
Itsuki then sensed Reiatsu's impact not far from where the two were running.
'It looks like Mayuri is fighting Ishida'
Walking towards the first two sources of reiatsu, he saw a middle-aged Shinigami running while holding a girl. The girl looked insane while the Shinigami put a panicked expression on her face.
Itsuki then appears in front of them, scaring the Shinigami,
"Ccc captain Mmm-Minamoto!!"
Itsuki was just staring at the man in front as he started trembling. The girl he was carrying had orange hair and two pieces of flower like hairpins that tucked her hair behind the ears. He has brown eyes and a plump figure. She is one of Ryoka, Inoue Orihime.
The man suddenly slipped and fell back carrying Orihime with him. This seemed to wake him up as he slowly got up with his back facing Itsuki,
"I-it hurts, huh? Where am I?"
Looking around he got up and saw the man who had knocked him unconscious. His face was deathly pale as if he was looking at something extremely terrifying. Seeing this, he began to speak to himself,
"Is he fascinated by my aura?"
Itsuki stumbled as she physically saw the optimism emanating from Orihime. He looked unnaturally happy as he turned around with his eyes closed and a satisfied look. Feeling that there was someone in front of him, he looked up only to see the figure of the man staring at him.
Since the moon was behind Itsuki, all he saw was a pair of beautiful jewel-like eyes that seemed to glow in the dark.
"Beautiful…"
A hint of light showed Itsuki's white Haori as the shock passed through Orihime.
'Captain!'
He now realized that the man was not frightened because of him but a figure in front.
He slowly began to take a step back as a determined look replaced his frightened gaze. He knew that he had to use his offensive technique even though he generally disliked it if he wanted to survive.
"Zanshun Cots!"
Itsuki saw a beam of light heading towards her from one of her hairpins as she caught it between her fingers.
Orihime was shocked as he looked anxiously at the spirit in Itsuki's hands. Itsuki started walking towards Orihime when he used another technique,
"Santen Kesshun!"
A barrier appeared in front of Itsuki as she disappeared and reappeared behind the barrier. Orihime was startled as he began to have more doubts about his strength. Ishida-kun is able to fight a captain yet he cannot.
Itsuki noticed that the power in his spirit light seemed blunt. Each step he took caused an increase in the amount of pressure on Orihime as he found it increasingly difficult to breathe. He slowly knelt down while staring at Itsuki with a hopeless face.
"Fearful?"
Orihime could not answer and he just stared at the ice like the eyes the figure had. Suddenly, Orihime felt all the pressure disappear as he regained his ability to breathe before collapsing.
"It's good that you're afraid, don't run away from your fear, just embrace it. It shows your weakness. Only one who acknowledges his weakness has the right to call himself strong."
This was the first time Itsuki had done something like this. Orihime Inoue had the ability to resist the phenomenon himself and his healing ability even trespassed into the realm of gods as stated by Aizen himself.
He naturally craved this kind of ability. That ability must be possessed by the enemies he will face in the future.
He felt somewhat embarrassed using the speech he had heard from a performance in his previous life.
"Suki-Suki, what are you doing?"
A rare helpless expression appeared on Itsuki's face when she heard this. Turning around he saw Yachiru appear behind him. Itsuki isn't great with children so she just disappears, she doesn't want to get stuck with the wishes of a child.
Also, his work here is done. Yachiru is one of the few who is immune to her charms, Itsuki only associates her immunity with her childish mindset.
Seeing Itsuki disappear, Yachiru showed a sad expression before seeing the two fainted figures,
"Maki-Maki's..."
Itsuki then senses Toshiro and Gin's reiatsu clashing but inaction, instead, he runs into Division 13 where Shunsui, Ukitake and Byakuya are already there.
- Unknown Location -
Ichigo currently wakes up and yells at Yoruichi for not taking Rukia. Yoruichi is annoyed by Ichigo's attitude,
"Shut up! It's impossible for me to get Rukia, do you see who's holding her!"
"That pretty boy? The weird-eyed one?"
"Yes, right now you're no match for Byakuya, let alone him."
"If he decides to make a move, let alone you even I won't be able to escape. Did you forget what Zaraki said to you before you lost consciousness?"
Ichigo remembered Zaraki muttering something before he fainted. At first, he never noticed but now looking back, it seemed like it was some kind of warning. He tried to remember very hard,
“...You gave me a good fight, so don't die anywhere else. I don't like to do this, but I have no choice.I'll give you a warning.Be careful.White hair… "
Consciousness arises in Ichigo as he concentrates back on Yoruichi,
"By the way, forget him. As far as I know, he might be against execution, so now you should concentrate on defeating Byakuya."
What followed was Ichigo's training at Bankai and news of Rukia's execution being transferred to the next day.
The next morning, news came from the 9th division captain Kaname Tosen arresting Ryoka. It is not until noon when Byakuya and Itsuki have left ukitake.
"What are you planning, Itsuki?"
Itsuki did not immediately reply as he looked towards Sokyoku Hill where Rukia's execution would take place.
"Just continue what you're doing, and it looks like you have a guest."
Byakuya had a frustrated expression on his face when he saw Itsuki disappear, before turning to Renji who had just appeared in front of him. He returns to his apathetic look as he confronts Renji.
Itsuki slowly headed to the Execution page as she joined Soi Fon and Hinamori.
"Find you, Captain."
If they were alone, Soi Fon would only call Itsuki by his name but due to being outside and in public he still maintained his subordinate status.
Itsuki nodded at Soi Fon while all the other captains moved respectively. On the way they discover a huge crack where Zaraki and his entourage have just arrived. The troupe consists of Zaraki himself, Yachiru, Ikkaku, Yumichika, Ishida, Orihime, Yasutora Sado, Ganju and Maki-Maki who are fully bandaged.
Yasutora Sado is of Mexican and Japanese descent.
She was dark-skinned and had dark wavy brown hair whose bangs covered her brown eyes. He was a tall muscular young man with protruding cheekbones and looked much older than he actually was.
Not long after, Komamura Division 7 captains and Division 9 captains Kaname Tosen and their Lieutenant, Iba Tetsuzaemon and Hisagi Shuuhei appeared in front of them.
They had a minor confrontation that resulted in both captains calling Zaraki a traitor. Although Zaraki was them to have the four of them face him, the lieutenants felt they had enough. As Zaraki they're to go.
Itsuki and the two girls saw this but seeing Itsuki not acting, they also decided not to act.
Walking towards Sokyoku Hill, everything went according to plan. Sokyoku Hill is a hill with steep cliffs on all sides. On the furthest side there is a large undercut where the Sokyoku blade and the execution pole are located.
Only the 1st Division Captain and Lieutenant, 2nd division and 8th division arrived while only the 4th division lieutenant also arrived.
Some time later, Byakuya arrives and after that, Unohana's lieutenant joins when Yamamoto makes a false promise to release Ryoka.
Unohana's lieutenant, Kotetsu Isane, is a tall young woman with gray eyes and short silver hair in disarray with strands on the right side of her shoulder-length face and styled as two thin braids. He wore thin red earrings dangling in each ear and a standard Shinigami uniform with a lieutenant badge on his left arm.
Once they arrive, the execution begins.
A group of Kido members walked over to Sokyoku as they all stood beside each rope sealing the giant spear. Putting their hands together, they made a series of signatures as the blue reiatsu was released from them. One by one, the rope holding Sokyoku was torn apart as it began to spin, slowly unfurling the Sokyoku.
As soon as the Sokyoku slipped from its ties, the ropes shot out like metal sticks from a hill and stuck them on the ground.
Three cubes suddenly emerged from the platform where Rukia was standing as two cubes headed to her hands and one cube at her feet. He was quickly raised high near the top of the execution ground. The execution stand is just two pillars on either side that are connected at the top by similar sized beams.
Rukia's hand was slowly lifted by a pair of cubes while the third cube held her legs together. Suddenly, a large amount of fire is released from Sokyoku which heats the environment. Sokyoku then got up and pointed towards Rukia while the flame was in the shape of a phoenix.
Yamamoto then summoned the phoenix, King Kikou. Apparently, it was the actual form of Sokyoku that was ever released.
Itsuki watched as he sensed another reiatsu approaching them. It seems that because Sokyoku was released, everyone other than Itsuki could not feel that person walking towards them. Plus, it seemed like he wasn't too far away to come, the training ground he came from was right under Sokyoku Hill.
Seeing Sokyoku preparing to stab him, Rukia begins to reconcile with herself as Byakuya begins to anxiously look towards Itsuki. Byakuya also learns of Ukitake and Shunsui's plans because this time he voluntarily breaks the rules for Hisana.
Just as Sokyoku was about to cross it, Ichigo appeared and stopped his sword.
Soi Fon is shocked as in the anime when Sokyoku, known to have the explosive power of one million zanpakutos, is stopped by only one.
As Sokyoku prepares for a second attack, Ukitake appears with an object-like shield that has the emblem of Shihouin's house on it. Throwing a rope at the bird, he snared his neck before the end of the rope returned and landed next to Ukitake.
Shunsui then shunpoed beside him and they both pointed their swords at the shield like objects.
They pour their reiatsu into the shield as it then climbs onto the rope and reaches the bird, destroying Sokyoku. Ichigo is also surprised by this as he then climbs onto the platform and releases Rukia with half-destroying the execution pole. The Sokyoku piece fell to the ground while it was still burning.
Yamamoto was shocked by what Ukitake and Shunsui had done while several more shouts sounded. Looking there, Renji is seen defeating the surrounding kido guards while walking into the stands.
Ichigo, also saw this and smiled, as if he was waiting for this. Then like in the anime he threw Rukia towards Renji. Seeing Renji escape with the villain, the captains send Isane and Chojiro while Itsuki sends Hinamori. He then turned towards Soi Fon who was confused as to why Itsuki had not sent him.
Isane and Chojiro were immediately dropped while Hinamori was able to put up a fight. Still he failed, and just as Ichigo was about to land the final blow, he suddenly disappeared before his eyes.
Looking around, he saw the girl had a red face and was being hugged by the person he warned the most. Then his thoughts were then occupied by Byakuya who also appeared. Kiyone rushes to Isane when Soi Fon stops her, though not as brutal as before. Soi Fon still follows the rules like anime but due to Itsuki's presence becomes lighter.
Ukitake wanted to stop him when he was stopped by Yamamoto. Shunsui then holds her shoulder and dodges while Yoruichi arrives and takes Soi Fon with him.
Ise Nanao, Shunsui's new lieutenant, also left with Shunsui and Ukitake.
What Nanao did not expect was that Yamamoto was already there, but what surprised him even more was that Itsuki was there as well. The two faced off as Yamamoto spoke,
"Itsuki, what does this mean?"