Declaration of Copyright:

I do not own Bleach or any of the characters in the manga by Kubo Tite, save Ryugetsu Aizen and Minato Daigren, whom will only appear here in Sankai.

Suffixes:

chan: little girl or just little (affectionate)

niisama: adored older brother

bozu: boy

ryoka: wanderer

Scene I: Point-blank in Karakura Town

Karakura Town. With the fight in the real world having ended with the defeat of the Captain-Commander Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto and Kisuke Urahara, along with all the rest of the Gotei 13 Captains and Vice-Captains except those in Hueco Mundo, the Shinigami Substitute Ichigo Kurosaki, and even Yoruichi Shihouin, Sousuke Aizen and Gin Ichimaru retreated back to the Soul Society. As Ichigo and his father, Isshin train to complete the final Getsuga Tenshou a feat Isshin gives three months, Aizen stumbles across the transported town. The residents are just waking to find things a little odder than they remembered. Ichigo doesn't have three months. Aizen takes his time through the town, observing the layout and preparing himself to create the King's Key using the reiatsu of the town itself. Nothing now could stand in his way. Not the Gotei 13 and not Ichigo Kurosaki. They were no where near strong enough. No one could be. No one alive at any rate. Gin secretly wished he could play with Ichigo some more. That boy was a creepy curiosity. But, he held a definite interest. First, in Aizen. Now, in Gin as well.

"Cap'n Aizen, what makes ya sure Ichigo didn't follow us here?" Gin asked, glancing behind them. He walked only a few steps behind Aizen. His last loyal follower. Only because Tousen was dead.

"You actually care about that damn ryoka?" Aizen dismissed Gin's question altogether. "It's not like he's capable of saving this poor hole in the ground if he came anyway. There's nothing he could possibly do. After all, the Hougyoku and I are one." His laughter was one full of maniacal glee. His transformation was finally complete. And, unlike Tousen or the other Arrancar, it wasn't instant. First, a cocoon formed making him look like a giant sperm with red eyes. Then, once it finally cracked and his reiatsu leaked out, he looked like himself again. Except, his eyes. They reminded Gin of a Hollow's. White on purple. Even his hair grew.

Gin winced. "If he ain't gonna be able to save this damn place, wha's the point of hurting his friends here?"

"It wouldn't have mattered, all I did was walk right passed them." Then, he added without even the slightest pause, "They will die anyway when Karakura Town becomes the King's Key. And, if you mean that girl, she isn't dead, but when I'm done, she will be."

"You don't change do you? Attempting to gain recognition by doing what ever the fuck you please! And, just because you could never live up to me. Ain't that right, Sousuke-chan?"

Sousuke-chan? Who the hell would disrespect Cap'n Aizen in such a way? It's not like he was close to anyone in all of the Gotei 13. Not Tousen. Not Shinji Hirako. And not me.

Aizen laughed. "So, you're still alive after all this time, Ryugetsu-niisama? And, here I thought the Soul Society's Hell Corps would have done you in."

A tall brown haired man walked out from the side of one of the buildings, a house with the sign Kurosaki Clinic, probably Ichigo's house. He looked alot like Sousuke. That prettyboy face. Those piercing eyes. That downturned lip. Everything breathed Sousuke Aizen. Except his hair looked untamed. And, judging by his red haori with black diamonds over his shinigami outfit, he was a captain. "They didn't tell you? You're looking at the Captain-Commander of the Hell Gotei 13." He paused, smiled that Aizenesque smile and then continued adjusting the brown square-rimmed glasses that Sousuke had to have copied, "Captain-Commander Yamamoto sent for me. You shall be punished, Sousuke-chan." Then, "Subjugate and conquer, Shinizami-O." He drew his zanpakutou, as he did, it's shikai took form, shifting the katana from sword to a reaper's scythe. It's shape alone amazed Gin. It reminded him of the one held by Segundo Espada Barrigan Luisenbarn, the Arrancar of Aging Death. Something called Arrogante. Gin didn't think someone else would have something like it. Not in all his days, except for the two Hyourinmarus. Even then, Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya sorted out which one should remain, twice.

"Any last words, my dear older brother?" Sousuke queried without any emotion at all. He was self-confident. After all, he defeated Genryusai. There was no questioning who was the stronger. Even now, Sousuke Aizen's reiatsu outmagnified this Ryugetsu Aizen's own. Yet, it wasn't enough to kill him. Maybe, just maybe, this Ryugetsu was the real deal. Gin couldn't wait. Now, only if he had some popcorn.

"Sit and be punished, Sousuke-chan. Ryumonhana." With a swing of his zanpakutou, Ryugetsu advanced Sousuke. His flashstep seemed ten times that of Captain-Commander Yamamoto. Then, Gin noticed the burning flower on Sousuke's arm. A sunflower. An appropriate flower for hell. That white frock he'd taken as his new form of clothes smoldered. Their blades clashed.

Their movements echoed throughout the town, leaving the ring of steel through the air. Waves of reiatsu vibrated across the streetline, causing minimal structual damage. Despite what Ryugetsu came to do, the town would see damage anyway. But, even Sousuke seemed to be suppressing his reiatsu. Why? Why doesn't he just kill this fool in one swipe? This Cap'n-Commander Ryugetsu doesn't compare with Cap'n Aizen. So, why is he playing with 'im? Or, is it he's that bored? That must be it. Boredom.

As Gin watched the two Aizens, his vision seemed a little blurry. No, it was as if something got into his eye. Then, he heard it.

"Growl, Heineko!" It was definitely Rangiku Matsumoto-chan.

Gin flashstepped out of Matsumoto's range. When he caught a glimpse of her, he couldn't believe his eyes. She was still obviously hurt, yet she still came here to defend the town. What's wrong with this damn woman? Why won't she just stay down? If she's this badly hurt, why? "Matsumoto..."

Matsumoto huffed as she swung her zanpakutou's hilt. The blade remained ash. But, she didn't nearly have enough reiatsu to fight him. But, her determination made him remember the interest he had in her so long ago. Before Sousuke Aizen tore him away from her. "Gin, treason is too light of a word for what you, Kaname Tousen, and Sousuke Aizen should be charged with." She huffed some more. "But, I..." She paused. As she did, the two Aizens' battle came close. Sousuke came crashing down to the street right behind her. She looked up at whosoever could accomplish what even the Captain-Commander could not. It was then her eyes widened. She looked down at the Aizen on the ground and then back at the one in the sky. "How can there be two Captain Aizens?"

"Ryugetsu Aizen," Gin pointed to the one in the sky, "Cap'n-Commander of the Hell Gotei 13."

"So, they got involved too?"

"Yep."

Ryugetsu spoke slowly. Mirth emanating from his voice. "So, you still think you're the strongest thing alive, Sousuke-chan?"

In a flash Sousuke was behind Ryugetsu, his zanpakutou already in motion. "That didn't even hurt a single bit, niisama." As the strike came down, Sousuke's blade was blocked by the scythe. Ryugetsu looked as if it took no effort at all. "You cannot kill a god, Ryugetsu-niisama." Sousuke's arm was still burned from the Ryumonhana, but it didn't seem to have had any effect.

"Matsumoto, why not just watch this fight. There's not much ya can do in that condition, and I really ain't itching ta fight ya at all."

Ryugetsu and Sousuke's strikes seemed evenly matched for the moment. Fast enough to send shock waves throughout the sky. And, then it came.

Sousuke touched his lips softly. Almost as if he would blow a kiss to his older brother. As he removed his fingers, he whispered, "Cero." A great purple beam shot through the sky directly at his brother. It was faster than any cero Gin had ever seen any Hollow do, even the Arrancar.

How is it that he can use a cero?

"A cero, Sousuke-chan?" The smoke from the impact cleared a little. Ryugetsu hadn't even bothered dodging the damn thing. "And, of such low caliber too." Not a scratch befell Ryugetsu. By the looks of the incinerating kidou, it appeared as if he managed to use the Kigai no Joumon. And, more importantly his face was now covered by a Hollow's mask. That mask reminded Gin of the images humans had of the devil, horns like a ram and covered in the color of blood. "Surprised? There's more than one way to make a Vaizard, you know." Even that echo in his voice said it was more than just for looks. "Cero."

a/n:

zanpakutou: soul slayer

Karakura Town: Ichigo's hometown

Soul Society: world of souls and shinigami

Getsuga Tenshou: Heavenly Lunar Fang

Gotei 13: the protection squad

Hougyoku: a catalyst made by Kisuke Urahara

Kurosaki Clinic: the clinic in Ichigo's house

Hell Gotei 13: the protection squad of Hell

Shinizami-O: Ryugetsu Aizen's Zanpakutou, King Shinigami

Arrogante: Barrigan's resurrecĂ­on, Arrogance

Hyourinmaru: Toshiro's Zanpakutou, Ice Ring

Ryumonhana: Dragon-Gate Flower

reiatsu: spirit energy

Heineko: Rangiku's Zanpakutou, Ash Cat

Cero: Zero

Kigai no Joumon: Gate of the Turtle's Armor