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Warning – Swearing, fighting, and... angst.
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"There's something I don't understand."
Katsu turned his head, raising his eyebrows, seeing Ichigo give him a dark look. He tilted his head and gave a small smile, feeling the tension in the air. He ignored the sudden rises in reiatsu from the two women, keeping all his attention on the orange haired man.
"Yes?"
"You said if Shun and Rio fight for an hour or more, they're going to die. But when Shun was in that shield, she said it prevents her and anyone that's in there from dying." Ichigo said, nodding towards the red shield.
"If Shun and Rio fight outside the shield, they will die. The only reason I made these shields is to prevent them from dying. In order to fight longer, they need to be in the shield." Katsu said, closing his eyes and chuckling. "If they are not in here... well, you already know."
All the shinigami in the area narrowed their eyes and clenched their hands. All they could do was sense the vicious fights from Kenpachi and Shun. Ichigo frowned. So, in order to stay alive, both Shun and Rio needed to be in the shields. Damn.
And Yuri accidentally led them out.
He couldn't blame her.
They were sent there to kill her. Their own friend, he had to add.
Yuri's eyes were still wide, holding her arms, sitting on the ground as she trembled. She could feel both Shun and Rio's reiatsu. They were so powerful. There was no way she could beat them. Why did this have to happen?
She closed her eyes tightly, whimpering quietly.
She didn't want any of this to happen.
If she hadn't met Rio, then none of this would have happened.
No.
She opened her eyes, furrowing her eyebrows, hearing Einjero Kyuuseishu.
But, if I hadn't met Rio, then-
She would most likely be dead.
But...
Shun-sama had trained both you and Rio-sama. If Shun had not met you two, you both would be dead right now.
Yuri stared at the ground, still trembling. She wiped her eyes and clenched her hands.
Hitsugaya stared at her, his hands clenched by his sides. It was like they were all sitting ducks. He couldn't believe it. They had to wait for them to come back before doing anything. Why couldn't they just go and apprehend those two?
And kill the arrancar.
He turned his head, his eyes narrowed dangerously.
Damn that monster.
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Shun growled, narrowing her eyes dangerously, seeing the man standing before her without a scratch on him. Kenpachi gave her a smirk, raising an eyebrow, seeing her flinch. This bastard was toying with her!
"You say you know me, but I don't have a clue who the fuck you are!" Shun yelled, gripping her sword tightly. "You're pissing me off!"
Kenpachi smirked, lifting his hand and motioning her to come forward. Shun widened her eyes with rage and curled her upper lip, running forward and swinging her sword, connecting swords with him.
He frowned when he saw her smirk, hearing her snicker.
Shun grabbed the front of his robes, bending backwards and tossing him in the air. When she turned, she was expecting him to be on the ground, but she widened her eyes when she saw him land on the ground with a smirk on his face.
Her jaw fell open.
This guy was huge! How the hell can he move so fast?
She narrowed her eyes and frowned. This guy was tougher than he looked. She stared at the ragged edges of his sword, wondering just how he could cut anything with tha-
An image went through her mind, seeing that sword going through her body.
She widened her eyes, wondering what the hell was that. She faced the Captain, clenching her sword tightly, curling her upper lip. Kenpachi's smirk widened, motioning the woman to attack.
Shun flinched.
Bastard!
She jumped towards him, bringing her sword down, replacing her frown with a sadistic grin, swinging her sword over and over again. Kenpachi was stepping back, blocking each attack calmly. Her reiatsu may have been raised, but she still wasn't as strong as him.
He widened his eyes when blood spurted from Shun's side. She cursed and closed one of her eyes in pain. Shit. Her body was getting worse.
He held up his sword when she swung down. He tensed and narrowed his eyes when there was actually a bit of a bite from the attack. What the hell? He frowned when the pressure against his shoulders doubled.
Blood spurted from his chest, looking downwards and up, seeing blood on Shun's blade. The woman grinned widely and chuckled darkly, swinging her sword repeatedly. They connected swords once more before swinging with all their might.
After that attack, a large explosion happened around the area.
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Rio stared hard at the man across from her. Byakuya narrowed his eyes when he looked the woman over. Not even fifteen minutes have passed and she was covered in cuts, none of them he was responsible for.
Rio gave the man a glare, swinging her sword repeatedly.
Byakuya moved from side to side, quickly dodging the attacks, his eyes narrowed in concentration. She didn't know who he was at the moment, but if he tried reasoning with her, he might be able to get her to stop just long enough to immobilize her.
Just when Rio swung her sword, he quickly grabbed her wrist, seeing her narrow her eyes, her hair looking like it just bristled.
"Stop, Rio." Byakuya said, feeling the woman try to pull away from him.
He widened his eyes when blood spurted from his shoulder, snapping his eyes over to the fresh wound, wondering how she managed to get out of his grip and wound him so quickly.
That arrancar said that both she and her friend's reiatsu were forcibly raised, but he didn't think he would raise it this much.
Just a little, he could tell.
Her reiatsu was just a little stronger than his.
Her eyes were cold. She moved a bit differently when swinging her sword. She looked a little more colder than she was before. He narrowed his eyes. What had that arrancar done to her?
"Stop talking like you know me." Rio said, narrowing her eyes dangerously.
Byakuya narrowed his eyes. So be it, then. He unsheathed his sword, seeing the woman tense and bend her knees. When she jumped towards him, he held up his sword, blocking her attack, his eyes hard.
He didn't even flinch when she would cut him, just kept on staring in her eyes, silently pleading. Rio didn't care. She kept swinging her sword, making him take a step back every time she would connect swords with him.
When they connected swords once more, they stared into each other's eyes when their faces were close.
Rio's eyes were cold.
Byakuya's showed sadness.
His eyes then went cold, as well, giving the woman a glare. This was not the woman he fell in love with. Rio widened her eyes when blood appeared on her arm, jumping away, glaring at the man across from her.
Byakuya swung his sword, blood dripping off the blade, his eyes cold and emotionless.
Rio narrowed her eyes.
This was a change.
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Katsu opened his eyes, a smile gracing his lips when he sensed something. He looked up, staring in the direction where all the trees were, seeing dust and rubble fly into the air, along with trees, narrowing his eyes. He turned his head, sensing Rio's reiatsu continue to rise.
"Isn't this wonderful?" Katsu murmured, chuckling darkly.
"KATSU!"
He raised his eyebrows, turning his head, seeing Yuri Hikari glaring at him, her upper lip curled and her eyes wide with rage. A very unusual look on the woman. He gave her a smile, closing his eyes and tilting his head.
"Yes?"
"You're stronger than anyone I know, yet you said you served under Hikaru." Yuri said, narrowing her eyes. "Why did you serve under someone who was obviously weaker than you?"
The arrancar opened his eyes and stared at her, no expression on his face, everyone staring at him. He gave a bright smile.
"I found it delightful the way he spoke of his time with you and Rio."
Yuri widened her eyes, everyone else that heard him instantly glaring at him in anger and disgust. Katsu narrowed his eyes and smiled, his arms folded behind his back.
"The way he spoke of you, was beautiful to say the least. He constantly spoke of you and Rio in such a manner, I was interested to know who you were. And the was he scornfully spoke of Shun made me want to know her, as well."
The only reason he served under Hikaru was because he only liked the way he spoke of them? Yuri glared hatefully and clenched her hands by her sides, widening her eyes a second later when she felt Shun's reiatsu start to rise once more.
Katsu seemed to notice, as well, tilting his head and hmming.
"I should see how they're doing." Katsu said, making everyone look at him.
He was leaving?
No, he wasn't. He grabbed the handle of his sword, unsheathing it slightly, making everyone immediately go into fighting mode, all narrowing their eyes. Hitsugaya stood in front of Yuri, his eyes narrowed.
"Tear, Bestia con mil ojos." Katsu murmured, giving a dark smile.
Yuri widened her eyes.
He was releasing his sword!
She fell to her knees when his reiatsu suddenly exploded from him, everyone getting knocked over, all gripping their swords tightly. Inside the shield was clouded by black smoke, everyone frowning. When something shot out of it, they all tensed, every single person in the area.
When Yuri looked up, she blinked several times, seeing a small eyeball.
An eyeball.
...AN EYEBALL?
Most people shuddered, all watching as the eyeball blinked several times before flying in the direction where the two from the eleventh division fought ferociously. Another came out, heading in the direction where the two from the sixth division fought.
Everyone watched tensely as the black smoke began to clear in the shield, all their guards up.
Ichigo widened his eyes, seeing many other eyes floating in the shield, his mouth falling open. How many were there? Where was Katsu? What could his powers do? In the next second, all the eyes went flying out of the shield, positioning themselves all over the Seireitei, everyone still on the defensive.
Katsu stood where he was, opening his eyes, his orbs now red, black markings around his eyes, his hair long and wild, sticking in every direction, horns now on his head, wearing black clothing.
Yuri widened her eyes and took several steps back.
The arrancar didn't do anything for several moments, staring straight ahead, everyone staring at him intently and waiting for an attack. He raised his eyebrows, giving a wide smile and narrowing his eyes.
"I can see every single one of you."
Everyone widened their eyes, staring at the arrancar like he was crazy. See every single one of them? What was he talking about? They heard another explosion in the distance, some turning their heads and the rest keeping their attention on the arrancar.
"Ah, it has been a while since I used my resurrección." Katsu said, closing his eyes and sighing softly, his smile remaining on his face. "Though I must say... I was expecting a better attack from you two." He said, turning his head and staring at the former fifth and sixth Espada.
Both Grimmjow and Nnoitra gave frowns, trying to break open the shield that protected the arrancar. Katsu gave a smile and closed his eyes, tilting his head and chuckling. Grimmjow cursed before he and Nnoitra disappeared, reappearing next to the Captains, giving deep frowns.
"Didn't work." Grimmjow muttered, his eyes narrowed. "Since this guy released his damn sword, we have no hope of even wounding 'im."
"Why?" Ichigo asked, giving the blue haired man a hard look.
"One of the reasons he has stayed alive all these years are because of those eyes of his when he was still a hollow." Szayel said, walking forward with a smile on his face. "He was supposed to become an Espada back then, but because of his cruel nature, he was banished instead."
"Correct." Katsu said, giving a light shrug with a smile. "I was banished, no longer able to use the technology that shinigami had. But being an Espada did not interest me in the least."
Grimmjow scoffed.
Arrogant bastard.
"Why don't you just leave them alone and take me back with you."
Katsu turned his attention to the brown haired woman, giving her a smile and raising his eyebrows. Yuri stared back at him with a hard look, her hands clenched by her sides and her eyebrows pulled together in a mad state.
"...It's too much fun." Katsu answered, chuckling darkly.
Everyone flinched and gave him dark looks. Both his eyes grew red, his smile growing, holding out his arms and giving a sadistic smile to those that stared at him.
"And I wouldn't want all of you growing bored, now do I?" Katsu said, giving a grin.
All the Captains gave him hard looks before hearing screams everywhere, widening their eyes and turning their heads, staring in shock when the eyes sprayed a red substance. When the liquid would hit someone, the person would started screaming in pain before falling over.
"Poison?" Hitsugaya muttered, his eyes narrowed dangerously.
"No, nothing like that." Katsu said, pushing up his glasses with a smile. "I don't like doing work of putting down shinigami. Instead... I will let you do that."
Hitsugaya widened his eyes before blocking an attack, his eyes growing wider when he saw Matsumoto, her eyes completely red before she swung her sword once more. He cursed and blocked it, seeing that red liquid on her shoulder.
Damn!
It controlled them.
Yuri widened her eyes, turning around, seeing someone swing their sword towards her. She took a step back, raising her leg and kicking the person's side, seeing them fly and hit a wall, furrowing her eyebrows.
She heard several more explosions in the distance, hearing Katsu make an interested sound.
What was happening?
She furrowed her eyebrows, staring at the ground in front of her, trembling slightly with wide eyes. She could feel it. Both Shun and Rio's strength were slowly draining from them. It's already been twenty-five minutes since they left the shields.
If she didn't do something and get them both back inside there, then they would...
Her eyes stung before she closed them tightly, her lips trembling.
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Shun and Rio swung their swords, a grin on the black haired woman and a serious look on the green eyed woman. Both were covered in blood, as were Kenpachi and Byakuya.
Kenpachi and Shun panted heavily, grins on their faces and holding their swords tightly. Shun smirked and bent her knees, getting ready to attack, until she sensed something that made her raise and turn her head, her eyes wide.
Rio turned her head, her eyes wide, Byakuya slowly widening his eyes when he sensed what she was sensing.
That woman released her Bankai.
A large sadistic grin spread across Shun's face while Rio narrowed her eyes. Kenpachi gave a frown when he saw the way Shun looked, narrowing his eyes when he saw her start to turn. That's when he noticed one particular reiatsu somewhere. He cursed. Dammit!
"I thought you were fighting me!" Kenpachi growled, narrowing his eyes as he frowned.
"Sorry. Maybe another time." Shun muttered, smirking before she disappeared.
Kenpachi growled before running through the trees. Idiot! There wouldn't be another time.
Byakuya was using shunpo, his eyes narrowed. As soon as Rio had sensed that other woman, she left without saying a word. Now he was trying to catch up with her. She was much faster than before, even faster than him.
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Hitsugaya covered his face, his eyes wide when he lowered his arm. Why did Yuri release her Bankai? It didn't make any sense. Unless... she was trying to get those other two's attention. Fool! It would only give her a certain death.
The wind spun wildly around Yuri, Katsu watching with a smile, his eyes narrowed with his arms behind his back.
The wind disappeared when Yuri's wings spread apart, wearing a white robe, her hair now blond and her eyes blue, looking up, her eyebrows furrowed. She held a sword that had a long blade, and was wearing no footwear.
Katsu smiled and tilted his head.
"That is an interesting form you have there, Yuri Hikari." Katsu commented, narrowing his eyes. He chuckled darkly and held his hand out. "I'd love to analyze it."
Yuri widened her eyes and took several steps back.
Katsu walked forward, his smile growing as he chuckled, taking several steps, all the Captains tense when they saw him close to the shield. They all clenched their hands, narrowing their eyes, all reaching for their swords. Just when the arrancar was about to take another step, which would mean outside the shield, he paused and looked up in thought.
Damn!
All the Captains inwardly cursed.
"Should I... show you what I done to those two girls of mine?" Katsu asked, delicately raising an eyebrow, holding up his hand and stopping those that were controlled.
As soon as he lowered his arm, all those that had a red substance on them fell to the ground.
The arrancar smiled and reached into his robes, pulling out a button and pushing it, the large screen up above growing in size, making everyone look towards it. Yuri widened her eyes, along with all those around her, seeing both Shun and Rio in separate tubes, both hitting the glass.
They were both yelling, wearing white kimonos.
Yuri's eyes grew wider, gasping when she saw women start screaming when lightening came from inside the tubes, both holding their heads, their screaming growing louder. She gasped when Rio fell, Shun still standing, holding herself up by the glass. She didn't last long before she fell, as well.
It when showed Shun laying in a cell, the door opening. She weakly looked up, not even wincing when she was pulled to her feet by her hair, staring coldly at the arrancar. Katsu only smiled in the video.
They watched video after video.
It wasn't even two minutes and they probably seen twenty of them being tortured.
Yuri's eyes remained wide, dark circles under her eyes as she stared at the screen in horror. Hitsugaya glanced at her and narrowed his eyes, clenching his teeth tightly together. Yuri narrowed her eyes, clenching her teeth and hands together, shaking as her face grew dark.
Katsu saw this and smiled.
"...I can't wait until you die." Yuri said darkly, no shine in her orbs, her eyes narrowed dangerously. "Because when that happens, I will have Shun and Rio back to normal."
"Hoh? Such big words... coming from such a small girl." Katsu said, giving a smile, his eyes narrowed.
Yuri was in front of the shield in a second, her eyes wide with rage, her face unusually dark, raising her sword above her head, and bringing it down. Katsu continued to smile coolly, even though her blade was mere inches from his face.
A chain was wrapped around her wrist.
The woman widened her eyes before turning her head, seeing Shun standing on a wall, a smirk on her face, holding onto her sword and the chain, her eyes narrowed as she gazed down at her.
Everyone around the area widened their eyes, some backing away.
Yuri's eyes grew a little more in horror.
"...Shun!" Yuri said, a waver in her voice.
"Bankai, eh?" Shun asked, raising an eyebrow, her smirk growing. "Thought that luring me here with your Bankai would do it, hm? Well, it sure worked. I'm going to give you a tip, girl." She said, narrowing her eyes.
Yuri stayed silent, her eyes still wide, staring at the woman that seemed to ooze danger off of her. Every muscle in her being was yelling at her to run. She felt frozen to the spot. She couldn't do anything but stare at the woman. She couldn't even believe it.
She was more scared of Shun than the arrancar.
The black haired woman gave a sadistic grin that made Yuri freeze.
"Don't underestimate me. If you do, you're gonna die real quick." Shun said, her eyes widening with glee, her sharp teeth showing when her grin grew, as well.
Yuri stared at her.
"I wouldn't even think of it."
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