Sibbling Rivalry

[Shukumei Onigata]

After running through the city Shukumei stopped once reaching the center of the town. She glanced around slowly, the hollow activity she was feeling was no longer there, there was nothing out of the ordinary. Unseen to the human eye Shukumei folded her arms against her chest and continued to watch and wait. She could feel that something wasn't right. When leaving the soul society she didn't get half of the necessities she needed so there was no way to contact the others in order to hear of their situation.

"What in the world is going on..."

Without warning or implication, she felt several different hollows in the area. Perhaps she didn't miscaculate after all, now perhaps things were begining to take shape after all.

Gripping Tatsumaki by the hilt, she slowly removed her Zanpakuto from its sheathe while trying to feel out where the hollows were. There were a great deal to follow, she felt as if she was surrounded. She glanced up toward the sky and watched as the fabric that seperated the Hueco Mundo from the Human world, separate and Hollows began to infiltrate the city. Several turned to dozens as she stood there prepared to do her part in protecting the city. Dozen's multiplied into dozen's more. It felt like an army of Hollows all staring at her.

Shukumei closed her eyes before gripping Tatsumaki tightly in her right hand. She opened her eyes "WHIRL TATSUMAKI!!!" Upon activating the initial release of her Zanpakutou, Shukumei's spiritual pressure began to grow, as she began to bait the Hollows into attacking her rather than making victims of the innocent people of the city.

The hollows while vast in number began to turn their attention to her, and it was then she heard the voice, commanding the Hollows to stop. She could feel the hollow presence weakening and the presence of another growing stronger by the second. Without warning, Shukumei turned around and was standing face to face with her Younger brother, the defector. As she stood their, the spirit chains that kept her spiritual pressure bound began to snap and the spiritual pressure locked away began to grow without warning, upon releasing the seventh chain, her hair changed from its usual brunette color to white, matching that of her brother.

"I will stop you Ryouji, even at the cost of my own life. I won't let you destroy the innocent people of this city!!!"

Shukumei extended her Zanpakuto out in front of her, pointing it at Ryouji, hoping that he would stop and return to the sereitei with her, but that was highly unlikely.

[Ryouji Onigata]

Ryouji glanced down at his sister's blade as it was pointed at him, however it didn't intimidate or scare him in the least. In fact he simply ignored it and turned his back to her. "Find the others, and obliterate them, see that they do not reach this point in the city. She is mine to deal with. Carry out my will!"

The Hollows mobilized and moved as Ryouji ordered, fleeing from the center of the city and making their way to different sections while in rather large groups. It was his plan all along to isolate Shukumei from the group, for it was he who wanted to do battle with his sister. He turned his head back slightly and glanced at his sister out of the corner of his eye.

"If it was not for you Shukumei, this battle would not be possible. While your friends are battling with the Hollows whereever they may be scattered, you and I are destined to have one more battle. You have beaten me in every battle we've had sister, but today that streak ends."

Ryouji kept his hand wrapped tightly around Shinkuoremasu's sheath. He was more determined then ever before to defeat his sister, to show how superior to her he has always been and to add more salt to the wound, he would do it on his own strength.

[From here on in this will be a combined post for the battle]

Shukumei thrusted her sword forward only to have it parried by Ryouji's sheathed Zanpakuto. However Shukumei remained on the offensive, thrusting and slashing where she could, to attempted to throw Ryouji off balance. His balance was superb, and he rarely missed a step as he continued to use the sheathed Zanpakuto to parry and block her attack. Tilting his head back Ryouji stopped and took a step back, giving himself some breathing room as he stared at Shukumei.

"I shall personally see to it that you and everything you love suffers. From you...to Ronin, to the fools you fight so hard to protect, down to your daughter Kai. They will all suffer at the hands of Darkness"

Ryouji slowly removed Shinkuoremasu from its sheath and extended it forward. Shukumei not wanting to believe what she was hearing thrusted her blade forward, to clash with her brother's and the two began dueling once again. Both parrying and countering the attacks of the other, it appeared to be completely even without either gaining ground on the other.

Shukumei attempted a forward slash, but Ryouji stepped back, having the blade barely miss him, he then performed a flash step and appeared behind Shukumei with his blade fully extended in front of him. With the blinding speed that he has gained becoming an Arrancar, Ryouji turned and glancd at his sister as she dropped her Zanpakuto and wrapped her arm around her stomach. She screamed in pain as a wound opened up along her stomach and waste line.

"Pity, I figured I cut you in half, perhaps luck is on your side sister"

Ryouji turned around and swung his blade horizontally, creating an equally sized cut along her back. He performed another flashstep giving himself more distance between himself and Shukumei.

He Sheathed his blade as he released his spiritual pressure so that she could not move. It was his plan all along to isolate her away from the group so that he could finish her. He slid his left leg back behind him, and bent his right knee. It was time to put an end to the doubts of who was the stronger fighter. Four different Vortex's opened up, on in front, behind and on Shukumei's left and right side.

This is your end...my dearest sister"

The four Vortex's fused together to create a black bubble which engulfed Shukumei whole. Ryouji unsheathed his Zanpakuto and created slashes upon slashes in mere seconds before slaming it into the sheath for the final time. He straightened up his composure, and the black bubble disappeared. Ryouji has unleashed the true power of his Zanpakuto with a modified version of the move which allows him to complete hundreds upon hundreds of slashes within the blink of an eye. Ryouji turned his back to his sister as the slashes beban to reveal themselves on her arms, body and face. Blood covered the area in which she was kneeling before falling over on to her face. Ryouji's hair had fallen down from its usual slick back appearance. He took his left hand and forced his hair back into the small spikes before. Grunting with satisfaction.

Now the only thing for him to do was to wait, since Shukumei was disposed off, he had to wait for the others to come, in which their fates will be the same as hers. He closed his eyes upon lowering his head. Although he is of evil mind and heart, he could not kill her, his feelings got in the way of his judgment. It angered him immensely. He still suffers from emotional attatchments.

"Getsuga Shouten"

Ryouji unsheathed his blade and released a wave of black spiritual energy in the area in which his sister was currently laying. He sheathed his blade after watching it engulf her body, tossing her into the air in which she landed on her back. The spirit chains began to reconnect themselves and her spiritual pressure she was releasing returned to a mininum.

Shukumei's body was trembling as she laid there. Ryouji turned around and walked over to his sister, seeing that she was covered in blood. He just stood there, staring at her, waiting for her group of friends to come and save her.

[Yuri Nakayama]

Yuri couldn't focus on her mission. She was really worried that things weren't going to go as well as they planned. They couldn't afford to lose Shukumei not only s a friend, but a brilliant captain as well. Yuri let's her part of the mission go, racing for the center, trying to sense for the captain. Along the way, she saw a group of Hollow coming her away, instantly drawing her Zanpakutou, taking a stance. My fear has become a reality.. He did know this was going to happen.. He just let us believe we could win.. That means Shukumei is in serious danger.. I need to get through these in order to get to her..

Fighting through t the group of Hollows were going to take away strength she needed in order to either fight her captain or get Shukumei away from him. Soon sheathing her sword, Yuri sees an opening, taking it as she flash steps past the enemy. She wasn't going to waste time on the underlings when the leader was only a few feet away. Sensing that the Hollows behind her would not let up, she turns around, skidding to a stop. "I don't have time to waste on you!"

It took quite a while for Yuri to dispose of the Hollows. If she were more focused, it would of taken a lot less time to finish them. But since she was conserving strength for the battle, a little time wasted should be that bad. Finally making it to the center. Yuri instantly spotted Shukumei who was in terrible shape and her captain standing beside her as if he was ready to finish her off. She had to get his attention before he was able to complete his slaughter. "C..Captain!" That alone should get him to turn around and face her. She has to buy time so that Ronin and Nori can get here and take her away to get medical attention. It would mean having to fight seriously as if everything, even her life, was on the line.

"Captain..It's time that.. you and I fought.. And I mean seriously.. No holding back.. For both of us. Shukumei isn't your opponent anymore.." Yuri didn't wait for him to make the first move, Speaking the command of her Shikai quickly, she dashes at him, taking a swing at him. "I am!"

[Ryouji Onigata]

Ryouji huffed upon hearing Yuri's voice. Finally he was going to get more time to fight with a semi strong opponent, however his attention did not detour from Shukumei. He narrowed his eyes slightly. As Yuri's blade neared him he stepped to the side quickly before finally staring at her. He could see it, she was begining to battle seriously, where was this determination all along. Perhaps if she was this determined, he would have never had to waste his time rescuing her.

There wouldn't be a need for him to take this battle seriously. What was the point, while determined she still wasn't trying, which in turn led him to believe that she was buying time. Ryouji smacked Yuri on the top of the head with the sheath of his Zanpakuto before standing there, unworried, uncaring.

"If thats all you're going to do ,don't bother wasting my time Shinigami"

Ryouji turned his back to Yuri which was a form of disrespect, showing her that he would not take her seriously no matter what she did unless she was going to actually try to beat him, where she would fail miserably.

[Yuri Nakayama]

Yuri had stepped back from being hit on the head, rubbing the spot where she was hit. Though his voice may sound cruel, maybe the blow to the head was his way of saying if she was going to be serious then be serious. There's a difference in acting it and saying it. Even though you're the enemy.. you're still trying to teach me.. I won't take it for granted.. I will get you back.. it's a promise.. Taking a few steps back, she lowers her rm that's holding her weapon, looking toward her Captain. Did he turned his back to her to see if she would get angry? In fact she was, but she couldn't let it get to her.

"I was hoping it would of been you to teach me this.. but I guess in some way, you were responsible for me learning it. So.. Here goes the first actual battle with it.. Bankai!" Her Swallow soon disappeared, two flowers appearing on the sides of her head as if they were there to hold back her hair.Of course, it would be most likely he wouldn't pay attention to the fact she even learned Bankai. Even if he did, he would most definitely call it a joke. The Flowers were there to help her sense any vibrations within the ground and also help her with her new abilities.

Kneeling down on the ground, she places both hands on the ground, keeping an eye on her Captain. I'll make you proud Captain.. She was feeding her spiritual pressure through the ground, inching toward Ryouji. By the way things were going, he would have enough time to move. That's what she was hoping for. The longer she could keep him guessing, the more chance she would have to take advantage of the battle

[Ronin]

Ronin felt the battle, racing there as fast as he could. He cut through several Hollow, faster and stronger now that he was complete. He arrived next to Yuri, smiling upon seeing her Bankai. He ruffled her hair lightly, showing he was proud of her. He stayed in his normal Shinigami form, letting her battle. He shifted his eyes to her, taking a knee.

"I will let you battle, but if you get into trouble, I will step in.... You, rogue Captain.... now that I'm complete, I want to fight you."

He glared at his Captain's brother, something different in his eyes. It was not the normal hate that he held toward him. Instead it was more along the lines of anticipation.

[van]

Nori arrived shortly after Ronin, kneeling beside the fallen Captain. He took her to safety, tending to his wounds as best he could. He wrapped her wounds and did what he could. He knew Ronin wanted to help her, but also knew Yuri was no match for the rogue Captain. He looked down to her, leaning her on him so she could be elevated.

"I may not know you well, but I know that Ronin still needs you. You can't leave him, not now. He still doesn't believe you appreciate him, and your approval means everything to him."

[Ryouji Onigata]

Ryouji shook his head from side to side slowly. From Yuri learning Bankai...finally to Ronin's attitude as if he stood a chance complete or not was actually moving. If he still had a heart, it would have certainly touched him. However the fact still remained that he was growing tired of waiting for a real battle so now he was to propose something totally new. It was something that Ronin said however that stuck with him. Ryouji placed his thumb on the crest which separated the blade of his sword from the hilt and pushed it up, revealing a small portion of the blade.

"You already sense that she doesn't have what it takes to beat me, so why wait, include yourself in this battle so that I can decimate the love birds at once and get this over with. However with Yuri using the final release, I feel that it is only just that I do the same"

Ryouji quickly gripped the hilt of his Zanpakuto and freed it from its sheath. He twirled the blade around quickly before slamming the blade into the ground where in front of where he stood.

"Bankai"

Ryouji knelt down as a monsterous wall of black reiatsu enveloped him and his Zanpakuto. Shortly after the reiatsu vanished and Ryouji slowly moved himself to a vertical base. His entire body was covered in black armor. His back was now cloaked in a white cape with a black outline. His face covered with what appeared to be a helmet. His eyes had turned black and his iris' were yellow.

From his transformation, he was now able to Summon both his hollow and shinigami strength at once. Hidden beneath his helmet was his hollow mask. He took a step forward and reached forward, Grabbing his Zanpakuto with his right hand. No longer was it an 'S' shaped Naginata, it remained in its normal appearance. It hadn't changed at all. Ryouji pulled the blade from the ground and waved it around, before slashing the air horizontally, but in the reverse direction.

Upon completing the slash, Ryouji slowly placed the Zanpakuto back in its sheath before slamming it down, Once the blade was locked in the sheath, A building meters away split in the same direction in which he slashed the air, and crumbled to the ground. Ryouji gripped the sheath tightly in his left hand before moving it behind his cape where it remained stationary. He wasn't going to use Shinkuoremasu for this battle. From his Dark Aura he manefested another blade, one that was much larger, and resembled the blade in which a Knight would carry. From the blade his eyes shifted over to Yuri before glowing and in a very dark, demonic voice Ryouji spoke to both her and Ronin before unleashing all the spiritual pressure he could muster.

"The time for words has ended. Both of you, do your worst, for when this battle ends, it will be I who stands as the victor."

Now Ryouji stood in his true battle ready phase. Although this was only half of what he could truly do, he was more than certain that it would be enough to grant him a huge victory in his own personal war against those who stand in the way of him completing his mission and even if it were not enough, he still had one ace in the hole and that was his true hollow transformation.

[Yuri Nakayama]

Yuri could sense Ryouji's immense spiritual power. In fact, it sent shivers down her spine. However, she didn't have time to be afraid nor let the fact that he invited Ronin into the battle bother her. Maybe it would be good to have a partner in battle. Since he hadn't move from his previous spot, Yuri's spiritual pressure was now right under him. Now using it to manipulate the ground below him, she forces it to come up, looking like a gaping mouth, soon clamping tightly, sealing him within a few thick feet of earth. Of course it wasn't going to stop him for long. It was to be considered to be a warning that from this point forward, she would have the intention of defeating him, even if it meant killing him.

"Wait.. L..lovebirds?!" It's not it took her this long to noticed he said it. she was more focused on her attack than anything else. Was he referring to her and Ronin? There's no way Ronin would see her more than a friend. "Er.. There's nothing I can say really.. I just like hangin' with him.. He's someone I'd gladly give my life for.. And even though you're different Captain.. I'd try to protect you no matter what.. But I guess this is kind of ironic.. Me fighting instead of doing what I preach.. But I swear.. I will get you back at any costs!"

The Shinigami kept her hands on the ground, using it as a method to detect the vibrations through the ground. It'll help her know when he's ready to break through. It was most likely he would and everything had to be done perfectly or she could be risking everything and end up with nothing. "But you're right.. The time for words is over.. We'll let our strength do it for us!"

[Ronin]

Ronin smirked, unleashing his Bankai. Something was different about it, very different. His Shinigami robe was replaced with black armor. On his shoulders, he had armor plates and his swords were also different. One was short for his defensive side while the other was larger for his more hostile side. His hair was red and black, and his eyes right red. He kept his swords on his back, activating his gloves. <here is what the gloves look like finestko.com/features/characters/kyo/kyo-snk.jpg> A flame appeared in his palm, waving in the light breeze. He closed his eyes, smirking to himself. He opened his eyes, the flame disappearing as he make his hands into fists. He shifted his eyes to the rogue Captain, throwing a punch in his direction. He smirked, crouching as the building directly behind him crumbled and fell to the ground.

"I'm not as weak as you think I am.... Although I do not mind fighting with Yuri, I told you before, I want to fight you alone. I wanted to fight the real you, but it seems your spirit was not as strong as I thought as you allowed yourself to be controlled.... To think, my Captain spoke so highly of you.... To think I was jealous because she praised you and ignored me...."

He shifted his eyes to Yuri, not mentioning anything about his comment. He let Yuri decide what to do about the fight, He was not going to fight unless Yuri said it was alright.

[Ryouji Onigata]

Ryouji lowered his head slightly before chuckling. The words and actions of a human are almost as meaningless as the lives they live. Yet this one was so anxious to die it was almost sad. However Ryouji good or evil was never the type to make excuses, the current situation was no different. However he meant it when he said he was through talking, so for the time being he would allow the shinigami to believe whatever they wanted to. His true plan was yet to be revealed but when the battle has finally ended the truth will be revealed.

Certainly a punch wasn't going to 'scare' Ryouji and force him to change his motives. It was bound to be interesting to say in the least


"Getsuga Shouten"

Ryouji spun his sword above his head before unleashing a vertical slash which a black getsuga wave was unleashed. He narrowed his eyes and performed a flash step appearing behind both Ronin and Yuri with his left hand extended out in front of him, both his pointer and middle finger were extended and began to spark red before small spirit energy formed at the tip of his fingers. While he was toying with them for the time being he knew that things were going to pick up shortly and force him to get serious. After a few moments the energy Ryouji formed had manefested itself into a Cero Blast in which he aimed directly at the two standing in front of him.

[Yuri Nakayama]

Yuri was able to detect vibrations from he ground, shifting her eyes to the side. Now her Captain has begun his onslaught. His first attack sent both her and Ronin back quite a distance. She had to keep on her feet if she wanted to avoid getting herself and Ronin injured. If that wasn't enough, he was preparing to fire a Cero. Concentrating, Yuri holds out her hand as if preparing to attack. As she lets her spiritual pressure seep into the ground through her feet, she gathers more in her hand as if preparing to use a Kido. Soon lifting up her leg as if taking a step forward, The Shinigami brought it down quite hard, causing the ground in front of her and Ryouji to tremble quite intensely. She was hoping by the time he fires the Cero, the tremor she created would at least change the directory of his second attack.

Quickly speaking the incantation of a Kido (number 31), Yuri fires a Red Ball of Energy at her Captain, hoping he was still unbalanced. She had to think ahead of how he would counter. She knows better than anyone that he's not being serious. If he was, it was most likely they wouldn't still be alive. Of course, there was her last resort. Hopefully she wouldn't have to go that far into stopping him. Come on Captain.. Make your next move...

[Ronin]

Ronin knew that he could not beat the Captain, but he was getting VERY annoyed. The Captain thought that he was still the same weak person he was before. Although he was still weaker than the rogue Captain, he was still strong enough to hurt him. He knew he was being toyed with, but he also knew he wasn't showing any of his strength yet either. He smirked as Yuri's attack it the Captain, knowing it probably gave him nothing more than a burn. Yuri had grown stronger, but she could not yet defeat him, let alone her Captain. He flash stepped in front of the rogue, smirking to him before hitting him in the gut with his gloves. He used enough energy to cause him pain, as well as let him know he still has more power to show him. Ronin then opened his fist, a pulse of fire exploding from his hand and sending the rogue Captain flying into a parked truck. He knew he was going to be pissed after that, but he didn't care. The fire in his eyes was burning too brightly. Win or lose, Ronin wanted to fight.

"That was very low of you, lower than I thought possible even for you. I had no intention of fighting yet, but you threw the first punch. You want to fight dreg? <trash, scum, loser - something along those lines> WELL LET'S GO!"

Ronin was suddenly surrounded by an aura of fire and spirit energy. The energy was clearly Ronin's, but it felt different. It was calm and focused, rather than wild and reckless. He stood there in a boxer's stance, his swords still strapped to his back. He was hoping the rouge would realize that it was not going to be as easy as he thought to defeat them. He narrowed his eyes, waiting to see what would happen next.

[Ryouji Onigata]

Ryouji sat up upon flying into the truck. He tilted his head to the side slowly before standing up and brushing off his armor. He sighed loudly before chuckling. Someone was getting very serious. Bruised Egos are a great weapon against the weakminded.

"If insults and weak attacks are all you have in your aresenal. Your defeat is certain. "

Ryouji walked forward slowly as his body became surrounded in a black reiatsu. Looking at the dark sword. He turned it upside down and thrusted the blade into the ground. He jumped into the air and performed a flash step. Without warning or hesitation he appeared in front of Yuri, thrusting his knee into the center of her face before turning his attention to Ronin. Ryouji extended his right hand, grabbing the human by the side of his head before smashing it into the nearest wall. Ryouji followed up with a perfect side kick, further pushing Ronin's head into the wall. Ryouji broght his foot down slowly before turning away from Ronin and directing his attention to Yuri

His stare was cold, heartless. He stepped toward her slowly before leaning over her, he lifted her off of the ground by her shirt.

"Die"

As Ryouji thrusted his arm forward, he stopped mid attack and stared at her. Upon staring at her, he was reminded of how innocent and good natured she was; reminded of how he enjoyed her company...how much he cared.

"Yu..ri"

He lowered her down onto her feet before dropping down onto his knees in front of her. He looked down at his hands, how they were glad in armor.

"Whats...happened to me?"

Ryouji slammed his fists into the ground as he began roaring in anger. The ground began to shake violently for his anger was channeling his ties to the darkness. The more angry he got, the more his spiritual pressure would increase. He continued yelling loudly and the ground shook more and more because of the ammount of spirit pressure he was releasing. The reiatsu grew darker, much more hateful and he quickly glanced up at Yuri before ramming his fist into her stomach with all of the increased rage and power he was granted through his anger and frustration.

The punch lifted her off of the her feet and the ground. Thrusting his left arm forward, Ryouji grabbed Yuri by the face and shoved pushed her head down into the ground. He is anger had gotten the best of him , upon feeling Yuri's head hit the ground he squeezed her face within his palm while pushing her head down against the cement. With his right hand free, he lifted his right hand into the air. His dark sword appeared in his hand. He pointed the blade down in her direction. He thrusted the blade downward, he was intent on killing her.

[Shukumei Onigata]

[The first part of this post will be what Shukumei is doing while being attended to Nori up until she felt Ryouji unleash more spiritual pressure up to the climax. Blame the song I am listening to, I really had no intention of doing this lol]

Shukumei opened her eyes, hearing Nori's voice. She looked at him before slowly prying herself away from him as she attempted to stand. She lost to much blood and was far to weak so she fell down onto her knees and grunted.

"How...could this have happened to him. His strength...resembles my former mentor.The minute I was trapped...in that orb of darkness. I felt it...his true power. I have...to help them"

Before she could take a step...she felt that same spiritual pressure again. It was exactly the same, it felt like the essense of true darkness. Shukumei herself had flash backs of her and her brother playing in the Rukongai...always laughing and smiling and depended on each other for survival. So many years have passed. She refused to believe that Ryouji was truly this demented. His smile, how he used to laugh when she would sneeze, how he always did everything he could to protect her even though she didn't need it. A tear rolled down her cheeks as she forced herself to stand.

She performed a flash step leaving the area...she was determined to not only stop her brother, but to save him from his dark fate. Appearing chest as the sword materialized in his hand she shouted his name before running in his direction.

"RYOUJI!!!!"

Ignoring her own wounds, she flash stepped once more, and appeared underneath the blade, she quickly pushed Yuri aside and took the Ryouji's blade in place of Yuri. She felt the blade pierce her stomach and she coughed up blood in response to taking it.

She coughed and stared up at Ryouji with tears in her eyes. She slowly reached up pushed the armored helm Ryouji was wearing off of his head. The Hollow Mask he was wearing deteriorated as he stared back at her.

"This...isn't...your doing...Ry..ouji. Ai...zen is to...blame. You have always...been a good person...despite being judged...you remained...true to yourself. I know...you better than...any..one. You...are...not...evil...Fight it...Ryouji...fight it...for not only me...but for...Yuri and most of all for your..self!"

Shukumei placed her hand on the side of her brother's face before her hand fell down toward the ground. Her eyes closed and she slipped into Unconsiciousness as tears continued to fall from her eyes. She hated seeing him this way...but with the blow she took for Yuri, maybe she would no longer have to.

[Yuri Nakayama]

It happened all so fast. One moment he was on te ground before her, as if comtemplating of the misdeeds he had done. She had wanted to console him, but since his rage got the best of him which increased his spiritual pressure was nothing that she could do but take his onslaught by full force. Pain coursed through her body when he had slammed her head into the ground. At least with his hand on her face, she couldn't exactly see him lift up the sword. But that didn't stop her from crying. I..guess this is it.. I suppose it's fitting..Captain saved me and he's now the one to kill me.. The cirle's complete..

Yuri was waiting for the blade to pierce through her but she never felt a thing. Although his hand covered her eyes, they were shut. When she opens them, she sees Shukumei in the spot where she used to be. Automatically thinking the worst, Yuri slowly crawled to her. She was still winded from being hit so hard in the stomach not to mention her head was pounding. Yuri tilts her head to the side, placing it on Shukumei's chest to see if she detected a heartbeat. It was faint, but at least she was still alive. "C..captain Shukumei.. you.. You didn't have to... You should of stayed with Nori..."

Of course she was greatful, but what if Shukumei dies because of her? Would Ryouji and Ronin blame her? Be mad at her? Eitehr way, she was going to show her captain support, evenif he would take advantage of her guard being down/me Slowly reaching up, the shinigami grabs onto Ryouji's arm, using it to pull herself up. once on her feet, Yuri hugs onto him, hoping to calm him down. "C..Captain.. It's not your fault.. We never blamed you.. It's Aizen's fault, not yours! We want you to cme back.. please come back.. It would make Captain Shukumei very happy.. It would make me happy as well.. We can.. become a team again.. what do you say?"

Ooc| Ryouji has made mention that he wants to post next instead of the usual order (Me, Ryouji, and Ronin). Ryouji will post next and the order will go back to normal.

[Ryouji Onigata]

Ryouji dropped the sword in which he held and stared at his sister. Her face wore the expression of sadness. The thing that bothered him most at that point was not the fact that he fatally wounded her...but the fact that even as she laid there, she had shed tears for him. He slowly lowered his head. The breathes he was taking grew much slower and much heavier to the point where it could be heard.

"Shu...ku...MEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIII!!!!!!!"

His voice deepend and grew even darker than previously. White particules began to form itself around his face, surrounding it before covering it completely. It was from these white particles that his hollow mask had once again appeared and covered his face. His eyes blackened out completely before the iris' turned yellow. His helmet once again manefested itself and appeared over his head and face. He lifed his head slowly. He pushed himself up to a standing position even with Yuri hugging on to him. His body was surrounded by what appeared to be a black flame.

Through his anger, Ryouji had gained access to his new and true bankai form. He has never once used, or was given information about it, but it was explained to him that once his anger peaks, he would be given more power and more strength to obliterate whatever or in this case whoever got in his. This true power was Berserker.

Ryouji pulled his blade from Shukumei's stomach while tilting his head back slowly. He gripped the hilt of the sword tightly before slowly lowering his head and staring down at Yuri.

"Insect.."

Ryouji drew back his arm and thrusted his elbow into the side of her head, forcing him to release him from the hug. Now with the distance he has, it was time to unleash his new bankai's true ability. Ryouji's body began to blacken out completely before disappearing into darkness. His body began to multiply. Through this darkness, Ryouji himself emerged, with his dark blade at his side. The darkness began to multiply, creating five clones, comprised completely of Shadows. Ryouji and the third shadow carried the dark blade while the second and fourth Shadow carried Shinkuoremasu in its normal katana form. The final shadow carried both the dark blade and its shadowed version of Shinkuoremasu.

"Kumori Danmaku"

Ryouji quickly moved his left leg behind him, extending it completely. The shadow versions of him did the same in unison. Ryouji performed a flash step appearing in front of Yuri. He quickly gripped her by the shirt and tossed her into the air. As she left the ground, he performed yet another flash step appearing behind her with his sword completely extending, having completed a slash while flash steping. Once having completed the Slash, Ryouji's skin and armor turned pitch black, he himself becoming a shadow. The second shadow appeared behind yuri, and performed a flash step in mid air, vanishing once it reappeared in front of her. The third shadow, performed a flash step and appeared above Yuri. While falling toward, her it performed a flash step of its own completing a verticle type slash before reappearing underneath the shinigami female, before decipating. The fourth shadow jumped directly toward Yuri where it stood and completed a slash before appearing above her and vanishing. The fifth and final shadow, glanced up at Yuri, before laughing with evil intentions. The fifth shadow wasn't really a shadow at all, the shadow vanished showing it to be Ryouji whom was now wielding both his Zanpakuto and the blade in which he created from his dark aura.

"The end is upon you, Shinigami"

Ryouji performed flash step after flash step, following the attack patterns of the four shadows before him. Once completing the forth slash Ryouji appeared infront of Yuri. Before he was to deliver the final blow, he stopped himself. He glanced at girl and a thought struck him. What would be a good way to weaken the enemy's offensive, and it would be by taking out one of its prime players.

Ryouji took Yuri into his arms before he floated down towards the ground. He stared at her, as the slash marks of where the shadows had done their damage appeared one after the other. Ryouji glanced up and looked at Ronin before laughing evily.

"This one has a dark flame within her. However she is not ready to be shown the way. For now boy I shall leave her in your care, but when I return, I am taking her with me and I hope you and the fallen one are able to stop me. I've completed my mission. While stalling you fools and leaving you awstruck at my ability, I've been masking my hollow's presense with my spirit pressure. Now we are a mere one-hundred souls short of our goals. I will return for those souls and this one here. The one who cares for her captain who no longer exists"

Ryouji turns and makes his way over to where Shukumei is currently laying. He knelt down and layed Yuri down beside her before standing up. The dark blade he carried vanished into then air and his armor began to crack and break away slowly before decipating, leaving him in his normal form. Ryouji then shoved Shinkuoremasu into its sheath before carring it in his left hand.

"Until next time....human"

Ryouji kept his back turned to Ronin as a gate appeared in front of him. As it opened slightly he stepped through it and through the other side. Upon entering the gate, it closed behind him and vanished completely. The hollows that were hidden under his spiritual pressure had vanished as well, returning through the vortexes that had brought them into this world and they too returned to the Hueco Mundo, leaving more casualties and questions as to what Ryouji's true motive was.

[Yuri Nakayama]

Yuri couldn't keep up with the Shadows. She could see them coming at her but would lose sight of them as they got too close. Then it was a surprise when she found herself being held in the arms of her Captain. She looks up to him in confusion. Before anything could be said, her eyes widened from the immense pain she was in. The slash marks finally appeared, her shinigami robe torn and soaked in blood. she didn't know what hurt the most: The actual wounds themselves or the fact that it was her captain who dealt them.

The pain was unbearable, having to rely on Ryouji holding her so she wouldn't fall. While he talked, she just took everything in. Dark flame? Shown the way? Does..he mean become like him? Me..a heartless killer? That's very unlikely.. Then again.. IT happened to Captain.. Next thing she knew she was on the ground beside Shukumei, having to glance up and over to Ronin, listening as much as she can though she was fading in and out of consciousness. Right now the main thing is to get away from the area before anything else were to happen. Since Ronin was there, he would have to pick one of them (Shukumei and Yuri) to take back and come for the other.

Though it took a while for her to stand up, Yuri slowly got onto her feet, trying to help Shukumei up. With the help of Ronin, they were able to carry Shukumei back to Ronin's house for an attempt to recover.