Hikaru frowned when he heard this. He didn't like it when girls or women got hurt. "Relax now. I don't want you to hurt yourself any more than you need to." he said. He then moved to where he was standing in frount of her. "I'll protect you for as long as I am able to myself. I'm not as injured as you are. Though I can not call upon barriers like you can I will do my best to make sure you stay safe." he said.

Annamaria shaked her head "I will be fine, Hidane wont kill me...he has no reason."She commented gently to him "I only cared that joshua is safe and if kieran is...I caused enough trouble and been a burden to joshua for a long time now cause on how i can't be as strong as he is on things and how i always got in the way some how...it did hurt pushing him with a cero through the portal and i dont expect him to forgive me, but i had no choice, i couldn't hold that barrier kido up for much longer."She added gently looking at him weakly. "Run while you still can hikaru...get stronger.."She added before finally falling unconious

Hikaru turned to look at Annamaria when she spoke. Once he noticed she was knocked out he knelt down beside her. "Silly girl. I'll never run. Not when I've promised to protect you. Please, rest while I do what I can to help you." he said. Hikaru then holds out his hand and begins to try to heal Anna the best he can.

Marcus POV

Just as I was about to fire my tri tiger cero at the wolf and it rider when I hear the shifting scent yell something I turn to check it out. I see the black slash of reiatsu coming at me I only just manage to fire my tri tiger at it to stop it but all it did was weaken it. It still hit me and give me a expanding slash cut. Which sent me into my rampaging tiger personality everything else was forgotten bar getting back at him.

I release my res by stabbing my zanpaktou into the ground and roaring and reiatsu the three colours of a tiger covers me as I turn into a were-tiger form with my mask fragment turns into a full on tiger shape mask then I formed plasma daggers that I throw at .


Kieran POV

I watch what happen as Hidane attacks then goes into bankai I just narrow my eyes and stand ready. Then he shoots dark beams at me my lightning cage appears to stop it but some of it stills gets though I only just get my zan to block it. knocking me back and giving light burns on my armour. Then I start to spin the crystal then swing it at Hidane then pulling it back and shunpo while pumping reiatsu into my zan to use chain lightning slash. I appear on the left side of Hidane and swing my sang over my head making a powerful pillar of lightning at Hidane.

In the valley of screams I feel a portal open and close. I can feel josh's reiatsu weak like he was hirt....bad. I shunpo to him and see that,he is bloody and beaten. I kneel down and roll his over gently. Looking him over I begin to use the Divine light to heal him"that girl was almost the death of you.....where is anna?" I ask josh as he wakes up

"Joshua was silent fora few seconds before he got up and pushed Tazuma away
"Taken" he said, angrly"Taken by that insane idiot Hidane. He was stronger then me. I couldn't do anything, especially when Anna's hollow went out of control. But right now that does't matter. I can't protect Anna right now. I, the protecter, ended up getting protected" turning around he slammed his fist into the nearest wall. his expression was livid"I should've just gotten her out of there but I didn't. I stayed and fought and got my sorry ass handed to me. I can't defend her in my current state."

he turned his back to Tazuma and began to walk away
"I need to train" he said before turning to look at Tazuma "ALONE. Understand. the only time I want to see you if if you have some sort of weapon for me to use or some sort of better armor. Anything short is neither worth my time nor my attention. Unless of course it involves Anna. Anything involving her is worth my time"

with that he turned away again and left the compound

"josh! Look at your hip." I yell to,him as he walks away"concider it a gift from your big bro." On josh's hip hanging is the soul splitter. A short spear like weapon

Joshua stopped for a second to pull out the soul splitter
Alright then. Tell me how to use this thing so that then I go train I aint waving it around like an idiot" he said, his tone much more serious then usual

"just listen to the blank bonded with,you and focus your energy." I say watching as josh leaves

"Al usual these days, you talk only in riddles, even when riddles aren't exactly needed Tazuma" Joshua said before shunpoing away

"He's mad" Jack said, appearing on Tazuma's shoulder