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Kapitel 5: Prayer.
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart."
~~~~Mahatma Gandhi~~~~
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Lena grabbed Teito's shoulder tightly. For Vertrag's sake, she couldn't stand losing him again. Teito looked up at her face, feeling her hands trembling. What was that feeling in his chest? That girl… She said softly:
"Frau, remove that Kor."
"As you wish, pretty."
The old man/Kor chuckled:
"Kukuku… that boy is a criminal from the imperial army. A pursuer must be heading for him now. How about it, child?" His dull eyes were glinting with maniac as he glanced at Teito. "Do you have a wish for me?"
Lena shouted at him: "I have a wish for you!"
"So what is it, dear girl?"
"A wish for you… to vanish forever."
The second she said that, Frau's arm seemed to move as the blonde bishop growled:
"This Church holds the law of Sanctuary. You think it will be wise, huh? Now, it's my job to grant her wish."
The Kor shouted:
"You don't know how precious that boy is…" Her grip tightened. "If I bring him with me, my master will be most pleased…"
But the Kor didn't have a chance to finish its sentences. Frau's right arm gave out a strange substance that was moving in and out of his arm like spikes. As this thing came out, it revealed itself: a death scythe. Frau smirked:
"Giving that brat to you? Wouldn't your master be more pleased with having this guy?" He jerked out his words.
Teito's eyes widened in shock. Lena grimaced. That thing was impressive, but it didn't change that fact she hated it.
The Kor was rather shock at that scene.
"Is … that scythe which belongs to this person?" Frau didn't bother to answer. The Kor roared. "Why do you have HIS scythe, you bastard?" And with that, the Kor summoned something looked like corrupted soul or black substance to attack Frau and others. The trio Bishops dodged easily. Teito realized that he wouldn't be safe, getting ready to counter as he collected his Zaiphon.
But before he did anything, another blue Zaiphon had prevented him. Lena was using her Zaiphon to create a shield for protecting the two. She said to him:
"Don't attack in darkness. You'll only hurt the old man."
"What?" Her advice puzzled him.
"Let's see." She simply answered as Frau threw his scythe towards Lena and Teito. Within a blink of an eye, the demon was slashed by the scythe. The scythe's end was just very few inches from Teito's face. The boy screamed furiously:
"What the hell is that?"
"Ah?" Frau looked surprised as he innocently looked at his right arm.
Castor growled, holding back his wish to punch Frau:
"What's the point in aiming at that child? And Lena is with him! Don't you dare to lay your finger on my sister?"
Frau didn't seem to listen to his red hair comrade, he was busy thinking. That brat can see that scythe? Oh… he is her younger brother, after all.
Frau snapped out of his trance immediately, all eyes on the Kor. He sighed:
"It pains me, having to lay a harmful hand on an aged person… But nevertheless, I'll be taking that soul from you."
And Frau pulled his weapon back to him, accidentally dragged the girl and Teito with him in process.
"F-…" Lena was about to yell at him.
"May God be with you, bastard." Frau said to the Kor. Maybe she should snap at him later…
However, the Kor leaped into the air, summoning some demons towards Frau. The said bishop dodged easily, grunted:
"Treat that old body nicely!" Catching Labrador's figure out of the corner of his eyes, Frau threw the two as throwing balls. "Pass!"
"Frau, you'll pay for that!" Lena growled in frustration.
"How is he able to stand on the wall?" Teito asked, feeling dizzy while Labrador caught him easily. But Lena wasn't so lucky, she had to land on her own will.
"Are you okay?" Labrador asked. The girl silently nodded.
The Kor managed to get away from the scythe in a nick of time before landing at the top of the with that the fountain's water turned into a shade of murky brown.
"I'll be keeping this soul with me." The Kor stated, referring to the old man's soul. From under the fountain, many hands appeared and started grabbing the old man's body one by one.
"He is getting away…" Teito uttered.
"Don't worry." Lena said, calming the boy and herself as she saw a figure.
Castor said otherwise.
"You won't get away." His hands made a strange gesture as thread-like objects started to emerge from his hands. He threw the threads towards the Kor before he could escape.
The Kor screamed in pain and rage:
"How could I be overpowered by the likes of you, HUMAN…!" He pointed his finger to the scythe. "But if that scythe still is alive, that person must also be alive! Don't forget that, you brat…!"
Frau smirked:
"Wish to god!" Was the last thing the Kor could hear in this world before being destroyed by Frau. The impact gave away a blast of wind, as Teito shielded his eye from the force.
"I've never seen abilities like those…" The boy thought in amusement. However, his thought was cut by a loud growling from Frau's… arm. The blond bishop sighed:
"Damn it, you are getting more rebellious…" He snapped at his scythe until it came back to his arm completely.
"Your arm!" The black hair boy grabbed his arm immediately, asked in concerned voice. "Doesn't it hurt?"
Frau looked at the lad in disbelief and curiosity:
"You're not… scared?" This kid even was tougher than his sister
"Why should I be?" asked Teito.
Lena suddenly muttered:
"What a hassle...I hate dealing with those things…"
"You did nothing!" Frau protested. "Thanks to me, that brat is okay!"
"You?" She sneered. "If Castor hadn't helped you, you wouldn't have been able to catch that Kor!"
Labrador became peach-maker again.
"Stop, you two…"
An idea entered Frau's mind. He threw Teito on his shoulder like a sack of potatoes again, while Castor gave the old man a piggy back ride and Labrador walked off, smiling gently as he gestured Lena to follow him. The young woman sent Frau a death glare as she heard Teito yell/complaint:
"Stop picking me up so easily all the time!"
"Your problem hasn't been resolved yet." Replied Frau melancholy.
"What'll happen to the old man?" asked Teito as his expression softened. Frau… always appears to be a failure of bishops…
"I've killed off his obsession, so he is all right now" Frau simply said. "Worry about yourself more." But why… is he so concerned about someone like me? And that sister…
"That old man told me that he doesn't have a home to return to, couldn't the Church help search for his family or something?"
Frau grinned slightly without Teito seeing:
"You're a nice guy … or rather a softie, aren't ya?"
"W..What?" Teito surprisedly asked. "I'm not a nice guy or softie or anything!"
"Hahaha, you're exactly like me when I was younger."
"No way! Liar! It's impossible!"
Just a few feet away, three people were watching the bickering duo. The white hair girl put her hands on her hip, scowling:
"Frau… He is going to regret…"
"Why are you so overprotective?" Castor asked, but her glare silenced him. Lena smiled slightly:
"Speaking of which, aren't you the one who is overprotective?"
"Nice counter, princess." Labrador remarked, despite Lena's scowl.
Castor said shortly, his tone turned into serious one:
"I can't believe that a Kor appeared in the middle of the Church."
"Yeah…" Labrador replied. "The flowers are still astir."
The red hair bishop turned to look at his adoptive sister with a convincing smile. She sighed:
"I know… I'll be careful… Don't worry."
"Keep your promise." Was his answer.
….
That morning was like other days. Lena was waken up by Castor, hearing her adoptive brother complain about sleeping in library. "You'll catch a cold" and something else between those lines. They decided to do cleaning, however Lena was forced to do. Rather reluctantly, she started to sweep.
Her job supposed to be finish in time and she would go somewhere to find something to eat, but Teito's voice got her attention:
"A doppelganger!"
What?
"Oh my…" said Castor as he caught the sight of a mermaid with Teito's face was hugging the poor boy as Teito was running as if some ghost chased after him.
Lena face palmed.
The Teito's face-looking mermaid shifted into her original form, smiling sheepishly at the boy. Castor patted her head then she hugged his legs. The Bishop introduced:
"This girl is Razette. She's the Church's organist. She is a Mermaid of Noel who can freely change her face."
And Razette appeared to adore Teito than everyone had expected.
But…
Lena called out:
"Raz, don't turn into that face!"
"What's wrong with my face?" Frau asked in annoyance.
"You still ask?Oh, the old man's family has already come."
"Don't change the topic, Lena."
Teito's face softened as he saw the reunion. He couldn't be happier, seeing the old man like that made him feel relieved.
Next to him, Castor said in quiet tone, watching the scene as well:
"When a person is given life from the Chief of Heaven, they are asked: Because you will be granted a human life, I will allow you three dreams throughout your lifespan. You may reply with three dreams that will have risked your , which dream do you desire? When all of your three dreams are granted, it is belied that your soul will be called back to the Chief. Of course, when you were born, you can't remember your dreams. Discovering them is joy of your life. However, there are evil beings want to interfere with that. The Kor that you encountered last night has an occupation of stealing dreams and dragging human into darkness."
"It eats dreams?" asked Teito.
"Um… Let's see." Castor once again showed his large knowledge. "To start off, if your first dream is granted by Kor's power, your heart becomes unable to ever be satisfied, no matter what you do. When your second dream is granted, you drop into a state of starvation. And then, when the third one is granted, your soul is tainted and never be able to go to the Chief. The Kor takes that body and increase the number of its comrades, while waiting for Verloren's return." Castor's smiling face turned into a serious, colder demeanor. "It is the duty of us, the Church to protect the citizens from Kor. But so that we don't have to repeat the same things over again. And because the symtoms of addiction can't disappear easily, there are people at the correction center who work hard to help them overcome it themselves."
As usual, curiosity would never let go of someone easily. Teito asked:
"Mm… about your ability…?"
But Castor had interrupted him:
"Please keep last night a secret." The redhead had the feeling that Lena wouldn't forgive him easily. His face turned into smiling one quickly. "By the ways, Teito. You should visit Mikage."
"Oh yes…" Teito nodded.
"Teito, what is your dream?"
The lad was slightly taken back by the sudden question. He repeated:
"My dream…?"
Castor remained his smile, while Frau and Lena watched Teito wordlessly. The white hair girl suddenly had the feeling that what he dreamt of. But as Castor said… discovering your own dream was pleasure and joy of life, she decided to keep it a secret.
Gazing his retreating from, she said:
"He has forgot about meeting the dead? Good job Frau…"
"I know I'm good."
"And thank you…" She said. "For removing that mark."
Frau made a dismissive gesture:
"Don't mention it, princess."
Castor warned his fellow bishop:
"Don't eat him."
"Who would eat a brat like him?" The blond bishop answered with a question.
However, Lena knew she could believe in him…
And she started cleaning again, attempting to finish it as quickly as possible. She really was hungry now.
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