Returning War Part 1
Chapter 4 Rukia's Ordeal! The Winter Assault of Despair
(Tenkai Kecchu; Replica Karakura Town; Pillar #2)
Rayo's forest of thorns disappeared while spiritually infused flowers fell from the sky.
"Well that was rather entertaining now I think I'll enjoy the taste of your spirit energy" said Yumichika sealing and sheathing his sword then grabbed one of the falling flowers and bit into the petal, absorbing the spirit energy encased in it.
"What…the…hell…was that…about! Was that…your Bankai!" demanded Rayo in a weakened voice as he hung his body in mid air by some vines.
"Weren't you listening to me? That was actually the true form of my zanpakuto" said Yumichika taking the flower out of his mouth, turning to the severely weakened Rayo.
"What!" coughed Rayo.
"What you just saw was the true form of my shikai, my zanpakuto is actually quite picky with its favorite color it just seems to adore the color sapphire but detests the color lavender, what I'm trying to say is that my shikai's true name is in fact Ruri'iro Kujaku I use the name Fuji Kujaku to disguise it's true form in front of my fellow squad members and since Fuji roughly translates to lavender my zanpakuto only releases half of it's overall strength leaving me with the four pronged blade you saw in the beginning of the fight" explained Yumichika.
"Why disguise such beauty?" asked Rayo.
"Again it has to do with my squad members, you see I belong to Squad 11 of the 13 Court Guard Squads and in that squad we continuously engage in bloodthirsty combat to relish the day when we'd die in battle this also led to the belief that zanpakuto should always be used for direct attacks and that anyone who uses a Kidō-based weapon is considered a weakling, this belief eventually became an unspoken rule in the squad and as such I like to keep my sword's true form under wraps especially from Ikkaku and Captain Zaraki so now do you understand, when you trapped me in that disgusting forest of vines and thorns you gave me the perfect opportunity to strike in fact if you hadn't hidden me away you might have actually won" explained Yumichika
"So that was the reason you chose to hide it away well thank you adding beauty to my flowerless forest" said Rayo collapsing.
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(Tenkai Kecchu Pillar #1)
"YAAAAA!" yelled Ikkaku charging at Trasgo.
"Hmph" snubbed Trasgo raising his arm.
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"What gives aren't you going to draw that sword hanging around your waist" said Ikkaku pushing forward then ut some distance between himself and his opponent.
"My Hierro is the only weapon I need to defeat a grunt like you" said Trasgo clenching his fists.
"Heh seriously what is it with you arrancars and your Hierro skin it's like you think it can save you from every single attack!" yelled Ikkaku charging again.
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"I am one of Commander Siglo's six chosen generals don't even try following the illusion of defeating me" said Trasgo blocking Ikkaku's strikes.
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(Tenkai Kecchu Pillar #4)
"hehehe" snickered Tambien facing down Kenrichi
"Hm" thought Kenrichi
"Don't blink" said Tambien disappearing using sonido then reappeared behind Kenrichi aiming for his head.
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"Aiming for the head, a very swift but rudimentary tactic" said Kenrichi blocking the arrancar's sword with his own.
"I guess you are swift" said Tambien distancing himself from Kenrichi.
"Remember this arrancar I am one of three Captains who was personally trained by Head Captain Yamamoto himself and since you are a self appointed 'general' who serves under an Espada then it shall be a simple battle of strategy" said Kenrichi pointing his blade at Tambien.
"Sounds good to me" said Tambien standing his ground.
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After a brief parrying of blades they took stances on the roof of a building.
"You know it's hard for me to believe your taking me seriously" said Shuhei.
"What do you mean?" asked El Ray.
"I'm not an idiot Squad 2 informed us what was going on in Hueco Mundo before Senken stepped in and I'm well aware of who you served under during that time; Siglo Deterioro Commander of the Royal Hollow Resistance Forces and unless I'm mistaken six out of the eight arrancar that accompanied him here were his generals in the Civil War including yourself, which ultimately means you'd have to be quite powerful to hold a position like that am I correct?" explained Shuhei turning an eye to Siglo.
"Hehehe I must admit I'm impressed with your Intel and your right being one of Commander Siglo's six generals one would think your opponent would be much more powerful but the truth is I was testing you to see how much I'd have to raise my spiritual pressure" said El Ray.
"It sounds like your saying you've been holding back quite a bit of power" said Shuhei with a grim look on his face.
"Well then lets find out!" yelled El Ray releasing a large amount of spirit energy.
"Damn it" said Shuhei trying to hold his ground.
"Now lets try this again!" said El Ray charging Shuhei with faster speed.
"He's faster now!" thought Shuhei in a panic putting up his defenses.
*CLASH*
"Do you like what you see" said El Ray kicking Hisagi into a building.
*FWOOM*
Damn it" thought Shuhei.
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(Tenkai Kecchu Pillar #3)
Rukia was running down street after street avoiding sharp nail-like projectiles.
"Damn she's fast I gotta put some distance between us, AAAAGH" said Rukia turning a corner only to fall prey to an attack rom behind while Leona walked up to the fallen Rukia.
"Is that all you've got! Well against my Leoparda I guess I'm not too surprised, the nails I fire from my claws are like smart bombs, they'll follow you forever until they've hit their target so try some more!" yelled Leona as the female arrancar fired more nail-like projectiles from her hands at Rukia who was lying on the ground.
"Not yet" said Rukia using flash step to get away
"Try this! Bakudō #4 Hainawa" said Rukia appearing behind the arrancar then wrapped Kidō rope around the female arrancar's arms.
"You know I can get out of this in seconds right" mocked Leona.
"It wasn't meant to stop you" said Rukia holding out her hand.
"Huh? What pathetic attempt at survival are you trying now?" asked Leona
"Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man!" said Rukia beginning an incantation.
"What the hell are you saying this time huh…What!" said Leona as she quickly became panicked at seeing streams of blue energy gathering in Rukia's index and middle fingers.
"On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus. In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens, Hadō #73 Sōren Sōkatsui!" yelled Rukia releasing the large burst stream of energy.
"Damn you!" yelled Leona as an explosion enveloped the combatants.
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"That was the Captain! I hope she's alright" said Izuru running away from a continuous assault of fiery feathers.
Don't take your eyes off me Izuru Kira!" yelled a newly transformed Fenix Ala firing more blazing feathers and whose appearance now resembled that of a large bird that became enveloped in fire every time it attacked.
"Damn" thought Izuru dodging again using flash step.
"You cannot defeat me, Lieutenant Kira for as you've seen when I attack my body becomes living fire making it impossible to cut and even if you do manage to strike me when I'm in stationary mode it's still impossible as my feathers and body are as strong as titanium" said Fenix looking down at Izuru from the sky.
"Hm" thought Izuru
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"So you're still alive are you" said Rukia seeing Leona emerge from the explosion barely harmed at all.
"I told you your little Kidō rope wouldn't work on me but I must admit you took me by surprise with that last attack" said Leona.
"I guess it can't be avoided" said Rukia holding her zanpakuto up.
"Hm" thought Leona.
"Dance, Sode no Shirayuki" said Rukia releasing her zanpakuto by holding it in front of her and turned it counter-clockwise causing the sword to change into a blade with a pure white apppearance.
"Hm impressive I'll give you that but it's still not enough!" yelled Leona sending out more projectiles at Rukia who was puncturing the ground creating a circle around her then four more times in a semi-circle
"Tsugi no mai, Hakuren" shouted Rukia taking a battle stance and fired an enormous wave of pure white ice and snow at Leona.
"Damn!" thought Leona as she became engulfed in the enormous wave of snow.
"Funny in the beginning of this fight I was on the ground and now it's you" said Rukia walking towards an overwhelmed Leona.
"Damn you bitch" cursed Leona coughing.
"I think it's time to end this, Juhaku" said Rukia stabbing her sword into the ground which created a trail of ice that continued it's path in Leona's direction.
"Too slow" said Leona escaping using sonido.
Some no mai, Tsukishiro" said Rukia as she quickly slashed the air causing a circle of ice to materialize underneath herself and Leona.
"Damn" thought Leona barely escaping the pillar of ice which grew out of the circle.
"And so we begin again" said Rukia facing down Leona.
"I'm going to cut you to pieces!" yelled Leona charging at Rukia.
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"Your not bad in a full on sword fight" said Leona parrying with Rukia one last time with her claws then distanced herself from the female captain.
"Thanks of course unless it can't be helped I enjoy fighting from a distance arrancar" said Rukia
"Well get used to it because I'm going to put you through so much despair and anguish you'll beg for mercy" said Leona.
"Despair huh" said Rukia smirking.
"Hm, something amusing?" asked Leona in a curious tone.
"It's just something my Lieutenant once said, did you know that Squad 3's symbol is the marigold, a flower of despair" said Rukia raising her sword.
"What of it?" asked Leona.
"Izuru says that every battle Squad 3 fights should fill us with dark and horrifying feelings and while I've acknowledged that is his philosophy on the word, my belief is much more realistic" said Rukia walking towards Leona.
"How so?" asked Leona putting up her defenses against Rukia.
"Whenever I fight someone as the Captain of Squad 3 my objective is not to fight my opponents with despair in my heart rather I intend to fill my opponent's with that same despair to the point where they beg for their lives but allow me to show you what I mean, Bankai!" yelled Rukia as she became enveloped in a flurry of snow.
"Damn it" said Leona trying to shield herself while she saw chunks of ice grow on her body.
"Kosetsu Kenbu: Buriza-do!" yelled Rukia spinning around in a graceful circle within the flurry as an ice-cold wind hit Leona freezing her left arm.
"What the hell!" said Leona glancing at her frozen arm in shockin shock.
"Hm that's new usually that technique only knocks my opponent back a ways, I wouldn't do too much with that arm if I were you" said Rukia walking out of the flurry wearing a princess kimono underneath her haori wielding dual swords that looked similar in appearance to Kisuke's Benehime.
"So this is your bankai!" asked Leona.
"Yes allow me to introduce you to Kisaki Sode no Shirayuki and as I said I wouldn't do anything with that arm if I were you if that ice cracks it might just take your arm with you" said Rukia.
"Damn you!" yelled Leona firing a bright blue cero from her free arm.
"Kosetsu Kenbu: Touketsu Kabe" said Rukia spinning in the same graceful circle then slammed her swords into the ground, creating a barrier of ice that easily blocked the cero.
"Ugh" grunted a now fearful Leona.
"Your beginning to feel it now aren't you? The despair is now filling your heartless body and you are now becoming afraid" said Rukia.
"I'll show you despair!" yelled Leona firing a barrage of light blue bala blasts only to have Rukia dodge them all.
"Prepare for the final dance; Kosetsu Kenbu: Hiyayaka Keiriku" said Rukia spinning around in another graceful dance and froze Leona's last free arm in place.
"Damn you I am one of Commander Siglo's six generals I will not lose to you!" yelled Leona as both ice blocks cracked taking her arms with them.
"You can't honestly expect to fight when your arms have been destroyed can you?" asked Rukia.
"Try me girl!" yelled Leona now resorting to mid-air kicks.
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"Now this is just getting ridiculous your fighting on sheer force of will" said Rukia deflecting the kicks with her swords.
"As his generals Commander Siglo depends on us so losing is not an option!" yelled Leona pushing forward with just kicks.
"Now to end this" said Rukia using flash step to move directly behind Leona then finished up with two rapid stabs to the arrancar's body
"You won congratulations little girl" said Leona collapsing to the ground.
"I guess using that technique was a little excessive but you gave me no choice Leona Pata and now Izuru it's your turn" said Rukia resealing her zanpakuto and sheathed it.
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"Well Izuru Kira now that you have an understanding of my abilities prepare for ultimate annihilation" laughed Fenix chasing Izuru through the town.
"Keep talking big it gives me a chance to find an opening" said Izuru keeping the chase going while preparing to release his sword.