Bleach: New Generation

Chapter 48: Slowing Down

Kazui's POV:

After what felt like ages, the chains melted back into its energy form, piling up onto the floor. My arms drooped down my side in exhaustion. The two zanpakuto soul presences inside of my mind faded away. The Shihakusho I wore immediately disappeared into nothingness, leaving me in my hoodie and pants. Mostly all of my powers were gone, but I couldn't tell whether this would bring Kaito back. I couldn't sense any Spiritual Energy coming from his body and no breathing was heard.

"Damn it...Sorry, Kai-"

Suddenly, there was a crushing Spiritual Pressure that appeared just where Kaito's body was. The reiryoku coming from his body fluctuated wildly and sprayed out just like a hose. As fast as that power appeared, it went away quickly. There was no trace of that feeling at all anymore. I glanced up at Ichika, who was just as surprised as I was. I then looked down at the body in front of me and saw life in Kaito's eyes.

"Man...everything feels like crap right now", groaned Kaito in a low tone. He slowly stood up and scratched his head. Glancing down, he put his hand forward, "What's with that get-up? Where's your Shihakusho?"

"No way...That WORKED?!!!", I shouted as I stood up thanks to his help. Kaito looked just fine despite his injuries. Wait, didn't he have those holes from the spikes before? I scanned his body to see the parts where he's been punctures, just to see the holes in his Shihakusho steaming, with no sign of any damage. But then again, I couldn't feel any energy or Spiritual Pressure coming from him at all. He just seems like a normal human in terms of power. Other than that though, everything about him was alright.

Sighing in relief, my body which I had subconsciously been tensing up relaxed. Well, that might've been a bad thing to do since I didn't expect a punch in the face. The blow threw me back a couple of meters and made me hit my head on a pile of rocks.

"HUH? WHY THE HELL DID YOU PUNCH ME, ICHIKA?"

Ichika ran towards me and prepared for another strike, "SHUT UP. You reassured me and told me you'd heal him, but you weren't actually sure that it would work! You liar!"

"Ehhhhhh?! Well it took longer than expected, so I wasn't even sure it worked. And why are you complaining?! He's alive now so why are you still complaining about that? AAAAHHHH!", I screamed as she almost hit me with a lightning bolt coming from her blade.

Meanwhile, Kaito just watched the chaos happen, "Uh...I think you guys should stop that..."

"BE QUIET!", Ichika and I shouted in unison, our foreheads touching and trying to push against each other.

It only took a few minutes of Kaito trying to calm us both down before we settled down onto the grass. All of us rested in silence. It was a very calming mood where we were resting. The sun was still shining brightly in the sky, soft winds blowing in our faces, and the rustling from the trees were really satisfying. I couldn't help but relax just sitting in the scenery. Though there was still sadness creeping into my heart. There was still one issue that needs to be dealt with; something that I needed to do so I won't be useless.

"It's good you're back, Kaito. And to answer your question before..." I mumbled, grabbing the attention of both Kaito and Ichika, "Right now, I've lost all of my powers- No, that's not right. So far, I've lost most of my powers"

Kaito sighed, keeping that low toned serious tone and stern facial expression for some reason, "Just from bringing me back, huh? Could it be that your Spiritual energy transferred to me or-"

"Nah. From what I can feel, right now you have no reiryoku or reiatsu for some reason. It could be because you were resurrected or something other, but I'm guessing it's only temporary"