A/N...THIS THE SECOND HALF...IT WILL BE FROM JURI'S SIDE...ENJOY
HOLLOW SPEAK
HOLLOW MASK SPEAK
ZANPAKUTO SPEAK OR FLASHBACKS
CH2
*Fifty Years Later*
Juri Natsume walks towards her new post in the Nibantai, her red scarf blowing in the wind. She enters the crestroom to meet her new Captain. Soifon sits crosslegged as Juri entered, "Juri Natsume...reporting for duty..Ma'am" she stated, saluting. Soifon nodded and motioned for her to come closer. Juri approached and as the guards left, embraced juri. Juri blushed, "Hi..mother" she whispered.
"hello..honey...how are the natsumes?" soifon asked. Juri straighten her uniform, "they are well" she replied.
"thats good" soifon stated. Soifon and Juri sat and talked about going their mission to the the world of the living, they and several squad members headed to the senkai gate. The gate opened over Tokyo Japan, "the target is up ahead" soifon ordered. Juri and the others saluted and followed, they arrive near Tokyo Tower to find about ten hollows, "attack..leave none" soifon stated, the group shouted and began their attacks. Juri drew her sword and charged the hollow. She lept upward with a side slash, the hollow let out a dying wail as it vanished. Juri and the others continued fighting hollows but unknown to them, a figure watched intently from another building. The figure wore black jeans with boots and white tank top with a black duster, his hair was black with a vertical scar on his left eye. Juri and the others finished their assualt and began to open a senkaimon. The figure smirked, "Soifon" he grinned, removing his glasses with one eye blue and the other black with a gold pupil. The figure noticed juri and recognized the scarf around her neck, "thats my scarf but who is she?" he thought. The senkaimon closed as the figure watched, "that was close...makes me wonder" he thought, vanishing.
*That evening*
Juri sat in her room meditaing, "Juri...when we were fighting I felt a presence" her zanpakuto RaimeiHachi (thunder bee)stated.
"really are you sure?" juri asked.
"Yes...it was similar to your power but darker and more sinster" raimeihachi replied. Juri opened her blue eyes, "one can only wonder" she thought. The next day juri headed to visit her adopted parents Maya and Jin Natsume, "Hello" juri greeted. Jin looked up and smiled, "Hello dear" he smiled. Maya came into the living room holding their daughter Aya, "Hi..Juri...how is squad two and Lady Fon?" she asked. Juri sat down, "Its going good and mother is fine...I have a question...do either of you know about my father?" she asked. Jin and Maya looked at each other, "No..Lady Fon only told us that he passed away before you born" jin replied.
"Oh...she did say he was a soul reaper" maya added. Juri stayed for about an hour before leaving, "It obvious they didn't know" raimeihachi stated.
"True..but now..we ask the source" juri stated.
*Squad Two grounds*
Soifon sat in her office, when the door opened to reveal Juri with a serious look. Juri knelt before her mother, "Mother..I need to know about my father" she stated. Soifon froze in her seat, "he died a long time ago" she replied.
"I know but who was he..did he know?" juri asked. Soifon straighten in her seat, "No...but if he was alive...nothing would've kept him away...the scarf around your neck was his...He was good man" she replied, wiping a tear. Juri stood, "how did he die?" she asked.
He was killed fighting a terrible enemy" soifon replied. Juri accepted her mother's responds but knew she was hiding something, a trait picked up from her father. Soifon reached into desk after juri left pulling out a picture, "Mitsuomi..If only you knew...Where did you go?" she thought.
*World of the living*
A solitary figure walked the dark alleys of tokyo on his way home, a cigarette hung his mouth and his black hair blowing in the wind. The figure sensed someone following him but didn't let on, he picked up his pace but from the shadows two hollows appeared, "Tasty morsel" one sneered, from behind his beetle mask. The other ape hollow thumped his chest, "Kets eat" he bellowed, the figure stayed motionless as they charged. The figure vanished as the hollows attacked, both looked around but couldn't find the figure. The ape hollow looked above the beetle to see the figure, "hey above you" he howled, the beetle looked up as a pair of boots wrapped around his head and with a backfilp, the figure threw him several feet. The ape hollow charged but the figure counter by falling back kicking the hollow upward and vanished with flash. The figure appeared above and spinning back kick struck the hollow in his mask cracking it. The ape hollow wailed as it died, the beetle hollow got to its feet but the figure was standing in front of him, "So tell me...did He send you?" the figure questioned. The beetle hollow growled, "what the fuck are babbling about?" he hissed, firing a cero. The cero hits the figure headon but only the jacket remained, "stupid move" a voice echoed. The beetle hollow turned to a dark purple cero and couldn't even react before he was obliterated. The figure picked up his shredded coat, "Kuso...I just got this" he whined.
"Big deal...baka...you should be concerned with the resident soul reaper finding you" a voice stated. The figure threw the coat in the dumpster and turned onto the street, "Shut up...konoyaro...besides...Its been fifty years...maybe they gave up" he thought.
"Ha...fat chance...you did a bad thing...destroying propety...faking your death and most of all...Killing your best friend...Sab..." the voice crowed. The figure's face contorted, "Shut the fuck up...Never Let your tongue utter his name" he stated, with venom. The voice laughed, "temper...temper...I wouldn't dream of facing you again...Mitsuomi" the voice stated. Mitsuomi stopped in front of an abandoned warehouse, "tell me...seeing her that day..pulled at the heart strings huh?...makes you wonder...does she truly hate you now" roku stated. Mitsuomi opened the side door and walked up the steps to his makeshift home, a cot with comics and clothes in a duffle bag. Mitsuomi sat at the old desk with his feet propped up, "I abandoned her twice...She doesn't deserve a fool like me...she's better off" he thought.
"True but you wanted to see her" roku commented but mitsuomi stayed slient.
*Soul Society*
Juri sat in the squad two archives looking over the records of it members, "lets see..before mother...was...but...wait...his name is missing...but before him was yoruichi shihouin" she thought. Juri continued to look and found that yoruichi had vanished and was now considered a traitor and her successor was killed years later, "again his name not written..it obvious someone had his name deleted from the records" she whispered. Juri decided to ask soifon about the previous Nibantai Taicho but when she arrived found someone speaking to soifon, "Soifon Taicho...I am Hori..apart of Central 46's investigation team...I'm here to ask you a few questions about your predecessor...Mitsuomi Kiriyu" he stated. Juri gasped silently outside the door, "thats the guy" she thought. Soifon sat silent, "what about...its been fifty years and you haven't found him" she stated.
"true but..I've been recently put in charge and I need more infomation on him..." hori stated. Soifon propped her elbows on her desk, "what kind of info?" she asked. Hori cleared his throat, "Kiriyu...has managed to stay hidden for fifty years..due in part to his abilites and being the former head of the infiltration unit of the onmitsukido and being its commander" he explained. Soifon only stared, "true...he's quite good at hiding but he's smart and cunning" soifon stated.
"So...I've heard..but I also found that...the two of you more than just Captain and Lt..but in fact lovers" he stated. Juri gasped from the outside, "Lovers?" she thought. Soifon's eyes flashed in anger and her reiatsu started to rise, "Such Insolence..How dare you bring my Personal Life into question!" she hissed. Hori stood unfazed, "No matter...Kiriyu is a wanted criminal and will be brought to Justice and If you interfere...you will be charged with aiding a fugtive and fraternization...Now as for the child that you adopted but who is really your actual child...Even though..you managed to outmanver the elders of your clan but be mindful of your place..Lady Fon" he stated. Soifon sat seething as Hori left, a few minutes later juri entered, "mother..I heard...is it true?" she asked. Soifon's face softened, "Hai...fifty years ago..he disappeared and was branded a criminal but as I said If he knew...nothing would've kept him away" soifon stated. Soifon and Juri continued talking about mitsuomi and some of his history.
*A few days Later*
Juri walks the path to central 46 after being summoned by Hori, "what could he want?" she thought, arrving at his office. Juri was led inside where hori sat, "ahh...Juri Natsume or rather Juri Fon" he stated and juri only glared. Hori motioned for her to sit, "thank you for coming...Now i'll skip to the point...I have a need for your talents" he stated. Juri raised an eyebrow, "my talents?" she asked.
"Yes...you have a keen sense and can trace even the minimalist of reiatsu and for my mission...I will need it" he stated, walking to the window. Hori sighed staring out the window, "Central 46 has granted me the task of finding traitorous criminal Mitsuomi Kiriyu and bring him back to face his crimes" he stated and juri inwardly gasped. Hori returned to his seat, "we will leave tonite...I've cleared it with Soifon Taicho" he stated. Juri only bowed and headed to the door but as she neared, "one more thing..If your whore of a mother had a hand in helping him...she will stripped of her title and executed with him" he stated, arrogantly. Juri left silently but on the inside she was seething in anger, "Damn that bastard" she thought.
*World of the Living*
Hori, Juri and his handpicked men arrived in Tokyo, a place where mitsuomi's reiatsu had been tracked by Kurotsuchi. The group heads to Tokyo tower and surveys the city, "Hori-sama...How will we find him?" one asks. Juri stands silently, "these guys aren't that strong but...this will allow me a chance to see him" she thought.
"true but be careful...these men are dangerous" raimeihachi repiled. A second man approached Hori, "Nii...raise your reiatsu to get anyone's attention" hori ordered. Nii obliged walking out into the sky and with a yell flared his reaitsu. Hori turned to Juri, "now search the city for any traces that spike in return" he stated. Juri closed her eyes and focused her reiatsu but caught a slight trace from below, "below" she stated. The group shunpoed downward near a park on several building but saw no one, "Ichi...San take the roof over there...Nii...Yon...stay here...Juri remain where you are by the fountain" hori ordered. The group took their places. Hori turned his back to juri, "Now then" he whispered, drawing his sword. Hori turned to juri his sword pointed at her, "what are you doing?" she asked.
"Easy...you are the bait...you bare a striking resemblance to your whore mother...My intention was to use you to bring him here but...maybe its better to kill you blame that traitor" he stated darkly. Juri made quick draw for her sword but was frozen in place but Nii and Yon using kido. Hori raised his sword ready to kill Juri, "Is that any way to treat a Lady" a voice echoed.
(song playing...The Guardians...10yrs Later...Katekyo Hitman Reborn Ost)
Hori turned to a young man wearing black military pants with a white tank top and a long white trenchcoat draped on his shoulders and his hands in his pockets. Juri noticed the man had on sunglasses but only his left lense was dark, "Hisashiburi...Tratiorous Criminal...Mitsuomi Kiriyu" hori stated, causing Juri to gasps. Mitsuomi tilted his head to the side smirking, "opps looks like..i'm caught" he grinned. Juri could only stare wide eyed, "this is him...this man could be my father" she thought. Hori sat down on the edge of the fountain, "Kiriyu...By Order of Central 46...you are to surrender to us" he stated.
"Ohh...big talk from a weakling...just because you have status and anwser to them...gives you the right..to hurt people" mitsuomi stated, nearing Hori. Mitsuomi stood in front of Hori, "you won't escape us" hori stated.
"you and your flunkies combined...couldn't beat me on my worst day" mitsuomi smirked. Hori stared up at mitsuomi, "If you don't comply...we will kill this girl" he stated.
"Well...If thats the case...then let give you my anwser" mitsuomi repiled. Mitsuomi raised his right leg and kicked Hori through the wall of building on the right side of the fountain, "Hori-sama!" shouted San. Ichi stopped San from attacking, "Hori-sama is fine" he stated.
"this guy is strong...No doubt he was a captain" ichi thought. The smoke cleared revealing Hori perfectly fine, "you're much stronger..to think I'd have to use two" he stated. Mitsuomi watched as two small scarecrow dolls fell from his chest, "my zanpakuto keeps me from harm" hori states, as Yon and Nii appear in front of him. Mitsuomi stands firm smiling, "Hori-sama lets us deal with this traitor" yon stated and hori only nodded.
(song playing...Beware of guys who use umbrellas on sunny days...Gintama Ost)
Nii flexed his muscles increasing their mass and raising his reiatsu, "Lets see how you deal...Little man" he bellowed, all the while Juri watched on. Nii charged forward swinging a heavy right, mitsuomi countered with a straight right kick and a spinning wheel kick to his jaw. Nii staggered back as Mitsuomi charged with a bicycle kick and spinning back kick, knocking Nii through three buildings. Yon charged with his sword drawn but mitsuomi blocked with his right forearm reenforced by his reiatsu and landed a twisting left punch, sending Yon through a wall. San lept from the roof but was stopped by mitsuomi firing a byakurai through his shoulder and a sokatsui to the chest. Hori drew his sword and it merges with his body turning him into a large human scarecrow, "You will Surrender" he stated, raising his clawed hands. Mitsuomi stood motionless as Hori towered over him, hori swung his claws but mitsuomi dodged and vanished, "he's gone" he thought. Mitsuomi appeared above him firing a shakkho to his face staggering him, "My eyes..my eyes" hori howled, as mitsuomi grabs his shihakusho. Mitsuomi fires several byakurais, "you have a limit..i'll keeping firing till you reach it" mitsuomi smirks. Hori falls to his knees as doll after doll poured from his scarecrow body, "First to Die" mitsuomi grins, charging a cero. Juri stares in shock watching mitsuomi pick apart Hori and his men, out the corner of her eye she see Ichi flash next to her with a dagger, "Kiriyu stop...or this bitch dies!" he shouts. Mitsuomi stands firm but relents, "Hado #63 Raikoho" Ichi utters, the yellow blast hits mitsuomi in the chest throwing him several feet. Hori returns to normal as Ichi approaches, the sound of laughter catches their ears. Hori looks to see Mitsuomi kip up unharmed, "Hidoi" he smirks. Ichi stares wide eyed and shunpoes away but mitsuomi flashes above him and kicks him downward into a building. Hori watches as the building collaspes on ichi, "Konoyaro" he hisses. Mitsuomi appears and fires a Byakurai through his gut. Hori spits blood as he falls. Juri watches as Mitsuomi slowly marches forward and Hori hits the ground. Mitsuomi stands over Hori charging another cero, "Yamete Kudasai!" juri shouts. Mitsuomi relents again and walks towards her, as Hori passes out(Song ends)
Mitsuomi looks Juri over, "Her again and wearing my scarf " he thought, reaching in his pocket and lights a cigarette.
"Gomenassai...Ms...but those fools won't hurt you again..oh and that kido will wear off soon" he states, turning on his heels. Juri gets to her feet, "Wait...are you really Mitsuomi Kiriyu?" she asks.
"Maybe...maybe not" he replies.
"Tell me do you know Soifon?" she states. Mitsuomi stops in his tracks and looks over his shoulder at juri, "I knew..I wasn't imagining things...she kinda looks like soifon and her reiatsu..is similar too" he thought.
"Who are you?" he asks. Juri despite the kido stood firm, "I am Juri Natsume...and Shaolin Fon..is my mother...I was born fifty years ago" she stated. Mitsuomi chuckled softly, "Souka...So she moved on...Yokatta" he repiled, "Ja'ne" he added. Juri stepped forward, "Wait...that's not all...this scarf...It was my father's!" she shouted, causing mitsuomi to stop. Mitsuomi stared wide eyed from behind his glasses, "Impossible" he thought, turning back to her. Mitsuomi stood in front of her removing his glasses, juri gasps see the hollowifed eye and with a flicker, she passes out. Mitsuomi hoists her onto his shoulder and vanishes. Mitsuomi arrives at his place and carries juri inside placing her on his cot, "could it be possible?" he thought, "entirely possible...I sense a kinship with her and zanpakuto" zetsuei stated. Juri shivered slightly from the drafty warehouse and mitsuomi draps his coat over her as she sleeps. Juri slowly awakens to find herself in a warehouse, "finally awake" a voice echoed. Juri turned to see mitsuomi, "what are you going to do me?" she asked. Mitsuomi props his legs on the desk, "I dont know...you're my enemy...maybe I should kill you" he stated, nonchalantly. Juri gasped and went her sword but it was gone, "its over there...next to zetseui...but don't worry...I'm just messing with you...besides...If Soifon is your mom...she would hunt me down" he stated, smirking. Juri looked to see raimeihachi next to a sword with a black and white hilt with a blue ribbon wrapped around the sheath, she tried to get up but was stopped by an invisible wall. Mitsuomi chuckled, "ohh sorry but you're inside my barrier..It my specialty...So now we can talk" he stated. Juri straightened up, "ok..so what about?" she asked.
"judging by your reiatsu and skills...you're fresh out of the academy or a few years ago but your keen senses are first rate...you managed to find me" he stated. Juri fidgeted, "true but...why did you save me?" she asked.
"well..I was on a stroll when I felt that guys reiatsu...then I felt your panic...so I acted...Now tell are you really Soifon's child?' he stated. Mitsuomi threw juri a bottle of water, "thank you and yes...I was born 49yrs ago..." she repiled. Mitsuomi lit a cigarette, "What did Soifon tell you about me?" he asked.
"She told me my father was a good man" she repiled. Mitsuomi chuckled, "If thats the case...how did Soifon square this with her clan...you were born outside of marriage...they would never accept that" he said, taking a drag. Juri took a sip of water, "well...mother managed to outmanuver them...The clan did find out but with unohana taicho's help...she told the clan..that I died in childbirth and I was raised by a distance relative of the clan...The Natsumes...I always thought off her as my big sister...because she stayed close...when she told me the truth i was shocked and upset but...I was glad to know...when i graduated from the academy...she told the clan...she was going to adopt me...because they wanted an heir...They didn't protest when my name came up and agreed to the adoption and after it was legally done...Mother told them the truth...they were angry but it was now legal and mother is the clan leader" she explained. Mitsuomi started to laugh, "didn't know soifon had it in her...I guess i rubbed off on her" he stated. Juri let out a giggle, "me too...but dad..tell me..whats your next move?" she asked. Mitsuomi's demeanor turned sours, "don't know...funny its weird being called dad...so that being said..a word of advice...the fon clan will never accept you as its next head...your father is a rukon peasant...a criminal...also whether you be a noble or from the rukon...that holds no sway on the battlefield" he stated. Mitsuomi snapped his fingers releasing the barrier, "you should return home but be careful and tell them you escaped when the fighting started" he explained. Juri nodded and picked up raimeihachi, "I will" she stated but stopped to hug mitsuomi. Mitsuomi was hesitant at first but hugged his daughter, "thank you dad...I glad i got to meet you" she stated, as teared up.
"same here...little bee" he whispered. Juri left in a flash returning to the battle site but found hori and the others gone and the strangest thing the battle site was perfectly fine. Juri opened a senkaimon and headed back to the soul society.
*Soul Society*
Soifon stood in front of the main senkai gate, she couldn't let on that she was worried for her daughter, "please be alrite" she thought. The gate opened revealing Juri, "Taicho I have returned" she stated, bowing. Soifon nodded and they prepared to leave, when a dozen soul reapers appeared surrounding juri, "whats the meaning of this" soifon spat. Hori appeared with his chest bandaged under his shihakusho, "damn..he got back before me" juri thought.
"Excuse us Soifon Taicho but Central 46 has ordered that Juri Natsume be placed under arrest for consorting with a wanted criminal and aiding his escape" he stated. Juri's eyes flashed in anger, "Impossible!" she shouted, Soifon turned to her daugther giving a look to say bear with this. Juri sighed giving them her zanpakuto and was handcuffed. Soifon's demenor was calm but on the inside she was livid, "Hori...why?" she asked.
"she is a criminal like her father...be mindful soifon taicho...or you will be next" he stated, vanishing. Soifon returned to her division and then to her room, upon locking the door she screamed throwing vases and lights. She dropped to her knees sobbing, "not my baby" she thought. Juri was pushed in her cell by one of hori men, "this were you belong bastard child" he mocked. Juri only glared as she sat down on the cold floor, "how could this happen?" she thought, starting to cry. The news of juri's arrest sent shockwaves through the seireitei, most were shocked but the Fon clan saw it as an opportunity to be rid of her. Soifon put on a brave face in public but in private she was devastated, most knew she had adopted juri but only select few knew that juri was her biological daughter. Soifon made several attempts to speak with central 46 but were all declined, she tried the head captain but his hands were tied. A few days later hori went to see juri, "ready to confess your crimes?" he asked but juri only glared. Hori laughed, "why have you done this?" she asked, "you are a means to an end...now...I have proposal for you...are you willing to die for your whore mother?" he asked. Juri gritted her teeth, "if it comes to light about your true heritage...she will dealt with and all who helped her including unohana taicho...you can save them by trading your life..for theirs but are you willing?" he stated.
"I'll do it!...just don't hurt my mom or unohana taicho" she pleaded. Hori chuckled, "aww how noble...then by order of central 46..you will be executed in ten days" he stated, laughing. Juri curled up in ball hearing hori's laughter, "dad...mom...i'm sorry" she whispered.
Hori returned to his home to find someone waiting, "is it done?" a voice asked.
"Yes...Ikon-sama" he stated. Ikon appeared from the shadows, "Its seems my sparing you has proved useful" he stated. Hori bowed in reverance to ikon, "Hai...with my help you will rule to Sereitei" he states.
Ikon grins wide, "good...when he finds out..he will return...no doubt" he stated.
"Hai...there is no way..he would let that brat die" hori replied. Ikon vanished via sonido and hori retired to his room. The next day the news was announced that juri had confess and would be executed, several captains made inquires to central 46 but were all denied by Hori, who said that he was put in charge of this endeavor and they were to take he said as their will. An official notice from central 46 was sent each squad the next day to convey that statment. Soifon was completely numb hearing the news, every attempt to save juri was stopped, "soifon..maybe..you should go see Him" suzumebachi stated. Soifon sighed turning on her side in the bed, "How can I...he's a criminal..." she thought, "dummy...thats why...mitsuomi would jump at the chance to stick it to them...besides..he is her father" suzumebachi replied. The next day soifon went to see juri but was only allowed a few minutes, she saw juri gazing out the only window of the cell. Juri turned to soifon, her eyes red from from crying, "why would you confess?" soifon asked.
"I had no choice...I committed those crimes" she replied. Juri walked to the cell door, "please accept this taicho...I'm sorry I brought shame to you and the fon clan...I hope my death will allow you to regain some of your lost honor" she stated. Soifon wiped a tear, "Juri...don't do this...You should not suffer for my crimes" she whispered. Juri placed her hand on Soifon's hand, "its ok..I'm resigned to my fate...now i'll be able to see my father...in tokyo...when I am reborn" juri stated. The guard came to escort soifon out as she left hori passed with a smug look on his face. Soifon neared the gates of her division, when made sense of juri words, "tokyo...wait he's in tokyo" she thought. Soifon immediately shunpoed to the head captains office, yamamoto sat at his desk when soifon arrived. Yamamoto looked up, "what is the meaning of this Soifon Taicho?" he asked.
"Head Captain..I ask again for you to delay Juri Natsume's execution...She is innocent of these crimes" she stated. Yamamoto handed soifon a letter, "Soifon Taicho according to this letter...you are to be confined to your division starting tommorrow till further notice...and you are barred from attending the execution" he stated. Soifon stood shocked, "but sir...she was one of my subordinates" she replied.
"this is the will of central 46 and their word is law" he boomed. Soifon bowed and vanished, she arrived at her division to see unohana waiting at the gate, they entered and head to her office. Soifon sat her desk completely dejected, she saw no hope of saving juri, "soifon..have you given up?" unohana asked. Soifon looked up on the verge of tears, "unohana..there is no hope" she whispered. Unohana straighten in her chair, "there is one" she stated.
"I can't get to him...i'm being confined..even if I could...central 46 would find out" she stated. Unohana smiled coyly, "not nesscsary" she stated and soifon looked up in shock, "I have a personal senkaimon...it is not watched but you have only a few hours before they suspect anything" she stated. Soifon's eyes lit up, "thank you unohana" she stated.
"it no problem..but soifon...be watchful of this hori person" unohana stated. Soifon nodded and they devised a plan to get her to the world of her living, they decided that soifon would spend the night before her confinement in squad 4 under the guise of stress related problems allowing her the time to get to tokyo and come back. Unohana and Soifon headed to squad four and in a private room unohana erected a barrier and opened the senkaimon. Soifon sprinted through, "this my last hope" she thought, as the door closed. Unohana stood silent, "mitsuomi..i pray you listen" she thought, sitting and maintaining the barrier.
*World of the Living*
Mitsuomi sat in the warehouse reading a batman comic, "you know...i thought at first my personality was similar to the joker but now I think its more like harvey dent" he thought.
"How so?" zetsuei asked. Mitsuomi flipped a page, "harvey was good man but he had a darkside and after his accident..his outside match his inside...TwoFace lived his life on chance...That movie we saw the dark knight...TwoFace said the world is cruel and the only morality in a cruel world...is chance...unbiased...unpredice...fair" he thought.
"true but the choices we make shape our lives" zetsuei repiled. A senkaimon opened over tokyo and soifon shunpoed out, she sent a pulse of reiatsu hoping mitsuomi would respond. Mitsuomi looked up from his comic, "no way" he thought.
"Its soifon but why?" zetsuei asked.
"don't know" he thought, flexing his reiatsu slightly. Soifon felt the pulse and headed to its source an abandon warehouse, she entered to find no one. Mitsuomi watched from the rafter surpressing his reiatsu, "Mitsuomi come out...We need to talk!" she shouted but no anwser.
"Mitsuomi don't hide from me...I know your here...Its about Juri" she stated. Mitsuomi tensed up, "juri" he thought, "Mitsuomi...she's in danger...I need your help" she stated.
"Why should I help you...I'm a wanted man...I killed my best friend...i'm a traitor" he echoed. Soifon looked around but didn't see him, "so you did see her...she's been arrested...Hori did it...now she's being prepared to be executed...You must save her" she stated, on the verge of tears. Mitsuomi clenched his fist, "dammit" he thought.
"What can I do...You're a Captain...ask central 46" he stated.
"I tried but they won't see me...Mitsuomi...she's our daughter...do not let her suffer for our crimes...No parent should outlive their child...Hori has blocked any avenue for me to stop the execution" she cried, hugging herself. Mitsuomi appeared behind her wrapping his arms around her, "If you ever loved me...you will save our baby" she whispered.
"i'll try...when" he asked.
"Nine days from today" she replied, vanishing from his arms. Mitsuomi stood silent as his reiatsu started to rise but subsided, "will you save her...it'll be a hard fight to get in" zetseui stated.
"Not for me" he replied.
*Soul Society*
Soifon returned unnoticed and spent the night at squad four, the next day her confinement began but she prayed everyday for her daugther's safety. Juri spent her last days in releative peace except for hori and his men mocking her and their threats, several captains had stop to see her but she maintained she was guitly to protect her mother. Juri was transferred from her cell to the Senzaikyu for the remainder of her time till the execution in seven days. The days counted down to her execution date but unknown to her, the one person who can save her was in the soul society and was preparing for his assualt. Mitsuomi sat crossedlegged on a ridge overlooking the seireitei, he had a white trenchcoat drapped on his shoulders and a cigarette hanging from his mouth. Zetseui manifested next to him in her full armor, "we still have seven days...no need to rush" she stated.
"thats what's bothering me...why was she so quickly convicted and set for execution...This Hori guy bothers me...he kept saying central 46" he stated. Zetseui lets a bird land on her finger, "how so...he does work for them...maybe he's trying to curry favor with them" she stated.
"true but...I doubt they would ignore a captain's request and go straight to an execution" he retorted. Mitsuomi took a drag and blew smoke rings, "Maybe..he's working for someone...possibly the fon clan?" zetseui asked.
"possible but it would be suspious..even though soifon fooled them...it would look bad to outright challenge her by killing juri...besides...hori doesn't seem the type...he's working for someone strong...he's a follower not a leader..The Fon clan are lower noble house and subservient to the Shihouins..they would never make a move like that..more likey they would ask soifon to disown her to save them the embrassment" he stated.
*Squad Two*
Soifon sat in her office when a letter arrived from her clan elders, the letter read that she was to disown juri as her heir so that the stigma of being associated with clan would be lifted. Soifon wanted to burn the paper but she knew that juri had resigned herself to this fate. Soifon begrudgedly signed the papers effectively erasing the adoption she had careful accomplished, after signing the papers she broke down, to her this was turning her back on her own child. The news spread like wildfire, most nobles were glad that this child was no longer associated with the Fon clan but Hori took as another notch in his belt to break Soifon and Juri. Juri heared the news from Hori's men, "she did the right thing" she thought.
*Western Gate 1st District Jurinan*
Mitsuomi walked the streets with ease but he was on guard, he had scouted the gate for the past two days and got a rough idea how to get inside. The people in the town speak about many things including soifon disowning juri and the mention of her execution. The next day Mitsuomi eyed the gate in the distance, he saw Jidanbo march back and forth, "it won't be easy like last time" he thought. Mitsuomi saw several soul reapers nearing the gate, "opportunity knocks" he thought. Jidanbo opened the gate and Mitsuomi went for it charging with a full sprint and with a quick slide made it under the gate as it fell. Jidanbo looked around swearig he saw a blur but didn't think anything of it. Mitsuomi leaped from building to building trying to mask his reiatsu but he knew eventally someone would see him, "need to find the entrance to the sewers and hide for awhile" he thought. Sajin Komamura was on out a stroll taken in the sunny day, when he saw a white streak pass above him and smelt a familar scent. Sajin followed stealthly as the scent reached an entrance to the sewers and saw someone dressed in human clothes with black pants with a white shirt and a long white coat. Mitsuomi reached to open the manhole, when he felt a presense turning he saw komamura, "che..figures" he thought. Mitsuomi and Sajin stood face to face, "so it is you Kiriyu-san...why have you returned...what are your intentions?" he quiered. Mitsuomi stood slient, "I'd rather not risk an all out fight...can't draw to much attention" he thought.
"Komamura Taicho...my business is my own...as for why..I'm here...thought..I'd pay a visit" he stated, smirking. Sajin's eyes narrowed under his mask, "In that case I must stop you and bring you to Yamamoto Soutaicho" he stated, as the area became more heavy with reiatsu.
Mitsuomi flung zetsuei into a wall and threw off his coat hanging it on zetsuei revealing black gloves and arm guards, "you seem highly sure of yourself not to draw your zanpakuto" sajin stated, flaring his reiatsu. Mitsuomi raised his left fist near his jaw and right fist straight out, "I am and I can't be caught just yet" he smirked. Sajin drew his sword quaking the area and with a downward slash sent a shockwave at mitsuomi kicking up dust and leaving a ten foot long gash in the ground. Mitsuomi appeared above and spun forward with a diving dropkick but sajin blocked with his forearm guard. Sajin swung upward but mitsuomi dodged, countering sajin swung down and mitsuomi dodged again. Mitsuomi tried a spinning back kick but sajin caught his leg and swung him into a wall. Mitsuomi corrected using the wall as a launching point and charged forward, Sajin swung a heavy left catching mitsuomi but he blocked with his guards skidding to a halt. Mitsuomi charges forward vanishing, "why are you going along with this execution...don't you find it odd?" mitsuomi stated, as he flashed around sajin. Mitsuomi appeared in front of sajin charging forward, both have the same idea swinging a haymaker left blowing them back, "impressive Kiriyu...your hakuda is first rate...and to anwser your question...it is central 46's will..we must not go against it" sajin stated. Mitsuomi stood silent, "even is that true..her execution is unjust" he retorted.
"I see so you have come to stop the execution?" sajin stated. Mitsuomi raised his reiatsu slightly, "I told you my reasons are my own" he spat. Sajin flared his reiatsu, "and as I said...I must stop you" he stated. Mitsuomi sprinted forward but Sajin shouted Tenken and a massive blade nearly cut mitsuomi in half, "damn...he released..now its serious" he thought, skipping back. Sajin charged slamming a huge materialized fist downward cracking the ground. Mitsuomi dodged and nearly missed the massive etheral sword. Mitsuomi sensed others approaching all round, "i need to end this and escape...i may need to use it" he thought. Sajin raised tenken high as the massive etheral blade mimiced, "my apologizes kiriyu but its over" he stated. The massive blade swung into the ground kicking a plume of dust. Sajin gasped when mitsuomi appeared behind him, "too slow" mitsuomi uttered but with a flick of his wrist the blade swung wide. Mitsuomi backfilpped over the blade but sajin caught his right arm, "no escape now" sajin uttered. Mitsuomi's reiatsu started flare as he swipped his face donning a faceless mask, "Its over" he uttered, landing a reiatsu reenforced spin kick. The kick threw sajin several feet through two walls hitting his head on a building, mitsuomi appeared next to him gasping seeing the wolfllike face, "now you know...finish it" sajin whispered. Mitsuomi dropped to one knee, "No...komamura..you have your reasons for fighting...as do I...wait here someone will help you" he whispered, vanishing. Sajin was shocked, "he was not afraid..is clear by fighting him..he'd actually take on the entire goteijusantai..to save one person...his conviction is admirable" he thought, passing out. Several soul reapers including JuBantai Taicho Toshiro Hitsuguya, "inform the Soutaicho...We have an intruder and Inform Captain Unohana and Squad four" he ordered. Toshiro searched the surrounding are but found nothing.
*Squad Two*
Soifon sat in her office when she felt the battle near the western gate, "is him alrite" suzumebachi stated.
"yes..." soifon replied. A hellbutterfly flew into her office relaying a Captain's only meeting and despite her conifinement, she was to attend. The captain assembled minus komamura and ukitake due to his illness, "I call this meeting to order...give your report Hitsuguya Taicho" yammoto boomed. Toshiro stepped from his spot and cleared his throat, "one hour ago..an intruder appeared near the western gate...Captain Komamura fought the intruder but was defeated...I searched the area but found no trace of the intruder" he explained. The others murmured amongst themselves but Soifon knew exactly who the intruder was, "has komamura woken up?" asked shunsui. Unohana turned to him, "no..but his injuires were not to severe..he struck his head and has three broken ribs but he will awake soon" she explained. The soutaicho slammed his cane, "till this intruder is caught..all squads are to remain on alert" he boomed. The captains saluted filing out to the setting sun, Soifon was the last leave and headed back to division. She stared at the sunset trying to remember happy times but they were far apart. Soifon entered her room and went to to take a bath and eat dinner, she thought of many things, juri's birth to telling mitsuomi she loved him. Soifon had taken to going to sleep early due to part to her depression over juri and mitsuomi, "four days and my baby dies..kami please watch over my child" she thought fallen asleep.
*Seireitei sewers*
Mitsuomi walked through the sewers for a few hours finally come up near squad two, he had decided to see soifon and pick up some suppiles. Mitsuomi snuck onto the grounds through a path access only by the captain. He neared soifon's room in the darkness and saw her window open. Mitsuomi peered into the room to see soifon sound asleep, climbing in and kneeled next to her futon, "geez..she's a wreck" he thought, seeing the bags under eyes. Mitsuomi sat crosslegged for several minutes watching her sleep, "mitsuomi...why did you leave again...we have a baby" she mumbled. Mitsuomi's eyes flickered hearing her words, "gomen...little bee..I am to blame" he whsipered, remembering days long past.
*Flashback*
Fifty years ago
Mitsuomi was surrounded by darkness and silence when voice broke the darkness, "Mindless beast" a voice echoed. Mitsuomi looked around but saw nothing, "Mitsuomi its over" another voice echoed. "Soifon!" he shouted. A glimmer of light broke through the endless darkness and mitsuomi reached for and light enveloped him. Mitsuomi opened his eyes to see saburo in front of him, "chief..you did it..." he whispered. Mitsuomi gasped seeing his sword in saburo's chest and soifon on the ground, "No..It my fault" he gasped.
"chief..don't blame yourself" saburo whispered, as he fell to the ground. Mitsuomi dropped to his knees as his eyes teared, "Forgive Me" he howled. Mitsuomi felt the reiatsu of others and out desparation disappeared into a senkaimon.
End flashback
A single tear fell on soifon cheek causing her to stir but when she woke mitsuomi was gone. Mitsuomi walked to grounds in silence as he headed to the kitchen and lastly the armory grabbing a few kunai, "it wasn't your fault" zetseui stated.
"I lost control..it was my fault but I will avenge saburo by killing Ikon" he thought. Mitsuomi left the grounds heading to the one place that would be safe, yoruichi hidden training grounds near sokyoku hill. Mitsuomi sat on the rocks in the training silently thinking, "we have four days...do you have some kind of plan?" zetsuei asked.
"the Senzaikyu is heavily guarded...and with fight sajin..the seireitei will be on high alert.." he thought. Mitsuomi leaned back on the rock, "tommorrow..we going to central 46" he thought.
"huh..why...thats risky?" zetsuei commented.
"true but..it may buy us some time...maybe get a stay of execution by using central 46 as hostages or worst case..use tsukiyomi to do it" he replied.
*Senzaikyu*
Juri sat in meditation preparing her mind for her impending death, "three days left now" she thought, as the sounds of hori and his men caught her attention. Hori rattled her cell door, "hello...I have good news...your execution is not in three days" he stated. Juri's eyes widen. Hori started to laughing, "It Today" he mocked, causing juri to gasp loudly, "why?" she squeaked. Hori tapped his chin, "central 46 decided to not waste time...I will return in two hours to have you escorted to the Sokyoku" he grinned. The door slammed shut and Juri started sobbing and screaming, her resolve shattered. The news spread shocking a great deal of people. Soifon completely broke down, "No..this can't be happening" she cried.
*Central 46 Compound*
Mitsuomi unaware of the changed execution time makes his way down to the underground assembly hall, "Its odd that there was no one guarding the door and no alarm" zetseui comments. Mitsuomi continues his trek downward, "I smell blood" he whispered, picking up speed. Mitsuomi opened the doors to the hall to find it empty with the stench blood perminating the room. Mitsuomi finds blood stains everywhere, "They're dead?" zetseui asks.
"yea...and by the looks awhile...the bloods black...they've been dead weeks or even a month...It seems my suspicions were correct...Hori's working for someone" he replied. Mitsuomi continued to look around, "if thats the case then all this time its been him and his men" zetseui states.
"exactly...his men were handpicked totally loyal...but what bothers me..is why Juri?" he thought. Mitsuomi stood thinking but gasped realizing and turned sprinting upstairs, "Mitsuomi whats wrong!" zetseui shouted.
"He used juri to get to me...The person pulling the strings has grudge against me and used juri to find me" he stated.
"but who" zetseui asked.
"Ikon...the attack in he living world..its him...he promised this Hori something and together they killed central 46 and used its influnce to find juri and use her to find me" he spat. Mitsuomi reached the exit but at the end of the bridge stood Ichi, Nii, San and Yon, "so you've come traitor" ichi smirked. Mitsuomi stood glaring, "outta my way..or it will be a repeat of last time" he stated.
"It won't" ichi sneered. Ichi snapped his fingers and six other people appeared, two on left, right and rear, "we are the ones chosen by hori-sama..to usher in a new age under his rule" they stated in unison. Mitsuomi stared unimpressed, "fascinating...but I don't have time for your speech" he stated.
"you're...time is indeed running out...especially for that bitch...here is some food for thought traitor...in less than hour she dies" ichi grinned. Mitsuomi's eyes narrowed, "what...she had three days" he hissed.
"Hai but Hori-sama will have her put to death today" ichi stated.
*Sokyoku Hill*
Hori and the members of the kido corp assigned to release the sokyoku lead Juri to the execution stand. Despite being destroyed fifty years ago, the stand was rebuild and is more imposing. Juri marches head down as the wind slowly blows, "this is my death...mother please forgive me" she thpught. The Captains assembled minus soifon and komamura, "this is truly a tradegy" whispered ukitake.
Indeed but this the law..we can't act" kyroraku stated. Unohana stood eyes closed, "please mitsuomi save her" she thought, Juri stood under the stand as yamamoto approached. Hori removed her veil and left the stand with a smirk, "Juri Natsume...Being found guilty..you are to be executed by the Sokyoku...do you have any last request?" yamamoto asked. Juri stood silent, "just one sir...please spare Mitsuomi Kiriyu after meeting him..I do not believe he is as evil as some make him out to be" she stated. Yamamoto opened one eye, "agreed...after your execution he will be spared" he stated. Hori wanted to protest but saw the meaning in his words, "release the seal" yamamoto bellowed. The kido corps member performed several hand signs causing the giant spear to glow blue with bindings snapping. Juri looked to the sky, "thank you mother...you tried" she thought. Juri cuffs released and three block lifted to the top of the stand, those that were to be witness were in shock.
*Central 46...Same time*
Mitsuomi stood motionless, "you can't stop the execution...she will die and you along with her" ichi mocked.
"so..to save Juri..I need to kill all of you.." mitsuomi stated. Mitsuomi removed his white coat drapping on the bridge only to turn to a punch to his right jaw. Mitsuomi grabbed the hand with his gloved right hand, "you the know difference...between your punch and my punch" he questioned, slamming his left fist in the man's jaw. Mitsuomi grabs the man by the neck and with a jerk snaps his neck throwing him into the pond. The others draws their sword, "Stop!...Ju was reckless...he is no ordinary enemy" ichi stated. Mitsuomi started clapping, "he's right" he smirked cracking his knuckles. The others took their stances except Ichi, Nii San and Yon, "Go...Roku..Nana...Hachi...Kyu...be on guard" ichi stated.
(song playing...Releasing the demons...Godsmack)
The group inched closer while mitsuomi slowly drew zetseui, "he's right...you only stand a chance by being cautious...you've got only option is attack me at once" he stated, his eyes slightly glowing. The group stood their ground, "here's some food for thought...when facing a foe with overwhelming power...is to attack as one...breathe as one...and at the right moment...Attack!" he shouted. The group charged from all side but it was over in a flash. Ichi stood shocked as all five were dead falling into the pond turning it red. Mitsuomi stood with zetsuei dripping with blood. Nii flexed his reiatsu charging blindly but mitsuomi sliced off his left arm then his right. Nii screamed as he dropped to his knees, "fool" mitsuomi uttered, obliterating him with a cero. Yon and San stood protecting Ichi who was backing up in shock, "impossible..we had the advantage" he thought. Mitsuomi stalked forward flicking the blood off the blade sheathing it, "what now?" yon growled. Mitsuomi took a battojutsu stance with his right slightly lower, "Die traitor!" san shouted but was cut in half from his right side to his left shoulder and his head was liberated from his shoulders. Yon's sword shook in his hand as mitsuomi approached his eyes fixated on him, they were devoid of remorse and he had a smile on his face, "those eyes...I knew I saw them before" yon gasped. Ichi stood motionless, "what are you babbling about?" he asked.
"years ago I witnessed a massacre...one man killed a hundred..he had the most haunting blue eyes I ever saw and a smile" yon whispered but he could say more his head fell to the ground. Ichi backed away dropping to his knees as mitsuomi stalked forward, "you're last..now you're going tell me all you know" mitsuomi stated. Ichi shook in fear, "I don't know anything" he stated but starting screaming as mitsuomi sliced off his right ear, "you're not hearing me" mitsuomi stated. Mitsuomi grabs ichi by the jaw, "who is hori working for...where do I find him?" he asked.
"I don't know...hori-sama never mentioned him" he stated. Mitsuomi pulled a kunai out of his pocket and cut out ichi's tongue, "you're not saying the right anwser" he states, as ichi screams with blood coming from his mouth. Mitsuomi grabs ichi's brown hair, "since you won't talk...you will serve as a message...you will wander this world...blind...deaf and dumb...all will know your sin" he uttered. Ichi mumbled pleading for his life, "Now you will weep tears of scarlet" mitsuomi stated, slicing ichi's eyes and other ear. Ichi collasped to the ground screaming in agony as mitsuomi picked up his coat, "I've wasted enough time" he thought. Mitsuomi felt the reiatsu of the others on hill and shunpoed away, "I hope i'm in time" he thought, vanishing. (song ends)
*Sokyoku Hill*
The Sokyoku comes to life in a burst of fire turning into a giant phoenix shocking all watching, "so this is its true form" Hori thought. Juri watched the sight, "I'm not afriad...i'm blessed...being raised by the natsumes...finding mom and dad...this my fate...i leave with no regrets" she thought. The phoenix charged forward ready to erase her but was stopped when a black scythe piercing its body and black chains erupted ensaring it.
(song playing...The Guadians,10yrs Later...Katekyo Hitman Reborn Ost)
The assembly gasped seeing the sokyoku ensnared, "look on the stand!" shouted toshiro pointing to a figure wearing a white coat. Juri looked up, "Dad?" juri gasped.
"sorry I was late...Traffic was hell" he smiled. Mitsuomi stood staring at the sokyoku as it struggled to get free, "dad how did you know?" she whispered.
"Soifon" he repiled. The captains watched from the ground, "its him..why?" thought kyoraku. "thank goodness" unohana whispered. Yamamoto stared with one eye open, "so kodomo..you've returned" he thought. Hori was seething, "Damn him" he thought. The phoenix roared trying to free itself, "the power of a million zanpakutos huh?...lets see how you measure up to the flames of hell...Ryu Jigoku" mitsuomi uttered, snapping his fingers. The chains ignited catching the phoenix aflame with black fire, "the phoenix was born of fire and dies of fire" mitsuomi stated, as the phoenix exploded returning to the form of a spear. The assembly was a gasped seeing the display of force, "he stopped the spear...who is this ryoka" commented Byakuya. Mitsuomi raised his right hand as zetseui reformed, "time to get you down" he stated, as he spun zetsuei overhead and with a jump cut the stand in half. The wind picked up as the stand was destroyed kicking up smoke and dust, when the smoke cleared mitsuomi stood on the stand with Juri sitting in his right arm and her arms around his neck and coat blowing in the wind and the menacing scythe on his left shoulder. (song ends)
Mitsuomi stood glaring right at Hori, "dad what now...there is too many for you fight" she stated.
"Its ok..Now hold on tight" he stated, jumping down. Mitsuomi landed in front of the captains, "can you stand?" he asked, and juri nodded as he lets her down. Mitsuomi thens drapes his coat over her shoulders and seals zetsuei, "so you've returned again kodomo" yamamoto questioned.
"I have...I came to stop this mockery of an exeution" he stated.
"Such Insolence Traitor!" hori shouted. Mitsuomi pointed his left index finger at Hori, "takes a traitor to spot a traitor...now confess...tell them the truth" mitsuomi stated. The others gasped and yamamoto remained silent, "Head captain..this man killed central 46 in cold blood everything since he took over as head of their investigation team has been a lie...Juri Natsume is just unwitting pawn in his plot" mitsuomi stated. Hori's eyes flashed angry, "Lies...do not believe this traitor!" he shouted.
"don't you find it odd..as cold as they are...their descion did not fit her suspossed crime...execution for meeting me...I am guilty of my crimes but she was not...I went to central 46 and found them dead...all them have been dead for weeks...I've see alot blood in my life but it was black and flaky...A clear sign" mitsuomi explained. Hori could feel all the eyes there watching him, "Isn't odd that central 46 denied all your request?...what about those hollows who attacked?" mitsuomi asked. The other captains murmured amongst themselves, "kodomo...why have you put such stock in a girl you never met before one week ago?" yamamoto asked. Juri looked at mitsuomi with her eyes flickering, "she isn't just someone I just met...Juri is the child of Soifon and Me" he stated. Yamamoto opened one eye and the others gasped, "You see he admits it...Soifon Taicho is just as guilty...she is a Whor..." hori stated but stopped when mitsuomi wrapped his left hand around his neck. Mitsuomi growled as his right eye started to match his left, "Say another word about soifon or juri...and it will be the last thing you ever say" he hissed. Hori struggled in mitsuomi's grip, "i'm with central 46...execute him" he shrieked.
"Shut up!...Tell me you lying bastard...where is the one pulling your strings...Where Is He" mitsuomu growled. Hori gased as the grip tighten, "you think I just tell you" hori retorted.
"I'm not giving you a choice...the last one tried and he will never see..hear..or speak ever again...Now tell where he is" mitsuomi spat.
"You mean Me" a voice echoed. Mitsuomi dropped hori as everyone gasped seeing a figure on the destroyed stand, the figure wore a black coat and white pants with pale white skin, long black hair and gold eyes, he had something clenched between his left arm and side. Hori got to his feet, "Its been awhile...better watch that temper...for you its a very bad thing..roku" the figure stated.
"Ikon-sama you came...Now we can eliminate the goteijusnatai and I can take my place as ruler of the seireitei...as you promised" hori stated. Ikon smirked rasing his right hand firing a cero at hori's chest. Hori gasped loudly as the blood flowed, "Master why?" he squeaked, falling dead. The others were ready to draw when they felt this twisted dark energy. Juri turned to see mitsuomi biting his lower lip as his reiatsu skyrocketed. The wind picked up and the sky started turning black, Juri was immediately pushed back into the arms of Unohana, "he's losing control" unohana thought.
(song playing...Zaraki theme..bleach ost)
Mitsuomi turned to the stand, "IIIIKKKKKOOONN!" he howled, as his skin turned white and six spikes jutted form back with a black wing, his purple black reiatsu blanketed the area but Ikon stood unimpressed. Juri and the others watched in shock as a black hole appeared on his chest and his face was covered in white bone resembling a faceless mask with eyes. Mitsuomi charged Ikon like missile, "IIIkkkkoonnn!" he growled, Ikon grinned wide revealing his bundle. Mitsuomi's eyes widen as he saw Soifon staring back at him in horror, "soifon" he thought, coming to a halt. Soifon stared wide eyed, "not again" she whispered.
"Monster" mitsuomi uttered, hiding his face. Ikon tighten his grip with his forearm around soifon's neck, "that what i like about you...so predicable" he smirked, charging a cero. The cero hit mitsuomi point blank pushing him to the ground as he tried to block it, ikon fired two more ceros increasing the size. Mitsuomi's boots dug into the ground as he landed, "struggle all you like...you can't win" ikon mocked. A crater was starting to form as mitsuomi held off the cero, "can't let..It..Go on" he grunted, as the wing and spikes cracked away. Juri watched in horror as ikon fired a fourth cero and the cero eveloped mitsuomi in a large explosion, the captains managed to shunpo away as the wind and debris flew, "Nooo!" juri screamed. Soifon teared up, "No..please not again" she whispered. Ikon cackled as the landed on the gound, "and here I thought..he would be a challenge" he smirked, throwing soifon to the ground. Soifon got to her knees sobbing as Ikon turned his attention to the other cptain, "geez...looks I'll need to leave...too many eyes" he stated
"You can't leave...without saying Good Night" a voice echoed. Ikon turned to narrowly dodge a dark purple cero, "what" he questioned, as it exploded behind him. Soifon looked up to see something emerge from the crater of smoke, "mitsuomi" she thought. Mitsuomi emerged his body covered in white bone like before no visible hole and strange markings on his arms and torso, "I spent fifty years trying to conquer him and you nearly caused me to lose to him again...Ikon..i will kill you" he stated, taking a deep breath and blowing smoke from two holes on the side of the mask. Ikon started to laugh but before he could utter a word, mitsuomi grabbed him by the face slamming and dragging him along the ground. Mitsuomi grabbed Ikon's leg and threw him into the air, Ikon corrected dodging another cero, "what a fortunate opportunity...come at me" he cackled.
(song playing...Crusnik theme...trinity blood ost)
Mitsuomi drew zetseui, "be careful what you call a fortunate opportunity...Bankai" he uttered, zetseui responded as he vanished. Mitsuomi appeared above Ikon spinning zetsuei, "Yami-en ryu no odori(darkness flame dragon dance)" he howled, as flame tinted with black flames erupted but ikon dodged as it hit the ground in an violent explosion. Ikon flexed his arms as two arm blades jutted from his forearms, the two charged like missiles bouncing off each other in the sky. Juri ran to her mother dropping to her knees as soifon embraced her, "Mother" she cried.
"I'm so glad you're ok..thank Kami" soifon whispered. The area shakes as they see an explsion in the sky and two figure charging downward from the hill, "mitsuomi" soifon thought. Ikon skidded in mid air as blood dripped from his chest, "it is amazing..he near my level but he's..on borrowed time" he thought. Mitsuomi raised zetseu firing a flame after flame but Ikon dodged, "he's fast" mitsuomi thought. Mitsuomi skidded to a halt as a pain started surging in his body, "mitsuomi you're running out of time" zetseui pleaded. Ikon charged forward as mitsuomi raised one hand with his index and middle finger straight up, "praying..fool" ikon howled. Mitsuomi smirked as his reiatsu surged, ikon neared him charging a cero but was stopped by a pair of mitsuomis grabbing his arms, "what the hell?!" he hissed. The twins grinned as one turned to electricity and the other caught fire blowing ikon back but before he could reacted. Mitsuomi spun zetsuei upward, "Yami-en ryu no odori" he shouted. The combined triple attack threw ikon to the ground in a heap near the path to the Senzaikyu. Mitsuomi slowly landed as his hollow bone cracked and his body showed the scars of battle, his breath was fast as Soifon appeared with Juri in tow. (song ends)
Mitsuomi gave them a weak smile as he turned his back to ikon, who was motionless on the ground with right arm gone and his coat burned away. Juri started to walk to mitsuomi when she gasped, "Dad Look Out!" she shrieked. Mitsuomi turned to an arm through his chest, blood spurted from his chest in mouth as both soifon and juri screamed, "I commend you for damaging me this much..but alas it wasn't enough" ikon grinned, as mitsuomi eyes were wide. Mitsuomi's body was shaking as the blood flowed down his chest, "you will die knowing...i killed your child and the woman you love" ikon sneered. Mitsuomi let a weak choking laugh, "yea..i'll die from this wound..but...I won't go alone" he muttered, grabbing Ikon's arm with left. Ikon struggled against the vicelike grip, a third mitsuomi appeared picking up zetseui and drove it in to the ground. The chains erupted and surrounded both Ikon and mitsuomi's left arm, "you would kill yourself..to stop me" ikon hissed. Mitsuomi flashed a blood grin, "by any means neccssary...No sacrifice is too great for me" he stated, snapping his fingers. The black flames ignited the chains burning them both in black flame explosion. Juri dropped to her knees sobbing. Ikon wailed smiling and laughing as his body burned away, "see you in hell..roku" he smirked. Mitsuomi smiled as his clothes caught aflame but his clone pushed him away as his body was burned. Zetsuei manifested picking him up and carrying him to soifon as her eyes teared up, "Oh god..please no" she whispered. Zetseui slowly placed him on the ground, his left arm gone and his body burned, "goodbye..mitsuomi..I love you" she whispered, as she vanished and her sword shattered.
(song playing...Compassion..bleach ost)
Mitsuomi slowly open his right eye to see soifon and juri crying over him, "hey..don't cry" he whispered.
"dad..we need to get you to squad four" juri whispered. Soifon placed a hand on her shoulder, "its too late...he's too far gone" she cried. Mitsuomi raised his right hand to her cheek, "sorry...Shaolin..but..i'm leaving you again" he whispered. Soifon let out a chuckle, "its soifon...baka...Mitsuomi..I love you" she whispered.
"ditto...you know...it was so hard to live knowing what I had done...hurting you..taking the life of a dear friend..but through it all..you loved me...and gave us a future in Juri...who would have thunk..me a dad" he chuckled. Juri tears were flowing like a faucet, "please don't die...we missed so much" she whispered.
"Gomen...but your mom will be by your side...oh..right..give the others my regards...even thought i'm dying...i'm happy...I found my daughter and found the woman i love...Listen juri...you are the child of two captains...never let anyone tell you diffrent..always follow your dreams..and have no regrets" he stated. Soifon saw out the corner of her eyes several of the captains, all with sad looks, "Soifon...raise our girl right...ha..i've lived my life with no regrets...I never wanted fame or status...truly what I wanted was for the world to know I existed" he stated, coughing blood. Mitsuomi's eyes started to dim, "I'll see you again...so lets fall in love all over again" he whispered, as his eyes closed. Soifon and Juri gasped as he took his last breath with a smile plastered on his face, both started sobbing as Soifon held his body as it started to vanish. Unohana gasped covering her mouth as a tears started to flow. Shunsui tipped his hat low and the others bowed their heads, even the head captain. The next day a service was held for mitsuomi and he was cleared of his crimes, Juri took her father advice and became a strong woman. Soifon held the hope of seeing him someday as she continued to become a better Captain.
*100 years Later*
Soifon and Juri are on a mission to the World of the living to deal with hollows, Juri lands on a building near Tokyo tower as her scarf blows in the wind. Soifon lands next to her, "So what do you see..Lt?" she asked. Juri smiled tapping her Lts badge on her arm, "Captain..I know we dealt with the hollows but I sense a reiatsu signature" she stated. They followed the trace of reiatsu to a bookstore, which had several people in line, "I can't wait for him to sign" one stated.
"me too..I just love his book...its a shame the hero died at the end..after finding his daugther" another stated. Juri and soifon landed on the street seeing a couple holding a book, "I heard they wanna turn his book into an anime movie" the guy stated.
"that would be awesome..plus..I heard he's giving a preview of his new book" the girl stated. Juri saw a sign outside story saying that best selling author Mitsuomi Kiriyu is here signing of his book 100 years of Isolation, both gasped seeing the name. Soifon peered inside and saw at the table mitsuomi wearing glasses, "mother...is it him?" juri asked.
"Yes..he was reborn..is he the reiatsu you sensed?" soifon asked. Juri nodded wiping a tear, "juri he won't remember us" soifon stated, picking up a book. soifon skimmed through and it read like it was their life, the hero roku falls for shaolin but he is corrupted by his demon and vanishes but returns to sacrifice himself, "so you used your past life as a story" she thought. Soifon and Juri watched him for an hour as he signed books and shook hands, she gasped when he looked up with a warm smile but they vanished. Mitsuomi looked up curious, "something wrong..Mr Kiriyu?" a clerk asked.
"No..just thought I saw something" he repiled. Soifon and Juri decided the next day to meet him in gigais, the stood in line for about an hour, when they finally made it to the front. Mitsuomi smiled with his warm smile, "hello...so who am I making this out to?" he asked.
"Soifon and Juri" soifon repiled. Mitsuomi looked shocked, "something wrong?" juri asked.
"No..its just you seem familiar" he stated, signing. Soifon took the book but as they left, "wait...are sure we don't know each other?" he asked. Soifon turned with a smile, "maybe another life" she stated, mitsuomi started to blush, "i hope i'm not being to forward in asking you out for dinner?" he asked. Soifon smirked, "only if you treat me and my daughter" she repiled. Mitsuomi chuckled, "sure...just come back here..at 4" he stated, as they left. The time came and the trio headed to dinner, secretly soifon took mitsuomi's dying words to heart, "Lets Fall In Love All Over Again" his memory stated.
....THE END...
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