Post by RAIDEN SAITOU on Feb 15, 2016 15:32:38 GMT
Theme: Farewell life
Seemed like this was it. Raiden closed his eyes as he felt the blade slowly edging into his chest. Everything went so slow, painfully slow. First it was his skin pierced, then he felt the blade edging through his ribs.
And then, all would be over. A slow grin curled on his lips. Turned out that it wouldn't be smoking that killed him. Poor Touko. She'd be alone now. So would Jhon and Hiro. He didn't want to die. Not yet. There were still things he had to do. People he had to protect. There was still someone walking around that would become his true love. So many things he would fail to do as he died here. But, that is how ugly death is. All just fades away. Into nothingness. He would be reborn in the cycle of life. Mayhaps never known to the dangers and adventures of this life. A dull and human life. A life he had expected. Perhaps it was for the better. Perhaps fate was telling him to put his sword down and sit back.
A trickle on his face. Another trickle. He opened his eyes and looked around. Just where was he? Heavy rain, a thick mist hung around him. "Do you not recognize this place, Raiden?" He turned around to the cold, but familiar voice. Hebikiba, slowly emerging from the mist, his blue abyssal eye looking at him with a dull gaze. "I took you here. You're dying. Without a fight." Raiden snorted slowly. "I knew that. Why am I.. Here?" Hebikiba only chuckled in response, idly pocketing his hands. "You still don't know? This is your inner world.. Outside of that endless corridor." Raiden arched an eyebrow in surprise, but he remained silent in order of letting his zanpakutou spirit explain further. "You're going to die, Raiden. You won't be able to protect anyone when you die. You won't be able to take revenge."
The susbstitute shinigami looked to the floor, sighing slowly as he was being soaked by the rain. "Maybe this is my time. Jus' maybe, I'm done fightin'," was what he said as he clenched his fist, looking at Hebikiba again. "I hate it. I hate fightin'. Why do we all need to fight? Why is this lifecycle so fucked up, Hebikiba?" He grit his teeth. "Why the fuck did Daisuke need to die? He didn't deserve any o' it." He looked back at Hebikiba, his eyes burning with hatred, face twisted with hatred. "Why do I have to die?! What about Touko!? She asked for none o' this shit. She din't even want to be spiritually aware!" And the angrier he became, the heavier the downpour became, the thicker the mist in his inner world grew.
"So. You wish to live? You still wish to protect your friends and family? At any cost?" Raiden nodded. "Yeah." Hebikiba huffed slightly and glanced over his shoulder, into the infinite mist. "Good. Prepare yourself." Raiden nodded slowly as Hebikiba slowly dissipated, leaving only Raiden in the barren and foggy wasteland. "The phrases I taught you.. Remember them?" Raiden nodded again, the sentences Hebikiba occasionally blurred out. He remembered them all so vividly. He didn't even know why."Recite them," Hebikiba ushered Raiden. Who nodded once more. "The ten deadly kings. We thought others would account for our sins. We were regarded as gods, but knew ourself above. We fought against the odds, void of any emotions but one. Desire, one strong desire, wich was battle. I am the king of ruin, warrior of no land nor heritage. The world collapses and crumbles around me. They pay tribute. Or they break. The strong bow and the weak grovel at my presence. My title has been given because I sit on the blood-soaked throne, leaving all behind me to perish."
Raiden arched an eyebrow as his voice started to grow darker, deeper and more bitter. A subtle change at first, but soon. It sounded awfully close to Hebikiba's. "Hebikiba?" He asked around, gritting his teeth. He heard whizzing, a blade cutting the air. And suddenly, the blade he recieved from his bankai smacked down in the floor infront of him.
And from the mist, a warrior emerged. Ancient armour, a ruined cloak and a snake's mask on it's face. "Hebikiba.." Raiden hissed his zanpakutou spirit's name between his teeth, immediatly grabbing the sword and holding it up defensivly. This meant only one thing. A final confrontation with Hebikiba.
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Seemed like this was it. Raiden closed his eyes as he felt the blade slowly edging into his chest. Everything went so slow, painfully slow. First it was his skin pierced, then he felt the blade edging through his ribs.
And then, all would be over. A slow grin curled on his lips. Turned out that it wouldn't be smoking that killed him. Poor Touko. She'd be alone now. So would Jhon and Hiro. He didn't want to die. Not yet. There were still things he had to do. People he had to protect. There was still someone walking around that would become his true love. So many things he would fail to do as he died here. But, that is how ugly death is. All just fades away. Into nothingness. He would be reborn in the cycle of life. Mayhaps never known to the dangers and adventures of this life. A dull and human life. A life he had expected. Perhaps it was for the better. Perhaps fate was telling him to put his sword down and sit back.
A trickle on his face. Another trickle. He opened his eyes and looked around. Just where was he? Heavy rain, a thick mist hung around him. "Do you not recognize this place, Raiden?" He turned around to the cold, but familiar voice. Hebikiba, slowly emerging from the mist, his blue abyssal eye looking at him with a dull gaze. "I took you here. You're dying. Without a fight." Raiden snorted slowly. "I knew that. Why am I.. Here?" Hebikiba only chuckled in response, idly pocketing his hands. "You still don't know? This is your inner world.. Outside of that endless corridor." Raiden arched an eyebrow in surprise, but he remained silent in order of letting his zanpakutou spirit explain further. "You're going to die, Raiden. You won't be able to protect anyone when you die. You won't be able to take revenge."
The susbstitute shinigami looked to the floor, sighing slowly as he was being soaked by the rain. "Maybe this is my time. Jus' maybe, I'm done fightin'," was what he said as he clenched his fist, looking at Hebikiba again. "I hate it. I hate fightin'. Why do we all need to fight? Why is this lifecycle so fucked up, Hebikiba?" He grit his teeth. "Why the fuck did Daisuke need to die? He didn't deserve any o' it." He looked back at Hebikiba, his eyes burning with hatred, face twisted with hatred. "Why do I have to die?! What about Touko!? She asked for none o' this shit. She din't even want to be spiritually aware!" And the angrier he became, the heavier the downpour became, the thicker the mist in his inner world grew.
"So. You wish to live? You still wish to protect your friends and family? At any cost?" Raiden nodded. "Yeah." Hebikiba huffed slightly and glanced over his shoulder, into the infinite mist. "Good. Prepare yourself." Raiden nodded slowly as Hebikiba slowly dissipated, leaving only Raiden in the barren and foggy wasteland. "The phrases I taught you.. Remember them?" Raiden nodded again, the sentences Hebikiba occasionally blurred out. He remembered them all so vividly. He didn't even know why."Recite them," Hebikiba ushered Raiden. Who nodded once more. "The ten deadly kings. We thought others would account for our sins. We were regarded as gods, but knew ourself above. We fought against the odds, void of any emotions but one. Desire, one strong desire, wich was battle. I am the king of ruin, warrior of no land nor heritage. The world collapses and crumbles around me. They pay tribute. Or they break. The strong bow and the weak grovel at my presence. My title has been given because I sit on the blood-soaked throne, leaving all behind me to perish."
Raiden arched an eyebrow as his voice started to grow darker, deeper and more bitter. A subtle change at first, but soon. It sounded awfully close to Hebikiba's. "Hebikiba?" He asked around, gritting his teeth. He heard whizzing, a blade cutting the air. And suddenly, the blade he recieved from his bankai smacked down in the floor infront of him.
And from the mist, a warrior emerged. Ancient armour, a ruined cloak and a snake's mask on it's face. "Hebikiba.." Raiden hissed his zanpakutou spirit's name between his teeth, immediatly grabbing the sword and holding it up defensivly. This meant only one thing. A final confrontation with Hebikiba.