Total Annihilation [Kanae/Open with permission]

Though it took longer than expected, eventually Kanae was able to discern the meaning behind the numbers Claudia had provided her. Evidently they were coordinates to the facility she wanted eliminated. Though Kanae would have enjoyed doing such a thing for free, having it be payment for the deal she had struck with the Duvalier woman was icing on the cake. Partial payment, at least.

The rest of Kanae's payment to Claudia was easy enough for a Captain. A Gokon Tekkō, gigai, and kikanshinki were all pretty stock standard devices used by Shinigami of the Gotei United, and so all she had to do was swipe an extra of each and bring them with her on a Hollow Hunt in the living world. Then, after dispatching a handful of fodder Hollows, she could make her way to the compound without hiccups. As expected, her plan went flawlessly.

With the required items tucked safely away nearby, Kanae approached the front of the designated facility. It was a large metal structure that almost assuredly stretched below ground, with an armed guard at the gate out front. In the medieval age, Kanae could slaughter everyone like a ghost. Now, annoyingly, most humans seem to have some level of spiritual sensitivity, making her approach known to the guard and anybody observing through the nearby camera system.

As Kanae calmly approached the facility's main entrance its guard raised his weapon threateningly and shouted a demand "Hey, you there! Stop where you are! Don't move any--GURK" He was interrupted as Kanae suddenly appeared within an inch of him, her bloodied arm having pierced all the way through his chest with a sickening SQUELCH. A final breath passed the guard's lips before she withdrew her now-crimson arm, allowing his body to collapse to the ground in a heap.

At this point Kanae noticed an extremely thick wall of steel drop down nearby, sealing off the front entrance. At the same time an alarm began ringing out, warning of her arrival to the whole facility. "How cute." After moving to stand in front of the sealed entryway, Kanae coated her Zanpakuto with acid while in its holder before striking out with it multiple times, tearing through the metal like a hot knife through butter. Then she lifted her right foot and shoved against the section of barricade she had cut to ribbons, causing a person-sized hole to open when the metal fell away.

With the main barricade out of the way, Kanae sliced with her sword again, this time to split the regular entrance in two. She made her way into the facility, leaving behind a trail of acid which began eating away at the carefully waxed floors. A handful of guards stood in her way in the main atrium, all of whom she swiftly dispatched with brutal precision, turning them into piles of amputated limbs and split skulls. As she made her way deeper into the compound Kanae realized merely cutting these people into ribbons wasn't all that enjoyable.

Lets switch things up, shall we Tosatsusha?
I thought you'd never ask, Kanae~!

Kanae kept her Zanpakuto drawn as she shifted to dashing through the various hallways and stairwells, flicking it in the direction of fleeing humans causing droplets of acid to begin eating through their skin. Though it didn't take long for her victims to die, as she raced through the buildings her ears gleefully drank in the unholy choir of agonizing screams they released before the acid ate through their organs and brains. Tosatsusha especially delighted in the sadistic bedlam Aaahhhh, Kanae! This is what we've been waiting for! A thousand years in darkness is nothing compared to this beautiful slaughter~!

As she ripped through the building's population Kanae reveled in the glory of mass murder. It had been a thousand years since she last felt such feelings, and after being locked away for a millennium she found the screams of terror even more lovely. Before she knew it a woman's maniacal laughter rang out even above the screams, and seconds later Kanae realized it was her own laughter in her ears.

Kanae continued on, eventually coming to what appeared to be an armory. As before, she sliced through its locked door and entered. The bulk of the armory had been emptied, leaving only a handful of firearms and explosives behind. Perfect. Kanae grabbed a belt of grenades and took off again, this time in the direction of what was certainly the final holdout of humans in the complex.

Minutes passed and soon Kanae came upon a sealed vault of sorts. Another massive barricade stood in her way, though it lasted only as long as the first. Soon she was past it and standing in front of a few dozen scared scientists and employees, in front of which stood a line of armed security with guns raised. Evidently they had prepared for her arrival. A smile extended from ear to ear across the Captain's face as she thought about all the wonderful things she would do to these people.

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Twenty or so minutes later, Kanae reemerged from the facility. Her entire body was dyed crimson as blood continued dripping from her Shihakushō, soaking the floor beneath her. Yet not a single wound blemished her skin. No more screams came from the facility's depths either, only the sounds of a raging fire spreading from where she had set off the grenades. Though she tried her best to stifle it, Kanae found herself giggling uncontrollably, a sweet sound standing in stark contrast to the slaughter and destruction she'd left in her wake. This continued even as she fetched the items for Claudia she had hidden nearby and returned to the now-sinking facility. Her acid had evidently worked as intended, melting hundreds of holes through the building and its supports. Entire floors were collapsed and soon enough even the surface level was little more than a collapsed hole with rubble strewn about.

"What a lovely day."

"Lovely indeed."

Stepping into the area with a look of what could best be described as "generally unpleasant existence," a silver-haired woman in full body armor looked around at the carnage with no small degree of interest, before her gaze returned to Kanae. Her spiritual pressure was practically non-existent, hardly more than a typical human, and yet there still seemed to be no small degree of reishi packed into her being, as if it was simply being held in the body rather than used by the soul.

"I'm here to collect the payment on Ms. Duvalier's behalf. Came a little bit early, thought it would be interesting to watch instead of just seeing the wreckage. I was right, turns out."

The woman's voice was fairly plain, unassuming even, but there was an undeniable energy to it that seemed at odds with her blank expression. Indeed, she was even jealous, in a way, of getting to cause a scene like this. But, at the very least, it wasn't as if she'd never gotten to experience joys like this.

"Ms. Duvalier also wanted to express that you're welcome to contact her again in the future. It's rare she finds such an amicable business partner."

In a flash Kanae turned to face the direction of the stranger's voice, her hand gripped tight on Tosatsusha's handle. Her vile spiritual pressure spiked as her cruel gaze set upon the silver-haired woman. Not keep to leave behind any witnesses, Kanae was fully prepared to lunge at and strike down the interloper when she said the name Ms. Duvalier. One of that Claudia woman's lackeys, eh? Kanae thought silently to herself.

Kanae spoke as she lifted and walked the designated items over to Eliane [color:4836=996699]"You should be more careful, little girl. Someone less thoughtful and kind than myself may not have given you the opportunity to announce your intentions, given the circumstances." From about eight feet away Kanae gently tossed the gigai and a small pouch with the gokon tekkou and kikanshinki in it to the stranger's feet.

The idea of slaughtering more people was a pleasant one for Kanae, but she didn't relish the thought of becoming little more than a lackey or tool for Claudia, or anyone for that matter. Still, if she could gain advantages from dealing with the Duvalier Group then maybe she should suck it up if it ultimately means her true plans are able to come to fruition. "No promises. We'll see what she can do for me in future dealings. As for our current agreement, in the bag is a note with the location of where I want the product left for me in two days time. I shouldn't need to say what will happen if it's not there."

Eliane's expression didn't change much as Captain Nagoshi acted so threateningly, and she picked the requested equipment off the ground with a dull apathy. It wasn't her job to care about what was actually in the bag, and so she didn't. She simply returned her focus to Kanae, already pretty much ready to leave.

"Noted. I'll make sure Ms. Duvalier gets the message loud and clear. I imagine we'll both want to get out of here, hm? Even if there's nothing left, there'll be people coming by for deliveries and the like sooner or later. Rather not have more loose ends to clear up. Just causes problems."

Much as Eliane would have enjoyed the opportunity, anyway. She understood that drawing more attention to this than necessary wasn't what the boss wanted, and that was the only thing that actually mattered when it came to her decision-making.