Daughter Of Madness [Kid X Fem!Chrona]

Calm Before the Storm

Tears soaked the worn carpet of the old church. Gopher had tried opening the book of Eibon herself, but the blasted thing would only show her the pages. Whatever magic the others had access to had shut her out. It was like it knew she wanted to destroy the thing inside and out. Stupid magic and it's stupid silk pages that wouldn't rip. How could Noah have valued this thing over his own life?

"I could have done it." She threw the book on the ground. "I could have saved you; all you needed to do was trust me. But you never did. YOU NEVER DID!" She shouted. "All I wanted was a chance! One little chance! But no, you had your collection to worry about!" She kicked an end table; it tipped and littered the ground with candle stubs. "Well, where has it got you now?! Hunh?" She shouted. But there was no one, only a beaten up book shared the old church hall with her. "Nothing, all this work and I'm the only one left! Stuck in the same church you found me in! I HATE YOU!" She cried. "I hate you." The girl crumpled to the floor. "And I hate me for caring."

"You should watch your tongue." Gopher froze. That voice... it couldn't be.

"Noah-sama?" She looked up, and was shocked to see a man standing before her. "I didn't mean it I just-" He wore a half buttoned, black dress shirt and jeans. The man did indeed resembled Noah, but the way he glared at her was too passionate to be him. She'd him evaporate just days before. It should be impossible for a human to cheat death twice. "Who are you?" The man glared at her.

"Don't ask me stupid questions." He snorted. "We don't have time for this."

"We?" She stuttered. She scooted back, her hand on the open Book of Eibon. The book was open! Maybe Noah had escaped into the book at the last minute during the blast. That made the most sense. Near death experiences had a way of forcing people to see what was important to them. Perhaps the whole ordeal had done him some good.

"Didn't I tell you to stop with the stupid questions!?" He snapped and stormed closer to the girl. Gopher flushed at the close proximity.

"Noah-sama, you've become so... wild." While this didn't answer his question; he seemed pacified that she didn't ask another question.

"You'll follow me." He stated.

"Of course!" He had his emotions back! Seeing a side of him she thought she'd lost, having him here again, it made the whole church feel warm again. There was still a chance for her happily ever after. Little did she know, the book was watching her.

"This is an intriguing turn of events." Eibon hummed. "I should be grateful that Wrath is easily manipulated." It watched as Gopher brought Noah the book. "This better not disrupt my plans."

-8-0-8-

Kid landed outside a concrete barricade. The structure was crudely made and had been hastily slapped together. Inside was a village that had been left to ruin. Compared to Nevada, Russia was cold all year round. The aura of an ancient tomb may have been a comfort to Kid, but it always left his weapons uneasy. Especially given how hastily humanity had tried to contain what was inside.

"This is it, the resting place of the last magic tool; the sarcophagus." Kid sighed.

"Wait, what?" Liz asked. "W-why would they name it something like that?"

"There was an incident about twenty years ago, all of the people in town disappeared. They didn't know what caused it, but everyone who went inside never came out." Kid said. Liz squeaked in protest. "So they sealed the place up and never looked back. Inside is the key to unlocking the brew." Patty was all giggles and smiles, trying her best to lighten the mood.

"B-but we don't have the brew." Liz forced herself to smile. "So we can't use the key! We can just go home." Kid stared at her. "I'm not going in there." Liz finished lamely. Her instincts were usually dead on when it came to sensing danger. All the more reason they had to take this mission over someone else.