Chapter 19: Hand In Hand: The Pure Angel and Repentant Demon?

"ETHAN!"

Patty was shaking in fear as Ethan was thrown across the building crashing down bleeding heavily. She ran to him as Logan cackled and licked his blade. Maka was shaking as Patty was trying to wake Ethan up. There was no response from the young man as patty cried and screamed and stammered out words that had no sense to them.

Stein made it to his feet and saw what had befallen. With a moment of clarity he started to link Souls with Maka again. Even with their combined powers Stein's right arm was broken and he wouldn't be able to swing Spirit for witch hunter. Maka was also not responding to Stein's words for a plan. No words were making any sense. Everything was silent as her eyes moved from Ethan then to Patty and Logan and Liz moving towards Logan, limping and crying. She fell down to her knees but lunged into Logan's chest but not to attack. She was wailing,

"You always said you'd protect him. You always said you would protect me and Patty. You said you'd never hurt us! Why? Why? I always wanted to say that I always loved you, you stupid bastard. You fucking, lair! You promised. You promised! I never wanted to see you go. I wanted to give my body, my love, even my soul!"

She lightly hit her hands into his chest unable to hit him as hard as she wanted to. She enthralled in sadness and confusion. She wanted to say this for too long yet never was able to. Logan's hands brushed her face and she started to calm yet sob slightly. Without thinking she locked her lips to his and closed her hands holding him closely. With that display Logan's body started to tremble and he fell down to his knees. Something was happening within Logan's soul. Stein turned to Liz and yelled,

"Liz! That's it. Logan is fighting back within his own soul! "

Within the young man the battle for his sanity and his own soul had taken a turn. As Logan lay pressed down, gazing at his brother's body through the black blood, the woman held him in a sadistic hold that restricted his movement. He couldn't move an inch but he started to speak weakly,

"I….will…kill you Oscura. This is my soul. I want it back!"

"Well too bad for you. Once Maka and your little friends are dead, I'll be in complete control."

Logan had a tear roll down his cheek as Oscura's eyes went wide and a grunt came from her. A stream of black blood came from her mouth. She looked down at her stomach and her body. Scythe blades pierced through her body. Once Logan saw Liz's pleas and her confession he remembered his time with Liz and the bus. The spark of clarity caused his soul to shift just enough for him to surprise Oscura. She groaned as he threw her off of him. He stood up as she started to heal. She stood up after about a minute. Logan had the blades come off his arms. The inky haired woman was weakened. She had taken her original form once again as she made a bladed whip out of the black blood. It was going to be hell if Logan didn't win. But an eerie feeling came over him as he knew his body would still be under her control.

"This boy is still under my control. Your love cannot stop me!"

Oscura's voice had taken over Logan's demeanor and stood up in front of Liz. Logan started to laugh manically and struck Liz and threw her to the side. Maka still was still as Soul was screaming to her. With one final attempt Soul screamed as loud as he could and Maka started she started to scream out in a high pitched wail. Her soul ignited with power as she finally realized Logan wasn't in control of his own actions. She took a battle stance and let her Soul Resonance rage. Genie Hunter was formed and Logan formed a black Scythe and said calmly,

"Scream Resonance: Angel Hunter."

A loud scream ripped through the walls of the building, yet they were not Logan or the woman's voice. It sounded different, like a young girl. Ethan's eyes opened for a few seconds as he whispered one word out before they shut once again,

"….Rose…."

Maka ran directly at Logan her legs, made of lead yet even stronger than how they felt. Logan turned his body swinging the huge ink blade at the young woman. With a swift movement Soul connected with the Scream Resonance. A shockwave threw a loud crack throughout the building and the city. With a scream Maka pushed even more power into the attack. Logan's eyes were locked with hers with a smile knowing his was stronger than hers. She screamed out over the sound of the attack,

"Logan. I love you! Please! Come back to me!"

His eyes went wide as he coughed up huge amount of the black blood. Maka pushed all her power into the attack as Logan's body had the moment of weakness. Logan's Resonance shattered and his blade disappeared. Maka swung past him not making any sort of contact to Logan's body. His body fell to its knees coughing up more and more blood. The strange voice came again,

"Damn you and your wretched love. Logan is still mine. You hear me!"

His body dropped into a heap, still and quiet.

Inside his soul, Logan had been fighting Oscura for what seemed like hours. With Maka's soul resonance hitting his, he finally heard her words. He finally knew. Oscura however started to scream in pain as she heard them. Logan saw his opening and ran the blade on his arm deep into her stomach. In her weakened state she finally stopped healing. With that attack he stopped her control for an instant letting Maka break through with Genie Hunter. Oscura made eye contact with Logan and screamed,

"I hate you!"

She was sliced in two as the Genie hunter cut deep within Logan's darkness cutting her apart. Her body was thrown from the stone platform and crashed into the ocean of black blood. Logan fell to his knees panting. It had been too long. Too long since he could feel proud. Too long since he could smile. Too long since he felt sane. The stone started to shake violently as black tentacles rose from the blood. More as interwoven , string like webs they wrapped Logan's neck choking him, Oscura's voice in his mind,

"I'll drag you under my sweet. They will never save you. Madness and hate are your only salvation."

Logan fell forward and the webs grabbed his legs and started to pull him from the stone. Logan summoned blades again cutting and tearing, trying to escape. His tactics were working for only a few seconds before he started to black out from being choked. The webs slowly dragged him in. He could see a small light as his head was pulled under. He threw his arm up trying one last time to be free. He caught what felt like a small hand. A girl's hand. With his life almost gone he was pulled from the blood into the arms of a brightly glowing Maka. She was there. In his soul to save him. The webs were still around him as Maka smiled and a glowing aura broke the black blood's grip.

Logan was back on the stone with Maka and looked up to her. She was too brilliant, shining like an angel, while he was covered in darkness like a Devil. It had made a beautiful scene; A repentant sinner to someone so pure. Logan was crying and Maka crouched down next to him and put her hand on his trembling body. Logan had enough wits to say,

"How? How could you love someone like me? I'm so impure, so wretched and so weak. You are so pure and brave."

You aren't weak. You've proven that time and again. You are brave and more powerful than you could ever realize. You aren't impure…..don't you realize…..The black blood invaded you from me."

Logan's eyes widened but dulled again,

"Even though that might be true but the black blood corrupted my mind and body so fast because of something else. Because my Soul is impure; that's why it took me over too fast."

"What do you mean? How would that happen? You aren't making much sense."

"I know. I haven't even told my brother about this. But, I-"

"He swallowed his sister's Soul."

Logan shot his gaze up and witnessed a huge face of Oscura coming out of the water. A wicked smile was on her face as black horns sprouted from her head as she started to rise from the water again but in a gigantic form. Maka shifted her gaze to Logan. He looked up at her as she said,

"Is this true Logan? Did you eat your own sister's Soul?

"It…it is true. It wasn't my fault. It happened all so fast. I didn't want or mean to. I regret it every day I breathe."

"That's enough for me. Logan; it's time to change who we are. Stand with me my love. Let's show the world we aren't afraid of what they think. As long as we have each other we don't have to worry about the rest of the world."

Logan reached up as Oscura was hip height out of the blood. His hand was in hers and the bright aura wrapped around the slap and the black blood into a silvery substance that was contained in the aura of their Soul Link. Oscura screamed out as Logan formed into a scythe and was held by Maka.

Both were in unison, love at their side and a pure light liquid. Silver Blood. Finally this was the end of Logan's lost journey. His path was now set again in the right direction. From the road of endless darkness; the Road to Dawn was now the path they walked. Hand in hand.

"Soul Resonance: Devil Hunter!"

"A Sound Soul Dwells Within a Sound Mind and a Sound Body."

-Maka Albarn-