Warning: Violence
I remembered a quote I had heard from an old wrestling movie. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Well, I was definitely light on my feet where Kenpachi was not, so there was an advantage. I was very good at quickly getting in the fight with my lance, but Kenpachi could attack much faster than me. Sparks leapt from the edge of our blades, pressed together with a brutal intensity. I once again pushed him away, as he lunged at me again.
Instead of going for the chest, he sliced across my cheek, just below my mask. My blood flowed down my face, dripping from my chin. I could hear the science division shouting in horror as I pressed a hand to my face.
"Baka, you almost chipped my mask." I said, feeling my head-piece for dents.
"Kehehe. There's more where that came from." He hissed, releasing a stream of spirit energy that rippled up his blade.
Doing the same for mine, we came at each other with explosive results. I slammed my blade against his, and an eruption of spirit energy shot into the sky. When the dust settled, we were standing in a crater. We were dusty, but unharmed. I leapt backwards, propping myself up with my lance. This guy was a wall.
"Ahahaha! Quit running away!" He screeched, slashing his blade towards me. I tried t dodge it, but it ripped across my arm, almost puncturing an artery. I clamped my hand around it, biting down on the pain. We Arroncars had special abilities, some which allowed us to subdue pain for a short while. I activated it, feeling my mind become fuzzy as the intense pain slowed to a dull throbbing.
"Hmm…you are a tough one indeed…but I've fought hollows tougher than you. They actually impale me when they want to." I taunted. I wanted this guy angry, because anger clouds the mind and distracts one from goals.
His face contorted in a look of pure rage, as he howled and came at me again.
Come at me, bro…I thought. I was priming for the attack.
As he spun around to slash me across the chest, I ducked under his arm and impaled him in between his ribs. He coughed up a steady stream of blood as he hung on my lance, and started grinning.
"You…shouldn't let your guard down…around me!" he screeched, cracking his knuckles against the wound in my cheek. I felt it rip open, pouring more blood down my face. I felt my neck whiplash, and knew I'd feel it later. If there was a later.
I bounded away from him, using my rift to float in the air. "Nnh…you can't float, can you? You can only…flash step!" I yelled down at him. He chuckled at my wavering form, and stuck out his arm. I remembered when Renji had done that. It had led to a hole in my chest. I quickly ducked as a bolt of energy whizzed over my head.
"Hahaha! Now it's just shooing hollows in a barrel!" He cackled.
I sped across the sky, dodging his bullets. One got me in the leg, but it wasn't bad. I used my rift to teleport. I chose to be right behind him, and cracked my lance across the back of his head. I smooshed several of his spikes. He whipped around in fury, and knocked my lance out of my hand. It landed several meters away. Crap.
I swung under his weapon and back peddled. My lance was still very far away. I went to my last resort. I wasn't very good at ranged combat, but it was all I could do. I stuck out my palm, uttered a short list of words and numbers, and a bolt of crimson energy escaped. He looked confused, yet dazzled at the sight of it. Right up until it blew a hole in his chest.
"Nnnh…" He groaned, and doubled over, throwing up blood. I had retrieved my lance, and placed it against his neck.
"Do you submit?" I asked, hoping there would be no more mauling.
He chuckled, his back racking with coughs as his lungs filled with blood.
"I…refuse…to lose!" He shrieked, head butting me in the stomach.
I saw stars for a moment then regained my strength. When I looked up, he was standing in front of my, his palm out stretched, aimed at my head. "Sorry, hollow boy. Those scientists are gonna miss you." He chuckled, as he released his energy.
Moving at a speed rivaling that of sound, I too, prepared a bolt of energy. Red and blue collided, sending shockwaves throughout the Soul Society. The ground rippled and bucked, as a crater was dug beneath us. I could feel small waves of energy, ripping through my flesh, cutting my chest. He was screaming as if he were on fire, which was how I felt.
An enormous ball of energy exploded in between us, dropping me to my knees. Crap. I had lost. I could feel my blood seeping through my tunic, splattering the floor. I fell face first on the ground. Then I felt something heavy fall beside me. I turned my head, to see Kenpachi staring at me, a grin on his face. He was gasping in air, but he managed to cough a few words.
"Kehehe…thanks, kid. I…haven't had…that much fun…in years…" he choked, and fell silent. Did I kill him? Did he kill me? I didn't have time to ponder this as my vision tunneled and my world fell dark.