Disclaimer: Oh jeez, double digits... Anyways, I don't own Bleach at all, so...yeah.
Get ready for a whole lot of demon art spells! Sorry if I got the incantations wrong. It's just hard to find the right ones. I hope I was close enough though...
There's a difference between a change of fate and a turn of it...
"Soar across the heavenly sky..." she whispered as the straps on her wrists and ankles blew off from the pressure, "K--"
Before she could finish her call, at least ten large hollow came up from behind her and stopped her in her tracks. Before she could fully turn around a bullet beat her to the kill. Turning around, Yumi ended up finding none other but the infamous Archer!
He grinned cockily and blew the smoke coming from his gun," Distracted, Yumiko?"
"Yeah right," she rolled her eyes and slashed the hollows who were now back in motion with a killing intent," And that's Yumi to you Mr.--"
"Aw c'mon! Enough with the nicknames! Damn..." he hissed, enough though that's all that kept him from laughing," If we survive, I'll call ya Yumi if you call me Archer, Deal?"
"Fine, deal." she nodded her head after killing once more and hearing that awful roar again! Yumi glared up at the source only to see that Menos had fully gotten out of its hole," Man, things just get better and better don't they..." Yumi couldn't help but add sarcasm to the situation.
She then ran near an empty part and spotted Ichi and Ishida right there below it. To make things even stranger...
Ichigo's sword was strapped to Ishida's head with some cloth. The Quincy's bow grew so large that, hell; it was taller than Ichigo's blade! And that's saying something. Yumi was just about to run over but something stopped her. A hand gripped her wrist tightly as she turned around to see another person in a Shihakushō slightly similar to hers.
Her eyes widened at who it was as she jumped away with panic in her eyes," You again?"
"Ah, Miyamoto. It's been a while, has it?" said the mysterious woman's voice. Her short dark purple and black hair stood clearly visible. Three small black marks were traced on her face as well as on her back," How's Karakura now that you're not hanging out with Nii-san?"
"Shut up!" she growled and locked swords with the stranger," Why are you back? We settled the score ages ago!"
She raised a brow in amusement," Hey, you can't truly mean that! Besides...This isn't my fault we had to meet again. Blame the person that hired me and my friend to kill you."
Both girls pushed away from each other as the girl came up to Yumi side and sent a kick to her ribs. Seeing this, Yumi then took her sword and used the blunt end to deflect it only to have another blade slide a cut on her abdomen. Crying out slightly, Yumi took her own sword and managed to slash at her opponents arm. Blood dripped heavily from her wound and she stabbed her sword into the soil. Her legs and hands shook and her eyes almost blanked out to the familiar rusty smell of blood on her. Even just the sticky substance slipping through her fingertips was enough for her to go crazy. Shutting her eyes, Yumi took a deep shaky breath and bit her bottom lip. After a few breaths, her violet orbs reopened and there shone a brand new resolve. The ominous red glow of a cero fell dangerously behind her, causing her Shihakushō to flap wildly in the wind.
Grinning in excitement, the stranger slightly licked her blade of the gleaming liquid that ran across on it," Slowing down already, are you?"
Yumi said nothing but then disappeared in a split second, surprising the other and then reappeared behind. Somehow sensing this, Yumi's sword was blocked.
"Shunpo? My my my, if you think you can pull that trick on me then you will get your punishment..."Adding more pressure to her sword, the woman then smirked, "Ye Lord! Mask of flesh and bone, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws! Way of Destruction No. 33..."
At such close proximity, Yumi cursed under her breath with her violet orbs widening at the blue light emitting from the edge of her opponent's blade.
"Sōkatsui (Blue Fire, Crash Down)!"
"Matsumoto-Fukutaicho. There's been an explosion in the living world and apparently it was between Miyamoto Yumiko and an unidentified enemy. The current sector is in Karakura Town due to lack of incoming data, the points are unknown," A hell butterfly woke up Matsumoto and made her fully sober from last night's drinking party (Who would have guessed it). As soon as the butterfly left, she sprung up from her seat and went to find Renji.
"Where is that idiot!?" she yelled obviously ticked off. Concern coated her words but she froze at the next voice heard.
"What idiot?"
"Matsumoto..."
Make that, voices
The bright haired Fukutaicho laughed nervously," Oh, Kuchiki-Taicho and Hitsugaya-Taicho...! What a coincidence seeing you here!"
"Matsumoto, we're of front of the captain meeting room. Where else would we be after announcements?" started Hitsugaya, already getting annoyed at his vice-captain so early in the week. Plus, with Miyamoto gone, there has been even more paperwork; not that he would complain ever about too much work. The squad ten captain probably just got used to having someone other thanMatsumoto to yell at to do paperwork. Heck, at least the younger Shinigami did it! Hitsugaya massaged his temple after Kuchiki-Taicho had left," Alright, what happened? Another hollow attack? Some trouble in Rukongai?"
She gulped before telling him what happened," its Yumi-Chan, Taicho! She was...Well--"
Hitsugaya did not let her finish as he clenched his fists tightly and quickly made his way to figure out who gave her this mission and get answers. Before he was fully out of earshot, she heard her captain say quietly," Miyamoto, you better not die on me..."
"So," started the girl crossing her arms with a bored look as Yumi coughed up blood while trying to get up from her spot on the ground a good few yards away," You managed to lessen the damage by using Hadō against mine. Man, you got smart in such a short time!"
"Why are you back? We settled the score ages ago!"
She raised a brow in amusement," Hey, you can't truly mean that! Besides...This isn't my fault we had to meet again. Blame the person that wants to kill you." Adding more pressure to her sword, the woman then smirked, "Ye Lord! Mask of flesh and bone, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws! Way of Destruction No. 33... "
At such close proximity, Yumi cursed under her breath with her violet orbs widening at the blue light emitting from her opponent's hand.
Yumi quickly prepared a spell of her own in hopes of at least giving her a chance," Way of Destruction No. 31... "
"Shakkahō!"
"Sōkatsui!"
"Without incantation as well! I'm impressed, Yumi-Chan."
Yumi growled," Oh save me the tears, will you?" Blood trickled down the corner of her mouth and she wiped it away with her slightly torn and burnt shihaksho. Blood seeped through as she bit her bottom lip and pulled the sleeve off while stifling a cry. Ripping the cloth and tying it around the deep cut in her right arm, she sent her a death glare," You won't be talking too much after I'm done with you, Reisha."
"Ah, have you gotten over your fear of blood already? What a shame," Reisha grinned widely and then took a step forward before a bullet sounded and she found herself with a shallow, yet bleeding, cut on her cheek. Turning her head slightly, her eyes met with Archer's amber orbs. Her smile disappeared and was replaced with a thin scowl," Archer, eh? Haven't seen you for a while either."
He remained silent as he lowered his gun and lifted his empty left hand only to point at her with his index finger, whispering an almost silent incantation while she spoke, " Bone of a straggling beast, spire, crimson crystal, disc of steel, when the wind shifts, and the emptiness ceases, let the clash of lances resonate through the relinquished castle. Way of Destruction No. 63: Raikohō! (Thunder Roar cannon)!"
Her eyes widened and her body moved just in time to avoid a direct hit from the huge blast of energy coming from the boy. Yumi's jaw dropped slightly before she remembered to get up. Using her sword for support again, it only aided to keep her up. That blast from Sōkatsui would have probably killed her if she hadn't used Shakkahō. Heck, Yumi didn't even know how she knew that spell in the first place! It just came to her again like back in that forest of huge creepy snakes.
Before she could even say anything to Archer, a large amount of energy was released from behind her. Turning her head swiftly she saw Ichigo on the ground with his sword changing shape and going out of control," Oi, Ichigo!"
"Gah, can't...move...!" he groaned. His body hurt all over and the energy he was producing wasn't really helping. Taking a chance, Yumi bolted for it and ran to her friends' side.
"Hey, get back here--" Archer's warning ran short after Reisha put a sword to the gunner's neck, slightly cutting it in the process.
An almost seductive and bloodlust filled grin broke out on her features;" Don't move, or I'll just lop that head off of you in a heartbeat."
Archer smirked as well and suddenly disappeared from sight and reappeared a couple feet away," I hope you have the moves to back up all that talk. If not..." His eyes were now a brighter gold like a cat ready to pounce on its victim," Then I'll make this quick."
"Oh god Ichi what...the heck happened?" asked Yumi weakly. Every step closer to him was like having the air choked out of you. Damn, did he always have this much reiatsu?, thought Yumi as Ishida had also tried getting close to the orange haired Shinigami. He had almost passed out by now--wait no, scratch that he's out of it now.
"Miyamoto-San is it...?" asked Ishida, also getting out of breath.
"Call me Yumi...but yeah!"
"We need to get that extra energy out of his body, fast!"
Yumi's eyes furrowed before she got an idea and dashed forward, ignoring her body that was desperately crying for rest. But her mind was elsewhere. Stepping on the sword, Yumi felt the sudden rush in negative swirling reiatsu and winced at the pounding pain. Shutting her eyes tightly, she recited a spell:
"Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus. In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens. Way of Destruction No. 63: Sōren Sōkatsui (Twin Lotus Blue Fire, Crash Down)!"
She didn't know how she knew that spell or how she managed to even conjure it. But right now, all that mattered was Ichigo getting back to normal. Questions could be asked later. Well, if there was even going to be a later...
Instead of what she was used to seeing Kuchiki-Taicho would unleash, two huge blue fireballs spit out from her hands. Getting an idea, she then focused her energy and did the spell one more time, concentrating it into a steady flow and creating a large pillar of blue fire.
Ishida, after a moment of hesitation, jumped in as well and let loose arrows about the size of a freaking bald eagle (lol I didn't know what else to compare it to).
After a minute, Ichigo felt the sudden change and stared up to see the cause," What the heck are you two doing!?"
"Shut up, Kurosaki!" yelled Ishida, ignoring the Shinigami," If we don't both survive this, we won't have each other to beat up. Survive so I can beat on you, Kurosaki Ichigo!! And try to beat me, too, Kurosaki Ichigo!!"
"H-Hey, your arm's all bloody!" yelled Ichigo once more looking at Ishida. When he looked at Yumi, eyes brown eyes widened even more. Her hand was getting slightly burned from the Kido and she was already critically injured from her previous fight," And Yumi--!"
"I can't have you dying on me, Ichigo," she interrupted swiftly, trying to ignore the searing pain in her palms and the blood soaking through her clothing, "No matter what...I won't let any of my friends die, ever! I swear on this sword and the life that wields it," seeing his shocked and worried expression, Yumi smiled a little and sent him a reckless look in her eyes," Besides, my Taicho--no, add Rukia-- would kill me if they found out that I let you die without trying!"
The shot of blue fire waned and the final arrow was shot. Falling to his knees, Ishida then looked to the sky in sadness. Yumi knew little about the Quincy, but she did know about their pride. His was probably shattered almost completely.
Ichigo grinned wearily and sheepishly at Yumi. As a response, she sent him a thumbs up along with a weak smile before collapsing to the ground--a large pool of crimson forming beneath her.
"Yumi!"
Omake Theatre
Mana: ...
Ichigo: ?
Mana: ... -cries- Ichi, I think I'm starting to get writers block!
Ichigo: Oh hell no! After what you did to Yumi, you're not getting a break now!
Yumi: -grunts- I'm...gonna kill you...AFTER I kill Reisha! Why the hell did you add ANOTHER OC!? Archer was enough!
Archer: Hey!
Mana: I needed to add another bad guy/ girl! I couldn't have just a hollow come in and do cero
Menos: -roars-
Mana: ...I thought Ichigo sent him packing...
Everyone: -blinks- RUNNNNN!
Mana: REVIEW PLS!! GAHHH -dodges cero by a centimeter- REVIEW DAMN IT!