"Its not that bad."

Ichigo was grinning, which unnerved everyone. Suddenly, he slashed out, crumbling the building and most of the intruders.

"Ichigo, what the hell-" started Ishida. Some of the intruders appeared, much to the chagrin of the group.

"Ichigo, you won't owe me for the house. However," said Chad, "We need to take care of business."

"Hell YA! Getsuga Tensho!"

The enemies were decimated, broken apart. One of them looked up in contempt to the shinigami.

"Who...are...you...?"

"I am substitute soul reaper. You dared to attack my friends and I while we were talking. Who are you?"

"I am...the bringer of war. Soon, the universes will collapse, and only you could have fixed it. Our boss wanted to capture you and fix it."

"How?" asked the Monk. "How is the soul reaper suppose to help you?"

"Oh, Etsu-"

The Monk suddenly fell down, his eyes blank. "Monk?" cried his shocked friends. Ichigo realized the reason why.

"That's his name, right?"

"Yes...you see, our master wants him to join us. He is the brother of this man, you see. Some of your shinigami and some of the angels, along with Diablo, the prime evil of Etsu's world, split the family and killed the parents. The family was split by universes, which caused more of an disturbance in the stability of the worlds. Hatred and jealousy caused this to happen, young warrior. Prepare to suffer justice at his hand..."

The warrior ballooned up. Widening his eyes, Ichigo yelled at his friends. "RUN! NOW!"

The man exploded, blowing up most of the debris nearby. Luckily, the group disappeared thanks to Eirena's magic transportation.

Etsu woke up, pale and breathing heavily.

"Look, pal," said Ichigo, "It is shocking to hear that, but we have important things to do."

"I'll contact soul society," said Byakuya. "We have to do this now. If this is a sibling quarrel, then we can track down the source of the problem."

"You need my blood cells," realized Etsu. He showed Byakuya the injuries sustained from the debris. "Use it to stop them."

After the blood sample was taken, Ichigo stepped forward. "What do we say?"

"We need to tell them about Etsu. However, we have to stay here and watch the situation for now. We also need to figure out where this "boss" is."

Just then, Byakuya's soul phone rang. A three-dimensional view of a room from soul society showed up. "What took you guys so loooong?" cried Hirako Shinji.

After the long, enduring description of the situation, the captains in the room were still.

The Captain-Commander spoke up. "We only dealt with the other universe during the Soul Society Civil War. To believe that certain forces are behind the mess...well, we have no choice but to find the lair of Mako."

"Mako!" shouted Etsu. "Sorry, Captain-Commander, but I need to know this...who conspired to this ordeal?"

"That would be some of our shinigami that have not made it to be in the twelve squads. You see, there are many people who are willing to give up morality and dignity for power. That shinigami, in particular, is dead by his own actions, and just to answer your next questions, we have found the location of Mako."

"Wait, what?" asked Ichigo. "But that captain-"

"Hnnnnn?" said Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi. "We did not make the device at the time. I was too busy, little bitch."

"Shut up, Mayuri!" yelled the Captain-Commander. "Mako is in Lunar Gardens. Find him, and either kill him or capture him. Most importantly, make sure that you are careful of him."

The discussion ended. Byakuya looked grim. "He forgot to tell you how we know of the dimensionlings. During that war, some shinigami have moved to different dimensions without a problem. They created people like Etsu, but they hid to protect themselves. We found put about this, though, after the war. They will remain hidden in other universes."

"Good to hear," Ichigo responded, "But we have more pressing matters to attend to. Lunar Gardens is nearby. It is time to stock up and rest before we go, alright?"

Etsu sighed. "Before that, we need to find Kagura. Its taking time, I know, but I am regaining my memories, and she is too troublesome to leave unattended."

"We will go in the morning," said Ichigo. "Get ready for war, ok?"

"War? Why war?"

"'Cause we are about to fight one, duh."