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Noble's Insanity (Chapter 2 – Ominous Silence)
Ichigo couldn't see anything...just darkness no matter which direction he faced. From out of nowhere, there was a bright flash of white along with the loud yet deep rumble. "Thunder? But...does that mean it's storming in Seireitei?" he thought as he looked around. "But then...where am I? It's not Soul Society...wait, that's right. I must be passed out in the Senkaimon...but this isn't my inner world either..." he continued to think in confusion.
"Hey, Zangetsu! Where are you?!" Ichigo shouted out into the darkness. Of course...there was no reply. "What the hell...is going on?" he asked himself outwardly. Then there was the deep laughter again, echoing all around Ichigo through the darkness. "Who are you?! Show yourself, you coward!" he shouted to the darkness. His only response was the silencing of the laughter and he sighed, thankful it had stopped...that is until all he heard next was high pitch screaming of all kinds; children and adults, male and female. He quickly covered his ears to block the nightmarish sound but it just got louder. "What is going on around me?!" he yelled out to no one in particular, in hopes of quieting down the sound around him but it failed. He collapses to the his knees, clutching his head tightly.
It took only twenty to twenty-five minutes for Byakuya to reach the Izinari District. He searched his entire surroundings, checking for any anomalies or hostile residence…but all was silent except for the rumbling thunder all around. "Something's off…this is one of the most dangerous districts and yet there isn't a single person in sight…" Byakuya thought to himself as he continued to look around, analyzing the area. Suddenly, there was another flash of red and black a few yards away. He shunpo's to the area just as a rumble of thunder sounded the area with a flash of lighting and what he saw with the flashing light of the storm actually made his blood run cold.
Everywhere he looked just made his stomach turn with each new sight; dead bodies lying everywhere the eye can see. "What is going on here?" he thought as he took a step back, trying to recompose himself. He suddenly started running through the entire district, looking for any survivors at all...only to come up with nothing but corpses. He now stands atop the roof of a shack containing a slaughtered family, just at a loss of words and thoughts.
It was silent...completely silent. Dead silent. Something was definitely wrong and apparently he was the only one who knew so far and he knew it. Just as he was about to just turn back to report the Head-taicho, there was another flash of red and black. "What is that blasted light?" he asked outwardly, if anything to just break the damn silence, with irritation lacing his voice.
The light appeared again, only a few yards away again in the forest to the west. Byakuya instantly runs off towards the area in hopes off finally finding out what the cause was...though he already had a good idea. He was at the spot in only about five minutes...only to find nothing but a small clearing in the forest. "Why? Why was Ichigo here and why is he moving away from Seireitei? Why did he kill all those rukon residents?" Byakuya thought, his mind racing with other thoughts but the questions had more priority at the moment.
He took off once more, going even farther from Seireitei to stop the murderer...if only he knew for sure who it was then he would just charge in stop the person, but not knowing all the details stopped him from committing such an act. Now, all he could was hope he could end all the blasted bloodshed that should not be occurring.
~ Sylvia: Yeah...sorry this one was shorter, but I'm trying my best! Reviews would be appreciated! Till next time! XD ~