Chapter 1:
Another Scythe?
Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Eater or any of the characters involved except Guardian D. Death
It was a dark night in Death City. A shadowy form drifted across the alley that concealed it. Above loomed the ever present D.W.M.A, The form drifted forward to another patch of shadows which hid it nicely, it looked around, then moved on ahead, On the rooftops a figure followed the first. The second had spiky hair and was wielding a small knife-like weapon.
"Tsubaki…" the second figure asked to himself
"Yes Black Star?"
"Are you getting the same vibe from this guy as I am?"
"Yes. It's strangely similar to Lord Death's." she replied
The figure looked up toward Black Star and Tsubaki through the edge of its vision, but continued to move toward the D.W.M.A. Eventually it arrived at the foot of the stairs that led up to the school. Black Star and Tsubaki landed in the street behind him.
"Hey! Who are you!" Black Star shouted
the figure looked back and then turned to face Black Star. The shadows that had been concealing the approacher's face faded away to reveal an intricate mask that was black on the base and intersecting lines of gold.
"Look at this guy. Already so scared of me, the great Black Star, that he's hiding his face behind that mask.
The stranger held his arm out and a scythe immediately formed in a glow of white light.
"What? You wanna fight me? The great Black Star. The man who will surpass god?"
The stranger sighed "You have a lot of arrogance. I detest those will arrogance." It said in a deep voice that echoed from behind his mask.
"I'll show you how arrogant you are for detesting me. Tsubaki, ninja star mode."
"Right."
Tsubaki disappeared in a cloud of dust to reappear as a giant Shuriken which Black Star threw at the stranger. He stepped out of the way and used the blade of his scythe to catch Tsubaki in the center and twirled throwing her back at Black Star
"Stupid child."
Black jumped back to let Tsubaki slow down some more and grasped her in the center stopping her.
"Black Star be careful. This man has a lot of power stored inside him." Tsubaki warned
"You might want to listen to her." The stranger his scythe butt planted firmly in the stone of the street.
"Shut up! No one tells me what to do." Black Star told him angrily
"Your anger will hinder your ability to fight. I suggest you pull out now while you still have the right to say you fought me." The stranger said bored
"And who are you to talk so big to someone like me?" Black Star asked
The stranger sighed"My name is Guardian D. Death." He replied "You can call me Death."
"Well, you're an arrogant bastard. Throwing lord Death's name around like it was some kind of toy." Black Star said grinning at Death
(A/N some of you are probably thinking about now: "How am I gonna tell the difference between Death and Lord Death?" Here's how: Death is going to be called Death, while Lord Death will be called Shinigami.)
"Death is my own name to use. If anyone else claims it they are stealing from me." He stated
"That's it." Black Star charged at Death "Tsubaki, enchanted sword mode."
"Right."
Tsubaki again changed in a smoke cloud from the giant Shuriken to a black bladed katana that Black star held firmly in his right hand "Speed Star"
Death grasped his scythe in both hands "Deathly Beat"
Everything except for Death slowed down tremendously. Black Star was now running slower than he was before using Speed Star. He walked over to Black Star and stopped, thinking about what he was going to do. He decided and chopped on Black Star's neck before reversing Deathly Beat reverting time back to normal and watching as Black Star fell over unconscious.
Tsubaki emerged from her weapon form "Black Star!" she shouted before glaring up at Death "Who are you? Really."
"I've already told you. My name is Death. Anyone who uses this name other than me is stealing my name."
"Black Star! Tsubaki! What's going on?" Kid shouted as he rushed upon the scene, Liz and Patty right behind him with Maka and Soul behind them.
Death turned to them, his scythe clinking on the flagstones and he put it down. The group slid to a stop
"Another scythe?" Maka asked surprised
"You act as if a scythe is a rare sight young girl." Death told her
"Who are you two?" Kid asked
"Two?" Death asked them back. He looked around for a bit before reverting his gaze back to the new group "I only see one. Well, I don't see myself, but I know I'm here."
"Not you, your weapon." Soul said angrily "Are you that thick?"
Death stared at his scythe through his mask.
"My scythe is only a scythe. It is not a weapon like you here." Death swung his scythe out to show what he meant about the world around him with its human-weapons.
"Then… who made it?" Maka asked herself "No one would be crazy enough to forge a common scythe knowing that it's Shinigami's personal weapon."
"Hey Ho. Howdy." Shinigami's voice echoed from atop the stairs
The group, including Death looked up at him
"What's going on everybody?" Shinigami asked spreading his fingers apart in a V.
"This guy is going around calling himself Death." Tsubaki explained "And he's very powerful. He also wields a scythe that isn't a weapon."
Shinigami looked at Death and Death looked at Shinigami, each was staring at the other through their mask.
"Welcome Death. I've been expecting to see you for some time now." Shinigami replied
"It's good to be back Shinigami." Death said with a bow
"You don't have to be so formal you know."
"It's my position in the Guardians that requires formality when I'm sent on missions." Death replied
"Yeah Yeah, you and your Guardians again" Shinigami replied waving a hand dismissively "So, how's everyone doing back their anyway?"
"That's why I'm here, but I think this conversation should be kept only to those who know about the Guardians personally." Death said turning slightly to the few students behind him as Tsubaki cradled the awakening Black Star
"Yes. I understand your point. Come, we'll talk in my office. I'll get someone to fetch Stein." Shinigami turned and went back toward the school.
Death let his scythe fade away into white light before ascending the flight of steps. Reaching the top and following Shinigami.