Trust My Soul

Chapter 13 "It Begins"

-Stein: As Azusa is being taken away by 2 guards, Soul follows them down to the dungeon. I turn to Kid. "It's a good thing I wasn't the only one having suspicions, everything on her end seem to add up alittle too well, while everything on our end is still greatly jumbled and quite confusing."

-Kid: "That aside, what are we going to do? If what Azusa said is true, she has leaked important information about the investigation on Jinx. That means all witches will have their guard up even more to ensure they're not made a target. I highly doubt we'd get any cooperation on the subject anymore."

-Lord Death: "There is nothing to do right now, all we can do for certain is think of a plan. Maka's life is on the line, so we have to move with great caution.

-Kid: I grit my teeth in frustration. I turn and head out the door to see Maka. Liz and Patty follow behind not saying a word, but the tension is obvious, I turn and look at them. "What are you two so worried about?" They glance at eachother and then Liz sighs.

-Liz: "Were just alittle worried about you. You seem more concerned about this than a person normally would."

-Kid: "I'm honestly just aggravated. Maka is hanging onto life by a thread, Soul is drifting farther and farther away from his sanity without Maka, Azusa has been betraying us for who knows how long now, and my father doesn't take action right away. Everything is all over the place and the best we can do is just sit here."

-Patty: "Then why doesn't Soul resonate with Maka in her sleep, so he can know for sure if she's even still in there."

-Kid: "It could kill her. We have ideas, but the risks are too high so it's nearly impossible to try anything. Anyway lets go see Soul." They nod and we continue to walk, 10 minutes later we make it to the infirmary. We walk in and Maka's bed is empty, Soul is sitting in the chair facing her bed on the side, staring at her bed as if she were still there. I sigh softly knowing that she was most likely gone. I go over and place my hand on Souls shoulder. He's stiff and cold, once I pat his shoulder he falls forward in his chair, laying face down on the bed. I pull him back into his chair properly, that's when I actually see his face. His eyes have changed; as if the life was just sucked out of him, red but not glistening anymore. "Go get Stein. Hurry!" Liz runs back to the Death Room.

-Liz: I run as fast as I can to the Death Room, once I turn the last corner I'm surprised to see Maka blocking the doorway. Grinning oddly she walks towards me as if she doesn't have complete control of her legs. Her feet are dragging a bit and the step is hard. I open my mouth but I can't speak, I'm confused.

-Maka: "What's the matter, Liz?" I raise my hand and the ground beneath her turns black and gooey, she starts to sink as the goo climbs up her legs, figures form from the liquid and grab her arms, I start laughing hard as she looks at me in terror. "That one!" I point to her left arm and the figure suddenly rips it off, blood spewing everywhere as she screams in agony. "Now that one!"

-Liz: I try to speak but can't. I try to run away but can't. I try to defend but can't. I can't do anything. I can't run away. It hurts. Somebody, please help me. It hurts!! "STEIN!!!!!"

-Stein: I kick the door open suddenly and soul purge Maka in the back, the liquid disappears and Liz is released.

-Liz: "My arm!-My arm!-My arm is gone!!" I shake hard as I fling my arms everywhere, I look around and wonder why nobody is freaking out.

-Stein: "Liz it's okay, it seems Maka has some intense magic within her that allowed her to engulf you in complete terror. She made you feel as though she were ripping your limbs apart I assume." I hold her face to try and calm her down, I gently lift her left arm showing her that there's not even a scratch. "You're safe."