The young man quietly watched it go and then turned an emotionless look toward the other three
It’s time Satowa Ibekusa
They had expected Micha to give them the most trouble but this was their greatest objective here
I’ll tear Mutsuki out of there so you do something about Lilith once she’s all that’s left
Prominence had broken and only the core remained rendering it mostly useless but since Queen Lilith was a demon an angel would have the advantage
With nothing left to blow the molecules away Machina was nearly omnipotent on this deck There was no reason they should lose
The three of them lined up side by side
Let’s do this
Adolescent Adam 9 Chapter 6 - Embrace
The ship had been reduced to rubble save for the pool and deck but it slowly resumed moving Arriving above FeTUS HQ had apparently been a detour Its true purpose in this city was the Fujita home so it was drifting toward the residential district With the exchange of blazing fire over a cool night breeze caressed their cheeks
A gust of wind shook the deck
Ange Machina and Lucia all stared blankly at the young man
Their passion during the fight against Micha had not cooled and the there of them had lost sight of what they should do next
They had to attack that young man Lucia would use his power to interfere and pull Fujita Mutsuki out Ange would defeat Lilith once she was all that remained
Machina could interfere with angelic and demonic power so her support would make that easier Even if Lucia’s interference proved difficult it was possible Machina could genetically separate them There was no reason Ange could not handle Lilith now But they could not do it
They could not find the will to act within themselves
Interfering with that young man felt unnatural to them
A single question filled their minds why were they opposing him
Mutsuki
The young man standing before them was Fujita Mutsuki He was too masculine to look all that much like the boy but they could see that timid boy’s usual smile in those eyes
Come to me you three
He spread his arms
Lucia’s face lit up and he leaped toward the young man’s hand Machina remained as expressionless as ever but she approached with a faint flush of her cheeks
He gently held them both close
Thank you for making it this far That must have been a frightening ordeal
It was nothing since it was for you Mutsuki
He kissed them both on the forehead
Lucia looked bashful for once and Machina lowered her head without hiding the red on her face
They both burst and turned to black liquid and a glowing seed each dropped into the pool
Only Ange remained
Now Ange You come to me too
She approached as told
Another five glowing seeds caught up to them and entered the pool from below They had arrived above the Fujita home at some point so the five sleeping there must have been transformed
Ange could not even turn to watch them anymore
She was only interested in viewing the young man she loved
She could tell now that he could have done this from the beginning
They had never needed to fight If he had asked them to obey they would have done so just like they were now
I didn’t want to demand it of you
Fujita Mutsuki’s memories told me you would all come to understand They told me you three would understand what I wanted to do They told me you would help me create a perfect world so I didn’t have to command you Same with Chiaki and the rest of my family But that was selfish of me I am supposed to be bringing fulfillment to the world so I shouldn’t have used you – used anyone – as a crutch
He placed his arm around her hips and gently stroked her messy red hair
I won’t do that anymore I will guide you all to a world of bliss A perfect world with no discord no rivalry and no unhappiness for anyone That is my duty as the one born as Adam
He gently kissed her forehead
Come to me Ange You need not ever suffer again
Sensing the fulfillment she shut her eyes
She could see a room somewhere
She was a child of four and she was terribly hungry
But she felt no resentment toward anyone
No one had abandoned her She saw her mother in heavy makeup and her unreliable-looking father Neither of them looked like they were adults quite yet but they did at least love that girl of four
Ange do you want something to eat
Mutsuki sat next to her and offered her a lunchbox
They were in their usual classroom now She could see all her familiar classmates including Saya and Sakae Machina was eating only an apple as usual and Lucia was clinging to Mutsuki He began an irritating lecture on the nutrition of the strange and unique food in that lunchbox She felt her mind fading
Her body transformed into fire and the core within her began to float away
She knew this feeling
Before her body had been similarly engulfed in flames but all the worries filling her heart had vanished and it had felt wonderful
Two arms had embraced her back then
Yes and they had burned
Ange shoved away the person holding her
She forcibly broke free of the embrace
Her body had started to become no more than flames but it retook the shape of the redheaded girl
She had rejected the young man His eyes widened
Rejection was the last thing he had wanted yet here it was That should have been impossible for a perfect being
This isn’t like that time she muttered
That time
When I was swallowed up by Metatron’s flames
Her voice was quiet and unclear Not even she was entirely sure what she was saying
All of my dark and unpleasant feelings burned away in Metatron
That did happen didn’t it
But this isn’t like that I feel so much happier
Of course you do And you should Now come to me Ange Accept my world of bliss and join the others
She took one and then another step away from the young man’s spread arms
I don’t have to be happy I don’t have to be fulfilled
Back then it was what came after the fulfillment that made me even happier So much happier
Even she was confused
She loved this young man It felt so right to love him and she knew she should listen to what he was saying That was how the world worked
But she had to say this
This was probably an issue of her personality
She had always been stubborn with the person she loved
I was glad you had come for me
Me
That you came for me and hugged me made me happier than anything else
She could not believe she was arguing with him Once she had said this she would probably accept oblivion like she had nearly done a moment before
Defying this young man was a truly unrealistic choice in this world
But she could not stop herself
She saw that apartment again She was horribly hungry
But her parents were not there This was the reality She had been abandoned
However her empty stomach was filled by that classroom lunch
She had only ended up in that classroom because her parents had left her
I don’t need a perfect world I don’t need to be happy I don’t need to be fulfilled
I don’t want to go to some other world I want you to come to me Mutsuki I want you to hug me I want you to cook for me And then I’ll complain about it andand
The young man took a step forward covering half of the two steps back she had taken
She did not step back further She no longer wanted to
What about you Mutsuki
Who can you hug in a perfect world of happiness
She knew what he was going to do next so she spread her arms
She knew this was what she had to do
Because he had done the same for her earlier
I
The young man hesitated for a moment
And he took another step
He covered the rest of the distance she had put between them
Avalon
Lilith however stepped back
The step forward and the step back split the boy and woman who had formed that young man
The boy’s arms embraced the redhead’s small body