IV: Zangetsu's Test- The Captain of Noble Reason
M.G. Crystal: Yo readers! If you have guessed who the mystery opponent is based on the title of this chapter…it's…Sorry not gonna spoil ya!
Hichigo: Tch, if you won't tell then I will, it's- -mouth is suddenly clapped shut with duct tape-
M.G. Crystal: -holding said tape in her hands- ;) Na~ha~ Hichi-chan~.
Hichigo: Vvy vo vittive…!(Translation: Why you little…!)
M.G. Crystal: -shunpos to a random closet aka Ichigo's closet XD- As long as I'm safe here nothin' bad will happen. I don't own Bleach, it belongs to Tite Kubo who needs to stop killing off characters like Gin! TT^TT Why did you have to die Gin!?
Prologue: D-tecnoLife
Your hand that I held searched for some simple kindness
Do you remember
By learning pain, you can become a person who can be kind to others
Drive your Life
[Nobody's P.O.V.]
(Play On The Precipice Of Defeat ~ Bleach 1 OST)
"What…?" Vicki muttered under her breath as her brown eyes widened in both shock and fear. The man that stood before her was a few inches taller than her 5'7 height with the same blank look and the white captain's haori that flowed in the wind along with his ebony black hair and pale white aqua green colored scarf around his neck. He wore the traditional Shinigami uniform under the haori with his Zanpakutō in it's sheath, and the cold, grey eyes that concealed his emotions from ever showing. The wind howled in silence as it blowed the two's hair and clothes in it's grasp on Sōkyoku Hill. "So are you awaiting your death?" He asked as he unsheathed his Zanpakutō. "If so, then let me finish you off with one blow." Then he uses shunpo and appears behind the thirteen year old summoner and attacks her with his Zanpakutō, but it is stopped by her over-sized one. "I'm not going to die yet…" She said and then looked at him straight in the eyes. "Byakuya Kuchiki!"
(Stop OST Song)
(Play Heat Of The Battle ~ Bleach 1 OST)
Vicki then managed to push Byakuya back with Zangetsu and he gets back on his feet quickly from the force. "Tch. Your much like Ichigo Kurosaki." He commented, noticing how her personality is much like the strawberry Shinigami's personality. "I guess so huh. But cut the chat." She replied and ran towards Byakuya and slashed at him which he dodged it with ease. The head Kuchiki then comes back with another strike from his Zanpakutō, but she blocks it and it went like that for about 3 minutes. "I better thank Zangetsu and Hichigo for training me after this." She thought as she blocked Byakuya's attack. "But how long has this been going on for?" Strangely, Byakuya jumped back and he said, "Let's end this foolish game." The teen then wondered what he meant by that and the answer she got was him holding his Zanpakutō vertically and said, "Scatter…" Her eyes widened as she then readied herself for the incoming attack and said whispered the words, "Turn darkness into hallowed light…"
"Senbonzakura(Thousand Cherry Blossoms)." Byakuya said and his Zanpakutō's blade scattered into a thousand pale pink cherry blossoms which shined in the light to create the illusion of the flowers when they are in truth tiny blades that are as sharp as a katana. The flowers then darted towards the brunette the same time she released her own Zanpakutō. "…Zangetsu!" The flowers and her reiatsu clashed into each other at the same time, causing dust to brew up. Byakuya waited for his opponent with patience as the dust cleared up with an unfazed Vicki in her Piasa Nisshoku form with Gegen'notsuki and Wakkusumūn in her hands. Her bone white hair flowing in the wind as she looked up at Byakuya, her left brown eye shining with determination. Byakuya then saw Ichigo in her place for a quick second. "She is indeed like Ichigo Kurosaki." He thought as she then readied herself once again, Wakkusumūn pointing at Byakuya while Gegen'notskui is resting on her shoulder.
"Let's finish what we've started earlier now shall we?" She asked as she flared her reiatsu. "Hn." Was Byakuya's response as Senbonzakura's petals swirled behind him and he, too, flared his reiatsu. Pale pink clashed against silvery blue as the winds grew stronger. Then Wakkusumūn glowed grey and red as Gegen'notsuki glowed the same color and they emerged into one Zanpakutō, the one which Ichigo commonly used in his battles. The bandages wrapped around the brunette's right arm and she yelled the words as she swings the sword around, "Getsuga Tenshō!" The energy that was stored in Zangesu was released into a crescent moon slash that raced towards Byakuya. It clashed with Senbonzakura's petals, making another explosion of dust into the air. The dust cleared up, only to reveal the samurai Zanpakutō's petal darting towards the white-haired summoner and the attack done some damage to her right shoulder. Her eyes widen and thought, "Out of everything I forget, it has to be the abilities of my favorite Zanpakutō? You're such an idiot for forgetting that!" She bit her tongue to prevent herself from screaming in pain, even if it meant that her tongue would be bitten off by her teeth.
[My P.O.V.]
"Pathetic." He said and uses shunpo to get in front of me. Senbonzakura's petals then reform his sword and Byakuya puts it near my neck and I can feel that sword on it. "I hate having to make a mess." He said as then all the sudden, I remembered Urahara's words in the 1st season. "When you're dodging, you're "afraid of getting hit". When you're attacking, you're "afraid of hitting me". When you're protecting someone, you're "afraid of them dying". It's pathetic! You can't give into fear in a fight!" That's right, but then what can I do? I now feel the sword getting ready to cut my neck. "When you're dodging, think "I won't let you hit me!"" The sword the rised up then went for the kill, but I blocked it just in time with Gegen'notsuki and pushed Byakuya back with the strength I had left. "When you're protecting someone, think "I won't let you die!"" Yeah, I got that, it's the people here in Kurakara and Soul Society. "When you're attacking, think "I will cut you!"" I then throw Gegen'notsuki at Byakuya which also has the same energy that was used for Getsuga Tenshō, but I called this one Getsuga Tendāto(Moon Fang Heaven-Dart).
I then looked at the sky and did what happened in the end of one of the Yu-Gi-Oh! in the Duelist Kingdom arc, I look at the sky and imagined a transparent picture of the bucket-hat wearing Shinigami. "Thank you Urahara. You may haven't known me, but I still thank you for those wise words to Ichigo." I thought as the winds blew pass me. "Get back into the game Vicki!" I heard the voice of Hichigo say in my head and then I snapped out of my day-dream and focused back on to battling Byakuya. My chocolate brown eyes then looked to see that I've done some damage to him, well more like I've only made a gash on his arm and it broke those white tubes he had in his hair. Looks like I did good huh? Said Kuchiki then points his Zanpakutō to the ground and vertical in front of him. "Bankai…" He said and then the blade sinks into the ground to only sprout out about a lot of really large blades and they became sakura petals. "Oh sh*t!" I thought and I flare my reiatsu level higher and I heard him say, "…Senbonzakura Kageyoshi(Vibrant Display of a Thousand Cherry Blossoms)." Is it just me or did sh*t just hit the fan? The blossom-shaped blades then came straight at me. "It just did." Said Hichigo and then I shunpo away from the blossoms as they chased me.
I then felt their presence coming closer. Wasn't I a fool for being lazy in Gym class? And yes, I did somewhat reference from Mulan. It's a good movie to watch and why am I rambling when I'm going to die anytime now!? Being an idiot I am, I turn around and poured my reiatsu into my Zanpakutō and performed Getsuga Tenshō once more in hopes that I can pass Zangetsu's test against Byakuya. My plan worked as the reiatsu slash and Byakuya's bankai were in a battle of wills(which was odd). I hear a swosh behind me and I then countered it with Zangetsu. It turned out that the noise is Byakuya using shunpo to get me. Now we're locked in a test of wills of our own. We glared at each other as we tried to push the other off and to attack said other. I grunted then pushed with all of my force the same time an explosion went off and he was sent back a few feet. Byakuya then used his hands and it made the blossoms move much faster as I shunpo away from them as I think of a way to win this fight.
I mean how can I, a mere human who turns out to be part of a bloodline which was connected to the Shinigami's Zanpakutō, against a captain who's being training like 5 times my life time and is the head of a powerful clan? "But remember V, Ichigo who's also a human kicked Byakuya's butt! So stop complain' and get movin'!" My mind yelled at me as an idea hit me. Focusing on shunpoing quick to where I can create illusions(not like that shadow clone ninjutsu from Naruto you Narutards) and it seems like Bya-bo is starting to get confused of which is the real me. Te-he~. I then dashed towards him and so did my clones and Byakuya then made it to where the blossom blades cutter through each one of them, but I some how remained unharmed by them and an explosion happened. What is up with explosions nowadays?
(Stop OST Song)
[Nobody's P.O.V.]
When the explosion happened, so did the dust kicked up. Leaving the bystanders, Zangetsu and Hichigo, wondering if she passed the test. The dust then cleared as it revealed the white-haired girl with Wakkusumūn at Byakuya's neck with Gegen'notsuki locked with Senbonzakura's sealed form. They both appeared to be panting(well more like the young summoner than Byakuya who still had a stone face) from the battle and neither loosened their grip on their Zanpakutō. "You pass." Was all the noble said before vanishing into whitish-pink sakura blossoms and flowing into the wind. Then bleeding teen's form then vanished back into her clothes before hitting onto the ground and passing out.
(Play Going Home~ Bleach 1 OST)
"She did well or failed?" Hichigo asked as they walked over to the passed-out teen. Zangetsu was silent for about the whole walk until they reached her. "…She passed the test." He spoke in his usual baritone voice, a tiny, unnoticeable smile came upon his lips. It wen noticed by the Hollow half as he to grinned as the skies became pale purple and orange and pink in color. Snoring disturbed the peaceful silence as they look to find the teen snoring even though she's slowly bleeding. "-sigh- Think it's time to go." Hichigo said and picked up the teen bridal style and Zangetsu nodded in response. The duo then walked into a portal back into their Inner World.
…To Be Continued In…
V: Meeting The Trio
Byakuya: So why am I here?
Hichigo: You and M.G. battled and she ended up passing out in the aftermath.
Byakuya: -sighs- She needs more training then.-turns to readers- Please review, follow, and/or favorite this story. Flame and you'll have to face the wrath of Senbonzakura.
Hichigo: Also to be announced, M.G.'s wonderin' if she should do a flashback chapter after Chūkū Tsuki about training, or go straight to the plot and meet King, Chad and Uryū? Please leave a note about that or even both choices.