Trust My Soul

Chapter 17 "Stupid Games"

-Soul: *Will I...lose Soul..?* Those words lingered in my head as I sat on the hard floor, my back to every one, I recall the time Maka and I first got the Jinx assignment, I went to gather her bag and school supplies that she left in the classroom and I read her journal, she had a nightmare. It pained me to think about times I never helped Maka over come her worries or fears, whether she told me or not I should've known, that's what a weapon is supposed to do, protect his meister in any way. "But I didn't!!" I slam my fist down on the ground, tears rush down my face as the image of Maka being eaten lingers in my memories.

-Kid: Liz and Patty jump from Soul's outburst and I turn to him. Not knowing what to say all I do is reassuringly place my hand on his shoulder, he shakes me off and I sit back in my place, we're all sad from the sight we saw of Maka. I lower my head to try and fight back the tears, Patty's eyes are red and puffy from crying and Liz hasn't said a word, nor has she looked at any of us.

-Jinx: "Release them, Maka."

-Maka: I nod my head and smile as I press my index finger to my forehead then extend my arm in front of me while swirling my wrist making an invisible circle. I turn to my master and bow. "May I ask a question master?"

-Jinx: "Yes?"

-Maka: "Where...where is Kid?" I ask worriedly, ever since we split to search for the demon I haven't seen him or anything. It isn't like Master Jinx to leave a dimension without her 2 loyal servants at her side. I look up and her eyes are closed and she sighs. "He's dead?" Sadness overtakes me and I lower my head.

-Jinx: As Soul, Kid, Liz and Patty exit the portal one by one I place my hand on Maka's forehead, my palm over her eyes. "I don't want you falling in love ever again. Wasureru..." (English translation for the Japanese word "Forget") A flash of light beams from my hand and she backs away blinking, looking confused. "Leave us." She bows and leaves as I turn to the four.

-Kid: "Tell us why you kept us locked inside this fake Maka's mind." I say sternly.

-Jinx: "I just wanted to talk. Soul what is the most important thing to you?"

-Soul: I avoid looking at her as I ignore her.

-Jinx: "I presume it's her?" I snap and a body falls from the air, chains rattle as before it hits the ground the body is yanked to hover over the floor, they turn and gasp as they see Maka's body laying perfectly still as she dangles from the chains, bloody, beaten and dying quickly but still alive. "You can thank me for making my pet spit her out before she finished digesting inside him."

-Kid: I feel it again, I look at Soul and his wavelength is heavy and his soul is red, his arm turns to a scythe and he lunges at Jinx. "Soul wait!!"

-Jinx: "I also have your other friends too, although one of them may or may not be alive. They are all heavily dosed with a sleep serum, and which ever is alive, their soul and wavelength is masked with soul protect. You can choose one to take, but you have to choose the live one." I snap and Blackstar and Tsubaki are lowered from the air, dangling from chains and both seemingly dead. "Since I already told you Maka was alive, you can choose to take her, but then Tsubaki and Blackstar will be killed if they are not already dead, if you choose the one that is still alive I might give you all three."

-Soul: "Damnet stop playing games and give me my meister!!"

-Jinx: "Is that your choice?"

-Soul: "YE--!!"

-Kid: "NO!!" Soul glares at me with pure hatred boiling inside him. "Wait, we can't make rash decisions. We have a chance to save all three of them we can't just get Maka and leave!" Even though his glare stays burning into me I can tell he understands.

-Liz: "What do we do Kid?"

-Jinx: "You may use any method as long as you don't touch them.

-Patty: I stand next to Liz and hold her hand and nod, she nods and transforms, I point her pistol at our friends and close my eyes.

-Kid: "Dam-met Patty!!" I try to stop her but it's too late; 2 shots, one after the other are fired.

-???: I cough up blood and yell out at the pain.

-Jinx: I grin and chuckle. "Quite clever, little girl."