On the Move

[Sato Koemi]

Panting softly as they ran, Sato and Nathifa slowed to a stop, hiding themselves in the thick branches of trees just before the large, metal, ancient looking gates of the grand castle before them.

Swifting turnign her head before a word was said, Sato smiled at the familiar reiatsu "Ah.. Soi Fon-taichou is here to play, too, it seems.."

As if on cue, the white-robed shinigami captain stood there, face icy and hard, like normal. She stood within the trees and glared at the castle angrily, hands clenched into her palms.

"Lieutenant Koemi.. Quincy.. didn't expect you two to be here.." Soi fon said coldly.

"Ah, wherever there is battle, I'm always there, taichou.." Sato remarked warmly, smiling a little to herself.

The Quincy remained silent and looked around, just in case she spotted anyone.

"Hmpf. Don't get c0cky.." the captain replied quietly, hanging onto one of the branches, getting a feel of the area before moving forward.

((Edit: "Thingy" into "c0cky" because apparently it's a bad word. >>''))

[Sato Koemi]

Giving a final sigh, as if releasing all hidden doubts, Nathifa opened her eyes slowly "Let's go.. There's no use in sitting here.."

The vicecaptain of Squad 13 nodded "Yeah.. I agree.." Looking over to Soi Fon, Sato twisted her lip in thought and finally spoke "You know.. I'd ask you to sit here and wait for a sign to come in for all clear.. but you'd ignore me anyway, wouldn't you, taichou?"

Silent and icy, Soi Fon stood and glared at the open gate "You're right. That's why you're going in first. I don't care if you die or not. You fight for your own. I don't really give a damn about you."

Sato blushed and felt a small sweatdrop behind the back of her head "Wow.. uh.. yeah.. Let's go Tifa-chan.."

With that the Quincy and Shinigami pair darted off into the castle, twin swords and bow drawn, ready for combat. Moments after, Soi Fon darted in as well, "Jinteki shakusetsu, Suzumebachi.."

"I dare anyone to stand in my way.." Soi Fon growled angrily, eyes narrowed as she charged in.

[Kochou Mari]

Kaibutsu leaped in front of the shinigami, dead set on stopping these intruders before they got to Lady Kurakouhi.

Meanwhile, up in the harem room, Kurakouhi, hearing something crash, looked musingly to the door and smirked.

"Kinu, my dear...forgive me. I will be back later. But for now, there are a few bugs that need crushing..."

Kinu stood up, his blue eyes wide. "My lady! Allow me to come--"

"No," Kurakouhi replied. "You stay here. Keep an eye on little Miyako... Protect her."

Smiling, Kurakouhi bent down and pulled Miyako into a tight hug. "You be good, now. I'll be back..." she whispered in the little fox girl's ear.

And with that, Kurakouhi, the Queen of Darkness, and her companion, the gigantic beast Shiromaru, stepped out of the room and began the descent down to meet her opponents.

[Sato Koemi]

Soi Fon, with her amazingly deadly accuracy, and speed, kept dropping the oncoming kaibutsu like flies. Worthless, disgusting, meaningless flies. She only had one thing on her mind: find and destroy whoever hurt Mari. Her fury seemed like it was blinding her, or fueling her even more to push forward.

The Squad 13 vicecaptain smiled and laughed a little aas she enjoyed herself, but was trying to make quick work so silence the kaibutsu that attacked her anad Nathifa. She smiled, whispering, "Scream.. Gekkabijin."

And with the release command, the swords flashed a bright light and transformed into their dealy sai-like weapon that she was so lovingly accustomed to. Grinning a most evil, but pleased smile, Sato charged into the fray, stabbing, slicing, ducking, guarding, roundhousing and the like, giving a soft laugh everytime.

The Quincy on the other hand, decided to help with the fight from far off, pulling back arrows with the silvery string and releasing the blue-green spiritual energy at the onoming kaibutsu without any emotion whatsoever except a slight tint of anger in her eyes. She hated this place as much as she hated Mayuri Kurotsuchi at this point. She was sick of being stuck here in this damned "Paradise".

Meanwhile, in the Harem Room, Miyako looked from Kurakouhi, to Kinu, then abck to the Queen and gasped as she was hugged tightly, eyes wide and blushing, her fox ears twitching cutely as they were whispered into. She spoke, a mixture of very shyly and softly, "O-okay.. Mi.. Miyako is always good.."

After Kurakouhi left, Miyako, still blushing, held her cheek and looked to Kinu "Miyako thought Kurakouhi-sama was a bad lady..? All Miyako was told was that there is a bad lady that rules Paradise in Eternal Night.. Haru-niisama, Karu-niisan, and oneesama always warn me with stories about a Goddess of Death that sound slike Kurakouhi-sama.."

[Kochou Mari]

Kinu smiled and shook his head. "Kurakouhi-sama is actually a very sweet soul when she isn't angry. When someone angers her, however, she has the tendency to become the 'goddess of death' that you've heard of. But she seems to be in a good mood after she turned that intruder girl into a kaibutsu..."

Meanwhile, Kurakouhi stood in the doorway of a massive hallway.

"Go, my kaibutsu!" she called to those guarding the hall. "Protect me from these intruders!"

The kaibutsu, prepared to die for their mistress, leaped out from their positions and charged at the shinigami and the quincy, ready to kill.

Of course, if that didn't work, she had an ace up her sleeve...

[Sato Koemi]

Soi Fon narrowed her eyes at the woman who called out the kaibutsu, whispering to herself "There you are.."

Aloud, the Stealth Force Captain grinned a smug grin, almost to the brink of insanity it seemed, yelling out in a dead calm, "Shunko!" And in that sudden instant, the petite woman was covered in a swhirl of her own reiatsu, the power exploding from her back as she charged forward with blinding speed. Past all kaibutsu and at the direct head of it all, the beast-woman who called out the kaibutsu to protect her.

Sato's eyes widened at the sight of Shunko, and seemed both impressed and awed by the power and speed Soi Fon gained out of it, but blinked herself back into reality as she fought the assault of kaibutsu, it starting to wear on her a little.

Nathifa actually had to jump back and around to avoid being hurt, refusing to throw out any of her silver vials until she really needed them. Lucky for her, she was a sharp shooter and quick to draw her arrows before anything serious happened to her.

"Shinigami!" she called out, specifically to Sato, "How are you holding up?"

"Not too bad," she grunted back, forcing a kaibutsu off of her with a grin, "though I'm afraid I might have to use her.. How about you, Quincy?"

"I could go for some tea right about now," the Quincy shot back sarcastically.

"You too?" Sato laughed as she enjoyed herself in the fight.


Shivering a little in the warmth of the Harem Room, Miyako blinked "Intruder girl..?" The little fox girl twitched her ears in thought.

[Kochou Mari]

Kurakouhi smirked at the sight of Soi Fon getting so riled up. Reaching out with one hand, she suddenly snapped it back in close to her body. Where her hand once was, a portal appeared and out of it fell a familiar black wolf.

"Get up, Mari! Defend the one who gave you this power!" the cat woman barked. Almost as if controlling a marionette, Kurakouhi began to manipulate her hands in a way that pulled Mari up onto her feet and twisted her face into a vicious snarl. However, even though Mari looked like she would tear through Soi Fon at the drop of a hat, the look in her eyes. So much sadness. So much pain. So much anger...

But this anger was directed at the one who had the audacity to turn her on the one she loved...

If she was able, she would've turned and torn the woman's throat out at that very second.

"Now..." Kurakouhi spoke, her voice echoing throughout the huge hall. "Attack!"

..::*::..

"You must not have seen her, then..." Kinu murmured. "She's about this tall..." he stood up on his tiptoes and measured about four foot seven, "Has reddish-colored hair that covers one eye, and she's dressed in all black like most of the intruders..."

"And Kurakouhi-sama turned her into a wolf..."

[Sato Koemi]

Soi Fon's eyes widened and she practically jumped into the air and backflipped to get away from Mari, eyes wide with both fear and a terrible rage of anger, it practically seeping from her every pore as she glared menacingly at the cat woman.

She slowly smiled as her rage was qwelled slightly by her confidence (or is it overconfidence..?), and spoek slowly "Oh I see.. You force your subordinates to do your dirty work. Must mean you have no battle prowess.. Tch. And here I thought killing you would be fun.. What a killjoy."

.::*::.

Miyako blinked, and her eyes widened slightly "I.. saw that black wolf in a dream that had Kurakouhi in it.. She.. made that wolf attack me and my Karu-niichan.." She began to tremble slightly in fear, shaking her ehad slightly in denial.