Melee Mage

"Gaki Rekkō!"

Kuchiki Koga leaped into the air, one hand gripping his sword while the other pressed on its blade.

His Reiatsu erupted, and a circular green halo appeared in front of him. Dozens of sharp green beams were shot out from it, instantly sealing off all escape routes.

Facing such a powerful attack, Tokikaze's eyes lit up. Kuchiki Koga was clearly much stronger than Takehara Kazuhiro.

Even without using the abilities of his Zanpakuto, he was still a standard Captain-level fighter.

Just this instant Kidō attack alone was enough to crush the vast majority of Soul Reaper Captains.

Tokikaze raised his blade and swung it, the blue-white wind swirling around the blade. It was blasted out in a spiral, stirring up violent wind blades on the rubble-strewn street.

Zephyr Blades!

Tokikaze's attack, based on the wind power of Arashigane, unleashed countless wind blades that instantly sealed off all areas in front of him.

"Bakudo #81. Danku!"

Kuchiki Koga's face contorted in rage as he roared. A transparent barrier formed instantly in front of him, blocking the way.

As the wind blades descended, it made screeching sound, even for Tokikaze himself.

It was like nails on a chalkboard, amplified by dozens of times.

Even Tokikaze, standing on the ground, felt his scalp tingling. The expression on Kuchiki Koga's face, twisted into a monstrous, inhuman form.

He had to admit that he was truly disgusted by this Soul Reaper, second only to Kuchiki Ginrei and Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni.

"Damn Soul Reaper, resorting to such despicable tactics!"

It took Kuchiki Koga a while to calm down under his anger. He raised his Zanpakuto again, and a faint purple Reiatsu erupted instantly.

"Hyōga Seiran!"

The temperature on the street dropped suddenly!

A large amount of ice and snow condensed at the tip of Kuchiki Koga's blade, and as the blade fell, it rushed down like a torrent below.

Like a burst dam, everything in its path was frozen, wrapped in a thick layer of silver frost.

The power of this Hado was far greater than the previous attack.

Tokikaze remained unfazed, the blue-white wind swirling around his blade. His Reiatsu poured into it, compressing the wind into a deeper shade.

Break the Sky!

With a single stroke, the crescent-shaped compressed air blade mixed with the wind spirit, tore through the sky, directly meeting the oncoming snowstorm.

Krrkkkk!

Wherever the sword pressure passed, the ice and snow shattered, and everything revived. Whether it was the frozen ground or the surging snow like a bursting dam, none could withstand the advance of the blue-white light!

Kuchiki Koga's pupils constricted in fear, and he flashed away with Shunpo, barely avoiding the fierce slash.

"Straightforward abilities..."

His face twisted with anger as he roared, "You'll never understand my power!"

With his words, Kuchiki Koga swung his Zanpakuto again. Strangely, this time there was no reaction at all, as if it was just an ordinary swing.

However, just as Tokikaze attempted to evade with Shunpo, he found that his entire body couldn't move, as if it was bound by countless shadows, immobilized.

"Combat experience will always be the gap between you and me."

With victory in his grasp, Kuchiki Koga's blade once again conjured a green circular halo at its tip. He was preparing to pierce through Tokikaze's head and limbs.

The pain given by Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni years ago would be returned to him in full!

In Kuchiki Koga's mind, Tokikaze was already considered the heir of Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni.

Apparently, after being imprisoned and sealed for hundreds of years, his mind was no longer quite sane.

Tokikaze lowered his head, realizing that his shadow was entangled by dozens of black shadows, and at the end of the shadows was Kuchiki Koga's foot.

"Spiritual Threads?"

He recalled Kuchiki Koga's abilities, and wasn't too surprised.

If it worked as he remembered, it didn't affect Tokikaze much. While he couldn't move, it was certain that Kuchiki Koga wouldn't be able to move freely either...

Just as this thought arose, another round of Gaki Rekkō burst forth from the tip of Kuchiki Koga's blade.

"Die, you idiot!"

Kuchiki Koga roared, as crazy as his appearance.

"Bakudo #81. Danku!"

Tokikaze maintained the stiff posture of swinging his sword, and his substantial Reiatsu burst forth, instantly condensing into a transparent barrier several meters high.

Dozens of beams fell on the barrier, leaving no trace behind.

The blue-white wind compressed and instantly formed a dark wind that wrapped around Tokikaze's body like feathers, hanging down naturally, swaying lightly at the hem, flowing like water waves.

Broken Wind Feather Robe.

A development under the increased affinity of Reishi, it could enhance Tokikaze's speed, strength, and defense in all directions.

With the formation of the Broken Wind Feather Robe, the connection of the Spiritual Threads were immediately severed, and Tokikaze regained his freedom.

In the next moment, he bent his legs slightly, and the wind swirled around them.

Shunko erupted.

The roaring sound echoed on the ground, and the terrifying force instantly formed a crater several meters in diameter.

Before Kuchiki Koga could recover from the shock of the Spiritual Threads being broken, he suddenly saw a figure in front of him.

In an instant, his pupils contracted.

He instinctively swung his Zanpakuto, trying to force Tokikaze back with a close-range slash.

However, a brilliant flash of light had already passed in front of him.

Puchi—

The sound of shattering rang out, and the Zanpakuto in front of Tokikaze was cut straight in half from the chest position, then vanished like a mirage.

It was an afterimage.

"Once not remembering, twice still not remembering."

Kuchiki Koga's figure appeared in a farther position, emitting a disdainful sneer, "The victory of this battle has nothing to do with you anymore."

Yet he didn't see a trace of surprise on Tokikaze's face.

On the contrary, Tokikaze's expression was calm, with only a trace of indiscernible pity in the depths of his eyes.

He sheathed his sword calmly and said, "In the name of the Ninth Division Captain, I'll read out your verdivt. Kuchiki Koga has incited chaos in the Soul Society, causing massive casualties."

"For this, death penalty!"

At this, Kuchiki Koga burst into a wild laugh. "Even someone who can't tell real from fake still talks big?"

As he spoke, he held his Zanpakuto again, trying to unleash his Reiatsu to launch an attack. However, to his horror, he found that his body seemed to be like a tattered balloon.

Countless Reiatsu poured out from his chest.

Kuchiki Koga looked down in astonishment, and a faint blood mark appeared slowly above his chest.

A strong, pale purple light kept bursting forth from it...