Chapter 14

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Soul awoke to a cold ground. He looks down to his legs to see his ankles chained. "What the hell?"

"Soul?"

Soul looks up to see Maka leaning against some bars.

"Where are we?" Soul questions as he tries to stand. Maka helps him up.

"We're in a cage! I don't even know where the others are!"

Soul looks around; he transforms his arms cutting the chains in half, he walks up to the bars cutting them, setting them free. Maka kicks them down and walks out as Soul follows her.

"Well that was easy."

"I guess it's a trap?"

They walk down a dim hallway, trying to find the others. Maka uses her soul perception.

"If we keep walking straight, we'll run into Blair, Papa, Stein and Wes."

Soul nods, "Let's go,"

They pick up their paste and runs down the hall.

Blair's ears perk up as the sound of footsteps getting closer. Wes looks into the blackness.

"Wes!"

"Soul?" Wes says back, Soul runs over to him only to be held back by Maka, "Soul, they're stuck in a pile of ink."

"How do you know; I can't see anything in this darkness?"

Maka lights up her crystal, "Because, before the lights went out I remember them stuck, they are in the same spot."

Stein tries to stands up in the ink, "Where were you guys and where are the others?"

"Soul and I were in this dim light room but as we ran down the hall if got darker. We don't know where the others are."

"I hope they are okay." Blair mumbles. "Don't worry Blair, their strong." Spirit says.

Lights flash on filling the room where they all fought.

Izzy sat on her throne; they all looked up at her. The water sparkled around her island where she sat up high.

A ledge right next to her sat another cage with Patty, Liz, Tsubaki, Kid and Black Star in it.

"Hey they're alright!" Soul cheers as Maka smiles with relief.

"Of course they are." Izzy responds to him, "It's you two that I want."

"Lets' do this Soul." Maka says holding out her hand, "Right," Soul says back as he grabs it and transforms.

Maka runs up to the water, "What is this, a mote?" She runs through it to the island and climbs up its rocky wall, until she reaches the top to see Izzy still sitting there.

"You see Maka," Izzy begins to say, "I left those guys in a pile of ink as your friends stuck in a cage. I gave you and Soul an easy one so we can fight, everyone will be out of the way," She stands up, "But it's you that I really want to fight, so how about it"

"No, I'm using Soul, you don't want me to use him because than you will know I'll win but if I don't I'll lose."

Izzy shrugs, "Smart girl I suppose. Never mind than, I'll figure out a way."

Maka gives her a confused look, not knowing what she had in mind; she shakes her head then charges at Izzy. The crystals powers forms around the scythe, Izzy gives a bored look.

Their fright begins.

"I'm ready to go home." Liz says as everyone looks at her, "What? We know Maka is going to win."

Tsubaki bites her lip, "I don't know Liz, Maka seems very tired and if Izzy knocks Soul out of her hands she's done."

"But I thought she needs her alive for the crystal."

Tsubaki shakes her head, "I don't think Maka needs to be alive, Izzy must have figured it out."

"We have to help her." Patty says leaning against some bars.

"And how are we going to do that?" Kid asks.

Patty looks down, "I don't know."

"Come on guys, we need to believe in Maka and Soul, they got this." Black Star says fist pumping the air.

"He's right; all we can do know is watch and hope for the best." Liz says.

Blair tries to raises her hand, "Gross, why couldn't we be put in a cage?"

"Because being stuck in ink is the new, how to trap people," Wes says with a hint of sarcasm.

Spirit looks up at Maka, watching her hit Izzy in the back, the witch stumbles forward. She shoots some vines at Maka, who cuts them away using Soul. He then looks over at the ledge on where the others sat in a cage.

"Hey, didn't Soul break through the cage Maka and him were in?"

They nod.

"Then why aren't those guys doing that?"

Stein tries to push up his glasses, "Good point."

"Should we ask? They are all the way over on that side; Izzy might do something to us if we yell." Blair says in worry.

"How about we act it out to them?"

"Wes, we'll look silly, there is no way they will understand what we are trying to say." Stein says to him.

"Spirit, can you transform?"

"No!"

"Worth a shot," Blair mumbles.

"Ha, missed again!" Izzy says in a childlike voice.

Maka snorts, "What are you five?"

"Come on Maka, hit her!" Soul says, he was growing impatient, he was not seeing how hard it really was to hit the witch.

Maka growls at him, Izzy was able to doge in such weird ways. Maka knew she was using magic. It's like she had no bones. She was able to bend a way humans could not. Maka shot the light out of her hand, hitting Izzy right in the face, the witch falls. Maka swings Soul, slashing her in half.

"Did we get her?" Soul asks.

Maka watches Izzy's body transform into ink no oil. "What? But how? I've been fighting something made out of oil?!"

"Did you not sense her soul?"

"No! I didn't think of using soul perception when she's sitting on her throne Soul! No one did!"

"Okay calm down, you got a point. But where is she?"

Kid and the rest looked just as shocked as Maka, "I did not think she would send a clone in her place."

"God she's smart! Now Maka is almost out of power!" Black Star yells.

"But that doesn't make sense, Maka was hitting her and blood was showing not black ink, so how is that ink?" Patty questions. Liz taps her chin, "She has a point."

"That's because I switched with my clone after I got hit." Izzy replies to them as she leans against the cage.

"When did you do that!?" Black Star yells at her. She laughs, "Magic, I was able to freeze time for one minute and switch with the clone. It's a new power I'm working on, a minute is how far I can go but it was just the right amount of time I needed."

"So you're a cheater!" Liz yells at the witch. Izzy shrugs, "We never said I couldn't do that. Besides, when do I play fair?" She laughs.

Maka looks over at Izzy, "I found her Soul, she's talking to others;" she jumps across onto the ledge hitting Izzy. The surprised hit caused her to collide with the wall.

Izzy turns around with a glare, everyone else cheering.

"That's it!" She says in an angry voice, she grabs ahold of Soul's scythe, Maka tries to pull away. Izzy strikes Maka in the stomach causing her to let go in surprise. Before Soul could react Izzy throws him in the cage, making him able to go through the bars. Soul transforms back landing on his butt.

"Whoa man, you okay? She just made you able to go through bars!" Black Star says helping him up.

Soul shakes his head, he transforms him arms and tries to cut the bars. Nothing happened.

"What?" Soul says surprised, he steps back, "I was able to cut through the other cage why not this one?"

Izzy laughs, "That's because the cage you broke though was normal this one is weapon proof, same magic Spirit was stuck behind. Why do you think your friends are still stuck in here?"

They nodded, "We couldn't break through either." Kid says.

Maka forms the light around her hands, she strikes Izzy in the back. "How dare you take Soul away from me!"

"How dare you hit me!" Izzy shoots ink at her. Maka slides across the ledge, she stumbles close to edge but was able to catch herself. Everyone sighs in relief. Izzy growls.

Maka runs away to other island, Izzy follows.

"Why is she running?"

"She's guiding Izzy away from us so we won't get hurt." Soul says simply. "Ohh," They all reply.

Blair bites her nails, "Oh man, she trapped Soul with the others, Maka won't be able to last!"

"Way to think positive Blair!" Spirit yells at her, "I believe Maka can do this!"

"Have you not notice that when Soul and Maka fight together some of the magic stays in Soul! He wasn't able to transfer it back into Maka! He was ripped out of her hands going right through the cage!"

Stein interrupts Spirit before he could speak, "So what you're saying here Blair, is that Maka only has half the magic inside of her?"

"Yes! Soul takes half so Maka won't kill herself, even if it tires him out, they copy the way soul residences works!"

"Amazing." Stein says as he was finally able to push up his glasses.

Wes watches Soul struggle to break free. The others trying to get him to stop.

Maka throws another punch, Izzy laughs at her.

"Give up Maka, give me the crystal and I'll let everyone go. I promise."

"Yeah right! There's no way I'm trusting you!" Maka snaps back.

Izzy shrugs, "Well alright, guess I have to get the crystal myself."

She charges at Maka, Maka lights up her hands, blocking her attack. Izzy slides back, "You weak fool, you won't last!"

"Awe looks who talking rude, I guess it's time to send someone in timeout!"

. . .

Soul drops his head, "Is it really the time to make smart comebacks to each other?"

Black Star laughs, "She's not really good at it either!"

Soul punches him in the face.

. . .

Maka stumbles forward as she tries to move.

"Looks who's running out of energy!"

Maka turns to face the witch, Izzy steps forward, she raises her hand, Maka sees her opening.

Gathering up the last magic she had she shoots it at Izzy. The light strikes Izzy in the heart. The beam that was forming out of Izzy's hand flies out striking Maka.

The power of both of them hit each other; causing them to fly. Izzy crashes into her chair. Maka flying off the edge. "…Soul…" Maka whispers as she falls off.

Soul's heart drops as he heard her. "MAKA!" he then scream so loud, beating Spirit and Blair's together.

"Oh my god, she's not going to make that fall!" Tsubaki cries while shaking the cage, hoping that it will break.

Soul transforms his arms again, slicing at the bars; everyone standing back. Soul screams again, he strikes up at the top, spinning in a circle. The bars form a dent.

"Wow, he's actually breaking through the cage!" Liz says shocked.

Soul strikes again, then kicking the top of the cage off. The bars fall and Soul runs forward.

Everyone watches as he jumps off the cliff, diving straight towards Maka. He holds out his arms. Then, he catches her bridal style, flipping in the air then landing on his feet. He falls to his knees, placing Maka down. She didn't move.

Spirit cries out; Blair covering her mouth.

"Soul, is she okay?" Wes screams to him.

Soul didn't answer; he sat down holding Maka up to his lap.

Tsubaki and the others came running over. She falls to her knees right next to him, everyone gathering around.

Spirit breaks an arm free; Blair gives him a big push, causing them to break free from the ink. Stein and Wes doing the same, then following them towards Maka.

"She's-she's not breathing…" Soul says slowly. "Her soul wavelength, I…I can't feel it."

"Oh no, she is not dead Soul, just- just a nasty hit is all." Spirit says stroking Maka's hair.

Stein tried to listen for a pulse. "Spirit, her heart isn't beating. Her soul is dying."

"Look, her crystal is gray." Blair says as she points. Tsubaki with tears coming down her face touches it, "Its cold."

"Did she use too much power from the crystal?" Black Star asks the group.

"My father did say she could kill herself and Maka said it herself as well." Kid says sadly.

"But- but I always made sure that wouldn't happen. I was supposed to protect her. But I just stood there and did nothing."

"Hey Soul," Liz says placing a hand on his shoulder. "You did manage to break out of the cage when no one else could, you broke though magic!"

"That doesn't matter Liz, Maka still-"

"I know I'm sorry." Liz says with a tear coming down her face.

"She can't die yet…we were supposed to go shopping together still." Patty says falling to her knees next to Tsubaki. "She promised."

"Yeah Maka and you promised me that you will let me dress you up." Liz says with a sob.

"And that I can do your hair," Tsubaki says softly trying to hold in her tears.

Soul felt tears fall down his face. Wes started to cry at the sight of his brother. "Soul, I'm so sorry, I know you loved her."

More tears began to fall.

Black Star chokes a sob, he hears something move, he looks up to see Izzy moving. "What? No! MAKA KILLED YOU!"

His scream causes everyone to look up to see Izzy standing up.

Soul holds Maka up closer to him, his tears falling on her face.

"How did you survive?" Kid screams at the witch.

Liz holds on to Patty and Tsubaki.

Stein and Spirit clench their fist. Blair crying for Maka to wake up, Wes looking sadly at them.

Soul's tear falls onto Maka's crystal. It starts to glow.

"You can't kill me! Even a weak girl with a crystal couldn't kill me! HAHA! Prepare to die," She jumps down from the island. "I'll be taking that crystal and will rule the world!"

Blood dripped down her body; they could see a gaping hole in her chest that just missed her heart. She walks closer to them.

"I don't know what to do!" Tsubaki cries, "Maka please wake up, we can't kill her ourselves."

Black Star pulls Tsubaki up, "Tsubaki, Maka would want us to fight. All we need to do is strike that chest! Do you hear me?"

Tsubaki shakes her head at him.

Kid pulls up Liz and Patty. "We need to strike the heart guys!"

"It won't work! Only the crystal can kill her!" Stein yells at them.

"We need to run, Soul come on!" Wes screams.

Soul continued to cry, ignoring everything around him. More tears fall onto the crystal, the glowing spreading across Maka's body. Soul looks up to see Maka's eyes open, a glowing green.

Izzy stops walking.

Everyone turning their heads to the glowing girl as she rises, her body floating in the air.

It turns in a stand up position, her body flying up in the air. Light shoots out of the crystal, Maka's glowing eyes glare at Izzy, her hair flying around her head. A beam of light shoots out of Maka's hand.

Izzy tried to run away but wasn't fast enough. The beam strikes her in the heart. She falls to the ground. Blood spilling, her purple soul appears then vanishing in thin air.

Maka's crystal shoots at the group. They look down to see their clothes looking like new, their faces clean again. Light shoots at the ceiling. Rocks begin to disappear, walls fall. The water fall becomes bright.

Everyone looks around to see the tunnels disappear but for one that growled with light. The entrance to the desert-the way out.

Maka floats back down; Soul gets up, catching her in his arms. He falls back to his knees. They all watch the crystal go gray again.

"Is she…dead?" Black Star asks, confused on what just happened.

Blackness was all Maka could see.

"Hello?" She looks around. "Crystal?"

"Maka." Came a weak voice.

A weak light shows, Maka could see Crystal lying on the floor. She runs to her.

"Ah, Crystal, are you okay?"

"Maka, my time is done. I severed my purpose here. Witch Izzy is gone."

"She's gone?"

"Yes, I killed her."

"So…I didn't."

"No, you fell off the ledge. Soul caught you, but you didn't make it, you died."

"I DIED? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"

"You used to much power, it drained us both, but Soul was able to give us some back. I took over your body and finished her. Do you understand now?"

"Yeah, yeah, sure, but I'm dead?"

Crystal closes her eyes. The light dims.

Maka grabs her shoulders, "Wait! Don't go! I don't want to be stuck in darkness by myself! I don't want to be dead! You have to help me!"

"Destroy the crystal Maka. Then go live your new life!" With those last words, Crystal closed her eyes once more. Her body glowed turning into flecks of light. The blackness disappeared and Maka opened her eyes.

Her eyes open to see a crying Soul, she looks around to see everyone else doing the same.

"Soul…why are you crying?"

"Because you're dead Maka." Soul says with a sniff.

Maka smiled, Crystal brought her back to life. Maka looked down to see her crystal gray.

Soul freezes and looks down in shock. "MAKA!" He screams happily. He jumps up throwing her in the air and catching her. Maka lets out a laugh. Soul crashes his lips to hers.

The gang cheers.

"Oh Maka, I'm so happy you're not dead!" Blair cries.

"Maka, my baby, you are okay!" Spirit says.

"Man, their kissing for a really long time!" Black Star mumbles.

Liz pushes him to aside. "About time!" Patty laughs nodding her head.

Tsubaki claps her hands as Kid and Stein smile.

Wes hugs Blair. "We did it! We killed the witch, the world is saved and no one died!"

Blair hugs him back, giving him a peck on the cheek. "To a better future!"

Soul and Maka separate. Both blushing.

Spirit hugs them both. "Come on guys! Lord Death is waiting for us."

Maka pulls off her crystal, throwing it to the floor. It shatters. She grabs Soul's hand as they walk out of Izzy's place, heading back to Death City.

The waterfall glows as do the streams, no darkness showing. The most evil thing in the world has vanished. Their job was done.

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