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nenena ([personal profile] nenena) wrote2008-12-12 08:17 pm

Soul Eater Chapter 56: "I will become EVERYTHING." (Baba Yaga's Castle, Part 11)

Soul Eater Chapter 56, synopsis plus a few scans. Behind the cut.




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The chapter opens with Eibon and Mosquito, still preparing to face off. We're viewing the scene from a different angle than what was shown in the previous chapter. What's revealed here is that the seemingly cute black ball-like thing coming out of Eibon's grimoire actually has... teeth.

Big, spiky, Alien-like teeth.

Kid, apparently, did not actually charge right into the middle of the fight at the end of the previous chapter. Now he's hiding behind a corner, watching the face-off. (All of the other Arachnaphobia dudes appear to have completely vanished from the room. Maybe Eibon ate them.) Liz and Patti, in their gun forms, are watching too. "They're fighting amongst themselves, now?" Liz asks.

"Over there is Mosquito," Kid observes. "And the other one is..." He stares at Eibon. "His soul wavelength is so quiet. But now that I can see it, it's full of such terrible power..."

And indeed, we are shown Eibon's soul as Kid sees it. It's an enormous, writing ball of pages covered in generic mystical writing. "Who IS that guy?" Kid wonders.

Then Eibon turns his gaze away from Mosquito for a split second and looks directly at Kid.

Kid quickly ducks back behind his wall. Did he see me?!


Run, you idiot! Now would be a good time to RUN!!!!


Meanwhile, Mosquito is still taunting Eibon. "I never liked you," he says. "I had a bad feeling about you from the beginning."

Kid is still hiding behind his wall, think-bubbling, Maybe I just imagined that he looked at me?

Mosquito's still going on, "As her butler, I never should have left Arachne-sama's side. It was wrong of me to have faith in a magician like you... You are an obstruction, Eibon. Allow me to take care of you."

Kid (still hiding and listening, but not looking) finally puts the pieces together. Eibon?!

"No," Mosquito goes on. "Rather than 'Eibon,' should I perhaps address you as the imposter that you are?"

Eibon laughs. "Call me whatever you want. I have obtained the true Book of Eibon. With this and the Brew, I will obtain all of Eibon's wisdom... It is the same as being Eibon himself." The toothy black ball thing drools black goo (blood?) as Eibon continues. "You can go ahead and call me a fake if you want. I don't care what people call me. I just wanted some brand recognition, you know? That's why I went around introducing myself as 'Eibon.' There are just way too many brand-obsessed people in the world, I guess..."

He goes on. And now his face is starting to get... scary. Like, crazy eyes, mystical-looking glowy lines appearing on his cheeks, the works. "Just saying 'Eibon...' It makes it sound like everything has finally gathered here. You too, saw the final ingredient, just a few minutes ago, didn't you?"

Mosquito's eyes go wide, and he flashes back to Kid using the Brew.

Kid, too, who is still listening to this, think-bubbles, Brew...

Eibon's still speechifying, and growing scarier-looking by the minute. "Everything will fall into my hands," he says. "Even the kishin. Anything. Everything. Everything in this world belongs as part of my collection. I will gather everything into the Book of Eibon, and then finally it will be complete..."

Eibon makes his scariest face yet. "I will become EVERYTHING."

Mosquito freaks out. (As he should, at this point.) He goes beserk. "My form from EIGHT HUNDRED YEARS AGO! This is the era when I was my MOST AMAAAAAZZZIIINNG!!!"

Unfortunately, Mosquito never gets to complete his transformation to his eight-hundred-year-old form, because all of a sudden, Eibon's black ball thingy smashes him against a wall.

Like a bug.

Like, really smashes. Like, really like a bug. As in, splat. And gore-splatter. Oh my, the gore-splatter.

We do get to see a little bit of Mosquito's original form, though. Specifically, his head, which looks rather beak-like, and is left peeking out over the top of the black ball thingy. The rest of Mosquito, however, is either splattered against the wall, or impaled on the black ball-thingy's giant teeth.

Holy. Shit.

Mosquito stares up at Eibon. "Wh... Whaaaat...?"

Eibon regards him coolly. "It's useless, even if you try to run, Mosquito-sama. Your tenacity is impressive. However, you are not a part of my collection. What a pity... In your final moments, would you like me to tell you my true name?"

Mosquito's head, at least, reverts back to its four-hundred-year-old form. He smirks down at Eibon defiantly. "Hmph. Not interested. I don't need to know the name of a greedy, dishonorable shit."

"Yes," Eibon says. "I am just a greedy collector." He gives Mosquito a small smile. "I am Noah."

Mosquito screams his final words. "Arachne-samaaaaaaa! My deepest apologies!!!"

Flash. Cue one nuked Mosquito.

Kid peeks around his wall just in time to see Noah reach down and pick up a tiny little bat that's left flopping around on the ground. "This may be all that's left," Noah says, "but it's enough. ♥" Yes, there is actually a heart in his speech bubble right there. Yes, that is actually written in the manga.

Kid slips back into his hiding spot. He's drenched in nervous sweat now. Mosquito's soul wavelength has completely vanished... Somebody as strong as Mosquito, in less than a split second...

And then, Kid has his first intelligent thought in like, over one hundred pages. That man is way too dangerous. NO SHIT, SHERLOCK. But I ran in here like an idiot, looking to pick a fight...

SO RUN. HOLY SHIT. RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN THE HELL OUT OF THERE!!! ARRRRRRGH!

Reading this part of the manga made me feel like one of those people who wants to yell at the dumbass characters on screen while watching a horror movie. Don't go in there! Don't split up! Don't listen to him!!! Get out of there!!!! Oh, for the love of God, get OUT of there!!!!

Kid, you should have started running the minute that 'Eibon' started talking about the Brew having arrived. Because THAT MEANS YOU, IDIOT!! You have the Brew!!

For those of you following along at home, wanna guess what happens next?

Yeah. Pretty much exactly what you would expect to happen next.

Suddenly Noah pokes his head around the corner and grins at Kid. "Oops, found another piece of the collection!" Scary, scary grin. "Pleased to meet you, Shinigami-kun."

Kid think-bubbles, Oh, SHIT!!! Yes, with three exclamation points. He tries to raise his guns, but Noah does the Sylar-thing where he just stares at Kid, and then the guns go flying out of Kid's hands.

"Kid?!" Liz and Patti exclaim.

Noah raises his grimoire over Kid's head. The pages open.

The book has teeth.

Let me repeat: All of a sudden, the book. has. teeth.

And Kid, screaming, immediately gets sucked into the book's jaws.

"Kid!!" Liz and Patti exclaim.

Noah closes the book and grins, apparently quite satisfied. "Well, I've certainly added some rare items to my collection today. The Brew and a shinigami, at the same time. Quite the catch."

He turns to walk away, but then discovers that there's a gun pointed to his head.

Liz is there, pointing Patti directly at Noah's face.

Noah regards her calmly. "I spared your lives," he says. "Now don't go throwing them away."

She stares him down. She's trembling from head to toe, and there's sweat drawn all over her face, but she still stares Noah down. "Let. Him. Go!!"

Noah just turns away from her, however. Dismissively. "You're beautiful, but beauty alone isn't enough to become a part of my collection. 'Scuse me now," he says as he walks away from her.

Liz sinks to her knees.

"Onee-chan!!" Patti yells. "Let me go after him!! I'm more--"

"No," Liz says. "No. You can't. At least we're together... We were together before we met him, too..."

"So what?!" Patti yells at her. "What about Kid-kun?! Are you gonna just abandon him?!"

"SHUT UP!! SHUT UP!!"

"You goddamn COWARD!!"

"Of COURSE I want to save Kid!" Liz shouts. "But I can't just let you get yourself killed, Patti!" She starts crying. "Don't be such a pest to your big sister..."

Patti is silent for a moment. Then she reverts back to her human form, and places her hand on Liz's head. Liz cries and cries, while Patti comforts her. "Dammit," Patti says, gazing in the direction that Noah walked off to. "Now what are we supposed to do...?"

MEANWHILE, OUTSIDE BABA-YAGA CASTLE...

Sid and Nygus are finally leading Shibusen's troops in a charge against Arachne's army. "Sid!" Nygus exclaims. "Look up there!"

Sid looks toward the roof of the castle. "Yup," he says.

Up there, still having his epic battle against Mifune, is...

B L A C K     S T A R ! ! !

F U C K     Y E A H ! ! !


Nygus watches the TOTALLY BADASS FIGHT with wide eyes. "Sid, we've got to help him!"

"No," Sid says.

What follows is seven pages of pure, dialogue-less ASS KICKING. Mifune lands several blows against Black Star, and Black Star pulls off a couple nasty strikes of his own, including a spectacular kick in the jaw. Meanwhile, much of the surrounding property is explosively damaged.

So, you know. Just another typical Black Star brawl.

However, Mifune is clearly winning. When he blocks with his swords, we can't even get close to him, Tsubaki observes.

Mifune glares at Black Star. "Black Star, why are you holding back? Don't take me too lightly."

Sid continues to watch the fight with interest. Nygus glares at him. "Hey, Sid! Are you just going to stand back and watch him get killed?!"

"Don't say that," Sid says. "Take a good look at him. See for yourself." Black Star, he think-bubbles. You're not a ogre's child at all.

"Tsubaki," Black Star says. "Shadow Star, Zero Blade mode."

"Hai!" And then she turns into pure gooey shadow.

AWESOME.

Black Star's shadow merges with the shadow of Tsubaki's blade, and then they both seem to sink into his back, merging with his clothing to form a semi-cloaking of pure blackness. Black Star's sword reverts to a more normal (but familiar, hmmmmm) form, but the shadow remains swirling out from his clothing, not unlike what Maka's coat did when she was possessed by the black blood.

Black Star, however, is most definitely NOT possessed. There aren't even the usual fey blade mode shadows on his face anymore. This, a helpful caption informs us, is the Shadow Star Zero Blade mode, also known as "Masamune."

Wow.


Your ass is grass, and he's the lawnmower.


Black Star stares down Mifune. "I'm not holding back," he says.

And then the chapter ends.

Next issue: January 10th. COLOR PAGES. Look forward to it!

Oh, and before we conclude this post, here's your obligatory nightmare fuel for this chapter. This page gave me nightmares, and now y'all can share my horrible, horrible pain:





No wait, even better:







Still to come, more goodies from this issue of GanGan, including a drama CD, some pretty pretty scans, and more anime spoilers. But I'm going to schlep all of that into a separate post.

[identity profile] mireen.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I LOVE YOU. RLY. ~♥

KID-KUNNN. Noah has such a raep face on him. I'm going to have nightmares tonight.;_____;

Thanks so much for the preview! I can't wait for the epic chapter now!! >w

[identity profile] alice-rm.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

Second, KIIIIIIID~~ ;__; your neurones have recovered too late!! >__>U

But, but...Oh God, that was so AWESOME! I understand Liz...both of them would have died for sure in a fight against Noah >_>U and I just love how strong Patti is and how determined is she to rescue Kid, but I don't think that they could do anything for him...

And that book...maybe Chrona was "absorbed" into the book too? she is, after all, an interesting "item"...so Kid and maybe Chrona are trapped in a book with theeth?!! ouch >_>UU

AND BLACK START!!!! <33 FINALLY! but, but, oh my if BS is here, that means that we will have to wait 2 months to..."see" Kid or Maka again, but an awesome fight would be more than enough!

Oh! and thank you for the nightmares lol~
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[identity profile] nenena.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm also curious about who else might already be in the book. Crona is definitely a possibility. Maybe the real Eibon...? Everything that we thought we knew about Eibon has effectively been re-Joss'd this chapter, so we're back to square one, not even knowing if Eibon is a man or a woman...

I will laugh if teeny-tiny bat!Mosquito is shown again on the inside of the book. Assuming that we ever get to see the inside of the book.

Yeah, the pacing of the manga is... yeah. When you read the collected volumes, all of the competing storylines balance well and flow nicely. But having to read it in monthly installments like this is sooooooo frustrating, and it takes months to revisit certain characters...

[identity profile] alice-rm.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
We have been "Joss'd" in a bad way about Eibon.

I don't know why, but I'm feeling like...frustrated? and I don't want to remember the scene in the battle for BREW when the real Eibon appeared...with a mask >_> it's like "so near yet so far away" thing, and this Noah, why so obsessed with collecting things? more important, for what? to be everything?...WHAT?

And the Book of Eibon...what is inside it? where are Kid, Brew, and maybe even Chrona and one of Mosquito's bats?

Maybe two monts waiting for some answers? I CAN'T! >(
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[identity profile] nenena.livejournal.com 2008-12-13 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know why, but I'm feeling like...frustrated?

Yeah, me too. It is kind of frustrating to think that you're finally being given answers about one of the Big Mysteries of the series (i.e. "Who is Eibon?"), only to have the rug yanked out from beneath you later.

[identity profile] ilikebigtoes.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
omg ~


[identity profile] yafurichao.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I wonder if the author purposefully named him Noah for his psychosis. In a biblical sense, since he is a collector. I.E., Noah gathering the animals for the ark. Hmmm...

Giriko better stay asleep, then I don't think Noah would bother with him.

[identity profile] hat-and-sandals.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Nah, he's going to stay asleep until days later when everyone is gone

He'll wake up and find the place empty

It'll be like Home Alone.

[identity profile] yafurichao.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh geez. Actually that's a good connection. Cause there was a tarantula in that movie.

[identity profile] hat-and-sandals.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
not-Eibon and his paper mache soul

om nom nom nom nom.

Sounds like this is gonna be awesome.

[identity profile] lovegonnadrown.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
damn that is one nice title page.

as for the rest of it, I only have this to say.

...HOLY SHIT.

[identity profile] aiwatan.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
First, sorry for appearing here so randomly ^^;[livejournal.com profile] alice_rm told me about your journal.
I had to thanks you for the nice sypnopsis of the chapter you have posted, it has make my day *__*

[identity profile] kiyuu.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
The book has teeth.

Holy shit it's the Monster Book of Monsters!

Also I share [livejournal.com profile] alice_rm's hopes that Chrona got sucked into the book too. While that is not a good thing I MISS HER and want to see her again so bad kldfjhdft

[identity profile] cooldrool.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
...OH. EM. GEE.

Ok, why can't Noah just collect stamps? WHY SHINIGAMI?! WHYYYYYYY?!

But oh well.... a-at least have awesome Black Star being awesome? ;~;

[identity profile] drifth.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Love the Black Star love you spouted IN BIG SHINY LETTERS over there. XD Gawsh, do I need any more reasons to fawn over this guy's awesomeness? "Shadow Star Zero Blade mode" sounds so generically shonen but that panel you posted makes me not caaare~ Black Staaar~ <3 <3

Oh, but of all the things that happened in this chapter, I think Liz won out over all of them. I read one of your LizxKidxPatti fics (the one about the painting, I think), and it came to my mind as I was reading that bit about her short faceoff with Noah. Very touching. Man, we need more Thompson sister's love in this series.

Again, thanks for the summary. Yours are always fun to read. X3
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[identity profile] nenena.livejournal.com 2008-12-13 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
Oh god yes LIZ. I was trying to keep my synposis more neutral and less squee-shippy during that part, but... SQUEEE! That part both made me jump up and cheer and then ripped my heart out.

Considering what Liz had *just witnessed* Noah do to both Mosquito and Kid, I think that it's amazing that she was able to challenge him at all. She's obviously come a long way from the Clown chapters. But then again, the difference is that this time, Kid was the one in danger...

Oh yes and Patti rocked, too.

[identity profile] qbnoyouko.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Black Star looks badass in that panel. I wish his hair was more like that and less like how the anime portrays it.

[identity profile] kyrafawxe.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
XDDD I feel like I shouldn't be laughing but your commentary made me. Hooray for awesome chapter! And not-Eibon. This chapter feels/looks/sounds exciting.

[identity profile] ryu-no-yuki.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
...AAAAAAHHHH DAMNIT KID! YOU JUST COULDN'T BE SMART FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME IN YOUR LIFE, EH?!

*has one of those horror-movie moments* >>

Well Black*Star being awesome and Liz being courageous are big plusses...they barely make up for Kid's stupidity though >>;

...Oh god that image is gonna haunt me. ._.

[identity profile] chiikaboom.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
;____________________; kiiiiiiiiiiiid~

crap im gonna have nightmares for weeks.

thanks for the summary+scans.

[identity profile] lilykt7.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
BS looks goooood in that pic.

[identity profile] coffeemilk.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL at the edits at the end.

Thanks for the chapter summary again, they're quite awesome. :D

Edited 2008-12-12 23:14 (UTC)

[identity profile] nekroskoma.livejournal.com 2008-12-12 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
this just gets better and better

pics of the teeth plz, i wold like to see this particular nightmare fuel

[identity profile] metinkgb.livejournal.com 2008-12-13 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Whooooooooooooa B*S looks incredible.

Death the Kid

(Anonymous) 2008-12-13 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
Why the hell do you keep hating on Kid for the past 2 chapters it's been nothing but a goddamn rant after another, geesh give it a rest.
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Re: Death the Kid

[identity profile] nenena.livejournal.com 2008-12-13 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Right. Because being frustrated when my favorite character acts stupid, and bad things happen to him, is totally the same as hating on him.

Re: Death the Kid

(Anonymous) 2008-12-13 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
Uh...yeah especially if you keep adding on to it, eh, whatever

Re: Death the Kid

[identity profile] lilykt7.livejournal.com 2008-12-13 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
dude don't be rude, she went out of her way to post up spoilers. Plus I could tell she liked kid and she was just frustrated over his actions. Take a chill pill man.

Re: Death the Kid

[identity profile] furikku.livejournal.com 2008-12-13 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Others' opinions on fictional characters: SERIOUS FUCKING BUSINESS!

[identity profile] kkscatnip.livejournal.com 2008-12-13 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
THANK YOU so much for sharing ♥

[identity profile] hoshi-ryo.livejournal.com 2008-12-13 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
Hm...

1) My own experience with Kid's type is that it's a sort of brilliant-flash genius -- the question, of course, is if said brilliant flash will be stunning in its stupidity or intelligence. (Just because you're smart doesn't mean you won't do things like try to kill a classmate who can lift you...and try it in front of the teachers. Admittedly, the teachers didn't want to help me get her off of me, but that oughtn't be counted upon unless you got a teacher who is determined to remain oblivious.)

2) ...Kid got pwned by a book...

...ow my ribs...

[identity profile] acommunist.livejournal.com 2008-12-13 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Now thats a badass looking Star.

[identity profile] quientusabes.livejournal.com 2008-12-14 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
(This is going to be a long comment, I'm sorry, but I have to ramble if a chapter is this GOOD)
I died. But died, like DIED when I saw the raws of this chapter.
1)Noah, a.k.a.: Eibon(WTF!!!!?), crashed, squished, smashed, splashed, Mosquito, the one who took away Kid's arm and smashed Free in 4 seconds. Reaction: *Eyes wide open, and mouth*.
2)Afgnasdgbfakjg!!!! Noah stares at Kid. Reaction: F*ck!!!!*chokes pillow*
3)Noah absorbs Kid, into a book. reaction: ********************************************************************************************!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (fill blanks with obscenities) *screams, squeals, swears, dies, chokes sister, chokes friend, etc...whatever you picture a fangirl doing.*
4) Liz. I mean, LIZ. AND PATTY. That was so touching, I would have been crying by the end of this chapter if it wasn't for...
5)BLACK STAAARR!!!!!! He so totally kicked ass. He couldn't have looked hotter. He kicked ass. His fighting skills just made me drool. And Mifune is awesome too. So, that part was awesomeness. reaction: *drools over keyboard, could have done more but I was still recovering from book with teeth incident*
Annnd last but more frustrating:
I have to wait almost TWO MONTHS to know what friggin happens.(So, that was my friggin long emotion-releasing comment. Thanks for posting this :D)

[identity profile] sopakun-ale.livejournal.com 2008-12-14 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
...........................H-Hello Clarice XDDD

Oh man, that caption is classic! *Still laughing* You are win of epic proportions!

[identity profile] sitiomania.livejournal.com 2008-12-14 09:26 am (UTC)(link)
History of Eibon: When 'Gotta Catch 'Em All' gets taken a step to far. Tonight at 11.
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[identity profile] nenena.livejournal.com 2008-12-14 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
Book of Eibon. It's the new Pokeball.

...of DOOM.

[identity profile] sitiomania.livejournal.com 2008-12-14 10:56 am (UTC)(link)
It's the Masterball. With teeth.

[identity profile] annalouise.livejournal.com 2008-12-16 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
what the hell?? kidd is dead/almost dead/MIA AGAIN? As if the month long wait when his arm was blown off wasn't bad enough?!

why do they do this to us T_T

[identity profile] pocketpiano.livejournal.com 2011-02-16 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
You wouldn't mind me turning that panel with Noah saying "Hello, Clarice" into an icon, would you? >.>
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[identity profile] nenena.livejournal.com 2011-02-18 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
I don't mind at all! I'd actually be rather flattered. :)

[identity profile] pocketpiano.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome! ^o^ Thanks!