DWTD Chapter 14

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Soul POV

I hit the jack pot. Everyone else was rushing their candidates to their starting point and getting ready to watch them as they completed the test, while I sat next to my dead friend. I usually pick people at random for this test, but this time I actually looked for someone special. This particular asshole wreaked havoc in the under world, he was a black dealer selling heavy weapons to young children. He wasn't a target for slaughter yet and it saddens me that I had to kill him off without a reward, but I don't think I could have gotten off the hook so easy if I chose a milder target.

I sit back with my hands behind my head, in the seat the Alburn girl sat just over an hour ago. Just thinking of her reaction brought a smile to my face; she was pale, scared, and gave a screech when I snapped my friend's neck. Although she was terrified, there was something in her eyes; I don't know if it was determination or defiance, but the look was intoxicating. I could help but stare at the young woman. She was something else; she has a small frame, soft facial features and a decent sized rack, if I wasn't afraid of her over-protective father I would probably try to get a little something from her.

I sigh, although I'm thrilled that I don't have to babysit some lunatic for the day, I'm starting to get really bored sitting alone next to this prick. Part of me is hoping someone will kill themselves soon so I can have a little company, but the other is hoping for a bloodbath; it makes for a better show. My mind starts to wonder and I remember the last words I heard Maka say before passing out from Tsubaki's injection 'I would rather die then have to kill a living being...' and I was nervous for some reason. After hearing about her rampage with the demon I have been hunting, I have grown eager to meet her again and maybe flip a few of the switches that turn her rogue. I love a good challenge.

"You're lucky, I was going to assign him to Patty in a few days," a calm male voice spoke out from the darkness behind me, I jump from the suddenness of his voice. Before I have a chance to look behind me, the fog rises and a hooded figure walks towards to large wooden desk dropping the hood and sitting down in the chair in front of the fire.

"I thought that might be the case, I can't let her have all the fun now, can I?" I said with a laugh and a grin, "Besides, we both know he wouldn't have lasted past the first trials, he would have broke a rule within the first five minutes!"

"And you thought this be a good idea? What if he actually followed the rules and passed the test?" the reaper said with a bit of a snap to his voice.

"Then he would become a reaper, if he stepped out of line, you would kill him. Didn't you say the same thing about Patty and Liz? Look how they turned out! Patty is the most loyal reaper you have here and Liz is a mercy killer, I really don't see what the problem is..."

"The problem is you don't think before you act, Soul. You create mayhem wherever you go and say 'fuck it' to the consequences!" Kid's voice was on the rise, this wasn't a good sign. If I planned on staying alive, I had to think of something to say that would save my ass, and I had to think fast.

"Isn't that why you turned me?" Kid gave me a puzzled look and I continued on, hoping to say something useful, "You needed a quick thinker on your crew. You have a lot of powerful players, but none of them are cunning enough to pull us out of a tight situation. Don't get me wrong, I have put myself into some pretty nasty jams, but I have always been able to get myself and the group out with little collateral damage. I'm your fast-talking,cunning, sneaky motherfucker, that's why you put up with me." One glance at Kids face told me everything I needed to know- I had won this round.

"You are definitely a smooth talker. This conversation is not over though, I will have to call a couple others in to go over the rules of choosing candidates. Apparently thirteen of you assholes decided it was a good idea to choose lethal partners for this test, that means this test is rigged with all sorts of fucked up! I can already tell that this year is going to be a mess-" the reaper lord was interrupted by a sudden uplifting in the fog, and within the fog a scream was heard and a picture started to show itself in its center.

"Looks like we already have a casualty!" I say with a smirk on my face and I walk behind the desk and stand next to Kid to take a look at the projection ahead, "Who bit the bullet?"

"It looks like the list of suicides first, we have six so far this year," pictures of slaughtered individuals flash by in the fog, some where killed with mercy and others were ripped apart, "We have four rule breakers and two that actually committed suicide."

"Really? Wow, that's actually not too bad, last year we had thirteen within the first ten minutes," I mumble, "Who's partner's lost?"

"Some common ones; Tsubaki's ran for the border as soon as they landed, she mercy killed him," an image appeared in the fog of a young man with a bullet in his head, "The next was Liz; hers immediately called home and left a message, so she slit her throat and is now trying to erase the message before the family hears it, otherwise she will have to kill all of them," another image appeared, this time it showed a teenage girl drenched in blood, her head was barely attached to her shoulders. "It looks like Kim and Harvar both had their candidates try and take public transportation out of the city walls, Kim threw hers' off a moving train and Harvar snapped his candidates' neck just before he boarded a plane." Once again images showing the deceased passed through the fog, it showed a middle aged man crumpled next to some tracks and another older male shoved into a suitcase going around on the luggage turn-about, stuck in an infinite loop, never to be claimed.

"What about the suicides?" I asked calmly, a part of me secretly hoping not to hear the Alburn name.

"Marie had her girl jump from a 30 story business building, that was quite a mess," there was almost nothing left of the girl mentioned; just copious amounts of blood and guts hanging from every wall, car and person unlucky enough to be in the area at the time. "And the last one is kind of a shocker to me-"

"I watched it happen," said a sullen voice from the left side of us, his voice echoing from the darkness, "I couldn't stop her..."

"When she goes out in that way, how can you expect to stop her?" replies Kid, he looks out into the darkness and sighs. "I know how you're feeling-"

"HOW THE HELL SHOULD YOU KNOW HOW I AM FEELING?!" screams the male's voice from out of sight, "DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LOSE SOMEONE YOU LOVE?!"

"I told you not to get your hopes up, her nomination was a mistake. She shouldn't have been put in this test," Kid spoke in smooth words, but the feeling coming from them was poison. I knew the sound of the cries, I have heard them before. "She was a good person that wasn't made for this line of work and I told you that this might happen, but you chose to have her as your partner."

"What else was I supposed to do? She found out my truth! I didn't have many choices once she knew, she either took the test or I would have had to silence her myself! I can't live like this any more! Just kill me! PLEASE!" a loud booming cry was echoing from the darkness and Kid could only shake his head and turn to the projection in the fog to watch the scene that had unfolded. I was surprised to see the people who appeared in the mist.

"I told you, I can't kill another human being, I would rather die myself!"cried the voice of a light hair girl, her hands were in her face.

"Please, I promise it get's easier! You won't have to do it alone! I will stay by your side the entire time, just please, don't do it!"

"How can YOU do it? How do you kill people without feeling remorse?! I never thought you were like this..."

"It's not what you think it is! I swear I will explain everything to you after this round, just please try, for me?"

"It's too late, I have seen you do your work and I can't do that!" she removed her hands and threw a punch at the person in front of her, hitting him right in the face.

"I didn't mean for you to-"

"ENOUGH!" she bellows, her voice filled with pain and contempt, "I have loved you for as long as I can remember, and when we finally became a couple, I didn't think that there was anyone that could get between us!"

"There still isn't! Please Maggie, don't do it!"

The woman took a gun out of her bag and pointed it to her temples, "You betrayed my trust, Ox. I thought you were better than this." with those words said, she shot herself in the head, spilling blood and bits of brain and skull fragments all over the walls and ground below, her limp body following shortly behind it.

Out of the shadows emerged the red, puffy face of Ox Ford. His hands were trembling and his eyes still leaked tears, I couldn't help but feel embarrassed just looking at him. "How did she find out?" I asked, uninterested in what ever answer that came out.

"I had to kill her father. He found out about me and was going to tell others," choked the sobbing man to our left, "Just as I was disposing of his body, she walked in and freaked out. I tried to explain everything to her, but it was all too much for her to take in, so she-" his reply was interrupted by more of his insufferable bawling.

"You should have put her down as soon as she found out," a soft voice spoke, "She was never meant for this kind of work. You were made to kill, she wasn't. Get a hold of yourself before the rest of the team comes back, I don't want everyone to know I have a pathetic reaper in my crew." and with those words, the balding male dropped into the fog below and began another set of hystarical cries. Kid's point seemed harsh, but we knew it to be fair. Kid was known for have some of the most ruthless reapers in his squad, so if word got out that he had a weak member, another Grim might try to seize control of his land. One had tried before and was dealt with mercilessly.

"Are there any more deaths?" I was curious, I looked down at my watch and saw that the test had started two hours ago.

"Nothing yet, it seems that most people are just trying to grasp what they are supposed to do. Only five people have started with their hunt; Patty, Black*Star, Mifune, Azusa and Spirit all have their potential reapers hunting."

"Spirit? His daughter is hunting?" complete shock had hit me, the thought just wouldn't process.

"Actually, Maka Alburn is close to catching her first target; she was assigned to kill Jacqueline's partner and some old lady in a nursing home. Currently, Jacqueline's pick is sitting on a rooftop crying to herself."

My eyes focused in on the fog mirage ahead, and a smile crept up to my face. How the hell did Spirit manage to convince his daughter to kill?

So I am getting really bad for this updating late thing, again, Halloween shit has taken my attention away from story telling, sorry dudes!

I know you are all going to seem a little confused with this turn of events, but I hope you didn't think I would actually kill Maka off so easily! Things will be explained in another chapter, possibly the next one, or maybe in five chapters from now. You will just have to wait and see!

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