356. Tyrant of Skulls

Tōshirō Hitsugaya recovers from his injuries using a special technique of his and continues his fight with Tia Harribel. Barragan continues to fight both Soifon and Marechiyo and reveals that all the Espada embody an aspect of death and that his was old age. Just by touching Soifon's shoulder, he ages the bones in her arms enough to make them break. He then releases his Zanpakutō, conjuring a strange, skull-headed creature.

Summary
The sliced half of Tōshirō Hitsugaya's body crashs to the ground and blood spurts out of his wound. Tia Harribel then turns to Yamamoto and tells him he's next and that she'll make him pay for taking her Fracción's lives. Before she can even make a move, Hitsugaya, now in one piece, slices at Harribel's face only to have her duck just in time. She attempts to swing her large blade at Hitsugaya but he swiftly jumps over it. Hitsugaya says that he was surprised how much stronger and faster Harribel was after releasing and tells her that it was a good thing he came prepared. The air around him starts to crack and it is shown that it was actually ice. He tells Harribel that he can only use that technique once though and not to underestimate the Shinigamis' strength.

Barragan Luisenbarn continues his fight with Soifon and Marechiyo Ōmaeda. Barragan sweeps his Zanpakutō at both of them and they nearly dodge the blow. Just from Barragan's swing, a whole building was sliced in two. Soi Fong attempts to kick Barrgan on the back of the head but everytime she attempts to hit him, her kicks seemingly slow down. Barrgan grabs her leg and swings her around, throwing her on the roof of a building. She quickly regains her composure and tries to figure out what Barrgan's power is that causes her movements to slow down.

Barragan notes that Soifon can't figure out what his powers are. He tells her that each of the Espada embody an aspect of death and their powers represent that. He reveals that his aspect is "old age" and that it is the most powerful of all the aspects of death because everyone must face it sometime. Suddenly he appears next to her side and places his hand on her shoulder. Alarmed, she quickly jumps away and Barragan tells her with just a touch, he can age her very bones. Soifon's arm then breaks and her face is covered in fear.

Barragan then releases his Zanpakutō with the words, "Rot, Arrogante!" A creature with a skull head appears after he releases his Zanpakutō.

Characters
Characters in order of appearance:
 * Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * Tia Harribel
 * Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * Barragan Luisenbarn
 * Soifon
 * Marechiyo Ōmaeda