Noah's Ark Arc

The Noah's ark arc is the ninth story arc of the D.Gray-man series, which is written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. According to its name, it unfolds in the Noah's Ark while it is being erased. The exorcists trapped in it try to escape it but they have to face the Noah Family who decided to play a little game. It spans from chapter 90 to chapter 135 and from episode 76 to episode 94 in the anime.

The Game begins
Allen, Lavi, Chaozii, Kanda and Krory in turn grab Lenalee's and each other's hand to prevent them from being sucked into the ark but the magic is too powerful and they disappear nevertheless leaving the remaining exorcists in a daze. They notice the ark above them and Bookman pronounces words of a mysterious language. In the Ark, the exorcists try to figure out where they are and what happened before noticing Lero who is seemingly responsible for the situation. An image of the Earl pops out of him and announces that the ark's downloading is being completed leading the ark to disappear with them: There are only 3 hours left.

Meanwhile, a cloud of giant akumas approach general Tiedoll and his fellows. He lets a shard of Innocence fly away before preparing to fight. In the ark the exorcist are looking for a way out but they soon realize that as the ark has stopped to work, all the connection gates are unusable and they are trapped. Suddenly Tyki Mikk appears with a key. He announces that the only way to get out is Road's gates. He offers them the key to open the 3 Road's gates to make their way through the ark of Noah. The challenge is to reach the final gate at the top of the tower before they are erased. With that, Tyki leaves not without a last taunt toward the exorcists.

They discuss the situation and resolve to play the Noah's game. They soon find a door and open it with the key. They enter a snowy dimension with rainbows and luminaries. Here, someone is waiting for them.