Soul Eater: Legend of the Dragon

I give all credit for Soul Eater to Atsushi Okubo.

Devouring the Witch's Heart: The Ultimate Bio-Weapon?

A sound soul dwells within a sound mind and a sound body.

Hellcat could hear it. The piano. The song that echoed in her soul spoke of pain and suffering, and of love and redemption. It was dark and mysterious, yet soothing and uplifting. Hellcat could feel her soul wavelength begin to match up with those of her comrades. She grinned. Soul Eater, you play one damn fine piano. She closed her eyes and focused on what Marie was saying. Limit his movement… Think of something… I can help slow down Uncle Franken. But I can also distract Medusa… She opened her eyes at Marie's scream and saw Stein throw Maka and Crona into a wall. Maka began pleading with the professor.

"Professor Stein, you have to wake up! We need you now! Please, Professor Stein!"

Stein began turning the bolt in his head. "The noise won't go away," he droned.

"It's meaningless static," Medusa said, "nothing more than that. Let's silence it, shall we?"

Hellcat's eyes widened in horror as she watched a thick black arrow slither down the wall toward Maka and aim to slice off her head.

"Nosy little girl." Medusa smirked. "Say good-bye."

"Maka, behind you!" Hellcat cried. "Look out!"

Blood spurted from Crona's body as the arrow ran him through. Maka screamed. "CRONA!" She ran to catch him as the arrow flung his lifeless body. "Crona!" Tears streamed form her eyes. "Stay with me Crona! Crona!"

Hellcat jumped to her friends and softly nuzzled Crona's cheek. "C'mon, Crona, move."

"Crona! Crona…" Maka gritted her teeth and watched the black blood pool on the floor.

Ragnarok bubbled up from the blood. "Great," he muttered. "Now we're both dying… And it's all because of you… Idiot…"

"No, you'll be alright." Maka silently prayed she wasn't wrong.

"Ma… Maka…" Crona smiled tiredly.

"This is the end of the line… We're really finished now… You've been nothing but trouble since we've known you… You really suck… Yeah, you suck… But at least you're here… with stupid Crona at the end…" Ragnarok melted back into the blood and was silent.

"Maka, please… Don't cry…" Crona slowly raised his hand for Maka to hold. "I'm happy now… for the first time… I finally am… Because you… were my friend… It's okay…" He closed his eyes and went limp.

Hellcat sniffled and lightly touched Crona's face, wiping the trickle of blood from his chin. The black blood… Witch's blood… Medusa's blood… If I use this, then… But, Crona… No, I can't… And yet… She licked the blood from her finger. What's making me do this? She looked at the pool of black blood that gathered on the cold floor around her. The power that comes with drinking this… Could it be enough to defeat Medusa? She dipped the tip of her tail blade into the blood and licked it off. "Maka, you and Soul fight. I'll look after Crona."

Maka nodded slightly and laid Crona on the floor. "Take good care of him," she whispered as she stood.

"Don't worry. I will." Hellcat lowered her head and lapped up some of the blood on the floor. He's still alive in there somewhere. I can hear his heartbeat. It's so faint. And he's still bleeding. I have to cauterize the wounds. She heated her claws and touched them to Crona's injury, burning the cut blood vessels and stopping the bleeding. She looked up at the fight and smiled. "Uncle Franken. Welcome back. We've been waiting for you."

"Wait for the moment to strike, Honeko…"

Daddy.

The black dog grinned. "It's time to go wild!"

Maka had done it. Medusa had been driven from the little girl's body by the Genie Hunter. It was Hellcat's turn. For revenge. She bolted and slashed at the witch, cleaving both her, and the wall behind her, in two.

"Chow time." Hellcat sprung up and grabbed Medusa's soul in her teeth. She swallowed it whole. Ah, vengeance. It tastes so… bitter. Ugh. She stuck out her tongue in distaste.

Medusa laughed as her body faded. "Genie Hunter may have worked against me… But it won't be enough to defeat the Kishin…"

Stein looked at the postcard and smiled. "It says 'shujaat'."

"What's that?" Marie asked.

"Kinda sounds like a spell," Soul added.

Stein continued to smile. "'Bravery'. That's how it translates." He handed the folded postcard back to Maka.

"'Bravery'?"

Stein stood up, the smile never leaving his face. "An important word indeed. Only seven letters, but so many meanings behind it."

Maka clutched the card to her heart with a smile of her own. "Yeah."

"Stein and I should get going." Marie stood up. "We'll head straight back to the Academy. We need to write up our reports, and see about these two."

"What are you guys going to do?" Stein asked.

Maka got to her feet with a determined expression. "That's easy. We're going after the Kishin."

"Yeah, that's what I expected you to say." Stein grew serious. "Listen, Maka. As long as Lord Death's soul keeps him bound to Death City, your anti-magic wavelength may be the only chance we have at defeating the Kishin Asura. Do you understand what that means?"

"Yes."

Hellcat roared. Everyone turned to look at her. Maka's eyes widened. Soul took a step back. Marie gasped. Stein merely smiled. Hellcat stood hunched over. Four large wings sprouted from her back. Her feet changed from paws to metal, blade-clawed raptor feet. Her tail lengthened and became covered in tan and black scales. Blades sprouted from her jaw like spikes. Her fangs grew longer and sharper. All over her body, her furry black spots became patches of armored black scales. I finally did it. She let out a reverberating bellow.

"What happened to her?" Marie whispered.

"She's become the ultimate Bio-Weapon," Stein answered. "She's become a Dragon."

Hellcat roared again. She examined herself, experimentally flapping her bladed wings. "This is what a Cat-Type Dragon looks like, huh?" She lashed her tail. "Not quite what I was expecting, but it'll work." She smiled. "I still owe Lord Death an apology for destroying the walls of my cell. I'll accompany you back to Death City."

Stein nodded. "That sounds good to me."

Hellcat turned to Maka and Soul. "You two take care of yourselves. The spider witch won't make it easy. Neither will Asura." She smiled and held out her hand. Gold foil glinted in the firelight. One heads, one tails. "For Meister and Weapon. Keep them with you."

Maka and Soul chuckled. Maka took the heads piece, Soul the tails.

"They'll keep you safe and protect you." Hellcat winked. "Let's say it's insurance. Those pieces have a special spell on them that'll help you in battle. I'm giving them to you in exchange for the black blood I got from resonating with you."

Soul's eyes widened. "What?"

She chuckled. "Don't worry. I'm a dead-end host of sorts. The black blood didn't pass through me." She snapped her fingers. "I can handle it. I'm already pretty nuts."

Maka shrugged with a chuckle. "Can't argue with that."

Hellcat: Daddy… I did it. I became a Dragon.

Kuroken: You did well, my darling. I'm so proud of you.

Hellcat: And now that I've avenged you and Jethro, I can set my sights on the Kishin Asura. And I can show him true madness and fear!

Kuroken: Next time on Soul Eater: Legend of the Dragon- Hellcat's Apology: Will You Forgive Me, Uncle Death?

Hellcat: This can only end badly.