Chapter 3: The Forbidden Bankai! Lloyd VS Rashid!

"…Bankai! Hateshinakuwaramekonpaku!" roared Lloyd as he was surrounded in a shell of black feathers. When the feathers disappeared, Lloyd had undergone a transformation. He now had a pair of black wings on his back, and streaks of feathers along his forearms. He had two black streaks along his face, both passing over his eyes before ending at his chin, looking like facepaint. His once blue eyes were now red, his hair was spikier, and his teeth were sharper. He seemed to have taken on a more primal appearance.

He suddenly took off towards the Menos at high speed, flying right up to its head

"Raikoukami!" he laughed with a strange new voice. It lacked the composure that it had before, and now sounded mad. A third blast of lightning slammed into the Menos, however, the attack seemed much more erratic this time, as the lightning moved much more strangely. Before, it would have fired straight, but now it weaved in different directions, unable to tell where it would strike.

The lightning slammed into the Menos hard, causing it to fall over, crushing several more houses in the process before it disintegrated. Lloyd then turned his attention to the normal Hollows below. He returned to ground level and began to fight. His fighting style in this form had also changed. He was calm and composed before, planning every strike carefully. Now, however, he laughed maniacally as he attacked with wide, arcing slices which were used as they came to mind, with no further planning

Marina watched him fight from a distance, and was horrified with what she saw

"That…That's the…Captain?" she asked herself, trying to believe what she was seeing. She couldn't believe that the man who had just saved her from a Menos Grande was now ruthlessly cutting down Hollows as if they were nothing, with no care for his own safety.

"Kehahaha! More! Bring me more!" laughed Lloyd as he continued to hack away at the Hollows "Let me kill some more!" he laughed as he threw his sword into the ground and grabbed a Holow's mask. He dug his hands into it and tore it apart, then lifted his sword again.

Regardless of his methods, the death of the Menos meant that Hollows were no longer being attracted to Rukongai, and their numbers were no longer being restored. Singlehandedly, Lloyd cut down every last Hollow in the area. However, his bloodlust wasn't satisfied as he turned to the residents of Rukongai. As soon as she saw this, Marina attempted to run back to him in order to stop hinm, but she wasn't fast enough. Lloyd rose his sword against an unarmed woman and her child, both of whom shut their eyes, unable to look the man in the eye as he brought his sword down and…

And nothing

The blade was blocked by one man's bare hands. The dark skinned Captain of the 4th Squad caught the blade with his bare hands

"Keh, Who're you?" asked Lloyd "Can I kill you too?" he asked, licking the black blade of his sword as Rashid let it free

"4th Squad Captain, Rashid Geranium" he said, drawing his sword "I don't believe we've met" he said as he took up a fighting stance.

Lloyd attacked first, swinging his sword down wildly on Rashid. Who barely managed to block, but couldn't handle the strength and was forced to push him back.

"As I thought…I cannot fight a Bankai like this" he muttered "Cleanse! Hakushi!" he called as his Zanpakutou transformed into a simple wooden spear, the kind normally used by tribes. It loooke low quality, with a stone for a spear tip and the handle made out of simple wood

"Kehahaha! Is that it!" laughed Lloyd "At least I'll get to kill you quickly!" he laughed as he attempted to cut Rashid again, Rashid was too fast and jabbed Lloyd with his spear

Roaring in pain, Lloyd lept back, the length of his jump increased using his wings

"This is no ordinary spear" said Rashid "The stone is just as sharp as any blade" he said "It also excretes a vicious poison, which will, over time, shut down your entire system" he explained "This fight is now just a matter of time"

"Ngh…I hate you…I hate you!" roared Lloyd as he flew back over to Rashid, slicing away more quickly and powerfully than ever before. Rashid was unable to block or dodge every blow, and was given several cuts along his face, body and arms. The dark skinned man brought a leg up in an attempt to kick Lloyd down. However, Lloyd blocked the kick and grabbed his leg

"Kehahah! Now you're mine!" he laughed maniacally as he held his sword backhand and went to stab Rashid's chest. However, Lloyd's arm was pinned against a nearby wall by a knife

He roared in pain and released Rashid's leg. He dropped his sword, as he could no longer hold it in his hand. The source of the knife was Marina, who had tossed one of her Butterfly knives into Lloyd's arm to stop him from killing Rashid. If one looked closely, she was clearly crying.

"You're…" muttered Lloyd, before the Doctor's poison finally kicked in. He suddenly lost consciousness as his wings disappeared, and his face and eyes returned to normal

"What…What was that…" asked Marina, attempting to hide her tears

"…I do not know…But it was a truly terrifying beast" said Rashid "This is clearly no medical condition, or at least, none that I have heard of…This is a peculiar man indeed…" He said as he removed the knife from Lloyd's arm and lifted him onto his back

"We shall agree not to tell anyone of what transpired here" said Rashid "Should word of this get out, this man would be court marshalled…Do you understand, Nina?" he asked, saying the last part loudly, scaring his Lieutenant out of her hiding spot behind a house

"Y-Yes Sir!" she said, awkwardly saluting him "I won't say a word"

"…Nor I…" said Marina solemnly as she watched her unconscious Captain on Rashid's back.

To Be Continued…

Zanpakutou Translations:
Hakushi - Doctor