Soul Eater, Vol. 3

Ohkubo, Atsushi. Soul Eater, Vol. 3. 2010. 192p. ISBN 978-0-7595-3064-5. Available in the graphic novel section of the library.

While Soul recovers from his battle with Crona during Soul Eater, Vol. 2, Shinigami and Black*Star set out to find the legendary sword Excalibur, which only a true hero and perfectly aligned spirit can pick up. When both of them manage to take it, they realize they have been duped by Excalibur itself.

Meanwhile, a reckoning between Black*Star and Tsubaki on the one hand and the Uncanny Sword on the other is shaping up. The Uncanny Sword is the shape Masamume, Tsubaki's brother, assumes. He is a lost soul, who is on the verge of transforming into a Kishin, an evil spirit that feeds on the good souls instead of the bad ones. Black*Star and Tsubaki travel to a remote village, where they find the Uncanny Sword and confront it in a deadly battle.

Maka, for her part, must learn to let go of Soul's injuries, otherwise she will never gain true alignment with her weapon. And in the background, DMVA's nurse turns out to be a witch with plans for the school's student witch hunters ...

The story continues in Soul Eater, Vol. 4.