105 Bankai v2 (1/2)

While the group was facing their own crisis, it was the same for Itsuki. Despite being one of the strongest Shinigami, it didn't change the fact that fighting against a group of Menos Grande would prove difficult even more him, worse yet, nigh life threatening. Despite all his perks, he was bound to make a mistake or even an oversight.

Sadly, for Itsuki, it was both and his misfortune came as a pair. Our protagonist was currently, breathing heavily in the middle of the now destroyed forest. The huts were no longer there and the trees surrounding the village had disappeared. Craters littered the grounds and while his captain's haori lay on the side. He had taken off the upper half of his Shihakuso and had activated Shunko. It was getting progressively harder to fight with the Vasto Lordes.

The four main Vasto Lorde's looked at him then at each other. A reluctant look plastered their face as they all took out a katana. They were simple ones, but it sent Itsuki into full alert. Breathing out slightly, Itsuki got into position and the five of them called out at the same time. He could think of many reasons why they had katanas, but it would just prove to be a waste of time. Quickly getting into stance, five different voices were heard throughout Hueco Mundo. Whether it was the intruding group, or it was the Arrancar's that had stayed behind or the hostage, they all heard it. It resounded within them as a sense of foreboding developed in their hearts.

They all looked in one direction as if they were an audience to a play and saw a series of clouds gather on the horizon. However, not many could see them because,

”Hey, Ichwigo, why are you looking at the wall?”

”Huh, oh, huh? Don't you feel that?”

”What?”

Ichigo looked at Nel and thought that she didn't feel it because she was too weak. He then focused at the enemy they were facing who was also looking at the wall with a serious expression.

Back where Itsuki was,

”Bankai.”

””””Resureccion!””””

Large amounts Reishi was released as it took the form of a hurricane, killing the weaker Vasto Lordes. The stronger ones weren't scot free either, they did develop some form of injury. Clouds developed in the sky as a pillar of lightning struck Itsuki's position. The clouds formed a whirlpool with the bolt in the middle as snakes of lightning could seen streaking with the clouds. The bolt didn't disappear after the first strike but rather stayed there constantly sending pure electricity into Itsuki. This was the first time Itsuki had used bankai and he was currently being bathed in lightning.

Itsuki felt the lightning travelling through each and every cell as wind started to pick up around him. The other four Vasto Lordes went through their own changes as well. They all became more of the animals they represented. The mantis Vasto Lorde grew extra long scythes and his speed quickened, the bear one enlarged and had a bone armour protecting him, the lion one's legs turned cat shaped while the snake woman became a something reminiscent of Medusa, with snake like hairs. They all grew in size though.

As soon as the lighting stopped hitting Itsuki, his form was shown. His black Samurai armour devoured the light as six balls of lightning appeared behind him, all of them being different shades of colour. It seemed to start as blue then turn into violet as it went round in circles. His Odachi was longer and various runes covered the blade. What changed was his left eye in between the helmet and mask, it had a black sclera.

Itsuki could suddenly feel that the surroundings were more fragile than he had thought. He could see his reiatsu take physical form behind him, turning into a tiger and dragon. Looking at the lion Vasto Lorde, Itsuki brought his Odachi up and swung down, it was a simple move, but it was extremely fast. What happened though completely blew his mind, a flash of lightning seemed to strike the sword as the swing ended in a before it even started for the opposition.

Silence ensued on the battlefield as the lion Vasto Lorde split in half. Behind it though, was a long thin ravine ending up as far as the eye could see. The other Vasto Lordes all gulped as they didn't expect this level of neat destruction.

While Itsuki was still mesmerised, the others all tried to attack by unleashing Cero, but it turned out to be useless. They couldn't summon any Reishi. So, with no other choice they went into battle. The Mantis arrived first and struck, not even leaving a tiny mark on Itsuki's armour. What did happen though was he felt numb every time he struck the armour. With Itsuki giving him a backhanded slap, half of his upper body disappeared.

Looking at the hand that he just slapped the mantis with, only one thought was left in Itsuki's head,

'When did I become this OP?'

The bear and snake Vasto Lorde looked at Itsuki in disbelief. They had all activated their true power, yet they couldn't even fight back. In just two moves, he had annihilated half of their main power. It wasn't just them, Itsuki was also in disbelief before he suddenly dived into his consciousness and found what he was looking for. He had completely fused with the Hollow and with the Sokyoku. To be honest, he had expected some major event to take place and not be fused so anti-climatically.