Fanfic Title: Servent 199
Universe: Bleach (I only own Miles, I do not own Bleach)
Chapter 4: The Offer
As Starrk led my family and I towards the ISS Langolier, I began to understand why we would not see the vecchile we came in again. For five miles in front of us, there were cars and people all being led to the Langolier by other Arrancar, some being more willingly than others. "You all stay close to me and Lilinette. Not all of my comrades are as passive as I am most of the time. When we get inside, I will lead you to be judged. Your fates will be decided then." Said Starrk, as he led us through the crowd.
Starrk was at the front of our group, my parents and sisters in the middle and Lilinette and I brought up the rear. Thinking about Starrk's comment from a moment ago and looking around as we walked, I could see that Starrk and possibly Lilinette might be stronger and more important than they seemed at first glance. I knew he was at least respected, as any Arrancar that happened to be in his path quickly moved their group of people they were leading to be judged out of his way.
It took several hours to reach the Langolier's teleportation platform, and by that time my lack of breakfast and sleep was beginning to catch up with me. Once again, Starrk showed that he had a certain amount of power behind him, as we were ushered to the front of the line by the platform's operator. In a flash of light, we found ourselves in a quiet corridor, inside of the Langolier. "Good, he sent us to some place quiet. Now I don't have to deal with the guards and take you straight to be judged." Said Starrk, leading us down the hall. 'Probably wants to eat as much as I do.' I thought as I followed, Lilinette still hanging from neck.
After a few minutes, we reached the end of the corridor and took a right, a found ourselves in front of a pair of doors. The doors opened and revealing itself to be a lift of sorts. We entered and the doors closed as Starrk typed in a code and pressed a button on the panel next to the doors. Seconds later the doors reopened and we found ourselves looking at another large mass of humans and Arrancars waiting in line to be judged. A path was cleared and we made are way once again to the front of the line. We entered a large hall and as the doors closed behind us, I realised my family and I were the only humans there.
Before us sat our judges, the God and Espada Arrancars, though one of the seats was vacant. First, there were the God Arrancars, Aizen, Gin, and Tousen. Aizen, the leader of all the Arrancar, sat the head of the table with Gin on his right and Tousen on his left. Five espada sat to Gin's right and four, excluding the non-present one, to Tousen's left. On Gin's side, starting with closest to him, there was Grimmjow Jeagerjaques, Zommari Rureaux, Szayelaporro Grantz, Baraggan Luisenbarn, and Yammy Riyalgo. On Tousen's side, in the same fashion, there was Ulquiorra Schiffer, Nnoitora Gilga, Tia Halibel, and Aaroniero Arruruerie, with the empty seat being between Ulquiorra and Nnoitora. I never knew any of that at the time.
Upon our arrival, Aizen set down the cup of tea he had been drinking and stood his fellow Arrancars following suit. "Starrk, welcome back, if you could take your seat we can begin. And who might these be?" He said to Starrk, all the while watching my family and I with interest. Lilinette had climbed down from my back and now stood at my side, while Starrk was beginning to make his way towards the empty seat, which confused me until came to the single, simple realization that Starrk was a member of the Espada.
"This is a family I discovered in one of the less damaged regions of the state once known as the Virginia. They came without a fight and were courteous, in consideration of the circumstances. Therefore, I have brought them to be judged by the most esteemed court among the Arrancar so as to prevent them from being pushed into a less proper situation that our lesser Arrancar would no doubt place upon them." Starrk stated, as he sat down in his chair and promptly laid he head on the table. With that the whispering began between the Espada and Gin, while Aizen and Tousen remained silent Aizen watch us with even greater interest than before.
After about twenty minutes of discussion, the whispering stopped and they all sat quietly, waiting for a e decision from Aizen. Aizen rose and his Arrancar followed suit. "I have come to a decision. I am going to offer the members of this family the chance to escape the normal slave labor that would have been placed upon them were they to have been tried by one of our lesser courts. As all you Espada know you are each allowed to have a total of 100 servents for the upkeep of your new homes on this planet. I am going to offer the members of this family the chance to be a part of your groups of servents." He said, before reseating himself and picking up cup of tea, as the whispering started again.
Aizen took a sip of tea and looked to my family and I. "Tell me, humans, would like to take this offer. If so, I will give you fair warning as to what this entails. Which ever Espada you choose to join will determine how you will be bound to them as servent. As each of the Espada has there own way of binding servent I will haave them tell you what each of them does before you make your decision. Some of their ways of binding are more⦠painful than others." He said, taking another sip of his tea and waiting to see our reaction.
After a few moments, I looked up at Aizen and quickly came to two conclusions using all of the information I had learned so far. The first was that Aizen, as a leader or as a person in general, could not be trusted. The other was the one that I voiced for myself and my family's sakes. "Could you please explain your offer further, please?"
