Kalinda panted, clutching her Zanpaku-to tightly in her hands. It had only been about a minute into the fight and she was already exhausted. Ruy's laugh echoed. "Quit giving me problems!" Kalinda rushed him, flash stepping behind him and sending a wave of fire into his back. His body's black flames were more powerful, overwhelming her attack. He flicked his boney tail, slamming it into her and sending her into the ground. "Aizen won't be happy if I kill you…" he spoke, stepping forward. "So quit making me take so much time to bring you back."
The black mass of flames continued to walk forward, slowly approaching Kalinda. "No…" she cried. "I can't. Not here…" Images of Jonouchi flashed through her head. "I won't die here!" She raised her blade high above her head as she got to her knees. "BANKAI!" She stabbed the blade into the ground ans she was engulfed in her own flames. The fire had risen high into the air, bathing the surrounding area in a brilliant orange glow. "I don't know what Aizen would want with someone like me…" she stated as she slashed her blade forward through the flames. The flames parted and spread out to her sides. They formed 2 large folded wings at her side. "But I'm not about to stand around and let you do these things!"
"A Bankai?" Ruy grinned. "This is unexpected. It seems Aizen DOESN'T know everything about those in the Soul Society…"
"Only Captains Ukitake and Kyoraku know about my Bankai, as well as Head Captain Yamamoto…" she stated. "After the death of lieutenant Kaien Shiba, I worked my ass off to fill in for his position… A position that should not have been vacant to begin with… I was granted this position because of my hardwork and my determination. Because of my devotion to my Squad!"
"How touching…" Ruy spoke dryly. He struck at her with his tail, but she had already vanished. She appeared at his feet, slashing at his white boney leg. It cut him slightly, but it didn't do much damage. "Nice try, pest!" he picked his foot up and slammed it back down, attempting to stomp Kalinda into the ground. She defended with her blade, struggling to hold his foot back. She dove out of the way in time, rolling and taking back to the sky. "Fast little pest." He laughed. "But your Bankai is weak and imperfect. You haven't had much time to work on it, I can tell."
"It's far from the level of a Captain class Soul Reaper…" she panted. "It's true… But it's all I have to work with!" She swung her blade and launched wave after wave of fire at Ruy, who just continued to move forward towards her. "
"Give up." He spoke again, his tail quickly lashing out and smashing her into the ground once more. She cried out in pain as she made contact with the hard earth, her Zanpaku-to leaving her hand and sliding several feet away from her. Ruy stood over her, laughing. "You can't run." She was frozen in fear. This was it. He was right, there was no escape. The boney white leg appeared as if it had begun to melt, liquefying and coving most of Kalinda's body. It dragged her body up to his leg, as well as her sword. It hardened to his body again, encasing most of her body in the boney white structure. "You didn't put up much of a fight…" he chuckled. "You knew it was hopeless from the very beginning…" A Garganta opened behind him and he began to step into it.
"Get back here!" a voice called out from the darkness. Several shards of ice landed around Ruy, many of which went through the black flame body.
"I don't have time to deal with you…" Ruy spoke, continuing to walk forward through the Garganta. "You're wasting your time trying to stop Lord Aizen's plans, Jonouchi Uchiki…"
Jonouchi was rushing forward just as the Garganta had begun to close. "Let her go!"
"As if." Ruy laughed as the Garganta finished closing. Jonouchi stopped, frozen in time. He was too late.