Ashes And Rain
DGM
Chapter 11
Crown Clown (Allen Fights)
The akuma scavenged the town up and down, but they didn't didn't the Generals. The only exorcists they found were the ones at the circus. From there, they didn't need to travel long. Ma'dam Road waited for them to gather the exorcists they could find before she turned on her dream realm for all to see.
Kanda, Daisya, Lavi, Miranda, Marie, and Krory were all found easily and brought inside the carnival. Just like ordered. Two akuma were sent to search the rest of the mini tents for any other exorcist. Surely enough, they found a Chinese girl with green pigtails. She wore the exorcist uniform. Black and silver with the rose cross. Definitely an exorcist.
The akuma whom put everyone to sleep picked Lenalee up and slung her over his shoulder. The second akuma stared at Allen who laid on the ground. He found something odd about him. "What about this guy?"
The other glanced at the sleeping boy. He saw no coat. There was something that intrigued him, but if he had been an exorcist he would have a jacket. "Leave him. Better yet, kill him."
The other akuma grabbed Allen by the throat. When he raised the small boy in the air he found itself gazing at the pentacle on his left eye. His white hair had blocked their view before. It was the mark for akuma. Instead of being black it was red. There was a thin line running down his face to make the mark even more peculiar. "On second thought, bring him along. Whether or not he's special doesn't matter. I'm sure Mistress Road will want a toy."
Lugging the last two, the akuma retreated to the tent and Road sent all exorcists and akuma to her dream realm. The dream realm blocked out the town buildings and the dirt ground, the moon and stars unless she wanted them, and if the Generals had been in town still, they'd be in her dream realm.
Road took her time deciding what to do with the exorcists while they were unconscious, remembering a few of them well. Whatever exorcist that had been equip-type and knew what their innocence was, she separated them from their wielder. Hence, Daisya lost his Charity Bell and Kanda his Mugen. Lavi's Iron Hammer was taken away. When Lenalee came in, Road was too preoccupied with her just to have her attention taken away from her seeing a boy without a uniform on being held by the akuma. "What is that human doing here?"
The akuma holding him showed him to her. Tyki decided at that same moment to turn his head their way in time to see the face of a boy. . . or at least he hoped that was a boy. There were no breast, but his face was so angelic. The odd part was the red scar with that akuma pentacle and his white hair. He was a boy or an old man that had amazing skin. "Who's that?" Tyki thought aloud.
Road squealed, quickly tying the male exorcists to a large metal pole in the middle of the new arena. None of them would be able to see each other, but they'll know the others were there when they woke up. Miranda was placed in a dice box since Road knew her innocence would be useless in getting her out of there. Lenalee still had her innocence and Road didn't feel like taking it away. Thus, Road gave her a special chain with a cannonball attached to each chain she had. The chains were cuffed to each off her wrists and her ankles. Also, since they were in her dream world, she added a collar to Lenalee's throat. A surprise for later.
Tyki resisted the urge to cover his ears while Road squealed in a high pitch, adoring the unnamed and unknown boy. Tyki walked over to him, trying to figure out who he was. Was he just another human, or somebody special?
About ten minutes later, the exorcists woke up one by one. Allen was the only one left asleep. "Huh?" Lavi's dipped head started to turn and look around. His stomach churned, giving an awry feeling. "Where am I?"
Kanda wasn't too far away from Lavi. Twisting his head enough, he could see Lavi's red hair poking out from the side or curve of this massive pole-whatever it was. He was very familiar with this place since presents and toys laid all over the dark black and white tiled floor. It was a giant chessboard without the game pieces. "Shit." He cursed, trying to find her.
Marie and Daisya both heard Kanda swear. That meant he knew what was going on and didn't like it. Nobody did. They were tied up by something strong. None of them knew what it was. A thick vine? "Marie, Daisya, are you here?" Kanda yelled.
"Present, dreadfully." Daisya said, pointlessly struggling to get out.
"I'm here, Kanda." Marie answered.
"Me, too, Yuu!" Lavi said.
"I'm here also." Krory said like a child.
"Che, great. The Usagi is here." Kanda muttered.
"I heard that!"
Lavi didn't hear Kanda go on about how annoying he was and how much he wanted to slice him up, so he got serious, examining the area. For some reason he knew a Noah was doing this. He just wished he knew how they got there. All he remembers was blacking out. Nothing went wrong, no fight.
Using their voices Lavi guessed the other boys were attached to the same thing he was with the same thing holding them back. He thought it would be easy to get out. All he had to do was reach for his hammer, pull it out an-it was gone! "Oi, oi! Do any of you have your innocence?"
Kanda started cussing out and answered Lavi's question like that. Daisya yelled out a flat no with anger. "I have mine." Krory said gleefully.
"As do I." Marie told them.
"Can one of you get this vine this cut?"
Marie tried using his innocence, but his hands couldn't move. Without movement he couldn't use his strings. "I can't, sorry, my hands can't move."
Krory did his best to bend over enough to let his teeth rip apart, but it wouldn't work. With his hair spiked up and teeth sharpened, his deeper voice came out. "Sorry, it seems I can't get low enough to cut it."
Lavi sighed. Something else caught his eye nearby and he looked up. Allen was laying on a floating wall, cuffed on there. He was still sleeping. That's when he remembered the girls. "Do any of you see the girls!" He yelled.
Immediately the males checked the room, surveying every corner and every obstacle. Marie could hear them, and they were breathing, but his mind wouldn't be set at peace until he knew. "I can see Miranda." Krory stated.
"I see Lenalee." Kanda gruffly announced.
Lenalee stared at Kanda and then around the room, disregarding her position. "Miranda?"
Lenalee's voice eased Lavi. "I-I'm ov-over here, Lenalee!" Miranda responded, obviously scared out of her wits.
Lenalee turned her head and she could see Allen. Why wasn't he awake yet? It kinda scared her, specially seeing how he was being held. The Noah shouldn't know about him, so why was he here to begin with? "It seems you're all awake." Tyki said, startling them all. "Almost."
Lenalee glared at Tyki and Road. They were standing by Allen as they came out from behind him. Road was playing with his white locks, often blowing on his face just to see him twitch. "I suppose none of you would want to tell us a bit about this white-haired kid, would you?" Tyki asked them, his thumb pointing at Allen.
"You leave him alone!" Lenalee ordered.
Road looked at her with a cool smile. Lenalee couldn't shake a sickening feeling it gave her and chills traveled up and down her spine. Road was sitting on Lero and floated in the air, swinging her feet. "Why should I? He'd make for a very good doll. He's cute." Road said.
The exorcist narrowed her eyes. Allen was not a toy. He was a human being. A respectable human. When Road let a candle materialize in her hand she put it in front of Allen's head. She traced the pentacle on his head and it barely grazed his skin. It may have damaged the skin, but it didn't go deep enough to make him bleed. It may hurt later still. "Knock it off! He's not your toy. He's not a gift!" Lenalee shrilled and with all her might she tried to break loose, but even when she activated her innocence she fell back to the ground. She didn't know why.
Road looked away from Lenalee and back at Allen, hearing a soft groan escape his mouth. His eyes quivered and soon fluttered open. Road made Lero face him and she backed a way a bit, but not much. "You're awake!" Road exclaimed.
Allen lifted his head and make eye contact with a girl. She looked to be around his age and her skin was a dark ash color. Her eyes a bright gold. On her forehead seven marks-almost that of a star-that were called stigmas. For some reason it didn't fit her and at the same time it did if you go by the stigma definition. Allen decided to call them stars. "Who. . who are you?" Allen inquired at once.
"Road Camelot! He there is Tyki Mikk." Road said gleefully, tilting her head to the side to show him where Tyki was.
Allen merely glanced at them before he found his friends all tied up or chained. From there, he could see Miranda in a box that resembled a dice. His eyes slanted with suspicion. He wanted to scream out one of their names, but which one would he start with? "Don't mind them boy." Tyki uttered.
"What's going on!" Allen roared.
"You're straightforward, aren't you?" Tyki faced him, blowing smoke in Allen's face from his bad cigarette.
Allen coughed and his eyes watered. Tyki oddly reminded him of Cross. He always smoked too. "Tell me, Boy, what do you know about the Black Order and the clan of Noah?" Tyki interrogated.
The question repeated in Allen's head over and over. His face lightened a little although his eyes slightly broadened. Using his left eye, he tried to see their souls. No use. He couldn't. "That means. . . You're not akuma, are you?" Allen murmured.
Tyki laughed crossly. "Far from it, but it's good to know that you have knowledge about them. How about us?"
Allen was bemused. His conversation with General Tiedol replayed in his head. He spoke of a Noah clan of thirteen humans. Humans! They were. . . These two were. . . "Noah."
"Aye, you do know."
Road got in Allen's face. He could smell sugar on her breath. "What's your name?" Road questioned kindly.
Lavi had a bad feeling about this. He knew something would happen if Allen said his name. His gut was telling him that. He knew better than to not trust it. "Don't answer!" Lavi heeded.
Road shot Lavi a look, silencing the Bookman Jr. for awhile. Road faced Allen again, her candle tracing Allen's scar again. "C'mon, tell us.: Road whispered.
Allen tried to free his hands instead. He was more than uncomfortable for several reasons. He needed to help his friends. His identity didn't matter. That's when Road took this a dangerous step further. She put her lips to Allen's ear and he froze. "If you don't tell me, I'll skewer one of your friends." Road warned, many sharp candles appearing in front of each exorcist Allen could see from there. "I'll give you ten seconds."
Lavi flinched. Miranda screeched and Lenalee stiffened. Allen cringed at the mere thought of one of them being hurt because of him. Sounds even escaped his lips from frustration. "No matter what, don't tell them! No matter what!" Lavi shouted.
Road sent one of her candles into Lavi's shoulders. He suppressed a scream, but you could see his pain. Allen only tried to jump forward, straining his wrists and legs as he uselessly tried to free himself. "Lavi!"
Road put her finger on the pumpkin head on her pink umbrella, poking it. "Count down from ten, Lero."
"Uh, okay, lero." The umbrella spoke. "Ten, lero. . . . . . . . nine, lero!"
Allen glared at her. "Stop it, leave them alone!" ("Eight, lero!")
"If you don't want them to get hurt all you have to do is tell us your name."
"Six, lero!"
Allen tried again to get free, but it didn't work. "It's pointless. You'll never get free."
"Four, lero!"
"I would hurry up, Boy. Road isn't kidding this time." Tyki said.
"Don't say it!" Lavi repeated.
"Two, lero!"
Allen was feeling terrible. He couldn't let them get hurt. "One, lero!" No! Stop! No! "Zero, lero!"
Road raised her hand and was about to send a horde of candles at Lenalee, thinking it would bother him more if she got her. "STOP!" Allen yelled, making Road freeze for a minute. "My name. . . My name. . . Allen. . . Walker. . . Allen Walker."
Road's hand fell. She smiled, her hand caressing his cheek and then rubbing his chin, toying with him. Allen shivered at her touch and suspected something. Lavi must've known this, too, and so he told him not to tell. "Aren't you a sweet boy, Al-len." Road acknowledged.
Tyki turned towards Allen, looking at him with mirthful eyes. "You're Cross' apprentice?" He was bemused, it was as if he didn't believe it. "A boy like you were chosen as his apprentice?"
Closing his eyes, Allen pressed his back against the wall he was held by. "How do you know that?"
"The Millennium Earl, of course! I suppose you didn't know that the akuma you destroy see everything and relay what they've seen to Millenie?" Road remarked.
Tyki studied Allen. He was interested in seeing what this kid was capable of. Something told him Allen was stronger than he looked and older than he looked. Otherwise Cross would have picked him. Besides, the only thing they knew about Walker was his name and his mentor. His temptations were about to burst when he remembered they weren't allowed to kill anyone other than the Generals. Leaving it at that, he turned away from the boy and headed to a pile of lumps. Anyone who could see held their breath. Daisya's, Kanda's, and Lavi's innocence lied beneath him. He was going to destroy them. In fact, a bright purple light erupted from Tyki's hand and the items. The items one by one shattered, Kanda's sword in crumbs to the right, Lavi's hammer to the left, and Daisya's was now behind Tyki. He held each of the innocence in his hand. "I wonder if any of these are the Heart. Let's find out." Tyki-bored-thought aloud again.
Allen didn't know what the Heart was, but he knew if that pieces were destroyed then his three friends could no longer be an exorcist. Allen looked a his left arm. He was determined to get free.
Road and Lero backed away and everyone turned their heads on Allen who started screaming as he strived to free his feet. He managed to free those, but trying to free his arms were a more difficult task. Yanking as hard as he could with all the strength he could muster, Allen freed his body and stumbled on the ground, out of breath and feeling infirm. He panted and eyed Tyki. "I will. . . I will not let you destroy those!"
A grin formed on Tyki's lips in spite of his recently whammies because of Allen being melodramatic in freeing himself. "Oh? I liked to see you stop me."
Allen's head stayed down as he stood up, pulling off his glove. The Noahs got a glimpse at the embedded green cross on the back of his hand, but their eyes stray, realizing his hand was a sleek greenish-black and his finger nails were an abnormal color. He was a parasite. "You should be more careful with your words, Sir Tyki Mikk." Allen told him, rising his head and Tyki was astounded by the look in his eyes. "Before we fight, I have a question for you."
Tyki resisted a laugh. "I can't say I'll answer."
"You Noah are targeting the Generals. That includes my Master. Did you want to know who I am because you're trying to find him, to kill him?" Allen asked.
A smirk came abroad. "We're aware he's somewhere here. Once we find him, we'll kill him. SInce we now know you are his apprentice, I'm sure he's here."
Allen narrowed his eyes and furrowed his brows. A small grin followed Tyki's smirk. He could comprehend the situation well. Tyki may be able to kill Allen if he doesn't stay alert, but there was no way he or Road could kill his Master. "What's so amusing?" Tyki asked.
"You. If you think you could even scratch Master then you're dumber than I thought. Approaching Cross in battle is the same as committing suicide or pleading him to kill you. He's merciless to foe or friend. I've seen him fight akuma after akuma and destroy them without having to lift more than a single finger just to pull the trigger. I can honestly say I know him better than anyone in the Black Order when it comes to his fighting style. So, if you think you can scare me into bending to your will to get information about his location, then you're wrong. I'd be more scared of him than you and the Earl any day." Allen explained.
The Noah wasn't sure to be impressed, concerned, or entertained. He continued to conversation for a bit longer to decide. "Merciless? Just how?"
"Let's just say I can't count how many times I was almost killed by Master during training more than I ever got in danger in my entire life with anything else, including akuma."
"Then the rumors about him is truer than I first thought. Just makes him a more interesting opponent."
Allen was surrounded by a white cloak that hugged his body and his arms changed into a black metallic claw and one of a plush soldier toy arm that was white. A silver mask covered his upper face and his hair spiked a little. It would be spiked more than that had his hair been shorter. "I won't let you anywhere near my Master, even if it costs me my life."
The light emitting from Allen was blinding at first. Lenalee and Lavi never looked away though. They just had this notion telling them Allen was strong, he could win. Allen could last, at least until somebody else was able to support him. . . Unfortunately Lavi, Kanda, ad Daisya could not anymore with their innocence of the verge of being destroyed.
Tyki's eyes widened as he quickly used his tease shield. Allen had came at him with an unexpected speed and it sent Tyki back a great amount of distance. He accidentally dropped the innocence and Allen peered at them for a mere second. This trip just might be fun after all.
Tyki pushed Allen back and he himself skidded back. Kanda and Daisya witnessed the detestable male Noah and soon witnessed Allen's innocence. It had been true to the rumors. Allen was a clown figure.
Tyki had to take a few minutes before he could adjust to Allen's speed. He was faster than most exorcists he had come across. At first he just dodged. When the real fight unleashed, he sunk into the ground and Allen spun in circles trying to find him. The problem was, his eye only let him see akuma. Not Noah. "Looking for me?"
Allen looked down at his feet to see Tyki release a bunch of dark purple, almost black, butterflies from his hands while in the ground. When satisfied with the amount he let loose, Tyki disappeared again, appearing near the three innocence fragments. "That should take care of that." Tyki bent down to pick up the innocence, however, he twisted his head back around when he heard Allen's voice.
He saw white tendrils emanate from Allen's body and demolish each tease set against him. After that, he yelled, "Crown belt!" About two or four of his tendrils lengthened and was heading towards Tyki.
On instinct, Tyki jumped back, but he just fell for a trick because Allen's long belt snatched the fragments and came back to Allen. Apparently he planned on taking down Tyki, keeping his friends' innocence safe, protect Cross, and keep himself alive all at the same time. That was a lot to accomplish. "Tyki is having fun." Road stated.
Lero looked at her as the fight pursued. "How do you know, lero?"
"He's got that smile. If Allen doesn't watch his step, Tyki might loose control and kill him." Road declared.
Lero eyed the pretty white, green, and purplish-pink lights that hovered in the air as the battle went on. Allen was fighting with everything he had. That would lead to him loosing energy fast. He knew Tyki was going to be a strong opponent and that's why he was fighting like this. "Allen doesn't stand a chance against ,Tyki! He's just a worthless exorcist, lero!" Lero exclaimed.
"Shut your mouth!" Lenalee snapped.
The umbrella looked at Lenalee, as did Kanda and Road. Allen listened the best he could, but he couldn't risk looking away from his enemy. Daisya and Lavi were able to see her from the corner of their eyes. "Don't speak about Allen like that! He is Cross' pupil! Allen stands a chance!" Lenalee continued.
"Leeeero?"
Road tipped her head, eyes locked on Allen. He was cute, sweet, and strong. A deadly mixture. She loved it. She loved him. "I wouldn't underestimate Allen, Lero." Road finally let out her opinion.
"What, lero? You doubt, Tyki, lero!"
"Of course not. All I'm saying is Allen is different. We know as much about him as we do Cross, and looking at this fight, I wouldn't count him out."
Lavi wish he could see the battle really bad. It wasn't fair the others could. He bet even Krory was watching. "Dammit."
Allen hugged the innocence as he was forced back by Tyki. He couldn't get a grip on Tyki's powers. He could melt in the ground and come back up. Butterflies came out of his hands. He had these butterfly-like shields. What else?
Tyki got behind Allen in the air and he tried to rotate his body to defend, but before he could, Tyki landed a hit on Allen and he released the innocence by mistake. Allen hit a stand of benches for audiences to sit on during a show. Dust filled the air and for awhile, no movement came from Allen. Tyki didn't believe it was finished. Hence why he strode over there, but then a mumble was heard and weird white and sharp projectiles came flying at Tyki and they looked as treacherous as Road's candles.
Tyki couldn't run, so he ducked, but as he was about to go back in the ground, Allen lunged at him, grabbed his shoulder and slamming Tyki against the ground and he put his metal claw to Tyki's throat, panting. Tyki had to admit, Allen knew how to fight. It was thrilling! "Alright, Allen!" Daisya cheered.
Tyki was unnerved. Allen's cloak was made of innocence, his left arm, and his right arm was even effected by it. It stung, burned. He just wanted to lash out. "That was good, very good." Tyki complimented.
Allen ignored him. Tyki could tell he was near his limits right now. If this had been a second or third meeting then Allen might have been able to last longer, but it clearly never fought anyone at Tyki's level except maybe Cross. That's when Tyki understood. "You're innocence had just recently evolved. You haven't mastered it, and it's wearing you down." Tyki designated.
His enemy scrunched up his nose while the mask removed itself from his face. He didn't deny it and his expression verified Tyki's statement. He hit it straight on. That must be why these rumors were just now spreading about the white figure. Knowing this, Tyki knew just how to beat him. His newly evolved innocence was going to be taking a lot out of him with each attack.
Tyki kicked Allen off him and he rolled over to Miranda, or under, seeing as she was floating in a dice. Tyki rushed over to him and just as Allen stood up, he ran his hand straight through Allen's chest, making Miranda scream and Krory's eyes pop out. "Allen!"
Tyki chuckled, leaning in close to Allen who stood there wide-eyed. His heart was thumping loudly as Tyki's hand drew back and clutched Allen's heart. "Your heart seems to be what's important to you, what makes you go on. You're just that kind of person, Boy." Tyki whispered.
Allen's Crown Clown deactivated on its own for some unknown reason to him. He knew he still had energy. Not much, but enough to go on. "What are you doi. . . ?" Allen stopped speaking when he could feel Tyki's grip on his most vital organ, his heart.
Stunningly, Allen felt no pain yet, his chest did not bleed. "I'll let you something, Allen Walker. I am the Noah of Pleasure. My power is simply choose, choose what I do or do not want to touch. We'll use your position as an example. I can send my hand right through your chest without penetrating it physically, I phase through, but if I pull my hand back a little and choose that I want to grasp your heart, so I will." Tyki tightened his grip more to let Allen know how real his words were.
Stiff, pale, numb-minded, thoughtless, that's how Allen appeared and felt. He never felt anything like it before. This dreadful feeling. Not a feel, really, but an emotion. Apprehension, terror, horror, angst, anxiety, distress, consternation, uneasiness, nervousness. . . . Fear. That's what he experienced because his life was on the line, at risk, at the hands of Tyki Mikk, this Noah, and not in a figure of speech.
His foe took advantage of this, stepping forward, making Allen get in an impossible position that made his spin stretch as he straightened up to move with him, making sure his heart didn't move. Irritation itched him. "If I wanted to, I could kill you right here." Tyki said sinisterly, a freaky grin widening across his face. Allen's vision stayed on the floor and he did not see this.
The Noah's hand squeezed Allen's heart and even Road cringed. Allen let out a blood-curdling scream and threw his head back, scaring the exorcists on the other side. "Allen," Tyki whispered, "If I hold you hostage, do you think your teacher would come to rescue you?"
How could he be asking that now? Still. . . . "Hell no." Allen croaked, hardly audible.
It didn't please Tyki and it caused him to squeeze Allen's heart again, tighter. Allen bit his tongue, but a shrilling howl left his mouth. "Allen!" Lenalee bellowed. "ALLLEN!"
Allen's heartbeat slowed down and Tyki loosened his grip, his hand beginning to retreat. When his hand was out, Allen fell to his knees, back arched impossibly. Blood drizzled down his face, fleeing from his mouth. His eyes were glassy and Tyki thought he had gone to far and killed Allen by mistake. He shrugged and left Allen there to die.
Time went by slow as the immense pain seared through Allen's chest then throughout the rest of his body. He was numb as he descended backwards, laying down. Miranda sobbed in her hands, covering her eyes. "Al-Allen! Allen!" She repeated his name, looking at her innocence.
Would it work inside this barrier? She wouldn't know until she tried. Breaking down, hugging her body, Miranda invoked her Time Record. "Time Recovery!" Miranda mumbled.
At first, it didn't work, but then a bright yellow light circled Allen. Barely. Miranda focussed all her concentration on Allen, but it was working slowly this time. It had to be because of this block.
Tyki passed Marie, then Lavi, and over to Kanda. Lenalee had tears in her eyes as she watched Tyki. "What did you do?" Lenalee asked.
Tyki looked at her as he stopped walking a few feet away from the fragments. "Nothing much, but I might have gone too far. You think the Earl will be mad, Road?"
Road tapped her chin. "I don't think so. Millenie is understandable and it was an accident. Aside from that, he may have become a nuisance. Mainly because he is Cross' student and if he is anything like the General, he'll be nothing but trouble for us."
"You killed him?" Kanda demanded to know, uncertain why.
Tyki's shoulder creased upwards for a mere second before relaxing. "Who knows. It depends on how strong he is."
Lenalee used her Dark Boots to crushed the chains on her ankles and wrist. She darted over to Tyki, but he somehow grabbed her by her throat and slammed her against the floor. He never meant to do that. He hated being so abusive against women. Oh well, her fault. "Lenalee!"
Allen was no longer surrounded by Miranda golden light. Hopefully it would last a few minutes. All Allen had to do was use his innocence to cut the vine and release Krory and Marie who could fight. Allen drowsily got off his back and then he heard Lenalee cry. He lifted his head speedily, taking off. "Thank you, Miranda! I'll be right back Krory!"
Allen ran as fast as he could, Road's eyes widening seeing him running, but she noticed that most of his cuts had vanished and were steadily returning. Miranda had used her Tome Record. Road was going to warn Tyki, but didn't get the chance to.
Tyki was about to take care of Lenalee when Allen came sliding and pushed her out of the way. Tyki wound up stepping on him rigidly. Allen closed his eyes, but shoved him away, snatching the innocence around him. Lenalee stared at him, crying. He activated Crown Clown in time to keep Tyki from phasing through his body again, but he laid on the ground, his white shield hovering over him, not wrapped around him.
Allen was slipping. He wouldn't remain conscious much longer, but he wouldn't let Tyki take the innocence. "Len. . .Lenalee, go free them. . . Free Krory and Marie, and Miranda. They can-" Allen was interrupting by a harsh cough that made him cough up blood. ". . . they can help"
Lenalee opened her mouth to protest, but Allen yelled at her. "GO!"
Lenalee cried, briefly checking Allen over before she took off to get her friends. Akuma got in her way and Allen worried about this, covering his left eye, but he saw they were soon gone. She'll returned safely.
Lavi and Kanda gazed at Allen as he tried to stand up, but his innocence left him alone. Tyki growled with crossness. Tyki couldn't get the fragments from Allen because he would not let go. Tyki kicked him around and Lavi and Kanda gaped. "You moron, let them go! He'll kill you!" Lavi told him.
The 15-year-old did the opposite. He hugged them closer to his body and curled in a ball, his eyes open and directed at the pole. "No. . ."
"You idiot!" Kanda bellowed.
Road and Tyki were both getting annoyed and they wanted to end this as soon as possible. Road signaled Tyki to get out of the way and she stood on Lero, holding her hand up in the air, candles forming out of thin air. Kanda told Allen to get out of there, but he knew Allen couldn't even crawl right now. Whatever Tyki did slowed his blood and made him so slow and weak. It was unbearable to watch. Kanda just didn't know how real that metaphor was.
Road flicked her hand and the candles flew at Allen and pierced his body, making him scream and worse of Allen, one of her candles got in Allen's left eye. The innocence slipped away from him and hit the pole. "Allen!" Lavi screeched.
Allen's throat was sore. He found it hard to move his body. The blood really wasn't moving through his body as fast as it should. This affected his thinking, reactions, movement, and breathing. He was having such difficult time.
He pulled the candles out of his legs, torso, and his eye, sobbing as he did. It made a wretched sound as he pulled it out of his eye. His body was trembling. Tyki picked up the innocence and started walking off, but then Allen gained the last of his strength. He stood up and grabbed Tyki's arm. "Stop. . . . Give it back. . . . Give the innocence back!"
Tyki gritted his teeth, rotating his body. While he did, Allen head-butted him and took the innocence, standing hunched over. "Why won't you just give up?" Road bitterly asked, picking up a candle that had been jabbed in Allen and licked the blood off it, a sickening smile appearing. "You're blood is so sweet."
Allen's eyes hardened. It still had confidence and the same determination as earlier when he started this fight. To him it didn't matter he couldn't use Crown Clown or fight on even grounds. It didn't matter than he was panting uncontrollably. "Allen. . . ." Lavi whispered in shock.
"I won't. . . Won't ever give up. . . . As long as there is hope! . . . No matter how small. . . And I will not let. . . You ruin my friends INNOCENCE!"
Tyki bit his tongue and ordered an akuma to finish him off. Allen was hit and slammed against the floor like Lenalee earlier, but at Kanda's feet. Kanda was astonished when Allen stood back up, glaring at his enemies still. The akuma was about to shoot him with the bullet when Lenalee kicked it, making it self-explode. Allen was glad to see them and thought this would be a great time to rest.
The innocence fell from his hands and he began falling. Krory caught him. "Allen?"
"I. . I'll be fine. . ."
Krory and the others did not believe him. Then, he was just trying to be optimistic and lighten the mood. "Rest Allen, we'll handle it from here." Marie said, using his weapon to free the last of the exorcists.
Kanda, Lavi, and Daisya surrounded Allen, checking to make sure the sprout will live. Kanda didn't relatively care, but-as much as he hated to admit it-he was in debt to him now. He HATED that. "There will be no need."
Tyki suddenly went backwards and Cross jumped in front of the young exorcists. General Tiedol and Bookman were accompanying him. Tiedol was about to invoke his Maker of Eden to be on the safe side. Tyki stood up and glared them, but Cross held ice in his eyes. . . . And more. "You idiot apprentice! How disgraceful!" Cross exclaimed.
"Now isn't the time to lecture him for. . . doing what wrong?" Tiedol defended.
Allen rested his chin on the floor so he could see Cross. "It's not my. . . fault you showed up late. . . Master."
Cross aimed his gun at the Noah, scoffing. "I was wondering when you'd show up."
"Two Generals, lero! That's too much! With all these exorcists you won't stand a chance, lero!" The umbrella bellowed.
Road held Lero in her hand, but seeing how he said such words, she banged his head on the solid floor. Her heart shaped and checkered board door opened behind her. "Come on, Tyki."
"Cowards." Kanda muttered.
Tyki reluctantly followed Road through her door, but not before Cross shot several bullets, damaging her door and hitting both Tyki and Road. Thank god for Road's regeneration abilities and that Tyki got shot once. Lucky for them.
When the door vanished and the place returned back to normal Cross turned to his apprentice, both staring each other down. "There's one good thing you did, idiot." Cross said.
"Yeah?"
"You protected two women with your life."
Allen wanted to laugh at the typical Cross, but he blacked out. Still, he wore a smile when he passed out. Allen was happy that Cross said that. He really was. Now he just needed to rest in order to recuperate.
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