Soul Eater - A Soul That Feels

Encounter

Justin suddenly looked up when Noah stopped to examine a tree.

That sensation...

His eyes widened as he realized a moment too late.

Torrent's broom slammed into his gut, throwing his feet off the dirt and she slammed him into a tree. She angled herself back and her broom swung back and he began to fall. She swung forward and caught him just on the rib cage.

Her eyes were filled with a darkness that was common with Witches.

Justin gripped the tree with his right hand and then swung his left arm around, the guillotine shooting out at the last second.

Torrent didn't move as his blade made contact with her left side. She just smiled, slowly, and reached out, grabbing his hair. She shoved him down, causing pain from the pressure of the broom and because his arm was across her body.

He was about to say something when Noah lifted the Book.

Torrent turned her head. The wind picked up and her soul returned to a normal density and she held her hand out. Opening her palm, a shard of ice shot off her sleeve and she gripped it. The ice started to splinter and crack, forming a very dangerous piece of weaponry, with a saw-like edge.

Noah began to suck her into the book.

She lifted her arm over her head and threw the ice piece at him.

Noah had to dodge and she crouched down on her broom. Slowly, she closed her eyes and shot into the air when Noah tried again. "Get down here! You bloody traitor!"

She came shooting back down, but she wasn't alone. She held a chainsaw in her left hand.

When Torrent made contact with the ground, she flicked her wrist once and the speed setting changed from an extreme to a slow pace. She swung it around and held it like a tonfa, close to her forearm. She charged at Noah.

"Get him!" she yelled as she ran passed Justin.

Justin was about to get up when he felt a shock and swung his arm around. He barely missed Stein's hair and Justin touched his shoulder where he'd received the shock. "Too shallow, old man."

Stein shook his head. "We're not here to kill you."

Justin smirked. "Is that so?" He lunged at him when Spirit landed between them. Raising his arms, Spirit blocked the blow with two scythes protruding from his forearms. "Spirit! How nice to see you! Too bad I have to kill you later." He put both feet on Spirit's scythes and kicked off. He lunged at Torrent.

She spotted him and the wildness in her eyes pierced the air between them. She turned at the last second, receiving a scratch on her cheek before she brought the chainsaw down on him. Justin's reaction to Torrent's move was impressive, since he used a shackle on his leg to force her attack to rebound.

Torrent skidded away, her bare feet making small scars on the dirt. She used a tree to stop herself.

However, Justin was coming, so, she had to duck. Ducking, though, gave her an opening to his middle. She swung the chainsaw.

Justin blocked it with a blast of his wavelength.

But when it touched the chainsaw, he heard it.

'Son of a freak! What the hell's going on out there?'

'Stay calm. He just hit you with a wavelength.'

'Butthead never showed he could do that!'

Torrent flicked her wrist and the speed setting went up a notch. She swung at Justin, who was too stunned to move.

That was Giriko's voice. But Giriko's wavelength was...

Justin used the clamp to capture the chainsaw. Pulling, he got it out of her grip and threw it away. He swung his leg and used the weight of a heavy waist shackle to go for her legs. He made contact, but now she was on her hands.

Twisting, Torrent's ankle made contact with the side of his head and he went spiraling into a tree. She landed on her feet and ran after the chainsaw.

Giriko was twisted around a tree's branches. He squirmed and then saw Torrent. "Oi!"

She jumped into the tree, cat-like, and began to bend the branches so he could get free. When he was, she touched his shoulder. "He recognized you. I think it's now or never."

Giriko nodded. He dropped down and walked over to Justin, who was still recovering from the blow. Shoving his hands into his jeans' pockets, he gave Justin a little smile. "Had enough? We're not quite done with you."

Justin looked away and spat out some blood. "Tch, like I'd need a handicap from you."

Giriko sighed and pointed at the blue sky. "Ever noticed the clouds?"

Justin was looking up and Giriko took advantage of that. He wound the gear chains around Justin, pulling them tight to hold him still. Justin glared at him. "You're not really Giriko, are you? Giriko's gone. He's dead. There's no way you can be him."

Torrent suddenly landed on the chain and slid those few feet to Justin. She cartwheeled over him and landed behind him. Torrent's wavelength was solidly madness as she brought her arm back. Creating a spear-head with her ice, she pierced his back.

Not red blood, but black blood crystallized as she pulled her hand out.

Justin ejected two, large guillotines out his back and she ducked. He saw her going for his leg and he twisted to stomp on her when he noticed something.

Looking up, he saw Gopher diving towards them and he tipped backwards, exposing Torrent's crouched position.

Gopher dive-bombed her, but when the dust cleared, it was clear who was the superior.

Torrent had stopped him with one hand. She suddenly smirked and turned. As she turned, madness erupted from her soul and hit Gopher.

Justin felt it.

The madness she felt was almost like that of a Kishin. It was pure and solid, all the way through. She was eating it out of the air.

That was why he felt like Giriko was dead.