Chapter 3 - Genesis

Author's Note: Hello there! I hope you'll enjoy this chapter of Allen VS Rei, written by me again. The next would most probably be written by Kuro-chan or the two of us. I'm not sure myself. *rubs the back of head* Anyway, not wanting to give any spoilers, please move on and review at the end of the chapter! Thank You!

Disclaimer: If you see any possibilities of a character that is in this fic and in real life, I'm sure it's just your imagination running wild. That Reminiscent Sky nor blackbloodxxx has no relationships to Katsura Hoshino nor D. Gray Man. What we are writing is purely fandom and we only hope you enjoy it. Even though we do not own D. Gray Man, I'm sure you know that we do own the plot and the OCs that appear in the fic. Thank you! XD

Rei leered as he unsheathed his black colored katana. Allen bit his lower lip. He had absolutely no idea who the man standing in front of him was and yet, the man was sure of his identity.

"Who are you?" Allen demanded after activating Crown Clown. Rei smiled, twirling his katana to and fro.

"Well... You don't need to know who am I yet. If you pass the test I'm about to give you, I might, though. As of currently, you only need to know that I'm an Azrael and your enemy," Rei responded. A black flame manifested from his other palm, that was not holding onto his katana. Allen's eyes widened as Rei ran his hand, that was literally on fire, against his black sword. His katana ran ablaze with black fire. Rei swung his flaming sword in an attempt to hit Allen. However, Allen manage to block his attack.

"Cross Grave!"

"Not bad, not bad," Rei commented with a slight smirk. He inserted more force onto the shield that was blocking Allen from his katana. The shield was being pushed back. The flame grew as words on Rei's mouth. "Crossfire."

Allen's eyes widened with surprise as his shield was destroyed. He jumped back, barely dodging the direct blow. Smoke ensued. As the smoke slowly dissolved, Allen darted his eyes in search of his enemy. Rei was nowhere in sight. Feeling somebody behind him, Allen turned back to find nobody. Huh...? I'm sure I felt somebody behind me, he thought.

"Your back is wide open, Walker," Rei's voice vociferated. Allen turned to the direction of the sound - behind him. Rei's katana was sheathed, his palm on Allen's head. He tightly grasped it, pushing his head hard onto the ground. Allen's skull would have dealt some serious damage if he did not activate Cross Grave again on time. Blood dripped from Allen's forehead and the corner of his lips. He wiped it away as Rei sighed.

"Why won't you die, Allen Walker?" Rei asked with a hint of exasperation. Allen arched his right eyebrow. No, according to his memory, he could not recall fighting Rei. So, why did Rei sound like he had fought or saw Allen fighting before? "Even one of those jerks, the Noah, Joyd, could not kill you."

Allen's eyes read nothing but shock. Why did his enemy know about his previous nemesis?! Unless, Rei had once come into contact with the Noah Family.

"It's no time to think about other things that fighting me, Walker," Rei stated. "Unless you want to die."

"Like I would want to die!" Allen snapped, swinging his claw down at Rei. A grin crept onto Rei's face as he caught Allen's claw with his bare hand. The hand cackled with electricity. "What...?"

A flame manifested on Rei's other palm once again. This time, the flame was directed to Allen's cheek. The fire hit before before Rei punched Allen in the stomach. Allen spat out blood as he was flung onto the air. Rei grabbed his collar before throwing him towards a building. Allen crashed through two buildings before he smashed onto the ground. Allen gritted his teeth as he activated his sword.

"You're finally getting serious, huh, Walker," Rei commented as Allen swung his sword in an attempt to hit Rei. Rei dodged it instinctively, unsheathing his katana. He brought out his katana. The two blades made incessant contact with each other. Rei gave a slight sneer. "Crossfire."

Rei's sword was set ablaze as Rei disappeared and re-appeared behind Allen. He tried to slash Allen but Allen managed to jump back and ready himself in a defense position, once again. Allen needed to think of a way to defeat Rei, if not, his life would really be as good as over.

"Have you thought of something to defeat me, Walker?" Rei suddenly asked with a sly grin. Allen's eyes widened once again. How did he know what he was thinking? "Heh. That will be a secret," Rei added.

"Death Ball!"

An explosion ensued as Rei failed to dodge the attack, resulting in a direct hit. Allen grinned. "Serves you right. You finally got injured," Allen said in between pants.

Rei smirked. "You're almost right."

Rei's skin started to crack before it broke into millions and millions of pieces. Beneath the broken skin was the human looking Rei, looking like as if he was never injured. Shock was written all over the Exorcist's face as Rei sheathed his katana. "I think it's time to end this. It's getting way to draggy."

"Jigoku Hono'o."

Flames erupted from the ground as they engulfed Allen whole. Rei smirked as he started to walk away from the scene. "Meh, that Exorcist was weak. Why did I want to fight him in the first place... I wonder..." Rei trailed off.

"Wait." Allen's voice suddenly rang in the air. Rei turned back, feeling slightly inquisitive. Allen was barely standing up as he wiped blood off his mouth. "Crown Belt!"

A white ribbon caught Rei's left wrist as Rei smiled. "I guess you aren't too weak, after all," Rei commented.

"Tch." Allen pulled the ribbon towards him as a black flame manifested on Rei's hand once again. Allen's right hand was back to his claw as he activated another ability. "Edge End!"

Rei formed a shield made of fire in between him and the impending Edge End. Allen gritted his teeth, knowing that his attack had not worked against his enemy. Suddenly, Rei chuckled. "You've done well in entertaining me so far. I'll give you a prize. You wanted my name, didn't you, Walker? I will tell you my name now. My name is Rei Iceheart and you better hope you never hear it again."

The black flame on Rei's hand grew to form a flaming black phoenix. Heat radiated out from Rei as he melted the ribbon linking Rei to Allen. The black beast roared before it turned to attack Allen, following him as he ran. What's with the phoenix?! Allen thought.

"Meet my pet, Abbadon," Rei announced as the phoenix blew out black flames in Allen's direction. Allen bit his lower lip, activating Cross Grave. Abbadon roared once again as it engulfed Allen whose Cross Grave was deemed futile. Allen screamed in agony as he felt like as if he was inside an oven, which was on full blast.

"Good night, Walker."

The walls were lined in intrinsic, exquisite designs. Riki ran her hand against one of the many designs displayed perfectly and beautifully on the wall. She smiled gently to herself. Gabriel turned to look at Rei, who was positioned next to him. As Gabriel's gaze shifted to look at Rei, Rei understood. He lit up the unlit candle, causing the room to brighten.

"Thanks Rei," Gabriel murmured. Then, Ciel walked into the room, her face slightly stained with tears.

"Why didn't you finish him off, Ciel?" Rei questioned. Ciel didn't reply as Rei frowned. "You what?!"

"I'm sorry, Rei," Ciel murmured, as she ran out of the room. Gabriel gave out a soft sigh. Riki looked at him, curious to know what had just happened. Gabriel looked at Rei before he whispered what had happened into Riki's ear. Upon hearing that, slight shock ran over Riki's doll-like face. She took a deep breath, exhaling and controlled her emotions.

Rei shook his head, unapprovingly. "Ciel will not injure that Exorcist guy, no matter what happens, I guess."

Gabriel nodded as three new figures walked into the room. Their footsteps were barely audible, unless one had strained their ears to listen to everything in the surroundings. Riki's eyes lightened a little at their presence.

"You called for us, Rei?" One of the trio asked, the voice feminine. Rei rested his chin on his hand as he nodded. As the lady removed her hood, chocolate-brown shoulder length hair and unique black eyes could be seen. Her black eyes had an unusual silver lining. The two males behind her, too, removed their hoods. One of the male had black hair with crimson red orbs while the other had dark oak spiky hair with scarlet, blood red eyes.

"Ha Yumi." The girl broke a slight smile. "Aaron Zeinbroughz." The black-haired male nodded. "Kain Selveden." Kaiin nodded.

Rei smirked as Gabriel pulled Riki for a sudden hug. "It's time to give our Exorcist friends a surprise, Yumi, Aaron, Kain."

The Azrael Ask-and-Die Question Corner

"Welcome to another episode of your favourite Azrael Ask-and-Die Question Corner!" Rei stated with a smile. Gabriel and Riki, who were beside him, smiled gently along with him.

"Apparently, Ciel-chan is still hiding after that question asked on the previous episode," Riki said with a slight pout. "Anyway, onto the bright side of things, the questions! We'll answer them right now!"

"Firstly," Riki blushed as she read the paper. Gabriel raised an eyebrow before he took the paper from Riki. He too, blushed. Rei arched his left eyebrow, what was with the two people next to him? He took the paper from Gabriel.

"Allen x Rei gonna be one of the pairings?" Rei read out loud as he too, blushed slightly. "What the *censor*! Me and that pathetic brat? No way! GAB, NEXT QUESTION!"

"O... Okay... It's a first seeing nii-san so flustered... Next, asked by too, Kayumi Hirai, Are there going to be any pairings included in this fanfic?" Gabriel said, reading out from the tiny piece of paper in his hands.

A black-haired girl with the same black eyes popped out of nowhere. "Ahem! Yours truly, Sky, will be the one to answer this question. Meanwhile..." Sky shifted her gaze to look at the three Azraels. "The three of you... SHOO!"

The trio sighed as they disappeared into thin air. Sky grinned to herself. "Now, that's better. Okay, well, the pairings have been briefly decided. As of currently, four have been decided. AllenxLenalee, CielxLavi, RikixGabriel (which is really obvious) and another pairing which characters have yet to be introduced. However, if you'd really like to know, feel free to PM me. I'll be most happy to answer. Hey, the three of you, you can return now."

The trio reappeared upon hearing Sky's words. "The question has been answered?" Riki asked before Sky nodded.

"Authoress-san, please hang on for a moment before leaving. The next question needs you to be present," Gabriel stated as he read the final question. Sky shrugged her shoulders before nodding. "What is Sky's favourite character and why?"

"Ahem, Hirai-tan, you mean who, right?" Sky said. "Anyway, the three of you, shoo! I don't want to go home with bruises!"

The trio sighed once again as they disappeared. Sky clapped her hands. "Good. Well, my favourite character would be erm... I can't decide between the two! Okay, I just got permission from Hirai-tan to have two. The two will be Ciel and Gabriel. Gabriel is just... well, the swordsmen I created and he's just so sweet to Riki! Not that I hate Riki, but she's fine by me. As for Ciel... It's just so heartrending! Her relationship with Lavi! It's a typical fan girl's love! Falling in love with the enemy, I really want Ciel to end up with Lavi, now!"

Gabriel grinned as the trio returned. "So, I'm Authoress-san's favourite character?"

"Yeah, sort of. It's tie between you and Ciel, followed by Riki!" Sky replied, beaming. Rei scowled.

"What about me?" Rei demanded. Sky grinned.

"Hmmm... After Riki, perhaps," Sky responded. "Okay, as we have no more questions, guys, it's time to end the episode of the Azrael Ask-and-Die Question Corner!"

"Awww..." Riki pouted. "Anyway, since we have no more questions, see you on the next episode of this utterly random the Azrael Ask-and-Die Question Corner!"

Sky: I'm feeling really sadistic right now, for some unknown reason. Let's welcome the three new people that have made their debut in this chapter. Just giving a spoiler, new characters will be introduced in the next chapter. ^^ Anyway, the next chapter will be Kuro-chan's turn to carry on with the baton race, it has been decided. So, ta-ta for now and I will see you on the next chapter. You better prepare a question, ok, or you don't get your cookie ;p

Kuro-chan: Since Sky have been the one who have been saying, "R&R" for the past three chapters, I'll be the one to say it this time. Well, please R&R! XD