( interlude ; noble petals meet the sea of flames ) | kuchiki byakuya — @noblereason
𝐍𝐎𝐖 , 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌 ━━ the Captain , hell-bent on EXECUTING HIS OWN SISTER . Lady Hinamori's gaze grew dark , eyes narrowing to slits , lips pressed tightly together , lithe fingers curling into a fist on the arm of the throne .
STILL ; SHE KNEW THAT ENGAGING THE NOBLEMAN IN DIRECT COMBAT WAS MOST UNWISE .
❝ KUCHIKI BYAKUYA , ❞ voice echoed , forgoing the formalities entirely [ for the man in front of her was not , and would NEVER be worth of such ] , ❝ how brave of you , to intrude in here … UNINVITED , might I add . ❞ Momo drawled out each word with measured , careful diction , so as to not betray the seething anger welling deep within her soul . Her manner of speaking seemed entirely foreign ; there was a SAGELY quality to it , unheard of from someone that once originated from the Rukon .
❝ I highly doubt you came here to join LORD AIZEN'S great cause ; you and your fellow nobles stand to lose the most , should he succeed … ❞ she continued and threw one gaze out of the large window , onto the largest tower , where her LORD was quartered , and back to the Captain of the Sixth . ❝ … and , you're here ALONE . Surely , Elder Yamamoto hasn't grown ARROGANT enough to think you can defeat us all alone … did he ? ❞
Like the PHOENIX she was , the former Lieutenant was going to dance around the Kuchiki . Perhaps she couldn't face someone like him in direct combat just yet … still , a battle of WITS was a different story . THE WAR WAS NOT YET ON ; the preparations , still , remain incomplete [ incorporating THE HŌGYOKU would take a bit , after all ] .
Until then … perhaps she could lower his morale .














