Black Star groggily opened his eyes, the bright shine of the white walls and flooring all around him, blinding his vision; the sterile smell of a hospital room broken only by the slight breeze from the ceiling fan above his bed.
Black Star finally focused and noticed he was in a hospital room. Leaning up he started to question how he got there. One thought dominated his mind however; the fight between him and his father.
"Black Star you're alright!" Maka said from beside the bed. Black Star didn't even notice Maka, Soul and Tsubaki in his room. Soul was flipping through the channels on the TV and Tsubaki was looking out the window.
"Black Star you idiot! What were you thinking running off alone like that? You could have been killed!" Maka said making a fist, berating Black Star.
"That's enough Maka" Soul said putting his hand on her shoulder and looking at Black Star. Maka didn't notice until now that Black Star looked defeated. "Black Star I…" Maka said but couldn't get the words out.
"Just don't get your ass kicked again ok Black Star" Soul interjected and motioned for him and Maka to leave. "Heal up okay" Maka said weakly as both Maka and Soul left the room.
Tsubaki continued to look out the window, refusing to look over to Black Star. He knew he shouldn't have left his weapon, his partner behind. Guilt began to eat away at him as he lifted his head.
"It's just a bunch of bruises, nothing to keep me down!" He said loudly and began to laugh. It felt fake, even to him as he said it; Tsubaki still didn't turn around.
"Was he strong?" She said and turned around with tears in her eyes. Black Star's head sunk into his chest as he nodded slowly. "Tsubaki, he won't beat me again, I swear it." Black Star said, to her and to himself. His confidence did take a hit, but his determination could not get any stronger.
A week had passed since that day and no word of the Star Clan since. Black Star took the opportunity to train even harder for the day he met with White Star again, however he felt a strange presence watching him.
Training in a secluded forest, he smelt the stench of death, the same he smelled in the cemetery.
"You finally come to challenge me again White Star!" Black Star screamed, this time Tsubaki with him, "Tsubaki" he whispered, Tsubaki nodded, transforming into the enchanted sword mode, knowing that Black Star would want to hit as hard as he could, and fast. "Show yourself coward!" He screamed but still nothing. Could White Star really be hiding this whole time?
Before he could guess any longer he saw a women walking from the dense part of the trees. Again his legs felt heavy but stood his ground. A lady, with nearly the same clothes as White Star but with a collar that covered her face up to her eyes, slowly came into focus. She had long flowing red hair with crimson red eyes.
"Who are you?" Black Star said, his legs now shaking a little. "I never stopped thinking about you my Black Star." The lady said as she walked closer. Her hands open as to embrace him.
Stein and Spirit were both in the Death Room with Lord Death as they pondered the situation. "What do we know about the Star Clan, specifically White Star and Red Star?" Stein said as he lit a cigarette.
"White Star is of course a very capable fighter. He was the head of the Star Clan, and being the head of a clan with such high egos cannot be an easy feat. He is not one to underestimate. "Lord Death said and shook his head.
"His wife Red Star can potentially be more dangerous."
As though Hypnotized, Black Star dropped his weapon and stood there unmoving. Tsubaki turned back into her mortal form, but could not move from the ground.
"I see you have grown" The woman said and hugged Black Star tight. "Who are you?" Black Star said again, but his words began to slur. The woman laid Black Star down and held his head in her lap as she brushed his hair.
"I guess you wouldn't remember your mother." She said and smiled and kissed his forehead softly. "You know if we had known your hair would be blue we would have named you Blue Star." She said and laughed softly. Nothing about her seemed deadly, but at the same time, Black Star felt he needed to get away.
"What makes Red Star more dangerous?" Spirit said while scratching his head. Secretly thinking about if Red Star could be hot or not, seeing as she was a zombie.
"She is a poison master. By the time someone notices her; their already poisoned, most likely by airborne toxins. Approach her with extreme caution." Lord Death said and shivered, thinking of when he had to face both of them.
"What did you do to me?" Black Star said his body complexly immobile now. Tsubaki also couldn't move, but she was starting to have trouble breathing.
"Neurotoxins are my favorite." Red Star said looking at Tsubaki. "They can paralyze the body and eventually cause suffocation. Of course I would never give you such a large Dose my Black Star." Red Star said and kissed his forehead once more.
Black Star barely, able to move his head saw Tsubaki choking and gasping for air. "Stop…..now…." He said as his words began to trail off.
"If you die you will be able to join me and your father. We will be able to get revenge on Death. We aren't afraid to die, you shouldn't be either my Black Star." She said with a soft smile, staring into her slowly dying son.
"I…won't die….I will surpass god." Black Star said, clinging to his consciousness. His father's words echoing in his mind.
Red Star sighed and stood up, gently putting her sons head down on the grass and began to walk away. The toxins miraculously began to fade as she vanished between the trees. Both Tsubaki and Black Star stood up and looked around.
White Star was no longer their only threat.
