Chapter 3: Deliver Us
The pain was so intense that Amaya thought she was going to die.
It was just like when she had first synchronised with her Innocence over a decade ago, when she was young and inexperienced when her body just refused to respond to the Innocence when her muscles screamed in agony, and her head was throbbing so hard she thought it would snap into two. She didn't try to wipe away the tears streaming down her face and hold back the small whimper she choked out. One hand dragged lines across the metal floor and the other clutched her shoulder so hard that her nails dug into the skin and drew blood. The tattoo on her back swirled out of control, the black and blue lines moved beneath her skin, and messed up her nerves and muscles. Amaya could feel her heartbeat thudding in her ears, ringing and blocking out everything else.
She concentrated on the rhythmic beating of her own heart. Meditation, she had been taught how to control her own pain, how to calm herself down.
The agonising seconds turned to minutes, and the pain seemed to dull down, the loud throbbing had turned into a softer thud, her mind was clear enough to let her think.
She let out a breath she didn't realise she was holding and let go of her bleeding arms, the blood stuck to her skin and the coppery scent of her own blood made her a little more dizzy.
"Can you stand?" Cross asked.
"Yeah..." She said weakly, her limbs throbbed and her legs felt weak as if she were going to collapse any moment now.
"You're going to see a doctor now."He said sternly, "the worst is over."
Kekeke...
"Cross..." She said weakly, her eyes landed on the Level Four the same time she heard the white haired exorcist contact the wall, Cross was wrong. Her eyes widened as it turned towards them.
The worst wasn't over.
The worst didn't have to come, since...
The worst was already here.
And it came in the form of a Level Four Akuma.
Oh Joy...
This was going to be one long night...
"Warning, a level four Akuma has invaded our grounds; the fifth lab had been annihilated. The whereabouts of the exorcists are unknown."
"Che..."
Kanda Yu didn't have his Innocence, it had gotten destroyed when he fought with the bloody Noah of Wrath, but he wasn't going to be a coward, not when that was here
He ran towards Komui, sword raised, the level four was about to take the Supervisor's head off but he had gotten there in time.
PACHIN- the sound of metal meeting metal could be heard, along with the shard of metal crumbling to the ground.
"Che... Komui you bastard, you should work on the weapon's store house."
"Kanda-kun!"
Hehehehehehehehehehehehe...
"Get back Komui."
"Kanda! You don't have you're anti-akuma weapon!"
Kanda reached for the other sword he had on his back, drawing it he said. "I'll make do; I'm not going to die that easily."
The level four laughed again, the childish laugh sent shivers down all their spines. This monster annihilated the Fifth laboratory. Only Kanda seemed to face it with indifference, sword in hand.
"Another brave one eh?"The level four did somersaults in mid air, as if it was bored.
Kanda braced himself, positioning his sword and sliding into his battle stance.
I will not die, I will not die, I will not die...
The words repeated in his head like a mantra, and everything happened in slow motion. Kanda's eyes widened as the Level Four disappeared from in front of his and materialised behind him, he heard the blast before he had ever felt it, and when he did, he realised he was sent flying across the large hall. The Level Four sent another onslaught of blasts at him, he closed his eyes, waiting for the impact.
It never came.
Instead, someone was deflecting the blasts and defending him, the person that stood there was an asian lady. The shimmer in her hair made him think of his previous mentor.
Amaya?
The person that stood there was not Yondaime Amaya.
It couldn't be.
Yondaime had died in a mission five years ago.
But if that was so...
Who as she?
She had Amaya's face, the too-defined-jaw-line, straight nose and the slightly peachy skin that was a signature of the orient. The familiar stranger's build was the same as hers too, slightly taller than average, but slender and slightly muscular limbs and the black hair that spilled over her shoulders like a waterfall.
And the tattoos...
The same swirls of blue around her exposed arms, where the fabric had been ripped off.
Only the familiar stranger's eyes burned the colour of blue fire, the intensity in them almost bewitching...
Kanda let out a breath, he almost couldn't help himself. "Amaya..."
The stranger turned to face him, her expression one of relief and joy, the eyes of blue fire died down to the muted ocean that was similar to his own. She jogged to his side, ignoring the Level four. "You alright?"She asked, a hand hovering just above his wound.
"It will heal, "he said calmly. Putting a hand over hers, he couldn't believe it. "How are you-?"
"I've got you now exorcist..."
The level four charged at them, and Amaya's hand disappeared from beneath his and was gone from his sight. Kanda felt frustrated, just when he could ask her what happened five years ago, they just had to be interrupted.
KACHIN
The sound of metal clashing with metal rang through the hall, and the Level Four along with Amaya were twisted in a grotesque parody of an embrace. Her azure eyes glowed brighter and the menacing blue aura around her spreaded like wild fire. The Level four struggled, its hand clawing at her shoulders, ripping the cloth, as she threw it into the opposite wall.
The groaning of metal could be heard and Amaya followed suit, summoning two swirls of energy in her out stretched arms, she slammed it into the Level Four.
Kanda grabbed his sword and pushed himself to his feet. "Amaya!"he called out.
"I'm fine! Komui! Go get the Innocence! "
Kanda stopped his pursuit as the Head Officer of the Black Order ran up to him, with Chaoji at his side. "Amaya-san is that you?" He shouted.
"Yeah it's me; you guys go get the innocence! I don't think I can keep this up for long."
Kanda stared at Amaya, she was panting in uneven gasps, and sweating so much, it had soaked through her clothes. She wasn't in a good condition to fight. And then he turned to Komui.
The man in-charge of the Order seemed torn, as he stared at the MIA apostle battle against the akuma. Kanda knew Komui was seeing what he saw, that Amaya wouldn't be able to hold out the Level Four. His hand seemed frozen on the com button of his head piece.
"Komui." Kanda's hand tightened around his sword, they needed more time, and here he was wasting it...
"Section leaders, listen up. I won't be repeating this again, we are evacuating headquarters."
Kanda thought Komui would have taken forever to make his descion...
Amaya wrestled with the Akuma, which seemed to be taunting her in almost every single way, making comments on her weakness and other things. Amaya felt like ripping its tongue out...
"Section leaders, listen up. I won't be repeating this again, we are evacuating headquarters."
Amaya heard the announcement boom across the loudspeakers, Komui finally made his decision, taking Hevlaska's advice.
"So the Head Officer is getting away, eh?" The Level Four said childishly.
"What's it to you?" She answered, hitting the akuma across the head, only to be hit in the stomach and thrown into the another wall by it.
"Hehehehe... Once I'm finished with you, I'll get the head of the Head Officer" The Level Four stuck one hand out like it did to Skulls and shot another wave of blasts at her. Amaya closed her eyes at the bright light, but opened them in time to register the blasts and dodge. She used all her strength and speed to lunge herself at the akuma and hold it in a head lock. "You're not going anywhere, you're staying here with me." She said the Level Four, which was now furiously trying to escape her hold.
"Amaya!" She heard her name being called and she looked up to the Japanese teen.
"Go." Was all she said, before the akuma broke itself from her grasp and sent her flying towards them. But instead of crashing into the floor, she rounded up and landed on her feet, facing the threat.
"Go," she repeated, holding out another hand to summon another sphere of energy. "I'll hold it off, while you get the Innocence."
"Amaya-!" Kanda meant to tell her to run, meant to tell her not to waste her life, but his words died on his tongue when he saw Amaya turn towards him, pleading him with the only thing she could use that didn't break the courageous bravado she had.
Her sky blue eyes told him to go.
So he did.
Only because he was being dragged away by Komui.
Author's Note:
Hello! I'm very sorry for not updating earlier! I have been busy with school and exams. And have been procrastinating with my writing... :/ I hope this chapter's not too short... I'll try and lengthen the next few ones.
