Author's note: This is a massive crossover fic. in an alternate universe, things are explained throughout the story about the life and nature of many characters from different animes and manga's. You don't need to know the specific anime's and manga's to understand characters, the story gives them their own new backgrounds but retains their personalities. This story takes mainly from Soul eater, Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gurren Laggan, Midori Days, Kingdom Hearts and their ideas influence the world i have created. Read and enjoy.
-The Leader of Talking Palmtree's
Prologue: Court
A large light burst from the ceiling of an immense white room. Its beams gleamed off the slick, white, reflective walls, creating an almost blinding aura that filled the entire room. At the very front of the large room loomed thirteen high podiums, each of which had a black hooded figure standing behind them. They did not speak a single word, nor moved a muscle. There chests seemed to not even pulse with breath, like they were nothing more but imposing statues. They were all garbed with an assortment of chains and tassels, which hung heavily from their coats. At last, one in the center slowly raised his head, a veil of darkness completely concealed his face. In one dragging motion, he nodded.
"Let them in…" he said in a cold, lifeless voice.
At the other end of the room was a single tall white door, it suddenly, just from hearing the hooded mans voice, began to open. The room began to echo with a cacophony of frantic babble as a large crowd of people, many shapes and sizes, began to enter the room. As they filled it, the other hooded men began to stir themselves, looking over to each other, whispering and nodding, all but the same one in the middle, who just stared into space as if it were the last thing he could ever do in his life. Finally the room was full to the brim with a crowd of people, all talking, coughing, sneezing, crying, and even laughing. This noise continued for another moment until it was shattered by the voice of the middle hooded man one again.
"Silence… the court is now in session." Everyone stopped what they were doing, looking up to the man's podium.
The man turned his head to the hooded member next to him
"Axel" He stated.
The hooded figure turned to face him and franticly nodded "y-yes…Xemnas?" "Bring the defendant in if you will, I wish to get this court session underway" Xemnas explained to him. "As you wish sir" Axel nodded.
Axel reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a small communication device, flicking the switch to turn it on.
He placed his mouth to it and muttered "bring him in."
The crowd turned to the door, staring at the struggling figure that came in. It was a boy, no more than seventeen years of age. His white spiky hair fell to his shoulders in a clumped white mass and a large brown headband, covered with many worn out stickers, was clamped the top of his head. He wore typical street cloths, baggy blue torn pants, and a bulky yellow jacket which was also covered in an assortment of worn out stickers. He was completely chained and guided by two burly looking guards.
"I'm innocent god dammit, I'm innocent!" He yelled in a panicked but slightly angered voice.
The crowd was completely silence, staring at the boy with ashamed and angry faces as if they all wanted to just throttle him on the spot till he stopped breathing.
Finally the guards threw him to the ground in the middle of the room. The light in the room began to darken until only the spot where the boy fell and the hooded men's podiums had the bright gleaming stop light. The boy scrambled to his feet and looked around to the angry crowd around him, he was beginning to sweat.
He started to yell franticly "S-Spirit! Spirit, p-please! Help me! I-I didn't kill him, I didn't!"
"I will have silence in my court!" Xemnas yelled to him from atop his podium.
The boy stopped and looked to him, glaring with his large red eyes.
"Soul Evan's, you have been brought before this courtroom for the murder of the Shinigami's son, Death the Kid." Soul gritted his teeth in anger "I didn't kill him!" he yelled out.
Xemnas looked to the two guards that brought Soul in and made a small gesture with his head. Two guards quickly grabbed Soul and violently slammed him back to the floor. "You will learn respect in the 13th Council's court room" Xemnas growled. Soul gasped for air as the guards restrained him, he was then quickly raised to his feet.
"Now then, how do you plead?" Xemnas questioned him. "Not…guilty" Soul strained, he felt the warm sensation of blood trickling from his mouth, it slowly dripped from his lip, collecting in a small crimson puddle at his feet.
Xemnas nodded "Very well then. Now, let the jury take note of this recorded camera video, taken at 10:30 P.M. on the street where the victims body was found."
Xemnas snapped his finger. A large image screen expanded above the thirteen podiums, showing at deserted cobblestone street. The shadows of high gothic buildings danced along the ground. A few moths jolted around the dim light of a streetlamp on the corner, bouncing carelessly off the glass. From out of the side of the camera's shot walked a dreary looking boy, dressed in a classy black suit. A symbol in the shape of a three eyed skull was pined to the front of his suit and glinted in the light of the streetlamp. He suddenly stopped and looked around as if he heard a peculiar noise, turning his head in every direction, scanning everything in his field of vision. He finally stopped looking and shrugged, believing that whatever he heard was probably nothing of concern.
He then glanced up and his yellow eyes widened, terrified of something approaching him. A figure suddenly pounced on top of him. The kid struggled to free himself from him assailants grasp, kicking and screaming. The figure raised up one of his hands, it quickly contorted and burst into a blinding light. From out of it his hand was transformed into a sleek, red, scythe like blade. The kid stopped struggling after seeing the blade. He stared at the figure, shocked of who it was.
He opened his mouth an uttered in a frightened breath "S-s-soul…what are-."
Before he could finish his sentence, the scythed blade whistled through the air and sank into the kids chest. Blood spurted profusely from the wound and painted the street in spots of death. A loud scream escaped from the kids voice before being muffled by the gurgle of his blood flooding his gaping mouth. The screaming stopped as the kid fell limply to the ground. He was dead. The figure removed the blade from the dead kids chest and turned away from the body. It looked around for a second before darting from the screen.
Xemnas snapped his finger once again. The video suddenly paused, the figures face shown in the light of the lamp. It was Soul. The entire room gasped at the evidence, even Soul looked at his bloodied face in horror.
"No! No! That can't be me! It's not me!" Soul screamed.
Xemnas waved his hand in front of the screen, it vanished into thin air. "People of the court" Xemnas started "this video is undeniable proof that Soul Evan's is in fact Death the Kids murderer, beyond any shadow of a doubt."
"Damn you! Damn you, you bastard! That's not me!" Soul yelled. "Kid was my best friend, why would I ever do such a thing to him?" "…For revenge of course." Xemnas stated. "Is it not true that another of your friends was convicted for the murder of another of the Shinigami's meisters?" Soul growled in anger, stamping his foot to the ground. "Don't you dare bring that shit up, she was innocent!" Soul yelled.
Xemnas was unfazed by Soul's outburst. "The Shinigami sentenced her to life in jail, did he not?" he questioned. Soul looked away from him, a fury was building up inside of him. "Y-yes…he did." he uttered. Xemnas crossed his arms in an authoritative manner, ready to prove his point "what better way for revenge then by taking the life of his only son?"
Soul gasped, he couldn't believe they would be doing this to him. He was the best weapon of the D.W.M.A.
Soul bit his tongue and gulped "…this isn't right…I'm innocent…I don't even remember going out that night. Please, you gotta believe me." Xemnas had quite enough of his banter and slammed his fist down onto his podium "Believe you? This video is all the prove we need, we all see your face, clear as crystal, and you expect that you admitting that you didn't do it would blind our truth! Our council has never made a mistake, you Soul Evan's, are Death the Kids murderer!"
The crowd began to stir, yelling and screaming "Murderer! Murderer!" Soul looked franticly around him, he was trapped by all the hatred accumulating in the crowd. Each word of scorn cut at his very heart.
Xemnas looked over to the crowd "has the jury reached a verdict?" The crowd stopped their ranting as a red haired man pushed out from the sea of people. Soul looked at the man and gasped "Spirit!" Spirit slowly turned his gaze towards Soul, tears were welling up in his eyes. He then looked up to Xemnas "…we have your honor." he stated in a low trembling voice. "We…find the defendant…Soul Evan's…" Spirit began to shake. "…Guilty of all charges…Soul Evan's will be sentenced to…to death."
Soul clenched his fists as a flood of tears poured from his eye's. "No…No!" he screamed. Xemnas nodded "guards…you may take the prisoner away."
The two guards grabbed Soul by his shoulders and began to drag him away. Soul screamed and kicked "Spirit! How could you! You spoke out for Maka! You wanted to save her! God damn you Spirit! God damn you!" Spirit turned away from Soul, biting his lip and sobbing softly. Soul kicked and screamed as he was dragged out of the courtroom. His screams were finally silenced by the closing of the large white doors.
