<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff6600">"Well, there goes a complete set."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00"> Gin said, smiling.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff6600"> "But that's a bit ironic, because you could say my plan requires you to undergo a type of death. I'm pretty sure Hollowfication would do wonders for your hair, Minna-<i>Chan</i>. Besides, in the tea was a type of somniate that carries no taste or odor, but it quite effective. In fact, since you drank the whole cup in one go, rather than sip it like one normally would, you should be feeling the effects here soon."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00"><br/>
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Grimmjow felt a familiar presence around the corner and he smirked.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#66ccff">"Finally! Sometimes these damn halls get to be too long. Nnoitora's just around the bend."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00"> he said.<br/>
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No sooner had he spoken than the hallway opened into a large room that looked sunlit, but was really lit by a type of kido. Sitting on a rock near the entrance, but far enough away that there would be some running distance before contact, sat a dark haired man whose Arrancar outfit culminated in a large spoon-shaped formation behind his head. He also wore an eye patch. Under the eye patch, as Grimmjow had mentioned to Daisuke, lay Nnoitora's Hollow hole.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#999000">"So you came, Shinigami. And that cat, too. Well, this should prove to be a bit fun, although Tesla ran off somewhere..."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">Nnoitora said, sounding a bit pissed, yet eager at the same time.<br/>
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Grimmjow smirked again, having caught Shana's scent approaching fast. He hoped she'd arrive after he saw some fighting.<br/>
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Koichi sighed. He knew she was serious. However, instead of returning to his previous stance, he swung his sheath around so that it rested on his back, like ho wIchigo kept Zangetsu, rather than around his waist.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"If that's how you're going to be, Tentou-San, then I have no choice but to go all out from the get go."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">he said. Then, as his mask formed completely, his voice took on a warble as he spoke a release command that had never been heard before, not even by his beloved.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000"><i>"Ardienda, Negra Incendia Princesa."</i></span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">A small plume of jet black flames blazed forth from his katana as he unsheathed it, surrounding him completely. As the fires began to clear, after burning for a minute, Koichi seemed to have taken on a completely new personality as well as physical form. No longer a red haired boy with cat ears and tail, he stood on his hind legs with a slight hunch, balanced out by his tail, which had doubled in length. His tail and legs were covered in a white material that was reminiscent of a Hollow's mask, and his knees had reversed, making them appear more feline. The tail ended in a flickering black flame, and his hair extended down to his ankles, turning from red to a midnight blue. His torso was covered in a layer of midnight blue fur, almost mimicking Goku or Vegeta when they went SS4, and his chest remained devoid of fur. Even though his shihakushou under shirt remained, albeit a t-shirt, it was clear from the way his chest extended out from his body slightly that he had become more feminine in ways that most people might not understand, let alone approve.. His arms were covered with the same mask-like material from the elbows forward, and his hands had become slightly more feminine. However, the biggest change to his body was his face. He had gone from an innocent-looking boy in his mid teens to what appeared to be a very beautiful girl, although his eyes still retained their golden hue and remained boyish. The mask had vanished from his face almost completely. The only piece left looked like a pair of narrow crescent-moon shaped glasses, and his lips had a soft rose tint to them. The aura that flowed from this new persona was lilac-pink with jet black edges. His reishi, which had always been fluctuating slightly, was now perfectly steady, intense, as he looked at Tentou with an expression much like that of Hitsugaya Toshirou. When he spoke, his voice was also quite feminine, but you could tell it was still Koichi's.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffccff">"I hoped I would never have to reveal this form, since it makes me look so much like a girl, but that's to be expected, since Kureha is a Princess. You said I could have the first strike, if I'm not mistaken. Forgive me, but I wonder how long you'll last against my Princesa's edge."</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">He held up a single weapon in his left hand. It wasn't a conventional weapon either, but a folding fan that was about the same size as his arm. He held it to his face, then vanished from view, not even leaving a trace of reishi to follow, and reappeared about twelve feet or so behind Tentou, fan at his side.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffccff">"I'm pretty sure you felt only one strike, since I trained with Soifon Taichou, but know that I struck several locations. The small lattice of fire upon your arms and torso should be prrof of that."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff00">he said, as black flames snaked their way across Tentou's arms and chest, seemingly avoiding the chest and any vital spots.<br/>
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Koichi had never wanted to kill her, and the flames that marked his attacks were further proof.<br/>
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Aaroniero tried to stop laughing, but each time he caught sight of the bamboo weapon that Jin wielded, he broke out into a new chorus, laughing so much that he was actually shedding tears  and was nearly asphyxiating himself. He barely had enough strength to stay on his hands and knees, but even that little bit of strength gave out, and he fell to his stomach. He did try to fire a cero, though, but that came out pathetically weak and slow enough that a human could dodge.<br/>
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Nel stopped crying for a second, having sensed a change in her lover's demeanor, and she wondered if he'd summoned his mask and bankai. Little did she or the Primera know that Koichi had actually summoned a Ressureccion form.</span>