Shido was immediately taken out of the arena as the injuries he sustained put his life in danger. Kai quickly ran down to go see him, but he was blocked by several squad 4 members which forbade him.
"You asshole!"
He immediately ran up to Kitagawa before punching him right to the face. When he did, he was immediately restrained by a group of Soul Reapers.
"DID YOU HAVE TO GO THAT FAR? YOU COULD HAVE WON EASILY, BUT NOW YOU'VE PUT MY FRIENDS LIFE IN DANGER!"
"I gave your friend a chance to give up. This isn't just a game, but a battle to become a Soul Reaper. Weaklings aren't needed in their ranks. Maybe he'd be useful as Squad 4 trash."
Before he could continue, he felt a strong presence grab him on the shoulder. He wasn't even emitting any spiritual pressure, but Kitagawa could tell this was a man that shouldn't be messed with.
"I know you just won, but you shouldn't be talking like that about anyone."
Ichigo Kurosaki spoke with a passive aggressive tone. He was almost threating him, but it was more like a parent scolding a child.
He signalled for the Soul Reapers to let go of Kai, and help him back up on his feet. Kai trembled as he was now shaking the hand of a legend. That was when he realized.
"So your that lazy bum which retired?"
He was confused for a good bit. The only ones who should know about that, were very few people. That's when he realised who Kai was.
"I think you owe me something?"
Before Kai could pry into it any further, he felt a murderous aura being targeted at him. He turned around to see who it belong to, and felt despair overcome him. It was Yukiko, and she was pissed.
Without a hint of hesitation, Kai escaped from the arena.
"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOUR GOING??!! YOU DIDN'T TRY TO CONTACT ME AFTER ALL THIS TIME, BUT YOU HAVE THE GALL TO SHOW UP LIKE THIS!?"
"I'M SORRY, PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!"
Shinten and Ito watched in confusion, never trying to assist Kai in his situation.
"So he knew that girl?", Shinten asked.
"Aren't you closer to him than me? Why would I know?"
A couple hours later
Kai somehow managed to escape from the floating colosseum, and returned back down to the floors of Seireitei. He quickly escaped back to his dorm room in the Shino academy, and thought he was safe.
He tried to shut the door, but then he felt something block. It was a foot wearing the Soul Reaper garb. Kai tried to force it shut but then a hand emerged from it, before the door was forcefully kicked open. Kai was sent flying back as he crashed into the wall.
"Ow!"
He complained about the pain until he saw who it was that broke into his room. Yukiko had a dark shadow covering her face. She wasn't visibly angry, but you could tell she anyway.
Kai, nervously tried to convince her not to hurt him.
"It's been a while hasn't it? How's Mikoto and the other's?"
Yukiko jump kicked Kai in the stomach, before repeatedly beating him. Almost putting him on the edge of death.
"You idiot! What the hell have you been doing all this time! I thought you forgot all about us already..."
Kai thought she was overreacting too much, but then he saw her crying a little. He hugged her as he said,
"I missed you too."
Suddenly Ito entered the room and quickly took a picture of the two, before leaving. Kai who noticed this, pushed Yukiko away before giving chase to him.
"YOU BETTER DELETE THAT!"
"NUH UH!"
Meanwhile in Shido's hospital room
Shido was helplessly sleeping alone in his room. Thanks to being in critical condition, he was meant to be by himself. Yet someone broke in.
It was Jinriyu.
"I may have lost the battle but I haven't lost the war. You think I'd give up that easily?"
From his robe, he pulled out a container. Inside was an incredibly small hollow with a single long tail for legs. It relentlessly tried to claw its way out, but the container was to durable.
"Here's a gift from a friend. He's really good at convincing people."
He opened the jar and the hollow immediately leapt out. It clawed its way towards Shido, before entering inside him through his mouth.
Shido suddenly began to convulse before calming down. He groaned in his sleep as he felt a sudden pain in his stomach.
"And my job here is done. The next time I see you, it's going to be during the hight of this tournament."
All was normal in district 64. The kids were playing, the streets were bustling, and the parents were hustling.
Then suddenly, an army of Soul Reapers barged into a random city in the Rukongai.
They ruthlessly massacred everyone, and didn't even leave a single corpse behind as evidence.
Shido had no choice but to watch helplessly as they all died. Suddenly he felt the hand of his mother pull him away and take him somewhere.
"We need to get out of here now!"
They didn't even run two paces before she was quickly cut down right in front of him.
"I'LL KILL YOU ALL YOU BASTARDS! IF ITS THE LAST THING I DO!"
As he declared his challenge to the Soul Reapers, he was pointlessly killed as well.
All was normal in district 64. The kids were playing, the streets were bustling, and the parents were hustling.
But one child was different from the rest. He had memories of a past... or even a future long forgotten.
Then suddenly, an army of Soul Reapers barged into a random city in the Rukongai.
They ruthlessly massacred everyone, and didn't even leave a single corpse behind as evidence.
Shido had no choice but to watch helplessly as they all died. Suddenly he felt the hand of his mother pull him away and take him somewhere.
"We need to get out of here now!"
They didn't even run two paces before she was quickly cut down right in front of him.
"I'LL KILL YOU ALL YOU BASTARDS! IF ITS THE LAST THING I DO!"'
As he declared his challenge to the Soul Reapers, he was pointlessly killed as well.
All was normal in district 64. The kids were playing, the streets were bustling, and the parents were hustling.
But one child was different from the rest. He had memories of a past... or even a future long forgotten. He desperately tried to warn everyone of the incoming attack, but no one believed the words of a mere child.
Then suddenly, an army of Soul Reapers barged into a random city in the Rukongai.
They ruthlessly massacred everyone, and didn't even leave a single corpse behind as evidence.
Shido had no choice but to watch helplessly as they all died. Suddenly he felt the hand of his mother pull him away and take him somewhere.
"We need to get out of here now!"
They didn't even run two paces before she was quickly cut down right in front of him.
"WHY! WHAT DID I DO TO DESRVE THIS? WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING EVERYTIME!"
As he declared his challenge to the Soul Reapers, he was pointlessly killed as well.
Forced to watch his mother die in front of him, forced to die again and again. Forced to relive a past he tried to forget, all while his hatred grew every single time.
"WHAT DID WE DO TO DESERVE THIS? WE LIVED LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, SO WHY IS IT US BEING PUNISHED?!"