The Universal Villain

Senbonzakura continued to gather on the ground, crashing and overlapping on itself, seemingly carrying Rukia under itself entirely. Reacting this, Byakuya looked only looked down for a moment before turning his gaze to Shen, who was still staring at the System screen. Disappearing from where he was standing, Byakuya appeared not far from where Shen was standing.

"This ends here." Speaking to Shen finally decided to take their eyes off the System interface he had in front of his face. "You have a bad habit of not checking if your opponent is dead." Saying this, Shen was referencing the time he left Ichigo for dead on the street, Byakuya's eyes widened slightly as he felt a presence emanating from behind him.

Turning around, Byakuya was in shock as he said to himself quietly. "How is she..." Looking at the revolving blob swarming the area Rukia was standing, sudden changes began to take place as the spiritual pressure Byakuya felt continued to grow stronger and stronger over time. One by one a streams of light that gave off a chill feeling forced their way through Senbonzakura Kageyoshi.

As the streams continued to multiply, Shen turned his attention away as an explosion shook the ground. In multiple directions, spears made of Ice could be seen piercing into the air with Rukia, who was covered in cuts, However, even with all of her wounds, Rukia was indeed alive just as Shen said. Looking at Rukia Byakuya could only stare as he felt her Spiritual Pressure growing by the second.

'This shouldn't be possible. It's like she has endless amounts of power.' Thinking that Byakuya reached out his hand controlling Senbonzakura Kageyoshi with his hands instead of mentally increasing the speed of the cherry blossoms. It was only at the moment that Byakuya noticed Rukia was already feet in front of him. 'When did she move?'

Defending himself, he moved Senbonzakura in front of his body, blocking Rukia off. However, Rukia didnt stops as she pulled black her blade she swung in an arc in front of her freezing the petals protecting Byakuya. Breaking through the wall of Ice, she created Byakuya had no choice but to back away, dodging her second slash that created a massive wave of Ice.

Each attack she made was extended by a cold rush of Ice increasing her range exponentially. Meanwhile, Shen, on the other hand, had been browsing the System's shop for a while now or, to be precise, the Race Bonus section. Ever since he came to this world, he had been content with his Human and Saiyan Race Bonus's however, with his battle with Yamamoto growing ever so closer, he knew that those two alone wouldn't cut it.

'Currently, I can stop my injuries using Ki, but I doubt I'll be able to hold that fire off using that and Haki alone.' Tilting his head to the side, Shen thought to himself as another wave of Ice was created behind him, followed a loud explosion emanating from Senbonzakura. 'But using all my SP to buy a Race Bonus that would help could be bad if the Race isn't chosen carefully. Worse yet, there so many choices, and these prices aren't helping.'

{Categories: Clothing, Weapons, Techniques, Abilities, Transformations, [Enhancements]}

Magi[Cost: 1925 SP]

Claymore[Cost: 795 SP]

Ghoul[Cost: 1370 SP]

Vampire[Cost: 4860 SP]

Namekian[Cost: 2400 SP]

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'Being a Vampire would give me immortality, but not being able to move during the day is annoying. A Namekian might work, but I really don't know if it would be able to hold up in the fights ill be in.' If Shen were back at level 10 or so, any of these would be attractive options since he would have plenty of time to level them up, but now he needed something that would help him survive someone who could burn a lieutenant to a crisp in an instant.

No matter what RaceRace Shen thought off, he couldn't think of a way to get around Yamamoto's Ryujin Jakka. This might have been the first time Shen was at a complete loss. If it wasn't priced, then it was a horrible downside that would limit his ability. Sitting there, Shen kept thinking to himself until something finally hit him.

And just as he figured it out an explosion louder than the others rung out as Byakuya's figure could be seen flying through the air. Landing on the ground creating a crater. "Well looks like this fight is coming to an end." Standing up, Shen closed his System as he sent his chair back into his dimension. Byakuya, who was trying to sit up while lying in the crater, was covered in Ice in one place or another.

Although the Ice seemed only to cover the surface of his skin, it was invading deep into his body. During his fight with Rukia, even though she continued to grow in strength, he still had the advantage thanks to his Bankai. But, it was precisely that reason which caused Byakuya to end up how he was now.

Always having to use his Bankai to defend and attack Rukia while she continued to freeze, his Bankai kept taking chunks out of Byakuya's energy. At the same time, Rukia's always remained filled to the brim. 'In short, this was a battle of endurance. If Byakuya hadn't wasted time using his Shikai and got injured and put Rukia down using his Bankai at the start, he could have won.'

Even if he didnt admit it, Shen doubted Byakuya could kill Rukia himself also if he wanted too. No matter how indifferent Byakuya acted to killing Rukia Shen felt compared to what he saw in the anime Byakuya wasn't using Senbonzakura to its fullest. With that in mind, Shen walked over to the crater were Byakuya had managed to stand on his feet.

Although it wasnt cold in the Seireitei, every breath he exhaled was cold. Following after Byakuya, it didnt take long for Rukia to appear standing at the edge of the rim of the crater. Staring at her brother in this state, Rukia's eyes remained void of emotion as they did this entire battle. As she walked closer, Byakuya made no effort to defend himself even when she was mear feet away.

As Rukia entered the final few feet, she began to raise her Zanapkuto as Byakuya shut his eyes as if accepting his defeat. And with that Rukia act of acceptance, Rukia slashed down. The sound metal rang through the desolate area of the Seireitei as Rukia was surprised to find her Zanapkuto was blocked. Turning her head, she saw Shen had coated his finger in Haki, blocking her strike in its entirety.

"We still need him alive." Looking at Byakuya, who looked up at Shen in surprise, Rukia quickly pulled back her Zanapkuto, which in turn caused Shen to withdraw his finger. 'I wanted to see if she would stop last second or do anything special when fighting her brother. But the power in that slash was more than enough to cut him in half. She might be a little too cold for her own good.'

Looking at Rukia with a slightly worried look, Shen turned his attention back to Byakuya. "I'll deal with you later. For now, you can relax." As Shen's words entered his ears, Byakuya fell to the ground as Shen knocked him unconscious.

"Two captains down."