Chapter 12: A Woman's Battle!
"Oh…You've got guts kid" giggled Shelly as she watched Nina hold her sword shakily "Do you really want to fight me?" she asked as she drew her own sword "This'll be over quickly, so don't you-" she started, before a third voice spoke
"Grant Me Protection! Rikotohime!" it said. Suddenly, before she knew it, Shell was being sent flying through a wall into one of the wards by a third combatant
"Who the hell did that!" she roared from the rubble. Nina looked over to her left to see Lieutenant Ruth Anderson of the 5th Squad, holding a Tonfa in either hand and standing in a battle stance. Shelly got to her feet, her hair was messed up and her outfit was ruined
"You! Listen up bitch! You just earner yourself a one way ticket to hell!" she roared, having forgot entirely about Nina as she focused entirely on Ruth. Ruth yelped as she narrowly avoided Shelly's first swing and attempted to dodge each of her others. She did a back flip into the air and flipped her tonfas around so that they pointed at Shelly
"Fuzei Taihou!" she called as a blast of air was fired from each Tonfa, knocking Shelly back
"Ugh…What…What the hell was that!" she asked as she leapt back to her feet, angry as ever
"That's my Zanpakutou, Rikotohime" said Ruth "It can fire a high pressure last of air at my opponent" she explained "It can also do this!" she shouted as she flipped the tonfas back so that they were parallel with her arm. Blasts of air were fired from the tonfa on her right as she went into a spin, being propelled by the air which acted as a jet. She span towards Shelly and shouted "Tatsumaki Sentou!" as her fist made contact with Shelly's face, causing her to fly back into another wall with a spin
"Ugh…You…Little…Bitch!" she roared as she drew her sword again and her attacks became even more erratic.
Although Ruth had the upper hand and had dealt much more damage to Shelly, she was beginning to tire out from the advanced techniques. Her reactions grew slower and she was barely able to dodge the attacks. Ruth leapt back beside Nina, panting
"Please, Lieutenant Anderson, let me help you!" said Nina as she took her sword
"Assistance please! Kanbyounin!" she called as her Sword began to shrink rapidly, until it was nothing more than a syringe containing a green liquid. She hastily found a vein on Ruth and injected it. Within moments, all of Ruth's fatigue was gone
"Wow! That's some powerful stuff!" said Ruth "What is that?"
"That's Kanbyounin's ability" said Nina "It will completely wipe out fatigue and give you a burst of energy" she explained "But please be careful, it only lasts for a few minutes, and your body will still take damage."
"No problem, I'll just finish this up quickly!" said Ruth as she went in for another assault. They seemed evenly matched for a while, before Ruth started to take the lead again by putting the pressure on and pushing Shelly back. However, Shelly saw a chance to counter and tried to cut Ruth. Thankfully, the Shinigami was able to dodge, and only had a few hairs cut.
"Fuzei Taihou!" called Ruth again as she fired a volley of high pressure wind shots at Shelly. This time, the Arrancar was ready as she managed to dodge them while closing in on Ruth. She lept up and kicked the Shinigami in the stomach, sending her flying back.
"Lieutenant Anderson!" said Nina as she rushed over to help her. However, Shelly was faster. Using Sonido, the Arrancar ran up to Nina and kicked her into a wall, knocking her unconscious and effectively removing Ruth's support.
Ruth was trapped. She couldn't find the strength to move her body or launch a counter attack.
"Hahaha! Look at you! You thought you all high and mighty, Princess" said Shelly "Well look at you now! Beaten and at my mercy! I prefer to torture men, so consider yourself lucky that I'll kill you now!" laughed Shelly sadistically as she brought her sword down. Ruth closed her eyes and braced for the attack...
But it didn't come. Confused, she opened her eyes and used all her remaining strength to look up. In front of her stood a male Shinigami, holding Shelly's arm and stopping the attack. Tears welled up in Ruth's eyes as she realised who it was
"…Brother…" she sobbed
"It's OK now, Ruth…Leave this to me…" said the man before turning back to Shelly "You…just who the hell do you think you are?" he asked calmly
"Me! Who the hell are you!" asked Shelly angrily as she tried to free herself from his grip
"Fine…I'll go first" he said as he let go of her wrist, but then instantly slammed a fist into her stomach and sent her flying back. The boy cracked his knuckled before he spoke
"5th Squad's 3rd Seat, Cyrus Anderson!" he said "Now what the hell were you doing to my sister!"
"Tch…3rd Seat, huh?" asked Shelly as she managed to pull herself to her feet "Like that matters! I've just taken out your Lieutenant! What could a 3rd Seat possibly-!" she started, before in an instant, she was knocked back again, this time through a wall and outside.
"You don't seem to understand…" said Cyrus "Although I'm the 3rd Seat…I'm stronger than my Lieutenant!" he said as he punched his fists together.
To Be Continued…
Zanpakutou Translations:
Rikotekihime – Selfish Princess
Kanbyounin – Nurse
Technique Translations:
Fuzei Taihou – Air Gun
Tatsumaki Sentou – Tornado Punch