Lavi tried moving, he really did, but the pain that enveloped his whole body as well as the shock that was still present made him incapable of moving. Chaoji and Lenalee seemed to have already limped their way to the bridge safely but Lavi could not seem to grasp the fact that if they had worked together just a little harder and didn't let Allen burden himself any more than he usually did, Allen and Lavi could be laughing out of relief at the moment.

Lavi jumped up, Chaoji and Lenalee. He almost forgot about them, he had to focus on the matters at hand. Allen would get out of it, the way he always did, right?

Pushing Allen to the side of his head. Finally able to move, Lavi got up to search for the pair, just to make sure they were safe. I need to listen to my own words, we can't let Allen's efforts go to waste.

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If possible, Tyki tightened his hold on Allen. Allen lurched forward as blood spilled from his mouth sending him into a coughing frenzy of blood.

"Now, now, Tyki-pet we don't want to kill our new comrade would we?" The Earl's mocking voice stated. Tyki, although a bit absentmindedly, nodded his head. With that, Tyki loosened his grip just loose enough not to hurt the boy but still keep him captive.

Allen desperately took in a large intake of air only coughing slightly at the large amount of oxygen. Allen looked towards the fat man and snarled, "What do you want, Earl?"

The Earl laughed, his belly laughing with him. The Earl's smile got wider and took on a sadistic tone to it. He payed no mind to the falling building or the emotionless Tyki . Looking down on Allen, the Earl told him, "You will find out soon enough, Allen Walker."

With that, Allen's vision tunneled and his body went limp.

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"Lavi!"

Lavi sighed in relief at the sound of Lenalee's voice. "Lenalee!" He rushed towards her and enveloped her shaking form. They stayed like that for a few minutes and finally pulled away.

"Are you okay, Lenalee?" Lavi asked. Lenalee smiled and nodded. Lavi saw Lenalee's eyes look behind him and Lavi exactly what- who she was looking for. He saw Lenalee's happy eyes dim a little and her smile dropped. She gave Lavi a questioning glance and was about to ask something when Kanda made a move to make his presence known.

"Oi, where's the beansprout?" At Kanda's harsh words Lavi looked away and stepped back from the duo. Still faced away from his comrades he gave them an answer, "He's still in the ark." With that, Lavi fully turned his bday away from his friends and started walking away. "I'm taking a walk."

Lavi heard an exasperated sigh. "No, you need to help us fight the combined akuma," stated Kanda. Lavi stopped and turned around, solemnly walking past his friends. Lenalee and Kanda followed suit and they were on their way to fight, yet once again.

Allen, thought Lavi, don't die.

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"Ah!"

The white-haired boys' pained scream echoed throughout the empty room as he clutched his hair in pain. He writhed around on the floor but the chains attached to him restricted his movement. Suddenly, he stopped thrashing around and his breathing evened out.

"How interesting," mused Tyki.