One - Destiny and other stories
So, they fell.
After a while all of them arrived on a hard ground.
- Well...that's new - sighed Alice as she got up
- Not really for me - said Kid
- How comes?
- I once has been lost in the Book of Eibon. Long story short: it wasn't a holiday on the Bahamas.
- I see - Alice said - so...where are we?
They all looked around in the place where they were. All the dead trees and all the houses around them stood in flames and all in the dark night looked like a sea of fire. But above all there stood a familiar building and all the people whom they see was running in the direction of it.
- The Academy! - whispered Maka in a shock.
- Father! - Kid started to run towards the school
- No! Kid! - Stein grabbed him by his vest - It's just a vision.
- It's true - said Daniel - But this book is about to show the future... which in this case is not so happy.
- We have to stop this from happening...-said Kid
- We don't even know what is this - pushed up his glasses Stein.
- It's right in this - Alice bowed down for an old newspaper.
On it the title with big letters was 'The War of Gods' written.
After it there was a long article.
- It seems this will be a long ride - sighed Alice, then gave the newspaper to Stein.
- Well we have a year though - said the doctor- this article is half-year in our future and it's still almost as old here.
- Well at least we know that now either. So...how do we get back? - asked Alice.
- That's a good question though - said Soul.
- I guess we should just jump up - said Maka - it would be the best idea.
- Yeah, sure. And if not, we will look like a bunch of idiots - sighed Soul
- Soul, you are already an idiot, this wouldn't change much on your appettrance- grinned Maka.
- I will try - said Alice, then jumped up, just to disappear in thin air.
- I will follow her - said Daniel and all the hooded group followed him back to the past.
- It seems Maka was right - said Stein - it's time for us to leave - he gripped a bit on Kid's shoulder, who nodded, then all of them jumped up, just to fell on their feet back in the classroom.
There was another people when they arrived who seemed not just suprised but even afraid.
- Are you okay? - asked them a tall, blondish-brown haired girl who wear a hat, while her sister were drawing something next to a pink haired girl - or boy - Alice couldn't decide.
- Yes we are, Liz - said Maka - only Kid... he needs a bit care now.
- Right - said the girl named Liz and helped Kid to one of the seats.
After they looked around properly, they could seen another pair of students, who were watching them. One of them was a long, black haired girl, with big, blue eyes and the other was a muscular boy with spikey blue hair and green eyes.
- So, where were you if it could probably freak Kid out? - asked the spikey haired boy.
- In anoter dimension of time and space, where the destiny of Gods rely – said Alice
- I didn't wanted to hear it from you, witch! – said the blue haired boy.
- I'm really sorry, that I'm a witch – sighed the girl – But that's how I was born, and unless you can re-witch me, you shouldn't condemn me for my ancestry.
- You have a good spinning tounge, witch girl – grinned the blue-head guy.
- Well somehow I had to protect myself from some of the office's dogs – smiled Alice too.
- But what is your name, miss? – asked on a light tone the girl, who was sitting next to the blue haired boy.
- Alice, Alice Jackson.
- And how did you got here, Alice? – asked her Liz
- It's a long story – said Stein – and if you want to hear it it's better if we doesn't stay in the school, because this story can be written up as my failure and her luck.
- Well on some point this is true, but if it weren't for your failure, then we could never found this book and we would make the mistakes what lead to catastrophy – shrugged Alice – so I guess it's okay. Anyways I never did anything against the Academy, so it's not a full failure.
- It still doesn't feel right…
- Because I have a witch and a God's soul. Yeah. Powerful, but not dangerous who's side I'm on.
- You have a point, but we still shouldn't debate this question here.
So, after they all managed to walk down to the streets, they found a lovely little coffee shop. They sat next to a bigger table and wait for their coffee, just for the waitress go away.
- So, what happened? – asked them Liz, sipping from her strawberry ice-shake.
- May I tell the story then? – looked on Stein, Alice.
- Well you know it better your life than I do, now doesn't it the case?
- Kind of – laughed Alice – well, where should I start?
- Maybe on the beginning? – said the blue haired guy
- I will, but first, may I know your name?
- You never heard of me? – the boy was shocked – You never heard of my greatess?
- No, sorry.
- He is Black Star, the shadow-weapon meister – said Maka
- And his partner is…?
- Me – said the black haired girl, who seemed very shy – I'm Tsubaki Nakatsukasa.
- Nice to meet you all.
- Same – smiled Tsubaki
- So well, how did you even got to the Academy? – asked Soul – I mean, we doesn't really use the help of witches.
- Well it was really long ago. I was younger. My mother was a Godess, so she had no business with the Academy, at least they didn't had problems with eachother, I mean of course with Shinigami-sama. But then mom did something, what even the Circle of White Mages couldn't stand. She married a mage, named Adrian „Python" Jackson.
- Your dad was Python Jackson, the greatest summonner mage in the last fifty years? – Maka was shocked
- Well, yes – shrugged Alice
- Don't „well, yes" me! That's damn scarry. He was one of the best mages, who killed a lot of our kind.
- I know, this is why the Circle of White Mages and Shinigami-sama neither stand the case, that he married the Godess of Chaos. Well, back then at least the Circle had the Book of Destiny and they knew something will be wrong if my parents have a kid, so they tryed to kill them, but back then they couldn't – instead they died in the process and the book disappeared. After these unlucky things happened my parents had to hide, so they ran away in the mountains of west Russia, where my mother gave life to me. Then after, their destiny catched them there.
Because of the marriage and the child - who made her mother drink blood and eat human souls, while the pregnancy - even Shinigami-sama couldn't waited longer, so he sent hunters after my parents, who fought them and killed them. I was sixteen and I wasn't in the cave with them, but in the nearby forest to get some food.
So, when they found me, they beat me up, but because I was innocent with my life they just locked me up in a cell, and asked a professional from the Academy to examine me and if it's necessary, exterminate me.
- From this point of view, I look like some evil doctor who only examine people because of fun – said Stein, while he was smoking a cigarette.
- Well, sir, no offense, but most of the time you really just look like that – said Maka
- Oh, that's not too nice – grinned Stein – But I can imagine why you think.
- It's okay. – said Alice – But that wasn't okay to dissect me awake, while I only got just local anesthetic.
- Well, it was more fun – shrugged Stein
- Of course, for you. But not for me. It was terribly freaky. From then on, I'm not afraid of anything, just to get dissected again, by this guy.
- That's kind of honorific.
- Yeah. So, I will tell the rest of the story if you may let me.
- Sure, go on.
- So after all, they set out doctor Stein, who diessected me, as you all could heard. Probably, he tryed to kill me, but for my luck, I hardly can be killed and heal really fast for a mortal, so my wounds fastly disappeared and I had to choose. I mean, I didn't had too much possibilities to choose, because there was only the case if I work for the Academy, or die. So of course I chose to live on and the doctor sent me some teachers to help me get ready to be a meister. He sometimes visited me, and on my last examination he was the one who sent me to find a weapon.
Of course you all know how hard to find the appropriate weapon, but for me it was kind of easy. First of all, I gone to Sweden, because I heard a lot about a weapon group, called The Boreal Warriors. They were strong and independent and one of them said, he would stand next to me on my journey to the light. This is how we met with Daniel. Then again we travelled trough the sea and gone to Germany, where we met Titania, who was really useful for our research lately.
Anyways, with my two companions working greatly, I couldn't asked for more, but then we sailed to France, because we heard, the Academy have a new office there. We joined them, that's when I met with Alan and Alex Bellamy, the twin sons of the baron, who lead our group. So after all, I stood there with four weapons, who were truly helpful and our souls resonated well, yet the french said, I made this only with witchcraft and they locked us out from the project.
Then on, we gone from french to a little land, called Hungary, where we met with the God of War's son, Gilbert von Faust, who were a big help for us, because he had the same problem with the french office, so he joined us and we all went to england, where they accepted us, as the "Spoiled Staff" of the Academy.
So, after these all happened, we killed demon-egg souled idiots around the country, and it went well, until the first year's end. Because of his cleverness, Gilbert could went to another group, even though we were close - and when I mean close, I mean really close – he had to go, so we were left alone with a few members who looked after us. That's when I wanted to leave the Academy's office, but then again something happened.
We'd got a request from Shinigami-sama to find something, what he'd lost in Englad. Of course I didn't knew he was talking about the Book of Destiny, because I seen that last time, when I was two years old and my mother sent it away with a servant of us.
But again, we accepted the request and travelled to near-Birmingham, where we started to search for the book. For half a year, we had nothing, then by my unlucky luck, I'd fallen into a cave and I found the book with the magical lockdown. I unlocked the lockdown, and then we all flought here, just to give the book to the principal of the Academy and then go back to England. And the rest you know too.
- Yes. That you can't go away, because if Gods going to try and destroy our city, you will be on the front line to help us repulse them to wherever they come from – said Kid
- Yes, Sir! – saluted Alice – But if we are thinking about this like we need Gods on our side, I could call Gilbert too, and we could go to get some Gods to stand on our side.
- It's a good idea, Alice – said one of the hooded mans and removed his hood.
He had spikey, red hair, blood red eyes, light chocolate brown skin and a soul of a God.
- Gilbert? – Alice was shocked
- Yes. And now we have to start thinking about how to convince the Gods.