Thread: The Ties That Bind A Soul Eater (True Grave & ShyFoxie)

Aaron turned to Fuyoko as she squeezed his hand to reassure him and shook his head. He had not grabbed her hand out of fear, he had grabbed it so that she could become his weapon if he needed to defend the class. Back in Lord Death's office, she had said that it was easier for her to transform if they were holding hands. Aaron did not fear Professor Sigfried and his craziness, though he had been taken aback by it. Years of martial arts training had taught him to respond to threats instinctively, without thinking. However, the Professor did not seem violent, just a little...unhinged. He relaxed as the professor began writing things on the board. However, when he heard some students whispering, he knew that there would be trouble. The professor turned around, the crazy look in his eye again. He then suddenly vaulted onto the second level of the desks and grabbed the face of another male student. Aaron was just about to go after the professor, when he saw the man relinquish his grip and return to his spot near the board. Aaron sat back down, watching him intently and trying to absorb from the lesson what he could. Professor Sigfried explained what a soul was, and the difference between a normal human soul and the soul of a Kishin. A normal human soul was white, and a Kishin soul was purple. Meisters and weapons had a different color themselves, ranging in the color spectrum depending on their personality. This was entirely normal due to their intense training with soul energy. However, if anyone, meister or otherwise, ate a human soul for any reason, they would instantly become a Kishin, a creature possessed of madness that would not stop hunting for more until they were destroyed. He explained that Kishin were too powerful and dangerous for normal humans to take on, so that was where the role of the DWMA came into play. Several questions were asked, and the students did not even have to raise their hands as long as they did not speak out of turn. Any that did got the crazy eye, and they got the point. Now, let us turn our attention to witches. Professor Sigfried explained that witches were magic users who tapped into the madness of the Kishin in order to boost their own powers. The witches were their own society with rules to govern themselves, and had an uneasy alliance with Lord Death. Any who strayed from the teachings of the witches and would not be brought around were put forward as offerings to the DWMA, so that their souls could be eaten by weapons to become Death Scythes. Now, then... Professor Sigfried took out several books and passed them around in the same manner as the papers. Your assignment for tonight is to read the first two chapters of this book on the varieties of Kishin and witches. I would bone up on it as much as you can before your Combat class this evening. A mournful sound like the tolling of church bells echoed through the halls. Class dismissed, he said with a friendly smile. Aaron watched as the students practically stormed out of the class, eager to get away from Professor Sigfried. He then turned to Fuyoko. You have a dorm on campus, right? Let's head there and do some studying. Afterwards, let's find a gym. He got up and left the room, waiting outside for his weapon to join him.