Bleach – The Heart of the Matter

By Tayla Drago

As we've seen both Ikkaku and Yumichika have their powers upgraded of the Belmont next 'for Sonia having a powerful bracelet of luck that was given to her master Keigo Shun from the past' while still be a human of a half breed Soul Reaper, and some Belmont spirit she still has left of…it would seem there was a lot more about Sonia Yamamoto than the curse to get rid of before Dracula sends out more of his demons after her; hurting her body so and learning about her new Zanpakto to have the spirit of Eichi to guide her one way to learn more about her mother who was still out there. What about her? Does she have something to do with the Dracula's curse to show up every century and such…? Who knows! But for now, she has one more task to complete of becoming a Soul Reaper real soon to wait for that moment and train on other things little at a time to overcome the curse, somehow.

But that's not all, with Dracula making his move on Ichigo and the others back in the World of the Living…Deku does the same to send out someone made out of liquid to be ready to move out once the demon bat opens a portal from the hideout and in to the Soul Society place real soon. Again? As Sonia was training to learn some Kido move of water types in the lake to move her body 'like some type of yoga thing', while Ukitake watches her every move to her stunning beauty of hers to not keep his eyes away to see the whole thing.

"Amazing…" Ukitake was speechless.

Seems like Sonia was starting to fight better in her training little by little 'to avoid the curse from her neck as well', for her to move like the waters from the lake she was standing in. Under her control to do so well on it – offense, defense, and so on with many times of moves she can make with it and for Ukitake to admire it all.

"Huh? You okay, Jushiro? (I admit, this guy is very nice to me and kind of cute too.)"

Ukitake snaps out of it afterwards.

"Oh, it's nothing. Just seeing how you were doing from becoming a Soul Reaper again, having fun training and making new friends." he said with a smile.

"Yeah, besides Dracula has found a way to enter in the Soul Society to come after me and try to kill you guys." said Sonia to be worried. "I have to get stronger so I can fight back again and before Ichigo and the others show up. We're going to need all of the backup we can get."

Well, that part could be a problem to hear the news from Ikkaku and Yumichika to tell Yamamoto about it since yesterday. For Ukitake to worry about Sonia a lot more to be safe from any danger now.

"I guess we have to…But listen, Sonia, it'll be all right. We're all here for you, as Rukia, Renji, and Ichigo are. And don't for get about me. I'll always be there for you."

For Ukitake to say those words and to Sonia to make himself blush to show that he really does care about this girl. To Sonia's surprise, she sees Ukitake was in love – for one time was her and Alucard at one point, but not anymore after what he did to her and the others.

"Huh? Jushiro, what are you saying?" she was confused. "(Ah, man!) Are you falling for me? You're very kind and it's sweet of you to say such kind words, but-!"

Ukitake walks into the lake to place his hands-on Sonia's to admit it to be there by her side no matter what.

"It doesn't matter. I'm sorry what Alucard did to you. Did to not only you and your friends to betray you all to join with his own father in his wicked ways…" said Ukitake to feel sorry for Sonia. "But it doesn't matter now, because I want to know you even more. Please, let me try making you happy. I want to."

He was very serious about all of this to make Sonia to be left speechless from Ukitake's sweet words. I know…he's so hot! Compare to him, Ichigo, Uryu, and Urahara to be one of my favorite hot males in this Anime series.

"Really? Not much of having a lot of perverted men or just friends, but you, Jushiro, you're so sweet…I don't know what to say-! Ah!" Sonia then trips to fall in the lake to get herself wet all over, and the same with Ukitake to get caught in the middle.

"Ah…Sonia…"

"Oh, no! I'm so sorry, Jushiro!" Sonia panics to help him out. "Are you okay?"

But instead Ukitake splashes water on Sonia again to be laughing with joy to her surprise 'didn't see this part coming type of thing'.

"Got ya." he said smiling. "Now we're even."

Thinking that Sonia was going to get mad…she splashes Ukitake back with more water to be laughing, even a lot more for the first time besides smiling and having fun with Ichigo and the other back in the World of the Living. Well, good for her.

"I guess we are." she smiles back. "It's payback time!"

Aw, cute. Seems for them to be playing in the lake together from splashing back and forth for both Sonia and Ukitake to have some fun chasing each other, laughing, and getting wet to play around to have the time of their lives. A sweet moment for them to be laughing together to have Ukitake on top of Sonia 'without knowing about it', to stop and then be staring at each other for a few seconds. Hello!

"Wow…You're really cute up close…" said Ukitake.

For Sonia gets back up for Ukitake to lend her a hand to make this moment worth something for the two.

"Sorry!" Sonia felt shy. "But still, thanks for cheering me up, Jushiro, I needed it."

"I'm glad I can helped."

You sure did, Ukitake…As both he and Sonia got out of the lake to dry themselves off, she then sees something on the ground for both her bracelet and Zanpakto to be glowing up 'and since she was carrying her weapon until it gets upgraded'…Sonia comes across on what looks like…a dinosaur type of egg…? Huh? Well, it was too big to be a bird, alligator, fish, or any other type of reptile type of creature to just show up out of nowhere. So where did it come from? Now this was the big mystery here.

"Huh? (This is a very strange egg. And yet…I feel like it's part of something I'm getting from my bracelet's reaction and my Zanpakto.)" she picks it up to be glowing from some type of life to be growing for something was inside of it. "Hey, Jushiro, check out this strange looking egg."

Once Ukitake dries off as well as Sonia does the same, they looked at the strange egg to look important to hold on to than just returning it somewhere. Well, I don't think it does belong to any creature that anyone who knows of 'so yeah'…

"That is strange." he has a closer look at the egg. "It seems to be some life in it."

"That's what I'm sensing. I think I have a strange feeling to take good care of this, not a life-threatening type of feeling at least."

For Sonia to feel some good with in the egg to have the same power as her new Zanpakto was. Weird…

"If you say so, Sonia, then I trust you with it. I can help you out if you like…" just then Ukitake starts to cough up blood again. "(Oh, no…! Not now!)"

This was bad for Ukitake to feel ill at a time like this for Sonia to come running to his aid after placing the egg on the ground gently to be by her captain's side.

"Huh? Jushiro?" she was horrified to see Ukitake to be bleeding from his mouth. "Jushiro?! Are you okay?! Stay with me!"

Helping Ukitake out to try to stay strong to make Sonia worry to have one touch from her bracelet and his body to glow up for a few seconds…and then fades away to have Ukitake breathing normally again 'only to be covered in his own blood was the only thing left'.

"S…S…Sonia…"

"Jushiro!" she stays close to Ukitake while calling out for help. "Help! Someone! Anyone! Help! Jushiro's ill! Please help him-! Huh?"

That's when it happens for members from Squad Four 'of the Medical Team' arrives to aid Ukitake in time 'well for treatment to already be healed in seconds' to be fine now. What? That fast? But neither of them didn't touch him but Sonia until the arrived to aid Ukitake for both Kiyone and Sentaro soon appeared at the scene in a panic.

"Ah! Captain Ukitake-!"

The two tripped on the ground really hard for them to be fighting with each other again.

"Kiyo? Sen?" Sonia was surprise to be seeing her friends again. "(That had to hurt…Ouch.)"

"Hey, you idiot! Stay out of my way!" Sentaro argued with Kiyone.

"Shut up, you fool! You started it first!" same with Kiyone right back.

And here we go again, at least for lieutenant from Squad Four of information and medical organizer name Yasochika Iemura stops Kiyone and Sentaro from fighting from his strong 'and over doing it type of temper person' he can sometimes be. Oh, yeah…I remember the dude from the Rescuing Rukia saga, do you guys remember too? Iemura can be a bit too dramatic sometimes.

"Enough, you two! Can't you see that your captain's ill again?! Help out Ms. Yamamoto right away to get Captain Ukitake to get treated!" he gets their attentions now.

"Sorry…" they said at the same time and the two gathered to aid Sonia. "Sonia, let us help you aid our Captain."

With Sonia, Kiyone, and Sentaro picking up Ukitake carefully back at their headquarters of Squad Thirteen for Iemura leads the others to aid him in time in bed for the others to stay put. But still, how did Ukitake recover from his illness in time before the others arrived…? As Iemura reports in to his captain and two more lieutenants to join in and introduce themselves to Sonia next 'besides Retsu to already met her'.

"Good evening, members of Squad Thirteen." said the captain of Squad Four. "I've treated Captain Ukitake with some wonderful news." Retsu sees Sonia to bow to her. "Please to meet with you again, Sonia."

"Oh, yeah…You're the medical member and captain of Squad Four, correct? Retsu Unohana?"

"That's correct. It's thanks to you, Sonia. You've saved Captain Ukitake's life." said Retsu.

Now that's a shocker to Sonia to hear for she didn't get her powers back that quickly, did she? For this captain to be smiling, the other three introduce themselves to Sonia first.

"Please allow us to introduce ourselves to you in the name of our captain." Iemura does the introductions first. "I'm the organizer of the group, Yasochika Iemura!"

And then two more do the rest – from Hanataro and Isane.

"I'm the lieutenant head liner to help out the injure ones, Hanataro Yamada." he bows down to Sonia to feel a bit clumsy. "It's nice to finally meet with a friend to Rukia and Ichigo's. I know them very well."

"And I'm the main lieutenant who aids Captain Unohana, Isane Kotetsu." said Isane to shake hands with Sonia to explain better to her on Ukitake's condition. "Also, you did save Captain Ukitake's life just now besides the rest of us treating him, Sonia, so this is very good."

Still lost for Sonia as Iemura, Hanataro, Isane, and Retsu finish treating the small parts for Ukitake as the captain herself explains the rest of it to Sonia to learn more about herself. While both Sentaro and Kiyone listen in too from the other room to worry about their new best friend and the captain's condition.

"Excuse me? (What did Isane meant there? Did I really save Jushiro?)"

Confused, huh? But I bet it has something to do with the powers of water within Sonia to made it happen.

"You see, Sonia, Captain Ukitake cannot die from this illness that he was born with, but it does weaken him to bed rest from time to time. From the symptoms he has shown so far, my guess would have to be a type of blood illness. maybe around the lines of cancer. It seems to hit him more often than normal and it doesn't look like it makes him throw up. it just takes his energy. Either that, or it's probably he has a very bad immune system, like a low white blood cell count or something around those lines." said Retsu. "But your powers of Kido do seem to slow it down in his body now so I think it's slowly down thanks to your help."

To Kiyone and Sentaro's surprise to both say this at once…

"Really?! Sonia saved our Captain's life?!"

As Hanataro, Isane, and Iemura were also happy to hear about it too, leaving Sonia to be surprise on what she was.

"Wait…my new Kido powers of water saved Jushiro…" she remembers when they played in the lake. "The water in the lake, of course! (Who would've thought…)"

"Amazing…" same with Hanataro. "Such cool powers you have, Sonia."

Iemura says it a little to hiding his feelings.

"Not bad, I guess…"

Then Sonia asks Retsu this next question to see Jushiro to be sleeping soundly and peacefully to look better now, better than before really.

"(Oh, good. Jushiro's going to be okay.)" Sonia asks a question next. "Excuse me, Retsu, even though I'm human of a Soul Reaper and the pride fighter of a Belmont, this Kido ability of water is different from all of yours. Why is that?" she looks at her hands. "I want to know more on to fight back, I don't want to feel weak, but…I want to know…"

Retsu then tells Kiyone and Sentaro to leave Ukitake to rest up alone first.

"Just a minute, Sonia." she tells the other two. "Okay, you two, please let your captain get some rest, okay? And no shouting while someone's sleeping, understand?" Retsu acts smiling too much to be freaky looking. "Are we clear?"

Kiyone and Sentaro leave in a hurry 'saying yes ma'am' to runaway in fear. Leaving Sonia to say this to herself. As much as Retsu's kind hearted, to show more than just a smile on her face…kind of scary sometimes without knowing it. She's still cool though.

"(Wow, I like Retsu already.)" she said to herself.

Retsu has no trouble telling her other three lieutenants the same thing to head back to Squad Four now.

"Isane, Hanataro, and Yasochika, you three may dismiss from your duties for now. I'll come back to Squad Four of our headquarters in a bit. If you all will be so kind."

"Yes, Captain Unohana!"

Once she said it and the other three listened in, they do so for their captain without any questions 'since they're use to Retsu's silly and strange to be scary kind of behavior'.

"Yes, Captain." Isane says this to Sonia next. "I hope I can get to know more about you, Sonia, see you later."

"Same with me too, Sonia-!" Hanataro trips again to gather his things to then leaving. "Sorry!"

"Nice meeting with you, Ms. Yamamoto." and Iemura to adjust his glasses.

Once the five leave the room and Sonia to go see Ukitake to be sleeping now as Retsu walks out of the place with her…

"Come, Sonia, I think there's someone who'll aid you to learn more about Kido. And there's nothing to worry about Captain Ukitake. You're making him feel much better, he just needs some rest. Now come with me please."

Good to know about Jushiro's condition, right? Yep. As Retsu leaves Sonia out of Squad Thirteen area for a bit to take her somewhere within the biggest Soul Society type of library with lots of books to look up upon; for Sonia to figure the rest on her own as Retsu had to go back to take care of other ill or hurt Soul Reapers back at Squad Four to wish Sonia the best of luck, she begins with her search. While at the same time, it was nice enough for her to also give Sonia a special bag to carry the strange egg around to be unknown to everyone else on what it was or who it belongs to for Sonia to have. Not life threatening to say the least. Walking down the hallways to learn more about the Kido moves and such to get some books with few details 'or some' to have trouble reaching out for the one up top, that is…until Sajin shows up to get it for Sonia. Cool! I'm guessing he just heard what happened to help her out.

"Huh? Sajin Wolf." Sonia was surprised to see him again. "It's funny running in to you."

"Oh, Lady Yamamoto." same with him to give Sonia the book she needed to get. "Here you go. Learning about Kido abilities I see, takes me back on how I mastered some to become a Soul Reaper myself. Good times…"

Nice of him to help Sonia to learn more about Kido skills she has.

"Oh. Thanks for the book. (But still, will this lead me to the answers I needed to find in here or what?)"

As Sonia was reading a few pages to have something odd with her water powers to be very new to her and to everyone else to, where was the answers she needed to find? It was hard to explain some of the things from the book. As Yamamoto did order everyone to help Sonia, Sajin 'who's very loyal to the Head Captain himself' to aid his niece n matter what just like him. For Sajin to say about where he came from out of nowhere for her to hear all about it, to get Sonia's attention to be surprise on what she hears from this creature type on whatever he was. For a wolf-like creature.

"You know, it was some time before joining the Gotei 13, I left my family, ashamed of living in the shadows. Although it is currently unknown where my true originated, Head Captain Yamamoto still gave me the opportunity to join the Gotei 13 even though I wasn't Human. One day, while sitting on a grassy area, I was sensed by Ex-Captain of Squad Nine Kaname Tōsen who was once my former friend, and who didn't know where I was due to his blindness. It was only when I finally spoke that he realized he had talked in the wrong direction. Complimenting my ability to hide his presence very well, Tōsen noted that I had never been able to not feel someone's presence before, even though his eyes cannot see. Leaving me to be highly touched, for this was the first time that he wasn't looked upon as an outcast. For you see, Lady Yamamoto, I met Tōsen again during their time in the Gotei 13, and Aizen was introduced to me through Tōsen."

Wow…I mean, it was sad to have some good things to happen afterwards only for Sajin and Hisagi were both felt betrayed after what Kaname did to become an enemy now. For Sonia to hear the whole thing to had this to say next.

"(Well, that was something out of the blue!)" Sonia felt upset. "Ah! I didn't mean to call you Sajin Wolf! I just give out nicknames for some to remember people's names well, I'm sorry-!"

"Don't be." he said with a smile. "I don't mind you calling me by that nickname, Lady Yamamoto. I respect you like I do with your uncle too. I own him my life. Also, I told you my story because I was scared for others to hate me, but I soon realize it was just me, not them. Like you are right now to learn about yourself, there's some good in you. I wish to help…If that's alright with you, please. In fact, your uncle and father in their family were the first to create Kido powers."

And that was new for Sonia to hear and wanted to learn more about it from Sajin himself.

"Huh? Wait! You knew my Father?" she asked. "For him and Uncle Moto to make Kido from their families before they were born?" He was right! As Sonia sees one page saying about the Yamamoto name of the Kido creation to learn a lot more about it now, to see what makes her water powers of Kido so different than the rest. "No way…" Sonia had to ask Sajin for his help. "So you don't mind helping me out, Sajin Wolf? And I don't mind you calling me by Lady Yamamoto."

And so, Sajin does to take Sonia on a tour all over the library to learn more about Kido skills and such like the Yamamoto family teach other Soul Reapers a lot from centuries ago and today still like her uncle and her father did. Cool! So much to learn about as Sonia takes a walk to history to hear the words of a wolf-like creature to tell her on what she needed to know, lots of it for Sajin to explain everything about Kido…

"Here's something to read about, right...here." he shows Sonia.

I'll explain the rest!

Tayla: Kidō (Demon Arts) is a form of Shinigami combat based on advanced spells. These spells are produced with strong Reiryoku and fall into two categories: Hadō for direct attacks, and Bakudō for battle support. It is one of the techniques in the Zankensoki, the group of Shinigami primary combat skills. Kidō spells are triggered by an incantation. Experienced users can trigger them without an incantation, though the effectiveness of the spell may be diminished. The Kidō Corps is a branch of Soul Society's military which excels in the mastery of Kidō.

Kidō Mechanics -

Most spells are graded on a scale from 1 to 99, spells of the latter being the most powerful and the most difficult to perform. To use Kidō, a Shinigami must recite the specific incantation for the spell, which is often long and requires a few seconds to speak. The power of a spell relies on the power of the user, as even a low-level spell can be utterly devastating when utilized by a high-class Shinigami. Kidō can be used for practical purposes as well. No Kidō will last forever, and will erode with time, as with anything created by living things will die because all living things will eventually die.

Kidō Classification -

There are three main types of Kidō: binding spells, destruction spells, and healing spells. Bakudō (Binding Spell): Supplementary spells which can immobilize an enemy or have an effect besides a direct strike. They may seem subtle, but these spells can give their users a tactical advantage when used properly. These are a broad category of defensive spells which block/repel attacks or freezes enemies in place. This class of spells include Kidō Barriers & Seals.

Barriers (Kekkai): Focused spiritual energy formed into a solid form of energy. This energy can take on many shapes or colors as determined by the user. Barriers are protective in nature, and can be as simple as a barrier only protecting one direction or encompassing all sides of an area. Barriers can be used for containment, and some barriers can be used offensively. Barriers can mask spiritual pressure and can make one spiritually and physically invisible. The strength of a barrier is dependent upon the power of the user. Weak barriers are easily breakable, while strong ones can last for centuries. Barriers created by noble blood are said to be unbreakable by those of lesser status. Certain barriers can be placed beforehand and activated later, while others require certain artifacts and time to activate.

Seals (): Somewhat like barriers, but far more powerful and require far more preparation to create. Seals can only be used by those of sufficient spiritual power, and are meant to hold the most powerful and/or dangerous artifacts or beings. Seals are usually hard to break.

Hadō (Way of Destruction): Offensive spells which inflict direct damage to the enemy. Their effectiveness differs depending on the user. It is said the effectiveness of the higher-ranked spells are beyond imagination.

Gisei Hadō (Sacrificial Way of Destruction): A offensive spell like Ittō Kasō that requires the user to sacrifice a certain portion of themselves in order use it.

Kaidō (Turn Way): Also known as healing Kidō (Healing Spiritual Arts). These spells do not have known names, numbers, or incantations to cast, and simply heal the target. As the user holds his/her hands above the patient's wounds, his/her palms glow with green spiritual energy to facilitate healing. When one heals with regular healing kidō, they perform Reiatsu restoration first. By doing so, one can attempt to recover the physical body using the patient's restored Reiatsu and the healer's external Reiatsu. Therefore, restoring the Reiatsu when the physical body is in a fully healed state is no trouble at all.

Forbidden Kidō -

A form of classification for Kidō spells which are considered illegal by Soul Society. The use of such spells will commonly result in some form of lengthy imprisonment or worse. The Kidō spells which fall under this class are those which involve the manipulation of space and time and Kidō which sacrifices the self.

Incantation Classes -

Eishōhaki (Destruction Chant): A class of Kidō Incantation where the Kidō practitioner forgoes using a spoken incantation at all. While it decreases the time needed to release the Kidō, it drastically weakens the spell. While anyone well versed in Kidō can use this technique, it is most effective when done by a skilled practitioner, otherwise the spell could utterly fail (e.g. explode in the user's face). The most skilled experts can use this technique to amazing effect. Nijū Eishō (Double Destruction Chant): a class of Kidō Incantation where the Kidō practitioner mixes the incantations of two entirely separate Kidō spells together to simultaneously save time and confuse their opponent.

Kōjutsu Eishō (Spoken-After Incantation): A class of Kidō Incantation where the incantation is recited after initiating the spell to power, it up. Kidō is commonly used in instances of surprise attacks, rather than all-out assaults, being most effective when one's opponent does not see it coming. Kidō is usable with just the spell name and no incantation or spell number.

And that's all you needed to know! Now back to our story…Anyways, for Sonia to study a lot as Sajin to tell her everything for her father had a gift to teach everyone and his and Yamamoto's father, grandfather, great grandfather, and so on to train in the different ways of Kido; for her water powers of Kido were the very rare ones to learn it wasn't so bad to be a half human and Soul Reaper. Just like Ichigo to still be human, a Soul Reaper from the very beginning, and a half Hollow himself, so she wasn't the only one.

"Wow…There's a lot to learn about Kido." Sonia tests her skills of water again from a drinking glass. "I never knew how different I was to be a good thing. I guess when it comes between me or Ichigo, we're the same as you guys are. (I just never knew how skillful my Dad and Uncle Moto's family were to start it all.)"

Sajin knows of it too from Yamamoto aiding him from back then the same as Kaname was from long ago, both worked together to become Soul Reapers and captains from long ago.

"And what both Kaname and I did to learn a lot from your uncle, it's amazing how we were the same as everyone else in the end. Good times…" he clears his throat after that. "You see, Lady Yamamoto, there's nothing to be afraid of. Not at all. You are just a lot like me to still be yourself with a special gift to be very good with it. So use them wisely."

Nice way for Sajin to say these things to Sonia to remember it well, to then asks him this next question…

"I don't know what to say after your help to teach me a lot about the history of Kido spells...Still, why go through so much to help me?"

Sajin then bows down to Sonia 'the same way he does with her uncle' for his loyalty is of the Yamamoto since he did save his life to pay back for his kindness in return.

"Please forgive me, Lady Yamamoto. But since your uncle saved me, I owe him a lot. And after what you're going through since you got here, it must've been hard, but I promise you'll never be alone again. I'll become your guardian and your friend. The least I can do to pay my kindness back to the Yamamotos. Please…" Sajin begged of Sonia. "And you're Mother's somewhere in the Soul Society, I can sense it. If you like, we can help you find her."

Wow…Okay, he was serious about all of this for Sonia's surprise to feel like that she will learn more about herself soon enough and finding her human mother in time, will she say yes? Well, things get worse for the two to be talking as Deku arrives back to cause trouble to summon out another monster – to get Sonia and kill everyone else who stands in the way. Not good!

"There's the Female Belmont with a friend…Perfect! With this wolf creature will allow Lord Dracula's monster to fight back like he does after feeling out the surroundings of this building, we're all set to go." the demon bat gives the demon a commanded to morph from a liquid and turns in to someone's appearance. "Now, arise and complete the task to get Lord Dracula's bride and kill everyone else, Doppelganger!"

A Doppelganger?! Not good! For it takes a form of Sajin Komamura himself to look, sound, and fight just like the real him.

Additionally, both Doppelgangers have a very limited artificial intelligence which can be exploited. Just running in their direction, jumping and attacking in mid-air will make the Doppelgangers take damage and get knocked back, allowing to repeat the process over and over until they die. The Stopwatch can also make either of the fights completely trivial, as using it completely freezes the Doppelganger. It is then at the mercy of Alucard's attacks, as it will not have invulnerability upon taking damage. On the other hand, the player should avoid using the stopwatch right after hitting the Doppelganger; if they do, it will be stuck in its invulnerability state for the duration of the effect.

Doppelganger is also vulnerable to the curse status effect: in the first fight hitting him with the Red Rust (which Alucard is automatically given) will prevent him attacking with anything but his knife sub-weapon.

And just as Sonia was about to answer back to the real Sajin…

"(Oh, boy…For someone like him to help me learn something today to ask for help like this, what should I say to him…?)" she speaks up after sighing. "Listen, Sajin Wolf, I-!"

…But that ends when something comes crashing down from the entire building, look out! For Sonia to see the danger coming down for the others were hurt and some to recuse and getting out of there, this demon's strong. For this enemy was too close of killing all the Soul Reapers, some type of shield was made, a Hadou move? Yep! It was Sonia's doing to use a quick move like one of a huge type of water energy bubble to save their lives and Sajin's in time, nice one!

"Oh, no…" Sajin panics. "Is everyone all right?!"

"Sajin Wolf! They're fine for others to be treated. I don't know why, but…" she shows him on what Sonia just did. "It just happened. (I can't believe I did it!)" Sonia then sees another demon. "Another demon of Dracula's here…It's-! Wait, Sajin Wolf?"

"What?!"

To their surprise and everyone else's to get out in time 'or seek shelter', for there was another Sajin being a Doppelganger to be him to carry out the job – getting Sonia to be brought back to Dracula and destroy everyone else who stands in its way.

"I am Captain of Squad Seven, Sajin Komamura." it mocks and sounds just like the real Sajin. "I'm here to get Lady Yamamoto and destroy from those who are in the way."

As the other Soul Reapers to be shock on another Sajin to ask themselves on who was who to one another, Sonia was like 'you're kidding me, right?' to correcting them all.

"Really?! It's the one who doesn't look like a darker type of color version, you idiots!" she said in anger. "I mean come on! Even Ichigo would tell right away let alone remembering people's faces and names until he gets use to it…"

Just as Doppelganger Sajin tries to grab hold of Sonia 'for her bubble type of shield to break', another sword clashes if it's to be stopped in time, the real Sajin makes a stand.

"Lady Yamamoto, are you okay?" ask Sajin.

"Wow, so fast…Ah! Yes, I'm fine!"

For Sajin to look serious and faces with the copycat demon to release his Spiritual Pressure to be ready for battle, for the others get out of danger to know of a fight to be going down.

"Everyone, get away from here now. I'll handle this!"

"Yes, sir!" said all the Soul Reaper members.

As Sajin tells the others that in time, he does the same for Sonia to use her Kido moves to protect herself and back up the real Captain of Squad Seven.

"As for you, Lady Yamamoto, you got my back. I can fight this faker to not allow this thing to take you away. I will stop its master Dracula soon enough. Is that clear? So put your new moves to good use." he said.

"Huh? But, Sajin Wolf-!"

Sajin knows the case to fight alone to tell give it his all.

"Please do as I say! You can do this. I'll be fine." he activates his Zanpakto to release it in battle. "It just you and me, faker, let's go. Roar, Tenken (Heavenly Retribution!)"

From the glove appearing on Sajin's arm and his sword gets longer, he was ready to fight while his Doppelganger does the same thing too. For Deku smiles, knowing that his idea would work out to send out his best demon in battle.

"Roar, Tenken!"

Oh, boy! A double battle to be happening right now for Sonia to be as Sajin's back up and tries to protect herself too from the Doppelganger Sajin to be some battle for them to begin the fight…right now! For them to take things outside of the destroyed building 'sort of' to give it their all for Sajin was fast and strong like the other copycat of his was to be ten times stronger from the other one was; for Sonia to see this entire battle go down for Sajin gives it his all to protect a Yamamoto family members with all of his might to not give up to use her Hadou bubble ability to be shielded in time to know when to help out the real Sajin for the other Soul Reapers watched the whole thing 'and away from the battle grounds'.

"(Amazing…Sajin Wolf knows from this Doppelgangers are very hard to beat if they're anyone they see to have the same fighting skills, voice, acting, and so on from his and her personalities. The Doppelganger is a demon that takes a form of another person or a thing, usually its victims. The idea of humans having doppelgängers comes from Egyptian mythology. It is said that if someone ever meets their doppelgänger, its intent is to murder him or her so it can take over their role in life. A doppelgänger is a look-alike or double of a living person who is sometimes portrayed as a harbinger of bad luck. In some traditions, a doppelgänger seen by a person's relative or friend portends illness or danger, while seeing one's own doppelgänger is said to be an omen of death. The word 'doppelgänger' is a loanword from German 'Doppelgänger', consisting of the two substantives Doppel (double) and Gänger (walker or goer). In Ancient Egyptian mythology, aka was a tangible 'spirit double' having the same memories and feelings as the person to whom the counterpart belonged. This demon is one of Dracula's toughest demons that he has ever made by far.)"

What she said about Doppelgangers were all true to know so much about demons and such…No kidding. For the Doppelganger Sajin proves to be too powerful against Sajin from sword fighting, speed, strength, fighting skills from punching or kicking, and so on for Sonia to use some water blast attacks for the demon to break all of them down with its own Zanpakto fake in seconds! So now, the two release their Bankai form at the same time to use against one another.

"Bankai! Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō (Divine Retribution, Black Ropes of Ruination!)" both the real and the fake said at the same time.

For two giant armors to appear for Sajin and Doppelganger's one to come clashing to be strong to hurt one another to have full control, only for the fake one was beating up the real one from the Bankai form's help 'who's the bad one' and the other was hurt for the real Sajin couldn't stop it for long as Sonia uses her water skills to water gun at the demon to try shielding Sajin in time before the other one could attack back.

"Sajin Wolf!"

Close call that was…Though she couldn't hold up for much longer to make Deku happy for him to win this one in seconds now, for Sajin sees Yamamoto's niece who understands about herself so far to learn more and fight back again soon enough. Little by little she will come back while fighting off the curse in Sonia's body.

"Lady Yamamoto…?" he was surprised and a bit confused.

"Listen to me, Sajin Wolf, I wanted to thank you. Ha!" she fires another water blast to blind the fake demon long enough to get pushed down for the fake Tenken to catch it in time. "I'll try to be strong from the curse to get rid of, to become a Soul Reaper, use my special Water Kido moves wisely like you told me to, and…And I will not back down from Dracula's goons! No matter how many of them show up!" Sonia's powers from the bracelet glows up to aid Sajin. "Now…Go back out there and kick Doppelganger's ass! Do it! (Left over Belmont powers of mine, don't fail me now!)"

As Sajin understood for the fake one gets back up to attack for him and his Bankai form join to block their attacks to join by becoming one. Huh? Well, another Belmont powers to come for Sajin next!

"(Thank you, Lady Yamamoto, I'll do it. Tenken! Please join me to stop the two imposters of ours once and for all!)" he powers up to be covered in armor like Tenken's Bankai form. "Captain of Squad Seven, Sajin Komamura. Powers from within! Activate!"

Wow! Cool, it would seem that Sajin has the Belmont powers to have his Tenken Armor of the Bankai form to cover his entire body to power him up ten times more. This will be enough to stop Doppelganger Sajin and Tenken too this time for Sonia for she'll use her Kido moves on the faker as much as she can.

"I will stop you whether your appearance changes or not." said the faker.

Now the two duels for anymore. As Sajin moves in fast to sword fight against the fake Tenken to be very good at it! Sweet! From speed, many sword slash attacks, and so on to kick the other big one's ass so many times without stopping…While at the same time, Sonia sings from the second opening to the Anime series, Kill la Kill. In other words, Sonia Yamamoto/Belmont won't back down from any battle to be afraid of no matter what happens to her next, just like Sajin was in to have some back up.

Sonia 'singing': After severing what fate had intended for me…

I went beyond what I can do

in a confined world covered in blisters

I walk down the runway

Hiding that fact behind my smile

But you always

saw through me

It's the first time this has happened, so I'm at a loss

No one else can rock that outfit

An inexplicable fervor seizes my heart

So, after reining in the threads of fate

Now a new dawn breaks

All the while with numb fingers, I searched

for the answer to a brilliant world

But it reflected at me

from my teacup the entire time

The scalding temperature

is too mild yet painful

So, let's drink up all our own flavors

The inexplicable fervor that you taught me on that day

falls down my cheeks as tears

So, after the intertwining of our respective feelings

Now a new dawn breaks

I just want to protect this dear world

That's my one and only crazy desire

But my tiniest strand of hope is for you to be by my side right now

No one else can rock that outfit

An inexplicable fervor seizes my heart

So, after reining in the threads of fate

Look, the future will continue forever

The inexplicable fervor that you taught me again today

falls down my cheeks as tears

So, after the intertwining of our respective feelings

Now a new dawn breaks

Surely there's only one thing on my mind

Cool song, huh? Leaving Sonia to use her water gun type of Kido spell to blast the Doppelganger many times to back Sajin up 'as promise to get pushed back repeatedly'; it was some battle and for Sonia could make some slime of water to tie up the faker and Sajin to cut down the fake Tenken with it at the two and disappears for the Fake Sajin was done for now to give it the final blow.

"Impossible!" shock Deku.

"(I think I can get use to this yet.)" she tells Sajin to do the rest. "It's all yours, Sajin Wolf, finish it off!"

"With pleasure!" Sajin cuts down the faker a lot more to give it one more stab to the chest. "You had your fun copying me, but it's time for you to go away forever just like your master will soon too. Be gone!"

One hit kills Doppelganger in seconds to die out to fade into nothing just like the fake Tenken giant as well to say these last words…

"Forgive me, Lord Dracula!"

Well, another one has been taken care of thanks to Sajin in the end to have some new powers, for the upcoming battle to be useful later on. I mean, both him and Sonia did it together for the others to cheer and Deku to retreat once again. Ha!

"Grr…! Not again!" he flies off back to headquarters of his boss's. "Soon enough, I will have Lord Dracula's bride to be brought back to him…!"

Yeah, keep on trying, you annoying bat. With the place getting taken care of for the library to be fixed up, Sajin was happy to bow to Sonia again to be happy that he'll aid her like he was doing the same for her uncle. Okay…? I think we get the message, buddy.

"Looks like you did it, huh Sajin Wolf?" Sonia asked.

"No, we both did. Your powers will get better the more you train." he said back. "And thank you! Thank you so much for allowing me to help you out and to find your mother! And from my words, I swear!"

Ah, Sonia, say something to this guy already.

"Huh? Ah, yeah, it's fine. But listen, Sajin Wolf, ease up on me. I wish to be like everyone else. And not too much of loyalty, but thanks for caring." she said nicely. "But still, I will become stronger again and finding my real Mom, I hope we will soon enough. So yeah, it's all good." Sonia then remembers about Ukitake's conditions. "Oh, Jushiro! I better go see how's he doing!"

For her to be taking off and other Soul Reapers try to hit on Sonia, but she couldn't run too fast 'yet' for Sajin gives her a piggyback ride to get her back to Squad Thirteen with his speed of Flash steps.

"I'll still respect you, Lady Yamamoto, either way. So for right now, I understand. And allow me to at least take you to your captain until you're ready to run again. (No worries, we'll all get through this nightmare of the Dracula battles that's about to come.)"

And with that, Sajin takes Sonia back in time to be waking up after resting thanks to her water Kido-like powers to heal him in time to be just fine 'and for both Sentaro and Kiyone to be happy about it'. So finding Sonia's mother, learning more about her past, keeping an eye on the strange egg which was connected to her Zanpakto, and free from the curse will have to wait – little at a time. For her to place her hand on Ukitake's head to see her again looking like herself now the he loves to see Sonia the more she does her best.

"(Thanks again, Sajin Wolf.)" she said to her friend and then checks on Ukitake next. "Hey there, Jushiro."

Ukitake soon opens his eyes to see Sonia.

"Oh, Sonia…Hi. Sorry to worry you and everyone else." he said to feel upset. "I should've told you about my condition."

"No, it's fine. Retsu told me all about it. Funny though, my Kido powers of water can heal you." said Sonia. "Isn't it cool? It's also healing you from your illness to go away little at a time. I learn a lot today about Kido thanks to Sajin Wolf's help."

Ukitake sees Sajin to be waving to him from outside of his place.

"I see…so you've learned a lot today. That's good…Look, Sonia, I meant on what I said today about wanting to know you a lot more. Beautiful, headstrong, and so much more. So, I hope this is alright."

For Sonia to place her hands on Ukitake hand to be holding them, for she understands to have some friends and someone who really likes her a lot more than a friend.

"(I don't know what to say, Jushiro, but this…) It is. Really, I don't mind at all. (Alucard, you've loss your chance with me, I'm moving on now.)" she said to herself. "Forgive me."

"Sonia?" Ukitake checks on Sonia.

"I'm fine, no curse is bothering me today. (And it's all thanks to Sajin Wolf's words to help me see things with my eyes to remember that day forever.)"

Well, well…I guess it looks like Sonia and Ukitake are liking each other more and more to have fallen in love with one another. Hey, Alucard betrayed his childhood friend so it serves him right, you know? Yeah…So as Sajin gets Kiyone and Sentaro out of the room 'to give both Sonia and Ukitake some alone time', and to report back to Yamamoto himself, it would seem like Sonia will continue training with the movements of water to still do little by little. And for her friends, uncle, and Ukitake will help her out. So far so good, huh?

"I'm glad to hear." he said with a smile. "(I have my little healer by my side.)"

Cute, huh? More demons to come for other Soul Reapers in the Soul Society to get stronger with Sonia's help of the Belmont powers for her to have a special gift. And so much more to come later with lots to uncover soon enough.