Chapter 11: The Shark VS The Griffon
"Playtime's over, little boy!" shouted Harrison as he dashed towards Zack, aiming to finish him in one blow. However, Zack managed to avoid the attack using Shunpo, a high speed movement technique available only to Shinigami. He tried to run away from the green haired Arrancar, and would have escaped if not for one fatal detail; the statue of his Captain!
Harrison stood by Ml's statue and ran his claws along her neck, threatening to smash the statu. Zack didn't dare make a move in case Harrison broke the statue. Harrison smiled, and moved to Zack using Sonido, the Hollow's equivalent of Shunpo.
"Smart boy" chuckled Harrison, grinning "Now die!" he roared as he tried to slash at Zack a second time. At the last second, Zack dodged using Shunpo, and appeared above Harrison with his sword drawn. He hurtled downwards towards the Arrancar and slashed at him vertically. However, the Arrancar dodged with a series of acrobatic manoeuvres
"Heh. Not bad kid" said Harrison as a small cut opened on his cheek and began to drip blood. He wiped it off with his finger, and then licked it. "But let's see you try and keep up! I'm the fastest of all the Arrancars here!"
Zack doubled the grip on his sword as he prepared for Harrison's next attack. However, the Arrancar disappeared. Zack tried to find him, but found himself trapped in a circle of afterimages caused by Harrison's speed. Each image of Harrison laughed at Zack struggling to determine the real Arrancar. Harrison's attacks started small, opening a few cuts and nicks on Zack, but eventually he began to aim for his vitals. Thankfully, Zack was able to dodge or block these blows although barely. In a last ditch effort, Zack ran his hand along the blade of his sword and spoke.
"Rush downstream! Samesaru!" he called as his sword increased in length and straightened out. When it finished transforming, it took on the shape of a harpoon. Zack span on the spot and a ball of water formed on the end of his harpoon. He used this ball as a weapon as he span, eventually hitting the real Harrison and knocking him back.
"Tch…Shikai, huh?" muttered Harrison "No matter, I'm still stronger than-"he started, before he was cut off by Zack
"Se Bakufuu!" he called as a blast of high pressure water was fired from the tip of his harpoon at Harrison, knocking him back further and into a wall
"You're annoying. If you're fighting and talking, then you're only half concentrating on the fight. Someone like you spends too much time on what he's going to say next" said Zack as he threatened the Arrancar with his Harpoon. However, Harrison used Sonido again and appeared behind Zack
"Au contraire" said the Arrancar "Not only am I the fastest of the Mythical Trio, but I'm also the smartest. As a strategist, I have already come up with several possibilities of defeating you from having seen your Abilities only once"
Zack bit his lip as Harrison spoke
"I already know all your secrets. That Zanpakutou of yours, Samesaru was it? It can gather Hydrogen and Oxygen from the air to form water as a weapon, which can either be used as a physical weapon, able to reform itself after each hit, or as a projectile by increasing the pressure. I know all your tricks, little boy, and let me tell you, you need more than a bit of water to ground me!" said Harrison as he crossed his claws infront of his face.
"Soar! Gulifon!" he roared as a bright light enveloped him. When he emerged, he was entirely armoured in the same substance which made up the Arrancar's mask. His cat-like eyes were now visible. The mask on his face now covered over his mouth and nose, looking somewhat like a beak. He also now had wings like an eagle. His legs had changed and looked like a lions. He also had a Lion's tail. The separate claws attached to his hands had disappeared, and were replaced with actual claws which looked somewhat like a Bird's talons.
"I can assure you, your chances of victory have just fallen to 0%. You will die today, Shinigami." Said Harrison as he prepared to attack
"Ugh…Se Bakufuu!" called Zack as he fired another blast of high pressurised water at Harrison. However, the Arrancar simply wiped up a powerful wind and stopped the attack in mid-flight. The powerful wind also sent Zack flying back through a wall. Harrison instantly followed and stood over the wreckage where Zack's body lay
"Hmph…Perhaps it wasn't worth releasing my sword for after all…" sighed Harrison as he turned to walk away. However, suddenly, tentacles made of water rose up from the rubble. The wreckage suddenly exploded as an orb of water rose up out of the ground, containing a heavily damaged Zack within.
"What! What is going on here!" asked Harrison as he watched the Water Orb fall to the ground
"This is…My Se Tate…My final trick…" muttered Zack "You were right when you said that I control the Hydrogen and Oxygen in the air…but It's not only for attacking. This is a perfect technique designed for attacking and defending
"Preposterous!" roared Harrison as he fired feathers at Zack. The feathers acted as sharp projectiles, however, as soon as they entered the water ball, they slowed to a halt and floated to the surface, where they then fell to the ground
"See? You can't touch me in this…and now…The Offence!" roared Zack as dozens more tentacles were created. Suddenly, they all lashed out at Harrison at once. Four of them grabbed each of his limbs while the others proceeded to 'punch' his torso repeatedly. It was clear that this was damaging Harrison a lot, so Zack kept up the attack
"Grr…Enough of this!" roared Harrison as he beat his massive wings again, causing the water to disperse, even the orb around Zack He dashed over and kicked the Shinigami into the air, where he then followed. At high speed, he began to close in on Zack. He prepared to cut the boy's head clean off with his Claws as soon as he was within range. With this in mind, the Winged Arrancar smiled to himself as he closed in on the helpless Shinigami.
To Be Continued…
Zanpakutou Translations:
Samesaru – Shark Monkey
Gulifon – Griffon
Technique Translations:
Se Bakufuu – Torrent Blast
Se Tate – Torrent Shield