Chapter 21
"What? Your husband?" Rukia asked.
The shadow walked closer as Rukia turned her body to face it. She was confused, worried about Nanashi, and trying to process new information proved to be difficult. Her mind was being pulled in too many directions, and she tried to focus, kicking herself as she failed.
"Yes, my husband is beyond saving. Yet he is immortal unless you cut off his connection with the Void." The shadow replied.
Rukia focussed on the words this shadow was saying, trying to piece everything together, when she realized who this was. Her eyes widened, and her senses were on edge.
"Ayane?!" Rukia asked.
"I see my son spoke about me. Nothing good I would assume." Ayane replied.
Rukia felt a pang of sympathy for the sentient, she was a person with hopes and dreams after all. Yet if she truly was anything like Nanashi had said, there was an ulterior motive to this. She kept her guard up, trusting Nanashi and his abilities to deal with Yukimura, while she supported him.
"He was right. Perhaps if we had met under different circumstances, I might be able to atone properly..." Ayane said sincerely. "I will do what I can now, to make up for my actions. He is my son after all."
Shocked, Rukia walked toward Ayane's sentient, and smiled. Ayane's presence seemed warm and inviting, so she allowed her guard to drop. She seemed to know about Yukimura, and his goals, so maybe she knew how to stop him.
"You know how to stop Yukimura?"
"Indeed I do."
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Nanashi was tumblimg through the air, flipping end over end as the clouds broke apart. His stomach flipped and turned on end, making him feel queasy, and thirsty. He extended his arms and legs, stabilzing himself, and looking around for Yukimura.
"So, master. Think you pissed him off?" Kaosu no Kage asked.
"What do y-"
Nanashi stopped answering when he saw Yukimura fly past him, and farther into the sky. The crimson aura he emitted felt like pure malice and hate, like thousands of angry spirits shouting in rage. Nanashi watched as he rested above him, and raised his hand while Nanashi flew close to him.
Nanashi pulled Kaosu no Kage close, ready for his father's attack. He felt the hatred radiating from Yukimura, and for the first time genuinely feared his wrath. He had never seen, nor heard him get mad before, and this was far beyond what he'd ever imagined.
Yukimura decended, his hands replaced by blades, and swung both at Nanashi. Sparks flew around erratically as Zanpakuto met crystal blades, and Nanashi felt himself getting cuts all over his body. Even the sparks from their clashing sliced at his skin. Nanashi pushed him down, using the motion to propel himself higher, and raised his Zanpakuto.
"You've gotten strong, boy!" Yukimura shouted. "It's a shame. We could have taken over everything! Remade the world as we saw fit!"
"You're insane dad! What happened to you?!" Nanashi replied.
Yukimura lunged at Nanashi, propelling himself toward him and crashed into his chest. Nanashi pulled his Zanpakuto quickly, blocking his strike. He twisted his wrist, redirecting the attack to his side, and spun out of the way as Yukimura flew higher into the sky. Nanashi pulled his limbs closer to his body, and fell back below the clouds, leaving Yukimura behind as he did.
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Renji had been hacking and slashing at the blank's getting nowhere as they simply rebuilt themselves. He cut across the chest of a blank, and pushed it away so he could catch his breath.
"Renji, you okay?" Kaien asked.
"This is getting tough. Nothing is working." Renji replied.
Shimako and Momo ran up to them, weapons drawn, and panting heavily. The had blood, and cuts all over. The fights wasn't going their way, they were always on the back foot. Something needed to change, and fast.
"I have an idea. But I'll need help to get me close." Shimako informed.
"A plan, eh? That'd be good." Kaien replied.
"Shinigamiii... Come out and play.~" Masayuki taunted.
The shinigami huddled close, keeping a watchful eye out for any blank's, or Masayuki himself while Shimako explained her plan.
"I have a theory that if we kill Masayuki, the blank's go away. Get me close, and I'll finish this. Renji, you draw them away, Momo support him. Kaien, think you can clear me a path?" Shimako said in quick succession.
Smiling, Kaien nodded. "Sure thing."
Renji and Momo jumped back into the fray, swinging Zanpakuto and using Kido respectively. Explosions, dust, and razor sharp blades filled the air, as the sounds of their clash resonated into the sky.
"Ready kid?" Kaien said, spinning Nejibana around. "Now!"
Pointing his trident, water cascaded toward Masayuki, and Shimako jumped in, riding the current toward him. Her Zanpakuto released, and she masked her presence from Masayuki. He would only see the torrent of water, and nothing else.
"Don't insult me!" Masayuki shouted, standing still and letting the water crash into him.
He remained still, smiling wildly as he raised his spear, and pink-violet energy gathered at the tip.
"Now, you'll see true power!" Masayuki exclaimed.
Before he used his attack, he stopped, and a shocked expression plastered itself onto his face. He looked down, and saw Shimako, with her two sai's buried in his stomach, and chest. He felt his blood flowing out and away with the water, and he began to weaken.
"Ah..." Masayuki choked out.
Shimako pulled her sai's from his chest, backing away, and letting him bleed. She was pantimg, catching her breath as he took a step forward, and fell onto the ground.
"Well... That went well." Renji said, smiling behind her.
Their celebration was cut short, when a massive wave of reiatsu crashed into them. Glancing up at the peak of the tower, they saw a wave of crimson energy fly uoward, into the sky, parting the clouds.
"Looks like it's getting busy up there..." Momo tiredly stated.
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Nanashi landed hard on his feet, the shock resonating through his body. His teeth chattered aa he stood up, streching his legs. He was hurt, and looking down at his torso he saw the gash from Yukimura's charge, and a pink-violet crystal sticking out. He pulled the crystal out, tossing it aside, and looked around.
He saw Rukia and another shadowy figure standing in front of her. She seemed to be speaking, and her guard was noticibly down, so Nanashi approached her.
"Hey! Rukia!" Nanashi called out.
Rukia didn't acknowledge him, instead her shoulders remained slumped, and she stood unmoving. Nanashi felt a sense of urgency wash over him and began running toward her. His promise to Byakuya rang in his head, as well as his own worry for her.
"Rukia?!" Nanashi called to her.
He circled around her, and saw her eyes had glossed over, her expression was blank, and she didn't acknowledge him. She seemed to be in another place all together. She was here, but not really 'here'
"Rukia?! Rukia!" Nanashi called again.
He began panicking, his mind racing around as he began fearing the worst. He thought about his promise to Byakuya again, and having to both deal with his wrath, as well as losing her. His heart rbeat faster and faster as he looked into her lifeless eyes.
"I see you care about her. Nanashi." Ayane said, startling Nanashi.
Whipping his head around, Nanashi's eyes widened as he recognized the voice of his long dead mother. His guard went up, as the memories of his childhood flooded back. He raised his Zanpakuto, ready to fight her if he had to, but when he got a proper look at her, he saw that she was a sentient, and not a threat.
"Ayane. What did you do to her?" Nanashi demanded.
"Relax son, she is fine. Merely fulfilling her part in this." Ayane stated.
Nanashi felt Yukimura's reiatau approaching, signalling his return to the tower. Nanashi looked up and saw him slowly descending toward the tower, gracefull landing on his feet with a malicious smile. Nanashi raised his Zanpakuto, anticipating Yukimura's charge.
"I must say, boy, you have become strong. Almost as of you aren't the same runt I found." Yukimura said.
"Be careful child." Ayane warned. "As it stands now, he is linked to the Void, drawing on it's power to remain invulnerable."
Nanashi turned his head, looking at Ayane's sentient, and nodding. He still remained confused at her true intentions, yet there was something that calmed him down. Something he couldn't place, yet still felt familliar. Like a paradox of feelings rushing past him at once.
"I take it that's why Rukia isn't here then?" Nanashi replied.
Ayane took a few steps forward. "Yes. She is seperating Yukimura from the Void as we speak."
Nanashi nodded, turning back to Yukimura. He raised his Zanpakuto above his head, building reiatsu as both a show if force, as well as to stall him. Before Yukimura could do the same, Nanashi charged, exploding forward with his Zanpakuto ready to kill.
Yukimura brought his arms up to block Nanashi's strike, barely saving his life. He pushed his Zanpakuto to the side, spinning around as he did. Nanashi felt his blade move to the side, and stumbled as it did. Pulling the weapon back to his body, he unintentionally blocked Yukimura's sharp, crystal covered arm. He felt his blade push toward his head, and dropped below his swing, which grazed his head. Nanashi felt a sting of pain above his eye, and pushing Yukimura back, brought a hand up, and pulled out a shard of crystal.
"You've gotten skilled, boy. It seems the Shinigami trained you well." Yukimura said, rebuildimg the crystal around his arm.
Nanashi wiped the blood away, standing and assuming a defensve stance. He felt foggy, and assumed it was the fighting, and blood loss. The feeling was intimately familiar, and his mind flashed back to the entrance exam for the gotei 13.
"You're probably begining to feel it now. I'm far stronger than you, or anyone in the seireitei!" Yukimura shouted, lunging at Nanashi with both arms sharp, crystal weapons.
Nanashi jumped above Yukimura, and slashed down toward him. His blade dug into hard crystal, which broke away. Nanashi pulled his Zanpakuto clear, and flipped away as Yukimura fell to the ground.
Nanashi landed, spinning around to see Yukimura writing around on the ground. Crystal began breaking away, and exposing his near charcoal coloured skin.
"NoOOOooOOOooOO!!" Yukimura's agonized scream echoed.
"I've severed your connection Yukimura." Rukia stated, panting heavily.
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Moments earlier
Rukia was surrounded by darkness. The whisping, smoking, area she was in threatened to consume her as it bit at her feet, and shihakusho. She felt dizzy, unable to determine up from down as well as find a fixed point in the darkness.
"Where am I?" Rukia thought.
She took cautious steps forward, stopping as a loud buzzing sound assaulted her ears. From the corner of her eyes, a bright light rose from an invisible horizon, bathing her and her surroundings in vibrant light. She felt her body warming, and her fatigue washed away.
"Shinigami. You are in my domain, yet I've not heard of your arrival." A feminine voice spoke. "Why are you here?"
Rukia, still covering her eyes from the light, looked up, and spoke. "I'm here to stop a man connected to the Void. He's abusing it's power."
"Ah, the trespasser. I see now why you've come. Allow me." The voice replied, trailing off.
Rukia felt herself being propelled forward, pushed by an unknown energy. She felt herself gaining speed, until she could barely breathe. She began worrying about what she could run in to, and spotted a small violet dot. The dot grew larger and larger, and a familliar sensation pulled at her senses.
"This, is the Void siphon that the intruder has implanted in my world. I haven't been able to destroy it." The voice explained.
Rukia stopped, feeling her insides lurch forward as she quickly decelerated. She slowly opened her eyes, and came face to face with the large violet mirror. The edges were made of the same crystalline substance that covered Yukimura.
"So how do I destroy this?" Rukia asked.
Sticking her finger out, she inched it closer to the mirror. It radiated Void energy, lightning jumping out of it, and connecting wifh her finger. The sting passed almost immediately, but she still pulled her finger away from it.
"You don't need to destroy it, just sever the connection." The light replied.
"Well how do I do that?" Rukia asked.
The light floated toward the top of the mirror, making runes appear at each corner.
"These symbols just need reiatsu of a non-Void being." The light spoke. "So naturally, I can't do anything about it. But you, Shinigami, can."
Rukia stepped forward, and placed a hand on the symbol. She felt the Void tugging at her arm, and as the symbol disappeared, so to did the sensation.
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Rukia readied her Zanpakuto, feeling the wind cooling her face. She noticed Nanashi, finally seeing his battered body, and torn shihakusho. She had Sode no Shirayuki released, the white blade cooled the air around it, and herself.
"You couldn't have! No one could have!" Yukimura shouted.
"Don't you talk to her like that!" Nanashi shouted back.
Yukimura rose from his knees, more crystal breaking away as he did. He rolled his neck making it crack. He looked down at his hands, and slowly they formed into blades.
"Doesn't matter I suppose. I still have more than enough to deal with you!" Yukimura growled, jumping at Rukia.
Yukimura impacted Rukia's Zanpakuto, making sparks, and crystal erratically fly around. The force on her blade made her take a step back, and dig her heels into the ground. She felt the jagged surface of the tower digging into her heel, cutting her.
Grinning wildly, almost ferally, Yukimura pressed harder and harder. His arms began splintering, cracking, and weakening. He would never admit it, but he severly doubted his ability to remain in this form. His only hope was...
Nanashi appeared behind Yukimura, bringing his Nodachi down, gashing his back. Crystal and blood sprayed the ground. Nanashi could see the back of Yukimura's ribs, Kaosu no Kage effectively flaying the skin from his back. His face remained unchanged as he disassociated himself from the fight.
Yukimura pushed Rukia back, leaping into the air, and landing close to the pillar with the Keystones. Nanashi and Rukia ran over, keeping their eyes locked on Yukimura, as he placed a hand onto the pedestal.
"I was hoping it didn't come to this. That you would listen to me. I see now, that you're too far gone." Yukimura spoke.
The pedestal began to glow, shining a vibrant golden light which engulfed the tower. Nanashi closed his eyes, feeling wave after wave of reiatsu wash over him. The light seemed to be brighter than anything, and the reiatsu was unfamiliar to Nanashi.
"NOW! WITNESS THE POWER IF ALL CREATION!!!" Yukimura shouted.
As the light seemingly disappeared, Rukia and Nanashi looked at Yukimura. Surprise set in when they niticed his absence. The pedestal, the Keystones, and Yukimura himself, had disappeared. They looked around, scanning for any sign if his body. All that remained was a small pile of the crystal that encapsulated Yukimura's body.
"Is he dead? I don't sense him anymore." Rukia asked.
The tower began violently shaking as an impossibly large being shot up above them. Nanashi shielded himself from the massive torrent of wind and reiatsu. He looked up and saw a giant, dark grey being.
The being resembled a human, yet there were some distinguishing features. Its hair was stark white, it was covered in dark, red tipped scales, and it had sharp claws for hands. Rukia and Nanashi got into a defensive stance, unsure of who, or what this was.
"Nanashi! What do we do here?!" Rukia asked.
"BOY... COME TO ME..." The giant spoke, extending his hand, and reaching for Nanashi.
Nanashi felt his body become paralyzed, and slowly he lifted into the air. He couldn't breathe, and the giant threatened to crush his body. The pressure on him caused a few ribs to crack, sending waves of pain through his whole body.
"Nanashi!!" Rukia shouted, jumping up and slashing the arm of the giant. Her blade made sparks, yet the tough scales didn't break.
The chest of the giant opened, revealing an orange light. Nanashi felt himself slipping out of consciousness as the light assaulted his mind. The last thing he saw, was Rukia being batted away into the tower.
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"How are we even going to get up there? Damn it Renji, think!" Shimako snapped, as Momo healed her.
"She's right. We looked around, there is no way up." Momo added.
Renji kept pacing, worried about Rukia. The orochi would have hell to pay if anything happened to her.
Kaien felt his chest growing tighter. His mind plagued by the dreams, and by what he'd done. He hoped that this would end soon, that they would be successful.
"Your role will come soon." Kaien remembered.
"I hope it does."
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Rukia hit the ground again. Her arms were tired, and her body felt like it was about to break. She couldn't keep this up. She needed a plan, but everything she was trying seemed to fail. She stood, extending her hand, and channeling her energy.
"Sokatsui!" Rukia shouted.
Blue lightning fired from her hand, impacting the giant, and doing very little. She was running out of ideas, and steam. She pushed herself up, and began to draw on her power again. She tried slashing at the giant's arm again, but was thrown to the ground.
"Damn it! What do I do?!" Rukia cursed.
Rukia noticed the faint white lines of snow, and ice from her Zanpakuto stuck to the giant's arm. They seemed to be freezing the scales, cracking them ever so slightly.
"Miss Rukia. That may be our way." Sode no Shirayuki stated.
Rukia began running toward the giant, weapon raised, and poised to strike again. She poured her power into the blade, and the air cooled around her. She ducked under the massive arm of the giant, cutting into it as she slid across the ground. She felt the blade dig into its arm, and when she rose to her feet, she saw the deep crimson stain on the ground.
The giant bellowed, roaring as she called on her reserves of energy. She knew its weak point now, all that was needed was a focussed attack. She stabbed the ground three times, leaving behind a white flames at each point, and took a defensive stance. She knew that if she missed, that was it for her. This was going to take all she had, and mire, to pull off.
"Tsugi no Mai, Hakuren!" Rukia chanted.
White snow erupted from her Zanpakuto, encasing the arm if the giant in ice. Seemingly unfased by this, it moved its massive arm up, and brought it down upon the tower. Before it struck, Rukia moved in, and slashed the frozen arm. A look of shock plastered itself on the giant's face, as the arm broke away, and crumbled.
"Gotcha." Rukia thought to herself.
The giant bellowed angrily, as it's reiatsu flared. He gripped his stump of an arm, looking at it, and bellowed again. His eyes locked with Rukia, and it's arm raised, ready to smash her into oblivion.
"Now, the rest of you..." Rukia thought.
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Nanashi's eyes opened, and his surroundings were the same orange that the giant's chest emmitted. The calming effect the light had, immediately dissipated, as he remembered everything.
"Where the hell am I?" Nanashi asked.
"You are within the host. The giant created from the Keystones. It's the closest representation of Ahriman that us souls can see." Yukimura said.
Nanashi grabbed his Zanpakuto. His heart began pumping hard, adrenaline kicking in.
"So eager to fight." Yukimura chided. "Very well."
He grabbed his own blade, drawing it, and releasing his reiatsu. The warmth of his reiatsu threw Nanashi off, yet didn't deter him.
"In the end, everything is black." Yukimura said, holding the blade to his hand, and cutting it. "Kukyo no namida!"
Nanashi felt a dark wave assault his body, and barely raised his Zanpakuto in time to block Yukimura. His sword turned into a red naginata, with a dragon's head arodned upon the crest of the blade.
Nanashi pushed him back, jumping clear of the large swing of the naginata. He charged with his Zanpakuto raised, clashing with Yukimura in a flurry of blows. Nanashi felt himself growing increasingly tired, and misstepped, falling backwards. Yukimura jumped, aiming his weapon toward Nanashi, and lunging.
Nanashi moved his head to the side, and felt Yukimura cut into his shoulder. The sharp blade cut cleanly through his collarbone, spraying blood onto the ground. He winced as blood sorayed into his eyes.
"Aargh!" Nanashi shouted.
Yukimura withdrew his weapon, jumping back as Nanashi swung his own sword at him.
Nanashi looked at his shoulder, and saw blood, and bone. He rose to his feet, using a basic healing kido to mend the wound. Rukia would have to look at it later, as soon as she was done kicking him for being cut.
"You have a Zanpakuto?!" Nanashi asked, still shocked.
"I do. How do you think I achieved any of this?" Yukimura asked.
Nanashi barely had time to heal his wound, when Yukimura launched a wave of Void energy at him. Nanashi jumped to the side, narrowly escaping the attack, and launched his own attack.
"Sora no Hoshi!" Nanashi called out, sending the attack toward Yukimura.
Yukimura jumped over the attack, bringing his weapon down, and meeting Nanashi's blade. Flipping backward, and away from Nanashi, Yukimura landed in front of him, and slashed his weapon down again, aiming for Nanashi's head.
Nanashi deflected his assault, pushing his weapon to the side, and swinging his own upwards at Yukimura. He felt the blade take purchase on his chest, cutting his robes, and leaving a deep gash.
Yukimura clutched his wound as blood poured from it. He raised his naginata, ready to defend another attack. Nanashi anticipated this, and slashed toward the same spot again, focring Yukimura to bring the weapon down to protect himself.
Backing off, Nanashi used the same kido on his shoulder, feeling the warmth of his shoulder healing. Yukimura began sprinting toward him, weapon raised and Nanashi stopped the kido. He gripped his zanpakuto with both hands, his shoulder still sore, and bleeding, and assumed a defensive stance. Yukimura brought his weapon down, and Nanashi took the brunt of his attack. His shoulder racked with pain, and Nanashi quickly pushed the weapon to his side, and gripped his shoulder. He continued using kido, but began to feel light headed. This was using too much energy to do, he needed a plan.
"Why do this? Why destroy everything?" Nanashi asked.
"You shinigami took everything from me! My wife, child, and life!" Yukimura shouted.
Nanashi felt his shoulder had healed enough, and adopted a defensive stance. He needed to end this fast. He looked at his father, and saw he was covered in cuts, and was panting as well. Pressing his advantage, Nanashi charged, pointing his weapon at Yukimura. He sprinted faster and faster the closer he got.
Yukimura followed his actions, charging as well. Time seemed to slow just as they were about to collide, and Nanashi's mind flashed to his childhood. Memories of their relationship, how much he adored him, flashed in his mind. He remembered the laughs, the cries, and the times spent just watching the sunset atop their house. Everything was so peaceful then, so normal. Now, it was complicated, and grey. Yukimura was a threat, and Nanashi was the one to deal with him.
They finally came together. Stopping, and staring into each other eyes with an intensity reserved for those in combat. Nanashi felt a pain in his stomach, but refused to look down, blood seeped through his shihakusho, and landed onto the ground. He felt the cold blade of the naginata cutting into him, and still remained ficused in Yukimura.
Yukimura coughed, spitting up blood, and letting his weapon go. It fell to the ground, and Yukimura followed, slumping to his knees. Nanashi's Nodachi remained buried in Yukimura, and even though he dropped to his knees, Nanashi remained on edge. This man was full of surprises.
"Ah... you got me..." Yukimura choked out.
"Damn it dad... It didn't have to be this way." Nanashi said, hilding back tears.
Nanashi looked at Kaosu no Kage, and saw the tip of the blade was covered in blood. He had run Yukimura through. He knew that this wouldn't be enough, that a soul could take far more punishment that a mortal human. This needed to be absolute destruction.
"You could have lived. You could have done so much more, but you decided to try and take everything from everyone." Nanashi said, feeling tears streaming down his face.
"If only, we had spoke before any of this. I may, have listened. D-do it. Child." Yukimura said.
"I can save you. I can bring you back to face trial." Nanashi pleaded. "Dad, we can fix this. Together."
"I'm afraid its far too late for that, boy. The only sentence I would recieve, is torment and death." Yukimura replied. "Please. End this."
Nanashi realized what his father was asking. He calmly, yet quickly twisted his Zanpakuto, facing the blade skyward, and brought the weapon up. He cut his father in half, and the lifeless body fell backwards, falling onto the ground.
The orange world around him began glowing bright, and Nanashi shielded his eyes.
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Rukia had been trying to freeze the giant in more places, when the beast stopped moving. It's chest opened, revealing Nanashi, and another weapon. The beast crumpled away, and the energy from the Void dissapated.
"Nanashi?" Rukia asked.
"It's done. Yukimura is dead." Nanashi stated.
He walked past Rukia, to the centre of the tower, and stabbed the naginata into the ground. The tower began to rumble, and the platform lowered.
"Nanashi... I'm so sorry." Rukia empathetic ally said.
Nanashi turned, looking at her, "It's what needed to be done."
They rode the elevator to the bottom of the tower, and when it stopped, came face to face with the barren landscape. The other shinigami were waiting, watching the door open revealing Nanashi and Rukia.
"Hey! They're back!" Momo happily exclaimed.
As the shinigami turned to face them, a deep voice rumbled. "Did you think it would be so easy?"
Nanashi turned toward the tower, and saw a ghostly mirage of Yukimura. He unsheathed his Zanpakuto, but was blown back by the mirage.
"Come to me." Yukimura commanded, raising his hand.
Nanashi rose to his feet, and felt the Void calling to him. He looked around, and finally saw a violet stream of energy extending from Yukimura, to Kaien.
"Kaien?!" Rukia called out.
Kaien stumbled closer to Yukimura, barely able to walk. He stopped in front of him, and stood still as Yukimura entered his body.
"Kaien!!" Nanashi shouted.
Kaien turned, his eyes closed. His shoulder were slumped forward, and his weapon was released. He raised his head slowly, and opened his eyes, showing them to be the same deep violet colour of Yukimura's mirage.
"Forget me so soon? Child?" Kaien asked, as he lunged toward Nanashi and Rukia.
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Kaien is possessed.
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