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Chapter 6 - Swan Song - A person's final public performance/professional activity before retirement; derived from the legend that a swan is mute until moments before death during which it sings a beautiful song
Innocence laced blades cut through Akuma shells mercilessly. The two warriors fought back to back, protecting the other from getting hit.
There were other Exorcists on the battlefield too, no doubt intent on capturing them, but they were unable to approach the two from the overwhelming amount of Akumas. The Noah were thrown in the mix too, playing with the enemy like they always did. The Millennium Earl watched from afar, on the surface as the two opposing forces fought down in the Canyon, waiting for the Heart to show himself.
Allen and Kanda finally managed to get an opening, so they made a run for it, aiming for the Creator. Their former comrades cried out their names, but they didn't turn back. They had to finish this fight as soon as they could or else the number of casualties would continue to grow. Allen's heart screamed at him to turn back and help, but he knew he couldn't, he had to stop the Noah once and forever. He didn't know whether his friends still lived or not, but he didn't have the time to worry about them. He had to put his faith in them and believe that they would survive. With Clown Belt he hauled themselves up to the Duke's level.
Allen summoned the Sword of Exorcism and clashed with the Maker. Kanda dove down and swiped at the Earl's side, who defended with a sphere of Dark Matter, leaving himself with a single hand to counter Allen's blows. Just as planned.
The First Noah was ready to blow the samurai's head off and kill him for good, when suddenly all force left him. Something pierced him.
Impossible, he still felt Allen Walker's Innocence against his blade! He looked down in shock to see a grey hand bury itself within his chest. Apparently the Destroyer of Time let go of the blade to attack from his blind spot. His eyes followed the arm to meet golden irises. So that's how it was.
A wry smile spread on his lips as he dissipated into dust.
The era of a new Millennium arose.
The Exorcists halted seeing the Akuma suddenly still, then fall to the ground unmoving like discarded toys. The Noah didn't have time to be surprised, because their enemies instantly targeted them instead.
Back where the Earl stood the Apocryphos finally showed up with the Heart in his possession. The two opposing forces held each other's glances for a long time, until Apocryphos glanced at the Second Exorcist.
Kanda sighed, then nodded. Apocryphos then glanced back at the Earl, who just smiled with an apologetic look. He knew what was coming was inevitable.
The independent Innocence bowed its head in obedience. Light erupted from the unearthly being's body as it united itself with the Sword of Exorcism. Kanda took hold of the new, alien sword and crossed it with Mugen.
Noah and Exorcists alike flinched at the raw power that rushed over them. All eyes snapped to the place where the two strongest Exorcists and the Millennium Earl battled.
A huge pillar of light erupted to the sky, blinding the onlookers. The brightness then started to tremble as it morphed into a headless and armless humanoid form, that had wings instead. They shuddered realising what it was.
In the next moment, the enormous creature bowed forward until the head of the light touched the ground. Another huge shockwave boomed through the valley with deafening noise. Even as it dissipated, the withnesses' ears continued to ring.
As the light faded away two figures materialised from the whiteness. A white haired one stood there unmoving, gazing at the sky, not wanting to look at the pool of his own blood on the ground. In front of him a black haired young man was standing, his hands holding the weapon that was buried in the Earl.
Finally everything came to an end. The Three Days of Darkness would never come. The war was won.
More blood escaped the lethal wound as the sword pulsed and retreated in the Earl's body. The younger teen coughed up blood feeling the Innocence destroy him from the inside. His body was becoming heavy and numb from his only weakness. God's Crystal was like poison to him after all. Hit by a wave of nausea, he lost balance and fell forward. Before he could hit the ground, he was caught by a pair of familiar arms.
For a second, the Duke blacked out but he was jolted awake when this time he did hit the ground. Thankfully the arms still remained. Lazily, he glanced in the eyes of the other. He too was panting hard, close to his end. Even if he was a Second Exorcist, the power of the Heart, that even assimilated Crowned Clown, Mugen, Apocryphos and all the Accommodatorless Innocence fragments morphed together, was simply too powerful. Crackling sound could be heard as small parts of him crumbled into dust.
"Finally..." the Earl whispered, feeling his consciousness, his life slip away. "Finally it's all over." Tears welled in his eyes as he glanced into onyx irises. His lips quirked upwards, smiling through his pain. It will be over soon. "Thank you. For staying my side until the very end." Wetness escaped his eyes as he pushed himself forward to peck the other's chapped lips. "I love you." With that a final exhale left his lips and his eyes lost their shine forever.
A trembling hand, half shattered to dust rose to settle on the jagged scar on the cooling body's cheek. "Idiot Beansprout... Allen." As he tried to wipe away the tears from the once bright, but now dulled eyes his thumb broke off. He let out a bitter chuckle at that. "Didn't we promise that we'd die together? It seems in the end you couldn't keep some of your oaths. But you know what? It's better that you've gone sooner. You would have bawled your eyes out if I left you alone." he snickered bitterly, then groaned in pain as his leg tore off. He didn't have much longer either. But he had to say this, these feelings couldn't remain unsaid, he already made many mistakes by not telling people how much they meant to him. He could only hope that Allen would hear every word he said. "You know... I too wish... that I could love you... if only...we had the chance..."
Kanda.
"I... wanted to love you too..."
Tomorrow you'll become the Heart.
His hand reached out to close Allen's eyelids. "We'll never be born again... "
And tomorrow I'll become the Millennium Earl.
"So let me make this last promise..."As he intended to caress the serene face, his hand dropped off its socket.
So if only for tonight...
This didn't deter him, though, as much as his body left him, he pulled the other's diminishing one closer. "This time..."
Please let us hold each other as Kanda Yuu and Allen Walker.
Tears rolled down on his cheeks freely, disappearing into the dry earth. "We're going to stay together forever."
I love you.
A beautiful smile spread on his face as his eyes started to drop."I promise."
I'll love you forever.
He sighed for the last time, before both of them turned to ashes. "I promise."