17: Calamity
[Just as the sun begins to set, when it seems like most of the chaos has subsided, there's suddenly a new sound amidst the cacophony the earthquake has brought. Cries; cries that sound explicitly not human, from roars to gurgles, to battle cries in a foreign tongue. Following these cries are the demons who made them, wanting nothing more than to
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His sword is drawn when he arrives -- no sense being caught flat-footed -- and there's a moment before he makes his presence known when he just listens. Great, a summoner. Can't he just get an old-fashioned Espada? A few Hollows?
He steps into a short flash step, so as to appear between -- and slightly to the side of -- Matsumoto and the summoner. He'll just made an entrance here and he's keeping a tight lid on his reiatsu. He glances at Matsumoto, then turns his attention to the summoner. He'll give his lieutenant more attention later; she's still standing and Haineko's ash is still around, so it's not like she needs immediate attention.]
If you're summoning something, you want something. Who the hell are you?
[Yeah, you attacked his lieutenant, Summoner. He's not about to give you the time of day.]
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Something about the set of her shoulders relaxes when Hitsugaya comes into view, but other than that she doesn't acknowledge him. She does, however, call Haineko back into her sealed state, and the sword reappears in her hand.]
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I don't. [He really doesn't-- he just wanted to see how well the demons would fare here, and who could possibly beat them. Naoya's just collecting data in a sense.]
I don't answer questions for free. [Then directed at Matsumoto:] However, since you beat that bunch of demons, I suppose an answer is adequate.
Naoya.
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Well enough, then. I don't have questions for you. [That's not entirely true, but Hitsugaya doesn't want to waste breath asking things that might not be answered.]
Get rid of your demons and get out. [Now the sword's tip is raising, moving to point directly at Naoya's chest. He doesn't have to threaten that he'll try to enforce his orders, not in so many words; the sword will make it implicit.]
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...oh, but she wants to ask.]
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[In a blink, he'll be teleporting back a good distance, out of range of a sword slash.]
All I did was open the portal. [As if to punctuate his statement, more cries of demons are heard in the distance. They're pouring out fairly regularly.
He looks at Matsumoto again: ]
Did you have another question?
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It's not a smart idea to let loose something you can't control.
[His attention will wander for a moment, toward the cries in the distance. Damn it. As if they didn't have enough to worry about.]
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Why are you doing this?
[She doesn't expect a straight answer, but if he had a reason that could be in any way acceptable... if not, they have a responsibility to stop him.]
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It's a shame then, that the person who can control them isn't here. [But his tone doesn't sound like it's a shame at all, he's enjoying this. As for the control issue, Naoya is half-lying as he can command a group of them.
Matsumoto's cocked eyebrow makes his grin grow wider. She's just amusing, or more amusing than Hitsugaya, at least.]
You could call it an experiment, I suppose. [An experiment of how his abilities fair here, an experiment on how the residents will react, on how the demons fair in Luceti, all of these things.
Well, and he's trolling. ]
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What sort of experiment involves letting these things loose? [Granted, he doesn't know much about them -- Matsumoto's the one who fought them -- but he doesn't think any good will come of that answer. His eyes are narrowed as he's looking at Naoya: he's thinking how best to get around that apparent teleportation.]
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She wants to know who could control the demons if he can't, and she wants to know just when this little 'experiment' will be over, and she rather desperately wants to put the hilt of her sword sharply into his grin. But she'll wait. Her captain's handling things.]
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I wasn't sure how they would fare here.
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That's it? [Definitely unimpressed. He glances back at Matsumoto and then raises a brow in Naoya's direction.] Doesn't look like they fare so well.
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She can sense more and more demons spilling into Luceti and cleaning them up is going to be a pain. She is entirely unamused at this, and her grip shifts on Haineko's hilt.
She suddenly misses home, where at least she knew the rules of the game.]
What happens when the 'experiment' is over?
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I already answered a question of yours before, several, actually. I'm not that generous.
[Then back to the comment Hitsugaya said before:]
It would seem that way. How about this? [In the time it would take a person to snap their fingers, they'll find a dozen or so of the lesser demons from before surrounding them.
But Naoya's not a fool, and he summons both a Garuda and a Behemoth at his sides.
Yet he won't attack either Hitsugaya nor Matsumoto unless pressed, quite pleased just to see what their abilities are.]
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