Chapter 11. Fury Of The Fight

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The shadows great darkness crept in even greater.

The once bright, disgusting, orange eyes of the Arrancar were now clouded and dim, blood oozing from his body. Hitsugaya stood with his Zanpakutou in his hands, ready to take on the next opponent. As four of the other Arrancar came forward, one stayed behind. Hitsugaya glared at him with shock; it was the leader.

"Coward!" He shouted. "You're just going to stand there and let your subordinates die?"

No matter who it was, Hitsugaya could simply not tolerate tyranny such as letting ones people fight for them. But Hitsugaya was forced away from his anger for the moment, because the four Vasto Lorde were surrounding him, and just like that, they were gone.

Their bodies melted and blended together with the darkness, obscuring his vision. Then all of a sudden, the four of them launched themselves from the ceilings and walls from all sides. Hitsugaya managed to dodge all but one, who came lunging at him, claws extended to gauge a gapping wound in his shoulder.

Blood spattered the ground of the cave, and Hitsugaya staggered a bit, but remained on his feet. Then, he was suddenly aware of how strong the scent of blood was, not only his, but someone else's…

His thoughts were cut off suddenly, when another Arrancar charged forward, and Hitsugaya only just managed to dodge.

"Bastards!" He yowled. "Where is she?!"

His anger was beginning to show itself, his eyes clouded, and a freezing wind blasted throughout the cave. When he received no answer, he felt his teeth begin to sharpen, ice crept along his arms and down to his fingertips, forming claws. Layers of ice piled atop one another to form a long, thick tail once again, and powerful wings began to pound the air as they unfurled.

The eyes of the remaining five Vasto Lorde widened in fear, but determination and hatred soon overlapped that fear. Four of them charged, but Akuma stayed put, rooted to the spot. There was not much room in the cave now, so it was harder for Hitsugaya to dodge.

Two of them darted behind him, while the other to faced him. But he knew better then to only concentrate only on what was in front of him. He lashed out with his left hand, and swung his sword with his right, gaining just enough speed to have the two in front jump back a few bounds. At that instant, Hitsugaya turned on the Arrancar that had slipped behind him and twisted in a complete circle, swiping his tail around the whole of the cavern.

Satisfaction lit up in his eyes as he felt his tail connect with the body of an Arrancar. As he turned to see his progress, blood rained down on all of them as the body of his enemy went flying through the air, and then smashed into the rock wall of the cave with a sickening, cracking sound. Then the corpse fell to the ground with a nauseating noise.

They all knew that they were defeated, but when they died, they wanted to take at least one Shinigami along with them. The remaining three glanced at their leader, who nodded and then the three of them took off once again and headed towards Hitsugaya, but this time, Akuma slipped away through the shadows, to the corner on the opposite side of the cave.

The cries and roars continued to echo eerily throughout the cave behind him. Finally, Akuma grabbed the disheveled shihakushou of the girl that they had taken along with them. He dragged her body back to the scene, only to find that two other of the Arrancar had been killed; now only Rei remained.

Akuma threw the girl's body to the ground, and shouted at the half-dragon boy.

"Oy! Is this what you're looking for?" He called over the sounds of shattering and crumbling rock and ice that had come tumbling down from the walls during the battle. Hitsugaya's eyes widened when he saw the mangled form of Hinamori, lying frighteningly still on the ground of the cave.

"Don't you dare touch her." Hitsugaya warned, more winds enveloping the cave. Akuma signaled to Rei to retreat, and without hesitation, she leapt back, and out of Hitsugaya's reach.

He growled, but stayed where he was, his dark blue eyes locked on Akuma.

"When I leave this world," Akuma announced. "I'm going to take at least one Shinigami along with me. It obviously won't be you, so I have no choice but to take her." The voice that sounded of an animal drowning in its own blood echoed around the cave once more, the words bouncing back against themselves.

"I said, don't touch her."

Hitsugaya was trying to remain calm, but is fury was getting the better of him. More rage filled him as Akuma deliberately kicked the girl a few feet across the cave.

"BASTARD!" Hitsugaya snarled.

He lunged forward, but Akuma's speed was too great for his own in the darkness. There was no sun in Hueco Mundo, here it was eternal night, and this fact only added to Hitsugaya's dismay. But despite his disability to see clearly, completely relying on instinct, Hitsugaya shot through the cold air and stabbed his Zanpakutou through the body of one of the two Arrancar, although he was not sure if the shallow blow would kill it.

What he did know, however, was that a spurt of blood had flown up into the air, causing him to blink his eyes for a moment. When he re-opened them, the cave was completely in shadows, he could smell blood, his own, the enemy's, and Hinamori's.

Darkness flooded his vision, but his current state of blindness caused his other senses to perk up. His sense of smell was enhanced, as was his ability to touch. His wingtips brushed against the walls of the cave, guiding him and telling him how far away he was from the side of the cave. His ears also let him here the next statement quite clearly.

"You're in our territory now boy. Both you and the girl are going to die here..."

The echo came from all around him, but Hitsugaya did not care about the fact that he had no idea as to where his enemies were. His only concern was the last sentence that the Arrancar spoke. He could not see, more importantly, he could not see her.

Where is she?

Suddenly, realization stabbed him and he spun to the direction in which the source of the voice had come from, he could smell her blood...

"Hinamori!"

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A/N: Here is this chapter! More action and suspense will come in the ones to follow. Please review! It is what encourages me to post the next chapter each time : ) Thanks so much, you all rock!!