Birth of Scelus

A/N: Hey there! Last week I've been busy with an art workshop and then after that I got sick and need to recover. I managed to finish this chapter today and I hope you guys enjoy reading this! Err, not gonna say much so yeah~ go read, enjoy and leave a review! :D

Summary: They've defeated Kishin Asura and believed they've gained peace. But they're wrong. Lurking in the shadows, a group of people lead by a man named Noah are trying to create another Kishin using Chrona and Shinigami-sama's son, Kid. And and enemy thought dead wasn't as dead as they believed. How will Maka and gang defeat them? Will they be able to save both Kid and Chrona? They've found help from a young man who proclaimed himself as a Demon Weapon. Can they trust him? AU, OC & OOCs.

Pairings: SoulxMaka, KidxChrona, Black*StarxTsubaki, LizxOC, NoahxMedusa

Disclaimer: I don't own Soul Eater. It's the work of Okubo Atsushi. If I owned it, I won't be writing Fanfictions.

Chapter Thirty Five: Take it to the Sky [Part II]

'Haaaaaaaaaaaa!' cried Maka as she swung Soul in a big arc. Sparks flying around the Death Scythe as it sent a crescent shaped aura flying toward their opponent. Gopher released a battle cry of his own as he released an energy beam from his morphed tunic. The two energies collided and exploded in the air sending the two teens flying back and hit the opposing cliff walls.

'MAKA?' asked Soul concerned.

'I'm okay!' she replied as she wiped the blood trailing down her temple from the small cut on her left forehead. Her eyes quickly followed Gopher as he flew to her right in a blink of an eye. She let out a yelp when his foot barely missed her face. She counter-attacked with a kick but he flew up in the air.

'Maka, we have to take flight! We can't catch up to him if we're on the ground!' said Soul.

'I know but-'

'Maka!'

'Grrrr! Alright! I get it!' cried Maka frustrated.

'And we are NOT using those cute wings you hear me?'

'What? Why-'

'Because we can't fly fast with a very controlled energy!'

Maka pouted, 'Fine!'

Soul grinned victoriously as a pair of large un-cute looking wings sprout out from the sides of his blade. Maka grumbled as she hopped onto the Death Scythe, 'Let's go!'

They duo shot off toward Gopher who was waiting for them in the air with a mad grin. He charged energy on his right hand then shot it off at Maka when she was closer. The girl swerved to the right, dodging the energy ball, then to the left sharply and landed a foot on Gopher's back, sending him spinning in the air. He quickly regained his balance and shot a ball of energy at her. Maka dodged again, 'What now? Our attacks are mostly close ranged you know!'

'I know that! Just try and take him to ground level!'

'Easier said that done!'

She dodged a series of energy balls shot toward her. She had noticed a pattern in his attacks. It usually took him a few seconds to charge his attacks. If only she could get close enough to intercept him before he launches his attacks. She tried speeding toward him for an attack but he was able to out maneuver her, then he'd attack her and she had to move back to either dodge or defend herself. She gritted her teeth, I should've asked Reiji to teach me some long-range attacks!

'How about we try wearing him out?'

'Good idea but I don't think we'll be able to stay airborne long either! Remember? We just learnt how to fly! And I'm actually feeling the strain of controlling our Soul Wavelengths to maintain this form!'

'What's wrong Maka Albarn? Can't catch up?' mocked Gopher.

'Seriously! What is wrong with him? What've I done to make him hate me so much?' muttered Maka as she shot the grinning teenager a death glare.

'Beats me. Anyway, got a plan to get him grounded?'

Maka's eyes caught the sight of trees in the distance. Then at the earlier thought of her senior Reiji, an idea hatched and she smirked, 'Yeah... Hey you! Think you can catch up?'

'Wha-?'

'Come and get me!' said Maka as she flew pass Gopher and headed straight toward the thick forest. The teen growled and took chase. He lost sight of her the instant she entered the forest and he cursed under his breath. After a few times getting his wings caught or scraped on some branches, he landed on a tree branch. He dismissed his wings and listened hard for any noise. His eyes rapidly scanned his surrounding but all he saw are trees, trees and TREES! He frowned when he couldn't sense his enemies' Soul Wavelengths.

He clenched his fists and growled, 'What the Hell? Where is she?'

Meanwhile, Maka was spying him from behind a tree. She had suppressed Soul's and her Soul Wavelength with a technique nearly similar to a witch's Soul Protect but without the use of magic. She learnt the technique from Reiji weeks ago.

'What? You say we can do something similar to Soul Protect? This… This ability you called Soul Restrain?' asked Maka.

Reiji sighed, 'Yes. Now stop asking questions and do as I say.'

'O-okay…'

'This technique can only be mastered by those who have mastered their Soul Perception ability because only those with the ability can see if their enemy can sense them or not. Understand?'

'Uhh… I think so.'

The young man rolled his eyes, 'Okay. Soul doesn't have the Soul Perception ability correct?'

'Yeah…' said the teen who was sitting at the side of the gym.

'But since you and Maka are compatible partners, it shouldn't be a problem for Maka to hide you as well. All she needs is just to get your soul wavelength in synch with hers. It's that simple. First I shall demonstrate. Maka, turn around and close your eyes. See me with only your Soul Perception ability.'

The girl nodded and did as she was told. She took in a deep breath and concentrated. She could sense Soul's and Reiji's souls, the latter being closer to her. She let out a startled gasp when Reiji's presence suddenly vanished. She concentrated hard to sense where he had gone to but couldn't even sense even a glimpse of his Soul Wavelength. She heard Soul stood up from where he sat.

'Can you see me?'

Maka let out a startled yelp when she heard Reiji's voice directly in front of her. Her eyes snapped open and she saw him standing there with his serious expression. She blinked her eyes rapidly, 'N-no… that… that was amazing! I didn't…. I couldn't even sense your Soul Wavelength! It's as if you just vanished!'

Reiji sighed, 'Okay, we begin your training. This shouldn't take long… the key here is to suppress your Qi.'

'My what?'

'Qi or Chi or Chakra or whatever other names it's called… is translated as life energy, life force or the energy flow in a human body. But here, we call it Soul Wavelength.'

'Umm, how do I suppress my Soul Wavelength?' asked Maka with creased brows.

Reiji pinched the bridge of his nose and suppressed a sigh, 'Just…. Imagine you're putting your soul in a tight box where not even a bit of your wavelength could escape from that box.'

Soul chuckled when he saw Maka's blank stare and the fact that it was obvious that Reiji is not teacher material. He approached the duo and scratched the back of his head, 'Hey Maka, just imagine a musicbox.'

Maka blinked, 'Music…. Box?'

'Yeah. Let music be your Soul Wavelength. Close the box and there's no music. Open it and there's music, you get what I'm saying?'

The girl nodded slowly. Soul grinned and clapped her shoulder then walked back to his seat. Maka pouted as she rubbed her shoulder then faced her tutor who was obviously impatient with her. She took in a deep breath, okay, okay… a musicbox… music is my Soul Wavelength and the musicbox is the key to Soul Restrain…

Gopher felt something slammed into his back hard and he crashed toward a large tree trunk, then he felt himself plummet toward the ground. He was nearly knocked out cold when he hit the ground but he stubbornly resisted the darkness from consuming him. He groaned as he got up on all four. He heard rappid thuds and looked up in time to see Maka rushing toward him with the Scythe ready for a swing. He rolled to the side just in time to dodge the blade and readied himself to counter-attack but Maka moved fast. The air was knocked out of him when Maka slammed the hilt of the Scythe into his chest and he stumbld back. The dizziness nearly made him lost consciousness.

'We're not gonna kill him are we?' asked Soul.

'No, we're taking him in for interrogation!' said Maka as her grip tightened.

She rushed forward and aimed a kick to the side of Gopher's head. She watched him fell on his side and remained unmoving. She let out a sigh and leaned on Soul as he transformed to his human form. The teen stared at Gopher's motionless form, 'He's out cold?'

'Yeah… I don't think we'd be able to take him on if he's at his 100%...'

'What do you mean?' asked Soul.

'His Soul Wavelength was unstable. He must've sustained an injury and is still recovering.'

She let Soul leave her sight as he went to examine Gopher's battered body. He let out a sigh, 'You're right… Let's get him to Shibusen before he wakes up!'

Maka gasped, 'Oh! We forgot about Chrona-chan and Noah!'

'Can you sense them from here?'

The meister concentrated on her Soul Perception then gave a small nod, 'Y-yeah but something feels… off with Noah's soul.'

'Let's go to them and see what's up.'

'You scared?' asked Ragnarok.

Chrona nodded, 'Y-yeah.'

The weapon sighed and held her hand, 'Same here… but we'll be here all the way.'

Noah gave them a sad smile and took Chrona's free hand in his, 'You ready?'

Chrona's eyes fell to the ground. The three of them were in the middle of a Magic Circle. Strange sigils were bordering the circle, sigils she never understood nor knew the meaning. Draco had briefly mentioned to her that they were ancient. Maybe created by the first generation of Witches. He had also mentioned that the spell is risky, with 50-50 chance of success. However he had assured her that if her mother can do it, then her father too since it semed to be his specialty.

The young Witch reluctantly pulled her hand from her father's grip, 'Y-yes… I'm ready.'

Noah took a step back, 'Don't worry. I won't let anything bad happen to you. If things go wrong, you will not be harmed. I will take all the pain.'

Chrona's shoulder trembled as she tried to suppress her fear and sorrow, 'Let's hope nothing goes wrong then…'

She felt Raganarok's grip on her hand tightened, to reassure her and remind her he'll be by her side. She watched her father took out an old scroll from inside his jacket. He muttered something and the scroll unrolled itself and flew to form a barrier around them, floating above the sigil border of the Magic Circle. Noah shut his eyes and began chanting a spell. A few seconds later, the wind picked up and was circling outside the circle. Dusts and small pebbles were lifted off the ground and flew around the circle. And soon, black sparks began to appear.

Chrona yelped when she was nearly knocked off balance by the wind. She had to dig her heels into the ground to prevent herself from losing balance by the strong gust. She shielded her face with her arms. She could barely hear what Ragnarok was yelling through the howling of the wind. She felt her skin tingled when the sparks began to get closer to her. She gasped when she heard a pained scream and looked at her father who had fell on his knees, clutching his chest.

'FATHER?'

'C-Chrona… don't… m-move!' said Noah through gritted teeth.

Tears blurred her vision, and she covered her ears with her hands. She shut her eyes tightly and she felt Ragnarok's arms around her, his hand stroking her head, to comfort her. Ragnarok gritted his teeth as he watch Noah's body began to disintegrate. Noah slammed a palm on the ground and a tribal-like sign spread out from where his palm was and travelled fast toward Chrona. The tribal signs merged themselves with Chrona's skin (seen from whatever skin was exposed). Ragnarok felt a strange yet familiar tingling sensation. His vision began to blur then everything turned black.

Noah smiled and bowed his head, 'Live Chrona… and fight.'

He fell on the ground now that most of his left body was gone. He began coughing and black blood splattered on the ground. He chuckled wetly when he saw a shadowed figure just outside the circle, 'Shinigami-kun… take care of my daughter…'

'Don't worry… I'll take real good care of her for you,' said Scelus with a smirk.

Noah's eyes narrowed, 'K-Kaito… you… you are Eibon's greatest creation… I know… because I am his apprentice… I know his secrets… and I know… you are not an ordinary Shinigami… You… you will take over Death's place… and be the new Shinigami… you will create a new world… you will be the one… who will…who must… defeat Scelus… and bring peace…'

Scelus smirk, 'Shinigami-kun is not strong enough, not powerful enough to defeat me. He will not succeed. His existence is never meant for peace but for destruction. I will see to it.'

Noah chucked, 'You're wrong… just you wait… he will be what he is meant to be… just you wait Scelus… afterall… as one of the Great Old Ones such as yourself… Eibon and I will return… one day… we will return… and make sure… you will not disrupt the balance…'

'And I will return and start it all over again. Just like before. The cycle will never end… and you know it,' said Scelus as his eyes narrowed.

He watched as the remaining part of Noah's body quickly turned into nothing but dust, the Witch staring at him with cold dead eyes and a smirk. Scelus shut his eyes calmly when there was a bright flash of light and when he opened his eyes, everything was peaceful. The wind had died down and the Magic Circle had disappeared, all that remains are two bodies lying motionless beside each other. Scelus approached them and he huffed as he looked at them, 'My, my… I think your sacrifice is rather foolish Noah… and pointless.'

He bent down and stared at Chrona's pale face. He reached forward and paused, his hand about an inch from her face. He pulled his hand back and stared at his palm and he smirked, 'What's this? You're harbouring feelings for this little Witchling Shinigami-kun? How sweet… I'll be sure to have fun killing her slowly when we meet next time.'

'LEAVE HER ALONE!'

Scelus flinched at the sharp pain in his head. He chuckled as he rubbed his temple, 'Temper, temper… Well, we should be off now but before that…'

'CHRONA-CHAN?'

'What the- Kid?'

Scelus spun around and grinned widely when he saw Maka and Soul's shocked face. He spread his arms wide, 'Comrades… It's been a while, hasn't it?'

'You-'

Everything moved so fast that Maka and Soul were confused for a moment before realizing that Gopher is no longer in their grasp. They spun around to see Scelus holding the teenager by his neck, dangling a few inches above the ground. Their eyes widened as they watch Gopher's body turned to ash, leaving a floating golden soul. Scelus grabbed the soul and he grinned, 'I have no need for broken toys.'

Maka felt her knees trembled as she watched him devour the soul and her eyes widened when she saw his soul grew bigger and more powerful. She gulped, no… that's not how his soul looks like… he must be suppressing his true powers.

Scelus swiped his thumb over his lips and smirked, 'Oh, I have a message from Shinigami-kun… he said do take care of his precious little dragon over there.'

Soul and Maka were speechless. They didn't dare move, they didn't even blink. All they do is stood rooted where they are and never let Scelus out of their sight. The Kishin bowed, 'I'll take my leave now. We'll meet again.'

And then he vanished in a wisp of black smoke. Maka and Soul released the breath they were holding and Maka fell on her knees. Her whole body trembled. She felt Soul pulling her up on shaky legs. Felt him shook her to get her attention. She blinked her eyes and she felt tears streaming down her cheeks.

'Maka! Snap out of it! We need to check up on Chrona and that other person and see if they're okay!'

'O-other person, what other… oh… wait! That's Ragnarok!'

'What? You sure?'

'I recognize his Soul Wavelength but… but how'd they… what happened? Did Scelus do…this?'

Soul shook his head, 'I don't know but we'd better get them back to Shibusen!'

Maka nodded and took out a mirror from her pocket, 'I'll call for help!'

Soul knelt down and checked his two friends for any inuries. He sighed when he found none. His brows creased and he turned to Maka, 'M-Maka!'

'What is it Soul?' asked Maka eyes still wide with shock and fear.

'W-where's… Where's Noah?'

Maka's eyes averted to the ground, 'He's… before we got here… I felt his soul becoming weaker and weaker…'

Soul clenched his hands into fists, 'Scelus!'

Maka knelt down next to Chrona and she sobbed as she held her unconscious friend in a hug, 'Oh Chrona-chan… I'm so sorry… we were too late…'

Soul pressed a palm against his throbbing forehead, 'Man… things are just… this so not cool…'

'Find anything?' asked Tezca.

'Nothing here!' came Black*Star's reply from somewhere to his left.

Reiji appeared out of a shadow, 'Nothing.'

'Aww, man… I was hoping we'd find a survivor…' said Tezca.

Reiji crossed his arms across his chest and shut his eyes, 'There ARE survivors. I can feel their weak Soul Wavelength. But the strange thing is… they're all around us…'

'But there's nothing here but dust and whatever remains of some building that didn't turn to dust!' said Black*Star as he and Tsubaki joined the duo.

Tezca tilted his head in thought. Black*Star grumbled as he looked around them. Reiji was glaring daggers at air. Tsubaki kicked the dust under her feet and she blinked when she thought of something, 'Could it be…'

'What is it Tsubaki?' asked Reiji.

'Is it possible, that they're hiding underground?'

Everyone stared at the ground. Reiji nodded, 'Everyone be ready, I'm taking us down!'

The four of them sunk into their own shadows and then suddenly there was a moment rush of air and they all landed gracefully on their feet when they hit ground. There was a chorus of gasps around them. Tsubaki looked around them and she was gripped with sadness at the sight of people in tattered clothes, covered in dirt and dust. She held up her hands, 'It's okay everyone. We're here to help!'

'W-who are you?' asked a man.

'We're from Shibusen,' said Reiji with a serious tone. He grunted when Tezca elbowed his ribs and sent him a glare.

'Shibusen? A-are you… the rescue team?' asked a woman.

'Uhh, yeah,' said said Black*Star.

'Just you three?'

'Are there more?'

'Is that monster still up there?'

'People, people, please calm down,' said Tezca.

'Took you so long to get here…'

Everyone's attention turned to the voice. Black*Star grinned widely, 'Armageddon! You're alright!'

The weapon smirked, 'It takes more than a nuclear explosion to get rid of me!'

Tsubaki gasped when she saw him as he stepped into the dim light of the oil lamp. Black*Star's eyes widened at the sight of his missing left arm, 'Y-your arm…'

'This? Don't sweat it kid. It's not that bad,' said Armageddon as he patted his left shoulder, 'How's Spirit and Stein?'

'They're alive and recovering in Shibusen.'

'That's good news. I tried to help them but they insisted that I take the civilians to safety. We were lucky the city have an underground ruin. The entrance was blocked off after the explosion. We were lucky there's airflow down here. Other problem is we can't go dig ourselves out. The whole place might cave in.'

'Well, lucky you we got Reiji here!' said Tezca cheerfully and he received a growl from the young man. The masked man chuckled nervously and then cleared his throat, 'Umm, and if anyone got a mirror I can teleport us out of here.'

'We… we have a mirror…' said a blonde girl as she ran toward a stack of boxes. She pulled something out from behind the boxes and pulled the cloth off the full body antique looking mirror.

Tezca clapped his hands together, 'Brilliant! Alright everyone, grab your important belongings and make a line. Reiji and I will begin teleporting everyone out of here!'

All the survivors let out a cheer and began getting their things. Black*Star scratched his head and stared at the mirror, 'Umm, hey girl. I'm curious… why'd ya bring a mirror down here?'

The blonde girl smiled, 'Actually I found it here…Most of the things you see here were already here when we got down here.'

Armageddon nodded his head to confirm the girl's statement, 'It was probably stored here by someone who stumbled upon this underground ruin. You know, as a private warehouse.'

'Whoever put all these things here… we're lucky to have them. We wouldn't be able to survive down here without water, food and light…' said an elderly man.

Reiji stared at the antique mirror and frowned slightly. Tsubaki approached him, 'What is it Reiji-san?'

'Nothing. Let's see if there's anyone who needs help.

'Hai!'

While everyone was busy packing and getting ready to evacuate, Reiji stared at the mirror again. That mirror looks familiar… and this ruin…

Hoho~ to blur to write and end comment here~ Anyways, you know the drill R&R~ :D