Hunting the White

Act I
The night winds were howling tonight; strange, considering that it was the beginning of summer. And as they blew, three shadows whipped through them. Instantaneously, they traversed across an innumerable count of roofs. A step and then a phantom, that is what they were tonight. Soldiers who had been given a mission, a mission to destroy the threats to peace. They continued across with their rapid pace, effortlessly evading the obstacles in front of them.

In the meantime, the 5th district of Rukongai was sparkling. In particular, the inns and the stores were rolling in business thanks to the festivities from the. One particular Shinigami was also strolling across this district. In an inn, he was sitting down, garbed in the attire of a Captain, drinking from a cup of. The man's name was Taiga Jinkō, the 12th Division's Captain, and the head of the Research and Development Institute. And yet, while sipping his sake, he briefly felt the presence of three, or about that many, Shinigami pass through them.

The man smirked, stood up, and left the Inn while paying for his drinks. And as he did so, the Captain immediately vanished through the use of Shunpo, leaving to an unknown location.

And as he disappeared, the three Shinigami finally stopped in their tracks. Landing in the forests outside of the Rukongai, their figures were revealed. While the two other Shinigami were clad in what appeared to be a black, ninja-esque attire with a fully functional mask, and kodachi at their waist, the leader appeared rather differently. It consisted of a dark green flack jacket with several pockets, a dark blue, long-sleed kosode underneath and a pair of dark blue tights with similarly colored tabi and waraji, along with a pair of black gloves.

"Hotaru-dono; we have reached our destination. What next?" The shorter of the two officers spoke to him, at which the man, now known as Hotaru, responded, "Both of you take ambush positions in the trees and conceal your spiritual signature completely. In the meantime, I will observe the area from lower ground."

As he ordered, the other two immediately stepped away, leaving only a flicker of leaves. Hotaru began walking in the forest, concentrating as a means to discern spiritual signatures.