Otakus Unite!

Chapter 20 The First Corrupted Arrives

Milli's POV

I sat on a branch of a tree with Paige and Emily. The others sat on the ground. We were taking a break from walking.

"Hey, Milli? What do you think about all of this?" Paige asked me.

"The war? I don't really know. I mean, it's a chance to bond, right? Yet, it's also a time when we have to kill, and I don't want to end up being a murderer." I replied.

"This is war. We basically don't have a choice." Emily sighed. We nodded and continued to sit in silence.

"EVERYONE GET DOWN!"

Emily, Paige, and I looked down to see everyone duck and cover to avoid a sword being flung at them. The three of us hop off the branch to the ground.

"What was that?!" Nick shouted.

"Weapon form!" Kelly shouted.

Emily, Paige, Victor, and I nodded as we transformed.

That's when we saw who threw the sword.

Maka's POV

I continued to treat one of the fighter's wounds when I looked up.

"Maka, what's wrong?" Wendy asked.

"N-nothing." I mumbled.

But I knew what was going on. Soul has appeared on the battlefield.

Edith's POV

"Soul." I growled. The first corrupted has finally appeared. His black eyes proof of his corruption. And he just so happened to appear in front of us.

"This is gonna be fun, taking out all of you." Soul smirked, his arm becoming a scythe blade.

We all glared at Soul, ready to fight.

"Now." Kelly whispered. That was our cue.

"Lightning strike!"

"Ice-make sword!"

"Bubble shot!"

Vylan snapped her fingers as fire erupted everywhere.

Kelly, Jennifer, Nick, and I charged at Soul. Kelly, Jennifer, and Nick slashing at Soul while I shot him with my arrows.

All of our attacks hit Soul.

"Direct hit!" Kelly cheered.

We watched as the smoke cleared. There stood Soul, not a single scratch on him.

"That's impossible!"

"He wasn't hit?!"

Soul smirked as he slashed at us with his blade. He hit us all with one slice, blood spilling everywhere.

"Anyone down?" Noah groaned in pain.

"No. We can still fight." Victor said, panting.

"Alright. Then keep fighting!" Kelly commanded. We all charged towards Soul again, repeating the process over and over until we couldn't fight anymore.

Mostly everyone was down. We couldn't move. It was just Kelly, Jennifer, and I left. The others were too tired to fight. This was a showdown against three trainees from the DWMA against a death scythe. Just great.

"Can't believe you can still fight." Soul smirked.

"Says the one who's also hurt." I said.

It was true. Soul was also injured pretty badly.

We continued to charge at Soul, slashing at him as I shot from a far distance.

"What did this, Soul?! Who's doing this to you?!" Jennifer shouted.

Soul didn't answer and continued to fight.

"ANSWER ME, SOUL!" Jennifer yelled, pinning Soul to a tree. "WHO'S DOING THIS?!"

Soul glared at Jennifer. "The one who controls snakes." Soul answered before fading away.

"The one who controls snakes?" Kelly whispered. We all thought about it before finally figuring out at the same time.

"MEDUSA!"

Medusa's POV

"Soul! There you are!" I exclaimed, looking at the injured death scythe.

"Those guys can really fight." Soul growled.

I frowned. "Apparently. They have the dreamer with them."

Soul nodded. "What now?" he asked.

"Rest. I'll take care of it with the others." I commanded. Soul bowed before starting to walk away. "Vector plate." I muttered as an arrow appeared under Soul, causing him to crash into a wall.

"OW!" Soul groaned.

"Punishment for losing." I said before walking into another room.

"Yes, Lady Medusa." I heard Soul say before I closed the door.