Bleach Movie: Farewell to Order

[RokuNR]

Bleach: Fate and the Strawberry Movie: Farewell to Order​

Tuesday Evening…7:09 PM

Roku worked diligently on a new research project he had been working on for quite some time. His fingers moved speedily across the computer’s advanced keyboard.

Roku: Alright, I’m almost finished. Only a few more minutes to go and this thing will be up and running.

ALARM: *BEEP! BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP (sustained)*

Emperor came running into Roku’s quarters.

Emperor: Captain! What’s going on?

Roku: Our system’s being hacked >=|

Roku inputted a combination of many different keys numerous times and the alarm finally stopped. On the screen, a box came up that showed a number.

Emperor: Is that the IP?

Roku: You bet. I’m requesting a video transmitted message to Zanji immediately. This hacker, whoever they are, must have some extremely high tech equipment…to be capable of hacking into my computer. That’s something it would take 6 super computers to do, even in Soul Society.

Emperor: Woah O_O

Roku: *sigh*

Zanji’s image came up on the screen.

Zanji: What is it?

Roku: The Research Bureau has been hacked into. We need to take immediate action.

Zanji: Did you track the IP to the source?

Roku: Of course. The IP location shows to be located somewhere in the East Rukongai district, around the 4th Quadrant. I believe it’s safe to assume that it’s house number 76. O_O

Zanji: Okay, thanks for the update. I will dispatch five lieutenants, including yours, to go and investigate.

Emperor: Sweet… I haven’t had a mission in a long time. This should be a lot of fun *smirks*

The screen went blank and then faded to black. Roku got out of his chair and held his walking stick (not that he needed it). He walked past Emperor without saying a word, and then he opened the door to the main Research chamber. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked toward him.

Roku: Everyone…listen up. The Research and Development Institute is now on total lockdown of the facilities. Everyone leave their stations so that I may…destroy the research equipment.

Head Researcher: O_O WHAT?! But Captain, then we will lose all of our data. We can’t possibly destroy everything all because of one hack. Couldn’t we just shut down the computers?

Roku: Whoever hacked the computers here leaked information from here and they did not get to completely copy all of the data that they were trying to obtain. If we were to shut down every utility, the hacker could easily activate it again from that secure location. Such a task is mere child’s play compared to hacking into my computers.

Emperor: But he’s right. We will lose all of our data.

Roku: The hacker leaked highly classified information. We cannot allow them to get anymore of it. I planned for a scenario like this. That is why I created a copy of everything contained in the Research Bureau *pulls out a tube filled with glowing blue liquid*, including the lab itself. *smirks*

Roku walked over to a computer pad and placed the tube on it. The pad glowed and then the tube’s caps sealed tightly with spiritual diamond.

Roku: It’s been activated.

Roku exited the lab with his entire squad of researchers and scientists following close behind him. They walked until they were approximately 300 feet from the building.

Roku: Emperor…Shi, Kayumi. 4 corners ritual.

Shi: Oh? We’re using that. Well then, this event must be really serious, Captain. Alright Kayumi, you know what to do.

Roku, Shi, Emperor, and Kayumi got in 4 points around the building, making a diamond-like formation. Then, they clapped their hands together and a green light connected lines between the four of them, making a true diamond shape. Roku began to speak an incantation. His hair lifted as the wind picked up.

Roku: Dissolve, you black mist, haunting light and darkness, evil creature, beast of nature, foul and disgusting. Disintegrate, for all of eternity, death and life swirl around the timeless river, ye who calls on the power of darkness, on the name of man, may he be banished in the land of the forsaken…for all of eternity.

Emperor: Explode, fires of life and healing, retribution calls out to offer itself to this world, not to be denied but accepted fully. Turn away from those natures and find what is meant to be existent, he who lives no life of solitude but rejects the calling voice of life itself.

Half of the diamond glowed now, but the color was an array of many different colors of a spectrum.

Shi: Sterilize, ferment, flutter, soar through the evening skies. Shoot the canon to signal the wait of far coming; something heard once a millennium, finalization of fate’s reward. How cruel it has been to Ye.

Kayumi: At last…rise and return to the earth to crumble, you foul and shameful beast of death and destruction. Cleanse this land of your evil and corruption, and revive the life that once was of this place. Flee from that which is unkind, which is useless, which is vain and taints the very ground it walks on.

Roku: Forbidden Kido: Kamibachi! (Celestial Retribution)

A bright light of innumerable colors filled the sky and covered everything, land and sky, within the diamond. All of Soul Society could see the beautiful light. Roku slammed his hand into the ground and the entire vast spectrum of light shrank to the size of a peanut before disappearing, leaving nothing but an enormous crater in its wake where the Research Building once stood.

THE NEXT DAY

Emperor adjusted his lieutenant badge and entered the rendezvous point, a sake brewing house.

Emperor: Wait a minute…you guys are my crew?

Matsumoto: That’s right ^_^

Ali: YO!

Twili: Let’s just get going, alright?

Mizutoki: Fine with me *sigh*

Matsumoto: Okay, everyone! Let’s go!

The group was led by Matsumoto Rangiku up the road to a rundown, damaged shack that sat next to a large tree. The door was locked, and it was made entirely of metal. Ali kicked the door but it didn’t move an inch.

Ali: Alright door, prepare to meet your maker! Soukatsui!

A small blue flame formed in Ali’s hand and exploded, making a cloud of dust and smoke form around the lieutenants who began to cough continuously. Ali’s hair was fried and it stood upright.

Twili: Nice going Ali -.- You really scored with that kido spell.

Ali: >.>

Mizutoki: I’ll handle it. *holds hand towards the sky* Hadou #47, Kasuriken (Grazing Blade)

Mizutoki’s arm rapidly formed into a lightning blue blade which he then proceeded to slice the door open with, having much success.

Mizutoki: That’s how it’s done

Ali: Shutup!

The lieutenants entered the shack only to find it run down and destroyed, except for one thing: extremely high tech equipment that had been smashed.

Emperor: Woah, this is some quality stuff.

Mizutoki: It’s completely destroyed. Whoever was here obviously did not want us poking around here once we found out about their whereabouts.

Emperor: Well, that’s a real head-scratcher.

Ali: Hey, guys, check this out!

The lieutenants rushed over to Ali and saw him holding a card with the letter “D” written in fancy kanji.

Matsumoto: A card? Let me see that *takes the card and flips it around* Hey, there’s a number on the back.

Twili: We should take this to the Captains. I think they’re in a meeting right now, so maybe we should wait.

Emperor: No. This is information that requires urgent action! We’re going to crash that meeting.

AT THE 1st DIVISION CAPTAIN’S MEETING HALL

Zanji: Let us commence this Captain’s of the Gotei 13 meeting. Starting with your report, captain Akiyama.

Carlie: Thank you, Head Captain. We are still recovering from Bianca’s assault on Soul Society, but I believe we are still in a good position. Recovery rate is at 95%. We’re almost back to normal.

Zanji: Good. Does anyone have anything to add to the state of Soul Society currently? ………………no one? Okay then, we shall continue with…

Emperor, Mizutoki, Twili, Matsumoto, and Ali came bursting through the door and they fell on top of each other.

Zanji: What is the meaning of this?

Hisagi: Mizutoki? What’re you doing in Matsumoto’s boobs?

Mizutoki: @_@

Emperor: We found the number of the person who hacked the Research Division’s Lab!!!

TOBI!: BLASPHEMY!

Zanji: *looks at TOBI* -.-

TOBI!: :|

Zanji: Present it.

Emperor handed the card to Zanji. Zanji analyzed it thoroughly and then placed it in his haori.

Zanji: Meeting dismissed. Everyone and their lieutenants meet at the 12th Division’s Communication Center.

The captains and lieutenants took their leave and Zanji looked at the number again.

Zanji: That’s strange…I’ve never seen a number like this in Seireitei before. *calls attendant*

Attendant: Yes SIR!

Zanji: Run a scan on this number immediately. We need to know who it belongs to.

Attendant: Sir! *disappears*

Zanji flash stepped toward the 12th Division. After a while, he arrived there and met up with the other Captains.

Ragnaroc: Alright…you all ready?

Goro: You know it.

Ikkaku: Let’s just hurry up and go in already. I’m missing a fight that’s supposed to be going down at my Squad Barracks.

Goro: You’re such a loser, baldy. >_>

Ikkaku: Bal…dy? 0_O ….*eye twitch* WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST SAY PUNK?!?!?!?!

Goro: BAAAAALLL…DY!

Ikkaku put his hand on his sword and Goro did the same. He proceeded to draw it but they were abruptly stopped by Toshiro.



Ikkaku: O_O When did he?

Toshiro: You two shouldn’t exhibit such shameful behavior. If you’re going to act that way, then take it somewhere else.

Goro: *grumble*

The captains entered the communications building and walked down towards the central communications room.

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Ragnaroc: Setup is complete, Zanji.

A messenger appeared with news for the captains.

Messenger: Commander Captain Uchiha, Zanji, we have finished our system confirmation of the number that you requested and found that it does not exist in Soul Society.

Everyone’s eyes widened.

Zanji: Very well. You’re dismissed.

Akira: What’re you going to do? O_O


Zanji: …………Rag, input the number.

Ragnaroc: You’ve got it, chief.

Ragnaroc input the number into the communication phone and waiting for an answer, however, oddly enough, a faint ringing noise could be heard from WITHIN the building. Ichigo turned around when he noticed the noise.

Ichigo: Uh…guys. Do you hear that ringing noise as well? O_O

Goro: Yeah…it sounds like…a phone! O_O What the hell.

Zanji: Rag! Lock in on that signal, now! >=|

…………………………………………………………………

Toshiro: *eyes widen* CAREFUL!

BOOM! The entire building exploded in a massive fiery blast, creating an enormous cloud of smoke and carbon with lightning surging through it, both dark red lightning and blue lightning. Everyone in the area turned toward the edifice with a mixture of awe and shock, for they could not believe that the building that all of the Captains of the Gotei 13 were meeting in had just exploded. Not to mention the intense amount of reiatsu that could be felt concentrated in that area…………Akira, out of fear, was shielding himself from what would have been a fatal blast, but he looked again to notice a large dome of ice surrounding everyone. It was crafted from the most delicate and pure reiatsu.

Roku: Woah…Toshiro, this is really a piece of work you have here. This dome is splendid enough for someone to make a palace out of.

Toshiro: It’s Captain Hitsugaya U_U *looks around* Everything was completely wiped out.

Goro: Captain Hitsugaya, you never cease to amaze us. That blast would be enough to defeat even my strongest attack, and here you deflected it with this dome of ice without even using bankai.

A loud and brief funneling sound occurred, heard throughout all of Soul Society.

Ichigo: What is that?

Carlie: Tenteikūra? O_O

???: Attention 13 Court Guard Squads…You are all going to be part of an experimental program. Hehe…

Zanji stepped forward and placed his hand out in front of himself.

Zanji: Bakudo #77 Part 2: Tenteikūra: Bouju (Interception).

???: Hrm…looks like someone’s intercepted this broadcast. So tell me, who exactly is this?

Zanji: It is the Head Captain of the Gotei 13, Zanji Uchiha. Who are you?

???: Ah ah ah…you don’t get to find out who I am so early in the game. Starting now, I am going to revolutionize all of Soul Society. First, I tested the security of the Gotei 13, which was a failure on my part.


Zanji: Is that why you hacked the Research Bureau?

???: Precisely. I wanted to leak information from the Bureau’s Archive of Infinity, but Captain Roku disconnected my severing link and foiled my first plan. So, instead, I came up with another plan which you all gracefully fell into. I knew you would enter the Communications Center in order to contact me, so I planted the phone in it, figuring that since the number did not exist within Soul Society, you would think that you could safely dial the number without having to worry about any problems caused in Soul Society. How wrong were you. Hehe…my plan cannot fail now.

SCENE CHANGES TO THE MYSTERY PERSON’S LAIR

A man wearing brown fur armor walked in and approached the mystery speaker. He spoke to him after the Tenteikūra link was severed.

???: Are you sure about your methods? They seem very rash.

???: *smirks* It’s all just a game, so have fun with it. In time…they will realize the error in their ways of going about this, and by then it will be too late.

 

[RokuNR]

Later that night, in Zanji’s personal quarters, Zanji picked up the card again.

Zanji: ……what does “D” mean?

Zanji formed a fire in his hand and prepared to burn the card. The fire slowly spread through the card, crumbling to ashes, but some parts of the card did not burn, including the letter “D”, and it formed the word “Deserters”.

Zanji: O_O What could this mean?! >_<

THE NEXT DAY

Ikkaku was taking a walk around Seireitei. He waved at some shinigami but kept walking forward as he looked up at the clouds.

Ikkaku: Ahh…the clouds are nice today. :|

Ikkaku stopped and looked in front of him. Right there was portal that showed the human world clearly.

Ikkaku: What the hell? 0_o

Ichigo: Ikkaku! Guess what *looks at the portal* Wait a minute…you already found one of those? O_O

Ikkaku: You mean this portal? Yeah! Why? Did you see the same one? O_O

Ichigo: Woah…this one shows the Human World. The one I saw showed Hueco Mundo O_O

Ikkaku: This is bizarre.

5th Seat: CAPTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ikkaku: O_O What is it?

5th Seat: Captain Zanji has ordered our squad to enter the front lines.

Ikkaku: Front lines? Of what?

Ikkaku leaped up onto a tall building that overlooked all of Soul Society. What he saw was unbelievable. Hollows! Hundreds of thousands of hollows invading Soul Society from multiple portals similar to the one Ikkaku and Ichigo had just noticed. The hollows came in from the portals endlessly in large waves and they began to wreak havoc. Ikkaku smiled and his head shined (xd).

Ikkaku: Great…a good battle. *performs* Luc, luc, luc, Luck! …… Luk luk luk, Luck! LUCKY!!!

Ikkaku and his squad approached the front lines, rushing towards it with great haste, Ikkaku laughing with bloodlust in his eye. He jumped over the other shinigami from other squads and drew his katana from its sheath, slicing a hollow in half. Ikkaku then turned to his right and sliced another hollow down the middle.

Ikkaku: I am lucky today! >:}

Shinigami: There’s too many of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zanji: *from front lines* Menos Grandes are here, and you know they will be followed by adjucas soon enough.

Twili: What should we do?

Zanji: Sound the emergency alarm, and order all shinigami in the Human World to come back to Soul Society to assist us.

Twili ran toward the nearest building and rang a large bell that sounded piercingly to alert everybody of the emergency situation. TOBI’s squad was the first to respond to the alarm, and they all came rushing out of the 3rd Division’s area which was bombarded by hollows. TOBI drew his zanpakuto and spun it quickly in his hand, catching it by the hilt and then tossing it at a Menos Grande, making the Gillian explode.

Hasashi: Nice shot, Captain! ^^ *draws zanpakuto* Alright, losers, prepare to taste my blade >:}

Hasashi leaped up slashed through a Gillian vertically.

TOBI!: Katsu (Explode): Fuannai!

TOBI swung Fuannai and shot 5 balls of condensed reiatsu at some hollows and they exploded with the command “Katsu!”. Soon, the reinforcements arrived and the shinigami began to take down each hollow one by one, but they kept coming.

IN THE HUMAN WORLD

An arrancar dropped off the last of a group of packets off in Karukura town. The air got heavy; the packages contained immense amounts of spiritual pressure within them.

AT THE MASTERMIND’S LAIR

The mysterious mastermind got out of his chair and gathered his things. He then pressed a button on his computer and left the room as the entire system collapsed. The mastermind walked past the lobby of his building, which was dimly lit, as if it were nighttime and about to close up for the day. He took a step out of the building and walked down a walkway into a balcony-like area. He looked around him to get a breathtaking view of the world outside of his lair: Outer Space. Millions of stars in the sky, surrounding him, and he looked off the balcony to get a glimpse of the planet Earth.

???: It has begun.

IN SOUL SOCIETY

Ichigo: We’ve got 5 men down!!! Where the hell is Rukia?! *turns to adjucas level hollow* They’re getting stronger, dammit! GETSUGA TENSHOU!

The blue wave of reiatsu blasted right through the menos and sliced it in half along with the other hollows that were behind it, but more kept coming. Ichigo’s 3rd seat jumped in his way and defeated a Huge Hollow with 2 blows.


Ichigo: Get out of the way Dan!

Dan: Sorry Captain, but he forced me back.

A hand ripped through Dan’s chest suddenly and he coughed up blood. Ichigo stared in shock and then looked at the hollow, an adjucas, who had just fatally wounded Dan.

Ichigo: Why you bastard!

All of a sudden, 5 menos stood over Ichigo and began to charge ceros in their mouths. The adjucas was leading them and he leaped toward Ichigo. Ichigo grasped Zangetsu tightly and stuck it into the ground.

Ichigo: Getsuga…REPPUSHOU! (Moon Fang Gale Thrust)

A surge of blue reiatsu blasted in every direction around Ichigo and decimated every hollow that surrounded him, turning them into nothing more than spiritual particles due to the power and intensity of the attack. Not long after that, the hollows began to retreat.

Akira: They’re retreating! WOOT! We sure kicked their…

Ragnaroc: It’s not over yet O_O *points toward Sokyoku Hill*


Goro: What is that?

Everyone looked toward Sokyoku Hill. A bright red light was shining there and filled the entire formation.

Zanji: To Sokyoku Hill!

Every shinigami rushed to Sokyoku Hill except for Roku, who stopped Goro from going as well.

Roku: Wait a minute…it’s a trap! O_O

Goro: What do you mean?

Roku: The hollows swarming Soul Society…that was obviously a planned attack. That’s why they linked the three worlds with whatever special device.

Goro: Who?

Roku: Whoever the mastermind behind this attack is…>=|

Goro: So…this was all just a diversion?

Roku: Yeah. They probably planned something like this because they knew that we’d need assistance from all shinigami, including the ones in the Real World. So temporarily, the Real World is left unprotected. If anything catastrophic happens there, it will not be felt in Soul Society, but it will rupture the balance between the three worlds.


Goro: So what do we do?

Roku: We’re going to the Human World. Whatever is at Sokyoku Hill, it needs to be dealt with as well. I’d suspect that if the enemy has any operations in the Real World, they will keep their number of accessories to a minimum in order to prevent unwanted attention.

Roku and Goro approached one of the portals to the Human World.

Roku: Karakura Town…the cesspool of hollows. Anyway, we need to get going.

They walked through the portal and were immediately in the Human World, in eastern Karakura Town, a beautiful city now fully equipped with multiple towers of advanced technological research centers and bustling roads flooded with flying cars.


Goro: We need to look around here?

Roku: It’s the best place to start looking for evidence.

The soul of a young girl suddenly whizzed by Roku and Goro. The girl was running from something, and Goro and Roku turned to see a roach-like hollow chasing the girl. The roach-hollow leaped at the girl but suddenly kicked into the ground by Goro, injuring it greatly. Roku unsheathed his katana and walked closer to the hollow.

Roku: You know…I hate roaches :|

Roku decapitated the hollow, but instead of disintegrating, the gates of hell suddenly appeared. Two large half-bodied skeletons were propped upon the gates of hell. As the doors opened, arms of a giant demon pulled the hollow in, slicing it to pieces and causing the door to shut abruptly. Immediately after, the structure crumbled to pieces and disintegrated to nothing. Goro comforted the crying soul of the girl and told her that everything would be alright.

Goro: *grabs sword hilt*

Girl: *shrieks* no…what are you going to do to me?

Roku: Goro, stop. It’s not safe to send her to Soul Society right now. Wait for the incident to end first.

A massive amount of spiritual pressure was suddenly released.

Goro: Wow! What is that insane spiritual pressure? O_O

Roku: I sense it too. The reiatsu is contained…

Shiromaru Town, 3 miles West of Karakura Town.

An explosion occurs! It was the same type of explosion that destroyed Ragnaroc’s Squad, but on a much larger scale. The explosion created a gigantic cloud of smoke that surrounded the entire town in smoke and lightning. Once the smoke cleared, the entire town was gone.

Roku: What the…O_O

Explosions of the same caliber occurred all over the world, decimating entire cities. And, Goro could sense them all.

Goro: Oh no…all those cities, gone.

Roku: *In shock* (thinks: I know this spiritual pressure…this power) Goro…keep investigating, and take that soul with you. Guard her with your life! I’ll meet you in Soul Society tomorrow.

Goro: Where’re you going?

Roku: To see an old friend.

 

[RokuNR]

Miles away, on a remote island just north of Niigata, Roku appeared on the seemingly desolate body of land. As he stepped up, a small metal cylindrical bar rose up out of the ground and spoke.

Metal Bar: Password please…

Roku: Password? Hrmm…umm… Gargantuan!

Metal Bar: Password incorrect…

Out of the ground around the metal bar came several rapid fire guns. They began to fire and Roku reacted with a series of image flash steps.

Roku: O_O Good thing I mastered shunpo………ok…how about…Chishiogan!

Metal Bar: Password incorrect!

Out from the ground this time came a series of missile-launchers that fired at Roku with extreme accuracy, and they were heat-seeking. Roku leaped into the air slapped his hand to the right, releasing a red blast of kido at one of the missiles, causing it to explode. Three more missiles were still locked on to Roku, so he dropped into the water and waited for the missiles to enter the water. When they did, he used his spiritual pressure to cool the water, freezing it as the missiles approached him. Roku swam back to shore.

Roku: Whew…ok. How about…Zanji Sucks!

Metal Bar: Password Incorrect…but nice try anyway.

This time, a small gun-shaped rocket launcher with a huge trigger came out.

Roku: *looks closely* That’s my invention. *digs around in pocket*

Metal Bar: Firing High Intensity Photon Canon in 4…3…

Roku: Aww Crap O_O *takes out a photon pill and chews it* Here it comes…*starts running to the right

Metal Bar: 2…1………time’s up ^_^

A blue charge of energy formed in the face of the weapon and then sparked thousands of electrical pulses. Roku ran straight toward the weapon and at the last second, he jumped high into the air just as the weapon fired a huge pulse of intense photon waves which shot Roku’s Captain’s robe off by the mere force of the blast. The waves of photon traveled back to the mainland’s forest within a matter of seconds, and just like that, the entire forest disintegrated into a giant vacuuming orb that formed once the forest began to disappear.

Metal Bar: Firing Level 2 Photon Canon in 5…4…3…


Roku: Not again O_O Mamorimasu!

Metal Bar: 2…Password Accepted.

The metal bar merged with the ground then a scattered pattern of glowing green lines started to spread around the island, even on the water, but when in went closer inward towards the interior portion of the island, the lines ran upward and around to form the outline of a large structure: a house. The house, or rather mansion, appeared. It had a green themed setting and was divided into 8 sections. One of the sections had the symbol of the Kido Corps on it, one had a large bass at the top of that section’s roofing and a celestial silver theme, another was pitch black scaled and mesmerized anyone by its very entrancing abysmal color scale. Another of the sections of the mansion was extremely large with a sea green and energy green theme along with golden-yellow lightning bolts stationed around 4 corners of the house and a statue of a short-haired man with a shield and a long sword in both hands mounted at the top of the big section.

Roku: This is incredible…I should think about remodeling the Research Bureau like this *looks intriguingly* O_O

Roku walked up to the door and prepared to knock, but it quickly flew open. A silver-haired young man/teen-like person eating a plate of strangely colored silver salmon greeted Roku.

Roku: Daiki…nice to meet you during your 0_o interesting lunch choice. I thought you didn’t like fish O_O

Daiki: Quite the opposite. O_O What’re you doing here.

???: I know what…

Roku: Bisha…I have some important information that only I know about. You hear about the occurrences in Soul Society?

Bishamon: Of course…I have inside sources. But tell me why you're here. I could just kill you right now o_o

Roku: Well, I’ve got a lead on who might be the mastermind behind all of this.

Bishamon: Really? I know a lot of things, Roku. Try me.

Roku: *smirks*

Akanami Town…28 kilometers from Bishamon’s Hideout

???: *Opens a Garganta * Mission Complete…*atmosphere gets heavy* Huh? What’s this reiatsu.

Goro: You know *walks toward arrancar, holding a disarmed package* most people would consider this meddling in the affairs of other worlds…which is not our place. But then again, others would also consider it terrorism. And then again, what more can one expect from a filthy arrancar such as yourself?

Arrancar: Eh? You’ve got some nerve coming down here, shinigami.

Goro: Hmm…

Arrancar: So…you have a name?

Goro: I don’t feel like answering that. >=|

The arrancar quickly appeared behind Goro with his two finger pointed at Goro’s shoulder, charging a burgundy red cero.

Arrancar: Don’t get in the way, Shinigami >=|

The cero exploded in the desired area and the arrancar quickly flipped backward. Goro gripped his shoulder, which had been completely blown off and which blood emptied continuously out of.

Arrancar: I expected better from you, Shinigami. And your reiatsu isn’t half-bad either. What a shame!

Goro: *unsheathes zanpakuto* Wake…Dojigiri Yatsuna!

Goro’s zanpakuto was suddenly surrounded by a large gust of swirling wind and lightning that transformed the weapon into a halberd constantly sparking with electricity.

Goro: Let’s end this. *summons hollow mask*

Arrancar: Haha…now isn’t that something. I’m going to have fun with you…shinigami!


Goro: No…you won’t.

Goro put his hand at his top left corner of his face and built up huge quantities of spiritual energy. He pulled his hand down and donned his hollow mask. Goro rushed forward insanely and ripped a chunk of the arrancar’s body out with one laceration. The arrancar, stunned, widened his eyes as he starred into Goro’s dark, abysmal cold eyes. Goro pivoted and sent his halberd straight through the arrancar’s head. He paused and then let go of his blade and stood tall. The arrancar smiled and reached for his zanpakuto slowly.

Goro: Don’t even think about it…it’s over.

Goro snapped his fingers and the arrancar exploded in an outward blast of electricity from within. Goro caught his halberd and spun it around before making it revert.

Goro: What a waste of time…and for the record, the name’s Goro…Kaguya, Goro.

IN SOUL SOCIETY

All of the shinigami arrived at Sokyoku Hill and were confronted by 5 figures and 1 figure who was covered in dark robes. His voice was the same as the voice that Soul Society had encountered through the Tenteikura.

???: Welcome, Shinigami of the Gotei 13, to phase two of our little game.

Ragnaroc charged at the mysterious figure and was about to strike with his blade, but he was intercepted by one of the 5 figures who had very short blue hair.

Ragnaroc: And you are?

???: The name’s Yagura! Nice to meet you, captain.

Ragnaroc: Out of my way!

Ragnaroc began to overpower Yagura.

Yagura: I don’t think so…

Yagura’s spiritual energy began to rise…(close up of Rag’s eyes widening)

Yagura: Flood, Mizuhana! (Water Flower)

Yagura’s zanpakuto split into 4 different blades spread in an array like a flower. Once it did this, water began to continuously spiral outward from the blades. He swung the weapon and created a large tidal wave that flew towards Ragnaroc and came crashing down violently on him. Yagura began to laugh with joy.

Yagura: How’s that, captain?!

Ragnaroc appeared right next to Yagura, not even touched by a drop of water.

Ragnaroc: I don’t like water. I prefer a fiery battleground instead.

Yagura: Like that will ever happen, captain. This water is powerful enough to put out an entire forest fire!

Ragnaroc: Then let’s wager. Which of ours is stronger? My fire or your water.

Yagura: You really are a fool. U_U Fine then >=D Die! Great Tidal Wave!!

A rush of water sprayed out of Yagura’s zanpakuto and surrounded Ragnaroc in a humongous column of water that was as tall as the Sokyoku execution post. Yagura smiled as his water began to overtake the battlefield. Ragnaroc stood calmly within the column of water that surrounded him and unsheathed his zanpakuto.

Ragnaroc: Burst into Flames…Ryujin.

Rag’s spiritual energy surged through the battlefield like a storm of power, surprising everybody. Ryujin began to flare up and then in every direction, it shot out massive streams of powerful fire that completely turned all of the water into nothing more than whatever was left of the remaining water vapor that had been converted once it touched the fire. There was no longer any water on the battlefield. Yagura was stunned. The fire from Ragnaroc’s zanpakuto extended its reach across all of Sokyoku hill and beyond. Yagura could not stand the heat, for it was already burning him up.

Yagura: What…what are you? O_O

Ragnaroc: *appears behind Yagura and stops the flames* What am I?

Ragnaroc thrust his sword through Yagura’s gut, but blood didn’t even come out, for it was incinerated on contact and Yagura was turned into nothing more than ashes. Ragnaroc looked at the ashes that remained of Yagura.

Ragnaroc: I am Soul Society’s Dragon King.

Toshiro was battling two enemies and he quickly kicked one of them away from him after noticing that Yagura’s spiritual energy had disappeared.

Toshiro: As raw as ever, that man. *looks towards opponents* Shinryu, Kensou, you both have interesting powers.

Shinryu: Damn right, we do. We’re the only two shinigami who share a zanpakuto.

Kensou: Now go, Kendomaru!

Shinryu and Kensou’s zanpakuto extended straight toward Toshiro and attempted to stab him in the heart, but Toshiro parried the jab and leaped off the long blade into the air.

Kensou: What’s he doing? 0_o

Toshiro gripped his sword.

Toshiro: U_U Hyorinmaru Mittsune (Number 3): Hyouchirikudakero (Ice Dust Shatter)

A cold wind blew across the battlefield and diamond dust began to swirl around Kensou and Shinryu until it formed a giant dome of icy diamond dust around them. Shinryu attacked the dome but it was too tough to break out of. Toshiro sheathed his blade until it locked into the sheathe completely, at which the entire dome glowed white promptly shattered completely, everything in it frozen completely.

Carlie: *looks toward Toshiro* That’s Captain Hitsugaya for you.

Ichigo was battling the mystery man. He swung Zangetsu, but the mystery man caught it with his bare hand.

???: This is one big sword you have here. Unfortunately, it’s not strong enough to hurt me.

Ichigo: Is that so? Getsuga Tenshou!!

???: O_O

A large wave of blue spiritual energy blasted out of Zangetsu and hit the mystery man point-blank. As the dust and debris cleared, the mystery man was unharmed completely because one of his followers sacrificed themselves.

Ichigo: Why are you so reluctant to use your shikai?

???: I don’t like using it. At least not against shinigami like you.

Ichigo: Fine then. We’ll fix that problem! Ban…ka…

Zanji: Ichigo! Save your energy. I’ll fight him.

Ichigo: O_O Zanji? You sure?

Zanji: Don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine.

Zanji attacked the mystery man with his katana and swung to the man’s side, but was deflected. Zanji flipped his sword and kicked the mystery man, who proceeded to block Zanji’s kick with his sword, but was sent flying back. The mystery man regained his balance in midair and skillfully landed on a rock. They continued to exchange blows until both of them were out of breath.

Zanji: Who are you?!

???: I am not the one you’re looking for. I’m the cover-up.

Zanji: What do you mean?

???: It’s too late now. Our leader, is over there *points to another cloaked figure* And the Sokyoku is ready.

The red light emitting from directly above where the Sokyoku was buried grew brighter and bigger. The mystery man retreated towards it, away from Zanji, and he ripped the land apart with a kido spell. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked toward the Sokyoku, a giant halberd that rose out of the large fissure that emitted the red light. The immense power of the Sokyoku was overwhelmingly colossal. The mystery man moved away from it and let the cloaked figure grab the Sokyoku. When he did, a blinding flash of white light was created and all of the figures began to move around frantically to further shroud the shinigamis’ visions. When the light disappeared, the Sokyoku had shrunk down to the size of a regular halberd, but with immense energy. The cloaked figure removed his hood, revealing himself: an old but evil-looking man with long grey hair and a long beard.

Carlie: I can feel the Sokyoku’s energy from every corner. Is this how powerful this weapon truly is?

Akira: Oh boy…this is troublesome.

Old Man: I will now control everything! I will rule the world.

As the old man swung the Sokyoku around, pointing it at different people, ready to fire, he was immediately apprehended and disarmed by the covert ops and Akira and Zanji.

Akira: Well, that was incredibly easy.

Zanji: He was outnumbered. *looks towards the followers* We have your leader…what’re you going to do now? >=|

The followers were stunned, but they found the strength to flee immediately. The mystery man left with a few words, however.

???: Congratulations, Soul Society. You "won" the game.

THE NEXT MORNING Friday Morning…7:34 AM

Zanji and several other shinigami were interrogating the leader of the group. The old man refused to talk, not uttering even a single word. Zanji punched the man in the face, knocking a few of the man’s teeth out.

Zanji: You aren’t making this easy.

Zanji wiped his bloody hands with a clean cloth.

Zanji: Now…are you going to tell us what your plans were or not? Because if not…

Zanji swiftly drew his blade to the old man’s neck, the weapon’s cold edge pressing lightly against the leader’s neck.

Old Man: Wait! I’ll tell you what you need to know.

Zanji: WHO IS YOUR GROUP?!

Old Man: We’re known as the Deserters. We are made up of rogues from either side, both hollow, human, and soul reaper.

Zanji: And your location?

Old Man: It does not matter now! Our plans have failed and there’s nothing more for us. It’s all over.

Zanji: Don’t lie to me!

Shinigami #1: I believe he’s telling the truth, Commander, sir.

Zanji: *sigh* What a drag…okay. Toss him in a prison cell. Anything. Just get him out of my sight! >_<

Somebody walked in suddenly: a man with dark brown hair and “devilish good looks”.

???: You’re wasting your time, Zanji.

Zanji: O_O Is that? *turns around* …who the hell asked you to come here?

At that moment, Roku walked in as well.

Roku: I did. And this guy here is not the leader.

Old Man: *makes an angry face* of course I am.

Zanji: Then why did that one guy tell us that he was the leader?

Roku: Maybe he lied? ¬_¬

Bishamon: Regardless, Roku brought me to a shocking realization. We know who the real leader is.

Zanji: Oh really? Then who is it?

Suddenly the shinigami that were in the room drew their swords on Roku and Bishamon, ready to attack.

Roku: Huh…what is this about? O_O

Old Man: They’re my men *smirks*

Bishamon: Wow. He really outdid himself this time. This group has got inside men. And apparently they’re quite skilled at infiltration to have made it this far. I’m disappointed in you, Zanji, for not recognizing this threat. *puts hands up as if surrendering* We surrender…we’re surrounded

Shinigami: Yes…you are all clearly outnumbered. There’s no way you can…

Roku: However…you are all clearly outmatched *smirks*

Roku grabbed the sword of one shinigami after slamming him into the wall and he stuck the blade through the man’s heart. Bishamon delivered a powerful punch to two of the shinigami and then snapped a 3rd one’s neck. Zanji was surprised and did not even move, for he was too caught up in this quandary. After all of the enemy shinigami were defeated, the old man scoffed at Bishamon and maligned him.

Old Man: Ye shall all be killed soon enough!

Bishamon: Don’t count on it, buddy. *snaps old man’s neck* Anyway…the leader…is Elias.

Zanji: What?! O_O……………………………I don’t know what to say now. This is ridiculous. This group has caused such an intense uproar in all three worlds. Shit! *bangs fist on table*

Roku: :| ……Zanji…this isn’t your fault.

Zanji: …I know, it’s just this whole thing…it’s insane. Everything we do is always countered by them.

Roku: Then accept the help of some new allies *looks at Bisha* It’s our only chance, Zanji.

Zanji looked Bishamon in the eyes and gave him an “I don’t trust you” look, but at last the two shook hands and agreed to work with each other.

The Vizards have now established their HQ in Soul Society within 2 days. They are treated with hospitality and as if they were in their former positions as captains and lieutenants.

 

[RokuNR]

Sunday Evening…8:03 PM…Kenshin’s Quarters, Squad 6

6th Division Member: Kenshin-dono, *bows* do you require anything?

Kenshin: No, thanks. I’m fine.

Rukia: Kenshin-dono! *blushes* I didn’t realize you were staying here o_o

Kenshin: Oh? Really? Well…I guess you know now O_O

Rukia: Where are you going at this time?

Kenshin: For a walk. ^_^ I’ll be back.

Kenshin left the squad 6 barracks and strolled past squad 4’s area. As he approached Squad 3, Kenshin saw a man wearing a black cloak, much like that of the one’s encountered on Sokyoku Hill. The man was wearing a black cowl as well and was stealing information. There were several dead shinigami around him. Kenshin was about to step forward but was surprised to see Yoshi and Kazuki step in.

Yoshi and Kazuki: Hey!

Thief: *turns around*

Yoshi: …hey! We’re talking to you!

Thief: ……*slient*

Kazuki: Yoshi, he isn’t talking. How about we make him talk…

Yoshi and Kazuki: BY FORCE!

The twins unsheathed their zanpakutos.

Yoshi: Hatch, Tamago (Egg)

Kazuki: *stabs sword into the ground* Blow up, Taihou! (Cannon)

Yoshi’s sword glowed bright blue and extended into a whip-like weapon with an egg-shaped ball of reiatsu at the end of it. Kazuki’s sword seeped into the ground and then burst out of the ground as a medium-sized cannon that he held with both hands.

Yoshi and Kazuki: See ya later!

Thief: *eyes widen* Huh?

Yoshi swung his whip at Kazuki’s cannon and the reiatsu ball shot into the mouth of the cannon and remained locked in it midway. Kazuki began charging it and its reiatsu increased greatly.

Yoshi and Kazuki: Egg Cannon!!!!!

Kazuki fired the “egg” of reiatsu at the thief from the cannon exceedingly quick. The thief made a swift break to the left and jumped off the ground to avoid the “egg”, and once the egg missed and hit the ground, it immediately exploded into a sphere of energy with a radius of 15 meters. Once the blast had ended, the thief was nowhere in sight.

Yoshi: yeah! He was blown to bits *high fives Kazuki*

Suddenly, the thief appeared before Yoshi and uppercut him with his fist, knocking Yoshi out. Kazuki was in such shock that before he could even move, the thief delivered a powerful blow to Kazuki’s gut, knocking him out as well. The thief pulled out a hidden blade from his sleeve and prepared to stab Yoshi in the neck when a small shield of kido blocked the weapon. The thief looked up.

Jiro: All of this time, we’d been searching outside of these lands, but never even figured for one moment that you would be located here in our own lands. Am I correct?

Thief: …no.

Jiro: So the thief speaks.

Thief: Our HQ is not located in Soul Society, rest assured.

Jiro: Then where is it?

Thief: I’ve already said too much, but if you must know, it’s in the Human World. Don’t bother searching though. It’s beyond your reach. 3 waves have been completed…now only 2 remain.

Jiro: I never took you for the talkative type.

Thief: I try to be discrete.

Jiro: Sorry to tell you, but this is the end of the line. *holds hand out* Bakudo #79: SuusutakuRou (Haystack Prison)

Jiro closed his hand quickly and the sky turned grayish. Suddenly, thousands of metal pins rained from above and began to strike the thief, forming a box of pins around him. The Thief was successfully trapped.

Jiro: Gotcha! Secret Kidou Art: Great Gate of Kiev

Jiro’s crimson red spiritual power appeared briefly around him and then faded and then reappeared again, but when it did, it shot out violently at the thief and spiraled around the prison like a giant vortex. The spiritual energy began to take a definite shape and became dense, forming a giant building-like gate with a huge arc above it.

Thief: Very impressive. There wasn’t the slightest hint of instability in your usage of the kido spells.

Jiro: That’s nothing…The Gate releases an aura of energy that amplifies all kido spells by 100 *claps hands together* This one’s for Yoshi and Kazuki! Forbidden Kidou: Piercing Soul Arrow!

Jiro held him hands out, as if holding a bow and arrow. Then, a bow and arrow of pure yellow light appeared in his hands as he pulled back the arrow. The thief looked shocked and he pulled out a sword, his zanpakuto. Jiro released the arrow.

Thief: Engrave, Tsukuyomi!

The thief’s zanpakuto glowed shining silver in the pale moonlight and then began to reshape. Jiro’s arrow approached quickly, increasing in size and power as it passed under the gate, and as it was about to hit the haystack prison, the thief swung his sword around in an overhead arc, starting at the position of the arrow, and completely slicing the energy that made up the soul piercing arrow in half, causing it to disperse. As the light from the splitting arrow disappeared, the thief’s sword glowed most radiantly. It was a uniquely shaped sword, with a very strange hilt and guard. The blade itself was long, but somewhat thick despite it being a longsword. The blade was dark blue and the guard consisted of several dark blue patterns that floated, unattached, in a specific pattern orbiting where the guard would be for a regular sword while a crescent moon embroidered them to the handle, which was a bloody red and blue color.

Jiro: …O_O Im…Impossible!

Thief: U_U *looks up at the moon* If I said anything else, it would all be over. I have no choice *opens eyes* but to kill you.

The thief suddenly appeared, standing behind Jiro, with his sword at Jiro’s neck. A sweat dropped down Jiro’s head. Immediately, the sword, Tsukuyomi, ripped through Jiro’s gut, but no blood came out. Jiro turned to the thief and ripped the sword out of his gut, smirking. He suddenly melted into pyrite.

Thief: Bakudo #13: Fool’s Gold, huh?

Jiro: So you really are a shinigami. That’s a shame.

Thief: It is…

Jiro: Well, I too am a shinigami! Don’t forget this! *draws zanpakuto and holds it upside down* Detain, Ryurensa (Dragon Chain).

Jiro’s zanpakuto extended and lost its guard completely as it turned into pure crimson red spiritual energy. It formed a whip-like weapon with electricity sparking throughout the whip. Jiro put his hand on his face and gathered energy in his hand. Then Jiro’s hollow mask, which looked like a Chinese Dragon Mask, formed on his face. His reiatsu became sinister.

Jiro: Take this! Cero!

Jiro’s nostril’s flared up and a crimson red cero formed on his nose and promptly shot at the thief. Unfortunately for him, the Thief quickly held his sword and sliced through the cero.

Jiro: Try this!

Jiro whipped at the thief, who simply jumped to avoid it, but when the whip hit the ground, a massive clump of dirt and mud shot up into the thief’s face. Jiro used this as a chance to capture the Thief by making it coil around the thief tightly! The thief struggled to get free but could not escape. Jiro put his other hand on the hand that was wielding the handle.

Jiro: Eliminate, Ryurensa!

The thief closed his eyes. As Jiro said those words, an electrical surge, originating from his hand, traveled through the whip weapon and approached the thief. As it was about to reach the thief, the thief opened his eyes.

Thief: Reap from the Bloody Harvest, Tsukuyomi U_U

The electrical surge disappeared and Jiro’s spirit energy began to travel to the thief, being absorbed by him until there was no more spiritual power left in Jiro. Jiro could barely stand and when all of his energy was drained, his zanpakuto reverted to its normal state. Jiro fell over, unconscious. The thief cracked his neck and then he placed his sword on Jiro’s neck.

Thief: Sayonara…

Kenshin: STOP!

The thief turned before he could kill Jiro and saw Kenshin standing with his zanpakuto drawn. Kenshin had a frustrated look on his face as he looked back and forth between the thief and Jiro.

Kenshin: You fought well, Jiro. *picks up Jiro and takes him somewhere safe* *returns to the thief* As for you…


Thief: *turns head, cracking neck again*


Kenshin: You’re an enemy of Soul Society now *holds weapon in defensive position*

Thief: A defensive stance?

Kenshin: I observed the reishi patterns of your zanpakuto’s ability that absorbed Jiro’s reiatsu. It wasn’t just reiatsu. You took his life force out. Thankfully, the 4th Division is close by. It’s scary though: knowing that someone else, other than me, has the ability to suck someone’s life right out of their body.

Thief: *eyes widen* Hmm?

Kenshin: Study closely. Devour his Soul: Umbra!

Kenshin’s reiatsu detonated. Umbra shined a dark purple color before transforming into a powerful longsword that was as black as Space and had a purple aura around it.

Kenshin: This is my weapon, Umbra.

Thief: *thinks to self: What intensely dense and dark spiritual pressure* In that case…

The thief held his sword firmly and charged at Kenshin, slashing sideways with Tsukuyomi, but Kenshin rolled to the side and avoided the slash, performing a slash of his own as he rolled as well. The thief felt his energy decreasing as a cloud of purple mist surrounded the blade of Umbra.

Kenshin: Umbra’s true power lies in an ability I call Soul Trap. In this sword I have trapped the souls of several hollow and shinigami. Soul Trap: Release…

Kenshin’s zanpakuto released even more of the dark purple mist than before, and, as it did, an ethereal, translucent ghost-like entity rose from Kenshin’s Umbra. The Soul had no legs, but only a tail, and it floated ever so lightly beside Kenshin. The thief gave a puzzled expression.

Thief: What is that?

Kenshin: It is the soul of one of your subordinates, now under my control.

Thief: …

Kenshin: Now go!

On that notion, the trapped soul charged at the thief with astonishing speed and grabbed the thief, who was too shocked to react in time. Kenshin held Umbra with both hands and sprinted to the thief, bringing his blade downward as he approached, but all of a sudden, the thief’s zanpakuto glowed dark red and energy began to strangle the trapped soul, freeing him. As Kenshin brought his sword down, he made contact with the thief’s shoulder at the last moment before the thief jumped back.

Thief: You’re good *notices blood on shoulder*

Kenshin: Why don’t you remove that hood of yours and show your face?

Thief: Sorry, I can’t do that. I must be going now…*begins to step back*

Kenshin: You aren’t going anywhere!

Thief: *turns around*

Kenshin: HEY!!!

Kenshin was immediately staggered by an enormous amount of spiritual pressure coming from the thief. He could believe what he was experiencing. In his mind, all he could see what bloodshed, everywhere. Nothing but blood and the red moon above.

Kenshin: O_O This is…

Thief: Give my regards to Bishamon.

The thief’s spiritual pressure dropped, leaving Kenshin stunned while the thief disappeared. Kenshin immediately fell over, unconscious.

Kenshin: D…damn U_U

ONE HOUR LATER…

???: Kenshin-dono.

Kenshin: *eyes begin to open* Wha?

???: Kenshin-dono. Wake up…please!

Kenshin: Rukia? *gets up quickly* Where is that…O_O

Rukia: Who?

Kenshin: Some guy I was fighting! He had a black robe and hood and everything and…

Rukia:

Kenshin: Sorry, I’m not making any sense. Where’s Jiro, Yoshi, and Kazuki?

Rukia: They’re rested up and healed. But now’s not the time to be this dazed.

Kenshin: I’m not dazed

Rukia: Ok…Zanji has issued a Captains meeting with all of Team Bishamon included. We should get going.

Kenshin: *sigh* Right…Hey Rukia, when did you get taller?

Rukia: -_- *punches Kenshin-dono*

Kenshin: Oww ><

 

[RokuNR]

Sunday Night…9:03 PM…1st Division Barracks Meeting Hall

Roku strolled through the gardens of the First Division near the meeting hall. He looked up, staring at the beautiful sky filled with a million stars and several visible spiral and elliptical galaxies gleaming brightly. He picked up a Chrysanthemum, the symbol of the First Division. He held it gently in his hand and watched it wither away as the wind blew.

Roku: Times have changed…

Ikkaku: Why so depressed, Roku-san?

Roku: I’m not depressed…just, thinking.

Ragnaroc: You think any more and your brain is going to explode, Roku.

Ikkaku: Captain Ragnaroc! O_O

Ragnaroc: Well, he’s right. The times are changing. And they’re not as great as they used to be. Soul Society’s now in turmoil. Why must something like this happen every so often?

Roku: It’s the way the Universe keeps balance. Peace cannot last forever. As long as darkness lingers in the hearts of many, then there will never be true, everlasting peace.

A silver-haired teen-like shinigami walked toward Roku, Rag, and Ikkaku, wearing the standard shinigami shihakushou.

Ragnaroc: 0_0 Daiki?

Daiki: Man, this Shihakushou still looks good on me

Ryu: That’s only because you haven’t grown an inch since then.

Daiki: -_-

???: YO!! DAIKIIIIIII!!!

As Daiki turned to the scream, a fist met his face, hitting him into a wall.

Daiki: >< Akira…you bastard!

Akira: You’re welcome. I owe you at least that much from our fight.

Someone kicked down the door to the meeting hall.

Ikkaku: C’mon in, people!

Everyone entered and lined up accordingly, with the 1st Division throne filled by Zanji and Bishamon standing in the place ahead of Goro.

Zanji: Let this official Gotei 13 Captain’s meeting commence. As you know, a group known as the Deserters have wrought chaos on the whole of Soul Society and have thrust Seireitei into serious turmoil.

Bishamon: And whose fault is that?

Zanji: Dammit, Bishamon! One more word from you and you’re out of here!

Bishamon: Sorry…continue you riveting explanation.

Zanji: U_U As I was saying, you know that Seireitei is in severe turmoil. We need to preserve the grounds of this world and ensure the protection of the citizens of Rukongai. If we are to save Soul Society, we must locate the leader of the group and destroy him immediately.

Carlie: Commander Zanji, that’s a good plan and all, but we don’t even know who the leader is, much less how many subordinates he has.

Zanji: Yes, we do. It’s Elias.

TOBI!: Elias? I don’t think I know him…o_o

Ichigo: Elias? Who was he?

Zanji: *sigh* Roku, give the rundown.

Roku: *steps forward* Elias Shumoto. He was the former Captain of Division 5 over a hundred years ago. As my direct teacher, I know his fighting style and skills all too well. He was proficient in the art of Flash Step, skilled in Hand to Hand Combat, and a very powerful swordsman. Three years after the events of Hollow Fusion in Rukongai began, he fled Soul Society secretly and was reported to have been found dead by several other shinigami who later met their demise at the hands of the Menos. They are likely his subordinates that covered up his faked death. Elias’ skill lied in overpowering his opponent and then finishing them off quickly. His zanpakuto is Nenshou Raikou, a lightning and fire-based weapon of extreme power. Who knows how strong he’s gotten over the 100 year period.

Ragnaroc: There was a man that you fought, Zanji, on Sokyoku Hill. He was at about your level. Could that have been Elias?

Zanji: Possibly. The cloak masked his reiatsu or at least any traces of elemental energy from it, so I couldn’t be sure. But he was certainly skilled enough, and he seemed reluctant to release his shikai.

Hisagi: Then I suppose that’s a good reason to believe that Captain Elias is behind this.

Kenshin: B-sama, what do you think. He was your pupil for a long time, after all. Would Elias have been capable of this kind of thing?

Bishamon: That, I cannot say for sure. It’s not his style to be this sneaky, but if he needs to be, he’ll be secretive and quiet about his actions. This sure is puzzling.

Akira: That bastard is going down.

Bishamon: Right now, we need to focus on how to preserve Soul Society. I say we send out rescue teams of shinigami to secure the citizens of Rukongai to Soul Society’s most remote location.

Roku: You mean the Internal Security Bunker? O_O

Bishamon: Yes.

Ichigo: What’s that?

Ragnaroc: Well until now, it was a location known only to the 5 most senior Captains of the Gotei 13 *glares at Roku* -_-

Roku: Hehe…..>_>

Zanji: I disapprove.

Bishamon: What does that mean?

Zanji: I’m saying, I cannot allow that. It’s too risky and it will be too obvious. It would be better if we faced them head on and finished this entire rebellion quickly. >=\

Bishamon: No! If we waste time fighting them, by the time they get to Soul Society, the people of Rukongai will be at an even greater risk, and then what? We won’t be able to move them to the Internal Security Bunker.

Zanji: You have your idea that is completely irrational, Bishamon!

Bishamon: No, Zanji! You’re the one who’s being irrational, and selfish! How can you put the lives of the citizens on the line like that? It’s appalling that a Commander Captain such as yourself displays such shameful behavior and complete disregard for the safety of our shinigami and citizens.

Zanji: That’s it, Bishamon, I’ve had it with your crap! Let’s end this right now.

Bishamon: As you wish, Head Captain! *places hand on sheathe* >=|

Goro: Oh boy .-.

???: Silence!!!

The voice came from the two large doors that led outside, which were now wide open. In the doorway were the silhouettes of 8 figures, each wearing robes that were shaped much like regular Captains robes. When they stepped forward, their faces were revealed to be somewhat familiar to some. Each was wearing a Captain’s robe that was trimmed in spiritual gold and diamond and the fabric was much more expensive and incredible. On the back of each robe was the insignia of the Royal Guard AKA The Zero Division. In the middle was a woman with long, silver-white hair, flawless skin, and more beautiful than Unohana Retsu herself.

Haruka Jeagerjaquez Kiyoshi, Captain of the Zero Division

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Haruka: Zanji and Bishamon, I am very disappointed in the two of you. U_U

Roku: O_O Mom…

Goro: Woah…o_o

Carlie: The Unit Commanders of the Zero Division, including the Commander of Unit 1 and Head of the entire Royal Guard, Haruka Kiyoshi. It’s an honor O_O *bows*

Byakuya: Rise and refrain from formalities in this hour of tribulation.

Rukia: Nii-sama.

Byakuya: You are to address me as Captain Kuchiki

Ragnaroc: *whispers to Roku* She’s still as hot as I remember

Roku: Yeah, I should warn you not to say that too loudly. o_o

Bishamon: Squad Zero? This is truly unprecedented. *shrugs*

Zanji: Grand Captain Kiyoshi, what has occurred?

Haruka: Kirio…

Kirio: Yes, Master. U_U *steps forward* I, Kirio Hikifune, Unit Commander #5, and ready to give my report. Approximately 3 hours ago, the King’s Realm was invaded by a group known as the Deserters. We have confirmed that their leader is Elias Shumoto, former Captain of Division 5 of the Gotei 13. Their goal is uncertain, but we believe that they have acquired the Sokyoku’s immense power and with it their leader would be unstoppable. So, far that is all the information we have.

Haruka: The king ordered us here on direct order. We are to find this leader, retrieve the Sokyoku, and destroy them forever before the fabric of the universe is distorted U_U

Ichigo: Wait, did you say they entered the King’s Realm? How? Did they have the King’s Key?

Komamura: No. The Sokyoku is a weapon of incredible property in that it can forge any item if used correctly in the hands of one who is able to harness its power fully.

Izuru: I didn’t know that O_O Such classified information was kept from us right under our noses? Why?

Byakuya: In order to preserve the peace of Seireitei. That is the purpose…now,

Byakuya was suddenly interrupted by a funneling sound. Yes, it was the tenteikura again, and this time, the speaker’s voice was normal and easy to decipher.

Elias: Hello again, Seireitei. This is our last broadcast from up here. If you would please turn your attention to the center of Seireitei.

Bishamon: That’s certainly Elias’s voice >=|

Everyone exited the building and looked toward the center of Soul Society while Zanji immediately dispatched every shinigami in Soul Society. As they all observed the center of Soul Society, anticipating what would happen next, Elias spoke again.

Elias: It’s been fun playing this little game with all of you. Now, I believe it’s checkmate.

The sky darkened and filled itself with clouds that emitted lightning and roared with thunder, ending with a giant red bolt of enormous lightning that shot into the center of Soul Society, effectively destroying everything within a kilometer of that vicinity, and from it rose a giant Elias holding a giant version of the already large Sokyoku. Several gargantas opened near Elias, flooding with Menos and Adjucas level hollows. A sweat dropped down Zanji’s and Bishamon’s faces. They all watched as Elias swung his weapon around at the buildings, destroying multiple in one quick swing.

Elias: I WILL RULE EVERYTHING!!!

Haruka: This is too strange…Elias Shumoto could not possibly be the mastermind. The voice patterns between each of the speakers through the Tenteikura we intercepted do not match perfectly. The man who made the first announcement was certainly the leader. Someone’s pulling the strings from behind.

Zanji: *gulp* I have a plan. O_O Ok…all of you, go down and assist the other shinigami in defeating Elias, and don’t die! We cannot afford to lose any of you. You’re all skilled and I place my trust in you. But, I want everyone but Roku, Rag, Bishamon, and Grand Master Haruka to go. Akira, lead everyone into battle and be their Commander. I’m counting on you.

Akira: You’ve got it, Cap’n. *unsheathes sword* Alright, people. Let’s get going!! *rushes into battle*

Everyone: Yes, sir!! *follows after Akira*

Bishamon: This time, Zanji, you made the right decision. Akira’s the best man for the job, since he’s the strongest of all of them. And let me guess, we are all left…

Zanji: To find that lair. We must find out where their base of operations is, and I’ll go to end this.

Bishamon: No, you can’t do it alone. I’m coming too. Haruka-san, please lead us. U_U

Haruka: I will.

Ragnaroc: I suppose Roku and I are to track the coordinates of the lair. But how?

Roku: What did Elias mean by “up here”.

Haruka: Great observation, son. Their base of operations, judging by that, is a place that is likely hovering or orbiting over a large area of residents, but certainly not in Soul Society as we would have been able to track them.

Roku: Then their leader is in a spacecraft made entirely of Reishi that would allow them to safely hover over the Human World and traverse between 3 worlds as well as regulate balance of population by direct and indirect methods of interference.

Zanji: You’re suggesting a spacecraft?

Bishamon: It makes sense. From up there we wouldn’t be able to track their reishi concentration at all due to atmospheric interference.

Ragnaroc: So one question remains. How do we find it and then get there?

Roku: I’ll handle that *cracks knuckles*

Roku searched around in his pocket to find something and then pulled out a tube of silver liquid.

Ragnaroc: What is that? 0_o

Roku: A liquidated computer. You’ve gotta love me being the innovator of infinite liquid compression tubes.

Roku opened the tube and poured all of the silver liquid onto the ground, causing it to sizzle momentarily. Bishamon, Zanji, Ragnaroc, and Haruka watched intently for something to occur. Then, the silver liquid began to take shape and expanded into the form of a large supercomputer.

Roku: I always carry a computer with me. *smirks* *starts up the computer*

Zanji: I don’t know if I should be satisfied or weirded-out.

Bishamon: Impressive create there. Got any extra tubes like that one?

Roku: You know it

Roku’s fingers rages across the keyboard and touchpad screen of the computer. A radar image suddenly came up on the screen, showing a sort of craft hovering above the Earth. It was modeled like a space-center, coming around in a circle from one end to another and with platforms leading from one place to another. Several others, but smaller, orbited the large center.

Roku: That’s it!

Ragnaroc: Now how do we get there?

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The atmosphere around everyone suddenly got immensely heavy. Somebody’s/Something’s reiatsu had just been felt around all of Soul Society, but it wasn’t Elias. The spiritual pressure was dense and exceedingly evil, so that even while it looked like it was raining, and the reiatsu rain was dark brown. The reiatsu came from one of the gargantas near Elias, and everyone turned their eyes toward it. Immediately, two humanoid-like figures stepped out of the garganta. Both had white bone covering most of their body, aside from their white and brown skin. One had short black hair and another had dark red hair extending down to his waist. They both seemed have human-like eyes and were the human-sized. Their hollow holes were positioned on their necks. The one with the black hair gave a devious smirk, baring his one extremely sharp fang, striking fear into the shinigami and some of the captains on the battlefield.

Ichigo: That is…

Izuru: *finishes beheading a Gillian* O_O Oh no…

Goro: AKIRA!!! There are Vasto Lordes in the area!! I repeat, Vasto Lordes in the area!!!

Akira’s shadow spiraled around an adjucas and crunched it, dividing the poor hollow into 5 separate parts, blood spewing forth from each part as the hollow disintegrated.

Akira: What?! O_O This is bad. Move forward and eliminate every hollow in your way!! Don’t let them set foot outside of this section of Rukongai!!!

Hisagi charged through a large group of Gillians and sliced through a few of them with Kazeshini.

Hisagi: Die, damn you! Wind Blade!

Kazeshini was engulfed in a vortex of wind. Hisagi spun one blade of Kazeshini and heaved it at an Adjucas, but it missed as the Adjucas jumped to avoid it. The adjucas began charging a cero, but then Hisagi pulled the chain back, causing Kazeshini to return to him and slice the adjucas in half from behind. Akira ran past Hisagi, eliminating a sneaking hollow that was about to secretly strike Hisagi from behind as he passed. One of the Vasto Lordes took one step and sprinted with incredible speed toward Akira, preparing to cut him with his hand, but Akira blocked with his sword as they clashed.

Vasto Lorde #1: Hmph. Is the best you’ve got to offer, Captain?

Akira: I would watch it if I were you.

Vasto Lorde #1: Do you really expect to defeat the two of us. *looks at other Vasto Lorde* Yari, go all out.

Yari: :|

Yari was shockingly standing next to Hisagi, turned the opposite way from where Hisagi was facing.

Hisagi: O_O

Yari: Hmph…:|

Yari spun around and spin-kicked Hisagi, sending him flying violently into several buildings.

Ragnaroc: 0_0 Oh no…Vasto Lordes, already?

Roku: It’s not possible for the Vasto Lordes to be released this quickly. Someone’s widened the bridge between the very depths of Hueco Mundo and the Soul Society. You guys need to go now.

Zanji: Rag, you and Roku go and finish off those Vasto Lordes and Elias. With the Sokyoku in his hands it’s only a matter of time before everything is turned to ashes. Bishamon, Haruka-Sama, and I will all go to the lair.

Ragnaroc: Got it! *disappears*

Bishamon: I’ll take us to the lair. *takes out a black glove*

Bishamon put the black glove on his left hand and ripped at the air as if clawing a wall, and when he did, a garganta opened.

Bishamon: This is our way there.

Bishamon stepped into the Garganta, creating a large path of spirit particles to lead to the other side of the Garganta.

Zanji: *looks at Bishamon and Haruka* Ready?

Haruka: Let us go.

 

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Haruka and Zanji followed quickly behind Bishamon, and soon they arrived in a large galactic observatory that showed close-ups on the planets, the sun, comets, and other galaxies in the universe. There was a man sitting in a chair near the main screen which showed the planet Earth in its entirety from several different angles. Bishamon attempted to sneak close for an ambush, but as he entered within 10 meters of the figure, the man suddenly turned around. He had a black robe and hood covering his face, in his hand the real Sokyoku. It was the thief!

Bishamon: Who are you?! O_O

Thief: Well, well, if it isn’t Bishamon Sarutobi…former Commander Captain of the Gotei 13 over 100 years ago. It’s been a while since we’ve met. Sadly, I doubt you’ll remember me.

Zanji: Answer the damn question!

Thief: And look here. Zanji Uchiha. Current Commander Captain of the Gotei 13. And…you brought a souvenir with you from when we invaded the King’s Realm.

Haruka: The King’s Realm, yes. What was your business there?

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Thief: Ahh, yes. This…*minature version of the Sokyoku appears in hand* The original Sokyoku, used over 7,000 years ago, and the most powerful weapon ever created in Soul Society history. Its use was put to an end after those who sought out its power rebelled against Soul Society and wanted to use its power to forge a new utopia: a place so advanced and perfect in which they would rule supreme.

Bishamon: Wait. Then what about the one Elias has?!

Thief: That’s the one you are in knowledge of. A mere replica. This here is the Ultimate Weapon. See, my plan was perfect. I caused uproar in Soul Society to lessen your defenses in the Human World to the point that you’d eventually send out all of your Human World shinigami residents in the most major cities, allowing me to blow up those cities. Thanks to the arrancar in my group, the hollows’ arrival was all the more possible. Then, by destroying the cities, I flooded the Human World with Plus souls in order to establish a spiritual connection between the three main worlds so great that it rifts in space time made entirely of spirit particles, allowing me to gather energy from each of the three worlds all at once and contain it without too harshly influencing the Human World. With that done, my group took the Sokyoku on Sokyoku Hill, tricking you with a replica that we created.

Zanji: The one in the hands of the old man…O_O

Thief: Exactly. Since the Sokyoku’s spiritual pressure was so great that you would not be able to tell exactly where it was without look at it physically, you mistook Shu for the wielder of the Sokyoku and the leader, while in fact it was Elias who was in possession of it the whole time. With that Sokyoku in our hands and the amount of energy gathered from Hueco Mundo, the Human World, and Soul Society, I was able to empower the Sokyoku with enough power to forge a temporary King’s Key. A much easier method than planned by Sosuke Aizen. Aizen was a fool who could not see the error in his plans, blinded by his own overconfidence. That’s when we invaded the King’s Realm for the Original Sokyoku. Of course, you remember how one of our top hackers hacked into the Research Bureau. That was when we determined the location of the Original Sokyoku, and in order to prevent you from finding us, I led you all into the 12th Division’s Communication center and destroyed it, severely hurting your best method for tracking. Our group, the Deserters, share the ideals of the Shinigami who wanted to use this Original Sokyoku for the sake of total domination. This is what we came for, and this is what the old world will end in, and from it a perfect Union will be born.

Zanji: That’s…insane o_o

Thief: Is it? Or is it ingenious? It is the perfect tool for creating one’s own desired reality. This weapon, which was used to forge the current Sokyoku, has the potential power of over 1 billion souls and the ability to create any weapon, any man’s desire for power a reality! This is my reality! This is my Kingdom!! I…am the Supreme Ruler of all things! *maniacal laugh*

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Zanji: Supreme Ruler of everything? *grips sword and looks down* Give me a break!

Zanji rushed at the Thief immediately after saying that and they clashed, the Thief not even moving a muscle as he easily blocked Zanji’s strike with his own zanpakuto.

Thief: Is that it?

Bishamon appeared behind the Thief suddenly, prepared to do a sideways backhand slash, but the thief disappeared as his attack was about to connect, causing him and Zanji to clash.

Zanji: Watch where you’re swinging that!

Bishamon: Sorry o_o


The Thief stood atop his chair with his sword drawn.

Thief: Come…

Bishamon and Zanji gripped their swords. Bishamon held his sword in front of him with both hands on the hilt and green reiatsu began to envelop him and his sword. Zanji held his zanpakutō upside down behind his back.

Bishamon: Mamorimasu (Protect), Awai Naito!! (Fleeting Knight)

Zanji: Tachikire (Sever), Raika!! (Lightning Flash)

Bishamon grew a semi-spherical transparent green reiatsu shield on his right forearm with an extremely sharp edge suddenly. His sword transformed into an exceptionally crafted. His weapon doubled in length and width, becoming an extremely large single guard less blade with a black-green straight handle that was topped off with two red tassels hanging from its end. Zanji’s zanpakuto burned red and orange and then changed into a white longsword with a hook-end and pipes at the hilt which curved around, spewing forth fire.

Thief: Raika, an extremely powerful fire weapon that originally belonged to Captain Shusuke Amagai, but somehow its spirit transferred to you, Zanji. In your own nature, it developed a white lightning aspect that can combine with the fire, making your zanpakuto extremely deadly. And, finally, Awai Naito: A beautiful and stunning sword that boasts the greatest defense power of any zanpakuto in this age and whose green energy is the pinnacle of versatility for its incredibly stunning power. It’s truly an honor to see these two weapons. *looks toward Haruka* That woman is just standing there as if she’s brain-dead. Don’t tell me I have to liberate her.

Haruka: I am not needed in this fight at the moment, but rest assured that as I know how strong you are, you’ll be seeing my power quite soon ^^

Thief: Interesting woman.

Bishamon was now behind the Thief.

Bishamon: Don’t take your eyes off the opponent.

Thief: *eyes widen*

Bishamon slashed his sword downward, causing a huge blast of raw green energy to shoot up to the ceiling, barely damaging the ceiling.

Bishamon: Hmm…he dodged just in time *looks to the right* This ceiling is tougher than spiritual diamond to be able to hold off my attack like that.

The Thief leaped out from Bishamon’s right, ready to strike.

Thief: Well, thank you!

A bolt of white lightning quickly blasted the thief before he struck Bishamon, sending him crashing into a wall. The thief got up and ran toward Zanji and Bishamon, releasing his zanpakuto in the process.

Thief: Engrave…Tsukuyomi!

The Thief’s zanpakuto glowed shining silver like the pale moonlight and then began to reshape. The blade became dark blue and the guard consisted of several dark blue patterns that floated, unattached, in a specific pattern orbiting where the guard would be for a regular sword while a crescent moon embroidered them to the handle, which was a bloody red and blue color. As the thief approached Zanji and Bishamon, Bishamon took his green shield and placed it in front of him, kneeling.

Bishamon: Shou!

Green energy surrounded Bishamon’s shield and punctually fired a gargantuan beam of green reiatsu and energy, blowing right through the Thief and severely damaging a massive amount of the room in the direction it was fired. A large amount of smoke and falling debris covered the Thief, hiding him from Zanji, who was aiming his sword to shoot an attack, but suddenly the Thief appeared behind the two shinigami and held his hand out!

Thief: Hadou #56: Goyubi Raikou!! (Five Finger Lightning)

The Thief pointed each of his five fingers toward Zanji and then shot forth 5 powerful lightning bolts from each finger. Zanji simply waved his sword, causing a wave of white lightning to shoot toward the lightning blasts, destroying them. Zanji then leaped toward the Thief and swung his sword sideways, releasing a shockwave of fire and lightning which severely heated the room for a split second and directly hit the Thief. The Thief rolled over, suffering damage from a direct hit from Zanji’s Raika. Bishamon took his sword and threw it, and as it flew in midair it gained a massive amount of power and momentum. The shield then landed on the Thief’s neck, beheading him.

Zanji: *sigh* It’s over.

Thief: Please…it’s barely begun.

Bishamon: O_O

Zanji looked down to see the Thief’s zanpakuto lodged through his gut, blood coming out moderately.

Thief: Now, die!

Just as the thief grabbed his sword’s handle to slice through Zanji vertically, Bishamon came from the side and held his sword at the Thief.

Bishamon: Gaki Rekkō (Raging Light Fang)

At the tip of his sword, a circle of green energy formed and then fired narrow beams of green light from its center in a cage-like formation, hitting the Thief away from Zanji. Zanji fell to his knees and Bishamon rushed to help him.

Bishamon: He used Utsusemei…You okay?

Zanji: There’s a sword in my gut. Use your brain, Bisha. *pant* *pant* We need…*pant* to end this…quickly.

Haruka stood up.

Haruka: Bishamon. Please, allow me to heal Zanji. ^.^

Bishamon: O_O of…of course! *nods* I’ll hold him off. In the meantime, please hurry up.

Bishamon turned his sword for a moment and then began to build up a massive amount of reiatsu.

Bishamon: Bankai! Shinmi Saishuu Junshin (Final Purification's True Meaning)

A cyclone of green wind and energy swarmed Bishamon and wrapped around him like a blanket, constantly swirling. The air was filled with the green wind which sliced through everything it touched. Zanji’s and Haruka’s hairs were blowing wildly in the wind, and the walls acquired slash marks in them. Finally, the whirlwind calmed and revealed Bishamon holding a shield that was now doubled in size, a second green shield of spiritual energy on his left arm, and the blades of his weapon were coated in rigorously sharp green spiritual energy. The Thief was shocked for a moment, but that shock was immediately followed by a devious smirk. He leaped into the air, rotating continuously, and then came down with a strong sword slash. However, Bishamon grabbed the sword with his hand alone and tossed the Thief to the right.

Bishamon: You’re going to have to do better than that if you wish to defeat me. >=|

MEANWHILE IN SOUL SOCIETY!!

Yari grabbed Hisagi by the throat and began choking him, Hisagi gasping uncontrollably.

Hisagi: ACK!!

Yari: :|

Hisagi was out of energy now and his skin was pale blue from loss of air. Yari was crushing him without even having to put any effort into it, and then two bands of fire, one a deadly red and the other a blazing golden, intercepted the Vasto Lorde gripping Hisagi’s throat in his hands, colliding in one massive, devastatingly powerful column of fire filled with a stunning array of colors. Hisagi was astonished to the point that he could not even move or say a single word. All he did was glance to his right and to his left, where Roku and Ragnaroc made their entrances.

Roku: Do not take your eye off the enemy for one second >=|

Ragnaroc: or you’ll die.

Akira: *looks toward Ragnaroc* Hmph…you guys finally decided to join the party?

Roku: Well, you know us. We can’t miss out on an event like this.

Goro clashed swords with an arrancar!! His shikai was released already!

Goro: heh…it looks like Captain Roku is in a pretty bad mood today. *smirks* Unfortunately for you all.

Goro’s Dojigiri Yatsuna surged with electricity and then electrocuted the arrancar with in a raging blast of lightning. Ragnaroc walked over to the other Vasto Lorde, and on his way he noticed Ali in front of him fighting. Ali stepped aside after killing a hollow. Carlie leaped past Ragnaroc to the left, chasing an adjucas with Yuukihime gripped firmly in her hands. She slashed and sliced through the hollow with ease, coating him in a construction of ice.

Ragnaroc: Akira…

Akira was combating the other Vasto Lorde.

Akira: I’m a bit busy! O_O

Ragnaroc: Let’s not let this battle drag out any longer…


Akira: I see what you mean.

Ragnaroc: Bankai…Nenshou Bakuhatsu Ryuujin (Burning Eruption Dragon King), Hikagen (Condition of Fire) Mode. U_U

Ragnaroc’s armor became more compact suddenly. Metallic wings formed on his back and lava erupted around him. The Vasto Lorde dodged past Akira and attacked Ragnaroc with a fully-powered tri-color cero. Ragnaroc didn’t flinch for one moment. As the cero was released, he flicked Ryujin.

Ragnaroc: Urame (Backfire)

Astonishing flames shot out from Ryujin and collided with the cero for a moment. Then, the fire penetrated the cero and burned the Vasto Lorde’s entire right leg to ashes. Akira came from behind with his zanpakuto released and ready to strike. Karasu Hane took the shape of a large curved dao-style katana with a big yin-yang symbol on the hilt. His shadow became almost completely solid and 3-dimensional now.

Akira: Bankai! Doom…Higure Karasu Hane (Dusk Raven’s Wing)

Akira’s blade was surrounded by a black aura and he sliced the Vasto Lorde clean in half. Before it could begin regenerating, however, Akira stuck his zanpakuto into the ground.

Akira: Negative Dome!

A dark green-colored dome formed around the Vasto Lorde, preventing his reiatsu from functioning.

Vasto Lorde: My…high-speed-regeneration…won’t…work!

Akira: Negative Dome nullifies all of your abilities, even your strength and speed. Here’s the final blow!

Akira and Rag both slashed the hollow diagonally, in opposite ways, so that one part of the hollow was completely reduced to ashes while the other was consumed by eternal darkness.

Elias: *looks down and notices Roku* Well, well, if it isn’t my number one student, Roku!

Roku: Sensei. I don’t know why you’re doing this…why you left all those years back. But I do know that now, you are an enemy, and for the sake of the members of the 5th Division which you left behind as well, I will kill you!

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Elias: Enough talk! Wipe Away All Existence, Nenshou Raikou!!

Roku: U_U Shine Upon All Things in This Universe, Kintsuki!

Elias’s Sokyoku transformed into two daggers, one blue and the other red, but unlike Elias’ normal shikai release, the daggers were coated with massive reiatsu behind them and the edges were trimmed with red metal. Roku’s sword began to constantly release gold reiatsu from it and it eventually transformed into a golden long-katana/nodachi with its blade surface reflecting the light of the stars and the moon like the surface of water. He held his golden sword to the side and his reiatsu began to increase. The battlefield flared up and combusted, releasing devastating dense golden flames of sun fire that filled the entire area, incinerating some nearby hollows and arrancar. A small part of the fire flared up and burnt Elias’s hand.

Elias: AHH!! Dammit! >.< That hurts! *sigh* Roku, your zanpakuto has become quite powerful, hasn’t it. I remember when you could only shoot little fireballs from that weapon as a lieutenant. But is it any match for mine?

Elias pointed his blue dagger at Roku and a gigantic beam of lightning exploded from the tip of the dagger at Roku, decimating everything in its path. Roku got in a defensive stance and blocked the lightning blast against Kintsuki.

Roku: Looks like this won’t be enough…that last attack was too strong for me to keep blocking like that. I’ll need a less direct approach. *looks around* Alright, it’s safe to use here.

Elias: Hmm?

Roku: Sakero (Split)! Kintsuki!!

Roku’s zanpakuto shined golden and then blue and quickly began to separate into two separate swords of equal length, except that one was icy blue and cerulean with cold mist resonating from its blade and the other was fiery golden and blazing like the sun.

Elias: Wow! I never expected your zanpakuto to be able to separate into two swords. I always thought it was bound together. Interesting. Really interesting.

Roku: That’s not all!

Roku suddenly appeared on Elias’ shoulder with blinding speed. Even Elias was astounded by Roku’s incredible speed. Elias looked to his shoulder to see Roku, and all of a sudden his shoulder spewed a massive amount of blood proportional to Elias’ giant size, causing the former Captain to grasp his shoulder in pain and knock Roku off. Then, just as rapidly, the cut that was made of Elias’ shoulder froze.

Roku: It was a lot harder to cut through you at this size. Luckily, the attack power of me and Kintsuki is almost unrivaled! And…

Roku was now standing on Elias’ other shoulder, not receiving a reaction from the giant shinigami until 3 seconds later.

Roku: The fastest man in Soul Society. I’m no longer your diminutive and weak lieutenant. Solar Flash Kiyoshi is my title, and this, sensei, is the end…>=| *holds both swords* Shikai Raishuu Ichi: KinShukun no Umi (Shikai Attack #1: Golden Lord of the Sea)

Roku’s swords both shined with a blinding spectrum of color. He swung both down, forming an X-shaped slash across Elias’ shoulder, releasing a mass of highly condensed golden spiritual energy and water that carved through Elias with no difficulty. The blast continued on until it collided with the ground, at which it exploded, kicking up a copious quantity of dirt and rock while splashing shining water across the field, putting out the fires of Roku’s zanpakuto that were lingering on the battlefield below. Elias screamed in pain and threw Roku off his shoulder, knocking him to the surface. Elias’s arm and shoulder was completely reduced to ashes. Not even blood was coming out now.

Elias: DAMMITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!

Elias’ scream spread throughout Soul Society, surprising everyone. He grabbed the Sokyoku tightly and spun it around, and as he did, it, along with he himself, began to shrink. Slowly, Elias’ size diminished until he was back to normal human size, and the Sokyoku was the size of a regular halberd, but with compressed power. The Sokyoku suddenly released some energy and that energy surrounded Elias’ side, and immediately, his arm regenerated.

Roku: Instant-Regeneration?! O_O How can he harness such power?

Elias: I am releasing the full power of this weapon!

Elias stabbed the Sokyoku into the ground, and at first, nothing happened. Then, the ground turned red and erupted with lava and fire, creating fissures that lead to nothing but a burning bed of magma. The halberd began to flare up and its tip amazingly transformed into the beak of a phoenix. Following that, the entire head of the weapon was filled with raging flames of destructive power beyond comparison. Elias charged at Roku, pulling the Sokyoku out of the ground, and as he did, wings of fire formed on the sides of the halberd. Roku merged his swords back together and released devastating golden flames from his sword, but Elias’ released Sokyoku negated the attack with ease, turning the attack to tiny embers that dissipated in the wind. Elias flash stepped behind Roku and made a cut across his arm. Blood burst out of the wound and dripped to the ground harshly. Roku quickly turned and flipped backward, landing unbalanced on his feet and grasping the gash made on his arm.

Roku: This wound. It shouldn’t hurt this much. It’s as if I just had my arm cut off >.<

Elias: One of the Sokyoku’s powers is that it can cause unimaginable pain to one’s soul. With the Phoenix in my possession, the Sun shall rise no longer. U_U

 

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The thief picked himself up and grabbed his sword. He smirked and laughed maniacally.

Thief: Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!! That’s more like it, Bishamon!!

The Thief’s power suddenly increased and he charged at Bishamon with insane speed, appearing directly in front of him in a split-second, much to Bishamon’s shock. They clashed swords without delay and rippled a great mass of energy between each other’s blades, but the Thief was too strong and overpowered Bishamon quickly, knocking him into one of the computer screens, thus smashing it to smithereens. Bishamon struggled to get up, and before he could, the Thief shot a binding kido spell at him to keep him chained down.

Thief: Bakudo #4: Hainawa!

Zanji: Kido Break!

The Kido spell immediately shattered, and Zanji landed in front of Bishamon.

Zanji: Bishamon, grab your shield and get up. This fight is about to get vicious. Bankai! Raika Goen Kaku!

Bishamon grabbed his shield. Zanji’s sword transformed into a giant hook-like weapon with one giant pipe at the hilt that was seemingly carved from seashells. He released even more fire and lightning from the pipe now. He image flash stepped behind the Thief and swung his weapon, but missed barely when the Thief leaped forward. Zanji quickly threw Raika vertically at the Thief, and it released large amounts of fire from the pipe as it spun. The Thief reacted immediately and sidestepped to avoid Zanji’s zanpakuto.

Thief: Is that all?

The thief tried to step forward but found that he couldn’t. He looked down to see what was like tar, but was simply melted metal with a red outline. The Thief was stuck.

Zanji: Now, Bisha!

Bishamon: *claps hands together* Kido Barrier Art #55: Bird’s Eye Cage!

Thief: Shit!

A cube-like barrier of blue kido energy quickly formed around the Thief and Zanji, but then another, smaller barrier formed around the Thief with a small hole. Zanji placed the palm of his hand onto the opening of the 2nd barrier, covering it up. The Thief was in complete shock at how easily he was caught. Zanji smiled confidently and spoke.

Zanji: When Raika spun, it released super hot flames of fire-lightning onto the ground, causing it to melt and in turn causing your feet to stick to the ground. And since this place of material tougher than spiritual diamond, you’re stuck in that place for good. There’s no chance for escape now. Your reign of terror ends here. You’ve been able to survive many attacks, but how about taking a level 97 kido spell with an attack radius of over 1 spirit mile point blank?

Thief: What?! You can’t…

Zanji: Not me…him :|

Thief: What?! *turns*

Bishamon placed his hands firmly on the barrier keeping the Thief in.

Bishamon: Even without the incantation, I will be able to control this Kido Spell at 90% Hadou #97: White Rain (Shiro Ame) >=\

The top of the inside of barrier turned a sparkling white color and suddenly a beam of white blasted down, impaling the Thief’s foot. Then, another white beam shot down, but missed the Thief. Next, two more shot and then four more. Soon, hundreds of thousands of beams of white energy were impaling everything inside the barrier simultaneously until the entire barrier was bathed in nothing but white energy. The Thief couldn’t even be seen at this point. The shower of white light continued for another two minutes before clearing completely, and when it was over, the Thief was gone. Bishamon broke the barriers and let out a sigh of relief.

Bishamon: It’s finally over.

Zanji: Thank goodness. Now, let’s return to Soul Society and help them defeat Elias.

Bishamon: Haruka-sama, are you ready?

Haruka: *eyes widen* Don’t let your guard down!

Bishamon: Wha?! O_O

Bishamon and Zanji turned around and saw the Thief, now severely damaged, standing where the blast had just destroyed him. They were both completely flabbergasted.

Zanji: How?

The Original Sokyoku appeared in the Thief’s hands.

Thief: This weapon makes me invincible!!! D=< And you will both pay for that attack which almost killed me. It struck me down on an atomic level, so I summoned this Sokyoku to reconstruct my atomic structure in a more complex form so that my body wouldn’t just disintegrate, but it took a while. I promised that I’d kill you, and I will do just that! *Sokyoku disappears* Suffer through the true nature of fear… Bankai!

Silence, and then an eerie noise screeched from the heavens as the moon appeared through the observatory screen 10 times large and as red as blood. The Thief’s cloak dissolved into pure nothingness, revealing his appearance for a split second, before his image was absorbed by what seemed to be a black hole in his stomach which consumed him and continued to live on, quaking the entire space center. Bishamon and Zanji tried to keep their balance, and were suddenly stricken with immeasurable fear so great that they could not even move. The shaking stopped and was met with silence once again.

Thief: Tentou Douyou Tsukuyomi (Heaven Shaking Moon Underworld)

The thief’s attire tore completely off. He was now wearing an even darker robe with constellations marked on it. His hood was off, revealing his face, which was fairly light-skinned. He had short brown hair, like Bishamon, and pale blue eyes like the moon. In his hand, the sword Tsukuyomi was still the same, until it suddenly split into 5 parts and remerged to form a large, weapon like the Shikai version, but with a longer reach and more intricate designs. The entire blade itself went from dark blue to pale white.

Thief: Experience fear as you’ve never felt before. Tremble at the very face of my power. Bow down to your new master, Lord Shokai. U_U

Bishamon: Shokai? o_o

Zanji: Never heard of him…do you know him, Bisha?

Bishamon: ……...no. Don’t let your guard down. His reiatsu is extremely vast. I don’t even know if we could call it reiatsu. It’s far too dense O_O It’s almost godlike.

Zanji: *prepares to strike* Now!

Shokai materialized between both Zanji and Bishamon in an instant, and before they could even turn their heads to him, Shokai cut the two down in one slash. Blood poured out like a fountain from both of their torsos as they fell and hit the ground with a THUMP! Shokai smiled and his sword reverted back to Shikai form.

Zanji: I…can’t move…

Bishamon: His zanpakuto…I…could feel it…sucking…the life out…out of us >_o

Shokai: Yes. Tsukuyomi’s ability of the Blood Harvest. It’s the scariest thing. While you’re being cut, you see your soul being reaped before your very eyes! Do you know what I see, Bishamon Sarutobi and Zanji Uchiha?

Bishamon: >=\

Shokai: I see your entire lives. Your hopes and dreams and aspirations.*looks at Bishamon* Your failures…and your regrets.

Shokai lifted his sword and held it above Bishamon.

Shokai: Farewell.

Shokai thrust his sword down as Bishamon and Zanji fell unconscious. A heavy gust of wind blew throughout the space station and in a split-second of suspense, a long, beautifully colored white blade clashed with Shokai’s powerful attack, blocking it with great ease, and when it did, a large shockwave of wind spread outward.

Shokai: You? The useless woman has finally entered, and she wields her weapon with as much efficiency as I.

Haruka: ^.^ You’re too kind. Bishamon and Zanji are simply tired. They’ll recuperate, given enough time. I felt that now was the best time for me to enter the fight.

Shokai: *notices robe* So, you’re a member of the Zero Division, I see.

Haruka: We prefer the name Royal Guard. It sounds more eloquent.

Shokai: Alright then, Royal Guard woman. From your robe style, I’m assuming you’re the Head of the Royal Guard, meaning you should put up quite a battle.

Haruka: Who? Me? Oh, I do well enough on my own. ^_^ In battle, my subordinates do a lot of the work though. I’m truly not deserving of your praise.

Shokai: Don’t joke. You are undoubtedly the most powerful Soul Reaper alive.

Haruka: *opens eyes slightly* well, now. Interesting inference you’ve made.

Haruka’s smile disappeared and a serious, scary look dwelled upon her face.

Haruka: The way you made such a hasty conclusion when you have yet to see my full capability…but assuredly, soon enough you’ll have the evidence to support your statement.

Haruka thrust her sword up with shocking force and power, sending Shokai crashing into the wall on the other side of the room. Her smile was now gone, and all that remained was a dead-serious look of indifference and focus. Shokai rose from the ground and piles of metal that had landed on him from the set of tables and computers near the wall. His lip was bleeding.

Shokai: That was a good hit, woman. *wipes blood off lip* I doubt Bishamon and Zanji could’ve hit me so easily.

Haruka: I expected you to easily block that attack, but I guess you simply let your guard down, am I correct?

Shokai: ……yeah :| My guard...how unpleasant.

MEANWHILE IN SOUL SOCIETY

Elias lifted the Sokyoku from the ground and charged at Roku as if he were about to toss the halberd, but he simply drove it into Roku, aimed at his chest, which Roku blocked by parrying it with his blade. Roku struck back, but was cut down by Elias. He fell to his knees and looked up at the moon. Elias spun the Sokyoku around, but suddenly, a colossal amount of spiritual pressure was released. His eyes widened and he looked around, unable to sense whose spiritual pressure it was. Roku sighed with relief.

Elias: Who in the hell is that? O_O

Roku: That would be my mother.

Elias: What? No way! She’s fighting Shokai in the Human World at his planetary observatory above Earth. How can her spiritual pressure be so overwhelming that it can be felt in Soul Society?!

Roku smirked.

Roku: That’s just how powerful of a combatant she is. Soul Society’s Raging Goddess of the Cosmos, Haruka Jeagerjaquez Kiyoshi. O_O

Elias: Hrmm…truly remarkable.

Roku: And, I wouldn’t want her to know I lost my battle. If she found out, I would never live to see the light of day. *holds sword parallel to the sky* Get ready, sensei. Bankai.

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Roku’s sword gleamed brightly like the Sun. The moon began to fade, and then it returned, emitting rays from its borders as if the sun was behind it. Roku’s reiatsu combusted, releasing endless amounts of golden sun fire, and at the same time, a great cold chill swept across the area. A cocoon of fire swirled around Roku, becoming black and white as it spiraled. Then, just as quickly as it spun, the fire dispersed, revealing Roku standing in a black and white robe with a symbol of the sun on his right sleeve and a symbol of the moon on his left. His spiritual pressure manifested holily, outlining his body in a semi-dim-lit aura of gold and white. Kintsuki was a large, black, cerulean, and gold longsword with the most intricate structure of anything in the immediate area. Everyone turned to Roku.

Ragnaroc: About damn time.

Akira: You said it.

Hasashi: Roku’s released his bankai? O_O

Ali: That’s a rap, then

Elias looked confused and stunned at the same time.

Elias: All this time, my little student has grown into this incredible powerhouse of genius that stands before me today *smirks* Truly applaud-worthy! I never once imagined that you’d grow strong enough for you to be a threat to me.

Roku: A threat?

Roku swiped his sword down, causing it to hit the ground harshly and cause several large cracks to split the earth in front of him. Unexpectedly, Elias’s body sliced in half and a rippled of black energy formed where his body had been sliced.

Roku: How comical. *sighs* Bankai: HisanHoshi no Kintsuki (Flying Star of the Golden Moon)…… Final Scene: (食 Shoku) Eclipse. Although the Sokyoku is said to harness the power of a million zanpakuto, it would seem that it’s power is a bit exaggerated.

Blood blasted out of Elias’s bifurcated halves and his smile faded as blood splattered to his face. As his halves continued in separation, the Sokyoku in Elias’s hand glowed red and his body halves reattached to each other, restoring Elias to full health again.

Roku: Cheap ability O_O

Elias: The Sokyoku, unlike any zanpakuto, comes with the most perks.

Elias rushed at Roku, and when he got close, he attempted to stab Roku point-blank, but Roku blocked the Sokyoku’s strike and counterattacked Elias, slicing through his left shoulder while at the same time shooting massive amounts of sun fire through his sword, incinerating everything in the path of the attack. Elias grabbed Roku’s arm and kicked him back. He then flash stepped several buildings away. Roku stumbled backward and held his sword horizontally, releasing a bright radiation of light that blinded Elias for a moment, and then he swung Kintsuki down in a large, powerful sweeping arc that let loose a huge raging blast of sun fire, dwarfing many buildings and destroying a large amount of structures as it approached Elias. Elias pointed the Sokyoku at the sun fire wave and released his spiritual energy which resulted in a massive collision and power struggle. However, Elias overcame it, and his Sokyoku ripped through the sun fire at last.

Elias: Give it up!!!

Elias shot forth 6 phoenixes of powerful fire at Roku, which Roku struck once each with Kintsuki and they froze into phoenix ice statues that shattered as they hit the ground.

Elias: Die! DIE! DIE!!!!!

Roku: Sensei…U_U

Elias: O_O

Roku: You’ve forgotten the first rudimentary rule you once taught me.

Roku held his sword upside-down, vertically and it shined as bright as the sun. A holy aura of yellow and orange reiatsu emitted from Roku’s robes and the moon faded. The entire sky lit up brightly, and then a figure formed: a massive, vivid entity with blaring light that had several giant visible rays surrounding it in 360 degrees. Roku calmly spoke.

Roku: Zanji, Rag, Akira, and I are the strongest Captains in the Gotei 13. My obligation is to kill you for your treachery and for your rebellion against the order and peace of the Soul Society.

Elias: What do you mean? Stop speaking with all this talk of “disturbing the peace”.

Roku: Despite this, I will digress from my obligations to kill you for the sake of Soul Society. Instead, I will absolutely kill you for betraying me, sensei. In order to mend the wounds you left in the heart of those close to you: your friends, your family, your fiancé, and your favorite apprentice. Prepare to die, old friend and teacher.

Elias: I left all of that behind when I left! You all learned to move on easily!!!!

Roku: Shut up! You lost the right to defend yourself when you became intoxicated with that power you posses. You’ve even forgotten your own morals.

Elias: And exactly how you do plan on defeating me with a flashy display like that?

Roku: Just watch. It’s our most powerful technique, Kintsuki and I. Farewell, Elias.

A tear trickled down from Roku’s eye and he wiped it off promptly.

Roku: Grand War Display (Yuuen Senka Koji) >=|

FADE TO FLASHBACK

Over 120 years ago, in past Soul Society, a short, young, child/teen-like Roku sat near a tree on a beautiful day in the springtime. He was drinking tea with a pretty girl that was younger than him and had black hair with icy blue eyes and the look of royalty.

Roku: *drinks tea* So, how did the mission go, Carlie? O_O

Carlie: *sips tea* We were able to isolate most of the hollows in Karakura town, but there are still some areas in need of blockade.

Roku: I hear they plan on moving you up to 3rd seat of the 4th Division. You’ve always been better at healing people, anyway O_O

Carlie: That’s nice, but I like the 5th Division. It’s always so lively.

Roku: And we have the cutest girls, too

Carlie: I hope you’re referring to me

Roku: Of course not

Carlie kicked Roku in the face. He grumbled in pain and rubbed the area where he was kicked.

Roku: Can’t you take a joke >_>’

Elias: What’s up, guys? O_O

At that moment, Elias appeared randomly in the tree near Roku and Carlie. His sword was drawn and he jumped out and landed, attacking Roku with his sword. Roku dodged barely and looked at Elias with fury. Most of the squad ran by as if heading toward a destination.

Elias: Where’s your zanpakuto?

Roku: We aren’t on duty, so I set it down over there! O_O What’s going on?!

Elias: Surprise mission, again! They want us to investigate some gang activities in East Rukongai.


Carlie: Again with the gang activities?

Roku: It seems so O_O

Elias: Follow the squad. Roku, lead them out. 5th Seat, Carlie, go with the 2nd half of the division.

Both: Yes, sir! O_O

Elias: Roku…I won’t be there, so I expect you to lead them well and protect the squad if anything goes wrong. And remember the most important rule…

Roku: I know, I know. Your zanpakuto is who you are. Never go anywhere without it and never fight unarmed of it. If you abandon it, you are unworthy of calling yourself a shinigami.

Elias: Good kid ^_^

RETURN TO PRESENT

Roku: You abandoned yourself, your zanpakuto, and are unworthy of calling yourself a shinigami.

Elias: 0_o

Roku: Watch and see…

With the utterance of that word, the sun-like entity behind Roku expanded and dispersed out into the sky, forming a massive red cloud of mysterious potential. The sound of thunder and fire roared for a moment and a small fireball in somewhat of the shape of a raindrop fell from the cloud. It fell closer and closer to the ground until finally, SPLAT! It hit the ground and erupted into a titanic pillar of sun fire, immersing even the clouds in the range of its eruption. The very ground itself melted beneath the pillar of fire and at last it cleared.

Elias: What in the hell? O___O

Roku: U_U Open fire…

At that notion, the hundreds of small fireballs identical to the latter one that had just created the massive pillar of fire fell from the cloud toward the ground. Elias tried to dodge each one and avoid the eruption of fire that would be created, but there were too many. He was surrounded. Elias released as much energy as he could and unleashed the full power of the Sokyoku! His reiatsu expanded incredibly and began to envelop him in it. A flaring burst of firepower hit Roku directly and caused him to flinch. The last few drops of fire were very close to Elias and before he could escape, they dropped on him and exploded, incinerating him and leaving absolutely nothing in their wake. Roku let out a heavy sigh and crashed into the ground, paralyzed by his injuries. He coughed up blood and kept his face suspended in order to keep it from touching upon the bloody ground. In the midst of sadness and the pain of having killed his former mentor, Roku smiled and shut his eyes.

Roku: Rest in peace, Elias…

 

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BACK AT SHOKAI’S LAIR

Shokai’s zanpakuto reverted back to shikai form.

Haruka: Hmm? Why did you return to shikai?


Shokai: In shikai, I was strong enough to beat Bishamon and Zanji. You haven’t even released your zanpakuto. I want to have some fun with you before I kill you.

Haruka: Suit yourself.

Shokai rushed at Haruka, his sword held out to his right, and he swung horizontally at Haruka who ducked back and avoided the attack quite easily. Once the slash had passed, Haruka came back upright and, with blinding speed, punched Shokai in the gut, sending him all the way across the room, which was at least 200 feet. When Shokai hit the metal walls, a deep dent formed. He coughed up a bit of blood.

Shokai: You truly are an unpleasant woman.

Haruka: You’re just as disappointing. I had hoped that you yourself would put up a better fight, but I suppose I was wrong. It’s sad that this old woman is able to smack you around like this. ^^

Shokai: Old? Your still a pretty young woman. But, with your personality, I doubt you’ve been married -.-

Haruka: I was married once. We couldn’t be with each other, however. It simply didn’t work out. I won’t go into further detail, but one of my sons, Roku, is fighting. You greatly underestimated the strength of the Gotei 13.

Shokai: Perhaps. What I don’t understand, woman, is that when I read Yamamoto’s profile a month ago while planning my attack, it stated that no shinigami born within the last 1,000 years prior to his death was stronger than him. Does that mean I am just lucky enough that Yamamoto is longer alive?

Haruka: No.

Haruka’s eyes displayed unyielding intent to completely decimate Shokai.

Haruka: I was born 2,000 years ago.

Shokai looked shocked, but before he could even speak, Haruka was right in front of him with her index finger on his chest. There was a heavy pressure.

Haruka: I’m sure you understand what that means, kid.

Shokai: o_____________o

A massive blast of raw white lightning ripped through Shokai’s chest with strength far greater than a regular kido spell would be even when used by a Captain.


Shokai: *gasp* How in the world could a level 4 spell be that powerful without incantation?

Haruka stepped back and unsheathed her sword again.

Haruka: It seemed I greatly overestimated you. Or you’re holding back. Either way, you will know the peak of a Shinigami.

Shokai summoned the Sokyoku to his hand and regenerated. He then tossed it aside and held his sword firmly.

Shokai: Remember, I can never die in battle.

Haruka: If that’s the case, I will make you beg for death. >=|

Shokai: The Sokyoku’s power will be my ultimate trump card.

Haruka: What you fail to understand is that the Sokyoku’s true power can ONLY be harnessed by a Royal Family Member. What you are wielding is simply a fraction of the Sokyoku’s unimaginable power. You and Elias have both failed in your attempts.

Shokai: It was enough to stagger the defenses of Soul Society.

Haruka: Then, will it be enough to stagger the defense of the King’s Realm? One such as yourself, who has never held ultimate power, will only go wild with it and inevitably destroy yourself due to your lack of wisdom. You, who have never even seen perfection and absolution of deity levels, strive to achieve the power of gods. Your ambition is commendable. But how far will it go? Show me right here and now.

Shokai clapped his hands together.

Shokai: Bakudou #87: Crawling Net: Infinite World

As Shokai said this, a massive amount of spiritual energy exploded around him and energy in the form of a web-like structure expanded out of his hands and continued to grow across the entire room. Haruka flicked her sword to the right and caused a big chunk of metal to rip out of the floor violently. Zanji and Bishamon were sent flying into a wall, though they were not injured noticeably by the retailing force of the simple flick. Haruka cut a significant portion of one half of the web swarm but more just continued growing. Calmly, Haruka flash stepped behind Shokai and kicked him swiftly into the webbing, which stopped growing. Shokai was stuck and couldn’t get off the webbing. Haruka forced her spiritual pressure on Shokai, stunning him completely. It was humongous, far too powerful to comprehend immediately. The metal in the room caved in from the mere power of Haruka. She pushed her hair back a bit, moving strands from her face. Haruka blinked for a moment and then looked at Shokai again.

Haruka: I will give you ten seconds to launch any attack you wish. Then, I will end this battle.

Shokai: You cocky little bitch!

Haruka: No. I’m not being overconfident. I do this as an act of mercy.

Shokai: Bankai!

Shokai’s sword changed into bankai state and he regained the star-pattern dark void robe. His spiritual energy tore right through the webbing of kido and freed him. He stabbed his sword into the ground and it glowed dark blue.

Shokai: Bankai Ability #4: Feast of the Kings: 9 Dragons Severing Judgment!!

The ground beneath Shokai’s blade bubbled with white goop and from it burst out 9 long dragon heads that chased toward Haruka. Haruka calmly jumped above the first one that passed and sliced its head off cleanly, but then, three more dragon heads spewed from its side, to Haruka’s surprise. She turned in midair to dodge the other incoming dragon heads and slice off the three that had been discharged from the first dragon head, but the heads that passed spewed forth more dragon heads.

Haruka: How bothersome…

Haruka leaped above the multiple dragon heads and swung her sword in a downward sweeping arc that released a huge wave of white energy that incinerated every dragon head completely. She landed gracefully on the metal ground.

Haruka: What an attack. It took a lot of reiatsu to destroy those dragons.

Shokai: Im…Impossible O_O

Haruka: If this continues, I’ll lose the upper hand.

Shokai, without a moment’s notice, rushed Haruka and slash his sword horizontally at her, but Haruka blocked with ease. Shokai struck continuously, each slash being easily blocked, and then with Shokai’s next finishing strike, he summoned the Sokyoku to his hand and struck Haruka’s sword powerfully, overpowering her for a moment and then slashing Haruka’s shoulder just as she escaped. Haruka was shocked.

Shokai: Gotcha!

Haruka: I am…amazed, simply. Nobody has been able to harm me in the last 400 years, and at last, someone has come along and proven themselves worthy of my gift of the cosmos.

Haruka closed her eyes and Shokai suddenly felt his surroundings change.

Shokai: What’s going on?

Haruka: I am inviting you into my inner world U_U

Shokai: What?! O_O

Shokai’s eyes shut tight and around him felt like a spiraling abyss of darkness, and then all of a sudden it all stopped. He opened his eyes and, oddly enough, Shokai was standing in a moonlit field with tall grass and miniscule white fairies and spirits floating around aimlessly. Shokai grabbed one of the spirits and it disintegrated. He then noticed something. A large shadow was cast over his own. Shokai turned his head and standing behind him was his very own zanpakuto spirit, a giant lunar warrior well over 100 feet tall.

Shokai: Tsukuyomi? O_O How are you here…why?

Haruka: To convey the importance of understanding true power. Once you come to understand this, the world can be cleansed of your evils.

Shokai: You crazy woman! What’re you saying?

Haruka: *smirks* This is my zanpakuto’s spirit.

A white fairy stood in the grass, only about 6 inches tall. (Looks like this O-O:

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Shokai: That tiny thing? Hahaha! It seems I greatly overestimated you. No wonder you never used your shikai. Hahahaha!!

Haruka: No…you don’t understand. True power, strength, lies in the concentration of energy, not size. In the universe, size is completely irrelevant. How can one understand the cosmos without understanding that concept? Even the smallest molecule, or the smallest atom, houses an infinitely vast world within it.

Shokai: I see…so what’s your point? >=|

Haruka: Once you understand, you can fathom the capabilities of true power, and your soul will be forever cleansed. I will accomplish that goal now.

Haruka shut her eyes and Shokai’s did the same. When they opened their eyes, they were both back in the observatory, but Haruka’s zanpakuto was floating in the air around her. Her eyes glowed pure white.

Haruka: Unleash the Infinity…Hakurō Tenbu

A surge spread throughout the room. Chaos breached throughout every corridor, and as the chaotic surge continued, the observatory shook violently. Then, Shokai stumbled and the entire room started to crumble.

Shokai: No way! This room was made to withstand severe spiritual pressure, including my own…o_o how?

Haruka’s spiritual pressure became so overwhelmingly great that a part of the ceiling twisted and almost broke completely. Her zanpakuto shimmered white, as if made entirely of very tiny particles of white energy in the shape of small, amorphous spheres. Haruka’s eyes returned to normal and she was smirking.

Shokai: STOP SMIRKING!

Haruka: I’m sorry…it runs in the family! *smirks*

Haruka pulled her arm back, ready to strike Shokai from a distance. Shokai’s eyes widened and he prepared to block any attack coming his way. Haruka stopped smirking suddenly. She ran and jumped up, jabbing her sword toward Shokai from a good distance, and in that instance, a massive wave of white energy burst out of her sword like a rippling tide. It sliced right past Shokai with speed so great that he could not even escape with flash step and was caught in the blast. The wave continued rippling through the ground until it sliced the entire observatory in half, ultimately separating the half she was in and the half Shokai was in. Shokai grasped his left arm, which could no longer function. He was bleeding brutally from his left side of his face all the way to his legs. The two halves drifted apart in dead space and Haruka’s wave finally dissipated, but not before completely disintegrating a passing chunk of space rock. Shokai held his breath, but Haruka did not. In fact, she seemed to be breathing. Haruka swiped her sword out and a powerful, enormous jet of white particles blasted through space, pushing Shokai back hundreds of miles surprisingly. Haruka was glaring at Shokai with full intent to end his life then and there. Shokai felt overwhelming fear…fear so great that he could not even say anything. He was simply dumbfounded by Haruka’s power. At last, Haruka pointed her sword at Shokai and it shimmered white. A white color so pure, in fact, that no darkness shed itself or made a shadow upon the infinite white light of the sword. A small particle of white energy drifted out of the blade and then raced toward Shokai. It flew through space unhindered and unyielding. Finally, when it reached Shokai, the sphere exploded into a giant white sphere of energy that grew constantly, consuming everything that it came into contact with. At the peak of the explosion, a large chunk of the moon was consumed and the blast itself was about 1/3 the size of the moon. Shokai, within the center of the blast, attempted to escape by releasing all the reiatsu he possibly could, but it wasn’t enough, and he was blown to nothingness. The gargantuan sphere of dense white energy remained in space for minutes, and then it ended. Nothing was in sight. Haruka had killed Shokai at last.

Haruka: ……………………………………

Haruka suddenly remembered Bishamon and Zanji and how they couldn’t breathe in dead space. She covered their faces with a mask of her spiritual energy and they could breathe again.

BACK IN SOUL SOCIETY

Ikkaku: It’s over o_o

Ragnaroc: My God…such raw power

The hollows in Soul Society suddenly turned to dust and the portals connecting the Human World and Hueco Mundo to Soul Society slowly vanished.

Ichigo: I’ve never felt spiritual pressure that great before.

Akira: It’s unreal.

Byakuya: That is the extent of the Raging Goddess of Battle’s power.

Kirio: It is truly incredible.

Carlie had just finished healing up Roku.

Carlie: Roku! Get Bishamon, Zanji, and your mom out of that observatory.

Roku: You’ve *cough* got it…

Roku walked to his computer, trying his best not to strain himself, and started typing in some codes and inputting several functions.

BACK IN SPACE

Bishamon: *cough* Haruka…you…did it.

Zanji: *cough* Yeah………………*cough* *cough*

Zanji removed his hand from his chest, and blood rushed out slowly...

Zanji: I can’t…*cough* *coughs up blood*

Bishamon: Relax…

The Sokyoku lay idly on the ground closeby. Haruka walked over to it and picked it up. She smiled sincerely.

Haruka: Let’s return home. ^_^

The Sokyoku suddenly turned red. Its immense spiritual energy was distorting the very fabric of space. Bishamon, Zanji, and Haruka couldn’t believe it. Haruka looked around and found the very center of the distortion. At that point, it looked as if space around the origin of distortion was swirling like a typhoon. Fragments and remains of what used to be Shokai were slowly regenerating and piecing themselves back together. Haruka was in awe as Shokai returned to his normal state, grieving in agonizing pain. His arm was completely reconstructed and the Sokyoku took its place in it. Shokai’s face was still very broken and yet to be repaired fully. His mouth, however, was fully intact.


Shokai: You cannot kill me!!! NO! And now that I HAVE EXPERIENCED DEATH ITSELF…I UNDERSTAND THE TRUE DEPTH OF THE SOKYOKU’S POWER!!!

Haruka: Impossible o_o

Shokai: Even you underestimated the true power of the Sokyoku. That I command it, and my will shall be its command!!!!!!!!! This Universe…is mine.

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A large vortex formed in space, sucking in everything that remained of the enormous observatory. The power of the Sokyoku was being unleashed to the fullest extent, and it put such a strain on everything that the fabric of space and time began to tear. Shokai then performed something very strange. He crushed the Sokyoku and absorbed it’s very essence, and Shokai himself grew into a large version of himself, clothed in a uniform that represented perfectly the vastness of space as the star-shaped patterns gleamed upon his outfit and several symbols of the moon floated about him in an orderly manner. His eyes were whiter than Haruka's energy. Haruka prepared to strike, but all of a sudden, white circles formed around her, Bishamon, and Zanji and beamed upward, transporting the three out of dead space. In Soul Society, Roku pressed one final button and Haruka, Zanji, and Bishamon returned on three teleportation pads.

Roku: Got it! O_O

Haruka: *gasp* Roku…why did you do that?

Roku: O_O Mom…what do you…mean? I saved you three from being in dead space.

Bishamon: This isn’t good. Shokai is still alive.

Ragnaroc: Shokai? O_O

Zanji: He’s the mastermind behind all of this. *cough* *cough* We have no idea who he is in history, but he’s a shinigami, and a powerful one at that.

Carlie: But we sensed his spiritual pressure disappear completely. He was gone O_O Haruka-sama killed him.

Haruka: Shokai may have been dead for just a moment, but the Sokyoku’s full power gave him the power of all of the souls contained in that weapon. He’s absorbed it…

Akira: Oh crap. This is bad, this is bad.

Goro: How do we beat something like that? O_O

Hasashi: We could get Roku’s mom and the pebble to join forces! O_O

Emperor: Hasashi, this is serious.

Ali: Like that's stopping him?

Zanji: *sigh* Who knows what Shokai will do next. He’s got the power to overthrow anyone and rule the universe, or even destroy it. One thing's for sure...he can and will destroy us. *cough*

Bishamon: I believe he said that he wanted to create a perfect utopia in which he was the Supreme Ruler of the Universe. It’s strange. I felt like I had some sort of connection to that guy. Something…

Haruka: …

Bishamon: Master Haruka, there’s something you’re not telling us. Something very important…

Haruka: It’s not something that anyone is supposed to know, nor is it something anyone other than myself is knowledgeable enough to remember.

Roku: About what? O_O

Haruka: *sighs* Regarding the controversy surrounding the day of Bishamon Sarutobi’s birth.

Bishamon: WHAT?! O___O

Haruka: Listen…It happened well over 1,000 years ago. Back when the Gotei 13 had just recently undergone a huge reform, 11th Division Captain Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto had just been appointed Captain Commander of the 13 Court Guard Squads.

Ragnaroc: O_O Wow. He must have been old even then.

Haruka: Actually, Yamamoto was quite young compared to his age up to his death, and he was also quite the ladies man. At that time, I was the current Captain of Division 3. The former Captain Commander Sakanoue no Tamuramaro had come down with a serious illness and was only weeks away from certain death. It was at this time that one of the lieutenants went to see the dying former Head Captain. That lieutenant was Shokai, a very young but ingenious prodigy. Shokai was very close to Sakanoue, and thus was entrusted with all of the secrets Sakanoue possessed that Shokai could read about. But Shokai was forbidden from seeing Sakanoue after being caught visiting him once, as the Head Captain soon demanded absolute privacy. Shokai’s mother was pregnant at the time and the baby was due any moment. Unfortunately, she would die immediately after giving birth as told by the doctors, and soon the baby would too. Shokai became enraged at this and did everything he could to save his mother, but his family was far too poor to afford the proper delivery of the baby and the treatment to save his mother’s life. In response to this, Shokai grew bitter toward the 4th Division and the other squads for not helping him, for there was not much that could have been done. Shokai studied everything he could, learning many of the secrets of Soul Society’s history and methods of healing as well, and he found one forbidden method that had been regularly practiced thousands of years ago. In order to do this, one had to usurp the life force of another and drain it into the one who needed to be healed or saved from death. Shokai figured that Sakanoue’s life force would be best, but he couldn’t afford confronting the former Head Captain directly. Even with a terminal illness that severely crippled him, Sakanoue was still the most powerful man in Soul Society, so Shokai killed him in his sleep. The authorities discovered this and Shokai became a fugitive. He took his mother away with him and on that night, the baby was delivered healthily, but Shokai’s mother did not survive. Since he felt his efforts felt were in vain, Shokai immediately hated the baby for giving him so much trouble. However, he could not help but feel sympathy for the baby as they shared the same loss. Shokai kept studying forbidden and illegal methods of ritualistic practices to revive the dead and fill himself with power in order to take vengeance against Soul Society, but soon, he became consumed with the idea of power and a perfect society in which he decided what happened so that things would be his way and no one else’s. Once Shokai was found, however, he knew everything to do in order to make his dream a reality, and he made his way to the Human World before being captured in order to recruit followers. Shokai and his group of followers became the first people to successfully depart from the Gotei 13 unpunished, but it was only a matter of time. Shokai knew that eventually, the shinigami captains would catch up to them and execute them by Sokuoku, so Shokai created a powerful barrier around himself which he could sustain for as long as he needed, but not before he dropped the baby off in front of the Shinigami Academy. When Yamamoto and his fellow Captains, including myself, caught up with him, he was untouchable. So in response to this, Yamamoto placed a spatial and temporal lock on the barrier, sealing Shokai in dead space forever, or so he thought. Shokai, having knowledge of almost everything in Soul Society’s history, knew how to break the lock, but it took thousands of years, and the effects were so lasting that he suffered partial amnesia and can no longer remember anything other than what he had memorized through studies.

Bishamon: That’s why he didn’t recognize you?

Haruka: Exactly. Nor does anyone else...it is a time in history that was meant to be forgotten, and up till the point, I had no idea who he was for sure. Although now, I’m sure he remembers it all: the pain, the torture, the heartbreak, the suffering. The only person who he surely remembered after his awakening was you, though he did his research on everyone else as well. Back to that night, after Shokai’s sealing, everything seemingly returned to normal. Yamamoto, however, upon passing the Spirit Arts Academy, found a newborn baby in a basket on the door steps. And Yamamoto knew who’s child it was and that the child was the younger brother of Shokai Shirimeko. Yamamoto was compassionate, however, and for the first time, he refused to abide by the law and secretly took the child in to raise him to be a strong-hearted, skilled shinigami who lived a sheltered life, safe from the dangers of his birth’s past, and learned to understand how precious human life is and the importance of the role of a Shinigami. He would grow up as a noble himself, and the child was named Bishamon Sarutobi. U_U

Roku: …

Ragnaroc: Bsama…

Zanji: *stares at Bishamon*

Bishamon: *clenches fist* Shokai…is…my brother?

Haruka: Forgive me for this revelation, but you must understand the gravity of your circumstance. It is not the place of Shokai to rule. The Divine Right to rule is something earned through years of experiencing hardship and pain. Now that you have understood the ultimate pain of loss, how Soul Society refused to help save your mother and how Shokai protected you despite how much he loathed you and longed only for power, what will you do?

Bishamon: He tried to kill me. But he saved my life. Why? Dammit! Why?!?!

Zanji: Bisha…*cough*

Bishamon: It was better I didn’t know after all =| Am I to risk the lives of countless innocents all for the mistakes of their ancestors? Do actions truly transcend lifetimes? No…that’s the whole purpose of Souls being born pure, without mistake, without fault. They are innocent. At least until they continue to live. It’s not my place to decide the fate of our ancestors or what truth lies beyond this despair in which is to be used to pass sound judgment. It is my place, however, to battle Shokai to the death.

Roku: I understand now. Bishamon’s situation is just like my situation with my hollow brother, but Shokai can only be purified at the hand of Bishamon.

Zanji: I don’t understand. Why must it be Bishamon. If anything, it should be another to prevent the appearance throughout history to be seen as Bishamon and Shokai battling each other for vengeance and hatred. *cough*

Haruka: True, history would normally see it as that, but Bishamon’s predicament differs. Only those who truly understand each other can peacefully resolve an issue that transcend lifetimes. Bishamon and Shokai are like polar opposites, but at the same time, they are as appending as Light and Dark. The true mind distorts the lies behind life, death, and the unknown. The true heart understands how precious and pure life is to all worlds, no matter how small or how big. This is the essence of a true warrior. This is why now, when Shokai is at his most corruptible and spiritually weak, Bishamon is the only one who can properly put an end to him at his most incorruptible and spiritually powerful.

Bishamon: What? O_O But…

Kirio Hikifune approached Bishamon, holding something covered by a white cloth in his hand. She bowed and held it up, removing the white cloth from the item. When she did, it shined with radiance exceeding the stars in the sky.

Bishamon: The King’s Seal O_O

Kirio: Take it, Bishamon.

Byakuya: Use its power to amplify yours to unimaginable heights. We can now fully trust you with it.

Roku: I’ll…I’ll transport you to Shokai’s location! O_O *starts typing in functions*

Zanji: *cough* Bisha…I'm sorry…*pant*

Ikkaku: Zanji…don’t strain yourself…

Bishamon: ………………………I accept >=|

 

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DEEP IN SPACE, SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY

Shokai, levitating in dead space about freely, searched for random objects: moons, stars, and planets. He came across one large planet about the same size as the earth and, with the Sokyoku, now in giant form, held firmly in his hands, he swiped the weapon at the planet and watched as each sliced half slowly slid apart and the planet collapsed.

Shokai: *thinks to self* Hehe! Who could possibly fathom the power I have attained. The power to rule everything…and destroy everything. My eternal utopia will become a reality, a perfect distribution of souls and entities alike on several different planes of existence of my choosing, and I may rule unhindered by rebels. They’ll have no choice but to bow down to the King! To me!

A green light exploded out of nowhere and blinded Shokai for a moment. He winced and then, removing his hand from his face, looked. There, in the place of the green light, was Bishamon, equal in size to Shokai and resonating with power worlds beyond his original capacity. He had his Shikai active and thus, a large shield of green reiatsu surrounded his left arm and his sword was more intricate and more stunningly powerful than ever before. Shokai and Bishamon glared at each other, Shokai smirking and Bishamon giving him a look of disappointment. Shokai took a deep breath, having an atmosphere around him to make such a feat possible. His lips did not move, but he spoke to Bishamon regardless.

Shokai: Now I never expected this. Bishamon, where did you ever get the King’s Seal to harvest such incredible power?

Bishamon: I’ll say it was a gift. But I’ve got to admit, I’ve never felt this kind of power before. I can even communicate with you telepathically.

Shokai: Yes. You and I have risen above God, but only one of us will remain there.

Bishamon: You’re wrong.

Shokai: ??? O-o

Bishamon: You and I are still shinigami. That is how it is and always will be. It isn’t our place to tread in God’s territory. All of those who have tried, like Aizen and Bianca, have failed. You’re destined to do the same.

Shokai: Really? You say that and yet here you are, harboring power much like my own.

Bishamon: Our motives set us apart. You want dominion. I harvested this power in order to restore peace to the worlds, and I intend to give it back and make you do the same.

Shokai: I guess there’s no helping it, is there brother?

Bishamon: We may have been born of the same woman, but you will never be my brother. My brothers, my true family, are my friends and those who I wish to protect. My friends are those who I knew long ago that still live, my brothers are Kenshin, Daiki, Jiro, Ryu, Yoshi, and Kazuki. I was raised by Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto and he is and always will be my father. All that is precious to me and them, I promise to protect.

Shokai: …how touching. But you know, you really should listen to your older siblings, Bishamon!

Shokai flew to Bishamon with blinding velocity, slashing him across the chest with one quick attack. He distanced himself from Bishamon next.

Bishamon: Oww…I left myself open for an attack unintentionally, but it won’t happen again.

Bishamon’s chest healed completely, as if time had been reversed to make it so.

Bishamon: The King’s Seal is said to amplify a shinigami’s abilities beyond imagination, but those who have not learned bankai can only gain a fraction of its power. There was an incident in which a man named Kusaka Sojiro did this and almost managed to take over all of Soul Society, having knowledge of only his shikai. Imagine what someone like me could do with this power. It’s scary.

Shokai: Get to your point, brother!

Bishamon: Time to unleash this thing’s true power. HA!!!!

Bishamon discharged an amount of reiatsu so profoundly high that it became to tear the very fabric of space and time. Several nearby moons and planets slowly deteriorated and began to tear to pieces. Shokai was shocked. A shell of green reiatsu formed around Bishamon, outlining his entire body figure, and then it compressed and took form to give Bishamon the look of a knight in perfect dark metal armor with an outline of green and a perfectly radiant trim of breathtaking green metals. His reiatsu was visible in an aura of sparkling green and yellow lights. He gripped his sword and squinted.

Shokai: I’m sorry it has to end this way, Bisha…

Bishamon: *sighs* I had to endure a lot without a family, but my life was much better than it would’ve been. I know that you’re the reason for mother’s death, and that you’ve always loathed me…but I forgiven you. And in an act of forgiveness, I’ll kill you.

Shokai: Don’t make me laugh…

Bishamon: You couldn’t understand, Shokai. Your judgment’s clouded by your lust for power and absolution, but only perfection can life in absolution. For beings like us, imperfection is something we live with, and something that we have so that we can enjoy life. But…

Bishamon spun his sword in an arc.

Bishamon: Enough talk!

Bishamon rushed through space, aiming his sword in a stabbing motion at Shokai. Shokai ducked from Bishamon’s sword and knocked it up with his own from under, and he followed up by flicking the Sokyoku’s end into Bishamon’s chest, knocking him back. Part of Bishamon’s chest-piece chipped.

Shokai: Did I hurt you?

Bishamon appeared behind Shokai without a moment of thought, and he jabbed Shokai in the neck with the edge of his hand, and Shokai shuddered. However, he regained balance of himself and turned back to cut a large chunk of Bishamon’s right arm’s armor off. Bishamon retaliated with full force, grabbing tight hold of the Sokyoku and using it to pull him into Shokai in order to stab him in the chest. The wound on Shokai’s chest was very deep, and blood spilled out slowly, floating in space as it came out.

Shokai: That seal has given you power equal to mine. It must be something, then. *pant*

Bishamon: I must admit, it’s more difficult fighting in an empty spatial setting.

Bishamon lifted his shield and aimed it at Shokai.

Bishamon: Shou!!

Upon that word, a massively gargantuan, circular blast of pure green energy and black lightning reiatsu burst forth from Bishamon’s large shield, but the shield itself did not disappear as Bishamon sustained the blast. Shokai flash stepped endlessly to avoid the blast, but Bishamon continued to move his shield in relation to Shokai’s location.

Shokai: What a pain. An infinite Shou…this must be the King’s Seal’s power! I want it.

Shokai moved next to Bishamon at the speed of light and cut him on the side with the Sokyoku, ripping out a chunk of blood. Bishamon grasped his side in pain and the endless blast of energy ceased. Shokai grabbed Bishamon by his collar and threw him up, preparing to finish him, but Bishamon regained his consciousness and followed up by hacking his blade sideways, clashing with Shokai’s weapon. Bishamon slashed left, then right, then left again, and then right again, all in vain as Shokai blocked each quite easily. However, with the next slash, the two warriors clashed head on and struggled against each other. Bishamon’s sword teemed with green reiastu swishing around the blade and he forced another attack on Shokai in the form of a green energy slash, which Shokai was able to flash step away to the side at the last second. The blast continued until it hit a small moon and sliced it in half. Bishamon continuously slashed green energy waves at Shokai, but Shokai avoided each with multiple flash steps and high speed movement, causing each blast to hit the small moon, destroying it almost entirely, and some to merge into a nearby blue supergiant star, resulting in a small eruption on the star’s surface.

Shokai: Watch out!!

Bishamon gave him a puzzled look and looked over his shoulder for one moment, and in that moment, Shokai rushed at him and prepared to slash him, but Bishamon clashed swords with his brother again. Shokai smirked sinisterly and said…

Shokai: Reap the Bloody Harvest… >:}

Shokai grabbed his zanpakuto, which was sheathed, and drew it upward, slashing Bishamon from the bottom of his torso to the top of his right shoulder, usurping part of his soul with it. Bishamon’s eyes dilated and he gasped. His upper body fell, but before it could fall completely, Shokai clutched his neck firmly. Bishamon’s eyes rolled up, his hands fidgeting violently to remove Shokai’s hand from his neck, but he could not find the strength to. Bishamon’s left hand opened up, letting his sword drift off in space, but his right hand was lodged on his shield. Shokai made a sinister grin.

Shokai: Now let’s take a look at that King’s Seal you have…*sets Sokyoku down to float*

Shokai tore his hand through Bishamon’s gut, punching through Bishamon’s armor altogether, and searched around until he located the King’s Key. He ripped it out violently and grasped the tiny object in his hands with great marvel. It had turned green and resonated mass amounts of reiatsu from it.

Shokai: So it has bonded with you. No matter. Once I slice it, I will forever sever that bond. Forgive me for having it end this way brother…any last words?

Bishamon’s left hand slowly moved forward, bit by bit, little by little.

Bishamon: *mutters*

Shokai: What’s wrong, Bisha? *smirks*

Shokai loosened his grip a bit: not enough to allow Bishamon to escape, but enough to allow him to murmur some words.

Bishamon: You dropped…your weapon.

Shokai: Huh? O_O

Shokai looked down a bit, but before he could see what Bishamon was talking about, something jabbed him in the gut. His skin fell cold and his heart felt heavy. His vision blurred, as if something had infected him. When he got the chance to look down, he found the Sokyoku lodged in his gut, emanating deadly fire from its tip into Shokai’s soul. Shokai’s skin turned a very dark and pale color and purple-colored cracks started to appear on his face and then the rest of his skin. His grip on Bishamon’s neck diminished completely and Bishamon regained his freedom.

Shokai: n…nn…..no…but……but why…? o_o I……I…*groans* I…

Bishamon: Protect…I will protect…

Bishamon grabbed the Sokyoku, infusing all of his reiatsu into it, as well as keeping Shokai from drifting away, and positioned his shield in front of him, and at point-blank range he said…

Bishamon: Fare…well…Shokai…………Shou…

BACK IN SOUL SOCIETY

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The shinigami waited eagerly to know of the outcome of the fight, waiting for Bishamon to return, but nothing happened. They had stood for minutes, almost an hour, waiting, and yet, nothing had happened. The night sky was as radiant as ever, the stars gleaming brighter than they had ever seemed to before. Suddenly, there was a green flash in the sky and what looked to be a green star in the sky that moved through space before fading. Then, another green flash. There was silence. Nobody moved, nobody spoke. The anticipation was painful. For some unknown reason, they were each moved by tears that flowed over another layer of dried tears on their faces. Rag blinked many times, trying not to be moved, but even he could not resist the beauty of the celestial creation. Carlie’s eyes glittered with hope. The other captains and lieutenants stared impatiently. Then, something behind them made a sound like that of someone collapsing onto the ground. Roku turned first and everyone did the same immediately afterward. In their midst, in direct line of sight, battered and nearly defeated, Bishamon lay on the rocky and debris-covered ground.

Roku: Bisha!!! O_O

Emperor: Bishamon-Sama!!!

Rag: Sensei!

Akira: Bsama o_o

Goro: Bisha-sensei!!

Everyone cheered in celebration for the return of Bishamon. They were filled with greater joy than any of them had ever experienced, for they had been in the face of certain death, as Shokai’s living would’ve assured. But Bishamon’s triumph filled them with hope of living once again. The celebration did not last, however, as Bishamon, after being helped up by Ragnaroc and Roku, asked a delicate question.

Bishamon: What happened to Zanji?

Silence. Bishamon looked with horror and shut his eyes with great sadness as he learned the truth. Carlie turned away, ashamed. Zanji’s body lay on a white cloth made of special reishi particles. His wounds were bleeding out harshly, and his motionless body spelled grief, but his face was different. On his face, at his point of death, was a smile, though sublte, still a smile nonetheless. Bishamon sighed deeply and responded after a five-minute long moment of silence.

Bishamon: I see…

ONE WEEK LATER

The Soul Society was being rebuilt. Construction teams and volunteer citizens of Rukongai worked tirelessly to rebuild all of Rukongai. The sun had just barely risen, and the brightness of the sky gave meaning to a new day. At the 13th Division barracks, Roku stood at the balcony of his quarters and looked out at all of Soul Society. His wounds were bandaged and covered in gauze cloth, but for the most part, he was in good health. Someone knocked on the door and came in. Roku didn’t bother to look back.

Roku: So…what brings you here, Kenshin?

Kenshin: I was just checking on how you are doing. For the most part, you look as if your wounds were minor.

Roku: Well, with how fatal that blast to the chest was, I may have put on a good bravado thanks to Carlie’s pain-numbing poison, but after a day, I was in worse condition. Thanks to some drugs I created, however, I was able to recover quickly.


Kenshin: And your spiritual pressure’s fine?

Roku: Yeah…

Kenshin: Today’s the day for the new Commander Captain to be inaugurated. And…

Roku: Zanji’s memorial service.

Kenshin: …………what do you plan to do when Soul Society’s rebuilt.

Roku: Well, Bisha’s journey inspired me. I think I’ll go on temporary leave for about a week. I need to make things right with my brother.

Kenshin: That’s quite noble of you, old friend.

Roku: I heard Daiki was going to try to take Akira’s position. What about you, Ken?

Kenshin: Well, I’d like to make history, so my plans are a bit different. The Gotei 13 has been just that too long. The only way change will come about is if someone takes a step up, no matter how trivial it may seem. We can’t forever cling to the old ways.

Roku: So…? You’re going to try to change the Gotei 13? Why don’t you just become a Captain again.

Kenshin: Somewhat. You’re looking at the very first Captain of the very first 14th Division Captain. ^_^

Roku: O_O 14th Division? It doesn’t have a very nice ring to it. The Gotei 14

Kenshin: Like I said, good change will never come if you don’t try.

Roku: *smirks* True. *puts hands in pockets* Later…

Kenshin: Where’re you going?

Roku: To visit your leader.

Roku flash stepped away in a burst of incredible speed.

Kenshin: I never could keep up with him. *chuckles*

AT BISHAMON’S QUARTERS

Bishamon struggled to stand up from his resting chair. His chest was wrapped almost entirely by white cloth. He had a “+”-shaped band-aid on his right cheek. When he finally stood, Bishamon threw his robe over his shoulder, fitting it as best as he could. Ragnaroc was there as well, speaking with him. They heard something sounding like a “swish”.

Bishamon: Well, if it isn’t Solar Flash Kiyoshi.

Roku: You just got out of the 4th Division ICU, huh?

Bishamon: >.< Yeah…a couple hours ago, they let me out. I’ve been resting in my chair since.

Roku: So, are you ready for today?

Bishamon: Pretty much.

Roku: ………Zanji’s death isn’t bothering you too much, is it?

Bishamon: …

Roku: I know you two had quite a bitter rivalry, but…

Bishamon: Zanji was a good friend. He didn’t deserve to die.

Bishamon shed a tear for his former comrade and promptly wiped it off.

Ragnaroc: Bisha, you’re getting soft.

Bishamon: And you’ve always been soft.

Roku: >_> What can you do?

Bishamon: In spite of everything that happened this past week, now that we’ve all recovered and settled in, things will never be the same. They will be different. And, we will all play our part in ushering in a new era of peace.

Roku: I agree, but you must look at it from a broader perspective. Gone are the days in which we still cling to the ways of our ancestors and our predecessors. We are here and this is our reality. It’s our duty to make the best of it, and instead of doing what is defined as being the best option for the good of Seireitei, we should do things by the basis of doing the right thing. You know, we have new recruits, new shinigami who will inherit our positions. One of them is coming to my squad, Akiza, and another to Goro’s squad, Caliburn. They’re both fresh out of school seated officers.

Bishamon: Oh really?

Roku: Yeah. O_O

Bishamon: Well, then, don’t forget to break them in. You too, Rag.

Ragnaroc: Will do…

TWO HOURS LATER

Everyone gathered in large crowds all over Soul Society to watch the broadcasted and live ceremony to commemorate Zanji’s death and the new Commander Captain’s announcement. At the very front sat Zanji’s gravestone, in line along with all of the other Captain Commanders who had died. A picture of Zanji along with many flowers lay atop the coffin. Bishamon stood on the pedestal.

Bishamon: People of Soul Society, I am Bishamon Sarutobi, former Captian of the 9th Division in Soul Society and former temporary Commmander Captain. The crisis is over and we have succeeded in defeating the enemy. The threats on Soul Society are forever gone. The last era has ended, and now it is time for us to be part of a new era: an era of great peace that will last many long and prosperous years. What will this mean? My mistakes had to be amended for, and many people had to pay the ultimate price for something caused by a person of my direct family. But I now come to you all for forgiveness. I wish to serve the Gotei 13 once again, and this time, I promise that I will bring about change so revolutionary and beneficial to Soul Society that our children and their children will look back on this day and be proud of what their ancestors did. Together, we will usher in peacetime that will not be based around the premises of what a ruling body tells us is right, but what we decide for ourselves and we know for a fact is the right thing to do. Only Truth will end the infinite chain of hatred that has caused the endless wartimes and chaos. With this Truth, we are given a second chance. A chance to redeem ourselves and make amends! And…I will guide everyone through this, and you will all guide me, as I serve as the new Commander Captain of Soul Society’s Gotei 13. This time, I will make the right choices. This time, I will succeed. It’s a new day, and the dawn of a new era is upon us…………Thank you.

The crowd cheered and a requiem played for Zanji in an orchestra comprised of skilled musicians and even Emperor. The entire Soul Society population paid tribute to Zanji Uchiha, the late Captain Commander and true friend and rival to Bishamon.

A MONTH LATER

In the human world, Bishamon walked through the streets of New York City in his gigai, searching for an answer to a question he had been long seeking to answer. At one crosswalk, he locked eyes with another passerby, who was the spitting image of Shokai, as they bumped into each other, but the look-alike simply smiled at Bishamon and apologized for his rudeness. Then, he continued on. Bishamon paused and then went on his way, smiling and laughing to himself.


Bishamon: Perhaps things do change after all…

Bishamon shook his head, laughing at the fact to himself and continued on his journey down the streets, heading toward the setting sun, off in the horizon.

THE END

(Ending Theme…

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[Akiza]

Awesome and i just read the first part O_O

 

[RokuNR]

Awesome and i just read the first part O_O

My favorite part is the part with my mom ^_^
And final battle of course.

 

[~Eclipse~]

O________________O.....

 

[Jokey]

I readed The first one and the Second one Amezing.

 

[~Eclipse~]

I'm skipping to the final battle~!

 

[Sinister]

Im far to lazy to read all of that in one sitting >_<

i skimmed over it and the parts i read look good.

 

[Akiza]

My favorite part is the part with my mom ^_^
And final battle of course.

Finally finished. O___O

It was....It was....grandeur at its best, awe-inspiring, keeps you at the end of your seat action, awesome and epic aren't good enough words to the describe it. Heck, even a combination of the two or any words meaning good or great wouldn't do it justice. Shame on those who tried to disturb me while I was reading it. I should have turned off the television while I was reading it. I wasn't even watching it anyway. >_> If this was a novel, I'd most definitely read it and suggest it to all of my friends who know or who have ever heard of Bleach. And if this was a movie, I'd say that it would stay at number one for months on end until it was taken out of the theatre and then would wait patiently and diligently for it to come out on DVD. And then of course, watch it on television when it gets there. One of the best, if not THE BEST Fanfiction I've ever read. And to boot, I was even mentioned in it:

Roku: I agree, but you must look at it from a broader perspective. Gone are the days in which we still cling to the ways of our ancestors and our predecessors. We are here and this is our reality. It’s our duty to make the best of it, and instead of doing what is defined as being the best option for the good of Seireitei, we should do things by the basis of doing the right thing. You know, we have new recruits, new shinigami who will inherit our positions. One of them is coming to my squad, Akiza, and another to Goro’s squad, Caliburn. They’re both fresh out of school seated officers.

:T_T::T_T::T_T::T_T::T_T::T_T:

*wipes several tears from my eyes after finishing reading and typing my review* Thank you, Roku...Thank you so much.

Anyone and everyone can take my word for it, don't be lazy when reading this fanfic movie. Take your sweet time reading it and relish each exponentially grand moment in it....and once you get to the ending, you'd want to cry because you just finished one of the greatest things you'd probably ever see on the web.

 

[Daemon]

O_________O Done! DONE!!!!! Epic!!!!!!!!!!! ~explodes~

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[UR NOT EVEN MLG]

Alright read it all.Thinks to himself "finally..." This was great. It deserves aleast 5 fan fic awards in a row or maybe even more. You have one hell of an imagination man. ha xd

 

[Ragnaroc]

0_0 truly epic....I honestly can't think of anything else to say right now

 

[BishamonSama]

It had an adequate amount of Bishamon in it U_U
And, you killed off Zanji as a plus

Utterly amazing. And I'm not just saying that because of the high level of Bishamon content O^O