In the Pit of Havoc... Reflection and Training before I head out on a mission...

It had been a long time. Chroma had been out and about in Vescrutia in deep, deep thought about what happened last with she and her father... He gave her a bit of his power and she planned on using it. Her mind was expanded thanks to him, and she was thinking about things she had never thought of before... In fact, she could feel her psychic powers starting to develop without her even trying too hard... Her genes were kicking in.

She entered the Pit of Havoc... No one was home. She wondered where her father and mothers were... Probably either asleep or taking care of Kage business. Chroma didn't mind... She needed this time alone.

"... My next mission is to go hunt Kill Bell... I am so close... So close to becoming a Death Scythe. Soon I'll be a great weapon, like my mothers... I may even prove myself as the best Scythe weapon out here, if I can beat Leia, too."

She thought about it... Last time she fought Leia, she only beat her by the skin of her teeth, meaning that Leia was probably getting stronger as we speak while Chroma was here... She needed to get these last souls. She absolutely had to. All that would be left was finding a witch, and that wouldn't be hard... She could easily choose from Arachne, Medusa, or that other witch from her father's dreams... Or, hell, there might even be another witch running around these parts. She hadn't used Gig or Feinne in a while, either, nor her other weapon forms... Only the scythe. She refused to use any of that until she was actually a full Death Scythe... Or, until she beat Leia and actually stayed conscious to see herself do it. That was the plan.

Well, if Chroma was going to train, she might as well start the best way she knows how... By expanding her mind. She could increase both her psychic powers and her physical fighting style all at once if she did this... Plus, she could expand her soul, as well. If she remembered correctly, her father had done this before... Allowed someone to go into their mind and soul as well as maintain a physical form at the same time... With Drast, she believed. Whatever, though. No time for idle thoughts.

She thought long and hard, concentrating her thoughts, her soul and her body, trying to harmonize the three... She continuously thought to herself 'A healthy soul resides in a healthy body which harbors a healthy mind..' until after about an hour, she had done it. She entered the Trinity Plane, as they were going to call it. It looked different from her just being in her soul... The sky was no longer gray, but it crackled with electricity... and mental thought, it seemed. Though, the two doors were still there... The white door leading to Life and the black door leading to Death. They seemed to alternate colors for some reason. Whatever. She entered Death first last time, so she decided to take a trip into Life.

Upon entering the door, she realized that there wasn't as much natural scenery as there was the first time around... Instead, it was just a plain, white, open field... Sorta hurt her eyes. So, to adjust, the field became grayish in color. Odd... It didn't do that last time. Must be the aspect of her mind at work. Anyway, Chroma started to wander around the ever expansive field in search of the furry she found before... Life.

"... Life? Life! Are you in here?"

After a moment or so, Life appeared beside Chroma.



Life: Here I am, Chroma. It's been a while since you've last been in here.. Since your last training, in fact. I assume that you are here for another lesson?

Chroma nodded... Must have been the mental part of her mind working its magic again.

Life: ... Well, if that is the case, then I can help you... When your father unlocked your true potential, he allowed you to change your forms, just like he can... With such unlocked potential, you will be much more powerful than you are right now if you are to hone that power.

Chroma smirked... That's just was she was hoping to hear.

"Well, Life, what are you gonna teach me, huh? Something super coolio~?"

Life nodded "Of course. However, for this to work, I will need you to be in complete meditation for a couple hours."

Chroma's smirk turned into a sort of broken look... A couple hours? Damn, she was gonna meditate WHILE she was already meditating? That's some serious meditation, then... Hahaha. Whatever, though.

"... Fine... I'll... Meditate and stuff. What do you plan on teaching me?"

Life: Well, your father has great psychic power, right? You have that same power... perhaps an even greater psychic power than he! You just need to unlock it. I am here to help you unlock such things!

Chroma smiled big and wide. Finally, she was going to get powers like her father... After so long of waiting, finally the psychic portion of the familial line would be upon her! Or, some of it... Well, there was no time to waste! She sat down and began to meditate.

Life: ... First, I want you to envision his Hyper Perception...

Her voice started to trail off, as Chroma went into Deep thought.

Chroma, feeling a bit enlightened on the matter, began to think about her father's Hyper Perception and what made it so great. From what she knew, it was a combination of his own Soul Perception/Soul Feedback and his psychic powers... Okay, so that means she just had to use hers in the same way. Perhaps with some tweaks... She could already see the pressures of Life and Death via Soul Perception, so maybe something new was in order... Hmmm... Or, maybe something simpler than the Hyper Perception... That's it! Hyper Perception allowed her father to see damn near anything at any given speed and... had ungodly power within itself, but she... She only needed to see 2 things to ensure victory in a battle.. The Soul/Soul Wavelength of someone and their mental patterns!

By focusing on brain waves that are released of the foe via Psychic Power, she can use something like mind reading, but not particularly looking into the minds of her foes, but only looking at the flow of their brain waves! Ingenious! Not only that, but if she tweaked it even more, she could make it so that her psychic powers acted as a receptor to Soul Wavelength readings at all times, thus allowing her to read people's souls to predict what they are going to do long before they even do it! It was great... Two for the price of one! She'd call it... Soul REception... Yes. Soul Reception. Now that she knew what she wanted to do... She just needed to find a subject to test it on... Perhaps Life? But Life is her own soul.. It wouldn't work out. Hm.. Well, she'd just have to test it when she got out of training.

After several hours of said meditation, Chroma opened her eyes, feeling brand new.

"... Ah, that was great... I feel... Renewed, somehow, Life. Like a new me. Like I've been... enlightened in some way."

Life smiled, nodding her head, ".. You are new, Chroma. You went into such deep thought that... You unlocked hidden psychic potential. Look at your body, Chroma."

Life manifested a mirror before Chroma... And to Chroma's amazement, her entire body had changed for the better. In fact, she was tinted green. She finally had color to her!



"... Wha.. What!? That is me? With my psychic powers unleashed!? Whaa.. My wings--"

Life: You do not need them in this form. You levitate on your own. You can do a lot with just general psychic powers. They are not as advanced as your father's, but... Hey, not many people have it, right?

Chroma was too busy smiling to hear Life. Finally... Some color! She loved it so much~!

As Chroma was busy fawning over her new colors, she realized that her form had dissipated very quickly. It was by the will of Life. They needed to move on.

"Aww..."

Chroma seemed a bit depressed... No more colors...

Life: ... Well, I can only teach you this other thing... You do not know how to use your Anti-Insanity wavelength to its fullest potential, nor your Black Blood! Your Black Blood may have the potential to cause you to go completely insane, but if it works in harmony with your Anti-Insanity wavelength... If you learn to resonate with the Black Blood itself... You can fight much better with it! Your power would be unfathomable! Your own wavelength could combat and generally neutralize any other negative or evil wavelength! This is a critical power your father has passed down to you, only because he knew he couldn't use it! So that is why YOU must, Chroma! Learn the Anti-Insanity Wavelength's true power!!

Chroma was inspired by these word. She could feel the power surging through her... Feel it so much, in fact, that the Anti-Insanity Wavelength started to awaken itself on its own. It surged through the skies, which were her soul, and shot down to the ground like a bolt of lightning, striking Chroma and granting her a great power.

"... I... I feel it... It's surging through me..."

Life: Control it, Chroma! Control the Anti-Insanity Wavelength! Make it your own! It does not want to lie dormant in your soul any longer! It wants to ride free! It wants to become great and powerful!! Let it take its course, Chroma!!

Chroma let out a wail of what seemed to be pure enthusiasm and excitement.. Of power and strength... The wavelength was so tremendous in strength... She screamed out to Life, "YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD BECOME A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKEEEEEEERRRRRR!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!"

Life giggled to herself, blushing a bit at Chroma's words, "Why, thank you~."

Chroma's epic and immense struggle for control continued for quite a while... She screamed for 3 episodes straight, and then, said some words, then screamed for 3 more episodes straight, just like a resident anime with OVER 9,000 episodes and sequels... Cough.

In the end, Chroma was surging with Anti-Insanity wavelength... Calling upon its power cleared all dark thoughts from her head... all negativity.. All evil from her... all insanity. She just... Didn't know how to manipulate it that well.

Life: ... I can see that you don't know how to manipulate it that well (NO RLY?!?!!11), but I can assist you! (NO WAI!!!!11)

Chroma, who was surging with an aura of Anti-Insanity like she were a Super Sa*yan, walked over to Life and smiled, "Of course! Please tell me how to utilize this power..."

Life nodded, pointing to Chroma's veins. "... It's your Black Blood. It's the best conductor of your wavelength within itself, and not only that, but neutralizing its insanity inducing properties makes the Black Blood more than obedient, but resilient, as well... Probably one of the most resilient and durable substances to fight evil and negativity with than known right now."

Chroma looked at her hands, then started to stir her Black Blood within her body. The Anti-Insanity Wavelength started to become obedient, as did the Black Blood, as if they were working in harmony... A resonance, in fact.

"!!! ... Holy crap, it works!!"

Once Chroma realized this, Black Blood started to inadvertently spew from her body... It wrapped around her wings, her legs, her dress, her hat... everything except her face and hands. There were numerous glowing parts of her body, and more specifically, Anti-Insanity trapped in a lantern on her waste... The Anti-Insanity coursed through her wings... through her clothes... even created a halo over her head... it was similar to her father's Insanity Static..

"Wha... This... This form... What is it!?"

Life: ... The Styx Form.

Chroma smirked, flailing around a bit. The Black Blood trailed behind her as she did anything, and seemed to move in any fashion she thought about, or that her soul needed at the time. There really was a resonance there...

"Hee! Badass name you came up with there, eh, Life? It'll be so fun using this on Kill Bell! If he even survives long enough, that is~! Heeheehee~!"

She was giddy. She really did like learning these new things... She needed to visit more often. Life and Death always had good things to teach her... But speaking of Death, it was time to go visit him. Life said that she could only teach Chroma her psychic powers and her anti-insanity wavelength.

Life: ... Well. This is it for a while, Chroma. I've taught you what I can... It is time for you now to get to see... Death.

Chroma nodded, reverting back to her normal form rather quickly. She waved at Life and started out of the door. It was always a nice experience talking with Life... And it was always thrilling talking to Death.

"Yes, Death... Let's see what he's up to..."

Chroma took hold of the knob and twisted, starting to open the door into Death's room...

Upon entering Death's room, Chroma felt a lot of insanity in here... Pent up insanity, that is. It was confusing to her why there was so much insanity being harbored in her Death Soul, but she didn't pay it any mind, really.

"Death? Deaaaath? Yo, come out here, we gotta train!"

A blue light appeared before her, which would be Death's lantern. Death started to slowly faze in before her, as well, snickering to himself.



Death: ... So you're here for my side of the training, hm? Heh heh heh... Well... You know how this goes...

Chroma nodded, "Of course, Death. What do you have to teach me?"

Death snickered to himself, twirling his scythe slightly. "... You must learn how to use your Death Soul beyond the potential of just killing things... It does so much more than that... And I must teach you how to correctly use your Insanity Fusion..."

Chroma cocked her head to the side a little confuzzled... How could the Death Soul do anything besides deathly things? Perhaps he meant utilization of it in a different way? Ah, whatever, she was willing to learn... She was a little more serious about Death Soul training because Leia had a similar soul to hers... Her Death Soul had generally the same abilities, given there were a few unique differences between both of theirs. But Leia was her ultimate rival... To become a Death Scythe.. to become the best Scythe weapon... and to have the best Death Soul. Chroma didn't know why she was so competitive, but... It gave her great determination.

"Alright, Death... Let's begin!"

Death snickered lightly, floating deeper into the dark room, Chroma following behind him. He started to talk about what was about to go down, "... Your Death Soul can be used... To not only kill things, but... Diminish the mental power and soul power of others... It can physically weaken their bodies if you do it right... It can even deteriorate their emotions... But you must have a high level of Self Resonance with it... So high, in fact, that your wavelength will become part of your body, itself... Perhaps even linked with your Black Blood..."

So, Chroma was going to learn how to increase her Soul Wavelength's power? Beautiful, that's just what she needed. Learning the Anti-Insanity wavelength and now increasing her Soul Wavelength power... It was absolutely necessary for becoming a Death Scythe.

"Well, Death, how am I supposed to do that?"

Death: ... In the same way... you channeled and controlled your Anti-Insanity wavelength... You must now channel the Death Wavelength through your Black Blood... The resonance rate will increase very high and allow your powers to increase... It shall make the Black Blood more obedient to you, however... The only problem is that you may delve into insanity if you are to do this... Not that you mind...

Really, Chroma didn't mind. Insanity was in her family. Just because she had the Anti-Insanity Wavelength that she could activate didn't mean that she didn't have insanity within her. And if she ever was delving too deep into insanity, the Anti-Insanity wavelength could kick in and help her out of it... Yes, it was going to be all good.

"Well, Death, I'm ready for it. So you say I just have to resonate with the Black Blood in the same way I did with my Anti-Insanity Wavelength?"

Death let out a heavy, raspy sigh, "... That is correct..."

Chroma smirked, started to increase her self resonance rate with her Death Wavelength right off the bat, "Well then, that should be really easy, then! Here I go!! HYAAAAH!!!"

Chroma's Death Wavelength instantly made a great resonating connection with the Black Blood. It seemed like it was able to connect much better than the Anti-Insanity wavelength due to the fact that the insanity inducing properties within the Black Blood could flourish and flow as they pleased. Chroma could feel an incredibly intense insanity coming over her with this resonance... Her eyes started to dart in different directions, unfocused.

"Ahh.... Wha... Insanity? There's so much... So... much... INSANITY.... I feel... I feel... Why is there so much!?"

Chroma was easily starting to lose her grip on reality.. The insanity wasn't working with her anymore, it was trying to take over her mind and soul. Chroma could tell that this was happening, and definitely would not let it happen... She increased her resonance rate further, causing her Death Wavelength to be in control, overpowering the crippling insanity and the Black Blood's inducing of it. Sure, she could still feel heavy insanity, but it was working with her rather than trying to consume her... She felt like... Her father. This was the bond he had with his insanity... It definitely wasn't as bad as she had always thought it was. It made her feel really good... Really powerful.

"Yes... It's happening! Death... I feel the insanity... The awesome insanity is flowing through me! My Black Blood... It's... Wait.. It's doing something odd...?"

Indeed, it was. Chroma's wavelength started to lightly surge out of random portions of her body, wrapping around her arms like gloves, her neck and head like a hood and scarf, out of her back like a spinal tail and around her torso and legs like boots and a shirt. Her Death Wavelength had taken a semi-physical form now, and she enjoyed it to the fullest... But in addition to this, her Black Blood started to wrap around her new appearance, as well, causing her body to harden even more. Even though the Black Blood wasn't necessary here, it was pretty cool to have around. But, as Chroma was in this form, she felt the insanity rising once more... Now it was time for the Life Soul to come in. Even if just a little, she surged some of the Life Wavelength into the transformation, causing small strips and flames of whiteness to appear on her scarf and clothing. She felt insane, but... calm. Calm insanity.... like her father. Her form was complete...



"... This power... It is great... Such is the true power of the Death Soul?"

Death: ... The Living Reaper form... Not the power of the Death Soul yet, my dear, for you have not tested it in actual battle.. You need a dummy to actually show what it can do... Heh heh heh... But do not worry, you shall have your time to shine... Very soon...

Seems as though Death had a sort of morbid conviction about Chroma testing out this Living Reaper mode... She kind of wanted to test it out as quickly as possible, because.. It was really frickin cool.

Chroma was getting more and more eager to leave and test out her new transformations, now. She was so hyped that she almost ran out of the door right then and there, but Death stopped her before she did.

Death: Wait... I need you to learn... about the Insanity Fusion...

Chroma sneered at Death, her eyes narrowing. "Really, must I? I know that I have to resonate with Insanity itself or one of the Clowns to attain that form.... I can do those things anytime."

Death: ... But you don't know how to resonate with Insanity and you do not have a Clown in your possession... Your father does. Now, let me show you how to resonate with insanity... It will be quick.

Chroma thought for a moment... "Well... If you say it will be quick...." she started to walk back to the middle of the room.

Death started to twirl his scythe around slowly... "... Chroma, can you see Insanity?"

Chroma was stunned at the question. "Eh... What? See insanity? I can feel it, but... see it?"

Death: ... Yes... Once you attain your Insanity Fusion mode, you will be able to actually see insanity... be warned about it before it hits you... But for this to happen, you must take in the insanity in the atmosphere... Just as you let your wavelength resonate with Life and Death themselves to get your Life Perception and Death Perception, you will do this and achieve Insanity Perception as well as Insanity Fusion. Do it...

Chroma nodded... She already knew how to do this from prior experience. She could feel the insanity in the air as well, so... That made this much easier. She started to increase the resonance rate of her soul again, letting her wavelengths reach outside of her body. She started to resonate with the wavelength of insanity. immediately realizing what Death was talking about.

"... I... can see it.. Insanity itself... I wonder..."

With her Insanity Perception active, she started to try to control this Insanity... She tried to condense it and expand it... spread it.. pull it back... Oh yes, she was going ot have fun with this. Insanity was now at her disposal.

"Oh, this is so fuckin cool. When my Insanity Perception is active, I can control Insanity, huh? Sweet! Now, let me try to resonate further..."

She continued her resonance with Insanity, finding it much easier than she expected. Within a matter of moments, she felt herself fully on the same wavelength as the insanity in the air... taking it into herself... It made her body begin to change... Her dress became longer and more elegant, her sleeves covered her arms completely now, her hair grew longer and from the hem of her dress, it started to fade out, crackling with pure insanity, itself. She lost her legs, only having in their place a void of pure and utter insanity, which caused a massive amount of insanity to accumulate and flow around her... Her control over the insanity around her was seemingly beyond epic in this form... Insanity Fusion form.



"... Insanity..."

She looked at the flowing and surging insanity around her... She could control it in any way she wished. She launched a few sharpened blades of insanity in an arbitrary direction, about to hit Death, in fact. He had to dodge out of the way just to ensure he wasn't hit.

Death: Yes.... That is the power I spoke of before. You would have never achieved this... if you hadn't stayed... Do you like it?

Chroma was lost in this insanity... it was too pwnsome. "Oh, I love it, Death... Thanks. But now, I've gotta go. I really want to test out this power."

Chroma reverted back to normal and headed out of the door back into the standpoint between both the doors.

Just as Chroma exited the door, both the Life and Death door opened up, Life and Death shouting at her simultaneously "Wait!!"

Chroma turned around sharply, wondering what she forgot.

"What is it? I forget something?"

Life and Death both nodded to Chroma, then to themselves. They changed themselves into pure Soul Wavelength and shot directly into Chroma's body at the same time, causing it to glow black and white, alternating in colors. Chroma's body then started to forcefully split apart into two separate beings... One completely used only her Life Soul Wavelength and the other completely used only her Death Soul Wavelength. They resembled Black and White rabbits, thought.



Death Chroma: What is this?

Death: This is the final thing we have to give you today...

Life: .. The Life and Death mode.

Life Chroma: ... Wait, so are you guys lending me your power at the same time and splitting me into two separate beings with my DNA powers and junk?

Life and Death: Basically.

Life and Death Chroma: Sweet! We're gonna have SO much fun with this form...

Life: But you have no time to test the waters now...

Death: Yes, you must go... It is time... You have passed your latest training...

Life and Death Chroma: ... So.. I guess you're saying that it's time for me to go?

Life and Death: Sadly... But your training is complete for today.

Life and Death Chroma: ... Alright. Well, thank you two for everything... I always learn a lot from you two.

Just then, Chroma started to change into a bright light, leaving Life and Death as they once were, then shooting straight up into the sky. Life and Death were waving as she left, then went back into their respective rooms. Chroma exited the Trinity Plane and awoke violently.

"HOLY... What? My.. My mind... My soul... My body... They all feel so much stronger than before! Ha, yes! The Trinity Plane that father created works! Oh, I can't wait to tell him!"

Chroma was about to stand, but then tripped and fell. Turned out she had been sitting there in the Trinity Plane for almost 3 days. Damn. She was tired and hungry. So, before she went out, she figured it was time for her to go eat and rest... Then she'd be ready for anything. She made her way into the depths of the Pit of Havoc... Training, complete.