Well, uh… y-you see, Ruby could win if, um… if Maka, like… trips or something. Ruby’s Semblance is really fast—like, super fast, you know? She literally turns into rose petals, and, uh… good luck hitting a flower, right? So if Maka tries to swing Soul at her, Ruby just poof! disappears and reappears behind her. Easy win. Totally legit.”

“And, hey, don’t forget the Silver Eyes. They’re, like, Grimm-deleting death lasers. Maka isn’t a Grimm, sure, but, um… she’s got a soul, right? And Silver Eyes work on, uh, soul-stuff… probably. So Maka would just… explode. That’s basically a counter to Soul Resonance, I think. Yeah.”

“And if all else fails, Ruby just has… plot armor. She’s the protagonist, she’s pure-hearted, she’s got friends who believe in her. Maka doesn’t stand a chance against the power of friendship. And if you don’t like that… well, Ruby’s scythe is cooler, so she wins by default