SUMMARRY...THIS STORY IS A SMALL BACK STORY TO LEGACY OF WAR CONCERNING MY OC...MITSUOMI KIRIYU'S LOOK..NAMELY HIS HOLLOWFIED FEATURES...IT TAKES PLACES IN SAME REALM OF LEGACY BUT CAN BE READ AS A STAND ALONE STORY...IF YOU READ THE CHAPTER REUNIONS AND PAST BATTLES FROM LEGACY OF WAR YOU'LL KNOW WHERE IT STARTS...OOC ON SOME CHRACTERS

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ZANPAKUTO SPEAK OR FLASHBACKS

DISCLAIMER...I DON'T OWN BLEACH OR MUSIC USED


...ONE HUNDREDS YEARS OF ISOLATION...

Aizen Sosuke watches intently as Mitsuomi Kiriyu slowly gets to his feet with his severely burned left arm dangling at his side. Mitsuomi glares as the blood drips down his cheek from his left eye and from his chest, "Back for more I see but you're no match for me" aizen smugly states. Mitsuomi clenches his sword, "you've dropped your guard...Aizen Sosuke your head belongs to me!" he shouts, charging forward. Mitsuomi flashes forward with zetsuei aimed at aizen's heart but the blade connects with nothing. Mitsuomi's eye widens but before he can react, a black box surrounds him. The black box dissaptes and reveals mitsuomi covered in blood and cuts, dropping to his knees and finally face down. The night's winds blow across his body, "Kuso...I screwed up..." he thought, turning on his side. Mitsuomi reached in his hakama to find something but it was gone, he looked over to see a glowing orb, "there it is need to reach it" he thought, dragging himself along the ground. Mitsuomi inches closer but unknown to him, his left arm was leaking a white ooze.

"Mitsuomi...should you be in danger and your life is on the line..use this and it will save you" kisuke's words to him echo in his mind.

Mitsuomi grabs the orb and it starts to glow but darkness takes him, "You're body will be Mine" a voice echoes, as he passes out.

Mitsuomi awakes with a start sitting up quickly and wincing feeling his wounds, "how did get here?...my head" he whispered, clenching his head. Mitsuomi looked to his left arm to find it heavily bandaged and his vision is halved, suddenly the memories of going after aizen and fighting the hollowfied villagers, "how am I alive?" he thought. He looked around the room to see it all white like a hospital but the door slide open caught his attention. The person was none other than Captain Retsu Unohana, "i'm glad you're finally awake" she greeted.

"how long have I been here?" he asked.

"its been two months...you were lucky we found you..otherwise you would've died and Aizen would've succeeded" she replied. Mitsuomi's right eye widens, "Aizen?" he asked, shockingly.

"Hai...thanks to your efforts and young Gin Ichimaru's sacrifice...the two of you defeated him and brought him and Kaname Tosen to justice" she stated. Mitsuomi clenched his head trying to remember but the memories were jumbled, "can't remember...its so hard to think" he whispered, gritting his teeth. Unohana gave him an injection for the headache and checked his wounds and vitals, "your arm has second and third degree burns and your left eye has lost 68 percent of its visual prowess" she stated. Mitsuomi stared at the arm, the pain was some what painless but he still could move the fingers, the skin was scorched and brown with red blothes. Unohana finished his checkup and left him to his thoughts, "Zetsuei..why can't i remember that night?" he thought. Zetsuei manifested in front of his bed wearing a black and red kimono, "I'm not sure..its seems i'm having trouble also" she stated. Mitsuomi decided to get some more sleep as zetsuei vanished, his mind still racked with pain.

Soifon walked the grounds of the Nibantai, she had finished her daily training and decided to go see mitsuomi, she would never admit it publicly but she cares about him. She traversed the path to Yonbantai hospital and saw the IchiBantai Lt standing by a private room. A few minutes later the Soutaicho exited followed by Unohana and Ginrei Kuchiki, she bowed to all three as they past. Soifon knocked on the door and entered, "hey..soifon" he greeted. Soifon looked him over, "Baka...why didn't you tell me" she scolded. Mitsuomi sighs, "Gomen but...I didn't want to get you involved...that night was my only chance...I knew if I failed..I would be dead and I couldn't risk getting you hurt...besides...I made Lady Yoruichi a promise to protect you and I will" he stated. Soifon scowled hearing her name, "So what did the Soutaicho want?" she asked. Mitsuomi looked down and touched his left arm, "He wants me to be the New Nibantai Taicho" he whispered. Soifon's eyes widen, "are serious but why...you don't have a Bankai" she repiled.

You're wrong...I do" he repiled.

Soifon was shocked hearing this but started put the pieces together as to why Yoruichi was so adamant about getting him in the squad. Mitsuomi started to fidget, "Soifon...if I do this...Um..I want you to be my Lt...there is no one more quailfied than you" he whispered.

"Alrite...Baka..someones gotta keep you in line" she smirked, punching him in the arm. Mitsuomi whimpered clenching his left arm were soifon punched him. The days turned to weeks and then to years, mitsuomi took on the mantle as the Nibantai Taicho and Commander of the Onmitsukido. Soifon became his Lt but they became more than that as the years passed but a coming darkness would tear them apart and would cause Soifon to hate the man she loved.

*5yrs Later*

Mitsuomi and Soifon exit the Captain's hall heading to their division, both have gone through some slight changes. Soifon now sports two long braids wrapped in white with gold hoops on the end, she wear her Lt's badge around her waist due in part to a new technique she is working on called Shunko. Mitsuomi now has longer hair about midback braided with a sleeveless Haori and he has his arm bandaged covering his burn and a eyepatch for his eye with a red scarf around his neck. They entered their division met by the subordinates, they bow as the two pass. Mitsuomi sat in the crest room listening to the reports from the diffrents corps, Soifon stood next him and noticed he had skillfully fallen asleep. Soifon manages to wake him but no one sees. Mitsuomi dimisses the corp leaders and decides to relax. Mitsuomi walks into the garden but stops as a sudden headache catches him, he braces himself next to a tree. The headache subsides as quickly as it came, "again..they haven't been that bad in years" he thought. Saburo appeared next him, "Chief..are you ok?" he asked. Mitsuomi shook his head while rubbing his temple, "I'm ok..just a minor headache" he replied. Mitsuomi sat down next to the tree and pulled a cigarette and a match from his haori, "If Lt. Fon sees you...chief it could be a problem" saburo states. Mitsuomi snorts and laughs, "do you think..i'm afraid of Shaolin...i'm the Captain" he smirked. Saburo looked behind mitsuomi and his eyes widen, "Smoking again..I see and My Name Is Soifon!" she shouts, throwing a rock. The rock hits mitsuomi in the head knocking to the ground, mitsuomi turned to see soifon with her arms crossed but before he can retort. The alarm goes off, "Attention To all squads Menos spotted in the Seireitei...All squads Battle Stations...Use of one's Zanpakuto is allowed" the voice states. Mitsuomi jumps up and the three head off in a flash.

A figure dressed in white and a long black cloak watches from a pillar as the menos start attacking and the squads near them do battle, "Now it begins...how will you play this...Mitsuomi?" he thought, vanishing. Mitsuomi shunpoed from building to building with Soifon and Saburo in tow, several hollows appeared. Mitsuomi took a running battojutsu stance and as he lept across the gap between building, the hollows charged but with his quicksword the hollows were dead as he landed. Soifon and Saburo kept pace behind him killing hollows that came near them, a meno appeared preparing to fire a cero, "Scatter!" mitsuomi shouts. The cero charges them but mitsuomi stands tall taking a battojutsu stance and with a quick draw, slices the cero in half and it explodes around him. Mitsuomi charges from the smoke with zetsuei released, spinning in circle he shouts, "Kaze ryu Odori!" the blast of wind cuts the meno to pieces. Mitsuomi charges another menos, "this is odd..their movements are to random...almost if they were lured here" he thought, killing another menos. Mitsuomi kept thinking, "Wait this is could be a distraction...almost to keep our attention while someone sneaks in" he thought, causing him to gasp. Mitsuomi skids to a halt, "Soifon!...Go to Squad One..Inform the soutaicho that this is a distraction!...the real target is something else!" he shouts.

"Are you sure?" she shouts back.

"Yes..Now go!" he repiles.

Soifon shunpos away and mitsuomi turns his attention to five menos that have appeared Mitsuomi's purple black reiatsu starts to rise, "Saburo stay back" he orders, saburo nods and lept atop a store house. Mitsuomi raises zetsuei with the blade arched upward, "Bankai!" he shouts.

(song playing...Kokuten...naruto shippuden ost II)

The wind picks up and swirls around him as saburo watches in shock, "this is the chief's bankai" he thought, a massive blade peeks out from the wind and as it dies down the massive black scythe wrapped in chain is revealed, "Kurai Heiki Zetsuei" mitsuomi utters. The menos roars feeling the increase in reiatsu and begin their charge, mitsuomi charges swinging the scythe overhead and leaping upward. Mitsuomi slices the first in half while using it as a perch and with a quick spin kills the second, the third fires a cero but mitsuomi dodges and slams the blade through its mask. A few dozen lesser hollows appear and start to surround him as he lands. Mitsuomi spins zetsuei rapidly and slams it into the ground, suddenly black chains erupt and the scythe disappears. Mitsuomi performs several rapid handsigns and the chains ignite killing the hollows and the menos in a black flamed explosion, the sky light up with black flame. (song ends)

The flames died down and the area is cleared of hollows, mitsuomi seals zetsuei and sheathes it, "chief..that attack?" saburo asked. Mitsuomi dusted himself off, "Its called Ryu Jigoku...my scythe becomes hundreds of chains and burns the enemy to ash..like the flames of hell" he explains. Mitsuomi takes a few steps when a blinding headache hits him and saburo catches him as he staggers, "chief?" he asks. Mitsuomi senses Soifon's reiatsu dip, "i'm ok...we need to go soifon is in danger" he states. Mitsuomi and Saburo shunpo in the direction of the squad one grounds, "saburo...find the other captains and bring them here" he ordered. Saburo saluted and headed off as mitsuomi neared squad one, he arrived and took the path the soutaicho's office, several squad one members were on the ground but not dead. Mitsuomi pushed open the doors to see soifon on the ground and a figure pointing his sword at the soutaicho. Mitsuomi charged forward drawing quickly but the figure dodged hitting the ceiling. The figure jumped to the wall and struck from the side but mitsuomi parried as the figure charge forward. The soutaicho watched the battle from his seat as they fought, mitsuomi took a hirazuki stance and the figure did the same, "this is?" mitsuomi thought. The two struck forward with the tips of their blades fighting for dominace, the figure tried a right cross and mitsuomi countered with his own. The figure skipped back and swung wide as mitsuomi dodged landing in front of soifon. Mitsuomi looked back for a second and the figure made his move slashing mitsuomi's chest, the blood drips from his wound as he falls but its slight. The figure tries to drive his blade downward but mitsuomi catches the blade in his left hand, the figures grins from under his hood and points his left index finger directly at mitsuomi's face. Mitsuomi's eye widen as a dark purple cero charges, "How low have you fallen...you've lost your edge" he sneers.

The doors fly open revealing Captain Ukitake and Kyoraku, the figure points the cero at the wall blowing a hole in it. Mitsuomi gasps seeing a glimpse of the figure's face as he leaps through the hole and he pops up gives chase, "Matte..Kiriyu Taicho!" shouts kyoraku. Mitsuomi shunpoed chasing the figure as they neared Sokyoku hill, "Stop!" he shouts. The figure halts and turns, "Ohh of course..anything for you" he smirks. Mitsuomi glares at the figure, "who are you?" he spat. The figure started to laugh, "Who am I...such a stupid question..I am who I am...If fact you know me quite well...Roku" he smirked. Mitsuomi's eye widen then narrowed, "How do you know that name?" he hissed.

"Easy...I'm apart of you just..like..her" he grinned, removing his hood.

Mitsuomi gasped seeing that the figure looked just like him, he had white hair instead of black but the same vertical scar over his left eye with golden pupils and pale white skin, "You" mitsuomi growled. Mitsuomi's hollow looked at him with a dark grin, "finally remember me huh?" he smirked.

"how is this possible" mitsuomi spat.

"Kisuke...his liitle orb managed to seperate us...it was I who defeated aizen and his croonie but unfortunely our powers were spilt...I escaped but now i've come to take back whats mine" he stated. Mitsuomi drew his sword, "haven't you noticed something..your powers are weaker than before..its becasue of that night...not only were we spilt...zetsuei too...We possess half her power" he stated, drawing a similar zetsuei. Mitsuomi only glared but knew his hollow was right, "So why come here?" he asked. The hollow smiled darkly, "To kill you and take your power...tommorrow is the new moon...come to this hill and face me...If you don't...I'll...Kill Soifon and destroy this place...you will have nowhere to run...they will think its you and then you will executed" he smirked. Mitsuomi sheathes his sword, "Ohh one more thing...about Soifon...I used Tsukiyomi and showed her your past...If you don't beat me...it will remain and she will hate you forever" he laughed, vanishing. Mitsuomi drops to his knees punching the ground as his hollows word echo in his head, "Kiriyu Taicho" a voice echos. Mitsuomi turns to see Unohana, "did the ryoka escape?" she asked.

"Yes...but He won't get away" he replied.

The two returned to the meeting hall where the other captains had assemblied. Mitsuomi took his spot next to unohana, "Today we were attacked by an unknown ryoka...all squads are to be on alert...Eliminate this enemy" yamamoto bellowed. The Captains stood at attention and filed out, "Mitsuomi are you sure you're ok?" asked ukitake. Mitsuomi smiled, "Hai..but i'm heading to squad four to check on my Lt and i'll let unohana taicho check me out too" he replied, shunpoing away.

Mitsuomi stood next to Soifon bed, unohana told him that she was fine physically but she was still unconscious, "i'm sorry..its all my fault" he whispered, running his fingers across her cheek. The door opened revealing saburo, "how is Lt Fon?" he asked. Mitsuomi sighed softly, "physically she's fine but mentally is a different story" he replied. Saburo looked puzzled, "Chief?" he asked.

"Saburo..what i'm about to say stays between us...understand" he stated and saburo nodded.

Mitsuomi sat down next to soifon's bed, "that ryoka...I know him...It was me...He looks just like me...like my reflection in a cracked mirror" he explained. Saburo gasped in shock, "chief but how?" he whispered.

"i don't know but by dawn's first light..the day after tommorrow it will be over" mitsuomi repiled.

"Chief?" saburo asked.

"just leave it at that...now return to the squad" mitsuomi replied.

Saburo saluted and left but outside the door was Captain Unohana, saburo wanted to say something but she smiled at him and lost his nerve. Mitsuomi left a few minutes later and headed to his division, entering his room in silence, "could he be telling the truth?" he thought

"It is possible..i have felt off since that night five years ago but mitsuomi can you muster the power to beat him?" zetsuei replied.

Mitsuomi removed his haori and sat on his futon, "i'll have to" he thought.

*Night of the New Moon*

(song playing...humbling river...Puscifer)

Mitsuomi opens his closet pulling out a satchet, inside is a black hakama with a white sleeveless coat and black gloves with metal guards on top, "alrite" he thought, slipping on the clothes and grabbing his haori. Mitsuomi makes the trek to Squad 4, masking his reiatsu as he nears. Mitsuomi slips into Soifon's room unnoticed, placing his haori on the table next to the bed, "I hope you will forgive me someday...I would've enjoyed living my life in relative peace but...He was right...I've fallen...Being here has made me forget who I am...I walk the path of strength and I must seek out strong warriors but being here with you...well it would've been a beautiful life" he whispered, kissing her forehead. Mitsuomi unfurls his haori and draps it across her and places his scarf around her neck and with once last glance he exits. Mitsuomi walks the halls but is stopped by Unohana, "sorry for visiting so late" he smiled, passing. Unohana sighed as he passes, "Going off to face the ryoka thats looks like you" she stated. Mitsuomi stopped frozen his eye flickering, "How did you find out?" he asked.

"I heard you speaking to your 4th seat" she replied. Mitsuomi sighed, "Unohana Taicho...this is my burden..I must end this" he repiled. Unohana stares as he keeps walking, "You must love her very much to take such a risk" she stated. Mitsuomi stopped for a second, "Yea..I do" he repiled. Unohana knew she couldn't dissuade him but knew that he may in fact die, "then come back for her sake" she thought, as he turned the corner. Mitsuomi made his way to Sokyoku hill, the moonless night hide his figure as he traversed the paths, nearing the hill he felt a familiar feeling. Mitsuomi emerged from the forest and saw the stand of Sokyoku, he performed a hand sign and his barrier encompassed the area to one square mile in each direction. The sound of clapping caught his attention and he saw his hollow, "smart move but you walked into mine...So to escape one of us Must Die" he grinned. (Song ends)

[A/N...his hollow's name will roku is this story]

Mitsuomi and roku stood face to face, "Now look at this..here we are again...but now you're serious..lets hope you fair better this time...but know this by the Dawn...One Shall Stand and One Shall Fall" he grinned, removing the cloak. Roku wore a white hakama with black boots and a black sleeveless coat with his sword on his back pointed to his right shoulder. Mitsuomi took a battojutsu stance but Roku took none, mitsuomi charged in a flash and drew quickly. Roku caught the blade in his left, gripping the blade with his fingers, "I know your moves...try harder" he smirked, drawing his sword and swings downward. Mitsuomi catches the blade with his left, "So do I" he smirked, as his reiatsu surged.

(Song playing...Symphony No9 in E minor..4th movement "From the new world"...Dvorak)

The ground quakes as their reiatsu surge and fight for dominace and like a clap of thunder both are thrown back. Mitsuomi and Roku charge each other unleashing their quickswords, the ground and anything caught in the path is cut to nothing by the high speed swings. Mitsuomi skids back and thrust forward with a hirazuki but roku dodges and tries a battojustsu but mitsuomi leaps overhead and charges again. Roku taps the blade on his shoulder, "Mitsuomi...how much do love Soifon" roku mocked. Mitsuomi glared with his eye flickering, "Leave her out of this" he hissed. Roku fired a cero after cero as mitsuomi dodged but mitsuomi jumped up and spun baring down on him. Roku dodged at the last second as mitsuomi's blade collided with the ground, sparks flew from each impact as they fought. Mitsuomi and Roku charged again with their blades colliding again, their boots dig into the ground and their reiatsu rises, the force creates a crater. Mitsuomi dodges a side slash landing, he raises his blade to his left with blade curved down and roku does the same but to the right, "Tremble...Zetsuei" they shouts. The winds picks up and the blades extend, both blade mirror each other. The swords are six feet long with ringlets of chain on the end however roku's chain is white. Roku charges leaping up and holds the blade horizontally, "Kaze ryu Odori" he utters. The high speed wind charges mistuomi but he counters with his own kaze ryu odori, the attacks collide with each of them. They charged through the smoke and strike once more with sparks and shockwaves, each swing sounds like thunder. Mitsuomi and Roku stand face to face panting, "This fight is getting fun...What do ya say we take it to next level" roku grins.

"Lets go" mitsuomi smirks. They raised their blades upward to the left and right shoulders, "Dragon Strike!" they bellow. The twin dragons charge each other exploding and throwing them back several feet, roku gets to his feet first, "I'm going to enjoy killing you" he thought. Mitsuomi got to his feet, "I would've gone on in ignorant bliss but thats not me" he thought. The ground starts to quake again as both have the same idea, "Bankai!" they shout. The twin zetsueis respond and change, one into a scythe and the other into a halberd broadsword. Mitsuomi's eye widen recognizing the weapon, "Ohh remember it huh...you used this in Hueco mundo..Now its mine" roku smirked. Mitsuomi charged and lept upward and roku gave chase both blades met creating a shockwave cracking the ground below, they flashed in and out of sight with only the sparks from impacts seen. Roku spun his zetsuei overhead creating red electricity, "Dragon thunder clap" he shouted.

"Yami ryu Odori!" mitsuomi shouted.

The blasts collided and exploded in a massive shockwave, both fell to the ground landing with a thud. Mitsuomi struggles to his feet, "I'm not finished" he thought.

"Not by long shot" roku spat. They charge each other like missiles cracking the ground with each blow, Sokyoku hill is now a crater filled area as they fight. Mitsuomi skids in air with blood dripping from multiple wounds, roku glares grinning his coat long gone but niether man showing any signs of stopping. Mitsuomi raises his scythe and reiatsu, roku spins his zetsuei creating a cyclone of purple energy, "Raien ryujin Odori!(lightning flame dragon dance)" mitsuomi shouts, a flame wrapped in lightning erupts from the scythe. Roku thrust his zetsuei forward, "Dragon Twister!" he howls, the two blasts charge and explode engulfing them both. The smoke clears as they land their blades returned to their sealed state, both are at their limits but both will not stop, mitsuomi drives his blade into the earth glaring.

(song playing...Fade to black A06...bleach ost)

Roku drives his blade into the ground and slowly walks forward landing a straight right punch to mitsuomi's head but he counters with a high left kick to roku's temple knocking him to the ground. Mitsuomi staggers forward but roku grabs his face squeezing, mitsuomi grabs roku's face squeezing, both try to crush each others face. Mitsuomi throws a kidney punch and staggers roku but his counters with a four finger strike to mitsuomi's side and twists with a sicken noise. Mitsuomi grunts as blood drips from his mouth, he grabs roku's hair and throws him down. Mitsuomi jumps and drives a knee into roku's gut but he counters with a chop to the neck and pushes mitsuomi off. Mitsuomi gets to his feet, "I'll kill you yet" he hisses, swinging a straight left punch but roku blocks with his knee and an elbow strike. Roku grabs mitsuomi left trying to throw him but mitsuomi counters with a punch to the abdomen and twists it with a sicken bone crushing sound. Mitsuomi charges with a headbutt staggering roku drawing blood but roku counters with his own headbutt. The fight brings them back to their blades, "Its over" roku hisses.

"No way in hell" mitsuomi spat. Mitsuomi and Roku grab their blades going for the same move, "Hirazuki zero style" they shouts. The twin moves collides with their chests, both blades sticking out their backs on each of their chests on the left side. Mitsuomi and Roku spit a huge amount of blood, "How did you know?" roku utters, as his head falls on mitsuomi's chest.

"you're my reflection...if my heart is on the right..yours would still on the left" he whispers. Roku lets out a ragged laugh, "enjoy the victory but know this...It will be my Victory In the End" he grins, vanishing. Mitsuomi wobbles but doesn't fall as the blade in his chest vanishes also, "Its over" he thought, when his body feels like its on fire. Mitsuomi's reiatsu flares wildly cracking his barrier and alerting everyone, his screams echo as his left arm starts to change, lightning strikes and thunder rumbles. (song ends)

Captains Unohana and Ukitake arrive to find the area in shambles with mitsuomi on the ground and on his side. Unohana runs and turns him on his back and gasps, his left arm is pure white with black fingers and his left eye has a golden pupil, "what could've happen?" she thought. The Soutaicho appears and orders her to take him away before anyone sees him. Soifon wakes with a start, "what happened?" she thought, seeing the scarf. She pulls the scarf and smiles but then sees the haori, "His haori but why?" she whispered. The door opens revealing unohana, "So..i'm in squad four" she thought.

"I'm glad you're awake Soifon Taicho" unohana replied.

"yes...wait..Taicho?" soifon gasped. Unohana's demeanor turned sad, "Yes...You are now the Nibantai Taicho...Kiriyu Taicho passed way last night" she replied. Soifon's eyes widen in shock, "No...You're Lying...He can't be dead..." she cried.

"He went after the ryoka last night...He succeeded in killing the ryoka but he died from his injuries...a wound near his heart" unohana explained. Soifon began to cry, "No..he can't be gone...not before we had a chance together...I love him" she whispered, sobbing. Unohana embraced the younger girl as she sobbed, "mitsuomi...i pray you made the right descion" she thought, soothing soifon.

*Flashback*

Mitsuomi was lying on a table in squad four, his breathing ragged as unohana started healing his wound. Mitsuomi opened his eyes, "just heal me enough to move" he whispered.

"why?" asked ukitake. Mitsuomi slowly sat up, "If Central 46 or The shihouins and Fons finds out...you will all be in trouble...I possess a hollow...I'm afraid if I lose control...their is no telling what i would do or what they would do" he stated, breathing ragged. The soutaicho enters and they bow, "kodomo...will sacrifice everything for others" he stated.

"Yes...I'll do whatever it takes" mitsuomi replies. The soutaicho places his hand over mitsuomi's heart, a symbol appears, "this will keep your humanity...But when you leave...you will be dead to us" he states. Mitsuomi stands slowly, "Hai" he whispers. Unohana and Ukitake wanted to object but mitsuomi doesn't let them, "Its ok...its my choice...I can't let Soifon see me like this" he whispered. Mitsuomi grabbed his coat and left via a senkaimon and disappeared into the unknown.

*End Flashback*

The next day a service is held for mitsuomi supposed death, only yamamoto, ukitake and unohana know the truth. Soifon takes on the mantle of Captain and commander but as the years go by she becomes cold and distance. Mitsuomi's sudden death has affected the same way as Yoruichi abandonment, she becomes unbending and firm. The years go by in relative peace but it is shattered by an attack by a band of vasto lordes hollows. The hollows goal is bring chaos and destruction, the youngest of the four vasto lordes brothers is Taikon and his brother Jakon lead an attack on the Seireitei.

*50yrs after mistuomi's "death"*

Soifon and Lt Marechiyo Omaeda race through the seireitei, the attack had sudden;ly happened and without warning Two vasto lorde level hollows along with dozens of lesser hollows had begun an attack. The GoteiJusantai is still without three Captains and this attack is serious, soifon senses the other captains fighting all around, "Hurry up Fat ass" she shouts. Omaeda sighs following as they make their way to Sokyoku hill, both arrive to only dodge a cero. Soifon glares at the figure who fired it, he stands smirking with his arms crossed, he looks similar to a half human and half wolf, his lower half is black with a gray upper half.

"So you're a Captain..you don't look so tough" he grinned, flicking his long white hair out of his face. Soifon released her Suzumebachi and threw off her hoari, "When I kill you..then know my power" she stated. Omaeda stood by helpless watching as Soifon tried to deal a death blow to the hollow, "tell me your name Captain...so I know who I killed" taikon mocked, dodging her stinger. Soifon raised her reiatsu picking up speed, "My name is irrelevant" she spat. The hollow laughed even more, "Really..my name is Taikon and my brothers are gonna kill all you shinigami" he mocked. Taikon fired another a cero but soifon dodged left but taikon was on her swinging several punches. Soifon dodged but taikon raised his power suffocating the area, omaeda collasped from the power output. Soifon skidded back blocking one of Taikon's punches, "man you captains are weak...big brother jakon will wipe you out" he smirked, soifon only glared.

*Elsewhere*

A senkaimon opened near a long stairway leading to the white tower and a figure drapped in a black cloak exited. He looked around with his one visible blue eye, his other eye was covered by a metal hachigae, "man...its seems I came back at a bad time..there is fighting everywhere" he thought. A groups of hollows saw him, "Look a shinigami...lets eat him before anyone else" one hissed, the five hollows charged. The figure looked up to see them but before they could strike, all were killed by an invisible sword swing. The figure looked around, "alrite..lets see...to the west...he's the strongest and towards sokyoku hill..second strongest" he thought. The figure took a few steps when he sensed a familiar reiatsu, "ohh..no..Soifon" he whispered, vanishing.

*Soifon vs Taikon*

Taikon rushed forward as Soifon skipped back firing a Sokatsui, "damn...he's strong...I may need to use my bankai but its goes against my code as an assassin" she thought. Taikon whooped and howled as he fought soifon, she dodged cero after cero but one came near Omeada. Soifon made the choice to actually protect him but taikon used it to his advantage and landed a kick to her chest throwing her several feet. Taikon stood over her and grabbed her throat lifting her, "bad choice" he grinned, squeezing. Soifon gasps for air as he tried crushing her neck but relented when they felt another reiatsu. Taikon dropped soifon and saw a figure, "who are you?...what do you want?" he asked. The figure stayed silent but charged and landed a straight left to his jaw, which threw taikon twenty feet. Taikon struggled to his feet, when a yellow blast struck him and threw him forty more feet. Soifon watched the figure stand in front of her, "Soifon are you ok?" he asked.

"How do you know my name?" she asked, confused. The figure turned but said nothing his blue eye flickering, "heard him say it" he replied, throwing off his cloak. The figure wore a black trousers with a long sleeve black top and a white, black and red buccaneer coat, his skin what she could see was bandaged. He wore a lower half mask hiding his face but not his black hair and the left side of his face was bandaged and on his waist was a sword with a black and white hilt. He raised the hachigae revealing a vertical scar on his left eye but soifon was shocked seeing the eye. It was black with a golden pupil, "Anwser me who are you?' she questioned. Taikon got to his feet, "Interesting..I never sensed him..he must be strong" he thought, pushing his jaw back to normal. The figure was about to anwser but Taikon appeared in front of them, "Gomen..It will have to wait" he whispered. Taikon flexed his power but the stranger was uneffected, "why have you interupted my fun" he hissed.

"who me?...i'm just passing through" the figure replied. The figure glanced back, "Soifon stay behind me and don't move" he stated, raising his right hand.

(song playing...power to strive..bleach ost)

Soifon jumped back sensing his reiatsu rising, "His reiatsu is as strong as a captain...who is this guy" she thought. The wind started to pick up as the figure's purple black reiatsu flared, "Bankai..Kurai Heiki Zetsuei" he bellowed. Soifon's eyes widen hearing the name, "No impossible...it can't be him...he died but its the same name" she whispered. A black scythe appeared in the figure's right hand and finally rested on his right shoulder, "Bankai...whats that?" taikon asked, glaring. The figure didn't anwser charging forward at blinding speed, taikon had no time to dodge the wide swing. Taikon screamed as he was cut in half, the lower half staggered back but a tendril shot up and reconnected the body. Taikon grinned wide as the figure skipped back, "thought you killed me...Ha..as long as my brain is intact..I can't die" he smirked. The figure glared, "sou ka" he thought, charging again and this time cutting off an arm but again no effect. Taikon laughed as he fired several ceros, the figure dodged and slashed each one, from the smoke taikon charged and grazed the figure's face cutting off his mask and bandage on his left side. The figure skipped back as he pulled off the bandage revealing that part of his face was pure white, "ohh you look funny" taikon mocked. The figure sighed, "yea...you're one to talk" he replied, sprinting forward almost unseen. The figure kicked taikon upward and spun his scythe and drove into the ground and dozens of black chains ensared taikon in midair. Taikon struggled to no avail, "If I cut you to pieces...you will reform...Thought I would try fire this time" the figure smirked. Taikon hissed and growled, "If you kill me...my brothers will kill you" he growled. The figure smirked, "hope they are stronger than you" he mocked, snapping his fingers. Taikon screamed in agony as the black flame engulfed him, meanwhile another hollow sensed the death. Jakon landed with a thud, his red skin and horns coated in shinigami blood, "Damn it..Taikon" he growled, Ukitake and Kyoraku appeared but jakon disappeared in a garganta. (song ends)

Soifon looked on in shock, "its the same...but its not possible" she thought, when the figure turned to her. He took several steps forward with a warm smile on his face, "I was hoping to avoid this but its out now" he stated, when several Captains appeared. The Captains looked at him suspiciously, "who are you ryoka?" questioned RokuBantai Taicho Byakuya Kuchiki.

"Easy...i'm on your side" the figure replied.

"That has yet to be determined" stated the masked Nanabantai Taicho Sajin Komamura. The Soutaicho and Captain's Unohana, Ukitake and Kyoraku appeared. The others bowed and so did the figure shocking some, "Kodomo...you have returned" he stated. The figure was about to reply, when a sharp pain attacked him. The figure grabs his right arm, grunting in pain dropping to one knee, one squad four member went ot help him, "Don't Touch Me!" he hissed. The squad 4 member backed away in fright, "Sorry but it will stop soon" he replied, sighing and getting to feet, clenching his heart. Soifon's eyes widen again but couldn't say a word, "it can't be him" she thought fainting but the figure caught before she fell, "Mitsuomi...why have you returned?" asked ukitake. The others Captains besides yamamoto and unohana gasped and murmured, "impossible...the former Nibantai taicho..that died...50yrs ago" asked Sajin.

"the same but we can talk later" mitsuomi stated. The Captains returned to their division but a meeting would be held later that day to assess the threat and mitsuomi's return.

*Hueco Mundo*

Jakon stomped through the cave that he and his brothers shared, a figure sat on a rock, he had brown horse legs and a white upperbody with short spiked silver hair, "something wrong?" he asked. Jakon growled punching a rock, "yea Pikon..a puny shinigami killed taikon" he hissed. Pikon had look of unfeeling, "I see...Brother Ikon will be displeased" he repiled.

"I wanna go back and kill them!" jakon roared.

"Not just yet" a voice echoed. Pikon and Jakon turned a hollow that looked nearly human, he had long black hair and wore a hakama with a long black coat, his feet were clawed and had a handsome face, "Ikon" both stated. Ikon sat down on a makeshift throne, "so taikon died?" he asked, "yea...let me go back" jakon bellowed. Ikon sat silent, "No..we wait...the shinigami will expect it" he stated, flexing his power to make the point. Jakon growled and stomped off to kill weaker hollows, "he will go anyway" pikon stated.

"Most likey but its of no concern" ikon replied calmy.

[a/n...the four are vasto lordes but Ikon is a higher level vasto lorde]

*Soul Society*

Soifon awoke again in the squad four hospital, "thank goodness" a voice stated. Soifon looked to the Yonbantai Lt. Kotestu. Soifon sat as Isane checked vitals, "maybe it wasn't him" she thought.

"ok...your vitals are good and you can leave at any time" Isane stated. Soifon nodded as Isane left, she slipped on her Haori and headed through the halls. She heard that battle was over but nearly seventy squad members were injured and twenty nine were dead. Soifon walked past a room, when she heard voices, "Mitsuomi why did you return?" a voice questioned. Soifon stood next to the slightly open door and peered in and saw mitsuomi and unohana. Soifon nearly gasped but kept quiet listening, "its spread" he stated.

"Spread?" asked unohana. Soifon looked again to see him pulling off his shirt and bandages, revealing that his skin was snow white and looked cracked, she saw on his chest a symbol like heart overlapped on a star. Unohana slightly gasped, "how has it gotten this bad?" she questioned.

"every time..i used my zanpakuto to deal with hollows..it started to spread...Zetsuei is using all her will to stop him but its a matter of time...If this seal breaks...I will die" he stated. Soifon gasped silently and left the hall quickly, shunpoing to her room, "If the seal breaks i'll die" his words, echoing in her head.

Mitsuomi sat in unohana's office, "why did..i come back..." he thought.

"you wanted to see Soifon...you're trying to make amends..before..." zetsuei stated but stopped.

The door opened revealing a squad member, "Sir...the Soutaicho has requested your presence at the Captain's meeting" she stated. Mitsuomi nodded and headed to a spare room for a shower and a quick change, he slipped on a pair of black breeches with some calf length black boots, also a long sleeve white shirt with a black vest and finally a long black coat with gloves. Mitsuomi walked the roofs of buildings to squad one masking his reiatsu, "no need to alert unnecessary people but knowing those fools they know" he thought. The Captains meeting was underway when mitsuomi arrived, he was lead to room near the hall and was told to wait, a few minutes later the soutaicho appeared. Mitsuomi bowed to him, "I see you've returned..but for what reason?" he asked.

I had hope that you or unohana had found a way to stop this probelm but it seems you have bigger problems than mine...Sir you have my strength..however much is left" mitsuomi stated, dropping to one knee. The soutaicho looked him, "I see...then I ask you to stay out of sight" he ordered, mitsuomi nodded.

*Evening Squad Four*

Mitsuomu lay on his futon with his arms behind his head looking at the ceiling, "coming here..brings back memories" he thought. Mitsuomi sighs but stops when he feels a blade at his neck, "come to kill me huh?" he whispered. Mitsuomi opened his right eye to see Soifon straddling him with a kunai in her hand, "who are you?...how dare you..masaqurde as him..Konoyaro" she hissed. Mitsuomi stayed silent, "anwser me" she stated.

"i'm not masaqurding...its me..." he repiled. Soifon was seething, "Usotsuki...He died fifty years ago...he abandoned me just like lady yoruichi..." she retorted. Mitsuomi sighed, "I'm sorry for leaving but as you can see..I left for a reason...soifon...I left for you..." he stated. Soifon's eyes widen, "for me...you're lying...then why come back?" she half shouted.

"I'm not lying" he replied. Soifon slapped him in face, "No...I became stronger because you died...now you return like nothing has changed but they have...You lied to everyone and ran like a coward" she stated, slapping him again. Mitsuomi grabs her wrists, "you're right..I ran like a coward because I couldn't face you" he stated.

"then why come back?" she asked. Mitsuomi's eyes flickered, "Tell me?" she asked again, "I'm Dying...my hollowfication is killing me" he stated. Soifon gasped as he lets her go, "Soifon..I love you...I couldn't bear for you to see me like that...so I ran off but now I came back to make amends" he whispered. Soifon started to cry, "Shut up...Just...Shut up...I tried to hate you but no matter what..I still loved you" she whispered. Mitsuomi took her in his arms, "I never stopped loving you" he whispered.

The next morning soifon awoke to the sun, she turned over to see mitsuomi asleep next to her, "he's really here" she thought. Soifon peeked under the covers to find herself naked and blushed brightly, "we didn't" she thought. Soifon grabbed her clothes and ran to the bathroom after a shower she emerged, "leaving so soon" mitsuomi smiled. Soifon sighed, "last night was a mistake" she stated, nearing the door. Mitsuomi grabs her wrist, "no it wasn't...Soi..we love each other" he whispered.

"If thats true...then why did leave me" she replied. Mitsuomi lets go, "it was a mistake but I had a reason" he whispered.

"come to the steps leading to the white tower and i'll explain" he added. Soifon didn't say word and left. The evening came and mitsuomi sat on the steps awaiting her arrival, he reaches in his coat pulling out a pack of cigarettes and a zippo. Mitsuomi lights one, "I wonder if those arrogant fools know..i'm here?..but then again..it may not matter" he thought. Mitsuomi looked up at the stars remembering his other reason for leaving.

*Flashback...55yrs ago*

Mitsuomi walks the long path to the Fon clan estate, he was summoned by the elders to discuss his recent appointment to Nibantai Taicho and Commander of the Onmitsukido. The elders sit at a elevated table, "he will be here shortly" one stated.

"How classless..a peasant heading the onmitsukido" another stated.

"I wonder..if he has the power to handle this position" a third stated.

"If he doesn't...we can have someone from central 46 deal with him" an older woman stated.

The elders continued talking, "He may unexpectedlly fall prey to..." a fifth stated.

"I see" the first stated, as the others laughed. Mitsuomi walked up the steps in silence, when two ninjas attacked him, without breaking stride or moving he dealt with them with his quicksword, "child's play" he thought. Mitsuomi was lead to the clan meeting room, he bowed in respect to the elders lowering his head on his knees, "Watashi wa Kiriyu Mitsuomi" he stated. The elders looked him over, "you have been summoned here to belay the Shihouins acceptance that you will be the onmitsukido's new commander" one stated.

your predcessor was a brilliant commander and her disappearance has left a void but to have it filled by a Rukon peasant is...disgraceful" another stated. Mitsuomi kept silent, "even if you are a captain..do not think you will ever be on our level...We are the nobility...The Goteijusanai anwser to us" a third elder stated.

"It pleases us that you named Shaolin as your Lt...If you were to die...she would be next in line" a fourth elder stated.

"Hai.." mitsuomi stated. The elders dismissed him but before he left, "A word of understanding...If you hurt Soifon in any way or use her in a some kind of plot...My face will be the last you see...Because I will not hestitate to kill all of you" he stated, flexing his reiatsu to make the point. Mitsuomi left the elders to his warning but no repercussion came.

*End Flashback*

Mitsuomi opened his eyes, "If only she knew" he thought but was snapped from his thoughts by Soifon's reiatsu. Soifon stood in front of him, "i'm here now spill" she stated. Mitsuomi blew a puff of smoke, "Fifty years ago...the ryoka that attacked...it was my hollow...somehow we were seperated and he came to kill me...after we fought...I ended up like this" he explained. Soifon stood silent thinking, when a huge spike in reiatsu hit them. Mitsuomi pushed her to the side as a cero was baring down on them, he caught with his hands and it pushed him back. Mitsuomi skidded to a halt and with a hard thrust upward, deflected the cero skyward, "Mitsuomi look out!" soifon shouted but before he could a react, a red fist collided with his face and threw him into two building with a thud. Soifon turned to see a hulking hollow with red skin, horns with a human like face and hoofs, "So you're the one who fought with taikon...bring me the one that killed him" he bellowed. Soifon drew her sword and charged but the hollow swatted her away with a forearm shot, "he's stronger than the last..he must be the other who attacked" she thought. Soifon used her speed to dodge his swings and charges, "Don't buzz around me like a fly...bring me his killer" he howled. Soifon released suzumebachi and her speed increased more. Jalkon swung wildly but soifon managed to land a homonaka and narrowly missed a backhand.

Mitsuomi started to stir under the rubble of the building, he threw off a piece wall and got to his feet, blood was dripping from his nose and the left side of his face, "I'll give him credit...he packs a wallop" he thought, pushing his nose back into place. Mitsuomi staggered out and was hit by the hollow's huge reiatsu, he quickly errected his barrier to keep everyone safe. Soifon skipped back as she dodged a punch, her breathing was rapid due to jakon's dense reiatsu, she lept upward but jakon caught her leg and slammed her into the ground. Soifon blocked a punch that dug her into the ground, "damn...my whole body feels numb" she thought.

"you're nothing...give me a real fight" he hissed, raising his fist. Soifon closed her eyes waiting on the punch but it never came, she opened them to see mitsuomi clenching jakon's left wrist. Mitsuomi had a look of seriousness, "you dare put your filthy hands on her" he hissed, glaring. Jakon stuggled against the vicelike grip, "Another puny..Shini.." he said, before mitsuomi punched him in the face and threw jakon several feet. Jakon got to feet as mitsuomi flashed in front of him and unloaded with a fleury of punches, blood spurted from his mouth as he was pushed back. Soifon was in shock, "he's fighting with just his bare hands" she thought. Jakon threw a punch, hitting mitsuomi in the face, "Its him..he's the one" he bellowed. Mitsuomi staggered back but charged landing an uppercut, that threw jakon. Mitsuomi grabs his hoof before jakon falls and pulls him closer, landing a heavy left punch creating a crater. Jakon grins and kicks mitsuomi in the ribs and staggers him, jakon rears up to land a punch. Jakon's punch seems in slow motion as it collides with mitsuomi face, blood spurts but mitsuomi rolls off the punch and drives his left downward, "Ikkotsu" mitsuomi utters. Jakon can't react as the punch collides and slams him into the creating a huge crater. Mitsuomi stands tall, his left eye gold with no pupil, "Hahaha...another weakling" he grins. Soifon gets to her feet as mitsuomi jumps out of the crater and points his left hand like a gun, "this twisted reiatsu" she thought. Soifon's eyes widen as a golfball size dark purple of energy appears from his index finger, "thats a" she gasps. Mitsuomi grins wide, "You're no ordinary shinigami" jakon hissed.

"Who cares...You're about to...Disappear!" he howls. Mitsuomi's left eye widens as his right hand grabs his left shocking soifon, "No...Stop interfering...I'm about to kill him...Just leave it to me...No...Get out..I don't need you" he bellowed. Mitsuomi staggered back as if he was fighting himself, "he's talking in two distinct voices" soifon thought.

"If you chase me out now...You will Die for sure..No...Stop...Byakurai!" he howled, as a blue blast erupted from his right and severed his left hand just above the wrist. Mitsuomi fell to one knee panting heavily as the blood pooled, Jakon used the opportunity to grab mistuomi by the head and lifted him, "hahaha...you caught me off guard..but you aint so tough" he smirked. Mitsuomi struggled as jakon started squeezing his head, "Nigeki Kessatsu" a voice echoed. Jakon turned to soifon striking the homonaka on his back, "Damn you..." he hissed but before he strike, his body started dissapting. Mitsuomi fell to the ground in a heap, as jakon howled one last time before he vanished. Soifon ran to mitsuomi side as he panted clenching his severed hand, the barrier shatters and a squad member saw them and alerted Squad four.

*Hueco Mundo*

Ikon sat upon his throne as pikon entered the cave, "Ikon..its seems jakon is dead" pikon stated. Ikon sat silent, "i figured...was it the same one?" he repiled.

"Yes...i had a weaker hollow follow him..he was killed by the two that fought taikon..but the man...he had abilites like us" pikon stated. Ikon started to laugh, "hmm..then its him alirte...you remember that hollow named roku?" he asked. Pikon thought a second, "yes..he looked human" he repiled.

"Yes..he told me that he was once apart of a shinigami and that they had seperate...its seems he failed and they merged once more" ikon explained. Pikon nodded, "So what now?" he asked.

"assemble about thirty adjuchas and lets attack them...I look forward to facing this hollow powered shinigami" he smirked. Pikon smiled and heads off to find the hollows.

*Soul Society*

Soifon sat next to mitsuomi's bed, his breathing was slow but stable, unohana was unable to save his left hand, "how is he?" a voice asked. Soifon turned to see saburo, "he's stable...Gio but Unohana says it will be awhile before he wakes up" she explained. A hell butterfly flew into room and land on soifon's outstretched finger, "All Captains report for an emergency meeting" it stated. Soifon rose from her seat and headed to the captain's meeting, saburo heads back to the squad grounds. The captain's took their places, "We have been attacked twice by high level hollows...these hollows are highly intelligent also" stated kyoraku. The others murmured and talked, "Enough...Central 46 has granted a full wartime exemption..If the enemy presents itself...Destroy them" ordered the soutaicho. The doors flew open suddenly and Sasakibe rushes in, "Emergency...hollows have breached the southern gate!" he shouts, the others gasp. The Soutaicho slams his cane, "All of you spread out and defend the others gates...Unohana Taicho...will provide medical back up...also officers from squads 3...5...9 will assist...Show these fools our strength" he bellowed. The captains saluted and head off to the gates, Soifon and Byakuya headed to the western gate. Ukitake and Kyoraku headed to the northen gate, while Kenpachi and his squad headed south. Toshiro and members of squads five and nine headed to the east, Saijn and members of squad three provided support to unohana and kurotsuchi kept to his lab. The battles rage all over the seireitei, pikon stands on Sokyoku hill, "He has not shown..but even if he does...brother Ikon will kill him" he grinned.

*Squad Four*

Mitsuomi started to stir as he sat up sighing, "upsy daisy" he whispered, looking to his missing hand. Mitsuomi walked to the bathroom, "looks like i'm missing the fun" he thought. Mitsuomi headed back to the room pulling out some clothes, he slipped on some black trouser and some calf length black boots. He then slipped on a black and red military tailcoat over his white undershirt, leaving the coat unbuttoned and slipped on one white glove, "going play huh?...you won't survive" roku echoed.

"yea..give me back my hand then...its your fault...baka" he replied. Roku laughed in his head, "sorry...Baka...I'll let you try to survive but if you go all out..your seal will break and your body will be mine" he stated.

"I won't let that happen!" zetsuei shouted.

"don't bicker..you two" he thought. Mitsuomi slipped out of squad four and headed through the seireitei, he could feel fights all over. Mitsuomi slips down an alley, "no mistake...same strategy as you" he thought, lighting a cigarette. Roku laughed again, "ohh...really..didn't notice" he repiled.

"the true mastermind is hiding but his partner is on the hill...better not waste time" he thought, vanishing. Mitsuomi lept atop a building and pulled the bandages off his head, opening his left eye it was still gold with no pupil. Mitsuomi shunpoed from building to building masking his reiatsu, "definity..but where's the boss..." he thought, nearing the path to sokyoku hill. Mitsuomi lept upward and with a spin landed on the stand of the sokyoku, "Finally you have arrived" a voice echoed. Mitsuomi looked down to see a hollow with horse legs and a white upperbody and a human face, "you're him alrite...most pleasing" pikon grinned. Mitsuomi only glared, "something wrong no comeback?" pikon questions and mitsuomi flared his reiatsu as a smirk crept onto his face, "ohh...well..i'll let my sword do my talking" he smiled. Mitsuomi lept from the stand and upon landing, charged forward with several rapid swings. Pikon dodged each swing and fired a cero. Mitsuomi sidestepped the blast and charged forward, three hollows appeared in his path but he dealt them quick deaths.

*Western Gate*

Soifon dodged the snake like hollow and sprinted forward, landing her second sting. Saburo stayed close to his captain using his sword and kido as sofion landed next to him, "its seems the main fighting is in the south" she stated. Saburo and Soifon stopped in their tracks sensing a familiar reiatsu emanating from sokyoku hill, "mitsuomi and he's fighting" she whispered. Soifon immediately headed in his direction, "wait Taicho!" saburo shouted, giving chase. Byakuya only looked and continued his fight with the hollows.

*Sokyoku Hill*

(Song playing...Invasion...bleach ost)

Mitsuomi skidded back as pikon fired another cero, "why not use your hollow powers?" pikon questioned, dodging a side slash. Mitsuomi skipped back, "So...he knows...tell me have you been talking?...roku" he thought.

"Who?..little ol me..." roku mocked. Pikon extended his nails like blades, "lets see if you are worthy" he smirked, raising his reiatsu. The area was blanketed with his aura and sky started to darken. Mitsuomi looked up and whistled, "worthy huh?...Tremble Zetsuei" he thought, flaring his reiatsu. Zetsuei extended but small cracks were seen in the blade, "just hold out a little longer" he thought, charging forward. Pikon sonidoed forward and the two vanished from sight, the sounds of impacts and flashes are seen. Mitsuomi dodges narrowly a slash by pikon but he managed a kick, which drove mitsuomi to the ground. Mitsuomi spun and landed but lept back skyward, "Kaze ryu Odori!" he shouted. The blast of wind collided with pikon but only minor cuts. Pikon charged a cero firing but mitsuomi landed and stood his ground, "Kori no ryu Odori!" he shouted, as a blast of ice froze the cero and exploded. Pikon charged from the smoke and caught mitsuomi with his blades, mitsuomi spat up blood and it flowed from the wounds in his chest, "You're not worthy" he grinned. Mitsuomi smiled wide, "Really...I think not" he smirked, as his body vanished. Pikon gasped but turned to mitsuomi baring down on him with his sword wailing, "Dragonstrike!" mitsuomi shouted. The blast struck pikon and threw him several feet, pikon skidded to halt with right arm gone and his white skin covered in burns, "you're pal took my left...so I took your right" mitsuomi smirked. Pikon stood growling, "Konoyaro" he hissed. Mitsuomi walked forward but stopped when felt both soifon and saburo's reiatsu, "damn not now" he thought, pikon saw his expression. Pikon looked out the corner of his eye and saw them, "haha...if you want save them...better hurry" he grinned, charging a cero. Mitsuomi's eyes widen as the cero fires at them, he shunpoed just in front and takes the cero to his back. Soifon catches him as they fall, "mitsuomi...mitsuomi..." she whispers. Pikon approaches them grinning, "I wonder..if I kill you..will he get stronger" he grins. Saburo charges forward but pikon blocks and slashes his back. Soifon releases her sword and charges but pikon is faster and his reiatsu denser. Mitsuomi gets to his knees with his back smoldering, he looks to see soifon fighting. Mitsuomi's reiatsu starts to rise, "Bankai" he whispers, zetsuei responds and changes to her scythe form. Pikon kicks soifon away as he is hit by mitsuomi menacing power, "amazing...it almost like our power" he thought. Soifon stares in shock as she appears next to saburo, "it happening again" she thought. Mitsuomi hoist zetsuei on his shoulder and stalks forward but stops when a pain erupts from his chest causing him to drop zetsuei, "No...not now" he grunts. Pikon grins and charges forward and shoulder blocking him to the ground, "it seems your instabilty has rendered your powers fragmented" he grinned, stomping on mitsuomi's left arm. Mitsuomi grunts in pain as pikon stands over him, "get away from him!" soifon shouts. Pikon turns to her narrowly dodging her attack, "Fiesty" he smirks, mitsuomu turns on his side grabbing zetsuei, "give me more power" he whispers.

"If..I do..the seal may break and you could die" zetsuei states, concerned. Mitsuomi gets to one knee, "No choice...I need to save her" he whispers, as his reiatsu rises. Pikon and Soifon stop in their tracks sensing mitsuomi's reiatsu, "it more controlled but still fractured" pikon thought. Mitsuomi raised his scythe glaring, "lets end this" he hissed, pikon grinned and the two charged. Soifon helps saburo to his feet, "you ok..Gio?" she asks.

"I'll live but Captain...im worried about the chief..his reiatsu..has become fragmented and twisted" he states

"I...know" she replies.

(song playing...bleach ost...fade to black B13a)

Mitsuomi charges like missile extending his scythe, "Rakurai ryu no Odori!" he howls, as the bolts of lightning erupt form the blade. Pikon dodges all but one as he skids midair, he fires off several cero as mitsuomi charges. Mitsuomi throws the scythe skyward, "Bakudo #63 Sajo Sabaku" he utter, the chain wraps around the shaft of the scythe. Mitsuomi spins the chain and scythe overhead and swings downward, a flame wrapped in darkness collides with the ceros and illuminates the sky. Pikon searches the smoke but sees nothing, from the smoke a scthye charges through and impales Pikon. Pikon screams as blood spurts from his mouth and chains erupt from the scythe, "How?" he utters. The smoke clears revealing mitsuomi with black chain wrapped around his left arm and a grin, "time to taste the flames of hell" he smirked. Pikon struggled against the chains as they caught fire and seared his skin, "Damn you" he howled, as the black flame started engulfing him. Mitsuomi grunted as the chain around his arm started to burn and with a quick byakurai, severed the arm at the shoulder. The blood flowed from the wound dripping down his coat, "sacrificing parts now...baka" roku mocked.

"shut up" mitsuomi hissed, as zetsuei reformed in his hand. Pikon glared at sokyoku stand and saw Ikon with his arms folded, "Ikon...doshite" he thought, as he vanished (song ends)

Mitsuomi slowly dropped to the ground, when suddenly a small cero struck his chest, his eyes widen as he fell to the ground. A figure appeared standing over him, "Daijobu?" he asked, picking up zetsuei, "I missed your vital organs" he mocked. He kicked mitsuomi onto his back and drove zetsuei near his face, "despite your problems...you managed to killed all three of my brothers" he smirked.

"W...who are you?" mitsuomi grunted.

"Just call me..Ikon...I am a true vasto lordes" ikon stated. Ikon stomped on mitsuomi's chest digging his claws into it and picked up zetsuei driving it into his right shoulder and with a quick slice, severed mitsuomi's right arm. Mitsuomi screamed in agony as the blood pooled, "hmm...nice sound" ikon mocked. Soifon and saburo charged Ikon but both were no match, ikon kicked saburo in the jaw. Soifon used her speed but Ikon caught her by the neck and landed a punch to her gut. Mitsuomi lanquished on the ground, "No...how did this happen...he's too strong" he cried.

"Feeling sorry...wow what a loser...just think..if all those guys you've killed saw you now..hahaaa" roku mocked. Mitsuomi struggled to his feet, when he saw saburo on the ground and Ikon standing upon the sokyoku stand holding soifon.

(song playing...Incantation part C opus 1...bleach ost)

Mitsuomi's eyes widen and his face contorts in anger as his reiatsu flares, the seal on his chest started to pulse and crack. Ikon atarted to laugh, "that right get angry...lose all control...its the only way to save her" he mocked, dropping her. Soifon fell to the ground in a heap, mitsuomi started to scream uncontrollably as his reiatsu fissured the ground and blackened the sky. The seal cracked more and more as white liquid poured from mitsuomi's eyes and mouth forming a faceless mask with two holes near the side of his mouth. Saburo opened his eyes to see mitsuomi changing before him, "oh no...chief" he thought. Ikon raised his right and started charging a silver cero aimed at Soifon, "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" mitsuomi howled, charging. The cero fired but mitsuomi appeared in front and took the blast headon, his purple black reiastu engulfed the area, as his howl echoed, the cero exploded creating a crater. Mitsuomi appeared holding soifon under his new arm, the seal finally cracks and mitsuomi's body explodes with reiatsu. Soifon falls from his arm as he convulses, a black hole appears on his chest and his skin cracks and his hands turn to claws.

(song playing...Cometh the hour part A opus 1...bleach ost)

Mitsuomi screams in agony as six spikes jutted from the left side of his back like claws and from his right shoulder a black boney draconic wing. Ikon smirked from his spot, "you look like a geniue vasto lordes" he grinned. Mitsuomi hissed and howled charging a massive dark purple cero, Ikon stood his ground as the cero was unleashed, it obliterated the stand and exploded. The fighting stopped all over the seireitei as they saw the massive explosion. Ikon appeared above mitsuomi as he charged skyward. Ikon dodged everyone of mitsuomi wild swings, "he's fighting on instinct...a mindless beast" he thought. Mitsuomi fired another cero but Ikon deflected it with his own, "aaaaahhhhh" mitsuomi howled, as his sword flew into his hands. Mitsuomi swung wildly with no rhyme or reason, "truly a waste" Ikon thought. Ikon swung a heavy punch to mitsuomi's face but he kept coming, "no pain...just mindless" ikon uttered. Ikon skipped back and charge a huge cero, the blast engulfed mitsuomi and drove him into the ground.

Soifon opened her eyes to a grisly scene, a black sky and a desolate area, she saw Ikon land next to a crater. Soifon got to her feet and staggered forward, "ohh..you're awake woman...you're friend has lost himself...he can longer distinguish friend from foe" he stated, arms crossed. Soifon peered into the crater to see not mitsuomi but a hollow, the wings and spikes were gone but she gasped recognized the scar on its back and where the hole was, "what did you do to him!" she hissed. Ikon started to chuckle, "nothing...he did it to himself...he threw away his humanity for a you...quite noble...if it wasn't so patheic" he stated. Soifon's eyes nearly teared up hearing Ikon explanation, "for me" she thought. Ikon was ready to put mitsuomi down, when he sensed the other captains approach, he tapped the air and a garganta opened, "I look forward to our next meeting..Roku...that is if you live long enough" he smirked, as the garganta closed. Soifon looked back to the crater as mitsuomi started to stir, "rrraaaahhhh" he bellowed. Soifon lept backwards as mitsuomi jumped out of the crater, his face was covered in white bone and his eyes lifeless. Mitsuomi hissed as smoke came from every breath he took, "mitsuomi stop this its over" she pleaded. Mitsuomi inched forward swaying, "Tasuke soifon...Tasuke...soifon" he uttered. Soifon eye's widen, "he did it to save me" she thought. Soifon skipped back drawing her sword, "Mitsuomi...I will save you..even if I have to kill you" she stated. Mitsuomi howled raising his reiatsu, soifon was frozen by his monstrous power. Mitsuomi charged forward with his sword aimed to kill her, the blade pierced her stomach but the wound was not deep. Soifon fell to the ground clenching her wound, she looked to see Saburo with a sword through him, "Gio" she gasped. Saburo held the blade with both hands, "what are you doing...Chief?...it Lady Soifon...you love her...Don't lose to the demon inside" he grunted, as blood dripped from mouth. Soifon's eyes widen as crack start to appear in the mask and before the darkness takes her, she sees the mask shatter. (song ends)

*One month Later*

Soifon awakes with a start, looking to see the walls of squad four, "what happened...was it all a dream" she thought, trying to sit up. Soifon winced in pain and looked to see her midsection bandaged, "maybe it wasn't" she thought. Soifon grabs her head remembering that horrible day, "he was like a demon" she thought. The door opened to reveal unohana but she had serious look, "oh..no...don't tell me" soifon stated, on the verge of tears. Unohana sat next to her bed, "Yes...your 4th saburo gio was killed by mitsuomi...Cental 46 has deemed him a Class-A Criminal...for possessing hollow powers and destruction of the seireitei" she explained. Soifon started to sob, "no not him...its my fault...if he hadn't tried to save me..none of this would've happened" she cried. Unohana embraced the younger girl, "this is not your fault...but mitsuomi is now a wanted man...but he's free" she stated.

"he escaped?" soifon asked. Unohana handed soifon a tissue, "yes..by the time we got there..he was gone" she replied.

"soifon...there is something else...while I was examining you...I found out you're pregnant" she stated. Soifon gasped, "Pregnant...but how?" she asked.

"you're a few weeks along..but soifon this could cause a problem...if central 46 or the Fon clan...they would want to terminate the pregnancy" unohana stated. Soifon sat in silence, "it must be his" she thought.

"soifon...the child is mitsuomi's...right?" unohana asked. Soifon wiped a tear away, "yes..but..I wanna keep this child" she stated.

"If you do..I will help you" unohana assured. The Fon clan evetally found out about the child and gave her a choice but soifon outmanvered them, she and unohana would tell them that the baby died in childbirth but the truth is she decided to give the child to distant Fon clan relative.

*Eight Months Later*

Soifon sat in her hospital room in her arms a pink blanket with a cute baby girl, "welcome to the world..my dear" she whispered. The door opened revealing a couple and unohana, "are you ready?" asked unohana. Soifon gave the baby a kiss and handed to the young woman. The baby cooed as the woman held her, "she's cute...whats her name..Lady Fon?" the woman asked. Soifon looked at the baby, "her name is Juri" she replied.

"Lady Fon..we promise to take good care of her" the man replied. Soifon watched the new family leave and when the door closed she broke down, sobbing into her hands. The years went by and Soifon did her best to stay close to her daugther. Juri grew up to be a smart and strong child, eventally she went to the shino academy. The Goteijusantai did it best to find mitsuomi but his movements were erratic and he proved hard to find.

TO BE CONCLUDED

A/N...I DECIDED TO BREAK THE STORY IN HALF AND SOME MORE CONTENT...PLEASE ENJOY