Here it is...chapter...what number is this on now? Great Scott its number 29! Saya can't believe she had the energy to get that far....not to say that she wrote much, it's still a really short fic... but still....woot.
Saya owns this fic! but...none of the characters in it....sadly enough.
rated M over all for voodoo, molest, violence, and the occasional swearing. This is a K rated chapter though.
29. Herding Akuma
The four exorcists took a carriage to Gent, Allen and Lavi sitting a safe distance away from the sleep-deprived Kanda. No, neither Kanda nor Allen had gotten any sleep, Kanda too busy thinking on Allen's words and too proud to ask for a clearer explanation, and Allen's reason being the reason why Kanda was thinking at all late at night.
While usually the exorcists would take the perfectly functional train to Gent, apparently anyone who did was killed almost immediately upon arrival by Akuma. Therefore, they used a carriage driven by, of course, Toma.
"So how are we gonna do this? Anyone have a plan?" Allen asked, hoping someone did because he had never been one for battle plans. He was more of a 'get-to-the-scene-then-wing-it' kinda guy. Lavi nodded, looking serious for once. It was rather surprising that he had a plan; well not really, he was rather intelligent despite popular belief. Still, the surprise made everyone listen that much more closely.
"Well the way I see it, this is a really long term mission. Either that or the Order plans to switch out exorcists every so often, otherwise this would take roughly 6 years at the shortest to finish. While we're here, we should try to make a plan that could work for all other teams too, that way there can be a steady decline in the Akuma of this area."
'Six... years? Are you kidding me? They must be switching people out, because no way Komui would send Lenalee on such a long mission.'
"So what I think we should do is lure about 100 Akuma out of the city into a more open area, to keep destruction to a minimum. If we kill off 100 a day, then we can at least make a dent in their numbers."
A somewhat simple plan, but one that could definitely work. However, the thought of killing off 100 Akuma a day, or more specifically, fighting 100 akuma a day was rather unsettling.
"Lavi are you sure about such a high number? I mean, there's only 4 of us. Most exorcists won't fight so many at once..." Lenalee said, worry in her voice. Lenalee would rather take a slow approach even if it took a while if it meant her friends were safer.
"Yeah, I know it's a lot Lenalee, but think of it, four of us, 100 akuma, that's 25 akuma each. I'm sure we've each fought something close to that many Akuma at one point or another, and we're all still alive, ne? Besides, we've all gotten a little better after training with Komui and Allen's little akuma clones. We can take them."
Lavi had the upmost confidence that they could indeed pull 100 akuma a day off, and his confidence radiated outwards, infecting everyone in the carriage.
"Well then... now the question is how to lure only 100 of them..."
000
At the edge of the city, Allen's eye went crazy at the sheer number of Akuma. It was all his one eye could see, Akuma to the left, to the right, up, down, and side to side. His left eye was nearly blinded by the dark, purplish light that was emitted by the flames of all the Akuma souls. It was sickening to look at. The worst part for Allen though, was that he knew his friends could see them too, because of his evolved eye. His black and white world was the last thing he'd ever want his friends to see. He took comfort in the fact that they could only see what was in front of them though, and not see all within a 300 meter radius regardless of obstacles the way he could. But that fact didn't really help much, sadly enough.
"Well, let's go."
The four sprinted into the city, Lenalee far ahead of the others. She found a group, and counted there numbers, about 40 of them. She started running at the speed of sound, in a huge circle around the group, in much the same way that the Level two had encircled Kanda in London. The Akuma couldn't hit her, she was too quick, and they couldn't move past her, or out of her ring, any who tried were swiftly destroyed by Lenalee without her even breaking her circle. They were all level ones, and none of them had the intelligence to think of a way to get out. What was more was that she was moving, slowly but surely, her circle was moving closer to the area of the city that had been the decided battle field.
"I've got 'em here!" She yelled, alerting her friends to her arrival, as it was quite hard to see someone moving at the speed of sound. They nodded, showing they were ready, and she expanded her circle's radius a small bit, allowing her friends to enter. The three who entered activated their innocence, and started the take-down. All the akuma were mildly confused, having not the mental capacity to fully analyze their situation. All they knew is that they couldn't get out, and they were being day by day that was how the exorcists fought, Lenalee gathered the Akuma, brought them to the edge of the city, and acted as a barrier, containing the fights in her ring. Allen, Kanda, and Lavi would fight from within, dodging bullets and destroying the Akuma who shot them.
000
"Wow... this job is getting so boring…" Lavi said, plopping down on a couch in the lounge of the Finder's base after a long day of exorcizing. Allen and Lenalee nodded in agreement.
"Yeah... it's so routine it's starting to feel like an office job, and not like a battlefield," Lenalee said, quieting when she remembered her brother worked in an office of sorts, and had loads of fun with it. Well, more importantly, she remembered her brother in general, who she now missed dearly after two months of being separated.
Yes, in two months they hadn't needed to change their strategy, and had been easily destroying 100 akuma a day. The only thing that made them feel anything more than completely apathetic about their fighting was the fact that they were meeting their 100 a day quota, and often went over it. Lavi had thought up a truly good plan. Still, there wasn't one among them who didn't wish to meet up with a level two, who could possibly pose a challenge, and maybe put some excitement into their fights.
"Well I suppose that's a good thing, it means we can get out of here sooner,"Allen offered, hoping the idea would stop his friends from slipping into utter lethargy. They all nodded, happy with the thought. Then Lenalee got up, and decided to contact headquarters to report back about the past month, to ask about how much longer their mission would be, and most importantly, to ask how Komui was holding up without her.
"Gent's getting stale... we need some excitement… I know!!!! Moyashi-chan! Yuu-chan! We should take a break and go explore Antwerp for a day!"
And with that declaration, without consulting anyone else, and without waiting for approval from any of his companions (who he would drag with him anyways), Lavi planned out a day in Antwerp, Belgium.
Well that'll be fun. Can you wait to see what Lavi plans? Really....he seems like the type who would be an awesome tour guide, he'd know a bit about everything. Or a traveling planner-typed thing.... he'd hit all the fun places. Yay for Allen getting lost in Antwerp! 'Cause you know he will....x33
