Chapter 19 - The Man Who Trapped In Full Of Darkness, Tears and Sorrows

In the previous chapter, Jerry and the exorcists group were set on a rescue mission in rescuing Allen and Hera from the clutches of Renny Epstein, the head of the North American Facility Headquarters. Meanwhile, Hera was released from the prison room by her fellow deities and she rescued Allen from brink of death, by healing his injuries. Jerry and Allen were reunited again. Renny revealed her real intentions to the exorcists. But in a moment of sudden, a loud shaking was heard the whole surrounding in which Allen was getting in pain, predicted that Ceres will be arrived to captured him again.

Will it could be the third confrontation between Hera and Ceres? Will the other exorcists will came on time to fight her and her new armies?

Note - This chapter was inspired by one of the well known fairytale story " Sleeping Beauty ".

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(Flashback)

(Thousands Years Ago)

A brand new morning for everyone who lived in the deity world, that the news spread that the queen had bore a child, in which the king named the child Horpus, the destined to become the protector of the whole universe. The parents of Horpus were the rulers of the sky kingdom. Everyone were invited to the baptismal party at the palace except for Ceres, who was a young maiden at that time, was not invited, decided to crashed the party.

In inside the palace, everyone were having so much fun. Hera, who was a little girl at that time, joined in the party too. The king and queen were sat on the throne chairs alongside with Morion, was standing on the right side, who was a little mice, was chosen to become Horpus' protector and guardian.

When it was the time of receiving the gifts to the new child, the Supreme God Zeus along with Athena and Aphrodite bowed down before them. Zeus gived the first miracle gift, the Sword of Justice while Athena gived the second miracle gift, the Magical Bracelet. When Aphrodite was about to give the last miracle gift to the new baby, Ceres was suddenly appeared before them, through black mists, making everyone were surprised in horror.

" Ceres! Why are you doing here?! " the king asked, stand up from the throne chair

" Oh, my! my! Haven't you ever forgot to invited me to this wonderful party? Well, I had brought a special gift for the destined first exorcist of the entire history. " Ceres replied, with amusement on her face

" Just leave us alone, Ceres. You shouldn't be here! " the queen told her

Ceres went approached to the baby.

" Now, I shall give the special gift to the destined protector of the entire history. My gift is that... when he turned 17 years old, he shall be belonged to me, as my future groom. No other woman could touch his hand except for me and he will be cursed by darkness for eternity. " Ceres said, with an evil grin on her face

" You shouldn't do that, Ceres! that gift of yours was a dangerous one! Don't ever harmed the child. " Athena said

" I don't really care. All I wanted is to make him as mine forever. No one can able to stopped me, as the future ruler of the deity world. " Ceres said to them, with a maniacal laughter on her face

" You are so very cruel too much, Ceres! I will banished you in the name of mighty power of thunder and your precious beauty will be grown haggard as centuries passed by. Everyone will be despised you for good! " Zeus said, in a loud voice, and he strike his attack at her

Then, Aphrodite gived the last miracle gift to the baby, said in a declarative manner " My last miracle gift is... " Passion of Love ", in which the destined protector will be fall in love to a kind and courageous goddess or warrior in the near future. This is will be the greatest weapon against the dark curse. "

" It will never let it that to happen, never! " Ceres shouted, as she was vanished away by Zeus's thunder power ability and she was finally disappeared away from sight

Despite the fear that Ceres told with, the king ordered the army to burned down every thing that Ceres have with, including her old house. After the party, the Supreme God went approached to the king and queen, said " Do not be fear, Your Majesties. Despite the dark curse that Ceres bears with, she shouldn't able to touched him unless the last miracle gift will work out that way. But for now, the destined guardian and protector will guard him until he reached at the right age. If you need some help, just asked me. "

" We will, Supreme God Zeus. We will obeyed as you wished to. " the king said

" When the time comes, it will be foretold as the ultimate prophecy said. He was the only hope in defeating the evil darkness and destruction of the entire universe. "

And so, the king and queen raised Horpus until he reached at the age of seventeen years old, with the guide from Morion, who will become his destined protector and secret apprentice. A year later, his parents were passed away and Horpus was the new ruler of the sky kingdom and the destined first exorcist of the entire history.

Horpus grows up as a strong mature young man, due to his power of Innocence. He had continued his parents mission is to helped others who are in need. Also, he was very popular with beautiful women and ladies from every kingdoms, trying to win his hand in marriage but however he doesn't have time to be in a love relationship until he was destined fallen in love to Hera, who was now as a beautiful goddess of the planet Juna. (Note: Before she become an evil goddess). The two developed strong attraction towards to each other but he didn't know that someone is stalking him from behind. Morion, was awared of the dark curse that Ceres beared with, still continued guarding Horpus at all the times when an unexpected danger or threat nearby.

Later that night, Hera visited him in inside the palace. She entered in his room, where she saw him playing a beautiful music through piano. When he saw her, he stopped playing, stood up, went approached to her, asked " Hera, why are you doing here? "

" Still playing the piano, huh? You are so very talented as I always thought with. " with a loving smile on her face

" Thanks, so.. what you brings here anyway? "

The two were looked at each other, in a romantic manner.

" Horpus... "

" Yes, what's it? "

" I had came here to tell you that... " paused for a moment while he was looks at her and after a few seconds, she went on " ... to tell you that I was truly fallen in love to you. "

Horpus, was surprised of what she had said. The goddess went on " From the first moment that I saw you, I had never realized that fate has brought me to fall in love to a person who has a kind heart. That why, I had came here in order to express my feelings for you, and it will never changed that way. "

" Hera, you are the first goddess who can understand the real meaning of love although you are different from other goddesses. Somehow, I had learned to be loved... just like how my parents loved me as a son. "

That very moment, their faces were getting near to each other, pressed together. The goddess touched his white hair through her index finger.

" I love you, Horpus. "

" I love you too, Hera.. with all my heart and soul. "

And then, the two shared a kiss. But unbeknownst to them, Ceres was secretly heard their conversation, was getting enraged in jealousy, thinking that the last miracle gift from Aphrodite was worked on him and she decided to ruined their romantic moment.

Later that midnight, she was secretly sneaked in his room where she saw him asleep on his bed. She tried to touched him but when he recognized her presence, he woke up, asked in a demand manner " What the hell are you doing here, Ceres? "

" Oh, my... you are so cold hearted as I thought with. I just came here, just to see your gorgeous face. " touched on the tip of his white hair through her index finger, and she said in a low tone voice manner " And of course... to make you as my future lover. "

" Say what?... Are you out of your mind? "

She attempted to seduced him, said with amusement " This time... you can't run away from me, my dear Horpus. "

She tried to kissed him, forcefully and she hold both of his arms through both of her hands.

" Just leave me alone, Ceres. Stop doing this! "

" You are mine and mine always... " as she almost kissed on the lips

But suddenly, someone hitted on her shoulder.

" What the? "

It was actually Morion, who had fired his attack at her.

" I won't let you to lay a finger on my master Horpus, got that?! "

" Why you little... " with a gritted anger on her face

And she jumped away from the window, making her to retreat away for a moment.

Morion, went approached to him, asked " Are you alright, Master? "

" Yes, I'm fine, Morion. Thanks for rescuing me back then. But why Ceres was going to after me? I wondered why... "

Morion, had didn't tell him about the secret dark curse of Ceres is because he had promised from his parents that he should be protected and safe at all the times. That hidden secret was kept in intact as centuries passed by.

When the raging war comes between the good and the evil deities, lead by Hera, attacked the kingdom, killed Morion in front of Horpus in which he was feel regretted, destroyed her and after that, he killed himself by his Innocence weapon, and he fell on Morion's side. But before he closed his eyes, Morion said to him, in a deep low tone voice manner " Master... there is something that I wanted to confessed to you before I died... "

" What is it? "

" I wanted to tell you that... Ceres placed a dark curse on you when you were a baby at that time. "

" dark curse... by Ceres?! But why you didn't tell me that from the first place? "

" Is because your parents promised to me that I will keep in a secret so that no one can able to knowed it, and I vowed that I will guide and to protect you from the deadly curse of darkness. After all, you had learned to be loved... someone... whom you had been destroyed a while back... by your hands... " then he was out of his breath, and he said the final words to him " I will be always faithful to you, Master... until the very end... "and he closed his eyes

Horpus, was finally understand of what he had said. Before he died, he said to him " You are so very grateful to me, Morion. I'll be always be by your side until my last breath... my only protector and my secret apprentice. " and his tears were fell from his eyes

And he finally closed his eyes. He was holding Morion's hand as the palace fell collapsed into pieces.

The Supreme God Zeus, was saddened by their sudden deaths and so he sent the two to a planet named planet Earth, to lived a normal and peaceful life, reincarnated as Jerryson " Jerry " Mouse and Allen Walker, respectively.

(18th century)

(somewhere in England)

Before Allen met and adopted Jerry, when he was a young kid, he was started to have bad nightmares about the upcoming premonition in the near future, with full of darkness, death and destruction. He can't able to sleep well until his foster and adopted father, Mana came to his aid.

" Mana, I have a terrible bad nightmare. I saw everything... covered with blood and darkness covered the entire surrounding and top of that, a mysterious unfamiliar voice calls me... I was so very scared... " with a frightened expression on his face

Mana hugged him, tapped his hand on his head, said " It was okay, Allen. It was just a nightmare. There is nothing can harmed you there. I'll be there always for you at all the times. "

" Mana... thanks for comforting me. I'm so very relief when you were there for me always. "

" You must go back to sleep now. "

" I will "

He went fall asleep again. Before Mana leaved, he covered him with a blanket in order to make him better and after that, he left the room.

(Flashback Ends)

(Return back to the present time)

(at the old facility headquarters)

Jerry, had finally learned that the curse of Ceres was still on intact on his master, despite his power ability as the first exorcist of the entire history was not far more stronger enough. As he looked at Allen, was still kneeled down, covered his head with both of his hands. The shaking was still on going.

" What should we do now, buddy? " Thomas asked him in a panicked manner

" We are all gonna be crushed for good. " Mata said

" I think we have to get out of this place. " Lenalee said to Jerry, in a rush

" Guys, it was still not safe to go out!" Jerry said to them

" Why not? " Thomas asked

" Ceres and her army were on the way. If we do, we are all splitted up. Do you remember when we are in Noah's Ark? We are all been trapped inside. It was very risky for us to go out for now unless the enemies will never attacked us. " Jerry said

" Yeah, but... " Lenalee uttered, tried to say something

" Hold on, why are you so very serious this time, Jerry? How did you figured it out all of this? " Lavi asked

" Well you see... " Jerry uttered, nodded his head, deep in breath for a moment and after that, he went on " Is because... the evil goddess Ceres beared a dark curse. "

Everyone were surprised of what he had said.

" I had finally remembered... Ceres had placed the dark curse on Horpus when he was still a young child. " Hera said, in a realization manner

" what kind of dark curse was it, Jerry? " Corinne asked

" Ceres' dark curse was a very dangerous one. When she placed the curse on someone, the person or a living creature will having some terrible bad nightmares or much worst, no one can able to touched it except for Ceres. If it does, it will able to come to her.. for all eternity. I was been awared of the hidden secret after his parents passed away. " Jerry stated

" So that's explained it's why Allen have the power to see the upcoming dark premonition of us in the near future. I never thought the dark curse that Ceres goddess beared and placed on Horpus was just an ordinary legend, just how it was stated on the book of mythologies. " Lavi said

" But thanks to the last miracle gift that the goddess of love, Aphrodite gave to him, called " Passion of Love ", the darkness in his mind had faded away is because Master was learned to be fall in love to a kind and courageous woman, either a goddess or a warrior. It was the greatest weapon against the dark curse of Ceres. " Jerry stated

" If that so, but then, who will gonna killed Ceres if the dark premonition comes? " Thomas asked

" It was no other than Master Allen himself. " Jerry answered, in a serious tone manner

They were surprised of what he had said.

" But why him, pal? " Baldo asked

" Is because due to his power ability as the first exorcist of the entire history, he can able to killed her whenever he can. When he strikes her on the face, her entire beauty will turned into a terrifying form... her older form. That's explained this why the Supreme God Zeus punished her for being selfish and malicious in front of everyone. " Jerry answered

" Do you think Allen can able to handled this on his own? " Kirei asked

" Precisely it will be but his past life's power ability was not very much strong enough to fight her due to his weakness that he had seen the upcoming dark premonition on his mind. Only we have to do is that, he will temporarily used his Innocence weapon in facing against her. Then, we should striked her next. " Jerry said in response

" That's sounds a great strategy but... " Tuffy uttered

Hera, looked at Allen, was still in great pain, was very sympathize to him and she comforts him, by hugging him, said to him " I know on how you felt such a terrible pain is because of the greatest curse that Ceres placed on you from before. I was feeling regretted when I turned my back away from you, to become a selfish and an evil goddess... making you as my greatest fear. But now, I will never turned my back away from you again anymore... is because I learned to be loved and to be accepted... just how we did from the past... I don't want to see you suffered just like that.. I can't let Ceres to beared the deadly curse on you.. and I will be always to protect and to loved you no matter what it takes even the cost of my own life. There is no option for me but only you, Horpus... no... Allen Walker. You are my only courager. "

Allen, was surprised of what she had said and he raised up his head, facing to her, said " Are you saying... "

" I will be always to loved you until the very end. I can't let the darkness get in inside you, I swear. "

" Hera... " and he hugged her, said " You are the first woman in the whole universe who had teached me the real meaning of love. Since I met you, I had never realized that fate has brought me, learned to be fall in love to a kind and courageous woman just like you. But since you were become the leader of the evil deities, I had been regretted myself that I feared that I might killed you in an instant. But since you returned back to life from the deep slumber, I was always felt in my soul that I can able to felt your greatest presence since you wanted to captured me. But somehow, you had captured my heart, Hera, since from before.. until now... you are my greatest healer... and my first love of my life.. I couldn't become a stronger exorcist without you by my side. "

Corinne, was finally understand of Allen's secret love feelings towards Hera due to his past life as Horpus. Somehow, she realized that Allen's feelings for her were far more stronger than Hera although she still remembered of what Hera said before they went back to the Black Order headquarters, also realized that Hera was truly in love to him as well.

But her thinking moment was interrupted when Siren asked her in embarrassment " So.. are you jealous, aren't you, Madame Corinne? "

" No, I'm not! " Corinne protested

" See that in your face. " Kirei teased her, with a burst of laughter

" Will you shut up?! " Corinne told them

Allen, was laughed at her reaction.

" You are so cute when you act like that, Corinne. " he said

" Thanks, Allen. " Corinne said

But suddenly they heard a slow noise from the outside.

" I think they're here... " Jerry uttered

Then, everyone went out of the headquarters, leaving Renny behind, unconscious. As they reached on the edge of the island, Ceres and her army were already standing.

" Ceres... " Hera uttered

" So, we had faced with each other again this time, Hera. And of course, my future lover to be, exorcist Horpus... no.. my dear Allen Walker. " Ceres said, with amusement on her face

Surprised when she said his present life name again for the third time, he hold on the other arm of Corinne, was standing beside him.

" I never thought that you will be here all along. You still wanted to stayed rather than to run away from me. " Ceres said, still with amusement on her face, looked at him, with an evil smile

" I will never go with you, ever! Even though you were trying to placed your deadly curse on me. " Allen said, in a mad manner

" Oh, my.. you are still so very rude always just like from before. Somehow, the dark curse will be forever kept in inside your soul and after all, you are still mine for good. I will grant everything as you wished for. " Ceres said, still with amusement on her face

But a familiar voice was heard, said in a loud manner " Even though you will placed your deadly curse on him, it will never worked out that way. "

" That voice... it couldn't be... " Jerry uttered, with a surprise expression on his face, turned his back

That very moment, Kanda and the other exorcists are finally arrived in along with the generals.

" Master General Cross! " Jerry said in a surprise manner

They went approached to them.

" Oh, my... another group of exorcists, eh? You had seems no match against me and my army. " Ceres said

" Don't ever mocked us, you evil warrior goddess. We had figured it out of what you are planning with. " Cross Marian said in a serious tone manner

" But why you are all gathered to came here? " Allen asked, with curiosity on his face

" Is because we wanted to helped you guys of course. You can't handled them is because they were too many. So that why Mr Cross asked from Chief Komui to come in this place in order to stopped the evil deities. We had felt the same shaking too a while back ago. " Noise Marie answered

" I never thought that all of you will came here to helped and to fight. " Jerry said

" That's a duty of an exorcist, to helped and to fight against evil forces. " Krory said

" You said it, Krory. " Lavi said

" There is no time to be wasted. Let's finished them once for all. " Kanda said to them, with a little arrogant expression on his face

" I think it was not very easy to defeat all of them, Kanda. " Jerry said

" What did you just say? " Kanda asked, turned his head to him

" Ceres and her army were too strong. I think split into two groups will worked against them. She has her own fellow deities on her side. But still we got Hera and her fellow deities members as well to helped us. " Jerry said in response

" It makes sense, Mouse Moron. How did you figured it out all of this ruckus plan? " Kanda asked, with a little impatient expression on his face, turned his head away from him

" We will explained everything later, Yu. But for now, we need to fight them as we can. " Lavi said to him

" How many times I told you that don't called me by my first name, you idiot?! " Kanda told him, with arrogant expression on his face

" Well, let's battle them.. with everything we got. " Jerry said, and he turned his head to Allen, told him " Just stepped back aside, Master. "

" But why, Jerry? " he asked

" You will be the last person to strike in. It was unsafe for you to joined in a group. I will give you the signal. " Jerry told him

" Okay, Jerry. " Allen replied

And he stepped away from them. That very moment, Hera summoned her titan beasts armies and then, the battle fight has been begun. Ceres, instead of attacking Hera next, launched her next attack to Allen.

" Get away from her, Master! " Jerry shouted, turned his head

" Jump away from her, you stupid apprentice! " Cross Marian told him

Allen followed of what Jerry and General Cross said. As she was about to strike him, he activated his Crown Clown power, in which he plunged his attack at her, hitted her on the face, making her to shocked in horrify, filled with blood dropping from her forehead. Her fellow deities members were shocked of what they had saw.

" The white haired boy hitted Ceres on the face.. " Pallas uttered

" So it means... " Helios uttered

" her face will transformed into her real form, her haggard form. " the leader of the bloody beasts said

Everyone were stood in froze as they looked at Ceres, kneeled down on the ground, covered her other side of her face with her left hand, said in an agonizing expression " You... You had destroyed my precious beautiful face... dear Horpus... you had destroyed my beautiful face! "

And then in a fit of rage anger, she grabbed him on his shirt, revealing her real face to him. She stared at him for a moment and after that, she attacked him at the chest, making him to fell unconscious.

" Master! " Jerry shouted, runs quickly, tries to attacked her

" No one can able to intervene me!! " Ceres shouted, firing her attack at Jerry, and he fell off to the ground

" Jerry! " everyone shouted

Then, she carried the unconscious Allen on her back and then she commanded her army " We have to get back to the castle immediately! "

And they obeyed of what she had said. Hera, tried to stopped her but Ceres fired her attack at her, making her to knocked her off to the ground.

" You can't have him, Ceres!! He will never fall in love to you ever! " Hera shouted, in a mad manner

" You are such a fool you are, Hera. After all, he will be belonged to me.. for eternity and you and that mouse exorcist brat will never defeat me and soon... I'll become the new ruler of the deity world." Ceres said, with a burst of evil laughter and then she teleported away along with her armies, leaving the other exorcists behind, stunned in surprise

Jerry, regained consciousness again, surprised that Ceres had taken away Allen. He gripped both of his hands, with strong anger on his face " How dare she... "

" So, now what? What should we do next, Jerry? " Corinne asked

" If Ceres have him, the dark curse on him will never be removed despite she hit him on the chest. If it does happen, he will be forever fallen asleep in deep slumber. " Lavi stated

Jerry, turned his head to Hera, said with an apologetic manner " Sorry, Hera.. I was... "

" No, it wasn't your fault, Jerry. We didn't know that if it will gonna happen just like this. I think the upcoming premonition of darkness will come. I think we should get ahead to the deity world dimension before she can do something badly. " Hera said to him

" By what? " Jerry asked, with curiosity

" By using your power ability. " Hera answered in response

" my power ability? " Jerry asked her again

" Of course, that power ability could teleport you to any places that you wanted to go to. It will gonna worked out on many people. " Hera said to him

" Really? But how? " Jerry asked, looked at his weapon

" Go ahead and tried it. " Hera said, urged him, with a smile on her face

Still confusing, Jerry turned his back to his fellow exorcists, were smiled in determination.

" Go ahead, pal. " Thomas said

" We know that you can able to do it. " Lenalee said, with a smile on her face

" Just do it, Jerryson. We are all going with you. " Cross Marian told him

" We are always counting on you, Jerry. You are the only hope in saving the whole universe from the upcoming premonition." Chaozil stated

" Allen was counting on you right now, Jerry. " Tuffy said

" Everyone... " Jerry uttered

And they are all nodded their heads, with full of determination on their faces. And so, he stepped forward to the center while the others were looking at him. He raised his Innocence weapon, closed his eyes, said in a loud voice " Oh, power of Innocence, teleported us to the deity world dimension! Guide us in our fight, oh mighty Supreme God of Thunder, Zeus!! Protect us by your power, the Goddess of Justice, Athena and Healed us with your power, the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite. I heed all of your power!! "

A flash of light came out from the weapon and then he and the others were teleported to the deity world dimension.

The secret behind the true obsession of Ceres towards Horpus (Allen Walker) was finally revealed. Kanda and the other exorcists, along with General Cross Marian, Jerry and Allen's master arrived at the island to helped them in fighting against Ceres and her army. But however in the midst of the fight, Ceres' face was been hitted by Allen's Crown Clown weapon and then he was fell unconscious, due to her dark power had hitted him, carrying him away to the deity world dimension, in which Jerry and the others were decided to rescued him from her clutches and they were teleported through Jerry's Innocence weapon.

The true war battle has been begun.

Find Out

In the Next Chapter

Chapter 20 - Rescue Plan! Enter the Deity Dimension

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" Don't used your power for your own personal ambitions and goals. "

- Jerryson " Jerry " Mouse