Chapter 2

After a couple of miles, Jikan realized what was going on and screamed in my head.

"Wait! What do you think you're doing? We can't go back! There is death waiting for us."
"So you have seen the future?"

"No! But you're a dumbass! Remember when you tried to face a hollow with a butterknife?"
"That was only one time! It got the jump on me when I was having lunch. Plus I killed it with kido, didn't see you complaining."
"That is because you left me beside a tree."
"It doesn't matter, we are still going to fight."

"Why are you being so arrogant! Do you think you have any possible chance of defeating Aizen and his army? Face it Saido, you're outnumbered and outclassed. There isn't any chance of victory for you. We should run while we have the chance."
"Why Jikan?"

I could imagine how my sword reacted.
"Why are you acting like a coward? If you are anything like me, you must at least have some kind of dignity or pride. After all, it was with the help of Aizen that the arrancar army was born and that hollows became more powerful. He even killed some of our closest friends and you don't even have the slightest hint of a desire for vengeance?"

A silent minute passed. Hopefully my words were getting through to him, and I decided to add more for the right effect.

"After all, its better to die as a proud warrior than live as a coward."
Jikan finally spoke "What good is pride when everyone is dead?"

That does it, I stopped in the middle of the forest and grasped my zanpakuto violently; it looked like I was choking it.
"Then you must have seen the future! Tell me, will we win or will we lose? Answer me before I decide to make firewood out of your hilt!"
"No! I haven't seen the future! If I did! I would've told you long ago. You got to believe me!"
"I do, but-"
A idea went through my head, I closed my eyes and relaxed for a moment; I started to breath deeply and concentrated. Jikan was startled by this and suddenly realized what was happening.
"What are you doing to me?"
"I am trying to concentrate and pour all of my spiritual energy into you."
"And then what would that solve?"
"I want to see this future for myself and if I have to pour all of my energy into you to see it for just a second, so be it!"
Suddenly the environment around me began to change. I felt that I was making progress. However, Jikan began screaming into my head!
"Stop this! All you're going to do is make yourself pass out from releasing too much spiritual pressure! You're gaining nothing from this!"
"You're bluffing!" I told Jikan coldly.

My zanpakuto was speechless for a moment.
"And why would I do that?"
"It's because-."
I sighed, and was honest to myself.

"I'm scared too." A moment passed. "Honestly, I don't want to go to battle either, Jikan, but if I'm right and we saved every soul here, then we will change everything!"

"But what if you lose? Time is not a forgiving mistress."

It took only a second to respond to that. "Well, we would have a better chance of survival at least."

Jikan agreed with me about that. Suddenly, I felt everything around me changing. The trees around me started to grow old and die in front of me. This was very unexpected. I tried to stop Jikan, but it was to no avail. I felt the blade drawing my power from me at an alarming rate. I couldn't even let go of Jikan; it felt like my hands were melded to him.

"What's happening? All I wanted was a freaking vision, not this! Stop this now Jikan!"
His voice in my head was very weak and quivering.
"I can't stop Saido. I'm out of control. Its impossible to turn back now!"

I paused. This was no time to panic. More of my energy was being devoured with every second that passed. Somehow I had to stop this before it was too late. I began to see that time itself was moving past me at a fast pace. The days began to look more like flashes from a camera. The whole thing was a beautiful spectacle and as time was moving on, it was almost impossible to tell what was really going on. I saw glimpses of fierce battles and beyond that was unknown. I finally came up with an idea to stop all of this. If this didn't work, Jikan and I would die in a matter of seconds. I poured all the remnants of my power into a single blast to fire into the already uncontrollable vortex of my spiritual pressure.

Jikan exploded in a fierce light and the environment around me came to a halt.

I breathed easily; my plan worked.

But where we were and what time period we were in was unknown. However, there wasn't anytime to think as my body was drained of energy and fell asleep.

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