Bleach 539: Bankai: Roiyaruti no taisho (subjects of royalty).

Scene opens up in Soul Society. Ishida Ryuken and Ishida Uryuu are standing at the bottom of the cliff staring up.
A little way behind them is Kyoraku Shunsui still picking himself up off of the ground. A little way to one side stands Zaraki Kenpachi, chuckling and dusting himself off.

Uryuu: Those arrows weren't anywhere near strong enough to harm us in any way.

Ryuken: aye. The weaker they are the more they can shoot making it less likely we can dodge or avoid them. Since their intention was to slow us down they made them just strong enough for us to have to block and unable to avoid.

Uryuu: And now we've lost our only chance to stop them.

Ryuken: ...Maybe not, Urahara and Ichigo have disappeared as well as Kurotsuchi Mayuri. I'm sure they've got something up their sleeves.

Zaraki begins laughing loudly and everyone turns around to look at him.

Zaraki: Well this couldn't have turned out any better, now there's more for me to play with!

He looks over at Ryuken and the others

Zaraki: Now quit your yapping and let's go sharpen our swords!

Zaraki rips off his eye patch and throws it to the ground. His reiatsu swells and explodes out of him like a torrent into the sky.

Almost immediately 4 Quincy appear surrounding him, bows drawn with huge reishi arrows ready to be released.

Manden: one of the special war potentials-
Mashida: Zaraki Kenpachi you will be eliminated first.

All four Quincies release their arrows at once at point blank range towards Zaraki. Zaraki is grinning throughout this.

Scene changes to the underground training area beneath Urahara's shop some time earlier.

You can see many of the captains resting or lying down in exhaustion, some receiving treatment. A few other captains seem to be huddled around the senkaimon.

Zaraki's sitting on boulder to one side grumbling. Standing Behind him is captain Unohona treating his injuries. As he sits their grumbling Urahara sidles up to him, his hat tilted forward covering his eyes.

Zaraki: (hmph) what the fuck do you want?

Kisuke: Aah Zaraki san, why the long face?

Zaraki: Shut it. I'm aching to give someone a beating and I'll happily start on you!

Kisuke: Actually Zaraki san, we could do with your help. Depending on how things are going in soul society, we may need a distraction-

Zaraki raises his sword and slashes straight down in front causing a huge tremor and creating a long chasm in the ground in front of him.

Unohona: Zaraki san, please don't strain yourself.

Zaraki: Are you fucking kidding me, I've had enough of playing backup and fighting weaklings. I'm taking out anyone that gets in my way once I get there.

Urahara grins widely and tilts up his hat to look Zaraki directly in the eyes.

Kisuke: In that case Zaraki san, I think you're really going to enjoy what I have in mind!

Zaraki:?!

The flashback ends and we see Zaraki grinning again as all four Quincies release their arrows.

Zaraki: Fools, you fell for it. Bankai! *Tokihanatsu! Meikai no mao*. (Unleash! Demon King of the Underworld)

The Quincy and their arrows get blown back by the sudden explosion of reiatsu that pours forth from Zaraki.
The sky all around suddenly dims turning almost black. Green and purple mist appears all around the battlefield, trailing around even without any wind. High above in the air a large semi transparent skull appears with its mouth open (picture the skull like form of Zaraki's reiatsu when he first fought Ichigo). Dim lights shine within its eye sockets, the left one purple, the right one green.
Zaraki's hand and most of the hilt of his sword have completely disappeared covered by what looks like a glove shaped like a skull. The hilt is being held between the teeth of the skull.
All four Quincy have managed to steady themselves at a little distance, Mashida is glancing at the skull up in the sky.

Mashida: Zaraki Kenpachi, so you have managed to achieve Bankai.

Manden: (standing off to the other side of Zaraki) it was within our calculations that you may do so after our first attack.

Kensei: (holding out his medallion) it seems that it can't be sealed either, a possibility which was also considered.

Zaraki: pah, my Bankai isn't focused in one area, it's an area of effect Bankai and it's release is pretty much instantaneous too or some bullshit like that anyway according to that Urahara. I don't give a shit what all that means as long as it means that I can fight!

Wilhelm: (one of the new Quincy to arrive with Jugo): Zaraki Kenpachi, what do you think a single Bankai can do against four Quincy?!

A figure steps up to the side of Zaraki

Wairudo: Well why don't we see if two can even the odds?

Zaraki turns to look at Wairudo and his smile vanishes replaced with anger.

Zaraki: Fuck off, I've a score to settle with you as well, I'll make you regret ever coming to Zaraki once I've dealt with them.

Wairudo:...(sighs and mutters something under his breath) how about we quickly clear out the vermin together and then we can take our time later?

Zaraki: (child?!) hmph, fine I'll clear out the trash all in one go.

Wairudo aims a knowing smile towards Zaraki and then coughs as a treacle of blood runs down his mouth. As he looks around, all four Quincy seem to be suffering the same effect. He looks towards Zaraki once more with a confused look. Zaraki grins manically enjoying the confusion and looks over towards Wilhelm.

Zaraki: what can one Bankai do? Well that depends on how long it takes you fuckers to take me down!

Scene change to Ryuken and Uryuu.

Standing before them are Freidrich and the other new Quincy to arrive. The new Quincy has his lower face, neck and arms all bandaged up and is completely bald.

Freidrich: Oga you take care of the young prince.

Oga: Yes sir Freidrich.

Ryuken: I guess the time for small talk is over.

Freidrich: indeed

All four of them vanish.

Scene change to Isshin

He stands looking at Riifa who is grinning at him.

Isshin: come back for some more have you?

Riifa: you know, you are pretty handsome, why don't you become my pet, I'll treat you nice, promise.

Isshin: heh, no thanks, not interested.

Riifa: aww why not, don't I look pretty enough?

Isshin: nah, you're ok I suppose. My wife always told me if she caught me with another woman she'd make my life a living hell. She never said whether it applied after she died or not, but knowing her I wouldn't want to risk it, she had a sweet sweet smile but a mean mean temper.

Riifa: (ok I suppose?!) well then, I SUPPOSE it'd only be right for me to kill you so that you can go be with her.

She powers up making the ground rumble and shake. Isshin smiles as he draws his sword.

Isshin: uh oh, it seems like a I have a knack for making women mad.

Scene change to the top of the Sokyoku hill.

Jugo appears drawing out his sword.

Jugo: stop slinking around and show yourself, did you really think you could evade me?!

A little way in front of him the air wavers and Urahara and Ichigo appear clad in the black reiatsu hiding cloaks.

Urahara: (sighs) I was certainly hoping.

Ichigo: what do you think you can achieve now that Bach is gone? Your men are highly skilled but even with our losses they're outnumbered. How long do you think you can delay us from going after him?

Jugo smiles a little and begins to slowly walk away from them.

Jugo: Do you not think that we were aware of our lack of numbers, don't you think we would have thought of a countermeasure?

Urahara: ...and what would that countermeasure be?

Jugo: Me.

Ichigo: ...your skill is that great that you don't need to fear being overpowered or overwhelmed by numbers?

As he reaches towards the edge of the cliff he turns around to face them once more. He plants his sword into the ground in front of him and rests the palm of his hand on top of of its hilt.

Jugo: Here in soul society where I can absorb as much reishi as I need, the question of me being overpowered or overwhelmed does not even arise. *Bankai! Kishi kaisi* (wake from death and return to life)*.

The ground on top of the cliff and down below all begins to rumble, hundreds upon hundreds of wisps of dust and earth begin lift into the air throughout the battlefield and coalesce together. Slowly they begin to take the forms of men until finally the battlefield is filled with an army of Figures that look like zombies.

Urahara: so you also have shinigami powers.

Jugo: I have, all the people I've killed as well as all the people that have died on this battlefield are now in my service and I can channel as much reishi as I wish into them to make them stronger than before.

Urahara: ...that is indeed an overwhelming power.

Ichigo: Urahara san, we can't delay any longer.

Urahara: I know.

Jugo: you still think that you will be able to leave?

Urahara: when you have friends covering your back, and not just mindless zombies, you do have to show a little faith. (He holds his hand to his ear) Mayuri san, anytime now if you please.

Jugo: ...?

High above the battlefield the air rips opening up a portal, countless beams of energy blast down to the ground all over the battlefield below but none of them near where Urahara and Ichigo are.

Jugo: I see, so they are supposed to be your backup are they.

Urahara pulls out his his sword and holds it out in from of him.

Urahara: I'm afraid not, those are only their backups. *Bankai: Roiyaruti no taisho* (subjects of royalty).

Urahara's sword glows red and vanishes.

Jugo:?

Suddenly from all around them you hear loud booming snapping noises. As you hear each snap, a piece of Urahara's sword appears surrounding them until you see a total of six pieces, blade to hilt, spread out across Sokyoku hill surrounding them all. They begin to glow a deeper red and spin in the air, suddenly blood bursts out and swirls around them until they are enclosed in globe of it. The globes of blood begin to bulge out, forming limbs until finally there are six people surrounding the battlefield.

Urahara: these are supposed to be our backups.

The scene changes as he says these words to show each of the individuals that has appeared. Surrounding them towards their left are Kurosaki Ichigo and Aizen Souske. towards their right are Ishida Soken and Genryusai Shikeguni Yamamoto. Directly ahead of them stands another Urahara Kisuke. From behind the real Ichigo and Urahara a female voice is heard.

?: So it finally came to this, I don't think Isshin will be pleased.

Ichigo has a surprised look as he and Urahara turn around to look behind them. Standing there with a smile on her face is Ichigo's mother, Kurosake Masaki.

Masaki: Hello Ichigo, are you married yet?

Next week bleach 540: The most powerful team vs The most tenacious army!