Chapter 18: Reasons + Vampire
As the battle rages on between Ichigo's friends and Shuren's henchmen, Ichigo, Kokuto and Moka continue their journey to find Yuzu. Electricity surged throughout Moka's body in a rapid rate because of the vampire's weakness of water causing to scream in pain. Finally, her and Ichigo made to the bottom and entered another part of Hell.
"Where are we?" Ichigo asked.
"All we have to do is to get though here." Kokuto said. "Then we'll arrive at the place they're using as a hideout."
"And that's where Yuzu is. I hope you're right." Then Ichigo wrenched a bit from the electricity from Moka's body.
"Now is our best chance, the fact that your friends are keeping the enemy occupied mean that fewer enemies would at the hideout. That's got to be good for us." As the three continue to fall into this next realm, another one of the guardians popped out of one of the lava pits to Ichigo and Moka.
"Watch out!" Kokuto shouted as he pushed Ichigo and Moka out the way and got squatted down by the monster, injuring his arm. Then the monster dug its hand into, pulled out another sinner and killed him. As the guardian was about finish Kokuto off, Ichigo appeared, hollowified, and cut the guardian down the middle. After the guardian was defeated, Ichigo deactivated his hollowification and flash stepped himself and Kokuto out of the way of the acid water. Then Ichigo reappeared to where Moka was at, still recovering from being in the water.
"Are you alright there?" Ichigo said. "Hey, Kokuto."
Kokuto wrenched in pain from his badly injured and said, "This is nothing to me. What about you and the vampire? You were just a hollow."
"Yeah, I've gotten used to it though." Kokuto continues to wrench in pain. "Hold on, let me help you."
"There's nothing you can do."
"Don't be stupid, Kokuto." Moka said. "You're our hope to ever finding Ichigo's sister."
"Listen, there's nothing either of you can do. Around here, this is normal. We deal with this all of the time. Never mind me; you two need to focus on your energy on rescue that girl." Kokuto slowly struggles to get on his feet and Ichigo help him.
"Kokuto, why are you so concern with my sister?" Ichigo asked. Moka wonders why Kokuto has an interest in Ichigo's sister as well. "You talked about before we came here. You said you sold your heart to darkness so you can preserve something important to you, something you cherish. It was someone related to you, wasn't it?"
Kokuto closed his eyes for a second and looked at Ichigo. "Yeah, I had a younger sister too. I loved her. But, I was responsible for her death. She ended up dying because I was a good-for-nothing brother. After that, nothing mattered anymore. She was everything to me. Ichigo, Moka, promise me that you two will save your sister."
"I'm related to Yuzu, only Ichigo is." Moka clarified. "I have my own little sister at home but I do understand where you're coming from. We won't fail saving her."
"That's good because you can't let her go the terror my sister had to endure." Kokuto said as he got to his feet. "On the other hand, I can only imagine it must not convincing from somebody who was condemned to Hell ever since." Kokuto continue to walk towards the edge of the cliff they were on. "Let's go Ichigo, Moka! If we don't hurry to save that girl, we'll letting down your friends who are holding back the enemy." Kokuto jumped off the edge with Ichigo and Moka not too far behind.
Meanwhile, Garogai continues hold off Renji's Zabimaru as they entered another of the realm. Renji lashed Zabimaru again and Garogai caught it with his bare hands.
"No good, lieutenant." Garogai said as he threw Zabimaru with Renji over his head.
"Oh, I'm just getting started." Renji fired back. "HIKOTSU TAIHO!" Renji fired a blast of spirit energy from bankai and send Garogai crashed into the lava pit with the acid. Renji landed near the pit and see Garogai still alive, even in the acid. "Damn it!"
Garogai slowly out of the pit and growled at Renji. "You are going to pay of that." Then Garogai, burned from the acid, fell to one knee.
"Is he injured form the yellow goo?" Renji asked himself. "If that's all it takes, then let's try it one more time!" Renji charged up for another Hikostu Taiho but Garogai sonidoed to the lieutenant and punched the weapon before it could fire and destroyed it, surprising Renji.
"My turn, ready?" Garogai pushed Renji in the gut, breaking a few ribs, and send him flying back a foot or two. Then he jumped on Renji's chest, breaking a few more ribs, and prepares to give the final blows. "It's all over."
Renji raised the arm that he's holding the hilt to his weapon and said, "It's all over, alright. FOR YOU!" Renji slammed the hilt on the ground, causing the pieces of Zabimaru to activate. "HIGA ZEKKO!" The pieces of Zabimaru began to fly in the air and pierce Garogai, effectively defeating him. Renji sat up and snickered in triumph. "You should never underestimate my Zabimaru."
Uryu fired thousand among thousands of arrows at Taikon. Taikon smirked and said, "You're wasting your time." The mouth of Taikon's mouth opened and easily ate the arrow like they were candy. Uryu narrowed his eyes in disappointment at the sinner. "Oh, that was tasty." Then Taikon fired his own barrage at Uryu, who used his Hirenkyaku to dodge them. Uryu appeared beside Taikon and drew his Seele Schneider and try to cut Taikon's head off but a mouth on Taikon's cheek and ate the blade. "Yum, that's good. It's has a slightly unusual flavor but it doesn't really bother me. Stop all of this useless resistance." Uryu used his Hirenkyaku to land on the ground safely and Taikon on the ground with his feet. "Let's get this over with, what do you say? Let me give a kiss of death." Taikon fired another blast from his mouth.
"I think I'll pass." Uryu said as he just steps out of the way of the attack. "But, you can have this!" Uryu drew another Seele Schneider and used Hirenkyaku to try and cut the sinner who devoured the blade again.
"You're wasting your time."
"I don't think so!" Uryu drew Seele Schneider again and used Hirenkyaku to stab Taikon but he devoured the blade.
"Haven't you had enough?" Uryu drew Seele Schneider again and fired it at Taikon but Taikon blocked with his arm. "Was that your best shot? You're not nearly as talented as I thought you'll be."
"Let's see if you'll feel the same way after checking out this little number. I've been saving it for you." Uryu drew his final Seele Schneider and fired at Taikon
"I'm telling you, you're wasting your time." Taikon said as a mouth appeared on his stomach, ready to swallow the weapon but it stopped before that happened. "What the hell?" Then, a light in the shape of a cross shined from the hilt and created a box surrounding Taikon.
"GERT SCHNEIDER! It creates a barrier identical of that of Sprenger by surrounding an adversary with high density reishi."
Taikon look at the barrier surrounding him and said, "But this doesn't any since. My attack was perfect. I should've sucked all of your reishi. Why am I in here?"
"There was more reishi around so I helped myself to yours."
Then cuts began to appear on Taikon's cheek, left shouder, and right hip, surprising the sinner. "What?! What?!"
"I've created a tiny wound there on your body." Uryu explained. "I did using Seele Schneider which allowed reishi to released and flow out of you. You're not the only one here who knows how to absorb reishi and in the process use as your own weapon." Taikon started to become nervous as Uryu took out a tiny capsule. "Quincies are much better at it. As you are about to discover." Uryu tossed the capsule at the hilt of the weapon encasing the sinner and cause a blue fluid to spill on the weapon, making an explosion.
To be continued…
A/N: Part 2 is a little longer than expected but it is still the shortest part in the story and it will end sometime this month or next month. Thank you! R&R, please!