Warm blood burst from the girl's pale skin and splashed across Asano Kiyoshi's face.
The faintly metallic liquid in his mouth nearly burned away Asano Kiyoshi's reason. He looked at Nel, and threads of Reishi hauled his entire body upright. Ignoring his missing leg, he charged straight at Nel.
After landing their strike, the captains did not press their advantage. Instead, they all retreated into the distance. As they watched the nearly crazed Asano Kiyoshi, different expressions appeared on their faces.
After retreating some distance, Komamura Sajin looked at the spherical black field covering nearly half the battlefield, at the silent Captain-Commander with his eyes closed, at the relentlessly bleeding Nel, and at the wordless Asano Kiyoshi.
For a moment, his sense of justice wavered beyond measure.
With a clang, Komamura Sajin's Zanpakuto fell to the ground. Looking at Asano Kiyoshi, he silently sat down without saying a word, letting the rain soak his face.
Asano Kiyoshi held Nel in his arms, feeling the Reishi continuously drain away from her body and her temperature gradually grow colder.
It was as though something had clogged his throat. He wanted to say something, but no words came out. He merely looked at Nel, almost madly pouring out the spiritual pressure within him. One Kaido after another flashed into being, but none of it had any effect on Aizen's slash.
Aizen looked at the nearly crazed Asano Kiyoshi, a sorrowful yet helpless expression appearing on his face.
"It's useless, Chief Kido Master. I coated my blade with anti-Reishi medicine. No matter how refined your Kaido is, it can only work if your Reishi can make contact with the target. But now, your Reishi cannot even get close. Nelliel will definitely die! And this is the best ending she can receive."
Ignoring Aizen's twisted