Sorry for the wait, everyone, but I'm back with a vengeance! ... Okay, not with a vengeance, but still. Anyway, enjoy.
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Soi Fon dashed and leaped as Envy's attack crashed into buildings and streets. The humans ran for their lives as the battle between Soul Reapers and demons raged on, explosions flooding the air. The 2nd Squad captain needed to get to a location where no humans would be injured by their battle.
As she sprinted, her eyes went wide at the sight of a little girl… with a massive chuck of debris falling towards her. She immediately dashed towards the girl, grabbed her, and leaped away from the huge boulder's impact zone. She brought the girl to a nearby alley and dropped her off there. Soi Fon turned around to make sure that that Envy character wasn't close by. As she checked the area, she couldn't help but feel that something was watching her. She could feel a pair of eyes digging into her. She turned and faced the girl… who was staring at her in awe.
At first, Soi Fon assumed that she was whole, and this was her first time meeting a Soul Reaper. Then she saw that the girl had no Chain of Fate, meaning she was still among the living. And from what Soi Fon could sense, the girl didn't have enough spiritual power to be able to see spirits and Soul Reapers and the like. "Can you see me?" she asked.
The girl nodded, confirming the Soul Reaper's suspicions. But how the hell was that possible?
"Confused?" said the voice of Envy. Soi Fon's attention immediately fell on the Sin, who was currently standing upside-down in midair. He chuckled at the female Reaper's reaction. "Would you like an explanation?"
"I demand one," Soi Fon stated. She quickly sent a glance to the little girl, who immediately realized that it was time to go and ran away to find her family.
Envy smirked as he slowly descended to the ground. "It's quite simple really. Lord Lucifer's spiritual pressure is so huge and powerful that all humans within a one thousand mile radius are granted the ability to see spirits, Reapers, Hollows, etc. Wish I was that strong."
Soi Fon just stared in disbelief, quickly glancing up to where she believed the lord of hell to be. Was he truly so powerful? How much worse could things possibly get?
"Well, I think I've toyed with you for long enough," the Sin said as he cracked his neck, reacquiring Soi Fon's attention. "I'll end this quickly now." With that, his spiritual pressure began to rise significantly as a dark aura exploded around him. Soi Fon jumped back out of the alley and leaped up into the sky, gaining friction in the air under her feet. Envy's form grew larger and larger, smashing through the two buildings that made the alley.
When the aura finally faded, Soi Fon's eyes went wide in shock at what she saw. Envy had transformed himself into a massive gorilla-like monstrosity as tall as a skyscraper, with a face that was beyond hideous. His eyes burned with crimson malice.
"This form is going to be the last thing you see before I devour you, Soul Reaper," the great beast said in a far deeper tone than the original Envy's voice. "You'll become nothing more than another voice in the swarm."
Swarm? Soi Fon asked herself. Before she could even think to react, Envy's enormous palm slammed into her. Her eyes widened in shock and pain as she was sent hurtling through five buildings, leaving a massive crater in the street where she crashed. The massive footsteps of Envy's demonic form boomed as he approached Soi Fon, a malicious grin on his face.
He glared down at her pained form as she slowly got back to her feet. She looked back up at him, shock still evident on her face. Envy scowled at this. "Stop looking at me!" he screamed as his fist came crashing down into the ground. Soi Fon barely evaded the attack. She easily realized that she had no choice but to run. Envy just laughed as the Soul Reaper captain fled. "Run as much as you like, Soul Reaper! You'll never escape!"
Soi Fon looked back as she sprinted up into the air. Envy was still eagerly chasing after her. Even in his new, gigantic, hideous form, he only barely slowed down. Not only that, but that last attack had rendered her left arm a shattered wreck. She was lucky that she had gone through training to ignore pain, otherwise, she'd be on her knees screaming like a pathetic mess.
As she ran, she quickly turned to face Envy once again… just in time to see his fist nearly breaking the sound barrier as it drew closer to her small body. She Flash Stepped just in time to evade the attack, if only barely, letting crash into the ground, creating a crater the size of the Kuchiki compound. She faced Envy again and took her stance. "I really didn't want to have to use this," she said as she shakily and painfully placed her left hand upon her shikai. "I hate using this."
"Come on, Soul Reaper!" Envy screamed at her, a sadistic grin plastered on his face. "Show me what you've really got! I'll tear you to pieces absorb all that remains of you!"
Soi Fon's eyes narrowed at the Sin. She began to charge up her spiritual pressure before she knew it was ready. "Bankai!" She was then enveloped in an explosion of golden energy, which then collapsed down onto her right arm, forming a huge golden missile-like armament. "Jakuho Raikoben." She hefted the thing up, aiming it at the Sin, who stared at her with some level of surprise. "This is the end!" With that, she launched the missile.
Envy simply stood there as the projectile rocketed toward him. "Now that's interesting," he said as the missile crashed into his chest, exploding with ridiculous force.
Soi Fon's eyes narrowed as she panted slightly. She winced when her left arm twitched in pain. With any luck, that last attack finished Envy off for good. She slowly descended to the roof of a building, staring at the massive pillar of smoke that surrounded Envy's form.
"That stung," Envy's voice stated nonchalantly as the cloud faded away, allowing Soi Fon to see a horrifying sight that made her eyes widen in shock.
"What the hell is that!?" Soi Fon shouted demanding an explanation. Envy's chest had been blown open, revealing his heart… which was surrounded by countless souls screaming in agony.
Envy laughed. "That's my heart. Those souls that you see lived their entire wretched lives in a jealous fury. Now, they're what fuel me."
"Fuel you?"
"That's right. We Sins run on the emotion we represent. As long humans feel envy, I can keep fighting for an eternity! And soon enough, you'll be a part of this little horde in my chest! And speaking of hordes…" Suddenly, his body split apart, scattering into dozens of bodies that all looked exactly like Envy's base form.
"W-what is this!?"
"This is my unique power as the Sin of Jealousy," Envy explained. "I can create copies of myself, each just as powerful as my basic form. I hope you're ready, Soul Reaper! Because this is where you die!" At that, all of the Envies charged at once. Soi Fon barely had time to react, quickly entering a defensive stance and fighting back as much as her injuries would allow.
The captain slammed a kick into the chest of one clone, forcing it back several feet, then delivered a punch to the face of a second Envy double. She kicked, punched, dodged at every possible opportunity… when suddenly, one of Envy's clones took hold of her shattered left arm. The pain sent a massive shock throughout her system, momentarily stunning her. That moment was all Envy and his small army needed, as they rapidly began to pile on top of her. The last thing she could see before darkness swallowed her sight was the arrogant smirk of the original Envy as he approached the dog pile.
"Don't worry, Soul Reaper," he said with a friendly wave. "Look on the bright side. At least you'll have company where you're going."
Then darkness.
