Disclaimer: Bleach is the property of Kubo Tite.
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Kise was with a group of Shinigami from 3rd Squad, also accompanied by Gin. They stared pretty nervously at him. Most of the other captain level Shinigami had been left to wander off by themselves, but Gin was to be watched, not on Unohana's orders, but the complaints of some others. Kise was extremely nervous. I won't be able to handle it if he attacks, she thought.
"Kise-chan," Gin said slowly. "Do you trust me?"
"Why do you ask?" she replied, voice trembling a bit.
"You seem frightened." Gin turned and faced her directly. "I know you have no reason to trust me, but I assure you that I really am on your side." Kise turned to face him. From what she had heard before, Gin Ichimaru's face would strike terror through you. it was creepy. But as she looked at his face now, it wasn't creepy, there was true sincerity in his face.
"Alright. I believe you." The two continued on. After a few moments of silence, there were suddenly screams coming several yards from where they were patrolling. They all rushed to the site without saying a word. A huge Hollow had a little girl in its hand along with a few other Hollows that had captured some other kids.
But off in the distance was a black hole opening in the blue sky. They all gaped up at it in horror. "Hueco Mundo. Aizen's coming," Gin whispered.
Kise quickly snapped back into it. "You guys stay here. Ichimaru-san and I will go to where Aizen's coming. Protect the people here." They nodded their heads, faces a bit pale and the two of them quickly disappeared.
It seemed all the captains and vice-captains were heading to Aizen's destination, leaving their suboordinates to fend off the Hollows. Kise and Gin caught up to Yoruichi and Urahara, who had just saw it. "Everyone's heading towards... him."
"Remember the plan," Urahara said, smiling like a goof. "We go all out. Bankai and all!" Kise grimaced a bit at this. Urahara took notice but didn't say anything.
"But I don't have a Zanpaku-Tó, remember?" Yoruichi said smugly.
"Right. You're too good for that!" An arrancar suddenly appeared out of nowhere. "Rupee's the name. Number 6 is my rank."
"You're part of Espada?"
They received a grin. "That's why I said number 6 is my rank!"
"Kisuke, you, Gin, and Kise-chan go to Aizen. This guy's got nothing on me," Yoruichi said, smirking.
"I'll see you over there then." With that the three of them Shunpo-ed away. They could see from far away that Aizen had chosen a big clearing to arrive in. Most of the others were already there, Zanpaku-Tó out and ready, staring up at the sky. The three of them quickly dropped down with everybody else.
But not everyone was there. The lower-ranked Shinigami were all somewhere else and a few captains and vice-captains were gone. "Where's my dad?" Kise asked nervously.
"He's just dealing with an annoyance," Byakuya answered quickly.
"Thanks for telling me Uncle Byakuya."
"Byakuya-sama will do." Just as she opened her mouth to retort however, the hole in the sky started crackling. Everyone tightened their grasp on their Zanpaku-Tó and glared straight ahead.
Tons of Hollows started pouring out. Normal ones. Then there were the Menos: Gillians, Ajuukarus, Vastoorodes, and Arrancars. "Hold them off before they get into the city," Byakuya yelled out to everybody. "Scatter, Senbon Zakura!" Its blade disappeared, and Sakura petals suddenly appeared, dozens of Hollows were hit by its power.
More Shikai began to be released. The Hollows were getting destroyed quickly but more and more just came. There was also the problem of the more powerful ones. A few Espada had also arrived. Kise thought they seemed familiar. She remembered that her dad had described a few of them to her and said, "They never DIE! Did you know that? We've battled them for so long and yet they never DIE!"
Quickly focusing her attention back on the battle, Kise helped fend off a few Hollows here and there but she didn't release her Shikai. There was a perfectly good reason for that, but no one but her knew it.
The battle was also getting more and more fierce. There wasn't any sign of Aizen or Tousen though. However, one good thing was that it seemed that the Hollow situation in the city had been exterminated. Each and every one of the Shinigami was heading towards the clearing to help fend off all the Hollows. Kise felt someone lean against her back. She grinned. "Where's that stupid Aizen?"
"Calm down, Koruichi. It's not like you're gonna be able to beat Aizen."
"I wouldn't think that you would either!"
"No one said I was!" Kise started to calm down. It was a good thing Koruichi showed up. Her nerves were being settled. They had become like brother and sister. But she still kept her attention focused on the Hollows. "K - Kourichi, I lied! I didn't achieve my Bankai yet!" Kise choked out as she destroyed another Hollow.
"No worries," Koruichi said calmly. "I haven't achieved my Bankai either. And it's not like you'll really need it, your Shikai's pretty powerful anyway." Kise felt a lot better and both her and Koruichi exchanged a few jokes here and there while fighting the Hollows back to back to lighten the situation.
Just when the Hollows seemed to finally be over with, two figures dropped down. "Couldn't even trust them with one simple task before these..." Aizen stopped mid sentence. "I can't seem to find a word for these. Tousen!" The former captain of the 9th Division stepped forward. Kise noticed Shuuhei and Komamura grip their Zanpaku-Tós extra tightly. "Take care of them for me. I'm off to the fine town of Karakura."
"Aizen!" Ichigo growled, seemingly to have appeared out of nowhere. "Take another step, and you'll regret it!"
"Oh really?" Aizen said amusedly. "Step!" He mockingly put a foot forward.
Ichigo growled and rushed forward, plunging Zangetsu into Aizen. But another Aizen appeared behind him and effortlessly dug his own Zanpaku-Tó into Ichigo. "Dad!" Kise shrieked, rushing forward, ready to hit Aizen with everything she could. Everything seemed to slow down. She felt someone from behind her shove her and she fell next to Ichigo. Turning around, Kise saw that Aizen had just stabbed Kourichi.
He fell forward, blood gushing out. It was silent for a moment before everyone rushed forward towards Aizen with Yoruichi in the lead. Kise wavered over Ichigo before he got up with a scowl on his face. "Stupid Aizen," he growled. He turned to Kise with a grim face. "Take care of Koruichi. And remember, whatever happens, you know what to do." With that, he leapt forward, a Hollow mask forming over his face.
Kise stared in horror but managed to scramble over to Koruichi's side. Calm down, she told herself, repeating the words over and over again in her mind. Ichigo had told her about his inner Hollow, but apparently the shock was still enough to send her into, well shock. But she focused her mind onto helping Koruichi. "Hey. Hey. You okay?" she whispered softly, grabbing his hand.
"Of course I am. And you better not forget me!" he cracked a feeble grin.
"How could I forget you? You're not going anywhere!"
"Arigatou..."
His hand went limp.
"H-hey Koruichi, stop playing around..." Tears rapidly started to fall onto Koruichi's pale face as Kise lost control. She carefully laid him down on the ground and got up slowly, trembling.
One thought, and one thought only crossed her mind.
Aizen Sousuke.
"Aizen!" she screamed, drawing Kangetsu and rushing blindly forward. Everyone turned their attention to her. Ichigo, Rukia, and Isshin's faces clearly said, 'Stay back!' She ran forward anyway.
But then everything started to slow down and ultimately, everything and everyone around her stopped moving. "What's happening?" she screamed.
"Kiseichou! What are you doing?" a voice sounded out throughout the clearing, coming in all directions.
Kise recognized the voice at once. "Kangetsu," she growled to herself. "What are you doing? Why're you stopping me? I need to kill him! I need to!"
"Fool!" Kangetsu's figure appeared before her. The pale girl had an aura about her. Kise felt intimidated at once. "Go! Try and attack Aizen right now. See what happens."
"What?"
"Do what I say," she said dangerously, her eyes flashing.
Kise walked forwards towards Aizen slowly. She turned and gave Kangetsu a weird look before sticking her into Aizen. But it was more like sticking her into nothing. Kise waved Kangetsu around the figure she saw as Aizen but hit nothing solid. Dropping the Zanpaku-Tó form of Kangetsu, she waved her hand through Aizen.
"His Zanpaku-Tó's ability gives Aizen the power of 'complete hypnosis.' He can make you see or believe anything he wants you to. Fighting him is like fighting blindfolded. You don't know what you're going up against."
"Then how could you tell?"
"I think it has something to do with my element. The moon and ice can sort of reflect things and I think that reflects what Aizen's true form is."
"Then you have to help me! You're the only one that can do this!"
"Fool! I can't just tell you where he is while you're fighting! That takes up too much time!"
"But there has to be a way!" Kise fell to her knees. "I need to defeat him! He has to go down! Aizen can't be left free dammit!"
Kangetsu eyed the young girl. She's tough. But is she ready? "Alright." Kise looked up, eyes shining. "I can help you. Just release your Bankai."
"But I haven't..."
"Yes you have. The training I made you go through was to obtain your Bankai."
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Kise got up and slowly, everything started to move once again. Everybody's eyes were on her but she looked around for Aizen. Found him, Kangetsu told her. Right there!
"Aizen!" Kise yelled in the direction of... a tree. She felt stupid, but Kangetsu was right. She knew it.
Slowly, the tree faded into the form of Aizen. The other one disappeared. "Aa. I see you figured out where I am. Don't get too cocky now. It was just a once-in-a-lifetime thing." He grinned a sick grin.
"Are you sure about that Aizen?"
Now Kiseichou!
Kise could still feel all eyes on her and hoped that Kangetsu was right. It's now or never, she told herself. Bringing Kangetsu in front of her, she thrust her forward and positively glowing with a impressive amount of reiatsu, she screamed, "BANKAI!" A bright light engulfed the clearing. As it started to fade, two figures became apparent. "Musha Oujo - " Kise said.
" - Kangetsu." The other figure was Kangetsu herself. Kise Shihakusho was now pure white, the same as Kangetsu's and they both held Zanpaku-Tós identical to Kangetsu's Shikai form.
"Aa, your friend?" Aizen said, obviously amused.
"Shouldn't we be facing each other if we're talking, eh Aizen?" Kise spun around. Aizen was there instead.
He frowned. "How..."
"It's simple," Kangetsu said. "I can see through your 'hypnosis.' And Kise's, my, Bankai allows me to appear in a sort of... human form and it also allows Kise to see through your hypnosis as well."
"Oh, is that it?" Aizen started to clap. A sort of sarcastic clap. "Wonderful, wonderful!" Then, he started to laugh.
"Don't let your guard down," Kangetsu hissed. Both she and Kise disappeared in a flash, Kangetsu appearing in front of Aizen, Kise behind. They both struck at the same time, but hit each other's Zanpaku-Tós instead.
"Kise!" Ichigo said, stepping forward.
"No, Ichigo," Rukia said calmly. "This is her fight. And she's more than ready to face Aizen. I can feel it."
"But she's barely had any time to train!"
"She's strong like you. And we need to take care of these nuisances anyway." Everyone else was already fighting the army of Hollows and Tousen. The couple quickly joined.
Kise and Kangetsu were fighting Aizen relentlessly. All three of them were swinging hit after hit, without any time to use any special attacks. They all had gotten cut here and there. Kise was suffering from a jagged cut in her side, Kangetsu had a cut on her cheek while Aizen just had a few minor cuts and bruises.
They weren't making any progress and the few cuts weren't serving as fatal as Kise would've hoped them to be. Kangetsu and Kise quickly came up with a plan.
Kangetsu served as a distraction as she jumped several feet behind, with Aizen following.
Kise stayed in place, and quickly swung her Zanpaku-Tó. "Koori Yurasu!" It glowed with an eerie white color, swinging into Aizen.
He suddenly froze on the spot and fell onto his knees. "W - what's happening?" he gasped, clutching his chest. He screamed as Kise's Zanpaku-Tó swung out of him, this time creating a wound in his back.
"My Koori Yurasu swung inside you and froze you inside is what," Kise said, smiling and stumbling forward. Ice particles started forming in Kangetsu's hand and they flew forward, freezing Aizen's hands first and spreading throughout his body.
"It's over," Kise grinned. "He's... we beat him! It's over..."
Her thoughts were proven wrong as the shriek of a Hollow sounded throughout the clearing and Kise turned to see a white Hollow mask with red stripes on the top corner forming on Ichigo...
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Koori Yurasu - Ice Swing
Musha Oujo Kangetsu - Warrior Princess of the Wintry Moon
A/N: Actually, I just put in 'of the' in the Bankai name. (Couldn't find an actual translation for it -.-) But anyway, REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY sorry for updating so late though. I edited this so much and the Aizen battle was crappy wasn't it? ;-; I couldn't think of another way to write it! Sorry! I'm hoping the next chapter (which is the last) will be up soon but then I might go into the crazy editing mode so who knows how long it'll be before it's up x.x Oh well, review please :D
And a note to people to read the manga: Who's pissed that those Arrancar NEVER DIE! 80 It's wrong I tell you! Wroonng!