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'Til the End of Millennium

Chapter Three: Lost in a World so Far Away


DISCLAIMER: I OWN NEITHER KYO KARA MAOH NOR MAN IN ANY SUCH MANNER OR WAY


Author's note:

Yay! :D The first official author's note for this story! Good Evening, my name is M.D.I.S, as you probably already know! One of my readers, Lunardusk, had asked me this following question:

I really hope you can somehow explain the circumstances that lead to Allen's abandonment because I just can't imagine the Shibuyas abandoning Allen simply because of his deformed arm.

Just to clear things up, the Shibuyas did NOT abandon Allen. Allen got kidnapped when he was just born. Said kidnappers wanted to use Allen as a ransom because Jennifer's brother was a successful businessman with quite a bit of money behind him. However, the kidnappers lost Allen and no one knew where Allen was or how to find him. So Allen grew up on the streets believing his family abandoned him because he didn't have anyone to tell him differently.

Other than that, I hope you all enjoy this chapter! Sayanara, mina!

P.S.: Read the second half of chapter one while listening to Lala's lullaby.

P.S.S. I changed the cover image. I wanted to place a picture with Allen with black hair and eyes but the only one like that that came up on google search wasn't all that good.

P.S.S.S.: I added a little something at the end of chapter two


Summary: Earth was around the turn the 19th century instead of the 21st century when Conrad came to deliver Julia's soul. The contemporary demon king of Earth had Julia's soul placed in the unborn baby of the Shibuya family (at the time living in the United States). However, due to a series of the most unfortunate events, the future demon king was abandoned on the streets of London where he was found years later by Mana Walker. Now, 15 years after his birth, Allen Walker has been called upon by the great demon kingdom to lead it as its king. But will Allen be able to handle the strain of two world's survival being dependent on him and his losing battle against the Noah inside of him? Or will everyone and everything be sucked into the chasm of destruction?


Allen began walking towards the three men but then all of a sudden his left eye began to hurt. His head began spinning and the last thing he saw as he fell to the ground was a sparkling blue light around the brown-haired man's neck.


Gunter paced frantically back and forth outside the tent as the sole medic the group had brought along tended to his majesty within the tent.

30 minutes ago, Conrad had returned with his Majesty, King Yuuri. At first Gunter had been overjoyed. However, at seeing Konrad's grim face, Gunter knew that something wasn't right.

"When I found his Majesty standing by the road, I called out to him, but when he looked at us he suddenly fell back. When I and my troops caught up to him, his majesty was unconscious," Conrad said as he watched Gunter stir up a dust cloud. "I noticed that his wrist was bleeding from what looked like bite marks and that he had a few bandages on his head and neck."

"Bandages?" Gunter asked, stopping to look at Conrad. "Does that mean that something or someone has harmed his Majesty before hand?"

"Probably, but we won't know until he wakes up so we can ask him ourselves."

At that moment, the medic, a man 54 years of age, came out of the tent.

"Oh, doctor, is his Majesty alright?!" Gunter asked immediately. "Is he in any danger?"

"No, Your Excellency," the man replied. "It appears his majesty fell unconscious due to mental exhaustion. He should wake up after a few hours."

"What about his injuries?" Gunter asked. "Did you see to them?"

"Yes. It seems his Majesty is recovering from a few injuries that are mostly healed. However, the injury on his wrist is rather recent and I believe might have been caused by a small animal with sharp teeth, like a squirrel or dog."

"I see. Thank you for your help, doctor."

"The pleasure was all mine, your excellency." the man bowed and walked away. Just wait till I tell the rest of the docs about this~! I was the first doctor of the demon kingdom to tend to the next demon king! oh, they are going to be jea-lous~!

I suppose this means we won't be able to reach Covenant Castle before nightfall," Conrad said.

"Would that matter?" Gunter asked.

"Mother requested that we bring the demon king around morning or mid-day so the townspeople will be able to get a good view of their new ruler," Konrad informed Gunter.

Konrad and Gunter turned to the entrance of the camp when they heard the sound of horses. One of the soldiers got off and walked toward Konrad while the other soldier went to put the horses away. "Your Excellency!" The soldier saluted.

"At ease," Konrad told the man. "Tell me, what information did you find?"

"Sir, we have found out that a boy matching the description of the demon king had suddenly appeared near a small farming village named Ballanta. There a few of the villagers tried to drive the boy away, but then a man who called himself Adlabert von Grants came along and managed to talk the villagers into capturing the boy alive and selling him on the black market. However, before they could do so, the boy ran from the village with god-sent speed," the soldier reported at top speed.

"Adalbert?!" Konrad asked, surprised.

"Oh, that fiend!" Gunter scowled. "How dare that traitorous scum show himself in front of his highness! And to suggest that his Majesty be sold into slavery, oh the shame!"

"That man truly has turned his back to the Great Demon Kingdom," Konrad assented. "We should be glad that Emperor Yuuri managed to escape Adalbert in time."

"Yes, I agree. Had the traitor gotten his hands on His Majesty, Adelbert might have corrupted His Majesty minds with hatred towards the Demon Tribe."


How can a king who hates his people, country and legacy rule?


I was dreaming. I was in a bright but blurry place where the predominant colors were red , orange and yellow, the colors of the sun. Far away, I could see the black shadow of something- someone.

Who's there? Who are you?

The shadow rippled as it stood looking towards me. I didn't know why, but I had the feeling the shadow was familiar, somehow. It was emitting a warm feeling, a silent lullaby that had no voice. It's trying to tell me something.

I tried going towards the shadow, wanting to see it more clearly. With each step I took, the shadow began to take on a more definite shape and more color. A woman... She had long white hair and blue eyes. She held out her hand to me, as if she wanted me to grab hold of it. I stretched out my hand-

Dark. everything was dark. *SPLAT* A scream. It was warm, my hand, and damp. I heard a female's voice shouting: If only you were never born!

You fiend! You monster! You killed her! You killed her! A man's voice.

How dare you try and snatch him away from us. He's ours! He belongs to the Heart!

Demon scum, die!

Another agonizing scream. A feminine one. Light began to come back into the space. Allen could see it, the outline of the woman he saw before sprawled on the ground. Another shadow was standing to the side with a blade raised pver its head. Something was dripping from the blade. Something warm... (1)

No, stop it! I called out. I tried to run towards them but black ropelike thinks sprung from underneath me and grabbed a hold of my arms and legs. Stop it! Don't hurt her! She's trying to tell me something! Innocence, activate! But it wasn't any use. My innocence had gone away, somewhere, and the vines were to strong. I could only watch helplessly as I was dragged away into darkness. (1)


No one shall taint my Heart. I refuse to allow innocence to be used in your world.


Allen woke up with a start. He immediately sat up, his heart beating faster than normal. What was that...? Allen thought. What type of dream was that?

Allen blinked as he got a good look at his surroundings. He was lying on a plain wooden bed in an unfamiliar room. A fire place was lit on the wall adjacent to the wall the bed was pushed against. The floor was wood paneled as was the roof. The walls were cracked and the paint had worn away in several places revealing the stone foundation underneath. A few chairs and a table were located in the center of the room, along with a bed side table on which a jug of something or another stood. Where am I...? Allen pushed the cover off of him and swung his legs around. He found his boots on the floor next to the ad and put them on. He was still light-headed due to... whatever that was that happened... But he needed to find his way back to the Black Order as soon as he can. Who knows what mayhem he was causing everyone right now? What would Link think or tell the others? Maybe he would tell the Order that I ran away because they think I'm connected to the 14th, Allen thought bitterly. And they'll probably take that as proof that I'm guilty. However, Allen didn't think it was going to be easy getting home. There was certainly something strange going on here, something that could be related to innocence. His hair and eyes had changed color, his innocence had vanished and the people here seemed hostile to his very existence. And Tim-

"Tim!" Allen said, realizing he had completely forgotten about Tim. "Tim, are you in here?"

Allen's pocket began wiggling, and Tim popped out, fluttering its wings sleepily. "Tim, you're alright!" Allen said, relieved. "For a moment I thought I had lost you again!"

After making sure Tim was alright, Allen got to his feet and went to the door which was next to a rectangular window. He looked through the window. According to what he could see, there were a few other cottages and many people wearing a strange brown uniform. Maybe they're some sort of military? Allen looked to the other side and saw a man with long purple hair talking to a man Allen recognized as the one he saw before falling unconscious. He must have brought me here after I fell, Allen realized. Allen knew that there was a possibility that the man could potentially be an enemy, but Allen wanted to give the man the benefit of the doubt.

Allen opened the door...


... Allen regretted opening the door.

After coming out, Allen had been ambushed by some strange purple haired man who seemed to be saying several things at once. Allen slowly backed off, as the man began fluttering around him.

"Gunter, please His Majesty some space," the brunette said. "He probably just woke up."

Allen blinked as the man then fell down to one knee and bowed. "I apologize, Your Majesty! I was not thinking with the clearest of heads! Please forgive my rudeness, I shall submit to any punishment you see fit!"

"Um... that's alright, just please? Don't do that again?" Allen asked, sweat dropping. One minute he's a mess and the next he's a calm, collected person. What a guy. Allen then realized something. "Eh? 'Your Majesty?'" Allen pointed to himself. "Me?"

"Why of course!" Gunter said. "Who else do you think we we referring to?"

"Uh- but-"

"Oh my, I've just realized something. Why are you speaking the language of our part of the world?" Gunter asked

"What do you mean? You're speaking perfect English. Of course I can understand you. Are you by any chance from England or the United States?"

"What-" Gunter started.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid we are not in England OR America." Allen turned to look at the brunette with a frown. "I'm not? Then where are we?

"What?" Allen blinked. "Then where am I?"

"What I am trying to say is that we are not where you think we are in. We aren't even in the same WORLD anymore."

Allen looked at the man in disbelief. "What do you mean we aren't in the same world anymore?" Allen asked. "There isn't any other worlds except Earth!"

"Your Majesty, how did you get here?" The brunette asked.

"I was in the bathroom, washing my hands when I was suddenly pulled into a vortex by a water monster," Allen said without hesitation. "Are you saying the water monster pulled me into another world?! But wait, before you answer that, what's your name? I'm tired of calling you brunette in my mind."

"My name is Konrad. And yes, essentially... but I don't think it was a water monster that pulled you here."

(Tim: LIES! ALL LIES! T'WAS THE WATER MONSTER OF FATE!)

(Allen:... Tim, you have problems. You really just do.)

"...Fine, say I believe you-" which I DON'T because there are no such thing as other worlds "-why am I here? And why do you keep calling me 'Your Majesty?'"

"Maybe it would be for the best if we went inside," Gunter said. "We shall explain to you all that we know."


"Eighteen years ago," Gunter began, "your noble was soul was supposed to have been born here, in this country."

"Really?" Allen asked.

"Yes. However, because there was a war going on and a plot was uncovered where a suspected assassin planned to take your life, (2) the Great One decided to send you away to a planet called Earth. There you were born two years later to your parents, and you grew up here living a normal, human life."

Allen looked at Gunter in bewilderment. Parents? Normal life? Human? This guy doesn't know a thing about me! Allen realized. Allen didn't know why but he had a feeling the man was telling the truth- or at least what Gunter thought was the truth (A/N: which isn't all that reassuring as Allen thinks Gunter is a bit on the crazy side). But Allen was starting to have doubts that he was the person the two men seemed to be talking about Maybe it was a case of wrong identity? Ah well, I suppose I can go along with their charade- at least as long as it takes me to get back to the Order. Also, the way Gunter said the word human, though it was faint, Allen could hear bitterness in the man's tone. It was as if Gunter was implying life in this place wasn't human. It put Allen on edge.

"But now," Gunter continued, "without warning, a situation has arisen which made it necessary to bring you back, even though the original plan was to allow you to remain safely-" THIS GUY REALLY DOESN'T KNOW ME AT ALL, Allen mentally screamed- "hidden."

"Uh, I can see you really wanted to bring that person back to this world, but how are you so sure I'm the one your looking for?"

Suddenly, Gunter leaned in with admiration in his eyes. Surprised, Allen yelped and jumped back. "There is no mistaking it!" Gunter exclaimed happily. "I recognized you immediately, your majesty by your splendid black hair-" That's supposed to be white. "-and clear black eyes-" Which are supposed to be light gray. "-And on top of that you were dressed in in black clothes! All of that together makes you the one."

He's basing this on such a flimsy reasoning?! Even I don't fall for that... most of the time...

"There is also the fact the the Great One has taken much consideration into making sure that the person who held the soul of the person we want came to this world," Konrad said, seeing Allen's disbelieving face. "Your Majesty, please do not stress too much over this. It's alright if you still do not trust us given the circumstances, but we would like it if you would give us the benefit of the doubt."

... These people are crazy, Allen decided, but I guess it won't hurt to play along for now... at least until I find a way to get back to the Order.

"...Alright, I'll believe for now," Allen said. "You said that a situation had arisen and that you needed to bring me 'back.' What exactly is this situation you are talking about?

"As expected of his majesty to be so perceptive!" Gunter gushed.

Eh... not really... Allen sweatdrop. "Gunter? The situation...?"

"You're to hunt the humans." Gunter said

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...To hunt humans?

"...huh?" Allen asked dumbly.

"We have to destroy all humans, Gunter said, smiling, as he got up.

*silence*

"N-NANI?!"

"We have to destroy all humans, those whom we have found to be enemies of our country Your majesty, we need your power to do that. That's why we've called hiome our demon king.

"W-what did you say?" Allen asked, face pale. Demons... Don't tell me...

"You want me to destroy all humans?! What are you talking about?! Why would I do something like that!?"

...that these people...

"But you are the honorable 27th king of the demon tribe."

...they're akuma...

"You are going to become the star of hope of our kingdom..."

...what is this? A sick joke?...

"Congratulations, today marks the beginning of your reign as demon king!"

Allen fainted due to the lack of food.


Allen slept through the evening and night, dreaming of creamy pies and pastries while Gunter ran around like a headless chicken again, searching for a doctor.


This is just a dream this is just a dream, Allen repeated in his mind again and again. This is some terrible nightmare that I will be waking up from soon. Until then, just KEEP CALM and PLAY ALONG, me.

After Allen had woken, Gunter had gone into crazed mode, asking if Allen needed anything or if he was feeling lightheaded (which he was, due to the lack of food in his system)

After eating a rather small breakfast consisting of 10 omelets, 20 sandwiches, 15 chicken wings, two barrels of water (that was the only liquid other than ale that the army had brought along), 3 dozen baked cookies (which Allen found next to his bed) and a mutton, Allen wiped neatly with a napkin all the grime from his face before getting up and heading to the stable where Konrad said to go after finishing, leaving behind twenty or so gaping soldiers.

Now, Allen, Konrad and Gunter had set off on their journey to... somewhere...

Konrad and Gunter were bickering and talking about political and safety stuff that wasn't interesting to Allen, so Allen simply followed them on his own horse (A/N: Allen knows how to ride a horse so he doesn't need to ride with Konrad) embedded in thoughts about a world far away from this one. How long have I been gone? Allen wondered. Has Link noticed I've gone missing? What if he thinks I ran away and goes and inform the rest of the Order? Will they take this as proof that I'm a traitor? That I have connections to the Fourteenth?

"Is something the matter King Yuuri?" Gunter asked.

"Huh? Oh, no, nothing really," Allen said nervously.

Earlier that morning, Allen had tried to tell them that his name was Allen Walker, but the two of them had insisted that his name was King Yuuri.


"A king deserves a majestic name, King Yuuri!" Gunter had cried out. Flowers had started growing behind him as he continued on his monologue.

Okay, if he keeps this up I'm leaving, Allen decided. There is no way I am staying in the same vicinity as this lunatic

"Gunter, calm down," Konrad said to his purple-haired companion. "You are scaring King Yuuri."

"But my name is ALLEN. ALLEN!" Allen shouted in frustration. Unfortunately, Gunter decided at that moment to start banging his head against the wall in "penance of disrespecting his majesty" and as Konrad was busy getting him to stop no one was paying poor Allen any attention.


"Are you sure? Maybe we should rest for a while," Konrad said, worriedly.

"I'm not tired," Allen said, looking around for an excuse. "I was just wondering wh-WHY THE HECK ARE THERE FLYING SKELETONS ALL OVER THE PLACE?!" Allen screamed, noticing for the first time the four or five rusty skeletons flying on brown dried up wings.

"Those are the bonies from the _ tribe," Konrad calmly informed the to-be-(unwilling) king.

"B-But how is it POSSIB- no, you know what, I give up. I just give up," Allen said. So much for staying calm...

"Your majesty!" a young voice called out. Temporarily distracted, Allen turned to look to see a young girl with purple eyes and purple hair wearing a yellow and white dress and brown shoes running up to him. "Your majesty!" She came up to his horse, panting a little as she offered him a bowl of water. "For you."

A little touched by the girl's actions, Allen said "thank you" and was about to take the bowl of water when Konrad came and took it before him.

(Tim: ...WTH?! DON'T YOU HAVE ANY MANNERS?!)

"Your majesty please wait," Gunter said.

Konrad looked at the bowl and took a sip. Finding it acceptable, he handed the bowl to Allen for took it gratefully. "Now that hit the spot," Allen said after finishing. He leaned down and gave the bowl back to the girl. "Thank you very much. It was very refreshing. So what's you name?"

"Haha, my name is Lizabel," the girl replied. "Thank you for your compliment! Have a safe trip, your majesty!"

When the girl was out of hearing range, Gunter spoke up, gravely. "In the future don't drink or eat anything we haven't prepared. You never know you can be trusted."

Allen turned to stare at the man with a WTH face. "So you're saying that I can't trust a girl who gave me a drink of water out of kindness but I trust you wackos who keep saying I'm their king?" Allen deadpanned. "You really aren't all that trustworthy looking to me, to tell you the truth, Gunter."

*Gunter goes to the emo corner crying tears of rejection and sorrow* "WHY, YOUR MAJESTY, WHY?! WHAT HAVE I DONE TO OFFEND YOU?!"

(Tim: ...Ya face, purple-head. Ya face is offensive to all of manhood)

"And yet you still trust us to follow us to our capital," Konrad noted (everyone ignores Gunter who grows smaller in the distance as the rest of the men plus Allen head towards the capital).

"Well, yeah. Even though I don't trust you very much, your still more trustworthy than the first few people I met." Allen shuddered. The black market... I can't believe such nice-looking people could be involved in that sort of thing.


Fine, do as you will. But remember, you're nothing but a fool if you think you can stop me and my plans, you cruel being.


(1) Allen's dream. A part of Allen's soul that still held Julia's consciousness was awakened when placed in close proximity with the pendant. The Heart of innocence in Allen's arm reacted badly and suppressed Julia's to maintain Allen's dominance on his body (Though Julia did manage to get her presence known by Allen.) The shadow with the bloody blade is one of the Heart's human-like forms. She calls Julia "Demon scum," by the way. And the man was Adelbert talking to (beating the crap out of) Hube at Julia's funeral.

(2) BS to the extreme. The war ENDED 18 years ago and there was no plot to kill Allen- Allen wasn't even BORN yet.