Crona appears in the mansion's lobby..hovering a few feet above the ground..He falls..and when his weak legs hit the ground..they buckle..The boy falling down on his chest..knocking the breath he doesn't have out of him. His tears haven't stopped..the pain hasn't stopped..His shoulders shake, his lip quivers as he cries out in his lost..his lost of his best friend..
He can't believe..Judas is really gone. Crona was just with him..The demon was just in his arms..smiling at him..then..then Crona had to watch as Judas..the traitor of the human race..a part of Asura..his best friend..fade away..leave him..how..how could this have happened?...
Crona's agony..turns to rage..He clenches his fist.. "Judas you w-were suppose to win..y-you said you c-could beat him! Y-You said you would be okay! Y-You were suppose to b-be the next demon god of Madness!..y-you were suppose to stay with me.." Crona roars out in his pain..only for his anger..to slowly turn into that agony again..his voice getting softer..his tears falling more. "..Y-You weren't suppose to die..y-you.." His shoulders shake..his chest..turning hallow when he thinks of Judas's last smile..It wasn't mad like Crona's use to..It was..it was..human..happy..how could he be happy?..when Judas was dying because of him? When he was leaving?..how could he smile like that?..How could he have left him?..He..
"Good bye...best friend."
"J-Judas.." Crona sobs out his name..crying out in lost..in pain..He's not able to get up..He doesn't want to get up..He's lost his madness..he's lost his strength..He's nothing without Judas..He..He lost his best friend..
"I-I n-need you!"
"No..you don't need me..not anymore."
In his pain..in his agony..something shoots through Crona's mind..courses through his veins..It's powerful..it gets his tears to stop..his breath catching..
He sees Maka's smile..her green eyes looking at him with that love..
Judas..died for a reason. He gave himself up so Crona could save Maka..and Crona failed..Maka has been taken..She was in his arms..then she wasn't..
Just like Judas..
Crona grips his fist..his teeth grinding as he forces himself up..his bones crack in protest..but he continues to push himself..a fire burning him brighter then ever before..a resolve in his eyes..making those pale blue orbs darker..
He lost Judas..He was taken away from Crona..but he is not losing Maka. Maka is still alive, out there with Arachne..He won't let his love leave him..He will fight to the death..he will save Maka...
He won't let Judas's death be in vain..He won't let all he's done for them be in vain..
"J-Judas..thank you.." Crona puts a hand to his heart..hoping some how the demon can hear him.." For everything..i-i'm going to save her..i-i'm going to end all of this. I-i'll never forget you.." Crona wipes his last tear. "..Y-You'll always be my best friend."
No one responds to him..but he pictures Judas's twisted smile..and how his eyes would bounce..he can even imagine him saying..
"And you'll always be mine! Stop standing around and fight the good fight!"..but it's only in his head.
Crona takes a deep breath..collecting himself..then he hears..yelling? Crona looks over at the dinning room doors..where it seems to be coming from..it's muffled..but he thinks it may be Ragnarok that's yelling..So he's back too? How did he get back?
Crona can't really think about that now..He grips his fist and runs towards the dinning room doors..knowing who Ragnarok is most likely yelling at..knowing things are about to get so much harder..so much more intense..
Maka...
That's what's keeping him going. The thought of the girl he loves..the thought of those beautiful green eyes and wheat blonde hair..of her smile..of her touch..It's all her..without her..life has no meaning..
Maka is his life.
Crona opens up the dinning room doors..yet he doesn't walk in..Ragnarok's words getting him to pause and stare on at the scene before him.
"-Maka's fucking gone! Your fucking sister took her! Why the hell didn't you come to help?! You could have stopped that helicopter! I know you were fucking watching us! Why didn't you do anything?!" Ragnarok roars at Medusa..the snake witch is sitting at the dinning table..looking at a blank crystal ball..Her eyes can't be read. Ragnarok's face is a deep scowl..his being flickering in his rage..He hasn't notice Crona..he can't take his glaring eyes off of the witch..His whole self burning with hate. Medusa doesn't answer him..She doesn't look up..she doesn't do anything. "Answer me!" Ragnarok picks up a chair..and throws it beside Medusa's head..it breaks on the wall..not hitting her. "Fucking look at me!" He doesn't care that he's threatening and commanding this woman that he is a slave to..that could destroy him with a snap of her fingers..
Maka is gone. She's gone again..and this bitch isn't doing anything. She just let Maka get taken away.
"..You should remember who your talking to Ragnarok." Medusa does a wave of her hand..Ragnarok is sent flying across the room..hitting the wall hard, getting him to grunt in pain. Crona's chest tightens at seeing this..a hate of his own..burning for his mother..That's right! She could have came! She could have stopped Maka from being taken!..and now she's hurting Ragnarok..his brother..
All he has left.
Crona is about to go in..to stop Medusa from hurting Ragnarok anymore..when..she speaks again.
"I couldn't come through...I could only get my magic to you..it took a lot to hold it..I could only get you out of there..I couldn't come to your aid." Medusa's voice is motor toned.
"But..But the fucking force field was down! Your bull shitting me!" Ragnarok yells as he gets off the wall..walking towards her again.
"The force field was not down..it was only weakened." Medusa closes her eyes. "..It seems Crona's demon couldn't do much more then that." Crona tenses at..Medusa opens her eyes. "..Even if the force field was down...If Arachne didn't show up..I doubt I would have come to you."
"What the hell are you-"
"I may not have been able to go through the portal..but I could still watch you through the Crystal ball..I could still hear you.." She locks eyes with Ragnarok. "You two were thinking about excepting the witch hunter's offer. You were thinking about not coming back." Ragnarok stares at her..not knowing what she's going to do..He's not expecting how she looks back down at the crystal ball..a far away look to her eyes. "..Maybe I could have gotten through..if I had started gathering my magic from the beginning to force my way through..but then I saw that..When I thought of the possibility of the witch hunter's offer...I was hoping you would take her and go. Take her away from me.." Medusa gets up..her hair casting a shadow over her eyes. "It's too tempting having her around..I was willing to let her go..maybe I even wanted to stop all of this.." Medusa slowly looks up..her lips are twisted in a warped smile..her eyes bouncing. "It's just too tempting having her around me! Ohh she looks so much like Kami! I could have her back! I'm so close I can taste it!" She laughs..
Ragnarok stares at Medusa with wide eyes..a shiver being sent down his spine..but he keeps his back straight..he won't show his fear..he's seen a lot of Crazy lately..But a Crazy Medusa? Fuck no. She's crazy enough as it is!
"But.." Medusa's laughter stops..her eyes steadying..seeming to get herself together. "..I've forgotten something very important. In my own pursuit..I pushed it away. Maka made me remember.." Medusa locks eyes with Ragnarok. "..it's time I make this all right..fix all that I have broken..pull everything back together..it's time for all of this to end." She closes her eyes. "..Crona are you just going to eavesdrop? Or are you going to come in?"
"Crona?" Ragnarok's eyes flash as he looks over at the other boy in the door way from Medusa's words..His scowl falling for a moment..a relief in his eyes as he watches Crona walk in..a look in the pink haired boy's eyes Ragnarok's never seen.
"I told you he would come back on his own." Medusa states boredly as Crona stands by Ragnarok..he doesn't look at the ghost..He stares intently at Medusa..a fire in his eyes.
"I-If you really w-want to fix all t-this then what are we doing j-just standing h-here? We h-have to get to Maka now!..' Crona grips his fist. "..I-I'm ready to go to war...i-i'm ready to end all of this too."
"I'm fucking ready too! It's time to kill your fucking bitch of a sister once and for all!" Ragnarok glares at Medusa. "Where are Eruka and Free? We need all the fucking help we can get."
"They are no longer with us." Medusa states blankly.. "It's just us and my experiments...but it's all that we need.." Medusa snaps her fingers..a black sword appearing in her hands. "..I'm aware that the demon is no longer with you Crona..i'm also aware you don't have a body to use Ragnarok..in short you're both weak and will only be dead weight in battle...Crona, here." She throws the sword towards him..the hilt facing Crona. He reaches for it..grabbing it..Crona cries out in surprise at the weight of it and the blade stabs into the wooden floor..no matter how much Crona tries to pull..it's way too heavy for him.
"What the fuck is this? A sword? This isn't a fucking battle in fairy tale land! What the hell is a sword suppose to do? And it's way too heavy for him! He can't even pick the damn thing up!" Ragnarok growls.
"It's too heavy when it's just him..but it's not too heavy for the both of you." Medusa looks at the boys' confused stares ."This sword is the sword of the dead. I crafted it awhile back for you two for this war..it is a sword that can only be activated with a being of the dead in the sword..and a close partner wielding the sword. It's power depends on your bond..the feeling of it is much like how it felt for Ragnarok to take control of your body..but this time Crona will be flowing into you Ragnarok, just as much as you do with him. This is a powerful sword..though I must warn you. Once you are inside the sword Ragnarok, you can not come out till the war is over..if you come out, the sword will shatter and you can't use it again." Medusa takes a step closer. "Try it out now..you must practice with it..and remember. Your team work is what powers the sword.." She closes her eyes. "..I have a few things to do..I must prepare for this war..for what's to come..when I come back." She opens her eyes..they're dark.. "It's time for war. We will save Maka from my sister..today my sister will die and go to hell.." She fades away.. "..Even if it means I'm dragging her down myself."
Crona and Ragnarok stare at where the snake witch was..taking in all her words..before they look at each other..the two of them being alone.
"..I c-can't believe this is happening.." Crona mumbles weakly..looking down at the black sword. "..I h-had her Ragnarok..s-she was in my arms and then.." He trails off..his eyes shaking.
"It wasn't your fucking fault. I didn't even see that shit coming." Ragnarok puts a hand on his shoulder..gripping it tightly in a way to comfort the smaller boy..Ragnarok stares at him a moment. "..Where the hell did you go?..I couldn't fucking find you and I ended up coming here alone.."
"..I w-went to get Judas.." Crona closes his eyes..afraid he might cry again. "..I t-thought he could save Maka.."
"Well? What happened?-"
"He's gone." Crona cuts him off..the words coming out more firmer then he expected.. Crona opens his eyes and looks down at the sword. "He c-couldn't beat Asura..but he bought us some m-more time.."
"Oh..." Ragnarok stares at Crona's eyes..how they shake..how he looks in pain..Ragnarok closes his eyes and shakes his head. "Shit.." He opens his eyes..and pats Crona's shoulder awkwardly. "..You uh..okay?..I know that demon was..close to you?" Ragnarok speaks slowly..he doesn't know what to say. He was never good with words. He always took action..but showing concern, trying to comfort someone else..this is still so new to him..and really what is he suppose to say to someone who lost someone that was close to them?..there's nothing you really can say..
There was nothing anyone could say when he lost his mother that would have made him feel better. No matter what anyone says..it didn't change the fact his mother was gone..and no matter what he says, it doesn't change the fact the demon is gone.
"I'm g-going to be okay.." Crona takes a shaky breath. "..I j-just need to get Maka back..I-I can't handle anymore lost Ragnarok."
"And you don't fucking have to. We aren't going to lose Maka. We're going to fucking bust up in Arachne's place with this fucking sword and kill the bitch. We're going to get Maka back and this is all going to fucking stop!" Ragnarok growls..his voice coming back firm..a fire in those piecing blue eyes.
"Right." Crona nods..before he looks over at the other boy..looks at this boy that's been with him almost as long as Judas..this boy that's been there..this boy that is like a brother to him..This boy that is his family..His protector..In this moment..he's so grateful for having Ragnarok..to have someone with him..to bare this burden with him..He couldn't deal with being alone now..and he doesn't have to. Ragnarok is here. He's always been here. "T-This ends completely..and y-you know what we have to do to completely stop a-all of this."
Ragnarok looks into Crona's eyes..his flash..before he nods. "Oh hell yeah..I get where your going with this Crona..we win this war..save Maka.." He grips his fist. "Then fucking kill the bitch. She can't be trusted and I'm tired of this shit!"
"We're going t-to end this.." Crona holds out his hand..that fire in his eyes. "Together."
"..Fucking together." Ragnarok puts his hand over Crona's..his eye twitches. "..I'll ignore how fucking gay this is without Maka."
Crona..can't help to crack a small smile at that even after all he's been through..This gets Ragnarok to grin.
"So you ready to fucking try out this sword? I'm not going to fucking like that I'm stuck in it till the war's over..but oh fucking well. I'm going to be a bad ass mother fucking sword!"
"I-I'm ready.." Crona grips the hilt of the sword tightly. "L-Let's see what this thing can do."
Ragnarok pauses for a moment..collecting himself..once he's inside this thing..he can't come out. He doesn't know what's going to happen to him..Medusa could be lying about it..this could destroy him..but..They need something..Without the demon..and without Ragnarok having a body they are a weak force. Though he could just possess Crona's body..He wouldn't have any power..and Crona could get killed..This better be as strong as Medusa was making it sound.
Ragnarok grips his fist..before he enters the sword..all he sees is darkness..there's nothing here..That's when the darkness grabs him..and with a surprised yelp..he's pulled down..deeper into what ever the hell this is..something flowing through him..dark and dangerous..this feeling is consuming him..swallowing him whole.
"R-Ragnarok?" Crona asks nervously..looking at the sword with shaking eyes..it's still so heavy..and he hasn't heard anything out of the other boy..Is he okay in there? Is something wrong? A panic grips his heart..his heart picking up speed..What if he doesn't come back? What if he's alone? He can't lose anymore..He can't lose his family. "Ragnarok!" Crona yells at the sword..he can hear his own fear in his voice..can hear the desperation..tears starting to well up in his eyes-
"Shut the fuck up Crona your going to blow my fucking ear drum out!" Ragnarok's voice snaps..getting Crona to tense and look at the sword..he can't help to gasp when he sees..Ragnarok's face in the black blade..He's grinning at him. " Are you fucking crying?"
"N-No!" Crona blinks the tears away and huffs. "I..I-I just thought I m-might have lost you too.."
The boy's soft words get Ragnarok's grin to fall..He stares at Crona a moment before sighing. "If I could come out, I would and beat the shit out of you for thinking I'm so fucking weak. I'm fine! Stop fucking worrying! Your not losing me, and your not losing Maka."
"R-Ragnarok.." Crona stares down at this sword..at this ghost..his chest tightening.
"What are you fucking waiting for? Try lifting me up, lets try this bitch out!" Crona nods before he tightens his grip on the sword..That's when he feels..Ragnarok's soul..he feels it flowing through him like it us to..he tenses..He's connecting with Ragnarok on a level he's never been before..He sees things..moments of Ragnarok's past...it's all fast forwarded..yet..seeing it makes him feel so much closer..Crona takes a deep breath..not stopping the flow of the connection..he lifts the sword up..it being as light as a feather.
"I-It worked.." Crona opens his eyes..his hair moving slightly..holding this sword..holding Ragnarok in his hands..he feels a power course through him..and with looking at the large grin on Ragnarok's face in the blade..Crona knows he must feel it too..the connection..The trust..the bond they have.
Together they love Maka. Together they will fight this war..together they will save her..
Crona starts swinging the sword around..It comes almost naturally..It cuts through the air..a power radiating off of it..Crona doesn't know how long he spends just swinging the sword around..practicing slicing down..across..for once in his life..he feels powerful..
Ragnarok's thinking of Maka..of saving her..Just like he is..Crona can see into this boy's thoughts now..they have crossed a boundary that hasn't been crossed before..
"This feels fucking amazing!" Ragnarok roars out. "I feel a power building!"
Crona feels it too..The sword shakes in excitement..Crona has to grip onto it tighter so it doesn't go flying out of his hands..This feeling is going through him..
Maka..Maka..Maka..
Crona cries out as this feeling becomes too much..He wants to let go of the sword..it's becoming almost painful now..his head is so crowded with his own thoughts and Ragnarok's..He takes a step forward..His sword becomes heavy again..Crona goes to let it hit the ground..to take a break..But when the sword touches the ground..It moves forward on it's own in a slashing movement..all at once..all that build up..all the power is released..Crona and Ragnarok cry out as a wave of black power comes out of the sword..It hits the wall of the dinning room..completely destroying it..the wave doesn't stop till it goes through the whole mansion in the direction it's going..destroying all in it's path.
"Holy fucking shit!" Ragnarok watches this with wide eyes. "Did you fucking see that?! We fucking did that! That's fucking awesome as shit!"
"Y-Yeah.." Crona blinks..still not being able to believe that something that powerful came from him..no..it didn't come from him..
It came for both him and Ragnarok..together.
"Oh good. You two are fast learners." Medusa appears in front of them..looking at the hole in the wall blankly. "That is not the only attack the sword can do..It depends on how strongly the both of you are feeling about something. You must unite both your thoughts and feelings. I'm sure you have notice that you can hear each other's thoughts yes? You may even see bits of each other's past. This is the ultimate bond between the dead and the living. I'm glad you survived."
"..What the fuck you mean your glad we survived?" Ragnarok's eyes narrow at that.
"Well, there was a chance that the both of you could have been destroyed trying this." Medusa states like it's nothing. " If you entered the sword, and your soul flowed into Crona's..but the bond wasn't strong enough..The sword would have sucked Crona's life out..and you would have been trapped in the sword forever."
Ragnarok and Crona stare at her with wide eyes..the room going quiet..If their bond wasn't as strong..they could have both had a horrible fate..and then they would never see Maka again..Crona hears Ragnarok cussing Medusa out in his head..You think he's a potty mouth now..oh boy, just listen to all the stuff he says in his head..Crona can feel Ragnarok's anger..can feel his frustration..It's odd..being so close to someone..Does he feels all that Crona's feeling too?..He must..
"You could have fucking killed us bitch!" Ragnarok snarls.
" Could have. But I didn't." Medusa waves him off..She looks different..darker..stronger.. "I have set up all my experiments..they are already positioned on my sister's island..I took a little longer then I wanted to...The war is already beginning...It's time to end all of this." Medusa snaps her fingers..and they all start to fade away..
The sword lights up..because both Crona and Ragnarok are thinking of the same thing..one thought and feeling that courses through both of their beings..one image that they can't get out of their heads..
Maka...
They all fade away.
"Welcome to gallows manor, my father's secret home. A place he made a long time ago..when the first war with Arachne started. This is where he protected the citizens that got hurt..where his men fought to keep the enemy forces out." Kid spreads his arms out..introducing this large mansion like place..it's polished clean, nothing out of place. The ten assassins look around with wide eyes, grinning to themselves. "Please take your injured to the infirmary down the hall, we have nurses here that will take care of them. If you are not too badly hurt come back here and reload on your weapons." Kid points over to a wall..and a table..the table is full of different kinds of bullets for different kinds of guns..on the wall is a range of weapons from axs to ak-47's. "All these weapons are yours, take what you like. Too much is never too much In a war like this. If you are hungry please see the kitchen and have your fill of the food provided by the maids..but please hurry. We don't have much time to prepare." Kid lifts his hand up..his expression serious. "Go now."
As soon as Kid is done with his speech, the ten people split..some heading to the infirmary with stretchers full of fallen assassins that are still alive..or regular people that are still alive. Some head right over to the weapon wall and start picking through them..while other's head to the kitchen to eat.
Kid watches all of them go..till there's no one standing before him..since the path is open..He can see that Justin boy resting on the couch where that old nurse left him..Kid should probably move him to the infirmary-
"Kid.." He tenses and looks over at Liz and Patty that are standing by his side..Liz has a deep frown on her face..and Patty seems to be looking behind Kid...at the boy that is starting to get up. "..I know you told us you have a plan..but there's no way we can win this with 14 people Kid..we need more people..we're going to get slaughtered out there, no matter how many weapons you give them.."
"I know we need more people but we have no time Liz! Maka has been taken by Arachne! We have to get to Maka as soon as we can..at any moment Arachne could try to complete the legend..and if she does that.." Kid grips his fist.. his eyes shaking. "Maka will die and her body will be taken from her! The world will fall apart..Arachne will be immortal..I can't let Maka die. I can't let Aranche or Medusa destroy the world.." Kid locks eyes with Liz. "We have no more time."
"He's right." Kid looks behind him..surprise to see Justin. The blonde boy is staring at the three with those empty eyes..a far away look in them. "Don't ask me how I know this but Arachne will not waste any time doing the ritual..unlike Medusa she only has one goal, and that's immortality. Arachne wants to be the queen of the world and if we don't save Maka she is going to succeed." Justin puts a hand to his heart..those empty eyes filling up with a fire. "..I felt Maka's power flow through me once again..I know the only reason I am alive and well right now is because of her. You can count me in on this war. I am forever grateful to her, as long as I breathe I will do all I can to save her."
Kid looks at Justin with wide eyes..He's never talked to this guy in his life..yet he knows so much..He wants to ask how..but he guess it doesn't matter..He was with Maka..and if Maka saved him they must be close..
"Yay the cute boy is up and going to fight with us!" Patty cheers, punching the air.
"Cute boy?" Liz raises her eye brow at her sister who giggles..Justin blushes slightly from the attention only for Kid to tap him on the shoulder. Justin looks over at the young witch hunter that's looking at him intently.
"..Pardon me, but how do you know Maka?..i'm just curious is all." Kid watches as Justin's eyes go back empty.
"We went to the same insane asylum." Justin states blankly.
"Dark side asylum?" Kid's eyes get wide when Justin nods.
"Ohh he has a crazy side." Patty grins. "I like them crazy ones."
"Patty considering all the shit we're been through with crazy people i'm surprise you can still say that." Liz sighs.
"Well Justin isn't trying to eat anyone's face off so as long as he isn't doing that he's A-okay in my book!" Patty gives Justin a thumbs up..The blonde boy giving her a friendly smile.
"Okay so now we have 15 people..it's not much better." Liz hugs herself..frowning.
"Don't start fucking counting yet!" A loud voice roars..before the front doors to the gallows manor is busted open.
"What on earth?-" Kid starts in alarm..as one of his doors falls off and the other stays on..but when the large group of people come piling into this place..He blinks as he takes in them all..There has to be..about 80 large men in the gallows manor now. They're all big and buff..dirty from head to toe..some have cigarettes in their mouths, while other's have a can of beer in their hands..Kid has to stop himself from wrinkling his nose as Giriko pushes through the crowd, grinning sharply at Kid.
"Here you go Kid I got you some more fighters! These fuckers and me go way back..hell lucky for us they were able to bust out of jail from all the commotion going on, you know the end of the world and all. They're fucking willing to fight as long as you give them a big ass meal. Hell if we were somewhere like Georgia I could have you a lot more men but this is all the family I got down here."
"F-Family?" Kid blinks at all the smug smiles..He realizes it's not all men..there's some women..very manly looking women..a lot of them have that dirty brown hair..some have blonde..but they all look rugged.
"Yup. Haven't spoken to any of these fuckers in years, mainly because most of my family is either in jail or dead..but hell they'll do anything for a good meal. You do have fucking food don't you?" Something flashes through Giriko's eyes..fear?..all these other ruff people's eyes narrow.
"..Yes I do. There is a buffet of different foods my maids have prepared in the kitchen down the hall-" that's all Kid had to say..In a blink of an eye..all the rough people are gone, running down the hallway like animals..Kid wrinkles his nose..He can feel a panic in him..what if they break something? What if they track mud? or..oh god move any of the paintings!
Kid grabs at his hair in distress..breathing heavily..his eye twitching..His legs wobble and he falls, being caught by Liz.
"Everything's going to be fine. They'll just eat our food and the maids will clean up what they destroy." Liz reassures..Patty nodding...but her eyes are else where.
Giriko grins, watching his family before chuckling..He looks back at Kid to get his thank you..only to stop when he sees Justin beside Kid..staring at Giriko with those big, baby blue eyes..his lips slightly parted..Giriko feels his chest tighten and before he knows it he's running towards this smaller boy..his brown eyes shaking..Giriko doesn't stop running..till he's right in front of Justin..He slings his arms around the smaller boy..holding him close to his chest..He can't help but to sigh, feeling Justin's warmth..feeling his normal heart beat against his own..
"Justin..Are you fucking okay? I was so fucking worried when I woke up at the apartment and you two weren't there..fuck..i'm sorry I should have fucking been there I just..Did the demon hurt you? What happened? I came looking for you as soon as I woke up..fuck Justin.." Giriko tightens his grip on Justin..as if he didn't he would be gone..He tangles his tan fingers in Justin's blonde curls..He keeps his back straight..trying to seem strong..but this boy has the power to destroy him..he knows it..He wonders if Justin knows..how much he means to him. If he were to lose Justin..it would kill Giriko. He's suppose to be his protector..
Giriko loves Justin.
"It wasn't your fault Giriko. I'm just glad your alright..to be honest I don't really know what happened after I passed out..The demon came..Then I remember..he took me over.." Giriko tenses..Justin only tightens his grip on him. "..I overcame him Giriko. I fought him out of my body..I won..but then..then he stabbed me.." Justin puts a hand to his heart. "..right through the chest.."
"I didn't see a wound on your chest when I saw you!" Giriko eyes get wide..looking at Justin's chest as if he could see it..His eyes shake.
"..that's because Maka healed me..she saved me Giriko..if not for her I wouldn't be standing before you now.." Justin gets a far away look.
"Maka.." Giriko rubs Justin's hair..He closes his eyes.. "..Thank you..We're going to get you fucking out of this mess..Just you hold on bitch."
"..It wasn't just Maka." Justin suddenly says in Giriko's chest, getting the older man to look at him.. "..I shouldn't be alive right now."
"What are you-"
"When I was laying on the ground..bleeding to death..I knew my time had come..I saw the shadow of death..there to claim me..yet.." Justin closes his eyes. "..It didn't. It only hovered over me..waiting..for what I don't know..but then I felt Maka's power..and the shadow of death disappeared.. "Justin opens his eyes..looking into Giriko's confused eyes. "..Odd huh?"
"I'll say. Everything is fucking odd now a days." Giriko shakes his head. "What happen to the fucking normal? I thought the insane asylum was fucking bad!" Giriko chuckles humorlessly. "I can't believe i'm fucking saying this but I miss that place! Damn!"
"I don't..If we were still there then I would still be a slave to the demon."Justin's words get Girko to tense.
"..I didn't mean..I didn't know-"
"It's okay." Justin cups this older man's cheeks..he gives him a smile..his cheeks tinting. "..I'm just so glad I got to see you again..I thought..I thought I never would..I thought I was going to die.." Justin's eyes well up..it seeming to hit him completely..He really almost died. He was almost taken from Giriko..his love..He was almost robbed of life when it's finally a life worth living. "I thought I was going to lose everything..I thought I was going to lose you."
'But you didn't. Your fucking okay now and that's how it's going to stay." Giriko grabs his hands..and holds them in his larger ones..those brown eyes boring into Justin's. "I'll never fucking leave your side again. I'll always be there to protect you..Your not fucking dying. I won't let you fucking die on me." Giriko pulls Justin in, kissing him roughly..yet it still looks soft for the older man. He wraps his arms around Justin's waist..being careful with this teeth, not wanting to hurt the smaller boy. Giriko kisses Justin with a passion..it tells the smaller boy all the things he can't say..but he hopes he can feel..just how much he cares, just how much he needs him.
"I love you Giriko.." Justin breaks away from the kiss , breathless, his cheeks a dark pink..The older man grins, pulling him back into the kiss.
"I love you too Justin." Giriko growls against his lips for having to say it out loud before he claims them once again.
"Awww!" Liz and Patty shout..Liz because she thinks it's cute..Patty because she realizes Justin is taken.
"This is so much butt.." Patty pouts.
"Looks like you'll have to find someone else." Liz says happily..She's not too sure about her sister dating someone from a insane asylum anyway.
"Nah! It just means I have to try harder to get him!" Patty's pout turns to a determined grin..Getting Liz to wince..she doesn't like the look of this.
"Uh.." Kid gathers himself together only to look over at Giriko and Justin..seeing their make out session..He can't help to wrinkle his nose once more..very much not liking the sight. "Must you do that out in the open?" Kid complains, getting him a middle finger from Giriko. Kid's eye twitches..but when he sees Giriko's sharp teeth..His eyes flash..before they narrow again. "Once you two are done go to the wall and get some weapons..." Giriko grunts in response, getting Kid to sigh.
"I can see how they're all family." Kid mumbles as he starts walking down the hallway..He can hear the roaring laughter of those men Giriko brought in..he can also hear glass shatter..Don't think about it. Don't think about it. There's more important things to worry about now..don't think about it.. He takes a deep breath. "They all act like animals.."
"I don't care what they act like." Liz comments, walking by his side. "They're more men and that's what we need! We have close to one hundred people now! Even though that's still not very good it's a hell of a lot better then 15!"
"Yeah and I bet they know how to fight! They look like it!" Patty cheers. "Come on Kid they seem like fun!"
"Fun! Right." Kid shakes his head..but he sighs. "Your right though..it is nice that we have more people..maybe if we play this safety..we can win this..we can save Maka.."
"Yeah..' Liz stops when they get to a door..She stares at it with a far away look..before she looks over at Patty who stopped with her, looking at her with confused eyes. "..That little boy we carried here is in this room..you want to pay him a quick visit?"
"Oh yeah! I hope he's okay and I didn't give him brain damage." Patty smiles sheepishly as Liz opens the door and they walk in.
Kid continues to walk on..he's looking for a certain door..a certain room that holds a certain person. He finds it a few feet down..He takes a deep breath..gathering himself before he opens the door..walking in.
"Oh." Soul tenses, looking up from what he's doing..his eyes widen when they see Kid..only for them to go back to normal. "Oh heya kid."
"..What are you doing?" Kid stares at how..Soul holds a needle with some thread in his hand..He looks at Soul's chest..seeing that most of it is stitched closed now..dried blood on the white bed sheets he's laying on.
"Stitching myself." Soul grunts before he stabs the needle through one side of the cut..before making It come out from the other side..He pulls and the cut is pulled back together..He continues doing this down The large cut in his chest..going down to his hip..he's almost done.
"Are you crazy?! I have nurses to do this for you! I sent one in here to take care of you!"
"And I sent her out. Told her I didn't need her." Soul grunts as he finishes the stitch..he pulls hard..wincing slightly as he leans down..biting on the thread..cutting it with his teeth. "..It's not like this is the first time I've had to stitch myself together." Soul grins over at Kid as he grabs the antiseptic spray...He braces himself before he sprays the stitch work..grinding his teeth at the pain..He pants..sweating. "I've done this..plenty of times."
"It doesn't change the fact it's foolish doing it yourself when you have people to help you!" Kid growls as Soul gets up..grabbing a roll of bandage- "Give me that!" Kid stanches it from him. 'You'll never be able to put this on correctly with where the cut is! You'll put the bandage on sloppy and unsymmetrical." Kid rambles on as he unrolls the bandage..He begins dressing Soul's wound..being careful with it..making sure he covers all of the stitches then goes over the other side..giving him a X shape bandage on his chest. "There." Kid smiles, taking a step back.. admiring his work. "Perfectly symmetrical!"
"If you say so.." Soul's face is a bit red..but he grins at Kid. "..Thanks man."
"It's I who should be thanking you Soul..if you didn't do what you did..I wouldn't be here.." Kid puts the bandages down on the counter next to the infirmary's bed..his eyes holding a far away look. "..so thank you."
"No problem! Hell, it's what friends do right?"
"..Friends?" Kid looks over at Soul with his eye brow raised...when he sees Soul's pout..Kid grins. "Just don't do it again..you almost gave me a heart attack.." Kid sighs..can't believing he's saying this. "..Friend."
"Fuck yeah! You actually fucking called me your friend!" Soul punches the air. "This day is so fucking cool! I fucking killed so many people with a fucking machine gun, got slashed down by a crazy, finally got you to admit we're friends, and I'm about to fight in another war! Hell yes!" he seems so pumped...Kid only looks at him like he's crazy..who would be pumped about getting slashed across the chest and almost dying?..Only soul..He's crazy..So..why does Kid find himself smiling at this boy?..Maybe he's happy he's still himself..even after all this..but Kid doesn't know.
"..Actually Soul..about the war-" Kid starts.
"Kid!" Liz and Patty open the door to soul's infirmary..Patty seems excited while Liz looks anxious. "All the assassins and The men Giriko brought are ready! They have gotten their weapons and are waiting for your orders."
"Perfect. Then it's time to start this war.." Kid starts to head out-
"So that means we should probably be getting our weapons now right?" Liz stops him at the door.
"Yeah! I want a Machine gun! They're so cool! I'll show those fuckers not to mess with the Thomson sisters!" Patty chuckles darkly..a dangerous glint in her eyes.
"Hell yes! I just need my two Ak-47's. Maybe a grenade if you have it!" Soul puts on a black shirt Kid told the nurse to give him..It fits well, covering and protecting his wound.
"No." Kid states bluntly..Getting Liz, Patty, and Soul to look at him oddly.
"What do you mean no Kid? We need weapons too-" Liz starts.
"I mean no. Your not getting weapons..your not even going to war." Kid states firmly. "All three of you are staying here."
"What?" They all shout in unison, their face falling.
"What the hell do you mean we're staying here?! Kid I was born to kill! If this is about my cut i'm fine! It's only a scratch!" Soul protests.
"I want to save Maka too! You can't just leave us here! This world is ours too! We want to protect it!" Patty puts her hands on her hips.
"Kid I made a vow to stay with you, no matter what. You can't leave us behind, this war is as much as ours as it is yours! We're stayed by your side all this time and i'm not planning on that changing!" Liz's eyes burn fire..She takes a step closer.
"This war won't be like the one we where just in with the Crazies..This will be worse. I almost lost you three back then..The pain, with just thinking I was going to lose you was too much. Your not going to war. It's way too dangerous. As your leader Liz, and Patty, I command you to stay here."
"Kid you can't do this!" Liz's face falls..Patty frowning.
"Hey Kid." Soul snaps..getting the other boy to look at him. " Stop being stupid. You can't tell them if they fight this war or not..This isn't just your war, it's everyone's war. This war will determine if we still have a fucking world to go to. If they want to fight, let them. You need all the help you can get and I bet these girls care as much for you as you do them! They want to fight by your side!" Soul's eyes narrow. "And your not my leader. I'll fight this war. I'm not leaving your side either. I'm fighting to the fucking end."
"Yeah me too!" Patty grabs Kid's arm. "We want to stay with you Kid and fight!"
"No I-"
"If you don't let us go we will destroy everything in here and make it so unsymmetrical you won't even be able to tell that this is gallows manor when you come back!" Liz shouts.
"..You wouldn't.."
"We would. We're going with you Kid. You can't get rid of us." Liz puts a hand on his shoulder. "We're a family. We fight together..and if we have to.. "She tightens her grip on his shoulder.. "..We die together. I could never live with myself if you died in battle Kid and I wasn't there..Together we have more of a chance of survival.."
"Liz.." Kid's eyes shake..as he looks at the older sister..then at the younger one.. "Patty.." He bows his head..He doesn't want them coming..but they're right..he doesn't have a right to keep them away from protecting their world..He's just..afraid..He's so afraid how this will turn out..
"it's okay.." Kid looks up to see Soul, Liz, and Patty smiling at him..they believe in him..they are willing to fight by his side..willing to die by his side..it gets his chest to tighten..and he straightens his back..he can't show them weakness..no, he has to be strong for all of them..He has to be strong so they can win this.
"Right..then Soul, Liz, Patty..go get your weapons...and make sure to get a knife and plenty of crosses..i'll explain latter." Kid commands..his voice firm before he takes off running out of the infirmary..heading towards where his army is..
"Wait a minute.. Kid didn't want me to go like he didn't want you guys to go..Oh shit! He does fucking care! I am a part of the family!" Kid hears Soul's voice boom as he runs..Kid can't help to scoff..
Yet why is he smiling..? maybe he likes the idea of Him, Soul, Liz, and Patty being a family..maybe he's found that the young assassin isn't so bad. He's annoying yes. He's retarded..most of the time..but he has a good heart..He saved this life..and he's sticking by him in this..
Maybe, just maybe he's family to him too.
When Kid gets into the main room..It's packed with people..the rough looking people are shouting out loudly..cussing and laughing..The assassins seem to be joining them..seeming okay with their company. Justin and Giriko are standing off to the side..they have stopped making out, thank goodness and are armed now. Giriko holding a..chain saw? In his hands..where did he get that?..The older man has a shot gun strapped to his back..Justin has a hand gun..Is that all he got? He should get more-
When all the men see Kid they starting roaring excitedly. "Fuck yeah it's time!" " let's kill some bitches!" Kid has to fight his way through..So he can stand at the front..before all of them..They all cheer, holding their guns up in the air..they're hyped..the assassins aren't as much..because they have already had a taste of war..now they're having it again.
"Quiet everyone." Kid starts..the assassins settle down but all the other's don't. "I said-"
"He said fucking shut the hell up!" Giriko roars at the crowd..and surprisingly this gets all of them to stop..looking at Kid intently..dark looks in their eyes.
"Um..Yes well.." Kid coughs in his hand. " As you know we are about to go to war. We have no more time to prepare so let me go over our fighting plan." Kid glances over the wall..seeing Liz, Patty, and Soul are picking out their weapons before he looks back at his army. "Arachne's castle is large and full of thousands of troops. They will be armed but the good thing is that her troops are human. They are not mad, they are human like me and you. You can not hold back." Kid looks at assassins. "You will be our first attack. As the troops come filing out of the castle, I want you to shoot them down as they come." Kid looks at the large group of men Giriko brought. "If the assassins fail getting them all, which i'm sure plenty will get through, that is when you charge, you fight the ones that come through, show no mercy.."
Kid gestures for Soul, Liz, and Patty to come forward..They do, all of them standing next to Kid with their weapons looking confused. "I, along with these three, will be the ones to penetrate into the castle. We will be the ones to face Arachne..We will move as a small unit and get through the Castle." Kid points at Justin and Giriko. "you two are also apart of this group. Your job is to help us create a path into the castle. I must get through into the castle..Then these three, if you two are able then come with us, we are going to need as much help as we can get."
Justin and Girko nod..fire in both of their eyes..
"Do you all understand your roles?" Kid looks around the room..His army roars, showing they do..They wave their guns in the air..getting ready for this.
"So Kid.." Liz looks at him almost nervously. "..Uh where exactly is Arachne's castle?"
"On a island off the coast of Africa..That is what it says in my father's records anyway."
"..Okay how the hell are we going to get over there with all these people?! And in time to save Maka!" Liz is freaking out now..Patty tilts her head..and Soul looks over at Kid..all the others can't hear their dilemma.
" With this.." Kid digs into his jacket..pulling out a box..He opens it slowly..purple light shining out of it..When Liz blinks a couple of times..She sees the small purple gem in it..She can feel the magic radiating off of it. ".. My father gave this to me a long time ago..He told me..if I ever needed to escape..or go far away..that I could use this..I could take the whole house with me if I wanted.." Kid stares at the gem with a far away look. "It use to belong to someone.."
"Who?" Liz's eyes flash.
"...some one i've never met." Kid states blankly..He holds out the gem for all of these men to see..Kid's eyes are burning. "The war is about to start..if any of you want to back out of this..now is the time to do it..I can not guarantee that you will come out of this alive.." Kid takes a deep breath. "..But you either die here a coward, or you die for your life! For our world! If we lose this there won't be a world to come back too!"
"We fight to avenge the fallen!" Some one shouts out.
"We fight to save the world!" Another shouts out.
"No one here is a fucking coward! Let's fucking do this!" They all roar..cheering.
"We fight to bring back Maka.." Justin walks so he's beside Kid..That fire in his eyes as well.
"We fight to fucking end all of this." Giriko stands next to Justin.
"We fight for family!" Liz shouts.
"We fight for love!" patty cheers.
"We fight for the dead!" Soul roars out.
Kid closes his eyes.. "Very well..if no one is going to leave.." Kid opens his eyes..the gem lights up in his hand..
All of them fade away...
Kid takes a deep breath..
"We fight for life."
Where..Where is she?..
Maka groans..holding her head, her fingers gripping into her hair..She feels like she just got off a bad rollor coster..She doesn't feel anything..There's no pain..but she doesn't exactly feel pleasant either. How can she feel good?..After seeing all of the destruction the city has gone through..after seeing all those people dead on the concrete..seeing the living struggle with death..It made Maka sick not being able to help..She wanted to..She wanted to take It all away like she did with Justin and save them..
At least..At least she was able to save Justin..She gave him back his life but..she still feels..empty..all those people are going to die..Maka couldn't save them..
In the end..Death consumes all..It makes her wonder why she should even be fighting..why she tries so hard..when in the end it doesn't matter. Her life will be robed from her..either by the demon or my something else..hell even old age..Death will steal everything..no matter what she does..
So why does she even fight it?..It's a battle she can't win..that no one can win..So why..why does she fight?
"Oh yeah..it worked.." Maka tenses at that Voice..She whips her head up..realizing she's curled up in a ball on some wooden flooring..Her eyes widen slightly when they fall on her young mother..She's standing in front of a mirror with her shirt up..rubbing her slightly round belly with a frown on her face. "I'm definably pregnant.."
"You don't sound too happy about that." Medusa smirks..coming up behind her mother and hugging her from behind..She gently rubs Kami's stomach..The snake witch's stomach is out a little more then Kami's. "At least it only took one try to complete the task."
"Hell, I don't think I could have done it again." Kami grunts shaking her head. "Spirit is an idiot with the worse pick up lines I have ever heard." Kami closes her eyes..leaning into Medusa. "The only reason I made it through the night was because I closed my eyes..and I pictured he was you.." She opens her eyes and looks back at Medusa.
"Good.." Medusa cups her cheeks..her smirk turning into a smile. "It's over now Kami..Your got what you wanted out of him, you have your heir. You never need to deal with him again."
"I know it's just.." Kami gets a weird look on her face as she looks back at the mirror and rubs her stomach. "..I'm kinda..scared."
"Scared?" Medusa raises her eye brow. "Of what?"
"Of having a baby! It's going to hurt like a bitch! Something that big isn't suppose to come out of something this small! I mean..jeez!" Kami shakes her head. "I don't even know why we have to have kids..yeah I know we need a heir but i'm still so young!"
"It's better to have kids younger, It's better for teaching them and once your done your free to do whatever..you have your heir." Medusa nuzzles Kami's head. "It's only once you have to do this..You can handle the pain. Once it's over, it's over." She puts a hand to her own stomach. "For the both of us."
Kami looks back at Medusa a moment..looking at her stomach..She looks away and scratches her cheek. ".. You asked me about who I picked for this and stuff the first day I came back from it.." Kami looks at Medusa..a slight frown on her face. "..So can I asked who you picked?"
"Oh just some man.' Medusa waves it off. "I saw him come out of a university and figured a educated man is better then one that isn't."
"..How was it?" Kami shifts a little..rubbing her stomach.
"Nothing like how it is with you." Medusa purrs against Kami's ear getting her to blush darkly. "You could say I only got through..by picturing it was you..Your not the only one that had their eyes closed."
Kami smiles at Medusa..She laughs a little..rubbing Medusa's stomach as She rubs Kami's...Kami looks into Medusa's eyes..those green orbs starting to light up. "When both our babies are born..it's going to be so great! We'll be a family Medusa..raising our kids together.." Kami leans her head on Medusa's shoulder..smiling. "It's beautiful."
"If you say so Kami." Medusa grabs her by the chin, giving Kami a soft kiss.
"Have you thought of what your going to name your daughter?..I have a couple of names I like but I don't know.." Kami frowns.
"I haven't even thought about it."
"What?! Are you serious? That's all i've been thinking about! Time's running out Medusa, and when you have your baby and they ask you what her name is, how are you going to respond?"
"I don't know now..but I will then." Medusa locks eyes with Kami. "I will name her when I lay my eyes on her..The name will come to me."
"What if it doesn't?" Kami tilts her head..when Medusa smiles confidently.
"It will...why don't you try it?..Have a name just in case..but when you look at your daughter, and hold her for the first time, the name will just come to you." Medusa runs her fingers through Kami's hair. " At least that's what my mother use to tell me.." She gets this far away look.
Kami stares at her a moment..before hugging her tightly. "..I guess i'll try it but i'll definably have a name picked out just in case! I don't want to name her anything stupid.." Kami pouts.
"You won't.." Medusa lifts Kami's head up again by grabbing her chin..Medusa smriks. Her face close to Kami's. "Enough about the babies..let's talk about us." Medusa leans in, taking the flesh of Kami's neck into her mouth..biting, nipping gently getting Kami to groan..her face getting flushed..
As Medusa is pushing her mother against the wall..her hands roaming shamelessly on Kami's body..Maka is suddenly yanked up..jerked up out of this house..out of this room..not that Maka minds..it seems they where about to take it to a level Maka really doesn't want to ever see.
Everything fades away from her...
When she can see again..She's in what looks to be..a hospital room? Maka frowns, looking around..only to stop when her eyes fall on the bed in this room..Her mother lays in a hospital bed..her eyes half lidded in fatigue..her hair slicked to her face from sweating..Needles in her hands..her breathing coming out in broken breaths..She looks so tired..so wore out. Maka takes a step forward in concern-
"Kami albarn.." Maka stops and looks over at the nurses that just walked in..they're smiling at the tired woman in the bed..one holding a pink bundle in her arms. "Here she is..your daughter."
"Let me see her..let me see what's caused me all this pain.." Kami groans, holding out her arms weakly. The nurses give her a odd look..but come closer with the pink bundle..the blanket covering the baby's face. They gently hand over the bundle to Kami..She holds it in her arms..looking down at it blankly as she goes to move the blanket to get her first look at the baby girl-
Her eyes widen..her lips slightly part..as she takes in this life that she has made in her arms..She takes in the baby's small body..the little hands clenching and un-clenching..Kami takes in the tired expression of the baby girl..but most of all..She takes in her eyes. The baby stares back at Kami with those same green eyes..They're so large..so pretty..so pure..
Maka watches as something changes in her own Mother's eyes as she looks down at this baby..a smile forming on her lips..
"Have you got a name-" A nurse starts.
"I know what her name is." Kami blurts out..her smile getting bigger as she lightly rubs the baby's cheek.."It just came to me..like you said Medusa.." She nuzzles the baby gently..Kami's eyes changing..inside and out..She looks at this baby..with a look Maka remembers her giving her a lot throughout life..
A look of love.
"Her name...is Maka."
Everything fades away.
Now Maka's in..a dark room?..She can't see..where is she? Where-
A door suddenly opens, pouring light into this dark home..Kami walks in..holding that pink bundle in her arms..Smiling down at it..that look in her eyes til there. "Medusa i'm back! You were right the name just came to me!" Kami looks up from the baby..only to frown when she sees how dark it is. "..Medusa?"
The woman in question..suddenly appears in front of Kami..a couple of bags by her feet..Her bangs covering her eyes..without a word she holds out her arms..gesturing to take the baby. Kami hesitates..but she puts the pink bundle in Medusa's arms..The snake witch holds baby Maka against her chest..her bangs moving..as she looks down at this innocent new baby..The baby that's looking at the snake witch with those big green..curious eyes...
Medusa..smiles.
"She's beautiful Kami..She has your eyes.." Medusa rubs the baby's cheek gently. "Good..I always loved your eyes." Meudsa looks up to see Kami blush..a big smile on her face. "What is her name?"
"Maka.." Kami sings out..like it's the most right thing in the world..her eyes shinning. "Pretty right? Like you said it just came to me!"
"Very pretty.." Medusa nuzzles Maka before gently handing her back to Kami..her eyes holding a far away look.
"So..Where's your daughter? How did the labor go? Did she come out healthy?-" Kami gushes...Medusa's eyes flash.
"No. She came out very sick."
"Oh I-" Kami frowns deeply.
"Maka is very beautiful..very precious Kami..I'm gald she came out healthy..that she came out like she was suppose to." Medusa grabs the bags..lifting them up..Kami looks at them..a confused frown turning her lips.
"..Is that..my stuff?"
"You have to leave Kami."
"..What?"
"You can no longer stay here. You are 18, You are an adult. I am no longer your guardian. Don't worry, I have a nice place for you in the city. Prefect for Maka and you-"
'Whoa, whoa!" Kami holds out one of her hands like a stop sign, her eyes wide. "What you mean I can't stay here anymore? You already got me a place to stay? What the hell are you talking about? You didn't say anything about this before we gave birth! Why would you want to kick me out?" Kami frowns..hurt in those big green eyes..the baby in her arms..starts to whimper..as if sensing her mother's sadness, She starts to cry. Kami quickly gives baby Maka attention, rocking her, whispering to her to get her to stop..
"It's not that I want you to leave Kami..I don't. I don't want you leaving..but.." Medusa closes her eyes . "This is for you and Maka's protection..think about it Kami..Maka isn't safe here. What if your off for a mission..and you leave her here..and Arachne's group raids our house?..You know my bitch of a sister would sink so low as to hurt your kid to get back at you Kami..now that we have children..Arachne has new targets.." Medusa has a unreadable expression.. "You know it's true..it's not safe here..I'm tired of my sister hurting you Kami..you don't deserve it..I wouldn't want your daughter getting taken away from you.." Medusa looks at how Kami holds the bundle closer to her chest..Her eyes shaking as she takes in what Medusa's saying ."..and It looks like you don't want that either."
"N-No I.." Kami looks into the baby's big eyes..they're watery from crying..looking at her..staring at her..this small life..That look is in Kami's eyes gets..stronger..firmer..a resolve in them. "..Your right Medusa..it's not safe here..but how would moving out be any saver?"
"We don't tell anyone you have moved out. You don't say anything about it to anyone..and when you come to the witches council..you will first transport yourself here and we go together..then we leave together..Arachne will never know." Medusa explains as she takes a step forward.
"Okay..but..will we..we will.." Kami frowns..something on the tip of her tongue that she's having trouble getting out.
'We will still see each other. I will be around your place as much as I can." Medusa reassures..Kami sighing in relief..holding the bundle closer.
"Okay..so..then I should take your daughter too right? So she can be safe with me-"
"My daughter is fine."
"..But Medusa i'm sure Arachne would try to hurt her!-"
"Everything is fine. Trust me." Medusa grabs Kami. "Come on, let me show you your new home-"
"Wait! I still haven't gotten to see your daughter!" Kami protests.
"She's very sick. I don't want to show her to you this way..but I promise you will see her some time." They start fading away.
"..Can't you at least tell me her name?" Kami frowns..holding the baby closer to her chest.
Medusa closes her eyes..hiding something from Kami as they disappear..
"Her name is Crona."
That's when everything fades away.
...So this is when Medusa kicked her mother out because she had a boy..Crona's story is pulling this together..Maka wonders how much different things would be..if Medusa told Kami the truth..
She can't think of that now. Medusa didn't tell her the truth...yet why did they stop talking?..Why did they grow apart if Medusa said she was still going to visit her mother?..unless she was lying?..and where the hell does Spirit get involved in this?
When Maka can see again..She's in a home she doesn't recognize, in a living room she doesn't know. It's a nice place..tan carpet beneath her feet, the walls are painted a nice white..with big and tiny mult-colored hand prints? Maka blinks as she looks at these out of place hand prints..it looks like they we're put on with paint..Maka tears her eyes away from the walls to look around some more..there's no Tv but there's plenty of little stuff animals around..a pacifier on the table next to a couch in here..
"Good morning Maka.." Maka tenses at that sweet voice..looking over to see her mother walk into this room..holding a baby in her arms..She's much larger then the last time Maka saw her..saw herself..Little Maka has a full head of wheat blonde hair, it's not long but it's there..She's dressed in a cute blue dress that looks a little to big for her..Little Maka smiles at her mother..with a 5-tooth smile and makes a cute little sound that can't be found in the English dictionary..but Kami giggles all the same. "What do you wana do today? Play the piano-"
Little one year old Maka does a clap of her hands at that and bounces her body in Kami's arms, getting the woman to smile..It's a bright smile..The older woman's green eyes look so much more alive..so much happier..full of love.
"Piano it is!" Kami pokes Little Maka's stomach, getting the baby to squeal. She carries Maka over to a small, toy piano on the floor..It's green with purple keys..a picture of Barney on the side. Kami sets Maka down carefully in front of the piano..before she takes her seat behind her, spreading her legs so Maka, and the piano are between her legs. Little Maka starts to hit the keys immediately, giggling as she makes sounds with the toy..She hits a high pitched key and she looks back at Kami..as if she did something good. Kami gives her a soft smile..getting Maka to smile again and go back to playing..
"Ah!" Little Maka makes a shout..holding her arms in the air suddenly.
"Oh? You want me to play?" Kami chuckles as she grabs her daughter's wrists gently..she places Maka's fingers on two different keys..Kami uses her daughter's hands to play the piano..It sounds more like music..and soon Maka recognizes the song..a very high pitched heart and soul. Little Maka giggles like there's no tomorrow as her mother uses her hands to make this song..the little girl's eyes boucing in joy..in merriment..and Kami is smiling..kissing the top of her Daughter's head lovingly.
Its a very touching scene..a very cute scene..old Maka can't help but to watch this..with her chest tightening..to see this scene in her life that she didn't even know had happened..
Her mother was such a good mother..while watching this..while seeing her mother's smile..Maka remembers why she fights so hard..
She fights for her mother. She fights for justice to be dealt..She fights to avenge her.
"After this we can paint the wall with our hands again, how does that sound?" Kami nuzzles her daughters head..Maka makes a happy sound, getting her mother to chuckle-
There's a knock at the door.
"Oh! That must be Medusa." Kami's smile grows as she lets go of her daughter..letting her play on the piano as she walks over to the door and opens it up..Sure enough, Medusa stands before her..those snake eyes still the same..She seems a bit tense. "Come on in! I-" Kami stops..wide eyed..when she sees what Medusa is holding in her arms..
A baby..She looks the same size as Maka now..a full head of pink hair..She looks at Kami with curious, charcoal colored eyes..wearing a black dress..a white bow in her hair..
"You finally brought her!" Kami squeals, taking the baby from Medusa..getting the snake witch to tense..but she doesn't take the baby back. Kami smiles at the baby that's looking at her with a frighten look. "It took you a year Medusa but your finally brought Crona with you! This is great! Crona and Maka can finally meet each other!" Kami nuzzles baby Crona..this seems to calm the baby down just a bit. Medusa comes in, closing the door behind her. "Oh Medusa she's beautiful! I'm so mad at you for not showing her to me sooner!" Kami gives Medusa a playful punch on the arm, getting Crona to make a scared shriek. "Oh i'm sorry baby, i'm just playing with your mommy-"
The baby's crying stops..when she looks behind Kami..her eyes falling on the other baby in the room..the baby that's staring at Crona with curious green eyes..Maka has stopped playing her piano..and is now just staring at the new baby in the room..She doesn't seem jealous..just curious.
Kami beams when she sees who Crona is looking at. "Oh that's my baby Maka..your sister." She carries Crona over to Maka..placing her right in front of Maka. "And Maka this is Crona..she's your sister."
Little Maka blinks at the other baby in front of her..Maka looks around..before she grabs a rattle and holds it out to Crona, making a high pitched sound as if telling the other baby to 'take it.'
Little Crona makes a scared sound before she wobbles up..running behind Medusa..hiding behind her leg..staring at Maka nervously...Medusa crosses her arms..her face is blank as she looks down at her child.
"Aw she's a shy thing." Kami chuckles as Maka tilts her head at the other baby. Kami smiles reasuringly. "There's nothing to be scared of Crona..Maka just wants to be friends.."
Little Crona stares at Maka..stares at the rattle she's still holding out for her..stares at those big, green eyes that seem confused..Crona slowly steps away from her mother's leg..and walks back towards Maka..nervously she sits in front of Maka..reaching out to take the rattle from the little girl-
Only for Maka to hit Crona on the head with it...getting the other baby to cry and hold her head.
"Maka!" Kami gasps when her daughter giggles at what she just did..She gives her a scolding look..that Maka ignores..She only stares at Crona who is still crying about what she did..
Suddenly..Maka gives Crona this 5-tooth smile..before she hugs her..maybe in a form of apology or maybe because she just wanted to get the other baby to stop crying..It works. Crona's tears slowly stop..She doesn't hug Maka back..but when Maka gives Crona the rattle Maka just hit her with..Crona smiles at Maka..a 3-tooth smile.
"That's sweet.." Kami gushes as she walks over to stand by Medusa..watching as the two babies start to play with blocks, making sounds at each other as if they are communicating. "They like each other." She smiles over at Medusa who is still staring at Crona with an odd look...Kami frowns. "Medusa?"
"I'm surpise they are getting along so well." Medusa speaks up, looking over at Kami, that odd look gone.
"Me too..it's like they're really meant to be sisters." Kami sighs as she leans her head against Medusa's shoulder..the older woman wrapping her arms around her waist, giving her a peck on the lips. "..I really wish you would just move in with us Medusa..I miss sleeping with you..and Maka seems to like you.." Kami looks in her eyes. "Couldn't we hide together?"
"You know if I left my home, Arachne would figure it out. She would search for me..as long as i'm in the home, Your safe. She won't be able to find you..but me..we have the same blood. If she really wanted to, she could find me. I'm not risking your safety." Medusa kisses Kami's lips that are turned in a frown.. "I'm here as if I live here Kami..I come as much as I can."
"I know.." Kami buries her head in Medusa's shoulder..the older woman holding her close, playing with her hair.
A crashing sound gets Kami and Medusa to look over at Crona and Maka..little Maka has just knocked down a tower of blocks Crona made..yet Crona doesn't cry..she giggles..and starts to rebuild the tower just for Maka to destroy. Little Maka is having a blast..She destroys Crona's tower again. Maka smiles at Crona again..before she leans in..giving Crona a kiss on the cheek..Crona makes a surprised sound..her black eyes shifting.
"Maka really likes her! She kisses me on the cheek all the time..it's just something she does." Kami smiles over at the two dreamily. "It's too cute." She lets go of Medusa to walk over to the two babies..She picks them both up, holding each in one of her arms. She beams at the two that are looking at her with black and green eyes full of curiosity. "You know what we should do Medusa? Get them to take a bath together! That would be so adorable with bubbles and rubber ducks and-"
"No." Medusa appears right in Kami..taking Crona from her. "No baths."
"Why not?" Kami pouts, holding Maka closer.
"I have to go. Mission soon." Medusa turns on her heel, starting to leave.
"Well I could watch Crona for you-"
"No. I have it." Medusa states bluntly..Crona looks behind her mother to look at Maka..she out stretches her small hands..reaching for Maka..wanting to go back.
"..Okay.." Kami frowns..Little Maka reaches out for Crona as well..and when Medusa disappears with the baby..Maka starts to cry. "Oh Maka don't worry Crona will be back!" Kami starts to rock Little Maka..speaking softly. "This isn't the last time you'll see her..I promise! She'll be back!"
Little Maka stops crying..looking up at Kami's bright eyes...even as a baby..Maka trusted her mother..
Everything fades away.
..Kami definably kept her promise..This encounter wasn't the last time she saw Crona..but it wasn't as her sister..Maka saw Crona as her fascination..then her need...then her love. Maka wonders if her mother could have ever had guessed things would turn out like this...probably not. Watching this..Maka has to question how it even ended up like this..How Crona wasn't her sister..how Spirit got into this..how things began..
When Maka can see again..She's in a park. It's nothing like the park she's use to..the one her mother use to take her to every Friday to get ice cream and feed the ducks..no..This park is much larger..full of little kids running around, and Parents watching them carefully.
"Here we go Maka..I know you have been upset about Medusa not showing up for awhile..I am too..but i'm sure a trip to the park will bring you right back up." Kami smiles down at her daughter who is walking by her side..Kami is holding her hand, leading her over to the sand box. Little Maka nods..She's a bit bigger now..her hair long enough to be put in small pig tails..She looks up at Kami with those big eyes..She's wearing a purple dress now.
"Cro?" Little Maka utters out, tiling her head...Kami frowns.
"No, Crona isn't here. I'm sorry baby..it's been a couple of months since we seen your sister huh?..and a couple of months since we saw her mother.." Kami tries to hide her sadness by smiling at Maka. "But don't worry, we'll see them again..now lets enjoy the park!" She tickles Maka getting her to squeal..a smile coming on Maka's face as Kami puts her in the sand box..Kami gets in with her..laughing as Maka and her make sand castles..Maka seems to mainly like destroying them..
"Look mommy, daddy! A sand box!" a little girl squeals as she hops into the sand box with Maka..the toddler looking at this new girl with curiosity. "Daddy play with me!"
"Of course!" A man chuckles as he jumps into the sand box..tackling his 6 year old daughter gently getting her to laugh..
Little Maka stares at the two with confusion..She begins looking around the park..taking in all the different families..seeing as most have a man close by..picking up their babies and spinning them..tickling them..kissing their wives lovingly..Little Maka looks back at her mother who is building another sand castle for Maka to destroy..
"Ma." Little Maka touches her hand, getting Kami to look up at her daughter and smile...Little Maka points at the man in the sand box with them..." Da?"
"Oh..no hunny he's not your daddy..you don't.." Kami starts..going to try to explain to this two year old she doesn't have a father..but when Little Maka looks at the man playing with his daughter with longing..this gets Kami to stop...She takes in the scene around them...takes in all the families with a mother and father..takes in the kid's smiling faces. She watches as a boy is lifted up by his mother and father and swinged..She watches as a mother leaves..only for the kid to have the father to play with..and they are happy..
There's a deep look in Kami's eyes..before she looks down at the castle..
"..Soon..i'll have to go back to doing missions..and Maka will be left alone..maybe..maybe I should.." Kami mumbles to herself..before she reaches out and places her hand on Maka's cheek..she looks into her eyes. "..Do you want to see your daddy?"
Little Maka's eyes light up..and she nods..
Everything fades away..
When Maka can see again..She can't help to tense at who she sees standing before her...
"..So I was like, what the hell man you can't stick that in there!" A young Spirit waves his arms in the air..a cigarette in his mouth..Stein stands in front of Spirit..along with River who looks confused.
"Thank you for sharing that disturbing story with us Spirit." Stein states bluntly. "Me and River will be going now-"
"Hey you!" The three whip around at the voice..only to see Kami marching towards them..Spirit's eyes light up and he smiles.
"Oh hey baby girl haven't seen you in-"
"I'm not here for conversation. You got me pregnant. You're a father, and I want you to be a father to Maka." Kami says like this is no big deal..her eyes on fire.
"W-W-What?" Spirit's face goes pale, the cigarette falling from his mouth. "I got y-you pregnant? But..but I haven't seen you in two years!-"
'Maka is two years old. I just didn't want anything to do with you."
Spirit stares at her with his mouth open in shock..he seems slightly offended-
"I told you she was pregnant." Stein states bluntly again.. fixing his glasses. "It was obvious she was pregnant when we graduated, but you wouldn't listen to me. I'm surprised really you didn't have a baby younger Spirit."
"Oh screw off Stein." Spirit gives him his middle finger. "I'm surprised you haven't gotten River pregnant from all the time you spend alone with her in your house-"
Stein's eyes flash..before he grabs Spirit's hand and twists it, getting him to yelp in pain. Stein's expression is dangerous. "I have no problem with breaking your hand right now spirit."
"D-Don't! I was just kidding!" Spirit yelps helpless.
"Stein I think you're hurting him." River frowns, touching Stein's shoulder. He let's go of Spirit.
"No. He's fine.." Stein grabs River by the wrist gently. "Let's go River."
"Okay.." River frowns over at Spirit..but she leaves with him..Maka can't look at the two..it' too painful..know ingwhat she does..it hurts.
"Ow my fucking-" Spirit starts.
"Come on! My daughter is waiting for you!" Kami growls, grabbing him by the same wrist Stein had, she drags him quickly, getting him to struggle..but Damn Kami is strong..She runs with him..her eyes on fire..determination there..
"I still don't understand why you kept her from me all this time! I'm not a bad guy! I would have taken care of her.." Spirit frowns..He's hurt by this apparently.
Kami doesn't respond as she stops..right in front of a bench..Spirit gets jerked to a stop..but when his eyes fall on Maka..the pain seems to melt away.
Little Maka stares at Spirit with her head tilted..those big green eyes staring at him with curiosity.. "This..this is my daughter?" Spirit looks over at Kami with big eyes when she nods..that's when..a smile comes across spirit's face. He walks up to Maka..and picks her up..Kami tenses..gripping her fist..ready to take him out if he tries anything..Little Maka stares at Spirit with that confusion. "aren't you so cute! Maka? Maka is your name?" Little Maka's eyes lght up and she smiles. Spirit gushes . " My daughter! Your beautiful!" He does a spin, holding Maka up..getting her to laugh..
Kami watches as Spirit spins with Maka..as her daughter laughs..and smiles..
That's when..Kami looks at spirit..and for once..she gives him a small smile.
Everything fades away.
So..that's where spirit comes in..huh..
When Maka can see again..She's out side..staring at little Maka out side..She looks about four now..her hair in longer pig tails..She giggles..playing in the flowers..
That's when a bird suddenly falls next to the little girl..She looks at the bird's twisted wings with curiosity. "Oh no! Birdy your hurt!" Little Maka shouts as she picks the hurt bird in her small hands..The blue bird makes a cry..it's dying in her hands. "What happened? Who would do this?" Little Maka looks up..only to stop when she sees the nest up in a tree above her..the bird must be the mother..She sees the babies crying..they're hungry..they need their mother..Little Maka looks down..to see the bird's eyes are closed..it's breathing slowed. "No! Y-you can't go! Your babies need you.." Tears well up in her eyes..as she holds the bird closer. "Don't go!" She shouts out..
And in that moment..her hands light up..the bird being surrounded by green light..
"Maka I made us lemonade-" Kami walks out with her hair up, an apron on..a smile on her face..but when she sees what's happening..She stops..Kami watches with wide eyes..as the seemly dead bird..gets healed in her daughters hands..the wings getting placed back together...Kami watches with horror..as the bird flies away..completely heal.
"Look mommy I saved it!" Maka cheers over at her mother..who drops the tray of drinks..getting it to shatter..Kami's eyes shaking. "Mommy what's-"
"Maka no!" Kami cries out as she runs to her daughter quickly..pulling her into an embrace. "This can't be happening, this can't be! The legend can't be real! no..please..not my baby."
"Mommy what's-"
"You see that dying grass baby? Can you make it better?" Kami pulls away..her eyes shaking..Maka looks down at the grass they are sitting on..She touches it..power coming out..
The gray grass turns back lush..
"I did it mommy!" Maka beams..at her mother that looks petrified. "Mommy-"
"It's true..no..no I won't let it! I won't let that be your fate!" Kami touches Maka's forehead..the girl's eyes roll back and she falls limp in her mothers arms. "This isn't going to be your life.." Kami picks Maka up before she runs into the house..She places her on the living room floor..She snaps her fingers..candles appear around Maka..Kami closes her eyes..as she bites her thumb..the blood wells up as she rubs it on her Daughter's face.
"Power flows through this being..power and magic is what she's made of.." Kami starts to chant in a low voice..Maka's body starting to float. "This power will not grow..this power will not come out..make her normal..hide the power away..so that it may not come out..so that this fate won't be hers..don't let life be her curse..Let her be normal..as long as this seal stays She will be normal!" Kami cries out in a loud voice..Maka's body lighting up blindingly..before She falls to the ground..Kami is quick to catch her..holding her against her chest..she sobs..
"Maka..oh Maka..I won't let that be your fate..I won't.." Kami kisses Maka's cheek..soaking her with her tears. "You'll never know..if you don't have your powers..you won't have that fate..everything is going to be okay..everything is going to be fine..I'll protect you..no one will know-"
There's a sound to her left. Kami whips her head over..to see Spirit standing in the door way..his eyes wide..staring at the two..he saw everything..his eyes shake..
"What the hell..was that?"
Kami looks down at her daughter..before closing her eyes...
"..I can't really talk my way out of this one..huh?..looks like i'll have to tell you..."
That's when everything fades away..
Kami..made her normal..? is that why Maka didn't know she was a witch for so long?..Then..how did she start having her powers then?..
Maka blinks..when she takes in where she is now..she's in the fire place room..but it's different. There's nothing in here..but a cage. All those weird statutes are gone..the balloons are gone..the food is gone..The warmth is gone..There's no loud noise..or chaos like there usually is..it's just..quiet..Death sits in her cage..her back against the bars facing Maka..her head bowed..
Some how..after looking at this room..she knows that demon is no longer with her..that he's gone like Custos..A deep sadness fills Maka's heart..there was a time she thought this room was too small..now..it's too large..too quiet..there's no Custos praying..or that demon dancing around..or death and him fighting..all that is gone..it's only her and Death now..
This room will never be the same..This room won't be filled with Custos's light..or his smile..or his prayers..This room will never be filled with that Demon's madness..with his hot dogs and odd outfits..She won't hear his crazy laughter or him and death going back and forth.. Maybe the sadest thing is..that there's nothing here to remember them by..there's nothing to even say that they were here in the first place..it's all gone..they're all gone..
Maka walks over numbly..and sits against the cage..her back against Death's..and she hugs her knees to her chest..all they have is each other in this room now..it's..sad..She doesn't like being here anymore..The memories are painful..
"I hate you when your gone..~" Deaht sings to herself..gripping her knees. "..I hate you when I need you...and I don't know where you are..~" She trembles.
"We are all under the upper hand...~" Maka starts to sing..to herself, a song she hasn't heard in forever but.. "It's too cold out side..for angels to fly..~" Maka's eyes get watery and she closes her eyes when she looks at where Custos use to be. "...a angel will die.. covered in white..~"
Death and Life don't speak..don't say anything..the lost is heavy on Maka..what she doens't know..
Is how heavy it is on Death..The being that she hates..she hates her for taking away Custos..She hates..hates..hates her for everything she's done..it's all her fault..all of it..
"I know you think you hate me.." Death looks back at Maka..knowing her thoughts..She sings to her..those eyes could never be read. "..But I will always hate you more.."
"I don't think that's possible.." Maka grinds her teeth. "..you took them..you took all those people in the city! Your the real monster death!" She screams out in her rage..in her hurt.
"A monster?.." Death looks up at the ceiling...She looks at the last balloon in here..the balloon that demon put in this room..she watches it fade away. "..Maybe I am." Her voice..is too soft for Death. "..But this is what I am..this is what I do.." She trembles. "I hate you life..I hate, hate hate you! You could never understand the hell I've been put through!"
"You?! I-"
"GET OUT! Leave me alone!" Death roars..screaming at Maka..The fire of hate in her expression.. "JUST LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!"
Everything fades away..but Maka catches it..the pain in Death's eyes..but it's gone too quick..and so is Maka..
In a blink of an eye she's gone..out of this room..away from Death..away from this room that use to be so full..and now..
It's so empty.
Consciousness comes back to Maka..she knows she's awake now..She's on something soft..Crona must still be carrying her..It gets her heart to warm..Everything is going to be okay..She's in her loves arms..Ragnarok is by her side..She'll never let them slip away from her again..The demon is gone..the fight is over..it has to be..
Maka opens her eyes..ready to look at Crona's pale blue eyes..or Ragnaork's piercing blue ones..ready to take comfort in their warmth and coldness..She feels Crona playing with her hair..it gets her to smile...but when she opens her eyes..all those good feelings are gone..her eyes widening in shock..
She's not in Crona's arms..oh no..She's on a bed and.. Maka looks up..her eyes locking onto those dark ones..with the captivating web inside them..Looking into them..makes her feel captured already..She takes in her raven hair..and the sweet smile on her lips..Maka's frozen..knowing who this is but she can't believe it. Her mind can't wrap around this. This must be a dream. A horrible dream. Maka goes to slap herself..only to find out she can't move her arms..Maka looks down..seeing she's wrapped up in a web like a cocoon..She tries to scream..to wake herself up..but it's muffled by whatever it is that's in her mouth..
She was just..with Crona and Ragnarok..this can't be real..she has to be still sleeping..this is just a nightmare..it can't be real..
"Ah your finally up." Arachne smiles down at her as she runs her long, dark finger nails through Maka's hair..Maka stares up at her..realizing she's in this woman's arms on a bed..Maka's head resting on the spider witch's huge breasts. "Did you get enough rest? You came to me in such a bad state..Medusa doesn't know how to take care of you does she?" Aranche smirks at this..
Maka's eyes widen..when she feels her power..she has it back..and her foot has been healed..This..this is real?..But..why would Arachne heal her?..what the fuck is going on?-
"Your welcome by the way." Arachne coos getting Maka's attention again. "I'm sure you were in pain..and I couldn't have that. I need your body and power in top shape or I won't be able to get what I want out of you.." The spider witch grabs Maka's face..the younger witch still in a daze..not sure if this is real or not..Arachne studies her face a moment..before smirking. "My..you really do look like your mother Maka..you have your mother's eyes..her hair..Your resemblance is striking.." Her words..are sickening.. "You're a lot like her too...the way you act..the way you are..Your even hard to get rid of, just like Kami.." She grins. "Your both like cockroaches In that way..but Kami's finally dead isn't she?"
This..snaps Maka out of her daze..real or not she starts thrashing like a mad man in this woman's hold..screaming at her..Maka's green eyes dilated in her rage..She's taking about her mother..She killed her mother! This bitch! She'll kill her! She'll fucking kill her!
"Your even hot-headed like her.." Arachne smirks. "..And stupid like her." Arachne flicks Maka's forehead..this motion Stopping Maka's thrashing..freezing her. " But lets stop talking about your mother Maka..she is dead after all. Your what i'm really interested in."
Maka breathes hard..wanting to move..wanting to get out of these binds and rip that fucking smirk off her lips..She feels her hate bubbling up..She feels Death rock her cage..roaring out in her rage..They both want this bitch dead..but Maka's hands are tied..and her mouth gaged..she can't do anything..she's helpless.
"You are truly amazing Maka! All that I expected the witch of legend to be..I've been watching you from my spider's eyes..Every day has been a fight for you hasn't it? Whether it be with witch hunters, magical creatures..or yourself. You don't get a break do you?..but it was written you wouldn't. I've watched as you cried..as you screamed out in pain or rage..i've been watching you all this time..as soon knew who you were. I'm surprised you lasted this long..you've been fighting your destiny all this time..putting yourself through more torture then needed..it's sad really. Your story Maka Ablarn." Arachne keeps playing with Maka's hair..the girl fuming in her hold. "..I almost pity you.." The spider witch smirks. "Almost. Not enough to have mercy. It's either me or someone else..There's no saving you."
Maka screams out the nastiest words she can think of..too bad they're muffled..She digs her nails into the palms of her hands to the point they bleed..Maka is seeing red..but she can't move..can't do anything but lay her..letting this bitch touch her..smirk at her..it's maddening.
"You should be thanking me Maka..i'm putting you out of your misery...Don't you know your story?..Don't you know your fate?..You probably don't. Kami would keep that away from you..she tried to keep everything away from you didn't she? What a bad mother. She lied to you all the time."
'Fuck you!' Maka screams out..this only gets arachne to chuckle.
"Here..let me be the mother you never had..let me nurture you Life and Death..let me except you and your fate like Kami never could..Kami went against everything. Went against nature. Went against her own witches..She deserved the death she got."
Maka feels hot, angry tears at the corner of her eyes as Arachne snaps her fingers..a book appearing in front of her..it's yellow with age..large..It's on a certain page. The spider witch clears her throat..those odd eyes lighting in excitement..as she starts to read out of the book.
"On a day after a great war of the world..after the bombs have stopped but the hate hasn't...in the far future there will be a day that life and death will be connected. They will be a being..They can never separate. On this day..the sky will turn black..and a light will shine down upon lake Malawi..representing the birth of such a being..representing the beginning of the end for all. This being will never be left alone, it will be wanted by all..needed by all..many will want to kill it for it's power..many will beg to it for it's power..when every there is illness or injury..they will call out to this being..wanting to drain it for all it has..Many will want to kill it just to avenge the death of love ones..The love ones that this being will take. Life will not be able to handle the demands of the world..nor will it be able to handle the hate and strength of death. Either life gives in to death..and the world will be consumed in it's darkness..or life fights..but if life fights..it's life will be nothing but struggle and pain...Life is cursed with the burden of protecting it..or healing it..This being is also cursed with the deaths it causes..Everyone will want this being's life..it's blood is precious..They may want it's life for another..or they may want it's life for themselves..Life will never be able to have its own life..it can only protect others..in the end life will be taken for others..or death will take over and destroy the world."
Maka's eyes get wide as she takes all of that in..the book disapears..Arachne grins down at her. "The book goes on to tell of the good deeds you can do and the hell death can do..which is what most of the witches read their kids..but what I read you is pretty much a summery of your story Maka..that is your legend. So you see, even if you did kill me..there will be someone after me to kill you..or to steal your life. This will never end..even now, you can feel the world calling out to you? The sick? The hurt?" Maka starts to sweat..She does..in the back of her mind..she hears their cries for help..they want her..they want her life. "..It will never end. You will be drained to your last drop Maka..and then you will give in to death. You can't change what's written in this book..You are cursed Maka Albarn." Arachne rubs Maka's hair again..before griping her chin and lifting her face closer to her own. "so you see..i'm doing you a favor.. Your body is cursed.." She grins. "..I'll take it from you..i'll take your life..take your death..and I will be immortal!"
Maka's eyes are wide..she's confused..She doesn't understand..
"Do you know why I chose my castle to be built here?" Arachne smirks down at Maka.. "Because Malawi lake is in Africa..Do you know why I haven't rushed to get my heir? That I am still childless? Because I don't need a heir..i'm not going to die Maka. My power is mine, and mine alone. " She laughs darkly. "I knew the legend would come true! I put all my faith in this book..when most only read it to their children as something to read for a bed time story. Unlike my idiot sister I looked for the signs and I found them. World war 2 was the great war..in the period you were born, sin and hate was being spread..murders..rapes..they were at a all time high..then..on the day you were born there was a light that hit Malawi river. Of course I didn't know it was you at the time..but I knew all I had to do was wait..and when you became a full witch..I would know." Arachne laughs madly. "My mother told me the legend was true! She told me how the oldest grand witch wrote it! Of course she never told Medusa this..She let me in on all her secrets.." Arachne closes her eyes. "It was only luck Medusa found out about you. Because of Kami's death she went right to you, to protect you like she us to do to Kami.."
Arachne opens her eyes..staring down at Maka. "Kami knew what you were that's for sure. She did all she could to protect you. Putting that seal on you..if she didn't put that on you I would have had you a lot sooner..but she did. Kami left the witch's council..saying you died just so she didn't have to teach you magic..so no one would know what you really are. IT was a good effort..but no one leaves the witch's council without having paying.." Arachne chuckles. "And she paid...Didn't she?"
Maka's eyes narrow in that hate again..The payment was this bitch cursing her mother!..wait.. that doesn't seem right..wasn't..the curse on her at first?..but everyone thought she was dead..right?..no Arachne must have known..but why would she curse Maka?
"I'm sorry to say Maka ablarn..but it seems you have come to the end of your story.." Arachne grins..holding her close. "I will rip you of your body..You will be locked in that cage and I will absorb death. I will be the new witch of Death and I will be immortal! I will destroy all in my way..with your body I will be the queen of the world." Arachne nuzzles Maka's head. "How that does that sound-"
"Lady Arachne!" a short man suddenly comes into the room..his eyes widen. "There's a small group of people outside the castle. They have weapons my lady, should I call the troops?"
"A small group?" Arachne picks Maka up..and carries her over to the widow to look at..Maka's eyes widen..when she sees Kid, Liz, Patty, Soul, even Giriko and Justin out side of the castle..They aren't alone..They have a small group of people with them..they look small to Maka..she's on the top floor it seems. They all have guns..and are slowly marching towards the castle..their guns ready. Arachne takes them in..before she chuckles. "How pathetic! no..do not waste our troops on them.." She smirks over at this short man. "Bring out my spiders..their guns can't do anything to them."
"Yes my lady." the short man leaves..Maka's eyes getting wide in panic as she watches..five really large spiders come out of the Castles' opening..They crawl..with those large, hairy legs towards the small army..Maka feels her chest tightening..knowing they can't fight that..she remembers back on the cruise ship..trying to shoot at a spider..and it didn't even hurt it..They need magic..and magic isn't something they have..
They're going to get slaughtered.
"Kid!" Maka calls out in distress..but her scream is muffled.
"Watch my dear..watch as you consume them all..as their life is stolen from them." Arachne whispers in her ear..as the spiders get closer..The group of people firing at them..but it's no use..they're going to die..they're-
Suddenly..black arrows come out of the ground..impaling all the spiders, getting them to screech in pain..green goo coming out of their wounds..more arrows come out of the ground..stabbing through any open area..till all Maka can see are the arrows..They rip out..dropping the mangled spider corpses..
Maka watches..with wide eyes..as Medusa appears in front of the small army..those piercing yellow eyes immediately looking up where she is..but she doesn't look at Maka..She's glaring at Arachne..Kid motions for his men to hold fire when someone else appears next to Medusa..
Maka feels her chest tighten..when Crona appears next to Medusa..a black sword in his hands..He looks up with Medusa..his eyes locking with Maka's..She stares into those pale blue eyes...stares at all these people here to save her..There's a relief in Crona's eyes..maybe that he can see her..that she's still alive and okay for the most part..but then..
"Lady your sister-" That short man comes back in..running this time.
" I know." Arachne cuts him off..never breaking eye contact with Medusa. "..Release the troops, kill them all." As soon as this is said..thousands..of troops run out of Arachne's castle..all armed..they make a loud cry..some getting shot down by Kid's army as they come..but there's too many of them..soon they are all out..and the gates to the castle close.
"Take Maka. Prepare the ritual. I will become immortal. My sister isn't stopping me." Arachne hands Maka over to the short man..ripping her from the views of everyone down below.
"Maka!" Crona and Ragnarok yell out..the sword lighting up.
"Lets end this!" Kid roars, bring out his gun...Giriko starting his chain saw..Justin stands their calmly..Patty and Liz stancing..The assassins already firing at the charging army coming their way.
"Let's finish this sister. "Medusa places her hands on the ground..odd creatures come out of the ground..all mutated..stitched together..large plants..creepy animals..like a half lion and half alligator.. They charge towards the large arm of thousands..The ground rumbles.. as a large two headed snake comes out of the ground..it's red eyes locked on the castle..
The troops of Aranche move out of the way..as the ground shakes..a just as large spider coming out of the ground..it's eyes red..it's fangs dripping poiston..it has..14 eyes..14 legs..14 fangs..it's mulated..The snake and the spider collide..biting..killing each other..and killing anything in their way.
"This is our final battle Medusa.." Arachne closes her eyes.. "Power barrier!" At her loud shout..the whole castle is covered in dark magic..more of it..making a orb around it.. "Nothing will get in here till I finish the ritual.." Arachne looks over at a couple of mask people that have come in. "..make sure that Medusa doesn't get to our doors..Though I doubt she could get through my force field, the farer away she is the better..hold the barrier, let no one come through."
The three of the mask people nod..before holding out their hands..they light up in dark magic..holding the barrier.
Arachne walks away from the window..a smirk on her face...heading towards the room she knows Maka is in..waiting for her..
Crona and Ragnarok roar out..the sword vibrating in his hands as he runs towards the large army..He's ready to fight them all to get to Maka..They both are..There's no fear..there's only rage..only determination..They come back with Maka or they're not coming back at all.
Kid yells out..and his troops spring into action..they all shout a battle cry as they run towards the approaching army..shooting their machine guns..gunning down all they can..Kid's eyes are on fire..He will protect order. He will save Maka..He will end Arachne.
Medusa closes her eyes..her breathing calm..before she opens them..a vector plate appears beneath her feet..and she's slinged forward..her arrows gather..all out in front of her..making her a very dangerous sling shot..Her eyes..are the darkest they have ever been.
Everyone cries out...
"This is war!"
Sorry this took me forever but I've been so busy with life. Just know if I take a while updating, I will update. I'm not stopping till this story is done.
So the war is about to begin. I hope you liked that look in Maka's past :) I thought I was cute little Maka with little Crona.
Now I want to tell you this story has more fanart by AkimiB, she's drawn four more I think? I like all of them but the one she made with Judas was hilarious. Go check her out on dervaint art! but you have to be 18 to see the Judas one hehe. Thanks again girl!
Well till next time. Please review:) Again it motivates me.