Afire Love (Bleach: Ichiruki)

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Third Person

Rukia fell on her knees, struggling to breathe. But her right lung was missing and her left lung was collapsing, as blood dumped out from her body.

Asami's head snapped in the direction Rukia's reiatsu suddenly disappeared. Aizen was suddenly appeared at her side, turning his head to the direction Rukia's reiatsu also.

"Did you find Yhwach?" Asami asked him. Aizen smiled. He knew she was still slightly angry at her and found it amusing.

"No, my Queen."

Asami took a step forward, using a higher level of shunpo to get to Rukia.

She felt Aizen following her closely, along with a few more reiatsus.

Candice and Giselle's eyes widened as the Soul Queen appeared before them. They suddenly fell to their knees at the huge amount of reiatsu she intentionally released. The walking zombies of Liltotto and Bambi also collapsed onto the ground.

Aizen suddenly appeared before them, blocking their view from the Soul Queen. He smiled down at them.

Rukia was on her knees, everything from her right side of her torso gone. Missing.

Eaten. By Liltotto.

The Soul Queen, for the first time, dropped to her knees, pulling Rukia's head up to meet hers.

Her eyes were lifeless.

Asami's head lifted at the sound of Rukia's ice fortress shattering, revealing a heavily injured Ichigo. He was panting, his zanpakuto in his hands, the remnants of his Getsugatensho floating around him.

He had sensed it. Rukia's reiatsu disappeared again.

And when he sensed Aizen's reiatsu with a much stronger reiatsu, he knew it had happened.

Again.

His eyes widened even more, jaw dropping in shock.

A huge hunk of Rukia's body was missing from her.

Ichigo was suddenly in front of Rukia, who's blood drenched through everything.

The Soul Queen had Rukia pressed against her chest, as she kept her close.

"Rukia.." Ichigo whispered.

The reiatsus that had been following the Soul Queen suddenly appeared around her.

Ichigo's eyes widened at a few of the people that appeared before him.

The Soul Queen took a deep breath, as she pushed Rukia's still body from her.

"No.. Not again." Renji said.

Byakuya stood beside him, not even looking at what Rukia looked like right now. His eyes were clenched shut as he pushed back his actions.

He had entrusted Ichigo Kurosaki with the person he cared for the most.

And look what he had just done.

A hand was placed on Byakuya's shoulder.

"Dontcha worry, Cap'tn Kuchiki. Just watch." Gin reassured him with a grin.