Soul Eater Chronicles Episode 14: Blossoming Blades, the Angel of Death!
"Come on! Are you just gonna sit there or what?" spoke Black Star as he stood there over a fallen Chrona. Seeing this, Maka immediately ran to the defense of her comrade.
"Chrona! Are you alright! Are you hurt anywhere!" she checked her friend for any injuries. However, being so close to her, Chrona couldn't stop blushing. She looked away, trying to hide her embarrassment. "I-I'm fine, Maka." Unfortunately, Maka couldn't hear her faint words and mistook them for painful groans.
"What the heck is wrong with you?" she sneered. "How dare you bully Chrona! I won't forgive you!" she shrieked and delivered one hell of a punch to his face. He was caught off guard and was sent flying across the yard.
At the same time, Soul, Angela, and Mifune arrived to witness the scene. Soul was walking around like a cowboy while the little witch laughed her head off at this. They moved through the crowd and found Maka ordering Black Star to get up, whilst Chrona was desperately trying to prevent the situation from escalating any further.
"Hey, what's going on here?" asked Soul.
Blair appeared behind them and answered the question, "It's called evolution. Now get out of my way!" She pushed them aside and made her way closer to Maka until she stood about a foot behind her.
"Was that a witch?" asked Mifune.
"Yeah—wait! How did you know?" Soul was very much surprised by this. If none of the meisters around them could see through her Soul Protect Spell, how could this guy have found out about her being a witch? Was he so skilled a warrior that even his senses could detect magic? If so, then this man HAD to teach him.
"How? It's simple," he casually pointed to the familiar furry feline near Blair's feet. "She has a black cat and all witches should have one, right?"
"Okay…that's just LAME!" he protested the silly notion that just because someone has a black cat means that that person was a witch.
Anyway, Black Star got to his feet and congratulated Maka on her cheap shot. She, in turn, challenged him to a fight. Chrona tried to explain to her that it was all a misunderstanding but to no avail for nothing could stop Maka now.
"Bring it on!" Black Star pulled out a steel ninjatō and readied himself. Impressively, his soul wavelength had since doubled from their last encounter.
After seeing this, Maka knew she was totally out-gunned. However, she couldn't stand down. Black Star has been a thorn on her side longer than she could remember and the only reason she tolerated his arrogance was for the sake of the team. But now, he crossed the line after hitting Chrona. He had to get what's coming to him. Even though she had almost no chance to win, she had to fight for Chrona's sake.
All of a sudden, a strong pulse of power shook the would-be battlefield. It felt as though someone had just resonated. The other meisters and weapons also felt it and they looked upon Maka as her soul wavelength increased threefold which was surprising since she didn't remember powering herself up.
Then, Maka heard the soft whisper of "Soul Resonance" coming from behind her. But before she could look, a giant scythe blade came into view.
"Great timing, Soul!" she smiled. Though Black Star only had a normal weapon, it was a weapon nonetheless. So, pairing up with her Demon Weapon wasn't exactly cheating per say. "Soul Resonance! Witch Hunter!" she yelled. Almost immediately, the blade grew larger in size and turned into the massive Witch Hunter. Black Star was startled by the move and he dropped his stance.
"Let's go, Soul!" she charged to take advantage of the opportunity.
"Wait, Maka!" Soul shouted at the top of his lungs.
"What is it? What's—?" she stopped cold when she saw him standing there to her left. If he was over there, then how could she be holding him right…here, as though it were a terrifying monster movie, Maka slowly turned her head—and screamed.
A large scythe-blade was sticking out from her right forearm. Then, another large blade appeared and curved upward from her shins. She freaked at how this mutations came to be. She violently swung her arm and leg around in an effort to detach the blades as if they were disgusting bugs that just landed on her. Of course, by doing this, everyone ran away so as not to get accidentally disemboweled during the rampage.
In the end, there was nothing anybody could do but watch in horror as the young girl screamed in terror and confusion at the sight of more and more scythe-blades springing forth from her body…
Author's Notes: Hey, guys! Sorry it's a tad too short this time... I've already finished the next chapter, but I probably won't be posting it until the end of this week OR until my beta reader returns... You see, unlike now, the previous chapter I've posted wasn't proofread thus the blatant errors... Anyways, I appreciate you all for reading my work. ^_^ Please feel free to leave a comment and/or a question... Thanks!