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Chapter 1: Ashe and Wings
It was a nice summer day. The sun shone over the dull, hard concrete ground as flowers and grass absorbed its warmth, the heated mass radiating amidst the vast, majestic blue sky. Ashe, a dashing, handsome and rather sexy seventeen-year-old Exorcist, wandered the streets of London. He had long black hair with slight curls at the end, with a long bang that covered the right side of his face, and had beautiful brown eyes. He had pale skin with a cross-shape scar on his chest. A white crystal was embedded in the middle of his chest. His Exorcist uniform consisted of a cross cut, half-torn, maroon shirt with open cuts on the shoulder part of the shirt, a long trench coat with red outlines worn a little under his shoulders and a hood, and two brown belts that intersect near his waist line. He wore dark brown pants with many cuts on each pant leg, black boots with red bottoms and white stripes, and black gloves with red rims.
"Where is this damn Accommodator at?" he whined as he strolled down the vast streets of London. He was from the Asian Branch of the Black Order, given orders by the Branch Head, Bak Chan, to seek out and recruit the Accommodator of a newborn Innocence. He glanced through alleys and buildings, asking people around, but to no avail. He rested on a bench near a park where millions of people gathered. He sighed, preparing to give up and head home unsuccessful. Suddenly, a random, moderate and spherical object hit him directly in his forehead, sending him backwards from the tremendous force as if being KO'd single-handedly by one strong punch. "The fuck was that?!" he barked as he got back on his feet and rubbed his now bruised forehead.
"I'm sorry sir." Ashe glanced at a young, dark-skinned male with neck-length, messy black hair and beautiful, sparkling honey brown eyes. He wore a simple white-collared shirt with black slacks and shoes. The man ran up to Ashe to see if he was okay.
"Watch where you're throwing!" he yelled while holding his bruise on his forehead. Ashe glared at him with a sense of agitation. He then noticed the man had vanished a few seconds after their sudden, one-to-one encounter. He looked around the area while saying, "W-Where did he…"
"Looking for me?" Ashe eyes widened, and he sharply turned his head around. However, no one was there. The voice sounded exactly identical to the man that he encountered moments ago. He slowly turned his head back, but as he turned, the man appeared in front of him once again. The man said, "I guess I did not scare you, huh?" He sounded rather disappointed, not able to make Ashe faze or flinch.
Ashe replied, "I'm not the type of person to be scared so easily. Actually, nothing scares me." He glared at him again, placing his full attention on him as they were the same height. "Hmmm… I like you." He smiled. "You sound like someone I can relate to. What's your name?"
"Akise Tsume," the man addressed politely, along with a bow as if he was a butler. Akise smiled at Ashe radiantly as he shook his hand. "What's your name, sir?" he asked.
"Ashe Ichijou. It's a pleasure," he replied, returning Akise's firm handshake. He knew right then that he and Akise had made a direct bond, but his priorities came first. He asked bluntly, "Have you seen anything out of the ordinary?"
Akise gave Ashe a confused and empty stare. "Not that I know of, no." He giggled as if it was a joke. Ashe became a little annoyed but kept calm and collected. He turned around and began walking away, resuming his mission of finding the Accommodator.
As he left, the white crystal embedded on his chest began to shine. He knew right then that there was an Akuma nearby. Without delay, he dashed off, putting his current mission aside. Akise gazed at the sprinting Ashe, sensing that something was wrong. He followed him to assist him on his side mission.
Meanwhile, an Akuma with a pendulum-like and handle-shaped upper torso appeared in the eastern part of the city. Protruding from its arms were blades that the Akuma could bend at will and spin rapidly in order to stay airborne. Ashe soon crossed paths with the wrenched Akuma. "So this is the Akuma that I was sensing just a while ago." Ashe said smirking as his crystal reacted to the Akuma. He gently touched his glowing crystal, chanting "Weep for this wretched soul and come forth, Tengakuno Namida (Tears of Heaven)!" The crystal began to shine even brighter than the sun. It began to manifest into a saber with a two and a half meter silver-white blade, a golden hilt, and a brown handle.
"Are you an Exorcist?!" asked the simple-minded Akuma. Ashe sighed as he somewhat became annoyed by his lack of knowledge. The Akuma laughed hysterically, glaring at Ashe in mockery. "Do you really think you can take me, Kazekiri, a level two Akuma, all by yourself?"
"And I thought the man from earlier was annoying…" he mumbled. Ashe looked at the Akuma, returning the mocking glare, but with a colder demeanor. Ashe carefully took precaution, however, for he didn't know if the simple-minded Akuma had any tricks up his sleeve.
"Enough!" yelled Kazekiri. "I can't win at a staring contest! I suck at them. I can't even win a game of rock-paper-scissors." He continued to complain, causing a rather hysterical scene. Ashe just let out silent giggles as he witnessed Kazekiri's stupidity. Kazekiri noticed and stopped. "What are you laughing at, Exorcist?" he asked.
"No reason. I just enjoy how stupid you Akuma are. The sad part is I don't even need my Innocence to take a lonely level 2 Akuma." Ashe stabbed his blade-like Innocence into the ground. Kazekiri sensed the mockery in Ashe's dialogue.
"I'll make you eat those words, Exorcist!" Blinded by rage, Kazekiri went on a bloodthirsty rampage. Ashe smirked, leaping in the air and avoiding the charging Akuma. With the Akuma's backside open, Ashe descended and delivered a swift, downward kick; sending Kazekiri to the ground and making him slide across the earthen floor. He crashed into a tall building, which was unstable and collapsed right on top of him.
Ashe landed back near his Innocence. "Now that was easier than I…" A loud, thundering, sound echoed right behind him. He instantly leaped out of the way, but not before glancing at icy blue flames. Ashe narrowly dodged it but his left arm was caught in crossfire. Ashe once again returned near his Innocence. His left arm was now frozen solid. "What the hell?" he said, gazing at his arm and cringing at the pain flaring there.
"Ice Fire is hotter than flames…" Ashe heard a deeper voice. Over his head was a small, circular shadow that began to widen and grow in size. Ashe rolled away, grabbing his Innocence and avoiding the falling object. Ashe gazed at the brown smoke as an abnormal, shadowy silhouette could be seen. Ashe tried to stand, but his left leg was completely encased in ice. "Do you like it?" The shadowy silhouette emerged from the brown smoke, revealing itself to be an Akuma with two bulky, arm-like appendages and no body below its torso. A key occupied the space where its legs should be. It had long white hair with some pulled into a curled ponytail on the top of his head, and a wide smile filled with crooked teeth. "Your leg and arm will burn and rot if you touch it. It'll be a quick and painful death for you, Exorcist."
"Like hell!" yelled Ashe. The Akuma proceeded to try and kill Ashe where he kneeled. Suddenly, a barrage of fast, cutting blades of wind dealt multiple hits to the other Akuma, sending it towards the ground further away. Ashe glanced over to his left, where the direction of the wind blades was fired.
Kazekiri emerged from the rubble. His left protruding-like arm was severed from his body. The enraged Akuma glared at the collapse Akuma and yelled, "Get up, Ice! We have a job to finish!
"That hurts!" said Ice, slowly getting up from the ground. "You should watch where you aim. I'm on your side, remember?"
"No one ask about your opinion! Get up before…" Kazekiri was suddenly impaled. Kazekiri glanced down slowly as he saw a bloody human hand. "…But… Our mission…"
"Is now over." said the voice behind Kazekiri. With no mercy, the unknown attacker clenched his fist, mumbling: "Osma." A powerful, shockwave emitted from his fist filled with purple Dark Matter. The powerful shockwave inflicted a massive hole in Kazekiri's pendulum body. He slowly dissipated and eventually was erased from existence.
"Wha…" Ashe was stunned. The force of the shockwave was powerful enough to shatter the ice encasing Ashe left arm and leg without further harm to the appendages, enabling him to be mobile once again. "What just happened?"
The unknown assailant glanced at Ashe. He emerged from the shadows, revealing himself to be a tall man with black hair dyed with purple streaks that spiked backwards in a windswept way. He wore a mask, which obscured his eyes and upper face. The mask was a whitish-purple, with purple Japanese style flame-like symbols decorating the front and two slits on each side, allowing him to see. He wore a long-sleeved black trench coat with slit sleeves, more blue designs, and a white symbol on the left side. His trench coat was purple on the inside, with purple flame-like accents at the bottom. He wore long black pants and black shoes that were purple on the bottom, and black gloves with more purple emblems on their forehand, appearing to be a variant of the Greek letter α (Alpha.)
"Who are you?" asked Ashe as he grasped the handle of his blade firmly.
"I'm your worst nightmare, Ashe Ichijou." replied the assailant as he humbly introduced himself with a smirk. Ashe eyes widened as he did not address his name to him, wondering how he knew him at all. Questions spiraled in Ashe's head, but his first priority was to eliminate the unknown assailant before he could cause anymore causalities.
To be continued
- つづく
Akise: Hey guys! I'm Akise and I hope you enjoy the first chapter. I'm quite acquainted with Ashe Ichijou, and he and I are doing this Fanfiction together. I'm the author while Ashe is my partner-in-crime and my editor. Again thanks for reading chapter 1 of The 15th Noah, and I hope you will enjoy Chapter 2: Descendant, coming soon!
Ashe: Yeah, guys! It's Ashe, here, and yes, I am working on this fic with my good friend Akise. And yes, even as I work on this one, I'll still be updating my other fic, Cursed Attractions, regularly (as regularly as you know I do)! And before anyone asks, yes, the OC Ashe Ichijou is a representation of myself! I've always wanted to do this, but never really found the inspiration until now. This is the first time I've done an OC, so I'm gonna try real hard not to mess it up! So, as Akise said, we hope you thoroughly enjoy the story, and we'll be sure to update as soon as (he) can! :3 Please read, fave, follow, and REVIEW, and we'll be seeing you all next chapter! Ciao~!