A bloodied and beaten girl limped through the desert, multiple wounds in her body caused intense pain along with the sword implanted in her neck. The sand she moved over turned red with her blood. Despite the pain she knew that there was only one place she would be safe.
Due to lack of strength the girl fell over. The sword went deeper into her throat and made her cough up blood. The fall hurt her shattered arms. The girl did her best to stand which ways incredibly difficult due to only having her legs to do so.
Her powers were no longer working due to the lack of blood in her body, the source of her power.
When she finally reached the edge of Death City, she collapsed.
Once she woke up she was in some kind of prison cell and her arms were tied behind her back.
"Wake up witch"
Through the bars on the door the girl could see someone who wore glasses and had a screw loose through his skull.
"Lord Death wants to see you"
The girl tried to respond but found the sword was still in her throat so all that happened was she coughed up blood. The man opened the door and gave an explanation.
"We didn't want to remove it since it could be a trap. Just deal with the pain alright?"
He only got a glare in response. The girl was unchained from the wall and taken to a room labeled 'Death Room'.
Once she stood before the Grim Reaper himself, she was scared for the first time in many years.
"Stein come now, this is no way to treat a guest" he said in a voice that surprised her
"Are you sure Lord Death? A witch collapses right outside of Death City, something just doesn't seem right" Stein commented
"I'm sure"
The girl was released from her bonds. The man with red hair stood closer to the Grim Reaper. Very slowly the girl raised her hands.
"I come in peace" she said in Sign Language "I am going to remove the sword from my throat and place in on the ground, okay?"
Fortunately being the god of death, Lord Death understood.
"Alright, we'll trust you"
The girl removed the sword from her throat and placed it on the ground which Stein took. Within a minute the hole in her neck was gone.
"Now first of all how about introductions? I am Lord Death, this is Stein and Death Scythe. What may we call you?"
"I have no name, nor do I have a place to call home. What I do know is that no matter where I go I am hunted. Both by your meister's and by my own kind" she spoke in a gentle voice that was pleasing to the ears
"Walking into a lion's den isn't exactly the best idea" Death Scythe commented
"That is unless you're allied with the lion. My deal is that in exchange for everything I know about my kind, I would like to be allowed to stay in this city and attend your academy as student like any other"
"Are you kidding me?! No way we'd let a witch stay in-"
"Deal" Lord Death interrupted
"I agree" Stein added
Death Scythe fell over in shock.
"What?! Just like that?!"
"Spirit you can't see her soul like me and Lord Death can. This girl has the soul of a witch but her she hates that about her and what she must do to survive. I guess instead of a witch you could call her a vampire, isn't that right?"
The girl chuckled which revealed fangs.
"It's the curse I bare. One of my own kind captured me and thought they'd experiment on me. She tried to turn me into some sort of snake but I guess it backfired"
"Well excuse the mood whiplash but let's get down to business shall we?" Lord Death suggested
"Of course" she responded
After twenty hours all the information was exchanged and the girl was exhausted.
After yawning she said "If you don't mind Lord Death I would like to sleep"
"Very well, this is the address to your apartment that I had Death Scythe set up"
The girl was handed a piece of paper and stood up.
"Thank you" she said as she left.
"Oh one more thing" Lord Death said
"Yes?"
"Death Scythe wanted me to pass along a message" Lord Death did his best Spirit impression and continued "If you touch my daughter hell will be your only escape"
"That was a good impression" the girl commented
"Thank you" Lord Death responded
The girl headed to her apartment and found a boy and a girl blocking her path.
"So, are you the witch?" the boy with white hair asked
"Rumors spread fast in this city" the girl commented
The girl hit the boy.
"Lord Death said to be polite, I'm sorry about him" the girl said
"I'm used to that response. Yes I am a witch but I'm not like the rest of my kind. As a matter of fact I just finished divulging all the dirty secrets of my kind to Lord Death. Rest assured I am on your side"
"Is that right?" the boy asked again
"Well a lot of people in the city are kind of scared of your soul. No offense!"
"Oh, I suppose I was so caught up in today's events that I forgot to use my Soul Protect"
The girl turned on her Soul Protect which made her soul look like a regular person.
"I'd love to get to know you better but I am rather exhausted. If you don't mind I would like to sleep"
"Oh sure, goodnight...what's your name anyway? I'm Maka and this is Soul"
"I'm sorry but I don't actually have a name. Ever since my birth I've been hunted so a name seemed similar to a label to me"
"I could help you choose a name" Maka offered
"I'd like that"
For the first time the girl got a good night's sleep.
I get the feeling the TsubakixBlackstar shippers are gonna hunt me down for this story. This is my first Soul Eater fanfic so feedback would be very much appreciated
