It's In The Blood (Mayonaka)

Mayonaka was on a patrol in the human world, nothing much for him. He found himself being slightly bored as there were no hollows in the area. He was on his feet in a second when he sensed the spike of spiritual energy in the area. Something that could spike their energy like that was definitely worth investigating. So off he went, on his way to meet whomever the source of the spike was. As the energy spiked once more, Mayonaka decided some shunpo might help him find who he was looking for quicker.

He was on a rooftop over looking the street where a man with a katana and a cloak was strolling down the street. Definitely not normal apparel for a pedestrian. Mayonaka jumped down onto the street and called out to him, knowing that he would hear him, as he certainly had spiritual energy. The sun was getting higher in the sky, it would be getting lighter and lighter out, something that did not please him, and that would not help him should a fight break out. Hopefully it wouldn't come to that though.

There were some other pedestrians on this street, something that concerned Mayonaka slightly. The man before him had spiritual pressure similar to his own, and was armed with a katana. At first look, they seemed evenly matched. But nobody could know what tricks either may have up their sleeves. Hopefully his tricks would be greater than those of the other man.

"You spiked your spiritual energy just a short moment ago. Who are you, and what business do you have here?" Mayonaka asked, his hand not on the hilt of his Zanpacto but not unprepared for a fight. The clouds in the sky would help him a bit, making it a bit darker out. These were unreliable though, as the sun could peak through the clouds at any moment and foil any plans relying on shadow.

"It is my sworn duty as a Shinigami to protect the people of this planet. You seem to be a threat to the people whom I must protect." Mayonaka's hand went to his Zanpacto, drawing the blade and pointing it at Urufu. As Vice-Captain of the fifth squad of the Gotei 13, I demand you cease your feeding upon humans, or else be forced to cease by myself. Hide in shadow, erase all light, bring forth darkness upon thy foes, Bakudo 33: Kurokumo." It became darker around them as the words left Mayonaka's mouth and the light became very faint. The circumstances had shifted now, much more preferable for him.

Urufu's sword was big, and he wielded it with ease. Mayonaka would have to be cautious of it. They seemed to be of approximately equal spiritual pressure, so a blow from that sword would hurt. A human at the level of a Vice-Captain... he didn't like it. No matter, with the shadows present, The fight would be much easier for him.

There was always the chance that Urufu would choose not to fight, so Mayonaka kept his Zanpacto sealed for the time being. Kuregi would be helping him at a moments notice if Urufu didn't stand down though. And as soon as Kuregi was unsealed, Urufu would have a hell of a fight on his hands.

And so the first move had been made. Mayonaka saw through the quick movement of his opponent, and used shunpo to move out out of the way. Turning swiftly around, and now about 30 feet away from his original position, Mayonaka very rapidly recited an Incantation: "Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south! Hado 31: Shakkaho!" His right hand holding the Zanpacto, he had his left hand pointed at Urufu. A ball of red light appeared at his palm, followed by a fiery blast which soared at Urufu.

"Do not underestimate the power of a Vice-Captain." Mayonaka said, before muttering an incantation under his breath and dashing forward with shunpo towards Urufu, minding the massive blade before him. His destination was behind Urufu. On his way to Urufu's back, Mayonaka slashed at Urufu's front, then followed up with a strike at his back, both strikes within milliseconds of each other. His shunpo over, he pointed the index finger of his left hand at Urufu, lightning shooting out as he said the name of the Kido for which he had just recited the incantation under his breath: "Hado 4: Byakurai."

With his left hand momentarily bound by the grasp of his opponent, Mayonaka still had his right hand with his Zanpacto free. Bringing up the blade quickly, he blocked the attack from Urufu. His left hand was still being held by Urufu. Whispering quickly, he ran powerful electricity through his hand and into Urufu. "Hado 11: Tsuzuri Raiden." Mayonaka ripped his hand from Urufu's grasp as he used shunpo to get away from him. "Shōkyo subete no hikari, Kūgeki." His sword became black as his Shikai was revealed. Finding himself in the shadows as he was, Mayonaka was comforted to be submerged in his element. Disappearing into nothingness, he felt bad for Urufu.

"Time to get serious." Mayonaka's voice said, seeming to come from everywhere in the shadows. Eight panels appeared on all sides of Urufu, as well as one on top and one beneath him. Jumping from the shadows behind Urufu and through one of his Demonic Mirrors, Mayonaka looked at the trapped Urufu. "Welcome to my element, Urufu Azathoth, Leader of the Coven, wielder of Kaze O Han'ei Shite, and God of Wolves." he said, before melting back into the dark.

Mayonaka was surprised to find that someone would go so far as to break his Demonic Shadow Mirrors. "These panels before you are special. They are more powerful than you would believe. To think that you would try and destroy them surprises me not, it is because you see very clearly that they are powerful things. But you must remember, each time you destroy a Mirror, I can easily attack from any other Mirror in a flash." Mayonaka, appearing behind Urufu Azathoth suddenly, attacked quickly before melting away. Another strike appeared from nowhere as he appeared again, having repositioned himself after his first attack. He was gone, then from on top of Urufu, another powerful strike from Kuregi. Gone. Behind Urufu. Gone. Below Urufu. Gone. "Urufu Azathoth, you have underestimated me. Do you truly believe that these are simple shadows?" his voice sounded again from everywhere within the dark.

He may be down two mirrors, but that was okay. If Urufu tried to destroy any other of his Shadow Mirrors, Mayonaka would be ready to instantly counter him; if Urufu did not try to destroy any other Mirrors, Mayonaka would use them to defeat Urufu. This was his element, and whether Urufu could breathe and fight or not, Mayonaka could still defeat him.