11 Chapter 11: Fighting a Maniac (Edited)
I look towards Kaien and Matsuri who both look shocked and have their hands on their weapons.
"Can I decline?" I ask not expecting him to agree.
Zaraki's grin grows wider. "No."
"Kaien, Matsuri you two are going to have to step back a bit." Sighing, my hands drop to my zanpakuto.
"Wa-wait you can't fight him, Takashi!" Matsuri pulling on my arm.
"Matsuri. I'll be fine. Trust me." I say while ruffling her hair.
"Kaien go tell the Captain I might be a bit pre-occupied," I say with a smile.
Matsuri reluctantly lets go of my arm and turns to Kaien. "Let's hurry back!" She says jumping off and heading for Seireitei. Kaien nods and dashes off with her.
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'Please stay safe, Takashi…' Matsuri thinks to herself as she starts running back with all her might.
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(Takashi vs Zaraki)
"Now that they're gone… Shall we start!" Zaraki dashes towards me with a quick slash that I quickly sidestep. His blade turning to the side and chasing after me. I use my own to block his strike.
"This will be fun!" Zaraki says grinning wider. He starts sending a barrage of strikes towards me. Each strike being blocked, waiting for an opening to strike back I continue blocking. His reiatsu flaring up even higher with each strike.
'Tsk. What a monster.' I think making eye contact with him and his feral grin.
Seeing a chance to break through I overpower one strike and send him flying with a punch to the kidney. He crashes into a building a bit of a distance away.
Taking this opportunity to flare my own reiatsu to match his.
He recovers from the flight and stands before me. He continues to flare his reiatsu as I chase after his. "HAHA! YOU'RE DEFINITELY WORTH MY TIME!"
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(5th Squad Station)
Captain Suzunami stopping his paperwork turning towards the north. 'What is that monstrous reiatsu… Wait is that Takashi!?' Getting off his chair he yells for Shinji. "Lieutenant we're going to the north!" As he flash steps towards the district.
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(13th Squad Station)
A long white-haired man is drinking sake with a black-haired man wearing a straw hat and a flowered lady's kimono draped over his captain's haori.
"It's been a while since we'v-" The black-haired man's voice cut off by the immense power. The white-haired man reacts the same with shock. "There's two of them at that level!" He says as they both stand up and nod at each other. Disappearing from their spots.
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(4th Squad Station)
Captain Unohana currently dealing with some paperwork turns towards the north. 'So those two have finally met each other? Haha! I can't wai- No. no. Can't hurt to go watch those two go at it though…' She disappears from her seat and moves towards the north.
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(??? POV)
A shadowy figure turns towards the north. His smile growing as he looks that way. "Looks like that experiment was successful…" The man returns to his normal expression and continues his work as the 3rd seat.
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(1st Squad Station)
An elderly man turns towards the north and sighs. "Children acting up again…" He turns back to finish his tea.
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Yoruichi stops her current mission and turns. 'That's close… I'll see what's happening over there.'
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Urahara sensing the reiatsu starts to grow worried as he dashes off after it.
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At the Kuchiki manor, an elderly man looks up from his grandson's training. "Hmm… Byakuya, stop for now. There's a matter I need to attend to." The man says as he disappears.
"So cool…" The boy says having his eyes trailing his grandfather.
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(7th Squad Station)
A man with a classic, rounded afro wearing a sleeveless captain's haori and a pair of dark-lensed sunglasses leans back in his chair looking towards the north. "Haaa." He gets off from his chair and steps towards that direction.
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(11th Squad Station)
'Hmm… A fight in the 80th division? This should be interesting…' A man with a gentle appearance, his long black hair kept in a ponytail except for two strands that hang down the opposite side of his face. His eyes narrowed in the direction of the north. A captain's haori over his Shinigami uniform.
His eyes watching the entertainment in the north.
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The remaining captain's ignoring it after sensing the other's heading towards that direction.
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Zaraki dashes forward continuing our exchange of blows. "I haven't had this much fun in a while!"
"I get it." I say blocking his strikes. Seeing an opening I send out a fist, but he retaliates with his own. We both launch the other as I flip and land on my feet. He lands and immediately dashes towards me. Grabbing my katana, White I block his strike and retaliate with Black. He uses his hand to block black, piercing it through, and pulling me closer. He headbutts to disorient me.
A kick from me releases me from his grasp. I reorient myself moving White and Black into my hands. White in my left crossing over my chest and Black free in my right hand. For the first time in the fight, I take the initiative. Dashing forward and a quick sidestep to throw him off I slash with my left.
He blocks the strike as I fake an attack from above. He moves his sword to block, but I swap directions to a quick strike from the left to his abdomen. He takes advantage of this and slashes his sword down across my chest.
"Haha!" He continues his assault as I start to backstep. I parry one strike and then immediately hit him in the face with the pommel of my sword. Twirling the blade in my hand I start a piercing motion that he blocks. A fist launching towards my face. Ducking under it I lunch my head towards his chest.
Knocking the wind out of him, I send another quick kick towards his chest using it as a launching pad.
Stepping back a bit I take a breath and look towards his injured body and my own. Most of the buildings around us destroyed by our reiatsu alone.
"Looks like we have some spectators." I say seeing all the captain haoris' off in the distance as well as a few regular Shinigami. "I hope I don't get into trouble for this. Zaraki you better make it worth it!"
Zaraki's growing fiercer. His reiatsu flaring even higher than it originally was. "I haven't had this much fun in a long time!" A skull appearing in the reiatsu. Both of his hands holding onto his nodachi and lifting it towards me.
My reiatsu continuing to match his begins to form its own shape. Looking at it and giving it a smile, I turn back to Zaraki. Sheathing my dual katanas, I pull out the nodachi on my back.
Holding it with two hands I look towards him. "I suppose we should put an end to this…" We both take a single step forward and exchange a single blow. Our reiatsu clashing for the last time for the battle.
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(Captain's POV)
"Move out the way! These two are already at or surpassing the captain level!" Ordering everyone out of the way.
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An explosive wave fills the district as buildings as knocked down and smoke fills the area. After a few minutes, the smoke clears revealing two figures.
