During this chapter, a few japanese words will come up during the actual battle and I thought it would be a wonderful idea to inform my amazing audience what they meant. If you were to just read, then the words would make no sense and you'd wonder why the words had the effect they do during the fight. Kasai: Fire. Yokubo: Lust. Aku No: Sin. I would also like to remind my readers that anything inside these symbols, , are thoughts of madness. They would be bolded, but during the conversion process of WordPad to , it gets erased. So it's just easier for me to use those rather than try and track down all of the madness. Enjoy! Also, I'm apoligizes in advance for the things that happen. You'll know what i'm apologizing for when you read it...
Everything was black and filled with pain. I could hear Ragnarok finally, after him being dormant for so long.
"Quit being so weak, remember who you are you little bitch. Get up." He was saying through our blood bond. I could feel my blood harden, my muscles strengthening, and I stood up. The piece of concrete was no longer heavy and I wasn't in pain. I lifted the hunk of rock off of me and threw it to the side. I looked up to see Kid hanging on tight to Maka who was peering over the broken balcony.
"Oh thank Death he's alive." I could hear her say. I could hear her heartbeat from all the way down here, she was terrified. She thought she almost lost me.
"I promised you that i'd never leave you, remember?" I yelled to her. I could see the tear streaks down her face. "You all better get ready to fight. Mayhdan and Matilda are here." I didn't watch them for much longer. I stared into the shadows, where I once saw two figures. They had dissapeared, but they weren't gone. I could feel their soul wavelengths in the city, creating chaos among the people. I started to run. I could feel everyone else, they were terrified but they were ready to fight. I could feel Black*Star the most, he was waiting for us already in the city. His wavelength was strong and he was more than ready to start kicking some ass, as he would phrase it. I finally reached the spot where Black*Star stood, Tsubaki in her kisagarami form.
"Took you long enou- what the hell happened to you?" Black*Star said, having to double take. I looked down at my clothing, which were beyond torn. I had just realized that my left arm didn't even have a sleeve anymore. My clothing must of been torn during the blast, and after the concrete fell on me. Even my shoes were worthless. I kicked them off.
"Mayhdan and Matilda attacked the academy first, me and Maka were in the blast of the balcony, but I made sure she was safe. As for me, I fell." I explained.
"Damn. Where the hell was I in all of this action!?"
"Black*Star." Tsubaki said, giving him some kind of secret hint. He looked down at her and realized where he was.
"Oh..." He said, his face turning a shade of pink. It had confused me, but I ignored it. I could feel the rest of our group's souls, they were almost here.
"Ready to fight the final battle?" I asked Black*Star.
"Of course I am. I was ready a long time ago. It took forever for her to finally show up." He responded. I smiled at his response. The smile faded very soon though. I could feel my blood boil. It was itching to cause some of the chaos the witch was doing.
"Calm yourself pipsqueak. Don't get bird brained," I could hear Ragnarok say. I grinded my teeth, trying to restrain the madness. Black*Star could see me tense.
"Hey, uh, are you going to be okay? Being so close to Mayhdan?" Black*Star asked. I didn't respond, because I couldn't. I had no idea how my sanity would be during our battle. Just being close to her makes the madness excited. I shrugged.
"I guess we'll just have to chance it," I said, "If I do go crazy, Black*Star, you can go ahead and hit me. I know you've always wanted to." He gave me a surprised look, like he'd been so shocked for me to make that statement, then softened his face and nodded. Everybody finally caught up to us. Kid and his weapons were ready to go, as was Maka and Amanda.
"Are you all ready for the finale?" Kid asked. We all gave a slight nod and I could see Black*Star smile. I knew he'd been waiting for this.
"Maka, find Mayhdan and her puppet please." Kid asked. Maka closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them with a jolt, a determined expression rested on her face.
"She's in the middle of the desert. She terrorized the city and fled. Though she's just sitting there, she's waiting for us. Mayhdan's puppet is next to her, awaiting the next command. Mayhdan has a bit of movement toward the city I believe," Maka paused, "I can't find Medusa though."
"That's alright, Crona and I already know where she is." Everyone jumped at his voice. Professor Stein stood there with Marie at the ready.
"How do you already know?" Maka asked.
"It's a bond between Crona and Medusa that makes them know where eachother are all the time. Before, her soul was too weak to sense, but now, she's easy to spot. As for me, well, I just know." He explained. We all heard a sudden explosion and a witch, who looked like a teenage girl, was very visible on a broom as she flew around dropping little bombs.
"Mayhdan!" Black*Star screeched and began to run.
"Black*Star!" Stein yelled at him, "Maka, Kid, help out Black*Star. Crona and I will head towards Medusa and will battle Matilda if she comes in contact with us. She should be around Mayhdan though, so watch out. She has the power to manipulate dreams, but that doesn't mean she can't make illusions that you can only see even if you're awake. Be careful. Kim will be around to help as well if needed." Stein gave the two a nod before he turned to me and began to head in Medusa's direction. I followed as closely as I could. Of course it was a long run. We had to head across the desert sand to find the Forbidden Forest. My mother had created a lair inside a cave that dwelled deep inside the forest. Of course, stupid teenagers would come across it and investigate, but they never returned after infiltrating the lair. I should know. I helped her eliminate the teens. That was a long time ago though, I need to remind myself that. It wasn't my fault that I had to do those things.
"Alright Crona, here's the plan: We head inside the cave, ready for anything Medusa might throw at us. We need to be smart and ready for whatever she has planned for us, understand?" I nodded. He continued, "Good. Now, we'll both enter at the same time. Be ready for an arrow attack which will probably be multiplied. I don't know how strong she is now and she might have some kind of extra abilities because she's a, um, 'ghost or spirit.'"
"Sounds smart. I have to warn that my blood is boiling and I don't know what will happen if Matilda and Mayhdan end up in the cave as well. I might crack and change sides. It's hard to know at this point." I explained to him. We both continued to run, but it had become very quiet. I could tell he was thinking, but i'm not sure if he was ready to kill me if it came down to it.
"I understand. I expected that this may happen. Mayhdan is in the city right now so we have no control over that. Like you said, it's hard to know what'll happen. Especially if she does show up in the cave. But I won't let you hurt anyone or yourself. You'll be dealt with and treated as soon as possible."
"Treated? Don't you think it might be better to..." I tried to say it, but I choked on the word. Stein seemed to know what I was trying to say though because he shot down the idea immediately.
"Absolutely not, Crona. You'll be treated, not killed. You're a son to me and Marie. You're a DWMA student and almost graduated. You're one of the best students. There isn't any way we'd just let you go like that." We ran in silence once again. Though it didn't last long because we had arrived. We stood about ten feet from the entrance and Stein looked at me with a fierce stare.
"Watch yourself. We don't need you nearly killed again. Use your new skills on Medusa and avoid her arrows. Maka isn't here to be her target, so you stay out of her line of fire." Stein whispered. I nodded in approval to him and we slowly walked inside the cave. It was dark at first, but then everything suddenly became very bright as the torches on all the walls lit up. We could hear a barely audible laugh and then her form appeared. She stood in the middle, where her crystal ball used to be.
"I wondered when you'd show up. I knew it wouldn't be long. Have you come to join me son?" She asked in that cold, blood chilling voice of hers. I stood there in silence. Seeing her now, I could tell she wasn't alive. Only an apparition that was barely clinging onto the tears of humanity or monster in this world. She was obviously not the human, but a very, very cruel monster. She stared at us for only a moment with a sneer.
"No? Okay, well you and Stein may die now." Then, she shot a tripled layer of her arrows that divided to hit the both of us at the same time. Stein must of been training very well lately because he did a far jump and landed perfectly as he dodged. As for me, well I ducked and rolled really fast. Definitely not the super hero style.
"You have more agility I see. Now, let's see how strong you are." She ignored Stein completely and shot an arrow at me. I had stood up just in time to block the arrow with Ragnarok and I don't know how, but I deflected it. "Impressive," She commented, "But not enough." And another wave hit. This time she targeted both of us, but we both dodged again. She started to laugh. I don't know what she thought was so funny.
"You two are jokes, honestly. You haven't even tried to hit me and we've been fighting for a good five minutes. You've stared at me with white rage but you haven't even made a move. It's ridiculous." Stein glanced at me for a moment. I wondered if he was thinking that too. That we weren't trying hard enough. No, this is a trick. She wants me to attack. I have to defend myself first and wait for the right time to strike. It's the only way i'll survive and defeat her. I was jolted back to focus though when the ground underneath of me began to shake... and move. I stumbled a little but gained my balance after a few seconds. A big storm of arrows came through the earth and I jumped away as fast as I could, but I could feel it catch the side of my leg. It was a small scratch compared to what i've suffered before. The wound didn't even bleed, a small scab covered the area before the blood could seep. I guess this shows how strong the blood is at the moment.
"Well isn't that interesting. I wonder if you could be immortal if we added a bit more... insanity." She smiled, "You hear that? You could be an immortal being if you just came with me. You'd never feel pain again, never be sorry for anything, you'd live forever. Doesn't that just sound blissful?" She looked at me like she had a chance to convince me. But if those were her thoughts, she was very wrong. I tried to keep her distracted though. I lowered my guard and acted like I was thinking about it. "Ah, see? It sounds good, doesn't it?" She walked a little closer to me but then realized that she'd be making herself vulnerable to Stein. So, she set up a vector plate that threw him into the wall. He had no idea it was coming and it made me feel a little bad that I distracted him too.
"Don't worry about him, darling. He'll be back up in a few moments." She walked closer to me, seeing as Stein wasn't a potential threat right at that moment and continued, "You could live with me again. No, actually, you'd have your own place. You could create chaos that made you ruler. You could have everything you want." She came as close as she dared with me. I could feel my insanity jump up in excitement when she brought up the idea of chaos. I stood my ground though, but still keeping up my act. I tried to make it seem like I was really considering her offer. That I really could be the ruler.
"P-promise?" I stuttered, like my old self.
"What do you need a promise for? If you could be a ruler, you'd have everything you want and you would never have to rely on someone else's promises." She came closer again, believing me, "Take my hand. We'll kill Stein together and we can begin your reformation of a New World." She literally handed her hand out to me. Ragnarok still sat in my right hand and I slowly raised my hand up, as if I was actually joining her.
"Crona! Don't do it! You know what she'll do to you!" I could hear Stein yell at me. I looked at her and I hesitated. My hand moved backwards again and it seemed like I was withdrawing her offer. But she brought her hand closer to me and walked closer.
"Don't listen to him. Look at me. Does it look like I could cause any harm to you? You'd be immortal soon anyway, there's no reason to be afraid of me." I stuck my hand in hers finally. And her evil smile grew. "Good boy."
"You know, being immortal sounds amazing. I know i'm gullible too. But i'm a person that I didn't used to be," I said as I tightened Ragnarok in my hand. Her smile fell and she hadn't expected me to lunge Ragnarok at her. I brought him up with an amazing speed I didn't know I had, but then the wall in the cave blew up and we all stumbled and fell to the ground. A big dust cloud filled the cave and we coughed to try and fill our lungs with fresh air and not minerals.
"Damn you Mayhdan! Just fight me, will ya?!" I could hear Black*Star yell. Then he emerged from the dust. "Oh, what the hell?" He shouted as he noticed me and Stein. That's when I realized that Medusa had dissapeared within the dust. I knew that she couldn't just un-materialize. Her power had depleted her of that ability, so she was hiding somewhere. The dust settled quickly as everyone else ran into the cave.
"Crona! Are you okay?" Maka yelled as she gained sight of me. I replied, "I'm fine. You should focus on Mayhdan and Matilda. Medusa is somewhere in here, so watch yourselves." Everyone looked around and we all saw Medusa, Mayhdan, and Matilda sitting where the crystal ball used to be. They were an obvious team.
"Should I begin now, Mother?" Mayhdan asked Medusa.
"Mother!?" I heard five people yell at the same time. As for me, I was a little suprised but really not impressed. Medusa had gained Mayhdan's help by treating her like a daughter. Medusa was the witch mother that Mayhdan never had because of Lord Death. Matilda stood there next to the two witches and she looked like an obvious puppet. Her face was very blank and she seemed stiff. Mayhdan and Medusa shared the same evil smirk on their faces.
"Show them the power you inherit, Mayhdan. Let the Kishin create destruction. Don't bother with screw head and black blood child though, they're mine." Mayhdan's smile grew and she walked slowly towards the group. "Ah ah ah, but the blonde hair girl isn't to be harmed until I say so." Mayhdan whipped her head back towards Medusa and she whined, "Seriously? Of all people, you won't let me kill her? I know who she is and what she does, I can't just let her sit here and destroy Matilda." Medusa gave Mayhdan a hard stare and she responded firmly, "You listen to me and obey! Do not, hear me, do not touch blonde pig tails. I have a plan for her." Mayhdan nodded and continued her persuit towards the group. Medusa continued to anger me, which I think made my blood boil further. My vision blurred a little and I had to shake my head to make it go away. I had to think clearly. I couldn't give into the madness. There's a gap in the ground that separates the other stone platforms from the crystal keep. Mayhdan smiled wildly and did a somersault and a flip across the gap. She landed one foot at a time and she laughed as she lifted her hands and brought them down with force as she yelled, "Kasai!" A form of fire that was shaped like an actual female person sprinted forward and threw fireballs at our group.
"Duck!" Yelled Kid. I watched as each of them ducked and they rolled from the line of fire. Literally. They all got up quickly and made their own attempts to destroy the 'Kasai' threat. Stein and I both turned towards Medusa who was alone with Matilda next to her. Though seeming so stiff, Matilda sprung into action as soon as Mayhdan screamed, "Dream Destruction!" Medusa laughed a little.
"You tried to pull a trick on me, didn't you?" She directed her question to me, "You know, you're not as sneaky as you think you are. As soon as Mayhdan senses that i'm in danger, she comes to my rescue. She's the real child I wanted. She's loyal, smart, strong, and she's a girl. She is the daughter I've always wished for." That bit hurt just a little. I remembered all the torture and darkness that surrounded me when I was young. If I had just been a girl and inherited her witch powers that all could've been avoided. But my human father, who I had no idea about, didn't give her a daughter. He gave her a son and she had to deal with me. I'm sure that after carrying me for nine months she didn't want to kill me and try again. She wasn't going to tolerate another baby. Maybe if I was a girl though, she may of thought about more children. I shook my head and erased the thoughts. The point here now is that she rose from her grave and she's creating destruction across the people. She has to be destroyed. As her son, the son she never wanted and tortured for most of his life, I am responsible to kill her. She brought me into this world and i'm here to take her out of it.
"You've never been a mother." I commented. Then I sprung from my spot and waved my sword above my head to make a strike. She threw a vector arrow at me to defend herself. It hadn't hit me, but it did hit the sword. It pushed me off course and I landed far from her but I ended up deflecting the arrow. Stein then lunged and I went for a strike as well. She may be weak, but she's still strong in her own sense. She can send a limited amount of arrows, though her limit would be a thousand or so. Again, to defend herself, she sent arrows at the both of us. Stein dodged, he didn't have the deflecting powers I did, and he landed perfectly. I heard a loud grunt and a sound of metal clashing on the stone. I looked over to see Kid hit the wall and his weapons fell out of his hands.
"Kid!" They both yelled. Liz and Patty's faces appeared on the metal of the guns and they both looked so worried. Kid though, looked very determined and he picked up his guns and ran into the action once more. "I'm fine, Liz, Patty. Let's just finish this Kishin off," Kid said to reassure his weapons. They nodded and their faces dissapeared from the gun's gleaming metal. Kid looked like the perfect example of a new Lord Death. Though, I don't see that happening anytime soon. I could see Maka in my peripheral vision and she was in action. She cut Theresa down with a loud swoop and missed Mayhdan by inches. Mayhdan looked a little surprised to see Maka get so close to her but instantly smiled and yelled, "Yokubo!" I had to do a double take as the person who formed looked a hell of a lot like me. I wondered if everyone else saw it or if it was just me.
"What the hell? Is it just me or is that a mirror Crona?" Black*Star yelled. Of course, he read everyone's mind and stated what he was thinking.
"Yeah, I see him. Yokubo means lust. So that would make sense." I heard Amanda explain. I could visibly see Maka's face turn beet red. Atleast I wasn't naked... I guess this was Mayhdan's way to slow Maka down without actually killing her. Next thing I know, I hear Medusa laughing.
"That's comical! A lust spell to slow Maka down and who is it she lusts? Pathetic Crona!" She laughed harder. I could see Maka's anger grow and she winced. She looked up to fake Crona and saw that he was drawing will power from her by only raising his hand. She jumped away and threw the scythe at the boy who looked like me. Her strain was obvious. The person looked exactly like me. But instead of killing him, she cut his hand off. She didn't have the courage to kill him, even though he was fake, he looked exactly like me and that had to be confusing to her. I came back towards my fight and saw that Medusa was watching the other fight rather than pay attention to ours. I walked slowly around her and jumped to make a shot. She had been expecting me though, I didn't have enough time to dodge or really block as she yelled, "Vector Storm!" A huge circle of arrows shot up from the ground. I deflected the one that went towards my face but it threw me across the room and I hit the stone wall hard. It knocked the breath out of me but I stood strong and circled around her once more. Stein circled with me and we both jumped. She smiled as she yelled, "Vector Sheild!" Stein and I both swung at her, not realizing what Vector Sheild meant. We were both shocked with a strange power as our weapons hit the sheild and were sent flying in separate directions. Stein hit the stone wall. I went flying and hit the platform with a loud thud and I rolled. I didn't get the footing I needed and bashed my head on the stone.
"Crona!" I heard Stein yell. It must've been a bad crash for me, because he was at my side in seconds trying to stand me up. I could feel that my skull had cracked, but it had healed the instant I gained the injury. I still felt amazingly dizzy but I stood up. I was light on my feet and that wasn't a good thing. Medusa, knowing how vulnerable I was in my dizzy state, sent a Vector Plate at my feet. I didn't have the brain function at the moment to move fast enough and I was trapped by the arrow's power. It flung me outside of the cave and through a tree. I literally broke a tree in half and rolled to a stop on the ground. My ribs broke, as did my arm, my ankle, and possibly more bones, like my spine, which took a few seconds longer than scratches to heal. It hurt like hell. Broken bones and concussions never hurt as much as blood rejection did, but it was still agonizing. The injuries healed and I was instantly at my feet running towards battle. Stein had already initiated a hammer power of Marie's to break the Vector Sheild. I had just noticed how strange it was that Ragnarok stayed in my hand this entire time.
"You okay?" Stein asked, still staring at Medusa as I run up to him. I replied, "As good as i'll ever be." Maka's fight wasn't interesting for her point of view. I could see bits of pieces between my fight of what she was doing. She was basically just defending her will power from fake Crona. She didn't have the courage to kill him because he looked too much like me. I stopped though, noticing as Kid shot his pistols at Matilda that there was a tiny barrier that kept any attacks from hitting her. It was hardly noticeable, it was see through and it was close enough to her body that you'd just think that she was immune to the attack. It must be like some kind of glass if something hit it hard enough. That's when I got an idea. An idea that might make me lose my battle eventually because of lack of energy and power, but it would be worth it. "Watch out!" I yelled as I ran toward Maka's fight.
"What the hell are you doing?" Stein yelled at me. I ignored him and continued on my route and stopped a little ways before lifting Ragnarok and bringing him down with great force as I screamed "Screech Alpha!" The biggest version of the screeches was unleashed and it flew through fake Crona, who actually wasn't my target, and hit Matilda straight on. It smacked her with such a force that she went flying. She didn't go far enough to hit a wall, but rolled onto the floor. When she got up, the barrier was obviously gone and she looked terrifying because I obliterated half of her face. It's not like blood seeped from her face's cavity, but it was just a stiff sand. She was literally a sand man, woman version. I stood on the spot for only a few more seconds when I watched Mayhdan distract herself to look at Matilda. Her face burned with fury and I could see how hard it was for her to not kill me on the spot. She knew that Medusa wanted to deal with me so she instead took out her anger on the group. They were ready for any attack that she threw at them but I wondered how much they could take. Medusa was dangerous, I knew she was, but Mayhdan was Medusa's pupil. We have no idea how strong Mayhdan could be right now. I turned around and headed back towards Stein.
"What the hell are you thinking?" He scolded me. "I was helping," I exclaimed, "I was the only one who noticed the sand/glass barrier she had and it had to take a great amount of force to break it." Stein looked at me for a moment and was thinking whether I made the right move or not. I think I may of screwed myself, but atleast I helped to defeat the kishin. I didn't release her this time, instead I helped and that's what makes me proud. If I do die today, atleast there will be something to remember me by that wasn't murderous.
"Get your head out of the clouds," Stein yelled, "Your mother has a surprise." Sure enough, she was just standing there with that look on her face. A look that made her look like a simple smile, but I knew what hid behind it. I knew what she was going to do. "Vector Plate." She announced. Multiple Vector Plates surrounded us and pointed towards Medusa. I couldn't help Maka and the group anymore. She's isolated me and Stein. I didn't have any choice but to focus on her. I could see Stein tighten his hand around Marie. He was getting ready for a strike. It took a second, but then he jumped from his spot and swung at Medusa. His hammer didn't quite hit her, it smacked her arm which surprised her, but it didn't have any effect for a couple of moments. After a bit, she coughed and folded down to her knees as blood seeped from her mouth.
"Well, wasn't that a smart move? Use Marie to temporarily set pressure on my barely alive organs and use your stitches to keep them in place? Energy saving for your weapon and effective to weaken me." She explained. I honestly had no idea why she liked to talk and explain moves during fights. It was something she just liked to do. Now it's something that'll get her killed. "Screech Beta!" I released the second to most powerful screeches. This one runs across the ground as it yells and 'eats' whoever it hits. Medusa jumped, but not very far because she coughed up blood again and had to stop. The Beta had knicked her. It wasn't a straight on hit, like i'd of liked it to be, but it still immobilized her a little. Her arm bled where the Beta had got her but she simply laughed.
"Now you are beginning to get entertaining. Before, I had to attack and it was boring just seeing you deflect or block the attack. Idiots you are." She smiled again. The Vector Arrows she set around faded a little but their powers were still in effect. I had an idea. If we could weaken her, then the arrows will vanish. Eventually she'll only have her Arrow Sword weapon and we'll be hands on. That's where I take initiative of the fight and do it myself. That's when i'll be able to defeat her and Stein will join the group to kill off Mayhdan and the Kishin. My problem is that this is a suicide mission. For me to get so close, she would most likely have the proximinety to stab me as I kill her. I can't tell Maka or Stein or any of the others though. I can only tell Stein the main part of the plan and hide the fact that i'd be killing myself. I had to do this for everyone else. I can't think about me, though I would've liked to see my baby grow up. I made up my mind.
"Stein, we can weaken her and the Vector Arrows will dissapear. If we hurt her enough and drain her power, make her lose her energy, then I can fight hands-on. That's when i'll be able to defeat her." I told him. Stein looked backwards towards the Vector Plates and noticed the fade in them. He looked back up towards Medusa and squinted his eyes, "Okay, but theres one problem. I'm not letting you get close to her. You'll have to attack her with your screeches and i'll help you out." Damn it, he's going to be stubborn. I argued, "No. It's exactly as Lord Death said. I'm the only one who can defeat her. I know how to defeat her. I know my secret ability. I can do it." Though, I didn't actually know of my secret ability. I remember Lord Death saying something about it, but I never discovered it. Stein thought about it for a moment. Him and I continued to circle around Medusa, planning our attacks but still thinking defensive. After moments of precious time passing by, he swore underneath his breath. "Fine. But don't damage or kill yourself. We need you alive," Stein said. I almost told him that it was impossible, but I refrained. I couldn't lead him into the death mission as well. That was when we both jumped and I distracted Medusa as I tried to strike her and Stein was supposed to hit her with his soul wavelength.
"Idiots." She spat. She sent an arrow towards me, which I deflected and landed back on the ground. As for Stein, she swung around and connected her bare hand to his face. For a ghost, spirit-like thing, she was strong. He was surprised to be slapped by a witch and was thrown in a direction. He gained his balance though and skidded to a halt on his feet. He wiped his mouth of the blood caused from breaking his lip open and smiled up at her. "I thought you were better than this," he commented. She smiled back at him, "Notice how I haven't moved since your last attack. Does it really seem like you two are making any progress?" She had a point. We only got her to move from her still spot once and that's when we both got a hit on her. This entire time we've been blocking, deflecting, and dodging but we haven't made enough strikes on her. From the looks of it though, it doesn't look like she can take very many hits. This sure was a long drawn battle for a weak witch. I noticed that Medusa's powers were mostly used to attack us which is why she seemed so powerful, but her down-fall was she couldn't dodge and could hardly block. She was wasting her energy trying to kill us instead of saving herself from harm. Hmph, well, whose the idiot now?
"You seem so cocky for barely being alive." I said to her. She turned in my direction, "And the Demon Swordsman makes a pathetic insult? Hmph, I didn't think you could talk. Seeing as how you've killed entire cities, women, and children." A pang of guilt rang inside of me but I needed to stay strong and remember the facts. I wasn't the one making the choices. So I responded, "I wasn't the one making the call. All of my insanity is caused by you and you only. I could've been a normal child if you hadn't injected me with the black blood." She gave a smile instead of a frown. I hadn't expected any reaction other than a smirk or evil smile from her though. She was too predictable. "And like the black blood hasn't done anything for you? That blood of yours has saved your life so many times and you take it for granted. Isn't that right, Ragnarok," she questioned. She knew that Ragnarok was still present even after my near death experience. He wasn't as strong as before, but he still had his own will. He stayed quiet though, which surprised me. I wondered if he'd retaliate against me or if he'd continue our fight. He could do either one and we'd still die. I wondered which fight he thought was more worth it. I could feel his thoughts tumble around in my mind but none stood out until he finally said aloud, "Bitch, i'm only a sword because of you and that damned sister of yours. I could be human. So shut your filthy whore mouth and die already. This time stay dead." Medusa did frown this time. I think she expected him to agree with her and turn me into his slave again. It didn't work in her favor.
"You fool! I could've spared you! Now you'll all die!" I could tell she was really angry now. Her previous plan failed and I think she was having trouble thinking of any other tactic to bring me back to her side. She gave up and decided to kill me instead. Stein and I both tensed in defense and readied ourselves for any attack that she'd throw at us. She decided to go wide and released a wave of her snake arrows at us. They came from the sides instead of being directly straight, so we had little places to escape. I could probably defend myself and get hit then heal, but I worried about Stein. I knew he didn't have the same living chances as me. And so, instead of looking after my own living being, I went to Stein's line and deflected the most I could. Stein never got hit, which relieved me. As for me, I was scraped a few times and one nearly severed my ankle. The arrows were meant to hit the target at the same time, but because Stein and I were on two different sides and I went towards him, his arrows hit first which meant I had to turn around quickly and deal with the wall of arrows that were supposed to hit me. This part was harder, but Stein turned around with me and tried to block himself from the attack. As I noticed this, I basically jumped in front of him.
"What are you doing!? You're going to kill yourself!" He screamed at me. I knew he wanted to help me but he was more vulnerable than I was. And with the witch so close, my blood boiled and I itched to attack. The blood constantly fought with my sanity to take over. I needed to stay busy otherwise things could get ugly within my mind. "Don't worry about me, I'll recover. You need to dodge and not block with her arrows. She'll kill you." I responded to him. I could tell he was angry with my actions but he didn't understand how vulnerable he was compared to me. I knew that Medusa knew this as well. She would kill Stein the second she had the chance, which is why I need to protect him in sacrifice of myself. I believe that Medusa can't kill me unless we're in close combat. So far, it hasn't come to that point. Stein still looked at me sternly, he didn't believe I could save him without killing myself. To be honest, that was true, but it wasn't at the same time. This mission will kill me, it's the only way to defeat Medusa. I could save everyone here, but I will die. At the moment though, with me defending both Stein and I by deflecting Medusa's attacks won't kill me.
"Don't get yourself killed, Crona. Everyone still needs you, especially Maka." Stein reminded me. I looked down sadly after fending off the last arrow in Medusa's attack. I turned to Stein, "I know. Sometimes sacrificing is better than surviving. Besides, she has more chances of killing you than me at the moment." I stated. He looked at me determined and he nodded. He still didn't agree with me, I could feel his emotion, but he didn't want to argue. He knew he couldn't make me back down from whatever plan I had, so he was just going to go along with it. Only he didn't know that I had planned on leaving him. We both perked up in point seconds though because Medusa got our attention with attempting to set up more Vector Plates. I assume her plan was to project Stein and I towards her, but it failed. The Vector Plates showed up, but they barely pushed me and Stein even a foot.
"Damn it all." I could hear her swear under her breath. I realized just then that she's been wearing herself out more than I had originally thought. With Stein and I constantly dodging and blocking, she's had to send out all her strength. I looked behind me and saw that the older Vector Plates were still there, but they looked very faded. Now we had two choices, continue wearing her out with her own power, or we can get a big hit on her and make her lose power. Problem is, if we went with the first plan, I had a feeling she'd start to feel threatened and summon Mayhdan for help. We couldn't risk that. I assume that our best choice of action is to get a big hit on her, restrain her, and I could kill her. I hoped Stein had enough power to keep her restrained, cause' if that planned worked than it wouldn't be a suicide mission. I'd get a shot on her, kill her, and happily ever after. If Stein hit her with his soul wavelength then he could suture her to the ground, giving us an advantage point, and it would drain her power and make the Vector Plates dissapear. Our only problem now was getting close to her.
"Distraction!" I yelled. Medusa stared at me with blind rage but then smiled and laughed. "You think that's going to distract me? You have a long road in battle procedures if you're that stupid." She said. I smiled back at her. She has this thing, where she likes to talk a lot and she's not as alert as she thinks she is. Stein is also faster than he used to be. Stein was at her side in three seconds and was very close. I could see Medusa begin to say her attack and it was risky for me, because I could hit Stein too, but I sent the lowest form of the screeches.
"Screech Gamma!" A small form bursted from Ragnarok and followed it's path all the way up to Medusa. I think it was only effective to her though, because it pushed her thoughts away from her own attack and Stein reached his target. He screamed, "Soul Force!" I could visibly see his soul wavelength transfer from him into Medusa's body. After the Soul Force had transferred itself, Medusa was sent flying. She hit the wall in the cavern and she looked terrifyingly angry as she whipped her head up. "You little-" She started, but then she realized she couldn't move. Even as a apparition, the soul wavelength was still effective. It was strong too. Stein was stuck in his postion, he had been thrown around a lot and lost a lot of his own physical strength. I knew he had to focus hard to keep Medusa in her place. I just needed to get close to her. The Vector Plate barrier had dissappeared but now I needed to figure out how to kill her. I knew as soon as I attempted to kill her, she could break Stein's focus because of his lack of strength and she'd be free to kill me on the spot. I mean, either way, that was what was going to happen... But I needed to do this smart, so I kill her too. That's when everything turned to shit. After everything I had planned to do so Stein could get close to Medusa, Mayhdan decided to interfere.
"Medusa!" Mayhdan yelled. She was in our war space in almost an instant. She stopped in front of Medusa, crouched and sent one of her magic spells towards Stein. "Aku No," she said as she blew a bit of powder from her palm. The powder absorbed into a figure and it became solid. The form had turned into an exact version of Stein, but it wasn't someone that Stein lusted, obviously. This version of him was crazed. He had that maddened look and he was ready to fight. This figure would only attack Stein unless someone tried to attack the spell. Then the spell would defend itself and fight whoever else got in it's way. I could feel this spell's power and it made my vision blur. My mind swimmed and it was hard to keep my control.
"Stein, you shall pay for your sin. You shall battle your madness." Mayhdan announced. I turned towards the witch and I was angry. She thought that Stein was the threat? She met a whole new level of madness. With her literally being ten feet from me, the sin of madness released, and the black blood in general, I couldn't hold back anymore, the blood took over. I was still a conscious being, but my blood was what took over my body and my actions were total madness. My eyes changed color and dialated, the blood was at a constant hardened state. I felt the smile creep along my face, almost as big as cheshire.
"What, you want some too?" Mayhdan said, thinking she was cocky. I could feel her fear, she was afraid of Medusa's son. She knew exactly of what the black blood and the added madness were capable of. She wouldn't show her fear though, she wouldn't show her pain and suffering. She wouldn't fight me unless Medusa told her to do so. And there she was, throwing fake fight threats at me. Little does she know that I could rip out her throat in two seconds if given the chance.
"The only thing I want is your soul." My voice was deep and angry. This madness was nothing like before. I didn't have Medusa's influence to control me, it was just me. Medusa's spell would keep me as me, I just had the impluse to murder. My mind, because of the black blood, contained it's own demons and it was ready to unleash itself. I was a whole new force to be reckoned with. Mayhdan faltered for a moment, not understanding what I was about to do.
"Crona!" I heard Maka yell, "Don't let it control you! Get a hold of yourself." Her screams and pleads were useless now. I'm ready to kill. I began to walk towards Mayhdan. "No! Crona!" Maka yelled again.
"Stop it, he's gone," Kid said, "If you mess with him, he'll come after you. He's not Crona." I could feel Maka's eyes on me. Her emotions were so overwhelming. Fear, Grief, Anger, Sorrow, and most of all, Bravery. No matter how she felt, she was always brave. Deep down I knew that. My sane self would hope that she'd keep her bravery to herself so I couldn't hurt her. But I wasn't sane. I was mad! A walking and talking form of madness. I could be my own kishin and not even stray the path of humanity! Mayhdan was afraid, very very afraid, and I could see her tense as I came closer.
"Don't touch me!" She raised her hand, "Kas- AH!" I bolted towards her and grabbed her hand. She isn't capable of making any spell against me, I knew that, but decided to cause her pain anyway. There was a sickening crack, a few actually, as I twisted her wrist and arm. She refused to scream, but was left whimpering and nearly crying as I threw her onto the concrete floor. Her head had bounced when it hit the ground, but she stayed conscious. She watched me carefully with eyes that didn't want me to hurt her anymore. She wanted to live, but she also wanted to continue her revenge. Only I was capable of making such wishes. She could be a companion of mine when all of this is over, if she could prove herself. I thought better of it though.
"Stop it! I will leave! Matilda and I will vanish, just please don't kill me." Then she looked up to Medusa who was smiling at me. "I'll help you kill her! She's no mother of mine, or of any use to me, I'll help you! I promise! Please, just don't kill me!" She was bawling by this point. I smiled sweetly at her. I decided to respond, "Witches lie." Ragnarok, who was still in my hand, was thrusted into the witch's chest. Her tears had rolled down her cheek and she didn't make another sound as her soul floated above the ground. It was a perfect witch's soul. I didn't really feel like consuming it. Some small part of me willed me away from it. That was alright though, I had Medusa to take care of.
"My, my, you've really come a long way," Medusa commented, "I've taught you well and i'm proud of you. You've taken my education into use." I laughed. I'm not sure why that was so funny, but it seemed appropriate. Medusa continued to smile at me though. I had mocked her and she still smiled. It annoyed me. "You say 'education'," I began, "But i'm pretty sure you tortured me. You almost literally drilled the knowledge into my brain. What i'm doing right now is what is right. Also, what i'm doing next, is right." I lunged towards my mother. She didn't move at first, but as I got close, she got loose from Stein's sutures somehow. And that's when I realized that Stein had stopped concentrating on Medusa when the witch had released his own sin on him and I killed Mayhdan. He was still standing there with a shocked look on his face. I wasn't sure whether that annoyed me or not but decided to ignore him. He could be dealt with after Medusa is gone. If his own madness didn't kill him first. He was thrown into a battle, separate from mine, to eliminate his 'sin of madness'.
Medusa stood on top of one of the rocky pillars in this cave. She squatted there and examined me. I was no longer an experiment of hers, she had no right to stare at me! "You better wipe that smug look of your face." I warned her. She smiled anyway, "And what'll you do, my son? Cut it off?" I began to walk fast towards her pillar. "Oh, i'll do a lot more than that," I threatened. That's when I got really close to her placement and jumped. She had already begun to move away from where I was but she knew she wasn't fast enough. No matter how much she defended, moved, and attacked, she wasn't going to escape from my wrath. I moved at a slow pace, drawing out her survival time. Though it never mattered in the end how long they lived, they'd die and their souls were mine. She was scared of me for once, yes, I could feel the fear begin to radiate off of her. She knew that she'd die.
"Why don't you just join me, son? You can kill me when i'm no longer of use of course, but I will help you start a reign of terror. We'll start wherever you'd like, Death City probably." Medusa offered. I knew she was lieing. That's just what witches do, they lie. She was trying to save her own skin. She was also trying to get that child's reaction of motherly help. I used to be that way, but then I had made the realization that Medusa wasn't my mother. Not one that I could rely on atleast. I remember faltering when I came to kill her, and she nearly killed me. It didn't matter that she aimed at someone else and hit me anyway, it just meant that she had ridded of another nuisance. Now she was a nuisance, and I won't falter again. I came close to her, very close and whispered, "Because I don't work with witches."
That's when I lunged at her. She had already materialized a vector sword. I could smell the poison that laced the blades. She usually only used this sword when things came close and she knew she could be in trouble, but she did torture time to time with it. I was careful, acknowledging the fact that even with hardened blood, a scratch of the sword would slowly kill me. My sword couldn't be laced with poison, but with force, my blade was just as deadly.
"Don't you kill yourself!" I could hear Stein yell, "You've gone insane, but I know theres still a piece of Crona there. Remember who's here for you!" I took a slight glance at him. He was laying over in a corner, gasping for air after having all of his energy taken from him. He had apparently already annialated his sin. The madness of himself was gone. His weapon, Marie, had materialized into a human and was caring for him. She stared at me with determination and confusion. She knew that I was gone into a maddened vision of murder and revenge, but she was confused to whether the 'Crona' in me would ever let me go on with it. It didn't matter honestly, the 'Crona' that they believed was here is gone. He vanished as soon as the blood took over. The blood was what made 'Crona' the true Crona. But yet, that logic seemed to waver. I ignored it and continued with my quest.
I went for Medusa, she knew that I was going to strike and tried to block my attack. It simply protected her from getting cut or stabbed, but she was still weak. An apparition had no power against a force of solid madness. She was thrown off and stumbled. She rolled against the floor and quickly recovered as she stood into a lunge position. Behind her, I could see the ongoing fight with the gang and Matilda. I could feel the anger that Matilda possessed after seeing Mayhdan murdered. Instead of attacking me though, she used her fueling range against her current apponents. They were all tired and worn though. Both of our fights had gone on for about an hour. Everyone is weak, well except me, and were ready to get everything over with.
Maka continually glanced at me, worried that I really might be gone. Kid, Amanda, and Black*Star never had their concentration move from Matilda. Maka was truly the only one who could kill Matilda, but with her constantly looking at me, she'd never get anything done. That's why I had the sudden conclusion to kill Medusa and finish Matilda off myself. Then, if I feel like it, I'll kill off the rest of the people here. Or, I could leave them and come back later to finish them off. Maka is pregnant though, I remembered. I could take her with me, spare her and the baby's life. Later on I could convert her to my side or kill her after the baby was born. The baby would have me as it's father, it would be raised correctly to be a real conquerer and ruler. I guess we'll have to see what happens.
"If you worry about the others, then you'll kill yourself." Medusa began to speak, "It seems that Stein really is worried about you dieing. Why is that?" I moved my gaze back to Medusa. Her talking was really annoying. I was tempted to just slice and dice, but then decided to give her the satisfaction of stupid conversation. "I wouldn't know. It won't matter anyway. After you've been dealt with, I can have all the fun I want with them. You are annoying, they are fun." She smiled. It was a dumb and annoying smile. I was really getting tired of seeing it. There was nothing for her to smile about. She was going to die. Yet, she talked anyway, "Oh, but i'm sure you do care about one of them. Maka, maybe? What does she mean to you?" I could feel something stir inside my mind. What does she mean to me? I know that I cared for her, but in what way, and why? I shook my head. It doesn't matter if I cared about her. I don't anymore. She's no one but a walking soul to me. The only possible use of her's is that she carries the future ruler. A child who'd be my companion. I dismissed the plan for another time. "Nothing about her is important. Now stop talking, you're really irritating." I responded.
That's when I lunged again and Medusa dodged me. I'm starting to get REALLY annoyed. Why can't she just die already!? Maybe i'm the one getting distracted. The fight going on behind me is keeping me from killing Medusa first. Should I kill Matilda then? Yes, I should, I already killed Mayhdan. Why shouldn't I kill her puppet? And so, I turned around and aimed. "You are beyond my patience." I said. Then I swung my arm and for some odd reason, I didn't unleash a killing blow. Knowing that Matilda is a kishin, I knew that it would take atleast a Beta if she was already injured. Alpha would for sure kill her with my strength. But yet, I only unleashed Gamma, my weakest of the screeches. I didn't think much about it though. My attack was successfully thrown at my target and Matilda was thrown quite a ways from the impact. All of the people who were currently attacking Matilda looked away from their fight and stared at me. That's when all of them realized that I was truly gone. And they were scared. Fear radiated from them. They weren't afraid of me though, they were afraid that they couldn't save me from my madness. They were right, I had no savior. I glanced at each of them, making eye contact and turned back around to Medusa.
"Why would you help them if i'm your target?" She began talking again. I nearly groaned, "Please, would you just shut up. Nothing of my actions and knowledge belong to you. I don't have to talk to you. Just die already." I swung my sword at her and she blocked. She skidded a few feet back but kept my gaze. "You still care about them. Even in your maddened state, you have a deep kindness for each and every one of them. They've really corrupted you." Her talking made me angry and I lunged again. This time I made sure she couldn't block. Even though she didn't block, she did dodge and my blade only knicked the skin of her ribcage. I could hear her gasp, I cut deeper than I had thought but it wasn't going to kill her. "Where do you think you're aiming? I don't have a heart you dimwit. Ghosts don't have real organs." This time she swung at me. Which was pretty ballsey in her state of being. It caught me a little off guard but I didn't let that set me off course. I ducked and used my leg to catch her ankles while she still had the momentum from swinging. Her movements sent her backwards and she hit the ground harshly. She growled and regained her footing.
"You're right, ghosts don't have real organs. But they still have blood and they pretend to act out their nature. That blood is what is keeping you alive and you know that it takes only one stab wound to drain you. My cut will make you slowly bleed until it patches itself but you can never replenish your blood supply. You don't have a heart to circulate new blood." I added my logic to hers. I heard a grunt behind me and turned to see that Black*Star was hit by one of Matilda's attacks. I rolled my eyes and turned around. Medusa was smiling at me again. Her thoughts were unreadable, which I assumed was because she was an apparition, no organs means no brain I guess. I calmly walked closer to Medusa, she walked backwards from me. She wasn't going to let me get close, I knew that. Me walking was just to keep the fight moving and seem not so boring. Plus, I could catch her off guard anytime if I keep walking and then suddenly lunge at her. Good tactics keep me in the winning score.
"If i'm so annoying, why haven't I died already?" Medusa asked. I responded, "I'm waiting for them to come close to defeating Matilda. If I finish you at the same time as they kill Matilda, I won't have to wait to murder everyone else." I spoke instantly and without a thought about it, but for some reason what I said didn't seem likely to happen. Well, there was a strong possiblity that i'd kill Medusa the same time they defeat Matilda, but I didn't think it possible that i'd kill everyone else. It was a numb thought though, nothing of importance to me at the moment. "Well I guess i'll see my timely end very soon." Medusa commented. I responded with a smile.
"You know, your father always seemed to time things together, so he didn't have to wait for something else." Medusa started, "He never had the guts to murder, but you got that trait from Mommy." I never thought i'd hesitate during this battle. But at this moment I did. I stopped moving and waited for her to continue. She knew she got my attention. "He has the same pink hair and dark blue eyes. He was a sweet and smart young man, though he was always picked on, even as an adult." I was intrigued at first when she began to talk about my father, but I was instantly angry. How dare she talk about him! She murdered that man without remorse and tortured me when she realized I was her son and not her daughter. I didn't want to learn about the sweet man I would never become because I was corrupted by a bitch. "Shut your witch lieing mouth." I said angrily. She smiled and spoke, "He loved me. He truly did and he had no idea the plans I had for him. I wasn't going to kill him at first you know. Then I realized that with his good heart, he'd never succumb to my dark deeds."
She walked towards me this time. When she was only a few feet away, she decided to continue her story. "He died happy. Well, that's the last feeling he had atleast." She laughed, "I told him I was pregnant with his lovely child and he was a gleam of joy. He began ranting about all of these beautiful things he and I would become with you. And that's when I sat by him-" She paused. She looked at me in the eyes and took several steps back as she finished, "And I slit his throat as I said that the baby was one created for world destruction." I was beyond angry now. I was furious, in rage, without another blind feeling. "And i'll be slitting your throat for hurting such a kind man and for corrupting another," I responded. That's when I lunged for the very last time. I could hear a blade puncture through clothes, skin, and muscle until it went through every layer possible and out into the air again.
My mind cleared. The blood wasn't in control any longer. My vision was bold, my breath caught, and my mind was clean of all murderous thoughts. I looked down at my sword, it had indeed made contact with Medusa. It went right through her and I knew she was done for. I looked up to her eyes and saw that there were real tears rolling down her cheeks. A small smile was drawn on her face and it didn't possess the cruelness it always had. It was truly motherly. "I knew you'd do me proud one day son. And here it is." She said. I coughed. Blood spattered from my mouth and onto the floor. I looked down once again and it wasn't only my sword that had stabbed a person. Hers had also gone through me. I could feel the poison that her sword contained flow fast in my blood. My blood didn't have the ability to harden any longer and this new poison of hers would surely kill me.
"You were never my mother." I told her, "And I was never your son." I looked back up to her. She still smiled and I smiled back. I whispered the words that I never knew before. Death had told me I held the secret to killing Medusa. I have it now, as I die, I had the spell in my mind. I realize that was the secret, death was the moment when your mind ran clearly. You understood what was happening and this move of mine was one made for my own death. I whispered it to her, "Bloody Sacrifice." The spell had taken whatever energy I had left and threw it into her. She initially dissapeared in small specks of dust and her sword evaporated. The wound created by it however, remained. I held my hands to the gaping hole in my abdomen that gushed blood and turned towards everyone else. Stein and Marie stared at me with tears. Maka, Kid, Black*Star, and Amanda were busy. I watched for a few moments and captured the moment that Maka swung her scythe with her magic "Kishin Hunter", and she annialated yet another Kishin. It was then that I let myself collapse to my knees.
"Crona!" Stein and Marie screamed. They rushed to my position and Maka turned. She at first had a smile, but then realized my state of being. Her eyes widened in horror and she dropped Theresa. Never in her life has she ever dropped a weapon unless it was ripped from her grip. She was stuck in her place, I realized, in shock of what she was seeing. Kid, Black*Star, and Amanda turned as well, with terror struck among their faces. Each had started to run towards me, but as they moved, Maka began to run as well. I don't think I ever saw her run so fast before. But then, I didn't see anything anymore as I collapsed further and twisted so I landed on my back. Stein and Marie were with me first.
"Crona. I told you to not die. I told you. I told you." Stein was constantly saying I told you. He held me up softly and hugged me to him. I could feel a tear from him fall onto my face. I've never seen Stein cry before, I didn't think he could.
"I told you that only I had the power to kill Medusa," I started, "Here it is. I'm sorry I lied to you." Marie was more than crying. She was bawling to an extent that I couldn't believe.
"You knew that you'd die?!" She shouted at me. She was angry that i'd kill myself. I couldn't be mad at her for being angry though, I gave her a smile.
"Bloody Sacrifice is a power that would've killed me even if Medusa wouldn't of impaled me." I explained, "I had to do it. For all of us. I was the only capable one." Marie closed her eyes and moved her face from me. Although she couldn't look at me, she kneeled besides Stein and hugged his shoulder, sharing his grief. My vision was slowly dimming and I knew what was to come. I couldn't feel anything, surprisingly. I was happy in a strange way, even though I knew I was bleeding out and I was about to meet my end. I heard the hard footsteps as Maka finally caught up and she fell onto her knees nearly screaming as she cried.
"Not again! Oh, please, not again. Crona? Crona, please. Stay with me." Maka bawled. I heard Marie whisper a few words to Stein and he opened his eyes to look down at me. I felt a few more tears fall onto my clothing, neck, and face.
"I'm sorry Crona. I guess i've failed you this time. I can't save you from your demise," Stein cried. I shook my head and replied, "No Stein, you've never failed me. You and all of my friends have been the most reliable people i've ever had. I was glad, for the time I had, to call you dad. And to call Marie mom." Stein closed his eyes, letting more tears streak his grieven face. He moved me over to Maka, who held me way tighter than Stein did. She cupped her hand on my cheek, moving my face towards hers.
"You can't leave me, Crona. You promised. You promised me that we'd stay with eachother." She was rocking. A comfort to herself and trying to soothe me. "Crona, you can't go now. Now you must stay. Please. Please." She was ranting hysterically a little and I couldn't blame her. I'd probably be doing a lot worse if she were in my place. I weakly moved my hand up to her face and rested my palm on her cheek. She took a sharp intake of breath to the touch and the tears seemed to flow more.
"I'm not leaving you. I'll always be with you, I won't break my promise," I rested my hand on her growing belly, "Our baby is our life, Maka. And as long as she lives, i'll always be with you." She cried, "But Crona you're dieing! And I'll have to live with just myself and our baby. I can't do this alone. I need you. I love you. Please, Crona, please." It saddened me, that I would technically be leaving her. If it were my choice, i'd stay forever. However, Death and my fate had different plans. I had a small sense though that i'd somehow come back for her. As long as i'd known Maka, she'd been a silent cryer. Right now, she gasped so much, she was constantly whimpering and whining between each breath. Her lip quivered and her eyes wouldn't stop her water works. It broke my heart to break hers.
"I know i'm dieing. But Maka, i'll be back. I won't break our promise, remember that," I held her hand that I had earlier placed a beautiful emerald ring on. I could feel the ring and twisted it while keeping it on her finger, "This binds us forever. Our baby too. Maka, I love you, so much. I don't want to leave you and so I won't-" She interrupted, "Crona, you dieing is leaving me. I can't live without you. I can't wake up each morning without you by my side. I can't stand to live a day without your sweet smile and your bright soul. I can't raise our baby without their daddy. You're everything to me, I can't lose you." She shut her eyes tightly and hugged me as close to her as she could get me. My vision was still fading, getting faster I noticed, and things started to numb. I knew that our time was going to be short.
"Maka-" She was still gasping and crying aloud but I brought her lips to mine nonetheless. She kissed me back, though she let go soon so she could speak again. "What will I do without you?" I could tell that she accepted that I can't reverse my dieing process. She was still scared, extremely scared, and I honestly didn't know how to answer her question. I opened my mouth, beginning to say something and began to cough instead. It was a terrible cough, one filled with blood and some of my last breaths. I recovered quickly to say what I needed to say, "Our friends will help you. Stein and Marie will help you. They're your parents now, remember?" I smiled, despite the situation, "I'm sorry Maka. I didn't want anything to end this way. I love you. You mean everything to me. I'm trying not to break your heart, though it's probably too late." I gave her another smile.
"I love you too." Is all she could say. My vision was grey now, fading to black. To break the sad silence, I wanted Maka to tell me a story in my last moments. "Tell me, Maka, what would our house look like? How many children do we have? What's our daily fun?" Maka smiled too. I realized I could shine bright even though I was dieing.
"Our house, is two stories tall, white brick and a variety of flowers scattered around the front porch. The back yard is filled with lovely scents from the trees and flowers. A white swinging bench lays in a grove where it's always shaded. Our three kids, all chase eachother around the yard. Screaming and laughing their hearts out until their content. We sit on that swinging bench, hand in hand and my head resting on your shoulder as we watch our children laugh. The sun always shines-" She continued her story. I had closed my eyes with a long smile on my face. I was happy here, but my soul had dimmed then. Death had taken me to my new home and my last breath escaped my lips. All was dark, but not sad. Everything was gone, but I wasn't scared. No one was in sight, but I wasn't lonely. Everything was alright. That's when I passed on...
I have to be honest... I cried while I wrote my story and if I made you cry then I hope that means i'm a good writer XD but I doubt it. Tell me what you guys thought about this one. This is the first time I had a full on battle to type out and I can tell you right now that I suck at writing the battle scenes. I'm bad in general XD But I want to know what you guys thought, what can I improve on? Also, to rest those who are seriously mad at me for killing Crona, this isn't the end of the story. We get a taste of Maka's point of view and we finally get to see what goes on in her head about their relationship. How will Maka cope? What will Maka do about the baby? Etc, etc, etc. Like I said, tell me how I did. Not just on the battle scene either, for this entire series. I want to know how my audience sees my story and how it could improve, my strong points, and my weak points. Be honest guys :) PM too guys! :) This was all I had gotten done in my abscence... I grant you all access to smack me on the back of the head for slacking majorly. *THWAK* I hope that makes you happy. Well, see you guys next chapter. Bye Bye!