Shunsui Kyōraku vs. Coyote Starrk: Final Fight

Shunsui Kyōraku vs. Coyote Starrk: Final Fight is the endgame in the battle between 8th Division Captain, Shunsui Kyōraku and Primera Espada, Coyote Starrk after the Vizards, Love Aikawa & Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi fought against Starrk. It is the last battle that occurs in the Fake Karakura Town between the forces of the Gotei 13 and a member of the top three Espada.

Prologue
Both Love Aikawa and Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi take up the fight against Coyote Starrk. Initially, they find themselves comfortably holding up against the Primera Esapada as Love is able to send Starrk flying to ground with his Shikai, partly due to Starrk's own demoralization after the death of Baraggan Luisenbarn and Aizen's lack of concern for the fall of the Segunda Espada. Their situation then turns when Starrk unleashes his Resurreción's special ability that creates a large pack of wolves. These pieces of both Starrk and Lilynette's soul give the two Vizards quite a hard time and are able to damage them. After explaining the nature of the wolves, Starrk offers to "look the other way" and let the Vizards escape as he sees that their battle will end in his victory. Love rejects taking any such action, prompting Starrk to point out that while he doesn't like to give the "deathblow". he has no choice but to do so. As he lowers himself down onto the top of a building and prepares to finish them off, he is suddenly surprised by a blade from out of the shadows that pierces from behind and out through the front of his chest.

Battle
Not only Starrk but also both Love and Rōjūrō are surprised by this attack on Starrk. Starrk turns around towards the direction of the attack and looks back at his own shadow, a figure begins rise up from it. To Love's surprise, it is Shunsui Kyōraku who stares stares coldly at Starrk as the shadow drips from his body. Holding his hand on the wound, Starrk questions Kyōraku on just what was technique he used; stating that it is ridiculous that Kyōraku can hide in the shadows and wonders if Kyōraku was holding back an attack like that the entire time. As Kyōraku states the name of the technique, Kageoni', he denies Starrk's charge that he was holding back but rather his Zanpakutō was not in the mood and that playing with Katen Kyōkotsu tires him out. He explains that Katen Kyōkotsu's power is to make children's games real. Kyōraku further elaborates on his Zanpakutō's abilities, telling Starrk that Katen Kyōkotsu makes the rules and that those who step into the domain of her reiatsu, including himself are forced to obey those rules as well telling about the rules that applied for his Takaoni and Kageoni attacks. According to Kyōraku, Katen Kyōkotsu makes it so that "if you win, you live" and " if you lose, you die" and so Katen Kyōkotsu is quite a selfish Zanpakutō. He tells Starrk that while all his effort has been for the sake of Katen Kyōkotsu, it is certainly hard work for him. Kyōraku plunges the sword on the right into the ground which sends a Kageoni attack at Starrk. Starrk is able to avoid this attack, and Kyōraku compliments the Espada for learning quickly as he had expected.

Aftermath
As the dying Starrk falls