Chapter 15: Honour and Pride

"Look man, just move and lemme get this over with" said an Arrancar with short black hair, with a single streak of white down the middle. His mask fragment stretched from the cheekbone on one side of his face to the other, passing over his nose.

"I refuse!" replied Mikael, the bulky, afro-headed Lieutenant of the 10th Squad who stood his ground, preventing the Arrancar from getting at his petrified Captain, Donderik Patchson "I shall only move when my broken and battered body is tossed aside!" he said strongly as he adjusted the sunglasses he wore.

"Well…you aren't giving me too many options here" sighed the Arrancar "The name's Mujin. You'd best remember that in the next life you bastard!" he roared as he drew his sword. He dashed towards Mikael. His speed was amazing, as he create afterimages of himself as he attacked; making it nearly impossible to determine which direction he was going to attack from.

However, Mikael managed to counter this by striking the ground with his sword. The roof of the 10th Squad Barracks began to crumble, and sent the two of them tumbling into the room below. As they fell, Mikael made it his priority to grab his Captain's statue and set it down safely, making sure no harm had come to it.

"Bad idea!" said Mujin as he slashed Mikael's back, causing the man to grunt in pain.

"This is my duty…" he grunted as he turned to face the Arrancar "I shall uphold the honour of the Patchson House…Even if I am to die trying!" he roared as he held his sword in the air "For Honour! Daikatana!" he roared as his Sword glew brightly as it transformed into it's Shikai form. When the glowing stopped, Mikael was holding a massive Greatsword, normally too heavy to hold with one hand, yet he managed it somehow. Although it was a Greatsword, which normally have large, broad blades, the blade of this Sword looked similar to a normal longsword with a larger hilt.

"Huh…Wow, you're pretty strong, huh?" asked Mujin "That's a pretty big weapon. I'm impressed you can hold that with one hand" he said, applauding Mikael

"Heh, if only" chuckled Mikael "This sword isn't quite what it appears" he said "For starters, it's lost three times the weight it had as a normal Katana" he said, before slamming the blade into the ground, creating a fissure which went in Mujin's direction "But it hasn't lost any of the power" he said as he quickly lifted the blade and swung it at Mujin. The Arrancar took a hit and was sent flying through a nearby wall into a different room.

"Good, Now Sir Patchson won't be in any danger" thought Mikael as he watched Mujin closely, examining every move.

Mujin made the first move, firing towards Mikael at high speed once more, creating a flurry of afterimages to confuse him. However, this would not work again as Mikael simply swung his sword, creating a powerful gust which blew the real Mujin back. Before the Arrancar could hit the ground, Mikael dashed over and smacked him up with the back of his sword, sending him back up to the roof, where Mikael followed him. When he arrived, he found Mujin panting while holding his Katana. By this stage, the Arrancar was bleeding profusely.

"I thought that Arrancars would be more powerful than this" sighed Mikael "I never told you my name…I am Mikael Hammerton. Make sure you remember it in the next life! He roared as he prepared to make one final brutal attack to finish off the Arrancar. However, in the blink of an eye, Mujin disappeared, then reappeared holding the statue of the sleeping Don Patch, causing Mikael to stop in his tracks

"Heh…Not so…tough now? Are ya?" panted the Arrancar, holding his blade to the petrified Captain's throat "I could just…break this statue…right now…And then…he's gone" he panted "What do ya say? Let's see what happens!" he roared as he swung his hand down towards the throat f the defenceless Captain.

Meanwhile, at the 11th Squad Barracks…

"Hey…Are you a Lieutenant?" asked Gordon, the huge Arrancar and the last of the Mythical Trio. He had dark red hair and a massive chin. His Mask Fragment extended all the way around the outside of his face similar to a boxing mask. He stood in front of the Lieutenant of the 11th Squad, Julie Hobs. Her black hair was tied back into a long pony tail. She also wore a pair of pointed glasses, giving her an intimidating appearance.

"I am, what of it!" she replied, having already drawn her sword and pointing it menacingly at Gordon

"The Boss said I gotta kill you" he said with a low toned voice, yet somehow sounded childish. "Sorry 'bout this!" he said as he aimed a punch at her with his massive fist. Julie lept up and landed on his massive arm which was easily able to hold her weight. She then attempted to slash his arm, however, her sword bounced off without leaving a scratch

"What the…" she said as she leapt back and tried to work out what happened

"I've got super thick skin" said Gordon "A normal sword can't cut me" he said as he attempted to punch her a second time, which she easily dodged. "Hold still!" roared Gordon as he frantically tried to crush Julie, but could not contend with her speed

"I can't let some stupid, clumsy oaf beat me here" she thought "More importantly than my life, my pride is on the line!" she thought as she lay her sword flat on the ground and stood on the blade

"Skate! Yaiba!" she called as the sword wrapped itself around her feet, creating a pair of Ice Skates

"What! What kind of weapon is that?" asked Gordon, tilting his head as if the answer would appear.

"Simple, it's a weapon that can do this!" she said as she began to skate towards him. The skates creates a thin path of ice for her to skate on, allowing her to move quickly. She leapt up and aimed a kick at Gordon's arm. Again, the Arrancar wasn't cut, but where the blade of the skates had caught him, ice appeared and stuck to him

"Argh! That's cold!" he roared as he held his arm "It's so cold it burns!" he cried "I'm gonna kill you!" he roared as he finally drew his sword "Crush! Gōremu!" he roared as his entire body was coated in a white light. When he emerged, it was clear that he had undergone an massive transformation. He had grown to three times his original size, and his entire body was now made of rock.

"What the-!2 said Julie in disbelief "It…It's like a Colosous!" she said as her legs began to grow weak, unable to hold her weight in the face of such a terrifying monster.

Without saying a word, Gordon lifted his arm and went to slam his palm down upon Julie in an attempt to crush her.

To Be Continued…

Zanpakutou Translations:

Daikatana – Greatsword

Yaiba – Blade

Gōremu - Golem