(DWMA: Some time before the prologue.)

Maka Albarn and Soul "Eater" Evans, two students of "Death Weapon Meister Academy ", a school for Humans with a unique ability to transform into an any type of weapon specific to themselves, and those who can wield said weapons and have the ability to physically see other souls. Their purpose is to prevent the rebirth or creation of Kishin. And therefore, must dispose of corrupt individuals and consume their spirits.

These two children are some of the most talented partners, and two with the most bizarre tales to tell, one being that their previous Kishin Egg collection went wrong when they mistaken a cat monster named Blair for a Witch, and accidentally "befriend" her.

Today, them and the other students waiting for what seemed like forever for the teacher to arrive.

(Soul)"Hey, Maka."

(Maka)"Don't bother me, I'm reading..."

(Soul)"Gee, what's got your panties in a twist?"

(Maka)"..."

She brought her book down on the young man's head, leaving a massive bump in its place.

(Soul)"F-Friggin hurts..."

(Maka)"What's so important you're trying to tell me anyway?"

(Soul)"Remember that guy Sid, he was a teacher here."

(Maka)"Yeah, I remember."

(Soul)"Well apparently, he's been attacking DWMA students, but that's impossible since he kicked the bucket a few years ago. A kid from the next class said he's a zombie now, still has the hole in his forehead that killed him."

(Maka)"Hmph, that's just some rumor, there's no way anyone can come back from the dead."

(Soul)"Don't be so sure about that, we've seen freakier stuff around here."

(???)"Ok everyone shut up, class just started!"

The door swung open, and the female Meister was horrified to see that it was her own, strange, strange father.

(Spirit)"I may be a substitute, but I won't be pushed around! I'll send you all to detention if I felt like it!/Maka, was that cool or what?"

(Soul)"Um...I think he's looking at you."

(Maka)"Ugh, why him??"

(Spirit)"Oh, Soul, Maka? Lord Death wants to see you both. Don't worry about class, just hurry along."

(Soul)"Eh? What's he want?"

As the two left, Spirit just now realized that because he was too excited to be in Maka's class, he didn't even ask what he was supposed to be teaching the students.

(Spirit)"So......anyone ever wanted to go to Chuba Chapless?"

Chuba Chapless is one of those cabarets in Death City, which is defined in the manga as, and I quote, "A strip tease with a plot." ...Anywho, the duo made their way to Death's office, appropriately named, "Death Room". The pathway towards the center was lined with (thankfully fake) guillotines, and crosses littered the floor around them. The ceiling was painting like the sky, clouds and all, giving a pleasant contrast to such a morbid sounding chamber.

Atop one of the guillotines, a boy with blue hair began speaking to a small chained scythe. Then he shouted,

(???)"Assassin's Rule #1: Conceal yourself from the target and find his weakest point! Rule #2: Understand the target's thoughts and movements! Rule #3: Take out the target before he even knows you're ali-"

(Maka)"Oh hey, Black★Star. You were called by Death too?"

(Black★Star)"U-Uh, yeah..."

(Black's Weapon)"I told you not to shout it..."

The weapon suddenly transformed info a girl with long black hair. She was called Tsubaki, Black★Star's Weapon partner.

(Death)"There you guys are! Welcome, welcome!"

The Shinigami was right in the center of the room, being surprisingly friendly despite his grand position of power.

(Death)"So you're probably wondering why I called you here. That's because I have an important mission, a little 'extra credit', you would say."

(Maka)"Extra credit?! B-But, isn't that for students who fail too many times??"

(Soul)"Oh c'mon! I didn't flunk THAT many test!!"

(Death)"What is your main objective as Weapons and Meisters?"

(Maka)"Uh, it's to collect 99 Kishin Eggs and a single soul from a Witch."

(Death)"Exactly! And with all of you combined, your total number of eggs is...........!"

"ZERO."

(Everyone)"Sorry..."

(Death)"Now to explain the extra credit. You already heard about Sid, yes? He's risen from the grave and began attacking DWMA students. We know about that already, but we still don't know who exactly brought him back. Your mission is to find both of them in Hook Cemetery and put a stop to this individual."

(Black★Star)"That'll be easy! We just gotta take their souls?"

(Death)"Right! And, I'm not trying to pressure you all, but if you fail this mission, you will be... Expelled~♪"

(Maka)"E-E-E-"

(Death)"Have fun!"

(Hook Cemetery)

The graveyard in Death City, appropriate to it's name, had giant fish hooks hung on the dead tree branches, the only noise being stitched up ravens and Soul screaming for the Zombie to reveal himself.

(Soul)"Hey zombie! Get your undead ass out here!!!"

(Black★Star)"I see his headstone, but no Sid."

(Soul)"I'mma get expelled if ya don't show up!! I always hated your classes, GYAHAHA!!!"

(Tsubaki)"Um, are you okay?"

(Black★Star)"Hey Soul, maybe he'll show up of we piss on his grave!"

(Soul)"Great idea! He'd really get pissed off if we could take a dump right on his stupid name!!"

(Tsubaki)"S-Somebody, please stop them!"

(Maka)*Against a tree* "Extra credit...those are for dr-drop-outs... I-I thought it was an excellent Meister like my mom... Why me, why m-"

Suddenly, a blue arm rose from the earth and grabbed at Maka's ankle. The figure was a long-deceased African American male with a gaping hole in his forehead.

(Zombie)"Are you scared? I know you are!"

He was about to stab her with a sharp stone before Evans went into his scythe form, causing the corpse to release his victim.

(Maka)"Whoa! Thanks Soul, that was close! This man, no doubt about it...he's Sid."

(Sid)"Maka, Soul, Black★Star, Tsubaki. Good morning, hello, good night. I was never one to miss a greeting."

(Maka)"Why Sid, why are you like this??"

(Sid)"Being a Zombie, there's a whole lot that's fine now."

The dead man walking took his own headstone from the ground and a mysterious ringing could be heard.

"Ding-Die-Bing-Bong"

(Sid)"Class has begun, I always was the type to begin right at the bell. I'll say this once, after the last bell, you will all die."

(Black★Star)"We'll see who dies tonight, been waiting on a chance to test my new skills!"

(Soul)"Your teaching license expired, now it's time to take it away!"

(Sid)"Don't bother, you'll be dead before class has finished. And once you become Zombies, the fear of dying will vanish. You won't need to be afraid of anything anymore."

(Maka)"That doesn't sound like you at all! The past Sid would never talk like that!"

Before she could argue any further, the blue man swung the rock at Maka like a baseball bat. The blue haired Meister blocked it with his foot, as Maka was too surprised at just how quickly her former teacher attacked.

(Maka)"H-He isn't like other Meisters, not like us... Is this really what a Three Star Tech can do?"

(Soul)"Not bad, but just remember that if you break your gravestone you'll die again!"

(Sid)"It's my gravestone, so I'll do what I want with it."

"Ding-Die-Bing-Bong"

(Sid)"That's the second deadline, once it ends you'll be six feet under."

(Maka)"Is this even happening? Who could bring someone back from the dead with no loss in power?? It's like nothing changed!"

It was seemingly impossible to land a single blow, Sid had superior speed and reflexes compared to whatever attack they could think of.

(Sid)"You're not working together properly! Your Soul Wavelengths should be in sync to reach your fullest potential!"

(Maka)"Are you seriously giving advice to the people who're trying to kill you?!"

(Sid)"I was always the guy that gave advice to those who need it! That's just how I lived!!"

Sid's gravestone collided with Black★Star's skull, sending him to the ground from the tree he stood atop for a better angle.

(Maka)"Sid was an expert Knife Tech when he was alive, b-but he's throwing us around with basically a club! Can he even grow tired?!"

"DING-DIE-BING-BONG"

(Sid)"Class is over. Time to die..."

Despite the heavy hit, Black★Star got back on his feet as the blood spurt from his forehead.

(Black★Star)"Oh, you've gone and done it now...! I personally don't give a rat's ass if you're a higher ranked Tech than me! I'm Black★Star! I'M! ON! STAGE!!!"

With his partner in the form of a pair of sickle and chains, Black propelled himself towards Sid like a slingshot and drop kicked his gut, sending the Zombie flying through the air.

(Sid)"Urk-! He struck one of my major pressure points with that kick, got me pretty good there..."

Despite the damage, the zombie raised his tombstone and slammed it into the ground, where Maka stood. Sid put in enough force to create a small crater in the ground, but by some miracle of God, Albarn managed to avoid it by mere inches. And after kicking Sid in the face, Soul knew what attack would end this once and for all. He insisted that they perform a "Soul Resonance", a powerful technique some Techs use to imbue a greater amount of strength in a single attack.

(Maka)"But, we haven't mastered it yet!"

(Soul)"Trust me, in this situation, we can do it! We can do anything together!!"

(Maka)"...Alright. Yeah, let's do this!"

(Maka/Soul)"Soul Resonance!"

The power of their souls combined began to shift Evans' scythe form into a larger, more powerful variation.

(Maka)"Get ready for this! Witch-Hunt-whoa-!"

But before she could resume her attack, Sid mysteriously burrowed into the ground. And to make matters worse for our allies, he didn't make a single sound, which led to Albarn receiving a massive cut on her back.

(Maka)"Soul, what do we do now...?"

(Tsubaki)"Black★Star.."

(Black★Star)"Yeah, I get it now! He's following the first rule of an assassin!"

[Rule 1: Conceal yourself in darkness.]

The boy's breathing changed from erratic to perfectly calm, as Tsubaki in her transformation created a chain pentagram around the group.

(Black★Star)"...I can sense it, Sid's Soul Wavelength...he's coming this way now."

It was a heat-racing couple of moments waiting, but Maka knew the time was right when her blue hair friend halted his breath. Sid emerged within the pentagram, ready to stab the DWMA students, but halfway through...

He did it! They finally beat the Zombie Sid!!

Oh, wait...