"Hyorinmaru!" Toshio unleashed the power of his zanpakuto and launched a blast of ice, but Omai jumped from one rooftop to the next and avoided all of his attacks.

"I don't have time to play with children. Stay out of my way." Omai said.

"Who's playing? Rangiku!" Toshiro called out and Rangiku appeared in front of Omai.

"Growl, Haineko!" Rangiku unleashed her zanpakuto as the blade turned to ash and flew towards Omai. Omai tried avoiding the ash, but he ended up getting cut against his arm.

"I have you now!" Toshiro said as he used the chain and had it wrap around him. He held a firm grip and the pressure of the chain was causing blood to run down his arm.

"Perhaps I did underestimate you, but you still can't win." Omai said. "Goten Zanshun, I reject!" Omai unleashed five of his flowers and they went to attack Toshiro and Rangiku.

"Rangiku, get away from them." Toshiro ordered. Toshiro was forced to release Omai and they both moved away from Omai's attacks.

"Koten Kisshun." Omai said as he used his last flower to heal the injury to his arm. Toshiro took notice to how he attacked.

"So you use your powers differently from Orihime Inoue." Toshiro acknowledge.

"Don't lump me in with that girl." Omai said. "She could have had glory, but she chose to become an impure being like you soul reapers. I don't have time for this right now." He set out and kept moving.

"Where is he going?" Rangiku said.

"After him, Rangiku. Don't let him out of your sight." Toshiro said as the two of them followed.

Masuru

Masuru was faced with Mayuri. Mayuri had every intention of capturing Masuru so he can study his powers. Masuru took a moment to sense the spiritual pressures and felt Omai's.

'Omai is closer to the target. He'll make it before I do even if there is a captain on his tail.' Masuru thought. 'That allows me to stay focus on this guy and I have a feeling I'm going to need it.'

"Let's not make this a bigger problem than it needs to be." Mayuri said. "Your abilities interest me. The fact that you can generate powerful shields and even erase an entity's existence is quite amazing, even to me. Just come with me to my lab so I can learn more."

"Sorry, but I have no intention of being a guinea pig to experiments that are run by a freak like you." Masuru said as he held out his bracelet and three of his flowers came out and ready to attack.

"My, my. Everyone wants to make everything much more complicated than it needs to be." Mayuri said as he pulled out his zanpakuto. "Claw Out, Ashisoji Jizo." He released his zanpakuto and held it out. "Well, bring it on then."

"Consider it brought. I'm going to take that creepy look and erase it from this sorry place." Masuru said and started his fight.

Omai

Toshiro and Rangiku kept chasing Omai down, but he wasn't staying to fight them. Toshiro was trying to figure out where he was going.

'I don't understand why he won't fight.' Toshiro thought. He looked in the direction and saw where he was heading. "It can't be! Rangiku, we need to stop him now." He said.

"Understood." Rangiku said. She maneuvered her zanpakuto and had it cut him off from his trail.

"Stop meddling already." Omai said as he turned to face them.

"This is as far as you go!" Toshiro said. He jumped straight towards him with his zanpakuto up, but Omai clapped his hands together and stopped his attack. Omai thought he was safe, but he saw ice was forming over his hands. Toshiro pulled it out and swung his sword back around. "You're mine!"

"No way!" Omai said as he used his frozen hands as a shield and smashed them free. Toshiro jumped back and stood next to Rangiku.

"I can't believe he would risk cutting his own hands off to stop your attack." Rangiku said.

"Remember that he isn't like Orihime Inoue." Toshiro said. "He would use his healing powers on himself. Unless we can go for the kill, he'll keep healing himself and this will just keep going on."

"Captain, earlier you wanted him stop here. Did you figure out where he was going?" Rangiku said.

"I did." Toshiro said. "If he would have continued going in this direction, he would have reached the senkaimon."

"The senkaimon!" Rangiku said.

"Yes. What were you hoping to gain by going there?" Toshiro said. "Were you planning on using it as an escape route or do you have something much bigger planned?"

"You're not going to find out. Get lost!" Omai said as he unleashed his flowers at them again. Toshiro and Rangiku moved away and tried to avoid them.

"Captain, stay close to me." Rangiku said as she tried to keep them together. "Bakudo #73: Tozansho!" Rangiku was able to form an upside down pyramid and was able to block the attacks with some cracks forming.

"Clever thinking, Rangiku." Toshiro said.

"I'm just glad it held out." Rangiku said.

"Obviously, he wasn't expecting a shield from kido so he didn't add any extra power to it." Toshiro said. He looked through the walls and saw Omai was on the move again. "Undo it, quickly. He's getting away."

"Right." Rangiku said as she undid the barrier and the two of them went after him again. However, Omai made it to the senkaimon.

"Stop!" Toshiro said as he and Rangiku hurried to try and stop him.

"Stop meddling!" Omai said as he shot out one of his flowers. It flew around both of them and they both tried to avoid it as they knew the danger. Though, Toshiro noticed something strange about this one like how there was no glowing red energy in it.

"It's a decoy! That one isn't made for attacking." Toshiro said as he turned back to Omai as he faced the senkaimon. Toshiro hurried to save him, but it was too late

"Goten Zanshun!" Omai unleashed all the ones that could attack and they were slashing right through the senkaimon until there was nothing left.

"So that's what he was after." Toshiro said. Omai laughed with glee at what he just did.

"I was concerned that the captains would be a major concern." Omai said and drove his leg into Toshiro's gut and pushed him back and off his feet. "At least I got one."

"Captain!" Rangiku called out and glared at Omai. "How dare you!" She called upon Haineko's power, but Omai avoided the ash and grabbed her arm. He moved it behind her and she was in pain as they heard some cracking sound. He grabbed Rangiku and tossed her and she hit Toshiro.

"Rangiku, are you hurt?" Toshiro asked as he got up and noticed she was trying to hold in some pain.

"My arm. I think he just broke it." Rangiku said.

"Damn you!" Toshiro said as he kept his focus on Omai. "What purpose was there in destroying the senkaimon?"

"Lord Riesin knew you soul reapers would interfere with our affairs." Omai said. "With the senkaimon destroyed, you won't be able to go to the World of the Living and get in our way. Now, I can tear you apart." Toshiro held his ground against Omai.

"Perhaps, but without the senkaimon, you won't be able to return either." Toshiro said. "We'll just hunt you down if you try to run." 'However, it also means that Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai can't return. Let's hope that they haven't gotten to Kisuke yet. He can still get us to the other side.' He thought.

"We don't need that dumb archway. How do you think we got here?" Omai said and that had Toshiro realize they could still escape.

'He's right. These people are too dangerous to be kept around.' Toshiro thought. 'I have to do what I can to bring him down before he escapes.'

…..

Karakura Town

A new day was shining in Karakura Town. Rukia was up and she tried using her soul pager, but she felt that something wasn't right. Ichigo came downstairs and saw her up.

"You're up early? Is something wrong?" Ichigo said.

"I'm not sure." Rukia said. "I need to see something." She exited her gigai and held out her sword.

"What are you doing?" Ichigo said.

"I'm returning to the Seireitei. I just can't shake this bad feeling that something is wrong." Rukia said. "I'll be back as soon as I can." She thrusted her zanpakuto forward, but it wouldn't open up. "This can't be. The senkaimon won't open."

"Are you serious?!" Ichigo said.

"Yes. Something IS wrong." Rukia said.

…..

Masuru

Mayuri thrusted his zanpakuto forward to Masuru, but Masuru formed his shield and was able to block the attack. Masuru moved back and jumped on a wall. He heard a noise go on and knew Omai succeeded.

"It looks like Omai did it." Masuru said.

"What are you talking about?" Mayuri said.

"Omai managed to destroy the senkaimon." Masuru said. "Your connection to the World of the Living is no more."

"Is that so? All the more reason I can't let you escape." Mayuri said.

"We'll see about that." Masuru said with his Shun Shun Raikko flying around him. "Time to erase that creepy look of yours. Now die!"

To Be Continued…