Chapter 20: Death of Darkness. The Repentant Demon Stands Tall?
This was it. Logan and Maka stared down Oscura who had made her body a giant demon form which had a huge sword in her hand. She screamed out and swung it down. Maka sidestepped and swung the Devil Hunter down at the sword cutting it cleanly. Oscura took the remaining blade and threw it at them like a metal missile. A golden aura shined around Maka and Logan. The Sword disintegrated around the young couple and Maka gave Oscura an angry stare.
"How can you love him? He is impure! He is evil. Logan you can't destroy me I'm your darkness. YOU CAN'T ESCAPE FROM ME!"
Both in unison, screaming at the top of their lungs,
"I DON"T CAAAAAAAAARE!"
Oscura started to tremble and made a tidal wave of the black blood and sent it to swallow everything in front of her, screaming in terror. Logan spoke out.
"Alright Maka. Let's end this. Full power Devil Hunter. Let's go!"
They screamed in unison and Logan was pulled upward in a straight upward cut. The tidal wave was split down the middle by a white light that went straight at the giant demon. She was split in half from her stomach to the top of her skull. She started to regenerate as Maka and Logan sent another wave three times the size disintegrating the demon in an instant. A pressure; the weight of the world had lifted as Oscura faded from existence. The dark had been slain by the light. The black ocean faded to deep blue then silver. Logan turned back to normal form inside of his Soul. He turned to Maka who was grinning at him as the dark clouds that hung overhead broke, and rays of bright sunlight shined on the scene. Maka soon jumped at Logan pulling him down for a deep kiss.
"Don't you ever leave me again. Okay?"
"Maka. I'm not going anywhere. I know where I belong now."
The form broke on the outside cracking and shining out of the cracks between the muscle-like armor. Ethan opened his eyes and looked at where the gaping wound had been. Stien had performed a high level Soul Suture on him to contain the bleeding as he worked an actual stitching into his skin. Ethan couldn't move but he saw the light come from Logan and he smiled,
"Dumbass. Took you this long to know we love you? Man you really are oblivious."
He sighed as Patty came up to him and instead of jumping on him as she was accustomed to, she laid her head on his shoulder and sniffled as he spoke three words he had never said to anyone,
"I love you."
Patty opened her eyes and they watered up even more as she snuggled next to Ethan. They heard a shattering as the black blood armor broke apart and boiled as it broke off of Logan's body. Everyone turned their heads as Logan began to slowly move and lift himself off the ground. His arms trembled as he looked up and weakly smiled. The others were worried he was still under the control his own darkness. He opened his mouth and coughed a bit then groaned,
"Damn it all. Ow, what did I do to myself? Feels like I was hit by a bus. Oh, hey guys."
Everyone chuckled and then burst out laughing as Maka helped Logan stand. He stumbled over helping everyone else up. He went to Liz and blushed and smiled nervously looking to the ground. She got up slowly and she hugged him. She turned to Maka and said,
"You know I love him. I know you love him too. Even though I know that, I'm not letting him go. You'll have to fight me to keep him."
She giggled and kissed Logan's neck making him shiver as Maka pulled him away and kissed his lips. Liz pulled him back and kissed him slipping her tongue in his mouth then breaking it after she swirled her tongue around. Maka threw him to the side and he hit the ground and groaned as they butted heads. Maka was first to yell,
"Hey he is my boyfriend keep your tongue out of his mouth!"
"I'll do what I want when I want and who I want. I'll fuck him right in front of you; You skinny punk."
"What the hell Liz? I'll kick your ass. Don't even dare saying that again."
"Why it's not like you'll ever play with him like I would? You don't even have any tits."
Logan got up and spoke up,
"Hey hey hey. I need you two to stop fighting. Damn girls. Let's just get home."
With that they all turned to the next town to get medical attention and to contact Lord Death.
The number in the mirrors summoned an audience with the Grim Reaper. Logan stepped forward,
"Lord Death I have needed to get something off my chest for as long as I can remember. I….swallowed my sister's soul before I left Chicago and traveled with my brother."
The others were understandably shocked and even Ethan stood in a confused state. Ethan spoke up,
"Logan, that can't be you said Aline swallowed her Soul after she killed her. I showed up and she was about to kill you. What are you even saying Logan?"
"Well I grabbed Rose's Soul after she was killed and held onto it the best I could. She was about to take it from me and I didn't even think about it. I put her Soul into my mouth and kept it there while she tried to beat it out of me. I held it in my mouth like a defiant child. She hit me in the stomach and her Soul just slipped down my throat. After that I realized I could summon up Lily as different weapons since she embedded herself into my Soul willingly. The black blade you saw was her. It was Rose."
Logan held out his hand and summoned the black blade that resembled a katana. Logan held it out to Ethan and he touched the handle and felt Rose's soul wavelength enter his body. It felt like Rose was trying to tell him that she was safe and she still loved him. Ethan let go as the blade faded away and Logan went back to Lord Death,
"So that is what I needed to say. If I need to die for this crime, I understand."
Lord Death put his fingers to his chin,
"No, no. We don't need to kill you off for a first offense. Even though you are now a death weapon, I don't think I can use you because of this crime even though it was an accident."
Logan fell down almost instantly,
"You mean I'm in no trouble at all? I honestly thought you'd be pissed"
"Not at all, but If you eat another one though you will start becoming a Kishin egg. We all know what would have to be done then."
"You won't have to worry about that Lord Death it will not ever happen again. That's not who I am."
"Oh, and who are you, my boy?"
Logan stood with confidence and grinned,
"Logan Lieben, 4 star meister and newly appointed Death Weapon!"