Chapter 5
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Tyki couldn't believe it. The same boy who had rammed a sword through him was laying right before him. With a stigmata clearly visible on his forehead. Well this was ironic. Tyki felt like laughing out loud. Allen Walker would be his new brother, fighting against his former allies. Wait, that last part wasn't very likely, and to tell the truth, Tyki would be disappointed with him if that would happen. He had aways liked the boy, ever since they met. He and his friends had tricked one of Allen's friends in a game of poker and cheated him out of everything. In return, he had stripped them to their underwear while beating them in their own game. 'Well, looks like I'll get my rematch after all.' And then he had an even more wonderful thought: 'Wait a minute, if I bring Allen back to the arc, he'll keep Road of my back.'
"Well then Allen, lets go to your new home."
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Meanwhile, Levrier was having a fit. He could barely suppress the urge to bash on the wall of the plaza he was standing in.'This was supposed to be quick and simple, how did it turn out into such a disaster?' Then he heard a shy voice. "Excuse me, but we returned with the Innocence." Levrier spun around and faced Miranda and Crowry.
"Yes, yes, bring it to Hevlaska, she'll..." Then something came to him. "When did you arrive?"
They shrugged, then Crowry, the calmer one of the two, answered. "I'm not sure, five minutes ago."
"Are there any witnesses for that?" Levrier had almost driven them into a corner, when someone ruined his small victory.
"I saw them." When they turned, Kanda was standing there. Levrier knew Kanda wasn't one to stick up for others, but he wouldn't give up yet.
"Very well, we'll ask the gatekeeper." he said and signaled them to follow him.
"Che, your wasting my time." Kanda muttered, but he knew he had to follow them anyway.
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Tyki didn't like to get blood on him, so he carried Allen in the way that required the least amount of contact. Unfortunately, that happened to be bridal-style. Even the Level 3 had to smirk.
"And what's so funny?" He asked, completely aware of how ridiculous they looked. The Akuma made a straight face.
"Nothing, Master Tyki, nothing at all. What would you like me to do?" Tyki thought about it.
"I think it would be best if you continued to act like nothing was wrong. If someone asks about the boy, you'll say that you brought him to a hospital because his wounds were more serious than you first thought." He then stated and turned to leave, while the Akuma simply bowed. At that moment Allen's body was shaken by another wave of pain and Tyki saw a cramped fist flying towards his face. 'I'd better phase through that.' he thought, but then he realized 'Wait a minute, that's his left arm! Oh shit.' Allen's arm hit Tyki right in the jaw. "I should carry him in a way that makes his left arm point away from me." he muttered while changing his grip.
Fortunately for Tyki's pride, the Akuma hadn't noticed what had happened and closed the door. "John, was there someone here?" his 'mother' asked. He nodded.
"Yes, the boy was injured worse than I thought so I called someone to bring him to the hospital. Good night, mother." While he left, the old couple looked at each other.
"He's such a good boy, but ever since his brother died, he hasn't been the same."
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Levrier was getting nervous. If he didn't find the ones responsible, or at least an adequate scapegoat, Central might hold him responsible for what was already nicknamed 'The Walker-Incident', and that could ruin him. He was desperate to keep that from happening, not that he would show it. He always kept his poker-face, but he knew that his mask was getting cracks. He turned his attention to the Gatekeeper. "The exorcists Miranda Lotto and Arystar Crowry claim to have arrived ten minutes ago. Is that correct?"
"No."The gatekeeper answered. Levrier had a wolfish grin on his face. If they'd lied about that, who knows what else they were hiding. "When did they arrive?"
"They arrived..." the gatekeeper was about to say they had arrived almost 45 minutes ago, when he noticed Kanda's expression. He seemed extremely annoyed and was glaring daggers at him and, since he was standing behind Levrier, he even had pulled Mugen halfway out of its sheath. Gatekeeper immediately understood the warning: Say the truth and I'll cut you to ribbons! "...precisely twelve minutes and fifty-three seconds ago." Levrier's face fell. Mugen slid back into the sheath silently and unnoticed.
"Are you going to charge us for the crime of not being a stopwatch?" Crowry asked, relieved of how smoothly everything worked against Levrier. Miranda chose a different approach to clip the man's ego.
"Um, what's going on here? I mean, is all this really necessary?" Levrier didn't answer. He seemed to break down, because he almost ran back into the Order, without answering any of their questions. Now his priorities were to find a way to duck the blame, and the only way to do that was to dump it on someone else.
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Tyki had reached the train station and, thanks to a few Akuma in the right places, was on a train going south. It would only take fifteen more minutes to reach the point the Earl had chosen 'safe enough for a gate'. He couldn't wait, though keeping the others from killing Allen on sight would be a little tricky. He figured that Road would be on his side, and maybe the twins. They wanted Allen to take over Crosses debt, after all. Allen himself was not doing very good. Practically every wound on his body had started to bleed and the waves of sheer agony were coming in much more frequently. His own transformation had been similar, but thanks to the heightened pulse Allen was in danger of dying of blood loss. Tyki had tried everything he could to calm Allen, but he wasn't succeeding. When they finally reached their destination, Tyki grabbed Allen and ran to gate as fast as he could, hoping to make it in time.
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Levrier was beginning to think there was a conspiracy going on against him. Nobody had seen Allen, and the Generals seemed way too relaxed for the situation, especially Cross. The man had welcomed him with a smug grin, a glass of wine in one hand and a cigar in the other. He said that he didn't see anybody, that he didn't know anything and that Levrier should piss of because his sheer presence turned wine to vinegar, and Cross wanted to spare this three-hundred year old wine that fate. Levrier gasped.
"Three-hundred years old?! You were ordered to reduce your money-wasting lifestyle." Instead of answering Cross raised the cigar to his lips and let the end glow in a deep red. Levrier saw the cigar-box, and his eyes widened. "Are those..." He couldn't finish the sentence but Cross grinned.
"Cuba's finest. Cost a fortune." he stated while watching Levrier turn red with anger.
"I should have you court-marshaled for that." Crosses grin widened.
"I ignore advice and pleas, but I do my job and I do it right, that's more than you can say for yourself." Levrier paled, but Cross continued "The way I see it, you've been given an order which you not only didn't fulfill, but with your failure you've pulled the name of one of Centrals best units through the dumpster. CROW won't be able to show its face for a while without being mocked, hell, they might destroy a few Akuma just because even those machines will be to busy laughing at them to fight and it's All. Your. Fault. And now for the second time, piss of!" he finished, and Levrier, who had become as pale as a ghost, left the room in what looked to be a panicked escape. Cross smiled. Victory was sweet, especially when seasoned with revenge for all the shit he had to take from Levrier.
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When Tyki entered the new arc, Road was waiting for him. "Tyki, what are you carrying?"
"Your Christmas and birthday presents for the next five years." Tyki replied while putting Allen on a sofa. 'Great, I'm being sold. And to Road of all people! What have I done to deserve this?' Allen wondered. Then Road recognized him.
"Allen! Okay Tyki, it's a deal." Tyki sighed.
"I was kidding, Road, he's our new sibling. I didn't believe it myself at first, but he has the stigmata. And the Awakening pain. He'll probably lose consciousness soon." Road seemed happier then Allen ever recalled seeing her.
"So he'll stay here? As in forever?"
"If we can convince the others not to kill him right now. Maybe you should go get them. And one of the Skull, I don't know how to stop the bleeding." Road nodded and was gone. Shortly after that, the twins arrived.
"So where's our new brother, we want to see..." Then they recognized Allen and shouted "AH, CROSSES APRENTICE! PAY THOSE DEBTS!"
Allen gathered his strength and replied "No chance in hell!", before another wave of pain nearly brought him to the floor. Lulubelle entered and froze.
"That's Allen Walker."
"Yes, we know." Tyki answered.
"Kill him."
Road seemed horrified. "What? Why?"
"He destroyed Master's precious egg, therefore derailing almost all of his plans." Lulubelle stated.
Road immediately defended Allen. "He was an exorcist at the time. It was his job."
"He destroyed Mimi."
"What? That Akuma that you used as a maid? You never really cared for her that much, anyway. I agree with Road. He was an exorcist, it was his job." Tyki stated, seemingly getting worried about Allen's safety. Road nodded.
"He still destroyed Mimi." Lulubelle stated with the same emotionless voice as before. Allen noticed that he couldn't see anything clearly. And was it getting darker?
"Why are you so upset about that?" Tyki asked.
"I hate doing my own nails."
"You're ability is form, you're nails have the shape, length and color you want them to.", Tyki stated.
"That's not the point." Lulubelle stated.
"Then what is, for crying out loud?" Now Tyki sounded desperate.
Before Lulubelle had a chance to answer, the Earl entered the room. The last thing Allen heard was his voice, saying "Well, this is interesting." Allen knew he'd wake up a Noah... or not at all.
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"I say we let him live, for now" The Earl said, ending all discussions. Tyki looked relieved, Road looked to be bursting with anticipation, the twins seemed to be plotting tricks to play on Allen and Lulubelle's thoughts were anybodies guess.
Road looked at Allen's arm. "What's gonna happen with this?" The Earl seemed intrigued.
"I don't know. Maybe it'll change with him, maybe it'll just crumble. There never was a Noah with Innocence before."
Cyril had entered the room with a Skull and asked "So, what part of Noah is the boy?"
"I'm not sure yet," the Earl replied "but I have an idea. And if I'm right, he's going to be a troublemaker. Almost everyone of that particular section of Noah was a troublemaker with great power."
"So, what's wrong with him?" Tyki decided to change topics before the discussion if it wasn't safer to kill Allen could resurface.
To everyones surprise, it was the Skull that answered. "He was hit by the bullets of a Level 4 we had handpicked for him. Those bullets had the special property to obstruct the healing process should the virus be neutralized. Also, any attempt to heal the wounds with Innocence would only deepen the wounds. Since the entire bodies of parasitic-type Innocence users are filled with their Innocence, even a scratch would eventually be fatal. I believe the awakening of his Noah saved his life, because the energy Noah emit cancels the healing obstructions. I will heal him now."
Road spoke first. "So all we can do is wait and watch?" Tyki nodded.
"There's nothing else we can do."
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Allen was back at the lake in his dreams, but this time, the mirror phantom was there with him. "I won't let you take control of my body."
The shadow began to talk.
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And chapter 5 is done. Lately I'm pulling all-nighters to get these done. It's almost 1:00 AM and there's school tomorrow. Man, I need a priority-check. Anyway if the next chapter isn't done by tomorrow, it might take a while, because next week is exam-week for me. I might be able to get enough time here and there to finish it at the weekend, but it's not likely.
Tell me what you think about my story, even a 'well done' can give authors a better feeling. Personally, I don't think this is the best chapter I ever wrote. Not that I think it's bad or anything, but in my case, I get ideas for certain scenes and work on them 'till I think they're great, then I try to connect them to a story that's not boring or dull in between the big scenes. This is one of those bridges, so tell me if I'm doing okay or need more practice.
I'll probably repeat my offer/request for characters every chapter, or at least until a few people give ideas. Not that that I desperately need them or something, but it might make the bridges better and give more inspiration for bigger (and longer) scenes. By the way, how did you like the escape?
Again, everything but flames is welcome.
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