The new Sanada Clan Head affected a worried face, one that was easily seen through. “Poor dear Yuki? I have no idea where she is. Hopefully somewhere safe from both the murderous Hi and Ellerose. It is awful how many of the noble clans contain murderers and their children these days, is it not? Now, why don’t we leave the basement stairs to have this conversation somewhere upstairs? Or better yet outside. Let the actual investigators handle it instead of a couple of nobles playing at detective.” The hair on Nara’s arm near his would start to stand as it felt like a thunderstorm was brewing, the smell of ozone filling the area. Small pops of electricity could be heard scattered across Yuuta’s arm. A sign that he wasn’t going to play nice much longer if Nara didn’t relent some.
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 2:14 pm
Tora continues her searching. She may have been blocked from examining the scene, a matter that irritated her to no end, but she refuses to be barred entirely from aiding in the investigation. The small shinigami pads through the house looking around and searching. Little has changed in the floor plan since she was a child so that helps her search, allowing her to clear the first floor of any other potential things. Instincts. Raw instincts drive her hunt. Instincts and actual police training. These amateurs from other divisions are just bored officers with little to do with their lives than get in other divisions' way. Nothing terribly abnormal about this. Just more politics as usual. Foolish. However, there is no time to dwell on that now. She works her way down to the second floor. As she heads down the stairs she is not ignorant of the fighting outside in the rukongai. Well, she has a family to protect and justice to bring. She will join in as soon as this is dealt with. The main issue being that if she were to leave now, she did not trust that the investigation would be remembered or worse the killer would never be brought to justice. Chuck throwing his weight around does not help matters. It never fails if a situation is bad enough, somebody from command would surely arrive to put another two tons of weight on the matter. She had no real distaste for the man or the fact that he is doing his job, but it still bothers her nonetheless. It is not such a huge thing as long as he does not actively interfere with the case. Searching the manor serves two purposes, one to actively hunt for the killer in case he has acted once more and two to discover if there are other victims. She sincerely hopes to find her Aunt Yuki. A friendly face from that side of the family that could be relied upon to be respectable and reasonable. Despite the fact that Yuki is the youngest and her own father is the eldest of Kyoshiro, Sausga had opted to take command of the Hi, his mother's family. Both families had been devastated by the horrific purges of the Inquisition, an unjust group that had created itself despite the actual command structure that existed. Whatever their reasoning, she does not believe their actions justifiable. The Central Forty Six and the High Inquisitors that survived it seemed to have agreed and put Aarendor to the Sokyoku. She was far too young to have any memories of those days. Her father felt that the Hi needed him more and believed that Yuki was better suited to the Sanada, thus the clans were sundered. Until recently there were no real signs of animosity, save for the occasional cousin acting out. Her great grandfather, Ryuu, was a good man, though she has only a few memories of him, having been prevented by some of the older cousins. Still, she cannot understand why they would suddenly turn on her side. They might as well still be considered the same family. The survivors of the Hi who were members by blood and not oath were blood related - either descended from Sasuga and Yuki's dead siblings, or cousins who were orphaned in other lines. These memories flood back to her unbidden as she searches, but she pushes them back. The whys and wherefores will have to wait yet again for another day. This whole situation has strained the family ties even further. 'Politics and family drama be damned,' she thinks, 'I am going to help out regardless of what anybody thinks. The whole premise is so stupid. Can't anybody see how paper thin the accusations are? Okay, the bloody clothes looks bad, but we come home soaked in blood all the time from hollow slaying. I want twelfth division to perform a DNA analysis. But the seal? What kind of idiot walks around with fabric patches and let them perfectly get dropped at a scene? I mean, I don't expect them to realize that we tattoo ourselves as a cultural choice. So what if our ethnic group believes in tattoos? Get over it already. And besides, it's a little too precious that everybody jumped on the bandwagon of blaming the Hi for this crime as soon as the first person to find the first victim just instantly laid blame? This is utter bullshit. Had third division actually done the investigation we would have researched into the matter with appropriate procedure. Nope, instead we get the ham fist approach from everybody who wants to look for a promotion. This whole thing reeks of politics and ignorance.' She clears the next floor and leaves no room, tatami mat, or wall hanging unexplored. She sincerely hopes that Tanji is supportive of her methods. 'If I didn't need to concern myself with reprisal from the upper brass and the courts, I would love to personally shred the culprit.'"Tanji-sama, have you seen anything yet?"
Inei shook himself out of his thoughts look down towards the bowing Tatakai. "Oh the new clan head has been found that is most fortunate, I will make my way there right away I have many questions for them." Inei gave Tatakai a nod of thanks before the shinigami had taken off to fulfill other orders there were many of them, and their realm was growing all the more chaotic with each passing moments. Settling his hands into the sleeves of his captains robe he began walking through the hall ways of the manor the burning candles, and lanterns dimming where ever went shadows growing longer, more intense as he did despite the dim light. Stopping for a moment he wave down a member of the 3rd Division. "You there move quickly and spread the word all those of fourth seat and below are to vacate the manor, and evacuate the surrounding away and set up a five hundred foot perimeter am I understood I may have to unleash my Bankai, and if I am correct in my thinking I will not have the time to worry about anyone besides me and Acting Captain Nara Ellerose." For a moment the Shinigami just stood there looking very pale at the prospect, but as Inei let out a couch clearing his through he quickly bowed, and dashed off to warn others Inei just had to hope they listened and took this as serious as he did.
Moving on he focused in on Nara's Rei Signature, and soon enough even as the smell of ozone was up out of the staircases a chilling sensation would creep down like a looming shadow briefly smothering all emotions before it disappeared as if never there once Inei appeared standing at the top of the steps. "Sanada Yuuta......my it has been a very long time since last you have been around...most peculiar." Inei took a step downwards, and then another his hands still hidden with in the sleeves of his Captain Robes. His eyes flicked down towards the sparks running across the man's arm. "Most Peculiar indeed that you should only now return at the precise moment that Sanada Ryuu , Yuisis, and Kenpachi Kazuki have all perished." His gaze rose to meet Yuuta's eyes. "And I am certain you do not wish to add to that list so if you would not mind but as to show some measure of restraint, and decorum as befitting your station I would appreciate if you dropped the aggressive behavior towards my future sister-in-law." He took several more steps down till he was standing slightly behind Nara, and elevated so that he could look over her.
"Acting Captain Ellerose if you would continue searching the 'entire' grounds so that we may to the fullest of our abilities know if Sanada Yuki is still on the premise hopefully in a state of comfort, and not one of duress." Even as he addressed Nara he kept his gaze firmly set upon Yuuta. "As for myself I have a great many questions for the new Head of the Sanada Clan in regards to the brutal murder of Kenpachi Kazuki, and Sanada Yuisis....unless you have something to hide Sanada Yuuta."
Nara bristled at Yuuta’s touch, as he tried to get her to abandon her search.
She would not be swayed. There had to be a reason he didn’t want her to go any further, and she was resolute in her mission to find out what that reason was. His behavior had made up her mind.
As his reishi flared, so did hers, white light beginning to flow around the now-captain of 10th Division
It was then that Captain Kurokii appeared. She silently thanked the lady for the backup.
Kurokii seemed to take charge immediately, confronting Sanada Yuuta. Nara listened as he gave his commands. She nodded, and continued down the stairs.
The crowd pressed in around Jiro and Hax, as his kin spoke to him.
Thank you for your understanding.”
He did not relish having to exert authority over his own family, especially one who he respected as much as Hax.
It was then that the hollow reitsu washed over the Rukongai like a noxious fume.
He handed Hax off to a passing 3rd Division Shinigami.
”Please ensure that this man gets all the comforts his station affords him.”
With that, he jogged back over to Chuck, who seemed to be taking charge of the situation nicely, with the aid of some more ranked shinigami who had appeared.
Jiro did not like playing police with the people of Soul Society. He was a soldier. It was his duty to meet this hollow threat.
”Vice Captain Ellerose. Permission to meet the hollow threat in Rukongai?”
He asked, with a salute.
However, he was already on his way before he could hear the answer.
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XXXXX After Tanji's threat to the mob, The Vice Captain of Division One, Chuckuratsu Ellerose, started barking out orders, and sliced a hole in the wall Tanji made. To which Tanji responds by sighing under his breath before dropping down from the wall and saying "Alright Ellerose I'll leave the front gate to you and focus on" before being interrupted by someone from the mob trying to force his way past them to get inside, which Tanji elbows in the stomach saying "escorting" before sending the interrupter flying far off into the distance with a kick and continuing speaking "these trouble makers away from here." Tanji then notices the 5th seat of his division, Tatsuka Jiro, running past Vice Captain Ellerose whilst asking for permission to go address the hollow threat in Rukongai, but not even waiting for a response before continuing in that direction. "Did he seriously just not even wait for permission to be granted for his request? I'm gonna have to deal with so much unnecessary paperwork if Ellerose writes a formal complaint about that." Tanji thinks before proceeding to start forcing the mob away from the manor.
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"I guess I shouldn't hold back in this fight": Offensive Fighting Style (currently +20)
Yuuta turns to face the Captain of the 9th division. “I merely resigned from my outward duties. Once the late Clan Head Ryuu died, as the oldest male of the Sanada, I had to step back into the open and take up the Clan Head duties. It was less a return and more having duties again.”He snags onto the end of what the Captain says and grins. “Marrying into the murderous Ellerose? Seems like a poor decision on your part. Why would you want to join with a family that has such an awful past, and so recent too?” He notices Nara continuing down the stairs and flash steps to the bottom in front of her.“I believe I kindly asked you to leave the basement, cousin of a murderer. Continue this inadvisable route of action and I will be forced to abandon my manners.”He stares both of them down, a neutral expression on his face.
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 11:22 pm
Tora tears though the manor, filled with memories and a profound sense of loss. She might be emotionally compromised to a degree, but she seems to be allowed to continue her search. Her speeding up the process has more to do with wanting to get this search over with due to the growing sense of hollows building outside. She has not even paused long enough to accept the hell butterflies that seem to be following her around. 'Sorry little guys,' she thinks. Suddenly she takes note of a hidden doorway in a hall she had never been permitted to enter as a child. She hears something going on behind the door and quietly opens it. Nara seems to be in conflict with Yuuta. 'What's going on?' She hears and sees just enough to dart away. Yuuta's reiatsu seems to be becoming turbulent. He might be just emotional, but she is certain it is more than just that based on Nara's expression. Upon seeing Chuck she approaches him and skids to a halt. With a bow she greets him and then snaps upright with a salute. "Sir! There's a commotion between Sanada Yuuta and Ellerose Nara. I believe that they're about to fight." She then proceeds to explain to him what all she witnessed. After this she awaits orders, glancing over to Tanji with hope that this hellish day will end well. Death of some of her family members, other members of her family accused, her being edged out of the actual examination of the scene, and the chaos of the hollow attack outside have all made things to be a bit much to happen in one day. She looks back at Chuck and ponders about him. Sure, he's a hard a**. Most of the top brass are. It's what made him good at his job, even if he could be a bit heavy handed at times. It certainly does make an impression. While she can not say that she likes him, she does not hate him, either. He's doing a difficult job with great pressure to perform according to high standards. No, she does not hate him. She simply has never interacted with him until now.
"Hey dudes, so like what the ******** are y'all still doing here?" A husky voice calls out from the entrance. A woman leaned on a single crutch, her stump of a leg dangling uselessly as she took a drag on a cigarette in her other hand. The smell of tobacco and smoke filled the air around the punk girl. No zanpakuto hung at her waist though a captain's haori covered her shoulders. Instead of a blade at her hip, a small black cat rubbed against her one good leg; The cat's eyes shined an unnatural cyan light, its unnerving gaze focusing on the shinigami that were all congregating here. As if the cat was judging them. "Get the ******** out of here. You dudes not get the message? Go to the Rukongai and stop the damn hollow invasion."
"And give me a goddamn lift, you know how ******** long it took me to get here on a crutch?"
Next on the scene of the Sanada Manor was the acting captain of the Eleventh Division, not because he cared for the blight of the noble family, but because he felt the reiatsu of the Captain of the Fourth. He appears inches behind her, "Taicho, I was on my way to the north when I felt your spiritual pressure. Need a ride?" He offers before easily lifting her off her foot, and holding her like a princess, so she could hold her crutches style. His golden gaze falling on the rest the Shinigami gathered at the gates, "You heard the Taicho! Get a move on it slackers, or you will have to be my personal training dummy for the next few months!" His right foot taps the ground a few times lightly before the pair vanish from sight and senses.
Chuck slowly observed the area that he had managed to bring back into order with a slight smirk on his face, removing the pipe from his lips and releasing a puff of gray smoke as he turns his attention to the third division shinigami who had come before him, declared his intent to join the front lines and then vanishes off without awaiting approval. His head slowly shook, if this was not a state of emergency than he and the vice captain of second who had ran off without approval could have been reprimanded. But with such a situation as a Hollow attack going on, it was the right call to abandon such fruitless investigations and head off to defend your home. He nods in the direction of the Third Division VIce as they begin forcing the mob away from the manor itself. "If you have problems with how your subordinate handled themselves, you can have a word with him after this situation is over with. Leave the handling of this mob to your unseated Shinigami and proceed to the front lines to deal with the Hollow threat." He says before turning to notice a shinigami female heading his way, and then the arrival of the Captain of the Fourth, and soon after the Acting Captain of the Eleventh Divisions. He had heard the words of the female reporting to him, but had not answered her immediately as there were stronger forces declaring demands to those still here at the Sanada Manor. As soon as the Captain and acting Captain leave from his sight, Chuck slowly turns his attention onto Tora who was standing before him now. "Gather up any remaining seated Shinigami, I don't care what division they are in, and report to the front lines along side the acting Eleventh and Fourth Division Captains. It doesn't matter if all you can do is foolishly swing your zanpakuto, you will give support to the Seireitei." He begins, as he looks up and passed her towards the manor in the short distance. "The situation is regrettable, but the new Clan Head has the right to prevent those from searching his property without proper clearance. That just means an extra internal crisis after this issue is dealt with. You have.. Less than three minutes to gather up whoever you see and report to the frontlines." Chuck raises the pipe in his hand, pushing up the brim of his hat as he looks at Tora, cold gray eyes peering almost as if he was looking straight through her to her very core. "Whoever fails to show up, will be dealt with accordingly. Do keep that in mind. You're dismissed." He says before turning and heading straight to the main gates of the Sanada Manor. Placing one foot down into a rather rough stomp as he draws in a breath from the pipe he held in his hand before releasing it out in an exaggerated and slow manner. "If you haven't realized it by now, Hollows are invading the Seireitei as you all cause further panic here. Report back to your living quarters, if your homes are in the Rukongai then report to the nearest Division Barracks and await further orders from that Division's command!" He barks out, before taking a single step forward and then immediately vanishing in a wisp of dirt and sand heading in the direction that the acting captain of the Eleventh and the captain of the Fourth had went off to as well.
// [ Exit to West Rukongai ] //
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:40 am
Hax smiles at Jiro. "Don't worry, this will turn out better than it looks." He looks around as he senses the hollows arriving. A bored look crosses his countenance. "This place has been invaded countless times since I was born ... and countless times we have repelled them all. Ayakashi, Quincy, Mononoke, Youkai, Magi, Necromancers, Beasts, and even humans on the rare occasion have all broken in. Many of those actually attacked. We have always won." He is talking to nobody in particular at first and then turns to his guard. "And there were allies that dwell here that have always helped to turn each of them away." He stands up and makes a few deft moves. "They have their suspect and the rest of us have been cleared." He makes one more gesture and the handcuffs pop off. "I have been humoring you because the head of my clan is very adamant about proper legal procedure. However, given the latest discovery, I am no longer obligated. If the higher ups want me rearrested, then it needs to wait until after this battle." He sighs and hands him the handcuffs and chains. "You should probably come, too, boy. The Soul Society is not going to defend itself." With that he flash steps away to the West.
"Yes, sir!" Tora salutes and gathers who she can among the people remaining, approaching even Sanada members. As she searches she runs into Ikasu moping. "Oniisama! Get a hold of yourself! There is time to mope and mourn later. Unless you want to join them in the soul cycle, you need to get it together!" She grabs him by the collar of his kimono and presses her forehead against his. "Listen to your Imoto. If you do not snap out of it, there will be nothing left for our clan! Ikasu!" She notices his sigh and his change of expression. Letting him go she stands back and allows him to speak. Once he has had his say she leaves to do as she was told.
Ikasu is sitting deflated and emotionally drained. Loss of family is a painful thing. Being made impotent to act does not help. He is numb right now. Numb enough that he does not react at first to the sensation of reiatsu pressures from multiple sources and of various kinds. Executive dysfunction coupled with depression prevent him from acting at the moment. Suddenly his sister is in his face, confronting him. "Leave me alone, Takara. I-" he begins only to have her grab him by his collar and press her forehead to his own. She demands that he get himself together. Her metal claws cold against his skin. Even with her aggressive behavior, he can tell that she is being careful to not harm him. He sets his jaw and frowns. She lets him go and he speaks. "Alright, Imotochan. If there is anybody you can marshal from our clan that is capable of fighting, do so. The village is of no strategic or inherit interest to them, so the village guards should be able to handle things. I'll see you out there." With that he flash steps out to the battle, flipping his kimono inside out, revealing it to be reversible and now a Twelfth Division Lab Coat. "Fires of the eternal forge, blood lines of the sundered god, hammer rise and hammer fall, bring this world into right! Purify!" he chants as he awakens his innermost powers. Those pressures indicate a number of dangerous beings in the Western Rukongai and he is going to go help the fight.
"Oh as if you did not plan to overtly threaten or do worse toward the acting Captain here more so if not for my timely arrival Sanada Yuuta." Inei kept his gaze settled upon the man as he took a few more steps down the stairs leading deeper into the basement. Resting a hand against the walls he let out a soft sigh he pulled his hand away several moments after seemingly nothing having transpired out of the ordinary. Yet something had happened within the shadows around them Inei had prepared a few nasty surprises if Yuuta indeed wanted to drop all illusions of decorum he was insistent on keeping up despite the facts. "As it were we simply need to confirm that all of you are indeed safe, and questioned further on the deaths of the late Kenpachi, and Sanada Yuisis whose death were not caused by the Hi assassin."
With those last words spoken Inei flash stepped a bit behind Yuuta landing softly five steps down his Captain's robes fluttering behind him from the makeshift wind of his passing. He spared, but a glance behind him as he furthered the distance between them unless Yuuta wanted to try to stop him that was.
Passives: Reiatsu Level used: 100 Name: Night Falls Quick Description: The more pieces upon the board one has the greater their options are to outwit, and drive the enemy to defeat. Type: Passive Cost: Costs of the Trap Effect: When Inei uses an action to place a Trap, he is able to place one additional trap so long as he pays for the additional cost. Duration: -- Cool-down: -- Range: --
Reiatsu Level used: 225 Name: Hidden Darkness Description: One most take the initiative to control the field of battle, and therefore the battle itself. Type: Passive Cost: Cost of the Trap Effect: By sacrificing his defense action, Inei is able to place a second trap in the same turn. Duration: -- Cool-down: -- Range: --
Reiatsu Level used: 325 Name: Darkened Depths Description: Inei is a master of tactics turning the very battlefield against his foes. Type: Passive Cost: -- Effect: Increases Inei's trap limit from six to ten and changes the die rolled from a d8 to a d12. Duration: -- Cool-down: -- Range: --
Ability: Artifact Accessory Lvl 100: Helm of Darkness Name: Darkness Incarnate Description: Drawing from the power of the helm Inei is able to use it in part to fuel the energy it takes to manipulate his elemental reiatsu. Effect: Reduces the cost of [Darkness Element] Abilities by -2SE to a Minimum of 1.
Traps:
Reiatsu Level used: 375 Name: Life-stealing Darkness Description: Darkness worms into his enemies body inflicting damage within draining them of life needing stamina to keep up the fight. Type: Trap Cost: 6 SE, 3 SE to Maintain Effect: [Darkness Element] Trap's Attack Power= SP. When triggered is the target's Stamina is less then Inei's they suffer -75 Stamina for 4 turns. Duration: -- Cool-down: 4 Posts Range: -- Trap Number: 11
Reiatsu Level used: 125 Name: Strike in the Dark Description: Darkness gathers around his enemies eyes clouding their vision making their attacks useless as they become blinded when they attempt to strike. Type: Trap Cost: 3SE, 1SE Effect: [Darkness Element] Trap's Attack Power= SP. When triggered is the Target has less Intellence then Inei's Intelligence +25 they lose their attack action. Duration: -- Cool-down: 1 Post Range: -- Trap Number: 3
Reiatsu Level used: 150 Name: Defenseless in the Dark Description: Unleashing distracting tendrils that attack from all sides his enemies are too preoccupied to properly defend themselves. Type: Trap Cost: 4SE, 2SE Effect: [Darkness Element] Trap's Attack Power= SP. When triggered is the Target has less Intellence then Inei's Intelligence +30 they lose their Defense action. Duration: -- Cool-down: 1 Post Range: -- Trap Number: 8
Reiatsu Level used: 175 Name: Rising Darkness Description: Darkness moves beneath his enemies feet making their very footing unbalanced to throw their center of balance off. Type: Trap Cost: 4SE, 2SE Effect: [Darkness Element] Trap's Attack Power= SP. When triggered is the Target has less Intellence then Inei's Intelligence +35 they lose one of their Augment action. Duration: -- Cool-down: 1 Post Range: -- Trap Number: 6
Flash Step: 6 Posts (600 words) Flash Step is thought of as the basic movement technique. It allows the user to travel at a speed equal to +15 their base Speed. Costs 2 SE
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Nara bristled at Yuuta’s touch, as he tried to get her to abandon her search.
