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Vaizado no Ashido
Chapter 12: revelation
(OPENING: Leader – Warrior Inside)
OUTSIDE OF THE ABANDONED MATSUOKA HOSPITAL – KARAKURA TOWN – AFTERNOON
After the four youngsters left, the Shinigami with the farmer's hat named Eikichiro Saido, who has watched the four youngsters from a distance before they presumably joined the battle as well, also came closer via Shunpo towards the abandoned hospital but luckily remained unnoticed while hiding behind a red-colored car, his right knee on the ground.
„This seems quite serious, maybe calling for back-up won't be a bad idea." he quietly said to himself.
„This won't be necessary" Saido slightly jumped after hearing a female voice commenting on him from behind.
When Saido looked behind, he didn't expect to see a very beautiful woman with waist-long natural purple hair, tied in a traditional Japanese knot. Her clothes of choice were a white kosode that is fashionably designed with red stitching running down the sides of the robe, and connect the torso with each of the sleeves with the same sort of stitching.
But the most visible feature for Saido was her impressive cleavage because her kosode is usually left open slightly enough to reveal them.
But before Saido could ask who she is, he saw how she not only suddenly stood right beside him but also touched his neck with her finger, making him unconscious right away.
But before his body could fell on the ground hard, the woman stopped Saido's body from falling, patting him gently on the ground while also taking out a small silver tube from inside her kosode. When opening the silver tube, a blue glowing liquid could be seen, which she dropped on the unconscious Saido.
„Fesseleine, " she said as she activated the Ginto spell, which now turned the glowing liquid into several ropes, which immediately restrained the unconscious Shinigami on his whole body, making Saido looking like a mummy, the only slight difference was that the woman was holding one of these ropes connected to him.
„Sorry but I musn't let the soul society know of this right now." she commented towards the unconscious Saido before looking towards the abandoned Hospital, where the battle is still going on.
„let's hope I have not to interfere more than already." the woman added as well.
ROOFTOP OF THE OF THE ABANDONED MATSUOKA HOSPITAL – KARAKURA TOWN- AFTERNOON – FUJIMARU'S POW
„ „Y-Yofu ? " " the twins, each their Zanpakutos in their hands, asked in disbelief, „ uncle? " Shiyo asked in disbelief as well.
The three youngsters couldn't believe that Seigen is right in front of them.
And what's more, he seemed very different. Right now, he had different clothes around him than they usually remember, and his gaze is much darker as well.
„how many years has it been ?" Seigen suddenly spoke, „Fujimaru …, Matsuri … Shiyo …. " he called their names while looking each at their eyes.
„and you too, Fujimaru Namikaze …. " he said while looking towards the called person as well.
This made the twins and Shiyo turning their heads towards their companion, who now openly pressed his teeth out of anger while looking towards Seigen.
„Namikaze-san …. " Fujimaru called towards his namesake, wondering how he knows about his adoptive father, but there was no reaction since Namikaze is presumably focused on Seigen, who seemed not to be happy at all.
Matsuri meanwhile looked again towards her stepfather, her expression still in shock.
Matsuri then realized that he has released his Zanpakuto. What's more, there was even blood visible on its Shikai's blade. Matsuri then looked to her right, seeing Kensei and a wounded Ashido. She then looked behind her, her gaze now on the wounded Hachi, who has been wounded as well.
Matsuri then looked again towards her stepfather's eyes. And then after putting the pieces all together, her eyes went wide.
He was the cloaked person she and Ashido encountered at the middle school.
„What is the meaning of this, Yofu" Matsuri asked, making her twin brother and step-cousin looking towards Seigen as well.
There was a moment of silence.
„I see … " Seigen spoke coldly, „it seems that neither Ashido nor Shinji nor anyone else here dared to tell you anything at all." he added.
The three youngsters' eyes widened again before looking towards Shinji and the wounded Ashido,
„how does Yofu mean that" Fujimaru demanded answers from Ashido and Kensei, but both were looking away right now,
„HEY I'M TALKING TO YOU, ANSWER " Fujimaru now shouted after looking towards Shinji as well, since he realized that he and Ashido presumably didn't tell them certain things on purpose.
It was at this moment that he and Matsuri remembered their talk with Seireitou.
FLASHBACK
"you mean there is a traitor among the Shinigami, who secretly helps the Arrancar, is it perhaps Bansui Amatsuki? " Fujimaru wondered during his talk with Seireitou.
"that's our conclusion. Shinji and Ashido themself have a good suggestion on who else is involved with the Arrancar, so I will leave him to explain who this traitor is, but that isn't what I wanted to tell you eighter." Seireitou stated.
„Even though I'm indeed thankful for the help of Kawahiru-dono and his allies, but unfortunately … " Namikaze breathed before he continued, „ my family on the other hand didn't have any luck. " Namikaze stated with a serious expression, which of course shocked all three of them.
END OF FLASHBACK
Then, Fujimaru realized an increase of energy near his namesake.
When he turned around he saw that his namesake has activated his 'Einhander'.
„Now …" Namikaze said before he went straight for Seigen with his glowing weapon, „YOU'LL PAY FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, YOU PIECE OF S.. " he shouted but was stopped.
„that's enough." Namikaze heard the voice of his master.
When Namikaze turned behind, he saw that not only Naibu has stopped him by holding his left hand on Namikaze's left shoulder, his other hand holding his 'Einhander', but also that he was using his 'halbstil', proven by Naibu's glowing clothes and one glowing wing.
What's more, Shinji, Mashiro, and Lisa appeared as well, each one of them staying in front of the twins and Shiyo.
Kensei used Seigen's distraction to teleport him and Ashido away, making them appear near Shinji and the others as well.
„Now that's what I call a reunion, Seigen" Bansui commented after he also appeared near his partner.
The four youngsters now looked towards the bearded man, recognizing him immediately.
„Bansui Amatsuki." Fujimaru commented with a shocking expression, despite that he as been suspected already.
„oh, your twins and your niece I see … " Bansui commented while looking closer towards the male twin, „ … I remember seeing you and Kaien Shiba as if it was yesterday. " Bansui added while grinning.
Namikaze meanwhile then looked angrily towards his master.
„please tell me, sensei … " Namikaze asked rather upset, „did you knew that these two swines there would come today." he demanded from his master while referring to Seigen and Bansui.
Naibu still looked towards his pupil, while his outer expression looked rather calmly, despite being rather disappointed with his pupil for disobeying his orders, he understood his pupil's actions, knowing what relation Namikaze has with Seigen in the first place.
„When I felt their reiatsu-shockwave at the shop, I had a bad omen." Naibu revealed before he looked towards the other three who appeared along with his pupil, „that was the whole reason we didn't want you four to be here in the first place" Naibu continued explaining.
„We knew if it turns out to be indeed Seigen, and that when you all see him, you all wouldn't be able to hold back your emotions." Shinji explained further to the three youngsters as well.
„I'm sorry that we couldn't tell it to you sooner, but … " Shinji then looked closer towards the twin's and Shiyo's eyes.
„ to make it short, Suzunami-taichou is now our's and soul society's enemy." Shinji stated while looking again towards his previous captain,
„I'm really sorry, but as you can already see, he joined forces with Bansui Amatsuki, which is reasons enough why we have …" Shinji stayed silent for a moment
„ … to kill him as well." Ashido finished the sentence for Shinji, shocking the three youngsters near him.
The three now could only stay speechless after what Ashido just proclaimed. Of course, it can't be denied that Seigen is indeed the enemy, given what Seigen has done towards Hachi and Ashido and the fact that his reiatsu is not only similar to that of the Visoreds but also much more sinister as well.
Even more, the twins and Shiyo wondered what must have happened to their dear Seigen that he has become like that, what's more, what he has done to Namikaze to call him a swine.
„kill me ?" they've heard Seigen say sarcastically asking before a sudden dramatical rise of reiatsu could be felt.
Before Fujimaru, Matsuri and Shiyou could look towards Seigen again, Ashido pushed them three away rather strong.
The three youngsters wondered at first why only to see two large horizontally slashes
Except for the three youngsters, everyone near them fell on the ground, along with blood wounds, shooting their blood out of their bodies.
Ashido, Kensei, and Shinji have spilled a lot of blood out of their mouths after landing on the ground.
Naibu and Namikaze didn't seem to spill any large amount of blood like the Visoreds, but they fell on their knees nevertheless.
OUTSIDE OF THE OF THE ABANDONED MATSUOKA HOSPITAL – KARAKURA TOWN- AFTERNOON – FUJIMARU'S POW
As for the other Visoreds who stood beside Hachigen to treat him somehow, Hiyori, Mashiro, and Lisa were about to join the others against Seigen and Bansui, only for Hiyori to be stopped by someone touching her shoulder from behind.
„Onee-san? " Hiyori wondered surprisingly after turning her head.
ROOFTOP OF THE OF THE ABANDONED MATSUOKA HOSPITAL – KARAKURA TOWN- AFTERNOON
Back to the roof, The only ones who stayed who remained to stay beside the three youngsters were Bansui and Seigen, who not only caused the two slashes but also came closer towards the three youngsters.
Nevertheless, the three Visoreds and the two Ankoite were still conscious to see what's happening, looking towards Seigen and Bansui.
„Are you sure that you can deal with them alone? " Bansui asked his partner, who looked briefly towards him, thinking if he's really able to kill his three family members.
„that's not of your concern, but … " Seigen said while looking again towards the three, „I want to try out something", these were Seigen's last words, still looking towards his adoptive children and his niece before he started to come closer towards them. Bansui meanwhile grinned again, as if knowing what Seigen is about to do.
Fujimaru, Matsuri, and Shiyo didn't know what to do anymore. It was clear that the twins had to confront their enemies, but it was their Yofu, their adoptive father they've had to face. Could they really do that ?.
Seigen then stood in front of them, looking toward's Fujimaru's eyes while lifting his left hand
„prove me that you're really my children … " were Seigen's last words before he snapped with his fingers of his left hand.
Then, out of nowhere, Fujimaru, Matsuri, and Shiyo suddenly vomited some white stuff.
While the three tried to realize what's happening now, Ashido, Kensei, and Shinji looked in disbelief, not believing what's happening.
Back to Shiyo and the twins, the white substance they've vomited somehow was sticking on their faces.
„What is this … " Shiyo worryingly wondered while trying to remove the white substance, like his sister and Shiyo, but the more he tried to remove it, the weaker they three became.
„since strong Shinigamis like Ashido, Shinji, and the others survived hollowfication, I'm sure that, like my children, you'll also be able to survive it, that's of course if you're really my children" Seigen proclaimed.
Now it was clear to everyone that Seigen intends to hollowfy his step-children and niece.
„PLEASE NOOOOOOOO!" Shinji shouted in horror while trying to stand up, only to be hit by Bansui back to the floor, who shakes his head towards Shinji to imply that he shouldn't interfere.
Fujimaru, who still tried to remove the substance, realized that it completely enveloped his whole face while becoming suddenly tired. Of course, he resisted this tiredness by hitting himself. Fujimaru even looked towards his Step-father, still not believing that this is father's doing.
Seigen, who realized that the three are somehow resisting the hollowfication, came closer to them, intending to increase the hollowfication.
It was at this moment that Seigen realized someone suddenly appeared.
He saw that a shakujo, a Japanese pewter staff, has blocked his Zanpakuto's strike.
He then turned his head, seeing a tall, muscular, lightly tan-skinned man with glasses and a mustache.
„Tessai … " Seigen recognized the tall man in front of him while pressing his own eyes.
„Seigen-dono … " Tessai called his opponent's name as well.
Bansui, seeing the tall man's appearance as a sign to interfere, aimed with his own Zanpakuto towards the tall man, only for him to be stopped by the familiar green hat and green clothed individual, whom he already confronted before.
„your fast reaction never stops to amaze me, Kisuke-chan" Bansui commented while facing one of his previous disciplines.
„likewise, Amatsuki-sensei " Urahara commented as well while facing his previous teacher. „now please, surrender, or else harder times will come for you both." Kisuke added further, his expression now much more serious than usual.
„and you're also still cheeky as well if you believe you can threaten me like that." Bansui commented while pressing with his released Zanpakuto much harder while feeling rather excited to see Urahara finally face to face after so many years.
Urahara meanwhile started to struggle against the pressure his previous teacher put on his Zanpakuto.
„That wasn't a threat, but a warning, and not even by me." Urahara commented.
After Urahara's comment, Bansu, and Seigen now could feel 4 more Reiatsu's around the near proximity, each one of them rather strong, even as strong as Urahara's own Reiatsu.
The first one belonged to a tall, fair-skinned woman with black trousers, a purple-colored Shirt with the word 'Unagiya' on it, brown eyes, and black hair underneath her brown cap with goggles. She also wears black gloves, which right now were pressed into fists.
The next two Reiatsu's belonged to two individuals, who've been staying far away in the sky, watching down towards Seigen and Bansui, who could tell that those two's reiatsu's were slightly stronger than that of the black-haired women.
The second person was a black-haired man with fair skin, red eyes, and presumably a burn wound on his left cheek. What's more, a ring, possibly his wedding ring, around his right hand.
The third one is a visibly muscular man, being also broader through the shoulders as well as a little taller. He wears his hair in a series of disheveled black spikes with a split fringe that hangs longer on the right with a shorter one between his eyes. His clothing consists of a black jacket, white undershirt, black denim jeans, a tight leather belt, and a pair of studded fingerless gloves. Around his pelvic area, an inactive 'Einhander' could be seen.
The final Reiatsu however, came from a man who's been treating the wounded Hachigen with an elixir while Seigen and Bansui have been surrounded by those new allies. Not only he seemed to be the strongest of the group, maybe even stronger than Urahara himself, but to most presents around the last two seemed quite familiar, even to Bansui and especially Seigen themselves.
After the final individual teleported on the building's rooftop, Seigen and Bansui saw his long black hair, held together by a pigtail. His blue Kimono, which had a darker blue color than naibu's samue-style clothes, also had, in addition, a ying-yang symbol on his back. And around his pelvis, he was carrying an inactive 'Einhander' as well.
„Taishogun … " Namikaze said while looking towards the final individual before the third individual appeared in front of him and Naibu.
„seems it was the right choice to come here after all." the third individual said towards them both while giving them a special elixir.
„thank you, Kori-dono … " Naibu addressed him respectfully since he's superior in rank than Naibu himself, „we both humbly apologize to be seen like this." Naibu added as an apology for his and his pupil's wounds.
„Please don't, Naibu and Fuji, it's obvious that right now it's a different story than usual, I'm sure even he thinks the same." the man named Kori stated before looking towards the final individual named Hiroshi.
„you here? … " Seigen suddenly said rather shockingly, but still ready to confront him instead of Tessai. The last individual remained silent at first while only looking towards Seigen's eyes with his own emotionless grey eyes.
„still surprised ? " the black-haired man named Hiroshi asked himself, still looking with his eyes towards Seigen before looking towards Bansui, who started grinning again.
„I am indeed surprised, Kenji-chan," Bansui stated towards the familiar person, „despite knowing that you four were in Naruki City a short while ago. Did you perhaps know we would be here today ?" he added while he, Seigen, and Urahara and Tessai as well remembered how the hollow-hotspot in Naruki City disappeared rather immediately after it has been created.
„Actually It was a nice and enjoyable visit before you two came here." the man, his full name Kenji Hiroshi, stated rudely before he and Kori put out each their necklace, activating their'Heilig Bogen'. Kenji then looked towards the wounded Ashido, as well as towards Fujimaru, Matsuri, and Shiyo.
Bansui then realized that Kori aimed for him, making Bausui teleport via Shunpo away, appearing near Seigen.
This made it possible for Shinji to stand up, seeing his savior. It was the black-haired woman with the brown cap, along with some kind of goggles. She then throws some kind of liquid towards the three wounded Visoreds.
„Thank you, Ikumi. Didn't expected for you to help us today." Shinji said while being slightly relieved.
„yeah, thank you Unagiya-san." Kensei thanked her as well while lifting Ashido, who also wanted to thank her, but fell unconscious, his body becoming loose, because of the blood loss.
„it's too early to thank me after all those two jackasses are still around." Ikumi stated while looking towards Seigen and Bansui.
„ASHIDO !" Kensei shouted, not being able to lift him because of his own blood loss, but luckily, the second person, the man with the short black hair and the burn wound on his left cheek, saving Ashido from his fall.
„you guys should've waited until all of us came all together. " the man with the burn wound proclaimed towards Kensei and Shinji while he himself held the unconscious Ashido.
„Thank you too, Sanosuke" Shinji thanked him as well while slightly smiling in relief that they've appeared.
„We really didn't expect this outcome, that's why Ashido didn't saw it as necessary for more support, Hosen-san." Kensei explained while addressing Sanosuke with his last name.
Sanosuke then slowly put Ashido down on the floor carefully.
„How could you do this, Seigen, even to your own children? " Tessai meanwhile demanded rather angrily towards Seigen.
„I have nothing to say to you, Tessai." Seigen answered, which made Tessai even angrier, even though it couldn't be seen in his expression.
As for Fujimaru, Matsuri, and Shiyo, they nearly came to their limits while resisting the hollowfication, they were about to become unconscious until a strong reiatsu could be felt.
This strange reiatsu was somehow able to keep the three awake while they turned around to see the source of the reiatsu, seeing a black-haired man with a dark blue kimono, who stood right in front of them.
„Sakralied … "Kenji then shouted while a large amount of reishi started to collect around the area.
It didn't take much time until the collected reishi formed into a large ring surrounding around the three hollowfiing youngsters.
Then Kenji touched the reishi-ring with his left hand.
„KASTEIUNG !" Kenji shouted loudly, which released another large amount of reiatsu.
While the three youngsters at first closed their eyes because of the bean of light, they then started to scream as well because of the immense pain they were suffering right now.
As for the wounded Visoreds, who were still witnessing the events before them, saw a large pillar of light in front of them, feeling the large amount of Reiatsu as well.
After around a half minute, the pillar of light disappeared. But then, no one, not even Bansui, and Seigen, both with shocked expressions, couldn't believe what happened just now.
Even though the three youngsters were now laying unconscious on the ground, it was clear that hollowfication stopped, actually, the hollofication seemed to be eradicated as if they've never been hollowfied at all.
As if that wasn't enough, Kenji immediately lifted all of the three youngsters somehow carefully around his body, teleporting away along with them.
Kenji reappeared again towards the other Visoreds, who were Guarding the also still unconscious Hachigen.
„I'll leave them here with you for a while." he said towards Love and Rose, both nodded before he teleported back to the rooftop.
Right now, everyone could feel how another, very large amount of reiatsu has been released by Kenji. The amount is so great, that Tessai and even Urahara compared Kenji's reiatsu with that of Yamamoto and Seireitou themselves.
Seigen, who still couldn't believe that his hollofication could be stopped, no, eradicated, even by someone like Kenji, now looked angrily towards him. Lifting his own Zanpkatuto.
„How did you do this." Seigen anrily demanded an answer.
„you really expect an answer towards my enemy." Kenji stated with a low, calm, but clearly serious tone, which made Seigen even angrier, making Seigen release a strong wave of Reiatsu as well.
As for the wounded Visoreds, they've started to breathe rather heavily because of the strong Reiatsu around them while Tessai, Urahara, Ikumi, Sanosuke, and the three Ankoite pressed their eyes because of the strong pressure around them.
„Taichou … "Shinji himself thought angrily, while still trying to look towards his previous captain despite the strong reiatsu around, still wondering if he really was about to hollowfy his own children for real.
Seigen was about to attack Kenji before he suddenly noticed his body felt somehow petrified, along with the attached Zanpakuto, did, but why?
Seigen then immediately saw his answer on his left shoulder: it attached a small reishi-arrow, its tip inside his shoulder.
Even though Seigen had no idea what's exactly going on, he looked towards the one Ankoite presumably responsible with an angry expression.
When Seigen looked towards Naibu, the latter replied:
„what you now experience is the power of my Schrift, it's called 'Φ' (Pi), short for 'parálysis', with that, I can paralyze everyone's and everything's body who comes near my reach, and since I attacked you with my 'halbstil', the effect of 'parálysis' is even stronger, which is the reason it's affecting stronger opponents like you." Naibu explained, which made Seigen more angrier, especially for the fact that he didn't felt the Reishi-Arrow in the first place.
„SEIGEN !" Bansui suddenly shouted towards his partner, who then looked towards him, only to see that he was for some reason on the ground, making Seigen looking quite confused at this scene.
Seigen was about to question Bansui for this, only for Seigen to notice one more Reiatsu coming from behind a red-colored car, what's more, not only a strong one but also a rather familiar one.
„She … " Seigen stated in shock, before looking towards Bansui again.
Bansui then shaked his head, signalizing Seigen that they have no chance of success right now.
At first, Seigen wanted to disagree but then realized that along with the others who arrived, especially Urahara and Kenji, there's really no chance to kill the Visoreds off right now.
After destroying the small Reishi Arrow with his Zanpakuto, Seigen then lifted his left hand, snapping with it once again, leaving a rather loud noise to follow.
This noise caused quite a large wrap of space around both Seigen and Bansui to appear.
Their opponents immediately jumped away from the expanding wrap of space, knowing that when they were about to touch the wrap of space, they would fall into the Gargantua, which is quite dangerous when not preparing beforehand.
„This won't be the last time we've met" Seigen commented after the space's expansion stopped, not being able to be seen by his adopted twins and niece, who were still in shock, „that's a promise." were Seigen's last words before his and Bansui's Reiatsu disappeared completely behind the wrapped space.
(ENDING: Aqua Timez - 1mm)