Be my anchor to hold us steady
And I'll be your ship to keep us sailing
Allen waved his armoured hand as he saw Lavi fly away, a serene smile on his place face. He watched the flying demons go further, wishing tremendously that he could follow Lavi so that he didn't need to worry about his safety and health.
"Allen, come on, the meeting's this way," Tyki spoke as he pulled on Allen's sleeve. He saw the whole thing from the shadows; from the moment Komui announced the bad news to the time when Lavi had to take off for real. He saw the actual mingling of jet-black wings and pure-white ones, how Allen blessed the willing demon with a prayer. But Tyki didn't like one thing: it was the look Lavi expressed when Allen showed his sinless fascination when he gave the angel a living gift. That kind of look.. Is dangerous for Allen... Tyki bit his bottom lip as he dragged the naive angel into Requiem Chapel.
"I don't like them one bit," Rhode spoke her thoughts bluntly. She pointed at Allen with a teasing/serious tone, "I know you're friendly to everyone, but I draw the line when it comes to demons,"
Lulubell argued with her cool, melodious voice and folded wings, "I think we should give them a chance; I sense no bad intentions from them. The church is safe,"
"But for how long do you think it'll last, Lulubell?" Sheril asked logically, his hands linked together in front of his musing face, "Remember: these are Father's rejected creations we're dealing with,"
Devit slammed his fist down on the table, anger evident in his dark face as he growled with his wings curling dangerously close, "They're still His creations. We have a duty to fulfil!"
Wisely spoke teasingly, "Sheril's just ticked off because he was the one being rejected by the red-haired sister that works back in the church just hours ago,"
"Stop reading people's minds, for Father's sake, Wisely!" Tyki groaned lightly in an exasperated tone, his temple already aching at his bickering brethren. He looked at the silent angel sitting next to him, wondering why Allen was being moody. He saw Allen tinkering with the magical gauntlet, his face looked as if he was a million miles away rather than being here in Requiem Chapel. Rolling his eyes, he patted Allen's wandering hand as he jokingly said, "he'll be fine, little shounen. Now pay attention, I think it's getting to the good part,"
Allen blinked, ashamed of his dreamy state and swore that he would not get distracted again. Just as he was about to listen to Earl's daily recipe of the day, a sharp tingle ran across his brain that ignited his angelic senses. All the angels froze at the exact same time, their eyes widened in serious panic. Something's coming! And it's coming fast! Allen was the first to jump out of his petrified state, shouting to his still brothers, "GET OUT OF HERE! IT'S-"
Outside, three giant circles of the demonic kind stacked right above the chapel. As the symbols around them danced, they produced the largest beam of destruction anyone has ever seen. The ground shook as the beam continued to fire until it died down, leaving nothing but ashes behind.
~.~
Lavi landed in front of Requiem Chapel with his Black Order clan. Well, what was left of the small church. The giant beam did its work perfectly as it left nothing in its wake but rubble and dust. Even the trees that grew strongly around the chapel were burnt to the ground, their large roots scattered and broken as simple as twigs. Harpies were already circling around the ruination, screeching in their ugly voices. Kanda shivered as he glared at the flying things with disgust. The presence of harpies could mean only one thing: that there were dead bodies to feast on and lost souls to rip apart.
Komui saw that Lavi was paralysed to the core, so he quickly took command as he called out, "Search for survivors!"
Allen…
Lavi stared at the wreckage in disbelief. There was nothing but fire and scattered embers before him; the usual scent of Allen's sweet peppermint tea was obliterated and was replaced by the poisonous smell of death. His fists clenched so tightly by his sides, blood started to drip out in thin streams of black.
Allen…
His breath came out shorter and shorter each minute, the very thought that the angels were attacked so suddenly without any warning was slapping in his face. This was exactly what he had returned to when Malcolm sprung his trap back in his castle grounds. This was the exact same scene. The exact same scenario. But this time, they were missing a key player.
ALLEN!
Lenalee's keen eye spotted a white feather under a large stone. Quickly, she summoned her powers to break apart the stone, revealing a groaning angel who was still alive! "Hey! Everyone! I found Sheril!"
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
A thunderous roar that shook the very foundations of earth echoed the quiet area. Lenalee helped Sheril out of the rubble to see that Lavi was losing control over his demonic self. The darkness circled around him furiously to make his spiky halo as Lavi's wings enlarged to become two massive shadows, his bottled-green eye embracing its demonic colour of blood red. Within a split second, Lavi shot from one corner to another; breaking apart everything and anything in his way. He was like Satan incarnate; devoid of any worthless emotions except for one: to destroy all of creation mercilessly.
"My brothers…" Sheril coughed, snapping Lenalee out of it. The wounded angel pointed towards a large clump of stone, "Get them out, please,"
Kanda and Krory tried to restrain the maniacal Demon Lord, but they could only dodge and defend against the onslaught of raging attacks. Kanda was punched in the stomach so hard, he was sent flying until his back hit a cracked pillar. He spat out blood as the Demon Lord came closer to finish the final blow, "Dammit, Lavi, snap out of it!" He screamed as Lavi moved to shove his elongated claws into Kanda's defenceless body.
"Lavi!"
The familiar voice pulled Lavi away, his hand mere breaths away from Kanda's chest. The Demon Lord turned to see Allen limping towards him with a confused look. Behind him, the angel's brethren were helping each other out of the cover of stones.
"Lavi?" Allen's wings curled hesitatingly over his body as he continued to walk forwards. The angel's assuring scent purifying the putrid air immediately with its holy benevolence. Lavi released a deep breath as if he had been gently woken up from a very long nap. The first thing he saw when he opened his green eye was the beautiful angel himself. Allen smiled cheerfully as he started to run with an invigorating shout, "LAVI!"
"ALLEN!" Lavi ran, his energy refuelled itself magically as it gave him speed to be reunited with the running angel.
Allen's eyes cried happy tears as he ran, his tattered church robes flowing behind him. He jumped over a fallen pillar hastily, knowing that Lavi would be there to catch him when he fell, "LAVI!"
They finally embraced each other as if they had not seen each other in centuries. Both their wings curled around each other almost perfectly in sync like they had practised this move a million times, the black twisting between the white. Lavi hugged the smaller male tightly, revelling on Allen's warmth and beating heart. He nuzzled Allen's neck passionately, scenting the angel who was equally as relieved to see him as he was.
Allen wiped his tears into Lavi's shirt but he couldn't stop the shaking of his body. He still couldn't believe that he was still alive. Had it been just a few seconds later or had it not been Rhode's shield that protected them all, they would've been killed.. And how would he see Lavi again then? "Lavi…" Allen clasped Lavi's cheeks and held his face like the battle-born demon was made out of the most precious of glass, "You're alive,"
"I could say the same, angel," Lavi whispered back roughly. He gave a gentle kiss on Allen's palm, but never took his eye off of the actual, honest-to-goodness, living angel. He continued hugging Allen then, almost crushing the angel with his squeeze, "We're not ever going to leave you alone again; you're a magnet for trouble!"
Meanwhile, the others were shielding their eyes away from the dazzling sight of both Lavi and Allen. Although the sky was dark with night time, the brightness that came out from the duo was enough to shine their way back to the Church of Angels itself, if need be.
Devit cackled as he rolled around in the dirt, "Really? Hahahahaha Is this for real?! Hahahahaha!"
Lulubell sighed as she turned her eyes away from the stunning picture, "I thought Allen would've better taste than this," but her sharp retort was betrayed by her peaceful smile.
Allen felt a strong tug that separated both him and Lavi, a broad white wing coming in between them. Tyki stood in front of Lavi with glaring eyes, "Did you do this, Lavi?"
"What!" Lavi's soft wings turned sharp again, offended by the atrocious accusation that was thrown so carelessly to him, "Why the Hell would I do this and then come back here to save your bloody asses? It was Malcolm, dammit, not me!"
Allen tried to intervene between his loving brother and his best friend, but Tyki's strong wing kept him closely behind him. Tyki pointed at the provoked demon, "then if you're not responsible for this, how did you know that there was an attack?"
A golden globe came flying straight into Tyki's dirtied face, pushing the bewildered angel back. Allen pulled his gift back by the tail, holding him as he explained, "I used Timcampy to call Lavi just before Rhode pulled her shields up,"
"Oh~ what's this cute little thing?" The Earl pushed Tyki away with a palm on his face; the angel eagerly looked at the flyable being. Timcampy was quite a cute catch, since all the other angels started to gather around Allen and complimenting the elegance and intelligence behind this unique mechanism.
"How did you make it, dear Allen?" Wisely poked the shiny globe, his musical tone was light and filled with childish curiosity.
"Oh! Timcampy's a gift from Lavi!" Allen chirped happily as he explained innocently, "He's made out of our flesh and blood!"
Something snapped in the minds of the angels as they turned to glare venomously at the confused Demon Lord. Lavi only lifted an eyebrow as he backed up Allen's claim with a straightforward tone, "Yeah, Timcampy here is originated from Allen and I. What, you wanna know how I did it? I got Allen's help too! Though he was in bed sleeping after I was done with him,"
Allen allowed Timcampy to fly towards Lavi as he chastised softly, "You could've wakened me up. I would have willingly given you anything you wanted to make him,"
"Nah, it's alright, Allen," Lavi waved Allen's guilt away before feeling Timcampy landing on his shoulder as he gave a friendly wink, "Besides, you were really exhausted in the bedroom. What's done is done; we made Timcampy together, so take responsibility of him too, shortcake,"
"Oh my God, did they even hear what the other is saying?!"Lulubell swore under her breath, her head spinning as the two began to quarrel between each other in blind ignorance.
"Now you know what we have to put up with all these while?" Lenalee groaned as she face-palmed herself.
Lavi snapped out of his squabbling with lightning realisation, "wait a minute…" he glanced at Allen worryingly.
Finally he gets his conversation innuendos! Thought everyone as Lavi stepped away from the confused Allen.
"Lavi? What's wrong?" Allen took a step closer, but Lavi stepped back to keep his distance. The Demon Lord shook his head as he stared at Allen with serious eyes and a grave look, "Allen…" He looked at his Black Order clan with grim darkness before looking back at the patient angel whom he dearly kept close. The demons and angels sat at the edge of their seats, suspense hung heavily in the air as Lavi took a deep breath like he was surrendering. Is this it?! Is he going to admit to Allen? He finally gets it!
"I have to go back to Hell to find Malcolm. But I'm only taking Komui and Kanda with me. The rest will stay with you until I call for them,"
An abstract rock bounced onto the spectators' heads as they stared blankly at the disappointing Demon Lord.
Allen looked just as grim as Lavi now, but he understood the seriousness of the matter. He nodded curtly, his fists clenching in front of him in determination, "Alright! Be safe, Lavi! Go get 'em!"
The two was just about to hold each other in their arms again when a tired Tyki hug-blocked them. "Just go already! You gave us enough heart attacks and nosebleeds already!"
Lavi frowned in puzzlement, but a comforting nod from Allen settled his nerves. He cleared his throat as he gestured to Komui and Kanda to follow him. Lavi gave a wide wave to his best friend as he started to take off, "Right; business before pleasure! Catch ya later, Allen!"
Allen waved joyfully at the flying trio, not noticing that the others behind him were holding their chests so that their aching hearts wouldn't pop out. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
The remaining time was used in the clearing of the remains. Although Requiem Chapel was a modestly small church, the building was home to many clergymen and sisters who dedicated their lives in serving their God. All of them died during the attack. It was a dreadful occasion.
As the angels silently worked in a systematic order, Miranda spoke to Krory in whispers, "Allen really does care for Lavi, don't you think?"
"Yeah," the veteran demon soldier answered back with a mystifying tone, "but is it enough?"
This chapter is so sweet, it's giving me a heartache hahaha I do hope this chapter is up to your standards because HEY, Lavi and Allen are back together again! Now, let's take a quick look at our sweet angels!
Each angel (regardless as to whether they're Judgement Knights or Holy Guardians) have their own special powers. Rhode has her dream-eater powers, since she's represents the Dreams of angels. While the other angels take care of creation in the day, her powers heightened during the nights when everybody goes to sleep. She's in charge of giving either sweet/bad dreams to everyone. But if you ask her, she prefers granting sweet dreams because "those who dream sweet dreams release such a yummy aura... Bad dreams taste like lemons and beansprouts! YUCK!" She also has the power of shielding and her powers can withstand waves of strong forces. On the downside, her shields drain her energy fast since it's pretty hard to keep such a strong shield up for long periods of time. Since her powers awaken at night, her Church (Church of Saint Rhode Kamelot) is most active at night and everywhere you look, there'd be lighted candles galore -courtesy of Rhode's powers yet again-.
Say hi, Wisely! "Yo! Please take good care of me," Not many people know this, but Wisely is Rhode's closest thing to a blood brother (even though they fight more often than work together; but I can say that's just petty sibling rivalry). Wisely here can be regarded as the smartest angel in the whole family and humans pray to him whenever they're going through a hard time or just before an exam because Wisely represents the Wisdom of angels. He has the power of mind-reading and telekinesis. But according to Sheril, Wisely can only read minds whenever the targeted person is close by and he can only read recent thoughts. Wisely is prone to headaches, so he is usually seen relaxing and drinking afternoon tea with Allen. The Church of Saint Wisely has a conjoined library beside it and some say that the library can rival that of the main Church of Angels. Alas, Wisely prefers spending his time outdoors where he can commune with nature and only hides in his library whenever he needs to sneak away from the "Old Farts" (his priestly fathers).
Jasdero and Devit are a very interesting pair. They're the only angels to ever born twins and so they're revered to as miracles. They represent the Bonds of angels and I'd say that it's quite fitting. While Devit is the dominant one, Jasdero balances them out by being the submissive one. Aside from their main ability of merging together to become one powerful entity, they prefer using their loving guns in battle. At first, the Church vehemently argued against the usage of guns, proclaiming that guns are weapons of mass destruction and can only bring death. Needless to say, after a wicked bout of non-stop shooting, the angelic twins are granted complete permission for their guns. But you want to know their secret? They can sing psalms so well that they can make nearby humans cry; with the combination of their two musical voices, they can turn violent auras to calming ones in seconds. Therefore, the Church of Saint Jasdero and Saint Devit is famous for their choir singing and many would come from afar just to hear the beautiful voices of the 'Miracle Twins'. But don't tell Tyki or Wisely that, or they'll have enough ammo of blackmail to last them for centuries!
I believe that'll be all for now. Tyki and the other angels ran away before they could introduce themselves, so I'll have to catch them for later chapters haha I do hope you're enjoying this story as much as I love writing it. Again, your comments and opinions fuel my inspiration. So if you have the time, please do leave a message! I have finals next week, so I need all the motivation I can get Aside from that, I pray that you have a wonderful day!