Hi everybody I'm back with the next chapter. This chapter had been edited by my beta, so thank you!
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Disclaimer: I, NixiePixieStix, do not in any shape or form own D. Gray Man. I do however; own Enzeru and any other OC that may come up later and the plot for this story.
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"Talking"
"Japanese speech"
'Thought'
Dream
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Last Time:
Enzeru returns to Headquarters from a solo mission where she meets a new recruit from General Cross named Allen Walker.
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Order 2: Force Promotion
A seven year old girl with crimson red hair and dark brown, almost black eyes was playing in a field of flowers with a younger girl with spiky bluish purple hair and dark blue eyes. As they were playing an older male's voice called them.
"Enzeru, and – it's time to come in." The voice came from a man at the steps of a two story house, waving for them to come over.
"Ne, let's race over to Dad. Does that sound good?" Enzeru turned to the younger girl with a smile. She gave a smile and took off with Enzeru right behind her.
As they reached the steps of the house where their dad was the older girl out of the two took quick notice of just who the visitors were that were just inside the house. She slowed down to a walk once she and her younger sister were in the house, taking off their shoes.
Standing in the living room was a figure that she couldn't quite see except for the huge toothy grin that he had on his face and a top hat. Sitting on the sofa next to the figure was a boy that was in his early teens. He had curly black hair but his face was hidden in shadow. Enzeru looked from her dad to the two visitors before walking over to them and bowing at the waist.
"Konbanwa -, it's good to see you again. I will leave now so that you may have your meeting with Imoto and Otousan." She spoke to them then turned and gave the same respectful bow to her younger sister and dad before getting her shoes back on and walking out the door, closing it behind her.
She walked to just the edge of the yard where there was a tree with a single swing on it which she went to sit on. As she thought of it, she knew why they were there visiting her younger sister and dad. It was because her younger sister was 'special' and they were going to be to teaching her once her 'change' was complete.
Her thoughts were interrupted though when she heard footsteps heading toward her. As she turned around, she saw the boy that was with the other visitor had walked up to her. Before she was able to stand up though to give a bow to him, he raised his hand in a motion say that she didn't have to get up.
"K-Konbanwa… If you don't mind me asking, what are you doing out here instead of inside with Oto-san?" She asked looking up at the older boy, who looked down at her but his face was still hidden.
"Well,-
Before he was able to answer though, everything faded into blackness.
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I let my eyes flutter open as I lay on my bed in my room. With half lidded eyes I stared blankly up into the dark ceiling still thinking about the dream that was fresh in my mind. "How come I CAN'T remember their names? I'm sorry little sister, Dad." I placed my arm over my eyes and let out a deep breath.
Ten minutes later, I had found myself in the outside training grounds. In the distance I was able to hear a sword being swung in the air. Following the sound, I used my shadows to hide myself from the only other one here in the Order that had a katana for an Anti-Akuma weapon. As I stayed in the shadows of the trees, I watched as he continued to hone his skills.
This gave me a good chance to take a look at him. His dark blue hair was up in its usual high ponytail. He wore a blind fold over his eyes, most likely trying to hone his hearing right now. Instead of his exorcist coat, he had bandages going around his torso and right bicep. He wore his black pants and a sash that held them into place and was bare foot. At the moment he was facing away from me. As I was getting ready to turn back to let him finish his training in peace I felt the tip of Mugen on the back of my neck.
"You should not sneak up on somebody while they are training." Kanda spoke up with a bored and slightly annoyed tone in his voice.
"Where would the fun be in that?"I slightly turned my head to glance behind me at him, while I let a small smile play on my lips. He gave a grunt in reply as I once again materialized into shadows and took off back to the HQ.
Upon entering a finder nervously walked up to me. "Miss Shade, Komui is requesting you in his office. He said that it was important."
With a sigh, I gave a nod to the finder and walked off down the hall to Komui's office. For once I didn't feel like using my shadows to get around the building. I still had much on my mind from last night with the strange dream that I was going to do something about. As I thought about that I already felt a headache coming on.
'Was that a dream or a memory? But if it was a memory… then that means that the seal on my memories are starting to weaken and break. Could it be that…?'
I was taken out of my thoughts as I reached Komui's sea of papers that he called his office. I gave a small knock before entering the room. I lowered my hood to be polite to the older man that for once stood in front of his desk and not behind it.
"You needed me, Komui?" I had a slight puzzled look on my otherwise blank face.
"Yes, I'm not the one that actually called for you. You see, the Commanders in Chief want to see the both of us." He wasn't at all using his normally cheerful voice. Now he spoke with a dead serious tone and face. All I could do was nod as we headed out of the paper infested room and heading to the large elevator that would take us to Hevalska's dark domain.
As we lowered to her floor, many Finders and scientist were starting to crowd around the railings of the floor, watching our descent. Then I realized that most of them had never seen my face before except for a select few. Even then, most wouldn't come out just to see my face; no it must be for whatever reason I was called down there for.
When we landed, I stepped off and onto the landing that was in front of Hevalaska. As usual the room was dark which made me feel slightly more at peace. Then again, I had always found solace in the darkness. That could be because of my Innocence, which is a much darker one than the others. I would have kept thinking more if it wasn't for the fact that Hevalaska had appeared right then in front of me.
"Hello again Enzeru, it has been a long time since we last met." Her voice was as gentle as always when she spoke to me. I couldn't help but relax around the older exorcist.
"It is good to see you again too, Hevalaska." I looked up at her. She leaned down and picked me up with her many arms and held me in front of her face. She placed what would be her forehead on mine and started counting.
24%...
45%...
78%...
89%...
95%...
She pulled her head away from mine and placed me back onto the platform next to Komui. There were whispers of the council above us but all else was silent. After a few moments one of the Council members spoke up.
"Enzeru Hitaki, your synchronization has been increased by 15 from your original 80%. With such, you have almost completely synchronized with your Innocence. We can no longer hold this off. There for from this day forward, you shall be ''The General of Shadows'. You are now the sixth general and the youngest." Komui had stepped towards me and had unfastened my silver rose cross and replaced it with a golden one.
Stepping back up onto the platform, the ride back up to the upper levels was quiet and tense. The people that were at the platform landing had gone silent, except for the few murmurs here and there. I was able to tell that they were talking about the new general. Looking up I saw that Lenalee and Allen where there too. That meant that he was back from his mission with Kanda. Said samurai was nowhere to be seen since he was sent on another mission from his first one with the white haired teen.
Stepping off of the platform, I put my hood back up and walked past Allen and Lenalee, not bothering to stop when they called out my name. I was too deep in thought to talk with them right now. All I knew was that now I was tied to the hell that was called the Black Order even more than before.
A single thought ran through my mind that night.
'Humans are cruel and weak; making children fight in a war that the outside world doesn't even know exists.'
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And that is the end of chapter two. Tell me what you liked and disliked about this chapter or story in general.
Sorry if this chapter seemed boring or too slow for some people but the next chapter should be better. But you only get the next chapter if you review!
~Nixie
