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It was a calm afternoon near a rocky plateau. The wind blowing softly through the grass below. The sun shining brightly overhead, leaving a vast shadow on the area behind the plateau. On top of the plateau, Sash, the Immortal Dark Knight was standing with his eyes closed, feeling the wind rush past him, holding his Immortal Arm like a cane in front of him. Judging from the calm expression on his face, it was clear that he was in a deep mediation....that is until his ears twitched once, then he tilted his head to the side as a blast of energy zoomed past him. He slowly turned his head slightly to glance back at who had tried to attack him. "....I never anticipated YOU would be stupid enough to try a sneak attack on me..." He said as he slowly turned to face his attacker.

It was the Ex Soul Reaper and fellow bounty hunter to Korban, Kieran, brandishing his revolver, Cleanser. He slowly put it back in its holster on his left shoulder and smirked, then reached for his Zanpakutou. "Heh, well I was just passing through and I saw ya up above...honestly I've wanted a crack at ya for a while now, and since we're both here..." He grinned and drew his sword, Kuroi Kishin, from his back and held it in both hands in a ready stance. "...I just couldn't pass up the chance ta take you down..."

Sash merely scoffed and clicked his sword from its scabbard. "...It seems you need to be reminded of your place...I suppose I could use a little exercise..." He retorted back at the cat. The two warriors staring each other down for a while, neither moving so much as a millimeter for a good while.

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Go for Broke!!

FIGHT!!

Finally Kieran made the first move, getting right in Sash's face quickly using Flash Step and swung right down the middle, hitting the ground as he followed through...only Sash wasn't there when he looked up. He looked around a bit before he heard a hissing and when he turned to the source he saw a smoke bomb ready to go off. Kieran quickly leapt away just as the bomb went off, releasing a very lethal gas as it exploded outward. Kieran landed a ways away, though he was then greeted by the hilt of Sash's blade to his jaw as he struck him from below, then Sash followed through with a combo of kicks that sent Kieran away from him. Just as he was about to hit the ground, Sash used the inhuman speed of his Deity Murderer Style to appear right behind Kieran, slamming his fist as hard as he could into Kieran, sending him spiralling back even further away, the Sash disappeared once more.

Kieran hit the ground hard and skidded a bit before he recovered and rolled to his feet, getting back into a stance. "Heh, C'mon! Even Pavan hits harder than you!!" Kieran taunted his opponent.

Sash appeared above Kieran, weaving some signs before thrusting his paw out. "...Soukatsui..." He muttered and fired a large sphere of condensed blue flames.

Kieran quickly drew Cleanser and charged another shot full of Spirit Energy. "Soul Shot!" He fired the shot at Sash's attack, the two meeting in the middle, resulting in a large explosion from the collision.

Sash was then right behind Kieran with his sword poised to strike. "You're wide open..." Then he made a series of nigh instant slashes, then he slowly sheathed his blade. When it clicked back into its scabbard, lacerations appeared all over Kieran's body as he cried out in pain, then slumped to one knee. Sash turned away from Kieran and scoffed. "Is that all it takes to bring you to your knees....? I expected much more from my brother's new partner..." He said to the downed cat, glancing back at him.

Then to Sash's surprise, he noticed that Kieran wasn't bleeding out despite his wounds. Kieran smirked and rose to his feet. "Didn't Cally or someone teach you not to underestimate yer foe...?" He grinned, then quickly spun his blade and slammed it point first into the ground, creating a shockwave of Spiritual Pressure that blew Sash away, crashing through a rock pillar and landing back up at the plateau he was originally on.

Sash quickly scrambled to his feet and drew his sword again, keeping his senses keen. He then turned around and brought his blade to block Kieran's sword and the two engaged in a short skirmish before they both moved away from each other. Kieran then raised his sword and it became coated with blue Spirit Energy. "Kaze no Mai! Shipugga!!" He then swung his sword in a wide arc and a dozen blue crescent sword waves barreled toward the Dark Knight. Sash quickly moved away from each wave with his insane speed, though when he moved up into the air, he was greeted by Kieran with Cleanser drawn again and ready to fire another Soul Shot at him. "Gotcha!" Kieran shouted as he fired the blast. Sash growled and brought his sword in front of him. While he was able to block the attack, the explosion that resulted afterward blew him back once more into the ground, creating a dust plume where he landed. Kieran rested his blade on his shoulder as he holstered Cleanser once more. "What you done already? I ain't even warmed up yet!" Kieran called out, goading Sash to come at him again.

At that instant, Sash was dropping down on top of him with his sword ready to pierce him from above. Kieran just smirked and used Flash Step to avoid the blow. He appeared in the air above, then his ears pricked as he quickly turned behind him to see Sash rushing at him again, striking him with his Hidden Blade, Diezmar, right at his chest. Kieran cried out and coughed a bit as he was pierced, then Sash kicked him away and sent him into the ground below. Sash appeared again on the ground, this time making sure to keep his distance as he retracted Diezmar. "Hmph...Stop this fruitless struggle and leave...I've no time to be playing with you, unless you really are in a hurry to die..." He called out to his foe.

Kieran slowly got back to his feet, gripping his wound and grimacing from it. Then he swung his sword once and held it away from him, roaring out as he was engulfed in a transparent blue aura of Spiritual Pressure. Then he brought his Zanpakutou in front of him and placed his paw on the flat of his sword. "BAN....KAI!!!" Then Kieran's body glowed a bit before the aura surrounding him exploded outward, forcing Sash to back up a bit. When the dust settled Kieran's sword went from a giant axe-blade to a spiked black katana with a think cross for a Tsuba. "Akuma no Kuroi Kishin!" Kieran called out, then in a blink of an eye, he was gone.

Sash flinched as he felt something behind him and quickly looked behind him, seeing Kieran standing with his back to him. His eyes widened in shock as he just witnessed a speed that rivaled even his own. "Impossible...!" He muttered. "How can he be so fast?!"

Kieran smirked, still not looking back at his foe. "What's the matter? Can't keep up?" Kieran taunted. Sash growled and narrowed his eyes again, quickly swinging his blade at Kieran, though he swung at nothing but air. Kieran appeared behind Sash again and he swung behind him once more, again hitting nothing but air.

His ear twitched and he turned to his right, holding out his palm. "Hinotama!" He announced and shot out a large ball of fire toward where Kieran would next appear. Kieran did appear at that spot, but again disappeared as the fireball closed in. He then appeared in front of Sash, aiming to strike. Sash brought his blade up to block Kieran's attack, but Kieran grinned as he disappeared again, reappearing behind Sash and disappearing again, repeating the process all around the Dark Knight until it looked like there were dozens of the Soul Reaper dashing around Sash. Sash looked around him as Kieran dashed all over the place around the Dark Knight, then he closed his eyes and brought his arms in front of him, electricity subtly surging around him. He then threw his arms out. "Inazuma!!" He bellowed and a surge of lightning expanded all around him. Kieran grunted and was forced to halt his pattern, instinctively backing away and landing up on the plateau above. Sash waved his paw again and his Spiral Swords were summoned around him, then all six of them seemed to vanish into thin air.

Kieran tilted his head a bit and cocked an eyebrow. "...The hell...?" Then he flinched as he sensed something above him and looked up. "OH SHIT!!!" He dodged backward as a giant Spiral Sword slammed down where he just was. Kieran had to dart left and right as the rest of the large dark swords crashed down upon him. When the sixth came down, Kieran had dodged and taken to the skies, and when he looked down at Sash, his eyes widened as he had a ring of fire around him.

"Got you..." Sash muttered with a small smirk. "Hoiru-en!" Sash then threw about 10 fire wheels at Kieran that quickly were above and below him, then when they were in place, Sash gripped his paw in a fist and they closed in on Kieran, enveloping him in an orb of intense flames. Sash watched with a look of satisfaction on his face, though it quickly changed to one of shock as he saw Kieran break out of the orb of fire by slashing at impossible speeds.

Sash then felt a jab at his throat and he stiffened up, looking down to find Kieran right under his nose, pointing his sword at his neck. "Now...time to return the favour bitch..." Kieran said, then in a flash he was behind Sash, posing as if he had swung his sword. Sash stood there for a good few seconds before blood burst out of his shoulder and he grunted, gripping his shoulder and falling to one knee. "W-What?!?! How in the?!" He muttered.

Kieran was smirking the whole time, slowly lowering his sword and straightening up. "So much for the great Immortal Dark Knight." He commented while cracking his neck. Then he froze up as he felt his shoulder get nicked by a blade. Kieran's eyes widened up when he saw Sash in front of him, also posed as if he had just swung his blade, facing away from him, then Sash spoke in a very cold undertone.

"....Don't get so arrogant....."

Then in a flash, Sash was behind Kieran and swung his sword, though Kieran quickly turned and blocked Sash and followed through, sending Sash tumbling away a good distance, landing in a nearby forest. Sash landed with a hard smack on his back, then he was quickly on his feet and on the lookout for Kieran. He appeared on a tree branch above Sash and the two stared down at one another for a while, then the two disappeared and engaged in a high speed short skirmish for a bit, then the two warriors appeared on opposite sides of one another. Sash quickly reached into his coat and pulled out a ring with one blade attached to it. He gave it a flick and the one blade became four; a Fuuma Shuriken! He hurled it at Kieran in a way so that it flew in a narrow arc toward the Soul Reaper. Kieran quickly ducked just as the shuriken approached him, though he looked down and noticed a second Fuuma Shuriken aimed at his feet. He smirked and used his speed to get away from it in time, appearing in front of Sash and clashing swords with him again. They struggled for a bit, then Kieran's smirk broadened as his sword became coated with black Spirit Energy. "....Moyassu no Mai....SHOKYAKU!!" He announced as he followed through with his attack, creating a dozen black crescent waves at point blank rage. Sash had no time to react and backed up instinctively, holding his sword in front of him as the waves hit him hard, leaving a burning effect on him. He grunted and got back to his feet once the attack ended, noticing Kieran was once again gone. His ears twitched and he brought his sword behind him, blocking a surprise attack from Kieran. He blocked a few more before finally managing to get behind the Soul Reaper and retaliate. Kieran however was ready for it and blocked all of the Dark Knights attempts, then the two disappeared and throughout the area, sparks could be seen all over the place one after the other from where they clashed next.

Finally Sash and Kieran reappeared again a fair distance away, then in a flash they dashed for each other, meeting in the middle, swinging their swords at one another. They stood completely still for a bit after they made their attacks, then Kieran's left arm spurted blood and he gripped it, crying out in pain. Sash gave him no chance to recover as he coated his sword in Dark magic and thrust his sword behind him, aiming at Kieran's heart. Kieran instinctively rolled away, quickly rebounding and firing another single Shokyaku wave at Sash. He brought his sword in front of him again, coating it with Dark Magic and clashing with the attack. His feet dragged a bit as he was pushed back from the force, not expecting the attack to have such a punch. Kieran then appeared behind Sash and was ready to fire off another attack. Sash looked back and his eyes widened. "Damnit!!"

"SHOKYAKU!!!!"

Kieran fired the attack again, unleashing another barrage of black crescent sword waves. Sash managed to use Diezmar to slightly deflect the attack, though the force was enough to blow him away a far distance, landing in a deep lake with a large splash.

Kieran appeared shortly after Sash disappeared below the murky depths and looked down below him. "C'mon! I know you ain't done yet pal! Stop hiding and fight!!"

Then Kieran got his wish as the water below him started to turn purple, then it started to bubble up and steam started to rise up from the water.

"AYAN-E TAMMASH!!!"

Right then and there, large pillars of purple Arcane flames rose up from the water. A few almost nailed Kieran, but luckily he managed to dodge them. Sash appeared right behind Kieran again and swung his sword at his blind spot, though Kieran managed to jump back in time to avoid it. The two then jumped into the air and disappeared, clashing at impossible speeds all over the place before finally appearing once again, clashed in a stalemate. They broke off and landed a good distance apart from one another, panting from all the times they clashed.

"Whew...wow...I gotta say you ain't no push over! You live up to yer title I'll give you that." Kieran said as he wiped his forehead.

Sash narrowed his eyes and adjusted his coat a bit. "...I admit you have some skill....able to withstand most of my attacks and even keep up with my speed....That power you wield...it intrigues me..." He then straightened up and raised his blade. "...Though it's still nothing compare to what the Immortal Race is capable off..." He then was surrounded by a transparent blue orb that gave off a vile aura. "Brace yourself cat...for you are about to experience the true extent of a Son of Kleetra! You will tremble before this Immortal's might!!" Then from his shoulder blades, two large demonic wings with blue membranes shot out and stretched as they were unleashed and his eyes shone a deep blue as he transformed into his Immortal Trigger.

Kieran watched as Sash underwent his transformation. "Huh...so this is yer Immortal Trigger eh...? Looks a lot like Korban's almost..." He then stanced himself and slowly brought his paw to his face. "Well, since you've shown me what an Immortal can do....why don't I show you....a Vizard's true extent...." he said as his face soon became covered in a dark crimson aura, then he dragged his paw across his face and then he was engulfed by a large aura of the same colour. Soon the aura died down and Sash saw Kieran slowly remove his paw from his face, revealing a white demonic mask with black markings and three short spikes at the top. Kieran's eyes went from their usual green to a bright yellow with his whites now pitch black. "...This is my Hollowfication...." He announced.

Sash looked on at Kieran's change, even cocking an eyebrow as he felt the power exuding from Kieran. "...You continue to intrigue me cat...I don't believe I've felt a rush like this before...." Sash then smirked and held up his sword again. "I don't admit this often...but you are indeed a worthy adversary..."

Kieran also raised his sword. "Heh...I get that a lot..." He responded in a cocky manner, his voice echoing as he spoke. "Now....let's get round 3 underway..."

Sash closed his eyes. "...This isn't just round 3...." He then flashed his eyes open as HUNDREDS of Spiral Swords appeared all around Sash, all pointing at Kieran. "This is the Final Round!!" He bellowed as he waved his paw and all of the swords shot forward to Kieran at blinding speeds. Kieran raised his sword and swung at MUCH faster speeds than just his Bankai alone, parrying and deflecting each of the swords that came his way. Once he was finished he looked back up to Sash and saw he was no longer in front of him. He casually looked up and found Sash above him, aiming his paw down at Kieran and firing off a swarm of his Soukatsui down at the Vizard. Kieran this time darted away and also took to the skies, though he froze when he discovered he was surrounded by a dark translucent orb. He turned to see Sash had his sword sheathed, then he very quickly drew and sheathed his sword with such speed it was like he never drew his blade to begin with. Kieran's eyes widened as he felt one slash nail his chest, but managed to dart out of the rest of the slashes that seemingly came out of nowhere. Sash kept repeating this tactic a few more times before he charged in. Kieran kept darting left and right to avoid the rest of the slashes, though he was interrupted when Sash appeared in front of him, aiming to swing his blade. Kieran brought his own blade up in defense, though Sash scoffed and was immediately behind the young Vizard, slicing at his back. "...Where are you looking...?" He asked coldly as he slammed the hilt of his sword into Kieran's neck, sending him crashing into the ground below.

Kieran slowly rose to his feet and looked up to Sash, growling a bit. "Damnit...he's so much faster than before...Hell he's even faster than Korban..." He started to get a little worried at this point. "How in the hell was he, or anyone else for that matter, able to match someone like him...I thought Kumori was tough but this guy..." He trailed off, looking down at his sword. "...At this rate...I may have to resort to THAT..."

"What's wrong cat? Where did all that confidence of yours disappear to?" Sash called down to him, slowly descending to the ground. "Are you finished already...? If so, then you've disappointed me...I would have thought this 'Hollowfication' would make you more of a challenge, but it turns out to just be another farce."

Kieran got into a stance, gripping his sword with two hands and growling at him. "Oh it's no farce pal! I'm just trying to decide how ta cut you up! Gotta do it with style ya know." Kieran responded with his usual cockiness, though deep down he was panicking, his Hollowfication only lasted a short time and he had to end this quickly or else he'd suffer another crushing defeat....or worse....

Sash closed his eyes and shook his head. "....You've been around my brother too much...." He slowly opened his eyes and in a flash he was at Kieran's side. "....What did I tell you about being so arrogant.....?" He asked. Kieran flinched and was frozen in fear, giving Sash a chance to raise his arm and bring out Diezmar again, this time aiming to stab through Kieran's head. Kieran instinctively raised his arm and the Hidden Blade stabbed through that instead, the tip just narrowly nicking his temple. Kieran managed to snap out of his shock and roared out as he swung his sword at Sash, making the Dark Knight back away a good distance.

Kieran panted and groaned a bit, looking at the wound in his arm. "Fuck....that's it! It's now or never!" He bellowed and waved his sword once in a circle before holding it above his head, creating a ring of Crimsom Spirit Energy around him and rising up to his sword.

Sash's eyes widened at this, almost as if he recognized the attack. "What?! That's-!"

"Time to bring this fight to a close!!" Kieran roared and swung his sword down. "GETSUGA...TENSHOU!!!!!" As his sword hit the ground, a MASSIVE sword wave shot out toward Sash. He was stunned at what he was witnessing, and only just realized it was heading at him. He instinctively raised his sword and summoned another swarm of Spiral Swords that gathered in front of the Dark Knight as the attack slammed into him, creating a massive explosion that could be seen for miles. Kieran panted heavily as he lowered his gaze to the ground, his mask now cracking and shattering into tiny pieces. "....It's.....over...." He muttered as he turned away from the destruction he just created.

"Yes...it certainly is..." A dark voice came from behind Kieran as he turned away, making him flinch. Then he lurched as he felt his body get pierced through his stomach, and again at his back. He coughed up some blood and turned slowly to see Sash behind him with Muramasa driven through Kieran's gut, and Diezmar piercing his back, just missing his spinal cord.

"H...how....did you....?" He managed to utter before Sash withdrew both blades and let Kieran fall to the ground.

Sash retracted his blade and sheathed his sword slowly, even powering down to normal. "That attack of yours did catch me offguard...I wasn't expecting you to know my brother's signature move as well..." His sword clicked back into its scabbard. "....Which made it all the more easier to counter...." Sash finished with as he slowly walked away, gripping his shoulder as the pain from his wounds slowly set in. He turned his head back to Kieran, who was still alive, but badly wounded. "...Don't fret...I deliberately avoided and vital spots on you...As I said before, you are a worthy adversary so in return I will spare your life this time...." Then he glared down at him. "But know this....should you ever cross me again...I will NOT show you the same mercy as I did today..." Then in a flash, he was gone; leaving the Soul Reaper to suffer from his crushing defeat.

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WINNER!

Sash!!

Sash pointed his blade out in front of him. "...You dared to challenge a Son of Kleetra...? Your idiocy knows no bounds...." He then turned and waved his sword once, twirling it a bit, raising it over his head and letting it drop into its scabbard held behind him.