[Where we left off]
Everything fell apart for Aizen and his army fast. First off, Ulquiorra didn't get to the girl in time, thus allowing for Ichigo and his friends to stay in the fake Karakura Town to help the soul reapers. Next up, both Starrk and Tia hadn't shown up with the invasion force, thus cutting their espada that were invading down to just one, Barragan. This meant that only lower arrancar had shown up to fight and one espada along with Gin, Kaname, and of coarse Aizen. All of them against the captains, lieutenants, Vizards, Kisuke and Yoruichi, and Ichigo along with his friends. Lastly, one of the former espada had killed two arrancar long before the invasion that Aizen needed. Those two being Wonderweiss, his own creation to stop Yamamoto's zanpakuto, and Hooleer, another creation of his that can bring about Menos Grande's. It was a very sound and swift defeat for the former soul reaper captain as even the Hogyoku had failed him in giving him the power to transcend that of soul reapers and hollows. It was Ichigo who delivered the killing blow to the rouge and the Hogyoku was now back in the hands of its original creator, Kisuke Urahara, who sealed it away forever. It was a glorious day for the soul society as they later on went to the hollow stronghold of Las Noches and destroyed any and everything in their way, including our four heroes. Though something was off about that victory as those four arrancar didn't fight back. Actually they didn't fight at all. They were just sitting together in a circle with their heads down and mumbling something about other people and, for some odd reason or another, ninja's. Ninja's? What was that all about? That is what the soul reapers assigned to the area the four were in were thinking before destroying them along with the building as well. After that day, the hierarchy of the hollows had crumbled as no hollow was able to salvage the chaos of Hueco Mundo. As for our four heroes, well, they were heading to a much better place now.
[Unknown location]
"Finally."
The figure spoke as the room that was sealed away glowed heavily with the four colors of our heroes.
The Shinigami and Yami stood by their brother and watched as the objects within the room began to glow their respective colors. Within this room, four weapons were constructed and forged by the very heavens and hell itself. These weapons were made specifically for our heroes as they would need them to change their world for the better.
The first to glow and change were a pair of dual katana's forged from the very fires of hell. They glowed an intense red color. One of the blades was a pure red color while the other had a blue shine to it. They both had black handles and a standard pommel that was white, but the unique thing about the both of them was what was written on the blades themselves. On the red one, there was a pure black kanji for fox on it, and the blue one had a pure red kanji for wolf. Both blades were laid next to each other as the red glow intensified.
The next one was a single sided broadsword glowing a purple hue, and forged using the lightest materials in all of heaven. It was around only three and a half feet, handle included. The sharp edge of the blade had a fine and light purple finish to it while the blunt end, despite having a jagged razor sharp edges to it, was a clear metal that looked like it was flowing, like water. The handle was attached to itself, giving it a rapier look to it. There were markings written on the handle that read 'family' and 'truth' on it, and there was a blue kanji on both sides of the blade. On for shark, and the other for lion. The purple glow was intensifying.
The third weapon was a spear with a blue glow to it, and it was forged using the coldest materials found in hell's lowest circle. The spear stood at around six feet, with a pole that was entirely made of white metal and a blade composed entirely of ice. All around the pole were what seemed like blue seals. The seals swirled around the pole from the very top of near the blade, to the very bottom. The blade had dark blue kanji on each end of it. One for 'ice' and the other for 'centaur'. The blue glow was was growing.
Lastly were a pair of gloves with a pink glow to it, and these were forged from the very heart of a dying archangel. The gloves were completely black with teal metal plates on the flat ends of them. The palm ends had pink kanji's on them. The one for the right hand had the kanji for 'despair' while the one for the left hand had the kanji for 'strength' on it. The pink glow was getting more and more intense by the second.
"It is time."
The figure spoke out as he and his brothers felt the coming presence of the four on their way here as we speak.
In front of the three brothers, four souls started to form out of nothing and fell onto the ground one by one. The first a woman with blond hair, followed by the only man of the group, then a pale woman and finally an aquamarine haired girl. They were all laying on the ground and all naked as the day they were born/formed.
"Now then."
The figure started as he looked towards his brothers.
"Shinigami, Yami, you both know what to do."
"Yes brother/Yes brother."
They both say as they leave the room in opposite directions.
[Hours later]
As time ticks away, Starrk could feel himself stirring from his sleep. He slowly opened his eyes and regretted it almost immediately as he was hit with bright lights coming from the ceiling. Starrk put his arm out in front of his face to block the light and groaned.
"Lilynette, turn off the damn light would ya."
That was when he heard two things that caused him to grow alert. The first was that his voice had gotten a little higher pitched. The second was a voice he didn't recognize at all.
"I am not Lilynette, child."
The voice said in a calm and soothing tone.
It caused Starrk to quickly rise up and look around for that voice. He looked around and noticed that he was in a bedroom of some kind. The room was a pretty standard sized room for a single person. It had a dark brown dresser next to the opposite side of the wall. The dresser had a set of white clothes laying on top of it and had a pair of duel swords in black sheaths leaning next to the side of it. Above the dresser is a mirror and Starrk saw himself in it, only he looked vastly different. He was a little shorter than usual, probably by a several inches to a foot now that he thought about it. His usual brown hair was now blond with a few patches of brown in them. His usual blue-gray eyes were now a more vibrant sapphire color with a faint red shade in the center of the iris. And he had faint whisker marks on his cheeks. He also noticed that he wasn't wearing any of his clothes, and saw his muscular and lean body was still the same as always.
"What the hell?"
Starrk said to himself as he approached the mirror with a slight hesitation. He reached out with a nervous hand and tapped the glass, shocked that it as real.
"What the hell happened to me?"
He said as he got closer to the mirror, carefully analyzing himself to ensure this wasn't one of Szayel's deranged experiments on him.
"I assure you, this is no trick my child."
That same, soothing voice spoke from behind Starrk, causing him to turn around fast, ready for an attack.
Instead, he saw what looked like a man sitting on the all white bed. The 'man' had pure white skin that was covered in a pale gray kimono. His hair was a beautiful and vibrant blue color with what seemed like some with substance moving freely within it, despite him not moving an inch. The hair was long and tied up in a ponytail that stopped at his lower back. His pale white eyes held compassion and his smile held kindness that Starrk had never seen before, or will ever see again. The kimono had white flowers all around the bottom hem and a blue sash tied comfortably around his waist. He also had some sort of patch on the left shoulder of his kimono that had a kanji on it. The kanji said 'All Seeing' on it in a golden lettering.
"W-who are you?"
Starrk shakily asked this 'man'.
The 'man' kept his smile and stood up.
"I have many names my child. The All Father. Elohim. Jehovah. Yahweh. El-Olam. The One Above All, and many more, child."
The 'man was standing in front of Starrk and the espada realized that this man of many names was an easy seven foot tall.
"But you may call me by my real name. Kami."
Starrk went wide eyed at hearing this news. He was speaking to Kami himself and didn't even realize it. Starrk may have been disrespectful to Aizen, but that was only because that man was just that, a man. This was Kami. One you show respect to no matter what. Starrk bowed his head to the deity in front of him, hoping that he did not anger him with his bluntness, only to feel a warm hand on top of his head, ruffling his hair.
"You do not need to bow before me child."
Kami started while lifting Starrk's head up by his chin.
"I do not want you to. All I want from you is your compassion and your heart."
"My compassion and my Heart?"
Starrk asked, confused at what Kami was asking him.
"Tell me something child."
Kami started again.
"Those visions that you have been receiving for some time now, do you remember them?"
"Yes."
Starrk answered truthfully.
"But what does it mean, and why do I look like that boy now?"
Kami continued to smile at him and answered.
"Because long ago, before you became the Primera Espada and even before you met Aizen, there was a boy with a heart of gold and the will of many strong men. This boy, despite all of the hatred and malice he received from others, he still wore a smile on his face and tried to gain their approval by any means."
Kami stopped and frowned at the next bit of information he was going to say.
"His life was ended by the one who should have protected and trained him properly, but that did not happen. Instead, he was betrayed by that very same man and his pure soul was brought to me and my brothers."
Starrk listened intently and was starting to put some of the pieces together, but was still confused on one thing.
"Lord Kami. I don't understand what this has to do with me being here."
Kami looked to him with a kind and warm smile.
"Because my child, that boy was you."
Starrk was shocked by that answer. He backed away a few steps and stood there with his hand atop of his blond hair. He was that boy he had seen in those visions. But why couldn't he remember anything about himself -er, past self?
"I understand if you are having a hard time accepting this child, but I assure you, that you were once the boy in your visions."
Kami spoke to him, sensing the distress and confusion within Starrk.
"Your name back then was Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze, son of the Forth Hokage and Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune, or as you knew her from your current life."
Kami motioned to the door and Starrk looked to it. The door opened and in walked Lilynette in the same attire she's always worn. Starrk/Naruto looked relieved seeing his partner unharmed and still with that same annoying grin as always.
"Hey there Starrk."
She started as she crossed her arms and then looked past him.
"So Kami, is it finally safe now?"
"Yes."
He answered her with a gentle smile gracing his features.
"Though, you will be retaining a few features of your current body along with your past self. I hope that will be fine for you, Kurama."
Lilynette/Kurama nodded and then looked right back to the eyes of her partner.
"It's finally time kit."
Before Starrk could even say anything or ask what she meant, she started to glow a red hue all around herself. Starrk/Naruto stood there, mouth agape as he saw her transform within this red energy. She grew taller, about up to his chin, her hair grew out past her shoulders and to her mid back, she started to become developed in all the right places, but the strangest thing that happened to her was that she had nine tails coming out of her lower back. Once the red energy disappeared, Starrk/Naruto saw that she had changed completely. Her hollow helmet were gone, showing her round face and deep amber right eye. Her hair was a deep crimson while her tails were a dark orange color with black tips. About the only thing that looked the same as when she was just a few seconds ago was her facial features, her lack of a left eye, and the hollow hole above her stomach. Only the hole had that same red energy going through it.
"Lilynette?"
Starrk/Naruto asked her as he noticed something that caused him to look away with a blush.
"You know you're naked, right?"
Lilynette/Kurama noticed that she was indeed naked and didn't really give a normal reaction per se.
"Heh."
She chuckled out as she struck a sexy pose, causing Starrk/Naruto to blush a bit and turn away.
"Do you think I really care kit? I'm a demon Kitsune, and the Queen no less. So if anybody has a problem with me being nude like this, well then I suggest they step up and do something about it."
Starrk/Naruto shook his head at his companions still 'go with the flow' attitude. Kami chuckled a bit at this as he saw how the former espada was reacting to this all. After a few minutes, both Starrk/Naruto and Lilynette/Kurama got dressed in outfits similar to their original attire, well mainly just the color scheme. Starrk/Naruto wore baggy white pants with both swords attached to his left side while also wearing a long sleeve black shirt that had a whited out number 1 on the chest where his original number was. He also had black sandals on. Lilynette/Kurama wore a less revealing outfit unlike her previous loli body. She wore a pair of tight black pants with white strips running along the sides of them, and she also had on a tight white shirt with a small opening on her chest to show some of her impressive cleavage.
"Alright then."
Kami started as he stood up from the bed and made his way towards the door.
"Let's go and see how your friends are doing."
All three of them left the room and were walking down several hallways. To Starrk/Naruto, this felt as if he was walking through Las Noches once again. The many corridors and long hallways were actually kind of a refreshing thing for him. As they walked along, he felt as if this whole thing with him being some kid named Naruto back then and a ninja just seemed so, random. It would explain a few things, like why he was so powerful or why Lilynette has always been there by his side, but it doesn't explain why he was just now starting to get those visions. He didn't know how to react to this all, but one thing was for certain, if Kami brought him here and told him what's what, then who was he to question?
After a few minutes of walking, the three were now in a large room where three other individuals were sitting around. Starrk/Naruto went a little wide eyed when seeing these three individuals, as they all looked like people he had never seen before, yet their energy was all too clear to him.
The first of them was a girl with long, lavender hair with a faint yellow at the tips of it. Her eyes were pale with a hint of green at the center of them. Her face looked completely different along with her skin as she looked like a teenage girl now. She was wearing tight, black pants with white sandals and a high collar lavender jacket over a black, fishnet shirt that covered her large breast.. She also had a broadsword hanging off her back. She was leaned up against a wall with her eyes closed.
The next was another familiar girl. She had shoulder length pink hair with a small patch of black on the left side, right above her eye. She wore a black shorts and knee high combat sandals along with a sleeveless white shirt that hugged her body closely, but didn't constrict her breast too well.. On her hands were pink gloves with kanji on the both of them. She may have had her eyes closed as she sat down on the floor, but Starrk/Naruto had a feeling that her eyes were a pure emerald green color of sorts. He didn't know why he thought that, but he just did for some reason.
The last girl was definitely the most energetic of the three. She had waist long black hair with an aquamarine shade along her roots and the tips. Her brown eyes looked all around the place in a fascinated motion, and she also had this red streak across her face. She was wearing white shorts, black sandals, a long sleeved black shirt under a tied up blue coat that didn't do much to hide her impressive bust.. She also had a spear in hand and was twirling it around while looking around the room.
Starrk/Naruto recognized their energy almost immediately.
"Halibel. Ulquiorra. Neliel."
As he said their names, they turned to him and noticed his energy right then and there. They looked at his body and took notice of how different he looks just like they did and then noticed Kami and Lilynette/Kurama standing next to him. Before they could say anything though, Kami spoke up.
"Now that all of you are here, I can start by telling you all why you're here."
Kami started.
"You four have been resurrected for the sole purpose of bringing peace and order to your former world."
"What do you mean 'former world'?"
Halibel/Hinata asked in an annoyed tone.
Kami smiled to her.
"Simple. The four of you were wronged in your previous lives in this world. As a result, you were all resurrected as these espada's in another world."
He stopped to let this information sink in for a moment, taking in the looks of shock and surprise in their eyes before continuing.
"This world has been changed by greed, corruption, evil and other heinous acts by men who are desperate for power. I have saved you four because of how pure your souls were at the time and how you all died in wrong ways."
"Died in wrong ways?"
Ulquiorra/Sakura spoke up in her usual stoic tone, only a little bit more higher pitched than before.
"What do you mean wrong ways?"
"Simple."
Kami looked to both Neliel/Haku and Starrk/Naruto.
"You two were killed after the battle in Wave was over and done with. By the man that took away your master."
He pointed to Neliel/Haku.
"And betrayed you as a teacher."
He pointed to Starrk/Naruto.
Both started to have a flash of memories go through their minds in such a rush. Memories of a bridge and battling each other inside some sort of dome ice mirrors. They also started getting flashes of their past lives memories. From Naruto's abusive life in a village that hates him for something he isn't, to Haku's father killing her mother and her killing him. Their memories came back in full force while their current memories remained unchanged.
Kami looked to Ulquiorra/Sakura next.
"You were killed by the same teacher as him simply for being concerned for his well being and questioning why your sensei killed him in general."
Ulquiorra/Sakura's eyes went wide as she started to receive the memories of the day she died. How scared and terrified she was when he former asshole of a teacher snapped her neck like a twig just for showing her anger at him for killing her teammate. The rest of Sakura's memories played in her mind. The abuse her mother put her through both physical and mental, that prick Uchiha that was so arrogant in his humiliating ways of rejecting her unwilling advances. The memories made her narrow her eyes and grit her teeth at how much she suffered because of it.
Last, but now least, Kami looked to Halibel/Hinata, seeing the nervous anticipation in her eyes.
"And you child, were killed by your very own family simply for loving someone who they all saw as a demon."
Kami looked over to Starrk/Naruto as he said that last part.
Halibel/Hinata looked to Starrk/Naruto and the flood of memories of her crush on him came in full force. She blushed at those memories she had of him and now had the confidence to confess to him. Though those good memories were replaced with the ones of her 'family' beating her within an inch of her life before finally ending her. She gritted her teeth as she started to remember that day rather vividly now. How her so called family called her weak and a waste of space.
"Now that those memories are back, you all will have to change the world by ridding it of its corruption and evil."
Kami started while seeing the resolve in their eyes.
"The weapons you all have will help in cleansing the world of its impurity and greed. They are infused with both your zanpakuto's and your chakra, making them your ultimate weapons. Now then."
Kami snapped his fingers and a door on the far side of the room opened up. The four saw this and saw that it lead to a forest of some kind.
"Good luck my children, I expect that you will need it."
The four nodded then bowed to Kami before looking to each other. They all nodded, then, without a moments hesitation, they all sonidoed out of this realm and back to their old home, ready to rid it of all its evil.
Whew, that was long. Hope ya'll enjoyed that. The next chapter will have the Hollow Four really starting out back in the Elemental Nations. They'll even get masks, though I'm debating on masks or not. Not Hollow masks but just masks in general.
What do you guys and gals think? Should they have masks for themselves or not?
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See ya later. Bye-bye.
