Chapter 9
A Old Tradition
Allen stood in the white arks piano room a think smoke filling the room. He watched in silence as the smoke showed him the massacre at the restaurant. The people ran screaming a chains formed from the smoke rising from the thin green flames coming from the seven stigma on his arms, a white sleeveless jacket with lines of dark purple running throw it formed of innocence infused dark matter ran down to his ankles.
Nea walked out of the smoke in front of him as the images stopped. "your transformation into a Noah is complete." the smoke started to move again showing images from Nea's past.
"you mean the massacre at the restaurant was the last stage?"
"the blood lust is the sign that your transformation has finished, all my powers are now yours." he motioned with his hand and the smoke started showing images of Nea using various different powers on humans and Noah alike.
"how do I use them?" he watched one of the images of Nea as it caused his surroundings to turn to dust before reforming into blades and using them to impale people.
"creation, the power to de-construct and reconstruct material. To destroy you must first create." Allen watched as the smoke contorted showing Nea using this power to destroy object and reform it into weapons or tools. Allen noted that he never used it on a living person. "person preference, creation requires a deep understanding of what you are trying to manipulate to use it on a person you would need to know what they have eaten, drank and when they last emptied there bladders just to name a few complications."
turning to a different section of the smoke he watched Nea playing a piccolo, causing the surrounding grass to grow and entangle the people who had gathered to listen to him play.
"harmonise, the power to control your environment with sound. Manipulating it to your will. With this you can control the wind, shatter rocks and use nature to restrain your foes, just to name a few uses."
"can I use this on people?"
"no it doesn't work on things with souls such as humans or animals."
"or akuma." Allen added remembering the sight of the souls tethered to the akuma.
"or akuma" Nea agreed "however dominance and control only works on things with souls." the smoke showed Nea walking throw groups of people unseen and watching a exorcist fighting another exorcist. "dominance allows you to control a persons actions, making your will law. With this you can make your enemies fight for you or commit suicide." Allen watched as the smoke changed again showing Nea observing various people fighting each other or killing themselves.
"how does this work?" Allen asked entranced by the sight of people killing themselves.
"everything with a soul has a song, a persons song can change with there motions and decisions. By singing, humming or playing this song you can control them forcing them to do as you wish."
"and control?" Allen could hear a song coming from himself.
"control lets you manipulate a persons 5 senses but this only lasts as long as they don't understand they are being controlled. You can use this to pass unseen or lure them into traps." Allen was only slightly paying attention as he listened to his song. "don't Allen, road is asleep on top of you." Allen stopped at Nea's warning feeling his face redden at the thought of road laying on top of him. "what you were about to do is called persona." Nea said taking no notice as the smoke changed to show images of Nea causing the weapons of his enemies to shatter on contact and there skin to shred as they grabbed him "it coats your body with energy damaging or destroying anything you come in contact with, and seen as you are in contact with road right now using that isn't a good idea she might not be to happy at being woke up like that." Allen silently nodded his agreement, she was angry enough when he left her to play cards with tyki waking her up by shredding her skin would definitely piss her off.
"these powers will grow in time, before Nea I couldn't use sound to manipulate people I had to use touch. You can use all your powers with touch dominance becomes much more powerful when doing so." Allen looked down at his arms, dark matter ran down his arms forming large claws over both his hands looking the same as his innocence had.
Allen tried to sit up as he woke only to find his left side pined down. Looking over he wasn't surprised to find road curled up next to him. He was surprised to find a pair of grey wings spreading from his back, road was on top of his left wing clinging to his arm effectively pinning him to the bed. Letting himself back down onto the bed trying hard not to wake road he casually gazed around the room not recognising it. As his eyes moved to each object in the room he became aware of there composition, he smiled as he remembered Nea's explanation of creation.
Nea hummed a deep tune, "I will teach you to use creation follow my lead and direct the matter as you wish." Allen hummed copying the tune Nea had done, causing the metal bedside table turn to dust.
"Allen?" road mumbled raising her head from his wing Allens soft humming waking her. The corner of his mouth turned up in a smile acknowledging her but he continued to hum. At his direction the dust flowed throw the air circling roads head. "Allen?" road asked again as she eyed the dust nervelessly. Gently brushing her hair back the dust moved near his hand reforging into a purple rose shaped hairpin. As Allen fell silent road moved her hand to her hair she gently ran her hand over the hairpin.
Jumping from the bed she summoned a full body mirror from her dream world and stood there staring at the pin. "do you like it?" Allen asked walking up behind her gently wrapping his arms around her waist. She squealed in delight turning in his arms she smashed her lips into his.
"its perfect, it matches my dress perfectly." she exclaimed as she pulled away for air. Gently brushing his hand against her cheek he lightly pressed his lips back to hers. Pushing herself against him she forced him back to the bed falling back road falling with him. Road moved her hands down Allens chest undoing the buttons to his blood stained shirt.
"road?" Allen asked turning bright red as she pulled his shirt apart revealing his muscular chest.
"ne Alle~en-kun we never got to finish our game." she said a seductive tone entering her voice as she pulled one of his hands to the buttons of her blouse. "your hurting my feelings Allen." she said when he made no move to remove her cloves as she repeatedly kissed his chest. He snapped out of his daze and started undoing her blouse his face getting redder with each button. As he finished with the last button she hastily pulled her blouse off throwing it aside sliding up she straddled his waist. Allen felt his heart skip a beat as he saw roads lacy purple bra. Giggling she pulled his hands around her body leading his fingers to the clasp of her bra.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH MY ROAD!" both Allen and road turned to see Sheril in the door way tyki struggling to hold him back. Only then did Allen recognise the room as roads, he quickly pulled his hands away from road his blush increasing. "tyki let me go I need to save my darling daughter from that despicable fiend!"
"road what are you doing Lero, your to young Lero." the pink umbrella flew around the pair.
"Allen road its time for dinner and the earl requested the presence of both of you." tyki said his eyes averted from the half dressed teens while he struggled to restrain Sheril. Road jumped off Allen summoning her door in the process.
"thanks tyki, common Allen lets go get ready." she grabbed Allens hand pulling him throw her door leaving the two Noah and lero behind. They came out in a plain white room a large bed sitting against the far wall. Road materialized a set of cloves for Allen. "ill give you five minuets." she said jumping back into her door.
Releasing his wings Allen shed his old clothes pulling on the clothes road had left for him. As he came to the shirt clowns angel pulled the image of Allens wings to mind, sighing he cast the shirt aside pulling the knee length jacket on over his bare chest fastening it from the waist up. He had to admit clowns angel was right, having to remove his shirt every time he wanted to use more than a level 1 release of his innocence would be really annoying and time consuming. Hearing a tune behind him he turned in time to catch road as she tried to jump on him.
"hay that's no fair." road said pouting as Allen held her close enough that she could reach him. Allens stomach announced itself and Allen put road back down on the floor smiling lightly.
"I'm starving lets get going before they start looking for us." road pouted again before attaching herself to his arm and dragging him throw her door.
Tyki sat at the table ignoring Wisely's stairs. "I'm not letting you in my head wisely so you can give up."
"you went to get road and the new 14th with Sheril, something happened that's why you returned alone, I will just read it from one of there minds so why try to hide it from me." tyki just sighed not letting his mind wander from Momo Clark and Eeez, Wisely's ability to read minds annoyed him more than roads obsession with sadistic games.
The six Noah turned to the door as road and Allen walked in, seeing wisely road shifted back to white form letting her childish love for candy fill her mind. Wisely just scowled at road before turning his eyes to Allen.
"I should of taught you how to mask your thoughts."
"let me help." clowns angel's presence filled Allens mind.
"I wouldn't wisely." tyki warned but the white haired Noah paid no attention. As soon as he pierced Allens mind clowns angel lashed out causing him to clutch the sides of his head and cry out in pain. "I warned you, Nea is equal in strength to the earl you never stood a chance."
"that should make him think twice before trying to read you mind again." road dragged Allen to a empty seat before taking the one next to him shifting her chair closer to his.
"its the apprentice." one of the Noah shouted pressing his gun to the head of the blond Noah sitting next to him.
"the apprentice hii" the blond one repeated pressing his gun against the others head. Allen recognised the pair from the white ark but couldn't remember there names.
"all right now that most of us are hear I think some introductions are in order." the earl motioned for the twins to start.
"I am Jasdero." the dark haired Noah shouted not moving the gun from the blond ones head.
"Devit hii" the blond one replied.
"and together we are Jasdevi, the Noah of bonds." the pair said in unison.
"wisely, Noah of wisdom." the white haired Noah said having recovered from his attempt to read Allens mind.
"lulu bell. Noah of lust." the woman sat next to the earl said not looking up from her nails.
"I am the Millennium earl, you can address me as you see fit my boy." the earl said smiling.
"tyki Mikk, Noah of pleasure." tyki tipped his hat at Allen. Road jumped up in her chair to speak.
"road Kamelot, Noah of dreams. Though my human name is Yume I don't mind if you use it." this made the other Noah including the earl look at her in shock, only the earl and wisely new her human name and they both new she would attempt to kill them if they ever used it. Allen smiled the name seemed to fit her.
"tyki don't." wisely said as tyki opened his mouth to speak. Allen looked between the two Noah as he rose back to his feet as road sat down.
"I am Allen walker Noah of destruction and keeper of the white ark." he said smiling at the other Noah.
"and he is all mine." he fell back into his chair as road proceeded to glomp him pressing her lips against his.
"and this is Sheril Kamelot, Noah of desire." wisely said as the pair pulled apart, eyeing Allen a knowing grin on his face.
"were is that fiend ill see that he pays for trying to defile my road!" Sheril barged into the room followed closely by Lero. Allen felt his face burning as the other Noah except for tyki and wisely turned from Sheril back to him a questioning look in there eyes.
"road what were you thinking Lero, your to young Lero." Lero flew over to the pair and started circling them muttering nonsense.
"I have to agree with Lero on this one, at least partly." Nea said with a tone of disapproval in his voice.
"I don't care he's all mine!" road shouted wrapping her arms around his neck ignoring the looks from the other Noah.
"now now road let him be." the earl said though he seemed glad at roads confession.
"how dare you seduce my darling daughter, ill make you pay." a dark aura started spreading from Sheril but he stood down at a glare from the earl. Allen just blushed and tried to move further from road while she pressed herself against him, the voices in his head continued to converse.
"I thought you approved of there relationship?"
"I do I just believe you should be married before having sex, its just my opinion."
"Nea!" Allen shouted aloud shocked at Nea's suggestion. Road giggled in his ear.
"ne Allen-kun what did Nea say." his face burnt bright red blending with his scar as he realised he had spoken aloud.
"n...nothing, forget I said anything."
"come now my boy, tell us what our dear brother said." the earls smile grew as he spoke. Allen just shock his head still glowing red.
"I agree with Nea on this one." Allens eyes opened wider in surprise.
"its no use lying shounen its obvious he said something." tyki said pulling a cigarette out while Allen just shock his head in denial.
"I don't see why you are against the idea, you love her and left the order to be with her. Either you tell her what he said or I will Allen."
"Angel!" Allen shouted pushing road off of him and rising to his feet intending on leaving the room. Clowns angel sent strand of innocence from Allen anchoring him to the table holding him in place.
"you might of finished your transformation but I am still undergoing mine and seen as I get my strength from you I would prefer it if you didn't starve yourself and when did you start calling me angel?" realising he wasn't going to win this one Allen submitted returning to his seat.
"Allen-kun who is angel?" the earl asked a dark aura coming from him as he felt the innocence.
"its the boys innocence." tyki replied lighting up his cigarette. "it seems the thing is sentient and talks to him like a second Noah in his head." The earls eyes lit up at Tyki's words.
"ne Allen-kun let us talk to angel." road slid back into Allens lap smiling innocently making Sheril glare at him again.
"great now they are all calling me angel." clowns angel said sounding slightly depressed.
"so are you going to tell them or do we have to force your hand again?" Nea said ignoring clowns angels comment. Allen sighed aloud, he new he was going to lose this, while he could try to stop clowns angel from materializing he could tell from Nea's memory's that wisely would just read his mind if clowns angel stopped resisting him, and the idea of marrying road wasn't that bad he was just scared of her refusing him.
Taking a deep breath he look down at road who had saddled his waist while he was thinking. "Nea said he thinks we should be married first." Sheril's glare turned onto death threat, Allen but took no action as the earl glared at sheril making him back down.
"i think that's a great idea." the earl said clasping his hands together his familiar grin returning, tyki dropped his lit cigarette in surprise.
"are you asking?" road asked struggling to maintain a strait face. Allen swallowed nervelessly he wanted to ask, he really did, but what if she said no.
"you really are stupid sometimes you know that, its obvious she like you so ask already or move aside and let Nea or me do it for you." holding her gaze he took a deep breath steadying his voice as much as he could. roads composure fell as he spoke her squeals of joy defining the rooms occupants.
"w...will you marry me, Yume Kamelot?"