Outsider Chronicles: Heart of a Star

Getting reborn into a world of monsters, Witches and Demon Weapons is a tad annoying. Whats worse is nearly getting killed by your own parents in an attempt to get your Soul. Eh, at least I won't have to put up with Blackstars yelling.

And here we are with another Soul Eater story! I actually have two ideas for this, one with Fate elements and the other with Kingdom Heart elements. I'll probably do both then come up with which I should use if I decide to continue with one. This ones KH by the way, although it'll be a while before what I have planned comes out. Enjoy!

Chapter 1

I really don't feel like going into detail as to how I died, so I won't. I also really don't feel like going into detail about my rebirth. Lets just say that theres a very good reason why you don't remember that and leave it at that. Honestly, it was rather surprising to me when I opened my eyes as a baby. I was never really religious and, while I liked the idea of reincarnation, I never really believed in much of anything. Still, I guess I should be thankful I wasn't in hell or something.

Em, I take back what I said about this not being hell! Why? Well, considering the Sun and Moon seem perpetually amused by something down here on Earth and I got a brand new tattoo within hours of my Birth, I think I've been reborn into a world where Death is less an abstract concept and more a headmaster. Yeah, I've been reborn into the world of Soul Eater...as Blackstar! Oh well, at least theres one good thing about this. I won't have to put up with canon Blackstar's yelling.

SHITSHITSHITSHIT! I'm in trouble! It had been a year since I was born and the Clan had somehow managed to plumb depths I never thought possible. I mean, I knew that the Star Clan were really bad news if the DWMA stepped in to stop them, but there wasn't a day where someone didn't come back to the hideout, covered in blood and with an armful of Souls for dinner. Thankfully, no one tried to feed me any, although I don't actually know what it'd do to me. Is the act of straying from the Path of Humanity something that can be forced on someone? It seems like the sort of thing that would have to be a choice. Still, I really didn't want to find out, so I really hope that Death gets off his spiky behind and sends some Meisters to deal with these loons. Especially because I was about to die.

Yeah, apparently the Clan had finally fallen to the point where they were so desperate for power that they were willing to do anything to get it. Including murdering their own children considering it was Whitestar standing over me with a knife.

"And with this, I will finally be freed from Death," he growled, his voice completely unrecognizable as Human any more.

Holy shit! If this is what the Path of the Demon does to you, I am so not going down it! Well, that is if I survive this. Come on Sid, where the fuck are you?! As if on cue, the sound of a door getting kicked in, followed by violent combat reached my ears. I would have taken a sigh of relief, but Whitestar was apparently so far gone he was either ignoring or completely ignorant of the battle going on in the Hideout. He raised the knife and brought it down, cutting my throat, right before the door was kicked in and he fell with a knife in the back.

There was a flash of light and the knife transformed into a dark skinned woman I would have recognized as Nygus if I wasn't busy choking on my own blood.

"SHIT, SID, WE'VE GOT A KID IN HERE!" shouted the Demon Knife as she scooped me up and tried to stop the bleeding.

Bit late for that though as I was already passing out. Well, that was a pathetic life. I wonder if I get a third chance…

Third Person POV

"Hmm, I see," said Death, eyeing the small bundle in Nygus' arms, "You say you found him at the Star Clan hideout?"

"Thats right," said Sid, "Judging from his appearance and tattoo, I'd say he was a member, but the leader tried to kill him. Nearly succeeded too. If I'd been even a second slower…"

"The Path of the Demon can twist even the most noble souls into unspeakable Monsters," said Death sadly, "The consumption of innocent Souls certainly doesn't help."

"So, what should we do with the kid?" asked Sid.

"Finish the job his Father started," said Stein, who was stood off to the side.

"WHAT?!" roared Sid, Nygus and Spirit at the same time.

"Are you insane Stein?!" snarled Sid as he stepped in front of his partner and the child.

The mad doctor fixed the Knife Meister with a cool look.

"Our job was to eliminate the Star Clan in its entirety," he said, "That includes the brat."

"Hes an innocent!" retorted Sid.

"His family are murderous," said Stein.

"We cannot hold a child responsible for the sins of his family," said Spirit, looking enraged at what his former partner was suggesting.

"Fine, if you don't have the guts to kill him yourselves, just leave him somewhere," said Stein, "The DWMA is not a daycare."

"Why you little…"

"That is enough, both of you!" shouted Death, cutting off the argument before it could get physical, "Stein, Sid is correct, Blackstar is an innocent child. We cannot take an innocent life because of what he MIGHT become."

Stein scoffed, but didn't say anything else as he lit a cigarette, ignoring Nygus glare as the smoke wafted over Blackstar.

Back to Blackstar's POV

And thats how I ended up being raised by the DWMA. Man, I had no idea how much of a dick Stein was when he was a kid. I'd have to make sure I kicked him in the balls for that when we encountered him in the future.

Anyway, time went by and I quickly grew up. Despite their young age, Sid and Nygus were my primary guardians, although they were more like older siblings than parents. Since it was basically a given that I'd be joining the DWMA, Sid made it a point to train me in Martial Arts and the Assassin way and hoo boy did my family linage quickly prove itself. My talent in combat was off the charts and I could easily see why canon Blackstar was such an arrogant brat half the time. However, despite my talent, I tried to keep from getting an inflated head. After all, I knew that there were plenty of people who could kick my arse.

With all the training I was doing, the years went by quickly and before I knew it, it was my first day at the Academy. Like canon Blackstar, I was up on the spikes that emerge from the school. Unlike canon me however, I wasn't shouting my head off. Actually, I was enjoying the sun and dozing. What? I was sleepy. Besides, my training allowed me to remain aware of my surroundings, even if I was half asleep.

"Um, excuse me?" said a female voice, cutting through the pleasant doze like a knife through butter, "I don't think you should sleep there. You could fall."

I opened one eye and gave the girl who was interrupting my 'nap' a lazy look. Unsurprisingly, it was Tsubaki. Why unsurprisingly? Well think about it, she was just as much of a ninja as Blackstar...um, me. Man, its been 12 years and this is still confusing at times! Anyway, it stands to reason that she was the only one who's spot me until the other Weapons and even the Meisters were trained up a little.

The Dark Arm was eyeing me worriedly from where she was crouched on the spike a short distance from the roof. I yawned and sat up, stretching as if I wasn't balanced precariously on the narrow tip of a concrete spike.

"Aww, don't worry about me," I said, "I won't fall. And even if I did, its not like I'd hurt myself."

I dropped down into a sitting position and fixed Tsubaki with a lazy look.

"Even so, you shouldn't be napping now," said Tsubaki, "Aren't you supposed to be looking for a partner?"

I shrugged.

"I guess, but honestly, most of the Weapons here today are kinda disappointing," I said, jerking a thumb at the crowd below.

Tsubaki cocked her head on one side.

"How so?" she asked.

"I've been up here since this morning and yet the first person to actually notice me has been you," I said, "Well, Sid did show up earlier to scold me, but hes a teacher so he really doesn't count."

"So I take it you don't have a partner yet?" asked Tsubaki.

"Nope," I said, "What about you?"

"No, I don't," said Tsubaki.

"Hmm...so, what about partnering with me?" I said, "Your a Weapon, right?"

"Thats right," said Tsubaki, "My name is Tsubaki."

"Hnn, a silent flower huh?" I mused, "It suits you. My names Blackstar, Meister."

Tsubaki blushed slightly at the compliment, but smiled nonetheless.

"Nice to meet you Blackstar," she said, "So, you said you wanted to be partners?"

I grinned and held out my hand.

"I did indeed," I said, "So, what do you say?"

Tsubaki smiled and clasped my hand.

"It'll be my pleasure," she said.

Third Person POV, Death Room

Death hummed thoughtfully to himself as he watched Blackstar and Tsubaki seal their pact. He had no doubt that the two of them would make an excellent team. Between Blackstars sheer talent and incredibly strong Soul and Tsubaki's many forms and calm demeanor, they would serve to balance one another out and go far. However, that wasn't what had Death watching them.

Ever since he had first seen the last Star Clan member all those years ago, Death had not been able to shake the feeling that something was different about him. And it wasn't the fact that his Soul was incredibly old. Reincarnated Souls were a lot more common than you'd think, although he had yet to encounter one as strong as Blackstar. No, what actually had him interested was the feeling of something hiding in Blackstar's Soul. Whatever it was was not only powerful, but also burnt like a star with such intensity that Death was genuinely surprised it wasn't obvious to anyone who could see Souls. However, whatever it was was buried deep within the boys Soul, enough that only someone with an extremely advanced understanding of the Soul could detect it.

Death had never seen anything like it before and he was determined to figure it out. He didn't think it was anything bad, far from it, it felt far too pure for that, instead Death was sure that it was something that could be a great boon in the fight against the Darkness and the Kishin, if, or rather when, Asura ever get loose again. Death was under no illusions that the Seal would last forever. Eventually, it would break, either from age or from someone releasing it on purpose. He just hoped his beloved school would be enough to stop it without to many people losing their lives or their hearts to the Madness.

And I think I'll leave this here. So, what do we think? Good? Bad? Want to see more?

Yeahhh, I might have overdone Whitestar's fall there, but I don't really care. Like I mentioned in the AN up top, I have two ideas and I actually started with the Fate one, although thats stalled for now. His near death was the catalyst for that story's powers and I couldn't be bothered to change it. I can use it for character development in the future anyway.

Hmm, I wonder what it could be that Death can sense...considering this will have Kingdom Hearts elements, you can probably guess. Hehehe, should be fun.

And with that, I'm gonna sign out, mainly cus I don't have anything else to say and I'm knackered. Don't forget to review!