Inyo

                                    

                                          

Sins of the Unholy
Chapter 13: Inyo
Saki and Tsuki enter the Soul Society and stick to each other like glue. Both are dressed in similar colors of blue, green and white. Saki has her arm wrapped around Tsuki's as they walk along the path. Tsuki looks around till he spots Lieutenant Rangiku with a few other squad members. Seeing her sends a chill down his spine as he thinks back to the butterfly. 
They'd been gone weeks now and all of a sudden the butterfly had appeared. 
"Your presence is needed in the Soul Society. Leave immediately." Toshiro's voice sounded broken as the butterfly flitted away. Saki and Tsuki had done everything quickly, packing, riding, questioning what could bring their Captain back to them like this. 
"Hello Lieutenant Matsumoto." Saki pulls away and bows before the solders. Rangiku forces a smile on her face and simply nods to them. 
"Thank you for coming so quickly. We're hoping you can help keep an eye on Juno while you're here." Rangiku is short as she turns to lead the two. Both move quickly to catch up and Saki reaches out for Rangiku. 
"What happened? Where is Captain Hitsugaya?" 
"The Captain is currently in the land of the living. We are doing shifts between here and there, our time is now." They walk the paths to Squad 10 and the soldiers with Rangiku fall in behind the three. 
"What happened, Rangiku?" Asks Tsuki as he looks at the woman. He takes in her tense form and deep frown. 
"Kiseichu attacked and took over Juno. She's been unconscious for a few days now, Captain was hoping to trade off our shift to another squad but with the deadline coming up the Head Captain didn't want to change anything." Rangiku comes to Squad 10 and they head to the private quarters of the Captain. 
"I'm to join them as soon as I get you two set up. You'll just need to keep an eye on her as you always have. We're leaving a few squad members around for your basic needs. Captain Kuchiki of Squad 13 will be on alert if anything happens with Kiseichu." Rangiku leads them into Captain Hitsugaya's home and sighs. A fine mist of fog coats the floors and Saki squeaks at seeing it. 
"It's seeping from the sword, wish we knew what to do but..." Ragiku stops as she looks at the weapons display. Kiseichu hangs with gold binds all over it. The fog falls from it and trails down the wall till moving along the floor.
"He never did that with us, weird." Comments Tsuki as they move down the hall into the bedroom. Juno lays under a few futon covers and her face is pale and gaunt. A member of Squad 4 formally bows to them before putting hands up and casting a green light over her. 
"Squad 4 will send someone over every day to perform a Kaido on her. We've been able to keep her sustained this way, but getting her to wake up would help her much better." Rangiku lets the two enter the room and sit beside her. Saki becomes overwhelmed as she looks down at her Mistress. She reaches for Tsuki's hand and the boy speaks. 
"Leave Lady Juno to us, we will do as we always have." 
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The vision of Kiseichu, bound and beaten, replays over and over for Juno. Like a frightened child, Juno cries as she watches Kiseichu look at her with dark eyes and a scared face. His lips are chapped and blood trickles over them as the chains tighten around him. She tries to close her eyes but the image plays again and Juno is helplessly locked in the loop. 
"What do I do, Kiseichu? How do I stop this from happening?" She cries out as she pulls her legs to her chest and squeezes into a fetal position as much as she can. Columns of light descend down around her and expand slowly out till all combine and then consume her. Juno's tearful cries cut off and she feels as if something is being lifted off of her.