Chapter 1 (Naruto x Bleach) - Solitude
As the last cero wolf was killed off, Starrk stills in the air, while Shunsui Kyōaku relaxes, a grin on his face. He looks at Starrk, wondering how the Primera Espada will react to losing his little hollow companion. Starrk remains silent, as if waiting for his literal 'other half' to start shouting at him for not believing in her. The shout never comes, and ice starts to claw up his veins, his heart stuttering.
"…Lillinette…?" No response is given, at least from the one he whispered for.
"Ah, it seems you can still function, so far, without that much of your soul. Tell me, how much of your soul just died off? And not just the midget part, that you seem to cherish. Is this a power that only you, now, possess, or can all hollows split of parts of their souls?"
Starrk is silent, still straining his ears for his little Lillinette's call.
Shunsui sighs. "You know, if you weren't a hollow, I would actually feel pity for you. But, since you're mourning, you make my job easier than I thought it would be. It's nice to take a breather, and re-plan every once-in-a-while."
A ripple of spiritual pressure spreads across Karakura town, pausing the fights going on around them.
"Huh, I guess that just pushed you over the edge, didn't it? Oh well, hopefully this doesn't cause too much of a ruckus." Shunsui watched the Espada as he began to move. "Oh, you're going to actually fight? How surprising."
Coyote Starrk was clutching his head, small noises coming from the hollow, too quiet to understand. The murmuring grew in volume, until the Captain could hear what he was saying.
"Of course, you're not going to fight. You motivation just died, and you don't know what to do. But, I certainly expected more from something of your position, not for you to beg for the dead to return."
The Primera's face spasmed at the reminder, and his murmurings were silenced. He gasped, almost in pain, before collapsing to his knees. As Shunsui watched, small cracks started appearing on the hollow. Bits of what seemed to be dust or something started falling from the cracks, as the covering began to fall apart, dropping off his skin, and swirling around him. The dust, or sand maybe, almost seemed sentient, by the way it curled around the figure beneath the sand. It slithered its way into the Primera Espada's hollow hole, more than should probably even fit. As the sand slowly disappeared, Shunsui could now clearly see the new form the Espada appeared as.
A teal eye looked back at him, and in his hollow hole, a black sclera with a red needled pupil glared right back at him. Starrk stared at him, before his face crumpled into a demonic snarl, that was aimed at the poor Captain.
"You miserable piece of flesh! You destroyed what was mine, and mine alone! Do you realize what, exactly, you've just done?!"