A/N: I know that many of you are wondering about my other story, but as for now, it is still on Hiatus. So for now, enjoy.

Chapter Two: Consequences

Hensen stopped dead in his tracks when he heard James's last word. Though he is a zanpakutou, he's still a part of James's soul and with it, his most precious person in life and death. He made to move over to the ashes of his partner only to be stopped by an unseen force.

"I see that you succeeded." The voice said behind him.

Knowing who it already was, he didn't react nor betray his feelings that James sprung up. "I did what my instincts told me."

Muramasa nodding was unseen by Hensen but replied anyway. "Yes, follow your instincts as they tell you that you were merely being used for other's personal gain. Free yourself from the bondage that others hold upon you."

'Harry' James said solely.

'Harry is our son, Hensen. You are just as much me as I am you.' James spoke in a deadly serious tone.

Hensen, by this time, felt the foreign voice echoing within him as he remembered what James told him while they were till learning from each other. As he was still a part of James, he knew of abilities beyond soul society's comprehension within the realms of magic. The echoing felt like the reminisce of the Imperius curse though cruder as it wasn't as refined as some Death Eaters that used one of the Unforgivable.

The stag surprised Muramasa as it transformed into James while turning around. His eyes were the only thing different from his wielder as his eyes were a reflective auburn red like his actual form. He glared at his fellow zanpakutou as he broke the trance.

Muramasa stumbled as the connection broke. "I wasn't used by him. We were and still are protecting what is important to us." Hensen growled.

The zanpakutou controller narrowed his eyes as he observed Hensen's obvious hostile intent. 'I thought with a powerful wizard's zanpakutou that I would have no need for the Gotei 13's own, but he broke my connection to him.' He paused in his though as he tried taking Hensen again only for his eyes widen in surprise and dismay. 'I can't control him. It's like he is immune to my attack.'

"Try that again, Muramasa, and I'll prolong your suffering." Hensen promised as he felt the other zanpakutou try to take control again over him.

"Hn, I see I have no choice but to destroy you. I can't have you running to the Gotei 13 and ruining over seven hundred years of planning." Muramasa stated before his true form appeared in his right hand.

Hensen was apprehensive as he saw Muramasa's zanpakutou appeared in his hand. Neither James nor Hensen were great zanjutsu as they were still based on wizardry and Kido. Letting out a steady breath, he let his body fall into an auror's dueling stance with a plain katana in his hands.

Letting his eyes go half-lidded, his tone was as dead as a corpse. "Alter the world around you, Hensen."

Muramasa watched as the katana turned into a wizard's wand. Spying on James, he hadn't known the true shape of James's shikai as it had always turned into a single tonfa. Knowing now that the wizard was deceptive as he didn't know the true capacity of the zanpakutou, he moved more warily than previously.

Hensen knew that Muramasa didn't know his full abilities as James and he had prepared to keep their abilities wrapped up against the Gotei 13. Going into shikai properly, he let loose the full potential of this state and possibly grabbing at least one captain's attention.

"Muto cinis cineris, Lapifors, Pulvisifors," He whispered, waving his wand.

Muramasa weaved in and out of the trio of spells with some difficulty. He noticed that Hensen had stayed in place the whole time unlike James in the false release and wondered if that was the trade off.

Testing his theory, he started moving much more quickly towards Hensen with his own attacks. Throwing one illusion after another at his opponent, his frustration grew as he couldn't overcome Hensen's mind.

Hensen tensed as the mental attacks continued. He knew Muramasa was trying to gain some form of control over him but failed so far. Throwing more transfiguration at Muramasa, moving at faster speeds, and keeping his mind shut were exhausting him.

Muramasa changed tactics as he started using his spiritual threads, stopping above Hensen. He could see Hensen dodging them but was starting to tire. Weaving his spiritual threads, he started covering a large area around the two. Managing to nick Hensen enough times, he slowed Hensen almost to a crawl.

Hensen finally looked around, sweat dripping down his face. He knew he was trapped with the dome of spiritual threads but was wondering what was keeping Seireitei from them. Looking up at Muramasa, he knew the being had something to do with it. Without help, it looked like was doom to fail.

"It's useless Hensen. Though you and your wielder deceived Seireitei with your false shikai, you're still too weak to beat me." Muramasa said with a slight superior tone.

Glaring at the puppeteer, he gave a dark grin. "Though you are right Muramasa, James never did get to see what I could really do."

Muramasa's superior tone faded as Hensen took his wand in both hands horizontally.

"Bankai, Hateshinai Hensen." The wand extended to be a seven foot long quarterstaff with spiked silver tips.

Muramasa quickly retreated as Hensen charged at him with speeds of a cheetah that was just below a normal shunpo. He turned only to have Hensen almost impale him if it wasn't for his spiritual threats changing the direction by a few degrees.

"Calamus," Hensen said.

Conjured arrows in a drove of fifty were coming at Muramasa. Using his energy wave, he managed to drive off the arrows only for them to become dive bombing birds. His attention was off Hensen only for a moment, but for a moment too late.

Hensen let go of the quarterstaff only to stab the ground. He let the transformation happen as he turned into Prongs. Focusing on Muramasa, he charged at the zanpakutou.

Muramasa, finished with the transfigured birds, turned to see Hensen at full speed before disappearing into a shunpo. Muramasa dove to the side less than a second later as Prongs had hit with his antlers Muramasa's cloak, dissolving it into ash. He got up before shielding himself with his spiritual threads.

Feeling it weakening, he back away just in time to see it too fell to ash. Knowing he is in serious trouble as his reserves were weakening for shielding the battle from Soul Society and fighting Hensen in his bankai. He tried once more to influence Hensen.

Hensen saw Muramasa's spiritual threats surround him in a dome with it constrict fast, he bucked at the threats with full force only for it to stay strong. He knew that wasn't right as he had weakened them before. Feeling the oily feeling again when Muramasa had taken control, he broke the illusion.

Muramasa had managed to get Hensen in an illusion. Fearing how long it would last, he knew he needed to get rid of the wizard zanpakutou as they were more powerful than a normal zanpakutou. Grabbing his katana, he dived at the stag.

Hensen felt the illusion break only to see Muramasa's katana was mere centimeters from him. Moving as fast as he could, he couldn't block or dodge the attack. He merely moved the strike to a less fatal area, his stomach.

At the same time that Muramasa had impaled the stag, his left arm was dismembered by Prongs's antler, dissolving into ash. Muramasa roared in fury and pain. He let go of the katana and backed away only for Hensen to change back into human shape with his own katana in its scabbard.

Hensen removed the katana from his stomach. He hissed in pain as he stood up, leaning on the katana. Looking over at Muramasa, he knew the other was spent as much as he was. Feeling and seeing a faint ripple, he knew why Seireitei hadn't come earlier.

The barrier collapsed abruptly as Muramasa staggered to get away from the reiatsu signatures of the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 9th captains. Hensen knew he couldn't be seen despite trying to get their attention earlier. The knowledge of wizard and witches cannot become commonly known.

Tearing a bit off the robes he was dressed in. He covered the wound enough that would survive for the time being. Drawing his sword, he slashed the ground several times in a hexagon shape before stepping inside. He managed to activate the spell James had learned from his dead ancestors just as they were coming clearly into view.

"Yusou no Honba." A pillar of light engulfed the hexagon and Hensen. Hensen looked over to see Soifon, Gin, Aisen, and Tousen just outside the barrier before disappearing a flash of light.