Heavensblackcat: Welcome to chapter two of a Blacker Heart! I hoped you enjoyed the other chapter and this chapter! Please continue to read and review! All reveiws are apprecated!
Chapter two: Walking
"It's too quiet." The apprentice said, her footsteps echoing off the walls of the cathedral. The temperature went down a few degrees. The young exorcist and her master could see their breaths.
The woman looked at her. "Stay at ready, we are only here to find the Finders."
"I understand." The girl nodded her head, mechanically. Her brown eyes beginning to morph into her Innocence, "Innocence activate." She murmured. Brown eyes changed to green and black. Her right pupil changed to a yellowish green cross. Her left darkened till the pupil became black while the iris became bright green.
"Do you see anything?" The old woman said as she slowly took the cord from around her neck. Bright emerald green glowed as it illuminated a few feet in front of them.
"Nothing, I see no body heat or anything but us. There's nothing here." The girl said, eyes straining to see anything hidden. "Nothing is here. No insects or rodents, not even a signature of any activity in this place. This place is completely empty." The girl walked forward to the front of the church.
On a cloudless night the dirty streaked stained glass windows would tell stories of the Bible, but that was not tonight. Wind smashed against the windows, rattling them and making the old cathedral creak. The pictures on the ceiling and in the windows seemed to be watching them with every move. Red eyes appeared from the shadows only to fade away.
The old woman turned around quickly. "There is someone here." She told her apprentice. "Are you sure that you haven't missed something?" Her bright grey eyes glared at her apprentice.
"Not that I know of…" She trailed off as her innocence caught sight of the red eyes. Quickly she put herself in a fighting position, only to relax it when the red eyes faded. She laughed. "Master, I think I did miss something, a cat." She replied, smiling as she picked up a skinny black and white cat by the nape of its neck. "See there's nothing here."
Sarah sighed, "Then where are the Finders?" She asked, shaking her head at her apprentice. Sarah yawned and laid down on one of the dusty pew, dropping her cane to the ground in the process. Her innocence was wrapped around her hand, its bright light becoming duller until it was dark once more.
"Someone's coming," The younger said, her body tensing as the large oak doors to the church opened.
"Miss Cosette, Master Sarah, is anyone here?" A lady called as she stepped forward into the church.
Cosette sighed and giggled at her silliness. "Over here Finder-san. We're in the back." She called, her eyes glowing in the darkness.
"Thank God! We thought we had to go to HQ without you guys." The Finder said, her masculine hand holding onto Cosette's hand. The Finder's face was crying tears of relief.
"I'm sorry Finder-san. I thought Komui-san told you that we were going to meet you guys at the church." Cosette said, using her free hand to rub the back of her hand.
"No he didn't." The Finder said, her face beginning to contort in thought.
"Its fine, Finder-san," She replied, offhandedly. "If you will get the others, I think we'll stay here for the night."
"Of course Miss Cosette," She said letting go of Cosette's hand. "I'll go get the others." She turned to leave her tan uniform, beginning to blend in with the darkness.
"Oh, and Finder-san, please be careful. This town is too quiet for my taste." Cosette said, her eyes glowing with effort of seeing.
The Finder waved her hand and went to go find the others. The door slammed shut behind her.
Cosette shivered with cold, her body shaking with exhaustion, as she fell to her knees to the floor. Sarah looked at her apprentice with wary eyes.
The old lady sighed "I keep telling you not to over use it. Am I correct?" She asked, scolding the girl.
"Sorry," She laughed deactivation her innocence. An earthquake racked the building.
Sarah sat up and hurried out the door leaving her apprentice behind.
The apprentice blinked before running out the door. "Master, don't forget about me!" She yelled as she gave chase to the elder.
Explosions shook the center of the town as Akuma appeared in full force. Finders showed the villagers the safest route out of the disaster area. Laughter as the only two, level two Akuma appeared.
"Exorcists, why don't you come out and play?" Whined a cat-like-Akuma, she licked her bloody claws.
"Innocence Activate! Illusion Number Four, Hell's Fire!" Cosette yelled as purple fire erupted around her wrists. Her eyes glowed with the effort of her Innocence sending its power where it's needed. "Here, Akuma, I'll play with you." Cosette said, sending a flaming punch towards the Akuma.
The Akuma laughed, dodged, and then coughed sending a hairball of dark matter towards her. It exploded as Cosette dodges. "I don't know whether to be disgusted or laugh." Cosette said as she dodged another hairball. "On second thought, I think I'm disgusted."
Cosette kept dodging the hairballs. Cosette fakes to the right and comes to the Akuma's left side. The Akuma sees this and smashes her paw into Cosette, making the girl hit the wall behind her.
The Illusion quickly disappeared as she saw spots in front of her eyes. The Akuma cackled as she got ready to spit up another hairball. This will be the end of another Exorcist by my hands this time! She thought excitedly.
"Hiban!" said a far off voice, as the apprentice begins to black out.
