hello internet friends!

It's been a little bit and I should've updated sooner but it was just one of those weeks where you just didnt want to go jack shit. It's seriously 11:58 ah, excuse me, 11:59am on a sunday night. I'm still trying to tell myself I have school tomorrow morning...but...you know.

I dont own Man & I hope you enjoy this chapter!

And this chapter is a bit shorter than the others, I originally had this chapter end at a different spot but I thought this would sum up the chapter better than the original ending(:

I'll update soon...if...you...review...please

''S-stop it...I swear i'm okay!'' a young girl shouted, her hair was short, sticking to her small face. Her blue eyes wide with fear ''you're a freak'' a group of kids shouted at her ''freaks like you shouldn't have been born'' a boy shouted throwing a rock at her, hitting her in the forehead.

The young girl had tears in her eyes a small trickle of blood fell down to her chin ''i'm not a freak'' she whispered as the group circled around her throwing rocks and striking her with a stick as the girl huddled onto the floor crying in pain ''you're a monster! You shouldn't have been born in the first place'' they shouted as the girl cried.

A boy raised his hand to beat her once more as she stopped crying, her eyes wide with anger and hate as the boy repeatedly hit her until they laughed. She was silent as they threw their last rock at her and walked away laughing. Many people in her village passed by without even a glance at her ''curse them...'' she whispered her voice low and veiled with hate and malice

''...i'll kill them all.''

Ashlynn's eyes snapped open, her breath low and trembling ''are you alright?'' Marie asked as she looked over realizing where she was.

She looked at Kanda who stared intently at her ''yeah are we there yet?'' she asked sitting up her heart jumping in her chest ''yeah people are getting off now'' Marie said as they stood up, Marie walked out first fallowing Kanda then Ashlynn.

''What's wrong with you?'' Kanda demanded as Ashlynn glared at him ''nothing's wrong with me'' she hissed before eyes widened ''sorry...just a bad dream'' she said lightly ''if you don't want to tell me that's fine, don't lie to me Ashlynn'' he said as she smiled ''let's go to the church Kanda'' she said gently as he glared at her but continued.

They walked for an hour until it was around 10pm, they stopped in front of a church ''we're here'' Kanda said ''no shit'' she mumbled looking up, tilting her head back to see the top bell of the chapel and whistled ''what's that noise?'' Ashlynn whispered ''someone's singing...it sounds like a choir of girls'' Marie said as Ashlynn came up to the high wooden doors and opened it.

Inside was indeed a large choir of girls around Ashlynn's age, singing with heavenly voices, everyone else was sitting in the first few church chairs.

The three sat in the corner of the back ''good evening my brothers and sisters, my children and our mother'' the priest said in the front with a grand voice ''let us pray to Mother'' he said and everyone looked down.

''May Mother bless us with discomfort at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships. May Mother bless you with anger at-''

''-what kind of prayers are these?''

Ashlynn whispered in between Kanda and Marie.

''-And may Mother bless you with enough foolishness To believe that you can make a difference in the world. Let Mother relieve us of our sin, our uncleanliness and let Mother purify us of our demons...amen'' they finished.

On cue, the girls in the back began to sing, angelic voices echoed through out the high walls of the Russian church, everyone wore a robe like outfit, that covered parts of their face. It was a dark gray with dark red trim on the hood that covered their faces. The priest wore a similar robe only white with a red sash, the girls in the choir wore short white dresses that came up to the collar on their necks with long bell sleeves with red trim. Gray buttons came from the high collar all the way down to the bottom of the dress. Their hair was up in a strange way, all of their long hair was placed into a bun on the left side of their head, then hair falling down from the bun.

''Now let us see with my brothers and sisters are pure'' he said, each of them walked up, taking their hoods off and bent down ''let Mother release you from your sins'' he said sprinkling what looked like holy water onto their foreheads ''you are pure'' the priest put a hand on the man's shoulder ''thank you father'' he said leaving quickly pulling his hood back up.

The choir girls left along with everyone else further inside the church ''the innocence'' Marie whispered ''you don't think...'' Ashlynn looked at him ''the holy water'' Marie said ''but...that would mean the innocence itself became the water'' she said ''how do we get it?'' Kanda asked.

''Hello my brothers and sister'' the priest came up to them, the church was now empty ''hello father'' Marie said ''I have never seen you before, what robes are you wearing?'' father asked ''we are from the Orthodox church in London, we came here because we heard of your church it's...interesting ways'' Ashlynn said slowly.

The priest looked at Ashlynn ''what is your name child?'' he asked.

''My sister Elizabeth, this is Edgar my brother in law and I am Albert'' Kanda said as Ashlynn fought the slightest urge to laugh ''Elizabeth, what a beautiful name for a beautiful girl. Mother must be shining brightly on you. What have you and your brothers come here for?'' he asked.

''We-'' Kanda began but Ashlynn stepped in ''I actually'' she said pausing looking at her "brother" with a sweet smile ''wanted to learn more about mother, thought we've grown up in the church. Our father never let me see her'' Ashlynn said her english accent was near perfect, her voice a pitch higher to please the father with her innocent looks ''I see, perhaps you weren't...old enough for mother'' he said choosing his words carefully ''i'm a lady not a child, father. I always wished to join a choir'' she said Kanda and Marie let Ashlynn do the talking, interrupting her would get them nowhere ''perhaps your father would let you join here'' he said ''oh really? That would be just fantastic'' she said.

''Of course, you'll have to become pure. Have you not done this before child?'' he asked as she shook her head ''come with me then'' he said leading her further into the church, Kanda looked at Marie ''i'll stay here...and pray for a while father'' Marie said ''of course Edgar'' the priest said as Kanda fallowed Ashlynn closely.

''Can you believe it brother?'' she asked mocking excitement as she turned to him as they passed by the bowl of holy water.

''Father...what's in that bowl?'' Kanda asked ''it is Mother's tears, it cleanses and purifies anything it touches. It will erase anyone's hatred and suffering'' he said as Kanda paused to look in it.

''Beautiful isn't it Albert? At times you will see it glowing, it's Mother's power'' he said ''glowing?'' Ashlynn asked ''Elizabeth, if you look into the bowl of Mother's tears, you will see your past, your sins and your hatred.'' he said as two nuns came out with children wearing tiny robs ''hello there'' the nun said, she had long light brown hair with blue eyes, the nun beside her had blond hair and brown eyes ''Anya, Ingrid'' the priest said pointing the blond first then the brunette ''meet Elizabeth and her brother Albert, they're from London'' he said ''Elizabeth is going to join the heavenly choir'' he said.

The nuns looked down at her smiling ''come, we must prepare you for the cleansing'' Anya said ''how so?'' she asked ''we must bath you until you look pure as the driven snow'' Ingrid smiled leaning her away ''good bye brother'' she said looking at Kanda.

She walked into the showers seeing many naked woman cleaning. She saw that it unfazed her, she had seen many naked men and woman growing up with Cross and Drusilla ''come now'' the nuns said beginning to undress her.

Ashlynn blushed and was a bit uncomfortable when she sat in the wooden tub of water. The nuns cleaned her, making her ready ''what will father do to me?'' Ashlynn asked ''he will take you back into the church where he will cleanse you. Your sin and hatred will wither'' Anya said.

''What if someone's hatred is too powerful for the tears to wash away?'' she asked quietly ''i'm not sure, but don't worry Elizabeth. You look as pure as an angel'' she said handing her some clothes. The same clothes that the choir girls wore. She put it on and realized that the sleeves nearly extended past her fingertips, they tied a red bow around her neck and styled her hair into the bun ''you look beautiful Elizabeth'' Ingrid smiled 'I look like i'm shooting some fucked up porn, Cross would try to get me to wear this' she shuddered as she slipped on the black flats ''come now, for you shall be cleansed'' the nuns said.

''Mother, please forgive this child's sins and demons. For she did not mean to harm others, let your tears wash away this child's hatred and anger'' the father said as Marie and Kanda watched, Ashlynn kept an emotionless face.

'hatred...' she thought as he continued with the prayer.

''now, Elizabeth, look into the tears and your sins will be revealed to you'' he said, Ashlynn peered inside it seeing nothing except her reflection, on the very bottom of the glass bowl something glimmered,

'the innocence...it was the water that was glowing, it was the innocence. It's not the water either, it's the bowl that contains innocence' she then jumped as the water rippled.

She gasped as a vary of images reflected on the waters surface. She saw a girl, frightened and shivering, tears running down her face.

She was on a mat strapped by her ankles and wrists ''why...'' she whispered looking up to see two people stare down at her.

Her mother and father crying ''how could you do this to your own daughter?'' the young girl sobbed ''i'm so sorry Shiori but it's for the best'' her mother cried, looking hideous as blood streaked her wrinkled face. Shiori looked at her father.

''Is this why you hid me from the village, so that you're not ashamed of people knowing that i'm your daughter?'' she whispered as her father sighed.

''You're a monster Shiori...one that your mother and I should have never kept'' he said as her eyes widened.

''even you think i'm a monster...''

Tears ran down from the corner of her brilliant blue eyes. Her father picked up a dagger and raised it above his head ''i'm so sorry'' her mother cried as the young girl gasped ''no, please father don't hurt me. Please!'' the girl screamed.

''I promise I wont be a monster anymore, you can hide me away. I wont ever show people what I am just p-please'' she screamed as he closed his eyes stabbing his own child.

Her eyes sprung open as blood spilt on her body, but she didn't feel pain. She looked up to see her hand...her hand that had changed into a large double edged sword, piercing the skin of her father. The girl gasped pulling her entire arm until the blade was out of his body. Her father fell back blood staining the floor as she cut the ropes binding her and stood up.

Her father smiled at her ''you really are a demon'' he coughed before closing his eyes and leaving the world.

Her mother sobbed on his chest ''you monster, I wish you would just die!'' her mother screeched picking up the dagger and aiming at her daughters chest.

With one swift movement her mother fell, dropping the knife.

''I curse you all...for you tried to kill me...your own daughter. I'll make you all pay...i'll kill you all'' she whispered her short black hair stained with blood.

She stepped outside of her japanese house and walked over to the house beside her's and walked in quietly.

Screams slowly filled the village's silence as she dropped the paper lantern igniting the home on fire. She walked off singing softly.

"Why do lovely flowers bloom from the cherry tree? Children of seven, waking, smile at the sun."

"Why do fragrant blossoms stir in the mountain air?"

"Children of seven, laughing, run through the woods."

"Why do crimson branches dance for the village streets?"

"Children of seven, singing, call down the wind."

"Why do wilting flowers fall from the cherry tree?"

"Children of seven, dying, to wake once more''

she sang softly ending villager's lives, her hatred as visible as the flames flickering in the sky.

Ashlynn gasped screaming as she fell backwards onto the floor holding her head.

The priest, nuns and exorcists watched in shock as Ashlynn sobbed tears leaking down her face as she clutched her hair.

''Mother please let her let go of her hatred and cleanse her sins'' the priest shouted sprinkling the water onto her, her burnt her skin ''it hurts'' she cried as Marie looked up ''her skin is reacting to the innocence'' Marie shouted as the priest gasped.

''Your hatred...let it go'' he said as she looked at him a look of pure horror on her face.

''I will never let it go'' she said growling.

''I will never let go of my hatred!'' she screamed.

''Elizabeth you leave us no choice, we must give your hatred to Mother'' he said pulling out a knife ''Ashlynn!'' Kanda shouted as he got his Mugen and blocked his knife.

Ashlynn took the bowl as Kanda's sword pierced skin, the priest knocking over wine and candles as he fell dead.

Ashlynn threw the bowl on the ground then got on her knees and looked for the innocence ''go tell the others that there's been a fire'' Kanda said to Marie who nodded and went further into church to warn the others, Ashlynn picked up the glowing orb and sighed standing up but falling once more, shards of the bowl were in her legs.

''Marie!'' Kanda shouted picking Ashlynn up and they ran through the back as the flames engulfed the church. Kanda looked down at Ashlynn who seemed the pass out.

''W...why do wilting f-lowers fa-fall...from the cherry tree?'' Kanda looked down to see Ashlynn holding the innocence singing so softly he couldn't hear it over the breeze ''Children of seven...dying, to w-wake once more.''

Whoa, Ashlynn's got a horrible past.

This mission was definitely inspired by Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler

Ashlynn's past was inspired by Ai Enma's from Hell Girl.

I don't own the song either, that's also from Hell Girl (:

I love such dark anime shows. They're my favorite, what's yours?

Until next time,

Adieu,

Curiex.S