The Walk Into Darkness [Bleach RP] Invite only

[Sacred Sin]

Ulquiora's emerald eyes narrowed ever so slightly. He disliked Hisaraku more than almost any other Espada and he was well aware that he wouldn't be unhappy should they meet in battle someday. He turned without a word, and walked down the hallway, his Arrancar robes flowing behind him.

He paused as he reached a window and stared out into the vastness of Hueco Mundo, his harsh gaze traveling over the drawling sand dunes.
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Akiko held Takishima tightly before letting out a breath of relief when Ulquiorra left. "Great, now we have another enemy." She sighed, brushing back a stray lock of obsidian hair from her child's milky white forehead. She lightly kissed his cheek and turned back to Hisaraku.
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Sutetchi cocked her head to the side in curiosity for a moment, a little surprised that Tisagu had decided what he had. Her smile was eery as she spoke again. "Doku has a thing for breaking toys," She said, eyeing the limp Ayame. "Keep her close if you don't wish for her to suffer." She let out a soft chuckle, brushed back her pitch black hair with her small hand and jumped to the windowsill.

"We must move at a quick pace. No doubt you have mastered flashstepping. Follow me." With that, she shot forward, barely a blur across the sky.
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Byakuya was returning from his place on the hill when he noticed Lieutenant Hinamori looking rather upset. His dark, unreadable gaze observed her for a moment, before he approached her.

"Has something happened?" He asked.

[*Skylar The Plant*]

"Don't worry, he's nothing" Hisaraku said cooly and then turned back to Akiko and tightly smiled at her, his dark blue eyes were narrowed slightly and he even felt Melancholy, he let out a small groan and sat back down on the floor next to Akiko's bed and layed his head down on the side of the bed, his messy black hair hanging over his face, he hadn't had time to take care of it today.
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Tisagu narrowed his eyes at the mention of Doku breaking toys and he let out a small annoyed sigh and listened quietly before swifty flashstepping after Sutechi, his mis-matched eyes narrowed as he looked down as he flashstepped at Ayame, his eyes sad.

I told you I didn't want to hurt you
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Momo paused in shock as she heard Byakuya and she looked at him and swiftly bowed, though she couldn't keep the anger from her eyes. "Ah, no Captain Kuchiki, just me and Shiro-Chan had a small disagreement" She said quietly, her chocolate coloured eyes still narrowed.

[Sacred Sin]

Akiko smiled softly and shifted Takishima to her right arm, freeing up her left one. She gently placed her hand on Hisaraku's head and began to run her fingers through his hair, her purple eyes warm.
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Aya floated in darkness, one she felt like she was sinking farther and farther into. She was aware of a dull throb, but nothing more. Her body felt loose and limp. She tried to move, tried to stir, but achieved no success and gave up in wary frustration. She didn't remember what had happened, as her brain was so damn fuzzy, but she assumed she had been hit. It was strange really; she was regaining her ability to think, so she was beginning to become conscious again, but she showed no sign of being able to physically move.
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"About Skylar?" Byakuya inquired, his dark eyes meeting her angry ones with cool aloofness. Senna was really the only one he chose to be even remotely pleasant for. Everyone else...he kept his distance and made himself unreadable.

[*Skylar The Plant*]

Hisaraku let out a quiet sigh and then smiled slightly as Akiko ran her fingers through his hair, his dark blue eyes were half closed, he felt stressed and tired, the stress of having to confront Ulquiorra like that, and having a son so abruptly. It was all very shocking.
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Tisagu kept flash-stepping after Sutechi, holding Ayame closely to his chest, his lip had since stopped bleeding and he lightly ran his tongue over the cut in his lip and his mis-matched eyes darkened, that would probably leave a scar, he clenched his teeth angrily together, his body had usually been markless, now he had a friggin' scar.
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"Yes... And Aizen-Sama" Momo admitted quietly, her brown eyes dark, she looked up at Byakuya, her expression disappointed and sad, she hadn't been reminded of her former Captain for a while, but she missed the old Aizen dearly

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[Sacred Sin]

Someone's holding me... Aya thought in surprise, feeling the press of flesh against flesh. Her entire body was up against someone's warm chest and it felt nice, even if she couldn't discern whether it was friend or foe. She blindly tried to struggle out of the darkness again, but she had gained enough awareness to realize that this blackness was a presence. One that made no move to control her limbs, but had enough influence to pin her in this unconscious state. This entity was altogether cold and heartless, polluting everything around it with the evil that seeped from all corners. She shivered.
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Doku reached farther into the mind of the girl in Tisagu's arms, even though the distance between them was great. He was keeping her physically helpless, as he was aware that she wouldn't have stayed unconscious for very long if he hadn't. She struggled, and had will, but the unique abilities that he possessed from his deal with the ancient Hollow and the powers that resulted were something he knew she had never experienced before.
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Akiko continued to run her slender fingers through his silky hair. "Rest," She murmured to him, knowing that he must be nearly as tired as she was, and just as emotionally worn out.
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Byakuya stared at Momo for a long while in silence, noting the flash of pain he saw in her eyes. "There is a point when dwelling too much on the past makes the ache all the more nostalgic and fierce." He said, his voice steady and calm. "Focusing on the present and future allows one to move on."

[*Skylar The Plant*]

Tisagu frowned slightly and looked down at Aya in his arms as he ran, feeling she probably should have at least moved properly by now, he grit his teeth slightly at the thought that she might be dead, he would never forgive himself if she had actually died. He let out a small groan, he was becoming too soft. He cared for the older red haired Soul Reaper much to much. More then he used to about Skylar.

His eyes were dark and he ran faster toward Doku. He wanted to see the man that would be his "Partner" in crime. It would be something that would probably make him feel better about the whole messed up situation.
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Hisaraku frowned slightly at Akiko and then sighed quietly. "Only if you sleep too" He mumbled, his eyes half closed and he rubbed his eyes drowzily.
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Momo looked at Byakuya sharply, her dark brown eyes flashing once more. "Well have you forgotten about your old wife?" She asked and raised an eyebrow, the soft Momo was gone for now, it was replaced with a rather fierce, confused young women.

[Sacred Sin]

Akiko chuckled and moved to the right side of her bed, leaving space for Hisaraku to come lie down. She shifted Takishima again, now sleeping soundly, and adjusted her pillow until she was lying down. With an enormous yawn, she fell asleep almost instantly.
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Get the hell out of me head. Damn you, whoever you are. Aya growled mentally, shouting at the dark presence. He seemed to gloat, and had a distinctly smug air. She found she could imagine a nameless face with an arrogant, cold smirk.

A rumble of laughter echoed through the darkness. We'll meet soon, pet. A smooth, rich voice said.
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Doku couldn't help but feel amused by this girl's fierce attitude. He had only met one other person able to talk back to him when he was in control of the power and strength in her body. She had died shortly after in Hueco Mundo on some patrol there.

He could sense Sutetchi's spiritual pressure now, along with his "partner's." He brushed back the indigo blue bangs concealing his grass green eyes and leaned against the wall of the abandoned house he and Sutetchi had taken up as their living quarters, waiting for the two to arrive.
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Normally, Byakuya would have offered a cold retort or chastised her for speaking disrespectfully to a Captain, but instead he said, "You don't have to forget, but will you truly be satisfied if you only obsess over the one you'll never get back? That path only leads to more pain. Never forget those who are important to you. Memories are, after all, the very colors that paint life. Remember this, Lieutenant Hinamori, living in the past will make you miss the opportunities--and the people--in the future." His dark eyes settled on hers.

[*Skylar The Plant*]

Hisaraku yawned loudly and then climbed onto the bed and lay down beside Akiko and his newly born son, a smile on his face. He closed his eyes and drifted into sleep almost instantly, his whole body relaxed and he lay there soundly, only the soft sounds on his breathing emitting from him.
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Tisagu's eyes narrowed seriously as he felt Doku's spirit Pressure and he flashstepped, if possible, even faster toward the place where he could feel it coming from strongly, he let out a small pant, he hadn't ran this fast in a long while, a frankly it was making him tired, he skidded to a relieved halt as he saw the man he had been looking for. Tisagu puffed out his chest, trying to make himself look less lanky, he was much too tall for a normal person, at around seven and three quarter feet tall, he stood high above most other people, but he was slim and his limbs were long, so he didn't have a good time making himself look strong.

"Doku" He said cooly, still holding Aya in his arms tightly.
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"But my future is ineviatably blocked by a women who does not deserve the man she loves, while myself, I should have him. Everyone I love is stolen away, like a demon's bride. I can't block out my past, because it is still my present, he is ever there, he always will be. No one can kill Aizen-Sama" Momo said expressionlessly, Byakuya was possibly the only person she had ever told about her feelings like that, and it made her nervous.

[Sacred Sin]

Doku smiled, but it held no warmth, no real life. It was cold, and deadly. He walked out of the shadows, his gait controlled and completely at ease. He was about six foot five, and his lean frame held a prowess that spoke of a great deal of concealed power. His muscles were slim, but coiled and rippled underneath his clothing. What he lacked in brute strength, he made up for with speed and cunning intellect.

"So we meet at last." Doku said, his grass green eyes rolling over Tisagu in a quick scrutinization before they settled on Aya's limp form, calculating. Judging by her position, Tisagu was holding her fairly tightly. Perhaps I have a new toy to play with... He thought, and his smile turned amused, like he knew of some joke that no one else did.

"I can wake her now, if you'd like." He said, casually motioning to Aya. "When Sutetchi hit her, our spiritual pressures were slightly linked, so I was able to take control of the girl's mobility and movements. She's technically conscious, but she won't be able to tell us that until I recede by hold on her." His closed his eyes briefly, sucked in a deep breath and yanked out of Aya's soul, chuckling inside her head as he did so.
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Aya continued struggling in the darkness, thrashing mentally before the presence left, leaving her alone in her soul and mind. Her eyes snapped open with a gasp, and they traveled up to the face of the man who was holding her. Tisagu. Anger began to knot in her stomach, as did sorrow.

She didn't have much time to dwell on her fierce emotions, as she had just sensed a new spiritual pressure absolutely wreaking of evil and malice. She angled her head to look at Doku, and felt a wash of fear roll over her in a chaotic tide. He wasn't normal. He...he doesn't have a soul.

Swallowing some of her fear so as to not seem afraid or weak, she pushed against Tisagu's chest, though didn't immediately stand. "What the hell is going on here?" She demanded, searching his eyes before finally addressing Doku. "Stay the hell away from my soul and stay out of my mind." She hissed.
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Byakuya's eyes narrowed ever so slightly. "Lieutenant, those are the words of a coward. One can not know how the future will turn out if one does not take the effort to do so. Life isn't lived unless one takes the leap. I suggest you consider that perhaps your future is not so inevitable as it seems." His cool, impassive tone held a ring of finality, and a dismissal. He nodded to her, then turned and continued on his way, heading to the squad barracks to address those under him.

[*Skylar The Plant*]

Tisagu smirked at Doku and raised his chin slightly, so to look further down upon his "Partner". "It was about time we met more formally" He said in a low voice, revealing more of his hidden Persona, the whole other person he had kept hidden from Soul Society. His blue and green eyes were narrowed with mild intrest as he looked at Doku with a smirk. He heard a familar voice and he looked down to see Aya awake, he quickly held her tighter as she pushed against his chest. His eyes were hard as he looked at her and he frowned, still not appreciating the clip to the lip he had received.

He grinned slightly. "Aya-Bug, your awake" He said brightly, hoping that she had somehow gotten amnesia and forgotten the whole brother incident. He quickly put her down on the ground and then frowned at Doku, embarrassed to have spoken so brightly to Aya in front of him. He let out a small breath and then crossed his arms abruptly across his chest and narrowed his eyes further.
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Momo stared at Byakuya blankly as he talked, a slightly puzzled expression appearing on her face before she sighed as he walked away. "Thank you Captain Kuchiki" She said quietly, her brown eyes brightening significantly.