Ulquiorra's eyes widened in surprise. The look lasting a mere second before he swung his staff at her. Lucy blocked it with her hand. "Heh! Nice try, Ulquiorra." Lucy threw him backwards drawing Akuma with her other hand.
What she hadn't expected was Ulquiorra's recovery speed. His hand once again wrapped around her throat. Why does he always go for my throat?! He raised her off the ground until her waistline was leveled with the top of his head. "How have you hidden your inner hollow, woman." Lucy glared at him. "I will never tell you Ulquiorra." Ulquiorra's eyes narrowed. "Awaken! Kage no Akuma!" Lucy whispered.
Lucy's zanpaktou grew an extra foot, the blade widening a few inches. Its coloring was ruby red, a black ribbon hanging off the pommel. One slash had Ulquiorra releasing her, crimson flames charring him.
Ulquiorra eyes his chared hand. Reitsu radiated from him. It covered him from Lucy's view.
When the reitsu cleared Lucy's eyes bulged. If he was a bat before, this ressureccion was the bat from Hell. "Ressurreccion Segunda Etapa." He has a second release?!
Lucy do not show fear. That's what he wants.
Lucy was left in shock despite what Mukai told her. "How?" Ulquiorra's eyes narrowed. "Among the Espada I alone have unlocked the second release. Not even Lord Aizen knows of this form." Lucy raised her sword, going into Bankai. If he's going into Second Release we'll do the same. "Bankai!" Her own Reitsu flared like crimson flames; blocking her from Ulquiorra's view. Much like Ichigo's bankai hers was slim with a ribbon hanging from the pommel. The blade crimson, the guard the same red as the ribbon. "Yasurakana Akuma!"
Before either could attack Lucy felt her consciousness slip from her. I'm sorry kid, but I'm taking over. Something has Hichigo and Ichigo in a tizzy. Just don't injure my friends, Mukai. Mukai shook her head. I make no promises but I'll try. That's all I ask.
Ulquiorra's P.O.V.
Ulquiorra's tail had wrapped around the womans throat. She had the gall to look away from him. The end result had only occured sooner than planned.
Reitsu gathered on the tip of his index finger, a Cero Oscuras forming. However the cero blocked the view of her bankai, the blade severed his tail and hand. Black blood gushed from both severed limbs.
The woman leapt away from him the instant hsi tail was severed. She is only a human transformed into a hollow. There is no logical reason to treat her as an equal opponent.
What Ulquiorra had failed to realize how much of an equal she really was. To disprove his own judgement the woman sonioed over to him, blood spurting from a diagonal wound on his torso. "Who are you woman? You are not the one I was charged with." The woman snarled.
"I am Mukai, Lucy's inner hollow. And you, Ulquiorra, are my prey." Crimson Reitsu gathered around her blade, flaring like living flames. "Munchairado!" Belying the reitsu color the actual attack was silver with a crimson outline. It hit Ulquiorra head on. "Lanza Del Rampargo!" But not even that dissipated the silver attack.
While Ulquiorra was distracted with Munchairado; the womans blade pierced hit chest, a millimeter from his own heart.
Ulquiorra swung Lanza Del Rampargo at her, not thinking about how that would affect the sword in his chest. Now no millimeter existed, his heart had been pierced. Ulquiorra was now going to die at the hands of the captive with the cat like hollowification.