CHAPTER 21: TAYOMI VS YAMMY PART 2

The Captains at the battleground covered their eyes with their sleeves immediately, shocked by the sudden explosion. The sky began to turn dark grey, with hints of blue in it and lightning streaked across the sky incessantly, with the rumble of thunder following it. Raindrops began to fall, crashing against every single surface hard. Hitsugaya looked up at the sky, instantly realising that Tayomi's Zanpakutou could affect the weather as well. He stared at her, waiting for the smoke to clear. It was obvious that he was excited to see her Bankai. Captain Soi Fon, Ukitake and Shunsui nodded at Tayomi, confident of her Bankai's abilities.

"Inazuma Arashi."

The smoke finally cleared and Tayomi took a deep breath, ready to use her Bankai in front of everyone for the first time. Her Zanpakutou had transformed into a long, single, glowing yellow blade, surrounded by lightning. The hilt was glowing as well, glowing blue and yellow. The ribbon and chain attached to the hilt had extended greatly and glowed as well. Tayomi's eyes were light purple in colour and she raised her blade, ready to continue her fight with Yammy. Hitsugaya gazed at her in awe, not disappointed by her Bankai at all. Ukitake smiled, feeling very proud of the girl he treated as his daughter. She gripped her Zanpakutou as her heart burned with rage, while watching Yammy cackle and continue taunting her, mocking her Bankai. He raised his fist and laughed heartily, sure that he would crush his tiny opponent. Tayomi's face was devoid of any emotion but anger, as her eyebrows pointed downwards and a smile was completely wiped off her face. Yammy's fist slammed down onto her. Hitsugaya screamed, but Ukitake stood his ground, not moving an inch, knowing that Tayomi would be fine.

"TAYOMI!"

Yammy grinned as he felt his fist crash into something. However, he did not feel himself crush anything. With a shocked look on his face, he lifted up his fist and saw Tayomi surrounded by a yellow orb of lightning. The lightning orb had protected her, preventing her from taking any damage. Yammy thought that she was just lucky and continued pummelling Tayomi with his fists, confident that he would crush her in the next hit. His effort was futile as he felt the same feeling all over again, seeing Tayomi completely unharmed by his attacks. Enraged, he began to swell in size as he fired numerous Balas at her, none of which managed to scratch her. Tayomi glared at him, while watching him attack her countless times, all of which did not manage to harm her. He growled in anger, before Tayomi finally opened her mouth to speak.

"Are you done yet?"

She raised an eyebrow at him, before vanishing and appearing behind Yammy in a split second, slashing his back and causing blood to pour out of his wound. In about three seconds, she managed to slash Yammy's back at least ten times and his leg at least five times. She landed carefully beside Hitsugaya, before swinging her blade diagonally downwards.

"Dageki Inazuma*."

Yammy watched in horror as his wounds began to glow, ejecting lightning bolts. He felt lightning bolts run through every single open wound and strike his veins and arteries, creating an absolutely burning, electrifying sensation. He screamed in pain as blood spewed from his wounds and he lost one of his legs. Kenpachi had an evil grin on his face as he watched the fight excitedly, while Soi Fon and Shunsui held him back, preventing him from entering the fray. Tayomi sent hundreds of lightning darts flying at Yammy's back with a swing of her katana and the darts stretched all across Yammy's back. Once their spikes stabbed into his flesh, blood began dripping down, creating more bloodshed. She sent another series of lightning darts at him, before appearing beside Hitsugaya and defending him from Yammy's attack. Yammy used Bala against the both of them and Tayomi's lightning orb reflected every single one of them, watching them bounce against her orb and fly towards Yammy, hitting him square in the face. Hitsugaya, who feared that Tayomi's defense was not permanent, wrapped his ice wings around the both of them, protecting the both of them from harm and letting his wings take the blow. The Bala had cracked his wings and Tayomi looked up at Hitsugaya, as he shielded her from the attack.

"I told you I'd protect you." He smiled. "Once he's done with his attack, go get him."

"Okay." Tayomi smiled at him and they kissed, while Yammy continued attacking them and Hitsugaya's ice wings were still around them, protecting them. Even though it was dark and Tayomi missed his lips quite a few times, the first try ending up on his neck and the second on his cheek. On the third try, she finally found his lips and kissed it, as she felt the tip of his tongue touch hers. Their lips were merely touching once they felt Yammy's attacks cease. They both knew that once they came out, Yammy would probably fire a Cero at them. Holding hands, they used Shunpo and disappeared, just as Yammy fired a Cero at them. They met Ukitake on the nearby rooftop, discussing their plans.

"I'm going to try and set up Sennen Hyoro… So for the time being, you'll have to distract them." Hitsugaya turned to Tayomi and patted her head. "Please be careful…"

"Don't worry, Hitsugaya Taicho." Ukitake nodded. "I will protect Tayomi-chan."

"I…don't need that much protection…" Tayomi sighed.

Tayomi appeared right before Yammy's eyes and sent a lightning arrow flying at him. Yammy swelled in rage, but realised that his size was no longer increasing. He tried once more, but failed. His size was not growing even though his anger had grown. Tayomi smiled, delighted that her deduction was correct. She sent another lightning arrow at his leg, effectively causing Yammy to lose his second leg in the fight. Yammy attempted to crush her with his fists once again, failing to do so. He was absolutely fuming right now, yet his size had not increased at all.

"If you're wondering why your size has not increased a bit…" Tayomi spoke, landing on the ground twelve metres away from Yammy. "It's because I managed to figure out your ability. After observing your swelling, I realised that you began swelling in size whenever you were enraged, starting from your back. So I thought perhaps if your back was damaged enough, you could no longer swell in size. True enough, I was right. Two hundred of my lightning darts are stabbed right into your back, coupled with the slashes and the blow you took from 'Dageki Inazuma'. That should be more than enough to stop you from increasing your size further. Unlike you, I don't rely solely on my strength in battle. Yeah, strength can determine the outcome of a battle. But as I expected, you neglected a very important factor which affects the end result of a fight- Brains. You can't win a fight on brawl alone. You have to think hard and strategise as well. That is, of course, if you even know how to use your brain. Brutes like you will never, truly emerge victorious in a fight. I will never let brutes like you get the better of me. That's why I will tell you now, at the end of this fight, I will not be lying in my own pool of blood. Hitsugaya will not be lying in his pool of blood. Ukitake will not be lying in his pool of blood. You will."

Ukitake nodded, smiling at Tayomi. She twirled her Zanpakutou in her hands, before gripping it and slashing Yammy, doing away with another one of his legs. Yammy groaned in pain, his eyes burning with fury. He was determined not to be beaten by a puny little Shinigami like Tayomi. He was sure that he would not ever be deafeated by them. He would crush them. He definitely would.

"Sennen Hyoro."

Pillars of ice formed around Yammy and Hitsugaya appeared beside Tayomi, looking at her. He smiled at her, before turning his Zanpakutou ninety degrees counter-clockwise, causing the ice pillars to close and envelop Yammy, trapping him inside. Ukitake, Hitsugaya and Tayomi held their breath, wondering if Yammy had the strength to break out of the ice. A minute later, nothing happened. Tayomi cheered, hoping that the battle was over. She hugged Hitsugaya eagerly, about to celebrate their victory when the ice began to crack. Yammy emerged out of the ice and the three of them watched the ice pillars crumble as Yammy cackled. He quickly fired a Cero at the three of them, sending them flying backwards. Even with the lightning orb surrounding her, Yammy's Cero was strong enough to damage her. If she did not have the orb around her to weaken the damage, she would have been seriously injured. She struggled to get up, looking at Hitsugaya and Ukitake. The both of them were badly injured and bleeding. They opened their eyes weakly and slowly got up, trying to bear with their injuries. Tayomi felt blood dripping down the side of her face and a wound on her cheek.

"Taicho!" Yammy laughed. "Is that really all you've got? So much for your wonderful speech… I told you that you would all be lying in your own pools of blood, didn't I? Suerte! You may have damaged me, but I will crush all of you!"

Tayomi glared at Yammy as she saw Ukitake and Hitsugaya on their feet, panting as blood poured from their wounds. That image pierced her heart and she motioned for the both of them to stand back. Hitsugaya protested, reluctant to let her fight Yammy alone. She shot him a determined look and smiled, telling her she had something up her sleeve. Ukitake nodded and stood back, pulling Hitsugaya backwards. Hitsugaya struggled, unwilling to leave Tayomi's side. He wanted to protect her, he had to protect her.

"I meant what I said just now Yammy…" Tayomi huffed. "I said that you would be lying in your own pool of blood… Because you will be."

"Yeah, right!" Yammy threw his head back and cackled. "As if you could do that! Take a good look at yourself, Taicho! We both know that you're no match for me!"

"I think you've gotten our identities mixed up. I believe it should be you knowing you're no match for me. Get that into our skull, Yammy. Enjoy the pain"

She gripped her Zanpakutou, pointed it towards the sky and shouted the command, before pointing her blade at Yammy. The sky darkened and lightning flashed. The rain got heavier and storm worsened, as thunder sounded throughout the whole of Soul Society.

"Dageki, Inazuma Arashi**."

TRANSLATION:
*Dageki Inazuma: Lightning Strike
** Dageki Inazuma Arashi: Strike, Lightning storm

Author's note:
YAY YAY YAY! It's time for Tayomi's ultimate attack! WOO HOOOOOOOOO :D Yammy is in trouble! XD
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