Chapter 8
Luna's POV:
When I saw Lavi, carrying Mina, naturally I wanted to rip his head off. But then I noticed the fear and confusion In Mina's eyes.
''Mina! What happened?'' I asked as Lavi put her on the sofa.
''Guys, come here!''
As we all gathered Lavi started explaining.
''We were at the market and Mina got tired, so I left her on a bench and took my eyes off her for a second and when I looked back, two demons were pointing guns at her. With them was none other than…Lulubell.'' Lavi growled.
''Alright guys, we must prepare. Take as little luggage as possible, Lenalee and Kanda, you'll fight and cover Allen while he's opening a gate. Lavi, you'll carry Mina while Link keeps you and the others of the group safe.'' Ordered mom.
''Wait, mom!'' I grabbed her hand. ''What about dad? He hasn't come home for a while. How are we supposed to tell him what's going on?''
Mom pulled her hand back and looked at me.
''Now is not the time. When we go to the Order, you'll understand everything. We should prepare. Noah is a hard enemy.'' And she got out of the room.
''Can someone please tell me what the Hell is going on?!''
In less than 10 minutes we were all set and ready to go. We were at the back of the group, Link in front of us, mom next to him, holding some kind of tool to create a barrier. Lavi, who carried Mina was next to me and I could hear them talking.
''Um, Lavi?
''Mhm?''
''You don't have to carry me, ok. I'm almost back to my full strength.''
''Don't worry, it's not a problem. We'll just have to hope we don't get attacked.''
''Who are the Noah exactly?''
Lavi sighed.
''This is a very complicated subject. To put it simply, they are the Earl's allies. They appear when the world is about to change and are very strong and dangerous.'' said Lavi with a serious face.
''Wait, you don't mean-'' I started.
''GET DOWN!'' screamed Mina before the front wall exploded.
Mina's POV:
''Wait, you don't mean-'' Luna started saying when something in my chest tightened and I felt goose bumps all over my body. Something bad was about to happen!
''GET DOWN!'' the same moment the front wall exploded.
My ears were ringing, but I wasn't hurt. Luna groaned next to me.
''Is someone hurt?'' yelled mom. And that's when I realized we were in a barrier.
''We're fine.'' Yelled Allen in response.
''Not for long'' said strangely familiar voice. '' Good afternoon , my name is Lulubell, the Noah of lust. My master has taught me to introduce myself properly and if you don't hand over the girl, I'll have to use force.''
''You wish'' said Lenalee as she jumped in the air. ''Innocence: Activate!'' the moment she said that, the anklets she wore immediately turned into blood-red boots and she started to move so fast that the only trace of her was some green light.
Somehow, I had information of her weapon just from one look at them.
''Dark boots, crystal type, activated, sync level: high''
Lenalee attacked Lulubell , but in one swift movement, the Noah escaped. Lenalee then proceeded to attack nearby demons. They came out of nowhere and they were all skeletons.
Kanda smirked and took a fighting stance.
''Mugen: Activate!'' he murmured as he unsheathed his sword, which light blinded me.
''Mugen, equipment type, on its way to become a crystal type; sync level: high.''
Next to join the fight was Allen. His body was cloaked in white and in his right hand he had a big white sword with black patterns on it. When I had a better look at him, I realized that his sword was actually his left hand.
"Crown Clown: Activated; parasite type; sync level: over 100%''
''Mina? How do you know all of this?'' asked Lavi.
''I haven't the slightest clue.''
''It doesn't matter at the moment. I have work to do now.'' He smirked, that jerk. '' Innocence: Activate!'' and with his gigantic hammer he entered the battle.
I watched in a daze. Allen was fighting Lulubell, but from my point of view they looked even. Lenalee, Kanda and Lavi were fighting the skeleton demons. Even Link was doing something to petrify the demons until someone destroyed them. It looked like we were winning, but , of course, something bad had to happen- out of nowhere a black gate appeared and a new horde of demons came through it. It weren't just skeletons but also some kind of angels. They looked like the angels from the altar in my dream. The ones who could only bring despair and destruction.
The battle became even more intense. At that moment against each exorcist were a couple of skeleton warriors and an angel. Allen was doing a good job against Lulubell, but the moment he threw a glance at Lenalee, Lulubell hit him hard.
I could only stay and watch. I could do nothing to help them. I have never felt more useless. I was supposed to be an exorcist, right? I had to do something. There had to be something for me to do to help the others. I just had to help them!
I stood up, determined to at least try to do something, some kind of distraction. Something to help the others. When I make a step someone grabbed my hand. It was mom.
''Where do you think you're going?''
''Isn't it obvious. I'll try to help them.''
''How? By throwing yourself, unarmed in front of the enemy?''
''Well, that's an option.''
''You know I'm not gonna let you do it, right? First, you need to know if your innocence is actually an ant-demon weapon. Second, even if it is, we don't know your sync level. Your level is certainly very low.''
Her words had logic in them. I was probably suicidal, but I had to at least try. I was positive that I had an anti-demon weapon. And about the sync level- if I survive then it was high.
I pulled my hand out of her grip. I was about to step out of the barrier, when Luna gripped my shoulder.
''Are you insane?''
''You're my sister. You tell me.''
''I think you have a death wish.''
''I may have one'' and before she could react, I ran.
The earth rumbled from the fight. I had to duck. I got as far as I could from the fight and then I tried to concentrate.
'Alright! I'm an exorcist. I'm God's warrior. I must do something. I CAN do something. C'mon! Concentrate you useless brain!'
With a lot of struggling, I managed to find a quiet place in my mind. I was floating. I felt nothing. It didn't matter if my eyes were opened or closed, everything was darkness. Then a bright light shone. I couldn't see what awaited me there, but I reached for it.
In the real world, I felt warmth, spreading from my chest. When I opened my eyes, I saw I was engulfed in green light. It was hard, though. I could lose control every second.
'Shit, mom was right. My sync level is low.'
''Innocence…'' I gritted my teeth, trying to give the light some form. ''Activate!''
The light poured out of my heart. It spread out through my left hand, reaching my palm. When the light disappeared, in my hand I held a silver bow, decorated with glowing green vines. It was the bow from my dream.
''Justice bow: activated; parasite type; sync level: 32%'' but I didn't care. Despite mom's and Luna's yells, I entered the battle.
Lavi's POV:
The situation was bad. All of us were surrounded by three level 3 demons and one level 4. Link was at a bad situation too, noting that he wasn't an exorcist.
'Great…'
I was already at my limit, because the damn things refused to be destroyed. They were so hard-headed.
I saw the level 4 prepare for another attack.
'Crap!' I thought, gripping my hammer tighter and bracing myself for the impact.
But an attack didn't follow. Because the moment the demon tried to attack, a green arrow, made of light pierced its stomach. I followed the path of the arrow and I couldn't believe my eye.
Mina stood there, out of the barrier, holding the most beautiful bow I'd ever seen. Silver, with glowing vines, like a bow, which would be possessed by a noble hunter.
'Huntress, huh?'
She pulled the string of the bow and a new arrow formed.
''Pure arrow: Explosion!'' and she fired. Midway, the arrow split and turned into rain of glowing needles. It pierced every demon near the ones at which she fired (which were mine actually).
Mina was about to fire again when something happened. She froze and suddenly fell on the ground, holding her hand to her chest. Lulubell, seeing that as her chance, ventured over to her.
Suddenly Mina shouted, as she reached for the skies.
''I need my wings!''
Without realizing how it happened, Mina was now flying, carried by her sister via crystal butterfly wings in the place of her birthmark.
