Agh! Super short chapter! (But the cool thing is, it's 666 words XD Or at least it is on my computer. Just the story part, not the A/N) I'm sorry, but I'm so tired, and my eyes aren't focusing anymore...
On a more positive note, I got my record time for the Terry Fox run today! I jogged the whole way! I'm so proud of myself! It's still worse than half the kids in my class, but I don't care. It's good by my standards.
If I owned Bleach they'd have to run the Terry Fox run. (I love torturing these people!) Let's see how they like that torture. All of the 'motivational' videos that make you want to cry, and gym teachers yelling at you because you suck at running. I doubt they'd last.
"You haven't actually told us your name," Bren and Tara remarked together. "Do you even have one?"
"Dagger." Their captor replied.
"Dagger…" Bren murmured.
"I like it." Tara stated.
"Good villain material." Bren agreed.
"I approve." They chorused.
"… Thank you?"
"No problem."
Kaili calmly held out her zanpaku-to. "Strike. Arashi." The sword jumped in her fingers, the steel writhing into long sharp zigzags. Electricity coursed over the blade, and Kaili smiled as she dodged another bolt of flame. Even a dragon wouldn't be able to fight back very well when it was paralyzed.
Swiftly, she ducked down under the dragon's long neck, skipping to the side agilely as it lunged at her with sharp claws. Quickly, she pinpointed the beast's weaknesses- it was slower than she was, and less agile. However, it did have a very fierce looking tail, long, pointy teeth and fearsome claws. And, of course there was the whole breathing flames business. But, she was certain that all that she had to do was find a crack in those shiny scales, and then she wouldn't have to worry about it anymore.
Skipping along to the side of the dragon to avoid another jet of fire, Kaili noticed one other thing. It didn't have very good peripheral vision. That made for an awesome advantage, and it was probably the monster's biggest weakness. She would have to use it to its full advantage.
Byakuya ducked out of the way just in time to avoid the dragon's jagged claws, noting the differences between this thing's claws, and the claws of the invisible monster. The invisible monster's claws were smoother, whereas the dragon's were uneven, and not as curved as the others had seemed to be. Byakuya grimaced a bit as he thought of this. He should know. After all, he had been sliced open with those claws.
Quickly, he darted beneath the dragon's long neck, searching for any weakness in those glimmering scales and finding none. This only served to encourage him, however. Nothing was fun if it was too easy, after all.
Renji circled his opponent warily, sizing it up. There appeared to be no penetration point in its smooth armour, but he knew that wasn't the case. Everything had a weak point. Sometimes it just took some time to find out what it was.
He dodged out of the way as the dragon attacked, watching for any opening that may become available. After all, even an amateur like Ichigo could find the opponent's weakness, although acting on it was another story altogether. He would just have to hope that he was fast enough and strong enough to take the chance when it came. He had to be good enough. He had to. With that mentality, Renji went in for the attack.
It had taken a bit of time, but Kaili had found the dragon's weakness. Just in between its wing and its back was a crack in the scales. It was small, but the slim blade of Arashi would be able to fit through easily. She waited until the dragon lunged at her again, and then she darted around its head, and stabbed her zanpaku-to through the thin opening. The effect was instant. The dragon's whole body tensed as electricity coursed through it, and then went limp and crashed to the ground, unable to move.
With a small smile, Kaili dropped to the ground, raising her sword for the finishing attack.
The dragon dodged Zabimaru, and Renji barely managed to get out of the way in time to avoid being roasted. He dropped to the ground, scowling in thought. It was faster than he had anticipated, which caused a few problems, but none that he couldn't solve. It would just require a bit of problem solving. And although Byakuya was far better at problem solving than Renji was, Renji wasn't that bad. After all, he was the Vice Captain of the Sixth Division. He wouldn't have gotten there if he were an idiot.
Crappy ending... Sorry about that too. I'll try to make up for it tomorrow, although I do have to babysit, and have more bloodtests done. Apparently they got something wrong in the last one so they're going to wake me up and stab me with needles again tomorrow.Blech.
-Stormy