Guardian Battle; Kema versus a warlord?
Maka's POV
''Father!'' Kid shouted as we approached the circle where Stein, Spirit and Lord Death were talking before turning to look at us as we sprint like madmen.
''Kid?'' Spirit hums
''Father... We got really big problems''
''What is it my son?'' Lord Death asks
''Kema... is going to kill you and I'' He puffs getting as much air in his lungs as possible
''That's silly, why would she-''
''We went to her mansion... She had a lab at the bottom of it and said something about making a potion that would turn her into a Shinigami and she intended to kill you and Kid'' I say quickly
''Why is the question'' Stein asked himself
''She said something about a guardian or something... The forgotten one'' Kid said
''Amelia!'' Lord Death shouted but in his cheerful tone
''Amelia?''
''She was quoted to be the strongest of the eight warlords but never really helped or did anything unless it was life-threatening. She disappeared 700 years ago and was never seen again'' He said
''Ah yes, I read about her at one point. She had the power to possess her enemies and then make them kill themselves'' Stein says
''That must be what Amelia has done to Kema!'' I gasp when the door to the Death Room suddenly kicks open, we all turn to see the one we all expected. Kema... Or Amelia rather.
''Hey all'' She smiled and walked towards us
''Patty! Liz!'' Kid shouted as both partners transformed ''Stay back Amelia!''
''Amelia? Who is that?'' She said but you could easily see through her facade as she drew closer
''Stay back!'' Kid shouted again and shot next to her
''Guess my cover is blown'' She giggled and grew her scythe arm before turning so it was pointing at us ''I don't know how you found out but regardless, your all going down''
''Amelia!'' Mom's voice calls as she stands by the door, scythe arm drawn
''You knew?''
''Soul perception'' Mom said and walked towards her possessed sister ''Get out of my sister''
''Not until I become a Shinigami'' She growled
''Stop this foolishness!'' Lord Death shouted in a deep voice
''Shut it!'' Amelia shouted and her scythe arm glowed as she powered up ''Shinigami Hunter!''
The blade grew greatly and additional spikes grew onto the blade making it look like a long mace rather than a scythe. Suddenly it began sparking and Amelia screamed and ear piecing scream.
''What...?''
''Shinigami Hunter is a two-man job, my sister is refusing to help you so its just you trying to do it. Along with the fact your wavelengths aren't in sync at all'' Mom explains
''Well then'' Amelia smiled ''Just going to have to kill you with blade alone''
She turned and charged at us and only got a foot before she froze completely, her body was quivering and we all exchanged looks of confusion before another voice entered the conversation.
''Get outta my body'' Kema! Her face was in the scythe as she had a pained look on her face.
''So its you, too bad you cant influence me'' She said and turned to us with a wicked grin ''-And if you harm this body your hurting Kema, not me''
This was bad, we cant hurt her but she can hurt us. We cant use Witch hunter because she isn't a witch... maybe Genie Hunter? I look over to where Mom was to find she was gone.
''They may not'' Kema said drawing her attention ''But Kami can''
Suddenly Mom appears behind Amelia with both hands on her back ''Soul Purge!''.
Mom shoots out a solid yellow beams that goes through Kema, causing both her and Amelia to scream in unison as another body is slowly pulled out of Kema. I watch in shock as Amelia is pulled out of Kema and is thrown onto the top of a guillotine. Kema falls to her hands and knees and so does Mom, I watch them as the pair whisper to each other.
Amelia had jet black hair and red eyes, her skin was pale and wore a black short-sleeved shirt and long trousers that stopped at her ankle, she had no shoes on.
''Hm, looks like I underestimated you'' She said and glared at Mom before to us again ''But since I was in control of you for over a two-hour period I now know all your abilities''
Her right arm changed to a golden scythe and she leaped towards us, breaking me out of my stunned form. I take Soul's hand and he changes into a scythe when Stein and Spirit leap forwards.
Their blades collide but despite all Amelia is winning as he slashes while Stein blocks.
''You will not touch Shinigami-sama!'' Stein shouted before leaping back next to us
''Shut it!''
Amelia stands tall on the guillotine pillar when Kema appears behind her ''You shut it!''
Amelia looks terrified as she tries to turn around but a hand lands on her back ''Serrated Soul Force!'' Amelia goes flying past us and smashes a hole in the wall as she goes flying, Kema and Mom(In scythe form) jump through the hole after her. We all quickly gather around the hole to watch them fight.
Kema's POV
I hover on air as I face a pissed-off Amelia but she also held a wicked grin.
''You aren't going to kill Shinigami-sama!'' I shout and swing Kami only for it to be swiftly dodged
Amelia held her hand into the air and thunder could be heard as a golden scythe fell from the sky into her hand, she swung it around her and smiled evilly ''I know all you tactics''
''Lies!'' I scream and swing Kami again only to get the same result from before
''We both know your made the Shinigami-Potion with your own will'' She smirked
''Silence!'' I scream again and swing Kami over and over again only for her to slowly back up each time causing my anger to grow.
''You want to become a Shinigami so you can become stronger''
''Shut the fuck up!'' I scream as my anger grows more
''What is she taking about sis?'' Kami asks but I ignore her
''I want to become a Shinigami too... join me?''
''Fuck you!'' I shout as my anger replaces common sense as I swing Kami over and over again
''I know your every move! You cant win in any way! Just give up!'' She shouts at me as she continues to dodge my onslaught of feeble swings
''You know nothing!'' I say and stop swinging ''Nothing!''
''I know how you lost Kay'' She said bluntly.
That's it. She just pressed the red button, all hell is going to break loose.
''Kema don't!'' Kami shouts but I've already been pushed over the edge, this bitch was going down.
''Soul protect: Release!'' I scream as the lock unleashes itself revealing my soul and sending sound waves throughout the air around Death City.
''A witch eh?''
''Anger fusion: Activate!'' I shout as one of the three locks unleash, fire expands from me and begins swirling around me causing Amelia to lift a cautious but curious eyebrow.
''Madness fusion: Activate!'' I scream as the second of the three locks unleash, lightning sparks around me as Amelia raises her scythe in front of her.
''Rainbow fusion: Activate!'' I shout once more as the final lock is lifted, my rainbow soul surrounding the fire and lighting and sending a powerful shockwave through death city, sending people to the ground and cracking windows.
''Lets go Kema Muzitori!'' Amelia screams as she begins to glow ''I will show you the power of the strongest of the eight guardians!''
I charge at her with immeasurable speed and swing Kami only for her to block it, I pull back and fire wraps around Kami. I scream and swing again and once again Amelia blocks it with the body of the duplicated scythe, I pull back again as both fire and lighting wrap around Kami. I launch my attack again and when she blocks it the fire and lightning begin to shock and burn her hands causing her to gasp but hold firm, I move out a hand and place it on her shoulder.
''Blazing Soul Force!'' I roar making her go back a little, I quickly zoom above and place my hand on her head ''Shocking Soul Force!''
Amelia goes flying to the ground and I follow her quickly, she slams into the ground but gets to her feet quickly just as I reach her with a fist outstretched at her with fire and sparks coming off it. She holds out her own hand and catches mine and stops it but the ground below her cracks. I swing Kami only for her own scythe to block it. She suddenly dashes to the side and I feel something hit my side when I realise its her hand.
''Soul Force!'' She shouts and I am sent into the side of the school, I get up quickly.
''Soul Resonance! Burning Rage!'' I scream as we power up, Kami grows so her blade is in a 'C' shape and is fire red before I charge and Amelia again. I swing at her once and catch her arm, setting it ablaze, she slaps her arm causing the flames to go out as I charge her once again and miss. Amelia stands a far distance from me as she glows blue for a moment before dust started swirling up around her ''Soul Resonance! Witch Hunter!''
This time she charges me but I block it with Kami before attempting another swing, when I do try our blades get caught up. The flames from Burning Rage spread onto the dupe-scythe and climb onto Amelia who immediately pulls back and pats the fire out from her arms, Meanwhile I swing over and over which she easily dodges over and over again with ease.
''I thought you would do more than swing at me'' She taunts and I grin at her before jumping back.
''Kema-''
''Soul Split! Rage!'' I cry as the fire surrounding me splits off from me and pools to my right, it swirls around for a moment before forming an exact duplicate of me but all red and fiery.
''Soul Split! Madness!'' I cry again causing the lightning to leap away from me and land on my left, it sparks about before forming a blue-purple version of me with sparks constantly coming off her.
''Turning emotions into weapons?'' Amelia said, her face calm but her voice trembling
''Lets go!'' I shout and the three of us charge, I swing at Amelia only for her to dodge before suddenly Rage is behind her with a flaming scythe, she swings and catches Amelia in the back causing her to scream before Madness was in front of her and punched her in the face, sending sparks into her organs and brain. Amelia falls to the ground screaming and Rage and Madness transform back into their elements, surrounding me once more. I sprint over to her and swing at Amelia again and catch her arm completely sending it across the courtyard. She gets to her feet and jumps away from me and I stay were I was despite my rage wanting to murder her.
Amelia's arm grows back very fast, the old one disintegrating to dust. I grit my teeth as Rage and Madness silently egg me on for the 'final act' as they say.
''Soul Resonance! Warlord Hunter!'' I cry as both fire and thunder disappear into Kami as she grows into a long 'V' with spikes along and around it. I scream as I charge Amelia one last time, she looks horrified but raises the golden scythe in an attempt to block my massive glowing blade, I swing down at her as she blocks with the scythe but to no avail as it shatters in half from the force of Warlord Hunter. Technically she is a Warlord but its powerful enough to kill her atleast. The blade swings down onto her face and slides through her body with surprising ease when I notice that there is no soul here.
''Gotcha!'' Amelia screams and I turn – to late – as she places a hand onto my back and the sudden force knocks me into the ground and into an underground hall. I get to my feet just in time to dodge the blade of a golden scythe and jump back as she swings again. I try to swing Kami but am cut across my stomach sending blood through my mouth before a hand is on my stomach, I look down too late as I am sent flying upwards back into the courtyard and land on my back. Amelia jumps up and begins a slow but steady stride towards me, letting the blade of the scythe dragging along the floor sending sparks everywhere. She walks up to me and swings the scythe down onto me, I swiftly roll to the side just in time to dodge the tip of the blade. I outstretch a hand and a blue ball of energy emerges and flies towards Amelia who doesn't see it in time and it hits her square in the stomach causing her to cough up blood and go flying.
''Rage, Madness'' I whisper as the two elements change into their human forms and charge at Amelia, distracting her for a minute. I stand up and clench tightly onto Kami and look her in the eyes, before taking a deep breath. Or as much as one can when in my state.
''Mark 1'' I whisper as dust begins to swirl around us, Madness and Rage swing their scythes at Amelia as she swings her in their best effort to distract her.
''Mark 2'' I whisper again, Madness is sent flying back from Amelia's attack
''Mark 3'' Madness charges Amelia just as she throws Rage to the side
''Mark 4'' I say in my normal tone as the ground around me begins to crack
''Mark 5'' Madness slices Amelia but is sliced in turn, Rage gets back up again
''Mark 6'' I begin to hover in the air and a rainbow glow is sent off from my body
''Mark 7'' I shout drawing Amelia's attention, her eyes grow wide
''Mark 8'' I scream as the ground below me cracks and Madness and Rage change into elements and bind themselves onto me.
Amelia looks around frantically but does nothing as I glow more ferociously and whisper:
''Six remaining Warlords, lend me you strength to defeat your corrupted brethren''
''Soul Resonance! Shinigami Hunter!'' We all cry in unison
Kami glows more than I do before as she grows into a massively long, curved 'L' with spikes all over it and weighs a ton.
''What? No!'' Amelia cries and tries escape by hovering on air but before she could get far I jump and swing at her, catching her across her body, she screams silently as her body bubbles and disappears. I land on the ground as the green soul of the seventh warlord falls to the ground.
''Soul Split: Deactivate'' I whisper before issuing my other commands ''All fusions: Deactivate. Soul Protect: Lock''
After that was done I sit on my knees and crawl over to the green soul before extending my hand, a jar appears out of thin air and the soul is drawn to it and nests itself inside it as I close the lid. The jar vanishes as Kami walks next to me, she looked very pale.
''Your white as snow'' I say and she points and my hand, I look at it and see that it is also white as snow my head suddenly feels heavy and I turn to my sister, who was now unconscious.
The edges of my vision were now darkening and I hear Maka's voice along with several others. I try to stay awake but my brain wont allow it as I collapse.
Maka's POV
After the fight had finished several of us went out into the courtyard to help them back to the infirmary. Luckily most people who were injured had now gotten better and headed back to their dorm leaving only a few people in here. Around twenty minutes after that we had left Nygus to care for the sisters while we attended a meeting along with Sid, Stein and Spirit.
''That was scary, One of the eight warlords coming for you Lord Death'' Sid said
''Yes, while I do owe it to Kema and Kami for protect both me and the rest of you I am greatly concerned about the fact she owned a potion that could turn her into a Shinigami'' Lord Death said
''That and all that stuff we saw during the fight, about how she wanted to become a Shinigami and knows a technique called Shinigami Hunter which could be used against you or Kid'' Spirit said
''Its seems we have learned a lot about our friend today than we have in a long time'' Lord Death hummed while Stein just looked off in the distance
''What should we do?'' Kid asks
''Well we cant do all that much since – like I said before – we do owe her our lives since she risked her own but so much was uncovered that I don't know what to think'' Lord Death replied
''Does she pose any threat to us?'' Kid asked
''She knows Shinigami Hunter but as Kami has said its cant be performed solo and requires two people and Kami would never hurt either of us'' Lord Death said
''Still, I have lost a considerable amount of trust in her'' Kid said staring at his feet
''You shouldn't, if I know Kema she would lay her life down for a puppy'' Stein said and put a cigarette in his mouth ''She's trustworthy and caring''
Kid sighed ''Still''
''We saw a side that she has kept under wraps for good reason, we shouldn't judge her from what we saw fighting'' Stein remarked
''Kami and Kema do have a very advanced arsenal though, more than we have ever seen'' Dad said
''Like I said, she keeps those attacks hidden so she can surprise her enemies. She still has a few more we haven't seen yet apparently and even another... stage... I guess we could say'' Stein said and lit his cigarette, despite Lord Death normally having a very strict rule about that
''During the fight Kema summoned two copies of herself that Amelia said were emotions transformed into weapons, is that what you meant when you said depends how much Madness and Rage will push her?'' I ask, reminding myself of the previous conversation.
''Yes, while there are still many secrets about Kema one thing to note is her ability to turn any of her emotions into a sort of Meister/Weapon pair allowing her time to recover''
''What I am most concerned about is that Shinigami-Potion thing she was talking about, if she had originally intended to become a Shinigami through a potion... she must either be crazy or skilled beyond logic'' Kid said and turned to Stein ''Do you know anything about that potion''
Stein turns to look at the empty space where all the wooden crosses are before sighing ''She wants to become a Shinigami so she can take down whoever dares threaten Shibusen... I helped in the development of that potion when we were in our twenties, from what I have gathered it works as that is what she used in creating her Rainbow Blood''
''Rainbow Blood?'' Kid hums causing Stein to take another long drag of his cigarette
''Shortly before she left Shibusen she infused a witch's soul, the soul of an Immortal, a Kinshin egg and the soul of an innocent to create what she calls Rainbow Blood. It is one reason how she is able to tear through enemies and master magic, along with the fact her ability to change her weapon completely'' He explained
''She used the soul of an innocent?!'' Kid says furiously
''How do you know all this?'' I ask curiously
''Kema told me about it over the years, we're good friends'' Stein said and took a drag of his cigarette ''I would trust my life with Kema if it came down to it, you should all trust her too''
''After the events that have transpired, I think that may be difficult'' Sid said bluntly
''Shinigami-sama, shouldn't we be concerned that now two of the eight warlords have turned against you? Especially since Amelia did'' Stein asked
''Well out of the eight warlords only two are currently alive'' Lord Death said
''Seriously? How come?'' Black Star shouted
''Well Asura killed three when he became the Kinshin which leaves five, Eibon used himself as a key to unlock BREW which leaves four. Amelia is now dead which leaves three, Asura was also killed leaving two. The remaining two are Excalibur and that other guy''
''Other guy?'' We all ask
''Yeah... I cant seem to remember his name for some reason'' Lord Death said