Nothing much to say. The narrator has shifted again.

Turn 3: Innocence Activate

I must make sure. The people on the train… I should have been able to protect them. The dark sky hid our appearances. Xheng Shun and I stared at the gate for quite some time. I had a plan. But, I wasn't sure if it would work. I didn't know Xheng Shun for long but I had a feeling I can trust him with my plan.

"Xheng Shun, here's the plan," I whispered.

"Alright, I've been waiting for this one," he replied with a grin.

"Distract the two guards for a while. I'll take care of the rest."

"Ha ha, simple and clean huh? Alright, let's do this." Xheng Shun headed for the gate. He was rather calm about the whole thing. Even though the guards were walking towards him, he didn't seem to step back one bit.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" said one of the guards.

"Excuse me, I was wondering if…" Xheng Shun started to reply. I saw my chance. Under the starry night I climbed the gate as silently as I can. I looked down for a second and saw that Xheng Shun was still talking to the two guards. His expression was as calm as ever so I put my worries aside and continued climbing. On top of the gate I had a clear view of the entire town. Climbing back down would have been the better choice. But, I didn't have that much time. I jumped down and landed on my feet.

As I expected, climbing down wouldn't have hurt as much. My legs started to shake. I tried my best to endure the pain and walked slowly towards the gate again. Xheng Shun saw me, but the guards still had their backs towards me. The two guards were close by. They were very, very close by. I took a deep breath and got ready to go into phase two. Alright, I only have one chance. If I mess up, I don't know what can happen. I stuck my hands through the gate and slowly moved towards their heads. C'mon, I can do this. Using full force, I smashed their heads together.

"Arg," one of the guards said. "Who did that?" The two guards turned to see me. Darn it! I should have known. The helmet!

Just as the guards began to signal others, Xheng Shun grabbed them by the neck. I heard a crack and the two guards were on the floor.

"Did… did you just kill them?" I asked. I was shocked that Xheng Shun had done that to the guards. But moreover, I was more surprised that he was able to do that.

"Are you crazy? Of course not! I only hit them at their pressure point really hard," he replied with a smile. He started to climb the gate and unlike me he climbed back down. "I guess that plan worked," he said starting to walk down the road. I followed him still shocked from what he did. Just who is this guy?

"Hmm," Xheng Shun stopped on the road. He looked like he was deep in thought.

"Is something wrong?" I asked. He looked at me with a curious face.

"Well, I was just thinking we should find a place to stay till the morning. You know, walking in the dark, a lot of things can happen."

I knew that Xheng Shun was right. But, for some reason, I couldn't find the patience in me to stop. The word akuma kept on appearing in my thoughts if I didn't move.

"Maybe I shouldn't have dragged you into this Xheng Shun. But, I must continue to walk," I said while searching through the road. I couldn't stop thinking that the akuma could be nearer than we thought. I have to tell him. There's no other choice. "You see Xheng Shun, when you said akuma might have been involved in these train incidents, this became personal."

"What do you mean? I don't quite understand," he said.

"I'm an exorcist, one who has been given the power to fight akuma."

"Ah ha ha ha ha, that was funny," Xheng Shun said while laughing. He was squinting from laughing and he started to tear. I saw that he forced one of his eyes to open to look at me. I kept a serious face. "You're serious aren't you?"

"It's best if you go back to the town Xheng Shun. I'm not that well trained so I doubt I can protect you." I started to walk again.

"Hey kid, we're friends right?" I stopped walking. But, I didn't turn around. I didn't know how to face Xheng Shun after bringing him so much trouble. "If you still think of us as friends, you let me go with you. Don't worry about protecting me. I'm not as frail as I look."

"No, you don't understand. This is…" I said got cut off.

"I do understand!" Xheng Shun boomed with a strong voice. "You have to go fight this akuma thing and you might be in a mess. That's no reason to abandon your friends!"

I looked up into the starry sky. Each time I looked at it, I felt like I knew the answer to everything. But then, I heard a voice that was unfamiliar to me.

"So that's where you are Mr. Exorcist," a voice called out. I turned over towards the woods to see an akuma standing on top of a tree. That must be him, the one that caused the train to stop. "I've been waiting for you with all those people on the three trains. I couldn't bring myself to kill them yet. Do you know why Mr. Exorcist?"

The akuma jumped down from the tree and started to walk towards Xheng Shun and me. "I am sad Mr. Exorcist." I backed up holding my hand out to push Xheng Shun back too.

"Xheng Shun, hide somewhere," I said in a whisper. "It's hard for me to fight with people around."

"Uh, alright," he replied. His voice was shaking. I still didn't turn to look at Xheng Shun, but, I heard him run off. Alright, I can do this.

"Mr. Exorcist, someone escaped while I was sabotaging the trains," the akuma continued. It was a level 2. From what I know, level 2 akuma are stronger than level 1. They have developed a different form and have the ability to speak. "My soul won't rest till that someone is dead you know!" The akuma jumped right in front of me and looked straight at me. It was so close that I couldn't see anything other than its face. The monster was about twice my size. Its arms and legs were long. If I were to compare it to something, I'd say that it looks like a beetle with a giraffe's head. "Guess who that someone is, Mr. Exorcist?" The akuma jumped back and made a strange gesture. A bunch of other akuma came. There are five of them; all level 1. I can tell because they all looked the same, indifferent, shape of a ball.

"Give me a break," I said while reaching into my bag. I took out my weapon and swung it at him. "Akuma like you have no soul! Innocence activate now! Let's go for it, Sunrise Axe."