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1 - Theme # 9(alt.3). bankai – the unavoidable

When he woke up, she was there, standing in the silence of the narrow hospital room. Nothing more than her sense of duty has kept here in that room, nothing more than the moral urge of making sure that what she had written in the mission report – Hisagi - fukutaichou was rescued unconscious, but with minor injuries – was actually the truth.

Isane had frowned, worried, at the sight of her colleague's body covered with blood, his reiatsu drained from the effort of summoning the final release of his zanpakuto. A massive outburst of electromagnetic energy that sufficed to free him from Enmakorogi, and consequently saving his life. Maybe she had been too optimistic speaking of minor injuries. Isane reassured the members of the 9th squad that their fukutaichou was not in danger, but still she seemed a bit worried about his full recovery. Soi shrugged: Isane was always worried like that, every time someone was wounded.

..hi, beautiful .. – a feeble voice from the bed caught her attention. It looked like he wanted to say something more, but maybe the pain in his body was too hard to allow him to have a nice, pleasant conversation. He simply smiled, or better, curved his lips in some suffering grin that tried to look like a smile, with miserable results. She was not surprised: she couldn't recall 'how', but she had learnt that Hisagi was the kind of man that always smiles in front of troubles. –idiot – she told to her mind – like I'd believe he feels fine, just a bit tired...

Where is he…? – he asked, even if he had already figured where his former taichou had headed

Back in Hueco Mundo, I suppose - she indeed answered – anyway, you was able to challenge him seriously… I'm sure your i bankai /i has damaged him, someway, Hisagi fukutaichou.

Bankai. He hadn't forget about the thrilling sensation of his power reaching his highest peak, in the moment in which he seemed to have lost any connection with any sensation of sort… but back there, it was not the achievement of that superior power the first thing that popped into his mind

Oh, fuck …! – he coughed - ..so that means I have to undergo the bankai exam and get promoted to taichou assignment ..?

Soi couldn't help but smile at his reaction: Hisagi seemed to be so genuinely annoyed by the idea of his promotion - I am afraid you have no choice, Hisagi fukutaichou…

He laughed, his chest hurting like it was collapsing on his lungs, his ears obstructed by that constant whistle of pain. Ikkaku was right, after all… once discovered, they won't let you go.

Oh well - he sighed – at least, this mean I'd have a chance to see you more often, Soifon…

She walked out the door, muttering –… idiot… -almost to herself.