Chapter 4: An Impossible Occurrence! The Man with Two Souls
Lloyd found himself standing in complete darkness. There was nothing at all surrounding him, apart from the swirling black and the feeling of emptiness. He turned around to see a mirror, reflecting himself. However, the Lloyd in the mirror moved on it's own. This Lloyd looked somewhat different as well. He had an appearance similar to his Bankai, but without the Black wings and face markings. His eyes were red and he had spikier hair as well as fangs.
Another man appeared behind him. Half of him was pure black with a white eye and hair. The other half was purely white with a black eye and hair. He seemed to be wearing a tuxedo. He simply stood and watched, not saying anything.
"Soon…Soon this body will be mine!" laughed the other Lloyd as the Mirror disappeared, leaving only the second Lloyd.
Suddenly, Lloyd woke with a cry of "Never!" only to find himself in a hospital bed. Marina was by his side, though she had been asleep and was shocked awake by Lloyd's cry.
"C-Captain!" she said, trying to force him back down "Please! Calm down! You're in the 4th Squad's Barracks!"
Eventually, Lloyd calmed down as he lay back down. He covered his eyes with one hand, as if the image of the second Lloyd would go away. Eventually, he spoke up
"…I'm sorry…" he muttered "I'm sorry that you had to see that…I shouldn't have used my Bankai…"
"Incidentally, I would like to ask you some questions regarding that" said Rashid, who then walked in "It is clear to me that you are no ordinary man…It does take many years to perfect one's Bankai, but you should at least be able to remain in control of your own body…What is so different about you?"
"…I'm sorry, Captain Geranium…But since I've already shown it, I think it's best for me to explain to all the Captains" he said "I'd rather that everyone knew, so they can make their own judgements"
"…As you wish…" said Rashid "When you are discharged, we shall hold a Captain's meeting for you to explain your…situation…" said Rashid, who then got up and left after bowing to Loyd and Marina.
It wasn't for another week that Lloyd was discharged. As soon as he was able, he asked for a Captain's meeting to explain his circumstances
"I have asked you all here today to tell you that I have not been entirely truthful with you" he said, standing at the far end of the hall so that he was able to see every Captain as wel as the Head Captain.
"I'm sure you all heard about the incident in Rukongai" he said, as some of the Lieutenants shifted uncomfortably. The Captains remained still, but all felt the same way.
"The reason is this…I have two souls!" he said, and waited for the information to sink in
"Impossible!" said Yuu, who stood beside the Head Captain, although he looked as though he was sitting due to his small stature "A single body cannot serve as the vessel for two souls! It is unheard of!"
"Actually, Lieutenant Hakimichi, I think it might be" said Captain Darwin "After all, I have conducted experiments on Elizabeth-san and have consequently concluded that it may be possible to insert two or more souls into a single body" he explained "However, for every soul, there is immense strain on the recipient body. Two souls itself should be more than enough to destroy the vessel completely"
"Well, as you can see, I'm still here" said Lloyd, who then went on to continue what he was saying "While I remain in control most of the time, my other soul takes over when I enter Bankai. This other soul; is moe…destructive, shall we say" he said
"Which explains why you were so willing to go after children and women" said Kai
"Actually, I'd rather you don't refer to my Bankai as if I'm in control. I'm fully conscious, and can see everything that's going on, but I have no control over my body at all. By this stage, Dyoll is-"he said, but was interrupted by Don Patch
"I'm sorry…'Dyoll'?" he asked
"Oh! Well…Since the other Soul has a personality like the polar opposite of mine, he has taken to calling himself 'Dyoll'" said Lloyd "That's my name, spelt backwards"
"Yes yes, now get on with it" said Yuu. Growing impatient
"Um…Right" said Lloyd, shifting uncomfortably "As I said, Dyoll is in control when I enter Bankai, and I have no power to stop him, apart from not using my Bankai at all
"I see…I understand now why you didn't want to use your Bankai during the Captain's Test" said Gerard, who had been one of the two other Captains, apart from Atsui, who oversaw Lloyd's test. The other had been Koori.
"Well, Now that I've told you all this, It's up to you to make your judgements
"Well, as long as you're still cute, I don't mind" laughed Mel "Afterall, as long as you don't use Bankai, you're still in control"
"I agree" said Rashid "Regardless of your condition, you have a right to live…both of you"
"I couldn't care less really" muttered Gerard "He ain't a woman, so why would I?"
"I'm not sure…" said Kai "What is Central 46 got wind of this?"
"Ow!" cried Ganseki as he strummed a note on his guitar "This guy is wild! I like him!"
"Well I don't" said Shin "This…'Dyoll' poses a threat to everyone in Soul Society…We can't let-" he started, before interru[pted by Ganseki again
"Oh shut up you old fashioned grandpa!" he said "Let the guy carry on"
As Shin and Ganseki argued, Don Patch continued
"Well, I'm not the guy to go to for things like this" he said "I'd rather not have blood on my hands though
The Beast, the nickname given to 11th Squad's Captaion, simply grunted
"It would seem that, as long as you're strong, My Captain desn't mind" said Julie on behalf of the hulking man
"It's certainly a fascinating predicament" said Kaze "I would love to examine you."
Overall, most of the Captains seemed to be fine with Lloyd's condition. However, Koori had not spoken yet
"…I think we should kill him now" he said, drawing his two swords "He poses a major threat in the future. He can't be allowed to live" he said, as he focused on Lloyd, preparing to cut him down
"That's enough!" said Atsui, taking charge for once instead of Yuu "…I like him! I say that he can stay!" he said, making Koori back off and sheathe his swords.
"But…Central 46 will surely have him killed!" said Yuu
"Well then we just don't tell them about this" he said, smiling "It'll be our little secret" Regardless of his position, he still had the innocence of youth. What he saw was an innocent man, trapped by the circumstances of his existence. Surely he didn't deserve to die for that.
"H-Head Captain…" said Yuu "…You still have much to learn" he sighed.
To Be Continued…