Chapter 5: Franken Stein
"The soul is more than just a Soul…"
A familiar but odd male's voice shouts from the background. Dai wonders if it is his long lost father or maybe even the Shinigami himself. Who knows? However, seeing that Dai heard this voice before, it could not be his father and the Shinigami sounded more cartoonish. Therefore, it can only be…
"Witch Hunt!" the male yelled when he swung his 'death scythe' from afar, towards Medusa, as a result, cutting the witch's side as she dodged the long-range attack just enough for her to survive. She falls towards the ground and lays there for a minute, trying to get a grip of herself.
"Why, who…Professor Stein…" Dai turns around, and observes the male known as Stein, whose voice he heard before.
Dr. Stein is a genius of using soul wavelength so he can fight with or without a weapon. He is able to use the Witch Hunter (also known as Witch Hunt) for both long-range and close-range combat. Using his immense control over his soul wavelength, he can create soul-based shields and immobilize the opponent. Stein can also send a powerful burst of soul wavelength through the opponent's body with his hands.
"You could've died there, kiddo." Stein smiles as he walks towards Dai and the lifeless passed out Ren. "I told you to be carful and watch yourself, you dumb kid." As Stein says these words, it just goes in one ear and out the other for Dai, him still being in shock.
"Yeah, I know he told you guys to take this seriously. I know my sweet Maka and her friends are worried about you too." Spirit says from inside of the scythe.
Spirit (also known as 'death scythe') used to be Dr. Stein's weapon before becoming the Shinigami's Death Scythe, and he did not realize until a long time after (thanks to the assistance of Maka's mother) that Franken had been performing experiments upon him; he still suffers nightmares about Dr. Stein trying to dissect him. In weapon form, Spirit is a large, plain black scythe with the handle resembling a cross and is capable of blocking attacks dealt by Ragnarok or Medusa. Death Scythe has only been seen partnered with Franken Stein, who together makes a formidable team. It is also mentioned he had been partnered with Maka's mother before, whose partnership she apparently gained after saving him from Stein's frequent experiments on his body.
"So let's get going, before Ren gets any worse." Stein says as he puts down the scythe and picks up Ren, when he starts to walk the other direction.
"W-w-where do y-you think you're going? We aren't done h-here." Medusa says, as she tries to get herself up. When she tries to pick herself up, the pain from her bloody right side gets to her. Medusa then holds her bloody side down with her left hand, trying to ease the pain.
"In your current state you can't defeat me Medusa…Because I know the secret to your power, so I suggest you take this time to run and if not…I will be back to kill you." Stein looks and sounds with more of a sadistic tone.
Medusa starts to realize her general situation and begins to call for her partner Eruka Frog. The other female uses her big tadpole to grab Medusa from the ground, and places her on the tadpole.
"Are you alright, Miss Medusa?" The female Eruka questions her master.
"Yes, I'm fine. Just get us out of here…I can see when I have lost. You got lucky this time, Stein. Next time, don't be so sure that attack will work again, because I promise you…It won't…" Medusa and the other female Eruka fly off on the tadpole as they disappear into the outskirts of town.
The 'death scythe' transforms back into a human and all three males walk off into the school building. As they walk the conversation never sets in, and the silence keeps them from talking. Stein walks into his office and places Ren on the office bed. Spirit, Maka, Soul, Black Star, and Tsubaki follow him. Dai seems to disappear some where in the school, when he is thought to of have follow them.
"We have to let Ren rest, children…" Stein looks down at Ren as she sleeps.
"But, Professor Stein, what happened? We have to know," Maka says with a concerned sadness in her voice.
"Will Ren be okay Stein…?" Soul and Black Star says at the same time.
"Where's Bulls-EyE?" says Tsubaki, looking around for Dai.
"Children, children, all these questions we be answered tomorrow morning. Now all of you need to go home and get some sleep. And don't forget that you guys need to finish your written exam."
"Aww…" they all would say. All of them walk out and return to their respective dorms.
"Stein, what about Ren?" Spirit would speak in a soft tone.
"Well, by the looks of things, I would say Dai and Ren are no longer partners. And I'm not sure they will ever be again…" His lips would follow slowly by his words.
"The flow between wielder and weapon must be perfect. If it is not, then the technician cannot wield the weapon. Medusa did a dirty trick with Dai and Ren; she made Ren's soul wavelength opposite of Dai's." Stein would look down towards Ren, and gently brush her long black hair with his hand.
"Wait! Stein! That's it, you can train Dai to become like you. Dai has the rarest type of soul wavelength. Moreover, he can control this extremely well, and even send his wavelength through the ground towards his opponent, without using his hands, causing the opponent to mix with his wavelength. So, why not train the kid to control his wavelength more since he already has a lot of potential?" The 'death scythe' folds his arms and leans on the nearest wall. He closes his optics, and waits for a response from Stein.
"That is a good theory, Spirit. But what if Dai doesn't want training from me? You know how he is, and he could say no. He will think that he failed as a technician. By saying that, you know that he will have to start all over, since Ren absorbed a non-witch soul." Stein turns around and looks passed the door. "Didn't I tell you kids to go home?"
Dai walks in the office with his hood over his head and stares at the sleeping Ren. "Professor Stein. I will like to ask…may I be assigned a new partner?"
Ren opens her eyes and looks up at her partner. "Dai…?"
