Advance of the Fool

by ButterflyMiko

On his way to the Order, Allen Walker comes across a young priestess who reminds him painfully of himself. He cajoles the young woman to join him in his journey, but can she keep walking when her body will not hold her upright?

1. Salvation

Above the large shrine, Kurisuta Hikawa floated, struggling against an akuma. She sensed someone in the ruined shrine.

"Someone…has come here…" Kuri said weakly. "I must banish them! Quickly!"

She tried to get her hands together to preform the spell, to no avail. Instead, she set the shrine ablaze.

Kuri watched as the boy, wearing a hood and gloves, emerged, coughing, from the shrine. He looked familiar, tho she couldn't place it.

"R-U-N!" Kuri cried, sending fire after him.

The boy held up his arm, and a cross glowed within it, growing his arm into a massive claw. "I am Allen Walker. I must bring salvation to that poor akuma's soul!"