Bleach: A New Dawn

[K3l]

Hikari fell asleep as soon as he didn't hear Haruka replied. About an hour or so later he awoke, eyes staring directly at the window. It was light out, but not bright. He figured it was still early, but knew the sun would show itself in due time. Looking at his chair, Rin was still in her Haori burrito. Looking down at Haruka in his lap, she was still asleep too.

Shuffling, he made his way from under Haruka without moving her too much. He slowly opened his door, taking a step out before closing the door gently. He walked through the silent halls, yawning and stretching an arm before letting it drop. He made his way into the barrack's kitchen, eyes scanning the area. "Let's get to it, then," he spoke quietly before getting to work in the kitchen.

After a while, Hikari headed back into his office. He sat a wide tray down on his desk. Walking to a small lamp table that was cleared he picked it up, sitting it beside the couch Haruka lie on. He walked back to his desk, grabbing a tray that lie on the tray on his desk. He sat the tray on the lamp table for Haruka, for when she woke. On the tray sat a bowl of Steamed rice, a bowl of Miso soup, six pieces of tamagoyaki laid on a plate beside two pieces of grilled fish. The same for Rin lied on the desk.

He figured both were pretty worn out, so he decided to cook a breakfast for them to refuel them, especially since the events were kind of due to him. Looking out the window, the sun was fully out now, making him wonder how long he was in the kitchen. But it was morning, and he figured Rin, being a kid, would need to be woken up to eat or else she'd sleep the whole day away. Haruka, on the other hand, he figured could wake herself up. But he didn't want her to go without any energy, so he would wake her if need be.

Walking up to Rin he slowly shook her, causing her to let out a breath. Opening an eye, all she did was stare at Hikari. "Wake up, little rock. You have food waiting for you, you need energy."

Slowly sitting up, Rin pushed herself out of the Haori. She stretched and yawned. Hikari picked her up, along with his Haori, and sat down with her on his lap so she could reach her food. She reached and grabbed a piece of fish, nibbling on it tiredly.

 

[Aeronfarron]

Hikari fell asleep as soon as he didn't hear Haruka replied. About an hour or so later he awoke, eyes staring directly at the window. It was light out, but not bright. He figured it was still early, but knew the sun would show itself in due time. Looking at his chair, Rin was still in her Haori burrito. Looking down at Haruka in his lap, she was still asleep too.

Shuffling, he made his way from under Haruka without moving her too much. He slowly opened his door, taking a step out before closing the door gently. He walked through the silent halls, yawning and stretching an arm before letting it drop. He made his way into the barrack's kitchen, eyes scanning the area. "Let's get to it, then," he spoke quietly before getting to work in the kitchen.

After a while, Hikari headed back into his office. He sat a wide tray down on his desk. Walking to a small lamp table that was cleared he picked it up, sitting it beside the couch Haruka lie on. He walked back to his desk, grabbing a tray that lie on the tray on his desk. He sat the tray on the lamp table for Haruka, for when she woke. On the tray sat a bowl of Steamed rice, a bowl of Miso soup, six pieces of tamagoyaki laid on a plate beside two pieces of grilled fish. The same for Rin lied on the desk.

He figured both were pretty worn out, so he decided to cook a breakfast for them to refuel them, especially since the events were kind of due to him. Looking out the window, the sun was fully out now, making him wonder how long he was in the kitchen. But it was morning, and he figured Rin, being a kid, would need to be woken up to eat or else she'd sleep the whole day away. Haruka, on the other hand, he figured could wake herself up. But he didn't want her to go without any energy, so he would wake her if need be.

Walking up to Rin he slowly shook her, causing her to let out a breath. Opening an eye, all she did was stare at Hikari. "Wake up, little rock. You have food waiting for you, you need energy."

Slowly sitting up, Rin pushed herself out of the Haori. She stretched and yawned. Hikari picked her up, along with his Haori, and sat down with her on his lap so she could reach her food. She reached and grabbed a piece of fish, nibbling on it tiredly.

Haruka stirred when Hikari first left, only to settle back down with a wide yawn. She curled slightly into the couch to continue her slumber.

She woke again once the smell of food smacked her in the face. She rubbed her eyes sleepily and stretched out her arms and back. A hiss tore itself from her throat at the almost painful stretch to her ribs. She gave the area a good rub then looked around with almost childlike bleary eyes. Her hair was a mess, all of it standing on end like a mess lion's mane. She didn't seem to care as she reached for the rice. "Mornin..." her voice was husky with sleep.

 

[K3l]

"Morning," Hikari called out to her with a smile. It was good to see that he didn't need to wake her. He gave a small chuckle because of her hair, wondering how long it would take to fix it. "Try not to put yourself through too much pain for food of all things. If you need someone to feed you, I'm here," he joked. Rin jumped from Hikari's lap, walking over to Haruka while holding her fish in both hands. She stared at Haruka before asking, "Why is your hair pink?" Hikari snickered, knowing how Haruka didn't like it being called pink outright, but she couldn't be angry with a child.

 

[Aeronfarron]

"Morning," Hikari called out to her with a smile. It was good to see that he didn't need to wake her. He gave a small chuckle because of her hair, wondering how long it would take to fix it. "Try not to put yourself through too much pain for food of all things. If you need someone to feed you, I'm here," he joked. Rin jumped from Hikari's lap, walking over to Haruka while holding her fish in both hands. She stared at Haruka before asking, "Why is your hair pink?" Hikari snickered, knowing how Haruka didn't like it being called pink outright, but she couldn't be angry with a child.

"Food is food." the young woman murmured as she ate her rice. She chewed slowly. "Besides, your k-" she blinks slowly at the question. Her left eye twitches a bit, but she merely swallows her food to buy some time. She was a kid after all, she didn't expect the girl to know the difference between pink and rose blonde.

"My hair is naturally rose blonde." she points to her own eyebrows for the girl to see. They did match her hair perfectly. "It's called rose blonde because my hair isn't just one color. My hair is a little darker at the roots, and lighten up due to being in the sun alot. There's also a some yellow blonde mixed in." she points to the lighter, left side of her head. "It is lighter here because there are more blonde strands."

 

[Nicias Askani]

Sinai

"you let your ego and anger blind you. you underestimated your opponent." she criticized him honestly "the four of you work well together, with harmony and instinct. That is good. attack from behind, that's smart. but the situation was not assessed. overall... it wasnt bad at all, but there is still room for improvement." she offered a hand to help him up, and was relieved when he took it. "your attacks are strong, but predictable. catch someone off guard the fight is yours, but if they see it coming, you will miss. That goes for all four of you. Run it again." she crossed her arms and watched them run drill after drill. Not once did she make suggestions on how to make it better, that was up to them to figure out. They had other maneuvers as well, more apt to hit an aware opponent. After watching them for almost 2 hours she dismissed them. With time well spent, she stepped out of the barracks again and went back to where Her and Genesis were training much earlier. The wooded area provided a preferable training area for her to practice Shunpo.

Giovanni

Within a couple hours all the paper work was done for the day. They way that shit piled up was absolutely ridiculous but it did provide a constant distractions from his own thoughts. With that distraction gone his mind was back on the same troubling topic. Someone very important in the Sect was Dead, and he found himself far out of the loop. he considered for a moment, going to the academy, not to give him something to do but because three of the children there were raised by his friend in the sect. The idea gave him a moments relief, as he remembered meeting them and the others that he had brought to the shino academy two years ago. HE checked in on them from time to time, most of them still had four years left to go. To their credit each of them were dedicated to making it....in their own way.

Picking up his zanpakuto he left the barracks and went to his training ground. As he approached he forced himself to think about the book Viole had given him. How almost right after that Mok had slapped this damn seal on his forehead. He could have been learning more Kido and getting better in his field of expertise but noooooo. Mok had to be a dick. instead of training Gio in the ways of Kido, he seals off his kido. At this point he could sense Sinai as she shunpo'd between trees and branches. squad 2 was supposed to excel in hakuda and hoho. Gio knew first hand how she excelled in hakuda but her shunpo was average. He shunpo'd toward her, drawing his sword and turning it to the dull side as he attacked her from above. He didn't try to mask his spiritual pressure he just attacked. With a swift practiced movement she drew her own sword and clashed with him in mid air. "your senses are getting better" he praised her before pushing away from her and landing. "that go-" he started to speak but stopped mid sentence, turning his blade over his hand and looking around

"whats the matter" Sinai asked him, noticing the abrupt change in mood

 

[AbigailTenshi]

"ULLGGGGGHHHH!... HUUUUULGH!!!!" A mass of flesh and bone hunched over the seat of Nishiki's toilet, holding the hair threatening to fall in front of their face with one hand while the other grabbed the edge of the toilet's bowl tightly. "ULLLLLGH!!.... DAMMIT.... F-FUMA-UUUUUUUUUUUULGHHH!!!!" As obvious, the mass hunched and currently emptying the entire contents of their stomach through their mouth was in fact Nishiki herself. The puke spewing out of her mouth and directly into the toilet was oddly clear, minus only crumbs and chucks of cookie that refused to be digested.

Wiping her mouth with the back of her right hand, Nishiki let out a frustrated sigh. "Couldn't just leave me alone... I knew this would happen!" Another frustrated sigh later, Nishiki breathed deeply and closed her eyes to wait out the sickly feeling in the pit of her stomach. Once she felt it had drifted enough for her to be able to deal with, she stood up and flushed the toilet before walking over to the sink to wash her hands and face. 'Dammit... He'd better not come after me again, I did what he wanted. Now, I could really use a good soak... Perhaps I should visit the spa? Haven't been there in a while... Would do my body some good.' Nishiki gazed in the mirror above her sink to check if she looked back to normal. "Huuu... Hitting the spa does sound good right now...."

She soon left her bathroom, left her room and then the barracks, holding up her usual smile and acting as though she didn't just spend the last half-an-hour throwing up. Also as usual, Nishiki waved and praised her fellow Squad Eleven members while she walked towards the barrack's gate since they deserved a good 'Job Well Done!' every now and then to keep up the Squad Eleven spirit, something Nishiki felt was essential.

With a grin as she reached her destination, Nishiki waltzed on into the Spa building as if she had done this a million times. Closing her eyes while happily skipping through the hall, she entered one of the changing rooms, opening her eyes as she walked in and took a seat on a near-by bench. The changing room seemed completely desolate since there was no one around, not that it was a bad thing, if anything Nishiki enjoyed this fact. Removing her garments, she placed them, along with her Zanpakuto, inside the closets locker to her before grabbing a towel and wrapping it around her stark naked body. She humming a tune while walking into the bathing area that was next to the changing room. As she walked, eyes on the bath's water, the corner of her eye caught a glimpse of red violet hair sporting a black hat sitting in the bath, but however thought nothing of it... although a certain breeze did start to get on her nerves... But that didn't matter, soon she'd be in the water, completely submersed in relaxation.

"Ummmm~ The water feels soooo goood~" Nishiki's eyes closed once more as stream raised to cling to her face, providing an interesting sensation as she rested both arms on the edge of the indoor bath and stretched her legs, uncaring for whoever the other woman was.

 

[K3l]

As Haruka explained her hair color, Rin just stared giving a couple nods and bites to her fish. By the time Haruka finished explaining, Rin finished her fish. There was a silence that lasted a few seconds before it was broken by Rin's voice, "It looks pink." Hikari immediately stood and grabbed Rin, walking back over to the desk where he sat down. "Let's finish eating, yeah?" Hikari said.

Chuckling, it was obvious he wasn't trying to laugh. "It's pretty," Rin stated before reaching up and grabbing the other piece of fish. "It is pretty," Hikari commented as he ruffled her hair a bit. He looked over at Haruka, wondering how annoyed she was. He would have teased at a later time but he knew she was one of the few people in the Squad who wasn't afraid to hit him seriously.

 

[Aeronfarron]

As Haruka explained her hair color, Rin just stared giving a couple nods and bites to her fish. By the time Haruka finished explaining, Rin finished her fish. There was a silence that lasted a few seconds before it was broken by Rin's voice, "It looks pink." Hikari immediately stood and grabbed Rin, walking back over to the desk where he sat down. "Let's finish eating, yeah?" Hikari said.

Chuckling, it was obvious he wasn't trying to laugh. "It's pretty," Rin stated before reaching up and grabbing the other piece of fish. "It is pretty," Hikari commented as he ruffled her hair a bit. He looked over at Haruka, wondering how annoyed she was. He would have teased at a later time but he knew she was one of the few people in the Squad who wasn't afraid to hit him seriously.

Haruka's eyebrow twitched violently, annoyed but still somewhat understanding. Only the girl's phrasing and cuteness kept her from breaking the bowl in her hand. "Yes...it looks pink. But I assure you it isn't." she clears her throat and glares at Hikari to not say a word. She ate her fish quietly alongside her miso soup. "But...thank you. Both of you."

"So, what's your name, cutie?" she asked the little girl.

 

[Shoske]

He already knew that this war was going to be dangerous. If he died then he will be forever bound to hell until he finally gave in and become nothing. However this wasn't enough to deter him from wanting to fight in the war, the thought of being trapped in hell for eternity didn't even phase him for a moment. It seemed like he didn't even need to make this request to begin with if they were already planning to make him stronger to begin with. What Juki told him before and what Soar was telling him was true, only the strong thrive in hell when only the weak perish. However he would have to cut his one connection to the Soul Society; the kido that Juki placed on him that would keep track of his location. If he were to give it up then he would have no way of getting back to the Soul Society, but if he didn't then he wouldn't be able to become stronger. With a resigning sigh, he nodded. "Yes, I agree to this. I'm surprised you guys even noticed, but I understand. Do whatever needs to be done."

Soar smirked as he stood up, walking toward the door "Don't worry, it won't be permanent. Indra isn't that cruel, he just hates it when people watch over him. He'll only seal off the tracking part that way the person who put that on you could take you back to the Soul Society. And it wasn't us, it was Indra. There's nothing that can escape his eyes" He said with a grin. He motioned with a nod for Zheng to follow him. They walked into the same room as before, but this time it was barren with none of the other gang members in sight "I'll introduce you to everyone tomorrow. For now, you'll have to make due with the floor being your bed. Get some rest, but don't enter a deep sleep or you'll regret it. See ya tomorrow" He waved his hand, vanishing not too long after and leaving Zheng in the room alone for him to rest. Little did he know, this was part of the test. For the moment he fell asleep, it would begin.

 

[Kurisa]

"ULLGGGGGHHHH!... HUUUUULGH!!!!" A mass of flesh and bone hunched over the seat of Nishiki's toilet, holding the hair threatening to fall in front of their face with one hand while the other grabbed the edge of the toilet's bowl tightly. "ULLLLLGH!!.... DAMMIT.... F-FUMA-UUUUUUUUUUUULGHHH!!!!" As obvious, the mass hunched and currently emptying the entire contents of their stomach through their mouth was in fact Nishiki herself. The puke spewing out of her mouth and directly into the toilet was oddly clear, minus only crumbs and chucks of cookie that refused to be digested.

Wiping her mouth with the back of her right hand, Nishiki let out a frustrated sigh. "Couldn't just leave me alone... I knew this would happen!" Another frustrated sigh later, Nishiki breathed deeply and closed her eyes to wait out the sickly feeling in the pit of her stomach. Once she felt it had drifted enough for her to be able to deal with, she stood up and flushed the toilet before walking over to the sink to wash her hands and face. 'Dammit... He'd better not come after me again, I did what he wanted. Now, I could really use a good soak... Perhaps I should visit the spa? Haven't been there in a while... Would do my body some good.' Nishiki gazed in the mirror above her sink to check if she looked back to normal. "Huuu... Hitting the spa does sound good right now...."

She soon left her bathroom, left her room and then the barracks, holding up her usual smile and acting as though she didn't just spend the last half-an-hour throwing up. Also as usual, Nishiki waved and praised her fellow Squad Eleven members while she walked towards the barrack's gate since they deserved a good 'Job Well Done!' every now and then to keep up the Squad Eleven spirit, something Nishiki felt was essential.

With a grin as she reached her destination, Nishiki waltzed on into the Spa building as if she had done this a million times. Closing her eyes while happily skipping through the hall, she entered one of the changing rooms, opening her eyes as she walked in and took a seat on a near-by bench. The changing room seemed completely desolate since there was no one around, not that it was a bad thing, if anything Nishiki enjoyed this fact. Removing her garments, she placed them, along with her Zanpakuto, inside the closets locker to her before grabbing a towel and wrapping it around her stark naked body. She humming a tune while walking into the bathing area that was next to the changing room. As she walked, eyes on the bath's water, the corner of her eye caught a glimpse of red violet hair sporting a black hat sitting in the bath, but however thought nothing of it... although a certain breeze did start to get on her nerves... But that didn't matter, soon she'd be in the water, completely submersed in relaxation.

"Ummmm~ The water feels soooo goood~" Nishiki's eyes closed once more as stream raised to cling to her face, providing an interesting sensation as she rested both arms on the edge of the indoor bath and stretched her legs, uncaring for whoever the other woman was.

As Sachi relaxed within the water with his eyes closed his attention was caught by the sound of someone else entering the Spa, he heard them speak and noted how feminine the voice was...probably just some girly guy from Squad 4 or something. However being the nosey guy he was Sachi opened his right eye to see a woman who was flat out naked and he had a clean view at her...uhh...yeah no more needed to be said. This sight however caught Sachi off guard as he quickly raised his hands out the water to cover his nipples "AHH! W-WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN HERE! THIS IS THE GUYS SIDE!!" Sachi looked away to his right, still covering his nipples before then realising his crotch wasn't covered, so using his entire left forearm to now cover his nipples his right hand shot down under the water to cover his...Yeah once again no more needed to be said. "THIS IS WEIRD! IT'S LIKE REVERSE PERVERSION!! WHAT SORT OF WOMAN PERVS ON A GUY ANYWAY!?!"

 

[AbigailTenshi]

As Sachi relaxed within the water with his eyes closed his attention was caught by the sound of someone else entering the Spa, he heard them speak and noted how feminine the voice was...probably just some girly guy from Squad 4 or something. However being the nosey guy he was Sachi opened his right eye to see a woman who was flat out naked and he had a clean view at her...uhh...yeah no more needed to be said. This sight however caught Sachi off guard as he quickly raised his hands out the water to cover his nipples "AHH! W-WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN HERE! THIS IS THE GUYS SIDE!!" Sachi looked away to his right, still covering his nipples before then realising his crotch wasn't covered, so using his entire left forearm to now cover his nipples his right hand shot down under the water to cover his...Yeah once again no more needed to be said. "THIS IS WEIRD! IT'S LIKE REVERSE PERVERSION!! WHAT SORT OF WOMAN PERVS ON A GUY ANYWAY!?!"

"AHH! W-WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN HERE! THIS IS THE GUYS SIDE!!" "What the fuck?" With her right eyebrow twitching from the sudden loud noise, Nishiki's eyes slowly opened to the sight of the other female covering her nipples and crotch. '..Wait a second' It was only until the person yelled once again did she realise they were actually a guy and that she had seemed to of stumbled into the men's part of the spa, since only now had she decided to pay attention to what she was doing.

Any normal woman would of probably blushed and gotten extremely embarrassed, and maybe instantly run away while covering herself. However, it was Nishiki in this situation. All she did was blink before shrugging, letting out a chuckle at the guy's reaction of covering his nipples. Lifting her right leg so that her calf and right foot poked out from under the water, Nishiki moved it towards the guy and pushed at his forearm to stop him covering his nipples since she was too lazy to move any other part of her body. "Now now, just chill out~ I guess I just weren't paying attention but oh well, doesn't matter now so just relax. Anyway, there's no need to cover up~ Besides, we're both adults here, I'm not going to try anything on you since I'm a committed woman, and I'm pretty sure you're not going to try anything on the Lieutenant of Squad Eleven~ Now let's just go back to enjoying ourselves" Nishiki honestly didn't care that she was naked or that he was too, she was comfortable enough with her body to not feel embarrassed of showing it and so didn't try to hide it. Pulling her foot back, she continued soak in the warm water and relax her muscles with a grin, showing just how much she wasn't bothered by being in the men's bathing area.

 

[Nicias Askani]

Gio/Sinai

"that's the matter" Gio said dryly as other people started Shunpoing into sight. "I didn't sense them." He was worried it was another Spirit knot but considering who these people were, he doubted

"how are my Children Giovanni Cain?" the woman who suddenly appeared asked. He knew who she was but Sinai was still in the dark. This woman had been his contact within the sect. but at the same time she had been Telling them about him. Information being a two way street and all he couldn't really be mad at her.

"your girl will probably graduate early. Your other two are struggling to keep up in everything that doesn't involve hitting things. Wonder who they get that from" The woman narrowed her eyes at him but he didn't back down. "so can I help you? Im a bit busy."

"no" she answered rather quickly "im actually here to help you." She turned and looked at Sinai with a strange interest in her eye.
"for some Reason they want to train you." Gio didn't even bother to ask who 'they' referred to. "you made quite a name for yourself among us. An honorary member for all intents and purposes. So I Saiyuki will train you in the ways of our…organization." She clearly was avoiding specific terms and names and Gio knew full well Saiyuki was not her real name. "you will taste the secret of our strength but come to understand the scarcity of our numbers. What I am about to do to and for you, is not an easy trial. Some do not survive. Some break"
"lady I went through a tunnel so dark it fucked up my other senses so bad I almost died…try me"
"I had a feeling that would be your answer. Come" that was all she said before Both Gio and Sinai were rendered unconscious.

 

[Ythania]

(@RainyDays Sorry this took so long. For some reason I thought it was Rainy's turn to reply ^.^; if this ever happens again just message me telling me to wake the hell up!)

Whilst still walking towards the Senkaimon Kagiko listened to them both, it seemed Hioshimi was going to let Kame decide on what they'd do. In truth Kagiko was pleased they chose that option...it was much more real that way. Finally they had arrived at the Senkaimon, that was when three hell butterflies greeted them "Are you both ready? It wont take us long to find this hollow...you'll probably be able to sense it from miles away." Kagiko waited as the doors to the Senkaimon then opened to which he then stepped into "Well on we go." Kagiko stepped into the Senkaimon, expecting the other two to follow.

The second they stepped in they'd notice themselves in a rather odd and...dark place, Yet the liquid like walls were frozen completely "I'm sure you both know this already but this place is known as the Dangai...it serves as a..pathway to the human world I guess you could say...If I'm to put it simply that is. I'm also sure that you know that we must have these hell butterflies accompany us otherwise we'd be facing the cleaner right now...and the last thing we want is to be sucked up by that thing." Eventually they arrived at a bright light, Kagiko stepped into it without worry, once again expecting the other two to follow. High in the air over the city of Shizuoka a senkaimon formed, the doors opening slowly as Kagiko then stepped out onto the air as if it was a platform. Kagiko then took in a deep breath before exhaling and giving a small smile "It's good to be back here...it's been awhile"

(The irony. @mahigan I apologise but I just did the same bloody thing. C'MON RAINY GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME)

Hioshimi peered at the hell butterfly curiously. Her fingertips lifted up into the air on their own accord, allowing the butterfly to rest on her hand. Hioshimi smiled; she always found the hell butterflies to be beautiful and interesting creatures, because despite their delicacy they serve an important role within the soul society. Besides, those weren't the only butterflies around the Senkaimon - Hioshimi was very, very nervous now. What could happen? She didn't even have a Zanpakuto...she'll be a burden. Oh god, she'll be a burden and Kame will end up hurt and they could die, or worse - fail the test.

Hioshimi gulped, clenching her other hand on the hilt of her Asauchi to hide the trembles. She let the hell butterfly alight into the air as she followed Kagiko into the Senkaimon and through into the Dangai. This place was completely new to her - a part of her wished to touch the walls but a much louder part of her hold her that would be a very stupid thing to do. It was almost unnerving, and Hioshimi fixed the bells even more securely on top of her ear to make sure she didn't lose them. She'd hate to think of what'll happen if she lost her bells to the Cleaner.

And then the stepped into the world of the living. Hioshimi looked around, placing a hand over her mouth...the nostalgia of it all was particularly moving for her. She remembered everything - how she grew up in houses like these, drove around in cars, had a perfectly ordinary life - and then her thoughts shifted to her death again and she paled in complexion, pressing her hand harder across her lips, shutting her eyes. She took a moment or two to fight down the bile in her throat and force the traces of cold, hard fury out of her countenance before rubbing at her nose and smiling shakily.

"V-vertigo," she grunted as a weak excuse for her funny behaviour. "Right, we best split up and try to find this hollow, huh? If either of us find the hollow, just shoot a kido spell or something into the air, or bump up your spiritual pressure...whichever's easiest for you. Make a marker, alright? I'll go and check the eastern area over there." explained Hioshimi, waiting a few moments for Kame's reply before flash-stepping towards the ground.

The subtle art of shunpo is probably not something that an insomniac should attempt. She -very nearly- crashed into a corner shop on landing, skidding across the pavement shakily and almost bouncing off into the tarmac. Hioshimi quickly made a status check - arms intact, brain still inside the skull, sandals are holding up remarkably well, Asauchi on her belt...Stunned briefly by the citygoers walking around, Hioshimi smiled faintly at the sheer normality of it all. She missed this place.

Shaking her head, Hioshimi jingled a little as she focused on the task at hand. There's a hollow out there! Hioshimi started jogging down the streets, looking for the elusive monster with eagerness.

 

[K3l]

Haruka's eyebrow twitched violently, annoyed but still somewhat understanding. Only the girl's phrasing and cuteness kept her from breaking the bowl in her hand. "Yes...it looks pink. But I assure you it isn't." she clears her throat and glares at Hikari to not say a word. She ate her fish quietly alongside her miso soup. "But...thank you. Both of you."

"So, what's your name, cutie?" she asked the little girl.

Catching the glare from Haruka he kept his mouth shut, finding that she just furthered his point. She was scary when she wanted to be, and while useful in certain situations, and most definitely a turn on, it wasn't that fun when turned on him. So he wouldn't bring the situation up, atleast in a teasing manner. "My name is Rin. R-I-N," Rin spelled out, kicking her feet as she began eating her other piece of fish.

 

[Aeronfarron]

Catching the glare from Haruka he kept his mouth shut, finding that she just furthered his point. She was scary when she wanted to be, and while useful in certain situations, and most definitely a turn on, it wasn't that fun when turned on him. So he wouldn't bring the situation up, atleast in a teasing manner. "My name is Rin. R-I-N," Rin spelled out, kicking her feet as she began eating her other piece of fish.

"Rin huh? It is nice to meet you. My name is Haruka." Haruka said before she finished off her meal. She looked to her captain for a few seconds then stood up slowly. She held her ribs as she shuffled towards the door, "I'm going to take a quick soak in the spas, then head over to Squad 4 to see if they can speed up the healing process again. Since you suddenly came down with the "I'm a father" sickness, I'll keep an eye on the...bigger kids." she bowed her head to him.

She smiled at Rin, "I'm glad you're here, Rin. I'll see you a little later, ok?"

 

[K3l]

Hikari nodded once she announced her leaving; gaining just a slight smirk once she mentioned her soak at the spa. He was sure Haruka picked it up, but he wouldn't. She needed time to heal, and he needed to watch over the Squad, and Rin. "Fine with me," was all Hikari said. Rin looked up at Hikari. "You're my daddy now?" she asked somewhat quietly before looking over at Haruka. Rin waved her fish, which was pretty much her wave goodbye. "Bye, Haruka!"

 

[Aeronfarron]

Hikari nodded once she announced her leaving; gaining just a slight smirk once she mentioned her soak at the spa. He was sure Haruka picked it up, but he wouldn't. She needed time to heal, and he needed to watch over the Squad, and Rin. "Fine with me," was all Hikari said. Rin looked up at Hikari. "You're my daddy now?" she asked somewhat quietly before looking over at Haruka. Rin waved her fish, which was pretty much her wave goodbye. "Bye, Haruka!"

Haruka pointed a finger at Hikari then combed her hand through her hair. After a few combs, they settled a little bit into a spiky mess. "Da-rn it." she grunted. She couldn't be moody for too long, as Rin waved at her.

"Bye, Rin." she said with a wave of her own. Then she hobbled off towards the Squad 4 barracks. After a while, and some more healing, Haruka made her way to the Spa. She felt much better than she had before--though she was still on a leave from combat for a few more days. The medics had vetoed her thought of coming by again within a week, and urged her to let her body heal on its own.

First step...the Spa.

Haruka undressed quietly, absorbed in her own thoughts. She thought back to her zanpakuto's words and wondered about the effects of her personal powers manifesting here, or in the mortal world. She grabbed one of the towels then walked into one of the spas. She looked at the two already in the spas, looked at the sign then back to the two. Given the distance between them she debated on whether or not she'd join or take her chances with the women's. Men rarely came here enforce, so it'd become a habit to just go there rather than face legions of women. She grunted either way and slipped into the water. She greeted her fellow lieutenant with a small smile and a "Hello, Lieutenant Nishiki."

 

[Nicias Askani]

Gio/Sinai

When Gio came to he wasn't sure where he was. As his vision slowly cleared he had no idea were he was. Only thing he was aware of was the fact that he could not move and thatSinai was stirring beside him.

"I see you are awake." He could a voice, but couldn't see where it was coming from. As his eyes slowly focused he sat up and looked around, he was in the dark, with Sinai slowly arousing next to him.

"that Voice" Sinai groaned "it…it can't be."

"you know that voice?" Gio asked in surprise

"It sounds like someone I used to know, from a long time ago" she explained as she tried to convince herself it wasn't the same voice

"Ease your mind little butterfly" the voice called from the darkness

Sinai jumped up to her feet far to fast "Princess!?"

Out f the darkness a young woman stepped out, "I am surprised you remember my voice after so long little one." She spoke so familiarly to Sinai that Gio officially had no clue what the hell was going on. "Giovanni Cain, Lieutenant of Squad 5, inheritor of the Cain Legacy, my Organization requires your assistance."

"can we back up to the introductions please?" Gio stood up next to Sinai defensively. From the fluctuations in her spiritual pressure he could tell she was having a lot of emotional issues with this apparent reunion.

"Her name is Ryuya. The Princess was the successor to the clan I belonged to. About 100 years ago she left. She was a prodigy, the daughter of the head of the clan. When she left the clan it caused an uproar. It took years to stabilize the clan and restore the name. She was the greatest Mercenary the clan had, but she left. Of course I wasn't privy as to the whys of the situation. But the rumor was she wanted more out of life. We all knew she was powerful, but it was a secret of how powerful. She never went to the shino academy, was never a Shinigami. Chances are she honed her skills in the North, earning the title Dark Princess of the North." Sinai explained with a dark tremble in both her voice and spiritual pressure.

"We heard many rumors of this dark princess but never thought it was her, it didn't fit. A woman who wielded the power of a dragon. Claims were made that she obliterated villages for sport, devoured hollows for dinner. It was some real crazy stuff. But all too widespread to point to her. From a decade of nothing to the talk of the rumor mill, no one would have believed it was her. But not its clear" The womans eyes never left Sinai as she spoke. In those eyes Gio couldn't see anything, no hint or trace of emotion or anything.

"But what I don't get is… I was with her the night she left. She was always kind to me. Always, even when I Failed. She taught me so much but then she was gone. The night was the first time she ever spared with me. Hours we went on, hours and hours till I couldn't go on. Next morning I woke up to chaos. No one knew where she had gone."

When Sinai had finished, Ryuya took a step toward Sinai but stopped. "More or less the Butterfly is correct."


Semi relevant history on Ryuya
[spoili]

"I left our clan of my own desire. To live my life at the beck and call of others did not appease me so I left. What she does not know was that our clan has secrets. Many in fact. This blade being one of them. This is not a blade, passed down from ruler to ruler, or some blade of legend. It was a seal that held a great, dark power. It spoke to me in my sleep. Claiming only I had the power to do what must be done. The seal was weakening, but all the clan knew about it was that they had took it as the spoils of war, slaughtering another clan some centuries ago. That clan, had been pouring their lives, literally into the seal but time was running out. I still do not know what it was that spoke to me, only that it did. I had intended to allow it to lay waste to the clan before I intervened. The lives lost would have been of no consequence to me. It would have ended the generations of violence that my clan bred and bled. But then I saw my Butterfly, writing something.

" what is this light in the darkness?
It shines, oh how it shimmers?
What is the darkness in the light?
It dances and fades.
Darkness makes the light brighter
Light makes the darkness blacker.
It's the dragons fangs that give the butterfly its grace.
And the butterflies wings that extend the span of the dragons.
If one had no knowledge of the other
Their magnitude would not be fully known"

That was the only thing I took, beside the sword. Into the darkest mountain I could find, as deep as I could Go. I was sucked into the 'world of the seal' where the darkness resided and For ten years I battled the darkness of this blade. It felt longer on the inside, it might have been longer. So much darkness…but I fought, on and on until I lost. The voices that were right about the darkness were wrong about me being able to stop it. The darkness over took my physical body, wrapping around it, transforming it into a dragon. It destroyed the mountain. But I was drifting in the darkness…..and these words came to me. 'If one had no knowledge of the other, their magnitude would not be fully known' I found, one more fight in me. From the depths of the darkness I Used my body to seal it. Forcibly I created a harmony with it, linking its life with mine. If I die, it will die with me.

Over the years I found that the Darkness…. Is not an embodiment of darkness, or anything like that. It was a soul, a strong soul, that broke. Who ever it was had such a toxic soul, that it literally sucked the life out of those around it. The life seal, that hundreds of sacrifices went into, sealed the soul, within a blade. The souls poured in didn't strengthen the seal, it strengthened the darkness which is, as you would put it, a massive amount of Reiryoku. The seal I have forged with my life is. It is connected to a living vessel that knows the magnitude of both light and dark. I control its power, in tandem with my own.
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[/spoili]

"I was approached some years later by a shinigami Captain, he called a summit of sorts. Seems the shinigami weren't doing their job for the people. Myself, he and three others formed and initiated what you call the Sect. in a way, we created 4 more divisions however those who left the Gotei were branded traitors. The captain….was executed for treason, as well as to dissuade any who thought of following his example. It sent the wrong example, and I was able to use the rumor mill to ensure it sent the wrong message. A captain executed for putting the people first. It gave our group the moral high ground. There was more man power back then so we disappeared, set up contacts and fences. Since then we have operated in the manner you know of, as wars and other issues pushed us into the dark memory of the Shinigami. We still pull from their ranks, as you know but know we have a problem, and I need your help.

The four Leaders, maintained a balance, keeping peace. We maintain autonomy for the most part but certain actions require a vote. I vote the way of the shadows, continue the way we are. Tiberius does as well, but holds more suspicion since he himself was a Shinigami and I was not. Ivonna wants war and Maxwells vote for peace stayed her hand. Now Maxwell has fallen, the candidate to replace him is a follower of Ivonna. Which means a war with the people may soon be at hand. Our rules forbid us from acting in opposition to each other, but as things are their will be a tie vote at the ascension summit. According to our Laws, Tie votes are brought to the 'public.' A random individual from each district will be asked which he or she would pick. If the majority, at least 45 of the 80 districts, are in favor of rebellion…there will most likely be one, led from the South. I fear it will split our organization down the middle as well, leaving us….in a vulnerable state. While East and south will have the Souls from the Rukon on their side, North and West will be on their own. Standing with the Shinigami would result in more chaos, but we cannot simply sit out of it either. We would become a third front in this conflict. Attacked from both sides. Given that most would condition, most would probably stand against the Gotei, or sit out completely.''

 

[Kurisa]

"AHH! W-WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN HERE! THIS IS THE GUYS SIDE!!" "What the fuck?" With her right eyebrow twitching from the sudden loud noise, Nishiki's eyes slowly opened to the sight of the other female covering her nipples and crotch. '..Wait a second' It was only until the person yelled once again did she realise they were actually a guy and that she had seemed to of stumbled into the men's part of the spa, since only now had she decided to pay attention to what she was doing.

Any normal woman would of probably blushed and gotten extremely embarrassed, and maybe instantly run away while covering herself. However, it was Nishiki in this situation. All she did was blink before shrugging, letting out a chuckle at the guy's reaction of covering his nipples. Lifting her right leg so that her calf and right foot poked out from under the water, Nishiki moved it towards the guy and pushed at his forearm to stop him covering his nipples since she was too lazy to move any other part of her body. "Now now, just chill out~ I guess I just weren't paying attention but oh well, doesn't matter now so just relax. Anyway, there's no need to cover up~ Besides, we're both adults here, I'm not going to try anything on you since I'm a committed woman, and I'm pretty sure you're not going to try anything on the Lieutenant of Squad Eleven~ Now let's just go back to enjoying ourselves" Nishiki honestly didn't care that she was naked or that he was too, she was comfortable enough with her body to not feel embarrassed of showing it and so didn't try to hide it. Pulling her foot back, she continued soak in the warm water and relax her muscles with a grin, showing just how much she wasn't bothered by being in the men's bathing area.

Hearing Sachi shout Namazu poked his head up but was far to lazy to get pay attention to this situation and so just put his head back down as he continued to sleep. Sachi however was far from calm! this perverted woman had just come in, flashed her...private parts and then continued to do so confidently! Sachi was far from calm! he was no where freaking near it! Sachi refused to let this woman uncover him with her foot by pushing his arm away from his nipples, as she did this though he caught yet another glimpse at her...uhh...yeah. Which made him blush yet angrier "CHILL OUT!? I DON'T CARE IF WE ARE ADULTS! I DON'T WANT SOME STRANGE WOMAN LOOKING AT MY NIPPLES AND JUNK! COMMITTED OR NOT PERVY WOMAN THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M GOING TO TRUST YOU! AND I WAS ENJOYING MYSELF TILL YOU WALKED IN AND STARTED FLASHING YOUR PRIVATES AT ME AND STARING AT MINE!" Sachi was not used to this sort of thing...he'd never really been interested in women or anyone for that matter! it was just something that didn't cross his mind during his lifetime of trying to survive...so a situation like this was quite uncomfortable for him

 

[AbigailTenshi]

Hearing Sachi shout Namazu poked his head up but was far to lazy to get pay attention to this situation and so just put his head back down as he continued to sleep. Sachi however was far from calm! this perverted woman had just come in, flashed her...private parts and then continued to do so confidently! Sachi was far from calm! he was no where freaking near it! Sachi refused to let this woman uncover him with her foot by pushing his arm away from his nipples, as she did this though he caught yet another glimpse at her...uhh...yeah. Which made him blush yet angrier "CHILL OUT!? I DON'T CARE IF WE ARE ADULTS! I DON'T WANT SOME STRANGE WOMAN LOOKING AT MY NIPPLES AND JUNK! COMMITTED OR NOT PERVY WOMAN THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M GOING TO TRUST YOU! AND I WAS ENJOYING MYSELF TILL YOU WALKED IN AND STARTED FLASHING YOUR PRIVATES AT ME AND STARING AT MINE!" Sachi was not used to this sort of thing...he'd never really been interested in women or anyone for that matter! it was just something that didn't cross his mind during his lifetime of trying to survive...so a situation like this was quite uncomfortable for him

'Oh great, I guess chilling out is out of the question then...' Nishiki's eyebrows screwed together as a quiet, annoyed grunt burst out from between her lips. Opening her eyes once more, she crossed her legs with a raised eyebrow, still staying in her spot. "Who said I was looking at your nipples and junk? I'm not interesting in you, and even if I was a pervert, I'd much rather be interested in a man with balls than an over-reactive little bitch Heh heh~" A dark chuckle followed her taunt, if this man was really going to cause such a fuss, Nishiki was going to make sure she had a little fun at his expense since relaxing in peace seemed to be delayed at the moment. "Why are you being such a prude? So what if you've seen my private areas? Never seen a woman naked before or something?" Her brow twitched once as a certain realization came to mind. 'Perhaps he's gay? hmm...'