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Betryal & Enslavement

By this point in Saiko's life, she was at the peak of her prowess as a Shinigami. She achieved her shikai and bankai by this point due to her strong bond with Tansouji. This came about because of her abnormal acceleration of power, as there was a significant growth of power from her human life that had lingered in her soul alongside the needed combat experience to excel as a Shinigami. Furthermore, given Saiko's need to not want to fall into her despair, she was constantly meditating and training with her zanpukto spirit, and it helped to understand the depths of her power further. And with the repeated exposure to battles by being a frontline more solid for the Gotei, it was inevitable she'd reach such a great plateau of power.

And that power wouldn't go unnoticed.

Around this time, the most important assignment of Saiko's life was given. She would be on a team of division one's finest members to take down and weaken some of the power that the Asthavon Family possessed. They were tasked with venturing to New York State, infiltrating a known Asthavon meeting, and taking out as many members as possible. They assumed this family had most of the royal control over other demons. If they could disband them and throw them into an array, they could cut the snake's head and have the body die after the control they yielded crumbled from the inside.

Therefore, Saiko assembled many of her comrades, family, and friends to carry out this vast mission. By this time, many of them were deemed capable and strong agents of the Gotei after having many years to restore themselves to their peak fighting form. With all of this weight being thrown on the shoulders of Saiko, however, it was going to make or break her career in the Gotei. For the results of this mission, success or failure could possibly even thrust her into the ranks of becoming a Captain for one of the other vacant squadrons.

Hence, there was a high amount of anxiety and tension brewing within the soul of Saiko as she prepared to engage in the most dangerous mission of either her human or shinigami life. And, while Haniel gave her warnings not to engage in this task, she threw her warnings them carelessly aside because her latent desire for glory started to consume Saiko. As once again, she found her ego and wanted to exercise a bit more by taking out these creatures. If she could do that, then she could serve as a symbol of hope for the Gotei and usher them into a new age.

With a whole army backing her, Saiko dared to charge head-first into peril. After that, they could quickly kill the first wave of Asthavon's and their followers. The compound they were holding out in had been destroyed, many of their allies had scattered out, and it seemed as if victory would be had on this day. However, something wasn't right. They were dying a bit -- too easily. It was unnerving for Saiko, but she merely played along with it as she was still pumped and fueled by her growing ego. A mistake that the scattered consciousness of Haniel warned her not to repeat.

It was a mistake she'd rue for the remainder of her life.

In a storm of power, The Demon Queen arose from the shadows and promptly began dropping bodies as she identified her targets. One after one, the blood flowed around Saiko, and she could feel the walls of her new fond life crumbling. Even as she tried her damnedest to fight against the Demoness, her power was just too unreal to counter, and she promptly found herself beaten near death. It was a horrifying feeling to experience, and she could feel absolute terror fill her spine as she was losing what was precious to her once again -- and there was nothing she could do to stop it.

At this point, she felt all of it had been her fault. If she had just listened all the times, she found herself in these circumstances, perhaps none of them would even be here. So as she lay in the crimson remains of her family's essence, Saiko would be the lone survivor of The Demon Queen's savage rampage. Her father, mother, family, friends, and all of her squad mates were dead. Every last one of them was butchered, devoured, and crushed by this monster.

And once again -- she was left with nothing.

She had failed them, and her whole build-up had been for not. Why did she have to be so cocky? Why couldn't she attain the last power boost needed like the heroes in her stories? Why was reality -- so cruel? Because of this grim world, she was now at the utter mercy of the devil herself, and there was nothing left to do but accept her death. Despite all the dread in her heart, she knew she could do nothing against this entity and had given up entirely on finding a way out of this. Instead, she was prepared to go straight to hell with all those she led down the path of destruction.

Yet -- death would not come.

Instead, Mana offered her a deal. In exchange for ensuring that the souls of her family would be tended to in hell and made to have their dreams come true, she would finish the transformation of turning Saiko into a half-ling, and she would serve her as one of The Demon Queens' familiars to work under Shadow Fall. It was an act of mercy.

Since Mana herself stated that if she were strong enough to endure her influence for this long, it would be a shame to waste that potential as she could grow into quite the fearsome hybrid. It would be beneficial to have someone so closely rooted to the Gotei 13 divulge their secrets so that she may further her agenda and power.

So in exchange for betraying her comrades, she would give Saiko another chance at life and her family the salvation they so desired.

Shadow Fall Years

Following Saiko joining the likes of Shadow Fall, she was put through an immense strain by becoming a hybrid of both shinigami and demonic blood. It was an unstable period where her psyche, body, and soul were pushed to the breaking point. It was a wonder that she didn't die by training with the Demon Queen, executing Shadow Fall missions, and being thrust into the darkest pits of the demon world itself.

The only thing that fueled her at this point was the thought of wanting her family not to suffer the horrors of hell, so she knew she had to keep up her end of the bargain. And with the blood of her former comrades on her hand, there was no point in backing out at this point since she was enslaved by their blood and could be killed if she defied her. And it's this pain which caused her to retread deeper into the essence of Tansouji and reach further into her power.

Despite the negative circumstances, this is precisely what her Zanpakutō needed, this catalytic of pain, dread, and woe to tap into its nature, evolve it and become the strongest Saiko had ever been with the help of the demonic blood amplifying her abilities. It was a sick twist of fate that she'd find her potential through such a dark means.

This continued as the years progressed, Shadow Fall grew more control of the earth, and Saiko became an archduke. She was effectively one of the strongest commanders they had and was an enforcer of Shadow Fall's will. The woman was there during the takeover of London as an enforcer that ripped apart numerous humans, shinigami, and enemies alike that dared stand in the way of this demonic forces progress. And again, as time moved forward, she leaped forth into conflicts with the constant invasions that followed Earth in the years that followed. Everything from Madness City to Malaysia and Australia itself.

However, the most brutal operation to this date was Demonic Incursion. It is in this conflict that she was forced into the Soul Society to assist the Demon God's heart in reducing the Gotei to ash. She didn't want to do this, but she knew what would happen to herself and her family if she failed to do so. So she clashed against the first division and was forced to relieve the trauma of her initial betrayal. Making the woman violently ill, she explained the circumstances of her hand and hoped one was strong enough to just slaughter her at this point.

In spite of this dread, the woman was able to succeed in her mission. Fighting against numerous shinigami, vice captains, and Captains of the time, the woman eventually called for her reinforcements to seize the lands and finalize the takeover of this portion of the Soul Society for Shadow Fall's gain. After which, she would slither back into the murky depths of Demon World for a lengthy period of time in order to regain her psyche and keep herself from collapsing inward on her powers. Since, from this battle, she could feel her grip slipping, and she was going to need a long time to repair it in order to ever be right again.

In the following year, the next conflict that pushed her to the brink was the Iceland invasion Shadow Fall initiated. It was a battle that sucked in the likes of the Vanguard, Shadow Fall, Gotei, and other forces as The Demon Princess wanted to make her mark on the world. And it's in this battle that Saiko clashed against Azure's Son Ash, Hayden Desmond, and Tetsuya Crow. It was a long, growling clash for control as she fought all of them by herself, and it was one of her most challenging conflicts to date.

Amid this battle, she was more than prepared to die, yet the constant pleas from Ash not to harm her and his kindness to her rubbed off on the woman. The connection of their powers on the battlefield left her open in this unstable and unsteady state, and it lingered throughout this conflict until his mental prowess clicked and almost killed Saiko. Yet, throughout, all she could think of was his warmness, kindness, and the way he reached out to her to want to save the woman from this darkness she found herself in.

Eventually, despite her efforts, Saiko was defeated after a fight that brought all the combatants to their knees. However, a man named Dr.Hebi had stepped in and delivered her away from the battlefield for Saiko's sake. She did not desire to be spared, but he was determined to work on the woman, recover her and build her back up to the point of being a new woman, as it was within his care that she could train with her zanpukto spirit and understood that she needed to change to prevent the madness of the demonic blood within her from tearing her apart.

So, after coming out of her coma, the woman would destroy the lab she was imprisoned in, reject the chaotic calls of The Demon Queen and seek out Ash because she believed at the time that his light would be able to cease the melancholy in her heart and mind. And it's for this reason she sought him out herself, finding love on the battlefield and having a small piece of happiness for some time. As it's through this period, Saiko was still active in Shadow Fall operations but had a sense of edge to her as she had someone to protect, and she wanted to hold on to that happiness for as long as she could despite the enslavement and hell she was in.

And for the next few years, Saiko continued to live her life this way. After every mission and conflict, she'd come back to her forbidden love until, eventually, one day, he disappeared. And with his disappearance, a deep pain was left in her heart as she knew she would have to linger back to the depths of her melancholy alone, at least if it weren't for Tansouji's guiding her through this trying period. Since, through the fire and flames of this difficult time, the light was nearing.

The embers of World War Four started to rage forward, it seemed as if Shadow Fall had the edge, but the forces of the world seemed entirely united in ridding the demonic menace once and for all. It was a chaotic, dark, and destructive battle. Still, they gradually were forced out of the cities until only the most radical and diehard of their supporters remained, as even the Demon Queen herself began recalling her troops back to the demon world and to seal the barrier which connected their realms.

Not wanting to go back to that hell and forever be sealed in that prison, Saiko felt better to face her demons headfirst and going down with the ship. But, as she did her best to hold Paris, France, for Shadow Fall, eventually, Murasaki had dispatched to the area, and she knew when she sensed this threat that it would be a battle to the death.

Or so she thought.

Despite having every reason to be slaughtered where she stood and finally atone for the blood on her hands, the woman gave her a way out. Being aware of Saiko's circumstances and the withering force which was Shadow Fall, Murasaki managed to persuade the woman to join the Gotei once more and come back to the Soul Society. And not keen on dying for the people who enslaved her, it wasn't a hard sell for the woman to give up, leave this life behind and try to make a new life for herself in the Soul Society if Murasaki could pardon her war crimes.

And with that, she'd leave this chapter of her life to burn in a fire and move on to a new future once again.