The Circle Ends & The Kings Of Hollowed Blood Raise Their Blades: Begin The Clash Against Wills; HAKAI VS ZIN BEGINS! [Adelaide] [Australia War Event]

Right now, in this very moment, two vizards who both held amazing power were about to face off in the middle of South Australia. The victor wouldn't leave without serious injury; nor would the opponent. This was to be the final battle, the deciding fight between the two warriors of opposite factions. The way this battle will end could not be known, it wasn't one sided, there were not distractions. Simply a one on one. After all, this is the moment both of the warriors had lead up to in their lives, ever since the moment of Hakai's departure from the Vizard Corps. Yet as they stood here, words weren't needed for each other. Simple gazes and soft smirks were enough to speak volumes about the two men that stood against each other. The Steel Vizard would watch Zin closely as the words he said escaped constantly from his mouth, a speech directed completely at Hakai. Yet, Hakai remained still and hesitant when looking at his former teacher. As his eyes fell upon him, it was an unfamiliar sight. To finally see Zin, after so long of preparing for this moment, with his own eyes was astounding even for him.

War was on the horizon here, and the world that Zin spoke out towards him were true, there was no denying it. Many, many moons had passed since they last saw each other. Many things had changed, too. They were no longer at the point of their lives where things could be decided through peaceful negotiations, it had been deserted to now head an all out fight. Adjusting his bandanna around his head slightly, he'd make sure it was tightened and all of the black hair was pushed out of his face. He'd take deep breathes, closing his eyes momentarily as he'd take in the feeling of his surroundings, the reiatsu he was letting off quickly growing to extreme levels, higher then that of before. Right now, it would clash with The Vizard Corps Leader's own reiatsu, two wild mixes of dark red and pure black energy being filled into the ground and skies that surrounded Para Wira, South Australia. Focusing on turning his body into a peak of energy, his arms and body would engulf in his own reiatsu and make sure to strengthen himself against his own opponents reiatsu.

"Yeah... A lot has changed since we last saw each other. We're old, now. I'm ready to finish this fight... once and for all. Part of me still looks up to the master who trained me, taught me how to survive. Let's put that to the test, and end this." Holding his right hand up to his neck, he'd slip it to his chin, pressing it to the right before tilting it to the left, a crack echoing out as he did the same with the other side of his neck. The speech that Zin had shared with Hakai was hard hitting, in a way, The Monsuta Leader thought that he could actually forgive Zin, that he had grown into a new being and that the rivalry was for nothing any more. Even if that was so, the fight would have to take place. Negotiations were gone, only violence and brute power would totally end this battle that went on for decades. Clenching his right hand fist by his side, he'd grit his teeth and let the wild appearance of his reiatsu fall, readying his feet to launch at any moment. As the final words of his opponent spilled out, The Destroyer gave a small nod and even let a side smile escape from his mouth.

This is it, he thought. The moment... My chance... To prove who I am. Whether I win or not... this is my moment.

"Let us march down the valley, indeed."

Finishing his words, the ground would begin to tear up behind his feet, chunks of earth being lifted into the air as Hakai launched out from his position he was standing, launching through the air at amazing speeds towards Zin. Keeping his eyes focused on his opponent keenly, as soon as he reached striking distance Hakai's entire right arm would glow a deep red, instantly being turn into a steel covered-fist, his entire arm now appearing to be metal. Making a strike downwards with his punch, it would attempt strike across Zin's left shoulder to bottom right hip. The punch itself would hold incredible amount of force behind it, roughly enough to shatter most people's bones - this was yet to be seen if possible with Zin, however. Even the aftermarth of the punch would send out a wave of reiatsu and pressurized air to topple trees over in the back, Australian wildlife squawking as the punch tore through trees for tens of meters behind impact. Although the assault wouldn't be this simple; twisting his body with the motion of the punch, Hakai's right leg would aim to fall upon the same shoulder, his entire leg also, momentarily, turning into a sharp blade that could slice through even the toughest of materials such as seki-seki stone.

Although as the bladed-leg would slice down, by the time it touched back onto the ground it would already be back into it's human form. Whether or not these simple strikes succeeded, the Monsuta Leader's hand would begin to build up with a mixture of pure black energy, mixed slightly in with a red tinge. What was building up in his left hand was a dangerous technique that was unique to Hakai, due to the properties it had. He had been building up this attack from when he first launched the punch, keeping his left hand filled with energy - now aiming said left hand at close range towards his enemy. Keeping his arm held tight, tensed, the area would begin to become cold and dark even more so than before, a simple word escaping The Destroyers mouth. "Black Cero! From his open palm, a cero that was coated with Hakai's Zanpakutō smoke would leap from his fist, if hitting his target, completely smashing him with both the force of a normal cero as well as eroding power of the smoke, tearing open the body along side the other effects. This smoke would attempt to gouge out the eyes of Zin, perhaps even leaving him temporarily or partially blinded.

The cero wouldn't be weak, the third staged charge would be strong enough to travel for up to kilometers away, obliterating absolutely anything it touched. This included wildlife, trees, houses, or anything it could get a grasp on. The opening assault was just the beginning of the battle, but leaving the battle to just talk or let Zin attack first would be disastrous; Hakai needed to attack first, to set the pace of the fight.

The sensation between these two was weird. Hakai had changed so much since he was a young man who grew to despise Zin, he had grown to be a man who was respectable. He had a family, a kid that he was very proud of. A wife... that was now either presumed killed in action or missing. That was one of the most hard hitting things for Hakai right now, after his wife was presumed missing or dead, he had lost what he lived for. He based his life around destroying Zin, so that was the only thing that he could think to do right now. Destroy. Be the destroyer that he was born to be, no matter how much it may have hurt him in the long run. When a man has nothing else to lose, he may turn to wild things. Perhaps this was one of them.

The ignition began. There was no pointing of turning back once the fires of war had been lit. The battle between the two Kings of Vizardhood began with a bang and all throughout the lands would know of this colossal battle between these Faction Leaders. The skies rumbled with thunder in the wake of their energy, the area was a lit with lightning from the burning feror of their iron wills and the air was ripe with the stench of utter power. The onlookers of this titanic clash of spirits would look on in awe; for within the depths of the shadow's, there was but no choice but to pay tribute to this once and a lifetime showdown. The aura's were all engulfing, the sights were otherworldly and the intensity was overwhelming. This held true even for civilians that had been positioned dozens of miles away from the epicenter of this conflict; for they were able to sense the sheer furiosity of what such a battle meant as much as the Kings themselves admitted to one another.

So as the very Earth beneath them shattered into multiple fragmented pieces in the wake of Hakai's explosive release of energy, the eyes of Zin Yuudeshi locked heavily on to his opponent and the time for their fist to reach other would soon begin in his mind. Breathing in the sickening aura of the air around them, the depth and weight of what their clash pulsated throughout The Vizard King's entire being as he took each breath of oxygen into his body. He needed to be strong, he needed to be focused and he needed to rely utterly on his sense of automated and unconscious combat to make it through this while balancing the strategic prowess of his intellectual wits to overcome this gargantuan of an opponent.

Throughout the time Hakai had charged forth at the likes of Zin, his body was all but prepared to deliver swift and thoughtless series of counter combo's to be released at the command of The King's mind. Hence, when the first blow was delivered by the likes of the Steel Vizard, his body moved at phenomenal speeds to react at the utmost haste in order to have their fist collide together in an overbearing crash of raw strength. Strength that was strong enough to utterly annihilate everything around them in one dense explosion of striking power. From the the trees, to the skies themselves being pushed back; everything that was encompassed within the next few hundred meters was utterly dismantled; generating a gritting of the teeth from the likes of Zin as he took this force head-on.

"So is the strength you've been dying to show me for all these years, aye Hakai?" Still remaining quite composed in his mannerisms despite the gravity of the circumstances he was in, he'd let out a chuckle to show that he was indeed entertained by this show of power. Turning his attention towards the likes of The Steel Vizard's right-leg, it was but an obvious decision to try his might at avoiding such a blow. Ergo, with the summoning of the Shinigami's infamous shunpo technique, he'd have the chance of potentially arriving roughly ten to twenty feet away in a swift flash of movement should this course of action pan out correctly. Proceeding that, he'd take a brief moment to take note of the smoke rolling off his knuckles; something he had no time to pay much attention to during that collision of fist. "How interesting." Was all he could utter in light of this blow done to his fist.

Nonetheless, taking consideration into the fact that the surroundings were growing more dark, there was no doubt in his mind that this was certainly in preparation for an attack. In consequence of this, there was nothing left to do but simply meet it head on in a clash of power once more. Thus, with a deep intake of air and released in a sigh, a strong aura of crimson light radiated from in and around Zin's entire body. In a matter of moments, a more dense collection of raw energy seemed to be assembled across his hands. From there, once this awesome power was summoned, he'd set his eyesights on the likes of Hakai. For when he unleashed the likes of his acclaimed Black Cero, the release of Zin's Burning Cero was all but imminent.

"For as the flame sours in my spirit, the blaze of my will becomes eternal. In it's scorching fury, let us release The Burning Cero on to the world and incinerate everything within our path!" Letting out a bold incantation to dramatically augment the effects of his cero through use of his kido skill; while he was levitating backwards to distance himself from The Blackened Cero at break neck speeds, he'd unleash a daunting cero that had been sealed within the depth of his intense inferno of sheer fire strong enough to potentially melt through particles themselves given enough precision. Expanding at a high rate of speed from it's initial release, the Burning Cero grew to be roughly the size of a small city block by the time it would most likely make impact with The Steel Vizard's attack.

In it's wake; most non-living objects were seen to be melting, the very Earth being scorched away and an overwhelming sense of booming power was felt between this fiery combination that was The Burning Cero. Provided it was able to pierce through Hakai's Black Cero, there held a fair enough chance of it potentially melting through the accumulated mass of energy and attempting to blaze through The Monsuta Leader's entire being to consume him within a dense collection of devouring flames. Furthermore, upon the impact of these two enormous collections of energy, a decimating shockwave roared throughout the lounds that unleashed an ungodly sonic-boom that could be echoed for dozens of miles; generating Earthquakes for many miles to come and shattering the windows of houses only a few miles away.

Bracing his body for such a shock, Zin bared through it as his spitfire hair blew roughly in the tense torrent of wind that overtook the area. A gust of air, that if he were weaker, would utterly dismantle every fiber of his being and leave him nothing more than ash in the wind from the sheer POWER of the two Vizard King's forces clashing head-on. If lady luck was on his mind, maybe this may even damage the likes of Hakai Chikara. But rather than wait for her, The Hot-Headed Yuudeshi went to take matters into his own hands. Taking advantage of the volatile nature within the area, he'd initiate the process of influencing the air within his area through his spiritual energy being the proxy. From there, with the absurd amounts of air pressure in the area, he'd enhance them further, give them new life and dramatically augment the impact they'd have within the vicinity where Hakai's body lay; so that many cuts, bruises and heavy impact forces could potentially do him harm.

Coating himself with a thicker layer of spiritual energy to make himself immune to these effects, Zin knew this was going to be his chance to make a surprise move. With so much action taking place in the field of range they were combating in, he'd take use of his shunpo once again to move a great distance in order to have a chance at appearing behind the likes of Hakai should all go as planned. Following that critical point, if the chances of probability were on his side, in this heated moment he'd hopefully be slamming Hakai into the depths of each of their attacks with a heavy blow to the back from his elbow; one strong enough to flatten this entire area alone and release yet another burst of destructive wind throughout the vicinity.

Now, with his plan of action being set into motion, The King of Vizards could only place himself in the best defensive measures possible and be ready for anything as they at long last step foot into the Valley of End.

The war was only just beginning....

This was tense. That was the only accurate word to describe the situations. Tense. The feeling that shook the Hakai's very structure, the haunting sound of wind and attacks clashing. The spark of battle had bit lit and the clashing of powers was to commence right here before the eyes of Australian citizens. For most, it would mean ultimate destruction - for The Steel Vizard and his opponent? It was something much more than inflicting harm upon one another. Each movement was precise, each strike aiming to inflict massive damage upon one another, which is one of the reason this battle was such a dangerous place to be. The very thought of two Vizard Kings clashing with one another was enough to strike fear in the hearts of even the strongest men, to drown him in fear and make him crawl into a hole to never see the light of day. Yet such an event was now taking palce and once the gears of battle began to shift, there would be no foreseeable end. This battle was an unknown.

Hakai's body remained flexible, aiming to keep his body as free as he could. Yet the strike to his own hand from the counter-punch was surprising. As the fists met, the shock wave that pulsated through the air was deadly to anyone around - even ripping up and flattening trees in it's wake. Such raw power radiated from a single punch, yet none of them had even begun their true assaults yet. The strength put into the freight train like punch was a portion of Hakai's strength, the rest would be tested. Yet in the midst of this, his mind was focused on the words now sprouted from his opponents mouth; about his so proclaimed strength. All Monsuta leader could think was: The strength? You have no idea yet. Yet the vizard's eyebrow raised quickly as his wild swing from his bladed leg struck air; completely missing it's target and now forcing Zin to appear in yet another location. It was a dead focus Hakai kept, for him to fully lose control... it would take a plethora of reasons. He had changed over the years, from the time he last saw Zin to now - he was a new man. For better or for worse.

Although one thing remained curious - as the sky darkened from the build up of the fabled Black Cero, something else changed. A dark crimson aura began to glow intertwined with it - an intense blood like colour almost. Both strikes of energy leaped from the fists - as they collided mid air sending out waves of heat and darkness all over, covering the entire area in nothing but pure flame ridden trees, yet Hakai's face did not change. His stern look remained as the wave of fire and black smoke began to collide and rip each other to shreds. The heat within the area grew to phenomenal levels, beyond what most living creates could stand - any wildlife in the surrounding area burning to smolders of ash as the cero continued to rip through anything it touched. Plowing it's way through Hakai's Black Cero, most of Hakai's body would now be enveloped in flames. Yet, he simply stood there as the flames engulfed him; hand raised and in a single swipe, accumulating reiatsu and forcing the flames around his body away. From within the smoke and flames, Hakai appeared unharmed, only a few minor seering marks appearing on his skin. How was this possible? Other than the Black Cero taking most of the impact, the natural defence of The Steel Vizard was seemingly able to protect against the particle melting flames.

Houses were torn from their foundations as earthquakes from the shock began to rumble through the ground - the very earth becoming torn up and shifted by the force of these two beings. Yet, The Monsuta Leader kept on his toes - bracing for the shock to push him back even slightly, roaring through torrents of wind, finally the bandanna that was covering his head being melted right off from the flames. The torrents launched out, the feeling of Zin's reiatsu rising beyond that of even before. Whilst Zin was keeping himself moving at fast speeds, Hakai would have to do so as well. Pushing reiatsu into his feet, he'd be able to simply raise himself through the air and allow him to air-run rather simply. As the torrents of air picked up and filled their way towards the Monsuta vizard, being just above the treeline now, his hand would drag down to the ground as Hakai lowered his body.

What was he doing? Not many could pick it. His hand would grasp the very base of the top of a large tree; hand tightening around the wood and jerking it upwards. By doing so, the tree would be uprooted rather quickly, now being wielded in one hand by the hakuda master. Yet, he'd use his reiatsu in a similar way into which Zin was using. Sensing the areas in which his reiatsu traveled, he'd notice that denser areas of build up air pressure where his reiatsu was more difficult to travel and fill. By doing so, he'd bring up the tree now wielded in his hand and smash it into the torrent of air. On contact, the tree would split in two and fall to the ground, slightly pushing Hakai backwards in mid air.

Although, simply striking the one wasn't completely useful. More torrents of air continued to slam continuously through. While Hakai's naturally incredible defence was strong, being able to block such heavy strikes wasn't always possible. As the waves of air passed, slight cuts would appear over his body as the air circled all around him in a hot haze from the previous ceros. Although - his opponent wasn't done. In the midst of the waves of compressed air slicing through his skin, Zin had appeared behind him. In fact, the surprising thing right now was not in the attacks created. But vision. If one observed closely throughout the entire assault, Hakai's eyes had never once left his target. Throughout the ceros colliding and creating an aura of power, to the torrents of air. His eyes had never once left their target. The elbow to the back came in fast, but just as the strike was about to hit - something had happened. The strike had struck Hakai completely, yet Hakai did not move. Simply more powerful smashes echoed. Zin's fist had collided with the now completely steel-covered body of the Vizard Demon. Most of the impact had been taken, briefly calling on the defence of his bankai.

A smirk now shrouded his smug face, his black hair falling all over his body and face now, the bandanna holding it up being removed earlier. "You know nothing of true strength, Yuudeshi-scum." With these words, the Monsuta leader would twist his body completely around, leg aimed high as a powerful kick would swing around and aim to slam directly into the temple of Zin. Although mid kick, the rest of the steel covering the dark, tanned skin of Hakai would fade back into his body - yet the leg would remained unchanged. The kick would be enforced with the steel covering his leg, bringing much more force to the powerful strike. Following the strike, a wave of pure energy and power would leap off from his foot, flattening even more surroundings.

From their original position, they had shifted a fair while. Now on the border line of Para Wirra it seemed. This place was starting to become interesting, it was a shame for two titans to come in and destroy it all. Although the kick wouldn't just be the final assault, letting Zin off that easy was not going to happen. By shifting his weight back onto both feet and as if he'd run forward, both arms would emit an intense light before revealing two pure, sharp blades take over his arms. Swinging his arms in a rapid motion like swords, fifteen slices all aimed vertically across the opponents chest would launch out, left hand going from right shoulder to bottom left, the other arm striking from left shoulder to right hip. Each slash, like the previous kick, would circulate with energy and even flatten surrounding areas. This was the pure power of two vizard kings, and although Hakai admitted that his limitations for power were great in sealed state, he woudn't falter. Not a single bit of his being would hesitate.

"I'm not some toy you can play around with, Zin! You may have all these fancy little tricks, but your time is running on empty, "Master". I'm not going to be dragged down by you any longer... no longer by my thoughts of revenge. This ends now!"

The wheels of battle kept turning, but only one would emerge victorious. This was to settle things once and for all, nobody knew how it would turns out - not even the two kings involved.

It was a pleasure to see how far his student had come since the last these two fist had collided on a battlefield. Upon colliding his fist against the cold steel of Hakai's body, nothing but a soft chuckle escaped the Vizard King's lips. "I know nothing of true strength? Come now. Surely you haven't let yourself become blinded by ego already." Deciding to take the force of Hakai's brunt kick to the head, The Yuudeshi held his ground as nothing but a plume of smoke briefly was seen coming out of his forehead; yet Zin did not seem to be phased in the slightest. "After all, you've failed to notice that I've yet to ascend to even my shikai, and still you required the temporary assistance of your Bankai to stop a basic attack from myself. Yet...I know nothing of strength." A slight laugh escaping his lips, Zin carried on with the fight as he started to lose that sense of...hollow...and despaired nature he had earlier in the beginning of this face. As instead, a more familiar face of confidence, bravery and the willingness to take danger head on emerged across his face.

"I taught you better than this. Don't let the mind cloud your actions before the true battle has even began. I've vested too much energy into you to fall prey to such amature mistakes, Hakai." Stopping his energy attack with the palms of his bare hands, Zin let out a courageous yell; throwing the energy blast at supersonic speeds to the air above them, having it explode in a massive light show of destruction as it collided with the barrier encompassing the city and shocked the ground below them. "Because if you instead to keep fighting like this, I'm going to end this little dispute before it even begins." With that said, a great burst of flaming aura radiated across his body; causing Zin to react by releasing yet another shout to the world as he tapped deeper into the depths of his vast spiritual energy to bring his body into peak performance for this battle.

Flaring with sheer intent to win, the likes of The Vizard King's flowed with sheer power as they gave off a crimson radiance.

"C'MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON AND FIGHT ME WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT, YOU CHILDISH BASTARD!"

Seeing that Hakai was already going on the offensive by bringing out that infamous steel of his, this was the best time to test the depths of his flames against coldness of Hakai's steel. Now with his body being devoured by his Zanpakutō's flames, the likes of Hakai would have an extremely hard time finding the capacity to make a lasting dent. Albeit Zin was sure he'd be able to take the force of his heat, by no means was Zin moved by Hakai's assault. For with each hit that The Steel Vizard attacked? Zin's flames were protecting him and matching them blow for blow as the area became scorched by the intensity of The Vizard King's will.

Proceeding to growl a bit not of anger but sheer thirst for this battle, the likes of Zin would then attempt to force Hakai to fall back by unleashing a decimating wave of fire throughout the land; going on to even drown out the energy based attacked if he had enough luck on his side. For these flames burned spiritual particles, devoured energy itself and made sure not a single trace of whatever non-living object it touched was left in the wake of it's release. Showcasing the overwhelming depth and potential of his Zanpakutō: The Fire Goddess known as Nometsu.

Letting out steam from his mouth, the force of Zin's soul was out for all to see as the area was soon consumed by temperatures that began to melt the earth itself, burn down many trees for miles on end and even devoured the skies themselves in this eternal blaze. Standing in the center of this unholy inferno was the true might of The Vizard King; those amber glowing eyes staring the likes of The Steel Vizard down like a pair of daggers ready to meet its target. Tossing his jacket to the side and having it became broken down into nothing but flames, it was not difficult for anyone to tell that he was beginning to take this battle a bit more seriously...as the playing around was coming to an end.

"Seriously, come on now. You've got my blood boiling and you still waste your breath shouting nonsense about toying around? Get real, Hakai. The only person here who sincerely believes that your efforts are only to be toyed with is your heart. I've seen the great potential you had since day one, but your own lack of confidence and direction doubts you have the will to stop my strength. So focus not on whatever intent or action I have, but finding the balls to take me on here and now." The way these words flowed and hit the world around them with each ending of a sentence showed that Zin truly was finding his nerve once again. Nothing would be held back between these two on this day, and so it was only befitting that he'd unleash these truths to Hakai's mind to unrevil.

"And I holey doubt my time is running any on empty. These flames of mine will prove that with the utmost certainty." When finished speaking those words, even the air itself would become choked by Zin's flames as the oxygen within the area were shocked, showcasing how daunting his blazing wildfire could truly be. Consuming his arms and hands in the embers of his inferno, the time for Zin to go on the raw offense had come. "I'm not going to hide behind any fancy tricks, or convoluted means of combat. I will crush your bullshit, your hesitation and everything in which you stand for with my own two hands. And in the ashes of my flames, I WILL force you back on your feet BECAUSE YOU ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS, HAKAI!"

Now, with each footstep that he took, the distance between him and Hakai greatly shortened until he was directly within the Steel Vizard's here. "AND I WON'T ALLOW THAT POTENTIAL TO BE SQUANDERED ON SUCH MISGUIDED INTENTIONS, BECAUSE ANSWER ME THIS: DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU ARE FIGHTING FOR!?"

Letting out a furious holler, he'd unleash a volley of decimating blazing punches that were enough to utterly obliterate this entire city; but focused solely on Hakai's body as these sonic-booms could be heard in the cities over due to how much impact force were behind them. More than that, however, these strikes were to have a more...directed intent behind them. While they may obviously cause overwhelming pain for Hakai if they were to make contact, the primary intent behind them were that they were gaining the corrosion based attribute. With it? They'd have the capacity to potentially weaken and rust out Hakai's armor, skin, bones and even the internals of his body as he attempted to cripple the vizard by inducing this disintegration via his hits.

"I KNOW WHAT I'M FIGHTING FOR, WHICH IS WHY I WILL BE VICTORIOUS IN THIS BATTLE: CAN YOU SAY THE SAME?" With the hollering of his Zanpakutō Spirit echoing throughout the entirety of Australia, the awakening of Zin Yuudeshi's will was further being cemented in this war as his power could be sensed for miles on hand as he tapped further into his power. Now opening the palm of his right hand, he'd than make one last move to target Hakai's directly and attempted to slam it right into The Monsuta Leader's chest. WIth it? He tried to push these rotting effects into the core of Hakai's body and damage him internally. His Zanpukto spirit could potentially even feel this pain he attempted to attack him on a metaphysical level with his strength; having the probability of even causing pain to be felt even with his inner hollow as he attempted to corrode the bounds between them and cripple Hakai.

In short, what Zin was attempting to do was overwhelm The Steel Vizard with his rusting flames to break the bones in his body, damage the linkage between him and his Zanpakutō Spirit and essentially give Hakai the beating of a life time with his bare hands as he tapped further into the potential of his willpower. "DO YOU HEAR ME? FIGHT BACK AND GIVE A REASON TO RESIST MY WILL!"

Now with his left hand having the same effects. he attempted to repeat this move once again to double the effectiveness of it; but instead chose to perform a dangerous uppercut to Hakai's chin in order to utterly catch him off guard with the rate in speed in which released that attack; possibly even melting off parts of his chin in the process with how much his anger was brewing and channeling that internal rage to hopefully match or overpower the likes of The Monsuta Leader's defenses and steel.

Following that, he'd than attempt to end this assault by slamming his left elbow in the throat of Hakai Chikara and send him hurtling towards an abyss of flames; as the entirety of the area was now becoming consumed by The Vizard King's flames, and thus turning it into an extension of his body as the likes of Zin could be seen becoming one with the blaze; directing these flames to circle around The Steel Vizard's body and engulf him within the blaze to utterly cement Zin's will against Hakai.

No one knew what would happen next during this fight, but it was plain as day to see that things had escalated with the dawn of Zin's will now on the battlefield.

The world was shaking. The ground was trembling, the screams of pain echoed over miles and miles of land around the location of battle between the two Vizard Faction Kings. Each leader had their eyes set on a goal, and for these two right now, in this instance, was to finally settle this. There was the constant trading of blows, the intense heat to decimate the area, metal steel clashing with the fists of his opponent. If you were in the continent of Australia right now? You would be feeling the effects of the pure immense power of these two beings. Yet Hakai could only chuckle as the words continued to escape Zin's mouth about him having something to fight for, about there being a reason behind all this. The Steel Vizard hadn't needed a reason, the more he thought about it. This was purely his set goal - to crush Zin to finally prove he had surpassed someone whom attempted to aid him in his dark periods of life. Yet as the Monsuta Leader's fist collided with the face of the Flame King, he couldn't feel anything but pure energy and intense will power radiate off of him. His fist made contact, undoubtably doing damage, yet the pure force of will shone through the flames, brighter than the sun. From here Hakai knew he had to step up his game.

The bankai force of Hakai's power was intense, yet it wasn't needed right now. Hakai knew his defences were high enough to maintain a strong defence against such an attack from Zin, so why would he use it in the first place? It seem daft that he would even think of using his tiny tap into bankai defences and strength. Perhaps it was the hate that overtook his body, or the malice that filled his heart - one could not tell. Only that this was going to be huge, nothing more. Explosion smashed above the sky as the energy attacks Hakai let off were shelved into the sky, exploding in colour against the barrier that Tsubasa had put up earlier. The cold steel he possessed lunged forward and collided with Zin's flames, trading blows equally into each other as heat began to wrap around Hakai's entire body. If the flames had engulfed and caught his clothing a light, they would be instantly extinguished by the pure reiatsu that was hanging off of his body, cutting off all oxygen and any vitals needing to maintain flames. The same would be said for any minor flames around his entire body, if they so much as got within ten metres of him, his own reiatsu pressing them down with immense force would make them disappear.

"YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME! I'LL TEAR YOU TO FUCKING SHREDS. I'VE CHANGED MORE THAN YOU THINK, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME IN THIS FIGHT BEFORE YOU'RE KNEELING TO ME AS THE MASTER!" As they continued to trade blows, he could feel the intense aura radiating off both of them, the power of steel clashing with flames - Two monstrous vizards battling it out with all their might. Yet as he continued his strikes, the energy began to feel like it was being zapped out of it, retreating for a moment, he stopped the strikes as his arms shifted back to their normal state, slightly black charred marks appearing over his arms. So Zin's flames were actually capable of penertrating the defence of mine... Not good... he thought. By now, all the steel from his bankai would have sheathed back into his body and disappeared back into his body, melting into the paws of his skin.

"I'm not about to let some idiot screw me over at this point!" Snapping his mind into defence mode from assault, Hakai's eyes would follow that of Zin quickly, appearing right before his body, fists drawn back and flying in coated in flames. As this would happen, energy continued to leak out of Hakai's body, perking up his body and bringing him into peak-sealed state, removing the restraints that he normally fought with in sealed and finally continued to make his defensive body ready for an assault. Cringing harshly, the punches directed at his body began laying in, each punch having immense force behind it, yet something burnt inside of him. There was a searing pain not from his body, the defensive skin that he always possessed could handle that simply enough, it was something that burnt inside of him. He could feel Iwa, his Zanpakutō, screaming from inside Hakai's body. It burnt like a fire that couldn't be extinguished, going beyond that of the physical and burning even the pure energy that was associated with bonding the Zanpakutō, Inner Hollow and Hakai together. Tch, no choice but to go for it! the Monsuta leader pondered in his head.

To anyone onlooking, it would appear as if Hakai was being dominated by punches from his foe, being crushed under the pressure of Zin's flames and being near beaten. However, something had changed the course of the battle. The Monsuta King's skin shifted, going from a rather pale colour to extremely tan, almost an African American type texture covering his skin now, a slight aura of blackness radiating off his skin. On top of this, Hakai's eyes would now shift to a pure dark red, the redness in his eyes giving off nothing but a pure red aura which burned the surroundings along side the flames, scanning and watching. The intense range of punches began to feel less upon his inner spirits at a metaphysical level, even as Zin visibly stepped up his game in terms of assault power. A small, tiny phrase would escape from Hakai's mouth as these changed began to occur to the Steel Vizard's body. Roar. Iwa.

Just before the wild elbow managed to slam into his throat, this phrase would utter out echo through the very ground, shaking the earth. A few seconds passed as the elbow hit his throat, sending him flying through the air and within the flames that covered the field like a flood. Suddenly a burst of pure black energy would explode from within the flames, every bit of flame that even so came as to contact with this black smoke like figure would be absorbed and then crushed into nothing, nothing but pure darkness mixing around his body. The darkness around Hakai's body would move like smoke around the muscular body as he walked from within the flames, rubbing his throat that had taken the full brunt of the elbow earlier. No longer would Hakai fall prey to such cheap defence piercing attacks, Hakai's shikai had been activated; and in this state? His defence was near absolute. To crush his body would now prove to be a difficult task without being matched in terms of ascension. Soon, the results would be found as to how Zin would react.

His voice would remain low, hesitant and only so Zin and him could hear."I could hear it... the screaming of Iwa inside my soul. He was in pain. Your flames reached into him and tore him apart. No longer is it just you and me fighting, no longer is it just as simple as that. You've angered Iwa. Now he will fight along side me. I will crush you. That is my goal." His voice would now pick up with anger again, his voice roaring with intense power.

"NOW I AM GOING TO CRUSH YOU. FOR THAT IS WHY I FIGHT. I NEED NO OTHER REASON!"

Utilising a shunpo, Hakai would appear around fifty metres above the battle field, almost as if directly above his opponent. Reiatsu would begin to build up within his body, pure anger and rage filling his fists as he pulled his arms back behind him, aiming downwards. From here, the smoke would suddenly exhale from his body, within the blink of an eye flattening an area of one mile over Zin's position. Anything that came into contact with this black smoke would instantly be eradicated, torn up into nothing as soon as it touched. If Zin got caught in it, it would crush most flames by engulfing them as well, tearing at his body from all over, aiming to blind him by gouging out his eyes and making torn open flesh all over the body of the Vizard Corps King.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The smoke would act as bomb, and within it Hakai would utilize a shunpo to appear once again upon the ground, now moving incredibly fast to aim a cork-screw punch to the chest of Zin. The corkscrew punch would fly out intensely fast and would have an interesting aim. By focusing enough power into the chest of the opponent, in this case Zin, it could cause minor staggering. Meaning that if the punch made contact in the chest area, around the area of Zin's heart, it could cause him to be stunned for up to one second, giving enough time for Hakai to follow up an assault. As this corkscrew punch shot out, it would aim to slam into the chest of the Flame Vizard. As this was happening, all of the smoke from the surrounding area would be vacuumed up and sucked into his body. If the punch had managed to stun his opponent, smoke would begin building up around Hakai's left hand now - suddenly lunging out in the blink of an eye to hit the Yuudeshi straight in the chest. If it made contact, the smoke would rush down his arm and suddenly begin to attack itself to Zin's body, hopefully ripping it open and even hoping to do a similar effect of attacking at a metaphysical level.

By pushing his black smoke to it's extremities, it was a dangerous factor in this battle, even for someone as strongly built as Zin. Hakai knew that he wasn't going to completely crush him with this attack, sure it was powerful and he knew it could crumble people to ashes, but this was the leader of the Vizard corps. The Monsuta Leader had expected retaliation to this attack, constantly keeping himself on the defence and keeping his body focused on surprise hits. He never knew what would come from his former master...

It was only now that Hakai had realised... this fight was much bigger than he had previously anticipated.