As you walk toward Sokyoku, you spot many shinigami on the horizon. You smile gratefully, "So Byakuya did tip them off," you thought to yourself. You walk up the captains and lieutenants with no hesitation. Every captain and lieutenant was there, including Sotaichou.
Rukia rushes up to you, "Yuki, tell me this isn't true!"
"Kuchiki, get back to your spot," Sotaichou growls. You watch as the 9 captains, 12 lieutenants, Ichigo, and Rukia surround you in a circle. When you spot Byakuya, you give him a small nod of approval, but he does not seem so pleased. You see distraught on nearly everyone's faces.
"Hitsugaya-taichou, what is the meaning of this betrayal?" Sotaichou demands.
"Sosuke has my brother. In return for my duplicity, Sosuke promises Toshirou's safety," you reply simply, your hand starting to twitch toward your sword hilt.
"I've told you before. Hitsugaya-taichou is in no danger."
"Nothing you say will change my mind."
"Look around you Hitsugaya! You are clearly outnumbered, and I do not plan on letting you walk free."
"So be it," you unsheathe your sword and send the casing flying toward Sotaichou.
"Oi! I call the fresh meat first!" Kenpachi declares, suddenly charging you. "So be it," you whisper again.
~Flashback~
"What is the point in that?" Byakuya asked after you asked him to stop you. Both of you were leaning against the balcony staring out at Soul Society.
"I want fate to decide which path I take," you replied. "If I go with Sosuke, I save my brother. If I'm defeated and my brother is killed, then I will help in the Winter War and personally take Sosuke's head. And if I die," you felt Byakuya tense next to you "I will die with my brother. Those are my selfish wishes."
Nobody spoke. "You must do me one favor though," you murmur, "If the necklace does fall off. Promise me you won't try to put it back on. If my destiny is to become one of Sosuke's pawns, so be it."
"Everything will be fine," was all Byakuya could say.
By now, you are panting hard, your fight now high in the ski. Kenpachi's eye patch was off, and you hadn't released your Shikai. "Oi, fight me at your full power!" he hisses while launching another attack. You block the attack with your sword, but are pushed backward by the sheer force of it. There was no comparison in who would win in physical strength. As you duck at another one of Kenpachi's attack, his sword rips the necklace from your neck and shatters the sapphire jewel.
As you begin to fall into the darkness, you give Byakuya one last smile before your other side would take over. "Good-bye," you whisper as your eyes slowly shut.
You plummet to the ground, but just before you crash-land your eyes snap open. Suddenly, a huge wave of reiatsu washes over everyone. "W-What is this reiatsu?" Soi Fon stammers, "It's feels like Hollow reiatsu!"
You land softly on the ground even though you were falling at such a high speed.
"I'm sorry, did I break your little trinket?" Kenpachi taunts.
Your eyes snap toward him. "That would be your bad," you sneer. And for a moment, fear flashed in Kenpachi's eyes. Before anyone could comprehend you had moved, you were in front of the violent captain. "Do you fear death?" you ask maliciously. Your blood red eyes locked on his golden ones. "As if you could kill me," he spat back. He swung his sword, but you were too quick. His sword just sliced air. "Die," you say while bringing your sword crashing toward his neck.
"Soifon!" someone calls. Unexpectedly, you're kicked in the stomach, sending you sailing backward. As you skid to a halt, you see the second division captain charging you. "We all trusted you Yuki!" she hisses while attacking you with her sword, "What happened to that trust!"
"Trust," you grunt while blocking her attack "is a bond easily broken."
"Sting all enemies to death, Suzumebachi."
"Spread your wings, Fuyushimo." The two captains release their shikai's at the same time. You spin the daggers in your hand before launching another attack. The sound of the two swords clashing rang throughout the air. But in this fight, you had the advantage. With every strike, Suzumebachi becomes covered in ice, but Soifon still proceeds to attack.
About half an hour later, each captain is exhausted. You had three butterfly marks on you, one on each arm and one in the middle of your abdomen. Soifon however, was beginning to freeze.
"Had…enough?" you pant.
"You'll need…more…than that…to stop…me," she replies equally as tired. You glance up at the noon sun, "This has gone long enough," you say, suddenly using shunpo to get back to the ground. Once on the ground, the stunned captains try and stop you, but you just weave through them. The only person left between you and your target is Byakuya. "Move," you growl, for you can hear the other captains coming after you. The captain does not reply. In haste you turn around and raise your palm to face the attackers, "Way of destruction number 88, Flying Dragon Striking Heaven-Shaking Thunder Cannon!" An enormous amount of spiritual energy erupts from your open palm. You turn, but too late. Hundreds of shards of sword surround you, and just as you realize this, they all slash against your skin. You fall to the ground, and pool of blood beginning to form. As you lay on the ground, you feel the footsteps of someone coming toward you. "It's over," you hear the person say. You recognize the voice to be Byakuya's.
"Idiot," you smirk. Without hesitation, you suddenly disappear from the pile of blood, and reappear behind Rukia, your sword millimeters from her neck.
"Rukia!" you hear people shout. However, two people's reactions were most intriguing to you, the orange-haired shinigami and Byakuya.
"Let her go," the shinigami with orange hair growled. He seemed very fond of the younger Kuchiki.
"What's your name shinigami?" you ask.
"Ichigo…Kurosaki Ichigo. Now let go of Rukia," he growls, bringing his oversized zanpaktou forward.
"If any of you move, she dies," you threaten. Your eyes quickly scan over the shinigami, seeing if anyone would be stupid enough to move. "Looks like a picked the right one, seeing as none of you would risk this one's life." As if on cue, Garganta opens up behind you. "But don't worry," you say while stepping into the portal "I won't let any harm come to her. Promise."
"My, my. Ya put on quite a show didncha Yuki-chan," someone says from the shadows.
"No help from you, might I add," you reply while lowering your blade from Rukia's neck. Out from the shadows, steps Gin, "Looks like ya brought's a treat," his eyes, if visible, staring at Rukia.
"Thought it might sweeten the deal."
"Is that all? Hope ya weren't 'specting a reward from Aizen-sama or nothin. Ya no, something…extra," he remarks slyly.
"Don't you ever say that to me. Ever again!" you hiss pointing a dagger at him. Gin just grunts, before turning around walking toward Hueco Muendo.
"Yuki," Rukia murmers. You turn at the sound of your name. You wink at her with your ice blue eyes, but by the time you turn back to Gin, your eyes were back to being blood red.
