Author's note: Yeah, something kind of emabarssing I have to mention now. I've been using Microsoft Office Word 2007 to write, and to be honest, I've just worked out how to change the spacing between lines. So from now on, I'll be writing with no spaces, which should give my paragraphs proper structure and make me look like a competent writer. I may eventually go back and edit my earlier chapters to include this as well. Anyway, enjoy ^_^
Chapter 17: Yuu VS The Three Traitors
"You would challenge all three of us?" asked Damon as he drew his sword, eyeing up the tiny 1st Squad Lieutenant "That is indeed laughably…However, I know your strength, and in the past, I would have trod lightly, but now I am far stronger than you could ever hope to be" he laughed "And of course, you will have to take these two on as well" he said as Neil and Madness drew their blades
"Bah, you talk a big game, but you're still a few hundred years early to beat me" said Yuu "I might be small, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm the strongest Lieutenant in Seireitei!" he said as he made the first move, jumping up at Damon. Neil and Madness each tried to strike him, but as he was so small, Yuu was easily able to avoid their attacks by jumping on their swords to get to Damon.
However, Damon blocked the attack and the following flurry of strikes with ease. He looked bored as he did so, waiting for Yuu to grow tired so he could launch a counter attack of his own. His chance came when Yuu paused for a split second before attacking. In the blink of an eye, Damon lifted and slashed his sword. Although the tiny man was able to dodge it, the force of the attack sent him flying back into the wall
"Do you see now?" asked Damon "My power far surpasses yours" he said "You are nothing but a worm beneth my foot"
"Bah, you talk too much" aid Yuu as he pulled himself to his feet "…I'm not going full out on you as I might throw my back out…But it looks like I have no choice" he said as he hel d his sword, which was longer than his body, infront of him
"Illuminate! Ibitsutaiyou!" he called as the blade shone as bright as the sun. Once the light faded, Yuu's Zanpakutou had undergone a transformation and changed from a Katana to a Hookblade. The once dulled steel now shone brightly and the battered hilt with no guard was held together firmly, with a spiked guard. The blade curved at the top and jutted out at the tip.
"Witness the power of the sun!" roared Yuu "Solar Breaker!" he called as a fireball was formed inside the hooked part of his blade. He swung the sword, causing the ball to be fired at Damon's group. Before it made contact, it expanded rapidly, becoming a giant ball of flames. The three villains managed to get away in time by dodging with Shunpo and escaping outside, where Yuu followed them.
"Hmm…You seem to have singed my hair" sighed Damon as he ran his hand through his short red hair "Stand back you two. I have properly gauged his strength and I am now certain that you are no match for him…I, however, shall have no problems dealing with him" he said. Complying with their master's wishes.
"This has certainly been enjoyable, old friend, but I must finish it now" said Damon as he lifted his sword into the air, preparing another shockwave attack
"No, I won't let you!" roared Yuu as he held his sword with both hands and stuck the blade into the ground
"Bankai! Kyouseiibitsutaiyou!" he roared as two hooks emerged from the ground and trapped Damon's feet, preventing him from moving. Suddenly, a spiked cage shot up out of the ground around Damon, trapping the rest of his body and the area around him. Yuu twisted his sword, still stuck in the ground, like a key. Flames appeared at the tip of each spike within the cage and within a second, all fired with extreme force onto a single point; Damon.
A blinding flash was created when the attack hit, causing Damon's two henchmen to look away, as well as Yuu. Once the flash was gone, Yuu removed his sword from the ground, causing the cage to return to the ground, and approached the crater his attack had created, only to look on in horror at the sight which he saw. At the centre of the crater stood Damon, completely unharmed. His shirt had been burnt off, but there was not a single burn on his body.
"But…H-How can this be!" asked Yuu "That was a direct hit! There's no way you could have dodged that!"
"The answer to your question is very simple" said Damon, sighing as if he were bored "I did not dodge. I am simply so strong that not even your Bankai can harm me" he said. He lifted and brought his sword down forcefully, causing a forceful blast of air to send Yuu flying back into another wall, this time causing it to collapse.
"I understand at you are a prideful man" said Damon as he approached the heavily injured Lieutenant "You would never let the younger generation upstage you…I'm afraid that you'll have to die with your pride in shreads" he said as he brought his sword up one final time above te Lieutenant
"Urk…He's right…There's nothing…I can do like this" thought Yuu "I shall die here…battered, broken and alone…unless…yes…I must at least try! It shall be…my final act!" he thought as a new well of power was awakened inside him, giving him his second wind. He jumped up and slashed at Damon. The former Captain dodged with ease and swung his fist at the Lieutenant, sending him crashing to the floor at his feet
"…You tried to at least injure me once? Admirable, but there was no way you could hurt me…You have failed" he said
"Heh…hehe…You think I was trying to hurt you?" asked Yuu "…Think…again…" he croaked as Damon looked down at his bare chest, to see that the purple stone he wore was now cut in two and behggining to shatter
"What!? You fool! Do you have any idea what you've done!?" he asked angrily, kicking the battered old man's body
"Heh…By the sound of…your voice…I guess I do" he laughed as 12 pillars of light shot up from areas all around Seireitei, The forests and even the Head-Captain's Barracks. Neil dashed down beside his leader and drew his sword
"Please sir, let me kill this pathetic old man…He isn't worth your time anymore" he said as he aimed to stab the broken body of Yuu's. However, he found himself unable to move, due to someone having skilfully grabbed his arms and twisted them into a way which made him drop his sword
"After all this time…you're still noisy" said a voice familiar to Neil. The one behind him was the heavily clothed 2nd Squad Captain, Zero Tenkaichi, whose outfit made him look like a ninja. He held his sword ninja sword-like Zanpakutou to Neil's throat.
"Hang on Neil! I'll help you!" said Madness as he drew his sword. However, he wa stopped by the sound of an electric guitar behind him
"Yo! What's the big rush!" said the Rock star wannabe Ganseki Yusuburu, the Captain of the 8th Squad "We were just about to start rocking out!"
Meanwhile, near the 3rd Squad Barracks, Zack Mizu, the Lieutenant of the 3rd Squad was in danger of being killed by Harrison, the Tactical leader of the Mythical Trio. However, a magical force moved the unconscious lieutenant out of the Arrancar's way
"What!? Who did that!?" he asked angrily. His question was answered when he noticed a woman setting the Lieutenant down
"I don't care who you are" said Melorine Harvey, the 3rd Squad's Captain "But no one harms my man and gets away with it!" she said angrily. As if by instinct, Zack's unconscious body groaned at her claims.
The sadistic Arrancar, Shelly, of the Mythical Trio had threatened to slit the throat of the 5th Squad's Ruth Anderson while infront of her brother. She seemed to take great pride in doing so
"Watch carefully dog, I'm about to paint this room with this bitches blood!" she laughed as she went to cut her throat. However, she found that she couldn't do it as a man was roughly holding her arm
"W-What!?...What is this! Get the hell off me!" she cried "Ow! That hurts! Let go! You're hurting me!"
"I don't care who you are. Wheter you're a nice girl a cute girl, a cruel girl, a smart girl, a nurse, a sexy librarian, a mature woman or a virgin…" said Gerard Stalker, whose normal upbeat attitude was not with him. Instead, he looked demonic "Nobody hurts my Ruth and gets away with it!" he roared as he punched Shelly in the stomach, causing her to drop both her bladed harp and Ruth. The dark skinned Captain of the 4th Squad scooped her up in her arms and set her in a different room along with Nina and Cyrus, who was still conscious
"Where…have you been?" he groaned
"You must rest now. You body is too broken to move. Leave the rest to us Captains" said Rashid as he stood up.
Leo's relentless assault against Reed continued, until the Lion-like Arrancar was interrupted by the sound of a gun firing.
"…That was just a warning" said Kai Bullet, the Captain of the 6th Squad, who stood atop a nearby building. The bullet had hit Leo's ear and embedded itself in the ground nearby
"Next time I'll aim for your head!" he threatened
"You can't move like this" laughed Tarant, the creepy Spider-like Arrancar whose gross Ressureccion made it difficult for a girl like Rin to fight "Let's see you use those fancy Ballet moves now bitch!" he hissed as he lept at the trapped girl. However, he as well as the webs in the room were blown back by a powerful wind.
"Who dares to disgrace my theatre with such a vile substance!?" asked Shin, who carried a massive fan "I shall smite thee like a bug under my-" he started, before getting a good look at his opponent "That's…That's…Gross!" he groaned, disgusted at the thought of fighting a giant man-spider.
Mickael Hammerton found himself in a pinch above the ruined barracks of the 10th squad. The Atrrancar he was fighting had taken the statue of Don Patch hostage and threatened to break it
"Let's see what happens if I do-" started Majin, the Badger-like Arrancar. However, in the blink of an eye, Don Patch disappeared and reappeared behind him, totally normal and seathing his sword. A second later, Majin's hand fell off
"Agh! What the…W-What did you do! How can you be that fast!?" he cried
"All I wanted was a bit of sleep…" sighed the Captain o the 10th Squad "I only close my eyes and all hell has broken loose"
Meanwhile, Julie of the 11th Squad was faced with, quite literally, a massive problem. On the verge of being crushed by the Colossus which was once the third member of the Mythical Trio, Gregory, she swallowed and faced her danger, frantically thinking of a way to escape. However, with a tremendous battle cry, the ragged, beast-like Captain of the 11th Squad appeared and punch the hand which was headed for them. To her surprise, The Beast and Gregory seemed to be of equal strength, causing the Colossus to take a step back cautiously, although causing extreme property damage.
"Suck it machine bitch! Who's all high and mighty now!" laughed the Stag-like Arrancar, Antler as she stomped on Elizabeth's broken body. However, she was forced to jump back when the lab's self defence systems finally kicked in.
"My my…how remarkable…I was encased in stone, but I could still see and hear everything…" said the mad scientist Kaze Darwin, the 12th Squad's Captain "But it looks like you're in a spot of bother, Elizabeth-San, don't worry, I'll definitely repair and upgrade you later…but there's no way I can take on an Arrancar by myself" he sighed "I hate doing this…" he said as he brought out a controller, presumably for the lab's systems "Activate Protocol 0,Passcode; Elizabeth!"
"Let'sss hear the sssound of your bonesss being crussshed" hissed the snake-like Arrancar Hebi as he crushed the Jester Lieutenant of the 13th Squad with his powerful snake body
"Ow! Uncle! Uncle! Un-" started Jessie, before a sword pierced his body from behind, and with that, Hebi's tail. The Arrncar hissed as he let go and slid back to reveal the cold hearted lieutenant of the 13th Squad, Coori Hyayaka.
"What!? You juussst killed your own man!" said Hebi "Why!?"
"Simple" said Coori as he drew his second sword "I saw an opportunity to wound my enemy and seized it. "
Finally, a pillar of flames appeared at the Head-Captain's barracks , causing Damon to look up from Yuu's battered body angrily. The silver haired Head-Captiain appeared on the balcony of the destroyed building, looking extremely angry, almost demonic
"Who has done this!?" he asked angrily "I shall kill you myself! For hurting my friends and destroying our home…I shall paty you back tenfold!"
To Be Continued…
Zanpakutou Translations:
Ibitsutaiyou – Crooked Sun
Kyouseibitsutaiyou – Great Crooked Sun