Uryuu shot four times in less than a split second, only to have each projectile ricocheting in all directions. Uryuu watched in a crestfallen mixture of anger and understanding. Each arrow that had rebounded from Katsurou's zanpakuto exploded, as if hitting some kind of invisible barrier.

"It's a type of Bakudo" Uryuu thought to himself. "Well that's going to complicate things a little more" With a light growl Uryuu skidded to a stop, halting a few yards away from his smirking opponent.

"So you've noticed, eh Quincy?" Katsurou's ever-knowing grin couldn't have widened any further without splitting his face in half. "You have no where to run and no way to win; face defeat like the coward you are!"

"Coward!" Uryuu laughed, tone slightly cynical. "Says the one that boxed us in within various levels of Kido." Uryuu scoffed and dismantled his bow in a charge of spirit particles. "I will defeat you, but before that, you will give me some answers." Uryuu growled and fluxed his reiatsu, shattering the first and foremost barrier. Katsurou seemed to be surprised at this show of strength.

Good.

It wiped that stupid grin off his face.

…

Mitsukai took a deep breath of air before slicing behind her, watching as Tenmei, the once Sixth division Shinigami, unsheathed her zanpakuto. With her eyes carefully moving from her enemy to Kagemusha, whom was currently dodging a barrage of kicks from Mayomaka, an unseated Shinigami.

"Are you ready for your death?" Tenmei said with a smirk. Mitsukai glared and stood, knees bent and arms at her sides, ready to attack.

"You must be dreaming" Mitsukai spat out with a high kick, which was easily dodged. After a few more kicks, Mitsukai raised her arm and hacked down, only to get her blade halted by Tenmei's zanpakuto.

"Hn, what would your brother say if he saw you right now?" Tenmei asked nonchalantly, eyes gleaming with mischief.

"My brother…?" Mitsukai growls," You think you got the upper hand, dragging my brother into the fight." She clenches her jaw and stands, ready to either attack or defend is anyone's guess. Her arms are shaking ever so slightly before her chest, the blades running along her limbs. Tenmei clenches her zanpakuto tightly in defense.

"You know, he hardly mentions you anymore" She taunts with a grin. It works because Mitsukai loses her composed façade and blushes slightly in anger.

"Bastard!" She shouts and then she's running towards the tall Shinigami. Her arms are moving fast, the blades running along her first and arm are slashing quickly; Tenmei is working just as fast, using her zanpakuto to block and repel Mitsukai, trying to find an opening.

That's it! They both think.

Blood drips slowly onto the dirt ground. Bi-colored eyes look up into slate eyes and then a smirk tug on both their lips. Mitsukai glances at the wound on her arm, but looks up to see the matching welt on her opponents bicep.

"Once I defeat you," Mitsukai glares and holds up her weapons, "I will make him see his mistakes."

"Or once I defeat you, he will live on as he has these past hundred years." Tenmei counters. Mitsukai growls as they both charge towards one another, weapons aimed to kill.

…

Daniel was making his way towards the rendezvous point when he felt his comrade's spirit energy rise dangerously. Figuring that they must have made contact, he shunpo'd over towards them, shedding his gigai in the process. He caught up with Solomon, who had been tailing their gang.

"It seems like-" Daniel started.

"-bastard Katsurou has-"

"-decided to finally reveal himself." Daniel finished and gripped the handle to his zanpakuto with a tight fist. He approached the clearing, but as he sprinted from the bushes something gleamed to his right and Daniel instinctively turned in time to block a sword attack from a sudden figure that had lunged at him.

"H-Hou!" Daniel sputtered in disbelief. Cool violet eyes bear into his emerald and then a smirk makes it's way into Hou's lips.

"Long time no see."

"H-Hou how…when did you join them?" Daniel shouted a tad shrilly, the pain palpable on his face. Hou, his friend, the person he had trusted when in the Academy of Shinigami arts, when…how…?

"Long ago." Is the curt answer Daniel receives. He looks at the Shinigami, the usual mop of unruly sable hair, the dusty violet eyes and the light skin. There is something else about this man, this Hou that makes Daniel think that it's a new person all together. Hou holds his zanpakuto with both hands, standing with his body tensed. He's ready for battle. "Because it's what is right."

"No! It's not!" Daniel cries out, looking upset. "Please…" his face looks torn, "don't do this…"

"He's attacked once." Solomon says passively. "He's already made his choice." Daniel looks at his brother, eyes pleading. He can't do this, he won't. Solomon's eyes are hard, bringing with them a coldness unsurpassed. He's attacked you. I can't forgive that…

"He's right." Hou says, looking directly at Solomon. His eyes drag across and find Daniel's. "the wheels been spun; it's too late to go back." And he charges, Zanpakuto raised over his shoulder once more.

…

"Is that all you've got!" Uryuu shouts, raising his bow. Katsurou is panting, his coat tattered and tossed somewhere within the little space. He chuckles lightly, but then it morphs into a chortle, a malicious guffaw.

"Of course I'm not!" Katsurou lifts his zanpakuto from it's place, embedded into the dirt and grass, and grins. "I'm only warming up!" He lunges once again, zanpakuto overhand. Uryuu dodges the blow easily, and he scatters his bow, shaking his hand and causing the reishi to drip form his wrist to cease.

"Hah! You can't even use your bow against me! You're finished, Quincy scum!" Katsurou brags and then stabs a sudden left. Uryuu not only defends himself from the attack but he repels it, and counter attacks.

Katsurou falls to the ground, Seele Schneider embedded into his abdomen. It was a mute whisper, an octave off of being unheard, but it resounded in the fiend's ears.

"Think again"

A/N: Hopefully this has that Manga-Anime Bleach feel to it. Sorry for the lag, i promise to update sooner!