Ok, so this is my first time writing a story like this… haha! So don't judge me! It's gonna be really really good!!! :D

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"Why are there so many?!" Lenalee screamed over the roar of the gathering akuma.

Hundreds were flocking to where the three lone exorcists stood. Their innocence was activated, and they were ready for a battle, no matter how fierce.

The akuma stopped moving suddenly and the noise of rusty gears and machinery stopped as well. Allen, Lavi, and Lenalee looked around questioningly.

"What are they doing?" Allen whispered, mostly to himself, "why did they stop? Weren't they going to attack us?"

Lavi replied to Allen's questions from a force of habit, "I think they might have seen something…" he trailed off looking for the source of the distraction.

Then with a sudden whir and click that deafened them, every akuma opened fire. There were shots everywhere, ricocheting off of metallic poles and fences. A bullet almost hit Lenalee, causing a small squeak of surprise. The exorcists, though outnumbered greatly, fought back with all of their might.

Lavi's hammer grew and he used a fire stamp while Allen blasted innocence filled bullets into a large level one. Lenalee crashed down a small level 2 with her dark boots.

Suddenly, Allen was struck by a bullet, catapulting him off the top of a cliff he was standing on. He hit the ground with a sickening thud and became limp.

"Allen! No!" Lenalee lost her focus and was blown away from the shock of a collapsing building, falling nearer to Allen.

Lavi tried to make his way to the two fallen friends, but now the akuma's focus was on him. Making it to Allen and Lenalee seemed impossible. Luckily, Lenalee was starting to stand up and brush herself off. She looked back at Allen one last time and crushed a nearby akuma mercilessly.

The remaining akuma retreated, something else catching their feeble attention. Lavi rushed to Allen's side to take a pulse and look over his wounds, Lenalee grabbed Allen's hand.

He was still breathing, but very much knocked out. His wounds were minimal, except for a large gaping hole gushing blood. Lavi tried to bandage the hole the best he could with a large strip from his shirt.

"Lavi," Lenalee said after a sniffle, "is he going to be ok? He looks really hurt!" She tried to hold back the tears…

"I don't know Lenalee, I don't know…" he sighed and looked away from her tear-filled eyes.