So I watched the new Star wars and it WAS AWESOME! It inspired me to possibly make a Sci-Fi fic next…. Who knows?
Okay so new chapter
SO I noticed I used the wrong release phrase for Hitsugaya… oops I fixed it (O/O) … I feel like a baka…
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Chapter 8: Fight scene
Kenpachi looked at the man before him. He couldn't sense shit from the man but that was nothing new to him who had too much reiatsu to actually have good control over it.
Gripping his sword he grinned and attacked the man since he in all terms attacked him first. What surprised him was the ease the man blocked him. A grin akin to his was on the man's lips showing off that he wasn't the only one with sharp canines.
"Oh…" The word was drawn out in a lazy fashion. With seemingly no effort Kenpachi found himself pushed back. "Hah that is way more like it. This is sure going to be fun!" the male yelled and charged at Kenpachi. The spike haired captain raised his sword quickly to block what must have been the strongest blow he had yet to encounter. He clenched his jaw as he felt his bones rattle with the impact. The light blue block behind them exploded and tumbled down creating large plumes of dust and chunks of falling debris.
Kenpachi had to whistle. It was downright impressive alright.
"What's your name?" he asked grinning.
The figure cocked his head. "Boss man said I wasn't allowed to give that out, I can give you my title though." Kenpachi arched a brow at the word boss as did those watching. Who could be the boss of such a strong man? "Alright it's at least something to call you by then."
The figure nodded and glanced to the side before returning his gaze to Kenpachi. "Cero."
This was a little confusing to those who were watching but to Kenpachi it was enough.
"Okay Cero then. Let's get this show on the road!" Kenpachi yelled and the two fighters went at it like mad, each time their swords met a structure came down making more dust and smoke fill the air.
"We need to leave. Now." Yoruichi said thankful for the timely intervention. The teens were all too eager to get away from the two monsters.
They easily got closer to the tower, the long straight steps leading up to the tower were in front of them but so was Renji.
The red head looked at the group and his eyes shot towards Karin. His eyes went wide when he saw her wearing Shihakusho and a zampactou behind her.
"You still have Rukia's powers?" He yelled but stopped when a fierce glare was thrown his way. "You, just shut up. These are my own. I nearly died for them. I am here to do what YOU are refusing to do."
Renji frowned but his eyes moved to Karin's sword when she stepped closer. "Karin…" Yoruichi started getting the girl to look behind her. "Be careful." Karin blinked a few times expecting the cat to order her to leave. The group moved farther away as to not get in the way.
Karin unsheathed her sword showing the dark grey steel and purple hilt. The small bell chimed as Karin got in a two handed stance with ease. Urahara had after all drilled her hard and it had showed.
The two fighters circled each other as Renji unsheathed his blade as well.
Yoruichi spread out her senses to the fight not far from where they were and her eyes went wide. Kenpachi was hacking away at the man and was using his powers… without his eye patch. The fact that the man was somehow keeping up was frightening. Her attention snapped back when a loud clang of metal was heard.
Karin and Renji were facing one another, their swords being the only thing between them. "How can you just sit by when Rukia is going to be killed in two days?" Rukia asked gritting her teeth. Renji looked ashamed for a few seconds.
"Because I am not strong enough." Renji looked into Karin's dark down eyes and saw what he saw in his own eyes. The feeling of being weak, useless and not strong enough to protect those he loved. Karin sighed closing her eyes for a second before the snapped open and she had a hard look of determination.
"I guess that is where we are different. I won't just sit on my ass. I would do everything and anything to save the person I love." Karin's words were soft. Meant only for their ears, Renji looked at her in shock. He had to scoff. "Only a woman would see it so easily huh?" he asked softly but Karin didn't bother to answer back. She shoved him away and looked at the man.
"I will save Rukia!" She yelled and held her sword in front of her in both hands. She made the blade vertical with herself and whispered.
"Fly strong and true, Kazekarasu." The sword started to glow a lilac purple before it changed shape. The sword broke into five pieces as the hilt and hand guard vanished into the glow. Between the five pieces were thin looking chains that had ten links with five small bells between them. The middle piece was a handle for the weapon that was wrapped in light purple wrap while the next parts on either side were a piece of blade while the end pieces were the end parts of a sword. The weapon was long and floated around Karin all while surrounded in a faint purple glow.
Renji had to admit it was a cool weapon and looked deadly and able to attack from a distance… like his Zabimaru. He gritted his teeth and nodded to himself. "Howl Zabimaru!" the sword was swallowed in a vibrant red glow before it appeared as a bigger sword made out of segments with sharp jagged spikes at the beginning at each segment.
The two fighters watched each other wearily.
Just then in the far distance a large fiery explosion rocked the ground. They even felt faint trembles of the aftershock from the distance they were at.
They all looked back to see a torrent of fire spewing all over the place landing on block structures sending them roaring almost to the ground with loud bangs as they met with the ground. Everyone was slack jawed at the sheer destructive force.
'It almost like head captain Yamamoto did that but that fire seemed… more intense.' Renji thought getting a murmur of agreement from his Zampactou spirit.
"What the fuck was that?" Karin asked in awe of the fiery torrent that was slowly but surely dying out. The attack lasted all but fifteen seconds but it was amazing to watch. "An intruder entered here a few hours before you five did." Renji said not looking bothered that he just released the information and Yoruichi had to smirk when she noticed that she wasn't counted.
The group looked shocked making Renji believed that these five had nothing to do with the untraceable intruder. After all if he was then why wouldn't they be if they were on the same side? Nah he knew these five where on their own to save Rukia while the lone intruder's intentions were unclear. He barely had time to dodge when an end blade came rushing at him. He was shocked at how quick it was. It was far faster than Zabimaru.
Well her Zampactou did have wind in its name so… it was wind and birds which were fast while in the air so… it was wind and fast… well that didn't bode well…
He huffed as Karin suddenly yanked hard and the second blade of the left side came barrelling towards him. Cursing loudly he ducked and growled at Karin who with a flick of the handle called the blades and chains back making the bells chime so softly that Renji barely heard it.
Growling lowly he launched his sword's ability. Karin's eye went wide slightly but she had good reflexes after years of Kendo and soccer. She lifted her weapon and with a yank in different directions on the ends of the handle making the blades do something he thought only Ikkaku's Shikai was able to. The blades retracted and were made whole just in time to block the blow leaving Karin with a double sided staff.
With a quick yank Zabimaru was pulled back and launched again only to be block but the second time the first segment met its mark on Karin's shoulder. The girl hissed and her eyes narrowed. Renji called back the blade just as Karin released the blades and the chains sprouted from the ends, the bells chimed softly. With a pissed off looked she twisted the handle above her head and with that released sharp crescent shaped gushes of wind at Renji that sliced at Renji's skin as Byakuya's Shikai would have. The feeling was annoyingly similar.
One gush got him over the right side of his ribcage cutting till his bones were barely protected by muscle. He glanced at Karin to see her looking at the white tower, Senzaikyū with a hateful look in her eyes.
"This is so fucking pointless! Why are you fighting me when you can help Rukia?" Karin yelled closing her eyes for a second in pure frustration.
Karin's eyes flashed a lilac purple before she twisted her weapon over her head again but this time she didn't let up and kept swinging the blades around and around sending multiple wind slashes all over the place but mostly aimed at Renji who ducked and dodged while sending Zabimaru out here and there where he could. He got clipped and sliced many times as did Karin. When the blades finally were called back both had light gashes and some that needed medical attention. Yoruichi was impressed by what she was seeing thus far. Karin was keeping up with Renji; well Urahara did train her after all so…
Both where breathing harshly and bleeding worse.
Taking deep breaths they both decided to end it all in one blow.
Renji cocked Zabimaru back and launched the sword with all force he had left but was shocked when Karin sent out the left side of her weapon and it actually wrapped around Zabimaru while the other side was launched at him in a wide arch slashing him across the chest. He yelled and fell back on the ground with a thud.
Karin breathed harshly before slipping into unconsciousness as the amount of reiatsu she had to exert was beyond what she was used to. Yoruichi looked between the two fallen warriors proud of Karin. A pebble being kicked made her look up with the rest of the watching to see a small Shinigami looking at the scene with shock. He was a five foot tall male who looked rather young and had a strap around his chest showing he was a fourth division medic.
"Come here slowly and we won't hurt you." Yoruichi said making the boy jump but he did inch closer looking at Renji nervously as the male was starting to bleed heavily. "Give us some bandages and things to treat our friend and we will leave you alone to help your comrade." Yoruichi bargained and was pleased when the little male looked at the fallen Karin and his eyes went wide before he scrambled to hand over the needed supplies assuring them he had more than enough to help Renji.
Chad gently picked Karin up while Orihime held Kazekarasu tightly. They bowed at the male if they could Chad and Yoruichi obviously unable to do so. Yoruichi led them to the only place she knew was safe at the moment. The training grounds similar to the one back in the world of the living. They had to wait for Karin to wake up and then she would help the girl in training to utilise more reiatsu without passing out.
Hanataro watched the five humans and talking cat run off.
Looking down at Renji he started to treat the male
Once he was done the sound of approaching feet alerted him that someone was behind him. He jumped up and looked up to see captain Byakuya looking at him then at the treated Renji.
"Take him to the fourth division." He ordered the two shinigami behind him who nodded before looking back at Hanataro who gulped. "What did you see?" He asked looking into the jumpy man's light blue hues. Hanataro swallowed before he told all of the battle to the man. Byakuya's eyes narrowed in confusion when the small male described the human he had rid of Rukia's powers.
He was confused as to her words that they were her own. How could a human have their own powers?
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Kenpachi dodged another blow that would have no doubt hurt.
"Ha! This is so much fun!" he billows as another structure tumbled down as swords met. Kenpachi's dark green eye saw the smirk on the man's face. "It is, isn't it?" The cloaked figure jumped back and looked at the large captain with a tilt of the head.
"That can't be all your reiatsu. Boss man said you were a freak of nature with the amount of reiatsu you have so…" with the man gathered his reiatsu making it materialise as the orange vivid hue akin to flames. Once the reiatsu was out of the cloak it was faintly easy to sense but it was so weak one had to be close.
The man looked like he was on fire.
With one swing of his arm and a murmur of "Arde, El Fuego." The world was suddenly a hotter place for Kenpachi as a blast of flames rushed at him almost making a roar like noise.
The attack made contact with everything in its path lighting it on fire. Kenpachi's left arm is badly burnt, the attack actually hurt like bitch.
Growling with his wolfish grin back on his face he ripped off the eye patch making his reiatsu soar into the air in a blazing pillar of yellow. The large man saw the smirk on the man's face morph into a shit eating grin similar to the one he was wearing.
"That's more like it!"
With that they started their fight anew with more vigour as Kenpachi now had more reiatsu to manhandle.
This time Ichigo got nicked here and there when the cloak tore with the attack ripping through the material but still his reiatsu remained hidden. Ichigo grinned and whacked the broad side of the sword against Kenpachi's head.
That was when Kenpachi noticed that the man had many opportunities to kill him but not once was he dealt a blow that was life threatening. "Why aren't you trying to kill me?" he asked with a frown. The grin didn't leave the man's face.
"Cause boss man said so." Was the bland answer but the attack that came after was fiercer and more bone rattling making Kenpachi focus on dodging or blocking when he had no other option. They had destroyed half of the light blue structures and were still going. People watched from afar way to scared to get closer. Captain Hitsugaya alongside his lieutenant watched in sick fascination as the fight tore the buildings apart.
Then suddenly gushes of flames started to erupt from one centre point as if someone was throwing fire at random.
"Think that is the man who started the fire, Captain?" Matsumoto asked with her arms folded under her breasts. Hitsugaya frowned, he had other things to be doing now but he couldn't tear his eyes away from the destructive force in front of him. He had seen Head captain Yamamoto use his flames once but it always felt in control and… natural fiery but this was unnatural, almost alive like the flames were a part of the one wielding it.
He frowned. He had to get to the bottom of what was going on with the Central 46, something wasn't quite right. Momo who had been acting weird, almost jumpy which made him think of the one captain that never well and truly sat well with him.
Aizen Sosuke.
So both captain Hitsugaya and lieutenant Matsumoto made their way to the thirtieth division captain's home to talk to him about this. After all the man was like a father to him.
Back with Ichigo who had slammed into one of the light blue remaining structures. He slid and down and landed on his feet a little wobbly but regained his balance quickly before looking around and deciding that it was time to end this little fight.
Lifting the long Nodachi over his head with a single arm that showed no signs of being tired which impressed Kenpachi. "Sorry to cut this fight short but…" The man shrugged.
"Places to be and all that." He looked up at the last building on the one side where the pink haired girl sat. "You might want to get a little farther back." He warned and was pleased when the girl jumped away to a building that would be just be out of range.
Grinning like a looney he started to swing the sword passing it from hand to hand over his head as the reiatsu moved to the sword, building and building till it was too much and the sword started to spew out fire in long torrents as it was swung around making crescent arches that flew all over the place making no where safe to hide. Kenpachi was brutally hit with these torrents of fire and sent flying badly burnt. With the last bit of consciousness he watched the fire die down and man was gone.
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Renji groaned as he opened his eyes and blinked the blurriness away. "You're awake it seems." His captain's voice was beside him. Looking at the man from the corner of his eye Renji wondered what the man was doing here.
"I assume you caught the intruders and decided to take them on?" The man's cool tone was grating on Renji's nerves. He nodded his head too tired to speak. Those attacks hurt and were deeper than he thought them to be now that shifted around feeling them stab at his nerve system.
"She's stronger now." Renji mumbled softly looking out the window.
"However I am more scared of the lone invader." Byakuya looked at his lieutenant for an explanation.
"While I was fighting with Karin captain Kenpachi was busy fighting with someone I couldn't sense. This person got him to take off his eye patch and then a few moments later there was this… tornado of fire. It was like a hurricane made out of flames that were alive and so… unnatural." Renji shivered remembering the sheer height the torrent reached.
Byakuya looked at Renji's face. It looked haunted and pale.
"Did the girl say anything to you?" he asked watching as Renji's tattooed brows furrowed. The man had gotten each tattoo as a mark of an achievement he had done, a milestone passed and cleared. He wondered what each meant but never asked.
"She didn't say anything of worth." He said softly, Byakuya could easily smell the lie but the tone of Renji's voice told him whatever was said was personal.
Captain Unohara came in with a serene smile that lessened when she saw the defeated look on Renji's face. Sighing inwardly she walked to the man and did a healing Kido to speed up his recovery. He would be out of the hospital in time for the execution but for more straining activities he was warned to leave alone.
Nodding he looked back outside. The two captains followed his line of sight to the still smouldering ground where Kenpachi had been found badly burnt and in need of immediate medical care. "Captain Kenpachi has been treated; we got the gits of what happened from a very excited Yachiru-chan."
Renji huffed with a faint smile tugging on his lips.
"What was the damage?" Captain Byakuya asked looking at the other brunette.
The female captain sat down on the opposite chair Renji's captain had been sitting on.
"Severe burns to his chest but the worst was his arm, he has deep gashes that will take a while to heal as well as a few broken bones." The two men looked at her in shock. "That guy is a monster." Renji whispered not knowing if he should be scared or awed.
Byakuya nodded his head in agreement. "That fact that we cannot find him makes matters worse."
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Things had gone quiet as the invaders were at the moment nowhere to be found. It had gotten late and the sun was lowering behind the horizon when a shrill scream shocked most into dropping what they were doing and running towards the source of the scream. Kira, Hisagi and Matsumoto were the first on scene and they couldn't help but gasp and look up in horror.
There was captain Aizen against a wall with a sword impaled though his chest, blood running down the wall as well as down his chin.
Momo who was now frantic in wanting to reach the body was held back by the stronger Matsumoto. Captain Hitsugaya, Gin and Unohara were the next on the scene. They too had similar faces. Shock clearly written all over their faces.
The next moments were a blur to everyone as they watched Aizen's body being removed from the wall; the body was taken to the fourth for examination while Momo was sedated to be safe. Hitsugaya however couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right. He glanced at Gin to see the man smirking like nothing was wrong. Like a captain wasn't just murdered in cold blood only to be impaled against a wall like some sacrifice.
Gin looked his way before the smirk grew. The man swirled around and left without a word.
The next morning the news was spread and everyone or nearly everyone was grieving. Yoruichi didn't say a word while the teens and Ganju wondered who would have done it and if it could have been the other intruder. Karin was busy training, she would push herself till she fainted and then was ordered to go into the healing hot springs to recharge only to do it again and again.
Ichigo who was sitting somewhere close to the Central 46 building uncaring if he was seen, the old farts were dead anyway. He listened to the chatter of those who walked past and smirked.
One more day before the execution day and everything will start to fall around them. Where the pieces will fall he doesn't know.
He'd seen Gin come in a few times giving him a sleazy wave before he disappeared either into the building before waltzing out and leaving with another wave
Smirking Ichigo just shook his head and settled down to meditate.
Lately he had been hearing a rough growling voice, he couldn't make out what the hell the voice was saying but the more he tried to reach it the louder and more clearly it got. Now he could make out a few words that didn't make sense at all.
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In the captain's meeting everything was silent and sombre.
"Captain Unohara. Report."
The woman looked down. "I have confirmed that captain Aizen has indeed passed from this realm to the next. He has been stabbed by his own sword through the chest."
Silence was thick in the room as everyone digested the information.
"Could it have been the lone intruder?" Shunsui asked tilting his hat down.
Unohara tilted her head in thought. "He had ample opportunity to kill Kenpachi and he didn't so I doubt it, I also doubt it is the others. As to my knowledge they are not strong enough to take down a captain from what Hanataro-san told me."
They captains nodded their heads as the meeting was adjourned.
That night no one slept easily.
The next morning Hitsugaya and Matsumoto went to see Momo but she was still heavily sedated for her own protection, she was also in a sealed room with strong kido making it impossible to get in or out without the proper knowledge.
Next they moved to investigate the Central 46, it was a hunch but that was all they had and as the division that dealt with investigations it was Hitsugaya's job to investigate even the inner workings of Seireitei. When they reached the compound they froze dead in their tracks.
There in the air above the Central 46's compound was the cloaked figure sword already unsheathed. His head was tilted as he watched the smaller male and pretty woman. The slow stretch of his lips as a grin formed on his face gave Matsumoto the chills as she watched the man raise his sword and spin to face the compound.
"Take this ya shitty old farts! Ráfaga! El Feudo!" the man yelled with glee as he swung his blade in a loose circle only to release a torrent of flames that followed the motion. They watched in horror as the Central 46 compound explode on impact with the flames. The fire roared loudly as the entire building was engulfed in mere seconds.
The figure turned around and Hitsugaya felt the man's stare on him.
"Try putting that out with your fancy little ice dragon." With that the man disappeared with a faint buzzing noise. The two just stood in shock as more shinigami came running with buckets but like before it was useless. Even Hyōrinmaru had to do multiple attacks on the flames for them to go down.
When it was over there was no doubt in anyone's mind that the Central 46 were dead.
But the nagging feeling still bothered him.
Another emergency meeting was help just scant hours before the execution would be held. Captain Kenpachi was there by request so he could hopefully tell them something about the man who had now officially killed. Kenpachi looked at the head captain and said something that disturbed the man.
"He knew of my eye patch, he also said he had a boss he answered to."
"Then we have a traitor in our ranks." The head captain murmured solemnly.
The meeting was called to a close as the captains were rushed to get themselves ready, Shunsui looked calm as he walked to his friend's home.
After the man heard of Rukia he decided that something was amiss and he would stop the execution, he had taken more medicine in hopes it would strengthen his body enough for what he had planned. When the floral haori captain reached his friend he slid open the door to see his friend at least sitting up.
"How long?" he asked looking to the side before the two started to finalise their plans.
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Gin twirled his brush in between his fingers as he watched his lieutenant do his paperwork. "Um… captain shouldn't you be doing your paperwork?" The ever timid Kira asked with his head lowered. Gin just smirked at him. "Nah, I don' realleh feel like it." He said with a shrug. He fought hard not to snicker when he thought of what Ichigo had done to the Central 46's compound and dead bodies inside.
That was a good one, as was the warehouse… Kenpachi… heh what a little troublemaker.
Kaname was slightly amused as well as he imagined how joyful the Cero Espada was, the man had been… less of the man that they knew him to be and were used to but it seemed that he was back to himself and making lots of chaos as he did when he was first assigned as the Cero.
Aizen was sitting in his hiding spot ever amused.
He didn't expect Ichigo to be this big of a troublemaker… but maybe he should have.
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Karin was taking her last soak in the springs before they would get a move on. The others had trained as well not wanting to be left behind, once Karin had dressed and moved back to the group she saw Chad looking at her but she couldn't see his eyes from where she was so she couldn't discern what he was thinking.
"Right we better get a move on, the lone intruder had struck again it seemed and attacked the Central 46 directly killing what could be called the ruler of Soul Society." The group froze in shock. What the hell was the man's plan? It had no login, no apparent reason.
It was like the man was sent to cause chaos which he no doubly achieved beautifully.
They rushed towards the execution tower knowing well enough that Rukia was already escorted to the site.
Ichigo was however chased by a large hoard of shinigami. He could easily lose the, but he needed an excuse to do what he was about to do.
Yoruichi curse as she felt the sword being unleashed. "We need to move!"
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The captains all for two, one being dead the other bedridden were there. Their lieutenants at their backs watching as their friend and fellow Shinigami was lead to the execution site, the tall structure looming over them. Rukia kept looking down, one would think she was ashamed and she was but that wasn't the reason her head hung low.
It was her giving up.
It was her believing she was getting what she deserved.
Renji's body was heavily bandaged as was Kenpachi's, they looked like they got into the same fight. it was amusing to Gin who kept giving them glances. Not that anyone would know…
Rukia was lifted up but the white blocks taking her higher and in so allowing her to make eye contact with her friends. Her brother wasn't looking at her; he was probably too ashamed at her to do so. Matsumoto looked ready to cry while the rest looked so… sad…
With her senses numbed to the world around her she didn't hear the captain's words or the ritual that released Sōkyoku. What got her back to reality was the massive fire bird. It was in all rights so beautiful that Rukia felt that she wouldn't mind this being the last thing she saw.
No… there was someone else she'd rather see last before she died. Her eyes travelled to Renji's making eye contact.
Sōkyoku backed up reading itself for the attack that would kill the Shinigami before it.
Shunsui lowered his head cursing silently as he realised that they were too late. They all watched, Byakuya having lifted his gaze to Rukia, as the bird of fire squawked loudly before it rushed towards Rukia but something unbelievable happened.
Just then the five intruders plus talking cat burst through the tree lines to see the fire bird. Yoruichi looked shocked more than the others at what happened next.
In what seemed like slow motion the cloaked lone intruder buzzed in front of Sōkyoku. The figure looked at the approaching and simply raised his hand just as the beak of Sōkyoku made impact with his palm. The explosion was bright and loud. When the light faded everyone looked and gasped, the lone intruder had Sōkyoku by the beak.
That wasn't however why they gasped.
Long orange hair floated with the remnants of wind before settling down. The white beaded strips being heavier didn't move much. Red eyes regarded Sōkyoku, blood ran down his hand and dripped onto the ground but the man didn't look all that hurt. The white mask covering a quarter of the man's face was a great big sign of what their intruder was all along.
"An Arrancar…" Hitsugaya whispered in awe, he had never seen one in the flesh before. The man's reiatsu was a little more readable now but still muddied by the cloak.
"… Ow." The man said before he pushed Sōkyoku back. His hand was already regenerating the damage it had suffered but the blood remained.
Karin's breathe left her in a whoosh. There was no way this man couldn't be her brother. The eye colour might be different but that obnoxious hair colour was too unique to be anyone else and there were faint resemblances of both her parents.
"Ichigo…" Karin whispered making the four around her stiffen.
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So revealing of the 'Overlord Aizen' is next ^^,
Also if I made a blunder let me know where and what so I can fix it! I will try and hurry with the next chapter as I am excited to write it! Hope you all enjoyed!