Saki's Bankai will be revealed briefly in this chapter and the next chapter, so you guys have something to look forward to! :)
Enjoy!

Chapter 9: Out of Control Bankai

"Shunko."

Soifon charged at Saki and threw a punch at the black-haired Shinigami. Saki raised her hand to block it but was sent flying backwards upon contact. She quickly regained her footing in time to dodge another punch that Soifon threw at her. Raising her hand, she said clearly, "Hado No. 31: Shakkaho."

A ball of red energy flew at Soifon, who used Shunpo to dodge the Kido spell. The captain of the Second Division then counterattacked by sending her white reiatsu at Saki. The attack shot towards Saki , who barely batted an eyelash. Instead, she raised Jikan and let loose another Temporal Blast, which collided with Soifon's Shunko attack in midair and triggered a massive eruption.

Soifon decided to take advantage of the smoke and fired another Shunko in the direction of where she thought Saki would be. The Shunko burst out of the smoke on the other side. Saki gave an annoyed sigh.

"You've made me do this," she muttered as she raised Kuukan above her head. Kuukan's blade began to glow pink as tiny spatial particles melded with it. Once it was fully charged, Saki slashed the air in front. While she did this, Kuukan released the energy in a curving arc, which shot forward and clashed with the Shunko. A void opened up at the point of collision, and the white reiatsu was sucked into the separate dimension. The void closed as the last of the Shunko's energy vanished.

"You used Kuukan's special move just now, didn't you?" Soifon asked, eyes narrowed.

"Space Cutter," Saki replied, "A move that can open up a gate to another dimension, which sucks in the target and destroys it. Or it can just turn the target into spatial particles on the spot, which Kuukan will then use for its next Space Cutter."

"Che." Soifon furrowed her eyebrows.

"Your Shikai couldn't do anything, and your Shunko isn't very effective, either," Saki pointed out, "Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve? Your Bankai, perhaps?"

Soifon gritted her teeth. "Bankai: Jakuho Raikoben!" she roared. Soifon's right arm became incased by a gold armor missile launcher base that was twice the size of the small captain. She aimed it at Saki and fired. The missile spun through the air at an alarming speed until it finally met its target and exploded.

"Whew, that was one hell of an explosion," Amina huffed, "Soifon's got a good Bankai, if you ask me."

"But Saki-chan is..." Hanako began.

"Alive," Amina finished for her sister, "Look." She pointed at the cloud of smoke that was rising from the place where Jakuho Raikoben had exploded.

With perfect timing, the smoke cleared to reveal Saki covered in golden armor. A pair of dragon-like wings were folded in front of her, seemingly the things responsible for blocking the attack from Soifon's Bankai. Jikan and Kuukan had merged into one sword with a golden hilt and a black grip. A helmet in the shape of a dragon's head shielded Saki's head so that only Saki's face and her messy bangs could be seen. A dragon's tail lashed back and forth behind her, and Saki's hands and feet were covered by armor as well.

The wings pulled back, and Saki raised her single sword and pointed it at Soifon, who was standing a long distance away with a shocked expression on her face. "Bankai," Saki announced quietly, "Han Busshitsu*."

"What...? How...?" Soifon spluttered, reluctant to believe that her Bankai had been useless against the eldest Kuroichi.

"Think about it," Saki said, tilting her sword slightly, "The name of my Bankai is Han Busshitsu. Antimatter."

Soifon's face contorted. "DAMN YOU!" she shrieked, her pride crushed by the fact that none of her techniques seemed to be able to affect the Shinigami in front of her.

"...I'm sorry," Saki apologized.

Soifon ignored her and lunged forward, deactivating her Bankai and preparing Shunko again. Saki looked slightly surprised by the fact that Soifon was attacking recklessly but quickly regained her composure and began to defend against Soifon's messy assaults.

Then, Soifon's Shunko came into contact with a silver bracelet on Saki's right wrist. The piece of jewelry came off with a small pop. Saki's breath caught in her chest, and she reached for it desperately with her free hand as it fell out of the sky.

Amina froze, her eyes growing as big as dinner plates. "Oh, crap."

Hanako gasped, her gaze unable to leave the bracelet that had come off of Saki's wrist.

Kyouraku and Ukitake jerked their heads around to look questioningly at the two. "Huh? What's wrong?" Kyouraku asked.

Before either Kuroichi could reply, there was a huge explosion as Saki's reiatsu skyrocketed. A blinding, golden light engulfed the Shinigami and the pressure of her reiatsu sent almost all of the spectating Shinigami flying.

"Shit!" Amina shouted, covering her face with her arms, "It's going out of control!"

Hanako was blown off her feet. She let out a small cry of surprise, hands reaching desperately for something to hold onto. Kyouraku caught her as she flew past. His sakkat had already been lost, and his kimono flapped wildly on his shoulders. Ukitake had thrown himself flat on the ground, eyes narrowed against the pulsing reiatsu that Saki's Bankai emitted.

Suddenly, Ukitake's eyes widened. This reiatsu...it's the same as before! he realized, Back when Kyouraku and I were watching the three and Unohana, there was that explosion of un-Shinigami-like reiatsu. This is exactly like that time. So that reiatsu belonged to Saki, but why is there a Hollow-like feeling to it?

*Antimatter

Next chapter: New Gotei Captains