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Kishin scoffed and shook his head. "You? In a couple of minutes here you'll be dead. A blade swung at the cost of your own life will save no one. Just shut up and lie down. Stay still so I can treat your wounds."

Renji was about to retort, however he widened his eyes in shock right after as he let what Kishin said sink in. "Wait w-what? You're going to heal MY wounds? But why?"

Kishin rubbed the back of his neck in annoyance. "Cause I promised Rukia I'd keep an eye on you. And unfortunately she'd be sad if you were dead."

Renji wanted to reply, but instead of words coming out he coughed up a pool of blood. Kishin stared down at him with a look that said I told you so and placed out his palm preparing to cast a Kido spell when he was interrupted by the sound of Byakuya's voice. "What do you think you're doing? Chigetsu Kishin."

Kishin turned back his attention towards Byakuya and smirked. "Ah, right. Captain Kuchiki. You're still here. Don't mind me, I'm just going to place a barrier or two around Renji so he won't interfere."

Byakuya narrowed his eyes in caution. "Interfere? There's no need to go through the trouble."

Shing.

A pink light glowed around Byakuya's hand before turning into a regular looking katana with an open frame four pane window-like cross guard bronze in color and a lavender colored hilt. He took a step forward and took up a combat stance before continuing, "It is meaningless to waste your time setting up a barrier. It will only last if you are alive, and I shall strike you down right now. To think that you truly dared show yourself in front of me."

Kishin furrowed his brow and mentally noted that Byakuya's Bankai was still active, but he ignored Byakuya's taunt and said, "Bakudo #87: Gyogai. Bakudo #85: Roppo Fujin."

Renji's body was immediately enveloped within an orange prism before a green colored three dimensional cross shaped barrier enveloped that. Byakuya's heart slightly trembled in astonishment at what he just witnessed.

Level 80's Kido with no incantation? I had already suspected that he had a Captain's level of reiatsu, however...his skill in Kido is far beyond what many Captain's are capable of. Even I would struggle with casting Kido spells #85 and 87...

Kishin took a moment to inspect his barriers and nodded to himself after ensuring that they were strong enough. "Don't move Renji. You'll be fine as long as you're inside my barriers." He then took a step forward and focused his complete attention on Byakuya. "Captain Kuchiki. There's no need for us to fight. I just came here to take Renji away."

Byakuya tightened his grip on his Zanpakuto as he cautiously observed Kishin's movements. "Just to take Renji away you say? Don't pretend to act innocent. The barriers you placed around Renji was meant to prevent him from dying and to shield him from external damage which means you plan to stay and fight. I have already been informed of your treachery. It appears that I was correct in my assumption before."

"And what assumption would that be?"

"That you were the one harboring the Ryoka."

"And so what if I was? Why hasn't Rukia been released yet?"

"Central 46 does not overturn their ruling. Besides, she is an accomplice. There's no doubt that she knew of your involvement. That must be why she did not defend her innocence."

"Well...I can't say that you're wrong."

Byakuya frowned. "So that was indeed the case. Then all the more reason for me to strike you down. To dare use Rukia as a pawn in your schemes. You a-"

"Now wait just a moment Captain Kuchiki. It was never my intention to use Rukia in my so-called schemes, as you put it. Some unexpected things happened and it led Rukia to being taken to the Senzaikyu."

"And now she will die in your stead. No matter. I will kill you here and now."

"Oh? So even after me telling you all of this you still won't fight for Rukia's safety?"

"I told you before. She is an accomplice. Had she never associated herself with you then this would never have happened. She must take responsibility for her own actions."

Kishin just shook his head. "Well, fortunately I won't let her die."

"Oh? I had thought that you only meant to take Renji and leave. It appears you also wish to storm the Senzaikyu."

"Storm the Senzaikyu? Hahahaha!"

"Is this situation amusing to you?"

"Ah, sorry sorry. My apologies Captain Kuchiki. If I wanted to storm the Senzaikyu then I could have broken out Rukia and Hinamori ages ago. Unfortunately there are some matters that require the current events to persist."

Byakuya furrowed his brow in confusion. "What are you talking about? What else are you scheming in the dark? Where is that Human Kurosaki Ichigo and the other Ryoka?"

Kishin just shrugged his shoulders. "I told you before didn't I? That the laws you follow aren't absolute. That they are flawed. That there may be some who are using it to their advantage to manipulate others. Didn't I tell you to think the situation over? Don't you find it strange? The entire execution utilizing the Sokyoku? Why go through a grand showing to execute Hinamori with the Sokyoku? You don't find that the law you're upholding is giving out an unjust sentence? Surely you must find the situation suspicious."

"Trying to sway me with words again? They are meaningless now. You are a traitor to the Soul Society and have even gravely injured the Captain of the 9th division. I will do my duty and kill you here and now."

Kishin unsheathed his Zanpakuto and slightly lifted it in a defensive position whilst commenting, "Think the situation over Captain Kuchiki. I don't want to have to hurt you. It remains a fact that you're still Rukia's older brother."

"Oh? You say that as if you have the upper hand, Chigetsu Kishin."

Kishin gave a light sigh and stood in a combative stance.

Guess I've got no choice but to fight. I need to stall Byakuya long enough for Kinji to get here and take Renji away.

WHOOSH!

The pressure in the area immediately became incredibly dense and heavy as both Byakuya and Kishin raised their reiatsu to incredibly high levels, however as they continued to raise the level of their reiatsu, Byakuya began to frown more and more taking note that while he was beginning to reach the limits of his spiritual pressure output, Kishin's was still going.

Kishin took note of Byakuya's sour facial expression and smirked. "No point in stalling Captain Kuchiki. If you're so adamant about killing me then make that a reality."

Byakuya frowned and retorted, "You're overconfident."

FWISH!

With one giant leap Byakuya closed the gap between him and Kishin and swung down with his blade.

CLING!

Kishin swung his own blade up in response. He carefully focused on the movement of Byakuya's strikes dodging left, blocking an attack to his leg and parrying a strike to his chest. As their swords were interlocked between them he expertly slid his blade down Byakuya's in an attempt to catch the Captain off guard, however Byakuya quickly responded by twisting his body to the left and dashing back with Shunpo to create some space between them. Kishin smirked and inwardly praised Byakuya's skill in Zanjutsu and Hoho, but he didn't let up in his attack. Right as Byakuya landed back on his feet Kishin dashed forward with incredible speed aiming to cut Byakuya's left shoulder.

WHIIIIIRRRR!

The sound of his blade cutting the air made a loud whistling noise on the wind, but before he could even swing halfway down he paused and dashed back in the air performing a backflip into the distance avoiding the thousands upon thousands of pink colored cherry blossoms that flew in to intercept him.

"Phew." Kishin breathed out as he took note that Byakuya no longer held a Zanpakuto in his hands. Rather it had returned to becoming one amongst the millions upon millions of little tiny blades that were floating and swirling in the air around the stoic Captain. "Tch. Right, your Bankai is still active."

Byakuya simply stood in place unmoving as he stared complacently at Kishin.

"Chigetsu Kishin. Though you remain a traitor I shall give you praise. You have trained for less than a century and already possess a level of reiatsu greater than even my own. You who are not even a member of a noble clan. Your skill in Zanjutsu, Hoho, and Kido are at a level that even most Captain's have yet to reach...however, do not think that you can defeat me without even releasing your Shikai."

Kishin stared at the swirling pink cherry blossoms floating around Byakuya for a few moments in silence before he closed his eyes and mused aloud, "Shikai? That's interesting. You said Shikai but not Bankai. Why's that?"

Byakuya narrowed his eyes cautiously and responded, "Even though your reiatsu has reached a level even greater than my own, do not speak so casually about Bankai. You may be a talented individual, but even for you to reach Bankai when you have yet to live a hundred years is being too optimistic. Activate your Shikai so that I may crush it completely and you along with it."

Kishin sighed and slightly raised his Zanpakuto up to his side. "Captain Kuchiki, you should learn not to speak so carelessly as if you understand everything about someone. Did you honestly believe that I have yet to achieve Bankai?"

Byakuya slightly flinched at his comment but didn't respond.

Kishin smirked at Byakuya's reaction and continued, "Well, no matter. I said it before didn't I? You're Rukia's brother. I can't kill you even if I wanted to...but that doesn't mean I'm going to do nothing." He then placed his Zanpakuto in front of him and chanted, "Wash all things in a river of blood, Sekiken Zansatsu!"

SHING!

His Zanpakuto instantly transformed into its Shikai release state causing Byakuya to furrow his brow in caution. "So that is your Zanpakuto's Shikai, however if you have achieved Bankai as you say you have then you dare not release it in the face of my own Bankai? You're too confident, Chigetsu Kishin. Or perhaps you were spouting nothing but more nonsense."

Kishin grinned and tilted his katana letting the light of the sun gleam off of the crimson blood stain that colored the edge of his blade. "I'm afraid you'd really end up dead if I used my Bankai, Captain Kuchiki. Anyways, whether or not I'm overconfident or if I have true ability, why not test me out yourself."

Byakuya was inwardly enraged at Kishin's continuous nonchalant attitude, but he kept his outward expression calm as he replied, "Very well. You'll regret not going full force while I gave you the chance."

FWOOSH!

Byakuya immediately directed the hundreds of millions of cherry blossoms to strike Kishin down, but Kishin immediately Shunpo'd several times to dodge.

Bam!

Boom!

Bang!

Bam!

Every ground, wall, and tower that Kishin landed on was immediately destroyed a second later by Byakuya's Senbonzakura as he attempted to rip Kishin into smithereens. Kishin continued to dash around in leisure as Byakuya's Senbonzakura was unable to keep up with his speed.

"Hahaha! What's wrong Captain Kuchiki? Pretty hard to catch a moving target isn't it?"

Byakuya gritted his teeth and closed his eyes taking a moment to calm his emotions before finally lifting his hands and responded, "Your speed is indeed quite fast, however…"

Kishin widened his eyes in the next second as he noted that the speed of Byakuya's Senbonzakura had doubled.

Whoosh!

Bam!

Boom!

Bang!

Captain Kuchiki is serious about killing me eh…

Kishin mentally mused as he quickly twisted his body into an aerial spinning backflip to dodge a wave of Senbonzakura petals. Just then he heard Byakuya shout, "Hado #33: Sokatsui!"

Kishin was momentarily stunned as he hadn't expected Byakuya to resort to Kido as well. Before the blue flames could reach him he countered with his own Kido. "Hado #41: Kongobaku!" A swirling blast of an orange flaming fireball flew out from his palm and crashed into Byakuya's Kido spell, canceling one another out.

FWiSH!

Kishin then kicked off of the ground and avoided another strike from Byakuya's Senbonzakura. "Tch. This is getting annoying."

It was then he heard Byakuya shout out another Kido spell. "Bakudo #61: Rikujokoro!"

Kishin simply raised his eyebrow in curiosity as he replied with another counter, "Bakudo #80: Sodai Seki!" As the yellow rods of Byakuya's Kido spell circled around Kishin, a giant blue barrier in the shape of a sphere extended out from his body and surrounded him pushing away all things that came into contact with the shield.

BAM!

The yellow rods were unable to enclose around Kishin and were instantly repelled, breaking a part. Byakuya frowned in seriousness and attempted to catch Kishin off guard by utilizing his Senbonzakura to attack from behind, but Kishin scoffed in disdain and stuck his palm out behind him. "Hado #63: Raikoho!"

CRACKLE!

BOOM!

A giant blast of yellow thundering lightning crashed into the wave of Senbonzakura petals temporarily disrupting their forward motion. Kishin then sliced downwards with his blade and unleashed a bloody crimson blade strike in Byakuya's direction.

SHING!

BAM!

Right before the attack could reach Byakuya he utilized some of his Senbonzakura to form a shield in front of him to intercept the attack. Kishin smirked and shouted, "Bakudo #63: Sajo Sabaku!"

Byakuya stared indifferently at the spell and simply spread out his Senbonzakura to shred the yellow chains of Kido into pieces, but Kishin merely followed up and said, "Bakudo #75: Gochutekkan!"

Byakuya widened his eyes in alarm and quickly dashed out of the way as 5 giant heavy iron pillars fell from the sky crashing down at the spot where Byakuya just stood prior.

"You have quite the skill with Kido in combat." Byakuya warily remarked.

Kishin grinned and replied, "You're quite skillful yourself, Captain Kuchiki."

Byakuya simply frowned and began to weave his hands even faster all around creating even more complex maneuvers with his countless Senbonzakura blades. Kishin in turn continued to dodge and dash around to avoid being cut; he took note that he was slowly being surrounded on all sides by Byakuya's cunning movements of his Senbonzakura. He clicked his tongue in annoyance and immediately Shunpo'd atop one of the tall towers in the distance to avoid being trapped. Byakuya frowned and quickly directed all of his Senbonzakura right to the very tower that Kishin was on and commented, "I commend you for your ability to remain level headed and aware in battle against the hundreds of millions of blades of my Senbonzakura, however this is the end!"

Kishin frowned as he noted the oncoming wave of Senbonzakura petals in his direction and placed out his left palm in front of him. "Hado #89: Hyoga Seiran!"

FWOOSH!

A giant burst of ice quickly erupted from Kishin's hand and crashed down below from the tall tower that he stood on. The wave of ice soon covered the entirety of Byakuya's concentrated Senbonzakura attack momentarily freezing the hundreds of millions of blades in place. Byakuya remained temporarily stunned. Shock was written all over his face. It was then that Kishin slashed out with his Zanpakuto shouting, "Saku, Sekiken Zansatsu!"

SHING!

A blood crimson blade flew out from his katana straight down for Byakuya causing the stoic Captain to snap out of his daze and dash atop a tall tower to avoid being hit, however the blade instantly changed directions following the Captain's movements.

"What?!" Byakuya exclaimed in shock. He was able to move just fast enough to avoid being fatally injured, however his arm had been grazed by the crimson blade attack causing some blood to drip down from his wound.

FWISH!

Kishin then appeared behind Byakuya's back and slashed down with his Zanpakuto.

FWIP!

The sound of his blade cutting something in half echoed in the air as Kishin stared at the sight before him. He smirked and tossed Byakuya's ripped Captain's Haori off to the side as he heard Byakuya's voice in the distance. "Onmitsu Shiho #3: Utsusemi."

Just as Kishin landed back on the ground the sound of ice being shattered filled his ears before a giant cloud of white mist burst in the air. His Kido spell was shattered by the sheer force of Byakuya's Senbonzakura freely floating by the Captain's side once more. Byakuya gave a cautious glance at Kishin's Zanpakuto and commented, "So the power of your Zanpakuto is the ability to fire out a condensed blade formed from your reiatsu that can freely change its trajectory. Indeed a versatile and dangerous technique, however it is incomparable to the hundreds and millions of blades that make up my Senbonzakura. Take pride in being able to injure me once with that katana. I shall acknowledge that you are a formidable foe, and that is why I shall kill you with my very own hands."

Kishin furrowed his brow taking note that Byakuya was most likely going to activate another one of his Bankai's abilities.

Tch. If he uses his Senkei ability then I'll be trapped in a space with him forced to fight a death match...Hm?

He then took note that Renji's presence had vanished and smirked to himself.

Byakuya frowned and commented, "So you can still make such an expression in your current situation? I see. It appears I have not taken you seriously enough, however that shall end now. I have resolved to kill you once and for all and therefore shall show you the true form of my Senbonzakura. You will be the second person to have ever-"

"AH! Wait wait wait!" Kishin quickly interjected, cutting Byakuya off.

Byakuya was inwardly taken aback at Kishin's change in demeanor and again, frowned, though a bit of confusion could be seen in his eyes. "You have something more to say?"

Kishin grinned and deactivated his Shikai causing Byakuya to narrow his eyes in bewilderment. "Why did you undo your Shikai? You can't possibly think that you can sway me with your words at this point."

Kishin sheathed his Zanpakuto and shrugged. "I already told you didn't I? That I don't wish to kill you. You're Rukia's brother after all, and...ahem…" He coughed feeling a bit awkward as he continued, "Since you're her brother then it only makes sense that we'd butt heads sometimes. Why don't we call it a day?"

Byakuya became more and more confused as he listened to Kishin's little speech. "What do you mean by your words?"

Kishin awkwardly scratched the side of his cheek and answered, "Isn't it obvious? Rukia and I are dating. Right, since we only made it official the day Rukia returned to Soul Society we haven't had a chance to make it publicly known yet, but well, since you're her brother then I guess that'd make you my future brother-in-law right? Haha, so I can't kill my own brother-in-law and th-"

WHAM!

Byakuya's reiatsu immediately started trembling in the air as an incredibly violent and hostile aura erupted from within his very soul. He glared at Kishin with death threatening eyes as he gritted his teeth speaking with a murderous undertone. "Brother. In. Law? You? It appears...that I absolutely. Must erase you. From existence."

Kishin awkwardly coughed and waved his hand. "Ahem. Well, it's nice to know that even though you won't stop the execution from happening, you still seem to care about Rukia more than you let on, so don't worry, Captain Kuchiki. I promise to deliver on my word. I'll save her. We can finish our little family dispute afterwards." He gave a quick playful wink before disappearing in a flash of Shunpo off into the distance.

Byakuya could only stand in place unmoving as his reiatsu became even more violent after hearing Kishin speak the word family to him, however in the next moment he started to have feelings of regret and doubt. The image of his parents and Hisana flashed by in his mind as he recalled the words Kishin just said. He stared down at his hands and clenched them into fists as he questioned himself. "Brother-in-law? His words should not matter since Rukia will be executed in a few hours...however…"

He stared up at the Senzaikyu and felt his resolve to uphold the law begin to waver.

Hisana….mother, father, what should I do?

As Byakuya was left alone to his thoughts, Kishin dashed through the underground sewer system beneath the Seireitei to avoid being found and detected. He had learnt how to navigate the complex tunnel system during his time as a member of the 4th division so he was unimpeded in any way whatsoever. It didn't take him long before he popped out from the ground and into a dark cold warehouse within the 13th division barracks. He moved the tile to the side and propped himself up on the dark floor before setting the tile back into the ground making it seem as if nothing was amiss. It was then he heard the sound of Kinji's voice.

"Took you long enough. Since you're here then you were able to settle things with Captain Kuchiki?"

Kishin smirked and turned around to see Kinji sitting on a wooden crate next to Renji's unconscious body on the ground that was currently enveloped in one of Kinji's Kido spells.

"Yo, Kinji."

Kinji just clicked his tongue. "Do you ever answer any questions people ask you?"

"Hahaha, sometimes. So? How bad does it look for Lieutenant Abarai?"

Kinji gave a thoughtful look before letting out a sigh. "Haaah. I gotta say, Captain Kuchiki sure did a number on him. Thanks to your temporal stasis barrier his wounds didn't get any worse, but it'll take awhile to treat him."

Kishin furrowed his brow at that answer. "We don't have much time left though."

"I know I know. I can't fully heal him with the time we have left, but I can at least get him to a point where he won't die." He noted the concerned expression in Kishin's eyes so he waved his hand and continued, "Don't worry. I won't be late. I'll be at the Sokyoku Hill on time. I still have to unseal the giant halberd remember? They won't start without me. The question is, what about you?"

Kishin took a seat on his own crate and leaned back against a stack of boxes relaxedly. "I'll be there too, just in hiding. After I ensure that things go okay I'll be heading off to the Seijotokyorin to confront Aizen."

"Eh? Aizen is in the Seijotokyorin? Don't tell me you plan to fight him?"

Kishin paused for a moment in silence before nodding his head. "There's no other choice. If I don't return within an hour after you guys have taken Rukia and Hinamori to the secret training ground then head straight to my Senkaimon and then to the World of the Living."

"Eh? But what about you?"

"You should assume that something went very wrong or that I'm dead."

"W-WHAT?! Dead? You don't mean to say that you're going to fight Aizen to the death are you? All alone?!"

"Oi, I don't plan on dying, but it remains a fact that my opponent isn't an easy target."

"Tch. What about your Kido spell? Is it even ready yet?"

Kishin clenched his hand into a fist mentally noting that it wasn't quite complete yet, but he gave Kinji a confident look and pretended that it was. "No worries. I've got it covered."

Kinji gave a suspicious look, but he nodded his head believing in Kishin's words. "Alright. If you say so. You should head out first. I'll stay here for a little while longer and get his life force back up to a stable level before leaving for the Sokyoku Hill."

"Alright. Then I'll go first."

"Oh, wait. What happened with Captain Kuchiki? You...ahem...you didn't actually kill him did you?"

Kishin smirked and commented, "Oh? What makes you think I can kill Captain Kuchiki?"

"C'mon. Don't play innocent with me. I heard from Toshiro about your fight against Captain Komamura and Captain Tosen. There's no way Captain Kuchiki alone was enough to stop you."

"Hahaha, is that how it is? Well you don't have to worry about the uptight Captain. He's my future brother-in-law after all."

"Oh? Then he's f-" Kinji widened his eyes in shock and exclaimed, "W-Wait what?! F-F-Future b-brother-in-law?! Don't tell me...you and Kuchiki-san a-are getting m-m-marri-"

Kishin stuck his hand in the air and quickly interjected, "Ah, let me stop you there. We're just dating, but I think I really love her so...yeah. I mean only two things happen when you date someone right? You either breakup or you get married and I don't think I'll be able to ever let her go ergo...we'll eventually get married right? And that makes Byakuya my future brother-in-law. Of course I can't kill him. Anyways, I'll see you in a few hours. Don't be late."

Fwish!

He disappeared back beneath the underground sewers leaving a jaw dropped wide eyed Kinji completely speechless at Kishin's nonchalant, optimistic yet reasonable response.

MISC.

Alright, so now Byakuya knows that Kishin and Rukia are officially together. Next chapter things will be getting pretty chaotic and pretty action packed. With a fight that close to the Senzaikyu I'm sure Rukia felt the reiatsu of the two most important people to her clashing. Anyways, stay tuned for the execution and more in the next chapter.

KIDO: (If the spell is underlined then that means it's an original Kido Spell I made that does not exist in canon)

-Hado #33: Sokatsui (Blue Fire Crash)

-Hado #41: Kongobaku (Adamantine Blast): Originally didn't have a number. I gave it number 41 with the effect that it has a similar level of strength to Sokatsui, but it also has a burning effect that ignites whatever object it hits on fire hence its higher number rating than Sokatsui.

-Hado #63: Raikoho (Fiery Lightning Howl)

-Hado #78: Zangerin (Cutting Flower Ring)

-Hado #79: Buki Henkan (Weapon Transformation): Takes the user's reiryoku and generates a Kido weapon that can transform into many other handheld weapons such as a katana, spear, dagger, etc.

-Hado #89: Hyoga Seiran (Glacier Vapor Storm): Originally didn't have a number. I gave it number 89. When Koga used it against Byakuya in the Anime it was able to break Byakuya's Danku albeit it took like 15 seconds. Also Byakuya stated that Danku can block Kido up to 89 so I arbitrarily decided that this was a good placement.

-Bakudo #61: Rikujokoro (Six Rods of Light)

-Bakudo #63: Sajo Sabaku (Ethereal Binding Chain)

-Bakudo #75: Gochutekkan (Five Iron Pillar Penetration)

-Bakudo #80: Sodai Seki (Grand Repulsion): A much stronger version of Bakudo #8. Generates a large blue barrier sphere that envelopes the caster's body entirely and repels anything that comes into contact with the barrier.

-Bakudo #85: Roppo Fujin (Hexagon Seal Array): Doesn't have a number in Canon, but I gave it number 85.

-Bakudo #87: Gyogai (Five Support Cover): Doesn't have a number in Canon, but I gave it number 87.

Ichigo's Zanpakuto: Zangetsu (Slaying Moon)

Shikai Release Command: Always in Shikai Release state.

Shikai Appearance: It has no handle or guard and simply has white bandage cloths wrapped around the hilt. The blade itself is as tall as Ichigo himself. It somewhat represents that of an oversized khyber knife with the top half of the blade black in color and the bottom half white in color.

Shikai Abilities:

-Getsuga Tensho (Moon Fang Heaven Piercer): Ichigo fuels his reiatsu into his Zanpakuto and fires it out creating a giant amplified swing of his sword. His Getsuga is blue in color.

Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu (Heaven Chain Slaying Moon)

Bankai Appearance: In this form Ichigo's shihakusho transforms into a black slim fitted long coat and his Zanpakuto shrinks into the form of a black colored katana. The guard takes on the shape of a manji and the handle has red colored diamond patterns on it.

Bankai Abilities:

1. Getsuga Tensho (Moon Fang Heaven Piercer): Ichigo fuels his reiatsu into his Zanpakuto and fires it out creating a giant amplified swing of his sword. His Getsuga is black in color with a red tint.

Kishin's Zanpakuto: Sekiken Zansatsu (Blade of Crimson Carnage)

Shikai Release Command: Wash all things in a river of blood.

Shikai Appearance: A completely black colored double edged katana with blood stain marks on the bottom portion of the sharpened edge up to the tip. The hilt of the blade is obsidian black in color with 5 blood red lotus flower patterns carved on both sides. The guard of the hilt takes the shape of four obsidian colored crescent shaped moons that sparkle with a hint of crimson red. The crescent shaped guard on the top and bottom have the concavity of the moon faced towards the center of the hilt and blade while on the left and on the right side of the hilt the crescent shaped moons have the concavity facing outwards and away from the hilt and blade. The blade itself is approximately 90cm long.

Shikai Abilities:

1. Saku (Cleave): Kishin channels some blood and reiatsu into his Zanpakuto and fires out a red crescent blade at his target. The more blood he infuses the harder, stronger, and sharper his attack becomes. The more reiatsu he infuses the faster and more aura and Kido-like his attack becomes. He has the ability to change the trajectory of this technique one time after it is fired.

Byakuya's Zanpakuto: Senbonzakura (Thousand Cherry Blossoms)

Shikai Release Command: Scatter

Shikai Appearance: A regular looking katana that has a simple cross guard with an open frame shaped like a four-paned window. It has a bronze guard with a lavender colored hilt.

Shikai Abilities: The blade portion of his Zanpakuto dissipates and becomes a thousand flowing blades that look like cherry blossoms in the light allowing him great versatility in maneuvering and cutting his target(s).

Bankai: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi (Vibrant Display of a Thousand Cherry Blossoms)

Bankai Appearance: Byakuya drops his sword and summons forth 1000 giant blades. Those blades then scatter releasing an innumerable amount of blades in the hundreds of millions looking like pink colored cherry blossoms in the light. Byakuya can control the blades with his mind and eyes, but the speed of his attacks are enhanced if he uses his hands.