Bleach: The Afterlife Saga
*Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach or any of its characters. All the characters mentioned in this story, with the exception of OCs, are the property of Kubo Tite.
Chapter 35 Friends of Tousen
"I don't compare to Tousen?" asked Komamura. "What do you mean?"
"Do I need to repeat myself again? I said, you don't compare to Tousen-sama at all," said Suzumushi. "Not just in terms of strength but also in character. I still do not get how someone like Tousen-sama, who had such a strong heart, needed to die, yet a worthless being like you still gets to live!"
"You want revenge against me because you think I was the one responsible for killing him," said Komamura in a blunt fashion. "That's completely understandable. I too regret that Tousen died in such a horrible fashion. But you've gone too far Suzumushi-san. If you simply wanted revenge against me, why did you kidnap and brainwash Hisagi?" Suzumushi was silent for a moment but then a large grin appeared on his face.
"It should be obvious to you why I targeted Hisagi-san. He too is culpable in Tousen-sama's death, even more so than you. But I wanted to make him suffer first before I killed him." Suzumushi started laughing madly. As he did so, a feeling of anger swelled up in Komamura's heart.
"So brainwashing Hisagi was but a ploy to make him suffer before you killed him? That's utterly despicable. You said I was worthless compared to Tousen, but you're even more worthless than I am." Komamura gripped his sword with both hands. "If you insist on using such callous methods to achieve your aims then I am afraid I must stop you at all costs, even if that means killing you."
"Bring it on then Komamura! Just try to kill me!" shouted Suzumushi. He charged at Komamura and slashed at his head. Komamura blocked the attack with his sword and retaliated by making a punching motion with his left fist. Due to his Zanpakuto Tenken's ability, a giant disembodied left hand appeared and punched Suzumushi hard in the face. The Zanpakuto was sent flying backwards twenty metres before he righted himself. Then with a bestial, insect like howl, Suzumushi charged at Komamura again.
A short distance away from where Komamura and Suzumushi were fighting, Kira and Hisagi were locked in a decidedly one-way battle. For more than ten minutes the two of them had been fighting, but for all that time the one on the offensive was Hisagi. Reluctant to hurt his comrade, Kira chose to defend himself against Hisagi's increasingly vicious attacks.
"Whoa!" exclaimed Kira as one of Hisagi's Kazeshini blades passed dangerously close to his face. It required a split second dodge from Kira just to avoid being sliced. He flipped backwards and landed on his feet.
"What's the matter Izuru?" asked Hisagi. He retracted the blade and was swinging the other blade above his head. "Are you afraid of hurting me? Is that why you're so hesitant? These blades here are thirsting for your blood!" Hisagi swung his left arm forward and through the left spinning blade at Kira. Kira jumped up to dodge the blade. He pointed his left index finger at Hisagi.
"Bakudo 63 Sajo Sabaku!" shouted Kira. A second later Hisagi's arms and torso were bound by numerous gold coloured spirit chains, immobilizing his entire body and causing the two ends of his released Zanpakuto to hang loosely from his hands. Hisagi tried to break free but the binding chains were too strong.
"You don't want to fight me Izuru?" screamed Hisagi. Kira nodded.
"Of course. I have no wish to fight you to the death Shuhei-san, because you are one of my nakama," said Kira. "I know that you are not acting like your true self right now. That is why I'm going to make you return to your real self."
"You must be joking! I am my real self right now!" laughed Hisagi. "And my real self desires to see you ripped to pieces!" With a scream and a sudden surge in his spiritual pressure Hisagi broke out of the binding chains, causing Kira to gasp in shock.
"That is a nice face Izuru. I bet you are surprised that I could break free of your Bakudo," said Hisagi. "I'm going to show you something even more surprising. Bankai."
The two blades of Kazeshini broke free of the chain that linked them together and started spinning by themselves. Soon the blades were spinning so fast that they resembled a pair of black discs, and the friction generated by their rotation created two miniature tornadoes to form around the discs. With a wave of his arms Hisagi moved the two discs towards his body.
"This is my Bankai, Daikado Kazeshini," said Hisagi. He thrust his right arm forward, causing one of the spinning discs to fly towards Kira at an incredible speed. Kira barely managed to summon his Shikai Wabisuke and block the spinning disc. As his blade met the edge of the disc the disc's rotation slowed, as repeated contact with Wabisuke increased the mass of the disc. However, Kira wasn't able to slow the disc's rotation enough to stop it completely and was gradually forced backwards. His arms were shredded numerous times from the razor sharp wind that was being generated by the discs.
"It is over Izuru! For the sake of Tousen Taicho I will use the Bankai I have obtained to kill you!" shouted Hisagi. He thrust his left arm forward, sending the other spinning disc flying at Kira. Shit I can't stop the second one, thought Kira, as he saw the disc coming at him. I have to do something. Unable to defeat Hisagi by force, Kira's only option was to convert him through words.
"Snap out of it Shuhei-san! Captain Tousen is dead!" yelled Kira. "The one who is controlling you is a fake! He's controlling you to make us kill each other!" Kira closed his eyes and waited for the second spinning disc to slice through his neck. But just as the disc was within an inch of his neck, it suddenly stopped in its tracks. Kira opened his eyes and saw the discs retract back. He then saw Hisagi's face; he no longer had the bloodshot eyes or the murderous grin. Instead he conveyed a sense of confusion and guilt.
"What happened to me Izuru? Were we fighting each other?" asked Hisagi.
"We were Shuhei-san. You were somehow under the mind control of that black hooded guy, the one who is using Captain Tousen's powers," said Kira.
"Damn it!" swore Hisagi. He slapped his face with both hands. "I'm a fool for letting myself get controlled like that. I must have caused you a great deal of pain."
"Don't worry about it Shuhei-san. It's not your fault that you were mind controlled and besides you managed to break free from it. Instead of thinking of being angry at yourself, you should take your anger out on that black hooded guy. He's currently fighting Captain Komamura." Hisagi turned his head and saw two figures flashing nearby. One was indeed Captain Komamura, and the other was a strange looking guy with an insect's head and a black cloak. Hisagi remembered seeing him when he had been abducted from Seireitei during the uprising. I recognise him; he looks like Tousen Taicho's Zanpakuto, Suzumushi, thought Hisagi.
"Izuru san, I'm going to help Captain Komamura. He appears to be losing at the moment," said Hisagi.
"Go ahead. I'm going to aid Captain Hitsugaya in rescuing Hinamori-chan. Take care of yourself," said Kira.
"You too." Hisagi watched as Kira flash stepped away. "Alright, it's time for some payback."
"Tenken!" shouted Komamura. He swung his sword in a downward arc. This caused a giant spectral hand holding a giant version of his sword to swing down at Suzumushi at the exact same moment. Suzumushi jumped up to avoid the giant blade, which chopped right through a four storey building in an instant.
"Do you really think you could hit me with such a slow attack?" asked Suzumushi. "Take this, Nishiki Benihiko!" The blade of his sword started vibrating and when Suzumushi moved it around his body in a circle, a trail of nearly a hundred spectral blades formed in its wake. With another horizontal swing Suzumushi caused the hundred blades to fly at Komamura. Komamura summoned up a giant spectral hand in an attempt to protect himself. The majority of the blades hit the giant hand but numerous blades managed to penetrate through and pelt Komamura. Soon Komamura's body was covered with lacerations. Blood flowed from his face all the way down to his feet.
"Now for the finisher!" shouted Suzumushi. He was about to initiate another Benihiko attack when all of a sudden his right arm was restrained by a chain. Suzumushi turned around and saw that that the chain belonged to Hisagi's Zanpakuto. Hisagi gripped the chain tightly and pulled Suzumushi towards him.
"Impossible! How did you break free of that mind control?" asked Suzumushi in disbelief.
"You want to know how I did it? All I did was to reassert my independent will. It took you multiple doses just to overcome my free will in the first place, so you shouldn't be surprised that its effects wore off," said Hisagi. "I'm ashamed that I let myself be used by you in the first place. Captain Komamura, I want to help you fight this guy."
"You're welcome," said Komamura. "I'm glad that you regained control just in time. Had you not intervened I might have been trouble. Now then, let's begin our counter attack." Komamura charged at Suzumushi while the Zanpakuto's hand was still restrained by Hisagi. He thrust his sword to strike at Suzumushi's chest. But before he could penetrate Suzumushi grabbed hold of the blade's edge of his left hand. Though the blade pierced his hand, Suzumushi nevertheless managed to divert Komamura's attack.
"To think that I would have to fight both of Tousen-sama's killers at once, how annoying," said Suzumushi. He glared at Hisagi and spoke the word 'cry'. His blade vibrated, producing a high pitched tone that hurt Hisagi and Komamura's ears, and also freed Suzumushi's blade from Hisagi's chain.
"I shall take my time to make you suffer Hisagi-kun," said Suzumushi. "But first, I must kill Komamura with extreme prejudice." The Zanpakuto flash stepped right beside Komamura. Before Komamura could back away, Suzumushi placed his left palm against his sword's circular cross guard.
"Bankai," said Suzumushi. The ring began to spin as Suzumushi's reiatsu increased. As it spun it grew in size until it was large enough to encircle Suzumushi. The ring then split into ten rings of equal size. With a horizontal sweeping motion of his sword, Suzumushi directed the ten rings to encircle himself and Komamura. When the rings were in position they started generating a black void that swelled up to encompass an entire five storey building, eventually forming a dome nearly a hundred metres wide. The dome was anchored to the streets below by strings hanging off each of the ten rings.
"Oh no, Captain Komamura's trapped inside!" exclaimed Hisagi. He knew full well the power of this Bankai; even Shinigami of captain level could seldom cope with having all of their senses stripped away. Hisagi tried slashing at the dome in order to break it, but the dome's material was seemingly impenetrable.
Inside the dome, the Bankai's ability had already gotten to Komamura. He stumbled around, unable to see, hear, or detect spiritual pressure. Though he was familiar with Tousen's Bankai, this was the first time he had ever been subject to it.
Crap, I should have never let myself get trapped inside here, thought Komamura. Now I know how Kenpachi felt when he fought Tousen. He stumbled around the rooftop of the building, gripping his sword with both hands.
"You're mine now Komamura," said Suzumushi. "It is impossible to fight without the use of your senses. I'm not as foolish as my master was. I won't let you a chance to fight back." In a single flash step, Suzumushi blitzed past Komamura, slicing across his neck. Komamura gasped as blood spurted from the wound, before he fell over unconscious.
Suzumushi checked Komamura's pulse and was pleased to see there was none. I have killed him, thought Suzumushi smugly. He decided to end his Bankai. As the giant black dome slowly disappeared, Hisagi, who had been standing outside, could finally see what was going on. When he saw Komamura lying motionless on the top floor of the building, Hisagi panicked. No, don't tell me Captain Komamura is…
"What is that face for Shuhei-kun?" asked Suzumushi. "As you can see, Komamura has been slain by my hand."
"You bastard!" exclaimed Hisagi. "I'll avenge Captain Komamura's death. You're not Tousen Taicho, so I have no hesitation to kill you!"
"Those are strong words Shuhei-kun. You would never had said them in front of Tousen-sama. Have you forgotten all the lessons he taught you?"
"Of course I haven't. Tousen Taicho's teachings are with me every time I battle. But the only Tousen Taicho I remember is the one who was the wise and honourable captain. I've tried hard to forget the despicable being that he eventually became. In order to crush that memory I vowed to surpass Tousen Taicho in strength. And now, the chance has finally arrived for me to show how far I've come. Bankai!"
Hisagi's Zanpakuto's once again transformed into a pair of high velocity spinning discs that generated gusts of air resembling miniature tornadoes. Suzumushi raised an eyebrow.
"So you managed to achieve Bankai in these six years since Tousen-sama's death," said Suzumushi. "I am quite impressed, but I am afraid you are no match for me."
"Oh yeah? We'll see about that!" Hisagi thrust both of his spinning discs forward, as Suzumushi raised his sword and charged at him.
As the two began their clash in the sky, neither of them was aware that Komamura was still alive. His spirit was fading rapidly, but he was still conscious. His eyes were closed but he could feel the clash of spiritual pressures as Hisagi fought against Tousen.
"Are you going to let Hisagi-kun fight on his own?" asked Komamura's Zanpakuto Tenken in his mind. "You know that Hisagi stands no chance against Suzumushi." Komamura didn't respond but he knew that Tengen was right.
"You could have broken free of Suzumushi's Bankai if you had released my Bankai. Why didn't you? Were you still hesitant to fight him because of your feelings for Tousen?" Komamura pondered his Zanpakuto's words. At this moment, memories of his last fight against Tousen flashed through his mind. He remembered being overwhelmed by the hollowfied Tousen's ultimate move, having a hole blown through his Bankai's torso and in consequence his torso, and he remembered staring up as Tousen prepared to finish him.
I couldn't bring myself to fight against Tousen at full power back then. It almost cost me my life. I can't believe it's happened to me again. Maybe I'm still hamstrung by my feelings for Tousen. Whatever it is, Tenken is right, I can't afford to let Hisagi fight on his own. A small wound like this isn't going to kill me!
From sheer willpower alone Komamura heaved himself onto his feet, despite blood still flowing down the side of his neck. He glanced at the sky and saw that Hisagi was getting dominated. The two spinning discs he wielded were mere Frisbees against Suzumushi, who easily batted them aside as he slashed at Hisagi numerous times. The final attack cut a massive diagonal gash across Hisagi's torso, causing a burst of blood to spray out. Barely able to stand, Hisagi tried one last desperate attack, willing his spinning discs to fly at Suzumushi's head. Suzumushi easily blocked the discs with his sword.
"Just as I thought," said Suzumushi. "Your Bankai is both immature and undeveloped. You can't fully control its movements yet. Did you really think you stood a chance against me? If this is your final attack then I am disappointed. You haven't improved much at all." Suzumushi batted away the discs and flash stepped in front of Hisagi. He raised his sword above his head and said the words "this is the end".
Just as Suzumushi was about to bring his sword down on Hisagi's head, Komamura suddenly appeared behind him. The dog-faced captain quickly shouted out "Bankai!" and summoned up an enormous armoured giant over a hundred metres tall. With a downward swing of his sword, Komamura caused his giant samurai warrior to swing its massively oversized sword down upon Suzumushi's head. The giant blade smashed Suzumushi into the streets below, creating a ten metre wide crater.
"Are you okay Hisagi?" asked Komamura.
"I am. Thanks for saving me Captain Komamura," said Hisagi. "I thought Tousen Taicho's Zanpakuto had killed you."
"He came close to doing so, but I managed to regain consciousness just in time."
"Did you kill him with that attack then?"
"Probably. Even if he isn't dead, he's bound to be in such a mangled state that it would be easy finish him off." As soon as Komamura finished those words, his giant's sword was suddenly blasted in the air. This caused Komamura's arm to be jerked upwards as a result of his Bankai's damage transfer effect.
"Who is in such a mangled state?" asked a voice that sounded guttural and insect like. Komamura and Hisagi both stared at the crater. They saw figure emerge from the smoke. It was Suzumushi. Komamura's Bankai attack had destroyed the robes he had worn and ripped a chunk out of his head, but the Zanpakuto was still alive. With his clothes gone, Suzumushi looked like a mutant cross between a cricket and a man.
"Did you really think you could kill me with your Bankai, Komamura?" screamed Suzumushi. "You should know better than that! For the sake of Tousen-sama, I shall crush you to pieces in my most powerful form!" Komamura and Hisagi looked on with horrified faces as Suzumushi proceeded to transform. He became more insect like in appearance, shedding all semblance of his humanity. When he finished his transformation, he resembled a gigantic black fly, the same form that Tousen had assumed prior to his death.
"Suzumushi Hiyakushiki, Grillar Grillo," said the grotesque creature. Before Komamura and Hisagi could react, the transformed Suzumushi attacked. With a single swing of one of his long insect like arms, he batted Hisagi into another building.
"Hisagi!" shouted Komamura. He motioned his giant armoured warrior to slash its sword at Suzumushi's head. The fly monster easily blocked the blade with another one of his claw-like hands. Suzumushi then charged a pair of linked green-coloured energy blasts from his bug-like eyes. Komamura recognised the attack but he was unable to dodge it. The blasts struck his giant armoured warrior through the chest. At the same moment, two holes appeared in Komamura's chest, narrowly missing his heart or his soul chain and booster. The attack nevertheless caused Komamura's Bankai to topple onto its back, demolishing five nearby high-rise buildings in the process. Komamura was down on one knee and panting heavily. He gnashed his teeth as he saw Suzumushi stomp towards him.
I can't let myself be defeated again. Not here. It's not just because of Tousen's memory. If I fall here, Karakura Town and Soul Society itself will be in danger, thought Komamura.
"Then what are you going to do, master?" asked Tenken in his head.
"I think the time has come to repay my debt to Genryusai-san," said Komamura.
"What do you mean?"
"Genryusai-san saved my life. He took me in and raised me when no one else would, when the whole shunned my existence. If it weren't for him I wouldn't even be alive right now. I've been honoured to serve the Gotei 13 for these last few hundred years, but now it is time for me to give back everything that Genryusai has done for me," said Komamura in his mind.
"Master, are you implying that is this is our last ever battle?" asked Tenken.
"I am afraid so. You've been a great companion Tenken. I am glad to have you as my Zanpakuto."
"I am grateful for having you as my master too. If this is indeed our last battle together, then we should go out in style."
"That's what I was planning on. Lend me your power Tenken. Lend me every bit of it. We shall fuse our souls together to achieve a state that surpasses a normal Shinigami."
"Alright then Master. I shall give you give you all of my power…" At that moment, a bright yellow aura surrounded Komamura's body. His giant armored warrior disintegrated and returned to Komamura. But instead of being sealed back into his sword, the essence of the giant armored warrior surrounded Komamura's body. An amazed Suzumushi looked on in astonishment as pieced of armor formed around Komamura and covered his body. When his body was completely covered in armor, Komamura resembled a man-sized version of his Bankai's giant samurai warrior. The only difference was his helmet, as the front of the helmet had a faceplate shaped like a dog's nose, and his eyes were covered by an orange coloured visor. The sword he was holding in his right hand was now covered by a glowing yellow spiritual aura.
"What, what is that form?" asked Suzumushi. "I've never seen something like that before!"
"Saigo no Tengen Myo'o," said Komamura. "This is my ultimate state, when my soul has fused with my Zanpakuto. It allows me to fight at a level that surpasses the limits of my Shinigami self. I've never thought about doing it until now. Get ready Suzumushi, for I am going to crush you with all of my power."
"Ha! Just try to crush if you can!" yelled Suzumushi. The fly monster flew towards the armored Komamura with his claws stretched out. Komamura took a single step before he suddenly flash stepped past Suzumushi. A split second later both pairs of wings on Suzumushi's right side were cut off.
"How dare you cut off my wings like that!" screamed Suzumushi. He turned around and lashed at Komamura again. But Komamura swung his charged up sword and sliced off one of Suzumushi's left arms along with the left horn that protruded from his back. Suzumushi screamed in pain as a torrent of blade blood spurted out. A few moments later his left horn, his arm and even his wings started regenerating until they were fully restored. Instant regeneration huh, thought Komamura.
"There is no way I am losing to you Komamura! Take this!" shouted Suzumushi. He drew nine green coloured circles in the air with his arms. "Los Nueve Aspectos!" He fired a barrage of green-coloured concentrated waves of sound at Komamura. Komamura took the attack head on and to Suzumushi's utter shock, the waves of sound barely made a dent in Komamura's armor as they dissipated out.
"Impossible! That was my strongest attack! How could you have survived without a single scratch?" asked Suzumushi in disbelief.
"Are you that surprised that your move didn't work on me? I guess you still don't comprehend the difference in our powers," said Komamura. "Well, I have no wish to drag out this battle any longer. This is the end, Suzumushi. With this, I shall finally put Tousen's memory to rest." Komamura charged all of his spiritual energy into his sword, causing the blade to turn into a shining mass of light.
"Tenken!" shouted Komamura as he landed a massive strike at Suzumushi. The glowing sword sliced Suzumushi in half and then engulfed both halves in yellow flames. What was left of Suzumushi shrieked in agony as every piece of his body was slowly burnt to ashes.
"It is finished," said Komamura. The armour that had covered his body slowly disintegrated, leaving him with a tattered Shihakusho. A few seconds later, Komamura saw Hisagi leap from the ruins of the building he had crashed into. He was covered with blood and his clothes were also ripped to pieces but he was still alive.
"Captain Komamura, did you kill him?" asked Hisagi. Komamura nodded. An instant later Komamura's entire body convulsed with pain before numerous wounds opened, causing a huge amount of blood to spurt out. This must be the after effects of using that form, thought Komamura as he plummeted to the ground.
"Captain Komamura!" shouted Hisagi, who dived after him.
I guess this is the end of my time as a Shinigami thought Komamura. That was his last thought before he lost consciousness and landed on the streets below.
Whilst the battle in Karakura Town raged on, the remaining captains in Soul Society were trying their best to run the Gotei 13 and maintain order in Seireitei. For the acting Captain Commander Kyoraku Shunsui, it was already hard enough trying to micromanage the multiple divisions that were currently without captains or lieutenants. His task was not made easier when his lieutenant Sasakibe Chojiro entered his office with some unexpected news.
"Kyoraku Sotaicho! There is an important person who wants to see you!" exclaimed Sasakibe.
"An important person? Who could it be?" asked Shunsui. He got up from his desk and walked to the door. When he got there his eyes widened in astonishment. Standing in the doorway was the true Captain Commander himself, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, dressed in his Shihakusho and white haori.
"Yamaji-san, I didn't know you had returned. Did Shinji and his gang find you?" asked Shunsui. Yamamoto shook his head.
"I came back by myself, when I heard about the prisoner uprising," said Yamamoto.
"I see. Well, I am glad that you are back. We have so much to catch up on."
"We can save the pleasantries for later. Right now there is a more pressing issue. I know what is going on in Karakura Town right now. A group of rebels is trying to create an Ouken, is that correct?" asked Yamamoto.
"Yes. I've sent Captains Hitsugaya and Komamura along with our most powerful lieutenants on a mission to stop them," said Shunsui.
"That is all well and good. But what about the original Ouken? Is it still safe?"
"What do you mean?" Shunsui was confused by Yamamoto's words.
"I am asking you if someone has attempted to steal the real Ouken."
"Of course not. The only two people who know of the Ouken's location are you and me. I've kept to my vow of not telling anyone else about it, not even Retsu-san or Jushiro. I assure you that no one has attempted to steal the Ouken. If they have, I would have known about it."
"Normally I would believe you, but in such a critical situation it is better to be extra cautious. I want you to take me to the Ouken's location so I can see for myself."
"Alright then, I'll show you it," said Shunsui. He didn't want to get into a pointless argument with his sensei. After ordering lieutenant Sasakibe to leave the office, Shunsui led Yamamoto to the private study room after accessing the secret entrance in the wall behind the desk. Shunsui went to one of the bookshelves and pulled out a book. This caused the floor in a semi-circular arc around the bookshelf to move as the entire section of the wall rotated a hundred and eighty degrees. When it finished rotating, Shunsui and Yamamoto found themselves in a small square-shaped room. The room's defining feature was a large white spiritual circle in the centre. There was a symbol inside the circle that resembled an eight pointed star.
"This is the teleporter to the Heart of Seireitei," said Shunsui. "That is where the Ouken is located. No one has ever stepped onto it since you showed it to me when you passed on the rank of Sotaicho to me. Do you want me to take you there?"
"There is no need. I am satisfied that the Ouken is still safe," said Yamamoto. "There is just one final question; can you remind me how the teleporter works? My memory has gotten worse lately."
"Huh, how could you forget such a simple command? All you need to do is to stand on the teleporter and say 'Kokoro no Seirei' and it will transport you," said Shunsui. The two of them returned to the private study room.
"Thank you for doing me this favour, Shunsui. I am in your debt. Now I must leave again," said Yamamoto.
"Where are you going?" asked Shunsui
"To hunt down the 'Doomwalker'. I will return as soon as that task is finished. Until then, take care of Seireitei for me." Shunsui watched as Yamamoto left the first division captain's office. For some reason he couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't quite right with Yamamoto. Maybe I'm just over thinking such a matter, thought Shunsui.
Shunsui's feelings about Yamamoto weren't far off the mark, for as soon as the former Captain Commander ducked down a side alley where no one was about, 'he' transformed into a woman with black hair and a red kimono.
"At last, the Ouken is mine," said Kyoka Suigetsu.
Notes: Komamura and Hisagi are the central characters in this chapter. I tried my best to make their fight with Suzumushi even more epic than their fight against Tousen was in the manga.
Hisagi's Bankai, Daikado Kazeshini (大渦動風死)-'Great Vortex Wind Death', is a natural evolution of his Zanpakuto's Shikai form. It's a demonstraton of the results of his training.
Komamura's ultimate state, Saigo no Tengen Myoo- 'The Final Divine Punishment of Vidya-raja', is very similar to Ichigo's Final Getsuga Tenshou state. Like the Final Getsuga, Komamura will lose all of his Shinigami powers after he uses it. The concept behind this ultimate state will be a key plot point later on in the story. Since I intended this to be Komamura's last battle, I wanted him to go out in a much better way than he did against Tousen and Aizen in the manga.