Soul Eater Brotherhood Part 6
"White tea, Edward?"
"Meh. Sure, I guess."
Ed calmly drinks a cup of tea with Death the Kid with Liz and Patty d in a nearby cafe just beside DWMA. To them, it's normal to drink with someone who is about to get killed.
Here's what happened yesterday...
Kid attacks Ed in the library when the Fullmetal alchemist accidentally erases a transmutation circle he doodled, causing the son of Lord Death to have his infamous fits of making things symmetrical. People inside the library tried to escape his wrath but the door was sealed shut because debris of their battle fell.. The pages of the books scatter like confetti, falling randomly into the ground bit by bit. Even the meisters and the demon weapons couldn't do anything to stop these guys.
With his twin desert eagles, Kid shoots Ed using his Soul Wavelengths acting like bright bullets. Ed dodges his bullets, trying to think of a strategy.
"I'll kill anyone who makes anything asymmetrical until it's perfect!" he screamed, "Liz, Patty, Soul Resonance!"
"Roger!" Patty said cheerfully.
"On it!" Liz said This is getting ridiculous Kid!
Let's see Ed thought, avoiding getting shot from Kid Liz says that Kid likes things perfect, mainly anything that is symmetrical. If I could distract him a little bit...
He claps his hands and hits them on the floor, creating an even surprising model not only for Kid but the occupants inside the library: a gothic cross sprouting 10 feet from the floor, its bizarre structure and size made everyone confused.
"Why did he make a cross?" one of them wondered.
"Is this guy for real?" another added.
"This art..." Kid said in awe, "It's perfect! Look at the designs. Everything's perfect!"
Just as Ed is about to leave the library, the silence suddenly breaks.
"Hold on..." Kid said suspiciously. As he looks closely at the emblem of the cross, the emblem being a mask of his father, there is a tiny dent on one of the fangs, making it, to Kid's mind, imperfect. Angered, he shoots the cross with a powerful beam from his twin cannons (which was recently been Soul Resonance)
"Father's mask is dented!" he cried madly, "How dare you mock my father by making it dented!"
"Run like hell!" Ed shouted like crazy. He jumps through a huge glass window, falling 20 feet below the ground. The students continued to be puzzled as Kid jumps into the window also
"What was that all about?" one of them wondered.
Everyone shrugged.
"You'll pay for what you've done" Kid growled.
Outside the DWMA, two people clashed like gods. Ed tries to attack him by forming spikes to injure him and fires a barrage of cannon balls at him but Kid dodges them. Kid, on the other hand, kept shooting powerful beams at Ed, who narrowly avoids getting hit. Students who were outside ran for cover to avoid getting hit by these powerful guys.
"This is far getting ridiculous, Kid" Ed said I guess I'll to use a backup plan.
"I'm going to fire you into oblivion!" Kid said angrily. His twin cannons are about to charge when Ed suddenly was in front of him.
"Those white lines on your head" he mentioned, pointing the 3 half Sanzu Lines on his sleek, black hair, "Aren't they getting asymmetrical or what?"
"No, no they're always like-" Kid's voice was interrupted by a hysterical mumble, "My what?"
"I'm not worthy to be called Death the Kid anymore!" he cried, "I'm worst than a maggot! I wish I could have died at the hands of the Kishins a long time ago!"
He kept moaning until he coughs up blood and faints. The twin cannons turned back into desert eagles and reverted into human forms and came to Kid's aid.
"It looks like Kid's back to normal" Patty said cheerfully, poking Kid with a stick, thinking that he's dead.
"Good job Ed" Liz complimented, "The only way to calm him down is to make himself asymmetrical by saying something to him that is imperfect or making it imperfect, though injury does not count."
You're the one who caused all this trouble Ed muttered, "Anyway, why was he in the library in the first place?"
"Just the usual."
"Like what?"
"Books that are all symmetry that's all. Why?"
"That would make sense. No wonder he is an obsessed symmetry freak."
"Nah. You'll just get used to it, as long as you don't do create anything that causes asymmetry. Why don't you drink tea with us in a nearby cafe while he recovers? Kid might teach you a thing or two about what your researching while ago."
Ed shrugged. "Sure, why not" he said, "But as long as he is tied in a leash."
Liz smiled wickedly. "Don't worry" she said, "Patty can do that, right?"
"Right!" Patty cried happily.
Back to reality...
"Now girls" Kid said kindly, "Will you take out this leash? It's getting uncomfortable around the neck."
"No way" Patty insisted, "Big Sis told me that you'll create a massive outbreak if I'll take this off."
"Since you're the son of Lord Death" Ed said, "Can you explain to me the good things about Soul Wavelengths besides using it to combat Kishins and other bad guys?"
Kid thought for awhile before he replied.
"Soul wavelengths can be used in different ways" Kid explained, "Since each soul has its own unique Soul Wavelengths, it can be used in different ways such as detecting ones soul at a distance or it can be used to resonate a weapon and meister's soul, increasing its power and strength. Also, it links to a soul's spiritual dimension and a person can enter it if their Soul Wavelength is resonating or someone powerful enough to enter. That's the only information I can provide for you"
Kid's explanation was like a teacher. For no apparent reason, he wears a custom academic cap with a skull as a tassel, white rimmed glasses with swirls in it and a German academic dress (which is symmetrical). Whenever he explains, Kid uses a meter stick to point out his point on a black board and Patty helps by drawing random pictures like a giraffe, to his dismay.
Ed's face was plain. "So that's it huh?" he said in a bored tone, "Could I try being a meister for one day?"
"A meister needs to have a weapon whose soul is compatible with yours" Kid said, "Unless if your soul is flexible to handle a weapon since each weapon has a different soul than yours. Stein is good example on handling different weapons."
Without a moment's hesitation, Ed stands up. "I have to try" he said.
He nodded. "There will be consequences if you hold a weapon that is not compatible" Kid warned, "But if you insist. Patty, Liz, weapon mode."
"Yes sir!" Patty said, saluting to Kid.
Liz, who was asleep all this time, yawned in response. "All right" she responded lazily.
They transformed into desert eagles and landed on Ed's hands. Unusually, he doesn't have any difficulties on holding them not in a reverse way that Kid does.
"These weapons are like those in Amestris" Ed commented, "They're a little heavy though."
"So that means that I've gain weight?" Patty cried in disbelief.
"That's odd" Liz said in gun mode, ignoring her sister's weight dilemma, "If I recall correctly, isn't that there is some sort of backlash on anyone holding a different meister?"
"Now that you mention it" Kid said, "Your soul is compatible with Liz and Patty. I wonder that it could work with Soul and Tsubaki."
They were silent until Ed spoke. "I guess I could release them" he said.
Ed let go of the twin desert eagle and reverted back into human forms. "I'll be leaving then, if you excuse me" he said politely and left with his suitcase, "I have other things to think about back in the academy."
"He can do what?" Maka cried, not believing Kid's story when Ed left the cafe, "Edward held Liz and Patty with no effort at all?"
Kid, Liz, Patty, Black Star and Tsubaki went to Maka and Soul's apartment to discussing things about Ed's new abilities.
"That shrimp can hold them easily?" Black Star said doubtfully, "Then why can't I hold Soul's weapon form that easily?"
Because our soul is not compatible Soul muttered.
"It's true!" Patty said, "He even said that I gained weight!"
"Patty, Ed meant the weight of an average gun" Liz corrected.
I can't believe that Edward can hold a weapon without any difficulties Tsubaki thought.
"Well, I'm still doubtful that Edward can hold them" Maka said, "Soul, try transforming into a scythe and let Black Star hold you."
"Err...Sure" Soul replied, puzzled.
"I'm going to carry you better than that shrimp" Black Star said excitedly.
He transforms into a scythe and he holds it. But, Black Star tries to carry him but, to him, it's like carrying a truck. For Soul, the Soul Wavelength caused a backlash.
"Ack!" he cried, spitting blood while still in weapon form.
"By tomorrow Soul" Maka said, "Turn into a scythe for Edward."
"Why should I?" Soul asked.
"Do you want to learn about alchemy or what?" she argued.
"He sighed. "Fine" Soul said, "Only for tomorrow."
It looks like someone is curious about Ed's new abilities. Can Maka believe that Ed can hold any demon weapons like Stein? Find out at the next Soul Eater Brotherhood!
*Again, I'm having Writer's block. Forgive me for the long wait.*