Her attack went right through his hand yet he then gripped her fist cracking the metal covering it a bit, there was an easy moment to just kill him, but Aya was more fixated on what he was going to do. So when he pulled her in and punched her right into the face, she flew back right into a tree smashing right through it, yet Aya still came back, just with a bruise this time, however she this time shunpoed in front of Kenji. "Sowwy Owange." Aya then flicked him away a good mile or so, she then jumped high into the air with a humongous Metal ball in her hands, which she then threw right at Ragnarok, and it could go many ways, but every way it could go led to the ball exploding sending razor sharp metal pieces everywhere.

Once the other two began fighting Surin ran up to Haruka with her two blades. Once she got close Surin raised her Zanpakuto-which had a shadow like mist rising from them-attempting to slice down Haruka's shoulder, though from Haruka's shadow another blade shot up from it attempting to pierce Haruka in her side. Surin then raised her other blade and throwing towards Haruka just in case she tried to jump out of the way, that blade had a high chance of cutting her. From that it'd show that Surin was accurate with her attacks.

Haruka growled when the first two blades hit home. She managed to block the flying blade by slashing it right back at its owner. Where Surin had her accuracy with throwing, Haruka similar accuracy.

She attacked head on right after the Zanpakuto flew at Surin. "One More Time, Yuurei Shinjin." she said before she slashed at the woman in reverse grip. She continued around into a hard knee to the stomach and finally an elbow smash aimed at the head.

Zane620 said
Her attack went right through his hand yet he then gripped her fist cracking the metal covering it a bit, there was an easy moment to just kill him, but Aya was more fixated on what he was going to do. So when he pulled her in and punched her right into the face, she flew back right into a tree smashing right through it, yet Aya still came back, just with a bruise this time, however she this time shunpoed in front of Kenji. "Sowwy Owange." Aya then flicked him away a good mile or so, she then jumped high into the air with a humongous Metal ball in her hands, which she then threw right at Ragnarok, and it could go many ways, but every way it could go led to the ball exploding sending razor sharp metal pieces everywhere.

Ragnarok raised his hand, red particles of energy appearing and forming a hilt as she flicked away Kenji and formed the giant metallic ball "Your arrogance truly knows no bounds. I suppose I will have to kill your boyfriend after" As he spoke, a massive and long blade began to form on the hilt, it's length the same as the diameter of the ball. He then swung his blade through it, cutting it like cheese with his strength. Without letting a second pass, he jumped up towards her, between the two halves of the ball to cut Aya in half. But then, he saw light glowing on both of his sides as he looked back at the balls. The halves then exploded, engulfing Ragnarok and covering his body in pieces of metal. He dropped to the ground, landing ln his feet but blood dropping down all over his body. A large piece of shrapnel had pierced through his head at the right eye, but yet he was still alive. His eye was wide as he looked down at all the holes in the armor. He looked at Lahel "ABYSS!! COVER THE GATES!!!" Suddenly, two massive doors formed, the gates to Hell. Before they could open, a stream of shadows came out of Lahels shadow and began to cover it. It covered the front part of the doors, keeping it shut temporarily "Gaahhh, hurry it up and finish it Ragna! I can't hold this forever!" Ragnarok nodded, his blade vanishing as his armor began to drop off his body. Beneath it was a man with pale, gray skin with long silky black hair. All he wore was a black cloth covering his private area. His expression was cold as he grabbed the piece of shrapnel in his head and pulled it put, the hole in his head quickly closing. The other prices fetal also dropped out of his body as his wounds healed. "Sorry, but I have to get serious. We don't have much time and we have to deliver your head to Hozumi" Right after he spoke, he used a shunpo like technique to appear in felt of Aya, his speeds greater compared to before. He sent a punch for her chest, a punch with at least Head Captain level strength.

Kenji raised an eyebrow once Aya apologized then was flicked about a mile back, "Oh fucking hell!" he yelled. He stuck his hand out grabbing onto a branch and flipped around it, he then let go and shot back towards the direction again using shunpo to aid him. He got back rather quickly to see The Rock pull something from his head. He then went on to try and punch Aya, "One more left," Kenji said before Ragnarok's fist appeared in front of his own face, in which he attempted for Ragnarok to hit himself.

Aya watched from the sky as her attack went towards night, which he proceeded to cut in half, but that wouldn't stop it from exploding. Which he found out as it exploded all around him, and as the area cleared of flying shrapnel Aya lowered to the ground looking at Ragnarok with a impressed look as he was still alive despite a piece of metal through his skull, then something big must have happened as these doors appeared plus this shadow holding it closed then Ragnarok stripping, and pulling the metal out of his skull. Ragnarok then went to punch Aya who could see his speed improved but she was still faster, yet the punch is where she sensed the most danger, that was until it was goign right back at him, which made Aya turn around and wave at Kenji. "Hai Owange I Almowst take Nudist down down." Aya said jumping a bit then shunpoing behind Lahel with a Giant Metal sword in her hand which she then swung down right towards Lahel's head.

Both Hyperion and the man took jabs at each other with neither one managing to get a hit off, as both wanted to avoid the little side effects of not getting their skin dissolved or getting electrocuted. Yet the first one to blunder was the man as he stepped in the light from the hole that Hikari made which prompted Hyperion to use it to his advantage. "Thunder!" Hyperions shouted as he brought his fist down which also sent a thunder bolt from the sky right on top of the man which stopped him in his tracks long enough for Hyperion to punch him in the chest again, sending the man sprawling to his back.

The man remained there which seemingly made it look like he was unconscious so as Hyperion went over to him, the man vanished above him, slamming his fist down on Hyperion's head then kicked Hyperion in his left leg which was followed up by several punches to his chest all leaving holes in his uniform plus burn marks on his skin. Hyperion then shunpoed away as he felt like his skin was melting away.

AeronFarron said
Haruka growled when the first two blades hit home. She managed to block the flying blade by slashing it right back at its owner. Where Surin had her accuracy with throwing, Haruka similar accuracy. She attacked head on right after the Zanpakuto flew at Surin. "One More Time, Yuurei Shinjin." she said before she slashed at the woman in reverse grip. She continued around into a hard knee to the stomach and finally an elbow smash aimed at the head.

Once the attacks hit Surin dropped to the ground with a small amount of blood dripping from her mouth. She had caught herself by stabbing her blades into the ground in which a bunch of shadows then surrounded Haruka's feet. The shadows then wrapped around Haruka until it covered her. Haruka would then notice the whole area was completely covered in shadows to the point nothing could be seen. A large arm then shot out of the darkness and aimed to punch Haruka.

[The darkness is only to Haruka, though it's not an illusion]

Mok sat on a stump as he waited for most of the people in squad five to come outside, he then stood up not caring if everyone wasn't present yet. "Glad you showed up, cause I'm only saying this once. I am the captain of squad five. I and a few other were brought in by Juki, so I can assure you that we are qualified for this position. and truthfully I was never intended for this, more so I didn't want to. Yet that bastard on the mountain denied Juki's request, so you get me. If you are expecting some fancy speech about me saying were the best squad, we can achieve the impossible. Then you are dead wrong. What I will say is this though, this squad doesn't need idiots thinking they changed something when its already been known to have happened. So yeah, don't be an idiot. Yet now we must get to the part where some will try and I will probably only hate you guys more. Anyone who doesn't think I'm worthy enough to be your captain then feel free and try to beat me, in fact...." Mok said as he sat back down on the stump and tossed his zanpakuto on the ground. "All you got to do is push me off this stump, succeed in that and I will gladly leave this position" Then a pretty big rock went flying at Mok who simply used sho on it and sent it hurdling into the sky where it then vanished. Mok then gazed at Shin who shrugged and bowed. "Well I'm satisfied." Shin said sealing his zanpakuto while Mok simply nodded and looked around. "Anyone else?"

Giovanni watched the new captain introduce himself from the roof. Finally squad 5 had a captain, it was a bitter sweet moment. naturally it meant change, which Gio didnt really mind but the squad as a whole had been going through so many changes it might stress them. But on the good side it meant access to new training, so to speak. Gio had done the best he could up until now, working well within and sometimes beyond his limitations however now there was a captain to give that burden to. Whether or not it was a good thing, remained to be seen but time would just have to tell. Gio jumped down to the front of the crowd. "before anyone else challenges you, let me ask you this. my name is Giovanni cain. Third seat. what are you prepared to do to make us stronger? both squad five and the kido corps."

Mok looked at the man and took note of his name. "Well, I'm going to call you Gio then, and what a dumb question. Sure I can help train you guys, but you can't rely just on me to get stronger. True strength lies deep within those who want it. Sure I can teach you guys fancy tricks how to do kido without incantations and still make them powerful, but if you yourself want to improve then, that's something you yourself will have to do. So to that I say if you guys want to become stronger then congratulations, you are already on the path to becoming stronger, you just got to keep at it." Mok said scratching his head tapping on the stump. "So happy with the answer? You can always feel free to try and push me off this stump if you aren't."

Gio had to force himself not to roll his eyes "i believe you did not understand the question. we are not, relying on you, but expecting you to" he paused to think of a better choice of words than 'do your job' "to be a part of this squad. we have been making collective and individual strides toward strengthening ourselves since before the new head captain declared us all weak. you, as captain, are a part of this group, a part of this collective. role expectations aside, anyone here in a position to contribute, contributes. skills, techniques, wisdom, even cooking. so when i ask what are you willing to do to make us stronger im not just asking for take over our combat trainings. I am asking what will your overall contribution to squad 5 be?" Gio tried to sound as...casual as possible. But the answer would determine if he bothered to try to move the new captain. even though he knew it was pointless to try.

Mok listened to the man again, somewhat appalled by what he meant by contributing to this squad. "Now I think you don't understand what it means to be a captain. My duty is to see that you guys aren't slacking off and are doing what you are suppose to be doing. Sure skills, techniques that comes with the position, but cooking? What you decide to do in your free time is yours, but II'm not about to contribute everything to everyone. I'm contributing those to those I deem worthy, If i taught everyone here how to do Hado number ninety, I'd run the risk of having some of you guys rebelling and then using this dangerous hado causing ungodly amounts of damage to the Seireitei. So what I will be contributing is making sure my squad is the squad that will undoubtedly try and back stab me once I taught them something interesting, or powerful..... Kid you will one day have to learn. You may want to trust everyone, but just cause people seem close, doesn't mean they are perfect angels. As soon as they can they will stab you in the back."

Gio smirked "so thats what its going to be. " he wouldnt allow himself to be goaded into the trust argument. especially right after the most recent betrayal. "the training and patroll schedule will be in your new office a long with a roster for each. Do with them as you will, any questions, concerns or criticisms may be directed towards me. now if you would be so kind as to give us your name, and our first orders, if any, we can get back to business" the man never did actually give his name, only his new position. If he only wanted to go by Captain that was all well and good as well. Gio on the other hand had finished his evaluation of the captain. Blunt but not indifferent. strong with trust issues, and a cynical personality covered by a smug facade. whether or not that was completely accurate wasnt relevant, that was his first impression and you only make those once.

Mok listened as the man pretty much gave him commands which made him smirk and as soon as he was finished with his plan, Mok stood up and picked up his Zanpakuto, then pulled a capsule off the hilt of his zanpakuto and opened it. "Thats nice and all, but screw your schedules and training plan, we are going by mine now. Also has anyone ever told you your kind of a buzz kill or controlling?" Mok said looking at his list as he moved through the crowd of people. "And if you want to know, its Mok Tenrai, Now lets see. Unseated are following me, while seated and above can clear out hollows, while Gio over there, can cook you guys up something nice." Mok said putting the planner back in the capsule then tucking it in his pocket, as he motioned for the unseated to follow him.

"Yes Sir, I'll send the units that are already out to where they should go as well." Given that he had already trained, and went on a mission today, cooking was more of a pleasure than a punishment. so he got right to it. The now empty barrack was almost a playground to him at this point, especially the kitchen. He had everything he needed already stocked. since it would be the captains first meal with them, regardless if he graced them with his company, it would be a feast. with no one around he could break out the Kido corps secret recipes. Kido fried chicken, Glazed honey ham and Sekienton smoked turkey would cover the meats. Each speedily prepared in a way so secretive it cant be written. But it should be noted the turkey is the squad favorite. but of course there was rice, white rice and pork fried rice as well as an assortment of fresh vegetables for salads. and bread cant forget bread.

As he prepared these things he sent anyone who came back to the barracks on their way to where the captain wanted them. but he felt like something was missing from the feast. He thought back to his childhood, about the occasions where his family would celebrate with food. For the most part he had included variations of most of the foods.....PASTA. There wasa no pasta. and he would have to make his own sauce... he checked the time. Pasta was quick so he had enough time he hoped. He decided on spaghetti, simple yet satisfying and easy to make in bulk. He boiled water with a refined version of hado 31 and put the spaghetti in with some spices for flavor. now to wait for every thing to be finished

After a while of shock that most couldn't even do shakkaho, or some basic Bakudo. He contemplated what he got himself in to, yet managed to get them on the right track, with at least ninety percent being able to do some hados better and actually know how to do bakudos. That was when Mok dismissed them and then made a chair made of kido and sat down in it as he looked at a piece of paper with some information on it. "Wow we get insulted a lot.... The fuck is a Ryutaro, and how'd he get away with that? Seriously just byakurai people first ask questions later." Mok spoke to himself when suddenly two people began dragging him inside the building then to the scene where Mok just stared at it. "Well.... I was kind of shitting around about the whole cooking thing....." Then the ones that killed the hollows came back and went right in. "Hey where is the report?" Mok was then handed a piece of paper which he took then sat down with the others as he read it. "How the hell did you..... Know what it worked. So good for you. Shooting a byakurai up a hollows ass...." Mok said, which made some members chuckle.

With the table set and people filing in Gio felt a slight sense of accomplishment. Even without the captain saying anything the fact that he good everything was enough of a pat on the back that he could handle. Besides they finally got a captain and Gio, so far, wasnt in charge of as much an more. Sure the schedule that he worked so hard on was shot to shit but oh well, that probably wasnt a bad thing. Gio didnt say anything to the new captain. He didnt need to, he just watched as the man fell well into his role. "welcome to squad five" he mumbled to himself before returning to the kitchen. He had thought about making a cake but that probably would have been to over the top.

Three months ago!

Kenta sat in a tree watching the attack on the Seireitei, not wanting to get involved….Even if he did he knew he wouldn’t be able to do anything. Tengoku kara jigoku no sutoraiki was his greatest ability but….It would risk doing more damage to the Soul Society and there was no guarantee that he’d hit the enemy, plus he’d be out of the fight after he had used it…..Not to mention he didn’t even have his Zanpakuto! I….I want to help but….Fuck! I’m weak and I….Kenta closed his eyes tightly to stop the tears from falling, shutting up as his voice wavered. He shivered, taking a breath and jumped down the three.

I have to retire….I can’t keep this rank I didn’t earn….I need to get stronger before I can do anything! Kenta thought as he opened his eyes and walked forward.

He had managed to sneak, not being seen by anyone, and slipped inside Squad six. Walking into Captain Kuchiki’s office he sat at his desk pulling out paper and a pen. He took a breath and began writing, explaining his situation….And put that he retired; it was actually the first thing he put considering that was probably all Captain Kuchiki needed to know. Though he decided to explain anyways, just in case he wanted to know….Or tell Rio, even though he knew she’d figure. She, Hikari, and Captain Kuchiki were really the only ones who needed to know of his departure.

After he finished writing he put the pen down and stood up. He walked to his room looking around in there, soon finding his headphones. Tears dripped down his face as he stared down at them, gripping them tightly. Sis….

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“So kid, how long can you stay out today?” Keina asked Kenta, taking a sip of her drink before letting out a cool breath.



“Mommy says I can stay out for a whole hour!” Kenta responded to happily, smiling and rocking in his chair causing Keina to giggle. He was young at that time….Very young, a time that he was able to spend time with his sister. Though he was born in the Spirit World, his father was apart of the Gotei 13. He had a Gigai stored for Kenta to use so he could interact with his sister, the one he always asked about. And since his father was a member of Squad thirteen, it gave him an excuse to go to the human world to see his daughter….One that managed to stay alive.

“Oh really?” Keina asked as she gave a poke to the tip of Kenta’s nose getting a laugh out of him, “That’s a very long time; it’s probably because you’re such a big boy now! Hey, what do you say we go get ice cream?”

“I am a big boy!....And mommy says it’s not good to eat ice cream while it’s cold out,” Kenta replied as he looked up at her worriedly.

“It’ll be our little secret alright?” Keina said as she patted Kenta’s head causing him to smile once more, she then grabbed his hand and began walking with him. As they were walking they began singing a small tune.

Sleep, little pigeon, and fold your wings,
Little blue pigeon with velvet eyes;
Sleep to the singing of mother-bird swinging
Swinging the nest where her little one lies.

Away out yonder I see a star,
Silvery star with a tinkling song;
To the soft dew falling I hear it calling
Calling and tinkling the night along.

In through the window a moonbeam comes,
Little gold moonbeam with misty wings;
All silently creeping, it asks, “Is he sleeping
Sleeping and dreaming while mother sings?”

Up from the sea there floats the sob
Of the waves that are breaking upon the shore,
As though they were groaning in anguish, and moaning
Bemoaning the ship that shall come no more.

But sleep, little pigeon, and fold your wings,
Little blue pigeon with mournful eyes;
Am I not singing?—see, I am swinging
Swinging the nest where my darling lies.

They finished just as soon as they got to an ice cream shop, ordering strawberry for Kenta and chocolate for herself. “You know for your age, you’re a very good singer Kenta!”

“Hm? Mommy taught me, she says teaching me helps me fall asleep,” Kenta said smiling as they got their ice cream.

“Normally it’s supposed to be her singing which puts you to sleep, but if it works then that’s good!” Keina said before seeing something that caught her eye, “Kenta stay here, I’ll be right back!”

Kenta nodded watching as Keina left, he sat down on the ground eating his ice cream. Keina came out of the store a few minutes later with headphones in her hand. Kenta stood up tossing his cone in the trash bin, wiping his sticky hands and mouth off on a napkin.

Keina bent down to Kenta giving him a headphone that was set up to a recorder, “See? We can record ourselves singing since we do that allot together! And we can listen to it anytime we want, when we’re sad or lonely it’ll cheer us up you know? Or if you’re just bored!” Keina said excitedly.

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“Fucking hell, I promised myself that I got over you sis a year ago, promised myself I wouldn’t cry but here I am….” Kenta said as he wiped his eyes, though not able to stop his voice from trembling as he spoke, “….You fucking sucked at singing, heh….And you were an idiot for not seeing how close I looked to mom, but I guess I was sort of an oddball there….But hell did you love kids, and you were good with them too. I’ll miss you….But I’m not going to let your death haunt me any longer, so it’s a final goodbye. Thank you….”

Kenta took another breath to calm him before he put his headphones in his pocket. He looked around a bit more before he saw his clone’s body in his bathroom, looking down at his arms. Remembering the marks, marking each day he was without his sister….Allot of days he could see. He had found out Keina kept a pad in her room, filled with the number of days she hadn’t seen the children she liked to be around. Kenta was too impatient the time he started doing the same, so he just did it on his arms. His right arm was filled with actual numbers, but they took up too much of his arm, so he started on his left with strikes instead. “Yeah, I’m over it…” he mumbled as he picked his clone up tossing it over his shoulders.

He then walked out of his room and down the hall stopping once he got to Rio’s, he stared at her door before sighing and walking inside. Pulling the headphones from his pocket, the one with no wire and looked a bit damaged, he sat it on her pillow. “….If you ever feel lonely,” he mumbled as he turned and walked out, not thinking much when he did. Leaving the Squad six barracks he then left the Seireitei, looking back once to see The Head captain heading towards a garganta with the enemy, a few other Shinigami too. I assume they aren’t being adducted… Kenta thought before looking forward once more.

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Kenta vs Aokiji!



Once outside the Seireitei he let out a breath, ignoring the destroyed Shinrai clan grounds as he headed into the forest. Kenta had been walking for a couple hours, an hour before had sat his clone against a tree so he could be at peace. Upon walking a bit more he heard a voice, causing him to stop and crouch not making a sound.

“….I don’t want to continue being apart of the Gotei 13, I’ve lived there too long following orders and acting like everything is ok. I despise the Shinigami yet work alongside them….” A voice said, peering through the trees to see someone who looked to be from Squad two Kenta stayed quiet, “Not even sure I want to live in this horrid world anymore….”

“Well I can kill your pain,” Kenta said as he leaned against a tree, staring at the man.

“Yeah?” The man asked as he stood up after sitting a picture down, he then turned around to reveal himself as Aokiji Feng, “And how do you suppose you’ll do that….Kenta Makoto?”

“Well I don’t mercy kill, so give me a reason,” Kenta said as he eyed Aokiji. I know who he is, Aokiji of Squad two, apparently a high ranking member….Could train off him, Kenta thought.

“I’ve fed information to those rebelling, putting the Seireitei in danger,” Aokiji told him.

Kenta’s eyebrows furrowed as he looked to the ground for a few seconds before looking back up at Aokiji with a straight face, “Well now I can’t even consider not beating your ass,” Kenta said before he shot off towards Aokiji. Even though he lacked a year of training he still had a great deal of speed, though something Aokiji could keep up with.

Kenta and Aokiji traded blows, countering one another, missing, but then again hitting one another. Once they hit each other it was hard, and enough to draw blood. They both jumped back at the same time, Kenta spitting blood on the ground. Aokiji let the blood stay; his nose was cracked and shaped weirdly now too. Metal arms, Aokiji noticed.

“Time to turn it up then,” Aokiji said as he narrowed his eyes. Aokiji shot towards Kenta again with great speed and threw a right punch, at the last minute Kenta raised his hands blocking the punch though an explosion lead afterwards which sent Kenta flying back.

Kenta smacked into a tree with a small grunt and looked at his hands, barely damaged. Well atleast he wasn’t lying about it being able to withstand high forms of explosives, Kenta thought as he looked up seeing Aokiji coming straight for him.

Kenta rolled out of the way as Aokiji swung and hit a tree causing it to explode before it could fly away. Aokiji glared at Kenta, “Your metal can withstand it, but the rest of your body?” With that Aokiji jumped into the air and came down towards Kenta with his hands clenched ready to slam down on Kenta’s gut. As he got close enough Kenta caught his fist causing a big explosion to engulf the two.

Kenta grunted and flipped up with his legs out catching Aokiji in the chin. Kenta still held onto Aokiji’s hands as he flipped through the gap in Aokiji’s arms, though his gauntlets getting in the way of his wrist twisting and cracking in weird ways though Kenta did lift Aokiji up into the air and fall backwards slamming Aokiji into the ground.

Kenta quickly flipped up, though Aokiji recovered just as he did. They both turned around with their arms swung out, having the same mindset of trying to hit each other but ended up blocking their attacks. Aokiji then sent a quick kick then sent Kenta into the air, but Kenta recovered in the air jumping higher into it taunting Aokiji to come with his hand.

Aokiji crouched then shot into the air after Kenta sending a punch his way in which Kenta grabbed his hand and flung him higher into the air. Kenta shot after them, and once they were close used their momentum to swirl in a circle dealing blows at each other hitting each other various times. Kenta then shunpo’ed above Aokiji and flipped with his leg out hitting him in the head causing blood to shoot out of his mouth. Aokiji shot towards the ground and was going to recover if he didn’t feel one of Kenta’s metal hands encase and squeeze his whole skull. He then felt his body smash into the earth hard with more blood shooting out of his mouth.

Kenta grunted as he then pushed down hard releasing his grip, that push sent Aokiji into the ground leaving a decent sized crater. Though it hurted Aokiji showed no emotional signs of being in pain. He simply pushed off the ground with one hand and stood up, staggering as he was a bit dazed. Kenta took advantage and jumped down the crater, crouching in front of Aokiji he came up with a hard left to his gut causing him to double over and fly into the air a bit. Kenta then shunpo’ed behind him and kicked into his spine causing him to fall back into the crater widening it. Kenta flipped into the air and shot back down towards Aokiji with a hand stretched back, planning to do what he just did again….Dragon bomb was what he was going to call it.

As he got closer, out of the dust a yellow tiger jumped out causing his eyes to widen as it just jumped into him causing his body to stop moving and just fall. Kenta felt his body shock all over, but as he couldn’t move there was nothing he could do. Suddenly a fist reached out of the dust which hit his face with a massive explosion engulfing him.

He was then sent into the air with Aokiji shooting up after him dealing a large amount of punches with explosions coming after. Aokiji turned to the ground and threw his Shikai at the ground, he then shunpo’ed behind Kenta holding his fist together. Aokiji smashed his fist into Kenta’s back which sent him flying towards the ground. One he got there his gut smashed into the hilt of Aokiji’s sword, with the blade impaled into the ground.

Kenta was then electrocuted for touching the hilt, and then felt a strike of lightning crash into his spine. He would have yelled out if it wasn’t for his triple Paralyzation. Aokiji appeared in front of Kenta and punched him in the face with another explosion; it caused Kenta to shoot backwards flying through the trees. As Kenta flew back he felt a slash across hit stomach, one Aokiji dealt. Kenta finally landed after a bit and slid across the ground.

Kenta slowly stood up coughing and spitting blood out of his mouth. He managed to stand but was attacked before he could regain himself, though he managed to block Aokiji’s sword coming down at his head. “You have incredible endurance to be able to block my attacks still, let alone even move!” Aokiji said as he pressed harder, though Kenta pressed his arms up harder to equal Aokiji’s strength despite him being beat up.

“Getting hurt in every way possible using a Zanpakuto, a man manages to take a few punches,” Kenta said as he quickly jumped back though jumped forward again. He stepped on Aokiji’s sword sending it to the ground before he twisted and kicked Aokiji in his face. Aokiji stumbled back before he slashed at Kenta quickly, Kenta managing to swat them away with his arms.

Aokiji quickly retracted that plan, it was obvious that Kenta’s arms could take allot more damage than he could deal and that he was good at Hakuda. In the midst of thinking he didn’t notice the straight punch Kenta dealt which sent him skidding back though another came after that, then those. Then kicks got involved. Kenta dealt multiple fast which then sent Aokiji flying back.

Kenta broke a branch off a tree and shunpo’ed behind Aokiji hitting him in the back of the neck causing the branch to break. He then went to the front of him and with the broken piece sliced across Aokiji’s eye dealing a cut leaving him blind. Aokiji landed and stared at Kenta, both with heavy breathing and pants.

“It’s obvious that you equal me in Hakuda, and you can withstand my Shikai skills….So I think it’s time to go beyond,” Aokiji said as he activated Kami no Tsuyo-sa. Lightning ran through his blade before he pierced himself in the chest, his Zanpakuto disappearing. Aokiji’s wounds then closed up right away, him feeling refreshed, “So, let’s see if your endurance can handle this.”

Aokiji then disappeared, and before Kenta could react he was being sent multiple places, explosion after explosion. He couldn’t even register what was going on, the speed increase Aokiji had, it was like he could go on forever. Kenta then found himself in a crater deep, deeper than what he had made. He was about to get up until he felt a bunch to his gut causing blood to shoot out of his mouth, then punch after punch.

Kenta had spent the past three minutes getting beat down by Aokiji; the match up was like an ant fighting a tiger by that point with the power boost. Though Kenta wasn’t completely done, and it looked as if Aokiji was. As the dust cleared, Kenta layed on his stomach bleeding in multiple places looking up at Aokiji.

Aokiji was on his knees, hands on the ground as smoke rose from his body. He panted a few times, slowly, knowing he was about done. He looked up at Kenta as Kenta slowly stood up stumbling backwards while looking at Aokiji. Kenta analyzed Aokiji, he was smoking….He remembered what he saw before the power boost, electricity then Aokiji pierced himself.

Seems that the electricity had entered Aokiji to give him that boost, if that was the case then it would explain the smoking….That ability fried Aokiji from the inside out! It was something that had a very high chance of killing him! Which was probably why he used it, “I respect you for….Fighting this hard, atleast you didn’t just let me kill you. But you’re done now, Aokiji Feng….It seems you killed your own pain.”

“I….Still have one trick up my sleeve,” Aokiji said as his ripped mask fell off revealing a smile which soon turned into laugh as he gripped his Shikai beside him. It then began floating as the sky turning dark, next thousands of swords began raining down.

Some specifically forming a circle above Kenta. Kenta looked up with widened eyes as the swords falling down towards him zapped with linked electricity. Once they fell around him they gave off a nice shock causing Kenta to cry out, dust covering the area.

When the dust settled Kenta was hunched over with his hair falling downwards into his face. He lifted, surviving the attack, though he wasn’t the only one….The dust settled around Aokiji too, revealing him on his knees with almost dead arms. He had a large cut on his head from one of the falling swords….He also was impaled by one of the larger ones through his torso, but he still kept his glare at Kenta.

“…” Kenta was speechless as to how he had survived all of that! Even with being impaled with a sword….He must have been going on from pure willpower to just kill Kenta at this point! Otherwise this guy just had pretty good endurance! Kenta tried to step back but couldn’t since he was into much pain to even move his legs!

Aokiji chuckled as he raised his arms, hands clenched together. It all ends in this one strike! Brother, sister, mother….I’ll see you all in the new world! And Viole, you really were the only Shinigami I didn’t completely hate, so sorry… Aokiji thought as he transferred the rest of his Spirit Energy into his hands finding a new amount of spirit energy within him, Aokiji slammed his fist into the ground creating a dome of spirit energy that begin spreading pretty fast across a large area.

Fuck! I can’t move, I-Kenta stopped thinking once he heard a chuckle behind him as a Senkaimon opened up in front of him. Kenta didn’t think about it, not that he had time! He leaned forward letting gravity do the work as he fell in, though falling unconscious as he did.

---

Kenta awakens….One week later!

“Oh look, you’re awake,” Tae said as she sat in a chair beside the bed Kenta lay in.



Kenta blinked a few times before he slowly stood up holding his head, “Nana?”

“That’s what you call me, yes,” Tae said as she watched him, “And before you ask, no I wasn’t the one who brought you here. Just so happens when I went shopping you were falling out of the sky.”

“….Right,” Kenta said as he looked at Tae about to ask something before she cut him off.

“Yes, I healed you. Yes, you’re in a Gigai. You’re wearing biker clothes because it’s what fit you,” Tae said.

“I wasn’t even going to ask about the clothes,” Kenta mumbled.



“So, gonna sit down and tell me?” Tae asked.

“Of what happened before I got here…However I did?” Kenta asked.

“What happened since you last saw me, since that…Incident with your parents, I wanna know everything.”

Kenta sighed as he sat down on the bed, looking at his Nana. He knew there was no point in trying not to as she’d then make him….So he began speaking, telling her literally everything that had went on since his parents died. Even up to the point of him being taken, the fight with Aokiji….He sighed again, “….I honestly don’t think I want to go back. If its ok, I could stay here with you?”

“Hm, you’ve certainly been through allot,” Tae said as she put a hand on his shoulder, “But yes, you can stay here. But! That means you’re going to have to get a job, you can work at my book shop.”

“That’s fine with me,” Kenta said.

“Also school,” Tae said.

“Could I not be graduated?” Kenta asked.

“Not under my roof,” Tae replied.

“….Well can you atleast give me something for this?” Kenta asked as he pointed to the scars on his face.

“You’ll get something by tomorrow.”

---

A day later…

Kenta slowly opened the door to his classroom and slipped inside, catching a few looks from some people. The teacher turned to look at Kenta, “Mr. Makoto please take off the cosplay mask.”

“Cosplay mas-It’s….Not a cosplay mask,” Kenta said as he rubbed the back of his hair, “I just….Have a very bad scar, so I’d prefer to keep it on.”

“Very well then, take a seat,” the teacher said before turning back to her board beginning to teach.

Kenta sat at a random desk, or more so one some girl with black and red hair patted at. Once he sat down the girl leaned over to him whispering, “Nice hair.”

“Thanks…? Yours is very…Different?” Kenta whispered back with a raised eyebrow before he looked forward again.

“It is pretty cool, isn’t it?” She said with a smug expression.



“I guess it’s alright, yeah,” Kenta said with a shrug.

“I’m Minori,” Minori said.

“Kenta,” he replied.

As class ended Kenta stood up and left class, though Minori followed closely behind. “So…Where are you from?”

“I don’t know, I move allot,” Kenta thought as he crossed his arms trying to rid of this girl.

“Does that mean you forgot?”

“Means I just move allot.”

“But that isn’t a reason to not know where you’re from.”

“It’s a reason now, because I’m saying it is!”

“Ok, ok, geez don’t have to be harsh about it! I picked up the vibe you didn’t want to talk to me anyways…”

“Maybe because I don’t even know you?” Kenta said.

“So you don’t want to talk to people you don’t know? Then how do you even get to know people!?” Minori asked.

“I-“ Kenta stopped speaking once he got a good look at Minori. Her eyes, they were similar to Rio’s which made his own soften sadly. Plus that seemed like something she’d say when they first met, that caused him to look away, “I have to go.” And with that Kenta walked away.

Once school had ended Kenta made his way to work, which was pretty much cleaning up the book store Tae owned while Taw handled the selling and directions. Sweeping dust outside he then noticed Minori walking up, “Huh, hope you’re not stalking me,” Kenta said in a tone that was probably a bit too serious sounding, “I’m joking, I’m joking!” he quickly said before sweeping more.

“Oh, good!” Minori said putting a smile on her face, “So, you know Tae I suspect?....You working in her shop and all.”

Kenta thought for a moment before he looked up at Minori, “How do you know her?”

“Oh, well, Tae helps me with….Well, let’s just say I’m not exactly normal apparently,” Minori said rubbing the back on her neck.

“Right, well Tae is my….Aunt,” Kenta said as Tae then stepped out of the book shop.

“I thought I was your Nana,” Tae said which made Kenta shoot a glare at her in which she stared back, “Don’t give me that look….Minori is spiritually aware.”

“Oh…” Kenta said as he dropped his glare, “Probably shouldn’t speak about it so open though…”

“Ah, shut up I do what I want!” Tae said giving Kenta a nice smack on the butt causing him to jump, though causing Minori and Tae to laugh. Once the laughing died down Minori looked at Kenta, “So…That means you’re a…?”

“Shinigami, yes,” he mumbled, “Or…I used to be, that’s not my life anymore.”

Kenta let the broom drop against the door as he walked inside the shop.

“He’s just been through allot….He warms up though.”

---

The next day Kenta walked down the street heading for school, just so happened Minori lived close by so she followed Kenta as they were headed to the sane place.

“So….Why do you need Tae’s help?” Kenta asked, getting a, “Huh?” in reply.

“You heard me, why do you need Tae’s help? You can see spirits, which is a big fucking deal and all I get it, but what exactly is she helping you with?” Kenta asked once again.

“Oh, well, this….” Minori said as she opened the palm of her hand, Reishi particles then gathered to her palms and formed a bird of yellow energy. It then flews off the broke apart causing Minori to flinch, “Uh, I still need to work on it.”

“I guess you do,” Kenta said which came out a bit more harsh than he wanted, he then sighed, “….I know a guy who’s good at controlling Reishi and crap. Told me the key is focus, relaxation, and will. Some stupid crap like that…So think of what makes you happy.”

“….Thanks, I’ll try it out later,” she said.

“We have time, we have twenty minutes.”

“….Alright, but I thought you didn’t want to do this sort of stuff in public?”

“Do you see anyone around here?” Kenta asked as he crossed his arms, “Just…Practice while you can, the more the better.”

Minori stared at Kenta for a few seconds before trying over and over again. With failed attempts Kenta stopped walking and then went behind Minori, reaching around her and grabbing her wrist, “Uh…Kenta?” she asked. “Your hands are too tightly pressed together, loosen then,” Kenta said as he moved her palms apart a bit.

His hands then traveled up to her shoulders, giving them a light squeeze before pushing his hands down on them gently, “Like I said, relax.”

“Kinda hard when you….I’m not used to…You know…”

“Geez, it ain’t like that! Besides, you’re not even my type,” Kenta mumbled.

“Hm? What is your type then?” Minori asked almost immediately, which created an awkward silence before Kenta spoke.

“Don’t have one, don’t care. Besides, it doesn’t matter; just do your thing alright?”

Minori nodded taking a breath before she tried again, creating a bird that flew off but this time flew longer. It was in the sky before it broke apart, “That’s so fucking cool!” Minori shouted before giving a hug to Kenta. Kenta raised an eyebrow slowly wrapping his arms around Minori before breaking it a second later, “We should get going….”

Kenta then began walking, Minori beside him, “Now can I ask you a question?”

“Go for it,” Kenta replied.

“How’d you get your scars?” She asked

“I’d rather not talk about it.”

“But Kenta-“

“But Kenta nothing,” he said, “I never tried prying into your personal life, so I’d appreciate it if you didn’t try to pry into mine, alright?”

“Kenta I know it’s something that bothers you, I could tell from your look in the classroom the other day! Please! I can help you!” Minori said.

“Shut the fuck up!” Kenta yelled as they stopped walking again, “Because you wouldn’t be able to help with anything! You wouldn’t understand shit...W-Why do you even give a fuck is what I wanna know!? You’ve known me for hardly a day!”

“First of all, don’t you dare tell me to shut the fuck up!” She said, “Secondly, when did you have to get to know a person in order to care? Do you get to know a homeless person before you give them money or food? Do you have some guy getting beat up take a survey before helping them out? No! So why should I stand by and let someone mentally hurt themselves, if something is bothering someone then you can atleast try to help! It’s not healthy to push people away!”

“Well you tried, and you failed. Now drop it Rio-“Kenta stopped right away, Kenta and Minori staring at each other. Kenta’s eyes were widened before they began tearing up causing him to narrow them a bit before he turned around.

“W-Who’s….?”

“Just drop it alright? For now atleast….” Kenta asked with a sigh as he tried to calm himself, “….Just give me time.”

“…Alright, Kenta,” Minori said before they began walking again.

They ended up getting to class late, Minori was excused because of how well she did in school and how much she volunteered and helped with the younger children. Kenta was let off with a warning since he was new, but he knew it’d probably be held against him, but it wasn’t like he cared. Evident by how he accepted an offer to skip class with a few other students wearing a bunch of shitty leather. “You know how to ride?” one girl asked with a smirk as she gave Kenta a helmet. Kenta gave it back to her and then hopped on one of the motorcycles, “I’ll figure it out,” was all he said before the girl got on behind him.

“The man likes risks I see,” The leader, Hide, spoke before starting up and driving off.
The other guy, Nike, followed shortly after.

“You gonna go after them or what?” The girl, Jade, joked with a chuckle.

Kenta looked back to see Minori at the school door, leaning against the wall with her arms crossed. She shook her head before turning around and heading back inside.

“Tch.” Kenta looked forward again and followed after the other two. The first few minutes were rocky and wiggly which caused the three to crack a few jokes before Kenta got the hang of it. Of course not as skilled as Nike and Hide, but he was decent for not having practice. They soon stopped at a clothes store, Hide told them to stay there while he went inside.

“So, is Minori your girlfriend?” Jade asked.

“What!? No! Hell no!” Kenta replied.

“Why that reaction? She’s pretty,” Nike said with a laugh, “Pure too, she’s a good one.”

“Don’t talk about her like that,” Kenta said in a harsh tone causing Nike to raise his eyebrows and look away. Hide soon walked out of the store tossing a jacket to Kenta in which he caught it with one hand, “If you’re gonna be hanging with us then you gotta look the part.”

“And who says I’ll be hanging with you pass today?” Kenta asked as he put the jacket on, “Then you would have bought it for nothing….Come to think of it you kind of already did, I already have one back at home.”

“Well who even said I bought it?” Hide said with a smirk as he got back on the motorcycle, “And this one is different, more like ours….So enjoy it.”

Kenta and the gang had spent the whole day together, not giving one worry about school, it wasn’t brought up once. Nor did Kenta think about it until he got back home. Walking into the living room he flicked on a light in which Tae and Minori were sitting there talking. Tae quickly looked up at Kenta and threw her shoe at him at an immense speed even for being in Gigai, though Kenta caught it feeling a sting on his palm.

“So I heard you skipped school huh!?” Tae said in an annoyed tone as she clenched her fist, a vein popping out of her head.

“I just needed to get away,” Kenta said as he sat down and put the shoe on the floor.

“But with those guys Kenta?” Minori asked.

“What’s so bad about ‘those guys’?” Kenta asked with air quotes.

“They’re a gang!” Minori yelled at him.

“Who does drugs, steal, alcohol….”

“Yes, I know Tae,” Kenta said.

“And?” Tae asked.

“And what?”

“Did you do any of that stuff?”

“They offered me drugs, but I declined….And they might have stolen this jacket,” Kenta said as he took the jacket off and tossed it on the couch.

“Well as long as skipping school is the worse you’ve done then I guess I won’t punish you too much, but you’re working overtime. Also the red velvet cake I made for you is now to Minori,” Tae said in which Minori stuck out her tongue teasingly making Kenta chuckle lightly, something he really hadn’t done the whole time there.

“Oh yeah, Kenta, take your mask off. No argument,” Tae said, saying the last bit once she saw Kenta’s eyes widen. He sighed and reached back taking it off.

“….Kenta, I-“

“No need to talk about them, I know they’re there!” Kenta said interrupting Minori.

“…But they’re not.”

“Huh?” Kenta asked, looking at his reflection on the glass table.



“Healing mask, made it overnight when you asked for it,” Tae said then looked over at Minori, “Me and my brother Tabo were high ranking in Squad twelve; I was transferred to Squad four. We retired though, for our reasons.”

“…Thank you, nana,” Kenta said as he looked at Tae. He then rubbed his chin looking at Minori, “You wanted to know about my scars right?”

Minori nodded, “If it isn’t too much to ask…”

Kenta shrugged and then told her the story, which took about an hour as she had more questions which he didn’t shy away from answering. Though about his scars, he had a claw attached to the sides of his mouth and was being held down. When he tried pushing up he almost escaped but ripped his skin, ultimately the escape didn’t work.

After an hour passed things went silent until Minori spoke up, “So about that Rio girl…”

“My best friend,” Kenta said with a smirk before it went away, “My best friend who I ran out on…..Probably made feel like shit before leaving….I really hope she found Kaizo.”

“….You said I reminded you of her, is that why you tried pushing me away?” Minori asked.

“….Yes,” Kenta said with a sigh, “You’re caring, like Rio was when I first met her….Maybe a bit too caring like her, but hell, whatever right? You also have the same colored eyes, damn near same personality and I just….Every time I looked at you I saw Rio, and guilt washed over me. I couldn’t handle that, so I tried pushing you away…I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be sorry,” Minori said as she put a hand on his leg, “From what you’ve told me pushing people away is how you’ve dealt with things, even though that’s not healthy…Well who can blame you? You’ve lost people left and right, so you just don’t want it to happen again….But losing people is apart of life, and it may be sad losing those people but you shouldn’t be sad that it ended with them. Be happy that it started, you know?”

Kenta nodded, not noticing he put his own hand on hers. “Yeah, thanks.”

“Now uh….Why don’t you go visit her?” Minori asked with a tilt to her head.

“Because I don’t have my Zanpakuto to open a Senkaimon, I mean Tae might but I don’t want her to be my personal transport or anything,” Kenta said.

“Ah, but who says you don’t have your Zanpakuto? Sometimes you have to think outside of the book,” Tae said, “You say you couldn’t find it after the experiment on your arms right?”

“Yeah…”

“Do me a favor, get out of Gigai and begin raising your energy slowly,” Tae said in which Kenta did. Tae then slipped out of her own and shook his arms hearing a slight cranking sound, “I see,” she said nodding.

“No arguments, I need to take your arms apart,” Tae said then looked over at Minori, “I hope you don’t mind keeping Kenta company for the rest of the night.”

---

Saturday Night

“How do they feel?” Minori asked Kenta as she looked at the new arms Tae had made for him. She had worked since Friday when she took his arms apart and only came out of her room to give Kenta his new arms and then immediately went back inside.

“Lighter,” Kenta said as he moved an arm and clenched his fist, “But it doesn’t feel hollow anymore, feels like an actual arm…Without the nerves and all.”

“I’m sure nerves could be implemented if you wanted.”

“I don’t, then they’d feel too real. I’d rather my real arms than fake ones with nerves,” Kenta said then smirked, “Maybe with my next upgrade I’d be able to pop soda out of my body.” He and Minori gave a small laugh before she nudged him, “Can spend less money on dates too.”

“That is if I ever find one,” Kenta said before shrugging, “Or if I cared to find one.”

“…Well if you ever start looking, well…I’m a good person to come to,” Minori said then quickly looked away playing with her hair, “Because I have friends! Who are single, and looking….Heh.”

Kenta rubbed the back of his neck not sure what to think, “That’d be…Nice…Double dates maybe? U-Um,” Kenta quickly stood up, “I’m gonna go take a walk!” He said before quickly leaving.

He took a breath as he walked down the street, hands placed in his jeans. Just…Stay away; it’s the best thing to do overall. You don’t care, you shouldn’t care…Hardly know her… Kenta thought as he watched his feet move. Which is stupid because I want to protect people….But…I’m weak, and I…Fuck!

Kenta had his arms wrapped around his torso as he walked. That was until he sensed something…Familiar….Kenta got out of his Gigai and began running off. Once to his designated area he stopped with widened eyes, “So it is you!”

The hollow turned around, away from the soul he was seconds from eating. The soul had ran off as the creature stared at Kenta, “Oh, I’ve waited for you….”



“I haven’t seen you since I was younger,” Kenta stated as he narrowed his eyes and clenched his fist as the hollow stepped closer.

“Little maggot,” the hollow spoke in its deep and echoing voice, “I remember you….But mostly your family, hearing their screams as I ate them. They were the only ones who kept me full! Now it’s your turn!” The hollow then jumped at him.

“I’ll fucking kill you!” Kenta yelled as he pulled back and punched the hollow once it got closer. The force had pushed the hollow back but it was also enough to push himself back.

“You’ve gotten stronger I see,” the hollow said as it charged Kenta again.

Kenta ran forward and punched the hollow again, though this time it stood still and swatted Kenta into a wall. It then charged up a quick cero and shot it at Kenta causing him to fly back. Kenta slowly stood coughing as blood spilled from his mouth and wounds.

“But not strong enough, soon you’ll be joining the rest of your family in a hell,” the hollow said before opening its mouth. Inside his mouth glowed red as a face and hand pressed against it screaming….Kenta began shaking with widened eyes….The soul of his sister, Keina! Then his mother, father! “You….You!”

“Next is everyone you’ve ever loved! You will all suffer forever!”

“I…Have no one…” Kenta said as he clenched his fist ready to charge again until Minori came around the corner, “Ken!....Ta?” she stood frozen as she stared at the giant hollow.

“Minori run!” Kenta yelled.

“I thought no one,” the hollow said as it turned to Minori. Kenta immediately shunpo’ed in front of Minori as the cero closed in. Kenta let out a sharp breath as he fell to his knees, watching as a Raikōhō shot down at the hollow.

“Fuck,” Kenta mumbled as he fell down to the ground, a hole through his side.

---

Two weeks later

“You’re very lucky I was a Squad four Shinigami,” Tae said as Kenta looked at his torso. His side was healed, though there was a metal part there. Tae said it was to help his side heal.

“Yeah, and Squad twelve, Squad five. Yeah, yeah, you’re amazing…” Kenta said with a sigh.

“Uh….So no soda?” Minori asked as she tried to lighten the mood, which didn’t really work out.

“….I couldn’t beat Aokiji….Had someone else kill the thing that killed my family….I’m weak and useless…I don’t know why I try,” Kenta said as he began shaking.

“That hollow is still alive,” Tae spoke.

Kenta quickly turned around, “You let it go!?”

“Not my fight,” Tae said as she placed a sheathed wakizashi on the table, “It’s yours.”

Kenta just stared at it before putting his shirt back on and sitting down, “…How exactly?”

“It was stored in your arms broken….There’s always a catch Kenta,” Tae replied, “We can begin training soon.”

“…I don’t want to fight anymore,” Kenta said, “I just…Don’t.”

“Then what was all that spewing about killing that hollow?” Tae asked in an angry tone.

Kenta sighed as he pushed off his seat, rubbing his arm, “I just…I just need to think alright?” Kenta asked before he walked outside. He got on his motorcycle and drove off.

After a few hours he ended up at an abandoned warehouse. Hopping off his motorcycle he walked up to the door and knocked. Hide soon answered, opening the door he spoke with a smirk, “Hey guys….Look who’s here.”

Next night

“He’s here!” Kenta heard a voice call out.

Minori soon appeared with an angry looking Tae, something he should have expected. Tae helped him up and slung his arm over her shoulders while her arm went around his waist. “We’re going to have to start locking you up,” Tae and Minori commented.

Once they were back at house they laid Kenta on the couch while sitting on separate chairs. “I…Need something,” Kenta said as he shook a bit.

“W-What’s…?”

“Stage two, now give him that bag,” Tae said.

Minori grabbed the bag behind her and gave it to Kenta in which he bent over and began vomiting. Kenta then sat about after a minute and sat the bag down wiping his mouth.

“…Kenta, how did this happen?” Minori asked with a sigh.

“Used needle,” he mumbled, that got him a slap from a Minori, then one from Tae. He didn’t seem to react though, “I meant why!?” Kenta stayed silent.

“Because he was depressed, didn’t feel like talking about it because he doesn’t want to get closer. Yeah, I know, I can read him clearly,” Tae said.

“…But you were doing so well, weeks ago, talking to us,” Minori said as she put her hand on his but he pushed it away. Tae made a noise before stuffing something into Kenta’s mouth, “Just…Let it sit….Until you feel better then spit it out.”

Kenta did just that, taking about twenty minutes before he spat out the item. It had seemed to cleanse his system, and his mouth at that. He felt better physically.

After a long moment of silence Kenta broke it, “….I know, it was stupid.”

“Beyond,” Minori and Tae said.

“…But you don’t know how it feels…To lose everything and then…A-And…” Kenta began blabbering, hardly saying any words as tears fell down his face. He gave up on trying to speak and just let himself cry. Soon he felt lips on his causing his eyes to widen once he saw it was Minori. She soon pulled away with a flush, “You honestly needed that…” was all she said as she sat back down….Well it worked, Kenta wiped his tears and began speaking clearly, “….I was just upset that I couldn’t fight….I had spent so much time alone that I just didn’t want to ask for help, so I just took the easy way out…I didn’t know what to do but….Now I do, now I’m asking for help. Tae…Please train me,” Kenta said as he got on his knees in respect, “Minori…Tae…I’m sorry for pushing you away…But I understand that…. I’m not alone. I have you two, Rio, Hikari, Captain Kuchiki….So please, forgive me.”

“We were never truly mad at you Kenta,” Tae said with a smile as she put her hands on his shoulders gently, “Just waiting until you realized….Now stand the fuck up and let’s turn you into something above a bitch, you too Minori! We’re going to be doing the most extreme training from now on!”

---

A month later
[Two months ago]

Kenta stood in the training room (I.e a hidden garden on the apartment) with his Shikai. Though instead of his staff he wore gauntlets that resembled a dragon claws. Within a month Tae had shaped him up so that he could use Shikai abilities without pain, as well he had gained all his Shikai abilities and all extensions of them. He took a breath as he deactivated his Shikai and walked out of the garden where Minori was watching him.

“Your stamina has improved,” she commented smiling.

“Thanks,” Kenta said with a small smile, “So…I can help you with your stamina practice if you’d like.”

“Alright love birds, I know hormones are raging but did you finish your training?” Tae asked as she caught Kenta in a headlock.

“Hormones?” Kenta mumbled before he pushed out of the headlock, “Yes, we’ve finished….But not all of it.” Kenta then clenched his fist thinking of all the stuff he had to do.

“Not yet, you still have much more to learn….But you take a break for now, I’ll be back later,” Tae said before leaving. Kenta nodded and sat beside Minori.

“…So hormones?” Minori asked.

“It could have come off that way,” Kenta said.

“But you didn’t mean it like that, and she wouldn’t tease that much…”

“You think she hinted at that?” Kenta asked.

“I don’t know…Do you want to? You know….That?” Minori asked as her hand gently wrapped around his. “Let’s just see where it leads,” Kenta said as he then gently kissed her. The two then made their way to Kenta’s bedroom in which she laid on the bed, Kenta hovering over her. He then looked away, “I don’t know…It just won’t feel right.”

“I thought you did this twice,” Minori said as she titled her head.

“Three if you count…” Kenta sighed and looked at her, “…You just….Know why we can’t be together right?...I just don’t want to if we can’t…”

“Oh…” Minori said as Kenta moved and sat on the bed. Minori followed suit as she sat beside him. She wrapped her arms around one of his and laid her head on his shoulder, “Then let’s stay like this…For the rest of the night, ok?”

---

A couple weeks later

“You’re ready…There’s still allot you can learn, which I will teach you but….You can take him,” Tae said as she gave Kenta a chip, “Break this and he will come to you.”

Kenta nodded and bowed, “Thank you,” he then straightened himself, “I’ll be back, so don’t worry!” Kenta then turned and went off in his Shinigami form.

Once he was far away from any civilization he raised his hand and broke the chip. Soon enough the hollow appeared causing Kenta to stare at him, “Janaan.”

“Ah, Janaan, the name you filthy Shinigami have given me.”

“For a reason, Janaan, trapper of souls. You trap the souls of loved ones and use that to diminish the sanity of your opponent. But I’ll bring peace to those souls you’ve captured, and inflict vengeance upon you,” Kenta said.

Janaan threw his head back as if laughing, but all that came out were the screams souls of Kenta’s family, “You said that the first two times…But we see where you ended up…You’re lucky I sparred you.”

“It’s seems I’ve been very lucky lately, but you’re luck is about to run about because all you’ve left is a dangerous enemy,” Kenta said as he activated his Shikai in the form of demon claws instead of a staff.

“You and your sister Keina you were carved from the same stone, so that only means that you will travel down the same road,” Janaan said, “Now time to make you another sad enslaved soul.”

“Janaan, I’ve ran away and lost to you once before but this time it’s different! I’ve always been a man of my word, so I will be killing you today….So the trash talk is ending here, and we’re ending this. Me and you!”

Kenta then shot towards Janaan and threw a punch. Kenta’s speed had greatly improved which even lead Janaan to become shocked. He had no time to react as Kenta dealt multiple strong blows leaving a burning feeling on every place he hit. Kenta dealt a final blow that sent Janaan flying back, but that wasn’t it. Kenta shunpo’ed behind Janaan and shot ash out of his palms. Once Janaan fell into the ash Kenta scratched his arm creating a spark that caused the ash to explode violently around Janaan.

“I know you aren’t done,” Kenta said as the ash moved away revealing Janaan who had been on the ground. Janaan slowly stood with his body still burning, though had four orbs smash into his face sending him back. Before he could recover Kenta shunpo’ed above him and punched him creating a small crater.

“You said something about me being a sad enslaved sou-“Kenta stopped speaking as a cero was shot out at him in which Kenta simply caught it and crushed it under his hand, “Pathetic,” Kenta said as he opened his palms sending flames down onto Janaan.

“You’ve defeated countless Shinigami, you don’t want me to be your end do you!?” Kenta yelled, soon finding an arrow pointed tail in his neck.

“You talk allot much for someone who said no more trash talking, now look at you,” Janaan said from the ground as he created multiple tails with pointed ends.

“….Now look at me, here kicking your ass and able to counter your moves,” Kenta said as he grinned. He titled his head, scales all over his body. He squeezed Janaan’s tail with his head and shoulder to the point it exploded into nothing, “For someone who commented that they’ll enslave me, you really aren’t doing such a good job.”

All the tails then struck Kenta at once, in which he let them. They gave off minor cuts at the most which seemed to anger Janaan. Kenta shot down at Janaan gripping his head, though instead of smashing him into the ground he used Sentan Hakuja letting the cloth spin around them. Once they teleported they were upside down in the air falling downwards.

Kenta made it so Janaan was below him; he then began using Raiōken sending ultra-high-speed punches down onto Janaan hitting him with every single one. It even continued when they were on the ground. Kenta then used Sandobaggu Bīto followed by Oni Dekopin that sent Janaan deep into the earth.

Kenta was obviously holding back, letting out anger by beating on Janaan instead of outright killing him. A large red beam then shot out of the hole and overtook Kenta, though once it was done Kenta had broke a few scales and was bleeding a few places but still looked calm and cool. “You’re getting desperate Janaan, didn’t you take down two captains!? Must be getting a bit rusty!” Kenta yelled. He then found that there were four of Janaan surrounding him which they attacked him from above with their claws and from below which then formed into a monstrous jaw.

“Amaterasu,” Kenta said as he slammed his hands down. Black flames shot out of his palms and then surrounded him in a ball, once the jaws entered the flames they immediately left while the screams of Janaan as the flames just continued to burn them.

Kenta then yelled and raised his energy to a high amount causing the flames to burst around a large portion of the area in the shape of a dome setting everything on fire except for Kenta himself. Once he finished looked around at the destroyed area then looked down at Janaan who was rolling around looking like a stupid dog.

“Oh this feels good,” Kenta said as he cracked his neck, “But let’s put an end to this....Tengoku kara jigoku no sutoraiki.” Kenta activated Itchi and then used the technique. Eight large orbs made of Kido fell from the sky and Kenta directed them into each other making it into the size of a large meteor. He then directed it to fall into Janaan which it did, causing rocks and debris to fly into the air.

Once the attack ended Kenta panted heavily before deactivating his Shikai and turning around, “Looks like it’s ov-“ before he could finish he was hit with a large red beam which caused him to slam into the ground. Kenta took a moment before struggling to get up, he looked behind him to see Janaan who was heavily damaged. “I thought that attack would finish you off before, heh…..But it’s pitiful that my strongest technique didn’t take you out right away, glad no one was here to see…You ran out of fun…Hado #91 Senjū Kōten Taihō,” Kenta spoke as he sent the ten pink energy blasts towards Janaan. In reality it was overkill, as anything probably would have killed the hollow at that point. But Kenta wanted Janaan to know how much he wanted to kill him, and he had proved his point.

Kenta gave a smile and wiped his teary eyes from happiness, finally doing what he had set out to do. Opening his eyes he then noticed hundreds and thousands of souls floating away, the souls that Janaan had captured were now free and floating upwards just to disappear to go into the Soul Society. Kenta quickly looked around and spotted them!

Shunpo’ing over he spotted his parents and held their hands, stopping their progress….Though not into the Soul Society, into a new life. “Mom…Dad,” Kenta said as tears leaked from his eyes, “I did it…I…”

The two hugged Kenta causing him to cry into them as they began disappearing, “You’ve made us proud Kenta….You always did, and although we won’t see you again…”

“Know that we love you honey!” His mother said, “And no matter what you do, or which path you take….”

“We’ll be in your heart, loving and supporting you no matter what…”

“Thank you!” Kenta yelled while crying as his parents then disappeared. He sniffled before looking around, spotting Keina! He shot down towards her and grabbed her hands tightly, “Sis….”

“S-Sis?” she asked with widened eyes, “W-Wait! Kenta! Is that you!?”

“Yeah, I…I want to explain so much to you but you need to head to the Soul Society,” Kenta said as he looked into her eyes.

“….Big guy,” Keina said with a frown.

“I’ll find you,” Kenta said as he let her go letting her rise, “I’ll find you!” he yelled up to her before she disappeared. Kenta was worn out, and was able to cast one more Kido. That Kido being Sentan Hakuja in which he teleported back home to Minori and Tae.

He appeared in front of them on the ground, snoring loudly. Tae smiled and gently picked him up, then went to his room to place him on his bed. “You did well,” Tae said before slowly shutting the door.

(Promised myself I would edit this one….I lied, and I feel ashamed…Eh, I’ll get over it with Gio pasta)