Chapter 3: The Battle

Chatter goes across the hallway, as students make their way to class. Dai and Ren make it to their seats, as Dr. Stein rolls into the room on his chair.

"Well students, I told you yesterday to study for today's test. I hope all of you did, because I'm not even going to ask who didn't." Stein's expression seemed to get more serious as he made this statement. "I shouldn't have to tell you that Ren and Dai have their own test to take, and I would like to speak with them in the hallway for a minute." He tilted his head a little towards the door, waiting for them to respond.

Ren and Dai both nodded and swiftly moved from their seats towards the door outside. Dr. Stein followed behind them as he stopped in the hallway to have a chat with the two students.

"So, Dr. Stein, what is…" before Ren could finish her remark she was interrupted by Stein.

"Just listen…I have a mission for you two. This involves you becoming a 'death scythe' Ren, so just listen." Stein glances up towards them both as he continues his conversation. "There is a witch named Medusa. She is very powerful and we know where she is."

"So I'm guessing you want me and Ren to take her out, Stein…?" Dai says as he looks up from his jacket's hood.

"You're absolutely right, Dai. That's exactly what I'm saying." An awkward pause seemed to silence the conversation. Every sentence Stein finished was to provoke a death match. "Go towards the outskirts of Death City, and our sources say she is there. Therefore, I think it is best if you two get a move on now. Oh, and be carful." Stein rolls back into the classroom as Dai and Ren walk off to the school doors.

"Dr. Stein, what happen to Team Blackout?" Maka said, worrying about the two.

"Nothing, nothing at all, just a little test they'll have to take. So let's begin our written test, shall we?" Stein raised his arm and placed his hand on the bolt, from where his face was. He twisted it, and the screw made a ticking sound each time it went around.

Dai and Ren both seemed cautious about meeting their foe. However, if it were necessary to make Ren a 'death scythe', Dai would defiantly agree to this mission. They made it out the front door of the school building, and a sudden burst of a soul being released passed by them. They heard the faint voice of a woman say, "Soul Protector… Release…"

"Bulls-EyE? You are the famous him, I suppose…? Let's see how good your aim really is…" the voice of a woman seemed to pop out of nowhere as Dai and Ren looked at one another. The sudden burst of a powerful soul made Ren shiver in fear, as she glanced up in the air.

"Ren, you know what to do…" Dai closed his eyes and took a stance, as he waited for his partner.

"Right!" Ren glows a red and black color as she begins to transform into a bow and arrow. She attaches herself to the back of Dai, and now they are 'Team Blackout'.

Dai takes off his hood and reveals his face and hair. In addition, he grabs the bow from his backside, as his hand glows black and an arrow seems to appear from his soul power. Nevertheless, Dai's Bow and Arrow are like no other, as a usual bow and arrow is aweaponthat projectsarrowspowered by the elasticity of the bow. As the bow isdrawn, energy is stored in the limbs of the bow and transformed into rapid motion when the string is released, with the string transferring this force to the arrow. However, Dai's arrows are timed by twice the power (hence the power of two souls, Ren and himself).

"Are you ready for this, Ren…?" Dai calmly says to his partner, then he opens his eyes and holds back an arrow on the bow for a shot. "Come out, come out…You piece of witch scum…" He holds his bow and arrow in the air as he waits for the opponent to show herself.

"Bulls-EyE, be carful…I would die if I seen you hurt," Ren says with a passion in her voice.

"Don't worry Ren; I will protect us both…" Dai leaps into the air and as he sees the witch below him, he wonders to himself how she got there that fast. Even though he heard her voice behind him, she appeared below as he leaped. Dai took a shot at her, his arrow leaking out black flames. They dashed towards the witch, Medusa, almost hitting her in her skull.

"Don't underestimate me, witch…They don't call me Bulls-EyE for nothing…" Dai says with no expression on his lifeless face. He drops to the ground and loads up another arrow to shoot at the witch.

Medusa smirks and looks to the male Dai and she mumbles the words: "Snake, Cobra, Serpent…" She uses a magic spell called Vector Bullet. This technique places an arrow or several arrows on the ground that will forcibly throw anything on them in the direction that the arrow is pointing. Medusa uses it for propelling herself towards the enemy to engage in close combat. Propelling an attacker away from her, and quite possibly moving inanimate objects like chairs, tables, etc., turning them into deadly projectiles. She steps on the arrow and accelerated towards Dai with another spell called, Serpent Whip, she can extend one of her snakes from her hand to strike from afar. Sending a powerful attack towards Dai's frame, at such high rate of speed that, this attack seemed impossible to dodge.

"So this is the power of a witch, I suppose…" Dai thought carefully to himself. He would close his eyes and start to focus. "I guess I have no choice but to use that technique…Soul Resonance…"