A/N. Here's episode 11!
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Episode 11: The Invasion Pt. 3
Ichigo was confused to say the very least as she stood there gaping in dulled down shock at the crater now laying before her, a one beautiful day taking a turn for the uncontrolled and dangerous as smoke rose up into the sky. She only barely managed to register the seemingly distant sounds of the alarms ringing, the call of intruders echoing throughout the whole of Seireitei as everything all but burst into chaos; shinigami running rampant in droves as they rushed to quickly resolve the possible invasion. She found herself taking a tentative step back as a black blur suddenly came bursting out from within the pit, followed shortly after by a definitely human hand.
"What the-?"
"Oh dear, Yoruichi-san. It appears that we somehow managed to land ourselves right in front of an enemy." The seemingly soft spoken voice of a young, peaceful looking boy spoke up, pausing to dust the dirt and grime off of his personage before placing all of his attention onto the shinigami standing before him. Ichigo immediately drew her blade, not yet releasing it, though she was carefully building up her own reiatsu to do so. The boy tilted his head, eyes taking on an almost amused look though he remained stood regardless of however it was he felt.
"State your name and business." She ordered without hesitation, gaze serious despite however disadvantaged she may be at the moment. The boy blinked at the demand, pausing to contemplate whether or not he should answer, before finally seeming to nod his head in ascent to what she guessed he was taking as a request.
"Ah, where are my manners?" he began, a pleased smile on his face as he gave a polite bow, "My name is Mizuiro Kojima. As for my business well, I'd like to keep that a secret for now. What about you?" Ichigo continued to eye him warily, grip tightening slightly on her blade as she stored the information away for later use, a sort of precaution in case she lost or he somehow managed to slip away. She did not fail to notice the black cat sitting on top of the roof staring down at the two of them either.
"My name is Ichigo Kurosaki." She informed him, eyes glaring at him with a level of sternness he hadn't seen in but one other person that he knew of personally. Mizuiro seemed to freeze slightly even further at her name, eyes blinking in shock as he seemed to fight for the proper words for what must have been the first time in his life. "Third seat of the fifth division of the Gotei 13. And, should actions call for it, your executioner."
"Did you say Kurosaki?" the boy questioned tentatively, looking at Ichigo as if he'd just seen a ghost. Ichigo looked at him strangely in return for the question.
"Yes, why?"
"You- You don't remember me, do you?" he asked, looking all the more like he resented something. What, the third seat had no clue, her mind drawing blanks when he mentioned her memory.
"No." she answered, eying the boy carefully as his gaze dropped towards the ground, a fist tightening slightly. "Why?" He didn't answer, instead choosing to turn towards the cat who had remained sitting there on the nearby roof for some time now.
"Yoruichi-san, I don't think I'll be able to fight her." He said, speaking as if the cat could actually talk back. Ichigo was surprised however when it did, its voice deep and sounding distinctly male in origin, though she had a feeling that that wasn't the feline's actual gender. Yoruichi too much like a female's name in her own mind at least.
"In all honesty, and not to doubt you Mizuiro. But I don't think you'd be able to take her on even if you were willing to raise your hand against her. She's far stronger than her rank gives her credit for." The cat acquiesced, looking all the bit serious a cat could possibly appear to be and more.
"I see… Well I'm sorry Ichigo, but I'm afraid we'll be leaving now." Mizuiro replied, a shockingly gentle, and more than a little familiar smile on his face as he turned to leave. That familiarity didn't stop her from attacking though.
"Well then I have to apologize myself." She stated slowly as she raised her blade, eyes glowing with built up reiatsu as she prepared to bring the blade down on seemingly thin air. "Because I'm afraid I just can't let either of you walk away. Not without knowing the reason why you are here at least." She said finally, watching with a small amount of satisfaction as the boy's eyes widened, the released attack leaving a large, almost bottomless gash in the ground. She gave them both no time to recover however as she attacked again, raising her blade to slash out at her opponent as the boy attempted to dodge all of her attacks, moving too slow to get past or avoid all of them.
"Please don't make me fight you." The boy begged, tone seeming unnaturally pleading as he once again jumped back in an attempt to dodge another of her attacks. The cat had tried to jump in multiple times, but Ichigo had managed to keep him at bay as well and out of the fight. As far as she was concerned, just one person getting taken down was enough for her. "Ichigo!"
"I don't know who you are." Ichigo cut in, the back of her zanpakutō now almost crushing Mizuiro's windpipe as he gagged for air, now finding himself deftly pinned to the wall. "But somebody obviously failed to explain something to you when they convinced you to pull off such a ridiculous idea as to invading Soul Society. Nobody makes it out alive unless they are really goddamn lucky."
"Mizuiro! You need to get out of there now!" the cat called out in concern from behind her. Attempting to get close, only to be pushed back when the child attempted to take a swipe at the animal. The boy gasped, eyes wide in shock before they suddenly dulled out, sliding shut as the world went black far too quickly. Faintly, he couldn't help but register the words that the girl whispered as he faintly managed to notice the feeling of being lifted off the ground, followed shortly after by the feeling of air rushing by.
"I'm sorry."
A/N. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. Sorry if it's short. I'll try and make the next one longer. Anyways, thanks for reading and please review! See ya!
