Soul Eater Brotherhood Part 12
At Kent, UK, an impressive yet abandoned mansion of Victorian architecture lives the witch Scylla Fantina. Inside of the mansion, expensive furniture and portraits, picturing proud self, her ancestors, and other majestic art, are welled cleaned, classy and arrange.
Through the halls of the second floor lies her library; its books and scrolls, whether it's old or new, sorted out at tall bookshelves in an orderly fashion. An overview of a nearby town can be seen at a huge window.
Further inside of the mansion is her secret laboratory, where she performs her experiments for her subjects, and the dungeon, where prisoners await their fate whoever displeases Scylla.
As of now, Scylla reads one of the books, The Inferno by Dante Alighieri, sitting in a comfy arm chair near the fire place.
"Interesting" she remarks, "'Those who believe the soul dies within the body will be entombed in fire by God's fiery wrath.'"
The Butler, Igor, arrives at the library, politely interrupting his mistress' thought by grunting. "The blood sample you requested" he said, showing the vile to her, "Has been acquired."
Scylla closes the book and took the vile from Igor's hand. "Very good Igor" she said, gently shaking the black and red contents of the vile, "Was my drug helpful?"
"Yes Mistress. They were startled my increased of speed and agility that I knocked them out easily" Igor said, "But I escape before two more arrived at the scene..."
"Who were these 'two' you are referring to?"
"One was a young lad with a star tattoo on his right shoulder while the other one had two guns, holding in an unorthodox manner."
"Hmm..." Scylla thought, "Igor, you are referring the first one as a member of the now extinct Star Clan while the other one, perhaps, is the son of the Death God himself."
"I see..."
"One last favour, Igor, could you get another blood sample from Medusa's own child. The child's blood has been replaced entirely by Black Blood. It may be tough to get the sample but use this."
Scylla gives Igor a syringe and its contents are flowing with a vibrant yellow colour. "Inject this into the child's body" she explains, "And the effects will negate the Black Blood's effect."
The Butler took the syringe and bowed to her mistress before leaving the library.
"Now if my cards are playing correctly" Scylla said, pulling a lever near the shelves, "My work has just begun."
The shelves reveal seven pods, each with a coded number, containing shadowed figures inside. Scylla then injects the vile into the main computer and the fluids coming from the vile began to flow through each pod.
"Hey Maka" Soul called, "Why are you looking at Al like that?"
Maka's thoughts were interrupted by Soul's question. By now, they're inside the library of DWMA, reading random books. Ed and Al now frequently go there every day, discussing methods and alternatives relating to alchemy. For some reasons, Maka too goes there, not anything school related or stuff.
"Oh nothing" Maka responded sheepishly.
Soul smirked. "You have a crush on Ed's younger brother, do you?" he asked teasingly.
She uses her infamous "Maka Chop" on Soul's head. "I do not have a crush on Alphonse!" Maka replied loudly, blushing at the same time.
Her shout cause an echo in the library, making everyone either annoyed or amused by the sudden statement. Because of Maka's sudden outburst, Ed and Al curiously went towards their table.
"What is going on here?" Ed asked blankly.
"Err... nothing!" she replied bluntly.
Ed gave Maka a suspicious glare. "Hey Al, how about you try mingling these kids?" he suggested before leaving.
Al smiled. "Sure thing Big Brother" he said.
He notices Soul's unconscious body, still lying on the floor bleeding like a geyser. "Is he going to be alright?" Al asked, concerned about Soul's well being.
Maka puffed. "He'll be alright" she replied.
Awkward silence looms in the table of Maka. "So..." she blurted, breaking the silence, "Do you have a father and a mother?"
"Both our parents are dead" Al responded.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ask..."
"Nah, it's alright, as long as Big Brother doesn't hear it. Do you want to hear it?"
In normal circumstances, Maka would say no just to be polite but she is curious about the brothers' family. She nodded.
"When we were kids" Al narrated, "Our mother, Trisha Elric, took care of us when father left..."
"Your father left you and, Edward and your mother?" Maka cried in surprise, "That's cruel."
"Actually" he corrected, "Our father, Van Hohenheim, left because he knew the situation in Amestris is being targeted by his counterpart known as Father. I guess you think of him as loner most of the time but he loved us nonetheless. We even learn alchemy from his notes before he left and we used it to impress mother."
"I see..."
"To continue, mother became suddenly ill because of a plague and died. Big Brother and I were alone but we became apprentices to an alchemist. By the time we mastered alchemy, Big Brother and I attempted to revive her for a price."
"What price?"
"My entire body was taken and Big Brother's left leg did the same as I. After Truth took my body, Big Brother put my soul on a suit of armour in exchange for his right arm."
Maka was stunned by Al's response. Edward and Alphonse would rather risked losing their bodies just to bring back their mother. She thought of Edward as a delinquent at first, being disrespectful to his elders and rebellious at times of trouble. But he is actually selfless and caring those who are closets to him. And Alphonse believes in his brother no matter the situation is.
"By the time we became older, Big Brother took an examination in the military to become an official alchemist. He then promised me that our bodies will return with the use of the Philosopher's Stone. But when we learned about its secrets, we decided not to use the Stone and use an alternate way to get our bodies back. That's why Big Brother ONLY uses the Stone's power for self-defence and for important reasons."
"But when our father returned to Amestris, Big Brother couldn't forgive him for leaving our mother. But, we then realized that he felt badly for leaving us."
"Why would he feel bad about leaving you and Edward?" Maka asked.
"Because he IS a human Philosopher's Stone" Al replied.
"Immortality can give you the power to live forever and you can have unlimited powers. But he didn't ask to be immortal and wished that he can die we our mother. That's why he is heart-broken when he heard about her death. And when he and everyone, including me, Big Brother, the rest of our friends and colleagues from the military, saved Amestris from Father's plot to become an omnipotent being, the souls inside his body depleted and died a few days later. He is over centuries old."
Maka became completely speechless. Her own father, being idiotic and stupid because he woos on other women, tries to care her own daughter, albeit in an awkward way. She and Ed are nearly the same: both have estranged fathers, very intelligent and strong in terms of battle.
But, a crash was heard at the hallway and cries were heard.
"What's going on?" Al asked, jumping from his seat.
"I don't know" Maka replied, "But we have to check it out."
Al nodded, agreeing Maka's suggestion. They, along with Soul being dragged roughly by Maka, investigate the attack.
What plans does Scylla the witch have in mind? Who is creating an uproar in the halls of DWMA? Find out at the next Soul Eater Brotherhood!
*If those who are reading this chapter, would you mind if I make Maka have a simple crush on Al? I know Al has May Chang but I'll make him oblivious to Maka, even though, and if I remember correctly, she is being subjected as Soul's love interest. Comments, reviews, and opinions are welcome.*