~Jibaku-Pain of a bound soul.

Shiro nods in agreement. "yeah..."

Swaying slightly she grips her zanpakuto even tighter.'Tsuki..please,lend me your strength..I just need to hold on a bit longer..so please stop it..' There's a slight stirring and a cold,melodic voice answers,' It is not my doing but your own.You wish to know that badly?Very well then,with the full moon out I can do it much better.But remember,it will last but moments and then you will pay for it.' Wincing mentally she agrees anyway.Spotting a ray of moonlight she moves to stand in it,gesturing for Miyuu to follow.Feeling a sudden surge of reiatsu she staggers slightly before breathing a sigh of relief as the pain fades to a dull,barely there throb."Ngh..now it can wait.I might not see you again for a while afterward and this is important.." With a slight effort she sinks down to sit on the ground,making sure to keep a tight hold on Tsukiyomi."There was..a..secret lab that we discovered in mountains area of Rukongai.Very suspicious and obviously illegal.The place seemed abandoned with only one psycho scientist and his blue robot.He tried to do something to Shiro.." A scary glint passes her eyes quickly at this memory.Shaking her head she continues," The files Shiro managed to recover, one of them was yours..what was going on,Miyuu?Why were you there?What did they do?" Looking up into Miyuu's eyes searchingly she puts a hand quickly to her side as the effect begins to fade. 'No..too soon,need more time..'

~OOC:So there's no confusion I'd just like to note that text in italics Altria's thinking, not saying.^^

Looking as if she was punched Miyuu takes a step back,eyes widening in horror.Her ears drop low,tail wraps around her protectively and she starts shivering uncontrollably.
"N-no...I don' wanna remember again..." Staring at the ground with wide,terrorized,unseeing eyes she starts shivering even more at the sudden onslaught of fleeting images.Closing her eyes tightly she hugs herself,as if trying to disappear. 'Stop it,stop it,stop it..Dark,where are you,I need you..stop it....'

Shiro disengages his pre-realese form, and goes to sit by Altria.A few lingering blue embers land on Altria before disappearing. He stares at Miyuu with an unreadable expression.

Uriko somehow managed to get buried under a pile of ruble, she digs herself out and dusts herself off. "oh..... geez...... pithhht! ew! i got dust in my mouth!" she coughs a few times and then checks her bag to see if anything broke. "..............phew................ everythings unharmed............" she looks over to see Altria sitting in a moonlit circle along with Shiro and Miyuu. "?"

Destadi sits on top of a large pile of ruble, he has an amused expression on his face. "heh heh.... interested in the labs, eh?" Destadi's usual playful attitude becomes more serious. "If you want....... I could tell you." he grins at Altria slyly, he removes his broken Saber-toothed tiger hollow mask and spins it on his index finger by the long fang.

There's a soft beating of wings and a dark garbed form lands near Miyuu.Pulling in his wings back Dark dusts off a few raven feathers."You called,Mistress?" Glancing between her and the others he raises an eyebrow questioningly before pulling her into an embrace."What's the matter love?" Uttering a sigh of relief she relaxes slightly,looking up into his eyes.A silent exchange passes between them."I see..if you wish I can say it instead?" Smiling he pats her head.Biting her lower lip she gives a quick nod."If it helps Altria-chan..I'll bear with it..hearing the words I cannot say.."

Glancing between Miyuu with Dark and Destadi she manages a grin."Must be my lucky day,the two people I wanted to see both here at the same time.I am more then interested in the labs,something bad is going on with 12th division somehow mixed in and maybe even their long missing captain..moreover, that psycho seemed to know me even though I don't remember him at all..So yes,I'd like to hear about the labs..from both of you.If those documents were right,you were both at different places..so if it's not too much too ask..please explain.." Wincing she leans slightly on Shiro.

Sitting down on the ground as well Dark shifts to make her more comfortable."Let's see..it was quite a few years ago.Miyuu-chan went out for a Hollow hunt in Hueco Mundo desert and did not come back.She does that sometimes but after a week of completely no communication I grew worried.It took me three long months to find the underground lab,it was hidden so well.There were shinigami scientists there doing some kinds of research on Arrancars and other shinigami.Miyuu-san was.." he pauses for a moment,narrowing his now red eyes,"unconscious in a cell.Instead of her usual mask were these cat ears and the tail..I took her and dismantled the place to pieces along with those bastards.They tried to make her more shinigami like,that was the whole purpose of research.They used a strange device with a clear shard powering it,we think it's a shard of the Hogyouku.And this.." pulling up her sleeve he reveals a black tattoo on her upper arm,"this was not there before.Seems they mark everyone in either red or black,to symbolize their power.That's the tale." Biting her lower she quietly whispers,"I can hear Aneitora now..and that's not supposed to happen..Arrancars do not have zanpakuto spirits..are not supposed to have them..."

shin wonders as he listens..

(in thought)
"Arrancars don't have zanpakuto spirits..?"

Destadi puts his broken hollow mask back on his head, and smiles slyly. "No.... Normally, Arrancars do not have a materialized zanpakuto spirit inhabiting their swords. They are merely part of our souls, and house the majority of our power as well as our true forms." He pauses and removes his mask again and spins it on his index finger, "Arrancars and Shinigami are similar in many ways but also very different altogether. I understand much about Shinigami....." His sapphire eyes glance to Altria and he smiles in a playful manner, ".... My experience at the hidden lab I will admit, was not the most pleasant of things...... the experiments were most unpleasant. I was stuck there for maybe..... 20 to 30 years........ during that time they changed me in many ways that I'm still trying to figure out." Destadi pauses and starts tossing his saber-tiger hollow mask up and catching it again, "I remember them vaguely saying,' he's the closest one so far... perhaps this one will be a success!'. It took me 60 years to fully comprehend the meaning of those words but now I do." he stops playing with his mask and places it back on his head, and keeps his gaze on Altria. The playfulness in his voice is replaced with a slightly more serious tone. " the closest thing to being a Shinigami, while still remaining an Arrancar.... The purpose of the experimentation.... to create a Hollow-Shinigami hybrid.... Visard." Destadi trails off somewhat distracted.

Staring at Destadi with interest she keeps glancing at his zanpakuto,seemingly lost in deep thought.'Maybe?'

Destadi jumps down from the boulder he was reclining on and lands perfectly a little ways from Shiro. "hm hm hm....... Scientists are complex, and work to satisfy their endless thirst for knowledge. Nothing unreal exists, though their work may seem pointless and futile, but sometimes the only way to open the door to the truth is in futility itself." ^^ he smiles at Altria slyly, his sapphire eyes glint in a mischievous way. "To find the answers one seeks, one must sometimes attempt the seemingly impossible." he walks over to a small boulder and sits down, taking off his hollow mask again. "They say what cannot be proved, must not exist, but then here sits the proof of what in fact should not be, but is." Destadi smiles at Altria again after placing his broken mask back on his head, his eyes shine with a playful glint.

Uttering a sigh she glances up at the moon,"Do you always talk in riddles?I don't understand half of that.."

Uriko looks utterly confused, "huh?"

Rolling his eyes in annoyance Dark utters a resigned sigh."It's very simple love,something can only be found if it's looked for.And what you've called impossible has already been done." Catching where Miyuu is gazing he raises an eyebrow,leaning close to whisper,"Do you wish to ask?" Startled,she shakes her head.

Shiro turns to Altria, " is any of this making sense to you?" surprisingly he doesn't seem confused by Destadi's words.

Looking thoughtful for a few moments she gives a slight nod."I..I think so..at least some parts.But,what answers are they seeking and for what purpose." Gazing at Destadi she tilts her head to the side."So,you have gained shinigami powers?Is your zanpakuto awake then?"

Destadi smiles slyly and points behind Altria, "Ha Ha Ha! Hello Kasaitora." There's a blazing armored tiger sitting behind Altria, it lets out a low almost purring growl before getting up to go sit next to Destadi. "Oh he's more than awake.... hm hm hm." ^^ Destadi's expression changes to a somewhat smug look. "Heh heh.... kinda strange isn't it?Two tigers..... one Shadow... one Flame?"

Watching the tiger curiously she regards Destadi for a long moment,not liking his smug expression at all."Hmph,what are ya getting at?"

"hm hm.... Nothing really." he smiles, " just making a mental note."

"Oh yeah and that sounds so much better." Highly annoyed,her tail flicks from side to side.'Tch,doesn't matter.Aneitora looks nothing like a tiger..the tora part is now more of a reference to me and the past.Not that I'm gonna tell him that.' Slightly amused Dark pats her head."Now now,love,no need to be annoyed.You know how he is after all." "Hmph,whatever."

Looking at the tiger she shakes her head."This is..so weird.Another broken impossibility.But..if they succeeded with an Arrancar..did they reach same results with shinigami.. " Slightly troubled by that thought she rubs her forehead,feeling an incoming headache.'Ngh..not now.Ah,project perfect,that's what it was called.But why..why do this?All the effort and resources..for what purpose?What do they want to do with those perfect hybrids..it can't be good.' Gazing off into the distance she seems lost in thought.

Shiro senses Altria's uneasieness and looks at her with a concerned expression.