(I don't own all characters of Bleach and Queen's Blade, only my OC)

Hey everyone, thanks for the previous comments and faves/follows. it took me a lot of time for me to make this work. This is considered to be Part three of the Three part intro arc. I hope you all will like it as much as I did. The path of the Wandering Spirits have just begun.

Queen's Blade: Path of the Wandering Spirits

Chapter 3: Following Her Mother's Steps

While Seishin and Risty left the Cell Room, Leina was in her room with Elina from their "entertaining get-together" at the ball they held. For Elina, being with her sister makes any day complete. Leina... it's like living in a prison, only she's not wearing the usual orange jumpsuit. Leina still wishes for her to live her life out on the road, but was taken away by her two sisters and her dad.

"I bet you're tired." Elina said as she walked towards her. "Maybe a massage can help."

"No, thanks." Leina replied as she walked off without giving her any eye contact. Elina sighed when Leina said no.

"Well then, let me comb your hair." Leina didn't say anything but allowed Elina to comb her hair. "Leina, running away won't change anything. You'll always be found and always be brought back. Just accept your title; you'll get married, you'll become a Countess, and settle down. Everything's going to be fine."

"But I don't want to have any of that." Leina continued to look at her reflection on the mirror, feeling upset that no one would pay mind to what she wanted to do.

"Of course not. " Elina agreed. "I can't tell how much it gets under my skin to watch men flirt with you. I promise you, your husband will regret marrying you. Believe me; I'll always be by your side, Leina."

"Elina…" Leina was going to say something until Elina spotted something.

"Your hair… it's been singed!" Elina cried. "I bet those dogs are to blame."

"You mean Seika and Risty?" Leina replied. "It's not their fault; it happened when I fought that pink protean woman."

"A pink protean woman?" Elina wondered. "You fought someone like that?"

"If I had the right equipment, I would've beaten her " Leina looked down a little.

"You don't have to worry…" Elina hugged her from behind. "Just know that I'll always be here to protect you." Elina smiled as she left the room but remained on guard. She looked down feeling upset.

"Yeah, always..." Leina muttered sarcastically as she turned and walked towards her bed. She then remembered what Seika said about hope working in unexpected places. She sighed as she hoped as something good will happen to her. Perhaps freeing herself out of the prison she calls home.

"Damn… She wouldn't even let me sleep with her." She departed from Leina's room as she order guards to prevent Leina from leaving her room.

"I'm back here once again…" Leina said to herself. "If only I could get over that mountain pass, I could be free. That's where I have to go."

Leina went to sleep, despite her depression of being stuck at home.

(Flashback)

In her flashback, Leina remembered herself, when she was young, standing up to her father.

"I can do it!" She said. "I'm strong father, you'll see and then mother will…" She paused as she saw her father's expression.

(Flashback ended)

Leina woke up from her flashback; looking at her palm, feeling guilty about herself.

"I'm still weak…" She thought. "If Risty and Seishin didn't show up, I would have been…" Leina remembered the same words Risty said to her.

"It was foolish to challenge her without realizing your strength. You should be more careful… If you want to live…"

"How did Seika save me from Melona?" She began wondering about her recent battle. "Is there some kind of weakness? What should I do?" Leina sat with her face in her knees, pondering.

(Now playing Turn the Tables)

Meanwhile, Seishin and Risty stood on top of one of the buildings watching over the capital. She smirked as she readied her Morningstar and Seishin with his zanpaktou.

"Ready to begin, Seishin?" She looked at Seishin with a smile.

"Let's go, Robin Hood." Seishin replied as he summoned his Hollow mask and followed Risty.

The two silently leaped over several roofs until they got to a part of the castle where the Vance family stashed their gold and valuables. The two got in and separately did their searches Risty began collecting gold and Seishin began looking around. Risty found a suit of armor that would be perfect for Leina; she called Seishin afterwards.

"Seishin, I found something." Seishin heard Risty's voice and went to follow her. As he saw the armor, he sensed the same aura as Leina.

"That armor is perfect!" Seishin opened the case and took the armor out and put it in a bag. "Good eye, Risty."He hugged her immediately without thinking. Seishin blushed behind his mask and released himself from the hug.

"Sorry…" He said.

"You're pretty cute for a warrior, Seishin…" Risty said with a smirk. "I like you… and I'm sure Leina likes you too."

"R-Really?" Seishin blushed and instead of Risty replying to his answer, she removed the mask slightly to kiss his cheek.

"Really." She replied. "Now help me with this stuff."

"Right." Seishin smiled as he assisted Risty with gathering up the gold.

"Hmmm, someone has a crush on you..." Seishin's inner hollow taunted.

"Gah dangit, hollow! At a time like this!" Seishin replied while showing his usual scowl and tick mark on his head.

Back at the castle halls, Elina and her guards were heading back to the Cell Room to check on the two prisioners. When she opened the door she was shocked to see that found out Seishin and Risty escaped.

"Those dogs! They broke out!" She said angrily. "Tear them apart! Seal off all passages, now!"

"Yes, milady." One of the guards replied and sounded the alarm.

"I'm gonna make them suffer. I'll see to that, starting with that dog who insulted me!" Elina snarled as she ran the other direction. "I I'm coming for you, Samayou!"

Meanwhile, Seishin and Risty were gathering the remaining gold and jewels and stash them into a few bags. Suddenly the two heard the alarm blaring all around the capital.

"Heh, looks like they found out!" Risty said

"Oh, well." Seishin shrugged his shoulders. "Let's get to Leina before any of her sisters get to her first."

Seishin and Risty got their... well Risty's things and immediately left for Leina. arriving to where Leina's located. When they arrived tapped the glass to get Leina's attention; she turned to see Seishin and Risty as she opened the window.

(Song ends)

"Risty, what are you doing here?" Leina asked while whispering until she saw Seishin. "Umm, who is this?"

"This is Seishin Samayou." Risty replied. "Seishin was transported here due to the medallion he wore which turned him into a girl."

"Really?" Leina asked. "Then show me."

"Seishin show her." Risty asked.

"Ok..." Seishin donned the medallion and began glowing brightly. After a few seconds, both Risty and Leina saw the red haired warrior as a female.

"Whoa..." Leina gasped while she watched Seishin remove the medallion turning him back to normal. When she saw Seishin, she began to blush a light red at his good looks..

"Now do you believe me now?" Seishin asked.

"I already seen my sister's sword in action many times before, I've just seen you in action and I had almost died by a slime girl... So yeah, I believe you" Leina said.

Suddenly they all heard footsteps and a door knock; Leina made Seishin hide under her bed, Risty behind the sealed curtain and the three bags in her closet. As the door opens, Claudette walks in.

"Claudette. What brings you to my room?" Leina asked.

"Two thieves broke out and are hiding in the castle." She reported. "I'm here to watch you under the Count's order.

"I haven't seen any thieves around here, so there no need for you to watch me." Leina replied. "Aren't you worried for the Count's safety over mine?"

"He, in fact is the reason I have to guard you here." Claudette said.

"Father ordered you to do this?" Leina wondered.

Claudette nodded from what Leina asked as she looked at the curtain. Then they heard some footsteps; Claudette turned to see Elina arriving to Leina's room.

"Leina, are you alright?" Elina cried as she arrived beside Claudette. "Claudette, I don't understand. Why are you here?"

"I'm here in order of the Count, but it seems we're at a stalemate." She replied as she walked off. "We'll be back, Leina."

"That was close..." Risty thought.

"Claudette's pretty smart for a swordswoman, I have a bad feeling though." Seishin thought.

"All that matters is that you're safe, now." Elina said. "But you are not allowed to leave your chanber." Elina then closed the doors.

"Claudette was too imposing. I couldn't move from that" Leina thought as she closed her eyes. Then she opened the curtain up to let Risty in and then she looked at her bed. "Coast is clear, Seishin.

"Ok." Seishin replied as he got out while she took the bags out her closet..

"What's in the bag, Seishin?" Leina wondered.

"Your ticket out of here…" Seishin took out the breastplate and armor.

Leina took a closer look at the suit of armor and noticed something familiar about it.

"If you want to face that monster, Melona, you're gonna need some armor." Risty said.

"This looks like a family heirloom." She wondered. "So you are a thief.

"I told you, I'm the Benevolent Bandit of The Wild." Risty replied. "Besides, Seishin took it."

"Seishin, is that true?" Leina asked him.

"Yes, but there is a reason I did it…" Seishin replied. "Ever since I met you, I felt an aura that's pretty pure; something that's rare in my tastes; and when Risty found the armor, I felt the same aura you have. It felt like it was calling you."

"Really?" Leina looked at the armor again with wondering. "Do you think so?"

"If I'm right, your mother's the same one who has that ambition to take on the world." He continued. "That must be where the aura originated."

"Mom…" Leina began remembering the times she had with her mother before she passed; then remembered what Seishin said earlier. Afterwards, she looked at Seishin and Risty with a determined look. "Ok, I'll wear it."

"Excellent." Seishin smiled with determination. Risty smirked and nodded.

"Leina, Seishin, I'm gonna head on and nab some more gold. I'll meet you two afterwards." Risty jumped on the roof below Leina's room.

"Be careful Risty." Seishin nodded to her. Risty smirked and gave them a thumbs up as she left while carrying the bag.

"Seishin…" Leina called him, getting his attention. "I'm gonna need you to go with Risty. I'll hold my ground for now."

"Yes, ma'am. Just be safe." Seishin nodded as he jumped out through the window and used flashstep to get to Risty. Meanwhile, Risty arrived to the docks after adding a little bit more gold. Then she saw Seishin behind her.

"Seishin what are you doing here?" Risty asked him; astonished that he arrived.

"Helping you get out of here." Seishin replied.

"Hmmm… I'm starting to like you a little more, Seishin." Risty replied as she smirked and allowed him to help her get out. Just as they was going to take one of the boats, Claudette arrived to stop them.

"So… you've escaped…" Claudette said as she readied herself. "Those who try to escape will be crushed." She then saw Seishin without his mask. "So, this is your true face. You are rather handsome for a thief's assistant."

"Thanks for the complement, but I'm no thief and I never was one." Seishin replied. "Also Risty's no thief; she's the Benevolent Bandit of The Wild. I can't let you nor anyone else stop us from getting out of here and I am about to show you what I can do. Erupt… Reddonouva!"

Seishin drew his zanpaktou out as it was enveloped in a tornado of flames; as it was extinguished, his zanpaktou was shown as a largely curved, flame-colored khyber blade with a dragon's mark on it.

"So that's your sword's true form, huh?" Risty asked with a smirk.

"Yep." Seishin replied. "This is Reddonouva's true form; a dragon whose flames can't be extinguished nor stopped."

"I am rather impressed by that trick, but something like that will never stop me." Claudette's sword began charging electricity.

"We'll see about that, Thundercloud General." Seishin readied himself for battle until Risty stopped him.

"Seishin, go to Leina." She said. "I'll deal with Claudette."

"What about you, Risty?" Seishin asked.

"Right now, Leina needs your help." Risty looked at him; then she made a wide grin. "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

"Ok, I'll leave this to you." Seishin immediately began running for the door.

"I won't let you escape!" Claudette immediately sent a charge of lightning towards him. Seishin noticed the lightning and countered it using his Sen Taiyou. The two attacks clashed creating an explosion. As the smoke clears, Seishin was gone. "Damn that swordsman…"

"You should worry about me, Claudette!" Risty charged towards Claudette. Claudette began charging her sword as she glared at Risty. "To the Victor goes the spoils... Heh, this is going to be One Hell of a Fight!"

(Battle begins – Playing New Divide by Linkin Park)

Risty and Claudette began their fight as their clash was heard by Seishin who's heading back to Leina's room and Elina who was rushing to where Claudette's at, until she spotted a familiar figure with red hair wearing a black battle kimono as he was rushing towards Leina.

"Hang on, Leina! I'm coming!" Seishin cried until he encountered a familiar face.

"I found you, Samayou." Elina said until she took a closer look at the red haired shinigami. "Weren't you a girl?"

"Ah geez..." Seishin thought when he sighed. "Of all people it had to be the Cat Girl with the bi-polar personality."

"Yes, I was..." Seishin replied. "This medallion turned me into a girl when I wear it. This is who I truely am without it. My real name is Seishin Samayou.

"I don't care what you are. All that matters is that I found you and now I will reap my revenge for what you did to me earlier!" Elina exclaimed as she readied her weapon.

"Seriously, Elina..." Seishin gripped the bridge of his nose in frustration. "Look cat lady, I don't have no time to cosplay with you. I have to go save your sister."

"I won't let you get anywhere near my sister!" exclaimed Elina as she charges towards Seishin as she makes a downward slash with her staff. Seishin immediately blocked it; suddenly she tries to use her iron claws to scratch his face, but he managed to push her away, inches before Elina turned his face into a scratching post. He then kicked her away and attempted to make a quick dash, but Elina immediately blocked his escape.

"Damn it, she's persistent." Seishin thought while he held his ground.

"I'm gonna enjoy taking you down." Elina said while showing her wry smirk.

"Ah great..." Seishin sighed. "This is gonna take a while..."

The two resumed their fight, unaware; on Elina's point of view, a pink blob was heading up to Leina's room. At the same time, Leina donned on her armor and cut off her long hair. She kept two bangs of hair on her sides and braided them.

"To the strongest, go the spoils…" Leina thought as she got her armor on. "Mother, wish me luck on my new quest as a noble warrior…" Leina thought while looking at her reflection on the mirror. Then she heard someone at the window; she turned and saw Melona.

"Where you're going, Leina…?" She asked. "Don't leave me behind…, please?" With a sadistic grin, she eyes glowed when used her power to blow her and her room up. Seishin, whose a few feet away, sensed her presence.

"Damn… Melona again." He said to himself. "Hang on, Leina! I'm coming!" Seishin tried to jump but Elina managed to catch him by snaring his leg with a wire from her staff. He then slammed him down to the ground.

"I won't let any dogs like you get anywhere near my sister." Elina barked at him. "Leina is mine, understand?!"

Seishin didn't answer while he remained on the ground. still gripping on to his zanpaktou. Elina smirked down at him until he slowly got up. Her smirk slowly faded away as the young shinigami slowly rises back up and to her ears, he made a soft chuckle which then grew to a loud laugh.

"You're really something, aren't you cat girl..." Seishin said. "You, your oldest sister and even your dad are still blind to the truth."

"Don't you dare act like you know us!" Elina used her wire attachment again to ensnare Seishin's right arm. Seishin gripped the wire and immediately pulled her towards him and then elbowed her in the stomach, making her fall on her knees while holding onto her stomach.

"Open your damn eyes!" Seishin barked. "You and your family are forcing Leina to take a role she never want to take. Leina already has her mind set on traveling the world. I didn't make her, neither did Risty. Leina did this on her own free will. Now if you excuse me, I have a future warrior that needs saving."

As Seishin turned around and began walking away, Elina gets back up along with picking up her weapon. She then charged towards.

"She WILL be the next countess!" Elina cried. "I won't allow dogs like you to stop her from reaching her dream!" Elina charged towards Seishin with her staff at hand; intending to impale him. Seishin growled and by swinging his zanpaktou upward, the force of his swing sent Elina towards a wall. The impact not only caused her weapon to be shattered, but the left side of her metal bikini top and her claw gauntlet were broken apart.

"What was that..." Elina thought. "That attack almost killed me."

She slowly raised her head up to Seishin who retracted his zanpaktou back into his sheath. Seishin sighed and turned away slightly to see several explosions from where Leina's at. He turned back to Elina.

"Is he really that strong?" She continued.

"Elina, if you truely love your sister then you and Claudette should let her make her own dream, not the one you're forcing her." Seishin replied as she remembered what Seishin as Seika said to her.

...

"Leina's in a level that you can never reach. No matter how hard you try or how helpful you can be with her, you can never understand the ambition Leina possesses. She already found her own path, not one that was forged by you, Claudette, nor your father…"

...

"Leina is like your late mother; strong and full of ambition. I can feel it in her spirit." Seishin continued. "I'm going to help your sister, so she'll begin where her mother had started. Until then, you rest until your squad comes to help you up. Until we meet again, cat girl."

"D-Damn... you..." Elina muttered as she watched Seishin turned to Leina direction and left using Shunpo. It wasn't long when some of the guards helped Elina back to her feet.

(Song ends and another begins: FLAGS by T.M. Revolution)

Leina survived the blast as she got back up, but when she did, she saw Melona standing before her. She gripped her sword and held her ground, as she anticipated Melona's next array of attacks.

"Like I said… No one has ever called me a monster and live to tell about it." She said while walking towards her. "I'm here to kill you and that masked man for calling me that… Exactly like I said!"

As she revealed her breasts to Leina, ready to fire her acidic breast milk at her, Seishin's voice was heard from the two girls.

"Not while I'm here, you wicked monster!" Leina and Melona looked up and saw Seishin high in the sky, diving towards Melona and readying his attack.

"Seishin!" Leina was happy to see he's ok.

"Sen…" Seishin spun around as he summoned his hollow mask while charging his attack. "Sanzu!" He called out the name of his attack as he swung his sword releasing a condensed beam that's just as hot as the sun towards the protean monster.

The attack struck her as a small part of the building was dissolved from the attack. Seishin landed beside her.

"Seishin, how did you do that?" Leina was astonished from his attack that hit Melona.

"There's no time…" Seishin replied. "My attack did hit her, but she'll come back to get us. Let's go!" Seishin and Leina moved from building to building until they arrived to a two story house. When they got there, Melona emerged.

"At last I get to face you again, masked swordsman…" Melona said with a cheerful manner. "Wait, weren't you a girl before

"It's complicated, but this isn't the time or the place to explain." He replied. "But... on the bright side, I'm gonna enjoy taking you down, ya monstrous freak of nature!"

Seishin prepared himself until Leina saw the holes made by her acid on the roof. She smirked as she got an idea to take Melona down.

"Seishin… hold your fire." Leina said.

"What's up?" He asked.

"Do you know any spells that can blind someone?" Leina asked.

"I have something in that catagory..." Seishin replied. "Why?

"I have an idea, just follow my lead." She replied as she looked at the ground. Seishin turned and saw what she meant and followed her lead.

Meanwhile Risty and Claudette exchanged blows around the rubble filled grounds. Just as one last clash was made, the roof above them collapsed. Risty took the opportunity to flee while she has the chance.

"Get back here, thief!" Claudette yelled.

"Not a chance, Thundercloud General." Risty said with a smirk as she left with a bit of gold left.

Back on the roof, Leina and Seishin began strategizing how to beat her. Melona continue to laugh happily at them.

"Five more steps…" Seishin and Leina thought together as they counted the number of steps Melona's making. "Four, three, two…"

"Monster!" Leina cried. "We got places to go after we deal with you!"

"Did you just call me a monster again?" Melona asked as she stopped.

"So what if she called you a monster…" Seishin replied. "You ARE a monster, Melona!"

Melona growled at them.

"That's it! For that, you shall suffer!" Melona took one final step. Leina immediately turned to Seishin.

"Seishin, now!" Cried Leina.

"Bakudo #21: Sekienton!" Seishin placed his palms of his hand on the ground and red smoke came out as it enveloped the area. Seishin then placed his hand on Leina's back and transfered a small drop of his reiatsu in her, allowing her to sense where Melona is at. The two threw their swords at the weakened spot on the roof, seconds after the swords hit the weak spot as it caused Melona to trip back, spilling her acid.

"Seishin, I got this!" Leina charged at Melona and trapped her in a bear-hug, mashing her body with Melona's; preventing her from releasing more of her acid.

"What! You tricked me!" Melona said as she and Leina fell after being trapped in the bear-hug. Melona felt her breasts swelling up.

"You won't know what happened unless you try!" Leina said as she held on to her tightly.

"It hurts!" Melona said as she felt her breasts swell up to its extent, signaling her to explode. "I can't hold it in any longer!"

"Leina!" Seishin charged towards Leina as Melona was on the verge of exploding. But instead of Leina being caught in the blast, Seishin appeared an inch above her, grabbed her by the waist, and they both escaped the explosion in a sudden burst of speed. Risty, who was sitting on the edge of the castle walls, saw the whole thing.

"Nicely done, Seishin and Leina." She said with a smirk.

(Song ends)

The next day came and the two of them were on the lake side of the castle, unconscious. Leina was the first to get up and when she did, she saw Risty sitting on a small crate watching the two of them.

"I see you're awake." Risty said to Leina.

"Yeah." Leina replied. "What happened, though? Everything happened so fast."

"You won the battle, but Seishin saved you." Risty replied as Seishin sat up. Leina turned to see Seishin getting up halfway. He looked at them and chuckled a bit.

"Seishin…" Leina called him as she helped him up all the way. "How did you save me? I was almost caught in that explosion just then."

"I had to resort to using Sonído." Seishin replied. "It's similar to my usual flash steps, but Sonído's a little faster. I still need a lot of training to perfect it, but i was lucky to help get you out in that last second."

"Thanks for saving me back there. Looks like I owe you for saving me yet again." Leina smiled as she gave him a hug and a small peck on his cheek. He suddenly blushed a dark red as he felt Leina's kiss.

"First it's Risty and now, Leina..." Seishin thought. "W-Wow...!"

"Are you ok, Seishin?" Leina asked him. "Your face is turning red."

"I-It's nothing." Seishin replied while chuckling sheepishly. "Seeing you alive is more than enough, Leina. Since you guys are going on a journey, I would like to accompany you on your travels."

"Well, Seishin…" Risty replied. "After helping us many times in one day, we wouldn't mind you coming. We would need a male bodyguard to keep us safe."

"Oh, and Risty... I figured the three of us might need some traveling money, so..." Seishin took out a scroll and placed it on the ground. As he opened it has some writing that neither Risty nor Leina can understand. As he placed his palms out in front of the scroll's Transmigration Circle and using his reiatsu, the scroll began to glow blue and materialized three large bags filled with gold coins and jewelry.

"H-How were you able to get that much?" Risty asked while Leina gasped.

"While we rushed to gather things before we went to get Leina, I used this scroll and transfered them into it using my spirit energy." Seishin explained. "I figured it would come in handy."

"Seishin, this is going to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship..." Risty said as she wrapped his head around her left arm and winked at him, making Seishin blush a dark red. Leina chuckled at the sight.

"Come on girls, you're making me blush so much." Seishin said with a chuckle.

Meanwhile Nanael, who had landed on a cliff; just off the side of the Capital, was slightly furious at the fact that she didn't judge any of the fights that night.

"Aw, why does this ALWAYS happen to me?!" Nanael yelled echoing the area around her.

Thanks again for reading Chapter 3. Feel free to give me some ideas to start Chapter 4. Leave me some good comments and i'll be back with the next chapter.