"You've lost it Damien! Come to your senses and bring out the witches for us!"
"One of them already attacked Ancel! They are conspiring against us!"
"They should have been killed before this even happened!"
"Bring the witches out!"
"Kill the witches!"
The crowd of witch hunters keep shouting. When Jacob said there was a group of witch hunters coming, the Mayor didn't think it would be this many. He sent Soul to help guard Maka and Mai but if this gets more out of hand...This could end badly.
"I assure you. Maka and Mai are not conspiring against us. Without Mai you wouldn't have those handy potions that I know some of you have been using. Maka and Mai are true witch hunters-"
"Celeste attacked me in cold blood. She attacked me but he has the gall to say that she was a true witch hunter! He even tried to report me for wrongfully killing a witch!" Ancel pipes in. The crowd uproars.
"Is that true?!"
"Why would you doubt your fellow witch hunter?"
"You trust these witches more than humans?"
"Those witches must be brainwashing Damien! He's under their spells! He's been seduced!"
"Would you stop being crazy? Are you saying we're all brainwashed?" Liz breaks in, starting to get fed up. "You aren't listening to anything he's trying to say!"
"Yeah! Maka and Mai aren't against us! Mai saved my life before! Celeste was one of us too-" Patty backs up.
"All of them are brainwashed!" The crowd shouts.
"Ancel has no proof that Celeste tried to attack him! My father has lead this organization for eighteen years! Open your eyes and see that Ancel is trying to tear us apart over something he has no proof of-"
"Why must I have proof that a witch attacked me? Because it is a witch under you? Any other witch you wouldn't bat an eye. You'd trust me fully."
"It's because they're brainwashed!"
"He doesn't need proof! It's a witch! Of course she would attack him! Just like those other witches would!"
"You've lost it Damien!"
"Damien has gotten weak." Ancel smirks. "The only reason he's protecting those witches...is because one of them is fucking his son!"
"What?!"
"You've turned against your own kind to protect a couple of whores-"
"Watch your tongue!" Kid snarls, trying to keep his composure but it's hard.
"Look at him! He's the witch's toy!"
"Damien! How could you let your son be with a witch? What has happened to you?"
"As you all know my son is my life." The Mayor cuts through the shouting. "...If Maka was a threat to him or I thought that she was just using him..." Those golden eyes darken. "I would kill her in a heart beat." His expression goes back. "but that's not the case. Maka has proven herself. My son has been taught his whole life about the dangers of witches. Maka was raised to be human. She is a weak witch that just came into her role as a witch. She saved me and My son's life. She is a witch that is truly for our case...A witch that cares for my son. I haven't been brainwashed. Maka and Mai are not conspiring against us. Ancel is speaking nonsense. What you do on your own time is on you. You want to stop following me? Sure but I won't let you come to my home and do as you please though. If any of you want to get to Maka or Mai..." He holds out his ax, his stance changing. "You'll have to get through me first."
"..." This shuts the crowd up. They stare at him with wide eyes. They start muttering to themselves.
"What are you guys getting scared for?" Ancel scoffs. "There's four of them. There's twenty of us. Just push through. They stand no chance."
"I wouldn't be so sure of that." The Mayor chuckles, sending shivers down the spine of trained men.
"I won't let you even see her." Kid gets his ax ready. Liz and Patty getting themselves ready. They will push them back as much as they need too.
"Even if you can hold us back, I've already sent more of my men to the side of the house. They should be already inside." Ancel holds his Ax out. He takes steps forward so he's in front.
"And I've already sent our resident Assassin to their aid. You are a strong witch hunter, Ancel...but these men won't succeed."
"...You're right. That never was the objective though." Ancel looks too relaxed. "You sure that assassin has it under controlled? Wouldn't it be awful if your precious Maka was being killed as you spout meaningless words?"
Suddenly his walkie talkie cuts on. "Mayor! Crona is here! Maka is engaging him now! I don't know where Soul is-" There's a crash and Mai is cut off.
"Crona?!" Kid turns to run into the mansion.
"Oh no you don't." Kid is grabbed by his father and pulled off to the side. Where Kid was standing is a black arrow that would have impaled him. That voice.
"Well. I wasn't expecting you." The Mayor smiles, those golden orbs staring up at the snake witch that is flying above them. All the other witch hunters are panicking. "isn't this a foolish move? Showing up with a bunch of witch hunters?" He chuckles. "it makes it easier for me. I can't wait to kill you~"
"That's a witch! Shoot her down!"
"Who the hell is she? Is she working with the other witches?"
"What the hell is going on?!"
"You're right. A bunch of witch hunters gathered in one spot. Oh what will become of me?" Medusa chuckles, snapping her finger. Suddenly, A monster comes out of the ground, right in the mass of the crowd. It swallows five witch hunters into it's mouth, and bites another three that weren't able to fit. Most get bitten in half. One of the witch hunters is still alive but he's missing both of his legs. The air is filled with screams and blood. The beast comes out of the ground. It's fat and green. Legs and arms like a human, a round body and a large mouth. This beast is mostly mouth.
"Everyone scatter!" Kid tries but it's too late. The Monster charges, ripping through more witch hunters that were too bunched together to move.
"Damn you." The Mayor watches as Medusa lands. He walks up to her, making sure that he'll create a distance between her and his son. "You won't make it out of this Medusa. I won't let you leave alive."
"That's my line. I should have killed you long ago." Medusa holds out her arms. The Mayor can already tell she's preparing a spell.
"Liz, Patty, take on that monster and help the other witch hunters. Kid-"
"Maka needs back up-" Kid starts to say. He blocks an attack by Ancel.
"Shouldn't you be worrying about yourself? If you're not careful you might just lose your head."
"Why are you working with Medusa?" Kid grinds his teeth, pushing him back. "You lead your fellow witch hunters to their death! For what? What is she giving you?"
"Why does that matter? Just enjoy this last dance. Let Crona have his dance with Maka. He's been dying to see her. She can't win against him. He's going to take her from you. While you bleed out, Maka is going to be stolen. She'll become the witch of life and death once she sees your end. So be happy. You have a big part in bringing the end to everything."
"I won't die here. If I have to kill you so I can help Maka so be it. Ancel...you are conspiring with a witch and trying to harm the woman I love...You won't survive my judgment."
"Um...How are we suppose to kill this thing?" Liz shoots at the beast but it doesn't bleed. It does get it's attention. It growls. This gives an opening to the other witch hunters to move away from it.
"Well we do have these!" Patty pulls out a potion from her bag. "Lets throw all this shit at it! Something's got to work!"
"You and your son have been nothing but an annoyance. You should have pushed Maka away. Even if Kid had left with her...She was suppose to come to me. You've lost your mind Damien. To think you would ever believe in a witch. Maka will bring ruin to you. She'll hurt your son. She'll break him." Medusa dodges the swing of his ax. That was close. He moves away from another arrow of magic. He's fast. He's always been fast.
"The fact that you have to break Maka to turn her into the witch you want tells me she's not like you. She's not like my wife. You can say what you want but you're just mad that I'm standing in your way. I won't let you harm my son. I won't let you harm Maka either. Once you're dead, My son can have a peaceful life with her. You are the only thing standing in the way of that."
"Your son is going to die tonight. He's going to die because he wanted to stand by Maka. Because you wanted to stand by her. I'm going to take everything from you. Your son. Your pride. Your life."
Kid against Ancel. The mayor against Medusa. The Thompson sisters against the monster. There's no one that can help Maka. Kid has to stay focus...
Maka, make it out of this.
"Damn it I can't cut him!" Maka snarls. She hit him with her blade, right in the shoulder. It stopped like she just hit a rock. No blood or anything. He's still smiling at her, swinging his blade like he's drunk. She jumps back from another swing.
"T-The bomb potions don't do anything to him! It just knocks him back!" Mai is trembling in the corner. She glances at the broken walkie talkie. "I told the Mayor but no one is coming!"
"Something must have happened." Maka has a bad feeling. If her scythe isn't working she's going to use magic.
"Medusa is here. She's going to get rid of that pesky boy. Then it will just be us." Crona giggles. She's able to hit him with a wind blade. It knocks him on his back but it doesn't cut him. He laughs harder. "You're weak Maka~"
"I knew this was fucking Medusa!" Maka wants to get out to her but if she can't take care of Crona, it's for nothing. He's strong. She has to kill him somehow. Crona gets off the floor with his back bent at an awkward ankle. He just stares at her with those empty blue eyes. He drags his sword against the floor as he walks towards her. "Mai you should go and back up Kid."
"I won't leave you!" Mai shakes her head. "You shouldn't be alone! He may try to drag you off somewhere Maka."
"Makaaaaaaa" He sighs, his neck cracking to the side. "I've missed you." He drops his sword to hold out his arms like he's asking for a hug. She takes this opportunity to get close to him. She punches him hard in the face. It feels like she just punched a lead. He grabs her wrist, keeping her there. He's licking her fist.
"You have no right to miss me. You killed my mother!"
"Did I?I feel like I would remember if I killed her." He chuckles. He's putting pressure on her arm.
"Shockwave." Crona screams, letting go of her arm. He stumbles back, grabbing at his head. That was effective. She moves to do it again but has to dodge a swing of his arm before she's sent flying.
"Get away! Don't hurt me! You're not fair! You're a liar! I didn't mean it!" He screams rushing her. He's faster then she thought. He grabs her by the face. He's so strong he's able to lift her off her feet.
"Shockwave!" She hits him again. He doesn't drop her. He growls.
"STOP HURTING ME!" He throws her. She makes a barrier around herself. She's glad she did. He threw her so hard she breaks through the wall ending up outside.
"Oh shit!" Soul jumps. There's a bunch of witch hunters unconscious around his feet. There's still some witch hunters that are putting up a fight.
"There she is! That's Maka!" The witch hunters start to surround her. She breaks her barrier and moves away from them. She doesn't have time for this.
"You better fuck off. There's-"
She can't even warn them. Crona cuts right through the witch hunters with ease. His sword going through their torsos. Crona stands before her, breathing heavily, covered in red. "It's mean you know? Walking out on a conversation."
"You're the one who threw me." Maka swallows. Crona is holding back. She hit him with two shockwaves and all it did was stun him. She doesn't have much else she can do. She could try to set him on fire. Maybe if she got her fingers in his mouth she could do internal damage...Medusa must have done something to his body. He wasn't like this before. The way he looks at her...like he's looking through her...it's haunting.
"I don't remember you being so mean." Crona mumbles. "I just want to squeeze you and squeeze you and squeeze you. Maka...my brain Is so messy. Can I look at yours?"
"You've lost it." Maka grips her scythe. "Soul, take Mai and back up Kid. He's going against Medusa. I'll hold off Crona."
"Lady Maka you shouldn't-" Mai starts. Maka has to push her out of the way before Crona impales her with his sword.
"You're just in the way! If I'm alone I only have to worry about myself. He can't be killed with sharp objects. Soul won't be able to help me. Your potions aren't doing anything. I'll figure out a way to defeat him. Just go!"
"Sounds good to me. We'll kick Medusa's ass and then we'll be back to help you." Soul grabs Mai's hand. He pulls her along. Maka can't help to sigh in relief. She doesn't want anyone to get hurt because of her. Crona is unpredictable. They can't win against him.
Crona lunges for her again. She blocks his sword with her scythe, taking steps back. He does a twirl, laughing when Maka has to move to dodge his sword...he's able to nick her arm. "Ohh blood! Your blood is so pretty." he blushes, his face gray. "Do you think I could taste it?" His nose is bleeding. It's black. His blood is black.
"What did Medusa do to you?" Maka can't help to blurt out. She takes a couple of steps back, holding her scythe.
"She made me strong! My blood...is black. I can't die. I can't-" he frowns. "...I haven't...heard Ragnarok in a long time. Is he still here? Maka...are you there? Don't...leave me alone." Those blue eyes are starting to look fearful.
"Don't worry. I'll burn you with your mother so you'll never be alone." Maka won't let her heart be swayed. He's starting to look like that boy at the asylum. The one she felt she needed to protect. She can't think like that. She can't feel sorry for him. He wronged her. He's working with Medusa. She has to end him. She'll put him out of his misery.
"I'd rather be buried with you." He takes steps towards her, those empty eyes trembling. "Maka lets die together~ Oh...But it looks like you can't kill me. You're so weak." He moves so fast. One minute he's swaying like he's unstable, the next he's after her with precision. She blocks the sword but he hits her so hard that she loses her grip. He punches her. The hit knocks the wind right out of her as she's thrown back. She hits the ground hard. She coughs, trying to recover quickly. He's walking up on her again. "You're so soft...you've always felt soft."
Maka grabs his leg when he got close enough. "Blaze!" Crona sets on fire. He stumbles back before falling to the ground and rolling. It barely affected him. The flames go out without much of a fight. Crona is like a tank. Fire doesn't work. Her blade doesn't work. Shockwave stuns him but it won't kill him...she's already feeling like she's running out of magic. Fuck it.
Maka screams, rushing him while he's still rolling around on the floor. She kicks him in the face. He groans.. She grabs a rock by her side and starts bashing his head as hard as she can. Any normal person would be nothing but meat by now. All she's doing is bruising him. He grabs her wrist. With his strength she has no choice but to drop the rock. He bleeds from his nose and mouth but she didn't even give him a broken nose. His face is intact. He flips them over so he's on top. He stares down at her with those haunted eyes.
"You were really giving it your all. I was rooting for you but of course it's useless. It's always been useless." He pulls her body up and embraces her. He's hugging her so tightly that she's having trouble getting her breaths. Her hands are crushed between their chests. At this rate she'll suffocate. She wheezes out a shockwave but he doesn't let her go. She's running out of magic.
"F-Fuck you!" She grits out instead. "Burn...in...hell!"
"You hate me. You really do. You're just as soft but this doesn't feel nice. Maybe it's because...you haven't fed me yet. You use to like to feed me." Crona leans in. he starts licking her exposed shoulder. She can't move away from him. She screams when he sinks his teeth in. Human teeth...are capable of digging into flesh. He rips out a chunk of her shoulder. She can hear him chew against her ear and swallow. "Doesn't feel right..." He lets go of her. She breathes heavily, catching her breath. She's unable to move much with Crona straddling her. His mouth is covered in her blood. "Why can't you look at me the same? What should I do? Why...Why won't Ragnarok talk to me?"
"You did this to yourself. You chose to work with Medusa. This is what she did to you. You chose...to kill my mother." Maka doesn't know what her plan is. She can't win against Crona like this. She doubts even with the help of her comrades that they could kill him. His body is too strange now. She doesn't know what she has to do...but she can't die by his hands. His weakness could be his frail mind.
"Your mother...mothermothermother. Yes. It started with that? I...I did kill her. I dididididid but...I didn't know it was your mother."
"Are you saying that if you knew you wouldn't have killed her?" This line of questioning is doing something. He's not moving off of her. What can she do? Maybe she has to keep trying her rock idea.
"I don't...know. It's useless to fight against Medusa. It's worse to fight her. I never know what's going on. If I went against her...She'd kill me or she'd kill you. There's no escaping that fate. I know I...deserve your hatred. I didn't want to go on but I was afraid of death. I'm not scared anymore because...you'll be there too." He grabs her by the neck. She can't breathe. She kicks, trying to get out of his grasps. "I'll be able to be with you in death right? You won't leave me in death will you?" Those blue eyes flash and he lets go of her. She sucks in air greedily, filling up her lungs. "...But I'm not suppose to kill you. Medusa said..." He grips his head. "W-Who's voice is that? Is it my voice? It it hers? Maka...Maka...i'm sorrysorrysorrysorry."
Maka can only stare up at him with wide eyes as he starts digging into his own scalp, pulling out pink locks of hair. Those eyes are crazed, panicked. He screams in agony, his body bending as if trying to get out of his own skin. It's fucked up. She tries to keep her heart stone but it seems she's still weak. Is it true? Did he not know it was her mother? He's always been weak and meek. Crona had to call for Ragnarok whenever he needed to make a decision or needed to fight. He relied on Ragnarok. Now the ghost is gone. She doesn't know where but it seems that Crona isn't able to talk to him anymore. He's completely alone in that messed up head of his.
Why is she thinking like this? If she doesn't do something, Crona is going to steal her away or do something that would wake up death. That's Medusa's goal. Right now he's freaking out but if he snaps out of it, it's over for her.
"Makaaaaaa, Makaaaaa give me my goodbye kiss." He grabs her by the neck again. His lips are on hers. Her own blood being smeared on her lips. He's trying to force her mouth open. If he spits up that black stuff again...Death might really wake up. She keeps her mouth clamped shut.
Maybe...she made a mistake. Maybe she should have kept Soul and Mai with her. What could they have done? What if Crona had killed them? She can't even do anything.
Crona pulls away, his lips twitching. "Oh Medusa said I'd have to take it by force. She said you like...forceful men."
"Hey Crona if you are as sorry as you say you are, why don't you kill your mother?"
He pauses. "Kill her? Can I? Don't think so. Too scared. This body...wouldn't let me. Maka...my body feels heavy. I wish..." He tenses up. "you'd kiss me like you use to but if you won't." He grabs her jaw again. He's going to break her jaw. The pressure he's putting is too much.
"I'm going to feed you my blood Maka~"
"You should know how this would end." Medusa laughs when she's finally able to cut the Mayor. She got him in the leg. It was deep. He'll be slow now. She was hit more then she would have liked by the man. Though she won't show it she's getting tried out. Having to juggle between fighting the Mayor and trying to keep Crona in check is exhausting. That boy keeps wanting to do moves that will kill her. She thought this might be a problem but she didn't think it would be this much of a problem. His job was simple. Just force her to drink the black liquid, and then scoop her up and take her to the hideout. Or just scoop her up first and they can worry about the rest later. Yet Crona is still engaged with Maka. Maka doesn't stand a chance against him but he just keeps playing around.
Medusa has to get over there and grab Maka before Crona ruins her plans. She should have just killed that boy or locked him away to rot. She thought getting rid of Ragnarok would help in controlling him but it's only been more of a pain.
It doesn't matter. Things may have went off the rails but her plan has worked. They killed many witch hunters. Crona has Maka cornered. Ancel will finish off Kid and she will finally finish off the Mayor. No one will be in her way.
"Ugh!" The Mayor puts a hand to his thigh. He's gushing blood. She must have hit an artery. He's trying to keep his stance up but it's over. Without his speed she'll be able to kill him easily. He may bleed out without her doing anything. Those golden orbs never lose that fire as he glares her down.
"I'm going to pull your heart out slowly now~ Don't worry. Your son will be close behind." The Mayor rushes her. He doesn't' learn. Its' over. She sends her arrow to wrap around his arm to stop him swinging his ax- he drops his ax, grabbing it with the other hand. It happened so quickly.
She screams, feeling the ax cutting into her stomach. She shoves him back, her arrow lashing back. She slices his arm off that's holding the Ax. The Mayor falls to the ground, his blood panting the grass red. He tries to regain himself but he's too weak. He can't stand back up. Medusa quickly starts healing her wound but with all the magic she's used...She's getting to her limit.
"Father!" That's Kid's voice. He's still alive. Ancel hasn't killed him yet. Medusa has been so wrapped up in her fight that she just assumed Ancel would have made quick work of him. Hearing a clash of axes it appears Ancel isn't out of the fight yet. That yell was enough to keep the Mayor conscious. With his good arm, he grasps the ax out of his severed hand. He forces himself to be on his knees but that's all he can do.
"You can fight it all you want." Medusa snarls, she gets another arrow ready. Holding in that wince from using too much magic. "But you were always fated to die by my hands. There's no other way this would go." She starts to mumble the spell to shoot the fatal arrow.
It never hits it's mark.
Her voice is cut off by Tentacles wrapped around her neck, cutting off her air, cutting off her spell. Her hands were on her stomach to heal. She can't believe that she's being choked by such a weak witch. That octopus witch stands in front of the Mayor, those blue eyes burning.
"I won't let you take anyone else! I'll make you pay for killing Celeste!" This witch is already pouring a healing potions on the Mayor with her other tentacles. In order to deal with Mai, she'll have to stop healing herself. She's losing her breath.
This isn't how it's supposed to go. Why was the Mayor so hard to kill? He shouldn't have been that strong, but she barely won. Now this stupid octopus witch is in her way. She won't fall here. She can't fall here. She hasn't lost. Not yet.
She lets go of her wound to grab the tentacles choking her. With just her hands she's able to send her arrows through the tentacles, splitting them all the way up to Mai. She was hoping she would go through Mai herself but-
She rips off her own tentacles to dodge. She gets away with a minor scratch. Medusa growls, her hand catching on fire, hitting her rebound. She glances around but she knows it's over. She needs to get Crona and Maka-
Mai throws a potion at her. She dodges but not fast enough. The blast sends her into the air. In the corner of her eye she spots that assassin. He's coming up after her. She can't die here.
With the last of her strength, she teleports herself away from the assassin before he can finish her off. She will have to trust in Crona. She will have to trust that boy won't let her down as he's done before. Even if he does let her down...Its' not over. It isn't over till she's dead. She'll learn from this.
She will...win. She has to win.
"Father!" Kid can't believe it. His father's arm is gone. He's lying on the ground bleeding. He needs to help him. Medusa will kill him-
"Eyes on me!" Ancel attempts to cut his head off. He has to block, or he'll die. Kid snarls, fighting back with all he has but Ancel won't die. He needs to help his father! He needs to help Maka! When had he become so weak? Is he really no match for Ancel?...No. He's stronger than him. His judgment Is stronger.
"Is this all you can do? You? Who's been trained since you were born? Man what a disappointment! Your dad is going to die with such a disappointment as a son!"
"My father won't die." Kid keeps his focus on Ancel. If he turns his back to him to look at his father...he'll die. All he can do is pray that his father will be okay. That...He'll make it out of this. He has to. He's always made it out of a hunt. Medusa will be no different. If he lost his father- He can't think of that.
"Don't worry you'll join him soon after!" Ancel swings down his blade. Kid can't hold back. He can't be scared. He's been scared this whole time. Scared to take the life of a fellow human. He's been trying to knock him out. He can't think like that anymore. This man tortured Celeste. He wants to harm Maka. A man like that...is it right to think of him as human?
With a battle cry Kid swings with all he has, parrying Ancel's ax. Finally. In a moment he hits his ax hard enough that it flings his arm up. He's off balance. Kid doesn't hesitate. He slings his ax against Ancel's neck. His head flings off his torso, a fountain of blood springing from the stump. Ancel's body freezes before it crumbles before him. He doesn't care about the consequences this may bring. He's sure now...that his judgment was sound.
He turns on his heel to run towards his father without another thought. Medusa is being flung in the air by Mai's bomb. Soul is heading to finish her off. He's not worried about that. He runs to his father, swallowing from seeing all the blood. "Father!"
"Kid..." He grins at him. He's still conscious. "Would you look at this...I'm being saved by a witch again...what's going on huh?" He chuckles as Mai starts working with his wounds. "I'm fine Kiddo."
"You're not fine. Your arm-"
"I'll work on it, but Kid please help Maka. She's fighting Crona! He's so strong that none of her spells seemed to work. Her blade didn't work either! He's going to steal her away. She's on the other side of the house! Outside!"
Maka. That's right. Maka needs him. He was so panicked about his father that he forgot. Maka's been fighting this whole time too. He turns and runs as fast as he can. He took too long. If he would have gone in with the intent to kill Ancel from the start...he'd be already with Maka. Please, please be okay! He can only pray, gripping his ax tightly. When he makes it to the other side of the house-
Crona is on top of Maka. She's struggling against him. He can't see what he's doing at this angle. She's struggling so she's alive. "Ahhhhhh!" Kid rushes Crona, kicking him as hard as he can in the head. It's enough force that Crona is knocked off of Maka. Not knocked off as far as he would have liked. Kid swings his ax down on his head but just like Mai said, the blade isn't effective. It stops, not sinking it pass his skin. He kicks his head again to pull out his ax. He jumps back when Crona swung at him.
"Maka are you okay?!" He glances down at Maka. She's getting herself up. It doesn't look like she's too hurt. She's bleeding from her shoulder but that's it. Her face is bruised around her jaw. Those green eyes look so relieved to see him.
"I'm fine." Kid holds out his hand to help her stand up. She picks up her scythe, glaring at Crona who is staring at them with wide eyes. "Keep your distance Kid. Nothing works. My spells aren't enough and his body is like lead. I even tried beating him to death with a rock. Didn't work."
"I see." Kid's heart is calming down. He made it. Maka its alive and next to him. He's can think more clearly.
"What happened with Medusa? And the other witch hunters?"
"Medusa killed the witch hunters but...We were able to chase her off. She wounded father greatly. He's missing an arm and his leg..." Kid grits his teeth.
"What?" Maka's eyes widen. She frowns. "...he's going to be okay though?"
"Yes. He's okay. It's still a victory. Everyone survived. Now...we just have to finish Crona off."Kid gives her a smile to reassure her. He knows her better then anyone. "This isn't your fault. It's always been hers."
"You two...talking in front of me like I'm not here..." Crona mumbles. "Medusa lost...really? No way...Can I..do what I want?"
"Crona. I won't let you hurt Maka anymore." Kid grips his ax. This boy...he was his biggest threat when it came to Maka. He couldn't help himself in thinking that. She use to be intimate with him. If he didn't betray Maka...Crona may have stolen her away. Seeing them so close together makes him uncomfortable. In more ways then one. He is the enemy. He's trying to harm Maka. That's where all this anger comes from.
"I hate you Kid." Crona grabs his sword. "You took her from me. Hatehatehate!" Crona's face twists in rage. He rushes towards him. Kid parries his sword with his ax. He's so strong. When his ax is knocked out of the way, Maka's scythe blocks the sword for him. They tag team Crona, parrying his sword together so they can both get hits in. It's not doing anything. When Maka makes an opening, Kid jumps up and kicks him as hard as he can in the chest. It sends Crona back a couple of feet.
"Working together...fighting me..." Crona grabs his head. "Makaaaa did you leave me all alone because of him? Because he's strong?...I'm stronger. I am stronger. I'll show you...how strong I am." Crona screams. It's so loud that Kid and Maka have to cover their ears. Crona's body is convulsing. He starts throwing up black liquid onto the ground. He vomits over and over again, till there's a pool of black blood. Kid's ears are still ringing from his screaming. He watches as Crona stares him down with those strange eyes of his.
"You can't win." He says before he starts sinking into his own blood. Kid rushes towards the blood, trying to stop him. He has a bad feeling if Crona gets out of sight, but he doesn't make it in time. Crona disappears in the blood. Kid tries to reach into the pool himself but there's nothing but ground where his fingers touch.
In that moment he feels dread. The same feeling a mouse must feel when they hear the sound of the mouse trap going off before their neck is snapped.
"Kid get away from there!" Maka's too disoriented by that scream. Before she could do anything, Kid was already right on that blood pile. The hairs on the back of her neck are standing up. She knows an attack is coming. She doesn't have much magic left. A voice tells her to protect herself. Her inner voice. Maka can't risk it. She's almost sure that Crona will attack Kid. "Barrier!" She makes a barrier around Kid at the last moment. She hopes that her magic will hold. It does.
It happens so quickly that she can't process it right away. She heard a sound behind her and then a sharp pain in her chest. As a reflex she grabs the end of the sword that's sticking out of her flesh...as if that would do anything. She can only stare at it in disbelief. The pain being numbed by the shock.
"Oh Maka..." Crona's chest is pressed against her back. His voice breathless against her ear. "That was a mistake you know?"
"MAKA!" Kid rushes towards her, those golden orbs filled with panic and dread-
"Don't!" Maka finds her voice. "The blood!" There's blood surrounding them. Kid skids to a stop right before he touched it. The blood spikes up. If he didn't stop, he would have been dead. Maka wheezes, trying to keep consciousness. The sword...where is it? Is it through her heart? Just her lungs? She tries to heal what she can with the sword still inside of her, but she feels like her magic will be out soon. She'll have a rebound and that will be that.
"Damn it Crona! Why would you go for her! I was right there! I'm right here! I'm the one who took her!" Kid yells, seeing him so desperate breaks her heart.
"If Maka had protected herself then she would have been fine." Crona mumbles. "Any witch would have made that call...but instead she decided to protect you. Why are you so special?...That she would care for you like that? Are witches...able to care like that? Why can't I...be cared for?"
"It's my bad...Kid I fucked up." She didn't think Crona would go for her. Medusa wants her alive, so she assumed that she was safe. Crona has gone off the rails. He wants to kill her. But if Crona had gone for Kid and she protected herself...she couldn't live through that. She couldn't let Kid die because of her.
"This isn't your fault Maka." Kid's eyes are darting around. He's trying to think of something. He's trying to keep a level head, but she can tell he's starting to fall apart. Crona could kill her right here. Maka might still die even without him doing anything more. "Crona I'm the one you hate! Let her go! Come for me-"
"It's useless. Medusa is still alive. No matter what...there's only suffering. Maka...Let me kill you. You won't suffer anymore. I'll find a way to come after you. We'll all be together. You, me and Ragnarok. I'm sure Ragnarok will come back once I'm dead. I've always been useless but now...I can save you."
It's no good. Kid is screaming. He's trying to make Crona angry. Trying to stop him from doing her any more damage. She can't help to think that Crona's voice...is so lonely. He's going against his mother right now. In his crazed mind he thinks killing her is helping her. Maybe there was a time that she would have wanted death. Medusa wouldn't win. Everyone else would be safe but...She wants to live. She wants to stay with Kid. She wants to get her revenge.
There's a voice that speaks to her. It's not Medusa but it's a voice she's heard before. Maka has to push herself if she's getting out of here. She has to take a risk and hope that she'll somehow survive. Maka laughs, gripping the sword tightly. Her laughter freezes both Kid and Crona.
"Crona...I can't die yet. My mother...gave me this life. We won against Medusa today...and we will again. Right now...I'm going to win against you."
"You can't-"
"Devouring Lightning!"This spell is the strongest one she's cast yet. She screams with Crona as her hand is engulfed in flame. A rebound. It's worth it though. That hurt Crona. He lets go of her, stumbling back and soon his screams stop. He lays on the ground, unconscious. Maybe it was him losing so much blood. Maybe he was more tired then he was showing. But she did it. He's out.
Maka falls to her knees, still gripping the sword in her chest. Unable to do much else she falls to her side, her blood seeping out from the wound. Kid rushes towards her. Her brain is hazy. She's sure he's calling for help. She trusts in Kid. He'll help her. He'll take care of her. He won't let her fall.
In his arms...She's safe. It'll all be fine.
"Thanks Soul. Shit if you didn't come we would have been eaten by that thing." Liz rushes back with Patty and Soul. The assassin came to find them when they needed him most. Not knowing what to do about the monster they had lead it away from Kid and Mayor so it wouldn't have gotten in their way. Their bullets didn't do much and the potions only slowed it down. With Soul's help they were able to find out it had a weakness inside of it's mouth.
Though Soul had warned them about the state of the Mayor...It's still hard. The Mayor is still laying in the grass. Mai is working on healing him. They walk up to the Mayor...he's unconscious.
"I was able to stop the bleeding. He still needs medical care. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do anything about that arm-" Mai starts. Just then They hear Kid scream. He's screaming for medial attention.
"I'll go! Please take the Mayor inside!" Mai rushes to run to Kid.
"Mai wait." Soul runs after her. If those two are going it should be fine. Liz has a bad feeling. Hopefully Maka isn't hurt too badly...hopefully Kid's okay too.
"I can't believe the witch cut his arm off." Patty mumbles as she grabs the Mayor's top half. Liz grabs the bottom. They work together to carry him inside of the house. They move him to his room before placing him on his bed. The Mayor doesn't stir. He's pale and his face is contorted in pain.
Is this a win? Yeah they were able to get Medusa to leave and Ancel is dead but...there are corpses of their fellow witch hunters littering the yard. She killed many of them. Even now she doesn't know if Maka made it out.
In her heart she can't help to doubt if all this is worth it. It makes her feel bad after it crosses her mind but it's hard to push it out of her head. So much sacrifice. For one witch. After all this is over will anything change? Won't witches and humans still be in war? She was taught from a young age that nothing will get better till all the witches are dead.
Is there a future truly where witches and humans can live together?
"Mai did a good job." Patty breaks her out of her thoughts. "Without her the Mayor would have died."
That's true. Mai saved her sisters life too. Maybe it's too much to think about all the witches as a whole. If they keep finding witches like Mai...like Maka...then things could change. She's started down this path and now she has to finish it. She just hopes this path won't lead to the end of her...or her sister.
Is it worth that risk?
Kid doesn't know what to do. She's bleeding out. He shouldn't touch the sword. He doesn't have magic. He doesn't have potions on him. All he can do is yell for help. He's useless.
"Lady Maka!" Mai rushes towards him. She has her bag on and soon enough she's tending to Maka with her potions. "I'm going to need more healing potions! This wound is fatal."
"Shit." Soul looks at Kid's pale face. He glances over towards Crona who is still passed out on the ground. "...What are we doing about him?" Those red eyes are locked on Crona. "You want me to kill him?"
"I doubt you can. His body is like lead." Kid swallows as Mai pours potion after potion on Maka's wound. "Will she be okay?"
"...Can you pull this sword out for me Kid?" Mai has three potions left. Kid swallows but he steadies his shaking hands. He grabs the hilt and yanks it out of her body. Mai quickly starts pouring the potions in the wound. The sword in his hands melts away suddenly. Now there's just black blood on his hands and near his feet.
"I'm out of potions." She holds pressure to the wound. "Kid help me get her inside. I'll need you to hold pressure while I make more potions."
"Okay." Kid picks her up easily, Mai still holding pressure. He glances over at Soul when he hears a sound. Soul is carrying Crona. He looks like he's struggling but he's able to lift him.
"He can't stay out here. If he wakes up we won't know it. You're dad has that dungeon yeah?"
"It won't hold him." Kid moves Maka inside. He places her down on the floor. He takes over for Mai, holding pressure to the wound.
"I could make some potions to help keep him sedated."
"I'm sure good old drugs would work too. Just got to keep him drugged up and locked tightly for now till we figure out how to deal with him."
"Let me care for Maka first. Stay in here with him till I'm done." It feels like forever till Mai is back at Maka's side. Kid know she's going as fast as she can but seeing Maka so pale is causing him to panic. She starts pouring some more potions into her wound.
"I'm going to get my stitching kit." Kid stands up and runs out of the room quickly. He retrieves the kit before rushing back. It looks like Maka has stopped bleeding. She's still breathing. He works together with Mai to give her medial attention. Mai gives her potions, Kid stitches her up when she feels like she's been healed enough. They've gone though too many potions to count. Maka is still pale but her breathing is better. She'll need a blood transfusion. They need to take her to a hospital but it's too dangerous. Kid will have to call their doctor. Father has been trying to keep him out of this but these wounds are too much. His father needs to see him too.
Kid cradles Maka's body in his arms. Hes' covered in her blood. He rocks her as if that would do anything. Mai gets up to work on something that will keep Crona sedated.
There's a hand on his shoulder.
"She'll be okay Kid. You did everything you could." Soul is trying to encourage him. It just makes him feel cold.
"She's like this because of me. She protected me instead of protecting herself...Maka...it was okay to think of yourself." He tells her but he knows she can't hear him. Maka puts his life above hers. It makes him sick that a part of him is happy. He doesn't like seeing her like this. If Kid didn't rush off...if he didn't put himself in danger she wouldn't have felt the need to protect him.
"That's because she loves you dude. Pretty sure if the roles were reversed you would have done the same thing."
"She loves me?" Kid pauses. His heart skips a beat. He shakes it off quickly. "...Witches can't love-"
"I don't know everything about witches but I'd say that was an act of love right? That's the way I see it. If anyone gave up their life for mine...I'd think it's love. That's why...Love makes you weak as an assassin." Soul pats him on the shoulder.
After everything he's been through...now his eyes get watery. It's a bittersweet feeling. An act of love? He wishes he was a stronger man so she wouldn't have to resort to such acts. He's loved her for so long. To have Maka care for him like she does...Why does his heart ache? He wants to hide her away. He doesn't want her to get hurt anymore. Maybe he's losing his mind. Just thinking that Maka loves him...his tears pour.
"Soul can you help me with this?"
"Yeah I got you." Soul leaves him to walk over to Crona. Kid takes his eyes off of Maka to see what they're doing. Mai has a funnel with a tube...she pushes the tube down Crona's throat. There's no resistance. He's out. She pours her potions down into his stomach. Kid hopes that's enough. He doesn't want to think about him anymore.
Kid picks up Maka, holding her against his chest. He moves her to their room so she can be more comfortable before making the call to the doctor. Taking care of Maka, taking care of his father, dealing with Crona...
Kid will focus on his father and Maka. Hopefully the potions will hold Crona at bay till then.
"Maka you're going to be okay. I'll get you all fixed up." Kid promises, holding her hand as he waits for the doctor. She doesn't stir but it doesn't matter. Kid won't leave her side. He'll show her his acts of love.
He'll become a stronger man for her.
Maka is floating in a lake. It's so calm. The water is crystal clear. She's just floating on her back, looking up at the moon. There's no pain. No sound. She wonders how long she's been here. She wonders how long she can stay like this. It's pretty but empty. A world of nothingness.
There's a shift in the water. Maka turns her head towards the woman that just emerged from the water. She recognizes that black hair and the mark to her neck.
"It's you...Kid's mom." Maka stops floating so she can stand up in this lake. It's shallow, only coming up to her stomach. "...Thank you for helping me."
"I didn't do it for you." This woman sneers. "It was pathetic, watching that. I just couldn't watch it anymore."
"I thought you were a hallucination that Medusa was using to torment me but that's not the case." Maka locks eyes with her. "You've been hanging around the house even after your death."
"..."
"You were trying to warn me. That I would die like you would because I was a witch. That didn't happen." Maka takes a step forward. "...You knew my mother too."
"I did. Kami. She was always a fool but..." her eyes squint like she's in pain. "...Maybe I was the fool for not listening to her. If I just cooled it I wouldn't have died by that man's hands. I've been here the whole time. Watching my husband kill witch after witch. Leading the witch hunters...because of my actions towards him."
"Do you regret it?"
"I just regret that I wasn't able to kill that man."
"If that's it then why are you staying around? Why are you helping me?"
"...I felt I owed it to Kami. Also...You are with..." She pauses. "He didn't burn me. Because of that I've been like this. In limbo. I've seen him grow up. I've seen your relationship. You remind me too much of Kami. You think irrationally. You protected my son instead of helping yourself...what kind of witch are you?"
"The witch that likes your son." Maka smirks at her. "I bet you regret not being there for Kid. He's strong. You see that don't you? You like to say you don't care for him but you've been hanging around just to watch him. I should tell him his mother does care in a twisted way-"
"I do not." Her face is getting red. "I don't care what happens to him or you. You can die like Kami for all I care. Blah get out of here. It's about time for you to wake up anyway. He won't stop fussing and crying over you."
"You care-"
"Begone!" A wind pushes her. The world collapses into light.
Maka groans. Her chest hurts. It doesn't hurt her enough that it will stop her from moving though. She opens her eyes, locking them with Soul. He's looking at her with wide eyes.
"Soul?" Maka's throat feels dry.
"Holy shit you're up! Kid just went down to talk to his father. He asked me to watch you. Damn what luck he has. Just so you know, Kid has been staying by your side almost all the time-"
Maka forces herself to sit up. Her vision swims for a second.
"Hey I don't think you should-"
"I'm getting up. I want to see the Mayor too." Maka stands up. She stumbles but she's gains herself.
"I get it but let me help you." Soul grabs her shoulder to lead her. They walk out of the room and slowly make their way down the stairs. Maka feels great for having been pierced in the chest. She knew Kid would take care of her. She doesn't know how long she's been out but she feels like it's been too long.
Everyone is gathered in the living room.
Liz and Patty. Mai. Kid. And the Mayor. They're all alive. Her chest tightens when she sees the Mayor. His suit that he wears hang limply at one side.
"Maka!" Kid notices her first before Soul can say anything. He rushes towards her, his eyes wide. "you shouldn't be up! Soul what are you doing-"
"I'm fine." Maka leans into Kid instead of Soul. She grabs his face, peering into those golden orbs makes her feel better. He's alive. They made it. "I couldn't wait for you. I need to see you...I needed to see the mayor." She looks over at his father. He's grinning at her.
"As you can see I'm fine. Maybe one arm less but I'm working on that right now." He's flipping through a catalog. "Maka you should help me pick my replacement. I'm going to look even cooler~"
"The doctor couldn't save his arm and the potions didn't work." Mai locks eyes with Maka. "I tried-"
"And it's fine. Without you I wouldn't be here right now." The Mayor waves her off. He locks eyes with Mai. "I won't forget what you did."
"I was only repaying the kindness you've shown me." Mai looks happy though.
"Sorry about your arm Mayor." Maka moves towards the Mayor, Kid supporting her the whole way.
"There's nothing to be sorry about. This happened because I was weaker than Medusa. Simple as that. Nothing to get down about. I'll be even stronger with a robot arm." He winks at her. "It's a win Maka. We fought off Medusa, Ancel is dead, and we have Crona."
"Crona?" Maka tenses. "He's here?"
"He's drugged and restrained in the basement. He hasn't moved much other then groan or mumble. Mai keeps him drugged." Soul answers her.
"His body is still hard so we can't kill him by normal means. Mai tried a poison potion but he just vomited it out and was fine."
"..." Maka doesn't know why she feels like this. Trying to kill Crona is the right thing to do. He killed her mother and...It's harder to hold it against him. She doesn't have enough hate in her heart for him. He's suffering enough as is with that black blood of his. His brain is fried. Maka remembers what just a little of that black liquid did to her brain. It almost destroyed her-
Just then she has an idea. "Mai...what if you give him that potion you gave me? When I had that black goo inside of me?"
"That-" Mai's eyes widen. "...It would get rid of anything abnormal."
"His blood didn't use to be like that. If you give him that potion...then he should go back to normal."
"We'll be able to kill him." Kid smiles.
Yes. Kill him.
"I have some of that potion left since the last time! Good thing too since the ingredients are problematic. I did just give him some sedating potion so I'll wait a bit so his stomach is empty."
"I wonder if his blood has something to do with Ragnarok...Crona kept saying he couldn't hear Ragnarok anymore. What did Medusa do to him?" Maka mumbles.
"Something fucked up for sure." Soul grunts.
"You don't have to feel sorry for him Maka. He almost killed you." Kid must know how she's feeling. She wishes she could hate him. She decides to change the subject.
"What is the government saying about all this? With Ancel's death and everything?"
"Ancel was a fool. He wasn't planning on his death at all. In his house he still had evidence that linked him to Medusa. The government found it themselves when they were investigating. They know that he helped Medusa in killing our witch hunters. We just told them a small lie about how he died. We just said Medusa betrayed him. Just in case they would try to do something against Kid. The government is backing you and Mai even more after I've reported how you've fought against her." The Mayor grins.
"Thank god. Ancel is dead. That asshole. I wish I could have done it myself." Maka snarls but it relieves her thinking he's gone. "Thank you for doing it in my place Kid."
"Of course." Kid squeezes her.
"Lady Maka you should rest a bit more" Mai looks worried.
"...I will but when it's time to give the potion to Crona, I want to be there."
"I'll come get you." Mai promises.
Kid helps her back up to their room. She lays back down in the bed, feeling tired from just that trip. She's not in pain but she's exhausted. She look at her hand, remembering she had a rebound but her hand is healed. Mai must have done it.
"How long was I out Kid?"
"About five days-"
"Five days?!" Maka groans, grabbing her head. "I've just been laying around all this time when-"
"Maka you could have died. You could have slept as long as you needed to be healthy. I'm just glad you're okay." Kid gets in the bed and starts rubbing her hair. "Father needed to rest many days too. The doctor did the best he could for the both of you."
Maka looks down at under her shirt, her stitches have already been removed. She's going to have a scar but that' fine. It's the price she paid to keep Kid alive.
"Maka why do you have to be so reckless." Kid is so close to her. She turns her head so they're face to face. Those golden orbs show that concern he can't hide.
"I don't regret it. Even if Crona did attack you...You would have been protected." Maka grabs his face. "You aren't aloud to leave me remember? You're stuck with me."
"Maka-" She cuts him off with a soft kiss. She couldn't be so close to him without kissing him. She feels like it's been forever. Its' such a gentle kiss. He holds her so close, so carefully. Despite her body being hurt...she wants him.
"Kid don't I deserve a reward for all my hard work?" Maka grabs his hand, pulling it into her pants.
"You're hurt." Kid says but he's already moving his hand into her panties. Maka groans, feeling his fingers against her heat.
"Not hurt enough." Maka kisses him again. She moans when he pushes his fingers inside of her. He knows how to work her up with just his fingers. "I-I'm going to cum-"
"Cum." Kid grabs her ass, spreading her as he pushes into her deeply. She breathes heavily, going over the edge.
"Y-Yeah." Maka kisses him again, touching his hard on through his pants. "More."
"You're hurt-" Kid tries to be firm with her but she's not having it.
" Do it gently if you want but I want you inside of me." she pulls down his pants to release his cock. She turns her back towards him, pulling her own pants down. "If you won't do it..." She pushes him inside of her, they're back to back.
"Maka..." He sighs against her ear, feeling her tightness. "...Gently." He thrusts into her too softly.
"Harder." Maka moans when he picks up the pace. He puts his fingers in her mouth to stop her from saying more, rubbing her clit with his other hand. She licks his fingers ,feeling that build up again.
"I love you Maka." Kid licks her ear, moaning. Despite how slow he's going he's able to finish. She feels him fill her up with cum. It sends her other the edge again.
"Yes, yes!" It's ecstasy, feeling it inside of her. She wants to be overloaded again...Maybe when she's completely healed they can play around with that again. "Your cum is the best Kid."
"M-Maka you can say such dirty things so easily." Kid kisses her neck. He feels warm against her. He's keeping himself inside of her as he starts playing with her body again.
"It's the truth." Maka leans her head back when he starts pitching her nipples. "mmm five days without doing it...It's been awhile since we've had that kind of break. I bet you were considering using my body while I was out-"
"I would never!"
"I don't know it's kind of hot. Just thinking about it gets me excited. You being so horny you can't wait. You cumming inside of me while I'm not aware."
"Maka you were hurt." Still she an feel he's gotten hard inside of her again.
"Yeah you're right. Just saying. I wouldn't have minded. I'm starting to think I have more fetishes then I thought." Maka chuckles.
"You have a dirty mind Maka." Kid pinches her nipples harder.
"Ah...just for you." He pulls her into a kiss.
Despite him being worried about her she's able to make Kid cum inside of her again. It's all she can do before she takes a little nap. She needed that dopamine. She's not looking forward to facing Crona.
"I'm going to give him the potion now." Mai warns as she shoves the tube down Crona's throat. His eyes snap open but he's not able to get out his restraints. Mai has been drugging him well. Everyone is down here just in case this goes wrong. Maka has been thinking about where she stands...
Crona is staring at her with wide eyes. Those hazy eyes still recognize her. Mai pours the potion down the tube into his stomach. She pulls the tube out, everyone watching his reaction.
It doesn't take long.
Crona starts to vomit. It's all black. He vomits, over and over again. Tears falling down his face. It must hurt. He begs for it to stop but he keeps vomiting. It's hard to watch. He keeps looking at her as if she could do anything for him. Still...She's weak.
"I'm sorry!-" He vomits. "F-Forgive me!" He gags. It keeps going on like this till he finally stops. Crona falls into his own vomit, his eyes roll back into his head, drooling coming out of his mouth. He's pale and barely breathing. But he's alive. Soul walks up to him and cuts his arm with his knife. His blood is red. His skin gives way easily.
"Alright it worked! We can kill him. Do you want the honors Maka?" Soul grins at her. He hands her his knife.
"I can do it if you want Maka." Kid offers.
"..." Maka grips the knife. She walks up to Crona. He's so fragile. He's always been. She's made her decision. It might come back to bite her in the ass but...She needs to hear it from him. Not with him being all fucked up from that black stuff. Maka uses the knife to cut the robe that's holding his arms.
"Maka?" Kid frowns.
"I...don't want to kill him. I have questions I want to ask him."
"It's true he could tell us where Medusa is hiding." The mayor hums.
"More then that. I want to hear it from his mouth what happened with my mother. He told me that he was tricked. I want to hear his story and...maybe..." Save him. Forgive him.
"Maka he almost killed you-" Kid doesn't sound happy.
"Please Kid. I know. Just let me make the choice when I have all the information." Maka looks at Mai. "...Does he still have Ragnarok?"
"I don't know. He should still have him if Medusa didn't remove him completely."
"...He'll have information for us too. Mai could you tend to him? You could take him to one of our spare rooms. You can keep him bound up if needed but he's going to need extra care after throwing up so much."
"I'll take care of him if that's what you want Lady Maka."
"I'll be keeping my eye on him with Mai. So don't worry." Soul cuts in. He seems to be hanging around Mai as much as he can. At least Mai will be safe with him around.
"Thank you."
Soul picks up Crona and carries him out with Mai. She's left alone with Kid and the Mayor. Kid looks conflicted. His eyebrows are furrowed.
"Maka...are you sure about this?"
"I am."
"Are you sure you're not being held back because of your feelings for him?" The mayor hums. Kid tenses at that wording.
"...I have a weakness when It comes to him. He's suffered a lot. If he really didn't know it was my mother at the time...if he's had no choice but to be Medusa's puppet...I want to give him a chance to be more than that."
"If that's what you want Maka." Kid is stiff. She wonders if he's worried she'll try to run off with Crona. She feels like that ship has sailed. She needs Kid.
"You have nothing to be worried about. You're the one I need Kid." Maka locks eyes with him. His face gets flushed but he's perked up. The Mayor gushes.
"He better be! I'll kill Crona myself if I have too~" He chuckles but Maka feels like he's not joking. The Mayor is sharp. "Besides you two need to hurry up and give me grand children. Crona can't get in the way of that."
"Oh he's not. Just before we came down here-"
"Maka no!" Kid's face explodes with color.
"Well alrighty then! Nothing to worry about eh Kid?"
"You both are the worse."Despite being embarrassed, Kid helps Maka walk back up the stairs, her and the mayor laughing. She hopes this isn't a mistake. She hopes nothing bad comes from keeping Crona alive and letting him wake up.
When they get upstairs Maka remembers something. Kid's mom. She wonders if she should bring her up with the mayor.
"...How would you feel if your mother was still around?" She finds herself saying.
They both freeze. The Mayor looks at her sharply.
"What's with that question?"
"She helped me. Back with Crona I didn't know a spell that could defeat him. She whispered it to me. She's been popping up in my dreams too...I think she's the one who let me see her pass. She was trying to scare me away but it didn't work. I thought It was Medusa but it wasn't. She's still around. She's been watching you and Kid this whole time."
"..." The Mayor is just staring at her. She can't read his face. Kid seems more confused then anything.
"...Why would my mother help you?"
"I asked her myself. She kept blabbing excuses. She knew my mother apparently."
"I hope you are lying Maka." the Mayor doesn't look like he's angry but... those golden eyes are hiding pain. "I hope it's a sick joke."
"It's not. I'm sorry. Maybe I shouldn't have said anything-"
"No i'm glad you did. I never though that she would still be around...It's hard to know how to feel about her. If she saved you-"
"Maybe I should look into how to get rid of ghosts." the Mayor hums.
"Father."
"Just a thought. We'll talk more about that later. Take her up to get some rest now Kid."
Kid knows there's' nothing more discuss yet so he helps Maka up the stairs. The Mayor watches them go. He makes himself tea and sits in the living room. He sits there for a moment, sipping his tea. Those golden eyes darkening.
"...Are you really watching me? Are you watching me right now?"
There is no response.
As soon as Kid took her back upstairs she went to sleep. Of course no training with everyone still recovering so as soon as she gets up she wants to see if Crona is awake. Much to Kid's dismay. He still goes with her.
"He's not awake yet Lady Maka. He hasn't stirred and I haven't seen any sign of that ghost Ragnarok." Mai lets them into the room frowning. Crona lays in the bed, tucked in. At least he looks comfortable. He doesn't' have that pained look on his face anymore.
"Hey since you two are here you can watch him for a bit." Soul grabs Mai's arm..
"Y-Yeah I need to make more potions." She gets out before she's rushing out the door with Soul. Maka blinks. Man. They've really hit it off. Maka really thought her and him would be a one time thing.
"It will probably be another day at least before he wakes up." Kid is stiff.
"Yeah..." Crona looks pale. He did throw up his body weight the other day.
"Kid I need to talk to you." The Mayor comes into the room. Those golden orbs are serious. He glances at Maka. "..Alone."
"Of course but-" Kid glances at Crona and then Maka. "...Will you be okay by yourself? I'm sure Mai will be back soon."
"I'll be fine. He can't do much now as he is anyway." Maka hasn't taken her eyes off of Crona. Kid watches her with a frown.
"I'll be back soon." Kid's gaze lingers on her a bit longer before he leaves the room. Once she's left alone in the room she takes steps forward till she's standing by Crona's bedside. His face...his cheeks are sunken in. More then she remembered them being. Dark bags under his eyes are so prominent that it looks like he's wearing makeup.
This weak boy is who killed her mother. It's hard to believe. It's hard to believe this is the same guy who bit a chunk out of her shoulder too.
Maka touches Crona's cheek. He's cool and sweaty. If Crona wakes up...what is she really going to do? What will her mother think? Is it okay to forgive him? Is it okay to let him live?
Maka starts to pull her hand away only to tense. Crona suddenly gripped her wrist, his blue eyes open wide. They stare at each other. Crona looks disoriented but soon those eyes focus on her. The fear that was present disappears. He smiles at her.
"Did w-we die?" His voice is hoarse. He looks so relieved.
"No. We're both alive." She strokes his cheek. He trembles feeling her touch. Those eyes staring at her intently.
"Alive? A-Am I really?" Crona swallows. "E-Everything hurts so i-i guess I am but...y-you're here. W-Why didn't you kill me? I-I no longer hear that voice...A-And Ragnarok is here. H-He's weak but I can h-hear him inside of me-" Crona close his eyes as if he's trying to listen to him. "W-What's happening?"
"Whatever Medusa did we reversed it. We got rid of your black blood. You're just the same as you were back at the asylum. Weak." Maka grabs Crona by the shoulder and lifts him up in a sitting position. He groans from the change, his eyes becoming unfocused for a moment. He no longer weighs a ton. She can move him so easily. She holds up his body so he can't fall back.
"The r-room is spinning! Please d-don't move me so fast-"
"I don't think you get it. If I wanted I could snuff your life out so fast. You have no right to complain."
"..." Crona can't look at her. He starts trembling but he doesn't' say anything.
"Ragnarok is probably too weak to fight me either.."
"...A-Are you going to torture me?" Croan mumbles, keeping his head down. "...You know...d-despite you being rough it's nice...being held again..."
"Tell me. What happened with my mother. Now."
"...Where is M-Medusa?"
"She was almost killed and had to retreat. We're trying to find her now to finish her off. If you don't talk I'll have no reason to keep you alive-"
"I..." Crona bits his lip. She wonders if Ragnarok is saying something to him. "I-I'm sorry Maka. I-I'm sorry about your m-mother. I...I really d-didn't know she was your mom. I was j-just following Medusa like I always do. I-If I didn't l-listen to her...she w-would have left me there to rot. T-That's what she always told me. O-Once you came into my l-life she used you to t-threaten me. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. W-when I realized that I had a hand in your m-mother's death...it terrified me. I d-didn't want you to leave me alone. The g-guilt was killing me. You f-found out anyway and because I didn't tell you...i didn't have a c-chance to tell you my story or how s-sorry I was. You w-were gone. I wallowed in self p-pity...like I always do."
Crona takes deep breathes. He become out of breath just saying that. "I m-missed you so much. I kept looking at the door hoping you'd c-come back. I stopped eating. I wouldn't l-leave the room. Then M-Medusa told me...there w-was a way to get you back. She took me o-out of that asylum like she always promised b-but I couldn't keep it together. She w-wanted me to do awful things to you. I w-wanted to die but I was to scared to do it. R-Ragnarok was mad at me but in his o-own way he was trying to help. W-When he kept s-standing up to Medusa for the way she was t-treating me...M-Medusa decided to do that." Crona trembles, this teeth start chattering. "I c-can't remember much. I d-don't want to remember. I j-just remember...darkness. I w-was alone. Ragnarok was g-gone and my own body hurt like it wasn't mind. I-I'm sorry if I hurt you Maka...I c-couldn't control my body."
Maka listens to him. She takes in his words to heart. She figures it was something like that. Either Crona knew it was her mother but was too scared to fight against his mother or it was true that he didn't know. Either way, Crona had always followed his mother blindly. "Did you know her true plans for me?"
"...S-She said she wanted to make you into a p-proper witch, in order to d-do that she needed to save you from the curse and-"
Maka laughs. Crona tenses up. "D-Did I say something wrong-"
"So you didn't know what she's really doing. Crona, she wants to kill me. She's been trying to turn me into a witch of legend just to gain my power and leave me for dead."
"I n-never wanted you dead Maka. I d-didn't want you to get hurt either. I k-knew my mother could want to hurt you but...I just d-didn't know what I could do. She s-said the curse would kill you if she couldn't help you. I-I'm sorry." He starts apologizing again. "Are...Are you g-going to kill me?" He swallows yet he's leaning into her warmth.
"I wonder." Maka notices that Mai left out some food. Maybe if Crona had woken up. It looks like it's just mash potatoes. She grabs the plate, taking a spoonful she pushes it into his mouth. He tenses up at first but he swallows it down. He must be hungry. As she keeps feeding him, his eyes get more and more watery.
"If y-you care for me I'll get the wrong idea Maka."
"If you're really sorry you should devote your life to me."
"H-Huh?"
"I'll let you think about it. Either you stay here and work for the Mayor in fighting against Medusa or you go back to her. If you go back to her, the next time I see you, I will kill you, without hesitation. If you stay, you'll be killed on the spot if you think about betraying us for her."
"...C-Can I really stay here?" Crona swallows down his food.
"Get well enough that you can move around and then make your choice. I mean it when I say your life will be devoted to me. Will I be better then Medusa? Who knows. You'll be like a slave. I'll make you clean toilets and take out the trash."
"B-But I can stay w-with you?"
"As my slave."
"..."
"Like I said sleep it off but I'm sure you know I'm with Kid."
"I-I'm well a-aware." Crona looks down, tightening his fist. "...Maka I'm getting dizzy again...C-Can I sleep?"
"Yes. Just think about it." She lays him back down. She strokes his cheek a final time, those blue eyes water before he closes his eyes. He goes right back to sleep. He was probably using all his strength to stay conscious. She pulls the blanket up for him before she leaves the room. In her heart she knows that she just doesn't want to kill him.
Crona was just a pawn to Medusa. As long as Crona is with Medusa he'll be used as one. She wanted to at least give him a chance to break out of that. Medusa is the true target of her hatred.
She runs into Kid on the way upstairs. He's frowning, those eyes deep in thought. "What did your father have to say?"
"...He wanted to discuss Mother. He wanted my opinion if we should do something about her ghost. I...I told him I didn't want to mess with her. She's already dead. She can't do anything. Father didn't seem happy. He said we'll discuss it more later."
"He's pretty hung up about it."
"He's worried that she'll somehow try something with me. I feel if that was her plan she would have tried to come into contact with me more."
"What can a ghost do anyway? Of course if you wanted to get rid of her I would support you completely."
"I feel there's too much we don't know." Kid shakes his head. "...How was Crona?"
"He woke up."
"He- what?!"
"He passed right back out but he woke up when you left. I got him to tell me what happened with my mother. Turns out Crona didn't know anything about Medusa's plans. He's just been a pawn. I wanted to ask your father something but I'll wait till he calms down from your conversation."
"...Wanted to ask father what?"
"I gave Crona two options. A choice. He can choose to stay here and work against killing his mother. Or he can go back to Medusa-"
"You would just let him return to her? Maka we should just kill him now-"
"I'm giving him a choice. He never gets a choice. If he wants to return we let him. When we see him again we'll kill him."
"...And if he decides to stay here? Can we trust that he won't just work for Medusa as an inside man?"
"if there's even an inkling of that we kill him. I doubt Medusa has contact with him after we got rid of all that black shit. Not saying we're going to give him the world if he stays here but he can work for his room. He can start doing things because he wants to do them. That's the salvation I'm offering him."
"...You don't have to be kind to him. He may not have known it was your mother but he still killed her-"
"I know. This is what I've decided."
"..."
"I'll need your support either way Kid." She grabs his hand.
"I'll always be on your side." She can tell he's not happy. He's been nervous about Crona. A part of her feels giddy. She'll have to hold that part of her in.
Soul and Mai suddenly come out of Soul's room. Her hair is a mess and Soul has this dopey grin on his face.
"A-Ah Lady Maka! I was just...m-making potions in Soul's room!"
"Yeah a shit ton of potions." Soul licks his lips.
"Ew." Maka wrinkles her nose.
"I'll g-get back to Crona!" Mai rushes down the stairs. Soul follows after her with his hands in his pockets. He looks too happy with himself.
Seriously...Soul and Mai?
Kid hugs her from behind, his lips against her ear. "Maybe we should make "potions" in our room as well Maka." Her eyes widen when he sticks his hand down her pants. They're out in the hall. It's unlikely that someone would come up to see them but still. It makes her hotter then it should. "Or maybe we could do it right here."
"Y-You've gotten a lot bolder." Maka groans when he sinks his teeth into her neck. He pulls her pants down and pushes her against the wall. He's fiddling with his pants. Just thinking that they're doing this out in the open...Maka has to cover her mouth when He pushes himself inside of her. He pushes himself all the way in, her body giving way to him easily.
"You better be quiet Maka." Kid hums, his breathing uneven as he starts thrusting against her. He's pushing her chest and face against the wall as he fucks her. She keeps her mouth covered the best she can but it feels too good. The thrill is too much. Her eyes widen when he pops her breasts out of her bra, her bare nipples rubbing against the wall as he thrusts. "You're so wet." He moans reaching over the fondle her breasts. "What if Mai forgets something and comes back up here? Or if you're too loud Liz and Patty might come to check...Then they would see you like this, getting fucked and loving every moment of it. You're tightening up on me Maka. Do you want to be seen?"
"N-No." She denies but she feels like she's going to finish soon. Kid is being more aggressive then normal. She's not complaining.
"Say you're mine Maka."
"I'm y-yours." Maka has to bite back her scream when Kid grabs her hips, pounding into her with all he has. He's pushing so deep inside of her, the build up is released immediately. Kid covers her mouth when she moans too loudly. He cums inside of her, pushing himself against her. Her body being pressed against the wall. She catches her breath with Kid's hand still on her mouth. He's still cumming inside of her, breathing heavily against her ear.
"I was a bit rough..." Kid kisses her head but he hasn't moved. "Are you alright?"
"More the alright...Just tired but..."
"You want more?"
"Hell yeah."
"In our room and gently...this time." He pulls out of her. He pulls her pants up quickly. She trembles, feeling herself leak. She wastes no time going into their room. She'll probably be good for another round before she's out cold.
If Crona being here is making Kid aggressive like this...She hopes he stays. She's too giddy about it. She loves seeing him come undone.
She wants more of it.
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