SOUL EATER: ~AFTERMATH~
Chapter 3 - The boy with a skull for a face... An unbeatable foe?
It wasn't until they got there that they realized their destination was a graveyard. Even in her warm clothing Dani was shaking.
"Ugh... I hate graveyards... all the dead people... and bugs... and-"
"BOO!" Jake shouted.
"AHHH! Don't do that!" Dani screamed.
"Sorry I couldn't resist, you're really easy to scare." He said snickering.
"Well next time I'll-" Dani stopped when she saw a boy standing as still as a statue in the middle of the cemetery. He was holding a long black scythe but the creepiest part about him was the pale white skull painted on his face.
"Hey! Who are you?" Jake shouted curiously. The boy maintained his statue like presence then slightly tilted his head in their direction.
"He asked you a question buddy! You'd best not ignore him!" Dani yelled threateningly.
"Dani don't threaten him, especially using me as your means of threatening. We don't know if he-"
"Are you ready?" the skull-faced kid interrupted him.
"Huh? Am I ready for what?" Jake questioned him. The boy finally began to move, turning the rest of his body slowly towards them. His scythe dangled from his fingers, looking like if he wasn't too careful he might drop it. He took a few steps towards Dani and Jake.
"You'd better prepare yourself... the fight is going to begin soon..." He raised his scythe slightly but still gripped it as though he was holding something disgusting.
"We're going to have to be careful with this one Dani." Jake said cautiously.
"Why?" She asked almost instantaneously.
"Look at the way his face has no expression and how he loosely wields his scythe. His lack of emotion seems to be empowering him." Jake explained.
"I don't care how he feels we can beat him no problem! NOW ATTACK!"Dani yelled. Jake didn't think twice and charged forward rapidly. He swung with all his might only to hear the emotionless CLANG of his sword against the stranger's scythe.
"I... I didn't even see him move!" Jake said trembling.
"What just happened? Attack him again!" Dani insisted.
The boy with the skull painted on his face tilted his head again."If that's all you can do I'm sorry to tell you... you're going to die."?
Jake closed his eyes for a moment to think but quickly jerked them open to Dani's shouting.
"JAKE! BLOCK HIM!"
In the time it took him to blink the kid had advanced at nearly break neck pace and swung his scythe downwards.
"DAMN!" Jake grunted. He lifted Dani to deflect the blow and was devastated when the ground below his feet cracked.
"If... if I hadn't blocked that..." Jake thought frighteningly.
"Pull yourself together Jake you need to-" Before Dani could finish her sentence the kid delivered a blow with his other hand knocking the wind out of Jake, as well as back and into the ground.
"He's too fast..." Jake coughed. "What do I do?"
"HAHAHAHA! KICK THEIR ASSES MESSOR!" a mysterious voice echoed.
"Who the hell is that?" Dani asked surprised?
"Shut up Ryder... I'm getting to it..." The boy said in an angry tone.
"Wait a minute... is that scythe... a-" Dani was cut off.
"Thaaaaaaat's right you frail little peace of tin-foil! I'm a weapon and DAMN PROUD OF IT!" The scythe spoke.
"But if they're a weapon meister pair that means that they-" Jake began.
The boy with the skull on his face said two words that caused Dani and Jake to freeze with fear.
"Soul Resonance..."
"JAKE WE HAVE TO MOVE NOW!" Dani screamed.
He quickly jumped to his feet and ran to the side.
"Hell Raiser..." spoke the skull-faced kid. With a single swipe of his scythe the ground began to evaporate in a large V pattern towards Jake and Dani. He dove out of the way with barely a second to spare...
"This is a fight we can't win Dani... we have to run... now!" Jake exclaimed.
"I can't help but agree with you Jake now let's go!" Dani said.
He turned and began to run away from the boy the scythe called "Messor" only to end up face to face with him.
"You're really slow... are you sure running is the right thing to do?" Messor said with no sign of emotion in his voice.
He raised his scythe again and swung it. Jake knew he didn't have enough time to block the strike and simply closed his eyes before the blow connected... When he opened his eyes he stared in amazement at Professor Stein who was holding the weapon back with one hand.
"You're truly a powerful child..." Stein said in an almost excited tone.
"WHO THE HELL IS THIS GUY!" The scythe Ryder asked angrily.
"Oh me...?" Stein asked innocently, "Why... I'm just a scientist... and a teacher... these children happen to be my students and I can't have you killing them now... so I'm only going to ask once... end this random assault on my students... or I'll have no choice but to dissect you..."
Chapter 3- FIN