Chapter 3: The New Era (Updated 30/04/11)
The entire academy was filled with every student that morning. Once the wall was repaired and the police completed their investigation the students were let back in. They all talked about the exact same thing, Death the Kid becoming the new Lord Death. It was the top subject of the school. Multiple students targeted the teacher's as they kept asking the same questions. Who killed Lord Death? What's going to happen now? Was anything stolen? None of the teachers said a word. Kid made sure that they would not tell them anything Kid didn't tell them already. The last thing he wanted was a student going out on a manhunt to avenge Lord Death. One student fit that role as he continued to talk to Maka and Soul about how 'he' tried to get into the academy last night.
"The police didn't know who they were chasing away! They should have trembled in fear with my presence!" Black*Star lectured on. Tsubaki was standing next to him trying to keep a happy face in front of her friends, however the teardrop could not be hidden. Black*Star then crossed his arms in a huff.
"Anyway, who would have thought that Kid would be the new Lord Death!" Black*Star said, or rather shouted.
"Well he is the son of Lord death, so it is logical Black*Star", Tsubaki explained with a tired voice.
"Ha! If anyone should be the new Lord Death it would be me! I'm the star around here aren't I? So why don't everyone stop talking about Kid and talk about me instead! Hahaha!" Black*Star announced. All but Black*Star sighed with teardrops on their heads.
"I wonder what Kid's going through. He made it clear that he didn't want to be the Lord Death yet, so what happened with the sudden change?" Soul questioned. Maka turned away slightly from the group. She was the reason for his change of mind. She also didn't feel like telling everyone that she went to see Kid alone after he punched a hole through Stein.
"I dunno I guess he came around", Maka lied, hoping that she sounded convincing.
"Where did he get the mask and cloak?" Black*Star asked, adding to Maka's discomfort on the subject.
"I dunno I guess he…made it? I'm sure Lord Death has loads of masks around his room", Maka said nervously. She was begging for this conversation to end.
"Still what about that cloak, I couldn't have been Lord Death's with those lines on the hood. It kinda looked like the cloak that Maka brought yesterday too", Soul added, slowly turning to Maka with a curious look.
"So? I assume it's just a coincidence!" Maka stated quickly.
"Probably… Maka what's that needle doing attached to your skirt?" Soul pointed out, not believing her at all.
"What?" Maka exclaimed. She looked down and there was the said needle. She mentally slapped herself for forgetting to take it out. She could feel Soul and Black*Star's eyes burning down upon her.
"Yeah, and there's a long white string on your jumper too", Black*Star also pointed out. Maka mouth dropped wide open as she looked at the white thread on her jumper from sewing the cloak. She got the cloak before the murder, planning on giving it as a gift to Kid at a later date, it was also an accident that she brought them with her when she met up with him. Now because of her mistakes she's put on the spot with Soul and Black*Star's questions.
"I don't know! What is this an interrogation or something!" Maka shouted, pulling the thread from her jumper and tossing it aside.
"All right you don't need to get defensive", Black*Star said backing away.
"I'M NOT GETTING DEFENCIVE!" Maka shrieked. Everyone jumped away from her outburst. They decided that for their own safety and to avoid any headaches from a book, to drop the subject and move on.
But before they could there was a hush from the students. Maka and the others looked around to see them stepping to the sides. When they looked down the corridor they found out why and also went to the side. Lord Death the Kid was walking down the corridor, wearing his new cloak with Liz, Patty and Spirit behind him. Everyone was dead quiet and didn't make a sound as Kid was walking by. He was heading in the direction of the Death Room; everyone's eyes were locked on him. As they passed Kid's golden eyes looked to Maka. She looked back at him with her emerald eyes, her heart began to melt, and her face began to blush. Yet she couldn't look away, she didn't want to look away. Soul looked from Kid to Maka and saw her blushing. At that moment Soul felt something inside of him. Something he couldn't quite understand at first. He thought it was anger, but he soon realised what it really was. Jealousy. He felt threatened that another boy made Maka feel this way, and he wanted to put a stop to it as soon as possible. Kid looked back forward and continued on towards the Death Room. Until…
"Hey Kid! How come you had to take after your bony old dad!" Black*Star shouted. Everyone turned to Black*Star with angry stares. They could not believe he said that.
"Black*Star!" Maka, Tsubaki and Soul shouted, thinking how Black*Star could be that cold. Kid stopped. He turned around to Black*Star with a look that could destroy cities. His eyes glowed purple as he growled under his breath. Liz knew this would get bloody if Kid didn't snap out of it now. She and Patty quickly stepped in front of Kid, blocking Black*Star from his sight.
"Kid, come on, we need to get to the Death room, ignore him", Liz said trying to calm Kid down, placing her hands on his shoulders
"Yeah we don't want any more holes in people!" Patty said cheerfully. Kid looked down at the black and white tiles of the corridor. He took a few deep breaths to calm down. Soon the glow in his eyes began to dim and slowly faded back to his normal golden eyes. Kid looked back up to Liz and Patty and nodded. Liz wiped her forehead with a sigh while Patty giggled. Kid turned back around and continued their way to the Death room.
"Wow that was weird, did you see his eyes?" Soul questioned, looking to the others.
"All that power inside of him", Tsubaki said shaking her head.
"It's like he said, he is unstable", Soul agreed, shoving his hands into his pockets with a snarl. Maka looked to her friends with a saddened look then back to Kid in the distance, making a right turn down a corridor. She then thought back to all those times when Kid faced the impossible and beat everything that stood in his way. She believed in him, and she knew he could get through this.
"He'll be okay, I'm sure of it" Maka said, nodding to herself with a smile.
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Kid was in the Death room with Spirit, Liz and Patty. Kid was learning to use the mirror, waving his arms around it and making it do all sorts of different things. Liz on the other hand was busy with painted her nails than watching Kid play around with the mirror. Patty was being her childish and carefree self as she decided it was fun to poke Spirit in the arm.
"Ahem… Lord Death, there's a slight matter that needs to be dealt with", Spirit said to him, fighting against the annoyance that was building up inside of him. Kid stopped what he was doing and took his time to reply.
"Don't…call me by my father's name", Kid replied then continued to use the mirror.
"Well…Lord Kid, since you are the new lord, you are in need of a Death scythe", Spirit said in a matter of fact. Spirit then slapped Patty's hand away from his arm. Patty frowned and stormed off to the other side of the room.
"I have Liz and Patty as my weapons, we gone through this when you tried to pick weapons for me", Kid said back to him, not tearing his concentration away from the mirror.
"Well things are different now, you are the Lord now and need a Death Scythe, and you will need an actual scythe to be your weapon now", Spirit said with conviction.
"What about Liz and Patty! They are my weapons", Kid said back with his voice raised, getting irritated by the discussion.
"They are students of the academy, you're not, not anymore. You're the headmaster now. Therefore they need a new Meister", Spirit stated. Liz and Patty stopped what they we're doing. Their faces were full of shock. The two of them desperately looked to Kid. He turned to look at his weapons. They did not want to leave him, and he didn't want them to leave. He kept looking between the Thompson sister and Spirit. He couldn't have a scythe, for a scythe was not symmetrical. Holding it with both hands wouldn't help. He wouldn't be able to physically use it because of his OCD, let alone fight with it. Kid turned back to the mirror with his head down.
"Why can't this wait till I find and kill the man that killed my father", Kid spat out, slamming his fist into the mirror. Liz and Patty went to each side of him to calm him down.
"It can't, we need to find new Meister's for them", Spirit finally said. Kid looked to Liz and Patty who both shared concerned and worried looks between them, not wanting to leave Kid's side. Kid leaned his head against the mirror, not knowing what to do. Suddenly Sid and Stein entered the room. Kid turned to them immediately and took a few steps forward.
"What have you found?" Kid asked hastily.
"A lot. The name of your father killer is a warlock named Galorphar", Sid said.
"Galorphar? That name sounds familiar", Spirit muttered, thinking to himself.
"A warlock?" Kid questioned.
"Yes, a warlock is far more deadly than a Witch, in fact Warlock's are known to lead them, this one in particular has three witches and an army of his own. He has grown so powerful that he is very close to becoming another Kishin", Stein explained.
"Who are the witches?" Kid asked, wanting all the information.
"Zakuro, Vordemin and Myestra. They are currently in a fortress like base up north with a soldier count of two hundred and fifty sir", answered Sid.
"Two hundred and fifty? Hmm", Kid said pondering for a moment. He turned away and began to pace as he continued to think.
"Sir? Orders?" Sid asked. Kid remained quiet for a moment; whatever he was thinking about it was important. Kid then finally grew a smile and turned to the others.
"Sid, get Mila, we in this room and a few others are going to assault on that base and get the answers I need from those witches, then we are going to kill them", Kid commanded.
"But sir!" Spirit questioned.
"Silence, we will assault this fort. Stein, I want you to use Spirit on this trip. Sid I'll need you with us for the scouting and Yumi Azusa in the Death Room. I'll also need my soul resonance team Maka, Soul, Black*Star and Tsubaki", Kid ordered then turned to Stein.
"I'm sure you'll come up with the perfect strategy to get in", Kid asked.
"I'm sure I will Lord Death", Stein replied. Kid twitched at the name.
"I'll get Mila then, Spirit and Stein, you get the others", Sid said then took off running out of the Death Room.
"Hang on, Spirit you'll get the rest of my team. I need Stein to do something for me", Kid said and Spirit ran off after Sid. Kid walked over to Stein and pulled his shoulder down. Kid leant forward and whispered something into his ear. Stein pulled up with a raised eyebrow.
"Are you sure that's wise my lord?" Stein asked.
"I do, times are changing so I'll make some of my own", Kid replied. Stein nodded and walked out of the Death room. Kid turned to Liz and Patty with a grin. The sisters looked back at him with a confused look. What was Kid planning?
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Minutes passed when Kid waited for everyone to arrive. Sid was the first to arrive with his partner Mila Nygus and Yumi Azusa. Kid greeted them with a nod. Soon afterwards Spirit arrived with the rest of Kid's resonance team, Maka, Soul, Black*Star and Tsubaki.
"Hello everyone", Kid said with a smile, which Maka smiled back to
"So what's this about?" Soul asked, shoving his hands into his pocket. Looking bored.
"In a moment, I'm still waiting for Stein and our last person", Kid said. And just that moment the doors opened. Everyone looked down to see Stein coming down the hallway with a very familiar face with pink hair and a long black robe.
"Crona!" Maka yelled happily and ran over to hug him.
"Hey Maka", Crona said in his nervous voice.
"Crona, as you know you we're excluded from the DWMA for spying for that witch Medusa, you we're also exiled so you can assist in a mission to kill Medusa with Marie", Kid said.
"Y…yes that's true", Crona replied, crossing his left arm to hold his right arm.
"Your exile is now taken away Crona, and if you want you can return to the DWMA as a student", Kid then said. Everyone looked at him with surprised faces then back to Crona. Crona couldn't believe what he heard. He was allowed back to the DWMA where he felt where he belonged and happy. His eyes began to glaze over.
"R…really? You'd do such a nice thing for me?" Crona said with a small smile growing on his face.
"Well, you've got to give some kindness to get some back. I am in need of your help, will you help us Crona?" Kid asked. Crona looked down to hide a scared look on his face. He took some deep breaths and wiped his eyes before looking back up. Crona took a breath in and nodded.
"Thank you. Now that everyone is here I'll tell you what's going on. There is a hidden base up north that holds some witches and an army that works for the warlock named Galorphar, the man who killed my father", Kid explained. Everyone listened intently to Kid.
"All right! Killing him will surely make me the superstar that I am!" Black*Star shouted out. Everyone sighed.
"I need all your help to enter this place, kill all those that work for him and to interrogate those witches. That understood?" Kid ordered.
"Hell yeah!" Black*Star replied. Everyone else nodded.
"Yumi, I need you to setup your equipment here so you can get a map of the fortress. Sid will be scouting and I want to know where to go", Kid ordered.
"Understood my lord", Yumi answered with a nod.
"Right everyone lets go", Kid said. Soul turned into his scythe weapon form and Maka gripped a hold onto him. She nodded to Kid once more and walked out of the Death Room with Soul in her hands. Black*Star charged out with Tsubaki following behind. Stein and Spirit then ran after the two. Liz and Patty grabbed Crona by each arm and dragged him out of the Death Room. Mila turned into her combat knife weapon form, which Sid caught and sheathed.
"My Lord, there's something I want to ask you", Sid said just before Kid passed him.
"What?" Kid asked, turning to him.
"You've got so much power inside of you that you could take out everyone in that fortress on your own without any of us sir", Sid informed.
"True", Kid replied.
"So…why are you bringing us and your team?" Sid questioned.
"Because my team does not have the powers I do so they'll need your help. As for my team, you'll find out soon enough", Kid replied with a grin and left the room.
"Heh, mysterious, like father like son", Sid said before leaving the room after Kid.