Popularity Will Kill Ya [WW4 Start Event]

Having known quite clearly he lacked the strength to join the Gotei forces on Earth to accomplish anything of value, Inigo Olivier, like thousands of other soldiers, stayed behind in Soul Society to defend the realm he called home. "My Captain is in the field of battle but I'm stuck here....if only I was stronger." he muttered to himself, still ignorant of the chaos currently tearing through the seemingly-endless ghetto of the Rukongai. Within the safe confines of the Seiretei, a city incredible in size almost completely insulated from the troubles of the outside world, a fact which made day to day life a bit boring for many of it's more combat-oriented denizens.

Inigo didn't consider himself some kind of bloodthirsty warrior, but he could hardly help people while stuck here. For this reason he jumped at the chance to join the fray of the newest World War; while walking past two members of another division, Inigo overhead them discuss the ongoing conflicts in the Rukongai. Apparently in one area there were multiple captains taking on a Shadow Fall higher-up, while demons invaded in two others. A captain class fighter had already responded to one, leaving few individuals of note in the third; perhaps this was his opportunity to get out there and save some people! Or, at least, that's what he thought. The reality of the situation would not be so easy, nor so simple.

By the time Inigo reached the area the other Shinigami had mentioned he was already feeling a bit tired from the long trek out of Seireitei. No matter! Dead set on his mission, Inigo ignored the exhaustion and made his way further into the pillaged territory with his wide blade drawn and ready to go. As he turned a corner around a wooden hut that barely passed as a house Inigo came upon a scene straight out of a child's nightmares: Two demons were chasing down Rukongai citizens through a corpse-littered alleyway with clear intent to kill them all. Once the innocent souls had passed the corner Inigo launched himself from his hiding spot and slammed into the closest demon with the small buckler-sized shield covering his left shoulder, instantly shattering the beast's arm and sending it's body flying into his comrade. Thanks to the physical prowess Inigo had developed over years as a Shinigami both demons were sent into and through the back wall of another, thankfully empty, hut and even further than that; by the time they were done flying the demons were in the street on the hut's other side.

Rushing through the hole he'd just made, Inigo sprinted to the currently-knocked down demons and slammed his Zanpakuto through both their bodies like a shish kebab. Though his strength was formidable, Inigo's endurance and overall energy levels were still quite low compared to many of his fellow Gotei soldiers and as such he was already feeling tired which compounded with the exhaustion from getting here in the first place. Yet even if he was at full energy, the low level Shinigami would not be prepared for what was occurring in front of him: Multiple pluses, souls that hadn't even become Shinigami, were tearing through the demon forces and putting the invaders into what seemed to be...guillotines?! One of the pluses was even almost comparable to a Gotei vice captain! Inigo was really unsure about whatever was going on, but one thing was clear: The pluses were fighting the demons, meaning, for now at least, they were who he needed to be helping. Unsheathing his Zanpakuto from the torsos of his fallen foes, Inigo rushed into battle yet again.

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[adm]Shadowfall forces where repelled, a coalition of souls proceeded to stage executions of capture SF demons. There was no survivors.[/adm]