Chapter 47: Recovering from battle
While wandering back to the 11th squad barracks Mitch stopped suddenly next to a tree, "So I heard you got roughed up by one of the commanders" a voice called down to him. "I mean you should see them but I'm glad you're so concerned for me Hanza" Mitch looked up into the tree as the assassin jumped down landing next to him "Going to head back to your room to 'sleep' the wounds off I see" there was a smirk on his face "The 4th squad is packed and besides my way is far more quicker than getting bandaged up and having someone use healing kido".
"When are we meeting the rest of our members in the group?" Hanza asked as they continued walking back towards Mitch's barracks "Well first I have to train Ania in her bankai so I was thinking sometime after so that there will be plenty of time for everyone to get to know each other" Mitch said looking up into the night sky before wincing from the particularly nasty wound he got on his shoulder.
"You know if Captain Unohana or Isane knew about your special healing ability they'd scold the living daylights out of you" Hanza said as Mitch chuckled "Yeah well I developed it so that you could heal any injuries in the middle of battle" "It's a double edged sword though since you consume your own reiatsu and it leaves you severely drained and depleted" Hanza pointed out. "Good thing I have plenty of it then" Mitch laughed opening the door to his room as he collapsed onto his bed from sheer exhaustion while Hanza could only shake his head and shunpo away.
"Feeling any better now that you're all patched up?" Tom asked standing next to Ania's in the 4th squad barracks as she was lying up against the wall with bandages covering her shoulder, chest and back. "Much better, luckily none of my bones are broken and there weren't any life-threatening injuries so hopefully I can fully recover by tomorrow to begin my Bankai training".
Tom breathed a sigh of relief before looking around the barracks at all the heavily bandaged shinigami's before recalling how badly beaten-up Mitch had been and simply 'walked it off'. "I hope Mitch is alright" "I find it hard to believe sleeping off those injuries would work even for him" Ania said about to stand to go check on him before she winced and fell back down. "You relax and rest up while I go and check on him" Tom shunpoed away as Ania lent back up against the wall all the fatigue finally kicking in as she slowly drifted off to sleep.
"Hey Mitch are you okay?" Tom said opening the door to his room only to find Mitch leaning up against the wall breathing heavily as sweat was dripping down his face and body. The tattoos on his chest from his Bankai form were glowing a bright red colour as steam was hissing off his wounds which began to slowly close up as Tom just stood there in awe. "What do you want?" Mitch grunted as he pushed himself off the wall and put a shirt on every single wound completely healed though he was breathing much heavier exhausted from whatever technique he had used.
"Well I came to check up on you seeing as we were skeptical that sleeping would heal your wounds" "Is that so well considering using this ability drains plenty of reiatsu I think I am going to sleep my wounds off now" Mitch said face planting into his bed and before Tom could say another word was snoring loudly. "Mitch sure has some strange abilities" he said shutting the bedroom door behind before heading back towards the 9th squad barracks realizing he could use a nap as well after today's events.