Removal; Snake escape?

Kema's POV

I walk along the hall and approach the circle where Lord Death was sitting at his head-shaped table drinking along with Crona and Eruka. When I climb the stairs Lord Death peered past Crona and Eruka to look at me causing the pair to look at me aswell.

''Hello Hello! Feeling better now?'' Lord Death cheers but my attention was on the terrified Crona

''Hey there, I don't think we have met yet. I'm Kema'' I say and outstretch a hand to him

Crona gingerly reaches out and shakes my hand with speed that would make a turtle seem fast, Once he does shake my hand I give him a smile but I feel his soul going haywire still.

''I'm Crona'' He said somewhat boldly, I guess Eruka was right.

''Nice to meet you Crona, please don't be fooled by my appearance''

I turn to Eruka ''Hello there''

''Hello... ribbit'' She replied quickly

''I assume you are the frog witch Eruka?''

''How do you know my name?'' She asks worriedly

''I know a lot of people'' I state ''Look I got good news, bad news and somewhat bad news for you two''

''What?'' Crona asked

''Well the good news is we captured Medusa and Shaula while I killed Arachne without anyone getting a scratch''

''Really? All three Gorgon sisters defeated without a scratch? That's unheard of'' Eruka said

''There is bad news, mainly retaining to you Eruka''

''Huh?''

''I came here to remove a certain... weight on your shoulders you can call it'' I said

''Your here to take my magic away?!'' Eruka cried and hid behind Crona

''Ofcourse not!'' I exclaim and she peers out from behind Crona ''I'm talking about the snakes Medusa planted in you, I came to remove them''

With that Eruka's face lit up like a fire ''Really?''

''Yup, I will need you to come to the medical room first though and quickly'' I said and she got out from behind the Crona ''Crona can come too if he really wants to''

Crona nods quickly and stands up aswell, slightly taller than Eruka. I turn and leave the circle and hear the pair of footsteps after me as we walk.

Several minutes later we arrive in the Medical room, Nygus was absent since she must be fighting alongside Sid against the Templars. I pat on one of the beds and Eruka sits down on it and lies down, awaiting her treatment.

''Now I'm going to have to knock you out since the spell I will be using to extract the snakes will be very painful. Drink this potion in a single go and your out'' I explained and she nodded as she took the blue-tinted glass bottle.

''So Shibusen allows witches?''

''As far as I know they are still the main enemy of Shibusen. I currently hold the title as the strongest Meister and Weapon in the academy along with my sister''

''What about Stein?'' Crona asks

''I beat him in a duel the other day there, by a long shot in my opinion'' I grinned

Eruka nods and holds the bottle to her mouth before downing it quickly, she gives a light burp after.

''I don't think it wor-'' She began to say before falling back onto the bed, giving off a gentle snore.

I take the empty bottle out of her hands and put it on the bedside table next to me while Crona quietly fiddles with his fingernails. I pull out a syringe and slowly press it into her arm and it slowly fills with the witches blood before I pull it out and quickly stick a bandage over where the needle was. I place it in an airtight bag and put in one of the drawers, I can come back for it later.

''Soul Protect: Release''

''AniSnake AniSnake AniCobra AniCobubra...'' I chant drawing Crona's attention as I feel my magic pulsate through me, I hope the Templar attack will divert any students from attacking me.

There, I feel the hundreds of snakes inside of Eruka. Writhing around and slithering around with nothing to do but irritate Eruka, I feel sorry for this witch. It was a weird spell: My touch eliminated anything I touched but it only allowed me to touch stuff that was magical, thus allowing me to eliminate the snakes. I had to take care not to touch her soul or else she would die right there and then without a chance.

Ten minutes later

I pull my hands back to my sides and sigh as the spell finishes, removing the last of the snakes. I sit down on the chair adjacent to the bed and rub my throbbing temple.

''Is she alright?'' Crona asks

''Yeah... I removed the... Last of the snakes'' I pant as I reach into

''Are you alright?''

''Yeah... just tired''

''Mm'' Eruka hummed as she slowly awakened

''Eruka? How do you feel?'' Crona asked, at her side in a second.

''Weird''

''That's just the after-effects of the potion, it should wear off in a second'' I explain

''Its something else... like I'm hungry almost but different''

''Kema removed the snakes'' Crona explained

''Huh? Really?'' Eruka said much more lively than before

''Yeah''

''Oh thank you!'' Eruka cried and holds her arms out for a hug ''Why cant I move?''

''Just numbness'' I say and reach over and hug her ''We have a pressing matter though''

''What's that?'' Crona asks

''Despite my better judgement, you are still a witch and technically are an enemy of Shibusen. The only reason Lord Death agreed to help you is because you were a friend of Crona, even then it took a lot of convincing and calling in some favours'' I said

''I appreciate everything you've done for me, I mean it'' Eruka smiled

''Its cool, Although you are a witch I cant kill someone as sweet as you''

''Thanks'' Eruka blushes ''I have a question though''

''Hm?''

''You said you were a witch, yet you seem to have some level of authority here'' She asked

''I was originally the strongest Meister and Weapon in the school along with my sister and we still are as I have explained. Most students and or Death-Scythes come back to Shibusen to work as teachers like Sid and Nygus, instead I left without a trace and began to learn magic from the witches and made my own style of magic. To assist me in learning magic and to help overall I created a special blood that I call Rainbow Blood'' I say and show the pair my wrist that flows with Rainbow Blood ''I created it out of a Witches soul, A Kinshin Egg, A human soul and an Immortals soul''

''How can you use an Immortals soul when they are... well... immortal?'' Crona asks

''I used a special technique that me and my partner created called Immortal Slayer''

''You cant become a witch, your born a witch'' Eruka says squinting her eyes

''I have eaten exactly 999 witch souls over the course of the past sixteen years, my soul has adapted considerably from their effect''

Eruka looks both shocked and terrified ''999 Witches...''

''And my partner has killed that many aswell''

''I'm not going to hide it: I am terrified of you''

''Don't be, I would never hurt you, much less kill you''

''I know...'' Eruka sighed ''Why are you collecting so many anyway?''

''Because when a Weapon collects 1000 Witch souls they become an Ultimate Death-Scythe''

''But your a Meister'' Crona said quietly

''I'm both a weapon and a Meister, same as my sister''

''Wow'' They pair both say when the door opens with Sid in its wake

''We repelled the attack. They had a yellow-striped Templar leading them and we have got a few wounded and need to bring them in, Stein captured the Templar and took him to the Death Room to be interrogated'' Sid said and moved out of the doorway as Nygus and various students carried their fellow comrades into the infirmary before setting them onto the beds along the room.

''Any critically wounded?''

''Yes, Kim had attempted to resonate with Jacqueline again and resulted in Jacqueline exploding leaving both with burns and internal damage from what Mira told me. They should be coming in a stretcher any second''

Just as he said that Spirit and Nygus were carrying a stretcher with Kim on it followed by another two students who held the stretcher to Jacqueline They placed the two girls on adjacent beds from each other as I walked over to Kim first.

''Have they been conscious?'' I ask Mira

''Dozing in and out, Jacqueline coughed up blood at one point''

I hold out my hand and a red vial appears, I make a drinking motion to Mira and point at Kim before Mira nods. She gently lifts Kim's head up as I carefully pour the red liquid down her throat, after the vial empties I hold out my hand again and it vanishes in a poof of smoke. Mira moves Kim's head back onto the white pillow and I move around her bed over to Jacqueline's bed and do the same thing with Kim. After that is down I make the vial disappear and sigh.

''What will they do?'' Mira asks

''It will close most wounds, stop bleeding, help regenerate lost blood cells and relieve pain. They should wake up in around an hour or two... depending on how long it will take to regenerate their blood cells'' I explain and she nods

''Thank you''

''No problem, I think though that they shouldn't try to resonate until I figure out why this keeps happening with the pair'' I said and she nods ''Anyway I'm heading up to interrogate this Yellow Templar''

''Good Luck'' Mira said and turned to another student.

I head over to the door when I remember Crona and Eruka causing me to quickly walk over to the two of them. I pull the white hospital curtain around the bed so to hide them from everyone else.

''When you two are ready to leave, talk to Mira or Sid and ask if they know where Maka is and stay with her until I decide what's next'' I say and the pair nod before I leave the concealed bed and jog out the door.

Several sets of stairs later

I walk down the guillotine hallway and when I reach Lord Death I find him and spirit glaring at the yellow-striped Templar who showed very evident fear through shaking. When I get close all eyes turn to me as I walk up to the trio.

''What have we learned?'' I ask

''Nothing'' Spirit replies

The sudden metallic sound of a weapon is heard as I change my finger into a mini-scythe and walk right in front of the Templar who shakes even more.

''What is your name?'' I ask, my voice deep and like a growl

''I'm n-n-not allowed to t-t-tell you!''

''You better unless you want me to cut this armour right off you'' I said

''Please no!''

''Why not?'' I ask curiously

''If you do then you will cut through me!''

I slowly move the golden tip onto his arm and slowly make a tiny dent in it when he screams.

''Okay Okay! I'll tell you! Please stop PLEASE!''

I pull my finger back and stare at him with cold eyes, his yellow ones showed no emotion but his body on the other hand definitely did.

''W-When you become a T-Templar this doctor who is one of the five leaders rips your eyes out and puts magical red orbs in that only allow you to see if you wear the Templar armour. When they put on the armour they p-put hot glue or something on it so it permanently sticks to your s-skin and burns you for the next ten days. You can get through the ranks in the Order by killing Meisters or Weapons! If you kill a Death-Scythe you are promoted several times!''

''What is the ranking system?'' I ask

''Red is the lowest, they are the soldiers of the order that enlist more to the order and carry out basic stuff. Yellow are still soldiers like me but lead and boss around the Red's. Green have command over large groups of yellow and red's and often don't see much live conflict. Blue are the ones who make various big decisions and hold ceremonies and important stuff, they often attend the royal meeting where chosen people are invited to a meeting with the grand master. Purple's are the Grand Master's right-hand men so to speak and few have every seen battle but are willing to lay down their life to protect the Grand Master and are very strong. Black is reserved for the Grand Master himself, he makes every decision and has unimaginable power'' After the Templar was done he pants rapidly and takes in as much as possible.

Suddenly the ground shakes violently causing me to fall over before pouncing back to my feet. Lord Death turns to the mirror and I look aswell, it was on the south side of the building where the overgrown but beautiful forest lies. There was smoke coming from the wall as both Medusa and Shaula ran out.

''Dammit!'' I say and turn to run ''Spirit! Stay here with Lord Death!''

''But-''

''Shut it!'' I say as I sprint down the hall. I ran through the hallway and burst through the large red door before running along the hallway, conviently the shattered window from before had not been repaired yet so I leap out of there but instead of falling my broom appears and without delay I speed around the school building and in less than half a minute reach the south side. I jump off and land in the familiar clearing from before, I land with a thud which draws the attention of the two running witches.

''You just couldn't stay quiet'' I say and change my arm into the golden scythe

Shaula grins and spins around, revealing the blonde students that I know too well.

''Maka!''

Shaula had her arm around the writhing girl and held an evil smile ''You go on sister, I can handle them without help''

Medusa nods at this and bolts into the dense overgrowth, leaving me with Shaula.

''This is what's going to happen'' Shaula said ''You are going to let me escape along with my sister and we will take Maka with us, We'll drop her off in the desert for you to pick up''

''Not happening'' I said

''If I snap my fingers then I will launch a large dosage of poison into this girls body, killing her in under a minute'' Shaula said causing Maka to widen her eyes

''Do you remember what went down in your cell?'' I ask

Shaula noticeably shivers ''Vividly''

''Well during that time I implanted micro bombs inside of both you and Medusa'' I say causing her eyes to widen ''If I so much as think the idea of blowing the bombs off the will''

''Is it fast enough to stop me from killing this girl''

''Yes, it is'' I said ''Here is what's going to happen, you are going to release Maka and I will allow you to leave with your life''

Shaula considers this for a moment before laughing manically ''That is the most stupid idea I have ever heard!''

''You see that tree behind me?'' I say

''What about it?'' She says curiously

The common sound of metal is heard and for a second nothing happens as I stand still, paused in motion. Suddenly the tree behind me is cut in half along with several tree's around it. Both Shaula and Maka looked absolutely shocked as the tree's fall apart and leaves blow in front of us.

''-And I'm accurate too'' I grin

The leaves that blew past the three of us all suddenly cut in half and all fall to the ground, ignoring the breeze that pushed them moments ago. The fear on Shaula's face grows.

''I was and am the strongest Meister and Weapon to ever be in the academy'' I smile wickedly ''Over the course of the past sixteen years I have collected and eaten a total of 999 witch souls in order to change from an Ultra Death-Scythe to an Ultimate Death-Scythe''

''Bullshit!'' Shaula screams as she shakes violently

''Maybe you will be the 1000th witch to fall to my blade?''

Shaula is shaking strongly now and isn't even really holding onto Maka anymore, more leaning than holding but Maka doesn't seem to notice this. I smile and takes slow but strong steps towards her.

''Stay back!'' Shaula screams but despite her being more than willing to kill Maka I know her soul is more concerned about me killing her.

''Don't move another step'' A voice said from behind me, I turn my head to find a werewolf staying at me ''I wont allow you to''

''Free!'' Shaula squeals happily and I sense her soul wavelength calming slightly

''Ah yes, the immortal'' I smile ''Excellent''

''Oh? Why so happy?'' He says back

''I need an Immortals soul so I can create more Rainbow Blood'' I grin

''Immortals cant be killed, its in the name'' Free said matter-of-factly

''Oh really? Then why is their a technique called Immortal Hunter?''

Free tenses up at this ''What?''

''Anyway, Shaula'' I said and turned back to the youngest sister ''Choose now: Die here or Run away without a scratch on you''

Shaula looks past me to Free who shrugs, Shaula slowly begins backing up as my eyes are trailed on her movement. She suddenly throws Maka forwards and bolts into the overgrowth, Free runs towards the brush next to him and like promised I don't pursue but instead tend to Maka.

''You okay?'' I ask helping her to her feet

''Yeah, she just had me in a choke-hold is all

''Maka!'' A voice said and once again I turn to see the source, Soul ran across the clearing and I stood out the way as he tackled his Meister in a hug. I smile as I watch the rest of Maka's friends along with Kami and Stein walk into the clearing.

''You handled that well'' Stein smiled

''You could practically smell the fear off her'' I smile back as I hear someone behind me

''Was it true about what you said? About the Ultimate Death-Scythe?'' Kid asked

''Very True''

''And the 999 Witch souls?''

''True''

''Have you collected 999 Witch souls or both you and Kami?'' He asks

''Both of us have 999 Witch souls'' Kami said

''Damn'' He smiled before turning to Soul ''Hey Soul!''

''Yeah?'' He replied

''Kema and Kami both have eaten a total of 999 Witch souls, how does that make you feel?''

Soul falls flat on his face while Maka and Tsubaki had their jaws hitting the floor, Black Star just started laughing.

''SHINIGAMI WHY?!'' Soul cried raises his hands into the air

I smile half heartedly as Kami taps me on the shoulder, I turn to her and she gives me an odd look. She blinks with her right eye twice and her left once before I nod and turn back to the kids.

''Me and Kami need to go do some training, to prepare and stuff'' I say and Maka turns to her mother with a hopeful smile on her face.

''Can me and Soul train too?'' She pleads with her mother

Kami smiles sweetly at this ''Sorry Maka, its something only me and Kema can do''

Maka nods but has a sad smile on her face as Kami rubs the top of her head like a dog.

''We'll be back in an hour or so'' I say and walk into overgrowth with Kami following.