Mizu: Well, this chapter is done. Took longer than I thought and is shorter than I would like but oh well. Disclaimer time. I don't own -Man. If I did, there would be more girl exorcist with amazing powers and don't get depressed over every little thing.
Innocence's True Form...
Chapter two; To those that fell by his hand...
"Th-That's impossible!" Allen shouted, and again, instantly regretting it.
The second after he voice his opinion, Allen's body voiced its own. As another wave of horrendous pain shot through him from his toes to his hair, Allen suddenly started coughing up blood. Allen's eyes widened with fear. He shot his terrified look toward his comrades. Was this really happening? Did he really just lose his innocence and now was he going to die?
"Baka!" the man nearly shouted.
The man knelt by Allen and placed his left hand on Allen's chest. Suddenly the cross imbedded in the man's hand started to shine a brilliant green. The man slowly added more pressure onto Allen's chest. Allen's friends watched in horror to what was happening in front of them.
"Now just relax, baka," the man gently whispered.
Allen looked at the man. For some reason, he felt the sudden urge to listen to the man. To follow his instructions. To let this man lead him. After a couple of seconds, Allen relinquished himself to that feeling. It couldn't end up being worse than the pain he felt right then anyways.
"Good," the man smiled, "Now stay that way for a moment."
The man slowly lifted his hand from Allen's chest. The man closed his eyes to focus on some unseen thing. The room filled with an eerie, silent, tension. His friends started at the two. What was going on? Suddenly, another brilliant green light started to shine. The difference this time was that it was coming from Allen's chest, shining even brighter than the man's hand.
Slowly but surely, the pain left Allen's face. His heavy breathing slowly mellowed out as the light slowly began to fade. The man, once Allen seemed to be healed from whatever had tortured his body, stood up and tugged on the white haired boy's right arm to pull him up.
"W-What the hell…" Komui muttered, "What are you?"
"I told you," the man smirked, "I'm his innocence."
"Th-that's impossible," Allen stuttered, "There's no way that-"
"Why on this living planet not?" the man questioned, "Innocence has always cause some strange phenomenon wherever they are, correct?"
"Y-yeah but they-" Lavi started to protest.
"You don't know that," the man interrupted, "Hevlaska can even tell you that herself. Innocence can take on a human form once their accommodators have finally linked with them fully."
"Th-then the generals-" Lenalee gasped.
"No." the man spat.
"Huh?"
"The generals can do no such thing," the man stated.
"But they are the only ones who have surpassed hundred percent synchronization rate!" Komui shouted, "If not them, then who?"
"Like I said," the man said, pasting one of Allen's smiles on his face, "Only when the accommodator and innocence have become fully linked. Allen and I have been for some time now."
"E-Evolution?" Lenalee gasped again, "Like when my dark boots accepted my resolve?"
"Closer but no," the man sighed, shaking his head, "Allen and I have been fully linked for some time but it did not happen when he found my true form nor when he broke through the critical point."
"Then when!" Allen demanded, "This isn't making any sense!"
"We became fully linked the second you first activated me of your own free will," the man stated, staring into Allen's eyes, "The day you destroyed Narien's akuma."
"Wh-What?" Allen gasped.
"Don't you find it even a little odd how even after a Noah "destroyed" me, you were still able to regain me?" the man asked.
"Y-yeah but-"
"Or how I filled that hole in your heart? Not even parasitic types have been able to do that. Innocence cannot normally save their accommodators from such things," the man continued, "Yet I did."
Allen gulped.
"What about the many different forms I took before you found my true form? I reformed myself a million times over to match your emotions beyond what even normal parasitic types should be able to do," the man added, "Yet we did."
"You make no fuckin' sense!" Kanda cursed.
"How Mugen puts up with you I have no idea," the man sighed, "Look I'll put this in terms even you'll be able to understand. Being fully linked has nothing to do with synchro-rate. It's all about whether or not you are the true accommodator of the innocence."
"True accommodator?" Chaoji questioned.
"Now, wait just a second!" Krory snapped, "I thought innocence wouldn't bond anyone that isn't a compatible with it!"
"True," the man stated, "but we can be compatible with someone but they may not be able to wield us in the way that we were meant to be. They can use us but that's all. No dependability. No continuous movements. Rash attacks through the limited connection that has been established between the two. Extremely shortened lives. In fact, that's why most parasitic types die so quickly. They aren't the true accommodator for their innocence."
"What?" Allen gasped, "So you aren't draining my life force?"
"…I am," the man said quietly, "but no where near the frightening levels of most parasitic wielders. I will not drain you to the point where you die. I use below the bare minimum now that I have entered my true form. Should you not do something stupid, you should live a long life, baka."
"Why do you keep calling me that?" Allen snapped.
"Cause your stupid actions," the man chuckled, "I turn my back for a couple of minutes and you disappear."
"Like you're one to talk! I woke up and you weren't even connected to my body anymore!" Allen shouted, "If you could have taken this form at any time then why didn't you when Tyki was tearing you off?"
"Ah yes, that whole thing," the man grinned nervously, "Well, I didn't want to show this ability to the Earl just yet."
"Bull crap!" Allen screamed.
"Excuse me but," Miranda spoke up, "Can y-you finish ex-explaining e-e-everything?"
"Oh, right. Well, if you are a true accommodator like Allen is with me, then you just have to wait until you have fully linked together," the man stated, rubbing the back of his neck.
"That explains a lot!" everyone shouted angrily.
"To become fully linked, you and your innocence must share the exact same dream. Your emotions must be one. Every movement between the two will come as second nature. What the accommodator's senses detect, the innocence does as well and vice versa. No pain comes from wielding your innocence. No doubt in abilities that have yet to be tested," the man listed off, "Willing to go through hell and back to save one another if one can. Can pull the other from the brink of death in a millisecond."
The man paused to stared up at Hevlaska, "And finally, the innocence will be able to show itself in its truest form. This human form that I have taken up is the truest form."
"But I thought the innocence crystals were the purest form," Lavi muttered.
"They are in a sense," the man stated, "But our human form is what we long for."
"Why is that, Crown Clown?" Allen asked, placing his right hand on his innocence's shoulder.
"I was wondering when you were going to address me with that foolish name," Crown Clown chuckled.
"Is there something else to call you by?" Allen questioned.
"Unfortunately no," the man laughed, "Why, you ask?"
Everyone stared at the man/innocence's back. They all could feel their hair raising on end but couldn't figure out why.
"It is simply because we were the first to fall," the man said sadly, "The one hundred and nine pieces of Innocence were all the first to fall at the hand of the Millennium Earl."
"Huh?" most of the group questioned, confused by the man's statement.
"No way…" Allen gasped, eye's widening in understanding.
"Yes, Allen," the man smiled, "You can see my memories. You can feel my experiences, can't you? You know exactly what I was."
Allen quickly covered his mouth with his hand. He was going to be sick. All of Crown Clown's memories were starting to flash in front of his eyes until they stopped on one particular one. He didn't care about the tears that started to leak from his eyes. It was just to painful to watch. It the most awful thing he had ever seen. No. That was a lie and he knew it.
"Allen?" Lenalee questioned.
"That's why you seek them out," Allen muttered, "That's why you can destroy akuma even without your accommodator's consent."
The Crown Clown just nodded.
"What are you talking about, Moyashi?" Kanda demanded.
"Innocence were the very first to fall to the Millennium Earl," Allen repeated, "They were the first one hundred and nine souls that he came to in their darkest moments."
All eye's widened. They couldn't have, could they? There was no way that that was true…right?
"N-No way," Lavi gasped.
"It is true," Crown Clown said, "We were the first to allow the Earl to use us. He came to each of us and tricked us into bringing our dead love's ones back. To bring them back only to trap them in those torturous bodies and to die ourselves."
"S-So those that-"
"Don't even start to think that!" Crown Clown snapped, "No. We hundred and nine were the only ones that were granted the right to come back and try and save this world from the Earl. The souls of the slain stopped becoming innocence once the Heart decided that our number was enough."
"The Heart?" the exorcists gasped.
"Yes. She was given the ability to decide who would become innocence. We were chosen due to our deep hatred towards the man that tricked us and who was torturing our loved ones," the Crown Clown growled, "After us, everyone that had fallen to him filled their minds with guilt and regrets. Those feelings would have been worthless against the Earl."
"So you know who the Heart is?" Komui questioned hopeful.
"Yes but I am not allowed to tell your which piece she is," the Crown Clown, "She wishes to remain hidden so she can fight along side with us."
"Yes," Komui nodded, "I understand."
"Thank you," Crown Clown smiled, "Now, Allen, let's get you back to the cafeteria and fill your stomach! I know you don't feel hungry like normal but you still have to eat just as much."
"R-Right," Allen agreed, "I'll meet up with you guys later!"
"Bye!"
Allen slowly followed his innocence out the door and to the elevator. He stayed silent until he knew no one would be able to hear him.
"You didn't tell them everything, right?" Allen questioned.
"They didn't need to know that fact yet," the Crown Clown sighed.
"You're right," Allen sighed as well, "They didn't need to know that you aren't just any innocence. You were the second piece."
'And the brother of the Heart and right-hand man; her personal guard,' Allen thought to himself, knowing all to well that Crown Clown heard them in his own skull.
"Hush, baka," the Crown Clown chuckled, "Now isn't the time to talk."
"Right," Allen stated stepping out of the elevator, "but you better explain everything to me later.
Mizu: Not much to say right now. Um…Will try to update sooner this time…hm…Will try and do a major plot twist somewhere in the near future…will bring Link back in soon. I think that's it. Okay, remember that all reviews are loved! They bring sweet inspiration! Just like watching Yuu-chan acting Lavi or Tiedoll for something stupid.
Kanda: Yuu-Chan? NOW YOU ARE DOING IT TOO!
Mizu: *laughs evilly* Oops! A mere slip of the tongue, BaKanda.
Kanda: I'll rip that filthy tongue right out of your mouth! *chases Mizu out of the room*
Allen: Mizu is really weird…She knows Kanda hates that name and never calls him it.
Lavi: She just wants that precious inspiration that she said would come from Yuu's murderous rage.
Allen: Please review so that we don't have to go clean her blood off of the wall.
Mizu: *says through a random golem* Ciao for now, peoples!