Chapter 30- China- Arisa's P.O.V
I looked all around the valley where I had been found by Mother, but the only memory that popped into my head was the one of me falling.
I ran my hand over the mettle symbol of my exorcist outfit. That had become a habit that I would always do when I was frustrated. I still had no clue how my weapon worked, and I had no clue who Lenalee and Daisya were.
Suddenly, I noticed that the symbol seemed to be a little loose. I looked down at it, and saw that it could split into two parts. It looked like it was hiding something.
I grabbed the few pieces of paper out of the symbol and looked at them. They were all pictures and one letter. I sat down on the ground.
I opened the letter. The hand writing was scribbled, and I could tell that it was written quickly.
Happy Birthday!
Can you believe that it's been two years since you've joined the Order? I surly can't. I'm very sorry that we couldn't be back for your birthday, but I hope that it's filled with fun and craziness! I also hope that Komui won't loose this letter before you get it! If he does, I am going to kick a soccer ball at him. If I can aim right, it'll hit him in a very sensitive spot. Anyways, Lenalee's getting mad at me, so I'm going to stop writing, so she can!
I miss you,
Daisya Berry.
P.S: Lenalee's note is on the back.
I turned the paper over. The handwriting was neat and perfect.
Hi!
I'm sure that Daisya had said this in his letter, but we're both very sorry to miss your birthday. I promise that I'll get something for you while on this mission. I really miss you, and I wish that you were with us. Daisya's been talking non-stop about many myths and tales. I swear that I can now recite about every Arthurian legend, fairy tale, and horror tale there is that exists. We passed through Athens again, and he would not stop jabbering about the creation of the olive trees, horses, the world etc. All I can say is: HELP ME! He's driving up a wall, and I am about to cut his head off with a mythology book! I'm sorry; I just had to rant about it to you, because I know that you'll listen. I really miss you and its strange being on a mission without my sister. I hope that you have a great birthday, and I hope to see you soon!
I wish the best for you,
Lenalee Lee.
I felt myself smiling. I placed the letter on the ground next to me and grabbed the pictures.
I looked at the first picture. It had a girl that looked like she was twelve years old. She had long, black hair that was in pigtails, pale skin, and wide, happy eyes. She looked Chinese. She was hugging a man that looked to be in his twenties. He wore glasses, and hat, and a lab coat. He had dark, curly hair. They were both smiling. I thought that they were siblings. If they were, then I figured that they loved each other a lot.
The second picture was of two boys. One had a hood on his head, and bandages on his forehead, neck, and chest. He had dark eyes and one, long triangle under both of his eyes. He was smiling mischievous. I realized that he was the boy form my dream. He was poking the other boy in the face.
The second boy was the one that I met on the night I left. He had a scowl on his handsome face as he glared sideways at the other boy. His arms were crossed over his chest. The top part of his torso was covered in bandages. His sword lay on his hip. I could tell that he was about to grab the sword and cut the other boy up.
The third picture was one of three people- the little girl and the boy who was from my dream and another girl. The last girl had short hair that looked like it was dark at some parts and light at others. She was hugging the little girl, and pushing the boy away with one hand. It took me a minute to realize that the third girl was me.
I felt sadness well up inside of me, but had no clue why. The names Lenalee and Daisya haunted me as I looked at the pictures. I wished with all my might; that I could know who they were again.
Something popped into my mind. China. I felt like I needed to go there. I quickly stuffed the pictures and letter back into the secret compartment on my outfit, and stood.
A giant shadow passed over me. I looked up to see a bunch of large, mettle-looking creatures flying over me. They were heading in one direction.
China. The name of the place echoed through my mind. They're heading towards China. I had no clue how I had known that. I didn't even know what the creatures were.
Before I knew what had happened, one of the creatures swept down and grabbed me off the ground. I screamed as a sharp pain erupted in my sides. It was digging its claws into me.
"Kill her!" One of the creatures yelled. "She's an exorcist!"
"But the Earl wants an exorcist alive to use as an experiment, remember?" The one that was carrying me said.
My eyes widened for two reasons. One: the creatures could talk. Two: I was about to be made a science experiment.
"We need to get to get the Fallen One," The first creature said. "After then, we will give her to the Earl."
China. I needed to get there. I needed to know what was there that I needed to know. Even though I was scared, I allowed the creature to carry me. I didn't fight. I didn't do anything but close my eyes to keep me from seeing the ground that was far below me.
It took only a few hours to get to China. The creatures were moving fast, and I realized that they were following a big, white thing. Within those few hours, I had a few ideas as to how I could activate my weapon.
When the creature that was holding me got near to the ground, I yelled, "Activate!"
To my surprise, my necklace came undone, and became a whip. I swung it at the creature's face, wrapping it around the creature's eyes.
The creature screamed and dropped me. Luckily, I fell in some hay.
The creatures surrounded me, and I started to fight them using my whip. My body seemed to move on its own accord. I had no clue as to what I was doing, but it seemed like I had done it before.
"Level two," I said, not understanding what I meant. "Lightning Crack!"
The whip started to crackle with lightning. The sound and feel of power inside of me calmed my beating heart. Everything that was happening seemed to be familiar.
"Stop fighting her!" One of the creatures yelled. "We need to get the Fallen One!"
All of the creatures retreated, and started to follow the white creature again.
"Damn akuma!" I yelled. Akuma? Weren't those the same creatures that Mother had told me about?
Get to the docks. A little voce in side my head said.
Unusually, I would be freaked out by a little voice telling me what I needed to do, but this time, I wasn't. I saw a sign that said "Docks". I ran that way.
When I saw the docks, I stopped. I could see people loading stuff onto a giant ship.
The three people that caught my attention the monster all wore black and white outfits. They were all male. One of them had red, spiky hair, and eye patch, and one, green eye. He looked like he was about nineteen or eighteen years old.
The second one was an older man- about in his twenties. He had spiky, black and white hair. He looked like how I would have imagined a vampire.
The third person was a boy about fifteen. He had white hair and silver-blue eyes. He also had a strange scar on the side of his face.
"Are you all right?" A female asked. I looked to my left. There was a small group of three women standing a few feet away.
A girl nodded. She had her black hair up in pigtails, and she wore a black and white skirt and long sleeved shirt.
"I'm fine," She said. "I was just thinking about one of my friends. If she were alive, then it would have been her nineteenth birthday."
"Lee!" The boy with red hair called. He ran up to the girl. "Being sad is not good!"
"Get back to work before Bookman notices that you're over here. He'll hurt you more then I will," The girl said.
"You haven't hurt me," The boy said. The girl flicked him on the nose. "Ow!"
"I just did," She said.
The boy glared at her with his one eye. He turned, and walked away.
"I'm sorry about that," The girl said. She gave a little bow. "I'm going to go help them finish."
"Alright,' One of the women said. She had short, black hair and brown eyes. She was pretty.
The girl turned, and I saw her face. She was the same girl in the photos that I was looking at earlier. Except, she was sixteen years old instead of twelve.
A strange thought popped into my mind. That's her. That's Lenalee.