Chapter 19 – Talk is Cheap, Get on with it

The place was literally an ocean of blood that lay on the floor, there was dead bodies littered all over the place. They walked through the middle of them careful not to tread on anyone. There were random body bits lying around, a leg there, an arm there, a decapitated head there with blood still dripping from the veins. They were all either low ranked officers or non-ranked so that was good at least no one they knew were slaughtered in this massacre.

Ratiasu grabbed Ketu and buried her face in his chest, 'I can't look, this is just too sick.'

'Just keep looking ahead, don't think about them. We need to avenge them,' said Ketu comforting her. Ahead of them was what looked like a mini castle with its four pointed roof towers on each corner of the room. In the middle of the wall facing them was another set of white square gates with absolutely no decoration of any kind, just a plain white stone gate.

They pressed on trying hard not to look at the many corpses which lay at their feet and advanced to the door.

'Hold on a second,' said Ketu halting them a couple of metres short from reaching the door.

'What's with the hold up?' asked Hikari.

'Well, I doubt that he'll just welcomingly let us in, after all we are trying to kill him. I'm sure he set a trap of some sort.'

'Ohhh, I don't know, he might just be a misunderstood guy that's all,' said Ratiasu thoughtfully.

'You need to stop being so naïve Terri. Those soul reapers didn't kill themselves ya know,' said Ketu in a tired voice.

'I guess you're right. Sorry.'

Suddenly the gates started to move and slowly opened up completely and who else could have stood there waiting other than Hisaigo himself.

'Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,' he said calmly and as if he was talking to his guests.

'You!' shouted Ketu drawing his sword immediately, Ratiasu and Hikari drew their swords as well.

'There's no need to act so hostile, after all I am unarmed,' he lifted both his arms to show that he had no weapons on him. 'Won't you come in for a chat?'

'What's to talk about? You killed off many of our comrades, you set our friends against us, you've made us all suffer, I don't think there's anything more we can talk about.'

'Oh? But there is, there are a lot of things I need to say. Such as my whole reason of this was to get you two here, Ketu, and especially Ratiasu. And I must say you both did amazingly well to make it this far, but I knew you both had it in you. That is the easier way anyway. Which means I don't need everyone's souls or the fourth release of my sword as I previously said.' He paused looking at the expression of Ratiasu's face.

'Why especially me though?' asked Ratiasu sounding shocked.

'Why don't you three come in and we can have us a nice chat.' He walked inside.

'Can we trust him?' asked Hikari.

'I don't know, but let's hear what he has to say first, after all, it's three on one, we can't lose,' replied Ketu following Hisaigo.

'Now look who's being naïve.' Hikari and Ratiasu kept close to Ketu and walked in behind him.

They entered through the doors and saw something as unimpressive as a pink flamingo (I don't know why I put that there btw). The room was large but it was plain, there was nothing there. No furniture, no lighting, no painting. It was just a plain white room that could easily fit Buckingham Palace in. Hisaigo stood at one end of the room as Ketu and the rest went to the other, keeping their distance in case Hisaigo tried something funny.

'So two has gathered, good enough I guess,' Hisaigo started shaking his head.

'Two? What do you mean two? Explain youself,' demanded Ketu.

'Humph, I was hoping that Miss Haruka Rose would be here as well but, it looks like she wasn't able to make it.'

'Stop speaking in riddles dammit.'

'Fine. Let me explain. Basically, in order for me to take complete control of soul society, which means slaying the king of course. Previously I needed to absorb everyone's soul and get a fourth release for my sword. But I have found an easier way, so now I just need to have killed and absorbed the souls of the owners of the three unique dragon blades. Ratiasu, who holds the dragon of speed, Doragonsumiyaka. Ketu, who holds the dragon of wind, Kazedoragon. And of course the most powerful of them all, the dragon of light, Hidoragon. If I have the souls of all three owners it is said that nothing can stand in the way of their power. There is one thing that makes you three so powerful, but if I told you and you escaped then I'll be in trouble if you achieve it. But I needed Ratiasu especially because she holds some valuable information as well inside that locked brain of hers. As you know Ratiasu is Usaitar's sister, so therefore she holds the information to obtain the last piece of his sword which coincidently is the most powerful part that gave him all his strength. So I needed you, Ratiasu in order to pry that memory out of you.'

'Ok, so you needed me, Ketu and Haruka? Then why kill and control everyone else?'

'Well, that's easy, I like to start things early, why try and kill you when everyone else was in the way? No, better to clear everyone off and just face you three, that way it's much easier and no one gets in the way. But unfortunately my plan went a bit wrong and people escaped, isn't that right Hikari?' Hikari just stared at him with eyes of hatred and said nothing. 'Not going to talk? Well, that's too bad. You're not needed so I think I'm going to dispose of you.' Hikari immediately knew that Hisaigo was going to do something so she was just about to raise her sword when a flash of green light smashed her straight through the wall behind her and she went flying through the sky and crashed landed somewhere but they couldn't make out where. Hisaigo had his hand out pointed at where Hikari used to be with green smoke slowly rising from his hand.

'You bastard what was the need for that?' screamed Ratiasu.

'I thought you already knew. To clean out unwanted trash. What I want is you two, I don't need worthless garbage like that.'

'How dare you insult my friend like that, you'll pay,' Ratiasu was about to charge but Ketu put a hand in front of her and held her back. 'What're you doing? Don't tell me you're just going to let this slip, if we're going to kill him, it's now.' She could tell from Ketu's face that he wanted to kill him as well.

'I agree, but we mustn't rush into things, we know he's strong and we can't underestimate him. Keep a clear head and do not falter.'

'You have a point.' Ratiasu took a deep breath and closed her eyes, Ketu did the same.

'Did I bore you two to sleep already? Well then, let me make it up to you by killing you both. That should put some excitement into this.' He moved with the speed of light and appeared behind Ratiasu and fired off another green light at her. She somehow was able to dodge just at the last second and flip up.

'Bankai,' she shouted as two large dragon wings grew from her back which supported her scarf. She disappeared and striked Hisaigo from behind him, he drew his sword and blocked with lightning speed. A shockwave of spiritual pressure spread through the room and made cracks in the walls.

Ketu appeared a ways back behind Hisaigo his bankai had been relased as the huge dragon appeared above his head he directed it straight at Hisaigo and the dragon charged.

'A pincer attack? How naïve,' said Hisaigo as he vanished and the dragon hit Ratiasu instead but didn't do anything. She sensed Hisaigo's place of reappearance and flash stepped there and slashed again. Hisaigo expected this and blocked, he pushed his blade upwards which shoved off Ratiasu, and he spun and sliced but couldn't touch her. 'What's this?'

'My shield,' said Ketu who disappeared and appeared behind Hisaigo and stabbed.

'Whatever,' said Hisaigo. He flash stepped and appeared at a distance from them. Immediately he fired a green blast of light. Ketu twisted upwards and avoided the blast. Ratiasu flash stepped just before it hit and emerged in front of Hisaigo.

'Wave of Destruction number two, blaze hellfire blast.' A ball of flames pelted at Hisaigo. He didn't even look, he just held up his hand and stopped the attack. Ratiasu's eyes widened with surprise.

'Too weak,' he said, and took that chance to bury his blade depp into Raiasu's stomach. Blood was coughed out of her mouth and blood sprayed out as Hisaigo removed the blade and kicked her towards one side. She fainted.

'Terri,' shouted Ketu as he flash stepped over and caught her.

'Emotions and loved ones can be so much trouble in a fight,' said Hisaigo as he took this chance and thrusted his sword into the back of Ketu. 'You should never let your loved ones into a fight with you, they would only make you weaker.'

Ketu was bleeding heavily as Hisaigo withdrew his sword and flash stepped back a fair distance. He was miraculously standing still, holding Ratiasu in his arms. He lay her down on the floor, blood still dripping where he was cut. Ketu was breathing heavily, 'You're….. wrong…..'

'That's some strong will power you have. To be able to still stand after being pierced through the back. I can see why you were chosen to be an owner of one of the dragon blades. But you're done, you can't do anything in that condition, just accept defeat and surrender.'

Ketu didn't reply, his bankai had disappeared (not a good sign). He walked slowly towards Hisaigo stumbling on nearly every step. 'I won't……… go down…….., this easily……' he raised his hand. 'Wave of destruction, number three, eternity of light.' A bright white light glowed from him and sent out a huge shockwave, Ketu blacked out and fell onto the floor.

'What the?' Hisaigo quickly fired his green beam into the wave of light before it reached him and it exploded in front of him. He was lifted off his feet and blasted into the wall behind him. A trickle of blood dropped from his lips. 'Heh, whatever that attack was, it was surely strong, to make me bleed isn't easy. Oh well.' He walked over to Ratiasu and grabbed her head. 'Time to get some information out of you.' His hand glowed green and some sort of red wave was going into it. Whatever it was made Ratiasu scream like mad even when she was unconscious. A few seconds of screaming and he let go dropping Ratiasu's head on the floor (sick perverted asshole, don't you agree?). He then had a hysterical fit of laughter, 'so that's where it is, ha ha … I've finally found it.' And another fit of laughter but he was cut short.

'Laugh it up, for when this is over I'll be the one laughing,' said a male voice as he stepped into the room along with two other people.

If you have A-level examinations then you'll know that there are quite a few exams coming next week, in other words i have two a-level exams next week, so basically i won't be able to write the next chp until the week after which is half term, so the next chp will be up on the 28th May. Sorry for delay but i gotta take exams seriously as well.