Chapter 19 - Kishin Showdown: Maka and Soul

Kishin Oni is close to her nemesis Shinigami. But two people stand in her way. The death weapon Soul Evans and his Miester partner Maka Albarn.[br]
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Soul was already in his weapon form and was being wielded by Maka, whom was ready to fight Kishin Oni with every fibre of her being.[br]
Oni was looking somewhat amused by their defiance towards her.[br]
“Come on now. Do you truly think you can best me?” She asked laughing[br]
“I managed to defeat Kishin Asura” Reminded Maka “So I think I’ll be able to knock you down”[br]
“The only reason you managed to kill Asura was because he was weak” Sighed Oni[br]
“Weak?”[br]
“Yes weak. You see Asura had plenty of weaknesses, his fear of the unknown and most of all death. Hell he couldn’t understand the simple concept of courage, the very thing you used to beat him. Ultimately his own insanity was what ended him. He wasn’t calculating nor brave. He was coward and had the mindset of a frightened child.”[br]
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Maka had to speak up from Oni’s statement about her predecessor, Asura[br]
“So tell me. What mind set do you have? What makes you so different from him? You still have insanity within you and it does affect you”[br]
Oni grinned “The difference between me and Asura is simple.” She then paused to let her words sink in. “That I know what scares me and I am willing to face it, in order to destroy it. Also, I have methods to my madness. I am more strategic in my thinking. I am more powerful. Finally, I am much more terrifying. Fear is what killed Asura. He feared fear itself. For me, I use fear to my advantage. Fear is my weapon and I’m not afraid to utilise it”[br]
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It was true. Kishin Oni was a master at fear control. So far, everything she said and did, were all surpassing Asura in many ways.[br]
“But there has to be something that Asura surpasses you on?” Maka questioned[br]
There was a long silence as Oni paused to ponder on the question. “There is one thing that Asura is better at then me” She finally said, breaking the silence. “His insane soul wavelength is much more intense then mine.”[br]
Oni then paused again and looked at Maka and asked, “How come you’re not going insane right now? Most people would end up going mad being this close to my soul.”[br]
“I don’t know” Replied Maka “Maybe I’ve developed a way to combat insanity”[br]
One of Oni’s eyes twitched from Maka’s answer. But instead of being angry Oni just laughed insensately[br]
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“Um Maka? Do you know what’s her problem” Soul said bewildered as Oni’s erratic behaviour[br]
“She’s a Kishin, Soul. Do you really have to ask?”[br]
“Guess not”[br]
“Hey Kishin what do you find so hilarious?”[br]
Oni stopped laughing and calmed herself and answered “Think you immune to insanity?”[br]
“Why’d you ask?”[br]
“There is no immunity to insanity. It is true that there are those who can fight if off, but insanity is infectious. You see every person falls into at least one of the four paths of insanity”[br]
“Those paths are what exactly?”[br]
“Insane sorrow. Insane joy. Insane fear. And finally the path that you fall into is Insane rage. In the end, even the most resistant to insanity will fall victim to it. People have buttons that can be pressed to coax a reaction and once you get that reaction, the quickly lose control of themselves and they become mad. There is a limit to keeping sane and once you pass that limit, there is no going back.[br]
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Oni’s words where extremely provocative. Maka was now beginning to have doubts on weather it would be possible to defeat Oni now, as she realised the Oni was extremely knowledgeable of the inner workings of insanity. Oni’s was not trying to blank out fear like her predecessor, but rather take advantage of it. Even her words were designed to provoke fear into the hearts of her enemies.[br]
But Maka had to straighten herself, as she was the only thing between the Kishin and Shinigami, the last line of defence.[br]
“Alright then” Oni spoke out “Time for the talking to stop and the battling to begin”[br]
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Maka tensed up as she knew that the time was now to fight.[br]
Oni made the first move by sending out her Soul Extending attack, but Maka, having the power of Soul Perception, managed to dodge the attack very swiftly. She then charged at Oni only to slam into a Kishin shield adorned with symbolic symbols and writing. Maka then jumped away as to not face any further counter attacks from Oni, whom was looking very shell-shocked.[br]
How in the Hell did she manage to dodge my attacks? She thought Does she also have the power of Soul Perception? If that is the case then I better be more careful in how I attack[br]
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Oni’s next move was again to use her Soul Extending attack, but this time she was to use more extensions and manoeuvre them so that when Maka dodges one she will encounter another and will be hit by it.[br]
Despite Oni’s best efforts Maka was still able to dodge and was able to use her scythe to even block some of the attacks. In the end Oni was so focused on hitting Maka, that she failed to notice that she was in range of a scythe attack herself.[br]
Maka quickly took advantage of the situation and planted the end of her scythe on Oni’s neck, cutting the jugular artery. The shock of the attack immediately ceased Oni’s attacks.[br]
“Did that do it?” Soul said aloud[br]
There was a pause and the air was getting heavier, but to both Maka and Soul’s astonishment, no blood ever trickled down the Scythe. As Maka looked to see the damage, she saw to her horror that Oni was smiling evilly “You’re a fool if you thought that would work” she gasped as she grabbed the scythe and removed it from her neck and then kicked Maka in the other direction.[br]
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“How are you able to do that?” Maka exclaimed. To which Oni replied “Black Blood” and showed Maka her cut open neck healing by the effects of the black blood. “Black Blood is amazing at defending your body from attacks. I can make my body a solid fortress to which nothing can break through”[br]
Maka now had to rethink her strategy. “Soul you ready?” She said out of the blue. “Let’s do it Maka”[br]
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“SOUL RESONANCE”[br]
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The two then synchronised their soul wavelengths until they were in perfect harmony and Soul’s scythe weapon form changed into the Witch Hunter Weapon form.[br]
“I’m not a witch so that won’t hurt me” Oni taunted[br]
But the soul resonance was far from done as Soul then turned into the Demon Hunter Weapon form[br]
“Not bad. But still not good enough” Oni taunted again[br]
But the joke was soon to be on Oni as Soul took on his final form of the Kishin Hunter Weapon form, the only thing capable of killing a Kishin. Needless to say, Oni was at a loss for words.[br]
Maka was now in full resonance and was ready to attack, but before she did she planned her next move[br]
I’ve noticed that she has some kind on soul shield around her body when she isn’t using her soul extension. When she is using them, the shield decreases and ends up around the area around her soul, within her own body. So in other words I have to force her use the extension attack so I can get close to kill her[br]
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Oni was now beginning to feel some fear, as she never anticipated that her opponent would have the power to control the Kishin Hunter. But she was not going to run, she was to fight till the bitter end. She predictably used her soul extension attack, but added an extra attack to the mix. Using her third eye as an energy cannon to blast away at her enemy.[br]
Maka was quick to action as she dodged the extension attacks and also dodging the continual energy blasts. Her speed as at least double to what it was earlier and effortlessly reached Oni for striking distance.[br]
Oni had to think quickly or she was finished. One precise slice from the scythe would be enough to kill her. The scythe connected, but due to Oni’s black blood, was having difficulty cutting through. Not only that but Oni’s somehow had managed to use a last minute soul extension to grab Maka, but not in the way anyone expected.[br]
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Maka coughed up some blood as she realised that something was wrong with her but she didn’t stop, she continued to try and cut through Oni, but somehow, the more she did so the more blood she coughed up and the more pain she experienced[br]
“What are you doing to me?” Maka gasped[br]
“Heh. Did you really think that I would just let you cut me in two? Think again. You seem to understand how my soul extensions work in correspondence to my soul shield. But I always make sure that one soul extension remains close to me at all times, so I can use it to escape danger. By the looks of things I was right in doing so” Oni gloated[br]
“But that still doesn’t explain what you’re doing to me”[br]
“Oh the simple. I used my extension to grab hold of your very soul”[br]
Maka breath just left her body as she heard the answer. Her soul was now in the hands of the Kishin, literally.[br]
“Here is how it works. You keep trying to cut me in two and I’ll keep crushing your soul till your nothing more then a lifeless doll”[br]
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There was nothing Maka could do but hope that she could kill Oni faster then she could crush her Soul. But the Black Blood was preventing such possibility from happening. But still she defied Oni, trying to kill her, sacrificing her soul, little by little.[br]
Eventually Oni simply lost her patience and just ended the stalemate.[br]
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Maka dropped like a stone to the ground and Soul immediately went back into human form and went to her, to try and help her.[br]
“Maka” he exclaimed “Come on, I know your still alive, come on wake up”[br]
Oni who was now free from the Kishin hunter used her Black Blood to heal herself by reattaching her nearly cut in two body. “It’s useless you know. Her Soul has been crushed. She’s nothing more then a lifeless doll now”[br]
Soul gritted his teeth “No she’s not dead, I can still feel her wavelength”[br]
Oni smirked “You two must still be in resonance huh? Well your right, she isn’t dead…. Yet. But if you leave her in that state, she will die.[br]
“How”[br]
“The body, the mind and the soul are three symbiotic entities that lies within every living body. If the mind goes, the body and soul can still exist, but will inevitably die. If the body goes, the mind and soul will die with it in quick succession. Finally - in the case of your friend – if the soul goes, the mind and the body die a slow death”[br]
“What exactly are you talking about?” Soul demanded[br]
“I’m meaning that now that your friend’s soul has been crushed, she will live but only on a coma. Her body will die if the soul is not repaired”[br]
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Soul couldn’t do anything now; he didn’t know what to do. He was not skilled enough or even has the knowledge to repair a damaged soul. But there was one thing he could try.[br]
“You’ll pay for this” he shouted, as he turned his left arm into the blade point of his scythe and tried to kill Oni in a surprise attack. But it was all for not. Oni predicted the attack and managed to grab soul and then pinned him to the ground.[br]
“Let me go” Soul barked, but the outburst fell onto deaf ears.[br]
“I’m afraid not. I have something special in store for you” Oni remarked[br]
Soul and Oni where looking each other in the eye, Soul eyes were filled with hate, while Oni’s eyes were full of evil intent.[br]
As he looked into the red eyes of Oni, they started to glow in an eerie fashion, but somehow, Soul couldn’t bring himself to look away, he was drawn to them by a powerful force. His mind was telling him to look away, but he just couldn’t look away.[br]
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Suddenly Soul found himself in another world. He was no longer in the Death Corridor, but in a dark and empty realm, with an ominous mist where he was standing.[br]
“What the Hell? Where am I?” he panicked[br]
“Your inside your mind” a familiar voice echoed[br]
“Kishin Oni?” Where are you? What have you done?”[br]
Oni then appeared through the blackness “Demanding aren’t we?” she joked[br]
Soul’s first instinct as soon as he saw her was to attack, but quickly realised that it would not do him good at this point, considering the predicament he was in.[br]
“So how did you do this?”[br]
“That parts easy, I used my demonic powers to dive into your mind.” Oni explained, “Remember what I said about the symbiotic system of the mind, body and soul? Well I’m about to prove one point to you”[br]
“Which is?”[br]
“When the mind goes, the body and soul can still live on, but will die inevitably”[br]
“What are you going to do?” Soul asked, not liking where this was going.[br]
Oni chuckled and replied “I’m going to break your mind, so that I can Soul Posses you and make you my own personal Death Weapon”[br]
Soul’s jaw just dropped and was about to charge Oni for what she was intending to do. But suddenly he found himself falling down through the mist and down further into the darkness. After what felt like an eternity he finally landed with a thud on solid ground of some description.[br]
When he came to, he found himself in a cage and found Oni outside it. But was now the size of a giant. “Time for you to let go of your mind and submit to my will” She said disturbingly calmly.[br]
Soul then found the Oni was now crushing the cage with her hands and as this was going on he realised that there was no escape from the inevitable and out of his normal resistant character simply gave in as Oni finally crushed the cage and Soul with it.[br]
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Back in the real world, Soul’s individuality was broken and he was now a puppet, a servant to Kishin Oni.[br]
“All right then. Now turn into your weapon form and lets go meet Shinigami” Ordered Oni[br]
Soul simply stood up and did as he was told and turned into his scythe weapon form to which Oni grabbed and continued down the Death Corridor to confront Shinigami.[br]

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