Chapter 21: Foresight

The war on Soul Society waged by Damon Akuma, the former Captain of the 7th Squad, seemed to be going his way as his army of Arrancars and traitorous Shinigami managed to seal away the Captains and proceeded to systematically eliminate each of the 13 Lieutenants. With one final sacrifice, Yuu destroyed the gem which locked the Captains away and turned the war around as the strongest of Seireitei's forces joined the war.

"I don't care who you are…" said Melorine Harvey "But no one hurts my man and gets away with it!" she said angrily. The elegant Captain of the 3rd Squad wore the standard Captain's uniform, but also wore a kimono under her Captain's Haori. Her long golden hair and deep green eyes were complimented by men as often as her voluptuous body. Every man she had turned down, with the exception of her Lieutenant, Zack Mizu, who currently lay injured behind her.

She faced an aerial foe; Harrison of the Mythical Arrancar Trio, whose Ressurecion was based on the Gryphon, a magical creature with features of both an eagle and a lion. His weapon of choice were his razor sharp claws and projectile feathers, which struck like crossbow bolts.

Mel drew her Zanpakutou, the hilt of which was adorned with a floral pattern, and pointed the blade threateningly at Harrison.

"Keh! You think that flimsy blade is able to cut my wings?" asked Harrison "That kid couldn't even hit me with his Shikai, what do you think you can do with a sealed blade?"

"I don't intend to do anything with a sealed Zanpakutou" said Mel as she rotated the blade in a full circle infront of herself "Predict, Senken!" she called as her blade was enveloped in a golden light. When the light faded, in its place a was a pink crystal ball, hovering in front of her

"What!? A ball?" asked Harrison "That's even worse!" he laughed, before diving towards Mel. However, the 3rd Squad Captain simply smiled sweetly as Harrison flew towards her at a blinding speed. She simply took one step to the right at the perfect moment to send Harrison hurtling into the wall behind her without giving him a chance to think. When he finally pulled himself up from the rubble, he looked at the woman furiously

"What was that? I was definitely on target. There's no way she could have dodged that." he thought to himself, before launching himself towards her a second time, this time getting close enough to launch a powerful assault at high speed with his claws. Mel simply tok a step back each time, looking as though she was bored as not a single attack came close to hitting her.

"Alright, what's the deal here!? Those attacks should have hit easily!" he asked her

"Haven't you worked it out yet?" she asked "It's my Zanpakutou, Senken. It's power is that it allows me to predict the opponents next move."

"What the hell!? That's a pretty powerful technique" muttered Harrison "I blew my lid before. Better calm down and think of a plan"

"Oh, don't think I'll give you a chance. You see, although My Shikai has no offensive attributes, my Bankai more than makes up for that" she said as she held the Crystal Ball in front of her and placed both hands on it as she closed her eyes

"Bankai! Saikou Senken!" she called as her eyes opened, having changed in colour from green to gold. Mel was transformed in a bright light. When she emerged, she had the appearance of a God from Old Lore. She wore a white toga and her hair had changed to a deep green colour. She wore a pair of sandals on her feet and had a series of markings on her face, which looked like war paint

"Too late woman!" said Harrison "I don't care what your Bankai is, I've calculated one hundred strategies to defeat you from what I've seen. You can't win!"

"Is that so?" asked Mel "Come and find out then"

Ina fit of rage from this provocation, Harrison flew towards Mel at an extreme speed. He formed a spear-head like shape with his hands as he sped towards her

"Try and take this!" he roared "My Special Technique: Griffon Spear!"

As he came within touching distance of Mel, he instantly came to a stop, suspended in midair.

"Wh-What!? What is this!?" he asked. He tried to kick and break free, but his entire body was paralysed. Mel had done nothing but raise a single finger up to him, which was now touching the tips of his two middle fingers, still joined together.

"Would you like to know what happened?" she asked "My Bankai, Saikou Senken, is extremely powerful. It allows me to control my Enemies movements, although only up to a certain distance"

"Then…I shouldn't have used the Griffon Spear" thought Harrison, who grit his teeth

"I know what you're thinking. If you had stayed at a distance, you might have been able to stay in battle, but I'm afraid that's not the case, for my Bankai has another ability; I can plant suggestions and thoughts into your head. You didn't decide to use that attack, I did!" she said as she suddenly made a fist with her hand, which was followed by the cracking of bones and Harrison 's body contorting into an odd sghape. She then tossed his body against a wall, and aimed the palm of her other hand at his still immobile body, regardless of how he struggled.

"This battle was over as soon as I entered Bankai" said Mel before she began a chant "Ye Lord! Mask of flesh and bone, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Truth and Temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws! Hado #33: Sokatsui!" she called as a massive wave of blue spiritual energy erupted from Mel's hand straight towards Harrison, who took the full force of the attack. When the blast faded, Harrison's bopdy was badly burnt and crippled

"You aren't dead yet" said Mel "I'll let you cling to life, knowing that you have lost to a superior foe who refused to kill you. That is a fate worse than death in battle" she said as she reverted to her normal form and scooped Zack up in her arms

"I need to get you to the 4th Squad Barracks my Love. I hope that it's safe there…" she said as she ran with the Lieutenant, unwittingly towards another battlezone.

To Be Continued…

Translations:

Senken - Foresight

Saikou Senken – Supreme Foresight