Mother's dark love
Crona and Medusa
Soul Eater
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In the witch world hospital, a seven month pregnant Medusa screamed in pain.
"For the love of god! Someone just kill me already!" she screamed gripping the bed rails.
"Almost there Medusa" said the nurse holding down one of her arms while her own sister Shaula held the other.
"Fuck you bitch! I'll fucking end you all!" she screamed tightening her hands to the point it looked like the rails were bending.
"I wish Arachne were here. She'd be much better help." grumbled Shaula. Unbeknownst to her in the ceiling corner behind her, a black spider had it's eyes lock on them.
"Come on now Ms. Gorgon, just one more push. You can do it."
"AHHHHHHHH!"
Medusa's scream rang through the whole hospital as the next sound was of an infant crying.
"It's a boy." the nurse smiled.
Shaula and Medusa smiled while the latter was panting after all her screaming.
The nurse cut the umbilical cord and went to clean the newborn.
"So, you gonna end us all now?" joked Shaula.
"Shut up, brat." Medusa laughed
"Here's your new son." smiled the nurse walking back in after drying the infant.
Shaula got a good look at her new nephew as he was passed to his mother. "He's so… tiny."
"But he's mine." smiled Medusa cradling the baby in her arms.
"Have you picked a name yet?" Shaula asked.
"Yes. Crona."
"After Great uncle Cronos, A.K.A Cronos the Cannibal?"
"Yes."
"You want to name your son after the man who ate almost every child he ever had?"
"Do you have a better idea?"
"Not really."
"Then it's settled." smiled Medusa looking down at her son. "Now if you don't mind, Crona and I need sleep."
"Of course."
Shaula and the nurse left the room as Medusa laid her child beside her.
She couldn't stop smiling as he slowly dozed off to sleep beside her.
Years passed and both mother and child slept together night after night.
Crona didn't find any problem with it as his mother homeschooled him most of his life and just thought it was normal.
As the sun rose on a new day, the boy now a young man woke to the familiar feeling of his mother's embrace. He smiled and snuggled closer as Medusa smiled in her sleep.
"Mother?"
"Mmm, what?" she groaned out slowly opening her eyes.
"The sun is awake so we should be too."
"Oh alright." Medusa sat up and stretched her tired limbs.
Crona did the same before his mom got up from the bed.
"Let's get some breakfast." Medusa said.
"Yes mother."
Medusa opened the cabinets and found barely anything in them. "Oh my, looks like we're going shopping."
"Should I get the broom?"
"Yes."
As they soared through the sky, Crona held tightly onto his mother. He didn't want to look down and get dizzy due to his little fear of heights. Medusa didn't mind; infact she would often go higher so he'd hold on tighter.
'He's so adorable when he's scared.' she grinned in her mind.
"Are we almost there mother?"
"Just about."
They arrived on the outskirts of town and Medusa got off her broom. Crona followed before they walked over to the market.
"Stay close to me Crona."
"Yes mother."
Medusa looked around at what was for sale. "Good looking produce today don't you think Crona?"
"Yes mother." he nodded. "Can I go look around on my own?"
"Alright, just be careful." she spoke with concern. Then leaned in close "And remember; if you find yourself in danger-"
"My black blood will protect me I know." Crona replied. He then went to explore on his own.
Medusa was hesitant to let him go on his own, but tried to focus on getting the groceries.
Crona continued to explore. He was never able to go anywhere on his own so today was special.
"You're a real mama's boy, Crona."
"Quiet Ragnarok. Mother will be angry if people find out about you."
"I'll say what I want." retorted the weapon. "Or are you gonna cry about it to mommy?"
"Stop it." he muttered.
"Make me."
Crona tried ignoring him as he kept looking around. He posted an alley and rushed for it. "Please Ragnarok, behave."
"Forget it."
Crona felt the weapon inside trying to come out. "Stop it Ragnarok." he whispered.
"Let me out Crona."
Crona gripped his elbows as he felt the weapon try to burst out. "No, mother says you can't come out in public."
As he tried to keep control, Medusa had finished gathering the food and looked around for her son, but when she didn't spot him she began to worry. "Crona?"
She walked down the road while keeping an eye out for him.
"I said stop Ragnarok!"
That got her attention before hurrying to where it came from.
"Crona?" she rounded a corner and saw Crona staggering a little.
"Mother, Ragnarok won't behave."
"Nark!"
Medusa narrowed her eyes as she walked over. "Ragnarok."
"Ah, mother!" gasped Crona with fear in his eyes.
"Ragnarok get out here now, don't make me send a snake in to get you."
Said weapon materialised out of Crona's back before Medusa reached over and grabbed his neck.
"Crona, cover your ears. I don't want you to hear this talk." ordered Medusa.
"Yes, mother."
Crona covered his ears as Medusa pulled Ragnarok's face in closer while her eyes stared directly into his own.
Ragnarok gulped from the fiery look in her eyes.
"Listen here. If I EVER see you try to bully Crona or insult him, I will make sure you become nothing but a mindless weapon with no will, no personality, and will be used without objection. Understand?"
"Clear as crystal." he squeaked
"Good." she let go of his throat. She smiled to her son and nodded. He dropped his hands. "As punishment Ragnarok, no breakfast for you."
"No!"
"Come along Crona."
He nodded before following his mom. They walked through town until someone ran into Crona knocking him down.
"Sorry." groaned a girl. She had blonde hair in pigtails and green eyes.
Crona stayed still since he didn't know how to deal with this.
"Hey you alright?" she asked.
Crona merely nodded while Medusa frowned at the girl.
"You didn't happen to see an albino with a box of books go by, did you?"
"No, we didn't. Now get off my son." ordered Medusa with her arms crossed.
"Oh! I am so sorry." the girl pushed herself up while Crona managed to stand back up.
"I-It's okay."
"Oh, I'm Maka by the way." introduced the girl with a smile.
"Crona." the boy blushed.
"Nice to meet you."
"Crona we need to get going, now." Medusa ushered her son away while glaring at the girl.
"Yes mother."
As the two left the girl, Medusa's thoughts were more dark and unrestrained than what Crona saw. 'She's trouble. I don't need some weak girl getting close to my son.'
They left town and Medusa retrieved her broom. She got on with Crona holding onto her waist. As they soared through the sky she could feel his grip was lacking. She went higher and felt little to no change.
"Crona, make sure you hold on tight."
"Huh, oh, sorry."
"Something wrong?"
"That girl she…I don't know."
"What? Did she hurt you?" 'If she did, I'll need to find a place to hide her body.'
"No, it's just… I can't stop thinking about her.
'WHAAAAAAAAAT?!' she thought with wide eyes before scowling.
"She was so pretty."
"What about me?" Medusa interjected on impulse.
"You're pretty too, but Maka…"
'Damn it. The first girl he ever meets and already he's fallen for her. I need to do something about her.' she turned and smiled at him. "Let's just get home and get you fed."
"Alright."
After filling both their stomachs, Medusa paced in her own personal studies. 'That girl has no idea what she has done.' Medusa's face was set in a scowl. 'I need to deal with her at once.'
"I'll just get rid of her and make it look like an accident." Medusa smiled walking out of her lab. She got the broom and made sure Crona didn't notice before flying out the window.
She tracked the girl to her house and waited for night.
When it came, she saw the girl and a boy with white hair and red eyes come home. Even outside the witch could hear the Maka girl screaming something about him getting rid of her books.
"Give it a rest." groaned the boy. "You wouldn't sell them yourself so I did it for you, got a good deal for 'em too.
"You should have asked me first!"
"I did and you growled at me, remember?"
'I'll just get rid of both of them.' thought Medusa who was losing her patience. "Soul protect, release."
Her magic abilities could be sensed right away by Maka who tensed up.
"Vector Arrow!"
Maka jumped back and dragged Soul as several arrows flew in and pierced the spot they were just on.
"How did they avoid that?"
"What the hell?!" gasped Soul.
"A witch!" maka exclaimed.
Soul and Maka held hands before he formed his scythe form.
'A weapon and meister?!' Medusa's eyes widened. 'You have to be kidding me!'
Medusa flew up in the air on her broom as Maka stepped out to look up.
"No you don't, Witch Hunter!" the blade on Soul glowed and became the shape of a crescent moon. "No one attacks us in our own home."
'I can't take the chance of them finding out Crona's my son. I need to leave.' she thought.
Maka let loose the Witch Hunter, slashing her broom and nicked her arm.
'Damn it!'
Medusa felt gravity as she was falling towards the ground. "Damn it. I miscalculated, badly." she landed on her pants suits tail and clutched her arm where blood dripped from the gash.
She looked up to see Maka run towards her. "We got her now Soul."
"I need to get out of here fast, Vector Plate!" the arrow appeared below her and propelled her away from the weapon and meister.
"She's getting away." Maka said.
Medusa made more plates appear and soon she was gone. She stopped making them after making sure she was far away and gritted her teeth at her failed assassination. "DAMN IT! All the girls in the world and my dear Crona had to fall for a meister." then she started to realise something; she told him all about DWMA and its students. She smiled as a new plan formed in her head.
Back home, Crona was beginning to worry about his mother, she had been gone for some time.
That's when she walked inside, "Crona please get the medical kit for me."
"Mother!" he gasped as he saw the blood drip onto the floor and rushed off to get the kit. "Mother, who did this to you?"
"A weapon and meister." she replied as Crona started cleaning up the blood. Crona looked at her in shock. "Crona I'm sorry to say this, but the meister was Maka."
"What?!" gasped Crona in shock.
"There was… a misunderstanding and she attacked me in cold blood." Medusa got out as Crona tried wrapping some gauze around her arm. "I'm sure she didn't see my face, but still; I think it best you stay away from her."
"But, maybe she can understand."
"No Crona, the minute they find out I'm a witch she'll kill me and feed my soul to her weapon partner to make a death scythe. Do you want that sort of fate to befall your own mother?"
Crona contemplated his next words as he saw his mother's serious gaze. "No, I don't." he wrapped his arms around her. "I'm sorry mother, I don't know what I was thinking."
Medusa pulled him closer while grinning and patting his head. 'Perfect.'
"Don't worry, I'll make sure they never touch you." She grinned into the camera while it seemed snake-like. 'That's reserved for me.'