After Soul accidentally eating a cat's soul and having to restart entirely in order to become a Death Scythe, Maka and him were now fighting someone so that Soul can eat the Kishin Egg.

Soul, currently a scythe, was gripped by Maka, who blocks an attack and deflects it with a soft grunt at the impact. They've already been fighting for a while, and it was beginning to take a toll on her physically.