The students and staff of the DWMA, including Lord Death himself, gather for a party celebrating the anniversary of the founding of the academy, giving Medusa the perfect chance to carry out her ultimate plan, as to revive the kishin sleeping beneath the academy. During the festivities, Stein confronts Medusa to ascertain her plot before Sid arrives to warn everyone about her trap. Medusa escapes to launch an assault throughout Death City with the assistance of her minions. Free traps everyone in his Independent Cube. Nevertheless, Sid allows Maka, Black Star, Kid, and their respective weapon partners, as well as Stein, to escape. The group of heroes follows Medusa underneath the city where they make their final preparations to stop her.