Chapter 12- Dark Heart

All of the Shinigami, the kids and the people from Hell went out of the hide-out to look for the Hakuryuu and to search for Yamamoto.

'Stop helping them.' A voice said in Momo's head. She stopped from jumping. Toushirou and the twins looked at her.

'Kill Hitsugaya Toushirou' Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!' Momo placed her hand on her head and screamed

-" Mama, what's wrong?"-

"Momo, are you alright?" Toushirou said as he went close to her but stopped when he felt a difference in her reiatsu.

"Yuki, Yukina. Keep some distance away from her."

-"But... why?"-

"She's not the normal Momo. She's being controlled."

"Again?" Rangiku said as she looked at Momo.

"AH! Stop it!" Momo said as she clutched her head.

"Momo-san, fight it." Tobiume said.

"I... I... I don't want to... hurt anyone... All of you... Get away from me!" Momo said as her reiatsu became completely black.

"Momo!"

-"Mom!"-

"Momo-chan!"

"Hitsugaya-chan!"

-"Hitsugaya-san!"-

As the black reiatsu slowly fade, a scythe appeared in Momo's hands. She was wearing black clothes that resembled that of the Chinese clothes used by female dancers. Her hair cascaded on her back and her eyes were black lifeless orbs. A mark of Sealed Fate can be clearly seen on her forehead.

"Momo..."

-"Mom, what's wrong with you?"-

"Die." Momo said as she charged towards Toushirou. Toushirou dodged and Momo held her hand up.

"Sajou Sabaku." Chains appeared and almost caught Toushirou but he was able to escape.

"Momo-chan, stop it!" Rangiku screamed as she tried to hold Momo but Momo's reiatsu forced her away.

"That hurt but... I know that Momo-chan's pain is nothing close to that." Rangiku said as she held her bleeding arm.

"Rangiku... Hitsugaya, you out of all people knows her well. Try to call her out." Gin said.

"Momo... Wake up!"

"Shakahou." Red balls of Kidou were launched towards them. All of them tried to dodge but the Kidou was suddenly stopped when Momo protected herself from an attack made by Kenpachi.

"You're pretty good."

"You have no right to live. Soukatsui." Momo made lots of Soukatsui and blasted Kenpachi away.

"Ken-chan!" Yachiru said as she went near Kenpachi.

"You're good but not good enough." Kenpachi said as he once again attacked Momo.

"Zaraki-taichou, stop it!" Isane screamed.

Momo charged towards Kenpachi and slashed him on the chest. Kenpachi also slashed Momo and wounded her leg. The wound got healed quickly.

"Instant regeneration?" Ukitake said.

"You can't kill her. This girl is a part of the Gotei 13 and she is your comrade. You can never attack her without any hesitation." The controlled Momo said.

"Yeah, you're right." Toushirou said while looking down.

"Taichou..."

"We can't kill her and we can never kill her but... Momo... she wouldn't want to hurt her family and friends. She can't do something like that."

"What are you talking about?"

"I can't kill you because you're in my wife's body but... I can tire her body out and destroy that stupid mark of yours from her!" Toushirou said as he made ice daggers directed to Momo.

"Curse you! Musubu!" Momo summoned lightning to deflect the daggers.

"Hainawa." Energy ropes were then wrapped around Momo.

"Musubu!" Her scythe cut the ropes and freed Momo.

"Yuki! Yukina! Help everyone to go after the Hakuryuu. I'll take care of this matter myself and... be careful." Toushirou said as he summoned ice dragons.

"But Papa..." Yukina said as she looked at her father.

"Come on, Yukina. They're going to be alright. Papa's there and we both know that he will never let Mama stay like that."

"Yuki-nii-chan... Okay."

The both of them led the way while Toushirou was fighting Momo.

"Are you sure?" Haru said as he looked at Yuki.

"I'm sure. Mama will be fine. Papa's with her."

"We can only believe in them, fight the Hakuryuu and save Yamamoto-sou-taichou." Yukina said as she smiled a little.

"Yukina-san..." Aki said.

"Raikōhō!" A yellow energy wave was launched from Momo's hand directed to Toushirou.

"Danku." An energy wall appeared and blocked the attack. Toushirou looked at Momo and created ice dragons.

'Master Hitsugaya, if you'll go on like this, you might lose control of yourself.' Hyourinmaru said.

'I know but Momo knows that this is for her sake.'

'Even if it may cost you your life?'

'Yeah. The one who's controlling her is strong. I can't save her if I won't release all of my power.'

'You placed a limiter on your soul aside from the one on your body when you're in the Gensei.'

'That's the reason why I can't fight to the fullest.'

'Though fighting to the fullest will also drain your reiatsu quickly.'

'I know and I'm ready for that.'

'That is suicide.'

'I know but I don't want things to go on the way it is. I want Momo to be back to her cheerful and happy-go-lucky self. It's true that there's a high possibility that I may die... but it's alright because it's for Momo.'

'Then, you can count on me to help you, Master.'

'Thank you, Hyourinmaru.'

Toushirou's reiatsu started to get released. The sky got dark and a blizzard was summoned that trapped the controlled Momo and everytime the snow from the blizzard touches her body, it becomes ice that immobilizes her.

"What's happening?" Momo said as she looked at Toushirou's light blue reiatsu.

'Toushirou...' The real Momo said while fighting over the power of the Hakuryuu.

"Momo?" Toushirou said as he looked at the controlled Momo and saw a blurred image of the real Momo smiling at him.

"What's with this girl! Why can she fight against me!" The controlled Momo said.

'Do what you think you must do.' Hyourinmaru said in Toushirou's mind.

"Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!"

"Momo... I swear that I'll help you." Toushirou said as he used the chain attached on Hyourinmaru to bind the controlled Momo.

"Let me go!"

Toushirou created an ice barrier around them and looked at Momo. He then charged at her without any hesitation. He aimed for the mark and destroyed it. When he collided with her, a huge ice formation appeared from the attack and as it slowly shattered, it faded with the mak of the Sealed Fate and Momo's black reiatsu.

"Master..." Hyourinmaru said as he materialized beside Toushirou.

"I did it, Hyourinmaru. Momo's finally alright." Toushirou said as he looked at Momo.

"That's right."

"Mmm... T-Toushirou..." Momo said as she opened her eyes.

"Momo? Do you remember me now?"

"I do... Sorry for everything." Momo said as she sat and Toushirou smiled at her.

"You're... finally... back..." Toushirou then lost consciousness.

"Shirou-chan!" Momo said as she held Toushirou whose reiatsu was drained.

"Shirou-chan, wake up... Shirou-chan..."

"Hitsugaya Momo..." Hyourinmaru said.

"Hyourinmaru... what am I going to do?"

"Master will be alright. If I may, I would like to take him to his ice domain. There, he would recover."

"Please take care of him." Momo said as Hyourinmaru carried Toushirou.

"I hope that when he recovers, you'll be there to greet him back with a smile together with your children." Hyourinmaru said as he disappeared.

"Thank you. Please be well." Momo said as she stood up.

'It's pay-back time.' She thought as she pulled out Tobiume.