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With that, here's Orientation.
Kurai and Kimi had left their apartment at eleven so they could make it to the summer orientation early. Kurai dressed in his usual black shirt and tie, while Kimi wore her raven dress, purple jacket, and high heels. Before they arrived at the academy, they stopped by the nearby car rental and returned the car their parents got, the worker promised to send it back. They walked only a few blocks from the academy grounds, the laughing sun blazing furiously as the flares was intensely hot. Kimi responded by taking off her jacket. "Yeesh, its hotter here than in Arizona."
Kurai stopped as well as her. "We are in the desert after all," Her brother told her as he looked up. "We're here."
Kimi looked ahead and only saw a set of stairs. "I see stairs, but where's the academy?"
"Look up."
Kimi did as told and opened her mouth in shock "What the fuck...is this?" Kimi stuttered looking up to the skull shaped academy, all the way from down the ridiculously long hundred or so stairs, maybe even more than that. It was so high that it looked like a staircase all the way straight to heaven. Add to the heat from the sun chuckling over the desert, by the time she made it halfway up, she would end up as vulture pickings. "How are we supposed to get up there?"
Kurai stared up the stairs with a backpack slung on his shoulders. "That doesn't look too bad."
"Are you for real?" Kimi asked as if he was crazy. Then again, he ususally ran stairs during both his soccer and basketball practices.
"And it's also because I don't wear dresses in the sun, on top of high heels," Kurai scolded looking at her choice of wardrobe. He sighed and fished out a can of juice from his bag.
"You're a lifesaver," When she attempted to grab it, Kurai held his hand back and started running up the stairs. "Make it up there, and it's all yours," He then started up completely leaving her behind while she stood there in shock. Her shock turned into anger, and then into comedic fury. "When I get my hands on him..."
She looked down and groaned seeing at the set of high heels she decided to wear. Reluctantly, she took them off and started up after taking off her purple jacket. "This place is going to be the death of me."
Ten minutes later, Kimi found herself up the first fifty stairs; her legs were aching and threatening to snap off at any moment, while her feet were being cooked on the hot stone steps. Her throat was dry as sandpaper; so much, that she wouldn't mind drinking boiling hot water, as long as it was liquid. What ticked her off was how the sun kept laughing as she stumbled step by step up there, as if it was mocking her, even though she knew it was always laughing.
Twenty five minutes passed and Kimi finally made it to the final step. She took one more step and collapsed face first. "I hate this heat, I hate these stairs..." She looked up as Kurai smirked devilishly standing over her. "And I hate you most of all."
She stood up and looked at the exterior of the academy. With a large skull serving as the front entrance, while another skull stood on each side on its head. A large castle like structure standing behind it. Four gigantic candles strutted out in compass like directions, each had been set ablaze.
"I'm a man of my word," Kurai handed her the juice which she downed in under a half minute. She sighed in relief and stood up feeling refreshed. Before she walked in Kurai stopped her. "Before we go in, turn around."
Kimi turned, only to widen her eyes in amazement at the view of the city lying under them. She now understood why the steps led up this high, because the view was well worth the agonizing half an hour.
Kurai spreaded out his arms. "Welcome to Death City, Kimi-nee."
DWMA, or Death Weapon's Meister Academy, was a school created by Shinigami-sama, otherwise known as the Grim Reaper or Lord Death. The school was made so kids who could shapeshift into weapons could be paired with kids who were capable of wielding them, so they could fight malevolent forces that plagued this world.
Kurai and Kimi walked along the corridors of the school, following a multitude of arrows that would lead them to the room where they would eventually meet their partners. They passed by other students walking with their friends, and carrying weapons in their hands. From knives, to swords and axes, even strange weapon like chains, paddles, and brass knuckles. Without the arrows, they would have been lost in the maze like corridor. Kurai was reading through the booklet while Kimi was biting her upper lip from nervousness. They made it past the final arrow and entered a room with a few kids inside, conversing amongst one another. Each one of them of a different look, nationality, and personality. The moment they entered, everyone turned to the two newest of the following freshmen.
"Hello," The both of them turned to a beautiful woman who looked to be in her mid-twenties. She had long black hair tied in a ponytail, and dressed in a black kimono with a white obi sash. "I see we have two new students. Are you here for the summer program?"
Kurai stood up straight. "Yes ma'am. I'm Kurai Kage, and I'm a meister."
The woman smiled and handed him a tag with the words "meister" written on it. "Socialize with the others, and I wish you luck in finding a partner."
Kurai nodded and left to talk to everyone present as the woman turned to Kimi. "And you are?" She asked with a smile.
Kimi blushed slightly and pulled back her composure. "Kimi Kage ma'am. I'm a weapon."
"I see," The woman handed her a name tag, only it had the word "weapon" written on it. She pinned it on her chest and walked to find a partner. She looked around and was disappointed that there were at least six other people other than her and Kurai.
She looked towards an individual wearing a white robe looking attire, with a scarf wrapped around their head, completely obscuring their a gold necklace with a strange looking symbol on it. Kimi looked towards them and noticed that whoever he or she was, they were a weapon.
"There definitely is a lot of weirdoes in here." She thought to herself.
"Excuse me," Kimi turned after hearing a heavy sounding voice, and turned to see a large muscular young man with blond hair wearing a black tank top with a meister name tag. "I couldn't help but notice you are one sweet honey."
"If you want to be my partner, I'm cool with that, but I don't date sleazy punks," Kimi quickly said shooting him down and moving on.
Kimi turned to Kurai, who was engaged in a conversation with a young girl with short white hair wearing what looked like a military uniform worn by seargents. "Of course Kurai-kun goes for the first girl he sees."
She looked around and noticed a young looking girl with shoulder length blond hair, and a curvy figure with large breasts. She wore what looked like a school uniform. A white shirt with a red and black striped tie, a bink skirt tied with a belt, thigh high socks, and black shoes. "I wouldn't mind having a girl as my meister. I just hope she's not into girls."
Kimi walked over and was about to introduce herself, when said girl suddenly turned and looked straight at Kimi, her name tag read meister.
"Hello, I'm.."
"The girl with rather rude thoughts," The girl interrupted.
"Excuse me?" Kimi asked, not knowing what she meant. She looked into her eyes and noticed that they were milky white.
"Just so you know, I like boys," The girl suddenly said.
That's when it had hit Kimi. "You can read my thoughts."
"Of course not," The girl said in an agitated tone. "I listen, which is what most people seem to lack these days. Oh and FYI, I already have a partner, thank you very much," To Kimi's surprise, she pointed to the individual wearing a robe and scarf mask who was rubbing his fingers on the windows, producing a squeaky sound. "He's way more gentleman like," The girl defended.
"I see," Kimi said with her sweat dropped. She looked around for any other suitable meisters. The only person around was a yound girl with purple hair wearing a lime green dress. By the looks of it, she didn't have a weapon either.
Meanwhule, Kurai was looking around his choice of weapons, but didn't come as lucky at first. The young boy in the turban was already taken by the blond girl Kimi was talking to. A scrawny boy with a Japanese bowl cut and glasses was taken by the muscle bound blonde Kimi had rejected. The only other person was a boy with bluish silver hair wearing a white hood. But the moment Kurai went to talk to him, he was rejected, which was offensive on top of shocking. The only weapon left was a young girl around his age with long white hair that reached up to her back. She wore a green military sergeant's jacket over a pair of tight white slacks, boots, and a pair of gloves. She had blue eyes and a slim, slender figure.
"Dad did say I should go for a cute girl," He said to himself and walked over to her. The moment they made eye contact, Kurai found it surprising how narrow her eyes were, giving her a serious looking demeanor. Despite that, he walked over to her and took the first bow.
"I would appreciate it if you would adress with a soldier's salute," She demonstrated by placing her left hand behind her back, and her right fist over her heart. "I am Kiria Konime, a weapon in search for a meister."
Kurai found this surprising and repeated her salute with a slight chuckle. "I am Kurai Kage, a meister in search of a weapon."
"I must let you know that I am not an easy weapon to match wavelengths. I require a meister that's able to handle him with or without a weapon, and possesses a very strong soul," Kiria told him.
"That's a pretty tall order," Kurai held out his hands and smirked. "You should know that I have a way around weapons. I think this'll be the start of a beautiful partnership."
Kiria cuckled with confidence and grasped his hands. "I like myself a challenge. Just be lucky you're cute blondie."
"Okay students," The entire student body turned to the teacher as she stood near the white board. She then bowed as she introduced herself. "I am Nakatasuka Tsubaki, and I will be your sensei for the summer. Before we start off, does everyone have a partner?"
She looked around as everyone nodded, all but the boy wearing the hood, who seemed to be alone. "Young man, are you in need of a partner?"
The boy responded by simply handing her a note, to which she read and nodded. "I see."
"Alright, before we begin, I have to wait for my husband," As if on cue, a tall man in his twenties with spiky blue hair walked in. He had on a black tank top that revealed a multitude of scars, as well as a star tattoo on his right shoulder. He wore white slacks, and a pair of sandals.
"You're late dearie," Tsubaki addressed to him in a tone of annoyance. She turned to the class and waved a hand towards her husband. "Everyone, this is my husband/meister/ assistant teacher Black Star."
"Of course they know me Tsubaki, I am pretty big around here," Black Star said in confidence.
Kimi's sweat dropped. "He sure is full of himself."
Kurai folded his arms with a serious glare. "I wouldn't underestimate him; he is one of the few strongest meisters in the academy. His powers are believed to transcend even God."
"I see you've done your research," Kiria said to him impressed.
Black Star, who was listening in on them, produced a big grin. "See, I told you my legend would be famous," He said to his wife.
Tsubaki sighed and turned back to the class. "As you all know, this academy was built by the Lord of Death known as Shinigami-sama. It was a school that was meant to bring peace to the world, by eradicating evil beings such as Kishins and Witches."
At the very name witch, Kimi scowled.
Kurai raised his hand and Tsubaki pointed to him. "Yes, Kage-kun?"
"Tsubaki-sensei, I've heard this rumor before, but I didn't know if it was true. Is it true that Shinigami-sama passed away ten years ago?"
The entire room became silent and everyone held a look of surprise, especially Kimi. "Even the Lord of Death can die?" She asked herself.
"Kurai-san," Kiria tugged on his sleeve ready to warn him.
Both Black Star and Tsubaki looked down with depressed looks. "It's true. You were all too young, so it's not surprising you don't know. The position of Lord Death was taken over by his son, who was formally known as Death the Kid."
"But things have changed after his death," Black Star told them all. "We now live in peace with witches, even if they were our enemies," He clapped his hands getting their attention. "Before we work on resonating, let's go one by one to see who among you meisters are most compatible with your weapons."
Kiria immediately grabbed Kurai's arm and pulled him forward. "We'd like to go first."
"Oy, hey," Kurai protested. Before he could say anything, Black Star and Tsubaki stood next to one another. "Once your weapon transforms, you will have a sparring match with one of the other meisters," He held out his hand as both his and Tsubaki's eyes closed. "It's important to know these three principles when resonating with someone," He told the class. Kurai and Kiria watched with fascination.
"First, you must build a foundation of trust that will keep both of your souls attached to one another," Tsubaki said.
"Let your breathing, your movements, and even your heartbeats move as one, in perfect sync," Black Star continued.
Tsubaki took a deep breath. "And then," Tsubaki shapeshifted into a kasarigama, a long chain with a blade tied on both ends. Both of which were grasped in Black Star's hands. "Resonate your souls," Everyone was in awe and was eager to go through the same. Kiria looked towards Kurai and the both of them nodded in agreement.
Kurai grasped Kiria's hand and closed his eyes. "Ready?"
"Yes," Kiria told him.
"Place a foundation of trust," The two of them said in sync. The entire class watched in anticipation as the two talked in sync. "Allow your breathing, movements, and heartbeat move as one."
Kiria's body began to glow with a light purple aura. "And resonate your souls."
Kiria's form shifted until she took the form of an archer's bow with a polished maple oak wood, and a dyneema fiber bowstring. (1)
Tsubaki turned back into a human and clapped her hands. "Excellent work Kage-kun," She turned to the class and smiled would someone else like to demonstrate."
The muscle bound boy from earlier rudely pushed his partner to the front. "We'd like to try, teach."
"Alright then," Tsubaki allowed them to go on.
The scrawny boy shape shifted as well and took the form of a sword much like pirates would carry, with a curved blade, and an ornamental handle.
"These two are able to easily resonate with their weapons, which display a lot of trust. It can even happen amongst those who are completely opposite," She thought about herself being one of those prime examples.
"Now I think it's about time these two had a friendly sparring match, to further demonstrate the point of the academy," Tsubaki said to the two. Everyone cleared to one side of the wall as the two meisters took their weapons to the center of the classroom; an intense focus towards one another was evident in their eyes.
Kimi was amazed as she never seen Kurai look so serious. "Kurai-kun is a decent fighter at best," She turned to the muscled boy and gulped. "But he's a toothpick compared to that guy."
"Prepare yourself small fry," The young man said as his stature towered Kurai. He gripped on the hilt and readied himself.
Demon Cutlass (2): Macbeth Sawyer
Meister: Azuma Usui
Kurai tilted his head down slightly and communicated with Kiria telepathically. "Konime-san, where are your arrows?"
"About that," Kiria's voice said in his head in a tone that sounded uneasy. "I was born a demon bow, not a bow and arrow. I'm sorry."
"It's fine, I'm still your meister." Kurai sighed and gripped the bow with both hands. "I can live without it."
"Let me try something," Kiria's weapon form shifted. Her wood arc straightened and thinned out evenly to where it was now a resemblance of a staff. The bowstring completely disappeared, turning it into a Bo staff."
Kurai grinned and spun the staff around his hands and around his back. "Now that I can live wit
"What the hell is he doing? He's got no blade," Kimi asked.
Demon Bow: Kiria Konime
Meister: Kurai Kage
"This guy's fighting without an arrow, nor a blade? Don't tell me he thinks I'm some pushover," Azuma growled and immediately appeared in front of Kurai. Without hesitation, he sent his weapon straight through his chest, completely disintegrating both Kurai and his weapon.
Everyone stood there in shock seeing one of their own completely disappearing within the blink of an eye. Both Tsubaki and Black Star stood there in horror thinking that one of their students was dead. Kimi got it the worst, where she was covering her mouth on the verge of tears trying not to believe that didn't just happen.
"Whoa," Azuma said in shock over what he did. "I think I went a bit overboard."
"Soul Pierce," Azuma suddenly felt something jab him in the back and sent him flying and crashing into the wall, leaving a human sized indent. He turned to see Kurai standing a few feet from him with his staff standing on the ground. Everyone around him was surprised, while Kimi was overcome with joy.
"Don't let your guard down," Kurai advised him.
"How?" Azuma asked. "I just killed you. And what did you just do?" He felt a few of his ribs crack. "It was like getting hit with a hammer."
"I merely attacked by hitting you with my soul wavelength, the moment you let your guard down," Kurai told him with a calm expression. "The moment Konime-san made contact."
Black Star grinned in surprise. "So he can hit people with his wavelength much like me? I like the cut of this kid's gib."
Azuma got back on his feet and growled in anger. "Don't underestimate me!" He attempted to attack Kurai with a back swing to his head, only for the latter to duck and jab him on both his side. Each hit felt like getting knocked with an iron fist held by a body builder.
"Wavelength Corruption," Kurai suddenly said much to his confusion.
Before Azuma could do anything, his hands started to sizzle and intensely burn, as if he was touching white hot metal.
"YAAHH!" He dropped his cutlass and looked to his blistered hands as his skin felt like it was melting.
Macbeth returned to his human form as Azuma fell on his knees stuttering at his burned palms. "What did you do to him?"
"It was as if their wavelengths no longer matched," Tsubaki told him.
"I manipulated my soul wavelength to disrupt your wavelength, keeping you from holding on to your weapon," Kurai told him.
He can disrupt a pair's wavelength with his own, talk about improvising," Black Star said impressed. "I wouldn't mind fighting him myself."
"He can manipulate his soul wavelength so easily, yet he's only a child," Tsubaki narrowed her eyes at Kurai with a serious look. "I'll have to report this to Kid-kun."
Kurai's staff turned back into Kiria as he helped Azuma on his feet. "Now you understand why I wished to hold back?"
"Yeah, that was a hell of a technique," Azuma admitted with a laugh. "I'll admit, you got me good."
"Alright class," Tsubaki said getting everyone's attention. "Would another pair like to fight Kage-kun?"
After seeing the lengths of what he was capable of, a few of the pairs stayed silent. Kimi chuckled and held an evil glare. She found the perfect opportunity to get back at Kurai for what he did to her earlier at the entrance. Grabbing her meister Ayami by the arm, Kimi raised her hand. "We'd like to go sensei."
"Wha-" Ayami said in shock. "I don't want to fight, I'm only in the NOT(3) program. He's got the skills of an EAT meister."
"It'll be fine," Kimi turned to her and winked. "I know all of his weaknesses, we'll beat him easily."
"O-okay," Ayami said unsure and shyly. They stood up front as Kurai eyed the both of them. "I finally get to see Kimi-nee's weapon form," He also realized he was about to witness what a dark weapon actually looked like." I've been waiting for this day for the better part of ten years." Kurai turned to Ayami and bowed. "Forgive my sister for dragging you into the middle of our sibling rivalry."
Before Ayami could say something, Kimi spoke up. "We will not accept pity, especially from our opponents."
"I see," Kurai looked up with a serious look. "So I take it you want me fight seriously?"
Kimi gave her own wicked look towards him. "I'll finally show you your place as the little sibling."
"Hey you two!" The both of them turned to Black Star for what sounded to be a scolding. "This is a class, not a sibling debate. If you're going to fight, you can take it outside afterwards."
Both Kimi and Kurai bowed. "Forgive us sensei."
Kiria placed a hand on her hip and sighed. "Good grief."
"Will both weapons shapeshift please," Tsubaki asked.
As told, Kiria took the form of a Bo staff and Kurai readied himself. "I hope you're ready."
Kimi smirked and was enveloped in a violet aura. Her form shifted and changed, until lying there in Ayami's hand was a two edged sword two feet in length with a point. It had a knobbed hilt added on, with ridges for the fingers. The blade itself was as pitch black as a moonless night. Ayami gripped the handle and readied herself pointing the blade at Kurai. "Ready when you are."
Dark Gladius (4): Kimi Kage
Meister: Ayami Simney
"So this is what you are, Kimi-nee," Kurai held his staff on his left while holding out his right arm like a martial arts expert. "Can't wait to get started."
Ayami was prepared to come at him until suddenly; she felt a slight chill, as if someone cranked the AC up to high. "Why did it just get cold in here?"
Her question surprised everyone including Black Star and Tsubaki. For how could it be cold when they were in the desert in the middle of the summer?
Kurai lowered his stance as Kiria returned to normal. "Are you okay?" She asked Ayami.
"I feel sick," Ayami said abruptly clutching in pain as it felt like needles were jabbing her from the inside.
Tsubaki walked up to her. "Maybe we should get you to the nurse," Before she got close, Ayami slashed the air, barely missing Tsubaki's face. Her eyes looked widened in what looked like fear. Add to her screaming, and thrashing around wielding a blade, threatening to stab someone.
Everyone was backing away trying to avoid her.
"Get away!" She screamed at everyone swinging around Kimi. "Get away from me!"
"Tsubaki, kusarigama," Black Star told her.
"We can't. We don't want to end up hurting her," His wife protested.
Kurai shielded Kiria with his arm and kept her back. "Kimi-nee, turn back to normal!"
Kimi did as told and returned to normal. The moment she was away from Ayami, the latter huddled on her knees and coughed a bit of blood, making Kimi widen her eyes in horror. "What have I done?"
The blond with milky eyes looked towards Ayami as she pointed to Azuma. "She needs to get to the nurse fast," She told him.
"Black Star, lead them there," Tsubaki told him. "I'll report this to Kid-kun."
"Right," Azuma picked Ayami up bridal style and was led to the nurse's office by Black Star.
Tsubaki turned back to the class and tried to make everything seem okay. "For now, classes are dismissed early and will resume tomorrow."
"Is Ayami-san going to be okay?" The blond asked.
"She'll be fine, everyone should make sure to be back here by ten tomorrow," The class cleared out, before Kimi could sneak out, Tsubaki called out to her. "Kimi-chan, will you come with me please?" Tsubaki asked in a concerned tone.
"Ayami-san is my meister, I should be there for her," Kimi protested, worried for her.
"Ayami-chan will be in intense medical care for the time being, you will see her, after you come with me," She turned to Kurai who decided to stay with Kimi. Kiria, being his weapon, stayed as well. "Kage-kun and Konime-chan, you should come with me as well."
"Sensei, where are we going?" Kiria asked raising her hand.
"We're going to go see Shinigami-sama," Tsubaki said.
From what they heard, Shinigami-sama was an honorable man, on top of a powerful being. Yet he was eccentric and kind. Everyone, even those who weren't into the DWMA and their ways referred to him as Shigami-sama. From an old legend, he heired a son from a fragments of his soul. The soul he used was made from his fear, and that individual who was afraid of anything and everything, eventually became one of the most evil beings to ever exist until he was sealed away, only to resurface years later to spread insanity and chaos across the world.
He was the first Kishin to have ever been born, and his name was Asura.
Another son was created soon after Asura was first sealed away after Shinigami-sama sealed him in a bag made from his own skin, and he rooted himself to Death City. This being was made from the soul of Death that contained order.
His former name was Death the Kid.
Ten years ago, he was the strongest meister of that generation, no student could defeat him in combat. After Asura was sealed away on the moon, Kid became the next Lord of Death after Shinigami passed away. It was because of him, that witches, who were once at odds with Death were now at peace with them.
Kurai, Kiria and Kimi were led by Tsubaki to Lord Death. At one point, they made it to a hall with a tunnel of guillotine like gates. The ceiling made it look like it was a cloudy sky.
"Tsubaki-sensei, what is this place?" Kimi asked looking around the strange looking place.
"This is the hall that leads to the Death Room, where Shinigami-sama resides," Tsubaki answered.
"You could call it Shinigami-sama's office," Kurai told her turning his head towards her.
"I always dreamed of meeting Shinigami-sama," Kiria said with a sparkle in her eyes.
"You would make an awesome death scythe," Kurai complimented.
"I thought the point of this academy were to create Death Scythes," Kimi suddenly said. She remembered it said that from the pamphlet she read.
"Yes, it turns out that after the Peace Treaty of Witches, the act of hunting witches has been deemed illegal by the grand witch," Kiria explained.
"After father became a death scythe, Soul Eater-sama, one of the youngest out of two weapons to ever become a Death Scythe (5) was granted the title "The Last Death Scythe" after eating the soul of the Spider witch Arachne," Kurai continued.
"You kids really know your stuff," Tsubaki praised them with a kind smile. "You'll go far at this academy."
Eventually, they made it to the center of the death room, and standing there himself was Shinigami-sama.
"That is the Lord of Death?" Kimi questioned.
She had seen his picture and remembered the cartoonish mask he wore, but she never knew that the real Death actually wore it. Aside from that, he had a strange black, almost zig zag like body, or a pitch black lightning bolt figure.
Standing next to him was a young man in his twenties with spiky white hair and a dull, almost bored expression. He wore a black suit and tie under a red dress shirt.
Tsubaki bowed in his presence. "Shinigami-sama, Soul-kun" She addressed.
"Hello, hello, how are you, Tsubaki-chan?" Shinigami-sama addressed back at her. His voice was just as cartoonish as his mask. (6)
Soul merely waved and nodded. "How's it going?"
Both Kurai and Kiria tensed up in the presence of the Grim Reaper and found themselves rooted on their feet. "Shinigami-sama and his Death Scythe," They both said in sync. Suddenly, the both of them stood on one knee and bowed at his presence. "It is an honor to meet you, honorable Shinigami-sama Death Scythe-sama."
Kimi placed a hand on her hip. "You two might as well kiss the ground he stands on."
"Come now, there's no need for formalit-" Lord Death started and abruptly stopped noticing that one side of Kurai's face was obscured while the other was open.
Suddenly...
"SYMMETRY CHOP!"
Before Kurai knew what had hit him, Lord Death had hit him straight in the head with both of his hands in a karate chop, the latter was lying on the ground with a dent on his head.
"What is this?! You only have your hair covering your right and not your left. It's not symmetrical at all!" Shinigami-sama yelled pointing his fingers at him. Tsubaki walked to him and placed her hands in defense. "Calm down now Shinigami-sama," She said to him. Shinigami turned to her. "I take it these are the new freshmen?" He asked as the two girls were tending to Kurai.
Tsubaki nodded. "And there's something important you need to know."
As they talked, Kiria kneeled next to Kurai and nudged his shoulder with a smile. "You just got hit with the legendary Shinigami Chop, what's it like?" She said amazed.
Kimi folded her arms and laughed at his state. "I already like this Reaper guy."
Kurai nudged his head up. "It's like being split open with an axe," He said in pain.
Kiria helped him on his feet and the three watched as both Tsubaki, Death Scythe, and Lord Death were whispering amongst one another. The only thing they heard from Lord Death was an. "I see," A minute passed and Lord Death turned to the three, his eyes were mainly focused on Kimi.
"I take it you're Ayami-chan's weapon?" He asked her.
"Yes sir," Kimi responded with a look of fear, for the two circles on his mask had formed a triangle, making him look both angry and wicked.
"There are only two kinds of weapons in this world, and I'm afraid your kind are not allowed to exist," Lord Death told her.
Kurai stepped up and spoke for Kimi. "Shinigami-sama, you have to understand, it wasn't Kimi-nee's fault. She can't help what she is."
"Regardless, her existence could prove to be a threat. Soul-kun," He said to Death Scythe.
"Shinigami-sama, are you sure?" The look on Death's face was the only answer, and before they knew it, he took the form of a scythe with a red and black coloring on the blade. Lord Death grabbed it and pointed the blade right at Kimi, the latter's eyes were wide in fear.
"I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to kill you now," He told her without hesitation.
"Kid-kun!" Tsubaki yelled and quickly covered her mouth.
"Hold on, you can't really be serious," Kurai said to him. "What do you have against Dark Weapons?"
That question made Lord Death slightly lower his scythe. "Ten years ago, I had a friend who possessed a Demon Sword, the evil opposite of a Death Scythe, born in the same fashion.(7) His loyalty was compromised on top of his sanity. Countless souls were devoured by him, including one of our own Death Scythes. That is the true nature of a Dark Weapon, and she could eventually become a Kishin, the reason this academy was formed." Both Soul and Tsubaki lowered their heads in honor of a certain pink head who had saved them in the end.
"Like what happened to Ayami-san?" Kiria asked.
"What you saw was what's called Madness, something Dark Weapons give off when in contact with a person," Soul told them. "She could never have a suitable meister that won't fall victim to her Madness."
"You're the younger sister of Saiyan, the wolf witch, am I correct?" Lord Death asked her, much to her anger. "You've killed innocent families and devoured their souls, an act I can't forgive."
"Let's get something straight!" Her voice echoed across the death room. She gritted her teeth and clenched her fist. "I will never affiliate myself with that person, and I refuse to die. I'm not the abomination that person created, and I will never be."
"That I'm afraid is an opinion, but not a fact," Lord Death raised his scythe ready to end her. "Don't worry, I'll make this quick."
Kimi was rooted to the ground and found herself paralyzed in fear. "I'm really going to die."
"No,: Kurai tried to run to stop him but was held back by Kiria. "Kurai-san," He shoved her hand off of him and turned to her with anger in his eyes. "I can't let him go through with this."
"Shinigami-sama, she's still a child," Tsubaki reminded him, her words fell on deaf ears.
"Forgive me," Shinigami swung down his scythe, Kimi closed her eyes hoping for it to at least end quickly.
"I'LL BE HER MEISTER!"
Kimi opened her eyes and saw Tsubaki with a look of shock and horror. She turned, only to see Kurai standing in front of her, shielding her. "Kurai-kun," She muttered. She feared that he took the hit and was grievously injured.
However, the tip of Lord Death's scythe was an inch from his chest. If Lord Death hadn't stopped in the nick of time, he would've been dead in an instant. But what shocked him was both his determined look of anger, and those four words he muttered. "What did you just say?" He asked to make sure he wasn't hearing things.
Kurai stifled a bit and regained his composure. "I'll be her meister."
"Absolutely not," He immediately said. "You'll be exposing yourself to her Madness. Once you go mad, there's no going back."
"I brought her to this academy, and she'll be my sin to bear alone. I'll see to it she becomes a weapon worthy of this academy," He told him with confidence.
Soul turned back into a human and placed his hands in his pocket. "It wouldn't hurt to have a Dark Weapon for research purposes," He told him.
A tick mark appeared on Kimi's head. "I'm not a guinea pig!"
"Enough, Kimi-nee," Kurai told her keeping his eyes on Lord Death.
Lord Death stayed silent for a few minutes, everyone other than the three students knew that he was looking at both the souls of Kurai and Kimi. He was surprised looking at Kurai's exceptionally large light blue soul with the right eye covered by what looked to be hair. But what really got his attention was how it was blocking the tendrils coming from Kimi's violet red soul, as if it was acting as a shield. "His soul is repelling her madness. He too possesses the Anti-Demon Wavelength. So this is what Tsubaki-chan meant." (8)
He turned to Kimi, the latter stood straight. "If it's fine with you, may I see your weapon form?"
"Right," Kimi shape shifted back into a short sword, the sight of the weapon made Shinigami's eyes widened.
"Okay then," He suddenly told him without hesitation. The action surprised Kurai and Kimi to an extent.
"Really," Kurai asked.
"Of course," He pointed to Kimi's blade. "Look at how it splits evenly right down to the middle, even the hilt is symmetrical."
Soul face palmed and Tsubaki chuckled. "Good grief."
"But you already have a weapon partner," He nodded his head to Kiria, who simply nodded. "Not many meisters can handle two weapons. If he can match wavelengths with the both of us in sync, I'll allow it."
"Thank you, Shinigami-sama," Kurai walked over to Kimi and grabbed the hilt from her blade. Being a Dark Weapon, he expected something bad to happen, yet felt nothing. He was relieved to know he could match wavelengths with her. "How do you feel about this, Kimi-nee?"
"Nothing's happening," Kiria said.
"He can wield her like she was a normal weapon," Tsubaki said amazed.
"Kurai-kun," Kurai stood up straight as Kimi returned to normal. "You will become the meister of a Dark Weapon, are you really willing to take that risk?"
Kurai bowed on one of his knees. "I will make Kimi-nee a weapon used for fighting evil, rather than taking lives of the innocent. You have my word Shinigami-sama."
"Then you will be her responsibility, and keep tabs over her 24/7. But just a warning," Lord Death leaned close to where he was inches from Kurai's face. "If she does anything that compromises the safety of this academy, not only you will be expelled, but I will kill her without mercy."
"I understand," Kurai responded. "Looks like I'm your nii-san now," He said to Kimi with a creepy smile.
"Hey," Kimi didn't like the thought of being a little sister, and she definitely didn't like the "she will be killed" part.
"In that case, I think it's time you kids go home and get properly settled in," Lord Death said dismissing them.
After the three left, Tsubaki turned to Death as he watched them out. "Why did you let her live, Kid-kun? I'm not against your judgment, I'm just curious."
"What are you hiding Kid?" Soul asked.
"The meister possesses the Anti-Demon Wavelength. His soul is repelling her Madness."
"I see," Soul said. "So he has the same power as Maka," Soul told him.
"He has a strong soul, he's like a prodigy," Tsubaki said.
"Or maybe he went through intense training over the years," Lord Death told them, much to their surprise.
"Do you think it was wise to let a Dark Weapon attend the academy? We all know how the last one blew up in our faces," Soul told him.
"This girl is a lot different than Ragnorok, there's no bloodlust. And she's not a Demon Sword. That is not yet anyway," He said to both weapons.
"Now that I think about it, could you be able to wield a Demon Sword?" Soul asked.
"You wouldn't have to worry about catching its Madness," Tsubaki implied.
"We'll just have to see where fate takes us," Death responded, here on ending the conversation.
As the temperature dropped, the black moon chuckling with blood drooling from its teeth, a lone woman stood atop one of the buildings that gave her an incredible view of Death City. She had long black hair tied in a ponytail that reached her feet. She wore a loose white and red kimono with a black obi sash, and traditional sandals with extremely high platforms soles.
She looked over to the Academy and scowled at the sight of the skulls that represented Lord Death.
"The child of Shinigami-sama really thinks we can live in peace?" She clicked her tongue disgusting. "Disgusting."
"Oy," The woman turned to a young man kneeling on the rooftop like a cat. The boy looked around nineteen of age, and he had the appearance reminiscent of a cat, an almost cat like appearance. He had slit, snake like eyes, a small black nose like a canine, and several rows of sharp teeth. From his backside, a tail protruded out, and possessed a set of claws. "Are we going to make our move, boss?"
"Silver," The woman said looking towards him. She turned back to the academy and smirked. "Not yet, does the Queen of the Night know that you're here?"
The man named Silver scowled at the sound of that name. "I ditched the moment he fell asleep. Keeps me on a leash like a damn dog."
"Regardless, calm yourself. Don't worry, we'll strike soon," She told the impatient Silver, who was grinding his teeth in anticipation.
Silver jumped off the roof and ran off after landing gracefully on the ground.
Once the woman was alone she hummed to herself and started a haiku:
"Can you feel it Death?"
"Light and Darkness crashing down"
"So get ready now"
Here's chapter three, and the introduction of my female OC: Kiria Konime and Ayami Simney. Kiria is well known for playing as Kurai's love interest. And now she plays both that and as his weapon partner. I decide to give her a more serious personality, rather than her obsession for him. Note: She does have feelings for him in this story.
I did say I would introduce a main cast member other than Kid, but I got caught up in the writing. I thought that after ten years, BlackStar grows to be a lot more mature and only slightly narcissistic. And in private, everyone addresses Kid by his name. But in front of students, they refer to him as Shinigami-sama.
So here's some of the notes for you:
Dyneema Fiber is a top grade bowstring recommended for championship archery tournaments
A Cutlass is a type of sword used by pirates, they're similar to scabbards, but the two have distinctions.
N.O.T stands for Normally Overcome Target, and are not as elite as the E.A.T
A Gladius is a short sword used by the Romans, and is mainly used as a thrusting sword.
Justin Law still carries the title of youngest to become a Death Scythe, Soul I'm guessing was the second youngest.
After Lord Death's passing, Kid wanted to carry on his legacy and learned to talk like him out of respect and to preserve his father's memory.
Demon Swords are just like Death Scythes, by eating 99 human souls, and the soul of a witch. I believe that Lord Death can wield a Demon Sword like he would a Death Scythe and would be immune to the Madness.
The Anti-Demon Wavelength has the innate ability to repel and keep away the influence of Madness.
I hope those were educational and helpful. I also introduce two new antagonists. Three if you count the Queen of the Night.
Alright, so hopefully, I'll have the next chapter by next week.
Next time, with The Greedy Job