Soul King(DxD)

Dragon 22

The first thing Y/N came across as soon as he woke up was fatigue all over his body, it even looked like he refused to move but just obeyed out of obligation.

From the soft feel of it, he was in a bed, well, at least he hadn't been held hostage on the floor and tied up like a dog being abused by its owner.

Lifting his body to sit on the bed, Y/N grunted thanks to the effort it took to move his tired muscles, his body didn't hurt from his injuries... wait, where's the pain?

Pulling the blanket over his body, Y/N noticed that there is no injuries, not even a sign of them, even the big hole in his chest was completely gone. He even touched the region several times just to make sure he was seeing it correctly.

Then he regenerated...

Kyoka: Good to see you woke up, Master.

Y/N: Kyoka, what happened?

Kyoka: You strained your body a lot and ended up losing consciousness, Vali and Bikou carried you to their base.

Y/N: Great... where is Zangetsu?

Kyoka: Zangetsu used a lot of energy to regenerate your injuries, he fell asleep to recover.

Y/N: I understand... I could thank him, but I think he's just going to activate the tsundere mode again.

Kyoka: Hollow or not, Zangetsu is still your Zanpakutou, it's instinctive for him to try to protect you.

Y/N: Yeah, he's a misunderstood bastard.

Kuroka: Look who woke up!

Y/N: Holy Soul King, Kuroka! Never sneak up on someone talking to their Zanpakutou!

Y/N was startled by the sudden approach, he was never easy to scare but talking to someone else in your head leaves anyone vulnerable.

Kuroka: Talking? I don't see anyone with you here Nya~ Are you schizophrenic by any chance?

Y/N held up his finger and was about to reply, but the words just didn't come to his mind so he lowered his finger. In the next second, he lifted his finger and opened his mouth again but the answer still didn't come so he just lowered his finger.

Yhwach: Technically, talking to a zanpakutou is talking to yourself so she has a point.

Kyoka: Talking to me doesn't make him a schizophrenic.

Yhwach: I wouldn't be so sure about that.

Y/N: Do you need to ask obvious questions?!

Kuroka: You are also very attached to false humor and forced smiles, I think it's to hide an inner depression too Nya~

Y/N: ...

Yhwach: ...

Kyoka: ...

Benihime: ...

Katen: ...

Kyokotsu: ...

Nozarashi: ...

Hyorinmaru: ...

Y/N: Kuroka, please stop analyzing me...

Kuroka: I was just kidding, Nya~! I'm surprised you woke up so fast, it's only been one night since you came here all bruised.

Bikou: Yeah man, you had to see how Kuroka acted when she saw you!

The monkey arrived at the door right next to Kuroka, the light gave a little more lighting to the almost completely dark room. Bikou's sudden excitement along with his loud voice made the shinigami's head throb a little, tiredness made it easy for a headache caused by the excitement.