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The figure traced a crimson arc through the air, blood scattering like silk threads in the wind. Every gaze followed that falling silhouette, stunned into silence. They knew him instantly. Aizen SĹŤsuke.
He struck the earth with a resounding crash, the shock running through every heart on Sōkyoku Hill. The breeze stirred, but the battlefield held its breath. Aizen rose slowly, his once-pristine appearance in disarray—captain's feathered cloak in tatters, chest bare and marked by a deep, dark red fist imprint. A thin line of blood trailed from the corner of his mouth.
He had retracted all his reiatsu at the last instant to shield his vitals, but even so, the boy's punch had broken through, leaving damage he could not ignore. Across from him, Su Li stood without visible strain, the contrast twisting in Aizen's thoughts. This was the first time in years he'd felt genuine shock.
Su Li glanced at his own palm. It was not as unscathed as Aizen believed. In the exchange, his fist had grazed Aizen's blade before striking home, forcing him to catch the steel with his other hand to stop it from piercing his brow. The contact left a pale mark in his palm, the skin slowly reddening as a bead of blood formed. Compared to the spray Aizen had coughed up, it was nothing—but it was the first blood Su Li had ever shed in battle.
Until now, nothing had breached his guard. Ultra Instinct's reflexes and his body's durability had rendered him untouchable. That Aizen's strike could leave even a shallow cut proved he was far above the rank and file.
Around them, the others' expressions shifted.
"Su Li's pressure is overwhelming," Sasakibe murmured, his gaze unreadable.
"The fight's already decided," Kuchiki Byakuya said calmly, though his eyes shone with intensity.
"Su Li… Big Brother!" Renji's voice cracked with excitement.
Ichigo stared, mouth dry. "He caught Aizen's blade. With his hand. No wonder Yoruichi called him a monster."
Kashiwamura Sajin's deep voice rumbled. "Good fight, Captain Su Li. Finish this traitor."
Orihime's lips parted in awe. "That's… the one Yoruichi-san said never to provoke…"
Uryū adjusted his glasses, expression grim. "Compared to these two, even Kurotsuchi looks like small fry. These Shinigami are… something else."
A sudden shadow swept over them. A giant figure landed, accompanied by a bold female voice chanting an incantation:
"Scattered animal bones, spires of red crystal, steel wheels—what moves is the wind, what is still is the sky. Let the sound of spears striking ring through the empty city! Hadō number sixty-three: Raikōhō!"
Lightning crashed down toward Aizen.
"Isane!" Orihime exclaimed.
"Big Sis!" Shiba Kaien shouted in relief.
The newcomers—Kotetsu Isane and Shiba Kūkaku—landed with impact, sending dirt and stone skyward. "Yo!" Kūkaku called out with her usual swagger.
Before the dust settled, two streaks of black blurred across the field. In the next instant, cold steel pressed against Aizen's neck—Shihōin Yoruichi on one side, Sui-Feng on the other.
"Move, and your head falls," Yoruichi's voice was ice.
Aizen didn't so much as flinch, his gaze still locked on Su Li.
"Aizen, you have no way out," Yoruichi declared.
Black shadows began dropping from the sky behind them—Yamamoto Genryūsai, Kyōraku Shunsui, Ukitake Jūshirō, Unohana Retsu, and their lieutenants: Ise Nanao, Kotetsu Isane, Ōmaeda Marechiyo, Matsumoto Rangiku, Tetsuzaemon Iba… The full might of the Gotei 13 assembled, the air thick with their spiritual pressure.
The eyes on Aizen burned with anger, hatred, disbelief. Feeling the weight of their stares, Aizen's lips curved in a faint smile. "So this is how it ends," he said quietly.
For most, it was obvious—Aizen's schemes would be stopped here. With the Soul Society's strongest gathered, he could only surrender. But Su Li read the undertone in his voice. This was not resignation. This was a message to him alone.
Aizen's expression cooled into perfect calm. "I have to admit, Su Li—you are the one who has surprised me most in all the Soul Society. Different from those rigid, clumsy mediocrities. Your light… even I find it dazzling. And you are the most difficult enemy I have faced. Unfortunately, it seems it will be a long time before our next meeting."
"There is no next time, Aizen. It's over!" Ukitake's voice rang across the hill.
"Oh? I feel as though the fun has only just begun." Aizen's smile returned, bright and dangerous.
The words sent a shiver through the gathered ranks.
Then the sky tore open. A massive rift yawned above them, its black maw stretching wider with each heartbeat. Gasps rippled through the captains. Yoruichi's face hardened.
"Fall back, Sui-Feng!"
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