A/N Here is another chapter. I hope you enjoy it.
What is this place? Where am I? Why do I feel like, I've been to hell and back? My head is in pain but I feel as though I am in peaceful harmony but why? Why am I here, why am I alive, why do I feel this way? Who am I?
Wait is that a light? It feels nice and peaceful. Maybe I should walk to it?
"DAIKOKU!"
Someone is shouting? There is no one else here but me.
"DAIKOKU!"
There it is again. Who is "Daikoku?"
I feel as if I know that name.
"DAIKOKU!"
There it is again. I've also heard that voice before. I feel like that voice is something, which I hold dear. That voice sounds like…..Kofuku. Kofuku! Where is she!
"DAIKOKU!"
I am Daikoku. Kofuku is calling out to me but, I can't remember… wait. The madness! I remember!
I've got to get out of here! I've got to save Kofuku!
I'm almost there! The light where Kofuku is.
"DAIKOKU!"
I am nearly there. Please gods, give me strength. I will get to her!
"Kofuku!"
Everyone suddenly jumped back as Daikoku suddenly woke. It seems their plan worked.
"DAIKOKU!" Kofuku shouted as she jumped on her shinki, tears falling from her eyes.
Daikoku froze before he realized he had won. He won his battle with madness, with a little help of course.
Daikoku quickly hugged back, tears falling from his eyes as well.
"Oh Kofuku….I thought I lost you." Daikoku whispered as he held her tight, never wanting to let go.
"You…idiot. I thought…I lost you." Kofuku barely managed to say as she cried her eyes out.
The audience of the touching scene, watched with smiles, one with tears in her eyes.
"Thank you, Marie. Your healing wavelength, seems to have been the exact thing we needed." One of the onlookers, Nygus, thanked the retired Death Scythe.
"I'm simply glad to help." Marie wiped her eyes.
The four enjoyed the moment, not realizing, what was going on outside.
Eureka quickly walked down the Death Room halls, alongside her were Free, Mizune, Maka, and Soul. They had gotten word of the plot to attack the DWMA and they acted fast, planning on telling Kid.
"We have to hurry. There is no telling when they will attack." Maka stated as they made it to the center platform which the mirror stood.
"Don't worry. I'm sure the other Spartoi members will get the citizens to safety." Soul told her.
"I'll call Kid. 42-42-564 whenever you want to knock on Death's door." The mirror rippled before revealing a sleeping Kid.
"Hey! Now isn't the time for sleep!" Soul shouted as he pounded on the mirror, waking the reaper.
Kid noticed the four and quickly straightened. "I'm sorry, I seem to have fallen asleep."
"Kid, Death City is going to be attacked."
"What?! The one time, I doze off!" Kid angrily said as he stepped out of the mirror.
"Current situation." Kid ordered
"As of now we know, they are not only planning to attack Death City but the other world as well. We have also began securing the city and preparing since we've got the news." Maka informed
Kid's eyes widened when he heard "the other world"
"We've got to ready the school, call Liz and Patty."
"They are already here, they just entered the Death Room." Maka sensed the sisters' souls as they entered. She also senses Yato, Yukine and Hiyori.
"What about, Stein?"
"He headed towards the infirmary, to talk to Marie."
"We need to arrange a plan. We'll also have to get back to the other world in order to end their plans."
In only a few minutes most of Spartoi, Stein, Marie and Spirit had made their way to the Death Room, joining the people who were already there.
"So that is what is going on. We need to ready, the city." Kid finished explaining what he was told to the rest of the people.
"Why would these witches attack our world? If they believe themselves so powerful, shouldn't they focus on this school?" Yato questioned
"We can assume they became curious of your world, believing since there is no Lord Death and DWMA, it is perfect to conquer." Maka hypothesized
"I doubt they would be able to. Our world has gods of its own." Yukine spoke.
"Yuki is right, I am sure our world's gods, wouldn't allow them to take it over." Hiyori added
"That may be so and I don't doubt your gods' power but these witches are unlike anything they've seen. I rather go in and fight them myself than have anyone caught off guard and injured. These witches' curiosity in your world, is partially my fault after all." Kid told them
"You can't blame yourself for everything. No one could have guessed that witches here at the academy would be working for them." Liz comforted her meister as she stood next to him.
"Sis is right, you are doing everything you can Kid so take all the guilt." Patty also comforted as she stood on the other side of Kid.
"Thank you. I just can't help feeling at fault for this."
"We can sulk later. Right now we have to find a way back to the other world." Soul cut in.
"Can't we use the way we used to come here?" Hiyori asked
"That was more of a test than an actual method. Kim thought of it while Mabaa still worked on an actual spell to use. It was pure luck to have it work." Eureka explained.
"Our only other concrete choice is to ask Mabaa herself." Kid concluded
"Then it seems we've arrived on time." The Witch Judge's voice was heard causing everyone to turn to her. Mabaa stood next to her as well.
"Nyamu." Mabaa said
"I am thankful for your help, Grand Witch, but won't you become greatly exhausted if you use it for so long?" Kid being the only one able to understand Mabaa, other than the Judge, showed his concern.
"Nyamu."
"I see…I guess we can only hope the past few days of rest and magic gathering will be enough for you. I promise I will repay for all the things you've done for us." Kid bowed as a sign of respect.
"Nyamu." Mabaa's voice held some cheerful felling as she said the one word.
"Of course, I'll make sure the MWA is opened and fully operational as soon as this fight ends." Kid smiled as he stared at the happy witch.
"Alright, everyone let's prep ourselves. Today, we will end this terrorism." Kid turned to face the other occupants of the Death Room. Everyone gained a serious but devoted face as they knew internally prepared themselves for what's to come.
Lady Kuma's Castle
All witches prepared the spell for their leader. Lady Kuma wasn't going alone, taking two of her best followers to the other world. She was using her own personal notes to create a more advance version of the spell which first sent Kid and his death scythes to the other world.
"Lady Kuma, we are ready. Your notes are flawless, we have modified the spell." A random witch told her leader, only to have a hand rammed through her body.
"Your soul looks…delicious" Lady Kuma was completely consumed by madness, her thirst for souls only grew, more and more by the second. The last of the witches in the ruined castle, paid no mind, fearful to lose their souls. The other witches already left the Witch Realm, heading to Death City.
The two standing beside Lady Kuma, enjoyed their own power gained through madness. The two consisted of Tara Lezh and Aaliyah Sconcs.
"Well Death, I hope that I will never lay eyes on you again. This new world, will be shaped and changed to my liking." Kuma's last bit of sanity was released as she said this.
Back in the Death Room
Kid had given everyone orders. He ordered Stein, Maka, Soul, Spirit, Liz and Patty to accompany him to the Noragami world. Meanwhile, Marie was given the task to command the army of DWMA students and agents during the fight to protect Death City. Original, Yato and Yuki were asked to help at the DWMA but Hiyori wished to return to their world out of worry of her friends and family. Yato and Yuki were then given the task to protect Hiyori as she checked on her loved ones. Free had been called in since Mabaa needed the help of her former eye which the immortal took, in order to open a direct portal to the other world. Marie also asked for her and Stein's daughter to be brought into the Death Room.
Eureka was given the task to protect Mabaa and Free as they kept the link between both worlds open and remained in a dormant state. Ox, Harvard, Kilik, Pot of Fire, and Pot of Thunder were stationed at the MWA construction site.
Now Stein held Spirit in his Scythe form. Kid had Liz and Patty in their holsters and Maka held Soul.
They were moments from embarking to the other world, the portal in the middle of the Death Room's platform.
"Alright are we ready?" Kid asked
"I believe we are. I will say that I am very curious of the other world." Stein stated as he turned his screw.
"I agree with you Professor, this is a great opportunity." Maka smiled as she looked at the portal.
"We are about to go into battle, and you are thinking of learning. You are still a strange girl." Soul told his meister through wavelength communication.
Maka ignored her weapon.
"Stein." Marie voice was heard behind Stein who turned. The two stood looking at each other for a few seconds, before Marie spoke.
"Just…make sure to come back. Don't…don't do something reckless. You aren't as young as you used to be." Marie stepped closer to her husband as she said this.
Stein looked down at her, his expression emotionless. A small smile adorned Stein's face. "Do not worry. I have to intention of letting myself die. I have too much to live for." Stein hugged the worried blond. Marci then proceeded to walk up to Stein's leg, grabbing onto his pants leg.
Stein picked up the little girl.
"I also have yet to cook a decent dinner." Stein slightly chuckled as Marie hugged him. The family of three held each other tight for a few seconds before parting.
"Spirit take care of him." Marie told her fellow Death Scythe
"Don't worry, even though Stein is old as dirt, he won't go down easy." Spirit's reflection appeared on the scythe blade as he said this.
Stein turned to Eureka, "Please, care for my wife and daughter."
"I will make sure they are safe." Eureka agreed.
"Very well, let us get going." Kid motioned for everyone to follow when a giant explosion suddenly erupted near the portal.
"An attack!" Yato readied Sekki.
"FOOLS!" A booming voice shouted as the smoke cleared, revealing a small, white creature.
"Oh no." Kid face palmed
"I have arrived, Lord Death." Excalibur stood in front of Kid.
"Excalibur! Stop arriving like that. Every time you do that people misunderstand it as an enemy attack." Kid yelled at the weapon
"Fool! You have no right to tell me how I should and shouldn't arrive. One must always make an entrance which is memorable!" Excalibur pointed his white cane at the god of death.
"What is going on?" Hiyori finally asked
"Sorry about that. This is Excalibur…a legendary weapon and probably the most powerful weapon there is." Kid introduced the sword.
"Fools! I did not give you permission to introduce me but now that you've done so, I have no choice. You see my legend started in the twelfth century." Excalibur now sat in a chair, sipping tea.
"What is going on?" Yuki asked
"I have no idea." Yato answered
Yato continued watching the legendary sword, when he noticed Kid motioning for him to follow.
"Then it was around the Renaissance when I was trul-" Excalibur was interrupted by Kid and his group going through the portal.
"Fools! I wasn't finished." Excalibur was ignored as Kid and the others travelled to the other world.
Meanwhile, Black Star and Tsubaki stood on one of the DWMA's cones which stuck out of the skull arcs. Below stood Sid and several DWMA agents preparing for battle.
"Fighting witches? We haven't done this is in a long time." Black Star commented.
"I know but from what we've been told, these witches are being killed by the madness. It will be merciful to kill them." Tsubaki added
"They think madness will give them power. Pathetic, surpassing god takes much more than some stupid madness." Black Star stared at the desert, wind passing through his hair.
"Tsubaki transform." Black Star commanded
Tsubaki was going to ask why when she noticed the army of witches flying towards the city.
"Right." Tsubaki transformed into the enchanted sword, strapping onto Black Star's belt. Black Star's scarf also changed from white to black.
"Here we go." With that Black Star jumped off the cone, allowing Tsubaki to extend the scarf raising Black Star into the air.
Sid and the other agents readied themselves.
At the MWA construction site Ox and Kilik stood atop the nearly finished building, with several DWMA CIA agents surrounding the building.
The fight has begun
The Noragami World
Kid walked through the portal followed by everyone else. He noticed they were on top of a small building, he looked around before noticing the giant portal in the sky.
"Damn! We are too late."
As he said this, he saw an explosion.
"That is towards my school." Hiyori stated panicked.
Just then a cloud of smoke appeared towards the other direction.
"My house is that way and my father's hospital is too." Hiyori looked both ways unsure of which way she should go.
"Hiyori, go and check up on your family. Take Stein with you." Kid looked at Stein, nodding and receiving a nod back.
"We'll go with her too." Yato said talking about himself and Yuki.
"Alright, we will go and check the school." Kid motion to himself and Maka who nodded.
"I am sure we don't have to say this but these witches are far beyond saving." Kid told them. Everyone nodded in understanding.
"Be sure to collect the soul, they are unlike anything we've experienced." Kid ordered
"Then good luck to you, stay safe." Kid activated his reaper jets. Maka boarded Soul's scythe form, his scythe blade shrinking. After that glowing wings appeared on each side of the blade.
Seeing this Kid began flying toward the explosion.
"First thing's first, we should get off this building." Stein looked over the edge of the building and proceeded to jump off.
"Let's go then." Yato was about to jump when he was stopped by Hiyori.
"I can't get down…I'm not in my half-phantom form." Hiyori pointed out as she motioned to where her tail would normally be.
"Right…well I guess, I'll have to carry you down." Yato turned around, crouching down as he did so.
After a bit of bickering, Hiyori finally agreed to get on the god's back. Blushing brightly as she did so.
Jumping down and letting Hiyori off his back, Yato could see Stein running down the road further ahead.
Yato followed Stein, not running at his full speed so Hiyori can stay by his side.
At the School Festival
Kids ran in terror as a golem like giant attacked. The witch Tara Lezh was also sending several quills raining down on students and any other festival visitors. The golem was also destroying any near buildings including the school.
Ami and Yama took refuge inside the school, along with several other students and festival goers. Ami was comforting some random student who had unfortunately seen her boyfriend die.
Suddenly a giant fist punched the wall in front of them causing it to crumble down. Some of the roof above them fell as well. They now could clearly see the witch as she held fire above her hand.
"This elemental magic is wonderful! Fire is the best!" Tara thought as she aimed her hand at the students.
"Their screams will be music!" She shouted as fire flew towards the destroyed building, heading for its occupants.
"Is this where we die?" Yama said as she closed her eyes, waiting for her demise.
"Don't you dare!" Kid shouted as he smashed the golem which destroyed the school building, and landed in front of said building. He then extended his hand and used a skull shield to block the oncoming fire.
Maka attempted to knock Tara off her broom, but was stopped by a wall of fire.
Kid put down the skull shield, looking around at the bodies of those who died. His face gained a saddened expression.
"No matter how much power I gain, I can never prevent something like this." Kid thought as he extended his hand.
"I will not allow these souls to be taken." Using his power, Kid stored all the souls of the dead in his body.
"I am sorry for your deaths." After saying this Kid looked back at the group of startled humans.
"All of you, get out of here. I suggest exiting from the back of the school. My partner and I will distract them." When he turned back, the shocked occupants of the destroyed room, could see it was Kid.
"Kid?" Ami stood looking at the reaper.
Kid looked at the girl's soul recognizing it as a friend of Hiyori.
"You are a friend of Hiyori. Please do as I say it is for your own safety." Kid quickly told her
Ami wanted to ask more question but decided against it as she started telling everyone to get up and follow her.
Kid looked back at Tara only to see Maka already fighting her.
"I can't sense any other witches besides the two. Is this all they've sent to conquer this world?" Kid thought as he blocked a giant fist with his hand.
"Is this it really?" Kid proceeded to grab another golem's fist and toss him across the campus, destroying it.
"I guess, I'll help Maka." Kid was about to fly up to Maka when he used his reflexes to block an attacking sword.
"So you are the cause of this!" Bishamon stated as she pushed down with Yugiha.
"Bishamoten! Please let me explain, this isn't my doing." Kid grabbed the blade with both his hands, Bishamon's force pushed him down.
"Veena?! I think we should listen to him." Kazuma asked lightly panicked from his shinki form.
"I am with Kurama, maybe we should hear him out." Akiha agreed with the elder shinki
"He hasn't really done anything wrong before. We should listen to him Lady Bishamon." The lion Kuraha added as well.
Bishamon looked back at Kid who was still guarding against Yugiha. She also looked at the bodies of the dead. Even if she is the strongest war god, she couldn't help but mourn for any who has died.
"Fine." Bishamon strapped Yugiha on her back, releasing the pressure off Kid.
"Thank you, Shinki. I also apologize for our first meeting." Kid said as he looked at the souls of the shinki.
"I assume, you know who caused this." Bishamon stated as she motioned to the scene before her.
"Yes, a friend of mine is in combat with the one who caused this. From what I can see they went away from the area." Kid looked with his soul perception seeing the battle between Maka and Tara.
"We should cat-" Kid stopped mid-sentence as he sensed the madness filled wavelength appear. Bishamon suddenly got an uneasy feeling, becoming slightly fearful as the wavelength expanded.
"What is this wavelength?!" Kid stated looking towards the soul's direction.
"Veena? Are you alright?" Kazuma asked
"This feeling, I suddenly feel afraid." Bishamon said as she noticed her shaking hand.
"That isn't surprising. This wavelength could beat, if not rival, Mosquito's." Sweat dropped from Kid's head as he looked at the madness.
"This must be their leader. This witch somehow mastered madness. No her soul is still being destroyed by it but at a must slower rate than the others."
"Bishamonten, you can join me if you wish. I have to get over to that soul before any humans find it first." Kid didn't look at the god of war as he activated his reaper jets.
"Wait!" Bishamon shouted as Kid blasted away, heading toward the soul.
"You are going to follow him aren't you?" Kazuma asked
"I don't like his vague explanations but from his reactions and my own, it isn't good." Bishamon boarded Kuraha
"Just be careful Veena." Kazuma warned with concern.
"You worry too much Kazuma." Kuraha jumped up on a building, following the death god.
As they neared the soul which was a little out of the city, they noticed dense fog appearing around the soul.
"She is somewhere in that fog. Her soul is very powerful." Kid landed at the edge of the fog noticing it stopped as he landed.
Kuraha landed beside him, allowing Bishamon to disembark. "This wasn't here earlier. I doubt this is natural." Bishamon looked at the dense fog.
"The witch must be using this to distract us? Blind us? There is no knowing with a kind of witch like this."
"Now that we are nearly there, tell me what we are up against." Bishamon sounded as though she ordered rather than asked.
"Standing here explaining is pointless. I'll explain as we head to the witch." Kid began walking. Into the fog.
"He really annoys me." Bishamon glared at the walking reaper.
"I don't see why you hate him so much. Death is just a result of War. Him being a Shinigami isn't a good enough reason for such foul treatment." Kazuma told the god
"I don't hate him. I've actually grown to slightly respect him, but I dislike how he takes lead in everything as if he has to do it alone."
"You have a very kind heart, Veena" Kazuma pointed out chuckling in his shinki form.
"From what he has told us, he has never known of any other god. This entire world must be a mysterious yet curious place for him." Kuraha added
"When did you become so philosophical, Kuraha." Kinuha asked jokingly
"I'm not just an old shinki, you know." Kuraha defended himself.
"Bishamoten." Bishamon looked at Kid, ending the conversation between her shinki.
"Are you going to join me?" Kid looked back, nearly out of Bishamon's vision due to the fog. Bishamon didn't respond.
"I am sure having the strongest god of war will help me. If you will allow me to fight with you." Kid asked with sincere honesty.
Bishamon fixed her hat so it would be more centered than before as she walked up to the reaper.
"Remember this is my world, so it is my obligation not only as a god but as one of the gods of fortune to protect it. So I will not be helping you, instead you will be helping me." Bishamon now stood in front of Kid, looking up at him. No matter how intimating she was attempting to be she still stood a few inches below him since she is 5'7" and he is 6'1".
Kid looked down at her his golden eyes seeing through her façade.
"Of course, I would have it no other way. Though I suggest we keep close. This isn't normal fog and there can be a variety of traps awaiting us." Kid warned.
Bishamon nodded as they walked into the fog.
They walked for several minutes, now entering the small forest outside of the city.
"The person we will be fighting is a witch from the world which I come from." Kid broke the silence, Bishamon realizing he was beginning his explanation.
"To put it in simplest terms, she is the leader of a group of rouge witches who opposed the Grand Witch Mabaa. We've assumed this group started about two years ago, after the treaty between the DWMA and the witches." Kid explained. Bishamon and her shinki listened as he explained.
"Usually, I wouldn't have a problem with a witch, but these witches have developed a way to infuse their magic with madness, creating madness magic."
"I remember centuries ago, magic was associated with witchcraft. Any who were thought to have practiced it, were hunted and killed." Bishamon recalled the times when nearly every women would be accused of witchcraft.
"That is somewhat similar in our history, only we could see witch souls and distinguish them from humans but during my father's time, they developed a method to protect their souls. Anyways this witch is named Cynthia Karhu, and from what I can see, she seems to have mastered madness while the others used it for a limited time before it destroyed their souls, killing them." Kid continued.
"You can see her soul?" Bishamon asked
"It is one of my many abilities as a meister. Soul Perception, the ability to see one's soul. Skilled meisters can also see one's personality through their souls, and to the point of being to match wavelengths with them through a simple glance, if the meister's souls is flexible enough that is." Kid explained
Bishamon kept up with the explanation, not willing to admit some of it confused her. Though it was a useful skill, being able to tell the type of person is from their soul and even match wavelengths (whatever that means).
"Overall, I am trying to say that I am as blind as you in this fight. The most I know is she is skilled in necromancy and elemental magic. Enhance all those powers and abilities, with the power of madness. She will be a difficult foe to defeat, she might even become the first full Kishin-witch." Kid continued examining the witch's soul, seeing the clear madness mixed in with the magic. He could also see it killing her but at a very slow rate.
"Necromancy?" Bishamon had heard the term before but it was not really a big thing which is used in this world.
"It is the power to make moving golems out of anything, along with the biggest taboo among necromancers, is raising the dead or the corpses of the dead." Kid thought about zombies, hoping Cynthia wouldn't do such a thing but he did prepare himself for it.
"You said Kishin? A demon god?" Bishamon was slightly thrown off by Kid's casual use of Kishin.
"In my world, there are pre-kishin. Humans who have strayed onto the path of evil. There has only been one true Kishin, I fought him with my friends and defeated him but witch pre-Kishins are something completely new to everyone, and if this witch achieves full Kishin status than she will be the first Kishin witch to ever exist."
"I'll be honest, this entire time I've had an uneasy feeling. If this is what this madness can do, to make even me afraid? How will we stop it?" Bishamon admitted as she asked him.
"The same way we defeated the Kishin. Courage and bravery. Use fear to make us stronger, the fear of dying to make us want to continue living. That is the philosophy which my students live by. No one innocent wants to die prematurely and I don't want them to. Everyone whether they be human, witch or god, find a reason to continue living. That or the peace of Death, gives them a reason to put down their lives for those they love. I'll be honest, even I fear Death at times, mainly since my job as a reaper is far from finished and I don't wish to disappoint my father. Even if I am the god of death, I can't tell who will die and who will survive in this fight, but I can sure as hell fight to keep as many alive as I can." Kid stopped as he realized Bishamon had done so as well.
"Is something wrong?" Kid asked
"I wish to apologize for my behavior towards you. I understand how you feel, even though I am a god of war, I don't seek it out. I actually try to prevent it from happening if possible." Bishamon slightly bowed as she apologized.
Kid chuckled, "You may be a god of war but like you said yourself, you are one of the Seven Gods of Fortune and what fortune would war bring?"
Distracted by their conversation and their vision slightly blinded by the fog, they failed to notice a water like tentacle quickly wrap around Bishamon's leg, it pulled with great force knocking the god of war off her feet.
"What the-" She was interrupted as the tentacle pulled her away from Kid and Kuraha.
"Lady Bishamon!" Kuraha attempted to run after his master only to have his feet buried in the earth.
"What is this?" Kuraha asked panicked as he tried but failed to pull his four legs from the ground.
Kid was about to run to Kuraha's aid when a gust of wind pushed him off his feet forcing him backwards. He quickly used a skull shield to block the oncoming wind.
"We were caught off guard! She seems to have tried to separate us." Kid looked out at the fog, seeing Bishamon's soul a great length away from where he was.
"So it begins now." Kid thought as he came up with a plan to rescue Kuraha and catch up with Bishamon.
A/N Thank you for making it through this chapter. If you felt there were many moments between Kid and Bishamon, I apologize, I wanted them to become somewhat friends towards the end.