Secrets; Kema is a guardian?
Maka's POV
My mother and her sister walked into the overgrowth of the forest without another word and I turn to my friends who looked at me curiously.
''We should follow them'' I suggest
''You heard them, they just went to do training'' Tsubaki said
''Its just... odd. I'm not sure about you guys but I just have a bad feeling about it''
''I feel it too'' Kid said
''You should leave that pair to do what they wish'' Stein said as he stared us all down
''Please Stein, I know you are as curious as we are'' I plead and he sighs
''Fine, we cant intervene unless something bad goes down or else they will be pissed''
''Thanks!'' I smile and grab Soul by the wrist before running into the dense brush
Several Minutes Later
We had found Kema balancing on a log like before with several dummies scattered around the place, mother was no-where to be seen. After keeping an eye on her I was about to suggest we leave when she made a move.
''Weapon Form: Guillotine'' She said boldly before her arms grew a guillotine on each one
Right then my mother appears out of thin air with her scythe arm drawn and stays a good distance away. Kema spins around and I see that her eyes are covered with a blindfold.
''Lets go sis'' Mom said as she charged at her sister with immense speed
Mom swings her scythe arm towards Kema who leans her back until it hits a right angle before Mom swings downwards towards, Kema slides to the side and jumps into the air and kicks Mom in the side of the face with her foot before doing a backflip and landing on the ground perfectly.
Mom changes her leg into a scythe and copies Kema's previous attack but Kema raises her arm and blocks it with the guillotine before jumping and kicking her in the face again. Mom seems angrier changes both arms into golden scythes.
''Hidden Technique: Speed Slicer!''
Mom charges with insane speed and swings her arms so fast they are a blur to me, all of which Kema blocks with her guillotines. Mom swings again but Kema ducks before tripping her up with a swift move of her leg causing Mom to fall over. Mom jumps up quickly and resumes attack her sister when Kema when she suddenly grows a weird looking but familiar thing on her arm.
''Carcan Claw!'' Kema shouts and wraps the lock around Mom's leg before grabbing her by the shirt and head-butting her as the lock releases. Mom goes flying back while Kema stands with her fists prepared to dodge another incoming attack.
''Good. Lets try a different weapon'' Mom says and Kema nods before sparks begin coming off of her body and her body noticeably tenses.
''Weapon Form: Hammer'' She said and her right arm glowed before it changed into the familiar gold hammer that reminded me of a certain blonde Death-Scythe.
Mom takes a defensive stance just as Kema launched forwards and swung her hammer only for Mom to block it sending sparks around them. Kema grunts loudly and Mom's feet are pushed through the dirt leaving mini valleys, suddenly Mom pushes forwards making Kema fall onto her back before slamming her hammer into the ground lifting both dirt and Mom into the air. Kema grins and swings her hammer and hits Mom directly in the face sending her flying into a tree not far from where we were hidden.
''Alright'' Mom groans as she straightens up and yawns ''Time we get back home eh? Everyone should be heading to their dorms as we speak so that means you can go do your alchemy stuff without interruption or fear of the students finding out about your... skills''
'Skills?' I think to myself
''Yeah, how'd I do anyway?'' Kema asked while taking off the blindfold
''With the guillotine you did great, almost as skilled with it as Justin Law. You need to work on the hammer though, Marie would be able to kick your ass with it''
Kema holds out her hand in front of her and her broom appears in a puff of smoke and hops on it, Mom following shortly after before they ascend into the skies.
''We should see what she meant by alchemy'' I suggest
''Why? She probably just makes those healing sweets or whatever'' Black Star asks
''Its just... remember when Medusa pretended to be a nurse? She gained all of our trust and we thought she was a nurse down to the last second'' I remake the blonde witch, who also looked like Kema which brought a strange shiver.
''You are right on that'' Kid said ''If she didn't revive the Kinshin then we wouldn't have known she was a witch and could have stayed under our noses for years''
''Do we even know where they live?'' Soul asked
''...No''
''Just great'' He groaned
''Stein might know!'' I squeal before turning into the 2nd best Meister in the academy
''No'' He said bluntly
''Please?'' Maybe begging?
''No''
''I have soul perception, whether or not you tell us we will find her'' Maybe?
''She always has a special spell active that conceals her soul wavelength when further than thirty metres, your going to have to trail all over Death City to find her''
''For fucks sake just tell us!'' Soul shouts
Stein sighs and pulls out a cigarette ''Head out to the desert, around ten miles north of the entrance of Death City and you will find a large patch of grass with a mansion on it. Be cautious because if Kema or Kami catch you then you better be ready for a fate worse than death''
''Thank you'' I say and do a bow before turning to my friends ''Lets all meet at the main gate of Death City in an hour, gather water and whatever else you need''
''There will be no time for that'' Kid said ''Its six already and if someone isn't at their dorm by nine then they're going to send search parties. Lets just head out now''
''Good idea'' I say but then pause ''How are we going to get there?''
''You have your motorcycle and I have Beelzebub-''
''Who the hell is Beelzebub?'' Soul interrupts
''That's his skateboard'' Liz explained
''As I was saying, I am not sure about Black Star and Tsubaki'' Kid said and turned to the empty space where Black Star and Tsubaki where, I look past him to where they now where. They stood under a tree a fair distance from us, I couldn't hear their conversation but I could definitelysee the blush on Tsubaki's face.
''Hey! You two!'' Kid shouts and the pair flinch before turning and walking back over to us
''What's up?''
''Do you guys have any kind of transportation?'' Kid asks
''Yeah, I got a motorcycle'' Black Star said
''Oh yeah, I forgot you had one'' Soul smiled
''That would have been useful to tell us'' I spit but smile anyway
''Lets go then, we'll stop at yours first Black Star to grab your bike then we'll head to Souls''
''Right!'' We all shout before running through the brush
30 minutes Later...
We finally arrive at ours and Soul rushes inside while I pull out the motorcycle, he emerges and practically leaps onto the bike while I climb on behind him with some difficulty but get comfy quickly. Soul revs the motorcycle quickly while Black Star and Tsubaki wait on their motorcycle and Kid with his partners on Beelzebub. Soul looks at his friends before both nod, Black Star takes off along with Kid but we catch up quickly to them and Soul actually has to slow down as to not speed past them. After a few quiet minutes we finally exit DC and are crossing the Nevada when Soul speaks up over the roar of the motorcycle.
''How far now?''
''Another minutes or two if we keep up this speed'' I shout when I see a structure in the distance
''Stop!'' I shout to everyone as loud as I can, instantly both Kid and Black Star slow down before stopping along with us.
''What is it?'' Kid asks
''I can see it from here, if we keep going then they will here the motorcycle's''
''Your right, we should proceed on foot'' Kid said and I nod. We all dismount our bikes and walk across the open desert as the evening sun sent a golden glow across the sand. We creep as much as we can and take cover behind any rocks as we get closer before we finally reach it. The walls were all wood that was far from new, some parts had cracks and some had moss. We all hug the wall until I reach a large rectangle of a window, I look back to my friends and they nod. I peek my head out and find that the interior is (seemingly) completely made of white marble and quartz. The room looked like a hallway of sorts and I look back to my friends before pointing forwards, I duck as much as I can out of the windows view and dash to the next piece of cover. I hug the wall like before until I reach the next window and once again peer through the glass to find what looks like a long marble table with chairs around it and a person sitting in one of them. Mom.
She wasn't facing us so I turn back to my friends and whisper:
''Its a dining room, Mom is in their eating or whatever''
''Can we sneak past?'' Kid asks
''Yeah, she isn't looking our way, I'll go first then you follow-''
''AH SHIT FUCK BLOODY MOTHERFUCKER!'' Kema's voice calls out before the sound of a gunshot was heard, I hear the sound of a chair moving and check back in the window again to find Mom running through a door farthest from us.
I dash past the window and almost fall into a weird trench when I stop causing Kid – Who was behind me – to pause aswell. I creep forward a bit and find that there are barred windows down in the ditch, the sun wasn't facing it and it seemed like the lights were on so I peek inside.
The room had black stone walls which was the complete opposite colour of the interior, their were shelves of bottles with different colour liquids and book, a large cauldron in the corner of the room along with several counters around the edge of the rooms. There was a single light bulb hanging from the ceiling providing the light into the room. Kema was holding one palm out that was emitting a pinkish glow towards her other hand. The other hand was missing the index finger down to the middle and was all bloody but I could see that the flesh was slowly growing back, probably due to her using magic or something. Suddenly Mom burst through the door that was in the corner of the room and came to her sister's aid.
''What the hell happened?''
''Project 05 fucking shot me, good thing he missed my head though and only hit my finger. Still hurts worse than a Shinigami-Chop though'' Kema grunted
''Well if your healing magic will work it should be better in an hour or so right?''
''Yeah, but I have an even better idea'' Kema smirks causing Mom to raise one eyebrow
Kema reached across one of the counters and pull over a syringe filled with a rainbow-coloured liquid that swirled its colours around ''Infusion number 217''
''Oh no, you tried Infusion number 216 a few days ago and ended up freezing yourself. I had to bloody put you on the fire for you to unfreeze'' Mom groans
''Trust me sis, this time it will work'' Kema said and lined it up with her arm
''Yeah, because the other 215 failed doesn't mean the 216th will'' Mom said sarcastically
Kema looked annoyingly at her sister before stabbing it into her arm and grunting, a few seconds later she pulled it out and placed it on the counter. She raised her wounded index finger to her face which had now mysteriously healed.
''Told you-'' Kema starts before pausing and gripping the sides of her head ''Dammit''
Mom looked at her curiously before Kema suddenly fell to her knee's.
''DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!'' She cried and Mom suddenly looked worried
''FUCK!'' She shouted and smashed her head into the wall causing Mom to take half a step back
''DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!'' She cried over and over again as she smashed her head into the wall sending shards of stone around her before she suddenly stopped.
''B-Bucket'' She groaned as she held her stomach
Mom nodded and opened a cupboard above them and pulled out a bucket and placed it next to Kema before she suddenly started throwing up in it. Normally I would be grossed out by this but I need to know more, I focus on what she is throwing up and see that it is the same rainbow liquid that was in the syringe. The process of throwing up goes on for another minute or two before Kema raises her head.
''I guess Infusion number 217 is a failure aswell'' She sighed before leaning back on her elbows
''I told you, stop mixing your blood with other compounds. It wont work'' Mom said and went to the door ''You already have achieved in creating rainbow blood, what else do you want?''
''I want to get stronger!'' She shouted with sudden ferocity
''Stronger?'' Mom said and turned to her sister ''You are an expert in soul-wavelength techniques, you are almost a Ultimate Death-Scythe, you can change yourself into a variety of weapons that you aren't, you have soul perception, you can annihilate anyone on the planet including Lord Death. How can you fucking get stronger?''
''I...''
Mom looked both angry and sympathetic but turned and left the room, Kema stood up shakily.
''Bed'' She said and left the same way Mom did.
I turn to my left to see Kid was at another grate I had not seen along with all our friends behind us.
''We need to get in there, see what we can find'' Kid suggests
''We cant if they are in there, they will kill us'' Soul said
''No, I can sense their souls. One is sleeping while the other is awake but is very sleepy, its now or never'' I say
''How are we going to get in is the problem'' Kid hummed
''I can saw through these bars'' Soul volunteers
''No, she would notice that'' Kid said
''How about we try the front door?'' I suggest
''Its probably locked''
''We should try'' I said firmly
''Very well'' He said and stood up and so did I. We creep around the side of the small mansion until we reach the front doors with the evening sun hitting them. I gently try the marble handle and push against the wood, despite my better judgement they actually open without a sound. I creep into the open area before tip-toeing over to a wooden door and pushing it open, surprisingly not making a sound or creek. The room to a moment for me to register in the evening light and when my eyes decide to work I find that it is the room with the large table. I motion for the others to follow as we walk through the room and find the door furthest from our spot by the window. Like before the door made no noise when I opened it, we crept down a set of stairs as the white marble and quartz turned into black stone. When we reach the bottom of the stairs I open a black-wood door and land ourselves in Kema's lab. We all file into the room and immediately Kid begins to look through each of the vials.
''Liz and Maka, look through all the book titles and see if you find anything interesting'' Kid ordered
''What are we looking for?'' I ask
''Anything'' He said and handed me a notepad from somewhere
I nod and begin reading though the book names. Blood Transfusion, Soul mixing, Alchemy 101, Immortal souls, Ways of the Templar, Blood types, Madness wavelengths, How to care for a cat, Firearm safety, Best ways to kill someone.
I shudder at the titles but write all of them down on the notepad when I hear a door open. I turn to the door and hear the slow but loud sound of shoes hitting the marble floor above us.
''Shit! Hide!'' I whisper quickly and everyone nods. Soul, Tsubaki and the Thompson sisters change into weapons. I run to the door and hide next to where it will open and clench Soul as close to me as I can, Kid hides behind the cauldron while Black Star climbs into a cupboard. The door swings open causing it to hide me completely as I am trapped within a triangle of space.
''Now where is that potion? It should have a label'' Kema asked herself
Out of the tiniest of gaps in the wood I see her reach into a drawer and pull out a black box and seems to lift it with some difficulty but places it on the counter and holds out her hand as a key with a skull on it, she pushes the key into the box and gently pulls out a glass bottle that had a black and white liquid inside it.
''Ah still here are we?'' Kema said before giggling ''I'm glad I chose not to stay at Shibusen, if I did then how would I perfect my prized potion. This should grant me ultimate power beyond Shinigami himself and will allow me to surpass him''
I freeze at this 'did she just say surpass? What did that mean?'
''Ofcourse I will have to deal with Kid aswell, cant have the son of Lord Death interrupting it''
'What?'
''This all could have been avoided if Lord Death didn't steal all the glory, us guardians deserved the glory just as much as you did''
'Does she mean that she was a guardian?'
''I was always the forgotten one, even Eibon ignored me to an extend before I vanished from your sight. 700 Years past to this day and this woman was less than willing to offer me her body, but no-one can rival me in power. I will take my vengeance upon you, then I will become the new Shinigami''
I hear her walk about before the door begins to close and I tense up and prepare to swing soul if needed but instead when the door shuts I am left with the others. We stay silent for a minute before Kid creeps out from behind the cauldron, his skin was completely white as Liz and Patty transform back into human form and help him up. Black Star and Tsubaki emerge from the cupboard and stand up as Soul changes into human form aswell.
''Shinigami...'' Soul mumbles
''Lets get back to the DWMA and tell Father about it'' Kid suggests and we all nod.