Chapter 15

Give Them Hell

Allen opened his eyes blearily. He was no longer on the train. In fact, he was slumped over someone's back with his arms wrapped around the neck, and his face buried into the neck.

The boy lifted up his head and blinked in surprise.

"Kanda?" he asked uneasily. The Exorcist grunted his acknowledgement."How long have I been asleep?"

"About eleven hours," he replied nonchalantly.

"Ehhhh?" Allen exclaimed. He struggled to get down, but his carrier wouldn't break his grip.

"Baka, you yelled in my ear!" Kanda growled. "What are you fussing about?"

"I have that exam thing right?"

"You already took it," replied the youth. Allen stooped struggling. He went limp against Kanda again.

"Oh." They continued on in silence. "Can I walk on my own?"

Kanda halted and let go of Allen's legs. The boy fell off with a yelp and landed unsteadily on his backside.

"Damn you BaKanda!" he growled as he got back onto his feet. Kanda rolled his eyes but continued on walking.

With a belated reaction, Allen's jaw dropped in awe. He didn't even need to be told that this was the Black Order. It just seemed to scream that.

"Are you following Moyashi?" called Kanda, several meters ahead. The boy scowled.

"My name is Allen!" he replied hotly. He reluctantly caught up to the teenager.

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Kanda led him into a medium-sized office in which a single man stood waiting for them. He was about average height, blonde, and looked like he was at least part Chinese.

The man smiled at Allen kindly, bowing slightly, and then holding his hand out. The boy took it.

"I am Bak Chan," he said. "I am the Branch Head of Asia's Black Order. It is a pleasure to meet you Allen Walker."

Allen replied in kind. He glanced at Kanda nervously because he wasn't sure what to expect.

"I would like to hear your story," Bak began, gesturing for them to take a seat. Allen began the tale, starting from how he had just won some earnings in a game of poker, enough to buy dinner and pay off hotel fees. He then explained his encounter with Tyki Mikk, who killed him by using a cannibalistic butterfly to pierce a hole into his heart. He told them about the Noahs he had met, his experiences, until there was nothing more to be said.

Bak took in every word, and once the boy had finished he pulled out a dossier.

"Your story is not what I was expecting," he admitted. "I'm surprised that you came out of there so unscathed."

"I am too," Allen agreed.

"I do have a few questions about the form of your Innocence before. Do you have to eat as much with this new form?"

Allen thought about it. "Pretty much. I am able to go longer without food, though. It isn't as uncomfortable."

"And could you describe this new form?" Bak asked.

"I can do that," Kanda interrupted. "Are there any important things you need to tell us about his examination?"

The Chinese man set down the file. "Walker, the hole in your heart will never fully heal. It has a piece of Innocence in it, fused with the tissue and preventing you from bleeding out."

"So if my Innocence is destroyed again..."

"You will die," Bak finished, nodding solemnly. "Be very careful Walker."

Allen wasn't sure how to react to the news. He supposed it didn't really matter. He wouldn't give his Innocence up without a fight to the death.

Kanda stood up, drawing the Asian Branch Chief to the side with a few words like "Komui" and "Heart". Allen tried to ignore their conversation, figuring it would be impolite to eavesdrop.

"I order you not to move or scream," whispered a disturbingly familiar voice. Allen's body froze obediently, despite the hammering of his heart.

A warm hand covered his eyes. Another wrapped itself around his throat.

"Did you think you were free, Shounen?" Tyki whispered in the boy's ear. Allen could not reply, bound by some restricting force. "But you cannot. So let me give you a small kindness.

"I order you to forget Allen Walker's memories, to become a mere puppet of the Noahs' will. Do you understand?"

Allen's silver eyes went blank. His face became emotionless.

"Yes Tyki-sama," he replied. The Noah of Pleasure felt a twinge of regret and a wave a sadness.

"Good. Now, I want you to do one last thing." Tyki turned the boy's face up towards him. "Give them Hell and throw this Branch into chaos."

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