Kid was at the moment had decided to talk to Crona about this situation Demeter is putting them. A situation he does not like.

AT ALL.

He sighed as he held the pomegranate in one hand.

"At least this way it may be better."

'Crona may be forced to choose but I still want him to have the choice.' Before he could think of what to say to the said pinkette, he felt painful tug. He hissed in pain and gripped the edge of his table.

'KID!'

"Crona!" he teleported, dropping the fruit. He went to the garden looking around for Crona but his presence was not here. He could only find Crona was no where to be but only his sword. He gripped the sword tightly.

Kid was so enraged he was transforming in in seconds and can already sense where he was and growled.

Maka held Crona as she tried to pass on through barely seeing Cerberus approaching her. She felt stupid about wasting the vial but she was a step ahead. She kicked the side of her heel and she began to fly over the guard dog and grinning in triumph as the dogs were growling and barking.

'Almost there!" she smiled excitedly knowing she was going to succeed. What she did not expect however was a fire ball blasting near her. She screamed in shock but was able to dodge and pushed the speed on the flying shoes up a notch.

'Gotta hurry!' She could not look back knowing who was behind her.

"GIVE HIM BACK!" Kid roared as he was flying after her across the river of Styx.

Maka relentless and stubborn, kept on going but alas even flying sandals cannot last. Little did she know the sandals has a limit and pushing the shoes to go faster was practically killing it. She notice she was losing speed and altitude as she was now having to run on foot.

'Only a few more miles to go and Demeter will be reunited with her son.' She kept thinking as a mantra. 'And all of life will come back.'

But before she could move even further, a ball of fire had stopped her, practically surrounding them. Maka was scared and trapped and soon felt the cold and bitter rage of the god coming behind her. She turned to see the king walking through the fire as if it was merely nothing.

"That's as far as you go Maka!" he barked his eyes glowing with so much rage. "I do not care how you got here but you will leave empty handed."

Maka was scared to see him here fully monster form. She was shaking in fear holding out her sword, ready to strike. She knew it was going to be hard but with Crona here in his state, was going to be harder than before especially seeing that awful evil beast here stopping her from doing what's right.

"He has to be with his mother! It's the only way to save all life on the surface!" Maka stated as she stood her ground.

"Stubborn and foolish, you truly follow your mothers way as well Demeter." Kid spoke and growled deeply. He was sensing Crona was unharmed but merely asleep , he was relieved but angry at the same time.

"You really don't listen to others warning, especially when they tell you what you need to hear." He was now merely a foot away. He leaned a bit, his sclera once white was now black as the pit of Tartarus and golden irises now glowing. "I love Crona very, very much." He spoke, holding Maka's sword and melting it with his bare hands. "I don't care if Demeter sends her wrath on me, or threatens my existense; Crona deserves the life he wants, the life he chooses."

Maka was now backing away as she she now knew she has no weapons. She unconsciously gripped the charm Demeter gave her.

The king continued with fire coming out of his mouth and hands, engulfing his arms. "Not chosen by you, not by his mother. Not even by me."

Maka gripped Crona close, guilty as she held him like a shield, causing the king to be even more enraged.

"I gave him the chances to leave if he wanted to go!" Kid yelled and calmed a bit. "Yet he didn't and told me he wishes to be with me. I know I'm a monster, what people sees only the bad. I can hear every whisper when told about me, stories written about how horrible I am! How I am a monster of all kind!"

Kid growled and stared at Crona, the only few and only love. "But yet Crona," he said looking at Crona with so much care, "Crona has seen both of my sides and he still loves me." He moved his eyes to Maka, eyes so narrowed and hate to the core. "Tell me," Kid gave Maka a cold stare that gave her chills, "why do you deny all the sign and the truth that he truly loves me? chose me and no one else bit you don't listen. Why?"

Maka was now the one staring daggers at the king as said king continued. "It isn't just Demeter isn't it? It's something else, something that you have denied for so long."

Maka was becoming angrier by the second but not just at the king.

At her friend.

At herself.

For years she had known Crona nearly the whole demi-god's life. She was helping him out from his loss. All she wants is what's best for him and nothing more. But like Demeter, she does not want Crona to be with someone who is horrible and a monster on the inside and out. She heard the fates foretold Crona was meant to be with the vicious king. Life and death will walk hand in hand. Maka saw what the king is truly is and knows Crona would live in hell and never see light. She knew she had to save Crona from this solitude.

From a horrible fate.

"You had hope he would fall in love with you." Kid spoke and this triggered Maka's rage.

"I am Crona's best friend! His first friend! I was by his side for all those years!" she began punching aimlessly at the said god but never made contact. "I care about his feelings, I protected him! But you had to always interfere and worst of all, he love you!

You who is a monster!" she then pulled out a sword she long forgotten she had and attack with such rage.

"Cold-hearted!" she kept attacking.

"He chose you from the very beginning! Why?!"

Kid was unfazed by this. "I ask the same question and yet I know the answer already and so do you." He then used the shadows to push her farther away from Crona. He made his way to Crona. "I was there by Crona the longest Maka. I was there when he was about to be killed twice and was there to keep the monsters from harming him." He was now standing before Crona. "He and I share something deeper, something that cannot be broken or destroyed." He keeled down, caressing his demi-god's cheek lovingly. "You wish to deny it because you had hoped Crona will choose you and need you if you were the only one to stay the longest. That's why you pushed him to the arrogant prince because you knew he would have run to you for comfort. An awful and disgusting plan." Kid growled.

Before kid got closer, plants and trees grew all around Maka and Crona. Kid filled with rage burned the trees to the ground to find no one there. He was enraged.

"Demeter!"he yelled and teleported to Demeter's domain. Before he could go into the forest of Demeter, soul was already there.

"Dude I'm sorry, I should have followed her, I could have stopped her but it seems fates had their hands on this."

"You didn't know… I'm still going to get Crona." Kid growled as he felt heat radiating in his body. "I love him no matter what! No one is going to stop me!" before kid was about to enter, soul held him by the shoulder.

"Kid you'll waste your time. They took Crona somewhere else."

Kid grabbed soul by the neck and held him in the air.

"Where!? Tell me!" he roared.
"That's the… thing… I… don't know… it's suppose to be a place where even you can't sense Crona. Let me find out and I'll take you there." Soul said trying to save some air in his lungs.

Kid tried to relax and let go of soul. Soul took in some air and decided it might be a good time to tell him the truth.

"Listen there is something you have to know. I know I'm going to get in trouble for this, but it's about Crona that Demeter kept a secret…"