Chapter 33- A Father's Reason 3
Author's Note: Part 3 of Lavi and Xerxes's fight. Enjoy!
Lavi and Xerxes readied themselves as they faced each other across the room.
Flames surrounded the two as some lightning crackled around Lavi, and Xerxes flexed his fingers.
Lavi gripped his hammer tightly as the lightning increased, and it started to form into a large serpent.
"Hope you're ready, old man!" Lavi shouted as he brought his hammer up, and Xerxes took his stance against Lavi.
"Gouraiten!" Lavi shouted as the lightning dragon lunged at Xerxes while destroying the surrounding area, which caused smoke to billowed everywhere.
The smoke slowly started to clear, and Lavi and Xerxes stood in the center of the smoke as Lavi's pupils shrunk, and Xerxes had his eyes closed as his hand had run through Lavi's chest.
"D-Damn it…" Lavi muttered as blood rolled out of his mouth, and Xerxes slowly pulled his spare mask out of his cloak, and he put it on silently.
Xerxes straightened up, and then swiftly took his hand out of Lavi, and he solemnly watched Lavi start falling to the ground.
"Lenalee…" Lavi muttered before hitting the floor, and his hammer shattered when it hit the ground while Xerxes silently stared down at him.
"I'm sorry…" Xerxes muttered before turning around, and he started to walk away while Lavi gritted his teeth angrily.
'Move!... Why… Why can't I do anything!? Lenalee… Am I really that weak that I can't save anyone!? MOVE!' Lavi shouted in his mind, but blood dripped to the floor as he started to become dizzy.
"D-Damn it… Lenalee… I… lo…" Lavi muttered become fainting, and Xerxes looked back sadly.
In the hallway on the other side of the tower, Lenalee fell to her knees as she stared in shock at the floor.
The small orb firmly in her ear, and tears welled up in her eyes as she had heard Lavi.
"Oh my god… Lavi… Kanda…" Lenalee muttered as she gripped her fists tightly while tears slid down her face.
Xerxes crouched down to look at Lavi, and he let out a sigh when Lavi's breathing started to slow down.
"I'm sorry… Lavi… I guess I really am a terrible father…"
Flashback
In a town in southern Italy, Xerxes silently walked down the street with a hood over his head as he stared down at the ground without a mask on.
He slumped against a wall as he clenched his fists angrily.
"I'm sorry…" He muttered as he gritted his teeth, and he swiftly swung his arm and shattered a nearby pot on a windowsill.
Xerxes panted heavily as he stared at his hand, and he clenched it as he put it against the row of crosses on his forehead.
Xerxes slumped down to the ground, and he put his head on his knees as he stared at the ground.
"He looks sad… Can it rain?"
"Hmm… Why not?" The voice said, and rain calmly started to fall.
Xerxes looked up to see Gin standing under an umbrella with a little brown haired girl hanging onto his shoulder.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Gin Coldblood."
"I'm Kiki!"
Xerxes silently stared at Kiki for a moment, and then stood up as his hood started to cling to his hair from the rain.
"You kids better head home." Xerxes said as he turned away, but stopped when he heard a small noise from Gin.
"Kid? I'm older than you, boy." He said with a pout, and Kiki giggled at Gin's face.
Xerxes gave a small smirk with a sarcastic nod.
"Yeah sure, and I'm the smartest person in the world."
"If you are then why are you outside in the rain?" Gin countered, and Xerxes paused as he stared at the two in surprise.
"What do you want?"
"Nothing special."
"Eh?"
"I said, I'm here for nothing special. Kiki said she wanted to see the water, so I was heading for the coast." Gin stated blankly, and Kiki nodded as Xerxes sweat dropped at them.
"Of course, we are quite moneyless, so we'll need someone who can get money for us, and since people don't believe me to be over seven thousand years old I can't get any money…" Gin stated slyly, and Xerxes stared at the quite ripped clothes Gin was wearing while Kiki wore very nice clothes for a kid around her age.
He narrowed his eyes at Kiki's clothes, and he then let out a sigh.
"I can't help anyone if I can't even face my own son like this…"
"If you can't face your son, then why did you get married to a normal human?" Gin asked slyly again, and Xerxes had to think before answering with a shrug.
"I just… don't know…"
"Good. You don't need a reason."
"Eh?"
"Let's go, Xerxes."
"Um, that's not my name…"
"It is now." Gin said blankly, and Xerxes sweat dropped as the two walked away calmly while the rain continued to fall around them.
"Um… Who exactly are you two?" Xerxes asked, and Gin smiled as he looked back while Kiki was cutely looking at the sky.
"That's… a secret."
End Of Flashback
Xerxes started to walk away as Lavi lay on the floor behind him, but Xerxes suddenly stopped as he looked back.
He reached up to his ear, and pulled out the small orb from his ear.
He pushed a tiny red button on it, and he then let out a sigh.
"I need someone to come down to pick up Lavi."
"Sure thing, and you did make sure to turn off the connection to Kiki's one, right?"
"Yes I did."
"Good, I'll get Cedric down there now."
"What? Why me?"
"You're closest."
"Aw, man…"
Xerxes put the orb back in his ear, and he then continued to walk away into the hallway.
"Hi, Hebraska." Gin said as he looked up at Hebraska with a small smile on his face.
"Gin…" She muttered as Gin held up the locket, and held it out toward Hebraska.
"How much longer do I have?" Gin asked, and Hebraska slowly took the locket, and put it against her forehead.
After a moment, she lowered the locket back to Gin, and he silently put it back around his neck.
"You have three years, two weeks, and five days left."
"I see…"
Gin let out a sigh as he put his hands in his pockets, and he titled his head to the side with a sad smile.
"Good riddance, right? I don't want to stay around here any longer than that."
"What about that girl?"
"Kiki? She'll be fine by that time, right?"
"I don't know…"
"Do you still know what you said about me?"
"Of course I do. I remember every one of my predictions, Gin Coldblood. The one who grew up to be The Hand of The Grim Reaper."
"I still like that title though. Very omnipotent." Gin said with a smile, and Hebraska was silent as Gin calmly stood in mid-air while facing her.
Gin's smile slowly disappeared as he let out a sigh, and he looked up at Hebraska.
"I can't find it. The Black Order doesn't have any records of it, but I bet you remember it."
"Yes I do, but I still don't understand why you are looking for it."
Gin opened his eyes a crack to stare at Hebraska, and he sighed as he looked away.
"It's not time yet. My promise still needs to be fulfilled before finding it…"
Hebraska nodded, and Gin let out another sad sigh as he fingered the locket, and he opened it to stare at the picture of a girl with the same hair color as Lenalee and she had her arms around someone smiling.
Gin closed the locket, and slowly disappeared into the air.
"Thanks, Hebraska." He muttered, and Hebraska watched in concern.
"I hope he doesn't use it…" She muttered as Gin appeared in Komui's office, and he sat on the desk while staring at the locket.
"Lena…" He muttered, and he lowered his head to conceal his eyes.
The door suddenly swung open, and Keria panted heavily as she was out of breath.
"Master Gin! Lenalee is gone!"
Gin's eyes widened as he looked up, and Keria flinched for a moment before slowly her breathing.
"Master Gin… You're crying." She muttered, and Gin gave a small smile as he rubbed his eyes with a nod.
"I got something in my eye…" He said before jumping down to the floor, and he closed the locket as he walked past Keria to look down the hallway to see a blur dart around the corner, and Gin narrowed his eyes at the corner.
"Philman…"
Oh my god! I can just imagine what Kiki looked like as a little girl, and I want to hug her so much! XO Okay, last time for votes. Milly or Krory and Komui?