Dark Revenge [Open]

To put things frankly, The Black Nightmare was very annoyed.

Annoyed with many things, but none had managed to annoy him to such a degree as did this Demon Ziamichi woman. In truth, he had been watching the entire time. Watching her, her actions, everything. A stranger with Demonic spiritual pressure entering the Seireitei? Were they that stupid? Sighing quietly, Ryoichi's eyes slowly opened. Covered by the black of night, and by the black cloak that was draped across his back and head, as well as his spiritual pressure silenced entirely, there wasn't a single wisp of energy that would tickle someone's senses.

The mismatched eyes of the Black Nightmare shone like a Moon within the night. He wanted to leap in and take her out. Assassinate her and prevent anyone from having to deal with this woman. However....his instincts told him to stand down for now. If he was to take her out, he had to learn a bit more about her, did he not? So he did. He continued remaining in the shadows, watching. His hand gently tapped the handle of his katana. This woman was not only incredibly stupid, but so were some of his Shinigami allies. His eyes narrowed in a cold fashion as the two lead the Ziamichi to an alleyway, where they could have some alone time.

Ryoichi was too familiar with this kind of trick. She was playing them, and these simpletons were falling for it. It was time to act. Standing from his kneeling position, Ryoichi silently made his way to the ground. Sliding from walls, leaping from balconies, he was making sure that he was completely undetected. As his feet gently collided with the stone, Ryoichi quickly ducked into another alleyway, his hands on his swords. He had to time this just right. Adjusting his weight to focus on the tips of his toes, Ryoichi slowly began to gather a small portion of his spiritual energy. It was time for the Black Shadow Arts to be used, after so long. Seeing the woman change to what seemed to be her original form, Ryoichi acted.

He launched his body towards the woman, with his hands ready to draw his swords. However, this woman would most likely only see black and white flash across her vision as he made sure that not only his movements were faster than she could hopefully see, but the simply act of drawing his sword would most likely be entirely unnoticed by her. Ryoichi was an expert in quick-draw. He could draw both of his swords, make two slashes, and you'd never think his arms would have left his sides. Well, this is exactly what happened. By using his immense speed, Ryoichi quickly drew his swords, forming a single X with them, and catching the woman's blade between his own. After this? He would quickly knock her weapon into the air, not aiming to disarm her, but to keep her weapon away. As of now, he had no plans to counterattack. His current objective was to get his comrades to safety.

Utilizing Flash Step to his current maximum, the Black Nightmare would quickly step backwards, grabbing the first of the two shocked Shinigami from their position, before his body would vanish, his form disappearing due to the use of Flash Step once again. Retreating to a nearby rooftop, Ryoichi would set down the man, checking him over for a brief moment, before returning to the ground. While they were not in the same general vicinity as they had been, Ryoichi's ears quickly picked up the screams of agony. He had been shot. Gritting his teeth, the Black Nightmare would, once again, silently move. However, he knew that he needed to be even faster to save this one. Placing his hand on the ground, blue symbols would appear underneath him, before fading.

While he had not used his Black Shadow Arts: Black Speed on himself often, he was going to try it once. As he felt the flow of energy within his body, Ryoichi knew that he had only mere minutes, even seconds left before the first life would be taken. He would not allow that to happen. In fact, little did this Ziamichi know, but these Shinigami were from the Covert Ops. While he hadn't had the time to sign up, he most certainly did not like people threatening his comrade's lives. His eyes narrowed even more, almost becoming slits as he quickly dashed forward, his Black Speed art boosting his Speed to Master, which would continue for three posts. With this new speed, Ryoichi would, once again, dash forward at his top speed, zipping past the Ziamichi woman, and snatching his wounded comrade.

Performing multiple flash steps, Ryoichi would fade from this scene, and take himself, and his comrades to the Kido Corps' section of the Seireitei. After all, they would need some care after what they had just been put through, wouldn't they? As he left his wounded to the Kido Corps' healing, Ryoichi still had work to do. Quickly transporting himself back to the scene, the assassin would stand in front of the Ziamichi, his back facing her. Turning around slowly, the now masked [physically, not Vizard-like] Ryoichi would place a hand on the set of two swords at his side. He could feel Kurai rustling around in the sheath, and possibly even his inner world. However, Ryoichi himself would say nothing. There were no words that would be spoken from him, unless necessary.

For now, there would only be combat, blood, and death.