Daughter Of Madness [Kid X Fem!Chrona]

Rising Eclipse

Shinigami-sama paced back and forth in his chambers. Everything had gone horribly wrong. In his attempts to protect their way of life he had pushed his son away. Admittedly, he hadn't been thrilled when Kid first arrived into his life. The things Iroha had done to bring him into the world were unspeakable. It took a while to come to terms with the fact, at the end of the day, Kid was a normal child with unspeakable power. A child that the witch wanted him to see as his own. In the end, she succeeded.

"Are you sure this is going to work?" Shinigami-sama asked as he tried on the new mask.

"Of course it will," Spirit reassured, "I've been telling him about you for months." While Shinigami-sama sorted out the mess Iroha and the Kishen left behind, Kid had to continue to live at Shibusen. Spirit had been charged with caring for the boy. If he was to teach this child to one day take his place, he had to overcome the terrible circumstances of their first meeting.

"But what if he doesn't like me? The last time I saw him, he hid behind you." Shinigami argued.

"That's what the new mask and cloak are for. A second chance at a first impression." Spirit smacked him on the back. "As far as he's concerned, you're now a great hero. Now go in there and surprise Kid."

Lord Death took a deep breath and stepped into the death room. Gray lined a long table. His faculty clapped as Kid blew out eight candles on a white cake.

"We have a special surprise for you." Marie grinned.

"Another present?" Kid asked in wonder, this being his first birthday party.

"Sort of," Spirit chuckled. Kid turned toward the voice and was shocked to see a man, just like the drawings Spirit had shown him.

"Daddy?" Kid asked slowly. When Shinigami-sama nodded the child grinned. "Daddydaddydaddy!" He hopped out of his chair and hugged the figure. "Did you come here to take me home to the mansion?"

"It's, uhh... under construction, right now." Lord Death fibbed. "To-err... give you your own hallway." At this Kid leapt for joy and went to tell the staff, giving him a chance to ask Spirit.

"What all did you tell him about me exactly?"

Lord Death finally took a seat, letting his head rest on the back of the chair. So many souls had become frantic in the ending chaos. It was hard for them to revert back to normal when an unknown threat peaked on the horizon. He closed his eyes and hoped to rest for a moment. However, something pricked at the back of his mind and he focused his attention to seek out the soul that was currently harassing him.

That's when he saw it. The winged soul suffocating in madness. One of the fates had been reborn.

-8-0-8-

"Hey," Chrona said as she reentered the room, "you're still awake." Kid turned and looked at her.

"Yeah, I couldn't fall asleep." Kid shrugged. "I did figure this out though." He brought a hand up and touched one of the vines that had grown into the room. In an instant it withered and curled in on itself.

"Does it work on people?" Chrona asked as she crossed the room.

"I don't know," he said, "I've never tried it on another human being." Chrona rested her hand on his and pulled it away from the vine.

"I wouldn't worry about that now." He looked up at her. The thought of using this power on another person made sense, but the thought of being so close to someone when they died made him uncomfortable. "A lot has happened over the last few days." She grinned wildly as she dragged her hand up his arm. "You should take the chance to relax a bit."