Do I Belong? (Bleach)

A Sacrifice Had to Be Made

I can't believe I was about to kill my mom.

I can't believe I'm having second thoughts.

I know its for the best, but as the battle approaches, I can't picture myself killing my mother. I know she deserves, it has to happen or else the Changelings will keep coming back, but killing your mother isn't exactly like killing a hollow. She raised me, taught me stuff, she was my mom for crying out loud!

"Having second thoughts, Shiba?" Toshiro asked.

I scoffed. "'Course not, Toshiro. I was born ready for this."

Toshiro gave me a skeptical look, but decided not to bother me. I guess, if I did fail in my one and only job, he would swoop in and finish it for me. I didn't want to let him do it though. Ryuuken had said it was my job to do it, so I will.

Up ahead, I saw my mom, leading the large army, a very determined look on her face.

I scowled. One way or another, the fight was going to end with us. I just knew it.

I closed my eyes, and forced myself to take my true form. I'm not really sure why, but it feels like something I have to do.

"Makoto?"

I glanced at Toshiro, spreading my wings. Looking in his eyes, I could see he wasn't very fond of this look on me. Oh well. "It's now or never, right?"

I took off into the sky, charging towards my mother. I held my sword low with both hands, ready to put as much strength into this blow as possible.

Hatred shone in Joo's eyes when she saw me approach. She barked orders to her mindless servants. The dispersed into smaller groups and rained down onto the prepared Soul Society, hatred pushing them forward.

I ignored them, though, knowing the Soul Society would be fine since I warned them.

I clenched my jaw when our two swords connecting, the sound reverberating through the air. We pushed at each other, trying to prove our strength as superior.

It took me a moment, but I realized she was having more success than I was, actually pushing me down. With a defiant cry, I moved my entire weight to pushed her back. Before she could recover, I floated away.

We glared at each other. I know now that, at my current level, I can't beat her. I need more strength. I grinned, I've been wanting to do this for so long. Mom glared at me with suspicion.

Focusing my spiritual energy, I yelled out, calling on the power that's been sealed inside me for so long. "Burn through the barren earth, Kasai!" A light surrounded me, and Joo was forced to turn away, lest she wanted to be blind. The light didn't bother me though. Of course it didn't, it was coming from me.

Finally, the light died, my new form taking its place. I couldn't help my grin get wider, as I felt the power course through me.

"I thought you didn't know the name of your Zanpakuto," Joo commented, but there was an edge of something in her voice.

I should probably mention how awesome I look before continuing with the story, eh?

So you know Toshiro's bankai? Well it looks sort of like that except instead of wings of ice, mine are made of fire, along with a dragon tail. I didn't have the dragon claws though, and there weren't any flower petals counting down how long my shikai would last. My zanpakuto looks the same as its sealed state, but there's a ruby attached to a chain at the end of the hilt of Kasai.

This is the first time I've ever fought with my shikai. I hope I don't fail. Anyways back to the story.

"There's a thing called lying," I said as I positioned myself for a fight. "I despised you since I was a child. And living in the Soul Society without my memory made me fall in love with this world."