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I have been feeling a little under the weather so please pardon if this chapter is a bit dull and short. I have had pulsing headaches so it's hard to concentrate.

If there is anything you guys don't like please let me know and I will revise the chapter when I feel better

Edited 10/31/14

Chapter 32

For the next several chapters there will be bits and pieces from random times during the time they will be staying in the Infinity Room. Afterward there will be an exact time jump to the end of their time in the room.

The Wednesday of their first week…

"Alright, guys! Today we will be beginning with team training. In order to begin training your Soul Resonance you have to get better at using your weapons. We will be judging the level of your compatibility today. If you don't have a partner, with the exception of Merlin, you will be paired together. First up is Melody and Blue*Star," said Diana as everyone sat on one side of the room. Melody and Blue*Star broke from the ground and walked a decent distance away from the group.

Melody jumped up and transformed into her weapon form and was caught by Blue*Star. He grabbed the chain and pulled down before grasping the two blades and flipping the chain behind him. A wooden mannequin morphed out of the wooden wall and got into a fighting stance.

"Begin!" shouted Diana. The wooden figure ran towards Blue*Star and he blocked its punch with Melody's blade and forced it to recoil back before slicing at its chest. The mannequin kneed the blade up and regained its balance with no injuries. Blue*Star took the chance of it regaining its stance to throw one of Melody's blades at its neck, causing the chain to wrap around its neck. Blue*Star yanked on the chain and forced the figure towards him and, once it was in range, he used a Soul Purge on its face, shattering the wooden face.

Melody transformed back after it was confirmed to be down and she and Blue*Star high fived.

"Good job, you two," said Diana. "Alright, next are Akuma and Kara."

Akuma and Kara passed Blue*Star and Melody as they walked, Akuma high fiving Blue*Star, nonchalantly, as they passed.

Kara transformed and Akuma caught her. The broken mannequin had disappeared and Akuma fell to the group and positioned Kara on the ground. Kara is a sniper-type weapon. She has a long black barrel and the main part of the gun was very rectangular with an angry Shinigami mask on the sides. A rectangular hole opened up in the wall directly ahead of them with a small target at the end. Akuma looked through Kara's scope and shot once, hitting the bull's eye. The target reformed and the hole got several yards deeper. Again Akuma shot and hit the target perfectly. The whole got deeper 5 more times and Akuma hit the bull's eye 4 more times, the fifth time being off a bit.

"Good job Akuma, Kara," said Diana as Kara transformed and Akuma got up. "You have 100% accuracy up to around 700 yards."

"Wow, that's pretty far," said one of the group members.

"Yeah, he's like Azusa-sensei," said another.

"Alright, alright, calm down," said Diana as the chattering increased. "Next are Demetri and Francis."

"I told you to call me Demi! Demetri sounds so creepy!" shouted Demetri in an annoyed voice.

"Fine, fine. Now get up there!" said Diana, not really caring.

"'Kay~!" said Demi before she transformed. Demi transformed into a scimitar which had a zigzag pattern down the middle and had a dull golden handle. Francis caught her easily and made no comments but simply moved into a fighting stance. Another wooden mannequin came out but was equipped with a fencing sword. Both faced off against each other.

"Begin!" shouted Diana. In that instant both lunged at each other and their swords crashed together. Sparks flew as the swords slid and skidded against each other.

'Hey, Franky, wanna try our new technique?' asked Demi in a hushed tone. The totally emotionless Francis perked up at hearing this and a wild grin grew on his face. Demi took this as a yes and both prepared themselves.

"SOUL RESONANCE!" shouted the two of them and a burst of energy came from them. Demi suddenly burst into flames and the fire burst out, away from the hilt. Francis slashed one powerful slash and sliced the mannequin in half and caused it to burn into oblivion. They released the Soul Resonance afterward and Demi transformed back.

"Ahahaha! That was so cooool!" shouted Demi, excitedly, as she hugged Francis around the neck and choked him.

"W-What was that?" asked Melody with a surprised tone.

"That's the power of Francis' soul. Since he is from Jackie's family he inherited the fiery soul of the family and, when they perform Soul Resonance, Demi gets that power," explained Diana. Melody stared in excitement and Francis reverted to his emotionless figure as the two walked towards the group.

"Alright now who, of the rookies, are left?" asked Diana. Yami and Shiro both raised their hands, fairly slowly, and Diana sighed at their lack of enthusiasm.

"Um, Yami hasn't unlocked his powers yet," interjected Melody.

"Neither has Shiro," said Akuma.

"And? If we push them they will be forced to use their powers. Both of you get up there," commanded Diana before whispering to Mephisto. "Give them two that are the same size but make them stop once they begin to approach critical condition."

"Yes, madam," whispered Mephisto.

"Alright, begin!" shouted Diana.

The two mannequins ran at Yami and Shiro who jumped out of the way of their attacks but were hit when the mannequins suddenly turned around. They were blasted across the room in opposite directions and the mannequins stopped to watch them.

"Tch, how fast do these things think I can move," said Yami in a slightly irritated tone. He got up and found he had a nosebleed and then moved into a fighting stance he remembered seeing Black*Star use. Shiro also got up but had a bit of blood coming from her hairline instead of her nose. She moved into an awkward fighting stance that she remembered seeing Kid do but she wasn't trained in Death Martial Arts.

The two mannequins launched at them again and both Yami and Shiro froze in place before being kicked or punched back into the wall of the room.

"Yami!" shouted Melody in a concerned voice.

"Shiro!" shouted Akuma in an equally concerned voice. Even though Akuma and Shiro weren't blood related they were still as close as brother and sister.

Both kids were against the wall for a moment, eyes white and mouths open as they screamed silent shouts of pain. Both fell, simultaneously, to the ground and laid there, unmoving.

One of the mannequins approached Yami and got down on one knee before cocking its arm back in preparation for a punch.

"N…o…" breathed out Yami while wincing in the back of his throat. The mannequin ignored his words and its arm flew forward in a punch. "NO!"

Yami's blood, which dripped from him in several places from being beat up, suddenly turned pitch black and just before the punch hit him a spike shot up from one of his open wounds and pierced right through the mannequins arm. It paused for a second and everyone watched in surprise before at least 7 other spiked shot out of his body and pierced the mannequin in multiple places.

The spikes receded after the mannequin went limp and the mannequin fell over onto the floor. Yami slowly forced himself up and clutched at his side which was still fresh with blood. He panted heavily while he glared at the mannequin and looked over at the group who had surprised faces. The only one who didn't was Melody who had a horrified face from how much he was bleeding.

Everyone's attention turned back to Shiro after they heard her roar and witnessed her smashing the head of the mannequin she was fighting and panting heavily. Her eyes glowed red which differed from her previously navy colored eyes. After a few seconds her expression calmed again and her eyes reverted to their normal color. Both were covered in blood from being beat up and after they saw Diana smile in recognition of their victory, both collapsed. Melody and Akuma ran over to Yami and Shiro, respectively, and tended to them promptly.

After a few seconds another new fairy came out, this one called Lala, and she was the medic of this place. She bandaged up Yami and Shiro and Melody and Akuma carried them to a bed to rest and heal up.

"So it seems that only two were injured today, that's good," said Diana.

"Hey!" shouted Melody and Akuma, simultaneously.

"Sorry, sorry," said Diana, apologetically, after remembering that Melody and Akuma were sensitive about that.

"Aside from that, Melody, since when could your brother use his Black Blood?" asked Blue*Star.

"He hasn't shown any signs before so I'm as surprised as you are. I think he can use it better than I can because I've never been able to do something like that," said Melody with a surprised but concerned look.

"And what about Shiro, Akuma?" asked Demi.

"Oh, Shiro is a weapon. Apparently she can transform into some kind of accessory that boosts your strength but if your body isn't strong enough, a punch like the one she did will shatter your hand," explained Akuma, a bit of concern still lingering in his voice.

"Oh! Is that why her hand was all messed up?" asked Merlin.

"Yeah…unfortunately, Shiro has a very fragile body. She doesn't have much of a build and has low stamina. Her powers only really help for fighters with a high combat build like Blue*Star and you, Merlin," explained Akuma.

"So do you really think Yami and Shiro would be a good match?" asked Angela from off to the side.

"Yup! If Yami can learn to use his Black Blood, then the extra physical strength will help. I did some research and both Maka and Chrona said that if you learn to control the Black Blood you can manipulate and harden it. If you really need a tough body to handle the boost that Shiro gives her meister, then Yami can just harden his blood when he is gonna punch or kick something," explained Diana, happily, as she had thought everything through beforehand.

"So then only Merlin doesn't have a partner, yet, huh?" teased Melody.

"Sh-Shut up! I fight best on my own!" shouted Merlin. "…Not my fault my soul is so incompatible."

Everyone laughed at his embarrassed reaction and they all split up between the kitchen and training room to continue their days.

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