„Speaking"
„Thoughts"
„Neah talking telepathic"
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Chapter 18
Allen felt a shiver run down his back, but didn´t let it show. He looked Tyki straight in the eyes. Allen opened his mouth and spoke.
"No, Should I?" He lied through his teeth without shame. Tyki blinked in surprise. "Hmm, no I suppose you don´t know me." He answered as he smirked. Allen felt his anger about Suman swell up again.
"Damn it! That Asshole played with his life like it was nothing! And he´s smug about it too!" Allen seethed in anger, but what could he do? His Innocence was probably unusable so he was in his Master´s words. Fucked.
Allen glared at Tyki. Tyki took a step back when he saw Allen´s eyes flash ….Gold!? for a second. He rubbed his eyes.
"Probably just my imagination." He thought confused. Tyki quickly grinned again. He sat down across from Allen and light up a Cigarette. He completely ignored Allen´s death glare. "So, what do you think is going to happen now?" Tyki purred in a dark tone. Allen gulped and smirked.
"Well, who knows? It seems like you are Stalker, you know my name after all. Even though I don't know you, so tell me Mister Dark-Tall-Asshole, how are you going to kill me? With your butterflies?" Allen mocked darkly. If he would die here and now he would at least hurt the pride of the Noah in front of him. Cross would be so proud of him!
Tyki looked dumbfounded but it slowly turned into an amused smirk. "Oh? I assure you my Butterflies are more than decoration. You really are strange, you know that?" He commented as a butterfly landed on his finger. He petted it gently.
Allen felt his eye twitch. "Says the guy who rather plays Hobo than to be with his family!" Allen thought annoyed. Seriously, What Noah disguises as a Hobo!? That´s even stranger than Komui´s robots!
"I am the strange one? You sit here in a forest, alone with an underaged teen and present your butterflies. Do you even know how that sounds!?" Allen hissed at Tyki. Tyki only shrugged his shoulders.
"Would it have been better if I just killed you like that guy? You tried so hard to save him. It was wasted effort anyway." Tyki shot back with glinting golden eyes. He knew that he hit a nerve. Allen saw red and lunged forward.
SLAP!
Tyki stumbled back in surprise as he held his stinging cheek. "The boy has strength…" Tyki slowly rubbed his cheek as he looked at livid boy in front of him. "How dare you! You sick bastard he just wanted to see his family again!" Allen growled angry at Tyki that he dared to insult Suman´s last wish.
By Neah.
Neah suddenly got a bad feeling. He dropped everything he was doing and hurriedly opened a new Ark gate. His eyes were wide open in fright. "Allen!" He thought in panic. Something horrible is going to happen! He knew it! Neah quickly run through the portal and closed it behind him.
Allen´s presence was weak! Why couldn´t he locate where Allen was at the moment!? He absently changed his skin tone and let the stamina vanish. He was in a city full of Akuma. Neah quickly looked around in hope to find a trace that would help him find Allen.
"There!" Neah thought in victory. He felt Allen´s presence for a second! He looked towards the end of the city. There was a large forest where Neah felt the pull come from. He quickly run towards the forest.
"Wait for me Allen! I will save you!" Neah ran as fast as he could. He was feeling more anxiety with every second that passed. His heart beat twice as fast as normally. His lungs burning and his throat closing up. He couldn´t risk losing Allen! He was all he had now!
Neah ignored everything around him. The burning houses, the Akuma, the cries for help from people. All that mattered to him now was getting to Allen fast!
"If anything happened to him….I will destroy Everything." Neah felt bloodlust swell up in him at the thought. His inner Noah agreeing with him and wanting blood.
By Lavi and Lenalee.
They were hurrying as fast as they could but they had to help the people too. Lenalee was jumping and flying through the air and destroying as much Akuma as she could. Her hair down and spiking up from her speed. Her uniform was torn up in places but she looked better than Lavi.
Lavi was running through the city all the while destroying Akuma. He lost his headband and scarf and was burning Akuma. He felt a bit tired but the thougth of Allen hurt and alone spurred him on.
As Lavi turned around to kill another Akuma he saw something or rather someone in the corner of his eye that caught his attention. His eye widen as he recognized who it was.
It was the man he saw when he first met Allen! The man looked murderous as he quickly ran through the city. Lavi felt a shuddered at the look on the man´s face. It was truly frightening. But what caught his attention the most were the Golden burning eyes.
Lavi tried to catch up with the man, but a Akuma cut his way of. "HEY! YOU! WAIT U-!" Lavi yelled after the man as he ran forward only to get thrown back from an Akuma.
"Hehehe! Let´s play Exorcist~!" It giggled creepily. Lavi felt his blood boil. He grabbed his Hammer. "Out of my way!" He hissed as his eye narrowed. The Akuma attacked.
"Damned! If we don´t hurry Allen will-!" Lenalee thought as she looked down at Lavi. He was corner by 4 Akuma. She glared at the Akuma that were in her way.
"MISTY WALZ!" She roared as she kicked at them. A large tornado destroyed them. She was panting but determined.
By Allen and Tyki.
Tyki began to chuckle. "Hahaha, Road was right. Such a shame that I have to kill you." Tyki laughed as he stood up and stretched. Getting ready for the kill.
Allen felt his heart speed up at these words. "…Neah´s going amok again if he learns of my death…." Allen felt a bit panicked now. He saw Tyki slowly walking over to him in a predatory fashion. He tried to calm his heart beat down.
"You know, boy. I would have loved to have a rematch with you." Tyki muttered sadly as he commanded his butterflies. A few landed on Allen´s Innocence. Tyki snapped his fingers and they beat down.
"ARGGHHH!" Allen screamed in pain. It hurt. It felt like they ate his Innocence. Tyki only grinned at the scene. He put a hand on Allen´s shoulder and pushed extra Dark Matter in to rip of his arm.
"AHHHHHHH! STOP!" Allen didn't care that he was currently screaming the whole forest down and that if Tyki didn´t kill him the Akuma near would but it fucking hurt so much to have your arm ripped off! Blood was trailing down his chin.
Allen panted and winced in pain as he saw Tyki throw his Innocence into the grass. It broke and turned into dust.
"N-no…." Allen stuttered in disbelief. T-this was just a dream! His Innocence couldn´t be g-gone! Allen felt disappear and anger. …His partner was gone! Allen´s eyes burned with unshed tears. He just felt empty now.
Tyki laughed darkly. He walked towards the figure on the ground and tried not to step onto the blood that covered a good part of the forest ground. As Tyki reached Allen he gently petted Allen´s head. "How does it feel? To be helpless?" Tyki purred into Allen´s ear. Allen didn't reply, he just starred at nothing with a haunted expression.
Allen felt his Noah try to get him to fight. To stand up and show Tyki who´s powerless. Power was always a topic at Noah´s pride. But Allen hadn´t the strength to so much as move. "It´s useless anyway…" He thought heartbroken. It was like a part of him was ripped out.
Tyki frowned as he got no reaction and struck his hand through Allen´s chest and gripped his heart. Allen didn´t even twitch. "…he´s no fun..." Tyki thought in disappointment. It was like something was bothering him now that the boy didn´t react. …..Was he starting to regret it? No, that couldn´t be it. Maybe he was hungry?
Tyki sat back down and sighed. "Great way to ruin the mood." He muttered as he commanded a butterfly over. Then he heard something that made his head snap up.
"…l-like…I am s-scared…of you-!" Allen hissed bitterly. Tyki couldn´t stop the grin that formed on his lips at hearing the boy react. Just as Tyki wanted to reply they heard a gasp.
They both turned their heads into the direction of the noise.
"…E-Eliade…." Allen whispered stunned. Tyki seemed surprised. "Who are you?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. Eliade´s eyes were wide open in horror at the scene before her.
Allen was lying on the ground almost drowning in his own blood. His uniform was torn up pretty badly. His face bruised and he just had o-one arm. A Noah was sitting next to him with butterflies surrounding them.
"…K-kid…" She breathed out in fright. She saw the butterflies get near her and she stepped back. She glared at the Noah with all her might. "Get away from him!" She hissed furious at Tyki. Tyki only smiled charmingly. "No way. Now please die quietly. You just interrupted something important." He answered playfully as the Butterflies bite her.
She stumbled back and tried to kill the butterflies. "Eliade! R-Run!" Allen yelled as he saw that she had trouble using her powers in her human form. Eliade scowled at him. "Like hell I will! Tch! These annoying things!" She roared. She kept stumbling back. She knew that she couldn´t use her Akuma form in front of a Noah. She would die in seconds.
Soon she was swarmed with butterflies. Tyki commanded them back when he saw Eliade lying on the ground. Dead it seemed.
Allen felt hysterically build up in him. S-She couldn´t be dead! Not she too! He sighed in relief when he felt that she was still alive, just not breathing and unconscious. But that didn´t matter she was an Akuma. She didn´t need to breath.
"Good thing that Tyki is so arrogant." Allen felt relieved the first time since this all started. Allen felt something slid in his chest and looked up to see Tyki grinning down at him in amusement.
"Goodbye Allen Walker." Tyki whispered softly as Allen felt pain spread through his heart. Something bit a hole in his heart!He began chocking on his own blood.
By Lenalee and Lavi.
BAM-BAM!
They both gripped their chests in pain. Lenalee almost fell from the sky. Lavi was on his knees, his hand over his heart. He coughed up blood and felt dread. It dripped down in chin. Lenalee was breathing heavy and holding her chest with shaking hands. Her eyes wide open and a tear slid down her cheek.
Both had a horrible feeling that something just happened.
"…A-Allen…" they both whispered in fright.
By Kanda, Marie and General Tiedoll
They were making their way towards Japan. A few Akuma had showed up and they were fighting them right now. Kanda jumped up ready to slice an Akuma into pieces.
BAM-BAM!
He stumbled back in pain as he gripped his chest. His eyes widen and a stunned look crossed his face. He jumped back just in time to avoid getting cut into two by that annoying Akuma.
He flipped back to created distance between himself and the Akuma.
The tattoo on his right shoulder stung him and he cussed. It didn't help that uncomfortable feeling he had. The frustration that swelled up in him.
"Yuu!" "Kanda!" Tiedoll and Marie yelled in confusion. It wasn´t like Kanda to just stumble in the middle of a fight. His face was in a grimace and it looked like he was in pain. They were worried.
"..Beansprout.." Kanda hissed out. He didn't know why, but he was sure it had to do with something that pest did. He gripped his sword harder and jumped back into the fight. Trying to crush these unwanted feelings of ….worry. Not that he would ever admit it if you asked him.
Marie looked confused. Beansprout? He heard that nickname often from Kanda….maybe it was someone he had taken a liking too? He would have to ask him later. It wasn´t like Kanda to think about other people in fights.
By Cross
BAM-BAM!
SHATTER!
A glass bottle fell to the ground. Cross winced in pain. He cussed. "….Idiotic…Brat…" He grumbled out. What did his Idiot do now? He left him alone for 5 seconds and he already got a heart attack.
He glared at the wasted wine on the ground and shook of his concern. The Retard looked after the Idiot didn´t he? So he had nothing to worry about. The Brat was tough. He got that from Cross after all. Cross smirked and walked out to get himself a new bottle of wine.
Damn, it was an expensive one too. Allen is going to jump in joy when he heard that.
By Tyki and Allen.
Tyki drew back with a Butterfly in his hand and stood up. He looked sadly at the dead figure on the ground. He noticed the green mist forming in the air. Now, that was new.
He looked opened a deck of cards and laid the Ace of Spades next to Allen. He looked up at the sky and sighed. Why was he feeling so down because of a dead Exorcist!?
By Neah.
"Damn Mist! I can´t see anything!" Neah hissed out in anger. Everything was covered in some green mist. Now he knew that his guess was correct. Something was wrong. Terribly wrong. Neah kept running in circles because of the mist.
His Golden eyes narrowed in anger. If that was Innocence´s work then he would destroy that damned thing and do everyone a favor!
By Tyki and Allen.
"I…don´t want to die….h-have…..help….humans….akuma…e-end…war…" Allen felt his body shut down. He only was still alive because of his Noah. But even it could heal the hole in his heart, because he hadn´t fully awaken yet.
Allen felt scared. He wanted to keep walking forward! That was his promise! "Just a bit l-longer…" Allen hated himself for being so weak. That word was thought of in deep distain and disgust. He probably disappointed his Innocence. Master and all the others too.
"….well, …a-at….least….we..will die …t-togher…" Allen almost smiled at the thought. His Innocence was destroyed and now he and his Noah would follow. He felt his heart beat getting weaker and his felt his panic swell up again.
"….Neah!...h-help me…..NEAH!" Allen tried his last chance. Call him a coward but he wanted to see someone he knew when he died. No matter how desperate it sounded. A sudden surge of power streamed through him.
Allen gasped loudly and a white light lit up next to him, then Neah stood beside him.
Tyki´s jaw dropped at the scence. The boy just made a sound and now a c-copy of himself stood before him! At it looked furious and confused.
The copy glared at him and Tyki felt scared.
Neah saw Allen and the first thing through his mind was. "Dead. Who ever did this is dead." He saw RED. Just as he was ready to lunge at that fucking Asshole Allen´s voice stopped him in his tracks.
"N-Neah…" The pure relief in Allen´s voice was enough to make Neah freeze and turn around. He quickly knelt and brushed Allen´s bloodied sweat soaked bangs out of his face.
"I-It´s alright now…g-go to sleep Nephew..." Neah comforted with a broken voice. Allen smiled slightly and nodded. He closed his eyes and everything went black.
Neah panicked and quickly leaned down to see if Allen was still breathing. It was light and unregular but Allen was still breathing!
Neah felt a big burden drop from his shoulders. Then as if he remembered something he turned around. He absently noted that the green mist centered around Allen.
"So it´s trying to save him?" Neah was glad that Allen´s Innocence was still there. It was his last chance to survive.
"Innocence….if he means anything to you…..heal him…..please." It hurt his pride as a Noah a bit to plead to Innocence of all people but Allen was more important to him than his pride. Call it desperation but it didn´t matter to Neah right now.
He picked Allen up bridal style and turned around. He saw Eliade lying a few feet away. Badly injured but not dead. "Didn´t manage to protect him. So your no worth to me." Neah thought coldly. He only didn´t kill her because Allen would be sad. That was the one of the reason that worthless trash in front of him was still breathing. You could say Neah has a temper. He was rather violent in a fight.
"Listen here, you piece of shit. I have two reasons I will let you live. Allen would be sad about it and he needs medical attention now. If the second wasn´t the case you would be dead already or begging for mercy." Neah growled out and was satisfied when he saw Tyki´s fear.
"You won´t tell anyone that you saw me or that I was here, got it?" Neah hissed at him with the promise of dead if he didn´t agree. Tyki nodded and ran scared shitless.
Neah ignored Eliade who laid at the ground and walked out. He held Allen protectively to his chest. He heard footsteps and tensed up. He heard a voice call out to him.
"Hey, you! Let that boy go! I won´t let you hurt an Exorcist!" a female voice yelled at him. Neah considered his options and carefully laid Allen on the ground.
"Watch him for me, okay?" Neah whispered softly still with his back to the person. He opened an Ark gate and let himself fall trough.
"W-Wha!?" The voice stammered as she saw the man just disappear. She cussed and walked over to Allen. A young orange haired short woman picked Allen up and ran out of the forest.
"Hang in there!" She said as she ran faster. Allen only breathed heavy. Unknown to them Allen´s Innocence healed the hole in his heart and his Noah warped it in dark matter to make sure Allen would live.
Neah sighed tiredly. "What luck I had. If Allen didn´t open a different time dimension to teleport me there, he would have probably…" He thought in anger and frustration. He wasn't there when Allen needed him! He was the worst. He couldn´t even think about it.
By Lavi and Lenalee.
They had finally destroyed almost all the Akuma! They were hurrying throught the forest in hope to find Allen. They stopped in their tracks when they came to a clearing.
Blood was everywhere. A single card was lying in the large blood puddle. Lenalee´s breath hitched and she broke down.
"No! Nononononono!" she screamed out. Tears were streaming down her cheeks as she sobbed. Lavi felt his hands shake. He slowly walked forward and picked up the card. He stared at it and clenched his fist. Blood dripped down from his fist.
"….T-Timcampy….please show us what happened." Lavi said emotionless. Timcampy fluttered out from a tree and showed them almost everything that happened. He didn't show them that Neah showed up.
It was just luck that Tyki hadn´t noticed Timcampy or the Innocence of Suman that Tim swallowed. He was to occupied with Allen.
Lenalee sobbed even harder now that she saw the video.
"Allen! Allen! Allen!" She called out broken. Lavi felt like he couldn´t breathe. He put the card into his pocket and let a single tear slid down his cheek.
Eliade blinked slowly and tried to stand up. Her whole body hurt. She looked around and her eyes stopped at the two Exorcists. "Where´s the Kid?" She inquired urgently. Lenalee flinched like she was struck and Lavi swallowed hard.
"D-dead…" He answered bitterly. Eliade flinched and looked down. She would probably be dead to if that was the case. After all the other Neah had warned her what would happen.
"Wait! Nothing is destroyed here and I am still alive! So that must mean that the kid is still alive!" She had hope now. The other Noah always watched over the kid! He would have been here first! ….does that mean he just left her here to die!? "The nerve of him!" Eliade seethed.
She stood up and snorted. "If you two think that you are stupider than I thought. It´s obvious that the kid is alive. There is no body right?" She scolded and mocked them. Lenalee and Lavi glared at her. "He has a hole in the heart! He couldn´t survive that!" Lenalee hissed at her furious and hurt. Her eyes puffy and red from crying.
Eliade glared back at them. "If…If it was Aleister, I wouldn´t give up hope! I would still believe in him! After all, Innocence is strange! It could heal him!" Eliade roared back. She wanted to get through them and give them hope but they were so stubborn!
Lenalee and Lavi flinched. It was silent after that. "….you r-really think so?" Lenalee whispered desperate. She would cling to every hope she could get.
Eliade nodded with a scowl. "Of course!" She answered confidently. Lenalee smiled a teary smile. "O-okay." Lenalee said as she stood up and brushed of her clothes.
"Lenalee…." Lavi muttered. Was it okay? To hope for something that was so unlikely? It would only crush them….but why did he feel a little bit better now?
"Let´s go. The Kid´s strong. He will live." Eliade assured as she turned to walk back towards the ship. Lavi and Lenalee looked at each other and nodded.
They would hope till it was proven that Allen was officially dead.