Unlawful Force

**Date Started:** 26 November, 2021
**Date Completed:** Ongoing
**Next Role-Play**: N/A
**Users Involved:** , User:Sekiro of the mist, User:EmperorSigma, User:DazzlingEmerald
**Setting:** Seireitei, 2nd Division Barracks,
**Characters Involved**:
* **Shinigami**: Ryujin Suiiki, Kamui Shihōin, Togashi Hiramochi

## Shadows of a Duel

Footsteps echoed through the streets of the Seireitei. The Small figure of Suiiki made its way towards the 2nd division barracks. Home of the Onmitsukidō. The lieutenant looked up towards the building. Only days before he found out about the Actions of Kamui. For Someone of his level to do such a thing to One of Suiiki's subordinates it was out of line. And now he had take matters into his own hands.

While Suiiki walked towards the gates of the Second, Multiple forms flickered in front of him. Suiiki stopped in his tracks as now he faced four members of the special task force that made up the second. Each where draped in black outfits. it was clear they where members of the combat force. While Suiiki stood before them. one of the members stepped forward to confront Suiiki.

"Lieutenant of the tenth. these are private grounds you are not allowed unannounced. Turn back before we use force."

In a flash of falling circling wind and tree leaves, the figure of Kamui Shihōin flashed into existence right in front of the ambitious Suiiki. He has been notified of the lieutenants coming quite some time ago thanks to the Detention Center's surveillance system and had been anticipating intercepting him. There was a bit of a ruckus among the Onmitsukidō regarding who would go and deal with the man before Kamui ultimately decided he would himself.

It was quite clear what he was there for so Kamui didn't bother to ask. Hell, it was written all over his face and that's what seemed to irritate Kamui the most. The emotion. The Gotei 13 had been being ran by so much emotion, that he had lost all faith in his strength. He truly felt that if they were to go to war any time soon, they'd lose to the fragile hearts of the Shinigami. He wanted to blame Tsunayoshi for being a lenient to the newcoming Shinigami, but he needed to first blame their upbringing.

"You would do yourself better if you were to remain right where you are standing and turning around." Kamui said in a threatening tone. "There will be no civil discussion regarding the state of Fourth Seat Yagami Ryu. If you refuse to turn around, I have been authorized to deal whatever punishment deemed necessary to anyone who would dare interfere before his set trail date."

"dont play coy with me. We both know how your unit likes to sentance its punishments." As Suiiki spoke he stood his ground. Not even faultering in the face of Kamui Shihōin. The undesputed current leader of the second division. When it comes down to it Kamui the best hand to hand fighter in the gotei. Not to mention a swordsman in the same class as Suiiki. Yet this did not faze the young boy. He had learned before how much emotions could rule you. Meeting his cold focused gaze With Kamui's own Suiiki continued to speak.

"Any who oppose you, Death. Those who breack the rules, Death. Those you see as betrayers, Death. any and everything out of your line of conduct, warrent the endangerment of a life. You so quickly snuff such lives out. But to make this different the newer prisoners ive heard word of are subject to unending torture. What does theis eventually lead to, Kaumi. DEATH." Suiiki's words where cold and concise. He had no intention at picking at weakpoints nor flaws. Yet he wouldnt let such things go unnoticed not when they concerened the lives of others.

"I have no disagrement, what my squad member did was reckless and by our laws betrayal. Still he did it to save the life of a child. Not to mention a being who was never set on fighting in the first place. That same hollow you faced met with me. Unlike you all though i dont just go killing every hollow I see until they have sinned. That woman has not sinned Kamui" With each of his statements Suiiki could only feel the members of the second division grow more and more annoyed. They did not care about Suiikis reason. Even if it held truth, no matter how emotionally detached Suiiki was compared to others. albeit mowhere near levels of them. They all had one goal and that was their mission.

Where Suiiki would have thought these were members of the Second Dividion, they were far from it. Everyone dressed in black that gathered around had their faces masked by a white cloth and the black outfits they wore were the garps, not of the Shinigami, but Punishment Force. What this meant was they were operating solely outside of the jurisdiction of the Captain Commander and instead by the governing party known as Central 46.

"In that case you are also aware that same Hollow ripped off its mask correct?" Kamui said, rhetorically. He didn't even want Suiiki to speak and simply for the opposing Lieutenant to be removed from his sight.

All of Kamui's attention remained onto Suiiki, everything the man had said was true aside from a few things, but he did not care to correct him. Within the Dentention Center, Ryu was getting tortured as his lieutenant was speaking. "Knowing all of that information you have stated you still wish to opppse the rule of Central 46?" Kamui closed his eyes and took a deep breath before reopening them.

"For those who wish the make decisions based on how their hearts feel should be sentenced to death. Hollows are the evil of this realm, not a single one you encounter should be allowed to live. More than anything the pose the greatest threat to Soul Reapers. You should know that and as his lieutenant you should have taught him that. You have failed as not only a leader, but as a Soul Reaper and should be sentenced to death alongside him. It seems Togashi is the only one with the right state of mind, because I too would have killed him. But I'd have also killed you as well."

The lieutenant tucked his eyebrows, "Now run along, Suiiki. Take this as a lesson. And leave this place for your fate could easily be the same."

Intentions where made clear. Suiiki refused to give ground and Kamui was ready to swiftly deal with the lieutenant of Squad 10. Still Suiiki heard the words Kamui spoke to him and couldnt help but be offended. "My, are all royal families like this nowadays at least those who are older. So uptight and so ready to cast anyone aside for dishonoring the rest. Hell you almost sound like my family."

The family Suiiki refered to was among one of the newest royal clans in the souls society. While they held nowhere near the same amount of prestige as the four eldset families. The Ryujin clan did not have its shortage of expectations to live up to. Suiiki Honestly couldnt care less about this though. Right now his focus was to save the life of his subordnant.

" Im afraid I cannot back off with this one. You will unfortunatly have to make me leave by force. Liutenant Kamui" those words signified Suiiki's resolve. Taking on members of the Eleat assassins wouldn't be much of a problem. However kamui would prove to be a challenge.

Kamui closed his eyes and the moment his eyelids made contact with one another, his foot tapped the ground so fast that Suiiki would have without a doubt missed it. His body instantly changed into a mere visage as he had moved so fast he would have given off the impression of teleporting. However, this was simply his skill and mastery over the Shunpo technique. He alone in that art was considered the master and fastest of all the Gotei 13 and it had become an essential needed in order for him to excel in his line of art as an assassin.

Suiiki was aware that Kamui was an assassin, but he was *the* assassin, the best there ever was. He garnered over three hundred confirmed kills in the duty of Central 46 and there were probably double that unconfirmed. His speed was absolutely breath taking and the gap between himself and Suiiki would have been shown with just how unexpected he would have appeared behind him. But he didn't just stand there. Kamui took this moment to capitlize on his surprise movement and slipped his arms underneath Suiiki's own holding him in a full-nelson lock.

Had he successeded, Kamui would lean back in an arching manner and slammed Suiiki's head and upper body over him back into the solid ground which would have resulted in a shockwave that would destroy the ground underneath them both. This was Kamui's own **Kōen Bakudan**, a Hakuda technique he had created that would lift the opponent into the air and slam then into the ground with full strength. Even the mightest of defense fell victum to the damage of this technique and with Kamui's own strength capable of decapitating the leg of a Hollow, this situation would without a doubt leave Suiiki with broken bones at the minimum.

Kamui had seemed to instantly vanish from the field of view. In the time span it took suiiki to blink Kamui was already behind him. Initiating his attack the assassin managed to catch suiiki with his guard lowered. Succeeding in his assault kamui placed suiiki in the full Nelson.

Feeling his body begin to upwards into the air, Suiiki became aware of the move. Only moments before his feet fully left the ground Suiiki applied pressure on his feet. Following this force he tilted his head backwards to make the rest of his momentum. Preforming a backflip he managed to land on the other side of the ground withought suffering the effect Kamui's move would have had on him.

Trying to use his size and flexibility to his advantage. Suiiki flexed his shoulders inward. Utilizing their double jointed properties. If the move succeeds, he would send his weight backwards alleviating some pressure from the hold. Then shifting the weight again Suiiki would twist creating a circle motion with his arms. Freeing him from the hold and allowing him to properly recover ground.

Following up was Kamui's favorite thing to do, especially with his direct fighting style. He has fought many opponents, much stronger than Suiiki, who had countered many of his attacks before and he made it a focal point to be sure to include a second wave.

His flexibility caught him off gaurd. Being double jointed was a blessing of it's own but the lieutenant truly failed to capitalize on his gift. In the same motion that Suiiki would use to flip backwards, Kamui would follow him. His expression still void of reading, but he was a man of action anyway. Flipping alongside Suiiki, Kamui locked his legs around Suiiki's own and slithered his arms down his shoauldwrs to grab a firm hold around his neck.

Then, using the falling momentum of Suiiki's weight, if that were even a factor to begin with, he pushed himself down and slammed his back into the ground holding Suiiki, who placed himself in this disadvantaged position, in an aggressive chokehold that would be continuously pushing in on his throat. Not only was Kamui seeking to damage his throat, he had been extensively cutting off the lieutenants ability to encite any kidō incantations.

The **Ōdagarami** was one of Kamui's many lock-based Hakuda techniques, one he created for the sole purpose of countering Kurome's incantation chants. A situation that seemed to work in Suiiki's favor quickly became his demise. Should he tried to use his double joints to free himself, he wound easily free himself, but it wound without a doubt come with the dislocation and even breaking of a bone.

A counter to Suiikis evasive move landed him in an unfavorable position. Still he kept a cool head, there brief interaction led Suiiki to believe Kamui was more of a grapple fighter. The grip around his throat became an annoying discomfort. To answer this Suiiki took in one simple shallow breath. It would be his last until he got out of the hold. At the moment the only option would be to sacrifice one of his arms to break free. At the very least it would allow him to gain the neutral ground.

Steeling himself Suiiki jerked his body. Moving the right arm in such a fashion that he managed to release himself. *Snap* the sound of the arm breaking caused suiiki to instantly look down at the arm. It was now limp and hung freely devoid of any control. Still he knew the risk of facing such a foe. Even if he was among the best hand to hand fighters. And even an expert in his own right. Kamui was still the stronger of the two.

Suiiki knew he didn't have much time before the next attack so he quickly tore off the upper part of his shihakushl. Revealing his toned and muscular body underneath. Wrapping the arm as best he could Suiiki refocused on the opponent.

As Suiiki would regather himself, a black marking would begin to stretch across his neck. Kamui, placing his hand onto the ground and kicking himself up to his feet quickly took note of his position. Suiiki, in the matter of just a few seconds, had already lost his limb putting him at a disadvantage that would surely cost him the rest of this battle.

"Tell me, Suiiki, how do you truly plan on continuing this fight without being able to utilize both of your limbs against a man who is skilled in the art of hand-to-hand combat?" Kamui asked, "In just a few seconds you lost an arm, which I could have ripped off, there's no telling what you'll lose in a few minutes."

Kamui took up his fighting stance, "I've already marked you. All I needed was a single touch. You are a boy who's a few centuries too young to be bitting more than he can chew. Live a little longer and leave here, Suiiki."

It was true Suiiki failed the first exchange. But he was a warrior in his soul. Fleeing and leaving his comrade behind would be dishonorable. "Your not the only one here who's an expert in hakuda expert here. The difference is there yes but it's nothing that would make me shy away. Nor will I die here, emotions aside I must care for the tenth that is my mission."

following his words of conviction. Suiiki elegantly moves his left hand and arm. Both completed a half circle ending in suiikis own stance. This time though hw wouldn't give kamui the initiative, a reflex fighter wasn't going to survive the fight.

His form vanished from the field. Suiiki utilizing shunpo rose into the air. His goal was closing distance as quickly as possible. Coming down on the lieutenant Suiiki luanched a powerful kick forward. The kicks of Suiiki where deadly. Easily able to snap bones with a simple quick kick that had little to no power. But this one applies full force

Should it land the kick would send a shock down through the body of Kamui also shattering the shoulder on contact.

An assassin, no *the* assassin. That's who Kamui was. He was a master in not only Shunpo but everything that came with being an assassin as well. His speed, accuracy, and strength were all essentials but he went further to train another one of his skills every further--his reflexes. Naturally, a human would be able to react to things only as far as they are prepared for it. However, Kamui had spent over one hundred years of his life training his innate abilities to the point he would be hailed as the greatest assassin in Soul Society history.

Suiiki's use of Shunpo came at a surprise, but it was nothing compared to his own. That gap was set long ago but seeing the difference in their speed gave him a better view of how he could play his moves. As he reappeared, Kamui didn't even turn his gaze but continued standing the way he had been facing. Sonar like rays emit from his body which allowed him to sense Suiiki's reiatsu and give it a form in the shape of a humanoid, but it fit the young lieutenant's figure perfectly. His ability to sense reiatsu was unnatural but it had also been something that came as part of his assassin training. As such, he was able to make way of Suiiki's form which had been preforming a kick.

Lifting his arm up, Kamui blocked the kick but he didn't do so as easily as he anticipated. His body skid backwards as his feet collected dirt under his boots before a shockwave went flying across the area. Though Kamui didn't show a sign of taking damage, his forearm had been severely damaged by the strike of Suiiki. There was a sudden numbness that taken over his entire arm Had he added on his reiryoku armor, he would have been able to take the damage with no question.

With the moment of Suiiki once again, Kamui grabbed his ankle with the same amount of force applied to the choke hold grip and twisted it. By doing this he was able to squeeze the joint that connected his ankle to his foot bruising it to the point it would forcefully sprain itself. Then Kamui flipped him over his head slamming him into the ground. This was a coordinate swing over. Kamui had more than one reason for twisting his ankle, it was also so that he could get Suiiki at an angle where he broken arm was so that when he hit the ground he'd take the blunt force of the damage on that arm increasing the pain even more. Even if Suiiki managed to pull off some miracle, he'd have to deal with the troubles of standing up on his more than sprained ankle.

Descending rabidly towards the ground Suiiki showed only a smidgen of emotion. This came in his widened eyes; still he showed masterful movement of his body and twisted himself. Effectively turning in midair. The force that would've been on his right arm was applied to the left as suiiki hit the ground. He rolled and placed the left arm down on the ground. This was followed by suiiki kicking upwards sending his body with it.

landing suiiki stumbled. The ankle that was damaged left Suiikis normal grace of movement off. He was familiar with the feeling a bit though. Due to the training he put his body through he indeed developed a pain tolerance. This coupled with Suiiki often hiding his injuries and training through them taught him how to manage without.

"*Hado #30 kageshiba*" Suiiki used his signature kido springing into existence four shadow lances. They where not made for offense this time as Suiiki wills the lances to morph around his body each blending with the black markings around his body. The point of this was to reinforce his limbs. Even the damaged ankle was helped as it rid Suiiki of the pressure. The only thing they couldn't help was the broken arm but suiiki did not need this.

Suiiki surged forward ignoring most of his pain and brought the left arm upwards. Extending his hand at an angle with all fingures pointed forwards Suiiki gathered reiryoku into the tips of his fingures creating in essence a blade. Nearing Kamui Suiiki brought his arm up with great speed and precision. Aiming for nothing vital the attack would cut into the flesh of Kamui leaving a shallow cut. At worst it would cut an artery and cause deep bleeding.

Just who did Suiiki thing he was battling against? Using hand-to-hand combat against a man who has shown they are clearly superior was the decision of one who had been reacting solely off emotion and not off the true process of his thoughts. Kamui was surprised to see Suiiki whip up a Kaido spell that would aid him in staying on his feet, but he didn't expect him to utilize that spell in such a way. Using it to wrap around his body to aid with pressure so that he would essentially become numb to the pain and continue to fight through. And fight through he did.

The opposing lieutenant came running at him once again, though this time with a reiatsu blade. He didn't think Suiiki was capable of such a thing, but then again, the young lieutenant had continued to meet Kamui's expectations with something knew each time. A linear attack, Kamui didn't even need to dodge it in order to defend against it. Bringing the backside of his own hand up, Kamui swiping in the opposite direction of Suiiki's own, knocking his blade off its course everso slightly. However, what Kamui hadn't accounted for was the length of the blade's tip. It would rip through not only his shihakusho but his skin as well. The deflecting manner in his case came to his advantage as rather than seeping deep how Suikki had intended the sword would instead grab his clothing and the first layer of his skin. Blood leaked from the wound that was created on his chest, but he paid it no mind. He wasn't the type to give a reaction no way so it wouldn't have mattered to begin with.

Lowering his body, Kamui ducked underneath Suiiki's traveling arm now underneath him. His fist was balled tightly his own nails carved into his skin. Veins protruded the his skin stretch all along his hand and forearm. Whatever technique he had been preparing was sure to be the strongest one yet. His eyes no longer looked over Suiiki, they now looked face to face with the young lieutenant's chest. Pulling his fist forward, he aimed it at the stomach area of Suiiki, seeking to make direct contact with his gut.

Reiryoku had been immediately gathered within his fist. He couldn't have asked to be in a better position. He had already limited Suiiki's attacking ability by getting rid of one of his arms. And just a moment ago he had just taken a chunk out of his mobility skills by damaging his ankle. Where he was able to dodge attacks at the last minute like before, he wouldn't have been able to do so in such a manner this time. At point blank range, he pushed upwards into his gut. "**Ryūken,**" he mummbled to himself, driving the charged up fist into the lieutenant.

It seemed like a normal punch on the surface but it was so much more than just that. Upon contact, the strike would explode into not only the body of Suiiki but the soul of the Shinigami. This technique was designed to literally knock a large amount of spiritual energy from the target, instantly taking them into a knocked out state. Kamui played all of his cards correctly, attacked strategically, and aimed for specific body parts for this very moment.

Suiiki had been studing the fight thus far. Each move he launched and failed was adjusted and gave way for another. The fight was a learning experience for his body. Yet the next attack could end all of that. The punch came toward Suiiki in a manner where he could not dodge it. His moves had gradually become faster through the fight but he would not outspeed his way from this.

Suiiki had prepared for the wors the moment his hand was driven off corse. Pressure swelled from within him and pushed outward directed straight for Kamui. *Presence*, the art of focusing Reiastu and exerting in onto an opponent. But Suiiki used this to let lose a wave of spiritual pressure the energy came forth like a cloud of shadows and clashed with the form and small amount of concentrated reiryoku emitting from Kamui's fist. If Suiiki planned correctly. The force of his spiritual pressure would slow the movement of the approaching hand. Thus he would be able to follow his hand and turn in a direction that would just barely allow him to evade the full effects of the punch.

Simply employing a will would do nothing in knocking Kamui's strike off course. He wasn't some run of the mill Shinigami who would fold under the presence of others. In fact, the technique Suiiki had used was nothing close to the Presence technique that had been named by Tsunayoshi. Presence wasn't about allowing your reiryoku to simply run wild in a headless attempt to paralyze the opponent. I was a technically that allowed one to instill their will outwards without needing to summon or muster up Reiryoku. All Suiiki was doing, was carelessly expending more of his own reserves.

In a situation like this it was clear as day that this was Suiiki's trump card. A last ditch effort to try and save himself from the fate that was decided by Kamui's initial strike. It was so poorly executed that even from his position Kamui could see he had no follow up technique after.

During the first second of this battle Kamui had already created a form of spiritual energy sonar in his senses which had given form and even a color to the lieutenant's soul. He had been actively gauging, through a generally assumption, just how much he had left. Each technique of his that he used and expenses his spirit energy on help Kamui to continuously pick up on when he was readying to formulate one that would. Still, this blast was different. It was like a nuke had exploded from the Tenth Division Shinigami before the entire area was filled with it engulfing Kamui as well.

Their battlefield became shrouded in a brilliant flash of the lieutenants power. Upon sensing, Suiiki would have immediately noticed that Kamui vanished into thin in a fashion completely different from when he utilized his Shunpo. Yes, because in actuality, Kamui had literally teleported out of the way only to reappear behind Suiiki with his fist still in the same motion but this time it was aimed at his back at the center of his spinal cord. This all happened in a snap of a finger, no the blink of an eye, as a teleportation was much faster than any Shunpo could ever be. Kamui had proved more than once to be able to catch Suiiki off guard with his Shunpo and he would without a doubt do the same when teleporting.

This was all thanks to the marking that was left on Suiiki's neck earlier—the special ability of his shikai. Whatever Kamui touched with his hands could be marked with his Zanpakutō's marking and he could teleport to it instantly. Now with nowhere to run, no where to hide, Kamui possessed the greatest advantage of this battle. He would proceed forward with his strike, ready to take him out. Victory was as good as his own.

With speed akin to that of light. Kamui vaished from view. The last skill suiiki had up his sleeve while powerfull was inn efficient. Kamui's blow hit Suiiki in his spinal cord. The force of the blow alone sent waves of pain through his head but that wasn't all. The true ability of the strike attacked the very being of Suiiki. Rupturing his souls and expelling vast amounts of spirit energy from his body. The effect felt like he was being projected outward.

The eyes of Suiiki flashed for only a second before each of his limbs dropped and the collapse of his body left him on the ground. " I failed. Again, I couldn't help the person I ment to aid. My words now where just senseless ramblings." Suiiki's thoughts where cut off as he fell unconscious. The body of the shinigami motionless except for the hollow rise and fall of his breath.

Even in giving the fight as much as he could without a blade Suiiki was no match for the assassin Kamui. Even a child prodigy had limits compared to adults. And he met his.

The upper portions of Kamui's shihakusho were ripped off due to the sudden burst of spirit energy from Suiiki, but it was a small price to pay for the grand scheme of things. Blood slide down his chest and he felt a bit of pain from the wound, but it would heal just fine. The most of his pain came from the strike on his forearm, Suiiki, despite his young age was a strong Shinigami and had he chosen a different route, would have easily proved to be one of the elites of the Gotei 13.

Kamui stood over his body, his mass figure towering him. "No matter how strong you all are, you will always be weak because of that heart. The most of you possess the most dangerous thing a soldier and Shinigami can possess and that is emotion." Kamui stood in silence for a moment and at Suiiki's side, a Stealth Force member appeared. "We will imprison him alongside his squad mate. Report back to Cetral 46 and inform them that the lieutenant of the Tenth Division attempted to storm the Dentention Center in efforts to forcefully retrieve the prisoner."

The man nodded to Kamui while lifting Suiiki to his shoulder and carrying him to the Detention Center. "I am expecting Kurome to be storming in at any second. Allow her in without question, she'll be move civil about the manner."

## Visitation

The world was still.

Togashi took in a calm breath as the sound of birds chirping blared overhead. Yet no matter how loud the birds sang, they continued to fall on deaf ears. For Togashi had long since sealed his eyes and taken a silent stance; a sacred practice which the Shinigami referred to as Jinzen.

Togashi was a very, very busy man. Actually to say even that was a severe understatement. He was a tremendously, incredibly, unbelievably, busy man. Oddly enough, the rest of his division mates happened to catch him when he was taking a break --which made him look bad, discrediting the degree of work he put in on a day to day basis. But to truly understand the magnitude of what it was that made him so busy, one must first gain a proper grasp of the duties of the various divisions of the Gotei 13.

The captain of the 2nd Division was also the captain of the Special Forces; one of Soul Society's two other military fractions except for the Gotei 13. Members of the 2nd Division are mainly dealing with stealth and assassination, and many of them are also members of the Special Forces as well. They also handle all undercover operations regarding Seireitei security. Special Forces applicants take additional two-year training after Shinigami Academy to better tame their craft. It was why someone such as Kamui was so stout in his methods.

The duties of the 10th Division were not far off. While they did not specialize in assassination, the 10th Division was still one of Gotei 13's most frequently mobilized units. Much like the 2nd Division they were always constantly working. In fact, the 10th Division is in charge of planning, coordinating, and executing large missions. Sometimes it even fell on their hands to plan some assignments that were carried out by the Onmitsukido. Everything was run through their division first, and if aspproved, the 10th Division gathers the required shinigami from each division, assembles them, assigns duties, plans the attack, coordinate the shinigami according to the mission, executes the attack, and then keeps maintenance over it. This was what had occurred most recently with the invasion of Akatani; which was a mission initiated through the barracks of the 10th Division's very own.

The 10th Division was the first one to receive word of a mission when there was to be one. Anytime something occurred, the 10th Division was summoned. It was the backbone of the Gotei 13. And Togashi, being the dependable man that he'd come to be, was at the helm of that ship, with absolutely no time to have to himself. If he wasn't rounding his troops for another long mission, then this Shinigami spent whatever time he could find to himself to bond with his Zanpakuto.

That was when he was visited by another member of his Division. Or perhaps 'visited' was anything but the right word. This Shinigami was in utter panic, sweating from head to toe. As he came before Togashi, he had to stop to catch his breath; he grabbed his chest and fell to his knees, and then finally, panted out what he knew. "T-Togashi-sama! Ryu and Suiiki have been detained by the 2nd Division! They're being kept in the torture chamber! O-Or so I've heard!"

Togashi, keeping his eyes closed, gritted his teeth. He didn't want to leave just yet, but he could sense the urgent summon. *Rikuten.* He called out within his inner world. *I'm sorry, my friend. But it seems like I must cut our visit short once more.* Togashi calmly opened his eyes to the sight of his panicking subordinate. "What's the matter?"

"Togashi-sama, if you don't go quickly, they'll both be killed! You know how unforgiving the 2nd Division can be!"

"Hmm." Togashi paused for a moment to recollect his thoughts. Given his duties, it was difficult to find time to even relax, much less think. He only ever had time to react. But if the opposition consisted of the 2nd Division, then this was not the sort of matter he could simply barge head first into. Even if it did concern two of his Division's most important members. "Suiiki and Ryu, huh..." Flashes of the past mission flickered into Togashi's mind.

*By coincidence Suiiki was just arriving when he saw Togashi pushing the deceased body of his friend into the earth. This set Suiiki off, he instantly drew his katana and sped toward the body of Togashi. "TOGASHI!! You join the Gotei Just to betray us!! What is the meaning of this."*

*Suiiki's scream alerted Togashi of his arrival. He moved his Zanpakuto in time to parry the incoming attack; the two blades clashed. In that moment, Rikuten poured its spiritual energy into Suiiki's Zanpakuto upon contact. Togashi leaped backward to create some distance between himself and Suiiki, eyeing the Lieutenant with a calm expression on his face. "Losing your cool again, kid?"*

It was no secret that Suiiki and Togashi weren't exactly the best of friends. In fact, Togashi's face was likely the last Suiiki expected to see if while he was behind bars. Ryu, however, was an entirely different case. No one had climbed the ranks of the 10th Division as fast as he had since Toshiro Hitsugaya. To say the boy was a prodigy was more than accurate. To lose what could be a truly great asset would be a shame. Not that Suiiki himself wasn't a fine Shinigami --he was, without a doubt.

"What is that baka Kamui thinking? The Gotei 13 is already low on members. With Nakamoto's betrayal that leaves our forces that much weaker... now if he eliminates another Lieutenant, and Ryu along with him... where will that lead us?" It wasn't so much for the sake of his personal connections with either of them that made Togashi rise to his feet. This was for the betterment of the entire Gotei 13. He yawned as he stood up, joints in his legs snapping in place indicating just how long he'd been sitting down and performing Jinzen. "Alright. I'll see what I can do. In the meantime you go and rest. And have some faith, yeah? They're not dead yet. At least, I don't think they are. Togashi calmly stretched out his shoulders by rounding his arm in a circular motion. He then snapped his neck from shoulder to shoulder and let out one last yawn. And then in an instant his entire form flickered away and he spanned a distance of several miles in a single step.

With blinding speed, Togashi was closing in on the territory of the Onmitsukido.

Deep within the cells of the Detention Center were the two cellmates, Ryu and Suiiki. They each fell short of their skills and efforts in an attempt to try and fight against Kamui in exchange for their ideals to be heard. Kamui was as hard headed as they had come. Over the past few days Kamui had been officially named the Captain of the Second Division, but he had yet to have his proper ceremony due to the matters regarding these two. He had spent everyday outside of the Second Division's barracks, sleeping overnight in the Dentention Centers headquarters. He was the direct overseerer of their torturing and punishment.

"Commander-in-Chief," a voice called out before appearing before him with a single knee on the ground. "Togashi of the Tenth Division has entered the barrier, he's coming for the Dentention Center."

A light shined over Ryu and Suiiki who been pinned up in their shared cell. Blood traveled down the canvas of their body and bruises made up the tattoos. Ryu was clearly in a more brutal state than Suiiki, he had been there long, but his will was so iron-clad that he had yet to fold into the temptations of death.

"These are his squadmates," Said Kamui, golden gaze stuck on the two of them. "Grant him access into the cell. I'll wait for his arrival."

The arrival of Togashi was marked by the faint sound of his sandal grazing the hardwood. What he thought to be mute was like an emergency alarm for the assassins that armed the Onmitsukido's forces. Togashi may have been faster than the bulk of them, but he was not trained in their practices. He could not disguise his movements from them nor could he hide them. The moment he set foot into the territory of the 2nd Division, countless assassins were instantly wary of his presence.

Speaking of which, the presence Togashi wore was unnaturally calm. He greeted a single ninja who'd revealed himself from the shadows to him with a very, very generous smile. "Hello. I'm here to see my boys. I heard you'd been keeping them here for me?" Togashi not only smiled with his mouth but also his eyes. The lines that made up his eyes were curved into crescents, along with his lips. He gave off no ill will at all.

"Right this way," said the ninja, and he put his arm on Togashi's elbow to help guide him into the complex. Until he had no such arm to make use of.

It was gone in an instant. The very second the ninja had laid a hand on Togashi, Togashi had severed it off from his body. Blood stained the air as his limb spiraled into the sky and landed at random someplace on the ground. Togashi, still smiling wide with his eyes and lips, turned towards the ninja and said, "don't touch me."

Yet the aura that he carried, even still, was so... calm. Togashi was a man that was hard to read, hard to judge off of his looks alone. There was often far more than met the eye with this one. He seemingly came to bearing no ill will and yet he did not hesitate to express his wrath; the nerve. Such an act was capable of inciting war. For someone who didn't particularly seem to care about his squadmates... why would Togashi be willing to go so far for them?

Togashi carried along without the guidance of the ninja, who was either withering in pain on the ground from his amputated arm or suppressing every urge to counter with an attack of his own. With resounding steps that marked his arrival, Togashi stormed into the Detention Center, hand never leaving forfeiting its grip over the handle of the sheathed nagamaki at his waist.

"Kamui, it seems he has come with force." A man clad in the garbs of the Stealth Force relayed to his commander.

Kamui simply stood to his feet. He said nothing to his subordinate and simply looked to the two men locked behind their cells. His body vanished as he phased through the cell bars and stood before both Ryu and Suiiki. Lifting both his left and right hand, Kamui kept his gaze lock onto them but his mind was placed onto another location as he freed them from their shackles.

He grabbed their shoulders with the base of his fingers. "It seems like this will go on forever. Baya," he called out to the man kneeling to him. "Inform everyone to meet at Site A. This will go in full circle over and over again, I do not have time for this." The Captain went on, his words referring to the fact that one after another the pitiful squad members of the Ten Division continued to come. "At this rate, I will see Kurome or the Head Captain next."

The man nodded to Kamui and in a flash, Kamui vanished through the use of his Zanpakuto. Where had gone was unknown. The same with his intentions. But there was one thing for sure, he would return.

By the time Togashi was allowed to set foot into the inner rooms of the detention center, Kamui was gone, and the squad mates he'd come in search for along with him. He surveyed the area nevertheless, offering a casual glance in either direction. Togashi said nothing, suspecting that perhaps they had already been released. He did not know the exact parameters behind their arrests, after all.

He had come as a guest --uninvited, sure, but he wasn't here to cause any further trouble. He stood around awaiting to be escorted further. Either that or to simply be acknowledged more than he currently was. Kamui was nowhere to be seen and so he didn't know what to make of the matter.