "Her powers are exactly like Noelle's, but so uncontrolled or so sensitive that they've driven her insane." then she left.
Abel came a few minutes later. "Sorry I'm late. So..." his eyes drifted to the girl.
"She hasn't answered any questions, even her name." Wordsworth said.
Abel sighed and adjusted his glasses. "Go. I'll try my luck with her."
The girl stared at Abel. "You're broken, so I'm gonna call you Shell Man." she sing-songed.
Wordsworth sighed. "Everything she's said has been like that. Good luck, Abel. You'll need it." he left, and Abel sat in his vacated seat.
"My name is Father Abel, and I would like to help you. However, you need to tell me your name, at the very least, before I can do anything."
AN: Well, there's chapter 1. Review please, and 2 should be up soon. Ja ne!
