"No one here can save us...We aren't given a chance like other people...other, Humans..."
A young woman sat in a tree with not a care in the world..no responsibilities, chores, hassles, nothing...but held a very sullen expression upon her beautiful face. She had nothing to worry about yet a heavy burden weighed on her heart...mind...and soul...
She had not had any sort of responsibility or obligation for almost two months because of an injury she sustained. She had not shown any true emotion other than sadness, depression, and boredom. Although she has smiled and shown happier emotions from time to time but, no one knows why exactly. Well, the reason is...a memory was brought up from the back of her mind in that which she wanted to forget.
"Hey Aura!" She turned from the tree branch and leaned back till she hung upside down, her waist long dark burgundy hair hanging like a curtain. "Yes?" She replied. Her voice low, light, and soft like silk yet non of this could hide the light Irish accent she laced in her words. "You're being transferred so hurry and get to the front gates, your stuff has already been transferred there, along with your new uniform. Bak has already gotten the clothes you're wearing over there so hurry up." Fou stated. "Alright." Aura said as she jumped out of the tree and onto her feet. Her black strapless silk dress that came to her knees flowed down with her and her bare feet clapped onto the floor. She began to run towards Bak Chang's office. The clapping of her feet against the pavement echoed as she left the garden.
"We are chained here...We demons...We monsters...are chained animals..."
She finally reached her destination and walked in, "I'm here..." She said. "Oh, thank you Aura-san...Your clothing is in the next room. Please get dressed and then head out as soon as possible. Ikki is waiting is there for you as well." Bak stated. She nodded and walked towards the other room. There she found a chain with folded clothes atop it. She closed the door behind her as she walked in. She undressed and changed into the clothes Bak Chang had set for her. She walked to the large mirror on the wall and took in what she looked like.
Her long yet thin wavy hair came to her waist and parted to the right, her ice cold blue eyes that almost seemed white framed by thin black make up and eyelashes, her light creamy skin that looked soft to the touch, her three black cuffs on her left ear, her red nose stud on the right, her lips painted in a maroon almost crimson color. She then looked at her clothes. She now wore a black tub top with a silver leather jacket atop, black pants with a silver lining fit for combat if needed, and black fat shoes. Her nails were long and with a checkered design and a black ring with a peculiar soft light blue jem that was encrusted around it in a thin wave line. A small chain was latched with it and was attached to a bracelet similar to the ring. The same was on both her hands. Soon a ice blue golem that matched her eyes appeared from her jacket pocket, it's tail was thin and it's body/head was triangular with a black Oleander flower shape on the front, it's wings similar to a regular golem.
She let out a small sigh then walked out, saying her goodbyes and following Bak Chang to the entrance. "It's a shame to see you leave, Aura..." He started. She looked at him, waiting for him to continue, "It must've have been a sudden shock when we told you. But this is an order from Malcolm C. Leverrier..." He finished. "I understand Bak-san...I don't hold it against you..Remember I was transferred here from the Alaskan Branch..I'm used to it..." She said. "An exorcist will meet with you in a city in France called Barmont. His name is Kanda, he will take you to the European Branch alright." He stated. She gave him a curt nod, "Please Behave yourself Aura...I will contact Supervisor Komui the day you should arrive but if you're not there within that time I will contact you through Ikki. Am I understood?" He stated. She nodded.
Bak hugged her causing her to be a bit surprised. To some people's little knowledge, Bak Chang had grown an attachment to the Asian girl. "Please be careful on your way there." he said as he pulled away. "I will Bak-san..." she replied.
With that the girl stepped back and bowed, "Thank you for everything Bak-sama.." she straightened her posture then turned away from him. She walked away from the Asian Branch and towards her new destination that awaited her.
-later-
She arrived at the docks and boarded a ship that would take her to Europe.
She thought about the inspector that she had met long ago. The same one that is having her transferred to the European Branch. "That man has had a stick up his ass for as long as I've known him...no wonder he has no family...I pity the woman he wants to marry..." she said with a slight sneer. She despised the man with a passion unlike any other. It had been many years since she last seen him and she hoped to keep it that way. The only thing she could do though was wait to get to Europe and her new "home".
[European Branch]
-Early morning-
Everything was normal, finders were in the cafeteria eating their breakfast and talking amongst themselves. And amongst the many finders were two exorcists. "So have you seen Kanda, Allen-kun?" Lenalee Lee asked. Her forest green hair over her shoulders in two pigtails instead of behind her as usual. "BaKanda should be in his room still...If he hasn't already gone to the training hall." Allen Walker stated. The young white haired exorcist didn't like the exorcist in question but wasn't at all going to refuse to answer Lenalee. "Thanks." She bowed then headed to her friends' room.
When she arrived at the front of the door she knocked three times, "Kanda you there?" She asked. Without missing a beat the door opened to reveal the oddly beautiful, long raven haired exorcist Yu Kanda. His famous scowl still on his face and his hair down. "What?" He asked annoyed. Despite his tone and scowl, Lenalee smiled kindly and said, "Morning Kanda. I came here to tell you that brother would like to see you as soon as possible." He looked away and replied with a "Che...fine." and closed the door. She sighed then walked away towards the Cafeteria and hoped Kanda would go see her sibling.
Behind the door, Kanda had gotten dressed in his exorcist uniform and put his hair up in his usual high, strict pony tail aside from two locks that framed his face with his bangs. He sat on his bed and looked at the lotus flower in the hourglass that sat upon a small stand. He loathed the fact his life was measured by something so frail. That his whole life span is dependent on the flower's own existing life.
He closed his eyes, already annoyed by that fact, and stood up. Grabbing his innocence, Mugen, and headed out of his room, closing the door behind him, and walking towards the Branch head's office. He didn't know if he wanted to see him for a mission or just to talk about how to use his Shouka.
When he finally arrived at his destination, which was covered in papers as usual, he walked in and closed the door behind him. "So what is it you want Komui?" Kanda asked as he walked over to the only couch in the room. "Oh hello Kanda." Komui Lee said from behind his messy desk. "I wanted you to come in for a small mission debriefing." He said innocently. Kanda noticed the tone and his scowled deepened.
"Don't beat around the Bush damnit. What kind of mission?" Kanda growled. Komui sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "I need you to go bring back an exorcist that is transferring here from the Asian Branch." Komui stated.
Kanda crossed his arms over hus chest, "Why do I have to go?" He growled. "Because Allen and Lenalee are going to go on a mission and Lavi nor Bookman is able to do it. I can't send a finder because the journey is long and if they were attacked by Akuma the finders wouldn't last long and what if the exorcist would be killed by a Noah? You're the only one here that can go Kanda." Komui stated. Kanda thought for a few minutes then sighed deeply, "Fine..."
"Good! You leave in an hour so let's get this done quick. You will be meeting the Transferring exorcist here in a city in France." He pulled out a file. "Here is what information we have on the new exorcist." He handed the file to Kanda.
Kanda opened it, setting aside his Mugen beside him on the couch, and looked through it. He saw a picture of a girl with cold eyes and Burgundy hair and a piercing on her nose. He saw the description of her physical appearance. How she had a lithe curvy body, a c-cup bust, she was 19-years-old, her red navel ring, her height about "5'7'",everything that was necessary for a doctor to know. He saw that she was transferred from the Alaskan branch to the Asian branch a few years back as well. It showed that she had an injury to lower back and left arm."Sorry but I had to borrow the nurses file on her." Komui said.
"Her name is Aura Mist?" Kanda asked a little apprehensively. "Yes, a strange name indeed but it is her true name." Komui said. Kanda thought Komui was kidding but once he figured he wasn't he was, to say the least, surprised by the peculiar name since -according to the file- she in fact was Asian like Himself and the Lee's. Well, only half Asian, the other half was Irish.
"This young lady is going to meet you in the City Barmont, and you will bring her back here unharmed by your Mugen." Komui said.
Kanda 'che'd then got up and left the room. "Aura...Aura Mist..." Kanda found himself saying the female exorcists name in a soft tone. "The Black Orders famous Exorcist in the Asian and Alaskan department." he turned around to see the red headed 'usagi' Lavi bookman Jr. "Her innocence is known as 'The Silent Touch' and the 'Breathtaking sound' but no one knows why since no one has ever seen her innocence in action." Lavi added. "I would've loved to take this mission but me and the old Panda are gonna be heading out tomorrow in the morning. Sooooooo good luck Yu~" and before Kanda could attempt to murder the exorcist Lavi ran away.
"Baka usagi..." Kanda muttered then disappeared down the hall.
[Somewhere by the European coasts]
-Midnight-
-days later-
"Miss...we've docked." Said a sailor man. She slowly opened her eyes and yawned. She stretched her body as she sat up from her small futon mattress given to her. She looked at the man and nodded, "Thank you." She stood up and walked past him and towards the stairs that lead to the deck of the ship. Once she reached the outside, she shadowed her eyes with her hand from the sun. "To damn bright." She mumbled under her breath as her eyes adjusted to the brightness. She removed her hand and noticed men were unloading the ship. "So we have docked..." she said as she walked towards the ladder that lead to the dock itself. She waved farewell to the captain of the ship then his subordinates. She turned on her heel then continued on her way.
She wondered if she would encounter any Akuma or Noah on her journey. But at the moment she wondered if she should look for an inn to rest in the next town over. She preferred to travel at night because she wasn't very fond of people. She rather avoid socializing or interacting with other people in any way. She didn't like people in general. Ya, the majority of people had not wronged her in any ways but there were some people that have wronged her and since then, she chose to distance herself to a certain degree. Its been that way since she was small girl at the age of 9.
"We are chained Monsters..."
Chained to the fates given to us by God huh? she thought. "Yeah right..." she said.
As the night passed sunrise was approaching and her legs were sore as she had already passed through four villages or towns. Despite that she continued to walk and had now passed five towns or villages and it was around 8:30am. She entered the sixth town and saw the streets populated with people but there was very little population so she continued to walk and, unconsciously, search for some sort of place for food. In her unconscious search for food she came upon a small bakery. She smiled slightly and walked over to the bakery and walked in.
"Hello?" She spoke lightly. "Oh yes~ I'm coming please hold on a moment." An elderly voice said. Aura walked past the pastries on display and towards the counter. There sat an elderly woman, who had come from the second floor down the spiral stairs behind her, and she smiled. Her old wrinkled face fit well for the old woman and her eyes closed. Her hair pure white and in a bun, although, a few strands leaked out at the back and sides. "May I help you Miss?" She asked kindly. Aura took a moment then replied, "Yes, I would like one box of chocolate chip cookies please." The elderly woman nodded and stepped off the stool and walked to the box of cookies at the end of the counter behind the glass case. She was short, about up to Aura's waist, without the stool. She walked back to the stool and set the box on the counter, "That will be 3.59€" The woman said. Aura fished out money from her jacket pocket and gave the woman her money and a bit more. "Keep whatever is left over miss...I won't need it." Aura said as she grabbed her cookie box, which was in a bag, and left the bakery.
People in this world...deserve charity from time to time...right? She thought as she continued on the straight road that lead out of the village. She carried the bag in her left hand as her right was in her front pocket. She continued to walk past the tree line and into the forest, heading to her destination was her top priority.
She passed by villages and towns as if they were only three steps and find herself in wilderness. The a new town or village. wilderness. Town or village. It remained stagnant to her. Soon she came upon a sign that said Welcome to the City Barmont in bold lettering. She looked ahead and saw nothing but ruins, "The Town of Barmont...Once lively with people now, ruins of what once was." She said as she looked around, stepping over rubble.
"Aura Mist?" A deep satin voice asked. She turned to see the Asian blue haired exorcist Yu Kanda. who in fact, had been waiting there for her for more than three hours. "Yes...Who is asking?" She said. "My name is Kanda from the European Branch." He stated. He looked at the young woman in front of him, despite how short she was to him, she was a year his senior. Though she looked as young as Lenalee. He didn't get why she was being transferred to the European branch. She looked so frail like any normal human being that wasn't chosen by God to fight in a war. "Hello?" Komui's voice broke through Kanda's golem. "What is it Komui?" Kanda replied. "Sorry to just spring this up on you buuuuut~ There is innocence among the ruins of the City you're in so please retrieve it." Komui said innocently. "Che. Fine.." Kanda said then the golem only let out static then turned off communication. "You heard him correctly right?" Kanda asked the female. "If so, stay out of the way." she gave a curt nod, "Okay..." She replied.
"Good." He brushed past her and began to look under rubble and through the ruins of homes. "There was a friendly but Naive King who wed a very nasty queen, the king was loved but, the queen was feared...Till one day strolling in his court an arrow pierced the kind king's heart, he lost his life and...His lady love..." she sang as she walked along the ruins, her left hand gliding over them as she sang. "What are you doing woman?" Kanda growled. "Do you know the history of this town?" She asked him. "Why would I?" She asked annoyed.
"100 years ago, when this city was lively with laughter and smiles, people were rarely sad here...The flowers bloomed all the time and the sun always shined during the day and the moon at night. Clear skies. One day, the King had remarried a very unworthy queen, but no on said anything because the King was happy. But no one knew that the Queen was plotting to murder her new husband. And she did that by having a Level 2 Akuma use an arrow filled with Akuma poison to pierce the Kind King's heart. So when the King was indeed murdered, the Queen hid away all his treasures within the ground of the City so no one could have it...not even her...She was a Soul Broker for the Earl...She gave the people of the City to the Earl...She was the last one left...Then the Earl killed her and searched for the innocence that was hidden with the treasures but his attempts were fruitless...for he could not find the innocence..." She stated as she stopped walking in front of a Church that somehow was intact. "And the only place the Earl would think such a vile woman would hide the Innocence would be a church." She stated as she walked in the Gothic church. The inside completely clean and dust free, the color stained glass made the room light up in colors but with an eerie feel.
Kanda looked at the girl with his same scowl but followed her inside. He looked around, "Where would she hide it?" he asked. Even if he wasn't going to admit it, the female exorcist knew more about this innocence than he did so he chose to let her find it. "When the queen hid her treasure...and the Innocence...she hid it in the one place the Earl would never look if he went into a Church..." She walked past the pews slowly and walked to the podium where a father would speak during the Sunday's church. Standing behind it was a large cross of the crucifix. "Jesus' heart, ne?" She jumped over the podium and lunged her hand into the Chest of the porcelain Jesus Christ and she grabbed something. When she retracted her hand, there it was in all it's glory, the bright green innocence was safely in her palm.
He looked at her with a scowl, that hid the surprise he saw towards her. "How did you know that she would hide it there?" He asked. "I was told by an old friend of mine...I don't know how he knew but he did..." She stated. She handed him the innocence then brushed past him. "Let's get going..." She said. He 'che'd then once again brushed past her and towards the tree line.
Was it good? Bad? Utterly sucked? PLEASE TELL ME IN THE REVIEWS OR PM ME! xD BTW! The song she sings belongs to a video game - Resident Evil: Code Veronica.
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-Nightmare