Hey guys, I'm back :P
If you don't know, this is a re-mastered edition of a previous story I made years ago, it will be very different, but you'll probably figure that out soon enough anyways if you have read the first edition. I will keep the original one up just in case you want to read it :P
Here is the Master Key:
1: Things written in italics are internal thoughts. I will also probably include "x person thought" After to prevent confusion.
2: Horizontal Dividers are changes in scenes or fast-forwarding, if you see one of them, it means that, you'll get the idea
3: If you see something like- "~"Never do that again"~, is what you said, right?" The mysterious man said. -It would mean the mysterious man is quoting something the other character had said previously. If the text inside the ~'s is in italics, that means the person is recalling what someone else said inside their thoughts.
M Rating for possibility of future lemon scene.
Chapter 1
Soul clumsily opened his eyes, only to immediately cover them from the blinding light that had made a sudden appearance in his room, that could only mean one thing...
"Maka? Come on... let me get some more sleep." Soul replied, only half awake. He dragged the covers over his body, shunning himself from the light.
"Oh no you don't, get up, today is the celebration day! You know, we might get to be 2 star meisters now!" Maka complained, grabbing the blanket near the end of the bed and taking it in one clean motion.
"Ugh... Fine, just give me a second. And only you are becoming a 2 star meister, I'm still just a weapon."
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"It's been a second, get up."
"Really? Just leave me alone..."
"If you don't get up now we will be late."
"Are you saying that because you are impatient or because we will actually be late?"
"Just get up, you have 10 minutes." Maka replied with a sigh, then leaving the room. A threat could be heard after she had left, but Soul didn't have the energy nor motivation to actually listen, 10 more minutes isn't something to be wasted after all.
Maka and Soul arrived at their destination, it was a field dedicated just for today, promotion day. It was a special day to commemorate not only the death of the current Kishin, but to determine and congratulate newly promoted meisters. Maka was sure of it, today was definitely the day. I mean, she defeated the Kishin itself by punching it right in the face, making it scared. Blackstar and Kidd helped as well, so they should surely be 2 star meisters by now, no doubt about it.
The motorcycle came to a screeching halt right in it's parking space. Where did Soul become so good at driving motorcycles anyways?
"Were here!" Maka exclaimed, hopping off and stretching after the long ride.
"Yup." Soul replied, grabbing her helmet and lifting it off, then storing them in it's compartment.
"YAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" A yell came from up in the trees. The duo looked up behind them to see Blackstar waving around like a maniac on the top branch.
"Blackstar, what are you doing?" Maka asked.
"I plan to test you by doing an assassination!"
Maka face-palmed herself, and gave out a sigh. It doesn't work if you do it like that.
Tsubaki walked up to the duo, giving out a small giggle. "He's always so full of it, isn't he?"
Blackstar jumped dramatically from the tree, doing a few flips before landing feet first in front of the duo, leaving a cracked crater in the ground beneath him where he landed.
"Huh?! Was that cool or what?!"
The duo nonchalantly turned and started walking towards where they were designated to be before the ceremony.
"Huh? Hey, what about my star entry!" Blackstar pouted, Tsubaki and him following the duo.
"I thought it was really cool, Blackstar." Tsubaki spoiled Blackstar.
"Haha! Someone here appreciates a godlike entrance!"
Maka looked around in the crowd, it wasn't a lot of people, just people in the different classes and Death Scythes, and various teachers.
"Hey Hey Heeeeey! Hows it goin' guys?!" Death exclaimed in his comical voice. "I'd like you all to congratulate our new 2 star meisters!"
"Huh?!.. wait, wait Dad!" Kidd interrupted. "This isn't how you give a speech! This is an important moment you know! Ugh, I already prepared a good speech, I figured you would do this."
"Oh, well, go on ahead then, we will now hear from my son Kidd!" Death gave Kidd the mic. Kidd cleared his throat.
"My fellow companions, this past year has been hard, and was filled with many tragedies, but with these came great success! The defeat of the Kishin, with the help of many companions and friends, and the brave soldiers of the battlefield, this would have not been possible! We students at DMWA, have pledged to -"
"YAAAAHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"NO, GET OFF THE STAGE, THIS SPEECH IS IMPORTANT!" Kidd yelled at Blackstar waving his fists around.
"A god like me deserves the spotlight! Just give me the speech, I'll read it off for you!" Blackstar begged, reaching for the papers. A small fight ensued over the papers, thus scattering them all over the stage floor.
"No... The speech is ruined... what have you done Blackstar..."
"It's fine! Just pick them up... wait... what order did you have them in?"
"It's over... I didn't put page numbers on them because they ruined the symmetry of the page..." Kidd uttered out before going into a shock.
"Well Well now, lets just list off the names of our new 2 star meisters!" Death exclaimed.
Maka wasn't even really listening to the names mentioned off, she was only listening for her name to be listed. About an hour passed and neither Kidd nor Blackstar had been named yet either. Are we going to be saved for last?
"And for our last meister!" Death exclaimed.
What?! Only one of us is going to be promoted?! Maka thought to herself.
"Ox-kun, congratulations!" Death said excitedly, calling him up to the stage.
No... No way... how could none of us have been promoted, we killed the Kishin! Maka thought in denial. She looked around, it seemed that Kidd and Blackstar were also confused. Why weren't we promoted? WHY? Maka's curiosity was accompanied by a rage that couldn't be quelled. She stood up and ran off to the back of the stage where Death had left to, Kidd and Blackstar, with their accompanied weapons also followed out of curiosity.
"Death-sama..." Maka said, Death turned around to face her.
"Oh, Maka, I can already guess what you're here for, I'm sorry folks, I have to congratulate you once more on defeating the Kishin all by yourselves, but defeating a single, really strong enemy, doesn't warrant a promotion, promotions are granted to people who complete their mission or come close to it. That is, gathering 99 kishin egg soul's and 1 witch's soul."
"But... but..." Maka couldn't formulate an argument.
"Father, we are really skilled, there is no doubt about it, and we will continue to collect kishin eggs, but don't you think this warrants a promotion of some sort?"
"Hmm..." Death thought, rubbing what would be his beard with his overly large comical hands.
"How about you give us a final mission, if we complete it, we get to be 2 star meisters!" Blackstar offered.
"Wow... You actually thought Blackstar?" Liz asked in surprise.
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean!"
"Sure" Death said, catching the whole group by surprise. "But I won't make it easy."
"What could be harder than defeating the Kishin?" Blackstar bragged.
"Well, the Kishin was strong, but it did have one big weakness after all, there are some things that could be harder than defeating a strong enemy." Death counter argued.
"Eh? Like what?" Maka asked.
"Hmm... Well... Let me think." Death asked. "Ooh, I know, but it is probably best for you to learn yourselves."
"What is it?" Kidd asked.
"You should already know son."
"Huh?"
"Anyone find something out of place here?" Death asked.
Everyone stared at him for a moment. Maka wasted no time, instantly searching for out of place souls. What is it, a witch? Kidd soon followed.
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"I don't find anything out of place?" Kidd said with a confused tone.
"Nothing here is weird, except Crona, I didn't expect her to come." Maka added.
"Yeah, that is kind of weird."
"Are you sure that's Crona?" Death asked, catching everyone off guard. Maka, confused, turned to Crona's direction and looked carefully. Huh? What's with this?
"What's the matter, Maka?" Soul asked.
"That isn't Crona, but it is..."
"Yes!" Death added in.
"You're saying that Crona went through a personality change? Her weapon/partner wavelength relationship is completely different..."
"Nope!" Death added once more. "Who said there was only one person with a weapon inside them, the Kishin was like that as well."
"Huh? But what is a person like that doing here?" Maka asked.
"Father..." Kidd interrupted everyone. "Is that him?" Everyone paused.
...
"Yes, it is."
"What is he doing here?"
"Probably personal reasons, after all, shes dead."
"What are you getting at Father? Stop avoiding."
"Bring him back here, get him to join our side, if you do, you will all be promoted to 2 star meisters!" Death offered, making a peace sign with his comical hands.
"YAAAAHHHHOOOOO! LETS GO!" Blackstar yelled.
"STOP!" Kidd yelled, stopping Blackstar in his tracks. "Father, you're asking for too much, choose something different!"
"Sorry, but I've already decided, my mind can't be changed. Besides, sometimes you need to think and use your head instead of using brawn, that is the lesson being taught today." Death added before walking off, leaving the whole group confused.
What are they talking about?
"Kidd, what's going on? Do you know this person?" Maka asked. The group was now outside of the closed off stage area, in a small grassy field. Death was giving more news and info to the crowd.
"Yes, Father is asking too much of us, I think." Kidd replied.
"Why don't we go right now, kick his ass and bring him back!" Blackstar yelled, turning around about to run.
"STOP!" Kidd yelled back, grabbing him by the collar. "Do you want to not become a 2 star meister?!"
"I don't get the point?" Blackstar replied in confusion. "Just let me go, I'll handle him myself."
"Blackstar, this isn't an enemy you can just beat up, this enemy doesn't like to fight, and is very good at escaping, only fighting if he needs to."
"So? We will just chase him!" Blackstar angrily replied, attempting to break Kidd's hold.
"IDIOT! He his faster than me at full speed! There is no way to catch him unless we set up a trap."
"So? Then lets do so, keep him from escaping and then attack!"
"Do you know who he even is?"
"No? And I don't care, lets do this, I'm getting impatient!"
"Blackstar, why don't we just listen to what Kidd has to say." Maka added.
"LET GO!" Blackstar yelled.
"Do you want to die to a 3 star meister!?" Kidd yelled, stunning the group.
"Wait... he is a 3 star meister? Like Stein?" Maka asked.
"Yes, exactly that, Like Stein and Sid, he is a 3 star meister as well."
"Why don't we know him then?" Maka asked.
"He often kept to himself, and left the academy a while back, he isn't famous by all means."
"Okay, so, what do we do then?" Blackstar asked angrily.
"Lets walk up to him and try to talk him back, that is what Father was hinting towards, I think..." Kidd suggested, walking towards the back of the crowd.
The gang began their way towards the back, Kidd and Maka keeping a sharp eye on the target. Before they even got close, the boy got up and started to walk away back towards the parking lot.
"Crap, he's leaving!" Maka exclaimed, starting to go into a run, however, Kidd grabbed her hand and stopped her.
"What are you doing Kidd?"
"If we run after him, he will just run at full speed as well, then we are screwed, lets just follow him, maybe he will get the idea we aren't trying to harm him."
The walk seemed like it was taking forever. Where is he going? What is he doing? Who is he? Maka thought to herself. Maka looked around, the group also seemed to share the same tension she had. Nobody was in weapon form, as to not scare the target. Maka looked forward again, they were on a small dirt path through a lightly wooded area that lead to the parking lot. Maybe we can use the motorcycle to chase him if needed Maka thought
~"IDIOT! He his faster than me at full speed! There is no way to catch him unless we set up a trap."~
No, that won't work. Maka thought to herself. Kidd is much faster than our motorcycle on Beelzebub, and if he is faster than him, there is no way-
Maka's train of thought was suddenly interrupted by Kidd's arm, which had stopped her. The group had stopped, and in front of them...
Was a boy that had to have been their age. He turned around to face the group. The boy had medium length shaggy hair, which was a bright blonde color. He had brown eyes, which seemed to be emotionless at the moment. He was also skinny, with a very light unnatural skin tone, as if he hadn't been in the sun in a long time. He wore a plain white T-shirt with short black sleeves, and a pair of black sweat pants and a white and black sports shoes. He also wore a blue baseball hat backwards with a black bill, which had no decorations or art on it whatsoever
What is he doing? Jogging or something? Why does he dress like that if he doesn't want to stand out? This makes no sense... he dresses so blandly, where does he even find stuff like that...
The group and the boy stood for a while in the sun, the wind blowing gently between them.
"So, what do you want?" He asked.
"You don't remember me?" Kidd asked.
"Yeah, I remember you."
"I know things are uncertain right now, but I just want to talk, nothing more, is that okay?" Kidd asked.
"Screw this, I'm attack-" Before Blackstar even uttered the rest out, Kidd had punched him straight in the face, knocking him to the ground.
"You'll have to excuse this mindless idiot." Kidd gave out the excuse, shaking his fist from the slight pain.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR!" Blackstar yelled.
"For being an idiot! We are only here to talk, not for you to test out your strength like an idiot." Kidd replied angrily.
The two started brawling, leaving Maka and the rest of the weapons standing awkwardly.
"Look, they don't get a long, but can we just talk?" Maka asked with an annoyed tone directed at the two currently brawling male meisters.
"About what?"
"Well, we had defeated the Kishin and was expecting a promotion but we never got it. Instead, Lord Death asked us to convince you to join the academy again, and if we were able to we would-"
"No." The boy interrupted.
"Wha-"
"I said no." The boy replied, crossing his arms and turning around, his back facing towards the group.
"Wait! The academy isn't the same as it was back then, we are different now!" Kidd interjected.
...
"Kidd... if you were in my shoes... would you want to come back?" The boy asked.
"That's..."
"Exactly."
"Look, um... what's your name?" Maka asked.
"It's Ayo."
"I don't know what happened in the past Ayo, but I have a friend that had a bad past here as well, I was able to help her recover as well, I'm not sure what it was like back then since I haven't been here long but I am sure it is different now." Maka stated.
Ayo stood for a moment, his back to the group.
"No thanks." Ayo stated, before beginning to walk off.
"Oh no you don't! Tsubaki, let's go!" Blackstar yelled. In a flash Tsubaki was in Enchanted Sword Mode.
"Blackstar! Stop!" Kidd yelled at him.
Ayo just stood there, a few moments had passed before he spoke again.
"Honoo, enemy objective?"
"Haha! It seems they really want you back after all!" A comical and rude sounding voice came what seemed to be Ayo, but it wasn't him speaking.
Could that be his weapon? Maka thought.
"Shut up and formulate an objective."
"Ai Sire! It seems like what it is, their soul wavelengths say they aren't lying, although that blue hair kid is really itching for a fight! Haha!"
"Yeah, his soul wavelength is all over the damn place, how can someone be so self centered?"
"Sorry for interrupting your little talk but you're mine!" Blackstar yelled before dashing at full speed towards Ayo.
"Blackstar stop!"
"Honoo."
"Yeah! You owe me some Udon after though! Haha!"
Blackstar approached the target at full speed, jumping into the air, ready to slash Ayo.
"Blackstar, sto-"
Suddenly, Ayo burst into a bright blue flame, and everything froze in it's place.
What...
Everything seemed to move in super slow motion, the rustle in the trees, a nearby leaf falling elegantly to the ground, Blackstar falling through the air. Ayo was still in front of him, his flames seemed to move at normal speed, and his eye color changed from a brown to a bright, shiny, baby blue color.
Ayo jumped off the ground to the left, his afterimage trailing after him.
This is as fast as Speed Star... No, it's faster!
Ayo traveled in an unnatural arc, as if he was holding onto a rope that was connected to a pole and was just swinging sideways. Ayo swung around behind Blackstar, eventually reaching his left side, a trail of afterimages in his wake. Ayo raised his foot and slammed it down, smashing Blackstar into the ground and creating a crater, in what was less than a second in real time.
The group just stared at the scene, shocked at the sheer speed and unexpected events.
"You think that hurt? That's one pussy kick from a 3 star meister." Blackstar uttered out.
"Lets go Honoo."
"Ai Sire! Don't forget the Udon! Later, Death the Kiddie! Haha!" His weapon responded. Ayo left in the flash of an eye, leaving a shock wave where he once stood.
"Shit! Everyone transform now! Hold on!" Kidd yelled, summoning Beelzebub. Liz and Patty summoned themselves, and Soul as well. Kidd grabbed the hands of Maka and Blackstar, lifting them up into the air. I hate it when he calls me that.
"Hold on! We're going full speed!"
So? What do you think? Is it good? If you are cool, type a review that says "Soul Eater is bae" Of course, you can type something different if you want, any reviews are appreciated even if it is constructive criticism :P Hope you enjoyed
