Clownish Days
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Note-I do not own D. Gray Man. It is owned by Hoshino Katsura
2Note-Update times will probably be inconsistent, laptop stuff
3Note-In this fan fiction, Allen will stay with Mana until he's 12, then, we know what happens.
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Chapter Ten: Confrontation
So once more the clock strikes midnight; another night; Akuma had been on the rise. Even if one went down, many more would take its place. There were so many of them, much more than two Exorcists could handle. These two Exorcists; Mana Walker and Maria Marion were very powerful, but even they had their limit against the swarms of Akuma that flooded the streets. This didn't matter to Mana; he only wished to protect his son, Allen.
Paris, France
"So, Maria is staying with her husband?" asked a ten year old Allen Walker.
"Yeah, she wants some special time with her husband" answered Mana "Don't worry, she'll be back soon"
"I just miss her" said Allen.
In reality, Maria had been sent on a mission to find out the people that might accidentally attract the Creator, if there were less people with Despair in their hearts, then less Akuma would be created.
"Don't worry, it's not like anything bad is going to happen to her" said Mana trying to relax his anxious son. "How about, we play a game?"
"What kind of game?" asked Allen.
"Simple" replied Mana "We'll make a code for the two of us. Nobody in the whole world will be able to decipher it except the two of us. We'll be able to send each other secret messages"
"Yeah, that sounds like fun" said the young boy.
In Noah's Ark
"So my cute, precious Akuma, we are going to kill that annoying traitor, and then kill his disciple" said a voice.
"Yes, my lord" replied the soul-bound machines.
"Unfortunately, we can't use Noah's Ark anymore, so you will have to fly over there, if anybody sees you, kill them." said the voice.
Back in Paris
"So, we'll draw it on this tile right here" said Mana Walker. "Allen, are you ready?"
"Come on father, it's only a game, no need to be so serious" said Allen.
"You're right, let's get started" said Mana.
Mana drew two perfectly round circle; one inside the other. He then started making various dashes in on the circles. He then drew mysterious musical note-like symbols in between the dashes. Allen was getting a bit annoyed that Mana was doing everything.
"Father, let me think of a few" whined Allen.
"Okay, what will this one mean?" asked Mana.
"How about 'friend', I'm going to make sure to make as much friends as possible you know" said the boy.
"Okay, friend then" said the man.
This continued on for the day, with father and son having a good time making something special for the two of them. By dusk, the code was already finished.
"Wow, we really did a lot, right Allen" said Mana.
"Yeah, the sun is already shining" replied Allen.
"Oh, one more touch" said Mana as he took one of his brass buttons and put it in the middle of the circles. "There, that'll be our special symbol"
"Yeah, this was really fu-n" started Allen, but he soon looked sleepy, and then passed out.
"Sorry Allen, but I can't afford for you to forget the Score. Right now, the music is being implanted into your subconscious, where it will reside until you die, yet awaken when you need it" said Mana softly.
All of a sudden, Timcanpy went zooming toward its creator, who caught it and opened it. Maria's voice suddenly screamed from the golem's mouth.
"Mana, there are hundreds of Akuma coming your way, get Allen out of there" said the recording.
"Akuma! Now of all times" said the frustrated Mana who was already taking out his weapon "Looks like there's no choice, Allen has to stay near the Score to memorize it, so I can't move him, a fight's the only choice"
Nighttime, Paris
The Akuma were coming in by the hundreds, almost all of them were Level 3's, with a few Level 4's scattered in their ranks. They were the 'Traitor Assassination Squad' a group of Akuma that were picked by the Creator specifically for quiet killings; perfect assassins. They flew toward the slums where Allen and Mana were staying, all of a sudden; one of the leading Akuma was destroyed.
"What was that, I didn't see an attack anywhere" said some of the more cautious Akuma, but soon, more Akuma were destroyed.
A Level 3 activated an ability it had stole from a Level 2; Perfect Sight. It soon saw that there was a cloud of small silver pieces in their path. It flew up toward one of them.
"There's something in front of us" it said while reaching out its hand.
As soon as it touched the silver note piece, it was destroyed.
"They're called Diminuendo Blasts; very tiny bombs that my weapon creates and that I can control. I had advance warning of your arrival and had time to create hundreds. Right now, you're encircled." said the Exorcist, Mana.
"You Exorcist!" screamed one of the Level 4's as it charged toward Mana.
It wasn't completely destroyed like the Level 3's, but the bombs burned through its body like bullets. It wasn't soon until it ceased function and was destroyed.
"Everyone, get him from a distance, and stay away from those bombs" ordered a Level 4.
The Level 3's started firing quick-moving, gray energy blasts at Mana, others fired purple rounds of Dark Matter, and still others were immobile due to their powers working in close range.
"Darn, I can't use my other attacks; they're too flashy and loud. That's the reason why I'm using Diminuendo Blasts, they're silent and small. If the people see what's going on, then there'll be a racket and the police might find Allen. Allen still isn't done yet" thought Mana.
Mana then raised his hands, and was able to remotely control his bombs, which he aimed at the Akuma. Most didn't see this change in style, and a lot were destroyed before they realized what Mana was doing. Mana controlled his bombs very efficiently, defending himself and Allen with the bombs by putting the bombs in the way of attacks, as well as simultaneously destroying Akuma. With Mana controlling the silver bombs, the Akuma forces were slowly weakening.
"Okay, let's see if this will work" though Mana as he tried a new maneuver.
Mana then started moving bombs into the inner ranks of the Akuma army. Once the traps were in place, Mana abandoned defense, and focused the bombs on destruction. The surprised Akuma moved back, only to be destroyed by the traps Mana had set earlier. The result wiped out almost all the remaining forces. Unfortunately, this one Akuma had fired a shot not at Mana, but to Allen way back.
"Allen!!" said the concerned father as he rushed to his son.
Mana had taken the hit. He was thrown against the wall of a building, and the bullet and melted into a gray slime that soon hardened. The hardened slime was harder than concrete. Mana was also too tired out to fight anymore, and soon, his Innocence wore out on him, and deactivated.
"Ha Ha Ha, looks like I win, Exorcist" said the Akuma, a Level 3 "Looks like your accursed Innocence ran out at the wrong time. Well, I haven't"
The next few moments were a blur for Mana. He could see the powerful fist of the Akuma coming down on his face, until- CRACK!!- A white bullet went sizzling through the Akuma, and it was destroyed.
"Sheesh Mana, didn't Maria say to take the kid away, now I have to save you" said General Cross Marian.
"Hah, never thought I'd be happy to see you Cross" said Mana.
"Hahaha, looks like you've picked up on the clown business" said Cross through laughs.
"Where's Maria, I thought she was with you?" asked Mana.
"She's back at India. She was attacked by an Akuma on the way over there, so she wasn't in the best condition for high speed travel" said Cross "Well, is this munchkin your son?"
"Yes, his name is Allen, he's absorbing the Score right now" replied Mana.
"A kid like this has to fight the Scenario of Demise, how cruel" said Cross. "Oh, I have to go back to India to make sure Maria doesn't get attacked when I'm gone. See you"
Cross then hopped on a Modified Level 2 Akuma, which took off with super speed. Mana then sat next to Allen, who woke up; it was already dawn.
"AGGH" yawned Allen "What happened?"
"You were so tired, you fell asleep as soon as we were done" said Mana "Anyway, where do you want to go for breakfast?"
Father and Son then left for another day.
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Sorry I haven't posted, I have been so busy, I'm doing this at 2:00 at night. I reallllly liked Mana in this chapter. Title for the next chapter: Tragedy