Chapter 4 Hatred:
Road walked, aimlessly,bored. The man she was looking for was nowhere in sight, and she was getting frustrated. It seemed like all the hard jobs were given to her, and that wasn't fair. Wasn't she the youngest in the first place? She should get the easiest jobs...
She pouted, twirling the umbrella in her hands; how unfair. At least got to steal Lero for today, because Mana thought it was the only way to keep her from whining. He promised to come take him away if Road threw a tantrum.
"Stupid Joido...stupid Nea...ugh, I hate my uncles," She said. There was a familiar voice from behind her, a laugh. The voice couldn't be placed though so Road couldn't tell who it was but...
"Now now, you shouldn't say that about your family. They're your family!" Road turned around, and saw him. That man! The man who pushed her down those days ago, the exorcist. Her eyes gleamed at the sight, her boredom suddenly disappearing. She finally found him, and now she could start.
She closed the umbrella over her head, "You're right!" Road smiled and walked towards him, stopping just beside him.
The man's eyes widened briefly at her, "H-hey you're-"
"I'm Road!" She interrupted sweetly, a hand reaching out for his, "We've met before, you pushed me down!" She didn't seem to bothered by this, because she said it all with a smile. Instead, Road squeezed his hand.
They began walking, both without a destination. Road looked up, briefly, and saw that a figure was watching her from the top of a building. With a smirk, she waved; they were watching her.
"What's your name?" Road asked curiously, licking the lollipop in her hand. It was another thing Mana gave her to sate her.
"Jun." Jun smiled down. Jun? At first thought, Road almost thought he was Japanese. That was impossible, because they controlled Japan. He must be Chinese then, she decided and smiled.
Road tugged at his exorcist coat, "What's with the strange coat? People around here don't dress like this." She knew the answer, but she just wanted him to say it.
"I'm...ah...an exorcist from the Black Order. It's an organization made by the church." In that time, the Order's existence wasn't so secret. Anybody who wanted to be a finder knew of it.
Road's eyes widened, "Really? How cool! So, what do exorcists do?" She asked.
"Well...I can't tell you that. However...can I ask you a question?"
Road smiled, "Of course!"
"Have you heard of this rumor...it's sort of important for my line of work."
He told her of the innocence he was searching for, and unknowingly sealed their fate. Road grinned. finally.
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"You did well, niece." Nea congratulated, setting Road on top of his lap. She smiled, in the process of painting her nails black. Although Nea hated the smell of the stuff, Road had done her job so he dealt with it. Road had done well to gain information, and unbeknownst the the exorcist, she had taken one of Joido's Tease to track him. Now, anywhere he went, she knew of.
Joido ruffled her hair, "Yes, I'm proud." He smiled. Road beamed in response, closing the cap of her nail polish and stretching across the arm chair that she and Nea were sitting on. She reached out, playing with one of the numerous Tease that were flying around the room. They were coming out of Joido's body by the dozens, tracking the sibling that had followed the exorcist.
"So, when are we going to put our plan into action?" She asked eagerly, as one of the butterflies landed on her finger.
Nea shrugged, "You can follow them, if you'd like. They're probably going for the innocence now." Road sat up, her eyes wide.
"Really?! I can?" She grinned excitedly.
"Sure, go for it."
"Alright!"
Her door opened, and she skipped through it. Before it closed, she turned back around, "I'll send my door for you, when I've found it."
Joido looked after the disappearing door, turning to Nea, "Is it a good idea to send Road by herself?" He asked hesitantly, wondering if Road would be able to handle the exorcists on her own. No, that wasn't his concern, he wondered if Road would get ahead of herself and screw up the 'scenario.'
"She's getting older now, she should be fine." Nea answered easily, "It's not like she'll let the exorcists live anyway and it's not like they can hurt her. Road is unlike most Noahs."
The Noah of Dreams, Road, is one of the biggest mysteries of the Noahs besides me, the fourteenth. She is the only Noah, who can move through dimensions and realities without the help of my ark.
She is also on the only person who can hide her true body, making her nearly impossible to defeat.
Now, when I actually think about it...Road...as she is now...is nearly invincible...
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She found the innocence in a cave. The exorcists weren't there yet, she had found it first.
Road stopped before the innocence, giggling to herself at the green glow. Despite the darkness growing within her, and despite all the pain she felt just being near the substance, it felt warm. She reached out for it, cradling it in her palms, and briefly wondered if she should really call Nea and Joido to her.
"So...this is innocence..." She wondered aloud, "It's much different than I expected." She didn't shatter it herself, although all she wanted to do was close her fingers around it. Nea would want to bring it to the the Earl so that he could destroy it.
Road paused as she heard a noise in the distance, "Hmm...?"
"Anne...! I think we've found it~"
Slowly, an inhuman grin worked it's way onto her features, "So...the exorcists are here huh...? Too bad, Jun wasn't a bad guy..." She liked him, Road could truly say that she did. too bad he would soon see her, and then she'd have to kill him.
"Anne, here it is...huh...Road?" There was Jun, in the opening of the cave. His eyes were wide, but they soon softened. It occurred to Road that she wasn't in her Noah's form. He must still think she's human.
She let her smile widen, "Jun! I've found the thing you were talking about!" She faked a sweet giggle, before letting it fade, "It's too bad...you won't leave with it..."
"Road, stop speaking nonsense! I know you want to show it to your friends but that's not the legend! It's innocence...I have to bring it back to my job you see..."
Road looked up, her eyes now a golden color instead of her blue. Her skin began to darken, her grin widening as Jun gasped in horror. She never fought an exorcist, but she was sure that their mind were just as weak as normal humans.
"I see, well Jun, I have a job to do as well. Tell me, have you ever heard of the Millennium Earl?"
"T-The Earl? How do you..."
He was confused, so confused. How could such a sweet looking girl look so evil now...?
Road giggled again, "I have a game for you, exorcist. If you manage to defeat me, I'll give the innocence to you!" She promised sweetly, turning to face the exorcist. She was now in her Noah's form, broadcasting her Dreams for him.
Jun agreed and the world fell apart.
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The door finally opened for Joido and Nea, but when they walked through it, they only saw dead bodies littered around. Finders and two exorcists. Blood stained the walls, and in the middle of it all, they saw Road, completely unharmed. The male was at her feet, mangled and broken. The woman was in a similar state.
Road cradled the innocence in her palms, before smiling at her uncles, "I've got it~"
The exorcists never stood a chance, not against her.
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When the three returned, Mana was looking nervous, holding a paper. Nea was immediately suspicious. He handed him the innocence, but Mana shattered it all too quickly.
"N-Nea...you'd never be mad at me...right?"
"E-eh? What's with this weird question?" Nea reached for the paper, but Mana jumped away.
"You'd never hate me...?"
"Mana what on Earth?"
Mana reached out and handed the paper to Nea, nervously, and Nea scanned over it.
"To my dearest boys, Nea and Mana..please bring your co-workers to visit me~Katerina."
...Bring...
...Their...
...Family...to Katerina?!
"Eh?!"
Silly ending, I know. But I think this chapter was kind of dark what with the killing, so I decided to give you guys a funny chapter. Soon, I won't be able to give you guys humor. In these first ten chapters, I have a lot of room to get humorous things in. Once Nea and Mana starts with the insaneness...it'll be different.