Sins of the Unholy pt. 1

Parabola

Sins of the Unholy

Chapter 9: Parabola

Juno and Toshiro sit before the low table, Zanpaktou's before them. He's leaning forward on his chin balanced on his crossed hands. He watches as Juno fidgets under his stare. The room becomes slightly more chilly as Hyorinmaru hums to amplify its power over them. Juno jolts as the cold wraps her and looks down to the swords. Hyorinmaru's ice begins to coat the table, moving to cover Yume no Kiseichu.

"Something is off, let us in so that we can see Juno." Toshiro lays his hand upon Hyorinmaru and closes his eyes. Juno watches as the man's features seem to mellow out and he calms from the touch. Juno looks down at her own sword and hesitates.

Slowly she stands and moves around the table. Sitting next to Toshiro she looks him over carefully before leaning against his shoulder and getting comfortable. His right arm wraps around her and she smiles before reaching out and laying a hand on Hyorinmaru.

Hyorinmaru's world is ice capped and washed in different shades of blue. Standing next to Toshiro she looks over icy land and takes a deep breath. Everything about this world chills, her breath comes out in puffs and she smiles as she sees a large dragon flying toward them. With it's large wings as it descends, kicking up bits of ice and snow.

Moving away from Toshiro, Juno holds her hand out waiting. The ice dragon before her shatters and she chuckles as flecks of ice cover her. A clawed hand takes hers as a man stands tall before her.

"Welcome Lady Juno."

Juno smiles at him before turning to Toshiro. The wind licks at his shukaksho as slowly all around them black fog begins to surround them. Toshiro turns away from the two watching as the fog thickens and growls begin to echo.

"Kiseichu, please not again." Begs Juno as she steps away from Hyorinmaru. Within the fog she catches sight of his human form. He looks dull under the moon light shining down, his futures look almost distorted as he slithers around them. The growling intensifies and Juno closes her eyes.

"You've let them do this to us! You've set us apart!" His anger darkens the clouds and moves to flow up into the sky. The cold air Hyorinmaru normally casts off seems to cut off abruptly and Hyorinmaru reacts. Casting a hand up, a large ice block shoots up through the fog and Kiseichu screams.

"Juno, how long has your world been like this?" Toshiro asks as he looks at his wife. She's moved closer to the fog and reaches out, he watches as she met with some sort of force field. She can't seem to touch it.

"Kiseichu, please calm yourself." She begs before the fog as she presses both hands against the field. Hyorinmaru moves to Toshiro's side and points to the ice block. The fog begins to eat away at it. They watch as it crumbles quickly so that the fog can complete it's circle.

"Something is off, the fog should not be able to build with the limiter on. Even if he feeds off my power here, it's useless to him. Something is pushing him. Something is eating at him." Hyorinmaru's voice rumbles as he moves to fly up into the sky. The fog follows him up and just within he can see Kiseichu following him.

"Listen to my voice Yume no Kiseichu, come to me and let your anger calm." The large man holds out it's clawed hands and the fog wraps around them. The fog pulls at him, stretching his arms out. The man growls loud and the ice of the land begins to crack and shatter under the pressure.

Toshiro watches as his Zanpaktou thrashes in the hold. The fog morphs into hands upon the man's wrists. A body forms and Juno watches as Kiseichus stands. His outfit looks torn and burned along his chest. Gold chains form along his body till one final one wraps around his neck.

"I will devour the worlds, one by one you'll all drown within me. Once all have vanished I will finally devour you!" From behind Juno another copy of Kiseichu appears and wraps its hands around her neck. He looks over at Toshiro and pulls Juno closer to himself. The gold chains around his body begin to slither over onto Juno.

"Let her go!" Toshiro dashes forward and is met by a wall of fog. Kiseichu's eyes glow bright gold and Juno chokes out as the hands around her neck tighten.

"One by one, soul by soul. Juno will die and I will enjoy the cries of the fallen."

"Enough!" Hyorinmaru's voice echoes in the wasteland and the fog chills over. Slowly the land begins to clear and Hyorinmaru freezes the Kiseichu before him. The doll begins to crumble and Hyorinmaru turns to look down at the one holding Juno.

"Release her now!" His voice reverberates and Kiseichu jolts. Slowly his hands open and he pulls away from Juno. His form shifts under the falling snow and like a scared animal begins to back away and cower.

"Juno, are you okay!?" Toshiro moves to her side and pulls her close. He tips her head up and looks along her neck and shoulders. The gold is still present all along her and he tries to pick at it. Looking closer he notices that it's etched into her clothes.

"Explain yourself now."

"We cannot continue on like this. She must become stronger before the next war. If not, we will fall under the hoofs of the Kirin." Hyorinmaru descends down to stand before the Zanpaktou and the soul reapers. He looks over him and frowns. The Zanpaktou is disheveled and broken before him. The gold around him pulses like a heartbeat and the older Zanpaktou frowns. Reaching out Hyorinmaru lays a hand upon Kiseichu's head and hums low within his throat.

"That's no reason to attack your Owner! We all are to work together, attacking like this shows you cannot be trusted without the limiter. You endanger not only yourself and others but your own wielder. As the one who chose Juno, you should be working together!" Toshiro's words are harsh but he doesn't care at this point. From what he's just witnessed, he'd place more limiters if he could.

"She's allowed this change. She's brought the enemy to us, now we crave the Tengu."

"Tengu? Kirin? Are these the new enemies we are to watch out for?"

"You have far more pressing matters to worry about, Captain!" The words growl out as Kiseichu dissipates from under Hyorinmaru's hand and above them all the skeleton rises up. In one hand it holds a large blade, while in the other it holds Toshiro in full bankai form. Ice builds up over the hand but the Toshiro in his hands lays limp.

"War is coming and it will devour us all." Speaks up Juno as her eyes look at the skeleton as it becomes covered in more ice. With a flick of Hyorinmaru's hand the skeleton flash freezes and dissipates from the plane. The moon turns blood red and the three left on the plane look between one another. 

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Welcome back to Sins of the Unholy! I hope your all enjoying. I've been working hard to get everything in order and boy am I in love with this story. Thank you for sticking with me and I may post another tomorrow as a bonus.