"What a monster... He injured me this badly in an instant. If I'd been hit in a vital spot, I'd probably be dead!"
Shunsui Kyōraku checked the three wounds on his body, a bitter smile on his face.
He had tried his best to dodge. But 'God's Judgment' Lille Barro could fire 24 green beams at once.
Even with the speed drug and its bad side effects, it was hard to dodge all 24 beams.
"But, an injury like this is perfect for making that move work."
Shunsui Kyōraku stared at the fire and smoke fading in the air.
Isshin Shiba's full-power Getsuga Tenshō didn't seem to have any effect.
After Lille Barro entered his 'God's Judgment' Vollständig, he kept his eyes open, making him immune to Isshin's attack.
Shunsui didn't hesitate. If he didn't act now, Isshin Shiba would be killed.
"Bankai! Katen Kyōkotsu Kurokuru Shinjū!"
He plunged his twin blades into the ground.
In an instant, a dark golden Spiritual Pressure field covered the area.
Black ink flowed from the blades, staining the ground and making several black pine trees sprout.
The buildings and ground covered by the field took on an art style pattern.
"You've finally decided to use your Bankai?"
'God's Judgment' Lille Barro turned to look at Shunsui.
This Shinigami captain hadn't used his Bankai, which was unacceptable to him.
Facing the invincible messenger of God, and still not willing to go all out!
Isshin Shiba saw Lille's attention wasn't on him and used the chance to move away.
"I've wanted to use it for a while. But this move works best only when I'm badly injured."
Shunsui Kyōraku said, looking frustrated.
He wasn't trying to act cool or hide his power. His Bankai is just specialized. It needs certain conditions to have the greatest effect.
"An ability that needs a trigger condition..."
'God's Judgment' Lille Barro slowly landed. The lower half of his body split open like petals, extending four stool-like legs.
"So many limits. The ability must be strong. But in front of God's invincible messenger, it's all just useless struggling."
'God's Judgment' Lille Barro spread his wings again, aiming the 24 holes at Shunsui.
Just then, three bloody holes suddenly burst open on his body.
"What?!"
Lille Barro's eyes, which looked down on everything, widened in pure shock.
"This is the first act of Katen Kyōkotsu Kuromatsu Shinjū!: The Sharing of Wounds."
"Any wounds I take from the enemy are shared with them completely."
Shunsui Kyōraku calmly swung his swords, one up and one down. The right blade pointed to the sky, the left to the ground.
"The second act: The Bed of Shame."
"The man who regrets wounding his opponent lies down in shame, and gets an incurable disease."
At that moment, black spots started appearing all over 'God's Judgment' Lille Barro.
Soon, his whole body was covered in irregular black spots, and blood flowed from them.
Then, the dark golden Spiritual Pressure field around them quickly turned into a lake.
"The third act: The Abyss of No Return."
"The two, having prepared themselves, throw themselves into the water. They stay there until their Spiritual Pressure runs out."
This lake, made from the Spiritual Pressure field, forces them both into deep water until one of them runs out of Spiritual Pressure.
Any enemy with less Spiritual Pressure than Shunsui, if caught in this third act, will eventually die.
In the abyss, there were only Shunsui Kyōraku and Lille Barro.
Isshin Shiba had not harmed Shunsui, so he was not affected by the Bankai and wasn't pulled into the water.
"How... How could God's invincible messenger be defeated here!!!"
'God's Judgment' Lille Barro seemed to feel the danger. He started flapping his wings desperately, swimming for the surface.
But the light from the surface only got farther away.
"You don't really think you can kill me like this, do you?"
"A mere Shinigami's Bankai... dares to try and kill God's messenger!"
'God's Judgment' Lille Barro looked at Shunsui. His calm expression was gone, replaced by panic.
"How will we know if we don't try?" Shunsui sheathed his blades, whispering.
"Even if I can't kill you... at the very least, I have to force out your true 'Vollständig' form!"
A bundle of white thread formed at Shunsui's fingertips.
"The final act..."
The white thread drifted over and wrapped around 'God's Judgment' Lille Barro.
"The Blood-Stained Throat-Cutting Shears."
A red line appeared, and a golden crack formed on Lille Barro's neck.
The next moment, his head swelled and exploded. His headless body fell into the abyss.
The enemy seemed beaten, but Shunsui didn't relax. He immediately chased after him.
He knew Lille Barro was extremely hard to kill. Even with his head blown up, he couldn't be sure he was dead.
"...Bakudō #99: Kin!"
After the chant, Shunsui clapped his hands. Two black ribbons fell from the sky, binding Lille's headless body.
Several white sealing pillars stabbed into Lille's body, pinning him to the ground.
"Is it over... Bound by the highest-level Bakudō, even if he's alive, he can't move, right?"
Shunsui wasn't very confident. This was the first time he'd faced such a difficult enemy.
Just then, the black, bundled ribbons exploded with a violent Spiritual Pressure.
"I told you..."
The black ribbons tore open. A dazzling golden light shot out from inside.
"Don't think a mere Shinigami's Bankai can kill God's invincible messenger!!!"
After breaking the seal, Lille Barro's form changed dramatically again.
His "hard-boiled egg" head was replaced by the head of a long-necked bird.
His eight wings also turned from green to gold.
This was the true 'God's Judgment' form!
"Just as I thought... It really looks like the 'Soul King's bird'. It's a little hard to look at..."
Just then, a third person's voice came from behind 'God's Judgment' Lille Barro.
"Captain Katori?! You can enter 'The Abyss of No Return'?!"
Shunsui Kyōraku was the most surprised.
Katori Sora had somehow broken the rules and entered the abyss!
The three acts of his Bankai only affect the enemy who harmed him.
Even Isshin Shiba was excluded because he hadn't hurt Shunsui.
And yet, Katori Sora was now inside 'The Abyss of No Return'!
"My rules are above your rules," Sora smiled. "Anywhere a shadow exists, my invasion cannot be stopped."
His shadow space could pass through any barrier. Its nature was to control the shadow on the other side and create a passage.
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