'Narrator': Last time- Rouga beat the living hell out of Kai. The gruesome twosome and Rouga met and bargined. Kida and Rouga argued, Rouga got pissed and knocked out her and Kai. Seijuro's not dead, and Rouga talked with him. Then he left the Seireitei. The end.
I am disappoint.
Hayashi: *lying on the floor under the window* *raises hand lazily* I got a mention as comic relief, shouldn't you at least make a note of that?
You write me so well.
Rouga: *raincloud forms over head* Are my summaries really that bad?
Previously on Hunting Death Itself...
Rouga trained Kai in the use of his Bankai, giving him a thorough beating in the process. Afterwards, the pair retired to the Squad 6 Barracks and had a disucssion with Squad 6 Captain Senshuken. After a rather amusing reference to Hayashi, Rouga sensed an flare of Fenrir dominance power from a pair of Gintakai's wolves, the twins Yazuu and Rozuu, and discreetly left the company of his fellow officers in order to meet with them. In an exchange of offers, Rouga garnered reinforcements for the Seireitei in their upcoming war in exchange for information on the legendary Fenrir Ultima. After Rouga intimidated the pair and drove them off, Kida showed herself, demanding answers from Rouga. This quickly devolved into an venomous argument, which culminated in Rouga's wolf forcing an integration to forcefully hold him back from killing Kida. In the end, Rouga declared that he would leave the Seireitei, and knocked Kida out with a sucker punch. When Kai came to investigate, Rouga handed off his Captain's cloak, telling Kai that he would be Captain now before knocking him unconcious as well. Later, Rouga put on his old Fenrir battle armor and made preparations to leave. In a surprising twist, former Squad 7 Captain Seijuro Arashi was revealed to have survived his spirit body's destruction through unknown means, though he was now little more than an incorporeal shade of his former self. He and Rouga spoke over the legend of the Fenrir Ultima's return, revealing that many of their allies currently played a central role in the myth. Rouga's doubt was overcome with Seijuro's guidance, and the two parted ways. Now, the clock is winding down to the war with the Jäger, as only thirty-six hours remain for the Shinigami and Fenrir who chose to defend the Seireitei...
Much better. Now I know what's going on.
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“Alright, I’ll keep this short, seeing as we’ve got a lot less time than originally planned. I’m sure everyone knows by now of Rouga’s betrayal last night,” Golde stated at the front of the Captain’s Meeting Room, his voice and eyes harder than steel. “He was conspiring with agents of someone he confirmed to be an enemy of the Seireitei, assaulted a fellow Captain and his own Lieutenant, and abandoned us with the kickoff for war less than 36 hours away. He is… our enemy.”
Not one single Captain dared to contradict him, not that many would. Most even agreed with him.
“Unfortunately for us, his actions have left us in a very precarious position,” he continued, pinning each person in the room with his gaze. “We have been forced to change our plans. They center around five matchups; our five most suitable Captains versus the Innen Kreis. We have determined the following matchups, and Aielpy will be handing out their information after the meeting.”
“Kida,” he stated, causing the blonde Captain to perk up from her unusually subdued musings. “You will face Gurim Königswald. He is a master Kidou breaker and a powerful shot with the bow. You are our most experienced Captain, and this gives you a better chance at outmaneuvering him than anyone else.” Kida simply nodded, then resumed staring at the floor.
I see this being a damn good fight. With the raw scariness that Rage!Kida has, I can see her getting really pissed off and getting into a pure brawl with Gurim. Though I was sort of expecting Niche to be fighting Gurim. Considering he delivered the big "I'LL KILL YOU" line in Chapter Two.
“Senshuken, you will face Noctal Himmeler. You’ve faced him before, so you have a reasonable idea of what to expect.” Senshuken nodded, no hesitation whatsoever in the movement.
This'll be another damn good fight. Senshuken has a terribly frightening amount of fire power and Noctal is a monster of a combatant (judging from the little we've seen and the spoilers of his powers) that'll turn the fight into a clash of titans. Probably the one I'm looking forward to the most (and no, it's not just because I think Noctal's powers sound fucking awesome).
“Kai, you will face Randulf von Heidelberg. He controls and creates beings of shadow. Since you have the most experience in facing his monsters, you’re the best suited to take him on.” Kai’s face remained stoic, but his posture revealed uncertainty as he inclined his head in agreement.
Going to go out on a limb and say that the 'beings of shadow' referred to here are the rune covered, black things that heralded Zeruda's coming in the first chapter (correct me if I'm wrong). As for the fight itself, should be interesting. Kai definitely has the power to break shit and it'll be fun to see how the bit of training Rouga gave him pays off. Though, I'm interested to see how Randulf will battle. We've only seen the shadow creatures on their own but never with their controller. Needless to say, it has peaked my interest.
“Hayashi, wake up.”
“I’m awake, Golde. You know I can’t sleep standing up.”
Remember how I said you know how to write for me, this is another great example. A+
“First time for everything.”
Hayashi scowled, his black bangs falling over his eyes. Golde simply ignored his expression and continued. “Your opponent will be Marianne Lindstrom. Her Vereinigung creates a gauntlet that she can summon powerful javelin-type weapons from. We determined that your speed and stamina would be instrumental in such combat, and your wind abilities allow you to deflect her attacks should she attempt to throw them.”
First off: totally called it. The moment you said I'd have a challenge in the war I knew I'd be fighting an Innen Kreis. Second: Fighting a woman, eh? Sounds good to me. Hope she's hot. Anyhow, her abilities seem interesting. Should be a damn good fight 'specially since I'm involved.
Hayashi shrugged, then stifled a yawn. “Fine with me.”
“And then you’ll fight Zeruda, Head Captain?” Senny asked.
Golde grimaced. “Unfortunately. Her Vereinigung is no problem for me, but her final form, Endgültige Vereinigung, is going to be an issue. Rouga didn’t know much about its abilities aside from how powerful and fast it makes her; she’ll be roughly on par with me and that doesn’t account for anything other than the power boost.”
So, this means that, up to a point, Golde could fight her with little issue but once that point is passed, no one is sure what could happen? Should be a good fight for the time it will last (as I have an inkling that Rouga will come along and steal the stage from Golde at some point).
“You’re the heavy artillery,” Ant replied. “You, Zam, Senny, Dre, Niche, and Aozora will be causing as much damage as possible to the Jäger’s lines.”
I see Zam and Aozora causing the most damage here. With the haxy way his shikai can be used, Zam can destroy **** and with all the people there'll sure as hell be a lot of shadows for Aozora to manipulate.