A loud thud echoed throughout the entire building. Maya hit the ground hard, but immediately got back up again. She took her fighting stance as the Hollow charged for her, hitting her hard once more. Maya was back on the ground and was about to get back up again, but the Hollow firmly placed its foot on top of her back, pressing down some. Maya winced on pain, but she wasn’t about to give in.
“ Hm. How does it feel…you little good for nothing of a tamer?”
Maya opened one of her eyes and looked up to where the familiar voice was coming from. It was none other than Chaos, the Hollow who slaughtered her whole entire village, including her mother. Maya glared up at him with both eyes, she didn’t squirm at all, but just frowned at him.
“ You think I’m going to give in to this pain so easily, Chaos? FAT CHANCE! There’s no way I’m gonna break down at your own sick, twisted will!”
Underneath the devilish white mask that he bore, there was a snicker, which turned into sadistic laughing as Maya began to appear somewhat stronger. He wasn’t buying it at all. He knew that even though she was glaring at him and talking like she was strong enough to take him on, there was scared little child from long ago who was trembling inside. His laughing ceased as he sulked towards her while she was still under the other Hollow’s foot. He looked down at her then and grunted.
“ You are no threat to me, little one. You weren’t a threat to me then, and your not going to be one now…”
“ Then why are you so stuck on killing me then?”
“ You slaughtered my people…”
“ AND YOU SLAUGHTERED MINE! INCLUDING MY MOTHER!”
“ Ah yes, your mother. Oh she was a fine one indeed. Such beauty and grace she had, and what love she bore to all the others."
“ Stop it…”
“Her spirit was so sweet and gentle, and caring and loving…”.
“ Stop it…now”
“She was a wonderful woman…and I enjoyed tasting her blood on my lips…”
Maya couldn’t stand it anymore. She managed to knock the Hollow of her and made a mad dash for Chaos. She was filled with hatred and wanted him dead right there on the spot! How dare he talk about her mother like that? How dare he even speak of her…How dare he say how he enjoyed devouring her?!
“ DIE!”
Maya leaped for him, then everything went black. She felt her body being forced against the steel walls that were behind her. At first she thought that it was Chaos, but she opened her eyes to see that it was the other Hollow. She struggled to get free, but its grip was getting tighter and tighter, and it was getting harder for her to breath. She looked up at the Hollow, with pleading eyes. She had figured out that that Hollow, was her mother’s trapped spirit. She looked at her, tears coming to her eyes.
“ Mama…Mama please don’t do this. Please don’t give in to him…”
The Hollow looked at Maya. It responded with a tightening its hand. Maya gasped loudly and looked up at the Hollow again. She had to get through to her mother’s spirit. She was beginning to see her mother in the Hollow body. She was still as beautiful as Maya remembered. Maya closed her eyes. All tamers had the ability to connect with one another in their minds. She was trying to do just that. Chaos stood back and watched. He knew what the out come was going to be.
Maya opened her eyes to see her mother was in front of her. Her and her mother were both naked, but it didn’t matter, they were in her mother’s mind. They were both surrounded by darkness of the Hollow’s body. Maya looked up at her mother with joyful eyes. How happy she was to see her mother once again.
“ Mama…Mama you can fight this. I know you’re strong…”
She didn’t say anything to her. She just stood there, staring right through Maya with cold, lifeless eyes. Maya had to some how get through to her. She knew she couldn’t return her back to life, but if she could get her soul to the Soul Society, then maybe she would be safe.
“ Mama. I know you can beat him. I’ll help you!”
Still Maya’s mother said nothing She just stared through Maya with those eyes. Maya managed to get closer to her mother. She gently grabbed onto her hands and held them in her own. She was smiling up to her mother with tears gathering in her eyes.
“ Mama…we can defeat him. We can do it together. Just like how we took care of all those other Hollows in the past. You and me…Mother…and daughter…”
Maya’s mother was now staring at Maya, not through her, but she was looking her in the eyes. They seemed so lifeless, as if the love and joy had gone away. Maya held onto her mother’s hands and couldn’t help but just smile at her with joy and happiness. Chaos knew that the happiness she had felt was about to be wasted in her mother’s last words to her.
“ I have no daughter”
Maya’s heart stopped instantly. Her mind was spinning around at those four words that her mother had said. She felt her mother slipping out of her hands and forcing herself back into the darkness. Maya just stood there, she hadn’t realized it, but was being forced out of her mother’s mind. She opened her eyes then, they were shaking. She sat there in her mother’s grasp, she was having trouble breathing, but it wasn’t her mother’s doing. Tears fell from her eyes like waterfalls as those words repeated themselves within her mind.
“Mama…”
Maya had whispered her name in a small, childlike voice. Those words hurt more than Chaos’ attacks on her village. They came from her own mother…they stuck her deeply. So deep to the point where she didn’t want to live anymore.
Chaos snickered, then his snicker turned into laughter. He was enjoying Maya being ripped to shreds emotionally. It was pure joy to him. He longed to watch her suffer like this ever since she sent the rest of his kind through the gates of hell. He sneered as he lurked over to them.
“Well, well, well…look at you. Not so determined to kill me now are we? You are so weak…I could have easily gotten rid of you. Stepped on you, eaten you. So why did I let you go? There are some things that I will never know…but as of right now…I know you no longer wish to live anymore. So with that…I’ll grant you your death wish”
Maya looked up at Chaos. She had nothing else that she had to say to him, what could she say? She had heard the painful words of her mother…and she wanted nothing more than to just die. She closed her eyes and hung her head as if Chaos had really defeated her. Chaos laughed and raised his hand to rid of her once and for all.
“Goodbye…and Good riddance!”
“CHAOSSSSSS!!!!”
Chaos raised his head some to find Ichigo surrounded by shattered glass. Maya opened her eyes and raised her head slowly. She was surprised to see Ichigo in front of her. She was more than just surprised, she was overjoyed. Tears came to her eyes, but she couldn’t find the words to tell him that she was thankful.
“ Ichigo..”
Ichigo said nothing. He knew that she was glad to see him, but it was time to focus on more important things…like how to rid this world of Chaos. Ichigo steadied his Zanbakuto, pointing it at Chaos. Anger filled his eyes, anger that he felt for Chaos for hurting Maya, someone that he deeply cared for. Chaos looked down at Ichigo, smirking almost at his fierce look.
“What are you planning to do with that thing? Are you really going to fight me…or are you just asking for a death wish…”
Ichigo growled under his breath. Maya struggled to keep her focus. Her vision was a sudden blur. She was running out of breath and time for that matter. Maya gasped suddenly for air, but her mother held her neck tightly. Maya head began to throb suddenly as she still struggled for air. Ichigo still stared at Chaos. Chaos smirked and him evilly.
“ Come at me if you dare…”
Ichigo tighten his grip on the Zanbakuto, raising it with high above his head. Chaos was ready for him, and Ichigo knew it. He moved to the side slightly and brought down his Zanbakuto as the Hollow behind him screamed in pain. Maya let out a gasp and fell against the wall, sliding down towards the floor. Ichigo looked over his shoulder, watching Maya hit the ground. He acted quickly, rushing to her side. He looked down at her, gently moving her bangs away from her forehead.
“ Maya? Maya are you alright?”
At first there was no response. Ichigo cupped her cheek into his hand and stared at her for a moment. She was alive, but barely. Ichigo growled under his breath, shifting his eyes to the other Hollow. He was going to make it pay…dearly.
“ I’ll kill him…I swear I will”
A gentle had stroked the top of his hand. Ichigo looked down and saw that Maya was looking up at him. She had sadness in his eyes. She shook her head from side to side slowly, looking deeply into his eyes.
“ Don’t kill that Hollow…please…”
Ichigo was stunned. She didn’t want him to kill the Hollow?
“ Maya…”
“ That Hollow…that Hollow is my mother…”
Now Ichigo was in a sudden state of shock. That thing, was Maya’s mother? How could she tell who the Hollow once was? Was this all a trap created by Chaos? It must have been…how could Maya suddenly just give in to it?
“ I know it sounds crazy…but Ichigo…she played a tune…a tune no one other than my mother knew how to play. I’d know it anywhere…” Maya muttered softly, feeling tears fill her eyes as she gripped onto his wrist more.
“ Please…Ichigo…please save her…” she said softly, feeling herself grow more distant from him. She was slipping away fast again and she couldn’t hold out anymore. She barely had the strength…but she knew that her mother had to be saved. Maya slowly lifted her flute to Ichigo, who looked at her for a moment with slight confusion.
“ Maya…”
“ Please…” she muttered softly, blacking out. Ichigo looked at Maya with soft eyes, then back down at the flute. He turned his gaze back to the Hallow that was her mother. Ichigo didn’t know what to do…Maya hadn’t taught him how to change Hallows back into human spirits. Ichigo’s heart was torn…He took one look over at Maya and closed his eyes, standing to his feet. Ichigo took a moment before he lifted his Zanbakuto and held it firmly in hand.
“ I’m sorry…that I have to do this in front of your daughter…and I wish…I wish I could turn you back…back into a spirit…” he said softly, the Zanbakuto trembling in his hands as he struggled to get out the last few words, “ But…I can make sure that you’ll head straight to a better place…”
Ichigo took one thrust forward, the Hallow screaming out in pain. He had cut right through the Hallow and ended up on the other side. Ichigo paused for a moment, setting down his Zanbakuto at his side. He lifted his head and slightly turned his head to see a beautiful woman standing behind him…facing Maya.
“ She’s beautiful…” She whispered softly as Ichigo turned around and watched as she walked over to Maya, kneeling down in front of her. Ichigo watched quietly as she reached out and gently ran her fingers over her cheeks and smiled. She leaned over towards her ear and smiled softly.
“ I’m so proud of you…my little song bird…” she whispered, “ I love you…” She smiled, leaning over and kissing the top of her head before she stood on her feet once again. She took a moment and sighed, gazing at her daughter with loving eyes.
“ I prayed…” she said softly to Ichigo, still looking at Maya as she laid against the wall, “I prayed…so hard…that she would survive…she was so terrified…when I died…that Hallow…it took me into the darkness…changed me into a monster…but I never stopped praying…for my little girl…”
Ichigo didn’t know what to say at that moment. His heart clenched in his chest as he felt his breath get caught in his throat. He heard her mom chuckle a bit and turn to face him, smiling brightly at him as she slowly walked back up to him.
“Thank you…for freeing me…and for looking after my daughter…I am forever in your debt…” she said softly, smiling at Ichigo as she gave him a bow,
“ I’m ready…to go now…”
Ichigo looked at her a moment, silent as she nodded, walking up to her and lifting up his Zanbakuto over his head.
“ I’ll watch over her…” he said softly, thinking back to when Maya was praying while she was standing in front of the picture of his mother, he looked up at her and smiled softly, “ You have nothing to worry about…”
She smiled, closing her eyes. “ I know…”
Ichigo watched as her figure began to disappear…turning into a butterfly and fluttering in place for a moment. It fluttered over towards Maya, lightly pushing against the tip of her nose. Maya’s eyes lightly fluttered open as the butterfly began to rise up towards a small beam of light, watching her mother fly away…free…
“ Mama…” she uttered softly, feeling tears gather up in her eyes. Ichigo blinked, hearing Maya speak suddenly…had she watched the whole thing? He rushed to her side, holding her up in his arms.
“ Maya…Maya I’m sorry…”
“ She’s…free…”
Ichigo was silent for a moment, looking back up as the butterfly began to disappear into the light as well. He sighed softly, holding Maya close to him as she let her tears fall…
“ She is…she’s free…”
Ichigo looked around for a second, not seeing Chaos anymore. He frowned slightly, cursing at himself. How could he be so careless? He shook his head and looked back over at Maya, who was now resting peacefully. He couldn’t help but smile some and sigh, picking her up in his arms, looking up.
“ We’ll find you…” he muttered turning around and leaving the warehouse.
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