Episode 10: Hisagi
Hikaru stepped towards Hisagi. Hisagi flash stepped and slashed at him, but Hikaru teleported behind him and punched him in the back.
Shuhei slashed at him again, but Hikaru leapt up into the air and flew onto a building.
Shuhei flew up after him, and Hikaru teleported away again.
"Damn it." Shuhei mumbled.
Hikaru was floating up into the air. "Come on, Lieutenant. Let's go."
Hisagi clenched his teeth, and then held up his hand.
"Kido!" Hikaru realized, and he started flying away.
"Hado Number thirty three, Sokatsui!" Blue energy blasted from Hisagi's palm- and it flew at Hikaru, who was turning tail.
Hikaru then teleported away.
"That was pretty close..." Hikaru mumbled. "You almost got me, Lieutenant."
"Why are you doing this?" Shuhei asked. "You seem like a decent guy."
"I am going to rescue Rukia Kuchiki. It is unjust for her to be killed for trying to live. It's stupid."
"Whether it's unjust or not is for me to decide. All I do is follow orders."
"So you'd listen if your Captàn told to kill yourself?"
"If the situation calls for it."
"That's the kind of blind loyalty that makes this place. If you stand in my way I will defeat you. Stand aside, Lieutenant."
"I can't do that."
"Then we're going to have a problem, aren't we?"
Satsuki was backed into an alley, she slashed one of her pursuers across the shoulder. Another person slashed at her, but she blocked it with her sword, and punched her foe in the face with her free hand.
She then stepped closer to the wall, and her next attacker sword got stuck in the wall. She slashed him across the chest, and then jumped backwards.
The Soul Reapers stopped attacking.
"We all need to attack at once." One of them said. "She can't block them all."
"Yeah, don't do that..." Satsuki told them. "Crap..."
Kenji was sitting on a building, and all of the Soul Reapers went in there.
"Sorry, friends." Kenji mumbled sarcastically. "Bakudo Number Seventy three. Tozansho." Suddenly a blue cube formed around the building, sealing the Soul Reapers in.
Kenji then ran towards Satsuki's battle.
Once he got there, Satsuki was taking out the last enemy.
"Beat them up good, I did." Satsuki nodded, and sheathed her sword.
"You didn't need to be so brutal, you might've killed them."
"Then heal them. What did you do to your enemies, anyway?"
"I sealed them in a Kido Spell. Number Seventy Three, to be precise."
"You know number Seventy Three?"
"Yeah, I had to learn it so I could defend myself from the Eleventh Squad. I did not earn my rank through healing tactics alone."
Satsuki nodded. "Heal these guys while I go to help the Ryoka."
Shuhei slashed at Hikaru, who teleported backwards and kicked Shuhei in the back of the knee, and jumped backwards.
Shuhei turned and slashed, but Hikaru jumped backwards.
"You're slowing down, Ryoka." Shuhei stated.
Hikaru clenched his teeth. He realized it... He thought. His fire burnt up half way up to his elbows. Better end this quickly, or I'm going to run out of steam. I'm going to use that technique, though I didn't perfect it yet.
Shuhei pointed his index and middle finger at Hikaru. "Hado number four. Byakurai." White lightning fired at Hikaru got shot in the chest, and fell backwards.
Shuhei's guard dropped, but then Hikaru suddenly exploded into blue energy.
Hikaru was suddenly at Shuhei's right, punching him in the side of the head.
"What the hell...?" Shuhei fell backwards.
"It was a Hirenkyaku Clone." Hikaru stated. "I've been storing Spirit Energy for that the entire fight, waiting to use it." He then punched at Shuhei again, who jumped backwards, then slashed at him.
Hikaru Hirenkyaku'd backwards, and Satsuki jumped up next to them.
"Am I late, Ryoka?" She asked.
"A couple of minutes ago would've been fine."
Shuhei gripped his sword. The way he worded that thing about his Flash Clone... I think he can only use one of them per battle. But he could be trying to trick me. He thought.
"In a straight up fist fight, I wouldn't stand a chance against you, Lieutenant." Devil Flame stated. "But now I have her at my side."
Satsuki nodded, and brandished her sword.
"So you managed to take out all of the Unseated Soul Reapers that were with me?" Shuhei nodded. "There were quite a lot of them, you should be proud."
Satsuki didn't respond.
"But you're still only a Sixth Seat. I suggest you come in now, and I won't have to kill you."
Satsuki gripped her sword tighter and slashed down at him.
Shuhei blocked it with his sword. "Now that there's two of you, I won't have to hold back."
He poked Satsuki in the stomach. "Bakudo number one. Sai."
"That won't work, my spirit energy is too strong for such a weak spell!" Satsuki's arms fell behind her back for a second, but she instantly brought them in front of her.
Taking advantage of the second she was distracted, he slashed down at her, only for Hikaru to punch him across the face and send him flying backwards.
Hikaru turned, feeling the spirit energy of more Soul Reapers.
"The back up has finally come." Shuhei stated. "They're bringing more than just one Lieutenant, too."
Momo Hinamori and Rangiku Matsumoto teleported up to the roof.
"Hey, Shuhei." Momo stated.
Hisagi nodded, and stood up.
Unseated Soul Reapers followed behind the two Lieutenants, but they came up from the other side.
Shuhei stepped over towards Hikaru's right.
Rangiku and Momo were standing in front of them, Shuhei was to their right, and the Unseated Soul Reapers were behind them.
"They left the left open..." Mumbled Satsuki.
"Don't go there, they're going to see it coming. We're gonna charge at the male Lieutenant. He won't be able to dodge us both in his weakened condition. I'll take it from there."
The two charged at the tattooed Lieutenant, and he jumped backwards, but Hikaru teleported behind him and put him in a headlock.
Satsuki took his sword.
"Anyone move, and I'll break his neck." Hikaru stated.
"Momo, do it." Shuhei ordered.
"But if I'm not fast enough-"
"Do it, Momo!"
Momo swallowed, and pointed her hand at Shuhei. "Hado Number thirty two... Okasen!"
"She'd attack even though I have him...?" Hikaru hurled Shuhei to the side, and then jumped away to avoid it.
"Growl, Haineko!" Rangiku called, who was sudenly at Hikaru's side.
"Satsuki, run!" Hikaru ordered.
"What about-"
"Shut up, and get out of here!" He ordered. "I'll handle this!"
She ran.