Chapter 206: Ryoka Invasion
Weakness is a Sin.
The resulting "sense of helplessness" becomes a thorn that buries itself deep in one's heart, twisting, scraping, causing unbearable pain.
Ichigo Kurosaki lay on the ground, bleeding from precise strikes that had pierced his throat and chest. Thin streams of blood trickled from his wounds, staining the ground beneath him.
Around him, his friends were scattered but alive. Their lives had been spared, but their bodies were bound by Bakudō, or left physically weakened by their injuries.
"Kurosaki-kun!" Orihime Inoue cried softly, tears streaming down her face.
Uryū Ishida grit his teeth, staring intently at the masked man who stood over them.
He was too strong. Even the Menos Grande hadn't created this suffocating pressure.
No skill, no technique seemed capable of even touching him.
"Target eliminated," the masked Shinigami said in a calm, emotionless tone. "Goodbye, humans."