[u]Fumio Hari Kouineji[/u] Fumio continued to run in the same direction as the... [i]thing[/i] did.... whatever it was... [i]'This is going nowhere! I've been running for ages... Where the fuck is this place?! Souta... Hang in there, I'm coming.'[/i] Fumio thought, annoyed.... He felt as if time was quickly running out... He didn't even know exactly when Souta disappeared, he only knew that it was some time today.... [i]'Fuck it! I'm change cours-'[/i] Finally looking to his left and then right, he noticed other cloaked figures darting through the foliage. Looking behind him, Fumio realised that he was being followed by a large flock of these things, but they didn't seem to be trying to catch him, instead they were being lead by him... [i]'Have they been here the whole time?.... Then again, it'd make sense, me not noticing them... I can't sense anything from them, but they're not souls so they must not have spiritual energy... What am I walking into?'[/i] Fumio immediately moved his head straight once he spotted the creatures, making sure not to break out of his disguise and continued to sprint. After a little while, he noticed the figures on both sides of him began turning to the left, which he followed in suit, discreetly changing formation so he could follow a few of the figures instead of lead them. [i]'Right, I must be close... They're starting to slow down...'[/i] Fumio gradually slowed his speed along with the figures before they all came to a stop and walked. [i]'Hm... Where is it? I can't see it...'[/i] Fumio looked around the area with only his eyes, keeping his head still just like the figures. It wasn't until he took 3 more steps when he felt as though he hit something... A liquid wall? [i]'... Hm'[/i] He noticed the things walked into it so he followed, passing though the wall with a little effort but since he was calmly walking though it, he was able to pass through. If someone were to hit it or impact with it, they wouldn't be able to get through. It seemed that the key to this invisible door was calmness. [u]Souta Fushimaru Hari[/u] Swinging his hammer around, Souta smashed the body's of many of the minions heading for him. He jumped up into the air to bring his hammer down on more of the enemy's, who, in fact, shattered on contact. The more Souta smashed, the thicker the swarm of them became... It was as if more were crawling out of the trees and bushes, constantly adding to the crowd. Looking up infuriatedly, Souta shouted at the man standing on the pillar, holding his sister. [b]"GIVE KONOME BACK!!"[/b] The spikes on his Shikai began growing as his spiritual energy grew. His Shikai was almost like a cross between a mace and hammer. "They all thought that my work was only subject to finding a host for Densen, but they were wrong. I modified souls... mainly the brain." [b]"Wha...?"[/b] Souta continued to fight but looked at the man every now and then while listening to what he was saying. "Ōhi Sango is the biggest success I've achieved so far. I've modified her to act this way; think what I want her to think, know what I let her know." The man eyes then landed on Souta as he watched him fight with feral ferocity. "At first, Konome was indeed a feisty one... I've changed that-" [b]"YOU FUCKING MONSTER!"[/b] Souta bellowed suddenly, bursting through the clusters of minions, shattering them all while slowly but gradually making his way towards the pillar. "Oh, such harsh words... Once you've exhausted all of your energy... I'll change that too.... Ōhi Sango may of been my biggest achievement so far... But I have bigger, better plans for you! You'll be an even better creation than this waste of space!!" The man wrapped his free hand around Sango's neck and began to squeeze the life out of her. Sango began chocking, gasping for air as her hands moved from her hair to grab the guy's hand on her neck, trying her best to pry it off. The guy only sniggered darkly as he watched Sango's feeble attempt before looking back at Souta with a large, dark, mad grin. "THAT'S RIGHT SOUTA! COME CLOSER SO YOU CAN WATCH THE LIFE DRAIN FROM YOUR SISTER'S EYES AS I CHOKE HER TO DEATH!!" [b]"NO!... ugh... KONOME!!!"[/b] Souta's eyes began to gain a silvery glow, not that he noticed as all he was focused on was getting to his sister, gaining a slash here and there every time he looked at the mad man from the minion's swords. The situation had just became much more dire... Now it was a race against time to save his sister... And he falling too far behind. [u]Fumio Hari Kouineji[/u] Once Fumio had passed through the wall, his eyes widened moderately. [i]'Found it!... Of course it was cloaked.... The cloak must also conceal spiritual energy because I can feel him! Souta! Here's definitely here!... but... something doesn't feel right... I can sense a struggle....'[/i] Fumio continued to walk mindlessly, continuing to blend in as he made an analysis. He then began to view the building. The walls looked to be made of a smooth, metallic material. It was on one floor and looked compact from the front, however the length of the building was rather long. There was no doorway, only an arch to enter, the inside made of smooth, painted white stone. The figures began to cluster together and enter the building, Fumio in the centre of the large group. Once inside, there were many hallways, too many in fact... The figures began going their separate ways, walking down various hallways. Fumio, however, stopped and looked at a large screen that was hung on the wall opposite the arch opening. Luckily for Fumio, the figures didn't pay him any mind and continued to go about their own business. [i]'Good. They don't suspect me... Now what... Wait... what is this?'[/i] The screen seemed to be showing one of the mannequin figures being tested on by a man in a long lab coat.... The thing squirmed as it was clamped to a table with the scientist injecting it with a coloured liquid before watching it as he took notes on his clipboard. The man waited to see what would happen before injecting another liquid into it.... Fumio almost felt bad for it.... It was clear to him that these things were made, but then to put them through experiments and test on them?... He only mentally shrugged, whatever was going on had nothing to do with him so he didn't care... However, somehow Souta was involved... He had to get Souta out of here... Fumio was just about to turn away when the screen flicked to a different camera... His eyes widened dramatically. "Hello all. I'd like to announce my new replacement for patient Ōhi Sango since she had escaped. No need to worry though, my new patient is much more capable of becoming something greater than my old creation." [i]'Is that... Dr. Heigai?'[/i] Fumio thought as he watched the blue-eyed, silver-haired man speak. The guy on the screen adjusted his glasses before smirking. "I, Doctor Heigai, present the brother of patient Ōhi Sango, Souta Fushimaru Hari." The screen then flicked to an image of Souta. Souta was yelling, grunting every now and then while twitching with his eyes closed. He appeared to be inside a transparent tube with various cables attached to his body as he stood in the tube. Around his neck was a thick metal clasp, holding him up and in place. It was secured tightly around his neck, painfully tight... All that he was wearing was white boxers.... His clothes and Zanpakuto had been taken from him. On his head was a helmet of some sort, strapped around his head with many think cables attached to it, coming out of the top of the chamber. [i]'Souta!'[/i] Fumio couldn't believe his eyes, watching in shock as Souta continued to struggle within inside of his mind... He kept yelling, saying something along the lines of 'get away from her' and 'give Konome back' along with many swear words... Fumio's mouth fell open... how could he of let this happen? Who knows what they've done to him... who knows what fucked up shit had been going on without Fumio noticing... This thought quickly made Fumio angry... extremely angry... He tried to keep his spiritual pressure down to stay unnoticed but he was finding that increasingly difficult to say the least... It was trying to burst from under his restraints.... Fumio's teeth grit aggressively as his eyes grew into an intense scowl at the screen, which worsened when the image of the Doctor returned. "Hehehe.... Enjoying the show.... Kazuhiko Hari?" He asked with an amused tone. Fumio's eyes widened but only for a couple of seconds before his outrage intensified more which was shown through the deadly expression he gave the Doctor on the screen. [b]"WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE TO SOUTA?!"[/b] He yelled, uncaring of the fact that he had instantly broke out of cover and now the figures around him had all stopped and turned to him. They didn't make a move however.... yet. The Doctor grinned before chuckling a little more. "I've taken what's rightfully mine... His eyes are incredibly interesting, wouldn't you agree? [i]Heh heh[/i]" Fumio punched a fist into the wall under the screen, causing huge cracks to travel through the walls, all the way down the hallways on both sides, not to mention creating a deep hole as rubble tumbled out and fell onto the floor. [b]"ENOUGH OF THIS!! I'm going to find him and [u]kill you[/u]"[/b] Fumio's voice was rough and fierce, but the threatening tone didn't seem to scare the Doctor at all as he only continued to snicker, highly amused. "You'll never find us. And if you do, you'll be too late, I would of already began working on Souta once his energy has been drained... Which won't take long. Heheh, just look at how loyal he is to his sister~ He's trying so hard to get to her but little does he know, he can't do anything. What's done is not irreversible. Konome is gone forever." Fumio growled before unsheathing his sword, running down one of the hallways. [b]"I'M COMING SOUTA! JUST HOLD ON!!"[/B] As he ran, the mannequin figures began charging for him, coming out of every doorway and corner to attack him. They were nothing but small fry to Fumio.... With great ease, Fumio sliced and diced the creatures. They were all weak, but there was a [i]hell[/i] of alot of them to cut though which delayed Fumio.... This did nothing but worsen his mood... [u]Souta Fushimaru Hari[/u] [b]"... Sou... ta...."[/b] Souta's eyes widened perilously meanwhile the man's grin grew. "What was that? [i]Souta[/i] you say? Hehehe... Souta can't save you, no one can." Hearing this impacted Souta greatly... Everything seemed to of slowed down at that moment... He watched as the man grinned, still choking Konome while she looked at Souta desperately, stretching out one of her hands to him... Souta jumped and began running along the heads of the creatures, focused on Konome's hand. [b]"KONOME!"[/b] He kept running as fast as he could, taking strikes but uncaring of how much pain he was in. Konome's mouth began falling open as her eyes started loosing focus. Souta's heart raced once he saw this, causing him to quicken his pace. [b]"NO! KONOME!... HANG IN THERE!"[/b] He still continued trying to reach her, using all of the energy he had left.... But he was running out of time... and fast. The guy tightened his hand around Konome's neck, releasing her hair to let her head fall. [b]"... s-s.... sou... t... ta" "KONOME! PLEASE! PLEASE DON'T GO!!"[/b] Tears leaked profusely from Souta's eyes as Konome's hand dropped and dangled limply, along with her head... Her yellow fused with red eyes... fading... Souta felt as though his heart had taken a heavy hit... never before had he felt so hurt... He couldn't take his wide eyes off of Konome..... "Heh, [i]looks like she's dead... and soon you'll be joining her[/i]" The man looked down at Sango before his wicked eyes slid to Souta, grin still as wide and dark as ever. Souta didn't respond, his eyes still on Konome's lifeless body before the guy let her go, letting her fall.... Souta watched, falling himself and allowing himself to be swallowed by the hoard of enemy's below him... He silently continued to watch Konome's body, holding out his own hand to try and grab her but she was too far away.... At that moment, Souta's world had stopped, his mind drifting into a black void... [u]Fumio Hari Kouineji[/u] [b]"SOUTA!"[/b] Fumio burst into the room, his sword ready to strike. His absolutely livid eyes landed on the Doctor before they found Souta behind him.... Souta was silent, his body drooping.... He looked pale... Fumio looked back at the Doctor, raising his sword before growling and launching for him. The Doctor only lifted the palm of his hand to stop Fumio in his tracks. "Kill me and Souta will never be free. Besides, [i]you're too late[/i]" The Doctor gained a Cheshire-cat-like grin as he walked over to the tube Souta occupied. Fumio had reluctantly stopped his attack and instead pointed his blade at the ground. [b]"Free him... [u]now![/u]"[/b] He demanded sternly. The Doctor chuckled, crossing his arms before looking over his shoulder back at Fumio. "My my, you are quite the persistent one, I'll give you that... But you've reached a dead-end. Give up now, you're too late." The Doctor then looked back at Souta in the tube. "Just take a look at him. Does he look alive? Heh, he's dead.... I may of lost his sister, but I will not make the same mistake twice..." Fumio's eyes widened dramatically as he frantically looked at Souta... The realisation that he had lost Souta slowly began dawning on him... Anger.. Rage... Fury... And Guilt all began mixing together inside Fumio, creating a feeling much more stronger than anger alone... [b]"... Souta..."[/b]