Chapter 4
Author's note: Many thanks go to my reviewers. I'm sorry for not updating this one earlier. I also need to thank PeachTeaKT who pointed out that what Kanda did with the chains in the last chapter is quite impossible. I was aware of this but it was good that someone pointed out this flaw for me. All I can say in response is, ladies and gentlemen, Kanda is something else. Never try anything that happens in this fanfiction at home. Kanda is capable of the impossible but we are not. Thanks again PeachTeaKT. Your comment was much appreciated. More reviews very welcome. I hope you all enjoy!
Kanda didn't turn to acknowledge the Queen. He had very few means to fight and leaving now would mean an incomplete mission. Kanda's best choice was to somehow escape to find a good hiding place within the mansion. Even as he analysed his options, Kanda knew that the situation was practically hopeless. The hands were still pulling at him through the bars. That made running very difficult. Beyond that, Kanda was quite sure that the Queen wouldn't let him get far. Kanda cursed. Weapon or no weapon, Kanda wasn't going to go down without a fight.
He smashed his foot into the Queen and dropped to the ground, rolling underneath the Queen's retaliation. He was back up on his feet within seconds, crouched with his knife held in front of him. It was a weak defence and Kanda knew it but it was a weapon nonetheless. And Kanda was a weapons expert.
The Queen was large and much slower than Kanda. He flitted around her, stinging with his knife as deeply and as often as he could. The Queen's skin was thick but with enough power behind it, Kanda's knife sliced clean cuts through the first layer of muscle. The Queen made no sound, however, and Kanda felt his chances of escape slipping away. The knife would not be enough. It couldn't be. Humanoid or not, the Queen was an Akuma. Kanda needed Mugen.
Kanda aimed for the Queen's more vital nerves, hoping that the knife would at least work to paralyse or incapacitate her. He never stood a chance. The Queen's hand enclosed him again, pulling him high into the air. Struggling, Kanda was bought face to face with a very angry Queen.
"I wonder what sort of punishment should be described this time?"
It was a rhetorical question.
"Trying to release all of my toys, you've been quite busy haven't you, my pet?"
Kanda tried to bring his knife up to inflict as much more damage as he could but the Queen squeezed tighter. He couldn't breathe. Everything was going red. Redder than blood. Air was non-existent. There was none of it left in Kanda's world. Kanda vaguely wondered if he had a world anymore. Was he dying or was he already dead?
Something released. Kanda didn't know what it was that released. Not anymore. He didn't care either for now there was oxygen again. Something to fill his lungs and space within his body to hold it there. Kanda breathed deeply, taking advantage of the reprieve. Slowly, with the return of basic bodily functions, his mind cleared. He was on the floor. The Queen still had her hand wrapped around him. She was leering down at him. He didn't feel pain nor could he sense the ominous presence of blood. Why didn't she kill him?
The Queen was smiling. Kanda was still trying to get enough oxygen back into his body.
"Now, now. Don't give up that easily. You exorcists are a lot more fragile than I had imagined. Without your innocence, you're a breakable as all those other humans there. I want to play some more," she grinned. "Play with me."
Kanda couldn't move. At first he thought that his body was still suffering from a severe lack of air but then he discovered that it was much less complicated. The Queen was pinning him down. She only needed one finger per limb to hold him still. Kanda struggled as the Queen leaned in close.
"Scream for me," she whispered.
Kanda's arm broke. He screamed.
Author's Note: I'm introducing some of the other exorcists next chapter. Allen will make an appearance but Kanda won't. Just thought I would give you all a heads up! Please continue reading!