Chapter 12- Opening Curtain
Author's Note: The chapter after this one marks the end of Arc 1! -parade marches through but is flattened by ball- Oh, and one more little note, Gin and Leaf both talk funny something like saying ya instead of you, and sare instead of sure due to them being Japanese and not good at English. ;) Enjoy!
Lenalee was frozen with shock as she had heard Leaf.
"Gin's… brother!?" She muttered quietly, and Leaf grinned happily as he heard her.
"Nii-san never told ya, huh? Ya see, it's simple. Our family has this taboo Emblem that grants an extra 14000 years of life, but at a price. 95 percent of the bearer's energy is eaten by the Emblem every moment, every day, every year." Leaf stated as he removed his cloak to reveal half of a tattoo-like emblem on his back.
The part that was shown was a dragon wrapped around half of a cross.
Lavi stared at the tattoo before Leaf put his cloak back on with a grin.
"So what you're saying is that you and Gin are only alive because you survived on 5 percent of your full energy? And that three years ago, Gin was using only five percent of his full power, and he still beat us!?" Lavi shouted angrily, and Leaf nodded calmly.
"Yep. That's about right."
"Like hell it's true!" Lavi shouted as he swung his hammer down at Leaf, but froze as Leaf appeared crouched on the hammer's handle.
"Now didn't I say that a hammer is too weak?" He asked, and Lavi froze as Leaf suddenly kicked him into a nearby building.
Lavi's hammer clattered to the ground as Leaf landed gently onto the ground, and Lenalee slowly backed away as Leaf smiled at her.
"You ready to die? It's a shame it has to be done though." Leaf said, and perked up as Lavi's fist swung out at him.
"Still alive, huh?" Leaf asked before sending Lavi back into the ground by a swift roundhouse kick.
Leaf grinned as he removed his other hand from his pocket, and he flexed his fingers.
"Too weak, baka. I'm far out of your league." Leaf stated calmly as Lavi stood back up slowly.
"Shut… the hell up…" He muttered weakly, and Leaf let out a sad sigh before suddenly kicking Lavi with a flip kick into another building.
"I don't even need to use by Innocence against ya. That's how pathetic your strength is, boy." Leaf said as he put his foot on Lavi's head.
Lavi gritted his teeth angrily up at Leaf, and he then pushed Leaf's foot off of his head.
"Foolish." Leaf muttered as he narrowed his eyes, and calmly kicked Lavi to the side and started to walk over to Lenalee.
Lenalee was frozen in place as Leaf smiled at her before grabbing her collar and lifting her into the air.
Lenalee clamped her eyes shut as she tried to get free from Leaf's tight grip.
"Ya know. Your fangs kinda hurt."
Lenalee opened one eye to see Krory biting down on Leaf's neck, and Leaf calmly dropped Lenalee to the ground.
Krory quickly released his fangs, and he grabbed Lenalee before jumping back with her.
"Are you okay, Lenalee?"
"Yes, but Lavi isn't!"
"Okay." Krory muttered as he clenched his hands tightly into fists, and Leaf let out a tired sigh.
"Man, I was told it'll be an easy fight. A quick snap of three necks and I'm done. But no! You three have to put up a fight!" Leaf complained as Lavi weakly stood back up with his hammer in his hand.
"Okay then. All three of you can line up so I can kill you off one after another!" Leaf said happily, and perked up when Lavi's hammer fell on top of him in its giant size.
"You must have felt that!" Lavi shouted angrily as he stood on his hammer with a grin.
"Nope. Not really." Leaf said as he appeared behind Lavi, and the Bookman heard a muffled shattering sound from under his hammer.
"Bye-bye, Bookman." Leaf said with a wave, and then sent Lavi flying into a building by his fist.
Leaf jumped onto the ground with a smile as he saw Krory lunge at him.
"Hup!" Leaf muttered as he flipped back to dodge Krory's fist, and Leaf's foot smashed into Krory's jaw.
Krory was sent into the air, but was hit back down to the ground as Leaf appeared in the air and kicked him down.
"Hmm… Man, why do we need you dead again when this is all you can do!?" Leaf muttered slightly annoyed as Krory and Lavi fainted and Lenalee was standing alone.
"Oh well. Sorry, Lena's descendant." Leaf said as he pointed two fingers at Lenalee.
"Spiral Hell Flare." Leaf muttered, and a jet of flames shot out at Lenalee.
Lenalee clamped her eyes shut again as her legs gave way, and she fell to the ground.
Something landed on top of her, and she opened her eyes to see Toma's burning body over her.
"Are you okay, Miss Lenalee?" Toma asked weakly, and Lenalee nodded while she stared at him in surprise.
"Toma…" She muttered as the finder smiled once, and then fell to the ground lifelessly.
"Oops, missed. I killed a finder again... Oh well." Leaf muttered as he appeared in front of Lenalee, and he smirked down at her.
Lenalee stared up at him in shock as he reached his hand out toward her.
Every possible thought rushed through Lenalee's head as Leaf's hand neared her head.
Leaf's hand suddenly patted her on the head, and he grinned happily before taking the violet flower and burning it to ashes.
"You won't be needing this flower anymore. I'm sure you want to see ya Allen again…" Leaf muttered, and Lenalee's eyes widened as Leaf shattered like a mirror.
All through the town, the black flames dissolved as Lenalee continued to stare at where Leaf had stood.
"Why… did he leave?" She muttered in confusion before fainting to the ground.
A pair of golden eyes flashed open as the person looked around at the edge of the blood red lake.
"It's gone… that infernal flower that blocked me from getting to her is gone… Hehehehe… It's time to take her back from those who stole her from me…"
The person muttered as they stood up, and disappeared as the moon above gleamed off of the surface of the red water.
It's time for the closure to come! XD I mean come on! Lavi couldn't have won anyway. It's 23 years of experience against 7028 years. U.U; I found a really good that reflected Gin. XD It's called Sarah & Johnny by Submerged.
Next Chapter Preview: The Akuma are returning even faster than ever and their new target seems to be Lenalee. The group finds out some more unbelieveable news about Allen when an unexpected person appears. Next time: The Four Great Powers! Hope to see you there! XD
