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Rio jumped back after landing her strike, paying attention to Kaizo while grinning. "Not only are you rude, you also think I'm stupid~ Do you think I can't tell that you're up to something? Ridiculous of you to underestimate me like that." She chuckled a little before continuing to speak. "You should watch what you're saying Kaizo, I can already feel Rio's pain towards what you've been saying to her~ How very disgusting of you to make her feel so horrible due to your words." Rolling her eye in a playful way, Rio's eye darkened while her grin stretched further. "I think now is a better time than any to show you a little secret~" As Rio spoke, she raised her energy and titled her head forward. Her fringe covered her eyes while the only visible part of her face was her toothy, sinister grin. "Oh how I've waited so long to do this again~" Crystal began tearing out of her back as her mouth emitted pained grunts, growing to form large crystal fox-tails. The tails laid flat on floor behind her as they continued to grow, the tips covered in blood. Once all of her tails had formed, Rio flicked her head up to look at Kaizo, her normal eye colour swirling into a cloudy silver. Without another word, four fox-tails would shoot towards each of Kaizo's limbs before the tips would wrap tightly around them, holding Kaizo in place while the two wrapped around his arms began pulling both of his arms outwards lightly if he was caught. [/Quote]

As Kaizo looked at Rio preparing himself to receive a deadly strike from her in some sort of effort to get Rio to fight back against this dark side of her...seemingly nothing was going to get through, even if he let his body get torn apart it'd still change nothing, This caused Kaizo's head to drop a little, his hair falling infront of his eyes as he began to think of the times before that he spent with Rio

Kaizo thought of the first time he met Rio, he was Squadless, had next to no money and was having to live in some broken down shack...he was outside on his knees, exhausted from his training but cursed himself that he couldn't get stronger. Then she showed up...like some sort of angel, appearing before him and although he was a stranger to her she took him in without a worry, gave him a place to sleep, food to eat, somewhere he could clean himself...she gave him a home...from the moment he met her, he felt as if he was stronger...as he got closer to her, he only got stronger...Everything he had done is for her, every single thing...However as Kaizo reflected on the recent events he felt as if he had lost his way...as if he stopped caring as much as he used to...in fact...it seemed he had gotten weaker since...it was no wonder he lost so easily to Kurisa...He had forgotten why he fought so hard, why he wanted to become strong...it wasn't to avenge his clan...it was for this woman, the woman that took him in and cared for him when he had nothing, no one...she was there for him every step of the way...so this fake...she could spout whatever crap she wanted! Kaizo wouldn't believe this anymore...and he wouldn't act like someone he's not....

As Kaizo looked down a small smile formed on his face, he then looked up at Rio, looking her in both her eyes "I'm sorry Rio...ever since I became Captain, I lost my way...I've become weaker...I can feel it...the truth is...I'm only strong because of you, you're what gives me strength...If I've lost you, then I've nothing left to fight for...so death will be the only fitting thing for me...I don't want to live in a world without you, I can't..." As rio's tails pulled at Kaizo's arms Kaizo showed no pain...the only thing that felt any pain was his heart...he was fully prepared to die right now, it seemed he had nothing left to fight for...thinking this only caused Kaizo's head to drop a little, his hair covering his eyes once again as a small smile formed on his face "I guess I'll be joining you soon Kurisa Kuchiki...I'm sorry I couldn't protect Rio like you asked of me...I just can't bring myself to hurt her anymore...even if it is some psycho in control of her body...I can't do it...I can't do that to her...it's killing me inside..." as Kaizo said this a few tears ran down his cheeks and dripped off his chin onto the floor "I guess I never deserved to hold the title of Captain...I failed as a Captain, I failed as a Shinigami...I failed as a Partner...I failed everything!" Kaizo then grit his teeth as he then began shouting "If you're going to kill me then do it already! There is nothing you can do to me that will cause me pain! you're wasting your fucking time! I don't feel a single thing...my body is numb..."