Yamamoto was sure of his decision in a way that he had only been a few times before. When he had asked Sakura to marry him was one, even though she had turned him down. Another was when he had accepted the position of Captain Commander. He knew that he was leaving the 13 Squads in good hands though he had not seen Aya in 1000 years. He still trusted her wholeheartedly and was ready to give up everything for her. It was her smile that flashed through his mind as he drew up all of his Spirit Energy into Ryuujin Jakka, his Soul Cutter and prepared to slide it into the wall. He took one last look at Seireitei and then pushed his Soul Cutter into the wall. The last thing he saw was a bright light.
Everyone in Seireitei felt the swell in Spirit Energy as it was released into the wall. The moment Aya's bonds were broken, she ran to the window and searched the wall for anything she could find but what Urahara and Captain Kurotsuchi had said was true. Surrounding the area where the wall had been was a mile long strip of land where there were no longer buildings, plants, or any life signs at all. All there was, was dust. Aya suppressed tears as she let out a howl of frustration. Then, she marched out of the office that she refused to admit belonged to her and said to Chojiro, "Tell everyone to attack and pay attention to who the perpetrator might be. Yamamoto was right though, we have to save the people in the villages first. Protecting the souls comes first. Oh, and tell them that I am going to fight and if they have problems find me in Rukongai, my old hometown." Aya's expression had gotten dangerously dark and scary.
"Yes, Ma'am," Chojiro said and immediately followed her orders.
"Let's go guys. All of you will fight."
They nodded.
Aya leaped into battle with Shadow Walker with full fervor. She sliced through the Hollows with amazing speed and ease. Each time she killed one, another jumped in its place but she didn't mind. With no one else to blame, all her anger and sadness over Genryuusai's death went into destroying the Hollows one by one. Slice after slice, she made sure that the Hollows disintegrated. It didn't even take her two hours to single-handedly clear out all of Rukongai. When she did, she made her way back to Seireitei. There were still battles going on all around the main city but most of the disaster had been cleared. All of the Captains had already returned to Seireitei, leaving the battle to their subordinates. They all reported success in their section and Aya nodded a curt reply, barely able to stand on her feet anymore. She still was not completely over her extreme loss of blood earlier and two hours of fighting had not helped but she was sure that she would be fine. She sat down in the shade of one the buildings and allowed someone from the 4th Squad to heal the minor wounds that coated her body. It was just as she was sure that the worst had passed that she felt a Spirit Energy fill up the whole courtyard where she stood. She looked across to see a man dressed from head to toe in black, around him, his Spirit Energy glowed black and flames flickered around him.
"A man as dark as night, wreathed in flames and darkness," she whispered to herself.
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