Aito sat there against a rock his left hand on his side. Blood pooled down over his hand, it had a sickly sweet smell. It sounded like there was battle going on, but he wasn't focused on that nor was he focused on the dead Shinigami laying out in front of him. The only sound coming to his ears right now was the constant patt, patt, patt of his blood hitting the ground. He sat there lost in thought, "Why did we think we could win Naru? We were foolish, and arrogant, now we're going to die. Is this really the end Naru?" he thought his head rolling around. He laid his head against the rock, he was currently leaning against He slowly faded off with nothing but the sound of his blood hitting the ground.

Aito laid there on his bed, the lamp in the window swung gently casting shadows that danced across the walls and ceiling. The only sound he heard was the pinging of water hitting the balcony. The room was cool from the breeze that flowed in the window, stinging his burning midsection. The entire world was spinning, and it felt as if his blood was boiling.. He tried to call out for his lieutenant, but his throat was dry and the words got stuck in his throat. He reached out and tried to grab for the table to get up, when his entire body tensed throwing him back against the bed. Aito's midsection burned hotter, and steam rose off of his skin as the cool air pressed against it. He felt a welling feeling in his stomach, and began to convulse sending shock waves of pain through his entire body. He started to panic, and flailed off of the bed slamming his head against the floor with a deadening thud that could be heard down the hall.

A few moments later his lieutenant came running in, in a panic, and grabbed him. He picked him up, and placed him back on his bed. He pushed his hand into Aito’s midsection, as a dull purple light began to emit from his hand. The light crawled across his body, and wrapped Aito in a purple cocoon. Aito’s muscles relaxed, and the tension receided as he slowly fell back into a deep sleep.

Aito eyes fluttered open, his head hurt and he seemed to be confused. He slowly turned his head to looked at his lieutenant who was sitting at his bedside. "You're still here boy," he snarled at him. Aito reached out for the glass of water to find it was empty. His lieutenant stood and up and grabbed the pot of water sitting there and poured a glass for him. Aito swirled the water in his glass then gulped it down, the cool liquid burned his dry throat. His lieutenant took the glass and pot then turned to leave. “Why are you so nice to me Naru,” Aito said leaning up on his elbows. Naru stopped in the doorway, “Just don’t die old man i still need you. By the way there’s a Captain’s meeting soon, you might want to get ready if you're up to it,” Naru then shut the door and walked down the hall.

Aito swung his legs over the side of the bed and sat up. He took the clothes that were folded at the edge of his bed. He slowly pulled on his Kimono, then he grabbed him Zanpaktou and proceeded to walk down the hall with it in his hand. Aito strolled out into the garden that was in the court yard of his barracks. He slid his Zanpaktou into place at the back of his waist, a habit he learned back in the execution squad. Aito turned back to the Barracks, “Naru get your ass out here we’re going to be late,” he yelled, and listened for the sound of startled initiates jumping out of bed in fear, he smiled.

Aito and Naru walked towards the 1st Squad barracks in silence, as was their way. When they arrived they strolled in quietly, and took their place. The Head Captain sat on her stump, which was a lack of a better word for it because it actually was a tree stump. Each Head Captain had the right to decorate their barracks the way they saw fit. She was lost in thought, but acknowledged Aito with a hollow greeting never breaking her concentration. The other Captains slowly strolled in, and took their spots according to squad. When everyone had assembled the Head Captain looked up. “Two nights ago, we received a letter from the King of Seireitei himself ordering a captain’s meeting at this exact time, to wait for his message carried by the his personal messengers.

Aito could sense an undertone of strain in her voice, he slowly looked over his shoulder at Naru. Naru nodded at him, to say he sensed it to. “But it would seem our guests have arrived.” She said as the door to the chamber opened and 5 soldiers walked in. The stopped closed to the door, and formed a flank as if there were planning to sweep and kill everyone in the room.

“Since when are guests allowed to just simply stroll into my personal chamber, even if they from the King,” The Head Captain said. Her voice was calm, but her tone said this is my domain and I will not be defied here. Aito shifted his gaze to their guests four wore normal Captain’s kimonos with gold lettering, and gold embroidering, that said Zero Squad on the back. the fifth one however wore all black and stayed towards the back of the group in the shadows to hide his face. Thought Aito didn't see why it matter as the man wore a mask that covered the bottom half of his face. The women that was in the front was clearly in charge, and smiled with a crooked smile that was clearly forced. The women bowed to the head Captain.

“Stand up, do you think you fool me with your meaningless gestures,” the Head Captain said. “No of course not,” the women said apologetically. The women began walking down the line of Captains inspecting each one. She had a calm air about her, but her demeanor dared them to show force. She stopped in front of Aito, and place her hand on Aito’s chest. Aito looked straight ahead with no emotion, and with no reaction to women’s touch. The women slowly moved her hand down his chest and slowly pulled his kimono back inspecting the bandage around Aito's damaged midsection. She released his kimono and kept her hand moving down until it was almost on the hilt of his sword. Aito reached up in an instant, and grabbed her by the throat. His eyes began to glow a fiery gold as Japanese Symbols appeared. Gold threads snaked up his arm and around her throat, and he closed his hand as the threads closed around her throat constricting it. The women flared backwards in revolt tearing at the threads choking her.

“Captain,...Captain... CAPTAIN GIICHI, that’s enough,” The Head Captain yelled. Aito snapped out of his trance and the gold threads began to recede down his arm. and his eyes returned to their normal hazel color. The women caught her breathe, and stood up straight fixing herself. “I like this one, he’s got some flare to him,” she said smiling at him. “That’s the most sincere thing you've said since you arrived,” Aito said shifting his gaze to the women. The women flashstepped back up to him. He raised his hand halting Naru who had already partially drawn his blade.

“That’s enough,” The Head Captain yelled slamming her foot into the floor shaking the room. Everyone turned their gaze back to her. “Now back to matter of you being here, if you kindly would, why are you here, what is the King’s message,” she said sitting back on her seat.

The women returned to her spot at the head of the pack. “Well its simple the Gotei 13 is finished, you let one of your own wreak havoc on this world and the world of the living. Then the King gave you a direct order under Chi Kyotei (Pact of Blood), that stated you were to cease all interference in the world of the living. An order you chose to directly disobey. So for the last few years the king has been trying to decide what the do. His only course of action is Kami Ruru (Divine Rule). So the King is issuing this order, the Gotei 13 is to lay down arms, and each of you will be given fair trial by the King. If you would to refuse, God I hope you refuse, then the King will send every weapon in his arsenal to raze Seireitei to the ground, and a new Seireitei will be built.”

After a few moments the Head Captain started laughing hysterically. Aito, in 33 years of being a Captain had never seen her respond like that, he was defiantly worried now. Then the Head Captain did something Aito had also never seen her do during a meeting, she stood up. “You ignorant fool, what makes you think you can defy the Gotei 13 like this,” her voice boomed across the room.

The women disappeared and reappeared right in front of the Head Captain, “The zero Squad is the strongest Captains of all time, along with our new allies you have no hope of survival,” the women whispered in her ear. She reached out and put her hand on the Head Captain shoulder.

In an instant two Captains had their swords at her throat, the women smiled and moved her hands hitting the two Captain in the chest sending them sliding back. She flipped back to her spot in front of the others. The two Captains recovered and took up positions in the middle of the room. Aito watched them eyeing her. He saw a black flash as the man that was in the back moved finally. The man moved fast, even Aito could barely keep up with his movements. The man appeared in between the two captain. He grabbed the Captains swords extended either way he smiled, as chains shot from mechanisms on his wrists impaling the Captains in their shoulders. He pulled on the chains bringing the Captains to the ground.

The kid shot a chain into his own hand as he wrapped it around the captains sword then rolled over the captains back. He hit the captain in the back sending him full force into the ground as the chain ripped the sword from his hand. The kid stood and cast the three Captain swords in his hand aside, as he looked straight at The Head Captain.

The Head Captain stepped forward, with an angry look in her eyes. “How dare you come into my home, and defy me, who do you think you are. I am far older than you boy... I will break you,” The Head Captain took a step forward as a pool of green Reiatsu appeared under her foot. Her spirit energy began to swirl and the entire room began to groan under the weight of her massive Reiatsu. The man stood there and did nothing, as he watched her walk towards him.

The head Captain began running, and swung full force at the kid as he blocked easily. The force of them connecting cracked the far wall. Aito stepped forward, and his eyes began to glow fiery gold again as Japanese symbols appeared all around the room. Aito stooped down and placed his hands on the floor, and a pool of gold reiatsu grew under his hands, the spirit energy snaked itself across the floor. The gold spirit energy stopped and rose up building a barrier around the head captain and the kid. Aito stepped back, and returned to his place. He waited hoping that the barrier would hold up.

The Head Captain dodged and grabbed the man fist using her elbow, and all her weight she delivered a blow to his midsection that sent him flying back into the barrier. He recovered quickly , and dodged her next punch as he swept her across his back. He continued to dodge, occasionally cancelling her attacks with his own. The Head Captain connected with his jaw sending blood across the floor, but the kid just wiped his lip, and taunted her. She grabbed his punch and kicked him in the midsection the weight of her blow lifting him off of the ground.

The Head Captain, went for a second kick, but the kid grabbed her leg and flipped her around putting her in a head lock. "Stop this," the boy whispered in her ear. "You think you can win Death Dealer, your order is weak, you cannot trust the king," the Head Captain said. "You know who I am," the boy sounded confused. The Head Captain elbowed the boy in the face sending back into the side of the barrier. She slowly walked over, and grabbed him by the throat. She lifted him up off of the ground. “You are foolish the King was right, and you have made a new enemy today. The Death Dealers will never stand for this level of ignorance,” the boy said spiting blood on her kimono. “Get the hell out of my home,” the Head Captain said throwing him through the barrier. She turned, and limped back to her seat as, the five guards turned and left. “This meeting is dismissed. Return to your posts and await further orders,” she said wiping blood from her lip.

Aito strolled aimlessly down the boulevard between the Squad 4, and Squad 5 barracks. He stopped at a stand in the market, and spoke to the young girl selling fruit. "How much for this one," he smiled at her. "For a Captain it's free," she giggled. "Oh no, I couldn't do that." He picked up an apple, and took a bite out of it, he reached into his sleeve then his pocket, then his patted his kimono. Then an intrigued look came across his face as he pulled a gold coin from behind the girls ear. "Why don't you go get something good to eat Serai," Aito smiled at her. Serai ran off in the direction of the other shops, as Aito turned and strolled away. He picked up the pace a bit, but still aimlessly strolled down the street eating the apple.

He was currently making his way towards Squad 12's record room well more of a library. The library held records on everything from Zanpaktou's names to every Squad member to ever serve in the Gotei 13. He waved at the different souls working in the market, and shops as he went by, he liked to come down here. To never forget where he had come from. He was never human like most of the other Shinigami, he was born here in Seireitei, he still remembered the day that the Head Captain himself, an elderly gent with a long white beard came to his village. The Gotei 13 were suppose to protect them, but yet all Aito saw was sickness, disease, and starvation in his village, he hated the Captain's with every fiber of his being. It wasn't until years later that he would ever consider being a Captain. He grew up poor, stealing to survive, he was hungry all the time, a tiny little kid. There were 5 of them, always together they survived, because of each other. But the older they got the more the illusion faded and cracked like glass that has been battered over and over. He was stronger than the other kids, and the older he got the more trouble he had hiding it.

Until that day that Captain came, he offered him a way out, a way to not just fall into the fold. He could skip the academy all together, come straight to being a lieutenant. It was an offer he couldn't refuse, so that night he packed his stuff and left the slums behind for the glories of the Gotei 13, only if he had known how wrong he was at the time.

He was currently standing in front of the library, and he stopped to catch his breath, he had been sick a lot lately. So he wasn't in such great shape these days. He pushed the door open, and casually strolled inside. He met the Squad 12 lieutenant inside, "I need personal records from a 10,000 years ago," Aito said laughing. "Um why, looking for your father old man?" the lieutenant said looking up from his work. "No, but i do need them now," Aito said keeping his calm. "Yea, no that's buried to deep, and you don't have central 46's or The Head Captain's permission." Suddenly there was a presence behind him, "I suggest that you get those records for Captain Kai." the Squad 12 captain said. "Yes sir," the lieutenant said, tripping over the desk backing away. "Also I suggest that, you show all Captain a little more respect or else I will be in need of a new lieutenant. Am I understood." "Yes, yes sir," the lieutenant said, disappearing. The Captain nodded at Aito, and Aito returned the nod. A few moments later, the lieutenant returned with a stack of books, and handed them to Aito. "Thank you now, I need one more thing, get out," Aito said. He sat down at the desk, and turned the light towards him, as the lieutenant left.

He spent hours, sifting through the books one at a time. He currently had his feet up on the desk leaning back in the chair when his lieutenant came in. Naru walked towards him smiling, "What are you doing Captain, you have been gone two days, we were worried about you." "Is here, I still haven't found what I am looking for, by the way how did you find me." "Oh I didn't," Naru said as he fell forward a Zanpaktou sticking out of his back. As his body hit the floor, Aito sat straight up, and looked at the squad 12 captain, who had dropped books on the table. "You alright," he said opening a book. "Yea, just a bad dream," Aito said rubbing his eyes. The two sat in silence going over the books, until The squad 12 captain threw a book down in front of Aito. "I believe that is what you are looking for Captain." Aito turned the book around and studied the page. "Holy shit," he said looking up at the other Captain.