A/N...CHAPTER TWO IS HERE...ITS STARTS JUST AFTER THE VANISHING SOUL CASE DURING THE HOLLOWFICATION INCIDENT...SO SIT BACK..ENJOY...READ..REVIEW AND LIKE
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hollow/inner hollow speak
DISCLAIMER...I DONT OWN BLEACH OR MUSIC USED
[Edited..5/1/15]
CH2-THE BATTLE IS TO THE STRONG
Mitsuomi watched those chosen to investigate the disappearance of Captain Muruguma and Lt Kuna, "I got a bad feeling" he thought, walking towards his division. Mitsuomi arrived back at his division and sat deep in thought, "this bothers you doesnt it...they are friends you have made" zetseui stated. Mitsuomi mentally nodded while resting his feet on his desk and resting his head on his right hand, "it just seems odd" he thought. The time clicked by as mitsuomi fell asleep at his desk but was awoken by tetsuzaemon, "Sir...Kisuke Urahara of squad twelve and Tessai Tsukabishi captain of the kido corp were arrested for using hollowfication of four captains and four Lts" he stated. Mitsuomi's eyes widen as he bolts out of his office and towards Squad Two, "Yoruichi..dont do anything stupid" he thought. Mitsuomi arrived at squad two and found that yoruichi was gone but found the head captain. Yamamoto opened one eye as mitsuomi stood before him, "why have you come shōnen?" he asked. Mitsuomi stays silent for a few seconds, "I came when I heard about captain urahara and came to see captain shihouin" he replied. Yamamoto noticed the uneasiness in his explanation, "The missing captains and Lts were found in squad 12...also less than hour ago...Yoruichi Shihouin has aided in their escape...all have vanished" he stated. Mitsuomi's eyes slightly widen, "Sir there must be a reason" he stated but yamamoto slammed his cane, "Captain Kiriyu...return to your division...the case will be investigated and be tactful about what you say from now on" he stated. Mitsuomi begrudgingly bowed and made the trek to squad 11, not before knocking down a tree with a single punch as he left. The days passed and the news spread that yoruichi, kisuke and tessai had vanished without a trace. The Goteijusantai was left disarray and the central 46 acted quickly to fill the vacant positions. Mitsuomi however was left to ponder why two of his friends were involved such crimes but he was forced not to say anything in public.
Mitsuomi arrived to place that brought a smile to his face, "Hello Captain Kiriyu...Captain Unohana..in her office" stated a young girl with silver hair. Mitsuomi found the office with no problems as he has done over the years, opening the door mitsuomi saw the serene retsu unohana. Unohana looked up with a gentle smile, "hello mitsuomi...please sit..I'll get the tea started" she stated, getting up from her desk. Mitsuomi sat down while unohana started the tea, "you know...we've been doing this for quite while...some people might think something going on between us" he stated, out of the blue. Unohana glanced back, "would that be trouble for the tough captain of squad 11" she stated. Mitsuomi snorted slightly, "no...its just...I dont have many friends anymore since...you know...well I got jushiro and shunsui and my officers but..well" he stated. Unohana sighed slightly, "this business with kisuke urahara has left us in a fractured state but for you its losing two dear friends" she stated, sitting a cup of milk tea on the table. Mitsuomi sipped the tea slowly, "I know its hard to think..kisuke would do this..hiyori was his Lt...but its just seems too convenient" he stated. Unohana placed her cup on the desk, "how so..he went against orders and was found in the company of the hollowfied captains and Lts by Lt Aizen...the bodies were even found in squad 12" she states. Mitsuomi sighed sadly, "I know he went against orders going there...but something bothers me..why was aizen there...he went against orders as well...its too coincidental" he stated. Mitsuomi scratched his cheek, "Lets change subjects...Yama-jiji told me to be more tactful about what I say" he states and a sudden slight blush graces his cheeks, "Now...I was wondering will you go out with me tonight for dinner?" he stated. Unohana blinked slightly shocked, "so you're trying to make the suppossed rumors true" she stated, with a slight smirk. Mitsuomi chuckled, "well..we are friends..besides these meeting were for me to learn kido but we have kept them up...so I would like to repay you by taking you to dinner..besides..a guy would have be blind not to see the beauty you possess" he stated. Unohana rose from her seat bringing empty tea cups to the kitchen, "I thank you for the compliment..as for you offer...I..." she started to say, when the door opened and the sliver haired girl appeared. The girl bowed to them both, "what is it Isane?" unohana asked. Isane quickly bows "Ma'am..someone for squad 11 is here...she says someone wants to fight captain kiriyu" she replies. Mitsuomi rises from seat and heads for the door but stops, "After this..I'll come back for my Anwser" he smirked, leaving. Unohana sat down at her desk, "maybe a date would not be so bad" she cheerfully thought.
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Mitsuomi arrived to his division to find his squad gawking at someone, "where's your Captain..I want a fight" a voice gruffly asked. Mitsuomi reached the courtyard to see a tall man with long black and a vertcial scar on his face and a small pink haired girl on his shoulder, "this reiatsu is familiar" he thought. The man turned seeing mitsuomi as he walked towards him, "are you the captain?" he asked. Mitsuomi cracked a sly grin, "I am..I hear you wanna kill me...follow me" he stated and lead them to a thrity foot deep and fifty by fifty foot arena. Mitsuomi slipped off his hoari and scarf, "this should work...if you kill me in front of these witnesses...you get my position..such is the law of squad 11" he stated. The small girl smiled wide, "kenny's happy today...when he's happy...he loses all control and has lots of fun" she stated. Mitsuomi smirked slightly, "well..I'm looking forward to it...before we start what your name?" he asked. The man glanced his way, "Kenpachi of Zaraki...now lets fight" he stated dropping in the arena, "I'm yachiru" the girl added. Mitsuomi grinned and dropped in the arena as kenpachi's reiatsu started to spark, "he's strong...however his reiatsu is wild...untamed" he thought. Kenpachi wasted no time charging with several rapid swings but mitsuomi blocked with his quicksword. A small gash however appeared on mitsuomi's right cheek and his eyes narrowed, "hmm" he stated, thumbing the blood. Mitsuomi charged with skukuchi but kenpachi kept his pace as they traded blow for blow. The force of each swing sent shockwave after shockwave skyward, "his reiatsu is nearly that of a Lt" fei stated, "maybe more" sanei added. Asahina's silver eyes were glued on the battle, "this kenpachi is really strong to match the captain's pace but the captain is gauging his abilites" she thought. Mitsuomi skipped back with blood running down his left cheek, "his reiatsu is as dense as cale's...its like cutting steel...my attacks wound him but his reiatsu keeps him from serious harm" he thought. Kenpachi charged but mitsuomi parried and slashed his chest, "This is Good!" kenpachi howled, as his reiatsu started to rise.
[song playing...Beware of guys who use umbrellas on sunny days...Gintama Ost]
Mitsuomi charged appearing behind kenpachi slashing his back but kenpachi quickly countered and slashed mitsuomi's chest again. Mitsuomi and Kenpachi traded gash for gash, "hahaha..this the best fight ever!" kenpachi roared. Mitsuomi noticed kenpachi's gold reiatsu surrounding his body and started forming a giant laughing skull behind him. Kenpachi cackled wildy as they charged with a thunderous gust of wind and dust but one was sent flying from the dust into the far wall. The dust cleared revealing kenpachi with a demonlike grin, "the captain was?!..." fei stated and sanei gulped, "Impossible!" shouted hinoki. Asahina stood in shock, "hey lady..looks like smiley was defeated" yachiru stated and asahina turned to the smoke, "is she right...has the captain been defeated" she thought. Mitsuomi chuckled slightly from his indention in the wall, "this is surprising..he took everything I gave...now I understand his power...I'll admit..I underestimated him...but thanks to him..I got a jumpstart from this boredom...now I remember...returning to the old me should be appropriate" he thought. Mitsuomi flared his reiatsu breaking free of the wall, "Tremble...Zetseui" he stated, emerging from the smoke. Mitsuomi slowly marched forward with blood dripping from his forehead and various parts of his body but what shocked those watching was his eyes and his smile. Asahina stood wide eyed, "his demeanor has changed completely..that smile..those eyes" she whispers.
"Its seems this may be captain kiriyu's true nature" a voice said. Asahina turned to see captain unohana, "when this battle is finished..they will need aid..so I decided to come early" unohana stated. Mitsuomi pointed his now released sword at kenpachi, "Blood...the blood of who is strong or stronger than me...its what gets my blood boiling" he grinned. Kenpachi only cackled as they continued their fight, "Same with Me!" he howled. Unohana noticed that mitsuomi's braid had lossened and his hair was covering his face, "so is this his real demeanor on the battlefield" she thought. Kenpachi ran his sword through mitsuomi's left shoulder but mitsuomi pulled it out and slashed kenpachi's gut. Mitsuomi skipped back, "Kaze Ryū Odori!" he shouted, sending a blast of wind at kenpachi but mitsuomi gone as the attack connected. Mitsuomi appeared behind kenpachi with his sword wailing, "Call this a thank you for the fun" he smirked. Kenpachi had no time to react as the blast slammed him into the ground with clap thunder. Those watching stood wide eyed as the smoke cleared and kenpachi was on the ground and mitsuomi stood tall with his left arm dangling, "that was impressive instinct..he acted just enough to deflect my dragonstrike enough to avoid a fatal blow" mitsuomi thought. [song ends]
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Mitsuomi hoisted kenpachi on his shoulder and lept from the arena floor, "any longer..I would've had to use my bankai" he chuckled, dropping kenpachi and falling to his rear. Unohana started healing their wounds and mitsuomi brought kenpachi into his room to rest. Mitsuomi sat in a chair with his chest and left arm bandaged admiring kenpachi's jagged sword, "smiley...will you fight kenny again?" yachiru asked. Mitsuomi placed the sword back in its sheath, "but of course...he cured my boredom" he smirked and chuckles, "so tell..you seem to know him quite well" he added. Yachiru smiled wide nodding, "yep..he gave me my name...and I remember you too smiley...it was a long time ago...you and kenny passed each other in a town...I remember those blue eyes" she stated. Mitsuomi scratched his cheek, "most people do...I remember now..its was in the northern districts...I remember this strong guy with a small girl on his shoulder but I paid it no mine...huh...small world" he smiled. Kenpachi started to groan, "Yay...Kenny is awake" yachiru chirps bouncing on the bed, "that you yachiru...wheres that captain?" he asked. Yachiru pointed and kenpachi sat up to see mitsuomi, "heh...judging by your sword its in a permanent released state...no wonder you kept up with me" mitsuomi stated, tossing kenpachi his sword. Mitsuomi leaned back crossing his legs, "I have a propostion for you...I want you to join my squad...this squads specialty is fighting...so you will get plenty to fight" he stated. Kenpachi glared slightly, "now I dont expect you to learn kido but I want you to learn hakuda..zanjutsu and hoho" mitsuomi stated and kenpachi scoffed, "why should I...just because you beat me" he states. Mitsuomi smirks slightly with his face covered in shadow, "maybe...however...I'll sweeten the pot...I'll give you say a century...then we will fight again...and I'll use all my power" he stated, his eyes glowing in the shadow. Kenpachi cracked a sharklike grin, "Alrite..I'll accept...Captain.." he smirks and mitsuomi grins, "heh...call me mitsuomi" he replies. Mitsuomi rises from his seat but tosses something to kenpachi, "Welcome to Squad 11..Lt Zaraki" he smiles, leaving.
Mitsuomi returned to his office to find ashina, fei, sanei and hinoki, "something on your mind?" he asked, sitting at his desk. Asahina pinched the bridge of her nose, "Captain..is it true...you're making that guy..the new Lt?" she asked. Mitsuomi studied their demeanor, "you have a problem with my decision...he's a good fighter...besides he can whip you all into shape" he stated. Hinoki huffed slightly, "he aint so tough" he stated. Mitsuomi arched an eyebrow, "really..as much as I would like to see you get your ass handed to you" he smirked but glanced sideways, "Kenpachi bears the name of the strongest...he nearly forced me to use my bankai...besides..he's only Lt in name only" he adds. Asahina studies her captain, "so is he as strong as a captain?" she asked. Mitsuomi leaned back, "I'd say so...a proven fighter from the rukon..like me" he replies. Fei and Sanei stay silent, "Cap...I heard tetsuzaemon is leaving..is that true?" fei asked, twirling her braid. Mitsuomi propped his legs on his desk, "yea...he's going to be the squad seven Lt..under sajin komamura the new captain" he stated. Sanei raised his hand, "thats not all...Lt Aizen will be the new Squad five captain as well as Kaname Tosen for squad nine" he added. Mitsuomi sighed slightly, "yea...major changes are coming...we cant be complacent...that being said" he states, reaching into his desk and pulls a kiseru. Mitsuomi stuffs the kiseru and lights it, "Captain...you said he nearly made you use your bankai...but you defeated him by using your shikai with one attack...how can you say he did" hinoki asked. Mitsuomi blows a puff of smoke, "bouwah...easy...if I had waited and fought defensively...he would have forced my hand...in the past..I've seen simliar opponents" he explains. Asahina leaned forward in her chair, "Past?...Captain..I've wanted to ask you about that...based on what I saw against that hollow and today...you have alot of battle experience" she stated. A slight smirk started to form on mitsuomi's face, "you would be right asahina...Now...what I'm about to say stays in this room..you tell no one" he stated. The four looked at each other and nodded as mitsuomi got more comfortable, "All right...have you ever heard of a group called the rokukage" mitsuomi asked. The four looked at each other, "I have...they were a group of mercenaries but the were wiped out years ago..people said they were as strong as captains...they however stayed clear of the seireitei" asahina stated. Mitsuomi lit his kiseru again, "yes...but you forgot to mention one survived...Roku...he earned the name one man army for his power but he earned another name a few years after the rokukage's demise..in the southern rukon...district 35" he explained. Fei and Sanei gasped sharply, "I know that story...its said that roku managed to kill 100 men singlehandedly..earning the name 100 manslayer but he vanished...some say he died after the battle or went into hiding..who knows" fei explained. Hinoki sucked his teeth, "what does that have to do us?" he stated. Mitsuomi sighed deeply, "what if I were to tell you that roku is in our squad" he stated, causing the four to gasp. Hinoki scoffed, "you mean that guy is roku" he stated, as fei and sanei gulped. Asahina however sat in thought, "the roku was said to carry a long sword and had blue.." she thought but her eyes widen. Asahina quickly stood, "Captain..you're saying you are Roku?!" she stated and caused the others to gasp. Mitsuomi smirked slightly leaning his head on his propped up arms, "about 70 years ago..I killed 100 men all by myself..well if was 101 but who counts...so if I say..he nearly forced my hand..he's that tough...I'm confident I could defeat him but it would come not with out serious injury...so instead of making him a future enemy...I'll make him an ally and the one closest to me" he explained. Asahina fell back in her chair slightly shaking, "now that being said...I'll leave you to digest what you heard...this squad will get stronger...I promise you" mitsuomi stated, leaving.
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Mitsuomi arrived back to squad four just as the sun was setting, strolling through the wings and made a beeline for unohana's office. Mitsuomi knocked twice and the door opened revealing unohana, "I've come for my anwser" he smiled. Unohana serenely smiled and invited him but watched him wince as he sat down in a chair, "are you sure dinner would be appropriate in your condition?" she asked. Mitsuomi moved his left to a more comfortable position, "I'll be ok..besides..I'm with the best healer in the seireitei" he states. Unohana started looking through several charts, "I hear you made that man you fought..your Lt" she casually stated. Mitsuomi flicked his right cheek with his rebraided ponytail, "news travels fast...yea..he reminds me...of me in some ways..or how I could have turned out..." he stated. Unohana looked up slightly shocked, "yourself in what way?" she asked but then thought of the fight. Mitsuomi sat silent for a few minutes before he spoke, "I didnt have the best childhood...heh...most people say that but for me...well it was fact...when you're told something long enough..you start to believe it...for the longest time..I was called Akuma-ko or Egao akuma...as I grew up...those feeling of torment became rage...which I used on the battlefield...part of me wanted to prove them right but zetseui kept me from going over the edge...I always lashed out in times of pain..never crying..just smiling...my one childhood friend once said my smile looked so painful but a girl I met later in life taught me to geniunely smile but losing her and others pushed me further down the path of destruction...sometimes its hard to express myself...so I hide my true nature...but deep down inside..i'm still that same smiling...crying little boy" he stated. Unohana sat in complete shock, "mitsuomi...I had no idea...but what made you open up to me?" she asked. Mitsuomi glanced towards the window, "I...I feel I can tell you anything...you geniunely listen" he replies. Mitsuomi and unohana continued to talk more about his childhood and his days as roku of the rokukage. Unohana glanced at the clock which read midnight, "unohana...its late..I think we save our dinner date for another time...I'll see tomorrow" mitsuomi stated with a bow. Unohana followed him to the squad four gates and saw him off but she was astonished that he openly came clean about his past.
Unohana returned to office to pick up her work and finally to private chambers, taking off her hoari and folding it neatly. Unohana placed it on a dresser and started to undo her braid in front a full length mirror, as the last part came undone. It revealed a single scar on her unblemished pure skin where her braid was, "I am amazed he would go into his past in such a way...he truly a mystery..." she thought. Unohana headed to bathroom turning on the water and climbed in the full tub. The bath relaxed her sore muscles and minor stress but her mind seem to wander towards a certain captain, drying off and staring at her reflection. Old memories started to return, "do I have feelings for him...other than as a doctor and friend" she thought, "Maybe its because..he reminds you of yourself" a voice said. Unohana gasped slightly but her eyes started to widen seeing her reflection of the past, "Seeing him fight..awoke something in you..something you thought was buried..." her reflection stated. Unohana's reflection looked exactly like her except for half lidded eyes and emotionless expression, "you deny yourself...while he does not...up until he came here...he was a merciless killer to his enemies...he is like you but unlike you...he did not throw away his title as strongest...rather than be just called the strongest...he holds on to the hope of facing someone stronger...unlike his predecessors" the reflection utters. Unohana tries ignores her reflection words, walking into her bedroom and climbing into bed but her night was plagued with horrid mermories.
Mitsuomi at the same time was staring at the ceiling of his room, his night had been restless as the clock struck 3am, "what is unohana to me...a friend...a doctor...or something more" he thought, getting up. Mitsuomi walked in the garden behind his room lost in thought, "do you want to be something more?" a voice quipped. Mitsuomi stopped in his tracks, "so you finally decide to open your mouth..." he thought, "hehe...I left you alone when you desimated hanza and his clan..but you used me killing katsuhiro...I'm hurt you treat me so" the voice snickered. Mitsuomi leapt onto the roof of his room, "you always stick your nose into anything I do" he thought, "and you seem to seek out mystery like a moth to the flame...remember...if you gaze long enough into the abyss...the abyss will gaze back into you...unohana is the abyss for you" the voice stated. Mitsuomi crossed his arms scoffing, "Dont try to quote Nietzsche...it doesnt suit you" he hissed, "heh...dont deny it...you're drawn to her...one of the longest tenured captains but unlike the others a mystery...a mystery you want to unravel" the voice stated, before disappering into the vastness of his mind. Mitsuomi sighed heavily, "Do not let him get to you..he loves stiring up chaos" zetseui stated, "I know" he thought, returning inside.
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Mitsuomi walked through his division as some of his men and women spared, it had been nearly forty years since kenpachi had joined his squad. Kenpachi brought a breath of fresh air into the squad not seen since he had become captain. Mitsuomi had filled two more officer positions with newcomers Ikkaku Madarame and Yumichika Ayasegawa. Asahina and the others had continued to follow their captain after his reveal of being the roku of the rokukage and brought him several trustworthy officers. Mitsuomi was no closer in his endevavor to unravel the mystery of retsu unohana, "several sporadic dates but no closer...is he right...am I flirting with disaster" he thought. Mitsuomi entered his office to find kenpachi lounging and yachiru drawing on some papers, "hey smiley" she chirped. Mitsuomi slipped off his haori and drapped it on his chair, "So...is there reason why you're in my office not yours kenpachi?" he asked, sitting down. Kenpachi scoffed propping his boots on a table, "bored..need something to do?" he stated. Kenpachi was dressed similar to mitsuomi with boots instead of sandals and had ripped sleeves with an eyepatch on his right eye, "I hear we got some new recruits..go test em..but dont kill em" mitsuomi quipped. Kenpachi grinned wide and took off with yachiru on his shoulder, "bye bye smiley" she crowed. Mitsuomi then reached into his desk pulling out a report from the world of the living but namely the on going war in the world, "thousands are dying this war...such depravity" he thought. A hellbutterfly flies into the room delivering a message to mitsuomi, "captain kiriyu report to squad one" it relays, before floating away. Mitsuomi draps his hoari over his shoulders and heads out the door into flashstep, arriving a few minutes later. Mitsuomi spots a young woman with two long braids, "Shaolin?...been awhile" he smiled. Shaolin turned with a glare, "..oops sorry..Captain Fon" mitsuomi corrected and she turned away, "it has been captain kiriyu" soifon replies. The doors of the captain's hall open and mitsuomi with soifon enter but the only the head captain and unohana are present, "Captain Kiriyu...Captain Fon...I have mission for the both of you including Captain Unohana...Several hours ago..we recieved a report from a patrol team in the world the living..of a strange hollow..with a cracked mask" yamamoto stated. Mitsuomi's eyes narrowed, "Captain Kiriyu...you have fought against a cracked mask hollow..you take will the lead..Captain Fon will provided support and Captain Unohana for Medical support...several of your officers will accompany from your squads will sent along" yamamoto stated. The three Captains bowed and headed to select their team, "you seem upset by this?" unohana asked, walking along with mitsuomi. Mitsuomi shook his head, "No...its just this cracked mask hollow..the last one I fought was smart and nearly as strong as a captain...but to send three captains...makes it serious" he stated. Mitsuomi and unohana stopped at the squad four gates and he bowed as she entered. Mitsuomi returned to his division and informed the officers assigned to go, "Why aint I going" kenpachi barked. Mitsuomi sighed slowly, "Look no need to pound a nail into wood with two hammers...sending us both is overkill...besides...you gotta train the the newbies" he replies and headed off with his team before kenpachi or ikkaku could retort.
Mitsuomi arrived to the main gate with his team of asahina, hinoki, fei and sanei. Soifon and her team of forty arrived soon after followed by unohana, isane and several others. The gate opened and the group headed with the captains in the lead through the dangai. The senkaimon finally opened above a wartorn city amid explosion and gunfire, as they landed on a bombed out building. The group surveyed the destruction around them, "many hollows will born of this conflict...so be on guard everyone..perform konso when you can" soifon stated. Mitsuomi stood arms crossed, "Cap...whats the name of this town?" sanei asked and mitsuomi sighed, "StalinGrad...the war is heavy here...We should setup camp outside of town" he replies. The group makes their way to the forest and sets up camp and a barrier in a clearing. The sun started to set as the group sets up for the nightwatch and mitsuomi drew first shift. Mitsuomi sat next a small fire with zetseui at his side, "you seem calm...considering the situation" zetseui commented. Mitsuomi reached in his hakama pulling a small silver case and a zippo, opening the case he pulls a cigarette and lights it. Mitsuomi takes a short drag and puffs a few rings, "we have seen no hollow activity...its just troublesome" he thought. Mitsuomi hears a noise but stops when he sees Soifon, "couldnt sleep?" he asked. Soifon sat down as he flicked the cigarette in the fire, "No...its almost time for my shift" she stated but sighed, "um...I've been curious about something...you hung around Her alot...were you more than...colleagues?" she asked. Mitsuomi arched an eyebrow, "you mean yoruichi...she was my hakuda teacher...as for more than colleagues...well we slept together a few times...come to think of it you caught us once...huh...Or maybe you wanna know why she left" he smirked. Soifon turned red but her eyes narrowed, "I have no clue why she left or care...if you're so hung up on it..get stronger and confront her..if and when she returns" mitsuomi states, standing. Mitsuomi left soifon who was scowling but was unaware someone else was watching and listening. Retsu quickly returned to her tent as mitsuomi passed, "my heart is racing...my cheeks are flush...why do I care if he slept with yoruichi?" she thought, "Maybe you're jealous...jealous that the cat tasted him first" a voice echoed in her mind. Retsu slumped into her bunk and tried to sleep but her mind constantly wandered to mitsuomi.
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Mitsuomi stood with his team at the edge of town, "alrite..soifon's team will take the northern part town...hinoki...fei and sanei..you take the west...asahina and I will take the east" he stated. Hinoki nodded as the three vanished, "captain...this place...I feel a dark aura" asahina commented. Mitsuomi and asahina walked through the streets, "many have died...their anger..regret..its all here...this war will bring about an increase in hollow activity...and this strange hollow only adds to it" he stated. Mitsuomi leapt atop a building with asahina following, below them several soldiers were firing on a tank but were quickly cut down by automatic fire. A sudden spike in reiatsu catches their attention, "thats hinoki" asahina stated, as they vanished into flash step. Mitsuomi and asahina followed the reiatsu to western edge of town and found hinoki on the ground, "Hinoki!" asahina shouted, running to him. Mitsuomi looked around and saw fei dragging herself towards sanei near a building. Asahina turned hinoki over to see him sweating profusely, "uhh...asa..that you...get away..we killed it twice but it kept coming" he groaned. Asahina checked his pulse and it was irregular, "he wont lassst much longer" a voice mocked. Asahina turned to see a hollow standing a few feet from her, "sssee..he'ssss dead" it sneered. Asahina gasped seeing that hinoki had stopped breathing, "hinoki" she whispers, drawing her sword. The hollow was tall and lanky with snake scales for skin with rust colored hair and a lower half snake like mask, "you dont ssseem ssstrong but that guy with you isss..I'll kill you...then him" it hissed. Asahina had no time to react as the hollow's left arm extended and grabbed her left ankle and pulled her forward. The hollow slammed asahina into the ground with a thud but kept his vicelike grip but as he pulled her closer. The arm was suddenly sliced off by a blue bolt, "what?!" the hollow hissed but before it could counter was engulfed by a yellow blast.
Asahina lanquished on the ground but turned to see mitsuomi with sanei on his back and fei with an arm around his neck. Mitsuomi carefully placed fei and sanei on the ground as asahina limped over, "are you alrite?!" he asked. Asahina dropped to the ground, "hinoki is dead...and my ankle is broken" she states. Mitsuomi stood and walked to the crater but only found snake skin, "Captain..what about fei and sanei?!" asahina asked. Mitsuomi glanced back, "can you move..they are bad off" he stated and asahina stood, "I can still use flashstep" she replies. Mitsuomi looks over hinoki's body but see no wounds but a mark on his neck, "like a snake bite...so thats it...the silent predator...he poisoned hinoki and fei but she on had a slight nick..thats why she can still move...he even managed to break sanei's back" he thought. Mitsuomi was shook from his thought by asahina shouting, looking up he narrowly dodged a red cero. Mitsuomi looked up to see the hollow standing atop a building, "Asahina!..get going...find unohana and soifon" he shouted and asahina quickly vanished.
(song playing...Amaterasu...naruto shippuden ost)
Mitsuomi performed several rapid handsigns surrounding fei and sanei, "sssoo...you're the captain..Excellent" the hollow sneered, dropping to the ground. Mitsuomi took a battojutsu stance as the hollow slowly walked towards him, "I am Ssserpentarisss...identify yoursself" it hissed. Mitsuomi simply charged but vanished, "above" serpentaris hissed blocking mitsuomi's downward draw. Serpentaris extended his left arm but mitsuomi inched back, however the punch connected sending mitsuomi into a wall. Mitsuomi got to his feet with blood dripping from his cut cheek, "I know..I dodged" he thought. Serpentaris rushed forward with both his arms, shooting forward but again mitsuomi misjudged the distance and took a double punch to the gut, "you ssseem to be losssing...ssuch a sshame" serpentaris mocked. Mitsuomi got to his feet but took a strange stance with the blade straight out in both hands, "the sword that believes stance..old but effective" he thought. Serpentaris wasted no time attacking but this time mitsuomi dodged and counters with a slash across serpentaris's chest, "your arms can extend but those marking confuse opponents about the distance..as for my name..Squad 11 Captain Mitsuomi Kiriyu" mitsuomi smirked. Mitsuomi took odd stance with zetseui gripped in his left fingers and the blade pointed out, "clever trick with the marking..I got something similar" he smirked, with his right eye closed and his reiatsu rising. Mitsuomi sprinted forward with the blade aimed at serpentaris but he sidestepped the swing. However a gash appeared on serpentaris's side as mitsuomi turned the thrust in a side sweeping attack. Serpentaris backed away but another cut appeared, "twice..I've dodged but his attack wounds me" he thought. Mitsuomi charges with his blade in both hands with the blade curved up to his left hip. Serpentaris guarded for the attack on the right but the cut came from the left. A small trickle of blood started to run down mitsuomi's left cheek, "shit..its happening sooner this time..now much longer" he thought.
Serpentaris noticed the blood and started to see a shimmer from mitsuomi's blade but had no time to think as mitsuomi charged rapidly. Mitsuomi leapt upward bringing the blade downward but serpentaris to dodge as the ground turned to ice but mitsuomi quickly countered with a gust of wind. Serpentaris blocked the attack but didnt come out unharmed, "he is resourceful but the blood in his eye..its affecting him" he thought. Mitsuomi took several steps when a shooting pain erupted in his left eye, "Not now" he thought gripping his face. Serpentaris now noticed mitsuomi's blade extend to six feet, "Ssso..your trick hasss run itsss coursse...that blood isss a bad sssign...your visssion isss impaired" he sneered. Mitsuomi opened his right as he closed his bleeding left but serpentaris quickly jumped into his blind spot charging a cero. Mitsuomi gripped zetseui cleaving the cero in half but serpentaris used the time to wrap his arm around mitsuomi's left arm to the elbow. Mitsuomi groaned softly as the vicelike grip crushed his arm, losing his grip on zetseui as she clattered to the ground. Serpentaris tried to pulled mitsuomi forward but he stayed firm, "shit..my muscles feel like they are tearing apart...I'm losing feeling" he thought. Serpentaris started to cackle as he charged another cero with his right but stopped when misuomi fired a byakurai through his left arm and vanished. Mitsuomi appeared a foot from serpentaris but sidestepped the cero, "Die...Captain" serpentaris howled. Mitsuomi gripped his crippled left tight, landing a crippiling liver punch but was not done as serpentaris howled in pain, "Hado #88 Hiryu Geizoku Shinten Raiho" he shouted. The blue electric blast obliterated serpentaris leaving a smoking gash, "I doubt that was last off him" mitsuomi thought, dropping to one knee. (song ends)
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Mitsuomi dispelled his barrier around fei and sanei, looking to his arm it was bruised and numb, "Captain Kiriyu!" a voice shouted. Mitsuomi turned to see Isane as well several squad four members, hiding his arm in haori. Mitsuomi turned to them, "Captain are you alrite" isane asked but mitsuomi raised his hand, "hmm...tend to them" he stated, wiping his eye. Isane got several stretchers ready for fei, sanei and hinoki to take them bring back to camp. Unknown to them serpentaris was watching from the shadows, "that captain wass sstrong...I must think of a better ssstrategy...but he will die next time" he whispers vanishing. Mitsuomi and the group returned to the camp but mitsuomi went straight to his tent, "your arm and eye are damaged badly..you need to be checked out" zetseui commented, concerned. Mitsuomi lifted his dangling arm to his lap and opened his left eye but saw next to nothing. The once haunting steel blue eye was now dull and listless, "you used it too much...anymore and you will be completely blind in that eye" zetseui chided. Mitsuomi sat in silence when the tent opened, "Captain...sanei is asking for you" a squad four member stated. Mitsuomi nodded and followed to the medical tent, "captain..fei..she..she" asahina whispered, as she approached. The medical tent opened as unohana exited with a sad look in her serene face, "I'm sorry Captain...the poison was too fast reacting" she stated. Mitsuomi placed his right hand on her shoulder, "you did what you could...they went down fighting..as proud squad 11 members" he sadly smiled. Unohana noticed he had shed his braid and his hair was covering his left eye but she silently gasped as a slight breeze quickly revealed his arm as he past. Mitsuomi entered the tent and saw sanei laying in makeshift bed, "cap..that you...my..my sister is dead" sanei whispers, softly crying. Mitsuomi placed a comforting hand on sanei's shoulder, "I'm sorry..about fei...what about your injuries?" he asked. Sanei stifled his sobs, "captain unohana said that..that..my spine..may be damaged...thats why I cant feel my legs...my life as a soul reaper is over" he whispers. Mitsuomi's eye widen, "Cap...promise me...promise me...you will get this guy...I know youre strong but I know its still alive...Make him pay for me...my sister and hinoki" sanei stated, lifting his left hand. Mitsuomi gripped the hand, "I Promise...He will not escape" he stated, getting up but sanei noticed something wrong.
Mitsuomi left the tent and was immediately stopped by unohana with a serious look, "captain...follow me...I need to check your injuries" she stated. Mitsuomi scoffed slightly, "I'm fine...Captain" he stated but unohana was not dissuaded, "No..Mitsuomi..you're not...I saw your arm" she stated, grabbing his hoari. Mitsuomi noticed several people starting to gather, "Fine...retsu...follow me" he stated and unohana followed. Mitsuomi entered his tent followed closely by unohana, "take off your hoari" she stated and sucked some air into his nose as he did. Unohana noticed the arm was hanging nearly lifeless and was heavily bruised, "can you feel this?" she asked, moving his fingers. Mitsuomi shook his head as unohana grabbed a needle and started going up his arm but he felt nothing, "this is severe nerve damage...broken bones as well" she thought. Unohana reached almost to his shoulder, "felt that...must be bad" whispers mitsuomi. Unohana shook her head, "you have severe damage...you might just lose this arm" she chided. Mitsuomi sighed moving his hair away from his face, "wouldnt be the first thing lost" he stated, revealing his eye. Unohana gasped slightly seeing the dull left eye compared the shimmering right, "what happened?...was this the hollow as well?" she asked. Mitsuomi rubbed his eye, "no..its one on my zanpakuto abilities...its an illusion using the eyes called tsukiyomi but I used up my eye's light against serpentaris...using it...is a double edge sword" he explained. Unohana started cleaning and dressing his wounds, "why did you come to examine me?" mitsuomi asked. Unohana's breath hitched, "its my duty as the captain of squad four" she stated. Mitsuomi sighed softly, "I mean...why did you come personally...Isane could've done this or one your officers" he stated. Unohana looked up and their eyes met, "I could've..but the seriousness required my expertise" she stated, looking away. Mitsuomi noticed a slight blush on her cheeks, "really...you've trained your people to assess and treat...anyone of them could have done this...So again I ask...why did You come?" he stated. Unohana turned away from him, "you're right...however..I am the senior captain in this mission...its my responsibilty to keep you safe" she stated, trying to leave. Mitsuomi grabs her delicate wrist, "Me...don't you mean Us?...retsu..what are we to each other...fellow captains...friends or are we something more" he stated and her breath hitched again. Unohana left without a word and quickly headed to her tent but her thoughts were conflicted.
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Mitsuomi however returned to town and saw nothing bodies left to rot but something caught his eye. A soldier dressed in black Schutzstaffel uniform with his chain of fate hanging from his chest and a small weak hollow about to do battle, "Keinz...what have you become?!" the soldier shouted, drawing a saber from his side. Mitsuomi decided to stay and watch, "this soldier has some reiatsu" he thought, looking around. Mitsuomi saw a black M43 cap on the ground, dusting it off and slipped it on as the solider tried to kill the hollow. The soldier swung at keinz but it blocked with its claws, "he is skilled..but" mitsuomi thought, as the hollow knocked the soldier to the ground. Keinz raised its claws ready to deliver the killing blow but the soldier gasped seeing a blue bolt strikes keinz. Keinz falls to the ground dead as the soldier looks to see someone approaching, "Who are you?!...Are you Red army?!" he shouts. Mitsuomi chuckles as he lights a cigarette, "I assure you..I'm Not...SS soldier" he smirks. The soldier gets to his feet, charging with his saber but mitsuomi grabs the blade barehanded and crushes it, "big mistake..look I didnt come for a fight as you can see I'm injured...besides if you haven't noticed..you're dead...um" mitsuomi states. Mitsuomi notices the man's looks about nineteen with blond and blue eyes, "how can I be dead?...as for my name its Hans Kroenen" he states. Mitsuomi grabs hans by the collar and leads him to where the chain stops, "see..you have been dead at least a week or more" he states. Hans drops to his knees seeing his bullet riddled body, "but how am I still here" he whispers. Mitsuomi blows a puff of smoke, "when you die..you're supposed to pass on but you must have some regret...maybe you want some superior race thing...His ideology..like good soldier" he states. Hans stands up, "Nein...I didnt come to this place for that..I came for a Love the Homeland...the things I have seen...I will surely burn...spirit or whatever...please take it away" he states. Mitsuomi tips up his new cap, "I'm a soul reaper...a guardian of the dead...before I send you off...tell why did linger here and try to fight that hollow?" he asked. Hans glanced his way, "a voice told me to...it said to cleanse the evil...it has guided me for a long time..kept me from commenting unspeakable acts...its tells me now I can trust you" he states. Mitsuomi flicks his cigarette away, "tell me..when you were alive...were you able to see the souls of the dearly departed?" he asked. Hans nodded, "yes...I kept it to myself" he stated and mitsuomi smirked, "that good...makes this easy" he stated, drawing zetseui and sliced the chain in half. Hans fell the ground as the chain was cut, "What have you Done?!" he shouted but started screaming when the chain started to consume itself.
Mitsuomi shifted his left arm in his sling, "Its called..Encroachment...I cut your chain of fate...you will either become like your buddy keinz or if that voice in your head..is what I think it is...you can become a soul reaper..like me" he stated. Hans convolsed on the ground as the chain consumed itself, "will I die like this" he thought, "No..Hans..you can live...remember your pride" a voice said. Hans recognized the voice, "Pull the rest of the chain...begin your new journey" the voice shouted. Hans slowed reached for the chain, "thats it you can do it kid" mitsuomi whispers, watching. A white light engulfed hans as he yanked the chain and when it died down. Hans was lying unconscious with a new saber by his side, "his power is low officer level..impressive...but I'll whip him into fighting shape" mitsuomi stated, picking up the sword. Mitsuomi placed the sword in his belt and lifted hans onto his shoulder and vanished, arriving back at the campsite. Asahina hobbled from the medical tent as mitsuomi arrived, "captain...who is that?" she asked, following him to hinoki's tent. Mitsuomi placed hans on the cot, "german soldier turned soul reaper...I cut his chain of fate and he managed to acquire his zanpakuto" he stated. Hans started to stir, "where am I...what happened?" he whispers, sitting up. Hans saw mitsuomi and a girl with silver eyes, "you're in one of my deceased men tent...you're now soul reaper in my squad" mitsuomi stated. Mitsuomi pulled hans new saber from belt, "it will take sometime to learn its name...when we return...I'll get you enrolled in the academy" he stated, handing hans the sword. Mitsuomi motioned for asahina to follow him, "stay with him...anwser any questions..he'll have alot...anyone asks..he's a member of the squad" he stated. Asahina slowly nodded, "yes captain...but can we trust him?" she asked and mitsuomi glances at hans, "he's an honest kid...caught up in war...not of his making" he replies and asahina returns inside.
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Mitsuomi returned to his tent in silence, slipping off his hoari and placing zetseui next to it. Mitsuomi slumped onto his cot and finally laid back but the stress of the day finally got to him. Mitsuomi's face suddenly contorted into a pained expression as tears welled up in his eyes, "Its not your fault...you trained them right" a voice serenely stated. Mitsuomi sat up seeing unohana staring back at him with a concerned look, "now you see me crying...like a child" he chuckled, wiping his tears. Unohana folded her arms, "is it wrong to grieve for fallen comrades" she asked. Mitsuomi scoffed, "not in squad 11...we are warriors...crying has no place on the battlefield" he states. The pair sat in silence for a few minutes, "why did you come here anyway?" he asked, looking up at her. Unohana tried to avoid his gaze, "I thought about what you said earlier...I am usually in control of my feelings but with you they go haywire...so what are we to each other?...we have known each other awhile...on the surface..you are cocky...cold and fierce but you can be kind..gentle...you grieve in silence but remain strong for your men...you are a mystery me...something I wanna solve" she stated. Mitsuomi snorted and started softly laughing, "heh..I said the same thing about you...you are kind and gentle but you can bring a grown man to his knees with a simple smile...however your eyes tell a story...you are mystery to me...I wanna solve that mystery" he stated. Mitsuomi rose from his cot and slowly strolled forward and soon he towered over unohana's five foot two frame, "so..I'll ask one last time...then that will be the end of it...do you Want..Us to be more than friends...more than what we were before?" he asked, with his hot breath on her neck and staring in her ocean blue orbs. Unohana gazed up into his only visible eye but she reached up and caressed his bandaged left side, "I..I..think..I want to be more" she whispered, softly kissing him. The kiss seem to last forever but when it broke, mitsuomi noticed her red cheeks and the sweet taste of her lips. Mitsuomi then pulled her into an embrace, "was that your first kiss..it was divine" he smirked. Unohana blushed harder and pushed him slightly, "No..." she stated, wrapping her arms around him again. Mitsuomi softly chuckled as they stood embraced but unohana released her hug, "good night mitsuomi...please get some rest" she stated, turning to leave. Mitsuomi simply waved, "Good night..Retsu" he smiled, as she closed the tent.
Mitsuomi walked over to his haori and grabbed his cigarette case, "have you already fallen for her?" zetseui questioned. Mitsuomi placed the cigarette in his mouth and lit it, "no..its this was just the first step but that will have to wait" he thought. Mitsuomi sat down on the floor crosslegged and took a long drag, "Oi...Oi...I know you Can hear me" he stated. The sound of laughter echoed in his mind, "I..Need your Power" mitsuomi stated, "Huh?...heh...I said it before...I left you alone when you desimated hanza and his clan..but you used me killing katsu...now..you find yourself in a situation where you need me?...haha..its cause for laughter" a voice quipped. Mitsuomi blew smoke through his nose, "the situation affects us all...we dont kill this hollow...we all die...he wouldnt ask..unless it was life or death" zetseui stated. The voice chuckled wildly, "Ohh...and you are accepting this?...wow it must be serious" it sneered and zetseui mentally glares, "Alrite...I'll do it...I will trade my arm for yours and your eye for mine...Now I hope you will ready for the consequences of this" it added. Mitsuomi puts out his cigarette, "I know the risk...just do it" he stated, "Heh...alrite..you should put up the barrier..no need for prying eyes" the voice stated. Mitsuomi performed a one handed handsign and his barrier surrounded him. Zetseui manifested behind him and sat crosslegged as well, "I hope you know...Whomever fights monsters should see to it...that in the process he does not become a monster himself" she stated.
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Unohana walked through the camp on her way to see mitsuomi, "I still cant believe..I kissed him" she thought but shook from her thoughts. Isane rushed over, "Captain unohana...we just recieved a report from one of captain fon's team...dozens of adjuchas hollows are attacking in the city" she stated. Unohana's eyes slightly widen, "Isane...strengthen the barrier around the camp and bring me minazuki...I will inform captain kiriyu and we will go assist" she states and isane rushes off. Unohana headed for mitsuomi's tent but met up on asahina and hans, "asahina-san..and who is this?" she asked. Hans clicked his boots, "hans kroenen..ma'am..squad 11" he stated, saluting. Unohana bowed slightly, "I thought captain kiriyu only brought four...but that can wait...follow me" she stated. Asahina and hans followed unohana to mitsomi's tent but found it empty, "his hoari is still here...where could the captain have gone..could he have sensed something?" asahina asked. Unohana searched the tent but it had no indication where he had gone, "asahina-san...hans-san...I would like you to assist my squad...I will find captain kiriyu..he may have already gone to assist captain fon" she stated. Isane entered the tent carrying minazuki, "thank you isane..they will be assisting you...I will return soon" unohana stated, leaving the tent. Unohana vanished into flashstep towards the city, "I do not sense him...mitsuomi..just what are you up to?" she thought.
[song playing...One Piece OST Difficult - Shichibukai]
Mitsuomi stood atop a building sensing the battle at hand with a cigarette hanging limply in his mouth, his arm still in a sling and his eye still bandaged. Zetseui was strapped his back with the hilt tipped to his right side, "time to test the waters" he thought, dropping to the street. Mitsuomi slowly strolled the abandoned street, when several shadows caught his eye but without flinching kept his stride. Several hollows charged and were quickly cut to pieces by his quicksword, above him planes started to commence an air raid. Mitsuomi continued his stroll amid the explosions around him and finally arrived in the town sqaure to find Serpentaris standing atop a disguarded fountain and dozen of soldiers littered around him, "Ssso...you've come...Foolisssh...missstake" serpentaris hissed. Mitsuomi took a drag and blew smoke through his nose, "Foolish mistake?!...I dont it see that way" he stated. Serpentaris lets out a hissing laugh, "You ssshould...among your comradesss..you only brought four men...and all four have been defeated including yoursself...you are Foolisssh" he stated. Suddenly nine adjuchas surround mitsuomi, "they have names...Hinoki...Fei...Sanei...Asahina and you will pay for each one" mitsuomi states, drawing zetseui. The Adjuchas charge but mitsuomi drives zetseui into the ground, "Zetseui..Tsuchi..ryū Odori" he stated and several spikes erupted and killing two of the hollows. One fired a cero but mitsuomi leapt skyward, "Kori ryū no odori!" he shouted, freezing three hollows. Wind started to whip around zetseui, "Kaze ryū Odori!" he shouted, slicing the ice encased hollows to pieces. The remaining four charged as mitsuomi but he tipped zetseui down as she started to wail and howl, "Dragonstrike!" he shouted and wailing blue blast desimated the hollows. Mitsuomi turned to Serpentaris, "Desspite your injuriesss..you killed nine adjuchasss...but Ssstill you ssstruggle to fight" serpentaris sneers. Mitsuomi points zetseui at serpentaris, "Always...its not in me to roll over and die!..." he stated, flaring his reiatsu and serpentaris followed suit.
Mitsuomi raised zetsuei high, "Bankai...Kurai Heiki..Zetseui!" he howled and the air displaced violently. Serpentaris picked up two bayonets as the winds died down and black menacing scythe was resting on mitsuomi's shoulder. Mitsuomi charged and leapt into the air, bringing the blade downward but Serpentaris blocked with the blades, "Interessting" he hissed, as they vanished. The sound of impacts filled the amid the explosions, mitsuomi skidded in air with a gash on his right leg and serpentaris appeared extending his arms. Mitsuomi dodged and fires off a lightning bolt but serpentaris countered with a cero, "Bakudo #63 Sajo Sabaku!" mitsuomi shouted, tossing zetseui into the air and then catching it with the kido. Serpentaris watched intrigued as mitsuomi spun zetseui with the kido chain "Yami-en ryū no odori!" mitsuomi howled. A spiraled red flame accented by black flames rained down like a missile, slamming into serpentaris and drove him into the ground. Mitsuomi landed in front of the crater to see serpentaris motionless, "his skin again" he thought. When suddenly Serpentaris crawled from the skin unharmed, "hehe...I'm getting sstronger by the minute...each ssskin I casst off makes me ssstronger...you and your foolissh ssubordinatesss...have helped me attain my true form!" he howled. Serpentaris flared his reiatsu and slammed a weighted punch to mitsuomi, sending flying him but then caught him with a kick to the back. Mitsuomi grunted as flew into air and then violently slammed into the ground. Serpentaris landed on a building as his muscles flexed and bulked as he lets out an unholy shriek, "I will crusssh you into Dusst" he howled. A pair of scaled wings erupted from his back as rust colored aura surrounded serpentaris and with a huge howl. The wind and building were displaced violently as the smoke revealing serpentaris in his true form. Mitsuomi shakes the cobwebs loose as he got to his feet with blood dripping from the bridge of his nose, "So is that your true form...no more shedding skins" he stated, blowing blood out of his nose. Serpentaris chuckled in his throat, "Yes...and I will crush you with it" he hissed. Mitsuomi spat out some blood, "I see...I'll admit..you're strong" he stated, loosing his sling and lets the bandaged arm dangle, "heh...and to boot it got rid of that ssspeech problem" he smirked, as his purple reiatsu started rising and was now accented with black.
[song playing...What can you see in your eyes...bleach ost]
Serpentaris' eyes flickered in anger as he charged a rust colored cero but his eyes started to widen as mitsuomi raised his bandaged left arm. Mitsuomi pointed his left at serpentaris and started charging a dark purple cero of his own as serpentaris fired his. The ceros coalesced and exploded in a huge pillar of destruction, throwing debris everywhere. Serpentaris emerged from the smoke, "Impossible...that was a Real Cero...soul reapers cant fire ceros and he fired it from that useless arm" he thought. Mitsuomi appeared above and fired another cero but serpentaris again countered with his own. Unohana meanwhile raced through the city when she saw the explosion. Unohana followed their reiatsu to an old factory, just as a rocket exploded near the base of a smoke stack. Mitsuomi landed on the falling stack and sprinted full speed up the stack as serpentaris raced down. The stack spilt in half and shockwave after shockwave erupted in the sky, "their reiatsu is even but one seems to be rising" unohana thought, following the shockwaves. Serpentaris skidded in air as mitsuomi appeared in front with zetseui on hand with the scythe blade tipped down, "I'd say..you were toying with me captain..in our first encounter" he hissed. Mitsuomi spun zetseui in his hand, "and I say you were as well...with such a transformation" he smirked, as zetsuei came to an abrupt halt and raised his left hand out. Mitsuomi vanished in a flash and appeared inches from Serpentaris, "Sokatsui" he recited, blowing serpentaris backwards. Mitsuomi moved his hand like triangle, "Bakudo #30..Shitotsu Sansen" he added, pinning serpentaris to a building. Mitsuomi charged the bound Serpentaris but his wings grabbed mitsuomi and slammed him into a building, then a cero to free himself. Serpentaris charged the rubble but a barrage of blue bolts stopped him but he gasped as mitsuomi appeared above, however he dodged the downward swing. Mitsuomi pointed his scythe at Serpentaris, "I'm curious how a hollow like you came into being..the last cracked mask hollow distinctly denied being a vasto lorde but something else entirely...so what are you?!" he stated. Serpentaris only hissed as mitsuomi charged, swinging zetseui back and forth despite the size. Serpentaris despite his size dodged like snake, "you move splendidly captain but I give you no openings...as for my origins..its of no importance" he sneered. Mitsuomi swung wide but serpentaris dodged, appearing behind as mitsuomi swung back and caught the shaft of the scythe. Their reiatsu's bounced off each other shooting sparks, "found an opening" serpentaris hissed. Serpentaris opened his mouth wide as a snake shot forth and dug its fangs into mitusomi's neck. Mitsuomi groaned as the venom entered his body, "This is a more concentrated than before..you will suffer greatly" serpentaris mocked.
Unohana reached the battle site and saw mitsuomi in air with a snake around his throat, "the poison will kill him at this rate" she thought. Unohana slowly drew minazuki to aide mitsuomi, "Dont...In..Terfere...Retsu...Th..is my fight!" he shouted. Serpentaris glanced unohana's way but he screeched, when ice started to form on his arms and the snake in his mouth, "you ..into..my..tr..aap" mitsuomi smirked, as ice formed on his face. Mitsuomi suddenly appeared behind serpentaris, "Hado #11...Tsuzuri Raiden" he shouted, slamming his palm into serpentaris back. Serpentaris screeched as his body was electrified and his arms broke off but mitsuomi vanished, delivering a powerful kick. Unohana watched shocked as the mitsuomi holding the scythe shattered into ice and mitsuomi sent the scythe towards serpentaris. Serpentaris howled as spiked scythe end pierced his gut and slammed him into the ground but didnt notice mitsuomi performing several rapid handsigns. Unohana's breath hitched as black chains erupted from the scythe as the blade vanished and pulled serpentaris's legs back to his arms, including snapping his spine. Mitsuomi landed with a huge smirk on his face, "How?!..are you unharmed..my poison should have killed you" Serpentaris hissed. Mitsuomi tilted his head, "my bankai is special..but its of no importance..oh I got one last thing to show before I finish you" he stated, reaching for his bandage. Mitsuomi pulled off the bandage and revealed his new eye with a gold pupil but before Serpentaris could retort, mitsuomi snapped his fingers. Serpentaris lets out an unholy shriek as the chains ignite in a black pillar of flames. Unohana watches the flames reach the sky as Serpentaris is burned to ashes, "he burned him to nothing" she thought. The intense heat from the flames caused rain to fall as the scythe reformed next to him, "I avenged you..fei..sanei..hinoki even asahina...but in the end I got no anwser" mitsuomi thought. Mitsuomi tilted his head back, "Even so...It was Refreshing" he laughed, hoisting the scythe on his shoulder. [song ends]
Mitsuomi turned to see unohana staring back at him but more to his arm, which now had a black tribal lightning tattoo going down the arm and spilts at the wrist into four line to the knuckles. Mitsuomi resealed zetseui and slowly marched towards her, "you will catch cold...staring" he smirked. Unohana grabbed his left arm, "how is this possible...you had severe damage and broken bones but now its gone and this tattoo" she stated. The rain started to stop, "you want the truth or the convenient lie" he stated. Unohana moved his wet hair outta his face and saw the golden pupil, "I'm not an ordinary soul reaper...I'll explain later though..come on lets regroup at the camp" mitsuomi stated. Unohana nodded and the two headed back to the campsite. Unbeknownst to them a figure in black cloak emerged from the shadows, "you truly are interesting...mitsuomi kiriyu" he smirked. Mitsuomi and Unohana returned to find soifon and her men getting checked over, "Captain Fon are you alrite?" unohana asked. Soifon glanced at her men, "I lost several men but we cleared the city...what about you captain kiriyu?" she stated. Mitsuomi saw asahina walking with hans, "I managed to kill the cracked mask hollow but I lost Fei...Hinoki and Sanei is injured as well" he explained, walking off and beckoning for asahina. Asahina and Hans followed him to Sanei's tent, "cap that you?" sanei asked, glancing over. Mitsuomi nodded as he sat down, "judging by the reiatsu we felt..you defeated the hollow?" sanei asked. Mitsuomi smirked slightly, "yea...I gave him the worst death possible...I avenged hinoki and your sister" he stated. Sanei raised his hand and mitsuomi gripped it, "thank you cap...I can leave squad 11 in peace" he stated. Mitsuomi glanced back to asahina, "give us a few minutes" he asked and she nodded taking hans with her. Mitsuomi turned his attention back to sanei, "I'm sorry its my fault about this...I should've brought kenpachi at least" he stated. Sanei scoffed slightly, "no its not you're fault cap...we squad 11 officers are as strong as five non officers" he states. Mitsuomi snorts slightly with a smile, "true...So I dont want you to leave...you can help with next generation..especially the kid" he stated. Sanei arched an eyebrow, "speaking of which...who is the kid...he's dressed like a soldier" he asked. Mitsuomi crossed his arms, "yea..I cut his chain of fate and he became a soul reaper...he's green..I need someone with experience to help him...so I'm asking you to stay and help" he asks. Mitsuomi stood to leave but stopped, "think about it" he states, leaving sanei to decide.
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Mitsuomi walked to his tent but stopped seeing unohana waiting in front and she walked inside. Mitsuomi walked inside and saw her sitting on the cot, "I want you to tell me the truth about your arm and eye" she stated. Mitsuomi took a seat next to her with a sigh, "well...ever since I got zetseui...I heard another voice..a whisper a first but as time went by got louder...and well..he and I share an understanding" he explained. Unohana studied his features, "his reiatsu has changed...more hollow like but he doesnt seem to be like the others" she thought, "mitsuomi do you possess some sort of hollowfication?" she asked. Mitsuomi arched his golden eye, "maybe...I fired a cero..a real one but its not like the vanishing soul case..its almost seems natural" he replies. Mitsuomi then reached for his cigarette case but before he could light, "no smoking...its bad for your health" unohana stated, grabbing the cigarette. Mitsuomi sighed but cracked a smirk as he planted his lips on her. Unohana blushed but continued the kiss but mitsuomi deepend the kiss and one thing lead to another. Asahina walked towards mitsuomi's tent and barely opened but quickly closed it, "asahina whats wrong" hans asked but she shushed him. Isane walked up looking for unohana, "asahina-san..have you seen captain unohana?" she asked but asahina blushed brightly. Isane went to the open the tent but asahina stopped her, "um..well..they..are" asahina stammered. Hans used the time to peek inside and see unohana laying on mitsuomi's bare chest and their clothes everywhere, "they had relations" he states. Isane and Asahina gasped loudly but blushed brightly and grabbed him as they ran off. Unohana glanced back with a shy smile but rested her head on his chest, "looks like people saw...I will have a talk with them" she thoughts, falling asleep.
TO BE CONTINUED
A/N...ANOTHER CHAPTER DONE...SORRY FOR ADDING A LITTLE CITRUS...I DECIDED TO MAKE HIS HOLLOWIFACTION IS A BIT DIFFERENT THAN MY OTHER STORIES..WELL IN THE OTHERS HIS ARM WAS DESTORYED...AND THE HOLLOW DID IT WITHOUT HIM KNOWING...THIS TIME ITS BE BETTER HIDDEN... BUT IF YOU NEVER READ THE OTHERS..HERE IS A LIL TIDBIT..MITSUOMI IS A DESCENDANT OF A VASTO LORDE HOLLOW THAT WAS REBORN...NEXT CHAPTER WILL HAVE THE FALLOUT...ALSO MITSUOMI...DECIDES TO ATTAIN ZETSEUI TRUE POWER...THEN SKIP TO BEFORE RUKIA LEAVES FOR KARAKURA...THANK YOU...AS ALWAYS..LIKE REVIEW AND FOLLOW...STAY FROSTY
