Angelus
Wrapped up in Shadow
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Ranio Ichida crouched on the roof of an entrance to a small temple. As he crouched there he was glad for the calm that flowed through this city as it meant that he didn’t have to do much fighting. He had had enough of that with all the Arrancar and the Hollows as of late but seeming as they had disappeared it meant he could now take a nice rest. With that thought foremost in his mind he walked to one side of the roof, lay down on it and closed his eyes.
No sooner had he done so though when there was a cry from beneath him. He slowly got to his feet and looked down just to see a little girl running through the arch way. He wondered what was making her run until he heard the scream of a Hollow. With a loud sigh Ranio looked over just to see it walking very slowly towards the girl, as if knowing that she had no where to go. He shook his head and dropped his hand down to the hilt of his zanpakuto and said, “Well girl, it looks as if we aren’t going to get any rest today either.”
Without another thought he jumped from the roof, landing softly on the ground and turned to look at the hollow.
“Why don’t you just turn back where you came from and leave this girl alone?” he said, his hand still clutching the hilt of his sword.
Before he knew what was happening however the Hollow moved with a speed he never thought was possible and struck him across the chest, sending him flying through the air. As soon as he crashed into the wall Ranio knew that something was not right, there was something very different. He got to his feet quickly but as soon as he did wished that he hadn’t as his body screamed with pain. He then noticed the shadow looming above him and looked up just as the Hollow swung down with its fist.
Ranio rolled to one side a second before the fist slammed into the ground and drew his zanpakuto. He looked at the Hollow as it turned surprisingly fast and gripped the hilt even tighter. The Hollow looked down at Ranio and he could tell just by the look in its eyes that it was hungry and knew that there was no better meal for a Hollow than a shinigami.
“I don’t think that you want to drag this out and I don’t have any time to waste so let’s just finish this shall we?” Ranio said as he ran at the Hollow.
He jumped into the air, hoping that he could cut the distance between them enough for him to strike before the Hollow could react but once again the Hollow moved with surprising speed and struck Ranio who once again flew backwards in the air. As he crashed into a wall Ranio knew that he couldn’t afford to let this battle drag out, slowly got to his feet and shouted out, “Scream out, Zangel!”
His zanpakuto suddenly split in two and started to burn with a blue white fire. Ranio looked at the Hollow with a slight grin and ran at it, his twin swords in each hand. The Hollow looked at Ranio for a second then looked at the blades before it ran straight at him, its scream tearing through the air.
With a scream of his own Ranio ran at the Hollow but at the last second rolled to one side and cut towards the Hollow with his blades. The Hollow let out a loud scream as the blades cut into its side but stopped and slowly turned to look at Ranio, anger and hatred in its eyes. All Ranio could do was think that this could not be happening a second before the Hollow started to run straight at him. Ranio looked down at the swords in his hands even as the ground beneath him started to vibrate beneath him.
“I am sorry that I have to do this my girl,” he said before he threw one of his swords straight that the Hollow. The flames of the sword trailed through the air as it flew at the Hollow. As Ranio watched, it struck the Hollow in the center of its mask, making it scream out in pain and fall to the ground. Ranio walked slowly over to where the Hollow fell and pulled the sword out of its head then looked down at it as he lifted his swords.
“I wish that I didn’t have to do this,” he said before he stabbed down with both blades, watching as the area around them started to burn and get coated with ice at the same time. The Hollow then let out another scream seconds before it disappeared into nothingness, as though it had never existed.
As soon as it had disappeared Ranio looked once more at the swords in his hands and said, “It is okay now my beauty, you can rest.”
With that the blades became one again and Ranio walked over to where the girl was still cowering.
“It’s okay. That monster will not hurt you anymore.”
The girl walked slowly out of the shadows and when Ranio saw the chain that hung from her chest he let out another sigh. This girl was far too young to be dead but he knew what he had to do with her. He gripped the hilt of his sword tighter and moved towards her, watching as her eyes went wide.
“Please, please don’t kill me,” the girl said as Ranio moved towards her.
“Do not worry. I am not going to kill you. I am just going to send you to a better place.”
He turned the hilt of the sword around and as soon as he touched the bottom of the hilt to her forehead watched the symbol appear there. He stood back as she was enveloped by a bright white light and knew that it wasn’t going to be too long before she was in Soul Society.
“Have a safe trip little girl,” Ranio said before he turned and started to walk away from her.
He saw the light start to get brighter until it suddenly disappeared and said under his breath, “Now you are at peace.”
It was then that he felt the tug on his sleeve and turned, his eyes going wide when he saw the same girl standing there, the symbol on her forehead.
“What, what are you doing here? You were supposed to go to Soul Society.”
The girl opened her mouth but before she could say a thing a strong gust of wind came out of nowhere which started to move Ranio. He slid his sword back into its sheath then looked around, wondering just what was going on. His eyes widened once again when he looked ahead of him just to see a shimmering Soul Society laid out in all its glory.
“What is going on now!?” was all that he could think to say.
No sooner had he done so though when there was a cry from beneath him. He slowly got to his feet and looked down just to see a little girl running through the arch way. He wondered what was making her run until he heard the scream of a Hollow. With a loud sigh Ranio looked over just to see it walking very slowly towards the girl, as if knowing that she had no where to go. He shook his head and dropped his hand down to the hilt of his zanpakuto and said, “Well girl, it looks as if we aren’t going to get any rest today either.”
Without another thought he jumped from the roof, landing softly on the ground and turned to look at the hollow.
“Why don’t you just turn back where you came from and leave this girl alone?” he said, his hand still clutching the hilt of his sword.
Before he knew what was happening however the Hollow moved with a speed he never thought was possible and struck him across the chest, sending him flying through the air. As soon as he crashed into the wall Ranio knew that something was not right, there was something very different. He got to his feet quickly but as soon as he did wished that he hadn’t as his body screamed with pain. He then noticed the shadow looming above him and looked up just as the Hollow swung down with its fist.
Ranio rolled to one side a second before the fist slammed into the ground and drew his zanpakuto. He looked at the Hollow as it turned surprisingly fast and gripped the hilt even tighter. The Hollow looked down at Ranio and he could tell just by the look in its eyes that it was hungry and knew that there was no better meal for a Hollow than a shinigami.
“I don’t think that you want to drag this out and I don’t have any time to waste so let’s just finish this shall we?” Ranio said as he ran at the Hollow.
He jumped into the air, hoping that he could cut the distance between them enough for him to strike before the Hollow could react but once again the Hollow moved with surprising speed and struck Ranio who once again flew backwards in the air. As he crashed into a wall Ranio knew that he couldn’t afford to let this battle drag out, slowly got to his feet and shouted out, “Scream out, Zangel!”
His zanpakuto suddenly split in two and started to burn with a blue white fire. Ranio looked at the Hollow with a slight grin and ran at it, his twin swords in each hand. The Hollow looked at Ranio for a second then looked at the blades before it ran straight at him, its scream tearing through the air.
With a scream of his own Ranio ran at the Hollow but at the last second rolled to one side and cut towards the Hollow with his blades. The Hollow let out a loud scream as the blades cut into its side but stopped and slowly turned to look at Ranio, anger and hatred in its eyes. All Ranio could do was think that this could not be happening a second before the Hollow started to run straight at him. Ranio looked down at the swords in his hands even as the ground beneath him started to vibrate beneath him.
“I am sorry that I have to do this my girl,” he said before he threw one of his swords straight that the Hollow. The flames of the sword trailed through the air as it flew at the Hollow. As Ranio watched, it struck the Hollow in the center of its mask, making it scream out in pain and fall to the ground. Ranio walked slowly over to where the Hollow fell and pulled the sword out of its head then looked down at it as he lifted his swords.
“I wish that I didn’t have to do this,” he said before he stabbed down with both blades, watching as the area around them started to burn and get coated with ice at the same time. The Hollow then let out another scream seconds before it disappeared into nothingness, as though it had never existed.
As soon as it had disappeared Ranio looked once more at the swords in his hands and said, “It is okay now my beauty, you can rest.”
With that the blades became one again and Ranio walked over to where the girl was still cowering.
“It’s okay. That monster will not hurt you anymore.”
The girl walked slowly out of the shadows and when Ranio saw the chain that hung from her chest he let out another sigh. This girl was far too young to be dead but he knew what he had to do with her. He gripped the hilt of his sword tighter and moved towards her, watching as her eyes went wide.
“Please, please don’t kill me,” the girl said as Ranio moved towards her.
“Do not worry. I am not going to kill you. I am just going to send you to a better place.”
He turned the hilt of the sword around and as soon as he touched the bottom of the hilt to her forehead watched the symbol appear there. He stood back as she was enveloped by a bright white light and knew that it wasn’t going to be too long before she was in Soul Society.
“Have a safe trip little girl,” Ranio said before he turned and started to walk away from her.
He saw the light start to get brighter until it suddenly disappeared and said under his breath, “Now you are at peace.”
It was then that he felt the tug on his sleeve and turned, his eyes going wide when he saw the same girl standing there, the symbol on her forehead.
“What, what are you doing here? You were supposed to go to Soul Society.”
The girl opened her mouth but before she could say a thing a strong gust of wind came out of nowhere which started to move Ranio. He slid his sword back into its sheath then looked around, wondering just what was going on. His eyes widened once again when he looked ahead of him just to see a shimmering Soul Society laid out in all its glory.
“What is going on now!?” was all that he could think to say.
