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Of Music and Meister Ch 22

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Chapter 22

Without warning, Giriko lashed out with a leg partially transformed into a chainsaw and connected solidly with Soul. This blow was just as intense as the first but this time Soul was ready for it. He kept his footing and was able to counter smoothly with a long stab from a bladed arm. Giriko easily parried the blow and caught his bladed arm. The toothed chain of his saw dragged the youth in until they were face to face.

"I won't let you touch my meister!!" Soul snarled through clenched teeth.

"Huh? I won't forgive you for selfishly SLICING UP MY MASTER!" Giriko shrieked his voice unnatural. With a twist he freed Soul's arm then brought his knee up sharply into the side of Soul's face where it collided with a sickening thud. Soul staggered back from the blow *Shit. He's just toying with me*. This was not going well. He regrouped and returned with a wide slash which Giriko easily dodged and answered with a nasty saw slash across the shoulder.

"HAHAHAHA!!! JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE BECOME A DEATHSCYTHE DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN FIGHT ALONE!! GET OVER YOURSELF FAGGOT!! I CAN TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE LIKE YOU BY MYSELF!! YOU ARE DIFFERENT FROM ME AND JUSTIN! KNOW YOUR PLACE!!!"

With that, Giriko dropkicked into Soul's unguarded chest, knocking the wind out of him. Time seemed to slow down as he began to fly back for the third time. It stung almost as much as Giriko's words.

As loud, obnoxious, and bat-shit crazy as he was, Giriko had a point. Soul was all too aware of how weak he was. If he was even one tenth as weak as he felt, then he had no chance. *And she thinks she's holding me back…* the irony was terribly bitter. He hated this. Both Giriko and Justin were weapons too but neither was dependant on a meister. Way was he so much weaker?

Soul was slammed back into reality when Giriko caught an arm of his retreating body. With a swift flick of his wrist, Souls was back beneath the mad chainsaw.

"I'm gonna cut out your soul… and show it to you." He growled. A chainsaw sang as Giriko shoved his transformed foot into Soul's chest allowing his substantial weight to drive it deep into his soft flesh.

It hurt. It hurt more than Crona's slash. At least his blade had been sharp. It burned too, pain giving way to wet fire as blood flowed and lubricated the wound. Giriko's chain was dull and rusty. It tore bluntly and repeatedly into Soul, each link grasping and tearing with agonizing slowness within his mind's eye. He knew he was screaming, but he couldn't hear it over Giriko's mad cackling laughter.

Finally, after what felt like hours of agony, Giriko pulled away. Exhausted and shocked, Soul slumped under his own weight, unable to move. He was barley able to take a steadying breath before he saw rapid movement. Giriko, in obvious enjoyment, spun around and landed a solid kick on the side of Soul's face.

Soul made no move to stop it. He limply took the blow and was thrown like a rag doll across the room to land face down at Maka's feet. She still stood exactly where he had left her, shell shocked as she watched her weapon fight for her. He had no idea what she was thinking but he knew he couldn't do this alone. If she didn't snap out of it, they were both going to die right here. Slowly, he arched his back and placed his hands on either side if his body, shakily trying to hoist himself back up. He made it half way. Blood flowed from his open chest to splash wetly upon the floor.

"Damn it, I can't do a damn thing by myself." He confessed almost pleadingly to his personal goddess. "But, this isn't the level of courage you've shown me all this time, Maka!" He said truthfully. She was the most courageous woman he had ever known. She had stood on her own more times than he liked to count. She had even tackled a Werewolf off a bridge with no regard for her own wellbeing. That particular incident still froze his blood to think about but it was so her. She was his fearless leader, his meister, his… everything. She had risked everything for him. It was time to return the favor.

"It's my turn to show some courage now." He said as he staggered to his feet. He still didn't know what was wrong with her, but he did know that he would fight for her, even if it was hopeless. With luck, maybe she would come to her senses in time. If not, well, it wasn't the first time he had laid down his life for her. Maybe he'd get lucky and take Giriko with him.
chapter 22! A week late but hey! I got it out. Enjoy!

Soul Eater is not mine and neither is the picture. This is a frame from Ch 75 and was colored by KuhlSmokie and you can find it here [link]

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BritsMc13's avatar
Oh my goshes, this was a lot more heart-wrenching than it was in the manga...