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Zanpakuto Tales	By : shadoesong Category: Bleach > General Views: 1542 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 11
Daisuke looked up in surprise when Katsu flew over him, trying to put distance between himself and his zanpakuto. His eyes widened when he realized they were under attack and he abruptly turned to head back the way he came.
"Rin..." He murmured, concerned for his friend's safety
"Where are we going?" The voice came from behind him. It was deep and gravelly, holding no emotion. Daisuke recognized it. He whirled around and drew his sword.
"Dokuga!" He growled.
Before him stood a wolfman. Two black ears sprouted from the top of a wild mane of pitch black hair that nearly brushed his shoulders. His eyes were an eerie glowing green and had no pupils or whites. His finger were tipped with long, sharp claws, the same as his toes. He wore a short, ripped hakama. Two sharp teeth protruded from beneath his lower lip. A long, ragged black tail hung immobile above the ground behind him.
He was crouched slightly and standing on his toes, as if ready to bolt, and he had a permanent hunch. He frame was thin and sickly, in desperate need of nourishment. Daisuke was able to count each one of his bones that were barely concealed beneath pale, sagging skin. The spirit was quite grotesque and deformed, with bones sticking out along his spine, as well.
"...We have not answered our question," he said it as if he were speaking for both himself and Daisuke at the same time.
"It doesn't matter where I'm going, does it? You don't intend to let me leave until I've forced you to submit," Daisuke replied. One of Dokuga's ears twitched in slight amusement.
"We know us well," he rumbled.
"We are one, Dokuga. Of course I would know you. Why have you left me?" Daisuke asked, the grip on his sword tightening.
"Because we fear us," Dokuga replied simply. Daisuke's eye widened with shock and horror. "We are afraid to use our ability because of how easily we can kill. One slip up, one cut deep enough to hit organs, and our opponent is dead. We fear the power of our ability. We fear the addiction of our Bankai. That is why we left us. We are tired of having our power restrained because of our ludicrous sense of fear."
"Your ability is dangerous, Dokuga. It is not one I need to use all the time," the Captain said calmly.
"It is not because of that! We fear us, Daisuke!" Dokuga barked. "And by fearing us, we are not able to unlock our true power! But... we have the opportunity to show you our abilities. With our dying breath, we will make us regret our fool's choice!" When Dokuga lunged forward, his daggers shimmering into his grip, Daisuke stuck his sword in the ground and slipped to the side. This only served to fuel Dokuga's anger further.
"What? We plan on fighting us with Hakuda? Even now we refuse to release our weapon?" He cried incredulously.
"I don't need it to beat you, Dokuga. I never did like Zanjutsu. It was always something Rin preferred." The one-eyed man ducked beneath a sweep attack and slammed his fist into Dokuga's stomach. Using the zanpakuto's brief breathless moment, he then grabbed one of his wrists and attempted to disarm him. What he hadn't expected was for Dokuga to recover so quickly. Daisuke leapt away when his opponent slashed at him, but it didn't spare him a deep cut on his shoulder. The attack had come from his blind side, making it deeper than it would have been. He gripped his shoulder, hissing in pain.
Dammit... That's what he had been waiting for. I'll need to finish this quickly, or he'll have me on my hands and knees before long, he thought.
Dokuga wasted no time in gloating over his small victory. He instantly pressed the attack, forcing Daisuke to duck and weave between shots without being able to counter. His movements were already beginning to slow. Seeing no other way to return to the offensive, Daisuke spoke.
"Hado #4: Byakurai!" The white, concentrated light skimmed his opponent's shoulder, distracting him long enough for Daisuke to go into the attack. The zanpakuto gasped when Daisuke slammed the heel of his hand into the centre of his chest. He staggered back, shaking. Suddenly, one of his ears twitched.
"Hm. It seems we don't have the time to finish. A shame. We will have to return after and end this." He bounded onto a nearby building and disappeared.
"Dammit! Get back here!" Daisuke yelled after him. It was no use; Dokuga was already gone. Feeling frustrated, he turned and headed back to the 4th Division on shaky legs. It would be at least an hour before the poison was out of his system. For now, he would be forced to sleep it off.

Akuma bounded over the rooftops on her way to the main battle. Rin had given her orders, and, since it gave her a chance to join in the fight, she had jumped at the idea. When she got there, however, a huge, purple cloud of poison covered most of the area. The shadowy woman snorted in disgust. Unless she wanted to be poisoned, there was no way she was getting involved. Fortunately, her target was standing just outside the poison cloud.
Byakuya didn't flinch when Akuma landed silently on the ground before him. Futago, who had stuck with Senbonzakura for most of the fight after being told off by his allies, was mildly surprised by his partner's appearance. Senbonzakura, upon seeing the shadowy woman, stepped before his two allies and pointed his sword at her. Completely disregarding the zanpakuto, Akuma fixed her gaze on Byakuya. Her expression was unusually grim.
"Oi, Kuchiki. We were at the mansion. Rina has something to say about it," she hissed. He showed no signs of surprise. Futago stepped up beside Senbonzakura.
"How curious. And how shall she speak if she is not here, Akuma?"
"Shut it, Futago. I'm not here to fight the likes of you, you traitorous son of a bitch," Akuma growled, her eyes flashing red briefly. She pushed between the two and slapped something into the middle of the noble Captain's chest. "She's too roughed up to be here. She would have come herself had she been able to walk. Though, if she had come... I have to say this would have been a lot more emotional. It's probably best this way," she informed them as she turned and walked away, letting Byakuya grab the items she had given him.
"I take it her injuries were your doing?" The Captain's voice held no emotion.
"Why, yes." She stopped walking and grinned widely at him over her shoulder, twitching her wing out of the way so she could look him in the eye. "Would you like to avenge her? I would, if you're looking to be hurt something bad. I'll beat you into the ground like you're nothing. So how 'bout it?" Her taunting had no effect. Byakuya turned away without answering her.
"Come. The task is finished. We are returning," he spoke to the two zanpakuto before disappearing.
"Had the self-control not to read it right away, hm?" Akuma smirked.
Byakuya fingered the bracelet Akuma had handed to him once he was on his own in the cave that was the rebel zanpakutos' headquarters. With it was a folded note. He wasn't sure what to expect, especially after what Akuma said. He knew Rin would be angry with him. He hadn't been exactly sure how she would react otherwise, however. The action of giving him her bracelet could mean many things, including forgiveness or complete rejection.
Finally, he gathered his courage and opened up the note to read.
Byakuya
Kuchiki, If you fucking think that you can just up and leave whenever you want then you've got another thing coming. I don't care what your goddamn reason is. Maybe raccoon face was fucking with something important and you needed to get close to stop him, or maybe this is payback for the times I disappeared. Whatever it is, you better come back and make it up to me. And don't die. If you die, I'll bring you back to life and fucking kill you again.
And if you're wondering, I know who Muramasa's shinigami was. I'm not sure how it's connected to you for sure, they obviously didn't record that much, but it is. You might also want to be careful around Futago. The connection between me and my zanpakuto was reinstated, but I'm not sure if he'd know what I was thinking or not.
Rin
"She put a lot of work into writing that. She kept pausing, not knowing what to say."
Byakuya jerked the paper to him instinctively when he heard the voice. Futago was standing a few feet away, his expression unreadable. The Captain's hand brushed his zanpakuto. Even if it would completely destroy the spirit, he was willing to kill him to keep him silent. But Futago held up his hand, noticing this action.
"Believe me, Byakuya-sama. I have known that pride was not your full reason for being here since you first stepped foot in this cave. No matter how highly you hold it, Rina is far more important to you. You would not have left her over such a petty excuse. Is Senbonzakura-sama beneath your will as well? I would not be surprised if the two of you were acting as double agents. If so, you did a good job nurturing a seeming hatred between the two of you. There is a reason I have stuck to Senbonzakura-sama's side. The two of you stay close, despite the image of rivalry you have created. I was merely there to observe without too much suspicion. The other zanpakuto must have assumed that I had grown a liking to him because of the relationship between our shinigami masters."
"You reveal what you have done, but your motives remain hidden," Byakuya remarked, choosing his words carefully. "How will you act against this?"
With a smile in his eyes, he spread his arms in a welcoming gesture, his feathery bird-like wings spreading as well to emphasize the action. "As I have stated, I have known since the beginning. Had I truly wanted to interfere, do you not believe I would have done so? As Rina's zanpakuto, I am more than capable. You must remember, Byakuya-sama, that I know your zanpakuto inside and out. If it came to a fight, my knowledge of your 'safe zone' would give me the overall advantage." Byakuya's eyes widened. It was true. Rin's knowledge of the 'no-cut zone' was something that both Futago and Akuma would know as well.
"The fact that you have not acted upon this, considering the knowledge you possess... You have no intention of exposing me," the noble Captain concluded.
"Indeed. I am, what you could say, the calmer aspect of Rina's personality. I have no interest in implicating myself in conspiracies such as this. Rather, I will sit back and watch. I will be acting much the same as Rina during the Ryoka Invasion by doing this. I have no interest in endangering your plan nor fighting and killing shinigami."
"Then why is it you remain here? You should return to Rin," Byakuya said, his eyes narrowing with suspicion.
"Being here provides better seats when everything falls apart," Futago said simply, revealing an almost callous nature. He ran a hand through the feathers on his wings casually, as if his words were as harmless as 'how's the weather?'. Byakuya couldn't believe what he was hearing. The spirit wasn't involving himself, but he wanted the best point in which to see violence and death. Even Akuma would not stoop so low as to watch as innocents die.
"To preform such a repulsive deed is not something I would expect from you," Byakuya growled in disgust. "You will simply watch as your allies are cut down?"
"Yes, it seems you have grasped what I was trying to say. Such things hold more interest with me as long as Rina is safe. Fortunately, it is one of few things about me that repulse people. In fact, the information I gave her probably saved you all in the Valley of Screams. I told her what she needed to know. But I didn't come here to brag. The fact that I show no interest now is because Rina is not threatened. My compassion towards others is lacking, I am sorry to say. I only intend to keep her alive, nothing more." The way he said it was rather cold. "I would give my life, your life, and the lives of millions of innocents. I would spill a river of blood, all in order to preserve my master. Even at the cost of the entire Gotei 13 and more."
"If such was your goal, then why did you not stop Akuma?" Byakuya asked as he folded up the paper and tucked it into his robes. Even he could not stop the shiver that ran up his spine when Futago explained the extent he would go. His hand was clutching the bracelet tightly.
"As you can see, stopping my partner was not necessary," the spirit replied. He stepped back so he could lean against the cave wall. "For Rina is alive and Akuma is now accompanying her."
"You could not have possibly known about the outcome to their fight beforehand," the Captain retorted.
"Perhaps. My aim was that Akuma would injure Rina enough to take her out of the fight. Even through sheer force of will, she would not be able to join the battle without collapsing from her injuries. Since she is unable to fight, there is no way she can be killed. Thus, my problem is solved. Enough talk, though. Muramasa-sama is requesting your presence."
With a suspicious glare, Byakuya stalked past the zanpakuto and down the tunnel.
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