Bleach: A Returning Evil
Chapter 11 Wind vs. Water; Karin's Resolve
(New Las Noches Throne Room #3)
"Brio you continuously seek to annoy me, you'd better finish your prey before you get some unexpected visitors" said Senken tapping his finger on his arm rest while viewing the battle between Karin and Caparazon at the same time.
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(Hueco Mundo Battlefield)
"Tenrai Ryukaze!" yelled Karin releasing a blast of wind from her zanpakuto at Caparazon.
"Agua Bala!" yelled Caprazon sending blasts of water at Karin's attack ending in an explosion.
"You're not going to let me go anywhere until I defeat you are you?" asked Karin holding onto her Naginata.
"Let me ask you something do you honestly think you could defeat anyone of us?" asked Caparazon.
"What are you getting at?" asked Karin.
"Excluding those Gillian fools Caza and Brio Every single one of the espada was either an Adjuchas or a Vasto Lorde during their time as a hollow" explained Caparazon.
"What's your point?" asked Karin keeping her guard up.
"The Vasto Lordes are considered the top ranking Menos because they're powerful enough to go head to head with the Soul Reaper Captains so what do you think I am?" asked Caparazon smiling.
"One of the Vasto Lordes" said Karin in a fearful tone as Caparazon disappeared using sonido.
"Exactly" said Caparazon appearing in front of Karin, grasped onto her face and pushed her into a pillar.
"Damn it" said Karin from the pillar's indent.
"Hello" said Caparazon approaching Karin.
"Damn you!" yelled Karin releasing Tenrai Ryukaze at Caparazon.
"Too slow!" yelled Caparazon deflecting the blast and began punching Karin with rapid-fire punches until the pillar cracked in half.
"I gotta get back in this fight!" thought Karin pummeling to the ground.
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"Karin's in trouble" said Nel from afar.
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"Now do you understand Karin Kurosaki from the moment you stepped into this place you were destined to die!" laughed Caparazon as Karin hit the ground.
"What do I lack to beat this guy? Is it something that my brother had?" though Karin questioning herself as she closed her eyes.
"RESOLVE!" shouted out a mysterious but familiar voice.
(Karin's Inner World)
"Huh" said Karin as she opened her eyes and found herself in her inner world.
"It's been a while Karin" said Ryuhime from a mountaintop.
"Ryuhime what's going on the last thing I remember I was fighting Caparazon" said Karin shaking her head.
"You were but your body is currently unconscious as I felt the need to drag your mind here" explained Ryuhime as she jumped off the mountaintop and approached Karin.
"For what purpose?" asked Karin.
"To teach you what you've been lacking: Resolve!" shouted Ryuhime manifesting her naginata and charged at Karin.
"Raze the Thunderous Skies, Ryuhime!" yelled Karin attempting to release her zanpakuto only to find it remained in the form of a katana.
"You can't release me because I'm willing it so!" yelled Ryuhime bringing her naginata down on Karin
*CLASH*
"Why are you doing this Ryuhime tell me!" demanded Karin trying to push back her zanpakuto.
"Do you remember the very word I spoke before I brought you here" said Ryuhime pushing forward.
"Resolve but please be more clear on that!" demanded Karin.
"Do you really need me to explain it to you think about it!" yelled Ryuhime as she sliced the blade of Karin's katana in two.
"The resolve to kill is that what you're saying I lack" said Karin as the tip of Ryuhime's naginata was pointed at her face.
"Now you get it, in order to be successful you must not hesitate to mercilessly run your enemy through!" yelled Ryuhime plunging her naginata at Karin.
*CLASH*
"What!" said Ryuhime with surprise as the blade of Karin's katana began to reform itself and a wave of spirit energy began forming around Karin.
"So you're trying to teach me that I lack the resolve to kill Caparazon then let me show you what I can really do!" yelled Karin pushing Ryuhime back with her burst of spirit energy.
"That's what I'm talking about" thought Ryuhime smiling.
"Raze the Thunderous Skies Ryuhime!" yelled Karin successfully managing to manifest her zanpakuto once more and charged at Ryuhime.
*CLASH*
"You've done well in getting this far but lets see how you do under pressure, Hiryuu Bofuu!"said Ryuhime as the dragon scale whirlwind surrounded the two combatants.
"She's probably expecting me to use the Banrai Banrai Bure-ku so instead I'll blindside her" said Karin as a barrage of dragon scales was slowly cutting her up
"What will you do now Karin" thought Ryuhime.
"Tenrai Ryukaze!" yelled Karin releasing the windblast at Ryuhime.
"Too close can't dodge AAAAAH!" yelped Ryuhime as she was left with a huge gash on her shoulder.
"So do you surrender?" asked Karin.
"Yes but remember Karin you must hold onto this resolve or you surely will die fighting this espada as you have now remember strike without remorse or mercy" said Ryuhime fading away.
(Hueco Mundo Battlefield)
"Hey Karin are you alive down there? Hahahaha" laughed Caparazon.
"Sorry to keep you waiting" said Karin getting up.
"It's about time I was beginning to think you'd died just from the first round huh where'd she go?" asked Caparazon as Karin used flash step.
"Behind me huh?" said Caparazon deflecting Karin's naginata with his zanpakuto.
"You forced me into this fight so I may as well get down to business in killing you!" yelled Karin as she took a swipe with her zanpakuto sending him pummeling to the ground.
"Now this is more like it Agua Cero!" said Caparazon holding out sending his water based hollow blast at Karin.
"Tenrai Ryukaze" said Karin as her windblast easily sliced through the water blast and continued towards Xaparazon
"Finally some excitement!" said Caparazon holding out his hand and gripped onto the windblast until it was dispelled.
"So how was that espada if you'd like some more then allow me to introduce you to my Bankai!" said Karin as she was engulfed in a windstorm.
"Finally we're going places" said Caparazon smirking.
"Kazebutou Ryūhime" said Karin showing her double-bladed scythe to the espada.
(New Las Noches Throne Room #3)
"Well I must say young lady you're amusing me greatly, you lack the power your brother once had and yet you've achieved near the same level of raw strength and power even for a substitute that's quite impressive" said Senken watching the display while drinking his wine, smiling in his usual sadistic manner.
(Espada #9 Palace)
"Hey Uryu do you honestly think we'll end up back where we started by simply following these stairs?" asked Renji following Uryu with Dondochakka and Pesche in tow.
"Ya I'm positive but what worries me right now is that Karin's engaged with another espada" explained Uryu.
"Oh no what are we gonna do Pesche?" asked a panicked Dondochakka.
"Why are you asking me ya big lug?" yelled Pesche in a comedic tone.
"Would you two shut up already!" demanded Uryu trying to get some peace.
(Hueco Mundo Battlefield)
"Bakudō #61 Rikujōkōrō" said Karin binding Caparazon in six Kidō rods.
"Kidō huh I guess even though you're a substitute having a brother as a Soul Reaper Captain has it's perks doesn't it!" taunted Caparazon as he broke free.
"Tenrai Ryukaze: Harike-n!" yelled Karin as a storm of gale force winds attacked Caparazon
"Agua Bala!" yelled Caparazon trying to quell the attack only to fall victim to its immense shredding power.
"Terai Ryukaze: Torune-do!" yelled Karin continuing her assault with her bankai's tornado attack by spinning her bankai in circles.
"You bitch!" yelled Caparazon as he escaped from the wind assault.
"Hadō #31 Shakkahō!" yelled Karin releasing the red ball of Kidō at the espada.
"Won't even break a sweat let me show you the true power of the Espada, Gran Rey Cero!" yelled an airborne Caparazon releasing a teal colored cero at Karin looking on from the ground below.
"Damn it!" cursed Karin using flash step to avoid the blast.
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"A Gran Rey Cero, honestly Caparazon you're enjoying this too much" said Milanesa viewing the battle from a palace.
"What's the matter sis you scared?" mocked Nispera.
"Not at all Nispera but I'm surprised you're still here, I thought you'd have fled the moment these two clashed" said Milanesa in rebuttal.
"Don't test me" said Nispera now angered.
"Will you two stop bickering it's annoying me not to mention it makes you look ugly" said Mismo in a bored tone with a finger in her ear.
"Stay out of this Mismo who asked you!" yelled out Milanesa and Nispera in unison.
"I rest my case" said Mismo until all three arrancar women became slightly overwhelmed by a sudden burst of spiritual pressure.
"What the hell is Caparazon doing this is starting to get out of hand" growled Milanesa.
"Try to endure it" said Arpia coming out of the shadows of the palace.
"Sister Arpia" said all three arrancars at once.
"This battle is being fought by an espada of Vasto Lorde class so try not to fear it but instead relish this battle" said Arpia viewing the battle.
"Yes sister" said the three at once.
"Although I do wonder where is this girl getting all her power? It's hard to believe it's being drawn solely from her zanpakuto and it's even harder to believe she's just fighting on raw instinct and power no human should have such abilities" thought Arpia questioning Karin's power.
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"Agua Bala!" yelled Caparazon releasing sudden blasts of water at Karin.
"Tenrai Ryukaze!" yelled Karin sending the basic windblast at Caparazon.
"Foolish girl!" yelled Caparazon slicing through the burst of wind and charged at Karin from the sky.
"Gotta hold my ground!" said Karin taking a defensive stance.
*CLASH*
"Now this is more like it but you must realize you can't defeat me!" yelled Caparazon pushing forward.
"Just try me!" said Karin bringing the double-bladed scythe down on Caparazon.
"Too slow" said Caparazon dodging with sonido.
"You know you say you wanna kill me and yet you have shown any evidence of that" said Karin.
"Then forgive me and allow me to show you my true power!" said Caparazon raising his sword.
"Crap gotta stop him!" though Karin charging at the espada.
"Clamp, Pinza!" said Caprazon releasing his zanpakuto and was soon engulfed in a tower of water.
"Tenrai Ryukaze!" said Karin sending her attack at the water tower to disperse it but with no success.
"Agua Pinza!" yelled Caparazon from within the tower, sending a fast Jetstream of water at Karin.
"Shit" said Karin dodging the attack only to see it completely demolish a pillar.
"Amazing isn't it just how powerful a little water can be and I assure you this time you'll die!" laughed Caparazon as he walked out of the water tower with a more crustacean-like appearance.
