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~Heartless~
"I said stop it!" Heartless intercepted Kyoraku's Bushogom attack. "Will you stop trying to kill each other already. What happened to you not wanting to fight a simple ryoka? Why is it different here?" Heartless turned and blocked her father's zanpakutous.
"Children who don't see the difference in situations, should not be fighting. " Shunsui pushed her back and dodged a cero from Stark.
"I do not think it is customary for parents to attack their children." Stark held both his pistols. "Cero Metralleta." He fired off multiple cero at Kyoraku. He dodged as Ukitake shot them back at him.
"Ukitake. Sorry. Please be sure to dodge if this is too powerful." Heartless held her hand up and pointed it at her uncle. She began forming a cero when sand began wrapping around her hand. She quickly pulled her hand back and retreated beside Stark. "So you let your Bankai out, Kyoya?"
"Yes." Kyoya stood above Kyoraku and Ukitake. He stared at the two Espada. "You all still fighting? I'll make it easier for you two." He disappeared from his spot.
"Cheat-" Heartless saw him using one of the moves Yorichi had shown them, but she wasn't fast enough to counter him. "Let go already!" She hit the hand that was dragging her away from the fight and she looked behind her brother to see Stark, Ukitake, and her father fighting again. "No!" She began to run towards them once Kyoya had released her, but he was in her path. "Out of my way Kyo!"
"Not until you change back." He held the locket up in front of him.
"I can't! Not until Aizen is stopped! Please Kyo! I can't lose him. My heart can't stand to lose him." She collapsed to her knees as tears ran down her face. She couldn't handle the emotions going through her at the moment.
Kyoya was about to say something, but a Reiatsu stopped him. The twins looked towards where Aizen, Gin, and Tosen where trapped. A massive Garganta was opening. They watched as a figure approached the opening.
"Wonderwiess?" Heartless didn't understand why the Espada was coming now. 'Where has he been?'
Another shape could be seen walking towards the edge of the tear in the sky. Kyoya at first thought it was the cleaner from the Senkaimon. Then he realized why it was so familiar. "That was the eye that was in the Garganta when Aizen escaped from Soul Society. What is it doing here?"
Heartless saw Wonderwiess look towards her direction. She saw his gaze shift to Stark's battle. "Look ou-" She stopped when she saw it was too late. She watched as Wonderwiess pulled his hand from Ukitake's back. She Sonidoed to Stark's side as he aimed for the other Taichou and shot him with a cero. She looked in horror as her father and uncle plummeted to the ground. As she thought about them she also noticed that she didn't feel Kyoya's Reiatsu anymore. 'Please tell me you're all playing dead. Please.'
She was pulled out of her thoughts by Wonderwiess' screech. She saw the ice prison that held Tier had been shattered and that Barragan was entirely unharmed. She watched as Wonderwiess returned to Hooleer and instructed the creature to dissolve the barrier around Aizen and the others.
"So it continues." Heartless looked toward the pillars of dust that showed where her father and uncle had landed. 'Please be okay. Just hold on a little longer.'
"They'll be fine, Kairi." Kyoya stood beside his sister. "Help is here." Heartless looked at her brother as he threw the locket at her. "Use it already!" He shunpoed away to meet up with the help he was talking about.
Heartless held the silent locket in her hand. She placed it in one of Starks pockets. "Hold onto this for me. Play dead at the first chance you get." She kissed Stark on the cheek then Sonidoed towards Aizen. 'Kyoya is still hiding his Reiatsu, Shiroji might actually be dead, and dad is definitely playing dead. I might actually be able to pull this off. Please hold on a little longer.' She knelt behind Aizen once she arrived.
She looked to see who had shown up to help the shinigami side. She wasn't surprised to see Hirako Shinji and the others who had been involved in Aizen's experiments standing there. She got a glares from the ones that recognized her and a terrible killing glare from Shinji. 'So he still remembers what happened. That going to take a lot of explaining, and possibly a good beating as well.'
"It's been a while, Aizen. Good to see you too Kairi. Didn't know you became a full Hollow?" Shinji sneered while smiling at Aizen.
The new comers began talking amongst themselves.
"Good work, Heartless. Feel free to take a break." Aizen was still looking at the group that had shown up.
"I do not need a break, Aizen-sama. What else do you need me to do?" Heartless bowed her head and placed a fist on her heart while she spoke.
"Good, cause I'm not giving you time for one." Heartless turned in time to dodge Shinji's zanpakutou. "Darn. I was hoping to get rid of you as quickly as possible."
"Like that will ever happen, Hirako-san." Heartless drew her zanpakutou. Shinji disappeared from in front of her. She felt his Reiatsu move to attack Aizen from the front.
She saw Tosen counter attack the blond man. She then watched as Komamura and Hisagi stopped Tosen from killing the Hollowfied man.
Heartless moved to go help her Taichou, but Aizen stopped her. "Go and help Stark. He looks like he is going to need it." Heartless stood still before bowing to Aizen and returning to Stark's side.
~Kyoya~
Kyoya had met up with the group. He knew he would get a yelling at afterwards. "So you guys came after all."
Hiyori greeted him with a foot in his face. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Always such a lady, Hiyori. Just thought I would come say 'hi' to you guys. After all, we are going to be fighting with each other." Kyoya smiled at the Vaisards.
Shinji looked at him with a serious face. "Know this, Kyoya. You are the only one here we don't hate terribly, but that doesn't mean you can count us as an ally."
"I know that, but that doesn't mean I'm going to ignore you guys." He returned Shinji's look back at him. "Shinji, don't kill Kairi. Apparently she has a plan, and I'm sure she will settle what ever grudge you have against her later."
"No promises. You should head back to where you came from. This is going to get messy." Shinji spoke with his regular smile on his face.
"Alright, alright. Geeze, your just as pushy as when you were my Taichou. Glad to see your still part of your old self." Kyoya smiled at his former Taichou before returning to Starks side. "Looks like things are about to get complicated. Don't worry I'll explain the situation to them. If I don't, Kairi will probably skin me alive. Having her as a sister is scary. Especially when she's my mother's daughter."
"No one else can see you right?" Stark was confused as to why the shinigami Taichou was openly being friendly to him.
"Yeah. Only you, Kairi, and the Vaisards can see me. All the other shinigami and Aizen probably think I'm dead." Kyoya looked at the Espada. He was surprised how calm he was in this situation. "Do you think there are other Espada who would go against Aizen?"
"Yeah. Barragan wasn't that fond of him, but he still took orders like the rest of us. Tier might, but she is very loyal. The only way she will change sides is if Aizen betrays her directly." Stark scratched his head at the shinigami's question, but he wasn't too worried about what Kyoya had planned. He was Heartless' brother after all.
"Who's this guy, Kyoya?" Kyoya and stark turned to look at who spoke.
"Oh Love, Rose. This is Stark. He's Kairi's boyfriend." Kyoya spoke cheerfully to the Vaisards.
"Their more like lovers if you ask me." Lilynette spoke up. She was tired of being quiet.
Kyoya turned to face everyone in their little group. "Listen you guys. You need to pretend to fight, or you can just fight casually. We need Aizen to think you guys are fighting, but you guys can't kill each other. You're on the same side after all."
Love sighed. "Fine, but only because you asked." He pointed his zanpakutou at Kyoya.
They began fighting, but not seriously. It slowly began to turn into a contest of strength. Kyoya looked at the group that was going close to all out. 'So much for casual fighting, but this seems more of a believable fight.'
"Kyoya! What's going on?" Heartless yelled at the shinigami. "I thought I told you to not let them kill each other?"
Kyoya slowly backed away from the Espada. "I did, but it turned into this little contest. I told them not tot kill each other. So don't worry so much." His sister relaxed a bit. "Why does Shinji hate you?"
Heartless drew her zanpakutou and walked towards the battle. "That isn't something you need to know right now." She jumped into the battle
She caught sight of a wolf in the dust around her. "Stark!" She ran around trying to find him. "Stark! What are you do-" She cut herself off when she felt someone pick her up and begin walking away with her. "Really? I don't really like being carried you know?"
"Of course I know. Doesn't mean I won't still do it." He set her down when they got out of the dust cloud. "Sorry about that we just got carried-"
Both of them stiffened in silence. They turned and watched as a crown fell towards the ground. It broke to pieces when it landed.
"Barragan-san." Heartless had a hard time accepting what she knew to be true. Barragan, the annoying old Espada, was dead.
They continued to watch as battles resumed around them. "Number 2 Espada just died, and no one says a word about it. Why do I feel upset about that?" Stark looked towards Heartless.
"I think it may be, because you're gaining a heart." Heartless looked at Stark with worry. He wasn't the type to be so badly affected by a comrade's death. "Stark, are you okay." She placed a hand on his cheek and looked him in the eye.
"Yeah. I'm okay." He placed his hand over her's, then stiffened. "Gah!"
"Stark!" Heartless didn't know what was happening. Then she saw the blade sticking out of his chest. She recognized it immediately. "Dad!" She pulled Stark with her away from her father standing behind him. "I thought I told you not to kill him!? Can't you listen to one request I have."
"Kageoni." Kyoraku moved to stab the ground.
Heartless knew his attacks. She put herself between her father and Stark. Pushing Stark away from herself. "Not happening." She didn't even flinch when Shunsui's zanpakutou pierced through her stomach. She smiled at her father sadly. "I already know all your games. This one was my favourite." Heartless held her blade sideways and made her shadow stab her father's.
Shunsui flinched a bit in pain as blood ran down his arm. "My, my. It seems you have played before. I didn't even remember you could do that in this game." He backed away from the Hollow.
"Stark. I'm going to hide us both. I just need my old man to use one attack." Heartless spoke with authority in her voice. She wasn't taking no for an answer, or any complaints. 'Come on dad. If I know you, you'll use that next.'
Shunsui could see she was preparing for something. 'Better strike first. Sorry, Kairi. But I can't sense your heart anymore, and I don't want to see you stay a Hollow. No matter how painful it is to loose you. It's worse to see you as you are.' He took his stance to attack. "Bushogoma."
'Thank you, dad.' Heartless cast two silent kido. One, to hide their Reiatsu and bodies. The other, to cause a big enough explosion to make it believe able that they had died. 'Good luck. I know you can beat Aizen. To think, all my plans were useless. The only thing I did was make things complicated. The only good that came out of it, is that 5th squad still has a Taichou, and if I play my hand right so will 3rd squad.'
Kyoya watched in horror as his father and sister fought. He was even more distressed when he could no longer see or feel his sister's presence. "No...no...no it can't be. Kairi...Kai...why...why? Why did you do that? Dad!" Kyoya yelled while lowering himself to the ground.
"I'm sorry son. There was nothing else I could have done." Kyoraku sealed his zanpakutou.
"Nothing?! NOTHING! You could have listened to her! You didn't have to do tha-" Kyoya yelled at his father, but stopped once he saw the tears in his eyes. "I guess I get my emotional personality from you. Funny, most people say it comes from the mothers." Kyoya had tears running down his own face.
"It seems Aizen grew tired of waiting for the fighting to finished." Love spoke while looking at the falling Espada.
"Did Aizen attack her? Why would he attack his own Espada?" Kyoya looked towards his traitorous Taichou with a confused look. "What is he planning?"
"Kyoya. We're joining Shinji up there. You coming?" Love looked at their friend.
Kyoya moved to follow, but Shunsui put a hand on his shoulder to stop him. "Where are you going?"
Kyoya gave his father a sad smile. "I need to help them. I may be 5th squad Taichou," Kyoya formed his mask in his hand. "But I'm also one of them. You'll join the fight soon, right? You may want to make sure Shiroji and Kaien-kun are alright." With that said to his father, he followed Rose and Love as they joined Shinji's group.
"Good to see you helping out, Kyoya." He turned and glared at the short blond in front of him. "Don't give me that look. Your the one who showed up out of the blue first."
Kyoya sighed. "You really never change do you, Hiyori-chan." Kyoya gathered his sand around him and compressed it into a pair of katanas.
"Don't approach him carelessly." Shinji spoke to everyone without taking his eyes off Aizen. He saw Hiyori move a bit forward. "Didn't you hear what i said, idiot?"
"As expected from you, Hirako-Taichou. Caring words, such as, be careful and don't act recklessly. But it doesn't matter if you approach me carelessly or recklessly. You are already dead. You died on that night, one hundred and one years ago." Aizen taunted the group of failed Arrancars.
Hiyori attacked Aizen. "Hiyori!" She heard Shinji yell behind her, but it didn't stop her. What stopped her from hitting Aizen, was a zanpakutou cutting her in half along her waist.
"Hiyori!" Shinji rushed over and caught her upper body. He landed on the ground near her lower half. "Hang in there Hiyori! Hacchi! Use your-" he stopped when he saw that Hacchi was missing an arm. He couldn't use his kido. He started thinking of different ways to save Hiyori. "Orihime...Orihime-chan can still save Hiyori. She's probably with Ichigo. Where is Ichigo!? Isn't he here yet?! ICHIGO!"
Kyoya and the other Vaisards joined Shinji on the ground. "Shinji. We'll do what we can." Shinji looked at his former subordinate. "We won't let her die, but Aizen needs to be taken care of. And I know you have a score to settle with him." Kyoya began using a healing kido on Hiyori. "So go already, or do you plan on letting him get away again?"
Shinji smiled at Kyoya. "I got it, I got it. You stay with her. Don't let her die."
Kyoya continued to try and save Hiyori. 'This would be easier with mom's secret kido, but I can't use it here. Unahana-Taichou, where are you?' Kyoya focused on Hiyori while he listened to the battle above him.
He turned his attention Towards a black mass in the sky. 'This Reiatsu...Tosen-Taichou?' He watched as Komamura's Bankai fought with the Hollowfied traitor.
~Kairi~
Heartless, Stark and Lilynette sat on the top of one of the buildings. Heartless' kido was holding and no one could see or sense them. They watched as Aizen and Tosen fought. Heartless was restlessly watching the fight between Tosen and Komamura.
"If you want to go help, you can." Stark could sense her uneasiness. "Lilynette and I can stay here. I'm sure no one will find us before you get back."
Heartless looked at him with sadness in her eyes. "I have lost the right to fight along side them. They think me a traitor, and see me in the same light as Tosen. Even if I wanted to help, I would only give them someone else to fight."
"What's with your depressed attitude!?" Lilynette couldn't stand listening to the woman's depressed speech. "If they see you as a traitor, then show them you aren't one! If they see you as an enemy, then show them you are an ally! You are not some weak, pathetic person!" Lilynette stood up and kicked Heartless through the kido barrier. It instantly repaired itself, not letting any Reiatsu escape.
Heartless smiled in the direction of the shield. "Alright, alright. I get it. Thank you, Lilynette." She headed of in the direction of the large black creature that was once her beloved Taichou. "Oh how the mighty have fallen, Tosen-Taichou."
She watched as Hisagi landed on the creature's head and plunged his sword into it. She stood by and watched as the timid 3rd seat she knew, became a candidate for a Fukutaichou. 'Good job, Hisagi.' She walked towards the two shinigami as Tosen reverted back to his soul form.
Hisagi caught sight of the Espada and tensed preparing for another fight. Komamura stopped him. "She isn't here to fight. She here to pay her respects. Right, Kyoraku-Fukutaichou?"
"Thank you, Komamura-Taichou. Hisagi-kun, you did something I could not do myself, because I wasn't close enough to him. I couldn't save Tosen-Taichou." Heartless knelt in front of the unHollowfied Taichou.
"No, Kairi." Heartless looked at Tosen and saw his opening slowly. "You did not fail to save me, I did not want you to."
Heartless remained silent as Komamura spoke to Tosen. She couldn't help but cry.
"Kairi, thank you for being my Fukutaichou. Hisagi, thank you for knowing me. Let me see your face. I can still see." Hisagi leaned closer to his Taichou, but it was too late.
Heartless stared at the mass of blood that was once her Taichou. She heard Komamura's voice yelling at Aizen, but she found that she couldn't move. 'So even Tosen was one of Aizen's test subjects. That man will give up anyone to achieve his goal.' She glared at Aizen who had finally taken notice of her.
She noticed the sky begin to crack behind him. 'This Reiatsu that's leaking through the cracks. Kurosaki Ichigo?' She watched as a shinigami broke throught the sky and attacked Aizen. She continued to watch as Aizen avoided his attacks easily. 'That boy doesn't stand a chance.'
She wasn't surprised that Komamura went to help the ryoka boy. She went to follow after him, but stopped when she noticed how distraught Hisagi was. 'He was most affected by Tosen-Taichous betrayal, and his death.' She placed a hand on his shoulder and went to console him when she noticed she could see her breath.
She looked up and notice Hitsugaya-Taichou in his Bankai form. Hisagi looked up, having noticed as well. "So the battle continues with no time to mourn for those who are lost." He spoke to himself.
"Just because no one stops fighting, doesn't mean they don't mourn." Heartless spoke to Hisagi calmly. "Let's join the battle, Hisagi-san."
"Yes, Kyoraku-Fukutaichou." Hisagi grabbed his blade and prepared to join with his Hollowfied superior.
They both stopped when they saw Hitsugaya's zanpakutou in Aizen's chest. "He did it?" Both turned to see Kyoya walking towards them. He had a slight wound on his shoulders ns was limping a bit. He was no longer in his Bankai. "I only got grazed, but the force still sent my to the ground. To think its finally-" He was cut off by Ichigo's voice.
"What are you guys doing?!" They all looked at Azien, but it wasn't Aizen on Hitsugaya's zanpakutou. It was Hinamori Momo.
Kyoya had been thrown into a daze. 'Hinamori? Why are you there? Weren't you-' He stopped thinking when he realized he no could longer felt Hinamori's Reiatsu and by Hitsugaya's cries. "HINAMORI!" Kyoya ran towards the screams of pain coming from the ice Taichou.
Kyoya found the Taichou and was instantly by his side. "Toshiro?! Toshiro!?" The white haired boy was in a fit of rage, but was holding himself back. "Toshiro, go. I'll take care of Hinamori. I won't let her die." Kyoya slid his hands under Hinamori to hold her up as he stared at Toshiro.
Hitsugaya looked back at the Taichou in front of him. He could feel the weight of Hinamori's body begin lifted from his arms. "Alright. If she dies, so will you. For breaking our agreement." He left to fight Aizen again.
"Hang in there, Hinamori." He gathered his Reiatsu in his hands and held them over Hinamori's wounds. "Gotei 13, squad method 4: Heal!" His Reiatsu seeped into Hinamori's wounds and closed them, but it couldn't fully heal her wounds.
Hinamori opened her eyes slowly. "What...what happened?" She opened her eyes more and noticed her Taichou looking at her with a worried face. "Kyoya-Taichou?"
Kyoya hugged Hinamori gently. "Thank goodness. I was worried you were too far gone." Hinamori I need you to do something for me." Kyoya stood up and looked towards the battle. "I'm going to fight. I need you to locate two Espadas that are most likely hidden by a kido. Hide with them."
Hinamori looked at him with confusion. "But, aren't they the enemy?"
"Not these two. These two are allies. And also I need you to take care of this for me." He placed a locket in Hinamori's hands. "Keep it safe for me." He kissed her on the forehead.
"What is it?" She looked at the little locket. There was warm pulse coming from it. It made her feel happy and safe to hold it.
"It something I gave to you long ago." He turned away from her. "It's my heart." He Hollowfied himself after saying those words.
As his shell cracked he stepped out from it. He had tattered jeans and boots on his legs, and the only thing covering his top half was bracers on his wrists and a scarf around his neck. There was no visible mask that could be seen, but his scarf covered half his face. Leaving only his bright orange eyes visible. His hair had turned black and reached his knees. He had a '0' tattooed to his stomach as well.
"Stay safe, Hinamori." With that he headed off to fight with Aizen. But soon realized that Aizen's Reiatsu was no longer in the World of the Living. 'Damn it. I took too long.' He was surprised that he was already able to open a Garganta. He ran through hoping to arrive in time to stop Aizen.
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