As Ukitake and Shunsui slash through several manta rays, Soi Fon beat down two other tentacles.
Using Ryūsenka, Hitsugaya encases a large tentacle's head in ice. Jyouka started pure sword fighting as with Kido he might kill someone if he takes the previous example before a manta ray clashed with his sword and pushed him away.
Meanwhile, Rukia kept slashing at Sora who this time was getting really serious in this fight and started giving her more wounds on her body.
Moving to him, she slashed at him again, cutting off part of his shihakushō, she then vanished making Sora focus on the environment to trace her.
He closed his eyes and reignited his intent on his hand to auto parry any attack, and as she appeared behind him and puts her scythe to his throat making her grin thinking that she finally did it.
Sora's hands moved in such an unbelievable angle that made his sword pass through his armpit by a hair's breadth causing the tip of his sword to knock away her scythe leaving her with a shocked expression...
Similarly, before she vanished a few six yellow bands appeared stabbing her in the air unable to move at all making Sora open his eyes and saw Byakuya who had arrived.
Renji: "What happened??"
Dark Rukia: "Who are you!!!"
Byakuya recalls Hisana as he saw Rukia and almost drew his Zanpakutō before Sora placed his hand in his sword stopping him...
Sora: "What are you trying to do??"
Byakuya: "Put an end to her suffering..."
Sora: "That's not your job as a step big Brother..."
As the were looking at each other's eyes, Rukia screamed as dark Reiatsu surges around her.
Sora: "Rukia is still in there, for i can feel her soul, and i will help her you have my words for that."
As Rukia continued to scream, Sora turned around and started walking at her before speaking up to Byakuya who was sitting there.
Sora: "Since you came, help Renji destroying the machine console and end this white snake-like bastard..."
As the bands restraining her begin to shatter, Renji notes her Reiatsu is turning into a Hollow's and states she cannot be saved.
Sora slowly approached her and started remembering what she did for Ichigo and how the story would be if it wasn't for his meddling.
Sora: "Why the fuck do i remember this now??"
Sora: "Oh well let's end this now since my target has revealed itself... Are you ready Gyaku??"
Gyaku: "Always..."
Sora Lifted his sword, pointing at Rukia who continues to scream, Renji approached Byakuya and states that if Rukia has a tiny chance to return is through him...
Finally, the remaining three bands shatter, and dark Reiatsu surged from her. As Sora readies himself, he heard Rukia speaking in a hollow voice that she will kill him.
Within a split moment both of them looked at each other eye and when their gazes sparked in the air, the two run at each other, before Sora impales Rukia with Gyaku.
When Gyaku impaled Rukia through her boobless chest. Renji screamed about his actions before an orb of light appears.
At that moment Rukia started screaming more violently and her dark Reiatsu tries to constrain it as it expands and covers them.
Inside, Rukia's white kimono fades, revealing her black shihakushō underneath. As the orb recedes, Rukia's dark Reiatsu disperses.
Emerging from Rukia's body, the parasitic Hollow almost faded away before Gyaku used his flames to devour it and refine it in its scythe form.
As Byakuya and Renji approach the machine, Byakuya activates his Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, and destroys the manta rays.
He then went a step further ahead and created a tunnel of blades with Renji using Hikōtsu Taihō, sending it inside the tunnel enabling them to finally destroy the machine as it created an enormous explosion.