It's very fragrant, very soothing…I could feel its scent gently blow with the warm east wind, an earthy scent of dirt with the lovely scent of its perfectly ripened fruits. Her soft hand found its place in between the crevices that are between my bandaged fingers, and slowly placed it on the tree's rough bark.
… "What about this? –cho"…
I have smelt the fragrant aroma once again…it wonderfully tickles my nostrils and my senses, I slowly stepped a little closer to the tree to be sure of what it really is, then the warm breeze swept over my red hair as the scent became stronger…
… "Peaches"…
… "Correct! You'd be seeing this world once again in no time-cho"…
I stayed in my rigid position as I tried to absorb her words…. I don't think I would see this world very soon, I'm not even sure if I could see anything ever again…from the beginning, I perfectly know that it was already pretty hopeless for my case, nothing could ever change anything…we would need a miracle to bring back what I loss, I only agreed to go to Asia so that Allen and the others would still have a reason to keep on fighting, because they know that I will be waiting, even if everyone else dies in this war, I would still be here, hopefully waiting for them to return. They wish for me to welcome them with my open arms, smiling towards them and my emerald eyes glistening with the same solid hope and joy, a wish that may never come true, but they would cease to fight if they knew that I believed in God no longer …and I would not want them to stop fighting for the sake of this world, I would not want them to stop fighting for the Allen's Vision.
From the moment I agreed to be the next successor of Bookman, I perfectly know that my life would be at stake every day, that I would stand at a very rough cliff, I know that nothing would ever be permanent again if I entered that forbidden border that the world itself secluded because of its unspoken dangers, and when I allowed the Order to borrow our bodies to be an exorcist, I know that my everyday life would be twice more dangerous, because I am forced to fight deadly demons who could kill me in a matter of seconds, but despite all the trouble I would get into, yet despite what it may cost me…I agreed to it, because I would have the chance to know more than what history could ever tell me, I could know the truth behind the truth itself. But I never expected God to give me a more cursed life than I already have.
… "We must head back-cho…Looks like a storm is brewing-cho"…
A brewing storm, when was the last time a saw one…Days? Weeks? Months? Or even years? The marvelous sight of seeing the vast skies asymmetrically collide beautifully to bring forth the very powerful wrath of God…I've always wondered, does God stir up the storm himself? Or is it the Noahs?
… "Sure, but I want to ask you…"…
… "…when will you stop taking Chouko's form, Fou-san?"…
I heard the fizzing sound of her changing form, maybe she changed back to her crystallized form, and then I could predict that she sat on the nearby bushes since I heard a rustling sound from the soft grass.
… "I only take her form since it would help you recover faster"…
It was her original voice now, the only thing that I can be sure about her features, I could hear a hint of annoyance from her tone, but I could not ever blame her…she spends every day with me just to guide me back to my sight when she could just rest inside the Asian Branch. But it was Bak-chan's Orders, she could not argue…and it's for the sake of the Order
… "Recover? Don't you mean adapt?"…
… "Shut up, Baka Lavi"… she somehow shouted, if only I could see her, I'd be sure of the annoyed expression on her face, but I could not really picture it very well, since I only saw her once, the time when we used the ark to get to the Asian Branch… "Walker and Yuu were worse when they got here… I would bring you back to the battlefield, and you would return in a better state, I promise"…
That's right, Allen was in this branch when he lost his Innocence after his encounter with that curly haired Noah, Tyki Mikk if I remember correctly, and Yuu was biologically born here as a Second Exorcist almost a decade ago…and when they got in the battlefield, they were better than before. They have been one of the Church's Aces against the Earl. Will I be one when I get in the war again? What am I saying? I know that I won't be getting back ever. The crusty, old, panda turned his back on me and left me in the Order, even after the years we have been together, even after the wars we have observed together…he still left me alone. It is possible that the Order would just leave me if they find me to be unproductive or just a waste of space, they might just leave me as well.
… "Fou, should you not be going back?"…Bak-chan said from my golem, it was one of those old fashioned golems, those with wings…the earing ones were a beeping a lot and I would hate to live my life with the beeping sound constantly disturbing me… "Head back to HQ, the storm might be pouring anytime now, and Chouko was a bit unstable while you were away"…
The bushes once again rustled, she must have already stood up, and then her footsteps began to draw a bit farther… "Last try for today, get back without tripping or falling down"…
… "Yes, Ma'am"…
