"M-Mist?" Rangiku said in shock. We were all in shock.
"Are you referring to the cloud of smoke?" Toshiro asked. Please...let that not be true. Mina-Rei continued to cry, silent, salty tears running down her pale face.
"I...I'm afraid so." all of a sudden, a voice boomed through the small dimensia.
"Mina-Rei, why stop so soon? Have you forgotten the plan?" the voice was cold and sinister, making me shiver. Izuru and Mina-Rei stood.
"L-look!" Momo shouted, pointing at the ceiling. A smokey swirl appeared above us. I took a step back.
"W-what the hell is that?" This spiritual pressure...it's immense. Very controlled...and very evil...
"Well? Answer me, Mina-Rei." the voice demanded of the bluenette. She began to shake.
"I don't...I don't want to do this anymore...you lied to me...you lied..." I could tell she was terrified. She kept staring at different parts of the ceiling, as if expecting something to pop out of it. Unless...something will emerge from it. I walked over to Toshiro. Before I could say anything, he whispered:
"Watch the ceiling, stay on your guard." I smirked slightly. Of course, being a Captain, Toshiro is one step ahead of the game. I nodded once.
"Yes, Captain."
"Mina-Rei..." the voice continued in a mocking tone, "you didn't do as I asked. Oh you'll never get out of here now."
"P-please! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" my mind filled with questions. What is she apologizing for? Who is 'Mist'? What was the plan? What happens now?
"Mina-Rei," Izuru began, "what did you do?" she began to shake violently.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" she screamed, making Izuru jump back in surprise. M-Mina-Rei...? What the hell is wrong with you? "HE'LL KILL YOU! YOU NEED TO LEAVE! RUN! GET OUT OF HERE!" All of a sudden, about 3 dozen tiny blades rained down on us. My eyes widened as 5 of them cut my arms and back as I hunched over to shield my head and face. I then stood up. Rangiku was hunched over Toshiro, bleeding heavily. My eyes widened. Oh my god...
Toshiro's POV
"M-M...Matsu...moto..." I said in shock. She...protected me from the blades. "You didn't have to do that, Rangiku." She stared at me, and smiled weakly.
"You're my Captain, Captain Hitsugaya... It's my job." she began coughing up blood. Mamoko ran over to us.
"Rangiku! Rangiku!" she caught the busty Lieutenant before she collapsed. Mamoko, Izuru, Momo and Mina-Rei were bleeding quite a bit, but Rangiku took the biggest blow. For me...
Mamoko's POV
"What a pity." the voice said again. Now, I was really angry.
"How dare you?" I shouted. "Come down here and fight you damn coward!" I unsheathed Loka Luha. "Well? COME ON!"
"Don't do that!" Mina-Rei hissed, panicking. "Don't get him upset!" I didn't listen.
"Well? Huh? What's your name? Mist? Well Mist, you gonna come out of hiding now? Well? ARE YOU?" I heard it chuckling. "WHAT THE HELL IS SO DAMN FUNNY?" I screamed.
"Your name is Mamoko, right?" it asked. My eyebrows furrowed. And I turned to face the others.
"Y-yeah?" I answered.
"Ahh...and you're the one who stopped Mina-Rei from killing Momo, am I still correct?" what was this guy-if I could call it that-getting at?
"I...suppose..."
"I see...so you're the one who ruined the plan."
"What plan?" I shouted, irritated. "What the hell are y-" I was cut short as a sharp, excruciating pain ripped through my stomach.
"MAMOKO!" I heard my friends scream, along with a blood-curdling scream from Mina-Rei. My vision went in and out of focus as I looked down. My eyes widened. A shadowy hand pierced my stomach, and scratched my insides as it slid out. I stood there for a moment, trying to comprehend what the hell just happened, before getting kicked in the back and slammed forward into the ground.
"What...the...hell...?"
Toshiro's POV
A shadowy figure suddenly appeared behind Mamoko, he was clocked, and I didn't see his face. I was about to warn her, but before I could, he stabbed her...with his hand. My eyes widened.
"MAMOKO!" I screamed, along with the others. She was kicked to the ground. My blood boiled. "YOU BASTARD!" I shouted. Rangiku...and now Mamoko...Mina-Rei started forward.
"I'm sorry...I'm so so sorry I failed, Mist! Don't hurt them! Don't hurt Izuru..." all of a sudden, he disappeared and reappeared in front of Mina-Rei, grabbing her by the throat.
"I told you this, Mina-Rei. Failure isn't an option."
"Stop it!" Izuru shouted, running towards Mist and swinging Wabisuke. The cloaked figure looked at him, before turning into a smoke cloud and spreading over the area. I couldn't stop looking at Mamoko's bloody body. Is she...? Is she...dead? I began shaking with rage. No...I ran over to her body.
"T-Toshiro, wait!" Momo called out to me. I didn't listen. I wasn't just about to stay there as Mamoko bled to death. I flipped her over so she was on her back. Her breathing was very ragged. My god...
"It's her own fault you know." the voice said, uncomfortably close to my ear. I quickly stood, pulled out Hyorinmaru, and slashed behind me all in one swift movement. My eyes widened as I relized there was no one behind me. A nervous bead of sweat rolled down the side of my face.
"Toshiro!" Momo cried out, starting towards me.
"Stop!" I commanded, forcing her to stop in her tracks. "No one move."
"She boasts a bit too much. If only she was capable of shutting that big mouth of hers, I'd have no reason to kill her." my eyebrows furrowed as it's laughter echoed through the dimensia, followed by Mina-Rei's sobs.
"Momo...open the Jiryokosha."