"Why... Why the heck did they set up this place all the way up here?" Wheezed Allen, as he tried to get his breath back.
"We finally made it!" Ali hunched over. She was as equally exhausted as the white-haired male, who was now collapsed on the ground next to her.
They had just climbed an extremely high cliff, which was dangerous if I might add, all in order to reach the headquarters of: The Black Priests.
"Are you sure this is it Ali?" Allen looked skeptically up at the building.
"I'm sure." She replied, helping her friend to his feet.
"I've heard stories about it, but the surroundings sure have a weird feeling to them." Allen turned to the flying creature that was going round both of their heads, the thing could be compared to the snitch that is used during a game of Quidditch (in the HP world). "Is this really the place Tim Campy?" It just generated some noises, which they assumed meant 'yes.'
"Let's just get going." Ali took hold of Allen's hand and pulled towards the enormous doors, all the while she didn't observe the blush that had risen to the boy's cheeks.
They stood in front of the doors and Allen started shouting, "excuse me, we were sent here by Priest Cross Marien. I'm Allen Walker!"
"And I'm Ali Sien!"
"We would like to debate some issues with the priests!"
A loud voice boomed, "take the examination from the gatekeeper behind you!"
Allen and Ali spun on their heels and out of nowhere a large, stone face appeared.
"X-ray examination. Determining whether Akuma or human." The stone face examined Ali first and of course the results came back human.
But the same result didn't come back for Allen.
"He won't show up? Is he a bug?" The face then scanned the pentacle on Allen's forehead.
"THIS GUY IS OUTTA HERE!" The stone face suddenly roared, startling everyone inside and outside of the Black Priest's building.
"This guy is a bug. The pentacle on his forehead is cursed. Out! OUT!"
"This pentacle is a mark of an Akuma. This guy is in truth, a friend of the Earl of the Millennium!"
"W-what?!" Ali and Allen said in unison.
There was a loud noise, and they both looked up. They could just about make out a male figure standing atop the building's lowest level; it was still pretty high-up, though.
"You have some courage, coming here!"
"Wa-wait a moment!" Allen started panicking.
"I think you've mistaken him for some..." Ali had just pulled Allen behind her, when the man had leaped towards them, slashing at Allen as he went.
He didn't even give Ali the chance to finish her sentence...