Chapter 4: Clash!
The surroundings turned grey and large blades began to lift up through the ground, the tips pointing upright. Byakuya thrust his arm forwards and all the blades shattered into Cherry Blossom, the quantity multiplied by the hundreds. He swung his arm through the air to direct the currents of Blossom.
"Damn…" Jade said to herself as she continued to dodge the multiple torrents of pink haze. She swayed through the air avoiding both the Senbonzakura and her own beams of San no Bakufu. Byakuya raised a hand with his palm facing Jade.
"Hado number 4, Byakurai!"
A blue streak of lightening shot from Byakuya's hand and crashed into Jade.
She shrieked and gasped as a wall of Blossom assaulted her. She flew through the air before performing a back flip to avoid another wave of Blossom and landed on one knee.
"San no Bakufu!" She called as a white beam shot out towards Byakuya's head. He moved slightly to the right and the beam passed by only inches.
"You can't use that attack on me… You aren't fast enough."
"No? But I'm smart enough." She smirked. "Jiko Hakai!"
Byakuya's eyes widened, he glanced hesitantly at the beam as it began to quickly waver. Suddenly it exploded in a white mass. The entire length exploding then fading away. Byakuya was flung across the sky before catching his footing and holding his half melted face.
Jade appeared only feet away from him and grinned.
"San no Bakufu"
Byakuya froze as a beam ran through his heart. His face slowly melting as his heart and chest were torn to pieces by multiple beams ripping through him. His robes burning as his body way ripped in two.
"Kuchiki!" Ukitake yelled as he watched another of his fellow comrades be swiftly killed.
"Jushiro, stay where you are." The head Captain commanded as he took a step forwards. His face blank and his gaze sat upon Jade.
"That makes two. Two Captains you have been able to defeat. I must congratulate you on achieving such a feat but I'm afraid your victory ends here."
She smiled and licked her upper lip.
"Oh please I'm not going to waste time with an old-"
"All things in the universe turn to ashes, Ryujin Jakka!"
A large burst of fire engulfed Yamamoto and the sky coated itself in orange.
Yamamoto swung his sword up and the fire parted. His blade engulfed in flames and his upper robes scorched.
"Damn it… Shikai already, it's a good thing I know all about his abilities."
"Ennetsu Jigoku!" He called.
Seven pillars of fire formed around the area that Jade and the remaining Soul reapers were within. The ground beneath the pillars began to heat up and steam rose from them. She looked at the pillars then back at Yamamoto.
"Damn… More pillars, really?"
Jade rushed towards Yamamoto with her arm blade held high. Yamamoto moved swiftly, swinging his sword though the air, a cascade of fire was formed and accelerated towards her. The heat growing stronger and stronger. She grinned and fired another white beam that split the fire in half, the beam narrowly missing both Shunsui and Jushiro. She got close enough to Yamamoto and was ready to cut him down But before she could he swung his blade back and crashed it against hers. The immense heat surprising her and causing sweat to drip down her face.
"Shit…" She muttered and jumped back, wiping away the sweat from her forehead and panting heavily with her fists clenched.
"Your body cannot withstand the heat of Ryujin Jakka. This isn't a battle you can hope to win." Yamamoto informed as he raised his sword into the air.
A torrent of fiery chaos hurtled towards her. She smirked and performed a Sonido to avoid it, losing Yamamoto's sight on her. He looked around as he saw her vanish and swung his sword in multiple direction. Waves of fire spreading out from him.
"Show yourself!" He shouted into the air.
"As you wish~"
All of a sudden, blood erupted from Yamamoto's back. Jade's blade came back down and sliced across his back a second time. He grunted and swung around with his sword up high, his face filled with anger. Jade jumped up and somersaulted over Yamamoto and boosted a fair distance away and landed.
"I have to say… For the head Captain of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads, you aren't really amazing to be honest. You're done, sir." She giggled.
Yamamoto stood still, the blood trickling down his back and the recently fired white beam crackling and glowing brightly. He turned around and looked directly at her. His face twitching with anger at how she had toyed with Kenpachi, Byakuya and now himself.
"You have dishonoured us… and mocked the thirteen Court Guard Squads far enough. I am done playing this little game. Bankai!"
Suddenly all the flames of his Shikai vanished and his blade began to singe, entirely covered black like it had been scorched by fire. No flames emanated from his body nor the blade. He slowly walked towards Jade with a grim expression upon his face. Jade grinned and fired two beams towards him, both considerable close to each other side by side. Yamamoto lifted his blade and held it on its side as the beams crashed into it, instantly vanishing as they did.
"Zanka no Tachi, East: Kyokujitsujin." He announced as the beams disintegrated. The edge of the blade from the hilt to the tip glowed red.
"Bankai? Kyokujitsujin… the invisible flame. Nothing is seen or felt but whatever comes into contact with that sword is instantly vaporised. Both that and Zanka no Tachi, West: Zanjitsu Gokai. Where your body in imbedded with the flames of the sun; reaching over fifteen million degrees. I won't have the ability to even come near you. And the heat… that scorching heat."
She looked at her hand as the skin began to dry out from the lack of moisture. Her breathing harsh from the boiling atmosphere.
"Zanka no Tachi, north: Tenchi Kaijin!"
He slashed his sword through the air towards her. A large gush of flames filling the air and engulfing her. The flames dispersed and a wall of white stood between him and her. Multiple beams of San no Bakufu raising from the ground upwards to protect her. The beams slowly faded away, Jade stood there with her arm gun at him.
"You aren't powerful enough to stop me, old man" She exclaimed, firing multiple beams towards him. Yamamoto dodged all of them, keeping his distance from each one.
"You expect me to fall into your trap, girl? I saw what you did with Byakuya and it won't be happening again. Zanka no Tachi, South: Kaka Jumanokushi Daisojin"
Jade's eyes widened as the old man spoke the words, activating his fourth Bankai ability. The ground split apart and small mounds of ash began to lift out from underneath. Suddenly, they took humanoid forms and began to shoot up into the air. Holding different types of weapons and acquiring different abilities. Jade whooshed through the air to avoid the ash warriors from landing any attacks on her. Her skin splitting and eyes burning from the extreme heat and lack of moisture. Both Shunsui and Jushiro took precautions and brought good distance between themselves and the Head Captain.
"I will not let you leave this place alive, Arrancar!" The Head Captain yelled.
The ash warriors backed down and took position either side of Yamamoto. Jade stood still and looked at her adversary.
"I'm not… I'm not done. I'm not going to die." She mumbled under her breath. Her legs shook as she went down onto one knee and closed her eyes.
Yamamoto raised his swords and a large burst of flames engulfed it. His grip tightened as he prepared to unleash the power.
"Do not think you can kill me like this!" She shouted, a trickle of blood running down her immensely dried face.
Suddenly 7 pillars of San no Bakufu shot up from the ground in a circle around Yamamoto, unlike his Ennetsu Jigoku of fire pillars, Jade's were completely surrounding him with no means of escaping them, like the prison of pillars Yoshito created. The Captain looked up and closed his eyes.
"Jumanokushi Daisojin"
Outside the pillars, facing Jade, two figures began to materialize from ashes. One was tall and masculine while the other was shorter and feminine. Long hair flowed from the feminine figure as a face began to show itself upon both the figures faces. Jade gasped and swung her arm up.
"No! You will not break me like this! JIKO HAKIA!" She yelled at the top of her lungs
The beams shone bright and exploded, the sound of the explosion-like lightening crashing through the air accompanying them. Jade grinned as she got up slowly.
Jushiro gasped and rushed forwards through the burning air, which was not quickly cooling down, towards where the Head Captain was.
"Genryusai!?"
Shunsui yelled after him, "Jushiro, no!"
Jade lifted her head and the arm blade, the tip pointing towards Jushiro as he rushed forwards in anger. A large black ball of energy quickly charged up at the tip and the energy coated the blade.
"Cero… Oscuras"
Head captain Genryusai Yamamoto is dead?!
To be continued!...
