A gentle wind brushed through my hair as the seas of sand surrounded me & I closed my eyes.. Its been a week since the event of my mother's death & I decided to join 'The Death Weapon Meister Academy'(DWMA). I stood before the giant stairway that could have led to the heavens. & saw it as a challenge of determination, so I took off as fast as I could to hurry & save lives of little girls like me & boys my age. I fainted not even half way up the stairs, that seemed to go on forever. A teen-aged girl wearing; a short plaid skirt & white flannel shirt assisted with a green tie around her collar, covered by what seemed to be a long black coat, & leather strapped steal bottom boots. She had long light brown pig tails off the sides of her head, & gave me a soda- carrying me on her back the rest of the way. She told me her name was Maka Albarn & her partner, a white haired teen-aged guy wearing; a black & Yellow jacket, tight red pants, shoes that matched the color patturn of is jacket, & a headband that had the Name 'SOUL' stitched into the left & a large circular logo on the right, was Soul Evans. As i felt the cold soda restore my exhausted energy, I spoke clearly & fearlessly. "My name is Salina Vice & i am 6 years old." At the time I was happy to make friends within the first hour of my life long mission.
It seemed as though seconds had passed until we reached the last step to a wide platform. There's were many people rushing to their destinations & friends laughing on the side of the academy. The sky was calm & the heat from the sun was a light hug on my skin. Maka-chan told me people would gather here in the lobby of the academy to spar & catch up with their friends on past accomplishments.
"I want to fight the strongest fighter here!" I said trying to look bold & fearless in front of this person I began to admire more than my own mother.
She told me that I would need a partner first & until I get one I should focus on figuring out whats most important to me. Though I was only 6 years old at the time I saw her words as a friendly way to say no, so I shrugged it off & agreed. Soul was pretty silent up until now when he walked off to greet a loud blue haired man with a star on his right shoulder. Maka-chan escorted me to the office & the nice woman behind the desk took me to this tall strange man in all Black with a bizarre mask that kind of resembled a skull. He told me I was allowed to stay within the dorms because I had no where else to go. Was it okay to call this place my home? No... not yet. Looking around I saw a cloud wallpaper that seemed to move along the walls & a large mirror posted behind the man that I must have overlooked until now. The tall man told me to call him Death-sama, he must have been pretty important to be called -sama. but i didn't think anything of it. He called down Maka to show me around. When she arrived I asked if i could join in her errands & she didn't mind. So I stayed to watch Maka-chan & Soul-kun, display their skills as partners for the students of the new year. Soul transformed into a long staffed iron scythe with what seemed to be an eye at the peek of the staff & the sharp descending curved blade came to a soul piercing point. The students cheered for 'Maka the Scythe Meister', while I stared in complete admiration.
Once done Maka told Me, "You will become a great hero".
Those words inspired me to do my best in everything I did. I wanted a partner that could transform into a scythe to be a great Hero like MAka-chan was. Death-sama allowed me to watch the older kids spar & train with their friends that turned into a variety of weapons. So i watched closely at a lot of different fighting styles & interesting techniques. However that was a time where smiles were common.. now even trust is hard to come by...