Maka is overtaken by madness, allowing her to overpower Crona, but also to match her soul's wavelength with Crona's and see Crona's true will. Maka determines that the source behind Crona's madness is the neglect he suffered as a child under Medusa, causing him to withdraw from other people. Maka's contact with Crona's will throws his soul into chaos, and Soul successfully pulls Maka from her madness. Maka then comforts Crona, and purifying his soul and befriending him.