Desarcalize

Desarcalize is an original story created by Jin Taiyang.It is the prequel of the famous manga "D. Gray-man", created by Katsura Hoshino

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Desarcalize main theme

This song inspired me for this story. It made me love D. Campbell brothers more that I already did. It made me cry and smile in the same time. Nea and Mana's melody and song.

That's why I decided this to be the main theme of Desarcalize. It sounds like it is Nea's voice.

(The video is not mine)

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After I wrote the chapter 13, I noticed that Mana’s story in Desarcalize is like Lion King 2 song “Not one of us“

“Evil as plain as the scar on his face”: In chapter 11 started become a Noah and the halo-like symbol appeared on his forehead.

“He asked for trouble the moment he came”: Well, Mana wasn’t so much of a trouble when he first came to the monastery, after all Cross, Sarah and Maria were already exorcists (at least apprentices), so they would come against Noah and Akuma anyway.

“Helpless to defy his fate”: Mana’s fate to fullfill the role of the “Millennium Earl“

“Let him run”: Mana left monastery and returned to Campbell Residence

“Let him live”: Cross decided to not kill Mana when he devoured Nea

“But do not forget what we cannot forgive”: Neither Cross nor Sarah forgot Mana’s crime against his own brother

“Someone once lied to us”: I cannot say that Mana lied to them, all the way, but still he should have said all the truth to them

“Now we're not so blind”: When Sarah met Clown!Mana and Millennium Earl again, after years

“For we knew he would do what he's done”: Mana killed one of the only people who cared about him (Sarah), just like he killed his own brother.

What do you think? Am I the only one who see this similarity?

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5 facts about Desarcalize

The last time I made a post was on June. I have 5 months to make a post!! The story is over, but I own you some facts.

1. First of all, I want to justify why I didn't make a post all these months. After I wrote this story, I started taking requests from my friends to write stories for them from different anime and Fandoms. It was my University, I started working too, so no time for Desarcalize. But, here I am now, writing these facts for you all who supported me all these months and never leaving this account!! Thank you all so much for that!!

2. The scenery of the story

In all the story, the sceneries are based on the same sceneries that you will see in anime and manga too, like 14th room, the monastery, the D. Campbell residence, etc

3. Sarah's Innocent

I will explain to you why I chose Gabriel's Wings as Sarah's Innocent. Sarah is the link between the past and the present. In a colored page of DGM manga, we see a picture of an angel who is holding lilies, standing behind Nea and Allen. Because of the lilies, this angel is Archangel Gabriel and he is standing behind them, protecting them, just like Sarah's soul.

4. Choosing Mana over Nea

It's true that at first Sarah and Nea were close, but later Sarah chose Mana. There are two reasons. The first one is that Nea cared more about his mission and his brother, when Mana wanted to live his life like a normal person, and that's what he did. The second reason (and I advise you to try it too in your stories) when I write the relationships in my story, I think them as otome game (routes, good ending, bad ending). Thinking Sarah with Nea and thinking her with Mana, made me to choose that her ending with Mana will help more to the flow of the story.

5. Sarah's end

I guess that some of you didn't expect Sarah's death. Sarah is an oc and one of the main characters in my prequel , so putting her in D. Gray-man will be a little off from the purpose that I made her. Sarah met Mana and Nea, supported them, saw their doom, helped Cross in the battles and helped Allen to find his right way. Her job here is done.

It was fun writing Desarcalize and I loved this story myself. Sometimes I am listening 14th song and I still crying. Thank you all of you, for once more, and never forget: don't stop, keep waking.

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The Desarcalize story is finally over!

I want to thank all my followers and all the people who read my story and supported me.

I dedicate this story to my best friend @dianaprime44. She was the one was showed me D. Gray-man, in the first place.

If it wasn’t her, I would have never seen D. Campbell twins and I would have never wrote this story.

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Epilogue

In China, a young man was running in the main corridor, heading to the headquarters. He had long black hair, black eyes, white skin and was wearing glasses. He saw a young man with blondie hair, who was talking with a brown-haired girl. They both were Chinese too.

“Is everything alright?” the young man asked “You seem pale” “I need to talk to you mother” the black-haired man said “It is emergency and classified” “I am the next Chang Clan leader” the boy said “You can tell it to me too” “Yeah, but Yan Ling isn’t” he said pointing to the brown-haired girl “Rude” the girl said and the blondie young man inhaled “Mother is in the headquarters. You can go and talk to her, for whatever you want” “Thank you, Bak Chang” the black-haired young man said and ran “I never saw him so afraid before” Ling said and Bak moved his head positive “Anyway” the young man said “Let’s go to the library” the girl waved positive and continued their way.

The black-haired young man, knocked and opened the door of the headquarters. He approached a beautiful woman with pale skin, black hair and blue eyes. He bowed to her.

“What is it, Lee Komui?” the woman asked “I have news. From the European Branch” the young man said, out of breath “I am listening” “The second student of Cross Marian. She died two days ago” “The second too? Was it because of her Innocence or an Akuma attack?” “An Akuma attack, Master Chang Tui” “I see” she said and walked on the corridor. She made a movement to Komui with her head to follow him “So. The Student Exorcist Program ended up to be a disaster” “As it seems, ma’am, yes” “It’s fine. It’s our turn now. It’s time for the Artificial Age” “A-Artificial?” “Yes” the woman said and smiled “The Second Exorcist Program. Made by Artificial Exorcist” she said and stopped in front of a window “Half humans, half Innocence” “Impossible” the boy said “Is it? Take a look”

Komui looked outside of the window. There was a dark room where two children, two eleven years old boys were sitting on the cold floor. They both had black hair and unusual white skin. The first child had short hair and the second had long hair, which were reaching his shoulders.

“Let me introduce you the first two Artificial Exorcists” Tui said showing the two boys “Karma Alma and Kanda Yu”

Komui looked the children with an expression full of fear and awe…

 Five years later, Allen came out of a train, caring his baggage. He was fifteen years old now, he could control his innocence and was ready to become an official exorcist. He turned to looked behind him. Cross just standing behind him, having Timcanpy on his shoulder “Come on, Tim” Allen said. Timcanpy left his master and started to fly around Allen. He landed on the top of the boy’s head. Allen was looking around him, like his wanted to explore everything. He walked and looked on the ground. Some meters next to him, where there was a green-to-blue feather. He approached it and took it

“What is that, brat?” Cross asked behind him His master approached him and looked the feather that the boy was holding. It was looking familiar and Cross realized immediately why “I missed her” Allen said. Sarah died by unknown for Allen reason. Of course, Cross knew who was behind her death.“Tch, whatever” Cross said and moved forward.

He was always cold toward to everyone, especially Allen. But deep inside him, he really cared about Allen, like he was his own son and he really missed the two Sisters.

They arrived to a mansion. Outside there was a girl, with an orange dress, red kerchief and a red dot on her forehead. When she saw Cross and Allen, she bowed.

“Welcome to India” the girl said “Nice to meet you” Allen said smiling

India was the last destination, before Allen become an official member or the Black Order, but that is another story…

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Dusk 16: The Broken Wings

After one month, the main practice by Sarah was over. Cross was the one who took care of Allen, after that.  He used to take him, with him, in his missions. He helped him control his Innocence more than fifty per cent.

Sometimes, Cross couldn’t understand Allen’s Innocence, because it was a type that he didn’t have, so he was asking Sarah for her advises. Sarah was laugh with his expression when he was asking for her help. He was behaving like he was owning her and he didn’t like that.

Sarah and Meriam visited the Black Order. An Innocence chose the little girl and Meriam synchronized herself with it, turning it into a little, golden Globe. Meriam was looking the Globe with a great curiosity and touched the spot on the Globe, which was Fordwich in the map. A yellow, oval portal opened in front of them, which was taking them to the Fordwich.

“It is an equipment type” Froi said, next to them “She can open a portal of all the places Globe” “I always wanted to go to Italy” the girl said, but when she touched it, the portal closed “As it seems” Sarah said opening her arms, sighing “It opens only for places that you have gone” “Well, then” Froi said laughing “You have to start traveling the world, young lady!” “But…” Meriam said and looked Sarah “It is hard from Sister Sarah to leave the monastery for long time! And I am only nine years old” “Don’t worry about that” Froi said smiling “I have an exorcist, who can accompany you, because she travels a lot too. You will meet her tomorrow” he said and tapped the girl’s shoulder

The next day, Sarah and Meriam were standing on the corridor, waiting to meet again with Froi. They saw him approaching and next to him was a blondie woman. Sarah recognized her immediately.

She talked to her, when she was training in the Black Order and she would call her, her friend. She trusted her and knew that Meriam would be in good hands. The monkey, which was on her shoulder, left and approached Meriam, climbing on her and sat on the top of her head

“He likes you, already” the blondie woman said smiling and turned to the gray-haired nun “It’s good to see you again, Sarah Miller” “I am glad to see that you are well, Klaud Nine” “Well, Tiedoll said, to me, everything about you student, Sarah. I thought about it and I can take care of her. After all, in three days, I am leaving for Germany and then to Spain” “Good, good” Froi said and turned to Meriam “Are you ready?” “I always wanted to travel” Meriam said smiling “That’s good” Klaus said “I was afraid that you would be a little girl who was afraid to go away from your teacher” she looked Sarah “But I was wrong” Sarah sweat smiled to her comment “Take good care of her, Klaud. She is like a little sister to me” “Don’t worry, no akuma will approach her” “I am glad to hear that!” Sarah said, smiling.

 After one week, during noun, Sarah returned alone to the Fordwich. She looked to the sky. She was sure that Meriam was already in Germany. She smiled and knocked the door of the monastery.

Barba opened the door and hugged her. He was a tall man now, thirty-four years old. His features showed him younger than his age, he seemed that he wasn’t older than twenty-five. Sarah was envying him, sometimes. Her tired from sadness features, showed her older than forty-six, when she was thirty-nine.

She approached the main corridor and let her bag fell to the floor. Mother looked at her from the table and raised her glass. Sarah waved her head positive, happy to see them again. The old woman turned the bottle of wine upside down and she saw that it was empty.

“Sarah, I know that you just came back, but can you go to buy me a bottle of red wine?” “I am not tired. After all, a little walk and the Fordwich’s wind, will make me feel better” she smiled and got out of the church.

 The night was cold, but it made her feel better. She had her arms crossed, trying to warm herself and lost in her thoughts. She was thinking of Allen, who was with General Cross in Russia. The wine shop was in a backstreet. She has gone there, multiple times, because of Cross’s love for alcohol.

She turned to the corner, which was heading to the shop. A man with black hair and glasses passed next to her. He hit her arm with his shoulder, roughly. She turned and looked at him, confused. He smiled and approached her. His skin was dark and his eyes golden.

For a second, her mind was blank, she couldn’t remember from where she has seen these eyes before. This second was enough for the man to grab her and pushed her to the pass of the backstreet. She tried to push him, but he was stronger.

She activated her Innocence and her wing hit his arm, wounding him. She was sure, this man was a Noah. He smirked and took out his glasses, changing his appearance. His dark skin turned to gray and the line of stigmata appeared on his forehead.

They heard footsteps and they saw a tall, fat man with weird face approaching them. He saw the young man, who was pushing Sarah to the wall and he was clapping his hands.

“Good job, Tyki. I am impressed. Your skills are better than your previous host”

Tyki smiled, stepped back and Sarah was ready to move in frond, but purple butterflies appeared, flying around her. She never forgot the carnivorous butterflies. She was trying to not make a move, having her wings ready to cover herself. He turned and smiled to the weird man.

“It’s all thanks to you, Millennium Earl” “Millennium Earl?!” Sarah thought “Mana!” she shouted and the tall man looked at her.

The young man was confused and he put his hand on his jaw “Mana? I think that I have heard this name, before” The belly of the tall man opened and a tall man appeared. He had gray skin, short brown hair and golden eyes. Sarah stepped back. The man, across her, had nothing to do with the young man that she knew and loved.

“But…” she whispered “You are Mana. You should be Mana” “Who is Mana?” Tyki asked “No one” Millennium Earl said and stepped back. He looked the woman from the top to the bottom “Who are you? How do you know Mana?” “It’s me. Sarah Miller” she said and the man touched forehead. Sweat was running on his face. He stepped back moving his head negative, swallowing “No, no, no” he whispered. He turned to Tyki “Kill her. Make your butterflies eat her alive” “But, Mana…” she wasn’t able to continue her sentence, because all the butterflies attacked her. She raised her wings and covered herself from them, who started to burn once they touched them.

A blade came through her wings and stabbed her chest. Blood came out of her mouth and her wings felt to the side, giving access to the butterflies to attack her skin. She looked the blade, which stabbed it.

“Crown Cross” she whispered and she saw Mana holding it “Why? Why Mana?” “I am not…!” he shouted and pushed the blade on her chest. More blood came out of her mouth and she felt to the ground. Mana walked back and his Skin wrapped his body, making him the tall, fat man, who he was.

She saw him and Tyki leaving and she turned her face, looking to the sky. The night was cold, but she felt her body starting being cold too. She was thinking of Meriam. She knew that the girl was in good hands. She was thinking of Allen “The Russian is cold, this time of the year. Are the clothes which he is wearing, warm? Is he going to catch a cold? Would Cross take care of him if he indeed fell sick?” A tear felt on her cold cheek.

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Dusk 15: Walker

After five months, Cross said that he will go to a mission in London. Sarah asked to follow him.

“No” Cross said “You will stay here and help Meriam to read and write”

Meriam was an orphan girl, which they found her sleeping in the courtyard of the monastery. From that night, they made her part of the church, teaching and training her to become an exorcist.

“Alright” Sarah said accompanied Cross until the entrance. Timcanpy flew and sat at his owner’s shoulder. The man turned and leaved the monastery.

 During a snowy night, Sarah and Meriam were sitting on the table of the monastery’s kitchen. The little girl was reading the bible and Sarah was observing her as she was writing a part, which she learned by heart, in a paper.  

They heard someone knocking the door and Mother Rebecca opened it, seeing Cross standing in the entrance, holding a boy in his arms.

“Cross?! You came back! Who is that child?!” they heard from the kitchen, Sarah turned to Meriam “Stay here, I will be back” the girl knobbed and Sarah walked to the main corridor, seeing Cross holding a sleeping boy with white hair and swollen face.

“Who is that?” she asked “He was Mana’s adopted son” “Was?” “Mana died, three weeks ago” Sarah lowered her head “Who both know that this is not truth” she whispered “Right?” “I don’t know what he is planning to do” Cross said and approached his bedroom leaving the boy on his bed “But for now, I have to save him. The scratch on his face became infected and he has high fever” Sarah touched the boy’s forehead  

“You are right. He is burning” she said “Sister Sarah” they heard a girlish voice. They turned and saw Meriam standing some meters away from the bed “Who is he?” “Just a son of an old friend” “Can I help?” “Bring me the botany book” the girl ran to the Sarah’s bedroom, where she had the books and took a green one. She ran back to Cross’s room and gave it to the nun. The woman opened it and showed a page to the girl “Do you see this plant? It’s called aloe, it’s for the swollen by wounds’ infections. I want you to go to the herb shop and take some” the girl knobbed and ran out of the bedroom “She is learning quick” Cross said “Yeah, she will be a great exorcist” she turned to the boy who had wet fabrics on his face, by Mother “What is his name?” “Allen” “So, Allen D. Campbell?” “No. Mana changed his last name, after Nea’s death. He was going with Walker”

Sarah remembered the young man with the milky skin and the brown hair in a ponytail, turning to her smiling “I will not stop. I will keep walking” “How ironic” she whispered smiling.

After some minutes, Meriam was back with the aloe leaves. She gave them to Mother Rebecca, who broke them above a plate, taking out it’s jelly content. With a spoon she spread the content on the young boy’s left side of the face and wrapped it with gazes.

Meriam looked his face. Even if it was swallowed, it was still angelic like. His expression was calm and she would say that he was cute. She turned to Sarah

“Is he going to die?” “No. Cross found him soon enough” Sarah said “The infection is only around his wound. So, he will be fine. Really, how did this infection happen?” “Millennium Earl turned Mana into an Akuma and he scratched his face” “That’s awful” the girl whispered “What is an Akuma?”   “I will explain to you when you will be ready to know” Sarah said smiling “Alright” Sarah approached her and bend over, patting her head “Now, go and read the next chapter of Marcus’ Evangelion and when I will be done we will read the next together” “Ok!” she shouted smiling and left the room, heading to the kitchen.

 Sarah was in Cross’s room, taking care of Allen, checking his temperature and changing the gazes on his face. She heard him groaning from the high fever and whispering Mana’s name in his sleep. She caressing his hair and started muttering the music of Nea’s song. She saw that Allen’s expression became calmer and he fell asleep.

She got out of Cross’s room and approached the kitchen, where Mother and Cross were drinking. She stood next to the table and looked at them,

“His fever has fall” “Good” Cross said and took a sip “Tell me the truth, Cross!” she shouted hitting her palms to the table “Don’t be so loud” he said “You will wake all up” “Alright” she whispered “At least tell me what is going on with this child” “This boy will be the Fourteenth’s host” “Impossible!” “Why is it impossible? We both know that if Millennium Earl don’t die, the Noah family members will be reincarnated again and again. Nea was a member too” “And why this boy?” “This didn’t make sense to me too. But then I thought about it again” “And? Did you find anything?” “Some days before Allen left, he was reading the Bible backward” Sarah opened her eyes wide and stepped back “You remember what are the results of this, don’t you? We read about it in a book of Black Order’s library” “You turn back in time. You can change the past or your appearance with the past” she thought about it and then she turned to Cross again “This doesn’t make sense! Allen was blondie. This boy has white hair and before that he has… What was the color of his hair, again?” “Red” “Exactly, red” “Maybe he is a reincarnation, I don’t know” Cross said and rested his head on his hand “Every time I am trying to find something, I find a wall” “Why are you so sure about Allen? About our old friend?” “Because, before Nea and Mana left, Allen asked from Nea to use his own body for the reincarnation” Sarah was shocked. She took a chair and sat down, trying to understand all the information that Cross said to her “Why?” she swallowed “Why you didn’t say anything? Why did you hide this information from me for twenty-one years?” “Because I never thought that Fourteenth’s host would be a ten years old boy” “What happened, happened” Mother said “We cannot change the past, but we can make our future. This child is our future”

“One more thing” Sarah said “How are you so sure that this child is Nea’s host?” “Because Mana was always with him. He was protecting him, like it was the most precious thing in the world” “Well, it makes sense” Mother said and took one more sip of her wine. Cross and Sarah stopped talking. They lowered their heads and looked their eyes.

 The next day, Allen woke up, but this was not what they were expected. The boy was in shock. Cross was holding his hands as he was screaming, like he was possessed. Sarah took Meriam and went out of the monastery, so the little girl will not see the shocked boy.

When they returned, Allen had called down, but he was sitting at the corner of the bed, without talking or eating. He was just looking to the void with empty thought. Cross tried in vain to feed him. One noun, Sarah was washing the dishes and Cross was drinking his wine, as Mother, Barba and Meriam went to sleep.

“He hasn’t eaten anything, has he?” Sarah asked “It’s because of his lament for Mana. He reminds me someone else, who wasn’t eating, because of him”

Sarah stopped washing the dishes and turned to him

“It’s not the same” she said “He is crying because he lost him, forever. I lost him because he betrayed me. Allen was an orphan, who found a home, a family. I was a nun, who had to leave with the word of God. I didn’t know what love meant, not like the way that Mana showed it to me. He loved me and I talked bad to him. He betrayed me, to protect me. Sometimes” she said and tears started appear on her cheeks “Sometimes, I still mutter the lyrics of his song, I feel like I still hear the music of the piano. I think that if I open the door and get inside the white room, they will be there, playing the piano and singing” her voice was cracked by the sobs “When I saw him again, after nineteen years, telling me that he remembered my last words to him, I realized how much I loved him. I should never fell in love, I am a nun, I asked for forgiveness from God, but it wasn’t enough…” she stopped crying, because the sobs had closed her throat “I sorry” she said and put her hands on her face “O promised to myself that I would never cry for him again, but when I learned that he died, I can’t…” her sobs became louder, she was thinking that she couldn’t breathe, that she wanted to scream

“Cry” Cross said “Put it out. This is what you need. Cry, weep, you need it”

Sarah raised her head and closed her eyes, she tried to control her breath, by taking deep breaths and crying in the same time. She finally felt that the weight, that she had on her chest, was gone.

 During the night, Cross was sitting across his bed, reading his book and looked Allen. He inhaled, let the book next to him and turned to the white-haired boy.

“You know, there was a phrase which Mana used to say. I will never stop…” “…I will keep walking” Allen said in the same time with him

He looked the boy, who raised his head and looked at him. His right eye wasn’t swollen from crying anymore.

“He is gone, isn’t he?” he whispered. Cross lowered his head and Allen turned and looked the void “I… I don’t want to stop… Not now”

Cross approached the kitchen, where the rest members of the church were sitting on the table.

“Allen talked” “Really?!” Sarah shouted “Thank God!” Mother said looking up “But… But he doesn’t sound so much like Nea, but more like Mana” “I see” Sarah said and lowered her head “That means that I can go and talk to him, right?” Meriam asked “Maybe we can be friends!” Sarah turned and rubbed the girl’s hand, smiling “We will go tomorrow and talk to him, alright?” “Yes!” the girl shouted.

 The next day, Sarah sat next to Allen on Cross’s bed. Meriam was standing next to the bed, looking them. The little girl was the one who spoke first.

“Your hand! It reminds me of Sister Sarah’s wings!” “Meriam!” Sarah shouted. She didn’t want to make Allen feel bad

“Wings?” the boy asked

“Yeah” Sarah said and smiled

She stood up and turned her back to the boy. Her uniform changed. She didn’t have to open a zip and put out her whole back, but there were two special holes on the back of it.

“Innocent, activate” Allen looked her wings full of surprised. He approached his hand, but he pulled it back. Sarah smiled with his reaction “It’s fine, you can touch them, if you want” At first, he hesitated, but then he touched the blue edge

“They are so soft!” he whispered “You are like an angel!”

Sarah blushed, because this is how Nea used to call her. Maybe there a Fourteenth’s part in this boy. She smiled to Allen.

“They are called “The Wings of Gabriel”. I can help you activate and control your arm too” “Yes, please!” Allen shouted, blushing.

 Sarah and Allen were standing at the courtyard of the monastery. She opened her wings and was waiting for Allen to activate his too. The boy was looking his hand, but he wasn’t talking.

“What happened, Allen?” “It’s just” the boy said “The first and last time I activated was when Mana turned to this monster and my own arm killed him. I was afraid to activate it again, I don’t want to hurt anyone else” “Don’t worry, Allen, you aren’t going to hurt me. Just try it”

Allen looked his hand, he thought the words that Sarah saying when she was activating hers “Activate” His red hand became gray and bigger. It went out of control and approached Sarah. The woman moved her wings and Allen saw her flying one meter above the ground.

“You can fly too?!” “Yes. I had similar problems too. My Innocence was never listening to me. When I was trying to fly, it drove me on the walls and the ground” “How did you master it?” “It is like a living creature. It has its own will, but it would never let its user die. So, I did one of the most dangerous ways to make it obey me” “What did you do?” Allen asked with his eyes opened, excited to hear her story “I felt from the belfry!” she said smiling and Allen was shocked “From… The belfry?” he looked the tower of the monastery “This belfry?” “Yep” “I… I don’t believe it… Neither expected it” “Of course I am not asking you to commit suicide just to make your arm obey you. I was desperate back then. I wanted to follow General Cross to the Black Order” “The Black Order?” “Cross didn’t tell you about the Black Order?” Allen moved his head negative and Sarah facepalmed “So, I will have to start everything from the zero”

For the next weeks, Sarah was training Allen during the days and they were reading books about the exorcists during the night. Cross was always looking at them, either from the window or from the corridor.

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Dusk 14: The memories we shared

Cross and Sarah returned to the monastery. The young girl had black circles under her eyes and her skin was pale. She passed next to the other two members without telling anything. She entered her room and closed the door behind her, without wanting to talk to anyone. Cross explained everything that happened and Mother heard everything in shock. In their way back, Sarah didn’t sleep the whole night and she didn’t eat anything.

During the dinner, Cross knocked her door, but no respond. He lowered his head. She had to eat three days and she denied to step out of her room. He opened a little the door and Timcanpy entered the room to accompany her and have an eye on her.

Sarah was sitting on her bed hugging her legs and having her jaw on her knees. Her eyes were swollen and red. She was looking to the void, with empty thoughts. Timcanpy took her scarf in his teeth and flied to her, dropping it on her head. He started flying around her, trying to make her feel better. She took the scarf in her hands and looked at it.

“Fire slowly burns… as the boy is drifting off to sleep” she whispered among the sobs “Red embers flame in the ashes… of our memories” she put her face on the scarf, crying again.

During the night, they were all sitting on the table of the kitchen. Without talking. They heard footsteps and turned, seeing Sarah standing on the stairs. She approached them and stood next to the table.

“Do you… Do you have a little bread?” she whispered cowardly and smiled a little

The three members smiled, been happy that she finally got out of her room and asked for food. Cross stood up approached her and took her in his arms. She closed her eyes, enjoying the warmness of Cross’s hands.

“I shouldn’t have taken you with me” he whispered “No. It was better like that” she said and stepped back, smiling.

 The years passed. Sarah’s hair became quickly gray, because of her sadness. It was very hard for her to get through it. Cross told her to throw away the scarf, because it reminds her Mana and this cause her to be sad.

“But this is the reason I keep it” Sarah said and Cross looked at her confused “It reminds me of Mana, the real Mana, not the one who changed because of Millennium Earl” “Why though? Why do you want to keep his memory?” “Because he was an important part of my life” she said smiling.

Cross lowered his head and remembered of Maria. Their love stories were similar. Cross inhaled because he knew that the nun was right. Someone knocked the door of the monastery and Cross walked in the main corridor and opened it. Allen was standing, smiling to them.

“I came to say goodbye” he said “So, you decided, you are leaving” Cross said “Yeah. I am going to London” he was holding the bible. Cross noticed that before some days, the bookmark was at the last chapter, now it was in the middle.

“Are you reading the bible backwards?” “Well, you see…. I can explain. It is not having to do with a Devil’s trick” he said and lowered his head “I just… I just thought that if I read it backward, it will be like I change the time. I makes me feel better to forget about Nea and Mana” “If this brings jubilation to your soul, I cannot say or do anything” They saw Sarah approaching them. She smiled to the blondie man “Your hair” he whispered “You changed to much in only three years, Sarah” “A lot of things happened in these three years” Sarah said smiling.

It was true, after Nea’s death, Mana and Sarah left for almost nine months and went to France, where they became members of European Branch’s Black Order. Sarah met Cross’s classmate and partner when he was training himself to be an Exorcist master, Froi Tiedoll.

Froi was a clam but kind and friendly man. He quickly became friend of Sarah and they went in a mission together. After Millennium Earl’s return, the Akuma attacks became a more frequent phenomenon. Their missions were many, but Sarah learned quickly to control her wings completely.

In her first mission, her wings were weak, a little soft and easy to break against the Akuma attacks. She was in the hospital of Black Order and they brought her food. She looked the big amount of food and she was surprised from herself when she ate all the plates they gave to her.

“Slow down” Cross said laughing “You are going to become fat” “No, she will not” they heard from the dark and they saw a young woman with blondie hair. She was some years older than Sarah and there was a monkey on her shoulder, which left and climbed Sarah’s bed. He took the pie which was in the nun’s plate and returned to his owner, eating it “You little thief” the blondie said laughing and turned to Sarah “I am sorry for that” “It’s fine” the young woman said smiling “Better for me. I will eat less” “You need to eat. You are a parasitic type user. It is the only way to keep your Innocence strong. Lau Shimin is a parasitic user too” she said showing the monkey on her shoulder “But, I heard that your wings were easy to break, don’t you eat well?” Sarah lowered her head “For days I didn’t eat anything, because of reasons which made me feel sad and depressed” “I see. Don’t do that again” the blondie woman said and turned to leave “Eat as much as you want. Your Innocence needs it. You need it” “Wait” Sarah said before the woman was ready to go out of the hospital room “What is your name?” The woman smiled and turned to her “Is Klaud Nine” “I am Sarah Miller” “I know, everyone was talking about you when you arrived. Parasitic users are rare. Well, see you around, Sarah and Cross” she smiled and left the room.

After many months she returned to England, were her hair started to be gray. Cross suggested to her to dye her hair black, but she said that she wants to keep the results of her past and her mistakes. Cross couldn’t change her mind and didn’t want to persuade her.  They weren’t sad when Allen left, but it bothered them fact that he stopped send them letters suddenly, for months. They thought that maybe he had problems with his religious school, but months and later years without a letter was too much.

After some months, the circus arrived to Fordwich. It was Sunday and the villagers arrived the church for the Divine Service. Sarah heard some priests shouting telling to someone to go away. She approached them and she saw two priests pushing a clown away from the courtyard of church. One of the pushed him and he felt to the ground

“What is going on?” she asked them and helped him stand up “This joker wants to get in the church” one of the said “And what is the problem with that?” the nun asked “He is a clown! Don’t you see the way he is dressed and his makeup? How can we accept him?” the other said “The God accepts everyone, however they are” the clown was playing with his hands, making funny expression “He is a creep” the first said and they left. Sarah turned smiling and looked the clown, who started walking to a tree of the yard and touched it “When did this tree came out?” he asked “What do you mean?” “I was here, one month ago” the clown said and looked around “And this tree wasn’t here” Sarah laughed “Maybe you didn’t notice it” “Maybe” the clown said and continued walking, whispering lyrics of a song “I will still pray endlessly for this young boy…” Sarah looked at him, shocked “How… How do you know this song? Who are you?”

The clown smiled and ran to her, standing next to her and looked at her from the top to the bottom.  

“If I remember correctly, you weren’t here before one month too. Are you new here?” “No, I am here thirty-six years now” “No, I don’t remember you” the clown said dancing around her “I am searching for someone. A seventeen years old girl” “Who? Why?” “The girl’s name is Sarah. Sarah Miller. The reason is personal. I have to see her one month now” “I am this girl. But she was seventeen years old thirty-two years before” “No” the clown said and stepped back “No. You are lying. I left Sarah one month ago. In this yard. You aren’t Sarah. You are an old woman. Sarah didn’t have gray hair, but black, the raven’s wing” “Mana” the woman said and approached him “It’s me. Look my eyes, they haven’t change” “You are lying” he shouted “You are a liar! Where is Sarah? Why don’t she come to see me? She hates me, right? This is what she told me. She told me “I hate you Mana”. I heard it. She hates me” he started crying like a child. Sarah stepped back, scared. Mana’s memories are complicated. He ran to her and grabbed her from her shoulders “Why does she hate me? What have I done to her? I loved her. I loved her and she hates me. Why?”

Sarah was scared. She was afraid that Mana will hurt her, because he doesn’t recognize her, because he is lost in the memories’ abyss. She felt a hand grabbing her from her exorcist uniform. She was pulled back and saw Cross’s back in front of her. He looked at the clown with a furious look.

“Why is this clown bothering you?” “Cross” Sarah whispered “This clown is Mana” “What?” he looked at his face, trying to find anything that would remind him the handsome young man with the milky skin, brown eyes and long brown hair “Get lost” he whispered and the clown stepped back. He lowered his head and a tear ran on his cheek “Tell to Sarah” he whispered “That whatever I did, whatever was the reason that she hates me, I apologies for this reason”

He turned and left the courtyard. Cross turned and saw Timcanpy flying around him.

“Follow him and record everything” Cross said “I want to know what he is doing and what he is planning to do, 24/7. Just be careful not to be noticed”

Timcanpy flied away and followed Mana. Cross clicked his tongue and turned to Sarah, who had her face lowered. He passed next to her and patted her shoulder. Timcanpy returned when circus was ready to leave. Cross saw and heard everything the Mana was saying and doing. He was confused. This man doesn’t look anything like Millennium Earl.

“Maybe he is a split” Mother said “You have a point” Cross said and inhaled “He is searching for Nea. He remembers almost everything about his days in the monastery. He thinks that before one month he left us. He doesn’t remember that he killed and devoured, but he remembers Sarah’s last words to him” “Maybe he is bluffing” “No, he seems so desperate to find Nea. But now the circus is leaving. We will see him again in Fordwich the next year. Unless…” he thought about it a little and looked Timcanpy “How fast can you fly?” he questioned the golem, but it was more like a rhetoric “What do you have in your mind?” “Timcanpy will be my eyes and ears” Cross said and approached his room, taking a box of his tools “He will follow the circus and take records of Mana. He will return every end of the month, giving me the informations he found”

After two days of experiments. He knew that the golem was ready for it’s purpose. He got out of the church and let it go, following the way that the circus went to the next city.    

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Book 4: The devils of the monastery Dusk 13: The twins

The next morning, Cross and Sarah was prepared for their one-day-journey. Mother and Barba told them to be careful and praying for them and the twins. The two partners smiled and began their trip to Campbell estate.

During the evening, they arrived in the big, white house, with the big tree outside. Sarah stopped and looked at it. Mana has told her stories about this tree named “Cornelia”. He and his brother used to play around or on it. She smiled thinking two little D. Campbell twins climbing the big tree.

Cross’s voice calling her name, took her out of her thoughts. She turned and he made a movement with his head to follow him and go inside. Cross approached the door, which was open. Some of the candles of were off, like no one cared to light them up again. In front of them were two stars, which separated the house into two wards. Cross took out his judgment and turned to the young girl.

“I will take the right. You take the left. If one of the us find something, we will meet the other in the other ward” “Yes, father” she said and they climbed the stairs.

 Cross started opening all the doors in the corridor, looking the inside. All the rooms were empty. He opened another one and he saw a big room, like it was a princess’s one. On the chair, next to the window there was a woman with long brown hair, looking outside, like she was depressed.

“Are you Katerina Eve Campbell?” Cross asked and entered the room. The girl turned and looked at him. Her expression was like she was crying. “Yes, I am. You must be Cross Marian. The twins told me about you” “They are your children, right?” “They never were my children. There were adopted. They never had parents too” “What do you mean?”

In the same time, Sarah opened a door and looked inside. It was a total white room with few furniture and a big mirror. She saw Mana standing in front of this big mirror, crying. She smiled saw him again and tried to ran to him, but he turned and looked at her with a painful expression on her face, there was blood on his hands and a little blood on his cheek.

“Stay away from me!” he shouted and she stepped back “Kill her” he heard in a voice in his head and turned to the mirror “No! I will not kill her! I… I love her” whispered the last words and started to cry “And I loved Nea too. Nea, I am sorry” he said in his sobs.

Sarah looked around the room and saw Nea’s clothes. It was seemed like Nea was laying in the ground. She approached the clothes and bend over. She touched the white coat and she saw a scull in it. She stepped back and started screaming.

In Katerina’s room, Cross was looking the woman confused.

“What do you mean that they never had parents?” “Before almost nineteen years, I met Adam. He was kind to me and everyone thought that the twins were his children. But one day, before seventeen years, Adam touched Cornelia and he disappeared, like he died and reincarnated into the twins. These children are the Adam himself”

Cross was shocked with her words. He knew that Adam was the Earl of Millennium, the man who supposed to be dead seventeen years now. “He is back. He will always be back” he heard and saw Timcanpy flying to him. He was surprised to see the golem alone, which approached him and started to pull him. The man heard Sarah’s screams and ran out of the room.

He approached the white room, in which Sarah was in shock, looking Nea’s skeleton. She turned to Mana, who was crying, trying to make her stop and calm down, but he didn’t know how.

“How dare you!” she was shouting “How dare you kill you own brother!”

Cross approached her and took her in his arms. He turned and looked Nea’s skeleton, shocked. He pointed the Judgement to Mana. “Whatever is going to happen, Mana must stay alive. Protect him. Don’t let him die”. He remembered Nea’s words and lowered the gun. He grabbed Sarah and pushed her to leave the room. She turned one last time and looked the young man, who was standing next to mirror.

“I hate you!” she shouted “I hate you, Mana D. Campbell” “Stop it” he whispered and put his hands on his ears, crying “Please stop, make it stop”

Cross took Sarah out of the Campbell estate and Sarah was trying to breath, but after the shock, she couldn’t. Cross approached her and grabbed her shoulder.

“Sarah, look at me” she turned and did what he said. He slapped her and her breath came back to normal “Thanks” she whispered “I needed that”

She turned and saw the golden golem flying around her. She reached her arm, like Nea used to do and Timcanpy sat on her hand. She smiled a little and touched her finger on the Timcanpy. Tears started running in her cheeks.

“Put it out” Cross said “Cry, you need this more”

Timcanpy left her hand and sat on Cross’s shoulder. Sarah felt on her knees and started crying out loud. She cried for Nea, for Mana, for what she said to him. She never meant to hate him. She felt like she lost a part of herself.

In the same time, Mana approached the mirror and touched it. He looked the mirror and smiled. He approached it and touched his reflection.

“Ah Nea! So, you are there, in the mirror” when he touched the glass, he realized that there was nothing more than his refection. He started crying and put his forehead on the mirror.

“Forgive me, Nea. Everything is my fault. I have to fulfill the role of Millennium Earl. I have to. This is the only way to destroy the heart. That’s why…” he stepped back and put his hands on his mouth “That’s why I devoured you”

He started screaming and punched the mirror, breaking the glass and felt on his knees. He put his hands on his ears, trying to not hear the voice in his head telling him the same thing “Everything was Mana’s fault. Mana destroyed everything. If only Mana was not existed, then none of these would happen”

“I am sorry, I am sorry” he was whispering and ripped the flesh of his face with his own hands“Mana must disappear” Mana put his blood hands on the mirror and looked his reflection “No, wait…” It was over, Millennium Earl was back.

He created a light ball in his hands.“This face reminds me of Mana and Nea. Please, never come back, Mana” he said, smiled and destroyed his face with his light ball.  

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The third arc, The Feathers of Devils, is over.

Desarcalize will be back on 2nd of May with the fourth and final arc, The Devils of the monastery

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D.Gray-Man fans still exist... Right? T.T

Manga: D.Gray-Man

Author: Katsura Hoshino

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Dusk 12: The last melody

Mana opened his brown eyes and he was in his monastery room. Next to him, Sarah was putting fabrics on his forehead. He looked around him and then his hands. He was sure that he was his skin turning gray, but now it was milky again. Sarah saw that he was awake and smiled, taking the fabric away from his forehead.

“You are finally awake!” she said smiling “You scared us! You suddenly grabbed your head and felt unconscious. You had high fever for two days. But thank God! It finally fell and you opened your eyes” “My skin” he whispered “It was gray…” “Indeed, but after you felt unconscious, your skin came back to normal” she stood up and took the bawl with the cold water, which she brought for his fever “Nea said that that you aren’t a completely Noah. He is trying to find Millennium Earl. He said that only he can stop your transformation” “My transformation?” he whispered. He saw the same man, standing across him, he closed his eyes and touched his forehead, which was hurting. When he opened them, he saw that no one was there and Sarah approached him again, touching his forehead “Does it still heart?” “A little” the young man said “You had so high fever, that you were talking in your sleep” “And what was I saying?” “Nonsenses. I approached my ear to your lips, but I heard something like Demons are created by human soul, People’s sake, I will keep walking and some others like that” “Demons… Human soul…” Mana was whispering, trying to realize what does he meant with that words of his “Anyway” Sarah said and opened the door “They were just words because of your fever, nothing important. Well I will leave you rest a little” she smiled to him once again and closed the door behind him.

 The next day, Mana was much better and he could walk around the monastery. Nea talked with Cross and they decided to return his older twin brother to Campbell estate. They prepared clothes and supplies, which the monastery gave them, for the journey back.

“I will return him to Campbell estate and I will be back in two days” Nea said, holding the bag with supplies. He approached Allen and the blondie man hugged him. Nea laughed. “I told you, I will be back in two days” he laughed and Allen approached his lips to Nea’s ear “I read that Noah can reincarnate as long as the Earl of Millennium is alive. If anything happens to you, use my body for the reincarnation” Nea’s eyes opened wide “I wish that there will be no need for that” the gray man whispered and smiled, stepping back “Thank you, for everything, my friend” he said to the blondie man and saw Cross approaching him.

Nea approached Cross and looked around, to make sure that they will not hear his words “I said two days. If you see that I am missing more, come to Campbell estate, alright?” “Why? Do you think…?” “I don’t mean anything” Nea said “I am just saying. Also, promise me something. Whatever is going to happen, Mana must stay alive. Protect him. Don’t let him die” “I will do it, I promise” “Thank you, Cross Marian” Nea said, smiled and passed next to him.

In the same time, in the back yard of the monastery, Mana met Sarah.

“When will you return?” the girl asked “No idea. But until then” he took out a blue-green scarf “I like knitting, so I made this for you. To remember me” he put the scarf in Sarah’s hands “I would never forget you, either way. Thank you” she said, smiling and blushing

Mana smiled, took some hair which had fallen on Sarah’s face and put them behind her ear. He cupped her cheeks and approached her and touched his lips on hers. It was a soft kiss, but still he saw his feelings toward her. They broke the kiss and his put his forehead on hers.

“I promise that we will meet again” he whispered “Farewell, for now, Sarah” “Goodbye, Mana”

The young man stepped back and then they heard footsteps. They turned and saw Nea holding the bags

“There you are!” he approached them and gave one bag to Mana “We have to leave, because Campbell estate is almost one day walk. We have to arrive before it gets dark” “You are right” Mana said smiling. Nea turned and patted Sarah’s head “See you in two days, sister Sarah!” “Yeah! Take care and be careful” “We will” Nea said smiling and they turned, leaving.

Sarah looked the scarf in her hands. Green with blue patters. She smiled and put it around her neck, looking the twins leaving.

 Three days passed and Nea didn’t come back. The four members of the monastery were in the kitchen of the church. Cross and Rebecca were drinking wine, when Sarah and Barba were reading books in the wooden chairs of the main corridor. After the twins left, it’s like they quickly returned to their old way of living, before they met them.

Cross stood up and approached Sarah. Barba realized that the priest wanted to say something important to her, so he stood up and approached Rebecca to see if she wants something. Cross sat next to Sarah, who closed the book and turned to him.

“Nea told me that if he doesn’t come, back after two days, we will have to go to Campbell estate. We are already in the night of the third day” “This is a little weird. Do you think that he has enemies in the estate and he was afraid?” “He killed almost all the Noah family. I don’t think that there will be a problem there” “Alright then” Sarah thought about it “Nea said that Campbell estate is almost one day walk. So, let’s leave tomorrow morning” “Good” Cross said and stood up. Sarah looked at him as he was leaving and she felt a little pain on her chest. She was afraid of what would happen to the twins.

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"Whatever is going to happen, Mana must stay alive. Protect him. Don't let him die"

-Nea

A separation

"When will you return?" Sarah asked Mana

"No idea" he put his forehead on hers "I promise that we will meet again" he whispered

A promise

"If anything happens to you, use my body for the reincarnation" Allen said

"I wish that there will be no need for that" he smiled to Allen

Worries

"If he doesn't come back, after two days, we will have to go to Campbell estate"

"Let's leave tomorrow morning"

Next chapter "Dusk 12: The last melody"

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Dusk 11: The clash

A man with long black hair in a ponytail and gray skin was walking in the corridor of a big house. His features were similar to D. Campbell twins’. He stopped in front of a door and knocked it. No respond. He opened it and looked around the room. It was a girl’s room in a black, purple and pink colors. On the bed a girl was sitting, crying.

The man approached her and looked at her with a furious look in his face. She raised her face and her eyes were red from the sobs. This didn’t make his expression calmer.

“Tyki” she whispered “I cannot cover you anymore, Road” he said and sat next to her “You are covering the traitor! This is unforgivable!” “But, Tyki” she said among her sobs “I love him” Tyki’s expression became furious “Where is he, Road?” “I can’t tell you” “Alright then” he stood up “You will stay inside here, locked, until you realize what is your side and what is his side” he approached the door “If you tell us where he is, we will put you out” “I will never betray him” “As you wish” he opened the door “Thankfully, Noah cannot die if they don’t eat or drink water for days. This will make you change your mind”

He closed the door, locked it and his expression changed. He loved his niece so much. He didn’t want to make her get hurt, but at the same time, he had to do it for the shake of the Noah family. Only three members were alive. He walked the main corridor, thinking that maybe he regretted for talking to Road like that.

He opened the door of the main hall, where a man was sitting in his sofa, reading a book. The man had long hair in the ponytail, but not as long as Tikki. He raised his golden eyes and looked the man who entered the main hall.

“You shouldn’t be so steep for our dear and lovely Road” he said turned a page of his book “This punishment is too much, don’t you think?” “She has to tell us where he is. I don’t hate her, of course. I just want to give her a push, Sheryl” “You are right” Sheryl said and left the book on the table, next to his sofa “I will pay a visit to her. Maybe she will talk to her father” “Good luck with that” Tyki whispered

After two days, Tyki and Sheryl made their leave. Tyki raised his head and looked to the window of the Road’s room. The girl had her face in her pillows, crying “I am sorry, Nea” she whispered “This was the only way”. The two men went up to the cab and they headed to Fordwich.

 Nea and Mana were in the white room. Nea was playing the piano and Mana was trying to write the lyrics down in a paper. They heard the door opening and they saw Sarah caring a disk with two cups of tea. She left the tea on the table and they smiled to her. She approached and took the paper in her hands.

“Beautiful and lovely lyrics” she said and Mana blushed “Thank you” she left the paper back and smiled to him.

They heard footsteps, like someone was running and they saw Cross at the door. His face was red from the running and looked at them with an expression mixed of furious and anxious.

“They are here!” he turned to Nea “Two men with similar features like yours, are here!” “What?” Nea shouted and stood up “They found us?” Mana said and swallowed “I can’t believe that Road….” “I knew that I shouldn’t trust her!” he ran out of the room and the two younglings looked each other. They turned and followed him.

They were out of the church, in the yard and they saw the two men standing across them. Sheryl saw Nea and then Mana standing behind him. He smiled, seeing that his two aims were there. Tyki approached them and took out reached his head, pointing to the twins.

“We can make a deal. You give us the twins and we will not even touch you” Cross laughed “These twins are our guests. They asked for sanctuary and we gave it to them. We cannot give them to you, except if they want to” “You bastard” Tyki whispered “Who cares about the sanctuary? They are outside of the church, aren’t they?” “Only from the building” Cross said. Sarah was looking at him, surprised. She never heard Cross talking like that “But the yard is still part of the church. So, I am sorry, we cannot give them to you” “Then we will force them” Sheryl said and started to walk to their direction.

Sarah stepped in front of the twins and opened the zip of her exorcist uniform’s back. Her big green to blue wings came out and was like they were covering the twins. Tyki was surprised by them and Sheryl stepped back, but he smiled and moved forward, approaching them.

“You said that you will force them” Sarah said “We said that we gave them sanctuary, so if you dare touch them, we will have to throw out of here, even if we have to use force” Sheryl smirked and approached more “I wanna see you trying, my angel”

A bullet came to his way, but Sheryl stepped back, so the bullet nailed on a church’s wall. The Noah turned to Cross, who fired and smiled to him, like he was telling him, that he missed. He heard a noise from the wall and he saw the bullet coming to his way again.

“What the hell?” he shouted and moved back “This is my Innocent” Cross said “Judgment’s bullets will not stop, until they hit their aim”

Sheryl pressed his teeth, furious and from his fingers appeared strings, which were ready to nailed on Cross, but they were cut. He turned and saw Nea holding his Crown Cross. He clicked his tongue, when he realized that the Fourteen had summon his sword. Purple butterflies attacked Mana, but Sarah took him in her arms and used her wings to cover both of them, like a cocoon. The butterflies were burning once they touched her wings. She opened her wings, but one of them, attacked her, biting her skin.

“They are carnivores?” she shouted and screamed from pain “Sorry for not warning you, darling” Tyki said smirking “My butterflies, Tease, love the human flesh” “Stop!” Mana shouted and the butterflies paralyzed like the Akumas in their previous fight Tyki opened his eyes wide “He can control my butterflies?! Impossible! Tease can listen and obey and me and their creator. Except if… No… It can’t be…” “Get lost!” the young man shouted and all the butterflies were destroyed in front of Tyki’s eyes.

In the same time, Nea was attacking Sheryl, cutting the strings that he was creating with his fingers. The Judgment’s bullet approached Sheryl’s head, but the Noah was quicker to twist and dodge it. Because of Judgment’s bullet, he lost his concentration for a little. That was enough for Nea to take the change and stab him on his chest.

“When did you killed my son?” he whispered “He was my first kill, actually” Sheryl smiled “I knew that I shouldn’t underestimate you, Fourteenth” he whispered and felt dead to the ground.

Among the raindrops of blood which were created by the butterflies’ destruction, Sarah ran to Tyki with her wings. Tyki tried to dodge her attacks with bear hands, which got wounds once they touched them. The feathers were soft for humans, but when an Akuma or a Noah touch them, they are like sharp knives. Tyki touched his hands and looked Sarah attacking him again. He approached her and was ready to touch her, trying to use his Pleasure power, Choose, but Mana opened his mouth.

“Don’t touch her!” His hand was moving on his own and stepped back, getting one more hit from Sarah’s wing on his chest “What? His speech can work on Noah too?”.

Sarah was surprised too. She was ready to attack him again, but she saw a sword coming through his body. Blood came out of Tyki’s mouth and he turned to see that Nea stabbed him with his sword. He smirked to the Fourteen and felt to the ground dead.

“Eleven” Nea said and shake his blade, making Tyki’s blood fall on the ground “Is it over?” Mana asked “Yeah. Only one left” Nea said and he saw Mana groaning and felt on his knees, holding his forehead.

They ran and approached him. Mana’s skin turned to gray and he opened his eyes to see that they were golden.

“He became a Noah?” Sarah asked “Not completely” Nea said “We have to keep him away from here” “And where will he go?” Sarah asked “In our house. In Campbell estate” “Will he be safe?” Cross asked “All the Noah are dead. Road is not a threat. As for Millennium Earl…”

Mana touched his head again. He closed his eyes and felt like he was day-dreaming. Like he was seeing memories, which he never lived in his life.  A man with long black hair, looking at twelve people, who were standing across him, hearing him. He was speaking, but he couldn’t understand the words.

This man, later, was standing on a tree, looking around him. Mana knew this tree. It was Cornelia. The tree outside of Campbell estate. He saw a woman approaching him. She was his mother, Katerina. She smiled and him and everything became black.

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Dusk 10: The circus

Loosing someone and move on was the hardest part in humans’ lives. Rebecca knew that, better than anyone. She was watching Sarah and Cross, being sad and not in a mood for anything. She wanted to cheer them up. They were still young, they had a whole life to live.

Watching them like that, made her even more sad. She understood them. Cross lost the love of his life and Sarah lost her “big sister”, but the weeping was enough.

At evening, Allen came to the monastery with some news, which would cheer the younglings up. They were sitting on the dinner table, eating their breakfast, when he came and sat next to Nea. At first, they were all eating in silence, until the young man decided to break it

“You know, tomorrow the circus will come to Fordwich” “That’s great news!” Mother said, looking Cross and Sarah “We aren’t going” Cross said “Why not?” Mother continued “You need to…” “Maria died five days ago! Why are you asking this kind of stupid question?” “Father Cross!” Sarah shouted “Am I wrong, Sarah? We lost Maria, how can we entertain after that?” “I- I believe…” Sarah said hesitantly “…that this is what Maria would want too”

Cross didn’t talk. He was afraid to admit that the girl had a point. Maria was full of energy, but not in the bad way. She wanted everyone around her to be happy. Even if she was gone, she would want to see them smile again. But that was hard for Cross. It was hard for him to move on like that.

Even after the “Grave of Maria”, he would have her near him, but still, he wouldn’t have Maria. Maria was gone, that was just a cold corpse, which he could control with the power of Sculls.

He inhaled and stood up. He took his plates and started to washing them, without talking. The rest, who was sitting on the table, weren’t talking either. They were just watching Cross, holding their breaths. After Cross was over, he turned and looked at them.

“You can go to the circus…” A smile came to Allen, Nea and Mana’s faces “…but don’t count me. I am not ready to move on. I need a little more time” He was ready to leave the kitchen, but he turned back to them. He looked D. Campbell twins “And take Sarah and the golem with you, if you want” “Really?” Sarah and Nea said in the same time for different reasons. Sarah didn’t expect from Cross to tell her to move on. He knew what Maria meant to her, but still. From the other side, Nea was really happy to take Timcanpy with him. He really loved this golem “Father Cross” Sarah said “Do you really mean it?” “Listen to me, Sarah. You have to move on. Don’t follow me in this dark path of sadness. Live your life, before it is too late. No one is going to live forever” He said and turn to leave “And his name is Timcanpy” Nea shouted “It isn’t just a golem” “Alright, alright” Cross said waving his right hand “Take Sarah and Timcanpy with you”

These were his last words and went to his bedroom. They were all sitting on the table without talking. Barba and Sarah took the plates and started to wash them. Mother would drink a glass of wine, but without Maria and Cross, it wasn’t the same, so she decided to leave it for these days.

  At night, Mana, Nea, Sarah and Timcanpy left the monastery and headed to the main square, where the circus was taking place. Mana looked Sarah’s bright face and smiled. Nea turned and saw a girl among the people. She had purple hair and golden eyes like his. His heart skipped a beat by looking at her and Mana noticed it.

“Stay with Sarah” Nea whispered to him “I will be back. Let’s go Tim” “What is happening?” Sarah asked “Nothing. He just saw an old friend of his” Mana said and smiled. Once Sarah looked away, his expression changed to an anxious one, looking the back of Nea as he was heading to the back of the circus.

The place there was cold and deserted. Nea was looking around him, been ready for anything that would happen. He stopped and looked the girl, which was standing across him. The girl turned to him, smiled and changed her appearance. Her milky skin turned into gray and stigmata appeared on her forehead. She ran to him and hugged him.

“Nea! I missed you so much! Don’t you ever go away from me!” “Road…” he whispered and swallowed.

He inhaled, took Road’s wrists and pulled her away from him. The girl looked at him with a sad look on her face. This look was making him feel a pain on his stomach. He never wanted to hurt her, but he never had another choice.

“Road, we talked about this…” he stopped when he heard footsteps.

He turned and saw two young men. They both had gray skin, golden eyes and stigmata on their foreheads. The one had black hair and the other had blondie. Nea clicked his tongue and turned to Road.

“You tricked me and trapped me” “No! I swear!” the girl was ready to cry “I didn’t know that they followed me” “She is right” the black-haired said and approached them “She didn’t know it. It was Sheryl’s orders to follow her, without been noticed” “But now we finally found you” the blondie said and took out his gun “Traitor”

They turned their guns to their own heads and pulled the trigger. Their shape started to change and they took one form, their real form “Jasdevi” Nea whispered and reached his hand to the ground. A light appeared next to his feet and his golden sword came to his hands.

“You can summon a sword?” Jasdevi asked and put his hand on his jaw thinking and smirking “We underestimated you, Fourteenth”

Nea grabbed his sword tier and attacked him. Road put her back on the rock, looking at the whole fight, scared. She was afraid, she didn’t want to lose Nea. She loved him, so much. Nea was trying to dodge the attacks of Jasdevi’s hair, which turned into blades and were attacking him.

He has been practicing swordsmanship many times when he was in Campbell estate, as son of a rich family. But Jasdevi was more skilled than him. Nea came closer to him and Jasdevi’s hair couldn’t be affective to so close distance fight. Nea stabbed him on his chest and he felt on the ground dead. Road ran next to Nea and looked Jasdevi’s dead body, which turned into dust.

“You… You killed them… Too” she whispered “With them, I have killed nine of you. Three to go” he turned and looked at her “You aren’t going to kill me, are you? Nea, I loved and I know that you feel the same” “I am not going to kill you” Nea said “If I kill your whole family then I believe that I will destroy the Noah family’s heart once and for all” “No, you will not” the girl whispered and lowered her head “What do you mean by that?” Road raised her face “If you want to destroy the heart, you have to kill the Earl of Millennium” “Millennium Earl is dead! Seventeen years now!” “He will be back” Road said and she activated her ability, creating her portal to the dream world “He will always be back” she whispered and entered the portal. Nea was ready to reach her, but the portal closed before he managed to approach her “Nea!” he heard Mana’s voice and turned. He saw Mana and Sarah running to his way “I told you to not come!” “We are sorry” Sarah whispered trying to catch her breath “What happened?” “It’s nothing” “Millennium Earl is dead! Seventeen years now! He will be back” they turned and saw Timcanpy, who has recording the conversation “He will always be back” “Tim?!” Nea shouted “I didn’t know that you can record!” “Who was that?” Sarah asked “Her name is Road” Nea said and spread his arm. Timcanpy landed on his hand “She is a member of the Noah family” “And let’s say that Nea had history with her” “Mana!” “What? It is the truth!” “Anyway” said and scratched the back of his head “We have to go back to the monastery”

As they were going back, they saw a blondie man approaching them. The man raised his hand and they recognized him.

“Allen!” Sarah shouted smiling “Tonight will be the Stars Parade. It happens only once in the year, so I wanted to see it with you. In the belfry. I went to the monastery and I asked father Cross. He told me that you went to the circus, so I came to find you” “Oh my God! I totally forgot the Stars Parade!” Sarah said “What is that?” “There will be millions of shouting stars in the sky!” Allen said opening his hands and he was blushing “It’s really beautiful” “We used to see it every year together and with…. Maria” Sarah said and lowered her head when she said her name “Maria wants from us to move on” Allen said caressing her shoulder. He turned to the twins “Well? Will you accompany us?” “Yes, sure!” Mana said and turned to Nea, who seemed that something was bothering him. Mana turned and hit his arm with his elbow “Yes, we will” the man whispered “Great!” Allen shouted “Let’s go!”

 They sat next to the window of the belfry, looking the sky. Nea was looking to the void, with empty thought. Timcanpy was flying around him, but he was lost in his thoughts, that he didn’t pay attention to the golem.

“Tell us what is bothering you” Sarah said “I don’t want to make you part of my problems” “Maybe we can help you” Allen said “Trust me, you cannot help me” “Try us” Allen said and looked at him with a curious look on his face. Nea inhaled “Millennium Earl was supposed to be dead seventeen years ago. Tonight, I learned that he is alive and he will continue his work” “What is his goal, anyway?” Sarah asked “The apocalypse. The end of humanity” Mana said next to her “He will turn all of us into Akumas, because this is what the “God wants”, or maybe this is what he says” “Going against him is like going against Bible” Nea said “Going with him is like going against humanity. I don’t care about the whole humanity, but I care for the people I love” he lowered his head “I want to protect them, I want to help them, I want…” he felt someone touching his shoulder and raised his head. He saw Allen smiling “Even if this means that we have to go against the Bible, just for a maniac who is not the messiah, then I will follow you to the Hell” “So do I” Sarah said and stood next to Allen “You helped me survive, you helped me understand what are this wings on my back. I will follow even if I will have to deny everything holy, even if I will have to desacralize” “You guys….” Nea whispered and tears started to run on his cheeks

He wrapped his arms around Allen’s and Sarah’s shoulders, bringing them close to him. Mana smiled and hug the three of them.

“We will help you, Nea” Mana whispered “We will stop Millennium Earl, even if we have to sacrifice ourselves” “No!” Nea shouted “If someone has to sacrifice himself, this is me. I will take my sins with me, but you will not pay for mine” the three younglings lowered their heads, hearing his words. Allen raised it and looked to the sky “Look! The Stars Parade!”

The four of them turned and looked the shouting stars. Nea turned and looked at them, smiling “We will stop Millennium Earl, together”.

Little they know that at outside of belfry’s door, Cross was standing, hearing all their conversation. He lowered his head and left.  

[desarcalize]

"I am sorry, Nea. This was the only way"

-Road

A punishment

"You shouldn't be so steep" a Noah said, while he was reading his book "The punishment is too much, don't you think?"

"I just want to give her a push, Sheryl" the young man said. He has similar features with Mana and Nea

A fight

"We can make a deal. You give us the twins and we will not even touch you"

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Purple butterflies attack Mana, but Sarah took him in her arms and used her wings to cover both of them, like a cocoon.

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"He became a Noah?"

"Not completely"

Next chapter "Dusk 11: The Clash"