The death scythe lets out a roar of laughter. "You're going to take my soul!? You're going to kill me?"

"Yes. I'm ending your life today. That's a promise" the sorcerer says with a grin. Looking over at Crona, Noah begins to untie him. "You need to get out of here, kid. Things are gonna get ugly." Groaning lightly, Crona says nothing as he was too weak to move or speak. Sighing, the male sets the pink haired boy down and turns to face Justin. "Thanks for being so patient. I didn't think of you as someone who would be fair in a fight."

Justin scowls and points his blades towards Noah. "I'll cut you open nice and slow. I'm going to enjoy killing you Noah. It'll be great! Just imagine Gopher watching this from above! He'll be crying his eyes out seeing you get torn apart!"

Noah's smile fades and turns to a death glare at the mention of Gopher. "Don't you talk about him, Justin. You don't have the right." Grinning from ear to ear, Justin goes on. "It's funny really. Remember when I killed him? He had been squirming and crying, begging for you to save him. It was great, really. You were supposed to be his knight in shining armor. Except this time…the dragon kills the princess."

"Enough!" Rushing forward with his veins pulsing, Noah opens the book of Eibon.

"Summoning…Manticore!" Immediately, a large creature emerges from the book, its eyes fixed on Justin. "Kill him! Kill him now!" Noah orders angrily. The manticore hisses at it lunges at Justin, attacking him fiercely. Backing away from the huge creature, Justin scoffs. "You underestimate me, Noah! I'll kill your damned beast in a single blow!"

Muttering a prayer under his breath, the priest grins as he prepares his attack. Seeing what Justin was doing, Noah charges him and attempts to hit him. "Not this time! You're not doing it again!"

Cursing under his breath, Justin is forced to stop his praying in order to block Noah. The priest feels his eyes widen as he sees the manticore's tail lunge at him. Turning his body to the right, Justin winces as the tail pierces his side. Grabbing Justin's throat, Noah cries out as he slams him onto the ground. "Fuck you, Justin! Just die alrea-"

The priest quickly slashes at Noah, cutting open the male's stomach. Coughing up blood, the sorcerer falls to his side and gasps for breath, holding onto his wound. Sitting up, Justin looks over at Noah but before he can finish him off, the manticore grabs his leg with its tail and tosses him at a tree.

Grunting lowly and panting, Justin barely is able to look up as he begins to pray, seeing the manticore approach him. It lunges at the priest, its tail ready to pierce his heart.

"Law abiding…silver…gun!"

The powerful beam sends the creature flying as it slams into a tree and lies still for a moment before disintegrating. Groaning, Justin stands and limps to Noah. "You…pathetic…fool…"

Suddenly, the sound of yelling makes Justin turn. His eyes go wide as he sees Crona a few feet away with his sword ready to pierce him. Growling in pain, Justin is sent falling to the ground as Crona pierces his rib cage with Ragnarok.

Coughing up blood in plentiful amounts, Justin's breathing gets heavier. The blonde raises his hand up to the sky, his sight growing dim. "Kishin-sama…I…I have failed you…" Approaching Justin, Crona looks at him with nervous eyes. The priest smiles lightly. "Are you…going to…take my life?"

Shaking his head, Crona holds his arm. "N-No…I-I'm going to let you suffer and die a-alone…" Turning to walk away, Crona is stopped by Justin's voice. "Tell me child…am I truly evil?"

Looking at the blonde male, Crona gives a puzzled look. Justin goes on, "Yes I killed…its an unbearable sin…but am I really evil? I was simply playing by the rules…I was playing the game…Doing exactly what was asked…what, you think there's a happy ending? You think just because I'll die, your friends are safe? This is barely the end of week one. Soon someone else will start killing…just you watch…"

Before Crona could reply, he noticed Justin's eyes go blank. He was dead. Sighing softly, Crona turns around and begins to walk when he notices a figure sitting by a tree. Approaching the figure, he saw that it was Noah. Looking up at the pink haired boy, the sorcerer weakly smiles. "He's dead now…huh?"

Nodding, Crona stared at him, noticing that his stomach had a deep wound and he was still bleeding. Lifting his head up to look at the sky, Noah closes his eyes. "Good…I guess it doesn't matter if I die then now…My goal was for Gopher and Giriko to be avenged…Justin is dead now…thanks to you."

Groaning in pain, Noah grasps his bleeding stomach. "Hey kid…do you think maybe you could…put me out of my misery? This pain is unbearable…"

Blinking, Crona takes a step back. "W-What?"

"I want you to kill me, kid. There's no way I can live after taking a hit like that. I'm losing too much blood." The pink haired male stutters, trying to find other options. "B-But what about your book! Y-Yeah can't you just-"

Shaking his head, Noah looks to the book of Eibon that was now torn apart. "Justin cut through the book. I had no other choice but to block with it when Justin attacked me. Otherwise I'd be dead but seeing things now, it would appear that it doesn't matter…"

Shivering, Crona shakes his head. "I-I can't…"

Frowning, the sorcerer looks up at him. "Not trying to be rude but…that's bullshit. You've already killed Justin. Why can't you kill me?"

Shaking and on the verge of tears, Crona shakes his head. "I…I just can't okay! I can't do it!"

"Do it, god damn you! Kill me! If you can't kill me how do you expect to survive out there? You won't get far if you don't have a killing instinct when the time comes. You need to be ready for that, kid! So do it!"

Raising his sword, Crona looks away and sniffs. "B-But I don't want to! I-I just want to go home!"

Sighing, the male sorcerer closes his eyes. "The sooner you kill me, the sooner you'll get home. I promise. So please, just do it." Clenching his fists, Noah takes a deep breath. Medusa…Gopher…Giriko…

Quickly bringing his sword down, a thunk sound is heard as it soon gets lodged in Noah's head. Crying and taking his sword off, Crona runs off, not wanting to look at any more dead people.

Muttering, Asura crosses his arms. "Seriously? Justin is dead…maybe making that bet with Arachne wasn't such a good idea…Oh well…At least Crona is still in this…but wow! What a show! Two more deaths to end the week! That's what I'm talking about!" Grinning, the Kishin lets out a chuckle as he turns to look at his blackboard. "Time to cross out some more names! That never gets old."

Maka blinks as she stares at the sky. Soul sits next to her and gently squeezes her hand. "Whatcha thinking about, Maka?" The ash blonde haired girl shrugs. "Nothing really…I was just admiring the sky…it looks so peaceful here, you know?"

Nodding, Soul glances up with her. "Yeah…" Sighing gently, Maka places her head on Soul's chest and closes her eyes. Holding her closely, the white haired male kisses her head. "We'll go home soon, Maka…I promise…"

The female relaxes in Soul's arms, feeling his protective touch. "Maka I swear to you, I won't let anything happen to you. I love you…"

Smiling happily, Maka looks up at him and gently kisses him on the lips. She cups his cheeks and tilts her head. "Thank you…Soul…" His grip on her soon tightened and he remained with a determined look on his face. No matter what, I can't let anything happen to Maka. I'd gladly risk my life for her…if in the end its ever just us two…I'd gladly let her win…

As Soul and Maka soon fall asleep in each other's arms, three shadows cower over them.

"Just look at them. So oblivious to all the death going on around them. Perhaps its time for an example."

Medusa glowers at the sleeping couple as she looks around at the rest of Maka's group. They were all sleeping as well, not bothering to have anyone on watch. The snake witch scoffs and turns to face Free and Eruka. "Just look at them. So pitiful. They think they have it easy."

"What are you going to do, Lady Medusa?" Eruka asks. The witch grins widely as she turns back to the sleeping children. "I'm going to break them. All of them. I'll have them playing the game by the end of this week."

END OF CHAPTER 13
DEATH COUNT: 8
R.I.P. Justin Law and Noah