Chapter 7: Hidden Underground
String regained himself and was wondering how that happened. How whenever something that makes him lose his nerve happens, his instincts kick in like that. He had no idea what happened other than he just gave himself a new path to follow. String left the area and went down until he made it to the opening.
"Okay then," he started as he saw all of the markings, "I guess now I'm going to a tomb."
String continued on through the door where he was met by more undead archers. He dealt with them quickly and continued on. He saw another one of Muramasu's statues and touched it. This time, he felt another surge go through him. He could feel his blade, staff and flail getting stronger just like he was getting. He left the statue and was near a bridge that was over a drop. As String was crossing it, more of the undead showed up and destroyed the bridge, dropping him down to the ground below.
"Oh you've gotta be kidding me." String said as he stood back up.
He dealt with the fiends and undead quickly before heading through a red door. He dealt with the undead inside before pressing a button on the far wall. String left that room and did the same thing in the blue room. After he left that room, the double doors were unlocked and String went through it. Once inside the large and empty room, A portal from the underworld appeared and the tentacle monster from before came out of it.
"Hey," String said in slight surprise, "didn't I kill you earlier?"
The fiend attacked and String made quick work of it. When he finished, there was a rumble outside the room. He went out and saw his way up. When he made his way up, he saw a purple jewel on the chair.
"I wonder what you do?" String said as he took the jewel.
He made his way through an arch door and went down a hall where he was met by more undead. He dealt with them quickly and continued on. When he made it to the bottom, he saw an open coffin with another deity statue in it. This one was a wolf.
"I'll take you." String said as he took the statue.
There was also a skull key in the coffin that looked to be a way through the door to his right. String took it and went through the door.
"Time to hoof it." He said as he ran down the corridor.
As he ran there was another loud rumble that he could hear from far away. String could feel a rumble approaching him from behind. He turned and saw water approaching him at a fast speed.
"OH CRAP!" String shouted right before the water overtook him.
String tried to hold on, but the water current was too strong and he was carried to a large room. He raised his head above the water to catch his breath.
"Ugh," he grunted. "Universe, I know I'm an abomination in the eyes of practically anybody that looks at me, but seriously. Water? Why?"
String shook his head before noticing and elevator. He swam down and got in it. It took him up and String took this time to dry himself off. He wound up back in the monks room.
"Huh. Awkward." String said to himself.
Suddenly, more of the black spider clan landed in the room and started to attack him. String dealt with them with his flail. He left the room and dropped down to the main hall.
String's POV
"Well that was a colossal waste of time." I said to myself.
I can't believe that I wasted my time and energy into not even getting close to that bastard. Oh well. At least I got this wicked cool flail. As I was looking around, I felt a very strong presence approaching me. I turned and saw an outline of something through the windows. Suddenly, the windows exploded and revealed a fiend. Not just any other fiend, a greater fiend from the looks of her. She was pink with some really weird stuff going on with her.
"Whoa." I said to her. "Hi there. Are you familiar with a black clad armored up pile of garbage named Doku?"
She dropped to the ground in front of me and gave me a look that I've seen my entire life. That look of 'I'm about to kill you because of what you are' only this time it looked like more like because I was talking about Doku. I drew my sword and prepared myself for a hell of a fight.
She flew above me and tried to swipe her sharp hands at me. Luckily I dodged her and threw a few shurikens at her. Yeah, those didn't do crap to her. She started to twitch in the air and pillars from the monastery started to fly towards me. I dodged them and rushed her. She spiked the ground and pushed me back a little then got in my face. She grabbed me by the neck with her leg and flipped me over her. I landed hard and could feel something in me rupture. Breathing became a little difficult so it must have been a rib or two, or all of them.
She was about to strike me again but I got out of the way and managed to slash her chest a little. That must have pissed her off because she started to fire pink balls of death at me. Dodging them were a little difficult, but I managed to do so. After that, I ran up to her utilized a technique I learned from an ancient scroll back in the village. The flying swallow. I jumped at her and used my momentum, enhanced reflexes, and my fiend and hollow like powers. I was an awesomely purple blur as I slashed through her. She was stunned and that gave me the opportunity to deliver the killing blow.
(Author's Note: I Know It Takes More Than That To Beat Alma, But I Don't Feel Like Going Through An Entire Fight Scene This Late At Night So Oh Well.)
She stood there and grunted as her forehead started to glow. She screamed and a beam of light came out of her. Suddenly there was an explosion that rocked me to my core.
General POV
Yoruichi, Soifon and Rangiku were joined by Rukia, Unohana, and Isane. They were making their way into the city when they saw the explosion of light off in the distance.
"What the hell was that?" Rukia asked.
"Lets find out. Come on." Yoruichi said.
The six started to head over to the monastery but were getting slowed by hollows that were starting to appear.
Back at the monastery, String saw that the fiend was still alive somehow but fading fast. Almost without warning though, a zip line latched onto some rubble and Rachael swung in to kick the fiend. She landed on the ground and raised her hammer to strike the fiend down, but she hesitated. The fiend faded away and Rachael fell to her knees. String approached her.
"I can't do it." She started. "I can't kill my own sister."
A siren could be heard in the distance.
Finally Finished This Chapter. Sorry It Took Me So Long. After The Holidays Were Over, College Just Kept Me Busy.
Other Than That Though, Hope You Guys Like This. Yoruichi And The Soul Reapers Will Meet String After The Whole Military Chapters, So Basically After Chapter 9.
Anyway, Hope You Enjoyed, Review For More, And As Always,
Stay Sexy Out There, PEACE!
