DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN SOUL EATER
"She's dead you know. You failed to protect her. You were too weak. But with my help you can be powerful. You can save your friends and you will become stronger." The imp mused as he danced his swing to the sound of jazz. Soul grimaced as the red demon danced around him.
"Your girlies dead Evans, you failed." The imp continued.
"Shut up you damn ogre. Who gave you permission to speak of her?" Soul growled ignoring the fact he used his real last name. An evil smile crossed the demons face.
"You don't trust the new girl do you?" it asked as he eyed his albino host.
"She doesn't know about me. My past and I don't plan on telling her." Soul whispered.
"Then allow me to lead for a while. Follow my music." The demon cooed. It was Soul's turn to smile.
"Follow your lead and swing to jazz. I can do that… but then I'd fail her." Soul pondered. The black room shimmered as if mixing with his minds waging war.
"Who cares if you fail her, she's dead." The imp growled seeing his lost battle.
"I wasn't talking about failing Maka." He hissed before rising from his chair.
"I'm off, this is way too uncool." And with that he disappeared from the black room and opened his eyes to the darkness of Maka's bedroom.
"Damn, looks like another sleepless night." He whispered as he glanced at the picture of him and Maka. He had failed her but he wouldn't fail Rika. He couldn't handle another partner dead by his mistakes. He had been useless during the fight with Asura and now he was useless due to the black blood and his mistrust of others. Maka's teddy bear clock read out three in the morning. Soul didn't plan on sleeping any more so with a final sigh he reached over to grab his homework. This was another side effect of his loves death. He actually studied and strived to be top of the class now. He claimed it was because Maka would come haunt him if he didn't beat Ox. Blackstar and the others had merely nodded not really disagreeing with his mourning plans but then again not seeing the healthiness of it.
Three months after the fight with the kishin and him partnering with Rika they met up with Kid, the twins, Blackstar, and Tsubaki in the death room for a group mission. If you said Soul was excited to finally be on a group mission you'd be wrong. He was far from it. He trusted Rika to a small point. Yes he had told her about his black blood. No he did not tell her about his piano or musical talents. Yes she had explained her past and her weapons story. Turns out the weapon was a scythe type like him and had protected her from a witch who could turn things into statues. The weapon had been turned to a statue instead of the miester and well Rika was forced to kill her own weapon due to bad positioning and the witch had very good timing. Soul had shivered at the new knowledge. This new miester of his had gone through hell.
"So Kid, where is this witch?" Tsubaki asked as she watched her miester stomp ahead.
"The question is where the witches are?" Kid corrected. Soul heard plural and that was never a good sign.
"Their evil so we'll kill them no matter where they are." Rika stated. Once again Soul did not like her view of the situation.
"First we figure out who the witches are. Lord Death just said they were a matter of interest to us nothing else. This is a recon mission not a kill them mission. Blackstar, will you stop trying to pee on the side of the road." Soul growled as he turned to his friend.
"Sorry, I was just marking my spot so even the dogs know who's god." The ninja smiled. Yep, Soul hated this group mission.
"I don't trust witches." Rika whispered.
"To be honest neither do I. but there are some witches out there who are good I promise." Soul told her. Rika gave him a scoffing look.
"A witch gave you that scar and hurt your old miester." Rika snarled her hatred for the magic beings intensified with each breath.
"Yeah, but I'm alive. I'm friends with several witches actually." Soul replied not really caring to simmer his new miesters anger.
"Hey, not to burst your miester/weapon squabble but I think we found the witch hideout." Liz said breaking the two apart. Indeed they had come across a small pumpkin shaped home that Soul soft of remembered seeing before.
"Please tell me I'm not about to find a naked cat lady." He pleaded as the group marched forward.
"I'm hoping to find a giraffe." Patty laughed as she followed Blackstar inside the home.
"So much for knocking." Tsubaki noted before running to help her miester. Once the small team had made it inside several things happened. One there was indeed a naked cat lady, two Blackstar was holding Tsubaki's demon sword mode in front of a Samurai's face and finally three, Crona and a small blonde were huddled scared in a corner.
"Ok, can someone please explain to me what the hell is going on?" Soul asked as he wiped away the small nose bleed.
"Soul weapon form. Time to kill some witches." Rika ordered.
"Wait! Ribbit, we can explain!" screamed a small frog huddled at Crona's feet. In a puff of smoke the frog became Eruka, the frog witch who helped Medusa.
