Gon and Killua walked through the hallways of the 200th floor, snacks in their hands as they made their way back their rooms, going around a corner they came across two other fighters speaking with each other.

"You heard, they say he's back." the blonde, blue eyed dancer like fighter whispered

"He? You're going to have to be more specific, Rick." the body builder like fighter pointed out

"Marty, I know you're new here but every newcomer should be informed about Kenpachi Zaraki." Rick spat out, obviously taken over the edge by the name itself

Killua froze momentarily, for him it seemed like only a second, but it was enough time for Gon to stop in front and look back at him.

"What's so scary about this guy?" Marty asked

"He's trying to pass the 200th floor for the third time!" Rick spat back

"How is that scary?" Marty chuckled

"Come on! Don't be so naïve! They say he shows up has some fights then disappears so he ends up losing fights for default." his friend informed, having completely lost his composure

"Hey!" Killua growled, looking at both men

"What do you want, kid?" Marty asked, looking down at the silver haired assassin

"This Kenpachi where is he?" the boy asked, his attention focused on Ricky

"Hell, if I know! And you know what!? I don't want to know, let's go Marty." Ricky spat back, pushing his friend away from the young duo

"You know who he is, Killua?" Gon asked, his voice showing small signs of excitement

Killua gave him a thoughtful look, he was sure the name was familiar to him but something seemed to be blocking it from his mind, maybe it was just the fact that he didn't remember or it was something else. Either way this sudden mystery, had definably gotten his attention, Gon was still starring at him and already seemed to be getting impatient.

"Change of plans. We're going to go find this Kenpachi Zaraki!" Killua announced, pointing back to where they had come from

Their first destination was the desk, the same one where they had registered and gotten their rooms from after getting pass Hisoka, the woman at the desk didn't seem all that eager to give out any information.

"Come on, I just want to see what he looks like." Killua sighed, loud enough for his voice to echo through the hallways

Right away it felt like all the air had been sucked out of the area, slow yet heavy footsteps began to approach their location, taking into to consideration the intensity Killua concluded whoever it was had just arrived from the elevator. The sound became louder as the induvial finally came into view, the man was tall with a black eyepatch over his right eye, his hair was styled into stiff strands with small bells at the ends. He wore a light grey sleeveless shirt, it had some stains and cuts on it, black pants, and light brown combat boots. The man also had a leather belt where at his left side rested sheath covered in bandages, from it emerged a hilt which was also covered in bandages.

"He's tall!" Gon pointed out

"Mister Zaraki, welcome." the clerk said, in the most calm and welcoming manner she could muster

"So, you are Kenpachi!?" Gon asked, seemingly astonished by the men that stood before him

The giant's green eye sluggishly moved down to meet the boy, not spending much time on him he moved on to Killua. Gon had yet to notice that his friend was motionless, but the expression in his face was that of someone who was ready to retreat if the situation called for it.

"Zoldyck." the man finally spoke

"He knows you Killua!" Gon gasped, looking directly at his friend

"Your eyes are the same color as his. There is no way I would forget him." Kenpachi growled, his words hitting Killua like the most devastating of blows

"Killua, is something wrong?" Gon asked

"No…Everything is fine…" Killua replied, calmly recomposing himself

"I see Silva told you about us? Good, then you know who I am." Kenpachi hissed, a small smile began to form on his lips

"Kenpachi Zaraki. Captain of the 11th Division in the Gotei 13." Killua mumbled, in an almost mechanical tone

"Good memory kid. Ever since that day I wondered what it would be like to fight one of you." Kenpachi said nostalgically, a chill went down Killlua's spine as he could predict what he would say next

"Say, you for any chance wouldn't be interested in having a fight with me, would you?" Kenpachi leaned down towards the silver haired boy, his grin now more defined

Killua didn't give his answer right away, he had to think about what he would say, as the man that stood before him was everything but normal even for his standards. Having now seen Kenpachi in person he remembered perfectly who he was and what he did, he also knew that he wouldn't challenge just anyone. Even with his skills and what he knew of Nen, he was but a fly before him so victory wasn't an option, still fighting against someone like him could give him an idea of what he would have to face in the future.

"Mister Zaraki. Mister Zaraki." the woman at the desk continued to say, trying to politely wave him over

"What!?" he snarled, causing her to jump backwards

"You have a fight tomorrow." she informed, Kenpachi's smile quickly faded

"Noted." was all he said, his gaze going once again to Killua

"I accept." the boy announced, his voice filled with determination, the man's lips turned into a grin

"I'll see you later then. I hope you do a better job than Silva…" Kenpachi remarked, already walking away from them before he mumbled something to himself

"…maybe now I can understand why he couldn't take care of a worm like Aizen."

The following day Killua was busy training his Water Divination, in his room, however in the back of his mind he wanted to see Kenpachi's fight. After all, since he was going to fight him, it only made sense that he had to watch it, so getting up from his chair he turned on the TV and went back to training as he watched it. Kenpachi's opponent was some boxer named Apollo Jones, but he did not have gloves, he was dark skinned and bald wearing black and yellow trunks.

"Begin!" and with that command from the referee the fight was on

"Kenpachi Zaraki! You are a destroyer, an absolute monster. But never in my life did I have an opponent that could resist my Lead Gloves." Apollo roared, striking a pose before his fists were covered by red boxing gloves

"Could we move this along? I don't have time to waste on weaklings." Kenpachi remarked, with a yawn

"I see that you have no wish to give up. No matter, prepare to face the wrath of my right hand!"

Apollo charger at Kenpachi who simply stood in place, not attempting to put up any kind of defense, the boxer quickly closed the distance between them and delivered a right hand to chest of his opponent causing a shockwave upon impact. Having delivered the first blow Apollo quickly jumped back, some could argue he was preparing for another attack but Killua knew better, he was hurt.

"What the hell. I give you an opening and that is all you've got?" Kenpachi hissed, having yet moved from his original position

His opponent panted, he had heard the stories but this was impossible, he had just thrown his strongest punch but why was he the one hurt. Apollo didn't even try to move his right hand, it was broken and beyond use in this fight. He couldn't let that get the better of him, after all his left was still good and he could use his speed, placing his fists up Jones went back on the offensive. The boxer seemed to move in a blur from right to left, his expertise in full display as he got closer to Kenpachi, but all of that was for nothing as soon as he got within reach one punch was enough to send him flying out of the ring and out of the match.

Killua couldn't help but see himself in the place of the boxer, Apollo was obviously someone who had better Nen control then he had, but even that was meaningless before that monster. A sudden knock brought him back from his thoughts, opening the door he was glad to see Gon.

"Hey, Gon." he greeted

"You seemed pretty worried about that guy, so I came here to check on you." Gon informed, giving him an innocent smile

"And also tell you more about him?" Killua asked giving him an accusing look, to which Gon grinned

"Fine. Come in." he sighed

Gon entered, he looked at the TV on which an analysis of the fight was being given, taking a seat next to the table where Killua was training Water Divination he waited for his friend to join him.

"How was the fight?" Gon asked

"Lasted about 1 minute." Killua flattery responded, taking his seat

"Think you can win?" Gon asked, in a joking manner

"Of course not, stupid! But it won't be that easy a win for him." the Zoldyck said, a certain hint of hope in his eyes

"So, what is the Goter 13?" Gon finally asked

"An organization. Like the name says it is divided into 13 divisions, or squads, each having a specific role to fulfill. Every member of the organization is called Shinigami, every squad has a Captain and a Lieutenant that from what we know are powerful Nen users. They operate above all others, even the mafia, for them there are no borders in what they do or where they operate. Given this diversity it is composed by all kinds of people, from Hunters to criminals, I don't think I need to tell you what Kenpachi is."

"He also talked about your father, Silva." Gon remembered him, Killua fell into silence before speaking

"For my family, there are few jobs we won't take, and there even fewer that we fail at. My father was once given the job to eliminate one of the Captains, from what he told me some other Captains got in the way before he could see the job through. But I believe he is hiding some detail."

The days passed fast after that, the fight was scheduled to take place the day before Gon's fight with Hisoka. Wing wasn't happy with it, but when he learned of it, it was already too late so he could only advise Killua and hope he wouldn't get badly injured. During that time Killua tried to come up with a plan, he watched many of Kenpachi's fights and determined that even if he looked like a brute he was far from it. His speed and strength were freighting and clearly above his own, however he seemed to enjoy a good fight which made him believe he tended to hold himself back at the start of the fight. If that was true he could try to use his speed at the beginning to get some kind of advantage over the man.

Finally, Killua stood under the hot lamps of the arena the sound of the crowd deafened him, but he wasn't worried he was just waiting for the word "Begin". Even when Kenpachi walked into the arena, he stared down the man but showed no other signs of acknowledgment, the referee informed them of the rules and finally said the magic word.

"Begin!"

Kenpachi saw his opponent disappear from view, he moved his head slightly to the sides in annoyance, he wasn't one to think of an upcoming fight but the fact Killua seemed to be resorting to his speed didn't surprise him. He felt someone appear behind him and simply replied by turning backwards, when he looked there was no one there. Killua reemerged to the right of the Shinigami, hitting him in the side of the head with a kick, a sudden jolt of pain went through his body as it felt like he had just kicked a wall. Jumping back to gain some distance from the Captain, Killua was reminded of the time he managed to kick Chairman Netero and how similar it felt.

"Come on, Zoldyck. I'm starting to get bored." Kenpachi growled, sounding strangely threatening

Killua vanished once more, like before Kenpachi seemed annoyed by his actions, this time he approached from the left targeting the man's ribs. He went for a right hand, just for his opponent's hand to wrap around his arm like it was a twig, not wanting to show signs of weakness Killua tried to go for a kick. The Shinigami growled down at him before throwing him into the ground, he was somewhat pleased when the boy jumped back to his feet almost instantly and ran back at him.

No longer content to just waiting for him to attack, he lunged at his foe throwing a right hand at the boy, his fist went clean through him and that was when he noticed this was nothing but an afterimage. The original Killua attacked from his left hitting him in the face with another kick, that much like before had no effect, he jumped back from Kenpachi and again they stared each other down.

"Is that all you can do? Seems like I got my hopes up for nothing." the Shinigami sighed in disappointment, his eye going down to his sword

"I was thinking the same thing. You don't seem to be able to do much outside punching and standing there." Killua retorted

"You've got fire, but you lack the power to back it up." Kenpachi pointed out, running at him

Killua managed to dodge the left hand his opponent threw at him using this to move to his right, not noticing the fist went clean through the floor. Kenpachi knew right away what he was doing, by getting on his blind side he was trying to get create an opening, he felt something hit his ribs to which he simply replied by moving his right arm back. The young assassin was sent flying out of the ring by the impact of Kenpachi's attack, rolling several times even after he hit the ground it was obvious who had won.

Kenpachi kept his eye on the boy, he still seemed to be breathing so he hadn't gone overboard with his strength which was a relief as he saw potential in him. The referee went to check on a fallen Killua, Kenpachi always hated this part having to wait for someone to determine something he already knew. When the victory was given to him, he didn't wait and went back to his room, he wasn't one to bask in glory so he had no reason to stay in the arena.

The Shinigami made his way back to his room, opening the door he was met with the sound of a champagne bottle being opened, looking inside there were two men in suits waiting for him and now busy filling up glasses.

"Congratulations your tenth victory, Captain." Ikkaku Madarame said, handing Kenpachi a glass of champagne

"Congratulations Captain." Yumichika Ayasegawa added, already drinking from his glass

"Why are you two here? Why are you in uniform?" Kenpachi growled, walking pass them not even bothering to take the drink

"We have been given new orders. The Captain-Commander wants us to move, that is why we came to inform you on the situation." Ikkaku replied

"What does the old man want now?"

"We are to go to Yorknew City, along with the rest of the Gotei." Ikkaku answered, Yumichika saw fit to add something

"It most likely will be because of the underground auction."

"We'll know, when we get there." Ikkaku growled back

"Be quiet both of you!" Kenpachi commanded

"We're sorry." they quickly said

"Let me change. We leave in 10 minutes." their Captain

Ten minutes later the door to the room flared open as the trio walked out, Ikkaku and Yumichika walked behind Kenpachi, their Captain was now wearing a matching suit however he still had his sword resting at his left side and on his back, he had the kanji for 11 printed in white.