Kanda grunted in pain as he sat up from relaxing on the ground,and looked at Kenna. "So...as I was asking earlier, how the heck did I get here?"
Kenna took a few minutes to speak, trying not to faint over Kanda's hair and chest again. "...When were were fighting the demon on the first floor, you had stepped in front of me, and charged at the akuma with your sword. But when you went to stab the akuma, it grabbed a hold of your sword, and slammed you hard on the ground. You became unconscious as the floor gave way, making you descent down and land on the bottom floor."
Kanda let that sink into his head, and then scowled, looking at his ruined exorcist suit, "That stupid akuma!
I should've known that it did that!" He went to stand up, his arms trembling in the process. "And that akuma is going to get what he deserves!"
Right after he said that, he swayed back and forth, and then landed back on the sandy ground, screaming in pain.
"You have to let yourself heal, Kanda," Allen said with a reassuring smile. "That akuma, unlike the other ones we've fought before, is much more stronger, and will cause more damage. So it's better for you to just wait and let the pain go away."
"Shut up, beansprout." The blue-haired man snapped, making the other two exorcists flinch. "You know that I heal faster than most people. My cuts and bruises don't stay on me for long."
"But, Kanda..." Kenna went to say.
"I said...SHUT UP!" Kanda's voice rose, making the ground shake beneath them.
Allen and Kanda both looked at each other in confusion, and went to ask him of why he got angry, and rejected what Allen just said. But after seeing the anger in Kanda's face, they decided not to continue the conversation on further; it will only make the situation worse.
All of a sudden, the trio heard a faint call of help in the distance. Allen got up, and started to walk forward, his shoes making prints in the sand. As Allen got closer to the sound, a dim light suddenly appeared, and moved away from the exorcist. Bewildered, Allen stuck out his hand to the light, but it kept on scooting away from him as footsteps were heard, which surprised the white-haired man. Who else was here? And who was calling for the safety, the one that was guiding the light?
The voice then repeated the call, but it was much closer than before. Beads of sweat started to run down Allen's face, his eyes widened in fear. The light then started to shiver, as if someone was controlling it, making it move. The light then elevated up, revealing the person's face, which was shaped with terror. It was no other than a finder from the Black Order.
He was wearing a long, tan trench coat, with a hood covering the top of his head, and bandages covering his mouth. On his back was a backpack,with a phone attached to it.
Recognizing who the finder was, Allen gasped in shock. "Toma?"
"Please...don't hurt me..." the finder said, his voice breaking up. Allen's eyes furrowed, baffled at why Toma was saying that. But as Allen leaned in to get a closer look, he could see that Toma's jet black eyes were an unusual white. Toma was traumatized, as if he had just seen something tragic happen right in front of him.
The white-haired boy moved his hand in front of Toma's face, hoping that it would make Toma snap out of it, but it didn't work. As Toma repeated his call for help again, a huge claw suddenly burst through the ground, and grabbed Toma by the waist,then descended down into the ground again, taking Toma with it. Allen looked around, and yelled Toma's name, but there was only silence...no response was heard.
The claw then emerged back from the sand, and the clown-looking akuma from before sprung up, laughed maniacally as it lunged at Allen. Allen turned around to face the akuma, and his left eye went from a grey-silver color to a crimson red, reforming into two circles, one big, one small. The sclera of his eyes faded from white to black.
Allen's left arm started to mutate again. Kenna could hear the bones cracking and reconstructing,but into something more bigger. As the bones set into place, Kenna could see that Allen's left arm was now shaped like a canon, with the cross still embedded into it.
As the akuma came close to Allen, Allen dug his feet into the ground, and jumped high into the sky. He then thrusted his arm backwards, releasing laser-like shots at the akuma, hitting him in the torso. The akuma screams in pain and falls to the ground.
Deciding to join the fight, Kanda stands up and unsheathes his sword, gritting his teeth as pain shot through his body. He muttered the same words as before, and his sword resonated with a blue aura. With anger laid in upon his face, his muscles tensed, the hate rising up within him propelled him forth at the akuma.
Kenna watched as the two male exorcists battle the demon, blood flying everywhere. The akuma kept on swinging its claws at Kanda and Allen, but kept on missing as more cuts got on him. As Kanda and Allen went to finish the demon off, the akuma extended his arms forward, then within the blink of an eye, sent Allen flying into one wall, and Kanda flying into another; both thrown into what was once a strong, sturdy wall, now a mere shadow of it's former self. Ruins were what was truly left of the city. Due to the constant wars with the akuma, their wrath had left the city in shambles.
Seeing them both unconscious, Kenna gasped as her eyes enlarged as she watched her teammates hit the wall so harshly, soon descending onto the sandy ground beneath them. She clenched her fists, and twin orbs began to radiate within the palms of her hands. She threw the orbs towards him, and watched, then gasped as they had very little effect on the clown. She began to shake as she saw the orbs disintegrate into the akuma's hands, as if he had consumed the power. Seeing the fear in her face, the akuma laughed.
Kenna worried that the akuma would soon assimilate her powers.
"Oh? So the female exorcist is back?" the akuma grinned.
Kenna nodded, her anger coming back at the annoyance of the akuma's voice. "And why does that matter to you?"
"Oh...no reason." The akuma convulsed, and swung it's huge claw at Kenna, throwing her off guard.
She went flying back, and skidded across the ground, making dust clouds appear,and blood sprayed forth from the wound, soaking the front of her uniform and parts of her face,mainly her lower jawline. After the shock of the attack had worn off, she tried to get up, but found herself shaky, hitting her head on the ground as her arms gave way. The akuma laughed at her, mocking her, calling her weak.
Kenna grew silent as thoughts raced through her hand. The akuma was right. She was weak, but only because she had let her fear overwhelm her, thus weakening her powers. And the more she thought about it, the higher her fury rose. Her eyebrows knitted together as utter disgust covered her face, but then she felt blood ooze from her chest,covering it with her hand to stop the bleeding. She trembled as she attempted to stand up, but failed yet again, and fell to her knees. She could hear the akuma cackling in the background still. He could easily have already killed her, but he was enjoying her suffering to much.
But right at that moment, Kanda and Allen started to gain consciousness, and Kenna's anger had risen to nearly one hundred percent. She hated feeling weak and vulnerable. Little did the akuma know that his taunts were only helping her increase her powers.
Kanda and Allen looked around, then their eyes caught the sight of Kenna in the distance, wounded. Their eyes widened, and they ran over to her.
"Kenna!" Allen gasped, looking at the gaping wounds on her chest. "That akuma gave you quite a beating."
The brunette shot him a glare, causing the hair on Allen's arms to stand up,and he stepped a few inches away from her.
"Heh heh heh...I'm sorry..." Allen said, his voice weak.
Kanda stifled a smile, not trying to laugh. Allen caught him in the act, and Kanda's smile quickly turned into a frown as he looked away.
"Are you about done chatting with each other?!" The akuma shouted, breaking the conversation up. The three exorcists glared at him,and Kenna looked up, her eyes glazing with wild fire.
"It's rude to interrupt, you know." Kenna smirked, and formed a huge bolt in her hands. "This is an A and B conversation. See your way out of it, clown-boy."
"Eh?" the akuma's face turned into confusion,and went flying back as the bolt hit him right in the chest, making him crash into a wall.
After they saw a huge piece of rubble fall onto the akuma, Kanda glared at Kenna, a mix of shock and anger in his face. "...And exactly when were you going to tell us about this?"
Kenna looked over at Kanda, and his eyes widened in response to her expression and the sarcastic tone of her words, "Oh, sorry Kanda. I wasn't aware we had to report to you." Allen snickered in the background.
Kanda turned sharply, and looked over at the white-haired man. "Do you have something to say, short stack?"
Allen choked his laughter back, trying to obtain a serious face. "Oh. No, Kanda, nothing at all."
"Are you sure?"
Allen went to answer, but couldn't help but laugh again. Kanda narrowed his brows at him, until he heard Kenna chuckling a bit too.
The laughter was short-lived as the akuma pounded his claw onto the ground, growling in anger. "I'm dying of boredom here!"
The three exorcists looked at him and rose up, with Allen helped Kenna up. Kanda took out his sword, Allen's arm morphed into a canon, and Kenna activated her powers once again.
"...And that's exactly what's going to happen to you." Allen said, and the trio got ready to attack the akuma once more.
Innocence Invocation!
One more time!
The words raced into their heads as they looked up, and yelled in unision, "IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO SHUT UP AND GO BACK TO WHERE YOU BELONG!"
A massive white ball formed, and charged right at the akuma, his body dissolving as he screamed in pain. Kenna, Kanda, and Allen shielded their eyes from the blinding light.
After the aura subsided, the trio descended their arms down from their face and looked around at the impact. The walls were completely shattered, and blood stained the sand. They stared for a few more minutes at it, then sighed in relief. "Well,I'm glad that the akuma is now gone." Allen said, rubbing his hand on the back of his neck.
Kenna nodded in agreement, and so did Kanda. "Yeah. He was really annoying."
Noticing that the two just spoke in unison, Allen burst out laughing, and pointed his finger at them. "Do you know what you guys just did?"
"What?" Kenna said, completely confused.
"You two actually agreed to something for once!"
Kenna and Kanda both winced,and looked at each other,then quickly looked away, crossing their arms. Kenna felt her face turning red.
After they retrieved Toma and the Innocence from the huge pile of sand, they headed back to the train station, the conductor said not a word, he merely waved his hand to them, allowing them to pass. After finding a group of seats, they flopped down into them, mentally and physically exhausted. Within hours, they were back in town, and soon headed to the Black Order.
As Kanda and Kenna rested on the stairs, Allen helped Toma up the stairs, and gave the Innocence back to Helvaska. Afterwards, the blue-haired man heard muffled whispers and giggles. Opening his eyes to the sudden annoyance, he saw Allen and a man with short orange hair laughing their butts off.
He frowned at them, and reached back to remove his sword from the hilt. "What are you idiots laughing at?"
Their eyes widen, and the duo stopped laughing. They then point over at the brunette, who was starting to wake up also. Kanda looks down at Kenna, and opens his mouth to say something, but instead of his usual rude remarks, laughter befell his lips. The laughter was enough to fully wake up Kenna.
She gave a mean glare. "What's so funny?" But then she sees Kanda's face, and starts laughing herself.
Kanda frowns, and he goes, "Why are you laughing at me?"
Kenna tries to speak, but she's laughing too hard. She instead pulls out a pocket mirror from her uniform, that slightly cracked, due to her fall prior and holds it up to Kanda's face.
He stares at the mirror, and sees that a curly mustache and goatee were drawn on his face, not to mention that he had devil horns on his forehead. He then stifles a laugh, and rotates the mirror over in Kenna's direction. Her mouth drops open, but surprisingly was not angry. Instead, she laughed louder than before.
After the laughter died, Kanda and Kenna looked at each other and nodded,then turns towards the orange-haired man and the white-haired boy. Kanda unsheathed his sword, and Kenna's hands began to glow. Twin smiles, however disturbing, plastered their lips. Seeing their murderous looks, the two guys began to run,
with Kenna and Kanda chasing right behind them.
"Guys! It was all Allen's fault!" he yelled.
Allen gave him a glare, "Lavi! Don't lie! It was your idea too!"
Lavi doesn't respond back, he continues to run and starts squealing like a girl as he sees Kanda and Kenna getting closer.
All the while, Komui watches the scene down below, chuckling and sipping at his coffee. "Ah... it's good to have them home. It was way too quiet without them." With one last laugh, Komui sighed and returned back to his paperwork.