It Started with a Promise
Ch.2
Disclaimer: I wish I could say I owned Soul Eater, but sadly I do not.
"Come on Tsubaki, we have to hurry and make you into a death scythe."
"BlackStar, please wait we just got back from out last mission."
Meister BlackStar stop down the crowded hallways of Death Weapon Meister Academy, pushing all other individuals lesser than him out of the way. Demon weapon Tsubaki sadly trailed behind her egotistical partner apologizing to all who were rudely pushed aside as BlackStar proclaimed his godliness for the hundredth time that day. The short for his age teenage meister stopped cold as he stood before the assignment board looking on a particular assignment that had not only been taken but accomplished.
"BlackStar you don't have to push everyone around you know!" Tsubaki finally caught up to the bouncing human megaphone noticing his scowl. "Hey, what's wrong?" Looking up she noticed the assignment that BlackStar had had his mind set on since he left the apartment this morning. "Looks like someone already finished this one." Tsubaki was cheerful.
"I bet it was them again." BlackStar was serious and still. A first for this self-proclaimed god.
"Oh you mean Maka and Soul. . . come to think of it they did mention they were going to . . ." Tsubaki was cut off as BlackStar punched the assignment wall causing the once busy hallway to stop in silence at the sight.
Tsubaki knew better than to talk to BlackStar when he became upset like this. Over the past years his mood toward the rest of the Spartoi group had begun to slip; he was particularly sour when it came to Soul.
"Come on Tsubaki, we're doing this assignment." Looking up at the little wooden board in her meister's hands her eyes went wide in disbelief.
"BlackStar, that assignment is way too high rank for us!" Tsubaki placed a soft hand on his shoulder only to be swatted off as the bullheaded boy made his way to the lady behind the window.
"We're taking this one." BlackStar basically threw the plaque at the uninterested portly woman.
"No can do, you don't have the clearance for this assignment."
"Who the FUCK are you to talk back to the great BlackStar, the great one that will surpass GOD!"
"Hmph." The woman now wore a slight smirk. "Sorry kid, the answer is no, only death scythes can accomplish this. Come back when your friend Soul . . ."
"THE GREAT BLACKSTAR WILL NOT BE HELD BACK BY A GUY WHO DOESN'T KNOW HIS PLACE!" Once again he caused a scene when slamming his fist down on the window; but failed to faze the now clearly entertained woman.
"That's mighty big talk for someone who hasn't managed to collect even half the souls needed to turn your partner into a death scythe," BlackStar's scowl grew deeper as Tsubaki looked away in shame. "Tell you what kid, hehehe, I'll let you take on this mission as long as you come back alive." She handed him the slip of paper with detail of the mission.
The blue haired teen glared menacingly at the woman. "Of course I'm coming back alive, and better than ever you hag." BlackStar spat. "And quit calling me a kid you old bitch. Let's go Tsubaki we're leaving immediately." BlackStar stomped away.
Tsubaki couldn't move for a good while but looked up as the woman in the window spoke softly to her.
"Chin up girl, maybe he'll finally learn his lesson." The woman winked at her. Tsubaki could only reply with a weak smile and trailed off after the ranting meister.
As the pair made their way to their destination of Teotihuacan, they sat in the plane in almost silence rarely glancing at each other.
"Don't worry Tsubaki, I'll make you into the deadliest death scythe ever."
"Oh, I'm sure you will BlackStar." She smiled warmly at his childlike enthusiasm.
BlackStar leaned over and looked her right in the eyes. "Don't patronize me Tsubaki, I will make you into a death scythe that's worthy of the great BlackStar who surpasses god." Tsubaki held in her breath. "Soon no one will even care about Maka and Soul; not when the great BlackStar is finally recognized as better than anyone else in the world." He leaned back in his chair with his hands on the back of his head looking straight ahead with determination.
Tsubaki had genuine fear. Looking out the window she remembered the good ol' days; back when they were all good friends. The name of Spartoi stood for elite strong individuals renowned for their superior skills. BlackStar was so happy back then; he and Soul would crack jokes of their success all day long drunk on their popularity and coolness. As time passed BlackStar still could not make a death scythe, Soul still outshone him as being the coolest weapon at the academy, then Maka became popular as being the youngest to make a death Scythe. Poor BlackStar became overshadowed by the two closest friends he ever had. Nothing about him has been the same since, and now his insecurities only grew as his obsession with missions began. So many missions, so many fails, Tsubaki was hospitalized over and over again and each time BlackStar would apologize and swear he had become stronger for her only to meet the same end.
Stealing a glance at BlackStar she almost trembled with fear. She feared this mission. She feared BlackStar. She feared for her life.
BlackStar stared straight ahead, looking at nothing in particular trying to keep his thoughts in order. On memory just wouldn't stop coming back to him.
"Hey BlackStar what's up?" Soul stood at his locker.
"Dude where've you been? Don't you know that if you stay away from your god too long your life becomes meaningless?" BlackStar stood before him chest puffed out as always.
"Sorry lots of missions. . . ."Soul opened his locker revealing a shower of partner requests and love letters from girls all over the school.
"Wow look how many people are resorting to you since they know a god like me won't partner with them." BlackStar laughed at the top of his lungs.
"Oh look, this one's from a guy." Soul wasn't listening.
"Soul, Lord Death needs to see us." Maka appeared calling to soul. "Hey BlackStar."
"Sorry dude gotta go." BlackStar watched as his best friend coolly walked away without a single glance back at him. In fact no one, was looking at him. He stood watching them go wondering what made them so great, what made them so strong? He saw them casually walk together and laugh together they were good friends right that made them strong. Well him and Tsubaki were good friends as well right? Without noticing he had followed them, finally being a quiet ninja he followed in shadows all the way to the death room doors. There he saw a new aspect of them that held a key to their bond, before entering the death room Soul pinned Maka to the wall and gave her a passionate kiss. That had to be it, that was what he and Tsubaki were missing, Soul and Maka were bonded through and through that must be it.
BlackStar shook the memory out of his mind. If that was the key to it all then that means that this time would be different, he had made that leap with Tsubaki soon after. His reasoning just couldn't be wrong, a god like him is never wrong.
"Thank you for flying TACA airlines and enjoy your visit to the beautiful land of Teotihuacan, we will be landing in ten minutes." The pilot's announcement snapped BlackStar out of his thoughts reminding him of the fight ahead of him. Placing a hand on Tsubaki's thigh he readied himself for his mission.
Tsubaki felt BlackStar grip her leg knowing full well what that meant. Taking a deep breath she prepared herself for another battle alongside her headstrong meister.
It seemed as though in the blink of an eye they were at the temple of sun god, deep inside the temple the prekeishin laid waste to all tourists and natives that dared step inside his domain. He would entise them with his minions bringing all unsuspecting victims in to feed his appetite for souls. BlackStar wobbled before the mightly sun god, now just a deformed body that twisted and contorted throwing his arms deflecting the demon weapon as easily as one would swat a fly.
"BlackStar watch out his armor is still not penetrated." Tsubaki panted as she tried warning the charging ninja.
"I am the god of the sun, you will offer your souls to me puny humans." The PreKeishin roared sending sonic vocal blasts in attempts to sever the resonance between the meister and weapon.
"I BLACKSTAR AM THE ONLY GOD IN THIS UNIVERS THAT MATTERS AND YOU WILL SURRENDER YOUR TAINTED SOUL TO ME!" BlackStar charged and jumped aiming for the feathered head of the creature sending a crippling dosage of soul wavelength through its cranium.
"Tsubaki, Enchanted sword mode now!"
"Right." Though exhausted Tsubaki readily turned and was used to slice right down the middle of the pre keishin sending it to the ground in screeches of pain.
BlackStar triumphantly landed before his kill screaming his victory to the sky proclaiming himself the true and only god to ever matter in creation.
"BlackStar, watch out. The sun god is not dead yet." The meister turned to see the remains of his kill and just as Tsubaki said, there was still something moving within the open shell. Giggling. Horrible giggling could be heard, coming from the remains of the Sun God.
"What the FUCK is that!" BlackStar held Tsubaki ready for the next attack.
"BlackStar, be careful we can't take much more damage."
"SHUT UP!"
"BlackStar!"
"JUST SHUT UP AND RESONATE WITH ME!" The outburst made their soul wavelengths falter just enough to cause a deadly opening. Before either one could recover they were under attack with a rain of razor sharp feathers. Stabbing the Meister at random sending him into a rage like no other blocking the pain from his mind and propelling himself forward in the direction from which they originated.
"You won't last much longer boy." A figure emerged. "Give up now and surrender your soul to me."
"SHUT UP AND DIE!" BlackStar paid no attention at the new figure before him and attacked violently swinging Tsubaki wildly trying to desperately land a hit on the woman that now stood before him.
"You will not defeat the Goddess of the Moon." Evading his attacks effortlessly she swiftly kicked BlackStar across the temple and snatching the demon weapon from him. BlackStar refused to lose consciousness and struggled to stand, blood ran down his body almost coating him entirely. Tsubaki unable to revert back to human form was under attack herself as the new enemy sent power waves of high pitch sound through the weapon slicing her soul just as the feathers had done to BlackStar's body.
"You are a pitiful soul after all. I may not even want to eat yours, it would ruin my appetite." She threw Tsubaki at the blue haired ninja who caught her in time as she transformed back into her human form.
"Please BlackStar, we have to retreat." Blood ran down her chin. "We can't take much more of this."
"Enchanted Sword mode."
"BlackStar, Listen to me!"
"I am the meister and you are the weapon." BlackStar stood her up. "ENCHANTED SWORD MODE."
Tsubaki remained silent as a tear ran down her cheek. She transformed.
"SOUL RESONANCE."
"SOUL RESONANCE."
Once again BlackStar charged at the pre keishin throwing combos of powerful wavelength attacks and weapon attacks. Tsubaki could feel her strength waning. She was almost at her limit.
"BlackStar. . ."
"Just Hang on Tsubaki, god's don't let their people down."
"BlackStar. . ." Her limit.
"Foolish boy, I'll finish you both now." BlackStar battled at close range sending the enemy back against a wall but failed to block her two ranged chain attacks, knowing pain would come soon he braced himself but nothing came.
"HAHAHAHAHA YOU ARE TURELY A FOOLISH MAN." Confused Blackstar looked down to see a human bodied Tsubaki impaled by both of the enemies chain attacks. She had blocked them for him; or had she simply passed out in their way?
The Pre Keishin composed herself slowly walking over to the pair before her. For BlackStar all was mute, the world had crumpled before him. In his arms was a limp body that wouldn't respond. He had caused this. She had warned him. Oblivious of the danger only a couple of feet away she knelt down unable to process the sight in his arms. Faintly he heard two new voices. How long had he been holding on to Tsubaki? Where were they? What happened? What…? What's going on? His body began shaking, or was he being shaken? Is he dying as well?
Suddenly he felt a strong blow to his head and then….nothing. The Great BlackStar was blacked out still holding tightly the limp body of his demon weapon partner Tsubaki.
