Soul Eater X

Chapter 2

I didn't waste any time, I knew that I had to find an opening and strike quickly. Maka and Soul are high class EAT students so they wouldn't be easy to beat.

I tried to knock her off her feet by attacking at close range but she and soul used a weapon rotation move which made me have to put space between us.

"Kota, we won't be able get any hits in bluntly. You'll have to -" he cut me off. "No we can't, that's our last resort."

"Then what do you suggest," I asked annoyed.

"Don't play dumb Lewis, you know exactly what to do."

"Fine but you owe me."                                 

His wavelength playfully shocked me, which made me grin.

She charged in quickly, ready to end the duel, when I stopped right in front of her. This forced her to make a decision in the split second of her assault. But she didn't hesitate and completed the attack.

Time slowed down in my head as if reality was an illusion, "detach." The word slid off my tongue and vibrated down the weapon as chains spiraled up the staff.

One caught Maka off guard, smacking her in the face.

This gave me the perfect opportunity to get a blow in.  I quickly blew the team apart with punches to their sides while my partner did the rest.

The chains separated Meister and weapon as the two were hurled in different directions.

But I thought to myself that something was wrong, it shouldn't be this easy.

Suddenly Soul spun himself back into Maka's hands and knocked Kota upward into the air: out of my hands. This shocked but thrilled me at the same time. I had never been in such a situation where I had to use my individual abilities.

You guys are probably wondering why I'm so serious right now. It's because my whole attitude changes while I’m fighting. I will usually be very funny and positive. But not now…especially not now.

With the scythe's blade right in front of me I sensed fear in my actions and didn't react accordingly. My vision went black as a feeling of dark bitterness took over, I could only hear my breathing and a faint ominous voice say, "Kill them."

It felt like I had crashed into the glass that was my body again. So, faced with the same situation I didn't have time to think, it was happening to fast for me to comprehend. I raised my hands toward the blade and with a clap it stopped between my palms.

The room fell silent as the only thought in mind took over all control.

“Kill, kill, kill” was my drive as a dark wavelength's shock electrified Soul and Maka.

She cried out in pain and shouted, "Soul was is this!?" They backed off to the other side off the room. "I don't know Maka I've never felt anything like that," Soul answered fearfully.

I regained control over my actions and thought to myself. What the hell did I just do? I felt like a force had held me back as someone else took control of me for a second.

Maka had focused herself again and tried to charge. But Kota's chains tripped her as he spun back into my grasp. Soul recklessly reverted back to human form with a blade arm and charged. I swung Kota to counter attack but he transformed too and clashed with his older brother.

Kota had been knocked off his feet with a gash in his right arm while soul had been hit decently in the jaw.

 The two scrambled to get up and tried to clash again but I intervened.

All I could think about was making it stop, the fighting, the pain, and the look of years of loneliness and despair in Kota's eyes. I didn't think about anything else but wrapping my arms around his chest and hugging him as I said tearfully, "Stop…please stop."

I felt a blade pierce my back, tearing through flesh. It cried out in pain but ignored the agony as I continue to reason with Kota.

"I don't want to see you fight anymore. You're lonely… and have been angry with the world for a long time now. But you don't have to be mad anymore."

I felt his hand revert back to human form as he pulled my arms down and looked stunned, "Okay… okay I'll stop," he said softly and understandingly.

Maka's hand grabbed Soul's as she gave him an angry look of disappointment, his face pale and white as he realized what he had done.