It wasn't over though. From behind Soi Fon, a loud screech came from Ryota's mouth and that screech turned into an angry growl as they jumped at Aya. Aya jumped away, landing gently on a nearby roof.
"The scary man failed. We will have to get our hands dirty," they said together, glaring at Aya. Aya stared at them in surprise and said the first thing that came to mind, "What?"
"Scary man was supposed to kill you and Soul Society too. Scary man failed so we will kill everyone. Starting with you, Shihouin Aya," they growled. "You all wondered where the overlapping Spirit Energy I have comes from. Well, it was inherited from out great-great-great-great-great grandfather, who is the one who stuck you in that world." It was Aya's turn to growl at the girls as they smirked at her. "In our family, this ability is passed down from generation to generation when the last wielder dies. The only problem is that this time, there is no one else for this power to be passed to. We will use this power for the purpose that it was originally intended. WE WILL USE IT TO DESTROY THE SHIHOUIN CLAN AND THE REST OF SOUL SOCIETY!!!"
Flashback to over a thousand years ago...
Shihouin Chiasa jumped through the trees, swinging off branches and bursting through puffs of leaves. Every so often, she would check behind her to see if the young boy was still following her.
"Hey, Ryota, where are you?" she called out, when he was no longer behind her.
"Boo," he called as he jumped up in front of her from a nearby branch. Chiasa squealed in delight and mock fright as she jumped back from him.
"You wanna go to the valley today?" she asked him.
"Sure, nothing better to do."
Together the two children flipped and jumped through the trees till they got to the valley. There they tumbled together in the grass and flowers, jumping behind over and around each other. Suddenly, behind them, a tall man with dark hair and even darker eyes appeared.
"Chiasa, it's time for you to go train. Forget this boy. You must become stronger, strong enough to take the head of our great family," he said.
"Yes, Father. I will go now," she bowed to the man. "Hey,Ryota meet me again tomorrow. I'll see you then."
"Okay. See you then." Ryota smiled widely at Chiasa.
A few years later...
"You saw the young princess again, even though we told you not to. If you do this again, we will punish you greatly for your offense," the men from the Stealth Force told Ryota. He frowned at them but stayed strong. He would never leave the princess because she was his everything. He had learned long ago that telling the men this, would only get him a good beating around the ears so he kept his mouth shut and just glared at them. After a few minutes, they threw him, unceremoniously, out into the rain and laughed as he stood up from the mud but Ryota had never let this bother him before and would not let it bother him now.
Years later, when they are both adults...
Chiasa and Ryota were walking along the path around the palace, doing their best no to get caught by the guards. Chiasa had been acting differently for a long while by then and Ryota was beginning to worry that being the head of the Shihouin house was too much for her but Chiasa wouldn't talk to him about it. That bothered him as well. She had used to tell him everything. Even now, as they walked together, she barely said a word and ignored all of Ryota's attempts at conversation. Finally unable to bear it anymore he asked, "Are you alright, you seem kind of quiet?"
Chiasa looked at him with her dark eyes full of scorn.
"It's none of your concern and what do you know about me. You are no one and you don't know what my life is like," she said, quietly so as not to disturb the guards.
"If I am no one, why do you keep calling me out here? Why do you talk to me? Is there something you need from me or do you just enjoy standing there and torturing me?" Ryota glowered at her.
"I am bored," Chiasa said, "I'm leaving." And she walked off into the night. Ryota had no choice but to watch her retreating figure and wonder what the hell he did wrong that time.
Three days later...
"Sigeo Ryota, you are under arrest for the murder of Shihouin Takahiro having occurred three nights ago at 10 o'clock. The punishment for this crime is death. Your execution will be held in three days," the man in the robe said.
"What? Impossible. Three nights ago, I was with Chiasa. Chiasa, tell them please. I didn't do this. You know that. I was with you at that time. Please tell them," he begged, calling to Chiasa, who was calmly sitting in the stands above the court. She looked at him and for a second, Ryota thought that he saw a little of the girl she had used to be but just as quickly it was gone.
"Chiasa, is what this man is saying true? I thought you would never see him again," the judge asked.
"This man is lying. I did not see him that night and I will never see him again, I hope. After he murdered my father, I don't want to see him again. Ryota, we used to be friends and I don't understand why you would ever do this to my father, who was never anything but kind to you. Get him out of my sight I never want to see him again."
"CHIASA," Ryota yelled, as the guards dragged him from the room. "CHIASA."
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