Sixteenth secret: Broken things
[Good morning Adstringendum. It’s showtime.
The feed clicks on to an explosion, an almighty burst of fire. As the device tumbles to the ground, the scene is set: the library, just at the entrance. The front had been torn from its hinges and gapes at the path outside. The actors, too, are visible: Uchiha Madara, tall and furious, hand extended, having just cast the burst of fire in question. Aizen Sousuke, knocked powerfully backwards and thrown out of the frame, his cry of pain and shock disappearing in the crash of bookshelves. And on the floor, Hinamori Momo, in a pool of her own blood.
And fire everywhere.
Madara is clearly not done. His hands flow up to start a seal. But he never completes it. From offscreen, Aizen’s voice comes again. Ragged, breathless, and absolutely furious.]
Shatter, Kyoka Suigetsu!
[Madara’s eyes grow wide at that, and he dodges instinctively - which is a good thing, because within a breath a kidou blast sails over his head. He straightens again, looking around him, but apparently can’t see Aizen as the shinigami flash-steps past him, stopping to scoop up Hinamori’s unmoving body one-handed while the other grips his zanpakuto. He doesn’t stop to fight Madara. He has other things to do, namely rush out the front door.
Unfortunately, the door is blocked. By an equally rushing Hitsugaya and Sasuke.
Gasping, Aizen all but shoves the motionless Hinamori into their arms.]
Take her, go, go!
[Because Madara is shaking his head, throwing off the effects of the hypnosis. And letting go of Hinamori, Aizen turns to face him again. The feed goes fuzzy and grainy as chakra and reiatsu mount up, and then fades to black.]
The feed clicks on to an explosion, an almighty burst of fire. As the device tumbles to the ground, the scene is set: the library, just at the entrance. The front had been torn from its hinges and gapes at the path outside. The actors, too, are visible: Uchiha Madara, tall and furious, hand extended, having just cast the burst of fire in question. Aizen Sousuke, knocked powerfully backwards and thrown out of the frame, his cry of pain and shock disappearing in the crash of bookshelves. And on the floor, Hinamori Momo, in a pool of her own blood.
And fire everywhere.
Madara is clearly not done. His hands flow up to start a seal. But he never completes it. From offscreen, Aizen’s voice comes again. Ragged, breathless, and absolutely furious.]
Shatter, Kyoka Suigetsu!
[Madara’s eyes grow wide at that, and he dodges instinctively - which is a good thing, because within a breath a kidou blast sails over his head. He straightens again, looking around him, but apparently can’t see Aizen as the shinigami flash-steps past him, stopping to scoop up Hinamori’s unmoving body one-handed while the other grips his zanpakuto. He doesn’t stop to fight Madara. He has other things to do, namely rush out the front door.
Unfortunately, the door is blocked. By an equally rushing Hitsugaya and Sasuke.
Gasping, Aizen all but shoves the motionless Hinamori into their arms.]
Take her, go, go!
[Because Madara is shaking his head, throwing off the effects of the hypnosis. And letting go of Hinamori, Aizen turns to face him again. The feed goes fuzzy and grainy as chakra and reiatsu mount up, and then fades to black.]