Rukia huffed a quiet sigh of frustration. No one ever listened to the beings who oversaw the flow of life and death and the cycle of souls in their world, they always thought they knew better. Perhaps she should have made use of her illustrations.

The exit still had not appeared to them, Rukia noted. Trapped in here with Kalki, it seemed they had little choice but to fight. Apparently Jade felt the same, or else he wouldn't be making use of his skills.

Placing her palm against the blunt edge of her katana, Rukia murmured another incantation, summoning Shiva to the battle. That one, at least, she didn't think could be avoided by placing another Hero in Kalki's place.