It was a nice spring sunny day in the DWMA. Students were walking about the courtyards and corridors, enjoying they're break. A sixteen year old Stein and a fifteen year old Spirit were at the mission boards looking to do a mission. Spirit then looked at a girl with sandy blonde hair and emerald green eyes staring at him with a smile.
"Stein look! She's looking at me again", Spirit said overly dramatic and happy.
"If you love her so much why don't you be her weapon then", Stein said irritated.
"Hmm, wonder what that'll be like", Spirit thought for a moment with a happy smile. Stein then slapped him around the head.
"Help me pick a mission", Stein said.
"All right all right, look just pick anyone. See look at this one. Lord Death wants someone to escort somebody to him, possible follow up mission. Get given two souls. See this one is a walk in the park", Spirit said.
"It's too easy. I want to cut something up!" Stein said.
"Stein, your urges to cut something is going to have you kicked out from the DWMA soon. Take that mission", Spirit tried to convince.
"Gah…fine", Stein gave in.
"It says to take this with us to the death room for more information", said Spirit taking it off the wall. Soon Stein and Spirit headed over to the Death room to see Lord Death.
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"Hey! Hi! Yo! How are ya?" A bouncy Lord Death greeted the two.
"Lord Death we want to take this mission", Spirit then said, handing over the mission.
"Oh my oh boy! I am very pleased you chose to take this one. Because this is of the up most importance that it gets handled by people I can trust", Lord Death said.
"You can trust us" Spirit then said.
"Oh that's great! Now I've received a letter from an old friend of mine called Sofia Pendrike", Lord Death explained.
"Is she attractive?" Spirit then asked.
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"Anyway, I got a really worrying letter from her and that she wanted to talk to me. So you are going to be her bodyguards", Lord Death explained. Stein looks at his partner with a trickle of blood coming from his head.
"You said there be follow up missions? Stein enquired.
"Oh most certainly. Depending on what it is that Mrs Pendrike wants to talk about. You should start immediately, I shall excuse you two from your lessons", Lord Death said and took out a piece of paper from his pocket with his massive hands and handed it to Stein.
"Here is the address. Now hurry of you two! Be careful, have fun!" Lord Death waved Stein and Spirit off, Spirit rubbing his head as he went.
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"This is it", Stein said looking from the piece of paper to a run down house. Stein and Spirit were in a very rough neighbourhood in the city. The house itself looked like it was falling apart from the outside. Windows were covered with planks of wood and part of the roof caved in on the top right of the first floor.
"Damn, what type of person lives here?" Spirit said looking around as they walked to the door.
"Lets find out", Stein said, knocking on the door. The door then opened and a woman with long brown hair and gold eyes answered the door. She was wearing Jeans and a black tank top.
"Y…yes?" She asked in a nervous and kind voice.
"Are you Sofia Pendrike?" Spirit asked.
"Yes?" she answered.
"We're from the DWMA, Lord Death asked us to escort you to him. You wanted to talk to him right?" Stein said.
"Oh…Oh yes…one moment", Sofia said then ran back inside leaving the door open. Stein and Spirit looked at each other then Spirit took a look inside. It didn't look as bad as it was outside. Things were tidy and in place, but symmetrical. Spirit stepped back from the door then Sofia came through the door carrying something.
"Hold him for a moment", she said giving what she was carrying to Stein. As Sofia locked the door Stein look down at what he was carrying, realising it's a sleeping baby. Sofia turned around and took him back then noticing the look on Stein's face.
"I'm the only one here right now, I can't leave him on his own", Sofia said.
"All right, come let's go", Spirit said turning around and the two teenagers lead her to the DWMA.
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Lord Death turned around in the Death Room to see Stein and Spirit with Sofia.
"Ah thanks a lot boys, great job! Now I shall call you back in once I've had this talk with Mrs Pendrike. Thanks again boys!" Lord Death said giving the peace out sign. Stein and Spirit turned around and began to leave. Spirit turned around to see neither of the two seeing him, the pulled Stein to the right with him and they both hid behind a column.
"What are you doing?" Stein protested.
"Shhh! I want to know what we're going to do next!" Spirit whispered.
"Your moaning at me being kick out of the DWMA, you're the one going to be kicking us out!" Stein spat out quietly. Lord Death walked over to Sofia. Suddenly his hands shrank from being massive hands to bony skeletal hands. Lord Death then unbuttoned his robe to reveal an actual body with legs and a black suit underneath with a skull and bone like tie. Lord Death then lowered his hood and to the shock of Stein and Spirit, took off his mask. Lord Death without his mask looked like a normal person of the age of twenty-seven. His hair was black and long, reaching to his shoulders with three white lines in a complete circle across his hair. Lord Death also had purple eyes looking into Sofia's golden ones. Lord Death then walked up to her and kissed Sofia's forehead.
"Oh Sofia it's been so long! How ya doing?" Lord Death said in his funny voice. Two teardrops came from both Stein and Spirit's head, followed by a sigh. The voice and his appearance didn't look right. Lord Death then gave Sofia a hug.
"Careful! The baby!" Sofia quickly protested. Lord Death pulled away quickly.
"Oh sorry!" He apologised and looked down to the baby.
"Aww isn't he a cute one!" He said.
"His names Gabriel", she said.
"Aww he looks just like you!" Lord Death said happily. Lord Death then turned around and pointed his arms out then to the middle of the room. Suddenly from the sides a table and two chairs then shot to the middle of the room, followed by two cups and a pot. Landing on the table nicely set and ready.
"Come have a seat, take the load off!" Lord Death said and then both of them walked to the table and chairs and sat down.
"Death, you know how much I love that voice you do when you were with me those years ago, it always cheers me up. But what I have to say is serious and I would like to ask you to use your normal voice", Sofia asked kindly. Lord Death looked at her and nodded with a smile.
"Very well, I got your letter and I was worried. What is it you wish to talk to me about?" Lord Death said in his real dark scary voice. Sofia sat there looking at Lord Death while Soul and Stein were behind the column.
"Damn that voice is scary!" Spirit said shivering.
"Oh grow up!" Stein whispered.
"My husband Michael was a good man to me. He helped my family and me. But ever since I married him he's…changed", Sofia said, drinking from one of the cups. Lord Death leant forward.
"Sofia what happened?" Lord Death asked, using he real voice now.
"He's changed to a horrible person. He's abused me a number of times and now he's having dealings with witches. He has listened to me when I ask him to stop doing this that could… have him in big trouble. But I love my son, and I can't have Michael ruin his life. So…" Sofia started to break into sobs.
"So… I've decided to give him away. The way I live now with him and our home is no place for Gabriel. I need help because even though he never cared for one moment about him he is sure to not let me give Gabriel away. I need help to keep him away from my son and to find someone that will have him", Sofia finished. Lord Death rose from his chair.
"You want to give him up to save him from your husband?" he asked.
"He's not just had dealings with them, he's also learning from them. Dark sorcery is involved and he's at the brink of madness…I don't know anyone that would be able to take Gabriel as their own. That's why I need your help. Do you know anyone that would take in Gabriel?" Sofia asked. Suddenly the noise of a baby crying is heard. Sofia looked down to the baby and stroked his head, moving the cover from his head revealing short black hair with three white stripes. Lord Death's eyes widened.
"The Lines of Sanzu!" Lord Death exclaimed. He walked over to get a closer look.
"These lines are what I had when I was young. It's a rare gift given to only a few that are destined for godly power", Lord Death explained. Sofia looked up to him.
"…I can take him, if you want me to?" Lord Death then said.
"Y…you? But aren't you too busy to handle a child while you run this place?" Sofia asked.
"No. I spend most my time doing nothing in here. I would be honoured to have him Sofia", Lord Death said. Sofia laid the baby on the table then walked up to Lord Death and gave him a kiss on his lips.
"Thank you…" she said, hugging him.
"You know I'd do anything to help you", Lord Death said.
"You can come and pick him up tomorrow night, let me have one more day with him", she said.
"Of course, and you can come and visit him whenever you like", Lord Death then said. He then started to button up his robe again. He pulled down his mask and lifted up his hood.
"Okay boys! You can come back in now!" Lord Death said with his funny voice again, making Sofia laugh lifting up the baby. Stein and Spirit then came over to Lord Death.
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"Of course I knew you were watching. That's what you get you nosey people! Now escort Sofia home please!" Lord Death ordered.
"Gah…yes sir", Stein said groaning. Both Spirit and Stein held they're heads and walked escorted her home.
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The next day at nine o'clock there was a knock on Sofia's door. She went over to answer it and there was Lord Death, Stein and Spirit.
"Yo! Hi! How are ya!" Lord Death said waving.
"Hello, come in", she said and invited them in.
"Wow, everything looks nice in here", Lord Death said.
"I know, everything looks so much better when it's symmetrical", Sofia explained. Soon they entered the living room where it was dark and only the T.V. lit up the room. She walked over to a cot and lifted out the baby and walked back over to Lord Death.
"Here…", she said, handing him over, a tear in her eyes.
"You have every right to visit every day to see him. I will never turn you away", Lord Death said.
"Just promise me you'll take good care of him", she asked.
"What are you doing!" a voice said behind them. Everyone turned around to see Michael 'Galorphar' Pendrike behind them.
"Michael, I'm giving Gabriel a better home", Sofia said.
"No you don't give away my property at all! Who you think you are!" he shouted.
"You never even bothered to even look at him! He's my son and I love him and want the best for him! And it's certainly not here! Now go and drink some water in the kitchen I can smell the alcohol coming off you!" She shouted walking up to him. He looked furious but then turned away and walked to the kitchen. She sighed and turned around to face the others.
"I'm sorry… It's best you leave now", she said with a warm smile.
"Seriously, anytime at all you want to see him you can", Lord Death repeated.
"I got it. I shall see you…", she started by then she jolted forward, gasping for breath. She then dropped to her knees and then fell to the floor, a kitchen knife in her back.
"Bitch! You don't talk to me like that! No one gets my property!" Galorphar yelled at the doorway to the kitchen.
"Spirit!" Stein yelled.
"Got it!" Spirit replied and changed into a scythe. Galorphar took off running and Stein gave chase with Spirit. Lord Death turned Sofia over.
"Sofia! Sofia!" He screamed. She looked up and smiled to him.
"Tell him of me…Look after him", she said then slowly she faded away into an eternal sleep. Lord Death shed a tear from his mask, which landed on her. The only tear he ever shed. He then stuck his hand inside of her chest and pulled out her soul, fulfilling his duty as a grim reaper. He crushed the soul in his hands, sending it to the afterlife. He then looked at the baby. He slowly rose up with the baby in his arms.
"Hey…hi…how are ya…I'm…I'm your daddy now", Lord Death whispered to the baby. It laughed, just like how his mother laughed.
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"So that's it?" Kid asked, looking at the two adults Stein and Spirit.
"We lost him after that. Never saw him again until now", Stein finished.
"That's what really happen that night, that's the truth", Spirit said. Kid looked down for a moment then raised his head back up.
"Thank you for the truth. You may go now", Kid ordered.
"Yes my lord", Stein said and Liz unlocked the door opened it. The two adults left the room and Liz shut the door, leaving Kid to his thoughts.