A Rare Occurrence [Mizu | Kitty]

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A city of broken dreams...

A chilling breeze threw strands of hair into the bland grey sky, casting small streaks of electric blue against lifeless rainclouds. At least there hadn't been anything yet. No rain, no hollows, no dead human souls. Didn't change what the report had stated though, a commission from Genryuusai himself.

Where were they? Late?

If he knew Ise fukutaichou at all, one thing she wasn't, was certainly late. Another matter entirely for her Captain however. There could be no problems with this little mop-up mission. Everything had to be perfectly planned and coordinated, hence why he had picked the person to assist him with the most brains he could think off that was actually available. The other, however, he knew little about, a last minute addition to the squad and most likely one with enough power to at least match Ise. If not, they'd never make it out alive.

Three signs of movement to the left of the building upon which he perched himself. Three humans staggered forwards spouting incoherent rabble rather loudly. Not even 12PM and people were already out drinking? One detoured into an alley where Chikao heard the sound of vomit.

Humans...

He sighed lightly, placing his hand on the pommel of his blade and resting his other arm in the folds of his robes. He closed his eyes to think, not that anyone would notice if he had his eyes open or closed under the shawl and hood he wore, which covered his ashamed head to protect him from non-existent sand and wind and rain. Just an excuse that he told himself to help him get to sleep at night. His real reason is to hide the shame of being the most useless Shinigami in recorded history.

He broadened his range for reiatsu sensing, catching several rather large reiatsu levels moving far to the south.

Where were they?

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[Nanao Ise]

For a moment the whispering of the wind seemed to halt as if something was obstructing its path. A senkaimon silently ripped through the space behind the man and from it stalked a flustered Nanao Ise, who didn't bother to turn and look to see if her fifth seat officer was following behind. She was never late. Not ever. It was an impossibility and if this captain, who she had never met, stated otherwise she would simply reply he had arrived early. It had been close though but it was better not to worry about such trivial things now that they had arrived.

Bowing deeply she approached the hooded captain from the right, slightly mistrusting of this concealed comrade. Standard uniforms were supposed to be worn with pride and she despised the liberties that some shinigami insisted on taking with them. She walked over to the ledge of the stone building peering over curiously to watch as the three dregs that Chikao had observed stumbled off into the shadows. Their irksome voices continued to penetrate the night however, and she grimaced.

"Ise Fukutaicho of the Hachibantai reporting. We didn't get a chance to read the briefing before we left, it seemed too urgent to waste time."

Her manner was brusque but polite as usual, no need to speak needlessly. She turned in the direction of the three obvious reiatsu signatures, suddenly concerned. They were strong and unfamiliar, evidently the targets of interest. She hated to seem ignorant but she found that success was often dependant on gleaming every sliver of information available.

"What exactly is the aim of this mission?"

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tonight my head is spinning,
i need something to pick me up,

Sachiko's eyes were downcast as she faithfully followed her leader through senkaimon. She was silent as often, feeling a bit bad for the slight delay she had caused them. Though she was pretty sure they weren't too late, Nanao-sama seemed to think otherwise. She wasn't surprised...the woman was used to always being always on time, while Sachiko usually ran ten minutes behind. But even Sachiko had hurried this time...even though they had almost no knowledge of the mission, if it warranted summoning a captain and a lieutenant. (Frankly, she was pretty sure she was here as support, but every little bit helped; besides, it wasn't like she was going to deny such an opportunity. Frankly, she hadn't had a good fight in a little while).

She followed Nanao closely, standing a bit away from the two more powerful comrades. She tilted her head to the side at the less-than-savory sounds they heard from the humans below, who no doubt had absolutely no idea they were there. What lucky little creatures. Their voices were raised, but she didn't really pay much attention to what they were saying (not that she could understand them anyway, but she was getting the hang of telling these kinds of things by their tones). She paid more attention to what her two companions had to say. Considering that Nanao had already explained their situation, she had nothing to offer right now but her name, which she offered with a bow. "Kobayashi, Fifth Seat of Hachibantai," she murmured, her eyes coming up to look at the man curiously.

So she may have been openly staring. She hadn't met too many Shinigami who opted not to wear the traditional uniform...in fact, she hadn't met any. Her curiosity towards the circumstances, though, was interrupted when she finally paid attention to the reiatsu that she felt...it put her on edge. The strength of them was both frightening and exciting. Her hands itched at her sides and her mind was screaming for answers, but respect for the two standing before her kept her from satisfying either hunger.


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Ready to go?

"Chikao Genkei, Kidoshu Soshi of the Kidoshu. I am grateful to meet your acquaintance, young ones, but formalities must wait. Our mission is simple, a clean-up operation of a rag-tag band of Arrancar, two of whom are former Espada. Normally I would have requested the presence of another Captain but all were otherwise engaged, we just have to make sure we're enough."

He spoke without looking at either of them, still staring towards the grouped reiatsu of the Arrancar, a slight twitch in his hand made a clinking sound with his Zanpaktou in it's sheath, momentarily masking the noise of the rowdy men below as they attempted to court a woman who looked much too old and experienced for any of them. Why here? This place was so... devoid of intelligence.

He turned his attention to their movements for a moment, assessing their increased rapidity as if they had just been spotted. They were attempting to escape in a manner that was not smart. Running.

They were heading straight for the Watermill Hotel near the Town Centre, most likely to drown out their reiatsu signatures in the crowds. However, he had scouted this way before the mission had began, the river flowing behind the hotel was far too wide for a sonido or shunpo by itself and while this would not harm an Arrancar, it would still slow them significantly. This meant they would have to move further eastward to the bridge or attempt to shunpo across the small stepping stones that were used by fishermen in the mill area. Either way could be reached via the same route, so it would be a simple matter following them, the only problem would be keeping up.

They no longer had the element of surprise, that was clear, so an ambush was out of the question. Rushing them would be a very bad idea considering Chikao's own strengths, and against a pair of Captain-level or higher Arrancar, he could not win in a straight-out brawl. Long-range combat played to their strengths, the only problem is keeping them close enough so that they don't decide to simply turn and run. The only real option was to reach the bridge and Watermill Hotel first and set up a moveable defensive position along the river to stop any attempts at reaching the Town Centre. They would need to find a way to get there faster than the Arrancars, another route. He scanned his brain quickly, pulling several ideas from his head in succession.

The main road seemed the most direct route to the Town Centre and featured no crossing of rivers, however it was quite a detour from their destination, which would cost valuable time. Past the old tannery was also an idea he considered, however doing so would leave no room for manoeuvrability, so such a route would be impractical. So their only choice was the railway underpass near Gilmour Street station, one that would get them there in enough time to set up something. What that something was, however, would have to be decided on the way.

"Follow me. Quickly now."

A suggestion of movement and he shot towards the easternmost edge of the building, appearing on the next roof over. He assumed both would be close behind and so began to explain his plan.

"I know where they're going and how they're going to get there and I know a route we can take to get their first. This will allow us to set up some sort of moveable defence along the river and roads, to stop them from reaching the Town Centre. If they do, we'll never find them again. Do you have any suggestions as to what we should put in place?"

As they raced along the rooftops, Chikao continued to scan his mind for anything he could place and remove very quickly, any sort of Kido spell that was easy to shape and control. He waited for their answer...

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[Nanao Ise]

Young ones? The momentary indignation was lost as she realized the danger of their situation.

“Two Espada? Here? I’m sorry Captain Genkei, but do you really think we will be enough?”

Panic was already beginning to gnaw at her, but on the outside she remained composed. She had heard the tales from the Winter War and had no wish to relive such tryst here. Unconciously she took a step closer to Sachiko, flashing a concerned glance in her direction. Initially she had decided to bring Officer Kobayashi along to get the girl out of the office and to gain some proper experience, but she had no intention to place her in so much danger.

She also came to the conclusion that there really must have been no other high ranking officers available since he’d called for them directly. Regretting her previous statement, she shook her head before following after Chikao, sure to set a pace that would push Sachiko but not leave her behind. Well, it was time to think tactically. With brute force they had no chance but she had heard wonderful things about the mind of this man, and she wasn’t bad at formulating clever plans on her feet. Maybe they could out-think their foes just long enough to capture and destroy them. She followed the captain sure footedly as he confidently lead them to head off the targets, listening to his words as she shunpo’d on his heels.

“Well, a Dankū would keep us out of harms way if we want to set up a barrier, but I’m afraid I haven’t mastered it yet. It would be easiest to bind them first, but we would need to closer than I’m comfortable with. Perhaps we can lure the Espada in with some mid level, long-range Hado, make them doubt our capabilities, then capture them with a Gochūtekkan. Officer Kobayashi can keep the Arrancar busy until we have eliminated the main threats.”

She was confident that as long as they remained out of reach their combined kido abilities would be enough to complete this mission. She also had faith that the determined Sachiko had enough skill to keep the Arrancar busy, and in any case she had already decided that no harm would come to her fifth seat.

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tonight my head is spinning,
i need something to pick me up,

Sachiko's heart skipped a beat when the Captain explained the details of their mission. Former Espada? Even she, rather well-known for being pig-headed and violence-loving, couldn't suppress the rising of fear that came at hearing those words.The fear didn't quite overcome her familiar feeling of excitement, but even she wasn't dumb enough not to know that there was serious danger in this mission. The Espada were opponents that even Captains had difficulties grappling with...never mind a Lieutenant and a Fifth Seat! Though she didn't speak up, she agreed wholeheartedly with Nanao's first statement. This was a mission for the higher-ups, and it seemed to be just their luck that all of those were busy.

It seemed there really was no time to waste. Almost as soon as he finished with his explanation, Genkei-sama was off. Sachiko's thoughts were yanked to a halt by the movement. Hardly hesitating in spite of the fact that she was now genuinely frightened, she found that their speed was one that was just barely faster than what she was used to. It was a bit of a push to keep up with the two higher-ranking officers, but she knew it wouldn't affect the inevitable battle too much. Or she hoped it wouldn't. She prayed it wouldn't. It was already apparent that she would be a bit behind in this battle and she didn't need one more thing to add to the list of reasons why.

The Captain's demand for ideas was answered on Sachiko's part by only silence...she doubted she could contribute much anyway. Against weaker opponents, she might be able to contribute something, but here she really didn't have anything she felt would help. Arrancar were out of her range of experience and, as she understood it, they could be as diverse as Shinigami. And she had no ideas of how to stop the enemies other than, well...being faster than they were. (She was rather loathe to admit that, with her there, they were probably a bit slower than just with Nanao-sama and the Captain.)

Sachiko's stomach clenched when almost every idea spoken by her superior involved Kido and long-range attacks, two methods that were her weak spot at best. She doubted that the four spells she had even a remotely good hold on would be of much use here. She was almost certain that Nanao knew of her major short-coming in that department, and if not, then...well, it was going to be a very interesting battle. She licked her lips and leapt ahead the smallest amount to make sure her admission was heard. "Hado would be impossible for me, Nanao-sama. I apologize." Her eye was downcast at the remark, and she cursed her own short-comings.

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Let's Do This

"Miss Ise, you forget that these are two former Espada, being so means they are far weaker than the ones in the Winter War. However, I do agree that we must be careful.

He noticed her glance towards Sachiko, concerned, protective. Ise would make a great leader one day, if they made it out of this. Danku... Not easy to cast but surely easy to form and control, a good suggestion. Long-range Kido would also be a good strategy if they didn't have the Cero and Bala to worry about. Being his primary form of attack and defence, Chikao understood the limitations of Kido more than most. Against an Arrancar firing hundreds, if not, thousands of Bala a minute, Kido took far too long to cast, even without the incantation. Therefore, backing them into a corner would be something worth considering, where they were far too busy worrying about the next attack to notice any other form of offence. His eyes flashed to Sachiko for a second and under his mask a smile grew.

"Ah, so you're not a Kido enthusiast then? That is nothing to be ashamed of, in fact it plays right into my plan. Are you able to hide your reiatsu effectively, so that you become little more than a spiritually aware human? If so, you must hide, make sure the Arrancar never see you until my signal, which will be a red Byakurai. When said signal is seen, I need you to sneak behind the current Arrancar I am facing and stab him through the spine, your Zanpaktou protruding through this *he points to the Soul Sleep in the chest region* part of the diaphragm. Are you following me so far, you two?"

There was no time to wait for their answers, they had reached their destination, a loud churning of water and the babble of rather large people wearing fluorescent clothing and training shoes. The Watermill Hotel stood with it's back against the river falls and not far down the street the bridge connected the Watermill with the Town Centre. It was much too wide for a normal Danku to cover, so Chikao would have to break out his ingenuity again.

"Miss Kobayashi, hide behind the warehouses to the left of the bridge, remember, do not leave until the red Byakurai. Both of you, if you feel a tremendous reiryoku, release your Shikai, it should take off most of the pressure. Miss Ise, call for an area freeze of 5km, stand close to me and prepare to fire any sort of low-cost Hado through the hole I open in the defences."

Taking a deep breath, he prepared himself for a very large cost in reiatsu. Drawing his Zanpaktou, it released into it's Shikai state, the ebony staff glinting in the sunlight. One glowing circle appeared in front of the crystal at it's peak, then two, then three.

"Bakudo no Nanajuusan, Tozanshou."

The cobalt pyramid barrier entrapped the two of them, protecting them from exterior damage, the outer walls amplified in defensive power by 2, thus increasing the cost by the same amount. Several beads of sweat rolled down his face beneath Chikao's hood and mask, a significant drop in reiatsu, but it would not end there.

"Bakudo no Nanajuuichi, Kongō Rōheki!"

Closing around the entirety of the glass-like pyramid of reiatsu, the lattice of hardened reiatsu pillars created a cage of immense protection from wide-scale physical and reiatsu-based attacks. But again, it came at a large cost, even though this time it went through no amplification, the Kidoshu Soshi sweating quite a bit harder.

Placing his palm on the surface of the pyramid, two small rectangular holes appeared in front of Chikao and Nanao, allowing them a place to attack from while still protected. But he still was not done, time to add a little personal flavour to the defence. Two circles of reiatsu appeared in front of the forward-most panel of the Tozanshou and then, just behind that, a trio of reiatsu circles. He muttered the incantation for both.

"A single word changes the mass of the constant, a single entity flown into the world as the angel falls. Cascading spirit and force to permeate the world. Niijuumahoujin: Kousoku Senbai."

"A single word changes the mass of the constant, a single entity flown into the world as the angel falls. Cascading spirit and force to permeate the world. Reflect. Rebirth. Use what the cherish to gain a foothold. Sanjuumahoujin: Kyōsui."

His right hand began to shake and what little skin he showed grew slightly pale now from the cost of all of these Kido. But he would be resilient as the water cascading from the heavens. He held his staff ready as he felt the Arrancar's presence grow closer...

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[Nanao Ise]

She looked back to reassure Sachiko as Chikao gave instructions to her. He seemed so calm and prepared, he had obviously decided on a plan of action, and he delivered it to them confidence befitting of a captain. Happy with the orders she had been given, relishing the thought of pushing her capabilities and gaining some recognition from the powerful captain, she couldn’t help but feel uneasy as they left Officer Kobayashi alone at the bridge. Good luck Sachiko… With a stern nod she briefly clasped the other woman’s shoulder before turning somewhat reluctantly to keep pace with Chikao.

Affirming that she had heard his commands, she made a quick call back to the headquarters, asking them to freeze most of the town centre, roughly a 5km radius from where they would set up there barrier. As an afterthought she requested that their limiters be removed too. Having them equipped would only endanger their lives; there was no need to conceal their true powers from the dissident scum.

Keeping close to the cloaked shinigami, daring to try to catch a glimpse of his visage but failing, she watched as he cast a magnificent Tozanshou, enshrining them both within its protective azure layers. Already feeling well guarded, she clenched her jaw to prevent it from dropping as he cast another massive bakudo spell, this time a Kongō Rōheki. Never before had she seen such an impressive feat of kido mastery, the show making her own skills look feeble in comparison, though the actions seemed to be taken its toll on the captain. His face was covered but his hands looked pale and clammy, trembling slightly from the effort. She was glad that she had asked for the removal of their limiters, they would need all of their power if the plan was going to be effective.

Taking a stance with her legs slightly apart, she raised her hands so that she was prepared to blast their foes with her hado, slowing her breathing to help her concentrate. The incantations that she had memorized and mastered would not be spoken, rather cast through sheer knowledge and will. Yes her comrade may have a better grasp of higher level spells, but she was renowned for her talent at kido, and was proud of what she had achieved. Perhaps after this was over (if they made it out unharmed) she would seek out Chikao to see if he would impart some of his wisdom to her.

As she felt a sudden rise of reiatsu pressure approaching quickly, her thoughts swiftly returned to her officer.
“We shouldn’t have left her there unprotected. If they realize what we’re doing they’ll get to her first. They’ll kill her.” But everything was set up now, there was nothing to be done. Cursing the way she had followed the orders without question, she wondered if there had been a safer option that she had missed. She once again glanced at him sideways seeking his expression for some kind of answer, but of course it was still hidden.

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tonight my head is spinning,
i need something to pick me up,

The excitement of all this was killing her. Fear had never hindered Sachiko's delight before, and it certainly wasn't now. But she was slightly more civilized now, and she wasn't going to go rushing in wildly like she would in the past. She had too much respect for her companions at the moment to even consider such a thing. Ookami's voice in her head, that meddling wolf, harshly scolded her for allowing her mind to stray, directing her attention back to the words that the Captain was giving her in response to her small admission. She liked to imagine she heard a bit of a smile in his words.

She blinked at Chikao-sama's response to her murmured comment...it hadn't been what she had been expecting (not that she really knew what she had been expecting). His instructions were...well, they were a bit concerning, considering how weak she was compared to them. But he spoke with such confidence that she couldn't help but believe in him. His instructions were simple and, thank the stars, within her abilities. Though some small part of her mourned not being able to immediately join the fray, the rest of her was overwhelmingly glad just to be of service. "Yes, Chikao-sama," she agreed, nodding her head.

There was only a moment for her to absorb his instruction before the time came for her to put them into practice. She only got to nod in response before she was left alone to go to her designated hiding place. She was surprised to feel a firm hand on her shoulder before Nanao left, and Sachiko felt immensely gratefulHer mind remained with her superiors, wondering what was going to happen to them. Of course, she selected a place where she could see them and, as instructed, masked herself.

From where she was, she could only feel what was happening, and it infuriated her. She was itching to do something and it took all her strength to restrain herself. Ookami was waiting in her hands...she didn't dare release it yet.

The closer the enemies got, the more restless Sachiko felt. Her breath quickened and she was practically jumping up and down as she waited for something to happen. It was much too early for Chikao-sama's signal to come, and until then, she was just going to have to be patient... But her desire to be with her superiors was almost overpowering; she did so hate having to sit back like this, both in danger and possibly causing some danger to them as well.


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It Begins

"Hey... hey nii-san... niiiii-saaaan... are we there yet?"
"Dammit, could you shut up for five minutes!?"
"No need to be rude, nii-san"
"Rrrrr..."

The two girls, dressed head to toe in white moved with incredible speed through the streets of Scotland's knife crime capital, weaving and dodging the buildings as the large man trailed behind.

The oldest and strongest of the group, Maria Nobelleaux, was starting to get irritated. For the past while they had been running from these stupid Shinigami and hadn't lost them yet, plus on top of that she had to content with her sister's stupid whining that she was tired and that she wanted to go home. Maria just wanted to hurt something right now, something small and easily crushed.

She could feel their reiatsu now, a large spike in activity forward up the road. She growled angrily as she saw a large blue pyramid at the bridge, humming with activity, watching as it was then encased in a large lattice of thick bars. Boro Tortuno appeared behind her, having struggled to keep up before,

"What're we going to do?"
"What do you think? Crush them!"
"As you wish"

A loud sonido sent Boro high into the air above the bridge, drawing his blade and swinging it high above his head before roaring out,

"FLATTEN THEM, TORTUGA!"

He expanded faster than even he was expecting, his back hardening to the point of it growing a bone-like shell and his stomach grew several layers of fat-like muscle. Now ten times his originally huge size, he plummeted through the air towards the bridge and Chikao's defences.

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Chikao's eyes fly upwards as the Arrancar appeared over them. He cursed his luck quietly before reciting the incantation for his Kido spell, quickly the words flew from his lips like water from the falls just to the left. He raised his hand, pointing straight at the top of the pyramid, focusing the required amount of reiatsu into his hand before letting it loose at the Arrancar's huge belly.

"Hado no Nanajuusan, Soren Sokatsui!"

The top of the pyramid opened for a brief second to let the Kido through, the two blasts of fiery reiatsu striking the vast figure square in it's centre. It most likely would not harm it much, but it would keep it away from the pyramid for now at least. The force shot the Arrancar like a rocket, flipping it onto it's back in mid-air and forcing it to land in the falls, tossing and turning to try and re-align itself.

Chikao groaned in pain this time, after casting three level 70 Kido spells without removing his limiter, if he tried anything else, he'd kill himself. He had no choice but to rely on Nanao and keep the defences steady until his limiter was removed, panting heavily.

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She could smell the fear from miles away as Boro dropped himself onto the shinigami. An impressive move to blast him out of the sky like that, though she could see now that he was straining, a perfect chance to strike.

She started forward, but stopped abruptly as she noticed something odd in her Pesquisa, a small anomaly of reiatsu just behind the warehouses, not worth her time... but it would keep her sister busy for a while at least. Maria beckoned for Kashy to join her, pointing at the anomaly.

"Go find out what that is, we'll kill these two"
"Aaaaww, but I haven't fought all daaay..."
"JUST DO IT! Dammit, you're the most annoying person I've ever met."

Kashy Belleaux did as she was told without further questioning, she knew better than to get her sister angry, though it was satisfying. She headed towards the warehouse when she felt strong reiatsu signature to her right, a bolt of lightning striking hitting her in the arm and sending her toppling towards the streets bellow with a loud yelp.

Chikao gasped in pain again, even that Byakurai was getting too much for him. If the limiters didn't get removed soon, he'd be in big trouble, if he wasn't already. His hands wouldn't stop shaking... why wouldn't they stop... why did they have to have this stupid limiter? He clenched his teeth and gripped his SHikai tightly to try and relieve some of the pain.

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[Nanao Ise]

As the three ivory clad figures came into her view, her stomach clenched and she almost overcome by nausea. Within moments the male appeared above them, trying to crush them with his grotesque new form. Luckily Chikao was on top form and managed to blast him away, saving their defences for now, but it was obvious he had nearly reached his current capabilities. The tortoise-like espada seemed to be second in reiatsu level to the smug looking female who remained still for the moment, issuing commands and observing. Her relief that all three had come for them was fleeting as the third and weakest arrancar was sent in the direction of her fifth seat. Forming a Byakurai in her hands, she was about to attempt to strike the fleeing girl as Chikao beat her to the punch. She turned to thank him but shocked by his visibly exhausted appearance. Alright, it’s my turn…

Reaching into her sleeve she carefully withdraw her zanpakuto from her sleeve, whispering his release tenderly. ”Sing, Kusanagi!”
The steel blazed to life, lengthening and becoming ensheathed in flames. She felt a slight but immediate reduction in the pressure surrounding her, almost smirking as she threw the formed Byakurai directly towards the leading female arrancar.

“Just a while longer Captain, the limiters will be removed any moment now!”

Her voice was tinged with concern, but her concentration was on her enemies as she continued throwing lighting-typed spells towards them. This relentless approach would at least keep them distracted for now and prevent them from regrouping to form a new plan. Sachiko would probably meet with her foe soon, but with any luck her fall from Chikao’s kido strike might have already rendered her injured.

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tonight my head is spinning,
i need something to pick me up,

This was utterly maddening. Even without her sensitivity to reiatsu, Sachiko could feel the battle from where she stood. Even though she knew she was neither hiding nor being useless, every inch of her was screaming to get out and fight like the animal she was. She could see the flash of the first attack and had to stop her legs from pushing herself forward. The spikes and shifts in the powerful souls in the area were tugging at her furiously.

Even the danger of what she was doing couldn't stop Sachiko from practically begging the stars to let her have at least a tiny part in the battle.

For a moment, she almost got her wish. Her heart skipped a beat when one of the opponents changed direction. It was fairly obvious that the Arrancar was, for some reason, heading straight for her. For what reason she couldn't possibly fathom...as Chikao had requested, she had disguised herself. Unless they were just here to attack anything more spiritually aware than a potted plant... But before she could even begin to prepare herself, a flash of light told her that Chikao-sama had taken care of the problem before it was a problem. Wow. This man was phenomenal.

But even the knowledge that it was no longer required, her grip tightened on the hilt of her sword. She didn't want to release yet...the flare would no doubt bring attention to her. And she was no Kido expert, but she knew enough to know that too many spells cast, especially high-level spells, were quite taxing. She shuddered to think of being in Chikao's position right now. Though she would fight through almost any condition, she couldn't imagine having her soul taxed that much.

Another fluctuation revealed that someone, most likely Nanao-sama, had released. Sachiko twitched...the urge to jump out was almost overpowering. Her breathing quickened and she began to run through drills in her mind. It will be over soon, Chiko-chan...just be patient...


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