Summary: It's been a while since the defeat of the kishin Asura, and things had really calmed down around Death City. Death the Kid, Liz, Patty, Maka, Soul, Black Star, and Tsubaki face their latest mission feeling fairly confident. However, a man with a grudge is out there, and someone will get between him and his intended victim. Everyone must race against the clock to rescue their friend before their enemy finally gets revenge.

"I am the great assassin BLACK STAR! Nothing can stand up to me! HAHAHA!"

Death the Kid, Liz, Patty, Maka, and Soul all sighed, while Tsubaki had her "tolerant" grin plastered over her face as she tried to quiet her partner down.

It had been a while since the defeat of the kishin Asura, and the missions had been very minor since then. All three weapon and Meister pairs there were getting close to becoming or making Death Scythes. Kid was behind, naturally, because he had to gather twice as many souls, but being a Reaper helped.

They had been sent to gather a more powerful kishin soul that had been stirring in a secluded, abandoned village. They were all rather confident—they had defeated Asura. Things were pretty easy these days.

"So, where is it?" Black Star, said, looking around. "Where's this kishin?"

"It's in there," Maka said, pointing to a large, old stone building. It was very tall, with stone pillars connecting the floor and the ceiling. A doorway yawned in the stone wall, revealing an empty room. "I can sense its soul. It's very powerful."

"Maka's right," Kid said, staring intently at the building. "There's something else, though…a human soul, I think."

"You're right," Maka said, also peering at the building. "That's funny, what's a human soul doing with a kishin soul?"

"Well, let's go!" Black Star shouted with his usual forwardness. "Tsubaki, chain scythe mode!"

"Right!"

"Wait!" Maka called as Tsubaki glowed gold, then transformed into a chain scythe. Yelling, Black Star hurtled towards the doorway….and suddenly slammed into an invisible wall.

Kid walked forward calmly, with Liz and Patty behind. He frowned. "This door…my father sealed it."

"What d'you mean?" Soul asked. He was standing near Maka, looking a little bored with the whole situation, hands in his jacket pockets, like usual.

"This door. It's been sealed with the power of a Grim Reaper," Kid explained, putting a hand on it. "This kishin must be powerful, if my father personally trapped it in here."

"Can you un-seal it?" Black Star demanded, getting up. "If I'm gonna surpass God, I need to defeat every enemy I set out of face! WaHOOO!"

Ignoring the last part of Black Star's little speech, Kid nodded. "Yes, I can release the seal." He extended one hand, placed it flat upon the seal, and closed his eyes. The symbol of a Grim Reaper flashed white against the darkness of the room within, and then faded.

"There," Kid said.

Soul grinned, his pointed teeth giving him a slightly sinister look. "Cool," he said, before glowing blue and turning into a scythe. Maka caught him and did her usual little warm-up twirling. "Let's go," she said, looking determined.

"Liz, Patty," Kid said, holding his hands out to his sides slightly

"Yeah," Liz said. "Okay!" Patty basically cheered with her usual ditsy grin. They both glowed pink before turning into twin pistols, which Kid caught.

They headed into the building. Inside, it was empty and echoing. "Look, there's another door," Soul said, his reflection appearing on the blade of the scythe. "Maybe something's in there."

As if to answer his question, a huge crashing noise came from deeper within the building.

A/N: And then Wolfie left you with a cliffhanger! XD

Sorry. *cough* It's not really a cliffhanger. Anyways, here it is, my first fic! Obviously it's a Soul Eater fic. I do not own Soul Eater, or any of the characters in it! However, I will have OCs later, who I do own. Basically.

This follows the plot of the anime. Things in the manga have not happened. And I'm also only using American terms. I like "Shinigami" better than "Reaper," but I want to stay consistent.

Okay, I know I said it was mainly Kid, and it'll focus more on him later. Right now it's just the whole gang. So…please review, and enjoy Echoes!