Affiliation: Las Noches | Rank: Leader of the Arrancar Army | Zanpakuto Name: Kyōka Suigetsu
- Created By Sousuke Aizen
Betrayal, for a Fraction...? Part 2
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Ulquiorra: *enters Aizen's throne room* You requested audience with me?
Aizen: *narrowed eyes* Yes. I did Ulquiorra. It is about your fraction.
Ulquiorra: *watches Aizen carefully* She has become an object of irritation. I will make no excuses for her actions. *waits for Aizen to continue*
Aizen: Yes, I am sure she is. If you see her that way. I can have her removed from your side. *waits for his reaction*
Ulquiorra: *steps forward suddenly* I can see how that could be a necessary course of action. I will make her submit to you in time. *lapses into silence*
Aizen: *get the response I was seeking, smirks* I believe this time has ended. *calls for Ulquiorra's fraction* Kita.
Kita: *is pulled from behind Aizen's throne by Loly, jerks away from her* Let go of me!! *is struck by Loly, growls* You bitch! *narrows eyes*
Aizen: *looks from the corner of my eyes seeing Loly ready to strike Kita again* Enough Loly, your job here is done. *watches Loly bow and quickly leave* Come here, Kita. *watches her hesitate*
Kita: *wipes away the blood from my mouth to the back of my glove, hesitating to move forward. Looks at Ulquiorra seeing him standing casually at the base of the throne* Master?
Ulquiorra: *makes no move forward, but watches you* Do not speak. *tears his eyes away from Kita and looks back to Aizen*
Kita: *looks away from Ulquiorra moves slowly toward Aizen thoughts racing in my mind, thinks to self* I must not dishonor my master. *holds head high and steps eagerly forward toward Aizen stopping in front of him, bows head, lowering self to one knee* Yes, Lord Aizen.
Aizen: *rests hand on top of Kita's head as she bows before me, smirks looking down on her* I think that is the first time you have ever called me lord Aizen. *looks to Ulquiorra* Kill her. *steps back from Kita*
Kita: *eyes widen when I hear what Aizen orders Ulquiorra to do, slowly my eyes go shut, thinks to self* Again... Again Ulquiorra will end my life. *tears fall from my eyes, but does not lift my head or try to get away*
Ulquiorra: *makes no hesitation to draw his blade and looks down at his reflection in the steel* Such an easy task, my lord. Are you truly using me to the best of my ability? *reflection shakes a bit before leveling out, sonidos forward and cuts one of Kita's tears in half, stopping only when a blade crosses his at her neck*
Aizen: *thrusts Ulquiorra’s blade back from Kita's neck and stops my blade against Ulquiorra's throat, watches a stream of blood trickle from under my blade* Questioning me again Ulquiorra? *looks into his deep dead eyes waiting for his answer*
Ulquiorra: *watches his blood run down Aizen's blade* I do not question you out of insurrection. *looks past Aizen at Kita* You leave me to watch the woman and Kita like a fool chasing after skirts. *looks back at Aizen*
Aizen: *narrows eyes* If I remember correctly. You requested Kita as your fraction. Did you not? How is it; you can place that blame in my hands? *adds pressure to my blade against your throat*
Ulquiorra: It is not blame, but responsibility as I recall. *presses neck further into blade* Or do you find that disagreeable too? *uncharacteristically insolent*
Kita: *remains quiet still kneeling as they talk above me, sees blood drip to the floor next to me, knows its Ulquiorra's* Lord Aizen *speaks softly with head still lowered* Please, do not blame my master for my disobedience. He has done everything in his power short of killing me to make me one of yours. It is not him. It is me. If someone should be punished it should be me.
Aizen: *smirks looking at Ulquiorra* She still tries to protect you even though you were going to kill her. Again. *withdraws sword from Ulquiorra and jerks her from the floor looking into her eyes* Then. I will say this only once, so listen well, my dear. *looks into her eyes lifting one hand to cup her cheek and draws near to the side of her head* If you defy your master once more. I will kill him, and you will watch as I do so. Then. I will feed 'you', to the remaining Espada. *let’s hand slide from her cheek as I turn and disappear into the shadows*
Kita: *drops to one knee quickly lowering head in front of Ulquiorra* Forgive me for intervening master, but I could not ... *closes eyes tightly wondering if Aizen would have truly killed Ulquiorra*
Ulquiorra: *wipes neck with hand and looks at blood* The barriers separating our rank are crumbling one by one. Perhaps I am more like you after all. *crouches to Kita's level and smears a 4 1/5 on her exposed shoulder, then stands up to leave*
Kita: *does not look at what he wrote on my shoulder, but rises in silence and follows him slowly from the throne room*
Betrayal, for a Fraction...?
Aizen: *walks across room, hands folded behind back* It would appear Kita is remembering her past life. As I was hoping she would, however, she has yet to share any of that information with me or her beloved master. *turns quickly*
Gin: *wide grin* Either that or her beloved master is holding out on you as well.
Aizen: *laughs under breath* Ulquiorra? He would never.
Gin: Eh, every man has his weakness. Even you’re very loyal Ulquiorra. Kita has changed him since she entered his life.
Aizen: *narrows eyes thinking of the things Ulquiorra has defied him over because of Kita* It would be his death if he withheld on this.
Gin: I am sure he realizes this. The question is. Does he care? *turns walking from room* well, I will be on my way now. *waves over shoulder*
Aizen: *watches Gin walk away, turns calling for one of the fractions* Loly?
Loly: *bows* Yes, lord Aizen?
Aizen: Find Ulquiorra. Tell him I seek audience with him in my chamber.
Loly: *bows again* Yes, as you demand master. *disappears from room*
Aizen: *narrows eyes again as I think*
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- Betrayel, for a Fraction...? Part 2
A Blast from the Past
It was late evening and Kita was walking back to her room when one of Aizen’s lackey numberos walked up to her and told her Aizen wanted her in his chamber immediately. Kita nodded and walked to Aizen’s throne room. Knocking first, she waited for a return answer.
“Enter Kita.”
Kita pushed open the large door and walked in the room slightly bowing to Aizen, “I heard you wanted to see me.”
Aizen was standing not far from her as he turned looking her way. “Come here, Kita.”
Kita cautiously walked toward him. She did not trust the man and she knew there was good reason not to. She lend slightly as she walked, trying to see what he held in his hand. It was small, round and a white light surrounded it.
“The hougyoku?!” Kita thought to herself stepping up to Aizen.
He turned holding out the hougyoku to her, “I want you to take this,” his smile was eerie and made Kita’s skin crawl.
“Take it?” Kita asked puzzled.
Aizen let a soft chuckle escape, and he rested his hand on her back at the base of her neck, “Hold it Kita.”
Kita looked at Aizen she had heard some odd things about the hougyoku and she knew it was what helped create her. She shook her head softly, “I would rather not.”
“It is not a request, Kita,” Aizen told her narrowing his eyes, pushing his hand forward that held the hougyoku.
Kita anxiously lifted her hand toward Aizen’s the closer her hand got to Aizen’s and the hougyoku the more her eyes went closed. “I don’t know what he is trying to do here, but if he is going to punish me I don’t want to see it coming.” She thought to herself.
Just then, she felt the weight of the hougyoku in the palm of her hand.
“Close your hand around it,” Aizen told her assisting her in wrapping her fingers around the stone. His hand never moved from her back as he had a firm but gentle grip on her.
Kita watched as her hand slowly closed around it, all of a sudden Kita saw a flash in her mind. Shaking her head with her eyes closed she looked down at the hougyoku within her hand. Just then, another flash, with each flash Kita would blink and slightly shake her head. “Wh…what is… happening?”
Aizen smiled but Kita did not see it, all she head was his voice softly speaking to her, “Close your eyes, Kita. Close your eyes… and remember for me, Kita.”
Kita felt like she was under a spell. She could not move as she stood next to Aizen one hand on her back and the other wrapped around her hand keeping the hougyoku safely in the palm of her hand.
Aizen could see his plan was working, but how much would she truly remember? How much could Kita take? Four hundred plus years of memories being opened at one time in Kita’s mind. It was like someone opened a floodgate on a dam, a small trickle then – everything at once. Aizen could feel Kita slightly shaking under his touch. She started to mumble incoherently when all of a sudden Kita screamed. Her head thrown back and collapsed to the floor.
Aizen kneeled next to her brushing her hair from her face, “It is done.”
At that moment Ulquiorra quickly soindoed into the throne room from hearing his fraction scream. There he saw Aizen over Kita as she lay to the floor. He stopped quickly in his tracks as his eyes left the unconscious Kita and rested on Aizen as he was discreetly removing the hougyoku from her hand. He stood looking at Ulquiorra.
Ulquiorra kneeled to Aizen, “My Lord?”
“Do not fret Ulquiorra she is still alive.” Aizen told him sliding the hougyoku into his pocket.
“What has she done?” Ulquiorra asked.
“She has done nothing,” Aizen told him turning his back on Ulquiorra and the fainted Kita.
“Then… my lord,” Ulquiorra asked standing to his feet.
Aizen narrowed his eyes as he looked over his shoulder at Ulquiorra, “You question me? This makes twice, both concerning Kita.”
Ulquiorra quickly lowered his head, “Forgive me my lord.” He spoke quickly and to the point, "but I do not understand."
Aizen quickly turned facing Ulquiorra, “There is no need for you to understand. You may take her back to her room. I am finished with her.”
Ulquiorra walked up to Kita picking her up in his arms. He dare not look at Aizen as he stood turned and walked toward the doors to leave the room. As he stepped into the hall he heard Aizen speak to him once more.
“Ulquiorra.” Ulquiorra paused looking slightly over his shoulder, “She is your reasonability from here on out. Train her. Watch her. Above all keep her safe and away from any outsiders that may take her from you. I want daily reports on everything about her. Especially if she starts talking about past events in her life.”
Ulquiorra nodded, looked down at Kita as she lay draped in his arms, “Who or what are you?” Ulquiorra thought to himself.
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