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"Can you do nothing but throw insults?" the man asked as he continued to smile, leapint to the side once more as now he began constantly moving around the area to never allow the shadows to reach him. "I hate to break it to you, but you arent going anywhere." the man said with a smirk on his face as his attack was complete. "It seems you are the idiot for not noticing that the rain was hitting you as well this entire time." he said with a light chucle as the water on jack had globbed together as it began enveloping his entire body. "As for you captain." he said with a smirk on his face, staring at sol as he laughed lightly, a thick mist began to enshroud the area. "You seem to believe I am not skilled at two on one combat." he said with a smirk on his face as his voice came from all arpound his opponent.

Trey looked in awe at the battle that was taking place until he saw the captain of 10 squad arrive. "C-Captain Sol." he muttered as he looked down at Ichiro, knowing that sol must have been coming to assist the criminal. "Captain, this is no the path of righteousness." trey muttered to himself, reaching his hand into the bubble of water as he grabbed onto Ichiro's arm, opening a portal to soul society and allowing the two of them to leave the battlefield. "You will pay for your crimes now Bounto." Trey muttered as the two of them disappeared, leaving the two brothers to fight the mysterious man.

"You are lucky, it seems the odds are not in my favor." the man said as he stopped on top of a branch, raising one hand as the veil of mist enshrouded him, quickly disippating as he disappeared from sight.

Asmodean threw his rucksack down in the cavern and sat down. "My home away from home... which is about half the world that way." Asmodean pointed west and laughed. Marionette was not far behind him when he sat down and deactivated, turning into a solid block not even two feet tall. Asmodean never seemed to get over the fact that Marionette could do that. "Well. This is where I do all my training. This place has a strange mineral that makes it impossible to track anyones reishi as long as they are near this stuff... but it looses its effect when its seperated from the cavern." Asmodean explained to Xzavior sa he looked around the cavern. Their was a battle while I was away... not good.

Asmodean was glad that Xzavior noticed the sighes of battle. "The place was close to torn apart. I'm surprised that this cavern didn't collapse." Asmodean looked around and grabbed some twigs. "Go ahead and make a fire. My kind don't eat. We leech reishi from the air, kinda like a plant leeches sunlight. That way we don't have to eat and any wounds close up within minutes... makes us hard to kill." Asmodean explained. He was always one to hold in everything but he seemed to be able to talk around Xzavior, his inner murderer seemed to have shut up too. That was rare. Last time that happened he was in the catacombs with only himself for company. Asmodean hadn't had a soul in a long time and that was his main source of power. Must not think about that now

Asmodean watched as Xzavior made a make-shift stove. "Impressive. Most of my old soldiers couldn't make stuff half as well." Asmodean rested his left hand on his rapier hilt. "Yes it is convenient to not have to eat... saved my life more times than I can count." Asmodean could not get the feeling out of his mind that something was coming for the cave at a speed he couldn't match if he tried nor Marionette for that matter. Thats impossible. Nothing can sense or power... and I can't sense anything outside the cave.. double edged sword. Asmodean put his index and middle fingers in his mouth and let out a shrill whistle. I the blink or an eye Marionette was standing behind him. "Marionette. I need you to stay here and keep an eye on Xzavior. You know the drill if anything happens to me." Marionette nodded as Asmodean instructed him in a whisper that no one outside of two paces could hear. Asmodean began to walk into the surrounding forest. "I'll be back shortly." He said to Xzavior as his body blurred and disappeared. Leaving Xzavior alone with Marionette.

Asmodean reappeared deep within the forest. His senses were still fuzzy from the cave but he could tell someone was out there. Asmodean drew his rapier and looked around. Nothing. I can't make much noise though. If whatevers out there hears me first I could be in for a rude awakening. Asmodean slowly worked his way through the forest, finding nothing but bugs to mask his sound with their chirping. Asmodean was greatful for the insects preseance. Without them I could be dead by now... so could lurk out here. Why is someone following me? Asmodean silently sheathed his blade. The bulk is resticting my movements and if this brushes up against a tree or bush I could- Asmodean frozen when he felt a knife touch his throat.

"Gotcha." The boy said with a grin as his knife stopped on the bounts throat. "That cave of yours makes you blind to my spirit power, but yours is just as easy to follow once your out of it." Daisuke said in a serious tone to the bount. "Now, on to my first question." Daisuke quickly grabbed the bounts sword arm and twisted it behind his back while still keeping the dagger against his throat. "What are you doing with that human? He doesn't seem the type to hang out with a murderer." The bount tensed. Daisuke was hitting close to home now. "You seem more the type to gain his trust and wait until he is asleep and slit his throat so you can get his soul." Daisuke pulled the arm hard. The bount cut off a yelp. "I'm going to give you two options." Daisuke was far faster than the Bount and kicked his legs out from under him before he could react. Daisuke pulled his head back and pressed the dagger harder. "You can leave now and call your doll away from Xzavior. OR. I can give you a red smile and destroy your doll and get Xzavior out of there myself." Daisuke pressed the dagger hard enough to draw blood, just to get his point through.

Marionette turned to face the other bount who enter. The doll had no vocal ablility but gestured to its mouth, carved into its wooden face, and hoped the message was clear. Marionette hated not being able to talk. That also help him, much as he hated to think, because without vocal abliltys he couldn't spoil a stealth attack by coughing or breathing to heavily. Damn Asmodean for leaving me here with this weakling human. Now I'm getting some weird 'dread' feeling from Asmodean. But he's outside the cave and I can't sense a thing thats happening. Curse this body!