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Final Battle: Beginning
Kurai raised his sword, looking around.
"Captain Hitsugaya, I'll need your help with Halibel," Kurai stated. "Once the lesser Arrancars are finished, we'll go after her."
Hitsugaya nodded as Yamamoto released his Shikai, sealing the three former captains in a bal of flames. After a moment, Barragan declared he was now in charge.
"The Boss said that we have to invade the Soul Society, but why go through that much trouble?" Barragan asked. "They used for pillars to send the real town to the Soul Society, so if we destroy them, the real one should come back. And I know where they are. I'm quite certain they're in the four cardinal directions."
"WHAAT!?" Soi-fon's lieutenant, Marechiyo Omaeda, shouted. "THEY KNOW! IF THE PILLARS ARE DEST-"
"Omaeda, shut the fuck up!" Kurai interrupted, cutting him off. "You blubbering idiot. Do you really think Head Captain Yamamoto is naive enough to not think to have the pillars guarded?"
Just as he said this, four Garganta opened beside each pillar, a massive hollow coming through and attacking each. Before much damage could be done to them, Ikkaku, Yumichika, Izuru, and Shuhei all appeared, each killing a hollow with ease.
"See," Kurai grinned, knowing each fighter by their Spiritual Pressures. "Now, who wants which Arrancar?"
"Four ants guard those towers," Barragan spoke up. "We'll squash them with four dragons. Choe, Chuhlhourne, Abirama, Findorr, go crush them."
"Sir!" the Arrancar with the bird mask, the large Arrancar with the jawbone mask fragment, the Arrancar with the face mask, and the Arrancar with the female clothing and tiara all said kneeling before flying toward a tower. Within minutes, all two out of the four Arrancars had released their powers.
"Do we really have to sit around and watch them fight?" Kurai asked. "I could be fighting an Espada by now."
"Your desire to see your competition with her end will be your undoing," Head Captain Yamamoto stated. "Very well. Captain Komamura, Lieutenant Sasakibe, you two will monitor the other battles. The rest of you will destroy the enemies before us."
"Yes sir," Kurai grinned flying at Halibel.
Her three subordinates flew to intercept him.
"Stop, all of you!" Halibel ordered stepping forward and holding out a hand.
Kurai reached them before she had taken two steps and flipped over them then spun, kicking all three at Hitsugaya and Rangiku.
"Keep them busy," Kurai instructed, though Halibel wasn't sure if he was talking to the Soul Reapers or to her subordinates. "Shall we begin where we left off?"
Before either could do anything, Barragan's two remaining subordinates appeared in front of him.
"His Majesty Barragan says you're the biggest threat freak," the one with the sabertooth skull stated. "He says we should kill you."
"Does he?" Kurai asked nodding his head with his eyebrows arched. "Then by all means, attack."
Both drew their swords and charged at him. Kurai didn't bother to draw Haruko. Instead, he blocked the larger of the two's slash and shattered his elbow with a palm strike before spinning and smashing his fist into the other's stomach. He floated back a bit as the smaller one vomited and the other shouted in pain, sword falling away. He shot down to it, catching it in his other hand then appeared behind Kurai, slashing at him as the other one slashed from the opposite side. Kurai sighed and turned, raising his hands. The two blades sparked as they collided with his skin, stopping and not cutting Kurai.
"Sorry," Kurai grinned. "I have no time for weaklings like you two."
"That's...Hierro!" Halibel gaped. "He's progressing fast."
"If you release your sword..." Barragan trailed off.
"I'll die if I don't kill him quickly," Halibel finished.
Kurai shoved the two blades away then turned toward the larger of the two, kicking a knee backward, making him bend forward. Once his head was within reach, Kurai grabbed it and twisted it around backward, allowing the Arrancar to fall. The other one slashed at him again but Kurai spun, back handing the blade away then drove his hand through the Arrancar's face. He let that one fall too then drew his sword, holding it out.
"Grow, Haruko," Kurai smirked, seeing the unsure look in Halibel's eyes.
His sword became the field again, reaching up and wrapping around his wrist. It extended its blade and Kurai lowered it, motioning with his other hand for Halibel to attack him.
"Your abilities are growing much faster than I expected," Halibel stated. "This will be a very difficult battle after all."
She flew forward, slashing at him. He blocked the slash then shoved her sword back, stepping forward and slashing at her. Before it hit, she appeared behind him, sword flashing at his back. He didn't have time to dodge but the sword hit hard, as if hitting another blade. It did, however, to cut a shallow gash into his side but only sank in a half inch. Halibel leapt back, staring at the wound as Kurai inspected it then looked back at Halibel and laughed.
"My Hierro's almost strong enough to stand up to your blade," Kurai laughed.
He flew forward, slashing at her and she blocked it before his arms were suddenly beside him, his sword slamming into her side, sparks flying as a cut just as shallow as the one she had given him opened on her side. He jumped back and she fired several energy blasts at him from her sword and he slashed two before the last blasted him in the chest. He fell several meters before righting himself, the upper body part of his Shihakusho gone, shreds falling around him but his body only slightly burned.
"Damn," Kurai growled. "Always hated being burned. Ah well. No time to think about it now. We're evenly matched Halibel."
"I agree," Halibel nodded just as Emilou exploded in a ball of fire.
A moment later, all three were blasted by a Kido trap created by a new arrival who was beside Hitsugaya, Momo. After a moment, the three stepped out and entered their Resureccion forms, then all touched their left arms which glowed red. A beam fired from each, meeting and forming a massive behemoth that was a cross between a deer and a gorilla with a mane of dark brown hair that resembled Franceska's hair. It had a massive snake extending from below its mane that was Sung-Sun's contribution as her released form was that of a snake-person hybrid.
"What, is that?" Kurai gaped.
"Ayon," Halibel stated. "He is their servant and their greatest technique."
Kurai nodded and turned back to Halibel.
"Captain Hitsugaya will handle him," Kurai stated. "Shall we continue? You should release your sword. Otherwise, I'll kill you."
Halibel watched him for a moment before nodding.
"Yes," Halibel said holding her sword the same way Kurai did when entering Shikai. "Hunt, Tiburon!"
A massive heart-shaped body of water erupted behind her, rolling back on itself again and again before it encased her, spiraling into a typhoon. After a moment, a blade sprouted from it before swinging downward, the water parting. The blade was the same shark-shaped blade she had had when she was still Vasto Lorde. Now, her Mask Fragment had changed from covering his face to wrapping around her neck with a small part covering the pint where her collar bones met. Then, two pieces reached down to cover her nipples. She now wore a very short black skirt, reaching barely a fifth of the way down her thighs but with bone splints that reached a fourth of the way down, bone boots that reached up to her knees but with two knee guards reached higher in front while it reached away from her legs, bone gauntlets that covered her entire forearms and hands but with her black gloves still on her hands, spikes on the backs of her wrists reaching upward, and elbow guards reaching upward and away from her arms. There was a stretch of bone resembling vertebrae reached up from the front of her skirt to between her breasts. SHe had shoulder guards with spikes reached up on either side of her head and with two tendrils of bone extending from the back and that were as bendable as cloth. They both had a spike sticking out partway down and ended in spikes. Her right arm extended into an opening in her sword, which seemed to not be attached to her arm as it was as a hollow. She also had two blue lightning-bolt-shaped facial markings on her cheeks.
"Your mouth is uncovered," Kurai grinned. "First time I've ever seen your full face. You're actually very pretty."
"Thank you," Halibel smiled. "However, that will not keep me from killing you."
"I know," Kurai stated. "It won't keep me from killing you either."
Halibel nodded just as Ayon was encased in ice. A moment later, it exploded out again, smashing both Momo and Rangiku from the sky. Hitsugaya caught Momo but before he could catch Rangiku, Ayon smashed him away. Then, it turned and began to make its way toward Head Captain Yamamoto. Kurai turned back to Halibel as she raised her sword, which began to glow gold. Then, she swung it downward. Kurai's right arm and leg instantly separated from his body, along with a good portion of his body and fell away. Kurai began to fall as well, staring at the place his limbs use to be in shock and confusion. Just as he crashed down, Halibel spun, blocking his Zanpakuto as he appeared behind her, unharmed. The body in the street below turned from him to the already dead corpse of the larger of Barragan's two subordinates who tried to fight him.
"You are much stronger than I expected," Kurai stated. "I'm glad I decided to take a precaution when you released your sword. Otherwise...well."
Halibel turned toward him and raised her sword in front of herself. Kurai appeared before her, slashing at her. She blocked it then shoved him back, slashing at his side. He blocked it and was sent skidding through the air until he slowed to a stop beside Soi-fon who was fighting Barragan.
"Yours as strong as mine?" Soi-fon asked. "I can't hurt him."
"Mine is as strong as me without her sword release," Kurai stated. "With it, she nearly killed me first strike."
"Better get back in there then champ," Soi-fon grinned. "Wouldn't want her coming after you."
Kurai rolled his eyes and held his hand out.
"Hado Eighty Eight, Hiryu Gekizoku Shinten Raiho!" Kurai shouted, firing the blast at Halibel.
Halibel slashed it and it split in two, passing her and exploding in the distance. Kurai growled and flew at her, slashing at her head. She blocked it then shoved his sword away and punched him, blasting him skyward. He flipped over and flew back, slashing at her. She blocked it and he spun, slashing at her from the side. She blocked that as well, and he spun, slashing at her other side. Rather than block it, she caught it with her free hand then raised her sword. He leapt away, releasing Haruko, the grass unwrapping from his hand, and Halibel's blade carved a gash in the front of his torso. He skidded to a stop, coughing blood, then stood up straight, groaning. Halibel threw Haruko back and he caught it, the grass wrapping around his wrist again then the blade wrapping around his wound, healing him. Then, retracted, wrapping around his forearm like a gauntlet.
"You're much, much stronger than I am Halibel," Kurai stated. "So I think it's about time I get serious, son't you?"
Halibel raised an eyebrow before realizing what he had planned.
"Hado, Ninety One, Senju Koten Taiho!" Kurai shouted as the twelve glowing orbs appeared around him. "Please work."
The orbs all began to slowly move forward then began picking up speed. Halibel raised her sword, a Cero forming then being absorbed into her sword. Before she could fire it, however, the blasts all streaked forward as blurs, colliding roughly halfway between Kurai and Halibel and exploding. Kurai groaned in frustration and Halibel let her Cero fade.
"That's a shame," Halibel sighed. "However, that was better than last time."
Kurai nodded looking down at Haruko. He extended the blade again then looked up at Haruko.
"It would seem you're as stubborn as ever," Halibel smiled. "Before we continue our fight to the death, allow me to tell you the truth of your origins, and the reason behind your Arrancar abilities."
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