Hey guys, sorry that its taken me so long to update, but I swear I have a good excuse( or a bunch of them) 1.) it was my birthday last week, so I was out celebrating with friends and family. 2.) I had six test last week, SIX! 3.) I had good ole writers block but anyway, I hope you enjoy chapter 4!
Atlas didn't know what to say. After reading the title, he had devoured the rest of text. It had been brief and vague, leaving Atlas hungering for my knowledge. It mainly said about how madness levels were at an all-time high, causing chaos throughout the globe. Usually any spike in the madness readings could be accounted for by witches, but this was more than a mere spike. In the period of four days, it had quadrupled, passing even the previous kishin, Asura, reign of madness. It showed specific parts of the world where it happened to be the highest, where officials asked, pleaded, even begged for help. The final information written on the paper was about an eyewitness who claimed to see a pair of demons. When asked about it, the person admitted that all he saw was two pairs of glowing eyes.
"Wha, what is this?" Atlas gasped out.
"It's what you read." The man said slowly. "Your parent's thought you should read this first before the rest of the students"
"Why? Why isn't Rayne here with me, Mr. Kid? We're partners, we do everything together." The teenager said angrily.
"Because I don't think the others are ready" Kid said back coolly.
"But their ready enough to save this place and your behind?!" Atlas shot back.
"To be honest Mr. Star, I didn't think you were ready for this urgent news either, but your parents insisted, and the one thing I didn't want is a verbal fight with your father" Kid told the youth, his voice filled with aggravation. Behind him, the older shinigami started to chuckle.
"Because you know you would lose to Black Star's boasting!" He said in a comical voice.
"Father, you're not helping" Kid sighed.
"Listen to the boy kiddo, he knows what he's talking about. Let the other partners know about this development too" The death lord said, his comical voice having a definite note of finality in it. For a few seconds, Kid just stood there. Then slowly he sighed and nodded his head.
The ground was drenched in blood, blood that flowed from a dying man. He lay on the ground, withering from the pain that lacerated his arms, legs, and forehead. Standing above him was eighteen year old male. Scarlet red eyes seemed to mirror his sadist smile. His chin length rust-colored hair fell jaggedly against his face, reminding one of a wild animal. The boy was tall and muscular, his body toned to perfection. He didn't seem to mind that crimson liquid was sprayed across his bared chest and arms. In his right hand, he held a bloody knife, poised to dart and cut the dying man again. He wickedly laughed as the man's spasms started to end, his laboring breath rattling. His face, though handsome, was twisted into a cruel grimace, almost happy to see the hapless man die. When the dying soul finally took its last breath, the youth smiled, showing his wolf like teeth.
"Wrath," a feminine voice behind him sighed. "I was about to have a little fun with that one. Why do you have to kill all of my toys?" The voice asked. Wrath turned around to see who had addressed him. It was a girl about the same age as him. Her long violet hair flowed down to her hips, where a short skirt rested. Her shirt was short, barely covering her breasts. The top was cut as sensually as possible, allowing much cleavage and skin to show. Her top, the same color as her hair, was plastered with amethysts and diamonds. Her scanty clothing showed off the girls gracious curves, presenting herself like a foreign goddess of sex and pleasure. Her light purple colored eyes showed the burning of lust that sparked in her eyes.
"You have enough men to play with, Lust" Wrath growled. Lust smiled sweetly, shaking her head lightly.
"Are you jealous, brother? If you want I could play with you" the girl said seductively, batting her lashes at her sibling, who growled out his reply.
"Stay away from me, you wench." He mumbled as he clutched his dagger tighter. That didn't seem to bother Lust though. Slowly she came closer, knowing that there was no man that could resist her touch. It was purely maddening. When she came close enough to touch her brother, she stopped and slowly leaned in. He could smell the spices on her skin, but part of him, the rage part, still wanted to slit her throat. When her lips were only a few inches from Wrath's, she thrust out her hands and pushed her brother over, making him land on his behind. The shock of being knocked over seemed to paralyze Wrath, while Lust sat on his lap, wrapping her slender arms and legs around his torso. Pleasure shot through him, as she pushed her lips on to his unresponsive mouth. He opened his mouth to object, but Lust took it as an opportunity for her tongue to enter his mouth. With that, Wrath was like putty in her hands. Lust would have been able to control her brother's hate with her sensuality, if the pair had not been interrupted.
"If you want to get all over each other, I would prefer you to do it out of the sight of my little sister" a stern voice commanded. The pair imminently stopped their actions and pushed themselves away from each other to stare at their intruders. Before them was a young woman, around the age of twenty. A silver dress seemed to pool around her feet. Though it wasn't as immodest as Lust's outfit, it was low cut and sleeveless, showing off the woman's body. Her fair skin and knee length raven hair made her seem like a dark angel, perfect, yet deadly. Amusement showed in her dark grey eyes, as if she was mocking the pair.
On her left, and slightly behind her was a little girl, around the age of eleven or twelve, though her flat chest and babyish face made her look younger. She was dressed like a gothic Lolita, simple and sweet, if not slightly creepy. Her black dress came about mid-calf with sleeves to her elbows and a high neckline. The only color in her dress came from small pearl buttons that went down the length of her garment, like faint stars on an inky background. Her dark sable hair was pinned up with a crimson rose, its thorns unnaturally long. She stepped around the taller girl, her face filled with contempt for the kishin.
"Dirty demons should sin behind closed doors, right big sister?" The little girl said, her dove colored eyes filled with pride.
"Yes Koumori, I'm sorry you had to see that" The woman sighed. At this, the little girl turned towards the pair, sticking out her tongue. Wrath quickly got to his feet.
"You want to mock me, witch?!" He shouted as he thrust out his hand, hoping to wrap his strong fingers around Koumori's wind pipe. The little girl grinned, revealing pointed fangs and bite down at the intruding hand. As Wrath yelped, the girl only bit harder, as blood started to flow from his hands. Finally Koumori let go, as Wrath retracted his hand, murder shining in his red eyes. The young witch just smiled and licked her lips, covered in the kishin's blood.
"Koumori," The older witch sighed. "Don't eat the kishin's blood, it'll make you sick" she finished, her voice seeming tired.
"But Tengara, It's so yummy" she complained. "Can I just have a little more?" She asked, turning towards Wrath who had hastily drawn a second dagger, now having one in each hand.
"Stay away from me you brat!" He shouted, brandishing his double blades. Lust, seeing this conversation was getting nowhere, interrupted the tension between the violet kishin and the blood-loving witch.
"Since you don't have anything better to do, and I'm not allowed to play, shall we get going?" She asked, trying to seem cool with whatever, though underneath her demeanor, she was aggravated. For this first time, Tengara smiled.
"Yes, if we truly want to throw this world into utter chaos. Let's show DWMA that fear isn't the only way to cause insanity!"
Atlas stood in the classroom doorway, observing the expressions of his fellow students. When he and the two shinigami had entered to classroom, Ivy, Harry, and Archie had literally been rolling on the floor, laughing at their pathetic pink haired teacher. Sumiko and Bria, who were scowling at their mischievous partners, were trying to calm down their crying teacher, who was now in hysterics. When Lord Death, and his son, Death the Kid, had boldly entered the room, everyone froze. Even Carrie, who caught up in the excitement, was swinging from the chandelier, screaming that she was a pterodactyl, calmed down when she saw the lords of the school. Looks of surprise were exchanged for astonishment and shock, when Kid started to read the paper he had originally shown Atlas. When he finished, the room became dead silent, the only noise that could be heard was heavy breathing. It seemed like the silence would have never been broken if it wasn't for Lark. "Well, what do we do now?" The girl asked. Kid looked towards his father, who nodded. "As of now, we have you broken up into groups to cover the five key areas which seem to have rapidly increased in madness levels" he announced, pulling out four envelopes. "Everything you need to know inside. Please look it over with your group before you leave for your location" he announced, looking every single teenager in the eye. "When you return, there will be a new program that Doctors Stein and Patty are working on to get over fear" With that announcement, whispers went through the crowd, wondering what the old mad scientist, and Crona's insane wife had created this time. Kid cleared his throat, trying to once again gain control of the classroom. Unfortunately, his actions failed to capture the youth's attention. He took a deep breath, getting ready to shout above to buzz of the classroom. "When do we leave?" someone asked. Almost imminently, the weapons and meisters stopped conversing, turning to stare at Zero, who rarely ever talked to anyone besides May. Kid put on a grim smile. "Now. The first group is Carrie and Leo, and Matt and Will." He said as Matt sighed and Carrie jumped from the chandelier, snatching the folder, and skipping towards her weapon. "The second group Bria and Harry, and Lark and Abel" Lark trotted down, the stairs, smiling as she took the file from the shinigami. "The third group is Sumiko and Ivy, and Atlas and Rayne" Atlas walked from his position near the door, took the envelope, and joined his partner at their seats at the back of the class. "And the final group is Zero and May, and Archie and Wythe" he finished as May raced towards him, scooping up the final folder. "Does anyone have any final questions?" Kid asked, looking around the room "Yeah, you said there were five areas, but there are only four groups. Who else is going?" Matt asked, his green eyes burning under his fiery red hair that was escaping from a black hat. "Area 5 is reserved for a death team, who is already on their way there." Kid said shortly "Wait, do you mean…" May asked, her voice filled with excitement. "Yes, Maka and Soul are taking the fifth location" he interrupted. Before anyone could say anything, the school bell rang. The teenagers ran out of the class, ready to start their missions as Crona feebly called out behind them. "Class dismissed!" Hope you enjoyed it! Yours truly, KoN*