Colbolt quickly followed after amaya as there blades continued to clash "Come on Amaya, whats wrong...afraid to use your arm...itis useable in battle...bring forth my true sister."Said Colbcolt slashing as amaya merely dodged and battle with one eye shut tightly huting from having to use her wounded legs to get moving to try not giving in "Troops.. move and defense the squad members...let no one else but captains and lieutinents enter this fight...warn the others of the serterti!"She called to her troops dismissing them as she was managing to keep up with colbolt's attack but colbolt had an advantage of not being harmed.

"Seems I will have to help you."She commented jumping back. She plucked a see through glass like feather from her wings smirking as she lifted it by her shoulder "Pain first level, advancement through burning."She said cutting the feather down her left arm smirking.


Amaya held her blade ready in her right hand before her face came of utter shock before both eyes winced. She bit her lip as she fell to one knee dropping her blade gripping her left limp arm digging her nails into the skin.


"Don't come any closer shinigami."Called Colbolt to Tazuma "Continue to fight us and keep us from our objective and the more she will suffer."Commented Colbolt to Tazuma darkly "Dont worry we will take good care of my sister...but soon she won't be the same old goody good amaya you knew and loved."said Colbolt smirking

"How fitting," Cubix was pleased that Tazuma took as much damage as he had and, the stone cube in his hand surging with Cubix's unique demonic energy, Cubix already had the next mode of attack ready and prepared for Tazuma. Cubix leaned back, supporting a great deal of his weight on the bawls of his feet, and watched Tazuma whip, zip and flash his way over. Contrary to his incredible speed, Cubix could tell where Tazuma was and, using that information, where Tazuma would be. A zip zag pattern was a good idea for avoiding being targeted, though after the first few motions it was highly predictable while approaching the opponent. With each step on the ground Tazuma told everything about himself. The position of his foot would determine the direction he was to go, as he travelled the quick footed motion between where he was and where he was going would give away just how fast he was going and how much time it would take to get there, and where he would stop between the shunpo flashes would set the next concrete position of his location and where he was to go next. All this information, as detailed and critical as it was, was instantly determined by Cubix as the world told the shadows of Tazuma's agile quick footed movements.

It was no surprise to Cubix that Tazuma was a mere flicker from being before him, but it was slightly surprising that Tazuma still went to charge a Cubix, despite the fact that Cubix was so obviously charging an attack himself. Was Tazuma that confident in himself? Did he think so little of Cubix? This only made Cubix want to be all the more brutal and hostile with his next attack. As Tazuma attempted to blindside Cubix with a attack to the side, Cubix unleashed his own gathering power.

Tazuma's quick slash aimed for behind Cubix's knees was met with a hard "klink" as the sword dug into an enormous solid earth cube. It would have went quite far if Tazuma put any effort in that sweeping slash or if Tazuma were fortifying his blade with his own energy. "Hmph," Cubix arrogantly scoffed as he closed his eyes and removed any and all attention from Tazuma. As if it was in-tuned with Cubix's own arrogance, that large solid cube, which was taller and broader than Tazuma, would blast forward while spinning around and around. It was very close and very large, so flawlessly dodging it would be tricky, but it moved in such a way that it would batter Tazuma with dozens of hits as it's great speed would either cause him to fly off in, carried by the dangerous rotation, or be tackled forward and into the side of the 2nd Division barracks causing a significant crash. Even if Tazuma managed to stop the raging cube, which would be considerably difficult with its rotation and its quickness, it would eventually crash into something or other.

"Half assed; Your tactics and your assumptions are foolhardy. If you don't think I can't see through your movements, then you are going to be harmed far more than you can possibly imagine, ingrate. You are about to taste the full limits of my terrestrial abilities. You are free to keep assuming that I will just lie down before your blade, " Cubix would say and then his own demon energy would surge slightly. Cubix would vanish, a flurry of glassblades left in his wake. Cubix was moving fast. He was faster than any untrained eyes could ever hope to keep up with and he was covering distance similar in the way Tazuma had. This ability however was different than Shunpo and the Demon Flash. Here and there, where one would see breaks in a shunpo between the flashes, were small spiraling bodies of grasses. They appeared, here and there, and would encircle a specific area as Cubix attempted to use his high speed movement, known as Celer, to form a large circular formation. If Tazuma was quick enough or not injured too much, maybe he could stop whatever it was that Cubix was attempting? It likely wouldn't be easy, considering that Cubix was traveling at a very high speed constantly.

As the stone slabrose from under foot abd started to rotate I leap back and quickly analyze the angle,spin,and speed of hit."got it." I say to myself as I leap into the air and send a sword pressure attack at the slab. After three slashs the slab should be shattered. I then turn my attention to the demon , it was now painfull obvious that his abilities are earth based and he is fast , not as fast as I am but quick none the less.

As he runs in a circle a quick pulse of vibration leaves my body giving me a clear view of him and where he will be heading next"is he using a pattern to fuel an attack" I think to myself. Leaping into the air and using the air walking ability that all shinigami possess should take his sense away I gathered. Focused on where he is heading and sore as gell from the bits or stone that struck me as the slab broke. I focus on where he will appear next. Using,shunpo to exit the circle he is running I stop and release another,quick vibration burst"ahh just where I thought,i,whisper as know,i know his next location and direction of travel. Extending my left hand from my robes palm out all cubix may be able to hear is"ye lord!mask of flesh and bone--- the rest is too quiet to,hear but he does hear"hado 33 blue fire,crash down!" As he does a ball of blue energy forms in the extended arms palm it then blasts out and midway through it path toward cubix it extends into a wave like formation. As it leaves a bit of steam can be seen escaping my oalm.

I then look over at amaya and her sister"if you,take her. I promise you I will go to hauco mundo and tear it appart myself to return her to me!" My reiatsu flares slightly as the scent of cherry blossoms fills the air around us. Tkurning my attention back to the demon who is having a hado fured at him. Holding my sword ready to counter and of his return attacks if the hado misses.

Minoru was surprised as his slash was blocked by Takami, but the point blank Hado #4 did successfully rip into Takami's upper arm before Minoru used shunpo in succession to gain some distance. Minoru then launched Bakudo #4 Hainawa at Takami which was dodged quite easily, Minoru then started the incantation for Bakudo #61 before unleashing it. What Minoru hadn't noticed quite yet was that Takami had built up an attack, and as the bakudo sped towards him Takami's voice could be heard calling out "Fuego y Oscuridad!" before a large blade of darkness was launched at the bakudo resulting in an explosion that consumed both the attack and bakudo. Well...wasn't expecting him to do that Minoru thought to himself as he felt a shift in the placement of Takami's reiatsu, it was now above him and building up once again.

As Minoru noticed the building reiatsu he looked up to spot Takami about twenty feet above and only a few feet infront of him. Thats when Minoru heard "Fuego y Oscuridad!" again as yet another blade of darkness was shot at him, Minoru quickly realized he had few options here as the attack could very well be a distraction. As Minoru thought his plan out quickly he decided upon trying the new technique Yawe and taught him, quickly Minoru spun his zanpakuto in his palm so the blunt end was facing the incoming attack, then with 5 quick thrusts into the air a large concussive wave of wind launched at the attack.

As the concussive wave of wind and the blade of darkness impacted at somewhat close range to Minoru he was pushed back.. straight into Takami's blade as he had used sonido to follow up his attack with a stab. Minoru felt Takami's blade pierce the side of his back, possibly missing the attacks true mark due to the way Minoru was pushed off balance. Minoru heard the buzz before noticing Takami had positioned himself above Minoru for another attack. With a grunt Minoru ignored the fresh wound, though it hindered his upper torso movement slightly.

Although just taking a blade into the back, Minoru was not going to let that stop him, not when the hollow-Takami had just left himself open while charging an attack. Time to take this more seriously.. Minoru thought to himself as he felt his zanpakuto spirit agree. Minoru began building up reiatsu quickly before his body began to burst into a white 'film' of reiatsu crackling off of him, Shunko!. Now things would get more interesting.

Now with the additional speed gained from shunko Minoru used shunpo to reach Takami, or more accurately put himself infront of Takami with the blade of his zanpakuto pointing forward. Minoru was about to try something he hadn't heard of being tried, taking a mighty swing at Takami with his zanapakuto Minoru also loosed a burst of shunko's energy into the attack. The result of 'transfering' shunko through his zanpakuto was much like launching shunko in a punch, but instead it took the form of the zanpakuto's blade, 'enlarging' it during the moment of attack.

The result of mixing shunko with the slash of his attack would essentially be 'explosive' and would cause some backlash on Minoru's part as he would use shunpo to gain some distance again before sealing his reiatsu and 'vanishing' from Takami's sense's for the moment. While his reiatsu was 'sealed' Minoru would also be fueling his zanpakuto with trace amounts, readying himself to go bankai if need be.

Joshua had been silent and still the entire time this affair had been going on. He had come with Colbolt just to find out what her little plan for her sister had been and in truth it annoyed him greatly. His thoughts weren't on Amaya but rather Amelia. He was worried what Colbolt actions might do to the girl. Just cause he worked for the hollows now didn't make him a complete bad guy, but he wasn't a good guy either
~~Wonder how Colbolt is taking over her sister's body~~ he thought to himself, keeping an eye on Amaya~~If it has something to do with reiatsu maybe we could stop it. Mind you that would probably tick Colbolt off to all hell and back but... well I'll cross that bridge when I come to it~~

With that he began focusing on finding some sort of way to help Amaya and the shinigami. However he also kept in mind his overall mission was to protect Colbolt. It was like a big juggling act

He looked over at Tazuma when his former captain spoke
~~So he really does care for her~~ he thought, sighing to himself~~I feel for you captain. Now you know how I felt seven years ago. But you don't need to know that. Best I keep you in the dark and just focus on what I think needs to be done right now~~

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Nakajima noticed that one of his allies, Kieran, was attacking Divus at the same time that he was. He watched as Kieran went Bankai and then fired off a lightning bolt attack. It seemed that Divus had grabbed it, using some strange power of his. Then, he used Demon Flash, appearing above Nakajima and firing Kieran's attack at him. One thought passed through Nakajima's mind as his defensive instincts took over: "The hell?!". Nakajima pointed his index finger at the oncoming attack. On the tip of his finger, Nakajima charged a dark green Cero. He then fired it straight at the oncoming attack, before using Sonido to move away. Since Kieran's attack was stronger than Nakajima's Cero, it would break through, but Nakajima used the few seconds that the attack was held at bay to escape. Even as Nakajima reappeared about 20 feet away, he heard the huge blast as his Cero was overcome and the lightning streaked away and struck the ground. With that very same Demon Flash, it appeared that Divus had also dodged Nakajima's attack. Now, it appeared as if Divus was whispering random stuff into nowhere. Nakajima watched as Divus headed toward Amaya. "NO!!" thought Nakajima. "Not letting you take her!!" shouted Nakajima. He used Sonido to appear in front of Divus, not even heeding the 60 swords all around Divus in his anger. Dark green Reiatsu flared all around Nakajima as he charged another dark green Cero on the tip of his index finger. He then fired the Cero straight at Divus's face. However, Nakajima didn't care if the Cero made contact or not. It was but a distraction. For, now, Nakajima used Sonido to appear behind Divus and fire a blade of light from his sword toward Divus's back. Regardless of whether or not this was successful, he would Sonido back in front of Divus, blocking his path towards Amaya, preparing his Reiatsu to use Bankai if he needed to.



Takami watched as Minoru used a technique that he'd never seen before. He fired a wave of air at Takami's blade. The two impacted even as Takami moved to strike Minoru's back, the force of the blast pushing Minoru onto Takami's blade. Takami gave a cry of triumph that sounded uncomfortably like the roar of a Hollow that has just devoured a soul as his blade sank into Minoru's back. It had been slightly off-mark, but that did not matter to Takami as he used Sonido away and began to charge up an attack. It seemed that Minoru thought he'd found an opening, for now he was using Shunko. Then, he did the last thing that Takami or, indeed, anyone else, would have expected. He pushed the energy of the Shunko into his blade as he struck at Takami. "Interesting plan, Shinigami!! Too bad it isn't going to work!!" said Takami. For, now, his attack was finished charging. Pointing his sword, which was now glowing white-hot, at Minoru's oncoming blade, he yelled out "Equis de Fuego Blanca!!" The attack that shot forth from his blade resembled a Hi Shiro, but this was much larger. It was easily three feet across. The attack slammed into the Shunko-covered blade. The explosion was enormous, a huge blast of white energy shot outward, the very center of the enormous blast being Minoru's blade. Minoru would probably be knocked back by the force of the explosion. To avoid the rapidly spreading energy from the blast, Takami used Sonido to move to a point about 25 feet above Minoru. He then charged an orange and white Cero in his palm. If the blast had knocked Minoru over, Takami would fire the Cero at Minoru as he got up, which would give him little reaction time. If Minoru had somehow managed to avoid being knocked over, Takami would still fire the Cero, but Minoru would have much more time to react. Regardless of whether the Cero hit, Takami would follow up with a "Fuego y Oscuridad!" from his sword, this time shooting a blade of fire from his sword. Takami would then watch to see what Minoru did.

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I watch as the lightning bolts are redirected towards nakajima and he fires a cero at then which only stops them for a second or two before the bolts rip though it. Then i see the demon rip to shreds the troops which amaya had called up will the ones that had lived after that energy attack. He also fends off attacks from nakajima then he starts to mumble something thinking it some sort of demon kidou i then think that this would be a good time to attack. Since both of my ranged based lightning attacks were deflected by a strange force lets see how he handles a close ranged attack. With that i slot the hilt of my dragon tail blade into the spot for it behind the dragon head freeing that hand to form my lightning storm blast. The blast is a lot bigger then what it would of been if i was not in bankai now it the size of a beach ball one made out of lightning it also has a lot more of my reiatsu in it making it more dense and more damaging then normal. Then i silently swoop down skimming over the ground at a angle to the demons back for i aim to hit him in the square of his back at the last moment before i hit i increase my speed by flapping my wings and using reiatsu to boost the speed boost i get from it all this to make it more likely for my lightning storm blast to hit or at lest one of my wings. It still possible to dodge but my sudden increase in my speed would make it harder.

Amaya growled some as she slowly started to stand which shocked colbolt "Why do you continue to fight and allow others destoried you have changed greatly from the sister I have once known, you were never a fighter always agreed a doll."Said colbolt

"And I was till I found my purpose here among the shinigami...I know i failed you as an older sister and not being able to bring you here with mother and father, with all our brothers...but there are people here that needs me as I am...I have a daughter and a male i am very close too that has kept me going through all these years. I have a squad that would lay down their lives for someone like me...I wont allow any of them to die by your groups hands..."She commented feeling a searing pain through her being as colbolt jumped on to a pile of rubble "You wont win the fight inside sister...mentaly...your weak, you cant stand knowing evveryone you care about is getting hurt...these shinigami that fight for you...it tears you to shreds inside. End their suffering and come along as once your gone you wont be returning anymore..."She commented she heard divus's word smirking "good demons, words are great."She said to herself.

Amaya shout her eyes before she crouched down listening to divus's words. they were slowly getting to her on her soul but she wasnt about to let them win. "My ally...I can not longer sense the true you probrably from this change but allow me to hear your voice in my greatest time of need. Fight with me and show them the new you."Whispered amaya to her blade. She adjusted the blade to behind her back with her elbow pointing up to the air. Her red eyes closed before a blue circle of light formed on the ground around where she stood. She said nothing but listening to a small whisper "Sing within the blizzard, AzuraHime."She commented as the light shot upword freezing the water droplets in the air forming snow s the wind shifted violently and shot towards amaya and around cloaking her in a blizzard like tornado where only her blacken sillohoute could be shown. Amaya straghtened her arm before she slashed down in a diagnol spinning around as the blizard snow broke apart being sent in every direction with her reaistu flaring a great lighjt blue. she opened her eyes as her simple zankpackuto's length exspanded length and widtth as it looked like a long butcher knife that was twice her size. Her uniform changed to a sleeveless open back kimono with a slight in the side. her hair was in an elegant bun as there looked to be snow flakes within her snow white hair.

"So that is what you become my friends."She whispered lifting up the blade, that must have weighed a ton by the looks of thickness, but she lifted the blade like it was nothing.

"That isnt the shinkai i remember from her...did it change with her?'asked olbolt in shock to herself wishing her other fraccion was here, he would love to get a change to examine the change in amaya's shinkai from colbolt.

"If you think I am going down without a fight annamaria....your dead wrong."She commented opening her eyes