Treading in between [Adventure/Blood]

[Redwinters]

“He has remained inactive for some time.” A voice spoke within the depths of an unknown location. The sounds of moaning, death, crying, echoed in the background. The minor noises drowned out the movements the person made, and were quite irritating even for those who were use to them. "It may take time. Time that could compromise everything."

Another voice had a low laugh at the comment, but joined in the conversation, “Some men of power need only act when they deem it necessary. When you have everything you could need, like him, what more is there to do?”


“There is always something more.” A third voice spoke, more authoritative. “Sometimes you just need…” the voice seemed to pause in thought, as if examining something, “The right push to get their attention…” A snap of the fingers echoed in the area the three spoke, as if bringing the full attention of any who may be listening. “Go forth, speak with who you must. It’s time to give those who tread along the gates of hell some attention.” The voice spoke with an eerie confidence, off putting to the two who listened. “Make it a…enlightening experience.”

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Shiro Jin, a name to avoid for those who didn’t know him, and a name to fear for those who did. Like a sleeping bear, he was watched cautiously by those who could, and though “sleeping,” at any moment he could awaken and let loose an unstoppable rage. Many refused to refer to him as a man than a horrifying force of a nature…and few ever approached him. Today however, as he relaxed against a withering tree he had grown accustomed to…he would hear the approaching footsteps of an individual, one who walked with purpose and intention.

If Jin turned to see who approached him, he would see an individual covered in an all black uniform. His entire body was covered by it, black boots stretched directly over pants which was covered by a buttoned black shirt. The only unique thing about him was that the skintight hood around his head had a mask connected to it to hide his face; this was no hollow mask though. It was featureless in shape save half of it being black and half being white like a ying-yang symbol, and two blackened holes for eyes. This being’s unorthodox would be unfamiliar even to a man such as Blood, who by now had seen nearly everything this universe had to offer…nearly.

“Shiro Jin.” The voice said calmly, muffled from his mask. He stood at attention, showing a form of respect as he bowed his head towards the vizard. His clothing swayed slightly as a small gust of wind past over the two. “I have come here, to you, with an offer.” He explained bluntly, cutting right to the chase, having no intention to waste the time of individual before him. “If you are interested in hearing it, of course.” He added rather nonchalantly, as he lifted his left had rather simply; held within his fingers was a suitcase. Upon showing this, he patiently waited for some form of response from the vizard who sat on his tree.

[Blood]

Merely days after his journey around the world, and he had just like before gotten back in to the ways from just before, staying by his tree most of the days just relaxing. But was that all he was doing? For now he was waiting and thinking about one move he had planned to do 5 years ago, but he never ended up doing. The time was soon, but not yet and if there would be something interesting left in this realm to do before he went to that place, the location of many memories. As he lay by his tree next to the river, one day turned in to one night and then another day, yet he still didn't really move from his place, it was as though he was somewhere else, inside his mind.

Within Jin's mind there was many things going on, as he still wasn't ready to go because he was caught up in many things, but one thing remained certain within his mind, that he needed to polish up some of his slightly rusted skills if he was to truly be ready for that place in his mind at least. I wonder, how many days? How many years has it been since then? As he spoke to himself it came upon him that such along time not even this amount of time would make him forget nor being forgiven for what he did that day.

Soon he would feel a presence of some sort approaching him, this was rare and immediately got his attention, even if he didn't look in the direction just yet, as he might just scare what was coming his way. As he heard it's voice, Jin would rise up and look at the individual in a strange attire, not something he had encountered for something like that would have surely remained in his mind.

So Who would you be? As you claim to have something to offer me, then I hope it peeks my interests, as you should know, I don't like individuals that doesn't speak up when they need to.

He would play a little with his words to see if he could get some sort reaction out of the being in front of him, as he watched everything closely. So I wonder, this person or being what ever it might be seems quite interesting compared to most beings these days, but I wonder, it's even rarer for someone to approach me so calmly, most people wouldn't just stand there without any reaction, hmmm this seems quite fun.

These thoughts passed through Jin's mind quickly and faded as he would await the reaction, as he would have decided to go along with what it might be as long it was something that peeked his interest in the slightest, for he knew that a gem doesn't need to sparkle right away, as you take a step back and observe it again it just might.

[Redwinters]

The masked individual’s position did not move, even as Blood played with his words and toyed with the man; with every inch of his body covered, it was hard to tell if he reacted at all to it. “I would be Mahlai. A pleasure.” He responded as calmly as he had approached the vizard. “And it is certainly my hope that this peek’s your interest.” He placed the suitcase he carried within his left hand to the ground at both their feet. Bending his knees to it, both hands undid a latch on each side of the black leather case before lifting it open towards Jin. A faint light escaped the package before dimming quietly, revealing what was inside to the vizard.


“Do you recognize this symbol?” Inside the case was a relic from long ago, but after staring at it for a few seconds Shiro Jin would indeed identify it. A family crest in the shape of a dragon’s wing, it was an emblem belonging to the Ryōdoji clan of soul society, a noble house that was exiled just at the cusp of the onigami war. Their exile was one of the final pushes for the onigami to rebel against the shinigami. As a result of the onigami war starting immediately after, many people had forgotten about this lost noble family and most traces of their existence had faded, as they were banished to the dangai to be destroyed. No one knew of what happened to them, of course, except perhaps the original captain commander. To see someone who had the emblem at all would certainly be a rare sight.

“A family of shinigami long since forgotten by most…” The muffled voice explained as he rose back to his feet, his masked faced examine the quant scenery around him. “But not by us. In recent years they have been attempting to expand upon their forgotten territory.” The individual added with inflection in his voice. His hands were placed behind his back in professional manner as he continued, “My offer for you, Shiro Jin, is a simple one. That relic can lead you to their forgotten residence, a temple lost between dimensions. We wish for you to travel there, and exterminate them.” His masked head turned back towards Shiro Jin, waiting patiently for his reply. "It has been a long time since you have truly had a challenging opponent, is that not correct? This would be the perfect chance to test your powers against truly dangerous foes."

[Blood]

As there seemed to be no interesting reaction, from this Mahlai, from Jin's playing with a few words, it seemed just the more interesting to him. Jin would turn towards a more serious way, even more so as he saw the crest that he would recognize, it of a clan he, would remember, but he had not really interacted with them, but Jin had never had a encounter when he saw a noble and not despised them for what they are, haughty beings thinking they stand above others, believing their worth to be more than others.

I didn't expect something like this to appear before me, but even so I'm quite intrigued in who you refer to when you speak about us and we. You know what i mean, and even if it was a opportunity for doing something like this, why would I bite, when I don't even know what or who you really are. It feels as thought you only think that small, or at least that's what you've seemed to have told me so far Mahlai.

No matter what it was, he wouldn't just rush off, without finding the leads he needed from this man, the truth that he would get in one way or another, for he held for now a higher interest in this person that kept using certain words, that made him think more about who this really was. His eyes focused on any moments this man Mahlai could make, to be sure he wouldn't do something that would surprise him. I would accept it, even so I won't just rush off, like a idiot, those times are long gone, I tend to stray from rushing out like a little kid these days, you know. Even so my edges are still sharper than most can ever think of achieving, but you know all this already or you wouldn't have went in to the trouble of finding someone like me.

He was purely speculating on some points others was what he had decided to go with to see if he could get anything what so ever out of this person in front of him, as it didn't pass Jin's mind that he could possibly be set up to get in to real trouble if he simply went to a place because someone told him, something that peeked his interest would be there.

[Redwinters]

"Who I am is of little consequence, I’m afraid. I’m a sinner like any other man, perhaps more so than others.” He explained vaguely, still standing over the suitcase that lay between them. His posture was unmoving, each part of him struck Jin as “professional,” but not necessarily dangerous. It was like he was talking with a businessman, not a soldier or a demon. “I’ve paid for it more than others, as well, but that is neither here ‘nor there.” He said with a light chuckle, as if he was recalling a funny joke before clearing his throat and returning to his ordinary stance.

“Would knowing anything about us truly change the circumstances, I wonder?” The man postulated, “The Dark Ones, as this house of Nobles has come to call itself now, are exceptionally strong shinigami, even more so to be able to maintain their own pocket dimension within the dangai.” Mahlai explained in greater detail, slowly pacing around both blood and the suitcase. “Their knowledge of ancient rituals no doubt aiding them in their survival and growth in power…rituals long since forgotten before the onigami war. Their encroachment of territory, however, has become a nuisance to us, and could lead to unnecessary problems if they’re influence grows too large.” He added, giving slight hints as to his people’s motivation.


“If you go, anything you find is yours to use as you see fit, including the knowledge of these rituals, of course. We are only interested in their lives being ended, nothing more.” He reiterated as his cloaked body came full circle around blood and was now back besides the brief case. “We come to you with this job to offer you a challenging fight and a chance to increase your knowledge; Do this job for us, and we may be more willing to...discuss things you may want to know. However, by no means must you accept if you do not like our terms…it is an ‘offer’ after all. We will have to find another, if that's the case.” He bowed his head once more to the vizard, awaiting his reply.

[Blood]

As the man before him spoke, Jin remained silent for awhile, not responding to what was being mentioned and spoken about by this Mahlai. Why Jin was silent there could be many reasons as to why that would occur. As Mahlai finished speaking, Jin would still wait a moment before he would begin.

So you mean to say that Information, isn't of any relevance. I merely wish to know what I can know, before embarking on a journey which may hold many surprises if you are unprepared, and information is just as strong as the strongest sword. If you blindly rush against an enemy you will without doubt be in trouble especially when the difference between the two is minimal. If you seek to be in the darkness of this, then so be it. As Jin now paused for a while as he waited a little bit longer than what could be seen as usual before he continued.

The offer is most interesting, especially what these former nobles might be up to, since i truly despise nobles, I wonder will these be the same?As Jin would look at the crest again, he had taken a short break in what he was talking about. Whether you say anything more about who you are or not, even so I accept the "offer" you call it. But before embarking on that I will need the information to go there, besides the crest you have shown me. Also if you hold the knowledge on how to leave the place I would go to then indulge me.

Maybe it might have been a few contradictions in what he told Mahlai before compared to what he's saying now. As a slight breeze would come and move Jin's hair as his hands soon would fix again, as it could become a little annoying at this when standing still in a breeze like that.These Ryōdoji, I wonder will they be the same as the other nobles I truly despise, nobles that deserve nothing better than death, that would be all they really deserve, but I shall not judge them, they after all seem to be quite interesting compared to most other noble clans since they got themselves exiled after all

This offer or mission what ever you might call it, seemed all the more interesting the more he thought about it and would do it, but he still would try to get all the information he could from Mahlai before setting off on something that could be the most interesting thing he had done in a very long time.

[Redwinters]

“That is a wise observation, Shiro Jin.” Mahlai complimented with a bow of his head. “I will tell you what to expect, if you wish it.” The man promised; if Shiro Jin was looking for information to prepare for this task, it seemed the man was more willing to talk. When it came to him and whoever he worked with, he was far less open to discussion. He clared his throat before starting another pace around the field the two discussed in. His masked face lifted, examining the cloudy sky above them, his light breath pressing against the edges of his mask. “From what we have been able to discern, there were at least eight of them, but one of them was captured and eliminated to retrieve this relic…leaving seven of them. They have somehow, using the rituals I explained earlier, managed to make a pocket dimension to reside it much like the onigami.” He compared the two, a light chuckle escaping his mask, “It seemed they might have had more in common than they thought.”

He continued, “The dimension holds only one building, a labyrinth like temple. I am not privy on the…layout, but from what we know it is quite large for such a family. It is very likely that they have some form of protection and traps within, and they would most certainly have an advantage if you blasted through their front door.” The man warned as he came across a small puddle with a pair of birds feeding atop it. Curiously, he knelt down beside them, though they paid him no heed. “Being ex-shinigami, it is likely they have all trained in the basic techniques of the shinigami; so expect techniques like Shunpo, kido, and Hakudo. Curiously though, from some of the intel we’ve managed to uncover they are not all in possession of zanpakuto. Perhaps they have them concealed, though it is very likely they were stripped of them when exiled; though now I’m just theorizing.” The man admitted, his hands delicately lifting one of the birds from the pond.


“I myself am not aware of why they were exiled, I’m afraid. It’s possible they agreed with the motives the onigami shared…or perhaps they did something of horrible significance. Whether they are sympathetic or not is of no concern to us, however.” He made his opinion clear on the family as he let go of the little bird, allowing it to fly away harmlessly. “I’m sure they hold the true answers, though I would suggest you not worry about such details; it’s merely useless information that bogs down your task.”

Returning to the suitcase, the cloaked man bent down and lifted the emblem from the suitcase before lightly tossing the object underhanded to the Vizard. “The relic is the key to arriving and leaving. You must enter the dangai, once there the relic will…’guide’ you to an otherwise inaccessible portal. This will drop you within the perimeter of their territory. If you wish to leave you merely must return to the spot where you arrived and hold the relic up towards the sun. That is what the others have told me about the relic.” Rising back up to a professional posture, the man placed his hands behind his back once more. “Is there anything else you might want to know? I believe that is everything you would need.”

[Blood]

So it seemed they both agreed on that information is quite important for everything, and it didn't really surprise Jin that Mahlai was a lot more helpful when it came to the task at hand compared to when he wondered about who had sent Mahlai to meet him. Good good, so it seems, quite interesting theories on why they could be exiled, but for now it is better to assume nothing and go without thinking why, for even if I knew why it wouldn't change the purpose of my visit. I will set out once I'm ready, expect the deed to be done soon. As he had half responded to some of what Mahlai told him, as Jin would end up just like Mahlai had moments ago, looking up at the sky, with a slight smile on his face, for this would be the only truly exciting thing to have happened in the last few years.

Before long, Jin had heard the information Mahlai was willing to share at this point. If you need confirmation of the deed you will know where to find me, unless I fail of course, but to fail with this, of course it's always possible to not succeed, but I will kill them, for that is what I'm good at. He would be a little surprised as the object as thrown to him, but with ease grabbed it, without thinking to much about it.

Then it is time for me to get ready to leave this city for a while once again, to carry out this "offer".

Jin would be walking straight past the man who had come here as he thought it would be fun to take a few steps and move about a little before his mission, as he walked, nothing but the mission would come in to his head. His focus on what he was going to do, was drowning out everything else that could have been going on in his head at this moment. Everything that could matter was to eliminate this noble family he didn't remember much about at this point in time, maybe something would occur to him about them as he proceeded to eliminate them from this world, as the time had come to leave the human world behind once again.

[Redwinters]

“You have our thanks, Shiro Jin.” The man bowed respectfully to the vizard, before returning to his more professional posture. A muffled chuckle escaped the man’s mask when Jin explained the possibility of him not succeeding; he responded, “I have the utmost faith in your abilities, I shall await your return.” His voice was confident, sounding certain of Jin’s victory, though how genuine he was being would be impossible to tell from his calm persona..

These words would be Mahlai’s last while Jin began to leave for the mission that had been offered to him. Mahlai would adjust his mask into a more comfortable position, gently walked over to the suitcase and removed it from the ground, and walked off into the opposite direction Jin had gone. Within only a few short seconds he would be out of sight and out of mind as he disappeared into the shadows he had arrived in, leaving Jin only to wonder who he was and what he was working for.

Jin would be certain of one thing; if Mahlai was being genuine than the key to finding these “dark ones” was to enter the dangai with their emblem in hand, once there a path would “become open to him.” That meant that his next destination would be the precipice, a dangerous location for the untrained, but of little matter to the experienced Vizard.

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"He has agreed to the mission. He is quite a curious fellow." Mahlai would speak between another voice in an unknown location. The sounds of torture and clashing metal and fire clear in the background.

"Truthfully? I never thought such a man would be motivated so quickly." The other voice answered with surprise, caught off guard with how quickly he had accepted their offer.

"Yes, well," Mahlai again chuckled in his balanced voice, "I do believe he has intentions of his own, as do we. It was interesting to revel in whirlpool both trust and mistrust with that Vizard; he is by far one of the more interesting individuals I have met."

"Hopefully those intentions will be to his liking." The other voice commented cautiously, before fading into the distance. "I'd hate to think of what would happen if things do not proceed as planned..."

[Blood]

So it seemed Mahlai was thankful for him doing this deed, to Jin it would merely feed the idea that there was something going on behind the scenes, and something would certainly turn out different than either of these two could plan to happen at this moment. This truly was clouded in shadows, but there would be one simple way to find more out to what degree Mahlai had been honest and what hadn't been. If it truly was as simple as it had been portrayed, why would they need him for it, he pondered for a while as he was leaving.

Hmm, I would imagine he knows more than he is revealing for sure. When I get back I will get my answers from him, or atleast I will know more about this than I do now. For now I should focus on the less important task at hand, as I wonder what they will bring against me. Just leaving for this place that I'm supposed to find, I suppose I will get there now, time to clear my mind and focus. In the Dangai I can't just walk around like I want to, like here.

As those thoughts left his mind, he would clear his mind, and taking a final look at the crest, feeling over it with his hand, it truly felt weird that something so important would fall out of those nobles hands which would open them up to assault, it seemed to make less and less sense. As time went on he would make his way to open the portal to the destination he needed, if to much time would pass without finding anything he would merely decide to take his leave in one way or the other. Maybe it would be foolish to do something like this at this pace he was, but it was what brought the thrill out and without any excitement and thrill in this he would merely get bored and be quite doubtful about finishing the task at hand, maybe he should merely trick them? Oh well, it was time as the portal was open before him, and he would take a step inside it and decide on what to do after that.

[Redwinters]

As Shiro Jin pondered the implications of rushing into conflict, of helping a total unknown factor, the portal to the dangai would below open in front of him, beckoning him to enter its mysterious aura. The vizard would enter it slowly, before being emptied out in the familiar in-between of the three realms. Here, humanity and spirit were at a crossroads, with time and space itself warped menacingly in an unfathomable spiral. It had been some time since blood had experienced the unease of staying within this realm, but he would also know that his time within would need to be short, lest he wanted the Dangai’s “protectors” to come looking for him.

With the relic clutched in his hand he would feel the smooth metal it seemed to be carved from, the reiatsu that clung to it was foreign even to him. Barely noticeable even with all of his power, but he would feel attached to the pours within the metal an energy unlike any other. It was not hollow or shinigami, nor was it human. Whatever it was, it seemed to comprise the entire relic in its light. The object seemed to have its own gravity to it, lifting Jins arm upward forcibly towards the west before a beam of white light shot from its center. The beam of light would be Blood’s guide through this area of the dangai. Should he follow it, it would lead to this “exiled” realm that Mahlai spoke of.

And so it would, the end of the trail of light seemed to pierce through a section of the dangai’s “walls,” leaving a cracked surface where it had impacted. As Jin grew closer to this area the cracks grew bigger and bigger until a section of wall separated completely from the rest, revealing a path of bright energy. The portals end would be there, showing a visible reference for where he would be dumped out. From the looks of things, he would exit out into a thick forest where off in the distance a temple could be seen. It looked like some sort of Aztec pyramid’s, with huge steps leading up into the main building. This was all Jin would be able to discern before entering, if he still desired to.

[Blood]

As Jin stepped through the portal he wouldn't dawdle around like he usually did in the human world, but be quite the opposite, barely any wasted movements even when he was moving around like this, would show that he was taking it quite seriously. Especially since, he didn't do things halfway, but would finish them. If you would be someone insignificant to his mission it or what he desired to do in this state of mind he would be unlikely to care about you aslong as you would stay out of his way. So it would seem this crest, certainly did something to grab his attention as it emitted something that made some form of crack? Or was it something else in a wall of the dangai as Jin would approach it, and more and more it would look like a portal, as he disregarded what he would see while watching the portal for a instant, then jumping through it as he seemingly arrived in a forest.

So it seems, I atleast got somewhere I havn't been to before, so what could be here, maybe something fun? I wonder would i need my sword today? I hope so, no fun if I don't need you Chronos. Hmm I wonder, where could everyone be, maybe by that pyramid? The question he asked himself remained in his mind for a while, as he would begin moving towards the pyramid or what ever it would turn out to be, as he didn't bother to think to much, but rather focus on what he should focus on to complete the mission and eliminate everyone in one way or another in this realm, but that wouldn't be his first goal, as he would want information on what made this possible and many other things that could certainly be found somewhere.

[Redwinters]

Jin arrived within the forest without any trouble what so ever. The first thing he would notice upon his feet touching the ground is a rippling wave at his feet, as if he had splashed into a puddle of water even though he clearly landed upon a solid surface. The floor felt solid too, merely its appearance would warp and change with each step the vizard took. If he needed any other indication that this realm was inbetween the others, he need only look towards the sky…or the area directly behind him. Directly behind the portal he had entered, the terrain simply…ended. A white void is all that would be seen beyond the edge of this forested area, even the sky was missing. It made for a rather surreal looking area.

Walking from the portal, it would slowly collapse in the same manner it opened until it completely disappeared. The vizard would continue on his path from there, the scenery looking quite beautiful, but eerily empty. There was no wildlife here, and the trees did not sway with any wind because there was none. Everything was perfectly still, like a painting that he had somehow entered. The temple like building loomed over him as he got closer and closer to it, with the less trees to block his view he saw quite an intimidating fortress. The temple was like a step pyramid, with each ‘step’ appearing to be an entire floor of the temple, seven in total. At the top of the seventh lay some sort of shrine that was too difficult to see from below.

There was no one in sight, all was still. There was no footprints upon the dirt, though this was to be expected seeing how Jin’s own feet left no trail behind. It would start to look like the place was abandoned at this point. The forest ended abruptly around the temple, leaving a circular clearing in its wake. From where Jin was, two large doors at the bottom ‘step’ seemed to be the means of entering, should he choose to do so.

[Blood]

Jin found this place in between the other realms, less intriguing than he first thought, but it was quite the peculiar place, as it seemed there would be nothing atleast not within close to proximity to him.. Even so he would still hold on to caution as he would move through the forest, as it seemed the portal closed in the way it had opened behind him. As it happened during all this, there was few things he would think of, as it happened that this place was calming to him, or maybe it was that he for once actually was doing something with the risk of failure? Not even Jin himself knew why, but it would only help in keeping him from rushing things to much, and trying to gather information he needed. So as he walked, it wasn't just that nothing was in close proximity of where he got out, it was merely nothing besides these trees if you could call them that seemed to be the only thing besides the pyramid or what it could be.

This realm, turned out to be quite void of life as far as Jin could tell, the only thing of any relevance towards his mission, soon he would begin his approach of the pyramid or what ever it actualy was, it seemed to look somewhat like one to Jin atleast. As he now was observing the clearing around the temple, he wouldn't walk out in to the clearing just yet, as he would begin circling around to see if there was more than one entrance or anything of signifigance besides these doors that he could find at this point in time. So it seemed for now his only choices were to either wait or progress forward through the doors infront of him. As those few options he had, there was no use in rushing to fast, and he would proceed with a great deal of caution as he would emerge from the forest in to the clearing and would soon reach the stone wall of the first "step", as he would remain cautios for a while approaching the doors from the side and soon enough opening one, and waiting for a instant, and then walking in through to see if there would have been anything happening from the doorway. As he would be walking inside, not going by brute force, but trying to covertly enter even thought it would be through the door.

[Redwinters]

Jin, taking caution, proceeded to peer around the perimeter of the area in attempts to find other possible entrances or exits and perhaps a potential sign of life. To his surprise, or perhaps to his expectations, there was not. Again, due to the odd ‘fabricated floor’ foot prints never appeared as the dirt was fake, even the sound of his feet hitting the ground made muffled noise compared to a step in the human realm. If anyone was out here, it would be impossible to know. Even as he approached the door, the eerie stillness seemed to make it clear that outside of this building he was completely unnoticed.

Making it up to the door, the cost seemed all clear, all that was left was to open the thing carefully and check the inside room before actually entering the building and examining the inside. His hand would press against the featureless large stone door, made from the same material of the smooth surface of the pyramid. His strength and control would allow the door to be pushed gently and with ease, leaving little noise in its wake…

That is, until Jin attempted to move his hand. At that very moment, it seemed stuck…drawn to the face of the door. Where his palm had been placed against the slab, a bright yellow glyph appeared around it with the numbers “61” etched into it. Before Jin could even discern what was happening however, the kido spell Rikujōkōrō would activate, causing 6 pillars of light to slam against the vizards midsection and forcibly causing him to stumble backward a few steps before the binding spell began trying to take effect.

“He’s here!” A voice that called from above would catch Jins attention. A man in a dark forest green shikuahsho was seen, with a lighter shade of green chest plate draped over it. The armor itself held the same winged symbol as the emblem the vizard carried with him. While Jin would hear this man, he would see 6 others in similar clothing leapt out from different passage ways on the higher floors of the pyramid, all with various and exotic weapons drawn. It was clear that they had been in hiding since even before the man had arrived.

“You’ve got to be kidding me!” One of them shouted out with clear fear in his voice, “It really is S-shiro J-jin!”

“Don’t just ogle him, you fool!” Another yelled out, “That is one of the deadliest shinigami alive; one binding spell won’t hold him!” Jin himself would know this to be true, as even with the powerful binding he was still not completely under its hold, his movements were dulled significantly however.

“Heh, I’ve got it. …I prepared for this, remember?” A more confident voice explained calmly as an object was thrown, a sigil like the one that Jin had seen on the door. Guiding itself, it collided with the Vizards forehead as Inemuri would activate from the object. Jin would recognize the technique as one that forcibly drove one into unconsciousness. Even still, however, his bodies incredible reiatsu prevented him from completely falling. With his consciousness slipping in and out from the kido however, the group jumped him and restrained him with their own strength and weapons. In the vizards current state, it would be nearly impossible to overpower both the two kido and about 4 individuals forcing him to the ground. One thing was obvious in their actions however…once they realized who was invading them they acted with clear desperation. One other thing was clear, however, they were not attempting to kill him quite yet.


“What a waste of my sigils.” Jin would hear within his half conscious state. “Such high level spells will take forever to remake…this better have been worth it…”

"Our LIVES...are worth it..."