A Change of Fate

Deal with the Devil

Deal with the Devil

Allen was sure that he was  finished as Tokusa was going in for the kill. However, out of nowhere  Fo appeared and saved him but just barely. Allen wasn't thinking in his  right at the moment though, and he ignored Fo's words.

The more  Allen fought, the more tempted his was to accept the Earl's invitation.  If he had accepted it before maybe, just maybe, they could have  prevented it from going this far. One of the things that affected him  most was the guilt and shame. He'd been in Kanda's head, seen his  memories and saw what Alma had become. Another thing he had discovered  was that Order was cruel. This was all their fault and he was a part of  the Order, too...

Allen realized that Alma had become what he was  out of the hatred for the Order and of Kanda, and rightfully so. The  Order had been truly cruel, to both of them and he never really liked  Kanda in the first place. They created the thirds, who were out of  control at the moment, and was responsible for Alma becoming an Akuma.  So, how could he work for an Organization that could do that?

What  bothered him the most was how powerless he was. Despite the fact that  he wanted to save Alma, he couldn't. So, if he couldn't save Alma than  what good was he? Then again, the Earl said he would stop it all if he  just went with them.

"Allen, you aren't going to accept the Earl's  invitation, are you?" Fo asked as she looked over at Allen with  concern, seeing the sad expression on his face, "Please tell me you're  not going to accept it..."

"I saw Alma and Kanda from nine years  ago," Allen said quietly before bringing up his black arm, covering half  of his face as he wore an expression of panic, "Alma became an Akuma  because of his hate for the Order and Kanda. There is no way I will be  able to save him now..."

Before anything else could be said, Fo  tried to protect Allen and evade Tyki's sudden attack but only managed  to save Allen. Tyki had managed to hit her, make her fall harshly to the  ground below them. Of course, this gained Allen's full attention as he  stood up and glared at Tyki, who floated in front of him.

"It  appears like you've finally made up your mind, boy," Tyki said with a  smirk as he held out his hand towards Allen, "Come on, Shonen, we better  not keep the Earl waiting, he isn't a very patient man."

"Coward,  everyone holds onto something in life," Fo muttered, sounding like she  was in obvious pain, "A hope or something they want to protect but  helping someone isn't that easy. So, don't think you've got it all  figured out!

When Allen noticed that Tyki was about to shoot a  beam at Fo, he quickly moved to protect her. The attack obviously didn't  hit as they were protected by the bubble. Allen didn't bother replying  to Fo's comment though, and instead stared up at Tyki and took a deep  breath.

"Just stop it, stop it right now," Allen shouted, which  caught both Fo and Tyki off guard, and clenched his fists, "Fine, if  accepting the Earl's offer will end this than I accept, just please  don't hurt my friends... please."

A grin stretched across Tyki's  face as Allen spoke. At first it had seemed like the boy was going to  turn down their offer, since the girl did sound convincing, but he was  pleased to know that Allen didn't. The Noah of Pleasure landed on his  feet and stood not too far from Allen and once more extended his hand.

"Like  I said before, we better hurry before the Earl gets too impatient,"  Tyki commented as he took a step forward, "Let's go, Shonen."

"I'm  sorry Fo but this is the only way I can save Alma, this has gone on  long enough," Allen replied sadly but refused to look at Fo as he took a  few steps forward to take Tyki's hand, "Tell everyone I'll miss them,  okay? You guys take care of yourselves."

Tyki's grin widened when  he could feel Allen's hand touch his. Finally, they had the fourteenth  they'd been working so hard to retrieve. Seeing the shock,  disappointment, and sadness on the girl's face was worth it, too. The  Noah pulled Allen closer to him.

It didn't take them too long to  reach the Earl, who was grinning like a madman as was the other Noah. Of  course, several of Allen's friends tried to call him back but didn't  reach through to him. It was far too late to take everything back. Allen  had made his final decision, for the safety of his friends.

"No,  Allen! Please don't go with them, come back before it's too late,"  Johnny shouted from afar as he was desperate to reach out to his friend,  "Don't give the Noah's what they want, you don't belong with them!"

The  Earl had honestly said what he did to lure him in and originally didn't  expect to keep the promise. However, just this once he would keep it  but only because it was their beloved fourteenth. Now that he had him,  he wasn't going to let the boy go. The Earl snapped his fingers and  suddenly portals to the Ark appeared beneath all of the thirds and they  were slowly dragged down. (Luckily no one else was dragged down with  them.)

"Well now that that is all taken care of, we can be on our  way, and yes we are taking the thirds with us," The Earl smirked, "The  thirds are my pawns now but I'll leave Alma with you~ It was nice  playing with you all but we really must get going. Say goodbye to your  friends, Allen Walker."

Allen couldn't even gather the guts to  look up or even say anything. How could he when this ultimately was  betrayal? He didn't want to leave but he had to keep convincing himself  it was the best thing to do.

"Ah, no need to feel down, boy, we're  not as bad as you think we are," Tyki said semi-cheerfully as he  wrapped an arm over the younger male's shoulders, "Before you know it  you'll feel right at home. Welcome to the family, boy."

Allen took  one last glance at his (ex)comrades and friends as a portal appeared  below them. Starting now he would be one of them... A Noah. It was nice knowing you all.

|So I'll be honest from the start, I don't know how often updates will be. It depends on what you all think. My writing confidence isn't all that great at the moment so...Anyway, thanks to those who read this.|