BLEACH~ The Perfect World [IC / Open to Everyone / Check OOC first please]

[.:Blu:.]

"A party?.... I'm not much for loud noises I'm afraid...." Midorame replied as he turned his attention to Satoshi. "Although a nap sounds like a really good idea at this moment, I just.... got a lot of things on my mind at the moment...." Midorame stated as he looked back up at the sky. ".... Today's a nice day.... It's good to get things off of your mind on days like this one...." Midorame stood up from the ground and turned towards Satoshi. "Hey Satoshi, I want to ask you something.... What made you want to become a captain, or a shinigami at all for the matter?.... I kinda need some convincing at the moment...." Midorame said as he took a sip of the tea.

[RickiMinaj]

Ino woke up from her dazing nap she had, and headed towards her cabinets. She pulled out all she was taking, which was nothing more than a little electronic toy she and Mayuri had created in the labs a few weeks back.

 

A Riryoku and Reishi Balance Reader. Or for short, Ino called it the RRBR. She turned it on to see if it was working, and it was. It read the surroundings were fine. She trusted it, turned it off and put it in her pocket, just wondering what to do till tomorrow.

 

Ino left her barracks in search of something to do and saw Midorame standing near the site were the murders had happened and talking to Satoshi. She walked up near him and noticed his sulky mood. It was so sad, even the reatsu he was pouring out was sad. "Sorry to interrupt, but, you okay love?" she asked worriedly.

 

~Meanwhile~

 

Nemu was in the lab checking the reishi signatures on the notes and zanpaktou's. When scanned, it made everything look like a suicide. Unohana retsu apparently stabbed herself in the chest and so did Kyoraku and Ukitake. The reishi signature on the note did not even show up. It was like there wasn't one on there. Like no shinigami came near it. Someone who was very advanced in Seretei Science could have only pulled this off. Nemu headed off to Toshiro's office to tell him the news about what she just found out.

 

~Meanwhile~

 

Toshiro saw Takeshi walk in. "Takeshi? Can I help you with anything other than your pirate jokes?"

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

"Eh? What made me...? Well, I was tired of people always feeling sorry for me in Hanging Dog, so I wanted to become strong enough that I could become independent. So, I trained in Kido and Zanjutsu and became a Shinigami. Now, the Captain thing...Well, like I said, I wanted to become strong enough that I could become independent. And only a few Captains are that strong...Well, unless you count Kurosaki...But anyway, I wanted to be known not as that little fifth seat that can hepl in a pinch if the enemy is severely weakened, I wanted to become someone of equal status as Hitsugaya. So I trained everyday, and when Shuhei stepped down, I took over. And look at me now!" Satoshi realized that this was not only the first time he told someone where he came from, but why he came from there into here.

Maybe I shouldn't have told all that to Midorame...He could use it against me somehow...

He once again turned his attention to Kuchiki. "Listen, M'Lady. I told you I'm to busy for lunch. I have to do all the paperwork for Divison 13 now, since Takeshi's refusing to do it so he can play with that rainbow-maker of his or something...Honestly, it's just a glorified glow-stick...Plus, I don't care if you love my sarcasm, or even if you loved me, Miss Clumsiky, I HATE YOU. Now good day. I'll see you for dinner here, tonight. You will be here."

 

"Oh, nothing, just wanted to see how you were doing. Hey, I have a theory on how we could find the killer...Well, Satoshi does, but he got drunk one night and told me, and he grumbled about you guys ignoring him in that meeting, so you wanna hear it?"

[.:Blu:.]

"You wanted to become strong enough to be independent?.... I see, thank you for answering me.... But, I still need to find my own answers...." Midorame replied. Midorame then noticed Ino. "I'm alright.... I just- I wish I could've fought alongside Ukitake and Kyoraku a little more.... They were my idols afterall.... Well, but I guess it's too late for that.... Well, I should stop moping around or else I might make other people depressed." Midorame said with a slight smile. "I tried the tea. It's really good, thanks for giving it to me, it helped cheer me up." Midorame said as he placed his hand onto Ino's shoulder. "Hey, you don't need to worry too much about me.... I just needed some convincing, and I think Satoshi has just helped me with that, so I'll be alright. Anyways, I'm going to go get something to eat. See ya...." Midorame said as he slowly walked off waving goodbye to the two.

[RickiMinaj]

"Ohh, well I hear Yun-Wai has cooked something marvelous to eat. Shigai is going there right now, you should try and join her. Mister To Cool for anyone here just told her off and she could use some cheering up. Really Satoshi? That was going a bit far don't ya think?" Ino asked.

 

~Meanwhile~

 

Shigai turned around and started laughing like crazy. She then walked away and went into the 7th Division barracks to mean Yun-Wai. "Oh my, you should have seen how mad Satoshi got. He didn't say anything too offensive but his face. You could just tell by his face. Oh, and he was to busy to come right now. Sorry Yun-Wai."

 

Yun-Wai was mostly quiet. She did not say much at all. In fact the only time she spoke was usually to insult somebody. And at that, you couldn't even tell it was her voice, because she rarely speaks and she wears a small black bandanna over her mouth. So you can't really see her lips move.

 

She just nodded and sat down in front of Shigai. She removed the bandanna over her mouth and passed the food around. They both started to eat and time just flew on.

 

~Meanwhile~

 

Toshiro suddenly became interested. "Sure, spill everything."

 

Right after he said that, Kurotstuchi Nemu was knocking at Toshiro's door.

 

"Come In" he said.

 

"Oh, you are buys right now. Apologies, I shall tell you later." Nemu replied and waited outside.

 

"As you were saying" Toshiro demanded Tekashi

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

"Shut up Ino. I'm tired of you. You probably think you're so great, just like Kyoraku. Well, here's a bit of news, straight from the reporter to you: You are an idotic, useless, sack of unwanted reishi that the entire Soul Society would be happy to get rid of, nothing like that great Captain. Now, will you kindly GO AWAY!"

Satoshi didn't understand why he was so mad, but it felt good to let it out. He would apologize later, but for now, he felt like bifurcating a Hollow. That would have to wait though. He was pretty sure the entire Seireitei had heard that last shout, so he waited for everyone's reaction.

"Now," Takeshi said, rubbing his hands together. "What if we examine the reishi signatures on the victims, so we can find out who killed who, and then we can just punish them by forcing them into Utsuro's Zanpakuto. Oh, wait, he did say there was one flaw...'This theory cannot work if the bodies have already been converted back into reishi.' So, whaddaya think?"

[RickiMinaj]

Ino decided to let that go and just calmly reply... "Awww, does somebody need a nappy wappy" in her cutest baby voice. She giggled a little then walked away. While exiting his site, she said "Ya know, if you need some more tampons, I have plenty in my Barracks." Just loud enough for him to hear.

 

She headed wanted to go talk to Mayuri about what had been going on and catch him up on everything. She just felt like he needed to know what was going on, he may be able to solve this entire melodrama. He's that smart. She hurried over to Mayuri's home. She opens the door only to see his body on the floor and a zanpaktou stabbed through his chest. Ino screamed. But not just a regular one, she screamed loud enough for all of the nearby settlers to exit their homes to see what had happened. She then started crying, tears running down her cheeks and hitting the floor. They were heavy tears, so they dropped fast. Ino was torn...

 

~meanwhile~

 

"The bodies are still in tact as for what I know. They have not been converted yet. They were kept in anti-conversion chambers for further investigation." Toshiro said.

 

Nemu barges in and says "I could not help but over hear, and I have already done that. The reishi on the zanpaktou's that stabbed the Unohana's were her own, and same for the Kyoraku's and Ukitake's. It was their own reishi on the blades. And the note... It wasn't touched by shinigami hands, nor was it even surrounded by shinigami reatsu. It seems to erase all reishi that touches it."

 

Toshiro was in shock. "This person knows how to cover up really well it seems."

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

"...Whatever..."

As Ino started to walk away, Satoshi muttere under his breath: "Seek, Kagehashi..." Suddenly his scabbard felt a slight bit lighter.

After he heard the scream ("Sounds like Ino"), he deactivated his Shikai and the entire sword was once again in his scabbard. He then took a leisurely stroll over to Kurotsuchi's home, where he thought he heard the scream come from. He saw the elder Kurotsuchi on the floor with a hole in his chest. Then he looked overe at Ino on the floor, crying, and he bent down. He suddenly felt a pang of guilt.

"I'm so sorry, Ino...For everything..." He placed his hand on her head and sighed.

 

"Hmmm...Ah, I've got it!" Takeshi exclaimed, snapping his fingers. What if we access the Archives to see if any incidents like this have occurred before, or if there was any sort of device or Zanpakuto capable of this."

Takeshi felt exhilarated. He really thought he could help with this.

[.:Blu:.]

Midorame continued to make his way back to his barracks when he heard a scream. "That's.... That's Ino's voice!" Midorame quickly shunpo'd off, heading towards the direction of the scream. "(I won't let another one of my friends get hurt!)" Midorame thought to himself as he clenched his fists tightly together. He soon arrive at the destination of where the scream was coming from, Mayuri's home. "Ino!" Mdiorame rushed inside to see a shocking image. Mayuri impaled through the chest by a zanpakuto, his zanpkauto. "N-No way...." Midorame said to himself. "H-How could this have happened?.... Uhg, Ino!" Midorame ran opver to her. "Are you alright?" Midorame asked concerningly. He then looked at Satoshi. "What happened here?!" Midorame asked.

[RickiMinaj]

"Another murder. Another lost life. Another great mind... gone." Then it hit her. All the people that had died so far were alive and were captains during the time of Aizen. On top of that, they were also great and powerful minds. Ino's head started to wrap around 2 conclusions and then she suddenly spoke up...

 

"We need someone to guard Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya and Captain SoiFon. In addition, we need heavy defense on Grand Kuchiki elder Byakuya! Stat!" Ino said. She then got up and went to go check on Byakuya. She was hoping he was still alive, or else this might get more out of hand then she thought.

 

She then yelled, "Mido, follow me! I think I know who's going to be targeted next!"

[.:Blu:.]

"Ugh.... I can't believe it.... Another life loss.... Damn it...." Midorame clenched his fists even tighter, trying to hold back his building rage. "(Once again.... I fail to prevent another death from happening.... Some protector I turned out to be....)" Midorame thought to himself. Midorame then heard Ino's statement. "(Protection for Toshiro, SoiFon, and Byakuya? What could this mean?)" Suddenly, Midorame rmembered all of the other people who died were captains around the time of Aizen. "(That still isn't enough for anything)" Midorame then heard Ino calling him. "R-Right...." Midorame shunpo'd towards Ino's position and began following swiftly next to her. "So who do you think is next?!" Midorame asked concerningly.

[RickiMinaj]

Ino answered in a hurry. "Our best bet is Byakuya Kuchiki. He was the former sixth squad captain before Shigai took his place. In addition, he, like all the other murdered people, we alive and survived the battle with Aizen. We have to get to his as soon as possible, or might be too late and the murderer might have already struck."

 

Ino than flash stepped to Byakuya's chamber.

 

~Meanwhile~

 

"Tekashi" Nemu answered, "There is one Zanpaktou out there but it has been broken and destroyed along time ago. I believe it was called Muramasa."

 

"She's right. That Zanpaktou was destroyed by it's owners own hands." Toshiro replied.

[.:Blu:.]

"So Byakuya is the next target?.... Hopefully the person responsible hasn't reached him yet or else...." Midorame quickly shunpo'd towards Byakuya's home. "Alright here we are.... Let's go...." Midorame ran into Byakuya's home and starred around, trying to find Byakuya. "Damn it.... Where could he be?.... I can't find Byakuya in here! Trying checking the other rooms Ino!" Midorame yelled out from inside. "Damn it, hopefully we're not too late...." Midorame then quickly ran and checked the nearby rooms, but nobody was in there. Another thing was that it was extremely quiet in Byakuya's home, like no one is here in the first place. "(Ino mentioned that Toshiro and SoiFon would need protection due to the fact that they were also captains around the time of Aizen, but I wonder.... What about Yachiru?.... She wasn't a captain but....)" Midorame thought to himself.

[RickiMinaj]

Ino ravaged through all the rooms. She finally came across the worship room for Byakuya's wife. A person was in there, sitting on his knee's and praying. The person wasn't Byakuya, but instead a hooded figurine. He had a zanpaktou next to him and the head of a hollow on his lap.

 

"Byakuya-Sama? Is that you?"

 

"No, I am not. He's dead. He died a while back actually. I'm here to worship his dear wife. You know, she actually was one of the strongest shinigami I have ever fought?" The hooded man replied. He then got up and unsheathed his zanpaktou. "Don't follow me, or you and your friend will die." He then gave a chuckle and rushed out of the building. Ino quickly followed and told Midorame to follow.

 

"Mido, this way, he's trying to escape!"

[.:Blu:.]

Midorame heard Ino's voice. "What the-" Midorame said as he shunpo'd towards Ino and then saw the hooded figure. "Uhg, he won't escape while I'm around! Bakudo 62, Hyapporankan!" Midorame chanted as a rod of energy formed in his hand. "You're not going anywhere...." Midorame then threw the rod towards the hooded figure. The rod suddenly seperated into multiple smaller rods that aimed towards the hooded figure, looking to immobilize him. "Let's go!" Midorame dashed off and chase after the figure with the rods still nearing towards the figure. Midorame then unsheathed his first sword which he kept on the chain pinned to his sash. "(Is this figure the killer? Guess we'll find that out soon enough...)" Midorame thought as he neared the figure as well.

[RickiMinaj]

"BAKUDO! I hate this stuff. "Break, Nishiyana!" the hooded figure yelled. The Kidou bind broke. Then he rushed down to the ground and commanded some familiar words. "Senbon Zakura...". Cherry blossoms came out of nowhere and now were swarming the area.

 

"This is a Kuchiki house Zanpaktou! What are you doing with it?!" Ino asked!

 

"I don't know, why don't you tell me." He said in an ominous voice. The cherry blossoms then aimed for Ino. They rushed very very fast, almost striking her, but Ino was able to counter.

 

"Moago! Senshou!" Ino commanded to her Zanpaktou. She then stabbed her sword into the ground and 8 blades rushed from under the ground to block the attack.

 

"Don't underestimate me, whoever you are. We are captains, remember that!" Ino yelled

 

"really, you're so called captains ended up dieing pretty easily. Unohana, Byakuya, Mayuri! They all fell like ants under the foot of a giant." The man then laughed after that commentary.

[.:Blu:.]

"Don't you dare mention their names in front of me.... It'll only get me angier.... Maybe enough so to just want to kill you instead of bringing you into custody, so keep your mouth shut and just fight while you can...." Midorame responded as he took out the second sword from within his shinigami robe. Midorame then placed both swords facing forward. "The adamant moon hooks and cuts, the resolute flower curves and pierces, Kagitsuki Kyokuhana...." Upon chanting the command, a large release of reiatsu flooded the sky above the three as Kagitsuki Kyokuhana entered its shikai state. "Now.... Let's finish this up quick...." Midorame said as he began rotating the chain connected to the crescent moon blade. "Take this!" Midorame threw the blade towards the hooded figure, aiming to steal his reiryoku.

[六兆年と一夜物語]

"...What?" Utsuru had trouble saying those words. He was swaying one side to the other in a rhythmical pattern. "I... have to get down..." He stumbled across the barracks and Seireitei until he found his bedroom, somewhere hiding in a headquarters. He stumbled on to his bed and fell unconscious. When he woke up, he saw himself in his inner world, but very different. Instead of the usual gloomy dark and red, it was a frightening white and blue. As he stood up, he saw that his weapon was in his right hand. He was intrigued, not by the land and sky, but by the fact that the jade gates were broken open as a result of his Bankai. Looking in the distance, he saw a bunch of spirits slowly form into a mock version of himself, only without details. Then, another group of souls bunched together, creating the first Hollow Utsuro ever killed, the one who gave him his mask. The mock version of Utsuro stepped and merged with the Hollow, creating a grotesque creature with the mimic's head lazily put on. "You are surprised, aren't you?" "What are you?" "Come on, you aren't surprised? Very well, I am the Hollow that almost had his all you can eat buffet, before my neck was removed. The reason why my mask can slowly fit your face is simple. I placed all my energy into that certain part, making sure it doesn't disappear. In other words, my SOUL is in that mask. And the fact that it's accustoming to your face? It's the sign that you're turning into me. Right now, as we speak, your face is slowly being attached to the mask permanently. The rope is becoming part of the mask. Once your entire face is engulfed, you become a Hollow. Simple, ri-" He couldn't finished as Utsuro kicked the Mimic/Hollow right at the face. "You done talking? You're boring me." He took his sword out and stabbed the mimic's face, causing the souls to disperse and return to the jade gates. "So it seems it ends like this?" The Hollow started to break apart. The strange thing was that the Hollow broke apart into white souls instead of the black ones. "I guess I shall lend you my power, for now." "Huh, why?" "You'll find out soon enough." The spirits flew into the gates and the doors returned. Waking up with a rush, Utsuro felt his mask. It was already in perfect alignment.

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

"This is physically impossible. Kurotsuchi had no reason to commit seppuku, and if someone attacked with Ashiagi Jizo, the poison mist would kill them and havee no effect on Kurotsuchi, or they would stab and he would liquefy himself...Unless he didn't see it coming...Or this isn't Kurotsuchi..."

Satoshi was puzzled there is no conceivable way Kurotsuchi could have been killed by his own Zanpakuto. Something didn't add up...

 

 

OOC: Sorry about super-late post, I had to go out and it took longer than expected.

[RickiMinaj]

The senbon zakura in the area formed together infront of the hooded figurine and created a shield to deflect the attack.

 

"So you must be the acclaimed Midorame. I've heard about you. A lot actually. You trained with Kyoraku and Ukitake. Your fighting stance is similar to theirs to be honest. Do you want to see something that was oh so precious to them. Take a look now won't you. It will surprise you a lot."

 

The senbon zakura then formed back into a zanpaktou. This zanpaktou did not look anything like senbon zakura though. It had a black handle. Pitch black. There was no embroidery, it was only wrapped in black tape. The blade of the zanpaktou was bleached white. Not silver, but a shining bright white. It was a very unusual zanpaktou in appearance, and in what was about to happen, it will become unusual in ability too.

 

The hooded man pulled out a second zanpaktou, and it was a wakizashi. Nothing special, but it was the exact same one that belong to Kyroraku Shunsui. The unknown man then stood in the stance kyoraku would stand when he would release his shikai and then chanted...

 

"When the Flower Wind Rages, the Flower God Roars, When the Wind of Heaven Rages, the God of the Underworld Sneers!" The blades then transformed themselves to Katen Kyōkotsu, the zanpaktou's of Kyoraku. The blades were a pin point copy, so similar in fact, that it could be the real zanpaktou.

 

"Do you like what you see here captain? Does it not ring a bell in your head. It would if I was in your shoes. Now then... would you like to play a little game with me? BUSHOGAMA!!!!" the man yelled and a heavy gust of wind blew. the wind twirled in the motion of a spinning top and was launched at heavy speeds. This one went straight for Midorame. He then launched another at Ino.

 

Ino looked about at the rushing wind attack and was too slow to reflex being blown back onto a near by wall. She then got up with a smile on her face and said, "No biggie. It was just one hit. Is that all you got?"

[.:Blu:.]

Midorame's eyes widened with surprise as he saw the unusual zanpakuto manifest itself into Katen Kyōkotsu. "What.... N-No way.... That's Katen Kyōkotsu, Captain Kyoraku's zanpakuto.... Who the hell is this person?...." Midorame said to himself quietly. As he saw Bushogama launched towards him, Midorame quickly regained his composture. "I don't know if that's the real Katen Kyōkotsu or not, but only the original Captain Kyoraku can utilize it to its full strength! Akubuto Hana (Mad Dance of Flowers)!" Midorame yelled out as he slashed the air with his zanpakuto. Petal-like reiryoku pieces filled the air and spun wildly towards the incoming Bushogama. Upon hitting the Bushogama, some of the petals were flung towards the hooded figure while the other petals exploded, dispersing out the Bushogama. "(Exploding reiryoku.... It will surely make you dance madly....)" Midorame thought to himself.

[RickiMinaj]

"Hmph.. Pathetic! Kageoni!" the hooded man sad and melted into his own shadow. The shadow then moved around on the ground for a second to let the attack launched at him fly by, then headed straight for Ino. It rushed towards her own and was about to strike it when Ino cast some Kido.

 

"Way of binding 55, Akarui!" A giant flash of binding light was created in which all shadows from the area diminished temporarily, giving Ino time to get out of the way. She ste[[ed up into the sky and than moved herself back to get out of the colliding shadows way. After the light flash wore away the man came out of the shadows again. "You're quick girl. Why did you let the Bushogama I threw at you hit you?" asked the man.

 

"Because, I knew it wouldn't do much, and I was too lazy. Haha, sorry. But I guess there's no time to joke around with you, now is there. Murderer!" Ino replied."You killed Mayuri Sama. You will die for that!"

 

"Oh dear child, Let not your anger get the best of you." the hooded man said. His zanpaktou transformed back to normal, and he put the Wakizashi away in his ropes, which seemed to cover his entire body. Then he chanted "Ashisougi Jizou!" and the blade transformed into the shika of Kurotsuchi Mayuri. This was one of the most lethal shikai's, being able to disembody the enemy within 1 strike.

 

"What the hell?" Ino looked in curiosity.

[.:Blu:.]

"Move and I'll kill you...." Midorame said from behind the hooded figure with his main blade near the hooded figure's throat. "Thank you Ino for stopping him with your kido.... Prepare to strike if you see any sudden movements alright?...." Midorame said as he kept a close eye on the hooded figure. "Tell me.... How can you use the abilities of the other captains' zanpakutous?.... A zanpakuto is unique to every individual, yet it seems you can use their abilities and match their looks perfectly from what I'm seeing.... Tell me, is that your specific zanpakuto's ability?...." Midorame questioned the hooded figure with a rather serious tone.

[RickiMinaj]

"You need not know anything about me. Just know that you Zanpaktou will be mine soon as well." He rushed out of the robe with a flash step, leaving the robe there, making it appear as there was someone till in the hood. The man had a pitch black mask on. It showed nothing of his face or hair. The man then rushed towards Ino ready to strike her down. "Toxicity will be your demise cheery wench!" The man yelled and tried to strike Ino. Ino held her blade up to block, successfully doing so, but the man pushed her into the air. She was pushed up in the sky of the Seretei. He knew how Ino's zanpaktou worked, acknowledging the fact that it is useless in the sky.

 

"Damn, he analyzed my zanpaktou without even taking more than a glace at what it did. And by the way he scans, he probably knows the way most zanpaktou's in the seretei's work as well." Ino thought to herself. "I have to get near Mido or else I'm screwed with the strike of the zanpaktou." She flash stepped towards Midorame, getting on her feet again and standing by his side.

 

"Damn him. He's fast and he knows a lot. We cannot underestimate him" Ino told Midorame.

[.:Blu:.]

"Damn it.... Who could this person be? I'm guessing that pure convenience has nothing to do with the murders...." Midorame's main blade began to glow blue for a couple of seconds and then stopped. A ball of reiryoku formed at the top of the blade, in the hook portion. "You said you wanted to play a game right?.... Then I hope you can catch...." Midorame said as he launched the ball towards a nearby tree in a similar style to tennis. The ball then collided with the tree, destroying the middle portion of the tree with ease, and then bounced off towards the man's trajectory. "I haven't given a name to this technique yet.... but I think I'll call it your demise!" Midorame yelled out towards the man as the ball got closer towards him. "(No matter if it hits you or not, the ball with bounce off any surface and keep on going....)" Midorame thought to himself. "Ino.... You should attack him now as well.... more attacks makes it more difficult for him to defend against....." Midorame said.