The Man with Silver Hair

The Friend & Enemy of Getsueikirite Raian
A sonicboom ripped through the air of the Living World as the two fighters of colossal powers clashed in mid-air. Neither man's face revealed signs of caving. In terms of strength, they were evenly matched. Swish... The two men parted, darting only feet apart before charging again, causing yet another sonicboom as the steel forged by their souls again slammed together. Seireitou's silver hair glimmered in the moonlight, blowing ferociously with the concussion of their battle. Akujin's, in contrast, was black as the night itself. Again they parted, landing in the air only ten or so feet away from the other.

"The years have done you well, Kawahiru Seireitou." Akujin stated. "You're far stronger than when we first fought."

"I don't understand..." Seireitou thought, ignoring Akujin's praise. "Right now, I don't sense a strong spiritual pressure at all. But when he attacks, its like he dips into a well of spiritual power that never ends. It feels like a black hole, sucking in all that get close enough to its overbearing presence."

Flash! Another sonicboom. Then another, and then another. The two were now locking in a far more intense sword battle. Akujin swung low, but Seireitou was quick on his feet and leaped over the blow, swinging and overhead blow down at Akujin's exposed skull. Flash! The enemy of Seireitou vanished, appearing a short distance away. Akujin sucked in a large amount of reishi, expelling blue flames of condensed reishi from his mouth in the shape of dragon's heads. With one powerful swing of his Zanpakutō, Seireitou created a shockwave which reduced the flames to nothingness.

"Heiliges Feuer; a Quincy technique? Seems you've learned some new tricks yourself, Akujin." Seireitou finally retorted.

"You should know by now that your power is nowhere close to my own. Why do you insist on only using your base state?" Akujin questioned.

"I don't give in to peer pressure." Seireitou joked dryly. "Besides.... I could ask you the same question."

Seireitou flicked his sword to the right, causing it to glow brightly and turn golden in color. Hanullim had transformed into its Shikai state. Without words, Seireitou drew back his blade and unleashed a Shikon Hisakiten upon Akujin, who responded by causing his sword to vanish and then folding his arms across his chest. The ribcage from of Akujin's Shikai appeared the instant the blast was supposed to hit Akujin, taking the damage for him.

"Unsightly." Akujin spat.

"Really? Than let's try this." Seireitou murmured, as though he wasn't surprised at all. "Kirisaki, Hanullim!"

Flash! Seireitou vanished, yet Akujin remained unphased; keeping his hand crossed firmly over his chest, his eyes straight ahead. In that instant, Seireitou reappeared right in front of Akujin, slamming his sword into the ribcage-like formation caused by the Shikai of Shinzoku. Corrosive energy, shaped as green sparks, then began to overcome Akujin's Shikai.

"Your defense is strong, but not unbreakable. Hanullim will continue to break down your Shikai until it no longer exists." Seireitou explained, cold eyes fixated on Akujin's unmoved face.

Several moments passed, during which time, the corrosive energy expanded to encompass the entire ribcage. Seireitou's face contorted with confusion as a minute passed and nothing had occurred. Akujin's eyes then slowly moved to the top left corner of their sockets, staring directly up at Seireitou, even though the rest of him didn't move.

"Corrosion is no weapon to use against the Ribcage of God." Akujin replied coldly, "This ribcage is unaffected by any outside effect. Even your 'control of interactions' cannot dictate that."

Seireitou looked on shocked. His corrosion ability had never been outright negated before. What unnerved him the most is that, despite knowing his reputation and power, Akujin was unmoved by the fact that he was fighting him. There was no caution in his movements, no fear in his eyes. His reiatsu was perfectly stable. Few could face the 'Shiroyasha' and say that. Seireitou leaped back and regained his stance. Finally, Akujin turned to look at Seireitou in his new position.

"Let's begin." the villain said, and charged...