Road to Ruin

Chapter 27: Extinguished

A/N: Hello everyone! Hope you're all enjoying the story so far. Today's chapter is a sad one, so be ready for the therapy ice cream and tissues. After this one, we'll have the last flashback chapter and then go onto cannon Bleach. So get ready for some Ulquihime coming your way! As always I hope you enjoy and thanks for reading! 🤗😋

Chapter 27: Extinguished

He couldn't see as anything through the thick smoke. Anna was holding onto his hand using a fire kido to try and light the way.

"How did you know they would attack now?"

"Sosuke told me. He overheard the head Captain saying the attack would be moved to today."

'Oh no, Hibiki and Mitsuru!'

They finally reached the club. Hibiki and Mitsuru were walking out in a hurry.

"What's happening?" Mitsuru asked. Fearing the inevitable.

"The attack had been moved to today. We need to hurry and gather everyone! I'll create a portal to my pocket dimension. Move everyone you can gather there, the shinigami won't be able to detect them."

The couple nodded. "Set it up in the club, I will call everyone and tell them to hurry here."

"There are shinigami hunters all around the city. Some might already be gone, I also need to know if there is are quincy around."

He felt as if a weight was crushing him. "Masaki!"

"Go save her! Mitsuru and I will hold back the hunters and wait for the others to arrive!"

He nodded and guided Anna towards the Kurosaki household.

The house was eerily quiet when they arrived. The door was ajar and he could see blood spots on the floor. 'No!'

Further inside there were two motionless bodies. He recognized his friend's parents, with a lifeless stare in their eyes.

"Ginjo?" Masaki stepped out of the shadows. He held his breath as he reached for her and pulled her into a tight hug.

"Thank heavens you're still here little lady." He felt her grip tighten and her small sobs. "You cannot stay here. Anna, take Masaki to the Ishida household!"

"Wait, Ginjo! What about you?"

"I'm going to go avenge your parents."

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Her best friend gave her one last hug before handing her over to the shinigami woman.

"Will he be ok?" She asked.

The woman smiled sadly. "Yes. I trust he'll do well enough on his own. But right now we need to get you out of here. Where is the Ishida mansion?"

"It's on the edge of the city, to the west."

"Okay. Hold on tight!"

The woman used the shinigami flash step to help them get away. The little she could see of the city was a mess, fire and smoke blocked her view, making more tears fall.

"I am sorry. I wanted to get to you and your parents alive, but it was too late."

Masaki nodded. Before they came her mother had locked her into a safe room and told her to stay quiet. For the first time in years, she obeyed without compliant only to be greeted with two bloodied bodies. 'At least, we made amends. I won't forget them.'

"Watch out!" Masaki saw a shinigami coming towards them. The woman took out her own sword.

"Close your eyes," she ordered.