"The turn of another century," He explained at the question and paused. How could he talk about this with an outsider? Yet, Bookmen stood like silent monoliths that held the knowledge in their hands. To no one else would he divulge the full story, not even to Allen. He gritted his teeth slightly, especially not to Allen. "The war you're in isn't over." He finally said and grabbed his jacket, fishing the cigarette pack and lighter out of his pockets. The man kept talking even as he tapped out a cig and lit it with a flick of the lighter. "The first part is, because most of us died. In the end everything was a sea of blood and which side was bleeding more didn't mean a thing. In grief, or whatever it was - maybe insanity. Allen,"
He paused. There was a feeling his chest like as if a great pressure was exerted over it. Yet he pushed on. "Allen sealed the Earl using Cross Marian's notes left behind with his own life. But the spell fueled by his life, had a second purpose. As far as I know," And how much she would tell him...
"A sacrifice like that, freely given...reset the world. History and time moved on but we were reborn, this time with the right to choose our side. Memories return slowly, bit by bit. The Vatican didn't know what he did but, they wanted to cover it all up. They hunted down the survivors regardless of their side. Neutral or otherwise." His expression darkened and Mikk took a few heavy drags on it to cool his smoldering anger. But it burned on, hardening his voice and cutting through the pain of his battered body. "All remaining survivors were executed before firing squads."
His eyes said what he thought about the experiments himself. It wasn't something he enjoyed or thought was a thrilling thing. Yet he wouldn't exchange the nature of his weapon for anything. He still remembered the burn in Kanda's eyes when she nearly lost all control and Suman's expression as he fell and Allison's gun came up. H'd been Falling and there was no choice. It wasn't anyone's fault except Rhode's and she had been sending him a clear message through Suman.
Your defection will not go unpunished. We will find you.
He'd never forget how Allison's eyes betrayed the anguish she felt as she killed their comrade. Yet she'd showed no weakness, no fury. Just the cold precision of a killer, until they were all in the briefing away from all officials. Then she broke down among the other Exorcists as he sat numb with shock.
The present seeped back in and the Exorcist waved at the smoke. It parted before his fingers and yet it remained, lingering until it faded like his thoughts. "It was a fight. The Earl hit every major UN establishment all over the world. Akuma, and the like all came at once and nothing was hidden. The Vatican in their infinite wisdom, took this moment to destroy thousands of years of secrecy to expose the entire war.
They blamed the UN and the world leaders for generations. Then called for us to accept their rule, as only they could 'control these wild beasts' and 'defeat satan's army'." He spat the words with a fierce bitterness and stared hard at the coat in his hands. "The resulting waves of fear and hate triggered the Fourteenth's memories. He rose to power and wiped part of New York off the map before Allison, (Allen's name upon rebirth) could oppose him.
Everything went to hell and Komui ordered us to retreat. Link, that inspector defected with us and we were running for our lives when I found myself here."
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He paused. There was a feeling his chest like as if a great pressure was exerted over it. Yet he pushed on. "Allen sealed the Earl using Cross Marian's notes left behind with his own life. But the spell fueled by his life, had a second purpose. As far as I know," And how much she would tell him...
"A sacrifice like that, freely given...reset the world. History and time moved on but we were reborn, this time with the right to choose our side. Memories return slowly, bit by bit. The Vatican didn't know what he did but, they wanted to cover it all up. They hunted down the survivors regardless of their side. Neutral or otherwise." His expression darkened and Mikk took a few heavy drags on it to cool his smoldering anger. But it burned on, hardening his voice and cutting through the pain of his battered body. "All remaining survivors were executed before firing squads."
His eyes said what he thought about the experiments himself. It wasn't something he enjoyed or thought was a thrilling thing. Yet he wouldn't exchange the nature of his weapon for anything. He still remembered the burn in Kanda's eyes when she nearly lost all control and Suman's expression as he fell and Allison's gun came up. H'd been Falling and there was no choice. It wasn't anyone's fault except Rhode's and she had been sending him a clear message through Suman.
Your defection will not go unpunished. We will find you.
He'd never forget how Allison's eyes betrayed the anguish she felt as she killed their comrade. Yet she'd showed no weakness, no fury. Just the cold precision of a killer, until they were all in the briefing away from all officials. Then she broke down among the other Exorcists as he sat numb with shock.
The present seeped back in and the Exorcist waved at the smoke. It parted before his fingers and yet it remained, lingering until it faded like his thoughts. "It was a fight. The Earl hit every major UN establishment all over the world. Akuma, and the like all came at once and nothing was hidden. The Vatican in their infinite wisdom, took this moment to destroy thousands of years of secrecy to expose the entire war.
They blamed the UN and the world leaders for generations. Then called for us to accept their rule, as only they could 'control these wild beasts' and 'defeat satan's army'." He spat the words with a fierce bitterness and stared hard at the coat in his hands. "The resulting waves of fear and hate triggered the Fourteenth's memories. He rose to power and wiped part of New York off the map before Allison, (Allen's name upon rebirth) could oppose him.
Everything went to hell and Komui ordered us to retreat. Link, that inspector defected with us and we were running for our lives when I found myself here."