Shuhei and Uryu ran to Kensei and Mashiro's side as they looked at the enemies ahead of them. "Last chance vampires, hand over the Quincy boy!" Ryuken said, stepping forward so he could easily be distinguished.
"Over our dead bodies!" Kensei growled, Shuhei nodding in agreement. Uryu looked at them, but then with a slight nod turned back to face his father.
"Not a chance! He's our friend!" Ichigo yelled. A few others agreed, and not a single disagreement was made.
"Then you have sealed your fate." said Ryuken. Uryu tock a hesitant breath as he watched his father turn to the Quincy's.
"Hey, you idiots, stay close." Kensei growled. He knew it was futile and they would get seperated, but those three were more important to him then any of the others. He wanted to protect them as long as he could.
"No promises Kensei." Mashiro said, her normal sing-song voice was gone and she looked at the Quincy's without a trace of a smile or smirk on her lips, a clear sign she was taking this seriously. Kensei said nothing as he looked over the others quickly, all holding their weapons. Then he turned back to the Quincy's. With Ryuken's words echoing in his ears he scanned the crowd, looking for his target. Finally he spotted him. The black haired gentleman like individual standing by Ryuken. As if on cue the Quincy's attacked, and the war finally begun!
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Team one was first on the field. Yamamoto stood by Unohana, Sasakibe, Kyoruaku, Ukitake, Zaraki, Kusajishi, Hitsugaya, Madarame, Aysegawa, Matsumoto, Hinamori, and Iba. They immidiatly divided apart. Yamamoto and Sasakibe went one way, Kyoraku and Ukitake another; Zaraki, Unohana and Yachiru went a third; Yumichika, Ikkaku, and Iba went a fourth; and Toshiro, Momo, and Rangiku went their own.
Yamamoto and Sasakibe cut off a large group of Quincy's. "Now Sasakibe." he said. Immeditaly fire and lighting exploded throughout the area and many of the Quincy's fell. Suddenly a large spear came at them, slicing threw Sasakibe's side. The vampire struggled to regain his composure as the pain coursed threw his body. A large man, with a black beard and hair stepped forward. Yamamoto turned to him.
"You survived our attack?" Yamamoto questioned. The Quincy sneered.
"I'm Driscoll Berci, the overkill. Those weak attacks couldn't harm me." he grumbled. Yamamoto nodded.
"I see then." he said, then directed his blade at the man. Flames poured from the end of the sword, enveloping the Quincy in a firey infirno. Yamamoto waited for a few minutes before finally rleenting his attack. As the flames died down his eyes got wide as he didn't see any remains of any type in the center. Suddenly the hair on the back of his neck went up and he turned to see a lightning bolt strike Driscoll, who had somehow snuck up behind him. Sasakibe stood, panting behind him from the effort of still fighting. Driscoll turned toward Sasakibe, murder raging in his face. Sasakibe tock a stand, the blood still running down his side. They clashed, Sasakibe blocking the first strike. Yamamoto watched helpless. If he had used his flame attack he would kill Sasakibe as well. Sasakibe blocked the second attack and parried forward. Driscoll wasn't fast enough to dodge and the blade slid threw the edge of his side. With an enormous yell Driscoll threw an arm threw the air, smacking Sasakibe hard and sending him flying away. Yamamoto didn't hesitate and sent a volly of flames at the Quincy. Driscoll dodged the attack, pulling a large bow from his back and stringing it. He sent the arrow by Yamamoto who dodged it.
"Is that the best you can do? Your aim was off." Yamamoto taunted a bit, but to his surprise Driscoll's smile didn't fade. Chancing a look behind him he glanced over his shoulder to see Sasakibe lay dead on the ground, the arrow pratruding from his chest. Yamamoto saw red at his best friend's death and turned back to Driscoll. He slashed his sword threw the air, sending a wall of flames at the man's body. Driscoll yelled out in pain as the flames licked his skin, turning it red with red welts threw out the area. He pulled back and moved around behind Yamamoto. The old man lost sight of him for an instant and in that instant Driscoll moved into his blind spot.
"If you miss him so much, then join him, weakling." he growled. He swung at Yamamoto but missed as the old man moved.
"Hey gramps, we'll take this one!" came a voice as Kenpachi, Unohana, and Yachiru arrived in front of him. Yamamoto glared at them.
"That is not nessesar..." he started.
"Yamamoto sir, if I may. As long as you fight him being blinded by your rage to avenge Sasakibe you shall die, there is no doubt. If you were to die here against such a pathetic example of an opponent then it would cause the rest of our warriors to loose hope. It would be best if we take over." Unohana said. Yamamoto sighed at the wisdome in her words.
"Very well, I leave him to you. I will go after the leaders." he said, leaving the battle. Unohana glanced over at Sasakibe's body. She closed her eyes for a second out of respect, but when she opened them, she renewed her love for blood with them.
"Think you can handle this?" Kenpachi asked.
"Of course. I trained you didn't I?" she asked. He smirked, a deadly grin.
"Yachiru, get back." he ordered.
"Okay!" the little girl yelled, leaping down from his shoulder. Kensei then turned his head, his neck cracking into place as he did.
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Shunsui and Ukitake stood against a strange woman who had half of her body a light color and half a dark. "And who just might you be?" Ukitake asked her. She smiled.
"Berenice Gabrielli, the question." she said. They gave her an odd look.
"Well I'm Shunsui Kyoraku and this is Jushiro." Shunsui said. She smirked.
"Really? And that would make you two of the great vampires then?" she questioned. Shunsui scrached his head.
"Yeah, I guess it would." he agreed. She laughed.
"I fail to see what is so funny!" Jushiro said. She smirked.
"The audasity of seeing yourself as greater than the others. What makes the thirty of you better than the other vampires? The one's who serve under you? And here you are trying not to involve those who you see as 'inferior' into the battle. Are you really that high and mighty to think that you can take care of all of us yourselves? Are you really that narcissitic?" she asked. Shunsui gave her a blank look.
"I'm afraid I'm not following you!" he said. She laughed again.
"Of course your not. It's because you think that you all don't need help in this war and can take on all of the Quincy's alone. That will be your downfall. And all for what? A Quincy! Seems foolish don't you think? That over thirty men and women will die on this battle field today and your entire race will be destroyed all for a young boy! A boy who even returned back to us to stop this war to save all of you?!" she cackled.
"You mean to say Uryu want's to go back?" Ukitake asked. She laughed again, and by this time Shunsui was tired of hearing that laugh.
"Of course. Yet he was taken away by a group of vampires! You will all be destroyed by the Quincy's and the Xcuition for nothing. Your already loosing people. Tell me, is it worth it?" she asked. Shunsui looked down. He thought of Nanao and Lisa. Did he really want to risk loosing them for nothing if Uryu really did want to return to the Quincy's? Suddenly Jushiro gasped.
"Shunsui, don't listen to her!" he yelled. Shunsui looked at him. "She's trying to make us question ourselves! If we do that then our concentration will break and we will loose this battle." Jushiro shouted at him. Shunsui nodded, shocked he allowed himself to fall for her trap so easily. He glared at her.
"I see, that's rather annoying." he complained. Then he sighed. "I hate having to fight, really. I'd rather lay back and have a drink. Unfortunitaly my Nanao and Lisa are out there fighting for their lives right now. Just like how Uryu, Shuhei, and Mashiro are important to Kensei, they are important to me. Jushiro has his own people to worry about too. In fact, it's because of bonds like that we're here in the first place. Are you ready Jushiro?" Shunsui asked. Jushiro nodded. He had been ready for this for a while. "Then let's go."
sorry, that's all i feel like writting for tonight, ext chapter later. Sorry I killed Sasakibe, I don't really like killing off characters but there are too many to keep writting and I know it was lame but I really don't know how to kill off the ones I like. Sorry again and I hope you liked it. Next chapter will finish these two fights and hopefully finish the first teams fights.