Her Legacy, is in the Blood
Chapter 2
The first day trial,
"Could they really upstage the big shot?"
The next morning came all too soon, Kid awoke at 6.15 lying in bed a few minutes before slowly climbing out of bed, making his way towards his closet sliding the door open grabbing a suit and a white button up shirt laying his outfit out on the middle of his bed turning to head into his bathroom, turning on the shower letting the water warm up. He stared blankly in the mirror before stepping in the hot water running over him, he stepped out 20 minutes later turning off the running water drying off he wrapped his towel around his waist once more walking into his room looking in his mirror he brushed his hair styling it just right he carefully got dressed ten minutes later he made his way out of his room meeting Liz and Patty by the front door. "Ready to go?" Patty cheered as they slipped into their shoes making their way outside. Walking down the street they made their way the short distance to the school. "I wonder if we'll ever see that girl with the twin partners again?" Patty asked no one in particular. "They'll be attending the academy, so I'm sure you'll see them at some point." Kid spoke casually as they climbed the stairs to the large school. Making their way to their classroom they saw Soul, and Maka in their seats chatting.
"Hey you guys." Liz said with a wave, "You can all rest easy the amazingly awesome Black*Star has entered the room." Black*Star bowed as he entered the room dramatically making his way to his seat behind Maka, Tsubaki came in behind him shaking her head her hand pressed to her temple, she wore her long dark hair down with the top pulled into a ponytail her clothing was similar to what she wore when they were younger only her dress rested at her knees.
"Black*Star don't make such a scene... it's just class." She groaned following him to her seat. "I had to make an impression on the new students. Remember Soul said we were getting some new kids." He said, the black haired girl nodded. "That's right." She said looking around for any new faces. "But I don't see anyone new." she said looking back to Black*Star as she sat beside him. "Soul... so what's up with the supposed new kids?" Black*Star asked resting his chin in his hand giving his white haired friend a skeptical look.
Soul shrugged looking to Maka who had ignored all the antics around her, her nose in a book. "I don't know." he said resting his hand on Maka's back getting her attention her face burning up. He grinned enjoying making her blush. "What is it Soul?" She asked readying her book if he bothered her for something frivolous. "Have you seen that new girl, and her partners?" He asked she shook her head.
"Partners?" Tsubaki asked skeptically. Maka nodded looking towards Kid who was fidgeting with the sleeve to his jacket. "Hey Kid, have you seen Astyr at all this morning?" she asked turning towards him seeing him shake his head, "I wonder whose class they'll end up in?" she asked looking to Soul before turning back to her book.
A few moments later Sid entered their class asking everyone to take their seat which they did. A student raised their hand asking where Professor Stein was. "He had something to do, so he will be late." Sid announced. "Till he comes you may quietly talk amongst yourselves." He said leaning against Stein's desk. "Yes." he said seeing Black*Star's hand raised. "Is it true we're getting a new student?" He asked the blue hued teacher gave him a look before shrugging. "Maybe." He replied leaving the blue haired assassin annoyed.
Twenty minutes passed by before the class heard the faint but familiar sound of professor Stein's chair squeaking down the hall. Entering the room he thanked Sid for watching over the class taking his place behind his desk. Stein looked over the class seeing everyone was present, "Class we've got something new today. We'll be having new students joining us." He said his tone the usual monotonously bored tone he always used. As three students stepped into the class all eyes on them. Two boys entered first standing by Stein's desk looking nearly identical and a girl who almost went unnoticed as she hid behind them. Maka didn't look up from her book, Soul twirled his pencil on his finger only half paying attention. Liz and Patty watched them while Kid was still fixated on his sleeve. Black*Star watched the new kids boredly. "They don't look that interesting. I figure one of the boys is the meister. I could take him." He scoffed. Tsubaki shushed him looking to the front of the class he saw Stein staring at him a shiver running down his spine he shut his mouth watching the students.
All eyes were on them, one of the ginger haired boys pulled the girl hiding behind them to his side. "Introduce yourselves." Stein said waving a hand gesturing to them the class still watching them. The boy farthest from Stein cleared his throat before speaking up. "Yo, my name's Wyn Ravelong." He introduced giving the class a wave and a wink, the ginger haired boy wore an off-white headband with a black star on it, he was clad in khaki shorts and a dark red T-shirt a black star on each sleeve.
"Hello, it's nice to meet you all. I am Lucas Ravelong." The other boy introduced smiling at the class as he bowed politely. He wore a pair of dark jeans and a button up white shirt underneath his gray jacket which had a star on his right breast pocket.
The girl beside them let out a sigh, all eyes on her, "Hello... my name's... I'm Astyr Lucian it is nice to meet you..." She said only looking to the students in the class to see if any of the students she'd met the other day were there a hint of a smile on her lips as she saw Maka, Kid, and Soul. Her hair was neatly brushed pulled back into pig-tails her thick bangs brushed to the left hiding her left eye rather than her large ugly bandana, also she wore a wide gray ribbon around her neck. She wore a dark blue tank top which was a little big on her and showed off a deep scar in the center of each shoulder, a pair of black jeans which rested low on her hips, they were snug on her legs till they flared out at the knee hiding her feet which were adorned with a pair of worn black sneakers.
Stein gave them a curious look "I wonder..." He mumbled to himself staring at them smirking. Astyr felt his gaze first moving to the other side of Lucas. "You are an intriguing bunch." Stein commented looking at them harder "You've got an incredibly playful, caring soul, insightful and willing to cooperate. Protective of those you care about; you all have that trait in common." He said looking to Wyn who scratched the back of his head sheepishly, a little embarrassed. "And you..." He said looking to his twin brother. "You on the other hand are serious, level headed, sensitive, more guarded than your partners, but I can tell you'd do anything to protect them." He said looking to Lucas who's expression didn't change only a faint blush on his cheeks. "Then there's you." He said looking to Astyr who looked down her bangs hiding her face. "You are certainly an enigma. " He smirked. "You are definitely shy, reserved and just a bit untrusting. But have a wild streak." He said looking towards her as she looked towards him with a confused look . "What can you tell me about your weapons..." Before anyone got the chance to speak Black*Star jumped to his feet.
"I bet you're too chicken to face me. I'm the biggest star in this school." Black*Star said his finger pointed at Lucas who gave him a confused glance. "Those two look like they wouldn't make very impressive weapons." He scoffed crossing his arms in front of his chest. "Bl... Black*Star!" His partner got to her feet leaning over her desk scolding the assassin. "Black*Star... You and Tsubaki come up front." Stein called to the self-important blue haired boy who gave him a worried look Tsubaki coming up to his side as they made their way to the front of the room. Tsubaki gave the students a close look finding something familiar in Astyr's gaze as their eyes met before she looked away again. "I was going to ask for a volunteer to test them. So I could get an idea of their partnership. But since you've so loudly volunteered." He smirked pushing his glasses back up the bridge of his nose. Black*Star smirked "No problem. You're mine." He said pointing to the boy once again. The classes attention was now on them interested in what they could do. Maka even pulled her eyes from her book watching them, Kid managed to take his attention away from his uneven sleeve which he'd been fixated on till now.
"Why are you pointing at me?" Lucas asked pointing at himself. Astyr stepped forward a slight smirk on her lips as she stepped up to the assassin so his finger was pressed against her chest. "I'm their meister." she said matter-of-factly. Her voice still small but loosing some of her shyness. "Really?" Black*Star nodded, she nodded. "You don't seem like the type be a meister." Tsubaki said in a friendly tone. "No offense. " She added, Astyr shrugged in response. "Well are you going to draw your weapon?" She asked Black*Star laughed looking at the petite girl in front of them. "I don't even need to." He smirked the girl and Stein gave him a confused look. Gesturing her hands Lucas and Wyn backed away standing by Stein. "Then come on." She said in a low voice Black*Star barely heard. He looked to Stein who shrugged, the class paying more attention to them now. "Fine then, this'll teach you to steal my spotlight." He said moving towards her putting his hands together preparing to use his soul blast. "
"She's in for it..." Soul whispered to Maka who watched the exchange through her soul seeing eyes. "I'm not so sure..." She replied in a whisper getting a strange look from her partner who looked back to his friend, and the new girl.
Black*Star executed his soul release which Astyr ducked managing to avoid the wave, reaching up her hands digging into his chest before she screamed his body jerked, jolting back Tsubaki catching him. "What... was..." Tsubaki muttered watching the girl as she stood. "Very interesting." Stein smirked. A few moments later Black*Star regained consciousness. "What the hell did you do?" He yelled jumping to his feet pulling away from Tsubaki. "You're trying to show up the biggest baddest guy in this whole school. Don't think you'll get away with that." He said in a threatening manner making the girls partners step in front of her glaring at the hotheaded assassin.
"Tsubaki... Demon sword mode." He seethed the girl gave him a hesitant look but nodded turning into a black sword he caught her the tribal markings appearing on his face smirking as he caught her. Astyr watched them quietly crossing her arms in front of her. "Lucas, Wyn..." she said in a low voice the boys looked back at her, Wyn smirked as they turned into staffs. The class seemed impressed by her and her weapons uwwing and ahhing as the staffs appeared. Black*Star swung at her but she used the bigger bladed Lucas to deflect her. He was going for another when Stein broke it up. "Olright that's enough. Thank-you Black*Star." He said the boy protesting. When his teacher gave him a warning look he growled Tsubaki transformed back to herself leading the boy back to their seat. Astyr watched him looking back to Stein confused. "I only needed to get an idea of how you and your partners work. The fact you can manipulate your wavelength physically was a little surprise." he said with a smirk. She gave him a skeptical look but nodded setting her staff's down they transformed back into identical twin boys who stood beside her.
The trio turned their attention towards their teacher as he scanned for a place for them to sit. "Ox, can you move to the seat in front of you?" He asked the pointy haired boy nodded getting to his feet sitting in the next row beside Liz. He looked to them muttering something and they nodded taking their seats behind Patty, Lucas and Wyn sitting around Astyr. Once they were settled class continued the students around them whispered to them. Mostly Lucas and Wyn, Astyr absently looked through a book, her chin resting on her hand. Black*Star gave them a glare, "Stupid new girl and her smug weapons... They think they can beat me. I'm Black*Star! Damn-it, I'm the biggest thing at this academy. How dare they." He ended in a grumble Soul looking back at him cocking an eyebrow. "Well you didn't get to finish the fight. But she's pretty good."
He commented receiving a glare from his friend. Putting his hands up defensively he turned looking towards Maka who was also looking at Astyr and her partners till a voice came from the front door, "Black*Star, Lord death wants to see you."
A student said waiting for the young assassin to get to his feet. He was staring at Astyr and her partners with an annoyed look shaking his head when the student spoke to him. "What does he want?" he asked still looking to Astyr. "Black*Star, go now." Stein said in a threatening tone making the blue haired boy groan getting to his feet, Tsubaki got up as well, "Sorry Tsubaki. Lord Death only needs to see Black*Star." He said the girl frowned looking to her meister who gave her a smile. "It's olright, I'll see you at home." He said with a nod and a thumbs up. The girl slowly nodded back sitting back in her seat watching him leave.
Astyr watched the blue haired boy as he was called out of the class turning her attention back to her book. She glanced past her the pages when she'd felt like someone was looking at her, seeing a pair of golden eyes on her. Looking back she found herself staring at Kid. He just watched her like he was analyzing her, or trying to figure her out it unnerved her. "Hello..." She said her voice coming out a little ruder than she'd meant making him look away from her.
Patty leaned back giving them a wave, "Yo, you guys want to hang out with us after school?" she asked in her bubbly tone. Astyr looked flustered a moment returning her gaze to her book, Wyn put his hand on her shoulder. "We would love to." he answered giving Patty a smile, getting a look from Astyr, and Lucas. "Great" Patty exclaimed with a grin. She may be older but she still had the same childish spirit she always had. "Wyn. We don't want to intrude." Astyr scolded with a heavy sigh. "It's no bother." Liz added giving the girl a smile looking up to the group behind her.
Wyn ignored the other girls around him who tried chatting with him, as he and Patty talked Liz occasionally joined the conversation, Lucas talked to some girls who were sitting behind him Astyr still reading her book. Eventually Stein dismissed the class, everyone gathered their belongings.
"Lucas, you stay with Wyn... I want to walk around myself a little." She said not giving her partner a chance to disagree leaving the class making her way through the throng of students. Eventually she made her way out into the sun putting her hand up to allow her eyes a moment to adjust to the brightness.
Wyn turned to say something to Lucas and Astyr only to find she was missing, "Luc, where's Astyr?" He asked still looking around for her when his brother told him she'd left, he shook his head sighing. "That girl..." He frowned till he'd turned back to Liz and Patty with a smile. "It olright if it's just us?" Wyn asked Patty chuckled before she nodded. "Oh... we weren't properly introduced. I'm Wyn." He said looking at the 2 girls.
"My name is Patty Thompson, my sister here is Liz." she finished Liz nodding her head towards him. "We should get going to meet Maka and the others..." Liz started looking around noticing Kid was gone. She sighed smiling to herself looking to Lucas when he'd suggested they go look for him, she shook her head. "No lets just go find Maka, and Soul." she said leading the way out of the classroom, and the school. The group made their way down the stairs to the road below seeing Maka waving to them. Liz waved back hurrying to meet up with her noticing something. "Hey Soul isn't Black*Star done yet?"
"Still no sign of him." The white haired boy shook his head. "Boy we're losing everyone." She said casually Maka giving her a funny look. "Well Black*Star is still with Lord Death, Tsubaki is missing Kid's gone. We'd invited Astyr and the others to join us and she's gone." Liz sighed counting off giving Maka a sidelong glance. "What do you want to do?" She asked the pale blonde haired girl. "Well, why don't we try to find Black*Star, and Tsubaki." she decided and the group was on their way.
Astyr walked down the bright bustling street, it wasn't as busy as Boston, but there were a lot of people and it seemed like a rather nice place to be. "This place is pretty peaceful." she said to herself seeing a river to her left. She walked along its shore taking in the scenery her mind trailing off remembering the conversation she'd had with Lord Death the day before...
~~"Astyr Lucian, you said your name was." He spoke the girl nodded, "What's your real name?" He asked of her, she chuckled pitifully, "Astra Longgrieve, of the Star Clan." she said, Lord Death nodded, "I thought as much. Did you come here seeking revenge for what happened?" He asked surprised when she shook her head. "No, I don't care about my family they never regarded me as having any worth... but I need to know... what became of my baby brother?" She demanded a fearfully hesitant look in her eyes.
"First let me ask you... how did you survive?" She shrugged, "I wasn't there. My family had sent me away." She said flatly getting a sympathetic look from her weapon partners, Lord Death nodded, "Well your brother was just a baby. We took him in. He's here at the academy." He told her, her expression lightened a smile curling her lips tears welling in her eyes. "All these years I've wondered if he was still alive. Knowing is such a relief." She said more to herself wiping the tears from her eyes as Death had called his son back in...~~
"He's alive." she said to herself taking a step feeling something grab onto her arm shaking her from her reverie. Looking down she saw; she was about to step through a weak cracked board on a foot bridge a few feet above the rushing rocky water below. "Ahh,," she exclaimed looking at her arm seeing a hand clamped on it following the arm up to its owner, "hi... Kid." She said hesitantly stepping back carefully so she wouldn't fall seeing him sigh giving her a look. "You need to pay attention when you walk by the river, it can get strong and deep and it's rocky especially around here..." He said as he followed her back up the path towards the road watching her curiously. "What were you so in thought over. I'd called out to you when I saw you heading for the bridge." He told her she craned her neck around to look at him with her uncovered eye. "Sorry... I didn't mean to trouble you. I was just thinking about something." she said lightly pulling her arm from his grip. Sitting on a bench that over looked the water she found her stare lost over its blue depths.
"Something on your mind?" He asked in his smooth voice as sat on the other end of the bench. "I've just spent so many years wondering. And to finally know the answer. I'm happy but don't really know what to do now." She spoke leaving Kid confused. She glanced towards him seeing the confusion on his features running her fingers through her bangs. "Sorry..." She said debating speaking any more about it. The only ones whom know anything about her past are her partners. With a deep sigh she spoke. "My family was killed off a long time ago, by the DWMA... " she said hearing a gasp of surprise from the young man beside her, she gave him a glance before continuing. "I don't really care about that, but I'd always wondered what happened to my baby brother, your father told me the other day he's alive and well."She said with a weak smile. "That's good isn't it?" Kid asked a little confused as to why she seemed upset. "It is." She said simply she said staring over the water in silence for a long moment.
"Hey, Kid." She said turning towards him seeing him give her a weird look. "Why aren't you with Liz, Patty and your other friends?" She asked realizing he was alone, he shrugged not giving her an answer; and she accepted that watching the sun over the water as it moved across the sky finally realizing she'd been sitting for a while she turned to her side smiling lightly when Kid was still sitting beside her leaning back against the bench his arms crossed over his chest his eyes closed. She got to her feet stretching before turning back to him. Cautiously she placed a hand on his shoulder lightly shaking it. "Kid... it's getting late maybe you should head home." she said in a low voice seeing him blink a few times his golden eyes looking up at her before gazing past her seeing the sun in deed was falling asleep. "It is getting late." He said slowly getting to his own feet dusting himself off placing his hands in his pockets. Astyr watched him a moment before turning back to look up at the sky. "Astyr, are you coming?" Kid turned asking her, she looked back at him a moment before hesitantly nodding hurrying to his side walking a little behind him as they made their way to the inn, and his home. It was a half an hour walk in a comfortable silence till they arrived. Standing in front of the inn she said bye and thanked him again for saving her earlier. He chuckled lightly waving bye before he made his way to his own home.
Astyr was just about to head into the inn when a voice called out to her, looking back down the street she saw her partners running towards her with Liz and Patty, "Hey you guys... You have fun?" She asked Wyn grinned, Lucas shrugged, patty chuckled and Liz just had a mildly stunned look on her face. "Liz, Patty, would you like to come in for some tea?" she asked politely. "Sorry, maybe some other time. We should head back and... see if Kids back yet." Liz stated with an apologetic bow. "But Liz, we already..." Patty was muffled then dragged off by Liz waving as she left Wyn waving back, looking towards Astyr who was heading into the inn. "Why hello there." the inn keeper greeted asking her if she wanted to take care of the paperwork, she looked back, "Wyn, will you handle that?" She asked the ginger haired boy looked at her a long moment before nodding, "Oh, sure." He said and she continued towards the stairs making her way up their apartment stepping inside Lucas following after.
"Did you guys have fun?" she asked casually as she made her way to the kitchen putting on a kettle of water brushing aside the hair that covered her eye, "Why are you hiding your face?" her partner asked looking towards her as the kettle went off, she shrugged. Pouring the boiling water into three cups turning to look at him a saddened look crossing his features before he turned away sitting on the couch. "That's part of it. Both you and Wyn give me that look when you see it..." She sighed placing the tea bags in the cups. "I told you it wasn't your fault or Wyn's. I was reckless it's only my fault." She said with a nod finishing the tea. "Plus, I'm not sure if the star will give me away as star clan, and I'm still not sure if I want to disturb my brothers life... he's done fine without me." she said bringing him his cup of tea. Going back for hers she sat beside him. "But ya didn't answer my question, what did you guys do this afternoon?" she asked warmly.
Lucas grinned taking a sip of his tea. "Well we spent an hour looking for that punk we nearly had to fight, and his weapon; but when we couldn't find them we decided to head to the park and play some basketball, the losing team had to buy everyone some ice cream. My team won, so Wyn, Liz and Maka bought us something afterwords. We walked home by the river and a little after... we ran into you." He said a hint of something in his voice looking towards him after taking another sip of her tea she was about to question him when Wyn came in rather loudly.
"I'm Back!" Wyn called with a chuckle looking at them, "Oh tea." He said grabbing his cup from the counter taking a big sip as he sat on the other side of Astyr, "So Lucas tell you?" He asked accusingly looking to the petite girl beside him who was giving him a weird look. "'Bout.." she started his grin widening. "On the way home from the ice cream parlor we saw someone sitting by the river." He said Astyr giving him a look, "Yea... a familiar blue haired girl sitting with a missing monochromatically colored Kid." she shrugged finishing her tea. "We bumped into one another." She said getting to her feet walking to the kitchen washing off her cup.
Kid had left Astyr making his way to his own home running his hands through his hair fixing it shortly afterwords. He stopped a moment by a wide alleyway looking over his garden, smiling seeing every flower in place before continuing to his home. He had just walked through the doorway when he heard someone calling his name. He poked his head out of the large doorway seeing Liz dragging Patty down the street giving them a weird look, "What are you two doing?" He asked as he stepped back in neatly placing his shoes in the corner stepping into his slippers. "Did the two of you have a good time?" He called behind him as he made his way into the kitchen. Liz took off her shoes finally letting Patty the younger blonde girl panting giving her sister an annoyed look before managing to slip off her shoes following her sister and Kid into the kitchen, sitting at the island she watched him as he got out the ingredients for honey chicken with noodles; lining them up neatly in front of him. Liz watched him curiously smiling to herself.
"We had fun" Liz began finally answering his query about their time out. "We tried to find Black*Star and Tsubaki, but when we couldn't we just went to the park and played some basketball." Liz said twirling a few strands of hair around her finger. "We won!" Patty exclaimed loudly startling Kid making him give her an annoyed look. "Maka, Wyn and Sis, had to buy us all ice cream." she sighed with a grin resting her chin on her hand.
"We were a little worried when you disappeared... Where'd you go?" Liz asked, Patty had started to speak but Liz placed her hand over her mouth with a 'shut-up' look before turning back towards Kid. "I just felt like taking a walk." He said as he carefully dropped the noodles into the boiling water. His attention turning to the chicken dicing it into perfectly equal pieces. Liz watched him, he seemed in thought, more than just making sure the chicken pieces were symmetrical. "We saw you by the river." Patty said with a childish laugh, catching Kid off guard he cut his finger. "Damnit." He growled walking to the drawer which held a small first aid kit, cleaning his hand placing a band-aid on his finger taking a deep breath. "Yes, I was by the river." He said finishing the chicken placing it in the heated frying pan with some butter and seasonings.
"Though you don't need me to confirm what you saw with your own eyes... What about it?" He asked a hint of defensiveness in his voice. "I would have thought you would have fixated on her hair covering the left side of her face." Patty chuckled; Liz sighed hushing her sister. Kid looked at her from the corner of his eye as he cooked the chicken. "You can be friends with someone who's not perfectly symmetrical?" Liz added in a questioning tone giving her sister a look turning her attention back to Kid as he finished the food placing it evenly on three plates. Giving Liz and Patty their food cleaning up he sat beside Patty eating his dinner he still seemed a little distracted eating quietly.
His thoughts still on his brief conversation with Astyr earlier. "I'm going to do some studying, then head to bed early." Kid announced before he got to his feet washing his dish. Liz got up standing beside him. "Kid she was only teasing." She said with an apologetic smile. "Yea, Kid, I think it's cool you're nice to Astyr. She's used to only having Wyn, and Lucas." Patty added with a warm smile. Kid gave the girls a slight smile before leaving the room. "I don't think we should have picked on him, for being nice to Astyr... he's never liked a girl before." Liz sighed sitting back at the counter eating her food.
Kid was just outside the door, hearing Liz's comment he shook his head 'I don't like her... I barely even know her.' he thought to himself making his way to his study sitting at the table, he'd tried to study but he wasn't in the mood. "Oh well I tried, I'll just relax in my room." he decided getting to his feet making his way towards his room. shutting his door behind him once again, he changed into a pair of fleece pajama bottoms laying in the middle of his bed the remote to his radio in his hand his golden gaze on his ceiling the lyrics to 'Light on' wafting around him as he closed his eyes.
Astyr had spent most of her evening on their couch reading the text books they'd gotten from professor stein. Lucas was making hem some dinner, and Wyn was listening to the radio, halfheartedly reading the book in front of him. "We need to do some shopping." Lucas informed her she nodded in agreement, "Well tomorrow's Friday, so I can go after school if ya want." She replied not looking up from the book. "Astyr you take your pill today?" Wyn asked glancing up at her, she thought a moment before getting to her feet thanking Wyn as she walked into the kitchen taking a bottle out of the cabinet dropping 2 of the small bright red capsules into her mouth swallowing them with a drink of water taking her place back on the couch. "Did you guys attend any school before you left home?" She asked casually her eyes still on her book, we would have been in third grade if we stayed." Lucas said and she nodded, "I never got to go to school, so this is all new to me..." She sighed closing her book when Lucas set a plate of food down in front of her. She thanked him taking a bite of the rice and curry he'd made.
The trio chatted as they ate when they were done she did the dishes, "I'm gonna lay down. See you in the morning. " she said patting the boys heads as she made her way to her room shutting the door changing into her shirt she climbed into bed feeling the long forgotten warmth and comfort as she drifted off.
Thank-you for giving Chapter 2 of Her Legacy a read.
Coming up in Chapter 3, Three little witches
"A Fragile soul against blackened insanity?"
""I... I believe they're witches. But with their soul protects are active I can't tell how strong they really are." Maka said getting a slight nod from Astyr. "Should we head back?" Astyr asked in a hushed voice looking back towards the blonde meister her eyes widening as she noticed someone behind Maka, quickly pulling a staff from her back she held it up just above Maka, startling her when she heard the sound of metal hitting metal. Grabbing her staff with both hands she pushed up hard trying to bring the blades away from Maka's head. Looking at the man as he stepped forward into the dim lighting. He was tall and lean with long blonde hair his eyes piercing as he stepped closer. Astyr couldn't help but stare at him as he spoke.
"What business do you have here?""
Astyr and her partners along with Maka, and Soul get sent on an extra lesson in the mountains. It promises to be more than they'd bargained for when they run into 3 mysterious little girls. What could have stumbled across,why is Astyr acting so strange. All that an' more to come in Chapter 3.
