[3rd/8th/9th/11th][Closed] Week --: To the Wire, To the Limit, To the Soul

[Shapeshifter]

Seraf could only shake his head in disappointment as he left Ishin’s side. How he could show mercy to an enemy who had the positions been reversed surely would have plunged his sword straight into his heart. It made no sense to save the man unless he would be taken in for severe questioning. But from the way Ishin was talking it sounded as if he was promising the Gotei would forgive the man and welcome him home with open arms. The thought made Seraf chuckle. “As If he would ever be welcomed back there again. Ishin only prolonged his life a little before he will be executed as a war criminal. Damn I don’t get that guy.”

Of course you don’t. This is the first time you met him idiot.

“Regardless of that fact, I don’t understand his reasoning for what he did. No matter how I look at the situation, it still would have made sense to kill Hiroshi right then and there.”

Who can know what goes on in a man’s soul? I doubt even the man himself knows why he does what he does at times. Ishin has been made the man he is by his own experiences. It isn’t your place to question his judgment.

“We were dealing with a man who had thrown his ties with Soul Society away. The most logical choice would have been to kill him. He’s a traitor!”

Drop it. What’s done is done, so just leave it. Seraf could only fume in silence as he made his way over to where Keji and Sho were standing. They both were smiling with satisfaction over their victory and probably still taking notes he figured. He was just about to congratulate his companions when the alarms started blaring and the whole ship began to shake like it was tearing itself apart. Taking off after the others Seraf didn’t voice what everyone was thinking, he was actually rather glad when Sho decided to break the silence and ask how they were going to leave. It was a good question.

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[too_lazy]

As if on cue, to answer this motley crew's queries of getting off of this literally god-forsaken rock (or living mass), a chiming noise occurred from both Keiji and Sho's Athenas. After a chirp, the voice of Fiona Kincade came clear and distinct, having automatically switched to speaker phone from her higher clearance device so that the others may hear.

"Ryuku-kun, Noboru-kun, it's Kincade. I tapped into your frequencies earlier and I'm glad to hear that you've successfully completed your orders. Congratulations." A buzz of static occurred for a small moment before the all-too serious tone continued on.

"On that note, about our current situation and methods of departure: The Captains have defeated Daedalus, but at the cost of this 'ship'. It seems that our enemy was connected to the main Menos of the whole; and with that, this entire mass is going to disappear soon. Very soon."

To confirm the woman's declaration, pieces of their surroundings began to break off in luminous shards, turning into wisps before disintegrating completely. Unraveling before the group's very eyes, what was once living began to shred apart into bright ashes, almost sparkling in an odd variation of snow. Quickly the majority of their environment had evaporated before them.

"...Before you jump to any conclusions, we have a method of escape. Once this fortress completely dissipates, the barrier around it will have fallen- thus allowing us to use Charon's Road to transport us back to Seireitei. In that split moment you are to 'Ping' the Kyuubantai Taisho's main control room with your coordinates, and will subsequently open up the gates for each and every one of you. Don't hesitate and be swift with it; Charon's Road is not meant to be used on moving targets, let alone rapidly moving ones. I suggest you pull up the menu to message Headquarters soon."

They could see whole sections of walls smashing itself apart into infinitesimal pieces then becoming engulfed into the nothingness of bright blue sky. Fading in and out, the opacity of the ground below them flickered with translucence, revealing wispy clouds below. Meanwhile the pair of Ninth Division officers heeded their superior's advice, punching in the contact for the main control room.

"See you at HQ!" Fiona's transmission cut out, signaling her abrupt exit.

And just like that, their surroundings disappeared completely. Before any of them could even scream, Sho and Keiji relayed the message- and within a blink of the eye, each and every one of them were enveloped by the portals of Charon's Road.




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[IshinOnigami]

Ishin was running full pace to keep himself from falling. He didn't think he could use fuyutsuki to survive a fall like that, and really didn't want to try. If that experiment went wrong, it would be messy. Suddenly, he heard Fiona's voice, his guardian angel once again, telling them to activate Charon's Road once the place completely disappeared.

Ishin realized a moment later what she meant. He turned and looked back, his eyes widening. The ship was, indeed, being purified all around him. He pushed himself, running even faster if it was possible, making sure to keep pace with the two scientists. Just as quickly as her voice started, it ended too. He realized she must have gated out, which meant her section was gone. He hoped she was alright, but didn't have time for that at the moment. He looked down at his feet, just in time to see the floor vanish from underneath him. As he started to fall, he called out to Sho and Keiji.

“Now would be a really good time to make the roads!”

Even as he said it, Ishin felt the peculiar feeling he got whenever he tried to use the senkaimon. It felt like he was being pulled gently in two different directions at once. Ishin figured this would be what it was like to feel the effects of his kai. He figured that, if he survived this, it might be an interesting way to train himself. He would have to try. If he walked away from this that is.

No sooner had he started to fall into the gate, than he was out of it. And when he came into the ninth divisions headquarters, it wasn't softly. He came flying out of the portable gate feet first, nearly kicking one of the techs in the face. Not a split second later, his ass hit the floor. Hard.

Looking up, he noticed the others coming out. Of course, out walked Fiona, not even seeming to break a sweat. He didn't pay attention to see the way the others exited. He got up, brushed himself off, then sat down on the closest bench. That little experience had set his heart to beating like a bongo drum. He felt around to make sure he had everything. Head? Check. Body? Check. Zanpakutou? Check.

When he was satisfied, he turned and looked at the others. They had exited, and by the time Ishin was done checking himself had either gotten up, or more likely had never fallen at all. He got the feeling it was the latter. Leaning against the wall he was closest too, he waited for the captains to emerge so that he could give his report. He also waited to see if Hiroshi had come through with them. He was ready to stand up for him, even if it meant trouble for his own self. He wasn't really worried about his his own well being anyway. He strained his neck to see if he could spot the former SQN member.

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[Shapeshifter]

Seraf had a second to process what was about to happen before the floor, his firm footing evaporated under him. He was not even a little bit prepared. He let off a yelp as he began to plummet at a rate that Seraf could only imagine as creating a very messy end when he impacted the ground. And yet that horrible vision never passed. Almost immediately after the purification of the ship the Charon’s Roads opened, swallowing him in sweat bright light.

Surprisingly enough Seraf popped out of the Charon’s Road completely intact, for which he was immeasurably grateful. Landing on his feet Seraf managed an elegant landing until he took his first step. Face first into the floor of the 9th Division was not how he had imagined his triumphant return, yet he blamed it on his first time using the Charon’s Road…which wasn’t altogether true since he had come to the 11th Division by the same way.

Hastily scrambling to his feet Seraf checked that he hadn’t sprouted an extra arm, however cool that might be, and was pleased to find everything in working order. Now it was just waiting for his Captain to show up and they could return to their happy little headquarters. He was glad that this high alert was finally finished. Looking down at the gash in his chest he let out a sigh. “Looks like I’m due for another visit to the fourth…what a pain this trip has been.”

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So Seraf in done in this collab im pretty sure. >.>

 

[PeaCe]

Sho had listened to the message intently and he was in the proper menu; the press of one button and Charon’s Road would open to them. He hesitated, but was thankful for the intense video game training he’d partook in when he was a live and was sure that at the right moment he could press the button and activate the portal – after all, he was quite skilled when it came to reaction time.

He was glancing around the entire time, carefully measuring the current level of mass still in the sky – not much, he thought. Just as the final piece of the fortress disappeared (a piece they themselves had all crowded on), Sho joined Ryuku in pressing the button and Charon’s Road came to life, enveloping the group.

Having little practice with Charon’s Road, he almost looked to fall, but managed to keep his balance and landed flawlessly in the middle of the room; just in front of him, Ishin had delivered a less graceful landing and had taken out one of his fellow ninth division members. Shrugging this off, he took the time to observe his surroundings; finally he was back on the ground and in the building that he felt the most comfortable in (and indeed the building that he viewed as perhaps the best out of all of them).

“Now if there are no objections to me saying as such,” Sho stated absentmindedly, “That mission was some serious kick ass. I’ll look forward to another one of them, hopefully when I’m a little stronger though.”

He took several glances around before he lost most of the energy he had left and almost collapsed; thankfully being close to a piece of machinery, he leaned against the outside casing and let out a sigh of relief. He was deadly tired after all that fighting, his first serious fight. Next time he hoped to be able to take out a Shikai level opponent of Daiaku’s calibre solo – or at least have Shikai by the time that event occurred.

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