Eyes That Never Betray: Echo Trains Taiki

It was very dark in this parrticular mountain region tonight, and equally silent. Only the sound of a redundant stream rang throughout the plateau...As it seemed. A mysterious spiritual figure and his suboordinates darted through the forestation around, taking places t ohide, with the master well out of reach. One of the warriors managed to trip clumsily, falling behind. As he lifted himself he felt a prescence behind him, truning to see a pair of satanic eyes glare at him coldly, giving the misfortunate man the opportunity to scream at the top of his lungs before being ripped open from chin to feet with a single swift stroke of the shadow's weapon.

The master heard the scream, shaking his head and fleeing as he knew the skirmish was lost. This was confirmed as the scream count rose, and the man knew his adversary purposely let htem scream to fill his own head with fear and terror. He leaped ont oa large boulder in the middle of a waterfall's vertical incline, waiting. He peered deep int othe forest, seeing an eerie glow that approached slowly. Upon noticing a black overcoat and equally dark hair he attempted a laugh that instead indicated his uncertainty. "Welcome Echo-san, excellent to see you made it."

In a rarity those that knew him, Echo's expression was a sinister grin that let the man know how much he himself was going to suffer.

"I will not back down Echo-san, your antics do not affect me." lied the being.

Echo vansihed with a step and reappeared on the stone. "Good." he noted with delicate care to increase the intimidation of his bloodthirsty tone.

With sweaty palms the master drew and gripped his zanpakuto, slicing cautiously yet powerfully at Echo in careful sequence. Echo merely leaned and ducked effortlessly to avoid the onslaught, catching the master's respiratory lapse and using the opportunity to weave quickly towards the older man to elbow him in the throat with devastating force, pinning him by his neck to the waterfall to be flooded over by the torrent. Echo then drove his fingertips into several of the man's pressure points, letting his muffled wails be silenced by uncontrollable drowning. when the man started to go limp Echo finally lifted him with his grip and slammed his head int othe rock enbankment, bashing it to pieces and tossing it into the stream to dye it crimson.

Echo knew other remnants of this gang were watching, so he was sure to take his time in shaming their leader. He trudged off into the direction of the Kurosaki manor to visit his kinky other half and her annoying family.