Soul Eater Brotherhood Part 5
The battle was destructive: Black Star slashes Ed but he narrowly dodges the attack. With the Philosopher's Stone as an amplifier, the Uncanny Sword's power rises to a dangerous level that the students of DWMA were frightened by its strength. Its attacks cause to form shadow needles that attempts to pierce Fullmetal. Ed tries to use his Gloves of Paracelsus to deflect Black Star's attacks but whenever he forms walls from the ground, he simply destroys them.
"Why are you hesitating shorty?" Black Star sneered, "Can't handle Shadow Star?"
His attacks remind me of Pride Ed thought, If it's in the evening, then I could kill the lights and do the same thing as him but will it work?
Black Star manages to hit him while he's distracted, sending him crashing into a wall, creating smoke and rubble.
"Is that it?" he said, "I'm just started and that's it? Geez, you're weak without this little rock of yours."
Black Star laughs but, swiftly, he was knocked back by numerous "fists" that formed on the floor. From the rubble and smoke, Ed emerges, standing just fine from the wreckage.
"How did he survive the Shadow Star?" Soul asked in disbelief, "Ed has guts to take down that attack."
"Hold on the minute" Maka said, "His soul, I can't describe it somehow."
"What do you mean?" he asked, puzzled.
"Well..." she explained, "His soul, how should I describe it, is completely calm at first, small if you call it. But when he battles, like right now, Ed's soul becomes determined and powerful, equal to Professor Stein. How does he do it?"
"Beats me" Soul replied.
"You still stand at the face of Black Star?" Black Star asked, "How?"
"Yeah I can stand" Ed replied, "In fact; you just ripped my favourite jacket!"
He removes his jacket, revealing his slightly muscular build. What's more interesting is that Ed's arms have a familiar tattoo.
"How you ask?" Ed said, "It's simple as pie! Come at me with all your might if you want to see!"
Black Star doesn't need to tell him that. He charges at him, his Uncanny Sword readies at his side. He slashes Ed but he was able to grasp the blade with only his two hands, tosses Black Star in the air and, using his palms, Ed hits Black Star at the abdomen, the force strong enough to drive him into another wall. Black Star drops the Philosopher's Stone and Ed took it from him.
"Next time you try to steal the stone without my permission" he warned coldly, "I could burst your insides into mush."
Ed leaves behind and Tsubaki returns to Black Star's side with a worried look on her face. "You're too reckless" she scolded.
He gave her a thumbs up.
"Are you all right Ed?" Maka asked.
But before he could reply, he fainted, spending lots of energy from that attack.
I guess I'm still not used to it yet he thought, Darn it Scar, your brother's alchemy mixed with alkahestry guide book is amazing.
"Oh mother, I can see you at the end of the tunnel" Ed muttered dreamily.
He wakes up and is back to the clinic again. With Black Star beside him in bed, he wonders if he's ok.
"I see that you're all right" someone said, "For someone like you, you know how to do Phantom Menace against someone like Black Star."
"Stein?" Ed mutters.
Stain sits between Ed and Black Star, grinning. "I'm impressed with your skill Edward" he remarked, while smoking, "It is tempting to dissect your body out of curiosity."
Ed gulps. This guy is mental!
Stein chuckles. "Just joking, no need to be serious about it" he said, "What I'm concern is both of your arms are tattooed with symbols."
"Oh this?" Ed wondered, showing the tattoos to Stein, "These tattoos are made by a rival of mine. The right arm is for deconstructing elements while the left arm is for reconstructing. What I mean is the right destroys while the other creates."
Stein is in deep thought. "The attacks you've made against Black Star are incredible" he remarked, "You are able to create Soul Menace against him."
"Soul Menace?" Ed asked, puzzled.
"Soul Menace is a self Resonance where only a few individuals, such you, Black Star and I, have this ability" Stein explained, "If you use your soul wavelength and resonate against them, the user can create physical damage to the opponent."
Ed gets out to bed. "It seems the conversation made me stand up" he said, stretching his body, "But this kid is starting to tick me off."
"You'll have to forgive Black Star" he said, "Whenever someone is more popular than him, he tends to pick a fight."
"I see your point there" Ed stated, "If anyone needs me, I'm going to the library."
This kid has potential Stein thought, If he were in the battle against Asura, both he and Maka can beat him equally. I have to ask more questions about him.
He puffs his cigarette. I wonder if Ed had a demon weapon, someone like Soul, he could even be more formidable. His soul can be compatible to any weapons, if he tries or even knows how.
At the library, Ed reads at the top most level, since he has permission to gain access to these sections by Lord Death. Whenever he gets a book, Ed writes the information down to his papers, combining some with his alchemy.
If I these Soul Wavelengths can be used in a positive way Ed thought, it has been used already for fighting these Kishins. How could this be compatible with the research I'm doing?
He crumples the paper and rewrites it again. These books are combat guides. Where the benefits of Soul Wavelengths?
Ed gets bored and begins to doodle a transmutation circle.
"That art is not symmetrical!" someone cried hysterically.
He turns and sees Death the Kid, his face is masked in horror. "Correct it! Fix it, I beg of you!" he demanded.
Ed blinks. "Err..." he mutters, puzzled.
"You'll have to forgive him" a female voice said, "Kid tends to have fits whenever he sees an object that is asymmetrical. Can you erase that drawing before he begs your life to correct it?"
It was Liz who was asking Ed to erase the transmutation circle. "Fine" he said, "Geez, this guy is a complete wacko."
Ed erases the drawing, only making things worse for Kid. "NO!" he lamented, "Such a waste of effort! Liz, Patty, weapon mode!"
Liz sighs. "Sorry" she said, "I guess I forgot to mention that Kid gets mad if you made it more asymmetrical."
Both of the sisters transformed into desert eagles and Kid glares Ed. "You'll pay for making it imperfect!" he growled.
Ed is now completely confused. All I did was a simple drawing of a transmutation circle he thought, Today is getting more bizarre. Black Star tries to beat me. Now this ? This research will take a lot of time.
Ed wears his Gloves of Paracelsus. "Come at me!" he cried.
Ed wins against Black Star, but will he win against the son of Lord Death himself, Death the Kid? Find out at the next Soul Eater Brotherhood!
*Boy am I getting Writer's Block right now and I have so many things to do. But I will continue writing anyway. Reviews and comments are welcome.*