Moko-chan: D.gray-man belongs to Hoshino Sensei. This chapter is how Lenalee entered the order. (Let's give Kanda a break)
11 years ago- Language is chinese
Not again, please, not now. A Chinese youth ran out of a village, carrying his young sister in his arms. The village was nothing but glowing red embers and flames. Every hut and house was engulfed in flames, the ground charred black and its residents turned to dust by the very same monsters that slain the youth's parents three years ago.
Damn it! Father and mother gave me the responsibility to take care of Lenalee. I can't even fight those things!
"Komui ge-ge(Older brother), are we going to die?" the younger sister asked, her eyes brimming with tears.
"No, we won't die." Komui comforted her. Even if I die, I won't let you die with me.
He ran to the forest near the mountains and put his Lenalee down. The akuma were still hovering above the village, just about two kilometers away from the forest. There's no way anyone else is still alive in that village. Komui knew that he had to somehow get his sister to safety. He remembered that there was a mountain path from here to the next province, Sichuan.
"Lenalee, there's a mountain path over there." Komui began, "Go ahead first, I'll catch up with you later." I need to make sure that none of the monsters follow.
"NO!" Lenalee cried. "I want Komui ge-ge to stay with me." She hugged her brother's leg. "It's safer with ge-ge."
When Lenalee hugs Komui's leg, she's as hard to push away as a Giant Panda and its baby. "Fine, we'll go together then." Komui patted his sister's head. "I won't go anywhere else."
The mountain path used to be full of carts and street vendors trying to sell their goods but it was now empty.
If only we had a horse, I really doubt we can last the whole way with no food or water. Komui thought. He looked back at the village, which no longer burned. The akuma were drifting off towards other directions. But there's no other way. He gritted his teeth and went up the path, carrying his sister.
Then, a spike shot out of the ground, narrowly missing Komui by a hair. Komui quickly moved out of the way, pushing his back towards the mountain face, hugging a terrified Lenalee tightly.
The ground broke open and a metallic humanoid object pried its way out. One of its arms was a spike and the other a club and it was on its hunches, like a rabbit.
"Oh, I actually missed." The akuma opened its mouth and spoke. "Why didn't you stand still, then I could eat some kebab."
That thing can talk? Komui had always thought they were idiotic killing machines with a lack of intelligence. But the one in front of him actually sounded intelligent, somewhat.
"Please let us go." Komui demanded. A monster was not a subject to negotiate with. But either way, he and Lenalee could die. He could at least try.
"Let you go? You don't want me to eat you both? But I'm hungry."
Komui put his sister down. "Then why not you just eat me? My sister isn't even big enough to be called a snack." Komui could see his sister protesting through her eyes.
"Just eat you and let the little one go?"
"Yes."
The akuma paused for a moment, thinking. Komui signaled for Lenalee to go but she stayed rooted to where she was standing. Then the akuma laughed manically.
"Foolish human, do you think I would actually listen to you?" It then pounced at Komui, pinning him to the ground.
"LENALEE! GO NOW!"
Lenalee turned and ran. The akuma looked at her and seemed confused for the moment on whether it should eat its bigger prey first or go after the smaller one. The akuma decided and leapt off Komui to pursue Lenalee.
However, before it could even grab the young girl, a shadow appeared above the akuma and it was stabbed through by a spear. It fell immediately, twitching before it lay on the ground motionless. The siblings' savior pulled the spear out of the akuma.
Amazing. Komui thought.
"Are you both alright?" The spear wielder asked. He was wearing a black coat with a rose cross on it.
"Yes. Thank you." Komui said, still in awe. Lenalee ran up to Komui and hugged him.
"Stupid ge-ge." She said between sobs. "Don't do that again."
"I won't." Komui said with a smile.
"Sorry to interrupt this touching moment, but may I bring you both to somewhere safe first?" The spear wielder said impatiently.
"Sure."
The spear wielder brought Komui and Lenalee to a bend on the Mountain path. Then he ran his hands over the rock face, as though trying to feel for something. He stopped after a well and shouted at the rock face.
(English)"Johans! It's me, Rimse! Let me in!"
That portion of the rock face glowed for a while, and then disappeared, revealing a cavern. Rimse walked in and the siblings followed. Lenalee clung to Komui's arm tightly as they walked. After they all have entered, the rock face reappeared.
The one called Johans greeted his friend. He was wearing a black coat that was the same as Rimse's.
(English)"So you did find people after all. Must be lucky to actually be alive." Johans said with a smirk.
Komui and Lenalee looked at the two other people talk to each other in a foreign language. Komui guessed it was English, a language that he and his sister only knew a little. Rimse then turned to the pair of siblings.
(Chinese)"We can bring both to the next town where we can get to the Asian Branch. It's not too far from here. The people there would take care of the both of you."
"Asian Branch?" Komui questioned.
"The Asian Branch of the Black Order. The Black Order is an organization which fights akuma, the monsters that you saw just now. We use innocence to fight them. Innocence are basically weapons like my spear and that guy's weapon which can create empty spaces." Rimse explained.
So that's what happened just now. I almost thought it was magic. Komui thought.
After a while, a small humming sound could be heard.
(English) "Johans! What the heck is that sound?" Johan's scrambled to his luggage and pulled out a pair of black heeled shoes.
"It's the innocence we got from the Asian Branch a few days ago. They crafted it into a weapon and they wanted us to take it back to the main branch." He held the pair of shoes and examined it. "It's reacting to one of them."
He walked up to Komui and Lenalee and held the shoes in front of them. The shoes hummed softly in front of Komui but when Johans held the shoes in front of Lenalee, it hummed loudly and vibrated a bit.
"Rimse, thank the lords you saved them. I think this girl's an exorcist! The Innocence reacted to her!" Johans said excitedly to his partner.
(Chinese) "What is he saying?" Komui asked Rimse with an anxious tone.
"Your sister is compatible with that Innocence. She may be an exorcist." Rimse said briefly.
Komui pulled Lenalee back. "What do you mean by Exorcist?"
Rimse let out a very audible sigh and then answered. "People like us, people who fight akuma. Look, your sister has to come with us to the main branch."
"I won't allow it." Komui said firmly.
"This is not for you to decide." Rimse shot back. Komui made Lenalee stay behind him as Rimse pulled out his spear.
He then ran forward suddenly, grabbed Komui's collar and push Komui face first against the wall. Komui tried to wrench himself out of Rimse's grasp but the Exorcist's grip was too strong.
(English) "Johans! Take the girl and go to Chongqin. I'll go there later!" Rimse ordered Johans.
Johans took his luggage and opened the entrance to the cavern. He then grabbed Lenalee's wrist and tried to pull her with him.
(Chinese) "Komui ge-ge!" Lenalee shouted. She jerked her hand out of Johans' grip and ran towards her brother but Johans wrapped his free arm around her waist and brought her out of the cave.
(English) "Rimse, you better hurry up." Johans then went off with Lenalee. Komui could hear Lenalee screaming for him for a while and then the sound died off.
Rimse let go of Komui and he sighed again.
(Chinese)"I'll bring you to Yibin where the Asian Branch is. From there…" Before he could finish his sentence, Komui tried to punch him but Rimse caught his fist.
"Don't you think of taking my sister anywhere." Komui spat.
"It's not like I have any other choice. Even if I didn't bring her the Order, someone else would find out eventually."
"She has to fight those monsters!" Komui shouted. "She's only a child and you're letting into that maniacal fight?"
Rimse released Komui's fist and backed off. He also put away his spear and then he sighed yet again.
"Look, I hate separating people from their families. But your sister is chosen to fight this war."
"By whom? God?" Komui demanded.
"Well, yes. If you listen to me, I can tell you a way in which you can see your sister again."
"What?"
"When I bring you to the Asian Branch, you can work there. It's not like you have a home left anyway." Rimse looked at Komui for a while and went on. "You'll probably die if you decided to work as a Finder, you look weak." Rimse said bluntly.
What the heck is a finder? And he went in such a round about way just to insult me?
"However, you look intelligent enough to work in the Science department. If you work hard enough, you may make it to the Main Branch's science department in 10 years time."
"I can't wait for 10 years." Komui said slowly.
"That's your problem. If you try and follow us to bring your sister, we may have no choice but to use force."
"And what? Kill me?"
"Yes, for interfering with our work. One sacrifice is nothing."
Is there really no other way? Damn it. Komui thought, digging his nails into his palm.
"So do you want to die or go to the Asian Branch?" Rimse asked.
"I'll go to the Asian Branch…" Komui answered.
"Smart choice."
"And I won't take more than 10 years to get to my sister." Komui finished his sentence in a determined tone.
Present- A few days after Chapter 4
"Stop that girl!" Lenalee heard the chief shout at the scientists and Finders as she ran from the lab. They wanted to check her invocation levels again but every time they did that, they would try to sedate her.
If only I can take these heavy shoes off. But if I did, they'll catch up.
Lenalee has been in the Order for almost a month. The scientists kept wanting her to activate the Black boots but she found the process uncomfortable and furthermore she wanted to go find her brother. She had asked the people there so many times to let her see her brother but they wouldn't let her. Now, the Chief ordered her to be watched at all times in case she tried to escape from the Order.
She ran up a few levels to a round corridor with many doors. She tried to open some of the doors but they were locked.
Please, let me hide in one of them.
Then when she ran up another level, she spotted a child around her age looking through the banisters at the commotion below. He coughed slightly and then noticed her looking at him. They both stared at each other for a few moments and then Lenalee heard the sound of boots coming nearer. She opened her mouth and pleaded.
"Help me!"
Moko-chan: Is it me or are my chapters getting longer and longer?
Pika: They are getting longer.
Moko: Anyways, I finally updated after so long... Please review when you feel like it.