Operation: Purification
Chapter 1: Reawakening
Disclaimer: I do not own Elfen Lied, and this story was written just cuz I was bored.
Short summary: Lucy has returned to the Maple inn with her friends and family... but all the action has finally taken its toll on poor Lucy, and now she's trapped in a coma for the past month. The government, having lost Kurama and their strongest Diclonious has brought a conclusion: If they cannot be eradicated, then they must be purified.
Two Diclonius twins, Adam and Eve were seperated long ago... and now, operation Purification A.K.A Eden is about to commence... their objective? To "cure" Lucy and all others infected.
New Characters:
Adam- A male diclonious with unusual snow white hair... just like ice, he's pure, but very cold and somewhat emotionless. The only thing driving him is his desire to see his sister one more time. He has no vectors... but somehow, his body can produce an "antidote" of some sort. The government then decides to use him to "cure" Lucy...
Eve- A female diclonious and Adam's twin sister... she seems to be much weaker than the normal diclonious and has contracted an incurable disease. She can sense her brother's whereabouts and feelings, but he lost contact with her thoughts due to her dwindling strength.
Dr. Leonard Asher- An intelligent scientist who recently was allowed to join the Governments project. He was born and raised in Brazil, and having lost a son of his own, he seems to have close ties with the twins. It saddens him that these two were trapped and unable to see each other... He is in charge of their well-being and growth, and from time to time, conversed with them.
Director Suzuhara- The new director after the death of Kurama. He seems to be very cold and calculating, taking every precaution... it is said his reasoning is far beyond human understanding. But one thing's for certain... he makes very few mistakes.
Act I: My brother and I
"I want to tell you my story... but I don't think you'll listen.
Afterall... you humans wanted to kill us, right?
My brother wouldn't say anything... but that's how he always is.
He doesn't hate, he doesn't kill... he only does things for me.
My brother loves me...
He feels whatever I do.
We're twins, so we know what the other feels. Always.
Oh, where are my manners? My name is Eve, my brother is Adam.
We were tossed into a project hosted by the government. We were strange children, my brother was born with white hair...like the color of snow. Funny... we never really saw snow much, I only heard from my mother that it's white... and cold...
We were raised in isolation, our mommy wouldn't ever let us out. She said we were different, that we were special. It didn't matter... my brother and I were happy.
But that all changed... when the government came after us. Momma refused to hand us over, and they shot her in the head... we were then seperated. We haven't made contact... in 5 years. I'm trapped within an isolated cell... but even though My brother couldn't hear my voice, I could hear his. Brother... you can't feel me because slowly I'm dying..."
Setting: Maple Inn
Mayu and Nana returned home from school, their satchels bouncing happily as they made their way to their new home. Wanta, the puppy bounded along with them as they made their way past the old shrine and down the stone path. It was nice out, a fresh summer day... School was almost over and Summer vacation was approaching in a few days. They chatted happily, looking forward to a nice vacation and maybe some peace and quiet too. They crossed the gate and took off their shoes as they slid the door open. The old grandfather clock at the entrance ticked loudly...
"We're home!" Mayu said as she walked in. Yuka was still at her classes in college... they made their way to the bedroom.
"Oh... so Kouta didn't go to school again?" Nana asked as she walked in. She spotted the boy sound asleep on the floor beside another laid out futon. Mayu slipped a blanket over the college student... the girl stared sadly. "Lucy still didn't wake up, huh? Maybe she's... you know..."
"Don't say that!" Mayu protested. "She's just sick that's all! Remember her face when she came back? She was smiling! She smiled and fainted. Nyuu will wake up, I know she will!"
Nana nodded slowly... Kouta sure was happy when she came back. He stayed by her side all the time... in high hopes that she'd wake up again. Yuka was worried too... burdening responsibility, she still went to classes, and even had a part time job to support the rent. Now that they thought about it, Yuka was more calm... But even so. It's been a month since then, and Lucy still didn't wake up.
"Maybe we should start on dinner, Nana." Mayu said as she placed their school satchels in the corner of the room. "We have to pick up some groceries today... Yuka left us a list."
The two girls giggled slightly, as they walked out of the inn and down the stone path. They finally reached the staircase where they could look at the ocean and the town below. The salty sea wind blew past them and they can hear the rolling waves and the cries of sea gulls from the beach. Nana began to think... so much strain, who knows when Lucy might wake up... It was just, the chances were slim. Very slim. She clutched the small purse that her papa gave her so long ago. She still had alot of his money left over... which she cherished dearly. It was kind of like his last memento to her, so she never spent it.
"So we need to get some bread, milk, rice, fish, meat and vegetables." Mayu read the list outloud. "hey Nana, maybe if we're lucky we can buy some candy too... Nana?"
The diclonious girl was completely frozen. It was as if the fair summer breeze was frozen stiff. Something unnatural was nearby... very near. She felt her head telling her to run, but her body wouldn't listen.
"Nana, what's the matter?" Mayu asked.
"N-nothing..." Nana said with a facade smile. "Hey Mayu... how about we split the list, hmm? We can make dinner faster that way, okay?" We're in danger... she said to herself.
"Uh... okay..." Mayu said as she ripped the list in half. Nana tucked the paper into her purse and headed down the stone steps leaving Wanta and Mayu. The human girl stared confused... and concerned. Nana broke into a run... whoever it was, it was close by. And it had its eyes on her... she had to get as far away from Mayu as possible... or else they both might be in danger.
... Approximately12 Hours Earlier...
Setting: Isolated cell #33
"How is the boy doing?" A calm yet friendly voice asked. It was slightly deep, yet soothing with a slight foreign accent. "I do hope his progress is doing well."
Doctor Asher, a very intelligent and well educated scientist placed his hand on the glass... on the other side was a white room, heavily padded, there was what looked like a bed in the corner, and a sink in the other. Sitting in the center of the room, leaning against the wall, facing the glass was a boy. He looked like he was in his late teens, thin, extremely pale. Doctor Asher smiled gently... the boy grew fast. What was even more startling was the boy's hair and eye color. They were both white... his eyes were unfocused, and his grey irises were dilated... like always. And his expression was that of cold sadness... as if he never smiled before.
"He's calm as always, doctor. No irregular pulse patterns at all." His assistant replied with a smile. "Perhaps he might even share a few words with us today."
"That's good. He was always quite obedient... and a good listener." The doctor picked up his clipboard and copied the data onto the paper. The boy showed no signs of injury or torture at all compared to the other diclionious. He was just still.
"Oh!" The Assistant broke the doctor's train of thought as the two looked up at the boy. "He's about to say something."
"Doctor Asher..." The boy's voice was low, like a whisper. "Are you there, doctor?" The doctor reached out and flipped a switch, he picked up the small mike as his voice could be heard through the speaker.
"Call me Leo. What is it, my boy? Is there something wrong?" The doctor asked.
"I had a nightmare..." The boy said lowly.
"Oh?" The doctor asked. This was not the first time he ever had such a thing. Asher looked at the assistant, they both shared the same expression. Concern. "What was it that you dreamt about? Was it scary?"
"No..." His eyes sharpened slightly, his grey irises now back into focus. "There was a girl... with horns. But it wasn't my sister... She said her name is Lucy... and she's going to wake up soon."
A wave of panic struck the doctor and his assistant. Lucy? THE LUCY? Asher grabbed the mike. "Adam, Adam, when she told you her name, did you give your name back? Did she know you were there?" His hand was clenched around the mike... so tight that the skin was white.
"No..." Adam responded. "She was unaware. But... she's still going to wake up."
Setting: Director's Office
"So Lucy is still alive." Director Suzuhara leaned back in his chair... staring at the doctor that stood before him. Both of them heard only stories about this hostile and dangerous diclonious. The Director was promoted only a few weeks ago, and Dr. Asher just returned from his many years in his home country of Brazil. He was half japanese- half brazillian... The Director was tall, his hair neat and his eyes seemed to be sharp and always calculating. Doctor Asher had long hair that went down to his shoulders, it was currently tied. His skin was tanned in complete contrast to the Director's pale complexion.
"That's to be expected. I should thank Adam #33 for cofirming her existance. We should have anticipated sooner that it would take much more to kill her, the queen." The Director took a sip from his coffeee as Asher shifted uncomfortably in his chair.
"What should we do about it? Lucy? As the one that broke free? I already heard that killing her was virtually impossible." The doctor shifted his half rimmed glasses... "Director...?"
"How is #32?" He asked, changing the subject.
The doctor retrieved his clipboard and read the report outloud to him. "She seems to be deminishing in a rapid rate... it seems it won't be long until she will stop functioning completely. However, she appears to show neither resistance, nor hostility in any way. Both siblings are incredibly passive... you can even touch them and they won't show any harm in return. They don't fear us... nor do they seem to hate us at all. It seems their loyalty to each other has brought them this far. Number 32, Eve... her mind is functional but her body not much so."
"Hm... fine, Asher, we recently received word to no longer kill any of the diclonious. It is an impossible feat..." The Doctor's face lit up to a smile, he's been fascinated by them, and to hear such news brought him much joy. Most of them were children afterall... but the Director's face bore no change. "It seems that humans exterminating them only raises their hostility. Perhaps we should display some humanity within us."
"O-of course!" Asher said with a smile. "They may not be human, but as long as they're intelligent beings then-"
"Don't bring your hopes up." The Director interrupted. "The higher ups decided not to kill the diclonious... instead, we're to cure them. You yourself has developed the antidote. We'll be using them..."
"But-! It hasn't been tested yet." The Doctor slammed his hands on the desk. "Who knows what reaction might occur! They might die, or worse! We've never tested it on a living specimen before!"
"That's why Lucy will be the perfect subject... we have no need for a rogue Diclonious." The director nodded once, "Besides, would you rather instead to test it out on one of your subjects, doctor?" Asher's eyes widened... as the director even suggested such a thing. #32 and #33 were like his own children... The Director rose from his seat and stared out the glass window. "Adam is a wonderous specimen, truly a weapon from god to save humanity... he's not a normal diclonious, on the contrary... more like an anti-diclonious. Something in him allowed him to survive, and something in his DNA was the missing ingredient to the antidote. We'll apply the antidote to Lucy, and if she's cured, we can cure the rest of them as well... and if not, we'll analyze her body and try again."
"But... Diclonious aren't even humans. How can we possibly cure them?" Asher asked.
"They spread their seed through their vectors. So quite easily we may be able to counteract it... they are just humans with horns, vectors and a brain abnormality... Aside from that they are still considered quite human. This is our only chance to survive... we will start right away."
Asher's hand began to shake... the chances, the outcome... it was all unknown. "Who... who will be the one to hunt Lucy and apply the antidote?" The doctor asked...
"Isn't that obvious?" The Director faced Asher. His face solemn and serious. "#33..."
Setting: Isolated Cell #33
"Adam..." Asher woke up the boy from his dream. Adam raised his head slightly... "Adam, I'm sorry I woke you, are you okay?"
"... Yes." The boy replied. "I sense concern in your voice, Doctor... is there something wrong?"
"If I said no, you would already know I'm lying." The doctor took a deep breath. "Adam, the higher ups want you to do us a favor..." The boy raised his head curiously... tilting it. "They want you to cure Lucy..."
"I can't do that..." The boy said looking down. He had a mixture of bland disappointment. "She would kill me... I cannot kill others... you know that."
"They said if you succeed... they'll let you see your sister again." The doctor paused... as Adam began to think... he wanted to see his sister, but...
"I can't..."
"Adam! Listen to me... I'm sorry but... you don't understand. You don't have much time... your sister is... she's dying, Adam, she's dying." The boy's eyes widened, in a mixture of confusion, sorrow and anger. "We tried everything and if curing Lucy succeeds we might be able to save her life before the illness gets too serious. Adam...?" The doctor froze... The boy was standing up, he never stands up. Most of the time he crawls to reach the bed, or he sits down at the same place, staring at nothing. But this time the boy was standing up.
"Doctor! His pulse has risen abnormally high!" The Assistant yelled. The boy stood in front of the glass... his eyes staring through at the doctor and assistant. They both took a deep breath... and the doctor reached for the mike.
"Your the only one that can fight her... and your the only one that can save your sister. Do you understand?" The boy touched the glass... and walked over to the door. "Let him out." The doctor commanded. Hesitantly, the assistant opened the doors.
"How long does my sister have..." Adam asked as he walked out. Compared to his pale skin and white hair, his white shirt looked grey. He walked over to the doctor...
"A month... maybe less." The doctor replied. Adam collapsed on his knees... his hand was gripping the floor, shaking rapidly.
"I want to see my sister again, doctor..." His voice was now hoarse. "Eve... Eve..." tears fell down from his empty eyes. He was now hunched over on the floor, his hands on the floor, and his skinny knees shaking. "Why won't you say anything to me, Eve... don't leave me alone... I don't want to be alone anymore..."
Asher reached out and held the boy's shoulder... "You're her only hope... she's counting on her big brother."
"I OBJECT TO THIS! No! I will not allow this at all!" Dr. Asher slammed the clipboard on the floor. "Adam doesn't even know how to defend himself! His body and strength is weaker than the average human! How could they even suggest such a thing?"
"Calm down Doctor." The Director silenced him at once. Asher's face was contorted in agony and grief. "Even if Lucy tore him piece by piece, the boy will be fine. He is the perfect one to face against Lucy... afterall..." A small smile appeared on his face. "Adam can't feel pain... his regeneration is remarkable, the perfect DNA to cure the diclonious. You experimented on him yourself doctor. Every time we torture him, he shows no pain, if you cut off his limb, as long as the limb touched the wound, his cells will rearrange themselves. He may have no vectors... nor can he fight physically, but that's irrelevant."
"Adam..."
"Besides... you never told him... about his dying sister. She will die soon... without the antidote. Afterall, she contracted a virus only affected by diclinious."
Setting: Alleyway
"Show yourself!" Nana yelled, her breaths were deep due to her constant running. She finally reached a deserted street, the trees overhead began to rustle softly as the wind blew past. Whatever it was, it was slow... but yet she felt as if it was watching her. She placed her back against the wall so she wouldn't be hit by a surprise attack.
"That... was unnecessary..." a voice said. It was low and soft. From the other end of the alley was a young man, his white hair was long and tied back. his pale white eyes focused on the girl... and his grey irises sent a chill down #7's back. His hands were in his pocket, and he wore a white shirt that looked grey compared to his skin and hair. He walked up to her... extending his hand. "I don't kill humans... nor diclonius..."
"Who are you...?" Nana asked. "And why are you following us?" Her vectors began to come out, aiming themselves at the stranger...
His eyes sharpened as he saw the two extended hands... This was not the target. He walked closer, his extended hand reaching out to her.
"Stay away..." Nana stepped back unaware of the puddle of garbage water on the floor, with a flash, she slipped in shock. "Eeek!" Her artificial legs popped out of place as she stumbled. The boy reached out as his hand gripped her back she wouldn't fall on the dirty floor. The dumpsters rattled as her artificial legs both banged against it. In shock, the two vector hands slashed the boy across the face.
Nana opened her eyes, the boy was holding onto her back against his abdomen so she wouldn't fall backwards. He was tall, abnormally thin and his skin was cold. "U-uh... thank you..." Her vectors grabbed the two artificial legs on the floor and reattached them on her body. He helped her back on her feet as he turned around.
"Your not my target..." He said in a flat voice. The wound on his face was gone... but suddenly he fell forward onto the floor. His body began to shake...
"Hey! Are you okay?" Nana asked running up to him.
His eyes were dilated once more... "I'm... fine..." He clenched the floor with his hand as the mud got on his arms. His body wasn't use to sudden movements... let alone walking very far. He began to shake and his breath was heavy... "What's your name?" He asked.
"It's... Nana..." She said attempting to help him up.
"Nana..." He looked at the horns... and her bright colored hair. "Your not my target." He grabbed hold of the wall and walked away...
Lucy... Purify Lucy... Adam's eyes sharpened. I'm getting closer... She's close by...
Ehhh this was a for-fun Fanfic to see if I still want to keep writing. Reviews appreciated, Next chapter more Kouta, Lucy and everyone else. I'm hoping to make this an ongoing project so please leave some criticisms and critiques. xD So I can write better.
