Kagami lost count of the bodies. At some point his mind simple went on autopilot and he acted on intuition. He dodged, swerved and blocked everything coming at him and those he couldn't, he tried to minimize the damage he would take. He cleared an entire area that way. There were moments when he was backed into a corner but sudden bursts of violence would find him sacrificing defense in favor of tearing his way through their number.
Kagami sat on the ground catching his breath after his long battle. He was covered in both cuts and bruises but none were life threatening. At this point it had been roughly 3 hours since the Hollows were first summoned and the fatigue was starting to get to him. Lost in his thoughts he had only noticed that someone was nearby when they stood in front of him.
Yoruichi stood at his tired state and felt a pang of hurt before she hid it. She had no intention of babying anyone and Kagami had proved he was capable in battle before. Looking around at the destruction his battle caused and the sheer number of bodies even left her with a feeling of pride.
"Well damn..... I'd say you've done more than enough to graduate, Cinderalla." (Yoruichi)
"Ugh... just nevermind. What's with you and Disney princesses anyways?" (Kagami)
"Fufufu I just like them. There were no fun stories like that when I was growing up. Anyways get up. The battle's almost finished. Everyone's at the safe point except for us and Ichigo." (Yoruichi)
Shaking off his fatigue, Kagami joined Yoruichi as they ran to one of the few places of combat left in town. As they traveled he could see the destruction caused and he could feel his anger rising. He knew that originally Ishida would change after interacting with Ichigo and his friends but this one was going too far. Regardless of how this ended, he'd have to dish out some kimd of punishment too.
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Urarhara stood a distance away as the son of his old friend fought wave after wave of Hollows. He continued to impress him because even as the battle went on, there seemed to be always be a reserve he could draw power from. And his rate of growth was even faster than Kagami's! The other boy was still the stronger one but he could see that these 2 could grow to some great heights.
At that moment Kagami and Yoruichi landed and finally everyone was gathered. All they had to do was wait for Ichigo to finish and they'd leave the rest of the work to Soul Society. However he noticed Kagami remained alert, glaring at the sky as if staring down an invisible enemy.
'It seems he's picked up on it as well..... It's been 3 hours. Why hasn't there been reinforcements from Soul Society? This isn't finished yet.' (Kisuke)
Unlike Kisuke, Kagami knew that the lack of reinforcements was Aizen's doing and that made him even more restless. By now he was definitely aware of Kagami's existence so how would he fit into his plan? Would he change it? Who he just kill him? The longer this took, the more chance there would be for something to go wrong. He was about to rush out to help Ichigo except at that moment the last Hollow was slain.
There was silence in the room as they stared at the tired Ichigo standing over the long collapsed Uryuu. It was clear who the winner of their challenge was and if not, there was also the fact that Ishida had tired out a while ago. If it weren't for Ichigo saving him several times he would've been dead. As much as he hated to admit it he had lost to a Soul Reaper.
"Hey you bastard! *huff *huff What do you have to say for yourself? You've brought these things here and for what?! *huff A silly competition?!" (Ichigo)
"Hey idiot! Leave him and let's get out of here." (Kagami)
"Huh? Kagami? What are you doing here? It's dangerous to be out right now." (Ichigo)
"Dangerous? Didn't you tell him Rukia?" (Kagami)
"No. I figured you had your reasons for keeping him in the dark." (Rukia)
"Not particularly. He's just kind of an idiot." (Kagami)
Ichigo could only look on in shock as Rukia and Kagami approached. Kagami had a black cat on his shoulder but what caught his attention was the bickering. The duo acted as if they weren't standing in the middle of what was just a battlefield.
"Whatever. We'll bring him up to speed later. We need to go now. I'm having a bad feel-"(Kagami)
"Too late." (Yoruichi)
TOCK
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH
At that moment Ichigo could the sound of doors being slid open. Looking up he could see the doors in question being opened and in it's wake stood 3 figures. Ichigo didn't know why but the moment he saw those people his mind blanked out.
"Fuck." (Yoruichi)
'Did that cat just talk?' (Ichigo)
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"Suspicious. Why had it taken this long to get permission to deploy reinforcements? And it seems we have a welcoming party....4 figures....wait one just fainted. What the? Is that the one Captain Hitsugaya spoke about? How exciting. I'm going to have a lot of fun with this one." (???)
"Look. On his shoulder. It's her!" (???)
"I could care less. Is that a Quincy too? I thought they were extinct! What a joyous day this is! Isn't that last one your sister?" (???)
"....." (Byakuya)
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Yoruichi stepped off of Kagami's shoulder and one could sense that the mood changed instantly. The grave looks on Rukia's and Kagami's face made Ichigo wary of these newcomers.
"Yoruichi can you escape with Ichigo?" (Kagami)
"Just barely but you're nowhere near the level to escape a captain. Even less so if it's you and her." (Yoruichi)
"Wait what? Who are they?" (Ichigo)
"I'm sorry....I'm so useless." (Rukia)
"Damn it! What are the odds we can stall them until 'he' comes up with a plan?" (Kagami)
"Normally we'd have a chance but they've come without a limiter being issued. We don't stand a chance. And if 'he' came out now it would only make matters worse." (Yoruichi)
"Will somebody tell me what's going on? Who are they?!" (Ichigo)
A glance from Kagami stopped Ichigo midsentence. He had never seen such a serious look on the usually smiling boy. He could understand that these new faces brought with them an incredible level of danger. He might not know who these Soul Reapers were.....but he understood they stood no chance.
Kagami was now glad that Kisuke asked for his help in hiding their safe zone. No doubt he was probably holding back the others from rushing out. They'd be nothing more than a liability in this level of battle. Despite wracking his brain he couldn't think of a way out of this one.
"Surrender peacefully and no one will be hurt." (???)
"???!!!" (x3)
WHOOSH
"Now now little Byakuya. You shouldn't bully the young'uns just because I always bullied you." (Yoruichi)
WHOOSH
"La- Yoruichi....if I were you I'd focus on ME!" (Soifon)
WHOOSH
BANG
"You? You've gotten a bit faster sure...but you're still too green." (Yoruichi)
"And what if she had help?" (Byakuya)
BANG
"Damn.....look who's finally learned to play dirty?" (Yoruichi)
WHOOSH BANG WHOOSH WHOOSH BANG
Throughout their exchange Kagami was left terrified at the fact that he could barely see their movements. Some would say that just being able to see a captain's move was quite an achievement. But Kagami knew they could've killed him and he'd be able to offer practically no resistance.
'And this is without even using their Shikai....how scary. And how terrifying must Aizen be?' (Kagami)
"Is it some sort of special constitution?" (???)
"???!!!" (x3)
"Judging from the fact that you couldn't follow my movement, you're not skilled enough for it to be a technique so it has to be innate. Or is it some kind of cloaking device? If it is then I MUST know how it's made." (???)
"...." (Kagami)
"...." (Ichigo)
"...." (Rukia)
"No? Well it matters not...soon I'll have all the answers I want." (???)
'Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! FUCKKKK! Not this sicko. He'll never let me go until he's had me dissected. His curiosity makes him worse than Aizen..... Wait that's it!' (Kagami)
"Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi I believe?" (Kagami)
"Oh? You've heard of me?" (Kurotsuchi)
"I have.....in fact I know quite a bit about you but that's not important. As for your questions, I'm afraid we can't talk now. You've been compromised and what I know is too valuable." (Kagami)
"What? Impossible! How can I possibly be compromised?!" (Kurotsuchi)
"I can't say anything more. Just know that most of your questions will be answered in 31 days. I may not stand a chance against you right now.....but I can guarantee you'll get the answers you want." (Kagami)
"...I wonder where you get such confidence from? I could just take you anyways. I have many ways of getting the truth out of someone." (Kurotsuchi)
"As fun as that sounds, you'd regret it. What you'd find out is nothing compared to what I can tell you. Know that we mean no harm to Soul Society or anything like that. We just got caught up in all of this." (Kagami)
"Hmmmm..... And why should I possibly believe you? You've had a run in with Captain Hitsugaya twice. And with this, you've become a subject of interest." (Kurotsuchi)
"All I ask is that you don't take action today. If your collegues still manage to capture me then I'll tell you all I know....but you'll never know what you would've known then." (Kagami)
It was a gamble but Kagami knew it was all he could do. The sounds of battle in the backgroumd got louder and even Yoruichi wouldn't be able to beat 3 captains at once. If he could get Mayuri to back down now then they might have a chance.
"Fine. I'll step back.....but know this. If nothing happens in 31 days.....I.Will.Find.You." (Kurotsuchi)
WHOOSH
Releasing a huge sigh of relief Kagami was grateful that his bluff had paid off. Rukia could only look on in amazement that he had actually gotten 'THAT' Captain Kurotsuchi to back off. Just what could be happening in 31 days?
With the sudden shift in line up, the 3 figures reappeared. None was damaged aside from a tear or 2 on their clothes but each knew they were far from being serious. Only now did Ichigo get a good look at the 'cat' that spoke earlier and although he didn't know the dark skinned lady, he knew it was thanks to her they were alive at this moment.
"I don't know how you did it but great job handling tin head. When you see a chance, do 'that' and get the others out of here." (Yoruichi)
"No name calling please. Wouldn't want my efforts to go to waste. And got it." (Kagami)
"Hey you! Are you seriously going to just stand there?!" (Soifon)
"Yes I am. Now just hurry up and finish this. I have a new toy to play with." (Kurotsuchi)
"You-" (Soifon)
"Rukia. Enough of this farce. Come with me." (Byakuya)
"Onii-san...." (Rukia)
"Wait 'Onii-san'? That's your brother?" (Ichigo)
"Turn yourself in. You've disgraced the Kuchiki name enough. Submit to your punishment." (Byakuya)
"What?! What kind of..." (Ichigo)
'With these circumstances we should be able to get away. Rukia will definitely be caught but she'll be okay anyways. The hard part is getting Ichigo out. There's no way of being sure he'll only lose his powers like in canon.' (Kagami)
"Why you basta- *kukk" (Ichigo)
"So you're the human that....." (Byakuya)
Byakuya was toying around with Ichigo and Soifon had Yoruichi marked. If Kagami tried to escape or assist Ichigo it would just make him attack them seriously and that would end everything now. Ichigo could only stall him this long because he's the one that implicated his little sister.
'This hot headed idiot. Maybe I should just take Uryu and sneak away. For now I'll just apply my cloaking to him and wait for an opportunity to hide him. May as well include Rukia. Might serve well to distract her brother.' (Kagami)
Mayuri looked on in intrigue as the presence of 2 of them disappeared while they remained in front of his face. They now had no presence similar to his target. It would seem this specimen had quite the tricks up his sleeve.
"Okay here's the plan. Rukia you distract your brother so I can put the cloaking on Ichigo. No need to fight or anything. Just say anything you know will throw him off. Be creative. Yoruichi I need you to distract the cute tomboy. You 2 obviously have a history. After I grab Ichigo, we'll need to find a chance to scatter. Once we get out of their sights we've practically won." (Kagami)
"'Cute tomboy' huh? Seems like someone has a type. But alright I get you. Just do your parts and I can escape easily on my own." Yoruichi)
"Okay. I brought Ichigo into this mess. I can't let him pay for my mistakes." (Rukia)
"Good. We move on 3. 3!2!1! Scatter!" (Kagami)
"A real big brother is supposed to prot-" (Ichigo)
"Hey Onii-san!" (Rukia)
"Hm?/Huh?" (Byakuya/Ichigo)
"Eat a D*ck!" (Rukia)
"!!!" x5