Kanda does not belong to me.
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P.S. Please stay tuned, a pairing comes in chapter 4!
Part III – Those, who fight to survive, will die
After having the Master convinced to take all the older monks and children to the undergrounds of the Monastery, Kanda and another fifty young men are now left alone in the empty buildings. The fifty men are volunteers who want to accompany Kanda in the battle against the unknown enemy. Yuu informs them about the danger. They all seem to understand they don't have any chances of winning this battle, but maybe they still can protect those, they care for. Their Master, their friends, the orphans. At least they have to try. Kanda tells his warriors to stay hidden in the buildings while he's going to make as many Akumas fall down as he can. Once the monsters will fall down, his men are allowed to attack and kill them. Not earlier.
- But how are you going make them fall? – Taku looks at Kanda in disbelief
- I have fought these monsters before. I know their weak points. Don't worry. Just be careful, their blood is poisonous, so if it splashes you, you'll become infected.
- Are we all going to die? – another monk, only a nineteen years old boy named Makoto asks Kanda.
- Those who fight to survive, will die. Those who fight in despair, will win. – with those words Kanda leaves the building holding the wooden stick in his hand.
Outside Akumas are gathering over the roofs, on the squares, squeeze themselves between the buildings. Kanda stops to take a look around.
- Oh, look what we have here. – a grayish monster stops in mid-flow over Kanda's head and lovers itself a bit to face the young fighter. – are you going to hurt me with this stick of yours, child? Don't make me laugh! You're a fool, run! Run in fear and maybe I'll spare your life!
Kanda makes a step back and grips on his stick a little bit stronger.
- I am not going to run away. – he answers in a calm, low tone.
- Then, my little child, good bye. – the Akuma shoots at Kanda but misses. For a second the monster is sure, the blow ripped the boy's body in thousand pieces but then feels an strange weight on its back. A short, sharp pain follows and the Akuma dies before it realizes what the weight was - Kanda on its back.
Yuu lands gracefully on the ground, now the other monsters have already spotted him. They witnessed their comrade die and now they know the boy is dangerous. They have to kill him. They have to before he kills them.
In the Black Order Komui receives an information about the Shaolin Monastery being attacked by a large swarm of Akumas. He sends an emergency crew consisting of his sister, Lenalee Lee, Exorcist Noise Marie, Exorcist and younger General Allen Walker and Exortcist Arystar Krory. Lavi the Bookmann is going to accompany them in case something interesting should be found there. The Order has never got any reports on an Innocence being hidden in the Monastery, but one never knows.
When they arrive to Dengfeng the battle is already over. Searching through the hollow streets Lenalee comes across a few bodies of young people - judging from the clothes they wear – the Shaolin monks. All of the bodies are bloodied and she can say they died from several serious injuries. One of them was caught by an Akuma while trying to escape into a building through an opened window. Allen counts the Akuma corpses and cannot believe there are so many of them there. Who actually could fight an Akuma? Komui didn't inform them that some Exorcists were in the near. So what happened? Krory accompanied by Lavi finds the explanation very soon.
- There's somebody! – Lavi cries out, rushing towards a ruined building. A grayish clad figure can be barely spotted from the place where they now stand, but as it moves, it becomes obvious something – or rather someone - is there.
- Wait! – Arystar warns him – it's not a monk, like the others. They were wearing orange robes! Lavi stops in mid rush and looks at Arystar. The pale Exorcist slowly comes up to the place pointed by Lavi. A few steps nearer.
- Come up here, Lavi, it's just a kid. He's still alive. – yet a few more steps. The dusted victim makes a move and tries to get up.
- Take it easy, don't move, you must be injured. I'm going to help you, don't wo… - Arystar loses his voice eyeing the black haired figure lying in front of him. – Kanda?
- Yuu! – a voice of a young man rings through the air the very same moment.
Lavi and Krory turn around to face another young monk, his robe bloodied and ripped in many places. The monk doesn't pay any attention to the strangers as he falls on the knees next to Kanda and whispers his name.
- Yuu, we made it. They are all gone. We. Made. It. – Kanda Yuu smiles at his friend and nods in agreement – We made it, Taku. Then he notices the two black clad figures standing above him and his palm tightens around the stick.
- Make them go away… Please… - he whispers to Taku and closes his eyes. He's too weak for another fight.
It takes three long days and nights until Kanda recovers from his wounds in the Monastery. On the fourth day he's strong enough to get up from his bed. Accompanied by Taku and two other monks, as well as by Shun and Qiu, who is still frightened to death, he pays visit to the Master. Hoping to see the old wise man alone, Kanda stiffens when he sees Lavi and Allen in the main chamber too.
He would gladly refuse to speak, but it would mean being disobedient towards the Master, and Kanda won't ever offend his savior.
- Don't worry Yuu. – the Master says. – I already know who they are and what role they had in your past, but still they asked me to ask you a few questions and I allowed them, so please, forgive me.
Yuu bows in reply. Then narrows his eyes and looks at Walker. A warning in his eyes. But before Allen even clears his throat a question escapes from Lavi's lips and hangs between them:
- How is it possible, that you're alive?
Kanda sits down on the floor and doesn't answer the Bookman's question immediately. He looks at his own bare feet, at his bandaged palms, at the Master's bald head, at the sculpture of Buddha behind him, finally at Allen.
- You've become a general? – It's rather a statement than a question. – Congratulations, Walker.
- Thank you. – Allen gives Kanda a cold look – Now be so nice and answer the Bookman's question.
Kanda looks now straight into Lavi's eyes. – I'm afraid I cannot answer your question, Lavi. Does it bother you this much? That I'm alive?
- But.. how? You desynchronized!
- I didn't. Hevlaska made a mistake, or they made her make it.
- They? Who?
- Komui. Leverrier. The Order. – Kanda shrugs as if it didn't matter anymore.
- We're taking him with us – Walker orders to Lavi and Lenalee who just entered the chamber. – It needs to be clarified.
- I'm not going anywhere – Kanda feels his inner peace leaving him at the sound of Walker's words. They cannot take him.
- Yes, you are Yuu. You don't want the cute friend of yours to get hurt anyhow, do you? – Walker makes a move with his chin and only now Kanda sees Krory holding a crying and kicking Qiu by her collar.
-Let her go! – he tries to run out and help the frightened girl, but Walker grabs his arm and stops him. – Be reasonable, Yuu. We'll clarify this and you will come back. Don't make scenes.
Kanda looks at his Master and sees a silent plea in the old man's eyes. Once again the mighty Black Order has taken power over him.
- Let her go, Allen, please. I'll go. Just don't make her cry.