It happened about a year ago, her and her partner got a call from Death himself.
"What did you do?" Ladybug whispered harshly when she saw her teammate, Chat Noir.
"Me?" He whispered back. "Nothing! Why do you always assume I did something?" His voice cracked often when he got defensive, it always made Ladybug giggle.
"Because you're bad luck, kitty cat." Ladybug retorted. Chat's face went red, and they walked the rest of the way to the death room in silence.
They've been partners since school started, and Ladybug couldn't ask for a better one. They were drawn together like fate. Ladybug always had good luck, she presented that one the first day when she randomly guessed all the multiple choice questions and got them all correct. Chat on the other hand had horrible luck, he was the only one who couldn't transform into a normal weapon for a month, he pencil kept breaking, all the sodas that weren't given to him from his Lady exploded on him.
Ladybug liked that she could bring the unfortunate boy some happiness, even with all his puns and cheesy pick up lines.
Both of them were also some of the few students that chose stage names, names that weren't really their own name. They both didn't want to worry those around them, Ladybug's parents would freak if they found out she was running around as a meister. But it was something she always aspired to do, ever since she saw a meister and weapon up close as a kid.
Ladybug didn't know Chat's backstory, but she didn't need to. She respected her partner, so much that she never asked for Chat's real name or who he was behind his mask.
Chat had golden messy blonde hair, and stunning green eyes. Both his irises and sclera were a glimmering emerald. Chat wore a black varsity jacket, the sleeves were a dark gray and the main part black. He wore green jeans and black sneakers, his hands had gloves on them that could extend into claws. For his cat ears, they were placed on a black sweat band, there was a green paw print on there as well. To top it all off, his black mask that was above his Cheshire grin.
Ladybug herself chose an outfit that reflected her other persona. She wore a black trench coat, with a navy blue sweater vest underneath - a white collared button down, and a light blue tie tucked underneath. Her petaled skirt had a ladybug print, black knee highs, and red sneakers. Her blue-black hair was pulled into two high pigtails with red ribbons.
When they reached the death room, Ladybug felt a little nostalgia. The last time she was here, was also her first time - when her and Chat first became partners.
No one wanted to be partners with Chat at first, he couldn't transform and the first weapon he transformed into was a yo-yo.
"I swear! I can turn into a better weapon...ju-just not on command all the time." Chat begged the other students, but they all seemed uninterested. Ladybug felt bad for the boy, she thought some other weapons were interesting: a chainsaw, twin swords, axe. But they all seemed so violent, Ladybug felt uncomfortable with them. A yo-yo? Completely harmless! To slice into a soul with it though may be a bit hard.
"What else can you turn into?" Ladybug asked. She must have surprised him, because Chat yelped.
Chat's face reddened, then he quickly got ahold of himself. "A scythe, baton, and probably other things...it's kinda hard to control. Yo-yo is the only one I can do on command."
A multi weapon? That was really rare, the other people probably didn't believe Chat. But Ladybug trusted him, trusted him enough that she was able to give him enough strength to change into a weapon of choice.
Chat insisted on the name 'Lucky Charm', saying that's what she should say when he's able to transform. That way they don't just scream "Scythe!" and lose the element of surprise. He also made a bunch of pick up lines about how she was his lucky charm.
Opposite of Lucky Charm, was Cataclysm. Sometimes, when Chat had enough energy, he can completely crumble an entire object with one hit. This came in handy when the enemy had strong armor, or a shield, that made it almost impossible to get to the soul. Almost, but not quite.
They've been playing it safe with the amount of weapons Chat could become, but changing took some serious energy - from both Chat and Ladybug. So they stuck to the three they knew.
"You two have made a vast improvement in the past few months, I'm very impressed." Death had told them, they both tried to hide their excitement. "I think you two are ready to learn a very special move, one that is very hard to do. No one has done it in a long time, but the last two who mastered this move - well, you two remind me of them."
That's when they learned purification. It was similar to Witch-Hunt slash, the ability to remove all traces of evil from a person. Purification was a little different, it could take a human soul that turned into a kishin, back into their human soul before it was lost in the darkness forever. Purification reverted a soul back to its original form, while Witch-Hunt took away evil.
It's a move they rarely ever used, most kishin a were beyond help and couldn't be saved. But Ladybug and Chat were able to climb to the top of the ranks like wildfire, slow at first then fast.
They trained everyday, and they were different from other meister and weapons. Ladybug used Chat's yo-yo form as a distraction along with items around them, it didn't do much damage but when they used Lucky Charm - it all went to hell for their enemy.
They weren't at the very top, but they were content with the progress they've been making. Even if Chat may think he's bad luck, and insist Ladybug was good luck, she often felt she was lucky because he was her partner. She could never ask for anyone else. Not even Spirit, the death weapon.
Ladybug opened the door, and walked down the aisle. It always made her slightly scared with the giant guillotines above them, but she was pretty sure they were just for show.
It took a few minutes, but they finally reached the death room. The room had wallpaper that resembled a sky, and a black circular platform in the middle. The room was surrounded by desert that seemed never ending, crosses and gravestones everywhere. On the platform, was a single object: a mirror.
"Ah, Ladybug and Chat Noir." Lord Death turned from the mirror, an image of a boy with blue hair dissolving. "It's great to see you two."
Lord Death had menacing yellow eyes and black hair with three stripes that went horizontally. He wore a black cloak with a skull brooch, and buttons going down. Lord Death was actually quite young, the real Lord Death died in the fight with the original kishin. Lord Death's son, Death the Kid, took his spot and was now known as Lord Death. Ladybug never knew the former Death, but as intimidating as this one seemed, she thought he was the perfect Lord Death. He sparked fear yet trust all at once, a hard thing to come up.
"It's a pleasure to see you as well, Lord Death." Ladybug said formally.
"Oh please," Death snickered. "Call me Kid, Lord Death was my father's name."
Ladybug thought it was an odd request, but accepted it anyway.
"On to business," Kid started. "There have been multiple recent incidents in Paris involving kishins, but these are different." Various images were shown on the gigantic mirror, before and after images. On the left, was pictures of normal civilians. And on the right, those same civilians altered into something dark and twisted.
"These people, experienced negative emotions and were able to turn into kishins - without eating human souls." Kid's eyes darted from Ladybug to Chat, observing their reactions. Both looked at the photos instensly, devouring Kid's every word. They were both shocked, but didn't show it. Their concern for the citizens out ruled the time they could take to gape at the situation.
"I need you two to head over to this location and used purification on the citizens." Kid continued. "Someone is pulling the strings, but it won't be an easy task. You two will have to go undercover. If you just roamed around as Ladybug and Chat Noir, got upset or something, the person behind this will jump at the chance to kishinize you."
They both understood, they would have to become normal civilians by day, Ladybug and Chat Noir by night.
"I already authorized you two to move there, your parents believe just new jobs opened there to dispel any suspicion. Also before jumping into action, take a month to absorb what's going on. Don't just jump right into fighting, or your covers will most likely be blown."
Chat nodded. "So, where is this place?"
One, large image appeared on the mirror. One of the world's seven wonders, the Eiffel Tower.
Kid turned from the image, looking at the duo.
"Paris."
Sorry there was a mistake when I uploaded, thank you Sunny Lighter for pointing it out