(Meeting between Zanpakuto and Shinigami)
'So much power!' Muramasa thought in awe of the spirit he had unleashed. 'With him I can finally get to Yamamoto. Soon, you will be freed.' Most of the other Zanpakuto seem a little apprehensive around the blade, and he understood why. Aside from the amount of power, it was dark and hungry. Almost as if it was ready to consume everything around it. Some other Zanpakuto seemed to be looking at him with some confusion, but also longing. "Welcome com-" He started to say, keeping up the image of the freedom fighter, but he froze when the dark figure spoke.
"Get out of here." Zangetsu simply said while creating two blades in his hands, one long Khyber knife blade with a hollowed out portion in the middle of the blade and a smaller trench knife the size of his arm with an enclosed handle. "You'll only be in my way." Most of the Zanpakuto wanted to heed his words, others felt like they should push their chance.
"Zangetsu, we have a chance to end it all here." Benihime started. "I can still-" She was silenced when Zangetsu's Kyber blade found her neck and was ready to cut through it.
"No one is killing the king," He stated coldly while his Reiatsu burned like fire, "but me." He pushed the mannequin girl away and faced Ichigo again. "Now go, you'll only get killed if you stay." Many Soul Reapers and Zanpakuto began to either flee or attack the other side while getting as far from the two hybrids as possible. Muramasa glared at Zangetsu, concerned about that 'king' comment until he was dragged away by Yachiru and Shirayuki.
"Zangetsu always uses the 'horse and king' analogy when referring to himself and Ichigo." Nozarashi said in a lifeless tone. "Until he wins, Ichigo will still be called 'king'."
"That's just who Zangetsu is." Shirayuki added as they fled. Muramasa didn't seem convinced, but the power radiating from the two was enough to convince him to get as far away as he could.
(With Ichigo and Zangetsu)
"So, why are you rebelling?" Ichigo asked his lifelong companion, staring into those cold, hungry eyes behind that fearsome mask.
"Sick of playing horse, want to be my own king, stuff like that." Zangetsu answered, charging a Cero between his horns. Ichigo responded by readying a Getsuga Tensho, both attacks forming from the ambient Reishi and their own power. With a roar they fired their attacks at each other and formed a massive explosive blast from the collision, the shockwave destroying the remains of Sokyoku Hill, most of the buildings in the immediate vicinity, and fractured much of the Seireitei.
'Old man's going to be pissed about this when he sees it.' Ichigo sighed mentally as he saw the destruction. He and Zangetsu then used high speed movements to dodge and attack each other, creating shockwaves with every clash. "So what's really going on?" The hybrid asked through their mental connection once the two got into a blade lock.
"That emo prick is manipulating the other Zanpakuto." The sword answered as they continued to fight, backing off to fire thousands of arrows at the other. "I felt it when he was 'calling' out to me." While keeping up the image of them fighting, Ichigo got a good look at the battlefield. The Zanpakuto were easily overpowering most of the Shinigami, with only most captains and lieutenants able to fight back. He did catch a glimpse of Byakuya being chased by a samurai with thousands of flower petals coming from his sword hilt, and Ganju throwing fireworks at a giant sand figure. "From the looks of it, he takes the main weakness or hate they have and uses it to put them under his thrall."
"And you're unaffected?" Ichigo continued as they directed their fight to get in the way of most of the Zanpakuto attacking the weaker Soul Reapers, pacifying them with much more fearsome displays of power. "Anyone else?"
"Hard to say." Zangetsu charged another Getsuga through his swords while Ichigo mimicked the action. They collided with each other and exploded. A loud snap preceded what resembled a nuclear explosion, leaving the two with horrific burns and missing limbs, which were already healing rapidly. "Maybe because I'm not a traditional Zanpakuto blade, we have no reason to hate each other, or because I'm too strong for him. Either way, I'm not under his control."
"So, you're planning to infiltrate and gather intelligence?" Ichigo asked as the two settled down as the remaining Soul Reapers fled to the Squad 4 Barracks, which were somehow still standing, and the Zanpakuto fled Seireitei altogether.
"Might as well." Zangetsu responded, relaxing now that they didn't need to keep up the act. "Something about Muramasa doesn't add up and I don't get to spend nearly enough time around the other Zanpakuto."
"You guys socialize?" Ichigo asked as he got ready to leave.
"Course we do." The blade responded. "Sometimes we enter each others worlds once we're in proximity, and there's an entire dimension where we gather at will though stability is questionable. And Engetsu is as annoying as your dad, let me tell you."
"And now I have nightmares." Ichigo said aloud as the smoke and dust began to dissipate. "I'll see you Zangetsu."
"Goodbye Ichigo." The two hybrids separated after that, Ichigo heading for Squad 4 while Zangetsu headed out to find the other Zanpakuto.
(Squad 4 Barracks)
"Get these men to the OR, they need surgery." Unohana calmly ordered, making her squad move to obey. She soon joined the remaining captains and a few of the lieutenants to receive a damage report. "How bad is it?"
"Squad barracks 2 and 12 are still standing." Kyoraku answer, taking command in lieu of Yamamoto. "Squad 14 is still functioning due to it being so widespread in the Rukon, although they have been attacked in one district in particular. Surprised anything is still standing after that fight between Ichigo and his Zanpakuto."
"Master took a shine to him for a reason Shunsui." Ukitake said, hoping to alleviate the situation.
"I would've held back, but we needed to clear everyone out." Ichigo said, appearing before them. "Good news and bad news. Good new is.... where's Byakuya and Zaraki?" He asked, seeing most of the captains except for Byakuya and Kenpachi.
"Byakuya has yet to appear and Zaraki needed to be restrained." Soi-Fon answered, followed by a loud angry and muffled roar that was Kenpachi. "He's not happy about losing Yachiru."
"Right, good news is that the Zanpakuto are not rebelling." Ichigo said, earning a sigh of relief and surprise from all the captains. "Bad news is-"
"They're being controlled." Urahara continued, earning a nod from Ichigo. "That explains this." Kisuke pulled down his sleeve to reveal the phrase 'No Choice' written in stitches in his arm. "Benihime's Bankai is 'restructuring' allowing me to take apart and rebuild anything she touches. She wrote down this hint when I was searching for the anomaly that we now know to be Muramasa."
"How did you figure this out Ichigo?" Rukia asked, supporting her captain. "We watched Muramasa turn Zangetsu against you."
"You saw Zangetsu manifest." Ichigo responded. "We made it look like he was under their command so he could get answers, like what is really going on. Zangetsu never betrayed me."
"Any idea why?" Shinji asked, curious as to what made any Zanpakuto exempt from Muramasa's influence.
"Maybe Muramasa's overtaxing himself, Zangetsu's just too strong, or because he's not a pure Shinigami Zanpakuto." The hybrid suggested. "We'll just have to wait and see from there. In the meantime, I suggest every Soul Reaper should fight their own Zanpakuto. Zangetsu says Muramasa takes the weak link of the bond between Shinigami and Zanpakuto to take control of them. Might be enlightening for most Soul Reapers." Soi-Fon pushed off the wall and began to walk off.
"The able bodied of squad 2 will take first watch, figure out whose next amongst yourselves." She said before disappearing.
"Rukia, let's gather what Shinigami we can and ready them for the next shift." Ukitake ordered as he went off to find who he could.
"Yes sir." Rukia responded, following her captain. Kyoraku and Ichigo faced each other.
"Ichigo, keep try to keep damage to a minimum." The acting leader ordered. "While I agree it would be for the best for each Soul Reaper to face their own Zanpakuto, we can't waste any time. If you come across any, bring them down." Ichigo nodded mutely to the captain. "Good, now get to a vantage point. Rest if you need it, but I want you ready to fight at a moment's notice."
(With Zaraki: The next day)
"When I see that bastard, I'm going to carve him into pieces!" The Kenpachi growled as he ran throughout the Seireitei. Byakuya was still missing and they had yet to find where the Zanpakuto were hiding. Someone suggested jogging, and he's been running for the past five hours. He was mad before, losing his surrogate daughter and sword spirit, but when he heard they were under Muramasa's mental manipulation, he became livid. For his own sake, Unohana put some of his bells back in his hair. They were only reactive to people that had strength on par with his own, so the only ones that could make them ring were herself, Ichigo, Zangetsu, and Nozarashi. And it started to ring when he finally stopped running. He closed his eye and felt her, coming straight ahead like he would always do. When he opened his eyes, he saw the pink haired little girl that was his Zanpakuto spirit. Her eyes were blank and lifeless, but she was crying constantly.
"Hello Zaraki." She said, hollow and cold, glaring at the Kenpachi with her lifeless eyes.
"What was it that Muramasa had to use?" He asked his sword. "What did he use to turn you against me Yachiru?" Her movements grew shaky as she grabbed her small blade at her side, the sounds of crying starting to come.
"You always wanted to be alone." She answered, pulling her sword out and creating a large skeleton with a line of bone splitting the skull in half vertically and a large furry ball with only its eyes visible, both of which carried a blade. "I was always by your side, but you never relied on me. Why did you hate me Kenny?" Zaraki felt like his heart was crushed, but he stood strong and tall.
"I'm sorry, Nozarashi." He said, calling out the name of his Zanpakuto. "The only thing I wanted was to fight, to prolong them as much as possible. I distanced myself from you in that pursuit of combat, but you found a way to be beside me anyway." He never once reached for his sword as he opened his Shihakusho and dropped his guard. "If you truly hate me then come and kill me now, because I will not fight you. You were the only one to stay by my side throughout everything." He closed his eyes and accepted what was to come. All of Seireitei heard Yachiru's heartbreaking yell.
(Kira vs Wabisuke)
"Ichigo and his Zanpakuto did a number on the entire city." Kira whispered in fearful awe as he made his patrol through the remains of Seireitei. It was his last district as he tried to get a full scope of the damage from the attack last night, and even the functioning buildings were heavily damaged. If Aizen were to attack now they'd be like lambs to the slaughter, defenseless and weak. He kept running until he heard a familiar sound of chains rattling. A harsh melody that reminded him of the weights that crushed a man's soul. He looked ahead and saw the gaunt figure of a man, carrying a giant white slab of rock on his back with a large steel ball that probably weighed twice what the stone did, and carrying a hooked sword, shambling toward him. "Wabisuke."
"Kira." The two greeted each other, both with a level of disdain. Kira with the betrayal of his weapon and Wabisuke with the contempt for his former master.
"I won't ask why you chose to side with Muramasa." Izuru continued as they came closer to each other, readying to fight. "Any of the reasons I loathe myself come to mind. I couldn't stop captain Ichimaru from leaving, I latched onto captain Otoribashi the moment he took over the 3rd division instead of becoming captain myself, I could hardly protect my friends during Ichigo's attack on the Seireitei, I know I am pathetic Wabisuke."
"Then there is no need to talk." The tortured Zanpakuto said, just before Kira appeared before him and unleashing a barrage of strikes. Wabisuke easily blocked these attacks, curious as to why his former master would use such a pointless tactic when it would render the blade in his hand useless. Kira finally ended his assault and the Zanpakuto felt his feet being pulled out from under him.
"Bakudo #4, Hainawa." Kira whispered as he tripped his Zanpakuto and angled the sword's edge over Wabisuke's neck. "I know I'm pathetic, but I've learned from my losses!" He yelled as he let the sword's increased weight drop like a guillotine on Wabisuke's neck. His head separated from his body and both disappeared to reveal the hooked blade of his shikai. The lieutenant stood his hooked blade up and sat down in front of it. "I don't mind that I was never made captain and frankly, I'm not too sure why I was made lieutenant. I don't think I have what it take to even be a leader." He grasped his blade as it returned to his soul. "Some people are meant to lead, like captains Kuchiki, Otoribashi, Yamamoto, even captain Kyoraku despite his laziness. Others are just meant to follow, like Momo and myself. But I don't feel ashamed for that. Those that lead are the ones that direct us to greatness, while those that follow are the ones that build the foundation of that greatness. Those thoughts, they lift my burden just a little Wabisuke." He finished with a smile, basking in the wind as he let that thought sink in.
"Then do us both a favor and stop being so depressing." Wabisuke groaned, earning a small chuckle from his wielder.
(With Urahara)
"Fascinating." Mayuri said with glee as he analyzed the raw data pouring before him. "It seems that our Zanpakuto spirits have been completely removed from us and now exist as separate entities." He had several probes and jacks inserted to his skull and body to examine the state of the Shinigami after Muramasa's alleged liberation. Most of the time he and Urahara spent at their division was spent restoring what systems they prioritized, monitoring and defenses. Urahara himself was keeping an eye on the surveillance monitors to try to find the hiding place of the Zanpakuto and the fights that were occurring. Right now, Izuru and Wabisuke met, Renji was fighting the two halves of Zabimaru, and Ichigo found someone they thought missing.
"Seems like that's the case, though we may need to change that theory." Urahara said before typing out a command and sending the video feed to Mayuri, now watching Renji fighting with his shikai. "We have been separated, but if we prove ourselves to our Zanpakuto in some facet and regain that respect then we'll get our shikai at least."
"So Muramasa doesn't completely sever the connection... seems like the theory of favor is that the Soul Reaper in question has no personal troubles." Mayuri sighed, wondering what severed his connection to his Ashizogi Jizou. "That might ease the concerns of the Zanpakuto being defeated and us losing them."
"We'll have to test that." Urahara agreed while shifting the feeds to see Hisagi managing to flee from his Kazeshini and finding Muramasa, who seemed to be having trouble staying corporeal. "Maybe Zangetsu can do that, he'll be finding their hiding place soon enough." He said, settling on the fight between lieutenants Matsumoto and Hinamori against their Zanpakuto.
(Rangiku and Momo vs Haineko and Tobiume)
"I told you Tobiume!" Momo yelled out, unconsciously summoning her shikai. "I'm done with being weak!" She swung her blade and countered the fireballs that her blade spirit sent at her. The two were fighting for a good while in terms of actual combat. "I'm tired of always being the one protected, tired of getting all the pity, tired of being that little girl Aizen took advantage of!" She yelled as she forced her blade on the defensive. "And I refuse to think that any part of my being, separate or otherwise, still thinks I'm alright with being that pathetic." She pointed her pronged saber at her bell wielding spirit. "I may be a gentle person, but I am still a lieutenant. And I will not back down anymore!"
"She seems better." Rangiku mused as she and Haineko watched the two petite girls clash, settling their own disputes. "So, did you really rebel because I didn't 'ride till my legs gave out'?" She asked her catgirl sword spirit, who promptly scoffed.
"No." She denied, not looking her former wielder in the face. "Not entirely. Certainly a factor but it plays into my biggest gripe with you!" The ash cat declared, now facing Rangiku. "You used to be so much more active, so full of life and youth. Then you became a lieutenant to that lazy bum of a captain and turned into such a killjoy. I'd thought you'd go back to your usual self when that brat became captain, but then you just turned into a lazy drinker. You stopped being fun, you got old!" Rangiku glared at her sword as she then shook her head and continued. "Even now, you're just sitting on your ass instead of pursuing that hot guy that's clearly worming his way into your heart. If Gin thought about you that way, he wouldn't have asked Ichigo to be the better man. You were his little sister and nothing more. The only excuse you have left is that you're holding back. 'Oh I'm X times his age' or 'I'm a lieutenant' or 'it'd be unprofessional'. He clearly doesn't care and thinks you're still one of the sexiest women he's seen and he's married a lieutenant while being a lieutenant himself, with a harem." Haineko continued to lash out at her mistress. "Try taking that plunge and stop teasing him! Open up your heart again! Or don't. I'll take him if you're too much of a pussy. And not the fun kind." She challenged vulgarly and earning a blush from her Shinigami. She was about to attack before getting hit by her ally.
"Look out!" Tobiume cried out as she slammed into Haineko from the side. "Did your flabby body make it too hard to dodge?" She rudely insulted her teammate, just before she was bound in kido wrappings.
"Rangiku, are you hurt?" Momo asked, seeing how red Matsumoto's face was. "Shall we take them back or have them return to us?"
"I say neither." Another voice suggested before the entire area was engulfed in a suffocating Reiatsu. As soon as it appeared, it faded and the two lieutenants saw the black masked and horned visage of Zangetsu. He brought up a clawed finger before slicing through the kido binds like wet paper. "I'll be taking them and leaving." He said simply before doing just that, grasping them on the shoulders and disappearing from the spot.
(Zanpakuto Hideout)
"A cave of Sekkiseki stone." Zangetsu mused as he entered the hideaway of the Zanpakuto. Inside he heard the remaining Zanpakuto talk about losing Wabisuke and Zabimaru as well as discussing their latest addition, a Shinigami captain. 'Now that's interesting.' He thought as he went further inside to see Byakuya declare his intent to follow his instincts and pride, just the same as the Zanpakuto.
"Just because you helped my escape of the other Soul Reapers doesn't mean we'll automatically trust you." Muramasa declared as the other Zanpakuto readied their weapons.
"If you want to prove yourself Byakuya Kuchiki, it must be something drastic." The man in samurai armor, Senbonzakura if he had to guess, stated. "A Zanpakuto slain by anyone but their wielder will be gone for good." He took a moment to scan the group and found his target. "Slay your sister's Zanpakuto." The room gasped as the red skinned lamia and the skeleton in rags moved in front of Shirayuki.
"What are you talking about?!" Demanded the snake woman. "We're not letting anyone hurt big sis!" The skeleton rattled his jaw in agreement as the serpent produced a curved dagger like snake fangs and water while the skeleton pulled out a pitch black scythe.
"Seikuken, Moku, relax." The large man, Houzukimaru stated. "Byakuya loves his sister too much for him to just kill her Zanpakuto."
".tset tcefrep eht eb ll'ti yhw si hcihW" The inverted mummy stated, automatically identifying as Sakanade. The other Zanpakuto grinned in anticipation of striking down Byakuya when he fails to prove himself, while others seemed less convinced. Suzumebachi, the little fairy girl, seemed distraught herself.
"Zangetsu." The hybrid blade looked at Tobiume, who was clutching at his robes with Haineko and looking at him with pleading eyes. "Is this right? We're turning against our own simply to test one of the Shinigami we're rebelling against!"
"Don't worry." Zangetsu assured them. "The only thing this will test is how much I hurt them." He said, just as Byakuya viciously attacked Shirayuki. Byakuya held the upper hand until Shirayuki began to use her Tsukishiro ability. Eventually Byakuya managed to get behind her with a flashstep evasion move and trapped her in the kido spell, Rikujokoro.
"If it's for the sake of my pride, there's nothing I won't destroy." Byakuya declared as he was about to cut through the ice woman.
"And this is where I draw the line." Zangetsu said, just before moving to save Shirayuki at the last second. "Sorry for the wait my dear." He whispered to her, as she took the moment to realize she's still alive.
"Zangetsu!" She cheered in joy, wrapping her arms around him as he freed her from the spell. He returned to the assembly of Zanpakuto spirits along with Byakuya.
"He was really about to kill her." Muramasa mused. "A Soul Reaper without their Zanpakuto is as good as de-" He was stopped as Zangetsu punched him in the throat and sent him flying into the cave walls. Just as the other Zanpakuto were about to react, Zangetsu flashed behind them with blood dripping from his claws. Most of the Zanpakuto dropped to their knees as blood spurted from their chests. The only ones unaffected were the ones that protested the callous attack on one of their own.
"Keep this in mind," The hybrid growled as the Vizard Zanpakuto got up first and giving him a knowing glare, "we are not invincible and we only have each other." He headed towards a large stone before flicking his wrist and leaving behind a simple chair formation. "If we can so easily turn our backs on our own like this, simply to demand the loyalty of one of the very people we've freed ourselves from, then how are we better?" He sat down on his makeshift throne as Shirayuki appeared at his side, along with Haineko, Tobiume, Suzumebachi, the now named Seikuken and Moku, even some of the Zanpakuto that he slashed like Hozukimaru and Kujaku. "If you're so ready to cast aside one ally to bring in someone that might be a double agent, then I doubt your qualities as a leader Muramasa. From now on, I'll call the shots." Zangetsu declared, creating a standoff between the ones following Muramasa and his own side. "As for you, Kuchiki." He said, gaining the noble's attention before appearing behind him with a thin cut on Byakuya's neck. "The moment I think you'll betray us, I'll kill you." The hybrid returned to his throne while Muramasa glared at him, before kneeling down.
"Very well, you now command us."
(With Ichigo: Kuchiki House)
"Now, let's find those archives." Ichigo said to himself. He met with Byakuya just as he was about to follow Muramasa through a poorly made Garganta, stopping him with an oddly vicious attack. When Ichigo demanded an answer, Byakuya referred to Ichigo by his first name and said that it was his pride that compelled him. He attacked Ichigo again and slipped something into his Shihakusho and leaving before Ichigo could counter attack. Ichigo now had a key, one that Rukia recognized as one to the Kuchiki family archives. It seemed that Byakuya wanted to send him a message, he never referred to Ichigo as anything but his full name when they spoke and Byakuya's pride as a Kuchiki meant that something connected to his family was responsible for this mess. Or that was what Ichigo got out of it and he might be walking into a trap.
"If Byakuya is trying to tell you anything, then it must be related to Koga Kuchiki." Kyoraku told him when he reported the incident, the memory of the conversation replaying in Ichigo's mind as he ventured deeper into the archives. "He married into the clan while the previous head, Ginrei Kuchiki was still captain of the 6th. At the time there was a rebellion and he showed to be instrumental to our victory. Then, I'm sure you know how that story plays out. Some of the higher ups got concerned, had him imprisoned, and he snapped and turned against us. He was eventually defeated and sealed with only old man Yama left to know his location."
"Exiled clans, betrayed Shinigami looking for revenge, no wonder everyone says I'm changing Soul Society for the better." Ichigo groaned as he finally found a secret alcove in the archives that was labeled, 'exiles'. "This place was terrible before." He unlocked the hidden door before finding a scroll that was labeled 'Koga Kuchiki', the only scroll there. "Now let's see," The hybrid whispered as he opened the scroll and scanned its contents, "married into the clan, third seat, leader of a special unit, Zanpakuto: Muramasa.... now this'll come in handy." Ichigo began to study the notes of Ginrei Kuchiki on how to combat the Zanpakuto Muramasa.
(Illustrated Guide to Soul Reapers)
The Underdeveloped Shinigami
"Come on!" Isane groaned, using the last of the anesthesia and cold packs on a patient with a fever and in need of pain medication. "I need help!"
"I've got it!" She heard someone say as she turned to see an equally tall and well endowed woman in white winter clothing and yak horns breathing a cold air on her patient. The patient himself seemed to relax as the air did the trick. "All better!"
"Thanks Itegumo!" Isane said happily. "What would I do without you!" Zanpakuto and Soul Reaper beamed at each other, before remembering that they were currently enemies. Before the spirit could act, Isane pulled out her sword and stabbed her Zanpakuto spirit through the chest and caused her to turn into her shikai blade. The blade dropped to the ground with a clatter as Isane felt like crying. 'Is this all the character development I get?!'
The Underdeveloped Zanpakuto
In a mountainous landscape with falling snow all around rested a single cottage housing Itegumo and Isane Kotetsu. Both were sitting around a small fire, the Zanpakuto pouting while the Shinigami pleaded with her sword.
"Itegumo, please tell me. Why did you leave me?" Isane asked, trying to understand herself as well as her Zanpakuto.
"Obviously, it's because you...." She paused, trying to think of the reason why she turned on her mistress before coming to the horrifying answer. "I didn't actually have a reason!" She cried, eyes brimming with tears.
"Do we ever get a character arc?" Isane asked, just about to cry as well.
"ISANE~!" Sword and Soul Reaper embraced each other.
"ITEGUMO~!" The two cried as the dams broke.
The Little Scalpel
"What's wrong little guy?" Zangetsu was walking through the streets of the Seireitei until he saw a little white robot that was looking dejected. The small robot had a dot and a vertical line for eyes as it turned to face the hybrid spirit.
"I have no problems with my wielder." The Zanpakuto spirit said, almost reminding Zangetsu of a timid medic Ichigo met a while ago. "But, I can't seem to return to him. Maybe, he doesn't want me."
"Aww, that's not it little guy." Zangetsu assured, removing the mask on his face. "You're just stuck like this until either he defeats you or you just die." The robot started shaking in fear. "That came out wrong. Look, if you don't have a problem then just go back to him." Zangetsu said before standing upright. "I'll make it easy for you." He then vaporized the kid bot with a point blank cero.
(Meanwhile, at squad 4's emergency relief center)
"Hisagomaru~." Hanataro cried, cradling his now lifeless blade. "I'm sorry for making you hate me~." The medic stood up and wiped his tears away before holding his sword out. "Fulfill, Hisagomaru!" He desperately called out, getting a small robot to appear instead of his shikai scalpel. "Hisagomaru?" The robot looked up at the medic.
"Master!" The robot cried before hugging his wielder. Hanataro returned the embrace, before screaming like a girl.
"Break's over! Back to work!" Yasochika ordered, making both timid Soul Reaper and Zanpakuto run like crazy... and getting separated by going in different directions.
New Zanpakuto
Homura's Seikuken: A long dagger with water and snake designs that allow the wielder to automatically react to defend or attack anyone the comes within range. Based on the technique from History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi. Weakness is that it's only as fast as Homura is.
Shizuku's Moku: A scythe, similar to what he used in the movie, only black and he has the energy attacks Dark Rukia used. Weakness is that the attack drains a lot of Reishi.