Allen pov
I stared at Link, who was lying on the ground with feathers coming out from his eyes, while I prayed that he wasn't dead.
" Link!." I screamed in shock, while I felt my whole body begin to burn up and a strong headache that felt very familiar appeared out of nowhere.
" AAHH!." I held a hand over my face and tried to control my breathing while the man with the glasses walked over to me with a creepy smile that sent a shiver down my spine.
" Don't worry, walker. Am only here to help you." The man said with a calm voice and moved his hand out to my face, but before he could even touch me, I used my innocence and pushed it through his head and move away from him.
" What did you do to Link?." I asked while breathing heavily and saw how my skin begins to changes to the gray Noah color. Of all moments, why did the 14th had to try to wake up now?.
The man chuckled and smirked at me while my innocence was through his head, he didn't even show that he was in any pain, what in the world was this guy?.
" Even how weak you are, you still have the power to fight. You must possess an amazing spiritual power." The man moved over to me again and grabbed my face while I stared at him in shock. " There is no being more unevenly and deeply connected to innocence as you."
His smile got bigger. "You really grew up to become a beautiful exorcist, Allen. Much different from your sister, who didn't have the power to connect with her innocence."
My eyes widen when i heard him say that before I felt something grew inside my eyes, it was so painful that I thought I was going to break in million pieces.
" AHHH!."
" You don't need to be afraid." The man's hand tighten around my face. " You're just going to become one with me."
The growing feeling begins to spread through my body, and it was so painful that I didn't know what to do while Images appeared in my head, images that weren't mine. And what I saw in those images made me froze in shock.
" Master?.." It was images of master Cross being killed by his own innocence pistol, and the person who held the pistol was the man right in front of me.
" Just relax, and it will be…" The man didn't finish before a cloaked figure appeared and a strong light hit the man and made him lose his grip around me.
" Stuck in a jar, Boy~?." Asked the cloaked figure with a big smirk on his face before grabbing the man's face and hit him hard to the ground.
That voice, Tyki?.
Tyki pov
I couldn't help to smile widely, while staring at the burning man that I hit the ground and laughed. After 7000 years we finally found it, it was a good thing we let Allen get back to the order, or we would have never found it.
I glanced at Allen and saw him breathing heavily while staring at the ground with wide eyes like he just saw a ghost or something worse. But I didn't blame him, this man tried to consume him, and I could imagine it wasn't pain-free.
" Mmm." I could feel movement behind my back and knew it was Road in her doll form, but what I didn't prepare for was that she turned back to her normal form when she saw Allen, while she was still in my cloak.
" Allen!."
" Road, get out from my cloak if you are going to turn into your real form," I said angrily and helped her out from my cloak and watched her run to Allen and pulled him into a big hug. I watched them and was surprised he didn't push her away if anything he looked more relieved and relaxed when Road hugged him and told him everything was going to be alright.
Maybe he was in such a shock after what this man tried to do to him, I thought to myself before hearing a low hissing sound.
" Nooaahh." What was left of the man slowly begin to move, and glared at me. " This is not your friend's house you shouldn't walk in like that." His skin begins to peel off, and slowly he begins to transform into its real form, while a strong presence appeared from him.
" Huh?." Allen stared at it and looked confused. " This presence...And innocence compatible?."
I shook my head. " This person is either human or compatible. It's an Independent innocence, which exists solely to protect the 'heart.' " I watched how it changes to a white creature, with no nose and creepy eyes while the innocence mark appeared on its chest. "
The Millennium Earl calls it ' Apocryphon'."
"Huh?." I could hear how surprise Allen was without even looking at him while keeping an eye on the Apocryphos.
"So we finally meet," Said Road with a very serious voice. " We have been searching for you for 7000 years, now we have a clue to the 'Heart."
" A clue?." The Apocryphos tilted its head to the side while showing its teeth in a weird smirk. " So you think you found a clue where the heart is?." It begins to laugh before trying to attack me, and I stopped his attack and used my strongest attack to hurt him back. But this monster just laughed like it was amused. " Don't compare me to the low innocence you have destroyed, am much stronger than that."
I chuckled and was going to attack again, but then Allen jumped in and screamed with everything he got.
" You killed master!." His innocence was activated, and he tried to attack the Apocryphos, while Road screamed after him that he can't fight against it with his innocence. " I saw it you used his innocence to kill him."
" Huh?." The Apocryphos sounded surprised and glanced at Allen innocence in deep thought. " So you saw my memory when I tried to make us one, but because you are a parasite type, and have been that for many years.
But what does it matter, I was only trying to help you." Apocryphos grabbed Allen's arm and smirked. " Cross, only made you a victim, Allen Walker he only used you to help the 14th just let me help you."
Allen's eyes widen, but it only was there for a second before glared darkly at the Apocryphos. " Like I want to be helped by you."
" Allen!." Road sent her sharp candles at the Apocryphos and grabbed Allen to pull him away. " You can't hurt him, Allen. Innocence doesn't affect h...AHH!."
" Road!." Both me and Allen screamed at the same time when the Apocryphos hit her with his fist and made her fly right into the wall. Sheril is not going to like this, I thought to myself and could imagine how mad Sheril would be when he finds out that Road got hurt.
" Stupid Noah," Said the Apocryphos and was going to send another attack at her, but out of nowhere talisman appeared around him, and trapped him.
" What?." The Apocryphos turned to the boy who was lying on the floor with feathers coming out from his eyes, who was now on all four and trapped the Apocryphos with the talisman. " You can still move?."
" I won't let you take Allen." Said the boy and looked to be in a lot of pain before turning his face to the big golem that was stuck in place by the talisman. " Timocampy I will let you free. " Was the last thing he said before holding his other hand out at the golem and before I knew what happened the big golem got free and swallow Allen and Road in his mouth.
" What?!." I screamed in surprise and saw it flew up and made a big hole through the roof and flew right out in the dark night.
" Hey, wait!. " I said in panic and flew right after it, and lucky I got a good of it, and made it stop. Now is the question if Road and Allen were okay. " Hey, are you guys alright?." I asked and put the golem down to the ground and saw it spit out Allen and Road who was unconscious.
" Where are we?." Asked Allen, who looked around in shock. " Are we in a forest?."
" Yeah, but we are still in the orders area," I said and picked up Road and handed her to him. " Here."
" What.." Allen grabbed Road in surprise and stared at me. " Why are you handing her to me?."
" Well I have to carry this big golem," I said with a smile and pointed at the big golem who was growling at me. " We have to get out of here, too bad we can't use Road door now that we really need it."
" Wait, who said that am going to come with you?. Am an exorcist and your enemy."
" Really? Even after they put you in that prison, like trash. In their eye, you are not an exorcist anymore."
" I don't care," Said Allen angrily and put Road down to the ground, but then his red arm begins to act weird, and feathers begin to grow out from it. " AHH!."
" Dammit." I ran to him and glared at his innocence. " This is not good, we need to get rid of your innocence."
" No!," Screamed Allen and moved away from me.
I glared at him. " You still depend on that thing, but let me tell you that's a sign that the Apocryphos can track you through your innocence. The best thing to do is to get rid of it."
" And why should I trust you?. You only want to get me because of the 14th." His face hardened. " And you took Serafina."
I smirked and crossed my arms while staring at him.
" We had our reason." I crossed my arms. " If you come with me you can see her. But you need to get rid of your innocence. Or you can just run away from both the order and us Noah. It's your choice. "
He stared at me with hard eyes, and I could see on his face that he was thinking really hard, but then his innocence begin to act again, and more feathers begin to grow out from it while Allen's skin begins to changes to gray.
" AHHH!." He fell down to the ground and breathed heavily, and I could see he was using all his strength to keep the 14th back while his innocence was acting out.
" What are you going to do, boy~?."
He was quiet for a long time while his normal hand was resting on his innocence.
" I won't come with you."
I stared at him in surprise, while he walked past me, breathed heavily. I wasn't expecting him to turn down my offer, especially when it was about his sister. But at the same time, I was a little amused over this. I couldn't wait to see Serafina face when she heard about this that her brother choice his innocence over her.
" You choose your innocence over your sister." I chucked and let go of the big golem, that landed on the ground hard and picked Road into my arms. Her eyes were still closed with signs of pain all over her face. I just knew that Sheril was going to kill me when he saw her state when we get home.
" I have to say, Allen. You are the worst of us all, and I can't wait to tell your sister how you chose your innocence over her." I glanced at Allen, who glared at me with so much hate while the ark opened behind him.
" Serafina will understand, she knows i will come for her. But for now.." his eyes turned to the silliest of the black order's headquarters that was far away from us, and he looked sad like he was leaving behind something very precious to him.
" I need to get away, but even how everybody at the order looks at me, they will still be my family."
I rolled my eyes and turned away from him.
" Well good luck then, boy~." Was the last thing I said to him and begin to run away with Road to get back home.
Serafina pov
The door into room me and Wisely were in opened with a big bang and Millennium walked directly at me and looked madder than ever before. I gulped and moved away, hoping he didn't have another idea how to punish me for what happened today. But to my surprise, he grabbed my arms and pulled me into a strong hug and breathed out like he was relieved.
" Lord Millennium," Wisley jumped off from the bed and looked at Millennium with serious eyes. " I could feel it has appeared."
I stared at Wisley and wonder what he was talking about, while Millennium looked at him with narrow eyes.
" Yes, after 7000 years the Apocryphos finally appeared."
" Apocryphos?." I asked confused and felt Millennium's arm tightened around me, while he used his free hand to caressed my face gently.
" Nothing you have to worry about, my child." He gave me a gently smiled, before turning serious when he looked at Wisely. " When Tyki gets back. We are going to have a family meeting about the situation." He put me down on the bed and walked out without saying another word and locked the door behind him.
I stared at the door for a long time before turning to Wisely.
" What is the Apocryphos?."
Wisely chuckled and pulled me into a hug too.
" Nothing that you should worry about, Snow White."
" Stop calling me snow white!."
