As everyone withdrew and a few hours passed, Sora and the rest finally learned what happened to Byakuya and with the exception of Sora and Ichigo all the others raised a bit their eyes...
Sora: "If someone like Byakuya deserted his duty and joined Muramasa then he definitely knows the owner of Muramasa..."
Hitsugaya: "Apart from that i learned a piece of valuable information by fighting Hyorinmaru..."
Sora: "Which is??"
Hitsugaya: "All of them seem to have a part of them altered in order to chase their desires... Hyorinmaru had his memories locked and his desire was to find his master meaning me..."
Soi Fon: "Apart from that we have heard information that... Rukia, Hisagi, Renji, Rangiku and Hinamori had already clashed with their swords..."
Sora: "I'm not worried about them they can manage..."
Ukitake: "Then is it something else??"
Sora: "From what Kyouka had notified me earlier he said that Muramasa appeared through a Garganta... It means that for the few hours of chaos before the previous meeting Muramasa had vanished..."
Unohana: "Then he went to Hueco Mundo??"
Sora: "That's what's troubling me..."
Sora: "Kyouka wanted to capture him if possible but with Byakuya and Senbonzakura in the mix, he had to retreat..."
Shunsui: "Well what we can do now is focus on the spirits that he has the least control..."
Sora: "Yuzu and Karin along with Zaraki had already managed to win their swords back... As their desires were quite simple to see their growth or resolve or power..."
Sora: "I have yet to take my second spirit back but it's no longer on his control and that will not pose any problem..."
Komamura: "So that leaves all of us huh..."
Sora: "Oh?? You are better..."
Komamura: "It wasn't a grave wound, more like it packed a lot of pressure that made me pass out and with the slash it seemed like one..."
Sora: "Well you know... I thought it would be days not hours before you got up..."
Sora: "Anyway continue searching and do what you can..."
As the small meeting ended somewhere far away from there in a cave where all the Zanpakutō spirits were gathered, Byakuya entered, much to the surprise of the Zanpakutō spirits.
??? : "Hey!!! Why is this guy here??"
Senbonzakura: "Pipe down Haineko... He is on our side for now..."
Haineko: "Oh yeah??"
Byakuya: "I'm simply following what my pride dictates. Nothing more nothing less..."
??? : "Hahahaha, we broke free from our shinigami owner to have one join us... Interesting..."
Senbonzakura: "Kazeshini don't try anything funny..."
Kazeshini: "I'll reap you, noble boy!!!"
Senbonzakura: "Say that again..."
??? : "All of you stop!! He is here on his own and he will prove himself..."
Haineko: "Muramasa!!! Yeah!!!"
Byakuya: "What do i have to do??"
Senbonzakura: "Easy... Kill your sister's Zanpakutō spirit, in order to prove your loyalty."
The Zanpakutō spirits initially believed they had him trapped, but Byakuya started walking towards Sode no Shirayuki who got up with an icy look on her face.
Though Sode no Shirayuki knew that Rukia looks up to him even though he had never done something that warrants her attention and awe for him as it was simple formalities...
Shirayuki: "Dance - Sode no Shirayuki!!"
She summoned her sword and started attacking him while trying to freeze the field here and there, the battle went on with small clashed and so far she managed to put up a minor fight.
Byakuya decided it was time and increased his speed before she felt 6 lights in her waist... She was shocked to see that Byakuya used and bound her with Bakudō Arts 63 : Rikujōkōrō...
She tried to free the Bakudo but before she managed to do it she felt a tugging feeling from her shoulder down and realised that he had cut her down as she slowly reverted back to her sword form.