"So, what do you think about the new girl?" Julia asked. Kaido shrugged, continuing to search for their target.
"All I want to know is why her last name's Aoyama," Myranda replied from her weapon form. "If she's from Europe, why does she have a Japanese last name?"
"OH! I know this one!" Scarlett exclaimed from her position on Kaido's fists. "I was wondering the same thing, so I asked her. She said she had run away from a very abusive family, and the L.O.A gave her a chance to change her last name to give her closure about that part in her life. She thought that Aoyama had a nice ring to it." Myranda snorted.
"Who gets THAT obsessed over a name?" She asked. Scarlett playfully pouted her lip.
"Awww, c'mon, she's not that bad." Scarlett pouted. Myranda rolled her eyes as an evil grin crossed her face.
"I never said I didn't like her, Scar." Myranda replied. "Jeez, calm yo' tits."
"Don't bring my boobs into this!" Scar replied back.
"Why? A little defensive over your B-Cups?" Myranda teased. Scar's face turned deep red.
"What the hell Myrady!" She exclaimed. Kaido blinked and looked at the knives on his hand.
"You're a B-Cup? I could've swore you were much smaller." Kaido teased with Myrady. Scar glared in anger at Kaido as Julia laughed. She plopped down on the roof, resting the cutlass on her lap.
"Don't worry, Scar." Julia chirped. "I heard Kaido taking bets in the boys bathroom about the very same thing. He was sure as hell you were at least a D." Kaido's face was the next to turn red, as Scar gave a laugh in triumph.
"Will you all shut up?" Ran hissed under her breath. "Do you not remember that we are on a mission here?" Everyone suddenly fell silent, going back to their assigned duties. Ran rolled her eyes and looked over the ledge. There below was the Witch's Meeting. Ran was sure that there was a special name they used for it, but she didn't care about witches enought to bother. She spotted Kim and Angela immediately, since they were at Shibusen 24/7. They weren't there for Kim and Angela though. A week ago, there was a report of the old black blood meister, Chrona, being spotted. Although many believe she was dead, if not powerless, Kidd decided that if Chrona was spotted, she must be captured.
"Do you see anything?" Keiran asked from behind her. Ran shook her head and sighed.
"Nothing." Ran replied, sitting up. "I thought Stein was regaining some sanity at his old age, but I guess not..." Keiran shrugged, then slowly stood up.
"Should we be going then? I have to go home and feed Jynx."Julia replied, beginning to stand up with the others. Suddenly, the witches meeting went quiet, and from the crowd stepped a woman in a pitch black dress with sleeves and a train of pitch black feathers, its sleek midnight color shining from the light of the candles.
"SH! Somethings going on! Get down!" Ran exclaimed quietly. Everyone suddenly ducked as the woman stopped and looked up at the lead witch, Mabaa-sama, and turned to the audience.
"Attention, fellow witches." She said, her voice carrying across the platform. "As many of you may have heard, Chrona has resurfaced. In the last meeting, we have decreed that any witch who finds Chrona is to kill her. I am here to request an appeal." She paused, giving her a dramatic effect. "I have found the dark meister, Chrona."
The entire crowd gasped. Keiran's unseeing eyes widened, and Ran's usually calm face went straight to panic. The witch raised her hand, causing the crowd to go silent.
"Under normal circumstances, I would request her death just as much as any other witch," she continued. "However, she appears to have severe amnesia. She remembers nothing of Medusa or the Keishen, and she has no idea why a mini man by the name of Ragnorok emerges from her back now and again. I do not know if she will ever recollect her memories, but I am asking you to call of the death warrant on her." The witches were speaking amongst themselves, and Kim and Angela's eyes widened in panic and disbelief. Mabaa-sama's voice bellowed from behind her.
"How could you dare ask such a thing? Medusa has not only tainted the name of witches, but she has almost brought the destruction of all life on Earth, her tool for doing so being the very girl you want to save!" The witch below shook her head.
"Great Mabaa-sama, Chrona is no longer herself. She remembers nothing. Her soul has been reborn. Can't you give her one chance to redeem herself for Medusa's sins?" Mabaa-sama floated there, silently, then turned around.
"Witch Ravenna, you have one chance with that accursed child. If she reverts to her old form, you and Chrona will be killed on the spot." Mabaa-sama decreed. Many witches exclaimed in protest, but Ravenna merely bowed her head and walked away. A large man, with the build of the hulk, gently wrapped a cloak of shining raven feathers around her, following her out of the meeting. The whole room suddenly burst in chatter and outrage. But Ran and the others had heard enough. They collapsed, eyes wide in disbelief.
"Well, what now?" Kaido asked, as Scar reverted into her human form. Ran closed her eyes in deep thought.
"This is major. Kidd-sama will hear this from Kim soon enough, but we need to inform the other members of the Spartoi right away." Ran decided. She looked back at the witch, who had just turned the corner. In a blink of an eye, something only Ran's highly trained eyes could detect, was a flash of blue. Ran gritted her teeth in anger.
"What is HE doing here?" She hissed under her breath. Keiran lowered his head, his voice low.
"You saw your father, didn't you?" Kerian muttered. Ran gripped onto the ledge, trying to prevent herself from chasing after him.
"Wherever he is, I want to know why." Ran hissed again. Keiran shook his head and gently placed his hand on Ran's shoulder.
"You'll get your chance soon. I've already heard Maka mentioning something about noticing his soul hanging around lately." Keiran muttered quietly. "Its only a matter of time before he shows back up at Shibusen." Ran tensed up, baring her teeth, and turned around.
"I swear I will get him one of these days." Ran sneered under her breath. "Black Star...my father...the man who abandoned his family. I will make you pay."
Note from Undead Otaku- BUM BUM BUUUUUM! Anywho, quick note here. I know Chrona's gender is indecisive, but 1.) It's too confusing to put 'it' instead of 'she', and 2.) in the manga chapters (the ones I read at least) she was called Medusa's daughter. Then she reverted back to being genderless. You can imagine Chrona as a guy if you like, since her gender wont really affect the outcome of the story. Just know that she will be addressed as a female for convenience.