Welcome to chapter ten! I'm sorry that if the last chapter wasn't the best but I promise this one will be better and longer!
Chapter Ten: Beware the Parasite
The Next Day
Its been a full night that Toshiro was kidnapped and Seireitei was in full lock down. The gate guardians were now tasked not to let anyone out in case that there may be more than two spies in there ranks. Of course most shinigami doesn't know what was going on but for some, they were feeling the full effects of Toshiro's kidnapping.
Kyoraku hadn't drank a single sip of sake, Lisa was showing more emotion, Soifon was taking out her anger and frustration on division members, Unohana's smile seemed forced, Kisuke hadn't made a single smile and was working harder than usual, Isshin(who was now free from the ice) hadn't attack a division member and Ukitake seemed more ill than usual.
Of course they didn't even come close to what Yoruichi was feeling.
The purple hair mother searched the night for any sign of Toshiro's whereabouts, both inside and outside the Seireitei. She tore through any possible hiding places and personally interrogated members of Damian's army which usually left the men begging for mercy. Only after Unohana managed to sedate and bind her to a bed that she finally rested and, once she ate and finished the captain's meeting, she would be back out searching for her son.
Speaking of whom, should be waking up right now.
With Toshiro
'Uh my head,' Toshiro thought to himself as he slowly woke up. 'What happened last night? Why-' It suddenly came back to him in a flash. Him being drugged and faintly aware of someone carrying him and he shot upright to find himself in a dark cell.
He tried to stand up but found himself cuff to the wall behind him by a long chain. "Where am I?"
"In my home, little one." A voice from in front of him and he saw, beyond the bars, a man standing there. "For a while there I thought that my two soldiers might have overdose you with that drug in your food but your awake now so I don't need to worry."
The man stepped into the light and he could see him clearly. He had short black hair and a lean figure, his eyes were a blue, almost black, and a Zanpakuto on his side. The most noticeable feature, however, was a deep scar on his right cheek which Toshiro could tell was from his Kaa-chan's Shunko.
Toshiro sat upright and calmly said, "I'm guessing your Damian, the rogue shinigami my Kaa-chan defeated." The man rubbed his scar as he nodded.
"Smart kid I heard a lot about you, finishing the Academy in one year, killing Mimicry, gaining your Shikai. You know you could make a great general for my army."
The white hair boy scowled. "I much rather eat glass and nails than join you."
Damian laughed. "Well I certainly admire your will kid," He turned away but before he went out of sight, he said. "Oh don't bother thinking that help will come kid, this hideout is somewhere those shinigami won't think to look." He left, leaving Toshiro to himself.
Captain's Meeting
Yamamoto stared at the assemble captains all of whom had sober looks on there faces. "Captain Shihoin have you made any progress on Damian's whereabouts?"
"No Captain-Commander Yamamoto, I tore through every one of his known bases and interrogated his soldiers and neither of them provide any clue of his current location." They could hear the anger and worry in her voice and see the tear marks on her cheeks. "Also will this meeting take long because I want to continue my search for him."
"No Captain Shihoin, this meeting will not take long." Yamamoto said. "I want all captains to be on the lookout on odd activities of your division members and report to me if you do notice something. We don't know how many spies Damian have planted in our ranks." He tapped his cane on the ground, signaling that the meeting is over and the captains walked out, excluding Yoruichi who Shunpo out to resume her search.
With Toshiro
Toshiro was sitting on the ground, thinking about the current situation he was in. 'I'm chained to a wall wearing a collar that is preventing me from using any kido and in a location that no one knows.' He sighed and took a look around his cell. 'No windows so most likely I'm underground but where underground? Probably somewhere my Kaa-chan won't think to look.'
He heard a door open and one of the two men who kidnapped him stepped inside holding a tray of food. "Breakfast." He slid the food into the cell and walked back out, leaving Toshiro to his little meal of rice, fish, and water. Toshiro began to eat while he thought of someway to escape and came up with nothing and threw a fish in anger.
It landed outside the bars and quickly two rats came to eat it, one with a scar on its left eye and the other missing half its tail. He watched as the two rodents fought over it, eventually Scar won by biting Half Tail head and throwing him into the cell.
Half Tail landed with a hard smack, a little blood as a result of impact, and ran back out. Toshiro, however, was staring at the blood on the floor with a calculated gaze.
'That's it! But I never tried it on a person before and without Hyōrinmaru it'll be downright impossible.' He allowed a small smirk to appear on his face. 'But that's never stopped me before.'
With Isshin
The captain of the Tenth was walking around to get his mind off current events. 'Think Isshin, you read Damian's notes yourself and you know that man would think of the craziest places to put his bases. Kyoraku even found one hidden in a lake and Yoruichi found two hidden in trees so where would he put another?'
He stopped as he saw several fourth Division members walk toward him, all of them carrying cleaning supplies and oblivious to his presence. "I can't believe we're stuck cleaning the sewers just because we're new recruits."
"Deal with it man, at least we don't need to be near those crazy eleventh divisions members for the day. I hate those guys."
Another one, this one a girl, spoke up. "At least your guys, I have to deal with those assholes grabbing my butt every time I turn around. Oh Captain Isshin!" The girl and her two male friends bowed as Isshin who simply smiled.
"Hey I was wondering if I can have a map of the sewers."
Hours Later
Toshiro moved his fingers in a way that a puppeteer would move a marionette. What was interesting, however, was the several rats including Scar and Half Tail was in front of him, doing the weirdest of things. Scar was walking on his hind legs in a circle, Half Tail and another rat appeared to be playing patty cake, and three more appeared to be fighting with there front legs only.
Sweat fell from his face as he poured all of his focus into the rats but soon his focus broke, the rats running away from him once it did. 'Its not perfect, I know I won't be able to fully control anyone now, even if I can them off guard I won't be able to control someone for long.' He wiped the sweat from his forehead. 'But I just need to control one of them long enough to unlock this cell.'
He leaned against the wall behind him and sighed. 'Come into my cave, said the dragon to the slayers.'
In the Sewers
"We're been down here for hours, Captain Goat beard, and I haven't sense one thing out of place." Toph said as she walked alongside Isshin who was using a small kido to light the way, a map in his free hand. Currently the two were on the many pathways of the sewers, the smelly river like muck just to there right. "Just keep trying Toph, I'm sure there something down here."
The dark hair girl sighed and did as he asked. Like everyone else, she was feeling the effects of Toshiro's kidnapping as well.
'I swear once I see you again, I'm going to train you into the ground with the ground for making me worry like this.'
She suddenly stopped, catching Isshin's attention. "Toph you notice something?" She nodded as she pointed at the river of filth. "Yeah something odd in the water. Its like an outline of a hatch or something."
Isshin nodded his head. "Alright Toph, I want you to head back above and tell the captains what you found, I'm going to find Toshiro." Toph nodded and disappeared in a Shunpo while Isshin drew his Zanpakuto.
'Damian was a captain class threat so I can't hold back against him or his soldiers.' He swung his Zanpakuto in a lazy manner, causing the water to spread apart as if something slice down the middle revealing a small hatch.
Lunch
The man known as Sound Howler was walking toward the prisoner's cell, holding a tray of food. Damian insisted that the prisoner fed, saying that he is no danger in his current state.
Pushing open the door to the cell, he walked in and said, "Lunch." He kneed down and pushed the tray through a slot in the bars. Just as he was about walk out of the room, he suddenly felt his limbs stiffen and then moving on their own.
"What the?" He exclaimed as he was forced to turn around, draw his sword, and slice the lock on the cell opening it. He felt his legs move forward rigidly and, once close enough, saw the prisoner with his hands up, fingers moving as he did.
Sound Howler then knew that this child was doing this to him and yelled, "Let me go!" The boy ignored him and moved his fingers, making him get closer to his chains and raise his sword over his head. He brought it down on the chains, easily cutting through him and saw the boy stand up, fingers still controlling him.
Suddenly he felt his limbs return to his control but before he could do anything, he felt the boy deliver a swift punch to his forehead and saw nothing but darkness.
Toshiro watched as the man dropped to the ground unconscious and ran out of his cell and the room. He rubbed a hand on the collar around and thought.
'As long as this collar is on me, I won't stand a chance against Damian or that other soldier unless I catch them by surprise.'
He stopped at a corner, checked if it was clear, and continued to run. After running for what felt like hours, he stopped to catch his breath leaning against a wall for support. 'This place is like a maze, every hall looks the same and I can't tell if I went around in a circle.' He took a deep breath and began to run again. 'Just keep running. I'm bound to find someway out of here if I do.'
Just as he was about to run, he heard someone say, "Frostbite Amaork." He dodged a wolf's claw by rolling to the side that swipe the area where his head was. Turning to his opponent, he saw the same man who brought him the drugged food standing behind a large wolf made of snow that barely fit in the narrow hallway.
"Surrender or I will hurt you." The man said in a emotionless voice as the wolf growled. Toshiro turned and ran, knowing the wolf could easily rip him to shreds with the collar on. "Get him." The wolf howled and ran after Toshiro with Snow Wolf following.
Said boy was trying to put as much distance between him and the wolf as possible but without Shunpo, the wolf was gaining fast. 'I need something to stall them.' His attention was drawn to the ceiling which had cracks that leaked dirty water. 'That will do.'
He focused on the water about bringing it down and in the next moment the ceiling broke and dirty sewer water came down behind him, rushing toward the two. The water quickly engulf the wolf and man, sending them back down the halls.
Unfortunately his plan was a double bladed sword as the water engulf him also, dragging him down the halls while he tried to keep his head above the water.
With Damian
The man was currently relaxing on a chair with his Zanpakuto beside him while he planned the next step in his plan. 'Once I kill her son right in front of her, that purple hair bitch will be too consumed by grief to fight against me. After my little revenge I'll rebuild my army by heading toward the 80th districts and recruit the best fighters.'
He was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't heard the roaring of water until the door to his room burst open, dirty water engulfing him so fast that he only had time to utter, "WHAT THE FU-" He was cut off at the end as the water washed over him and, unluckily, into his open mouth.
With Toshiro
Toshiro spat out the water in his mouth and said, "Worst plan I've ever had." He was currently on a raised section of land which looks like a training area as the water rushed around it. He stood up and looked around. "Now where can I get out of here?"
"THE ONLY WAY OUT FOR YOU IS DEATH!"
The water burst away as a figure with a sword in hand jumped out of it and landed in front of Toshiro. The figure was none other than Damian who looked like he seen better days. He was about to yell again but he put his hands over his mouth, dropping his sword, and ran to the water, vomiting what was left in his stomach into it. Toshiro couldn't help but let out a laugh, drawing Damian's attention to him face green due to the sewer water he swallowed.
"Yeah laugh it up. I'll be laughing over your corpse once I'm done with you." Toshiro stopped laughing and slipped into a fighting stance. "Bring it on."
Damian Shunpo to his sword, picked it up, and yelled, "Feast on my enemies Parasitus!" His Zanpakuto shifted and changed, the blade growing sickly green flesh and extending longer and longer until it resemble a whip. The whip was curled up until Damian whipped it, revealing a circle mouth with teeth at the end.
He laughed as he whipped again. "Like it? Parasitus is a unique Zanpakuto in its own way now die!" He whipped the weapon at Toshiro, letting out a bloodthirsty screech as it did, and he rolled out of the way. However, instead of returning to Damian, it turned and followed after him catching him in the leg.
"AHH!" Toshiro yelled in pain as the mouth closed around his leg before releasing and going back to Damian, a trail of white reiatsu following it leaving Toshiro both exhausted and hurt.
Damian laughed as his Zanpakuto let out a growl. "If your wondering Parasitus has the ability to eat both Reiatsu and energy, leaving whoever on the receiving end of the bite both hurt and exhausted. Your Kaa-chan only won against me because she managed to catch me off guard but I won't make the same mistake twice."
He whipped again, this time Toshiro willed the water behind him and made it crash in front of him, blocking him from view. "You can't hide from me!" The whip went through the wall of water, only to find him gone. Damian also saw this through the mind link he and his Zanpakuto shared whenever he used Shikai.
"Where'd you go?"
He was answered when twin jets of water hit him from behind, Toshiro in the water and controlling it. Damian was blasted into the water as well and he stood up, water up to his chest, and he yelled throwing Parasitus into the water the Zanpakuto swimming through the water like a snake. Toshiro made the water rise around him and once it fell, he was gone once more making Damian growl in annoyance.
Toshiro was currently swimming underwater, making sure to keep a careful distance and stay quiet as well. He went up again and made the water attack him again, this time in the form of compress water balls which blew up on impact sending Damian flying into a wall. He disappeared under the water as Damian recovered.
"That is it!" Damian jumped out of the water and onto the area before pointing a hand toward the water. "Hadō #4. Byakurai!" A bolt of lightning shot out from his hand and hit the water which easily conducted it, catching Toshiro in seconds. Streams of bubbles escaped from his mouth as he yelled in pain, doing the best he can to not to black out from the pain.
Damian grinned as he saw Toshiro face up to the surface and made his Zanpakuto wrap around him and bring him toward him. His grinned widen as he saw the boy panting in pain and he gripped his hair, making Toshiro look at him in the eyes.
"I wanted to kill you right in front of your Kaa-chan but I guess I'll settle for bring her your head in a bag."
Suddenly his arm that was holding Toshiro's hair and part of his Zanpakuto was sliced off, making him jump back and grip the stump of his left arm in pain dropping his Zanpakuto as well.
Isshin stood there with Toshiro in his arms who was close to blacking out. "I-isshin?" Said man gave a small smile and set him down on the ground. "Rest now Toshiro, its my time to fight." Isshin turned to Damian who's Reiatsu to dangerous heights. The last thing Toshiro heard before darkness took him was the two fighters yelling.
"BANKAI!"
Later
Toshiro woke up to a familiar ceiling and beeping sound. 'I'm alive?' He shot up, remembering what happened to him and how Isshin appeared. "Toshiro take it easy." He was surprised as he didn't even notice someone there and looked, seeing his Kaa-chan there with a worried look on her face.
She eased him back down and dabbed a bean of sweat from his forehead with a cloth before throwing her arms around Toshiro. "I was so worried! I thought that Damian might have have." She broke off and he could hear her sob and he returned her hug, tears falling from his eyes as well. Then he remembered something important.
"Kaa-chan where's Isshin?" He felt her tense up and she pulled away, still holding Toshiro's shoulders however. "Toshiro before I tell you I want you to know that it wasn't your fault."
"Kaa-chan where's Isshin?" He asked again this time with a more pleading voice as Yoruichi took a deep breath.
"Toshiro I'm sorry but he's dead."
Duh duh duh! Sorry it took a while to update it due to school taking up a large amount of my time. Anyways now I'll be starting the Past Arc, or the Turn back the Pendulum as others call it, in the next chapter. See yeah later!