Chapter 7: The Big Clash- Soi Fon vs Gilgamesh
"She'll be here soon…just you wait….." Buzz struggled to say after another whip came down lashing across her back.
"You really think she can beat me? I'm going to consume you and your twin…With the zanpaktou of a captain-level shinigami, I'll be unstoppable!
"Soi Fon-sama always has a way…"
"Don't make me laugh! She has been a weakling and will always be a weakling. She couldn't beat Hollow Jack all those years ago and she needed help from another captain to beat him this time."
"So what…." Buzz said in a rather disappointed tone for she knew what Gilgamesh said was true. If Soi Fon were to pull off a victory, Buzz knew that she needed to help her master. But in her human form, she would be of no use.
"Soi Fon-sama….please pull through…."
Making haste towards Buzz's location, Soi Fon could not help but wonder at all the pain she had caused Buzz. She started to doubt herself too, she could always sense a huge amount of spiritual energy emanating from Gilgamesh and had no idea if she could beat him. Nonetheless, she was not going to stop trying until she died. Knowing that Gilgamesh would only be in one place within the compound, she arrived at Gilgamesh's hidden chamber in no time at all.
Opening the door, she was petrified to see Buzz tied up against the wall, with solid steel chains holding her wrists and ankles against the wall.
"Buzz!"
"Soi Fon sama!"
Noticing the bruises and scars all across her body, Soi Fon could not help but to feel responsible for Buzz's plight. As she collected her thoughts, she tried making her way towards Buzz to free her. But then, a gust of wind blew through the chamber, which formed into a vortex in the middle. As it slowly dissipated, Gilgamesh appeared in the middle giving Soi Fon a sickly smile.
"Welcome…Soi Fon-taichou."
"Gilgamesh…..you bastard."
The 2nd division captain sensed that something wasn't right with it all. She tried approaching Gilgamesh but all he did was stand still. Sensing that there were other individuals in the room, Soi Fon, with the speed of lightning, shunpoed across the room and knocked all of Gilgamesh's assistants out with a focused blast of reiatsu.
"Impressive…..what I'd expect from a captain-level shinigami."
"Planned a sneak attack on me? What an underhanded maneuver."
"I don't want to go through so much trouble but it seems like I have no choice…..but no matter. This will be over fast."
Before she could say anything back, Gilgamesh had made a dash towards Soi Fon attempting to land a punch right in her stomach. Using her superior reflexes, she made large backflip and moved out of the way. Using the momentum as she landed, the 2nd division captain rushed to meet Gilgamesh straight on, delivering a series of short, rapid punches to his torso area. Gilgamesh, if more than anything else, felt more irritated than being in pain. Having had enough, he swung his arm attempting to whack Soi Fon across the face. Once again, the 2nd division captain was more agile and moved out of the way in time.
"I underestimated your quickness, dearest captain. I can't even land a hit on you."
"Yeah, that's right. Give up while you still can," replied Soi Fon as she tried to act tough.
"In your dreams! Don't you know who I am? Vasto Lorde-class hollow, Gilgamesh."
"I honestly couldn't care less about who or what you are. You're going down no matter what!"
"I'll make you eat your words."
Facing the ceiling of the chamber, Gilgamesh let out a huge roar before pulling out a huge sword from out of his chest.
"Wh….wh….what the heck did you just do?" said Soi Fon in shock as she felt the surge in energy from Gilgamesh.
"Dear captain, don't you know about my ability? I consume the zanpaktous of my defeated foes and I inherit them. Depending on the key attributes of the original wielder, I inherit them."
"What…..wait a minute….that means that zanpaktou you're carrying…..it can't be….."
"Yes...it is indeed….Excalibur from the great swordsman, Arthur."
"You….you….defeated him?" Soi Fon said in shock. Arthur was the captain of the 7th division before he went missing on a mission. Renowned for his excellent swordsmanship and strength, Excalibur made Arthur stronger than everyone else in Sereitei in terms of physical strength. Considering what he had said earlier, Soi Fon was concerned now about the strength that Gilgamesh possessed.
"It's time to finish this."
Aiming to slash Soi Fon across the chest, Gilgamesh rushed in and swung the sword down towards the diminutive captain. With greater speed once more, Soi Fon avoided the attack. The impact though was still extreme and it had cracked the ground for quite a distance and sent a tremor travelling in all directions. Flying into the air as a result of the impact, Soi Fon decided to capitalize on the situation and aimed a roundhouse kick towards his jaw. Landing a perfect hit, she had expected Gilgamesh to show some kind of sign that he was hurt but the master swordsman once again showed no response.
"That felt like a fly landing one me…you call that a kick?"
Getting irritated, Soi Fon analysed for an opening. Her superior speed helped her at defense, but her offense seemed to be completely absent.
"Soi Fon-sama, don't get distracted by me! Get rid of him first!" cried Buzz from behind her.
Her zanpaktou's words had encouraged her to continue on but still, it did not give her any ideas on how to beat him.
"Enough of this…you're going to die now!"
Pulling out another sword from his chest, Soi Fon felt another wave of reiatsu surge from Gilgamesh. This time, the energy felt different. It had heightened another of the swordsman's attributes, though she couldn't tell which attribute had increased. Soi Fon was soon about to find out though. Gilgamesh charged towards Soi Fon but this time, at much greater speed. Aiming once again to slash the diminutive captain, he swung Excalibur with all his might. Soi Fon had barely managed to roll out of the way in time, and in fact, had a small piece of her clothing torn off by Excalibur's blade.
"What speed…."
"Hmph, it's all thanks to panther king here."
Looking at both weapons in his hands, she struggled to recall why the name panther king had sounded so familiar.
"Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez zanpaktou, speed."
"That's right, the zanpaktou of the 6th espada!"
Now feeling somewhat desperate, Soi Fon yelled out a huge cry.
"SHUNKO!"
As the kido energy started surrounding her, Soi Fon knew that she had to finish Gilgamesh off as soon as possible. Staring him down, Soi Fon crouched and prepared to go on the offensive. However, the initiative was taken by Gilgamesh and he had quickly made a move towards the 2nd division captain and aimed to swing Excalibur down on her. Using Shunko as armour though, she managed to grab onto Excalibur and push the giant Gilgamesh backwards, sending him crashing against a wall.
"Alright that's good," Soi Fon thought to herself. "But…..how can I finish him off?"
Getting up from the debris, Gilgamesh stood up and shook his head.
"Hmph, even with panther king, you're still too fast."
Soi Fon remained silent. She was still trying to analyse for a weak point but it was of no use. Gilgamesh didn't seem to have a weak point and if she were to utilize her bankai, Soi Fon was worried that the energy would send the roof of the place crashing down on them. Once again, she was lost. Gilgamesh, this time, summoned all the energy he had, creating a crater in the floor below him. Then approaching Soi Fon, once again, swung his sword down upon her. Attempting to block the oncoming attack once again, Soi Fon raised her hand in anticipation to block the attack. However, this time, the power of Gilgamesh had drastically increased and the attack had completely shattered shunko apart. The clash had Soi Fon flying backwards and the impact had shattered a few bones in her arm.
"Ugh…this hurts…..shit…."
"Hahaha….don't look down upon me….."
Approaching the fallen captain, he raised Soi Fon up by grabbing her arm that had been broken from the crash. Amidst her screams of anguish, Gilgamesh had wrestled Suzemebachi from Soi Fon and threw her aside like garbage. Grabbing Suzemebachi by its hilt, he prepared to swallow the zanpaktou. But he was stopped by Buzz's high pitched scream.
"ONEE-CHAN, SOI FON-SAMA!"
Then, almost like magic, Buzz's human body had completely dematerialized into a brilliant white ball that blinded Gilgamesh and it had transferred over to the soulless zanpaktou.
"Soi-Fon sama, I'm here!" whispered Buzz into Soi Fon's head.
"Heh….what took you so long….."
"I couldn't transfer myself over to the blade yet, but when onee-chan and you were about to meet your doom, I just felt this surge in my powers…."
"Huh, you only activate when you see your loved ones in trouble eh?"
"I guess…."
"Well, enough chit-chat, Let's finish him once and for all."
"Understood, Soi Fon-sama!"
Picking herself up from the crash, Soi Fon hurried over and freed Suzemebachi from Gilgamesh's grasp, before retreating into a defensive stance several metres away.
"Damn you you bitch….Suzemebachi was going to be mine!"
"She will never be yours, and neither will Buzz."
"You mean Yuko? Hmph, I was trying to get her back into the zanpaktou you're carrying."
"By torture?"
"Anguish inflames her and that was what I was banking on…..well at least it led you here with Suzemebachi. NOW GIVE ME BACK SUZEMEBACHI!"
"In your dreams!" screamed Soi Fon as she rushed to the exit of the chamber and into the secret garden. Gilgamesh followed after her but was immobilized by the reiatsu that started swirling vigorously around Soi Fon.
"I haven't done this in a while, but let's give it a try….BAN…..KAI!"
A lightning bolt struck the ground in front of where Soi Fon was standing and a brilliant white light started to engulf her. As it slowly disappeared, Soi Fon took on a new form. White wings sprouted from her back and a golden mask covered the entirety of her face. Instead of wielding two zanpaktous, Suzemebachi and Buzz had fused into a single entity, with a hilt in the middle with a single blade each extending outwards from either side of the hilt.
"Hymenoptera Rapid Poison."
"What…..what the heck is that?" Gilgamesh said. This was the first time in the fight that he was afraid of Soi Fon. Her form had altered drastically and she was definitely much stronger than before.
"My original bankai…..I didn't expect to be using it though. I bet you didn't too….."
Getting desperate, Gilgamesh charged with Excalibur towards the 2nd division captain. However, before he could even reach her, Soi Fon flapped her wings and this had caused a sharp supersonic sound to ring in Gilgamesh's ears. Kneeling down and cupping his ears in discomfort, he raised his head only to see the golden mask of Soi Fon staring down upon him.
"You bitch…since when were you so tough….."
"You underestimated me…you didn't think Buzz would come back to me."
"I didn't think…that the change…..would be that drastic…." said an increasingly exhausted Gilgamesh. "How are you not the captain commander of the Gotei 13?"
"You underestimate us shinigamis…"
"You're one tough bitch, I'll give you that…"
"You're just weak as all…."
Finally having had enough of small talk, Soi Fon spun her weapon in the air and drove Buzz's side of the blade into the ground.
"Collapse, Venom."
Thereupon, both blades dematerialized into a blue gas which was inhaled by Gilgamesh. Turning away without saying a word, Soi Fon began to walk out of Tarantula HQ.
"Bitch…" coughing as he talked. "Bitch…..what did you do?"
Finally with some distance between them, the blades had re-appeared onto both sides of the hilt of Soi Fon's weapon.
"Bitch….." yelled Gilgamesh this time coughing out blood. "What did you do!"
"My bankai's technique. My weapon creates a gas that if inhaled, rots the body of the person or thing who breathes in from the inside out."
Perspiration began to stream down Gilgamesh's forehead and he felt his body collapsing. "How dare…..how dare you! I'm…I'm…arghhhhhhhh!" Breathing his terminal breath, Gilgamesh crashed towards the ground as his skin and flesh began to rot to the point where his skeleton could be seen and a smelly odour filled the area.
Slowly powering down from her bankai, Soi Fon began to have small talk with her zanpaktous.
"Thanks you guys, I couldn't have done it without you."
"Welcome Soi Fon-sama!" said the twins in unison.
"Well…..what shall we do now?"
"Let's go mess with Omaeda!" suggested Buzz.
"Great idea! But how should we do it?" replied Suzemebachi.
"Guys…..he hasn't seen this bankai, has he?"
"Nope…..why do you ask Soi Fon-sama?" questioned the twins.
"Till you wait and see," laughed Soi Fon as she began walking off into the sunset.
Later that night….
"BANKAI….."
Waking up from the ruckus, Omaeda stumbled out of bed and opened the door to his quarters.
"Who….who's there?"
Not realizing that he was staring down his captain through her new mask, he screamed in horror.
"AHHHHHHH! A Golden Demon! Get away!" He cowered in a corner and covered his face in fear. Before Soi Fon could burst out into laughter though, a strange noise like flowing water was heard.
"Is he peeing his pants?" asked the twins.
"Yeah, he is," Soi Fon said as she let out a huge laugh.
"Taichou? What are you doing?" screamed Omaeda. "Taichou! Is that you? Taichoooooouuuuu!"
Not bothering to answer, Soi Fon exited the room and laughed away.
"Man…..Suzemebachi, Buzz, this….is the life."
This is the last chapter! I'm sorry if the fight scene seems a bit rushed cus I'm struggling to write stories amidst my busy schedule! Apologies once again and for all those who have been reading I thank you guys
