Rukia breathed in, struggling to fill her lungs.
Pain radiated through her right arm and side, making it even harder for her to focus on the task at hand.
She couldn't understand how things turned out so bad. It wasn't supposed to be like this. Sure, they knew the mission would be a difficult one, but not nearly impossible.
She looked at her remaining men around her; most of whom were leaning against something, trying to stop their own bleeding. There were about ten men still standing, but Rukia knew they wouldn't be enough to defeat the enemy.
They had been tracking him for a while, and finally caught up to him. Everything they needed to know about him was given to them before they departed, but his powers had grown immensely in the amount of time that passed since they received their orders.
Rukia ducked as he swung his blade at her, only narrowly avoiding the collusion.
As fast as lightning, she took the opening and swung her blade out, slicing through the man's cloak. He screamed and turned around, one of his long arms flying into Rukia. She braced herself as she crashed into a nearby rock.
Slowly she pushed herself onto one elbow, coughing out the blood that filled her lungs.
Bracing herself against the rock wall, she was able to climb to her feet before picking up Sode no Shirayuki. Rukia was well aware of the fact that she only had enough strength left for one big attack, but she didn't see any other option at this point in time.
Slowly she lifted her Zanpakutō.
"Hakka no Togame."
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Bleach: Rukia's Requiem
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