Universe: Bleach
Parings: None!
Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Adventure
Disclaimer: Bleach is owned by Tite Kubo
Warnings: Some Spoilers for Fade to Black, Mild Swearing and Violence.
Author's Note:
Fade to Black: Memories of the Black Sun
Part X
Seireitei
Juushirou and Shunsei quickly landed on top of the highest roof, Spirit mouths charged for them; together the two of them slashed at the attacks as hard as they could trying to give them enough time.
Finally they had a clear path and the two Captain's were quick to get into positions with their Zanpakutos.
"Nami Kotogotoku Waga Tate to Nare, Ikazuchi Kotogotoku Waga Yaiba to Nare..."Juushirou began as his blade split into two. A rope was in the middle of the two blades, with metal strips all along the rope.
"... Sōgyo no Kotowari!" Juushirou finished as he crossed his arms and held the Zanpakuto's so the blades were pointed to the sky; Shunsei quickly drew his Kondachi Zanpakuto and held it over his other blade.
"Hana kaze midarete, kashin naki, tenpū midarete, tenma warau..." Shunsei began before he clashed the two blades together as they glowed a bright white.
"...Katen Kyoukotsu!" Shunsei finished as he held two black and white blades in both hands; the two Captains nodded at each other before they charged back into battle with loud yells
"Let's go, Soi Fong!" Yourichi called and Soi Fong quickly removed her Captain's hoari as the two of them ran through the white rocks around them.
"Shunkō!" Both Yourichi and Soi Fong shouted together as they started slashing at the Spirit Particles mouths that headed towards them; Soi Fong axed kicked one small mouth before quickly punching out another that was about to sneak up on Yourichi.
Together the two of them were working quickly through all their obstacles to get to their main target; Yourichi jumped over a large rock and into the air waiting for Soi Fong to do the same.
Instead she looked down just in time to see Soi Fong jump away from the same rock as a Spirit Particle mouth suddenly came out of it.
"Shit!" Soi Fong cursed as she tried to get away but the mouth was a lot quicker than she expected and she was quickly swallowed whole.
"Soi Fong!" Yourichi shouted as she saw her student disappear into one of the Spirit Particles mouths; she was preparing to jump forward when a bright flash of red zoomed past her and struck the mouth down.
"Nake, Benihime!" Kisuke shouted as he fired another red blast at the mouth and sliced it in half; Yourichi quickly used Shunpo to appear underneath the stunned Captain of the 2th Division and caught her lightly in her arms.
"Yourichi-Sama..." Soi Fong whispered causing the cat woman to look down in confusion; Soi Fong swallowed before looking off to the side in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry Yourichi-Sama. I was caught off guard."
Yourichi blinked at her student for a couple of seconds before she laughed loudly and easily set the girl on her feet.
"Don't worry about it. Let's go." Yourichi grinned and Soi Fong nodded in acceptance before the two women disappeared with Shunpo.
Ikkaku Madarame and Yumichika Ayasegawa stood back to back as they battle the strange Spiritual Particles creatures.
"These things are so not beautiful." Yumichika scoffed as he slashed out with his 4 bladed Zanpakuto; Ikakku growled in annoyance as he spun his spear above his head before swinging it down sharply on a mouth.
"Ikkaku! Look out!" Yumichika shouted out as he spotted movement underneath his partner's feet; the bald Shinigami couldn't react fast enough and his eyes widened in shock when a mouth formed underneath him.
"Shit!" He cursed and tried to jump back but he grunted as the mouth slammed into his stomach; he clenched his eyes shut tightly as he was thrown backwards through the air.
"Ikkaku!" Yumichika shouted out again but was forced to bring his Zanpakuto up to block another attack.
Ikkaku was thrown through 3 huge rocks before he finally came to a stop with a loud grunt as his breathe rushed out of his lungs.
"Fuck. What do I hit?" Ikkaku wheezed in shock; he had been thrown quite hard and he must have hit something with incredible strength to stop his flight.
Squinting Ikkaku looked up with pain-filled eyes only to gasp in shock as he caught sight of the stone he was leaning against.
"Captain?" He whispered as he caught sight of the spiky top; suddenly a mouth appeared above the 11th Division member giving him no time to dodge before he was swallowed up along with the strangely shaped stone.
What happened next happened in a matter of seconds.
The mouth covered the statue.
Part of it snapped off.
And the Captain of the 11th Division woke from his forced sleep with a huge blast of yellow Spiritual Energy as his eyes patch fell to the ground.
With a loud boom the mouth was ripped to shreds as manic laughing echoed around the area; Yumichika smirked as he jumped in the air to avoid being blasted away by the incredible Spiritual Energy.
"Well it seems like the Captain has finally awoken." He mused before he quickly grabbed the back of his comrade's kimono when he flew past him; Ikkaku coughed as he tried to catch his breath but even so he was grinning widely.
The giant monster growled angrily as he realized one of his prisoners had just broke free; quickly he threw a giant mouth towards the Captain hoping to end his life.
Zaraki Kenpachi continued to laugh before he drew his Zanpakuto and swung it down sharply as the mouth headed towards him; the creature froze for a few seconds before it was split in half as Zaraki jumped up and landed on a higher stone branch.
"Was it you? Were you the one who forced me to go to sleep?" He demanded but paused when he heard a familiar childish giggling heading towards him.
"Ken-Chan! Good morning, Ken-Chan!" Yachiru Kusajishi laughed happily as she jumped on to her usual perch on Zaraki's shoulder; she had missed her father-figure and was glad he had woken up in time to have some fun.
"Heh. Yachiru, don't fall off alright?" Zaraki warned and dived forward when Yachiru nodded in understanding; with a wild yell Zaraki swung his Zanpakuto down once again and released a wave of yellow Spiritual Energy as he and Yachiru continued to laugh.
12th Division
Renji yelled loudly as his Bankai charged towards the device in front of him; hundreds of Spiritual Particles mouths were being produced from the device in seconds and Renji needed to stop it before more of the Seireitei was destroyed.
"Hikōtsu Taihō!" Renji shouted and Zabimaru roared as he released a giant red beam towards the device; Renji cursed though when 3 mouths jumped in front of the beam and took the blow, protecting the device from harm.
"Damn it. How the hell am I meant to destroy that thing if they keep protecting it?" He growled angrily before looking over to where Rukia was.
"Stop it, Ichigo!" Rukia shouted but cried out in pain when Dark Ichigo spun the scythe around quickly forcing her to jump back; blood dripped heavily from the wound on her wrist as she reached up to wipe her forehead.
"That girl's...we must reap that girl's memories; then no one will remember Ichigo." Dark Ichigo whispered and Rukia cringed slightly as she heard the sister's voice echoing behind Ichigo's.
"That's right. Then we'll be the only ones who care for Ichigo."
"You fools!" Rukia screamed out in anger and pity; the siblings were so naive, Rukia couldn't believe innocent children would do such horrible things.
"Memories aren't everything! My soul remembered Ichigo, so did Renji's! You can't take away the precious bonds between us!" Rukia finished with a loud yell as she charged forward once again; Dark Ichigo growled angrily as his scythe clashed with Rukia's white blade before his Spiritual Energy surrounded the two of them.
"Ichigo!" Rukia called out before she felt a familiar sensation coming from her blade; quickly she ducked as the scythe went clean through Shirayuki's blade and with a quiet curse Rukia was forced to jump back.
"Ichigo..." Rukia whispered sadly as she gasped for breath; suddenly with a loud boom the Spiritual Energy vortex disappeared revealing Dark Ichigo once again.
But Rukia gasped in shock when he opened his eyes to reveal they had been consumed by black.
"Kisuke." Yourichi stated as she, Juushirou and Shunsei appeared behind Kisuke's still form; the ex-Captain sighed as he shrugged his shoulders while continuing to stare at the monster in front of them.
"It's no use, it's just too big. We can't stop it until we do something about that device in the 12th Division; unless it's destroyed this thing will continued to get stronger."
"But it won't let us get anywhere near it-?" Yourichi was cut off when a huge blast of yellow Spiritual Energy washed over them.
"What's that?" Shunsei questioned as he lifted his hat in confusion; familiar manic laughing echoed around the area as the yellow Spiritual Energy flashed all around the creature.
"Zaraki? He's been revived?" Juushirou breathed in shock and Kisuke smirked before he looked behind him at the other Captains.
"Everyone this is the only chance we're going to get. Avoid that thing the best you can and make your way towards the-?"
"Chire, Senbonzakura." Kisuke looked behind him in shock to see Byakuya standing with his Zanpakuto out in front of him; with a flash of pink a tunnel of cherry blossoms appeared in front of the Captain.
"Kuchiki-San?"
"That's good work, little Byakuya." Yourichi smirked as she crossed her arms over her chest; Byakuya looked over his shoulder at the Captains coldly.
"I'm going first." He stated simply and Kisuke nodded with a smile of gratefulness.
"I'm counting on you, Captain Kuchiki." Kisuke stated simply and with a sharp nod Byakuya dived straight into the tunnel and vanished.
Kisuke nodded silently at the Captains behind him and they all charged forward once again; Yourichi smirked as she quickly followed Soi Fong into battle.
"Well then I guess I better start to." Kisuke admitted and brought his Zanpakuto up to block just in time to block a mouth; his expression stayed calm even as his Chikasumi no Tate appeared after a few seconds.
'This should be far enough.' He thought to himself and allowed his Spiritual Energy to spike slightly as he glared at the mouth in front of him.
"Kirisaki, Benihime."
The area around him faded into a red haze as his Zanpakuto screamed.
Omake
Glossary
- Nami Kotogotoku Waga Tate to Nare, Ikazuchi Kotogotoku Waga Yaiba to Nare (波悉く我が盾となれ雷悉く我が刃となれ, "All Waves, Rise now and Become my Shield, Lightning, Strike now and Become my Blade") – Once he completes the incantation, he grasps the single blade with two hands. The blade then transforms slowly and begins to form two blades, as the blades peel apart, a large red rope-like chain at the base of the hilt lengthens and silver metal square charms attached to the chain begin to fall until all five present themselves. The blade is now somewhat thinner than the normal Zanpakutō and the cross guard now extends up the blade for about 15 cm. Up 25 cm from where the cross guard is, there is a 45 degree cut on the inside of the blade where a second blade is jutting back down and parallel to the main blade. With the edge of the blade facing inward instead of outward, the blade looks very artistic and rather difficult to handle, only further proving just how skilled a swordsman Ukitake must be to have mastered such a uniquely designed weapon. Sōgyo no Kotowari is able to absorb an opponent's energy attacks through the left sword and directs the attack through the connecting rope where the five charms on the rope strengthens and accelerates the attack faster than it was originally fired and reverses its original course firing the same attack from the right sword, making it much more difficult for the opponent to dodge. The entire process happens so fast that the attack looks as if it originally came from Sōgyo no Kotowari.
- Sōgyo no Kotowari (双魚理, Truth of Pisces)- Ukitake's Zanpakuto resembles an average katana with a rectangular bronze cross guard and dark red handle.
- Hana kaze midarete, kashin naki, tenpū midarete, tenma warau (Flower Wind Rage and Flower God Roar, Heavenly Wind Rage and Heavenly Demon Sneer, 花風紊れて花神啼き天風紊れて天魔嗤う) –Kyoraku sets the two blades against each other in a cross, and then pulls after uttering the poem-like command. When the flash clears, Katen Kyokotsu has become a pair of huge, heavily-curved, black Chinese scimitars with silver edges. The hilt and tsuba of each are still the same as they were in Katen Kyokotsu's sealed-form, but they now sport long red tassels dangling from the end. Despite the two swords becoming identical in this state, Shunsui has stated they still serve as one (the wakizashi) being used mainly for speed strikes, and the other (the tachi) being used mainly for power strikes. Hence that they still exist as a daisho sword pair, with the wakizashi being slightly smaller in size than the tachi. The power of Katen Kyokotsu is to "make children's games real". The Zanpakuto makes the rules and anyone who steps within the boundaries of its spiritual pressure is forced to play by those rules, including Shunsui himself. According to Shunsui, "if you win you live, if you lose you die"
-Katen Kyokotsu (花天狂骨, Flower Heaven, Crazy Bone) – His Zanpakuto is unique in that it exists as two completely separate swords, existing as a daisho sword pair, consisting of a tachi and a wakizashi. Their cross guards are rectangles, with the corners cut off, decorated by a pattern of cherry petals and lines, and each sports a dark-blue handle. He keeps them sheathed through his waist tie at his left side; although, during battle, the swords have been shown to be placed on both sides of his sash. Like other Zanpakuto, Katen Kyokotsu has a personality of her own. However, unlike other Zanpakuto, this personality shines through in battle and prevents Shunsui from fighting with his full powers until Katen Kyokotsu is in the mood for it. Because of this, Shunsui does not like to "play" with "her".
-Shunkō (瞬閧, Flash Cry) — A technique which combines hand-to-hand combat and Kido. A high-pressured Kido is installed throughout the user's body, enhancing their arms and legs for battle. The Kido can also be fired at opponents.
- Nake, Benihime (啼け紅姫, Sing, Crimson Princess) - This technique is Benihime's offensive ability. It fires particularly strong and destructive crimson-colored energy blasts. He is also shown to control these blassts, and can even change the shape, size, and intensity of them.
- Chikasumi no Tate (血霞の盾, Blood Mist Shield) - This technique forms an hexagonal-shaped crimson barrier in front of the blade for defensive tactics. The barrier is called out with the same command as the "Nake" technique.
- Kirisaki, Benihime (切り裂き紅姫, Shred, Crimson Princess)- which fires a barrage of energy bullets from his shield. Also, his Shikai can launch explosive blasts that produce a whistling noise similar to fireworks whenever this ability is used.