Before anything, I do not own Soul Eater. And my slow paced writing might not be something that you guys would like, but I will be doing my best to improve on it. Oh! Since I started at the beginning of the original series, I'll continue on from then, meaning what exactly? Yep! This chapter will be Black Star's "introduction". Hope you all like it! :D

Chapter 2: Trial of the Sword

A shadow shifts as the residents of the mansion remains ignorant, happily feasting on platters and platters of human souls. The shadow stops and watches as his targets went about their feast, engorging themselves with their meals.

"Remember Black Star, The Way of Assassination…" a female voice whispered.

"Yeah, I know Tsubaki…" he replied with a hushed voice. Then, closing his eyes, he took in a deep breath before he slowly breathed it out, calming his mind and stilling his body. Opening his eyes, he kept his presence hidden, suppressing his being to as small as he could manage.

"First Rule: Blend into the shadows…control your breathing…and wait for your target to let down his guard." Tsubaki told him in his mind.

"Easily done…" he replied as he kept his eyes on his target.

"Second Rule: Tune in to your target. Predict his thoughts and actions."

"I've got him…"

"Third Rule: Strike your target before he notices you." She finished before Black Star was on the move. He leapt out of his spot and landed on the table just in front of his target's plate, eyes locked onto his target. He smiled as his target looked at him with fear and shock.

"Alcapone…" he whispered as he gripped his weapon, causing the man in front of him to flinch and cover his face with his arms, trying to block the strike that was sure to come. In a swift movement, the boy stood up and moved his blade upward, shouting at the top of his lungs as he went into a pose.

"Yahoo! Rejoice! For you are now in the presence of the great Black Star, the big and stealthy assassin which is me!" he finished with a big smile. Alcapone dropped his hands and stared at the boy with wide open eyes and mouth hung open. He snapped his fingers and his henchmen was already to his side, wielding their favored weapons, the Tommy Guns. Needing no more prompting, they opened fire at the figure on the table. Black Star started doing a weird tap dance as he did his best to avoid the bullets. Finally deciding that it was time for his grand exit, he leapt into the air with a flip.

"Tsubaki! Smoke Bomb!" he said as his weapon glowed and the light changed shape until it was now spherical. The light broke from the figure and the boy threw the bomb below him, giving him a smokescreen and allowing him to run away, laughing as loud as he could.

"Did you see their faces, Tsubaki? They were so scared and in awe of the big me!" he boasted as he was walking his arrogant march, knees far apart and taking huge steps with his hands crossed behind his head.

"Well, they were scared and surprised, I'm not really sure of it being in awe…" she weakly replied.

"Hmph! They were in awe, as they saw the majestic and glowing Black Star! The biggest star in all of Shibusen!" he argued, looking to the side with a huge pout. Tsubaki only nodded with a gentle smile as they walked towards a hot spring that they had found during their recon work. She bowed to her Meister and proceeded to walk towards the only opening in the rock formations that hid the warm bath. Black Star grinned maniacally as he dashed towards the huge wall of rocks that the hot springs hid behind.

"You dare deny the greatness of Black Star, Tsubaki? It's time for your punishment!" he said as he wiped the drool that had formed in the corner of his mouth. He climbed up the wall, muttering words like "big" and "great", along with his name and "me". As he reached the top, he slowly peaked over the top of the wall of rock, shouting his victory, but before he could see anything clearly, a shuriken embedded itself in his forehead, causing a small spurt of blood. He cried out in pain and his hands shot up in front of his face. Losing the grip he had on the mountain's ledge, he fell backwards and started tumbling down the side of the wall, crashing on the ground head first as he fell into unconsciousness.

"Stupid Black Star, at least TRY to keep your voice down." She muttered as she finished up her bath.

Alcapone and his Family had started to move out. He was pleased as his subordinates had finally found the witch child that was known to have escaped the De Niro Family's clutches. If she were to be cooperative and work for them, then they would treat her well, giving her whatever she needs as her magic develops. However, if she proved to be disobedient, she'll merely have to be useful to them in other ways. He smiled as he thought of the latter and drool started to form around his mouth, already patting his belly.

"Let's move it boys! I want this deal to be done with so we could feast back at the Mansion." His smile grew wider as they now saw the tower of the witch's house.

"So, any ideas on how to kill that Boss? They would probably double their security now that they know that the big me is after him! No, they'll probably quadruple it! Wait! If they don't make it a hundred times, it won't be a challenge! Unless we go straight through the front door!" he finished with his loud laugh.

"Black Star, I don't think they'll still be in that mansion by now." She said, loud enough for him to hear over his ranting. He looked at her with a look of horror as he dreaded what they might be forced to do, again.

"You mean we're going to have to find him again? More recon work? That's boring!"

"It's not that they moved, Black Star. It's just, before we entered; I heard that they found the whereabouts of a witch somewhere, so they'll probably be going for the witch by now."

"What? A witch? Yahoo! Where did they say the witch was? We'll be able to blow past all the others when we get the witch's soul. They'll all see the magnificence that is the great and big, Black Star!" he asked as he shook his partner enthusiastically.

"Th-they said that sh-she lived down the e-edge of t-town, at the small house w-with the tower th-that we passed by be-before…" she managed to say while being shaken. Finally free from her Meister's grip, she cleared away her dizziness only to stare at the empty spot Black Star once was in. She blinked her eyes a few times before she looked towards the direction of the witch's house.

"Black Star! Wait! The witch is…" she tried to shout out but Black Star was already too far to hear. She ran as fast as she could to try and catch up to him, worried about the outcome of their little adventure.

"Leave!" he warned once more. He was slowly getting impatient as he hated to repeat himself, only to remember that he had been doing so over the course of his everyday life ever since he met her. The 'man' he was talking to only cocked an eyebrow, with his large smile still on his face.

"I'm willing to make you an offer that you can't refuse." Putting an emphasis on the word can't as his henchmen clicked their guns menacingly.

"You look like a good man, and a strong person. Betraying a Family's Boss has guts, especially when it includes that idiot Marlon. So how's about become loyal to me? You'll be greatly rewarded, even more so than you were while with the De Niro Family." He said while he wiggled his fingers, showing the many rings he had on.

"I don't need anything from you other than your cooperation to leave." He said, slamming the tip of his sword's sheath on the ground.

"All we want…"

"I know what you want, and I won't let you lay a finger on Angela." He said, his eyes now promising murder. The man in front of him merely grunted and moved to snap his hand. The moment the sound was heard, the swordsman's thumb pushed up on his sword's hilt. A flash of light that reflected off of the sword's blade was all that was seen as he suddenly disappeared. Al staggered forward, looking around in bewilderment, looking towards each rock as if expecting the man to come out from behind one of them. He heard a clink behind him and he stiffened, he turned around slowly with eyes wide as his heart pounded with fear. What he saw made him fall on his back. There behind him stood the samurai with his back to him, the souls of his subordinates floating around the area. The man turned his murderous glare towards him and his fear escalated to new heights.

"M-mifune…w-wait! I, I don't need Angela-" whatever he was going to say was cut off as Mifune was immediately in front of him, his sword already to his side, posed as if he had finished his slash. Al felt relief as the man no longer moved to kill him, only to give one last gasp as his form broke into shadows and got swallowed into a small sphere before his soul flashed into existence.

"Don't you dare call her name so casually." Mifune said as he sheathed his sword. He walked up towards the rock he was sitting on and resumed his position, hoping that no more "visitors" would come to disturb his and Angela's peace.

When they arrived, they expected a dark and gloomy atmosphere, with black clouds above that showed the evil of the witch inhabiting the area. They had not expected it to be a simple house with a tower, perched on the edge of a cliff, surrounded by an open area littered with rocks; nor did they expect to see souls floating about in the air, with a normal human perched on a rock in the middle of the area. Black Star and Tsubaki approached slowly and cautiously, looking at each soul they passed as if they were in a gallery. Stopping just in front of the man, Black Star didn't wait for him to acknowledge his presence.

"Oi! What happened here?" he asked. The man simply opened an eye to look at them, and then closed it again, not bothering to answer. A small tick formed on Black Star's forehead as he started to get pissed; he hated being ignored.

"OI! I said, what happened here?" again not getting a response, the tick grew and he kicked the rock the man was sitting on, took a deep breath and shouted as loud as he can.

"ARE YOU FREAKIN' DEAF? I ASKED YOU WHAT HAPPENED HERE!"

Mifune opened his eyes and looked at the two. His hand went towards the sword that was lying next to him before asking them a question, completely ignoring the boy's ranting.

"What is your business here?"

"Well, we're after a madman by the name of Alcapone. He has low-class madmen as his henchmen and we were wondering…" she asked as she turned to look at the souls around her before looking back at the swordsman. He gave a small nod, picked up his sword and used it to point towards a specific soul, slightly separated from the rest. Tsubaki didn't need to ask anymore as she saw the soul had a hat on it, same as the one Alcapone wore.

"We're here to kill the witch and take her evil soul back to DWMA at Shibusen!" Black Star shouted. Mifune's hand clenched around his weapon and he looked at the boy with as much killing intent as he could pour into his gaze. He stood up to his fullest and placed his sword to his side, his other hand holding the sheath, poised and ready to draw his blade at any time.

"Angela doesn't have an evil soul! And you're not taking her!" he growled before he took a quick step and drew his sword so fast that Black Star was barely able to avoid the slash. Blood trickled from the cut that formed on his cheek, and Mifune held his blade in front of him.

"That was a warning."

Black Star reached towards Tsubaki, not letting his eyes leave Mifune. He knew automatically that the man was strong, and there was no time for his fooling around.

"Tsubaki, Ninja Sword." Was all he said. Tsubaki reached for his hand and started to transform into the specified weapon. Soon as she was in his grasp and resonated enough to allow for battle, a screeching went through both their ears. Black Star covered one of his ear with his free hand, wincing at the sudden noise and he noticed that the pressure of the swordsman suddenly grew.

"Oi, old man. You're awfully noisy, aren't you?" he started with a pissed off tone, an expression on his face matching his voice. "Nobody is supposed to be louder than me when I'm on stage. I'm the star of this show! Tsubaki!"

"Hai!" Tsubaki's image reflected off the blade of the sword, and she closed her eyes in concentration. Black Star mimicked her calm and concentration, the sword lowered to his side while his other hand was up in a seal in front of his face.

"You may be fast, old man, but let me tell you this. I go beyond the Gods, which means I'm even faster than the God of Speed or whatever is! Speed Star!" opening his eyes at the last part as he shouted it, he dashed forward in a burst of speed. Mifune was slightly surprised, but he merely closed his eyes and waited. He swung his sword to his side, catching Black Star as soon as he appeared there forcing the boy to block. Not standing around for too long, Black Star dashed away again, once more disappearing from sight. This time moving his blade diagonally above his shoulder, a little distance from his head, he blocked Black Star's attack as he appeared there; quickly thrusting the sheath he was holding towards his stomach, pushing him a good distance away from him.

"Your speed was indeed impressive, but your attacks are too obvious and your presence is practically shouting where you are. This is your last warning, leave now, or else I will kill you. It doesn't matter if you are still just a kid, you are a Meister and I will not hesitate to stop you from taking Angela, whatever means necessary." He said as he pointed the blade of his katana towards Black Star's direction. The boy just glared back at him.

"Oh yeah? Like you can do any better!" he shouted, forcing himself to stand. In the blink of the eye, Mifune disappeared from his sight. He quickly went into deep concentration, free hand up in a seal in front of his face, and his other hand crossed in front of him holding the blade underhanded. He closed his eyes as he still couldn't sense the man's presence nor hear his soul's frequency. His eyes flew open and he shifted in place, moving a second too late as he was struck in the back with Mifune's sword, blunt side up.

"Do not compare me to the likes of you, kid. I hate repeating myself. Leave now, because the next strike will be to kill. Playtime is over." He calmly said as he let go of all restraint, causing his presence to be so overwhelming that Black Star was practically getting pinned down, and his soul frequency to cause a deafening roar in the Black Star's and Tsubaki's ears. Getting angrier by the second, the boy shouted as he let all of his frustrations burst out, breaking free of the limit it had before. The sudden swell within him helped keep Mifune's pressure off of him, and the increase in his own soul's frequency helped dampen the noise from Mifune's.

"Tsubaki, there's no need for us to hear his soul anymore. It's time to be completely serious." He said, sighing in relief as Tsubaki cancelled her soul perception resonance with her Meister. A small gust of wind blew as both warriors just stood there in the clearing. A clatter of some stones and then they disappeared, appearing only as blurs clashing with rains of sparks. Every now and then, they'd completely appear, blades locked against each other as they stood in place, fighting for dominance before pushing against each other and starting to blur with speed once more. They appeared next in front of each other, running sideways as they slashed and struck. Mifune slashed downwards, causing Black Star's hand follow the blade's path.

"Tsubaki! Shuriken!" the boy shouted and his weapon bathed in light before morphing. Once the light broke free from the form, it revealed a large shuriken with a handle inside the center where Black Star held it. He jumped backwards as he flung it towards his opponent, hoping the surprise would be enough to make the hit land. Mifune was barely able to divert the projectile's trajectory with his sword, but it still managed to graze his arm as it curved in its path to return to its master. He looked at the gash through his clothes and skin, and then watched as the shuriken made its way back home to its user.

"Your weapon has a pretty interesting ability, though I feel that its high value and quality is wasted on you who can't fully utilize it." he said before dashing once again towards his opponent. His words caused different reactions as Tsubaki blushed because of the compliment while Black Star's face flushed from anger at the insult.

"Tsubaki! Chain!" he roared as he darted forward to meet the samurai head on. Tsubaki, already knowing what he had meant, changed once more to form a long chain, a weight dangling in Black Star's left hand where the rest of the chain was wrapped while his right hand held more of the chain, already in motion of whirling the sickle that dangled on the other end. Mifune made a slash with his elbow pointing up, forcing his blade to come up from under his opponent. Black Star blocked with the tensed chain and immediately threw the scythe towards his head. He tilted his head to the side and let the blade nick his cheek. He went lower in his stance, causing the sword to be level with his eyes and his free hand shot towards the rest of his sword's handle. With a twist, he thrust his blade towards the boy's body. It cut deep into skin but the boy was able to sidestep it enough to only get his side. Catching the sickle as it twirled around the katana's blade catching it within the chain's grasp as it snaked across, he moved to kick the blade in the section where the chain had wrapped itself around it. Mifune blocked his kick with his free hand and pulled his sword to the side, forcing Black Star to get yanked forward as he lost balance from his kick. Kicking off the ground, Mifune drove his knee deep within the boy's gut, pushed the boy's foot away and then sent an elbow towards his back, sending the boy towards the ground quickly. Moving his sword to manipulate the sickle that was now free from the boy's hand through the chain wrapped around its blade, he sent it pointed edge first towards the body on the ground, his sword's tip already following as he thrust it towards the boy's arm. Yanking hard on the chain wrapped around his hand, he made a sweep kick as the man's sword was forced to drive hard in the earth, pulling on the sickle's chain causing it to stop its movement mid-air before drooping to dangle helplessly on its chain. Mifune jumped to evade the sweep kick since he can't step back as his sword was caught in the chain and stuck in the ground. Using the sweep's motion, Black Star pushed off of the ground with a spin in place, his left hand above his head with its elbow sticking out while his right hand was to his side, poised to drive a thrust with his fingers bent into his palm. The movement caused Mifune's katana to be pulled by the chain, yanking him forward in the process.

"Certain Kill: Black Star Big Wave!" he shouted as he thrust pushed his body towards the incoming body of Mifune, his right hand cackling with yellow lightning and energy. He quickly thrust his hand soon as his elbow felt contact, but Mifune was able to push himself sideways using his free hand to block the elbow strike before proceeding to reach for the boy's head and pushing with all of his might. Black Star's attack hit nothing but air and the movement of his attack was too large to allow him to recover quickly. He felt a kick to his back and he was pushed forward, before he was jerked to the side as Mifune pulled on his katana, bringing along with it the chain that was still wrapped around it. Soon as Mifune's foot landed, he reached for the dangling arm of the boy and brought it upwards, bending and twisting it so the elbow was high in the air with the hand twisted forcefully to the side, forcing the boy down on one knee. He used the same foot to kick him in the back to drive another knee in the boy's body, this time aimed at the chest. He stretched it so his foot was now resting on the boy's chained arm, tensing it as he pulled his sword free from the chain. Both feet planted on the ground, he swung his sword as he shifted his weight, putting as much force as he could to the slash as he moved to behead the boy.

"Ko…dachi…" the boy managed to say as he tried to bear the pain from his hand being bent oddly. Immediately, Tsubaki shifted form to a shorter version of the katana. Holding it normally, he pointed the tip towards the ground and held it in front of him, blocking the incoming blade, but it was still pushed towards him due to the power of the swing. He used his forehead to push against his arm to stop the blade's momentum, succeeding in the process and managed to push it back. Forcefully blowing the katana away, he quickly got on his feet, jumped and twirled in the air to right the angle of his hand and arm, then slashing at the hand that gripped him by the wrist. Mifune quickly let go and withdrew his arm, instead sending it to grip his sword for a strong upwards slash. Black Star maneuvered as best he could while in mid-air but the sword was still able to cut him in the shoulder. He quickly leapt away soon as his feet touched the ground, landing a good distance away from the swordsman.

His breathing had become ragged as he fought for air; his shoulders slumped due to exhaustion. One eye closed due to the pain from his injuries while his other eye fought to stay open.

"His hits are really heavy; it shouldn't be possible considering his body structure! He almost sent me unconscious with those knees to the gut." He thought as he glared at his opponent, his free hand pressing against the wound on his side. He spared it a glance before looking back at his enemy. "The wound was deeper than I thought, and the constant moving has caused more bleeding. The Certain Kill also caused it to open even more. Damn it! I know I can beat him! Just one of my Certain Kill and I know he'll go down!" he thought as he fought to stay awake, the blood loss already blurring his vision.

"Black Star! Calm down! Concentrate! You're being dragged into his area of expertise. You aren't a samurai, you're an assassin!" Tsubaki yelled to him through their link. Realization came as he started to formulate a strategy. He closed his eyes in concentration, his free and bloodied hand back into a seal. He calmed his breathing and focused his thoughts, repeating the rules of The Way of Assassination in his head over and over. Mifune's eyes widened slightly as the boy's presence was slowly being erased. He dashed forward, knowing that whatever the kid was planning, it would be disastrous for him if it were to be completed.

"You think I'd sit back and watch you complete your preparations?" he asked, as he stood in front of the boy, his sword to his side and already in the motion of swinging forward. He slashed, and the boy merely jumped over it in a cartwheel.

"Smoke Bomb." He declared and he immediately threw the ball where he would land, covering the area in smoke. A muffled voice followed the crunching noise of his foot landing on the gravel. "Ninjato."

Mifune immediately spun around towards to face the shadowed figure within the smoke. He stretched his senses as he tried to predict where the boy would strike, immediately thinking that he'll use the burst of speed to attack from within the cloud. He kept his eyes locked onto the figure, slowly widening as the figure's presence was slowly disappearing until he could no longer detect it. The cloud cleared and there stood the boy, smiling as his right arm was across his neck, hand resting on the injured shoulder while his other hand was holding the weapon underhanded, crossed under the other.

"Something…is off." His brows furrowed in confusion and concentration as he tried to detect the boy's presence until he was able to tug at something. His eyes widened to their fullest as he recognized the feeling from the figure in front of him.

"You-" was all he managed to say as the boy's form started to turn into a complete shadow, before fading away in dried leaves and revealing the figure of Tsubaki. She was smiling as she whispered their technique's name.

"Dummy Star." Soon as the words were said, a crunching noise came behind Mifune and the boy's presence suddenly exploded behind him. He was only able to turn his head to look at the boy's form behind him, poised in an attack he recognized.

"Certain Kill: Black Star Big Wave!" he shouted as he pushed his shoulder to his back, driving his raised elbow in as well, before thrusting his hand to it with all the weight he could, forcing the man's feet off the ground as his back arched backwards. A second after, he pushed as much of his soul wavelength in a huge burst as it was forced into the samurai's body, pushing him a good distance away. Seeing the success of his attack, Black Star dropped onto his knees, tired and hoping the man wouldn't stand. He stared in defeat as the man shakily got on his feet, clutching his side and a trail of blood on his lips. He was glaring at the boy and he looked back at him with determined eyes, all feelings of hate and anger gone. He reached for Tsubaki as he got up on one knee, respect and admiration slowly welling inside him. The man suddenly went into fits of coughing as he spat out more blood, dropping to one knee. Black Star shifted his weight forward, prepared to finish the fight, until a voice came echoing through the area.

"Stop!" came a small voice. The owner of the voice came flying from the house towards Mifune, crashing just in front of the man.

"Don't bully Mifune anymore, you meanie!" she said as she clambered and latched onto the arm that Mifune was using to support his weight.

"Angela, I told you not to come out." He scolded her, his eyes not leaving the boy's form.

"But he was bullying you! I don't want you to get hurt anymore!" she cried out. Black Star just stared in a mixture of confusion and surprise at their exchange, his hand loosing the firm grip on his weapon. Letting it slide off and fall on the ground, he asked in a shout.

"Oi! You mean to tell me that THAT's the witch? That little girl?" At his side, Tsubaki went back to her human form and started rubbing his back.

"Really. That's what I was trying to explain to you before you ran off without me. The witch, Angela Leon is still just a child, which is why Shinigami-sama hasn't put her in the Dangerous Witches List yet." She lifted him up on his feet and helped him walk towards the two, his arm slung over her shoulder as she wrapped her arms around his body, careful not to touch his wound. Mifune just continued to glare at the boy while Angela continued to cry in a comical way.

"And you called me a kid?" Black Star asked Mifune, a glare back in his eyes.

"I am not a kid!" Angela shouted as she took Mifune's sword and made an overhead slash, embedding the blade into the boy's forehead. A small fountain of blood came as the blade remained stuck on his head, he flailed around as his large tears started to form around his wide opened eyes. Tsubaki sighed as he pulled down Black Star and removed the blade, already bandaging up her Technician's wounds.

"You could take a kick, an elbow, a knee and sword cuts from a samurai but you can't take one from a child?" she said with a small smile, her eyes gentle as she winked at the young witch.

"Well, this changes everything. I mean, I don't like picking on children." Black Star absent-mindedly said as he scratched his nose.

"So what now? You attack me and injure to the point that I am practically disabled, and I won't be able to protect her until I recover, which would be a week or so at best." Mifune spat, cutting the friendly atmosphere. Angela was busy groping around his body, asking him where it hurts over and over.

"Hey! You attacked us first! It was self-defense!" he shouted back before looking to the side with shame as he looked back and forth between Mifune's glare and Angela's worried face. His face twisted as he tried his best to think. Snapping his fingers as he got an idea, he looked at Tsubaki and whispered to her.

"Well, it's worth a try. Angela-san, do you have a mirror around here?" she asked with a thoughtful look. The young witch nodded and her hat's tongue rolled inside its mouth before it closed. Tsubaki didn't need to wait long until the mouth opened again and the tongue shot out, its tip rolled around the handle of a small hand-mirror. She took it and gave the witch thanks before she walked away from the group, writing something on the mirror and whispering something until a flash of light came from it. Mifune was still glaring at the boy while Angela still tried to look for the spot on his body that hurts. Black Star stood up and turned his back on the two, eyes looking intently at Tsubaki. She was now walking around the area, the mirror secured in her belt, pushing the souls together towards the center. Soon as they were bunched up together, she held the mirror's face towards the souls and with a flash of light, started to suck all of the souls in. After the mirror's glass flashed one last time, she faced it towards her as she started to walk towards them, apparently talking to it. She looked up from the mirror and giggled as she looked at them. Wondering what made her laugh; Black Star looked behind him only to hold his sides as he began laughing. Angela was currently wrapping bandages around Mifune, and she had started with his head, wrapping it around with only the eyes unwrapped. All the while, Mifune's eyes never lost its glaring look.

"What an idiot child! What an idiotic face!" he started as he pointed at Angela and then at Mifune, laughing loud as he can, only for him to hold his injured side and bend over in pain, shutting his eyes. Opening one of his eyes, he saw Angela looking up at him with a glare of her own. She reared back her foot and brought it up in a rising front kick, hitting him full to the groin. Black Star's face was contorted with pain as he was frozen in place, until he toppled over like a statue. He howled in pain and held his family jewels, squirming around on the ground.

"I'm not a child, and I'm not an idiot! IDIOT!" Angela shouted before going back towards Mifune. The samurai just looked at the writhing boy on the ground with a raised eyebrow, a look of satisfaction on his face and pity in his eyes.

"My, my, it seems awfully lively around there, doesn't it?" came an unfamiliar voice. He looked towards Tsubaki to find her holding the mirror up towards them, a figure reflected on it that was not his own.

"Hello, hello. My name is Shinihami, nice to meet you, 'Sword God Mifune', child witch Angela Leon." He said as he waved at them with both hands. Mifune then got his other knee down and bowed his head to the ground, his arms positioned as if doing push-ups.

"It is nice to meet you, Shinigami-sama." Was his respectful reply. Seeing Mifune down on his knees, Angela pulled the sides of her skirt and promptly did a curtsy, head bowed to show respect. Standing up straight after, she tilted her head to the side and smiled wide and true as her eyes shut to show her great pleasure.

"I'm Angela Leon. Nice to meet you, Shinigami-sama." To see them both respectful shocked Black Star greatly. He crawled up beside Mifune and started shouting.

"Oi, oi, oi! Why're you bowing down to the Boss when you were looking down on me? You should be bowing down to me, because my existence surpasses that of Gods! Pay your respects to the big –mmph!" whatever he was trying to say was cut off as Mifune grabbed him on top of his head and drove his face into the dirt.

"Show your respects to the leader of the Eight Powerful Warriors!" he hissed while Angela moved over to him and kicked him, again in his unprotected valuables.

"Now, now, there's no need for being too strict. It's just the way he shows respect," he said in a cheerful manner before his voice shifted to a more menacing cheerful voice, "isn't that right, Black Star-kun?"

"Mm mm mmph…" he started as he tried to talk with his face still being pressed towards the ground as Mifune still kept pushing on his head. Giving up on talking, he merely gave a thumbs-up.

"Now that that is all clear, Tsubaki-chan has filled me up on the situation. It really is sad that Angela's identity as a witch has already been leaked, but since one with a pure and strong soul like you has been confirmed to be protecting her, I had thought it best to leave the two of you be." He said while shaking his head, finishing with a large sigh as his shoulders slumped. He picked up his form once again and continued with a slightly (with great emphasis on slightly) serious tone. "However, in light of recent events as well as current circumstances which was brought on by our students, I think it is about time that we intervene. With all of that said, child witch Angela Leon, along with your bodyguard, 'Sword God' Mifune, we here at DWMA extend our hand to the both of you. We shall offer both protection, but in the condition that both of you remain within Shibusen. Also, in order for you to pay for daily expenses, both of you are invited to become students here at the academy should you show ability in wielding a Demon Weapon. Would you accept our offer?" he asked, reaching out his hand, extending it out until it formed a ripple in the reflection. Slowly, the hand came into being, waiting for Mifune's. The samurai looked towards the child and she looked back at him with a curious expression. She smiled at him and he smiled back. He wiped his hand on his pants before ruffling the girl's hair, then extended his arm to reach for Shinigami's hand. Giving it a firm grip, the large white hand wrapped around his and they gave it one good shake.

"We accept." He said with a firm look on his face. Shinigami's other hand showed up from the side of the reflection and gave them an okay sign and then their hands parted.

"Well then, all that's left would be a few papers signing once you get here and you're all set. Oh my, I forgot. Mifune-san, you're going to have to look for a partner soon as you get here, meaning you'll be in the Weapon-Technician Match Meeting first." He said, his fist dropping onto his open palm. He then extended two fingers to point at them from his side of the mirror. "Also, you're going to be helping in the training of the students, and maybe even the teachers should they ask for it. Well then, see you soon, Mifune-sensei~" he finished in a sing-song way before his reflection faded away. Mifune just stared at the mirror with wide eyes and a slightly-open mouth, shock plastered on it as his hand still held down the head of a flailing Black Star.

"I'm…going to be a teacher?" he thought to himself as his heart started to pound so hard, he could've sworn that the others could hear it. His look of shock turned into a look of true joy as his small and reserved smile crept up, excitement set deep in his eyes.