Maka sat in the only chair available at the long table filled with all the other adults of Shibusen It was the queen's chair. "Oh no Maka-Chan…that is my seat, you belong up here" Shinigami-sama said pointing to the seat at the head of the table. Maka was shocked, were they really placing everything in her hands? "We're leaving our fate to this girl?" stein yelled furiously standing up in haste. "Stein calm down" spirit replied tugging on his sleeve to get him to sit down. "You can't fight anyway so why are you complaining?"
All eyes turned to Maka "Feeling audacious today?" spirit asked gently not fully able to understand when his little girl had started speaking that way toward her teachers. "Just Full of energy" Maka replied quickly before she turned toward her father smiling wide and rushing over to give him a hug. "I don't think you'd believe who I saw today" she grinned "hmmm if I had to guess I would say your mother" Maka grinned even brighter hugging her dad tighter "I know you asked her to come help me…..thank you daddy" spirit's eyes widened she hadn't called him daddy since the first time she caught him cheating.
"Haruko-kun is here?" Shinigami-sama asked in shock 'never expected that to happen' Maka turned around nodding and walking back toward the chalk board picking up a piece of chalk "Shinigami-sama how strong of a barrier can you create and how big?" Shinigami-sama thought for a moment "I can make one to cover the school and it'll hold for an hour before I'll have to shrink it to this room alone" Maka nodded "what if you were covering only this ONE room?" "I could hold it for almost a day" Maka nodded her head solemnly "will you be able to keep out the insanity?"
The room was full of sounds of recognition as they realized her plans "yes but with the level of insanity the Kishin gives off I won't last more than an hour even for this one room." Maka looked around to the inhabitants of the table. "all the citizens will need to be brought to this room and kept here during the battle, stein and Chrona will need to be kept here as well, inside the barrier the insanity cannot affect either of them and they should be safe, if anything gets through the barrier then they will be able to protect everyone, while Shinigami-sama concentrates on the shield and if it falls before the battle ends, you would have time to adjust to the insanity with the little bit That will leak through the barrier bit by bit so you won't be overcome and can still protect everyone."
Stein grinned at her nodding, although he wasn't fond of the idea of being led around by a child he had to admit she was one of the smartest in the school and if anyone can pull this off she could. "What of the Okuni boy?" Maka's eyes got wide as everyone at the table went into an uproar "there's an Okuni here?" Sid roared standing up "Where the monster?" "SILENCE!" the crowd stopped and stared at Maka "he knows nothing of his past or of what he is, he will not hurt us, and he is one of our allies." The people still seemed outraged that they were fighting beside him but sat down in their chairs and watched Maka.
"thank you" she turned back to the board during the time that Shinigami-sama is defending the citizens, death the Kidd, Liz, Patti, black*star, tsubaki, Sojiro, my mother, father, and I will all be fighting" she looked at the adults sitting at the table "I need all of you to stand guard around the city, the Kishin will most likely bring monster and demons with him, they are your responsibility, do not let them breach the barrier no matter what" all the people nodded "dismissed" Maka turned toward the exit "get all the rest you can and get up early tomorrow, we set up in the morning. Tomorrow is either the end of everything or the beginning of a new Shibusen. Tomorrow we face the Kishin, WE WILL NOT FAIL!"
Maka sat on her bed that night, 'I said for everyone to rest but I just can't sleep right now and all that's fine but actually winning tomorrow is gonna be difficult, this necklace…I know how to use it but….will it work the way I need it to?' Maka twirled the chain in between her fingers before reaching for her coat to go train a bit more, no sense in sitting there doing nothing if she couldn't sleep. 'Maka! Can you hear me?' Maka felt a tug on her heart; soul was trying to reach her 'soul?' 'Get ready they changed the plan they're leaving now, they'll be there soon hurry!' Maka bolted out of her room "get up now!" she screamed pounding on black*star and Tsubaki's door then running to pound on baler's
"Maka what's wrong?" Blair cried opening the door swiftly "soul just sent me a message, they're coming now, move we have to get ready!" Maka ran out of the door onto the porch grabbing the rail and slinging herself over it and rolling on the ground two stories below her before standing with scrapped knees and running full speed through the town "THE KISHIN IS COMING!"
Her feet took her to Shibusen and she ran straight for Shinigami-sama's room, she didn't care it was the middle of the night she had to warn everyone, and if he could contact people through windows and mirror he could warn the townsfolk much faster than she could. She threw the door open running into the room "Maka-Chan? Are you alright?" Shinigami-sama asked placing a large hand on her shoulder, "Please, he's coming, warn them" she gasped out through heavy pants before sinking to her knees, taking large heaves of breath.
"this is Shinigami-sama, the Kishin is coming ahead of schedule all citizens report to the death room in Shibusen immediately, this is not a drill, please move quickly" he turned off the connection "Maka will you alright?" he asked helping her to her feet and stepping back. Her eyes were clenched in pain and she was shaking "I'm not ready….." she shook her head tears falling from her eyes. "I'm not ready to do this!" "That's why you have us to help you" Maka turned around, all of them were there, Chrona, Sojiro, Kidd, Liz, Patti, Tsubaki, and black*star. "Guys….." two hands gently squeezed her shoulder and Maka turned around to face two more people "mom…dad" they both nodded to her. Maka's face hardened in confidence, she had her family and friends, she would win "Let's do this" she took off running outside watching her friends follow behind her. It was time to put an end to this, today after almost two month of searching and training she would get soul back.
Maka stood outside Shibusen in the middle of the square, the sun was just barely rising as the group of fighters stood ready to take on the end of the world as they know it, the sun began to shine on them cast shadows, "glad to see you all came" Maka and the others turned to the voice there standing on top of a pillar from a broken building, the same one as last time. Maka turned toward Chrona and Sojiro "get inside the school now" soul grinned wider bowing low and exaggerated "there's no time for that it's time to start the show"