- Hari Clan Rebellion Part One: The Battle Begins -After a rather lengthy walk, Fumio found himself in front of a large brick arc. This was the only entrance into the Clan's grounds from the floor which meant that this area was under constant surveillance by guards... Although there didn't seem to be any around... Stretching off in both the left and right of the entrance was a tall brick wall that surrounded the entire Clan. It was
almost impossible to climb... Although the arc-way looked passable, there was actually an invisible barrier that only Hari's could pass through, anything else would be repelled and the same goes for the top of the wall. Even if someone were to climb the wall or try to land into the Clan's area, they'd be repelled if they weren't a Hari.
Fumio stopped outside of the entrance, taking a deep breath to physically and mentally prepare himself for what would lay ahead.
'Heh, I'm surprised I'm not nervous~ Well anyway, no point in reminiscing over the scenery, time to finish this~' Stepping forward, Fumio didn't hesitate to walk through the barrier, although the inside was not what he expected...
'Huh... Looks as if a bomb had hit recently... Dammit Ursula.' Fumio scowled at the scene around him. The small park him and Souta used to play at when they were a children was nothing but a muddy crater now.... The wall near the alleyway where Huerona had stopped three bullies from picking on him by beating them up when they were kids had been reduced to rubble.... The school him, Huerona and Souta attended, along with the other Hari's in their generation had also been obliterated... Everything around him had been destroyed, leaving nothing but ruins.... Fumio's face had completely dropped into a straight one, masking his emotions over seeing all of this... Instead he just continued to move forward, making it to the only building still standing; the Head of the Clan's quarters.
Stopping outside, Fumio scanned the pristine rock and giant wooden doors, scanning all the way up to the top.
'Of course this building would look like new... ' Stepping closer to the door, Fumio pushed both of the double doors open, letting them swing all the way as the suns rays coated his body while hitting the floor of the dark room. He stood in the doorway, posture perfect while his face was dead-straight with a tinge of seriousness.
"Prince... So you've returned to me~" The sound of footsteps were heard from within the dark room and judging by how much they echoed, it was safe to suggest that this room was indeed very wide and quite tall. After the owner of the footsteps had came to a halt in the middle of the room, a clap sounded before candle lights from around the room lit up, dispersing a warm, orange glow and revealing the person who occupied the room.
"Ursula." Fumio acknowledged the woman, knowing who it was without even needing to see her.
"Heh, good to know that you remember me Kazuhiko. Now come in and tell me why you've returned." Ursula smirked as she turned to Fumio, crossing her arms while speaking to him in an authoritative tone of voice. Fumio obeyed her order and walked in, both doors shutting simultaneously behind him. Crossing his own arms, Fumio found himself chuckling, a smirk upon is own face also.
"I think you know why I'm here Ursula~" His smirk was wide and dark, meanwhile Ursula watched him, letting her own drop to into a tight line. "Foolish boy. Have you not learned anything while I was raising you? Your little plan isn't going to work. I already know everything that you've been up to" Ursula then grinned darkly herself. "I'm going to give you one more chance to turn back and finish what I've started~ If you've forgotten, let me remind you~ Your aim is to kill every Hari member who are marked and absorb their power~ That includes Umeko and Fushimaru. Once you've done that task, then you're allowed to return. Now leave before I change my mind and punish you for this treachery." Ursula's grin left her face as she grew serious while talking, Fumio however seemed amused and simply laughed at her.
"Ehahahahaha~ Oh don't get me wrong, I tried to kill them but couldn't~ You want to know why? It's simple really~" Fumio stared at Ursula with eyes tinted slightly with a certain madness that he'd always show before he killed his opponent. Ursula never thought Fumio would ever be stupid enough to look at her in that way, but after what she had been told, it was only to be expected. Ursula kept quiet however and just watched Fumio before he continued to talk.
"The reason I didn't is because they will be the ones who Kill you~ And I wouldn't want to prevent that now, would I Master?" Fumio chuckled, composing himself while Ursula burst out laughing. "Really?! AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!! THEY'RE THE WEAKEST OF THE CLAN! What makes you think they have a chance against me?! Because they're your friends? Is that it? Pitiful Kazuhiko. I thought I had gotten rid of that part of you a long time ago when I threatened to kill them if you disobeyed me but apparently not. After you've been defeated, looks like I'll have to start with you all... over... again. Hmhm" Ursula smirked. "This little plan to overrule me was already ruined before you could even start it~ Like I've said, I already know everything~ Thanks to-"
"Wait there Ursula~" Fumio held out his hand to stop Ursula, which she did while quickly gaining an annoyed expression. "I wasn't finished."
"I know, I just want the ones I brought with me to have a gooood view of this~ You two, come on out~" Fumio grinned as shuffling sounds were heard before Rio and Souta emerged from behind two of the many large pillar lining the left and right walls of the room. Both then walked closer to Fumio, standing behind him on either side of the guy. Souta instantly scowled at Ursula while Rio simply watched, her face showing no emotion as her arms crossed. Ursula was surprised at this, but only let it show for a few seconds before letting her face drop. "I don't know how you two got in here without me noticing but that doesn't matter. Looks like all of the traitors are here then, makes things alot easier for me when it comes to disposing of the trash~ Now, as I was saying. I know everything, thanks to this young lady~ PATRIKA!" Ursula yelled, in which Patrika walked into the room through a door in the back . She walked forward a little; in front of Ursula. Both Souta's and Rio's eyebrows raised a touch, Fumio however continued to grin. "Hehe
shocked huh?
Annnngry? You lot made the wrong decision in choosing me to aid you! I do not help traitors!" Patrika stood in a confident stance with a smug smirk across her lips before narrowing her eyes at Rio. "You worthless little bitch Umeko, you're finally going to die without the help of your stupid friends~ Oh I can't wait unti-U-u.. H-n..." Rio's and Souta's eyes widened considerably at the sight before them while Fumio merely chuckled with amusement.
Blood... Patrika's blood specifically, dripped off of the tip of Ursula's blade and onto the ground. "Ur... su... la?" Life was quickly draining from Patrika's eyes since Ursula had unexpectedly stabbed her through her back. Ursula simply looked at her with a bored expression. "You talk too much. The second you associated yourself with this trash, you became a traitor. This is the reality of things, you can't pick and choose what side you're on when it fits you. Now die." Ripping her sword out, Patrika's body fell limp onto the floor, slowly being surrounded by a puddle of her own blood. Ursula's eyes then drifted to the three, noticing that Rio and Souta were shocked at this, however Fumio seemed to be enjoying himself. Eyeing Fumio the most, Ursula liked seeing his amusement. "Enjoy the show Kazuhiko~? At least not all of my work has been erased~" Fumio looked up at the silvery woman.
"What can I say? She was a bother. I had so many chances to kill her-" "Why didn't you? If she was a bother, it shouldn't of been hard." Ursula studied Fumio's reaction carefully but just as he was about to speak, Souta cut in.
"He didn't because he's not a monster like you!!" A silence weaved through the four of them as Souta's words echoed throughout the room. Ursula looked at Souta with dead eyes, however Souta's scowl didn't falter. "He isn't a monster like me? Interesting... It's clear to me that you're in denial. The person to the right of you isn't sane. He's just as mad as I am, if anything he's worse. I do take pride in my work though~" Souta narrowed his eyes at Ursula before Fumio yawned purposely.
"I'm growing tired of this, atleast don't act like I'm not in the room. The bottom line is, what Patrika did, I already knew about. She's a dumb girl. I knew exactly what was going on, I knew she told you and was in contact with you but that doesn't bother me. If anything, you were expecting us, meaning that I could easily get you right where I want you. Now~" Fumio placed his hand on the hilt of his Zanpakuto, bending his knees slightly as his grin dropped.
"I've had enough of talking to you! Time for you to die!"Fumio dashed for Ursula, leaving a dent in the stone floor he launched from due to his slightly raised spiritual energy. Unsheathing his Zanpakuto, Fumio placed his left hand at the bottom of the blade before quickly stroking it all the way up and off of the tip, releasing his Shikai quickly through that action before swinging it up only to swing it down at Ursula. Ursula only stood and watched, lifting her sword with just her right hand so that Fumio clashed with it. The guy pulled his Shikai back before swinging it at Ursula again, only for their blades to clash a second time but in a different position. After two more swings and clashes, Fumio and Ursula held their swords against each-other, putting pressure onto their sword to force the other to move, however the amount of pressure was equal. Ursula smirked as she had a clear view of Fumio's face, looking into his eyes. "I can see a part of myself in you Kazuhiko~" She spoke while holding her grin as Fumio looked back at her, his face serious.
"I'm nothing like you Ursula so don't flatter yourself.... I'm better than you hmhmhm~" With a chuckle, Fumio pulled his blade back again, swinging it towards her three more times as all attempts ended in clashes. Pulling their swords back, Ursula swung for Fumio this time, aiming to cut Fumio's shoulder. The latter, however, crouched so Ursula's blade narrowly missed his shoulder and instead moved past his face. With a grin, Fumio took this opening to stab Ursula point-blank in her stomach.
But... something wasn't right. Instead of feeling his sword smash through the crystal covering, he felt himself only hit it. Looking down, Fumio's eyes widened as he found that he hadn't even scratched the crystal despite all of the power he had put into this strike. Observing Fumio's shocked expression, Ursula smirked as she had her left hand pulled back and balled into a fist. Fumio quickly looked up before begin punched square in the face which sent him flying back, his body flipping in the air before he hit the floor and rolled, eventually coming to a stop with his face in the ground.
"Kazuhiko!" Souta and Rio took a step forward, both with hands on the hilts of their Zanpakutos but before they could move, Fumio turned his head to them.
"STAY BACK!" He yelled, causing both of the two to stop in their tracks and only watch. Souta didn't want this to go on for any longer but Fumio had the both of them promise not to interfere until he said they could so he had no choice but to let what was happening, happen....
Placing both hands on the stone floor, Fumio tried to push himself up but little did he know, Ursula had already walked over to him. Looking down with a wide grin present on her opaque face, Ursula lifted her right foot and stomped on Fumio's mid-back, causing him to fall back to the floor. She then lifted her foot once more and stomped on Fumio again, this time adding more pressure to force Fumio's body further into the stone beneath him. She continued to stomp on him three more times, forcing Fumio's body deeper and deeper into the floor and causing the stone around him to raise. Fumio coughed up some blood once she had stopped, which caught Ursula's attention.
After kicking Fumio's body over, Ursula bent down to grab him by the top of his shirt with her left hand, lifting him up off the floor while smirking at him. "You're not going to let them help you, are you? You'll die before they'll be able to anyway~" Fumio narrowed his eyes dangerously at Ursula, gritting his teeth before lifting both feet up and pushing them into Ursula's torso. He had raised his spiritual energy a lot more so the force behind his feet was immense, enough to make Ursula let him go while skidding back, however she didn't skid back far... Dust drifted around Ursula's feet while Fumio landed onto the floor, his knees bent a little before he stood up straight, chuckling suddenly.
"I won't die until I'm sure you're dead~" Chuckling more, the maddened look he held before returned while crystal slowly began sliding up his arm, growing from his blade and covering his whole body.
"Complete Crystallisation~" Fumio chimed.
"I see...." Although shocked that Fumio could Crystallise, Ursula didn't let this emotion show, instead she just narrowed her eyes, seeming already bored of Fumio's new form. A large grin was slapped on Fumio's face as he lifted his Shikai up and over his head, holding the hilt with both hands behind him. Without another word, Fumio sharply swung his Shikai forward and down in one fast movement, creating an extremely large, thick arc of crystal from the cutting edge of his blade that tore through the floor and ceiling while it head directly for Ursula. The woman, on the other hand, just stood her ground and held her sword in her left hand while lifting her right. Without a second to spare, Fumio's arc made contact with Ursula's right hand, pushing her through the back of the building and into the outside space. During the whole time, Ursula fought against the force behind the arc, eventually slowing it down to a stop. Once she had managed to stop it, Ursula squeezed the crystal tightly with her right hand, clenching her hand into a fist which caused the arc to shatter almost immediately under her pressure.
As the crystal shards fell, Fumio launched from his spot once again, killing intent evident on his still-grinning face. With one.. no two.. no three more swings landing on Ursula's body, Fumio managed to start chipping away at Ursula's crystal form a bit at a time, however this was obviously not good enough to get anywhere near close to defeating her.
CLANK! Ursula clashed swords once more with Fumio after she had swung hers from her right to left. She held Fumio's Shikai to the left side of her since she was holding her sword in her left hand at this moment in time. While Fumio struggled to move his sword, Ursula used her right hand to harshly grab a handful of Fumio's crimson hair, holding his head still to force him to look at her. Fumio grit his teeth at this, reluctantly looking back at her. Ursula's crystal eyes watched Fumio's face closely before she began speaking. "... What happened Prince? What is with all of this
emotion? I thought I had gotten rid of all of that bullshit a long time ago. I guess I'm going to have to punish you for allowing yourself to grow weak." Fumio's eyes widened just as Ursula lifted her right knee, kneeing Fumio in straight in the stomach, puling her knee back before kneeing him four more times in the same spot while holding his head in place by his hair. After coughing a little, Fumio finally gathered himself and grabbed Ursula's knee with his left hand after taking it off of the hilt of his sword just before she could land a fifth strike. Looking up at Ursula with furious eyes, Fumio ignored the pain in his head from his hair being pulled and head-butted Ursula with the majority of his strength. Since Ursula didn't expect to be head-butted, she released Fumio's hair while her head flung back. Using this opening to escape, Fumio shunpoed back, standing up straight and wiping his mouth with his right forearm before looking down at himself... frowning.
'C-c-cracks? She cracked Kazuhiko's form?!' Souta thought as his widened eyes were attached to the mess of multiple cracks on Fumio's crystallised torso. Rio scanned Fumio's body from bottom to top while at the vantage point her and Souta had moved to outside of the back of the building.
'This is bad. I can't stand back fo-' Before Rio could finish her thought, Ursula was already in pursuit, darting to Fumio while smirking.
"Surprised Kazuhiko?" Ursula swung the flat side of her blade towards the right of Fumio's body, in which he hurriedly used his right arm and left hand to block.
"N-no... I'm not surprised... You've grown stronger than I expected... Good~" A Cheshire cat-like smile stretched across Fumio's face as he pushed against Ursula's sword before shunpo'ing back suddenly. Still facing Ursula, Fumio once again sprinted for her, lifting his Shikai up while holding the hilt with both hands before swinging it down onto the woman... only for her to lift her left hand to catch it after switching hands to hold her sword in her right hand instead. Fumio's eyes widened a touch before growing fierce as he added as much more force behind his blade by increasing his spiritual pressure a little more. Slowly, he managed to lower Ursula's hand, during which Ursula's face became dead straight as she watched Fumio before stiffening her left hand to halt any more movement. With that, Fumio proceeded to try and pull his sword back, only to find his sword stuck. Despite Ursula's iron grip, he continued to try and yank his blade out of her grasp while still holding the hilt with both hands. "I can see it now... You've definitely grown weak Kazuhiko. How could you let this happen? Haven't you been listening to me at all? I'm trying to make your stronger!" Fumio's eyebrows furrowed with anger at what Ursula said.
"You were trying to use me!! You knew I was stronger the whole time so you fucking tortured me! Mentally and physically abused me!!... Even fucking raped me!!! I've Had ENOUGH! I'm not your fucking toy anymore!!!" As Fumio yelled, he raised his spiritual energy further and finally broke free of Ursula's grip, however Ursula wasn't going to let this happen... Leaning forward, Ursula quickly grabbed Fumio's blade with her left hand once more but this time she pulled him towards her before delivering a strong kick to the left side of Fumio's torso. Fumio took the hit however, focused on trying to pull his sword back once again. Ursula continued to watch him struggle, void of emotion as she was about to land another kick in the same spot when Fumio took his left hand off of his sword's hilt to grab her leg, only using one hand to pull his sword back.
"LET ME GO BITCH!" He shouted in a rough tone which Ursula dropped her sword and leaned in closer to him, using her right hand to grab his hair harshly again and tilt his head towards her to look him dead in the eyes. "You do not speak to me like that. Where are your manners Kazuhiko Hari." Ursula then head-butted Fumio, causing him to screw his eyebrows together before kneeing her with his left knee repeatedly in her stomach until she let go, which she did eventually. Jumping back, Fumio panted while a few streams of blood ran down his forehead... she had hit him harder than he thought...
Standing straight once more, Fumio watched Ursula as she picked up her sword and crossed her arms, narrowing her eyes at him. With a straight face, Fumio looked at the other two, noticing Souta's terrified expression while Rio seemed shocked but angry. Fumio then smiled at the two, mainly trying to ensure them that he was Okay in case they tried to join in sooner than he had planned. Turning back to Ursula, Fumio readied himself before running towards her, swinging his sword up once more before back down to clash with Ursula again. He then went for a few more shots in different areas, only to clash again and again and again with Ursula. She then plunged her sword forward, aiming to slice across Fumio's right side, however the guy had jumped up and landed on top of the flat side of Ursula's blade. Fumio then aimed a kick to Ursula's face, which she, unfortunately for him, caught with her left hand, holding his foot before smirking while sneaking her hand further up onto Fumio's ankle before he could react. He almost expected Ursula's next move... She swung him back over her head before throwing him face-fist into the floor. Groaning while covered in rubble, Ursula stomped on the back of Fumio's head, rubbing his face deeper into the concrete. A grin of shear amusement stretched across her face... until she was abruptly thrown off balance...
