Another chapter! I actually enjoyed this one a lot. I didn't have any problems writing it at all. Is it just me, or am I getting better at writing? Anyways, enjoy the chapter, leave behind a review maybe ;P
Chapter 11
Souls
"Come," ordered Tyki. The single word commanded Allen to obey without a moment of hesitation and a heart filled with fear.
Still dressed in the pale, loose pants that had been placed on him while unconscious, Allen's bare feet padded softly against the wooden floor as he walked out of the safety of his room.
"What's going on?" he asked suspiciously once out of his rather comfortable prison/recovery room. The Noah of Pleasure closed the door, took the boy's arm, and started dragging him along.
"You ask way too many questions, Shounen. For now, just shut up and do as I say."
Allen's eyebrows twitched in irritation. He pulled away from the man roughly and began attacking him.
"Like Hell," he growled defiantly. For a moment, Tyki was stunned into inaction as he tried to figure out what had sparked the fight in Allen this time. Most of the time, he was obedient enough, but then he goes and does something like this—
A foot cracked onto Tyki's head. He stumbled slightly before turning to glare at the boy with deliberate slowness.
The Noah roughly grabbed Allen by the back of the neck in a successful attempt to immobilize him. Once Allen had ceased his struggles, Tyki rubbed the back of his head tenderly.
"What is wrong with you?" The man wondered aloud.
"Me?! How about telling me what's wrong with you!" He snapped back angrily. Tyki scowled at his captive and opened his mouth to argue further.
"Are you two done?" asked Road blandly. Both males stared at her in surprise that quickly turned into wariness. Her eyes didn't sparkle with her usual teases, nor did her face show a hint of emotion other than a grim countenance.
"I'll leave Allen to you," Tyki stammered. He quickly phased into a nearby room. The boy gulped audibly as Road suddenly became her usual self. She took his hand with a smile.
"Let's go have some fun, Allen~"
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Road's idea of fun turned out to be tying him up to a chair. Of course, he was very compliant, even courteous to her request for his cooperation (he had seen some very realistic 'dolls' throughout the room). Out of all the Noahs, she was the one he feared the most. Or was it the Earl?
He thought about it for a moment. Road definitely scared him more than the Millennium Earl, he finally decided.
"Aww, you look so cute tied up like that," she cooed."Only a pretty outfit would make a better picture."
Allen paled at the thought. Indeed, her true sadism existed in her love of 'dolls' and dress up.
"Wouldn't you rather play Hide and Seek?" He asked hopefully. Dying in that game would be significantly better than dying in a weird outfit. She giggled playfully.
"Why play that—" a pink, heart-shaped door appeared in front of Allen, slowly opening"—when I could break you so much easier in this way?"
Allen's eyes widened in horror at the sight set before him. Men, women, children—they tried to flee from the Akuma that plagued them. Bullets carrying the deadly virus rained down on them, piercing the vulnerable flesh. First appeared black stars. Then their skin turned the color of wet ash. Lastly, their bodies disintegrated into dust.
"Stop this now!" shouted Allen. The Noah of Dreams merely smirked at him smugly. "They are defenseless!"
Her smirk vanished. She stood up and with a snap of her fingers, Allen's ropes came undone.
"Then go save the poor, scared, little humans," she replied calmly. He got out of the chair, not quite knowing whether or not to trust her. Allen came to the edge of the door. He was about to leap out, but faltered. He had no weapons, no Innocence. What could he do to save them?
"Are their lives worth enough for you to sacrifice yourself for?" Road asked. She had noticed him stop.
He was afraid. Afraid of dying. He had come so far and he was going to sacrifice that life to save a few humans?
Why had he struggled so hard to escape? What was he fighting for?
Another group of humans huddled under a bridge in fear and panic. Orphans younger than him even. They cried out in desperation and despair.
Allen felt his left eye activating differently than before. The world became a stark contrast of black and white. Except for the tortured souls of the Akuma.
That's what he fought for: atonement for himself, saving those trapped souls, and protecting those who could not fight against the Earl.
"I want to save the Akuma and the humans," he replied softly."Even if it means dying."
"Are you daft?" demanded Road."The Akuma are nothing but mindless husks created by the Earl. They are your enemy."
Allen's eyes gained a hard light, a strong and steely determination in his gaze.
"They have souls and that's enough reason for me," he said sharply. Having said this, he leapt out of the doors without a moment's hesitation.
Road gazed longingly after him.
"What a fine person you, who are cursed by your Akuma father, are becoming. I was right to decide that should I become involved with someone that it be you, Allen Walker."
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