Without any hesitation, Aika stood her ground and released her massive Spiritual Pressure, "Bankai, Akane of Dreamscape; Kaguya of Endless Night."
The Reiatsu she released solidified and formed a pillar of twisting red and black light around her. The small island they were standing on cracked into smaller pieces and started drifting apart while also being disintegrated by the twisting space of the Dimensional Gap.
Yoruichi immediately grabbed Stralit and Gwenn and enclosed them within a nullifying barrier with her, "Don't get too close. It'll be bad if either of you gets captured by that guy."
"H-hey, what's going on?" Stralit asked while stuttering. The Spiritual Pressure that Aika is releasing right now was on par with her mother when her Spiritual Power started affecting the world around her. But more than that, the unknown man watching from above with a confident smile on his is giving her a dread that she never even felt from her mother nor any of the other highest-ranking Etouldes in their homeworld.
Gwenn, on the other hand, still couldn't get any words out but did have the same opinion as Stralit. Different from her, however, Gwenn had a better reference to compare the unknown man to.
Thanks to her past achievements, she had a chance to meet the Holy Mother. It was not as intense as their Goddess, but the unknown man was undoubtedly in the same league as her.
The unknown man then set his sights on them and pointed his finger in their direction, "Soukatsui (Blue Fire, Crash Down)."
The iridescent light of the Dimensional Gap was instantly covered by a giant wave of blue flame that was about to engulf Yoruichi, Stralit, and Gwenn.
Stralit and Gwenn panicked because the attack was something that could directly damage their souls, which is the source of their power. They were about to conjure various barriers but Yoruichi blocked their front, "Don't do anything for now."
Before they could ask what she was going to do with the flame that was about to engulf them, a dark silhouette appeared in front of them, and with a swing of her gigantic broadsword, the blue flame was cut in half first before it completely lost its substance and fizzled out."How is it?" Yoruichi asked the one who protected them.
With a slightly altered Shihakushou, golden reptilian eyes, red and black scales on various parts of her body, and a huge black broadsword with a red edge in her hand, Aika answered after taking a deep breath and staring at Aizen, "I think I can control the violent urges better."
"Great. No point in aiming anywhere. He's a lot more durable than Kisuke, on the outside, at least."
"Outside eh? I'll keep that in mind"
Aizen, meanwhile, was also staring at Aika in shock, 'If she cut it, it should have exploded. But it fizzled out?'
He was still contemplating what just happened when all of a sudden, the strange Shinigami appeared beside him, swinging her unbalanced broadsword.
That, of course, was not enough to elicit any hurried reaction from Aizen and he just lifted his arm and caught the blade with his bare hand.
Aika's eyes widened as Aizen remained unmoved and her sword became stuck. What she didn't know, however, was that Aizen also shared the same sentiment as her, 'This strength... She's on par with Zaraki!?'
Aika didn't know that Aizen had to put a considerable amount of strength into his hand just to stop her sword and even then he could feel the impact wreaking havoc inside his body as he was slightly pushed to the side.
Aika narrowed her eyes and the blade in Aizen's hand suddenly slipped away, "!?"
Aizen didn't let go of the sword but he felt it disappear from his hand. However, it's still clearly there and he just can't touch it.
Aizen tried jumping back but the sword swiped at him across his chest, 'Hmmmm?' He immediately checked for wounds but there was nothing. Aika's sword went through him without doing anything to him, is what he thought.
A second later, Aizen could feel a lump from the back of his throat and couldn't help but cough it out. When he caught it with his hand, he was shocked yet again, 'Blood?'
Aizen could still feel more blood coming up from his throat and he was having a harder time breathing, 'My lungs were ruptured? On top of that, a good portion of my regeneration was restricted?'
Of course, Aika wouldn't let him rest just because he was coughing out blood and continued her assault. This time, Aika brought her sword up for an overhead swing.
Aizen responded by pointing his finger at her and muttering, "Byakurai."
A blinding white lightning was ejected from Aizen's finger and instantly swallowed Aika whole. He wondered why his opponent didn't dodge. Even though it was not at full power, it was still enough to incinerate a normal Lieutenant instantly.
The lightning disappeared, but she was still there, in her overhead pose with a small smirk.
It was too unexpected that Aizen wasn't able to react and dodge properly. Aika's sword, just like the first time, went through him from his forehead down to his crotch. And then just like in the previous instance, Aizen didn't immediately feel the pain and it only arrived a second later, giving him a very familiar feeling. It made him recall that time when Ichigo transformed and bisected him in half.
Except this time, there's no indication that he was bisected although he could feel that his insides were definitely cut in half.
He could feel that he was about to blank out but did his best to hold on to his consciousness. However, that was enough for him to have a lapse in concentration and before he knew it, the strange Shinigami had already disappeared along with the other three.
Aizen tried tracing their whereabouts but the strand of Spiritual Power that he secretly implanted on Yoruichi was already gone, 'She figured it out, huh? What was that anyway?'
The only thing around him was the scattered rocks and soil along with a piece of note. He approached the note and read it, [Making you our enemy is very inconvenient, but don't mistake it for us fearing you. If it comes down to it, we're willing to go on an all-out war with you.]
Aizen smiled and burned the note, 'I guess it's not worth it. That red-haired one would be the most convenient, but I guess I'll settle for that black-haired one.'
Now with a new target in mind, Aizen left the Dimensional Gap with his near-instant teleportation. Soon enough, the Dimensional Gap returned to its default state, erasing every trace that was left behind.
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