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She can see that?

[He can't help but blurt that out in surprise. He knew what Mikleo must be referencing right away, and it's hard not to be a little stunned. No one's ever been able to see that shadow for years, not without some intervention from a all-powerful magic castle anyway. What exactly was Katie?]

[But he remembers himself, and clears his throat. Crap]

I'm...sorry you had to see those things.

[He's been wondering that himself for a while now. Still no closer to knowing.]

Wait, you're aware of it already?

[Shit]

...Yes. I am.

Pardon me if this is insensitive.

Is that normal where you're from?

No.

No, it's definitely not normal.

[Oh dear.]

Are you okay?

[Boy this is a conversation he sure never likes to have]

I'm fine, Mikleo.

It's...It's a long story. But I found a way to contain it, so I'll be fine.

Honestly, I thought that shadow wouldn't be around anymore. I guess not. [Even sealing Nea's consciousness couldn't erase the fact he was a Noah, he supposes]

That might still be the case, actually. I don't think shadows are confirmation of any kind of real presence- more of a memory, or a feeling. Sorey has shadows too, and they're like that.

[Um yeah, Allen doubt that what Mikleo saw of him is the same as what Mikleo saw of Sorey. In fact he could come clean and admit that.]

...I see. Well, I suppose it is a "Memory" of sorts.

[Or you could take advantage of the play on words there to evade the truth even longer. At least it's not TECHNICALLY a lie!!]

[That's... vague. A little suspiciously so, considering some of the things he's heard before.]

...If you'd prefer not to go into detail about it, then I'll refrain from prying. I just thought I ought to explain.

I-

[He lets out a sigh. Yeah. There is a part of him that rather not talk about it, but he knows that's reckless. Sure he had Robin's seal- but if that failed somehow? If something like an augment glitch went out of control? The Shepherd probably would be the best chance of stopping the Noah from hurting anyone.]

[And making sure people stayed safe was far more important to him than his personal comfort]

No, it's probably best you know actually. In case something goes wrong.

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[From vague to vaguely threatening. If it's that worrisome, though, he'll offer no argument. He wanted to know, anyway.]

Very well. What is it?

There's a type of being my world, called a Noah. They're extremely powerful, and the source of their power is dark energy - like the malevolence that Hellions use. There used to be a belief among Exorcists that Noahs are immortal, because of how strong they are.

The thing about Noahs though is that there's only 14 of them in the world, and they use humans as hosts. When one passes away, they can implant their memories into another host and they'll eventually take over that host, eroding the original person in the process.

That shadow, it's a sign that you're a host.

[......

w e l p]

Is this... what you referred to before, when you said you were incurably ill?

[He hadn't gotten any details then, nor had he really asked, but this sounds like the equivalent of a mortal sickness of sorts.

To be infected by a being similar to a hellion like that, though... as if malevolence itself could be a sentient enemy... that's terrifying. He knows they don't compare exactly, since there are differences between their worlds, but still.]

Yes, that's right. I was talking about that.

My augment had been stopping its progression. But I don't trust Atroma not to exploit it or the augments to glitch, so I kept looking for a more permanent solution. Eventually I found someone who could seal it magically, so I'm not dependent on the augment to keep me myself.

I see. I can understand why you were so happy about that, then.

[Happy enough that he forgot who he'd already told, apparently. It's hard to blame him.]

By something going wrong- it could be dangerous if it wasn't sealed, then?

Potentially, yes. Nea's a little unusual for a Noah, I'll admit, but he can be just as dangerous under the right circumstances.

[Whoa, he's even got a name? What a complicated existence.]

What's unusual about him? And what are the "right circumstances"?

[If his being told is meant to be some sort of countermeasure, the more he knows, the better.]

[Hey at least it's not as bad and overly complicated as the Normin ok]

Well, most of the Noah are allied with the most powerful Noah, the Millennium Earl. He's the one that creates the Akuma and is waging war against humanity in my world. The Noah help him in causing death and destruction.

But for some reason in his last life, Nea betrayed the Earl and tried to kill him. The Earl killed him, but now he's trying to come back to try again. Unfortunately, he seems fine killing anyone who gets in his way and doesn't shy away from destruction.

[Normin x Noah x Nea = N Hell]

I... think I get it.

[More or less.]

If he's sealed, and this Earl isn't around, is it unlikely that Nea would be dangerous to anyone else, then?

That's the hope, but you can never be too careful with this sort of thing.

[Thus why he's telling him all this.]

[Yeah, about that.]

You're thinking that the Shepherd's power might be an effective counter for a Noah. Because of the similarities between what we do?

[The Noah are powered by something like malevolence, and the Akuma that Allen and his exorcists fight are similar to hellions, then the power of purification might be the best bet to stop it.]

It's possible, Innocence and the Shepherd's power essentially does the same thing.

I wouldn't ask, but there aren't other Exorcists here.

I understand. If something happens, we'll take care of it.

[Even if the chance of that is low, back-up plans are important. Especially if this Noah is as dangerous as it sounds. This isn't a pleasant conversation by any means, and he hates that he's all but agreeing to fight a friend if the need arises, but he also knows that he can handle this information much more easily than Sorey.]

I wonder... if a Noah can be purified.

No.

[The answer comes nearly instantly.]

It's been tried, unfortunately. Mostly, it just makes things worse.

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