Chapter 96 Burning fist

I don't own Bleach or any of the powers and gear used in this story.

The trio went together after getting the power band of the tiger, they went through a rocky area since Master Chin told them this is the place where the bands are hidden away.

They arrived at a cave and Aka said:"This is the place."

"Well let's go in before Saga and his goons gets them."Beingal said.

They went inside and they went through a series of hallways, they arrived at a dead end.

"Okay, there must be a secret of some kind here."Aka said.

Ling was sitting at a rock looking at Aka, it just wasn't fair, she has been training for a long time to be the guardian but he comes and gets it, yes he defeated her and didn't need any of his extra powers to do so but she was deserving of the mantle of dragon guardian.

Saga was around and he smirks sensing King's darkness."You wish for power then you shall get it."

He sent a beam of darkness at her making Ling scream surprising her friends, she then changes into the shadow dragon guardian.

"Ling!"Beingal said.

"She must have gotten corrupted."Aka said.

Ling laughs and said:"I knew I was the chosen one."

"Ling don't let it take control of you!"Aka said.

"I am in control, now I will take what is mine."she charges at Aka who jumps away and lifts his arm band.

"Empower the dragon!"

Beingal lifts her band up."Empower the tiger!"

They both transformed and charged at her, Beingal fights with Ling slashing at her as she backflips and shoots a dark fire blast sending her away, Aka charges at her and they clashed fists together, he could see someone was giving her power to even fight him.

Saga you bastard!

"Now I will defeat you!"she does a flying kick.

He goes into a stance and waists, he closes his eyes as his hands were covered in a golden glow, when she came close he puts his fists foward making a golden wave sending her back and the link that connected to her was broken.

She got up and holds her head."What, what just happened?"

Then the wall moved and it revealed a secret room with the bands on a stone table.

"Thank you."they saw Saga come out."The entrance could only be revealed through a trial of battle, so when Aka won he activated the entrance."

"You used me!"Ling got mad and uses her new powers to go towards him but Saga pushes her back knocking her into the other, he then swipes his hands and makes dark energy go to the bands and makes many shadow ones, he gets them to his body powering him up.

"Yes the power!"Saga then saw a chakram go towards him and he hits it away, then Aka comes down with his zanpakuto in shikai and tries to hit him but Saga his him away.

"Don't be a fool, I was a good saint so I have the seventh sense too, you stand no chance."Saga said.

"Even so I won't give up."Aka charges at Saga.

They traded punches before Aka uses his sword but Saga blocks it with a hand and puts his other hand at Aka chest.

Aka looks down and gets blasted through it.

The girls got shocked seeing that.

Back home

The others were at the living room before they heard something break, they looked at the floor to see a picture frame of Aka and it was cracked.

"Aka!"His team said going to it.

"What happened?!"Starrk said with everyone worried.

Draco eyes widen as he tries to sense him."He's gone."

They all gasped with the girls destroyed.

Aka was now lying down on the ground with a big hole on his chest with him back in his base form, the band goes to Saga and he laughs.

"How the mighty have fallen, Aizen was a fool to even let you live."Saga goes to the bands.

Beingal got mad and goes to pounce him but he turned around and blasted her away, Ling goes foward but he punches her in the gut making both girls land next to Aka.

Saga went to the bands to claim his reward.

In a dark area Aka was suspended and he opens his eyes."So, this is the end, everyone."He then remembers his friends, his lovers and of course his lady, Athena."I'm sorry."

He then saw a vision of Athena appear and she said:"Don't give up Aka."

"How, Saga won, I'm dead."he said.

"There is a way, a sense that he doesn't have since he didn't earn it."She said.

Aka looks up and his eyes widen, he then puts his hand foward making a light appear, then his zanpakuto spirit came and he grabbed his hand."I won't let you die."

His dragons also came and they pushed him foward.

Aka closes his eyes and then his senses went away before he could see it, a vast energy of cosmo entering him.

In the world of the living Saga was still going foward but then he stops since he sensed a large amount of cosmo, he looks back in shock to see Aka's body glow before the hole heals up surprising the girls.

His eyes opened and he stands up facing of against Saga.

"Impossible!"Saga said and then the dragon band left his arm going towards Aka attaching to his arm instead."This can't be, did you really unlock the eight sense."Saga was nervous.

Aka smirks and said:"Why don't you find out."He then summons his cloth and I merged with the power of the band making a new form, his armor mixed with the guardian outfit and he wears the mask in gold.

Saga gets ready and saw Aka charging foward, he shoots a beam of darkness and Aka swats it away.

"Why you?"he then sent a planet size meteor at Aka who punches it to bits.

Aka jumps up and punches Saga in the chest making him scream.

Saga blocks a punch before he got kneed in the gut, he steps back and glares at Aka."You'll pay for that."

Aka raises his zanpakuto up and it glows."Bankai!"Saga got shocked and the sword changed into a gauntlet on Aka's right arm that was red with a dragon head on the top of the knuckle and the teeth were the fingers."Shakunetsu no kōryū."

He raises his fist up and his new energy goes inside it and he then makes a powerful punch at Saga.

He blocks it with a shield but then it breaks making Saga get hit."Impossible!"he got hit away crashing through a wall.

Saga comes out and goes to his knees holding his chest."My body! It feels like the sun is burning me!"

Aka stares at him and Saga said:"This isn't over!"ha then vanishes.

Aka changes back before he got tackled by the girls."Aka!"

He chuckles and said:"It's alright I'm okay."

"Don't do that again!"Ling said and he nodded.

They got the bands and went back to the temple.

"You all have done well."Chin said.

"Looks like you'll be looking after this."Aka said holding the bag with the bands.

"No, Aka it's time for you to be the guardian of them."They got surprised."You have proven that you would defy death just to protect them."

"I see, well don't worry I'll keep them safe."Aka said.

"Got room for one more."Beingal said.

"Make it two."Ling said.

"Come."he smiles.

Chin bows to them and they returned the gesture saying goodbye to him.

They arrived back at his world and when they entered the living room everyone got surprised to see him.

"Hey guys."he said.

They all got shocked before they smiled and ran towards him."Aka!"

They made a group hug with some even crying, he chuckles since he must have made them worried.

Note:"Here's the end of the arc with Aka getting all the power bands, his bankai is called Shakunetsu no kōryū which is burning steel dragon, it concentrates the flames into his fist making a power punch that can rival and even surpass the sun.