Soul Hunter/ソウル ハンター
Prologue 1: Shinigami and Mıkenna
The Shadow Scythe Jigoku Shinigami and Mıkenna Saholanai, the Scythe Meister.
Wielding a Demon?
JP: Purorōgu izureka: Shinigami to Mıkenna
Shinigami shadō kama jigoku to Mıkenna Saholanai, kama no maisutā.
Akuma o furimawasu?
Author's Note:
The inspiration for Soul Hunter came from Soul Eater. I loved the idea and wanted to make my own version, sad thing is that I thought writing books was bad, (Yes, I am a real author.) writing FanFictions is harder for many reasons. Other than that, this is a fun hobby.
The names for the characters are based on their personalities translated into Japanese or Atlantian.
"Shinigami Jigoku" for example is Japanese for "Death God/Grim Reaper from Hell". You'll find out why in later volumes. Shinigami actually had two names, his current name and a rough draft name. his rough draft name was "KaraJigoku Shikami", but I took out "Kara" ("from/after") because with "Jigoku" and "Death God", "from" was already implied. "Shikami" becomes "Shinigami" if I add "Shi/Shini" ("Death") to "Kami" ("God"), but I did not want "Grim Reaper", but "Grim Reaper" and "Death God" are the same in Japanese.
Also when I first introduce Shinigami, Aryas said "Jigoku Shinigami," but his first name is Shinigami. Since his name is Japanese, I list it in Japanese format so his last name is spoken first.
"Mıkenna Saholanai" is Atlantian for "Soul Soothing Butterfly" and is based off of my dear friend Makenna Lockhart. I took "Makenna" and translated it into Atlantian making "Mıkenna". My only options for the translation was "Makinaro" ("Machine") or "Mıkenna" ("Butterfly").
"Shinogetsu Samau" is a combination of Japanese and Atlantian. "Shinogetsu" is Japanese for "Death's Moon" and "Samau" is Atlanitan for "Symmetry". I named him so because of his love for symmetry, and I just love the word "Shini no getsu". ("Death's Moon")
"Aryas Kesocascay" is the actual Atlantian god of Dimensions. I don't describe him well and if your imaginations aren't enough, here is a drawing of Aryas (computers helped in the making of this.):
I really thought on trashing the project after I wrote the prologue, I hope you enjoy it!
Storm Kesocascay
Intro: the Academy
Soul City, a city in a world separated from all others, yet on earth, home to the Kishin Hunting and Destroying Academy, or more commonly known as the KHDA.
Working with the Death Weapon Meister Academy or DWMA in Death City, the KHDA's mission is the same as the DWMA's; hunt and destroy any traces of the Kishins, evil gods who, if not stopped, will plunge the world into madness.
To prevent the Kishins from getting a hold on the world again, the Grim Reaper, Death founded the DWMA and worked with Lord Aryas, Atlantian god of the Dimensions who founded the KHDA, using meisters and weapons to keep the world at peace. What Death and Aryas did not realize is that there own enemy is under their roofs.
Chapter 1: Battle at Kouri Mountains. Lord Aryas's old friend, and a monster?
Mıkenna Saholanai, a meister, began her first day at the KHDA and found it almost un-eventful. She came because her mother turned her father into a Dragon Scythe, one of Aryas's personal weapons. Her dream was to create a greater Dragon Scythe than her mother, yet, she was a scythe meister and there were no scythes to be found. Aryas called her to the "Execution Room", his private office.
She came to the Execution Room's doors; two tall steel doors with many different unreadable languages inscribed on them, locked tight. She heard Aryas voice from many meetings on how to enter the room; "You cannot enter or leave the Execution Room with out permission from me, Aryas, and solely myself. To enter, use the 'Executioner's Knock' or this pattern; 3-1-2. You may only leave when I open the doors for you."
Mıkenna started the sequence; 3-1-2. When she finished, there was a moment when she thought she did it wrong when the doors did not respond, but then, the door began making clanking noises. The steel doors began to slide open slowly and ominously. She walked in without another thought as the doors closed again behind her, locking in place. She walked into a bright room that looked like it was actually outside and the ground was littered with graves. A series of guillotines in a long line formed archways that led to the center of the room.
After two minutes of passing under the deadly arches, she reaches a small platform with a mirror, and a large mechanical dragon standing in front of it. I was in thought as it seemed to watch the mirror, but Mıkenna saw nothing in it.
"Lord Aryas," Mıkenna said, bowing.
The dragon jumped with a start and turned. The large dragon was more than ten times Mıkenna's size and was built for battle. Aryas had long talons and she could see many more blades in his arms with large wings and a very adaptable body. His eyes were only some kind of "light bulbs" called "Optics" which she never fully understood. His optics were colored a dark orange/red color. His body emitted an ominous light blue energy.
For his terrorizing form, he spoke in a light voice; "Yes, yes, hello there! How's it going?" Aryas said.
"Not much," Mıkenna said. "I just have a question,"
"Well now, ask away." Aryas began clapping his hands together, almost excitingly.
Mıkenna had no idea what he was thinking. She can't get a read on him with his unpredictable metal body, but asked; "I was wondering if you found any scythe partners for me."
"Hmm…"Aryas grumbled to himself. "I don't know how to put this, nor how you'll handle it, but there are only four scythes that live today. These four are; Soul Eater who is a Death Scythe already, your father, and Spirit who is also a Death Scythe."
Mıkenna became confused for a moment. "What about the fourth?" she asked.
"That's the problem," Aryas said in a more upset tone of voice. "The fourth scythe is missing. He's not a Death Scythe or a Dragon Scythe yet, but no one ever found him, and those who did never made it back alive. I think he wants to be alone with no meister. Last time I heard of his location was over six hundred years ago in the Kouri Mountains, but that was a long time ago. I don't know if he is even still alive."
"Won't know 'till we check," Mıkenna said with pride and turned to leave. "Hold it!" Aryas shouted.
"You should take a weapon," he insisted. "No offense, but the way you are-" Aryas began eyeing her form; thin body, blonde hair that comes down to the base of her neck, no muscles, light skin with dark brown eyes wearing a short skirt and a sweater with a tie. "Against a scythe of his skill and strength, you won't last two minutes against him on your own. I'll get Soul Eater. You wait at the school for a while."
"Fine," Mıkenna reluctantly said turning to leave. "What's his name, the missing scythe?" she asked.
"Jigoku Shinigami," Aryas responded.
Mıkenna turned back to face Aryas, confused. "That's a strange name. Is he a Grim Reaper?" she asked.
"No," Aryas answered. "But something is strange about his soul. Be careful will 'ya?"
"Don't I always," Mıkenna assured and left. Her last comment scared Aryas. She always says that, and then gets in trouble, he thought to himself.
Mıkenna left the academy about an hour later and was about to go down the mountain of stairs when she hears a voice behind her say; "So, I was called here to baby-sit you?"
She turned to find a young man leaning up against a pillar next to the entrance. He had long white hair, blood red eyes, light skin, sharp teeth that were fang-like, and was wearing dark jeans, a orange shirt under a leather jacket and wore a hair band in his hair.
"I hope you're not going to the Kouri Mountains by yourself," he said.
Mıkenna turned to face him. "No, no," she insisted, waving her hands. Aryas was going to call a man named 'Soul Eater' to escort me there." She said.
"Oh," the man said. "So I'm baby sitting you then?"
"You're Soul Eater?" Mıkenna asked. "I thought you were older,"
"Death barely let me out here. He started saying 'please don't go!'" Soul got on his hands and knees mimicking Death. "'What should I do with my best and youngest Death Scythe fighting a scythe like Jigoku Shinigami?' and what's worse, he started crying. It was terrible." Soul said laughing.
"But still," Soul stopped suddenly. "We need to leave now. From what I saw, there will be a blizzard at the mountains tomorrow and we don't want to get caught in it."
"How well do you know the mountains?" Mıkenna asked.
"Like the back of my hand," Soul responded raising his hand and smacking himself by accident.
They began their journey to the Kouri Mountains. Along the journey, Soul began reciting the history of the mountains.
A Buddhist temple existed more than a thousand years ago, before the mountains froze. The temple was a training area for young Buddhists and a meditation training area. Then, two hundred years later, some traveler came to the temple asking for lodging. The monks accepted his request and let him stay, but one of the monks was suspicious of the traveler and tried to kill him. The monk was found a day later, hanging in a tree by his waist with his limbs and head cut off and chest ripped wide open.
They spoke to the traveler and he confessed that it was him and said that the monk tried to slit his throat, which was true. The monks appreciated his honesty and let him stay in their meditation practice room and offered him as much time undisturbed as he wanted. About a month after the offer, which he accepted, the temple was destroyed and the mountains froze.
"My guess is that the traveler was disturbed again, and that the traveler was Shinigami." Soul said after finishing.
"Maybe so," Mıkenna agreed. "If he did destroy the temple then he must be incredibly powerful, especially if he froze the mountains."
By this time, they have reached the halfway point; a large cave with three eyes in a triangle covering it. Kishin eyes Soul growled to himself, but not sharing it with Mıkenna.
They walked into the cave. It was dark with icicles hanging from every inch of the cave ceiling.
"Stay close," Soul told Mıkenna. "Let me know if you feel something. Your Sixth Sense is far stronger than mine." She wordlessly obeyed.
They walked for a little longer when Mıkenna stopped abruptly.
"What is it?' Soul asked.
"I feel an old and evil soul here and a feeling that we should not disturb it and leave." Mıkenna described.
"We should keep going." Soul said. Mıkenna tried to protest but Soul silenced her so he can explain. "If we go back, we'll get caught in the blizzard and we are already close if you can sense a soul, it might be Shinigami's."
Mıkenna nodded and walked a half-step before pushing Soul out of the way of a falling icicle. Soul was preparing to yell when he noticed the icicle, and more of them falling.
"RUN!" he shouts. The two run, barely dodging the falling spears of ice.
When Soul and Mıkenna feel fatigue creep up on them and that their lungs have been emptied, the cave ends to a large opening with the icicles no longer falling behind them.
Soul and Mıkenna try to rest for a moment. Soul did not have enough breath to explain, but it was near night when they entered the cave, and they spent only a few minutes in the cave, but here, it was day time. He wanted to tell Mıkenna but saw that she noticed too.
Mıkenna stood abruptly and walked away from Soul towards a pair of large steel doors in the ice, doors like the Execution Room's doors. Soul joined her and they both examined the doors closely; tall, made of steel, large enough for Aryas to fit through, and only opened inwards, meaning that if they went in and the doors closed and there were no handles, they would be trapped.
Mıkenna pushed on the doors, yet they did not move. Both Soul and Mıkenna tried, but still no response.
"Try knocking," Soul suggested. Mıkenna knocked, still no response, until an idea came to her; these doors look a lot like the Execution Room's doors. Are they so similar to have the same way of entering? She used the Executioner's Knock; 3-1-2.
For a moment, no response, until the door started clicking and the sounds of locks being undone emitted from the doors.
"Interesting," Soul said. "What was that?"
"That was the Executioner's Knock." Mıkenna answered. "It is used to enter Aryas's Execution Room. In ancient times, executioners made that knock telling their prisoners that it was time to die. After he made that knock, the guards would pull the prisoner out and take him to the gallows where he will die."
"I never did like Aryas, now my dislike is worse because he makes that the only way to meet him." Soul said.
The doors quieted for a moment, then opened slowly and ominously.
They opened to a once worship and prayer chamber that is now destroyed. Kishin Eye marks covered the room. The doors closed behind them, but did not lock. To Mıkenna's fear, the doors only opened inwards, and there were no handles. She pushed on the door, but it did not move.
"We're trapped," Mıkenna told Soul.
"I can see that," Soul responded.
They were both silenced when they saw a hunched over figure in the back of the room. The figure looked to be sleeping, until blood red eyes appeared on its face.
"Hello?" Mıkenna said.
The figure remained silent for a moment, and then spoke. "Are you here to kill me?" said a dark, untraceable voice that had Soul and Mıkenna looking around until they realized it came from the figure.
"No," Mıkenna responded. "I am Mıkenna Saholanai. This is Soul Eater. We heard you are a scythe, one of the last. You can have a meister if you come with us."
"No," the figure said. "I am my own meister."
"That's impossible!" Soul exclaimed. "No weapon can wield itself!"
"Who says that?" the figure said beginning to stand. "Lord Death and his army of meisters. Did you know he had a Kishin sleeping under his academy? It was not long ago."
Soul snapped. "Shut up! You have no right to speak of that! If you are this goddamn-all-powerful scythe, why the hell did you not help you fucking coward!"
The figure did not even flinch at Soul's cursing. "Quite the nasty-mouth isn't he?" the figure said.
"That's it!" Soul shouted. "You're mine! I'm going to eat your soul!"
The figure began walking closer. "Not if I eat yours first." The figure said calmly.
The figure walked so Mıkenna and Soul could see him. He was a young man, probably eighteen. Light skin, blood red eyes and hair, dark black clothing with a type of cloak hanging down to the back of his knees. Muscular, but not too much. Straight and symmetrical build. He smiled showing rows of silver glittering fangs.
"I am Jigoku Shinigami; the Shadow Scythe." Shinigami said. "Your souls are strange." Shinigami said looking intently on Mıkenna and Soul. "The young lady has a soul that is fighting and accepting, very flexible. I can tell you that your soul is a soothing soul, very rare, but there is only one soul that you are fully compatible with, maybe a lover that you are not aware exists. And now the boy,"
"Who you calling boy?" Soul interrupted.
"Your soul is that of a Death Scythe, very impressive, yet you are unaware of your duties for Lord Death. He probably has nothing to do now-a-days. You already have a partner, but it is not the lady, however her soul is very similar to that or your partner's. Your souls appear to be in resonance, but they aren't." Shinigami finished.
"He can actually read the personalities of the souls," Mıkenna said awe-struck.
"Hang on, you can read souls that clearly, right?" Soul asked Mıkenna.
Mıkenna hesitated. "Oh, yes."
"Your soul is a little caught of guard by that last comment," Shinigami said.
"Hey!" Mıkenna exclaimed. "Quit looking at my soul, you creep!"
"No that I have the necessary soul data, let's begin." Shinigami said ominously. "If you wish to control me, you must prove yourselves worthy of the Shadow Scythe." Shinigami began stretching and his body began cracking like bones were being put in place. When he finished, three blades came out of each of his fists.
"Round one!" Shinigami said lunging at Mıkenna and Soul. The two barely dodged his attack with small cuts on their arms. They landed on opposite sides of Shinigami.
"Soul!" Mıkenna shouted.
"I'm on it!" Soul responded. He jumped over Shinigami, turning into a Scythe, and landing in Mıkenna's hands. She spins him over her head then lunges at Shinigami, but he was too fast. In the few seconds it took for Mıkenna to make that strike, he dodged, cut her, and landed a few yards away.
"He's fast," Soul said to Mıkenna. "We need to be faster."
"Right," she responded. She lunged him again, slightly faster than last time, but still not enough. Shinigami punched her in the leg and kicked her in the chest in the same blow, making his position upside down and with his back to Mıkenna. Hi kicked again separating the two. Mıkenna falls with enough force that Soul was knocked out of her hands.
Shinigami landed on his feet ant turned to face them. "I'm not even getting warmed up. Let's make this a little more fun." In that sentence, Mıkenna realized; Shinigami loved to fight. That is the only pleasure he has. He won't stop until he is satisfied.
Shinigami began growling and more blades came out of his ankles, thighs, two small blades and one large blade in the middle of his back paired with two metal wings, spikes coming out of his face and blades coming out of his elbows, fore arms and large spikes on his shoulders.
"This will be fun," Shinigami said ominously. "I will eat both of your souls!" He said lunging at Mıkenna.
"Mıkenna," Soul shouted. "Snap out of it! He's coming!"
Mıkenna did not move. She accepted her fate, and her mistake when she looked again at Shinigami's blade covered body;
She picked the wrong opponent. All she remembered nest was seeing blood.
Want to know what happens next? Leep in touch for Soul Hunter; Prologue 1 part 2; The Shadow Scythe. Lord Aryas's long lost secret of the Shadow Scythes?