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Allen stood there, watching as the door closed and the gate sealed. The next thing he knew, he was standing in front of a different door. He hung his head. He had told her enough, right? He would've told her more but... Allen looked down at his left hand. Dark matter chains bound his arm, making it impossible for him to activate his Innocence.
That, and... the Earl thought he had him under his mind control... That was semi-true. Allen couldn't directly go against the Earl, he wasn't allowed to. And he couldn't tell anyone what happened 99 years ago... Not yet at least. Allen looked at the door and silently hoped his great great grand daughter would be able to decipher the poem.
He knew she was strong on the outside, but... on the inside, she was weak. He'd know that better than anyone.
Allen had waited years for a strong decendant of the Walker line to emerge. Ravenel had been strong, but not strong enough... that is... until Allen had found out she was a Noah. When he found out, he needed to send her his message somehow...
But there was a third hand at play here. He wrote the poem, but it wasn't complete and someone else sent it to Raven in... a grotesque fashion... Who, he doesn't know... yet. He's been doing as much research as possible in his condition, but he still couldn't even find a single clue.
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My eyes snapped open and I quickly looked around. Allen was nowhere in sight. I thought for a moment, Was that THE Allen? Shit... I should've asked him before he pushed me through that door. I sighed, then tried to figure out where I was.
Because there was an IV drip, and a heart monitor, I guessed either a Black Order infirmary or the hospital. I sat up, then realized something was in my hand. I looked down at it and saw a joker playing card. I held it up and stared at it, then turned it around and saw it had an ace of spades on the back and had writing on it. The writing was in code... and it seemed... familiar.
I sighed, then was about to put it in my pocket when I realized I was in a hospital gown.
"Great, just great." I muttered to myself. I got off the bed and pulled off the heart monitor wires and took the IV out. I walked past the curtain to find myself in an empty infirmary room that belonged to The Black Order. I sighed, then took in a deep breath and yelled, "ANYBODY HERE?" It slightly echoed, then scuffling was heard from a nearby room.
A head poked out of the office and I saw whoever it was was wearing big weird looking glasses. They also had long, brown, curly hair.
"Oh! Uh, you're awake!" The person said as they stepped into the room and I noticed they were wearing a lab coat. I also noticed it was a girl, probably in her early twenties.
"Well thank you Captain Obvious." I said with sarcasm. "Now if you don't mind my asking, where the hell am I and where the hell are the others?"
"Uh, you're in the HQ infirmary and the people that were with you went to see Hevlaska." She answered.
"How long ago did they leave?" I asked.
"A couple of minutes actually." She replied.
I thought about something for a moment, then said, "Can you take me to Hevlaska?"
"Ye-Yeah, just follow me... but... don't you want some clothes first?" She asked.
"Yes." I answered.
"Give me a moment." The woman ran back into the room and came out moments later with a female Exorcist uniform. They weren't mandatory to wear, so a lot of people didn't wear them.
I looked at the uniform she was holding, then said, "I'd like a male uniform."
The person blinked in surprise, then stuttered, "Su-Sure." And then went back into the other room, and came out again with a male uniform. I took it and went behind the curtain and changed into it.
It was a long black trench coat that reached almost to the floor and had red trimming. It buttoned down on the right side and the buttons stoppen at the , it also had black fingerless gloves. It also had black pants with knee high boots covered in buckles. I had to be careful when I put the boots on since my ankle was injured from that god damn fight with the Noah.
As soon as I was changed, I put the card in my pocket and walked out from behind the curtain.
"A-Are you ready to go see Hevlaska?" The person asked.
"Yeah." Was my short and simple reply. She just nodded and walked out the door and I followed.
"So what's your name?" I asked.
"A-Angela Gill." She stuttered.
"Raven Walker." I said to let her know my name.
"I already knew that." Angela said.
"Oh?" I asked as I raised an eyebrow and looked at her through the corner of my eye.
"You-You're quite popular sin-since you have a unique Innocence. Well... That and everyone around here calls you the abandoned one..." Angela said.
"Abandoned One?" I hissed.
"I-I-I-It's not you're fault! I mean-!" Angela started stuttering.
I put my hand up for to stop talking and she complied. The rest of the walk, which was only a minute long, was walked in silence.
When we arrived at where ever we were, there was a practical tower with a countless number of floors, and an endless pit.
"Umm," I said, not really knowing where to go.
"Hevlaska's down there, but they took the elevator..." Angela answered my unasked question.
"Down there huh?" I asked as I looked down and saw no end to the pit.
"Yeah... we could just- Where are you going?" Angela asked when she noticed I had walked back into one of the halls a small distance.
"I'm not waiting for the elevator." I stated, then swiftly turned around. I got ready to do a quick sprint, then took off.
I jumped over the railing, but used it as a platform to get more distance into the center of the pit. I was falling headfirst, so I did a half-somersault so my feet were pointed down and not my head.
After a short while, I finally landed with a loud 'THUMP' on the elevator platform. I silently swore as my ankle started throbbing. I then looked up and saw the Ouran guys staring at me, shocked, and a guy with very dark purple hair that covered his left eye and had glasses seemed unamused by my entrance.
I stood up and dusted myself off and said, "Ditching me, huh?"
"Shouldn't you be in the infirmary?" The guy asked in an unamused voice. I took in his appearance. White robe, crosses, rose cross, and a strange white hat. Yep, definately the head of the science department, and if rumors were correct, that meant the man before me was Kyuichi Lee.
"Shouldn't you mind your own buissness Mister Lee?" I said with a fake smile that just screamed, 'Piss me off and you'll find yourself chopped to a million pieces'.
"How in the world did you jump down here and not get hurt?" Tamaki asked.
I stared at him with a look that said, 'You're stupid, aren't you?'
I sighed, then said, "I've been trained to be an Exorcist ever since I was born. It's perfectly natural for me to do such things."
"But should you really be doing that when the tendon in your ankle was severed?" Haruhi asked.
"Does it matter?" I replied.
"Yes, you could make it take longer to heal by doing that." Haruhi stated, plain and simple.
"What do you mean you were trained to be an Exorcist since you were born?" Hikaru and Kaoru asked at the same time.
I glared at them, then said, "For some unknown reason, every girl in the Walker line has been an Exorcist thus far, so everyone expected me to have Innocence, and guess what? I did."
"And why has every girl had Innocence?" Kyouya asked.
"I told you, I-" I was cut off by someone.
"Why it's just the girls, no one's sure. But everyone expected the Walker line to have powerful Exorcists since they're related to Allen Walker. What no one expected was for Ravenel to be the only one-" The unknown person started.
I cut him off by saying very loudly, but not yelling, "Frankly, that is not the issue here so just shut the HELL up General Michio." I recognized his voice anywhere. He may have saved my life, but he was only interested in my Innocence.
"My my, is that any way to speak to a superior? Especially one that saved you life?" He said from the darkness.
"Yes, yes it is. Especially when said person was only interested in my Innocence." I seethed.
"Who are you talking to?" Honey asked.
I looked at him, then said, "An Exorcist powerful enough to acquire the rank of General, but the way I see it, he's just an ass."
"You know, you told us 'Generals' were part of the order, but what exactly do they do?" Kyouya asked.
"They're the five strongest Exorcists that don't have to hunt Akuma, they try and go after the Noah and search for the Egg." I answered.
Someone coughed and all eyes went to Kyuichi. "Well, you can learn more about The Black Order later, for now, we need to see if Haruhi is an Accommodater."
"A what?" Tamaki asked.
"A person with the potential to be an Exorcist." I stated.
"So this is the person you want me to check?" A ghostly voice asked. Everyone, except Kyuichi, looked surprised. Noticing this, I figured there was nothing to fear.
"What was that?" Tamaki asked.
"Apprehensive are we?" I asked him, amused.
He looked at me, slightly annoyed, then all eyes were on Haruhi when he let out a surprised, 'Eep!'
He was being lifted in the air by glowing white tentacle things and yelling, "Guys! Help!"
I looked at Kyuichi to see his reaction, but he was just standing there as if was the most normal thing in the world for a person to be lifted in the air by white glowing tentacles, so I figured it was.
"Haruhi!" Tamaki yelled out as he ran over to the railing and reached out. Mori, however, ran over to the railing, jumped on it, used it as an elevated place to jump from, jumped up to Haruhi, grabbed him, then kicked off one of the tentacles and landed back on the platform.
I raised an eyebrow, as did Kyuichi, the twins somehow got score cards and both held up a ten, Kyouya continued writing whatever it was he was writing in that little black book, Honey told Mori he did a good job, Mori asked Haruhi if he was alright, and Tamaki was yelling about if Haruhi was alright or not and what those things were.
"Well! What in the world were those?" Tamaki yelled at Kyuichi. Kyuichi just stood there and I watched as a huge glowing face(?) appeared out of the darkness.
"Please calm down, I did not mean to frighten you, and I mean you no harm." The face, which I concluded must be Hevlaska, said.
All of the Ouran guys stared at her wide eyed. "Please allow me to see if this child is an Exorcist. I will do him no harm." Hevlaska asked the Ouran guys.
"What... What is that thing?" Tamaki asked no one in particular.
"That, 'thing', as you so kindly put it, is Hevlaska, the oldest Exorcist at the order." Kyuichi answered.
"Wait, she's human?" Kyouya asked.
"As human as you or I, just a permanent activation." Kyuichi answered.
"What do you mean permanent activation?" Haruhi asked.
"I choose to keep my powers activated at all times, so I'm never in my human form. The order calls it a permanent activation." Hevlaska explained to them.
"Wait, Haruhi's gonna look like that when she becomes an Exorcist?" Tamaki asked.
"She?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"I'm a girl." Haruhi simply stated.
"You still didn't answer my question." Tamaki said crossing his arms.
I looked at him with a, 'You're annoying me.' look, then said, "Maybe, maybe not. Chances are, not. It was just concluded since the discovery of my Exorcist powers tht Hevlaska is most likely a shape shifter too. But to be a shapeshifter, you need to be born one. Right now, we are fairly certain that Haruhi can't be a shape shifter. Most likely an equip type or plant type. Possibly a crystal type..."
"Wait, what?" Haruhi asked.
I sighed, then said, "There are six types of Exorcist weapons; The Equip type which is the most common. You carry some kind of weapon with you that's had your Innocence infused with it. The most common types are Katanas and guns. Then there's Plant type. It's a recently discovered type. It's like equip type, but you plant your Innocence with some flower seeds, and when the flower fully blooms, you can remove it from the ground and it will have your Innocence infused with it so you can use it as a weapon. Then there's Crystal type. It's not really a type you choose, but a type your Innocence chooses. It will turn itself into liquid, then the Accommodater must drink that liquid and the Innocence infuses itself with its user's blood and the person can turn their own blood into a type of crystal that can be in the shape of any weapon the person wants. There are three other types, but they're unimportant right now."
Tamaki was going to say something, but Kyuichi said, "As much as I'd love to continue this little game of Twenty Questions, we have a schedule to keep."
"Please, allow me to check your capability to be an Exorcist." Hevlaska asked as some of the tentacles reappeared on the platform and hovered around Haruhi.
Haruhi looked up at Hevlaska, then nodded her head. The tentacles then wrapped around her and slowly lifted her into the air.
"Haruhi!" Tamaki called out.
"I'm fine sempai." Haruhi called back. Tamaki restrained himself from trying to reach out to her.
Hevlaska brought Haruhi close to her head, then touched their foreheads together and started saying percentages. "Five percent... twenty one percent... fifty seven percent..."
"What's she doing?" Kyouya asked Kyuichi.
"She's seeing how compatible Haruhi would be to use the type of Innocence that's attracted to her. The higher the percentage, the more power the Innocence allows its user to draw from it. The fact that Haruhi is way past ten percent is a definite sign she's an Exorcist." Kyuichi answered.
"Seventy eight percent... eighty nine percent... ninety one percent..." Hevlaska paused longer than before, then started to set Haruhi back on the platform. "Her synchronization rate is ninety one percent." Hevlaska stated.
"I'm guessing that's good?" Haruhi stated.
"Yep, just so long as it doesn't fall below sixty percent." I stated.
"What do you mean?" Haruhi asked.
"I don't feel like explaining it right now, but just think of it as a test. Ninety two percent is an A, eighty one percent is a B, seventy one percent is a C, 61 percent is a D, and sixty percent and lower is an F. Fall past sixty percent, and you're most likely going to become a Fallen One." I answered.
"What's a Fallen One?" Honey asked.
"Details, details..." I said with a dismissing wave of my hand.
"Anyway, it's time for Haruhi to get her Innocence." Kyuichi stated.
"Uh, how do I do that?" Haruhi asked.
"You don't child, I give it to you." Hevlaska said.
"Why do you give it to her?" Kyouya asked.
"I am not an Exorcist that fights, but merely an Exorcist that protects the Innocence shards. Look closer, and you will see..." Hevlaska replied.
All the Ouran guys, and Haruhi, looked closer and saw green shining specks within Hevlaska's ghost like body.
"Is that the Innocence?" Tamaki asked.
I refrained from making any snarky comments at that question.
The Innocence shards floated through Hevlaska's body as she released them and they floated over towards Haruhi. I stared wide eyed as I counted fourteen shards.
But then, something unexpected happened. Two shards floated to each of the Ouran guys, and Haruhi, and started orbiting around them.
"Well well, looks like you found seven Exorcists, not just one." General Michio said from the shadows.
"But, the Akuma fired a poisoned bullet only at Haruhi..." I trailed off as the Ouran guys, and Haruhi, stared in wonder at the Innocence orbiting around their heads.
"I can check to see their synchronization rate..." Hevlaska voluntered.
Everyone looked at the Host Club and it took them a moment to realize we were waiting to see which one would volunteer first.
Kyouya spoke up and said, "Seeing as how no one is doing anything, I guess I'll volunteer to have this, 'Synchroniztion Rate', checked."
"Very well..." Hevlaska said as she started wrapping her tentaccles around him and lifted him in the air. She touched foreheads with him and started counting. "Seven percent... twenty percent... forty nine percent... eighty one percent... eighty eight percent..." She stopped, then set him back on the platform and said, "His synchroniztion rate is eighty eight percent."
This continued and it was learned Hikaru and Kaoru's sync. rate was eighty nine each, Honey's was eighty seven, Mori's was eighty six, and Tamaki's was ninety.
"Well, I guess all of you are vital parts of the Black Order now, so welcome." Kyuichi said with a smile. Then he turned to me and said, "Since you found all of them, you can train them."
"WHAT? I have other more important things to o instead of babysit!" I yelled at him.
"Umm, we're right here." Haruhi said.
"Like what?" Kyuichi asked in an annoyed tone.
"Investigate the god damn-!" I paused, then looked over at the host club, then looked at Kyuichi and said, "Investigate, that."
"'That', is not your job, and I can assure you that we have our best on the case." Kyuichi stated.
"What is this, 'that', event that no one will tell us about?" Tamaki finally snapped.
"NONE OF YOUR GOD DAMN CONCERN!" I yelled at him.
"Oohh, somebody's touchy." The twins said at the same time.
I glared at them, then said, "Forget about 'that' and just figure out what type you want your stupid Innocence to be."
"Meanie..." Hiakru and Kaoru muttered.
"How do we know which one to choose?" Haruhi asked.
"I don't know, just choose-" I stopped when I noticed that their Innocence was starting to fly around their heads faster than before. "Why's your Innocence flying so fast?"
Everyone seemed to suddenly notice the Innocence was being strange.
"That's weird." Hikaru stated as tried touching one as it zoomed around his head, but it cut him. "Ow! What the heck?" He exclaimed as he quickly pulled his hand away.
"Hikaru! Are you okay?" Kaoru asked as he started somehow getting sparkles around him.
"I swear, if you two start acting gay I'll hit you. Get a room if you're gonna act gay. And what the fuck is up with those sparkles?" I stated. Honestly, I had nothing against gay guys, but seeing any kind of affection displayed in public is just... Blegh.
"Well, we should go back up and see why their Innocence is acting weird." Kyuichi stated.
"You do that." I said as I leaned on the railing.
"And where are you going?" Kyuichi asked.
I stared at him, then gasped and pointed behind him and everyone looked to see what I was pointing at. I used this chance to jump off the platform and onto the ground below, where ever it was.
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Everyone looked to where Raven pointed. What they were expecting, they weren't sure themselves. All they saw was the vast darkness that the order called a basement, but when they went to turn back to Raven, they saw she was gone.
"Hmm, she ditched us." Kyuichi stated. Everyone looked at him like, 'Well... DUH!'. Kyuichi either ignored them, or didn't notice as he turned and pressed a button for the elevator to go up.
"What about our Innocence, it's still being weird." Haruhi stated.
"'Tis a problem we will deal with once we're back in the lab." Kyuichi said as he clucked his tongue.
"Umm, the Innocence is flying faster..." Tamaki said. It was true, it now looked like a green circle around their heads since it was flying so fast.
Before anyone could say anything else, there was a bright green flash that made it impossible for anyone to see anything. As soon as it faded, Kyuichi, whom had covered his eyes with his arm, pulled his arm away and said, "What was that?"
He was shocked, however, to find that the teens form Ouran were all out cold and their Innocence was no where to be seen.
He ran over to the closest person, which happened to be Haruhi, and sat her up slightly so she was lying flat on her back.
"Haruhi! Haruhi! Damn it!" Kyuichi cursed at himself. He then realized the hand he had supporting Haruhi's back was wet and warm. He slid it out slightly and his eyes widened in horror. His hand was covered in blood.
He immediatly laid Haruhi back down and reached inside his coat for a golem. He pulled out a crow and said to it, "Go tell the head nurse we have seven injured Exorcists in immediate need of treatment. Go, now!" He threw the golem into the air and it flew faster than the elevator and went towards the infirmary.
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I sat there, where ever 'there' was. I was right, the bottomless pit DID have a floor. Now, if only it had light.
"Exactly why did you jump off the elevator?" A General spoke from the darkness.
I couldn't recognize their voice, which meant it was a General I hadn't met yet.
"I wish to speak to," I started, then hissed the next part, "Shishou Michio."
"Ooh, must be important if you called me Shishou." Michio teased. I told myself I could insult him later, for now, I needed to talk to him.
"Shishou, may I speak with you in private?" I seethed.
"Hmm..." He started, "I dunno... What's in it for me?"
"Shishou!" I shouted, then calmed myself and continued, "Please quit acting childish, I need to speak with you."
"I still don't know..." Michio said childishly.
"Shishou, I must request that- OH SCREW THIS! I NEED TO TALK WITH YOU YOU IMBECILE!" I snapped. "I'll be on the roof." I hissed before miraculously finding another elevator and taking it up, all the while hearing Michio's obnoxious laughter.
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General Michio laughed, then said, "Now THAT'S the pupil I taught! It was hilarious that he tried being formal!"
"Shouldn't you go see what he needs to speak to you about?" General Yugure asked.
"Relax, relax." General Michio said with a wave of his hand, "I'm leavin' now."
Moments after he disappeared, General Yukai asked, "He's insane, isn't he?"
"If you're just realizing this, than you're the crazy one." General Yugure answered.
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I waited on the roof for Michio. Knowing him, he'd be there in three... two...
"Oi! Raven!" I heard Michio yell from behind me.
"Took you long enough." I muttered.
"So what's so important that you have to speak to me in private about it?" Michio asked.
"Do you think... Do you think Allen Walker could still be alive?" I asked.
"The 'hero'? I dunno, maybe." Michio said as he walked over to beside me and sat on the ledge of the building with his feet dangling off the edge. "Why do ya ask?" He asked me.
I looked to my right and saw his blue eyes staring right at me. General Michio was twenty four, but acted like a kid. His attitude was cocky, immature, but somehow, gentle, caring, like an older brother. His appearance, although, said otherwise. He had a spiked up green mohawk and multiple piercings. He was one that someone might label, 'Punk'.
"Just a random question." I said as I immediatly looked away.
I could feel him staring at me, then heard him say in his gentle, older brother voice, "Raven, I know you wouldn't want to speak to me in private about just a random question, now tell me what's up."
"The sky." I muttered.
"That's not what I meant and you know it, so just tell me already." Michio said, losing his patience.
I sighed, then hesitated a moment before saying, "You're going to have to kill me one day."
I didn't have to look at him to know he was staring at me in shock. I was surprised, however, to hear him laughing. "Good one Raven! You almost had me believing you!" He laughed.
"I'm serious!" I yelled while turning to face him. He stopped laughing and looked at me.
"Oh come on Raven, there's no reason for me to kill you-" He started.
"I'm a Noah." I stated, interrupting his sentence. He stared at me in disbelief and shock. "Well, I'm turning into a Noah, I'm not quite one yet, but when I do turn into one, you're going to have to kill me."
"Raven... I can't kill you. You're like my little sister-" He started.
"But I'm not! You're gonna have to kill me one day or you'll be going against orders!" I yelled at him.
He got an angry expression on his face and yelled, "'Orders' this, 'Orders' that! You always say you hate the Black Order but everything is 'Orders' with you! Some 'Orders' can be broken, so I'm not going to kill you!"
"What if I want you to kill me!" I yelled at him. That statement caught him off guard. "I don't want everyone finding out that the last Walker was a Noah! That's not how I want the end of the family line to go down! Me, my aunts, uncles, cousins, my ancestors, we've been trying harder than anyone else to get the order to get rid of the suspicion we're going to betray them. We've tried for years... Not even the fact Allen Walker was the 'hero' could get rid of their suspicions!" I paused to take a breath. "That's why... That's why I want the last Walker to disappear, to have only one person know what truly happened... to have only one person attend my cremation funeral." I looked away and suddenly found the ground very interesting to stare at.
There was silence for a while before Michio finally spoke up. "You think that's reason enough for me to kill you?" I heard him say, then felt him put a hand on my head. "You're like my- no, you are my little sister. I don't care if we need the same parents to be siblings, you're my little sister and I'm not going to kill you. I'd sooner let you become a Noah and kill me before I even think of killing you. You can think of me as a bastard, you can call me an ass, you can try to punch me in the face as many times as you want, but I'll still think of you as my sister."
There was silence for a moment, then I said, "You're such an ass."
He laughed and said, "Why can't there be more moments like this around the world?"
"Because thilthy Noah like me exist." I muttered.
"Ignoring that." Michio stated before standing up and stretching. "Well, I have to get back to work and you should go see your new, 'disciples', as soon as possible."
"Oh, shut up." I hissed.
"Ignoring the little Noah problem, you could very well be on your way to being a General." Michio stated.
"Too bad it will never happen." I stated.
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I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY IT'S LATE!
I caught a summer flu and have major writer's block so it was hard for me to write this chapter, so I'm sorry you had to wait!
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