Sorry for the wait, but there was a lull in the OC submissions, so I was stuck at 3 OCs for a while. But thanks to TJ231 and KOJ (that's one username) and theDarkRyder, I can now get on to the next fight!

Chapter 2: Fear of the Angel

"On one side," the announcer boomed, "we have Katsu Jibaku, the Quinta Espada of his universe!"

Katsu stepped out of his portal. He wore white hakama pants with a white coat. Black fur lined the collar of his coat, and a black belt adorned his waist. He had black combat boots on. He had spiky black hair with a red streak in it, and piercing yellow eyes. A mask like half of a fox skull covered the left half of his face, and light shone through his hole, which was where his heart should have been. A nasty looking scar ran down the length of his left arm, and when he smiled, he showed sharp, dagger-like teeth.

"And on the other side," the announcer continued, "we have Shinsuke Tanahashi, the Captain of Squad Six of his universe!"

Shinsuke wore the traditional Shinigami's uniform, with a sleeveless Captain's haori. The haori had the Japanese character for 6 on the back. He had dark skin with golden eyes. His straight, jet black hair fell to his shoulders. He also wore a cowboy hat for no apparent reason. A sarcastic smirk was etched on the Captain's face. Both fighters had one hand on the hilts of their Zanpauktos.

The announcer stated the rules again, and signaled the beginning of the fight. The portals snapped closed behind the two fighters, trapping them in darkness. Katsu grinned to himself.

'This'll be a cinch,' he thought.

Shinsuke heard the low buzz of sonido all around him. He began to try to sense Katsu's reiatsu, be the Espada was moving too fast. Shinsuke sighed.

"Time to shed some light on the subject," he noted. He drew his Zanpaukto. "Purify and judge, Tenshi (Angel)!"

A glowing gold avatar formed around Shinsuke. The avatar had the appearance of a samurai, with plated armor and a stylized helm. Katsu zipped forwards and lashed out at Shinsuke, but his attack was blocked by the armor of the samurai avatar. Shinsuke extended his left hand and faced the palm towards Katsu. The avatar did the same. Grinning maniacally, Katsu did the same.

"Zeusu no Ikari (Zeus's Wrath)," Shinsuke said. Lighting briefly coalesced around his palm, the shot towards Katsu. The Quinta countered with a Bala. Katsu then began to charge a Cero in the same hand.

"Time for some medium-level weaponry," Shinsuke remarked. He held his hand above his head. "Unmei no Te (The Hand of Fate)."

Light burned in Shinsuke's left hand. When Katsu fired his Cero, Shinsuke released Unmei no Te. Again, the attacks cancelled each other out.

"Now you're pissing me off!" The two fighters said. Katsu drew his Zanpaukto, a katana with jagged chainsaw teeth, and slashed open his palm. He began to charge a jet black Gran Rey Cero.

"Nuh uh uh!" Shinsuke taunted. "Not gonna happen. Kami no Sabaki (Divine Judgement)!"

A ray of light blasted down onto Katsu. The blast was enough for him to lose concentration and fire the Gran Rey Cero into the ground next to them. The two were blasted sideways into two separate tunnels. Katsu panted and tried to pause to regain his breath.

"This fight isn't going as planned," He said. "The Captain is just too strong. I wish I could've ended this sooner, but it looks like I'm gonna hafta go all out."

Katsu raised his Zanpaukto, but was interrupted by an angry shout of "BANKAI!"

A large black explosion destroyed the rock between the two fighters. Shinsuke stepped through the gap.

His previous attire was replaced by the armor of his avatar, but it was pitch black and only emanated a dim glow. Leathery wings came from the back of his armor, and a black longsword was clenched in his right hand.

"Daraku Tenshi (Fallen Angel)!" Shinsuke announced. He slashed his sword in a horizontal arc and shouted "Fu no Chiiki (Negative Zone)!"

Black mist swamped the area. The mist began to form shapes around Katsu, but they deformed just as fast as they were forming. Katsu smirked.

"I know what this technique is supposed to do," he said. "It's supposed to show your target what they're afraid of by creating that fear in the mist. While they're cowering in fear, you kill them. That's a pretty effective tactic."

Katsu raised his Zanpaukto to his neck. Black blood began to dribble from where the blade was.

"I should know," Katsu continued. "Because that's the exact same tactic I employ!"

Katsu slashed his neck and shouted "BREAK THEIR MINDS, PESADILLA (NIGHTMARE)!"

The Espada's black reishi swirled around him in a dome shape, before blasting outwards with a gust of wind. Chains curled around his chest, and his fingers extended into claws with chainsaw teeth on them. His mask covered his entire face and was completely featureless, and his hair grew longer. The mist around him vanished, and Shinsuke, his Zanpaukto sealed, was cowering on the ground in front of him.

"Like what you see?" Katsu asked. He didn't know what Shinsuke was seeing, but he knew it must've been terrifying.

"The power to show anyone their worst nightmare," Katsu said. "Some might call this power cruel, and they'd be right. Some might call me twisted for enjoying watching the fear of others, and they'd be right. And honestly?"

Katsu stabbed Shinsuke through the chest. "I don't give a damn."

Katsu gasped as his blades caused Shinsuke to disperse into black mist. He gasped again as he felt a blade slide through his chest.

"My power isn't the same as yours, Katsu," Shinsuke, still in Bankai, said. "Instead of showing my target's worst fear, I can show them whatever I wish. You were doomed the instant I used Fu no Chiiki. So tell me, Arrancar."

Shinsuke leaned down to whisper in Katsu's ear. "Like what you see?"

Katsu screamed as his body was engulfed in black flames. The screaming stopped when Katsu's ashes floated to the ground. Shinsuke sheathed his longsword and faded out of Bankai.

"The winner is Shinsuke Tanahashi!" The announcer announced. A portal opened in front of Shinsuke, and he stepped through.

"Join us next time at Rumble in the Jungle!" The announcer ended.

The low whine of insects could be heard throughout the rainforest. A bird cawed overhead, and the air was as thick as mud. Two portals opened, revealing two shadowy figures.

So, that's it! I've got nothing to say on the battle in this chapter, but I do have something to say about the OCs: at least try to send in a female OC. At this rate, I'll look sexist because there are only guys in this tournament! Just nothing like "she can use her tits to distract her enemies" or something like that. I refuse to write anything like that for no reason. Unless if that's part of her power, that is. However, I'll only be accepting a few female OCs with that power, because if they all had the same power, that would again make me look sexist.

On another note, I've decided how I'm gonna do this. I'm gonna accept 32 OCs for this tournament. When I reach 32, I'll close the SYOC until I need more. I already have 4 OCs, so that's 28 until the SYOC closes.

This is TheTrueBuckbuck2, signing out!