Chapter 42: The start
Managed to get another chapter.
You know what I always say.
Disclaimer:
Me: -I'm in front of a computer writing with one hand, while I have a book in the other-.
Allen: What's going on?
Lenalee: I don't know.
Jason: Hey there is a note besides the computer.
Madison: -Takes the note- It says: 'I need to study but I can't stop myself from writing so I decided to do both, you guys do the disclaimer'.
Lavi: Man you could just wait to write the story.
Jasmine: But if he does that we would have to wait too.
Krory: Oh I think this is the first disclaimer in which you appear.
Miranda: That's true, welcome to the crew.
Jasmine: Thanks.
Allen: Anyway we better do the disclaimer.
Everyone but me: Manu259 does not own D-Gray Man or the song of the opening
It starts with kid Allen smiling with Mana, then little Lenalee with a young Komui.
I realize the screaming pain
Then Kanda with Alma lying in the ground laughing, it changes to kid Lavi holding his right eye with some blood dropping from it.
Hearing loud in my brain
Then a kid Jason running while covered in blood, and it changes to a little Madison trapped somewhere with her head buried in her legs.
But I'm going straight ahead with the scar
An image of all the known members of the black order.
Can You Hear Me
Can You Hear Me
Can You Hear Me (So am I)
Allen fighting awakened Tikki when a second generation third exorcist appears with several level 4s.
Wasurete shimae baii yo kanji nakunacchaewaii
Surimui ta kokoro ni futao shitanda
Allen starts to fight them all, when the third exorcist appears behind him, but before he can hit him Lenalee covers Allen and then all the exorcists appear.
Kizutsui tatte heikidayo mou itami wa nai kara ne
Jason, Madison and Kanda, fighting some level 4s, quickly clashing attacks.
Sono ashiro hikizuri nagara mou wo
Lavi, Jasmine and Krory using a combination of Konbo ban with Krory speeding it up and Jasmine using Devil is Rain against another bunch of level 4s.
Mirushinatta jibun jishin na
Oto wo tatete kuzureteitta
Some shadows watching at the distance the battle, all of them with their eyes glowing green.
Kizukeba kaze no oto dake ka
Allen in his knees clutching his stomach while his skin starts to change color, then a hand passes right through him and he is suddenly back to normal, the image turns black.
Tsutae nikitayo kisuato tadokke
All the exorcists relaxing in the order when there is an explosion and the same shadows with green eyes appear, everyone goes to their encounter.
Sekai ni oshi tsufu sarete shimau mae ni
Oboeteru kara namida no sora o
Lenalee in her knees with her brother comforting her as all the exorcists go separate ways.
Ano itami ga kimi no koto o mamotte kereta
Sono itami ga itsumo kimi o mamotterunda
Lenalee sitting while looking at the sky before standing up and starting to walk.
Can You Hear Me? (So am I)
Allen looking at a picture with a smile, then walking towards a mountain.
Everyone walked in the ark until they reached the door that will leave them near their destination.
Allen opened it so everyone could enter and after leaving the ark they saw a plain field with some mountains at the distance.
"So where do we need to go?". Jason asked once the door disappeared.
"Apparently there is a nearby town following this path in which we'll take a train". Madison answered reading the information for the mission.
"So after we take the train we will be in our destination?". This time Lavi asked.
"No". Jasmine was the one who answered since she was reading the information above Madison is shoulder. "For what I read here we need to go to at least three different towns before reaching the train that will leave us at our destination".
"What!, Moyashi why didn't you opened a door nearer". Lavi yelled.
"I said my name is Allen and you know I can't open doors to places I haven't been before". Allen answered twitching an eyebrow because of the nickname.
"Come on we need to get moving". Kanda said to everyone starting to walk.
"Hai, hai, General Yu". Lavi said earning a punch from Kanda.
"Don't' call me that baka usagi". He said before keep walking.
"Why do you keep calling him that Lavi?". Lenalee asked him while he still tried to recover from the punch.
"Because is funny to tease him". He responded before standing up. "Almost as much as ask you when you and Allen are gonna get to b-". This time he received a kick from Lenalee.
"Don't' say such things Lavi!". She yelled with a red face before walking away.
"Is everything okay?". Allen asked Lenalee when she was near him.
"Yes, Lavi was just been an idiot". She answered.
"If you want I can make him owe so much money that he will need to make his student pay". He said smiling normally to Lenalee although you could see the poker aura behind him.
"-Giggle- Maybe some other time". She answered before grabbing his hand. "For now let's just get to the city". He nodded and kept walking.
"Aww that's nice, what a cute couple". Jason said trying to sound annoying but apparently not succeeding since they didn't even reacted, so he kept trying other things except for the bed issue since he doesn't want to be in debt with Allen instead of Lavi.
After a while Lavi joined but neither one of them seemed to be able to get them on their nerves. "-Sigh- I'm bored". Lavi whined. "General Yu let's take a break".
"I said don't call me that usagi". Kanda answered while Lavi started to whine nonstop about how tired he was and Kanda finally said. "Fine but only half an hour".
Everyone sat at a side from the road to rest, Kanda far away from them sitting to meditate, Jasmine, Madison, Lenalee and Allen talking with each other and Lavi and Jason aside.
"Come on is not fun to tease them if they doesn't react". Lavi whined to Jason.
"If you want you can bring the bed thing again but nothing guarantees that you won't get the black side of Allen". Jason suggested.
"No way, you say that". Lavi responded.
"Why should I, you do it". Jason answered and they started to argue about who should bring that up until they decided to think of another way to bother them in order to prevent black Allen from surfacing.
"I know". Jason said after a few minutes.
"What?". Lavi asked and then Jason whispered something to him. "-Chuckle- That's good, although there is a chance that Allen thinks it was our fault".
"It's less risky than bring that up". Jason answered.
"Okay we'll do that once the break is over". And with that they went to talk with the others, except Kanda.
"Hey what were you guys talking about?". Allen asked when they sat nearby.
"Nothing important". They said at the same time which only made everyone get suspicious.
"If you say so". Madison said to that.
"What about you guys?". Jason changed the subject.
"Just getting to know each other". Jasmine answered him.
"I will like to know more about you". Lavi said, back in (for lack of a better way to call it) 'strike mode', making everyone sweatdrop.
"Relax Lavi shouldn't you talk about yourself before asking someone else's past". Allen said trying to make the hearts in his eyes to stop.
"Well you know I can't talk about my past". Lavi said to him once back to normal. "I'm a bookman remember?".
"Come on I'm sure there is something you can say about yourself". Jasmine said.
"Well…". Lavi thought about something to say making everyone expectant. "…I…". Everyone got more focused. "…can't say anything about my past". Everyone making the anime fall at that.
"Come on nothing at all?". Lenalee asked.
"Like why do you always wear an eye patch?". Allen asked this time.
"I use it because I have to". Lavi answered simply with his grin.
"If you say so". Jason said to that.
"Excuse me Walker". Jasmine called to him.
"Hai?". He responded.
"How those the soul of an akuma looks like?". Allen flinched at that question the same as Lavi.
Allen made a sad smile and said. "You don't want to know".
"Why?". Jasmine kept asking.
"Trust us you don't want to know". Lavi answered.
"Wait you have seen the soul of an akuma?". Jason asked this time.
"Yeah except for Allen and me only Kro-chan has seen one". Lavi answered.
"How is that possible?". Lenalee asked this time.
"Kro-chan?". Jasmine said.
"That's how Lavi calls Krory". Allen answers hoping that they could change the subject.
"But how is it possible that they had seen the soul of an akuma?". Madison asked this time.
Allen and Lavi looked at each other before making a sigh.
"Well, remember when Lavi and me found Krory?". Allen asked, and started to tell the story for the three that didn't knew it. "After my eye recovered it somehow evolved and now it can make other people look at their souls". He explained.
"But how is it that no one else has seen one?". Jason asked this time. "We were in the presence of akumas when I got my Innocence and I'm sure you have used your eye while they are around".
"You see, I learned to somehow block that ability". Allen answered. "I don't want anyone else seeing that". The last with his head down.
"Lavi didn't you realized that?". Madison asked him. "You're a bookman after all".
Lavi scratched the back of his head. "It's not that I didn't realize". Then he stopped to scratch and made a serious face. "I guess I just didn't want to ask".
"Allen-kun baka!". Lenalee yelled to him after hearing everything. "If you knew you didn't have to take the burden of your curse on your own why didn't you told us?!".
"Sorry Lenalee". Allen answered when…
"Hey we need to keep moving, come on". Kanda called to them saying the half hour is up.
"But could you let me be a baka this once?". Everyone looking at him after he said that. "What Lavi and Krory saw was the soul of a level 2". Allen then started to stand up. "I'm just glad nobody has seen the soul of a level 4". And with that he started to walk away everyone following soon after, Lenalee behind him thinking what to say.
"Is the soul of an akuma really that bad?". Jason asked Lavi while they walked.
"I wasn't able to eat for a while because of seeing one". He answered. "I honestly wonder how Allen accustomed himself to see their souls".
"How did he got his eye by the way?". Jasmine asked the group.
"For what they told me Allen is adoptive father died". Madison started to tell the story. "The Earl took advantage of that and tricked Allen into bringing Mana back, Allen is arm activated for the first time and he killed him again, but before he could do that Mana made a cut in his eye which made him able to see the akuma is souls". She finished explaining.
"He had it rough". Jasmine said after hearing the story.
"Haven't we all?". Madison said to that.
After that they kept walking until they were near the city.
"Come on we're almost there". Kanda said to everyone.
Allen was about to keep walking when Lenalee grabbed his shoulder. "Lenalee?".
She looked at him in his eyes and said. "Just for this matter I'll let you be a baka". She said to him. "But if at any point you feel you can't take it on your own then you will let me help you". The last sounding like an order.
Allen smiled before grabbing her hand. "I promise". They kept walking but when they were a few meters closer Allen is eye activated making everyone start to run towards the city.
Once in the city.
Everyone saw how several level 3s and 4s were destroying everything in sight using various weapons; the exorcists didn't think it twice and quickly activated their Innocence lunging to destroy them.
Everyone cutting, hitting or shooting to them.
"Madison let's use that combo". Jason said to her and she started to create an ice rock.
"It's ready". Madison said to Jason who quickly moved behind the rock.
"Times 50". He said making the rock fall and hit several akumas destroying most of the level 3s that were hit and making the level 4s fall back giving time for Allen and Kanda to cut them with their respective swords as well as to give Lavi, Lenalee and Jasmine time to hit and shoot at them.
"Guys give me some space". Lavi said to everyone and they obeyed jumping away from the akumas. "Enraged earth: Tsuchi ban". He said making several spikes appear from the ground trapping if not destroying the akumas that were pierced through.
After the spikes stopped to emerge Kanda jumped so he was in front of all the trapped akumas. "Long range Bakuhakuzan". He said sending a large energy cut towards them that exploded after making contact.
"Devil is Rain". Jasmine said sending a large beam that before it hit something was dispersed to hit different akumas.
"Enbu Kirikaze". Lenalee joined destroying another bunch of akumas.
"Crown level 2 unlock". Allen activated and then yelled. "Salvation slash!". Destroying more akumas.
They kept doing this until the same third exorcist that Lenalee and Jasmine fought appeared. "So we meet again". The third exorcist said his transformation already activated. "And I see there are more people this time, how wonderful". With that the same dark matter aura from the last time started to appear. "Let's see how strong you are". With that it suddenly disappeared and before anyone knew what happened Jason was thrown towards a wall passing through it because of the force from the impact.
"Jason". Lavi called to him but couldn't say more because the third exorcist quickly appeared behind him attempting to hit him, Lavi barely been able to place his hammer in the middle. "Damn you, Hi ba-". He got cut short when he moved his other arm hitting his stomach leaving Lavi without air.
"Lavi". Lenalee called to him before everyone went to help him but the third exorcist disappeared this time not appearing behind anyone.
"Up here". The third exorcist called from the sky just as he fired a giant dark matter beam.
"Damn it I won't make it in time". Madison said as she tried to make a shield with Wilis.
Then Allen jumped towards the attack. "CROSS GRAVE". He yelled making a shield appear that was stopping a bit the attack. 'Come on, stop it'. Allen was thinking as the attack slowly started to force him back. 'Damn it I don't have more choice'. "Fourteenth mode activated!". With that his eyes turned yellow and the stigmas appeared in his forehead. "TAKE THIS". Allen yelled making his sword glow. "SALVATION SLASH". With that he managed to make the attack stop there, him landing with some difficult in the ground. 'I hate to admit it but without that boost of power I wouldn't have been able to stop the attack, but even so…'. Allen thought to himself.
"Not bad, not bad". He said at the same time the aura started to disappear and a gate to the Earl is ark appeared. "But with your hands like that you won't be able to do much". Allen flinched at that statement while Lenalee, Madison, Jasmine and Kanda looking at him and realizing what he meant, Allen is right hand was severely burned as well as his sword seemed to have some sort of cracks in it. "So for now I will go, enjoy your day". And with that he disappeared while Lenalee went to help Allen, Madison to Jason, Jasmine to Lavi and Kanda stood there ready in case more akumas appeared.
"Allen-kun are you okay?". Lenalee asked once she was at Allen is side.
"Sort of". He answered his Innocence deactivated and now both hands showed injuries. "But my hands really hurt, hw are the others?".
Kanda along with everyone else walked towards them. "We're okay but you should worry about yourself". Jason said with his usual grin although been helped to stand by Madison.
"What should we do?". Jasmine asked the group.
"There are some people that will come to help us from an ark gate". Lavi said.
"Those are the people?". Madison asked when she saw a bunch of finders, scientists and apparently doctors running their way.
Once they were there the doctors started to treat everyone is injuries.
"Your hands are really burned I'm afraid you won't be able to use them for a while". A doctor told Allen after putting a bunch of bandages in them to the point it was almost impossible for him to grab something. "Maybe you should go back to headquarters".
'It will take around a day or two for me to heal them completely'. Crown told Allen
"My Innocence will help me with my injuries so I should heal a little faster". Allen said to the doctor, who nodded and let him go.
After a while everyone was sitting in front of a table talking while waiting for dinner.
"Hi Walker-san". Someone said behind the group.
"Hi Lou fa-san". He greeted her back.
She then noticed his hands. "What happened to your hands?!". This all altered.
"Just a wound from a third exorcist it will heal". Allen assured her not long after that the food came to the table, an extra amount to Allen.
"Itadakimasu". Everyone said except from Allen who suddenly realized.
"I can't use my hands how am I gonna eat?!". Everyone laughing because of how altered he sounded.
"Oh I have an idea". Lavi said grinning. "Lenalee why don't you feed him?". She blushed at that idea.
"Could you Lenalee, I'm really starving". Allen practically begged.
"Um…well…I". Lenalee stuttered still red in the face.
"I-If s-she-e doesn't w-w-want to I'll do it". Lou fa said which made Lenalee said.
"N-No I'll do it". She then grabbed some food and moved it to Allen. "Here". She said at which Allen opened his mouth and bite the food. "Thank you Lenalee". He said acting completely normal, while Lenalee was even more red in the face because apparently everyone was looking at them.
I'll leave it there.
I know the part about Allen controlling his ability to let others see the souls of akumas may not make much sense, but if you think about it no one ever said anything about been able to see an akuma soul other than Allen (obviously) since the incident at Krory is castle, that's why I believe that he somehow managed to control it.
Anyway one more thing I have Leverrier been operated by Stein and Mayuri right now but for the next torture I need a volunteer so if anyone wants to help me make Leverrier suffer, I will really appreciate it.
And to finish:
I'll make this mission last around 4 or 5 chapters if not more, so you can ask for what you want to see in the middle, I have categories and if you want anything else let me know.
The categories are:
'Any pairing you like' moments.
Fighting scenes.
Some kind of story in one of the towns they will visit.
The one that has more votes will go first.
And for the first category tell me which pairing.
That's it until next update.
