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"Lieutenant Suta of Squad Five..."
"Four days ago, Fifth Division was tasked with locating the source of the Soul King’s blood... ...Current Captain, Itsuki Asakura was already investigating the 77th District... ...Eizoku Yugameru of Squad Five joined unexpectedly. He has since been imprisoned for abandoning his post... In the attempt to freeze the Blood using kido and then release Hado 88 with full incantation from four Kido specialists from the Kido Corps... ...It backfired completely. It seemed as though the Soul King’s blood was able to absorb the power of the Kido and use it against us and the environment... ...A Garganta, one that was so large it was able to swallow the massive encampment, but instead it only took the blood, every last drop, and just like that, it closed... ..Unfortunately, I could do nothing having been attacked by the Hollow affliction inside of me. I was detained by Captain Oda... ...The Garganta that appeared, is likely the same one that appeared in the World of the living and released the blood absorbed from here. I fear that there is something or someone pulling the strings in the dark. I’ve never seen a Garganta that large before, it almost seemed like it was controlled."
“With all due respect Lieutenant Hagashi ...please restrain yourself, this isn’t a playground for you to casually destroy. Now that you've made me bleed I'll ask that you please be considerate of others. We aren’t enemies here but fellow shinigami.. comrades. You should focus your strength on the actual threats, our true enemies. Now, I'd like to get this meeting over with and go about my day to plan the funeral ahead of us.”
Watching red spill from a cut upon Fuyuko which was a direct result of that woman’s ferocious temper did not phase Lieutenant Hageshi. They were Shinigami and powerful ones at that! It would have been laughable for something as miniscule as a tiny cut to truly bother any of them! Hell, it was GOOD for them! Neither should a broken table even if it had served as a passive arm or leg rest for a couple in the room.
“Having to go through that must have been quite the rollercoaster for the both of you...and the situation in the living world as well. Lieutenant Suta, I hope for your safety that you can control this...hollow inside of you and not let it control you. If you were to let it run your life, I believe our new Captain Commander will not be pleased given his hate for anything hollow related… I would hate to see you go to waste.”
All of the discussion about inner afflictions that being products of a sort of Hollow infestation intrigued Hageshi for a moment. Most of Lieutenant Kasumi’s gentle concerns and scolding were lost on her but there was something that stuck. What else but the growing desire to test this secret strength that she urged Suta to get under control. Then there was the quiet wish he did the opposite so that once they inevitably crossed swords, she’d be able to contend with him wildly with nothing to hold the two of them back. True and total carnage. Just the fantasy of such a confrontation cued Omoni’s Reiryoku to begin flaring alive once more.
“The last week, hell the last few months have been an utter shit show.”
That was the biggest understatement of the century. Torn away from her fumes, Omoni’s attention was fixated on Jinnosuke for a second time and this only added to her frustrations. Without much to say of value, she actively went back to ignoring his speaking until she only registered the last of what he was spouting.
“Jinnosuke Uekū, Lieutenant of Eleventh division. I apologize to the rest of you if I don't know your name or face; I tend to isolate myself in either injuries or training, a trend I am happy to announce has come to an end. Regardless of this report, Eleventh is ready to serve.”
At least he sounded as if he was done indulging in bad habits that kept stunting his growth as a Lietutenant and Shinigami. Training in excruciating ways seemed to be his specialty, but now it was time to dedicate those hours to performing the feats he’d achieved in a way that would help protect the Soul Society and all that it possessed dominion over. Seemed like he was finally getting serious. Annoyed for no apparent reason, Hageshi shut her irritated leer away from Ueku.
Snapping her back to reality, First Division Honoka’s Spiritual Power flexed itself in opposition to her own attempting domination and immediately it was clear that Omoni had crossed a line. She had seen red so fervently that she’d ignored the respect she owed to her comrades in the room. The effects coursed through every vein in her body and her flesh began to tear in the presence of the angered First Lieutenant. Simultaneously, she could feel her own impending hunger for more begin to creep up inside of her and threaten to boil over which would have meant declaring violence and blood to be shed between the two women. Each terrifically monstrous in their own way. Just imagine the both of them entangled in a viscous mound of plants being thrashed upon by impossible brutal strength with their reiatsu erupting in order to boast dominion over one another. Neither lwould let up and the Soul Society compounding cataclysmic damage as the mammoths feuded.
Although the idea of clashing blades with the legendary Oki woman was incredibly tempting...ultimately Hageshi decided against it and settled back into her seat without further defiance. There was no need for more than that after all, it looked as if Honoka had already cleaned up the mess Omoni had made and all was well for now. Besides, she had already silently vowed that soon she’d see Suta again and no one would be able to stop her from making what had happened right.
"Lieutenant Hageshi...Your mission was to procure a hollow to heal Jinnosuke, by becoming distracted from your mission, not only was Lieutenant Ueku incapacitated for an extended period of time, the enemy acquired your zanpakuto abilities, it claimed countless lives of fellow shinigami as it was able to heal itself repeatedly. Even the Quincy suffered casualties! And while we have ability to heal damage, we cannot revive the dead!"
Her cerulean stare was locked on Honoka as she addressed her. Having just expelled a mass of aggressive spiritual power, she was still very combative and was looking for anything that the woman said that would piss her off more than she already was. There was plenty. Honestly, Omoni knew she had screwed up when she had elected to stay in order to face the Togabito but the way Lieutenant Oki was interpreting it was totally off base. Yea it was safe to say that when she could, she would stop at nothing to put herself between the biggest baddest player on the field and those she was entrusted to protect. That was just it, security. This time, Omoni had opted to stay because she had assessed what little she knew of the horrific opponent well enough to understand that if she had left then there would have been more lives lost than had been. More than likely this would have Included the very one sitting at the table with them, now newly promoted Lieutenant Katsuo Oda. The actions she had taken had been to protect humans and Shinigami alike and indirectly Quincy. Surely, the two of them would never agree on this point and so, Omoni sat stewing in her silence and waited as Honoka went on.
"Had Ueku's healing taken priority, the number of casualties would have been lessened. Still, in the end, not only were you able to complete your mission, you were also able to put an end to the Togabito, preventing further casualties. I just ask that you do not let your desire to fight strong opponents hinder your ability to perform."
Ending on a lighter note, Hageshi was satisfied that the good of what she had done was acknowledged and took into account Honoka’s conclusion. Perhaps the next round she’d be a little more thoughtful instead of impulsive.
“Fat chance...KEKEKEKE!”
Deep within the bowels of her consciousness, the Oni Empress scoffed. How ungrateful these Shinigami could be. Without her, all of them would have been obliterated and she greatly wanted to make this known. Alas, the only person she could communicate her frustrations to was Omoni and right now, she seemed determined to put her Zanpakuto’s qualms aside for now. That was fine, they’d settle things at a later time.
As per usual, Hageshi zoned out of the remainder of the meeting until it appeared to come to a close. This was one of her habits and probably one of the reasons when someone brought something up of relevance she didn’t remember a thing about it’s existence and would need to be informed on the spot. She preferred it that way, so her mind wasn’t overwhelmed with all sorts of information she had to keep track of. This was also one of the reasons she denied taking the Captaincy test, too much responsibility and just the idea she’d have to keep track of so much intel was making her dizzy.
"My heart goes out to each one of you who suffered casualties. I know we build bonds with our teammates, even if we are not related by blood, we trust each other with our lives in the midst of battle, not everyone is lucky enough to return. They are indeed our family and our friends, and are irreplaceable."
Buzz
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The touching words the first’s Lieutenant recited were cut short for Hageshi as she dug into her vibrating bosom. She retrieved a cigar and her outdated Denreishiki and flipped it open to reveal a mass of texts indicating that the city of Naruki and agents of the 10th as well as one from the first was under attack by multiple Arrancar. These were exceptionally powerful enemies that would provide a huge amount of casualties and the window to make a move was getting smaller by the second the longer she waited around. Of course there was no current request for fourth’s aid but she had to take this to the Kid. He’d know what to do.
"Their lives were not lost in vain, and they will be remembered. They have honored their names, their family, and the Gotei 13. First Division will cover the funerary services for each fallen warrior."
There was no time to wait around and listen to what any of them had to say any longer. While she lit the end of her cigar and puffed a few times, Omoni stood up from the table and exited the chamber through the doors and from there with the help of her device’s GPS she set her sights on the fourth division barracks where she intended on finding Yu in order to determine what would be done about the call from Naruki.
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