Bleach: New Generation

Chapter 49: Advance

Kaito's POV:

"KAZUI!", Ichika and I both shouted as the blade pierced through his body.

Blood instantly started spurting out of Kazui's chest, with horror slowly creeping up in his eyes. He collapsed onto the grass floor. This couldn't be good at all for him. Right now, his power has almost completely been stripped away from Kazui so he can't defend himself. Right now, he's in a vulnerable state. There's no way he could recover unless someone was there to help him.

I wasn't confident in my ability to heal or to defend against a strong opponent like this one. The Sinner suddenly appeared behind Kazui's back. I didn't even notice until after I saw the blade peeking out of his chest. But whether or not I could defend against or launch attacks didn't matter. I needed Ichika to tend to Kazui. She has more experience with him and along with that, he trusts her more. If that would be enough, then I'd gladly fight the Sinner with absolutely no hesitation.

And besides, I had a score to settle with these bastards.

"Ichika, help Kazui in whatever way you can. Along with that, call the Seireitei for backup"

"But-"

"I won't take no for an answer. Let's go"

I drew my blade and instantly rushed toward the Sinner. I just hoped that this plan would work, and Ichika can get Kazui up again. I clanged my sword against the Sinner, in which it unexpectedly pulled out one of its own. The colour of the blade was dark bronze with red streaked on the metal. Sparks flew out in between our clash as we pressed our weapons against each other. I glared deeply into the glowing red eyes of the Sinner's mask, which seemed like it was staring back at me in glee. I used all of my might to swing upwards and slice it's arm off.

The only thing I saw was some cloth fly up in the air before being met with a blade almost piercing my skull. If it weren't for my quick reflexes, I wouldn't have been able to dodge that straight away. It was only the swift sound from a swinging blade that awoke my senses. Immediately, I counter attacked with a flash step, dashing towards the Sinner and delivering a powerful swing. Even though all my might was used, it was still able to dodge and cut my face. Blood ran down my cheek as the Sinner landed in front of me, unharmed.

"You're a real bastard, you know? You first target a defenceless person, and now you're just taking all of the cheap shots you can. What, you can't stand up against me normally?", I spat.

"You think I care about how you feel?"

The cloaked figure immediately rushed back at me with its bronze blade still in hand. Strike after strike it delivered powerful blows to me, making me barely keep up with both the strength and speed of the attacks. I was immediately blown away after the final slash that cut through my chest. Though something was different this time. I felt no pain whatsoever even from the attacks I had just received. Collapsing onto the floor, I glared directly at my enemy, which I then realised had disappeared. I frantically looked around for any sign of it, but it was hard since these Sinners didn't have any reiatsu whatsoever.

But what I saw had finally turned the cog inside of my brain. Standing over Ichika and Kazui was the Sinner itself. With one hand raised, Ichika and Kazui were brought to the floor, crushed by some kind of force that was too powerful for them to even withstand. I rushed towards them using the full extent of my flash step. I tightened my hands around my blade. For some reason, I felt some unknown feeling boiling inside of me. An unfamiliar anger, but also emptiness. I couldn't tell if these were the effects of my resurrection since everything about myself currently was uncomfortable. Being in my own skin didn't feel right. Right now, I had no time to think about that. I need to repay my debt towards Kazui for everything he's done.