Prepare to have your mind fucked again! hehe.
Time seems to have slowed..sounds seem to have faded away..all Maka can do is stare at these scarves..these scarves that are going to get her, going to rip her up and bring her to the demon who is smiling so evilly..She can only stand there..her eyes wide..like a deer in head lights..Justin is yelling at her she thinks..He's telling her to run..but her feet don't move..even if she took off running, there's no way she could out run that..It's almost on them, Asura is going to get Justin..going to get her..
Her time..is up.
Can it really end like this?..In this dusty hallway..away from her family..before she can avenge her mother, before she can kill Arachne?-
The scarves get right on them..Justin holding her behind his back..they're going to get him first..She wants to scream, wants to use her powers on this demon..wants to fight this..but she can't. Her throat closes on her..all she can do is watch..like a fucking retard..like a weakling.
"Finally..your mine Maka Albarn." Asura chuckles darkly as the scarves engulf both her and Justin..even with the boy shielding her, they grab him and go around to grab her..It burns. It's like hot coal has wrapped around her. Justin and Maka cry out in pain, the scarves jerk, pulling them towards Asura..The demon is grinning ear to ear, enjoying their pain..enjoying what's to come. No matter how much Maka struggles..She can't get out of his grip..Justin is tied..he can't reach his cross..It looks like he's trying to get her out of the scarves..but it's no use..
They're both doom.
Please..Maka finds herself begging..to who..and for what..she doesn't know..just please..not now..not like this..please-
A bright light surrounds Justin and Maka suddenly..It burns her..but it also burns the scarves. Asura screeches, the scarves letting go of them, recoiling back to this demon..his eyes are wide, his expression nothing but shock.
Maka falls on her butt..panting, sweating..her eyes shaking..the madness is so thick..but it slowly dissolves from her..to something warmer..to something that hurts. Maka looks in front of her..only for her eyes to widen..a hope starting to build.
"I"m sorry that got so far Maka, are you alright?" Custos glances behind at her, he stands in front of her and Justin protectively..those green eyes full of concern..he's glowing, the brightest she's seen him.
"Yeah.." Maka blinks..still in shock..she thought she was really going to die..but this angel saved her...like he always does.
"N-No.." Maka looks over at Justin..only to see him holding a Ipod in his hands..it's broken..cracked in half..That was his music..it's gone.
"It's..you." Custos tenses and turns around to face Asura..The demon is looking at him with wide eyes..before they narrow..he straightens himself out..a smirk forming on his face. "It's been so long.." The demon's scarves gather..red light starting to surround him just as blue, bright light surrounds Custos. " My brother.." His lips curl around the words.
"Brother?" Maka's eyes widen and she looks over at Custos..The angel tenses.. he grips his fist.
"..Yes..my brother.." Custos locks eyes with Asura. " It's been much too long..I should have taken care of you long ago..I didn't have the heart to, I couldn't bare it.." Custos takes a step forward..that blue light getting brighter. "But now you are threatening life my brother! I won't let you harm her! This stops now! You have sinned Asura.. Stop this and repent.." Light forms against Custos arms..taking a form...in a blink of an eye it's not light anymore..It's blades. Blades are coming out of Custos's forearms..they curve towards his body..they almost look like wings..on each of the blade is a cross..The power Maka feels from this angel..is getting her to cringe, backing away..her eyes wide though..that was fucking epic. Custos does a stance, holding his arms up so the sharp point of his blades are facing Asura. "Or die."
"You won't really kill me..you don't have the guts to do it." Asura smirks as he snaps his fingers..the ground trembles, before a large, red pitch fork comes out of a crack in the ground..The ends look so sharp..the end of the pitch fork is on fire..Asura's eyes get darker..the madness getting thicker. "Come now, you don't really want to fight me. You're going to run from me like all the other times." This demon's eyes change..Maka can't read it..but it's a deep emotion. "..Why do you still protect the human race?..Why do you protect their life? They are disgusting, selfish beings. All they care about is themselves! Yet here you are, protecting these sinners! Protecting her!" He points at Maka who tenses. "A witch! A girl that has killed countless people, a girl that is death herself! Your risking your life for those disgusting humans..you've given up heaven to wander around in this polluted world with the polluted human race. Why Custos?..Why?.." Asura's voice gets softer..something flashing through his eyes..pain? Before it turns to rage. "Why?! Are you that much of a fool? Your nothing but god's puppet! These humans don't deserve to be saved!"
"I am no one's puppet, nor am I a fool. Asura you have been corrupted with so much sin..it's blinded you." Custos eyes..Maka can see it..the deep, deep sadness..The pain in them..yet he stands firm.. "Gaze upon him Maka..This demon you see..is my twin brother."
Everything stops.
"..What?" Maka looks at Custos's..before looking at Asura..She looks at the demon's red eyes full of hate..then at Custo's green eyes full of love..at Asura's black hair..at Custo's blonde..looks at the demon's dark power..then looks at Custo's light. "..There's no way.."
"It's true..Asura use to look just like me..He use to be a angel..He use to be.." Custos trails off..shaking his head. "But evil corrupts..it decomposes..You let the hate consume you Asura..you forgot of all the good..and now you can only see the bad in everything." Custos takes a step forward..Maka is still staring with her mouth wide at the news. "God has given the human race a second chance..he is forgiving..I am a guardian angel, brother or not, I will stop you." Custo's eyes turn hard..yet..She can still see that sadness. "like I should have done a long time ago..."
"You and him..twins?..You and Asura..brothers?.." Maka can't grasp that..Custos..this angel..Asura use to be like that?..Use to be a angel..He use to be good like Custos?..
She wonders what happened- no, no she doesn't. Forget she said anything.
The rage in Asura's eyes is real..Maka's never seen this demon so angry..so heated. He's losing his cool already..If not for Custos being here, she knows both her and Justin would be engulfed in his madness..Justin is covering his ears..whispering things to himself..Maka's too busy watching what's about to unfold..a demon vs a angel.. brother vs brother..Good vs evil..
"Tell me Custos, tell me what is so special about these humans! They are only a step below us demons! Why do you give so much? Why do you turn on me for them?!" He roars, those eyes so dark with hate..and something else.
"You, my brother, are the one that turned on me, turned on us all, turned on all that was good! You caused the first murder! You..You got yourself kicked out of heaven! You.." Custos trembles..his blonde hair covers his eyes. "You know why I protect the human race..why i've done all I can to be there for them..as much as I could.." He looks up..those eyes so bright..so beautiful. "..It's because I love them, just as god does, just as you did! But you lost yourself, you have forgotten the joy of love. Something so powerful..and though these humans sin, they make mistakes, I only pray..I only weep. Do you want to know why I protect them? Why I love them!" Custos roars..Asura's rage..is only growing. "It's because they love! Despite all the evil in this world, they can still feel love for one another. They help each other, even in these hard times, I have watched with a smile as people take in strangers, giving them food, helping them when they need help themselves!..all you see is their sins Asura..that's all you can see any more!"
"How many of these people did you actually see helping one another? I see the world for what it is, a cold unforgiving place. These people only help others if it's beneficial to them, for allies..for team work..but if their life is in danger, they will betray, sin, do what ever they need to survive.." Asura glances at Maka. "You saved a woman..you healed her..gave her life..and what did she do? She abandoned you to be raped, and killed without even looking back by those insane men. That is what you are fighting to protect. A selfish race.." Asura growls..gripping the pitch fork. "You love these humans..You love trash!" This place shakes in his roar.. "I haven't forgotten what love is! Ohh I know! I know the fucking emotion that I've been denied!"
"Maka.." Maka tenses, looking up at Custos..The angel is glaring at Asura..his green eyes have a far away look. "..It is my time to be of use to you..though I can not interfere with humans, demons are a whole other story. I will take care of Asura. Justin.." Justin stops gripping his hair..looking over at the angel..his eyes are shaking slightly. "Take care of her. Get her out of here."
Justin's eyes slowly focus..He nods..seeming to get a hold of himself. He gets up, grabbing Maka's hand, helping her up. "I will..God be with you angel."
Maka winces..gripping Justin's hand tighter..
"And god be with you.." Custos gives them a smile..it's so soft..so reassuring.. "Everything is going to be okay..on my life, i'll never let him hurt you Maka..i love you both.." Those eyes..so beautiful..He almost looks like he's going to cry..before his face turns hard. He turns around, bright light surrounding them again, blocking the scarves that just shot out..trying ot get to Maka. "Now get out of here."
"Custos.." Maka stares at the back of this angel..something about this..what if he needs help?..maybe they should all try to kill him-
"He will be fine Maka. God is with him." Justin cuts through her thoughts..those eyes boring into her own. "We must get out of here now..I don't know how much more I can take, and I'm sure it's about to get ugly. "Justin looks around..trying to find another way out of this place...he's panting..Not having his music..Maka can see it's drastically effecting him. His eyes stop on the wall next to him. "..There's no other way out!..Do you think you could blow a hole in this wall? It will lead us outside!"
"Can I blow a hole in a wall!" Maka scoffs before she touches the wall..at her touch..her power gets sent out, the wall falling apart, opening a way out for them. She turns to glance back at Custos..She can't even see him now..he's so bright..it's hard to look at..he lunches for Asura..the demon's turning a black color-
"Let's go!" Justin grabs her hand and pulls her through the wall..taking off running, pulling her along, yanking her away from what's probably going to be one of the most epic fights ever. She doesn't mind too much though..She's ready to get the fuck out of here.
Custos.. Maka puts a hand to her heart...Give him hell.
Maka can't help to notice her feet..feel heavier..it's getting harder to breathe..but she pushes herself..running along side Justin..She blast another hole in the wall..revealing the city to them.
"Now we just have to find the nearest pot hole-" Justin starts as they run through the hole in the wall..
Only for him and her to stop running...their eyes wide..
This place..when she went in the apartment was dead quiet..no life in sight..now there's way too much life..and the bad kind. There are people running around..screaming, cars driving, swerving, only to crash in a building..They're all running..yet Maka watches as some people tackle the others..biting them..She sees some people..actually eating each other..their eyes are bouncing in madness..grinning ear to ear..
"Another madness attack?" Maka shouts over all the screams at Justin..her chest tightening when she sees a little boy in the middle of the crowd of people running..He's calling for his mother..tears in his eyes. "We have to help them!-"
Her body moves without her thinking..ready to charge in this madness..ready to protect the innocent..only for Justin to grab her, stopping her. "We can't worry about this now! We have to get you out of here Maka!-"
"I'll get out of here after I help them!" Maka's eyes get wide when she sees..a woman with crazed eyes..she notices the lost boy calling for his mother..her smile is sinster...she's licking her lips. "Stop!" She struggles with Justin..but this boy, despite how small he is, is holding her back..damn..she thought she was stronger than this..why does she feel so..weak?..tired..
"No! If we don't get you out of here now Maka you will die! I gave you my word! I'm not letting you die here! Custos is in the apartment fighting for you! To go in there is suicide!" He's pulling her away from the crowd..pulling her away from this little boy..The crazy woman is right behind him..She's reaching out, she's going to get him! She's going to-
Right when this woman is about to grab the little boy..a man tackles her..punching her in the temple..knocking her out for the count..her eyes widen when she sees the cross necklace on this man..a witch hunter? Suddenly a woman runs out and picks up the crying little boy, holding him like a baby..she doesn't have a cross necklace..nor does she look crazy..but this witch hunter gives her a pat on the shoulder..before running out and attacking another crazed person. Maka watches with wide, confused eyes as Justin pulls her along..There's more witch hunters in this crowd of people..they're attacking the crazies..protecting the innocent..then there's other people who don't have crosses..yet they seem to be doing the same thing..She's never seen so many witch hunters gathered in once place..She should be afraid..but she' isn't. She's relieved to see them..They're saving these people..fighting evil..
"It seems they already have help." Justin comments, watching as a witch hunter shoots down a man with foam coming from his mouth. He pulls her along..weaving his way through people..staying away from the large crowds as much as possible, his eyes alert for any crazies..Justin's eyes..they are slowly starting to shake again..his grip on her hand so tight.. "I know there has to be a pot hole around here somewhere it's..oh!" His eyes light in realization before he makes a sharp right turn..running down a street named..'deep hole?'..huh that's a-
"Dolls!" Suddenly, a large man..a 6 foot man, buff..breaks out of a window in a building they pass..His big, brown eyes bouncing in madness..He grins lopsided..before he charges them..Justin not seeing it, his eyes were on the ground, looking for a pot hole..Maka's eyes else where..looking at all the mad people-
This large man tackles them..Grabbing both Maka and Justin in a bear hug..He's squeezing so hard..crushing her ripb..she can't breathe..she gasps for air. "Dolls! My dollies! So pretty!" He giggles as he tightens his grip-
"Let go of her!" Justin struggles with this man..He's able to kick him in the gut..It's hard enough that this man drops Maka..She falls on her butt, gasping for air..her eyes wide. This man is still gripping onto Justin..his face falling to a glare..
"Dollie hurt me!" He growls..those mad eyes inches from Justin's..the blonde boy struggles with him..but when he looks into his mad eyes...Justin stops struggling..his eyes are starting to shake again..He's sweating..His face turning blue..he can't breathe!
"Get off him!" Maka screams pointing her finger at this man. With a surprised grunt he's sent flying back into the building..Justin is released..falling to his knees..The blonde boy covers his ears..mumbling something to himself..like a prayer..he's rocking back and forth..not looking so hot..
Maka isn't feeling so hot either..That spell was simple..she barely used any power..yet her hands are shaking..her body feels heavy..why is-
"Bad dolly!" The man..runs towards her..more like lunches..before Maka can even comprehend it, this man is in front of her. He roars as his fist connects with her cheek..The force sends her flying back, hitting the concrete..Skidding to a stop of her side..Fuck..She's usually quicker then this..what's wrong with her-
That's when she hears laughing..She looks up..only to see that she's surrounded..mad grins all around, these people..looking at her like she's a new meal..and maybe she is. Justin is still on the ground..curled into himself..mumbling something, his eyes closed..No way In hell she's going to die here! With these ass holes! She growls..summoning her power..about to blow them away from her and grab Justin-
Her hand catches on fire.
'Fuck!" Maka puts the fire out..her eyes wide..a rebound?..This early?! How is this possible?! After all her training..she barely used any magic! Why is she having a rebound?! Maka can only hold her hand..these crazed people getting closer..reaching out for her..Maka's in pain..her eyes feel heavy..she needs to get away..They both do..but her legs don't respond to her..her mind still not being able to grasp that she's already out of power..
"Look her hand's already cooked!" A man grabs her wrist..holding up her brunt hand..he licks his lips..Maka struggles with him, trying to pull her hand away..These other crazy people are gripping onto her..Holding her down..getting closer with their mouths open. The man holding her wrist is about to bite into her burnt hand, Maka's eyes are shaking in fear. "Justin help!" She cries out.
Her cry snaps the blonde boy out of his state. He tenses, getting up quickly..his eyes..they're..dilated..focusing and unfocusing..They focus..his face falling in horror. "Maka!" He takes off running to help her..only for that large man to tackle him again..
"Justin!" She shouts in concern..yet she has her own problems. She struggles with all these people grabbing her..but she's out of power..she can't save Justin..and Justin can't save her..are they really going to die here?! This Is fucked up..Custos..no-
Suddenly the man grabbing her arm is kicked away by a girl..blonde..short hair..she looks familiar..then it hits her.
"Found her!" Patty cheers, her blue eyes bright looking down at Maka who is looking at her with shock. The crazy people blink at her..before grinning hungrily-
"Good job!" A voice is heard behind her..female, Maka whips around, seeing Liz, this girl's older sister does a spinning kick..kicking these crazy people off of Maka, before she hits one that charged her with her gun at the temple, knocking him out. "Kid she's here! You were right!"
"Maka we found you!" Patty smiles as she leans down, hugging Maka tightly, getting her to tense. "Good thing to! You were almost food! Are you okay?"
"Y-yes i'm fine.." Maka Is so shocked..what are the odds that Kid and his gang would be here?..That would explain the witch hunters..but what about the other people?..And how did they know she was here?..and did she just say Kid?-
"Maka!" Her eyes get wide at the voice..She whips her head to the left, just to see Kid..her best friend..her old friend..the one that was there for her in the beginning..the one that stood up for her..the one that she use to debate with..The one that's on her side now..His eyes are just as wide..like he almost didn't expect her being her..like he can't believe it himself. With the help of Patty and Liz, Maka gets up..her heart swelling at seeing him..
There was a time that Maka would be shitting herself at seeing him..worried he would kill her..worried that he would burn her alive..There was a time Kid was her enemy..that if he called her name, she would take off running the other way..
But those times are over.
"Kid!" Maka cries out in relief..despite her pain she runs towards him..They meet each other half way, Maka almost tackling him in a hug..She laughs in his chest..despite everything..He smells clean..familiar..safe. He wraps his arms around her...holding her close, as if he didn't she would just disappear. "Your here! I'm so happy your here I.." Maka stops..She looks up at him with bewildered eyes. "..how did you know I was here? What are you even doing here?" She locks eyes with his.
"Father told me you would be here..he came to me.." Maka's eyes get wide at his soft words..he puts a hand on her cheek..rubbing it gently..His eyes go soft, only to go hard again. "Are you alright Maka? Don't worry, we're here to protect you. This demon won't touch you! Nor Arachne! Nor Medusa!" Kid grinds his teeth..gripping her tighter.
"How did you know about the demon?" Maka's grips him tighter..that hope in her heart starting to build..maybe..just maybe she can make it out of this..Kid's here..he brought an army..
"Father..he told me all he knew..He told me this is where you would be." Kid hugs her so tightly. "Oh Maka..i'm so glad your okay I thought..I was beginning to think I was never going to see you again..I was so worried..I.." He trails off..
"Your father.." She thinks of that man she set free..thinks of his blank stare..he didn't' say thank you..but hell he made up for that. Because of him...she might live..or at least she's gotten to see Kid again..before she dies..before she gets dragged down-
At seeing the cross around Kid's neck..realization..along with horror hits her..Justin! Shit he's still fighting that huge guy! "Justin!" Maka whips around, her eyes wide..only for her to stop..and blink.
"No worries! I got this shit!"..A boy stands on top of the large man..He's on the floor, his eyes closed..His neck twisted in an unnatural way..Justin is sitting on the ground, looking up at this boy with wide eyes..staring at this boy with sharp teeth..and white hair-
"You!" Maka points a finger at Soul as he jumps from the large man's body, grinning at her. "What the hell are you doing here?" She blinks at how this stoner's grin grows.
"Saving your ass that's what!" Soul crosses his arms, grinning..his shirt is off, exposing his abs..she never thought he was so..buff.
"But..your just that retarded guy at my old school.." Maka blinks..
"Hey! I'm not retarded-" Soul starts.
"Yes you are." Kid dead pans getting a glare from the other boy.
"That was all an act." Soul speaks confidently. "Acting like a dumb ass takes people of your trail. I'm actually an assassin. How do you think I got in Chupa Cabra's so young? I knew the people there, did a job for them, killed their uncle for stealing money from them." Soul points a finger at his chest, speaking proudly.
"No way." Maka states bluntly. "Your lying."
"I"m not! Tell her how awesome I am Kid!"
"..I wouldn't say he's awesome..but he's telling the truth." Kid sighs. "Soul is a trained assassin. How he's survived this long in the business is beyond me. He's been under cover with it..just as I have been with being a witch hunter. I wouldn't have even known about his secret..if not for the day we were after the same person."
"Same person?" Maka scratches her head..surprise..after surprise..after surprise..damn.
"Yup! I got a job to kill some old hag, turns out she was a witch and Kid was there to kill her too. The bitch started doing some weird voodoo shit, got me by surprise..hell she would have killed me if not for this guy!" Soul puts a arm around Kid's shoulder, grinning at him. "He saved me!"
"Unfortunately." Kid sighs, and shakes his head.
"..Oh.." Maka's eyes light in realization..remembering something. "Was that why you were at the circus? You were working with Kid back then too?" Maka points a finger at Soul..who tenses.
"He was at the circus?" Kid's eyes flash and he glares at Soul.
"Haha no I wasn't!" He gives Maka a pleading look.
"He definably was."
"You were in violation!" Kid growls pointing a finger a Soul. "We had a deal you would stop following me around! You stalker!"
"Hey! I'm so not a stalker! Maybe I just wanted to go to the circus you think of that?" Soul grunts..his cheeks tinted. "Don't be such a egotistic ass hole!-"
"Here we go." Liz sighs, getting Patty to laugh..Justin has started holding his head again..no one is around them..it's odd that no other crazies are coming down this road now..
"Wait if you told him to leave you alone, why the hell is he here?" Maka blinks when Kid sighs.
"..I needed his help..well, really I needed his men-"
"Kid finally realized how cool I am and took me up on my offer of protection for saving my life." Soul grins. "I knew you would need me at some point! I wasn't stalking, I was just watching over!-"
"Then why didn't you do anything when I ripped apart the circus?" Maka blinks again..still not getting this.
"..you tore down his circus?" Soul tilts his head getting Kid to face palm.
"Don't mine him, like I said, he's retarded." Kid shakes his head. "He probably smoked to much weed and forgot where he was."
"That's...totally what happened." Soul smile sheepishly, shrugging his shoulders. "Well what are you going to do?"
Maka stares at Soul..this guy is a dumb ass. There's no way he's an assassin..and if he is, he can't be a good one..even with the gun strapped to his back..he just looks derpy. Like this is all a joke to him..He doesn't seem effected at all with the state this place is in..
"Maka..we must go.." Justin limps over to her..grabbing her arm..one look at Justin's eyes..seeing how they're dilated, shaking. Kid, Liz, Patty, and Soul pull out their guns and point them at Justin..Soul's derpy look..is gone. It's like..his face has warped..changed into something serious..it's odd.
"Don't shoot! This is Justin. He's a friend." Maka reassures quickly.
"Maka his eyes-" Kid begins, his eyes narrowing.
"We don't have much time left." Justin's words get everyone to tense..He's panting..sweating.."Don't you feel it Maka?..We're being drained..slowly but surely..You have already had a rebound..It's sucking the life out of us."
"What is? The demon?" Kid puts his gun down..realizing Justin still has a hold of himself..everyone else follows his suit.
"We need..to get out.." Justin leans on her..He's weak..those eyes shaking more..he grips her hand tightly..She grips it back.
"Justin's right..I don't feel so hot..my power is leaving me.." Maka locks eyes with Kid who is looking at her in concern. "Have any of you seen a pot hole? We need to get in the sewer, there's a force field around the city preventing me from getting out."
"That must be the dark power we were feeling Kid." Liz looks over at him seriously, Kid nodding.
"I saw a pot hole! It's right down there!" Patty cheers, pointing at the end of the street..It's not that far! Perfect! IT's a straight shot..no enemies..
"Justin..we're going to make it.." Maka holds him up..and he holds her up..Together they start walking towards the pot hole..Kid walking by her side with the Thompson sisters, Soul behind him..his face still serious..it's like he's completely changed..is this who he really is?..This is definably the assassin in him..
"I told you, you would make it Maka.." Justin smiles at her weakly. "Once we get out of city..you can get home..you'll be safe."
"Hey Maka!" Patty tilts her head at Maka when she looks over at her. "Where are those two boys? Are they here?"
"That's right Crona and..Ragnarok I believe. Why aren't' they here?" Kid's eyes flash.
"Yeah why aren't they here?" Soul butts in..getting him a pointed stare from Kid, knowing full well he doesn't know who they're talking about.
"..I don't know where they are..I got separated from them." Maka frowns deeply..thinking of the two boys and her conversation with them..They said they weren't in the mansion..so where are they?..Do they need her?..are they in trouble? Are-
"..Maka." Kid puts a hand on her shoulder..stopping her...His voice is firm..
"What is it?' Maka looks at him..those piercing eyes are boring into her own..Justin leans his head in the crook of Maka's neck..panting, sweating..covering his ears.
"..When you get out of the city..Don't go back to the mansion. Don't go back to Medusa." Kid grabs her shoulders. "Transport yourself at a place called Gallows Manner. Wait for me..we'll be there-"
"Kid I can't do that. I have to get back to Crona and Ragnarok..my family needs me-"
"You must listen to me Maka." Kid grips her shoulders..he's trembling. "Medusa isn't for you! Going back to her is like dodging a loin only to get in the water with a shark! She's trying to take your life! She's trying to complete the legend!"
"What legend?" Maka's stomach twists..thinking about what Eruka said..
"A life for a life."
"It-" Kid starts..a deep frown on his face-
The ground shakes..trembles under their feet. Patty and Liz hold onto each other to keep from falling. Maka can't hold her and Justin up too well..she almost falls but Kid and Soul grab unto her..helping her steady, holding her till the shaking stops.
"What the hell was that?" Patty frowns. "A earth quake?"
"QUACK!"
"..Did you just here a..quack?" Soul blinks when Maka's face goes pale..
There's only one thing she knows that can make a quack like that.
"Everyone get down it's-" Maka starts, screaming..only for the ground to shake once again-
"Only shit!" Soul and Patty scream when their eyes land on the giant duck that has just landed in front of them..blocking the way to the pot hole. It's red eyes glaring at all of them.. those dark feathers ruffling. "It's a duck!"
"Fucking hell! I thought I was done with this thing!" Maka screeches, taking steps back. Kid pulls out his gun, shooting at the duck's chest..Liz and Patty follow suit.
"You've dealt with this thing before?!" Kid looks at her with wide eyes when the duck takes a step forward, trembling the ground.
"Once..long story." Maka pants..She has no more power..she can't help them..and it's going to take a lot more then just their small bullets to bring this demon duck down.
"What is this?! Jurassic park with ducks!" Liz screams, shooting at it's neck..
"I think it's kind of cute when you get over the red eyes and evilness of it!" Patty shoots at it's feet, getting it to screech.
When this duck takes a step closer..the ground cracking under it's feet..Maka feels it..The strong pull..This duck..no..the madness is draining her..her eyes are becoming heavy..She needs to get out of here, and she needs to get out of here now.
"Maka!" Kid grabs her when she started to fall..he sees how she's wincing..how weak she's starting to look..His eyes light in realization before he grips her. "Soul.." Kid looks over at the other boy..Soul looks at him intently..seriously. "I need you to create a distraction, I have to get Maka over the-"
Justin suddenly springs to life. He grabs her arm..before he takes off running..straight for this duck. Maka runs with him..the weariness she was feeling fading away-
"We have to keep moving! Staying still will kill us." Justin keeps running towards this duck that is now looking at them..He shows no fear.
"Soul now!" Kid runs up closer to the duck, shooting at it's face trying to get it's attention.
"I got it!" Soul pulls out his machine gun that was hooked on his back. "Hey duck!" Soul roars, running till he's standing on this duck's foot. The duck takes it's eyes off of Maka to look down at Soul..He points his machine gun at his face. "It's fucking duck season!" He shoots. The gun firing rapid bullets at the duck's face getting it to roar in pain..Soul jumps off his foot...The duck takes a step away from Maka..towards Soul. The boy is quick to jump back, still firing..he's skilled.. "Kid!" Soul throws him the other machine gun off of his back..Kid grabs it before firing at this duck with him..
Now the demon duck isn't looking at her and Justin at all. The blond boy is quick to pull her around this duck..away from it..Maka can see the pot hole..can see her freedom..She runs faster, hope fueling her..hope is going to bring her home..
"Keep moving..quick." Justin pants as they get to the pot hole..he lifts the lid off..he's the first one to go in..Maka hesitates..She looks back at Kid's gang..Soul and Kid are still shooting at the duck, moving back when the duck tries to stomp on them. Liz and Patty are shooting from far away..Liz in front of her little sister..This is dangerous for them..There's no way they can kill this duck..they need magic..but Maka doesn't have it. Kid looks over at her from shooting..He mouths the words..
"Don't go back to her."
She knows what he means..but..she has to. She has a war to fight. She needs Medusa..for now at least. Maka takes a deep breath..closing her eyes..
Before she descends into the darkness of the sewer.
Some say..death is a scary thing. It's something we all know about..like a old folk tale..yet this one is real. It's a real life horror story..knowing everything you have done..all the hard work you put in life..every person you meet..in the end it doesn't matter. One day your going to die, and everything you care about..will be lost.
Death..is a dark shadow that we can not escape..if there is life, there is death..it's something most run from..they fear it, they don't want it..it's a monster that consume everything.
Yet..a young boy kneels before death now..tied up, trapped. Even if he wasn't tied..he wouldn't run. Death has never scared him as it does for most..for he never had anything in life to lose to death. He wouldn't be leaving anything behind..in a way he thought of death as an escape. For his life was so bad he took comfort in the promise of death..
That all changed for Crona when he met Maka.
She showed him the value, the beauty of life..even his. She held him when no one else would, she befriended the crazy boy, giving him smiles and laughs that made his life worth living for. Despite everything..she made him love life..because he fell in love with her. Being alive gave her to him..if death took him, he would have never met his angel.
His love for life grew as his love for her grew. She made him happy..made him feel special..all he ever wanted was to be with her, to protect her, to never be apart from her..to always see her smiling..for her heart to always be beating. When he failed her..when she hurt him..it broke him down..his guilt broke him down even more. He tried not to think of his betrayal..He forgot about it..
But then she loved him back.
With this strong emotion..he felt..happy. The happiest he's ever felt..then he remembered what he did, how he ruined her life. He remembered what a demon he is..he never deserved her love
Crona wanted to be good..he wanted to save her, protect her, he never wanted this..He put his trust in a demon..gave him his heart..he betrayed Maka once again..
He killed her.
It was him..all him. Maka..his love might die because he trusted a demon. He gave away her time..he destroyed her when all he wanted was to save her. HE's..nothing but a disgusting parasite. Never satisfied..he took away what she loved, leaving her with just him..and now he's taking her life..
He killed her. He killed her. He killed her.
Bitter tears fall down Crona's face as he looks at all the demons surrounding him, forcing himself to look at his death, at what he deserves. They grin madly, reaching out with those sharp claws..the claws that are going to rip him apart..Crona stares at their teeth, sharp, they will surly eat him..he stares at their evil red eyes..how they bounce in delight..Crona knows they will torture him, they will put him through hell.
Is he scared?...No..
He welcomes death, but not just death, torture, pain. He wants to be hurt, he wants them to rip him apart slowly so he can feel everything..he wants his death to be long, horrific. He deserves this..for all his sins against her..
Cut him..gorge his eyes out..do your worse..
Nothing can be worse than the pain inside him, knowing this is all his fault..He wants to hurt..shed his blood..the blood of a traitor..the blood of a monster..give him hell..then let him burn in fire for all eternity..
He never deserved to have life..never deserved to have Maka.
"I want his foot! Chop, chop, chop all your toes off!~" A demon chuckles, reaching for Crona's feet.
"I want his nose!" another one reaches out.
"like I fucking said his left eye is mine!" A demon growls..his knife like finger almost touching Crona's eye ball..
Crona doesn't blink, doesn't look away from the blade. He deserves this. He'll watch as they destroy him..his tears have stopped..his body calming down..this is what he wants.
"Get the fuck away from him!" Ragnarok screams, gripping the bars of his cage, thrashing like a wild animal..those piercing eyes hold..fear?..Why is he scared..? "Crona no!" he roars out..his eye shaking..He seems upset..why?
"It's okay." For once..Crona speaks without a stutter..he looks over at Ragnarok..and smiles. Crona will never know what that smile does to the ghost..it's accepting..happy despite all this. "I'm getting what I deserve..you were right..all along you were right.." Crona looks back at the demons who are listening to him..amused. "..You were always the better man for her..things would have been better for the both of you if I had disappeared, you always protected her better..knew what you were doing.." Crona half chuckles..half sobs.. "I killed her. I single handedly took everything away.." Crona looks in the mad eyes of the boy that he saved Maka from..his claw fingers are pressed against Crona's neck now..slightly cutting him. "..I'm sorry."
He's sorry he didn't listen to Ragnarok..he's sorry he trusted Judas..He's sorry he ruined everything..that he's so stupid..but most of all..He's sorry to Maka..for causing all this, for lying to her..
He's sorry he took her mother from her..sorry he took her life.
He killed her.
Ragnarok can only stare at Crona in shock..stare at him for speaking so firmly in this situation..with demons about to kill him..knifes against his flesh about to pierce him. Ragnarok watches as Crona..the boy who use to be afraid of his own shadow, the boy who shits himself when he sees a duck..the boy that cried almost every day..the boy that let himself get pushed around all his life..he watches as Crona locks eyes with these demons..locks eyes with his death...and smiles.
"Do your worse." No stutter. No more tears. No fear..his body is still, firm..His body straight..when grown men would shit themselves if they were in Crona's position. "Tear me apart..show me what makes you demons." Maybe Crona has lost it..Maybe his mind has finally shattered.
"With pleasure!" They roar..it's over. He's going to die. Maka's going to die..it's all his fault..Make him hurt..show him hate..he hates himself..destroy him.
Crona thinks of Maka's smile one last time..the smile of love..the smile he doesn't deserve. That smile use to give him butterflies..use to make him skip in joy..now it turns his stomach hallow with guilt..makes his mouth taste sour..makes a pain course through his veins he could never describe.
Crona watches with blank eyes as the demons pull back their knifes..all aiming at places that won't kill him..not yet..good. This is it..This is the end of his pathetic story..Maka..He's sorry. He never wanted to drag her down with him..he should have let her go..he should have kept her away..it's all his fault.
"Die!-" They boy from the mansion roars..only for it to die on his lips..his claw like fingers stopping an inch from Crona's right eye ball..Crona looks up at him confused..the boy's mouth is open in a silent scream..wait..all the demons are..their knifes all stopped inches from Crona's flesh..Their hands drop limply to their sides..
What?..are they not going to kill him now?..Why-
Then Crona sees it..there's something black sticking out of the demons' chests..right where the heart would be. It's moving around inside them like a snake..it cuts through their chests more..till all of their hearts are ripped out..black blood spatting every where..Crona stares wide eyed..at these black vines..the black vines with thorns as they wrap around the demons' hearts..piercing them.
"You were right in calling me a traitor Crona." A voice coos..before all the demons scream in agony..Crona watches in shock as they're sucked into the vines..like they were never there..only leaving black stains on the floor. The vines get bigger..the thorns get larger..purple flowers bloom on them now, seven of them in all..the number of all the brothers..they're beautiful..yet so deadly looking. Once all the demons are gone..Crona can see Judas..the demon is grinning, those eyes bouncing more..he's a lot taller..his teeth jagged, his hands are claws. "But you were wrong on who I was a traitor to!" Judas's grin turns to a smile..and he winks at Crona. "Had you fooled huh? I told you i'm the fucking best actor!"
"What?" Both Ragnarok and Crona look at Judas in disbelief..especially when he snaps his fingers..the cage around Ragnarok disappears, and the binds on Crona release him..Judas let them go.
"A-Acting?" Crona can't move..and neither can Ragnarok..he's too confused. "B-But all those t-things you said..y-you led us here! Y-You let that demon take Maka!" His anger is over powered by his bewilderment when Judas chuckles.
"This was all apart of my fucking awesome plan! I'm not as much of a dumb ass as you think! It's true I let my brother take Maka..but I knew he wouldn't hurt her, not yet. I could have killed him easily at the mansion but that would have blew my cover! I needed them to trust me..I even sealed the deal by leading you down here, being a dick to you..they bought it." Judas grins. "I wanted them to wait to 12 to sacrifice you..because I was going to sacrifice them to myself at 12! I've gotten all their strength and father doesn't even know! He still thinks i'm on his side! If I were to kill them all earlier Asura would have felt it..He would know i'm against him..We have the element of surprise." Judas smiles at Crona as his eyes get bigger and bigger with realization. "If I am to defeat my father, I had to do this. I had to do this so I could kill my dad and save the day!..i'm sorry about all I said. You don't know how hard it was to be an ass to you! At one point when you looked at me with those tears..I almost hugged you! Jeez that would have been some butt." He smiles..before he holds out his arms. "I told you that I was for you..no matter how things seem. Your my best friend..I adore you. I love you." He closes his eyes, smiling so brightly. "Now..who's your best friend?"
Crona takes in all this..takes in the fact all the demons that were going to kill him are dead..takes in the fact Judas has let them go..takes in Judas's smile..and those arms out reached..all the guilt..all the hate..all the pain fades away..his hallow stomach fills back up..his straight composer is ruin..his heart swells in relief..Crona cant' stop his tears now..or the sobs that escape his throat..it's like all the bad he was feeling..fades away..like it was all a bad dream. The feeling is unbearable..He cries out in it.
"J-Judas!" Crona gets up and runs to him, throwing himself in the demon's arms, burying his face in his chest..sobbing..not able to hold it all in.
"That's right!" Judas wraps his arms around him, being careful not to cut the shorter boy with his claws. "Fuck yeah i'm your best friend!-"
"W-Why didn't you tell me y-you were g-going to do this?! D-Do you know the h-hell you put me through? I-I thought.." Crona grips Judas's tighter..his tears can't stop.
"If I told you then it would ruin everything! No offense but you're a bad lair best friend..and a even worse actor! You would have given me away." Judas nuzzles this boy's head. "My brothers didn't trust me. They know what I am, what I do..I had to convince them It was you I was betraying."
"A-All those things you said.."
"I didn't mean them. I didn't want to hurt you but I had to." Judas kisses the top of his head. "I'm sorry best friend..at least I killed the fuckers right?"
"D-Don't ever do that again!" Crona looks up to glare at him.
Judas frowns..looking like a kicked puppy, his gaze shifts. "You mad?" He tilts his head.
"N-No.." Crona sighs deeply..still holding onto this demon. "I-i'm just..relieved..I r-really thought.." He shakes his head.
"Hey ghost." Judas smirks at Ragnarok who is still staring at him with wide eyes..he can't believe what he's seeing. The ghost tenses at the demon addressing him..his eyes lock with his. "I think you owe someone an apology!" Judas pushes Crona towards Ragnarok. "It turns out you were in the wrong dip shit."
Ragnarok's eyes narrow at that..a anger building in him at glaring at this demon-
"I-It's okay.." Crona shakes his head at Judas..looking away from Ragnarok. "H-He was just doing w-what he thought was b-best for Maka..j-just like I was." Crona takes a deep breath. "W-We don't have time for who w-was right and who was wrong anyway! W-We have to get Maka-"
Crona feels someone grab his shoulder. He turns to find Ragnarok standing right beside him..a look in his eyes Crona can't understand.
"Crona.." He glares away. "..I'm fucking sorry." Crona's eyes get wide..but the ghost continues. "..Maybe I should have put some faith in you, but I couldn't fucking trust this demon..I thought you fucking killed her..I thought your actions was destroying her..but I was wrong." Crona stares at him with wide eyes..Ragnarok never apolizes..it gets him to pause..his chest tightening. Ragnarok glances at him before letting him go. He glares at the wall and scratches his cheek. "..You were fucking right all long and you put up with my shit like a man.." He grins..Crona feeling all the tension melt between them. "Your finally losing your pussy and becoming a man!"
"G-Gah I n-never had one in the first place!" Crona glares..but it's half heartedly. When Ragnarok smirks..Crona finds himself smiling back.
"You alright?" Ragnarok studies him..getting closer..Crona has gotten his protector back..He's gotten his brother back.
"I-I'm good now." Crona smiles at him-
"Awww so cute!" Judas squeals getting Ragnarok's eye to twitch, and Crona to look at him. "Your going to make me cry! This moment is so touching.. I think we should all make out!" The demon gives them a derpy grin.
"Fuck off." Ragnarok gives him his middle finger. "We need to fucking find Maka! IT's already past 12!" Ragnarok's eyes light in realization..only to shake in fear.
"J-Judas please t-tell us she's okay!" Crona trembles. "W-Where is she?"
"She's alive. Don't worry..your love has more allies then you think here." Judas chuckles knowingly. "Follow me best friend! Lets save Maka and kill this fucker once and for all! THE CROWN WILL BE MINE!" Judas roars before he takes off running..grabbing Crona's hand with one of his..his hands are no longer claws...the demon grabs Ragnarok's..he pulls them out of this abandoned place..the place Crona thought he was betrayed in..where he thought he lost everything. Judas is on his side..Ragnarok isn't mad at him anymore..now they're on their way to save Maka.
Crona looks over at Ragnarok..the ghost is already looking at him..they share a look and it says more than words Can. Crona sees..a respect in Ragnarok's eyes..he's gotten respect from this boy..Ragnarok seems stronger..more stable..they both love Maka. She is their life.
Crona and Ragnarok look back to the road..pasting people with bouncing eyes..but they don't even look their way.
Crona and Ragnarok grip their fists..the look they gave each other said it all..
No more lying. No more doing things alone. They love Maka together..they cherish her together..
And now, they're going to save her together.
"This fucker doesn't want to die!" Soul does a back flip in the air, dodging the duck's large foot that just stomped down, breaking the ground underneath. He lands next to Kid, shooting rapidly with his machine gun at this duck's legs, trying to bring it down.
"It has to have a weakness! There must be a way to kill it!" Kid yells over the roar of his gun as he shoots at the duck's chest.
The large demon duck only screeches..not seeming to be effected by the bullets..it ruffles it's feathers, looking at the two boys with a almost mocking tone.
"You know despite the huge ass killer duck this is pretty fucking cool." Soul grins at Kid as they dodge another stomp from this duck. "IT's like old times! Working together, hell we make a bad ass team!-"
"Talk when this duck is dead, not now. This isn't cool it's serious." Kid growls..his mind reeling..This thing has to have a weakness..it's on the tip of his tongue..something obvious-
"Take that demon duck!~" Patty roars as she shoots her pistol at it with Liz..
Then it hits Kid. Demon..and what hurts a demon?
"I know it's weakness!" Kid shouts, stopping his firing to pull out a cross..The duck hisses at him..those red eyes locking onto the cross. "Anything holy! We have to take care of this thing as we would with a witch!" Kid takes off running..his agility makes it so he can dodge the duck that is starting to peck at the ground, trying to stab him with it's sharp beak. When the duck pecks down right in front of Kid..He does a back flip, throwing the cross right between the duck's eyes. IT hisses in pain, pulling back, shaking it's head rapidly, getting the burning thing off of it.
"Alright! I keep the fucker busy and you can do your holy attacks or some shit." Soul runs ahead of Kid, pointing his machine gun at The mark of a cross on the duck's forehead now.
"Meow." Soul pauses, glancing over to his left..A cat sits, looking up at him with those green eyes..tilting it's head.
"Ugh I hate cats." Soul wrinkles his nose..only for the cat to hiss, it's eyes turning red. Before he can do anything it jumps up, sinking it's claws in his cheeks, holding the cat up. "Ah! My face!" Soul freaks out, dropping the gun to run around in a circle, trying to get the cat off of him..not realizing the Duck's foot that's hovering over him now-
"Soul! You idiot move!" Kid grinds his teeth as he jumps..tackling Soul at the last minute..saving him from getting crushed. The cat hisses at the cross in Kid's hand..it rips it's claws out of the assassins face before walking away, it's tail and head up as if it was saying 'hpmt!' Kid turns around and throws the cross at the duck's foot that's beside them. The demon duck cries out..hopping away from the two, trying to kick off the cross that's melting into it's flesh. "What the hell are you doing? Letting a cat beat you?" Kid gets off from on top of Soul and grabs his arm.
"It caught me off guard! Stupid fucker.." Soul stands up, wiping some blood off his cheek before he picks up his gun and starts firing at the Duck again. "How many crosses do you think it will take to defeat this thing?"
"Much more." Kid stands his ground next to Soul, getting another cross out, his glare fierce. "We have to hurry up and Kill this thing! We have to make sure Maka gets out-"
"Ahhh! N-No way!"
Kid tenses at that voice..Soul and Kid turn around seeing Crona standing where Liz and Patty are..He's hugging himself, looking at the duck with his face pale.
"It's that fucking duck again!" Ragnarok growls next to Crona..no one can see him but Crona..He doesn't have a body. "And fucking Kid's here!" Ragnarok's eyes narrow at him and his group of people.
"He's an ally!" Judas smriks..no one can see him either but the two boys. "He's here to help Maka.." Judas blinks up at the large duck towering over Kid and Soul. "..And the duck goes moo."
"What the hell-" Ragnarok starts only for the duck to screech, getting Crona to scream and Ragnarok to wince. Kid and Soul jump back from the duck again..Soul firing at it..and Kid burning it with crosses, trying to bring it down. "Why the hell did you take us here?! Where's Maka!"
"She's in the sewer!" Judas looks at Crona who is gripping his hair..closing his eyes..taking deep breaths.. Judas looks back at the duck..the cause for the boy's discomfort..Kid throws a cross..and when the wooden holy object hits the duck.. "SHOO FLY DON'T BUTTER ME!" Judas wiggles his fingers..and with a squeak the duck falls through the ground in a huge, dark puddle..it closes back up..leaving no trace of it.
"Dude.." Soul blinks before looking at Kid and the cross around his neck. "Keep that shit away from me! What was that!"
"I don't know.." Kid blinks..before he looks back at Crona..that's all he sees. He can't see Judas or Ragnarok. He feels an anger build at seeing this boy..he opens his mouth-
"Kid the sky!" Liz yells..getting everyone to look up..IT's covered in dark clouds..and in the middle of it..is a red eye..looking down at them..watching ."What the hell is that?!" A wind picks up..ruffling everyone's clothes..
"That's.." Judas's eyes get wide..his face falling. "No!" He fades away quickly..without saying another word.
"W-What's going on?" Crona grips his shirt at how Judas just left..that isn't a good sign..is something wrong?..Maka.." W-We have to get to the sewer Ragnarok!"
Ragnarok takes off running..Crona running beside him..towards Kid and Soul. Kid looks down from the sky..his eyes are shaking..getting dilated at how Crona is getting closer to him..He points his machine gun at him..his lips going in a tight line..Crona's eyes widen in fear when Kid puts his finger on the trigger..His lips are twitching. "You must want to kill her! I'll kill you first! I'll destroy you! Destroy everything!"
"Oh fuck no! Your not going to fucking kill him after all the shit we've been through!" Ragnarok roars..running to attack him, to tackle the gun away from him..to protect Crona-
"Kid!" Soul grabs the other boy by his shirt..before punching him across the face. He shakes him violently..The boy's red eyes are starting to shake as well. "Get a hold of yourself! You can't fucking lose it now! That girl needs you sane!"
"...Maka.." Kid's eyes steady at Soul's words..his body relaxing In this other boy's hold..he gasps as if he was breathing for the first time. "..The madness..it..it's so much thicker..something's wrong.." Kid watches as Crona runs past him..heading for the pot hole..heading to where Maka is..She's in trouble.,those boys are with Medusa..he needs to stop this-
"Kid!" Liz's shout gets both Soul and Kid to look over..their faces falling when they see the huge crowd of crazy people..running towards them. Patty and Liz have run so they're beside the two boys, guns pointed at the crowd..there's so many of them..all eyes bouncing in madness...They watch as some witch hunters and assassins pull some out of the crowd and take care of them..but they keep running full speed down towards them...
"All hail Asura!" They screech in union..They're getting closer.."Her soul is ours!"
"Kid I think they want Maka." Patty glares..pointing her gun at them now, standing..she's ready.
"They want to get in the sewer." Soul pulls out a cigarette..lights it..before putting it in his mouth.
"They won't get any father then this." Kid states firmly..getting a hold of himself..He takes a step forward..ready to make a stand..they won't pass. They won't touch her. Kid glances at Soul as he takes a drag. "Must you smoke now?"
"Hell yes. Who knows? This could be my last." Soul blows out smoke. "..It's not everyday i'm up against a hundred fucking insane people." He smirks as he pulls out his gun..aiming at all these people..watching as Witch hunters and Assassins are already gathering in this spot..sensing the danger..the crowd of Crazies is growing..they're all coming together..
"Your not dying." Kid's firm voice gets Soul to look at him. "I'm done with losing people. I've lost my father. I've lost so many of my men at the circus..no more death." Kid takes a step forward. "We're here to save life."
"To save Maka! " Patty cheers.
"To end all this madness." Liz glances at Kid.
"To save the world." Soul adds in..grinning before he points his gun at the crowd of people approaching..
"Try knocking them out..only kill if you have to" Kid grips his fist. "..These are still people..normal people that have been over run with Madness..it's possible for them to come back to their normal selves."
"i'm not much for knocking out. I'm a fucking assassin, killings what I do." Soul grins at all these people..before he hits the ground with the butt of his gun. "You shall not pass!" He roars out.
Kid doesn't pay much attention to him..these crazy people are running in slow motion towards them..he watches their eyes bounce in Madness..Kid just had a taste of that..of insanity.. He can feel the madness eating at him..it's like it suddenly got stronger..
"Charge!" Kid roars..before they all run toward this crowd..ready ..
He can't help to feel..a fear..a worry in his heart..
Why would the madness just spike like this?..What's going on?
No one answers him as he goes face first in this crowd of crazies..ready to protect, ready to keep the balance..To save Maka..
He won't the legend come true. He refuses.
"This way...Maka." Justin grips her hand tighty..he's sweating badly..and so is she. It smells rotten down in the sewer..the water a black color..it's nasty..It's gross..Justin is weak..his hand almost slipping from hers his palm is sweating so much..If Maka was a normal person..the smell of this sewer would have gotten her to gag..but she's smelled worse..so much worse.
She just wants to go home.
"It's just down..this path..we will be out of the city.." Justin pants..he glances back at her..his blue eyes are getting more and more dilated..They shake so bad. "..When we get out of the city..I want you..to leave..as soon as you can..you have to get..out of here."
"What about you?" Maka grips his hand tighter..running by his side down this nasty place..She swallows nervously.
"I'll be fine." Justin gives her a weak smile-
"Justin you won't last much longer here! You are barely making it now!" Maka hears her voice raising. "..Let me take you with me. If I don't Asura will get you!-"
"I'll be fine." Justin says firmer..getting Maka's breathing to catch when they stop..He turns towards her..holding her hands in his..Those shaking eyes bore into hers. "..This is it Maka..this is where we part. You can get out now..I can not go with you..I would only drag you down. The force field is still up, it would be hard, even from here to move more than yourself out of it."
"J-Justin.." Maka grips his hands..knowing..if she leaves him here..
He's going to die.
"Go to the gallows mansion Maka..don't go back to Medusa.." Justin moves some hair out of her face.
"...I can't-"
'Trust me Maka. I know of this war you must fight..please, you must leave the snake witch..I c-can't tell you why.." He grips her desperately. "You must trust me! You must leave now!" He yells at her..
Maka feels the madness..feels it eating at her..she's getting weaker..She has to go..he's right..Maka grips her necklace with a trembling hand..
"I'm sorry Justin.." She locks eyes with him. "I have to avenge my mother-" Maka grips the necklace tighter..ready to be transported back to the mansion..ready to find out what happened to Crona and Ragnarok-
Only for there to be a explosion to her left. Justin and Maka cry out as they are flung across the sewer from the force..They hit the metal wall hard..before falling to the ground.. Maka watches the necklace..her mother's necklace fly off of her neck..landing in front of her. There's smoke covering her view in front of her...what the hell was that? She tries to use her power to move the smoke..
But she has none left..The madness has drained her of all she has. Her foot is twisted..Her ankle might be broken..Shit-
That's when she feels it..The familiar darkness..the familiar suffocating feeling.. Maka watches the smoke clear with wide eyes..fearful eyes..She watches a pair of bare feet walk out of the smoke..stopping in front of her necklace..She watches his hand..the hand with the tattoo of the three eyes reach down..picking up her necklace..her only way out of here.
"This is a cute little necklace.' Asura smirks..looking over it..Maka's frozen..at a lost for words. "it was your mother's wasn't it?.." He chuckles at how she tenses. " Don't you want to return it?"
Maka can't answer..but her face must show her confusion..He smirks evilly. "This Is my gift to you Kami!" He roars..before he lifts up the necklace..it hovers over his mouth..that's opening inhumanly wide-
"NO-" Maka screams, realizing what he's going to do..but it's too late.
Asura drops the necklace..and swallows it. He makes a grunt and rubs his belly.
"Ah! I'm too nice.." He grins at her. "that was a nice snack..but your my main course Maka..you and your juicy soul.." He takes a step closer..Maka pushing herself against the wall..
"N-No.." That's the second time Maka's had to watch her hope be swallowed in front of her..by a demon..she feels a panic raise..She points a shaky finger at him when she realizes something. "H-How?..C-Custos was fighting you! How did you get through?"
"This is how." Asura snaps his fingers..before he throws something on the ground in front of Maka. She gasps..her eyes shaking..as she stares at the blades..the same blades Custos had on his arms..They lay before her..bloody.. "The fool couldn't kill me...yet this time he didn't avoid me." Asura's voice turns differnet..as he stares at Custos blades.. "..It could have been different my brother..but you chose the wrong side."
"C-Custos no!" Maka's voice cracks into a sob..It hitting her..
Custos lost..Asura..he..he killed him..The angel is gone..She doesn't feel his warmth..doesn't feel him in her head..Good..good lost. The first guardian angel..has fallen..He's gone. The boy who protected her..who smiled at her and kept her going when she thought all was lost.. She remembers his bright smile..how he looked at her with love..how he taught her to pray..how even in her darkest of hours..he had faith in her..Custos gave it his all..gave his life for hers..
A angel died for a witch.
"You bastard!" Maka screams in her rage..her eyes watering as she gets up..running towards this demon..with her fist pulled back..she doens't know what the hell she's doing..she's lost sight of herself..her emotions getting the best of her..
Custos is dead. He's gone..Death has consumed him.
"He should have never gone agaisnt me...Why are you so angry Maka? Did you love him? Did you really believe he could kill me? this isn't a fairy tale story, the good guy doesn't win. The evil are the ones who rule the world..and the only ending here is a bad one. There is no happy ending for you." Asura smirks. "IT's too bad that where Custos goes you can not follow. You'll rot in my stomach for all eternity Maka Albarn, along with your mother!" He roars in laughter as Maka gets on him..Tears are falling down her face as she goes to punch him..Asura disappears..her punch missing.
"Where the hell you go coward!" Maka screams, gripping her fist..Her chest is tightening..her stomach doing turns..Custos is dead. That beautiful angel is dead.. the one that cried for her..He shed that tear for her..gave her strength..
Now he's gone..and this fucking demon is still here.
"I'm here." His voice coos behind her. Maka whips around, ready to attack him..ready to push herself..a spell on her tongue..Only to stop..the breath getting knocked right out of her. " What's wrong Maka?" Justin tilts his head..smirking at her..his eyes are red now..a third eye on his forehead.
"N-No Justin.." Maka takes a step back..her eyes shaking..her breathing becoming uneven..Justin takes a step forward..
"Go ahead, hit me!" Justin lashes out..grabbing Maka by the shirt, she yelps as he lifts her off the ground..his eyes bouncing madly. "If you don't hit me i'm going to hit you.." He chuckles..his voie Asura's as his hand moves up..gripping her throat, choking her. " Did you really believe you could escape me? The demon god of madness?! no..Justin was fooling himself, running from me. He knew in the end he would be mine again. He was always was meant to be mine...it's over.." he puts his other hand over her heart..She feels a burning in her chest..the pain is unbearable. Maka cries out. "Your soul is mine..I'll take it..then i'll destroy the world! Everyone will be mad! Everyone will bow at my feet!" Justin roars..his hand lighting up-
Then Justin lets go of Maka..his breath catching..his eyes widen.,..flickering back to blue and red..He grips his hair, falling to his knees..his teeth grinding.
"N-No! I w-won't let you..do this!" Justin roars out..but his eyes are flickering bad..his body is twisting "I won't b-be the one to kill her! I'm not..not your puppet!"
"Yes you will!" Justin speaks Asura's words.. "You are my puppet! You will be the embodiment of evil! You'll destroy life with me boy!" Justin screams..falling to the ground..his body twitching..his mouth open like a fish trying to get air on the land.. Maka watches in horror..as the red..starts to overcome the blue in his eyes.
"M-Maka.." Justin speaks to her again..his eyes trembling..He reaches into his pants..before he throws something at the ground in front of her feet..IT's a..knife. "..Kill me.." Justin's words get Maka to gasp, looking at him with wide eyes..her throat closing up at the desperate look on the boy's face "..Don't..let him..take me again..kill me..now..it will..buy you..some time..to escape..p-please don't let him..take me.." Justin is in pain..he's being tortured..slowly but surly he's losing his body..a tear fall down his face. "I don't..want to be..the one..I don't..want to be his slave..kill me.."
"You won't fucking do it!" Justin roars..his voice so dark..his eyes turning back red..before they flicker back to blue..
"Please.." Justin looks at her with those huge eyes..he's begging her..It kills her inside..He had this all planned..he had this knife for him..He wants her to kill him. Maka slowly picks up the knife with shaky hands. "Hurry!" Maka looks at her reflection in the knife..The tears are still falling down her face..though she can't feel herself crying.. Maka sees the fear in her own eyes..she sees how pathetic..weak she looks now..her lip tembling..her face so pale..Maka looks up..only to see Death standing next to Justin..a blank look on her face, Staring at Maka..like she's waiting for something..SHe's waiting to consume Justin..waiting to consume another one of her friends-
"NO!" Maka screams before she drops the knife.. "I'm not killing anyone anymore! I'm tired of this! Tired of all the death! I don't want to deal with it anymore! I'm not letting death take you! You've come this far Justin! I can't let you die..I can't kill you.. Death has already taken Custos..no more.." Maka's voice cracks when she locks eyes with Death..Her face is still blank at watching Maka's tears fall..those eyes could never be read. "..No more.."
"Y-You must!..I-I can't..I-iIcan't fight him-"
"Yes you can!" Maka screams at the thrashing man..gripping her fist. "What was it you said to me Justin? That if I kept faith then I would live? Well where the hell is your faith?! Use it! Damn it use it Justin! Don't make me..don't make me take your life..I don't want to kill anymore..i don't want to feed her!" She screams at Death. ".Don't make me stain my hands with your blood.." Maka takes a step forward when Justin screams... "I know you can do it! Your not the boy you use to be Justin! You can fight him! You can stop this! Fight Justin! Fucking fight it damn it!-"
"I-I can't..I-I can't.." Justin pants..his voice is getting softer..weaker..he's losing the battle..Asura will soon have full control..Justin will kill her..and the demon will rule..
"Yes you can! What about Giriko!" Maka screams..This gets something to flash in Justin's eyes. "..You finally got what you wanted! He loves you Justin! He's waiting for you to get back..when he wakes up, how do you think he'll be when he finds your dead?! Justin think of Giriko! Think of him! If you get taken from by this demon you'll kill him Justin! And if you die it will kill him inside! He needs you!" Maka sobs.. "I need you! I can't..I can't kill you..I don't want death to take anymore! I'm sick of you, sick, sick, sick of you!" Maka screams..at death..The girl still just staring at her..before she closes her eyes. "Stop it you sick bitch! Why can't you be the one to fucking die?! I hate you!"
"It's not like I haven't heard that before..Your not the only one that hates me..yet i'm the only one that truly hates you life." Death opens her eyes..they're different..full of rage..yet.. "You hate me for being death..just as I hate you for being life..You hating me, is like someone hating a bird for being a bird..or hating it because it has to eat worms to survive. Death is what I am. Death is what I do..and yet.." She glares darkly at Maka. "..Death is my curse. Death is all I have so fuck you Maka. I'll take everyone. The world will be mine. I will steal everyone breaths..even someone like.." Deaths eyes flash..and she looks away. "..Even someone like Custos.." It's there again..a sadness..but it's gone before Maka can be sure. "..I'll take everyone."
"G-Giriko..' Justin puts a hand to his heart..Those eyes starting to be more blue then red..
"What the fuck is this?"Asura growls with Justin's lips.
"Think of Giriko! Please Justin if your forever grateful to me.." Maka screams. "Don't die! Fight! Don't let him take you! Please, I lost Custos! I can't lose you too!"
Justin chuckles darkly. "It's no use, he's too weak..He belongs to me! He-"
The blonde boys eyes..suddenly come back to blue..He grips his shirt..his teeth grinding.. "I don't belong to you! N-Not anymore! You never cared about me! You used me! You gave me fake promises! You showed me dreams! the only thing you have given me is hell!" Justin roars..his body lighting up. "My sins are gone!.." Justin grips his fists..and he screams. "You have no power over me!"
Asura screeches in pain..Maka watches in awe..in hope..as the demon is forced out..Asura now stands in front of Justin with wide eyes..his scarves twitching slightly around him.
"You have no power over me.." Justin pants..before he glances at Maka. "Run Maka..i'll hold him back. He can't-"
Asura's scarf lashes out..the end of it is pointed..It shoots out..stabbing Justin right through the chest. Justin's mouth is open in a silent scream..his blood dripping..his eye shaking in both fear..and pain..Maka stares at this..in shock..frozen at the spot.
"You piece of trash..for the record..you were never a good filler for him..You'll die here..just as he died..You'l die with him.." Asura's scarf rips out..Justin's limp body falls on the ground with a sickening crack..The demon licks some of the boy's blood from off his cheek..
Justin lays on the ground..his body twitching..his hand on his chest..trying to stop the blood..Death watches him struggle..before the girl sits next to his head..hugging her knees to her chest..watiching in this boy's eyes..as he fights death..as he fights her..She looks at his blonde hair..looks at those eyes..they're big..they remind her..of someone else..this boy reminds her of someone else..some one she already has taken. She reaches out to touch him..her hand twitching slightly..the eyes have death..have never looked as they do now.
"Justin no!" Maka screams..she loses control of her body..She runs towards him..Her power gathering even though it hurts like hell..she'sll heal him..she'll save him from death..She's tired of death..tried of-
Asura suddenly appears in front of her..and jams his hand into Maka's chest...it goes right inside her.. Maka stops running..She can only make a gurgling sound as Asura lifts her up..pushing her against the wall..His smirk is sinister..Maka gasps for air..grabbing at the arm that is inside her..The pain..it's like hot coal is in her chest..against her heart..It's torture..
"You should have run when you could..though it wouldn't change anything.." Asura purrs. "even if you got away..I would find you...You belong to me."
Maka screams in agony..when she feels Asura's hands..close around her soul...He's touching her...touching her being..burning her insides..Death cries out with her..gripping her hair..Death is floating in the air like Maka is being lifed up..her chest has a hole in it..She's dying with Maka..
It's hell..it's nothing but hell.
"Your soul.." Asura's eyes turn so red..his smirk so sinister..Maka only able to gap like a fish..it's hard to breathe..knowing..this is it..all her hard work..it lead up to this..
She failed..This is the end of her story..She knows it..She'll die..her mother won't be avenged..Arachne will live on... She'll never see her family again..Justin is going to die..The world will be destroyed..and this demon will rule..while she burns in hell for all her sins...Custos is dead..
Crona...Ragnarok...She closes her eyes..her tears falling at how close this demon is..blood coming out of her mouth..it's over..He has her..He has her in the palm of his hand.. She's sorry... Justin..she's sorry..Custos..oh custos..
SHe's so sorry.
"Is mine Maka albarn."
Had you fooled! Judas is on their side! or is he? hehe. I'm glad that it seemed even despite the situation you had faith in this demon and it turns out you were right! Kid and his gang are finally in the mix..it's nice having them all together in this..yet things have gone from worse to fucking shit.
Custos..Is dead:(..you probably weren't expecting him to die..or that he was asura's twin brother..Remember they both shed a tear..CUstos for the human race..but what about asura? I know your thinking I've had so many fucking twists in this story..yet there's more to come.
I was listening to my music..jamming..and the song 'I hate you' by sick puppies came on..i couldn't help thinking of Death and Judas..i think it fits them, escpecailly when Judas was gone away from her.
Please review! I love hearing about what you guys have to say. I hope this wasn't a disappointment. I've been making this chapters long..well I like creating suspense, and I've been so busy. I didn't want to keep you guys waiting so long so here it is.
See ya:)