A young man knocked at the door of the order. His short brown hair sat around his ears and his blue eyes wandered around anxiously. He wore a brown coat over his shirt and pants which whipped around his legs as the wind blew.
"Umm, I'm looking for a ...Komui? General Cross sent me here."
Komui stood in the science lad, nothing the golden golem sitting on the head of the man. It sat there, just as it had less than two weeks ago for another exorcist.
Komui sent a message to the gate keeper.
"Send him in."
Komui walked down through the near empty halls of the order. Most of the members of the order were on missions. As he saw the confused soon to be exorcist, he put on a smile.
"Hello young man. My name is Komui, head of the science division here at the black order."
"Hello. My name is Mathew."
"I'll take you to Hevlaska. She holds all of our innocence."
Komui started walking towards Hevlaska's room. As they walked Komui introduced Mathew to the individual rooms of the order.
"Now, by some chance, the innocence doesn't accept you, would you be a finder?"
"What' that?"
"It's a person who investigates places where innocence is thought to be held. They also assist the exorcists."
"Of course, I want to assist the Order in anyway I can." Mathew looked at Komui eagerly. In his head Komui noted that this young man acted rather like a kid.
As they reached Hevlaska's room Mathew's eyes grew wide, taking in Helskeva's monstrous appearance. Her ghostly glow lit up his face. Hesitently, he held out his hand.
"Hello. "
"Hello Mathew. You are an accommodater? I have a free innocence here."
Hevlaska pulled Allen's innocence from her body, handing it to Mathew. He stared into the light of the orb and held it with his hands cupped. It started to melt, seamlessly flowing over his hands. It's was thick and black like oil. It flowed up over his hands, his arms, inching over his neck in tiny waves. Mathew remained staring at his body is wonder and horror as the innocence started to swamp his body. It spread over his entire body and Mathew turned to Komui in shock as it crept over his eyes, filling his mouth. His entire body was coated in the innocence.
Mathew fell to the ground choking. Komui rushed over and toughed his innocence-coated shoulder. As he touched it, he drew back. It wasn't a liquid, but a solid. It was rock hard and slightly shiny, like worn leather.
Mathew stopped choking and was still. Komui tried shaking him but he didn't move. As Komui turned to Helskeva; Mathew coughed and got to his knees. He grabbed Komui's shoulder for support and smiled weakly at him.
"T-that wasn't so bad." He lurched to his feet and walked around on wobbly knees. Hevlaska moved forward to test his synchronization rate. After a pause, she said. "68%. This number will probably go up in time once you are adjusted to your innocence.
"Is your innocence invoked now?" Komui turned to Mathew
"Yes, I think so." Matt held out his hand out straight in front of him and a shield started forming in his hands.
"Ahh. So the innocence acts as a kind of armor. You can adjust it?"
"Yes, slightly. I can turn it into a shield, and I think I could make it into a claw. It's more flexible around my arms and hands." Mathew deactivated his innocence. It receded from his face, and flowed down his arms until they had the form of gloves.
"Congratulations Mathew. I'll take you to the generals to show them your innocence. Then you're officially an exorcist of the black order."
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Allen's body shook as Road cut marks into Allen's back.
"Only one of two. That's only a 50%. That's a failure to me." Road stuck her tongue out in consentration as she made a thousand small, papercut lines on Allen's back.
Allen squirmed and grimaced, not only at the pain, but at the voice in his head.
'Ahh, pain. Remember that? I felt that same pain only worse. I felt it when you killed Marie, when you killed those innocent people. Can't you feel this isn't right? You love Road even when she's carving out your back.'
Quiet! I'm not changing my ways. Mistress Road is a kind person.
"Aaaand...done!" Road turned to face Allen. "That was your punishment, learn from it because we're going to the Black Order."
Allen turned to look Road in the eye and kissed her on the lips. He held her in his embrace for a while then told her "I will suceed, for you."
Author's Note- That took me so long to figure out Mathew's innocence, really. It was like trying to imagen Akuma-Allen.
