(Akeru Vs. Shade) TrT NDE R

[Brother Jeremiah]

Akeru was slouching in his tree, It "Technically" wasn't his tree as it was in the 8th squad barracks. He was the only one that ever sat in it though so he he deemed it "his tree". He put his flute back to his lips and began again to play, tonight was a dirge melody on the wind. He was thinking about his training today and how in his inner world in his library, Raziel instructed him about the application of kidou fusion. It was straining and his mind was stressed, but he wasn't about to look weak not in front of anyone.

He looked down around the courtyard in the moonlight, it was breezy. The shadows were long and there was little light around, he wondered if everyone was off to bed yet, he thought he might go to bed soon so he began to play through the final rift of his song letting the last note hang and put his flute back in it's case. He wondered what that feeling was running over his back, it made him shiver. What is this power i feel, it feels like a shinigami but it feels....hungry.

He began to walk to the entrance of the courtyard when he stopped, ""Show yourself! I know your there, so you can come on out!" He put his on his zanpakutou, he didn't want to be caught off guard.This should be interesting...

[Shade Kawada]

Shade wandered through the night. His blade hung at his side, bleeding profusely onto the ground. Shade left a trail of blood behind him as he walked down the white stone roads of Seireitei. The san-seki was following the sound of music. Who would be up playing an instrument at this hour? Shade wanted to know. Perhaps they would become a selected volunteer to sate Buraindo Kira’s endless thirst. The san-seki’s excellent ears took him to the squad 8 barracks. The san-seki stopped just outside the door to the courtyard and glanced in, the majority of his body being hidden by the wall. The source of music was sitting up in the tree, blowing on a flute. It appeared that Squad 11’s san-seki wasn’t the only musician in Soul Society. Shade had become a master violin player in the span of a couple weeks. That was the kind of prodigy that Shade was.

*Drip... drip... drip...*

Blood fell from the third seat’s sword to the stone ground creating a pool of red below the san-seki’s feet. This blood was actually the physical manifestation of Buraindo Kira’s immense bloodlust. “Shade! Let’s kill him while no one’s looking!” begged the zanpakutou, but the third seat ignored his blade. He wanted to fight whoever that was, but killing would lead to an investigation that would surely bar him from ever becoming a captain. Suddenly Akeru stopped playing and began to walk to the entrance of the courtyard. “Show yourself! I know you’re there, so you can come on out!” Shade closed his eyes. It seemed that he had been found. “THAT’S YOUR QUEUE, SHADE!!! NOW KILL HIM!!!” yelled the zanpakutou. Without an expression the san-seki stepped fully into the courtyard. His eyes glared at Akeru and he approached the other third seat, taking note of his hand on his sword. Did he mean to attack? Shade certainly hoped that he did.

*Tap........ Tap........ Tap........ Tap........*

The sound of Shade’s steps reverberated off the walls in the quiet of the night as his trench coat and long hair blew in the slight wind. The moon fell behind the san-seki’s head making his face appear only as a silhouette of darkness to the other third seat. His eyes seemed to glow an unearthly white, which offset the dark silhouette of his face. “You mean to attack me?” asked the san-seki with a cold, emotionless tone of voice as he kept walking towards Akeru. His dark aura filled the courtyard and Buraindo Kira’s bloodlust was suffocating. This was truly a fearsome sight for any to behold.

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Strength - 100 [x2] = 200 Points
Speed - 125 [x2] [/2] = 125 Points
Spiritual Pressure - 150 Points
Reiatsu Strength - 125 Points
Light Aura - 0 Points
Dark Aura - 100 Points
Instinct - 100 Points
Senses - 200 Points
Energy sensory - 50 [x3] = 150 Points
Healing Expertise - 0 [/2] = 0 Points

Total SP: 850 Points

[Brother Jeremiah]

"I mean only to defend, and if need be eliminate any threat to me." He narrowed his eyes letting his reiastu start to flow out of him, he could feel the blood lust coming from this man who looked no older then he was. "What are you doing here?"He asked the man, he was not of 8th squad. Akeru knew everyone of 8th squad and this man was not apart of it. He started to tap on the hilt of his sword when Raziel whispered into his mind,"be mindful, Akeru even i can sense his zanpakutou's hunger. It is an evil thing, it must be eradicated." Staring at the man he thought back, "Shut up, I'm not going to kill a fellow shinigami even if he is radiating an evil aura. He is still one of us Raziel."

He set down his flute case on the ground out of the way, he was not letting that get destroyed, he would have to spend another whole two weeks carving a new one and now that he had errands he had to run, it would probably take longer because of that. The tree's leaves swayed in the breeze, causing his hair to sway on the wind. He wasn't smiling, which always spelled a bad sign, Akeru was almost always smiling. he looked down at the man's blade and noticed for the first time it almost looked as if there was blood dripping off of it, even with him cranking out his energy he shivered.


As he mulled over what he was going to do his reiastu kept fluctuating out, his aura of light was so strong it looked as if he was glowing himself. He stopped tapping his fingers on his hilt raised his arm a single finger pointing at the man, "One chance, name yourself and leave or i will make you leave." It to him was standoff of light vs. dark, and he was not about to let light down. Raziel Chucked into his mind, "you still have so much to learn."

He snorted in his mind, Raziel thought he was sometimes dramatic in his speech, well maybe a little. Who cared though, really? It was just who he was, as he waited he started to tighten his throat muscles. If he started to use his Baion now, he wouldn't stop till he released his shikai.

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Strength - 50 Points

Speed - 60 Points

Spiritual Pressure - 150 (225) Points

Reiatsu Strength - 100 (150) Points

Light Aura - 100 Points

Dark Aura - 0 Points

Instinct - 60 (30) Points

Senses 60 (30) Points

Energy sensory - 70 (35) Points

Healing Expertise - 0 Points

Remaining Reiastu: 2250

[Shade Kawada]

“I mean only to defend, and if need be eliminate any threat to me,” said the smaller san-seki to the other. Just by looking, Shade could tell he packed 100 pounds of muscle over this guy. Would he even offer much of a fight if he did attack? The san-seki doubted it unless he was one of those kidou users. People like Akeru were weak and used kidou as a crutch. But they all bled the same, and that was all that mattered to Buraindo Kira. “Do I threaten you?” asked Shade in a voice that was more threatening then anything. Shade felt his reiatsu. It was certainly powerful, but it didn’t worry the san-seki in the least. Shade had fearlessly faced the Segundo Espada. Shade was one who would not stop fighting until he bled to death.

Shade’s calculating eyes fell on Akeru, waiting for a response. “One chance, name yourself and leave or I will make you leave,” said the third seat as he pointed at the tank-like shinigami. Shade ran his pale fingers through his slicked back hair, his hand stopping just over an indentation in his skull. Shade had received this scar while he was still a fetus within his mother’s womb, and little did the san-seki know, it was this injury that had originally prevented him from feeling emotion. The scar was hidden by hair and only he knew it existed. Shade’s hand would often be drawn to this spot right before a fight. It was like something in his head was struggling to get out, but it was being held back.

Shade chose to ignore this feeling and simply respond to the question, “You treat me like an enemy... But you are the one with your hand on your sword...” said Shade, his voice devoid of any emotion. “I am Shade Kawada, san-seki of Squad 11...” spoke the third seat. “WHY MUST YOU ALWAYS GO THROUGH SUCH FORMALITIES?! SKIP TO THE PART WHERE YOU TEAR HIS FUCKING THROAT OUT!!!” complained the zanpakutou to Shade. However, the sword’s crying would simply be ignored by the shinigami.

“And how exactly...” continued Shade, “...do you intend to make me leave?” Shade’s eyes glared down at the much smaller shinigami. He observed everything about Akeru. His age, his size, even the way he treasured his flute. Everything was information to store in the massive databanks of Shade’s mind. Knowledge was Shade’s greatest weapon, and he knew how to use it better then any shinigami ever to step foot in Squad 11.

[Brother Jeremiah]

"And how do you intend to make me leave?" Was all he heard before he sprung into action, He crouched down tightening his muscles in his thighs and calves like a track star about to launch off the start area and as he released he shunpoed, using it to almost instantously get behind the man, his hands already in action and as he opened his mouth his voiced "Bakudo number 1, Seki!"

Shades hands snapped behind his back tied by the spell, As he landed lightly around four feet behind the man he began to resonate again speaking this time with more power into his voice, "hado number 1..., his left hand raising up so only a finger was pointing at him, Sho!" with Sho's power Akeru blew Shade off his feet stumbling head over heels into the courtyard.

His arm drooping to his side his hair and sleeves swaying in the breeze, he exhaled.

Akeru took a breath, he was sweating a little from that. He looked at the man on the ground, that wouldn't have hurt anyone above a 5th seat. A scrape here, a couple bumps and bruises there. It was just to get his point across, "Like i said i suggest you leave, i don't wish to fight a comrade but i will. and as you can see my abilities are not to be taken lightly."

Raziel spoke into his mind then, "That was foolish, you expended to much energy on that attack. If you were going to prove a point you should have released your shikai and finished him then and there, if you weren't going to kill him at least you could have completely restrained him." Akeru shook his head, he was not going to waste all of his tricks in one go. He had no idea what this man, Shade was capable of. If we go all out we'll not only destroy the barracks but draw attention to ourselves, something i wish to avoid for once. Besides if i must release my shikai then i will, and i will just end it as quickly as i can.

He could see his bakudo weakening on the man's wrists, even now it was about to snap. This man's physical prowess was something to be desired, indeed he was from squad eleven. He waited for the man to rise, he didn't think he was leaving. not now anyway.


Remaining Reiastu: 2175

[Shade Kawada]

“Bakudo number 1, Seki!” exclaimed Akeru as he nailed the san-seki with a level 1 kidou. Such a simple thing couldn’t hold Shade for more then a moment, and using his impressive strength he snapped the kidou apart in an instant. Shade had watched as Akeru used a flash step to transport himself behind him. The other shinigami’s speed was less then impressive and Shade’s senses allowed him to follow the man’s movement. “Hado number 1, Sai!” yelled Akeru from behind Shade. Both spells were truly powerful for how low they were ranked, but they were still only level 1 kidou.

Shade took a few steps forward to regain his balance as the kidou hit his back and shoved him forwards. He didn’t fall from such a weak spell, but he got the message. Akeru was obviously a kidou user. How else would he have been able to make such weak spells so strong? Shade didn’t think highly of kidou users. It was mostly due to the amount of time he spent in Squad 11. Kidou was never used so he wasn’t used to fighting against it.

“Like I said, I suggest you leave. I don’t wish to fight a comrade but I will, and as you can see, my abilities are not to be taken lightly,” said the other san-seki. Shade turned around to face him. His eyes glared intensely at the person he was about to fight. “In that case, I will require that you fight me...” spoke Shade in a tone devoid of any emotion, “...You won’t even make me break a sweat... You’re hardly in the position to speak of threats...” With this, Shade drew his zanpakutou. Squad 11 shinigami weren’t the type to simply walk away after being attacked like that. No... Akeru had just signed the next hour of his life away. For Shade’s training was just beginning. He would show this shinigami just what being a san-seki meant.

[Brother Jeremiah]

Hmm, well he doesn't seem like he is going anywhere now. This is going to be interesting the third seat of squad eleven vs the me, the third seat of squad eight. It was likely to be basically a match-up of brawn vs. his kidou, Akeru moved his left hand and drew his zanpakutou, god this was so annoying. He was not going to release just yet it was not going to do him any good to really fight with his blade, he really sucked at it.

He started to walk into the courtyard, slowly moving closer. he knew he wasn't as strong as the tank in front of him but maybe that was the key. He was big, maybe if he could throw him off balance he could seal this match right here. "The problem i assume your wondering, is that you are unsure on how to drive him to show you his abilities. And, on top of that you don't think you have any kind of spell you could use that could hold him while your shikai is unreleased i take it?"

Will you shut up, god! i swear sometimes you are a pain. You never think i can do anything without you always telling me exactly how i should do it. He frowned, maybe it would take some baiting first, he started to tighten his choke on his reiastu flow. The glow ceased and he looked normal and from normal standpoint of power levels, he wouldn't appear to be a third seat.

"If your going to try it then go ahead, i don't believe I'll need my higher spells to defeat you."It was a bravado, of course but he needed to bait him into finding out what his strength was. This only seemed like the logical thing to do, but well he sort of had a feeling this was about to blow up in his face.

[Shade Kawada]

The san-seki watched as Akeru drew his zanpakutou as well. This had descended past the point where there would be a peaceful resolution. This confrontation would end in blood. “If you’re going to try it then go ahead. I don’t believe I’ll need my higher spells to defeat you,” said the third seat with confidence. However, Shade picked apart the sentences and gained every last bit of information from his fellow shinigami’s words. “I don’t believe I’ll need my higher spells to defeat you?” thought Shade repeating those words again in his mind, “The word ‘believe’ implies that he isn’t sure. Does this mean he can’t accurately gauge his enemies?” The shinigami stood, glaring at Akeru as he continued thinking, “He leads on to make me believe he has higher level spells. I can definitely expect him to be a powerful kidou user.”

With a burst of speed that would dwarf the other’s sprinting ability, Shade charged at Akeru stopping feet in front of him. Pivoting on on his forward foot, the san-seki thrust his blade directly at his opponent’s skull with a flawless, textbook lunge. All of his strength and speed was poured into this one attack and it would surely open the other san-seki’s eyes to what he was dealing with. If Akeru hoped to catch Shade off balance then he’d shortly find out such a thing was practically impossible. Shade’s form was perfect. He had studied everything there was to learn about swordplay and could be considered an expert on the subject.

“HAHAHAHAHA!!!” laughed Buraindo Kira, “THIS IS GOING TO BE A MASSACRE!!!” The bloodthirsty sword still leaked blood as it was thrust at Akeru’s head. No doubt some of the red liquid would splatter on to the third seat’s face and clothing, even if he managed to dodge something so fast. Shade wouldn’t even need his shikai against an enemy of such low caliber. As Shade delivered the strike with his sword his trench coat blew open like the wings of a devil bat. If Akeru looked into Shade’s open coat he would see nothing but blackness because of the dark night and his less than impressive senses. It was in this shadow that Shade concealed his other powerful arm, which he clenched in a fist.

[Brother Jeremiah]

As soon as Shade started to move forward Akeru could barley keep up, he moved so fast for his size it was freaking incredible to try to see him move. All he could think was, Fall! Fall! Fall! He crooked back, falling backwards but keeping his feet planted the ground, as he did so his head tilted up and back but not before he felt a sharp, hot sensation about his left eye. Just above his eye brow riding up into his hairline the blade had cut him, but to his surprise more blood seemed to spray onto his face and clothing.

He reached down his arm snapped straight and with his right hand placed it against the stone of the court yard scratching into his skin catching himself before he landed on his back, on pure instinct. While he caught himself, his left hand raised straight up blade out horizontal, his index finger pointing directing at the man's chest as he loomed right above him, "hado 4, Byakurai!" The Lightning based reiastu tore through the night, but he didn't stop to think about his as soon as the energy ceased from his index finger he used another shunpo to get onto the roof gaining some distance between him and the man.

He was so fast, i couldn't see him i could barley even react. This is insane, yes my kidou is powerful. Yes I could probably defeat him, but if I can't keep up with him then I'm so screwed..., He thought to himself. "Child Listen to me," Raziel whispered, "You must not give up or lose hope, use your knowledge and what you've learned. This is simply a test, if he is faster then you. What must you do to eliminate that disadvantage?"

I must bind him... This was going to take his shikai but if he had to he wasn't about to use it just yet, The blood was getting into his left eye, but he wiped it out. It was one of those wounds that wasn't deadly it just bled a lot. It was messing with his vision. He started to pour out energy again and he felt his would tinge a little less, maybe it wouldn't bleed so much as he thought. So it would come down to if he could hold him he could hit him with a high level hado kidou spell.

He looked on to the figure thinking if he took that through the chest one or two of his internal organs would be shot. At the very least it would impair his breathing. I need to finish this, soon, he thought.

Remaining Reiastu: 2100

[Shade Kawada]

Shade’s blade skimmed across Akeru’s forehead. It wasn’t a life threatening wound, but it was first blood and the squad 11 shinigami would settle with that for the moment. His mind was more concerned with what his opponent would do next. He expected Akeru to counter with a kidou, but he had purposefully moved in close for one reason. Hado was generally fired from the hands and only went in the direction in which their hands were pointed. This combined the fact a shinigami has to utter the name of the spell before it can be used was any kidou user’s weakness. Shade recovered from his thrust and instantly prepared prepared for a counter attack. The san-seki watched as Akeru fell to the ground directly in front of him. He wondered why the third seat was going down after such a small scrape. But all wonder went away as the soul reaper’s arm shot up inches away from Shade’s chest.

Instantly the san-seki’s other hand which had been concealed in the shadow of his trench coat shot out and grabbed Akeru’s wrist. “Hado 4, Byakurai!” declared the san-seki. But before the kidou fired Shade directed the weaker shinigami’s arm away from him. The hado traveled into the sky, harmlessly by Shade’s head. The white lightning illuminated Shade’s blank, expressionless face as he glared at his opponent. Shade wasn’t sure how someone so weak could fire such strong kidou, but he wasn’t planning on getting hit with one to find out how painful it was.

Akeru used a flash step to take himself further away from Shade and onto Squad 8’s roof. Shade glanced up at the third seat. He was obviously trying to put some distance between them so he would be able to use his kidou. Shade wasn’t going to allow that. “The most likely scenario is that he’ll try to bind me,” thought Shade, “After experiencing the physical difference between us, that will be his only choice.” Shade wasn’t about to let that happen, so before Akeru could speak an incantation or even yell the name of a bakudo he used a shunpo of his own to take himself directly above Akeru. In an instant, 250 pounds of squad 11 warrior came down at the smaller shinigami. He attempted to deliver a massive falling kick to Akeru’s skull as he fell. Such an attack would be non-lethal, but still be potentially match ending.

Remaining Reiatsu: 1,450

[Brother Jeremiah]

He looked up when the other third seat; Shade used his shunpo, and he had a huge shadow appear above his head, He used a shunpo to land around 8 feet away to shade's left on the air and as he did so he called out, "Bakudo 26. Kyyako!" Disappearing as the few rays of light that made him visible were repelled. he then used a shunpo going 40 feet into the air, then another rising another 40 feet.

He could feel the bitter cold as his Kyyako faded, but he stood upside down floating and then began to fall chanting quickly, "Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six!" his index finger began glow a bright gold then split flying down and slamming into Shade at six points along his mid section almost instantaneously.

As he continued to rush down he chanted again "Sprinkled on the bones of the beast! Sharp tower, red crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the calm. The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle!" His palm opened wide 30 feet above shade he yelled high and clear, "Hado 63. Raikōhō!" A giant wave of yellow reiastu torrented from his hand blasting down upon the third seat.

He flipped and tumbled down, landing somersaulting over onto his feet, and he was sweating from that. two level 60 kidou wasn't something he did everyday. Though it was probably going to attract some attention that he used Raikōhō right in the middle of the barracks. He looked on at the piece of the building that was part of the barracks, it was smoking and broken. Great, now he was going to have to pay to have it fixed, just great. His captain was going to give him an earful for sure.

He straightened up and looked clearly, he couldn't sense shade. which was bad to him but still he said under his breath, "How was that, my fellow San-seki?"

Reiastu Remaining: 1600

[Shade Kawada]

Shade’s leg connected with nothing as Akeru used a shunpo to transport himself out of harm’s way. The san-seki’s head followed him as he reappeared a mere 8 feet away. Shade expected a binding spell, but as he prepared to dodge Akeru used Bakudo 26 to make himself invisible. It seemed he was preparing to make a sneak attack. Shade decided that his eyesight would do him no good in this situation, so he closed his eyes and honed all of his senses on hearing where his opponent was. Why did people resort to such cowardly techniques? Shade understood it was simply because they were weak and had no other options. But it wasn’t right that weak little shits had any hope of overcoming stronger opponents. Kidou was a great equalizer, and Shade knew this. However, that didn’t mean he had to approve of it. When the san-seki had mastered his bankai then he would move to learn kidou, but for now he focused solely on his swordsmanship.

All Shade saw was blackness as he listened with keen ears. Above him, around 70 feet in the air the third seat heard a kidou incantation being chanted. “Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six!” uttered the smaller san-seki as he fell. A Bakudo! Shade recognized the incantation and immediately knew what was coming. However he also knew that Akeru was plenty high above him. There would be nothing Shade could do as six thin beams of light pinned him in place. Shade took the bakudo without flinching. He knew he had been caught, but his mind was already working on what to do next.

Shade’s enormous muscles expanded as he fought the bakudo. Akeru’s spiritual pressure was impressive for his rank which meant he could fire a lot of kidou, but his reiatsu strength was only slightly better than Shade’s. The squad 11 san-seki would be able to break this bakudo in a few seconds. The san-seki’s reiatsu flared as he fought against the six pillars. He glared up at Akeru who was falling down at him. “Sprinkled on the bones of the beast!” yelled the third seat as he fell, “Sharp tower, red crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the calm.” Shade’s reiatsu clashed with Akeru’s own. He was almost out, only a few more seconds. He recognized this incantation too. Another level 60 kidou. This would surely sting if it hit, but Shade wasn’t about to let that happen. The san-seki gritted his teeth and grunted as he poured his reiatsu and strength into breaking free. “The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle!” Akeru was practically done, but so was Shade. With one final surge of power the san-seki shattered the six rods and became free once again.

“Hado 63. Raikōhō!” yelled Akeru, launching an immense wave of lightning down at Shade. This attack would not hit, however, because Shade would use shunpo to take himself directly behind Akeru. There would be no shadow on the ground to alert him now. Shade took his sword, and with a killing look in his expressionless eyes, he plunged it at the other shinigami’s torso. It was a simple strike, but a textbook lunge, like his first one. Shade would not let Akeru get far away from him again.

Remaining Reiatsu: 1,400

[Brother Jeremiah]

Akeru was in the air, corkscrewing from the counterbalance thrust of the Hado he had just fired. He was in a mid spin when suddenly a blade pierced the left side of his lower rib cage, ripping into his flesh and setting his body on fire. He screamed, he screamed in agony as the pain ripped through his body. Then the momentum of gravity carried him off the blade. He fell tumbling onto the ground rolling not even bothering to try to catch himself.

It was if the man's blade had been dipped in acid, it burned. He thought it may have pierced the very left of his torso, but then deflected off 2 of his ribs and missed his vitals. he struggled to his feet, wheezing. Up above him shade was slowly descending into the courtyard looking like a giant bat. He gritted his teeth drew his blade, and began to speak, "Bless those to hear your words, feel the power of the divine and let it flow through your voice for us all to hear. You, who are that which guides us, praise! Raziel'stensei!" Akeru breathed in and as he did His zanpakutou faded away into a silver liquid which flowed up his arm and onto his face, forming a mask made of a synthetic metal similar to his blade with a sort of speaker like material covering that attaches to his nose down over his mouth all the way down to cover his voice box.

He quickly ripped his sleeve off and quickly tied it around his chest, to taper the bleeding off. He started breath to as he did so, began to wonder how he was going to win, this was insane. He couldn't beat him in speed or strength and he wasn't fast enough to bind him. What the hell was he supposed to do?

"I suppose your wondering why my sword turned into this mask?" He asked, merely to catch his breath. His body was aching, and no one was coming. He was alone, but he needed to clear his head. Come on Akeru think, you have shikai now. Baion the fusion.....the fusion! he had never tried it in battle before. But there was a first for everything, but first he needed a opening.

He stared at the other third seat waiting if he was going to attack or what. If he was, Akeru had a few more things up his sleeve, hopefully it would be enough. If not, well he didn't like really didn't want to think about it.

[Shade Kawada]

Shade was surprised that such a simple attack worked on Akeru. He had honestly expected some sort of fight as his blade slide through the san-seki’s back. Blood sprayed as Buraindo Kira pierced through the other shinigami’s body. It was immediately apparent that Shade had connected. He would remain suspended in the air as Akeru slid off his blade and to the ground. Without a word the san-seki brought his blade up and slid his pale finger across the bloodied zanpakutou. Akeru’s red blood wiped off on Shade, and he rubbed it between his fingers.

Blood... Blood was like gasoline for people that fueled their every move. Without blood, fighting was impossible. However, to Shade blood was doubly important. In order to fight endlessly someone would need to shed their blood in regular intervals, whether it was him or his opponent. However, to begin using this method of having unlimited stamina Shade had to release his bankai. Releasing shikai was something that Shade was confident he didn’t need to do while fighting Akeru.

The san-seki looked down at Akeru as he slowly floated down to the ground. Shade stood approximately 10 yards away from the san-seki and his eyes retained their expressionless gaze. “Bless those to hear your words, feel the power of the divine and let it flow through your voice for us all to hear,” spoke the san-seki. Shade took a defensive stance. Was this a kidou incantation? It was one he’d never heard before. “You, who are that which guides us, praise! Raziel'stensei!” said Akeru, completing his release phrase. Before Shade’s eyes his opponent’s zanpakutou turned into a mask, which covered his face.

“I suppose you’re wondering why my sword turned into this mask?” said the san-seki. However Akeru was underestimating Shade’s knowledge on the subject. It was his shikai. That much was obvious. However, the san-seki didn’t really expect Akeru to tell him exactly what his sword did, so cautiously he held his sword up at the man. He didn’t know what to expect, so he had to expect anything.

Remaining Reiatsu: 1,400

[Brother Jeremiah]

His body was on fire but it was starting to turn into a dull throbbing, which in his mind was better then being on fire. He needed to properly bind that wound. Though it didn't matter, not at this moment. He was going to do what needed to be done then go patch himself up, that was what was going to happen.

He began to try to think of a strategy that would work with the new possibilities his shikai offered, The Kihoubusuperumesh, Baion, and Seishou yuukai all offered new possibilities. He wondered though, now pushed to this point if it was even worth it anyways. Well no need to worry about that now, might as well just give it a shot. He began to speak, You are stronger then i in terms of speed and strength and your instincts far surpass my own. Though now that i have this, we may finally have an equalizer.

He just whispered, "Bakudo 26, Kyyako." Dissapearing again, it made him invisible and masked his reiastu again, but this time he kept it on running in circles.

He spread out his hands counting in his mind on each finger and began to chant his voice changing becoming layered to the point it became a hum the exact tone of his voice all going at once, "Bakudo 1. Sai, Bakudo 4. Hainawa, Bakudo 9. Geki, Walls of ironsand, a priestly pagoda, glowing ironclad fireflies. Standing upright, silent to the end. Bakudo 75. Gochūtekkan"

Instantly his hands seemed to glow as all of the kidou hit the man almost simultaneously, The Sai binding his hands behind his back, Then Hainawa formed from the air binding the man's wrists further. The Geki showered around the man clinging to his body allowing him to be unable to move, Akeru finished his first incantation as the 5 iron pillars fell from sky. They slammed the man into the ground, breaking the geki but pinning him.


The kyyako ended with him in front of him, as he walked up he was chanting the next kidou in his mind a new one to the world, a fusion.

He raised his hands chanting the spells needed, "Hado 4. Byakurai, Hado 33 Sōkatsui, Seishou yuukai!" The kidou mixed its energies into one form on his finger then firing out an a beam, aiming straight at the san-seki's back at the right lung. It traveled like a Byakurai, but not a beam of lightning but a beam of flames. Blue flames seeded with jolts of lightning down the beam. It traveled as fast as a normal Byakurai, and had the destructive power of Sōkatsui compacted into such a smaller form.

It seared through the night crying out and aiming straight for him, No one can dodge or block at this distance, not while pinned by the iron pillars... He was finally here. he had gotten him, now it was time for the clean-up he guessed. or whatever. He turned and began to walk away. He had only did this because of his shikai, maybe he just should have released it in the first place.

Remaining Reiastu: 1007.5

Shikai: 2/10