tamni: Thank you. I agree with you, and I do have something planned. Not going to spoil it though. And you think outer space is enough? Accelerator could probably hitch a ride to space. Would take some time to search all the planets and stars though, if he doesn't use the satellite images in space to do all the dreary work for him first.
Heaven Canceller watched the boy with pity in his eyes, accepting the tantrum that suited a five year old more than a sixteen year old. He didn't stop the boy, simply allowing the boy to rage to his heart's content. Accelerator had a right to be angry, to be upset with the world. He had seen people break down over less. And Accelerator had just about lost one of the two most important people to him.
"Why? Why can't you heal her, damn it?! You did it last time!" Accelerator yelled.
"Last time she was injured physically," Heaven Canceller explained. "This time… Accelerator-kun, I cannot heal anything that is not human."
"She is human," Accelerator snarled.
"Not anymore."
Accelerator froze, taking in the words. His red eyes were wide, his mouth slightly parted. Not anymore. She wasn't human anymore? That didn't make sense, kusotare! She was human three weeks ago, when he had gone to Russia! What the hell had happened in between…
"Where's Tsuchimikado?" Accelerator asked, voice soft.
"What are you planning to do with him?" Heaven Canceller asked, wariness rising from the uncharacteristically quiet tone. "I will not allow you to contact him if you plan to hurt him."
"I just want answers," Accelerator said, voice and body tight.
Heaven Canceller studied him for a second, searching for any trace of a lie. Finding none, he nodded. "I'll call him."
Tsuchimikado arrived surprisingly quickly, considering how terrified he had been that Accelerator would destroy him. Heaven Canceller could only surmise that the boy had been hanging around outside the hospital, waiting for news regarding the girl he had brought in. He debated leaving the two boys to talk things out, but he was still wary of Accelerator's volatile mood. He did not want bloodstains in a hospital room. It would scare the guests.
"You were with her," Accelerator said.
"Yeah," Tsuchimikado answered softly, eyes flicking to the girl.
"What happened?"
Tsuchimikado glanced hesitantly at Heaven Canceller. The doctor, although great at his work, was a part of Academy City. Revealing secrets pertaining to Aleister Crowley and the magic world was not recommended.
"I know she isn't human," Heaven Canceller said, helping the blonde decide. "It was magic, wasn't it?"
Tsuchimikado didn't bother becoming surprised. Of course the doctor knew about magic. It was Academy City, where anything and everything could and did happen. He sighed, taking off his sunglasses and rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"How much do you know about summoning angels?" Tsuchimikado asked.
"It's stupid," Accelerator answered, thinking of the effect Aiwass had on Last Order's body.
"I happen to agree," Heaven Canceller stated.
"Yeah. Me too. Especially for espers, right? Espers aren't supposed to use magic. It destroys our bodies. And if we go too far, we die. I'm a level zero esper, but I was born and raised a magician. After going through the courses, I still can't use magic without it affecting my body," Tsuchimikado explained.
"Yeah. It hurts like hell," Accelerator recalled, almost shuddering at the memory of what he had gone through as he healed Last Order.
Tsuchimikado gave him a strange look, but continued, "Celeste's ability lets her use magic for short times without physical consequences. But she still couldn't handle large scale magic."
"She summoned an angel?" Accelerator asked.
"A fallen angel," Tsuchimikado corrected. "I don't know exactly what happened, but she became Lucifer's core. She is at least part angel right now, and her body and mind couldn't handle it."
"An angel," Heaven Canceller sighed, his suspicions confirmed. "And not even an AIM one…"
He was getting too old for this. What happened to the days when people did not do stupid things on such a massive scale? When magic and science remained nicely separated?
"Why?" Accelerator asked, voice choking in his throat.
"Do you need to ask?" Tsuchimikado replied grimly.
The room fell silent, save for the heart monitor beeping a steady rhythm. No, they did not need to ask. The answer was too obvious to the trio, who knew exactly who the girl was affiliated with, and how far she would go for his sake. It didn't make sense to them, who considered living better than dying. Yet at the same time, it made perfect sense for someone to sacrifice themselves for someone they cared about. Tsuchimikado had done so for his little sister, and Accelerator had almost lost his life for Last Order.
But the two girls were innocent. Aleister Crowley was not. Perhaps it was a matter of perspective, but the three males did not think anybody would consider Aleister Crowley a good person. Not even Celeste, in spite of her bias. However, she would sacrifice herself for him, her life, her future. The only thing she would never sacrifice was Accelerator, but that didn't help things much. The boy was still furious at her for thinking so little of her life, and at Aleister Crowley for making her go that far for him.
"Kusotare! I'm going to kill him," Accelerator snarled, slamming a fist against the wall.
Heaven Canceller supposed he should be glad Accelerator didn't have the presence of mind to use his ability, or the hospital would be missing a wall, and the patient next door would be very surprised by an undesired new window that provided a view of an unconscious girl. And most likely more than a few shards of concrete buried in his or her skin.
"How?" Tsuchimikado asked, a single brow rising into his spiky bangs.
"I'm going to find him, and destroy him."
Tsuchimikado hesitated, thinking matters through. He had visited Crowley in person once or twice. The Windowless Building was not an easy place to enter, much less obliterate. He had heard that it would stay standing and unscathed even if someone dropped a nuclear bomb onto it. Not to mention that Aleister Crowley wasn't the best person to mess with, even if Accelerator was one of his most important pawns. After all, as far as he had heard, Kamijou Touma was another important pawn, and Aleister hadn't moved to save the blonde's friend either.
Heaven Canceller had just about the same thought going through his mind. No matter what, Aleister Crowley was one of his patients. Even if they had severed their ties, that fact still remained. He was reluctant, as a doctor, to give away any information so the boy could harm the man he had saved long ago. His human side, on the other hand, demanded that he listen to morals and allow the boy to decide what to do—take revenge, or let the magician go.
And Accelerator… He knew very well throwing a building at the Windowless Building wouldn't do anything except destroy the building he threw. He had already sent two buildings crashing into Aleister Crowley's residence, to no avail. That meant he had to somehow get inside, directly reaching Aleister and bashing everything in his way.
"How?" Tsuchimikado reiterated, referring to Accelerator's goal of annihilating the world's greatest magician.
"I don't know, damn it!" Accelerator growled.