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Zanpakuto Tales	By : shadoesong Category: Bleach > General Views: 1542 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 15

Rin summoned her mask as the arrancar/Muramasa mix charged a blue cero, and it aimed at Orihime and Rukia. Fortunately, she had sealed her Bankai so it wouldn't get in the way. Just before the blast hit, she jumped in front and deflected it, sending it skyward. She came out completely unharmed and itching for more bloodshed.

Behind her, Byakuya approached. Rukia ran up to him, along with Orihime and Ichigo. Rin followed more slowly.

"Byakuya," it was Ichigo speaking, "did you defeat Koga?"

"Did you expect me to lose?" He asked almost indignantly. His wife snorted with laughter.

"You're too stubborn to lose short of death, Kuchiki."

"Well, excuse me." Ichigo scoffed, rolling his eyes. "All I'm saying is that you look like hell." Rukia's expression turned serious.

"Nii-sama, we should treat your injuries."

"Never mind me. We need to deal with Muramasa first. His transformation into a hollow must be complete, if he is able to fire a cero," Byakuya murmured, glancing at the creature. Rin followed his gaze, frowning deeply.

"He's not moving- Oh, spoke too soon." Lightning crackled around the arrancar as his reiatsu rose further, beginning to put heavy pressure on the weaker human's shoulders. He placed a hand to his head, crying out in pain.

"Never!" He screamed. "I won't lose to the Hollow's powers!"

"What?" Ichigo cried.

"Is he resisting the hollows he absorbed?" Rukia said incredulously.

Everyone waited in tense silence as Muramasa silently struggled against the power of the hollows. Orihime stepped forward.

"No..." She murmured. Rukia and Ichigo reached for her when she ran up to the zanpakuto, calling her name. The young woman put herself between the arrancar and her friends, barring his way by raising her arms.

"Please stop!" She pleaded. "Please stop fighting! The man you were looking for is gone forever. " Rukia ran up to her friend.

"It's useless, Inoue. He's too far gone now..." She tried to convince her.

"He hasn't been completely taken over by the hollows yet," Orihime insisted. "Despite all his sadness, his despair, he's desperately fighting to stay in control." Rin narrowed her eyes.

"Best to kill him now while he can't attack. He'll just suffer, otherwise. Death was his fate since the beginning. He's gone far beyond his natural limit. I'm surprised he made it this far."

"Yes," Byakuya agreed. "We must exterminate him before he can do harm."

The arrancar stumbled forward a step, yelling his master's name. Rukia was astonished by his obsession.

"Is he still searching for Koga even after transforming?" Ichigo was staring, dumbfounded.

"He's really obsessed," he remarked.

"Enough of this." Rin drew her sword and stepped forward. Ichigo turned to her, blocking her way with one arm. "You can't be serious about killing him!"

"I am. He is merely suffering like this. Death will be a release for him. Let me go before he regains control and kills us all." She was about to use shunpo to get around him when the arrancar started trembling. Orihime, who had come to stand right in front of him, backed away a step now.

"Inoue, get away from him!" Rukia yelled. Orihime summoned her shield, blocking Muramasa's attacks. It broke easily and the woman was sent flying. Rukia went after her. Rin hissed in frustration, glaring at Ichigo.

"Dammit! If you'd have let me kill him, this wouldn't have happened, dumbass!" Ignoring the angry woman, Ichigo lunged at Muramasa. She stared after him blankly. Then turned to Byakuya.

"Wasn't he just telling me to not kill him? What the hell?"

"...I do not understand either..." The noble murmured.

They watched in silence as Ichigo's attacks, despite the speed provided by his Bankai, were all dodged by the arrancar zanpakuto. Muramasa leapt into the air, shooting various bala at Ichigo as he went. The resulting cloud of dust was cleared when Ichigo summoned his mask and lunged for Muramasa once more.

The high speed battle was invisible to some. Even Rin found that she was having a hard time keeping up with their movements. She was aware that the two were quite evenly matched. Neither had landed a blow on the other. Finally, Ichigo's Getsuga Tensho overpowered Muramasa's cero, slamming into the arrancar.

Blood spilled from above. The creature nearly had the whole right of his body cut off. It hung limply, not quite detached. However, Muramasa didn't seem fazed. As if it were nothing, the wound completely healed up. There was no sign of scarring, even. His reiatsu began rising once more, and Muramasa threw back his head to roar into the sky.

Heavy black reiatsu flowed upwards from the arrancar and branched out upon hitting the clouds. At the point of impact, the sky began to crack. Rin stared with wide eyes. She knew exactly what was happening. In a desperate attempt to stop him, Ichigo jumped at Muramasa with an enraged yell. Gillian rose up before him, halting his charge and distracting him. A huge horde was closing in on the teen from either side. Rin pointed her hands skyward.

"Heh. Better watch yourself, Kurosaki, or else this'll hurt!" She yelled at the teen. "Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bear the name of Man! On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus. In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens! Hado #73: Soren Sokatsui!"

Ichigo was barely able to dodge the huge blast of blue energy sent hurtling towards him. Nevertheless, the huge amount of hollows that had been around him were destroyed, freeing the teen of one more problem. He scowled at Rin.

"What the hell? You could have killed me with that!"

"Oops! Sorry!"

"You're not sorry, dammit!"

Meanwhile, while the pair continued eliminating hollows, Byakuya released his weapon and cleared the ones that had begun to surround him, Rin, Orihime, and Rukia.

Rin released her Bankai and, with the help of the huge weapon, hollows were being killed by the dozens. Maybe even the hundreds. Unfortunately, more came still to obstruct Ichigo's path to Muramasa.

But, after much work, Ichigo was able to hit Muramasa head on with a Getsuga Tensho. Once again, the power was enough to cut him in half. The arrancar zanpakuto fell backwards slowly. He hit the island hard, sending dust and dirt everywhere. Ichigo landed on the ground just outside the cloud. When it cleared, Muramasa was standing, still alive.

Everyone's eyes widened when the wound healed just as easily as the other one did.

"Can't... lose..."

Ichigo gasped when he became what appeared to be pure reiatsu. His body was no longer recognizable as it grew and twisted into a huge bulbous pile of goo. Suddenly, the goo was sent flying everywhere before the main body crashed forward like a wave, quickly catching Ichigo in its heaving form. It formed into what seemed to be a red and white dome that was quickly expanding and growing larger. Ichigo's reiatsu had disappeared. As the thing grew, so did the cracks in the sky. Byakuya spoke, his eyes narrowing.

"The hollow reiatsu that Muramasa absorbed is causing this."

"How long did it take to figure that one out, genius?" Rin snapped, crossing her arms across his chest. "And what the hell is 'this', anyways? Looks like a giant fucking mushroom if you ask me."

That's when the mushroom-thing began spewing black sludge that twisted and formed into Menos Grande. They began rising up all around the mushroom-thing, roaring loudly in anticipation of a possible meal. Above, the garganta continued to grow as a result of the fissures in the clouds.

Rin's eyes widened when a cero was sent directly at her and Byakuya. She stepped in front of him. Luckily, her mask was still summoned and she easily deflected it. She was caught off guard when another was sent hurtling towards them almost instantly. Byakuya wrapped an arm around her waist and disappeared, barely avoiding it. The woman was cross.

"I can move on my own!"

"That is my thank you? I am honoured," Byakuya growled sarcastically. He held up his weapon. "Scatter, Senbonzakura."

A good portion of the Menos shooting cero at them were soon gone, giving them less need to dodge.

"Dammit! Don't take them all, I want to fight, too!" His wife complained.

"It does not matter who exterminates these hollows, as long as the task is done."

"It does to matter! If you kill 'em all, the only thing I'll get to do is sit and watch!"

"Then you shall watch," the man retorted.

"That's not the answer I was looking for!" All of the sudden, a loud yell came from above them. They looked up. What they saw was shocking.

"RIN-CHAN!" Ichiami was lunging towards them, or, really, just Rin, with his arms outstretched. The woman's terrified screech was cut off when he knocked her out of the sky and into the trees.

Rin scowled deeply. She had gotten caught in the branches and was hanging a ways up off the ground. Ichiami had slammed into the earth at the base. She was about to give him hell when she heard a loud crack. Before she knew it, she was hanging upside down, her legs still stuck into the branches. She began to curse profusely.

"Rin-chan!" Ichiami cried, now on his feet. Her face was about level with his, so they were able to look eye to eye.

"WHAT!" She roared, trembling with anger. He wailed.

"I'm sorry, Rin-chan! I'll get you out right away!" Ichiami grabbed the trunk of the tree, about to climb up. Rin waved her hands, panicking. "W-wait-"

"Halt, Ichiami!" Both looked up to see Ryu Kiba, scowling deeply. Ichiami had managed to defeat her in battle, so she was now on the side of the shinigami. Rin was grateful for her appearance, since her master had stopped in his tracks. Well, she was relieved until the dragon pulled out a camera.

"We need pictures of this..."

"S-shit! Don't you dare! I'll fucking murder you, you bloody dragon!" Rin snarled. Byakuya landed on the ground beside the dragon. She pointed at Ryu, eyes wide. "Stop her! She's going to take pictures!"

The man stared blankly. Finally, he turned away, shoulders shaking, in an attempt to hide his laughter. His wife snarled as Ryu Kiba began darting all around her, taking pictures from various angles.

"You useless bastard! This isn't the time to make fun of me!"

"You're doing it wrong, Ryu!" Akuma said, manifesting. "You've gotta take the top out of her sash and open it!" Rin grabbed the bottom of her shirt, turning red.

"If you fucking touch me, I'll... I'll... I'll bite your fingers off!" She threatened them.

"That's the best you can come up with?" Aika asked as she and Jinsoku joined them. "Oh, Rin. I'm so disappointed."

"Shut up! Why the fuck is everyone here, anyway? Is it screw around with Rin while she's stuck time?" Her face was turning red from, not only embarrassment, but from the blood rushing to her head. She was already beginning to feel queasy.

"It sure seems that way," the small woman replied. She was smiling at the angry Captain.

"Ugh..." Rin groaned. "I give up. I hate you all, go burn in hell."

"I am sure you will reconsider," Byakuya said, recovering from the bout of laughter.

"Especially you. You can go to the deepest pits of hell. Can someone get me down before something bad happens?" Knowing Rin, something like that was bound to happen.

"I got it!" Rin screamed when the branches gave, letting her fall face first into the ground.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow..." She groaned, holding her nose, which was bleeding. "Fuck... Almost broke my nose..." She glared up at Ichiami, who was still in the tree. "You fucking bastard! I'll kill you!"

"I'm sorry, Rin-chan... Want me to kiss it better~?" He purred, giving her a closed eyed grin.

"No! Fuck you!" The woman snarled getting to her feet. "That aside... What the hell are you doing here? I thought the zanpakuto were being rebels still."

"Captain Kurotsuchi managed to undo the brainwashing," Aika explained, grimacing at the mention of the man. Neither she nor Rin liked him. Ryu Kiba nodded and bowed slightly.

"Yes. We're sorry for causing you so much trouble, Asaje-sama. Everyone," she said respectfully. "We will work hard to repay you for putting up with us." She held out her hand. "Ignite!" A long, pitch-black spiked sword appeared in her grip. It lit on fire.

"Charge!" Two glass swords manifested in Jinsoku's grip.

"Rain down the fires of hell!" Akuma spun her single pistol, cackling like a maniac. The zanpakuto leapt into the air, launching themselves at the Menos Grande. Rin's hands clenched into fists.

"Oi!" She yelled. "Leave some for me! Bankai!"

She bounded into the air, throwing herself into the fight. Meanwhile, Ichiami stared at the mushroom-thing, his mouth wide open and his eyes glowing. Beside him was Katsu and his zanpakuto, who both looked bored.

"Oh my god!" Ichiami yelled, throwing his arms into the air. "It's a giant mushroom! I wonder if it's friendly~?"

"..." Katsu face palmed. Down below, Aika had released Bankai. She bounded up beside Jinsoku.

"Hey, Ossan! How about a game of tag, this time? Whoever tags the most Menos wins!"

"Ah, Beloved, you say the sweetest things." He turned to Toshiro's zanpakuto, who wasn't far. "What do you say, Hyourinmaru? Want to join in?"

Toshiro, who was helping the humans deal with Soi-Fon after they stopped her from attacking the mushroom-thing, looked up when he heard Aika yelling.

"Hey, Toshiro! I got fifty already! You've got a lot of work ahead of you if you want to catch up!"

"Is it just me, or does her personality change when she goes into Bankai?" The small Captain muttered to himself before joining them.

The fighting came to a standstill when the garganta in the sky widened even further. Black sludge poured from the opening onto the ground, melding into yet more Menos. Rin fired at them, wiping out a bunch, but more still came. She gritted her teeth in frustration as Akuma joined her.

"What now? We can't possibly kill all these Menos!" She exclaimed. "Especially if they just keep on coming like this." Akuma shrugged.

"Not much else we can do. Unless someone can close the garganta. Aren't you able to manipulate that type of stuff ever since being kidnapped and fucked up by Aizen?"

"Wouldn't work..." Rin said with a sigh. "It's far too big, and it's hard enough to close my own. Closing one that was forcefully ripped by Menos and Muramasa... Let's just say that isn't gonna happen." Daisuke, along with Dokuga, was located on an invisible platform nearby.

"Damn... What are we going to do?" He growled. "What can close garganta other than the ones who made it?"

"Well, seeing as it's the mushroom-thing that's opening up the garganta, we'd probably need to destroy that first. But, since that really isn't an option since we have no idea how to destroy it, I suppose..." She planted a hand on her hip, a thoughtful look on her face. "A large amount of reiatsu directed at the points where it's ripping should do the trick. We'd need someone to direct a constant attack of the two points while everyone else can raise their pressure in order to scare away the Menos."

"Jeez..." Daisuke wasn't sure if he had gotten all of that, completely, but he got the basic concept. "You know, if you weren't so angry you'd actually be really smart." She bristled.

"Shut your face!" She snarled. Dokuga suddenly stiffened, raising his face towards the rip.

"Look... It's Byakuya-sama and Senbonzakura!" He told the others.

"What?" Rin followed his gaze to see Byakuya and his zanpakuto using their weapons against the ripping points. Preventing it from tearing further. Her eyes widened. Finally, she smirked. "Damn... He used up all that reiatsu during the fight and he can still..."

"What power..." Daisuke murmured, blown away by the event.

"He'll kill himself if he overexerts himself," Dokuga pointed out bluntly.

"He'll be fine," Rin assured. "I trust in him. He knows his limits. He wouldn't be trying if he knew he couldn't do it without killing himself. Now, don't just stand there. Raise your goddamn reiatsu and fucking help!" She snarled, rounding on the others. She was already raising her pressure; both to help and to spur her allies into action.

Soon, everyone, shinigami and zanpakuto alike, began raising their spiritual pressure as well. The Menos that remained on the ground howled in agony as the reiatsu literally began to crush them. Everyone leapt forward, eradicating the hollow with even less difficulty than before. The hollow trying to enter through the garganta abruptly turned away. Lightning crackled around the fissure as, slowly but surely, it began to seal shut once more. Finally, the garganta had been closed.
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