It's finally here! The second chapter (first day) of this story! Hope you enjoy! Oh, and just so that you know, the Soul Eater side of this story will be based on the anime.
Disclaimer: I don't own TWEWY nor Soul Eater. This is completely fan-made.
Huh...? Where am I? How did I get here?
Maka woke up and found herself sitting in a red chair in a familiar-looking room. The floor was checkered red and black. There was a record player beside her playing some kind of jazz music. It skipped and scratched, making the music sound a little weird. When she looked around the room, she found a door at the end of the room. She shivered at the thought of what was on the other side. When Maka examined herself, she realized that she was wearing a black dress.
The Black Blood Room...
"You got it right. Just what I expected from you, Maka Albarn."
The owner of the voice walked up to her. His small body, black suit, demonic look, and horns were nothing new to Maka.
"You...I thought Soul finished you off."
"Oh, me? He can't finish me completely. After all, I am his darkness."
She eyed the little demon. "Just what are you getting at?"
"Everyone has some kind of darkness in their hearts. Nobody can completely get rid of it. That is no exception for Soul. People who have black blood like him and Crona tend to have more darkness in them than most people." His smile grew. "And apparently, that's no exception for you, either. If you didn't have your darkness, then you wouldn't be in this room."
"But if I always had my darkness, then why am I in this room only now? Shouldn't I have been visiting this room frequently? And more importantly, why are you here?"
The demon sighed. "And here, I thought that you would catch on quickly. Guess I should tell you then." He took a step closer to Maka.
"You're in here because the black blood has awakened in your body."
"What?!" Maka's voice echoed throughout the room.
"You heard me. You got the black blood from resonating with Soul."
"Oh...Wait a sec! I was shot earlier! I should be dead! How am I in here?"
"You'll learn in time. Looks like it's time for you to wake up."
"Huh? Wake up? But aren't I-"
"Just close your eyes..." Maka didn't know why, but she obeyed him.
Now open them.
When Maka opened her eyes, she found herself lying in the middle of a street filled with people. For some reason, they didn't notice her. She got up and looked around. Then she saw the building with the huge screen.
I must be in the Scramble Crossing...
"Huh? What's this?" Maka felt something in her hand. When she opened it, she found a black skull pin.
"A pin? What's it for?" She tossed the pin in the air. Suddenly, she was able to hear many different thoughts other than her own. She figured that these thoughts belonged to the people surrounding her.
"This is too weird..." Then she heard her phone ring. She flipped it open and read the following:
"Find a partner. You have 15 minutes. Fail, and face erasure."
"Who's this from?" She read the sender. It came up as "The Reapers".
"Okay, what's going on-YOW!" Maka felt a sharp pain in her palm. When she looked at it, she saw numbers engraved into her hand. They were ticking down.
"Is this a timer?" Before she could think, a group of frogs with tattoos for legs grouped up on her.
"What's going on here?! Ouch!" One of them bit her arm. Some blood seeped through her sleeve.
"Soul! We have to-" When she turned around, her partner wasn't there. She forgot that she was on her own now.
I have to run! Maka ran away, but the frogs followed her. Meanwhile, a certain boy was watching Maka and the frogs from atop 104.
"Ah...brings back memories." He looked at her trying to outrun them. He brushed some of his silver strands out of his face.
"This game will be interesting. After all, my proxy is participating this time."
Maka ran to Hachiko. The frogs were still after her.
"Dammit! How do I beat them?" The frogs surrounded her. At once, they all jumped for her.
"No! Not like this!" She had no idea how to beat them. The frogs were about to get to her when suddenly...
"You're good as gone!" Somebody got in front of Maka and slashed the frogs away, but they quickly recovered.
Maka recognized those headphones that he was wearing. "You're-"
"Hurry up and pact with me! It's the mission!"
She looked down at her hand. The timer was down to five seconds.
"What happens if you run out of time?"
"Don't think about that! Just pact with me!" The boy held out his hand.
5...4...
"The frogs are closing in..."
"Let's worry about the mission first!"
3...2...
"But-"
"JUST DO IT!"
1...
Without thinking, Maka grabbed his hand. Then a strange light surrounded them. It killed the frogs. The timer disappeared.
It feels so warm...
The moment lasted only for a few seconds. The warmth was soon gone.
"That was close..."
"Yeah..." Maka remembered what she was about to say before.
"You're that guy from the murals! I thought you were dead!"
"In a way, I am. And you are, too."
"I know I'm dead. I was shot. But if we're both dead, then how are we still here?"
"It's a long story. I'll explain later." Maka figured that he had a lot to explain. Then she winced as the pain in her arm grew. More blood appeared on her sleeve where the frog bit her.
"We have to close that wound up. Here, use this." Neku handed her a green pin with a soda can on it. "It'll heal you."
She looked at it. "How do I use it?"
"It's kind of complicated, but try to put some of your power in the pin."
Power? Maybe I should try focusing my wavelength into this thing...
Maka closed her eyes and focused her wavelength on the pin. The pain went away. She looked at her arm and saw no more blood.
Neku sighed in relief. "Well, at least I know now that you can use pin psyches. But you may have a hidden power. Try to look for it."
"Um...okay?" Maka had no idea what he was talking about. Maybe she'll learn what he meant later on.
"So...what was that light for?"
"That light appears when a player pacts up with another player. In other words, you're my partner now."
"Partner? So does that mean I have to stick around you for the time being?"
"Pretty much. By the way, the name's Neku Sakuraba. What's yours?"
She stayed silent. She wasn't sure if she could trust him or not.
"Come on. I just saved you from some noise, helped you complete the mission, and healed you. You have to trust your partner."
Trust my partner...Soul...
As Maka thought about Soul, the memories of him when he saw her die entered her head. It pained her to see him being helpless like that. She wanted to be back with him and she knew that he, wherever he was, wanted the same.
Maka hesitated at first, but she came out with it. "I'm Maka Albarn."
"I guess we're cool now. So I'll start the introductions. The Reaper's Game is..." Neku explained the game to Maka. Although she was listening, she was thinking about some other things as well.
Neku doesn't seem like a bad person. I guess I can trust him. But aren't I already partners with Soul? Where is he? And what is Medusa up to?
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Somewhere else, Kariya and Uzuki were talking things over.
"It's good to be back in business," Kariya said. Actually, considering his extremely low motivation, he could be more or less excited about the game.
"Yeah. Thing is, I still don't have my promotion." However, due to past events, Uzuki didn't mind being in the lower ranks with Kariya.
"Like you even care about one anymore. The issues here are about Phone's participation in the game and our new Game Masters."
"I thought that he was disqualified from playing again. Why is he playing again? And are we even allowed to have two Game Masters at once?"
Kariya shrugged. "Who knows? Megs was erased, and the Composer doesn't seem to mind."
"I guess you can say that, but doesn't it make you wonder why one of them is a witch?"
Yay! It's done! I'll start on the next chapter right away!
Oh, and BTW, two new players will appear in the next chapter. They totally don't like each other, but I just put them together for fun.
Reviews would be appreciated!
