'Allen' stood motionless in shock for a few moments. Tyki grinned at his look and taunted, "No trump card, huh? What do you call this then, if it's not a trump card?"
'Allen's' face twisted in rage as he heard Tyki, and he hissed venomously, "Cowards. You couldn't beat me on your own, so you called for back up? Just what other dirty tricks do you have up your sleeve?"
Tyki shrugged nonchalantly. Sheryl, however, called out smugly to 'Allen', "This is SO not considered dirty tricks. It's merely what you call tactics or planning. Which you clearly lack."
'Allen' gave a howl of rage and lunged at Sheryl, who dodged out of the way. Then the Noahs engaged 'Allen' in battle, and the entire Black Order seemed to shake as they fought.
The Exorcists edged away from them cautiously, heading towards Komui. They all looked worried and haggard, having been defeated easily by 'Allen' previously. Lenalee asked, "So what now? We can't just let them kill Allen, can we? I mean, the real Allen would die too, right?"
Komui gave a grim nod, "That's almost certainly the case. Unless, by some freak miracle, this twin dies and Allen takes control over his body again. Which is practically impossible."
"So what can we do now?" Lavi asked the obvious question. There was a dead silence as everyone considered the options.
It was Komui who first articulated it, "We could let them kill him. In which case both Allen and his twin would die. Or we could somehow weaken the twin so Allen could take over again. But the only way we can do that is to physically weaken his body, which would result in Allen's body being damaged. Or Road could enter into 'Allen's' mind and somehow twist it and make him go insane so Allen could control his body again. But somehow I have a feeling Road would go too far and end up making both Allen and his twin go crazy. After all, she's that sadistic."
"Basically every single option you've given us is impossible, or will end up damaging Allen himself. So we can't use any of them." Kanda stated in a matter-of-fact tone, voicing the thoughts of all the Exorcists.
"There is one other way." Komui said suddenly, his voice soft. The Exorcists looked up at him.
"If we can somehow knock him unconscious, I can perform surgery on him and cut the parts of his twin out. This would most likely kill the consciousness of the twin, so Allen could take control of his body again. But it's very dangerous. And we have to get those pesky Noahs out of the way first."
The Exorcists glanced at each other, considering this alternative. Then, one by one, they nodded, "This is the best method."
Kanda took charge, "We'll wait till the Noahs have 'Allen' unconscious. Then we'll distract them so Komui can grab Allen and perform his surgery." The others nodded in agreement. So the Exorcists poised themselves for battle, prepared to charge at the Noahs and begin fighting them.
The only problem was that the Noahs were all collapsed in a circle around 'Allen'. With a snort of contempt, 'Allen' spat, "Even with all your backup, you still can't beat me. How pathetic."
Road groaned, "If only the Earl were here. He would put this idiot in his place."
'Allen' threw his arms out, as if embracing everything as he cried out, "No one and nothing can beat me! I am invincible, and this world shall be mine!"
"Not if I can help it!" another new voice shouted. The Exorcists were shocked to hear Reever. Even as they watched, Reever lifted a dart gun and fired it repeatedly at 'Allen', hitting him all over the body, until he resembled a porcupine.
'Allen' swayed for a moment. Then he slumped to the ground with a crash.
"No way!" Lavi exclaimed, shocked and laughing. "You got him, Reever! You got him when none of us could! That's awesome!"
Reever grinned weakly, as he wiped the sweat from his brow, "I wasn't sure it would work, but I had to try." The Exorcists surrounded Reever, clapping him on the back and singing his praises.
The Noahs looked stunned beyond belief. A human had bested them. A human had defeated an opponent they could not. They were amazed.
Kanda turned to face them. He drew Mugen and pointed it at their faces, "Get out of here now, before I kill you all. Go on."
The Noahs were so shellshocked that they willingly got up and stumbled out of the Black Order. Or perhaps they knew that they were outnumbered and far too weak to fight after their humiliating defeat. But before they left, Sheryl turned to face Kanda, and bared his teeth menacingly, "This is not the end, Exorcist. Mark my words. This is not the end." Then they were gone.
Komui breathed a sigh of relief, "Now that they're gone…
"It's time to get down to business."