Chapter 25
"Have this cleaned up," said Lavi to the finders.
"Yes, sir."
"And have someone talk with the owner and let me borrow the phone to contact headquarters. I need to report a death of an exorcist general."
"Yes, sir."
The finders quickly got inside. One of them talked with the owner while the others took supplies that can be used to clean up the blood. Lavi came inside after awhile then talked with the supervisor on the phone.
"How was the mission, Lavi?"
"We succeeded but ..."
"But what?"
"We succeeded at the cost of one life."
"Which life? Go to the point already."
"Alyce died in battle."
There was a long silence before anyone talked again.
"Are you sure about this?"
"I'll talk about it when we get back," said Lavi as he put the phone down.
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*At headquarters in Komui's office ...
"How was the mission, Lavi?"
"We succeeded but ..."
"But what?" Komui showed a confused and worried look.
"We succeeded at the cost of one life."
"Which life? Go to the point already," said Komui as his faced looked worse because of worry.
"Nii-san, what does he mean by that. Please don't tell me ..." Lenalee became worried by his brother's expression and words.
"Alyce died in battle."
He paused for awhile then asked a question.
"Are you sure about this?"
"I'll talk about it when we get back."
Komui let go of the telephone that was left hanging on the table until Lenalee fixed it up.
"What's wrong, Nii-san? What did Lavi tell you?"
"Alyce died."
Lenalee's eye's opened wide as she dropped the clipboard she was holding.
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Rumors spread fast around the order. It really is hard to keep the information about the death of an exorcist general. Almost everyone knew about it within the week. The only ones who didn't know about it were the ones who rarely listen to rumors.
Lavi had already gone back days ago before the week ended. He confirmed it to Komui and gave the details. After that, he went straight to his room to avoid questions.
A little girl curious as to where her sister is knocked at the door of the bookman apprentice.
"It's me, Lilia. Can I please come inside?"
Lavi didn't really want to talk about it especially to the little girl but it will happen eventually so he opened the door and let her in.
"Sit down."
The little girl did as said and sat down on the bed.
"Where's Alyce?"
"She left ..."
"Where did she go?"
"She's not coming back."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Alyce is dead, Lilia. She's not coming back."
"You're lying. She can't be dead. She promised me that she'll never leave," said the little girl as she cried then stormed out of the room.
The bookman apprentice closed the door and lied back in bed.
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Allen was walking towards the cafeteria until he suddenly bumped to a crying little girl.
"Hey, what's wrong, Lilia? Why are you crying?"
"She's not coming back," said Lilia as she held onto him while crying.
"What do you mean by that, Lilia?"
"Alyce is dead."
The two of them remained silent for awhile while holding each other in tears.
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*Tyki's point of view
"Eu te amo, Tyki."
What has gotten on with Alyce? Why did she say that for? She was dying already.
What has gotten onto me? I already have the chance yet why did I let her live?
I was going to kill her. She was going to die. She was about to leave this world yet I didn't let her. I'm a Noah yet why am I letting an exorcist live? It will only lead to trouble. The earl would see this as betrayal and I'll be punished for that. It won't end easily like death; there would be torture and pain. He might even use her against me.
I won't gain anything from this yet why did I let her live? Why didn't I just finish her off or leave her there to die? Things would be easier and less off a hassle. There would be no consequences that I had to face except for … her death.
Is that why? I let her lived because I couldn't accept the fact that she would die. If so, why can't I accept her death? She's just a mortal human being that would die soon since she is an exorcist. Why is the thought of her dying so painful?
The past was just an act I put up because of a whim. There is nothing at all that should affect me yet it did. The lies I've done weren't really lies.
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Kylie: Am I correct to say that nobody really liked Alyce's death? I'm sorry if it was witnessed even for a short time. And since she is not really dead, should I go on with the story? Please tell me your opinions about what happened and if I should continue the story. Thanks a lot if you did. :)
And for those that did not know, "Eu te amo" means I love you in Portuguese as far as I've researched. Please correct me if I'm wrong.