Avianna summoned a harsh tailwind. Maka could feel it dragging her backwards. She stepped forward, but the wind blew her foot and she tripped. The giant Staraptor soared into the air, and dived down on Maka with her talons pointing outwards. Maka rolled out of the way, escaping Avianna's attack with just a few mere scratches.
"What a waste of an attack," spat Maka.
Black stripes appeared on Black*Star's face, and he struck the raptor with the shadowy streaks from his Shadow*Star attack. The diamond Pidgey broke into small pieces. Lord Death's hand grew to an enormous size. He threw a shattering punch which shoved the bird into the wall of the DWMA. The impact sent a large crack travelling up the wall, and Avianna flew out of its way as it tumbled down.
"You're supposed to be a shinigami…it's about time you started fighting like one!" the Witch crowed. She tossed numerous stars at her opponents at high speed. Lord Death smacked them back at her, and Black* Star was hit by a few of them. Maka blocked them with her scythe. Avianna felt her blood boil. She tensed her wing muscles, and they took on a metallic shine.
"Steel Wing!"
Avianna tore Lord Death's veil with one wing, and slapped him with the other. Once he had hit the ground, he appeared to be unconscious.
"LORD DEATH! Maka screamed, hurtling over to the shinigami. Avianna jabbed at her with her beak. Every hit forced the air out of the girl's lungs and she slumped onto Lord Death's veil, struggling to breathe.
"You'll never beat us! We're too strong for you!"
"Black*Star…" Maka mumbled, only to be completely ignored by him.
"You can't even beat me, and I'm just a kid! Doesn't that make you wonder just how USELESS YOU ARE?"
"Black*Star, she'll ki-"
"And you'll definitely NEVER defeat me!"
Black*Star also interrupted Tsubaki; he was too absorbed in his inflated sense of his own strength to listen to anyone. Meanwhile, Avianna began to gain altitude.
"BLACK*STAR!"
"Shut up, Maka! I haven't finished yet ! And do you wanna know why you won't defeat me, Witch? It's because I'm Black*Star, the world's greatest assassin! I WILL SURPASS-"
Blood squirted from his chest. His face pictured the same startled expression as Kid's did when Maka witnessed his death. Avianna's beak drilled through his chest.
"…God…"
Tsubaki automatically returned to human form, but there was nothing she could do to help her meister. Avianna tore open his chest with her talons. She ripped out his heart and pecked at it delightfully, making the most of the time she had to rest; Tsubaki and Maka were too stunned to move.
"Maka…"
No reply.
"Maka."
Nothing.
"Maka? Are you there? Hello? We're in the middle of a fight," Soul said, gently moving in her hand.
Maka shook her head, and tightened her grip.
"Let's go! SOUL RESONANCE!"
Maka decided to try out something different. She focused on both Soul and Vulpix at the same time. She reflected on the time when she had first received her Vulpix, and tried to merge that with her memories of first meeting Soul. She could see a white- haired boy with a Vulpix laying on his lap. He gently stroked its sublime fur.
"You wanna hear something I made up not too long ago?"
Maka smiled, and Soul's fingers danced on the keys like spiders' legs. Vulpix pounced off of his lap and hid behind Maka's leg. All of a sudden, Maka felt overcome by her power and screeched at the top of her voice.
"Maka! What's going on?" Soul gasped, as the trio's combined souls expanded into a fiery sphere.
"I…DON'T KNOW…BUT I KNOW WE'LL DEFINITELY KILL THE WITCH!"
Avianna crossed her wings, and swiftly spread them to unleash a Heat Wave attack that blended with the fiery soul. The added power overwhelmed the meister. Once the fire dispersed, all that was left was a very still Maka lying on the floor, badly burned.
"It's all over, Maka Albarn…"