Everlasting Reflections: The Moon Underwater

Arc I: Genesis

Chapter 4: High Alert


"Hmm… he even knows about my purpose moreover about the Tensaiga, just who is this Daiyokai and what is he doing here?" Sesshomaru whispered in his mind while staring at that beggar.

He easily figured that Sesshomaru must be wondering about him and thus he spoke, "my guidance won't make any difference but still I will tell you… go straight in the south until you reach Karakura town." "So, my Tensaiga is in Karakura town?" Sesshomaru asked him. The beggar slowly tilted his face upward to stare at him and then spoke in a low voice, "No, but it is where your destiny lies." Sesshomaru didn't ask anything further but instead, he adopted his light orb form and disappeared from there.


Department of Research and Development, Soul Society…

It was a large building with multiple chambers containing most advanced technology of the Soul Society with various devices and instruments. Hundreds of the squad members were working on their respective panels inside the surveillance chamber of the building. Suddenly, one of them got up from his seat and rushed towards Lieutenant Akon's cabin who was also working on a control panel along with his assistants.

That squad member was clearly in panic and he whispered something to Lieutenant Akon which not just shocked him but also made him quite worried. Lieutenant Akon immediately commanded the radar to display the live streaming of northern outskirts of the Karakura town. As the screen in front of him started displaying, they saw Sesshomaru, who was moving towards Karakura town in his light orb form.

Lieutenant Akon quickly pressed some buttons and the next moment, radar displayed Sesshomaru's approximate power level along with its structure upon seeing which everyone present there got utterly scared and confused. Lieutenant Akon wiped out the sweat from his forehead, "Ca..Captain… damn! He is not here… somebody… somebody, report this to Captain Kurotsuchi, immediately," he shouted at his assistants. Upon receiving the instructions in such a manner, some of the squad members immediately rushed towards the chamber of Mayuri Kurotsuchi with a printout of the displayed information while the environment of entire surveillance chamber turned from peaceful to chaotic as the news spread.


Laboratory of Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi, the building of 12th Division…

Mayuri Kurotsuchi was sitting on his hi-tech chair and having a tea while Nemu Kurotsuchi was standing right beside him. All of a sudden, some of his squad members came running to him without realizing that they just entered his laboratory without the permission. "Did you forget that I can turn all of you into specimens for my experiments as a punishment for entering here without my permission," Kurotsuchi spoke in an intimidating manner as he got up from his seat, "Nemu, capture all of them," he added as he ordered his Lieutenant.

She immediately responded to the order of her Captain and the next moment, when her hands were only a few inches away from the already scared squad members, one of them spoke in a miserable tone, "Wait, wait! Please stop her Captain, we are here because Soul Society is in trouble." "I see… it better be because if it is not then you all are definitely going to be in the trouble." Mayuri narrowed his eyes as he spoke to them with utter seriousness. And as he did, one of the squad members handed him over that printout without wasting any second and the information seemed to be enough to widen his eyes with immense curiosity and responsibility at the same time.

"Amazing! this is truly amazing… we have found something so powerful and yet it is neither a Shinigami nor a Hollow nor even a Quincy… I would have loved to pay a visit to Karakura town personally but the power level of that light orb is making this entire issue quite critical and hence I am bound to wait for Head Captain's instructions before responding to it," Mayuri Kurotsuchi murmured abruptly with the excitement but also with a disappointment of unable to do about it as he please. "Ca..Captain!" The squad members uttered hesitatingly in a very low voice. "Oh! Yes… Nemu, spare their pathetic lives," Mayuri order her after which she backed off almost immediately. "Thank you, Captain… thank you so, much… you are very kind, "all those Shinigamis murmured while bowing down to Mayuri and then they immediately ran away from the laboratory without wasting any moment.


Head Captain's Chamber, the building of the 1st Division…

As usual, Genryusai Yamamoto was sitting on his chair which was located at a corner of his huge chamber. He was busy with the paperwork when the messenger arrived there. "Head Captain, there is a top priority confidential message for you from the Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi," the messenger spoke while sitting in front of the table on which Genryusai was doing the paperwork. "Hmm… confidential?" Head Captain murmured as he got up from his chair and approached the messenger in order to grab the report. He remained on his one knee while Genryusai took the papers in his hands and began to read it. Both of his eyes got opened with the shock as he read those papers while it seemed that the details were also reminding him of something very important which he kept hidden from almost everyone in the 13th Squad.

"This orb of light is undoubtedly a Yokai and it is truly unexpected to witness one after all the measures we took… how come such a powerful Yokai managed to escape Soul King's plan?" Head Captain spoke to himself in a very low voice. "Any instructions for us, Sir?" The messenger asked after waiting for a few minutes. Genryusai stared at him as he snapped out of his deep thoughts and replied, "Leave, I will take care of this matter myself." As soon as the messenger left, the Head Captain uttered further with determination and strictness in his tone, "I am one of those selected Shinigamis who was given the responsibility of keeping Yokais away from ourselves as well as from the Hollows… now I will have to enforce this sacred law established by the Soul King himself, one last time."


Urahara Shop in the Karakura town, World of the Living…

It was midnight already and Urahara was busy in cleaning the interiors of his shop while Tessai, Jinta, and Ururu were cleaning the lawn in front of it. Yoruichi, on the other hand, was upset with Urahara for some reason and thus she locked herself away in a room.

Suddenly a Hell Butterfly appeared nearby Urahara and conveyed him the message from the Head Captain. "Oh! It is clearly an emergency… Yoruichi-san!" Urahara murmured upon realizing the seriousness of the situation and then he loudly called for her. Yoruichi was too upset to listen to him, "leave me alone, Kisuke… don't try to disturb me if you love your bones," she shouted back at him furiously. He got a bit stunned upon anticipating her anger and then he swallowed before making another attempt of convincing her, "I apologize for stealing your flower, Yoruichi-san… it's a message from Head Captain, please listen to me." Yoruichi realized that she must know that message since it was coming from the Head Captain himself. "Hmm… what is it?" she replied after a break.

She found Urahara standing in front of her room the moment she opened the door and now she stared at him in a serious manner, waiting for him to elaborate the entire message. "It is a top priority but secret message… a powerful energy orb has entered Karakura town and he wants us to dispose of it before it can create any significant havoc," he explained the situation to her.

"Alright then, let's go but first, at least tell me why did you pluck that flower when you knew that I was taking care of it for months?" Yoruichi asked him after calming herself down in order to understand his reasons behind such an act. At first, Urahara got nervous but decided to answer despite his great hesitation, "Well, amm… I thought it will be useful in my experiments." After listening to his words, she became even more upset than she already was but decided to give him one last chance, "what kind of experiment was that, it must be something very important, isn't it?" she asked while holding her anger on the brink. Urahara spoke even more nervously, "he he he… it was just amm… important… yes, it was an important experiment… a pill to get rid of the upset stomach once and for all." The next moment a tight punch on his face sent him flying through the entire corridor, "Kisuke… you are a horrible person, ugh… I am going out to hunt that orb down; we are going to work separately this time." She replied him angrily in frustration and immediately left to find that energy orb which was actually none other but Sesshomaru himself.


To be continued…