A/N Here is another chapter filled with a little more action. I don't own Noragami or Soul Eater.
Third Person
Yato and Kid sliced through several phantoms, Kid flying through the air while Yato jumped from building to building killing any phantom in sight. Kid had now lifted his hood and put on his mask, giving him his Lord Death appearance.
To Kid most of the phantoms looked like giant stingrays flying through the sky while other looked like blobs of mass with several eyes.
Yato dealt with most of the phantoms on the ground while Kid took to the air for obvious reasons.
"These phantoms are hideously asymmetrical." Kid told Soul as he used him to slice through a giant bird-like phantom with several misplaced eyes.
"I agree with them being ugly. They are like something you see in a movie." Soul agreed.
"They are seemingly easier to kill than evil humans, and these phantoms can't become Kishin." Kid stated as he sliced another flying phantom in half and then quickly turning to slice another phantom who charged at him.
"Still making someone want to die is totally uncool." Soul remarked as Kid twirled him and then was used to cut a "bird" phantom's neck causing it to disappear.
"I haven't been this active in the field lately." Kid said
"You've been too busy with keeping the peace and reaper training." Soul recalled
Yato sliced a giant frog phantom with Sekki, killing the last one in his area. He looked back at Kid who was fighting several phantoms in the air with his scythe.
"Could you believe we're fighting with Death himself?" Yato asked his shinki.
"No and I never would imagine a shinigami running a school." Yuki answered as Yato sliced another frog phantom.
"That was a surprise but he seems qualified to, I mean look at him." Yato said as he looked at Kid who was flying and slicing through phantoms without a problem. Even though Kid killed several phantoms they seem to continue without stop.
"Hey, watch out!" Yato was brought out of his thoughts by Yuki's voice shouted at him from his shinki form. Yato turned back to see a blob with several eyes nearly engulfing him.
"Shit!" Yato said before jumping back landing on top a street lamp.
Soon more phantoms joined the big blob
"You who would desecrate this land of the rising sun! With my advent, I, the Yato god, lay waste with the Sekki and expel thy vast defilement!" Yato shouted as he ran his finger towards the tip of the sekki lighting it up as his finger passed. When he finished his sword glowed as if reflecting a bright light.
Yato jumped towards the phantoms "Rend!" He yelled as with one slice killed all of them.
He landed behind them as they burst.
"Well that's all of them down here." Yato stated as he turned back only to see a group of phantom quickly surrounding Kid faster than he could kill them.
"He's being overwhelmed!" Yato shouted as he jumped on a building intending on helping Kid
"Damn they are surrounding us." Kid said as he continued killing phantoms having no effect in clearing them.
"This could be a problem, what are we going to do they just keep coming." Soul said.
"I could try something I've trained with but it could go wrong." Kid indicated
"Well it's probably better than dying in a different world." Soul said
Kid thought about what he was going to do and finally decided "Here goes nothing." As he said this he pulled his head back slightly, golden particles seemingly being sucked into the eye sockets of his mask.
Kid then aimed his head towards the phantoms in front of him releasing a giant ball of what seemed to be golden electricity lit up the area.
"What the hell!" Yato exclaimed as he saw the electricity evaporate every phantom around Kid and even killed any phantoms close to Kid in strands of electricity.
When it died down Kid was still flying there but his jets seemed to be failing as they would turn on and off as he descended.
Kid held his head trying to knock himself out of his daze caused by the shockwave he just used.
"Kid you alright?" Soul asked
"Yeah, just never used shockwaves to that capacity before, I think I burned my eyes." Kid stated as he landed on a building still slightly dazed.
Soul transformed back to his human formed and went over to stand next to Kid who had taken off his mask. Soul noticed Kids eyes were red along with the area around them which were seemed to be red as if sun-burned.
Kid rubbed his eyes, attempting to open them without feeling pain. Kid slightly open his eyes but found he could only squint slightly without feeling pain.
"I've seen that power before, your father used it when the Kishin was revived." Soul acknowledged
"Back in our world, I was working on controlling and mastering the shockwaves but I'm still far from it." Kid stated with half opened eyes.
Yato landed seeing Soul and Kid. He then noticed Kid's eyes.
"What happened to you?" He asked
"Shockwaves, that bright light you just saw caused this. Let's just say I haven't mastered it yet." Kid answered still struggling to open his eyes fully.
"Are you okay?" Yato asked
"My healing ability should have it healed, it might take longer than usual since this isn't a normal injury but within time it'll heal." Kid confirmed as he put his mask back on which also had slight burn marks around the eye sockets.
"At least these shockwaves killed all the phantoms here." Yato said as he looked around and in truth all phantoms were gone. Kid also noticed this.
"I guess that's done job well done Yuki and thanks for helping you two, I doubt we could have done this without you." Yato thanked as he smiled.
"Wait what about the other portal, it should have attracted phantoms." Kid said
"It probably did but I am sure Bishamon is taking care of that area."
As Yato said this Bishamon was riding her lion and shooting phantoms when she suddenly sneezed.
"That was odd." She thought.
"Veena, hopefully you aren't getting sick." Kazuma said.
Bishamon simply ignored it as she continued killing phantoms.
"Let's head back that took longer than I thought it would. It's nearly two." Yato stated.
"Liz and Patty should have already woken up by now." Kid added.
"Kid are you there?"
Daikoku turned towards the projection only to see a pink haired girl wearing what seemed a hat with ears and a matching robe.
"Lord Death?" Stein also appeared seeming confused as to why Kid wasn't there.
Daikoku decided to deal with the situation since Liz and Patty were taking a bath.
"Hello again Mr. Stein, but Lord Kid isn't here at the moment." Daikoku walked up to the projection.
"Oh Daikoku, where did Lord Death go?" Stein asked.
"He's off helping another god deal with some phantoms." Daikoku responded
Stein simply stared at Daikoku while Kim simply stood in confusion "Stein who is this?" Kim decided to speak up.
"This is Daikoku, he's been helping the others out, while they are in their world." Stein explained
"Oh, well it's nice to meet you Mr. Daikoku." Kim bowed
"No need to be formal, besides it wasn't my decision in the first place, my master Kofuku was generous enough to let them stay." He explained
"If Lord Death isn't there, what about Death Scythe?" Stein asked
"He also went along with him, like I said they went to help get rid of phantoms." Daikoku told them.
"Liz and Patty?" Stein simply asked
"They are currently taking a bath." Daikoku simply answered.
"So nobody is there to talk to us?" Stein asked.
"Sorry but no, I am the only one here besides my master Kofuku." Daikoku reassured.
"Can we speak with your master?" Stein asked.
"Yes of course." Daikoku went back to fetch his master. Stein and Kim waited a minute or so until a pink haired girl walked up to the projection. Kofuku walked up with a smile on her face, she had changed out of her pajamas and was now in her usually attire.
"Hiiiii!" Kofuku greeted with a very happy expression.
"Hello Ms. Kofuku." Stein greeted with a monotone voice.
"Hi." Kim said also wearing a smile.
"It is a pleasure meeting you, Ms. Kofuku. I'm Professor Franken Stein and this is the witch Kim Diehl and I would personally like to thank you for allowing Lord Death to stay at your home." Stein told Kofuku
"No, no need to thank me. It's alright, anyone would have helped Kiddo-chan." Kofuku said with her usual personality.
Daikoku once again seemed to twitch at the name.
"Kiddo-chan?" Stein and Kim said in unison with equally confused tones.
"Yes that is what milady, Kofuku, calls Lord Kid. She tends to give people nicknames when she get comfortable." Daikoku explained.
"I see so Lord Death befriended another god so easily. He'll have no problem than if he gets help from the gods in your world. Thank you." Stein said
"Kiddo-chan has nice friends." Kofuku told Daikoku who nodded in agreement.
"You should probably stay clear of Kid, he can be a pervert." Kim suddenly said remembering when Kid burst into the girls' shower, simply "wanting to make them bathe quicker". It is true Kid had no intention on peeping but Kim still sees him as a pervert even if told otherwise.
When Daikoku seemed to physical flinch.
"Really? Oh even Kiddo-chan is a pervert." Kofuku simply passed it by, seemingly joking.
"Calm down Kim, don't go saying misunderstanding things about Lord Death. Simply because he charged into the girls' showers doesn't mean he is a pervert." Stein said with a joking smile.
Kim was blushing "Stein I purposely didn't tell them why, I think he's a pervert!" Kim shouted.
Daikoku once again flinched "He's a pervert but he doesn't seem like one but maybe he is hiding it. If he even tries to peep on milady, I don't care if he is the god of death, and I'll kill him" Daikoku started thinking.
"Don't worry about what she said, Lord Death was under very frustrating situation, we all were actually but these girls decided to take a long shower and he decided it would be best to rush in there and attempt to help." Stein explained calming Daikoku down.
"You said they are dealing with "phantoms" would you mind explaining what they are?" Stein curiosity was burning to know what these "phantoms" were.
"I'm actually slightly interested as well so we might as well talk until Kid gets here." Kim added
"Basically, phantoms are beings from the afterlife, which come to the land of the living to cause trouble. They influence those who are alive and make them depressed and doubtful of their lives. Phantoms also corrupt dead souls, making more phantoms. They also posses the ability to "blight" gods and shinki which could kill them." Daikoku fully explained the phantoms.
"Interesting, I wouldn't mind dissecting phantoms, if it were possible." Stein gained a glint in his glasses as he said this.
"You and dissecting things. You should get another hobby." Kim told Stein.
"I guess I should." Stein said with a bored expression as he turned the screw in his head.
"Oh I needed that bath." Liz was heard making Daikoku, Stein, Kim, and Kofuku's attention to be focused on her.
"Yeah that clean water, really hit the spot." Patty said behind Liz.
Liz and Patty turned to the group "Oh hey everyone, we miss anything?" Liz asked.
"How's it going Liz, Patty?" Kim said as she came into view
"Kim, you're back from the Witch's Realm?" Liz asked as she stepped up, along with Patty.
"Yeah Jacqueline and I came back along with Ox and Harvar who are at the construction site for the MWA."
"Oh Ox, ha, anything happen between you two?" Liz teasingly asked making Kim slightly blush.
"Hahaha Kim loves Ox." Patty teased too
"Liz, Patty good to see you awake now." Kid said as he landed aside with Yato
"Where did you run off?" Liz asked
"Simply passing the time while you wake up, oh and Kim good to see you." Kid answered
"We have news from the Witch Realm and Mabaa will be here shortly as you requested" Kim informed him.
"Alright." Kid stated seriously as the meeting started.
Witch Realm
Unknown Location
"Are the preparations ready?" A witch dressed in bear like attire, which indicated her animal theme is a bear, asked.
"Yes Lady Kuma, the evil humans have been rounded up and we are ready to test the madness magic." Another witch who was kneeling said this witch's animal theme seemed to be foxes as she somewhat shared features, like fox ears and whiskers.
The now identified Lady Kuma turned to look at another witch who was standing next to the fox witch. "Yamori, you state the reaper is still alive and the theory is correct, so he is in another dimension." Lady Kuma restated
"Yes, Lady Kuma, I heard the three-star meister Maka Albarn state it herself." Yamori said
"Very good, I had hoped that spell killed the damn reaper but I guess we'll have to go with a different method to get rid of him." Lady Kuma stated.
"Lady Kuma, we are ready to begin." A witch came up to Kuma's throne-like chair.
"Excellent thank you Aruma. Yamori, Yagi, Kame prepare yourselves." Kuma called for the three witches. Yamori's animal seemed to be a gecko, Yagi's wore a cloak so her animal theme wasn't clear. Kame's animal theme seemed to be that of a turtle.
"It is an honor to accept this mission, Lady Kuma. I will personally enjoy killing that reaper and his death scythes." Yagi stated as she lowered her cloaked hood revealing her animal theme being that of a goat or sheep.
"I'm sure it will be a simple task for you after the operation you led in sending him there in the first place you'll have no problem." Kuma now smiled an evil smile along with Yagi.
The three witches went to stand in the center of the room, while an estimated twenty-five evil humans were brought in all under control of witch magic.
"Start the fusion." Kuma commanded. Several cloaked witched surrounded Yagi, Yamori and Kame and started chanting. A barrier was soon around the three witches, while three eyes, much like the Kishin's, appeared glowing a dark red. The three girls soon started screaming in agony as they were injected with madness.
After a few minutes of agonizing screams as quick as they started they stopped, along with the bright red light.
"Yagi, Yamori, Kame do you understand me." Kuma asked with a serious tone.
"Yes Lady Kuma." All three said in unison.
Kuma smiled evilly "Than you know what you must do, find and stop the reaper along with his death scythes. Destroy anyone who is helping him and destroy that pathetic reaper projection of his." Kuma ordered with a fierce determination
"It will be accomplished Lady Kuma." All three once again said in unison.
"Start with the spell." Kuma instructed
More witches appeared around the evil humans and started chanting. A similar barrier soon appeared around the mind-controlled evil humans and soon a pentagram appeared under both Yagi, Yamori, Kame and the evil humans.
"It is working, the Order of the Pentagram will rule the world!" Kuma shouted making every other witch present shout it glory.
Soon the same hands which disintegrated Kid, Soul, Patty and Liz started touching the three witches and evil humans, transferring them to the other world. Yamori, Kame and Yagi started smiling insane smiles as they were disintegrated into nothing along with the evil humans.
"Your research was a success Lady Kuma, we are one step closer to ruling this pathetic world." Aruma stated as she kneeled.
"Soon we will control everything and everyone. Soon this will be the World of Witches." Kuma shouted once again making every witch shout in glory and praise.
"Next step is taking Mabaa's command, once I do that nobody, not even Death, will be able to stop me." Kuma thought as she smiled a sinister smile.
Back in the Noragami World
"I see so these witches have somehow managed to create magic infused with madness." Kid restated making sure he heard correctly.
"Grand Witch Mabaa's sources have assured this assumption, since many witches we've seen in the past two years who've gone rogue usually died of their own doing, which we now know is madness." Kim confirmed.
For the past two hours or so Kid and his death scythes were briefed in what had happened in the week since they went "missing". Along with Kofuku and Daikoku who simply stayed quiet since they didn't understand most of what they were speaking of. Most of it had been reports of missions from students or three-star meisters including Spartoi. Until the latest report being of the witch's discovery of madness magic.
"This isn't cool, madness infused with magic. These witches could possibly reach the level of Asura which won't end well." Soul added
"I doubt they'll gain that much power before going completely insane, there is no doubt they will gain power but from my understanding of magic and madness, I don't think the two fit together well." Kid stated
"That is something I also believe since most of these witches died of unknown means, well until now anyways." Stein specified
"I can see why Mabaa has been busy." Kid
"Once again she sends her apologizes but also told me to pass on any message." Kim told Kid
"Very well, I want you to not only tell this to Mabaa but the Witch Judge as well so please listen carefully." Kid made sure Kim was ready.
"I'm ready." Kim assured.
"Grand Witch Mabaa, I would personally like to apologize for my absence this past week. I understand you have been busy but I feel this matter must be seen to immediately. As you probably know the MWA's construction has already begun and I've even assigned my personal team Spartoi to oversee its progress and protection. Associated with the MWA's protection, I would wish to know, if it comes to this, does my team Spartoi have permission to use lethal force against the rogue witches. I await your answer." Kid finished his message.
"I will deliver the message as fast as I can." Kim said as she turned a left.
"I'll be leaving too Lord Death, Marie made me promise to cook dinner today so-" Stein stopped talking abruptly "It seems she decided to pay a visit." He stated as he turned revealing Marie holding the hand of a little girl with short blonde hair and olive-green eyes.
"Daddy!" The little girl shouted as she ran towards Stein, slightly stumbling. Stein wore a genuine smile as he saw his daughter ran up to him. Stein crouched down and opened his arms, waiting for his daughter to hug him.
"Hello, Marci." Stein greeted as he picked her up.
"Daddy, Mommy showed me around the city." Marci told her father happily
"Really? I thought you were staying home." Stein turned to Marie.
"I thought you were cooking dinner." Marie stated "angrily"
"Hello Marie, it isn't all Stein's fault. I've occupied his time, sorry." Kid apologized as Marie walked up the mirror/projection with a worried look.
"I've heard about what happened, are you kids alright." Marie asked with full concern in her voice. Even after Kid became Lord Death Marie always worried about every little thing. She was basically everyone's mother.
"Don't worry Marie, cool guys like us, don't go down easily." Soul smiled.
"No need to worry, we do have Lord Death with us." Liz also told her.
"Yeah and we also have big sis!" Patty exclaimed as well.
"Just be careful, you are still in training Kid." Marie reminded him
"This world doesn't seem to have too many threats and we've met really nice people here." Kid motioned toward Kofuku and Daikoku.
"Thank you two for taking care of my former students." Marie said. Daikoku and Kofuku simply nodded with smiles.
"You've grown a bit since last I saw you Marci." Kid turned his attention to the little girl in Steins hands.
"Hi, Mr. Death." She said as she waved with her small hands.
"Oh, she is so cute!" Liz nearly died of how cute Marci was.
After a half-hour of reminiscing Stein decided it was time to leave. By now it was already evening in both worlds. The sun now creating an array of orange color in the sky as went further down.
"Another day gone by." Soul stated
"I miss my giraffe." Patty stated talking about her favorite stuffed animal given to her by Kid.
"We'll just have to live with it until they find a way to bring us back. I apologize but I'll have to ask to stay at your residence again." Kid turned to look at Kofuku and Daikoku.
"No need, Kiddo-chan stay here as long as you need to." Kofuku reassured
"Kiddo-chan?" Liz chuckled
"Kiddo-chan, Kiddo-chan." Patty sang
"Anyways, we should –" Kid stopped mid sentence as he turned to look at the city in the distance.
His weapons knew something was wrong "Kid you okay?" Soul asked
"Is there something wrong? Kofuku asked
"Did anyone else notice it got cloudy all of a sudden?" As Kid mentioned this everyone looked up and what Kid said was true the cloud which was sunny minutes ago was now covered with thick grey clouds.
"This happened yesterday as well but it never started raining." Daikoku added
"It's just strange weather, what is so bad about that?" Soul asked
Kid continued looking at the sky as if waiting for something
Hiyori walked towards her house after a long day of knitting and making maid outfits for the couple café.
"I wonder how Kid and the others are doing, being in a whole different world is probably tiring." Hiyori thought. "I hope Yato isn't causing them any trouble, I wonder what he did today, and usually I spend Sundays with them." She continued walking not noticing the looming clouds overhead.
"Kid seems to be a god who isn't forgotten but if that's true than people in his world pray for death? That can't be I don't think anyone would pray for that but how can they be so casual as to let the god of death protect their world. He doesn't seem bad but it still strange." Hiyori continued thinking of Kid's death god status.
"He doesn't seem like any shinigami, I've read about, instead of wanting people dead, he wants to protect them and make them prosper." She struggled with her thoughts
Hiyori's cellphone startled her out of her thoughts, she removed it from her pocket. She noticed it was Yama.
"Hi, Yama-chan." Hiyori greeted
"We've got a problem Hiyori, Ami-chan had something come up so she can't buy the final materials we need for the costumes. She wondered if you and I can buy the material we need" Yama explained over the phone.
"I guess I can, I'll meet you at the shopping center." Hiyori agreed. With a final thanks from Yama the phone line was cut.
Hiyori looked up finally noticing the cloud covered sky "That's strange, this happened yesterday too…right before the holes opened." Hiyori suddenly realized this might not be strange weather.
She looked back towards the direction of the shopping center than towards the direction of the Kofuku's shop
"Should I warn them, they probably already know, or should I warn Yama-chan." Hiyori contemplated
The sky suddenly roared with "thunder" as a hole bigger than before split the sky, making any person outside look up in horror and disbelief. Soon after several things were seen falling out of the hole
"It can't be." Kid whispered
"What's going on Kid?" Soul asked now more worried
"Several kishin-eggs are falling from the sky, I don't know how but they seem to be free falling onto… a very populated area!" Kid used soul perception to see every soul in the area and estimated around two-hundred people, with twenty-five kishin-eggs, pretty much a disaster waiting to happen.
"Wait you mean, demon gods are here?" Daikoku asked being slightly frantic.
Kid didn't answer as he quickly went to put on his holsters and readied his reaper jets.
"All of you transform. We are heading over there!" Kid told his death scythes who quickly complied.
"You two stay here and if you can make sure everyone else stays inside." With that Kid blasted off at full speed towards the kishin-eggs. When he reached altitude he noticed the giant black hole in the sky, seemingly spitting out kishin-eggs.
"Someone is sending them here!" Kid exclaimed as he flew towards the hole.
"You mean the witches are purposing sending evil humans here?" Soul asked from within his scythe form.
"They must have found out I'm still alive so they must have decided this was the best way to finish me off." Kid explained his theory.
The shopping center was busting with shoppers. Young and old they all shopped happily.
Yama was waiting for Hiyori patiently as she looked through windows of shops randomly. She suddenly heard a loud crash coming from above her, nearly every shopper looked up in horror. Strange looking creatures came crashing down through the glass ceiling. All shoppers quickly ran for cover from the falling glass.
The creatures landed one by one creating a cloud of smoke where they landed from the ground they crushed.
Some shoppers came out of cover to see what had landed.
"More souls." A very eerie voice was heard causing chills to run down everyone's spines. The smoke cleared to reveal human looking disfigured creatures, one could only describe as monsters or demons.
"Need more power." One of the creatures said as its gaze looked over the crowd of people who came out of cover.
In one quick move once of the monster sliced an innocent by stander in half revealing his soul and causing everyone else to yell if fear and panic. The creature than proceeded to grab the soul and eat it.
"More power." It stated.
"How dare you!" Kid yelled as he came down and sliced the evil human in half causing it to simply explode revealing its red soul.
Everyone who hadn't already ran away looked in amazement and fear.
"You think that I'll allow you to simply come to this world and kill innocent humans, never! You cause pain in my world but you won't anymore!" Kid shouted as he sliced two more evil humans with Soul.
"More souls!" They shouted.
Kid was ready to kill each one of them before he sensed all the human souls still in the area.
"Too many people some of them are bound to be injured." Kid thought.
"Soul, I need you to get everyone out of here and deal with the evil humans who landed around the mall." Kid ordered
"On it!" Soul said as her reverted back to his human form once again shocking everyone watching.
"Everyone get out of here! Don't just stand there run towards the exit now!" Soul shouting which made everyone listen and start running towards the exit.
Soul turned back to Kid and nodded as he too ran towards the exit, intending on dealing with the evil humans outside.
Kid saw Soul leave and removed Liz and Patty from their holsters. "You, who seek to defile peace and bring chaos shall be vanquished from this world, even if these aren't the people I swore to protect, I will stay lay down my life for anyone who you seek to destroy." Kid stated this as he pointed Liz and Patty at the evil humans.
"You go Kid." Liz praised
"Woohooo, Kid is awesome!" Shouted Patty.
"Everyone get away from the area!" A police officer yelled as he motioned for the running people to find a way far from the shopping center. He turned back to see a giant evil human with a ragged mask, flip a cop car as if it was a toy.
"What the hell is happening?" He said as he saw a fellow officer run up to him
"Satsu! Do you what those things are?" The other officer asked with an expression full of fear
"No and frankly I don't want to find out. Just call headquarters tell them to send backup." Satsu told him
"What about the civilians we have no idea how many are still inside." Satsu fellow officer yelled slightly panicking
"Calm down Kei, most civilians seemed to have made it out but some are still exiting so we have to protect them from these monsters." Satsu calmed Kei down.
Kei went to call backup from his car, along with an ambulance and fire department.
The evil human which flipped a car earlier started running towards a group of civilians running out of the center, little did it know one of those civilians was a death scythe.
"Hey get away from them!" Satsu yelled as he shot at the evil human. Gaining its attention Satsu froze as it looked at him "Souls. More power!" It shouted as it was about to charge at Satsu only to be stopped by Soul who walked in front of him
"Hey ugly, you want to eat any of these people's souls. You'll have to get through me." Soul stated as he looked at the evil human.
"What the hell are you doing kid, get away from here!" Satsu yelled only to be ignored as the evil human charged Soul.
Soul simply smiled as a scythe blade appeared from his forearm shocking Satsu.
As the evil human neared Soul jumped into the air and came down on the evil human "Got you now." With that Soul stabbed the monstrosity through the head, killing it. The evil human exploded revealing the red kishin-egg soul.
"One down, many more to go." Soul stated as he grabbed the soul.
"Wait what do I do with the souls? I could eat them, well bottoms up." Soul grabbed the soul and arched his head back with an opened mouth revealing his sharp teeth. He then put the kishin-egg in his mouth as swallowed. "Like always very delicious." He smiled as he said this.
The civilian he saved ran away not really caring what Soul did but Satsu simply stared in amazement and slight disgust. Soul noticed this but only smiled at him.
"MORE POWER!" Another evil human shouted as he rounded the corner followed by three more.
"Come at me then!" Soul shouted as more scythe blades appeared from his arms and back.
"SOULS!" One of the evil humans shouted as all three charged Soul who charged them as well.
Satsu simply stood there amazed at the teenager's abilities and bravery along with being confused. "What the hell is going on today?" He thought as he watched Soul start killing the evil humans.
Kid dodged a blade as he shot several bullets to an evil human dispersing it leaving a kishin-egg in its place.
Most of the evil humans could transform parts of their bodies into different types of weapons while other simply held some sort of weapon in their hands.
"This is too easy, did they really think these low level evil humans. They must have something else in plan." Kid said this as he put Liz and Patty into two of the evil humans' mouths.
"Why do you always put me in something's mouth?!" Liz shouted
"Don't worry Sis, Kid knows what he's doing." Patty reassured her sister.
Kid shot right their mouths killing them. This leaves about ten evil humans left. "Is this really all they have planned" Kid was brought out of his thoughts by a giant axe coming down on him.
He quickly activated his arm shields.
"I know who you are you're Lord Death but not even you can stop me." It said
"You're the Butcher of Rostov, you have been put on my list. I will sentence your death penalty myself." Kid stated as he pushed the Butcher's knife away from him and quickly shot his head killing the evil human.
"I've noticed most of these evil humans, are on my list." Kid mentioned as he saw a few evil humans he had put on his list not long ago like Citizen O, Asghar the Murderer and The Wolf of Moscow.
"So the witches somehow know my personal list." Kid thought as he shot Citizen O in the chest causing him to shout in pain.
"Which means there is someone feeding them information." Kid now shot Citizen O's headed killing him.
"There are only eight left. Oh eight what a symmetrical number." Kid stated as he thought about his favorite number.
"You can reminisce about the number after we've killed these monsters." Liz scolded Kid
"I guess I'll have to ruin this perfect symmetry." Kid said as he shot another evil human.
"From what I can see, Soul seems to be having no problem with killing the evil humans outside." Kid said as he used his soul perception to monitor Souls location only to see his soul moving around non-stop killing evil humans, he would run out soon.
Unknown to them, the three witches had already fell from the black hole but were using soul protection to block their souls.
Yagi had awaken first out of the three, and was currently flying over the city looking for the reaper projection, keeping both worlds linked.
"Oh where are you, if Yamori is right, Death should be staying with a god from this world." Yagi spoke to herself with a slight insane tone. Ever since being infused with madness Yagi felt as though her power increased greatly.
"I'll kill whoever, harbored that pathetic reaper. They will be named a criminal of the Order of the Pentagram." Yagi smiled madly as she told herself the plan.
"Oh where, oh where can the projection be?" She asked as she looked at the passing neighborhoods below her.
Yagi passed house and house, the gaping holes in the sky had now closes dispersing of the clouds revealing the sky getting darker and darker.
"It's almost night time, well that will make this easier, I'll be able to see that purple light from up here." She stated
"Oh there it is." Yagi smiled a devilish smile as she saw the bright purple light coming from down below her as she descended.
"Ahhh, why did Kiddo-chan leave to suddenly?" Kofuku whined as she drank some tea, served by Daikoku of course.
"You heard what he said kishin have somehow made it into this world, we should stay inside until he comes back." Daikoku told his master
After Kid left, Daikoku had told Kofuku to stay inside as he went around the neighborhood looking for anyone who was outside and quickly warning them to stay inside.
"Kiddo-chan will be okay, I know that, but I'm still worried. He says he is the only god in his word so he must be lonely, in a way he is kind of like Yatty but Yatty still has other gods to relate to while Kiddo-chan has none." Kofuku looked towards the floor now depressed.
"He may be the only god but he has an entire world which looks to him for protection and comfort. He also has those three weapons, they seem to care for him and he seems to care back. Kid may be a shinigami but I don't think death is something he likes. What worries me the most, is their ages; they are teenagers no older than Hiyori and from what they've said, they must have experienced horrors even in their young age which saddens me." Daikoku expressed his opinion
"Daikoku really cares for kids even if they are from another world." Kofuku slightly mocked as she leaned on him.
"This will be fun." Daikoku and Kofuku heard a female voice say as they turned towards the entrance. They saw Yagi confused by her attired which was that of her normal goat theme.
Daikoku quickly got up being cautious, simply having a bad feeling of the situation.
"Kofuku stay here." He told her as he walked towards the witch.
"Daikoku." Kofuku reached for him but he continued walking
"Who are you?" Daikoku asked defensively as he in front of Yagi.
"So you must be one of the reaper's "friends"." She stated with a malicious tone and smile.
"What do you want with Lord Kid?" Daikoku asked with a more menacing expression.
"Oh are you mad? You really are helping Death? He wrapped you around his finger into thinking he is a savior." Yagi stated.
"I don't like you talking to Daikoku like that." Kofuku walked up and stood next to her shinki defending him.
"Another one, Yamori said something about a couple or something, now which one is the god?" Yagi asked
Daikoku and Kofuku slightly stiffened when they heard this neither wanting to answer. They could tell Yagi had malicious intents.
"Not talking well I was going to kill both of you anyways." Yagi smiled as she raised her hands making skinny cylindrical spears appear floating above her hands. The spears than started glowing a dark red.
"After I kill you, I'll break that damn projection." Yagi said this as she motioned towards the projection which was still giving live feed of the Death Room.
Yagi suddenly sent the spears towards the two making Daikoku act as quick as he can "Borderline!" He quickly moved his arm across the ground creating the borderline as he now stood in front of Kofuku.
One of the spears rebounded but the other barely made it through making its way to Daikoku's shoulder, impaling it.
"Daikoku!" Kofuku shouted as she rushed to the cringing Daikoku who was now bleeding from his shoulder.
"Stay back milady, I don't know how strong this borderline is, it could collapse any minute." Daikoku told her as he attempted to grab the spear which still impaled his shoulder only to be burned as his hand neared it.
"What the hell?" He asked confused.
"You think you can simply pull it out? That little spike is filled with madness, meaning madness is starting to fill your body." Yagi explained with a wicked smile.
"What?" Daikoku remembered hearing Kid mention madness once but never really asked what it really meant.
"I'll admit, This barrier is rather impressive." Yagi stated as she put her hand on the barrier.
Yagi stepped and produced more spears which were now bigger along with battering rams which resembled the horns of an actual ram.
"With the madness engulfing you, this barrier will weaken more and more." She slightly chuckled as she continued beating on the borderline.
"Kofuku call Yato, he should be done with whatever job he's doing." Daikoku whispered.
Kofuku quickly ran inside and found her phone.
"These phantoms came out of nowhere!" Yato yelled as he jumped to slice another phantom.
"The clouds from earlier are gone too." Yuki pointed out.
Yato landed on a roof, watching several stingray looking phantoms flying through the air, or surrounding a building.
"This doesn't feel right." Yato stated
He suddenly heard his phone ringing, quickly taking it out of his pocket.
"Hello! Fast, Affordable, and relaiable! Delivery God Ya-
"Yatty!" Yato quickly turned serious as he heard the desperation in Kofuku's voice.
"Kofuku, what's wrong?" He asked.
"Just get over here now!" Kofuku yelled before she hung-up.
"Kofuku! Damn it why did she have to hang up, these phantoms are going to have to wait." Yato stated as he jumped and ran from building to building heading towards the rest stop.
Kid disposed of the remaining evil humans with ease and was now frozen as he sensed Yagi's soul.
"There is a witch here." Kid stated with a monotone yet fierce sounding voice
"Her soul seems to be covered with madness, it nearly seems like a kishin-egg." Kid continued observing Yagi's soul. He suddenly saw Daikoku and Kofuku's soul's and realized the witch was at the rest stop.
"She's at the rest stop!" Kid shouted out loud as he blasted his reaper jets flying through the broken glass ceiling. He looked towards the direction of the rest stop, noticing all the sirens coming from in front of the building, "Soul killed the evil humans but I bet he has a lot of explaining to do." Kid thought as he was ready to blast off towards the rest stop but was stopped by an explosion and another witch soul.
"Another one!" Kid exclaimed as turned towards the sound of the explosion only to see smoke now rising.
Kid quickly flew towards the smoke believing the citizen's safety came first. "Sorry, Daikoku, Kofuku." He thought as he now came to view, only to see Soul looking up at a witch who was simply looking at the startled crowd which consisted of police officer, ambulances, fire trucks and news trucks.
"Good thing I have my mask but Soul has been seen." Kid thought before seeing the witch appear red glowing orbs.
Kid realized what they were as he put a giant skull shield above the group of civilians, startling them more.
The witch was about to send the balls of madness towards the crowd when Kid's shield appeared halting her.
"So you are still alive, I don't expect less from the headmaster at the DWMA." She said as she turned to face him.
Kid recognized her as a witch student from the DWMA, one of the first witches to actually agree to go "You are a DWMA student and yet you do this?" Kid asked
"I merely went to the DWMA as a cover as you can now see, and I will always be a witch before anything." She explained.
"You have also succumbed to madness, you have betrayed not only the DWMA but the witches as well and yet you are okay with this?" Kid asked
"With Lady Kuma's research with madness has granted us the power to defeat you and your school." Yamori stated attempting to keep a serious facial expression but slightly failing.
"I can see the madness is slowly engulfing you, you can end this now and we'll find a way to remove this madness. You are still relatively young, you'll probably be forgiven." Kid tried compromising.
"Hehehehe, you can't trick me Death! I will kill you and all these humans! I don't care about being forgiven and it is you who should ask for mercy." Yamori now showing her more insane side told Kid.
"You are only one witch and even with the help of madness, you cannot defeat me." Kid said behind his mask.
"You are an idiot, do you think I would come alone?" She mocked.
The spectators below simply watched the two talk, only getting hearing some of what they were saying. The police men made sure to keep everyone back thanks to Satsu who had instructed them and he being the only officer slightly knowing what was going on they listened.
Soul watched from directly under them catching most of what they were saying. He then noticed a giant turtle shell? Hurdling towards Kid. "Kid! Watch out!" Soul shouted but was too late as the shell impacted sending Kid flying towards a building, crashing through the glass windows.
Everyone in the building jumped out of the incoming reaper's way as he crashed through window destroying whichever desk in his way.
"Three of them. Okay three witches, this will be complicated." Kid stated as got up
"You girls okay?" He asked his weapons.
"What the hell was that?!" Liz asked within her weapon form
"I feel dizzy." Patty stated.
The office workers looked at Kid with mixed feelings, some fear, other interest and some (mainly women) approval at Kids appearance.
"Looks like my mask fell off in the impact." Kid said as he reached towards his face to notice the mask wasn't there.
"That doesn't matter now, everyone across the world will know. Even in their fear those reporters don't leave. Then I guess it is time this world discovers that there is a new god protecting them." As Kid said this he walked past the office workers and headed towards the broken window.
"Everyone here evacuate and get away from the area, there is no telling how far this battle will get." Kid told everyone as he looked back at them, some quickly nodding as they started heading towards the emergency exit.
"Why should we listen to you, freak." A middle aged man stated as he looked at Kid.
Kid simply turned towards him and looked at him slightly causing the man to step back. "I am the only person in this room that knows what is going on, so I am doing this for your own protection." Kid told him. The man simply shut up and followed his co-workers out of the building.
"Girls make the bullets non-lethal, if we could avoid killing them, we could both gain information and keep our promise with the witches."
"Right." Both seriously said in unison.
Kid jumped out of the building and flew towards the witches who waited for him with smiles on their faces.
"Surprised reaper?" Kame asked with a mocking tone
"So they sent three? You really want me dead?" Kid stated with still using a serious tone.
"Did we make you angry, your mask fell off? I'll admit it will be better seeing your actual face when I kill you." Kame told him as she wore a smile.
"I'll give you the same proposal. Surrender and We'll find a way to remove the madness from you." Kid offered only to receive a chuckle.
"Who would have known Death is so arrogant? You aren't even a fully trained reaper, yet you still think you can defeat us? We have the power of madness, a power that could challenge the Kishin himself." Kame boasted.
Kid lips slightly formed a smile "You believe containing madness makes you a god. Your madness is that of chaos and terror but those aren't the only forms of madness. Yet no matter what time of madness, it will slowly destroy you and you know that." Kid explained.
Yamori and Kame simply floated now turning serious and Kid was right the madness was slowly taking over their bodies, and slowly killing them.
"Lady Kuma's research is absolute, all those other witches that died were simply tests. We are the first success." Yamori stated.
"Even you don't believe that. You say you can control it but you can't. Nobody can control madness." Kid further explained as his smile slightly grew.
Yamori and Kame noticed this slight change in atmosphere in the air "What are you doing reaper?!" Yamori asked only receiving a smile from the god of death
"Even if you infiltrated the DWMA, you haven't collected enough information. I can also use madness." Kid revealed as he wore a full blown smile which creepily curled at the tips.
"I contain the Madness of Order and you are terrorizing this world and plan on destroying mine. You are in the way of order." Kid said this as his clothing started changing revealing his usual attire when using madness. All black shirt with a frill type tie, and six symmetrically placed rectangles on his upper torso area. His robe now had a more insane look to it as it seemed to move on its own, instead of having its usual collar, it now had a lifted collar and instead of having a robe like appearance it had more of a cape appearance.
The witches stared at Kid along with any human present, all at awe and his now frightening appearance
"What is he doing? Maka isn't here to keep his madness at bay." Soul thought as he looked at the madness using death god.
"Kid you know you can't go on in this form, for long periods." Liz warned
"I wouldn't want Kid being crazy and scary." Patty also expressed her opinion
"I know but maybe they'll back down, now knowing I also contain madness." Kid explained.
"So shall we continue?" Kid asked still smiling his insane smile.
"The reaper uses madness? Well isn't this a pleasant surprise so you aren't so different from the Kishin." Kame stated
"Comparing me to that filth is such a disgrace and it disgust me. You are lucky I still have some sanity if I didn't you would have already been killed." Kid told them.
"Simply because you have some madness doesn't mean your all powerful you stup-" Kame was cut short as a powerful kick sent her soaring
"You speak too much and your asymmetry annoys me." Kid said as he went to knee Yamori and aimed Liz on her head. "I didn't want to do this." Kid said only to fly back as Kame send a shell downward attempting to smash Kid's head.
"You interrupted me and I don't like that." Kame said
"They aren't backing down, next plan is to attempt to subdue them." Kid thought
"Now it's our turn." Yamori stated as she used her magic to spawn more madness bombs above her hands. Kame prepared more shells ready to attack.
"It begins." Kid thought as both he and the witches charged each other beginning the fight which is being viewed by nearly all of Japan.
A spear grazed Yato as he charged Yagi who also seemed to have been cut by Yato. Yato attempted to cut Yagi's arm but quickly dodged another spear aimed at his stomach.
"You gods aren't at all impressive, and this world looks to you. Pathetic." Yagi mocked making Yato angry.
"I could show you what I can do if you stop trying to spear right through me!" Yato shouted as he swung Sekki at her only for her to block with a spear around her hand.
"Why the hell are you trying to stop that projection?" Yato asked again only to receive a smile
Yagi produced another spear and went to stab Yato's arm, only to have him kick her back.
"I can barely land a hit." Yato stated
Kofuku had cared for Daikoku, who started sweating more as the madness spread through his body.
"Daikoku doesn't seem to be doing so well." Yuki said
"Yuki we might end this soon but I need to know are you ready to kill someone again?" Yato asked Yuki.
"Yes." His sekki answered.
Hiyori made it to the shopping center still in her body noticing the blockade formed around the entrance. She also noticed several news vans behind the blockade with cameramen filming something above them. Hiyori followed their gazes only to see Kid fighting two women. He used both Liz and Patty.
"You can't come through here." A police officer told her from behind the blockade
"My friend was here, she should have been inside." Hiyori explained taking her eyes off the reaper.
"Most civilians made it out of the building but some could still be inside." The officer told her.
"Hiyori-chan!" Yama's voice yelled as she run up and glomped the surprised girl.
"Yama-chan, I am so glad you're safe." Hiyori sighed in relief
"Can you believe what's going on? People with super powers fighting right here in front of us." Yama said as she watched Kid fighting through the air, while Soul remained on the ground.
"It's dangerous here we should leave." Hiyori stated but was interrupted by an explosion caused by Yamori's madness bombs.
"They are still standing tall, be my have to go lethal." Kid said as he flew towards Kame sending a kick her way.
"Are you sure? The treaty forbids us to hunt or kill witches." Liz reminded
"I know but this is our only way to protect these people. I am sure they won't stop with me, they probably will kill every being in this world out of fun. Their souls have also been engulfed by madness." Kid explained as he looked at their souls
"I'll stop using madness, and I'll use Soul to finish them, it seems. I'll let The Witch Council choose my punishment when I get back." As Kid said this he put Liz and Patty in their holsters and stopped using his madness.
He looked down at Soul "Soul transform!" He shouted. "Alright!" Soul shouted back as he transformed and headed up to Kid's opened hand.
Kid grabbed the pole shaped light, revealing it as a scythe. Everyone once again watched in awe and shock, the news reporters basically commentating on everything they were seeing as the cameramen filmed.
Kid grabbed Soul with both hands as he flew towards the witches. He hit Yamori with the blade-less side of the scythe, sending her downward and quickly lifted the scythe above his head bringing it down attempting to slice Kame in half. The scythe blade was next to her neck but was stopped by shell-looking armor covering her skin.
"What!" Kid said in surprise as he was forced to move back due to Kame attempting to hit him with a spell.
Kid charged Kame again, aiming for all her weak points only for the blade to be stopped by her shell-like armor. He swung Soul towards to her lower stomach, but it was blocked quickly so he instantly twirled Soul around attempting to slice the other side only to have it blocked.
"You'll never be able to pierce through my shell armor, even with Death Scythe." Kame told him as Kid continued swinging Soul at Kame but failing to land a hit. Kid suddenly sensed Yamori coming up behind him, quickly thinking he send Soul twirling out of his hand into Kame, causing it to be blocked but still giving him enough time to pull out Liz and Patty and use them to shoot he oncoming Yamori sending her backwards again. Soul bounced off Kame and was whirling through the air. Kid quickly got Soul and charged Kame once again, bringing down the scythe, Kame formed armor around her arm blocking the scythe blade once again.
Kid pressed harder against the armor hoping it would break "I've noticed you animal theme is a turtle. This armor is quiet the nuisance." Kid told Kame as he pressed against the armor making her arm come closer to her arm.
"Getting frustrated? You should just give up, my shell armor is impenetrable." Kame told him
Yamori once again attempted to sneak up against Kid this time with a madness bomb around her right hand. Kid had sensed her soul nearing and was waiting for his chance to finally strike one of the witches.
Yamori was right behind Kid as she aimed to push the bomb into Kid's head, only to have him to dodge to the left making Yamori miss. She noticed this and dispersed the madness bomb before she hit Kame.
"Now's my chance." Kid thought as he turned Soul's blade around making it press against Yamori's side. "I am terribly sorry." Kid muttered as his grip on Soul tightened as his right arm extended to its full length bringing the scythe blade through the gecko witch.
Kame simply watched with wide eyes as Yamori's body was split in two, her body floated for a few seconds until it finally burst leaving only a soul.
"You had great potential and you wasted it." Kid stated as he extended his arm. He then stored Yamori's soul in his body.
The crowd too watched in shock, most had expected a gory scene but only saw Yamori's body disappear which also frightened them.
"He killed her." Hiyori muttered as he watched Kid who was floating, holding Soul.
"He really is the god of death. He killed her without blinking." She thought.
"Did you say something Hiyori-chan?" Yama asked
Hiyori simply ignored her as he stared up at the death god.
"How dare you! You reaper! All you like is killing us witches. That is why we can never be in peace for you will always continue killing us!" Kame shouted in anger, loud enough for everyone to hear.
"God of Death! I WILL ENJOY KILLING YOU!" Kame shouted insanely as her body started changing. The shell armor started covering her skin completely, and her neck slightly got longer.
Everyone heard her yell and call Kid the god of death, some gasped other simply stood their confused.
"It can't be." Kid muttered as he watched her form change.
Kid quickly decided to act "Soul let's go!" He shouted.
Soul immediately understood what he meant "Right!"
"Let's go Soul Resonance!" Both Soul and Kid shouted in unison as the wind around them started picking up.
Kame continued to change unaware of Kid's plan.
Kid then went full speed towards Kame's changing form "WITCH HUNTER!" He shouted as Soul's blade became a giant multi-colored blade, with a very strange crescent shape. Everyone watching in person and those who watched from their televisions, across Japan marveled at the color of the blade.
Kid swung the Witch Hunter horizontally across attempting to break through the armor. As the blade and armor connected, electricity appeared from the impact.
"Come on!" Kid shouted as he pushed harder against the armor. More and more electricity struck out.
"Why isn't this working? That armor can't be this strong!" Soul shouted from his weapon form.
"I feared this. Her soul has become filled with madness and seems to be a kishin-egg." Kid stated as he continued pressing the Witch Hunter against Kame's side.
"How is that possible?!" Soul shouted
"I don't know this is the first witch to ever contain a kishin-egg." Kid told him. After seeing he wasn't doing any damage, Kid stopped the Witch Hunter and back up.
"That didn't work, we'll have to use a more powerful technique." Kid stated
"Here we go! Again, Soul Resonance!" Kid shouted as he once again charged Kame.
"KISHIN HUNTER!" As Kid shouted causing an error to erupt throughout the area. This time the giant multi-colored blade disappeared and Soul scythe appearance changed completely. The blade now had piano keys much like when Maka killed the Kishin and the entire body was now black.
"Using such a powerful move on her, isn't this too much?" Soul asked
"There has never been a witch with a kishin-egg, so we must take precautions and make sure we rid the world of this evil." Kid explained
This time he went to stab Kame's abdomen, but like before the impact only created electricity.
"Soul play!" Kid shouted.
"Right" As Soul said this a piano appeared in front of him within his weapon form and he pressed down on the keys.
Kid noticed the armor start cracking "We have to press harder." Kid thought as he did just that.
"I will kill you." Kame grabbed Kid's neck and started strangling him. Even though he was being strangled Kid still held tight to Soul and continued pressing it harder against her armor.
"You are gone! You are not a witch anymore, you've been overrun by madness, and this is the only way to set you free!" Kid said through choked breaths.
"The new world will be ruled by witches and your precious DWMA won't exist anymore." Kame continued strangling Kid.
"Your… time is up." Kid said this as he finally broke through the armor puncturing Kame. Kame stopped strangling Kid which allowed him to grab Soul with both his hands. He proceeded to slice upward through Kame's body. Her body started splitting and soon disappeared leaving a red witch shaped soul.
"The first witch kishin-egg." Kid stated as he floated downward with the soul. The soul stopped two feet above the ground and Kid landed.
"This madness magic is really dangerous." Kid said as he landed
He grabbed the witches red soul, slightly intrigued by this new discovery. "A new type of witch and kishin-egg. Better keep this soul in safe keeping." Kid said this as he stored the soul away in his reaper body.
"Excuse me." Kid turned to see Satsu along with several police officers behind him, all visibly cautious as they neared him. Kid noticed his mask was in Satsu's hands.
"I believe this belongs to you." Satsu stated as he shakily gave Kid his mask.
"Thank you, I hope everyone in the center got out alright." Kid told Satsu as he put his collar together, pulled up his hood and put on the mask.
"Some people gained some bruises and scrapes but no one got badly injured. That's thanks to you and your friend…there." Satsu stated this as he motioned to Kid's scythe.
"We are glad, we got here in time but I have to go now." Kid said this as he powered up his reaper jets already rising to the sky.
"Wait…who are you guys, what is your name?" Satsu asked this as Kid was about to fly away. Kid's expressionless mask looked down at Satsu, which slightly frightened the officer, even if it was a mask, with Kid's all black clothing and scythe, it really gave him a chill.
"You can call me Lord Death the Kid, as for who we are, you can see us as your protectors. Goodbye." With that Kid blasted off towards the rest stop leaving baffled officer along with baffled spectators present and baffled spectators all over Japan.
A/N Hope you enjoyed this rather long chapter. It was initially going to be two separate chapter but oh well here you go.