The Lost Warrior

Disclaimer: I don't own any elements from Soul Eater or Is This a zombie.

Chapter 07: Boss Battle

Kami charged forwards at Maka and didn't hold back her attack, Soul jumped before her his arm turning into a scythe blocking the blow..

He grit his sharp teeth, "Maka! Time to move."

She shook her head, the problem was that her mother was not acting like her mother, they needed to stop her before they could help her. "Right."

She hated doing it but she grabbed soul and he transformed and quickly parried the attack.

"Did we have any sort of plan?" Ayumu asked as he readied the saw.

Niko transformed and WIll spoke, "Yeah, we thought we would show up outside the castle not right in front of the godlings. Heh, best laid plans, right?"

"Bullet points then." Niko suggested.

"Protect Kana, help her get to Eu and Index, fighting off the godlings, let Kana and the others reverse this, beat the bad guys, fix everything, don't die."

"I've worked with less." Liz said as her sister transformed into a handgun.

Black Star wrapped his fingers around Tsubaki now in her enchanted sword mode, "Liz, stay close. I'm not going to let anything happen to my future little Goddaughter or Godson."

Liz groaned, "Don't start."

Maka struggled with her mother when Nene grabbed the woman and pushed her away.

"Kami," The red haired woman said, almost pleadingly so.

"Do I know you? There is… something familiar about you?" Kami tilted her head curiously.

Maka stood besides the redhead, "Mama, we will get you back. I'm sorry if it's not going to be easy."

Seraphim patted Kana's head, "Stay close to me, small one." The sword forming in her hand, "I will get you to Lady Hellscythe."

"They're here, they're here." Mordred continued.

"Yes, I see that." Morgan tapped her son's head, a butterfly-like outline formed around his eyes. "Now try to be useful and kill them. You too Lancelot."

Lancelot pulled out sword and with renewed power rushed forwards, he intended to strike down Seraphim but in a swirl of pink energy blocked him. As the energy faded away Ayumu stood there with a chainsaw in hand as he wore a very frilly pink dress.

Lancelot chuckled, "You intend to defeat the New God of Death with a chainsaw while wearing a pink dress."

Ayumu glared at the knight, "Yeah, I am. You hurt my friends I don't care what I'm wearing I'm going to kick your ass."

"You are welcome to try," Lancelot smiled as the white lines in his hair began to glow.

Mordred with his senses tempered rushed forwards but meet Will, "Sorry Fellow I'm going to be your dance partner.

He held the small dagger he had kept on him this whole time.

"Oh, yeah, a small knife, fitting for you." Will smirked, "And so I'm sure you got it I'm implying that you have a small-"

"I understand, you fat cow!"

Seraphim ran with Kana under her arm to sped through the fights.

"You will stop right there." Morgan demanded.

"Shut up Lady!" Black Star shouted as Tsubaki as a chain scythe wrapped around Morgan. "If you want to be a god work at it, don't steal it. With a strong tug he swung witch into a nearby wall.

Morgan growled oozing through the chains and rushing at Black Star.

BANG.

Liz held out her pistol as Morgan fell to the ground, her head now a pile of red goo.

"Huh, that was a lot easier than everyone made it out to be." Black Star mused.

The headless body jolted up, the goop shooting back into it and reforming the head.

"That hurt!" Morgan yelled.

BANG.

She collapsed again.

"You gonna keep doing that?" Black Star wondered.

"Maybe, she hurt Kid and my baby."

A tendril of red goo shot out from the body wrapping around Liz, the head reforming, "A baby? You and the reaper? Oh, naughty boy. A heir to share his power, that could have affected my spell. Luckily it's easy to remedy." She began to squeeze Liz.

"No." Black Star countered by trading a chain scythe for a knife sword and slicing off the tendril and then the newly reformed head. "I'll take care of the witch, you get Kid and get out of here." Black Star turned to Liz.

"Right." Liz agreed, BANG, her gun went off, the tendril forming right behind Black Star collapsing from the blast.

Ayumu was slammed into a wall with a loud crack, he was sure that his ribs cracked. Lancelot pressed his hand against Ayumu's chest hearing his chest crackle.

"Did you really think You could win?" Lancelot taunted, "I was the greatest warrior of my age, I've had centuries of experience and immortality. Now I'm a god, why did you think you could survive."

With one push he made sure his opponents heart was crushed, he turned around and walked away.

Satisfied with his victory he almost didn't hear the sounds of the chainsaw revving up and he barely felt the spinning blade cutting off his arm.

He looked to the side to to see his fallen apandage lying on the ground.

"I'm a zombie," Ayumu's voice spoke up, "How many times do I have to explain it to you people. That means I can't die again."

Crackling black energy leapt out of of Lancelot's wound reaching out for the severed arm and pulling it back in place.

Before Ayumu could take in what he saw Lancelot drew his sword and attacked. The sword met the saw, sparks flying as both immortal fighter pressed on.

Seraphim and Kana quickly found Index wrapped in chains, the poor creature had been tossed to the side like garbage when this was all done.

Seraphim wanted to get Eu first but it became far more difficult as the fights began. Trying to direct path would likely mean getting caught in the crossfire.

Seraphim cut the chains and Kana looked over Index.

"Are you okay?" The petite girl asked.

"I've been better." Index let out in barely more of a whisper.

Suddenly the wall behind them cracked with a huge crash.

Will cough her body now embedded into the stone wall.

Mordred walked closer to them his body crackling with black energy. "I see what you are trying to do."

Mordred's eyes were covered in a white mist as he stared at them. "I won't let that happen."

Seraphim raised her blade to defend the others.

Morgan summoned an army of glowing butterflies around her, at first Black Star thought nothing of them but they rushed him and their wings sliced into his skin. Too many to avoid, Black Star started to slash at them, cutting them with lightning like speed.

Morgan in the meanwhile began to transform, a large pair of kaleidoscope colored butterfly wings spread out behind her.

Morgan snickered, "My wings were cut off long ago, by an all so righteous knight. This new body failed to truly manifest them but with this power. Oh baby!"

She rose into the air her eyes luminescent with power, her expression was ecstatic at the prospect of taking flight again.

Black Star rushed at her, his blade's tip found her neck but it was stopped by her hand mid way. Two pairs of arms sprouted from her sides.

They knocked the meister back.

"Let's not have anymore of that," Morgan's hands pointed at him and began fire pure energy engulfing him. The world around erupted into an explosion.

Soon a cloud of smoke covered his remains and the witch smiled at her work.

Tsubaki's voice rang out, "You really don't know who you're fighting."

As the smoke cleared away Black Star stood before her, his clothes were tattered but he was still ready to fight, "If you're gonna try and hurt me you are going to have to try harder."

Black Star rushed in faster and stronger than before not willing to give her another inch.

"Swallow return strike!" Seraphim called out as her leaf sword collided with Mordred's dagger.

He managed to effortlessly hold her off with one hand. With another push he managed to flick her weapon away. Seraphim jumped back to better analyze the situation. Her goal at the moment was to protect the girl who could help her rescue Eu.

At the moment Kana was speaking with Index, dychypering the magical ritual that lay before them. Seraphim had to admit the girl was crafty, she was showing little fear focusing on her task using the fighting to keep everyone else distracted so she could work.

Seraphim would do her job then. Her eyes glowed bright red.

"You are supposed to be a knight of some renown," Seraphim's voice was as smooth as silk, "But your skills are very lacking."

"Don't test me girl." Mordred's vanished before her eyes, still holding the magic dagger. "I'm a god, you're a mosquito."

Mordred slashed at her but found his blade blocked, "You're noisy pest. I can hear your movements. It's been a long time since you've actually used skill to win a fight. You are fighting like a child, solely relying on power."

She slashed at him, three quick attacks in sessions that were each parried by the invisible man.

"I'm starting to see, where each attack is coming." Mordred hummed, "I know where you will attack."

Mordred stabbed at her, but found a swirl of wind and leaves wrapping around him and nearest torches going out.

"Let me teach you of stealth, only in a way a ninja can."

Mordred's eyes blinked wildly as he tried to see the attack coming, which was a lot harder when it couldn't be seen.

A great pain was felt as the leaf sword ripped through his body.

Mordred coughed out blood as he glared at the weapon jutting out of his chest.

"It won't kill me," He hissed. "I. AM. A. GOD. YOU-"

He found his head removed from his body, Will now standing above his severed head.

"Yeah, a little hard to predict things when distracted and just not being able to dodge." Will mused.

"I wish that would kill him." Niko mused at the still moving body, flailing about trying to reattach his head.

Seraphim pushed him to the ground and used the sword to pin him to the ground.

"I'd call him a worm or a roach but I have the feeling it would be an insult to actual worms and roaches."

Kana just looked ever stoic, "That's pretty graphic."

Will raised her sword, "Kana turn around, Index cover her eyes."

"Fine," Kana turned around, Index covering her just in case.

Will and Seraphim began to cut the body apart, he'd reattach himself but at least this would stall and give them time.

For a moment Seraphim wondered what kind of life Kana lived that she wasn't put off by this sort of thing.

A short distance away, "Kid…"

Liz reached the reaper and she could tell he was in a sorry state. His skin had always been pale but now it looked more suited for a corpse. His hair lacked it's usual shimmer and the lines his hair was starting to look faded.

His eyes fluttered, "Liz?"

"Yeah, it's me baby." Liz held him, "We're all here and we're going to get you out of here. I'm going to make this better."

Kid tried to smile but he felt like he didn't have the energy to move his face muscles.

"Liz tell him!" Patty called out from the reflection of the pistol.

"Patty, now is not the time."

"Do it! Or I will. He needs to know!"

Liz sighed and bit her lower lip, she really did want to tell him, it was so hard to hold it back. She just wondered if this would be the right time.

She didn't want to think of the worst outcome, but if that should happen he should at least know before the end.

Maka could honestly say that she never thought she'd fight her mother.

She also would also say that she didn't ever consider that her mother would be on fire and not even feel it.

Her mother slashed at them with wild fervert, Maka felt a rage bubble in her stomach. She really hated Morgan La Fey, for using her magic and turning her to mama against them.

The worst of it was that she couldn't hold back because her mother wasn't.

Maka didn't dare look at her soul, she was afraid of what she would see.. She had the feeling that her mother's humanity, her love and compassion, the core of her being was fading away.

The flaming sword rushed at them, Soul like the other weapons had transformed to aid her and she used him to parry the blades.

Nene was showing her worth as a fighter, even with a wound she managed to dodge the attacks. Nene coated her hand with her magic using it parry the blade. Sparks shot off as they made contact, they moved around each other pulling and pushing against each other.

Maka came to the conclusion that she might need to hurt her mother, her mother would much rather prefer that over hurting anyone else in such a state.

It pained her to even use it but she turned her mother's own technique against her. "Witch Hunter!"

The scythe blade grew and energy cracked off it but was stopped by Kami's flaming sword.

"You know, I think I came up with that." Kami said mildly amused by having it turned on her.

Kami started to smirk but stopped as she was kicked to the side by Nene.

Kami skid to a stop by stabbing one of the blades into the ground.

"Good form, taking me by surprise while distracted, " Kami complimented, then dodging Maka's surprise slash. "I won't let it happen again."

"We can't beat her." Nene admitted moving to Maka's side.

"As much as we try we won't be able to actually hurt her. We want her to be safe more than anything." Nene sighed, a deep pain lingered in her heart seeing Kami so twisted. It hurt seeing the look in her eyes, like she was a stranger.

This was the woman she loved, the woman she shared a bed with, the woman she wanted to share a life with, the woman she was willing to die for. This was the woman she knew deep down loved her.

Nene took a deep breath and hoped,"We have to get her back."

"How are we going to do that?" Maka tried not to get her hopes up.

"By hoping she's fighting for us."

"That's not hoping," Maka braved a smile, "Mama will always try to get back to us."

"Okay, that's exactly what I was hoping you'd say." Nene held her head proudly. "We have to let her stab us."

"What?" Both Maka and Soul let out.

Maka's eyes went wide as she realized something, a unique quirk of those flames of her mother. If this goddess of flames still had a bit of her mother in her then this could work.

Maka spread out her arms holding the scythe to the side and leaving herself wide open to attack.

Nene followed in suit ready to be attacked.

Soul began to panic, "Maka! What are you doing? Fight!"

Maka simply said, "Trust me, Soul."

"Are you just giving up?" Kami looked on confused, "Not that I'm complaining it's just I thought we were going to throw down. I mean you show up to fight and then- ugh, this is so anti-climatic!" Kami let out and angry frustrated growl. "Fine, whatever."

Kami closed the gap between them and with her duel flaming sword stab both women through the hearts.

"Huh? Okay, this is now this is anti-climatic." Kami looked on seeing that her sword had not effect on them.

Maka smiled brightly, "Your force doesn't harm the people you care about. It's still you."

"What?" Kami slashed at them but nothing was happening. Finally she slashed at Soul and her blade just went through him.

Soul let out a yelp in surprise but he wasn't hurt.

Maka chuckled, " I guess Mama likes you too."

"Why do you keep calling me that?" Kami stared at Maka.

Nene just looked at her, "Because she's your daughter, just like Eu is."

Kami looked on, "Who are you supposed to be?"

"I'm your lover, your girlfriend, honestly we never bother to put an actual labelon what we are. We live together, we've made a life together. Kami, you have to remember."

"But Morgan-"

"She's hurting you," Maka started, "She has hurt you before, and she's controlling you. A woman like her doesn't understand what love is, not really, the sad thing is that I think she's close to understanding. She loves you in a twisted way but wants to twist you and control you and that's not really love."

Kami's eyes twitched, "What do you know?"

"I know you, "Nene offered up, "I know that you hate your real name, so much so that you changed it the moment you could. As much as you hate it, you actually liked it when your mother refused to call you anything besides the name she gave you. I know you can kill and will kill to protect people but hate doing it. You think life is precious and that is why you fight to protect it. I know how you love to curl up in bed and pretend to be asleep because you feel that the moment you open your eyes you should get up. I know that you love doing your daughter's hair. I know you hate spicy food and love sweets more than will ever admit. I know every scar on your body is a trophy to you, another thing you beat and survived. I also know you hate them because they remind you of the pain, of your mistakes and about those you fail to save."

Kami took a step back feeling vulnerable all of a sudden.

Nene slowly took her hand in hers and gave them a kiss.

"I always like your scars, because each of those moments and scars made you the woman you are. The woman I love." Nene moved closer and slowly leaned and kissed her.

Kami wanted to pull away but something compelled to kiss her back. The sensation of their lips together felt right and so familiar.

Her heart was racing as they finally pulled away. Kami found herself looking into the golden eyes of the woman before her, she something in them that made her heart ache.

Maka smiled as a small blush formed on her cheeks.

"My love…" Nene whispered at Kami.

Kami jolted back as a flood of memories flood back, first and foremost was watching Nene get stabbed. Fury flames at the memory of who was responsible for that.

Lancelot and Ayumu fought, each cut and wound delivered healed as soon as it was made.

"This battle is pointless," Lancelot growled as his and Ayumu's weapons collided, "Two immortals, locked in a fight until the end of eternity never able to defeat the other."

The pink chainsaw sparked against the elegant white and gold sword, Lancelot cringed that such a weapon was holding out against his. He also hated that a zombie made by that necromancer was holding off against his new death god powers.

"Lancelot!"

Ayumu quickly pulled back as a pair of hands in white flames crushed the knight's neck.

Lancelot barely turned to see flames covering Kami before she hurled him away.

Ayumu stared in shock.

Kami paused and looked at him, "Pink is not your color but your legs do look very pretty in that outfit."

"...Thanks?"

Black Star and Morgan fought trading attacks, that came to an end as Lancelot crashed into her.

"Hey I-" Black Star shut up as soon as he saw Kami covered in flames walking over murder in her eyes.

"You remember." Morgan said annoyed.

"Yes I do" Kami spat out the words. "The second time you've brainwashed me. You Bitch! I will tear you all apart."

Mordred jumped at her just finishing putting himself back together, Kami was more annoyed than anything, she just flipped him over to the other two.

"Now dear," Morgan tittered, "There are three of us and one of you, do you think you can win?"

"My rage against your so called Wisdom, Power, and Death. Yeah, I've got anger issues it's about time they paid off."

White flames shot off Kami striking the would be gods, the attack pinning them down.

"Ah, remind me never to piss her off." Black Star could only watch as Kami burned her foes before they could react, and continued to do so as they began to regenerate.

"It's kinda hot." Nene looked on.

Ayumu coming over, "Okay, well, you are made for each other."

"Hurry up." Kana clapped at them. "Help me get the others."

Liz had placed Kid on her lap, the others pulled over Eibon and The book. Black Star annoyed broke Excalibur out of his cage..

"The spell is still in effect," Kana explained, "it was confirmed by Index, it was interrupted. All we have to do is reverse it."

"Can you do that?" Liz ran her fingers through Kid's hair.

"No, but she can." Kana pointed at to Eu as Seraphim gently rose her from her sleep.

Eu looked around confused.

Kana looked back at her, "Yeah, your mother is now a demi-god. It's going to be one of those days."

"…"

"Yeah, they took your power to pull off the ritual."

"…."

"Take back the power and reverse the spell."

"Did they have a conversation?" Ayumu stared confused.

Eu placed her hands on the array beneath her and tugged on the power that was rightfully hers. The array glowed and filling the room with light.

Kami and the other three gasped as their bodies reverted to how they were before. The changes hadn't been finished because the spells was interrupted so they reverted. On the other end Kid got up, Excalibur jumped back on his feet and the book began to shake.

Kami collapsed onto her knees.

Lancelot began to scream in pain, his body aging and crumbling into dust.

Kami looked at him without pity, "Yeah, an immortal body and the power of death don't mix. You could barely keep both in balance but now the balance is gone."

The thing about changing things is that changing them back is harder, because something will always be different. Things are rarely as stable as they once were,.

Lancelot looked up as he gasped, "I-"

Lancelot turned to dust and crumbled to the ground.

Kami fell onto her back to tired to hold her head up.

"Well, he was always annoying." Kami found Morgan now standing above her.

The other tried to move towards, Morgan simply raised a hand and countless butterfly manifested around her forming a wall around them.

"Now, what," Morgan looked down at her. "You know I'll try again, and you won't kill me. Something deep inside you still cares about me, that's why you didn't try to kill me when you first saw me. You don't have it in you to do so-"

Morgan paused, as she suddenly felt four blades rip into her body. Maka had her scythe deep into Morgan's side, it charged with the appropriate witch hunter technique. Eu had transformed her pen into her hellscythe and moved just like her sister to attack into the opposite side. A katana with a glowing white edge cut through her torse courtosy of Will. Deep in her chest and through her heart was Excalibur wielded by Nene.

Nene could easily cancel magic, Eu's armor had the same power, and Maka with her witcher sliced through them quickly. Will had her own tricks for slicing through a wall. A few butterflies were not going to stop them. Nene and Excalibur were just in the same mind and acted in tandem to strike down a common foe.

"They don't have that issue." Kami said softly.

"I love you." Morgan let out.

"I know you think you do." Kami told her softly.

Morgan's body ripped apart, dissolving into nothing but a tiny purple sphere. It was a small soul which a moment later cracked and disperse into nothing.

"Mother!" Mordred yelled out, and lunged at Kami.

The Book Eibon shook and flipped open. The others moved back seeing the Great Old One of Power stepping out reaching for the knight of treachery.

"You want power? Then take it all."

Mordred stared in horror as the monster before him opened up it's jaw, and raw untempered energy ripped out consuming the knight.

With a tired sigh old god collapsed onto the floor as it started to fall apart, the goop soon evaporated until it was gone.

"What's going on?" Black Star looked at the remained of the god.

Eibon coughed, "The age of the gods is coming to an end. We had no connections to the world to help transfer our power back safely. The spells was unstable in either direction... " His voice grew quiet.

"No! No!" Index panicked, "No, not after being reunited."

Eibon chuckled, "There never seems to be enough time. Good bye, old friend, it was nice to see you one last time. Make the most with the time you have left." Eibon poked him in the head before his body dissolved leaving behind his mask.

Index slowly picked it up and held it close, his body began to heal but he found not joy in it.

Kid held Liz close, his breath steady and she found comfort in his arms. Liz had something to tell him but for now she wanted to enjoy this moment. She was just glad that to have him.

Nene laid down besides Kami, "You okay?"

"No,"

"Oh,"

"Yeah, it's been a long and terrible day."

"I know," Nene rested her head on Kami's shoulder.

"I still haven't had breakfast."

"I was thinking about waffles, maybe with syrup and those chocolate chips you like."

"I'd love that."

Maka smiled happily, her mother seemed to be okay. She felt someone tug on her coat.

Turning around Maka found Kana, "You need to go to the moon."

"What?" Maka couldn't help and question that.

Eu standing behind Kana quietly pointed up.

"Hey sweetie," Kami called out, my mind is a bit fuzzy but isn't the moon supposed to be black.

Maka looked up and through the opening over head, above them was golden laughing crescent shaped moon.

"But…" Realization struck Maka, "Soul we have to go to the moon!"

"Got it!" Soul Called out.

Maka straddle the scythe with with little effort a pair of wings sprung out, without another word they jetted upwards.

As Maka flew up into the sky, as she did she saw the castle as witches and meisters arrive to help the others. She flew upwards because she had the feeling that someone needed her right now.