The Void Empire, Instigation

Fuel to the Flames, Invasion of Karakura Town!
The sound of agonizing vibrations quickly ripped through the silence of the night sky in Karakura Town. The irritating sounds only began to pick up as the night pressed on. The result was none-other then the black hole to known as the. It was being manifested and created by three average heighted silhouettes. They circled the entire perimeter of the Garganta as two more figures slowly emerged. Their appearance was much similar to the other silhouettes, but much larger.

"Tell me...is this what they call..Karakura Town?" The voice of the silhouette on the right, rang out like nails being drug across a cement floor. His tone seemed to be filled with tiredness, as if he hadn't slept for weeks. "It doesn't seem all that interesting. Why the fuck would those bastards pick this place as their base? Irritating as fuck!" He continued as he, along with the other silhouettes, began to descend from the air. Their appearances began to come into view as they reached the street of the populated town. "Shall we begin?" They spoke out in harmony.

The sound of over sized jaws snapping shut, quickly followed their synchronized question. The Garganta that was open behind them, had completely smashed itself together, closing tight. "Do you think we'll be able to get through this conference with Luz del Alba without having a fight?" Raising his eyebrow to emphasis the importance of the question, the larger silhouette with red hair, began to step forward. He seemed to be the leader of the gang of five.

His attitude was similar to the man who had spoke before, calling their enemies bastards. "I'm not sure, but I believe if we at least TRY and be on our best behavior everything will go perfectly!" Straightening his tie, the green haired male spoke in a rather calm, yet irritated tone. "Fine! Fine!" Spoke the man with the red hair as he pointed in the direction of the highest Reiatsu. "Loki! I want you to go investigate that!"

Nodding in approval, Loki stepped forward. Lunging with all his might, the green haired man shot through the air with his superior Quincy movements. The spiritual particles gathering around his feet in sharp bursts of Reiryoku and fluxions as he soared through the air toward the high Reiatsu. His superior, known as Lord Reborn, stood and watched as his most loyal Quincy headed toward what might be his certain doom. "Now. I'll wait here for that bastard Koda while you investigate."

Boredom.

That was the emotion emanating throughout Yuhei Matashi's being at this moment. Even as school was closed due to "Parent/Teacher Counciling", something his bastard of a father wouldn't ever show up and would give notice he was too "busy" at work to attend, would always be a pain in the ass for him. While Rina got to go to school like normal, he and several dozen teenagers were scattered amidst the large, 24th Century town that had surprisingly barely changed over the last three centuries.

WIth various improvements such as rejuvenated, clean power that became virtually free in comparison to the energy used three centuries ago, along with a number of cybernetic, synthetic, and artificial implants and augmentations made a lot of unfortunate people...well...fortunate. However due to its isolation from most of the major cities like Tokyo, Karakura Town was set up like it was most of the 21st and 22nd Century. With the only true difference being a few skyscrapers added here and there, a larger downtown and suburbs area, and a entertainment plaza, Karakura Town was exactly as it had been for the past few generations:

'''Completely Boring. '''

With the exception of the occasional Hollows here and there, Yuhei and his collaboration of friends that protect the fair city from terror, it was relatively safe and homey. Hence the boredom. With the Gotei 13 treating this city as a prized jewel in all of Japan, there was an abnormal abundance and collection of Spiritual Energy within the ten square kilometers, with the city being ground zero.

Then, something changed...

"What the Hell?!" Yuhei snarled as he suddenly saw the unmistakable sight of several black "jaws" open up in the middle of the sky. Sifting through his spiritual awareness, he suddenly found their Spiritual Pressures to be...off...cold...foreign. They felt like Yūgana emptying her soul and replacing it with something totally wrong. He knew, by the incoming entity, that he was going to have to settle this with them.

Shft-SPRCH!

With a swift use of footwork, Yuhei crouched near an abandoned alleyway he oftened used for "tag-teaming", before slapping his Substitute Badge onto his chest. The result caused a collescing stream of light before his Soul Form came out in its usual sleeveless Shikahushō uniform, with a large nodachi representing the sealed form of his Zanpakutō.

"Here goes nothing..." Yuhei thought, before shifting his heels in the direction of the exit of the alleyway, using Flash Step to stop mere meters in front of his city's guest. After taking a good look at him, Yuhei smirked as he crossed his arms while nodding to him, "you don't seem keen on using the front door. Might tell me what you're doing here?"

In response to Yuhei's words, Loki replied with a rather irritated and ignorant tone. "Oh? How dare you insult my customs. Do you enjoy making fun of foreign people? Do you hate how I do things? You do not know me, but seem to be implying something!" Licking his lips in a rather "playful" way, he aimed his right index finger at the Nodachi in Yuhei's possession. "Compensating for something?" He snarled as he lowered his arm, and began to descend from the sky on a light blue oval shaped panel. His eyes lighting up with excitement as he looked around the area. ''This guy is the only one capable of producing this kind of Reiatsu here? Do we have the wrong place?'' He thought to himself as he folded his arms across his chest.

"I was hoping this power belonged to a cute, innocent little girl. I guess not everybody gets what they want. Tell me your name! I need you to answer some questions. Also, let's get something straight right off the bat. Speak when spoken to. I don't have time to mess around with little kids. I'm on an important mission, and if you cause trouble I won't be held responsible for what happens to you. Understand? Don't get me wrong though. I'm not here to harm you. The two people that can cause a lot of damage aren't here. Well one is, the other one is probably sleeping. I wouldn't wake him up. Oh! I'm getting off topic! A girl, scarlet hair, big breasts, mermaid tattoo. You seen here?" As he spoke he motioned his hand toward his face, and then toward the stranger with the abnormal Reiatsu. The notation was something similar to asking him to speak clearly, plainly, and quickly. This part of the mission was easy for Loki, but Reborn seemed to be having a harder time.

"What the FUCK is taking so god damn long!" Swinging his arms in a flailing motion, Reborn struck one of his Arrancar in the shoulders. They groaned in pain as they pushed on the shoulder of their restless leader. "Calm down my lord. After the fight with Mr.Ketsueki, you haven't been yourself. If you continue to act like this, HE will get unhappy." Nodding his head in a worried fashion, the Arrancar pressed his superior forward. "He'll be here in no time. If he doesn't arrive in 10 minutes, you are allowed to destroy anything you wish. It was the time you originally agreed on. I wish you would stick to your decision."

Stroking his chin calmly, Reborn nodded. "You are right. I have been getting carried away since my fight with him. I think if I calm down, everything will be going smoothly. He has 4 minutes. He doesn't deserve 10. Also, with his ability, he should be here in less then that. Prepare the beacon for Loki. When time runs out, I want it fired...immediately!" Turning on his heels, Reborn shot up toward the sky. His eyes seemed to be locked on something, and instead of approaching it, he wanted to get an ariel view. "I want you to stay here! I believe I just saw something interesting!"

"Yap Yap Yap! Does this guy like to hear himself talk or does he have a disorder where he can't keep his trap shut?" Yuhei looked bored as the man began to ramble, even the insult was something he'd heard already. If it wasn't his enemies, it was tourists or friends of his that often spoke of his Zanpakutō like some sort've handicap. He used to remember when people used to be terrified of large weapons, and now everyone just assumes people with big weapons are weak? Messed up logic, Yuhei thought...

"There are a lot of girls in town, pal," Yuhei said with a bored, irritated attitude, making a shooing gesture towards him in the direction of the large downtown megacomplex in the distance, with currently dimmed neon and holographic lights, "you can find a lot of them in the entertainment district. If all you needed was a date, why didn't the hell you say so? Usually when things start ripping space open and coming out, I usually expect a crappy camera crew and the Director of Alien 7 to be around here, or bad guys dropping into my town. You could say I'm the sherrif of this city,"

Yuhei then grasped the hilt of his nodachi, casually unsheathing the rather large blade before resting it on his shoulder, "my name is Yuhei Matashi, Substitute Soul Reaper of Karakura Town. You have the right to be a dumbass. If you cannot afford a bitch, one will be provided to you in the court of oblivion. Any more questions, flabberjack, or do you want me just to readjust your fashion statement along with your snippy attitude?!"

As Yuhei spoke, a smile cracked across Loki's face. He could sense the irritation in his voice, and the far away frustration emitting from his Lord. "You have it all wrong. If I have to go look for that woman myself. I'd end up redoing this town's map. I don't think you'd want that." Reaching his hand out toward the blade of the male's Nodachi, he spoke again, "I don't think you know who you are talking to though. My name is Loki. Loki Arufa. You seem to be one of those ignorant high school students..am I right? I think as an adult..I should teach you a lesson."

Maneuvering his hand away from the child's blade, and aiming it to his forehead in a poking fashion, Loki went completely silent. The sounds of the cars and the people conversing around the two completely drowned out everything, except a weird beating sound. "Do you hear that? It's a counter....When it ends, your town will be reduced to nothing~" Licking his lips in a rather ironic way, Loki motioned his free hand's thumb into the air. The "signal" for the 10 minutes being up, slowly shot up into the sky. "Lord Reborn is tired of waiting."

BOOM!

Only a few miles away from Yuhei and Loki, an explosion light up the night sky. The red smoke that rolled throughout the air like a fog machine at a cliche rock concert, seemed to be enveloping around a silhouette. Loki's smile become like that of a childs as he jumped with joy. His eyes lighting up as he watched his superior rush in this direction with the speed of a raging lightning bolt. "Oh damn! He sure is mad!" Spreading his arms in a rather "you're screwed" fashion, Loki jumped backwards.

SHING!

The sound of metal crackled loudly through the sky, startling anybody with the ability to hear. Loki's smile turned into a frown as his eyes locked onto the target that was actually approaching. "Koda....Ketsueki!?" His legs shook with fear and rage as he stepped forward. His eyes locked onto Yuhei's as he began to speak in a rather angry tone. "I need to know the whereabouts of that woman. I'm not here to fight..but if I have to..to get answers...I will!"

SMASH!

Reborn and the dark black silhouette clahsed in the sky, their blades connecting so hard that the sparks burst into actual flames. "You were late. I apologize for greeting you with such hostility." Speaking a "business" tone, Reborn pushed his blade away. "I understand..I would have done the same. So..we have agreed to not fight? I find it rather interesting that you were the first to sheath your blade." Folding his arms in a submissive fashion, the Silhouette that Loki had called Koda Ketsueki began to descend with his opponent. "Where shall we have this talk?"

"Heh, you must think I have little experience fighting guys like you," Yuhei suddenly smiled ferally, raising his blade until he held it with both hands, lowly breathing, causing a bright white aura of Spiritual Energy to emanate off his body...

"Behold..."

SHIIIINK!

"...Tasogare!" Yuhei spoke lowly, and within a burst of black & white energy, his blade lengthened to a slightly curved, longer cleaver blade, making it a much longer weapon than before. With fire in his eyes, Yuhei stepped forward, swinging the weapon with one hand...

SSSSSSSSSH-WHOOOSH!

...before discharging a wave of silver-aura air pressure, with enough force and superheated air to both possibly scald and throw the man across the skyline, intending on beating back this punk who thinks he can take anyone, in his town, without him doing anything to stop him.

Raising an eyebrow, Loki slowly noticed his hand getting farther and farther away from Yuhei's face. "What...is this?" He spoke out in a dumbfounded voice, as he felt his body being hurled through the sky. The amount of force from that single sword swing was enough to send Loki through the air, dumbfounded. "Augh!" Noticing the pain starting to seep in, Loki let out a cry of agony as he felt his body being singed by the heated ken'atsu. "D-damnit!"

Turning slowly on his hills, Reborn watched as Loki's body was sent flying through the air. Slowly sheathing his sword all the way, he chuckled. "I think Loki has made a new friend. Koda! Let us have our talk here. I want to make sure he doesn't destroy the entire city with his power. We might kill her in the process, if he isn't careful." Nodding in response to Reborn's request, Koda also sheathed his sword. Watching as Loki as hurled into the street, he coughed, and began to speak. "I think we should leave her be. I'm not one to get scared easily, but there is another entity other then that boy that send your Feudal Lord flying, in this area. I don't know how strong he is, but he is the reason why this girl was entrusted with such a device. I think we should leave her be..for now.."

Laughing as loud as he could, Loki startled both his superior (Reborn) and Koda. His body was slowly being sent up into the air as he began one of his famous lectures. "You know something. I don't think you quite understand the amount of damage you just caused. You could have forced me to kill innocent people, and take the life of our target. However, I have to admit, for a child you are strong. Though, I am stronger. Allow me to show you."

Raising his hand up to his face, Loki began to manifest an iron-looking glove over his hand. The spirit particles he was using to ascend into the air, were beginning to channel into the center of his palm. "Are you ready for this? I'll make red look less of a color..and more of a hobby..." Licking his lips in a cynical way, he pulled the string back on his partially manifested bow.

"It seems he's already gotten tired of the child. What a shame. I expected to see an exciting fight!" Turning his attention to Koda, Reborn spoke. His tone was full of excitement, and he wanted to see this meeting and fight go well. "I think we should go ahead and go on with our previous plan. This girl is known by your Second-In-Command, and he asked you to spare her. If we get our hands on her, we will take nothing but the Gem. If you get your hands on her, you can keep the gem and the girl. Deal? Deal!" Turning his attention back to Loki, he smiled deviously.

"Modalità Fierce - Santo Arrow"

Releasing the string of his manifested bow, Loki fired three drill shaped arrows. Their spiraling formation allowed them to cut through the air at an incredible speed. Their acceleration causing a loud sonic boom to fill the sky as they soared toward Yuhei. His intention was to strike the male with the full power of his, possibly causing enough damage to torch his entire body.

"This guy is sure full of it," Yuhei spoke lowly as he saw the apparent Quincy return fire with a assembled trio of strange looking Quincy arrows. After his eyes percieved their velocity, his senses told them how much power was stored within them, and his body moved his form into a stance where the back of his cleaver would touch his midsection, parallel with his waistline.

"Getsuga..."

SSSSHWHOOOSH!!!

"...Tenshō!!!" With a single, cutting stroke through the air as the arrows made it 3/4 of the distance towards Yuhei, a wide powerful arc of cutting condensed and volatile energy was hurtled across, taking all three of the arrows within a single strike. While flames seemed to enrapture the energy wave, it didn't stop its frontal momentum, as the attack roared across the airspace just above the residential area he was in, intending on cutting the stationary Loki down within a single strike.

Koda's brow arched as he watched the devistating technique cut through the modified Heilig Pfeil of Loki. His eyes seemingly shined with a raging fury as he stepped forward. Pressing past Reborn, he slowly drew his sword. "Stay here.." He spoke out as he took off flying toward the one who had fired the Getsuga Tenshō. His body seemingly moving through the shadows of the night sky as he got closer and closer.

"Stop!" Loki shouted as he fired one of his normal Heilig Pfeil in Koda's direction. "I can handle this myself...watch..the power of the 2nd Feudal Lord." Snapping in a hastely fashion, he dispersed the bow of blue energy. The tiny little particles that made it up danced around his entire hand as he pulled it back. Creating a glove of pure blue energy, he prepared to fire one of his most prized techniques.

"Heiliges Feuer" Koda spoke out, as he quickly came to a halt and raised up his blade. Creating a horizontal crease in the air with the Ken'atsu of his sword swing, he prepared for the technique Loki was about to use on Yuhei. "Don't torch the city..." He spoke out as he prepared to defend himself.

"No promises" Loki responded as he snapped his fingers once again. The glove turned into a single blue ring, and the ring released a burt of blue flames. The spiritual particles used from his Modalità Fierce - Santo Arrow slowly began to augment the flame. The size of it grew into a pillar similar in size to the statue of liberty. "Heiliges Feuer!" He shouted as he opened his arms, firing tendrils of burning blue flames at Yuhei's Getsuga Tenshō.

"Oh shit!"

SHFT!

"Oh-!"

SHFT-SHFT-SHFT-SHFT!

"-SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!~" Yuhei comically panicked, utilizing Flash Step within mere instances where the tendrils of destructive blue flames seemed to snap out at him like giant snakes the size of buses. As he saw buildings around him combust into orange flames, he couldn't help but feel like he bit off more than he could chew. However, the man seemed incredibly confident to stay stationary while firing off the flames from the infinite power source that loomed over the city.

Lashing out with his blade multiple times, Yuhei began discharging a number of silently launched Getsuga Tenshōs, sending a number of black & white arcs to split the tendrils in half, intending on sending a number of the arcs to curve out to strike some larger buildings...

BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!

...in a manner where all four of them, including one uintentionally proximate to Koda, to tumble down towards the collosal sized pillar of flames, and more importantly, towards the user of the deadly technique, intending to crush him if the flames could only scorch the fragments of carbon based structures rather than incinerate.

In response to the obstructions falling around him, Loki snapped his fingers. The sound that radiated from the snap, created tiny little vibrations. These vibrations were amplified by the distortion affect of his Vast Reiatsu. The buildings that came down around him, were held in place by the immense pressure that radiated from his body. "I'll show you a little trick..I hope you don't get scared and run away..." Licking his lips once more, in a taunting fashion, Loki lunged forward.

"How irritating!" Reborn spoke out as he released the grip he had on his sword. Allowing it to drop from the sky, he passed it to Koda. The look on both of the males' face showed they were determined to not join in on this fight. "Take out those mass waves of Reiatsu. I'll explain our plan while you do it." Nodding his head to Reborn's words, Koda took the sword of his enemy and companion in his right hand. Drawing out his own, he quickly lunged into the air.

Appearing to the back of Loki in a matter of seconds, Koda began to release heavy swings of his swords. The ken'atsu created from the swings, dispersed the Getsuga Tenshōs into tiny little spiritual particles. "Loki, your blind spot is wide open." Descending from Loki's side as he dashed forward, Koda turned his attention toward Reborn.

"The person who resides within has a constant eye on that female. I believe they are lovers, so that may be his only reason for staying near her. However, the odd thing is, he is one of your men, or use to be. He may actually know a thing or two about the item the girl possesses. I bet he can feel our pressure right now, so would it be best if we just...take out the entire city? We may kill the girl in the process, but I doubt the item will be destroyed. Should we try it?"

"Who the Hell are all of you?! Destroy what?!" Yuhei snarled, suddenly feeling enraged that these strangers...waltz in through Gargantas, start looking for people, then start threatening to destroy whole cities?! Not on his watch!

"HRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAH!!!" Yuhei raised his blade into the air, his body enamored with a bright aura pure white Spiritual Power and deafening Spiritual Pressure. The shockwaves emanating from his emotional state cracked and shimmered with white tendrils, as the sheer density came from the surprisingly powerful Substitute. As Loki lunged at him, the deafening pressurized buffets of wind blew out from him, keeping him from fully touching him. Then, he spoke the words that'd seal his opponent's fate...

"BAN-KAI!"

VRRRROAAAAAAAR!!!!

Within a single, instaneous flash of light, a pillar of Spiritual Power was released directly into the air while sending a shockwave that leveled all the remaining structures around himself within nearly a whole city block. As the swirling winds caused by the condensed pyre of light slowed, a black sleeved, silver armor shoulder padded man was revealed, carrying a black katana instead of a large cleaver. His hazel eyes flashed menacingly as he stared down Loki, speaking in a cool, barely restrained menacing tone, "Kaji Tasogare Sērāmūn...you should really stop whatever you're doing and turn back. I just might spare you if you do..."

"Does this mean I can fight you seriously now?" Picking up the speed of his dash, Loki collided with the torrent of wind that released from Yuhei. His eyes burning with the excitement of getting to fight seriously. "Let us begin, for real!" Swinging his hand in a chopping motion, he coated it with the spiritual particles released from Yuhei activating his Bankai. "Heiliges Feuer!" He shouted as he released the particles in an explosion of blue flames.

"While we sit here and watch, go ahead and call that little traitor up here. I need to speak to him, and I need to know what kind of person he is. Sorry, but if he proves to be annoying, I will kill him. I know you and your second-in-command labeled him as a prodigy, but I don't believe he'll have enough skill to stop my Shikai. Anyway, I'm getting ahead of myself. We need that gem. I call truce for now. Call him here!" Clenching his fist in anger, Reborn slowly ascended to the height of Koda. His eyes were closed tight, but he seemed to be glaring deep into Koda's soul. "Alright, Alright.." Koda muttered as he drew his hand out of his pocket. A cellphone casually lain out in his palm.

"Arrancar! I want you to prepare a Garganta for Seven Mukō! We are going to execute two plans today! If either of them fail, I will personally turn into a pool of blue flames! Do you understand me!?" Nodding in fear and frustration, the three loyal Arrancar that had accompanied the two when they entered Karakura Town, shot off. Their eyes were filled with caution as they disappeared out of sight.

"Yeah. Can you get down here. Well, not down here, but to Karakura Town? Yeah, that's no problem. Just hurry up and get here. We got a problem. Yes, yes, it's situation B, Plan K." Closing the phone after uttering the letter K, Koda hung up on his old subordinate. "He will be here shortly. I plan on having Loki swap places with him. Do you mind?"

Yuhei stared the oncoming wall of blue flames impassively, skidding his left foot behind himself, allowing the flames to discharge just a good distance from its practitioner...

SHFT-SHINK!

...within the instant it left but five meters from its practitioner, Yuhei appeared via Flash Step flush with Loki, aiming his blade to touch his throat, letting the cool cold metal pierce his neck just a fraction of an inch. Meanwhile he spoke lowly as he stared threateningly at his enemy with a cool, composed stare from his slightly crouched position, "You stop torching my city, or I'll cut your throat here and now! Is that the excitement you looking for?!"

Meanwhile...something else appeared behind the two Mukō Lords. Something vaguely familiar, yet new...

"Gentleman, gentleman!" A declarative voice came from a navy blue, jumpsuited woman, hovering on a platform made out of Spiritual Particles that was undoubtedly made utilizing the art of Hirenkyaku. Not to mention, she was holding a clock-shaped energy weaved bow, with the two hour/minute hands being gripped by her right hand, while her left pulled back the energized string, ready to strike her targets, "I believe you are looking a bit lonely up here, without any company of your own to deal with. Care to show a girl a good time?"

"I've fought a girl before, and I understand the power they have. They exploit the 'I don't hit girls' rule, and completely dumbfound their opponent with their power and skills. I'll assume you are one of them, and finish you off as soon as possible. Sound good? I'll take it as a yes, since you came to far to say no." Unsheathing his sword rather qucikly, Reborn raised it up into the air. "Here...I'll give you a taste of the Shikai that will end your city in a matter of minutes."

Coughing out loud to his superior's comment, Loki continued to fight, despite Yuhei's threat. "I'll stop the blue flames. Seems you can't take my life now. So sad." Swinging his leg forward, in a useless kicking motion, he created a verticle plateform. The plateform was similar to the one the woman had showed up on, but it was much tinier in size. "This is a revised version of the technique Quincy's use. I haven't got an actual name for it yet, but let's call it .... Super Hirenkyaku" Kicking off the plateform with all his might, he seemingly vanished in the night sky. The force of the particles propelling him, was enough to send him a good 25 meters away from his opponent in the blink of an eye. "How do you like it? Does it compete with yoru speed?"

Snickering to himself, Koda watched as Reborn and Loki engaged their two enemies. "Don't tire yourself out guys. I might take the chance to kill all of you when you start slowing down. Wait, nah! I wouldn't do that. I'll let my subordinate do that, or I could just watch. Yeah! I'll watch." Folding his arms, he laughed, watching Reborn's irritated face as he spoke the command to release his sword. "Burn, and Rule All."

Releasing a burst of flames, bigger then the Heiliges Feuer that Loki constantly fired, Reborn emerged with a javelin in his hand. A smile slowly stretched across his face as he raised it high into the sky. His vast reiatsu was begining to envelope the entire battlefied, stretching from him to Loki. The force of it slowly began to weigh down everything caught within it's range. "I'll burn you, in a single shot. Sound good?" Swinging it down with all his might, he clumped the reiatsu into a single burst. Using it's energy to ignite the Ken'atsu of his sword, he released a torrent of flames, similar to a hurricane. "Using an actual technique on you, would be a waste!"

"This...this power is unreal!" Yūgana thought with trembling anticipation. While she knew she had a fair bit experience, as well as considerable power. She may not be in this league, however...believing this entity to be the current generation of Quincy Order's higher ups and their own special weapons. She clicked a beacon on her watch, allowing any high-ranking member of the Order would trace it back to her location and assist her. All she could do now...was delay...and survive...

As she saw the flames exude from the man's being, upon seeing the Shikai, she could only know one entity from history that exuded such potent flames. And she hoped this man wasn't his equal...

She turned her bow to a more parallel alignment, releasing a quad-shaped discharge of Heilig Pfeil that were shaped in the distinct impression of minute hands. Once they struck the body of flames that towered and loomed mightily over the horizon...

FWHOOOSHIP!

...before causing the towering flames to suddenly vanish out of sight, seemingly collapsing in on itself before dissipating right before the powerful entity's eyes. The nagging sensation of perception being altered around Reborn's senses would become apparent, as her special Jikan Kojaku's properties would allow him to realize something happened to the flames itself, rather than be destroyed or nullified by normal means available to the Quincy.

"I'm sorry," Yūgana allowed herself to say cooly, despite a few beads of sweat from the sheer heat perspirating the area only a few seconds ago, her eyes staring back with no fear but no mockery, rather anticipation as her words taunted over to his ears, "you said not needing to use an actual technique on me? It seems you didn't succeed in using belittling means of killing me, didn't you?"

Yuhei however, smiled, as the man moved within a short amount of distance to get away from him. Within a mere instant, Yuhei moved forward with a shockwave in his wake, his Flash Step moving to Loki's side, hovering a meter away while flowing past him perpindicular to his body with his back pointed to the ground.

SWIPE-CRACK!

Yuhei then swung his blade in a horizontal arc, releasing enough cutting power to creating a searing transparent arc of wind to follow the blade's path had it missed its target, cutting through the building behind him in a clear, distinct impression through its structure.

In a single, swift motion, the hand of an unknown being swooped up in front of Loki's body. The hand seemed to be aimed at the thrashing blade of Yuhei. It was bare, and it around the same size as a normal teenage boy's hand. "The main star is now on stage. The real play begins now!" The silhouette shouted as it turned it's hand horizontally, catching the very back of the blade. The arch being gripped tightly by it's finger tips, suddenly halting its movements. A small gleam of light glowing under the actual blade, the sparks from it colliding with a mysterious object, proved that it was not the hand that had stopped it.

"I'm surprised that you actually showed up!" Loki spoke as he allowed his body to descend from the sky at a rapid speed. His momentum was being increased by his Super Hirenkyaku. "I take it you can handle this guy. I'm not allowed to use my full power... Mostly because..I don't know how ". Rubbing the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, Loki disappeared into the city lights.

"What is the meaning of this! Koda! Why did you let him interfere?" Quickly sheathing his blade, Reborn turned his eyes from the woman, and to the silhouette that had arrived. "Kyokai...we need to talk. Do not bother with these two.." Speaking in a rather angry, yet calm voice, Reborn began to ascend higher up into the air. His hand was beginning to raise slowly as he held up a single finger to the female. "I do not mean to insult your attractiveness, but duty calls. I will be with you in a second. However, if you wish to settle your thirst for battle, fight this child over here." Pointing his finger at Kyokai, the silhouette that had stopped Yuhei's sword with some type of Kidō technique, he smiled.

"El Escudo" Kyokai spoke out as he slowly dispersed the green barrier of energy that has topped Yuhei's sword. "Yo! My name is Kyokai. Nice to meet you. You seem to have a pretty hard swing! I'd hate to see what it looks like when you unleash your Bankai's Powers!" Smiling rather happily, he jumped back. His flash step utilizing itself almost the moment he started leaning with his movement. The range he put between him and Yuhei was roughly 4 meters (12 feet). "You are fighting me now! Is that cool?"

Raising up his unreleased Onibōchō, and a Seele Schneider he had snuck off Loki, he prepared to face both Yuhei and the big breasted women. "I don't like hitting girls, especially when they already have a handicap, with their big chests. Though, you were able to survive that fire just now right? You must be pretty fucking awesome! Let's fight! If I can take you lot down, I'll be the second strongest in this area..right?"

CRACK!

"Tch," Yuhei spoke aloud, as he suddenly found himself facing another man, "I hope you don't mind, but I have no quarrel with you. Scram, I'm going to fight that sadistic bastard who thinks he owns the-"

"YUHEI!" Yūgana spoke aloud, appearing next to him via Hirenkyaku, while placing a hand on his shoulder, aiming to gain his attention to stop speaking, "these men are dangerous...their leaders are on a whole other scale. I...I barely was able to concentrate just being next to them..."

"More of them? What is this, a Fake Wrestling Tournament Show? I am seriously getting pissed with all these stupid swap-outs and tag-teaming!" Yuhei comically growled, a vein protruded from his forehead in emphasis for the reason.

Yūgana turned her gaze back to the apparent new foe elected to "take care of them," approaching with a Quincy weapon in one hand while carrying a Shikai in the other. Narrowing her eyes, she paced a few steps away from Yuhei, raising her bow and reactivating it into its solid form, speaking lowly as her glasses cascaded an eery knowing glare, "Careful, Yuhei. This guy is nearly on par with the guys I tangled with, if not already. I don't know their agenda, but they're aiming to mess stuff up if things don't go their way..."

"I know that," Yuhei spoke with a glare in his eyes, raising his blade towards Kyokai, speaking out in a demanding tone, "who the Hell are all of you, and what are you after?! I'm pretty sure with the resources and strength you all possess, you didn't all come to wreck things for kicks!"

Having zone out when Yuhei was talking, Kyokai was crouched, playing checkers with a bored Reborn and Koda. "King me!" He shouted as he moved his red piece to the opposite side. His eyes began to glow with happiness as to getting a king on his superiors. "I'm getting better at this! Arn't I? I've been practicing!" Nodding their heads in agreement to Kyokai's words, they flipped the board and stood up. "You seem to have this taken care of. We'll be heading to the other side of the town!"

In a fierce explosion of wind and flames, both Koda and Reborn took off to Loki's location. "We will leave you to this, no interuptions! Don't get use to working with us! Luz del Alba and the Mukō Empire have a temporary truce! We need to get this item in order to defeat Saibankan." Allowing his voice to drift off into nothingness as he disappeared with Koda, Reborn continued at full speed.

Standing up from his crouched position, Kyokai scratched his ass openly in front of the woman and the shinigami. "Oh sorry. I wasn't paying attention. Who are we...uh..I can't remember. Give me a second!" Pulling out his list of "antagonist" and "protagonist" lines, he cleared his throat. Searching for the right one to say, from both lists, he smiled. "I got it! Ahem. We are the most powerful group of people you will ever meet! That was my leader! He is going to destroy this town, rape your women, enslave your men! " Trying to put on an evil-ish tone, Kyokai laughed.

SPRACK-WHIZ!

As Kyokai would laugh, Yūgana fired an arrow purposely just below his crotch area, singing his hakama skirt and uniform while detonating the ground just behind him, her eyes glared at him with a hint of malice behind her light reflecting glasses, "Joke like that again, I'll make sure you'll lose the ability to rape anyone. Tell us, what you're here for, or we'll become incredibly violent and mutiliate your body before you die a horribly, painful, death."

Yuhei could only sweatdrop at seeing Yūgana so angry, comically shrinking in the aura of her barely restrained wrath, "No need to be that hostile, Yūgana-san..."

Kyokai's eyes narrowed as the arrow smashed into the ground behind him. His kimono slowly drooped to the floor in shreds as his body seemingly vanished from sight. The vibrations left behind were dense enough to make a liquid-like silhouette of Kyokai. "Who said I was joking?" his voice echoed through the night sky as he openly appeared next to the woman named Yūgana in a burst of wind. Standing in the Hakama that she had singed with the arrow, he seemingly put an arm around her shoulder. His sword still hovering in the air with his Kimono about 3.5-4 meters in front of her. "No need to be so hostile toots. I'll tell you all you need to know. It's not very often that such a powerful woman comes a long and demands information. Oh, wait. That happens to me every day."

Winking his right eye to emphasis they pervertedness in the statement, he quickly retreated from the female. Utilizing his highly superior flash step, he returned to the inside of his Kimono, his sword still clenched tight in his hand. "If you can land a direct hit on me, I'll tell you everything you need to know. I won't even use my Shikai. I'll use my unreleased Onibōchō." Licking his lips, in a similar fashion to Loki, he began to rock with excitement.

The distance between him and Yuhei was a mere 2 meters (6 feet), and the distance between him and Yūgana was still a 4 meter (12 feet) gap. "Also, I did see some of your speed when you fought Loki. You'd have to be over four times as fast as that to catch up with me when I'm jumping! I specialize in Shunpo! I'm incredibly skilled. Though, if I mess up, I'll probably be caught. So! Don't think to much about it. Everybody has their flaws, right?"

"I wasn't even trying you sunuva-"

"I got this guy," Yūgana interrupted Yuhei, raising her bow back up, aligning the hour/minute hands to be vertically placed, allowing her to pull back her bow string of energy back to her cheek bone, "this guy think speed is about being faster than the other guy. Well, I should have you know, when it comes to my Jikan Kojaku..."

SPRACK-SPRACK!

"...speed..."

ZZZZZOOOOM!!!

Within that one word spoken, time seemed to stop, displaced from Kyokai, as well as Yuhei. The clock-hand shaped arrow traveled within a streak of light, with such velocity and force, it winked out of view...

SLICE!

...before striking directly into the man's left shoulder, with enough precise flow that it wasn't even felt within the wake of the blue streak of light that was viewed by her opponent and her ally, before her words finished in her sentence, "...is irrelevent when you can't see what's coming."

In the same moment that he arrow collided with Kyokai's shoulder, his body went limp and suddenly was taken by the force of the arrow. Even though he was still within the time lapse, his body was being moved by the immense speed of the arrow fired. Though, his shoulder suffered, his body was now in a state of movement that was beyond his previous flash step. "You actually landed a hit on me....but.." His eyes narrowed as he managed to vanish from sight, using that speed to enhance the current speed of his flash step. "You used a cheap trick...now you die..."

Appearing above both the female and the one named Yuhei, Kyokai's reiatsu began to pick up. "You thought that other man was powerfull..but now you have made me angry. I'm impressed you landed a hit on me...but using a cheap trick? Burn in hell you ugly hag." Widening his eyes, so that everybody could view their bloodshot appearance, he raised his sword. "Fear Me" He spoke as he allowed Onibōchō to enter it's shikai state. The mist that normally expelled itself from Onibōchō's epicenter, began to thin out around the area.

The amount of rage that was swelling up in his body caused his own power to be augmented. However, instead of taking the shape of distorting vibrations, it was in the form of mist, engulfing everything and everyone in it. "I'll show you! My Shikai's trump card!" Raising up his sword, he connected the streams of Reiatsu that emitted from his body, allowing it all to come from the epicenter of his blade. This allowed him to change the elemental type of his reiatsu, without dispersing the energy that was already present.

"Kiri No Kurōku" Completely using the mist that was englufing his body to create a distorting affect, he removed his body from the vision of his two opponents. The giant mass of black mist that shrowed all three combatants just looked like a black cloud in the sky to the people bellow. "Kiri No Honō" He then spoke as the entire mass of mist burst into flames. The chemical property of flammability was present within this mist, meaning the moment it set on fire, it released an explosion which created a cloud of flame to engulf the top of the buildings in fire. The heat and the force of the explosion toppling over the tall ones, and burning the small ones within 25 meters of where the black mist originally was.

"Ironic how you stopped Reborn's fire with some cheap trick, but stopping an entire explosion? You irritating hag. I hope you died from that." Slowly descending from the smoke of the explosion, Kyokai raised up both of his arms. Releasing his spiritual energy in the form of a red aura, he prepared for the inevitable. There was no way they would die so easy. He had to have a back up, just in case.

However, despite the magnitude of the large flames, Yūgana was given much more ample time to prepare to counter the inevitable detonation of the volatile collection of Spiritual Energy. After firing an array of five-shot pentagram bursts of her hour-hand shaped Heilig Pfiel, striking all of the flames that appeared to have completely annihilated the area...

FWHOOOSHIP!

...before the flames, and the debris, were blown to what would be assumed as oblivion, as the origin of the energy and the flames themselves vanished without a trace.

"Its not a trick, fool," Yūgana spoke with ire in her voice, her body shifted in a kneeling pose from the sudden explosive properties of her enemy's attack, as she faced him even as he perpsirated the sickly, destructive aura that sent rippling shockwaves of Spiritual Pressure around him, "my bow, my Heilig Pfiel, are unique in of themselves. I am from the Quincy Order's Licht Ritters, designated as the youngest of their aledged group. I take on the title of, The Watch, as my bow, Jikan Kojaku, has the ability to bend spacial fabric and shift the balance of time's rythym to my favor. There's no Quincy bow like it, which makes me one of the potentially most dangerous Quincy alive. So don't you dare disgrace my Honor, by calling it a meager trick, you half-witted idiot!"

VRRROAAAR!!!

Yūgana's body discharged a dense Spiritual Pressure of her own, her body covered in a thickly blue aura as her anger seeped into the atmosphere for enraging her and spitting on her prowess. To think a Soul Reaper would exist that she would want to kill more than anything...was beyond her belief.

Yuhei merely observed, watching this surprisingly skilled Soul Reaper he never encountered before. The fact he managed to move fast enough to fool his eyes, due to his incredible state of being as he harnessed his Bankai's augmented physical attributes...was something else entirely. All he could do, was analyze and watch his opponents, as Yūgana fought him during the first round, allowing him the chance to find his weakness beyond his awe-striking power.

Blinking in confusion, Kyokai remained within the distorting affects of his "Kiri No Kurōku". It was true what the woman had said before striking him with her special arrows earlier. "Speed is irrelevent when you can't see what's coming. Since you can't see me, your little speedy arrows won't hit me. Not to mention, I've taken on a little added defense." Whilst shrowded by his misty distortions, Kyokai snapped his fingers. The sound radiated throughout the air as the red aura that covered him, manifested into a single, thin shield. The shield slowly formed in front of his body, and began to rotate around slowly. It shrunk to the size of a piece of paper, and began to multiply. It was his own variation of that revolved could branch off into a. He created it by creating multiple, and then forced them to spiral around his body using his flow of distortions from releasing his Reiatsu.

In order to keep his hiding spot a secret, he utilized his superior flash step to jump around the area rapidly. He was aiming to throw off his opponents sents of direction by creating loud vibrating sounds from his various stepping. However, he couldn't resist to do something that was on his mind from the begining. "I apologize for this, but it must be done."

Utilizing another flash step possibly faster then the one before, he appeared behind the female. His image was still distorted, and as was the he created. He was completely shielded from sight and damage from the female's attacks, so what harm would their be in toying with her. Reaching his arms out slowly, he hovered them just inches above her chest. The blue aura that radiated from her body began to crease in toward her skin, as the awkward touch of a teenager's hands clasped around her breasts. "D CUPS!?" He shouted in utter amusement.

C-CRACK!

Yūgana's rage spiked, as she felt foreign hands grasp a hold of her chest, squeezing HER breasts in such a unappealing fashion she couldn't help but scream in rage...

SLAM-CRACK!

...as she utilized a simple backwards headbutt to the man's head, whom she knew had to be standing behind her, as she turned around and backpedaled away from him, growling, "What the Hell...was that for?! YOU PERVERT?!"

Yuhei couldn't help but blink widely, as he saw, or rather think he saw, his enemy attempt to molest his friend and ally. This guy...was the worst kind've scum!

But before he could drag his hand over his face, donning his Rage Mask, his eyes stopped as the distorted presence the Shikai created, the sheer essence of this man's overwhelming, almost Hollow and Empty Spiritual Pressure had...was outweighed by a monstrous, ghastly form that squeezed him from the inside and out.

"What...is this...?" He tried to speak out, his eyes trained to look over to what appeared to be a Noble entity heading their way, with a glaring pair of vehement, crimson eyes pointed at Kyokai, as he approached in a methodically slow, confident stride. With each step, the concrete underneath him cracked and shattered, the glass dissolved, and the area around him began to break and disintegrate in his very presence. And he was walking towards them all...!

The one, ghastly thing that could be felt in the "Void Nature" Spiritual Pressure they all could feel was one, horrible thing: Rage.

"What is the meaning of this, Kyokai?!" Taiken Mukō spoke with a low, guttural tone as he stared menacingly at the other man, his gaze not shifting or turning as he emphasized with his words, "where is Reborn?! Tell me now...and I might spare your life!"

Like a kid being threaten by his mother, Kyokai backed up and raised his hand. Both sorrow and fright filled his eyes as he lowered his entire upper body. "Sorry! Sorry!" He shouted out repeatidly as the bits of blood from the female's headbut slowly dripped down his forehead. "Reborn headed toward ! He's looking for that pink gem!" Backing up as fast as he could he quickly reached into his pocket and threw Taiken a piece of paper. Assuming that it was his first time in, he thought he would need a map to find. "J-just follow the map."

Seeming to panic as he descended to the ground, Kyokai sheated his Onibōchō for the moment. "T-Taiken! Why...why are you here? Shouldn't you be off somewhere...dark...away from people...who you could kill..." Speakin in a comedic, scared tone, Kyokai began to hammer him with questions and statements. "You know, I always liked the way you dressed, makes you look awesome. Also! Real men show their tears, makes them seem incredibly badass! I wish I could be like you! Man you're awesome." Pacing back and forth in a panic he began to cough uneasingly.

Reaching for his sword he remembered Koda's and Reborn's orders. Unsheathing his Onibōchō, he turned to Taiken and tried to regain his courage to speak to him like he use to in the old days. "Uh..Uh..Ahem. Reborn told me to finish up here before I went and joined him in the search for that gem. I don't think you'll be needed for searching, but if you want to stay and have some fun with these guys..I won't deny it."

Raising, and then lowering the blade onto his shoulder, he spoke out once again. "Fear Me" Allowing his Onibōchō to again enter it's Shikai state, he raised up his blade toward Yuhei and the female. Removing the distorting affect on his, Kyokai allowed his many shields to spiral around his body. "Allow me to return to my work..."

Taiken kept staring his eery, menacing eyes at Kyokai, not in the least amused by the continuous remblings of his "comrade". The fact he was here, meant that Reborn called off his lapdog, Loki and decided to allow such destruction, chaos to surge into the most of this Gotei 13 protected city. Taiken thought Reborn a reckless fool to rush in so blindly to obtain that item.

"No," Taiken spoke in a guttural, commanding tone, raising his right hand towards Kyokai as he pointed to him, "you are going to guide me to Reborn, personally. If you have a problem with that, then you should explain to me why you started your own little war with a Gotei 13 protected city?! This will be your penance for going along with this mad scheme your masters have given you this time," he crossed his arms, his body still emanating the shattering, crackling Spiritual Pressure around him while his red eyes glowed with a potentially murderous intent, "is that clear, Kyokai?"

Blinking his eyes in response to Taiken, Kyokai just stood there. He looked toward Yuhei, and then toward the woman. No words left his mouth, but he seemed to not want to fight, or lead Taiken in the direction. He simply remained in his spot, and sheathed his sword. He licked his lips and then scratched the back of his head. Descending to the ground her turned on his heels and then faced in the direction Reborn went. He stood, thinking about his decision for a moment, before turning and casually walking the other direction. He was going home.

With his mouth still closed tight, he slowly turned into the alley on the right. In a bright flash of light, he entered his Gigai and continued walking. He wasn't going to let Taiken boss him around, especially when he could simply just walk away. Taiken was strong, but against both Koda and Reborn he possibly couldn't stand a chance. 'I'll pass. You use terror to control people. If you had simply came and asked nicely I would have simply just taken you there. I think you need to get your attitude checked, and speak with Reborn directly." Pulling out of his pocket a small device, similar to a Quincy Cross, he tossed it to Taiken. "It's the modified version, with the communicator built in. Talk to Reborn yourself."

CRACK!

When the device reached Taiken's area, it was smashed to pieces within three meters of his proximity. Within a single movement, Taiken's form blurred in motion before reappearing Kyokai, raising a hand towards his direction...

VOOM!!!

...and discharged a shockwave of sheer Spiritual Pressurized force, intending on sending him back the way he came, across the street and towards the area he pointed where Reborn would be. While he detested using his righteous fury for such a demeaning manner, they understandingly made him very angry. Those who make him angry, have better have a better reason than simply wanting to back away or refusing his orders.

"I don't think you heard me, Kyokai," he spoke in a smooth, yet barely restrained tone as his eyes fixated down towards his assumed crouched form, "I want you to take me to Reborn personally. You can return to battle with them if you like afterwards, but if I hear the screams of death in your wake, your life is forfeit. You'll also have the option to return home, but not before paying your dues to me. This isn't a negotiation by the way...this is a command!"

Snickering in response to Taiken's command, Kyokai stood up and stretched out the parts of his body that had been damaged from being pushed away by the force. "It's interesting how you go and command me on what to do. You know people respond to kindness much more then they respond to fear." Narrowing his eyes as his sentence came to it's end, Kyokai clenched his hands tight. The shear force of his anger was causing his soul to slowly tear from the grasp of his gigai. "I will not be bossed around by you! BAN-KAI!"

Forcefully shedding his Gigai with the pure augmentation of his own anger, Kyokai lunged forward. Aiming his sword in a jabbing motion, he took a fencing-like stance. "Kiri No Hihi Onibōchō!" He shouted as his giant 9 foot long katana began to form. The amount of Reiatsu that was released was maybe a notch less, if not on par, with the reiatsu emitting from Taiken.

"Nazo Ni Tsutsuma Reta: Kiri No Hihi Onibōchō!" He shouted, only seconds after calling the name of his Bankai-released sword. "This is what I've been practicing on since the moment I saw your power for the first time!" Swinging the large blade once, he converted a majority of it's weight into mist, firing it toward Taiken as his reiatsu sparked, and his sword took the shape of a black and red daito.

"Tsuki Kiba Misutokurībā" He then shouted as the mist swirled in the form of a spiral, aiming down toward Taiken like a drill as it begin to burn with blue flames within. "Kyokai! Stop! Now!" Reborn shouted as he flew toward the mass of blue flames. "Taiken! I won't make it in time! Get rid of that spiral of energy before it destroys Karakura Town! We have information on what we came for! If this place is destroyed, the mission is a failure!"

"Your mission, Reborn..."

CLAP!

"...is not my concern!" Taiken, having stood impassively in the face of the oncoming attack. With a bright, violet-black hue of energy wrapped around his body, he then stretched out his palms, towards the mass of flames...

SSSSSSHRRRRROOOSHIP!

...and began to condense and concentrate the mass of mist-covered blue flames, down to the size of a softball, with his hands surrounding it, before snuffing it entirely. The result was a shockwave emanating from his palms that shook the town itself, but did not cause it to crumble. As he removed his hands away, nothing remained of the evidence of the attack. Turning his wrathful gaze to Kyokai, snarling out, "Do you want the Gotei 13 to declare war on us, you fool?! Using such forbidden means of attack, threatening its guardians, and activating your Bankai?! WHAT ARE YOU ALL THINKING?!"

"What am I thinking? I'm thinking that even with you here! My plan is going perfectly!" Turning toward Yuhei and the woman whom calls herself a Quincy, Kyokai raised his blade at Reborn. "Relay this message to Koda for me. I quit! I came here to make sure your mission became a failure, and I seeme dot have accomplished that goal!" Spinning it between his fingers, he quickly drew out the Quincy item that he had snuck off Loki earlier. "!" He shouted as created his multiple hex-shaped shileds around his body.

Turning in a single motion, he shot through the air. Flying as fast as he could, he aimed to get as far away from Karakura Town, descending down to the road, so if Taiken fired decided to fire his strong reiatsu, he would hurt thousands of innocent people. "I don't like fighting dirty..but I'm not a part of this anymore!" Turning around, holding up his middle finger he shouted once more "Yuhei! Old hag! I wish you guys luck!"

Turning his head to the side, Reborn only laughed. "That boy is now our enemy isn't he? I say we leave him be..it'll be interesting in the future if he attacks us with his power. I want to see how much he can grow, and how far he can go. What do you say Taiken? Wouldn't you like to finally face a worthy opponent?"

"We have much to discuss, Reborn," Taiken spoke, his anger leaving his eyes as he saw the boy leave, his onyx eyes and calm tone layered out into the air as he turned to leave the city with a flourish of his trappings and cloak, "with this new development, not only do we potentially have the Gotei 13 & Quincy Order wanting our heads, but we have an additional enemy of our own to deal with besides them. This was a complete waste of my time..."

"Don't say that! You got to meet some new people didn't you? That substitute Shinigami over there and that woman. They seem to be the only known people here at the momement! They didnt' really help in the finding of that object, but they sure proved a little excersize for Loki and Kyokai! We need to step up our game, and I trust you to help the lower lords to get better with their Reiatsu." Pacing back and forth, he approached Yuhei and bent forward, staring him directly in the eye. "Tell me....what do you think of our power? Do you fear it?"

"I won't aid them if they intend to wreak havoc in the World of the Living so frequently," Taiken spoke in a logical, more cool sound, his eyes turned back to Reborn, staring at him impassively while observing the two local defenders, "the only reason why no one was home was due to an event taking place in the Entertainment Plaza. Its usually the only place densely populated in town during the weekend. You sure haven't done your homework, Reborn..."

"...," All Yuhei could do was feel barely the control it took to stand, but he managed to do so without shaking. His body slowly over the course of the proximity began to become accustomed to their strange, high Spiritual Pressure. That and the cold...empty feeling he got from all of them. He sideglanced at Yūgana, seeing her in a similar fashion, but with sweatdrops coming down her forehead at being exposed so close in number of times with the said Kyokai and Taiken's discharge of Spiritual Pressure.

Then, Yuhei smiled, chuckling in fact, as he looked up into Reborn's eyes, "No...I'm not afraid...of a men...who strike at the defenseless and use such underhanded...tactics...against the likes...of those...who face their enemies...HEAD ON!"

SWIPE!

With a blindingly swift swing of his blade towards Reborn's chest in a diagonal arc, Yuhei snarled out two words of incredible power...

"GETSUGA TENSHŌ!!!"

VRRRRBOOM!!!

...swinging a pure white silver arc cutting, volatile energies that roared out with enough force and power to totally engulf Reborn's form as well as discharge the arc straight into the sky, being wide enough to stretch across the neighbourhood's gait from where it was seen, smashing the ground beneath it as it was launched up and past its target, intending on shredding him to nothing.

Widening his eyes in false amusement, Reborn watched as the discharge of energy was released toward him. "You should have just answered without attacking." He spoke as he took the Getsuga Tenshōhead on. The explosion that resulted from it contacting with his right arm, instead of his entire body, spread out through the sky. "I'm not like Taiken..I won't mindlessly release my spiritual pressure in order to subdue my opponent."

Brushing off the bits of torched flesh from his arm, Reborn stared deep within the eyes of the substitute shinigami. "He has a point. If I were to cause any more trouble..we would have a rather troublesome bunch of assholes coming for our heads. I ask that you stop now, and back away. I can achieve a form you cannot not. I can also match your little crescent attack with my one."

Turning is head toward Taiken, he signaled with his middle finger that he was irritated with his words. "Homework is for children!" He shouted as he turne don his heels and walked toward the woman whom he had fought earlier. The bits of blood tha twere dripping from his arms proved that the attack did have an enormous affect on him. "My right arm is useless, and I'm unable to finish our fight because of that boy over there. I look forward to fighting you fairly."

Pointing his finger at Taiken he spoke out once more. "Let us go back now. Did you use a Garganta to get here?"

"I torched his arm...with a point blank Getsuga Tenshō," Yuhei thought with incredulous disbelief. He knew his power was on par with the current generation of Captains...so why did he feel so, powerless before him? Still, at least he knew this man could be killed, as the blood seeping from his arm became apparent that he wasn't immortal.

"My anger is still coursing through my veins, Reborn," Taiken spoke in a low tone, his eyes glaring at him, but void of the rage he once felt within himself, "may this be a warning that you won't recklessly charge here with such volatile subordinates, or emotions, again."

He turned around, raising his hand towards the air behind him, snapping his fingers before the dimensional shift could be felt all around. Within a matter of seconds, a large black jaw opened in the middle of space, only revealing a large blackness behind it, showing their doorway back to Hueco Mundo and their headquarters.

"Let us depart from here," Taiken spoke lowly, turning his form away from Reborn's sight as he walked towards the blackness, disappearing within its high-risen jaws, "I grow weary of your destructive tendencies..."

Snickering in response to his most trustworhy Lord, Reborn crossed his arm over to the one that was bleeding and motionless. "Yes, but life wouldn't be the same if I wasn't like this! You have to admit that!" Stroking the underside of his nose, he gave a rather comedic grin, and entered into the Garganta behind Taiken. "I'll see you later...Yuhei was it?"

"Grrrrrrr," Yuhei growled as he saw the two most powerful entities outside the Soul Society leave through the Garganta. Once the mighty jaws clamped behind them, Yuhei felt himself fall to one knee, gasping for air as he released how much tension the two's presence created on his body. Coughing, he found Yūgana doing the same, but focusing her eyes on him, "you alright, Yūgana-san?"

"Yeah, just flipping peachy! I narrowly escaped death three times today in the past hour, been molested by a man who was willing to destroy the city for fun, and almost choked to death by the most cold, empty Spiritual Pressure I've ever felt by a pair of emotional lunatics! How do you think I'm doing?!" She yelled comically, her eyes wide with shock and her head enlarged to loom over a nervous Yuhei.

"Forget I asked," Yuhei sighed, sealing his Spirit Energy and allowing his Bankai to revert to the large, sealed form of his Nodachi, sheathing it back into its scabbard strapped along his back, "but I know one thing for certain: The Soul Society is going to be pissed I caused so much damage and that I let the guys get away!"