Soul Eater - A Soul That Feels

Crystal

Stein bit his lip. "What kind of proposition?"

Giriko took his other hand out and held them out so they could see that he wasn't holding any weapons. "I'll tell you were you can find Justin Law if you help me with Torrent."

Stein's eyes widened. Giriko Sou wasn't lying to him.

-Torrent-

She peeked around the corner and stopped.

Her new mission was to find the person delving into her past and to force them into the open. She was going to have to engage in combat to do that.

Still, To's voice was etched with longing and need. She was going to have to find Giriko first.

Right now, she was stuck in the barren lands of the desert. The cliffs made sharp drops and good ledges to hide on.

She watched as one little dust cloud was followed by someone else's swarm of dust.

Torrent slowly reached out with her wavelength to see who it was.

She knew it was dangerous, but she still opened her wavelength. It shot through the air and made contact with the first dust cloud.

Torrent gasped when Giriko reached back to her. He was trying to draw her out. Giriko was telling her that it was okay, it was just one person riding a small motorcycle he'd borrowed from a friend. He beckoned her down.

Torrent held her hand out. A little glow of purple with a maroon sheen formed and extended to her broom. She threw it forward and then jumped on it. She landed on it with her boots and leaned forward. She was zooming forward and gripped her chest.

Giriko skidded to a halt. He turned back to Stein, who'd borrowed Soul's motorcycle. He held up a hand. "Wait here. She's still unsure." He skidded towards her, where she floated on her broom. She was crouched down and was watching Stein.

Giriko stopped in front of her and Torrent's blank face was watching Stein before she reached out to Giriko.

He looked over his shoulder at Stein. "He's okay. He wanted to see you. He's willing to take your madness away."

Torrent slowly slid off her broom. She approached Stein and stood just out of his reach.

Stein knew what to do. He dug in his pocket and lifted the crystal out. He got off the bike and approached her. "Give me your hand. It's okay, I won't hurt you."

Torrent's madness started to reflect on Stein's soul as she reached out to him. Her eyes were dark and bloody as she touched Stein's hand.

Stein felt her madness. He felt the frozen fingers. There was the feeling of blood running down the back. Little hands were gripping her throat and knees. Stein gently laid the crystal in her palm and her magic began to merge with her madness.

Giriko felt his breath catch. The madness seemed to have been sucked away and Torrent's form vanished into an explosion of dust and sand. Giriko raised his arms to block the flying dust for that short burst of energy.

Suddenly, he felt the air being sucked back towards Torrent.

When he looked, Giriko's eyes fell on To, the friend of Stein.

To started to fall, her eyes glazed and almost dead. She was falling right towards Stein, her bare feet sliding out from under her. "Stein..."

Stein opened his arms and caught her. He looked up at Giriko. "You won't stay, will you?"

Giriko looked away. "I have something to uphold. I haven't finished with my agreement."