Shadow hunter 11

Tsubaki pov

A death scythe. After weeks of hard work hunting souls I have finally reached my goal. I look up at Black Star and Maka standing there mouths agape. Finally Maka straightened up and got into her fighting stance. "Is that what all of this is about Tsubaki? You just killed a man and an innocent little girl for what? Power? You are fucking insane!" and with that Maka charged me.

I could have dodged; Maka's blow was filled with rage and poorly guided. I can see her frustration from recent weeks in her features. But I didn't need too, I wanted to show her just how superior I am. Without even transforming my arm I stop her blade with my hand. She looks stunned. I smirk. Before she knows what's happening she's on the ground next to Black Star and her weapon is in my hand. I look down on her with contempt. "You say that I'm crazy for pursuing power. That is the insult of someone who is too weak to grab power for themself. I have the power to protect my ideals and fight for what I want. Unfortunately for you, you just so happen to have what I want." I throw her scythe back to her and look to Black Star. "I've harmed your friend and am trying to steal another. Can you protect them? I became your partner because I was persuaded by the greatness you always thought you would achieve. You'll surpass the gods' right? So tell me, was that all talk?"

I stretch my fingers as Black Star stands up and we glare into each others eyes for while. His determination and foolish bravery are what drove me to him. At first it was because I figured that someone as fearless as him would surely make me into a death scythe. But later even after I realized that he had no intention of hunting souls I stayed with him because of his confidence. He's always been confidant in himself, never wavering, never backing down. But right now I look at him and I see only doubt.

Before he can blink I'm already in front of him. I sweep his legs out from under him and pin him to the ground. "What's wrong with you Black Star? Have you lost your courage?" I jumped back as black star tried to throw me off of him.

"Who the hell do you think I am? I'm the great Black Star! And I'm the one who's going to kick your ass! For Soul, Maka, Mifune, and Angela! I'll make you pay for your crimes!" I smirk, that's the Black Star I know, Always in way over his head.

I stretch my arms and crack my wrists. "Looks like you finally decided to grow a pair. It's a good thing because I want to test my new powers. Although two weapon less meisters my not offer a challenge. It's better than one meister who can't control her temper and another who's lost his fire." After finishing my stretching I slip back into a comfortable stance and wait for them to make their move.

Black star goes and helps Maka up and whispers something in her ear. She grins at him and picks up her scythe and gets in her stance. How stupid, they think that with a good plan they can beat me? Do they even realize that the only reason their still standing is to be my punching bags? Either way I figure that I've given them enough time to get ready.

I hold my right fist out and focus on my soul wavelength. The familiar black markings of my brother snake across my body. My shadow moves from the ground into my hand and becomes my sword. Maka and Black Star look surprised. Why don't I show them the full extent of my power?

I dash towards star with my sword held low, when I get close I slash horizontally and he steps back in time to avoid me, from my right Maka swings her scythe towards me and I move my sword in time to parry her blow. I turn to Maka and while she's still stunned I raise my sword over my head and bring it down, before it can hit her though I see Black Star coming at me with a flying kick and am forced to abandon my attack and jump away.

I land about fifteen feet from them and watch them high five. How pointless they're celebrating having fending me off? What are they gonna do throw a party every time they block me? Someone like her is no good for Soul. I smirk at them, "I was the most feared person to ever enter the kishin arena. Let me show you why." I let go of the enchanted blade and let my favorite weapon form, shadow hunter. Before I became a death scythe my shadow scythe was only a pale imitation of Soul's shadow hunter. But now it's his spitting image, the exact same size with the spikes in just the right place I could feel it's weight perfectly balanced. I spun it around two times experimentally. This is how I was born to fight. It makes me desire Soul even more.

I dash towards Maka and Black Star feeling lighter than ever, my feet barely touching the ground. I stop in front of Maka and swing my scythe diagonally, she raises her scythe to block but my scythe cuts through her blade like butter. She falls to the ground at the force of my blow and I raise my blade for the final blow.

Before I can even begin my backswing Black Star tackles me to the ground. I try to struggle but even though I'm a death scythe, Black Star is still physically stronger than me. He pulls his arm back and punches me across the jaw. It leaves a bruise but I can only feel it briefly before it heals. That's it, it cannot end here! I did not become a traitor, go to the arena kill ninety nine kishin, and become a death scythe, just so I could fall here, to Black Star! I close my eyes and force my soul wavelength out and feel Black Star fall of me. I open my eyes and see only the sky above me. I feel the wind in my hair. I look down and see the ground twenty feet below me with Maka and Black Star staring at me.

I'm flying, yet for some reason I don't freak out. I look to my sides and see two giant golden wings made from my soul wavelength. They look like spiky cartoon wings yet somehow they're keeping me aloft. I fly around a bit and it feels completely natural. Like I was born to fly and just didn't know.

Now empowered by my new ability I was preparing to swoop back down and finish Maka along with Black Star, before I feel a flash of a soul wavelength behind me. I roll to the left just in time to see the purple shot whiz past me. "It's been a while hasn't it Tsubaki? Although this time I'll attack you of my own volition."

I turn around, my eyes narrowing as I face my new enemy. "kid."

[Soul pov]

I can feel her. As I watch Tsubaki soar into the sky and see her wings, I can feel her soul pulse in time with my own. And it fills me with some foreign feeling. I came here out of concern for her and right now I feel closer to her than ever before. Even when she was fighting with Maka and Black Star I found myself caring more about Tsubaki's well being more than either of theirs.

Kid doesn't seem to see me, that's good so I can remain hidden for when I'm needed. Even from down here I can see the looks on their faces. I can tell that at least one of them won't leave here alive. From here I can jump in and help when I'm needed. But right now I'm still not sure who to help.

[Tsubaki pov]

While flying feels natural to me this dog fight is something new entirely. Because we're so high up I can't utilize any shadows except the scythe in my hand and very quickly this is becoming a one sided fight.

I try to will my self faster as I attempt to dodge the hail of bullets from the kid. I dive down 90 degrees hoping to lose him but as I look back he's right on my tail. I use one final burst of soul energy to slow my self down so that I can land on the ground. While flying is natural to me, it's the ground that's filled with shadow. I think it's time to put my new powers to the test.

I raise my scythe above me as kid dashes at me from above; I'd say he's about ten seconds away. I start gathering shadows into my scythe, expanding my soul wavelength to pull in more shadows. eight, my scythe grows in size and I can feel it strengthen, it pulses as if it has its own soul, it reminds me of Soul. five, I stop gathering to let the power settle. This isn't just a scythe this is my soul. All of my power pooled into one attack. two...one,...zero! As soon as Kid is in range I swing putting my entire soul into the attack, he raises Liz and Patty to block but after my attack he still flies several feet away rolling on the ground.

I feel spent. My shadow scythe dissipates as I slowly walk over to Kid. I feel the lines from enchanted sword mode recede. That's fine; I won't need it to finish him. I stand in front of his body; he lays in the fetal position still clutching Liz and Patty. I can still feel his soul; he may be strong but I'm stronger. I turn my hand into chain scythe mode and raise my arm. There are very few who can claim to have killed a shinigami.

[Soul]

I hide behind a rock about thirty yards away from Kid and Tsubaki as she prepares to kill him. I don't want Kid to die but I can't stand against Tsubaki. Even though I know that I wouldn't be able to do anything against her I still try to think of how I can stop her. But every time I come up with a plan I instantly shut it down. For some reason I can't stand against her.

She raises her hand to end Kid when all of a sudden she goes flying backwards towards where I am. Kid slowly rises from his crater and walks towards her, Liz and Patty are in executioner mode. From where I am I can see him standing over Tsubaki, he puts his foot on her chest and I'm close enough to hear her grunt. I can hear him talk, "How arrogant. You become a death scythe and what's the first thing you do? Pick a fight with the son of death. And if that weren't enough you actually believed you would win? You thought your little shadow scythe could beat me? You thought you could kill me? That someone as unordered, unbalanced, and asymmetrical as you could best me? Well think again. I'm a god! And you are trash. Someone who's betrayed her friends. I hope you find no comfort in death."

He raises his weapons in her face and begins to charge up energy. "I'm making this one extra powerful, to ensure that there's nothing left of you, you unsymmetrical waste of space!"

I can feel it from here. I've always been bad at sensing soul wavelengths but even I can feel the power Kid is packing into this death cannon. He's going to kill Tsubaki. And before I realize it, I'm sprinting. I'm going to save her. Kid notices me and looks up and I see Maka and Black Star to my right looking equally as shocked. Kid seems to realize what I'm doing and turns back to Tsubaki. I can see him begin to call out his attack, I'm too late. "Dea-" and then everything stops.

To be more exact everything but me. I continue running at top speed while everything else looks as if it's moving in slow motion. I reach Kid and shoulder tackle him off of Tsubaki. I can see his death cannon releasing into the air at super slow motion. I go over to Tsubaki and stand over her. Not two feet away from me is the woman who ruined my life. She destroyed my partnership and attacked my meister. Yet when I look at her don't feel hate or anger. I feel protective; I want to keep her safe in the same way I used to feel about Maka. I close my eyes at the confusing emotion, and everything around me returns to normal speed. "-th cannon!" Kid's cannons shoots uselessly in the air.

"Soul? Are you okay?" I turn and see Maka call out to me with concern in her voice as she jogs up to us.

"Soul. Did you come for me?" asks a beat up looking Tsubaki from he ground. I look back and fourth between the two. Not knowing who to answer. Tsubaki holds out her hand looking at me expectantly.

Maka stops a few feet away from us looking shocked, "Soul what are you doing here? It's okay Soul move out of the way and I'll take care of her." I'm still unsure of my feelings. I know I should let Maka 'take care' of Tsubaki but for some reason I don't want to. I reject the thought as if its the vilest thought I could have, and take Tsubaki's hand. I pull her up from the ground and continue holding it. "Soul?" Maka calls out looking confused, of course she's confused, I don't even know what I'm doing.

I finally find my voice, "I'm sorry Maka. I don't know why but. I'm going with Tsubaki"

[Tsubaki]

I've won. I may have lost the battle but I have won the war. Soul is mine. I'm not sure why but I don't care. And he's with me by choice, which is an extra bonus. When I would think about getting Soul I always imagined it would be by force, which I don't mind but this is much easier. The best part about it is seeing the look on Maka's face. I don't know when but sometime I had begun to hate Maka. Perhaps it was jealousy over how she's had Soul while I've been out killing kishin. Putting the past aside, Soul is mine now; and I never intend to let him go.

[Maka]

I see soul, my Soul, transform into scythe mode with Tsubaki holding him. Holding him the way I want to, the way I would be if it weren't for her. I can only watch as the enchanted sword marks appear on her skin. Her wounds close and Soul turns into her bastardized form of the witch hunter. Giant wings made of her soul wavelength appear and then she's gone. It was almost too fast to see. She glowed golden like Soul did when he tackled kid, and then she zipped away in a flash of light.

It felt familiar. Their soul wavelength was different from the first time I saw their shadow resonance. It actually reminds me of Hiro. Now that I think about it her wings were similar to Hiro's and that glow was the same color as... Excalibur? It can't be. But at the same time what else could it be? Somehow the two of them have inherited some of Excalibur's power. I put my hand on my chin to think about it.

Black Star and Kid both walk up to me. Kid is the first to talk, "What the hell was that? I was about to finish this when Soul of all people stops me?" he rubs his jaw. "He packs quite a punch too, just how did he move that fast?"

Black Star chimes in, "and just what the hell was up with Tsubaki? She became a death scythe and now she can fly! Something's not right here." He looks over to me, "Do you have any idea what's going on Maka? What do we do?"

I nod and they both look over at me expectantly. "I think I know where there power originated from. But we'll need to speak to lord death about it. And also I need a new weapon. The look in Soul's eyes. I don't think he wants this. When I looked at him I could tell he was just as confused as I was. We have to help him."

Black star put his hand on my shoulder, "of course were going to help him! But how?"

I look to Kid and Black Star with conviction in my eyes. " You may not like it, but were going to have to pay a visit to an old friend of yours."

Well what did you think? Luckily for you I was stuck on a long ass car ride and managed to finish it :3 for the fans of Something Un ill just say that I'm working on the next chapter and leave it at that.

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