Ichigo was dashing around Gin in an attempt to hit him. So far, he had been unsuccessful, Gin's shikai being too fast and numerous to allow Ichigo to land a hit without taking serious damage.
"Heh. Too slow?" Gin said with his freaky, almost pedophilic smile.
Ichigo simply shuddered and renewed his assault.
Aizen and co.
Urahara launched another blade of crimson spiritual energy at Aizen. When Aizen dodged to the side, he was hit with a heel drop from Yoruichi and sent into a Getsuga Tenshou from Ishiin.
"You really expect those pathetic attacks to harm me." Aizen said, more a statement then a question as the smoke cleared away.
Far above the battle field
A hole was opening in the sky, not entirely unlike a garganta, only it was less like the sky was splitting apart and more as though it was simply being pulled aside. Several figures became visible as the hole opened further.
A group of 4 stood above the battle in the fake Karakura town. They were all different... looking nothing like a Shinigami, nor Hollow, nor Vizard, or Arrancar. Each wore some sort of special Armor, and had a blade, at least one each.
The one in front had black hair, roughly standing about 6 foot. Across his back was a 5 foot black sword, roughly looking like a Zanpaktou. His armor was a metal that banded across his flesh, though didn't hinder his movement at all.
The one behind him wore a black mask with Blue streaks, similar to a hollow mask. He had two blades, each on his hips, both symmetrical. He wore clothing that resembled a Shingami's uniform... To be precise, a Captains uniform.
The third one was young, about a teenager's age. He too had black hair, and wore the same armor as the man up front. His blade too, was on his back, but it was much bigger... 6 foot long and about the thickness of Ichigo's Zanpaktou. It was obvious that he was related to the guy in front...
The fourth also wore a set of clothing similar to a Shingami's, much like the other man, though he didn't have a captains coat, though not for lack of one, and there were markings on his clothing that resembled a hollow's mask markings. He had two Zanpaktou style blades, one on each hip. He stood at five foot eleven inches and had brown hair with thin streaks of blue running through it at even intervals. He also appeared to be no older than twenty five.
The one in front stared around, watching the battle ensue. He knew who the targets were due to briefing and could feel their power from here, and the combined power of the others. He looked toward Gin fighting some orange haired man, and watched how Gin toyed with him. His eyes then scanned toward the battle between Aizen and the rest. Just by standing here he could tell Aizen's power greatly surpassed the others around him. He could see why he was summoned to such a place, as he brought his left hand up... in a fist. It was a command. For the two, double wielding swords to attack... But who? Well Gin was on their left so that's who they went toward, at great speeds. The man upfront spoke now...
"Watch carefully... wait for an opening, then attack the orange haired man... make sure he is only knocked out, we cant afford anyone to know of our existence..." The leader spoke to the man behind him... the younger man known as Arashi...
"Yes... Kai." He answered, nodding, grabbing his blade and already drawing it. It wouldn't be long now, not long at all, as Kai slowly made his way to a group of people circling his target. The targets name... Aizen.
The two wielding double swords moved forwards at incredible speed, the first one engaging Gin and the second circling for an opening. After several moments, it was clear that the one dueling Gin was far superior, while the other was still an unknown factor.
Suddenly, as the Gin and the first man locked blades once more, the second man spoke, "Bakudou 75: Gouchuu Tekan."
Gin's arms and legs snapped together as the kidou took effect. As the second man bound Gin, the first held his blades horizontally at his side, blades facing Gin, before he slashed Gin, cleaving him into three pieces. While Ichigo was watching in awe at how the two men took Gin apart as though he were a child, he felt a blow hit the back of his head before he fell into unconscious.
Kai watched the battle still. He noticed that the three other not only had done their mission but did it in secrecy; none of the others had noticed, or at least didn't show that they did. Kai was going to have to take them all on...quickly. In a step faster than Sonido and Shun'po combined, he appeared in front of Aizen, his blade drawn. Aizen had to move, only to be blocked by Kai.
"You insects appear out of no where to challenge a god... you too will die by showing up here." Aizen said, over confidently.
Kai smiled, swinging his blade. Aizen barely had enough time to evade, only to be in front of Kai, who was swinging his blade again. Aizen moved again,
'He's fast.' The thought ran through Aizen's head.
"Behind you buttercup!" Kai smirked, swinging the blade, having Aizen moved again, this time, his eyes widened in shock. The blade was behind him still, but as well as in front of Aizen... in other words... through him. Kai shook his head as he yanked the blade out of Aizen. "Disappointing..." Kai said, only to frown some when Aizen regenerated.
"Ah, I see this might be harder than I thought..." Kai said a smile still on his face. Aizen turned around swinging his Zanpaktou only to be caught before it was activated by Kai. "I know about your blade... I know its abilities and weakness... if you truly thought I was going to let you walk into this battle and win... you've mistaken." his voice was a lot different than before as he let his reiatsu grow... by mountains sized levels.
The other three looked over, noticing the battle taking place. They all knew that despite the large amounts of Reiatsu being poured out, that Kai was still only in his joking around mode. They also knew that the other three around Kai and the evil man of Aizen would be watching and most likely in shock to see the battle going on. They each rushed toward them.
Urahara, Yoruichi, and Ishiin watched in complete shock as a man appeared out of nowhere and was easily keeping up with Aizen. That is, they were until his reiatsu began to increase at an impossible rate, nearly sending them to their knees. Before any of them could do anything though, they each felt a sharp blow to the back of their heads before they lost consciousness.
A giant black hole was summoned once again, as the three Shingami's fell out of it... Captains Kuchiki, Unohana, and Kenpachi coming here to see if they could help and before their eyes only one stood against Aizen, while three more snuck behind their comrades, disabling them in the same manner quickly.
Kai smiled once more at Aizen, before he disappeared completely. The next moment, Aizen had been sliced in two with Kai behind him holding a small sphere. Kai turned around quickly and shoot out what seemed to be a Cero, yet not quite, to disintegrate whatever was left of Aizen to finish him off. Kai took the sphere and swallowed it... for safe keeping for now only to be regurgitated for later... It was now...that there was a scream of battle...
Kenpachi smiled, noticing the high intensity spiritual pressure of Kai, ripping off his eye patch. "I'm going to have fun fighting you!" He yelled, gaining the attention of the other three as well. Arashi noticed this and started to move forward, only to be blocked by pink cherry blossoms.
"I do not know what, or who you are. However, you have attacked my allies and by law I am required to kill you. Prepare to die by my hands..." Kuchiki said to him. Arashi flash stepped out of the way of the rushing force of the cherry blossoms, as Shintha stepped in front of Kai. Holding his hand up, a bolt of White lightning flashed, striking Kenpachi dead on, however this wasn't normal lightning... it not only burnt but paralyzed him too...
"You BASTARDS! Fight me like real men!" Kenpachi struggled to say.
A black hole was opened as Kai, Nejibana, and Shintha stepped inside. Arashi Shun'poed out of the way of Kuchiki's attack once more, before sending something that resembled a Getsuga Tenshou but different in color. Kuchiki brought about his cherry blossom blades to protect him, however, blinding him. Arashi used this chance to escape rushing forward to get to the Hole...
Unohana used this time to say the chant for a binding Kido. The Kido shot forward, just forward of Arashi, and Arashi flew straight into it... He watched in horror as his comrades left him... Kuchiki appeared before him, attempting to strike him down as Arashi broke free... Flash stepping out of the way in the nick of time...
"Looks like I have no choice but to fight..." was he word out loud, but his thoughts were, 'I know why you left. It was too risky to stay, with only one; hopefully I'll die in battle instead of spilling our secrets...'
~Scene Change~
'This is... Unfortunate.' Nejibana thought to himself as the tear is existence closed without Arashi.
'Very... Unfortunate. We are not supposed to exist... but still...' Nejibana's thoughts were cut off as the tear reopened, allowing them entrance to a realm that few could say they had been to. There was a massive palace seemingly hovering in an endless void, their portal opening at the entrance.
"Perhaps we will be able to retrieve him... We had best... I would hate to have to leave here...'
~Scene Change~
"It seems that your associates have abandoned you." Byakuya said.
"If I can't have that other guy, than I guess I'll just have to fight you." Kenpachi growled out
Arashi glared at them, before smiling. "I'm afraid my reiatsu had you seeing things. What other... associates?" He heaved his blade up before issuing the two to come on. "Bring it on..."
Not wanting to drag things out, Byakuya and Kenpachi attacked.
Kenpachi dashed forward with a devastating downward swing, brining his sword down on his opponent with enough force to create a small shockwave. Meanwhile, Byakuya sent his Senbonzakura towards the man's sides and back to cut off retreat.
Arashi smiled. he noticed the pink petals coming around him, and the man charging him. Arashi knew his best chance was to go head on with the man. Bringing his blade up, he shot forward and slammed his blade against Kenpachi's. The force sent small shockwaves around and then Arashi while locked blades pushed Kenpachi back, without resistance.
Kenpachi grinned as the much smaller man pushed him back, Byakuya frowning at his strength.
"Bankai." Byakuya said as several tall blades protruded from thin air as though the air was ground.
"Haha! This is going to be more fun than I thought kid!" Kenpachi called, charging the man with whom he had just broken his blade lock with.
As Kenpachi said this, another opening in the sky appeared, several more captains stepping out.
Arashi felt several more reiatsu signatures enter the area. With a sigh, as Kenpachi rushed him, Arashi seemed to disappear. Reappearing right in front of Kenpachi, he swung his blade to meet his opponents once again. This time however, when the blades touched, it was Kenpachi who was struck. Blood trailed down Kenpachi's hand from the blow. The next instant, Arashi was behind Kenpachi as blood shot out from his shoulders, down to his back. Arashi looked around noticing the blades that protruded from the air around him.
He yelled, "Why don't you fight me yourself instead of hiding so far away...?" he asked Byakuya. 'I have to end this quick if I hope to get away...'
"Why bother with one so weak.' Byakuya said.
The tiny blades of Senbonzakura Kageyoshi suddenly shot towards Arashi, blinding him just long enough for the newly arrived Hitsuguya to blast him with an ice dragon, slowing Arashi considerably due to the layer of ice forming over his body, slowly freezing him. Byakuya attacked again, the pink flashing blades blinding Arashi long enough to let Hitsuguya hit him again. The captain of the Kidou corps, who had arrived with Hitsuguya, took his chance with a powerful binding kidou.
"Bakudou 75: Gouchuu Tekan."
As he said this, Arashi's legs and arms snapped together.
A snarl appeared on his face as a little bit of blood dripped down his face. "SCREAM YOUR SADTISC PLEASURES! KAGE YIBA!" Arashi yelled.
His reiatsu increased by huge amounts, equaling to something of that an Espada... a High ranking Espada, breaking the Kido that had been wrapped around his arms and legs. In a blinding flash he appeared before the oh so cocky Captain Kuchiki, ravaging his blade into the man, a singing sound was produced with the movement of the blade. "Speak for yourself about being weak!"
However this opened Arashi once more, as Hitsuguya rushed forward, in an attempt to stab Arashi. Arashi turned just in time, yanking his blade through Byakuya. The two blades collided, however, it opened Arashi's backside up to once again another attacker. This one happened to be the Kidou Master, who used the same kidou as before, but, not alone. As it turns out, Kisuke was awake as well, and he too helped in the capture of the Arashi... Now Arashi was blinded, with two powerful Kidou binding him, and with the attack from Hitsuguya, he no longer held his blade in his hands as it was knocked away...
"You BASTARDS!"
"You put up a decent fight, but you shouldn't have gone up against the court guard squads." Hitsuguya said, bringing the hilt of his blade against the back of Arashi's neck, knocking him out.
"Take him with us, he is too powerful to be left here," Byakuya said, standing as Unohana finished healing him.
Hitsuguya opened a portal as the Kenpachi picked Arashi up and the Kidou corps captain focused on maintaining his kidou.
"Well... That was interesting." Urahara said to no one in particular as the others began to wake up and the group of captains left, their prisoner in tow.
~Scene change~
Kai looked at Shintha and Nejibana. "Assemble the men... we are going after Arashi. Looks like the King lied when he said there were none left to fight besides those who were there... Not to mention they attacked us, and captured one of our own. We go in two days time."
Shintha and Nejibana left, as Kai thought to himself. 'Arashi, you have yet to master your Shikai, as you're still young. Kage Yiba is telling me that you were indeed captured... Took four captains or so to take you down... not bad... but I will free you...brother.'
The black blade upon Kais back sang slowly, before starting to turn white. "Shiro... how long can you keep in contact with Kage Yiba over the dimensions before Arashi is too weak to have it awake?"
The blade hummed some more, before seemingly speaking. "Four days max... we need to go in soon..."
~Scene Change~
Nejibana strode purposefully towards his quarters/lab.
'I will need to not hold back if we want this to be quick. We were lied to though, Shiro relayed that it took four captain level Shinigami to take Arashi down and we were only told that we would encounter four people just below captain level, in addition to the targets. What is the King's game, lying to us like that?' Nejibana pondered as he gathered his items and transferred all the information on his computer's database into a high capacity, low-size storage disc.