Soul Eater - A Soul That Feels

Prepare to Move Out

Torrent lifted her foot and it made contact with Sid's wrist. She pushed off and arched through the air. She landed in a cat's stance. There was a pause and she jumped high, springing onto Stein, whom, she pulled his head, turning his body and slamming him to the ground, away from Kami.

Sid shot out of the ground and reached out, grabbing her wrist.

Stein turned and used Giriko, in his chainsaw form, to slice at the back of Sid, who managed to twist away.

Kami lifted her hand and brought Spirit down on Torrent, who pushed her torso back so the blade just narrowly missed her shoulder and landed between her knees as she was airborne. Kami didn't wait and used Spirit to pull herself forward and her foot made contact with Torrent.

Torrent turned and used the momentum to sweep Sid off his feet, avoiding a near blow from Giriko.

While down, Sid used Mira to pin Torrent's sleeve down.

Kid, Maka, Ox, Kilik, Black*Star, Crona, Kim, and Hiro were all watching in awe.

Karey was standing nearby, glad to not be part of the fight. "Neat, huh? This is how they used to train, or so Kami told me. They're really good at working as a team."

Stein finally stood up after staring down Torrent. The Witch also released her tough stature as Sid landed beside her. Sid turned to face Kami and the four of them put their hands in the middle and did a silent cheer before Giriko, Mira, and Spirit were released.

Torrent huffed and then looked at the kids and their Weapons. "Ready?"

Ox was gawking at them. "Wow, what was that?"

"We get bored, too," Kami replied. "You'll stay behind and protect the city, right?"

Karey nodded. "Nothing I'd wanna do more. I'm kinda tired of the travel." She waved as she turned to go back inside. "Catch a wave for me!"

Torrent pulled her hood up and held her hand out. "Alright. Since we've got two Witches this time, we can go with stealth. Kim, I'm going to need you to believe in your powers as a Witch for this to work." Her broom hovered beside her. "Can you do that for me?"

Kim nodded and took a deep breath. "Yes, I think I can do that." She looked at Jacqueline, who transformed into her broom-like form. "What do you need me to do?" she asked, holding onto Jacqueline's handle with a shaky hand.

Torrent just smiled and touched the girl's crown. "Don't be so scared. You're a strong Witch, and there's a lot you can look forward to in the hours to come."

-flashback-

Torrent was heaving a great sigh and then noticed her current weapon was impaled by a tree, her leg was that is. With her teeth gritted she limped over and looked at the tear-soaked face of the Sword Weapon. "Do you want me to pull it out?"

She nodded and covered her mouth.

Torrent took hold and braced her Weapon against her side. "One. Two. Three!" She yanked hard and blood pooled to the ground. Torrent threw the chunk of wood aside and fell to the ground with her Weapon. "Medic!" She looked back at the Weapon. "You're going to have to stay out of it now. I'll find another way to kill the Kishin. Please, just stay put."

When the medic arrived, Torrent quickly explained and then jumped back into the fray.

She ran passed many of her classmates. Most of them were dead. Some of them were dying. Their souls were collecting more Kishin to the area.

Torrent's brown eyes slimmed to her feline eyes as she darted passed a classmate who'd just been shot through the head. His gray matter was splattered on the soil and his soul slowly rose out of his body. She jumped over one guy who was running for cover with his wounded partner. When she landed, her feet slid on the soaked earth. She brought her right hand back and used it to slow to a stop.

Stein was falling.

She quickly stood up and held her arms out. As he fell into her arms, she slumped down. "Stein?"

He was smiling. "So missed." He sat up-right in her lap. "Where's-?"

Torrent shook her head. "And I'm not about to use my Witch magic for this!"

Stein leaned over and brushed her hair away from her ear. "I believe in you. Use the madness. Open up your soul to it. I'm right here. You won't fall."

Torrent slowly closed her eyes. "If I do this, you promise?"

"We all do." Sid landed beside Kami, who was holding out a hand for Torrent or Stein. "We're the best of our years, so, we need to end this before more students die."

Torrent closed her eyes again and bowed her head. "Then we'll need to end this Kishin Hunt. Too many..."

-end-

Stein touched her shoulder. "I know." He smiled at Torrent. "But we still believe in you. Even after all you've been through, you still wanted our help." He held his hand up.

Torrent gave him a fist bump. "Then let's end this."