Enter Mars

'What is this? It's even stronger than the other two's attacks.'Kuro and Chase had their weapons together making sparks fly as they pushed the weapons even more."What is this?"

"LIKE WE WOULD TELL YOU!"Chase broke the clash and then disappeared in the shadows as the sun began to set making more appear.

"Tsubaki what is this?"Chase and Tsubaki were standing on water as they both were in their Shadow Wing forms.

"Our Soul Resonance...it feels...good."Tsubaki looked at her glowing figure opening and closing her hands making Chase chuckle.

"That's what she said. And it does seem strong."

"Chase while we're here I need to tell you something."

"What is it partner?"

"I...I..."

"SHOW YOURSELF!"Kuro stabbed his scythe into the ground making it crack and the area begin to rumble.

"Tsubaki how about later you tell me? We got trouble."Tsubaki was blushing before the area began to shake surprising them.

"YOU ASKED FOR IT!"Kuro turned to see the meister pop out of his shadow and slash his chest but it seemed unnoticeable until when he jumped back and touched the ground, the cut became an explosion of purple energy sending him back and dropping his weapon. He then ran forward and stopped inches away from the Revenant."SHADOW WING: DANCE OF THE PUPPET!"Chase's wings then grabbed Kuro and began to attack him making gashes and stab wounds before throwing him to the other side of the Colosseum."Time to finish you. SHADOW WING: BLADE CLAW!"The Meister appeared suddenly in front of the Revenant making him yell in pain as the wings turned into copies of Tsubaki and began to cut Kuro rapidly before Chase raised the real blade about to cut Kuro in half. Before he could swing, Mars switched out with his lackey and sent the Meister back dragging his feet in the ground to stop."What the?"

"Hello Mr. Underwood, Lady Nakatsukasa."

"Who are you?"Chase and Mars began to encircle each other as he readied Tsubaki.

"My name is Mars, I am the one to destroy Death and his institution."

"So it is you...Mars."Death was watching the battle and his naturally happy expression changed to one of pure anger.

"What did Lord Death do to you?"

"He tried to kill me. He left me for dead bleeding out until I used dark magic to revive myself."

"Watch yourself Chase, he's different than the others."

"Why bring back family members of my friends? Why target me?"

"Why you're special child. Don't you know who you are? Better yet the one who loves you?"

"Who are you talking about?"

"That sword in your hands has been harboring feelings for you. But she doesn't know who Chase Underwood is does she?"

"Don't you dare."Chase gripped Tsubaki tighter surprising her and made her image look at him.

"Lady Nakatsukasa, your friend is harboring a secret that I'll let time shed light on. And I revived family members to increase negative feelings to give me strength."

"Why?"

"My plans are to revive the most dangerous being to have ever lived and destroy you all starting with Death. Unless you accept what I'm about to ask, join me and be my general and I'll spare your weapon as well."Mars held a hand out shocking Tsubaki and angering Chase.

"Listen, I'll never turn against my friends no matter what."

"My offer will stay on the table. So long."Mars laughed as he snapped his fingers making himself disappear as Chase and Tsubaki turned back to normal.

"You're not planning on..."

"No, come on, we need help getting the others home."

"Hey."Chase and Tsubaki entered the dispensary to see Maka, Soul, Black*Star, and Raine look as if they were waiting for years.

"Hey...who was that guy?"Soul looked at the duo making them sigh and sit down.

"Apparently Mars."

"Who's Mars?"

"I think that's why Kid went to see Lord Death."Maka sighed rubbing her head as Chase sat down and cracked his knuckles.

"I know Kid is going to see what Lord Death knows on Mars, but we should go see what the Library has on him and someone tell Kid to meet us there."

"Father."Kid and his weapons walked into the Death Room to see a furious Death surprising them.

"Hello son."

"Lord Death I don't know if it's our position to ask but-"

"Mars was a student here less than a Hundred Years Ago..."

"Nothing on Mars."The six sighed sitting down with columns of books around them before Stein walked up to them putting out a cigarette.

"I'll tell you, my day is pretty clear since Marie is on a mission."Stein made a seat out of books and sat down near the small group.

"Please Professor Stein."

"Alright, Mars was a Meister here at Death Weapon Meister Academy around a hundred years ago. A mission went wrong and his weapon was killed because of it..."

"Filled with depression, Mars had decided to practice Dark Magic secretly to revive her. Sweet girl his weapon was but when he did revive her, he made...he made the first Wraith."Death was telling the story to Kid and his weapons as they listened intently.

"I see, so what happened."

"Lord Death soon found out because not only couldn't he control it, she had attacked him herself and then the school. They soon found Mars's books and everything having to do with his magical abilities. But before they could punish him, he had ran away and while he was hiding had made his previous army of Wraith and Revenants and led them against this place. Lord Death prevailed and killed Mars."

"But he's alive...how?"

"Dark Magic is difficult to understand."Stein lit up another cigarette looking up while the six were thinking."But it's not impossible to think that he might've cast an immortality spell or something."

"Well what did you find out?"The group met up with Kid and his weapons outside and began to question what Death told him.

"Mars learned here."

"Yeah and his weapon was killed and he made the first Wraith from her soul."

"That's what Stein told us, and that this is gonna be even more difficult."

"How?"

"Mars might've used some type of Immortality Magic and we know what immortal means don't we?"

"So what do you recommend we do?"

"Kick ass until we find his weak spot."