A/N: And here is yet another one, I hope it doesn't disappoint. It was a little difficult to write since Byakuya was only ever on the borderline of Aizens plans. He was involved, yes, but not as directly as say, Urahara (who will be somewhere near the end, along with the Vaizard) or Hitsugaya. That being said, there's still enough for me to write a Chapter, so enjoy!

Chapter Six- Byakuya Kuchiki

Aizen POV

He was reputed to be the strongest Taicho the Soul Society had, but I couldn't see the truth in that. Honestly, when it came to fighting, he wasn't nearly as strong as Kyoraku, or Unohana. Yes, he was near the top in strength, but he lacked in flexibility. His hubris made it easy for an opponent to surprise him since he believed no one to be the equal to himself.

He was noble born, and his pride got in the way of his sight, making it easy for me to manipulate him. While he may not be the strongest Taicho, he was the most powerful head of the Kuchiki clan to ever exist. He far surpassed many of their strongest warriors, and he was younger than all of them. This gave him more power than the other Taicho, and it gave him more money and prestige.

All of which added to- in my opinion- his ever inflating ego.

He was too easy to manipulate into killing little Rukia, his very own adopted sister who he normally would take a sword through the heart to protect. He actually did when I told Gin to shoot her. Despite his calm appearance, he has a competitive side that Abarai Renji brings out, and when that need to defeat Abarai is coupled with his need to defend his pride, and to uphold the law, he'll do anything. It was child's play to get all those factors to affect his decision making.

Eventually he realised what he was doing was not the right thing to do, but by the time Kurosaki Ichigo managed to 'defeat' him (with the help of the hollow bestowed upon him by Urahara, as desperation moves go, that was one I never expected to happen) it was too late for him to do anything. The plan was in motion, and while his walking away from the fight had threw a slight wrench in my plans, I was more than willing to pretend I had planned to use that to my advantage.

If I couldn't get Kurosaki Ichigo to kill him, then I could just get him to kill himself. A shot from Gin's sword through the heart would have killed anyone but a Taicho, but even with a Taicho it was enough to stop them from getting up again.

And that meant there was yet another Taicho down. A shame, really, I wish I had had more people to watch my ascent.

I'll make sure they can watch the next show.