Mitsuki: Hi, it's me. Now, you might be wondering where Larxene is. Well, for one, since my Bankai is revealed in this chapter she let me have the honor of speaking. And second, I felt like it.
Toshiro: And I was roped into distributing the brownies for all who reviewed...-passes out the brownies-
Mitsuki: Anyways, Bleach does not belong to Larxene. I wish she did though, 'cause then I would be a main character in it, except of just in this story...
Toshiro: Whatever. Just get on with the chapter.
Mitsuki: Ok, ok. Here's Chapter 9!!
Mitsuki walked into the building, and with surprise noticed that she had beaten Hitsugaya there. Shrugging, she stretched lightly, since she was already warmed-up from practice that morning. Running a few laps around the building, she sat down and waited for him to come.
He didn't take long, and she stood up as he entered. Nodding, he quickly did some drills to warm up, and faced Mitsuki in the center of the room.
Muttering a spell, she noticed a blue glow surround them both, and she looked at him, confused. "Is this some sort of shield?" she asked.
He nodded. "It's not very effective, but we'll need it today. Now, I'm sure you've gotten better- I have noticed you practicing by yourself- so today, I think we should start working on your bankai. You ready?"
She nodded, and gulped. Taking a deep breath, she called out to Hogosha Chuusin. "Are you ready?" she asked, and felt the unicorn rear up in excitement. Noticing Hitsugaya had already started the transformation, she closed her eyes. "Bankai." She whispered.
Power surged around her as her zanpaku-to dissolved, reappearing behind her back in the form of a six pointed star made up of spears. A pool of light appeared beneath her feet, swirling up around her and leaving a circlet of white metal around her forehead with a part of it dangling down to her right shoulder. A tug at her back, and soon two white and silver wings extended from her back. The Bankai done, the silver color of her power disappeared. Reaching behind her back, she pulled out the middle spear and held it in front of her. "Amatsu Hogosha Chuusin." She said.
Toshiro looked approvingly over her Bankai, and noticed wryly that they both were able to fly- his advantage was gone. "Let's see how Hogosha Chuusin can handle ice attacks." He said, and with a flash he attacked her. Side-stepping him, she tugged on the spear and it disconnected into two parts. Now wielding two good-sized swords, she attacked him when he was recovering. She missed while dodging the tail and Toshiro countered her attack and the sounds of their swords connecting rang out. Furling out her wings, she took off, and they began fighting in midair.
Clangs and bashes rang out as they exchanged blows. She was never far enough away for him to use his ice attacks, but when he had her wedged into a corner he snatched one of her spears and sliced down. To his surprise, the weapon passed right through her. She grinned. "My weapons don't hurt their owners…and they come back to me eventually." As though to prove her words, the spear dissolved from his hand and appeared back behind her back.
He had backed off while he was surprised, and she sped away from him. "You shouldn't get distracted so easily." She chided, and the crossed the swords in front of her. "Shatter… Diamond Rain." She said, and uncrossed the swords. An explosion of rainbow droplets cascaded down on him, and though he dodged most of them, several still got him and dug into him. He realized that they were as sharp as diamonds, and he winced as some got through his shield and cut into him. When they did so, they melted and slid down his body, dropping to the floor below.
Finally having enough, he looked at her, miffed. "Ok, I'm done going easy." He followed this with a barrage of attacks that completely overwhelmed her and she was forced to the ground. Shooting upwards, he sent a column of ice down to greet her temporary distraction. Flinging herself to the ground to avoid it, she was forced to roll awkwardly as he relentlessly attacked. Panting, she sensed a pause and flung herself upwards, breaking the ice columns on her way to clear the path. He sent another one at her, but she easily dodged it.
Mitsuki was wearing out fast, and as far as she was concerned, Hitsugaya was still refreshed and energized. Taking a gamble, she pointed the swords outwards and spun them in midair. Quickly, she grabbed the other spears, after making them spin in midair, circling around her, she raised her arms.
Knowing she was trying something, he sent another ice column at her, but a shield surrounding her from the spinning swords deflected it, sending it crashing into the ceiling. "Ugh." He said, trying to dodge the debris.
He looked at Mitsuki. Her eyes were closed, her arms extended in front of her, hands together. "Shatter…Moonbeam Valor." Her eyes shot open and she flung her hands sideways, facing Hitsugaya. The spinning swords disappeared and reappeared in a circle in front of her, between her hands, considerably smaller. Power surged around her, causing her hair to fan out behind her. A circle of light appeared between the circling swords, weaving into strange lines and symbols. It pulled the power around her into it, than suddenly it exploded outward, surrounding Hitsugaya. All of this happening in a second, he barely had time to put up his sword to deflect it. Shooting out a column of ice to break the flow, he escaped in the nick of time, even though his ice wings were missing huge chunks and he could hardly stay in the air. Flapping desperately, he made his way over to Mitsuki, who looked utterly exhausted. The spinning swords slowed down, and all but the two she half-heartedly grabbed clattered to the floor.
Taking advantage of the situation, he sent an ice column at her, and though she dodged it, one wing was entirely encased in ice. She plummeted to the ground, the free one flapping feebly. Landing on her feet, she rolled with the impact, dodging another ice column. Knowing that the battle had turned in favor of her Captain, she smiled slightly at him as she crossed her swords again. "Shatter…Diamond rains." Another barrage of diamond-like pellets flew up to him, but this time he dodged them easily and whipped his tail around her. Caught in the grip, she struggled to free herself, but couldn't budge.
Toshiro glanced up at the purple flower floating above him, and noticed that only one petal remained. Drawing back his sword, he got ready to finish the battle and encase her in ice, but was startled to see the swords on the floor twitch, than fly over to Mitsuki. He cried out when they embedded themselves in his tail, and he instinctively uncurled it. Jumping out, Mitsuki landed wrong and floundered, and soon was once again encased in ice as the column rammed into her back.
Panting, he winced as heard the last petal shatter and disappear, and his Bankai went away to recharge. Wearily, he trudged over to the frozen Mitsuki and silently defrosted her. She fell to the floor, and she dismissed her Bankai, no longer having the strength to continue. The extra spears and swords flowed into one to form her Zanpaku-to, and she closed her eyes, content to fall asleep right there on the floor.
"You better get up. The least you could do is get back to your room." Hitsugaya said, holding up a hand. Groaning, she let him pull her up and they both collapsed against a wall, panting. "That was an interesting fight." He said once he got his breath back. "What was that last attack?"
"Moonbeam Valor. It uses almost all my spirit energy and concentrates it into one massive attack." Smiling wryly at him, she said, "Anyone less lucky would be dead."
He nodded. "But after you use it, you're exhausted and have to recuperate, right?"
"That's right; and usually it consists of a day or so of sleep." Forcing herself up, she said, "Nice battle, Captain. I almost had you there." Staggering, she walked out, heading toward her room to collapse and sleep.
Groaning, Toshiro pulled himself up with help from Hyorinmaru and staggered off in the direction of his office. He was greeted by stacks of paperwork; including Matsumoto's, who had left hers on the desk with his. But as he stared at it, he realized that for once, he didn't want to get the paperwork in early for once- instead, he went to his bedroom and promptly fell asleep from exhaustion.
Mitsuki: Yay! It's over! So, what did you think? Is my Bankai cool or what? Oh, and by the way, Amatsu Hogosha Chuusin means Heavenly Guardian Heart. Anyways, please Rate and Review! The next treat is Ice Cream!
Toshiro: -looks at chapter- what the... I didn't do my paperwork? NO! IT'S GOING TO BE LATE! -runs off-
Mitsuki: ...
