AN: here's the next chapter ya'll (Grin)

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Chapter one

If I could describe accurately what I was feeling at the moment it would be tense. In fact I was so tense it visibly showed on my face. It had been a week since my comrades and I had discovered this world, this beautiful world coursing with spiritual energy and tainted by the presence of the burning legion.

I had sent one of the champions of the Kael'dorai as a messenger to the closest faction. She had returned a day later stating that he would meet with them in a week.

Unfortunately those horde heathens had also sent ambassadors and messengers to the leaders of this world and they had agreed to meet with all of them as well to discuss important matters.

And because we all wanted to make a good impression and each faction was far too focused on gaining powerful new allies and access to this spirit enriched world, we had agreed to a temporary truce and gathered at a large field in the middle of an abandoned city. The city itself was massive and breathtaking, though I could tell that it had been unoccupied for some time. I found myself wondering just how vast the people used to be. Surely their numbers had been great enough to overwhelm anything that came their way.

I eyed both my allies and my enemies. No one was saying anything with their voices but their eyes belied the hatred and disgust they felt for each other. I myself felt my gaze lingering on the prince of my people's cousins. "Tainted magic eaters," I thought disdainfully. He seemed to notice me and smirked a little, green eyes flashing. I nearly sneered at him.

We waited for nearly an hour before the first of the leaders from this world arrived. I found myself fascinated by what I saw.

Everyone immediately lost interest in each other as they appeared.

"Ow! Dammit Tatsuki you're supposed to be a werewolf! What the hell are you doing clawing people's faces like you're some kind of cat!?"

"Shuddap you idiot! If you'd use your brain for once in your life then perhaps I wouldn't have to sharpen my claws on your fat head!"

"If my face scars I'm gonna bite your arm off I hope you know this."

"Pfft as if you can."

They all watched as two people stepped into the clearing. A woman with wild black hair and an angry scowl on her face as she examined her slightly bloody claws. She was dressed in a combination of cloth and metal. The High tinkerer gasped at her armor, it was a technological marvel as was the large cannon like gun strapped to her back. She was barefoot and her lower legs were equally bare of anything. Her outer thighs on the other hand were covered by grey armor that had lines of glowing energy flowing through it like veins and her forearms were covered in bracers that looked a couple sizes too big for her. She also wore a beautifully designed white Loincloth with a pair of tight black shorts underneath to keep her modesty. Her midriff was bare and her chest covered by a simple white half shirt and her shoulders were armed with pauldrons that emitted a blue light. Her fingers and toes were clawed and on top of her head were a pair of canine like ears and on her lower back at the base of her spine was a thick wolf-like tail. The man next to her was similarly dressed, crying dramatic tears as he nursed the crisscross slash patterns on his face. He had slightly smoother brown hair and was bare from the waist up.

"Stop crying Keigo! Act like the man you're supposed to be!" She bashed him in the head again then froze as she suddenly spotted the group staring at her with varying looks upon their faces.

Oh! Uh…hi," she said sheepishly. Several seconds of awkward silence followed soon after before the Human spoke. He had wild black hair and was dressed like the kings of medieval times used to dress. He stepped up to the two and eyed them intently for a second before he spoke.

"So it is true. This world has also been infected by the Worgen Curse."

Tatsuki's sheepish demeanor vanished in an instant as she noticed the barest hint of distain in his voice. "Yeah, it was quite a dilemma for a while, nearly tore us apart but we managed to pull through. We proved to everyone, especially ourselves that we are NOT weak brainless monsters after all."

The two stared each other down for what seemed like an eternity before the King spoke again. "It must have been quite a hardship. And it seems…you've even managed to master the curse far beyond what anyone on our world is capable of." He eyed her ears and tail for emphasis.

"Yeah well, Sheena says it's because of our reitsu mutating and changing it that we have perfect control over our transformations, and I must say I rather like my look." She then chuckled as Keigo hopped to his feet, perfectly healed and grinning. The king's eyes finally lost their cold edge as he said. "I understand. Forgive my rudeness."

She chuckled and said, "I guess I can forgive ya this time." She held out her hand. "I'm Tatsuki, the alpha female of the Worgen clan and this is Keigo, my advisor."

The king still seemed a bit hesitant at first before he gave a slight smile. "I am Varian Wrynn, the King of the humans of Stormwind city."

She grinned and shook his hand. "Nice to meet you; I haven't seen a Human in a long time. Tell me are all of the humans on your world as cute as you?" She winked.

The King hid his blush as he accepted her compliment. Keigo smirked and said, "Forget the humans look at those two!" He pointed to the only two woman leaders, two elves, one with grey skin and glowing red eyes and the other with purple skin and dressed in white robes. "I wouldn't mind getting to know them bet-OW!"

Tatsuki bashed his head into the ground with a yell of, "BAKA!"

Several people chuckled but the dread lord behind the grey skinned elf growled a bit.

"Watch yourself boy," he said. Keigo having just tossed Tatsuki's foot away from his head got up and eyed the demon. "Heh."

He then looked up as a sudden wave of energy made itself known. Everyone else looked up a second later as a black portal opened up in the sky above them revealing a man with wild blue hair and a sizable hole in his abdomen. He also had a vicious looking jaw bone fragment on his right cheek. Several people's eyes widened at seeing such a thing. His chest was bare due to the small jacket he wore being left open. Next to him was a beautiful blonde woman who was dressed in a top that covered almost nothing save for the top half of her breasts to the lower part of her face, and a pair of white pants that exposed a lot of waist, hip and thigh. Her eyes showed no emotion. They stepped out of the portal, which closed a second later as he casually floated down to join Tatsuki and Keigo.

"Yo," he began as he smirked at the group from Azeroth. "Looks like I'm a bit late eh?" He grinned this time as his eyes roamed over the group. "What a diverse group, makes this Azeroth place even more interesting." He looked pointedly at the Dreadlord. "Especially if demons can be swayed from their legion." The dreadlord growled more audibly then he did at Keigo.

"Names Grimmjow, Hollow King of Las Noches. The emotionless bombshell next to me is Harribel the Segunda Espada."

"And what a bombshell she is," stated Keigo with a wink at said bombshell. Harribel responded by giving a slight glance in the Worgen man's direction before wordlessly and emotionlessly shrugging him off.

"Hmm, and you wonder why women find you undesirable Keigo-san."

In a flash of light and speed another man appeared, rectangular glasses gleaming in front of perpetually glowing blue eyes as he adjusted them on his face. His raven black hair was done up in a ponytail that went down to his lower back and the small goatee on his chin made him look even more handsome. He was dressed in a snow white suit and a cape that draped over his shoulders and back and covered only down to his chest. There was a large blue cross stitched into his back and five ringed handles that hung from a belt on his waist. He looked like an aristocrat and someone who worshiped some god or other.

He eyed the group before giving a gracious bow. "I apologize for my tardiness. I am Ishida Uryu, president of the Ryoka. Unfortunately my primary advisor could not come today as he has certain matters to attend to. I hope you understand."

"Keh," said Grimmjow. "He's probably out fuckin Apache brainless."

Uryu scowled. Tatsuki gave the Hollow king a scathing look. "Is that all you think about you pervert? At least show some decency in front of our guests!"

"Pfft this coming from the she beast who introduced herself by clawing out her loyal helper's face plate? You're one to talk!" exclaimed Keigo who once again received a bash to the head from Tatsuki. "Fuckin Dumbass!" she yelled with an angry blush. "Oh yeah beat me some more! That's REAL mature Tatsuki!"

"SHUT UP!"

"Oi Oi! Can't you all gather for more than ten seconds without trying to insult or beat each other up!? Buncha children."

Everyone once again looked up just in time to see a gate closing over a portal in the sky and disappearing, leaving behind a man with bright orange hair and a woman of very petite stature. The man in question looked down first at his own allies with a false scolding yet amused look in his eyes as he crossed his arms. He was muscular and tall. His hair was a wild mess of spikes that hung down to his shoulders and around his lips was a well trimmed and evenly cut mustache and goatee. He was dressed in a black Shinigami uniform with a white haori over that and strapped to his back was a massive knife looking sword wrapped in cloth. The woman had purple eyes and blue/black hair she was dressed in the same uniform as the man minus the white haori.

His chocolate brown eyes then roamed over the other group and widened in fascination.

"Whoa," he began with slight smile. Then he chuckled nervously, hoping he didn't offend them. "Sorry about that. I'm Kurosaki Ichigo, Captain Commander of the Seireitei."

He eyed them again. "I'm guessing you guys are of the alliance then?"

Before anyone could respond, the woman slammed her palm into Ichigo's chin, extremely annoyed about something. "You jackass!" she exclaimed. "Show some consideration for your Vice captain and introduce me!"

"Introduce yourself! You have a big enough mouth for it!" yelled Ichigo, suddenly going through a personality change. The woman growled then hit him again, this time in the stomach.

"Urgh why did I even agree to work under such an idiot!?"

"Dunno! Why'd I ever agree to let such a midget join my division!?"

"Asshole!"

"Loli wannabe!"

"Oi! Ichigo! Rukia! Show some maturity willya!" exclaimed Tatsuki with a growl. The two snapped out of it and chuckled nervously at the group from Azeroth. "Eh heh sorry about that."

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As I watched them appear one after another and interact with each other I quickly became aware of two things.

First is that these people were the biggest group of goofiest fools I have ever laid eyes on. It was almost…laughable that they could be leaders of anything. But they were and I could sense their power. There was no denying the proof of their status.

The second thing I became aware of is the fact that despite their obvious differences, these people were extremely close. I could tell right away that the relationship these people shared was far too deep to be understood completely within a day, and that if I could sway even one of them to join us before those Alliance fools could sway one of them, then the Horde will gain four very powerful races. It was a thought that made me want to smile. Not only would we gain four new allies, thus making us stronger than the Alliance, we would also gain access to this world, a world teeming with new resources. I examined all of them. Tatsuki was brimming with power. It was unrefined and feral. With proper training she could be so much more. Perhaps I could even teach her shamanism. Grimmjow was even stronger. His entire demeanor screamed predator and there was also the obvious fact that he was some kind of undead. No living creature could survive with a hole through their stomach like that. Certainly the alliance would reject him as soon as they learned what he was. Uryu looked Human save for the glowing flashlights that were his eyes and his demeanor suggested that he was indeed of the living, but his energy. It felt like the light. It felt…stronger than the light. Though it made sense as well considering he is the leader of his people. Ichigo I could also tell right away was some kind of Undead. Yes things were looking good so far. Now the only thing left was to sway them to our cause. Perhaps I could even sow some distrust for them amongst those alliance fools.

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It only took two minutes for things to calm down. Ichigo, Grimmjow, Uryu and Tatsuki became serious so suddenly it was eerie. Their subordinates likewise became dead serious as well…with the exception of Harribel who was already serious and unresponsive. They looked at the group before them and assessed them. Some of these leaders also had advisors or seconds in commands with them.

For a while it was quiet. Then a man with purple skin, long ears and green hair stepped forward, brushing past the Elvin woman in robes.

"Greetings," he began, eyeing each member of this world intently. "I am the Arch Druid of Teldrassil and Leader of the Cenarion circle, Fendral Staghelm."

Ichigo nodded while Grimmjow grunted. Tatsuki gave a slight smile and said, "Nice to meet you." She turned to the woman. "Is she your wife?"

The woman's face twisted into a look of disgust for a split second, causing Grimmjow to chuckle before she regained her composure and said, "No, I am Tyrande Whisperwind, The High priestess of Darnassus and leader of the Night elves of Teldrassil."

Ichigo nodded. "It was you who sent that girl then?" she nodded. "When we arrived here, your city was closest. We of the alliance wanted to send contacts to all of you but they got to the rest of you first." None of them missed the way she said that.

Ichigo raised an eyebrow. "Hmm? So not all of you represent this alliance then?"

Tyrande shook her head. "I am afraid that no, only five races are of the alliance. The rest are of the Horde."

Grimmjow chuckled more audibly then. "Ah! I get it now," he began as he approached the priestess, his blue eyes shining with primal amusement. His tongue danced over his lips and his canines almost sensually. Tyrande suddenly looked very uncomfortable, especially when he practically raped her personal space, looking right into her eyes.

"There are two factions trying to recruit us, and they don't get along. Am I right?"

She nodded almost hesitatingly, inching away from the Hollow king. This seemed to make Grimmjow even more amused as he vanished and reappeared next to Ichigo, slinging an arm over his shoulders.

"Well whaddaya know! Two armies looking for allies in a new world. HA! Come to think of it I can sense the hostility in the air. This is rich!"

He proceeded to laugh loudly, even going so far as to collapse. Varian, the short redhead man and the grey skinned elf woman didn't look happy at all. Ichigo chose that moment to speak.

"Hmm this…complicates things." He crossed his arms and eyed them all. "How exactly are we supposed to work out any deals if you guys are too busy fighting each other? And for that matter, why the hell are you fighting when you so obviously need to be working together to keep your own world from getting wiped out?"

The grey skinned elf took a bold step forward.

"You know not of what you speak," she began, her frustration at seeing such goofy carefree people actually being leaders. "There are certain things that cannot be forgiven and feuds that transcend many generations."

"Ichigo raised an eyebrow. "Feuds such as?"

She growled but spoke anyway.

"Orcs and Humans, Night elves and Trolls, Draenei and Blood elves. Some of us are far too different and have far too much bad history between us to ever get along. The Alliance is even less tolerant of those that are different from them."

"Hmm? And how tolerant is the Horde hmm?"

She went to speak but was interrupted by the green skinned man, speaking for the first time since he arrived.

"The Horde is just as intolerant," he said, his guttural voice seeming to rumble in the eardrums of all present.

Ichigo nodded. "I see. Well it's not surprising considering you're enemies and all." He gave a sigh. "However as you can see, the time for petty feuding is long gone. I'm afraid that if you cannot learn to get along we cannot afford to work with either of you. I'm sorry but the Shinigami will not be making any alliances today."

Several pairs of eyes got wide. Uryu sighed.

"I will…consider it as I do see the benefits you people would bring. I know that these demons vastly out number us. It is plainly obvious we could use more manpower and supplies. But as Ichigo said, your feud will cause unnecessary problems for us."

"I agree," said Grimmjow. "We ourselves are still recovering from a war brought on by pointless feuding, a war that nearly destroyed us all. I really do not feel like getting caught back up in such a thing again."

The green skinned man looked like he wanted to say something but refrained and Varian looked angry. Tatsuki eyed the group intently, noting with an inward grin that the pink haired tiny man was staring at her with a gleam in his eyes. And judging from his armor she had to guess he was a techno freak as well. She decided to get more information before she jumped to any conclusions like the rest of her friends had.

"Just how bad is this…feud between the Horde and the Alliance?"

They all looked hesitant to say anything but finally the short muscular man with red hair and long beard spoke up.

"Aye lass. I won' lie to ye. Horde and Alliance are a hair's breadth from all out war."

Tatsuki sighed. "Well that's not good." She eyed them again before humming. "Alright I got it. I will establish trade and exchange weapons and supplies with BOTH factions if you can do two things for me."

"Both factions?" asked Tyrande, sounding quite incredulous.

Tatsuki gave her a glare. "Yes, both factions. I have no time for your squabbling and it will not be tolerated anywhere in my lands."

The High priestess looked quite annoyed but held her tongue while the male elf with glowing green eyes tried to hide his amusement.

Immediately the tiny man spoke up.

"I'll agree!" he exclaimed excitably with a huge grin, his eyes dancing with anticipation. "The gnomes, while members of the alliance, only have one real rival/enemy and that's goblins." Tatsuki chuckled and gave the man a wink. "I figured you would agree, no doubt curious about our technology eh?"

He smirked. "But of course."

Tatsuki laughed. "I like you what's your name?"

The little man grinned and walked up to her, holding out his hand. "The name's Gelbin Mekkatorque, High Tinkerer of the Gnomes of Gnomeregan, though sadly our proud city has been overrun by troggs for quite some time. Luckily my good buddy here, Magni offered us sanctuary."

Tatsuki crouched down and shook his hand with a grin then smiled at the redhead man with the Irish accent. The Dwarf gave a bashful grin.

Tatsuki stood back up and faced her group.

"I think you guys are being too quick to attack them," she began. "After all people cannot learn to get along in one day ya know? And I doubt they can suddenly put aside their differences just because they meet us but I'm sure they can learn." She cast a grin at Gelbin. "Not to mention the things they can teach us."

Ichigo, Grimmjow and Uryu eyed the group again and studied each of them more intently.

Ichigo finally sighed and said, "I see your point. However I can see their hatred for each other. It's as strong as my hatred for Aizen had been, Tatsuki that's a powerful hate."

Grimmjow grunted in agreement and crossed his arms.

Uryu examined adjusted his glasses and said, "Hatred or no, they are indeed powerful perspective allies. And they obviously have experience fighting these demons. We need their assistance."

Ichigo sighed and turned his attention to the green skinned man. "How willing are you to put aside your differences, at least while you are here?"

The man eyed the members of the alliance for a brief second before he sighed. "I will set aside my problems…if they can as well while we are on this world." Ichigo grinned when he saw the tall blue skinned troll man and the huge walking bull nod. He did notice that the elf woman with the dread lord looked away angrily and the green eyed elf seemed to mull it over.

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These people fascinate me. This world fascinates me. The longer I remain here the more I can feel this energy coursing through me. It is…invigorating. The very air is saturated with this energy. It's probably what makes these people so powerful. Yes I can see why the burning legion would be attracted to this place. These people could very well be the answer to our own problem…

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Ichigo was about to ask the elf what his answer was when said man gave a slight smirk and spoke. "I and my people will lend a hand if you allow us to harness that."

He pointed into the sky at the spirit river.

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I nearly held in my gasp at the audacity of that blood elf fool! To even have the gall to ask for such a thing! I had to warn these people before they made a devastating mistake!"

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"Sir Ichigo!" exclaimed Tyrande rather loudly, making the Shinigami captain commander jump at her sudden yell. He turned to her and raised an eyebrow as she walked right up to the green eyed elf and jabbed a harsh finger into his chest.

"Before you consider anything know that his people would drink this world dry of that energy trying to sate their addiction! They…!"

She was interrupted by Grimmjow who suddenly appeared behind her with his hand over her mouth. Her eyes widened in shock. He chuckled. "Relax babe sheesh."

He reappeared next to Tatsuki who tried to bash him in the head. Ichigo himself was chuckling as well. "He's quite right. You overreact far too easily. Kinda like her." He pointed at her grey skinned counterpart. The dread lord placed his hand threateningly on the hilt of his blade. Harribel's eyes narrowed and her body shifted subtly as did Keigo's and Rukia's.

Ichigo noticed none of this as he turned his attention back on the blood elf. "Your name?" he asked. The Elf held his chin up and said with a noble tone, "I am the Regent Lord of Quel'thalas, Lor'themar Theron."

Ichigo nodded. "Alright Lor'themar, I'm gonna let you know a bit about our world. Hell I think all of you should pay attention so you don't demand something outrageous again." He chuckled at the blood elf leader's widened eyes.

"Our world, as you see it now is the result of a war more than a decade ago. It was a war so devastating and so intense it literally blended the realms of living and dead together."

Gasps came from Tyrande, Fendral, Varian, the green skinned man and the grey skinned elf woman.

"The river in the sky is the cycle of rebirth. It is our lifeline. It is connected to us as we are it. Hell you might even say we are mere extensions of that river. It is the source of life, the source of our powers. It is the source of our very nature. If that gets drained you literally kill our world and shatter any chance we have at continued existence."

The members of the Horde and the Alliance suddenly found themselves staring into numerous sets of cold eyes. "That river is not to be touched."

The dread lord couldn't hold back his smirk as he spoke his next words.

"And you would tell us such a powerful weakness? Are you really so stupid?"

Spiritual pressure suddenly exploded outwards, shocking all present as Harribel appeared in a flash of Sonido and held her Zanpaktou to the demon's neck. And when she spoke it sent shivers down numerous spines.

"Are you…so dumb as to try and capitalize on this weakness?" She pressed her blade closer. "Because If you are…"

"You don't have much of a future," came Rukia's voice from behind, her blade's tip the base of the dread lord's neck. The demon's eyes began to shine with anger and his grip on his sword grew tighter.

"I suggest you remove those blades from my neck."

Rukia's breath danced across his neck, icy mist collecting on his skin and freezing. "Or what demon?"

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"Oh! It definitely be getting tense now mon. I always wondered why da Banshee be keepin dat arrogant demon spawn with her. I hope dat dese people be forgivin individuals. I neva liked da forsaken's demon anyway. He be shifty even among his own allies. His actions might make dem hate all of da Horde, tinkin we all like him. Those girls look ready to kill him. Heh Dat would make me laugh. Perhaps it'd make Thrall laugh too? Spirits know he be needin da entertainment."

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"Whoa time out!"

Grimmjow vanished then reappeared a second later with Rukia under one arm and Harribel slung over his other shoulder like a sack of potatoes, both looked surprised.

"H-hey!"

"We aint tryin to make more enemies you idiots!" he scolded.

Harribel looked embarrassed. "But Grimmjow-Sama he…"

"I know what he said," responded the Hollow king before she could continue. "He's a demon. Arrogance runs through his blood. You should know this. We've fought enough of them already."

The dread lord gave yet another growl but was silenced by a smoldering glare from his superior.

"But still, he insinuated that he was after the spirit river. That's not something he should be joking about."

Grimmjow looked down at the Shinigami woman and smirked. "Yeah yeah." He said with an uncaring shrug as he unceremoniously dropped her to the ground. "You worry too much. It's a wonder Kurosaki or the baboon can stand you for more than a minute."

He then dropped Harribel. However unlike Rukia who landed on her face, Harribel landed gracefully in a crouch. But what could be seen of her face was dark red in a blush.

"G-Grimmjow-Sama!" she exclaimed, her arm covering up her suddenly exposed breasts.

The Hollow king just laughed loudly, ignoring Rukia's indignant shouts.

Ichigo gave a deep sigh and turned towards the group from Azeroth. "I think it would be more productive if we split up into smaller groups. Because between your group and ours we're never going to get anything done otherwise, and I'd really like to hurry up back to my city." He turned towards Rukia who was busy trying to decapitate a laughing Grimmjow. They both were zipping around the sky like a couple of human sized flies.

Tyrande tried to hide her giggle behind her mouth. It was true. They'd been here nearly half an hour and all that had been accomplished is flirting, bickering and childish nitpicking.

The green skinned man took a step forward.

"How do you suggest the groups be split?"

Ichigo looked up in thought. "Hmm, you, the two purple elves and Lor'themar can come with me. I will give you a tour of the Seireitei and we can work out our own deals. Ah no objections guys," he said with a grin at the glare Staghelm was giving him. "Now then, I forget your name."

Tyrande answered for the green skinned man with distain dripping from her voice.

"Thrall. The warchief of the Horde."

"Hey hey no fighting," admonished Ichigo playfully.

Thrall crossed his arms and said, "The night elf is right though. My name is Thrall. Over all I am the person who runs the horde."

Ichigo shook his hand. "Alright then. It's nice to meet you Thrall."

Thrall gave a nod.

Ichigo suddenly vanished via Shunpo and reappeared a second later with a struggling Rukia tucked under his arm. He then grabbed her Zanpaktou and jabbed into the air, causing the Senkai gate to appear.

"I'll never get used to seeing such displays of speed," muttered Fendral rather bitterly. Ichigo ignored him, not caring or just not hearing him.

"Let's go. The others will work things out themselves."

Thrall, Lor'themar, Tyrande and Fendral exchanged glances then sighed in defeat as they followed the Shinigami captain commander into the gate.

Gelbin bound up to Tatsuki who chuckled and said, "Of course you're coming with me." She then pointed, her finger randomly landing on the huge humanoid Bull who had yet to utter a single word.

"You seem like a level headed individual. Come with me too eh?"

He seemed surprised then gave a nod, smiling slightly down at her. "Of course young lady," he said. Varian approached as well, making sure to keep his face from twisting into a look of distain when he looked at the Tauren. "I would like to accompany you and to make observations about the Worgen of this world." Tatsuki shrugged. Magni also approached and said, "I would also like to accompany ye. Worgen be a race that intrigues me."

"What!? Why not grab the elf woman too!?" asked Keigo with fake tears streaming from his eyes.

"Because we'd both end up killing you because you're such an idiot! Now come on!"

Gelbin laughed.

"Such a lively pair you two are!"

Grimmjow immediately appeared before the elf woman and her demon.

"You two are comin with me," he said with a grin.

"Do not order me around," said the woman. Grimmjow, unaffected by her remark opened up a Garganta and gestured with his hand. Harribel stepped into it first.

"Lady Sylvanas what is it we should do?" asked the demon. Sylvanas just gave a sigh and said, "We go," then stepped in after Harribel. The demon and Grimmjow stared at each other for ten seconds before the demon growled and followed. The Hollow king's smirk just got bigger.

Uryu was left with two people. The troll and an elderly man with purple/blue skin and goat like legs. Both were looking at him with slight smiles, not really paying much attention to each other. He gave a mental sigh of relief. Good. They weren't at each other's throats.

"If you please," he said with a polite bow. "The Ryoka territory isn't far from here."

They both nodded and proceeded to follow.

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AN: so what'd ya think?