"Lord Death! Scythe-meister Maka reporting for duty! What's the emergency?"
"I'm afraid I have very bad news." Immediately, Soul and Maka knew that this was a true emergency. Neither of them had ever heard Lord Death sound so gravely serious, not even when the kishin Asura was revived. "Soul, as a Death Scythe it is your duty to be my personal weapon. Keep in mind that the only reason I am not wielding you today is that...I have been judged too involved with the situation to take part in it. I will be monitoring from my mirror instead. Maka will wield you today in battle."
Soul felt a hum of excitement zip through their soul link at the realization they would be fighting together again. They both worked best together. On top of that, their soul resonance had grown considerably since defeating Asura. Subconsciously he reached a hand out to her, which she grabbed tightly. Soul began to feel worry emanate from Maka. "Lord Death, what is going on?" She asked, getting to the heart of the matter.
The black-garbed man bowed his head slightly. "An old enemy of mine that has eluded my grasp for centuries has taken my son."
Silence. Shock. Maka gasped as the meaning of the statement permeated her brain. "Kidd," she whispered. Lord Death nodded, a tear falling from his mask. At the sight of it, Maka's gaze hardened with determination. "Who did this?" She asked with deadly calm. Soul immediately glanced at her and squeezed her hand. He knew this was going to be hard for both of them.
"A witch by the name of Siafu. He has a nasty habit of hiding himself and all his treasures underground around the world. Unfortunately, he counts victims as treasures and very few have been recovered once they disappear underground. Kidd took the mission when Siafu was sighted in Australia."
Lord Death sighed heavily. "Australia is notorious for being his hiding place. The entire country is riddled with his underground tunnel systems. The few people who have found an entrance to his tunnels have been carried away, eaten alive, or both by his deadly army ants. The circumstances are grim...That is why I am sending in my death scythes and the three-star meisters instead of the one-star meisters that are students here at the academy. It will be very dangerous."
Pausing to let the information sink in, Lord Death looked at them seriously. "Will you accept this mission?"
Maka and Soul stood wide-eyed with disbelief. Siafu. The Siafu. Maka nodded an affirmative, gripping Soul's hand. Soul asked, "Lord Death? What exactly is the mission's objective? To recover Kidd or to kill Siafu?" Maka held her breath, waiting for the answer.
After a moment of breathless anticipation, Lord Death sighed and stated in an emotionless voice: "Kill Siafu. Stop him from becoming a kishin."