Lord Joyde The Madman: Heylo, Everybody! How are you all?
So hey sorry for the wait guys, had to type down a chapter or two for my original.
But here I am so lets continue on with this story!
Even if its 3 AM in the morning...
Anyways, here comes the next chapter of Not This Time And Never Again! I sincerely hope that you enjoy, let us begin!
Don't mind me guys and girls! I'm just a line break...
Several Minutes Later - The Black Order HQ Underground - Allen's Point Of View...
"Allen-san, I would like to apologize for the incident earlier... I mean, even if you are not a well known one, its quite clear that you are an exorcist. We should not have reacted as badly or as rashly as we did." Komui spoke with most of his fear already evaporated, having been replaced an apologetic voice.
"AND WHOSE FAULT IS THAT?!" The mass of scientists around us exclaim with annoyance clear in their chorus.
I let out a sigh."Hey now, its not like I didn't overact myself... How is that samurai person doing, anyway? And is the door gonna be alright?"
He blinks at my question."Kanda? So you did not know that he is a Second Exorcist? I figured you knew with how you were throwing him around."
I wave my hand in defense."A-ah, I realized that he had a healing factor of some kind with how quickly he healed when I first threw him into that tree and well, lets just say that I didn't have the patience to deal with him painlessly. Your sister however... well, I suppose one should always keep himself sane in the presence of a lady."
He momentarily grits his teeth with a promise of pain before his face is switched to an enormously energetic one."Is that so? Hmm.. By the way Mr Campbell, was your innocence damaged in any way, shape or form?"
My neck just cracked with how quickly I shook my head around in negative."Nope. No. Nah. Not a scratch, haha."
He quirks an eyebrow at me before continuing."At any rate, the Gatekeeper will be fine if that is what you meant by *door*."
A nod at him as we walk down the stairs and he lets out a sigh."Now, I am sure that you've already been briefed about this by General Cross, but every new exorcist that is introduced into the order has to be examined once they arrive. This allows us to create your profile and calculate your overall worth as an exorcist... Ah, that came out wrong."
"Nah, nah, its fine Komui. I get your point but, how exactly are you going to.. evaluate me, for a lack of a better word?" I ask him while playing stupid, the giant open chamber where Hevlaska and the so-called Grand Generals reside coming into view as we talked.
He stops for a moment before tapping his chin with a finger in thought."Actually, that is a good way to put it! As for how... well, you are about to see. A warning beforehand, if you would, please stay calm at all costs."
So he even warned me this time... only shows how being truly strong can open many doors which the weak cannot even see. I merely give a curt nod in turn."As you wish."
"Is this the new Apostle sent to us by god?" The First of the grand generals spoke.
The Second harrumphed with fervor."Then that means, we hath a new path to follow."
"But who be this apostle? What is his purpose, his will, his path?" The third muttered silently.
And the fourth finished, as Hevlaska's massive form rose up from the depths and dark."Let us see your worth, oh blessed Apostle Of God!"
The dramatic spree ends as quickly as it started as I merely roll my eyes in disinterest, watching Hevlaska's rise as her tendrils form themselves out of nothing, already striking against me in an attempt to locate my innocence. Even as an Innocence, I find the whole thing to be entirely uncomfortable as I feel every vein in my body pop, my own tendrils bursting out and raging erratically."G-guh!"
A grunt escapes me as one of my uncontrolled tendrils slashes against Hevlaska."Aarhhhhh..." She whimpered momentarily before a calming wave of energy soothed my body, giving me back full control."F-forgive me, I had merely wished to know..."
I pull my tendrils back as I stare at her new wound with some guilt showing in my frame."N-no, I am just as much at fault here... umm, miss?"
She nods and puts her two normal hands together before bowing politely."I am called Hevlaska. I am an exorcist that has fully connected to their Innocence, but unlike normal Innocence, mine serves only to safeguard those not yet bound to any."
I nod and bow back as I reply with a savage grin on my face."Nice to meet you, Hevlaska. I am Allen. Allen D. Campbell, that is."
The Grand Generals shiver in their seats before nearly jumping out of them."W-WHAT?! THAT CANNOT BE!" The first exclaimed.
The second and third kept silent, their shivering forms only served to further show their terror.
And the fourth swallowed hard before looking over at Komui."Leave us." A command issued, a command followed.
To his credit, Komui merely quirked an eyebrow before turning around and leaving with a respectful bow of his own.
We all watched him leave and once he was out of earshot, I turned around with blood thirst clear upon my frame."So... judging by your reactions, I'd say you remember me."
While the others stay silent, the fourth gathers his courage and answers."How.. how is it possible?! When Crown Clown returned your youth, your memories were erased! How do you know your true name?!"
I quirk an eyebrow at them."That's the first question you ask me? Interesting..."
The second seemingly breaks out of their collective stupor and responds."We are not idiots, Mr Campbell. The form of your Innocence is not something that we manufactured or something that resulted from a Noah's influence... it is clear that you are no longer the host of the Fourteenth."
My tendrils rise up as they are mentioned and I give them all a grim smile as I walk around while talking."Indeed, these wonderful tendrils are of my own mind's design. They do fit me, with how fucking raped and violated said mind is, after all." A silent promise made.
They murmur something silently to each other as I turn over to Hevlaska."Please continue with the examination, miss Hevlaska." I tell her with a smile and she shakily places a single tendril onto my forehead. Closing my eyes and relaxing, I feel her energy mixing with mine.
"50%, 70%, 83%... 97%... Critical Point Broken... 130%, 278%... 300%. Maximum Synchronization Rate achieved, Nephilim Mode is confirmed." She says with fear lacing her voice more and more as she continues.
"N-N-NEPHILIM M-MODE?! YOU DEVOURED CROWN CLOWN?!" Oh? So that's what that means... A Nephilim, eh?
Weren't those guys Half-Angels who chose humanity over heaven or something? How... fitting."And so what? Crown Clown was merely an artificial Innocence created by The Vatican. It was never meant to belong with the rest."
To my surprise, they nod while grumbling."True... but The Heart is still its mother. Surely you can feel their connection?!" I actually said that without really knowing it to be true. I mean, I knew they made Crown Clown just... it was really artificial? Doesn't that mean they can make Innocence?
Wait, this war has lasted for over seven thousand years... surely the Noah have already destroyed way more than the hundred or so Innocence there is said to be... And with their memories being damaged, not even the Noah realize that they're fighting a war on the wrong front.
I blink at the generals before bursting out in laughter."You seriously thought that I would let myself be controlled by that vile thing?! After all the bullshit I've already gone through?! No! I cut the thread that bound me to The Heart as soon as I was able. I am a slave no longer, not yours, not Neah's, not Marian's and most definitely not The Hearts!"
"Then why are you here, Campbell? Why have you come to the order and not to the Noah? Hell, why have you even come TO ANYONE?! You could have simply stayed hidden and let the war play out on its own." The fourth general questions me with a staggering amount of clarity, as that is a really good question.
One I do have an answer for."Isn't it obvious?"
I ask them with a smirk and a bloodthirsty smile on my face before continuing, their darkened frames shivering again from my voice alone."I. Want. Revenge."
With that simple reply, I begin walking around again, my hands waving about erratically as madness seeps into the sounds."For years no, DECADES, I have been used by everyone around me. By The Earl, by Neah, by The Vatican, by The Black Order itself..."
And with that, I turn my head around to face them."No more... and NEVER AGAIN!" I scream out as the insanity inside becomes clear."THIS TIME, I HAVE THE POWER TO FIGHT ON MY OWN TERMS! THIS TIME, I AM THE ONE WHO HOLDS THE REINS! AND NO ONE, NOT A SINGLE OTHER PERSON THAT HAS EVER PARTICIPATED IN THIS SICKENING CRUSADE OF A WAR... Will win."
"Y-y-you intend to fight against everyone?!" The first exclaims and I laugh at him."No, not everyone. There are Innocent people in this war who have suffered beyond all measure in order to fulfill whatever goal their so-called betters fought for."
I raise my fist high up in the air as I proclaim."The Akuma. The Exorcists. The Finders... all of these are merely Innocent lives, butchered and burned to fuel your idiotic crusade. The Vatican, The Millennium Earl, The Heart, The Fourteenth... none of you are free of sin!"
My Innocence Aura glows heavily around me as the pure-white cloak and mask appear upon my frame."And I... shall play a very peculiar role in this disgusting war of yours."
The white turns and churns, streaks of green and lines of red forming in erratic patterns around both my mask and my cloak."I shall be your Judge, your Jury... and.."
I smirk with a final stop for drama as I turn my head upwards to face the Grand Generals, my power sending ripples throughout the entirety of the complex."Your... E.X.E.C.U.T.I.O.N.E.R."
And then, with an insane bit of laughter, I turn back around as I pivot upon my heel, my newly colored cloak and mask dispersing as quickly as they appeared."For I, Allen Campbell, am The Destroyer Of Time... and my verdict is simple; time as it currently is..."
"Must. Be. Destroyed." With that, I let the Aura disperse as well, letting the Grand Generals breathe and giving Hevlaska back the ability to move... Must feel ironic for her to be immobilized."In the meantime, I shall go and evaluate the current situation of the war... make no mistake, as an exorcist within this order, I shall destroy any and all Akuma without pause so well free to send me on your most dangerous missions. The more of those I do, the more innocent lives I save so its a win-win situation, I'd say!"
Fearful murmurs echo behind me as I walk back up the stairs with cheer in each step and a bright smile upon my frame, not even a trace of the violent promises made mere moments ago.
Don't mind me guys and girls! I'm just a line break...
Several Minutes Later... - The Halls Of The Black Order HQ - Allen's Point Of View...
"You appear to be in a rather good mood, even with all the shouting we heard coming from The Evaluation Chamber, sir Allen." Komui says with a rather curious face, an eyebrow quirked at me as I walk around seemingly aimlessly.
I merely shrug at him."What can I say, screaming out loudly makes me feel a lot better afterwards..."
"Uh-huh... Aaaanyways, what are you doing right now, Mr Campbell? In fact, if I did not know any better, I would say that you are lost." He points out with a blank stare and I promptly turn my head down to stare onto the suddenly interesting ground in utter shame.
Seems like my new and improved Nephilim body did not rid me of my bad-directional sense."W-well... Honestly?... Yeah, your right, Komui. I'm a rather lost puppy."
He blinks at me with a questioning gaze and a chuckle."I see.. w-well, where would you like to go, Allen?"
No more Mr Campbell, eh? Oh well, it was honestly getting kinda annoying, truth be told... but before I could answer, my stomach answered for me.
*Groooooowl* A resounding dramatic effect hit the entirety of the Hallway were we walking through and I scratched the back of my head lamely as I gulped down hard."Umm, could you point me to the Dining room?"
I swear to god, his comical sweat-drop couldn't have been more visible... dammit.
Don't mind me guys and girls! I'm just a line break...
And that is it for this chapter of Not This Time And Never Again!
I sincerely hope that you enjoyed it!
... Now, I'm gonna go to sleep, bye!
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