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Retrace XXXIV: Pandemonium

The Black Order: a few hours earlier...

"He insists and won't move from his place," Reever told Komui who was followed, constantly, but his assistant supervisor Bridgette Fay.

"But how did he know you were going to their location?" Komui asked confused.

"He didn't, that's the odd part," Reever was just as shocked as him. "He was there before us demanding to be taken to Paris. When I arrived, he pulled down on me shouting that he needed to be there. I just left him with the bodyguards that Assistant Supervisor Fay gave me."

"All right then," Komui said when they finally turned a corner to the location of the Ark Gate. From his place he could here the yells of the person Reever had told him about. They were frantic alright and pretty demanding.

"You don't understand! I have to go!" Asutsuo yelled at the Gate keepers that stood in his way.

"We're sorry but we can't let you through," one called to him.

"But the hatching time has already started!" Asutsuo yelled trying to kick them. "I need to get there before it happens!"

"Before what happens?" Komui called getting the three year old's attention.

Asutsuo turned to him with a scowl, "The hatching of the eggs."

"Eggs?" Reever repeated confused.

"The virus nests are the ones that are causing this," Lily came from behind them on top of Bagira. "Dr. Marcus has expulsed about five eggs since last night, already has the threat of a parasite being born."

"A parasite?" Komui asked.

"It seems that when the host is no longer opt for living conditions the virus begins to concentrate and forms eggs. Some eggs don't make it but one is suppose to from the many that are formed. The virus is the one that creates the parasite in order to leave the inadequate host and find another one. The host turns to dust and leaves a virus parasite that runs free in the streets to infect more people," Lily explained.

"You don't need to be there Asutso," Reever said with a smile. "We'll take care of them."

"That's what I've been trying to say, you can't destroy the parasites!" Asutsuo shouted and groaned in frustration. "They need to be destroyed by the Eye of Dante or by the Hand of Atropos! Mother's not conscious so the Hand of Atropos is no good and mommy's Eye of Dante is a really bad thing! Lenalee nee-chan said that mommy couldn't invoke that thing so all that's left is for me to go!"

"She had her Innocence. We'll tell her but you can't go," Reever said.

"You don't understand!" he called as a couple of Finders came and picked him up as he struggled.

"You need him," Lily told them stopping the Finders with Bagira. "What he said was true. Only those two Innocence infected by the virus can destroy the virus themselves. No other can. But then again, the pure Innocence born from the Alive Evernly is the Hand of Atropos."

"So he was wrong when he said it wouldn't work because Alice isn't conscious anymore," Reever concluded.

"Dr. Marcus says that Alice-san can no longer use the Hand of Atropos because she no longer is an accomodator of Innocence," Lily explained.

"If she isn't an accomodator the virus cannot work with the host," Komui said knowing this much after speaking with Dr. Marcus.

"But how can she stop being an accomodator?" Reever said.

"Because I was born," Asutsuo called with all seriousness. They were surprised by how the boy knew about it. "Hevlaska-san said so. That, because Mother's Innocence escaped her body, she no longer is an Exorcist. Because of me." He glared at them and shouted again, "That's why I need to go! I already killed the one inside grandpa but more are being born! Not just inside him but of all the others who are infected and are not deformed! I need to go!"

"Go," Komui called hearing enough to understand. "Take him with you."

"I'll go and protect him," Lily volunteered taking Asutsuo and bringing him up to ride Bagira.

Komui nodded, "Then do so please."

Ammit didn't laugh, chuckle, or grin like she would usually. She only sneered and twirled her pole axe.

"You figured it out. Who I really was, that is," Ammit said with a sneer.

"I saw the picture from three years ago," Celia said hearing a ruckus from the orphanage nearby. She couldn't turn right now because of Ammit. She could see the dangerous aura that emanated from Ammit. "Clara Hearst was adopted by a man three years ago and never contacted the family she loved so much. They stole you away, that little girl was taken from a loving family."

"This wasn't a family. This was just a vacant spot filled with homeless children. I hated it here. The kids were always so mean because of my sickness. I hated this place," Ammit called. Disappearing from her sight, Celia felt the blade of the pole axe hit her side and send her away towards the ground. Celia got up and spat out the blood in her mouth. Ammit appeared a few feet away jerking the pole axe around. "Janus-sama saved me and took me to Madame. She was the one who told me that my illness was something more. A gift from God, a prove that I was a chosen child."

"Kids can be mean but you're wrong. This is a family. The Mother Superior and all the others cared for the children. They truly cared for you," Celia tried convincing her.

"No," Ammit said with all seriousness and placed her right hand over her right eye. She undid the string behind her head and let the eyepatch fall to the floor.

Celia averted her gaze but could not help do a double take at what she saw. Her right eye was also red but bulgy and staring around by itself. A muttation that happened because of the virus. "You mutated."

"They didn't love me. They were scared of me because of what the virus did to me. But Madame and Janus-sama took care of me. They said that they could cure me and then I would be strong. Strong enough to repay the mistreatment from this place. All of those kids, all of those people who hated me. They will be vanished from this Earth when Madame becomes the cure. She will infect all and only those strong enough will survive," Ammit called and charged towards Celia.

Celia couldn't do much because of her severe injuries. Even when they would heal, it didn't cure her fatigue. Right at that moment that was what was killing her. She couldn't fight well being as exhausted as she was. All she could do now was block or avoid the attacks Ammit was sending her.

It was getting harder to avoid them even moreso block them. When she tried to avoid one she tripped on debris almost falling but getting a gash on her shoulder. She leaped back holding her left shoulder and holding tightly the rapier.

"I'm done with you stupidities," Ammit growled at Celia. "I don't care about them or humans or the Akuma and the Millenium Earl. All I care about is Madame's plans and Janus-sama. And for them I will even kill you, the prodigeous child who lived." She smirked sending shivers through Celia's spine. "Not for long though."

She disappeared and reappeared behind Celia. Before she could turn she got stabbed by the axe on the back. Running forth, Celia felt the pain but the gash soon healed itself leaving behind more fatigue. She wouldn't hold out much longer.

Ammit licked the blood out of the axe blade. "And after I'm done with you, you're little Exorcists friends will be next."

A heavy heartbeat thumped through her body. It was like several sound waves traveling through her. It wasn't that Ammit had threathened her life but the fact that she had threathened the lives of her friends. This feeling she knew what it was. It wanted to take control again, Albus.

"No..." she mumbled shaking violently.

"I will," Ammit called chuckling knowing well that it pained her. "Oh it'll be pretty to see they're guts all over the place."

"Stop it," she whispered holding her head. More sounds and voices rambling in her head colliding with each other.

"Do you want to see them dead like Alice."

"Shut up. I'm not listening to you," she whispered trying to walk away.

"Where are you going?" Ammit asked. "You wanna run away? Sorry but that's out of the question."

"Just let go. I'll take care of her and safe them."

"I can do it by myself," she mumbled.

"Are you willing to put their lives on the line to satisfy your ego?"

"Time's up," Ammit said with a smirk. "You're first up the list." She charged at Celia but for once missed. Ammit was baffled and barely heard the swift move that Celia had done behind her.

"It's your time that's up, luv," Celia spoke with a hoarse voice. She raised Xiao over her head and began.

Blood was everywhere. The Level Four that they had killed was a bag full of it. Kanda was starting to walk away when Allen, who was sitting down, spoke up.

"Oi," Allen said.

"What?" Kanda retorted mad.

"I've told you before," Allen looked up with a smirk. "The name's Allen." Kanda clicked his tongue and was walking away just when Allen was getting up.

A earsplitting scream caught the attention of the Exorcists and Link; a woman's scream. Kanda looked around, from the team only one person was missing. Kanda and Allen didn't wait for anybody else and headed towards the scream. With every second they heard another and another.

Finally getting there they were shocked at what they saw before them. It wasn't their comrade who had yelled in pain. It had been the girl from before, Ammit, who was now laying down on the floor. Her left arm and legs were regenerating just like Prometheuos' did. But Ammit but crying, bawling her eyes out in utter fear at the woman who had slashed at her over and over again.

Celia was standing before her and twirling the rapier, the blade a white color and a shade of red barely visible. What did change were Celia's eyes which instead of a warm amethyst were a cold scarlet. She stopped twirling it around held it straight.

"Now, luv, tell me what I want to know or we're starting this all over again," Celia called with a faint accent and hoarse tone in her voice.

"P-Please stop. I-I-I don't know anything. Madame n-n-never told me anything," Ammit cried, pleading for mercy.

"Wrong answer luv," she said bringing the blade up and before Ammit could uselessly ask for more mercy Celia slashed away all her limbs hearing the screams escape from Ammit's mouth. Ammit panted and cried even more as her limbs began to regerate again. "Now tell me."

"P-Please n-no more. I-I don't k-know anything," Ammit said again. Her limbs had fully regenerated and she was trying to crawl her way out. Celia saw this and slash away her legs. Ammit screamed again as her legs slowly regerated.

"Oh no, you're not getting away," Celia smirked. "You see, until I get what I want you won't be leaving. And since you're infected, you're parts will only keep coming back. Unless I cut off your head, you and I will have a lot~ of fun."

She raised her rapier threathening to start again but a strong hold got her wrist. Her head tilted over to see the long haired Exorcist, "You will stop this now."

"Get your hands off me," she snarled in a low voice.

Allen ran over to the girl who laid crying and still pleading to Celia to stop the torture. "It's all right now."

"Please..." she cried. "Keep her away from me. I don't know anything."

"I'm not done with you yet," Celia called to Ammit making her whimper at the sound of her voice.

"I said to stop," Kanda called yanking away the rapier. Celia turned on him and kicked aiming for his head. Kanda blocked it with Mugen. Celia leaped back and smirked showing her eyes to them.

"Now why would I when I'm finally in control," Celia said sarcastically with that same tone and accent. "I was buzzed when Alice went into a coma. How was I, then, to control Celi if there was no interruptor. But then I realized that Alice wasn't it. The true interruptor was her need to protect what she loved and when she found herself unable to accomplish that task that was when I'm gladly welcomed with opened arms."

"Celia wouldn't have let you take over her," Allen called.

"She would if she knew she couldn't possibly win against that trash," she called nodding Ammit's way. "Celia knew fully well that she couldn't deal with them. When Ammit threathened to kill you guys it was an open gap for me to fill."

"Celia's a dumbass," Kanda retorted getting her attention.

"Got that right," Celia smirked looking at him. They're eyes were locked and Allen knew what Kanda was trying to do. Both knew that Celia was being controlled, possessed, by the infected Innocence. Allen grabbed a hold of his Sword of Exorcism. He knew this was a long shot but if it worked...

"But I've got to say," Kanda called. "You're an even bigger dumbass than she is."

Allen took this as his cue and charged at Celia stabbing her from behind right through her chest. Celia's eyes widened, the red scarlet rattled and angered.

"You sons of bitches!" she cussed she coughed out blood. She tried prying off the sword but at her touch it only crackled with white energy. "Get this off me!"

"Let Celia go!" Allen yelled holding the sword in place.

"Fuck off!" Celia yelled angered. But she stopped the struggle when Mugen's blade went against her neck.

"You're the one who should fuck off," Kanda ordered.

"You think you're so special, dontcha?" Celia smirked her eyes flashing from the red and amethyst colors. "I need a permanent switch in order to take her away for good. A switch that takes over her mind completely. Yes... I believe you two will be good test subjects. I wonder which will cause her to break down completely. Allen Walker?" Allen's glance narrowed. Celia looked over at Kanda and smirked, "Or Kanda Yu?"

Her body suddenly went limp and Allen took the sword away and caught her just in time. "Link!" Allen called, "Can you hold the other girl up with those seals of yours?"

"I don't follow orders from you," Link growled.

"She's an enemy and she's going to be wanted for interrogation," Marie called coming in with him. "Would you, Mr. Link."

He sighed, "If the Order intends to interrogate her then I suppose." He went ahead and began to place seals against the Ammit who only coward away in fear. She was still murmuring how she didn't know anything and to keep Celia away.

A toss and turn made Allen turn to Celia who awoke. She held her head, "What happened?"

"Albus took over you again," Allen said while he helped her get sit up.

"D-Did I...?" she spoke scared that she had mutated further.

"You didn't change," Kanda said knowing well what she was scared of. "You were just taken over. Tortured her on the way." He nodded Ammit's way getting Celia to look at her.

"She said she was going to kill you. I couldn't stop her," Celia said trying to explain.

"And he offered you a way out," Allen said filling the gaps. "We know. We're done for now. There's no more Akuma now all that's left is for the science department guys outside to release the barrier."

"All right," she said looking around. Link was done with the sealing and picked Ammit up taking her to the orphanage's entrance. Marie returned with them to the entrance and that's when she saw the wounds.

"Maire, you're fingers," she said standing up.

"I'm fine," he assured her.

"Here," she said walking to him and taking out the first-aid kit she carried around with her. She began to treat the wounds as much as she could. She glanced over to Allen and began to treat him.

"Thanks," he said after she did what she could.

She got up and walked up to Kanda. "Get away."

"Treating you right now would be better than to wait," Celia said.

"You know I don't need it," Kanda backfired.

"Doesn't matter," Celia whispered looking down. "Let me do this for you guys." He didn't speak and let her treat him. Several bullet wounds were what was left from the Level Four. The rest were healed but she knew he was exhausted. She bandaged his wounds, his chest overly scarred. "You should be more careful."

"Shouldn't you?" he mumbled his head low for only her to hear. She finished and moved away. Allen had been pushing the door with his door for a while. Both Allen and Kanda tried this time but they got nowhere. Celia looked the crimson-cloaked guy's way when he spoke. Minutes later the door was opened by the police Inspector which surprised everyone.

Reever gave the Exorcists and all who were involved in the fight. Once outside Celia was ambushed by a tiny person clinging to her legs.

"A-Asutsuo!" she exclaimed confused at why he was there.

"Are you all right mommy?" Asutsuo cried out looking up at Celia.

Forgetting about her bewilderment and anger she looked down at the little boy, "I'm fine but what are you doing here?" Just as she was talking to him one of the Finders was taking Ammit down who was still sealed. She was passive and did not struggle once. Asutsuo stared as she passed them by and let go of Celia following behind the Finder. "Asutsuo!"

"Mr. Finder?" Asutsuo called politely getting the man's attention. "May I see the girl, please?"

"Oh I don't know," the Finder said but was cut off by Celia.

"It's fine. Let him," she said arriving at the foot of the stairs. Placing Ammit down he stepped off into the sidewalk. He could see her eye to eye with his height. Ammit looked drugged and dazed once she brought her glance up.

"You..." she whispered in a dead cold tone but coughed out the rest.

Asutsuo grabbed her cheeks making her face him. "Don't let it eat you. Just spit it out. I'll squash."

"You're a kid," she coughed again this time coughing blood on his clothes. "You don't even carry Innocence. You can't kill it."

"I can." He smiled broadly, "Trust me." Ammit said nothing but lowered her face in thought. Asutsuo took it as an agreement and lightly placed his hand over her chest and pressed down once with force.

her coughs began then to intesify in amount and vigor. They were getting worse. Asutsuo stepped back as Ammit began arching forth to cough more violently. She began gagging.

"What in the hell..." Celia whispered while everything went on. She heard a final retch that made her vomit something out. A blunt round and black oval that was slimy from Ammit's saliva. She only panted trying to take back the lost air. Celia watched and was amazed at what she saw. The bulging right eye was going back to normal and her eyes were changing from red to the hazel color Celia had seen on the orphanage photo. Ammit -now completely Clara- fainted from expulsing the parasite out of her body. Asutsuo looked at the blunt black mass and took a few steps forth before taking it into his hands.

Celia watched as the boy quickly squished the mass in his hands, his eye changing into an eerie green and back from time to time. Asutsuo finally broke the pouch of bluntness and everything inside it oozed out like juices in a putrified citrus. The rest fell to the floor, solidified and turned to dust that the wind carried away. What remained was a small red semi rounded shard that seemed to be chipped. Asutsuo picked it up and, before she could say anything, placed it in his mouth and swallowed it.

"What in heaven's name did you just do?" Celia asked confused.

"I punched the pressure on the egg that wasn't born and made it come out. Since Innocence only half kills it I had to destroy its body and leave out it's core," he explained like a true grown up. "But I can't destroy it yet so I simply swallowed it for now."

"But if it's the parasite's core then it's concentrated virus," Celia called worried.

"But because I'm not really human it can't affect me. I have blood but my blood is protected by Innocence because, well, it is Innocence. Every part and substance in me is. So I can store the virus parts until I find a way to get rid of them completely," Asutsuo called.

Celia sat down on the step and brushed her hair back with her fingers. She heaved a sigh, "You're unbelievable. You speak like an adult but you're physically a kid. I don't know what's the real you anymore."

Asutsuo came over and leaned against her knees, "It's still me. I just know a lot of words because I read. I have nothing else to do while daddy's meditating. He tells me to shut up and be quiet so I found some books that Lavi nii-san recommended."

Celia glared at Kanda who sat a few steps up, "You told him to shut up?"

"He was getting on my last nerve," he retorted.

"Don't worry daddy, I still love you!" Asutsuo called and got into Celia's arms. "And I love mommy too!"

"Love you too bucko," Celia said holding him.

It bothered her a bit that he would always be a step ahead of him. How he seemed to know more about the virus naturally than she did by experience. She wondered, if the kid was immune to the virus, could that be why everybody called his birth to be that of 'God'?

Then again, Prometheus did say that the 21 Sacraments had been incomplete because Chaos and Mother weren't dead. The sacrificed were complete and therefore the powers of 'God' remained futile. She pondered though about one thing once back at HQ and the children from Hearst under the care of the hospital.

She laid in bed and stared at the ceiling just as the sun began to set at the second day. If the the sacrifices were completed, would the powers that this suppose 'God' would have had work?

Could Asutsuo really be the answer to her dreaded yet inevitable death by this virus' hands?

Mmh... Atsu-chan seems to have gained a bigger plot than ever now.

Next time...won't be the Alma Karma arc yet but another thing. It'll take about two to three chapters before we get to that one.

For now enjoy this and please review~